JP2011115554A - Cleaning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a washing time loss by carrying out washing according to soil on clothes. <P>SOLUTION: This cleaning apparatus 1 includes: a cleaning tub 11 having a clothes storage part 12 into which clothes being hung on hangers 10 with hook parts 10a are stored from above; hook support parts 36 supporting the respective hangers 10 of a plurality of clothes stored in the cleaning tub 11; a clothes attaching/detaching part 8 attaching/detaching the hanger 10 to/from each hook support part 36; and in-and-out control means for controlling the clothes attaching/detaching part 8 to put the clothes in and out of the cleaning tub 11 and to take the clothes out of the cleaning tub 11 based on a washing time set beforehand for every hanger 10 supported by each hook support part 36. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning device that performs cleaning in a cleaning tank while clothes are hung on a hanger.

An apparatus has been developed in which clothes are washed and drained while the clothes are put on a hanger. As such an apparatus, the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below are conventionally known.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-113282 as Patent Document 1 hangs a plurality of clothes hangers on a horizontal bar and sequentially transfers the horizontal bar to a cleaning tank and a drain tank to clean and drain clothes. An automatic cleaning device for performing the above is described.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-136526 as Patent Document 2 describes an automatic cleaning device that can move a clothes hanger one by one from a cleaning tank to a liquid removal tank to perform cleaning and liquid removal. Yes.

In addition, as for a washing apparatus that accommodates clothes that are not hung on a hanger and performs washing, that is, a so-called drum-type washing apparatus, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 3 is conventionally known as a washing apparatus that performs washing using low-frequency vibration. It is known.
In JP-A-7-51485 as Patent Document 3, a pair of left and right or one shaft (14) reciprocating in the horizontal direction is supported by a washing tub (11), and a pair of left and right is supported at the inner end of the shaft (14). Alternatively, one disk (12) is supported, and the vibration of the washing tub (11) is reduced by resonating the cleaning liquid in the washing tub (11) by the reciprocating movement of the disk (12) in the horizontal direction. However, a technique for vibrating the washing water in the washing tub (11) at a low frequency is described.

JP 2002-113282 A (“0004”, “0021” to “0025”, FIG. 1) JP 2006-136526 A (“0004” to “0005”, FIG. 1) JP-A-7-51485 ("0011" to "0023", FIG. 1, FIG. 4, FIG. 5)

(Problems of conventional technology)
In the technique described in Patent Document 1, since a plurality of clothes are washed and drained together, there is a problem that the apparatus becomes large. In addition, when the degree of dirt is different among the clothes hung on one horizontal bar, it is necessary to perform washing only for the time corresponding to the heavily worn clothes. Clothes may be washed for a long time. Therefore, there is a problem that time is wasted, the amount of washing per hour is reduced, and clothes are unnecessarily damaged by long-time washing.
Even in the technique described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to put out one piece when putting in one piece, and it is necessary to put out and put in and out the clothes in a time that matches the garment with severe dirt.
In the technique described in Patent Document 3, washing is performed in a state in which a plurality of clothes are accommodated, and once washing is started, it is difficult to put out and put in one by one. It is necessary to put in and out clothing, and since it is not hung on a hanger, there is a problem that the clothing tends to lose shape and wrinkle.

  In addition, conventional cleaning devices use petroleum-based cleaning fluid when performing so-called dry cleaning, which may cause a fire and previously met regulations such as fire prevention standards. At the same time, the fact that regulations such as fire prevention standards have not been satisfied afterwards has become a social problem. Therefore, it is desired to realize a cleaning device having a washing ability equivalent to or higher than that of a petroleum-based cleaning liquid without using a petroleum-based cleaning liquid that may cause a fire as the cleaning liquid.

  It is a technical object of the present invention to make it possible to execute washing according to dirt on clothes and reduce waste of time for washing.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the cleaning device according to claim 1 is provided.
A cleaning tub containing a liquid cleaning liquid therein, the cleaning tub having a garment storage portion in which clothing in a state hung on a hanger having a hook portion at the upper end is stored from above;
A hook support portion for supporting a hook portion of each hanger of a plurality of clothes accommodated in the cleaning tank;
A clothing attaching / detaching portion for attaching / detaching the hook portion of the hanger on which clothing is hung, with respect to each hook supporting portion;
An entrance / exit control means for controlling the clothing attaching / detaching portion to put the clothing in and out of the cleaning tub, and cleaning the clothing based on a washing time preset for each hanger supported by each hook supporting portion. The access control means to remove from the tank;
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 2 is the cleaning apparatus according to claim 1,
A vibration member housing portion provided adjacent to the side of the clothing housing portion and capable of moving a cleaning liquid between the clothing housing portion;
A vibration member disposed in the vibration member housing portion, the vibration member body disposed between a pair of frame portions extending in a vertical direction and extending in a horizontal direction, and a proximal end on a side far from the clothing housing portion A vibrating member having a flexible vibrating part body having a flexible part capable of vibrating with respect to the base end part, with a free end part supported by the frame part and close to the clothing storage part;
A vibration source that applies vertical vibration to the vibration member, and removes dirt on the clothing through the cleaning liquid by vibration by the vibration member;
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 3 is the cleaning apparatus according to claim 2,
The vibration part main body disposed at a lower part of the frame part;
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 4 is the cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Water is used as the cleaning liquid.

The invention according to claim 5 is the cleaning apparatus according to claim 4,
Ionized ion water is used as the cleaning liquid.

The invention according to claim 6 is the cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An ozone supply unit that is disposed in the cleaning tank and mixes foamy ozone into the cleaning liquid,
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 7 is the cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
An injecting unit that is disposed in an upper part of the clothing storage unit and injects a cleaning liquid obliquely downward with respect to the clothing stored from above toward the clothing storage unit;
It is provided with.

The invention according to claim 8 is the cleaning device according to claim 7,
A flow path through which the cleaning liquid can flow, by connecting the cleaning tank and the spray unit;
A pump that is arranged in the flow path and pumps up the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank and injects it from the injection unit;
A filter that is disposed upstream of the pump with respect to the flow direction of the cleaning liquid and filters the cleaning liquid pumped up;
It is provided with.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since clothes are taken out from the cleaning tub based on a washing time set in advance for each hanger supported by each hook support portion, washing can be performed according to dirt on the clothes. The waste of time for washing can be reduced.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to remove the dirt on the clothes by the vibration applied to the clothes through the cleaning liquid.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the vibrating member can generate a water flow that circulates from below to above, and dirt is accumulated in the cleaning tank as compared with the case where the circulating water flow is not generated. Can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, water is used as the cleaning liquid, and safety can be improved as compared with the case of using a petroleum-based cleaning liquid that may ignite.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, ionized water is used as the cleaning liquid, and the detergency can be improved as compared with the case where fresh water is used.
According to invention of Claim 6, ozone is mixed with the cleaning liquid, and sterilization and deodorization of clothing can be performed with ozone.

According to the invention described in claim 7, the cleaning liquid is sprayed on the garment, and compared with the case where the cleaning liquid is not sprayed, the garment immersed in the cleaning liquid can be reduced from falling off the hanger, Loss of shape loss and wrinkles can be reduced.
According to the invention described in claim 8, after the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank is filtered by a filter, it is circulated by spraying from the spray unit, compared with the case where the cleaning liquid is replaced without being circulated. The cleaning liquid can be used efficiently.

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view of a cleaning device according to a first embodiment. FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a plan view, and FIG. 1C is a side view. 2A and 2B are explanatory views of the main part of the gripping part of the first embodiment, FIG. 2A is a perspective view, FIG. 2B is an explanatory view of the state moved to the gripping position, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of the washing unit according to the first embodiment, and is a perspective view of a portion of the cleaning tank. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a main part when the cleaning tank of Example 1 is viewed from the side. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the vibration member according to the first embodiment. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a vibration state of the vibration member of Example 1, FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of a state before vibration, FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the eccentric cam is rotated 90 degrees from the state of FIG. 6A, 6C is an explanatory view showing a state where the eccentric cam is rotated 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 6B, and FIG. 6D is an explanatory view showing a state where the eccentric cam is turned 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 6C. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an operation panel according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing each function provided in the control part of the cleaning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Next, examples which are specific examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
In order to facilitate understanding of the following description, in the drawings, the front-rear direction is the X-axis direction, the left-right direction is the Y-axis direction, the up-down direction is the Z-axis direction, and arrows X, -X, Y, -Y, The directions indicated by Z and -Z or the indicated side are defined as front, rear, right, left, upper, lower, or front, rear, right, left, upper, and lower, respectively.
In the figure, “•” in “○” means an arrow pointing from the back of the page to the front, and “×” in “○” is the front of the page. It means an arrow pointing from the back to the back.
In the following description using the drawings, illustrations other than members necessary for the description are omitted as appropriate for easy understanding.

FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view of a cleaning device according to a first embodiment. FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a plan view, and FIG. 1C is a side view.
In FIG. 1, the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a right washing unit 2, a first standby unit 3 disposed on the left side of the laundry unit 2, and a left side of the first standby unit 3. The liquid removal part 4 arrange | positioned in the direction and the 2nd waiting | standby part 6 arrange | positioned on the left side of the liquid removal part 4 are provided.
Note that an operation panel 2 a as an example of an input unit capable of inputting operations for starting the operation of the cleaning device 1 and various settings is supported on the outer surface of the right end portion of the washing unit 2.
A guide rail 7 extending in the left-right direction is supported on the front end and rear end of the upper portion of the washing unit 2 and the rear end of the central portion in the vertical direction.

The guide rail 7 supports a garment conveying portion 8 that can move in the left-right direction. The clothing transport unit 8 includes a transport frame 8a extending in the front-rear direction, a roller 8b supported by the front and rear ends of the transport frame 8a and guided by a pair of front and rear guide rails 7, and a rear end of the transport frame 8a. There is an elevating frame 8c extending downward, and a roller 8d supported by the lower end of the elevating frame 8c and guided by the guide frame 7 on the center rear side. In the vicinity of the connecting portion between the transport frame 8a and the lifting frame 8c, the roller 8b is rotated forward and backward to move the clothes transport portion 8 from the outside of the right wall of the washing portion 2 to the first standby portion 3 to the left and right. A moving motor 8e for moving in the direction is supported. In addition, the movement of the clothes conveyance part 8 by the movement motor 8e of Example 1 is controlled by the drive time of the movement motor 8e.
In addition, the structure for moving in the left-right direction as in the clothing transport unit 8 is not limited to the structure illustrated in the first embodiment, and any conventionally known structure can be employed. It is also possible to adopt the configuration described in 1.

A clothing attaching / detaching portion 9 extending forward is supported on the elevating frame 8c so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The garment attaching / detaching portion 9 includes a slider portion 9a supported by the elevating frame 8c so as to be movable in the vertical direction, an arm portion 9b extending forward from the slider portion 9a, and a rod portion 9c extending downward from the front end portion of the arm portion 9b. And a pair of front and rear grip portions 9d extending in the front-rear direction from the lower end of the rod portion 9c, and an air cylinder 9e for operating the grip portion 9d.
The slider portion 9a is moved in the vertical direction by a forward / reverse rotation drive of an elevating motor 9f as an example of a drive source supported in the vicinity of the connecting portion between the slider portion 9a and the arm portion 9b, similarly to the clothing conveying portion 8. Is configured to do. The configuration in which the slider portion 9a moves up and down is not limited to the configuration exemplified in the first embodiment, and any conventionally known configuration can be adopted. For example, the lifting mechanism described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is used. It is possible to adopt.

2A and 2B are explanatory views of the main part of the gripping part of the first embodiment, FIG. 2A is a perspective view, FIG. 2B is an explanatory view of the state moved to the gripping position, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing.
In FIG. 2, the gripping part 9 d includes a fixing part 9 d 1 extending in the left-right direction, an upper clamping part 9 d 3 rotatably supported around the rotation shaft 9 d 2 at the tip of the fixing part 9 d 1, and below the upper clamping part 9 d 3 and A lower pinch portion 9d4 that is disposed on the right side and is supported rotatably about the rotation shaft 9d2. 2B and 2C, the lower surface of the upper sandwiching portion 9d3 is disposed at a position where the lower surface of the upper sandwiching portion 9d3 can be contacted and separated from the lower end of the fixed portion 9d1, and a stopper 9d5 that restricts the lowering of the upper sandwiching portion 9d3 is supported. Yes. Further, the upper sandwiched portion 9d4 is disposed on the upper surface of the lower sandwiched portion 9d4 so as to extend toward the upper sandwiched portion 9d3 and the lower surface of the upper sandwiched portion 9d3 can be contacted and separated so that the lower sandwiched portion 9d4 rises. An interlocking plate 9d6 that moves the portion 9d3 in an interlocked manner is supported.

Therefore, in the state where air is sucked by the air cylinder 9e connected to the lower sandwiching portion 9d4 via the bellows-like connecting member, the lower sandwiching portion 9d4 moves upward and interlocks as shown in FIG. 2B. The lower pinch portion 9d3 also moves upward via the plate 9d6, and moves to a gripping position where the hook portion 10a of the hanger 10 can be pinched between the pinch portions 9d3 and 9d4.
Then, in the state where the air suction by the air cylinder 9e is released, as shown in FIG. 2C, the upper pinch portion 9d3 rotates downward until it comes into contact with the stopper 9d5, and the lower pinch portion 9d4 where the stopper 9d5 does not come in contact is It moves to the grip release position that has been rotated further downward than the upper clip portion 9d3. 2C, the state in which the hook portion 10a is gripped is released, and the hanger 10 on which the garment 10b is hung is detached from the gripping portion 9d.
In addition, although the structure which uses a motor and an air cylinder was illustrated as the said clothing conveyance part 8 or the clothing attachment / detachment part 9, it is not limited to this structure, Conventionally well-known structures, such as a robot hand and a manipulator, are employable.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of the washing unit according to the first embodiment, and is a perspective view of a portion of the cleaning tank.
1 and 3, a cleaning tank 11 having an upper end opened and containing a cleaning liquid is disposed at the lower portion of the washing unit 2 according to the first embodiment. In the cleaning tank 11 of the first embodiment, water is used as an example of a cleaning liquid, not a petroleum-based cleaning liquid. In particular, ionic water ionized by electrolysis is preferable as the water. In No. 1, alkaline ionized water having an alkaline pH is used.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a main part when the cleaning tank of Example 1 is viewed from the side.
In FIG. 4, a front garment accommodating portion 12 and a rear vibration member accommodating portion 13 are provided inside the cleaning tank 11, and the gap between the garment accommodating portion 12 and the vibration member accommodating portion 13 is provided. The partition plate is partitioned by a mesh plate 14 as an example of a partition member. The mesh plate 14 is configured by a net-like member having a plurality of openings formed therein, and is configured such that the cleaning liquid can move between the storage portions 12 and 13 through the plurality of openings.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the vibration member according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 4, the vibration member 16 is disposed in the vibration member housing portion 13 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. 4 and 5, the vibration member 16 according to the first embodiment connects a pair of left and right frame plates 17 extending in the vertical direction and spaced apart in the horizontal direction as an example of a frame portion and the upper ends of the frame plates 17. And a tie bar 18 as an example of a connecting member. A reinforcing plate 19 as an example of a reinforcing member extending in the vertical direction is disposed between the frame plates 17.

A plurality of diaphragms 21 are supported as an example of a vibrator main body from the center in the vertical direction to the bottom of the frame plate 17 and the reinforcing plate 19. The diaphragm 21 is made of a thin metal plate having flexibility. The diaphragm 21 has a rear end portion 21a, which is an example of a base end portion, fixedly supported by the frame plate 17 and the reinforcing plate 19, and a front end portion 21b, which is an example of a free end portion, with respect to the base end portion 21a. And is supported so as to be able to vibrate.
In FIG. 4, a coil spring 22 as an example of an elastic member that generates an elastic force that pushes the vibration member 16 upward is supported below the frame plate 17.

Above the frame plate 17, a rotation shaft 23 extending in the left-right direction is rotatably supported by the frame (housing) of the washing unit 2. A pair of left and right eccentric cams 24, as an example of a vibration applying member, is supported on the rotation shaft 23 at a position corresponding to the upper end of the frame plate 17. The eccentric cam 24 is supported in a state where the outer peripheral surface of the eccentric cam 24 is in contact with the frame plate 17 of the vibration member 16 pushed upward by the coil spring 22.
A driven pulley 26 as an example of a rotation transmission member is supported at the left end of the rotation shaft 23. A motor 27 as an example of a vibration source supported by the rear frame of the washing unit 2 is disposed behind the driven pulley 26, and a drive shaft 27 a of the motor 27 is an example of a rotation transmission member. A driving pulley 28 corresponding to the driven pulley 26 is supported. A belt 29 as an example of a rotation transmission member is hung between the driven pulley 26 and the drive pulley 28.

Therefore, when the motor 27 is driven, the rotating shaft 23 is rotated through the driving pulley 28, the belt 29, and the driven pulley 26, and the eccentric cam 24 is rotated. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, according to the rotation of the eccentric cam 24, the vibrating member 16 moves up and down and vibrates while the coil spring 22 expands and contracts.
Note that the frequency at which the vibration member 16 is vibrated by the motor 27 of the first embodiment is desirably a low frequency of about 10 Hz to 100 Hz, and particularly preferably 50 Hz to 60 Hz. In the first embodiment, 50 Hz is set as an example.

6 is an explanatory diagram of a vibration state of the vibration member of Example 1, FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of a state before vibration, FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the eccentric cam is rotated 90 degrees from the state of FIG. 6A, 6C is an explanatory view showing a state where the eccentric cam is rotated 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 6B, and FIG. 6D is an explanatory view showing a state where the eccentric cam is turned 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 6C.
And in the vibration member 16 of Example 1, since it bends so that the front-end part 21b which is a free end part of the diaphragm 21 may bend as shown to FIG. 6A-FIG. 6D, it has the structure which the diaphragm 21 does not do. In comparison, it is possible to efficiently transmit low-frequency vibrations to the cleaning liquid.

In FIG. 4, a plurality of ozone supply holes 30 are formed at an interval in the front-rear direction as an example of an ozone supply unit at the bottom of the cleaning tank 11 in front of the vibration member 16. A known ozone generator (not shown) is connected to the ozone supply hole 30, and ozone (O ₃ ) is supplied into the cleaning liquid. Therefore, when the vibration member 16 vibrates, the cleaning liquid containing ozone is supplied to the garment 10b accommodated in the garment accommodating portion 12 while being vibrated at a low frequency, and the garment 10b is cleaned.
In particular, in the first embodiment, the vibration plate 21 is provided in the lower part of the vibration member 16, and the cleaning liquid that has vibrated at low frequency is supplied forward from below, so that the cleaning liquid that has reached the front moves upward. Then move backwards. That is, a flow that circulates in the direction of the arrow Ya shown in FIG. 4 is formed, and there are fewer places where the flow stagnates or stays, compared to a case where the stagnation occurs. Precipitation and deposition are reduced. That is, it is possible to reduce the work of cleaning all the cleaning liquids and cleaning the cleaning tank 11 in order to remove precipitates and accumulated dirt.

In FIG. 3, the cleaning tank 11 is disposed at the upper end portion so as to surround the outer periphery of the clothing storage portion 12, and the cleaning liquid that drips when the clothing 10 b is taken out or the cleaning liquid that has scattered is directed toward the clothing storage portion 12. An inclined surface 31 that is inclined to flow is formed.
3 and 4, a total of three cleaning liquid pipes 32, 33, 34 extending in the left-right direction are arranged above and behind the inclined surface 31 in the front-rear and center directions. In FIG. 4, the cleaning liquid pipes 32 to 34 have injection holes 32 a, 33 a, 34 a for injecting the cleaning liquid in the pipes 32 to 34 obliquely downward toward the clothing storage unit 12 in the left-right direction. Are formed.

3 and 4, hook support portions 36 extending in the front-rear direction are supported on the front and rear surfaces of the central pipe 33 in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the hook support portions 36 are arranged so as to be spaced in the left-right direction along the pipe 33 and shifted in the front-rear direction on the front side and the rear side. Yes.
The pipes 32 to 34 are joined at the left end, and the joining pipe 37 extends toward the lower portion of the first standby unit 3 arranged on the left as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 1, a liquid inlet 11a is formed on the standby section 3 side of the cleaning tank 11, and a pipe 38 extends to the left from the liquid inlet 11a. In the middle of the pipe 38, a filter 39 for filtering the cleaning liquid is disposed, and dust such as hair and lint in the cleaning liquid is removed by the filter 39.

A pump 41 is supported at the downstream end of the pipe 38 and the upstream end of the merging pipe 37, and the cleaning liquid drawn from the cleaning tank 11 and filtered by the filter 39 is injected into the injection holes 32 a of the pipes 32 to 34. It is made to inject from -34a.
The flow paths 32 to 34 + 37 + 38 of the first embodiment are configured by the pipes 32 to 34, the joining pipe 37, the pipe 38, and the like.

In FIG. 1, a screw rod 46 extending in the front-rear direction is rotatably supported at the upper end of the first standby unit 3 as an example of a hanger transport member. The screw rod 46 has a spiral groove formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A motor 47 that rotates the screw rod 46 is supported at the rear end of the screw rod 46 as an example of a drive source.
Accordingly, the hanger 10 is hung on the front end portion of the screw rod 46 by the clothes conveying section 8 and the clothes attaching / detaching section 9, thereby adjusting the time until the dehydrating section 4 dehydrates after selection in the washing section 2. Because of that it is possible to wait. When the motor 47 is driven and the screw rod 46 rotates, the hanger 10 is conveyed from the front to the rear along the spiral groove.
Below the screw rod 46, there is provided a liquid receiving portion 48 for receiving the cleaning liquid dropped from the clothes hung on the screw rod 46. The pump 41 and the filter 39 are disposed in the space below the liquid receiving portion 48. Contained.

  A drum-shaped drainage tank 51 is rotatably supported at the lower part of the drainage unit 4. At the upper end of the dewatering tank 51, a hanger hanger 52 capable of hanging the hangers 10 at intervals of 90 degrees is supported. That is, in the dewatering tank 51 of the first embodiment, when the two hangers 10 are hung on the hanger hanging portion 52 located at the front end, the dewatering tank 51 rotates 90 degrees and the next hanger hanging portion 52 has two The hangers 10 are hung. Similarly, it is possible to hang up to eight hangers 10 on the four hanger hanging portions 52. Then, with the hanger 10 being hung, the liquid removal tank 51 rotates at high speed to perform liquid removal. As the drainage tank 51, a conventionally known drum-type drainage tank that rotates at a high speed and performs centrifugal liquid removal can be employed. For example, the drainage tank described in Patent Document 2 can be employed. .

Above the drainage tank 51, the clothes transporting section 8 and the clothes attaching / detaching section 9 are configured in the same manner. The hanger 10 on which the clothes 10b are hung is taken out from the screw rod 46, and the hanger hanging section 52 of the drainage tank 51 is removed. A liquid removal transporting member 53 is disposed for removing the hanger 10 from the liquid removal tank 51 and transporting the hanger 10 to the second standby unit 6.
The second standby unit 6 is configured in the same manner as the first standby unit 4, and a second screw rod 56 on which the hanger 10 on which the garment 10 b after drainage is hung is hung by a liquid removal transport member 53 and A motor 57 is arranged.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an operation panel according to the first embodiment.
In FIG. 7, the operation panel 2 a according to the first embodiment has a washing time setting key 61 for an operator to set a washing time according to the dirt on the clothes 10 b to be washed, and a right outside of the washing unit 2. A washing movement key 62 for moving the garment 10b hung on the moved garment attaching / detaching portion 9 toward the cleaning tank 11, an emergency stop key 63 for stopping the operation of the cleaning device 1 in an emergency or restarting after the stop, Have As an example, the washing time setting key 61 of the first embodiment is configured so that the washing time from 2 minutes to 10 minutes can be directly input in increments of 1 minute.
The operation panel 2a according to the first embodiment houses a control board (not shown) inside.

(Description of the control part of Example 1)
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing each function provided in the control part of the cleaning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 8, the control board of the cleaning apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment is constituted by a small information processing apparatus, a so-called microcomputer, and performs input / output of signals to / from the outside, adjustment of input / output signal levels, and the like. ROM that stores I / O, programs for executing necessary processes, data, etc., RAM for temporarily storing necessary data, HDD, ROM, ROM, and HDD A CPU that performs processing according to the program, a clock oscillator, and the like are provided, and various functions can be realized by executing the program stored in the ROM.

(Signal input element connected to control board)
An output signal from a signal output element such as the operation panel 2a is input to the control board.
The operation panel 2a has various input buttons such as the washing time setting key 61, the washing movement key 62, the emergency stop key 63, and a power button (not shown).
(Controlled elements connected to the control board)
The control board includes the motors 8e and 9f, the air cylinder 9e, the pump 41, the motor 27 for the vibration member 16, the motor 47 of the first standby unit 3, the liquid removal tank 51, the liquid removal transport member 53, and the second standby unit. The control signal of the motor No. 6 is output.

(Control board function)
The controller C of the cleaning device 1 constituted by the control substrate has a function of executing a process according to an input signal from the signal output element and outputting a control signal to each control element. That is, the controller C has the following functions.
C1: Operation Panel Control Unit The operation panel control unit C1 includes an input time setting unit C1A, a movement input determination unit C1B, and an emergency stop determination unit C1C, and determines input from the operation panel 2a.

C1A: Input time setting means The input time setting means C1A has a reference time storage means C1A1 and sets the washing time input by the washing time setting key 61 as the washing time of the garment 10b hung on the hanger 10. When the washing time setting key 61 is not pressed, the reference time stored in the reference time storage unit C1A1 is set as the initial value as the washing time. The reference time is set to 3 minutes as an example.
C1B: Movement Input Determination Unit The movement input determination unit C1B determines whether or not the laundry movement key 62 has been input.

C1C: Emergency stop determining means The emergency stop determining means C1C determines whether or not the emergency stop key 63 has been input, and if it is determined that the cleaning device 1 has been input in the operating state, stops the operation of each member. In addition to outputting a signal, if it is determined that the operation has been input in a stopped state, a signal for resuming the operation of each member is output.
C2: Washing Unit Control Unit The washing unit control unit C2 includes an access control unit C2A, a pump control unit C2B, and a vibration motor control unit C2C, and controls the operation of the washing unit 2.

C2A: In / Out Control Unit The in / out control unit C2A includes a transport motor control unit C2A1, a lift motor control unit C2A2, an air cylinder control unit C2A3, a storage position storage unit C2A4, and a storage position determination unit C2A5. The washing time measuring timer C2A6 and the washing end determining means C2A7 are provided, and the clothes carrying part 8 and the clothes attaching / detaching part 9 are controlled to put the clothes 10b into and out of the cleaning tank 11. The access control means according to the first embodiment takes out the garment 10b from the cleaning tank 11 based on the washing time preset by the input time setting means C1A for each hanger 10 supported by each hook support portion 36.

C2A1: Motor control means for conveyance The motor control means C2A1 for conveyance controls the movement of the clothes conveying section 8 by controlling the forward / reverse rotation of the moving motor 8e of the clothes conveying section 8. The motor control means C2A1 for conveyance according to the first embodiment waits in a state where the motor control unit C2A1 is normally moved to the right outer position of the washing unit 2, and supports the hook on which the hanger 10 is hung when the washing movement key 62 is input. The clothes transport unit 8 is moved to a position corresponding to the position of the unit 36. When the clothes 10b for which the washing time has elapsed is generated, the clothes transport section 8 is moved to a position corresponding to the position of the hook support section 36 on which the clothes 10b is hung, and then corresponds to the first standby section 3. Move to the left end.

C2A2: Elevating motor control means The elevating motor control means C2A2 controls forward / reverse rotation of the elevating motor 9f of the garment attaching / detaching portion 9 to control the elevating / lowering of the garment attaching / detaching portion 9. The motor control means C2A2 for raising and lowering according to the first embodiment waits in a state where it is moved to an upwardly raised position, and stores the garment 10b from the cleaning tub 11 when the garment 10b is accommodated in the cleaning tub 11 or after the washing time has elapsed. In the case of taking out, the clothes attaching / detaching part 9 is lowered after the clothes conveying part 8 moves to a position corresponding to the hook support part 36, and is raised before the clothes conveying part 8 starts moving.

C2A3: Air cylinder control means The air cylinder control means C2A3 controls the air cylinder 9e to control the opening and closing of the gripping portion 9d. The air cylinder control unit C2A3 according to the first embodiment normally stands by with the gripping portion 9d opened, and closes the gripping portion 9d when the laundry movement key 62 is input, and the clothes transporting portion 8 is hooked. While moving to a position corresponding to the support part 36 and the clothes attaching / detaching part 9 lowered, the gripping part 9d is opened and the hanger 10 is hung on the hook support part 36. And after hanging the hanger 10 on the hook support part 36, while the clothing attachment / detachment part 9 moves to a raise position, it is hold | maintained in the state which opened at least the grip part 9d. Further, when taking out the garment 10b after the washing time has passed, the garment transporting part 8 is moved to a position corresponding to the hook support part 36 and the garment attaching / detaching part 9 is lowered with the gripping part 9d open. After closing the gripping part 9d and gripping the hook part 10a of the hanger 10, when the clothing transport part 8 moves to a position corresponding to the first standby part 3, the gripping part 9d is opened and the first standby part 3 is opened. The hanger 10 is hung on the screw rod 46.

C2A4: Accommodating position storage means In the accommodating position storage means C2A4, where the hanger 10 is accommodated in the eight hook support portions 36 ("in use" information), and where the hanger 10 is not accommodated ("empty") Information). That is, the vacant hook support portion 36 is stored.
C2A5: Accommodable position discriminating means The accommodable position discriminating means C2A5 is a position where the hanger 10 can be accommodated based on the information stored in the accommodating position storage means C2A4, that is, a hook support portion on which the hanger 10 can be hung. 36 is discriminated. When the laundry movement key 62 is input, the accommodation position determination unit C2A5 according to the first embodiment determines the vacant hook support part 36 and sets the hook support part 36 on which the hanger 10 is to be hung. When there are a plurality of hook support portions 36 on which the hanger 10 is to be hung, the hanger 10 is hung on the hook support portions 36 having a small identification number of 1 to 8 allocated in advance among the eight hook support portions 36. Set up. When the setting to hang the hanger 10 is made, the information in the storage position storage means C2A4 is updated, and the state in which the hanger 10 is stored from the state in which the hook support 36 on which the hanger 10 is to be hooked ("empty") is stored ( "In use").

C2A6: Washing time timing timer The washing time timing timer C2A6 is provided for each hook support portion 36, and starts counting the washing time input by the input time setting means C1A after the hanger 10 is hung on the hook support portion 36. To do.
C2A7: Washing completion determination means The washing completion determination means C2A7 determines whether or not the washing time counted by the washing time counting timer C2A6 has elapsed, and determines whether or not the washing has ended. The washing end determination means C2A7 according to the first embodiment outputs a signal specifying which position of the hook support portion 36 has been washed when the clothes 10b that has been washed are generated, and each motor control means C2A1. , C2A2 and the air cylinder control means C2A3 are started. If it is determined that the laundry has been completed, the corresponding information in the storage position storage means C2A4 is updated from “in use” to “empty”.

C2B: Pump Control Unit The pump control unit C2B controls the pump 41 to control the cleaning liquid filtering by the filter 39 and the ejection of the cleaning liquid from the ejection holes 32a to 34a. The pump control means C2B according to the first embodiment operates the pump 41 when the power of the cleaning device 1 is turned on. However, the pump control unit C2B is not limited to this configuration, and the operation panel 2a controls the operation and stoppage of the pump 41. It is also possible to provide a configuration in which an input button is provided to control operation and operation stop according to input.
C2C: Vibration motor control means The vibration motor control means C2C controls the operation of the vibration motor 27 to control the transmission of the low-frequency vibration to the cleaning liquid due to the vibration of the vibration member 16. The motor control means C2C for vibration of the first embodiment operates the motor 27 when the power of the cleaning device 1 is turned on. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the operation panel 2a is imparted with low frequency vibration or stopped. It is also possible to provide a configuration in which an input button for controlling is provided to control the giving and the giving stop according to the input.

C3: First standby unit control unit The first standby unit control unit C3 includes a motor control unit C3A, and controls each member in the first standby unit 3.
C3A: Motor Control Unit The motor control unit C3A controls the operation of the motor 47 of the first standby unit 3, rotates the screw rod 46, and conveys the hanger 10 backward. When the hanger 10 is taken out from the screw rod 46 by the liquid removal conveying member 53, the motor control means C3A of the first embodiment operates the motor 47 to move backward by one garment.

C4: Liquid Removal Unit Control Unit The liquid removal unit control unit C4 includes a liquid removal conveyance control unit C4A and a liquid removal tank control unit C4B, and controls each member of the liquid removal unit 4.
C4A: Liquid removal conveyance control means The liquid removal conveyance control means C4A controls the liquid removal conveyance member 53 so that the garment 10b is connected to the first standby unit 3, the liquid removal tank 51, and the second standby unit 6. Carry between. The liquid removal conveyance control means C4A according to the first embodiment moves the hanger 10 from the screw rod 46 to the liquid removal tank 51 one by one when the liquid removal tank 51 is discharged from the empty state. When the liquid removal is completed in the liquid removal tank 51, all the hangers 10 in the liquid removal tank 51 are moved one by one until they move to the second standby unit 6.

C4B: Liquid Removal Tank Control Unit The liquid removal tank control means C4B controls the rotation of the liquid removal tank 51 to control the attachment and detachment of the hanger 10 to the liquid removal tank 51 and the liquid removal. When the clothes 10b is put in the drainage tank 51, the drainage tank control means C4B of Example 1 rotates 90 degrees each time the hanger 10 is hung on the hanger hanging part 52 twice. Then, the operation of moving the hanger 10 from the screw rod 46 is performed eight times (if the hanger 10 is not on the screw rod 46 when the liquid removal conveyance member 53 is taken out, seven or less hangers 10 are hung. The liquid removal tank 51 is rotated at a high speed for a predetermined time set in advance for liquid removal. Then, when the liquid removal in the liquid removal tank 51 is completed, each time the operation of taking out the hanger 10 from the hanger hanger 52 is performed twice, as in the case where the hanger 10 is hung, it is rotated by 90 degrees.

C5: Second standby unit control unit The second standby unit control unit C5 includes a motor control unit C5A, and controls each member in the second standby unit 6.
C5A: Motor Control Unit The motor control unit C5A controls the operation of the motor 57 of the second standby unit 6, rotates the screw rod 56, and conveys the hanger 10 backward. When the hanger 10 is taken out from the liquid removal tank 51 by the liquid removal conveyance member 53, the motor control means C5A of the first embodiment operates the motor 57 to move backward by one piece of clothing.

(Operation of Example 1)
In the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the garment 10b hung on the hanger 10 is washed, the garment 10b placed in the cleaning tub 11 is inclined from the injection holes 32a to 34a. The cleaning liquid is jetted downward. Therefore, when the garment 10b which is not wet is immersed in the cleaning liquid, the garment 10b is likely to float until the garment 10b gets wet, and the garment 10b is likely to drop off from the hanger 10. However, in the first embodiment, the injection hole 32a is immersed in the cleaning liquid. It is pushed downward while being wetted by the cleaning liquid sprayed from .about.34a, and the detachment of the garment 10b is reduced. Therefore, the cleaning is executed in a state where the garment 10b is hung on the hanger 10, and it is possible to reduce the deformation of the garment 10b and the generation of wrinkles as compared with a cleaning device that cannot be hung on the hanger 10.

The clothes 10 b housed in the cleaning tank 11 are cleaned by the low frequency vibration applied by the vibration member 16. In general, in ultrasonic vibration, dirt on a relatively hard object such as glasses made of metal, glass, or plastic is easy to be removed, but in relatively soft clothes 10b such as cloth, dirt is difficult to be removed by ultrasonic vibration. On the other hand, in the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment, low frequency vibration of about 50 Hz is transmitted to the garment 10b, and the dirt attached to the garment 10b is removed.
According to the research of the present inventor, it was confirmed that if low-frequency vibration is applied, dirt can be sufficiently removed even if water is used instead of petroleum-based cleaning liquid. Further, it was confirmed that the use of fresh water as the water also removed the dirt, but the use of alkaline ionized water, in particular, improved the dirt removal. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the effect of sterilization and deodorization by ozone can be imparted by mixing ozone with water.

  Therefore, in the cleaning device 1 of the first embodiment, a petroleum-based cleaning liquid can be used, but water that does not ignite can be used as a cleaning liquid. The structure for sealing the inside of the cleaning device 1 can be omitted so that the petroleum-based cleaning liquid does not leak to the outside. Therefore, the cost required for fire prevention measures and sealing can be reduced, and the safe cleaning device 1 can be provided at a low cost.

In the cleaning device 1, the washing time set by the washing time setting key 61 is managed in each of the hook support portions 36. When the washing time has elapsed, each garment 10 b is taken out to the first standby unit 4. It is. Therefore, the washing time can be set for each garment 10b, and the garment 10b can be washed according to the washing time set by the washing time setting key 61.
Therefore, when the worker sets the washing time according to the degree of dirt, the washing time and the washing set according to the degree of dirt are performed, and the waste corresponding to the garment 10b having the worst dirt like the prior art is used. In addition, long-time washing can be suppressed, and damage to the clothing 10b can be suppressed.

The clothes 10 b taken out from the cleaning tank 11 to the first standby unit 3 is drained in the drain tank 51 while being hung on the hanger 10. Therefore, compared to the configuration in which the liquid is drained without being hung on the hanger, the garment 10b loses its shape, wrinkles, and the like.
Then, the clothes 10b having been drained in the drain tank 51 are taken out to the second standby unit 6 and a series of cleaning operations are completed.

(Example of change)
As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to the said Example, A various change is made in the range of the summary of this invention described in the claim. Is possible. Modification examples (H01) to (H08) of the present invention are exemplified below.
(H01) In the above-described embodiment, it is desirable to use a configuration using the flexible diaphragm 21 as the configuration of the vibration member 16, but it is also possible to use a non-flexible member.
(H02) In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which ozone is included in the cleaning liquid is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which ozone is not supplied is also possible. Similarly, it is desirable to use ionic water as the cleaning liquid. However, taking into consideration the tolerance of washing performance, the cost of producing ionic water, the cost of treating waste liquid, etc., fresh water or petroleum-based water can be used. It is also possible to use a cleaning liquid.

(H03) In the above embodiment, the specific numerical values such as the number of hook support portions 36 and the hanger hanging portions 52 and the washing time are not limited to the configurations exemplified in the embodiment, and can be arbitrarily changed according to the design and specifications. Is possible.
(H04) In the above-described embodiment, the liquid removal time in the liquid removal tank 51 is set to a fixed time. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a button for setting the liquid removal time is arranged on the operation panel 2a. However, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the setting can be changed according to the input of the operator.

(H05) In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the washing time is manually input one by one from the washing time setting key 61 is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. In an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, it is possible to create electronic information in which a washing time is set for each piece of clothing 10b, and the electronic information is received by the cleaning apparatus 1 to set the washing time. It is. In addition, for example, a bar code or a two-dimensional bar code (QR code) that sets a washing time is attached to each piece of clothing 10b, a bar code scanner is provided in the cleaning device 1, and the bar code is read. It is also possible to configure to automatically read the setting of the washing time. In addition, the washing time setting key 61 does not set the washing time in detail, but sets buttons such as “dirt: mild”, “dirt: normal”, and “dirt: terrible”. It is also possible to configure so that 4 minutes are set for “normal” and 8 minutes are set for “bad”.

(H06) In the above embodiment, the injection holes 32a to 34a are preferably provided, but may be omitted.
(H07) In the above-described embodiment, it is desirable to employ a configuration in which the cleaning liquid is circulated by filtering with the filter 39. However, the cleaning liquid is not filtered with the filter 39, and the cleaning liquid is discarded to clean the cleaning tank. It is also possible to replace the cleaning liquid by filling 11.
(H08) In the above embodiment, the shape of the hanger 10 is not limited to the shape illustrated in the embodiment. For example, the shape of the hanger described in Patent Document 2 can be any conventionally known shape depending on the design, specifications, and the like. It can be adopted.

1 ... Cleaning device,
9 ... clothing attachment / detachment part,
10 ... hangers,
10a ... hook part,
11 ... cleaning tank,
12 ... Clothes storage part,
13 ... Vibrating member accommodating portion,
16 ... vibration member,
17 ... Frame part,
21 ... vibration part main body,
21a ... proximal end,
21b ... free end,
27 ... Vibration source,
30 ... ozone supply part,
32-34 + 37 + 38 ... flow path,
32a, 33a, 34a ... injection part,
36 ... Hook support part,
39 ... filter,
41 ... pump,
C2A: access control means.

Claims (8)

A cleaning tub containing a liquid cleaning liquid therein, the cleaning tub having a garment storage portion in which clothing in a state hung on a hanger having a hook portion at the upper end is stored from above;
A hook support portion for supporting a hook portion of each hanger of a plurality of clothes accommodated in the cleaning tank;
A clothing attaching / detaching portion for attaching / detaching the hook portion of the hanger on which clothing is hung, with respect to each hook supporting portion;
An entrance / exit control means for controlling the clothing attaching / detaching portion to put the clothing in and out of the cleaning tub, and cleaning the clothing based on a washing time preset for each hanger supported by each hook supporting portion. The access control means to remove from the tank;
A cleaning device comprising: A vibration member housing portion provided adjacent to the side of the clothing housing portion and capable of moving a cleaning liquid between the clothing housing portion;
A vibration member disposed in the vibration member housing portion, the vibration member body disposed between a pair of frame portions extending in a vertical direction and extending in a horizontal direction, and a proximal end on a side far from the clothing housing portion A vibrating member having a flexible vibrating part body having a flexible part capable of vibrating with respect to the base end part, with a free end part supported by the frame part and close to the clothing storage part;
A vibration source that applies vertical vibration to the vibration member, and removes dirt on the clothing through the cleaning liquid by vibration by the vibration member;
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: The vibration part main body disposed at a lower part of the frame part;
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein water is used as the cleaning liquid. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 4, wherein ionized ion water is used as the cleaning liquid. An ozone supply unit that is disposed in the cleaning tank and mixes foamy ozone into the cleaning liquid,
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: An injecting unit that is disposed in an upper part of the clothing storage unit and injects a cleaning liquid obliquely downward with respect to the clothing stored from above toward the clothing storage unit;
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A flow path through which the cleaning liquid can flow, by connecting the cleaning tank and the spray unit;
A pump that is arranged in the flow path and pumps up the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank and injects it from the injection unit;
A filter that is disposed upstream of the pump with respect to the flow direction of the cleaning liquid and filters the cleaning liquid pumped up;
The cleaning apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

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