JP2011173706A - Receptacle cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently align the direction by assembling a receptacle in a parallel cross shape or disassembling the receptacle assembled in the parallel cross shape, for increasing efficiency of cleaning processing. <P>SOLUTION: A multistage stacking receptacle 13 stacked in a multistage shape is carried to a parallel cross disassembling part 23 as a parallel cross-shaped twin-set receptacle 15 of two by two assembled in a parallel cross shape, and is disassembled one by one by the parallel cross disassembling part 23, and the direction is aligned, and after removing dust, the receptacle is superposed two by two by a parallel cross assembling part 27, and is carried to a cleaning part 29 as the parallel cross-shaped twin-set receptacle 15 assembled in the parallel cross shape by mutually changing the direction, and after cleaning, centrifugal hydroextraction is performed by a centrifugal hydroextraction part 31, and it is stacked in a stage shape by a stage-stacking part 33, and is discharged as the multistage stacking receptacle 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container cleaning apparatus that cleans a plurality of vertically long containers stacked by changing the direction of every other container by 90 degrees, and more specifically, for example, in a convenience store. After delivery of containers such as trays used to deliver items such as side dishes, the containers are collected and changed 90 degrees in every other direction, and many containers stacked in a multi-tiered manner are washed efficiently. The present invention relates to a container cleaning apparatus.

  For example, when a large amount of items such as bread and prepared food are delivered to a convenience store or a supermarket, a slightly vertically long container called a tray, pallet, container, or the like as shown in FIG. 11, such containers are collected from each store after delivery of the goods, stacked in a number of layers, loaded on a truck, etc., transported to a predetermined washing place, and then washed. The

  In addition, when loaded on a truck or the like, in order to reduce its bulk, the container 11 is turned 90 degrees every other direction, and two pieces are assembled like a well as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, a large number of well-formed two-pack containers 15 are stacked, and the stacked many containers 11 are transported as a multistage stacked container 13 to a cleaning place where a container cleaning apparatus is provided.

  In order to clean the containers 11 stacked in a row like this, each container 11 is supplied in the same direction and supplied one by one to the container cleaning device. In order to efficiently apply the collected container 11 to a high-pressure washing process, a centrifugal dehydration process, and the like, as shown in FIG. It is necessary for improving the efficiency of the cleaning process, and when removing the dust in each container 11, it is necessary to separate the containers 11 one by one.

  As described above, for example, there is a tray stacking / stacking device described in Patent Document 1 as a conventional device for stacking containers or unpacking the stacked ones. In this apparatus, an engaging claw is provided at the lower end of a long bar, the bar is inserted into the through hole of the tray, the engaging claw is engaged with the tray, and the bar is moved up and down to move the stacked trays 1 The trays are separated one by one or stacked with trays flowing one by one.

  In addition, conventionally, as a method of stacking trays that flow one by one in multiple layers, the trays that flow are split into two upper and lower hands, and the tray that is split upward is dropped onto the tray that is split downward. By repeatedly performing the process of stacking the trays up and down by placing them, the trays are stacked in many stages.

Japanese Patent No. 2505692

  The tray stacking / stacking device described in Patent Document 1 described above can stack stacked trays one by one or stack trays that flow one by one. There is a problem that it is not possible to divide every other piece by 90 degrees and to assemble two pieces in a row, or to stack containers stacked in a row and stacked in the same direction, one by one This conventional device also has a problem that it is relatively complicated and uneconomical.

  In addition, the conventional method of diverting the tray into two upper and lower sides is also a container in which the orientation of the tray is changed every other 90 degrees and assembled into two wells or stacked in layers. Cannot be separated one by one in the same direction, and a large space is required to divide the tray into upper and lower hands, which is uneconomical.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and the object of the present invention is to assemble a container in a well-shaped manner to improve the efficiency of the cleaning process, or to dispose the container assembled in a well-shaped manner and align the orientation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container cleaning apparatus that can efficiently perform the above.

  In order to achieve the above object, the container cleaning apparatus according to claim 1 is a container cleaning apparatus for cleaning a plurality of slightly vertically long containers stacked by changing the orientation of the containers every other 90 degrees by the transport device. In this case, the wells are separated by separating the two containers that are assembled in a well-formed state by changing the directions conveyed by the conveying device 90 degrees each other, aligning the directions one by one, and conveying them by the conveying device. In addition, the gist of the invention is to have two wells that are transported in the same direction one by one, and have a well-assembled part that is turned in a 90-degree orientation and assembled in a well-shaped state and transported by a transport device.

  In the container cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, the transported directions are changed by 90 degrees with respect to each other, and two containers assembled in a well-shaped manner are separated one by one at the well-split portion, and the orientation is aligned, In addition to transporting the containers one by one in the same direction, stack the containers two by two in the well-assembled assembly, assemble them into a well-formed state by changing the orientation by 90 degrees, and assemble the container in a well-shaped state to be transported by the transport device. If the containers are stacked in multiple stages by assembling them in a well-drained manner, it is possible to efficiently dispose of the assembled containers and align the orientation, and to improve the efficiency of dust removal and cleaning treatment. Can be reduced in volume.

  The container cleaning device according to claim 2 is a container cleaning device for cleaning a plurality of slightly vertically long containers stacked by changing the orientation of the containers every other 90 degrees with a transport device, the stack being stacked. Two containers that are assembled and overlapped in the shape of a well that is transported by a transporting device after being separated into two pieces that are assembled and overlapped in a shape of a well that is 90 degrees different from each other. Of the containers that are placed on the transport path of the transporting device to be transported in order to be transported one by one, and the containers that are transported one by one by being aligned by the well transporting section. After removing the debris, pile up each container that is being transported one by two, change the orientation by 90 degrees, and assemble it in a well-shaped manner, and place it on the transport path of the transport device to transport it to the cleaning unit And having a part That.

  In the container cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, after being separated into two pieces assembled in a well-shaped manner, the two containers assembled in a well-like shape are separated one by one at the well-shaped portion, and the directions are aligned. In addition to transporting and removing the dust from the separated containers, each container is assembled in a well-assembled section, and two containers are assembled in the form of a well, and the container is assembled or assembled in order to be transported to the cleaning section. It is possible to efficiently dispose the containers in the same direction and to improve the efficiency of dust removal and cleaning treatment, and reduce the bulk when stacked in multiple stages by assembling in a well-shaped manner be able to.

  The container cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the well spreading unit is configured to stop two containers stacked in a well-like shape, which are transported by the transport device, at a predetermined stop position. In order to lift only the upper container of the two containers stopped at the stop position, a rod-like member descending from above and attached to the lower end of the rod-like member, both ends of the upper vessel are held. A holding unit, a lifting means for lifting the bar-like member so as to lift the upper container held by the holding unit upward, and stopping the rising when the upper container comes to a predetermined upper position; When the upper container rises to the position, the lower container is transported by the transport device and moved from directly below the upper container, and the upper container is rotated by 90 degrees so that the orientation of the lower container is the same. Change Rotating means for rotating the holding means and the rod-shaped member by 90 degrees, and placing means for placing the upper container rotated 90 degrees on the conveying path of the conveying apparatus and conveying it in the same direction as the lower container. The well-assembled portion is stopped from above in order to lift the container stopped at the predetermined stop position upward, and a stopper for stopping the containers transported one by one by the transport device in the same direction at a predetermined stop position. A bar-shaped member that descends, a holding unit that is attached to the lower end of the bar-shaped member and holds both ends of the container, and the bar-shaped member is lifted so as to lift the container held by the holding unit upward. When the container rises to the predetermined upper position, the raising means for stopping the ascent when the container reaches the predetermined upper position, and when the container rises to the predetermined upper position, the container is rotated 90 degrees to change the direction to 90 degrees different from the direction of the next container. Rotating means for rotating the holding means and the rod-shaped member by 90 degrees, stopper control means for controlling the stopper so as to stop the next transported container at a predetermined stop position, and the rotation on the stopped container It is characterized by having a well-placed placement means for placing a container rotated 90 degrees by means, putting two containers on top of each other and forming them in a well-shaped shape whose directions are changed by 90 degrees and transporting them by a transport device. .

  In the container cleaning apparatus according to claim 3, the well spreading portion stops each of the two containers assembled like a well, and only the upper container of the two stopped containers is held at the lower end of the rod-like member. Hold and lift at the upper part, lift upward, stop at a predetermined upper position, move the lower container, rotate the upper container 90 degrees and change it to the same direction as the lower container, lower container The container that is transported in the same direction is stopped one by one, and the container is held by the holding part at the lower end of the rod-shaped member, lifted upward, and lifted upward to a predetermined upper position. , Rotated 90 degrees to change the orientation to 90 degrees different from the next container, stopped the next container, placed the container rotated 90 degrees on this container, and piled up two containers. In order to assemble and transport the container, the container can be assembled in a blistered state, It is possible to efficiently dispose the containers in the same direction and to improve the efficiency of dust removal and cleaning treatment, and reduce the bulk when stacked in multiple stages by assembling in a well-shaped manner be able to.

  The container cleaning apparatus according to claim 4 is configured to receive the containers that are separated by the well spreading section and are transported one by one in the same direction, turn over to the reverse side, and remove the garbage in the container. After the removal, the gist is to have a dust removal section that is reversed to the front and placed on the transport device to be transported to the next step.

  In the container cleaning apparatus according to claim 4, the containers transported one by one are reversed to remove the dust in the container, and after removing the dust, the container is reversed to the front and transported to the next step. Since it is placed on the transfer device, the dust in the container is surely removed.

  The gist of the container cleaning apparatus according to claim 5 is that the holding part has a holding means for holding the container so as to sandwich both sides of the container in the traveling direction.

  In the container cleaning apparatus according to the fifth aspect, since the holding unit holds the container so as to sandwich both sides of the container in the traveling direction, the container can be reliably held.

  According to the present invention, two containers assembled in a well-shaped manner are separated one by one, aligned in the same direction, transported by the transport device, and the assembled parts that are transported one by one in the same direction. As a result, it is possible to efficiently assemble the containers in the shape of a well-formed container, or to dispose the assembled containers and align the orientation. In this case, it is possible to reliably remove the dust in the container, and when assembled in a well-shaped manner, the cleaning process and the dehydrating process can be performed efficiently. It is possible to reduce the bulk when the layers are stacked in multiple stages.

  Further, according to the present invention, the upper one of the two containers assembled in a blister shape is suspended upward to stop, the lower container is moved, the direction of the upper container is changed, and the lower container is The container is transported in the same direction as the container on the side, and the containers transported one by one are lifted upward and stopped, changed to a direction different from the next container by 90 degrees, the next container is stopped, and the top of this container is stopped. Since a container rotated 90 degrees is placed on the container and two containers are assembled and transported in a well-shaped manner, the container can be assembled in a well-shaped manner, or the assembled container can be efficiently separated and aligned. In addition, if the pieces are separated one by one, it is possible to reliably remove the dust in the container, and if they are assembled in a well-shaped manner, the washing process and the dehydration process can be performed efficiently. In addition, the container can be multi-staged by assembling in a well-shaped manner It is possible to reduce the bulk of the case of repeated viewing.

  According to the present invention, the containers being conveyed one by one are turned upside down to remove the dust in the containers, and after removing the dust, turned upside down and placed on the carrying device to be carried to the next step. Therefore, the dust in the container is surely removed.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall flow of a container cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the container used with the container cleaning apparatus of embodiment of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a well-formed two-pack container in which the directions of the two containers shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a multi-stage stacking container in which two sets of well-shaped two-packed containers assembled in the shape of two wells as shown in FIG. 3 are stacked. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the well spreading / assembly apparatus used by the well spreading part and the well assembled part which comprise the container washing | cleaning apparatus of embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another operation state of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. It is a top view which shows the structure of the rotation mechanism which comprises the well spread / assembly apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows another operation state of the rotation mechanism shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows another operation state of the rotation mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a side view showing one operation of the well spreading / assembling apparatus shown in FIG. 5.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall flow of a container cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The container cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. 4 shows a well-formed two-pack container 15 in which the directions of the containers 11 shown in FIG. In this way, the multi-stage stacking container 13 stacked in a number of stages is received, and the dust in each container 11 in the multi-stage stacking container 13 is removed, washed, and dehydrated. 23, a dust removal unit 25, a well-assembled unit 27, a cleaning unit 29, a centrifugal dewatering unit 31, and a stacking unit 33, and each processing unit is connected by a conveyance rail 41 constituting a conveyance path of the conveyance device, The containers 11 are sequentially transported by the transport rail 41 so as to be supplied to each processing unit, and the containers 11 processed in each processing unit are transported to the next processing unit.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the two-sheet separating unit 21 receives the multi-stage stacking container 13 in which the containers 11 are stacked in many stages through the transport rail 41, and the multi-stage stacking container 13 is rotated 90 degrees with respect to each other. A double-spreading process is performed on the double-split container 15 shown in FIG. 3, which is assembled in a blister shape. It is placed on the transport rail 41 to be supplied to the bulk unit 23.

  The two-sheet separating process in the two-sheet separating unit 21 is performed by holding and lifting the upper all containers 11 excluding the bottom two of the multi-stage stacked containers 13 received via the transport rail 41, for example, While being lifted, the bottom two sheets are transported as they are by the transport rail 41, and the two containers 11 are transported to the well processing section 23, which is the next processing section, as a two-packed container 15. . After the well-shaped two-pack container 15 is moved by the transport rail 41, all the upper containers 11 that have been lifted are lowered onto the transport rail 41, and thereafter the same operation is repeated, whereby two multi-stage stacked containers 13 are formed. Each piece is spread out into a well-formed two-pack container 15.

  The process of holding and lifting all the upper containers excluding the lowermost two of the multi-stage stacking containers 13 from both sides is performed by, for example, placing a holding device that holds all the containers from both sides above the transport rail 41. It can be realized by moving the clamping device up and down, or it can come out slightly to the side of the second container 11 of the third container 11 from the bottom excluding the bottom two of the multi-stage stacked containers 13 It can also be realized by extending a thin, thin, rail-like member parallel to the bottom of the both ends, and holding and lifting the entire upper container from the lower side.

  The well spreader 23 sequentially receives the well-formed two-pack container 15 transported from the two-sheet spreader 21 via the transport rail 41 and separates the well-shaped two-pack container 15 into the containers 11 one by one. At the same time, the containers 11 are aligned, transported one by one on the transport rail 41, and supplied to the dust removal section 25, which is the next processing section.

  The well spreading unit 23 has a well spreading / assembling device 51 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 as a device for breaking the well-like two-pack container 15 and aligning the orientation. 5 and 6, the well spreader / assembler 51 is provided directly above the transport rail 41, and the well-formed double container 15 is transported on the transport rail 41 from the direction indicated by the arrow 100. It will be. In addition to having the function of performing the well spreading process of the well spreading part 23, the well spreading / assembling apparatus 51 has a function of performing the well combining process of the well gathering part 27 described later.

  This well spreading / assembling device 51 has a well-formed two-pack container 15 that is a pair of two containers 11 that are superposed in a well-shaped manner conveyed on the transport rail 41 in the direction indicated by the arrow 100 in FIG. In order to lift only the upper container 11a of the two containers 11 of the stopper (stopped later in FIGS. 10 and 11) to be stopped at the stop position and the well-shaped two-pack container 15 stopped at the predetermined stop position. The four rod-shaped members 53 descending from above on both sides of the upper container 11a, the holding portions 55 attached to the lower ends of the rod-shaped members 53 and holding both ends of the upper container 11a, and the holding portions 55 As shown in FIG. 6, the upper container 11a has come to a predetermined upper position as shown in FIG. When the upper container 11a rises to the predetermined upper position, and the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 that constitutes the ascending / descending means including the cylinder mechanism that also controls the descending of the rod-shaped member 53 described above, The lower container 11b is transported on the transport rail 41 and moved from directly below the upper container 11a, and the upper container 11a is rotated 90 degrees as shown in FIGS. A rotating mechanism 59 that constitutes a rotating means such as an extendable arm for rotating the holding portion 55 and the rod-shaped member 53 by 90 degrees so that the holding section 55 and the rod-shaped member 53 are rotated in the same direction, and the upper container 11a rotated 90 degrees on the transport rail 41. It is comprised from the mounting part (not shown) which comprises the mounting means to mount and convey in the same direction as the lower container 11b. In addition to the functional processing unit that achieves the well spreading process of the well spreading unit 23 described above, the well spreading / assembling device 51 also has a processing function unit for achieving the well combining process of the well spreading unit 27 described later. However, only the processing unit necessary for the well spreading process of the well spreading unit 23 will be described here.

  5 to 9, reference numeral 800 denotes a mechanism for similarly processing a container thicker than the container 11 shown in FIG. 2, and has the same mechanism and action as those of the present embodiment. Therefore, the description is omitted.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 7 to 9, the rotating mechanism 59 has a cylinder mechanism 61, an extendable arm 63 inserted into the cylinder mechanism 61 so as to be extendable and retracted, and one end of the extendable arm 63 is freely rotatable. The other end is attached to the center of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 and has a bent arm 65 bent at a right angle.

  In the state shown in FIG. 7, the rotation mechanism 59 is at the origin position where the longitudinal direction of the upper container 11a is the same as the direction of the transport rail 41 and has not yet rotated the container 11a. The arm 63 is retracted and drawn into the cylinder mechanism 61. In order to rotate the container 11a by 90 degrees from such an origin position and change the direction, the telescopic arm 63 is extended by the action of the cylinder mechanism 61 as shown in FIG. When the telescopic arm 63 extends in this way, the bending arm 65 attached to the tip of the telescopic arm 63 rotates counterclockwise around the center of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57, and the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 is 45 degrees. Rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 8, after the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 is rotated 45 degrees, when the telescopic arm 63 is further extended as shown in FIG. It further rotates 45 degrees around the center of 57, and rotates 90 degrees as a whole with respect to the origin position shown in FIG. As a result, the upper container 11a held by the holding portion 55 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 has been rotated 90 degrees and is in the same direction as the lower container 11b.

  After the upper container 11a rotates 90 degrees in this way and is in the same direction as the lower container 11b, when the upper container 11a is released from the holding portion 55, the upper container 11a is moved to the transport rail 41. It will fall and be placed on top. When the upper container 11a is dropped onto the transport rail 41 in this way, the lower container 11b is already transported and moved by the transport rail 41, so that the upper container 11a is moved to the lower container 11b. It wo n’t be on top. In the above description, the upper container 11a is dropped, but instead of dropping, the rod-like member 53 is lowered under the control of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57, and the holding portion 55 at the lower end of the rod-like member 53 is moved to the transport rail 41. The upper container 11a may be placed on the transport rail 41 by moving to this position, releasing the holding by the holding portion 55 at this position.

  As described above, after the upper container 11a is rotated 90 degrees in the same direction as the lower container 11b and placed on the transport rail 41, the rotation mechanism 59 rotates 90 degrees as shown in FIG. Reverse rotation from the position returns to the origin position shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the up / down control mechanism 57 has been described only with respect to the up / down control mechanism 57 and the rod-like member 53 and the holding portion 55 connected to the up / down control mechanism 57. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, two control mechanisms 57 are provided so that the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 sandwiches the container 11 with respect to the thin container 11, and for the thick container as indicated by reference numeral 800. Even two are provided, and a total of four are provided. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the four ascending / descending control mechanisms 57 are connected in a cross shape. In FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, reference numeral 57 is attached so as to include the entire cross-shaped connecting portion as the ascending / descending control mechanism 57.

  Next, referring to FIG. 10 to FIG. 19, a series of operations by the well spreading / assembling device 51 of the well spreading portion 23 described above, that is, the well-shaped double-packed containers 15 are separated into the containers 11 one by one. A series of operations of rotating and aligning the directions by 90 degrees and placing and transporting them on the transport rail 41 will be described along the flow.

  First, in FIG. 10, the two containers comprising the upper container 11 a and the lower container 11 b assembled in a well-shaped manner are formed as a well-formed two-piece container 15 on the transport rail 41 as indicated by an arrow 200. It is conveyed below the well spreading / assembling device 51 of the section 23. At this time, a stopper 71 is provided to protrude on the transport rail 41 at a predetermined stop position in front of the transport direction.

  Next, when the well-shaped double container 15 conveyed on the transport rail 41 further moves and hits the stopper 71 as shown in FIG. 11, the dark double container 15 is moved to the predetermined stop position. Stop at.

  When the well-shaped two-pack container 15 stops at the stop position, as shown in FIG. 12, the rod-like member 53 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 descends downward, and the holding portion 55 provided at the lower end of the rod-like member 53 It comes to be located in the both sides of the upper container 11a of the well-like two-pack container 15.

  When the holding parts 55 at the lower end of the bar-like member 53 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 are positioned on both sides of the upper container 11a, the holding part 55 is controlled by the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 as shown in FIG. Is held from both sides in the conveying direction.

  When the holding unit 55 holds the upper container 11a from both sides, as shown in FIG. 14, the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 raises the bar-shaped member 53 and holds it by the holding unit 55 at the lower end of the bar-shaped member 53. The container 11a is raised to a predetermined upper position.

  When the upper container 11a rises to a predetermined upper position, the upper container 11a is rotated 90 degrees as shown in FIG. The 90-degree rotation operation is the same as that described with reference to FIGS. When the upper container 11a rotates 90 degrees, the lower container 11b remaining on the transport rail 41 is moved as shown in FIG. When the upper container 11a rotates 90 degrees, the direction of the upper container 11a becomes the same as the direction of the lower container 11b.

  When the lower container 11b moves, the upper container 11a held by the holding portion 55 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 is dropped onto the transport rail 41 as shown in FIG. As a result, the upper container 11a is also placed on the transport rail 41 in the same direction as the lower container 11b.

  When the upper container 11a is oriented in the same direction as the lower container 11b and placed on the transport rail 41, the upper container 11a is also subjected to the next process on the transport rail 41 in the same manner as the lower container 11b. It begins to be transported toward the section. On the other hand, the rotation mechanism 59 starts the reverse rotation as shown in FIG. 18 from the position rotated 90 degrees as described above, and then completes the reverse rotation as shown in FIG. 19 to the origin position shown in FIG. Return.

  As described above, the well-spreading / assembling device 51 in the well-spreading section 23 separates the two-packed containers 15 into the containers 11 one by one, rotates the direction by 90 degrees, aligns them, and places them on the transport rail 41. When a series of operations of placing and transporting is completed, the containers 11 that are separated into the individual containers 11 and aligned in the same direction are transported from the well dispersal section 23 to the dust removal section 25 by the transport rail 41. .

  When the garbage removing unit 25 receives the containers 11 arranged in the same direction and conveyed from the well spreader 23 via the conveying rails 41, the garbage removing unit 25 removes the dust accumulated inside the containers 11. This waste removal is performed by turning the container 11 upside down, dropping the waste in the container 11 and removing it, and after removing the dust, turning it upside down, and at the next processing section. It is transported by a transport rail 41 to a certain well-assembled portion 27.

  In order to remove the dust, the container 11 is turned upside down, and the rear end of the container 11 is lifted from below while fixing the front end of the container 11 that is transported on the transport rail 41 with a stopper or the like. This can be done by pushing it up or lifting it with a moving arm. Further, in the process of reversing the front side after removing the dust, the rear end of the container 11 is pushed up with an arm or the like rising from below while fixing the front end of the container 11 reversed in the reverse direction with a stopper or the like. Or it can be done by lifting. The method for removing dust is not limited to such a method. For example, the suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner is extended from above the container 11 moving on the transport rail 41 to the inside of the container 11, and this cleaning is performed. The dust inside the container 11 may be removed with the suction nozzle of the machine.

  As described above, each container 11 from which dust has been removed by the dust removing unit 25 is placed one by one on the transport rail 41 in the same direction, and supplied to the well-assembled unit 27 that is the next processing unit.

  When receiving the containers 11 conveyed one by one in the same direction by the conveying rail 41 from the dust removing unit 25, the well-assembled unit 27 assembles the two pieces one by one, changes the direction by 90 degrees from each other, and assembles them in a well-shaped manner. Is placed on the transport rail 41 as a well-formed two-pack container 15 as shown in FIG. 1 and transported to the cleaning section 29 which is the next processing section.

  The well-assembled unit 27 assembles the containers 11 conveyed one by one in the same direction into two pieces with the stacking direction changed by 90 degrees, and places them on the conveyance rail 41 as a well-formed two-piece container 15. As the apparatus, there is a well spreading / assembling apparatus 51 as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 5 and 6, the well spreading / assembling device 51 is provided directly above the transport rail 41, and each container 11 is transported on the transport rail 41 from the direction indicated by the arrow 100. The well spreader / assembler 51 is the same as the well spreader / assembler 51 of the well spreader 23 described above, but in addition to the processing function for achieving the well spread process of the well spreader 23, the well assembled unit It also has a processing function unit for achieving 27 smooth assembly processes.

  With reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the well spreading / assembling apparatus 51 will be described. The well spreader / assembler 51 includes a stopper (described later in FIGS. 20 to 29) that stops the containers 11 that are transported one by one from the direction indicated by the arrow 100 on the transport rail 41 in the same direction. In order to lift the container 11 stopped at the predetermined stop position upward, a rod-shaped member 53 that descends from above, and a holder that is attached to the lower end of the rod-shaped member 53 and holds both ends of the container stopped by the stopper The bar-shaped member 53 is raised so that the container 55 held by the part 55 and the holding part 55 is lifted upward. When the container 11 reaches a predetermined upper position, the raising is stopped and the bar-shaped member 53 is lowered. An ascending / descending control mechanism 57 constituting an ascending / descending means including a cylinder mechanism for controlling the container 11 and the container 1 when the container 11 is raised to the predetermined upper position 7 to 9 described above, the holder 55 and the rod-like member 53 are rotated 90 degrees so as to be rotated 90 degrees to change the direction of the next container 90 degrees. A rotating mechanism 59 constituting the rotating means, stopper control means (control means not shown) for controlling the stopper so as to stop the next transported container 11 at a predetermined stop position, and this stopped A container 11 rotated 90 degrees by the rotating mechanism 59 is placed on the container 11 and the two containers 11 are stacked and assembled in a shape of a well that is turned 90 degrees from each other. And a mounting section (not shown) that constitutes a well-placed mounting means that is mounted on the transport rail 41 to be transported to the cleaning section 29 that is the next processing section.

  The rotation mechanism 59 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 and has the same configuration and description as described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, referring to FIG. 20 to FIG. 29, a series of operations of the well-assembled portion 27 by the well-split / assemble device 51, that is, containers that are transported one by one by the transport rail 41 from the dust removing unit 25 in the same direction. 11 are stacked two by two, assembled in a well-formed shape by changing the direction by 90 degrees from each other, placed on the transport rail 41 as a well-formed double-packed container 15, and transported to the cleaning unit 29, which is the next processing unit. Will be described along the flow.

  First, in FIG. 20, the rod-like member 53 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 is retracted upward and moved to a predetermined fixed position, and waits for receiving the containers 11 conveyed one by one on the conveyance rail 41 in the same direction. Is in a state. In this standby state, the stopper protrudes upward to stop the container 11 transported on the transport rail 41 at a predetermined stop position, but is not clearly illustrated in FIG. 20 due to a positional problem.

  In FIG. 21, since the container 11 transported on the transport rail 41 arrives just below the well spreading / assembling device 51 and stops at the stopper, the rod-shaped member 53 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 extends downward to form a rod-like shape. A holding portion 55 at the lower end of the member 53 is positioned so as to hold the container 11 from both sides. In FIG. 22, the holding portion 55 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 holds the container 11.

  When the container 11 is held by the holding portion 55 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57, as shown in FIG. 23, the rod-shaped member 53 is lifted so as to retract upward, and the container 11 is raised to a predetermined upper position. When the container 11 rises to a predetermined ascending position, the container 11 (hereinafter, the raised container 11 is referred to as the container 11a) is rotated 90 degrees as shown in FIG. 24 by the rotating mechanism 59 as described in FIGS. The next container 11b that is rotated and changed to a direction different by 90 degrees from the direction of the next container 11 (hereinafter referred to as the container 11b) and is conveyed on the conveyance rail 41 as indicated by an arrow 300. The stopper 71 protrudes on the transport rail 41 to receive the next and waits for the arrival of the next container 11b.

  As shown in FIG. 25, when the next container 11b arrives and stops at the stopper 71, the holding portion 55 of the ascending / descending control mechanism 57 releases the holding of the container 11a, and as shown in FIG. The container 11a with the angle changed by 90 degrees is dropped onto the next container 11b, whereby the two containers 11a and 11b are transported as a well-shaped double-packed container 15 that is assembled in a well-shaped state with their directions changed by 90 degrees. At this time, the stopper 71 returns to the lower side from the protruding state, and, as indicated by the arrow 400, the well-shaped two-pack container 15 starts moving on the transport rail 41, and the next It is conveyed so that it may be supplied to the washing | cleaning part 29 which is a process part.

  In FIG. 27, the rotation mechanism 59 starts reverse rotation so as to return to the initial origin position from the state where the container 11 is held and rotated 90 degrees. In FIG. 28, when the reverse rotation is completed, the stopper 71 protrudes and enters a state of waiting for the arrival of the next container 11. And as shown in FIG. 29, when the next container 11 arrives, it will be in the state demonstrated in the first FIG. 20, and the same operation | movement is repeated after that.

  As described above, in the well-assembled portion 27, the well-formed two-piece container 15 assembled in a well-like shape by changing the orientation of each two pieces by 90 degrees is processed from the well-assembled portion 27 via the transport rail 41 for the next processing. It is conveyed to the cleaning unit 29 that is a unit.

  When the cleaning unit 29 sequentially receives the well-formed two-pack container 15 transported from the well-assembled part 27 via the transport rail 41, the cleaning unit 29 sequentially cleans the received well-shaped two-pack container 15 The well-shaped two-pack container 15 is transported by the transport rail 41 to be supplied to the centrifugal dewatering unit 31 which is the next processing unit.

  The cleaning of the well-formed double container 15 in the cleaning unit 29 is performed by injecting a high-pressure water stream to the well-formed double container 15. In such injection of high-pressure water flow, not only stubborn waste adhering to each container 11 of the well-formed two-pack container 15, but also the names and deliveries of delivered products attached to the container 11, for example. Even vouchers and labels with names such as names can be easily removed and cleaned cleanly. In addition, the two containers 11 can be cleaned simultaneously as a well-formed two-pack container 15, and the two containers 11 are assembled as a well-shaped two-pack container 15 in a well-shaped manner. Therefore, even if a strong high-pressure water jet is applied, the well-shaped combination does not come off.

  As described above, each well-shaped two-pack container 15 cleaned by the cleaning unit 29 is transported from the cleaning unit 29 via the transport rail 41 to the centrifugal dehydration unit 31 which is the next processing unit. In this centrifugal dewatering part 31, each well-like two-pack container 15 is subjected to centrifugal dehydration, dehydrated, and conveyed to the stacking part 33 which is the next processing part.

  When the stacking unit 33 receives each of the well-shaped double-packed containers 15 conveyed from the centrifugal dewatering unit 31, the double-stacked containers 15 are stacked in multiple stages as shown in FIG. The stacked container 13 is discharged to the outside through the transport rail 41.

  The multi-stage stacking process of the well-shaped two-pack container 15 in the stacking unit 33 performs the reverse operation of the two-sheet separating process of the two-sheet separating unit 21 described above, and is transported via, for example, the transport rail 41. Upon receipt of the rugged double container 15, the rugged double container 15 is held and lifted from both sides, and the next flaky double container 15 is received directly under this lifting. The above-mentioned well-shaped double-packed container 15 is lowered onto the next well-shaped double-shaped container 15 that has been received, and the next well-shaped double-shaped container 15 is placed on the lower side. After stacking so that the well-shaped double-packed container 15 is on the upper side, the holding of the upper double-walled container 15 is released, so that the stacked well-shaped double-packed container 15 is retained. , Specifically stacked Lifting while holding the entire well-formed double-packed container 15 by holding the lower-shaped well-shaped double-packed container 15 from both sides and lifting it as a whole. While the whole is being lifted, the next well-shaped double-packed container 15 is received from the transport rail 41, and the raised well-shaped double-packed container 15 is placed on the received next well-shaped double-shaped container 15 This is accomplished by repeatedly lowering the entire container and stacking so that the next well-shaped double container 15 is on the lower side, and the entire double-shaped container 15 is on the upper side. Can do.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the multi-stage stacking container 13 stacked in multiple stages is separated into two well-formed two-pack containers 15, and one container 11 whose orientation is aligned by the well-spreading section 23. To the cleaning unit 29 as a well-shaped two-pack container 15 assembled in a well-shaped manner by stacking two pieces at a time in the well-assembled portion 27 and changing the direction. Efficient that the containers are assembled in a well-formed manner, such as being stacked and discharged like the multi-stage stacking container 13 in the stacking section 33, or the assembled containers are separated and arranged in the same direction. In addition, if the pieces are separated one by one, the dust in the container can be removed reliably, and if assembled in a well-shaped manner, cleaning and dehydration can be performed efficiently. Can be done, It is possible to reduce the volume in the case of stacked containers in multiple stages by partnering in parallel crosses on.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Container 11a Container 11b Container 13 Multi-stage stacking container 15 Well-shaped two-pack container 21 Double-spreading section 23 Well-spattering section 25 Garbage removing section 27 Well-split section 29 Washing section 31 Centrifugal dehydration section 33 Stacking section 41 Transport rail 51 Disassembly / assembly device 53 Bar-shaped member 55 Holding portion 57 Ascending / descending control mechanism 59 Rotating mechanism 61 Cylinder mechanism 63 Telescopic arm 65 Bending arm 71 Stopper

Claims (5)

A container cleaning apparatus for cleaning a plurality of slightly vertically long containers stacked by changing the orientation of the containers every other 90 degrees with a transport device,
The wells that are transported by the transport device are changed by 90 degrees from each other, and the two containers that are assembled and overlapped are separated one by one, aligned, and transported by the transport device,
A container cleaning apparatus comprising: a container assembly that includes two containers that are transported in the same direction one by one, and that are assembled in a blister shape with the directions being changed by 90 degrees and transported by a transport device. A container cleaning apparatus for cleaning a plurality of slightly vertically long containers stacked by changing the orientation of the containers every other 90 degrees with a transport device,
The stacked containers are separated into two pieces that are assembled and overlapped in the shape of a well that is 90 degrees different from each other, and then two pieces that are assembled and overlapped in the shape of the well that is transported by the transport device. The wells are separated one by one, placed in the same direction, and placed on the transport path of the transport device for transport,
After removing the waste from the containers that are separated by the well spreader and are transported one by one in the same direction, stack the two transported containers one by two and change the direction by 90 degrees from each other. A container cleaning device comprising: a well-assembled portion that is assembled in a well-like shape and is placed on a conveyance path of a conveyance device to be conveyed to a washing portion. The Igetabashi part is
A stopper for stopping two containers, which are assembled and stacked in the shape of a well that is transported by a transport device, at a predetermined stop position;
A rod-like member that descends from above in order to lift only the upper container of the two containers stopped at the predetermined stop position;
A holding part that is attached to the lower end of the rod-like member and holds both ends of the upper container;
Raising means for raising the bar-like member so as to lift the upper container held by the holding part upward, and stopping the raising when the upper container comes to a predetermined upper position;
When the upper container rises to the predetermined upper position, the lower container is transported by the transport device and moved from directly below the upper container, and the upper container is rotated by 90 degrees so that the lower container is oriented. Rotating means for rotating the holding means and the rod-shaped member 90 degrees so as to change to the same orientation as
Mounting means for placing the upper container rotated 90 degrees on the conveying path of the conveying device and conveying it in the same direction as the lower container;
The well-assembled part is
A stopper for stopping containers conveyed in the same direction one by one by a conveying device at a predetermined stop position;
A rod-like member descending from above in order to lift the container stopped at the predetermined stop position upward;
A holding part that is attached to the lower end of the rod-like member and holds both ends of the container;
Raising means for raising the rod-like member so as to lift the container held by the holding part upward, and stopping the raising when the container comes to a predetermined upper position;
A rotating means for rotating the holding means and the rod-shaped member by 90 degrees so as to rotate the container by 90 degrees to change it to a direction different from the direction of the next container by 90 degrees when the container rises to the predetermined upper position;
Stopper control means for controlling the stopper so as to stop the container to be conveyed next at a predetermined stop position;
The container which is rotated 90 degrees by the rotating means is placed on the stopped container, and the two containers are stacked and assembled in the shape of a well whose directions are changed by 90 degrees, and then transported by the transport device. The container cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means. Receiving containers that are separated by the well-split section and are transported one by one in the same direction, reverse the container, remove the dust in the container, remove the dust in the container, and then turn it upside-down. The container cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a dust removing unit that is placed on a transport device to be transported in a process.   The container cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the holding unit includes a holding unit that holds both sides of the container in the forward and backward directions.

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