JP2016144620A - Washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing device and a washing method for uniformly exposing the laundry to bubble-containing washing liquid containing myriads of fine bubbles and washing the laundry without damages.SOLUTION: A bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device 5 makes washing liquid stored in a storage tank 3 contain myriads of fine bubbles to generate bubble-containing washing liquid and jets the generated bubble-containing washing liquid into the storage tank 3. A lattice frame 7 storing the laundry is vertically reciprocated with constant amplitude by a drive device 9.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a washing apparatus and a washing method in which an infinite number of fine bubbles are contained in a washing liquid to produce a foam-containing washing liquid, and laundry is washed with the produced bubble-containing washing liquid.

  The conventional washing apparatus shown in Patent Document 1 rotates a rotating drum in which laundry is put in an aquarium around an inclined axis and circulates washing liquid in the aquarium by a circulation pump through a circulation path. In the washing process, air is mixed into the circulation pump.

JP 2011-115359 A

  However, since the conventional washing apparatus sprays the washing liquid mixed with air from the discharge port toward the rotating rotating drum, the attached portion of the laundry attached to the inner wall surface of the rotating drum In addition, the washing liquid did not hang between the laundry in which the laundry was overlapped, and the laundry was not evenly exposed to the washing liquid. Further, the conventional washing apparatus is configured such that the laundry that is lifted by the rotation of the rotary drum is dropped by its own weight, so that the laundry may be damaged by the fall.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the laundry is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid containing countless fine bubbles, and the laundry can be washed without damaging the laundry. An object of the present invention is to provide a washing apparatus and a washing method that can be performed.

  In order to achieve this object, a washing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage tank capable of storing a washing liquid, and an infinite number of fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid stored in the storage tank. The bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device capable of jetting the generated bubble-containing washing liquid into the storage tank, a lattice frame having a storage space in which laundry can be stored, and the lattice frame in the storage tank And a drive mechanism that can reciprocate the head in a vertical direction with a constant amplitude.

A washing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the innumerable fine bubbles are made of ozone-containing air in which air and ozone gas are mixed. It is.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the washing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the fine bubbles have a particle size set to less than 100 micrometers. Is.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the laundry device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the storage tank includes a first storage chamber, the first storage chamber, A second storage chamber communicated via a communication path, and the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device is disposed in the first storage chamber, while the lattice frame is disposed in the second storage chamber, The washing liquid ejecting device sucks the washing liquid in the first storage chamber, and the sucked washing liquid contains innumerable fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is used as the second washing liquid. It is characterized by being ejected into the storage chamber.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein a filter is detachably disposed so as to cover an opening of the communication path on the first storage chamber side, The laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber through the passage can be captured by the filter during washing of the laundry.

The washing apparatus according to the invention described in claim 6 is the washing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the storage tank is divided into the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber by a partition wall, The partition wall is set to a height that can be immersed over the upper edge of the partition wall by the washing liquid stored in the storage tank, floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank, and A capture means for capturing laundry waste flowing from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber is provided, and the capture means is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are arranged. It is characterized by being formed long.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the washing apparatus according to the sixth aspect, wherein the capturing means is disposed along the upper edge of the partition wall over the entire area of the upper edge. It is a feature.
The washing apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising a lid that closes an opening at an upper portion of the storage tank so that the opening can be opened and closed. The drive mechanism includes a slide member having one end side bonded to the lattice frame and the other end side penetrating the lid and extending upward, and a link member on the other end side of the slide member And a drive device connected to the outside of the storage tank and operating the drive device to reciprocate the slide member in a vertical direction with a constant amplitude. is there.

A washing apparatus according to an ninth aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to the eighth aspect, wherein the storage tank includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber disposed above the first storage chamber. The first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are communicated with each other via a communication path, the lattice frame is disposed in the second storage chamber, and the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device is used to Aspirating the washing liquid in the storage chamber and containing the countless fine bubbles in the sucked washing liquid to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and jetting the generated bubble-containing washing liquid into the second storage chamber; By returning the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber to the first storage chamber via the communication path, the first storage chamber → the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device → the second storage chamber → the above A circulation path in which the washing liquid circulates in the order of the communication path is configured. The one in which the features.
The washing apparatus according to the invention described in claim 10 is characterized in that a filter for capturing dirt components mixed in the washing liquid is disposed in the middle of the circulation path.

In the washing method according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the washing liquid stored in the storage tank contains countless fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is stored in the storage liquid. The bubble-containing laundry in the storage tank is ejected into the tank and the washing liquid in the storage tank is replaced with the bubble-containing laundry liquid, while the bubble-containing laundry liquid is sprayed into the storage tank. In the liquid, the laundry stored in the storage space of the lattice frame having a storage space for storing the laundry is immersed together with the lattice frame, and the lattice frame is vertically moved in the immersed state. It is designed to reciprocate with a constant amplitude.
A washing method according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the washing method according to the eleventh aspect, wherein the innumerable fine bubbles are made of ozone-containing air in which air and ozone gas are mixed. It is.
According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the washing method according to the eleventh or twelfth aspect, the particle size of the fine bubbles is set to be less than 100 micrometers. Is.
A washing method according to an invention described in claim 14 is the washing method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the storage tank includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber. The first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are communicated with each other via a communication path, the lattice frame is disposed in the second storage chamber, and the laundry in the first storage chamber is washed by a bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device. The liquid is sucked and the sucked washing liquid contains innumerable fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is jetted into the second storage chamber, and the second storage The washing liquid stored in the room is returned to the first storage chamber via the communication path, so that the first storage chamber → the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device → the second storage chamber → the communication path. The feature is that the washing liquid is circulated repeatedly. It is intended to.
According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the washing method according to any one of the eleventh to fourteenth aspects, the laundry has a margin in a flexible mesh bag. It is stored in the storage space of the lattice frame together with the bag body.

  According to the invention described in claim 1 and claim 11, the lattice frame is reciprocated in the up and down direction with a constant amplitude in the bubble-containing laundry liquid containing innumerable fine bubbles, thereby producing the bubble-containing laundry liquid. The laundry can be washed evenly while the laundry is not damaged or deformed.

According to the invention described in claim 2 and claim 12, innumerable fine bubbles made of ozone-containing air are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid and adhered to the laundry or mixed in the washing liquid. Ozone can act on harmful bacteria, malodorous components and dirt components to remove them.
According to the invention described in claim 3 and claim 13, since the particle size of countless fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid is set to less than 100 micrometers, the speed of rising in the washing liquid is slow. Moreover, since the surface tension is large, even if it comes into contact with other fine bubbles, it is difficult to combine with the other bubbles and form large bubbles. As a result, since the state of fine bubbles can be maintained in the washing liquid, the laundry is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, so that countless fine bubbles are generated in the dirt component that has penetrated the laundry. It can act reliably and can be cleaned effectively.

According to the invention of claim 4, the washing liquid in the first storage chamber is sucked by the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device, and countless fine bubbles are contained in the sucked washing liquid to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid. Since the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber communicated with the first storage chamber, the washing liquid circulates in the storage tank. As a result, countless fine bubbles can be uniformly mixed in the washing liquid.
According to the invention of claim 5, since the laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber via the communication path is configured to be captured by the filter during washing of the laundry, Washing waste can be effectively captured.
According to the invention of claim 6, there is provided a capturing means for capturing laundry waste floating on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank and flowing from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber, Since the capturing means is formed in a long length in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are arranged, it is possible to effectively capture the laundry waste floating on the surface of the washing liquid. it can.
According to the invention of claim 7, since the capturing means is arranged over the entire upper edge along the upper edge of the partition wall, it floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank, and Washing waste flowing from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber can be reliably captured.

According to invention of Claim 8, since the drive device was arrange | positioned outside the storage tank, the volume in the storage tank which can store a washing | cleaning liquid compared with the case where a drive device is arrange | positioned in a storage tank. Can be increased. In addition, since the slide member whose one end is bonded to the lattice frame and whose other end is connected to the drive device passes through the lid, the slide member is closed with the upper opening of the storage tank closed by the lid. The actuator can be reciprocated with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction.
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the second storage chamber is disposed above the first storage chamber, the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber using the pressure difference due to the height difference between the two storage chambers. Can be returned to the first storage chamber via the communication path. In addition, since the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber → the bubble-containing washing liquid ejecting apparatus → the second storage chamber → the communication path, the washing liquid can be used for washing without waste.
According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the filter that captures the dirt component mixed in the washing liquid is disposed in the middle of the circulation path, the dirt component that has separated from the laundry adheres to the laundry again. This can be prevented.
According to the invention described in claim 14, since the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber → the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device → the second storage chamber → the communication path, the washing liquid is used for washing without waste. can do.
According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, since the laundry is stored in the storage space of the lattice frame together with the bag while being stored in the flexible net-like bag body with a margin, Therefore, the laundry can be washed without being damaged or deformed as compared with the case where the laundry is directly stored.

It is a figure which shows the state which fractured | ruptured a part and looked at the washing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention from the front. It is sectional drawing which expanded and showed the cross section which follows the arrow AA line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which expanded and showed the cross section which follows the arrow BB line of FIG. (1) The figure is the figure which expanded and showed a part of upper part of FIG. 1, (2) The figure was a figure which expanded and showed a part of upper part of FIG. It is the figure which showed the lattice frame of the washing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which fractured | ruptured some and looked at the washing apparatus which concerns on the modification of the washing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention from the front. It is a figure which shows the state which fractured | ruptured a part and looked at from the front about the washing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which fractured | ruptured a part and looked at the washing apparatus which concerns on the 1st modification of the washing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention from the front. It is a figure which abbreviate | omits a part and shows the state which looked at the washing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd modification of the washing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention from the front partly.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. What is shown with the code | symbol 1 in FIG. 1 is an example of the washing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The washing device 1 is a device capable of washing laundry S such as clothing and leather products, and is a rectangular parallelepiped storage tank 3 capable of storing a washing liquid, and a washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3. A bubble-containing laundry liquid is produced by containing innumerable fine bubbles, and the bubble-containing laundry liquid jetting device 5 capable of ejecting the produced bubble-containing laundry liquid into the storage tank 3 and the storage capable of storing the laundry S A stainless steel lattice frame 7 having a space and a drive device 9 for reciprocating the lattice frame 7 in the vertical direction with a constant amplitude in the storage tank 3 are provided.

  The storage tank 3 is partitioned into a first storage chamber 13 and a second storage chamber 15 by a partition wall 11 in which a plurality of communication holes 11a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) are formed. Each communication hole 11a ... constitutes a "communication path" in the present invention. A discharge port is formed in the wall surface of the storage tank 3 in the vicinity of the bottom surface of the second storage chamber 15, and the discharge port is closed by a plug member 16 so as to be opened and closed. The bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device 5 sucks and discharges the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13, and supplies the washing liquid discharged from the electric pump 17 into the second storage chamber 15. A supply pipe 19, a bubble generation nozzle 21 disposed in the middle of the supply pipe 19 in the longitudinal direction, and an intake pipe 23 connected to the bubble generation nozzle 21. The electric pump 17 and the bubble generating nozzle 21 are disposed at the bottom of the first storage chamber 13. One end side of the intake pipe 23 extends to the bottom in the first storage chamber 13, and the bubble generating nozzle 21 is connected to the extended end. The other end of the intake pipe 23 extends outside the first storage chamber 13, and an adjustment valve 25 that adjusts the amount of air sucked into the intake pipe 23 is disposed at the extended end. .

  A pair of engaging portions provided in the partition wall 11 is a rectangular filter 27 formed in a size that can cover the openings on the first storage chamber 13 side of all the communication holes 11a formed in the partition wall 11. 29 and 29 are detachably disposed. The both sides in the horizontal direction of the filter 27 are engaged with the pair of engaging portions 29, 29, so that the openings on the first storage chamber 13 side of all the communication holes 11a are covered by the filter 27. Accordingly, the laundry 27 mixed with the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber 13 from the second storage chamber 15 through the communication holes 11a... Can be captured by the filter 27 during the washing of the laundry S. .

Also, one end of a rod-like handle 31 (in FIGS. 1 to 3) is attached to the upper edge of the filter 27 so that the filter 27 engaged with the pair of engaging portions 29, 29 can be removed from a separated position. A lower end portion is connected, and a grip portion 31 a is provided at the other end portion (the upper end portion in FIGS. 1 to 3) of the handle 31. Since the handle 31 is formed to be longer than the depth dimension of the storage tank 3, when removing laundry waste captured by the filter 27, the operator immerses his / her hand in the washing liquid in the storage tank 3. The filter 27 can be attached to and detached from the pair of engaging portions 29, 29 by gripping the grip portion 31a without any problem.
At the upper edge of the partition wall 11, a catcher 33 is provided for catching laundry waste such as yarn waste separated from the laundry S during washing. The trap 33 constitutes “capturing means” in the present invention. The trap 33 is formed in a C shape in the cross section of the portion disposed in the storage tank 3, and the other portion is formed in a circular tube shape. One end of the catcher 33 (the right end in FIGS. 2 and 3) is in contact with the inner wall surface of the storage tank 3, and the other end (the left end in FIGS. 2 and 3) is formed in a circular tubular shape. 3 extends through the wall surface 3 to the outside of the storage tank 3, and the extended end portion 33a is bent downward.

When viewed from above, four column members 35a constituting a part of the frame member 35 are disposed in the vicinity of the four corners of the storage tank 3, and the upper ends of the four column members 35a are paired with each other. The beam members 35b and 35b are horizontally connected. The pair of beam members 35 b and 35 b are horizontally connected by a horizontal member 37.
On the other hand, the plurality of lattice frames 7 arranged in the second storage chamber 15 are fastened and fixed to the slide member 39 by a plurality of fastening members 38... And integrated. The slide member 39 is fixed to a pair of rod-shaped slide member main bodies 39a, 39a, a connecting member 41 that is horizontally connected to each other in the longitudinal direction of each slide member main body 39a, and a longitudinally intermediate part of the connecting member 41. A pair of brackets 43, 43 and a rotation shaft 45 horizontally mounted between the pair of brackets 43, 43 are provided. The upper end portion of each slide member main body 39 a is slidably inserted into an insertion hole of a guide member 49 fastened and fixed to the horizontal member 37 by a screw member 47. Further, an opening 37a is formed in the portion of the horizontal member 37 that faces the insertion hole of the guide member 49 as shown in FIG.

One end of the rod-shaped link member 51 (the lower end in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4) is rotatably connected to the pair of brackets 43 and 43 via the rotation shaft 45. The other end of the link member 51 (the upper end in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4) is connected to a disk-shaped rotating plate 55 of the driving device 9 fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal member 37 via a rotating shaft 57. And are pivotally connected. The drive device 9 includes a rotating plate 55, a rotating shaft 57, an electric motor 59, and a speed reducer 61 that decelerates and outputs the rotational speed of the motor shaft of the electric motor 59. A central portion of the rotating plate 55 is bound to an end portion of the output shaft 61 a of the speed reducer 61, and the rotating shaft 57 is bound to an outer peripheral portion of the rotating plate 55. The electric motor 59 is configured such that its rotational speed can be appropriately adjusted by a control device 87 described later.
The drive device 9, the slide member 39, the guide member 49, and the link member 51 described above constitute a “drive mechanism” in the present invention.

  The rotating shaft 57 has a small diameter portion 57a at one end thereof (the left end portion in FIG. 4A) inserted into a long hole 55a formed in the rotating plate 55, and is engraved in the small diameter portion 57a. A nut 63 is fastened to the male screw portion thus fixed and fixed to the rotating plate 55. The long hole 55a extends in the radial direction of the rotary plate 55. After loosening the nut 63 and appropriately displacing the small-diameter portion 57a of the rotating shaft 57 along the longitudinal direction of the long hole 55a, the nut 63 is again inserted. By being fastened, the relative distance between the output shaft 61a, which is the rotation center of the rotating plate 55, and the rotating shaft 57 can be changed. By appropriately changing the relative distance, the amplitude of the reciprocating movement of the lattice frame 7 in the vertical direction by the driving device 9 can be changed. Examples of the amplitude include 5 to 20 millimeters. The cycle of the vertical reciprocation at that time can be set to 3 to 10 times per second when the amplitude is 5 millimeters, and 1 to 2 times per second when the amplitude is 20 millimeters, for example. . This cycle can be set by appropriately adjusting the rotational speed of the electric motor 59 of the drive device 9 by operating an operation panel 87a of the control device 87 described later.

The link member 51 includes a cylindrical link member main body 65 and a screw shaft 67 having a male screw portion screwed into a female screw portion carved in the link member main body 65. The screwing amount of the screw shaft 67 with respect to the link member main body 65 is set corresponding to the displacement amount when the small diameter portion 57a of the rotating shaft 57 is displaced along the longitudinal direction of the long hole 55a of the rotating plate 55. The link member main body 65 includes a cylindrical tubular member 65a bonded to the lower end thereof, and the rotation shaft 45 is inserted into the tubular member 65a so as to be relatively rotatable. By changing the screwing amount of the screw shaft 67 with respect to the link member main body 65, the distance between the cylindrical member 65a and a cylindrical member 67a described later of the screw shaft 67 is changed.
The rising end of the lattice frame 7 that moves up and down by the driving device 9 does not rise above the level of the washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3, and the falling end of the lattice frame 7 is the bottom surface of the storage tank 3. The link member 51 does not need to adopt an expansion / contraction structure by screwing the female thread portion of the link member main body 65 and the screw shaft 67, and may be configured by a simple rod-like member that does not expand / contract. Good.
Further, the cylindrical member 65 a of the link member main body 65 is formed so that the length in the direction along the axial center is substantially half of the length of the rotation shaft 45 in the same direction.

Thus, the link member main body 65 is configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 45 and to be relatively movable with respect to the rotation shaft 45 in a direction along the axis. The screw shaft 67 of the link member 51 is provided with a cylindrical tubular member 67a bonded to the upper end thereof, and one end portion of the rotating shaft 57 ((1) in FIG. 4) is provided in the tubular member 67a. A small-diameter portion 57 b at the right end portion in the drawing is inserted through a cylindrical collar 69. A nut 71 is screwed onto the male thread portion carved at one end of the small diameter portion 57b. The collar 69 is formed such that the length in the direction along the axis is longer than the length in the same direction of the cylindrical member 67a. Thereby, even if the nut 71 is firmly fastened to the male thread portion of the small-diameter portion 57 b of the rotation shaft 57, the screw shaft 67 of the link member 51 is maintained in a state where it can rotate around the rotation shaft 57.
As described above, the link member 51 is configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 45 and to be relatively movable with respect to the rotation shaft 45 in the direction along the axis, and further to the rotation shaft 57. Since it is configured to be rotatable around, the horizontal member 37 is formed with an opening 37b as shown in FIG. 4 (2) so as to allow the link member 51 to move.

A storage container 73 in which a liquid processing agent that stabilizes the properties of the laundry S after washing is installed on the upper surface of the horizontal member 37, and the processing agent stored in the storage container 73 is stored in the storage container 73. It is dripped in the 2nd storage chamber 15 from the discharge pipe 73a bound to the lower end part of the container 73. FIG.
In addition, a steam supply pipe 77 for supplying steam generated by the electric steam generator 75 into the second storage chamber 15 is connected to the lower portion of the second storage chamber 15. When washing the washing liquid at room temperature, the electric steam generator 75 is not operated. However, when the electric vapor generator 75 is operated to raise the temperature of the washing liquid from the normal temperature, the washing liquid is supplied into the second storage chamber 15. The temperature of the water vapor to be performed is appropriately set to a temperature suitable for the material of the laundry S. Examples of the temperature to be set include 40 ° C. to 50 ° C. When sterilizing bacteria such as E. coli adhering to the laundry S, the temperature is set to about 70 ° C.

On the other hand, on the inner wall surface of the first storage chamber 13, the first liquid level sensor 79 a and the second liquid level are two liquid level sensors for detecting the liquid level height of the washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3. A surface sensor 79b and a temperature sensor 81 for detecting the temperature of the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13 are fixed. The first liquid level sensor 79a detects that the washing liquid has reached the first liquid level height H1 that is the liquid level stored in the storage tank 3 to some extent. The second liquid level sensor 79b is installed above the first liquid level sensor 79a and detects that the washing liquid is sufficiently stored in the storage tank 3 and has reached the second liquid level height H2 at which washing is possible. .
The height of the upper edge of the partition wall 11 is slightly lower than the height of the upper edge of the storage tank 3, and the upper edge of the partition wall 11 is moved by the washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3 up to the second liquid level height H2. The height is set so that the partition wall 11 can be immersed.
A faucet 83 a of a water supply pipe 83 for supplying water into the storage tank 3 is disposed above the second storage chamber 15, and the water supply pipe 83 has a faucet 83 a in the longitudinal direction in the water supply pipe 83. An electromagnetic valve 85 that opens and closes the flow path is provided.

The electric pump 17, the electric motor 59, the electric steam generator 75, the two liquid level sensors 79a and 79b, the temperature sensor 81, and the electromagnetic valve 85 described above are connected to the control device 87 via electric wires (not shown). The operation is controlled by the control device 87. The control device 87 includes an operation panel 87a for performing various operations.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the lattice frame 7 includes a stainless-made bottomed rectangular lattice frame main body 89 and a substantially rectangular lid made of stainless steel that opens and closes an opening at the upper end of the lattice frame main body 89. 91, and a pair of stainless steel hinge members 93 and 93 that connect corresponding side edges of the lid body 91 and the lattice frame main body 89 to each other. FIG. 5 (1) shows the state of the lattice frame 7 viewed from the front, and FIG. 5 (2) shows the state of the lattice frame 7 viewed from the right side.

  In these drawings, a lid 91 shown by a two-dot chain line shows a state where the lid 91 is slightly opened, and a lid 91 shown by a solid line shows a state where the lid 91 is closed. Each surface portion of the lattice frame main body 89 and the lid body 91 is formed in a lattice shape. In a state where the lid body 91 is rotated about the axis of the pair of hinge members 93 and 93 and the opening at the upper end of the lattice frame body 89 is closed by the lid body 91, the lid body 91 and the lattice frame body 89 correspond to each other. The lid 91 is firmly locked to the lattice frame main body 89 by sandwiching the other side edge portions with one or a plurality of clips 95. The clip 95 has the same configuration as a clothespin. Specifically, as shown in an enlarged view of the portion surrounded by the two-dot chain line ellipse in FIG. 5 (2), the clip 95 includes a pair of sandwiching bodies 97, 97 and a pair of sandwiching bodies 97, 97. A pin 99 that connects the middle portions in the longitudinal direction to each other so as to be rotatable, and a spring member (not shown) that biases the holding portions 97a provided at one end of each holding body 97 toward each other. I have. The pressing member 97b provided at the other end of each holding member 97 is pressed against the biasing force of the holding member 97 in a direction to bring the holding members 97a apart from each other, thereby separating the holding member 97a from each other. After the side edges corresponding to the frame body 89 are positioned between the clamping parts 97a, the side edges can be clamped between the clamping parts 97a by releasing the pressing to the pressing part 97b. It is configured.

<Laundry process>
Next, the process of washing laundry using the above-described washing apparatus 1 (which constitutes the “laundry method” in the present invention) will be described. In the washing process in this description, it is assumed that the electric steam generator 75 is operated to supply high-temperature steam into the second storage chamber 15.
First, the temperature of the washing liquid when washing is set by operating the operation panel 87a of the control device 87. The temperature of the washing liquid is set to a temperature suitable for the material of the laundry S.
Next, with the adjustment valve 25 being appropriately opened, the operation panel 87 a of the control device 87 is operated to open the electromagnetic valve 85, and water is supplied into the storage tank 3 from the faucet 83 a of the water supply pipe 83. At this time, a detergent or a processing agent selected according to the material of the laundry S may be supplied into the second storage chamber 15. When supplying the processing agent, it is stored in advance in the storage container 73. When no detergent or processing agent is supplied, the water supplied into the storage tank 3 constitutes the “laundry liquid” according to the present invention, and when at least one of the detergent or the processing agent is supplied. The water mixed with the admixture constitutes the “laundry liquid” referred to in the present invention.

  The first liquid level sensor 79a detects that the liquid level in the storage tank 3 has risen and the liquid level has reached the first liquid level height H1, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. , The electric steam generator 75 is operated by the control device 87, and high-temperature steam is jetted into the second storage chamber 15 through the steam supply pipe 77. The temperature sensor 81 detects that the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 has risen to the preset temperature due to the ejection of the water vapor, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the control device 87 temporarily stops the operation of the electric steam generator 75. The temperature sensor 81 detects that the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 has decreased by a predetermined temperature from the preset temperature due to the water supplied from the water supply pipe 83, and the detection signal is transmitted via the electric wire. When transmitted to the control device 87, the electric steam generator 75 is activated again by the control device 87, and high-temperature steam is jetted into the second storage chamber 15 via the steam supply pipe 77. By such control by the control device 87, the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is adjusted to be a preset temperature.

The second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the storage tank 3 further rises and reaches the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the electromagnetic valve 85 is once closed by the control device 87 and the supply of water from the water supply pipe 83 is stopped.
Next, the electric pump 17 is driven by the control device 87, and the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked by the electric pump 17 and ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. The Due to the negative pressure generated when the washing liquid flows through the supply pipe 19, air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 through the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generation nozzle 21. When the air flows out from the bubble generating nozzle 21 into the supply pipe 19, the air flows out as countless fine bubbles, and a bubble-containing washing liquid in which the countless fine bubbles are mixed is generated. The washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. By this ejection, the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is agitated, and countless fine bubbles are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid, so that the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is replaced with the bubble-containing washing liquid. Instead, when a detergent or a processing agent is supplied into the second storage chamber 15, these detergent or processing agent can be evenly mixed in the washing liquid.
The washing liquid in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked by the electric pump 17 and ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19, and the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 rises to cause the first storage. Since a pressure difference is generated between the chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15, the washing liquid flows from the second storage chamber 15 to the first storage chamber 13 through the plurality of communication holes 11 a of the partition wall 11. In this way, the washing liquid circulates in the storage tank 3.

In parallel with the above-described steps, preparation for setting the laundry S in the washing apparatus 1 is performed.
First, the laundry S is accommodated in the lattice frame 7 so as to accommodate the laundry S, the lid 91 is closed, and the lid 91 and the lattice frame main body 89 are closed by one or more clips 95 so that the lid 91 is not opened. Grip corresponding side edges of each other. When the laundry S is clothing, it is folded and stored in the lattice frame 7. Both ends of the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored are fastened and fixed to the slide member bodies 39a of the slide member 39 by a plurality of fastening members 38. In the first embodiment, the two lattice frames 7 are fixed to each slide member main body 39a in a state where they are arranged one above the other. Thereby, the two lattice frames 7 are integrated with the slide member 39. At this time, the lower end portion of the link member 51 is connected to the connecting member 41 of the slide member 39.
Next, the laundry S is stored in a state where the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is maintained at a preset temperature and countless fine bubbles are sufficiently mixed in the washing liquid in the storage tank 3. Each lattice frame 7 is immersed in the second storage chamber 15 together with the slide member 39.

  Next, the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39 a of the slide member 39 is inserted into the insertion hole of the guide member 49, while the small diameter portion 57 b of the rotating shaft 57 is inserted into the cylindrical member 67 a of the screw shaft 67 of the link member 51. Is inserted through the collar 69, and the nut 71 is screwed onto the male thread portion of the small diameter portion 57b. Thus, the slide member 39 and the rotation shaft 57 are connected via the link member 51. At this time, the screwing amount of the screw shaft 67 with respect to the link member main body 65 is set in advance according to the position of the rotation shaft 57 with respect to the elongated hole 55a of the rotating plate 55.

Next, after operating the operation panel 87a of the control device 87 to set the washing time, the drive device 9 is operated for a predetermined time. The passage of the washing time is measured by a timer provided in the control device 87.
When the driving device 9 is operated, the rotating plate 55 rotates, and the link member 51 reciprocates in the vertical direction while swinging. Thereby, each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 fixed to the lattice frame 7 is guided by the guide member 49 and reciprocated only in the vertical direction, so that the lattice frame 7 has a constant amplitude in the vertical direction. Can be moved back and forth. At this time, since the laundry S is stored with a margin in the lattice frame 7, each laundry S is latticed by being reciprocated with a certain amplitude in the vertical direction while being immersed in the washing liquid. The laundry liquid that expands and diffuses in the frame 7 and in which countless fine bubbles are mixed easily enters between the laundry items S. As a result, since the washing liquid uniformly penetrates the entire laundry S, the countless fine bubbles surely act on the dirt component adhering to the laundry S, and each laundry S is effectively washed. The Specifically, when an infinite number of bubbles burst and disappear on the surface of the laundry S, a strong shock wave is generated, and the shock wave removes the dirt component adhering to the surface of the laundry S from the laundry S. Remove dirt to remove dirt.

The dirt component detached from each laundry S adheres to countless fine bubbles floating in the washing liquid, and the bubbles to which the dirt component adheres are gradually joined together to increase the buoyancy and increase the liquid level. To surface. The dirt component floating along with the bubbles flows from the second storage chamber 15 toward the first storage chamber 13 while floating on the liquid surface, is captured together with the washing liquid by the trap 33, and is stored in the storage tank from the end 33a of the trap 33. 3 is discharged outside.
In addition, when the detergent and the processing agent are supplied into the second storage chamber 15, since the detergent and the processing agent uniformly penetrate the entire laundry S, the laundry S is effectively washed. At the same time, the properties of the laundry S after washing can be suitably stabilized.
A part of the laundry waste such as yarn waste separated from the laundry S during the washing rises to the liquid level by the agitation caused by the bubble-containing washing liquid being jetted into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. Then, the liquid surface floats toward the first storage chamber 13 from the second storage chamber 15, is captured together with the washing liquid by the trap 33, and is discharged from the end 33 a of the trap 33 to the outside of the storage tank 3. .

On the other hand, laundry waste such as yarn waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing from the second storage chamber 15 to the first storage chamber 13 through the plurality of communication holes 11 a of the partition wall 11 is captured by the filter 27.
In this way, the washing liquid in which the washing waste and dirt components are captured and purified by the filter 27 and the trap 33 flows into the first storage chamber 13 through the communication hole 11a, and is sucked by the electric pump 17 to be first. 2 Since it is supplied into the storage chamber 15, there is no possibility that the electric pump 17 is clogged by sucking washing waste and dirt components.

During washing, the liquid level in the storage tank 3 is gradually lowered by being discharged out of the storage tank 3 from the end portion 33a of the catcher 33, and from the second liquid level height H2 by a preset amount. When the second liquid level sensor 79b detects the lowering and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire, the electromagnetic valve 85 is opened again by the control device 87, and the first storage chamber 13 is opened. Water is supplied from the water supply pipe 83 until the inner liquid level reaches the second liquid level height H2. At this time, you may make it supply a detergent and a processing agent in the 2nd storage chamber 15 according to the amount of the supplied water.
When the timer in the control device 87 detects that the preset washing time has elapsed, the operation of the electric motor 59 and the electric steam generator 75 is stopped by the control device 87 and the electromagnetic valve 85 is closed.
Thus, the washing process ends.

<Rinsing process>
Next, the rinsing process will be described.
After the washing process is completed, the nut 71 is loosened to pull out the cylindrical member 67a of the screw shaft 67 of the link member 51 from the small diameter portion 57b of the rotating shaft 57, and the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is removed. The guide member 49 is extracted from the insertion hole.
Next, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is taken out of the storage tank 3 together with the slide member 39, and the washing liquid adhering to the laundry S is dropped to some extent while the laundry S is stored in the lattice frame 7. After that, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is set in the rinsing apparatus.
The rinsing apparatus basically has the same configuration as that of the washing apparatus 1, but the rinsing apparatus does not include the storage container 73 and the electric steam generator 75. Further, no detergent or processing agent is supplied during the rinsing process, but except for this point, basically the same process as the washing process by the washing apparatus 1 is executed in the rinsing process. Accordingly, a detailed description of the configuration of the rinsing apparatus will be omitted, and in the description of the rinsing process, the names and symbols of the respective components of the washing apparatus 1 described above will be used as they are and will be briefly described below.

The setting of the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored in the rinsing apparatus is performed in the same procedure as the setting on the washing apparatus 1 described above. Thus, the slide member 39 and the rotation shaft 57 of the rinsing device are connected via the link member 51.
Next, after operating the operation panel 87a of the control device 87 of the rinsing apparatus to set the rinsing time, the rinsing apparatus drive device 9 is operated for a predetermined time. The elapse of the rinsing time is measured by a timer provided in the control device 87 of the rinsing device. Further, during the rinsing step, the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device 5 causes the washing liquid to contain countless fine bubbles to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is used in the rinsing apparatus. 2 The gas is ejected into the storage chamber 15.
The laundry S stored in the lattice frame 7 was immersed in water in combination with storing the laundry S with a margin in the lattice frame 7 by operating the driving device 9. The laundry S is expanded and diffused in the lattice frame 7 by being reciprocated with a certain amplitude in the vertical direction in the state, and the laundry liquid in which countless fine bubbles are mixed is sufficiently between the laundry S. Infiltrate. As a result, water uniformly permeates the entire laundry S, so that countless fine bubbles act on the detergent attached to the laundry S and the laundry S is effectively washed.

Laundry debris such as yarn waste separated from the laundry S during the rinsing process is captured by the trap 33 and the filter 27 in the same manner as the above-described washing process.
In the rinsing step, in order to improve the rinsing effect, a larger amount of water than the amount of water replenished in the washing step described above is replenished from the water supply pipe 83 of the rinsing device.
When the timer in the control device 87 of the rinsing device detects that a preset rinsing time has elapsed, the control device 87 of the rinsing device stops the operation of the electric motor 59 of the drive device 9 and the electromagnetic valve 85 is closed. To be spoken.
Next, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is taken out from the storage tank 3 of the rinsing apparatus together with the slide member 39, and the water adhering to the laundry S in a state where the laundry S is stored in the lattice frame 7 is removed. After dropping to some extent, the lattice frame 7 is removed from the slide member 39. Then, the clip 95 is removed, the lid 91 is opened, and the laundry S is taken out from the lattice frame body 89.
Thus, the rinsing process is completed.
For the laundry S after the rinsing process, a dehydration process and a drying process, which are the next processes, are performed. In the dehydration step, for example, after the laundry S is placed in a folded state in a cylindrical rotating drum, the rotating drum is rotated at high speed to perform dehydration.
In the drying process, the laundry S after the dehydration process is put into a rotary drum dryer and the laundry S is dried while rotating the rotary drum, or the laundry S is spread and hung on a hanger. Dry in the drying chamber. When drying the laundry S while hung on the hanger, drying the laundry S while gently swinging with the hanger not only shortens the time required for drying, but also when the laundry S is clothes, etc. Can dry the dough to a supple state.

According to the washing apparatus and the washing method according to the first embodiment of the present invention as described above, the lattice frame 7 is reciprocated with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction in the bubble-containing washing liquid containing countless fine bubbles. By making it move, the laundry S is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the laundry S can be washed without being damaged or out of shape. Further, even when the decorative article is attached to the laundry S, there is no possibility that the decorative article will be detached from the laundry S during the washing.
In addition, since the particle size of countless fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid is set to be less than 100 micrometers, the speed of rising in the washing liquid is slow and the surface tension is large, so Even if it comes into contact with the other bubbles, it is difficult to form large bubbles. As a result, since the state of fine bubbles can be maintained in the washing liquid, the laundry S is evenly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, so that the countless fine components in the soil components that have penetrated the laundry S can be obtained. Air bubbles can act reliably and can be cleaned effectively. Further, when the detergent is supplied to the washing liquid, the detergent is suitably held on the surface of the fine bubbles, so that the entire laundry S is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, and thus penetrates the laundry S. The detergent acts on the soiled components reliably and can be cleaned effectively.

Further, the washing liquid in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked by the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device 5 and countless fine bubbles are included in the sucked washing liquid to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is generated. Since the washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 communicating with the first storage chamber 13, the washing liquid circulates in the storage tank 3. As a result, countless fine bubbles can be uniformly mixed in the washing liquid. In addition, when a detergent is mixed in the laundry liquid, the detergent can be uniformly mixed in the laundry liquid.
Moreover, since the laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber 13 from the second storage chamber 15 through the communication hole 11a is configured to be captured by the filter 27 during the washing of the laundry S, the laundry waste is removed. Can be captured effectively.

Moreover, it is equipped with the trap 33 which capture | acquires the washing waste which floats on the liquid level of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3, and flows toward the 1st storage chamber 13 from the 2nd storage chamber 15, Since the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 are long in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 are arranged, the laundry waste floating on the liquid surface of the washing liquid can be effectively captured. .
Further, since the catcher 33 is disposed over the entire upper edge along the upper edge of the partition wall 11, it floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3, and the second storage chamber 15. The laundry waste flowing toward the first storage chamber 13 can be reliably captured.
Furthermore, since the trap 33 is fixed to the upper edge of the partition wall 11, a special member for fixing the trap 33 is not required.
In the above-described first embodiment, the example in which the trap 33 is disposed on the upper edge of the partition wall 11 is shown. The trap 33 may be disposed in the first storage chamber 13 or the second storage chamber 15 in a portion that does not interfere with the partition wall 11 and in the vicinity of the upper edge of the partition wall 11.

Moreover, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, although the example which partitions off the storage tank 3 into the 1st storage chamber 13 and the 2nd storage chamber 15 by the partition 11 in which the some communication hole 11a ... was formed was shown, Instead of this, two storage tanks corresponding to the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 may be arranged apart from each other, and the two storage tanks may be communicated with each other via a communication pipe. . In this case, the inside of the communication pipe constitutes a “communication path” in the present invention. Further, in this case, the trap 33 is disposed in a storage tank corresponding to the second storage chamber 15 and at a site that does not interfere with the lattice frame 7 or the slide member 39 that reciprocates in the vertical direction by the driving device 9. .
In the first embodiment described above, the example in which the two lattice frames 7 are fixed to the slide member 39 in the state where the two lattice frames 7 are arranged vertically is shown. However, three or more lattice frames 7 are appropriately arranged vertically and horizontally. You may make it fix to the slide member 39 in the state. In this case, the second storage chamber 15 is formed in a size that can accommodate all the lattice frames 7.
Further, in the first embodiment described above, an example in which the rinsing device is a device separate from the washing device 1 is shown, but instead, the stopper member 16 is removed when the washing process is completed, and the second storage is performed. After the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is discharged from the discharge port on the bottom surface of the chamber 15, the washing device 1 may be used as it is as a rinsing device. In this case, since it is not necessary to take out the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored from the storage tank 3 together with the slide member 39, it is possible to proceed to the rinsing process as it is. Can do. Further, in this case, if the electromagnetic valve is changed to a solenoid valve that can be opened and closed instead of the plug member 16 and the electromagnetic valve and the control device 87 of the washing device 1 are connected via an electric wire, the control device 87 is completed when the washing process is completed. Thus, after the electromagnetic valve is opened and the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is completely discharged, the electromagnetic valve is closed and the process can automatically proceed to the rinsing step.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, an example in which air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 via the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generation nozzle 21 has been shown, but instead, as shown in FIG. The ozone generator 100 may be connected to the intake pipe 23. With this configuration, the ozone gas generated by the ozone generator 100 is mixed with the air in the ozone generator 100 to become ozone-containing air, and is then introduced into the bubble generating nozzle 21 via the intake pipe 23. Supplied. As a result, countless fine bubbles made of ozone-containing air are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid, and the harmful bacteria, bad odor components and dirt components adhering to the laundry S or mixed in the washing liquid are ozone. Acts to remove them. The mixing ratio of ozone gas and air generated by the ozone generator 100 may be adjusted according to the type of the laundry S. The ozone generator 100 is connected to a control device 87 via an electric wire (not shown), and the operation is controlled by the control device 87.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, as an embodiment other than the first embodiment described above and its modifications, the second embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7 referred to in the description of the second embodiment, the same or equivalent members and parts as those described in the first embodiment and the modifications thereof are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed description will be omitted. Also in the second embodiment, it is needless to say that the same actions and effects can be achieved with the same or equivalent configurations as those described in the first embodiment and the modifications thereof.

In the washing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, the example in which water occupies all or most of the components constituting the washing liquid is shown. However, in the washing apparatus 101 of the second embodiment, the washing liquid The dry cleaning solvent occupies all or most of the components constituting the. Examples of the dry cleaning solvent include perchloroethylene, fluorine-based solvent, petroleum-based solvent, and the like.
The washing apparatus 101 according to the second embodiment includes an electric steam generator 75, a first liquid level sensor 79a, a temperature sensor 81, and a water supply pipe provided in the washing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. 83 etc. are not provided.
The storage tank 3 of the washing apparatus 101 includes a first storage chamber 13 and a second storage chamber 15 disposed above (directly above) the first storage chamber 13, and the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber. 15 is partitioned vertically by partition walls 11. In the 1st storage chamber 13 and the 2nd storage chamber 15, the volume which can store a washing | cleaning liquid is set so that the direction of the 1st storage chamber 13 may become larger. The washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13 passes through the wall surface (the left wall surface in FIG. 7) of the storage tank 3 through the suction pipe 103 that communicates the inside of the first storage chamber 13 with the outside. After being sucked by the electric pump 17, the electric pump 17 discharges the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19.

  The inside of the first storage chamber 13 and the inside of the second storage chamber 15 are communicated via a first communication pipe 105, and the upper end of the first communication pipe 105 is the storage tank 3 to which the supply pipe 19 is attached. Is attached to the wall surface of the opposite side surface portion (the right side surface in FIG. 7) opposite to the side surface portion, and communicates with the bottom portion in the second storage chamber 15. On the other hand, the lower end of the first communication pipe 105 is attached to the wall surface of the opposite side surface (the right side surface in FIG. 7) opposite to the side surface of the storage tank 3 to which the suction pipe 103 is attached. 1 communicates with the bottom of the storage chamber 13. The inside of the first communication pipe 105 constitutes a “communication path” in the present invention. A filter container 107 is disposed in the middle of the first communication pipe 105 in the longitudinal direction, and a filter 109 is accommodated in the filter container 107. A door 111 is detachably attached to the filter container 107, and the filter 109 can be detachably accommodated in the filter container 107 by opening and closing the door 111.

In addition, an electromagnetic valve 113 that opens and closes the flow path in the first communication pipe 105 is provided in the middle of the first communication pipe 105 in the longitudinal direction and between the bottom in the first storage chamber 13 and the filter container 107. It is arranged.
A catcher 33 is provided integrally with the side surface portion of the storage tank 3 to which the first communication pipe 105 is attached (the right side surface portion in FIG. 7). The midway part and the upper part of the first communication pipe 105 are connected via a connection pipe 115.
On the side surface of the storage tank 3 located above the trap 33, a mounting table 3a is provided integrally with the storage tank 3, and a storage container 73 is mounted on the mounting table 3a. In the storage container 73, a detergent (for example, a silicone detergent) or a processing agent selected according to the material of the laundry S is stored, and the detergent or the processing agent penetrates the side surface of the storage tank 3. Then, it is supplied into the second storage chamber 15 through the piped discharge pipe 73a and supplied according to the material of the laundry S. When the detergent or processing agent is not supplied, the dry cleaning solvent supplied into the storage tank 3 constitutes the “laundry liquid” in the present invention, and supplies at least one of the detergent or the processing agent. In this case, the dry cleaning solvent mixed with the mixing agent constitutes the “laundry liquid” in the present invention.

A substantially rectangular lid body 117 that closes its opening so as to be openable and closable is disposed at the upper part of the storage tank 3, and the lid body 117 has an annular shape around the second reservoir chamber 15. The seal member 119 is attached. When the upper opening of the storage tank 3 is closed by the lid 117, the seal member 119 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the upper opening of the storage tank 3. Thereby, the airtightness between the opening of the upper part of the storage tank 3 and the outer peripheral part of the cover body 117 is maintained. The lid 117 is configured to be locked to the storage tank 3 by a locking mechanism (not shown) with the upper opening of the storage tank 3 closed.
The longitudinally intermediate portions of the pair of slide member main bodies 39a and 39a are respectively inserted into a pair of through holes formed in the lid body 117 at the same interval as the horizontal interval between the slide member main bodies 39a and 39a. Has been. The pair of through holes are formed in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the lid body 117, and an annular seal member 121 is mounted in an annular groove formed in the inner peripheral portion of the pair of through holes. ing. Thereby, the airtightness between the through hole of the lid 117 through which each slide member main body 39a is inserted and the outer periphery of each slide member main body 39a is maintained.
A through hole 117 a that communicates the inside of the second storage chamber 15 and the outside is formed in the center portion of the lid body 117, and the through hole 117 a is closed by the valve device 123. The valve device 123 opens and closes due to a pressure difference between the inside of the second storage chamber 15 and the outside, and opens when the pressure inside the second storage chamber 15 falls below the outside pressure, while the pressure inside the second storage chamber 15 When the pressure rises from the external atmospheric pressure, the valve is closed.
Thus, the airtightness in the second storage chamber 15 is maintained, and the gas generated by vaporizing the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is prevented from leaking to the outside of the second storage chamber 15. .

The inside of the first storage chamber 13 and the inside of the second storage chamber 15 are communicated via a second communication pipe 125, and the upper end of the second communication pipe 125 is the storage tank 3 in which the supply pipe 19 is disposed. Is attached to the side surface portion above the side surface portion (the left side surface portion in FIG. 7) and communicates with the upper portion in the second storage chamber 15. On the other hand, the lower end portion of the second communication pipe 125 is attached to a side surface portion lower than the side surface portion of the storage tank 3 to which the upper end portion of the supply pipe 19 is attached. Communicate. In the middle of the second communication pipe 125 in the longitudinal direction, the electric blower 127 that sucks the gas generated by the evaporation of the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 from the upper suction port and discharges it from the lower discharge port. And a cooling device 129 that cools and liquefies the gas discharged by the electric blower 127. The washing liquid liquefied by the cooling device 129 is returned into the first storage chamber 13 from the lower end of the second communication pipe 125.
The partition wall 11 is inclined so as to be positioned downward from the outer peripheral portion toward the central portion, and the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is discharged into the first storage chamber 13 at the central portion. And an electromagnetic valve 131 that opens and closes the discharge port.
The electric motor 59, the electric pump 17, the liquid level sensor 79b, the electromagnetic valve 113, the electric blower 127, and the electromagnetic valve 131 of the driving device 9 are connected to the control device 87 via electric wires (not shown), respectively. The operation is controlled by each device 87.

<Laundry process>
Next, a process of washing laundry (using the “washing method” in the present invention) using the above-described washing apparatus 101 will be described.
First, as in the case of the first embodiment described above, as a preparation for setting the laundry S in the washing apparatus 101, the laundry S is accommodated in the lattice frame 7 with a margin. Next, after each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is inserted into each through hole (each through hole in which the seal member 121 is mounted) of the lid body 117 detached from the storage tank 3, the laundry S is stored. The slide member main bodies 39a are fastened and fixed to the both ends of the lattice frame 7 by a plurality of fastening members 38. FIG. 7 shows a configuration in which one grid frame 7 is fixed to each slide member main body 39a for the sake of drawing. However, as in the first embodiment, two or more grid frames 7 are provided. You may make it fix to the slide member main body 39a. The lattice frame 7 is integrated with the slide member 39 by fixing the lattice frame 7 to each slide member main body 39a. At this time, the lower end portion of the link member 51 is connected to the connecting member 41 of the slide member 39.
Next, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is positioned in the second storage chamber 15, and the opening at the top of the storage tank 3 is closed by the lid body 117 into which each slide member main body 39 a of the slide member 39 is inserted. After that, the lid 117 is locked to the storage tank 3 by a locking mechanism (not shown).

Next, in the same manner as in the first embodiment described above, the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is inserted into the insertion hole of the guide member 49, and then the slide member 39 and the drive device 9 are connected. They are connected via a link member 51.
Next, with the adjustment valve 25 being appropriately opened, the operation panel 87a of the control device 87 is operated to set the washing time and the washing operation by the washing device 101 is started. The passage of the washing time is measured by a timer provided in the control device 87.
When the operation of starting the washing operation is performed, the control device 87 closes the electromagnetic valves 113 and 131, and the electric pump 17 is driven to wash the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13. And is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the suction pipe 103 and the supply pipe 19. Due to the negative pressure generated when the washing liquid flows through the supply pipe 19, air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 through the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generation nozzle 21. When the air flows out from the bubble generating nozzle 21 into the supply pipe 19, the air flows out as countless fine bubbles, and a bubble-containing washing liquid in which the countless fine bubbles are mixed is generated. The washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. At this time, a detergent or a processing agent selected according to the material of the laundry S may be supplied into the second storage chamber 15. When supplying a detergent or a processing agent, it is stored in the storage container 73 in advance. The washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is jetted into the second storage chamber 15 to agitate the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15, and countless fine bubbles are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid. Not only the washing liquid is replaced with the bubble-containing washing liquid, but also when the detergent or processing agent is supplied into the second storage chamber 15, these detergent or processing agent is evenly mixed into the washing liquid.

  The second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 has risen to the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the electromagnetic valve 113 is opened by the control device 87, and the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber 15 returns to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 due to a pressure difference. The returned washing liquid in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked again by the electric pump 17 and ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the suction pipe 103 and the supply pipe 19. In this way, a circulation path is formed in which the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber 13 → the suction pipe 103 → the electric pump 17 → the supply pipe 19 → the second storage chamber 15 → the first communication pipe 105. A filter container 107 in which the filter 109 is accommodated is disposed in the middle of the circulation path.

  When the electromagnetic valve 113 is opened, the second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 has fallen and has fallen by a predetermined height from the second liquid level height H2. Then, when the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire, the control device 87 closes the electromagnetic valve 113. Then, the second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 rises again and reaches the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted via the electric wire to the control device. When transmitted to 87, the electromagnetic valve 113 is opened again by the control device 87, and the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 returns to the first storage chamber 13. In this way, the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 is held in the vicinity of the second liquid level height H2. It should be noted that the amount of washing liquid returned to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 is larger than the amount of washing liquid jetted into the second storage chamber 15 by the electric pump 17. The specifications of the electric pump 17 and the inner diameter dimension of the first communication pipe 105 are set so as to be. As a result, during the washing operation, even if the electric pump 17 is continuously operated, the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 is maintained at the second liquid level height H2 or less. By continuously operating, the bubble-containing washing liquid in which countless fine bubbles are mixed can be sufficiently ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19.

  Further, the second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 has reached the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the drive device 9 is operated by the control device 87. As a result, the rotating plate 55 rotates, the link member 51 reciprocates in the vertical direction while swinging, and the lattice frame 7 is reciprocated with a certain amplitude in the vertical direction together with the slide member 39. At this time, the slide member main body 39 a of the slide member 39 is guided by the guide member 49 so that the longitudinal direction thereof is oriented in a direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the lid body 117, and is orthogonal to the upper surface of the lid body 117. Reciprocates only in the direction. As a result, washing is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and countless fine bubbles reliably act on the dirt component adhering to each laundry S, thereby effectively washing each laundry S. .

The dirt component that has separated from each laundry S, floated together with the air bubbles, and flowed toward the catcher 33 is captured by the catcher 33 together with the washing liquid, and is connected to the upper portion in the first communication pipe 105 via the connection pipe 115. To be discharged. On the other hand, the washing liquid returning from the bottom of the second storage chamber 15 to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 passes through the filter 27 immediately before flowing into the first communication pipe 105. Laundry waste such as yarn waste mixed in the washing liquid is captured by the filter 27. The washing liquid flowing through the filter 27 and flowing into the first communication pipe 105 and the washing liquid flowing into the first communication pipe 105 via the connection pipe 115 merge into the filter container 107, and After the dirt component mixed in the washing liquid is captured by the filter 109, it returns to the first storage chamber 13. Accordingly, not only can the dirt component detached from the laundry S adhere to the laundry S again, but also the washing liquid from which the dirt component and laundry waste have been removed returns to the first storage chamber 13. Therefore, there is no possibility that the electric pump 17 is clogged by sucking washing waste and dirt components.
In addition, when the detergent and the processing agent are supplied into the second storage chamber 15, since the detergent and the processing agent uniformly penetrate the entire laundry S, the laundry S is effectively washed. At the same time, the properties of the laundry S after washing can be suitably stabilized.

When the timer in the control device 87 detects that the preset washing time has elapsed after a lapse of time, the operation of the electric motor 59 of the drive device 9 is stopped by the control device 87 and the electromagnetic valve 113 is turned on. The solenoid valve 131 is opened while the valve is closed, and the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is discharged into the first storage chamber 13. At this time, the washing liquid adhering to each laundry S is also dropped from each laundry S. When the timer in the control device 87 detects that a certain time has passed since the electromagnetic valve 131 was opened, the control device 87 activates the electric blower 127. At this time, the washing liquid adhering to each laundry S has fallen to some extent. When the electric blower 127 is activated, the gas generated by vaporizing the washing liquid remaining in the second storage chamber 15 is sucked by the electric blower 127 and discharged to the cooling device 129. At this time, the atmospheric pressure in the second storage chamber 15 decreases, the valve device 123 opens, and air flows into the second storage chamber 15 from the outside. The gas discharged from the electric blower 127 is cooled and liquefied by the cooling device 129, and the liquefied washing liquid is returned into the first storage chamber 13 from the lower end of the second communication pipe 125. When the timer in the control device 87 detects that a certain time has elapsed since the operation of the electric blower 127, the operation of the electric blower 127 is stopped by the control device 87 and provided in the control device 87. The notification device 87b is activated to notify the worker that the laundry work has been completed.
Thus, the washing process ends.

After the washing process is completed, the link member 51 is removed from the drive device 9 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the latching mechanism (not shown) of the lid 117 is unlocked to store the tank. 3, the lid 117 is detached. In this state, the grip portion 31a of the handle 31 is gripped by hand and the filter 27 is taken out together with the handle 31 from the second storage chamber 15, and the washing waste adhering to the filter 27 is removed or the door 111 is opened. The filter 109 can be taken out from the filter container 107 and the dirt component adhering to the filter 109 can be removed.
Next, the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is extracted from the insertion hole of the guide member 49, and the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is extracted from the storage tank 3 together with the slide member 39 and the lid body 117. . Next, after removing the lattice frame 7 and the lid 117 from the slide member 39, the laundry S is taken out from the lattice frame 7 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. In addition, before taking out the laundry S from the lattice frame 7, the lid 91 of the lattice frame 7 is opened and the laundry S taken out from the lattice frame 7 is placed on the net shelf in the lattice frame main body 89, or The laundry liquid adhering to the laundry S may be squeezed out in advance by pressing the laundry S from above. For the laundry S taken out from the lattice frame 7, a drying process which is the next process is executed. The drying process is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

According to the washing apparatus 101 and the washing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention as described above, since the drive device 9 is disposed outside the storage tank 3, the drive apparatus 9 is arranged in the storage tank 3. The volume in the storage tank 3 that can store the washing liquid can be increased as compared with the case where it is provided. In addition, since the slide member 39 whose one end is bonded to the lattice frame 7 and whose other end is connected to the driving device 9 penetrates the lid 117, the upper opening of the storage tank 3 is closed by the lid 117. In this state, the slide member 39 can be reciprocated by the drive device 9 with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction. For this reason, even during the washing operation, the gas generated by the evaporation of the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 of the storage tank 3 is less likely to leak from the upper opening of the storage tank 3.
Further, since the second storage chamber 15 is disposed above the first storage chamber 13, the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber 15 is utilized by utilizing the pressure difference due to the height difference between the storage chambers 13 and 15. It can be returned into the first storage chamber 13 via the first communication pipe 105. In addition, since the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber 13 → the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device 5 → the second storage chamber 15 → the first communication pipe 105, the washing liquid is used for washing without waste. Can do.

  In the second embodiment described above, an example is shown in which air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 via the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generating nozzle 21. Instead, the first embodiment shown in FIG. You may comprise like a modification. In the first modification, the ozone generator 100 is connected to the intake pipe 23 as in the modification of the first embodiment. With this configuration, the ozone gas generated by the ozone generator 100 is mixed with air in the ozone generator 100 to become ozone-containing air, and then is supplied to the bubble generating nozzle 21 via the intake pipe 23. Supplied. As a result, ozone acts on harmful bacteria, malodorous components and dirt components adhering to the laundry S or mixed in the washing liquid, and these can be removed. The mixing ratio of ozone gas and air generated by the ozone generator 100 may be adjusted according to the type of the laundry S. The ozone generator 100 is connected to a control device 87 via an electric wire (not shown), and the operation is controlled by the control device 87.

  In the second embodiment and the first modification described above, the partition wall 11 that divides the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 is lowered downward from the outer peripheral portion toward the central portion. An example is shown in which an electromagnetic valve 131 that is inclined so as to be positioned and opens and closes the discharge port at the center is provided. However, instead of this, as in the second modification shown in FIG. 9, the partition wall 11 is inclined so as to be positioned downward toward the opening in the second storage chamber 15 through which the first communication pipe 105 communicates. Then, the washing liquid may flow out from the opening in the second storage chamber 15 and then flow into the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105. By comprising in this way, the discharge port and electromagnetic valve 131 of the center part of the partition 11 which were provided in the said 2nd Embodiment and its 1st modification can be abolished. In this case, the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 can be caused to flow into the first storage chamber 13 by appropriately opening and closing the electromagnetic valve 113 by the control device 87.

Further, in the above-described second embodiment and the modifications thereof, the second storage chamber 15 is disposed above the first storage chamber 13 and the pressure difference due to the height difference between the storage chambers 13 and 15 is used. The example in which the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber 15 is returned to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 is shown as a pump in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the first communication pipe 105. The washing liquid may be returned to the first storage chamber 13 by the pump.
Further, in the above-described second embodiment and the modifications thereof, an example in which the filter container 107 in which the filter 109 is accommodated is disposed in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the first communication pipe 105 is shown. In addition, the suction pipe 103 may be long, and the filter container 107 in which the filter 109 is housed may be disposed in a portion located in the middle in the longitudinal direction and located outside the storage tank 3. Also by this, since the dirt component mixed in the washing liquid is captured by the filter 109, not only the dirt component detached from the laundry S can be prevented from adhering to the laundry S but also the dirt component is sucked. Thus, there is no possibility that the electric pump 17 is clogged.

The above-described first and second embodiments and modifications thereof are examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the like, and is claimed. The present invention can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist or concept of the invention that can be read from the entirety of the specification and the specification, and such a changed washing apparatus and washing method are also included in the technical scope of the present invention It is.
For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the example in which the laundry S is directly stored in the storage space of the lattice frame 7 has been described. The laundry S may be stored in the storage space of the lattice frame 7 together with the bag in a state where the item S is stored. In this way, the laundry S can be washed without being damaged or out of shape as compared with the case where the laundry S is directly stored in the lattice frame 7. In this case, when there are a plurality of laundry S, all the laundry S may be stored in one bag, or each laundry S may be individually stored in a plurality of bags. . By storing individually, the laundry S comes into contact with each other during washing, and the pigment of the laundry S adheres to the other laundry S, or the laundry waste separated from the laundry S adheres to the other laundry S. There is no fear of doing it.

In each of the above-described embodiments and the like, an example in which the lattice frame 7 is reciprocated in the vertical direction by driving the electric motor 59 of the driving device 9 has been described. Instead, the piston rod and the piston rod are inserted. The lattice frame 7 may be reciprocated in the vertical direction by an expansion / contraction operation of a hydraulic cylinder provided with a cylinder. In this case, the hydraulic cylinder constitutes a part of the “drive mechanism” in the present invention.
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments and the like, an example in which the slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is paired has been described, but instead, three or more slide member main bodies 39a are provided, and these slide member main bodies 39a are provided. May be fixed to the lattice frame 7 and the slide member main bodies 39a may be inserted through the insertion holes of the guide members 49, respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing apparatus 3 Reservoir 5 Bubble-containing washing liquid ejection apparatus 7 Lattice frame 9 Drive apparatus (drive mechanism)
11 Bulkhead 11a Communication hole (Communication passage)
13 1st storage chamber 15 2nd storage chamber 27 Filter 33 Capturer (capturing means)
39 Slide member (drive mechanism)
49 Guide member (drive mechanism)
51 Link member (drive mechanism)
55 Rotating plate (drive mechanism)
57 Rotating shaft (drive mechanism)
105 Inside the first communication pipe (communication path)
109 Filter 117 Lid S Laundry

In order to achieve this object, a washing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage tank capable of storing a washing liquid, and an infinite number of fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid stored in the storage tank. The bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device capable of jetting the generated bubble-containing washing liquid into the storage tank, a lattice frame having a storage space capable of storing laundry, and the lattice frame suspended from above And a drive mechanism that can reciprocate the lattice frame in the storage tank with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction while being suspended from above .

A washing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the drive mechanism is a rotary plate that is rotated about a horizontal axis by an electric motor, and one end portion of the rotary plate is the rotary plate. And a link member that is pivotably connected to the other end portion of the link plate, and the other end portion of the link member reciprocates in the vertical direction. The lattice frame is reciprocated vertically in conjunction with movement, and the constant amplitude can be changed by changing a connection position of one end of the link member with respect to the rotating plate. is there.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the washing apparatus according to the first or second aspect , wherein the innumerable fine bubbles are made of ozone-containing air in which air and ozone gas are mixed. It is a feature.
A washing apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a particle size of the fine bubbles is set to be less than 100 micrometers. It is characterized by being.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the laundry device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the storage tank includes a first storage chamber, the first storage chamber, A second storage chamber communicated via a communication path, and the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device is disposed in the first storage chamber, while the lattice frame is disposed in the second storage chamber, The washing liquid ejection device sucks the washing liquid in the first storage chamber, and the sucked washing liquid contains innumerable fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid. It is characterized by being ejected into the storage chamber.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing apparatus according to the fifth aspect , wherein a filter is detachably disposed so as to cover an opening of the communication path on the first storage chamber side, The laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber through the passage can be captured by the filter during washing of the laundry.

Washing device according to the invention described in claim 7 is the washing machine according to claim 5 or claim 6, wherein the reservoir is partitioned into a second reservoir chamber and the first reservoir chamber by a partition, The partition wall is set to a height that can be immersed over the upper edge of the partition wall by the washing liquid stored in the storage tank, floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank, and A capture means for capturing laundry waste flowing from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber is provided, and the capture means is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are arranged. It is characterized by being formed long.
The washing apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the laundry apparatus according to the seventh aspect , wherein the capturing means is disposed over the entire upper edge along the upper edge of the partition wall. It is a feature.
According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, further comprising a lid that closes the opening at the top of the reservoir so as to be openable and closable. The drive mechanism includes a slide member having one end side bonded to the lattice frame and the other end side penetrating the lid and extending upward, and a link member on the other end side of the slide member And a drive device connected to the outside of the storage tank and operating the drive device to reciprocate the slide member in a vertical direction with a constant amplitude. is there.

The washing apparatus according to the invention described in claim 10 is the washing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the storage tank includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber disposed above the first storage chamber. The first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are communicated with each other via a communication path, the lattice frame is disposed in the second storage chamber, and the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device is used to Aspirating the washing liquid in the storage chamber and containing the countless fine bubbles in the sucked washing liquid to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and jetting the generated bubble-containing washing liquid into the second storage chamber; By returning the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber to the first storage chamber via the communication path, the first storage chamber , the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device , the second storage chamber , A circulation path in which the washing liquid circulates in the order of the communication path is configured And it is characterized in and.
The washing apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to the tenth aspect, wherein a filter that captures dirt components mixed in the washing liquid is disposed in the middle of the circulation path. It is a feature.

In the washing method according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the washing liquid stored in the storage tank contains countless fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is stored in the storage liquid. The bubble-containing laundry in the storage tank is ejected into the tank and the washing liquid in the storage tank is replaced with the bubble-containing laundry liquid, while the bubble-containing laundry liquid is sprayed into the storage tank. in the liquid, the laundry have a housing space for housing the laundry housed with a margin to the receiving space of lattice frame suspended from above was immersed together with the lattice frame, and, in immersed state The lattice frame is reciprocated in a vertical direction while being suspended from above, and when the laundry and the lattice frame are immersed in the bubble-containing washing liquid, the washing before the immersion is performed. Soak the object and the lattice frame from the bottom Te is obtained by the whole of the laundry and the lattice frame by immersing to above these top edge so immersed in the bubble-containing wash solution.
A washing method according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the washing method according to the twelfth aspect , wherein the innumerable fine bubbles are made of ozone-containing air in which air and ozone gas are mixed. It is.
A washing method according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the washing method according to the twelfth or thirteenth aspect , wherein the particle size of the fine bubbles is set to be less than 100 micrometers. Is.
A washing method according to an invention described in claim 15 is the washing method according to any one of claims 12 to 14 , wherein the storage tank includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber. The first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are communicated with each other via a communication path, the lattice frame is disposed in the second storage chamber, and the laundry in the first storage chamber is washed by a bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device. The liquid is sucked and the sucked washing liquid contains innumerable fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is jetted into the second storage chamber, and the second storage The washing liquid stored in the room is returned to the first storage chamber via the communication path, so that the first storage chamber , the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device , the second storage chamber , and the communication path are sequentially arranged. The feature is that the washing liquid is circulated repeatedly. It is intended to.
According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in the washing method according to any one of the twelfth to fifteenth aspects, the laundry has a margin in a flexible mesh bag. It is stored in the storage space of the lattice frame together with the bag body.

According to the invention described in claim 1 and claim 12 , the lattice frame is reciprocated in the up and down direction with a constant amplitude in the bubble-containing laundry liquid containing innumerable fine bubbles, thereby producing the bubble-containing laundry liquid. The laundry can be washed evenly while the laundry is not damaged or deformed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the amplitude for reciprocating the lattice frame can be appropriately selected by changing the connecting position of the one end of the link member with respect to the rotating plate.
According to the invention described in claim 3 and claim 13 , innumerable fine bubbles made of ozone-containing air are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid and adhered to the laundry or mixed in the washing liquid. Ozone can act on harmful bacteria, malodorous components and dirt components to remove them.
According to the invention described in claim 4 and claim 14 , since the particle size of the infinite number of fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid is set to be less than 100 micrometers, the speed of rising in the washing liquid is slow. Moreover, since the surface tension is large, even if it comes into contact with other fine bubbles, it is difficult to combine with the other bubbles and form large bubbles. As a result, since the state of fine bubbles can be maintained in the washing liquid, the laundry is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, so that countless fine bubbles are generated in the dirt component that has penetrated the laundry. It can act reliably and can be cleaned effectively.

According to the invention of claim 5 , the foam-containing laundry liquid is generated by sucking the laundry liquid in the first storage chamber by the bubble-containing laundry liquid jetting device and adding the countless fine bubbles to the sucked laundry liquid. Since the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber communicated with the first storage chamber, the washing liquid circulates in the storage tank. As a result, countless fine bubbles can be uniformly mixed in the washing liquid.
According to the invention of claim 6, since the laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber via the communication path is configured to be captured by the filter during washing of the laundry, Washing waste can be effectively captured.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a capturing means for capturing laundry waste that floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank and flows from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber, Since the capturing means is formed in a long length in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the direction in which the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are arranged, it is possible to effectively capture the laundry waste floating on the surface of the washing liquid. it can.
According to the invention described in claim 8 , since the capturing means is arranged over the entire upper edge along the upper edge of the partition wall, the capturing means floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank, and Washing waste flowing from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber can be reliably captured.

According to invention of Claim 9 , since the drive device was arrange | positioned outside the storage tank, the volume in the storage tank which can store a washing | cleaning liquid compared with the case where a drive device is arrange | positioned in a storage tank. Can be increased. In addition, since the slide member whose one end is bonded to the lattice frame and whose other end is connected to the drive device passes through the lid, the slide member is closed with the upper opening of the storage tank closed by the lid. The actuator can be reciprocated with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction.
According to the invention described in claim 10 , since the second storage chamber is disposed above the first storage chamber, the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber using the pressure difference due to the height difference between the two storage chambers. Can be returned to the first storage chamber via the communication path. In addition, since the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber , the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device , the second storage chamber , and the communication path, the washing liquid can be used for washing without waste.
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, since the filter that captures the dirt component mixed in the washing liquid is disposed in the middle of the circulation path, the dirt component that has separated from the laundry adheres to the laundry again. This can be prevented.
According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber , the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device , the second storage chamber , and the communication path. can do.
According to the invention of claim 16 , since the laundry is stored in the storage space of the lattice frame together with the bag body in a state of being stored in the flexible net-like bag body with a margin, Therefore, the laundry can be washed without being damaged or deformed as compared with the case where the laundry is directly stored.

The second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 has risen to the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the electromagnetic valve 113 is opened by the control device 87, and the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber 15 returns to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 due to a pressure difference. The returned washing liquid in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked again by the electric pump 17 and ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the suction pipe 103 and the supply pipe 19. In this way, a circulation path in which the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber 13 , the suction pipe 103 , the electric pump 17 , the supply pipe 19 , the second storage chamber 15 , and the first communication pipe 105 is configured. A filter container 107 in which the filter 109 is accommodated is disposed in the middle of the circulation path.

According to the washing apparatus 101 and the washing method according to the second embodiment of the present invention as described above, since the drive device 9 is disposed outside the storage tank 3, the drive apparatus 9 is arranged in the storage tank 3. The volume in the storage tank 3 that can store the washing liquid can be increased as compared with the case where it is provided. In addition, since the slide member 39 whose one end is bonded to the lattice frame 7 and whose other end is connected to the driving device 9 penetrates the lid 117, the upper opening of the storage tank 3 is closed by the lid 117. In this state, the slide member 39 can be reciprocated by the drive device 9 with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction. For this reason, even during the washing operation, the gas generated by the evaporation of the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 of the storage tank 3 is less likely to leak from the upper opening of the storage tank 3.
Further, since the second storage chamber 15 is disposed above the first storage chamber 13, the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber 15 is utilized by utilizing the pressure difference due to the height difference between the storage chambers 13 and 15. It can be returned into the first storage chamber 13 via the first communication pipe 105. In addition, since the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber 13 , the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device 5 , the second storage chamber 15 , and the first communication pipe 105, the washing liquid can be used for washing without waste. Can do.

The present invention contain a myriad of fine bubbles in the washing liquid to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, in which relates to washing equipment which is adapted to wash laundry by the bubble-containing washing liquid obtained by this product.

  The conventional washing apparatus shown in Patent Document 1 rotates a rotating drum in which laundry is put in an aquarium around an inclined axis and circulates washing liquid in the aquarium by a circulation pump through a circulation path. In the washing process, air is mixed into the circulation pump.

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  However, since the conventional washing apparatus sprays the washing liquid mixed with air from the discharge port toward the rotating rotating drum, the attached portion of the laundry attached to the inner wall surface of the rotating drum In addition, the washing liquid did not hang between the laundry in which the laundry was overlapped, and the laundry was not evenly exposed to the washing liquid. Further, the conventional washing apparatus is configured such that the laundry that is lifted by the rotation of the rotary drum is dropped by its own weight, so that the laundry may be damaged by the fall.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the laundry is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid containing countless fine bubbles, and the laundry can be washed without damaging the laundry. an object of the present invention is to provide a can washing equipment.

In order to achieve this object, a washing apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage tank capable of storing a washing liquid, and an infinite number of fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid stored in the storage tank. The bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device capable of jetting the generated bubble-containing washing liquid into the storage tank, a lattice frame having a storage space capable of storing laundry, and the lattice frame suspended from above And a drive mechanism capable of reciprocating the lattice frame in the storage tank with a constant amplitude in a vertical direction while being suspended from above, and the storage tank is arranged in a horizontal direction. The first storage chamber and the second storage chamber that are adjacent to each other are partitioned by a partition, and the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber communicate with each other through a communication path formed in the partition, and the bubble-containing laundry The liquid ejection device is stored in the first storage chamber. An electric pump that sucks and discharges the washing liquid, a supply pipe that supplies the washing liquid discharged from the electric pump into the second storage chamber, and an air bubble generation that is disposed in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the supply pipe A nozzle, and the electric pump and the bubble generating nozzle are arranged at the bottom of the first storage chamber, while the lattice frame is arranged in the second storage chamber, and the electric pump The washing liquid is sucked and countless fine bubbles are contained in the sucked washing liquid by the bubble generating nozzle to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is jetted into the second storage chamber. The partition is set to a height that allows the partition to be immersed above the upper edge of the partition by the wash liquid stored in the storage tank, and floats on the surface of the wash liquid in the storage tank. Before the second reservoir Comprising a capture means for capturing the laundry waste flowing toward the first storage chamber, said capture means is comprised are located along the upper edge of the partition wall.

A washing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the drive mechanism is a rotary plate that is rotated about a horizontal axis by an electric motor, and one end portion of the rotary plate is the rotary plate. And a link member that is pivotably connected to the other end portion of the link plate, and the other end portion of the link member reciprocates in the vertical direction. The lattice frame is reciprocated vertically in conjunction with movement, and the constant amplitude can be changed by changing a connection position of one end of the link member with respect to the rotating plate. is there.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the washing apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the innumerable fine bubbles are made of ozone-containing air in which air and ozone gas are mixed. It is a feature.
A washing apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a particle size of the fine bubbles is set to be less than 100 micrometers. It is characterized by being.

A washing apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the washing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a filter is provided so as to cover an opening of the communication path on the first storage chamber side. The laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber via the communication path can be captured by the filter during laundry washing. It is characterized by this.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the laundry is made uniform in the bubble-containing washing liquid by reciprocating the lattice frame in the bubble-containing washing liquid containing countless fine bubbles in the vertical direction with a constant amplitude. The laundry can be washed without being damaged or deformed.
In addition, the washing liquid in the first storage chamber is sucked by the electric pump of the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device, and the bubble-containing washing liquid is generated by adding countless fine bubbles to the sucked washing liquid by the bubble generating nozzle. Since the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber communicated with the first storage chamber via the communication path, the washing liquid circulates in the storage tank. As a result, countless fine bubbles can be uniformly mixed in the washing liquid.
And a capture means for capturing laundry waste that floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank and flows from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber. Therefore, the laundry waste floating on the surface of the washing liquid can be captured effectively and reliably.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the amplitude for reciprocating the lattice frame can be appropriately selected by changing the connecting position of the one end of the link member with respect to the rotating plate.
According to the invention described in claim 3, innumerable fine bubbles made of ozone-containing air are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid, and adhere to the laundry or harmful bacteria mixed in the washing liquid, Ozone can act on malodorous components and soil components to remove them.
According to the invention described in claim 4, since the particle size of the countless fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid is set to be less than 100 micrometers, the speed of rising in the washing liquid is low, and the surface tension Therefore, even if it comes into contact with other fine bubbles, it is difficult to form a large bubble by combining with the other bubbles. As a result, since the state of fine bubbles can be maintained in the washing liquid, the laundry is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, so that countless fine bubbles are generated in the dirt component that has penetrated the laundry. It can act reliably and can be cleaned effectively.

According to the invention of claim 5, since the laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber via the communication path is configured to be captured by the filter during washing of the laundry, Ru can be captured washing waste effectively.

The washing apparatus according to implementation of the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state viewed from the front and partly broken. It is sectional drawing which expanded and showed the cross section which follows the arrow AA line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which expanded and showed the cross section which follows the arrow BB line of FIG. (1) The figure is the figure which expanded and showed a part of upper part of FIG. 1, (2) The figure was a figure which expanded and showed a part of upper part of FIG. It is a diagram showing a lattice frame of the washing apparatus according to implementation of the embodiment of the present invention. The washing apparatus according to a modification of the washing apparatus according to implementation of the embodiment of the present invention, showing a state viewed from the front and partly broken. It is a figure which shows the state which fractured | ruptured some and looked at the washing apparatus which concerns on the reference example of this invention from the front. It is a figure which shows the state which fractured | ruptured one part and looked at the washing apparatus which concerns on the 1st modification of the washing apparatus which concerns on the reference example of this invention from the front. It is a figure which abbreviate | omits a part and shows the state which looked at the washing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd modification of the washing apparatus which concerns on the reference example of this invention from the front partly.

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Hereinafter, the engagement Ru form of implementation of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described in detail. Those indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is an example of a washing apparatus according to implementation of the embodiment of the present invention. The washing device 1 is a device capable of washing laundry S such as clothing and leather products, and is a rectangular parallelepiped storage tank 3 capable of storing a washing liquid, and a washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3. A bubble-containing laundry liquid is produced by containing innumerable fine bubbles, and the bubble-containing laundry liquid jetting device 5 capable of ejecting the produced bubble-containing laundry liquid into the storage tank 3 and the storage capable of storing the laundry S A stainless steel lattice frame 7 having a space and a drive device 9 for reciprocating the lattice frame 7 in the vertical direction with a constant amplitude in the storage tank 3 are provided.

  The storage tank 3 is partitioned into a first storage chamber 13 and a second storage chamber 15 by a partition wall 11 in which a plurality of communication holes 11a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) are formed. Each communication hole 11a ... constitutes a "communication path" in the present invention. A discharge port is formed in the wall surface of the storage tank 3 in the vicinity of the bottom surface of the second storage chamber 15, and the discharge port is closed by a plug member 16 so as to be opened and closed. The bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device 5 sucks and discharges the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13, and supplies the washing liquid discharged from the electric pump 17 into the second storage chamber 15. A supply pipe 19, a bubble generation nozzle 21 disposed in the middle of the supply pipe 19 in the longitudinal direction, and an intake pipe 23 connected to the bubble generation nozzle 21. The electric pump 17 and the bubble generating nozzle 21 are disposed at the bottom of the first storage chamber 13. One end side of the intake pipe 23 extends to the bottom in the first storage chamber 13, and the bubble generating nozzle 21 is connected to the extended end. The other end of the intake pipe 23 extends outside the first storage chamber 13, and an adjustment valve 25 that adjusts the amount of air sucked into the intake pipe 23 is disposed at the extended end. .

  A pair of engaging portions provided in the partition wall 11 is a rectangular filter 27 formed in a size that can cover the openings on the first storage chamber 13 side of all the communication holes 11a formed in the partition wall 11. 29 and 29 are detachably disposed. The both sides in the horizontal direction of the filter 27 are engaged with the pair of engaging portions 29, 29, so that the openings on the first storage chamber 13 side of all the communication holes 11a are covered by the filter 27. Accordingly, the laundry 27 mixed with the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber 13 from the second storage chamber 15 through the communication holes 11a... Can be captured by the filter 27 during the washing of the laundry S. .

Also, one end of a rod-like handle 31 (in FIGS. 1 to 3) is attached to the upper edge of the filter 27 so that the filter 27 engaged with the pair of engaging portions 29, 29 can be removed from a separated position. A lower end portion is connected, and a grip portion 31 a is provided at the other end portion (the upper end portion in FIGS. 1 to 3) of the handle 31. Since the handle 31 is formed to be longer than the depth dimension of the storage tank 3, when removing laundry waste captured by the filter 27, the operator immerses his / her hand in the washing liquid in the storage tank 3. The filter 27 can be attached to and detached from the pair of engaging portions 29, 29 by gripping the grip portion 31a without any problem.
At the upper edge of the partition wall 11, a catcher 33 is provided for catching laundry waste such as yarn waste separated from the laundry S during washing. The trap 33 constitutes “capturing means” in the present invention. The trap 33 is formed in a C shape in the cross section of the portion disposed in the storage tank 3, and the other portion is formed in a circular tube shape. One end of the catcher 33 (the right end in FIGS. 2 and 3) is in contact with the inner wall surface of the storage tank 3, and the other end (the left end in FIGS. 2 and 3) is formed in a circular tubular shape. 3 extends through the wall surface 3 to the outside of the storage tank 3, and the extended end portion 33a is bent downward.

When viewed from above, four column members 35a constituting a part of the frame member 35 are disposed in the vicinity of the four corners of the storage tank 3, and the upper ends of the four column members 35a are paired with each other. The beam members 35b and 35b are horizontally connected. The pair of beam members 35 b and 35 b are horizontally connected by a horizontal member 37.
On the other hand, the plurality of lattice frames 7 arranged in the second storage chamber 15 are fastened and fixed to the slide member 39 by a plurality of fastening members 38... And integrated. The slide member 39 is fixed to a pair of rod-shaped slide member main bodies 39a, 39a, a connecting member 41 that is horizontally connected to each other in the longitudinal direction of each slide member main body 39a, and a longitudinally intermediate part of the connecting member 41. A pair of brackets 43, 43 and a rotation shaft 45 horizontally mounted between the pair of brackets 43, 43 are provided. The upper end portion of each slide member main body 39 a is slidably inserted into an insertion hole of a guide member 49 fastened and fixed to the horizontal member 37 by a screw member 47. Further, an opening 37a is formed in the portion of the horizontal member 37 that faces the insertion hole of the guide member 49 as shown in FIG.

One end of the rod-shaped link member 51 (the lower end in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4) is rotatably connected to the pair of brackets 43 and 43 via the rotation shaft 45. The other end of the link member 51 (the upper end in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4) is connected to a disk-shaped rotating plate 55 of the driving device 9 fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal member 37 via a rotating shaft 57. And are pivotally connected. The drive device 9 includes a rotating plate 55, a rotating shaft 57, an electric motor 59, and a speed reducer 61 that decelerates and outputs the rotational speed of the motor shaft of the electric motor 59. A central portion of the rotating plate 55 is bound to an end portion of the output shaft 61 a of the speed reducer 61, and the rotating shaft 57 is bound to an outer peripheral portion of the rotating plate 55. The electric motor 59 is configured such that its rotational speed can be appropriately adjusted by a control device 87 described later.
The drive device 9, the slide member 39, the guide member 49, and the link member 51 described above constitute a “drive mechanism” in the present invention.

  The rotating shaft 57 has a small diameter portion 57a at one end thereof (the left end portion in FIG. 4A) inserted into a long hole 55a formed in the rotating plate 55, and is engraved in the small diameter portion 57a. A nut 63 is fastened to the male screw portion thus fixed and fixed to the rotating plate 55. The long hole 55a extends in the radial direction of the rotary plate 55. After loosening the nut 63 and appropriately displacing the small-diameter portion 57a of the rotating shaft 57 along the longitudinal direction of the long hole 55a, the nut 63 is again inserted. By being fastened, the relative distance between the output shaft 61a, which is the rotation center of the rotating plate 55, and the rotating shaft 57 can be changed. By appropriately changing the relative distance, the amplitude of the reciprocating movement of the lattice frame 7 in the vertical direction by the driving device 9 can be changed. Examples of the amplitude include 5 to 20 millimeters. The cycle of the vertical reciprocation at that time can be set to 3 to 10 times per second when the amplitude is 5 millimeters, and 1 to 2 times per second when the amplitude is 20 millimeters, for example. . This cycle can be set by appropriately adjusting the rotational speed of the electric motor 59 of the drive device 9 by operating an operation panel 87a of the control device 87 described later.

The link member 51 includes a cylindrical link member main body 65 and a screw shaft 67 having a male screw portion screwed into a female screw portion carved in the link member main body 65. The screwing amount of the screw shaft 67 with respect to the link member main body 65 is set corresponding to the displacement amount when the small diameter portion 57a of the rotating shaft 57 is displaced along the longitudinal direction of the long hole 55a of the rotating plate 55. The link member main body 65 includes a cylindrical tubular member 65a bonded to the lower end thereof, and the rotation shaft 45 is inserted into the tubular member 65a so as to be relatively rotatable. By changing the screwing amount of the screw shaft 67 with respect to the link member main body 65, the distance between the cylindrical member 65a and a cylindrical member 67a described later of the screw shaft 67 is changed.
The rising end of the lattice frame 7 that moves up and down by the driving device 9 does not rise above the level of the washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3, and the falling end of the lattice frame 7 is the bottom surface of the storage tank 3. The link member 51 does not need to adopt an expansion / contraction structure by screwing the female thread portion of the link member main body 65 and the screw shaft 67, and may be configured by a simple rod-like member that does not expand / contract. Good.
Further, the cylindrical member 65 a of the link member main body 65 is formed so that the length in the direction along the axial center is substantially half of the length of the rotation shaft 45 in the same direction.

Thus, the link member main body 65 is configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 45 and to be relatively movable with respect to the rotation shaft 45 in a direction along the axis. The screw shaft 67 of the link member 51 is provided with a cylindrical tubular member 67a bonded to the upper end thereof, and one end portion of the rotating shaft 57 ((1) in FIG. 4) is provided in the tubular member 67a. A small-diameter portion 57 b at the right end portion in the drawing is inserted through a cylindrical collar 69. A nut 71 is screwed onto the male thread portion carved at one end of the small diameter portion 57b. The collar 69 is formed such that the length in the direction along the axis is longer than the length in the same direction of the cylindrical member 67a. Thereby, even if the nut 71 is firmly fastened to the male thread portion of the small-diameter portion 57 b of the rotation shaft 57, the screw shaft 67 of the link member 51 is maintained in a state where it can rotate around the rotation shaft 57.
As described above, the link member 51 is configured to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 45 and to be relatively movable with respect to the rotation shaft 45 in the direction along the axis, and further to the rotation shaft 57. Since it is configured to be rotatable around, the horizontal member 37 is formed with an opening 37b as shown in FIG. 4 (2) so as to allow the link member 51 to move.

A storage container 73 in which a liquid processing agent that stabilizes the properties of the laundry S after washing is installed on the upper surface of the horizontal member 37, and the processing agent stored in the storage container 73 is stored in the storage container 73. It is dripped in the 2nd storage chamber 15 from the discharge pipe 73a bound to the lower end part of the container 73. FIG.
In addition, a steam supply pipe 77 for supplying steam generated by the electric steam generator 75 into the second storage chamber 15 is connected to the lower portion of the second storage chamber 15. When washing the washing liquid at room temperature, the electric steam generator 75 is not operated. However, when the electric vapor generator 75 is operated to raise the temperature of the washing liquid from the normal temperature, the washing liquid is supplied into the second storage chamber 15. The temperature of the water vapor to be performed is appropriately set to a temperature suitable for the material of the laundry S. Examples of the temperature to be set include 40 ° C. to 50 ° C. When sterilizing bacteria such as E. coli adhering to the laundry S, the temperature is set to about 70 ° C.

On the other hand, on the inner wall surface of the first storage chamber 13, the first liquid level sensor 79 a and the second liquid level are two liquid level sensors for detecting the liquid level height of the washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3. A surface sensor 79b and a temperature sensor 81 for detecting the temperature of the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13 are fixed. The first liquid level sensor 79a detects that the washing liquid has reached the first liquid level height H1 that is the liquid level stored in the storage tank 3 to some extent. The second liquid level sensor 79b is installed above the first liquid level sensor 79a and detects that the washing liquid is sufficiently stored in the storage tank 3 and has reached the second liquid level height H2 at which washing is possible. .
The height of the upper edge of the partition wall 11 is slightly lower than the height of the upper edge of the storage tank 3, and the upper edge of the partition wall 11 is moved by the washing liquid stored in the storage tank 3 up to the second liquid level height H2. The height is set so that the partition wall 11 can be immersed.
A faucet 83 a of a water supply pipe 83 for supplying water into the storage tank 3 is disposed above the second storage chamber 15, and the water supply pipe 83 has a faucet 83 a in the longitudinal direction in the water supply pipe 83. An electromagnetic valve 85 that opens and closes the flow path is provided.

The electric pump 17, the electric motor 59, the electric steam generator 75, the two liquid level sensors 79a and 79b, the temperature sensor 81, and the electromagnetic valve 85 described above are connected to the control device 87 via electric wires (not shown). The operation is controlled by the control device 87. The control device 87 includes an operation panel 87a for performing various operations.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the lattice frame 7 includes a stainless-made bottomed rectangular lattice frame main body 89 and a substantially rectangular lid made of stainless steel that opens and closes an opening at the upper end of the lattice frame main body 89. 91, and a pair of stainless steel hinge members 93 and 93 that connect corresponding side edges of the lid body 91 and the lattice frame main body 89 to each other. FIG. 5 (1) shows the state of the lattice frame 7 viewed from the front, and FIG. 5 (2) shows the state of the lattice frame 7 viewed from the right side.

  In these drawings, a lid 91 shown by a two-dot chain line shows a state where the lid 91 is slightly opened, and a lid 91 shown by a solid line shows a state where the lid 91 is closed. Each surface portion of the lattice frame main body 89 and the lid body 91 is formed in a lattice shape. In a state where the lid body 91 is rotated about the axis of the pair of hinge members 93 and 93 and the opening at the upper end of the lattice frame body 89 is closed by the lid body 91, the lid body 91 and the lattice frame body 89 correspond to each other. The lid 91 is firmly locked to the lattice frame main body 89 by sandwiching the other side edge portions with one or a plurality of clips 95. The clip 95 has the same configuration as a clothespin. Specifically, as shown in an enlarged view of the portion surrounded by the two-dot chain line ellipse in FIG. 5 (2), the clip 95 includes a pair of sandwiching bodies 97, 97 and a pair of sandwiching bodies 97, 97. A pin 99 that connects the middle portions in the longitudinal direction to each other so as to be rotatable, and a spring member (not shown) that biases the holding portions 97a provided at one end of each holding body 97 toward each other. I have. The pressing member 97b provided at the other end of each holding member 97 is pressed against the biasing force of the holding member 97 in a direction to bring the holding members 97a apart from each other, thereby separating the holding member 97a from each other. After the side edges corresponding to the frame body 89 are positioned between the clamping parts 97a, the side edges can be clamped between the clamping parts 97a by releasing the pressing to the pressing part 97b. It is configured.

<Laundry process>
Next, using the washing apparatus 1 will be described with the more engineering for washing laundry. In the washing process in this description, it is assumed that the electric steam generator 75 is operated to supply high-temperature steam into the second storage chamber 15.
First, the temperature of the washing liquid when washing is set by operating the operation panel 87a of the control device 87. The temperature of the washing liquid is set to a temperature suitable for the material of the laundry S.
Next, with the adjustment valve 25 being appropriately opened, the operation panel 87 a of the control device 87 is operated to open the electromagnetic valve 85, and water is supplied into the storage tank 3 from the faucet 83 a of the water supply pipe 83. At this time, a detergent or a processing agent selected according to the material of the laundry S may be supplied into the second storage chamber 15. When supplying the processing agent, it is stored in advance in the storage container 73. When no detergent or processing agent is supplied, the water supplied into the storage tank 3 constitutes the “laundry liquid” according to the present invention, and when at least one of the detergent or the processing agent is supplied. The water mixed with the admixture constitutes the “laundry liquid” referred to in the present invention.

  The first liquid level sensor 79a detects that the liquid level in the storage tank 3 has risen and the liquid level has reached the first liquid level height H1, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. , The electric steam generator 75 is operated by the control device 87, and high-temperature steam is jetted into the second storage chamber 15 through the steam supply pipe 77. The temperature sensor 81 detects that the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 has risen to the preset temperature due to the ejection of the water vapor, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the control device 87 temporarily stops the operation of the electric steam generator 75. The temperature sensor 81 detects that the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 has decreased by a predetermined temperature from the preset temperature due to the water supplied from the water supply pipe 83, and the detection signal is transmitted via the electric wire. When transmitted to the control device 87, the electric steam generator 75 is activated again by the control device 87, and high-temperature steam is jetted into the second storage chamber 15 via the steam supply pipe 77. By such control by the control device 87, the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is adjusted to be a preset temperature.

The second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the storage tank 3 further rises and reaches the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the electromagnetic valve 85 is once closed by the control device 87 and the supply of water from the water supply pipe 83 is stopped.
Next, the electric pump 17 is driven by the control device 87, and the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked by the electric pump 17 and ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. The Due to the negative pressure generated when the washing liquid flows through the supply pipe 19, air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 through the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generation nozzle 21. When the air flows out from the bubble generating nozzle 21 into the supply pipe 19, the air flows out as countless fine bubbles, and a bubble-containing washing liquid in which the countless fine bubbles are mixed is generated. The washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. By this ejection, the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is agitated, and countless fine bubbles are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid, so that the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is replaced with the bubble-containing washing liquid. Instead, when a detergent or a processing agent is supplied into the second storage chamber 15, these detergent or processing agent can be evenly mixed in the washing liquid.
The washing liquid in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked by the electric pump 17 and ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19, and the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 rises to cause the first storage. Since a pressure difference is generated between the chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15, the washing liquid flows from the second storage chamber 15 to the first storage chamber 13 through the plurality of communication holes 11 a of the partition wall 11. In this way, the washing liquid circulates in the storage tank 3.

In parallel with the above-described steps, preparation for setting the laundry S in the washing apparatus 1 is performed.
First, the laundry S is accommodated in the lattice frame 7 so as to accommodate the laundry S, the lid 91 is closed, and the lid 91 and the lattice frame main body 89 are closed by one or more clips 95 so that the lid 91 is not opened. Grip corresponding side edges of each other. When the laundry S is clothing, it is folded and stored in the lattice frame 7. Both ends of the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored are fastened and fixed to the slide member bodies 39a of the slide member 39 by a plurality of fastening members 38. The implementation in the form of this, is fixed to the slide member body 39a in a state of arranging the two lattice frame 7 up and down. Thereby, the two lattice frames 7 are integrated with the slide member 39. At this time, the lower end portion of the link member 51 is connected to the connecting member 41 of the slide member 39.
Next, the laundry S is stored in a state where the temperature of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is maintained at a preset temperature and countless fine bubbles are sufficiently mixed in the washing liquid in the storage tank 3. Each lattice frame 7 is immersed in the second storage chamber 15 together with the slide member 39.

  Next, the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39 a of the slide member 39 is inserted into the insertion hole of the guide member 49, while the small diameter portion 57 b of the rotating shaft 57 is inserted into the cylindrical member 67 a of the screw shaft 67 of the link member 51. Is inserted through the collar 69, and the nut 71 is screwed onto the male thread portion of the small diameter portion 57b. Thus, the slide member 39 and the rotation shaft 57 are connected via the link member 51. At this time, the screwing amount of the screw shaft 67 with respect to the link member main body 65 is set in advance according to the position of the rotation shaft 57 with respect to the elongated hole 55a of the rotating plate 55.

Next, after operating the operation panel 87a of the control device 87 to set the washing time, the drive device 9 is operated for a predetermined time. The passage of the washing time is measured by a timer provided in the control device 87.
When the driving device 9 is operated, the rotating plate 55 rotates, and the link member 51 reciprocates in the vertical direction while swinging. Thereby, each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 fixed to the lattice frame 7 is guided by the guide member 49 and reciprocated only in the vertical direction, so that the lattice frame 7 has a constant amplitude in the vertical direction. Can be moved back and forth. At this time, since the laundry S is stored with a margin in the lattice frame 7, each laundry S is latticed by being reciprocated with a certain amplitude in the vertical direction while being immersed in the washing liquid. The laundry liquid that expands and diffuses in the frame 7 and in which countless fine bubbles are mixed easily enters between the laundry items S. As a result, since the washing liquid uniformly penetrates the entire laundry S, the countless fine bubbles surely act on the dirt component adhering to the laundry S, and each laundry S is effectively washed. The Specifically, when an infinite number of bubbles burst and disappear on the surface of the laundry S, a strong shock wave is generated, and the shock wave removes the dirt component adhering to the surface of the laundry S from the laundry S. Remove dirt to remove dirt.

The dirt component detached from each laundry S adheres to countless fine bubbles floating in the washing liquid, and the bubbles to which the dirt component adheres are gradually joined together to increase the buoyancy and increase the liquid level. To surface. The dirt component floating along with the bubbles flows from the second storage chamber 15 toward the first storage chamber 13 while floating on the liquid surface, is captured together with the washing liquid by the trap 33, and is stored in the storage tank from the end 33a of the trap 33. 3 is discharged outside.
In addition, when the detergent and the processing agent are supplied into the second storage chamber 15, since the detergent and the processing agent uniformly penetrate the entire laundry S, the laundry S is effectively washed. At the same time, the properties of the laundry S after washing can be suitably stabilized.
A part of the laundry waste such as yarn waste separated from the laundry S during the washing rises to the liquid level by the agitation caused by the bubble-containing washing liquid being jetted into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. Then, the liquid surface floats toward the first storage chamber 13 from the second storage chamber 15, is captured together with the washing liquid by the trap 33, and is discharged from the end 33 a of the trap 33 to the outside of the storage tank 3. .

On the other hand, laundry waste such as yarn waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing from the second storage chamber 15 to the first storage chamber 13 through the plurality of communication holes 11 a of the partition wall 11 is captured by the filter 27.
In this way, the washing liquid in which the washing waste and dirt components are captured and purified by the filter 27 and the trap 33 flows into the first storage chamber 13 through the communication hole 11a, and is sucked by the electric pump 17 to be first. 2 Since it is supplied into the storage chamber 15, there is no possibility that the electric pump 17 is clogged by sucking washing waste and dirt components.

During washing, the liquid level in the storage tank 3 is gradually lowered by being discharged out of the storage tank 3 from the end portion 33a of the catcher 33, and from the second liquid level height H2 by a preset amount. When the second liquid level sensor 79b detects the lowering and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire, the electromagnetic valve 85 is opened again by the control device 87, and the first storage chamber 13 is opened. Water is supplied from the water supply pipe 83 until the inner liquid level reaches the second liquid level height H2. At this time, you may make it supply a detergent and a processing agent in the 2nd storage chamber 15 according to the amount of the supplied water.
When the timer in the control device 87 detects that the preset washing time has elapsed, the operation of the electric motor 59 and the electric steam generator 75 is stopped by the control device 87 and the electromagnetic valve 85 is closed.
Thus, the washing process ends.

<Rinsing process>
Next, the rinsing process will be described.
After the washing process is completed, the nut 71 is loosened to pull out the cylindrical member 67a of the screw shaft 67 of the link member 51 from the small diameter portion 57b of the rotating shaft 57, and the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is removed. The guide member 49 is extracted from the insertion hole.
Next, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is taken out of the storage tank 3 together with the slide member 39, and the washing liquid adhering to the laundry S is dropped to some extent while the laundry S is stored in the lattice frame 7. After that, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is set in the rinsing apparatus.
The rinsing apparatus basically has the same configuration as that of the washing apparatus 1, but the rinsing apparatus does not include the storage container 73 and the electric steam generator 75. Further, no detergent or processing agent is supplied during the rinsing process, but except for this point, basically the same process as the washing process by the washing apparatus 1 is executed in the rinsing process. Accordingly, a detailed description of the configuration of the rinsing apparatus will be omitted, and in the description of the rinsing process, the names and symbols of the respective components of the washing apparatus 1 described above will be used as they are and will be briefly described below.

The setting of the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored in the rinsing apparatus is performed in the same procedure as the setting on the washing apparatus 1 described above. Thus, the slide member 39 and the rotation shaft 57 of the rinsing device are connected via the link member 51.
Next, after operating the operation panel 87a of the control device 87 of the rinsing apparatus to set the rinsing time, the rinsing apparatus drive device 9 is operated for a predetermined time. The elapse of the rinsing time is measured by a timer provided in the control device 87 of the rinsing device. Further, during the rinsing step, the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device 5 causes the washing liquid to contain countless fine bubbles to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is used in the rinsing apparatus. 2 The gas is ejected into the storage chamber 15.
The laundry S stored in the lattice frame 7 was immersed in water in combination with storing the laundry S with a margin in the lattice frame 7 by operating the driving device 9. The laundry S is expanded and diffused in the lattice frame 7 by being reciprocated with a certain amplitude in the vertical direction in the state, and the laundry liquid in which countless fine bubbles are mixed is sufficiently between the laundry S. Infiltrate. As a result, water uniformly permeates the entire laundry S, so that countless fine bubbles act on the detergent attached to the laundry S and the laundry S is effectively washed.

Laundry debris such as yarn waste separated from the laundry S during the rinsing process is captured by the trap 33 and the filter 27 in the same manner as the above-described washing process.
In the rinsing step, in order to improve the rinsing effect, a larger amount of water than the amount of water replenished in the washing step described above is replenished from the water supply pipe 83 of the rinsing device.
When the timer in the control device 87 of the rinsing device detects that a preset rinsing time has elapsed, the control device 87 of the rinsing device stops the operation of the electric motor 59 of the drive device 9 and the electromagnetic valve 85 is closed. To be spoken.
Next, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is taken out from the storage tank 3 of the rinsing apparatus together with the slide member 39, and the water adhering to the laundry S in a state where the laundry S is stored in the lattice frame 7 is removed. After dropping to some extent, the lattice frame 7 is removed from the slide member 39. Then, the clip 95 is removed, the lid 91 is opened, and the laundry S is taken out from the lattice frame body 89.
Thus, the rinsing process is completed.
For the laundry S after the rinsing process, a dehydration process and a drying process, which are the next processes, are performed. In the dehydration step, for example, after the laundry S is placed in a folded state in a cylindrical rotating drum, the rotating drum is rotated at high speed to perform dehydration.
In the drying process, the laundry S after the dehydration process is put into a rotary drum dryer and the laundry S is dried while rotating the rotary drum, or the laundry S is spread and hung on a hanger. Dry in the drying chamber. When drying the laundry S while hung on the hanger, drying the laundry S while gently swinging with the hanger not only shortens the time required for drying, but also when the laundry S is clothes, etc. Can dry the dough to a supple state.

According to the washing equipment according to the implementation of the embodiment of the present invention as described above, by reciprocating with a constant amplitude lattice frame 7 in the vertical direction in the bubble-containing wash liquor containing a myriad of fine bubbles The laundry S can be uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the laundry S can be washed without being damaged or deformed. Further, even when the decorative article is attached to the laundry S, there is no possibility that the decorative article will be detached from the laundry S during the washing.
In addition, since the particle size of countless fine bubbles contained in the washing liquid is set to be less than 100 micrometers, the speed of rising in the washing liquid is slow and the surface tension is large, so Even if it comes into contact with the other bubbles, it is difficult to form large bubbles. As a result, since the state of fine bubbles can be maintained in the washing liquid, the laundry S is evenly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, so that the countless fine components in the soil components that have penetrated the laundry S can be obtained. Air bubbles can act reliably and can be cleaned effectively. Further, when the detergent is supplied to the washing liquid, the detergent is suitably held on the surface of the fine bubbles, so that the entire laundry S is uniformly exposed to the bubble-containing washing liquid, and thus penetrates the laundry S. The detergent acts on the soiled components reliably and can be cleaned effectively.

Further, the washing liquid in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked by the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device 5 and countless fine bubbles are included in the sucked washing liquid to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is generated. Since the washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 communicating with the first storage chamber 13, the washing liquid circulates in the storage tank 3. As a result, countless fine bubbles can be uniformly mixed in the washing liquid. In addition, when a detergent is mixed in the laundry liquid, the detergent can be uniformly mixed in the laundry liquid.
Moreover, since the laundry waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber 13 from the second storage chamber 15 through the communication hole 11a is configured to be captured by the filter 27 during the washing of the laundry S, the laundry waste is removed. Can be captured effectively.

Moreover, it is equipped with the trap 33 which capture | acquires the washing waste which floats on the liquid level of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3, and flows toward the 1st storage chamber 13 from the 2nd storage chamber 15, Since the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 are long in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction in which the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 are arranged, the laundry waste floating on the liquid surface of the washing liquid can be effectively captured. .
Further, since the catcher 33 is disposed over the entire upper edge along the upper edge of the partition wall 11, it floats on the surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank 3, and the second storage chamber 15. The laundry waste flowing toward the first storage chamber 13 can be reliably captured.
Furthermore, since the trap 33 is fixed to the upper edge of the partition wall 11, a special member for fixing the trap 33 is not required.
In the above-described embodiment of the present invention , an example in which the trap 33 is disposed on the upper edge of the partition wall 11 is shown. The trap 33 may be disposed in the first storage chamber 13 or the second storage chamber 15 in a portion that does not interfere with the partition wall 11 and in the vicinity of the upper edge of the partition wall 11.

Moreover, in embodiment of this invention mentioned above, although the example which partitions off the storage tank 3 into the 1st storage chamber 13 and the 2nd storage chamber 15 by the partition 11 in which the some communication hole 11a ... was formed was shown, Instead of this, two storage tanks corresponding to the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 may be arranged apart from each other, and the two storage tanks may be communicated with each other via a communication pipe. . For this, in a reservoir corresponding to the second storage chamber 15, and to arrange the trap 33 at a site that does not interfere with the lattice frame 47 and the slide member 39 which reciprocates in the vertical direction by the drive unit 9.
Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention , the example in which the two lattice frames 7 are fixed to the slide member 39 in the state where the two lattice frames 7 are arranged in the up and down direction has been described. You may make it fix to the slide member 39 in the state. In this case, the second storage chamber 15 is formed in a size that can accommodate all the lattice frames 7.
Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention , the example in which the rinsing device is a device separate from the washing device 1 has been described. However, instead of this, when the washing process is completed, the plug member 16 is removed and the second storage is performed. After the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is discharged from the discharge port on the bottom surface of the chamber 15, the washing device 1 may be used as it is as a rinsing device. In this case, since it is not necessary to take out the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored from the storage tank 3 together with the slide member 39, it is possible to proceed to the rinsing process as it is. Can do. Further, in this case, if the electromagnetic valve is changed to a solenoid valve that can be opened and closed instead of the plug member 16 and the electromagnetic valve and the control device 87 of the washing device 1 are connected via an electric wire, the control device 87 is completed when the washing process is completed. Thus, after the electromagnetic valve is opened and the washing liquid in the storage tank 3 is completely discharged, the electromagnetic valve is closed and the process can automatically proceed to the rinsing step.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention , an example in which air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 via the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generation nozzle 21 has been shown, but instead, as shown in FIG. The ozone generator 100 may be connected to the intake pipe 23. With this configuration, the ozone gas generated by the ozone generator 100 is mixed with the air in the ozone generator 100 to become ozone-containing air, and is then introduced into the bubble generating nozzle 21 via the intake pipe 23. Supplied. As a result, countless fine bubbles made of ozone-containing air are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid, and the harmful bacteria, bad odor components and dirt components adhering to the laundry S or mixed in the washing liquid are ozone. Acts to remove them. The mixing ratio of ozone gas and air generated by the ozone generator 100 may be adjusted according to the type of the laundry S. The ozone generator 100 is connected to a control device 87 via an electric wire (not shown), and the operation is controlled by the control device 87.

( Reference example )
Next, reference examples other than the above-described embodiment of the present invention and modifications thereof will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7 that is referred to in the description of this reference example, the same or equivalent members and parts as those described in the above-described embodiment of the present invention and the modifications thereof are denoted by the same reference numerals and are described in detail. Is omitted. Also in this reference example , it is needless to say that the same operations and effects can be achieved with the same or equivalent configurations as those described in the above-described embodiment of the present invention and its modifications.

In the washing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention , the example in which water occupies all or most of the components constituting the washing liquid is shown. However, in the washing apparatus 101 of this reference example , the components constituting the washing liquid As a whole, the dry cleaning solvent occupies all or most of them. Examples of the dry cleaning solvent include perchloroethylene, fluorine-based solvent, petroleum-based solvent, and the like.
Further, the washing apparatus 101 of this reference example includes the electric steam generator 75, the first liquid level sensor 79a, the temperature sensor 81, the water supply pipe 83, and the like provided in the washing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Not.
The storage tank 3 of the washing apparatus 101 includes a first storage chamber 13 and a second storage chamber 15 disposed above (directly above) the first storage chamber 13, and the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber. 15 is partitioned vertically by partition walls 11. In the 1st storage chamber 13 and the 2nd storage chamber 15, the volume which can store a washing | cleaning liquid is set so that the direction of the 1st storage chamber 13 may become larger. The washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13 passes through the wall surface (the left wall surface in FIG. 7) of the storage tank 3 through the suction pipe 103 that communicates the inside of the first storage chamber 13 with the outside. After being sucked by the electric pump 17, the electric pump 17 discharges the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19.

The inside of the first storage chamber 13 and the inside of the second storage chamber 15 are communicated via a first communication pipe 105, and the upper end of the first communication pipe 105 is the storage tank 3 to which the supply pipe 19 is attached. Is attached to the wall surface of the opposite side surface portion (the right side surface in FIG. 7) opposite to the side surface portion, and communicates with the bottom portion in the second storage chamber 15. On the other hand, the lower end of the first communication pipe 105 is attached to the wall surface of the opposite side surface (the right side surface in FIG. 7) opposite to the side surface of the storage tank 3 to which the suction pipe 103 is attached. 1 communicates with the bottom of the storage chamber 13 . A filter container 107 is disposed in the middle of the first communication pipe 105 in the longitudinal direction, and a filter 109 is accommodated in the filter container 107. A door 111 is detachably attached to the filter container 107, and the filter 109 can be detachably accommodated in the filter container 107 by opening and closing the door 111.

In addition, an electromagnetic valve 113 that opens and closes the flow path in the first communication pipe 105 is provided in the middle of the first communication pipe 105 in the longitudinal direction and between the bottom in the first storage chamber 13 and the filter container 107. It is arranged.
A catcher 33 is provided integrally with the side surface portion of the storage tank 3 to which the first communication pipe 105 is attached (the right side surface portion in FIG. 7). The midway part and the upper part of the first communication pipe 105 are connected via a connection pipe 115.
On the side surface of the storage tank 3 located above the trap 33, a mounting table 3a is provided integrally with the storage tank 3, and a storage container 73 is mounted on the mounting table 3a. In the storage container 73, a detergent (for example, a silicone detergent) or a processing agent selected according to the material of the laundry S is stored, and the detergent or the processing agent penetrates the side surface of the storage tank 3. and is supplied to the second reservoir chamber 15 through the discharge pipe 73a which is a pipe, Ru is supplied in accordance with the material of the laundry S.

A substantially rectangular lid body 117 that closes its opening so as to be openable and closable is disposed at the upper part of the storage tank 3, and the lid body 117 has an annular shape around the second reservoir chamber 15. The seal member 119 is attached. When the upper opening of the storage tank 3 is closed by the lid 117, the seal member 119 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the upper opening of the storage tank 3. Thereby, the airtightness between the opening of the upper part of the storage tank 3 and the outer peripheral part of the cover body 117 is maintained. The lid 117 is configured to be locked to the storage tank 3 by a locking mechanism (not shown) with the upper opening of the storage tank 3 closed.
The longitudinally intermediate portions of the pair of slide member main bodies 39a and 39a are respectively inserted into a pair of through holes formed in the lid body 117 at the same interval as the horizontal interval between the slide member main bodies 39a and 39a. Has been. The pair of through holes are formed in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the lid body 117, and an annular seal member 121 is mounted in an annular groove formed in the inner peripheral portion of the pair of through holes. ing. Thereby, the airtightness between the through hole of the lid 117 through which each slide member main body 39a is inserted and the outer periphery of each slide member main body 39a is maintained.
A through hole 117 a that communicates the inside of the second storage chamber 15 and the outside is formed in the center portion of the lid body 117, and the through hole 117 a is closed by the valve device 123. The valve device 123 opens and closes due to a pressure difference between the inside of the second storage chamber 15 and the outside, and opens when the pressure inside the second storage chamber 15 falls below the outside pressure, while the pressure inside the second storage chamber 15 When the pressure rises from the external atmospheric pressure, the valve is closed.
Thus, the airtightness in the second storage chamber 15 is maintained, and the gas generated by vaporizing the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is prevented from leaking to the outside of the second storage chamber 15. .

The inside of the first storage chamber 13 and the inside of the second storage chamber 15 are communicated via a second communication pipe 125, and the upper end of the second communication pipe 125 is the storage tank 3 in which the supply pipe 19 is disposed. Is attached to the side surface portion above the side surface portion (the left side surface portion in FIG. 7) and communicates with the upper portion in the second storage chamber 15. On the other hand, the lower end portion of the second communication pipe 125 is attached to a side surface portion lower than the side surface portion of the storage tank 3 to which the upper end portion of the supply pipe 19 is attached. Communicate. In the middle of the second communication pipe 125 in the longitudinal direction, the electric blower 127 that sucks the gas generated by the evaporation of the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 from the upper suction port and discharges it from the lower discharge port. And a cooling device 129 that cools and liquefies the gas discharged by the electric blower 127. The washing liquid liquefied by the cooling device 129 is returned into the first storage chamber 13 from the lower end of the second communication pipe 125.
The partition wall 11 is inclined so as to be positioned downward from the outer peripheral portion toward the central portion, and the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is discharged into the first storage chamber 13 at the central portion. And an electromagnetic valve 131 that opens and closes the discharge port.
The electric motor 59, the electric pump 17, the liquid level sensor 79b, the electromagnetic valve 113, the electric blower 127, and the electromagnetic valve 131 of the driving device 9 are connected to the control device 87 via electric wires (not shown), respectively. The operation is controlled by each device 87.

<Laundry process>
Next, using the washing device 101 described above, it will be explained in more engineering for washing laundry.
First, as in the above-described embodiment of the present invention , as a preparation for setting the laundry S in the washing apparatus 101, the laundry S is accommodated in the lattice frame 7 with a margin. Next, after each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is inserted into each through hole (each through hole in which the seal member 121 is mounted) of the lid body 117 detached from the storage tank 3, the laundry S is stored. The slide member main bodies 39a are fastened and fixed to the both ends of the lattice frame 7 by a plurality of fastening members 38. In FIG. 7, for the convenience of drawing, a configuration in which one lattice frame 7 is fixed to each slide member main body 39a is illustrated. However, as in the embodiment of the present invention , two or more lattice frames 7 are provided. You may make it fix to the slide member main body 39a. The lattice frame 7 is integrated with the slide member 39 by fixing the lattice frame 7 to each slide member main body 39a. At this time, the lower end portion of the link member 51 is connected to the connecting member 41 of the slide member 39.
Next, the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is positioned in the second storage chamber 15, and the opening at the top of the storage tank 3 is closed by the lid body 117 into which each slide member main body 39 a of the slide member 39 is inserted. After that, the lid 117 is locked to the storage tank 3 by a locking mechanism (not shown).

Next, in the same manner as in the embodiment of the present invention described above, after the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is inserted into the insertion hole of the guide member 49, the slide member 39 and the drive device 9 are connected. They are connected via a link member 51.
Next, with the adjustment valve 25 being appropriately opened, the operation panel 87a of the control device 87 is operated to set the washing time and the washing operation by the washing device 101 is started. The passage of the washing time is measured by a timer provided in the control device 87.
When the operation of starting the washing operation is performed, the control device 87 closes the electromagnetic valves 113 and 131, and the electric pump 17 is driven to wash the washing liquid stored in the first storage chamber 13. And is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the suction pipe 103 and the supply pipe 19. Due to the negative pressure generated when the washing liquid flows through the supply pipe 19, air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 through the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generation nozzle 21. When the air flows out from the bubble generating nozzle 21 into the supply pipe 19, the air flows out as countless fine bubbles, and a bubble-containing washing liquid in which the countless fine bubbles are mixed is generated. The washing liquid is ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19. At this time, a detergent or a processing agent selected according to the material of the laundry S may be supplied into the second storage chamber 15. When supplying a detergent or a processing agent, it is stored in the storage container 73 in advance. The washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is jetted into the second storage chamber 15 to agitate the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15, and countless fine bubbles are uniformly mixed in the washing liquid. Not only the washing liquid is replaced with the bubble-containing washing liquid, but also when the detergent or processing agent is supplied into the second storage chamber 15, these detergent or processing agent is evenly mixed into the washing liquid.

  The second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 has risen to the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the electromagnetic valve 113 is opened by the control device 87, and the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber 15 returns to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 due to a pressure difference. The returned washing liquid in the first storage chamber 13 is sucked again by the electric pump 17 and ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the suction pipe 103 and the supply pipe 19. In this way, a circulation path in which the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber 13, the suction pipe 103, the electric pump 17, the supply pipe 19, the second storage chamber 15, and the first communication pipe 105 is configured. A filter container 107 in which the filter 109 is accommodated is disposed in the middle of the circulation path.

  When the electromagnetic valve 113 is opened, the second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 has fallen and has fallen by a predetermined height from the second liquid level height H2. Then, when the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire, the control device 87 closes the electromagnetic valve 113. Then, the second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 rises again and reaches the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted via the electric wire to the control device. When transmitted to 87, the electromagnetic valve 113 is opened again by the control device 87, and the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 returns to the first storage chamber 13. In this way, the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 is held in the vicinity of the second liquid level height H2. It should be noted that the amount of washing liquid returned to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 is larger than the amount of washing liquid jetted into the second storage chamber 15 by the electric pump 17. The specifications of the electric pump 17 and the inner diameter dimension of the first communication pipe 105 are set so as to be. As a result, during the washing operation, even if the electric pump 17 is continuously operated, the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 is maintained at the second liquid level height H2 or less. By continuously operating, the bubble-containing washing liquid in which countless fine bubbles are mixed can be sufficiently ejected into the second storage chamber 15 through the supply pipe 19.

Further, the second liquid level sensor 79b detects that the liquid level in the second storage chamber 15 has reached the second liquid level height H2, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device 87 via the electric wire. Then, the drive device 9 is operated by the control device 87. As a result, the rotating plate 55 rotates, the link member 51 reciprocates in the vertical direction while swinging, and the lattice frame 7 is reciprocated with a certain amplitude in the vertical direction together with the slide member 39. At this time, the slide member main body 39 a of the slide member 39 is guided by the guide member 49 so that the longitudinal direction thereof is oriented in a direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the lid body 117, and is orthogonal to the upper surface of the lid body 117. Reciprocates only in the direction. As a result, washing is performed in the same manner as in the embodiment of the present invention , and countless fine bubbles reliably act on the soil components adhering to each laundry S, thereby effectively washing each laundry S. .

The dirt component that has separated from each laundry S, floated together with the air bubbles, and flowed toward the catcher 33 is captured by the catcher 33 together with the washing liquid, and is connected to the upper portion in the first communication pipe 105 via the connection pipe 115. To be discharged. On the other hand, the washing liquid returning from the bottom of the second storage chamber 15 to the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105 passes through the filter 27 immediately before flowing into the first communication pipe 105. Laundry waste such as yarn waste mixed in the washing liquid is captured by the filter 27. The washing liquid flowing through the filter 27 and flowing into the first communication pipe 105 and the washing liquid flowing into the first communication pipe 105 via the connection pipe 115 merge into the filter container 107, and After the dirt component mixed in the washing liquid is captured by the filter 109, it returns to the first storage chamber 13. Accordingly, not only can the dirt component detached from the laundry S adhere to the laundry S again, but also the washing liquid from which the dirt component and laundry waste have been removed returns to the first storage chamber 13. Therefore, there is no possibility that the electric pump 17 is clogged by sucking washing waste and dirt components.
In addition, when the detergent and the processing agent are supplied into the second storage chamber 15, since the detergent and the processing agent uniformly penetrate the entire laundry S, the laundry S is effectively washed. At the same time, the properties of the laundry S after washing can be suitably stabilized.

When the timer in the control device 87 detects that the preset washing time has elapsed after a lapse of time, the operation of the electric motor 59 of the drive device 9 is stopped by the control device 87 and the electromagnetic valve 113 is turned on. The solenoid valve 131 is opened while the valve is closed, and the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 is discharged into the first storage chamber 13. At this time, the washing liquid adhering to each laundry S is also dropped from each laundry S. When the timer in the control device 87 detects that a certain time has passed since the electromagnetic valve 131 was opened, the control device 87 activates the electric blower 127. At this time, the washing liquid adhering to each laundry S has fallen to some extent. When the electric blower 127 is activated, the gas generated by vaporizing the washing liquid remaining in the second storage chamber 15 is sucked by the electric blower 127 and discharged to the cooling device 129. At this time, the atmospheric pressure in the second storage chamber 15 decreases, the valve device 123 opens, and air flows into the second storage chamber 15 from the outside. The gas discharged from the electric blower 127 is cooled and liquefied by the cooling device 129, and the liquefied washing liquid is returned into the first storage chamber 13 from the lower end of the second communication pipe 125. When the timer in the control device 87 detects that a certain time has elapsed since the operation of the electric blower 127, the operation of the electric blower 127 is stopped by the control device 87 and provided in the control device 87. The notification device 87b is activated to notify the worker that the laundry work has been completed.
Thus, the washing process ends.

After the washing process is completed, the link member 51 is removed from the drive device 9 in the same manner as in the embodiment of the present invention , and the latching mechanism (not shown) of the lid 117 is unlocked to store the tank. 3, the lid 117 is detached. In this state, the grip portion 31a of the handle 31 is gripped by hand and the filter 27 is taken out together with the handle 31 from the second storage chamber 15, and the washing waste adhering to the filter 27 is removed or the door 111 is opened. The filter 109 can be taken out from the filter container 107 and the dirt component adhering to the filter 109 can be removed.
Next, the upper end portion of each slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is extracted from the insertion hole of the guide member 49, and the lattice frame 7 in which the laundry S is stored is extracted from the storage tank 3 together with the slide member 39 and the lid body 117. . Next, after removing the lattice frame 7 and the lid 117 from the slide member 39, the laundry S is taken out from the lattice frame 7 in the same manner as in the embodiment of the present invention . In addition, before taking out the laundry S from the lattice frame 7, the lid 91 of the lattice frame 7 is opened and the laundry S taken out from the lattice frame 7 is placed on the net shelf in the lattice frame main body 89, or The laundry liquid adhering to the laundry S may be squeezed out in advance by pressing the laundry S from above. For the laundry S taken out from the lattice frame 7, a drying process which is the next process is executed. The drying step is performed in the same manner as in the embodiment of the present invention .

According to the washing apparatus 10 1 according to the reference example described above, since the arranged driving device 9 to the outside of the reservoir 3, the washing liquid as compared with the case of arranging the driving device 9 to the reservoir 3 The volume in the storage tank 3 that can be stored can be increased. In addition, since the slide member 39 whose one end is bonded to the lattice frame 7 and whose other end is connected to the driving device 9 penetrates the lid 117, the upper opening of the storage tank 3 is closed by the lid 117. In this state, the slide member 39 can be reciprocated by the drive device 9 with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction. For this reason, even during the washing operation, the gas generated by the evaporation of the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 of the storage tank 3 is less likely to leak from the upper opening of the storage tank 3.
Further, since the second storage chamber 15 is disposed above the first storage chamber 13, the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber 15 is utilized by utilizing the pressure difference due to the height difference between the storage chambers 13 and 15. It can be returned into the first storage chamber 13 via the first communication pipe 105. In addition, since the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the first storage chamber 13, the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device 5, the second storage chamber 15, and the first communication pipe 105, the washing liquid can be used for washing without waste. Can do.

In the above-described reference example , the example in which the air is sucked into the supply pipe 19 through the intake pipe 23 and the bubble generation nozzle 21 is shown, but instead, as in the first modification shown in FIG. You may comprise. In the first modification, the ozone generator 100 is connected to the intake pipe 23 as in the modification of the embodiment of the present invention . With this configuration, the ozone gas generated by the ozone generator 100 is mixed with air in the ozone generator 100 to become ozone-containing air, and then is supplied to the bubble generating nozzle 21 via the intake pipe 23. Supplied. As a result, ozone acts on harmful bacteria, malodorous components and dirt components adhering to the laundry S or mixed in the washing liquid, and these can be removed. The mixing ratio of ozone gas and air generated by the ozone generator 100 may be adjusted according to the type of the laundry S. The ozone generator 100 is connected to a control device 87 via an electric wire (not shown), and the operation is controlled by the control device 87.

In the reference example and the first modification described above, the partition wall 11 that divides the first storage chamber 13 and the second storage chamber 15 is inclined so as to be positioned downward from the outer peripheral portion toward the central portion. The example in which the electromagnetic valve 131 that opens and closes the discharge port at the center is provided. However, instead of this, as in the second modification shown in FIG. 9, the partition wall 11 is inclined so as to be positioned downward toward the opening in the second storage chamber 15 through which the first communication pipe 105 communicates. Then, the washing liquid may flow out from the opening in the second storage chamber 15 and then flow into the first storage chamber 13 through the first communication pipe 105. By comprising in this way, the discharge port and electromagnetic valve 131 of the center part of the partition 11 which were provided in the said reference example and its 1st modification can be abolished. In this case, the washing liquid in the second storage chamber 15 can be caused to flow into the first storage chamber 13 by appropriately opening and closing the electromagnetic valve 113 by the control device 87.

Further, in the above-described reference example and the modifications thereof, the second storage chamber 15 is disposed above the first storage chamber 13, and the second difference is made by utilizing the pressure difference due to the height difference between the storage chambers 13 and 15. Although the example which returns the washing | cleaning liquid stored in the storage chamber 15 in the 1st storage chamber 13 via the 1st communication pipe 105 was shown, a pump is arrange | positioned in the longitudinal direction middle part of the 1st communication pipe 105. The washing liquid may be returned to the first storage chamber 13 by the pump.
Further, in the above-described reference example and each modification thereof, an example in which the filter container 107 in which the filter 109 is accommodated is disposed in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the first communication pipe 105 is shown. The filter container 107 in which the filter 109 is housed may be disposed in a portion that is long in the longitudinal direction 103 and is located outside the storage tank 3. Also by this, since the dirt component mixed in the washing liquid is captured by the filter 109, not only the dirt component detached from the laundry S can be prevented from adhering to the laundry S but also the dirt component is sucked. Thus, there is no possibility that the electric pump 17 is clogged.

The above-described embodiment and reference examples of the present invention and their respective modifications are examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above- described embodiments of the present invention . but various modifications can be made without departing from the essence or spirit of the invention which can be read from the entire range and specification of claims, washing equipment after such changes are also intended to be within the technical scope of the present invention It is.
For example, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention , the example in which the laundry S is directly stored in the storage space of the lattice frame 7 is shown, but instead, there is a margin in the flexible net-like bag body. The laundry S may be stored in the storage space of the lattice frame 7 together with the bag while the laundry S is stored. In this way, the laundry S can be washed without being damaged or out of shape as compared with the case where the laundry S is directly stored in the lattice frame 7. In this case, when there are a plurality of laundry S, all the laundry S may be stored in one bag, or each laundry S may be individually stored in a plurality of bags. . By storing individually, the laundry S comes into contact with each other during washing, and the pigment of the laundry S adheres to the other laundry S, or the laundry waste separated from the laundry S adheres to the other laundry S. There is no fear of doing it.

Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the example in which the lattice frame 7 is reciprocated in the vertical direction by driving the electric motor 59 of the driving device 9 is shown, but instead of this, the piston rod and the piston rod The lattice frame 7 may be reciprocated in the vertical direction by an expansion / contraction operation of a hydraulic cylinder including a cylinder into which the cylinder is inserted. In this case, the hydraulic cylinder constitutes a part of the “drive mechanism” in the present invention.
Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the slide member main body 39a of the slide member 39 is paired is shown, but instead of this, there are three or more slide member main bodies 39a, and these slide members The main body 39a may be fixed to the lattice frame 7 and the slide member main bodies 39a may be inserted through the insertion holes of the guide members 49, respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing apparatus 3 Reservoir 5 Bubble-containing washing liquid ejection apparatus 7 Lattice frame 9 Drive apparatus (drive mechanism)
11 Bulkhead 11a Communication hole (Communication passage)
13 1st storage chamber 15 2nd storage chamber
17 Electric pump
19 Supply pipe
21 Bubble generating nozzle 27 Filter 33 Trapper (capturing means)
39 Slide member (drive mechanism)
49 Guide member (drive mechanism)
51 Link member (drive mechanism)
55 Rotating plate (drive mechanism)
57 Rotating shaft (drive mechanism)
59 Electric motor (drive mechanism)
S laundry

Claims (15)

A storage tank capable of storing the washing liquid;
A bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device capable of generating a bubble-containing washing liquid by adding countless fine bubbles to the washing liquid stored in the storage tank, and jetting the generated bubble-containing washing liquid into the storage tank When,
A lattice frame having a storage space capable of storing laundry;
A washing apparatus comprising: a drive mechanism capable of reciprocating the lattice frame with a constant amplitude in the vertical direction in the storage tank. The washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The countless fine bubbles are made of ozone-containing air in which air and ozone gas are mixed. In the washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a particle diameter of the fine bubbles is set to be less than 100 micrometers. In the washing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The storage tank includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber communicated with the first storage chamber via a communication path.
While disposing the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device in the first storage chamber, the lattice frame is disposed in the second storage chamber,
The bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device sucks the washing liquid in the first storage chamber, and the sucked washing liquid contains innumerable fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid. A washing apparatus, characterized in that it is jetted into the second storage chamber. The washing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
A filter is detachably disposed so as to cover the opening on the first storage chamber side of the communication path,
A washing apparatus, wherein washing waste mixed in the washing liquid flowing into the first storage chamber from the second storage chamber via the communication path can be captured by the filter during washing of the laundry. In the washing device according to claim 4 or 5,
The storage tank is partitioned into a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber by a partition wall,
The partition wall is set to a height that can be immersed over the upper edge of the partition wall by the washing liquid stored in the storage tank,
A capture means for capturing laundry waste floating on the liquid surface of the washing liquid in the storage tank and flowing from the second storage chamber toward the first storage chamber;
The washing device is characterized in that the capturing means is formed in an elongated shape in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a direction in which the first storage chamber and the second storage chamber are arranged. The washing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein
The washing device according to claim 1, wherein the capturing means is disposed over the entire upper edge along the upper edge of the partition wall. In the washing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A lid for closing the upper opening of the reservoir so as to be opened and closed;
The drive mechanism includes a slide member having one end connected to the lattice frame and the other end extending upward through the lid, and a link member on the other end of the slide member. And a driving device connected to the outside of the storage tank,
A washing apparatus, wherein the drive member is operated to reciprocate the slide member in the vertical direction with a constant amplitude. The washing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein
The storage tank includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber disposed above the first storage chamber,
The first storage chamber and the second storage chamber communicate with each other via a communication path,
Arranging the lattice frame in the second storage chamber;
Using the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device, the washing liquid in the first storage chamber is sucked and countless fine bubbles are contained in the sucked washing liquid to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing liquid is contained. Spraying the washing liquid into the second storage chamber;
By returning the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber to the first storage chamber via the communication path, the first storage chamber → the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device → the second storage chamber → the above A washing apparatus comprising a circulation path through which washing liquid circulates repeatedly in the order of the communication path. The washing apparatus according to claim 9,
The washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a filter for capturing dirt components mixed in the washing liquid is disposed in the middle of the circulation path. The washing liquid stored in the storage tank contains innumerable fine bubbles to generate a bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing liquid is jetted into the storage tank to wash the laundry in the storage tank. While replacing the liquid with the bubble-containing laundry liquid,
In a state where the bubble-containing washing liquid is jetted into the storage tank, the bubble-containing laundry liquid in the storage tank is stored in the storage space of the lattice frame having a storage space for storing the laundry with a margin. A washing method in which the washed laundry is immersed together with the lattice frame, and the lattice frame is reciprocated vertically with a constant amplitude in the immersed state. The washing method according to claim 11, wherein
The countless fine bubbles are made of ozone-containing air in which air and ozone gas are mixed. The washing method according to claim 11 or 12,
The washing method according to claim 1, wherein a particle diameter of the fine bubbles is set to less than 100 micrometers. In the washing method according to any one of claims 11 to 13,
The storage tank includes a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber,
The first storage chamber and the second storage chamber communicate with each other via a communication path,
Arranging the lattice frame in the second storage chamber;
Using the bubble-containing washing liquid jetting device, the washing liquid in the first storage chamber is sucked and countless fine bubbles are contained in the sucked washing liquid to generate the bubble-containing washing liquid, and the generated bubble-containing washing Spraying liquid into the second storage chamber;
By returning the washing liquid stored in the second storage chamber to the first storage chamber via the communication path, the first storage chamber → the bubble-containing washing liquid ejection device → the second storage chamber → the above A washing method characterized in that the washing liquid is repeatedly circulated in the order of the communication path. The washing method according to any one of claims 11 to 14,
The laundry method, wherein the laundry is stored in a storage space of the lattice frame together with the bag while being stored in a flexible net-like bag.

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