JP2017184652A - Device for washing root of plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems in a conventional vegetable washing device that is structured to wash soil without damaging the surface of vegetable or to wash it efficiently, and cannot wash it while pressing, however the tip is branched off into several of them in root crops serving as materials of the Chinese medicine and there is a hard one clogged up with soil and sand inside, and therefore this root is softened while easing this by friction, some material needs a "press-washing" step of removing soil and sand, but it is hard labor when performing this by manual work.SOLUTION: Wire mesh with a portion being bent downward and formed is laid in a water tank, a support shaft of a rocking body of a boat-shaped shape is connected with a rotary shaft of a motor by a crank and a rod, and an upright pillar for holding the support shaft of the rocking body is connected with a side pestle in a vertically movable manner. Water or warm water is supplied in the water tank, root crops are clamped between the wire mesh and the rocking body and rocked to the left or right while pressing to thereby perform washing and processing. Also, a cushioning member such as sponge is attached to the wire mesh and the rocking body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present application relates to an apparatus for pressing and cleaning plant roots and root vegetables. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for washing roots of medicinal herbs and beef bowls used in Kampo.

  There are various apparatuses for washing root vegetables, but the structure is intended to wash away the soil without damaging the surface of the root vegetables and to wash a large amount of vegetables efficiently.

JP 2010-4761 A Utility Model Registration No. 3170497

  Conventionally, various proposals have been made on apparatuses for completely cleaning the root vegetables without damaging the surface (Patent Documents 1 and 2). However, there has been no invention of an apparatus that not only performs cleaning but also performs cleaning while pressing, that is, a “hot water” effect.

  In particular, the roots of medicinal herbs used as ingredients for Kampo are usually digged up to remove some of the earth and sand, then "sprayed" in a well-ventilated area that is not exposed to rain, and then naturally dried over time. After that, the roots are soaked in 65-degree hot water to soften them, and then they are washed while being rolled and pressed. This “Yumomi” operation is one of the important steps to enhance the ingredients as a medicinal herb, as well as to carefully remove the earth and sand remaining in the roots.

  However, the conventional root vegetable cleaning apparatus is not suitable for the “boiled rice” process because it is configured for the purpose of efficiently washing the earth and sand without damaging the surface of the root vegetables.

  That is, the conventional apparatus is not configured to loosen the root vegetables while pressing them.

  Therefore, under the present circumstances, vegetables and root vegetables are dipped in a water tank containing hot water and are washed by human hands.

  For example, the herb of Toki has thin and hard roots that are branched into many branches that are intertwined in a complex way to take in the earth and sand. That was hard work. On the other hand, the “boiled rice” process is not only a washing process but an indispensable process for improving the quality and efficacy of the product such as increasing sweetness.

  In view of this, the present application provides an apparatus capable of simply performing the hot water kneading operation, and aims to reduce labor.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in claim 1 of the present application, a washing part of a root vegetable washing device having a washing part and a driving part is a water storage tank, a wire mesh laid on the water storage tank, and a boat shape in which a lower surface is formed in an arc shape. It is composed of a rocking body with a shape, the rotating shaft of the motor of the drive unit and the rocking shaft of the rocking body are connected by a crank and a rod, and the standing column that supports the rocking shaft of the rocking body can be moved up and down. It is connected with. Also,
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rocking body is formed of a wire mesh. According to the third aspect of the present invention, a shock absorbing member such as a sponge is attached to the wire mesh laid in the water storage tank, the rocking body, or both.

  The labor has been remarkably reduced by mechanizing the “hot water” process, which has been performed manually.

  In addition, since the hot skin was used, the operator's hand skin was very rough. However, in the apparatus of the present application, the hands were hardly immersed in the hot water.

  The root of the return was irregular and hard, and the finely branched roots were tightly intertwined, and earth and sand were clogged inside the root, but the rocking body of the device of this application swung left and right while applying moderate pressure Since it softens while rubbing the toy with friction, cleaning of the soil inside becomes easy.

  The shape of angelica, it is possible to clean any shape for the oscillator can move up and down regulated by the size, the sediment jammed therein while loosening the roots even angelica size. This can also be applied to other root vegetables with different diameters and shapes. In addition, since the swinging body can be easily moved up and down by pressing the pedal, it is possible to easily and quickly put in and out.

  In the apparatus of the present application, the root vegetables are swung to the left and right while being pressed in the washing water or warm water.

  Since the structure of the apparatus is simple, it can be manufactured in a compact and inexpensive manner. Moreover, it is excellent in operability, durability and maintainability.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the root vegetable cleaning apparatus of the present application. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the power mechanism of the present application.

  The optimum embodiment of the cleaning apparatus of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

  The cleaning device 1 of the present application includes a cleaning mechanism 2, a driving mechanism 3, and a rectangular lower frame 6 in which legs 5 and 4 that support these mechanisms are provided upright. Traveling wheels 7 are attached to the four corners of the lower frame 6 so that the cleaning device 1 can move.

  The drive mechanism 3 mounts a motor 9 as a drive source on a gantry 8 supported by the legs 4, and a wall 10 is erected on the cleaning mechanism side to prevent water splashing.

  The cleaning mechanism 2 includes a water storage tank 11 for storing cleaning water and a rotating body 12, and the water storage tank 11 is supported on the upper portion of the lower frame 6 by four legs 5. Although the supply structure and drainage structure of the wash water or hot water to the water storage tank 11 are not clearly shown, the supply and discharge of the wash water can be done by using a water supply pump or by connecting a pipe with a drain outlet formed in the bottom of the water tank. Equipment can be easily provided.

  Inside the water tank 11, a wire mesh 13 having a coarse mesh is laid. A gap is formed between the wire mesh 13 and the bottom surface of the water storage tank 11 so that the filtered sludge is accumulated. A part of the wire mesh 13 is bent downward to form a root vegetable washing part 13a, and the flat part 13b is a root vegetable placing part.

The rotating body 12 is a drum type having a width of about 15 cm to 20 cm formed by a wire mesh having a coarse mesh, and is attached to the upper portion of the water storage tank 11 by a standing column 15 to which the rotating shaft 14 is attached and supported. A lower end 15a of the upright column 15 is connected to an end portion of a horizontal bar 17 having a pedal 16 formed at an end thereof, and the horizontal bar 17 is rotatably supported on a part 6a of the lower frame 6 by a support shaft 17a. When the cage pedal 16 is depressed, the upright column 15 moves upward, and the rotating body 12 is also lifted upward.

  A cushioning member such as a sponge may be attached to the root cleaning unit 13a of the wire mesh and the lower surface of the rotating body (not shown).

  In this embodiment, a drum type rotating body is used. However, since the acting part is the lower half, a boat-shaped rocking body having a bottom surface formed in an arc shape may be used. However, the drum-type rotating body is more stable when swinging.

  Next, the operation of the drive mechanism 3 will be described with reference to FIG. A crank 19 attached to the rotating shaft 18 of the motor 9 and a crank 21 attached to the rotating shaft 20 of the rotating body 12 are rotatably connected to both ends of the rod 22 by hinge pins 23 and 24, respectively.

  When the motor rotates once by the crank mechanism described above, the crank 19 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor rotates once, and the crank 21 attached to the rotating shaft of the rotating body connected to the crank 19 via the rod 22 swings to the left and right. The moving rotator 12 moves to the left and right in conjunction with each other.

  A wire mesh 25 is attached to the back side of the device of the present application to prevent the fingers from being caught.

  Next, an operation method of the present apparatus will be described.

  First, washing water or washing warm water is supplied to the water storage tank 11. The sun-dried Tokachi is soaked in warm water and softened beforehand. The end part of the return is gripped and placed on the root vegetable washing part 13 a of the wire mesh 13 laid in the water storage tank 11. If the return to be cleaned is placed on the root vegetables placing portion 13b of the wire mesh 13, continuous washing becomes easy.

  When taking out the return, the pedal 16 is depressed to move the rotating body 12 upward. The rotating body is attached so that a slight gap is formed between the rotating body 12 and the root vegetable placement portion 13a in a state in which the pedal 16 is released. It is desirable that the clearance be enough to allow the return to be held between the rotating body 12 and the wire mesh 13.

  When the motor is started, the rotating body 12 starts to swing left and right as the motor 8 rotates, and the return held between the rotating body 12 and the wire mesh 13 swings left and right while being pressed. Due to the weight of the rotator 12 and the left and right swinging motion, the result is that the pebbles and mud taken inside the branched roots flow out while being moderately pressed and softened.

  The washed earth and sand are filtered by a wire mesh and deposited on the bottom surface of the water storage tank 11, but the sediment is discharged together with dirty washing water from a drain outlet (not shown) provided on the bottom surface, and the washing water is periodically replaced. Do it.

  The rotary body 12 can be moved up and down so that it can be flexibly adapted to the size and shape of the root vegetables to be washed and in order to facilitate the removal of the root vegetables.

  In this way, the cleaning apparatus of the present application sandwiches the root vegetables between the rotating body 12 and the wire net 13 by the weight of the rotating body 12, and enables cleaning work simultaneously with hot water processing by friction and rocking by appropriate pressing.

  The device of the present application can be used for the root vegetables to boil and clean.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, Cleaning processing apparatus 2, Cleaning mechanism 3, Drive mechanism 4, Leg body 5, Leg body 6, Lower frame body 7, Caster 8, Mount 9, Motor 10, Wall 11, Water tank 12, Rotating body 13, Wire net 14 Rotating shaft 15, Standing column 16, Pedal 17, Horizontal rod 18, Motor rotating shaft 19, Crank 20, Rotating body rotating shaft 21, Crank 22, Rod 23, Hinge pin 24, Hinge pin

Claims (3)

A cleaning device for root vegetables having a cleaning unit and a driving unit,
The washing part is composed of a water tank, a wire mesh laid in the water tank, and a boat-shaped rocking body whose lower surface is formed in an arc shape,
Connect the rotating shaft of the motor of the drive unit and the rotating shaft of the rocking body with a crank and a rod,
An apparatus for cleaning root vegetables characterized in that an upright column that supports a rotating shaft of an oscillating body is connected to a reed so that it can move up and down.   The root vegetable cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rocking body is formed of a wire mesh.   The root vegetable cleaning apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a buffer member is attached to a wire mesh laid in the water storage tank and / or a rocking body.

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