JP2572183B2 - Container cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container cleaning apparatus for cleaning used containers used for storing dust and the like in a building.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a container cleaning apparatus, a large number of containers having openings on the upper surface thereof are arranged in a large-scale building. 2. Description of the Related Art A container is sequentially washed with steam or hot water ejected from a washing nozzle held by an operator by connecting a hose having a nozzle attached thereto.

[0003]

However, in the container cleaning apparatus as described above, since a plurality of workers clean the container in a large-scale building, the waste such as dust attached to the container is removed. Was likely to be scattered to other workers, and there were concerns about hygiene problems.

[0004] In such a container cleaning apparatus, the ratio of the man-made work by the operator is very high, and the labor cost is increased. Furthermore, in order to discharge the water accumulated when cleaning the inner surface of the container, the container needs to be tilted so that the opening on the upper surface is directed sideways, which makes the cleaning of the container cumbersome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container cleaning apparatus having a fixed facility for automatically cleaning a container according to a predetermined procedure, and to perform a manual operation. It is intended to improve the sanitary aspect while efficiently cleaning the container while minimizing the amount of water.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a solution of the present invention is to wash a used container having an open upper surface which is used for storing dust and the like in a building. A container cleaning device is assumed. And an entrance provided on the side wall of the building, a rail laid between the inside and the outside of the building via the entrance, a trolley arranged on the rail and on which the container is placed, and provided on the entrance. An openable and closable shutter for opening the doorway when the cart enters and exits the building, and tilting means provided on the cart and tilting the container so that the opening on the upper surface is directed sideways; A cleaning nozzle is provided at a position facing the opening of the container in the building to clean the inner surface of the container.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in the present invention, a used container used for storing dust and the like is placed on a carriage arranged on a rail, and then is tilted by an opening on an upper surface. Is tilted so that it is directed sideways. In this state, when the carriage approaches the entrance of the building, the shutter closing the entrance is opened. When the cart enters the building, the shutter is closed, and the container is confined in the building together with the cart. Next, the inner surface of the building is cleaned by the cleaning nozzle facing the opening of the container. Thereafter, the shutter is opened, and the cart comes out of the entrance of the building, the container is lowered from the cart, and the washing operation of the container is completed.

[0008] As described above, the cleaning device having the fixed equipment for transporting the container placed on the trolley into the building provided with the cleaning nozzle and cleaning the container is constituted. Workers only need to monitor work outside the building, and dust and dirt adhering to the container are not scattered to the workers, and there is no hygiene problem.

According to such a container cleaning apparatus,
Workers can perform relatively easy tasks such as monitoring work outside the building when washing containers and getting on and off the containers on and off the trolley. Is very low, and a significant reduction in personnel can be expected.

In addition, since the container is washed with the opening on the upper surface tilted to the side, water when the inner surface of the container is washed is easily discharged without collecting at the bottom. Thus, the container is smoothly cleaned.

[0011]

As described above, according to the container cleaning apparatus of the present invention, a cleaning apparatus having a fixed facility for automatically cleaning a container brought into a building is constituted, and when cleaning the container, scum such as dust is removed. Entrusts only relatively easy tasks such as monitoring work outside the building that does not splatter to workers and getting on and off the container trolley to workers. It is possible to improve hygiene while achieving a significant reduction. In addition, by washing the container with the opening tilted sideways, the water that has washed the inner surface of the container is easily discharged, and the container can be washed efficiently.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a container cleaning apparatus A according to an embodiment of the present invention. The container cleaning apparatus A includes a container C which has been used for storing dust and the like and has become used. Are configured to be individually washed one by one. The container C has an opening Ca whose upper surface is open, is formed in an inverted trapezoidal shape in cross section, and is provided with rollers Cb,... The container C is pushed by an operator's hand by the substantially U-shaped grip Cc.

In each of the figures, an entrance 2 is provided on one side wall of a box-shaped building 1. An openable and closable shutter 3 is provided at the entrance 2, and the shutter 3 is wound up and stored in a shutter storage portion 4 provided above the entrance 2 when opened.
An operation unit 5 is provided on an outer surface of the shutter storage unit 4. The operation unit 5 is provided with an operation switch 6 for raising and lowering the shutter 3 and an operation switch 7 for lowering and operating the shutter 3. The operation switch 6 seals the inside of the building 1 when the shutter 3 is closed. On the other hand, when the shutter 3 is opened,
2 enters and exits the building 1 through the entrance 2.

Reference numeral 11 denotes two rails laid between the inside and the outside of the building 1 via the entrance 2 and a carriage 12 on which the container C is placed is arranged on the rails 11. The trolley 12 stops at the terminal of the rail 11 inside and outside the building 1. And the above-mentioned cart 1
Above 2, a substantially L-shaped arm 13 that grips the side surface of the container C stocked near the terminal of the rail 11 outside the building 1 and transfers it to the carriage 12 is pivotally supported. The arm 13 is configured to rotate by an expansion and contraction operation of an expansion and contraction cylinder 14 provided between the middle part of the arm 13 and the carriage 12, and grips a side surface of the container C, and A tilting means 15 for tilting the opening Ca so as to be directed sideways toward the advancing direction (the side of the entrance 2) by the rotation (clockwise in FIG. 1) of the arm 13 accompanying the contraction is configured. When the arm 13 returns to the terminal position of the rail 11 outside the building 1 after the cleaning operation described later is completed, the arm 13 rotates by the extension of the telescopic cylinder 14 (counterclockwise in FIG. 1), The container C, which has been tilted so that the rear surface thereof faces upward on the trolley 12, is returned so that the opening portion Ca is basically upward and is lowered from the trolley 12.

Further, the right and left side surfaces 1 corresponding to the approximate center position of the upper surface 1a and the right and left rails 11 in the building 1
b, 1c, a plurality of first cleaning nozzles 2 for cleaning the outer surface (rear surface and left and right side surfaces) of the container C are provided.
1,... Are provided. Further, the container C on the carriage 12 stopped at the terminal position of the rail 11 in the building 1
A second surface protruding into the container C through the opening Ca from the opposing surface 1d facing the substantially center position of the opening Ca so as to clean the inner surface of the container C on the opposing surface 1d facing the opening Ca. Cleaning nozzle 22 (cleaning nozzle) is provided.
In addition, at the rear of the building 1, the cleaning nozzles 2 are provided.
A pump device 24 for pressurizing hot water to high-pressure steam or high-pressure hot water, which is provided in the middle of a supply pipe 23 that guides hot water from a hot water tank (not shown) to the first and second hot water tanks 22.
A chemical liquid tank 2 for supplying a chemical liquid to the siphon injector 25 so that a predetermined amount of the chemical liquid is injected into the hot water pressurized in the supply pipe 23 downstream of the pump 24 by the siphon injector 25 at predetermined intervals.
6 are connected in series. The operation unit 5 is provided with a washing switch 27 for ejecting high-pressure steam or high-pressure hot water from each of the washing nozzles 21 and 22. When the washing switch 27 is turned on, each of the washing nozzles 21 and 22 is operated.
2, high-pressure hot water is jetted out after a predetermined time elapses after high-pressure steam is jetted out.

The floor 1e in the building 1 is formed on an inclined surface so as to be located lower as it goes deeper, and the lower end of the floor 1e has a downstream end outside the building 1. The upstream end of the drain pipe 31 that opens to the outside is open.

Next, the operation of cleaning the container C by the container cleaning device A will be described.

First, the used container C used for storing dust and the like is transported to the vicinity of the terminal of the rail 11 outside the building 1 by hand pushing through the grip Cc by an operator, and is located near this. Be stocked. When the truck 12 arranged on the rail 11 comes near the terminal of the rail 11 outside the building 1, the arm 13 on the truck 12
Is rotated counterclockwise by the extension operation of the telescopic cylinder 14 and grips the side surface of the container C, and then the arm 13 is rotated clockwise by the contraction operation of the telescopic cylinder 14 (tilting means 15) to remove the container C. The container C is tilted so that the opening Ca is directed to the side toward the traveling direction.
Put on top.

Next, the operator turns on the operation switch 6 for raising and lowering the shutter 3 of the operation unit 5 so that the entrance 2 is opened.
Is released, and the cart 12 runs on the rail 11 and enters the building 1. Then, after confirming that the cart 12 has entered the building 1, the operation switch 7 for unwinding and operating the shutter 3 of the operation unit 5 is turned on to close the entrance 2 so that the container C and the cart 12 together with the Trapped inside. Next, when the operator turns on the cleaning switch 27 of the operation unit 5, the container C on the cart 12 is moved to the upper surface 1 a in the building 1.
Are washed with high-pressure steam or high-pressure hot water from a plurality of first washing nozzles 21 provided at substantially the center position of the right and left and right side surfaces 1b and 1c. The inner surface of the container C is cleaned by high-pressure steam or high-pressure hot water jetted from the second cleaning nozzle 22 protruding from the facing surface 1d facing the opening Ca.

Thereafter, a worker who watches the washing of the container C winds up the shutter 3 of the operation unit 5 to open the entrance 2, and the carriage 12 comes out of the entrance 2 of the building 1, and the carriage 12 moves outside the building 1. When returning to the vicinity of the terminal of the rail 11, the arm 13 on the carriage 12 is
The container C, which has been tilted counterclockwise on the trolley 12 so that the rear surface thereof faces upward, is returned so that the opening Ca is basically upward and lowers from the trolley 12, and is lowered from the trolley 12. The cleaning operation of the container C is completed. In this case, the high-pressure steam or high-pressure hot water spouted from each of the cleaning nozzles 21 and 22 is guided to the lowermost position along the floor 1e of the building 1, which is an inclined surface, and the upstream end is opened at the lowermost position. It is configured to be discharged out of the building 1 through the drain pipe 31 which is formed.

As described above, the container C placed on the carriage 12 is carried into the building 1 provided with a plurality of first cleaning nozzles 21,... When the container C is cleaned, the container cleaning device C having the fixed equipment is constructed,
It is only necessary to monitor the work outside, and scum such as dust adhering to the container C does not scatter to the operator, thereby improving sanitation.

Further, according to such a container cleaning apparatus A, the operator can monitor the operation outside the building 1 when cleaning the container C, and can operate the operation switches 6 and 7 for raising and lowering the shutter 3. And relatively easy work such as an operation for turning on the cleaning switch 27 is required, and the ratio of human-made work by the worker is very small.
Significant reduction in personnel (workers) is possible, and labor costs can be significantly reduced.

In addition, the container C has an opening Ca on the upper surface thereof.
Is washed in a state where it is tilted to the side, so that the water when the inner surface of the container C is washed is easily discharged without collecting at the bottom, and the container C can be efficiently washed. .

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes various other modifications.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the entrance 2 through which the trolley 12 enters and exits is provided on one side wall of the building 1, but an entrance through which the trolley enters is provided on one side wall of the building, and the trolley exits on the other side wall facing the entrance. An outlet is provided, and the container before washing is placed on a cart at one end position of the rail via a rail laid inside and outside the building via the inlet and the outlet,
At the other end position of the rail, the container after cleaning may be configured to be dropped from the carriage. In this case, as the second cleaning nozzle, a movable nozzle that descends from, for example, a top surface in a building to a substantially central position of the opening of the container is used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the arm 13 on the carriage 12 is turned counterclockwise by the extension operation of the telescopic cylinder 14 so that the container C is oriented in the side direction in which the opening Ca thereof is directed in the traveling direction. The tilting means 15 is configured to tilt the container so that the container is placed on the trolley 12 and then the container is tilted so that the opening thereof is directed to the side toward the advancing direction after the operator places the container on the trolley. Means may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the shutter 3 is operated to wind up or down by the operation switches 6 and 7 of the operation unit 5. However, when the bogie moves in and out of the building, that is, when the bogie approaches the building, The shutter may be automatically wound up or down when the carriage exits the building after washing of the container is completed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first cleaning nozzles 21,... Are provided at substantially the center of the upper surface 1a and the substantially center of the left and right side surfaces 1b, 1c in the building 1, respectively. A first cleaning nozzle may be provided on each side of the building where the left and right side surfaces and the bottom surface are all cleaned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a container cleaning device in a state where a building is cut away.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the container cleaning device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view according to FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 building 2 doorway 3 shutter 11 rail 12 carriage 15 tilting means 22 second cleaning nozzle (cleaning nozzle) A container cleaning device C container Ca opening

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container cleaning apparatus for cleaning a container having an open upper surface which has been used for storing garbage or the like and which has become used, in a building, an entrance provided on a side wall of the building, and the entrance. A rail laid between the inside and the outside of the building, a truck disposed on the rail, on which the container is placed, and a door provided at the entrance to open the entrance when the truck enters and exits the building. An openable and closable shutter, tilting means provided on the carriage, and tilting the container so that an opening on the upper surface thereof is directed sideways, and provided at a position facing the opening of the container in the building. A washing nozzle for washing an inner surface of the container.