JP3061049U - Pig and other animal head cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To efficiently remove foreign substances such as hair adhering to the head of pigs and other animals and food residues and garbage remaining in the mouth, and reduce the labor of workers. Efficiency is improved, and at the same time, water saving effect of washing water is obtained. SOLUTION: An object to be cleaned (pigs and other animal heads) is mounted on a chain conveyor 1 with a mooring bracket 5 having both ends rotatably mounted so as to be rotatable and having a mooring bar and a stopper bar at the center.
The upper header 21 and the lower header 23, in which a large number of injection nozzles 20 are arranged above and below the cleaning unit, can be attached and detached by displacing the positions of the injection nozzles of the upper and lower headers. Water is supplied by the liquid pump 3 while rotating the upper header 21 and the lower header 23, and water is sprayed from above and below the object to be cleaned to remove foreign substances attached to the object to be cleaned. For cleaning pigs and other animals.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a cleaning device for efficiently removing foreign matter such as hair residue, food residue, and dust attached to the head of pigs and other animals for the purpose of utilizing the meat and bones of the head. Is what you do.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 Meat obtained from the heads of pigs and other animals is widely used as a raw material for skewers, gyozas, and shomai, and its bones are widely used for soups due to its unique meat quality. However, in using meat and bones obtained from the heads of pigs and other animals, the skin was first peeled off using a device called a skinner, and then cut off from the hair on the head surface and the carcass. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the hair that has adhered, and hair that is entangled with the lymph membrane or the fibers of the meat or hair that has adhered between the meat cannot be easily removed. In addition, food residue remains in the mouth, and of course, the cut from the torso is dirty with blood.

[0003] To this end, a large amount of water (25 liters per pig in the case of pigs) is applied to the heads (to be cleaned) of pigs and other animals that have been manually separated from the carcass by a worker, and the hair and food are removed. Although foreign substances such as debris are washed off while being picked up with fingertips, they are inefficient, cause a high degree of operator fatigue, and have extremely poor work efficiency. Also, use a pistol-type manual washing nozzle connected from a pump to wash off, or inject high-pressure washing water while rotating the object to be washed by fixing the injection nozzle of the high-pressure washing machine above the workbench. Attempts have been made to remove the liquid by washing it.However, in the case of the above-mentioned hand-operated nozzle of the piston type, if the water pressure is increased in order to increase the cleaning effect, the repulsive force at the time of injection becomes large, and the work becomes difficult. In the method of spraying high-pressure washing water by fixing the spray nozzle of the washing machine on the workbench, the object to be washed is applied within the spraying range of the washing water, and the worker rotates the object to be washed on the workbench. In both cases, the worker's fatigue level is high and the work efficiency is low.In addition, foreign substances are reattached by rotating and moving the object to be cleaned, Turn on the workbench When cleaning is on the cleaning time is not constant, there is a problem that can not be effectively cleaned, etc. can not be performed inside the cleaning of the mouth.

[0004] Further, the present inventor has previously disclosed a device for washing scalp and removing foreign matter of pigs and other animals in Utility Model Registration No. 3042908, and the head of pigs and other animals using the device has been proposed. In meat washing, air is blown from the lower part of the washing tank, and a strong water flow is generated in the washing water in the washing tank to wash the object to be washed put in the washing tank. The main purpose is to clean meat pieces and meat chunks after deboning of pig and other animal heads, and it is not intended to wash pig and other animal heads efficiently before deboning.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and uses high pressure while continuously transporting pigs and other animal heads (objects to be washed) continuously using an endless track of a stretched chain conveyor. In addition, a head and a head cleaning device for pigs and other animals that efficiently cleans objects to be cleaned with a small amount of water, saves labor that has conventionally been used for manual cleaning, and reduces the amount of water used. The solution is as follows. That is, (1) a conveyor for mooring and sequentially transporting the objects to be cleaned, a cleaning unit for spraying water from above and below on the objects to be cleaned conveyed by the conveyor, and a cleaning unit for supplying the cleaning water to the cleaning unit. Pigs and other animals, comprising a water feeding means for feeding water, and sequentially transporting the object to be washed to the washing section and jetting water from above and below to remove foreign substances attached to the object to be washed. Head cleaning equipment.

(2) A mooring bar is provided at the center of the chain conveyor and a stopper bar is provided on both sides of the mooring bar. The pig and other animals according to the preceding paragraph (1), characterized in that the mooring brackets supported by the mooring bracket are laid horizontally at a plurality of locations at equal intervals, and a plurality of rods are laid across the direction of movement of the mooring brackets. The head cleaning device moors the object to be cleaned to the mooring fittings so that it does not shift or droop, and transports it sequentially to the cleaning unit for cleaning, enabling continuous operation and significantly improving work efficiency. It is made to be able to be made.

(3) At the upper and lower portions of the cleaning section, headers having a large number of injection nozzles are mounted so that the positions of the injection nozzles of the upper and lower headers are shifted from each other so that they can be attached and detached. The swine and other animals described in (1) or (2) above are washed by spraying water from above and below the object to be washed while rotating the header so that the positions of the spray nozzles do not overlap. Wash the head uniformly by spraying the washing water from above and below the object to be washed while rotating the upper and lower headers with multiple spray nozzles so that the positions of the spray nozzles do not overlap. It is intended to efficiently remove foreign substances such as hair residue, food debris, and dirt attached to the surface of the head and mouth of pigs and other animals.

[0008] (4) A plurality of bars, which are suspended in the front and rear directions in the traveling direction of the mooring bracket, are rotatably supported at both ends and are suspended at equal intervals, and are fixed to the second bar in front of the mooring bracket. The pig and other animal head washing device described in (2) above, which is equipped with two sets of stop rods in a vertical line, so that the bones of the object to be washed can be prevented from shifting and transported. The object to be cleaned is prevented from moving sideways during or during cleaning.

(5) A chain conveyor is stretched by inclining the frame obliquely downward from the front upper surface of the gantry having four legs, and the mooring brackets suspended on the chain conveyor are inclined obliquely downward. In the pig and other animal head washing apparatus described in (2) above, the object to be washed is moored at the position so that the labor for mooring the object to be washed can be reduced. It was done.

(6) A light emitting sensor and a light receiving sensor are mounted diagonally oppositely on upper and lower ends of a frame which is provided obliquely downward from the front upper surface of a mount having four legs, In the pig and other animal head washing apparatus described in (5) above, wherein the object to be washed is detected, whether or not the object to be washed is moored to the mooring fitting is detected, and the apparatus is safe. It is designed to operate in a stable state and to ensure the safety of workers.

[0011]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment of a pig head cleaning apparatus. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the present invention comprises a chain conveyor 1 for mooring articles to be washed and sequentially transporting them. A washing unit 2 for spraying water from above and below on the object to be washed conveyed by the chain conveyor, and a liquid pump 3 for sending washing water to the washing unit. The liquid pump 3 is connected to a liquid storage tank (not shown) via a water storage tank (not shown).

The chain conveyor 1 is formed by extending a pair of stainless steel conveyor chains with attachments, and a plurality of mooring brackets 5 are provided at equal intervals on an endless track of the stretched chain conveyor. (In this embodiment, seven places at an interval of 685.8 mm).

The mooring fitting 5 is made of stainless steel. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a mooring rod 5a having a diameter of about 10 mm and a height of about 120 mm is set up at the center of a round bar having a diameter of about 12 mm. On both sides of the mooring bar (in this embodiment, at a position 30 mm from the center), a stopper bar 5 b of about φ5 mm and a height of about 30 mm is set up, and both ends are supported by an L-shaped bracket 6 so as to be rotatable. A guide bar 5c is attached and fixed to the inside of the L-shaped bracket 6 supporting both ends of the mooring bracket 5 and attached to and attached to the attachments of the conveyor chains 1a and 1b. The guide bar 7 is received by the guide rail 7 so that the mooring bracket 5 can slide in an upright state, and the object to be cleaned moored to the mooring bracket is moved to the cleaning unit in an optimal posture so as not to be displaced. Sent and to be able to wash.

A plurality of stainless steel round bars 8 of about φ12 mm are rotatably supported at both ends by L-shaped blankets 6 before and after the mooring bracket 5 in the traveling direction. Are mounted at equal intervals (in this embodiment, at intervals of 76.2 mm) so as to prevent the object to be washed from hanging down. The round bar 8 may be suspended not only in the forward and backward directions of the mooring fitting 5 but also over the entire infinite track of the chain conveyor 1. Then, a set of locking rods 8a for bone fixing are attached to the second round bar 8 in front of the mooring fitting 5 in two vertical rows (in this embodiment, two rows of left and right 45 mm from the center), and are fixed. The displacement is prevented so that the object to be cleaned does not laterally move during transportation or cleaning.

Further, a positioning plate 5d is mounted and fixed to one side of the guide bar 5c which is mounted and fixed inside the L-shaped bracket 6 at both ends of the mooring fitting 5, and the positioning plate is mounted on the base 9 shown in FIGS. The transport of the chain conveyor 1 is detected by a positioning sensor 10 attached to and mounted on the chain conveyor 1 so that the object to be cleaned moored in the mooring fitting 5 in front of the position detecting unit stops at the optimum position of the cleaning unit 2. I have to do it.

The rack 9 on which the chain conveyor 1 is stretched is provided with adjust bolts 9a at the lower ends of four legs as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 so that the level can be adjusted according to the installation location. The chain conveyor 1 is stretched by inclining the frame 9b obliquely downward from the front upper surface of the gantry 9, and the mooring bracket 5 horizontally mounted on the chain conveyor is obliquely inclined downward at a low position. The mooring of the washings will reduce the labor of the workers.

Further, a light emitting sensor 11 and a light receiving sensor 12 are diagonally opposed to each other at an upper end and a lower end of a frame 9b which is provided obliquely downward from the front upper surface of the gantry 9, and is moored. The object to be cleaned moored to the metal fitting 5 is detected, and the presence or absence of the object to be cleaned is detected, so that the apparatus operates in a safe and stable state, and the safety of workers is ensured. .

At the rear end of the upper surface of the gantry 9, a motor 14 is mounted and fixed on a mounting table 13, and a drive sprocket 15 fixed to a rotating shaft of the motor and a chain conveyor 1 are stretched. A roller chain 17 is hung on a driven sprocket 16 attached and fixed to a rotating shaft to be rotated. The motor 14 is driven to rotate so that the chain conveyor 1 is conveyed. Automatic control can be performed by a control panel 4 set up on the left end of the upper surface of the unit.

A washing unit 2 is provided on the upper surface of the gantry 9 between the motor 14 and the control panel 4, and the washing unit 2 is covered with a cover (not shown) having a viewing window so as to form a box. The washing unit is formed to prevent scattering of washing water and to allow the inside of the washing unit to be seen. A water collecting tank 18 is engaged and attached to a lower portion of the washing unit 2 to wash an object to be washed. Then, the water mixed with the foreign matter is collected so that it can flow out to the large-diameter water pipe 19 without stagnation.

Above the cleaning section 2 formed as described above, an upper header 21 provided with a large number of spray nozzles 20 can be rotated by a motor 22 fixed to the upper surface of the head of the cleaning section 2. In the lower part of the washing section 2, a header 23 provided with a large number of injection nozzles 20 like the upper header 21 is attached by a motor 24 fixed to the upper surface of the gantry 9. It is mounted so that it can rotate.

The upper header 21 and the lower header 23 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. It is desirable that the injection nozzles 20 are provided with 5 to 7 (in this embodiment, 6) nozzles for both the upper header 21 and the lower header 23. The upper header 21 has the nozzle opening of the injection nozzle 20 facing downward, and the lower header 23 has the nozzle opening of the injection nozzle 20 facing upward, screwed into a hollow tube, and disposed. The center of the rotating shaft of the lower header 23 is shifted forward by about 10 to 30 mm (20 mm in this embodiment) from the center of the rotating shaft of the lower header 23 so that the positions of the upper and lower injection nozzles 20 do not overlap each other. This makes it easy to clean the object to be cleaned evenly, and to check for clogging of the injection nozzle and replace it.

The rotating shafts of the upper header 21 and the lower header 23 are hollow tubes so that water can be supplied, and the driven sprockets 25 are attached and fixed to the rotating shafts, and the hollow shafts 26 are connected to the bearing housings 27. It is rotatably fitted with two ball bearings and a seal packing to prevent water leakage. The bearing box 27 is assembled so that four blocks 27a, 27b, 27c, and 27d can be overlapped and divided with four bolts and nuts. A connection nipple is provided on the base block 27a. It is screwed into each water pipe 28, 29 and fixed.

A water supply pipe 28 for supplying water to the upper header 21 is provided via an electromagnetic valve 30, and a water supply pipe 29 for supplying water to the lower header 23 is provided via an electromagnetic valve 31 in one pipe. 2 is connected to the discharge port of the liquid pump 3 installed below the mount 9, and a return pipe 29 a extends from a pipe extending from the discharge port of the liquid pump 3 to the solenoid valves 30 and 31. A branch pipe is provided via an electromagnetic valve 32 and is extended to a separately installed water storage tank (not shown). From the water storage tank, a water supply pipe 29b is connected to the suction port of the liquid pump 3.

The rotation of the header 21 and the lower header 23 is performed by rotating the driven sprocket 25 fixed to the rotating shaft of the upper header and the lower header. The motor 22 mounted on the upper surface is connected to a drive sprocket 33 fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor by a roller chain 34 to rotate. In the case of the lower header 23, the motor 22 is mounted on the upper surface of the pedestal 9. As shown in FIG. 7, the motor 24 is connected to a drive sprocket 37 that rotates through a gear box 36 from a universal joint 35 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor, and a roller chain 38 so as to rotate. The rotation speed of the upper header 21 and the lower header 23 is approximately 80 to 100 rpm. m and 90 rpm in the present embodiment.

The operation and operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. When the object to be cleaned is moored to the mooring fitting 5 in front of the chain conveyor 1 of the apparatus, control is performed. When the liquid pump 3 is started by a start switch provided on the panel 4, high-pressure washing water is supplied into the piping. At this time, the solenoid valves 30 and 31 are closed, and the solenoid valve 32 is open. The washing water is being returned to a water storage tank (not shown) provided separately from the valve 32. When the light-emitting sensor 11 and the light-receiving sensor 12 detect the object to be washed moored to the mooring fitting 5, The timer is operated, and when the set time of the timer elapses, the motor 14 is activated to operate the chain conveyor 1 and transport the object to be moored to the mooring fitting 5.

When the positioning sensor 10 detects the positioning plate 5 d provided at one end of the mooring fixture 5, the chain conveyor 1 stops, and the object to be cleaned moored at the front mooring fixture 5 is placed above and below the cleaning unit 2. The solenoid valve 32 is closed and the solenoid valve 31 is opened, the washing water is injected from the lower header 23 through the water pipe 29, and the motor is simultaneously stopped at a fixed position between the mounted upper header 21 and the lower header 23. While the lower header 23 is rotated by the operation of 24, the lower part of the object to be cleaned is first cleaned.

When the object to be cleaned is cleaned by the lower header 23 for a certain period of time (by a timer), the electromagnetic valve 31 is closed and the electromagnetic valve 30 is opened, and cleaning water is injected from the upper header 21 through the water pipe 28, and at the same time, the motor is driven. While the upper header 21 is rotated by operating the upper header 21, the upper part of the object to be cleaned is cleaned, and after cleaning for a certain period (by a timer), the electromagnetic valve 30 is closed, and simultaneously the electromagnetic valve 32 is opened, and the liquid pump The washing water from 3 is returned to a water storage tank (not shown) again, and is brought into a standby state. When the object to be washed is moored by the mooring fitting 5 and the object to be washed is detected by the light emitting sensor 11 and the light receiving sensor 12, The chain conveyor 1 is operated, and the washed object to be washed is carried out backward, the next object to be washed is transported to the washing unit 2, and the same operation is repeated. The operation is automatically controlled by the control panel 4 so as to be performed.

The object to be washed, which has been washed and transported to the rear, is provided at the rear end of the chain conveyor 1 with guide bars 5c attached and fixed to both ends of the mooring mooring fitting 5 shown in FIGS. When the mooring member 5 comes off, the mooring member 5 becomes rotatable, and the mooring bar 5a and the non-slip bar 5b erected on the mooring member, and the bone stopper provided on the round bar traversed in front of the mooring member 5 are provided. The stopper rod 8a is rotated so as to fall backward together with the object to be cleaned, and the object to be cleaned is separated from the mooring rod 5a and falls, and is collected by a collection table 39 provided at the rear end of the apparatus. Collected.

[0029]

[Effect of the invention]

 In the apparatus for cleaning pigs and other animals according to the present invention, the upper and lower headers provided with a large number of injection nozzles are rotated while the positions of the injection nozzles of the upper and lower headers are shifted from each other, and the object to be cleaned is rotated. The heads of pigs and other animals can be washed evenly because water is sprayed from the top and bottom to wash the hair, hair and debris attached to the head and meat pieces, and food remaining in the mouth. Dust can be efficiently removed.

In addition, since the object to be cleaned is moored to the mooring fixture in an easily mooring position and is automatically transported sequentially and can be continuously cleaned, the degree of fatigue of the worker is reduced, and the head and other animal heads are reduced. Can significantly improve the cleaning work efficiency. In addition, since water can be efficiently cleaned in a certain period of time and returned to the water storage tank when cleaning has not been performed, water is used effectively and the amount of water used can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a pig and other animal head washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrows AA in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a main part plan view showing an embodiment of a chain conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part showing an embodiment of a chain conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part showing an embodiment of an upper header and a lower header of a cleaning section.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part showing an embodiment of rotation driving of the lower header.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chain conveyor 1a, 1b Conveyor chain 2 Cleaning part 3 Liquid pump 4 Control panel 5 Mooring fitting 5a Mooring bar 5b Off-stop bar 5c Guide bar 5d Positioning plate 6 L-shaped bracket 7 Guide rail 8 Round bar 8a Stop bar 9 Mount 9a Adjusting bolt 9b Frame 10 Positioning sensor 11 Light emitting sensor 12 Light receiving sensor 13 Mounting base 14, 22, 24 Motor 15, 33, 37 Drive sprocket 16, 25 Follower sprocket 17, 34, 38 Roller chain 18 Water collecting tank 19 Drain pipe 20 Injection Nozzle 21 Upper header 23 Lower header 26 Hollow shaft 27 Bearing box 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d Block 28, 29 Water pipe 29a Return pipe 29b Water pipe 30, 31, 32 Solenoid valve 35 Universal joint 36 Gear box 39 Collection stand

Claims (6)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A transport conveyor for mooring and sequentially transporting an object to be cleaned, a cleaning unit for spraying water from above and below onto the object to be cleaned transported by the transport conveyor, and a cleaning unit for supplying the cleaning water to the cleaning unit. A head for pigs and other animals, comprising: a water feeding means for feeding water; and sequentially transporting the object to be washed to the washing section, and squirting water from above and below to remove foreign substances attached to the object to be washed. Department cleaning equipment. 2. A mooring bar at the center and a stopper bar on both sides of the mooring bar on an endless track of a chain conveyor stretched so as to be able to convey an object to be cleaned so that both ends can be turned. The head of a pig and other animals according to claim 1, characterized in that the mooring brackets supported on the mooring bracket are laid horizontally at a plurality of locations at equal intervals, and a plurality of bars are laid across the direction of movement of the mooring brackets. Cleaning equipment. 3. A header provided with a large number of spray nozzles at the upper and lower portions of the washing section so as to be detachable by displacing the positions of the spray nozzles of the upper and lower headers with respect to each other. 3. The cleaning is performed by spraying water from above and below the object to be cleaned while rotating the header so that the headers do not overlap.
A pig and other animal head washing apparatus according to the above. 4. A plurality of bars which are laid horizontally in the forward and backward directions of the mooring bracket are supported at both ends rotatably at equal intervals,
3. The locking bar for bone anchoring is attached to a second bar in front of the mooring fitting in two rows vertically.
A pig and other animal head washing apparatus according to the above. 5. A low position in which a frame is tilted obliquely downward from the front upper surface of a gantry having four legs, a chain conveyor is stretched, and a mooring bracket mounted horizontally on the chain conveyor is tilted diagonally downward. 3. The apparatus for cleaning heads of pigs and other animals according to claim 2, wherein the object to be cleaned is moored by the method. 6. An upper end and a lower end of a frame which is provided obliquely downward from a front upper surface of a frame having four legs,
6. The cleaning device according to claim 5, wherein the light emitting sensor and the light receiving sensor are mounted diagonally opposite to each other to detect an object to be cleaned.
A pig and other animal head washing apparatus according to the above.