JP3172994U - 韮 Cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cocoon washing apparatus capable of automatically performing washing and removing unnecessary leaves while conveying cocoons in a horizontal state, and more particularly capable of more reliably removing moisture adhering to leaf parts. An object is to provide a cleaning device.
SOLUTION: A leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12 that transports a leaf portion 11a while sandwiching a leaf portion 11a, a cleaning unit 14 that cleans a root portion 11b of the rod 11 sandwiched by the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12, and a cleaning unit 14. It is disposed on the downstream side, and is sandwiched between an injection nozzle 16 that injects compressed air toward the root portion 11b, a root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 that transports while sandwiching the root portion 11b of the flange 11, and a root portion sandwiching conveyor 18. It is characterized by comprising a pair of upper and lower injection ports 20a, 20b for injecting compressed air from the vertical direction of the ridge 11 toward the leaf portion 11a from the root portion 11b of the ridge 11.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a wrinkle washing apparatus that automatically performs washing and removal of unused leaves while carrying the hail in a horizontal state.

  When shipping long vegetables such as persimmons and persimmons, it is necessary to remove mud adhering to the roots at the time of harvest, waste leaves that cannot be shipped as commodities due to damage and insect bites. Therefore, various cleaning apparatuses that automatically remove mud dirt and waste leaves while conveying long vegetables in a horizontal state are disclosed (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  The small onion sorter disclosed in Patent Document 1 cleans the root portion with high-pressure water and compressed air while sandwiching and conveying the leaf portion of the small onion with a pair of upper and lower first clamping belts, Unnecessary leaves are removed by compressed air while the root is sandwiched and conveyed by the second clamping belt. By using the small onion sorter, it is possible to mechanize washing work and waste leaf removal work that have been performed manually, thereby saving labor and shortening the work time.

  Moreover, the conveyance washing | cleaning apparatus in the vegetable washing | cleaning apparatus disclosed by patent document 2 also wash | cleaned the base side of the vegetable by the base washing | cleaning apparatus, pinching and conveying the front part side of vegetables with a front part feeding belt apparatus, The tip side is cleaned by the tip cleaning device while the base side is sandwiched and conveyed by the feed belt device. Furthermore, in the said conveyance washing apparatus, when the front part side or base part side of vegetables is clamped, while providing the guide member which mounts and guides the other side, the conveyance direction is made to incline downward toward the conveyance side. . Therefore, it is possible to save labor and reduce work time by mechanization of the washing work. In addition, since the vegetables can be transported smoothly without breaking the posture, more reliable washing and unnecessary use is possible. Leaves can be removed.

  Further, the automatic scissor cleaning apparatus according to Patent Document 3 disclosed by the applicant of the present application has the same basic apparatus configuration as the cleaning apparatuses disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, but the automatic scissor cleaning apparatus. Then, by providing a pre-cleaning mechanism in the pre-process of the root cleaning process, the cleaning apparatus specialized in the cleaning of the salmon has further improved the efficiency of cleaning the root of the salmon.

JP-A-9-206049 JP 2000-78962 A JP-A-2005-160437

  According to the various cleaning apparatuses disclosed in the above-mentioned patent documents, it is possible to mechanize the removal of mud dirt and waste leaves, but there are also the following problems. That is, in the small leek sorting machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, when removing unnecessary leaves by compressed air while holding the root portion with a pair of upper and lower second clamping belts and transporting the leaf portion, the leaf tips are in a suspended state. Yes. Accordingly, it is possible to remove the sagging unused leaves, but there is a risk of damaging good sagging leaves due to their own weight or breaking the merchandise in the middle of the leaves, thereby impairing the commercial value.

  In that respect, the transport cleaning device in Patent Document 2 includes a guide member that places and guides the other side of the vegetable when the front side or the base side of the vegetable is clamped, so that the side that is not clamped hangs down. There is no risk that the product value will be damaged. However, for example, when the waste leaf peeled off from the vegetable by the base cleaning device is removed by the tip cleaning device, it may be difficult to remove the waste leaf by being guided by the guide member. In other words, when the waste leaf removed by the front part cleaning device is transported together with the vegetables by the guide member, and passed through the front part cleaning device, when it is sent out to the receiving side belt conveyor device, the removed waste leaf is removed by water drops etc. There is also a possibility of being transported in a state of being reattached to vegetables.

  Furthermore, in the various cleaning apparatuses disclosed in the above-mentioned patent documents, there is a problem that water drops used when washing vegetables remain on the leaves. In other words, it is difficult to remove the water droplets attached to the leaves sufficiently with various cleaning device configurations.For vegetables such as strawberries that do not like the attachment of water droplets from the viewpoint of maintaining freshness, the water droplets can be wiped off after washing. It is necessary to remove water droplets with an air gun, etc., which is very laborious.

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, the inventor of the present application is a cleaning device that can automatically perform cleaning and unnecessary leaf removal while transporting a cocoon in a horizontal state among long vegetables, and adheres to the leaf portion. As a result of intensive investigations to provide a soot washing device that can remove the water droplets more reliably, the present invention has been achieved.

  That is, the basket cleaning device of the present invention is a basket cleaning apparatus that automatically performs cleaning and unnecessary leaf removal while transporting the basket in a horizontal state, and includes a leaf portion sandwiching conveyor that transports the leaf while sandwiching the leaf portion of the basket. A cleaning unit for cleaning the root portion of the basket sandwiched by the leaf sandwiching conveyor, an injection nozzle disposed on the downstream side of the cleaning unit and spraying compressed air toward the root portion, and the basket A pair of upper and lower parts that inject compressed air from the vertical direction of the ridge toward the leaf part from the root part of the ridge sandwiched by the root part nip conveyor. And an injection port.

  Moreover, the scissor washing apparatus of this invention WHEREIN: The said injection port is formed wide along the conveyance direction of the said root part clamping conveyor.

  Furthermore, in the scissor washing apparatus of this invention, the slat which controls the injection direction of the compressed air injected from the said injection port is provided in the said injection port.

  Still further, in the scissor washing device of the present invention, the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor and the root portion sandwiching conveyor are disposed between the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor and the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor to sandwich the root portion sandwiched between the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor and the root portion sandwiching conveyor. A pair of upper and lower relay rollers for assisting the transfer of the basket to the conveyor is provided.

  According to the apparatus for cleaning a cocoon of the present invention, it is possible to automatically perform cleaning and removal of unnecessary leaves while conveying the cocoon in a horizontal state, but further, it is possible to remove water droplets attached to the leaves of the cocoon. This can be performed more reliably. In other words, it is possible to provide a soot cleaning apparatus that is optimal for cleaning soot that does not like the attachment of water droplets from the viewpoint of maintaining freshness, thereby saving labor and shortening work time.

  In addition, the spray port according to the basket cleaning device of the present invention is formed wide along the conveyance direction of the root portion sandwiching conveyor, thereby more reliably removing water droplets attached to the leaf portion and removing unnecessary leaves. In addition, it is possible to prevent the leaf portion from sagging, and there is no possibility of damaging a good leaf or breaking the leaf to impair the commercial value.

  Furthermore, by providing a slat that controls the jet direction of the compressed air jetted from the jet port at the jet port of the soot washing device of the present invention, the efficiency of removing water droplets and waste leaves adhering to the leaf portion is further improved. In addition, the effect of preventing the leaf portion from sagging and bending can be further enhanced.

  Further, in the basket cleaning device of the present invention, by arranging a pair of upper and lower relay rollers between the leaf clamping conveyor and the root clamping conveyor, the basket is transferred from the leaf clamping conveyor to the root clamping conveyor. It can be carried out smoothly and there is no risk of damage to the heel during transport.

It is plane view explanatory drawing which showed one Example of the soot washing apparatus of this invention. It is side view explanatory drawing of the soot washing apparatus shown in FIG. It is an AA schematic sectional drawing in the scissor washing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a BB schematic sectional drawing in the soot washing apparatus shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a scissor washing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, although this invention is a washing | cleaning apparatus specialized in the washing | cleaning of a koji, the vegetables which can be washed by this invention are not limited to a koji, and can wash a koji, a mash, asparagus, etc.

  1 and FIG. 2 is a device for cleaning straws 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, which automatically cleans and removes unused leaves while transporting the straw 11 as a long vegetable in a horizontal state. Specifically, the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12 that transports the leaf portion 11a of the basket 11 while sandwiching it, the cleaning unit 14 that cleans the root portion 11b of the basket 11 sandwiched by the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12, and the cleaning unit 14 , A spray nozzle 16 that injects compressed air toward the root portion 11b of the ridge 11, a root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 that conveys the base portion 11b of the ridge 11, and a root portion sandwiching conveyor. 18 includes a pair of upper and lower injection ports 20a and 20b for injecting compressed air from the base portion 11b of the ridge 11 toward the leaf portion 11a from the vertical direction of the ridge 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12 is disposed so as to face each other with the belt surfaces of the upper leaf portion sandwiching belt 12 a and the lower leaf portion sandwiching belt 12 b in contact with each other. The ridge 11 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow X in the figure while the leaf portion 11a of the ridge 11 is sandwiched between the pair of upper and lower leaf portion clamping belts 12a and 12b.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the cleaning unit 14 that cleans the root part 11 b of the basket 11 that is sandwiched between the leaf part sandwiching conveyors 12, the plurality of cleaning water spray nozzles 22 sandwich the root part 11 b of the basket 11 from the vertical direction. It is arranged to face each other like this. The high-pressure washing water jetted from the washing water jet nozzle 22 is jetted obliquely from the leaf portion 11a side toward the root portion 11b side, and the jetted washing water and the mud adhering to the root portion 11b Most of them are collected in the apparatus main body 30.

  A plurality of injection nozzles 16 that inject compressed air toward the root portion 11 b of the tub 11 are disposed on the downstream side of the cleaning unit 14. The number of the injection nozzles 16 and the direction of compressed air injection are not particularly limited, but the number of arrangements is preferably 2 to 3, and the injection direction is preferably downward, diagonally downward, and the conveyance direction. The compressed air injected from these injection nozzles 16 removes mud, waste leaves, water droplets, and the like adhering to the root portion 11b. In particular, the injection nozzles that inject compressed air in the transport direction. No. 16 performs a function of removing water droplets and the like, and also functions as a feeding mechanism for smoothly feeding the root portion 11b in the transport direction.

  The root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 is disposed to face each other in a state where the belt surfaces of the upper root portion sandwiching belt 18a and the lower root portion sandwiching belt 18b are in contact with each other, and a pair of upper and lower root portion sandwiching belts 18a. , 18b, and the ridge 11 is conveyed in the direction of arrow X in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 is disposed at the location where the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 is disposed, and from the root portion 11 b side of the rod 11 sandwiched by the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 toward the leaf portion 11 a side. A pair of upper and lower injection ports 20a and 20b for injecting compressed air from the vertical direction are provided. Compressed air sent from the blower 34 (see FIG. 1) in the apparatus main body 30 is jetted from the pair of upper and lower jet ports 20a, 20b from the root part 11b side of the tub 11 toward the leaf part 11a side. Become.

  Here, it is preferable that the pair of upper and lower injection ports 20a and 20b are formed wide along the transport direction (X direction) of the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18. A plurality of injection nozzles may be arranged in parallel along the conveying direction, but by forming the injection ports wide like the illustrated injection ports 20a and 20b, the compression injected from each of the injection ports 20a and 20b An air curtain is formed by the air. Therefore, when the root portion 11b of the ridge 11 is sandwiched by the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18, the leaf portion 11a hangs down unless there is any support means. However, by forming the injection ports 20a and 20b wide, the leaf portion 11a can be supported from above and below by an air curtain formed of compressed air injected from the injection ports 20a and 20b. There is no need to provide means.

  In addition, in the scissor washing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the injection port 20a is disposed between the pulleys 37a and 37b around which the root portion sandwiching belt 18a is wound around the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18, and the spray port 20b is disposed at the root portion sandwiching conveyor. 18 is disposed between the pulleys 38a and 38b around which the root portion sandwiching belt 18b is wound. However, the arrangement positions of the injection ports 20a and 20b are not limited to the illustrated positions. If the compressed air can be sprayed from the vertical direction of the ridge 11 toward the leaf portion 11a from the root portion 11b of the ridge 11 clamped by the root portion clamping conveyor 18, for example, the injection port 20a is connected to the root portion clamping belt. It may be arranged above 18a, and the injection port 20b may be arranged below the root portion clamping belt 18b.

  According to the koji washing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the long vegetable koji 11 can be washed in the following flow. That is, the basket 11 that has been transported in a horizontal state by the carry-in conveyor 50 is first sandwiched by the leaf section sandwiching conveyor 12 of the basket cleaning apparatus 10 and transported in the X direction in the figure. Then, the base portion 11b of the ridge 11 is guided into the cleaning unit 14, and the high-pressure cleaning water sprayed from the plurality of cleaning water spray nozzles 22 that are opposed to each other so as to sandwich the root portion 11b from above and below. Thus, mud dirt and waste leaves adhering to the root portion 11b are removed. The sprayed washing water and mud and waste leaves adhering to the root portion 11 b are collected in a drain tank 36 through a drain pipe 32 provided in the apparatus main body 30.

  The scissors 11 that have passed through the cleaning unit 14 and cleaned the root portion 11b are further conveyed by the leaf nipping conveyor 12, and are directed from the spray nozzle 16 disposed downstream of the cleaning unit 14 toward the root portion 11b. Compressed air is injected. The compressed air injected from the injection nozzle 16 removes mud, waste leaves, water droplets, and the like adhering to the root portion 11b, and the compressed air injected toward the transport direction (X direction) The part 11b is smoothly sent in the X direction. In addition, mud, waste leaves, and the like removed by the compressed air are collected by the drain pan 40 installed below the spray nozzle 16. In addition, reference numeral 26 in FIG. 1 denotes a support plate that supports an intermediate portion of the flange 11 and has an effect of preventing the flange 11 from being bent by the compressed air injected from the injection nozzle 16. However, in the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the bending of the flange 11 by slightly shifting the positions of the plurality of injection nozzles 16 or by changing the injection direction, and therefore the support plate 26 is necessarily provided. There is no need.

  After the cleaning of the root portion 11b is completed, the basket 11 is transported to the most downstream side by the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12, and is then transferred to the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 that sandwiches and transports the root portion 11b. The leaf portion 11a of the basket 11 that has been transferred to the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 and released from the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12 is compressed from a pair of upper and lower injection ports 20a and 20b from the root portion 11b side toward the leaf portion 11a side. Air is jetted, and water droplets and unwanted leaves adhering to the leaf portion 11a are more reliably removed. Since the compressed air is jetted in such a manner that the leaf portion 11a is sandwiched from above and below from the pair of upper and lower jet ports 20a, 20b, it is possible to prevent the leaf portion 11a from sagging without providing a separate support means. The removal efficiency is improved. The mud and water droplets removed by the compressed air from the injection ports 20a and 20b are collected through the drain pan 42 and the drain collection slope 44 installed below the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18.

  Then, the tub 11 from which the water droplets and unwanted leaves adhering to the leaf portion 11a have been removed is transferred to the carry-out conveyor 52 when it is conveyed to the most downstream side by the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18.

  As described above, the straw washing device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail. According to the straw washing device 10 of this embodiment, washing and removing unnecessary leaves while feeding the straw 11 which is a long vegetable in a horizontal state. As a matter of course, it is possible to remove water droplets adhering to the leaf portion 11a of the pod 11 more reliably. That is, it is possible to provide the scissor cleaning device 10 that is optimal for cleaning the scissors 11 that do not like the attachment of water droplets from the viewpoint of maintaining freshness, thereby saving labor and shortening the work time.

  In addition, the spray ports 20a and 20b according to the basket cleaning device 10 of the present embodiment are formed wide along the conveyance direction of the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18, so that water droplets attached to the leaf portion 11a of the basket 11 and The waste leaf can be removed more reliably, and it is possible to prevent the leaf portion 11a from sagging without providing a separate support means. Good leaves are damaged or the leaf is broken. There is no risk of losing value.

  The bag cleaning apparatus 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention exemplified above should not be construed as substantially limiting the technical idea of the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the slat 28 which controls the injection direction of the compressed air injected from these injection ports 20a and 20b is provided in the injection ports 20a and 20b concerning the soot washing apparatus 10 of a present Example. It is preferable to provide it. The blast plate 28 for guiding the compressed air injection direction obliquely downward is provided in the injection port 20a provided on the upper side, and the injection direction of compressed air is inclined upward in the injection port 20b provided on the lower side. By providing the wing plate 28 for guiding, the compressed air injected from the injection ports 20 a and 20 b can be injected along the longitudinal direction of the rod 11. Therefore, it is possible to further improve the removal efficiency of water droplets and unwanted leaves adhering to the leaf portion 11a of the cocoon 11, and to further enhance the effect of preventing the leaf portion 11a from hanging and bending.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, in the cocoon washing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, an intermediate portion of the cocoon 11 is sandwiched between the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12 and the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18, and the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12. More preferably, a pair of upper and lower relay rollers 24 for assisting the transfer of the ridge 11 from the base to the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18 is provided. By arranging a pair of upper and lower relay rollers 24 between the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12 and the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18, the ridge 11 can be smoothly transferred from the leaf portion sandwiching conveyor 12 to the root portion sandwiching conveyor 18. And there is no risk of damaging the ridge 11 during transport. As described above, the present invention can be carried out without departing from the gist thereof, with appropriate improvements, changes, or additions based on the inventive ideas and ideas of those skilled in the art.

10: Koji washing device 11: Kaki (long vegetables)
11a: Leaf part 11b: Root part 12: Leaf part clamping conveyor 12a, 12b: Leaf part clamping belt 14: Cleaning unit 16: Injection nozzle 18: Root part clamping conveyor 18a, 18b: Root part clamping belt 20a, 20b: Injection port 22: Washing water injection nozzle 24: Relay roller 26: Support plate 28: Blade plate 30: Device main body 32: Drain pipe 34: Blower 36: Drain tank 37a, 37b, 38a, 38b: Pulley 40, 42: Drain pan 44: Wastewater recovery slope 50: carry-in conveyor 52: carry-out conveyor

Claims (4)

A scissor washing device that automatically performs scrubbing and removal of unused leaves while transporting scissors in a horizontal state,
A leaf portion sandwiching conveyor for transporting the leaf portion while sandwiching the leaf portion;
A washing unit for washing the root part of the basket sandwiched by the leaf sandwiching conveyor;
An injection nozzle disposed on the downstream side of the cleaning unit and injecting compressed air toward the root portion;
A root portion sandwiching conveyor for transporting while gripping the root portion of the basket;
A pair of upper and lower injection ports for injecting compressed air from the vertical direction of the ridge toward the leaf portion from the root portion of the ridge sandwiched by the root portion clamping conveyor;
A scissors washing device comprising:   2. The scissor washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the spray port is formed wide along a transport direction of the root portion sandwiching conveyor.   The scissor washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a slat for controlling a jet direction of compressed air jetted from the jet port is provided at the jet port. An upper and lower portion disposed between the leaf nipping conveyor and the root nipping conveyor for nipping the intermediate portion of the reed and assisting the transfer of the reed from the leaf nipping conveyor to the root nipping conveyor The basket cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of relay conveyors.

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