JP3175858B2 - Industrial cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an industrial cleaning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Cleaning includes dry cleaning (solvent washing) and laundry (water washing with a detergent). Due to recent pollution and environmental destruction measures, conversion from dry cleaning with a solvent is urgently required, and this is a major issue in the cleaning industry. However, there has been a problem that wool-based laundry shrinks and loses its shape when washed with a conventional industrial cleaning device. The only way to avoid this is to wash by hand, which is very inefficient. For this reason, industrial cleaning is still performed by dry cleaning using a solvent.

[0003]

Accordingly, the applicant of the present application has proposed a cleaning device which is capable of washing wool-based laundry for industrial use as well as washing it with water, holding the laundry on a rotating body while hanging it on a hanger, and rotating the laundry. Applied for a device that sprays washing water onto the laundry while rotating the body. However, it was insufficient to efficiently process a large amount of laundry.

An object of the present invention is to provide an industrial cleaning apparatus capable of processing a large amount of laundry very efficiently.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing section conveyor for suspending and conveying laundry, and a washing path provided on the conveying path of the washing section conveyor. A rinsing part for finishing with a immersion part, a preliminary washing part, a detergent washing part, a main washing part and a finish such as a rinse,
Consists laundry supply unit conveyor means for supplying hung to the washing unit conveyor means, the inundation portion, laundry
An injection nozzle for spraying water or ozone water is provided,
In the detergent washing section, a jet nozzle for spraying detergent on the laundry is provided.
The rinsing part is provided, and the rinsing part is used to rinse the laundry.
An injection nozzle for spraying is provided, and each of the injection nozzles
Is driven up and down by up and down driving means . A second means of the present invention for achieving the above object is:
In the first means, the preliminary washing section and the main washing section
Is a spare containing water or ozone water to soak laundry
A water flow is generated between the washing tank and the main washing tank and the water or ozone water.
And means for producing .

[0006]

According to the first means, the laundry suspended and conveyed by the supply section conveyor means is supplied to the washing section conveyor means. Then, it is conveyed by the washing section conveyor means, and is preliminarily washed in the water immersion section and the pre-wash section, the main wash is performed in the detergent washing section and the main wash section, and the rinsing section is successively finished with a rinsing agent. In this case, the flooding
The spray nozzles are located in the
The washing and rinsing are performed by being driven up and down. According to the second means, in the preliminary washing section and the main washing section,
Is stored in the pre-wash tank and the main wash tank to generate water flow.
The laundry is immersed in the running water or ozone water.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The laundry 2 suspended on the hanger 1 is conveyed from the supply unit 10 through the washing unit 20, the dewatering unit 70, and the drying unit 71, and is discharged from the discharge unit 80.

The supply section 10 is composed of a screw conveyor 11 having a well-known structure, and is configured to suspend and transport the hanger 1. A chute 12 is provided between the screw conveyor 11 and the washing section 20, and a stopper 13 which is driven up and down by an air cylinder or the like is provided on the chute 12 portion. The discharge section 80 is provided with a discharge chute 81, and a fixed stopper 82 is provided at the end of the discharge chute 81.

The washing section 20 includes a pre-wash section 21A and a main wash section 21B with water or ozone water, and a pre-wash section 21A.
, A washing section 40B arranged between the preliminary washing section 21A and the main washing section 21B, a rinsing section 40C arranged after the main washing section 21B, and each of these sections. A trolley conveyor 66 having a well-known structure for transporting the laundry 2 to 40A, 21A, 40B, 21B, and 40C is provided. Here, the preliminary washing unit 21A and the main washing unit 21
Since B has almost the same structure, the same or equivalent members are given the same numbers, and when it is necessary to distinguish and describe the members, the members of the pre-washing section 21A are given numbers A after the numbers, The members of the main washing section 21B will be described with reference numeral B appended to the number. In addition, a water immersion part 40A, a detergent washing part 40B,
Since the rinsing portion 40C has substantially the same structure, the same or equivalent members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and when it is necessary to distinguish and describe the members, the members of the flooded portion 40A are denoted by reference numerals A after the numbers. The members of the detergent washing section 40B will be denoted by the reference numeral B after the number, and the members of the rinsing section 40C will be denoted by the reference numeral C after the number.

[0010] The pre-wash section 21A and the main wash section 21B are provided with a pre-wash tank 23A and a main wash tank 23B containing water or ozone water 22 in which the laundry 2 is immersed. In the pre-wash tank 23A and the main wash tank 23B, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, pipes 24 and 25 are integrally connected to both sides and an upper portion of the laundry supply side, and a plurality of pipes 26 extending downward are connected to the pipe 24. Piping 25
A plurality of ejection holes are formed toward the inside diagonally downward and the pipe 26 is formed with a plurality of ejection holes toward the inside. A supply pipe 27 is connected to the laundry supply side of the pipe 24, and the pre-wash tank 23A and the main wash tank 23B
A drain pipe 28 is provided at the bottom of the. And
The supply pipe 27 is connected to the supply side of the pump 29 by the drain pipe 2.
Numerals 8 are connected to the suction side of the pump 29, respectively, and the water or ozone water 22 in the pre-wash tank 23A and the main wash tank 23B are connected.
Is circulated by a pump 29. An ozone water supply pipe 30 for supplying water or ozone water 22 is connected to upper portions of the pre-wash tank 23A and the main wash tank 23B on the laundry discharge side. A drain receiver 31 is provided below the preliminary washing tank 23A and the main washing tank 23B so as to surround the periphery.

Returning to FIGS. 1 and 2 again, the pre-wash tank 2
Receptacles 32 and 33 for receiving liquid or the like dripping from the laundry 2 are attached to the upper portions of the laundry supply side and the laundry discharge side of the 3A and the main washing tub 23B, respectively. The water or ozone water 22 overflowing from the main washing tank 23B is supplied to the preliminary washing tank 23A through a gutter 34. The ultrasonic vibrator 35 is attached only to the main washing tank 23B.

The water immersion section 40A, the detergent washing section 40B, and the rinsing section 40C have a structure as shown in FIGS. A U-shaped frame 41 is provided on both sides to face each other, and a guide rail 43 is fixed to an inner portion of the frame 41. Two guide members 44 are attached to the guide rail 43 so as to be vertically slidable, and the guide members 44 are fixed to a vertical moving body 45. A drive shaft 46 penetrates the guide rail 43 below the frame body 41 and has a bearing 4.
The drive sprocket 48 is fixed to the drive shaft 46 outside the guide rail 43. Frame 41 above drive sprocket 48
A driven sprocket 49 is rotatably supported on the portion. A drive chain 50 is stretched over the drive sprocket 48 and the driven sprocket 49, and the vertical moving body 45 is fixed to the drive chain 50. One end of the drive shaft 46 extends outside the frame body 41, and a sprocket 51 is fixed to this protruding portion. A motor holding plate 52 is fixed to a portion of the frame body 41 corresponding to the sprocket 51, and a motor 53 is attached to the motor holding plate 52.
Has been fixed. A sprocket 54 is fixed to an output shaft of the motor 53, and a chain 55 is bridged between the sprocket 54 and the sprocket 51.

Nozzle holding plates 60 are fixed to both side surfaces of the vertical moving body 45, respectively.
At 0, the injection nozzle 61 is fixed. Injection nozzle 6
Since the injection port 1 is disposed toward the laundry 2, the laundry 2 is provided with water or ozone water 22 in the immersion section 40A and the detergent 62 in the detergent washing section 40B from four directions.
However, a rinse 63 is sprayed on the rinse section 40C. A photoelectric sensor 67 for detecting the laundry 2 is attached to the nozzle holding plate 60. A cover 64 made of a flexible material is fixed to an end of the frame body 41 toward the passage of the laundry 2, and the cover 64 is provided with a plurality of cuts 65 so as to be easily bent. A guide rod 69 that guides a pipe for supplying liquid to the ejection nozzle 61 and a spiral hose 68 that bundles wires of the photoelectric sensor 67 is attached to the frame 41.

Therefore, when the motor 53 is driven, the drive shaft 46 is rotated via the sprocket 54, the chain 55, and the sprocket 51. When the drive shaft 46 rotates, the injection nozzle 61 moves up and down together with the vertical moving body 45 via the drive sprocket 48, the driven sprocket 49, and the drive chain 50. Therefore, when the ejection nozzle 61 is moved downward from the upper position and the liquid is ejected from the ejection nozzle 61, the liquid is sprayed on the laundry 2 from the upper portion to the lower portion. In this case, the photoelectric sensor 67 is
Is detected, the injection of the injection nozzle 61 is started, and when the photoelectric sensor 67 no longer detects the laundry 2, the motor 53 is reversely rotated and the injection of the injection nozzle 61 is stopped. Thus, the ejection nozzle 61 can be moved up and down in accordance with the length of the laundry 2 to perform ejection without waste.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the trolley conveyor 66 has a structure in which
A part is immersed in the preliminary washing tank 23A, and is immersed in the main washing tank 23B so as to be located at the injection nozzle 61B of the detergent washing part 40B.
It is arranged so as to be located in the section 1C.

The dewatering section 70 and the drying section 71 are provided with a chain conveyor 47 having a well-known structure. Laundry part 20
A chute 73 for changing the posture of the laundry 2 by 90 degrees and supplying the laundry 2 to the chain conveyor 72 from the trolley conveyor 66 is provided between the washing machine 2 and the dewatering unit 70. The dewatering unit 70 includes a pair of dewatering chambers 74 and 75 disposed opposite to each other.
The dehydration chambers 74 and 75 are assembled and arranged, and are driven so as to approach and separate from each other by driving means (not shown). The facing surfaces of the dewatering chambers 74 and 75 are made of punching metal provided with a large number of small holes, so that the blower exhaust 76 is exhausted.
The drying unit 71 has a tunnel shape, and includes a low-temperature heater, a fan blower, and the like (not shown).

Next, the operation of the cleaning device having the above configuration will be described. Hanger 1 hanging laundry 2
Is conveyed by a screw conveyor 11 and delivered to a chute 12. Then, the stopper 13 opens and closes at regular intervals, and the hanger 1 is delivered to the trolley conveyor 66 that is continuously moving around.

The hanger 1 hung on the trolley conveyor 66 is first moved to the flooded portion 40A by the movement of the trolley conveyor 66, and at the same time water or ozone water 22 is jetted from the jet nozzle 61A, the motor 53 is driven. Then, as described above, the injection nozzle 61A moves downward from above while injecting water or ozone water 22. As a result, the laundry 2 is flooded with water or ozone water 22.
Here, when a penetrant or a detergent is added to water or ozone water jetted from the jet nozzle 61A, the water or ozone water penetrates well. Next, by moving the trolley conveyor 66, the laundry 2 is immersed in the water or the ozone water 22 of the preliminary washing tub 23A. Thereby, the laundry 2 is impregnated with water or ozone water 22, and the preliminary washing is performed. The laundry 2 pulled up from the pre-washing tub 23A by the circulating movement of the trolley conveyor 66 then reaches the detergent washing section 40B. In the detergent washing section 40B, the spray nozzle 61 is formed by the same operation as the above-described immersion section 40A.
The detergent 62 is sprayed onto the laundry 2 from B, and the detergent is washed. Next, the laundry 2 is immersed in the main washing tub 23B, and the main washing is performed. The laundry 2 pulled up from the main washing tub 23B by the orbital movement of the trolley conveyor 66 then reaches the rinsing section 40C. The laundry 2 is sprayed and rinsed.

The preliminary washing tank 23A and the main washing tank 23B
In the above, water or ozone water 22 is supplied from an ozone water supply pipe 30 provided at an upper portion on the laundry discharge side, and is sucked from a drain pipe 28 provided at a lower portion on the laundry supply side to create a water flow. Pre-wash tank 23A and main wash tank 23
Since the water or ozone water 22 in B is circulated by the pump 29 to form a water flow, and the laundry 2 is shaken by this water flow,
Dirt is effectively removed. When the ultrasonic vibrator 35 is installed in the main washing tank 23B, the main washing is performed more effectively.

The rinsed laundry 2 is supplied to the chain conveyor 72 after the posture is changed by 90 degrees by the chute 73. When the laundry 2 suspended on the chain conveyor 72 intermittently moving is positioned between the dewatering chambers 74, 75, the chain conveyor 72
Stops. Thereafter, the dehydration chambers 74 and 75 approach each other so as to sandwich the laundry 2, and a blower exhaust 76 is performed to dehydrate the laundry 2. When dehydration is completed, the chain conveyor 72 is intermittently moved after the dehydration chambers 74 and 75 are separated from each other. The laundry 2 after dehydration is completed
It is dried at a low temperature in the drying unit 72, and then transferred to the discharge chute 81.

In this series of cleaning operations, the laundry 2 suspended on the screw conveyor 11, the trolley conveyor 66, and the chain conveyor 72 is individually and continuously processed. Work is completed.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the inundation part is provided with water or laundry.
Is provided with an injection nozzle for spraying ozone water,
In the washing section, a spray nozzle that sprays detergent on the laundry
A rinsing part for spraying a rinse on the laundry.
Injection nozzles are provided.
It is driven up and down by the driving means, so that the entire laundry is removed.
Water or ozone water, detergent, rinse, etc. in a short time
Can be done. In claim 2, claim
The pre-wash section and main wash section in Item 1 are
Immerse laundry in water or ozone water stored in main wash tank
And wash it with a stream of water, so the laundry is effective in a short time.
It can be washed well and efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an industrial cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of FIG. 1;

3A and 3B show a preliminary washing tank and a main washing tank, wherein FIG. 3A is a sectional view, FIG. 3B is a plan view, and FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a submerged portion, a detergent washing portion, and a rinse portion, and (a)
Is a sectional view, and (b) is a plan view.

FIG. 5 shows a submerged portion, a detergent washing portion, and a rinse portion, and (b)
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional side view, and FIG. 2B is a partial view taken along arrow A in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hanger 2 Laundry 10 Supply part 11 Screw conveyor 20 Washing part 23A Preliminary washing tank 23B Main washing tank 40A Water immersion part 40B Detergent washing part 40C Rinse part 66 Trolley conveyor 70 Dehydration part 71 Drying part 72 Chain conveyor

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-60-212194 (JP, A) JP-A-52-91562 (JP, A) JP-A-51-61180 (JP, A) JP-A-62 137092 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Showa 61-31390 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 61-54781 (JP, U) Japanese Patent Publication No. 50-634 (JP, B1) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) D06F 95/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A washing section conveyor means for suspending and transporting laundry, and a finishing agent such as a water immersion section, a pre-wash section, a detergent washing section, a main washing section, and a rinse provided in a transport path of the washing section conveyor means. a rinsing section to finish in, consists of a supply unit conveyor means for supplying hanging the laundry into the washing unit conveyor means, the flooding unit, water or Hao laundry
A spray nozzle for spraying zon water is provided,
In the area where there is a spray nozzle that sprays detergent on the laundry
And rinsing the laundry with the rinsing part.
An injection nozzle is provided, and each of the injection nozzles is driven up and down.
An industrial cleaning device driven up and down by means . 2. The washing section according to claim 1, wherein the pre-washing section and the main washing section are provided with laundry.
A pre-wash tank containing water or ozone water for immersion
A main washing tank and a hand for generating a water flow in the water or ozone water.
The industrial cleaning device according to claim 1, comprising a step .