JP3502223B2 - Brushing 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 brushing device for brushing the outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical object to be cleaned.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an inner lid 101 of a beer barrel shown in FIG. The outer peripheral surface 101 of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 of the beer barrel
The B brushing method is as follows. As shown in FIG. 8, a cylindrical brush 103 is supported by a shaft 102A of an air motor 102 installed on an appropriate stand (not shown), and the cylindrical brush 103 rotates in the installed state. It is like this.

The thin tube 101 of the inner lid 101 is manually operated by the operator.
While C is gripped, while the outer peripheral surface 101B of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 is pressed against the brush 103 with an appropriate pressure, the thin tube 101C is gradually rotated to rotate the inner lid 10C.
The outer peripheral surface 101B of the main body 101A of No. 1 is brushed by the brush 103.

[0004]

However, in the conventional brushing method, in order to rotate the inner lid 101 while pressing the outer peripheral surface 101B of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 against the brush 103 with an appropriate pressure, the brush 103 is used. The operator holds the thin tube 101C of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 that is rubbed and receives the rotational force.

Therefore, there is a problem that the burden on the operator is large and the inner lid 101 is repelled by the rotational force of the brush 103, and fragments, dust, dirt and the like of the brush 103 scatter, which poses a great risk. Also, the main body 1 of the inner lid 101
When the outer peripheral surface 101B of 01A is pressed against the brush 103, it is difficult to adjust the pressing amount to be constant or to increase, and the outer peripheral surface 101B of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 is uniformly brushed or a specific portion. Was difficult to brush strongly.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it automatically rotates a cylindrical object to be held and facilitates holding, and also pushes the cylindrical object against the brush. An object of the present invention is to provide a brushing device capable of easily adjusting the amount of contact and easily adjusting the brushing state of a cylindrical object to be cleaned.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
Rotating means, disposed horizontally to the axis, and a cylindrical brush which is driven by the rotation means, the side surface of the cylindrical brush
And a bearing member fit rotatably the cleaning object of cylindrical shape is brushed by section, wherein the bearing member, the
The parallel to the cylindrical brush, the side of the object to be cleaned
Receiving a base portion for placing the face, the side surface portion of the object to be cleaned
And a reaction force receiving portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are integrated. A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the carrying member is configured as a half-split body having a substantially semicircular cross section. The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or claim 3.
In the invention described above, a second holding portion for pressing the object to be cleaned is provided on the opposite side of the base portion of the carrying member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are separate bodies.

[0010] (Operation) In the first aspect of the present invention, the object to be cleaned of the cylindrical
The side surface portion is placed on the base portion of the carrying member.

In this state, the rotating brush rotates the cylindrical brush. Due to the rotation of the cylindrical brush, the inner lid receives a force from the cylindrical brush in the tangential direction thereof and has a cylindrical shape.
Since the portion of the washing object (for example, the inner lid) on the side opposite to the side rubbed by the cylindrical brush is regulated by the reaction force receiving portion of the carrying member, the cylindrical object to be washed will circulate around the cylindrical brush. And Here, the cylindrical object to be cleaned is held by an operator, and the operator adjusts the gripping state of the cylindrical object to be cleaned to be strong or weak, so that the cylindrical object to be cleaned is
The side surface of the purified product is in a state of being swung with respect to the rotational force of the cylindrical brush and is uniformly brushed, or a specific portion is strongly brushed without being swung . This
In this way, the cylindrical object to be cleaned is placed on the side of the cylindrical brush.
Brushed by the surface.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are integrated, it is easy to adjust the position of the carrying member with respect to the cylindrical brush. In the third aspect of the present invention, since the carrying member is formed of a half body having a substantially semicircular cross section, the object to be cleaned can be easily held. In the invention according to claim 4, since the second holding part for pressing the object to be cleaned is provided on the opposite side of the base part of the carrying member, the second holding part prevents the object to be cleaned from splashing. It

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are separate bodies, it is only necessary to change the position of the reaction force receiving portion to be washed in various sizes. It also corresponds to the object and simplifies the production of the carrier member.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show claims 1 to 4.
1 shows a brushing device according to an embodiment of the described invention. As the cylindrical object to be cleaned, the inner lid 101 of the beer barrel described in the conventional example is cited, and the outer peripheral surface (corresponding to the side surface portion) 101B of the main body portion 101A of the inner lid 101 of the beer barrel 101B.
Brushing of will be described. In the figure, reference numeral 1
Is a box body made of stainless steel, and a rotating means 2 composed of an air motor is attached to a back wall surface 1A of the box body 1.
The output shaft 2A of the rotating means 2 is connected to the shaft portion 4A of the cylindrical brush 4 via the coupling 3. The rotation direction of the cylindrical brush 4 is counterclockwise in FIG.

The cylindrical brush 4 is housed inside the box 1 and is arranged with its axis horizontal. Cylindrical brush 4
Has an opening 1D formed from the regular wall surface 1B to the upper wall surface 1C of the box body 1, and a transparent cover 5 made of plastic is attached to the opening 1D by a hinge 6 so as to be openable and closable upward. Cylindrical brush 4 with box 1 and cover 5
Scattering of debris, dust, dirt, etc. is prevented. The lower end 5A of the cover 5 is adapted to be screwed into a female screw hole 1E formed in the regular wall surface 1B of the box 1 by the knobs 7, 7. The cover 5 is formed with an opening 5B having a diameter larger than the cross section of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101.

A limit switch 8 is mounted on the inside of the right wall surface 1B of one knob 7, and when the knob 7 is screwed in, the limit switch 8 is turned on, a brush drive control circuit is connected, and a start signal causes an electromagnetic signal in the control box. The valve (not shown) is opened, and the cylindrical brush 4 is ready for rotation.
On the contrary, when the knob 7 is loosened, the limit switch 8
Is turned off, the control circuit for driving the brush is cut off, the cylindrical brush 4 is controlled to stop, and danger is prevented.

A collar 4B is provided on the shaft portion 4A of the cylindrical brush 4. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, a plate 9 is provided on the side of the cylindrical brush 4 of the collar 4B so that the shaft portion 4A is provided. It is attached so that it straddles. The plate 9 is provided to prevent danger when the cylindrical brush 4 comes off. Then, a vertical plate 10 is arranged in the box body 1, and the vertical plate 10 is placed in the lateral direction (water
Long holes 10A, 10A, 10 elongated in the horizontal direction)
A and 10A are bored and these long holes 10A, 10A,
The vertical plate 10 is attached to the inside of the box body 1 by the fastening members 10B which are respectively penetrated by 10A and 10A. Also,
The carrying member 11 is attached to the vertical plate 10 by a bolt (not shown), and the carrying member 11 is fastened by a tightening member 10B.
The horizontal position of FIG. 1 is adjusted.

The carrying member 11 is composed of a half-split body having a substantially semicircular cross section, and is arranged in parallel with and adjacent to the cylindrical brush 4.
It The radius of the inner peripheral surface 11A of the carrying member 11 is almost the same as the radius of the main body portion 101A of the inner lid 101, but slightly larger. The axis 11B of the carrying member 11 is located on the left side of the axis 4C of the cylindrical brush 4 and has the same height. The inner peripheral surface 11A of the carrying member 11 faces the cylindrical brush 4 side. The axis 11B of the carrying member 11 is parallel to the axis 4C of the cylindrical brush 4, and the distance L from the axis 11B of the carrying member 11 to the axis 4C of the cylindrical brush 4 is L.
Has a dimension close to the sum of the radius of the cylindrical brush 4 and the radius of the inner lid 101. This distance L is changed by adjusting the position of the carrying member 11 in the horizontal direction (horizontal direction) in FIG. 1 so as to correspond to the inner lid 101 having a different inner diameter dimension, or the surface state of the inner lid 101, etc. According to the above, the pressing margin of the cylindrical brush 4 is finely adjusted to be appropriate.

Here, since the carrying member 11 is constituted by a half-split body having a substantially semicircular cross section, the main body portion 10 of the inner lid 101 is formed.
It is possible to easily hold 1A. The base member 1 is attached to the carrying member 11.
2, a reaction force receiving portion 13, and a second holding portion 14 are formed. Since the base portion 12 and the reaction force receiving portion 13 of the carrying member 11 are integrated, the base portion 12 and the reaction force receiving portion 13 can be adjusted at the same time, and the position of the carrying member 11 with respect to the cylindrical brush 4 can be easily adjusted. You can

The base 12 is a main body 101A of the inner lid 101.
The side surface of the carrier is placed to prevent falling, and the carrying member 1
A plurality of holes 12A are formed along one axis 11B. The holes 12A prevent washing water, dirt, dust and the like from accumulating on the upper surface 12C of the base portion 12. The end surface 12B of the base portion 12 is closer to the right side in FIG. 1 than the axis line 11B of the carrying member 11, and the main body portion 101A of the inner lid 101 is shown.
Are held on the upper surface 12C of the base portion 12.

The reaction force receiving portion 13 is the main body portion 1 of the inner lid 101.
Receiving the outer peripheral surface of 01A (corresponding to the side surface) 101B
It The inner peripheral surface 11A of the reaction force receiving portion 13 has an inner lid 101.
Side 101D of the main body portion 101A that is rubbed by the cylindrical brush 4
The inner lid 101 is located at a portion 101E on the opposite side to the inner lid 101 and prevents the inner lid 101 from moving to the left side in FIG. The second holding portion 14 of the carrying member 11 is provided on the opposite side of the base portion 12 to prevent the main body portion 101A of the inner lid 101 from jumping up to prevent danger.

The end surface 14 of the second holding portion 14 of the carrying member 11
A is closer to the left side in FIG. 1 than the axis 11B of the carrying member 11, and is the end surface 14A of the second holding portion 14 and the cylindrical brush 4
A space S is provided between the outer peripheral surfaces 4D of the inner cover 101 so that the main body 101A of the inner cover 101 does not come off. From this space S, the brushing of the main body 101A of the inner cover 101 is visually performed through the transparent cover 5. I can confirm.

Reference numeral 15 is a water distribution pipe, and a valve 15A is installed in the middle of the water distribution pipe, and the nozzle 1 at the tip of the water distribution pipe 15 is provided.
Reference numeral 6 denotes the outer peripheral surface 4D of the cylindrical brush 4 and the main body 1 of the inner lid 101.
01A, and faces the side 101D of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 that is rubbed by the cylindrical brush 4. Reference numeral 18 denotes a drain hole provided in the box body 1. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, first, the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 is
Is inserted into the carrying member 11 through the opening hole 5B of the cover 5 and placed on the base 12 of the carrying member 11, so that the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 is held by the carrying member 11 and the cylindrical brush 4. It will be in the state set between.

Further, water is sprayed from the nozzle 16 at the tip of the water distribution pipe 15 toward the side 101D of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 which is rubbed by the cylindrical brush 4. In this state, the rotating means 2 rotates the cylindrical brush 4. Cylindrical brush 4
Rotation causes the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 to receive a force in the tangential direction from the cylindrical brush 4, and
Side 101D of the main body portion 101A that is rubbed by the cylindrical brush 4
The portion 101E on the opposite side to the reaction force receiving portion 1 of the carrying member 11 is
Since it is regulated by 3, the main body 101A of the inner lid 101
Tries to circulate with respect to the cylindrical brush 4.

Here, the thin tube 101C of the inner lid 101 is held by an operator, and the operator adjusts the gripping state of the thin tube 101C depending on the strength of the thin tube 101C.
(Corresponding to the side surface portion) 101B can be brushed uniformly in a rotating state with respect to the rotational force of the cylindrical brush 4, or can be strongly brushed at a specific portion without being swung.

As a result, the operator can check the body 1 of the inner lid 101.
It is possible to reduce the work of rotating 01A and the holding to the inner lid 101, which reduces the burden on the operator, and the body 101A of the inner lid 101 is repelled by the rotational force of the cylindrical brush 4. Can be prevented and the risk can be reduced.

That is, the carrying member 11 has a function of holding the main body 101A of the inner lid 101, and has a function of rotating with respect to the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 in cooperation with the cylindrical brush 4 .
In addition, the inner lid 101 is provided between the carrying member 11 and the cylindrical brush 4.
The main body 101A of the inner cover 101 can be set, and in this state, the cylindrical brush 4 of the main body 101A of the inner lid 101 can be set.
It is possible to easily adjust the amount of pressing against the outer peripheral surface (corresponding to the side surface portion) 101B of the main body portion 101A of the inner lid 101, or to brush the specific portion strongly or weakly.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as the cylindrical object to be cleaned, the inner lid 101 of the beer barrel described in the conventional example is mentioned, but the invention is not limited to this, and for example, a pipe or a cylinder. Can be applied to shaped bottles. Also,
In the embodiment of the present invention, the main body portion 1 of the inner lid 101.
01A is brushed while being sprayed with water, but it is possible to brush without spraying water.

FIG. 6 shows a brushing device according to an embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 5. In the brushing device according to the embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 to 4, the case where the base portion 12 of the carrying member 11 and the reaction force receiving portion 13 are integrated has been described.
In the brushing device according to the first and fifth embodiments of the present invention, the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are separate bodies. The same components as those of the brushing device according to the embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 to 4 are designated by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and only different parts will be described.

In the drawing, reference numeral 21 is a carrying member, and the carrying member 21 is a base 22 made of a flat plate on which an object to be cleaned is placed, and a reaction force receiving part made of a flat plate placed vertically. 23, and the base portion 22 and the reaction force receiving portion 23 are separate bodies. The reaction force receiving portion 23 regulates the portion 101E of the main body portion 101A of the inner lid 101 opposite to the side 101D rubbed by the cylindrical brush 4.

According to the brushing device of the embodiment of the present invention, the base portion 22 of the carrying member 21 and the reaction force receiving portion 2 are provided.
Since 3 is a separate body, the same effects as those of the brushing device according to the embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 to 4 can be obtained, and various sizes can be obtained only by changing the position of the reaction force receiving portion 23. The support member 21 can be used, and the carrying member 21 can be easily manufactured.

[0033]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform brushing while holding the object to be cleaned by the cylindrical supporting member and automatically rotating the object to be cleaned by the rotational force of the cylindrical brush. As a result, the worker can reduce the work of rotating the object to be cleaned and the holding of the object to be cleaned, reduce the burden on the operator and repel the object to be cleaned by the rotational force of the cylindrical brush. Can be prevented and the risk can be reduced.

In addition, the object to be cleaned can be set between the carrying member and the cylindrical brush, and in this state, the operator adjusts the grip of the object to be cleaned to move the side surface of the object to be cleaned. It is possible to brush uniformly or strongly at a specific place. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are integrated, the position of the carrying member with respect to the cylindrical brush can be easily adjusted.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the carrying member is composed of a half-split body having a substantially semicircular cross section, the object to be cleaned can be easily held. According to the invention of claim 4,
Since the second holding portion that presses the object to be cleaned is provided on the opposite side of the base portion of the carrying member, it is possible to prevent the object to be cleaned from splashing out by the second holding portion, and to prevent danger.
According to the invention of claim 5, since the base part of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving part are separate bodies, it is possible to change the size of the reaction force receiving part to the objects to be cleaned of various sizes. It is possible to cope with this, and the production of the supporting member can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a main part of a brushing device according to an embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 to 4. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the brushing device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing the box body and cover of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a brushing device according to an embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 5.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of an inner lid.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional inner lid brushing method.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 rotation means 4 cylindrical brush 11 Supporting member 12 base 13 Reaction force receiving part 14 Second holding unit 21 carrying member 22 Base 23 Reaction force receiving part 101 Inner lid 101A main body

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Masahiko Sato Inventor Masahiko Sato 1-10-1 Kamatahonmachi, Ota-ku, Tokyo Niigata Iron Works Co., Ltd. Engineering Department (72) Inventor Keizo Nakajima Shin Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 27 Isogocho Niigata Works Co., Ltd. Planning Office Development Center (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Shimizu 27 Shinisogocho, Isogo Ward, Yokohama City Kanagawa Niigata Works Planning Office Development Center (56) References Special Kaihei 6-286736 (JP, A) JP 61-245881 (JP, A) Actual Kaihei 7-31179 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B08B 9 / 087 A46B 13/02 B67D 1/07

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rotating means, disposed horizontally to the axis, and a cylindrical brush which is driven by the rotation means, bearing fit rotatably the cleaning object of cylindrical shape is brushed by the side surface portions of the cylindrical brush and a member, said bearing member is arranged parallel is adjacent said cylindrical brush
It is the a base portion for mounting the side surface portion of the object to be cleaned, brushing apparatus characterized by said and a reaction force receiving portion for receiving the side portions of the object to be cleaned. 2. The brushing device according to claim 1, wherein the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are integrated. 3. The supporting member is formed in a half-split body having a substantially semicircular cross section.
The brushing device described. 4. A contractor characterized in that a second holding part for pressing an object to be cleaned is provided on the opposite side of the base part of the carrying member.
The brushing device according to claim 2 or claim 3 . 5. The brushing device according to claim 1, wherein the base portion of the carrying member and the reaction force receiving portion are separate bodies.