JP6108463B2 - Container cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a container cleaning device.

A conventional fluid control valve is attached to a valve mounting block having a fluid inlet and outlet, and has a casing and a cylinder rod having a valve body at the tip, and is slidably mounted on the casing. A drive piston. The valve body drive piston, stop the flow of fluid to close the inlet by contacting the valve body of the cylinder rod to the inlet side of the valve seat, or open an inlet away the valve body of the cylinder rod from the valve seat fluid Acts to flow from the inlet to the outlet.

  The valve body drive piston has a diaphragm that is provided across the casing from the cylinder rod so as to cover the sliding portion between the cylinder rod and the casing, and the fluid that flows from the fluid inlet to the outlet of the valve mounting block is the cylinder rod. It is devised so that it does not contact the sliding part with a casing (refer patent document 1).

JP 2006-118593 A

  However, in the fluid control valve of Patent Document 1, since the diaphragm follows the operation of the cylinder rod with the operation of the cylinder rod, the diaphragm is deformed by a predetermined amount. For this reason, when the number of operations of the cylinder rod increases, the diaphragm is repeatedly deformed, and thus the fatigue and deterioration of the diaphragm progress. This may reduce the product life of the fluid control valve.

The present invention has an object to provide a container washing device comprising a fluid control valves which can improve the service life in a simple structure.

As one aspect of the present invention, a head part for installing a container, a tank part for storing a detergent liquid, a valve part for controlling supply of the detergent liquid to the head part, and the detergent liquid stored in the tank part A pump unit for supplying the valve unit to the valve unit, and at least one drive of the head unit, the tank unit, the valve unit or the pump unit is controlled, and cleaning is performed by supplying a detergent solution into the container A container cleaning device having a control unit for automatically controlling processing, wherein the valve unit includes a valve mounting block having an inlet and an outlet for a detergent solution , and a fluid control valve mounted on the valve mounting block. The fluid control valve includes a casing, a valve body driving piston having a cylinder rod having a valve body at a tip thereof and sliding with respect to the casing, and the serial control valve. A diaphragm provided across the casing from the cylinder rod so as to cover a sliding portion between the darrod and the casing, and an internal pressure space defined by the diaphragm, the casing, and the cylinder rod. And the predetermined internal pressure for suppressing the deformation amount of the said diaphragm accompanying operation | movement of the said cylinder rod acts on the said internal pressure space part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In this case, the internal pressure of the internal pressure space is preferably air pressure.

  According to the present invention, the diaphragm is deformed in accordance with the operation of the cylinder rod, but the deformation amount of the diaphragm can be suppressed by applying a predetermined internal pressure to the internal pressure space. As a result, the product life of the fluid control valve and thus the container cleaning device is extended.

  Further, by using air pressure as means for securing the internal pressure of the internal pressure space, the internal pressure space can be pressurized with a simple configuration.

It is a perspective view of the container washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. 1 is an external view of a container cleaning device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which showed the position of the fluid control valve when the fluid inlet was closed regarding the 1st Example of the fluid control valve used for the container washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed the position of the fluid control valve when the fluid inlet_port | entrance opened regarding the 1st Example of the fluid control valve used for the container washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which showed the structure of the fluid control valve of 2nd Example of the fluid control valve used for the container washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention.

  A container cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The “container” to be cleaned by the container cleaning device means a container or barrel used when filling a liquid such as beer, wine or soft drink. However, the liquid filled in the container or barrel is not limited to the liquid for beverages, and includes liquids for industrial use such as agriculture and industry and medical liquids.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the container cleaning device 10 as seen from an oblique direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the container cleaning apparatus 10 mainly includes a head unit 12 on which the container 1 is placed, a tank unit 14 that stores a detergent solution, and a valve unit 16 that controls the supply of the detergent solution to the head unit 12. And a pump unit 18 for supplying the detergent solution stored in the tank unit 14 to the valve unit 16, and at least one drive of the head unit 12, the tank unit 14, the valve unit 16 or the pump unit 18 is controlled, and the interior of the container 1 is controlled. A control unit 20 that automatically controls the cleaning process, an operation unit 22 that operates the drive of the control unit 20, and a support base unit 24 that supports each component.

  The head unit 12 includes, for example, a disk-shaped plate unit 26 and an elevating unit (not shown) for elevating the plate unit 26. A container 1 to be cleaned is placed on the upper surface of the plate portion 26. The elevating part is a mechanism for adjusting the height of the plate part 26.

  The tank part 14 has the storage part 28 formed in the hollow shape, for example. A predetermined amount of detergent liquid is stored inside the storage unit 28.

  The valve unit 16 includes, for example, a plurality of fluid control valves 30 and a valve mounting block 32. The fluid control valve 30 supplies detergent liquid to the head unit 12 based on a control signal from the control unit 20. Thereby, the inside of the container 1 placed on the plate part 26 of the head part 12 can be cleaned.

  A cylinder valve can be applied as an example of the fluid control valve 30.

  The pump unit 18 is, for example, a drive source for pumping up detergent liquid stored in the storage unit 28 of the tank unit 14 and supplying it to the valve unit 16 side.

  The control unit 20 is a so-called control box, and controls at least one drive of the head unit 12, the tank unit 14, the valve unit 16, the pump unit 18, or the operation unit 22. The control unit 20 controls the overall operation of the container cleaning device 10. For this reason, it becomes possible to automatically control the cleaning process inside the container 1 by driving the control unit 20.

  The control unit 20 supplies power necessary for driving each component to the head unit 12, the tank unit 14, the valve unit 16, the pump unit 18, and the operation unit 22.

  The operation unit 22 includes equipment such as operation buttons and a liquid crystal panel, and operates, for example, driving of the control unit 20. By performing a predetermined operation with the operation unit 22, the control unit 20 is driven and the cleaning process of the container 1 is started. The operation unit 22 may have a configuration other than the control unit 20, for example, a configuration that directly controls driving of the head unit 12, the tank unit 14, the valve unit 16, and the pump unit 18.

  The operation unit 22 is connected to, for example, the support base 24 of the container cleaning device 10. However, the operation part 22 may be directly connected to the support base part 24, or may be attached to the support base part 24 via a predetermined connecting member. Further, the operation unit 22 may be provided in any of the head unit 12, the tank unit 14, the valve unit 16, the control unit 20, or the pump unit 18.

  The operation unit 22 is located in the vicinity of the head unit 12. By providing the operation unit 22 at a position where the distance between the operation unit 22 and the head unit 12 is shortened, the operator moves to the operation unit 22 after placing the container 1 on the plate unit 26 of the head unit 12. The distance and time until it is shortened. Thereby, after placing the container 1 on the plate part 26 of the head part 12, the operator can immediately operate the operation part 22, so that the efficiency of the cleaning process of the container 1 can be significantly increased.

  Next, the arrangement (layout) of each component of the container cleaning device 10 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the container cleaning device 10 as seen from above. As shown in FIG. 2, the outer shape of the tank unit 14 and the control unit 20 is formed in, for example, a square shape, and the outer shape of the plate unit 26 of the head unit 12 is formed in, for example, a round shape.

  The control unit 20 is located in a space SP1 that faces the one side surface 14A of the tank unit 14. In other words, the one side surface 14A of the tank portion 14 faces the space portion SP1. Thus, the control unit 20 is adjacent to the tank unit 14.

  The pump unit 18 is located in the space SP1 facing the one side surface 14A of the tank unit 14 in the same manner as the control unit 20. The pump unit 18 is adjacent to the tank unit 14 and is also adjacent to the control unit 20 at the same time. In other words, the pump unit 18 is located in a region surrounded by the tank unit 14, the control unit 20, and the head unit 12.

  The valve portion 16 is located in the space portion SP1 facing the one side surface 14A of the tank portion 14 in the same manner as the control portion 20 and the pump portion 18. The valve unit 16 is adjacent to the pump unit 18 and is also adjacent to the control unit 20 and the head unit 12 at the same time.

  The head portion 12 is located in a space portion (space) SP <b> 2 facing (or facing) the corner portion 14 </ b> C of the tank portion 14. In other words, the centers of the plate part 26 of the head part 12 and the storage part 28 of the tank part 14 are arranged so as to be located on the diagonal extension of the storage part 28 of the tank part 14 in plan view. The head portion 12 is arranged so as to protrude not only from the one side surface 14A of the tank portion 14 but also from the other side surface 14B substantially orthogonal to the one side surface 14A of the tank portion 14.

  The corner portion 14C of the tank portion 14 is a corner portion formed by intersecting the end portion of the one side surface 14A and the end portion of the other side surface 14B.

  The operation portion 22 is located in a space portion (space) SP3 which is a dead space facing the other side surface 14B substantially orthogonal to the one side surface 14A of the tank portion 14. In other words, the other side surface 14B of the tank portion 14 faces the space portion SP3. For this reason, it is possible to arrange the operation unit 22 using a dead space due to the provision of the head unit 12, and at the same time, it is possible to position the operation unit 22 in the vicinity of the head unit 12. As a result, the separation distance between the head unit 12 and the operation unit 22 is shortened.

  Thus, space part SP1-SP3 comprises the L-shaped line LL by planar view.

  In other words, the control unit 20, the pump unit 18, the valve unit 16, the head unit 12, and the operation unit 22 are positioned side by side on the L-shaped line LL in plan view around the tank unit 14. The arrangement order of the control unit 20, the pump unit 18, the valve unit 16, the head unit 12, and the operation unit 22 is not particularly limited, but the head unit 12 and the operation unit 22 are preferably adjacent to each other. .

  By adopting the above layout for each component of the container cleaning device 10, the control unit 20, the pump unit 18, the valve unit 16, the head unit 12, and the operation unit 22 are provided around the tank unit 14 by using a dead space. It can arrange efficiently. As a result, the entire apparatus can be reduced in size, and the installation area of the container cleaning apparatus 10 can be reduced.

  In addition, after the container 1 is placed on the plate part 26 of the head part 12, the movement distance of the worker required to reach the operation part 22 is shortened. For this reason, after placing the container 1 on the plate part 26 of the head part 12, the time until it is operated by the operation part 22 is shortened, and the efficiency of the cleaning process of the container 1 can be increased.

  In particular, since the control unit 20, the pump unit 18, the valve unit 16, the head unit 12, and the operation unit 22 are positioned side by side on the L-shaped line LL in plan view, the container cleaning device 1 The layout efficiency and design can be improved, and the distance between the head portion 12 and the operation portion 22 can be shortened.

  Next, the operation of the container cleaning device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container 1 is placed on the plate portion 26 of the head portion 12. Thereafter, the control unit 20 is driven by operating the operation unit 22. The pump unit 18 is driven by the control unit 20, and the detergent liquid stored in the storage unit 28 of the tank unit 14 is pumped up and supplied to the valve unit 16. The valve unit 16 is driven by the control unit 20, and a predetermined amount of detergent liquid is supplied to the head unit 12 via the fluid control valve 30. Then, the detergent liquid is supplied to the inside of the container 1 placed on the plate part 26 of the head part 12, and the inside of the container 1 is cleaned.

  As described above, after the container 1 is placed on the plate part 26 of the head part 12, the cleaning of the container 1 is started by automatic control by the control unit 20. When the predetermined process is completed, the pumping unit 18 pumps up the detergent solution and the supply of the detergent solution from the fluid control valve 30 of the valve unit 16 to the head unit 12 is stopped by automatic control by the control unit 20, and the container 1 is washed. The process ends. As a result, a series of cleaning processes from the start to the end of cleaning of the container 1 can be automatically controlled by the control unit 20.

  Further, the container 1 cleaned by the container cleaning device 10 has a high cleaning effect because the inside of the container 1 is cleaned with a detergent solution.

(Fluid control valve of the first embodiment)
Next, the fluid control valve 30 of the first embodiment will be described. A cylinder valve is shown as an example of the fluid control valve 30 of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fluid control valve 30 of the first embodiment is attached to a valve mounting block 32 having, for example, a fluid inlet 34 and an outlet 36 and a valve seat 38 at the inlet 34. It is. In addition, liquid, gas, plasma, etc. correspond as a fluid, and in the structure applied to a container washing | cleaning apparatus, "detergent liquid" which is a fluid corresponds.

  The fluid control valve 30 mainly has a casing 40 that functions as a housing and functions as a mounting piece for mounting on the valve mounting block 32, and a cylinder rod 46 having a valve body 44 at the tip, and slides on the casing 40. And a valve body drive piston 42 that is freely mounted.

  The casing 40 is fixed to the valve mounting block 32 by fixing tools 48 such as bolts and nuts.

  The valve body drive piston 42 is operated by a compressed air switching electromagnetic valve (not shown). By this operation, the valve body 44 of the cylinder rod 46 contacts the valve seat 38 and closes the inlet 34 to stop the flow of fluid (FIG. 3). Alternatively, the valve body 44 of the cylinder rod 46 moves away from the valve seat 38 and opens the inlet 34 so that fluid flows from the inlet 34 to the outlet 36 (see FIG. 4). 3 and 4 is a seal packing for compressed air.

  The fluid control valve 30 includes a diaphragm 54 provided across the casing 40 from the cylinder rod 46 so as to cover the sliding portion 52 between the cylinder rod 46 and the casing 40. For this reason, the fluid flowing from the fluid inlet 34 to the outlet 36 does not contact the sliding portion 52. Thereby, even if it uses a lubricant for the sliding part 52, a foreign material does not mix in a fluid. As a result, a lubricant can be used for the sliding portion 52, and the life of the sliding portion 52 is greatly extended. Furthermore, since the frequency of parts replacement is reduced, the cost of periodic repair parts and the maintenance cost required for parts replacement work are greatly reduced. Furthermore, since the sliding portion 52 does not contact the fluid, cleaning becomes easy.

  The diaphragm 54 is made of a material that does not cause sanitary problems.

  Here, an internal pressure space P is formed between the diaphragm 54 and the end face 40 </ b> A of the casing 40. Air (for example, compressed air) is supplied to the internal pressure space P.

  That is, the internal pressure space P is connected to a pipe 56, an air supply source 58, and an internal pressure valve 60 for supplying air from the air supply source 58 to the internal pressure space P. Thereby, predetermined air is always supplied to the internal pressure space P, and the internal pressure of the internal pressure space P is always maintained.

  It is to be noted that a pressure gauge (not shown) and a control part (not shown) for controlling the internal pressure valve 60 are used, and a configuration in which the pressure of the internal pressure space P is feedback-controlled so that the value of the pressure gauge becomes an optimum value is adopted. May be. Thereby, the pressure of the internal pressure space P can be controlled to a constant value at all times, and an appropriate internal pressure can be maintained.

  The internal pressure space P is secured by air pressure, but is not limited to air pressure, and may be pressurized by water pressure or hydraulic pressure. However, the internal pressure space P can be pressurized with a simple configuration by using air pressure. Further, if water pressure or hydraulic pressure is used, a leak of the diaphragm 54 can be visually found.

(Fluid control valve of the second embodiment)
Next, the fluid control valve 30 of the second embodiment will be described. A cylinder valve is shown as an example of the fluid control valve 30 of the second embodiment.

  In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those of the fluid control valve 30 of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fluid control valve 30 of the second embodiment has a recess 62 formed on the end surface 40 </ b> A of the casing 40. An internal pressure space P is secured by the recess 62.

  The diaphragm 54 is provided across the casing 40 from the cylinder rod 46 so as to close the recess 62. Therefore, the internal pressure space portion P is a space portion closed by the diaphragm 54, the recessed portion 62, and the cylinder rod 46.

  In the internal pressure space P, as in the first embodiment, a pipe 56, an air supply source 58, and an internal pressure valve 60 for supplying air from the air supply source 58 to the internal pressure space P , Is connected. Predetermined air is always supplied to the internal pressure space P, and the internal pressure of the internal pressure space P is maintained by the air pressure.

  In addition, you may comprise so that feedback control may be carried out so that the internal pressure of the internal pressure space part P may always become an optimal internal pressure.

  In the fluid control valve 30 of each embodiment, air is supplied to the internal pressure space P, and a predetermined internal pressure (air pressure) is applied to the internal pressure space P. For this reason, the diaphragm 54 is deformed in accordance with the operation (linear motion) of the cylinder rod 46, but the internal pressure of the internal pressure space P acts to suppress the deformation amount of the diaphragm 54 to a necessary minimum. Thereby, the time until the diaphragm 54 is deteriorated can be greatly extended, and the product life of the diaphragm 54 is extended. As a result, the product life of the fluid control valve 30 and thus the container cleaning device 10 is extended.

  It is also possible to reduce the internal pressure in the internal pressure space P by controlling the internal pressure valve 60. As a result, the internal pressure of the internal pressure space P can be freely adjusted according to the maintenance and the state of the diaphragm 54.

  In particular, as in the fluid control valve 30 of the second embodiment, the concave portion 62 is provided in the casing 40 to form the internal pressure space portion P, so that the internal pressure space having a predetermined volume regardless of the size and shape of the diaphragm 54. The part P can always be secured.

  Further, by forming the internal pressure space portion P by providing the recess 62 in the casing 40, it is possible to secure the internal pressure space portion P having a predetermined volume even in a configuration in which the moving distance associated with the linear motion of the cylinder rod 46 is shortened. it can. As a result, even when the fluid control valve 30 is mounted on the small valve mounting block 32 and the moving distance associated with the linear movement of the cylinder rod 46 is shortened, the amount of deformation of the diaphragm 54 is required due to the internal pressure of the internal pressure space P. It can be minimized.

  Further, by providing the casing 62 with the recess 62 to secure the internal pressure space portion P, it is possible to increase the volume of the internal pressure space portion P without increasing the size of the fluid control valve 30 and its components. It is.

  The embodiments and examples described above are merely examples for explaining the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container washing | cleaning apparatus 12 Head part 14 Tank part 14A One side surface 14B The other side surface 14C Corner | angular part 16 Valve part 18 Pump part 20 Control part 22 Operation part 24 Support stand part 26 Plate part 28 Storage part 30 Fluid control valve 32 Valve attachment Block 34 Inlet 36 Outlet 38 Valve seat 40 Casing 42 Valve body drive piston 44 Valve body 46 Cylinder rod 48 Fixing tool 50 Packing 52 Sliding part 54 Diaphragm 56 Piping 58 Air supply source 60 Internal pressure valve 62 Recessed part SP1 Space (space)
SP2 Space (Space)
SP3 Space (Space)
LL L-shaped line P Internal pressure space

Claims (2)

A head portion for installing the container;
A tank section for storing a detergent solution;
A valve unit for controlling the supply of the detergent liquid to the head unit;
A pump unit for supplying the detergent solution stored in the tank unit to the valve unit;
A control unit for controlling at least one drive of the head unit, the tank unit, the valve unit, or the pump unit, and automatically controlling a cleaning process performed by supplying a detergent solution to the inside of the container;
A container cleaning device comprising:
The valve portion has a valve mounting block having an inlet and an outlet for detergent liquid, and a fluid control valve mounted on the valve mounting block,
The fluid control valve covers a casing, a valve rod driving piston having a cylinder rod having a valve body at a tip thereof and sliding with respect to the casing, and a sliding portion between the cylinder rod and the casing. A diaphragm provided across the casing from the cylinder rod, and an internal pressure space defined by the diaphragm, the casing, and the cylinder rod, and the internal pressure space includes A container cleaning apparatus, wherein a predetermined internal pressure is applied to suppress a deformation amount of the diaphragm accompanying the operation . The container cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an internal pressure of the internal pressure space is an air pressure.

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