JP7144875B2 - Cylindrical container cleaning equipment - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the technical field of cleaning devices for cylindrical containers, and more particularly to a cleaning device for cylindrical containers that cleans and dries a cylindrical cover or the like for mushroom cultivation.

Mushrooms, such as Enokitake, are highly nutritious and delicious, and are popular with the public. In order to ensure the productivity and quality of enokitake mushrooms, existing techniques usually enclose the shimenoki mushrooms in the bottle-filled openings of the culture substrate and create a shape consisting of a wrapping cover to create a growing environment for the enokitake mushrooms. providing.

The cover for mushroom cultivation uses a cylindrical cover that covers the material bottle (bag) based on the set method of wrapping mushrooms, for example, Enokitake mushrooms in the material bottle (bag). There is also a cylindrical mushroom cultivation cover provided with a detachable connection structure such as an adhesive button at both ends (see Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3216477 JP-A-9-314083

However, it is difficult to apply the cylindrical or conical container cleaning apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 to, for example, the cleaning of the mushroom cultivation cover disclosed in Patent Document 1. Despite the fact that a large number of mushroom cultivation covers are washed and dried when they are used repeatedly, the cleaning efficiency is extremely low because the cylindrical mushroom cultivation covers are washed manually. The labor intensity is high, the cylindrical container cannot be neatly arranged during washing and drying, and the drying time is long, so the efficiency of washing and drying the mushroom cultivation cover is low. Therefore, cleaning and drying operations are likely to affect the productivity and quality of mushrooms, and it is necessary to develop a cleaning device for cylindrical containers.

In view of this, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning apparatus that automatically cleans cylindrical containers and achieves higher cleaning efficiency.・The purpose is to propose a cleaning device that automates the cleaning and collection process and can greatly improve the cleaning efficiency compared to manual work.

To achieve the above object, the present invention includes a control unit (600), a support structure (1), and a drive source (5, 201, 406, 905) provided in the support structure (1), (1) including a drop mechanism (2), a washing mechanism (3), a cleaning mechanism (4) and a storage mechanism (9) arranged in sequence, said support structure (1) comprising a plurality of support racks ( 103) and a through hole (102). stops under each of the dropping mechanism (2), the cleaning mechanism (3), the cleaning mechanism (4), and part or all of the upper part of the storage mechanism (9), The drop mechanism (2) includes a drop support section (203) on which a plurality of stacked cylindrical containers (8) (excluding those with bottoms) can be placed, and the cylindrical container (8). into the support frame (103) individually, and the cleaning mechanism (3) is connected to an external water channel to flush the cylindrical container (8). The cleaning mechanism (4) has a flushing part (301) for cleaning the inner surface of the cylindrical container (8), and the cleaning mechanism (4) includes an internal cleaning part (401) for cleaning the inner surface of the cylindrical container (8) by making it rotatable. A cleaning device for cylindrical containers characterized by including an external cleaning part (402) capable of radially wrapping the outside of (8).

The cleaning apparatus of the present invention has a dropping mechanism, a cleaning mechanism, a cleaning mechanism, a drying mechanism, and a storage mechanism, which are arranged in sequence, so that the cylindrical container awaiting cleaning is dropped, cleaned, cleaned, dried, and stored. All processes up to and including cleaning can be automated, and cleaning efficiency can be greatly improved compared to human work.

The “cylindrical container” referred to here is applied to industrial use, food production, cultivation, and the like. It applies in particular to container covers for agriculture, especially for mushroom cultivation. For example, it is a cover for cultivating enokitake mushrooms, and a cylindrical container having both ends with different diameters is exemplified, but it may have the same diameter at both ends in the vertical direction.

"Flushing" is to wash a cylindrical container by vigorously flushing a washing liquid such as water.

A "cleaning mechanism" can radially enclose the tube with an inner cleaning section that cleans the inner surface of the tube and an outer cleaning section that cleans the outer wall of the tube.

The "accommodation mechanism" is a mechanism that removes the cylindrical container supported by the support rack from the support rack and transfers it to the outside.

In the apparatus for cleaning cylindrical containers, a drying mechanism (7) is provided between the cleaning mechanism (4) on the support structure (1) and the storage mechanism (9), and the drying mechanism (7) is ) is driven by an external force to move to the support frame (103), and an internal drying section (701) and an external drying section (702) are provided that can dry the inside and outside of the cylindrical container (8), respectively. .

"Drying" refers to applying hot air to the cylindrical container to dry it.

In the washing apparatus for cylindrical containers, at least two sets of the washing mechanism (3) and the cleaning mechanism (4) are arranged between the dropping mechanism (2) and the drying mechanism (7). (103) is provided so as to circulate in the order of the cleaning mechanism (3) and the cleaning mechanism (4) .

In the apparatus for cleaning a cylindrical container, the internal drying section (7701) has an internal drying member having a side surface provided with a vent hole (7701f) for blowing out air, and the internal drying member is caused to: It is taken into the cylindrical container (8) so as to abut against the inner wall of the cylindrical container (8), can be rotated with respect to the cylindrical container (8) by a rotational force from the outside, and the ventilation hole (7701f) The external drying part (7702) is provided with a vent (7702b) for blowing downward air at the upper part of the inner side, and the external opening and closing drive is provided. It has a plurality of external drying members that can be opened and closed in a predetermined direction by receiving a force. It is preferably configured to blow air to the outside of the tubular container (8). According to this configuration, the tubular container can be sufficiently dried.

In the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus, the drop support portion (203) of the drop mechanism (2) includes a drop support column (203a) disposed inside the cylindrical container (8) and the drop support column. a drop support (205) inserted into the tubular container (8), which is located at the bottom end of (203a) and can provide radial support, wherein the drop mechanism (2) comprises: Furthermore, two opening/closing plates (207) positioned below the drop support column (203a) and relatively openable and closable by being driven by an external force, and positioned above the cylindrical container (8) waiting to be dropped, Two holding parts (204) provided facing each other, which can be relatively opened and closed by driving by an external force, and clamp or relax the stacked cylindrical containers (8) other than those waiting to be dropped. and two abutments (206) provided, each abutment (206) having an abutment pin (206c-206f) positioned above the cylindrical container (8) waiting to be dropped; When the two opening/closing plates (207) are open and the two gripping portions (204) are closed, the abutment pins (206c to 206f) of the abutment portion (206) are driven by an external force to drive the cylindrical container ( 8) is separated from the drop support column (203a).

In the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus, the external force applied to the opening/closing plate (207), the grip portion (204), and the abutment portion (206) is provided by the drive source (5), and the drive source (5) opens and closes with the drive source (5). Between the plate (207), the gripping part (204) and the abutment part (206), the opening/closing plate transmission unit (198), the gripping part transmission unit (200) and the abutment transmission unit (199) are respectively provided. is provided, and the opening/closing plate transmission unit (198) includes a first drop actuator (2010), a drop cam (2012) that is transmission-connected to the drive source (5), and the first drop actuator (2010). A first drop rod (208) connected at one end to drive the opening/closing plate (207), the first drop rod (208) being driven by a drive source (5) and connected to the The opening and closing plate (207) can be reciprocated to constitute relative opening and closing between the two opening and closing plates (207), and the grip part transmission unit (200) is similar to the opening and closing plate transmission unit (198). Structure.

In the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus, the abutment pins (206c to 206f) of the dropping mechanism (2) may be changed to elastic hooks (7206). With this configuration, the operation of separating the cylindrical container (8) waiting to be dropped from the drop support column (203a) can be performed more accurately.

In the cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers, the abutting pins (206d, 206f) of the dropping mechanism (2) may be changed to projecting members (7206a) having substantially arcuate tips. Also in this configuration, the operation of separating the cylindrical container (8) waiting to be dropped from the drop support column (203a) can be performed more accurately.

The drop mechanism (2) may have a cylindrical portion (7014) for accommodating a plurality of the cylindrical containers (8) arranged in a pile instead of the drop support portion (203). According to this configuration, the cylindrical container (8) can be added from the top of the cylindrical portion (7014), and the cleaning efficiency of the cylindrical container (8) can be improved.

In the cylindrical container cleaning device, the internal cleaning part (401) has an internal cleaning member (401a), and the internal cleaning member (401a) is moved into the cylindrical container (8) by an external moving force. The internal cleaning member (401a) can be brought into the tubular container (8) and hits the inner wall of the tubular container (8), and the internal cleaning member (401a) can rotate relative to the tubular container (8) by a rotational force from the outside. The inner wall of the container (8) can be cleaned, and the external cleaning part (402) has a plurality of external cleaning members (402) that can be opened and closed in a predetermined direction by receiving an external opening/closing driving force. The plurality of external cleaning members (402) can wrap around the cylindrical container (8) and come into contact with the outer surface of the cylindrical container (8).

Accordingly, cleaning the inside and the outside of the cylindrical container separately can enhance the cleaning effect of the cylindrical container.

In the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus, the containing mechanism (9) includes a containing support portion (901) capable of supporting the cylindrical container (8), and an engaging portion provided below the rotating portion (101). and a joining portion (903, 9014), wherein the engaging portion (903, 9014) passes through the through hole (102) and is placed on the support frame (103) by receiving an external force. ), the cylindrical container (8) can be placed on the accommodation support (901), and the accommodation support (901) is supported by a support column arranged above the rotating part (101). (901a), and a plurality of support claws (908) having support ends (9081) and provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the support post (901a), wherein the plurality of support claws (908) can protrude or retract the respective support ends (9081) by an external force, and the engaging portions (903, 9014) correspond to the through holes (102) below the rotating portion (101). and a plurality of engaging claws (9014) spaced apart in the circumferential direction of the engaging rod (903), wherein the engaging claws (9014) and The support claws (908) are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the support column (901a), and the engagement rods (903) and the engagement claws (9014) receive an external force and pass through the through holes (102). The cylindrical container (8) may be pushed up into the housing support (901).

In the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus, the external force for driving the supporting claws (908) and the engaging rods (903) is provided by the driving source (5). A supporting claw transmission unit (9010) is provided between the claws (908). The inserted storage support rod (9011), the drive wheel (9020) set on the upper part of the storage support rod (9011), are transmission-connected to the drive source (5), and abut against the drive wheel (9020). A rotating cam (909) is provided, and the rotating cam (909) is driven by the driving source (5) to drive the housing support rod (9011) up and down. ) is connected to the accommodation support rod (9011) by a connector (9013c) provided at the bottom of the accommodation support rod (9011), and the support claw (908) is connected to the support column (901a). A slide groove (9013d), which is rotatably supported and in which one end of the support claw (908) is slidably embedded, is provided in the connecting body (9013c).

In the apparatus for cleaning a cylindrical container, a connection plate (9021) is provided at the power output end of the drive source (905), and the housing support portion (901) is arranged with respect to the shaft of the drive source (905). Two corresponding to the connection plate (9021) are provided, the rotation detection part (906) is provided in the support structure (1), and the two accommodation support parts (901) are connected to the connection plate ( 9021), the rotation detection section (906) can detect that the housing support section (901) has rotated out of the rotation section (101), and the control section (600) , a counter (604) for recording the number of retractions of the support claw (908), and when the count value N of the counter (604) reaches a preset count threshold value M, the drive source (905) is activated. is controlled, and the rotation detection section (906) detects that the accommodation support section (901) has rotated out of the rotation section (101), thereby controlling the stop of the drive source (905). can.

In the apparatus for cleaning a cylindrical container, the housing mechanism (9) has a discharge mechanism (5000) for discharging the cylindrical container (8) toward the outside of the rotating part (101), The configuration may further include an arrangement mechanism (12) for receiving the container (8) and for arranging the cylindrical container (8). According to this configuration, it is easy to organize the cylindrical containers.

The cylindrical container cleaning device further has a shooter (11), the shooter (11) receives the cylindrical container (8) discharged from the accommodation mechanism (9), and 8) is preferably transferred to said organizing mechanism (12). According to this configuration, it is possible to accurately transfer the cylindrical container from the storage mechanism to the arranging mechanism.

In the cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers, it is preferable that the chute (11) performs a sliding motion in the front-rear direction. According to this configuration, the delivery of the cylindrical container from the storage mechanism to the arrangement mechanism can be performed more accurately.

In the apparatus for cleaning cylindrical containers, a divider (10) connected to the shaft of the drive source (5) is provided, and the rotating part (101) is connected to an output end of the divider (10). , a plurality of support racks (103) are evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the output end of the divider (10), driven by the transmission of the divider (10), and the dropping mechanism (2) , cleaning mechanism (3), cleaning mechanism (4), and storage mechanism (9).

In the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus, the cleaning mechanism (3) preferably includes a shower head (7003a). With this configuration, it is easy to control the spray range and the spray amount of the cleansing water.

The washing device for cylindrical containers includes a water tank (8000) for storing water below the rotating part (101), and the water stored in the water tank (8000) is supplied to the washing mechanism (3). A pump (6000) is preferably arranged in the water tank (8000). According to this configuration, the submersible pump (6000) can supply the water tank (8000) with water used for flushing in the cleaning mechanism (3).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of each mechanism of the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Similarly, it is a block diagram of the control unit of the washing apparatus for cylindrical containers. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between driving sources and mechanisms of the washing apparatus for cylindrical containers. It is a perspective view of a support structure including each mechanism of the cleaning device for the cylindrical container. It is a perspective view from another angle of the cleaning apparatus of the same cylindrical container. It is a perspective view of a rotary part and a splitter similarly. It is a top view which similarly shows the transmission structure between each shaft. It is a perspective view from above showing the transmission structure between the shafts. It is a front view of the dropping mechanism of the same. It is a perspective view similarly from another angle of a dropping mechanism. It is a side view of the dropping mechanism of the same. (a) to (d) are explanatory diagrams similarly showing the operation of the dropping mechanism. It is a perspective view of the same cleaning mechanism. It is a side view of the same cleaning mechanism. Similarly, it is a perspective view of a drying mechanism. It is a perspective view of an accommodation mechanism similarly. It is a perspective view similarly from another angle of an accommodation mechanism. It is a perspective view similarly from another angle of an accommodation mechanism. 18 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG. 17; FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a rotating cam according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a block diagram of a fixed cam similarly. FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 17; FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a cylindrical container cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. (a) to (d) are explanatory diagrams similarly showing the operation of the housing mechanism. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of each mechanism of a cylindrical container cleaning apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention; It is a perspective view of the cleaning device for the cylindrical container. It is a perspective view from another angle of the cleaning apparatus of the same cylindrical container. It is a perspective view from another angle of the cleaning apparatus of the same cylindrical container. It is a plan view of the cleaning device for the cylindrical container. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers, excluding the organizing mechanism and the support structure; FIG. 11 is a perspective view from another angle showing the cleaning apparatus for tubular containers, also without the organizing mechanism and support structure; FIG. 11 is a perspective view from another angle showing the cleaning apparatus for tubular containers, also without the organizing mechanism and support structure; FIG. 11 is a perspective view from another angle showing the cleaning apparatus for tubular containers, also without the organizing mechanism and support structure; FIG. 11 is a perspective view from another angle showing the cleaning apparatus for tubular containers, also without the organizing mechanism and support structure; FIG. 11 is a perspective view from another angle showing the cleaning apparatus for tubular containers, also without the organizing mechanism and support structure; FIG. 11 is a perspective view from another angle showing the cleaning apparatus for tubular containers, also without the organizing mechanism and support structure; Similarly, it is a perspective view of a drying mechanism. It is a perspective view similarly from another angle of a drying mechanism. (a) to (c) are explanatory diagrams similarly showing the operation of the accommodating mechanism. It is a perspective view of the dropping mechanism of the same. It is a perspective view of the dropping mechanism of the same. Similarly, it is a perspective view of a drying mechanism. It is a perspective view of the internal drying part of the same drying mechanism. (a) to (d) are explanatory diagrams showing the operation of a modification of the dropping mechanism of the third embodiment of the present invention.

A cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 22. FIG.

The drawings, which form part of the invention, are used to provide a further understanding of the invention, and the exemplary embodiments of the invention and their descriptions are used to explain the invention, and to avoid any misrepresentation of the invention. does not constitute any limitation.

Elements of embodiments of the invention may be combined with each other if the elements do not conflict.

In this embodiment, orientations or positional relationships such as the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings to facilitate the description of the embodiments. for purposes of illustration only and should not be construed as limiting the device or elements to have any particular orientation. The terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and do not indicate or imply any relative importance.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A cylindrical container cleaning apparatus 100 (hereinafter referred to as cleaning apparatus 100) according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the cleaning device 100 is a device for cleaning a tubular cover 8 covering an enokitake cultivation bag and having openings at both ends with different diameters in the vertical direction. The cleaning device 100 includes a support structure 1, a first motor 5, a second motor 201, a third motor 406, a fourth motor 905 installed on the support structure 1, a cover A dropping mechanism 2 for dropping the cover 8, a washing mechanism 3 for washing the cover 8 with water, a cleaning mechanism 4 for cleaning the cover 8 with a brush, a drying mechanism 7 for drying the cover 8, and collecting the cover 8 that has been processed by the drying mechanism 7. and a control unit 600 for controlling the storage mechanism 9 for storing, the dropping mechanism 2, the cleaning mechanism 3, and the cleaning mechanism 4. FIG. A water baffle (not shown) is installed between the cleaning mechanism 3 and the cleaning mechanism 4 to prevent dirty water from the cleaning mechanism 3 from splashing into the working area of the cleaning mechanism 4 . The water baffle is provided with a passage (not shown) through which the strut passes.

In order to shorten the rotation cycle of the cover 8, as shown in FIG. 1, a drying mechanism 7 is provided between the cleaning mechanism 4 and the housing mechanism 9 to dry the inner and outer surfaces of the cover 8, respectively. There are at least two sets of washing mechanism 3 and cleaning mechanism 4 between the dropping mechanism 2 and the drying mechanism 7 to further enhance the washing effect. A dropping mechanism 2, a cleaning mechanism 3, a cleaning mechanism 4, a cleaning mechanism 3, a cleaning mechanism 4, a drying mechanism 7, a drying mechanism 7, and a storage mechanism 9 are arranged in this order counterclockwise in a circular fashion.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the support structure 1 is, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped support structure. In the upper region of the support structure 1 are mounted a first motor 5, a second motor 201, a third motor 406 and a divider 10 connected for transmission of drive power.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a rotating part 101 is provided at the bottom of the support structure 1, and the rotating part 101 is connected to the output end of the splitter . The rotating part 101 has eight support frames 103 corresponding to the mechanisms 2, 3, 4, 7 and 9 and a base part 104 supporting the support frames 103. It is fixed at the center, and each support frame 103 is evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the output shaft 10a. The rotating part 101 can intermittently rotate counterclockwise R by being driven by the first motor 5 . Each support frame 103 is intermittently rotated under each mechanism 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and the cover 8 can undergo each treatment while circling each mechanism 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. .

As shown in FIG. 6, the support frame 103 includes a plurality of circularly distributed bars, each bar being vertically arranged so as to enclose the cover 8, and the cover 8 is positioned within the space formed by the plurality of bars. The radial movement of the cover 8 can be prevented by being supported and the outer surface of the cover 8 abutting against each rod. Each bar of the support frame 103 is arranged so as to be suitable for wrapping the cover 8, and the free ends of each bar are configured to be bent outwards. As shown in FIG. 6, the rotating portion 101 is provided with a central circular hole (not shown) and a through hole 102 constructed in the base portion 104 of the rotating portion 101. A circular hole 102a and several rectangular holes 102b extending along its radial direction are provided. The rectangular holes 102b are four holes evenly arranged around the circular hole 102a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first motor 5, the second motor 201 and the fourth motor 905 are particularly mounted in the upper region of the support structure 1 and are capable of outputting rotational force. A speed reducer 6 is connected to a power output terminal (not shown) of the first motor 5 . The speed reducer 6 employs a worm gear, and its output shaft has a first output terminal 6a and a second output terminal 6b projecting from both sides of the speed reducer 6, respectively, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the output of the first output terminal 6a is connected through a chain transmission mechanism 60 to the axis i of the divider 10 (see FIG. 13). The second output terminal 6b transmits the power of the first motor 5 through the chain transmission mechanism 61 to the shafts a arranged in sequence, the shafts a through the chain transmission mechanism 62 to the shafts b, and the shafts a and axis b are both rotatably mounted on the support structure 1 .

The support structure 1 is rotatably provided with an axis c arranged perpendicular to the axis b, and a bevel gear 63 is provided between the axis c and the axis b. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the support structure 1 is provided with an axis d connected to the axis a by a chain transmission mechanism 64, and an axis e connected to the axis d by a chain transmission mechanism 65. there is Axis e is arranged parallel to and below axis d. In addition to connecting the axes a to i with a chain-type transmission mechanism, they can also be connected with a belt-type mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 9, the drop mechanism 2 includes a drop support portion 203 on which a plurality of vertically stacked covers 8 are placed. The fallen covers 8 can be placed on the support frame 103 one by one. As shown in FIG. 9, the drop support section 203 includes a drop support column 203a arranged inside the cover 8 and a drop support body 205 positioned below the drop support column 203a and inserted into the cover 8. I have. This drop support 205 provides radial support for the cover 8 when the cover 8 is pushed radially, keeping the cover 8 from biasing. As shown in FIG. 9, the drop support 205 employs a drop support cylinder for ease of processing and manufacturing. In order to stack a plurality of covers 8 to be cleaned on the drop support column 203a, the support structure 1 is provided with a second motor 201 for driving the vertical movement of the drop support column 203a. The second motor 201 outputs a rotational force, a gear (not shown) is fixed to the power output shaft of the second motor 201, and the drop support column 203a has a toothed portion 203b arranged in its longitudinal direction. formed.

Two drop support columns 203a are connected in parallel in order to enhance the support effect. It is movable in the direction Z and its height position is adjustable. The drop support column 203a is moved in the vertical direction Z when the stacked covers 8 are set on the drop mechanism 2, but the height is fixed during the drop operation. Stroke switches 202 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the second motor 201, respectively. Corresponding to each stroke switch 202, the corresponding stroke switches 202 can be contacted at both ends of the drop support column 203a. A fitting 202a is constructed. As shown in FIG. 9, the fitting 202a for combining with the stroke switch 202 at the upper end of the second motor 201 is a fitting plate especially provided on the support structure 1, and the stroke switch at the lower end of the second motor 201. A mating plate for mating with 202 is also provided.

As shown in FIG. 9, the drop mechanism 2 is positioned below the drop support column 203a, receives an external force, and horizontally moves the two opening/closing plates 207 in the X direction to widen the gap between them; By moving the two opening/closing plates 207 horizontally in the opposite direction of the X direction to close the gap between them, the cover 8 is held or released by the opening/closing plate 207 and the drop support 205 . The height of the drop support 205 is fixed during the drop operation. Dropping mechanism 2 includes gripper 204 . The gripper 204 includes two opposing gripping plates 204a. The two gripping plates 204a include a sandwiching plate 2042, and when the opening/closing plate 207 is opened, the cover 8 above the cover 8 currently waiting to be dropped is pressed against the outer surface of the drop support 205 from both sides. By additionally holding, the remaining cover 8 laminated on this cover 8 is held.

As shown in FIG. 12, a pair of abutment portions 206 are provided to face each other and intermittently reciprocate in the vertical direction. Extending abutment pins 206c, 206d and abutment pins 206e, 206f vertically extending toward the lower surface of the abutment 206b are provided. The upper ends of the abutment pins 206c and 206f respectively abut on the lower surfaces of the abutments 206a and 206b. The abutment pins 206c, 206d, 206e, and 206f are springs fitted with pins. In order to prevent the cover 8 from being damaged by the contacting pins 206d and 206e hitting the cover 8, a spring is provided to absorb the contacting force. The abutment pins 206c, 206d, 206e, and 206f are provided through the clamping plate 2042. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12(b), the two opening/closing plates 207 release the sandwiching of the cover 8 with the grip plate 204a closed. As shown in FIG. 12(c), when the two opening/closing plates 207 are opened and the two gripping plates 204a are closed and the gripping plates 204a sandwich the cover 8, the abutment pins 206a and 206b A downward external force is applied to the abutting pins 206c and 206f so that the 206d and 206e can push down the cover 8 waiting to be dropped from the drop support column 203a. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, both abutting portions 206 are connected to an abutting plate 2061 at their abutting ends passing through corresponding sides.

As shown in FIG. 10, the support structure 1 is provided with a cover plate 2014 having a U-shaped or U-shaped cross section provided outside the drop support column 203a. An opening 2021 is provided for the portion 206 to move. The first motor 5 provides the external force to the grasping portion 204 , the abutment portion 206 and the opening/closing plate 207 . An opening/closing plate transmission unit 198, an abutment transmission unit 199, and a gripping portion transmission unit 200 are provided between the first motor 5, the opening/closing plate 207, the gripping portion 204, and the abutment portion 206, respectively. The drop transmission unit is composed of an opening/closing plate transmission unit 198 , an abutment transmission unit 199 and a gripper transmission unit 200 .

9 and 10, the opening/closing plate transmission unit 198 includes a first falling cam 2012 having a groove, which is interlocked with the first motor 5, a shaft f, and one end of which slides into the groove of the first falling cam 2012. a first drop drive rod 2010 attached, a first drop rod 208 hingedly connected to the lower end of the first drop drive rod 2010, and a slide rod 2020 connected to the first drop rod 208 (see FIG. 12). And prepare.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the axis f is positioned below and parallel to the axis c, and the first drop drive rod 2010 is provided on the axis f. The first drop rod 208 is connected to the support block 2015b via a slide bar 2020, and the slide bar 2020 is provided within the support block 2015b.

A drive system of the opening/closing plate transmission unit 198 will be described. 8, 9, 10, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61, rotates the shaft a, drives the chain transmission mechanism 62, and rotates the shaft b. drive, and the bevel gear 63 rotates the axis c. Accordingly, the opening/closing plate transmission unit 198 is driven to reciprocate the opening/closing plate 207 in the left-right direction X, and the operation of relatively closing or opening the two opening/closing plates 207 is repeated.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the abutment transmission unit 199 includes a third drop cam 2016 having a groove, which is interlocked with the first motor 5, and a third drop cam 2016 whose one end is slid into the groove of the third drop cam 2016. A third drop drive rod 2017 and a third drop rod 2018 connected to the other end of the third drop drive rod 2017 via a hinge and connected to the abutment 206 are provided. As shown in FIG. 11, the third drop drive rod 2017 is provided on axis g. The third drop cam 2016, the third drop drive rod 2017, the axis g, and the third drop rod 2018 cooperate to move the abutting portion 206 up and down in the vertical direction Z.

A drive system of the bump transmission unit 199 will be described. 8, 9, 11, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61, rotates the shaft a, drives the chain transmission mechanism 62, and rotates the shaft b. drive. Along with this, the abutment transmission unit 199 is driven, and the operation of reciprocating the abutment portion 206 in the vertical direction Z is repeated.

The structure of the gripper transmission unit 200 is similar to the structure of the opening/closing plate transmission unit 198 and drives the gripper 204 .

As shown in FIG. 10, the gripper transmission unit 200 is provided on the support structure 1 and is associated with the first motor 5, the second drop cam 2013 with a groove, the shaft f and the second drop cam 2013 at one end. It includes a second drop guide 2011 slid into the groove of 2013 and a second drop rod 209 connecting with the second drop guide 2011 .

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the grip part 204 includes a support block 2015a that slides the shaft, a push plate 2041 connected to the second drop rod 209, a cover 8, and a drop support 205. and a clamping plate 2042 that sandwiches the cover 8 between them. A spring elastically slides between the pressing plate 2041 and the sandwiching plate 2042 .

A drive system of the gripper transmission unit 200 will be described. 8, 9, 10, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61, rotates the shaft a, drives the chain transmission mechanism 62, and rotates the shaft b. Rotate and rotate axis c via bevel gear 63 . Along with this, the grip transmission unit 200 is driven to reciprocate the grip 204 in the left-right direction X, and the two grips 204 are repeatedly closed or opened relative to each other.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the cover plate 2014 is provided with a fall detection section 2019 electrically connected to the control section 600. As shown in FIG. The drop detector 2019 employs a proximity switch. A pair of drop detection units 2019 are provided on both sides of the cover 8, and the control unit 600 controls the first motor 5 in response to the detection signal of the drop detection unit 2019, and controls the opening/closing timing of the opening/closing plate 207. can do.

As described above, the control unit 600 controls the operation of the opening/closing plate 207, the abutting portion 206, and the gripping portion 204 of the opening/closing plate transmission unit 198, the abutment transmission unit 199, and the gripping portion transmission unit 200 of the dropping mechanism 2. By performing control, the operation of dropping the cover 8 onto the support frame 103 is performed.

The washing mechanism 3, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, has a flushing section 301 for washing the cover 8 with water supplied from the external water channel. In order to enhance the cleaning effect on the cover 8, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cleaning mechanism 3 is provided on the support structure 1, and the support rack 103 and the cover 8 are rotated and stopped under the cleaning mechanism 3. In response, the flushing unit 301 sprays cleansing water, and in synchronization with the driving of the rotating unit 101, stops spraying. Repeat these actions.

Although the two cleaning mechanisms 4 have the same structure, they are arranged differently on the support structure 1. Therefore, the second cleaning mechanism 4 will be described as an example with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. The cleaning mechanism 4 is lowered into the cover 8 and is rotatable, and comprises an inner cleaning part 401 for cleaning the inner surface of the cover 8 and an outer cleaning part 402 for cleaning the outer surface of the cover 8 . The inner cleaning part 401 can receive an external moving force to insert the inner cleaning part 401 into the cover 8 , and the outer peripheral surface thereof can abut on the inner surface of the cover 8 . Since the internal cleaning part 401 is driven by a rotational force from the outside, the internal cleaning part 401 can clean by rotating with respect to the cover 8 . The external cleaning unit 402 is provided with a plurality (here, a pair) of external cleaning tools that can be opened and closed by receiving an external opening/closing force applied in the front-rear direction Y. By closing the external cleaning tools, the outer surface that wraps the cover 8 can be cleaned. configure.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the internal cleaning section 401 is provided with a central shaft 401b and a rotatable brush section 401a which is a cylindrical brush attached to the lower end of the central shaft 401b. . An internal transmission unit 400 a is provided between the first motor 5 and the internal cleaning unit 401 , and the internal transmission unit 400 a is driven by the first motor 5 to drive the internal cleaning unit 401 .

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the internal transmission unit 400a includes a lifting cam 4090 attached to one end of a shaft a that is connected to the first motor 5, and is connected to the lifting cam 4090 to reciprocate vertically. a mounting holder 4011 which is connected to the internal cleaning rod 4010 and reciprocates in the vertical direction, has a central shaft 401b rotatably attached to the bottom surface, and has a third motor 406 fixed to the top surface; and a cleaning slide rail 4013 that guides vertically. The mounting holder 4011 guides and slides in the vertical direction Z with respect to the support structure 1 . As a result, the operation of intermittently moving the inner cleaning part 401 connected to the mounting holder 4011 vertically in the vertical direction Z is repeated.

A drive system of the internal transmission unit 400a will be described. As shown in FIGS. 8, 13, 14, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61 to rotate the shaft a. Accordingly, the internal transmission unit 400a is driven, and the internal cleaning section 401 can be intermittently driven up and down in the vertical direction Z. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, a transmission belt 4014 is provided on the upper surface of the mounting holder 4011. After the internal cleaning unit 401 descends and stops inside the cover 8, the transmission belt 4014 is driven by the third motor 406. Then, the central shaft 401b is rotated to rotate the brush portion 401a.

There are two cleaning mechanisms 4, and as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the third motors 406 are connected to the internal cleaning units 401 of the cleaning mechanisms 4 via transmission belts 4014 so as to interlock with each other. . In order to enhance the belt driving effect, the mounting holder 4011 is provided with a tightening ring 4015 for adjusting the tension of the transmission belt 4014, and the structure and mounting method of the tightening ring 4015 are similar to those of the conventional technology. there is

The external cleaning part 402 has a structure in which a pair of arch-shaped members face each other, and a brush is provided on the inner surface, and when the external cleaning part 402 is closed, it forms a cylindrical body.

13 and 14, the external transmission unit 400b is located between the external cleaning part 402 and the first motor 5, and includes a cleaning gear 403, two cleaning racks 404 meshed with the cleaning gear 403 and slidingly driven, and a cleaning rack 404. rod 405, a drive rod 407 mounted on axis g and slidingly connected at one end to a groove in cleaning cam 408 and hinged at the other end to cleaning rod 405, and cleaning cam 408 attached to axis b; It has Two pairs of cleaning racks 404 are connected to the two external cleaning units 402, one pair at a time.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, two pairs of cleaning racks 404 are members provided on each arcuate outer cleaning portion 402, and include cleaning gears 403, cleaning rods 405, drive rods 407, and cleaning cams 408. , the two external cleaning units 402 are synchronously slid in the left-right direction X, and the two external cleaning units 402 are relatively closed or opened. In the external cleaning part 402, a member (not shown) that can be connected to an external water channel (not shown) is installed in order to enhance the cleaning effect of the cover 8, and the cover 8 is washed with water discharged from this member (not shown). You may

A drive system of the external transmission unit 400b will be described. 8, 13, 14, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61, rotates the shaft a, drives the chain transmission mechanism 62, and rotates the shaft b. drive, and the bevel gear 63 rotates the axis c. Accordingly, the external transmission unit 400b is driven to reciprocate the first external cleaning part 402 in the longitudinal direction Y and reciprocate the second external cleaning part 402 in the lateral direction X, repeating the operation.

When the support frame 103 rotates below the cleaning mechanism 4 and stops, the internal cleaning part 401 starts to enter the inside of the cover 8, stops, rotates, cleans the inner surface of the cover 8 with a brush, and performs two external cleaning processes. The portion 402 is relatively closed to clean the outer surface of the cover 8 with a brush. When the cleaning is completed, the internal cleaning section 401 is separated from the inside of the cover 8, the two external cleaning sections 402 are relatively opened, and these operations are repeated.

A control circuit showing an example of the control unit 600 that controls cleaning and the like will be described with reference to FIG. This control unit 600 includes a CPU 601, a RAM 602, a ROM 603, a counter 604, a timer 605, a voice control unit 606, an input unit 607, an input/output interface 609, a first motor 5, a second motor 201, a third motor 406, a fourth motor 905 , drop detector 2019 , and rotation detector 906 are interconnected by bus 610 . The CPU 601 performs initial settings or performs predetermined calculations in response to input signals, and in response to these, control signals are transmitted to the first motor 5, second motor 201, third motor 406, and fourth motor 905. It has become.

The CPU 601 executes control by generating a control signal to be output to each unit and outputting the control signal by program control. Hardware control such as LSI logic can also be used instead of program control. The RAM 602 temporarily reads and writes data. The program is read-only stored in the ROM 603 .

The counter 604 functions as a counting unit or the like indicating the count value N for recording the number of retractions of the supporting claws 908. After the power is turned on, the initial value of the count value N of the counter 604 is "0", The count threshold value is M, and the count value N is increased or decreased by referring to various input signals.

A timer 605 performs time arithmetic processing and the like regarding time and the like.

A sound control unit 606 is composed of a sound source IC, an amplifier, and the like, and controls driving of a speaker and the like.

As shown in FIG. 15, the drying mechanism 7 includes an internal drying section 701, an external drying section 702, a connecting holder 703, and a blower pipe 704. As shown in FIG. Each ring-shaped inner drying section 701 and outer drying section 702 is connected to an external wind source (not shown). The inner drying section 701 and the outer drying section 702 are arranged with a gap in the radial direction so that the inner drying section 701 is inserted inside. The section 701 and the external drying section 702 are provided with outlets 701a and 702a provided in the direction of wrapping the cover 8, respectively. The support frame 103 can be moved under the drying mechanism 7, and the drying mechanism 7 dries the cover 8 with hot air from the inside and outside, respectively. The drying mechanism 7 repeats these operations.

An air duct 704 connected to an external wind source (not shown) is provided in the center of the internal drying section 701, and arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer surface of the external drying section 702. A blower interface 702b is provided to connect with. The inner drying section 701 and the outer drying section 702 are both fixed via a connecting holder 703 . This connecting holder 703 is fixed to the mounting holder 4011 via a connecting post 705 . As a result, the drying mechanism 7 can be removed upward from the support frame 103 or moved to be attached to the support frame 103 together with the vertical slide of the mounting holder 4011 .

As shown in FIG. 15, an internal drying section 701 is provided in a connecting holder 703 via a guide bar 701b in order to enhance the use effect. A buffer spring 701c is provided between the guide bar 701b and the connecting holder 703. As shown in FIG. When the drying mechanism 7 descends together with the mounting holder 4011, hard contact between the internal drying section 701 and the rotating section 101 can be effectively prevented, and damage to the internal drying section 701 can be prevented.

A drive system of the drying mechanism 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 15, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61 to rotate the shaft a, the elevation cam 4090 rotates, and the internal cleaning rod 4010 and the mounting holder 4011 move. The connecting holder 703 moves up and down along the cleaning slide rail 4013, and the drying mechanism 7 repeats intermittent up-and-down driving in the up-and-down direction Z.

As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the housing mechanism 9 includes a housing support portion 901 capable of supporting the cover 8, a housing portion 902 provided below the housing support portion 901, and a cover on the support frame 103. 8 into the receiving portion 902, an engaging rod drive unit 900 provided between the shaft d and the engaging rod 903 for driving the engaging rod 903 up and down, and a first motor. 5 and a support claw transmission unit 9010 that is provided between the support claw 908 and drives the support claw 908. A pair of the accommodation support portion 901 and the accommodation portion 902 are installed with a space therebetween. The housing support part 901 includes a hollow support post 901 a above the rotating part 101 , and the support post 901 a is arranged above the rotating part 101 . The housing support portion 901 is configured to support the cover 8 set on the support column 901a. Note that the illustration of the outer shell of the housing part 902 on one side is omitted in order to explain the internal structure.

As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the engagement rod drive unit 900 includes a cam 904 that rotates in connection with the shaft d that transmits the driving force of the first motor 5, a lead block 9015, and a drive perpendicular to the lead block 9015. a plate 9016 fixed to the plate 9016 , a rod 907 whose upper end is pivoted to the cam 904 and whose lower end is pivoted to the plate 9016 by a shaft 9017 , a plurality of handles 9018 fixed to the plate 9016 , and the handles 9018 are engaged with each other. It has a mating rail 9019, a vertical bar 901b fixed to the lead block 9015, and a bar 901c fixed horizontally to the vertical bar and fixing the engagement bar 903 vertically upward. As shown in FIG. 22 and the like, a plurality of engaging claws 9014 are fixed to the upper end of the engaging rod 903. As shown in FIG. The engaging rod 903 and the engaging claw 9014 can pass through the through hole 102 provided below the rotating part 101. are arranged corresponding to the rectangular holes 102b.

As shown in FIG. 22, the engaging claws 9014 and the supporting claws 908 are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the supporting column 901a. When the cover 8 is on the support frame 103 and the engagement rod 903 and the engagement claw 9014 are subjected to an external force and pass through the through hole 102 from the bottom to the top, the cover 8 on the support frame 103 is moved by the engagement claw 9014. It pushes up to one accommodating part 902 . At the same time, the supporting claws 908 are retracted once and then protrude from the cutouts 9025 of the accommodating portion 902 to support the cover 8 with respect to the accommodating portion 902 . When the cover 8 is supported by the support claws 908, the engaging rods 903 and the engaging claws 9014 pass through the through holes 102 and move downward.

A drive system for the engagement rod 903 will be described. 7, 8, 16 to 18, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61, rotates the shaft a, drives the chain transmission mechanism 64, Axis d is driven to drive cam 904, rod 907 and lead block 9015 to drive engaging rod 903 up and down via rods 901b and 901c. When the engaging rod 903 rises, the engaging claw 9014 can pass through the through hole 102 and push up the cover 8 . As a result, the engaging rod 903 pushes up the cover 8 placed on the support frame 103 through the through hole 102 and pushes it up from the support frame 103 to the housing support portion 901 . Next, when the engaging rod 903 is lowered and the next support rack 103 supporting the cover 8 comes under the accommodation mechanism 9 , the next cover 8 is accommodated in the accommodation support portion 901 . The engagement bar 903 repeats these actions.

As shown in FIGS. 17 to 20, the support pawl transmission unit 9010 is provided in each housing support portion 901, and the driving source is the first motor 5. As shown in FIGS. The supporting pawl transmission unit 9010 has a convex part 909a which is interlocked with the first motor 5, a rotating cam 909 fixed to the shaft h, and a fixed cam 9012 fixed to the support structure 1 below the fourth motor 905. , a pair of left and right housing support rods 9011 inserted into the hollow interior of the support column 901a, and a pair of left and right drive wheels 9020 that are set on the top of the housing support rods 9011 and come into contact with the rotating cam 909 and the fixed cam 9012. (see FIG. 19), and a connecting body 9013a that passes through the lower end of the housing support rod 9011 and connects with the support claw 908 with a hinge 9013b. When the rotating cam 909 is driven by the first motor 5 to rotate, and the drive wheel 9020 travels on the convex portion 909a of the rotating cam 909, the accommodating support rod 9011 of the accommodating support portion 901 above the rotating portion 101 is moved. It is driven intermittently and repeatedly in the vertical direction Z. Naturally, the storage support rod 9011 outside the rotating part 101 is not driven.

As shown in FIG. 22, a plurality of support claws 908 are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the support column 901a, and each support claw 908 is provided with a support end 9081. As shown in FIG. Each support claw 908 is configured to retract or protrude its support end 9081 by a housing support rod 9011 to form or release the holding state of the cover 8 .

As shown in FIG. 22, etc., the support claws 908 are connected by a connecting member 9013a. Also, the bottom portion of the housing support rod 9011 is connected to the support claw 908 by a connector 9013c. A slide groove 9013d for slidably moving the pin 9027 of the support claw 908 in the slide direction J is provided in the connector 9013c. FIG. 22 shows a state in which the support claws 908 protrude. When the accommodation support rod 9011 is driven upward, the connecting body 9013c moves upward, the pin 9027 moves relative to the slide groove 9013d, slides inward in the slide direction J, and the support end 9081 moves to the D direction, and the support claw 908 is in a retracted state. In this manner, the support claw 908 can retract or protrude in the rotation direction D with respect to the support column 901a. The supporting claws 908 and the engaging claws 9014 are arranged alternately in the circumferential direction with respect to the accommodating portion 902 .

A drive system for the support claws 908 will be described. 7, 8, 16, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61, rotates the shaft a, drives the chain transmission mechanism 62, and rotates the shaft b. Rotate, drive the chain transmission mechanism 64, drive the shaft d, drive the chain transmission mechanism 65, drive the shaft e, and rotate the bevel gear 9030. As shown in FIG. 16, rotating cam 909 is rotated by rotating axis h via axis e and bevel gear 9030 . Along with the rotation of the rotating cam 909, the support claw transmission unit 9010 of the housing support portion 901 above the rotating portion 101 is driven to vertically drive the housing support rod 9011 in the vertical direction Z to retract or project the support claw 908. Let Repeat this action. The support claws 908 are driven in synchronism with the engagement rods 903, and work together so that the cover 8 can be smoothly moved from the support frame 103 onto the accommodation support portion 901 and accommodated.

As shown in FIG. 16, the fourth motor 905 is provided on the support structure 1, the power output shaft of the fourth motor 905 is fixed to the connection plate 9021, and the connection plate 9021 has two receiving support portions 901 at both ends. , and a housing support portion 901 extends downward. The housing support portion 901 intermittently rotates halfway in the horizontal plane. As a result, the already filled storage support portion 901 and the newly filled storage support portion 901 are rotated in the rotation direction H, and their positions are exchanged. The rotation detection part 906 is provided in the support structure 1, and when the two accommodation support parts 901 rotate halfway in the rotation direction H according to the connection plate 9021 and are in contact with the detection piece 906a, the accommodation support part 901 is positioned above the rotating portion 101 , and when the detection piece 906 a is separated from the rotation detecting portion 906 , it is detected that the housing support portion 901 is positioned outside the rotating portion 101 .

A drive system for horizontal rotation of the support column 901a will be described. When the fourth motor 905 is driven, the connecting plate 9021 and the support column 901a rotate halfway and stop, repeating this operation.

The operation of the accommodation mechanism 9 will be explained. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, etc., the stacked covers 8 are in a state where the lower end is supported by the support end 9081. As shown in FIG. When the cover 8 supported by the support frame 103 comes under the accommodation mechanism 9, the engaging rod 903 and the engaging claw 9014 pass through the through hole 102 from below, and the engaging claw 9014 supports the lower end of the cover 8. While moving up to the storage portion 902, the entire stack of covers is lifted, a new cover 8 is added to the bottom, and the cover 8 is stored on the storage support portion 901 to complete storage. By repeating this operation, the cover 8 of the support frame 103 is added to the housing portion 902 .

The control unit 600 has a counter 604 that records the number of retractions of the support claws 908. When the count value N of the counter 604 reaches a preset count threshold value M, the predetermined number of covers 8 are stored and the tank is full. Then, the fourth motor 905 is driven and stopped. As a result, the housing support portion 901 filled with a predetermined number of new covers 8 is rotated halfway in the rotation direction H by the connecting plate 9021, and the position of the empty housing support portion 901 is 180 degrees. switch. The newly filled storage support 901 is located outside the rotating part 101 . At this time, the convex portion 9012a of the fixed cam 9012 in the accommodation support portion 901 contacts the lower portion of the driving wheel 9020, the accommodation support rod 9011 is raised, and the support claws 908 are retracted, thereby all the covers 8 are retracted. falls, and the housing support portion 901 is in a state where the cover 8 is empty. By receiving the fallen covers 8 with a basket or the like, the washed covers 8 can be obtained in a stacked state. The falling of the cover 8 is detected by the detection of the rotation detecting portion 906 of the housing support portion 901, and the number of the fallen covers 8 is recorded. Similar operations are repeated in this way.

The overall operation of the cleaning device 100 will be described. The drop mechanism 2 drops the cover 8 onto the support frame 103 . This support frame 103 moves under the washing mechanism 3, stops and the cover 8 is washed with water. The support frame 103 moves under the cleaning mechanism 4 and stops, and the cover 8 is cleaned by the inner cleaning section 401 and the outer cleaning section 402 . This support frame 103 moves under the second washing mechanism 3, stops and the cover 8 is washed with water. This support frame 103 moves under the second cleaning mechanism 4 and stops, and the cover 8 is cleaned by the inner cleaning section 401 and the outer cleaning section 402 . This support frame 103 moves under the drying mechanism 7 and stops, and the drying of the cover 8 takes place. This support frame 103 moves under the second drying mechanism 7 and stops, drying of the cover 8 takes place. The support frame 103 moves under a part of the storage mechanism 9 and stops, and the storage mechanism 9 works to drop the stacked covers 8 below the storage mechanism 9 . The above steps are continuously repeated for the cover 8 .

Based on the overall description above, the cleaning device 100 is provided with a drop mechanism 2, a cleaning mechanism 3, a cleaning mechanism 4, a drying mechanism 7, and a storage mechanism 9, which are sequentially arranged and operate in synchronization with each other. By doing so, the entire process up to the housing process of the cover 8 after cleaning is automated. Cleaning efficiency of the cover 8 can be significantly improved. By installing two cleaning mechanisms and two washing mechanisms, the cleaning efficiency for the cover 8 is improved.

A cleaning apparatus 1000 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 and 24. FIG. The cleaning apparatus 1000 is a cleaning apparatus 100 of the first embodiment, with a storage mechanism 1009 that is a modification of the storage mechanism 9, and further includes a fixed chute 11, an arrangement mechanism 12, and a storage basket 13. . The same parts as those of the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof is used, and mainly the points of difference will be explained. The covers 8 discharged from the storage mechanism 1009 are delivered to the arrangement mechanism 12 via the chute 11, and the plurality of covers 8 arranged by the arrangement mechanism 12 are stored in the storage basket 13.

The housing mechanism 1009 has a releasing mechanism 1009a for releasing the cover 8 to the outside of the rotating part 101 instead of the support claw transmission unit 9010, the housing support rod 9011, and the like. The ejecting mechanism 1009a ejects the cover 8 pushed up by the engaging rod 903 toward the shooter 11 positioned outside the rotating part 101 and delivers it, and is a curved plate whose longitudinal direction is curved like a bow. 1009b, and a pair of guide plates 1009c arranged in parallel so as to extend inwardly of the curve from the pair of curved sides of the curved plate 1009b. The ejection mechanism 1009a is arranged above the engaging rod 903 so as to face the shooter 11. As shown in FIG. The curved plate 1009b tilts the cover 8 pushed up by the engaging rod 903 along the curved surface of the curved plate 1009b so that the upper portion of the cover 8 faces the shooter 11 and can be released. The guide plate 1009c is for guiding the cover 8 to be released onto the shooter 11 when the cover 8 is released.

The operation of the accommodation mechanism 1009 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 24(a) to (d), when the cover 8 supported by the support frame 103 comes under the accommodation mechanism 1009, the engaging rod 903 pushes the cover 8 up. After that, the pushed-up cover 8 is tilted by the curved plate 1009b, and the cover 8 is released to the shooter 11 with the upper part of the cover 8 facing the direction of the shooter 11. - 特許庁

The shooter 11 is positioned below the front face of the ejection mechanism 1009a and is fixed to the arrangement mechanism 12 in a state inclined downward from the storage mechanism 1009 side toward the arrangement mechanism 12 side. 8 can be passed to the organizing mechanism 12 .

The arranging mechanism 12 arranging the covers 8 delivered from the chute 11 includes a conveyor 12a, a fifth motor 12b for driving the conveyor 12a, an arranging section 12c for arranging the covers 8, and a slide mechanism 12d. , and a pedestal 12e. As shown in FIG. 23, the conveyor 12a is arranged above the pedestal 12e and conveys the cover 8 in the Y direction away from the shooter 11. As shown in FIG. The sorting section 12c connects a pair of side walls 12f provided on the upper side of the side portion of the conveyor 12a along the conveying direction of the conveyor 12a and the ends of the pair of side walls 12f on the downstream side of the conveyor 12a, and conveyed by the conveyor 12a. It includes a receiving member 12g arranged to receive the cover 8, and a sixth motor 12h arranged on the side of the conveyor 12a and having an eccentric ring attached to its shaft. As shown in FIG. 1, the slide mechanism 12d moves the organizing section 12c in the X direction, which is the horizontal direction, and a DC (direct current) electric push rod or the like can be employed.

The operation of the organizing mechanism 12 will be described. As shown in FIG. 23, the conveyor 12a conveys the cover 8 delivered from the shooter 11 to the sorting section 12c, and the cover 8 conveyed by the receiving member 12g is oriented with the upper portion of the cover 8 facing the conveying direction of the conveyor 12a. and catch it in a fallen state. When another cover 8 is conveyed, the eccentric wheel of the sixth motor 12h strikes and vibrates the belt of the conveyor 12a. Another cover 8 is laminated on the cover 8 that is covered and received by the upper part. When the number of covers 8 received while being stacked on the receiving member 12g reaches a predetermined number, the driving of the conveyor 12a and the sixth motor 12h is stopped, and the received covers 8 are moved by the slide mechanism 12d. Along with this, the arranging portion 12c moves in the left-right direction, and the plurality of covers 8 received by the arranging portion 12c fall on the side of the conveyor 12a. A plurality of fallen covers 8 are stored in a storage basket 13 arranged on the side of the organizing mechanism 12 .

The cleaning device 1000 can simplify the mechanism for arranging and storing the covers 8 compared to the cleaning device 100 by including the storage mechanism 1009, the chute 11, the arranging mechanism 12, and the storage basket 13. FIG.

A cleaning device 7000 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 to 44. FIG. The cleaning device 7000 has the dropping mechanism 2, the cleaning mechanism 3, the drying mechanism 7, the storage mechanism 1009, and the shooter 11 of the cleaning device 1000 of the second embodiment, and has a dropping mechanism 7002, a cleaning mechanism 7003, A drying mechanism 7007 , a storage mechanism 7009 and a shooter 7011 are provided. The cleaning device 7000 has a plurality of (two in this embodiment) drying mechanisms 7007 in order to improve the drying performance of the cover 8 . Parts that are the same as those of the first embodiment or the second embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is used, and differences are mainly described. As shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, the upper portion of the cleaning device 7000 has a plurality of lifting portions 7000a, and the cleaning device 7000 can be lifted upward by a crane or the like.

As shown in handwritten circles P ₁ to P ₃ in FIGS. 28, 40 and 41, the drop mechanism 7002 changes the abutment pins 206c to 206f of the drop mechanism 2 to elastic hooks 7206 which are approximately J-shaped in front view. It is what I did. As a result, the fall of the cover 8 onto the support frame 103 can be made more stable.

As shown in FIGS. 27, 28, 31, 33 to 36, etc., the flushing section 301 of the cleaning mechanism 7003 is provided with a shower head 7003a. When using a nozzle to spray cleansing water from the flushing part 301 toward the cover 8, the range and amount of water sprayed may be too large to be controlled, in which case it is convenient to use a shower head. .

As shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, the cleaning device 7000 includes a water tank 8000 for storing water and a submersible pump 6000 for supplying the water stored in the water tank 8000 to the cleaning mechanism 7003 below the rotating part 101. ing. A submersible pump 6000 is arranged in a water tank 8000 . Water tank 8000 can store water used for flushing cleaning mechanism 7003 . By using the submersible pump 6000 arranged in the water tank 8000, the site area of the cleaning device 7000 can be reduced compared to the case of using the booster pump installed outside the water tank.

As shown in FIGS. 31 to 33, 35, 37, 38, 42 and 43, etc., the drying mechanism 7007 supplies air from an internal drying section 7701, an external drying section 7702, and an exhaust port 800a. Fan 800 and, with. The internal drying section 7701 is obtained by adding an air blowing function to the internal cleaning section 401 of the cleaning mechanism 4, and has a central shaft 7701a and a brush section 7701b instead of the central shaft 401b and the brush section 401a. The center shaft 7701a has therein a channel 7701c through which air can pass, and a blower interface 7701d capable of supplying air to the channel 7701c is provided in the vicinity of the upper tip. The brush portion 7701b has therein a flow path 7701e through which air communicates with the flow path 7701c of the central shaft 7701a, and has a vent hole 7701f on the surface that communicates with the flow path 7701e and blows out air. . By connecting the blower interface 7701d and the exhaust port 800a of the fan 800, the air can be blown out from the ventilation hole 7701f. When the brush portion 7701b is positioned inside the cover 8, the rotation of the brush portion 7701b blows off water droplets adhering to the inner wall of the cover 8, and the inside of the cover 8 can be dried by the air blown out from the ventilation holes 7701f.

The external drying unit 7702 is the external cleaning unit 402 of the cleaning mechanism 4 with an added air blowing function. It is a configuration in which a vent 7702b for blowing out is provided. When the external drying section 7702 is closed and wraps the outside of the cover 8, the outside of the cover 8 can be dried by the air blown from the air vent 7702b and the brush provided inside.

The fan 800 has an exhaust port 800a and an intake port 800b, and supplies air from the exhaust port 800a. A plurality of air outlets 800a may be provided, and the air outlets 800a may be oriented in different directions, so that one fan 800 can supply air to a plurality of locations.

As shown in FIGS. 30, 34 to 36, 39, etc., the housing mechanism 7009 releases the cover 8 toward the outside of the rotating part 101 instead of the support claw transmission unit 9010, the housing support rod 9011, and the like. It has mechanism 5000. The release mechanism 5000 has the same structure as the drop support 205. A vertical bar 5002 with a spherical body 5001 fixed to its tip is fixed to a horizontal plate 5003 fixed to a plate 9016 via a connecting member 5004. It is Therefore, as shown in FIG. 30, the release mechanism 5000 moves in the Z direction, which is the vertical direction. The release mechanism 5000 moves downward to fit the spherical body 5001 into the cover 8, and then moves upward, thereby grasping the cover 8 and lifting it up together. When the ejection mechanism 5000 reaches the apex, the shooter 7011 moves below it, the cover 8 comes into contact with the U-shaped plate member 5005, leaves the spherical body 5001, and is ejected to the shooter 7011 ( See Figures 39(a)-(c)). Since plate member 5005 is U-shaped, it does not come into contact with rod 5002 and connecting member 5004 that have moved upward. In this embodiment, the spherical body 5001 is fixed to the distal end of the release mechanism 5000, but any shape that allows the cover 8 to be gripped and lifted integrally can be adopted. For example, shapes such as an ellipsoid and a substantially pear shape can be mentioned.

A drive system of the release mechanism 5000 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 29, 30, 32, 34 to 36, etc., the second output terminal 6b of the first motor 5 drives the chain transmission mechanism 61, rotates the shaft a, and rotates the chain transmission mechanism 64. By driving the axis d and driving the cam 904, the rod 907 and the plate 9016, the release mechanism 5000 fixed to the plate 9016 is driven up and down.

As shown in FIGS. 30 and 34 to 36, the shooter 7011 receives the cover 8 released from the storage mechanism 7009, slides in the Y direction, which is the front-rear direction, and delivers the cover 8 to the arrangement mechanism 12. It is. The chute 7011 has a stepped portion 7011a, and is inclined downward from the accommodation mechanism 7009 side toward the organizing mechanism 12 side. can be moved toward the organizing mechanism 12 in a collapsed state. The shooter 7011 is positioned below the release mechanism 5000 when the cover 8 is released from the storage mechanism 7009 and received by the shooter 7011 . After receiving the cover 8, the cover 8 is moved to the organizing mechanism 12 side in order to deliver the cover 8 to the organizing mechanism 12. - 特許庁

The drive system of the shooter 7011 will be explained. As shown in FIGS. 30 and 34 to 36, the shooter 7011 is driven through the drive mechanism 3000 in synchronization with the discharge mechanism 5000. As shown in FIG. Since the plate 5003 of the release mechanism 5000 is fixed to the chain transmission mechanism 3001, the vertical movement of the plate 5003 drives the chain transmission mechanism 3001, drives the sprocket 3002, and drives the chain transmission mechanism 3003. As shown in 30, the shooter 7011 fixed to the chain transmission mechanism 3003 is driven in the Y direction, which is the front-rear direction.

Operations of the accommodation mechanism 7009 and the shooter 7011 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 39(a)-(c), when the cover 8 supported by the support frame 103 comes under the storage mechanism 7009, the release mechanism 5000 grips the cover 8. As shown in FIGS. After that, the ejection mechanism 5000 lifts the cover 8 integrally and ejects the cover 8 to the shooter 7011 that has moved under the ejection mechanism 5000 . After that, the shooter 7011 moves toward the arranging mechanism 12 side to transfer the cover 8 to the arranging mechanism 12, and the release mechanism 5000 moves downward to grip the next cover 8. FIG. The accommodation mechanism 7009 and the shooter 7011 repeat similar operations.

The cleaning device 7000 is provided with a dropping mechanism 7002, a cleaning mechanism 7003, a drying mechanism 7007, an accommodation mechanism 7009, and a shooter 7011, thereby stabilizing the dropping of the cover 8 onto the support frame 103. , the cover 8 can be efficiently dried, and the delivery of the cover 8 from the storage mechanism 7009 to the arrangement mechanism 12 can be made more stable.

Dropping mechanism 7002a, which is a modified example of dropping mechanism 7002, will be described with reference to FIG. The dropping mechanism 7002a has a substantially semicircular clamping member 7042 below the clamping plate 2042, and replaces the drop support part 203 and the cover plate 2014 with a tubular part that accommodates the cover 8 in a stacked state. I have 7014. In the dropping mechanism 7002, the abutting pins 206c to 206f of the dropping mechanism 2 are replaced with elastic hooks 7206 that are approximately J-shaped when viewed from the front. It has been changed to an arcuate projecting member 7206a. When the sandwiching plate 2042 is closed, the sandwiching member 7042 abuts on the second cover 8 from the bottom among the covers 8 housed in the cylindrical portion 7014 over substantially the entire circumference in the vicinity of the upper portion, thereby increasing the supporting force. give. The push-down member 7206a has a substantially arc-shaped tip, and has a larger contact area with the cover 8 than the elastic hook 7206. Therefore, the push-down of the cover 8 can be more stabilized. Cylindrical portion 7014 has a notch portion 7014a that allows contact between clamping plate 2042 and cover 8 housed therein. Since the falling mechanism 7002a can support the cover 8 accommodated in the cylindrical portion 7014 without the drop support portion 203 by the sandwiching plate 2042 and the sandwiching member 7042, it is stored in the cylindrical portion 7014 from above. A cover 8 can be added.

The operation of the dropping mechanism 7002a will be described with reference to FIGS. 44(a) to (d). As shown in FIG. 44(a), the cover 8 is placed in the upper part of the opening/closing plate 207 and stored in the cylindrical portion 7014 in a stacked state. As shown in FIG. 44(b), the sandwiching plate 2042 and the sandwiching member 7042 are closed to support the cover 8, and the opening/closing plate 207 is opened. As shown in FIG. 44(c), the downward movement of the projecting member 7206a pushes down the cover 8 waiting to be dropped, which is housed at the bottom, and places it on the support rack 103. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 44(d), after the lowermost cover 8 is dropped, the projecting member 7206a moves upward and the opening/closing plate 207 is closed. After that, the sandwiching plate 2042 and the sandwiching member 7042 are opened, and the cover 8 is placed on the upper part of the opening/closing plate 207, stacked, and returned to the state accommodated in the cylindrical portion 7014 (FIG. 44(a)). By repeating this series of operations, the covers 8 housed in the dropping mechanism 7002a can be placed on the support frame 103 one by one.

By adopting the drop mechanism 7002a, the cover 8 can be placed on the support frame 103 more stably. Dropping mechanism 7002a can add cover 8 from the top of cylinder part 7014, and when adding cover 8 to dropping mechanism 7002a, it is not necessary to stop the operation of cleaning device 7000. Therefore, cleaning efficiency of cover 8 is improved. can be improved.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, which should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents, substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention may be incorporated into the scope of the present invention. should be included in the scope of protection.

By providing the cylindrical container cleaning apparatus to various industries, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of cleaning, cleaning, and drying of the cylindrical container, and the industrial utility value is great.

1 support structure
2, 7002, 7002a drop mechanism
3, 7003 cleaning mechanism
4 cleaning mechanism
5 1st motor
6 Reducer
6a First output terminal
6b 2nd output terminal
7, 7007 drying mechanism
8 Cover (cylindrical container)
9, 1009, 7009 containment mechanism
10 divider
10a output shaft
11, 7011 Shooter
12 Organizing mechanism
12a Conveyor
12b 5th motor
12c Sorting Department
12d slide mechanism
12e Mounting frame
12f side wall
12g receiving member
12h 6th motor
13 containment basket
60, 61, 62, 64, 65 Chain transmission mechanism
63 bevel gear
100, 1000, 7000 Washer
101 rotating parts
102 through hole
102a circular hole
102b rectangular hole
103 support frame
104 base
198 Opening/Closing Plate Transmission Unit (Drop Transmission Unit)
199 Strike Transmission Unit (Drop Transmission Unit)
200 Grip transmission unit (Drop transmission unit)
201 Second motor
202 stroke switch
202a fitting
203 drop support
203a Drop Support Pole
203b Toothed portion
204 Grip
204a Grip plate
205 Drop support
206 Abutment
206a, 206b butt
206c, 206d, 206e, 206f Abutment pin
207 Door
208 1st drop rod
209 2nd drop rod
301 Flushing section
400a internal transmission unit
400b External transmission unit
401 Internal cleaning section
401a brush part (internal cleaning member)
401b central axis
402 External cleaning part (external cleaning member)
402b Slide Bar
403 Cleaning Gear
404 cleaning rack
405 Cleaning Rod
406 3rd motor
407 Drive Rod
408 cleaning cam
600 control unit
601 CPUs
602 RAM
603 ROMs
604 Counter
605 Timer
606 Audio Control Unit
607 Input section
609 input/output interface
610 Bus
701 Internal drying section
701a, 702a outlet
701b Guide bar
701c Spring
702 External drying section
702b Air Blower Interface
703 Connection holder
704 Air Duct
705 Connection Pole
800 fans
800a exhaust port
800b air intake
900 Engagement rod drive unit
901 Containment Support
901a Support column
901b Bar
901c bar
902 Containment Unit
903 Engagement bar (engagement part)
904 Cam
905 4th motor
906 Rotation detector
906a detection piece
907 Rod
908 Support Claw
909 Rotating Cam
909a Convex part
1009a, 5000 release mechanism
1009b curved plate
1009c guide plate
2010 First drop drive rod (first drop actuator)
2011 2nd drop guide
2012 1st drop cam
2013 2nd drop cam
2014 cover plate
2015a support block
2015b support block
2016 3rd drop cam
2017 3rd drop drive rod
2018 3rd falling rod
2019 Fall detector
2020 slide bar
2021 opening
2041 push plate
2042 Clamping plate
2061 butt plate
3000 drive mechanism
3001, 3003 chain transmission mechanism
3002 Sprocket
4010 Internal cleaning rod
4011 Mounting holder
4013 cleaning slide rail
4014 Transmission belt
4015 Tightening ring
4090 Lifting cam
5001 spherical body
5002 bar
5003 Board
5004 connecting member
5005 Plate material
6000 submersible pump
7000a lifting part
7014 Cylinder
7014a Notch
7206 elastic hook
7206a Projecting member
7042 Clamping member
7701 Internal drying section
7701a central shaft
7701b Brush part
7701c Flow path
7701d Air Blower Interface
7701e Channel
7701f vent
7702 External drying section
7702a Air Blower Interface
7702b Vent
8000 aquarium
9010 Support claw transmission unit
9011 Accommodating support bar
9012 Fixed cam
9012a Convex part
9013a Connectors
9013b Hinge
9013c Concatenation
9013d slide groove
9014 Engagement pawl (engagement member)
9015 Lead Block
9016 board
9017 axis
9018 Handle
9019 rail
9020 drive wheel
9021 Connection plate
9025 Notch
9027 pin
9030 bevel gear
9081 support end
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i axes D, G, H rotating direction J sliding direction M count threshold value N count values P ₁ to P ₃ , S handwriting circle R counterclockwise direction X Left-right direction Y Front-back direction Z Up-down direction

Claims (19)

A control unit, a support structure, and a drive source provided in the support structure,
a dropping mechanism, a cleaning mechanism, a cleaning mechanism, and a storage mechanism sequentially arranged on the support structure;
The support structure is provided with a plurality of support racks and a rotating portion having a through hole, and the rotating portion is intermittently rotated by being driven by the drive source, and the support rack is connected to the dropping mechanism and the washing mechanism. configured to cycle while stopping under each of the mechanism, the cleaning mechanism, and part or all of the upper side of the containment mechanism;
The drop mechanism includes a drop support section on which a plurality of stacked cylindrical containers (excluding those with bottoms) can be placed, and a cylindrical container that can be individually dropped onto the support rack. a drop transmission unit;
The washing mechanism is connected to an external water channel and has a flushing part for flushing the cylindrical container,
The cleaning mechanism includes an internal cleaning part that is put into the cylindrical container and made rotatable to clean the inner surface, and an external cleaning part that can radially wrap the outer surface of the cylindrical container. A washing device for cylindrical containers. a drying mechanism is provided between the cleaning mechanism and the containment mechanism on the support structure;
2. A cylindrical container according to claim 1, wherein said drying mechanism is driven by an external force to move to said support frame, and is provided with an internal drying section and an external drying section capable of drying the inside and outside of said cylindrical container, respectively. cleaning equipment. Between the dropping mechanism and the drying mechanism on the support structure, at least two sets of the washing mechanism and the cleaning mechanism are arranged such that the support rack circulates in the order of the washing mechanism and the cleaning mechanism. 3. The cleaning device for cylindrical containers according to claim 2 , provided in the above. The internal drying unit has an internal drying member having a side surface provided with a vent hole for blowing air,
The internal drying member is taken into the cylindrical container by an external moving force so as to abut against the inner wall of the cylindrical container, is rotatable with respect to the cylindrical container by a rotational force from the outside, and passes through the vent hole. configured to blow air onto the inner wall of the cylindrical container;
The external drying unit has a plurality of external drying members that are provided with a vent for blowing air downward in an upper inner part and that can be opened and closed in a predetermined direction by receiving an external opening and closing driving force,
4. The cylindrical container according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the plurality of closed external drying members are configured to wrap the outer side of the cylindrical container and blow air from the vent to the outer side of the cylindrical container. cleaning equipment. The drop support part includes a drop support post disposed inside the tubular container, and a bottom end of the drop support post inserted into the tubular container, which can provide radial support. a drop support that
The drop mechanism further includes two opening/closing plates positioned below the drop support column and capable of opening and closing relative to each other by being driven by an external force;
Two opposed cylindrical containers are located above the cylindrical containers waiting to be dropped, can be relatively opened and closed by being driven by an external force, and clamp or relax the stacked cylindrical containers other than the cylindrical containers waiting to be dropped. a gripping portion;
and two abutments provided facing each other,
Each of the abutment portions has an abutment pin positioned above the cylindrical container waiting to be dropped, and when the two opening/closing plates are opened and the two gripping portions are closed, the abutment portions 5. The apparatus for cleaning a cylindrical container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pin is driven by an external force to separate the cylindrical container waiting to be dropped from the drop support column. The external force received by the opening/closing plate, the gripping portion, and the abutment portion is provided by the driving source, and between the driving source, the opening/closing plate, the gripping portion, and the abutment portion, respectively, An opening/closing plate transmission unit, a gripping portion transmission unit, and an abutment transmission unit are provided,
The open/close plate transmission unit includes a first drop actuator, a drop cam connected to the driving source, and a first drop rod connected to one end of the first drop actuator and driving the open/close plate. ,
The first drop rod is driven by the drive source to reciprocate the connected opening and closing plates, thereby configuring relative opening and closing between the two opening and closing plates,
6. The cylindrical container cleaning apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the gripping portion transmission unit has a structure similar to that of the opening/closing plate transmission unit. 7. A cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers according to claim 5, wherein said abutment pins are replaced with elastic hooks. 7. The apparatus for cleaning a cylindrical container according to claim 5, wherein the abutment pin is changed to a projecting member having a substantially arcuate tip. The cylindrical container cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the dropping mechanism has a cylindrical portion for accommodating a plurality of stacked cylindrical containers instead of the dropping support portion. The internal cleaning part has an internal cleaning member, which can be taken into the cylindrical container by an external moving force, hits the inner wall of the cylindrical container, and is rotated by an external rotational force. , the internal cleaning member is rotatable relative to the tubular container and is capable of cleaning the inner wall of the tubular container;
The external cleaning unit has a plurality of external cleaning members that can be opened and closed in a predetermined direction by receiving an external opening/closing driving force. 10. The apparatus for cleaning a cylindrical container according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the cleaning device is capable of coming into contact with the outer surface of the cylindrical container. The housing mechanism includes a housing support portion capable of supporting the cylindrical container, and an engaging portion provided below the rotating portion. By pushing the cylindrical container placed on the support frame, the cylindrical container can be placed on the housing support,
The accommodation support portion includes a support column arranged above the rotating portion, and a plurality of support claws each having a support end and provided at intervals in the circumferential direction of the support column,
The plurality of supporting claws can project or retract the respective supporting ends by an external force,
The engaging portion has an engaging rod provided at a position corresponding to the through hole below the rotating portion, and a plurality of engaging pawls arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the engaging rod. death,
The engaging claws and the supporting claws are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the supporting columns,
11. The engaging rod and the engaging pawl according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the engaging rod and the engaging claw are able to pass through the through hole under external force, and push the cylindrical container up toward the housing support portion. washing equipment for cylindrical containers. External force for driving the supporting claws and the engaging rods is provided by the driving source, and a supporting claw transmission unit is provided between the driving source and the supporting claws,
The support pawl transmission unit has a hollow inside of the support column, and is transmission-connected to a storage support rod inserted into the support column, a driving wheel set on the top of the storage support rod, and the drive source. and a rotating cam abutting on the driving wheel, the rotating cam being driven by the driving source to drive the housing support rod up and down,
Each of the support claws is connected to the accommodation support rod by a connecting body provided at the bottom of the accommodation support rod, the support claw is rotatably supported with respect to the support column, and the connection body has 12. The apparatus for cleaning a cylindrical container according to claim 11, wherein a slide groove is provided in which one end of said support claw is slidably embedded. A connection plate is provided at the power output end of the drive source, and two housing support portions are provided on the connection plate corresponding to the shaft of the drive source,
The rotation detection unit is provided in the support structure, and detects when the two housing support units rotate according to the connection plate, and the rotation detection unit detects that the housing support unit rotates out of the rotating unit. can detect that
The control unit has a counter that records the number of retractions of the supporting claws, and controls activation of the drive source when the count value of the counter reaches a preset count threshold value, thereby detecting the rotation detection unit. 13. The cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers according to claim 11, wherein stopping of said drive source can be controlled by detecting that said housing support portion has rotated out of said rotating portion. The accommodation mechanism has a release mechanism for releasing the cylindrical container toward the outside of the rotating part,
The cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising an arranging mechanism for receiving the cylindrical containers and arranging the cylindrical containers. Equipped with a shooter,
15. The cylindrical container cleaning apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the chute receives the cylindrical container released from the storage mechanism and transfers the cylindrical container to the arrangement mechanism. 16. A cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers according to claim 15, wherein said chute slides in the longitudinal direction. a divider connected to the shaft of the drive source is provided, the rotating part is connected to the output end of the divider;
A plurality of the support racks are provided on the rotating part so as to be evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the output end of the divider, and are driven by the power transmission of the divider to provide the dropping mechanism, the cleaning mechanism, the cleaning mechanism, and the storage mechanism. 17. The cylindrical container cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 16, which can move downward one by one and circulate while stopping. The cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the cleaning mechanism comprises a shower head. 19. The water tank according to any one of claims 1 to 18, wherein a water tank for storing water is provided below the rotating part, and a submersible pump for supplying water stored in the water tank to the washing mechanism is arranged in the water tank. A cleaning apparatus for cylindrical containers as described.

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