JPH0114156Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a root vegetable peeling device.

(Conventional technology) Conventionally, root vegetables, such as potatoes and taro, were peeled by placing them in a bag and kneading them by hand from the outside, or by placing them in a barrel and stirring with a paddle board, etc. Mechanically, it has been proposed to do this by rotating a concave and convex stirring plate in the bottom of the tank, but the former is very troublesome because it is done manually, whereas the latter has such problems. However, if the amount is relatively small, there is a problem that the efficiency is rather low and the peeling work cannot be done cleanly.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In view of the above points, the present invention aims to provide on the market an apparatus that can perform efficient and clean peeling work regardless of the amount of peeling.

(Means for solving the problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.

FIG. 1 is an overall view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are a drop plate and a stirring plate used in the device of the present invention.

1 is a tank main body with a constant depth, and a drive motor 2 is attached to the lower surface of a bottomed cylindrical body, and a drive shaft 3 of the motor is protruded from the inner surface of the center of the tank bottom via a shaft bearing 4. Become. Reference numeral 5 denotes a stirring plate that is engaged and fixed to the drive shaft 3, and specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) spiral protrusions k ₁ , k ₂ , k ₃ and k ₄ are provided, and grindstone grains are spray-bonded to the surface of the plate. Numeral 6 is a boss provided at the center of the back surface, which has a horizontal keyway 6a, and is engaged with and fixed to the drive shaft of the motor 2 via a key 6b. The sludge and skin debris settled on the bottom of the tank are scraped together with the rotation of the stirring plate using the provided scraping blades, and are discharged to the outside through a drain pipe 8 provided at the bottom of the tank.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a dropping plate that presses the material to be treated in the tank from above, and has a shaft 10 of a certain length standing vertically in the center, and a plate for water passage on the plate surface. A large number of through holes 11 are provided. The shaft 10 is provided with a male thread P in a certain length range, and a collar 12 is adjustably attached between it and the upper cover, which will be described below, so that the internal volume of the tank can be set to an appropriate constant volume. Further, a weight 13 of a different size as appropriate is attached to and detached from the upper part of the shaft 10 using a set screw 13a.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an upper lid, and a hole 15 is provided in the center thereof into which the shaft 10 of the drop plate 9 is inserted. On the other hand, 16 is a pipe port for introducing water into the tank 1, and a rubber pipe (not shown) is connected to the mouth end. On the other hand, reference numeral 17 is an outlet for taking out the processed material provided on one side of the tank body 1, and an opening/closing door 1 is connected to a U-shaped gutter 17a that is integrally attached to the tank wall.
7b is attached by a known compaction means using a spring, a cam, etc. to prevent the material to be treated, washing water, etc. from being released due to centrifugal force during the peeling operation of the material to be treated, which will be described below. In the illustrated example, the handle 17c is rotated using a cam and is pressed through a gasket, and 17d is a stopper for locking the handle. Note that 18 is an uneven groove provided in the vertical direction inside the tank, and 19 is a lower shielding cylinder.

(Function) The object to be processed 20 such as taro is put into the tank 1 with the top cover 14 and drop plate 9 removed, and then the top cover 14 is placed from above together with the drop plate 9.
At this time, by rotating the collar 12 appropriately, the dropping plate 9 can be moved between the lower surface of the upper lid 14 and the object 20 to be processed.
The volume is regulated at a position commensurate with the input amount. Therefore, in addition to fixing a weight 13 to the upper part of the shaft 10 of the drop plate 9 so that the object to be treated is pressed with a constant pressure, the valve of the water supply pipe is opened and the water is poured into the tank. At the same time as water is being supplied, the motor 2 is switched on to rotate the stirring plate 5.

As a result, the workpiece 20 rolls into contact with the spiral protrusion on the stirring plate 5, and also rubs against the adjacent workpieces. At this time, the drop plate 9 is placed directly above the workpiece. Since this is provided, free flying up is prevented, and the objects to be treated are effectively rubbed against each other. During this work, the washed sludge and peeling debris pass through the gap t between the periphery of the stirring plate and the tank wall 1 and fall into the lower storage area S, where they are then subjected to the scraping action by the scraping blades 7. However, it is discharged to the outside through the drain pipe 8.

When the peeling work is completed after a certain period of time has elapsed, the opening/closing door 17b is opened and the object 20 to be processed is taken out.

During the above-mentioned work, it is very convenient if the top cover 14 and drop plate 9 are made of transparent plastic plates, since the progress of the peeling work over time can be seen from above.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, the present invention has a configuration in which a drop plate is placed directly above the object to be processed, so that regardless of the amount of object to be processed in the tank, the object to be processed will jump upwards and escape. Therefore, the rubbing action of the objects to be treated due to the rotation of the stirring plate is carried out efficiently and without waste, and uniform peeling work can be carried out in a short time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are a drop plate and a stirring plate used in the device of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Tank body, 2... Drive motor, 3... Drive shaft, 4... Bearing part, 5... Stirring plate, 7... Scraping blade, 8... Drain pipe, 9... Dropping plate, 11 ...Through hole, 13... Weight, 14... Upper cover, 17b... Outlet, 18... Uneven groove, 19... Lower shielding tube.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A rotating stirring plate is provided in the bottom of a cylindrical tank having a certain depth, and a drop plate is provided above the tank to confine the material to be treated under a certain volume. A root vegetable peeling device characterized in that: (2) The root vegetable peeling device according to claim 1, which is a utility model registration, characterized in that the dropping plate is a transparent plastic plate, and a large number of holes are bored in the plate surface.