JPH0243513Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to improvements in bottle washing machines.

[Conventional technology]

Some conventional bottle washing machines are equipped with a pre-washing device that uses recovered water as a jet stream at the inlet of the bottle washing machine.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, the bottle washing using the pre-washing device of the conventional bottle washing machine uses a water jet for a short time, and the time required for the bottle to enter the first caustic tank, which is the next bottle washing process, is short. However, water was not sufficient to soften the stains on the bottles.

Even if the dirt on the bottles that is not washed away by the water jet is softened by the water, it is carried into the first caustic tank in the next washing process, contaminating the inside of the tank, and eventually washing the bottles in the bottle washer. There was a tendency to reduce the cleaning effect. In addition, the case containing the bottle is supplied to the uncaser, where the bottle is extracted, and the extracted bottle is supplied to the above-mentioned bottle washing machine, while the case containing the bottle is sent to the case washer. However, because the cleaning time was short, the dirt could not be thoroughly washed away.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention is a case with an open top that stores bottles before being supplied to the bottle washer, at a position below the water jet type pre-washing device installed inside the bottle washer body, where hot water for washing falls. A case transport conveyor is provided for transporting the bottle, and an uncaser for removing the bottle from the case and a conveyor for transporting the removed bottle to the bottle washing machine are provided downstream of the case transport conveyor. The objective is to provide a bottle washer that can improve not only the effectiveness of cleaning bottles but also the effectiveness of cleaning cases.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically explained based on an illustrated embodiment.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a pre-washing device nozzle 8, among the nozzles 6, 7, 8, and 9 of a well-known water jet type pre-washing device disposed in the main body 3 of the bottle washing machine.
A case transport conveyor that transports a case 11 containing bottles 2 arranged below the bottle 9 as shown in the figure.
The downstream side of the conveyor 1 is a conveyor 1 which will be described later.
It is connected to the upstream side of 2 as shown in FIG.

4 is a bottle feeding conveyor connected to the bottle feeding conveyor 13; 5 is a bottle holder that circulates within the bottle washing machine main body 3 and holds the bottles that are sequentially fed into the bottle washing machine main body 3 from the bottle feeding conveyor. 10 is a partition plate 14 that separates the flow of water jet from the nozzle 6, 7 side and the nozzle 8, 9 side of the water jet type pre-washing device; 15 is a conveyor for discharging the washed bottles from the bottle washing machine to the outside; 15 is an uncaser for extracting the bottle 2 from the case 11 sent through the conveyors 1 and 12; and 16 is the bottle extracted from the case 11. This is a bottle feeding conveyor for sending 2 to the bottle washing machine, and is connected to the bottle feeding conveyor 13 via the bottle feeding conveyor 18.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a case transport conveyor for transporting the cases after the bottles have been removed by the uncaser 15, and the conveyor 17 is connected to a case washer for washing the cases after the bottles have been removed.

An embodiment of the bottle washing machine of the present invention is configured as described above, and the bottle 2 is transported from the conveyor 1 to the conveyor 12 while being housed in the case 11.
is supplied to the caser 15, where the case 11
The bottle is taken out from the container, sent to the bottle feeding conveyor 4 via conveyors 16, 18, 13, and held in a bottle holder (carrier basket) of a conveying device 5 that circulates within the bottle washing machine main body 3. It moves at a predetermined speed as it circulates. During this movement, the bottle is normally preliminarily washed inside and outside with recovered water that has been used in a prewashing device in the bottle washing machine main body 3. The main purpose of this is to remove dirt and dirt that are relatively easy to remove from the inside and outside of the supply bottle before the bottle enters the first caustic tank (immersion tank), to prevent the liquid in the tank from becoming contaminated, and to improve the cleaning effect. The purpose of this is to make the bottle last longer, and to pre-soften the soiled parts of the bottle. For this reason, the nozzles 6, 7, shown in FIG.
It has been widely practiced in the past to clean the inside and outside of bottles using a water jet type pre-washing device with water jets. The cleaning time is short, and there is not enough time for the water to penetrate into the dirt on the bottle, so the bottle cannot be thoroughly cleaned.

However, in this embodiment, before being supplied into the bottle washing machine main body 3, the bottles 2 housed in the case 11 are passed under the water jet type pre-washing device at a predetermined speed via the conveyor 1. The bottle 2 is thoroughly wetted in advance with the jet water flow from the nozzles 8 and 9, and is placed inside the bottle washing machine main body 3 by the bottle feeding conveyor 4 via the conveyor 12, the uncaser 15, the conveyors 16, 18, and 13. Since the dirt on the bottle 2 can be sufficiently softened by the sufficient time until the bottle is sent, the pre-washing device The jet water flow from each nozzle 6, 7, 8, and 9 can sufficiently remove dirt inside and outside the bottle 2. Therefore, there is no risk of contaminating the liquid in the dipping tank (first caustic tank), and the cleaning effect of the bottle 2 can be improved.

Case 11 is also conveyor 1 along with bottle 2.
As with bottle 2, the bottle 2 is thoroughly wetted with the jet water flow from nozzles 8 and 9 to sufficiently soften the dirt. After being removed, it can be sent to the case washer 19 via the conveyor 17, so that the cleaning effect of the case washer 19 can be improved and dirt can be sufficiently washed away in a short time.

Note that the conveyor section 18 in the illustrated example may be changed to a different layout, and a manual or mechanical preliminary inspection bottle or other auxiliary machines may be installed in this section.

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 2, the bottle washer main body 3
The increase in layout space caused by arranging the conveyor 1 inside the container is relatively small; rather, the casing 15 can be installed closer to the bottle washer, and the overall layout space can be reduced.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, the upper part of the water jet type pre-washing device, which stores the bottles before being supplied to the bottle washing machine, is located at the lower part of the water jet type pre-washing device where the washing water falls. A case conveyor is installed to transport opened cases, so
The bottles and cases can be supplied to the bottle washer and the case washer in a state where they have been thoroughly wetted in advance to soften the dirt. Therefore, the pre-washing device sufficiently removes the dirt from the bottles, reduces the amount of dirt carried into the soaking tank, provides a sufficient bottle washing effect, and improves the case washing effect with a case washer or the like. Can be done.

In addition, washing water is filled into the bottle in advance, and when the bottle is later tipped over in the bottle washing machine,
It works effectively to remove dirt, straws, etc. that are stuck in the bottle, and when hot water is used as washing water, the hot water is sprayed inside and outside the bottle beforehand.
Another advantage is that the bottle temperature rises, thereby saving energy.

In addition, as shown in the illustrated example, a partition plate 10 is provided between the front and rear parts of the bottle washing machine main body 3, and relatively clean recovered water is used in the nozzles 8 and 9 of the pre-washing device.
If the re-recovered water is used in the nozzles 6 and 7, the liquid that was present in the bottle 2 from the beginning and the water supplied into the bottle in the conveyor 1 section will be converted into internal sewage at a position around A of the conveying device 5. At the same time, the dirt is discharged from the inside of the bottle, and the dirt inside and outside the bottle is cleaned by the nozzles 6 and 7. Due to this action, bottle 2
The advantage is that most of the easily removed dirt such as bulky garbage and soil that adheres to the conveyor 1 falls on the front side of the partition plate 10 and prevents it from falling onto the bottles 2 and cases 11 on the conveyor 1 as much as possible. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are schematic illustrations of an embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a partially cutaway perspective view and FIG. 2 being a plan view. 1: Case transport conveyor, 2: Bottles, 3: Bottle washing machine main body, 6, 7, 8, 9: Nozzle of pre-washing device, 11: Case.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A case in which a case with an open top containing bottles before being supplied to the bottle washer is transported to a position below the water jet pre-washing device installed inside the bottle washer, where hot water for washing falls. A bottle washing machine, comprising: a conveyor; and downstream of the case conveyor, an uncaser for extracting a bottle from a case, and a conveyor for conveying the extracted bottle to the bottle washer.