JPH0334757B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a washing machine that continuously washes futons.

[Prior Art] The futon washing device described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 15359/1980 firstly inserts the futon, whose surface has been washed by a surface cleaning device, into a centrifuge and rotates it while injecting a detergent solution. The rinsing water injection process, the dehydration process, and the fabric softener injection process are carried out in sequence for a predetermined period of time, and then the futon is taken out of the centrifuge and carried into a drying device, where it is dried by introducing warm air. The dried futon is placed in a restoring machine and rotated while blowing high-temperature air to restore the futon cotton.

Furthermore, the method described in JP-A No. 59-101196 has an upper path and a lower path using a plurality of drive rollers, and while the futon is inverted and moved from the upper path to the lower path, there is a means for spraying the cleaning liquid. Cleaning is performed using pressure water spray means, vibration means, etc.

Furthermore, the futon described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-203295 moves and inverts the futon using a moving build, a presser belt, a reversing belt, etc., and cleaning is performed using a rotating brush.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 15359/1986 is excellent in that the futon can be washed completely, but since water flows from one side of the futon to the other, dirt on one side can seep into the inside of the futon. Put it away. Thoroughly washing the seeped dirt in this way requires an extremely large amount of water, and since a large amount of water is contained inside, an enormous amount of heat is required to dry it. There are other problems.

In addition, the method described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 59-101196 cleans by spraying or vibrating the cleaning liquid or pressure water, so not only is it not possible to clean the futon sufficiently, but the cleaning liquid and water also penetrate into the futon. Resulting in.

Furthermore, in the method described in JP-A-60-203295, a nozzle is provided next to a rotating brush, and the agent sprayed from this nozzle is applied to the top surface of the futon and then rubbed with the brush. There is a risk that the cleaning solution soaked into the futon.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, this invention provides an upper path and a lower path, and these upper and lower paths are equipped with a washing means for washing one side of the lower part of the futon using a rotating brush roll with washing liquid and a water jet. In the continuous futon washing machine, the above-mentioned upper path and lower path are gently undulated up and down, and the above-mentioned rotating brush is arranged so as to come into contact with the lower surface of the downwardly protruding portion of the futon that moves along the undulating path. The lower half of this rotating brush was immersed in a cleaning solution in a tank with an open top so that the cleaning solution adhered to the rotating brush, and one side of the futon that had been washed by the above-mentioned washing method was soaked with clean water. Rinsing means for rinsing with a rotating brush and water jet are arranged in sequence, and vacuum suction means for sucking out moisture contained in the futon are provided at the positions next to the washing means and the rinsing means, respectively.

[Effect]

Since this invention has the above configuration, the futon supplied to the upper path gently undulates up and down.
On the washing means, a detergent, a rotating brush roll, and a water jet are used to wash the futon, and then a vacuum suction means is used to suck up the dirty detergent liquid contained on the underside of the comforter.

Next, the lower surface of the futon moved onto the rinsing means is subjected to rinsing action by fresh water, a rotating brush roll, and a water jet, and is then vacuum-suctioned.

The futon, which has been washed on one side, is turned over and enters the lower passage, where the unwashed side becomes the lower side and undergoes the washing and rinsing effects while gently undulating in the same way as the upper passage, before being discharged and then dried in a dryer. be done.

〔Example〕

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a feeding conveyor such as a belt conveyor, and the futon 2 is fed into an upper path a between the left and right frames 3 by this conveyor 1.

Above the upper path a between the frames 3, there is provided an endless belt 7 bent into a chevron shape, with its folded ends at both ends supported by rolls 4 and 5, and its upper center lower surface supported by a guide roll 6.

A tank 10 with an open top is provided at the front and back of the front and rear ends of the belt 7, and a pair of rotating brush rolls 11 are provided at the top of the tank 10, and the bottom half of the tank 10 is provided with a pair of rotating brush rolls 11 at the front and rear.
Further, a nozzle 12 is provided at the front of each tank 10 to spray water onto the lower surface of the futon 2. This nozzle 12 sprays water over the entire width of the futon 2, All the water that hits the tank 10 falls into the tank 10, and the front tank 10 is filled with detergent liquid to serve as washing means A, and the rear tank 10 is filled with clean water to serve as rinsing means B.

A net-like endless belt 14 is arranged between the above-mentioned means A and B, the folded portions of both ends of this belt 14 are supported by rolls 16 and 17, and the upper central lower surface of this belt 14 is elongated in the width direction. By supporting the vacuum suction port 18 and making the upper side of the belt 14 into a chevron shape, a vacuum suction means E is formed.
8 is connected to a vacuum suction device such as a vacuum pump or blower (not shown), and a filter/steam/water separator is installed in the middle of the connection, and the air from which moisture has been separated by this separator is sucked by the vacuum pump or blower. Configure. Further, the roll 17 is driven by the motor 15 via a reduction gear as shown in FIG. 2, and drives the belt 14 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1.

Furthermore, a vacuum suction means F having the same structure as the vacuum suction means E is provided behind the rinsing means B.

21 is vacuum suction means E, F and rinsing means B
It is an endless belt provided below, and its both ends are folded back to form a small-diameter front roll 22 and a large-diameter rear roll 2.
It is supported by 3.

Further, an endless belt 24 for reversing the futon is provided behind the belt 21, and its upper and lower folded portions are supported by rolls 25 and 26 to form an inclined shape.

The lower path b below the roll 23 is provided with a washing means C, a vacuum suction means G in front of it, a rinsing means D in front of it, and a vacuum suction means H in front of it. The means D has the same structure as the washing means A and the rinsing means B, but the directions are opposite, and the vacuum suction means G and H have the same structure as the vacuum suction means E, but the driving direction of the belt is opposite.

In addition, each brush roll 11 is as shown in FIG.
It is driven by a motor 13 via a reduction gear.

Next, to explain the operation, the feed conveyor 1
The futon 2 fed into the upper path a between the frames 3 is first placed on the washing means A, and its lower surface is rubbed by a rotating brush roll 11, and the futon 2 is washed by detergent liquid and water jetted from a nozzle 12.

The futon 2 that has gone through the above-mentioned washing process gently undulates up and down and passes over the next vacuum suction means E, while the dirty liquid contained in the lower part of the futon 2 is vacuum-sucked.

Next, when the futon 2 is placed on the rinsing means B, it is rubbed by the rotating brush roll 11 in the same way as the washing means A, and at the same time receives water jet from the nozzle 12, but since fresh water is contained in the tank 10. The dirty detergent remaining on the futon 2 is almost completely rinsed off, and the moisture is sucked out by the next vacuum suction means F.

The futon 2, whose lower surface has been washed, enters between the belts 21 and 24, descends, and then turns around and heads forward along the lower path b, so that the other surface that is not washed becomes the lower surface, and the washing means C , the vacuum suction means G, the rinsing means D, and the vacuum suction means H are washed and rinsed while gently undulating up and down, and most of the water is removed and discharged onto the running conveyor 30, as shown in the figure. It is dried using the dryer (not shown).

〔effect〕

The surface of the outer fabric and cotton of a futon is extremely dirty, but the inside of the cotton is hardly soiled, so in order to wash a futon economically, the key point is to wash it without letting the detergent seep into the inside of the futon as much as possible. .

In this invention, after washing the futon with a rotating brush roll, detergent and water jet as described above, vacuum suction is immediately applied, and in the case of rinsing, the detergent and rinse water are vacuum suctioned immediately after rinsing. The outer fabric and cotton surface of the futon can be washed with a small amount of detergent and clean water, making it possible to wash the futon completely economically. The cleaning solution is thoroughly applied to the rotating brush and rubbed on the futon.By undulating the futon and rubbing the downward protrusion of the futon, the surface structure of the futon is opened. The rotating brush, which is sufficiently coated with the cleaning liquid, can be brought into contact with the area that has been washed, and the cleaning liquid can be sufficiently rubbed onto the tissue of the futon, thereby increasing the cleaning effect. Furthermore, by bringing the rotating brush with the cleaning liquid adhering into contact with the underside of the futon, the dirty cleaning liquid is quickly discharged, so there is no risk of it seeping into the futon. Therefore, since the moisture content after washing is low, drying can be done with less heat in the subsequent drying process, and since it is a continuous process, the futons can be fed one after another while the operation continues, resulting in efficient washing. There is.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the futon washing machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view taken along the line -. 1... Feeding conveyor, 2... Futon, 3...
... Frame, 7, 14, 21, 24 ... Endless belt, 11 ... Rotating brush roll, 18 ... Vacuum suction port, A, C ... Washing means, B, D ... Rinsing means, E, F, G , H... Vacuum suction means, a... Upper path, b... Lower path.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An upper path that moves the continuously supplied futon a certain distance, and a futon that has passed through the upper path is guided downward and reversed so that the surface that was the top surface in the upper path is now the bottom surface and is opposite to the upper path. A continuous futon washer is provided with a lower path that guides the futon in the direction of Gently undulate the upper and lower routes up and down,
The rotating brush is arranged so as to come into contact with the lower surface of the downwardly protruding part of the futon as it moves along this path, and the lower half of the rotating brush is immersed in the cleaning solution in a tank with an open top. The cleaning solution is applied to the rotating brush, and the rinsing means for rinsing one side of the futon washed by the washing means using a rotating brush with clean water and a water jet is arranged in sequence, and the washing means and the rinsing means are arranged in sequence. There is a continuous futon washing machine equipped with a vacuum suction device that sucks out the moisture contained in the futon.