JPH04102688U - rotary rinser - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Thoroughly clean not only the outer surface of the bottle but also the inner surface of the bottle. Also, drain water thoroughly at the drain. [Structure] When the bottle gripping device 2 of the rotating body 11 that rotates intermittently reaches the bottle supply section 20, it receives and grips the bottle 1, turns the bottle 1 and the bottle gripping device 2 upside down, and then washes the bottle. Bottle sections 6a, 6b, 6c→drying sections 7a, 7b→bottle discharge section while stopping, and when reaching the washing bottle section, washing water is sprayed from nozzles 14, 15 to the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle 1 to remove the bottle. Wash. Further, when the drying section is reached, the washing water adhering to the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle 1 is drained off. Further, during the above-mentioned intermittent conveyance, the bottle 1 and the bottle gripping device 2 are passed through a notch in a fixed partition wall 3 that partitions each section, and after passing, the notch is closed by a movable partition member 4.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention is used for washing and sterilizing bottles by rotating them intermittently using a rotating body. This article relates to a rotary rinser for use.

0002

[Conventional technology]

To explain the conventional rinser with reference to Fig. 5, 150 is the rinser body; - The main body 150 includes a rinse part 165 for cleaning the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle, and a drainer for draining the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle. It is configured with a drain section 166. The rinsing unit 165 sprays cleaning water 159 of chemical solution and clean water onto the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle 160. The injection nozzles 157, 158 for cleaning the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle are connected to the branch pipe 151, It is attached to the tip of 152.

0003 Also, cleaning water 159 is supplied from the rinser main body 150 to the injection nozzles 157 and 158. , a supply pipe 153 for circulation, and a pump 154 are provided. In addition, at the inlet and outlet of the rinser body 150, there are provided for inverting and uprighting the bottle 160. A second guide member 156 is provided. In the rinser shown in FIG. 5 above, bottles are continuously fed by the conveyor 170. 160 is inverted by the guide member 155 at the entrance of the rinser main body 150, The water is sent to the rinsing section 165 of the rinser main body 150. sent to this rinsing section 165. While the inverted bottle 160 is being continuously fed, the supply pipe 153→pump 154→min. The branch pipes 151, 152 are sent to the injection nozzles 157, 158, and these injection nozzles Washing water 159 sprayed from 157 and 158 washes the inner and outer surfaces.

0004 The inner surface of the inverted bottle 160 is cleaned when the bottle opening is directly above the injection nozzle 157. It is carried out at certain times, and not carried out at other times. The inverted bottle 160, whose inner and outer surfaces have been cleaned in the rinse section 165, is transferred to the drain section while being inverted. 166, the inside and outside surfaces of the bottle are drained, and at the exit of the rinser body 150, It is erected by the guide plate 156 and sent to the subsequent process.

[0005] The transportation of the bottle 160 in the rinser body 150 is carried out by the controllers before and after the rinser body 150. This is done by pushing the bottle 160 inside the rinser body 150 with conveyors 170, 171. It will be done. The conveyance of this bottle 160 in the rinser main body 150 is carried out by a guide member 155, This may also be carried out by a conveyor belt (not shown) disposed between 156 and 156.

[0006]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

The conventional rinser shown in FIG. 5 has the following problems. That is, (1) The bottle 160 continues over the fixed injection nozzles 157 and 158 without stopping. Since the bottle 160 is continuously transported, it does not take a long time to clean the inside and outside surfaces of the bottle 160. Especially inside the bottle The cleaning time for the surface is performed only when the mouth of the bottle is directly above the injection nozzle 157. Always short. (2) There is play between the body of the bottle 160 and the guide members 155, 156, and the bottle 16 0 is difficult to pass directly above the injection nozzle 157, and the cleaning liquid does not reach the inside of the bottle 160. , cleaning of the inner surface of the bottle 160 becomes insufficient. (3) When changing the cleaning capacity of the bottle 160, the bottle conveyance speed also changes. The cleaning time and draining time for the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle 160 vary depending on the cleaning capacity of the bottle 160. (4) There is no partition wall between the rinse section 165 and the drain section 166. There is also a partition wall. However, since only a partition wall with an opening for the bottle passage is provided, the rinse section 165 Droplets of cleaning liquid are scattered on the drain part 166, and the water on the outside of the bottle 160 is not drained properly. Become. There was a problem.

[0007] This invention is proposed in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to Not only the surface but also the inner surface of the bottle can be thoroughly cleaned. In addition, draining water at the drain section The object of the present invention is to provide a rotary rinser that can perform sufficient cleaning.

[0008]

[Means to solve the problem] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention has developed a bottle gripping device that grips a bottle by rotating it into a rotating body. A bottle feeding section, a washing section, a drying section, and a discharging section are provided along the rotation direction of the rotary body. a bottle rotating device for inverting the bottle that has reached the bottle supply section; The rotating body is provided with a bottle rotating device that uprights the bottle that has reached the washing bottle section. A cleaning water injection device that sprays cleaning water from a nozzle into the inside of the bottle is installed on the main body of the device. In a rotary rinser, an intermittent drive device that drives the rotary plate intermittently and a front radially arranged in the outer plate surrounding the rotary body to separate each of the above sections and A plurality of cutouts are provided in the bottle through which the bottle, the bottle gripping device, and the bottle rotating device can pass. a fixed partition wall, and bottles that are intermittently conveyed to each section by the intermittent drive device. a movable partition member that closes the notch of the fixed partition wall when stopped in each section; ing.

[0009]

[Effect]

The rotary rinser of the present invention is constructed as described above, and includes a rotating body and a bottle gripping device. The bottle feeding section → bottle washing section → drying section is driven intermittently by an intermittent drive device. The bottle is then sent to the bottle discharging section in that order while stopping, and when it reaches the bottle feeding section, the bottle is placed in the bottle gripping device. At the same time, the bottle rotation device turns the bottle and the bottle gripping device upside down. Ma When the bottle reaches the washing bottle section, washing water is sprayed from the nozzle to the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle to wash the bottle. Ru. Furthermore, when the bottle reaches the drying section, the washing water adhering to the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle is drained. Further, when the bottle reaches the discharged bottle section, the bottle and the bottle gripping device are erected by the bottle rotating device. Also During the above transportation, the bottle and bottle gripping device are passed through the notch of the fixed partition wall that partitions each section. , after passing through, the notch is closed by a movable partition member.

0010

【Example】

Next, the rotary rinser of the present invention will be explained with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. , 2 is a gripper that grips the mouth of bottle 1 with grip 70, and gripper 2 is , is attached to the gripper body 58 by the gripper shaft 53, and the gripper shaft 53 It is possible to rotate around the central axis of rotation (see directions g and h in FIG. 4).

[0011] The side of the gripper 2 opposite to the grip 70 is vertically opposite to the opposing gripper. is offset from the gripper and intersects the opposing gripper. Gritspa 2 has A spring pin 62 is fixed. 35 is a gripping spring; The ring 35 is fixed to a spring pin 62 of the opposing gripper 2, and is The gripper 2 always grips the bottle mouth by the spring 35 (Fig. 4 (see h). In addition, the closed position of this gripper 2 is connected to the gripper stop pin 63. (See Figure 4).

0012 The gripper 2 and the gripper main body 58 are fixed to the reversing shaft 34, and the gripper body 58 is fixed to the reversing shaft 34. It is rotatably attached to the arm 52 with the reversing shaft 34 as the rotation center axis (see Fig. 3). (see a-b direction). Note that a in FIG. 3 indicates a direction in which the bottle is erected, and b in FIG. 3 indicates a direction in which the bottle is inverted. A pinion 51 is fixed to one end of the reversing shaft 34. 1 is a rod 32 that slides in a sliding bearing 55 fixed to a gripper arm 52. It engages with a rack 50 provided at one end, and the vertical movement of the rod 32 (e-- f direction), the reversal shaft 34 and the gripper body 32 rotate around the reversal shaft 34. It is supposed to be done.

[0013] The rod 32 is a reversing spring inserted between the rod 32 and the sliding bearing 55. It is always urged downward (see direction e in FIG. 3) by the ring 33. That is, inversion The shaft 34, the gripper body 52, and the gripper 2 move in a direction to invert the bottle 1. The stroke S of the rod 32 is the sliding movement of the plate 54 fixed to the rod 32. It is regulated by an adjustment bolt 56 fixed to a dynamic bearing 55. That is, rod When 32 descended, gripper 2 placed the bottle in an inverted position and rod 32 rose. When the gripper 2 holds the bottle in the upright position, the plate 54 and An adjustment bolt 56 is secured to the rod 32.

[0014] 20 is a bottle supply part, 21 is a bottle discharge part, and these bottle supply part 20 and bottle discharge part 21 In this case, there is an erecting device 30 that pushes up the rod 32 to erect the gripper 2, and a Open the gripper 2 by pushing out the gripper pin 36 fixed to the gripper 2. There is a device 31, and these erecting device 30 and opening device 31 are attached to the rinser body. (See Figure 2).

[0015] 60 is a push rod of the erecting device 30, and the push rod 60 is normally It is in position 3 (a). When the gripper 2 is in an upright position, the push rod 60 is Push it out to position 3 (b) and push up the rod 32. Also When the rod 60 is retracted to the position (A) in FIG. The gripper 2 is moved downward by the force of the spring 3, and the gripper 2 is reversed.

[0016] 36 is a push plate, and one push plate 36 is attached to each gripper 2. One is fixed. The push plate 61 of the release device 31 is normally ) in position. When opening the gripper 2, move the push plate 61 to position (d) in Figure 4. the gripper pin 36 fixed to the opposing gripper 2. Insert the gripper pin 36 and the gripper 2 against the spring force of the gripping spring 35. Open the gripper 2 by opening it to the left and right. Move the push plate 61 back to position (c). When retracted, the gripper 2 is closed by the spring force of the gripping spring 35.

[0017] The gripper arm 52 on which the gripper 2 and the gripper main body 58 are mounted is a rotating arm. 11, and is connected to the intermittent conveyance device 5 via the drive shaft 10 (Fig. (see 1). Rinse parts 6a, 6b, 6c, drain parts 7a, 7b, bottle supply part 20, bottle discharge part The projecting portion 21 is formed by the outer panel 8, the fixed partition wall 3 extending radially, and the movable partition member 4. (See Figures 1 and 2). This movable partition member 4 includes an arm 11 and a group. It is supported by the ritzper arm 52 by movable partition plate member mounting members 45 and 46. , rotates intermittently together with the bottle 1, gripper 2, and arm 11 (Figs. 1, 2, and 4). reference).

[0018] The fixed partition wall 3 has a bottle 1, a gripper 2, a rotating arm 11, a rod 32, and a gripper. A notch is provided through which the arm 52 and the like can pass. On the other hand, the movable partition member 4 has a shape that closes a notch provided in the fixed partition wall 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 3). Fixed The partition wall 3 includes an outer panel 8, a main body center column 9, a main body upper member 38, and a main body lower member. 39 (see Figure 1).

[0019] The rinsing section 6 includes a bottle inner surface cleaning nozzle 15 for cleaning the inner surface of the bottle and a bottle inner surface cleaning nozzle 15 for cleaning the outer surface of the bottle. There is a bottle outer surface cleaning nozzle 14, and these nozzles 14 and 15 are fixed to the rinser body. (See Figure 1). Next, the operation of the rotary rinser shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be explained in detail. The bottle 1 before cleaning is conveyed to the bottle supply section 20 in an upright state by hand or by the conveyor 40. Continuously supplied.

[0020] This bottle supply section 20 is equipped with an erecting device 30 and an opening device 31 to erect and open the bottle in advance. The released gripper 2 is waiting, and the gripper part 70 of this gripper 2 is being supplied. After grasping the opening of the bottle 1, the inverted spring 33 attached to the rod 32 As a result, the gripper 2 turns upside down together with the bottle 1 it grips (see Figures 2 and 4). Before that, the gripper 2, the rotating arm 11 and the outer Plate 8, fixed partition plate 3, movable partition member 4, bottle inner cleaning nozzle 15, and bottle outer surface cleaning nozzle 14 is raised and lowered to match the height of the gripper 2 and the bottle mouth in advance (Fig. 1, (see 2).

[0021] The bottle 1 and the gripper 2, which are inverted in the bottle supply section 20, are rotated intermittently. , reaches the rinsing section (washing bottle section) 6a, stops, and then the washing water flows into the washing nozzle inside the bottle. 15 and the bottle outer surface cleaning nozzle 14 to the bottle 1 for a certain period of time, and the inner surface of the bottle 1 and External surfaces are cleaned. The bottle 1 and the gripper 2 that have been washed are rotated intermittently again and are ready for the next rinsing. The cleaning water reaches the cleaning bottle section (washing bottle section) 6b and stops, and then the cleaning water flows to the bottle outer surface cleaning nozzle 14. The water is sprayed onto the bottle 1 for a certain period of time, and the outer surface of the bottle 1 is cleaned.

[0022] In this way, the bottle 1 and the gripper 2 are sequentially sent to the rinsing sections 6a, 6b, and 6c. , and cleaned each time. The bottle 1 and the gripper 2 that have been cleaned in the rinsing parts 6a, 6b, and 6c are intermittently cleaned again. It rotates and is sequentially sent to the next drain section (drying section) 7a, 7b, each time. , the washing water adhering to the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle 1 is drained off.

[0023] The bottle 1 and the gripper 2 that have been drained in the drain section 7b are rotated again intermittently. It moves to the next bottle discharge section 21, stops, and uses the erecting device 30 to remove the bottle 1 and the grill. The gripper 2 is reversed and erected, and then the gripper 2 is opened by the release device 31. be done. In the above embodiment, the rinse section has 3 stations and the drain section has 2 stations. However, the number depends on the capacity of the rotary rinser, the type of washing water, the washing time, and the drain. It is determined by time, etc., and is not constant.

[0024] In addition, in order to improve water drainage in the drain section (drying section), the drain is installed in the same way as the cleaning nozzle. A nozzle is also provided on the main body of the lens part, and clean air is blown out from this nozzle to blow inside and outside the bottle. Cleaning water adhering to the surface may be removed.

[0025]

[Effect of the idea]

The rotary rinser of the present invention uses an intermittent drive system that connects the rotating body and the bottle gripping device as described above. It is driven intermittently by the machine and stops at the bottle feeding section → bottle washing section → drying section → bottle discharging section. When the bottle reaches the bottle feeding section, the bottle is gripped by the bottle gripping device. In both cases, the bottle and bottle gripping device are turned upside down using a bottle rotating device. In addition, the washing bottle section mentioned above is reached. When the water reaches the bottle, cleaning water is sprayed from the nozzle to the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle to wash the bottle. (rinsing section) can extend the cleaning time of the inside and outside surfaces of the bottle. In addition, the inner surface of the bottle can be thoroughly cleaned.

[0026] In addition, during the above-mentioned intermittent conveyance, the bottles and the bottle gripping device are moved by cutting the fixed partition wall that separates each section. After passing through the notch, the notch is closed with a movable partition member, making it easy to clean. Water is not scattered to the next section, and the dry section (drain section) is fully drained. There are effects that can be done in minutes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an embodiment of a rotary rinser according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rotary rinser.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a washing bottle section (rinsing section) of the rotary rinser.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a bottle feeding section of the rotary rinser.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal side view of a conventional rinser. 1 bottle 2 Bottle gripping device 3 Fixed partition wall 4 Movable partition member 6a Washing bottle section (rinsing section) 6b Washing bottle section (rinsing section) 6c Washing bottle section (rinsing section) 7a Drying section (drain section) 7b Drying section (drain section) 11 Rotating body 14 Bottle outer surface cleaning nozzle 15 Bottle inner surface cleaning nozzle 20 Inverted section (bottle supply section) 21 Upright section (bottle discharge section) 22 Waiting section 30 Bottle rotation device (erecting device) 31 Opening device

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: A bottle gripping device for gripping a bottle is provided on the outer periphery of a rotating body, and a bottle feeding section, a washing bottle section, a drying section, and a discharging section are provided along the rotational direction of the rotating body, The rotating body is provided with a bottle rotating device that inverts the bottle that has reached the bottle section and a bottle rotating device that uprights the bottle that has reached the bottle discharging section, and a nozzle is used to clean the inside of the bottle that has reached the washing bottle section. In a rotary rinser, a cleaning water injection device that injects water is provided on the main body side of the device, and an intermittent drive device that intermittently drives the rotary plate, and an intermittent drive device that intermittently drives the rotary plate, and each of the above-mentioned devices are arranged radially within the outer plate surrounding the rotary body. a plurality of fixed partition walls dividing the sections and each having a cutout through which the bottle, the bottle gripping device, and the bottle rotating device can pass; and a bottle that is intermittently conveyed to each section by the intermittent drive device; A rotary rinser comprising: a movable partition member that closes a notch in the fixed partition wall when the rotary rinser stops in each section.