JPH0422873Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention relates to a cleaning and sorting device for scallops.

``Conventional technology'' Before shipping farmed or natural scallops that have been caught, they have deposits such as seaweed and barnacles attached to their surfaces, so they must be washed and removed.
They are usually sorted by size.

Conventionally, a rotating wire mesh cylinder type was used for the above-mentioned cleaning, in which a certain amount of scallops were placed in a rotating wire mesh cylinder installed diagonally or horizontally, and the rotating wire mesh cylinder was held for a certain period of time while spraying washing water. A device that is rotated for cleaning is used.

``Problems that the invention cannot solve'' However, the above-mentioned conventional rotating wire mesh cylinder type cleaning equipment is a batch type, and when cleaning is completed, one batch is carried to the workbench, and the worker manually sorts it into sizes. However, it has the drawback of requiring a large amount of labor.

``Purpose'' The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a scallop cleaning and sorting device that can perform cleaning and sorting continuously.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' In line with the above-mentioned purpose, the structure of the present invention, which is summarized in the scope of the above-mentioned utility model registration claims, is to solve the above-mentioned problems. An inclined wire mesh cylinder 10 having a lower end as a discharge port 12 is rotatably supported by rotary support rollers 31, 31, 31, . A rotation transmission ring body 32 connected to a driving source 30 is fixedly attached thereto, and a baffle plate 40 is provided at a portion of the inclined wire mesh tube 10 on the side of the discharge port 12 that protrudes toward the center axis, leaving a part of its entire inner circumference. The central part of this baffle plate 40 is provided with a curved part 41 that is curved so as to protrude toward the inclined upper end side of the inclined wire mesh tube 10, and the inclined lower end side of the inclined wire mesh tube 10 is provided with:
A sorting rotary tube 20 is provided coaxially with this inclined wire mesh tube 10, and the circumferential surface of this sorting rotary tube 20 has openings 21, 2 sized to allow scallops of a predetermined size or less to pass through.
1, 21... are opened, and a cleaning water injection pipe 50 is further provided inside or above the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10.

``Function'' Therefore, the scallop cleaning and sorting device of the present invention rotates the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10 and the sorting rotary cylinder 20, and also uses washing water from the washing water injection pipe 50 (normally, this washing water is used to prevent the scallops from dying). A predetermined amount of scallops are intermittently introduced through the input port 11 or continuously using a conveying device such as a conveyor.

Then, as the inclined wire mesh tube 10 rotates, the scallops sequentially move to the lower side of the inclined surface (that is, the outlet 12
At this time, the scallops rub against each other, or the scallops and the wire mesh rub against each other, and the deposits are removed. The cleaning water is discharged from the mesh of the wire mesh tube 10 together with the cleaning water.

However, the movement of the scallops toward the lower end of the slope is quite fast, and in the case of the present invention, the movement of the scallops that have moved toward the lower end of the slope is restricted by the baffle plate 40, and sufficient deposits can be removed in a short distance. Remains in the inclined wire mesh tube 10 for a long time to obtain a removal effect,
In particular, the curved portion 41 pushes the scallops back toward the upper end of the slope and lengthens the residence time.

In addition, this baffle plate 40 can be attached to the inclined wire mesh tube 1 at a time.
This function allows a large amount of scallops put into the container to be passed through in small amounts sequentially.

The scallops that have passed through this baffle plate 40 are
The sorting rotary cylinder 20 enters the sorting rotary cylinder 20 from the discharge port 12, and as the sorting rotary cylinder 20 rotates, it also moves toward the lower end of the slope.At this time, small scallops fall through the opening 21 and large scallops fall. The particles move as they are inside the sorting rotary cylinder 20 and are discharged from the opening at the lowermost inclined end of the sorting rotary cylinder 20.

``Example'' Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, 10 is an inclined wire mesh tube, and this inclined wire mesh tube 1
0 has an inlet 11 at the upper end of the slope and an outlet 12 at the lower end of the slope, and rotation support rollers 31, 31, 31...
It is rotatably supported by...

Various wire meshes or perforated plates can be used for the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10, but in this embodiment, a so-called metal lath wound into a cylindrical shape, which is made by press forming a steel sheet into a mesh shape, is used. The strength of the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10 is obtained, and the uneven parts of the metal lath scrape off deposits attached to the surface of the scallop. And this inclined wire mesh tube 1
Rotating support rollers 31, 31, 31... that support 0
... may be in direct contact with the outer circumferential surface of the inclined wire mesh tube 10, but the rail ring 13 may be fitted onto the inclined wire mesh tube 10 so that the rail ring 13 is placed on top of the rotary support rollers 31, 31. In order to increase the strength of the inclined wire mesh tube 10,
and desirable to ensure smooth rotation. Note that in order to rotatably support the inclined wire mesh tube 10, a total of four rotary support rollers 31 are required, one pair each on the lower end side and the upper end side of the slope, but in this embodiment, as will be described later. Since the sorting rotating cylinders 20 are integrally arranged, one pair is arranged on the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10 side and one pair is arranged on the sorting rotating cylinder 20.

A driving source 3 for rotating the inclined wire mesh tube 10 is provided at a suitable location on the outer circumference of the inclined wire mesh tube 10.
A rotation transmission ring body 32 connected to the rotary transmission ring 32 is fixedly attached. In the illustrated example, this rotation transmission ring body 32
The above-mentioned rail ring 13 is wound with a chain, and the drive shaft of the drive source 30 is fixed with a sprocket 31 that meshes with the chain. Of course, ring gears, belt pulleys, etc. may also be used.

Further, a baffle plate 40 is provided at a portion of the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10 on the side of the discharge port 12, leaving a part of the entire inner circumference of the baffle plate 40 and protruding toward the central axis side. In other words, the baffle plate 40 allows the scallop to move downward on the slope only when a portion of the entire circumference of the inclined wire mesh tube 10 has rotated to the lowest end, and in any other state. The baffle plate 40 is designed to prevent the scallops from moving beyond the baffle plate 40, and in the illustrated example, the baffle plate 40 is half the circumference of the inclined wire mesh tube 10.
The other half of the circumference is cut out, and as the number of cutouts is reduced, the scallops have fewer opportunities to cross the baffle plate 40, and the time they stay on the upper side of the slope becomes longer. A plurality of baffle plates 40 may be provided, and in the illustrated example, a pair of baffle plates 40 are provided at a predetermined distance in the axial direction with rotational positions different by 180 degrees.

The baffle plate 40 is curved so that the center part becomes a curved part 41 that protrudes toward the inclined upper end side of the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10.
The scallop that has moved until it collides with the curved part 41
When it rotates to the lowest end position, it is pushed back to the inclined upper end side, and the time it stays in the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10 is lengthened accordingly. Moreover, this baffle plate 40 is of course fixed to the inclined wire mesh tube 10, and although not clearly shown in the figure, it is welded or screwed to the inclined wire mesh tube 10.

Further, on the inclined lower end side of the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10,
A sorting rotary tube 20 is provided coaxially with this inclined wire mesh tube 10, and the circumferential surface of this sorting rotary tube 20 has openings 21, 2 sized to allow scallops of a predetermined size or less to pass through.
1, 21... have been drilled. This sorting rotating cylinder 2
0 is integrally connected with the inclined wire mesh tube 10 in the illustrated example and rotates as the inclined wire mesh tube 10 rotates, but it may be constructed separately.
However, when configured separately from the inclined wire mesh tube 10 in this way, it is necessary to increase the number of rotary bearing rollers 31 and a drive source (not shown) for rotating the sorting rotary tube 20 separately from the drive source 30 is required. However, by doing this, the inclined wire mesh tube 10 can be rotated at a relatively high speed, and the sorting rotary tube 20 can be rotated at a relatively low speed, and the rotation speed can be set to suit the respective purposes of cleaning and sorting. can do. In addition, when the sorting rotary cylinder 20 is formed as a separate body, the space between the discharge port 12 and the inlet of the sorting rotary cylinder 20 must be made sufficiently small so that scallops do not pass through (fall).

Further, the size of the aperture 21 is set according to the standard size for sorting scallops, and as shown in the figure, the aperture 21 has a small diameter at the upper end of the slope, and the aperture 21 has a smaller diameter at the lower end of the slope. When a large-diameter aperture 21' is provided, the smallest scallop that has passed through the aperture 21,
The scallops can be sorted according to three sizes: the next largest scallops that have passed through the aperture 21', and the largest scallops that cannot pass through the aperture 21' and move to the opening at the bottom of the tilted rotary cylinder 20. By appropriately arranging several sizes of the openings 21, it is possible to select the desired size.

Furthermore, a cleaning water injection pipe 50 is disposed within or above the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10. In the illustrated example, the cleaning water injection pipe 50 is disposed above the inclined wire mesh tube 10 and sprays cleaning water downward (a water supply hose (not shown) is connected to the right end in FIG. 1). There is, but inclined wire mesh tube 10
It may be made to pass through the inside of the . In addition, in the illustrated example, this cleaning water injection pipe 50 is connected to the sorting rotary cylinder 20.
Although the washing water extends into the sorting rotary cylinder 20, this washing water acts as a lubricating liquid to ensure proper sorting of scallops and to minimize damage to the shells. was recognized.

In addition, in the figure, 1 is the machine base, 2 is the first chute, and 3
2 shows a partition plate erected in the first chute 2, 4 a scallop feeding hopper, and 5 a second chute provided at the opening at the lowest inclined end of the rotary sorting cylinder 20.

``Effects of the invention'' Because the invention is as described above, cleaning and sorting of scallops can be carried out in a series, which significantly saves labor compared to the conventional batch-type work process.・It is possible to provide a sorting device.

Furthermore, by providing the baffle plate 40 of the present invention, the scallops can be retained in the inclined wire mesh tube 10 until they are thoroughly cleaned even if the entire structure is made small, and reliable cleaning is possible. Even if a large amount of scallops are thrown into the tilted wire mesh tube 10 at once, the number of scallops passing through the baffle plate 40 is quantified in approximately proportion to the amount of rotation of the tilted wire mesh tube 10. Thus, it is possible to provide a scallop cleaning and sorting device that can minimize erroneous sorting in which scallops with a diameter smaller than the opening 21 pass through.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a front view and FIG. 2 being a perspective view of the main parts. 10... Inclined wire mesh tube, 11... Inlet port, 12...
...Discharge port, 20... Sorting rotating cylinder, 21... Opening hole,
30... Drive source, 31... Rotation support roller, 32
...Rotating transmission ring body, 40...Baffle plate, cleaning water injection pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An inclined wire mesh tube 10 with an inlet 11 at the upper end and an outlet 12 at the lower end is rotatably supported by a roller 3.
1, 31, 31..., and a rotation transmission ring body 32 connected to a drive source 30 for rotating the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10 is fixed at a proper position on the outer circumference of the inclined wire mesh cylinder 10, and the above-mentioned A baffle plate 40 is provided on the side of the outlet 12 in the inclined wire mesh tube 10, leaving a part of the entire inner circumference and protruding toward the central axis. A curved portion 41 is provided which is curved so as to protrude toward the inclined upper end side, and the inclined lower end side of the inclined wire mesh tube 10 is provided with:
A sorting rotary tube 20 is provided coaxially with this inclined wire mesh tube 10, and on the circumferential surface of this sorting rotary tube 20, openings 21 and 2 are provided with dimensions that allow scallops of a predetermined size or less to pass through.
1, 21... is opened, and a cleaning water injection pipe 50 is disposed inside or above the inclined wire mesh tube 10 to clean the scallops.
Sorting device.