JPH0450958Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a cleaning device for sample bottles containing samples of chemicals and the like.

Normally, sample bottle cleaning involves draining the remaining sample in the bottle, rinsing the bottle, and placing it in an ultrasonic cleaning bath.
Ultrasonic cleaning for about 10 minutes, rinsing of the bottles, and drying in a dryer are performed in this order. In the case of ultrasonic cleaning and drying, a large number of bottles are placed in a suitable basket and washed or dried.

``Conventional technology'' Conventionally, there was no special cleaning device for cleaning sample bottles, and everything except ultrasonic cleaning and drying was done manually one by one.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' Manual cleaning work one by one is very time-consuming, as it takes more than an hour for one person to clean around 250 bottles, and it is also very time-consuming to wash around 250 bottles one by one. When the bottles are placed in an ultrasonic cleaning tank, the orientation of the bottles changes and it is difficult for the detergent to spread throughout all the bottles, which causes the problem that some bottles are likely to not be completely cleaned.

Furthermore, when the residual sample liquid is discarded, the residual liquid tends to stain hands and clothes.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a sample bottle washer that can also be used as a bottle stand after cleaning.

"Means for Solving the Problems" In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the washer according to the present invention is provided with a container having a large number of upwardly facing bottle stand guides at predetermined intervals and an open top surface, A mesh lid is attached to the container so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the top of the bottle set up on the guide.

Although the bottle container may be constructed as an inseparable whole, it is preferably a container having several holding frames each having a large number of bottle stand guides, and an installation part on the top surface of which each holding frame is placed or held. The holding frame can be removed from the storage base and used alone. In this case, it is desirable to make the bottle stand guide of each holding frame constant.

Additionally, hook-shaped handles are provided on both sides of each holding frame so that the lower edge of the cap of the sample bottle can be hung thereon.

"Function" The washer according to the present invention is configured as described above, so that a large number of sample bottles with their caps removed are inserted into the bottle stand guide of the container to stand it up, and the top surface of the container is covered with a mesh lid. Can be washed in wet condition.

That is, first, the washer is turned upside down and the remaining sample liquid in the sample bottle is discharged. At this time, if necessary, turn the washer upward and spray an appropriate amount of water from above, fill each bottle with water, and then turn the washer upside down to rinse each bottle at the same time. Next, place the washer in a cleaning tank and perform ultrasonic cleaning for about 10 minutes, then turn it upside down again and dry it in a dryer while draining water.

After cleaning, the container or holding frame can be used as a bottle stand by opening the mesh lid.

As mentioned above, since the sample bottle set up on the bottle stand guide can be washed together with the washer, cleaning is not time consuming and can be done easily. In addition, since all the sample bottles are oriented in the same direction during washing, the detergent can easily spread to all the bottles, preventing poor washing, and draining is also very efficient.

"Embodiments" Examples of the cleaning device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The container 1, which is open upward, is made of synthetic resin and includes a plurality of holding frames 11 each having a plurality of bottle stand guides 1a facing upward at regular intervals, and an installation part 15 on which each holding frame 11 is placed or held in a fixed posture. It consists of a storage base 10 provided with.

Each holding frame 11 has frame plates 17 at both ends of the substrate 18.
is fixed in an upright position, and support plates 18 and 19 are fixed horizontally between both frame plates 17 and 17 with a constant interval in the vertical direction, and the upper support plate 1
A bottle stand guide 1a is formed by forming holes into which sample bottles 3 are inserted at regular intervals.

A handle 4 having a hook-shaped tip is attached to the side of the frame plate 17 on both sides, for example, as shown in FIG.
The cap 3 of the sample bottle 3 is attached to the tip of this handle 4.
The cap 31 is configured so that it can be easily removed by hooking the lower edge of the bottle 1 and pulling the bottle 3.

The storage base 10 of the storage container 1 has front and rear blocks 13, 13 fixed to the upper surface of a rectangular substrate 12, a partition block 14 fixed so as to equally divide the space between the blocks 13, 13, and one side end of the storage base 10. A stopper block 1b is fixed to the section, and the upper surface partitioned by the partition block 14 serves as an installation section 15.

In this embodiment, the bottoms on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the partition block 14 are formed into dovetail grooves 15a, and the holding frame 11
Both ends of the substrate 16 in the longitudinal direction are guided to the dovetail grooves 15a, and the holding frame 11 is held in the installation part 15 of the accommodation base 10 in a pull-out manner. Instead of such a configuration, the holding frame 11 may be simply placed on the installation portion 15 of the accommodation base 10.

The mesh lid 2 is constructed by stretching a corrosion-resistant mesh 20 made of stainless steel or the like within a frame 21 made of a corrosion-resistant member such as a stainless steel plate, and is attached to the rear end of the storage base 10 by a hinge or the like (not shown). A handle 22 that is attached to swing and also serves as a hook is attached to the center of the tip, and when the net cover 2 is placed over the container 1, this handle 22 is fixed to the center of the tip of the storage base 10. It is configured so that it can be stopped by hooking it to 5.

When cleaning the sample bottles 3, remove the cap 31 of each sample bottle 3 as shown in FIG. It is installed on the installation part 15 of the storage base 10, and the mesh lid 2 is placed over the storage container 1 and fixed as shown in FIG.

If the washer is turned upside down in this state, the remaining sample liquid 30 (FIG. 3) in each sample bottle 3 will be discharged.

After draining the residual liquid, the washer is placed in an ultrasonic cleaning tank (not shown) and washed for about 10 minutes, and then placed upside down again and dried in a dryer (not shown).

If rinsing with water is required before or after ultrasonic cleaning due to the sample inside, pour water evenly from above as shown in Figure 2, pour an appropriate amount of water into the internal sample bottle, and then rinse. Just turn the container upside down.

When the washer of this embodiment is turned upside down in the state shown in FIG. 2, the remaining sample liquid can be discharged and rinsed all at once, so cleaning is not only time-consuming but also extremely simple.

For example, if 250 sample bottles of the same size were prepared and washed manually without using a washer with the above configuration, it would take about an hour, but if they were washed as described above using this washer, I was able to clean it in about 15 minutes.

In addition, the sample bottles are washed while standing upright in container 1, and all the sample bottles are always facing the same direction during washing, so the detergent is thoroughly distributed in each sample bottle and all the sample bottles are cleaned. It's easy to fall.

After drying, even if each holding frame 11 is removed from the storage base 10, it can be used as it is as a bottle holder dedicated to each person.

Instead of constructing the bottle stand guide 1a by making a hole in the support plate 18 as described above, other means may be used, such as a cylindrical bottle stand guide 1a as shown in FIG. can.

For example, at the upper end of the bottle stand guide 1a,
It may also be configured such that an expansion/contraction material such as a sponge with holes (not shown) is attached and the sample bottle 3 is held in the bottle stand guide 1a.

Furthermore, the container 1 can be constructed by integrating the storage base 10 and the holding frame 11. In this case, if the mesh cover 2 is removably attached to the container 1, , it is convenient to use the container 1 as a bottle stand.

``Effect of the invention'' The sample bottle washer according to the invention is a container with a large number of bottle stand guides and a mesh lid that can be opened and closed, so that it can be used to drain and rinse the remaining sample liquid while upside down. These steps can be carried out all at once, making cleaning extremely simple and hassle-free.In addition, if the sample bottle is turned upside down, the water in the sample bottle can be drained very easily, resulting in faster drying.

In addition, since all sample bottles are oriented in the same direction within the container during cleaning, detergent is easily distributed to all sample bottles, and there are almost no cleaning defects.

Furthermore, the container can be used as a bottle stand as it is after being washed and dried.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an example of the washer according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the container with a mesh lid, and Fig. 3 is a portion illustrating the procedure for removing the cap of the sample bottle. 4 is a partially cutaway view showing another example of the bottle stand guide. Explanation of the symbols in the main drawings: 1 is the storage container, 10 is the storage base, 11 is the holding frame, 12 is the board of the storage base, 13 is the front and rear blocks, 14 is the partition block, 15 is the installation part, 16 is the holding frame 17 is a frame board, 18 and 19 are support plates, 1a is a bottle stand guide, 2 is a net lid, 20 is a net, 21 is an edge frame, 2
2 is a handle, 3 is a sample bottle, 30 is a sample residual liquid, 31 is a cap, 4 is a handle of a holding frame, and 5 is a stopper.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A container having a plurality of upwardly facing bottle stand guides at predetermined intervals and an open top surface is provided, and the container is arranged to cover the top of the bottles set up on the bottle stand guides,
A sample bottle washer characterized in that a mesh lid is attached to the container so as to be openable and closable. (2) The sample bottle according to claim 1, wherein the container is constituted by several holding frames having a large number of bottle stand guides, and a holding base having an installation part on the upper surface on which each holding frame is placed or held. Cleaner. (3) The sample bottle washer according to claim 2, wherein each holding frame has a fixed number of bottle stand guides. (4) The sample bottle washer according to claim 2 or 3, wherein each holding frame is provided with a hook-shaped handle on both sides thereof so as to be able to hook the lower edge of the cap of the sample bottle.