JPH05146718A - Epicyclic and eccentric dehydrator and cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently dehydrate and dry an article of intricate shape. CONSTITUTION:A holder 3 is arranged in a rotating drum 2, epicyclically moved and rotated, and an article is held by the holder 3. Accordingly, the article is dehydrated by the rotation and revolution while changing the centrifugal force applying direction, and an article having a complicated profile is also centrifugally dehydrated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a dehydrator or a washer, and more specifically, a planetary eccentric dehydrator in which the action direction of centrifugal force changes and a planetary eccentricity capable of consistently performing liquid washing to dehydration. It concerns a washing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of continuously washing a large number of articles with liquid, if it takes too long to dry the washing liquid and the rinsing liquid, a large amount of articles that remain wet is not convenient. In particular, when drying water having a large heat of vaporization, the drying process takes longer than the washing process itself. Therefore, when the process from liquid washing to drying is considered to be a series of washing operations, it can be said that the drying step controls the washing work efficiency.

Therefore, in order to speed up the entire cleaning operation, speeding up of the drying process is essential. Conventionally, in order to finish drying in a short time, hot air is blown to force drying, alcohol with quick vaporization is used for the rinse liquid, or washing is performed with an organic solvent without using water at all. It was. However, the method of blowing hot air has a drawback that a huge amount of energy is required, and there is a problem that the cost is high when alcohol is used for the rinsing liquid, and the organic solvent used for cleaning has a boiling point. It is low and chemically stable, dissolves fats and oils well, is not toxic and is not likely to harm the environment, and there is no one that meets the various conditions required for cleaning solutions, such as low cost, and in the end, cleaning with an organic solvent is necessary. If you do
The drawback is that the only choice is a solvent that sacrifices safety.

In addition, before performing forced drying with hot air,
Many attempts have been made to blow away the liquid by centrifugal force or wind pressure, but these methods have a drawback that they are not suitable for mechanical parts having a complicated three-dimensional shape.

Further, in order to consistently perform the cleaning work from cleaning to drying, a drying method using hot air, air pressure, or centrifugal force is used to increase the size of the drying apparatus itself and improve the drying treatment capacity per unit time. There was a case where the drying process was integrated into the integrated process by force, but it was not a very effective method because it required a large space and huge cost only for the drying device. is there.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention, it is a technical subject to make it possible to dry cleaning water and the like quickly and at low cost in an energy-saving manner.

Further, it is also a technical subject to make the steps from liquid washing to drying consistent by using such a drying method.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the present invention, a drum is installed, the drum is rotated, and then a holder which rotates at a position eccentric from the rotation axis of the drum is arranged.
By adopting a means of holding the object while exposing it to the outside air in this holder, we realized a dehydrator with excellent drying performance.

Further, by adding a cleaning liquid ejecting device for ejecting a cleaning liquid to the dehydrator having the above-mentioned structure, a cleaning device capable of consistently performing steps from liquid cleaning to drying is provided.

[0010]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below based on examples.

Coil springs S, S, ...
After disposing the main frame on the base frame via, the main shaft 1 is mounted on the main frame. A drum 2 composed of two discs and twelve shafts mounted between them is fixed near the center of the main shaft 1, and a sprocket is fixed to one end of the main shaft 1. However, the main shaft 1 and the drum 2 are rotated by rotating the sprocket with the revolution motor.

Now, the twelve shafts of the drum 2 are
All are parallel, and when viewed from the shaft extension line direction, each shaft is arranged so as to be located at the apex and the intersection of the cross girder. Between each shaft, four holders 3.3
・ ・ ・ ・ Is supported. Further, among the 12 shafts, 4 shafts located inside the cross girder have one end which is extended by penetrating the disc of the drum 2, and a planetary gear is arranged at the tip thereof. Further, this planetary gear meshes with a star gear pivotally mounted on the main shaft 1, and when the star gear is rotated by a rotation motor, four inner shafts rotate.

Each holder 3 is composed of three discs and a rod member installed between the discs. Of the discs, the two located at both ends also serve as gears and sheaves, which mesh or make contact with the gears and sheaves provided on each shaft, so that when the shaft rotates, the holder also rotates. become. In addition, each disk has a rectangular window, around which several bars have been passed, so that a metal basket containing the objects to be washed and dehydrated can be slid onto the bars. It has become. Although the upper part of the metal basket is open, a metal net is arranged above the several rods so that the object in the basket does not pop out even if the entire holder rotates. Depending on the object to be stored in the basket, it may be further fixed to the basket by using a jig. Further, a lock lever is provided at the entrance and exit of the basket to restrict the entrance and exit of the basket. The lock lever is connected to a rod that is urged to rotate by a spring, and normally stands up to block the entrance and exit, but when the rod is rotated in the counter-urging direction with an air cylinder, it collapses and the basket can enter and exit. Like

Now, in order to take the basket in and out of the holder 3, a rectangular window is opened at a required portion of the drum 2. Then, the basket containing the object to be dehydrated is stored in the holder, the revolution motor is rotated, and the drum is rotated at an angular velocity such that the centrifugal force can drain water.
At the same time, the rotation motor is rotated to rotate the holder.

At this time, the rotation of the holder is sufficiently fast,
If the water can be drained by the centrifugal force, the centrifugal force due to the revolution and the centrifugal force due to the rotation are combined to be dehydrated. The direction of the centrifugal force due to this revolution does not always match the direction of the centrifugal force due to the rotation, and the direction of the resultant force changes depending on which side of the holder the water to be blown is. Will work. For this reason, it becomes possible to dehydrate even from the inside of the dovetail groove, for example.

On the contrary, if the rotation of the holder is relatively slow, dehydration is performed while slowly changing the action direction of the centrifugal force by the revolution.

Actually, since the draining by the centrifugal force is not sufficient, the hot air dryer 4 is also provided in this embodiment. The hot-air dryer 4 has a hot-air outlet directed toward a region where the holder moves, and hot air can be blown to completely dry the holder while revolving or rotating the holder.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cleaning liquid ejecting devices 5, 5, ... For ejecting the cleaning liquid are also provided, and the object in the holder is washed by the injection from this ejecting device, and then centrifugal force draining, Hot air drying may be performed. In this way, the steps from liquid washing to drying can be performed consistently with the same device. Further, in order to further improve the productivity, the basket containing the object to be cleaned can be sent to the lowest position where the holder moves, or conversely, the basket after cleaning can be taken out by the conveyor.

In this embodiment, the rotation direction and rotation speed of the revolution motor and the rotation motor can be freely selected on the spot. Further, the periphery of the drum is covered with an enclosure 6 to collect the scattered liquid, and the liquid accumulated in the enclosure 6 is discharged from the drain port.

[0020]

As described above, according to the dehydrator or the washing machine of the present invention, it is possible to easily drain water even in the case of an object having a complicated shape due to a change in the dehydrating direction, and moreover, from washing to drying. It is also possible to do it. As described above, the dehydrator or the washing machine of the present invention has a great industrial utility value.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a holder portion in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Spindle 2 Drum 3 Holder 4 Hot air dryer 5 Washing liquid ejector

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A drum that rotates, and a holder that is pivotally provided at a position eccentric from a drum rotation shaft and that rotates relative to the drum and that holds an object in an open state exposed to the outside air. A planetary eccentric dehydrator having. 2. A plurality of holders are arranged radially around the drum rotation axis, and a star gear having a rotation axis is provided on the drum rotation axis, and a gear connected to the holder meshes with the star gear. The planetary eccentric dehydrator according to claim 1, wherein the holder is adapted to rotate. 3. A hot air dryer for blowing hot air onto the object held by the holder.
The described planetary eccentric dehydrator. 4. A drum that rotates, a holder that is pivotally provided at a position eccentric from a drum rotation shaft and that rotates relative to the drum and that holds an object in an open state exposed to the outside air. A planetary eccentric washing machine comprising: a washing liquid ejector for ejecting a washing liquid onto an object held by a holder. 5. A plurality of holders are arranged radially around the drum rotation axis, and a star gear having a rotation axis is provided on the drum rotation axis, and a gear connected to the holder meshes with the star gear. The planetary eccentric washing machine according to claim 4, wherein the holder is adapted to rotate. 6. A hot-air dryer for blowing hot air onto an object held by a holder is provided.
The described planetary eccentricity washer.