JPH0541972A - Method for washing vegetable, fruit of the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently wash vegetables and fruits having different sizes and shapes placed on valleys between plural rotary washing brush rows arranged in parallel while transporting smoothly by a specific method using a conveyor of a specific constitution. CONSTITUTION:Materials 2 to be washed are placed on an inlet part 1a at one side of valleys between plural rotary washing brush rows arranged in parallel, the materials 2 to be washed are cleaned, while being forcedly transported by a conveyor 4 installed in parallel with the top or the bottom of the rotary washing brushes 1 and in the same shaft direction from the inlet part 1a side at one end of the washing brush lines to an outlet part 1b side at the other end and being rotated by revolution of the washing brushes 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for washing vegetables, fruits, etc., and more particularly, a method for washing objects such as vegetables, fruits, etc. placed in a valley between rows of rotary washing brushes arranged in parallel. ,
The present invention relates to an improvement of a cleaning method in which cleaning is performed while transferring from one end receiving portion side of a cleaning brush row to the other end unloading side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a cleaning method of this kind, a plurality of rotary cleaning brushes arranged in parallel are rotated to rotate the object to be cleaned placed in the valley and carry out the other end from the receiving side. It was supposed to be washed while being transferred to the side. That is, since the transfer of the material to be washed in the conventional cleaning method has adopted the inclined flocking structure of the rotary cleaning brush inclined toward the transfer direction of the material to be washed and the transfer means for performing the rotating action, for example, the thickness is the tip. For roots such as tapered and long carrots, burdock roots, etc., and even root vegetables having a substantially constant thickness and relatively small surface irregularities such as radish, it is difficult to transfer smoothly depending on the objects to be washed with different sizes and shapes It had an inconvenience and a drawback that the cleaning work could not be carried out efficiently because it stopped during the transfer.

[0003]

The present invention has been made in view of such inconveniences and drawbacks of the conventional cleaning method, and the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a rotary cleaning in which a plurality of rotary cleanings are arranged in parallel. The purpose of the present invention is to propose a cleaning method capable of efficiently transferring the objects to be washed such as vegetables and fruits having different sizes and shapes placed in the valleys between the brush rows while efficiently cleaning them.

[0004]

The technical means taken by the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned object is to place the material to be washed in the valleys between the rows of rotating cleaning brushes arranged in parallel, and to be washed. Is characterized in that cleaning is performed by forcibly transferring from one end receiving part side of the cleaning brush row to the other end unloading part side by a transfer conveyor arranged parallel or coaxially above or below the rotary cleaning brush. And

[0005]

According to the above-mentioned technical means of the present invention, the object to be cleaned placed on the receiving part side (accepting part of the object to be cleaned) in the valley between the rotating cleaning brush rows is the cleaning brush. Cleaning is performed while being forcibly transferred to the other end discharge part side (discharge part of the material to be washed) by a transfer conveyor arranged so as to rotate by rotation and upward or downward in the coaxial direction.

[0006]

EXAMPLE An example of the implementation of the cleaning method of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the present method) will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a washing machine for carrying out the present method, and a rotary washing brush 1 of this washing machine. Is for cleaning the to-be-washed material 2 such as vegetables and fruits while rotating it around the axis of the to-be-washed material itself. It is formed into a long roll with non-inclined flocking on the outer circumference of the rotary shaft. (Three in the illustrated example) are arranged adjacent to each other so as to be rotatable in parallel and in the same direction, and the material to be washed 2 placed on the inter-row valley 3 of each row of the cleaning brushes is placed around the axis of the material to be washed itself. It should be washed while rotating. Then, the transfer conveyor 4 is arranged in parallel and coaxially above the one row of cleaning brushes.

The transfer conveyor 4 has the cleaning brush 2 placed on one end receiving portion 1a side (reception portion of the cleaning target) of the valley 3 between the cleaning brushes 1 row from the receiving portion side 1a to the other end discharging portion 1b side. It is forcibly transferred to the (discharging part of the material to be washed), and the chain 4a is mounted and installed at a brush interval above one row of cleaning brushes, and the hooking part 4b is provided between the chains 4a on both sides, and the entire length of the chain 4a. It is a chain conveyor in which a large number of units are attached and arranged at appropriate intervals. That is, the one end receiving portion 1a of the cleaning brush one row
The chains 4a are mounted on the front and rear sprockets 4c axially controlled on the left and right sides with a brush interval between the upper side and the other end carrying-out section 1b side, and the lower end side is placed outside the cleaning brush 1. When the upper end side of the hooking portion 4b formed in a curved shape (almost crescent shape) along is fastened to the chain 4a on both sides and the hooking portion 4b is the entire length of the chain 4a, for example, when washing root vegetables such as carrots and burdock It is installed and deployed at an interval larger than the length of root vegetables, and the items to be washed 2 are forcibly transferred from one end receiving part 1a side of the cleaning brush one row to the other end unloading part 1b side while hooking individually at each hooking part 4b. As described above, the transfer conveyor 4 is arranged and arranged above one row of cleaning brushes.

In the figure, reference numeral 5 is a supply conveyor for feeding and supplying the material 2 to be cleaned under the operation of connecting with the transfer conveyor 4 to one end receiving portion 1a of the valley 3 between the cleaning brushes 1 row, which is the cleaning conveyor. A chain that circulates one end of the row of brushes on the side of the receiving portion 1a in a cross shape with respect to the transfer direction of the transfer conveyor 4.
This is a tray conveyor in which a large number of pin-supporting trays 5b for mounting the material to be washed 2 are mounted between 5a. The tray 5b is formed in a comb shape, a lattice shape, or a perforated plate shape, and as shown in the drawing, a chain is formed so that two pieces can be opened and closed downward in a double door shape.
When the pins are supported between 5a and the chain 5a is rotated in the entire length of the chain 5a in synchronism with, for example, the transfer speed of the transfer conveyor 4, the chains are attached to the chain 5a at the mounting intervals of the hooking portions 4b of the transfer conveyor 4, and each chain of the transfer conveyor 4 is pulled. At the same time when the hanging portion 4b reaches the entrance of the receiving portion 1a of the valley 3 between the cleaning brushes 1 row, a set of trays 5b on which the objects to be washed 2 are placed also reach the receiving portion 1a and open downward in a double door shape. Front of hanging part 4b (transfer direction)
A supply conveyor 5 is arranged and arranged on one end receiving portion 1a side of the valley 3 between the cleaning brushes 1 row so as to supply the cleaning target 2 to the valley 3. The tray 5b is opened and closed by an electric system (sensor, limit switch, time switch, etc.) by a signal, a drive mechanism system (gear, cam, rod, etc.), or a rotation direction (circulation) of the supply conveyor 5 on an inner surface of a machine frame (not shown). Direction)) by a proper opening / closing means such as a guide means for engaging the tray 5b with guide portions having different lengths provided toward the one end receiving portion 1a of one row of the cleaning brushes. The object to be washed 2 is supplied by opening it downward in a double door shape. Then, the trays 5b of each set that have finished supplying the to-be-cleaned material 2
Is automatically and substantially horizontally closed from the opened state by the appropriate opening / closing means such as the electric system, the drive mechanism system and the guide means during the rotational movement, and is returned to the state of carrying and supplying the next material to be washed 2. .. In the case of the guide means of the opening / closing means,
Attach the pivot pin 5c of the tray 5b to the chain 5a to the chain 5a.
From the above to the machine frame side, and a rolling wheel (not shown) is eccentrically provided at the tip of the shaft support pin 5c, and the above-mentioned rolling of the support pin 5c is provided on a guide part of different length provided on the inner side surface of the machine frame. The wheels are engaged, and the rotation (circulation) causes the wheel to disengage from the guide portion so that the engagement is released and the wheels are opened.

In the figure, reference numeral 7 is a washing water jet nozzle, and the jet water pressure can be appropriately selected.

Next, a description will be given of the present construction method using the cleaning machine having the above-mentioned structure. The cleaning object 2 is placed on each tray 5b forming a set of the supply conveyor 5 which rotates in synchronization with the transfer conveyor 4, and the cleaning brush is used. After being conveyed to one end receiving portion 1a in one row and reaching the one end receiving portion 1a, the object to be washed 2 is quietly moved to the one end receiving portion 1a by the opening / closing operation of the tray 5b which automatically opens downward in a double door shape. Send in and supply. The object to be cleaned 2 that has been supplied and placed in the valley 3 of the one end receiving portion 1a of the cleaning brush 1 row is pushed by the hooking portion 4b of the transfer conveyor 4 and is washed by the cleaning brush 1
While being forcibly transferred to the other end unloading section 1b side of the row, the cleaning brush 1 is rotated while being rotated during the transfer process.
The cleaning brush 1 so that the washed object 2 is not damaged
It is transferred to the soft carry-out roller 6 configured and arranged on the other end carry-out section 1b side of the row and carried out. Therefore, according to the present construction method, the material to be washed 2 placed under the automatic supply by the supply conveyor 5 on the one end receiving portion 1a side of the valley 3 between the cleaning brushes 1 row is transferred to the other by the hooking portion 4b of the transfer conveyor 4. Edge unloading section
It can be efficiently washed while being smoothly transferred to the 1b side.

Although the rotary cleaning brush 1 of the above-described cleaning method of the present method has a non-graded flocking structure as the flocking structure, the flocking structure is not limited to such a mode, for example, a slanted flocking direction that is not inclined in the transfer direction of the material to be cleaned 2. It may be structured.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment in which the transfer conveyor 4 is arranged below the one row of cleaning brushes in parallel and coaxially, and the transfer conveyor 4 of this embodiment is shown.
The basic configuration of the above is substantially the same as that of the above-described embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the same components and the description thereof is omitted. The hooking portion 4b 'is formed in an inverted T-shape with an upright portion that stands up from one row of the cleaning brush toward the valley 3 on which the material to be washed 2 rests, and the lower end side is fastened to the chain 4a on both sides. At least, a large number of chains 4a are mounted and arranged at appropriate intervals along the entire length.

[0013]

As described above, the method for washing vegetables and fruits of the present invention is such that the object to be washed placed on the receiving portion side of the valley between the rotary cleaning brush rows is parallel to the upper or lower side of the rotary cleaning brush row. In addition, since the transfer conveyor arranged in the coaxial direction is used to perform the cleaning while being forcibly transferred to the other end discharge part side, there is no fear that the object to be cleaned may stop during the transfer as in the conventional cleaning method. Without, it is possible to reliably transfer the cleaning brush row from the one end receiving portion side to the other end unloading portion side. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently wash the objects to be washed such as vegetables and fruits having different sizes and shapes, which are placed in the valleys between the rows of rotary washing brushes arranged in parallel, while efficiently washing them. Become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a washing machine for carrying out the washing method for vegetables, fruits and the like according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Washing brush 1a ... One end receiving part 1b ... Other end carrying-out part 2 ... Cleaning object 3 ... Valley between cleaning brush rows 4 ... Transfer conveyor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transfer in which a material to be cleaned is placed in a valley between a plurality of rotary cleaning brush rows arranged in parallel, and the material to be cleaned is arranged above or below the rotary cleaning brush in parallel and coaxial directions. A method for cleaning vegetables, fruits, etc., characterized in that the cleaning brush row is forcibly transferred from one end receiving side of the cleaning brush row to the other unloading side thereof.