JPH07308281A - Washing device for tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lessen the installation space of a washing device and to facilitate maintenance. CONSTITUTION:A washing device for trays comprises the device main body 1 including a take-in port 17, a take-out port 19, and an opened and closed cover part 5, wherein many rotatable washing rotors 49 are removably arranged on the device main body 1, and a guide member 13 for supporting both end parts of a tray 15, and a conveying unit 11 for conveying the tray 15 from the take-in port 17 to the take-out port 19 side while pressing the tray 15 on the guide member 13 side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tray cleaning device used for purchasing bread, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a large number of trays are used when selecting and purchasing bread of one's liking, and when a certain number of used trays are gathered, one or one piece of bread crumbs or I try to remove the dirt.

[0003]

The tray is not so dirty because it is used for a short period of time to carry bread to the cash register, but since bread crumbs and the like remain in the tray, it is necessary to remove them. Since all of them rely on human labor, cleaning the trays becomes very troublesome when the number of sheets increases.

In this case, a dedicated cleaning device for cleaning not the tray but the container or the like is generally known, but there is a problem that the entire device becomes large, such as using cleaning water, and cannot be used in a small place in a store. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a tray cleaning device which is easy to maintain, requires a small installation space, and can easily remove dirt and the like.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a large number of detachable arrangements on the apparatus main body side having an inlet and an outlet and having an openable and closable lid. On the other hand, while the cleaning rotor that can rotate is installed,
A guide member that supports both ends of the tray and a carrier that conveys the tray from the inlet to the outlet while pressing the tray against the guide member are provided.

As a preferred embodiment, the cleaning rotor is soaked with alcohol.

[0008]

According to such a tray cleaning device, when a used tray is turned upside down and is inserted from the inlet, the tray is conveyed by the conveyer toward the outlet. During this transportation,
The tray is subjected to the action of the cleaning rotating body containing alcohol, so that bread dust, dirt, etc. can be removed cleanly.

On the other hand, after a certain period of use, by opening the lid and removing the dirty cleaning rotor, a new cleaning rotor can be easily replaced.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes the main body of the tray cleaning device 3,
Reference numerals 5 respectively indicate lid portions. The overall height of the tray cleaning device 3 is about 250 mm, the width is about 440 mm, and the length is about 688.
The size is mm and it is made compact, and the size is not restricted by the installation place.

The lid 5 can be opened and closed with a hinge 7 provided on one side (left side in FIG. 5) as a fulcrum, and can be locked by a locking means 4 such as a hook arm.

A first drive motor 9, a carrier 11 and a guide member 13 are provided on the lid 5 side, and an inlet 17 for inserting the tray 15 is provided on the front side and a tray is provided on the rear side. Each of the outlets 19 for taking out 15 is provided.

At the intake port 17 and the intake port 19, long-legged stain removers 20, 20 made of cotton are detachably hung and can be replaced. The stain remover 20 on the intake 17 side is soaked with alcohol. The means for impregnating the alcohol may be to inject alcohol from the outside.

The first drive motor 9 is attached to a bracket inside the lid 5 and the output shaft 2 of the drive motor 9 is attached.
A pulley 23 is attached to the No. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the carrier 11 has a plurality of roller shafts 29 rotatably supported at both ends by left and right bearings 27, 27 (the left side is not shown) arranged in the elongated hole 25. A roller 31 mounted on the roller shaft 29,
Conveyor belt 3 wound around each roller 31 endlessly
3, and the conveyor belt 33 is a tension roller 35.
Gives a certain amount of tension.

Further, both bearings 27 of each roller shaft 29 are constantly urged downward by an urging spring 37, and the conveyor belt 3
A downward pressing action is exerted on 3.

The roller shaft 29 of the roller 31 closest to the take-out port 19 side is a drive shaft, and the roller shaft 29 serving as a drive shaft is rotatably supported at both ends by a bearing 30 such as a bearing. A pulley 39 is attached to the shaft end extended from the. Pulley 39 of roller shaft 29
The transmission belt 41 is wound around the pulley 23 of the first drive motor 9, and the rotational power of the first drive motor 9 is applied to the roller shaft 29 via the transmission belt 41.

As a result, the conveyor belt 33 wound around the roller 31 can endlessly rotate in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

The guide member 13 has a structure in which a roller 45 is rotatably mounted on a cantilevered support shaft 43 protruding inward, and a plurality of guide members 13 are arranged from an intake port 17 to an extraction port 19. Has been done.

The height H from the guide member 13 to the conveyor belt 33 is set to be substantially the same as the dimension from the bottom surface of the inverted tray 15 to the peripheral edge as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, a second drive motor 47, a plurality of cleaning rotors 49, and a recovery tray 51 are provided on the apparatus body 1 side.

The second drive motor 47 is mounted inside the apparatus main body 1 and a pulley 55 is attached to the output shaft 53 of the drive motor 47.

As shown in FIG. 3, the washing rotary member 49 has a shaft 61 whose both ends are supported by left and right transmission shafts 57 and 59.
And a wiping member 65 mounted and supported on the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve 63 that is rotatable integrally with the shaft 61.
The best material for the wiping member 65 is cotton, but it may be a synthetic resin material.

The cleaning rotator 49 arranged in a region near the intake 17 side is for cleaning and the cleaning wiping member 6 for cleaning.
Alcohol is soaked in 5. As means for impregnating the wiping member 65 with alcohol, the cleaning rotator 49 may be preliminarily impregnated with alcohol so that the cleaning rotator 49 impregnated with alcohol can be obtained at the time of attachment or at the same time as replacement.

Alternatively, an alcohol injection device for injecting alcohol to the cleaning rotary member 49 is separately provided, and alcohol is injected to the cleaning rotary member 49 from the nozzle of the alcohol injection device as needed. It is also possible to do so.

The cleaning rotor 49 arranged in the area of the outlet 19 is for finishing and functions to dry and wipe the tray 15.

The left and right transmission shafts 57 and 59, which support the shaft 61 of the cleaning rotary member 49, are rotatable about a main shaft 67 within an arcuate elongated hole 69 within a movable arm 71.
The transmission shafts 57, 59 and one of the both ends of the shaft 61 are inserted through the key 73 so that they can be integrally rotated.
It is inserted freely.

In the movable arm 71, the transmission shafts 57 and 59 are provided on one side with the main shaft 67 as a fulcrum, and on the other side, a rod end portion of a connecting rod 72 extended through an arc-shaped elongated hole 69 with the main shaft 67 as a fulcrum. Are provided respectively. The connecting rod 72 has transmission shafts 57, 59, that is, a cleaning rotary member 49.
An urging spring 73 that constantly urges the valve is provided.

Of the left and right transmission shafts 57 and 59, one of the left and right transmission shafts 57 on the left side in the drawing is urged by an urging spring 75.
It is constantly urged in the inner axial direction, and is movably mounted by the support bracket 77 by the insertion amount of the shaft 61 plus α.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the shaft 61
Is moved in the axial direction as shown by the arrow against the biasing spring 75, the end of the shaft 61 is disengaged from the transmission shaft 59, and the cleaning rotary member 49 can be removed and attached. Become.

On one transmission shaft 59 of the movable arm 71,
A pulley 78 is mounted, and a pulley 78 of the transmission shaft 59 and one driving pulley 79a mounted on the main shaft 67 and having a twin shape are given a constant tension force via a tension roller 81 to the transmission belt 83. Is hung around.

Further, the other drive pulley 79b formed in a twin shape has a transmission belt 89 wound around the pulley 55 of the second drive motor 47 through the intermediate roller 85 and the tension roller 87, and each transmission belt 79b. The rotary power of the drive motor 47 is applied to the shaft 61 of the cleaning rotary member 49 via 83 and 89.

The recovery tray 51 is supported on the front panel side of the apparatus main body 1 so as to be able to be taken in and out through an opening 91 provided below the intake 17, and has a size extending to almost the front half of the apparatus main body 1. It is set.

According to the tray cleaning apparatus 3 thus constructed, when the tray 15 is inserted into the tray 17 while being turned upside down, it is conveyed by the conveyor 11 toward the ejection port 19 side.

At the time of this conveyance, the tray 15 facing downward is subjected to the action of the cleaning rotary member 49 soaked with alcohol so that the stuck chips and dirt can be removed cleanly. In this case, the bread crumbs fall into the recovery tray 51 and are taken out and disposed of when a certain amount is accumulated.

On the other hand, the tray 15 which has been subjected to the cleaning action by the cleaning rotary member 49 soaked with alcohol is finished by being subjected to the dry wiping action by the next cleaning rotary member 49,
It comes to be taken out from the outlet 19. The prototype had a processing capacity of about 400 sheets per hour.

Next, when the lid 5 is opened after use for a certain period of time, the cleaning rotor 49 is exposed. Therefore, the dirty cleaning rotor 49 can be removed and a new cleaning rotor 49 can be attached for easy replacement. You will be able to do it.

Although the tray for bread has been described in this embodiment, the same effect can be expected for a tray used in a self-service cafeteria.

[0040]

As described above, according to the tray cleaning apparatus of the present invention, since a large installation place is not required, it can be used in a relatively small store.

Further, by opening the lid, the cleaning rotary member can be maintained and managed, which facilitates maintenance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an entire tray cleaning apparatus embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cutaway view of a lid portion.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the apparatus body.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a movable arm.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the device with the lid opened.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the tray cleaning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Device Main Body 5 Lid Part 11 Conveyor 13 Guide Member 15 Tray 17 Inlet 19 Outlet 49 Cleaning Rotating Body

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning rotator, which is detachably arranged and rotatable, is provided on the apparatus main body side that has an inlet and an outlet and has an openable / closable lid section, while the lid section side is provided. A tray cleaning device comprising: a guide member that supports both ends of the tray; and a carrier that conveys the tray from the inlet to the outlet while pressing the tray against the guide member. 2. The tray cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein among the cleaning rotors arranged in a large number, alcohol is impregnated into a cleaning rotor in a region near the intake side.