JPH09201184A - Washing apparatus for long vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing apparatus for long vegetables, easily movable, having a simplified structure, capable of preliminarily washing long vegetables, easy in washing and enabling sure washing by watching washing state in a washing case from outside. SOLUTION: This washing apparatus is composed of a bottom board 2, a supporting pole 3 standing from the bottom board 2, a hollow cube-shaped washing case 4, which is made of a transparent material and supported and fixed on the supporting pole 3 in a manner adjustable for angles and height, a coats-removing nozzle 6 placed just inside of a washing opening 5 formed by cutting off parts of the front board 4a and the upper board 4b of the washing case 4 in a continuous state, a controlling unit 9 having a compressed-air filter 7a, a water filter, etc., and integrally fixed on the supporting pole 3, a vegetable confirming sensor 10 placed near the washing opening 5, a preliminary-washing nozzle 11 placed at the side of the washing case 4 and a vegetable washing sensor placed at an appropriate position at the side of the washing case 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a long vegetable washing apparatus capable of automatically and quickly washing long vegetables such as green onions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, long vegetables such as green onions are washed by pouring water on the long vegetables in order to remove mud adhering to the long vegetables, artificial soil for hydroponics, and contaminated leaves. As described above, since the work of washing the long vegetables with water is performed manually, there is a problem that it is troublesome and troublesome, and the work time is long and the work quality cannot be uniform. there were.

Therefore, the present applicants first applied for an apparatus for automatically cleaning green onions and the like in order to solve this problem. The device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-127850 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-99952), and at least two pairs of a compressed air generating device provided with a compressed air supply pipe and a water supply pipe are connected. A cleaning case provided with the above peeling cleaning nozzle inside,
The cleaning case has an opening at the rear and an insertion port for inserting long vegetables in the front, and the top plate of the cleaning case is openable and closable. The column is provided with a height adjustment screw that adjusts the height of the cleaning case in the middle of the column, and a washing pipe of the required length is provided under the column through a valve. is there.

[0004]

However, in the above apparatus, since the control unit is provided outside the apparatus body and is separate from the apparatus body, it is necessary to move both when moving. There was a problem that it was troublesome. In addition, there is a problem that cleaning water may fall on the control unit during cleaning, and the control unit may become dirty or impair its function. Furthermore, since the long vegetables are configured to be inserted from the insertion opening provided in the front part of the cleaning case, the long vegetables are once pulled back and then pushed forward and inserted into the cleaning opening. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to efficiently perform the cleaning work.

In addition, since the pre-washing is performed by hand at another place, there is a problem that the whole work lacks continuity, is troublesome, troublesome, and requires a long working time. In addition, the peeling cleaning nozzle has a structure in which only the tip is located inside the cleaning case, and the main body part is located outside the cleaning case in order to increase the cleaning space of the cleaning case. There was a problem of making things worse.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention simplifies the structure and facilitates the movement of the control section by mounting the control section on the column, and also makes it possible to carry out preliminary washing of long vegetables. It is possible to do the cleaning easily and surely, it is possible to see the cleaning condition inside the cleaning case from the outside, and it is easy to set the long vegetables in the cleaning case, and at the time of cleaning. It is an object of the present invention to provide a long vegetable washing device capable of preventing washing water from falling on the control unit.

[0007]

The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the apparatus for cleaning long vegetables according to claim 1 is provided with a bottom plate with an adjuster bolt and upright from the bottom plate. A hollow rectangular parallelepiped cleaning case including a front plate, an upper plate, a lower plate, and a side plate, the cleaning case including one support and a transparent member that is supported and fixed to the support so that the angle can be adjusted and the height can be adjusted. Of the front plate and the upper plate, at least a pair of peeling cleaning nozzles provided directly inward of the cleaning port provided by notching, and a compressed air filter, regulator, and electromagnetic device integrated and attached to the column A control unit having a valve, a water filter, a water solenoid valve, a water valve, etc., a vegetable confirmation sensor for operating a peeling cleaning nozzle provided near the cleaning port, and a preliminary cleaning nozzle provided on the side of the cleaning case, In which and a vegetable washing sensor to provided on the side appropriate position of Kiyoshi case actuating the prewash nozzles.

According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided an apparatus for cleaning long vegetables, wherein an angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting an angle of the cleaning case is interposed between the support column and the cleaning case, and a height of the cleaning case is adjusted at an intermediate portion of the support column. A height adjusting mechanism is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for washing long vegetables, the peeling washing nozzle is configured to discharge minute water from the upper side to the lower side inside the nozzle, and a mechanism for uniformly discharging the water from the tip of the nozzle to the outside by packing. It has been done.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the long vegetable washing device, the washing opening provided on the upper plate of the washing case is a slide opening / closing type which can be slid back and forth according to the shape of the vegetable and can be fixed at an appropriate position. The cover material is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a long vegetable cleaning device in which a transparent vinyl sheet is arranged at the boundary between the cleaning case and the control section, and the transparent vinyl sheet covers the control section.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a long vegetable cleaning device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the long vegetable cleaning device of this embodiment, FIG. 2 shows the state of the long vegetable cleaning device seen from the front, and FIG. 3 shows the state of the long vegetable cleaning device seen from the side. 4 shows the appearance of the preliminary cleaning portion, FIG. 5 shows the appearance of the cleaning case, FIG. 6 shows the structure of the peeling cleaning nozzle, and FIG. 7 shows the internal structure of the peeling cleaning nozzle.

The apparatus 1 for cleaning long vegetables of the present embodiment comprises a bottom plate 2 having adjuster bolts 2a at the four corners of the bottom surface, and a bottom plate 2.
Hollow consisting of a front pillar 4a, an upper board 4b, a lower board 4c, and a side board 4d, which is composed of a single pillar 3 standing upright from the pillar 3 and a transparent member which is supported and fixed to the pillar 3 so as to be adjustable in angle and height. A rectangular parallelepiped cleaning case 4 and at least a pair of peeling cleaning nozzles 6 provided directly inward of a cleaning port 5 formed by cutting out the front plate 4a and the upper plate 4b of the cleaning case 4 in an integrated manner. Compressed air filter 7a and regulator 7 which are mounted on the column 3 via a mounting plate 19.
b, a solenoid valve 7c, a water filter 8a, a water solenoid valve 8b, a water valve 8c, and the like, and a vegetable confirmation sensor 10 for operating the peeling cleaning nozzle provided near the cleaning port 5
And the preliminary cleaning nozzle 1 provided on the side of the cleaning case 4.
1 and a vegetable washing sensor 12 which is provided at an appropriate position on the side of the washing case 4 and operates the preliminary washing nozzle 11.

An angle adjusting mechanism 14 for adjusting the angle of the cleaning case 4 is provided between the support column 3 and the cleaning case 4, and the cleaning case 4
And a height adjusting mechanism 15 for adjusting the height of the. That is, the angle adjusting screw 1 is provided at the bottom of the cleaning case 4.
One column 3 is provided via 4a. The angle adjusting screw 14a is for adjusting the angle of the cleaning case 4, and by providing the angle adjusting screw 14a,
It becomes easy to check the state of the cleaning case 4 during cleaning.

A height adjusting screw 15a for adjusting the height of the cleaning case 4 is provided in the middle of the column 3. By providing this height adjusting screw 15a, the cleaning case 4
The height of the can be adjusted according to the height of the worker. Further, a vegetable confirmation sensor 10 including an optical sensor is provided above the opening of the cleaning case 4, and when the vegetable confirmation sensor 10 including the optical sensor confirms the vegetables, the compressed air and the compressed air together with the water and the compressed air are compressed. It mixes with air and sprays it in the form of mist.

The peeling / cleaning nozzle 6 preferably has a structure in which minute water flows out from the upper side to the lower side, and a mechanism for discharging water evenly from the nozzle tip by a packing 6a is preferable. That is, the peeling cleaning nozzles 6 are attached to both sides of the front end portion of the cleaning opening 5 and are directed to the center of the front end portion of the cleaning opening 5.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the peeling cleaning nozzles 6 and 6 have a tapered tip portion 6j, and the peeling cleaning nozzle 6 has a required number of ejection ports 6e at the tip thereof. There is. A tip of a compressed air supply pipe 6c is embedded in the rear part of the peeling cleaning nozzle 6, and a required number of injection nozzles 6d are provided at the tip of the embedded compressed air supply pipe. The tip of the jet nozzle 6d is connected to the jet port 6e.

An opening 6f is provided at a required position above the tapered tip portion, and the opening 6f is provided.
A water supply pipe 6i for supplying water into the peeling cleaning nozzle 6 is connected to f. A washing pipe (not shown) having a required length is provided at a required position of the water supply pipe 6i via a valve (8c). When washing away dirt, leek skins, leek roots, etc. adhering to the inside of the washing case 4, a bag (not shown) made of a stitch material is provided at the rear portion (opened portion) of the washing case 4. , It is good to collect soil, leek skin, leek root, etc. in this bag.

The tip 6j provided with the opening 6f is provided with a packing 6a having a cutout channel 6k cut out from at least the opening 6f toward the tip, and the peeling cleaning nozzle 6 is provided. Water injection part 6 which injects water to the tip
m is formed. The packing 6a has a thin wall thickness. The cutout channel 6k is formed into a substantially trapezoidal shape. By forming the cutout flow path 6k into a substantially trapezoidal shape, the water flowing in from the opening 6f is prevented from flowing into the water injection part 6m.
To spray evenly.

At the tip 6j of the peeling / cleaning nozzle 6, a lid 6h for closing the cutout channel 6k is provided via a hinge (not shown). Further, a water introduction groove 6g is formed downward from the opening 6f at a position corresponding to the base end of the cutout channel 6k in the tip 6j, and water is smoothly introduced downward from the opening 6f located above. I am trying to do it.

Cleaning port 5 provided on the upper plate of the cleaning case 4.
It is preferable that a slide opening / closing lid member 13 that can be slid back and forth according to the shape of the vegetables and that can be fixed at an appropriate position is provided. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, an opening 4e is formed in the upper plate 4b of the cleaning case 4 toward the front side, and the guide grooves 4 are formed on the upper surfaces on the left and right sides of the opening 4e.
slender guide plates 4g each having f are attached,
The lid member 13 is disposed in the guide grooves 4f, 4f of the guide plates 4g, 4g so as to be slidable forward and backward, and the one guide plate 4g has a screw 4 for fixing the lid member, which is in communication with the guide groove 4f.
h is screwed in.

Further, it is preferable that a transparent vinyl sheet 16 is disposed at the boundary between the cleaning case 4 and the control section 9 and that the control section 9 is covered with the transparent vinyl sheet 16. As shown in FIG. 2, the pre-cleaning nozzle 11 includes a support plate 17 that is provided upright on the front side of the cleaning case 4.
Is attached to the front surface of the top of the cleaning water supply pipe 18 through the cleaning water supply pipe 18,
From water amount control valve 8C, solenoid valve 8b, branch pipe 8d
Through the water filter 8a and the water supply pipe 42. See the enlarged view of FIG. The branch pipe 8d is connected to the water supply pipe 6i and the peeling cleaning nozzle 6 through an electromagnetic valve 8b and a water amount adjusting valve 8C. The cleaning water valve 43 is connected to a water hose 44 for cleaning mud and the like adhering to the inside of the cleaning case 4 and the like, and is connected to the branch pipe 8d for communication.

A vegetable confirmation sensor 10 is attached to the front end surface of the support plate 17 toward the front end portion of the cleaning port 5 of the cleaning case 4, and the vegetable cleaning sensor 12 is attached to the upper end portion of the side surface of the cleaning case 4 so as to face forward. Has been. In addition, FIG.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 is an air supply port, 32 is an auto drain, 41 is a water supply port, to which a water supply pipe 42 is connected, and 43 is a cleaning water valve.
A water hose 44 for cleaning mud and the like adhering to the inside of the cleaning case 4 and the like is connected to this.

Next, the operating state of the long vegetable cleaning device 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, when long vegetables such as green onions are positioned below the preliminary cleaning nozzle 11, the long vegetables are detected by the vegetable cleaning sensor 12, and the cleaning water is ejected from the preliminary cleaning nozzle 11 toward the long vegetables. , Long vegetables are pre-washed. The pre-washed long vegetables move downward from above the washing port 5 and are inserted into the washing case 4.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, by sliding the lid member 13 to the rear side of the cleaning case 4, the cleaning port 5 is largely opened, so that the long vegetables are moved downward from above. Easy to insert. Cleaning port 5 to cleaning case 4
The front end of the long vegetable inserted inside is the vegetable confirmation sensor 1
When it is detected as 0, first, the compressed air generator is operated to generate compressed air, and water is supplied to the water supply pipe 6c. The compressed air generated by the compressed air generator is jetted into the cleaning case 4 through the jet nozzle 6e.

The water supplied to the water supply pipe 6i flows into the cutout channel 6k through the opening 6f. The water that has flowed into the vicinity of the water injection portion 6m of the cutout flow path 6k is sucked out by the Venturi effect, mixed with air, and ejected in a mist state. In this state, a leek is inserted from the washing port 5 provided in the washing case 4 to perform peeling washing. In addition, although the leek is peeled and washed in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be used as a device for peeling and washing long vegetables such as burdock and radish.

In this way, the compressed air generated by the compressed air generating device is supplied to the cleaning case 4 through the injection nozzle 6d.
Water that has been injected into the inside of the cutout channel 6k and that has flowed into the vicinity of the water injection portion 6m is sucked out by the Venturi effect, and can be injected in a mist form without being mixed with air and the injection force not weakening, Cleaning port 5 provided in case 4
It is possible to peel off the skin of vegetables (particularly leeks) inserted in a short time and wash away the soil and the like adhering to the long vegetables. In addition, it is possible to wash away water moss and the like attached to a sponge (not shown) entangled in the root portion of the green onion cultivated by hydroponics.

Since the water that is sucked out by the Venturi effect from the water spraying unit 6m is sucked in the form of water droplets, the amount of sprayed water can be reduced, and when it is extremely dirty, a large amount of water is sprayed to wash it. However, there is little weakening of the ejection force. Moreover, the roots of long vegetables (particularly leeks) can be cut off without damaging the long vegetables by this injection force. The long vegetables that have been washed are taken out from the washing port 5, appropriately packaged in number and transported to the market.

[0029]

As described above, according to the apparatus for cleaning long vegetables of claim 1, the bottom plate with the adjuster bolt, the one column standing upright from the bottom plate, and the angle adjustable to the column,
A hollow rectangular parallelepiped cleaning case consisting of a front plate, an upper plate, a lower plate and a side plate, which is made of a transparent member which is supported and fixed in a height-adjustable manner, and is cut out continuously to the front plate and the upper plate of the cleaning case. At least a pair of peeling cleaning nozzles provided directly inside the cleaning port provided, and a compressed air filter, regulator, solenoid valve or water filter, water solenoid valve, water valve, etc. that are integrated and attached to the support The control unit, the vegetable confirmation sensor for operating the peeling cleaning nozzle provided near the cleaning port, the preliminary cleaning nozzle provided on the side of the cleaning case, and the preliminary cleaning provided at an appropriate position on the side of the cleaning case Since it has a vegetable washing sensor for operating the nozzle, it has the following effects.

That is, long vegetables such as green onions can be pre-washed by the pre-washing nozzle, and washing water is automatically ejected from the pre-washing nozzle by detecting the long vegetables with the vegetable washing sensor to carry out pre-washing. You can Also,
After pre-washing, the long vegetables are inserted into the washing port of the washing case from above and set in the washing case.When the long vegetables are detected by the vegetable confirmation sensor, compressed air and mist are automatically generated from the peeling washing nozzle. It can be washed by spraying with water.

Moreover, since each plate constituting the cleaning case is formed of a transparent member, the cleaning state can be visually inspected from the outside during cleaning, and long vegetables can be reliably cleaned. Furthermore, since the control unit consisting of compression and water is integrated and attached to the column, the entire apparatus can be made compact, and a small space can be achieved without taking a large space in the washing chamber. It can be moved easily. Further, it is convenient that the operator can wash his hands after the long vegetable washing work with the washing water ejected from the preliminary washing nozzle.

In the apparatus for washing vegetables according to claim 2, an angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting the angle of the cleaning case is interposed between the support and the cleaning case, and the height of the cleaning case is adjusted in the middle of the support. Since there is a height adjustment mechanism that
Since the angle and height of the cleaning case can be easily adjusted, and the cleaning work can be performed at the optimum angle and height, the work efficiency can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for washing long vegetables, the peeling washing nozzle has a structure in which minute water flows out from the upper side to the lower side in the nozzle, and a mechanism is provided for uniformly discharging water from the tip of the nozzle by packing. From this, the compressed air generated by the compressed air generator can be injected into the cleaning case via the injection nozzle, and water can be evenly supplied into the cutout flow path, and flowed into the vicinity of the water injection part of the cutout flow path. Water is sucked out by the Venturi effect, and it mixes with air and can be sprayed as a mist without weakening the spraying force, peeling the peel of long vegetables (especially leeks) in a short time and adhering to this long vegetable It is possible to wash away the soil that has been removed evenly.

Further, it is possible to wash away the water moss and the like attached to the sponge entangled in the root part of the green onion cultivated by the hydroponic culture. The water that is sucked out by the Venturi effect from the water sprayer is sucked in the form of water droplets, so the amount of water sprayed can be reduced, and when the dirt is severe, a large amount of water can be sprayed to clean the water. Less weakening. Moreover, the root of long vegetables (particularly leeks) can be cut off without damaging the main body by this spraying force.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the long vegetable washing device, the washing opening provided on the upper plate of the washing case is a slide opening / closing type which can be slid back and forth according to the shape of the vegetable and can be fixed at an appropriate position. Since the lid member is provided, the lid member can be slid to open and close to open the washing port according to the shape of the long vegetables, so that the long vegetables can be easily inserted from the washing port.

In the long vegetable washing device of the fifth aspect, a transparent vinyl sheet is arranged at the boundary between the washing case and the control unit, and the control unit is covered with the transparent vinyl sheet. It is possible to prevent the cleaning water from falling on the control unit at the time and during the main cleaning, protect the control unit, and prevent water from entering the control unit and being contaminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an embodiment of a long vegetable washing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a long vegetable washing device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the long vegetable cleaning device.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing an appearance of a preliminary cleaning nozzle portion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a cleaning case.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a peeling cleaning nozzle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where a lid of the peeling cleaning nozzle is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Long Vegetable Cleaning Device 2 Bottom Plate 2a Adjuster Bolt 3 Strut 4 Cleaning Case 4a Front Plate 4b Upper Plate 4c Lower Plate 4d Side Plate 5 Cleaning Port 6 Cleaning Port 6a Packing 7a Compressed Air Filter 7b Regulator 7c Solenoid Valve 8a Water Filter 8b Solenoid Valve 8c Valve 9 Control part 10 Vegetable confirmation sensor 11 Preliminary washing nozzle 12 Vegetable washing sensor 13 Lid material 14 Angle adjusting mechanism 14a Angle adjusting screw 15 Height adjusting mechanism 15a Height adjusting screw 16 Transparent vinyl sheet

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A front plate and an upper plate, each of which comprises a bottom plate with an adjuster bolt, a single column standing upright from the bottom plate, and a transparent member supported and fixed to the column so as to be adjustable in angle and height. A hollow rectangular parallelepiped cleaning case including a lower plate and a side plate, and at least a pair of peeling cleaning nozzles provided directly inside a cleaning opening formed by cutting out a front plate and an upper plate of the cleaning case. And a control unit having a compressed air filter, a regulator, a solenoid valve and a water filter, a water solenoid valve, a water valve, etc., which are integrated and attached to the column, and a peeling cleaning nozzle for operating the peeling cleaning nozzle provided in the vicinity of the cleaning port. A vegetable confirmation sensor, a preliminary cleaning nozzle provided on the side of the cleaning case, and a vegetable cleaning sensor provided at an appropriate position on the side of the cleaning case to operate the preliminary cleaning nozzle are provided. A characteristic long vegetable cleaning device. 2. An angle adjusting mechanism for adjusting the angle of the cleaning case is interposed between the support column and the cleaning case, and a height adjusting mechanism for adjusting the height of the cleaning case is provided in the middle of the support column. The long vegetable washing device according to claim 1, wherein the long vegetable washing device is provided. 3. The peeling / cleaning nozzle has a structure in which minute water flows out from the upper side to the lower side inside the nozzle, and a mechanism for discharging water evenly from the nozzle tip to the outside by a packing. The long vegetable washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. 4. A cleaning opening provided on the upper plate of the cleaning case is provided with a slide opening / closing lid member that can be slid back and forth according to a vegetable shape and can be fixed at an appropriate position. The long vegetable washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is characterized by being provided. 5. A transparent vinyl sheet is arranged at a boundary between the cleaning case and the control unit, and the transparent vinyl sheet covers the control unit. The long vegetable cleaning device described in Crab.