JPH0930597A - Method and device for cleaning food changing valve - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a trouble that when a charge liquid is switched over, residual solid components exert a bad influence upon the quality of following charge liquid by completely removing solid components adhered to the interior of a charge valve. SOLUTION: A cleaning tank 61 comprises a table on which a plurality of charge valves 30 are mounted and which has a hole with an openable cover, a clamp mechanism which presses the valves 30 to hold them, a mechanism for opening and closing a liquid passage in the charge valve, a mechanism for opening and closing the cover of the hole provided in the table, a mechanism which pushes a snifting valve to open and close a snifting circuit, upper spray nozzles 56 which spray from above, below, sideward of the valves 30, lower spray nozzles 57, and side spray nozzles 58.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for cleaning a filling valve of a liquid filling device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows an example of a conventional filling valve for a gas-containing beverage. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 is a filler bowl, and 2 is a valve body fastened and fixed to the filler bowl 1 with bolts 3. Liquid passages 4 and 5 are formed in the valve body 2. Reference numeral 6 is a mouth seal gasket of the container 7 mounted on the valve body 2, 8 is a stem in which a gas passage 9 is formed, and the stem is held by the valve body 2 so as to be vertically movable, and is urged upward by a post spring 10. There is. A packing 11 for opening and closing the liquid passage 5 is attached to the lower end of the stem 8. Reference numeral 12 denotes a float chamber which is connected to the lower end of the gas passage 9 in the stem 8 and holds the check sheet 13 and the float 14.

Reference numeral 15 is a sniff passage formed in the valve body 2, and a sniff valve 16 is provided in the passage 15. Reference numeral 17 is a charging body which is fitted on the upper end of the stem 8 so as to be vertically movable, and has a hole 18.

A charging cup 19 is integral with the charging body 17, and a charging gasket 20 for opening and closing the upper end opening of the stem 8 is incorporated between the charging cup 19 and the charging body 17. Reference numeral 21 is a spring provided between the stem 8 and the charging body 17, and 22 is an operating lever which is integral with a shaft 23 which is rotatably held on the side wall of the filler bowl 1. Engaging with the cup 19. The other end of the shaft 23 is engaged with a cam or the like (not shown) to operate the operating lever 22 at a predetermined position.
Is provided.

The parts 2 to 21 are integrated together to form a filling valve (unit) 30, a gas-filled beverage is supplied into the filler bowl 1, and a pressure is applied to the upper space thereof. The counter gas has been supplied.

The charging cup 19 is pushed downward by the actuating lever 22, the filling valve 30 is in a closed state, and the counter cup gas in the filler bowl 1 pressurizes the charging cup 19 and the like. Is pressed against. By this action, the packing 11 provided at the lower end of the stem 8 closes the liquid passage 5.

When the container 7 is supplied by a device (not shown) and sealed by the gasket 6, the operating lever 22 is rotated to lift the charging cup 19 upward as shown in FIG. Is opened, the counter gas in the filler bowl 1 is supplied from the hole 18 through the gas passage 9 and the float chamber 12 into the container 7, and the inside of the container 7 is pressurized to the same pressure as that in the filler bowl 1.

When the pressure in the container 7 becomes the same as that in the filler bowl 1, the stem 8 is lifted by the action of the post spring 10 as shown in FIG. 5, and the packing 11 opens the liquid passage 5 so that the liquid in the filler bowl 1 is closed. Are filled in the container 7 through the passages 4 and 5. On the other hand, the gas in the container 7 passes through the float chamber 12, the gas passage 9 and the hole 18 and the filler bowl 1
When the liquid level in the container 7 reaches the float 14, the float 14 is lifted and the check sheet 1
In contact with 3, the gas in the container 7 stops returning and the filling of the liquid also stops.

In this state, the operating lever 22 is reversed and pushes the charging cup 19 downward, so that the charging gasket 20 contacts the upper end opening of the stem 8 and further pushes it down so that the packing 11 moves down the liquid passage 5. close.

Subsequently, the sniff valve 16 is opened to discharge the counter gas in the head space in the container 7 to the atmosphere through the snift passage 15, and then the container 7 is lowered and sent to the lid tightening step.

After completion of the liquid filling work, a cleaning circuit is formed to clean the liquid contact part in the apparatus. 6 is an explanatory view of this cleaning circuit. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 30 is a filling valve, 31 is a cleaning cap, 32 is an O-ring provided on the cleaning cap 31, 33 is a cleaning liquid tank, and 34 is a valve body 2. Provided nipples, 35 and 36 are pipes connecting the nipple 34 and the cleaning liquid tank 33, and the cleaning tank 33 and the filler bowl 1, respectively, 37 is a pump provided in the pipe 36, and 38 is provided in the pipes 35 and 36, respectively. 2
Each open / close valve 39 is a pin provided on the valve body 2.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cleaning cap 31 has a piece-shaped groove 31a engaged with a pin 39, is sealed by an O-ring 32 and is airtightly attached to the valve body 2, and the groove portion of the filling valve 30 is provided inside. A cylindrical projection 31b having a hole 31c is provided in the body so that the tip of the cleaning gasket is brought into contact with the seal gasket 6 to guide the cleaning liquid.

When cleaning, first of all, the filler bowl 1
Liquid is discharged, the cleaning cap 31 is attached to the lower end of the valve body 2, two opening / closing valves 38 are opened, and the pump 37 is rotated to fill the filler bowl 1 with the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank 33. Then, when the charging cup 19 is lifted and the sniff valve 16 is pushed, the gas passage 9,
The liquid passages 4 and 5 and the sniff passage 15 (snift washing circuit is not shown) are opened, and the washing liquid in the filler bowl 1 circulates through these passages, the washing liquid tank 33, and the pump 37 to return to the filler bowl 1. Then, the wetted part of the device is cleaned.

[0014]

When juices containing solids are filled in the liquid filling device as described above, the solids stick to the liquid contact part in the device, and after the filling work is completed, the filling valve is arranged as described above. With the cleaning performed while the 30 is attached to the device (generally referred to as “CIP cleaning”), it is difficult to sufficiently remove the solid content stuck in the filling valve, and the solid content remaining when the filling liquid is switched. However, there is a problem that the quality of the next filling liquid is adversely affected.

In particular, when switching to a tasteless and odorless drinking water such as mineral water, the effect is great, so thorough cleaning is required. Therefore, it is often necessary to disassemble the filling valve and wash the hands, There was a problem that it took manpower.

In view of the above problems, the present invention makes it possible to completely remove the solid content stuck in the filling valve,
An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning method for a food filling valve and an apparatus thereof, which solves the problem that the solid content remaining when the filling liquid is switched adversely affects the quality of the next filling liquid.

[0017]

A method for cleaning a food filling valve according to the present invention, which achieves the above object, is a cleaning method in which a food filling valve is detached from a main body of a filling device and washed. Sliding / opening / closing parts such as liquid passages and sniff circuits can be individually slid and opened / closed in the valve cleaning tank, and multiple kinds of cleaning liquids are sequentially supplied / discharged to / from the valve cleaning tank for immersion and injection. At the same time, the cleaning is performed while operating the sliding / opening / closing parts such as the liquid passage and the sniff circuit.

In the above method for cleaning a food filling valve, the valve is placed in an inclined state for cleaning.

The above method for cleaning a food filling valve is characterized by comprising the main steps of hot water cleaning, alkali cleaning, acid cleaning, sterilization, and water cleaning.

In the above method for cleaning a food filling valve, the alkali cleaning and the acid cleaning are immersed and jetted, and the sterilization is immersed.
It is characterized in that hot water washing and water washing are performed by jetting, respectively.

On the other hand, the structure of the cleaning device for a food filling valve of the present invention comprises a cleaning tank capable of both immersion cleaning and spray cleaning, a tank filled with a cleaning liquid, a tank filled with a sterilizing liquid, and fresh water supply. A table having a hole with a lid on which the filling valve can be placed and opened / closed, a clamp mechanism for pressing and holding the filling valve, and a liquid in the filling valve. It is characterized by comprising a mechanism for opening and closing the passage, a mechanism for opening and closing the lid of the hole provided in the table, a mechanism for opening and closing the sniff circuit by pushing the sniff valve, and a spray nozzle for cleaning the outer circumference of the filling valve. .

In the above apparatus, the valve is mounted in an inclined state.

The same apparatus is characterized in that it is provided with each piping system of an alkali cleaning solution, an acid cleaning solution, a sterilizing solution and a fresh water.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a filling valve automatic cleaning apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cleaning tank section of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the cleaning tank section of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. As shown in these drawings, in the cleaning apparatus of the present invention, the filling valve 30 shown in FIG. 5 described above is removed from the filler bowl 1, and a large number of filling valves 30 ...
Are collectively cleaned with a dedicated cleaning device.

(Structure of Cleaning Apparatus of the Present Invention) As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning apparatus of the present invention comprises a cleaning tank 61 capable of both immersion cleaning and spray cleaning, and an alkaline (for example, "caustic soda"). Etc.) Tank 4 filled with cleaning liquid
1, a tank 42 filled with an acidic (for example, "nitric acid") cleaning liquid, a tank 43 filled with a sterilizing liquid, a fresh water supply source 54, a supply for connecting between the cleaning tank 61 and each of the tanks 41 to 43. Liquid pipes 44, 47 and necessary return pipe 45, circulation circuit pipe 46, circulation pumps 48, 50, 53 and heater 5
It is composed of two. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a valve mounting plate 64 as a table having a hole with a lid on which a plurality of filling valves 30 can be placed and opened and closed, and the filling valve 30 are provided in the cleaning tank 61. A clamp mechanism for pressing and holding, a mechanism for opening and closing the liquid passage in the filling valve, a mechanism for opening and closing the lid of the hole 64a provided in the valve mounting plate 64, and a sniff valve (reference numeral 16 in FIG. 5) for pushing the sniff A mechanism for opening and closing the circuit, and an upper spray nozzle 56 and a lower spray nozzle 5 for injecting from above, below, and sideways of the filling valve 30.
7. A side spray nozzle 58 is provided.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 is a cleaning tank portion, 59 is a necessary number of (electromagnetic) on-off valves provided in each pipe, and 46a, 46b, 46c and 46d are respectively from the circulation circuit pipe 46 to the cleaning tank. 61, upper spray nozzle 5
6, side spray nozzle 58, lower spray nozzle 57
A branch pipe and a branch pipe 60 are respectively shown as conduit cleaning pipes.

(Operation of the cleaning device of the present invention) Using the above cleaning device, for example, after completing the filling operation of ordinary juices and before switching to the new filling of mineral water or the like, the filling valve 30 is set to the filler bowl. (1 in FIG. 5), the cleaning valve is placed obliquely on the table in the cleaning tank 61, and the filling valve is pressed from above by the clamp mechanism and fixed. Then, cleaning is performed in the order of rough cleaning with hot water, alkali cleaning, alkaline cleaning hot water cleaning, acid cleaning, acid cleaning hot water cleaning, chlorine sterilization, and water cleaning. Immersion cleaning and spray cleaning are performed in the above alkali cleaning, acid cleaning, and chlorine sterilization, and spray cleaning is performed in hot water and water cleaning. In addition, in cleaning with alkali, acid, and hot water, the heater 52 is operated to raise the temperature, and sterilization and water cleaning are performed at room temperature, and the liquid passages in the filling valve and the lid of the table required for each cleaning process are opened and closed. Is performed by each drive mechanism, and circuits are formed by opening and closing required solenoid valves.
These are automatically performed by the automatic control device.

The details of the apparatus of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cleaning tank section 40. In the figure, reference numeral 61 is a cleaning tank, 62A is an air equipment room, 6
2B shows the respective control rooms, which are assembled in an integral case.

The cleaning tank 61 is provided with a canopy 61a on its upper portion, and a pump chamber is provided on the lower side thereof.
A circulation pump 50 and the like are housed therein (see FIG. 3). Further, four rotary cylinders 81 to 84, which will be described later, are housed in the air equipment chamber 62A, and an automatic control device (not shown) is housed in the control chamber 62B.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the cleaning tank 61 of FIG. 2 cut at a right angle to the longitudinal direction, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. In these drawings, reference numeral 63 is a base plate that is inclined by about 30 ° by a bracket and is arranged in three rows in the longitudinal direction of the cleaning tank 61, and 64 is a base plate 63.
A valve mounting plate fixedly mounted on the base plate 63 for mounting the filling valve unit 30, 65 is a hook-shaped hollow pole fixed downwardly to the base plate 63 and having an upper spray nozzle 56 facing downward at an upper end, 66 is a base plate 63. The lower spray nozzle 57 is fixed at the lower side and is directed upward at the upper end.
Hollow poles each having

The hollow poles 65 and 66 form part of the branch pipes 46b and 46d (FIG. 1) described above. In addition, 58 in FIG. 3 is a side spray nozzle fixedly installed in the branch pipe 46c (FIG. 1).

There are many valve mounting plates 64 (see FIG. 2).
Has 10 conical holes 64a in each row, and the conical hole 64a has an outer peripheral portion as shown in FIG.
The center portion is slidably supported by the hollow pole 66 and is opened and closed by the lower lid 67 which is biased upward by the spring 68. Further, reference numeral 69 denotes two positioning pins fixedly installed across the conical hole 64a. When the side surface of the lower end cylindrical portion of the filling valve 30 is placed in contact with the positioning pin, the filling valve 30 and the conical hole 64a become concentric. It is arranged as follows.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, reference numeral 70 is a stay plate suspended from the base plate 63, and 71, 72 and 7.
3 is a liquid passage lever rotatably pinned to a stay plate 70, a sniff circuit lever and a lower lid lever, and 74 is a slidably supported by a hollow pole 65 and a clamp lever urged downward by a spring 75. ,
Reference numeral 76 is a stay plate suspended from the base plate 63, and 77, 78, 79 and 80 are rotatably supported by the stay plate 77 via bearings, and a liquid passage lever 71, a clamp lever 74, a sniff circuit lever 72 and a lower lid. The cam shaft which engages with the lever 73 is shown,
One end of each is connected to the rotary cylinders 81, 82, 83 and 84 (FIGS. 2 and 4).

These cam shafts 77-80 are levers 71-
At the engaging portion with 74, there is a cam that is composed of a straight line parallel to a circular arc and is rotated by about 75 ° to obtain two high and low positions. When the cam is at the high position, the liquid passage lever 71 is pushed down and the liquid passage lever 71 is pushed down. The passage is opened, the sniff circuit lever 72 rotates sideways to open the sniff circuit, the lower lid lever 73 is pushed down to open the lower lid 67, the clamp lever 74 is pushed up to open, and the cam operates. When in the low position, these reverse operations are performed.

Three rows (row A, row B, row C in FIG. 3)
The three cam shafts of the same type, which are arranged in the horizontal direction and are arranged in the lateral direction, are simultaneously rotated in the same direction by the arm 85 fixed to the cam shaft and the connecting bar 86 pin-connected to these ( 2 and 4). Note that columns A, B, and C in FIG. 3 should be in the same state as described above, but column B shows different states for convenience of explanation.

Next, details of the operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be described.

First, the filling valve 30 is removed from the filler bowl (reference numeral 1 in FIG. 5) and manually placed in three rows on the valve placement plate 64 which is a table in the washing tank 61 of the washing tank section 40. Place. At this time, the liquid passage lever 71 and the clamp lever 72 are lifted,
If the side surface of the lower cylindrical portion of the filling valve 30 is brought into contact with the two pins 69 and is placed obliquely, the filling valve 30 can be easily arranged concentrically with the hole 64 a of the valve placement plate 64.

After the filling valve 30 is placed,
The rotary cylinder 82 rotates the cam shaft 78 to a low position, and the spring 75 lowers the clamp lever 74 to press and hold the shoulder portion of the filling valve 30.
Hereinafter, the filling valve is washed in the procedure of (1) to (7).

(1) Crude hot water washing step (spray washing approximately 10
2) First, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotary cylinder 81 lowers the liquid valve lever 71 to open the liquid passage, and the rotary cylinder 84 lowers the lower lid lever 73 to open the lower lid 67.
The heater 52 is operated to operate the circulation pump 5 from the fresh water source 54.
Hot water is jetted from the upper spray nozzle 56 and the side spray nozzle 58 through the filter 0, the filter 51, the heater 52, the circulation circuit pipe 46, and the branch pipes 46b and 46c. A portion of the hot water sprayed from the upper spray nozzle 56 flows through the liquid passage of the filling valve 30 and flows out from the hole 64a to wash the inside of the liquid passage, and the hot water sprayed from the side spray nozzle 58 is discharged from the filling valve 30. Clean the outside. Next, the liquid passage and the lower lid 67 are closed, the sniff lever 72 is pushed by the rotary cylinder 83 to open the sniff circuit, and the upper spray nozzle 56 is switched to the lower spray nozzle 57 to clean the sniff circuit. The cleaning of the above two circuits is alternately repeated at intervals of about 1 minute. The used hot water is drain 55
Drain more.

(2) Alkali cleaning step (immersion cleaning approximately 10
Minutes, spray cleaning about 5 minutes) The liquid passage of the filling valve 30, the sniff circuit, and the hole 64a of the table are opened, and the cleaning liquid is filled from the alkaline cleaning liquid tank 41 by the liquid supply pump 48 through the liquid supply pipe 44 to the valve unit 30. It is poured up to the immersion height, and then switched from the cleaning tank 61 to a circulation circuit passing through the circulation pump 50, the filter 51, the heater 52, the circulation circuit pipe 46, and the branch pipe 46a, and the heater 52 is activated to circulate with the circulation pump 50. Perform cleaning. After immersion cleaning for a predetermined time, the cleaning tank 6
The cleaning liquid in 1 is returned to the tank 41 via the return pipe 45 by the circulation pump 50, the liquid level in the cleaning tank 61 is lowered, the sniff circuit is closed, and the circulation pump 50, the heater 52, the circulation circuit pipe 46 from the cleaning tank 61, The upper spray nozzle 56 and the side spray nozzle 58 are switched to a circuit for spraying through the branch pipes 46b and 46c for cleaning, the liquid passage and the lower lid 67 are closed, the sniff circuit is opened, and the upper spray nozzle 56 is moved to the lower spray nozzle. Switching to 57, the spray cleaning for cleaning the sniff circuit is alternately repeated. When the cleaning for a predetermined time is completed, all the alkaline cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank 61 is returned to the alkaline cleaning liquid tank 41.

(3) Hot water cleaning process (spray cleaning for about 3 minutes) The alkaline cleaning liquid attached to the cleaning tank 61 and the filling valve 30 is removed in the same manner as the crude water cleaning process of (1). At the end of this step, the return pipe 45, the pipe cleaning pipe 60, the three-way valve 49
After that, a circuit is formed which goes to the discharge pipe 55 to discharge the alkaline cleaning liquid remaining in the pipe.

(4) Acid cleaning step (immersion cleaning for about 10 minutes, spray cleaning for about 5 minutes) The cleaning solution is guided from the acid cleaning solution tank 42 to the cleaning tank 61 through the solution supply pipe 44 by the solution supply pump 48, and thereafter (2) Immersion with an acid cleaning solution and spray cleaning are carried out in the same manner as in the alkali cleaning step.

(5) Hot water washing step (spray washing for about 3 minutes) In the same manner as the hot water washing step of (3), the acid washing liquid attached to the washing tank 61 and the filling valve 30 is removed, and the inside of the pipe is also washed.

(6) Chlorine water sterilization process (immersion sterilization approximately 60
Min) Open the liquid passage of the filling valve 30, the sniff circuit, and the hole 64a of the table, and wash the fresh water from the fresh water source 54 through the circulation pump 50, the circulation circuit pipe 46, and the branch pipe 46a to the height at which the filling valve 30 is immersed. Then, a predetermined amount of concentrated chlorine water is added from the sterilizing water tank 43 by the fixed amount injection pump 53, and sterilized by circulating while keeping the water level constant.
It should be noted that the heater 52 is not operated, and is discharged through the discharge pipe 55 after the sterilization is completed.

(7) Water washing step (spray washing for about 3 minutes) The inner and outer surfaces of the filling valve 30 are washed in the same manner as the hot water washing step of (3) without operating the heater 52. This completes the entire cleaning process.

The evaluation of the cleaning of the filling valve after the above cleaning is
Cleaning with the conventional filler bowl attached (CIP
(Washed). The results are shown in "Table 1" below.

[0049]

[Table 1]

As can be seen from the results of Table 1, the present invention shows no residual traces even in the case of beverages containing fibers such as juice, and can completely remove aromas such as coffee and juice. It was possible to satisfactorily fill with new mineral water. On the other hand, in the case of the conventional CIP cleaning, the residue remained in the bottleneck and some odor remained.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a large number of filling valve units are collectively washed in the tank,
Cleaning with the filler bowl attached (CIP cleaning)
Compared with the above, various cleaning methods are possible, the degree of cleaning is remarkably improved, and labor can be saved. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the problem of requiring manual labor without disassembling the filling valve as in the conventional case and manually removing it, and to completely remove solid matters and the like stuck in the filling valve. It is possible to solve the problem that the solid content remaining when switching the filling liquid adversely affects the quality of the next filling liquid.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a filling valve automatic cleaning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cleaning tank unit of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a cleaning tank unit of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the structure of a conventional filling valve.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional valve cleaning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 30 Filling valve 40 Cleaning tank part 41 Alkaline cleaning liquid tank 42 Acid cleaning liquid tank 43 Sterilizing liquid tank 44, 45, 46, 55, 60 Piping 48 Liquid feed pump 50 Circulation pump 52 Heater 54 Fresh water supply source 56, 57, 58 Spray nozzle 59 Open / close valve 61 Cleaning tank 64 Valve mounting plate 71 Liquid passage lever 72 Snift circuit lever 73 Lower lid lever 74 Clamp lever 77,78,79,80 Cam shaft 81,82,83,84 Rotary cylinder

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yukio Yamaguchi 1 at 60 Kyutansho, Iwazuka-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Nakabishi Engineering Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning method for removing a food filling valve from a filling device and cleaning the filling device, wherein the filling valve is slid in a valve washing tank such as a liquid passage and a sniff circuit, and sliding parts are individually slid. It can be opened and closed,
A food filling valve characterized in that a plurality of types of cleaning liquids are sequentially supplied to and discharged from the valve cleaning tank for immersion and injection, and cleaning is performed while operating sliding / opening / closing parts such as a liquid passage / snift circuit. Cleaning method. 2. The method for cleaning a food filling valve according to claim 1, wherein the valve is placed in an inclined state for cleaning. 3. The method for cleaning a food filling valve according to claim 1, comprising the main steps of hot water cleaning, alkali cleaning, acid cleaning, sterilization, and water cleaning. 4. The method for cleaning a food filling valve according to claim 3, wherein the alkali cleaning and the acid cleaning are performed by dipping and jetting, the sterilization is performed by dipping, and the hot water washing and the water washing are performed by jetting, respectively. 5. A washing tank capable of both immersion washing and spray washing, a tank filled with a washing solution, a tank filled with a sterilizing solution, and a fresh water supply source, wherein the washing tank contains A table having a hole with a lid on which the filling valve can be placed and opened / closed, a clamp mechanism for holding and holding the filling valve, a mechanism for opening / closing the liquid passage in the filling valve, and a hole provided in the table. A food filling valve cleaning device comprising: a mechanism for opening and closing a lid; a mechanism for pressing a sniff valve to open and close a sniff circuit; and a spray nozzle for cleaning the outer periphery of the filling valve. 6. The cleaning device for a food filling valve according to claim 5, wherein the food filling valve is mounted in an inclined state. 7. The valve cleaning apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a piping system for each of an alkaline cleaning solution, an acid cleaning solution, a sterilizing solution, and fresh water.