JPH09310957A - Item processing device having endless conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a cleaning operation and perform a positive cleaning by a method wherein a worker can perform an inner cleaning from outside a processing housing. SOLUTION: A cylindrical rotary drum 30 is rotatably arranged within an item processing housing 20, and an item transporting passage 12 is formed between the processing housing 20 and the rotary drum 30. The transporting passage 12 is provided with an endless conveyor 11 helically winding around the rotary drum 30 to transport the item. In turn, a cooling heat exchanger for cooling item processing air and supplying it to the transporting passage 12 is arranged within the processing housing 20. In addition, the processing housing 20 is formed such that its inner circumferential surface may approach an outer circumferential end of the endless conveyor 11, wherein a plurality of opening or closing doors 27 oppositely faced against the transporting passage 12 and formed in elongation in a longitudinal direction are arranged at the processing housing 20 in a circumferential direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article processing apparatus for subjecting a moving article placed on an endless conveyor to a process such as freezing, and more particularly to a measure for cleaning the inside of a processing housing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an article processing apparatus for freezing food, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-43100, food is placed on an endless conveyor that spirally moves. There is one in which cooling air, which is air for processing, is made to flow vertically to this food.

Specifically, the conventional article processing apparatus is constructed by housing the article processing means and the air processing means in a processing housing. The article processing means includes a rotatably supported inner partition wall and a large outer partition wall having a predetermined distance from the inner partition wall. Is spirally wound and stored. The air treatment means includes a cooler and a fan, and is configured to form cooling air and supply the cooling air to the transfer passage.

Then, the food is placed on the endless conveyor, and is frozen while spirally moving upward in the transfer passage through which the cooling air flows.

In the above-mentioned article processing apparatus, since it is necessary to clean the processing housing, the endless conveyor, etc. after the freezing operation of the food, a cleaning mechanism is incorporated as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-10542. Some are out. In this cleaning mechanism, an inner vertical pipe is arranged along the inner partition wall, and a cleaning water supply means is connected to the inner vertical pipe. Then, the cleaning water is sprayed from the nozzle of the inner vertical pipe to the transfer passage to clean the transfer passage, and the cleaning water is sprayed to various portions of the processing housing from other cleaning pipes connected to the cleaning water supply means. I try to wash it.

[0006]

Although the above-described conventional article processing apparatus incorporates a cleaning mechanism,
Since this cleaning mechanism does not necessarily say that the details are sufficiently cleaned, the worker manually performed the final cleaning after the rough cleaning was performed by the cleaning mechanism.

However, this manual cleaning is
There is a problem that an operator enters the inside of the processing housing to perform the cleaning, and in particular, even after the freezing work is completed, the inside of the processing housing is in a low temperature state, so that the cleaning work is extremely troublesome.

At this time, it is conceivable that an operator can perform a cleaning operation outside the processing housing. However, since the air processing means is installed adjacent to the article processing means, the processing housing is large. Therefore, there has been a problem that it is extremely difficult to manually wash the product from the outside.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to enable an operator to perform internal cleaning from the outside of the processing housing, thereby simplifying the cleaning operation and ensuring the cleaning. To do.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

-Summary of the Invention-In the present invention, a cylindrical rotary drum (30) is rotatably disposed inside a processing housing (20) for articles, and a space between the processing housing (20) and the rotary drum (30) is provided. An article transport passage (12) is formed. An endless conveyor (11) for spirally winding a rotating drum (30) to convey an article is provided in the conveying path (12). Meanwhile, processing housing (20)
Inside the transport passage (1
Arrange the heat exchanger (40) for cooling to supply to 2). Further, the processing housing (20) is formed such that the inner peripheral surface thereof is close to the outer peripheral end of the endless conveyor (11), and the processing housing (20) faces the transfer passage (12) and is long in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of formed doors (27) are arranged in the circumferential direction.

-Specific matters of the invention-Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, in the means of the invention described in claim 1, first, a cylindrical rotating drum () is provided inside the article processing housing (20). 30) is rotatably arranged via a supporting means (60), and the processing housing (20)
An article transport passage (12) through which the processing air flows is formed between the rotary drum (30) and the rotary drum (30). An endless conveyor (11) on which an article is placed and which conveys the article is provided in the transfer passage (12) by spirally winding a rotating drum (30). Further, a guide means (70) for guiding the spiral movement of the endless conveyor (11) is provided, and the processing housing (20) adjusts the processing air of the article to a predetermined air state, and a conveying passage ( An air treatment means (40) is provided for supplying to (12). In addition, the processing housing (20) is formed such that the inner peripheral surface thereof is close to the outer peripheral end of the endless conveyor (11), while the processing housing (20) faces the transfer passageway (12). In addition, a plurality of open / close doors (27) that are long in the vertical direction are arranged in the circumferential direction.

[0012] In addition, the means taken by the invention of claim 2 is the invention of claim 1, wherein the floor member (21) of the processing housing (20) is formed in a cone shape and has a drain port at the center. (26) is formed.

The means taken by the invention of claim 3 is the same as that of the invention of claim 1, wherein the processing housing (20) includes a floor member (21), a ceiling member (22) and a cylindrical side wall member. (23) is composed of three members each formed of one piece.

The means taken by the invention according to claim 4 is the guide means (7) in the invention according to claim 1 above.
0) is a vertical rail (71) standing upright in the vicinity of the inner surface of the processing housing (20), and is attached over the vertical rails (71) and arranged at a predetermined vertical interval. A plurality of horizontal rails (72) and a sliding contact piece (74) that holds the endless conveyor (11) by sliding contact with the lower surface of the endless conveyor (11) are provided.

Further, the means taken by the invention of claim 5 is the rotary drum (3
0) is a support means (6) at the upper end of the rotary drum (30).
It is configured to be cantilevered in 0).

The means taken by the invention according to claim 6 is the rotary drum (3
Above the 0), the process air conditioned by the heat exchanger (41) located inside the rotary drum (30) is sucked in, the process air is supplied to the transfer passage (12), and A circulation fan (50) is arranged to circulate air from the transfer passageway (12) so as to pass through the rotary drum (30).

-Action- According to the above-mentioned matters specifying the invention, in the present invention, when the processing such as freezing of the article is started, for example, the compressor of the outdoor unit is driven, and in the invention according to claim 6, the circulation fan is used. (Five
Drive 0). By driving the circulation fan (50), the processing air flows from the upper part to the lower part of the transfer passage (12) and from the lower part of the transfer passage (12) to the inner side of the rotary drum (30).

Further, for example, since the air treatment means (40) is arranged inside the rotary drum (30), the air treatment means (40) cools the air treatment means (40) to obtain a predetermined air condition. After that, the processing air is sucked into the circulation fan (50), and the above operation is repeated.

On the other hand, when the rotating drum (30) is rotated by the supporting means (60), the endless conveyor (11) travels and moves substantially in synchronization with the rotation of the rotating drum (30).
The endless conveyor (11) is introduced into the inside of the processing housing (20) from, for example, a carry-in section and enters the transfer passage (12). Then, the endless conveyor (11) is connected to the transfer path (1
2) is guided by the guide means (70) and spirally travels to ascend. Specifically, in the invention according to claim 4, the endless conveyor (11) is configured so that the conveying passage (12) is guided through the guide means (70). ) Is guided by the sliding contact piece (74) and spirally travels up. After that, when the endless conveyor (11) moves to the upper end of the transfer passage (12), it exits the processing housing (20) from the transfer passage (12) and moves to the carry-out section, and then again from the carry-out section. It will be introduced in 20), returned to the carry-in section, and this operation will be repeated.

When the endless conveyor (11) is running, an article is placed on the endless conveyor (11) at the carry-in section, and the article spirally moves up the transfer passage (12). During this movement, the processing air flows through the transfer passage (12), so that the article is exposed to the processing air and is subjected to processing such as freezing or cooling, and is carried out from the carry-out section. Will be processed.

When the processing of the articles is completed, for example, when the work for one day is completed, the inside of the processing housing (20) is washed. At this time, if the plurality of open / close doors (27) are opened, the inside of the processing housing (20) is opened almost entirely.

With the opening / closing door (27) opened, the operator sprays the washing water from the outside of the processing housing (20) into the inside of the processing housing (20). In particular, the endless conveyor (1
Since 1) is running, the details of the endless conveyor (11) and the guide means (70) can be washed.

In particular, in the invention according to claim 3, since the side wall member (23) of the processing housing (20) is formed in a cylindrical shape, there is little dust accumulation and it can be easily washed. In the described invention, the cleaning water flows to the drain port (26) along the floor member (21) of the processing housing (20) formed in a cone shape.

[0024]

Therefore, according to the present invention, the processing housing (20) is formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral end of the endless conveyor (11) and the opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...) Are provided. Since the inside of the processing housing (20) can be opened almost entirely by opening the opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...), From the outside of the processing housing (20), the inside of the processing housing (20), That is, the endless conveyor (1
1) etc. can be cleaned, and cleaning work can be facilitated and ensured.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, since the floor member (21) of the processing housing (20) is formed in a cone shape, reliable drainage to the drain port (26) can be performed. At the same time, since the number of corners is small, the amount of dust accumulated is small and cleaning can be performed more easily.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the processing housing (20) is provided with the floor member (21), the ceiling member (22) and the side wall member (23) of an integral body,
Since the assembling can be easily performed and the seam portion can be reduced, the dust accumulation is reduced and the cleaning can be performed more easily.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, since the guide means (70) is provided in the vicinity of the processing housing (20), the guide means (7) is apt to cause dust accumulation.
0) can be easily and surely washed.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the rotary drum (30) is supported in a cantilever manner, the supporting structure of the rotary drum (30) is simplified, and the dust pool is avoided. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the labor of cleaning.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, since the circulation fan (50) is arranged above the rotary drum (30), the processing housing (20) and the endless conveyor (11) are provided. Since they can be brought close to each other, the cleaning work from the outside of the processing housing (20) can be reliably realized.

[0030]

Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the article processing apparatus (10) of the present embodiment is a processing apparatus for freezing or cooling various articles such as foods, and is provided in the processing housing (20). Inside, rotating drum (30), endless conveyor (1
1) and an air treatment means (40) are provided, and a circulation fan (50) is attached to the upper part of the treatment housing (20).

As shown in FIG. 5, the rotary drum (30) is formed into a cylindrical body having open upper and lower end surfaces, and is attached to the processing housing (20) through a supporting means (60).
A space between the rotary drum (30) and the processing housing (20) is formed in the article transfer passageway (12).

The supporting means (60) is formed by connecting a drive mechanism (62) to one drive shaft (61) extending in the vertical direction, and both ends of the drive shaft (61) have support members (63, It is supported by the base (13) via 64). The upper open end of the rotary drum (30) is connected to the upper part of the drive shaft (61) via the horizontal stay (31). In other words, the rotary drum (30) is rotatably supported by the drive shaft (61) at its upper end in a cantilevered manner, and its lower end opening remains open.

As shown in FIG. 5, the inner peripheral surface of the lower opening end of the rotary drum (30) is in contact with the guide roller (32) to support the lower end of the rotary drum (30). Although not shown, the guide roller (32) is attached to the lower support member (64).

The drive mechanism (62) includes a motor (6a).
And a sprocket (6b, 6b) connecting the motor (6a) to the drive shaft (61) and a chain (6c). The upper support member (63) is a stay connected to the guide means (70) of the endless conveyor (11) described later, while the lower support member (64) is the processing housing (20). The motor (6a) of the drive mechanism (62) is installed on the lower support member (64).

The endless conveyor (11) is, for example, although not shown, formed in a mesh shape that can be expanded and contracted in the width direction, and is provided from the article loading section (14) to the article unloading section (15). ing. The endless conveyor (11) is introduced into the inside of the processing housing (20) from a carry-in section (14) located on the lower side of the processing housing (20) and guided from the lower part of the transfer passageway (12) to guide means (70). A rotary drum (30) is spirally wound along the path to ascend the transfer passage (12), and is temporarily drawn out to a carry-out section (15) located on the upper side of the processing housing (20). Then, the endless conveyor (11) is again introduced into the processing housing (20) from the carry-out section (15),
It is guided to the carry-in section (14) via a tension roller or the like.

The air treatment means (40) is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (1), the processing air for the article is cooled and adjusted to a predetermined air state and supplied to the transfer passage (12), and is provided with a cooling heat exchanger (41) which is a cooler. The cooling heat exchanger (41) is arranged inside the rotating drum (30) and is connected to an outdoor unit (not shown) including a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger via a refrigerant pipe. The cooling heat exchanger (41) is formed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined distance from the rotary drum (30), and is composed of two semicircular heat exchange parts (42, 42). . The both heat exchange parts (42,
42) is formed by a plurality of fins (43, 43, 43, 43, 43, 43
…) Are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction. The fins (43, 43, ...) Are arranged such that the pitch is small inside and large outside.

An upper closing plate (44) for closing the inner upper surface of the cooling heat exchanger (41) is provided on the upper portion of the cooling heat exchanger (41), while the cooling heat exchanger (41) is provided. ) And the lower end of the rotary drum (30) are closed by a donut plate-shaped lower closing plate (45). That is, the processing air flows from the inside of the lower portion of the cooling heat exchanger (41) into the cooling heat exchanger (41), and the processing air cools across the cooling heat exchanger (41). The processing air is allowed to flow upward from the outside of the cooling heat exchanger (41).

The processing housing (20) includes a floor member (21), a ceiling member (22) and a side wall member (2) which are integrally formed.
In addition to the three members 3) and 3), an article carrying-in protruding wall member (24) and a carrying-out bulging wall member (25) are provided. Each of the members (21 to 25) is formed by filling a heat insulating material between the outer plate and the inner plate, and the processing housing (20).
Are configured to keep the interior space cool.

The floor member (21) is mounted on the base (13), and the upper surface (2a) is formed in a cone shape so as to incline toward the center, and the drain ( 26) has been formed. A drain pipe (16) is connected to the drain port (26).

The side wall member (23) is composed of an endless conveyor (1
The outer edge of (1) is formed into a cylindrical shape that is close to the floor member (2
1) The ceiling member (22) is installed and fixed on the upper end of the side wall member (23) while being installed and fixed on it. Incidentally, the carry-in projecting wall member (24) is formed in a substantially U shape in a plan view, and although not shown, is projectingly formed only on a lower portion of the side wall member (23) and penetrates the side wall member (23). The endless conveyor (11) extending to the carry-in section (14) is covered. In addition, the bulging wall member (25) for unloading is formed in a substantially U shape in a plan view, is formed over both upper and lower ends of the side wall member (23), and penetrates the side wall member (23). It covers the endless conveyor (11) extending to the carry-out section (15).

The side wall member (23) includes five opening / closing doors (2
7, 27, ...) are formed and the bulging wall member (2) for unloading is formed.
One opening / closing door (27) is formed on the side surface of (5). Each of the opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...) Is formed to be long in the vertical direction so as to face the transport passage (12). Specifically, the opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...) The length is formed to the lower position.

Further, the widths of the five opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...) Of the side wall member (23) are the same as those of the opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...) Excluding the bulging wall member (25) for carrying out. Are formed to have a size substantially the same as that of the opening, and when the opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...) Are opened, the inside of the processing housing (20) is opened almost entirely.

The guide means (70) guides the spiral movement of the endless conveyor (11) as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and comprises a vertical rail (71), a horizontal rail (72) and a spiral. It is composed of a crosspiece (73) and a sliding contact piece (74). The vertical bars (71) are located between the side wall member (23) of the processing housing (20) and the endless conveyor (11) and are arranged at equal intervals.
The above-mentioned upper support member (63) is connected to the upper part.

The horizontal rails (72) are attached to the respective vertical rails (71), and three vertical rails (73) are provided. On the other hand, the spiral rail (73) is provided with two, an outer peripheral side and an inner peripheral side. The
It is supported along each vertical rail (71) and is provided along the spiral movement of the endless conveyor (11). The sliding contact piece (74) extends in the centripetal direction from the spiral bar (73), that is, toward the rotary drum (30), and the lower surface of the endless conveyor (11) makes sliding contact with the endless conveyor. (1
1) is provided to hold.

Further, the horizontal rail (72) has the horizontal rail (72).
And a partition plate (75) for partitioning a gap between the side wall member (23) of the processing housing (20). That is, the partition plate (75) is formed such that the outer peripheral end thereof is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the side wall member (23) substantially, and the gap between the side wall member (23) and the outer peripheral end of the endless conveyor (11) is vertically adjusted. The processing air is allowed to flow through the transfer passage (12) so that the processing air hardly flows through the gap.

Two of the circulation fans (50) are provided to circulate the processing air as shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, and to the ceiling member (22) of the processing housing (20). It is attached to the formed fan opening (2b). The circulation fan (50) includes a processing housing (20).
Inside the fan body (51) and the processing housing (2
0) A fan motor (52) located outside and connected to the fan body (51) is provided, and the fan opening (2b) of the processing housing (20) is larger than the outer diameter of the fan body (51). Has been formed.

The circulation fan (50) is inserted into the fan opening (2b) to form a part of the processing housing (20), and a housing plate (53) is fixed for processing. A rectangular mounting plate (54) detachably fixed to the housing (20). The fan body (51) is connected to the lower end of the fan shaft (55) penetrating the housing plate (53) and the mounting plate (54) so as to be located in the processing housing (20).
A fan motor (52) is connected to the upper end of the fan shaft (55) so as to be located outside the processing housing (20).

The fan body (51) has a fan shaft (55).
A plurality of blades (5c, 5c, ...) Are fixed to the main plate (5b) attached to the blade (5a) via the hub (5a) and
The diffuser (5d) is attached to c, 5c, ...). A suction port (5e) for sucking the processing air in the axial direction is formed in the center of the diffuser (5d), while the outside of the blades (5c, 5c, ...) Is orthogonal to the axial center. It is a blower outlet (5f) that blows out the processing air radially all around in the centrifugal direction. The fan body (51)
Constitutes a centrifugal turbofan.

Then, the fan body (51) sucks the processing air cooled by the cooling heat exchanger (41) and supplies the processing air to the transfer passage (12), and at the same time, the processing air is discharged. It is circulated from the transfer passage (12) so as to pass through the inside of the rotary drum (30).

The suction port (5e) of the fan body (51)
An air guide tube (17) that guides the processing air is attached to the rotary drum (30), and the upper support member (63) includes a rotary drum (30).
It is formed with a slightly smaller diameter to let the processing air into the fan body (5
A guide tube (18) leading to (1) is mounted above the rotary drum (30).

Between the two fan bodies (51),
An interference prevention plate (19) for partitioning the fan bodies (51) is provided, and the interference prevention plate (19) prevents the processing air blown from the two fan bodies (51) from interfering with each other. There is.

-Freezing Operation in Embodiment 1- Next, the freezing operation of the article in the above-mentioned article processing apparatus (10) will be described.

First, when the freezing process of the article is started, the compressor of the outdoor unit (not shown) is driven and the circulation fan (50) is also driven. By driving the circulation fan (50), the processing air is blown out radially from the fan body (51), flows through the transfer passage (12) from the upper side to the lower side, and the rotating drum (30) flows from the lower side of the transfer passage (12). ) Flows inside.
The processing air flows inside the cooling heat exchanger (41) because the lower closing plate (45) is provided,
Since the upper opening of the cooling heat exchanger (41) is closed by the upper closing plate (44), the process air traverses the cooling heat exchanger (41).

During this traverse, the processing air is cooled by exchanging heat with the refrigerant in the cooling heat exchanger (41). Then, the cooled processing air flows upward between the rotary drum (30) and the cooling heat exchanger (41) by the upper closing plate (44) and is sucked into the fan body (51). Then, the processing air repeats the above operation.

On the other hand, when the drive shaft (61) is rotated by the motor (6a) of the drive mechanism (62), the rotary drum (30) is rotated and the inner end surface of the endless conveyor (11) is rotated by the rotary drum (30). Since the endless conveyor (11) is pressed against, the traveling movement of the endless conveyor (11) is substantially synchronized with the rotation of the rotary drum (30). This endless conveyor (11) is introduced into the inside of the processing housing (20) from the carry-in section (14) and the transfer passage (12).
to go into. Then, the endless conveyor (11) is guided by the sliding contact piece (74) of the guide means (70) in the transfer passage (12) and travels in a spiral shape to move upward, for example, to move the rotary drum (30). Wind 12 times. After that, the endless conveyor (11) is
When moving to the upper end of the transport passage (12), the transport passage (12)
From the processing housing (20) to the carry-out section (15), and then from the carry-out section (15) to the processing housing (20) again, returning to the carry-in section (14) and repeating this operation. become.

When the endless conveyor (11) is running, an article such as food is placed on the endless conveyor (11) at the carry-in section (14), and the article spirally moves up the transfer passageway (12). During this movement, the cooled low-temperature processing air flows vertically in the transfer passageway (12), so that the article is exposed to the processing air and frozen, and is carried out from the carry-out section (15). The freezing process of the article is sequentially repeated.

Further, when the above-mentioned article is frozen, since the partition plate (75) of the guide means (70) partitions the processing housing (20) and the endless conveyor (11), the processing air is not supplied. The flow does not flow between the processing housing (20) and the endless conveyor (11), so that the flow reliably passes through the transfer passage (12).

On the other hand, when the freezing process of the articles is completed,
For example, at the end of a day's work, the processing housing (2
The inside of 0) will be washed. At this time, if the six opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...) Are opened, the inside of the processing housing (20) is opened almost all over.

With the open / close doors (27, 27, ...) Opened, the operator sprays cleaning water from the outside of the processing housing (20) into the inside of the processing housing (20). In particular, since the endless conveyor (11) runs close to the processing housing (20), it is possible to clean the details of the endless conveyor (11) and the guide means (70).

In particular, since the side wall member (23) of the processing housing (20) is formed in a cylindrical shape, there is little dust accumulation and it can be easily washed, and the cleaning water is formed in a cone shape. It flows to the drain port (26) along the floor member (21) of the housing (20), and is quickly discharged through the drain pipe (16).

When the circulation fan (50) is replaced, the fan opening (2b) of the processing housing (20) is formed larger than the fan body (51), so that the processing housing (20) is replaced. Installation work will be performed from above.

-Effects of First Embodiment- As described above, according to the first embodiment, the processing housing (20) is formed close to the outer peripheral end of the endless conveyor (11), and the open / close door (27, 27) is formed. Since the opening (27, ...) Is provided, the inside of the processing housing (20) can be opened almost all over by opening the opening / closing doors (27, 27, ...). The inside of the processing housing (20), that is, the endless conveyor (11) and the like can be washed from the outside, and the washing operation can be facilitated and ensured.

Further, since the floor member (21) of the processing housing (20) is formed in a cone shape, the drainage port (26).
In addition to being able to perform reliable drainage, the number of corners is small, so there is less dust accumulation, and cleaning can be performed more easily.

Further, since the processing housing (20) is composed of the floor member (21), the ceiling member (22) and the side wall member (23) of an integral body, the assembling can be easily performed and the joints can be easily joined. Since the number of parts can be reduced, the amount of dust collected is reduced and cleaning can be performed more easily.

Further, since the guide means (70) is provided in the vicinity of the processing housing (20), the guide means (70) where dust is likely to accumulate can be easily and surely washed.

Further, since the rotary drum (30) is supported in a cantilever manner, the supporting structure of the rotary drum (30) is simplified and the dust pool can be avoided, so that the labor for cleaning is reduced. can do.

Further, since the circulation fan (50) is arranged above the rotary drum (30), the processing housing (20) and the endless conveyor (11) can be brought close to each other. The cleaning work from the outside of (20) can be reliably realized.

On the other hand, since the cooling heat exchanger (41) of the air processing means (40) is arranged inside the rotary drum (30), the rotary drum (30), which has conventionally been a dead space, is disposed. Since the inside of can be effectively used,
The outer shape of the processing housing (20) can be reduced,
The size of the entire device can be reduced.

In particular, since the rotary drum (30) and the air treatment means (40) are not arranged next to each other as in the conventional case, the entire apparatus can be made extremely small and the installation space of the entire apparatus can be reduced. Because you can
Space saving can be achieved.

Further, since the volume of the processing housing (20) can be made smaller than in the conventional case, the cooling capacity can be made smaller, so that the processing efficiency can be improved.

Further, since the cooling heat exchanger (41) is formed in a cylindrical shape, a necessary heat exchange area can be surely secured, so that the necessary capacity can be surely exhibited.

Further, since the circulation fan (50) is arranged above the rotary drum (30), it is possible to surely circulate the processing air and to process the circulation fan (50). Since the processing housing (20) can be made smaller than the case where the processing housing (20) is arranged inside the housing (20), the size can be further reduced.

Further, since the rotary drum (30) is supported in a cantilever manner, it is possible to introduce a refrigerant pipe or the like of the air treatment means (40), and to effectively use the internal space of the rotary drum (30). Can be available.

Further, since the partition plate (75) is provided on the guide means (70) so as to vertically divide the gap between the processing housing (20) and the endless conveyor (11), the air processing means ( It is possible to reliably prevent the short circuit of the processing air in 40) and to reliably flow the processing air through the transfer passageway (12), so that it is possible to improve the processing efficiency of the article.

Further, since the fins (43, 43, ...) Of the cooling heat exchanger (41) are made finer on the inside and rough on the outside, the cooling heat exchanger (41) is The flow velocity of the processing air to traverse can be made faster inside the cooling heat exchanger (41) and slower at the outside, so that the cooling heat exchanger (41)
Since the frost formation can be made almost uniform, the defrosting process can be reduced.

The fan main body (51) of the circulation fan (50) is arranged inside the processing housing (20), and the fan motor (52) is arranged outside the processing housing (20). The heat of the motor is not transmitted to the inside of the housing (20), and the decrease in the cooling capacity can be reliably prevented.

Further, since the circulation fan (50) is detachably attached to the fan opening (2b) of the processing housing (20), the circulation fan (50) is attached and detached from the outside of the processing housing (20). So you can do
It is possible to facilitate the work such as mounting the circulation fan (50).

Further, since the processing air is blown out radially from the fan body (51), the processing air can be made to uniformly flow into the internal space of the processing housing (20). The treatment can be performed uniformly.

Further, since the air processing means (40) is arranged inside the rotary drum (30) and the circulation fan (50) is arranged above the rotary drum (30), the processing air is treated. It is possible to generate an air flow that reliably flows through the transfer passageway (12), and it is possible to efficiently and surely process the article.

Embodiment 2 In Embodiment 2, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, air injection means (80) for injecting high pressure air is provided.

Specifically, the air injection means (80) is provided with an air supply source (81) having an air pump or the like, and an air pipe (82) is connected to the air supply source (81). Although not shown, the pipe (82) penetrates the ceiling member (22) of the processing housing (20), is introduced into the processing housing (20), and is connected to the drive shaft (61). An air passage (83) is formed inside the drive shaft (61), and two branch pipes (84, 84) are connected to the drive shaft (61).

The branch pipes (84, 84) extend in the centrifugal direction from the drive shaft (61), then bend in an L shape and extend downward along the cooling heat exchanger (41). (8a, 8a). The vertical pipe portion (8a, 8a) is provided close to the inner surface of the cooling heat exchanger (41) and is provided with a plurality of nozzles (85, 85, ...).

Therefore, when high pressure air is supplied from the air supply source (81), the high pressure air is supplied from the air pipe (82) to the branch pipes (84, 84) via the drive shaft (61).
It is blown out from the nozzles (85, 85, ...) Of the vertical pipe portion (8a, 8a) and is blown to the cooling heat exchanger (41) from the inner surface of the cooling heat exchanger (41).

In particular, since the branch pipes (84, 84) rotate with the rotation of the drive shaft (61), the high pressure air is uniformly blown around the entire circumference of the cooling heat exchanger (41). Then, the frost on the cooling heat exchanger (41) is blown off by the high pressure air.

As described above, since the high-pressure air can be injected from the inside of the cooling heat exchanger (41) by the air injection means (80), the frost formation on the cooling heat exchanger (41) can be prevented. It can be blown away and defrost can be avoided as much as possible.

-Third Embodiment-In the third embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, the processing housing (20) of the first embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape instead of the first embodiment. As another embodiment of the described invention, the processing housing (20) is formed in a hexagonal shape or an octagonal shape.

Also in the third embodiment, the first embodiment described above is used.
Similarly to the above, it is possible to reduce the overall shape, improve the cleaning property, and improve the work of attaching the circulation fan (50). The processing housing (20) is not limited to the shape of the third embodiment, and it goes without saying that it may have various polygonal shapes.

Further, in the third embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the cooling heat exchanger (41) of the first embodiment has a cylindrical shape instead of the cooling heat exchanger (41). The shape of the heat exchanger (41) may be octagonal or quadrangular. In short, any heat exchanger (41) can be used as long as it can exhibit a predetermined cooling capacity, and various shapes may be adopted.

The cooling heat exchanger (41) is not limited to the cylindrical shape and may be a flat shape, that is, the processing air flows downward in the rotary drum (30). When flowing upward from the above, it may be cooled across the cooling heat exchanger (41).

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Other Embodiments of the Invention In the present embodiment, the article processing apparatus (10) for processing food has been described.
It goes without saying that the present invention may be one in which an article is heat-treated or an article other than food is treated.

The cooling heat exchanger (41) of the air treatment means (40) in each embodiment may be an iron pipe or the like in addition to the copper pipe, and various diameters may be applied. .

Further, three partition plates (75) are provided above and below, but two or one above and below may be provided.

In each of the embodiments, two circulation fans (50) are installed, but in the present invention, one or more circulation fans (50) may be installed.
It may be any one as long as it exhibits a predetermined circulating air flow capacity.

Further, in each embodiment, the opening / closing door (27)
Although the six doors are provided, in the present invention, the opening / closing door (27)
May be 5 or less or 7 or more, in short, as long as the size and number of cleaning operations are possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional front view of an article processing apparatus showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional plan view of the article processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a sectional front view showing a main part of the article processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a cooling heat exchanger.

FIG. 5 is a sectional front view of a rotary drum.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of the article processing apparatus showing the operation of the opening / closing door.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the article processing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a guide means.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a guide unit.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a circulation fan.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a circulation fan.

FIG. 12 is a side view of a circulation fan.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a circulation fan.

FIG. 14 is a sectional front view showing an air injection unit of the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing an air injection unit.

FIG. 16 is a plan view showing another processing housing according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing another processing housing according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing another cooling heat exchanger according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing another cooling heat exchanger according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Article processing device 11 Endless conveyor 12 Conveyance passage 20 Processing housing 21 Floor member 22 Ceiling member 23 Side wall member 26 Drain port 2a Fan opening 30 Rotating drum 40 Air treatment means 41 Cooling heat exchanger 50 Circulation fan 51 Fan body 52 Fan Motor 53 Housing plate 54 Mounting plate 55 Fan shaft 5e Suction port 5f Air outlet 60 Support means 64 Support member 70 Guide means 71 Vertical bar 72 Horizontal bar 73 Spiral bar 75 Sliding contact piece 80 Air injection means

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Kiyohisa Kawato 1-6-28 Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka City Hokukoku Daikin Plant Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshihide Okubo 1-628- Nakatsu, Kita-ku, Osaka Hokok Building Daikin Plant Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cylindrical rotary drum (30) is rotatably disposed inside a processing housing (20) of an article through a supporting means (60), and the processing housing (20) and the rotary drum ( An article transfer passage (12) through which processing air flows is formed between the endless conveyor (30) and an endless conveyor (11) for transferring the article placed on the transfer passage (12). The drum (30) is spirally wound, and further provided with guide means (70) for guiding the spiral movement of the endless conveyor (11). An air treatment means (40) for adjusting the air to a predetermined air state and supplying it to the transfer passageway (12) is provided, while the treatment housing (20) has an inner peripheral surface of the endless conveyor (11). The processing housing (20) is formed so as to be close to the end, The article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor, characterized in that the road (12) in opposite and longitudinally longer formed a plurality of door (27) is arranged in the circumferential direction. 2. The article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the floor member (21) of the processing housing (20) is formed in a cone shape, and a drainage port (26) is formed in the central portion. An article processing apparatus provided with an endless conveyor. 3. The article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the processing housing (20) includes a floor member (21) and a ceiling member (2).
2) and a cylindrical side wall member (23) are each provided with three members integrally formed, The article processing apparatus provided with the endless conveyor. 4. The article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the guide means (70) is provided with a vertical crosspiece (71) standing upright in the vicinity of the inner surface of the processing housing (20). A plurality of horizontal rails (72) mounted over each vertical rail (71) and arranged at a predetermined vertical interval are in sliding contact with the lower surface of the endless conveyor (11), and the endless conveyor (11). Sliding contact piece (74)
An article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor, comprising: 5. The article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the rotating drum (30) is cantilevered by a supporting means (60) at an upper end portion of the rotating drum (30). An article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor characterized by the above. 6. The article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor according to claim 1, wherein a heat exchanger (41) located inside the rotating drum (30) is adjusted above the rotating drum (30). The processing air is sucked and supplied to the transfer passage (12), and the processing air is transferred from the transfer passage (12) to the rotary drum (30).
An article processing apparatus having an endless conveyor, wherein a circulation fan (50) for circulating the inside of the article is arranged.