JPH0947422A - Boot washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To wash many workers' boots continuously and evenly over the whole of the boots by applying the constitution that a sensor operates, when a worker wearing boots steps in a washing passage, and a washing liquid is jetted from a nozzle group for removing contaminants with a brush body. SOLUTION: A pair of washing passages 3 are formed in the frame 2 of a boot washer 1 with the upper end open, and each washing passage 3 has opposite side wails 4, a boundary enclosure and a bottom wall. A nozzle group U open to internal space is laid on the side wails 4, and a feed means is provided for supplying a washing liquid to the nozzle group 9. Also, a solenoid valve is laid within a pipe line 14 leading to the nozzle group 9, and opened or closed, when sensors 16 at the entrances of the washing passages 3 detect the transit of boots. In this case, inward directed brush bodies 18 are flocked on the side walls 4, so as to be positioned along the open periphery of the washing passages 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is to wash boots sprayed with a cleaning liquid having a disinfecting and sterilizing effect in order to clean boots worn by workers who are required to work in a hygienic environment such as the food industry. Regarding the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an operator who performs the above-mentioned work sprays the cleaning liquid on the surface of boots using a portable sprayer in which each person puts the cleaning liquid, and also at the entrance / exit of the workplace. A method has been adopted in which a cleaning liquid layer such as a shallow pool is formed, and an operator walks in the cleaning liquid layer when entering and leaving to perform cleaning.

Among the above methods, the former method is
It is difficult to wash the boots of many workers in a short time, and it is not preferable because the mist of the sprayer scatters and wets the surrounding area.In the latter method, only the part near the bottom of the boots is used. However, there is a difficulty that the upper part of the boots cannot be washed.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Here, the present invention compensates for the drawbacks of the prior art, and enables the boots of a large number of workers to be continuously and evenly washed over the entire boots, It is intended to provide a washing machine that does not pollute the environment.

[0005]

A boots washer according to claim 1, wherein a pair of cleaning passages (3) are provided with side walls (4) facing each other in a frame (2) whose upper side is open. , 3), a nozzle group (9) opening inwardly on the side walls (4) of these cleaning passages (3, 3), and a supply means (1) for pressure-feeding the cleaning liquid to these nozzle groups (9).
0) and the conduit (14) included in this supply means (10)
A solenoid valve (15) for opening and closing the valve, and the cleaning passage (3,
Sensor (16) arranged in 3) for detecting the passage of boots
And a spray of a cleaning liquid which is planted inwardly on the side wall (4) of the cleaning passage (3, 3) and sprayed from the nozzle group (9) toward the boots (3, 3). ) And a brush body (18) to be trapped inside.

A boots washer according to a second aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention.
The supply means (10) described in (3) above supplies a cleaning liquid to the nozzle group (9) through the pipe line (14), a tank (11), a pump (12), and a motor (13). )When,
Conduit (14).

A boots washer according to a third aspect is the first aspect.
A timer (17) for opening the solenoid valve (15) for a predetermined time by a signal from the sensor (16) described in (1).
Equipped.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the boot boot washing machine, the sensor (16) according to the first aspect is a contact sensor arranged at an inlet of the cleaning passage (3, 3).

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the boot boot washing machine, the sensor (16) according to the first aspect is provided with a photoelectric tube (36) and a photoelectric tube reflection which are opposed to each other across the cleaning passages (3, 3). A phototube sensor including a mirror (37).

A boots washer according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the first aspect.
A blower (2) for discharging the spray through a through hole (20) formed in the side wall (4) of the cleaning passage (3, 3) according to 1.
2) is provided.

A boots washer according to a seventh aspect is the sixth aspect.
A fog removing device (21) is interposed between the through hole (20) and the blower (22) described in (1).

A boots washer according to an eighth aspect is the sixth aspect.
Alternatively, the discharge air of the blower (22) described in 7 is discharged to the drying passage (29) connected to the cleaning passages (3, 3).

A boots washer according to a ninth aspect is the one according to the first aspect.
The cleaning passage (3, 3) and the nozzle group (9,
9) and a cleaning area (A) comprising the brush body (18)
And a drive zone (B) comprising said supply means (10) and are in communication with each other via said conduit (14).

[0014]

In the boot boot washing machine according to claim 1, when a worker wearing the boots steps into the cleaning passage, the sensor operates, and the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the nozzle group toward the boots. The cleaning liquid is applied to the boots cleaned by the brush body, and the presence of the brush body prevents the sprayed cleaning liquid from scattering to the outside.

In the boots washer according to claim 2,
A tank, a pump, and a motor constitute a cleaning liquid supply means for supplying the cleaning liquid to the nozzle group through a pipe line.

In the boots washer according to claim 3,
Upon receipt of the signal from the sensor, the solenoid valve is opened for the time set by the timer.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the boot boot washing machine, the boot is brought into contact with the contact sensor disposed at the entrance of the cleaning passage, whereby the sensor is activated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the boot boot washing machine, a phototube and a phototube reflection mirror which are opposed to each other across the washing passage are provided.
The cleaning liquid is sprayed from the nozzle group as the boots pass through the photoelectric tube sensor consisting of

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the boot boot washing machine, the mist of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning passage is positively discharged to the outside by a blower through a through hole formed in a side wall of the cleaning passage. Further, in the boots washer according to claim 7, the spray is liquefied by the mist liquefying device interposed between the through hole and the blower.

In the boots washer according to claim 8,
The air blown from the blower is discharged into a drying passage that is continuous with the washing passage, and the washing liquid applied to the surface of the boots is dried.

In the boots washer according to claim 9,
Since it is divided into a cleaning area for applying the cleaning liquid to the boots and a driving area provided with a supply means for pumping the cleaning liquid here, it can be installed at a distant place while interposing the above-mentioned pipeline, Can be set to a desired position.

[0022]

1 and 2, a pair of cleaning passages 3 and 3 are formed substantially parallel to each other in a frame 2 of which an upper side of a boot washer 1 is opened. Reference numerals 3 and 3 denote side walls 4 and 4 facing each other and a boundary casing 5, respectively.
And a bottom wall 6, and above the bottom wall 6 there is formed a tread 8 having a gap 7 formed in a saw-like shape.

Nozzle groups 9 opening inward are provided on the side walls 4 and 4, and a supply means 10 for supplying a cleaning liquid to these nozzle groups 9 is mounted on a side portion of the frame 2. A tank 11, a pump 12, a motor 13, and a conduit 14 leading to the nozzle group 9 via a pump 12 for rotating the cleaning liquid in the tank 11 by the motor 13. A pressure adjusting device X is provided on the discharge side of the pump 12, and the residual water is returned to the tank 11.

A solenoid valve 15 is provided in the pipe line 14,
The solenoid valve 15 is opened and closed by the cleaning passage 3
When the sensor 16 provided at the entrance of the sensor detects the passage of boots, the signal detected by the sensor 16 is transmitted to the solenoid valve 15 via the timer 17.
Is set to a predetermined time as a preset required transit time.

Although the sensor 16 is shown as a contact sensor in the illustrated embodiment, it is optional to employ an optical sensor such as a photoelectric tube sensor or other sensor as will be described later.

A brush body 18 is planted inwardly on the side walls 4 and 4 along the opening edges of the cleaning passages 3 and 3, and the brush body 18 may have various forms which will be described later. The entrance side of the cleaning passages 3 and 3 has a function of scraping off mud and the like adhering to the boots, and the exit side has a function of applying the sprayed cleaning liquid to the boots.
It also has a function of suppressing the sprayed mist from scattering outside the cleaning passages 3, 3. Further, the boots are protected from colliding with the nozzle groups 9, 9 and the passage position of the boots is determined.

Next, FIG. 3 is a view showing the side wall 4 facing the space 19 (FIG. 2) of the boundary casing 5 formed in the middle of the pair of cleaning passages 3, 3, and in this figure, It is shown that the brush body 18 is planted in a U shape across both side edges and the upper edge of the side wall 4. A plurality of through holes 20 are formed in the side wall 4 near the lower end thereof, and these through holes 20 are provided in the space 19 to form a fog liquefying device 21.
Communicate with

A blower 2 driven by the motor 13 is provided in the fog liquefying device 21, the structure of which is detailed in FIG.
2 (see FIG. 1), the air is taken in through the through holes 20 exposed to the cleaning passages 3, 3, that is, FIG.
(A), (b), (c), and (d) show a front view, a right side view, a left side view, and a horizontal sectional view, respectively, of the fog removing device.

Suction ports 24 communicating with the through holes 20 are provided on both side surfaces of the frame body 23 of the mist liquefying device 21, and a bypass passage 25 is formed in the inside thereof as shown in a horizontal sectional view (d). 26 and the corrugated wall 27, the outlet 28 communicates with the blower 22 via the intake passage Y. The liquefied cleaning liquid is discharged through a drain port (not shown) provided at the bottom or a removable drain tank.

5 and 6 show the nozzle group 9 and the brush body 18.
FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the brush body 18
Is an example in which the nozzle group 9 is mainly provided only on one side wall 4 and the nozzle group 9 is arranged on the other side wall 4. FIG. 6 shows the brush body 18 avoiding the openings of the nozzles forming the nozzle group 9. An example is shown in which both side walls 4 and 4 are planted. In this way, the brush body 18 protects the nozzle group 9 and captures the mist from the nozzle group 9 with the brush body 18 and suppresses the scattering, thereby applying the cleaning liquid to the shoe.

In FIG. 7, the drying passage 2 is connected to the washing passages 3 and 3 by utilizing the air from the discharge port of the blower 22.
9 shows an example in which the frame 9 is formed on the frame 2, whereby the surface of the boots wetted with the cleaning liquid is dried.

In FIG. 9, a cleaning area A in which the boot washer 1 applies the cleaning liquid to the boots and a driving area B in which the cleaning liquid is pressure-fed thereto.
And the intake passage Y are interposed between the two.

Returning to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when the left and right boots 30, 30 worn by the worker are detected by the sensors 16, 16 at the entrances of the left and right cleaning passages 3, 3, respectively, The solenoid valve 15 is opened via the timer 17 only for a preset fixed time, that is, the required passage time, and the cleaning liquid in the tank 11 is passed through the conduit 14 by the motor 13 and the pump 12 into the nozzle group. Pumped to 9,
The cleaning liquid is sprayed from the nozzle group 9 toward the boots 30, 30.

Since the boots 30, 30 worn by the worker are stepped into the cleaning passages 3, 3 so as to separate the brush body 18, the deposits on the boots 30, 30 are scraped off and the cleaning liquid is applied. At this time, the mist floating in the cleaning passages 3, 3 is blocked by the brush body 18 and is prevented from scattering to the outside.

Further, by the suction action of the blower 22, the through hole 2
The mist discharged from 0 to the space 19 is sucked into the mist liquefying device 21 from the suction port 24, is liquefied while passing through the bypass passage 25 inside, and is accumulated on the bottom wall 6 of the cleaning passages 3, 3. Therefore, this is appropriately discharged through the discharge passage or the drain tank. In practice, the clutch 31 is provided in the power transmission path for driving the blower 22, so that the blower 22 is driven for a set time longer than the time for operating the nozzle group 9.

8 (a), (b) and (c) show an example in which a photoelectric tube sensor is adopted as the sensor 16, and in this case, a central wall formed in the middle of the frame 2 whose upper side is open. The brush body 18 is planted inward from 33, and a nozzle group (not shown in the figure) is formed on the outer walls 34 and 35, while the phototube 36 of the sensor 16 as the phototube sensor is provided on the outer wall 34. A phototube reflecting mirror 37 is mounted on the other outer wall 35.

These photocells 36 and phototube reflection mirrors 37
When the boots pass between them, the sensor 16 operates, the motor is activated, and the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the nozzle group toward the boots through the pump, and the spray from the nozzle group wets the brush body 18 at this time. While the bounce is suppressed, the brush body 18 applies the cleaning liquid to the side surface of the boots. 38 in the figure
Indicates a handrail.

FIG. 9 shows a boots washer 1 separated into a cleaning area A and a driving area B. According to this, only the cleaning area A can be arranged at a place where the boots are actually to be washed, and the size is substantially reduced. It is possible to create a room in the layout of the workplace.

[0039]

According to the boots washer having the above-described configuration of the present invention, the worker wearing the boots can walk the boots continuously with the cleaning liquid simply by walking on the cleaning road. Even if the operator sprays the cleaning liquid from the nozzle group only while passing through the cleaning passage, it is possible to prevent the mist of the cleaning liquid from scattering to the outside. It is a thing. Further, by separating the boot boot washer into a washing section and a driving section, it can be said that a substantially miniaturized washing apparatus can be easily installed at a desired place.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a part of the configuration of the present invention, (a)
Is a front view, (b) is a right side view, (c) is a left side view,
(D) is a horizontal sectional view.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of another component of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of components corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an essential part showing a modified example of the present invention.

8A and 8B are views showing another modification of the present invention in which the sensor is a phototube sensor, wherein FIG. 8A is a front view, FIG. 8B is a plan view, and FIG. 8C is a side view.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a boots washer separated into a washing section and a driving section.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Boots Washing Machine 2 Frame 3 Cleaning Passage 4 Side Wall 9 Nozzle Group 10 Supply Means 11 Tank 12 Pump 13 Motor 14 Pipeline 15 Solenoid Valve 16 Sensor 17 Timer 18 Brush Body 20 Through Hole 21 Fog Liquidizer 22 Blower Y Intake passage A Cleaning area B Driving area

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A pair of cleaning passages (3, 3) having side walls (4) facing each other in a frame (2) having an open upper side, and the cleaning passages (3, 3). A nozzle group (9) that opens inwardly on the side wall (4), and a supply means (1) for pressure-feeding the cleaning liquid to these nozzle groups (9).
0) and the conduit (14) included in this supply means (10)
A solenoid valve (15) for opening and closing the valve, and the cleaning passage (3,
Sensor (16) arranged in 3) for detecting the passage of boots
And a spray of the cleaning liquid which is planted inward on the side wall (4) of the cleaning passage (3, 3) and is sprayed from the nozzle group (9) toward the boots (3, 3). ) A boots washer characterized in that it comprises a brush body (18) to be confined inside. 2. The supply means (10) comprises the conduit (1).
4), a tank (11), a pump (12), and a motor (1) for supplying the cleaning liquid to the nozzle group (9).
3. A boots washer according to claim 1, including 3). 3. A timer (1) which opens the electromagnetic valve (15) for a predetermined time by a signal from the sensor (16).
7. A boots washer according to claim 1, comprising 7). 4. The boot boot according to claim 1, wherein the sensor (16) is a contact sensor arranged at an inlet of the cleaning passage (3, 3). 5. The photoelectric tube sensor according to claim 1, wherein the sensor (16) includes a photoelectric tube (36) and a photoelectric tube reflection mirror (37) which are opposed to each other across the cleaning passages (3, 3). Boots washer. 6. Side walls (4) of the cleaning passages (3, 3)
2. A boots washer according to claim 1, further comprising a blower (22) for discharging the spray through a through hole (20) opened in the. 7. A boots washer according to claim 6, wherein a fog liquefaction device (21) is interposed between the through hole (20) and the blower (22). 8. A boots washer according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the air blown from the blower (22) is discharged into a drying passage (29) connected to the washing passages (3, 3). 9. A cleaning area (A) comprising said cleaning passages (3, 3), said nozzle group (9, 9), said brush body (18), and said supply means (10). The drive section (B), which is separated from each other, and the conduit (1
The boots washer according to claim 1, wherein the boots washer can be communicated via 4).