JPH11106041A - Dipping device of container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve processing capacity by making working environments excellent and reducing installation space. SOLUTION: A dipping tank 1 in which dipping liquid 5 is put is provided with a rotating chain 9 which is endlessly hung and wound on a driving sprocket 13 and a driven sprocket 15. A plurality of container dipping baskets 11 inserting and setting containers from the direction which is orthogonally crossed with rotation of the rotating chain 9 are mounted on the rotating chain 9 at prescribed intervals. The container dipping baskets 11 are passed within dipping liquid 5 by rotation of the rotating chain 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container immersion apparatus which allows a used container to be taken out after passing through a immersion liquid for a predetermined time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container used in a food factory or a container used in a distribution process is contaminated with various substances during the use process. This dirt has been empirically recognized as being effective in immersion cleaning, and various immersion methods have been adopted.

[0003] For example, a human-powered type in which a container is put into an immersion tank by hand and immersion-washed.

[0004] Alternatively, a conveyor type in which a container is immersed and washed by being passed through an immersion liquid in an immersion tank while being conveyed by a conveyor.

Alternatively, by passing the container through the immersion liquid in the immersion tank while rotating in the circumferential direction like a ferris wheel,
A rotary type for immersion cleaning is known.

[0006]

Although there are various types of immersion cleaning, the manual immersion type is not desirable in terms of working environment because of the low processing capacity due to manual labor.

[0007] In the case of the conveyor type, in order to increase the processing capacity, it is necessary to increase the conveying distance of the conveyor.
Requires a large installation space.

In order to increase the processing capacity of the rotary type, the number of rotations is increased, so that the rotating diameter is increased, and the set position and the take-out position of the container are too high.
It is not desirable in terms of workability.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a container immersion apparatus which is very excellent in work environment, processing ability and workability.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an immersion tank containing an immersion liquid, in which a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket are provided with a rotating chain endlessly wound. A plurality of container immersion baskets, which pass through the immersion liquid of the immersion tank by the rotation of the rotation chain and insert and set the container from a direction orthogonal to the rotation of the rotation chain, are provided at predetermined intervals. Attach.

In the immersion tank, a container insertion port for inserting the container into the container immersion basket and a container removal device for sending the container in the container immersion basket to the container outlet are provided independently of each other.

According to the container immersion apparatus, the container is
The container is inserted into the container immersion cage from the container insertion opening, and after the insertion setting is completed, the one-pitch rotating chain is rotated to move the next container immersion cage to the container insertion opening. Subsequently, the container is inserted from the container insertion port. Hereinafter, after the insertion of the container is completed, the container immersion basket is sequentially moved with respect to the container insertion port, and the operation of inserting the container is repeated.

Thus, the container inserted and set in the container immersion basket is immersed and washed when passing through the immersion liquid, so that it is not necessary to directly touch the immersion liquid.

Further, since the immersion cleaning is performed when the container passes through the immersion liquid while being inserted and set in the container immersion basket, it is possible to immerse and wash a large number of containers at a time.

Further, the containers after the completion of the immersion cleaning are sequentially sent out toward the container outlet by an independently provided container extracting device, and in parallel, the containers are inserted into the container through the container insertion opening and set into the container. It is possible to insert and remove containers quickly. In addition, the installation space can be reduced.

[0016]

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an immersion tank of an immersion device 3 for a container, in which an immersion liquid 5 is filled up to a predetermined liquid level. The immersion liquid 5 is saved by the hollow tank 7 arranged at the central part of the immersion tank 1 so that the immersion liquid 5 can be reduced by the amount of liquid rejected by the hollow tank 7.

The immersion tank 1 is formed in the shape of a box having an open top, and a plurality of container immersion baskets 11 that pass through the immersion liquid 5 by a pair of rotating chains 9, 9 are provided inside.

The rotating chain 9 is arranged in parallel to the left and right,
The upper rotation chain 9 is supported by a guide member 17 so as to be able to rotate without any trouble even when a load is applied. The rotation chain 9 is wound around the driving sprocket 13 and the driven sprocket 15 endlessly.

The sprocket shaft 1 of the driving sprocket 13
As shown in FIG. 4, 3a is rotatably supported at both ends by bearings 19, 19 attached to the immersion tank 1. The mounting bracket 21 is attached to the immersion tank 1 on the sprocket shaft 13a.
The rotation power from the drive motor 23 fixed and supported by the motor is supplied through a conduction chain 29 wound around a motor sprocket 25 and a conduction sprocket 27.

Sprocket shaft 1 of driven sprocket 15
As shown in FIG. 6, 5a is rotatably supported at both ends by bearings 37 provided on a swing arm 35 rotatable about a mounting shaft 33 by the advance / retreat (arrow) of the adjustment bolt 31. Thus, the tension of the rotating chain 9 can be adjusted by moving the swing arm 35 as indicated by a two-dot chain line.

The drive motor 23 is controlled so as to rotate by one pitch by a push button operation (not shown) so that the container immersion basket 11 moves to a container insertion port 39 described later and is positioned. Is set.

The container immersion basket 11 is formed to be long in the direction orthogonal to the rotation of the rotation chain 9 and has a rectangular cylindrical shape attached at predetermined intervals so as to cross the rotation chain 9. .

The direction in which the container 41 is inserted into the container immersion basket 11 is a longitudinal direction orthogonal to the rotating chain 9.
Both ends are an open entrance opening 43 and an exit opening 45. Further, a guide groove 47 having both ends opened along the longitudinal direction is provided on the upper surface.

As a result, the container immersion basket 11 rotates along with the rotating chain 9 with the container 41 inserted and set therein, thereby rotating along the upper surface of the immersion tank 1 as shown in FIG. It descends from the moving area and is rotatable with the area passing through the immersion liquid 5.

The container immersion basket 11 has a size in which three containers 41 are accommodated in series, but may have a shape in which three or more containers 41 are accommodated in series depending on the processing capacity.

At the upper end of the immersion tank 1,
9 and the container removal device 49 are independently provided side by side.

The container insertion port 39 is provided on the front wall side of the immersion tank 1 at a position corresponding to the inlet opening 43 of the container immersion basket 11, and is rotated by one pitch so that the next container immersion basket 11 is rotated. The container insertion position is positioned at the container insertion port 39. As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet opening 45 at the container insertion position is closed by a rising wall 51 rising from the immersion tank 1 and three guide rails 53, and the container 41 inserted from the inlet opening 43 receives three guides. By stopping at the rail 53, a specified number of containers 41 can be stored.

The container removal position 49 is the container immersion cage 11 next to the container immersion cage 11 positioned at the container insertion position.
, And is constituted by a pair of push levers 53 and 55 and a conductive chain 57 for rotating the push levers 53 and 55, and a portion corresponding to the outlet opening 45 is, as shown in FIG. It has become. Conduction chain 57
Are the first conductive sprocket 61 and the second conductive sprocket 6
3, the transmission shafts 61 a and 63 a of the first and second transmission sprockets 61 and 63 are rotatably supported by a support frame 65 provided in the immersion tank 1.

The transmission shaft 61a of the first transmission sprocket 61
Means that the rotational power from the drive motor 67 is
Is to be given through.

The extruding levers 53 move along the guide grooves 47 of the volume immersion basket 11 to thereby move the container 41.
Is pushed out toward the container outlet 59, and is set at a position shifted by 180 degrees so that when one push lever 53 is at the inlet opening 43, the other push lever 55 is at the outlet opening 45.

In FIG. 1, three pipe-shaped guide rails 53 for regulating and guiding the movement in the longitudinal direction when the container immersion cage 11 rotates are provided with a region for the container insertion port 39 and a container outlet 59. Except for the region, it is arranged along the rotation locus of the container immersion basket 11. Also, in FIG.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a guide plate provided at the bottom of the immersion tank 1 for guiding and supporting the container immersion basket 11 in the immersion liquid 5 to prevent the rotation chain 9 from loosening.

According to the container immersion apparatus 3 configured as described above, the container 41 is inserted from the container insertion port 39 into the container immersion basket 1.
After the insertion setting is completed, the one-pitch rotation chain 9 is rotated. As a result, the next container immersion basket 11 moves to the container insertion port 39, and the containers 41 are sequentially inserted from the container insertion port 39. Thereafter, after the insertion setting is completed, the one-pitch rotation chain 9 is rotated again to move the next container immersion basket 11 to the container insertion port 39, and the container 41
Is repeated.

Accordingly, the container 41 inserted and set in the container immersion basket 11 is immersed and cleaned when passing through the immersion liquid 5, so that the immersion liquid 5 does not need to be directly touched.

Further, since the immersion cleaning is performed when the container 41 passes through the immersion liquid 5 while being inserted and set in the container cleaning basket 11, a large amount of containers can be immersed and cleaned at one time.

On the other hand, the container 41 after the completion of the immersion cleaning is separated from the container outlet 5 by the container outlet 49 provided independently.
9 are sequentially sent out.

The empty container immersion basket 11 is moved to the container insertion port 39 by the rotation of the one-pitch rotation chain 9, so that the operation of inserting and removing the container 41 can be performed in parallel. , Quick work.

In this embodiment, the immersion liquid 5
Immersion cleaning has been described, but by arranging it on the inlet side of a container washer (not shown), it becomes possible to use it as a preliminary cleaning of stubborn dirt.

Further, by replacing the immersion liquid and arranging it at the outlet side of the container washer, it can be used as a sterilizer.

Further, by connecting a conveyor belt to the container insertion opening 39 and the container outlet 39, the automatic feeding of the container 41 and the automatic removal and conveyance of the container 41 become possible.

[0041]

As described above, according to the container immersion apparatus of the present invention, a large amount of containers can be passed through the immersion liquid by the container immersion basket, so that the processing capacity can be improved. Installation space can be reduced. In addition, the container is not directly put into the immersion liquid by hand, which is very preferable in terms of working environment.

Further, since the container can be inserted and set from the container and the container insertion port, and the container can be taken out of the container immersion basket by the container take-out device in parallel, the workability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of an immersion apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of an immersion device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of an immersion device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a supported state of a driven sprocket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Immersion tank 5 Immersion liquid 9 Rotating chain 11 Container immersion basket 13 Drive sprocket 15 Follower sprocket

Claims (2)

[Claims] An immersion tank filled with an immersion liquid is provided with a rotating chain endlessly wrapped around a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket, and the rotating chain is rotated by the rotating chain. A container immersion apparatus, comprising: a plurality of container immersion cages for inserting and setting a container from a direction orthogonal to the rotation of a rotation chain while being passed through an immersion liquid, at a predetermined interval. 2. The immersion tank is provided with a container insertion opening for inserting a container into the container immersion basket and a container removal device for sending the container in the container immersion cage to the container outlet. The apparatus for immersing a container according to claim 1.