JPH11290795A - Rod washer and rod washing sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rod washer and rod washing sorter in which its sink can be used well also as an ordinary sink. SOLUTION: On the side of the inner part of a sink 20, a mixing faucet 22a for mixing hot water fed from a hot water supply device and cold water fed from a water supply device at a prescribed mixing ratio is arranged so that the sink 20 can be used as an ordinary sink. Water at a desired temperature mixed by the mixing faucet 22a is discharged from a manual water injection port 22a through an oscillatory L-shaped pipeline 90. The L-shaped pipeline 90 is formed into such length that the manual injection port 22b is positioned around the center of the sink 20 in plane view in such a state that it extends to this side of the housing 1. And a washing process by this rod washing sorter is not started except when the manual water injection port 22b is displaced to a retracting position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rod cleaning machine for cleaning a rod used for applying a permanent to hair, and a rod cleaning / sorting apparatus capable of automatically selecting a rod according to its size after cleaning the rod. About the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a hairdressing salon or the like, it is common practice to apply a so-called permanent to curl the hair of a customer or give a desired wave to the hair. When applying a permanent, an elongated cylindrical permanent tool called a rod is used. There are various types (about 20 types) of rods with different thicknesses and lengths.
These various rods are used depending on the size of the curl or wave to be attached to the hair of the customer.

[0003] The rod used for the permanent is attached to the perm solution and the lost hair, and is washed to remove the attached perm solution and hair. Further, the rods after cleaning are sorted and stored for each type so as to be convenient for the next use. This washing / sorting operation is performed manually by a hairdresser or apprentice, and is a heavy burden in a beauty salon with a large number of customers or a beauty salon with a small number of personnel.

[0004]

Therefore, the inventor of the present application provided a washing basket in a sink capable of storing washing water, washed a used rod in the washing basket, and then removed the washing basket. By newly lifting and tilting the rod, a rod washer has been newly developed which can automatically put the rods in the washing basket into a conventionally proposed rod sorter (see, for example, JP-A-9-262550).

However, since the rod sorter with the rod washer is a relatively large device having a sink, if it is installed in addition to the existing equipment of the beauty salon, the space inside the beauty salon store becomes narrow. Would. Then, the inventor of the present application wondered if the sink provided in the newly developed rod washer could be used as a normal sink in addition to cleaning the rod. If you can use the sink as a normal sink, you can remove the sink that is traditionally installed in the beauty salon and install a rod washer in that part, avoiding narrowing the space inside the beauty salon store be able to.

The present invention has been made under the above-mentioned background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rod washer and a rod washer sorter which can use a sink as an ordinary sink. is there.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for storing washing water necessary for washing a rod used for applying a permanent to hair. A sink and a washing basket for accommodating a rod to be washed, for displacing the washing basket between a housed state housed in the sink and a lifted state in which one end is lifted from the sink. After lifting the rod in the washing basket in the housed state, displacing the washing basket to the lifting state by the lifting means, and dropping the rod in the washing basket from the washing basket. A rod washer that can be put into a predetermined place, and in order to use the sink as a normal sink, water is poured from above the sink into the sink. A manual water inlet for discharging a rod washer, characterized in that it comprises a manual faucet for adjusting the flow rate of water discharged from the manual water inlet.

According to this configuration, when the cleaning process for cleaning the rod is not performed, the sink is used as a normal sink by operating the manual faucet to discharge water from the manual water inlet into the sink. can do. This makes it possible to remove the sink that has been conventionally installed in the beauty salon and install this rod washer in that part, so that the space in the beauty salon's store is reduced by providing this rod washer. Can be avoided.

In the invention according to claim 2, the manual water inlet is displaceable between a use position set above the washing basket in the housed state and a retracted position retracted from above the washing basket. The rod washer according to claim 1, wherein the rod washer is provided in the rod washer. According to this configuration, when the sink is used as a normal sink, by moving the manual water inlet to the use position, the user can wash his / her hands or the like in a state where the back is extended without bending forward. .
Further, if the manual water inlet is displaced to the retracted position before starting the cleaning operation for cleaning the rod, it is possible to prevent the washing basket lifted by the lifting means from colliding with the manual water inlet. .

[0010] It is preferable that the use position is a position where water is discharged from the manual water supply port toward substantially the center of the sink. The invention according to claim 3 is a detecting means for detecting whether or not the manual water inlet is displaced to the retracted position, and the manual water inlet is moved to the retracted position at the start of the cleaning operation for cleaning the rod. 3. The rod washer according to claim 2, further comprising a cleaning prohibiting unit that prohibits the start of the cleaning operation when the displacement is not performed.

According to this configuration, the cleaning operation for cleaning the rod is not started in a state where the manual water inlet is not displaced to the retracted position retracted from above the sink.
Therefore, since the washing basket is not lifted by the lifting means in a state where the manual water inlet is not displaced to the evacuation position, there is no possibility that a problem such as a collision of the washing basket with the manual water inlet above the sink occurs. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a detecting means for detecting whether or not the manual water inlet is displaced to the retracted position, and the washing basket is displaced from the accommodated state to the lifted state by the lifting means. 3. The rod washer according to claim 2, further comprising a displacement prohibition unit that prohibits the displacement of the washing basket by the lifting unit when the manual water inlet is not displaced to the retreat position. is there.

According to this configuration, the washing basket is not displaced by the lifting means when the manual water inlet is not displaced to the retracted position retracted from above the sink. There is no possibility that a problem such as collision of the washing basket occurs. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the rod washer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, and a rod sorter for automatically sorting rods cleaned by the rod washer according to the size thereof. The predetermined location is a rod washing / sorting machine characterized in that it is a rod insertion port formed in the rod sorting machine.

According to this configuration, the used rod can be automatically cleaned, and the rod after the cleaning can be automatically selected according to the size. Therefore, the hairdresser or apprentice can clean and select the rod. There is no need for labor such as life. Also, when the rod is not cleaned, the sink can be used as a normal sink, which is very convenient.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a rod cleaning and sorting machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration thereof. This rod cleaning and sorting machine is capable of cleaning a substantially cylindrical rod R used for applying a permanent, and further classifying the cleaned rod R by size (type). A housing 1 comprising:
A cleaning device 2 as a rod cleaning device provided at the upper part of the housing 1, a sorting device 3 as a rod sorting device provided below the cleaning device 2, and a plurality of devices provided further below the sorting device 3 Storage container 4. After the used rod R is cleaned by the cleaning device 2, the rod input port 11 formed on the upper surface of the housing 1 is used.
Is sorted into the sorting device 3 through the, sorted by the size by the sorting device 3, and stored in one of the storage containers 4.

The cleaning device 2 has a sink 20 in which hot water (cleaning water) can be stored. The sink 20 is disposed on the left side in FIG. 1 of the rod insertion port 11 formed on the upper surface of the housing 1, and has an open upper edge connected to the upper surface of the housing 1. An automatic water supply port 21 for discharging hot water supplied from a hot water supply facility (not shown) into the sink 20 is formed on a side wall of the sink 20, and the hot water required for cleaning the rod R is supplied from the automatic water supply port. 21 automatically.

The cleaning device 2 also includes a cleaning basket 23 provided inside the sink 20, a swing mechanism 24 for rocking the cleaning basket 23, and a lifting mechanism for lifting the cleaning basket 23 so that the rod R in the cleaning basket 23 is connected to the rod R. A lifting mechanism 25 for inserting the insertion port 11 is provided. The washing basket 23 is formed in a container shape having an open top, and can accommodate, for example, about 200 rods R to be washed therein. Holes (not shown) are formed on the bottom and side surfaces of the washing basket 23 so that the washing water stored in the sink 20 can flow therethrough and the smallest rod R accommodated therein does not fall off. Are formed in large numbers. Further, the right side surface of the washing basket 23 in FIG.
It is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the washing basket 23.

The swinging mechanism 24 has a swinging member 72 supported by a bearing 71 disposed near the boundary between the sink 20 and the rod insertion port 11 and capable of swinging between a solid line and an imaginary line.
And a drive mechanism 73 for swinging the swing member 72
And are provided. The swinging member 72 is a shaft-shaped member extending in the front-rear direction of the sink 20 (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1), and has an axis of the front portion 72 a with respect to an axis of a rear portion supported by the bearing 71. It is bent in a crank shape so that the heart is eccentric. On the other hand, the cleaning basket 23 is configured such that an edge located on the rod insertion port 11 side in a state set in the sink 20 is rotatable and removable with respect to a front portion 72 a of the swinging member 72. Thereby, the washing basket 23
The swinging member 72 is swung in a state where is engaged with the engagement shaft 72a, and the washing basket 23 is moved into the rod insertion port 1 in the sink 20.
1 can be reciprocated in a direction approaching / separating from (1 in FIG. 1).

The lifting mechanism 25 is supported by bearings 81 disposed on the side wall of the sink 20 and is capable of swinging between a storage position indicated by a solid line and a lifting position indicated by an imaginary line. A drive mechanism 83 for swinging the lifting member 82 is provided. Lifting member 8
Reference numeral 2 denotes a shaft-like member extending in the front-rear direction of the sink 20 (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1), and the center of the front portion 82a is eccentric with respect to the center of the rear portion supported by the bearing 81. It is bent like a crank. When the lifting member 82 is rotated from the storage position to the lifting position by the driving mechanism 83, the lifting member 8 is rotated during the rotation.
The washing basket 2 in the housed state where the front part 82a of the cartridge 2 is indicated by a solid line.
The cleaning basket 23 is lifted by the lifting member 82 in contact with the right side surface of the cleaning basket 23. As a result, the washing basket 23
Rotates about the tip end portion 72a of the swinging member 72, and is displaced into a lifted state that is tilted to the left as indicated by a virtual line. Thereby, the rod R accommodated in the washing basket 23 falls from the washing basket 23 and is put into the sorting device 3 through the rod inlet 11.

The sorting device 3 includes a hopper 30 for storing the rods R supplied from the rod input port 11, and a transport mechanism for sequentially transporting the rods R stored in the hopper 30 and transporting the rods R in a predetermined direction. 31, a sorting plate 32 for sorting the rods R transported by the transport mechanism 31 by size, and the rods R sorted by the sorting plate 32
Sorting unit 3 for guiding the respective containers to the corresponding storage containers 4
And 3.

The transport mechanism 31 is disposed substantially at the center of the housing 1, and the hopper 30 is disposed adjacent to the right side thereof. At the lower end of the left side of the hopper 30,
An opening 30a is formed so that the rod R in the hopper 30 can be carried out by the transport mechanism 31. The right side and the bottom of the hopper 30 are connected to the rod inlet 1.
The rod R inserted from the opening 1 is opened 30a (the transport mechanism 3).
It is curved so as to be well guided to 1).

The transport mechanism 31 includes a roller 34 provided at a position corresponding to each vertex of a triangle whose one side extends substantially in the horizontal direction.
a, 34b, 34c and these three rollers 34a, 34
b, 34c. The belt 35 wound around the three rollers 34a, 34b, 34c is connected to an opening 30a formed in the hopper 30.
A vertical portion extending in a substantially vertical direction facing the vertical portion, an inclined portion extending diagonally downward and left from an upper end of the vertical portion, and an approximately horizontal direction connecting a lower end of the inclined portion and a lower end of the vertical portion. And a horizontal portion. The direction in which the vertical portion of the belt 35 moves upward by the driving force of the belt motor M1 input to the roller 34a (the direction of arrow A).
It is designed to be run along.

On the outer peripheral surface of the belt 35, a number of capture plates 36 are attached at a predetermined interval from each other and substantially perpendicular to the belt 35. When the belt 35 travels in the direction of arrow A while the rods R are stored in the hopper 30, the rods R stored in the hopper 30 are scooped by the capture plate 36 projecting from the vertical portion of the belt 35, The belt 35 is placed on the capture plate 36 along the width direction of the belt 35 (a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1). The rod R captured on the capturing plate 36 is transported upward by the travel of the belt 35, and the transport direction is bent obliquely left downward along the peripheral surface of the roller 34b, and transports the inclined portion of the belt 35. As a result, it is guided on the sorting plate 32 arranged below the transport mechanism 31.

The sorting plate 32 is provided below the belt 35 and substantially parallel to a horizontal portion of the belt 35. A plurality of slits 37 are formed in the sorting plate 32 in order to sort the rods R transported by the transport mechanism 31 by size in the transport direction of the rods R. The slit 37 is formed to be long in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the rod R, and has a width in the short direction substantially equal to the outer diameter of the rod R. Further, the slit 37 is formed such that the width in the short direction becomes longer toward the downstream side in the transport direction of the rod R. This allows
The rod R conveyed by the conveyance mechanism 31 rides on the left end of the selection plate 32 in FIG. 1 and is pushed by the capture plate 36 and moves while rolling on the selection plate 32, and has a width substantially equal to the outer diameter of the rod R. When it is opposed to the slit 37 having

A sliding plate motor M2 is provided below the sorting plate 32.
A sliding plate 38 that is reciprocated along the lower surface of the sorting plate 32 is provided. A push-up opening 39 slightly larger than the slit 37 is formed in the sliding plate 38 at a position facing each slit 37 of the sorting plate 32. Thereby, for example, the rod R larger than the width of the slit 37
Is fitted into the slit 37, the fitted rod R can be pushed up at the peripheral edge of the push-up opening 39 and returned to the sorting plate 32. The rod R returned to the sorting plate 32 is transported again on the sorting plate 32, and falls from an appropriate slit 37 corresponding to the outer diameter thereof.

The rods R dropping from the slits 37 are stored in the storage containers 4 arranged below the sorting sections 33 through sorting paths 33a formed in the sorting sections 33 corresponding to the slits 37. You. The storage container 4 is configured to be insertable into and removable from the housing 1.
When the rod R stored in the inside is used, the entire storage container 4 can be taken out from the housing 1.

In the rod cleaning and sorting machine according to this embodiment, the sink 20 provided on the upper surface of the housing 1 can be used as a normal sink when the rod R is not automatically cleaned. Has become. More specifically, a mixing faucet 22a for mixing hot water supplied from a hot water supply facility (not shown) and cold water supplied from a water supply facility (not shown) at a desired ratio is provided behind the sink 20. Has been established. A substantially L-shaped L-shaped pipe 90 having a vertical portion 91 extending upward from the upper surface of the housing 1 and a horizontal portion 92 extending horizontally from the upper end of the vertical portion 91 is connected to the mixing faucet 22a. Have been. At the end of the horizontal portion 92 of the L-shaped pipe 90, a manual water inlet 22 for discharging water flowing in the L-shaped pipe 90 downward is provided.
b is formed. Thereby, after taking out the washing basket 23 from the sink 20, the opening degree of the mixing faucet 22a is adjusted, and water at a desired temperature is discharged from the manual water inlet 22b. Can be washed.

When the horizontal portion 92 of the L-shaped pipe 90 is in a state where the horizontal portion 92 extends toward the front side of the housing 1 (in a state shown by a solid line in FIG. 1), the manual water inlet 22b is substantially at the center of the sink 90 in plan view. It is formed in a length such that it is located near. Thus, when using the sink 20 as a normal sink, the user can wash his / her hands and the like with the back straightened. However, when the horizontal portion 92 of the L-shaped pipe 90 is formed to have the above-described length, when the cleaning mechanism 23 is displaced between the accommodated state and the lifted state by the lifting mechanism 25, the cleaning basket 23 It may collide with the L-shaped pipe 90 (manual water injection port 22b) and hinder the displacement of the washing basket 23. Therefore, in this embodiment, the L-shaped pipe 90 is swingably provided about the vertical portion 91 between a use position indicated by a solid line and a retracted position indicated by a virtual line, and displaces the washing basket 23. At that time,
The manual water inlet 22b can be retracted to a retracted position that does not come into contact with the washing basket 23. This is one of the features of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram showing the water channel structure of the rod cleaning and sorting machine. Hot water and cold water supplied from hot water supply equipment and water supply equipment (not shown) are supplied to hot water supply pipes 51, respectively.
The water is supplied to the mixing faucet 22a through the water supply pipe 52. In the middle of the hot water supply pipe 51, a hot water supply pipe 5
A hot water supply branch pipe 53 for branching the hot water flowing in the inside 1 to the automatic water supply port 21 is formed. A hot water supply valve 54 composed of, for example, an electromagnetic valve is interposed at an intermediate portion of the hot water supply branch pipe 53. By opening this hot water supply valve 54,
The hot water in the hot water supply pipe 51 is diverted to the hot water supply branch pipe 53, and the hot water necessary for cleaning the rod R is supplied from the automatic water supply port 21 to the sink 2.
0 can be supplied.

The sink 20 is provided with a water level switch 55 for detecting the amount of hot water stored in the sink 20. The water level switch 55 is, for example,
And a float switch having a float 55a that rises and falls according to the water level in the sink 20. When the water level in the sink 20 rises to a specified position shown by a broken line and the float 55a rises to a position shown by a solid line, an ON signal is output. I do. When hot water is automatically supplied from the automatic water supply port 21 into the sink 20, the hot water supply valve 54 is closed in response to the output of the ON signal from the water level switch 55.

At the bottom of the sink 20, when the sink 20 is used as a normal sink, a first drain port 56 for draining hot water or cold water supplied from the manual water inlet 22b to the sink 20, and a rod R A second drain port 57 for draining the hot water stored in the sink 20 at the time of automatic cleaning of the sink 20 is formed. The first drain 56 has a first drain 56
The drain port lid 56a for closing the container can be attached and detached.

A drain trap 58 is provided below the first drain port 56. A drain pipe 59 extending outside the housing 1 (see FIG. 2) is connected to the drain trap 58. On the other hand, an outlet pipe 60 having a distal end connected to the suction port of the drain pump P1 is connected to the second drain port 57. A drain branch pipe 61 having a distal end connected to the drain pipe 59 is connected to the discharge port of the drain pump P1. Drain branch pipe 6
1 is bent in an inverted U-shape, and the bent portion is higher than a specified water level indicated by a broken line.

With this configuration, when the rod R is automatically cleaned, the hot water is supplied from the automatic water supply port 21 into the sink 20 while the first drain port 56 is closed by the drain port lid 56a. 20 necessary hot water for the sink
Can be stored inside. In addition, by driving the drain pump P1 in a state where hot water is stored in the sink 20,
The hot water in the sink 20 can be forcibly drained. On the other hand, when the sink 20 is used as a normal sink, by removing the drain port lid 56a, the manual water injection port 2 is removed.
Hot water or cold water supplied from 2b to the sink 20
Natural drainage can be performed from the drain 56.

In the middle of the outlet pipe 60, a return pipe 62 is formed to branch off. The tip of the return pipe 62 is connected to a shower nozzle 63 provided on the upper side of the side wall of the sink 20.
It is connected to the. In the middle of the return pipe 62,
The hot water stored in the sink 20 is pumped out through the second drain port 57, and the pumped hot water is supplied to the shower nozzle 6
3 is provided with a shower pump P2.
At the time of cleaning the rod R, the shower pump P <b> 2 is driven, and the hot water drawn from the sink 20 is jetted from the shower nozzle 63. As a result, a water flow is formed in the warm water stored in the sink 20, and the rod R is agitated by the water flow, so that the rod R is uniformly washed well.

It is preferable that the shower nozzle 63 is provided at a position higher than the level of the warm water stored in the sink 20 at the time of cleaning (a specified level indicated by a broken line). In this case, the hot water spouted from the shower nozzle 63 is directly applied to the rod R, and the hot water spouted from the shower nozzle 63 vigorously enters the surface of the hot water stored in the sink 20, and the hot water Since a stronger water flow is formed, the rod R can be washed better.

Reference numeral 64 denotes an overflow port for preventing hot or cold water from overflowing from the upper end of the sink 20,
The hot or cold water flowing out of the overflow port 64 is supplied to the overflow pipe 65 and the drain pipe 59 whose ends are connected to the drain trap 58.
Is drained through. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the rocking mechanism 24 and the lifting mechanism 25, and shows a state as seen from the back side of the rod cleaning and sorting machine.

The driving mechanism 73 provided in the rocking mechanism 24
Is provided with a cleaning motor M3 for generating a driving force for swinging the swing member 72. Cleaning motor M3
Is provided such that its output shaft 74 extends in the front-rear direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 4) of the rod cleaning / sorting machine. A planar rectangular first arm 75 is fixed to the output shaft 74 of the cleaning motor M3, and the tip of the first arm 75 is rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the output shaft 74. Connecting rod 76 is attached as described above.

On the other hand, the end of the swinging member 72 protruding behind the sink 20 (see FIG. 2) is provided with a second flat rectangular shape.
One end of the arm 77 is attached. Second arm 7
7 has a connecting rod 76 connected to the first arm 75.
Are rotatably connected to each other so that the first
The arm 75, the connecting rod 76 and the second arm 77 constitute a lever crank mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the cleaning motor M3 to the swing member 72. Therefore, when the cleaning motor M3 is driven, the second arm 77 swings with the rotation of the first arm 75, and as a result, the swinging member 72 to which the second arm 77 is connected becomes a broken line and an imaginary line. Rocks between.

The driving mechanism 8 provided in the lifting mechanism 24
3 includes a lifting motor M4 for generating a driving force for swinging the lifting member 72, and a lever crank mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the lifting motor M4 to the lifting member 82. More specifically, a flat rectangular first arm 85 is fixed to the output shaft 84 of the lifting motor M4, and the tip of the first arm 85 has a rotating shaft parallel to the output shaft 84. One end of the connecting rod 86 is attached so that the rotation of the connecting rod 86 is free. One end of a planar rectangular second arm 87 is rotatably connected to the connecting rod 86 at the other end of the connecting rod 86. The other end of the second arm 87 is connected to the sink 20 of the lifting member 82.
It is attached to the end protruding behind. With this configuration, when the cleaning motor M4 is rotated in the normal or reverse direction, the second arm 87 swings with the swing of the first arm 85, and as a result, the lifting member 82 to which the second arm 87 is connected is broken. Swings between the storage position indicated by the symbol and the lifting position indicated by the imaginary line.

When the lifting member 82 is displaced to the storage position, the first arm 85 is located at a position where the tip of the first arm 85 (the end on the side where the connecting rod 86 is connected) faces.
5 is provided with a lower position switch 88 for outputting an ON signal in response to the approach of the tip of the fifth switch. The lifting member 8
2 is displaced to the lifting position, the first arm 85
The upper position switch 8 that outputs an ON signal in response to the approach of the distal end of the first arm 85 is located at a position where the distal end of the first arm 85 faces.
9 are provided. Therefore, the lower position switch 88
And the output signal from the upper position switch 89,
The position of the lifting member 82 can be detected.

In place of the above-mentioned lower position switch 88 and upper position switch 89, two pairs of transmissive sensors composed of a pair of light-emitting and light-receiving elements are displaced by the lifting member 82 between the accommodation position and the lifting position. At this time, a means for detecting the position of the lifting member 82 may be configured by disposing the first arm 85 at a position where the optical path is blocked.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the rod cleaning and sorting machine. This rod washing and sorting machine is provided with a microcomputer 100 as a control center. Command signals from a cleaning / sorting start key 101 for starting the cleaning and sorting of the rods R and a sorting start key 102 for designating and starting only the sorting of the rods R are input to the microcomputer 100. . The cleaning / sorting start key 101 and the sorting start key 102 are arranged, for example, on the upper surface of the housing 1 behind the rod insertion port 11 as shown in FIG.

The microcomputer 100 also includes a water level switch 55 for detecting that the water level in the sink 20 has reached a predetermined specified water level, and a lifting member 82.
Output signals from the lower position switch 88 and the upper position switch 89 for detecting the displacement of the camera to the accommodation position and the lifting position are provided. The microcomputer 100 is further provided with outputs from a water inlet left switch 93 and a water inlet right switch 94 for detecting the position of the L-shaped pipe 90 connected to the mixing faucet 22a.

The water inlet left switch 93 and the water inlet right switch 94 are provided below the upper surface of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. More specifically, the vertical portion 91 of the L-shaped pipe 90 is inserted into the upper surface of the housing 1, and a plate-like projection member 97 is attached to a portion located below the upper surface of the housing 1. I have. When the L-shaped pipe 90 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 6 and the manual water supply port 22b is retracted from above the sink 20 and displaced to the retracted position indicated by the phantom line 96, the water injection port left switch 93 is projected. The switch 97a is arranged at a position where the switch piece 93a is pressed by the member 97 to be turned on. When the L-shaped pipe 90 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 6 and the manual water supply port 22b is displaced to the retracted position indicated by the imaginary line 95, the projecting member 97 is turned on.
The switch piece 94a is pushed to be turned on by the switch. Thereby, the microcomputer 100 can determine whether or not the manual water supply port 22b is retracted from above the washing basket 23 based on the states of the water inlet left switch 93 and the water inlet right switch 94.

The microcomputer 100 operates the belt motor M1, the sliding plate motor M2, the washing motor M3, the lifting motor M4, and the drainage pump P1 based on the input signals described above and according to a program stored in a built-in memory. Drive of the shower pump P2 and the hot water supply valve 5
4 is controlled to open and close. FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are flow charts showing the flow of the operation of the rod cleaning and sorting machine. In this rod washing / sorting machine, when the washing / sorting start key 101 is pressed, a washing step for washing the rod R and a sorting step for sorting the rod R after washing are sequentially performed. When the sorting start key 102 is pressed, only the sorting process is performed.

When the used rod R is put into the washing basket 23 and the washing / sorting start key 101 is pressed (step S1), first, the states of the water inlet left switch 93 and the water inlet right switch 94 are checked. Then, it is determined whether one of the water inlet left switch 93 and the water inlet right switch 94 is on (step S).
2). When either the water inlet left switch 93 or the water inlet right switch 94 is on, the process proceeds from step S2 to step S3, and the washing process after step S3 is started.

On the other hand, if both the water inlet left switch 93 and the water inlet right switch 94 are off, the flow goes to step S3 until either the water inlet left switch 93 or the water inlet right switch 94 is turned on. Subsequent cleaning steps are not started. Explaining the reason, when both the water supply port left switch 93 and the water supply port right switch 94 are off, the manual water supply port 22b has not been moved to the retracted position retracted from above the sink 20. Therefore, when the washing basket 23 is lifted to put the rod R in the washing basket 23 into the rod slot 11 after the washing process performed thereafter, the washing basket 23 is moved to the manual water inlet 22b (L-shaped). This is because there is a risk of contact with the pipe 90). In this embodiment, the processing in step S2 corresponds to the function of the cleaning prohibition unit.

A manual water inlet 2 by an operator such as a hairdresser
When 2b is displaced to the retracted position and either the water inlet left switch 93 or the water inlet right switch 94 is turned on, the state of the lower position switch 88 is checked, and the lifting member 82 is moved to the position shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is at the storage position indicated by the solid line (step S3). When the lifting member 82 is in the storage position, that is, when the lower position switch 88 is in the on state, the lifting motor M4 is kept in the off state (step S4), the hot water supply valve 54 is opened, and the hot water supply valve 54 is opened. Hot water supply is started (step S
6). On the other hand, when the lifting member 82 is not at the accommodation position,
That is, when the lower position switch 88 is not in the ON state, the lifting motor M4 is rotated reversely (step S4).
5) After the lifting member 82 is returned to the storage position, the hot water supply valve 54 is opened to supply hot water into the sink 20 (step S6).

After the hot water supply valve 54 is opened, the water level switch 55
Is constantly monitored (step S7). Then, the hot water supply to the sink 20 proceeds, and the water level in the sink 20 reaches the specified water level indicated by the broken line in FIG.
5 is switched from off to on (YE in step S7).
S), the hot water supply valve 54 is closed, and the hot water supply to the sink 20 is stopped (step S8).

When the hot water supply to the sink 20 is completed, the washing motor M3 and the shower pump P2 are driven (step S9). As a result, the swing member 72 is swung, and the washing basket 23 containing the rod R is reciprocated in the water. Is generated, and the water flow causes the rod R in the washing basket 23 to move.
Is washed.

Washing motor M3 and shower pump P2
When a predetermined cleaning time elapses from the start of the drive (step S10), the drive of the shower pump P2 is stopped (step S11). Then, the drain pump P1 is driven, and the hot water stored in the sink 20 is drained (step S12). At this time, the cleaning motor M3 is still being driven, whereby the water adhering to the cleaning basket 23 and the rod R is shaken off. The drainage time by the drainage pump P1 is set to a time sufficient for draining the hot water stored up to the specified water level from the sink 20, and the drainage pump P1 is stopped when the drainage time has elapsed from the start of driving. (Step S13). Further, the washing motor M3 is also stopped simultaneously with the stop of the drain pump P1 (Step S14), and the first washing step is completed.

Thereafter, the above-described cleaning step is performed again. That is, when the first cleaning step is completed, the determination as to whether or not the cleaning step has been repeated twice is denied in step S15, the process returns from step S15 to step S6, and the processing of steps S6 to S14 described above is performed again. . When the cleaning process is repeated twice, the process moves from the process shown in FIG. 7 to the process shown in FIG. 8, and the lifting motor M4 is driven to rotate forward, and the lifting member 82 is lifted from the storage position by a virtual line shown in FIG. It is displaced toward the position (step S17). In this process, the washing basket 23 in the housed state is lifted by the lifting member 82, and the rod R accommodated in the washing basket 23 gradually falls and is thrown into the hopper 30 from the rod slot 11.

Thereafter, when the lifting member 82 reaches the lifting position and the washing basket 23 is lifted (step S18), the lifting motor M4 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction (step S19). As a result, the lifting member 82 is returned from the lifting position to the storage position, and the washing basket 23 is returned from the lifting state to the storage state. Then, when the lifting member 82 reaches the storage position (Step S20),
The driving of the lifting motor M4 is stopped (step S2).
1).

Further, in parallel with the hopper loading operation in steps S17 to S21, the driving of the belt motor M1 and the sliding plate motor M2 is driven to start the sorting process (step S22). The sorting start key 102
Is pressed (step S16), the process is started from step S22 shown in FIG. Thereafter, when a predetermined sorting time has elapsed since the start of the sorting process (step S23), all the loads being driven at that time, that is, the belt motor M1 and the sliding plate motor M2
Is stopped (step S24), and the operation of the rod washing and sorting machine ends. The sorting time is, for example, 200
The time is set to a time sufficient for sorting the rods R, and when the sorting process is completed, all the rods R put into the hopper 30 are sorted and stored in the storage container 4 according to size. I have.

As described above, in this rod washing and sorting machine, the mixing faucet 2 for mixing hot water and cold water supplied from a hot water supply facility and a water supply facility (not shown) at a desired ratio.
2a and a manual water inlet 22b for discharging water at a desired temperature created by the mixing faucet 22a into the sink 20 are provided. It can be used as a sink. This makes it possible to remove the sink that has been conventionally installed in a beauty salon, and install this rod washing and sorting machine in that part. Never be.

The L-shaped pipe 90 having the manual water inlet 22b formed at the tip thereof has the horizontal part 92 extending toward the front of the housing 1 and the manual water inlet 22b is substantially at the center of the sink 90 in plan view. It is formed in a length such that it is located near. Thereby, when using the sink 20 as a normal sink, the user can wash his / her hands and the like in a state where the back is stretched without leaning forward.

Further, in this rod washing and sorting machine, an L-shaped pipe 90 is provided so as to be swingable about a vertical portion 91. Then, in a state where the manual water inlet 22b is not displaced to the retracted position retracted from above the washing basket 23 in the sink 20, the washing process for washing the rod R is not started. Therefore,
Since the washing cage 23 is not displaced by the lifting mechanism 25 in a state where the manual water inlet 22b is not displaced to the retreat position, the washing cage 23 collides with the manual water inlet 22b (L-shaped pipe 90). There is no risk of failure.

In the present embodiment, the start of the cleaning process in a state where the manual water inlet 22b is not displaced to the retracted position is prohibited.
Washing basket 23 in a state where b is not displaced to the retracted position
May be prohibited. That is, the determination as to whether or not the manual water inlet 22b corresponding to step S1 is at the retracted position is made immediately before step S17 in FIG. 8, and either the water inlet left switch 93 or the water inlet right switch 94 is not on. In such a case, the processing of steps S17 to S21 may not be performed. In this case, the determination process performed immediately before step S17 corresponds to the function of the displacement prohibition unit.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, in the above embodiment,
As a means for detecting whether or not the manual water inlet 22b is at the evacuation position, when the manual water inlet 22b is displaced to the evacuation position,
Projection member 97 provided on vertical portion 91 of L-shaped pipe 90
A water supply port left switch 93 and a water supply port right switch 94 which are turned on by a switch are adopted. However, instead of the water injection port left switch 93 and the water injection port right switch 94, a transmission type optical sensor composed of a pair of light projecting and light receiving elements is provided with a projection member in a state where the L-shaped pipe 90 is displaced to the retracted position. 97 may be provided at positions where the optical path is blocked. Further, a reflection type optical sensor that can directly detect the L-shaped pipe 90 displaced to the retracted position may be provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the housing 1.

In addition, various design changes can be made within the scope of the technical matters described in the claims.

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According to the present invention, the sink provided for cleaning the rod can be used well as a normal sink.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a rod cleaning and sorting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of the rod cleaning and sorting machine.

FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram showing a water channel structure of the rod cleaning / sorting machine.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a rocking mechanism and a lifting mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the rod cleaning and sorting machine.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an arrangement position of a water inlet left switch and a water inlet right switch.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the rod cleaning and sorting machine.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the rod cleaning and sorting machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Washing device (rod washing machine) 3 Sorting device (rod sorting machine) 11 Rod insertion port 20 Sink 22a Mixing faucet (manual faucet) 22b Manual water filling port 23 Washing basket 25 Lifting mechanism (lifting means) 93 Filling port left switch (Detection means) 94 Water inlet right switch (Detection means) 100 Microcomputer R rod

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Masaru Noro 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mitsuru Nagana 2-5-2-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sink capable of storing washing water necessary for washing a rod used for applying a permanent to hair, a washing basket for accommodating a rod to be washed, and a washing basket. Lifting means for displacing the housing between the housed state accommodated in the sink and a lifted state in which one end is lifted from the sink, and the rod is washed in the washing basket in the housed state. Later, the washing basket is displaced to a lifting state by the lifting means, and a rod in the washing basket can be dropped from the washing basket and put into a predetermined place. In order to use as a sink, a manual water inlet for discharging water from above the sink into the sink, and a flow rate of the water discharged from the manual water inlet, Rod washer, characterized in that it comprises a manual faucet for integer. 2. The manual water injection port is provided so as to be displaceable between a use position set above the washing basket in the housed state and a retracted position retracted from above the washing basket. The rod washer according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A detecting means for detecting whether or not the manual water inlet is displaced to the retracted position, and wherein the manual water inlet is displaced to the retracted position at the start of a cleaning operation for cleaning the rod. The rod washer according to claim 2, further comprising a cleaning prohibiting unit that prohibits the start of the cleaning operation when there is no cleaning operation. 4. A detecting means for detecting whether or not the manual water inlet is displaced to a retreat position; and a manual water inlet when the washing basket is displaced from a stored state to a raised state by the lifting means. 3. The rod washer according to claim 2, further comprising: a displacement prohibiting unit that prohibits the displacement of the washing basket by the lifting unit when is not displaced to the retracted position. 5. The rod cleaning machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a rod sorting machine for automatically sorting rods cleaned by the rod cleaning machine according to the size thereof. The rod cleaning and sorting machine is characterized in that the location is a rod insertion port formed in the rod sorting machine.