JPH1175550A - Vessel for ultrasonic excitation dipping and ultrasonic excitation dipping - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide both a vessel for dipping capable of surely and safely carrying out operations to dip a fruit or the like in an agent or the like without relying on a hormonal agent, an agrochemical or the like and a method for dipping by which the sterilization of the fruit can be performed without relying on the agrochemical. SOLUTION: This vessel 2 for ultrasonic type excitation dipping of this invention is equipped with an ultrasonic vibrator 3 in the bottom of a cuplike vessel for dipping having an opening 6 in the upper part thereof. The vibration is excited in water or a solution with ultrasonic waves when a fruit or the like is dipped therein.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for immersing grape and other fruits in a solution of a phytohormonal agent or a drug or a method of immersing the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the case of grapes, in particular, among fruits, the fruit clusters before and after flowering are treated with gibberellin, a phytohormone agent, in order to make the grape seedless (nucleated) and to enlarge the grains. Dipped in aqueous solution. In this work process, usually put the solution in a cup-shaped plastic container,
The process is performed by immersing one bunch and one bunch in it manually. This so-called gibberellin treatment has a suitable period, for example, one week before flowering, etc., when bad conditions such as unseasonable weather overlap, the effect of gibberellin treatment is reduced by half, the grape becomes non-nucleated and nucleated fruit In some cases, the grains may not be enlarged.

[0003] Further, once there is rainfall immediately after gibberellin treatment, it is necessary to retreat.

[0004] However, it is difficult to determine the necessity of reprocessing based on the amount of rainfall. If reprocessing is performed without necessity, chemical damage may occur.

[0005] In addition, the treatment before flowering may affect pollination at the time of subsequent flowering and may not produce fruit.

Therefore, in order to prevent these adverse effects,
Spreading agents and other plant hormones are mixed in.

Further, in consideration of the effects of residual agricultural chemicals, direct application of chemicals to fruit clusters is refrained as much as possible. However, even a very small amount of a fungicide may be mixed.

[0008]

However, although such a current method is very effective for producing visually attractive and high-commercial-value fruits, pesticides remain in a very small amount, and natural pesticides remain. It is also a fact that administration of non-substance phytohormones has caused some rebound from consumers, and above all, the taste of fruits has been worsened.

Accordingly, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and provides an immersion container capable of securely and safely immersing chemicals and the like without relying on hormonal agents and agricultural chemicals. An object of the present invention is to provide a dipping method that can sterilize fruits without relying on them.

[0010]

That is, an ultrasonic vibration immersion container of the present invention is characterized in that an ultrasonic vibrator is provided at the bottom of a cup-shaped immersion container having an opening at the top. .

The ultrasonic vibration immersion method of the present invention
When a fruit or the like is immersed in water or a solution, it is vibrated by ultrasonic waves.

Further, the ultrasonic vibration immersion method of the present invention is characterized in that the water or the solution to be immersed is a highly functional water or a functional aqueous solution such as a chemical.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the ultrasonic vibration immersion container and the ultrasonic vibration immersion method of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is an overall view of an ultrasonic vibration immersion container. The ultrasonic vibration immersion container main body 1 is provided with an ultrasonic vibrator 3 at the bottom of a cup-shaped immersion container 2 having an opening 6 at the top. The power supply to the ultrasonic vibrator 3 may be supplied from a power supply device (not shown) provided separately or from a dry battery or the like.

A grip 4 is provided at a lower portion of the cup 2,
Work is performed by gripping the grip 4. In addition, a push switch 5 is provided above the grip so that the supply of power to the ultrasonic vibrator 3 can be interrupted. In this case, for example, it is desirable to separately provide a main switch near the power supply. Although the push switch 5 is not required, the ultrasonic wave is always generated with only the main switch.
It is desirable to provide the solution or the like in the cup 2 because the solution or the like in the cup 2 is scattered due to the generation of the splash due to the vibration and the consumption increases.

It is preferable that the vibration frequency of the ultrasonic vibrator 3 can be adjusted depending on the shape of the fruit and the type of the medicine to be used.

In the opening 6 at the upper end of the cup 2, a brush 7 made of highly flexible fiber is implanted radially toward the center of the opening. This is for the purpose of preventing the splash by the ultrasonic wave from scattering from the opening 6 and the purpose of wiping off the drop of the extra chemical solution or the like attached to the fruit. In this case, a compressed air jet nozzle may be provided in the container opening 6 and used for removing dust and the like and removing drops of excess chemical solution and the like by air pressure. In this embodiment, the brush 7
However, for example, a rubber plate or the like having radial cuts may be used.

Next, the use of the ultrasonic vibration immersion container 1 configured as described above, that is, an ultrasonic vibration immersion method will be described.

A required amount of water or an aqueous solution of a drug is placed in the container 2 and an object 9 to be immersed, such as a bunch of grapes, is immersed therein. Among the grapes to be used, an aqueous gibberellin solution is the most frequently used in grapes. When the fruit cluster 9 is put into the container 2, dust or the like attached to the surface in contact with the brush 7 is prevented from entering the container. And grip 4
Of the ultrasonic vibrator 3 by pressing the push switch 5 to generate ultrasonic waves. Due to the ultrasonic waves, the medicinal solution and the like can easily penetrate regardless of the unevenness of the fruit 9, and a high medicinal effect can be expected. After soaking for a required time, the push switch 5 is released to stop the power supply to the ultrasonic vibrator. Then, the fruit 9 is pulled out of the container 2, and at this time, an excess chemical solution or the like is wiped by the brush 7 of the opening 6.

So-called functional water can be used in place of the water or the chemical used. Functional water is strongly acidic water,
Pai water or strongly reduced water may be used. These functional waters have smaller water molecule sizes (clusters) than natural waters such as tap water, and penetrate (absorb) plants and the like.
In particular, highly acidic water (pH 3 or less) has high bactericidal properties, and is highly effective in killing pathogens without using a bactericide. Alternatively, a drug solution having a lower concentration than usual can be used due to its easily absorbed property. In addition, strongly reduced water (pH 10 or more) and pia water are considered to be extremely effective for plant growth.

The ultrasonic vibration immersion container 1 of the present invention can be widely used not only for grapes, but also for fruits, fruits and vegetables, etc. which require chemical spraying by immersion.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the ultrasonic vibration immersion container according to the present invention. In the present embodiment, a plurality of ultrasonic reflectors 10 are provided on the inner wall of the container 2 over the entire circumference and vertically. As a result, the ultrasonic waves reflected by the reflection plate 10 are propagated in the horizontal direction, and the immersion effect can be enhanced even for an intricately shaped object to be immersed such as a bunch of grapes.

FIG. 4 shows a third embodiment of the ultrasonic vibration immersion container according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a method of exposing to running water (liquid) rather than immersion (so-called dip pickling) is used. That is, the liquid supplied from a separately provided storage means (not shown) passes through a water supply pipe 11, enters a vibration chamber 12 having an ultrasonic vibrator 3, and is vibrated by the ultrasonic vibrator 3. As in the above embodiment, the power supply to the ultrasonic transducer 3 is performed by the push switch 5. The vibrated liquid passes through a water passage 13 provided on the inner wall of the container, and a nozzle 1 provided immediately below the container opening 6.
4 is emitted toward the center of the opening 6. Water channel 13
The container 2 may be a tube or a container having a double container to secure a water passage. Therefore, in the case of a tubular shape, at least three or more water pipes 13 are raised and discharged from three directions toward the center. In any case, it is desirable that the number of the nozzles 14 is large and the nozzles 14 emit from multiple directions. Then, the discharged liquid is returned from the drain port 15 to the liquid storage means through the drain pipe 16. In this case, of course, the liquid may be circulated in the container 2.

[0024]

The present invention is configured as described above.
Ultrasonic waves make it easy for chemicals and the like to penetrate regardless of the unevenness of the fruit, and high drug efficacy can be expected.

By using highly acidic water having a high bactericidal property in place of the water or the chemical solution used, a high effect can be exerted on the germicidal of pathogenic bacteria without using a bactericide. Alternatively, a drug solution having a concentration lower than usual with strongly acidic water may be used. In addition, by using strongly reduced water or paiwater, a higher effect can be expected by increasing the permeability of these, which is considered to be extremely effective for plant growth.

With the effects described above, agricultural work can be performed safely and efficiently by reducing the use of pesticides and eliminating pesticides, and more secure fruits can be provided to consumers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a first embodiment of an ultrasonic vibration immersion container according to the present invention. (A) is an overall view and (B) is a plan view.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ultrasonic vibration immersion container main body 2 Container 3 Ultrasonic transducer 4 Grip 5 Push switch 6 Opening 7 Brush 8 Power line 9 Dipped object 10 Reflector plate 11 Water supply pipe 12 Vibration chamber 13 Water passage 14 Nozzle 15 Drainage Mouth 16 drainage pipe

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An ultrasonic vibrating immersion container comprising an ultrasonic vibrator provided at the bottom of a cup-shaped immersion container having an opening at the top. 2. An ultrasonic vibration immersion method, wherein a fruit or the like is immersed in water or a solution by ultrasonic vibration. 3. The ultrasonic vibration immersion method according to claim 2, wherein the water or solution to be immersed is functional water or a functional aqueous solution such as a chemical.