JPS582290Y2 - Cleaning equipment for glasses and other beverage containers - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Certain devices for cleaning glasses, handle cups, or other beverage containers have a cleaning mechanism that projects radially from the outer circumferential surface along the length of the glass, and further upwardly from its upper end. 1 having one upright mandrel with a protruding cleaning technique;
a central brush, and several peripheral brushes each having an upright stem with cleaning branches projecting radially from the outer circumferential surface along the length of the brush, disposed around the central brush. .

In a simple form of this type of device, used in a sink or bowl filled with water, the brush is stationary and the glass or other drinking container to be washed is placed above the central brush. It is pressed against the container and rotated or moved up and down by hand so that the cleaning branches of the central brush clean the inside of the container, and the cleaning branches of the peripheral brushes clean the outside of the container.

In more complex types of equipment, these brushes are mounted in an open-headed container containing the cleaning fluid, with a drive mounted on the underside of the container so that the brushes move around the axis of their mandrel. Adjusted to rotate.

In this type of device, a glass or other beverage container can be pushed downwardly over a central brush, supporting it in the desired position, and cleaning occurs as the brush rotates.

Devices of the type described above are primarily used in bars and restaurants where there are a large number of containers to be washed.

One requirement of the device is that it be as adaptable as possible to the size and shape of the beverage containers to be washed.

That is, it is desirable that the device be able to clean wine glasses of different sizes, as well as wine glasses that are much smaller and consist of bowls with handles and bases.

For this reason, these brushes have traditionally been soft enough to bend sideways to a considerable extent when a glass is placed on the washing branch or with its outside facing towards it, while The central brush of the cleaning branch and the peripheral brush
A rubber brush, flexible enough to be inserted between the brushes of one or several brushes in a group, and flexible enough to allow it to spring back close enough to each other to clean the handle of the glass. It has a washing branch with a washing technique and an integrally molded rubber mandrel.

However, although these rubber cleaning techniques produce a fairly satisfactory cleaning effect, they do not always completely remove dirt stuck on the glass, such as fat or lipstick.

This difficulty has been overcome to a considerable extent by the invention disclosed in British Specification No. 1289087, in which each brush has, in addition to the rubber washing branches, one ring of bristles; There is also room for improvement in the method.

The bristles have been shown to clean glasses or other beverage containers more effectively than rubber cleaning techniques, whereas traditional brushes with radiating bristles deflect the bristles by bending them to the side. Then, like the rubber cleaning technique, it cannot be used because it does not bounce back enough to scrub the entire inner and outer surface of the container. .

A brush with bristles, if the bristles are made long enough,
It will be flexible and able to accommodate a variety of glasses of different sizes and shapes.

However, if they are long, the density of the bristles on the outer surface of the brush is insufficient for effective scrubbing.

To overcome this problem, according to the present invention, a cleaning device for glasses or other beverage containers includes bristles projecting radially from the outer circumferential surface along the length of the container and bristles projecting further upwardly from the upper end thereof. one central brush with a longitudinally resilient compressible upright mandrel; a resilient bristles with bristles disposed around the central brush and projecting radially from the outer circumferential surface along the length of the central brush; It includes several peripheral brushes, each with an upright mandrel that can be bent to an angle.

By making the central brush freely compressible vertically and allowing the surrounding brushes to bend horizontally in this way, it is possible to use the bristles on the brush surface evenly. The size and shape of the brush allows it to conform to and scrub the inner and outer surfaces of a glass or other beverage container.

To clean a conventional tumbler or handle tip, pull the tumbler or handle tip over and gently push them until the upwardly protruding bristles of the central brush touch the inside bottom of the tumbler or handle tip. It is pressed from above the center brush.

If the brush is fixed, rotate the tumbler or handle tip here and there and move it up and down slightly to cover its inner surface with the central brush, and its outer surface except for the outer bottom with several pieces surrounding the central brush. Rub around the area with a brush.

However, it is generally believed that it is better to have the brushes installed in an open-topped container that holds the cleaning fluid during operation, with a container beneath the container that allows the brushes to rotate about their axles. If a drive is provided, only the tumbler
A length that allows you to press a tip with a handle onto the center brush and hold it in place while the brush rotates and scrubs it is fine.

On the other hand, for a wine glass with a bowl, handle and base, hold the glass upside down, place the bowl on the central brush, and then push the glass down further.

This compresses the central brush mandrel longitudinally.

As the glass moves downward, the bristles of the peripheral brush bounce inward on the inverted glass bowl and contact the handle, so that the handle and base of the glass are rubbed by the rotation of the peripheral brush.

When the brushes are fixed in place, rubbing is achieved by rotating the glass between the brushes.

Alternatively, to clean the handle of a wine glass, the base of the glass may be pushed downwardly between the central brush and one or more of the peripheral brushes.

, then the bristles bounce off the glass stand and come into contact with the handle.

These bristles scrub the handle of the glass by rotating the glass between the bristles when the brush is stationary due to rotation of the brush.

The elastic bending of the mandrels of the several peripheral brushes away from the central brush makes it possible in this way to insert the stem of the wine glass between these brushes.

Preferably, one of the peripheral brushes is further provided with bristles projecting upwardly and outwardly from its upper end, and the stem of the brush is made essentially axially incompressible. good.

The brush is used to scrub the inside of a small glass by inverting it and pressing it onto the bristles that project upwardly and outwardly from the top end of the brush.

The radially projecting bristles on the brush can then move downwardly away from the bristles projecting upwardly and outwardly from the top of the brush in order to allow the bristles at the top of the brush to enter completely into the glass. It is desirable that the arrangement be adjusted as much as possible.

Each brush has radially projecting bristles, preferably
Its inner end forms part of the brush mandrel and is preferably secured to a helically wrapped resilient metal holder.

The holder may be a channel-shaped member between whose flanges the bristles are secured in a series of spiral rows.

In this way, the holder effectively forms a helical spring with helical rows of bristles projecting radially therefrom.

When the bristles are fitted onto a helically wound holder in this manner, the central brush stem is attached to the lower end of the bristles with a solid bottom member attached to the upper end of the holder. one solid head member attached to the holder that supports the bristles that project upward; and one solid stem inside the holder.
, i.e. a shaft which can slide axially within the bottom member and which is fixed to the head member.

Then, the shaft of each peripheral brush is fixed to one solid bottom member on which the lower end of the holder rests, one solid head member at the upper end of the holder, and the bottom member and the head member to be fixed inside the holder. Preferably, it consists of a single, elastic, bendable shaft that extends.

Common to all brushes, this solid bottom member then either forms a platform for fixing the brush in its position, if the brush is stationary, or, if the brush is housed in an open-headed container, is connected to the drive device. If the brush is rotated by , a base for fitting the brush will be formed on the tip of the rotatable low shaft.

The novelty of the device according to the invention resides in the structure of the brush, and the invention therefore also includes groups of bristles projecting radially from the outer circumferential surface along the length of the brush, and furthermore a group of bristles projecting axially from one end thereof. and one brush having a longitudinally resilient compressible mandrel attached at the other end to means for mounting the brush in an upright position on the device, and further the length thereof; A group of bristles projecting radially from each outer circumferential surface along the periphery and a means for attaching the brushes to the device in an upright position at one end of each of the brushes. exists in

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a device and set of brushes for cleaning glasses or other beverage containers according to the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the device consists of a housing 1 on which a transparent cylindrical container 2 is mounted.

The housing 1 has two flexible hoses (not shown) each connected to a cold water supply and a hot water supply therefrom.

These hoses pass through the solenoid valve in the housing 1 to the container 2.
It opens into water supply pipes 3, 4 with their open ends inside.

During use of the device, the solenoid valve is opened and water flows from pipe 3.4 to container 2.
When it reaches the water level in the opening 5, it overflows through a gutter 6 provided on the outside of the container 2, and from there it flows into a water tank 7 located around the top of the housing 1.

Then, a drain pipe (also not shown) passes through the drain port 8.
leading to.

Also within the housing 1 is an electric motor that operates a drive that communicates with six lower shafts (Stubs) that pass through the roof of the housing 1 and into the container 2 .

The central brush 9 is mounted on the central lower shaft which rotates counterclockwise when viewed from above, and the peripheral brushes 10-14 surrounding the central brush 9 are mounted on the remaining lower shafts and rotate clockwise when viewed from above.

The electric motor is regulated by a switch operated by a knob 15, whose rotation also sets a thermostat (not shown) within the container 2.

The thermostat controls the temperature of the water flowing in the container 2.
The preset value determined by the rotation stop position in step 5 (preset va
In order to maintain the flow of hot and cold water flowing through the pipes, it controls the opening and closing of the solenoid valve that regulates the flow rate of hot and cold water flowing through the pipes.

Furthermore, an electric motor is installed between the pipes 3 and 4 and is connected to the tank 16.
It controls a metering pump that draws cleaning fluid from and discharges it into a canalicule (not shown).

A drain cock 17 is provided at the base of the container 2, so that when the device is not in use and both solenoid valves are closed, the water remaining in the container 2 is discharged into the water tank 7 and flows from there to the outlet 8. It is.

The solenoid valve, which the lower shaft supports together with the brushes 9-14, its wood-tube connection and the mechanism of the metering pump are all of conventional construction and will not be described in detail.

The central brush 9, the details of which are shown in FIG. 3, has a bottom member 18 made of synthetic resin, and on the underside thereof a cylindrical recess 19 for fitting into a low shaft supporting the brush.
have.

The bottom member 18 further has a cylindrical recess 20 at its upper end, which recess is provided with a protrusion 21 near its upper end.

The tubular shaft 22 has a shoulder 23 at its lower end, which snaps into the projection 21, which allows the shaft 22 to slide up and down inside the recess 20 thereafter;
This prevents it from completely coming out of the recess 20.

The head member 24 fits onto the upper end of the shaft 22 from above and is positioned on the shaft by a flange 25 on the shaft 22.

Head member 24 is secured in position by rivets 26.

Head member 24 has a domed top 28 with a number of tufts of nylon bristles 29 extending outwardly and upwardly.

A spirally wound holder 30 made of a stainless steel channel member is screwed at its bottom end into a coarse clockwise thread 31 formed on the outside of the top of the bottom member 18.

The upper end of the holder 30 engages a protrusion 32 integrally molded with the head member 24.

In this way, when the bottom member 18 is rotated clockwise by the lower shaft on which it is mounted, the holder 30 rotates with it, thereby causing the head member 24 to rotate.

A spiral row of tufts of nylon bristles 33 forms a groove-shaped holder 3
0 so that the bristles project radially outwardly from the brush stem formed by the bottom member 18, shaft 22, head member 24 and holder 30.

The holder 30 forms a helical spring that presses the head member 24 upwardly and forces the shoulder 23 of the shaft 22 against the protrusion 21.

However, if a glass is placed on the bristles 29 and pushed down, the holder 30 will be compressed and the shaft 22 will slide downward in the recess 20 so that the mandrel of the brush 9 can be compressed axially.

When the glass is released, the brush springs back into position as shown in FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawings.

The brush 10, which is the third member of the group of peripheral brushes, is constructed as shown in detail in FIG. 4 of the accompanying drawings and includes a bottom member 34 somewhat similar to the bottom member 18 with a low Although it has a recess for fitting onto the shaft from above, a recess that does not correspond to the projection 21 is provided at its upper end.

The brush 10 also has a counterclockwise thread 35.

A tubular shaft 36 (made of synthetic rubber in this embodiment, but may also be made of a synthetic resin material with elasticity similar to hard rubber) is pushed into the recess at the top of the bottom member 34 and fixed in place with rivets. do.

The head member 37 has a plug 38 which is secured in place with a push-fit rivet 39 to the top of the shaft 36.

A holder 40, similar to holder 30 except that holder 30 is coiled with a leftward thread, is screwed onto thread 35 and surrounds shaft 36.

It is equipped with a helical row of tufts of bristles 41 similar to nylon bristles 33.

Additionally, a number of tufts of bristles 42 project outwardly and upwardly from the head member 37.

The holder 40 with bristles 41 is mounted in place on the brush by screwing between the bristles 42 on the head member 37.

When the bottom member 34 is rotated by its lower shaft in a clockwise direction when viewed from above, the holder 40 engages the flange 35 and rotates therewith, and the shaft 36 causes the head member 37 to rotate.

The elasticity of the shaft 36 is such that it can be bent laterally.

However, compared to the axis of the brush 9, it cannot be compressed in the vertical direction.

However, the upper end of the holder 40 with the bristles 41 is such that when a small glass is turned upside down and pressed onto the bristles 42, the glass contacts the side of the bristles 41, compressing the holder 40 and causing the bristles 41 to bulge. It is not fixed in place so that it can be removed from 42.

This allows the shorter bristles 42 to fit completely into the glass, even if the glass is small in diameter and the bristles 41 cannot fit inside it.

The remaining brushes 11-14 are all of the same construction, one of which is shown in FIG.

This brush is the brush 1 shown in FIG. 4 except for its head member.
It is the same as 0.

This brush thus comprises a bottom member 34, a tubular shaft 36 and bristles 4.
1, but instead of the head 37 there is a button-shaped head 43 having a plug 44 which is fitted onto the top of the shaft 36 and fastened in place by a rivet 45. .

Button 43 prevents holder 40 from being unscrewed from bottom member 34 and pulled upwardly from shaft 36.

To use the device, turn the knob 15 to rotate the brushes 9-14 in the manner already described.
Switch on the motor inside.

When the knob is turned, the thermostat is set to the desired temperature, the solenoid valve is opened, and hot and cold water flows into the container 2 through the pipes 3 and 4 in proportion to the temperature determined by the thermostat.

The incoming water contains a small metered proportion of cleaning liquid to water, which overflows when the container 2 is vortexed at the water level at the opening 5 and flows away through the drain 8 as described above.

All debris adhering to the glasses to be washed is dumped into the water tank 7 and washed away, and the glasses are then washed in different ways depending on their size and shape.

In this way, to wash a small wine glass, such as the sherry glass 46 shown in Figures 6a and 6b, the glass is first placed upright between the brushes 9 and 10 and its base and handle are inserted between the brushes. do.

The glass base can be inserted in this position because the stem of the brush 10 can bend and move away from the brush 9.

After insertion, these brushes scrub the top and bottom surfaces of the glass base and the outside bottom and handle of the glass bowl.

The glass is pushed down further and the outside top of the pot is washed.

Next, the glass 46 is removed from the brush, turned upside down, and the pot is pushed down from above the brush 10.

The bristles 42 enter the glass bowl and rub it, and the bristles 4
1 is pressed down by the rim of the glass in the manner described above.

Finally, with the glass upside down, brush the pot with brushes 9 and 1.
0, it may be pushed down to the position of the glass base shown in Figure 6a.

To wash a much larger container, such as the handle top 47, as shown in Figure 6C, the top must be turned upside down.
Press down from the top of the brush 9.

Since the shaft of the brush 9 is axially compressible, the handle tip 47 can be pushed downward so that the bristles 41 of the brushes 10-14 can clean the entire outer circumferential surface of the tip.

As the tip is pushed down on the brush 9, the mandrels of the brushes 10-14 flex away from the brush 9 and the side walls and handles of the tip move between the bristles 33 of the brush 9 and the bristles 41 of other brushes. becomes possible.

As the stem of the brush 9 is compressed, the bristles 29 are pressed tightly against the inside of the bottom of the tip, allowing very effective scrubbing.

After the entire inner surface of the handle tip and its outer circumferential surface have been cleaned in this way, the outside of the bottom should be cleaned with brushes 9 and 10.
The length of the hair is washed by pressing it lightly between the upper ends of the hair.

In the illustrated example, the brushes all have bristles 33 and 4 in diameter.
The length up to the tip of brush 1 is about 9 cm, and the holders 30 and 40 of brushes 9 and 10 have a length of about 8 cm in the axial direction.
Further, the axial length of the holder 40 of the brushes 11-14 is approximately 10 cm.

The features of the present invention are listed below.

(1) having a vertically elastic compressible upright mandrel with bristles projecting radially from its outer circumferential surface along its length and further projecting upwardly from its upper end; a central brush, and several peripheral brushes each having one resiliently bendable upright stem with bristles arranged around the central brush and projecting radially from the outer circumferential surface along the length of the central brush. A cleaning device for glasses or other beverage containers, including:

(2) Clause 1 above, wherein the brush is mounted in an open-topped container containing a cleaning solution, and a drive device is provided below the container and arranged to rotate the brush about its mandrel axis. device by.

(3) A device according to paragraph 2 above, wherein the drive is arranged to rotate the central brush in one direction and the peripheral brushes in the opposite direction.

(4) One of the peripheral brushes further includes bristles projecting upwardly and outwardly from its upper end, the stem of which brush being essentially axially incompressible.

A device according to any one of items 1 to 3 above.

(5) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the radially projecting bristles of each brush are fixed at their inner ends to a helically coiled resilient metal holder forming part of the stem of the brush; Device.

(6) A device according to paragraph 5, wherein the holder comprises a channel member having a series of helical rows of bristles clamped between flanges thereof.

(7) The central brush axle comprises one solid bottom member attached to the lower end of the holder, one rigid head member attached to the upper end of the holder to support upwardly projecting bristles, and one solid head member attached to the upper end of the holder to support the upwardly projecting bristles. One solid stem (Stem
7.) A device according to claim 5 or 6, comprising a shaft fixed to the head member at 100 mm) and slidable axially inside the bottom member.

(8) The mandrel of each peripheral brush is further provided with one solid bottom member attached to the lower end of the holder, one solid head member at the upper end of the holder, and secured to the bottom member and the head member; A device according to any one of paragraphs 5.6.7 above, comprising a single resiliently bendable shaft extending therethrough.

(9) The device according to item 8 above, wherein the elastically bendable shaft is made of rubber or a synthetic resin material having elasticity similar to rubber.

(10) A set of brushes used in a drink container cleaning device, comprising steel bristles that protrude radially from the outer peripheral surface along the length of the brush, and bristles that further protrude in the axial direction from one end of the brush.
and a means for attaching the other end to the device so that the brush is in an upright position, and one resilient brush each having bristles projecting radially from each outer circumferential surface along the length of the brush. A set of brushes consisting of a mandrel which is bendable in a direction and several peripheral brushes having means for attaching one end of each mandrel to the device so that the brushes stand upright.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device viewed from the side and from above;
Fig. 2 is a reduced plan view of the device, Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of the device and a partial sectional view with some of the bristles of the central brush removed, and Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of one of the peripheral brushes. 5 is a side view of one of the remaining peripheral brushes excluding the brush of FIG. 4; FIGS. 6a-6c are side views of the outline of the brushes included in the apparatus, and FIG. This shows how the device cleans each part and the inside of a larger pot with a handle. In the diagram: 1...Housing, 2...Cylindrical container, 3゜4...Water supply pipe (pipe), 5...
...Opening, 6...Gutter, 7...Aquarium, 8...Drain port, 9...Central brush, 10-14. ...Peripheral brush, 15...
・Knob, 16...Tank, 17...
Drain cock, 18.34...Bottom member, 19...
... Cylindrical recess, 20 ... Cylindrical recess, 2
1...Protrusion, 22.36...Tubular shaft,
23... Shoulder part, 24.37... Head member, 25... Flange, 26, 39.45...
... Rivet, 28 ... Dome-shaped top, 29
, 33, 41. 42... Nylon bristles, 30.
40...Holder, 31.35...
Screw thread, 32... Protrusion, 38°...
・Bung, 43...Button, 46...Glass, 47...Cop.

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) having a vertically elastic compressible upright mandrel with bristles projecting radially from the outer peripheral surface along the length of the mandrel and further projecting upwardly from its upper end; a central brush and several peripheries each having one resiliently bendable upright mandrel arranged around the central brush and having bristles projecting radially from the outer circumferential surface along the length of the central brush. A glass or other beverage comprising a brush and one of said peripheral brushes, the stem of said brush being axially incompressible, further provided with bristles projecting upwardly and outwardly from its upper end. Container cleaning equipment. (2) A utility model in which the brush is installed in a container with an open top for containing a cleaning liquid, and a drive device is provided under the container and is arranged so as to rotate the brush around the axis of its mandrel. A cleaning device for glasses or other beverage containers as set forth in claim 1. (3) The device for cleaning glasses or other beverage containers according to claim 2, wherein the driving device is adjusted and arranged so that the central brush rotates in one direction and the peripheral brushes rotate in the opposite direction. . (4) The radially projecting bristles of each brush are fixed at their inner ends to a helically coiled resilient metal holder forming part of the shaft of the brush. A cleaning device for glasses or other beverage containers according to any one of Items 1 to 3. (5) The axle of said central brush comprises one solid bottom member attached to the lower end of the holder, one rigid head member attached to the upper end of the holder to support the upwardly projecting bristles, and the interior of the holder. 5. The device for cleaning glasses or other beverage containers as claimed in claim 4, which comprises a shaft fixed to the head member by one solid shaft and slidable in the axial direction inside the bottom member.