JPS5937035Y2 - root vegetable cleaning machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to an improvement of a root vegetable washing machine.

Conventional root vegetable washing machines, which are equipped with a suitable number of rotatable brush rolls that extend longitudinally in the washing tank, typically wash a roughly constant amount of root vegetables depending on the capacity of the washing tank. Therefore, if the amount of root vegetables to be washed is less than the standard weight, the root vegetables in contact with the brush roll rotating in the tank will receive less pressure from other root vegetables in the tank, and the brush roll will The drawback is that the contact force with the rolls becomes weak, making it impossible to clean root vegetables.

The present invention was completed with the aim of providing a root vegetable washer without the above-mentioned defects, and the illustrated embodiment will be described in detail below.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular cleaning tank, and an appropriate number of rotatable brush rolls 2 are arranged in an arc shape, extending in the longitudinal direction from the bottom of the cleaning tank 1 to both side parts.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a partition plate provided in the cleaning tank 1 so that its position can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction. It is made by connecting two semicircular plates at required points with bolts 11, and has projecting parts 3a, 3a formed on both sides of the upper end fixed to the upper edges of both side plates of the cleaning tank 1. The brush rolls 2 and 2 are placed close together to prevent root vegetables from falling off.

4 is a cleaning tank 1 in order to adjust the position of the partition plate 3 in the horizontal direction.
It is a holding member whose length can be freely adjusted and is stretched between the upper surface of the drive chamber 5 provided adjacent to the partition plate 3 and the vicinity of the center of the partition plate 3.
Further, a reduction gear 6 driven by a motor 8 via a pulley 7 is provided in the drive chamber 5.The rotation of the reduction gear 6 is transmitted via a chain wheel 10 to each chain wheel 9 of the brush roll 2.
is transmitted to rotate each brush roll 2 in the clockwise direction.

Note that the above-mentioned holding member 4 includes an outer cylinder 13 that is fitted into the connecting tool 12 attached to the drive chamber 5, and an inner cylinder 14 that is fitted into the outer cylinder 13 and fitted into the bolt 11 of the partition plate 3. The length can be freely adjusted by a pin 16 inserted into a small hole 15 made transparently at the same interval in the outer cylinder 13 and the inner cylinder 14, and the length can be adjusted freely by a pin 16 which is opened and closed by the rotation of a lever 18. 19 is a undulating water pipe with many pores,
Reference numeral 20 denotes four adjustable wheels attached to the bottom of the cleaning tank 1.

With this structure, when root vegetables are put into the washing tank 1 and submerged water is spouted out from the sprinkler pipe 19, and the motor 8 is driven to rotate the speed reducer 6, an arc shape is created inside the washing tank 1. Appropriate number of brush rolls 2 arranged in
The root vegetables in contact with the brush roll 2 are rotated by the chain wheel 9 rotated through the chain wheel 9 and washed by the elasticity of the tip of each brush roll 2, while cleaning the root vegetables in turn.
This is the same as in conventional devices of this type, but in the present invention, a partition plate 3 with an arcuate notch 3 along each brush roll 2 is provided in the cleaning tank 1 so that its position can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the partition plate 3 is moved in the longitudinal direction according to the amount of root vegetables to be processed to form a cleaning processing section in the washing tank 1 according to the amount of root vegetables to be processed. Root vegetables are put into the processing section, and the submerged water is spouted out from the sprinkler pipe 19 in the same way as described above, and the motor 8 is driven to rotate the reducer 6, and the rotation of the reducer 6 is controlled by the chino 1.
0 to the chain wheel 9 of the brush roll 2 to rotate each brush roll 2, the partition plate 3 and one end plate of the cleaning tank 1 are separated from each other even though the amount of root vegetables in the tank is small. The root vegetables are deposited under a predetermined pressure on the brush roll 2 in the cleaning processing section formed during the process, and the root vegetables that are in contact with the brush roll 2 are The elasticity of the tip of each brush roll 2, which rotates while being suppressed by root vegetables that do not grow, allows the brush rolls to rotate on their own axis and be reliably washed while rolling.

As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, the present invention has a partition plate whose position can be freely adjusted in the washing tank so that a washing processing section of a size corresponding to the amount of root vegetables to be processed can be formed. Therefore, it has great practical value as an economically advantageous root vegetable washer that can efficiently clean even a small amount of root vegetables.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway side view, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view. 1...Cleaning tank, 2...Brush roll,
3... Partition plate, 3'... Arc-shaped notch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A suitable number of rotatable brush rolls 2 extending in the longitudinal direction are arranged in an arc shape in the cleaning tank 1, and each brush roll 2
A root vegetable washing machine characterized in that a partition plate 3 having an appropriate number of arcuate notches 3' along the washing tank 1 is provided in a washing tank 1 so as to be able to adjust the position in the longitudinal direction.