JPS5937038Y2 - Root vegetable washing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a washing machine for washing root vegetables such as radish, carrot, and horseradish.

Conventionally, various types of root vegetable washing machines have been proposed, but
There is a problem in that a sufficiently effective cleaning action is not performed because the object to be treated has unevenness in the length direction, irregular curvature, or twist.

This invention aims to solve such problems,
An example of implementing the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

1 is the main body of the root vegetable washing machine, la.

1b is a carrying belt provided on the front side of the main body of the device, 2a
, 2'a, 2b, 2'b, 2c, 2c are brush rollers disposed vertically facing each other, 3 is an upper tank, 4 is a water supply pipe port for the tank, 5 is a lower tank, and 6 is a This is a drive box, and the workpiece 7 to be cleaned is placed on the carry-in belt on the carry-in side A, and is fed into the main body of the apparatus, and the wash water flowing down from the upper tank and the brush rollers in the direction of the arrows are fed into the apparatus body. The rotation wipes away mud and dirt, and it is taken out from the exit side B.

Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote an upper conveyance belt and a lower conveyance belt provided on one side of the apparatus main body 1, and V-shaped gripping fittings 10 and 11 are attached to the leaves of the workpiece 7 on each chain. In this case, the upper conveyor belt is the bottom of the tank which is pressed with a constant pressure onto the lower conveyor belt by the elastic force of the springs 12a and 12b.

In this apparatus, the objects to be treated are fed into the apparatus main body 1 in a parallel state with their lengths lying horizontally, and each brush roller 2a, 2'a.

2b, 2'b, 2c, 2'c are the device main body 1
They are provided vertically facing each other in the vertical direction.

However, among these, the brush roller 2b inside the center,
Among the brush rollers 2'b, the upper brush roller 2b is placed at the bottom of the tank so as to move vertically within a certain range.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotating shaft 13b of the brush roller 2b is the rotating shaft 13a of another brush roller.

13'a, 13'b, 13c, and 13'c are bearings 14a and 14'a, respectively.

14'b, 14c, and 14'c, while a fixed length of the brush roller 2a is fixedly supported from the bearing side of the adjacent brush roller (in the illustrated example, from the bearing side of the brush roller 2a). A frame 15 is made to protrude and is pivotally supported through the frame 15 so as to be swingable.

Specifically, one end of the frame 15 is fitted into the rotating shaft 13a of the brush roller 2a projecting outward from the bearing 14a, and the other end is fitted into the rotating shaft 13b of the brush roller 2b through ball bearings. As a result, the brush roller 2b is held at a position above the brush roller 2'b via the frame 15 so as to be able to swing vertically, and in this case, the swinging motion is constant. The intermediate position of the frame 15 is elastically pressed and pressed by the spring 16 in order to achieve a one-pressure state. To this end, a bracket plate 17 is provided that protrudes horizontally from the wall on the upper tank side. The adjustment bolt 18 is screwed in the vertical direction of the plate 17, and the tip of the bolt is brought into contact with the spring 16, and the adjustment bolt 1
The elastic force of the spring can be changed by appropriately rotating 8.

In the drawings, reference numeral 19b is a cutout formed in the side wall surface to allow vertical movement of the brush roller 2b even in the upward direction.

FIG. 3 shows another example. In the above embodiment, three pairs of brush rollers are arranged facing each other vertically, but in this example, four pairs are arranged. The brush rollers 2b and 2c inside the center are made vertically swingable in the same manner as described above by using frames 15 and 20 from the sides of the brush rollers 2a and 2'a, respectively.

FIG. 4 similarly shows another example, in which the upper brush roller is oscillated in all of the above two embodiments, but in this example, in the first embodiment (FIG. 2), The lower brush roller 2'b is also designed to be able to swing up and down; that is, a frame 15' is similarly provided from the side of the brush roller 2'a, and its rotation axis 13
'b is pivoted.

However, in this case, the spring 21 that elastically presses the frame is provided so as to act upward, whereas in the above example it acts downward, and in this case, the spring 22 is an adjustment bolt, 24 is a bracket plate for mounting it.

FIG. 5 shows still another example, in which four pairs of brush rollers arranged vertically opposite each other are made capable of swinging in two downward movements alternately, respectively, It is obtained as a combination of each of the above.

Although illustrations of each of the above parts are omitted, all of the rotating shafts of each brush roller on the outlet side of the apparatus main body are fixedly attached to the side wall plate of the apparatus main body using bearings. Further, a silver ring is attached to the end of the rotating shaft protruding from each bearing, and a chain is hung from the drive shaft side to each silver ring for rotation.

As described above, the device of the present invention is installed at the bottom of the tank, and the fact that the brush roller for rubbing is arranged vertically in the main body of the device means that its length is perpendicular to the flow of the material to be treated. It is excellent in that the outer circumferential surface of the direction can be effectively brushed for a long period of time, and in this case, one or both of the opposing brush rollers or the adjacent brush rollers can swing vertically. At the same time, the elastic pressure applied by the spring makes it possible to brush strongly while adapting to the shape of the object to be treated, so even dirt hidden in every corner such as uneven parts can be cleaned. It can be easily cleaned, and it greatly contributes to improving the cleaning action and work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the device of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are partial views showing an example of the bottom of a brush roller used in the device. 1... Device body, 3... Upper tank,
2a, 2'a. 2b, 2'b, 2c, 2'c-brush roller 5...
... Lower tank, 6 ... Drive box, 7
...Product to be processed, 8...Upper conveyance belt, 9
...Lower conveyance belt, 10, 11...Grip fitting, 12a, 12b...Spring, 15
...Frame, 16...Spring,
18...Adjustment bolt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a root vegetable washing machine, the objects to be processed are moved side by side in the horizontal direction from the inlet side to the outlet side, and the washing process is performed inside the device body during the movement. Three or more pairs of opposing brush rollers are arranged in the vertical direction, and one or both of the opposing brush rollers on the entrance side of these brush rollers, or between adjacent brush rollers. A root vegetable washing machine characterized in that a rotating shaft is provided at the bottom of the tank so as to be able to swing in the vertical direction, and is elastically pressed into contact with an opposing brush roller via a spring.