JPS599437B2 - bottle cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a bottle cleaning device.

The present invention provides an apparatus that can easily and quickly clean the inner and outer surfaces of bottles.One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show the entire apparatus.

In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a box-shaped truck consisting of a side plate and a bottom plate that are rectangular when viewed from above, and the bottom plate is equipped with two flexible wheels 2a and two fixed wheels 9.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a cleaning tank attached to the upper part of the interior of the truck 1, which also has side walls that are rectangular when viewed from the top and a bottom wall that is V-shaped in cross section so as to be deepest at the center.

Both 4 and 6 are water supply pipes, which are connected to a suitable water source such as a water supply via a flexible hose or the like.

The water supply pipe 4 extends above the front side of the cleaning tank 3, and has a water supply faucet 5 attached to its tip.

The water supply pipe 6 extends upward on the back side of the cleaning tank 3, is further bent toward the center, and has a plurality of showers 7 arranged horizontally in a row at its tip.

Both 8 and 9 are drain pipes, and the drain pipe 8 is connected to a drain hole drilled in the deepest part of the bottom wall of the cleaning tank 3, and the drain pipe 9 is connected to a drain hole provided at the upper part of the side wall of the cleaning tank 3. It is connected to the port 9b.

Each of the water supply pipes 4, 6 and the drain pipes 8, 9 has a water supply pipe 4a, 6a. 8a and 9a are attached respectively.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a rotating shaft disposed near the top surface of the cleaning tank 3, and is received by bearings 11 fixed to the upper end of the truck 1.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a rotary plate fixed to opposite ends of the rotary shaft 100, and has four finger-shaped pieces 13a extending radially.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a box holding frame fixedly attached by set screws 23 between finger-like pieces 13a, 13a facing each other, and a bottle storage box 15, which will be described later, is housed in this frame.

16 is a motor fixed on the bottom plate of the trolley 1, 17 is a reducer, and 18.19 is the output shaft of the reducer 17 and the rotating shaft 10.
20 is a sprocket attached to each of
0 is rotated by a motor 16 at an appropriate speed via a reduction gear 17 and a chain 20.

Note that the number of box holding frames 13 to be attached is arbitrary, and an appropriate number of finger-shaped pieces 13a are also provided accordingly.

Of course, the rotary plate 13 may be simply disk-shaped.

Furthermore, pulleys may be used instead of the sprockets 18 and 190, and a belt may be used instead of the chain 20.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a cover that covers the upper part of the cleaning tank 3 with a sufficient margin to allow the box holding frame 14 and the like to rotate around the rotating shaft 10, and is attached to the upper end of the cart 1 with screws or the like.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a lid detachably provided on the opening of the cover 21.

These cover 21 and lid 22 are preferably made of transparent resin or the like.

4 and 5 show the box holding frame 14 and the bottle storage box 1.
5 is shown.

The box holding frame 14 includes both end face plates 14a, 14a, L-shaped frame members 14b, 14b connecting these, and a tightening band 14.
c, and the tightening band 14c is provided with a hook 14d.

The end plate 14a is provided with a short axis 12a facing outward, and this is connected to the hole 12 formed in the finger-like piece 13a.
Each holding frame 14 is fixed between the finger-shaped pieces 13a by inserting the holding frame 14 into the finger-like pieces 13a and screwing in the setscrews 23.

The bottle storage box 15 has a lid 15a, and further has a lid 15a.
Latching fittings 15b, 15 for holding the in the closed state
b is provided.

The bottle storage box 15 is formed by a perforated plate having a large number of through holes (cleaning liquid circulation holes) 15c as shown in the figure, or by wrapping a wire mesh around a strong frame made of wire or the like. .

In this invention, the cleaning liquid flow hole includes a wire mesh in addition to the above-mentioned through hole 15c.

After a large number of bottles B are stored in the storage box 15 in an inverted state, the lid 15a is closed, and the storage box 15 is placed in the holding frame 14 and securely fixed with the band 14c (see FIG. 5).

Next, an example of use of the cleaning device according to the present invention will be explained.

First, the cleaning tank 3 is filled with a cleaning solution containing a suitable detergent up to the level of the discharge port 9b, and the storage box 15 containing the bottle B is attached to the holding frame 14, and then the motor 16 is started. When the rotating shaft 10 is rotated, the bottle B is rotated around the rotating shaft 10 through inside and above the washing liquid, with its side always facing the rotating shaft 10.

At this time, the drains 8a, 9a of the drain pipes 8, 9 are usually closed, but the drains 9a may be left open during operation.

Furthermore, either filling the cleaning tank 3 with cleaning liquid or attaching the storage box 15 may be done first.

As the rotating shaft rotates 100 times, the bottle B changes from an inverted state to a horizontal state, and after half a rotation, it stands upright, and since the storage box 15 has a cleaning fluid flow hole, it is immersed in the cleaning fluid in the cleaning tank 3. As the cleaning liquid flows into the bottle B, the outer surface of the bottle B is washed.

If the bottle B is further rotated, the bottle B will be turned upside down again above the washing tank 3, and the washing liquid in the bottle B will flow out.

The above operations are continued for the required time, and both the inner and outer surfaces of the bottle B are thoroughly cleaned.

When the above cleaning is completed, the pot 8a is once opened and all the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank 3 is discharged.

Thereafter, the pot 8a is closed and the pot 9a is opened to supply rinsing water from the faucet 5.

When the washing tank 3 is filled with rinsing water, the motor 16 is turned on again.
is driven to perform the soot operation of bottle B.

During this time, rinsing water continues to be supplied from the faucet 5, and excess rinsing water overflows from the outlet 9b and is drained through the drain pipe 9.

At this time, if rinsing water is also supplied from the shower 7 via the water supply pipe 6, the rinsing effect will be promoted.

When cleaning and rinsing are completed in this manner, the storage box 15 is removed from the holding frame 14, and the bottle B is further taken out.

Then, another bottle B is placed in the storage box 15 and the same operation is performed.

In addition, since the number of pins B to be cleaned is small,
If there is a space in the storage box 15 that is not filled with bottles B, it is preferable to move the bottles B to one side of the storage box 15 using, for example, a partition rod.

As described in detail above, the bottle washing device according to the present invention includes a washing tank for storing washing liquid at a required water level, a rotating shaft rotatably and horizontally provided above the washing tank, A rotating plate whose center is fixed to a rotating shaft; and a box holding frame which is fixed to an outer end of the rotating plate and rotates around the rotating shaft through the cleaning liquid and above it as the rotating plate rotates. , and a bottle storage box that is held within the box holding frame and has a large number of cleaning liquid flow holes around the periphery.

If you store multiple bottles in a bottle storage box with their mouths facing the same direction, and attach the storage box to the box holding frame with the mouths of the bottles facing the rotation axis, you can easily store the bottles. All bottles in the box are rotated with their sides facing the axis of rotation at all times.

Therefore, when the bottle is immersed in the cleaning liquid as it rotates, the cleaning liquid flows into the bottle, and when the bottle is carried upwards, the cleaning liquid inside the bottle flows out, allowing both the inside and outside surfaces of the bottle to be efficiently and cleanly cleaned. .

Also, rinsing is similarly ensured following this cleaning.

In addition, the cleaning operation is extremely simple because it is only necessary to store the bottles in the storage box and attach the storage box to the holding frame.

Furthermore, the configuration of the cleaning device itself is simple.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 to 3 show the entire device with a part cut away.
The figure is a front view, Figure 2 is a side view, Figure 3 is a plan view, Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged views of the box holding frame and bottle storage box, and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the disassembled state. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the attached state. 3...Cleaning tank, 10...Rotating shaft, 13
... Rotating plate, 14 ... Box holding frame, 15
...Bottle storage box, 15c...Through hole (cleaning liquid circulation hole), B...Bottle.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tank that stores cleaning liquid at a required water level, a rotating shaft that is rotatably and horizontally provided above the cleaning tank, a rotating plate whose center is fixed to the rotating shaft, and this rotating plate. A box holding frame that is fixed to the outer end of the box and rotates around the rotation axis through the cleaning liquid and above it as the rotating plate rotates; A bottle washing device comprising a bottle storage box having a large number of washing liquid circulation holes.