JPS61216789A - Mat washer - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a mat cleaning device.

For example, the present invention relates to a mat cleaning device for wiping mud off footwear at entrances of entrances and the like.

(Prior Art) As a conventional mat cleaning device, there is one shown in FIG. 3.

This machine has multiple guide rollers (2)... and roller brushes (3)... mounted horizontally on the upper and lower sides of the machine frame (1), and a washing liquid supply nozzle is installed at an appropriate location between the rollers. (4)
is provided, and when the mat (M) is fed between the upper and lower rollers, the cleaning liquid is directed from the nozzle (4) toward the mat (M) while being conveyed by the guide rollers (2)... The mat (M) is cleaned by a roller brush (3).

There is a cleaning liquid tank (5) below, and the cleaning liquid stored in this tank (5) is returned to the nozzle (4) by a pump (6) and used. There is.

The conventional mat cleaning device as described above has the advantage of automatically cleaning the mat.

(Disadvantages of the prior art) However, in the conventional mat cleaning device as described above, the mat is conveyed between the guide rollers (2) on the two sides, and the Since the mat is cleaned with a roller brush (3), the contact area and force of contact with the mat surface by the roller brush (3) are small, and therefore the cleaning ability is low.

In addition, cleaning with a roller brush had the disadvantage that the cleaning effect was poor because the brush only slidably contacted the mat surface in one direction, that is, parallel to the mat's advancing direction (see Figure 4). ).

(Object of the present invention) An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of conventional mat cleaning devices and to improve the mat cleaning ability.

(Structure of the present invention) In order to achieve this object, the mat cleaning device of the present invention is provided with a belt conveyor that conveys the mats, and a device that is provided opposite to the conveying surface of the belt conveyor and supplies cleaning liquid to the conveyed mats. a washing liquid supply nozzle which is provided in front of the washing liquid supply nozzle in the mat traveling direction and facing the conveying surface of the belt conveyor, and which washes the mat to which the washing liquid has been supplied by the washing liquid supply nozzle. It has a configuration equipped with a disc brush.

(Actions and Effects of the Present Invention) The mat cleaning device of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, and thus produces the following effects. That is, (i) when the mat is supplied to the belt conveyor, while being conveyed by the belt conveyor, the mat is first supplied with the cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid supply nozzle, and then washed by the disk brush.

(ii) In the present invention, a belt conveyor is used as the means for conveying the mat, and a disk brush is provided opposite the conveyance surface of the belt conveyor in the parentheses, so that the disk brush makes contact with the mat surface. Since the area is increased and the contact force is also increased, there is an effect that the cleaning ability is significantly improved.

(iii) Also, since the means for cleaning the mat is a disc brush, the brush can be used in all directions (
(see Figure 5), the cleaning effect is greatly improved.

(Embodiment) Fig. 1.2 is a plan view and a front sectional view showing an embodiment of the mat washing device of the present invention, in which (10) is a belt conveyor for conveying the mat, and (20) is a washing liquid. Supply nozzle, (30
) is a disk brush.

The belt conveyor (10) includes a driving roller (11) and a driven roller (12) horizontally mounted on a machine frame (40), and an endless belt (12) wound around these rollers (11) and (12).
13). Note that there is a support plate (14) inside the belt (13), and the bell (13) is adapted to move on this support plate.

The washing liquid supply nozzle (20) has a large number of jet ports protruding from it, is suspended horizontally on the machine frame (40), and has one end (21)
) is closed, and the other end (22) is connected to the discharge port (24) of the cleaning liquid tank (23) placed on the machine frame (40) via piping, a pump, a solenoid valve, etc. (not shown). There is.

The cleaning liquid to be put into the tank (23) may be detergent, water, or a mixture of detergent and water, but in this embodiment detergent is used. A microswitch (25) is provided in the middle of the washing liquid supply nozzle (20), and its actuator (26) is installed close to the belt conveyor (10). This microswitch (25) is used to operate the pump, electromagnetic valve, etc. of the washing liquid supply nozzle, and is used when the mat conveyed by the conveyor (10) comes into contact with the actuator (26) and is activated. When it is swung counterclockwise in Figure 2, the pump operates, the solenoid valve opens, and the cleaning liquid is spouted from the spout of the cleaning liquid supply nozzle (20) toward the mat. be.

The disc brush (30) is provided facing the conveying surface of the belt conveyor (10), and in this embodiment, the disc brush (30) is a first disc brush located at the center of the belt conveyor that cleans the central part of the mat. A total of three disc brushes are provided: a disc brush (31) and second and third disc brushes (32) and (33) located on both sides of the belt conveyor for cleaning both sides of the mat.

Each disk brush consists of a rotating shaft (34), a disk (35) fixed to the lower end of the rotating shaft, and a number of brushes (36) installed on the lower surface of this disk (35). (3
4) The pulley (37) fixed to the motor (38) is rotated by the endless ■bell (39) transmission.
It is designed to be rotationally driven. In addition, the motor (3
8) are appropriately supported by the machine frame, and the rotating shaft (34) of each disc brush is supported by the top plate (41) of the machine frame.

The disc brush (30) may be constantly driven to rotate, or may be driven by a micro switch (2) of the washing liquid supply nozzle.
5) Alternatively, the mat (M) may be rotationally driven only when the mat (M) is conveyed by a separately provided detection means (for example, a microswitch or a phototube).

Therefore, in the above-mentioned equipment, the conveyor (
10) When the mat (M) is supplied, it is transported,
In the process, the tip of the mat (M) will touch the micro switch (2
When the actuator (26) of 5) comes into contact with the actuator (26) and causes it to swing, the mat is discharged from the washing liquid supply nozzle (20) while the actuator (26) is in the swinging state (that is, while the mat (M) is passing). The cleaning liquid is squirted towards the
The mat is then cleaned by the disc brush (30).

Since the contact area of the disc brush (30) with the mat surface is large and the contact force is also large, the mat can be washed well. Since the brush moves in a spiral relative to the mat surface, the brush comes into sliding contact with the mat surface from all directions based on this spiral motion, resulting in extremely good mat surface cleaning.
You can wash your throat.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a contrivance has been taken to make the cleaning of the mat smoother and more reliable, and this will be explained below.

(50) is a mat supply stand installed horizontally on the machine frame (40) at the starting end of the belt conveyor (10), and is capable of smoothly supplying pine (M). It is.

(51) (52) (53) (54) are guide rollers arranged in sequence on the belt conveyor (10) to ensure smooth and reliable conveyance of the mat (M). These guide rollers (51) to (54) are
Both are horizontally suspended on the machine frame (40), and their rotating shafts (55) are supported so as to be able to move up and down, but springs ( 56)
is constantly energized toward the conveyor (10). Its affiliated forces can be adjusted using any adjustment means. Especially guide rollers (52) (53)
(54) are located before and after the disc brush to press down on the mat and reliably prevent the mat from being unnecessarily shifted due to the rotation of the disc brush.

(57) is a safety plate that prevents the worker who supplies the mat from having his hand caught in the first guide roller (51). This safety plate (57) is rotatably supported by a shaft (58) which is located behind the guide roller (51) and is horizontally mounted on the machine frame (40), and a micro switch is mounted opposite to one end of the shaft (58). (59) is provided. Then, the worker's hand touches this safety plate (57),
When the safety plate (57) rotates counterclockwise beyond a certain range in Fig. 2, the micro spinch (59) is activated to turn off the power to the conveyor (10), etc. to ensure the safety of the workers. This is what has become. In addition, safety 1
Below (57), there is provided a space between it and the supply stand (50) that is sufficient to allow the mat to pass through.

(60) is a water supply nozzle for supplying water to the mat in advance and soaking the mat in an appropriate amount of water before detergent is supplied to the mat from the washing liquid supply nozzle (20). be. Like the washing liquid supply nozzle (20), this water supply nozzle (60) is also provided with a large number of spout ports, is suspended horizontally on the machine frame (40), and one end (61) thereof is closed. The other end (62) is connected to a discharge port (65) of a pump (64) connected to a water tank (63) by a pipe (not shown).

In addition, a micro-sinch (66) similar to that provided in the washing liquid supply nozzle is provided, and this micro-sinch (
66), the pump (64) is activated and the tank (
63) so that water is spouted out. In addition,
The tank (63) is a storage tank for water, detergent, etc. used in the entire device. Therefore, the water spouted from the water supply nozzle (60) that uses the stored water for reuse also includes the washing liquid supply nozzle (20). ) is mixed with the amount of detergent supplied by the manufacturer.

(71) (72) (73) is a return conveyor using a round belt, and the belt conveyor (10)
The purpose is to wash the mat more completely by returning the mat that has been conveyed to the terminal end along the lower part to the starting end, and for this purpose, a roller brush (
81) (82) (83) (84) are provided.

The return conveyors (71) to (73) each include a driving roller (74), a driven roller (75), and a plurality of round belts ( 76) Consists of... The purpose of using a round belt is to sufficiently drain the mat.

These return conveyors (71) to (73) are all driven to circulate in the opposite direction to the belt conveyor (10), and therefore the belt conveyor (
10) The mat is conveyed to the right in the figure on the upper surface, and is inverted when it reaches its end. This time, the mat is sandwiched between the lower surface of the belt conveyor (10) and the return conveyors (71) to (73), and the mat is conveyed to the right in the figure. It is designed to be transported upward and to the left.

The roller brushes (81) to (84) each have a large number of brushes (86) on a shaft (85) horizontally mounted on the machine frame (40).
are installed radially, and are rotationally driven by an appropriate driving means. The rotation direction and number of rotations are determined according to the type of mat to provide the most cleaning effect.

In particular, the roller brush (81) is
), it has the following effects.

First, transfer the roller brush (81) to the belt conveyor (10).
), the belt conveyor (10
) until the end of the belt conveyor (10) rotates, the mat passes between the end of the belt conveyor (10) and the roller brush (81) in an inverted manner, and at the time of reversal, the mat When the mat surface is bent according to the roller (11), the bristles on the surface of the mat are opened, and when the bristles are open, the roller brush (8)
Since cleaning is performed in step 1), a high cleaning effect can be achieved. It is especially effective for washing away sand, etc. from the ends of the hair.

Next, the roller brush (81) is attached to the belt conveyor (10).
), the mat is transferred onto the roller brush (81) without entering between the belt conveyor (10) and the roller brush (81) due to the rotation of the roller brush (81). Become.

Here, a guide body (
87), a washing water jet nozzle (88), and a guide body (8
7) is provided with a microsinch (89).

The guide body (87) is curved so as to cover the roller brush (81) and is suspended horizontally on the machine frame (40). Like the water supply nozzle (6o), the washing water spout nozzle (88) is provided with a large number of spout ports, and is suspended horizontally on the machine frame (4o), with one end (90) closed and the other end (90) closed. 91) is a discharge port (93) of a pump (92) connected to a water tank (63).
) is connected by piping (not shown).

Then, the pump (92) is activated by the operation of the micro-sinch (89), and this water is spouted out from the tank (63).

Therefore, the tamat transferred onto the roller brush (81) is guided by the guide body (87)
It enters between the roller brush (81) and the roller brush (81), and in the process activates the microswitch (89), which causes washing water to be jetted out from the water jet nozzle (88). As the mat passes between the roller brush (81) and the guide, the roller brush (81) will wash the back side of the mat, and the water jetted from the nozzle (88) will rinse the surface of the mat. In this case, the hair on the surface of the mat will open due to its curvature,
In particular, sand etc. from the tips of the hair are washed away well.

(94) and (95) are squeezing rollers that press the mat conveyed by the conveyor to squeeze out the water content. The pair of rollers (94) and (95) are both rubber rollers, are suspended horizontally on the machine frame (40), and are rotationally driven by an appropriate drive device. The shaft of the upper roller (94) is supported so that it can move up and down, but the lower roller (95) is always supported by a spring (96) interposed between it and the machine frame (40).
It is being energized towards. (97) (97) is a handle for adjusting the force.

(98) is a guide plate installed horizontally on the machine frame (40), and guides the mat discharged from the squeezing rollers (94) and (95).

(99) is a washing nozzle for stain removal, and when there is a stain on the mat, the stain removal detergent is applied to the tank (
100) to remove stains.

(101,) is a control panel that controls the drive system, pump, solenoid valve, microswitch, etc.

To explain the operation of the entire device as described above, first, the worker places the mat on the supply table (50),
If there are special stains, use the stain removal cleaning nozzle (9
9) to remove the stain, and then feed the mat between the belt conveyor (10) and the guide roller (51).

The supplied mat is transferred by a belt conveyor (10), and a micro-sinch (66) is activated at the tip of the belt conveyor (10). The water supply nozzle (
Water is ejected from the mat (60) and the mat is soaked with this water, and then when the micro-sinch (25) is activated, detergent is ejected from the washing liquid supply nozzle (20) and directed towards the disc brush (30). When the mat reaches the 0-disc brush (30), which is transported by 33) both sides are washed. When the roller brush (81) is further transferred and reaches the end of the belt conveyor (10), the roller brush (81)
If it is rotating in the opposite direction, use the roller brush (8
The guide body ( 87) and the roller brush (81), and the roller brush washes the back side of the nozzle (87) and the roller brush (81).
The surface is rinsed with the water jet 88), and the receiver is transferred to the return conveyor (71) while being turned over. After that, the mat is transferred to the return conveyors (71) to (73) and the belt conveyor (10).
) while being transferred to the left in the drawing while being held between the lower surface of
When the water reaches (95), the water is sufficiently squeezed to complete the cleaning operation and is discharged onto the guide plate (98).

Although one embodiment of the mat cleaning device of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and any other suitable embodiment may be adopted within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. For example, (1) changing the number of disk brushes (30) depending on the type of mat (it may be one);

(2) The direction of rotation of the disk brush (30), especially the direction of rotation of the second and third disk brushes (32) and (33), should not be the same direction but different directions.

If the disc brushes (32) and (33) rotate in the same direction, when the mat tip approaches these brushes (32) and (33), not only will the mat tip tend to move to one side; This is to prevent a tendency to roll up one of the two corners at the leading end of the mat. Disc brush (
32) In order to make the rotation direction of (33) different,
For example, one side of the transmission bell (39) may be hung crosswise.

(2) Water for rinsing should be supplied to the washing water spout nozzle (88) separately from the water in the tank (63).

■ Providing a water jet nozzle for rinsing at a separate appropriate location from the nozzle (88) (for example, between the return conveyor (71) and the roller brush (82)); ■ the supply table (50);
Guide rollers (51) to (54), safety plate (57),
Water supply nozzle (60), water tank (63), pump (6
4) (92) Micro switch (66), return conveyor (71) to (73), roller brush (81) to (
84), guide body (87), washing water jet nozzle (88),
Micro switch (89), aperture roller (94) (
95), temporary guide (98), stain removal nozzle (99)
- or two above.

Examples such as the above may be arbitrarily adopted.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted plan view of an embodiment of the mat cleaning device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the same as above. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the conventional device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the conventional device. The figure is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the device of the present invention. (10)...Belt conveyor (20)...Washing liquid supply nozzle (30)...Disc brush Figure 3 Figure 4v! J base 5 =

Claims (1)

[Claims] A belt conveyor that conveys the mat, a washing liquid supply nozzle that is provided opposite to the conveying surface of the belt conveyor and that supplies a washing liquid to the conveyed mat, and a washing liquid supply nozzle that is located forward of the washing liquid supply nozzle in the mat traveling direction. A mat cleaning device comprising: a disc brush that is provided opposite to the conveying surface of the belt conveyor and that cleans the mat to which a cleaning solution has been supplied by the cleaning solution supply nozzle.