JPS6213993Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a basket insertion port interval adjustment device in a bottle washing machine.

Most of the baskets in conventional bottle washing machines are dedicated to round or square bottles, and the diameters of bottles that can be supported are limited to a certain small range. Moreover, in the case of a bottle that can be used both as a round bottle and a square bottle, it is troublesome that it is necessary to attach an adapter to the basket and adjust the bottle guide.

Therefore, the present invention provides a device for adjusting the interval between basket insertion ports in a bottle washing machine that solves this problem. In a bottle washing machine having a basket frame and a plurality of bottle supporting pockets arranged at appropriate intervals on each of the basket frames, the bottle supporting pockets are disposed in parallel opposite to each of the basket frames, and both ends are linked. A movable plate is provided which is connected to the basket frame via a movable plate, an operation pin is provided protruding from one of the links, the base end is rotatably connected to each basket frame, and a plurality of engagement plates formed on the side edges are provided. An adjustment lever is provided in which one of the mating recesses engages with an operating pin to appropriately set the distance between the basket insertion openings between the basket frame and the moving plate, so that the basket frame can be freely approached and moved away from the basket frame at an appropriate location on the bottle washer. a movable operating body is provided, and the movable operating body includes a disengagement means for rotating the adjustment lever to disengage the engagement recess from the operating pin, and a disengagement means for disengaging the engagement recess from the operating pin, and for opposing the operating pin disengaged from the engagement recess to a predetermined engagement recess. The movable operating body switching means is provided to separate the detaching means from the adjustment lever and to separate the guiding means from the operating pin by separating the movable operating body from the basket frame. According to this configuration, it is possible to easily change and adjust the interval between the basket insertion ports, and it is possible to wash a variety of items, from large bottles to small bottles, as well as round bottles and square bottles. In addition, by switching the movable operating body switching means to separate the detachment means from the adjustment lever and the guide means from the operation pin, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the interval between the basket insertion ports is changed by mistake, and the adjustment lever It is possible to eliminate the noise caused by hitting the object.

An embodiment of the present invention will be explained below based on the drawings. 1 is a bottle feeding part of the bottle washer, 2 is a water tank for washing bottles, and 3 is wound around a number of sprocket wheels 4 and is guided by a guide rail 6 on a side wall 5 of the bottle washer to run in the direction of arrow A. a pair of endless chains,
Reference numeral 7 indicates a large number of basket frames, each of which is composed of a frame body 7A having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and end surfaces 7B and 7C fixed to both end surfaces of the frame body 7A. Reference numeral 8 denotes synthetic resin pockets riveted to each frame main body 7A at appropriate intervals, and the pockets 8 and end plates 7B, 7C are cut out at appropriate positions on the front side in the direction of basket movement A to form cutout portions 9, 10. is formed. Reference numerals 11 and 12 denote a pair of connecting plates extending horizontally from the respective end faces 7B and 7C, and are connected by pins 14 to tongue pieces 13 protruding from the links of each chain 3. 1
5 and 16 are links, one link 15
, one end of which is attached to one of the connecting plates 11 with the connecting pin 17
are rotatably connected via the The other link 16 has one end connected to the window 1 of the other end plate 7C.
8 into the frame main body 7A, and the connecting pin 2 is inserted into the bracket 19 of the other end plate 7C.
They are rotatably connected via 0. Reference numeral 21 denotes a movable frame disposed opposite the cutouts 9 and 10, and a movable plate 22 is fixed to the surface facing the bucket frame. Support plates 23 fixed to both ends of the moving frame 21 are rotatably connected to the other ends of the links 15 and 16 via connecting pins 24 and 25, respectively. Reference numeral 26 designates an operating pin that is fixed to one link 15 and whose upper end extends above the link 15, and reference numeral 27 designates an adjustment lever whose base end is rotatably supported by one of the connecting plates 11 via a rotating shaft 28. Three engaging recesses 2 that engage with the operating pin 26 are provided on the side edge opposite to the operating pin.
9, 30, and 31 are formed. 32 is the rotation axis 2
8, which biases the adjustment lever 27 in the direction of arrow B. Reference numeral 33 denotes a cam plate whose base end is fixed to the adjustment lever 27 and whose distal end extends nearly above the chain 3. 35
36 is a window formed on one side wall 5 of the bottle washing machine at a position slightly downstream of the bottle supply section 1, and 36 is a basket insertion opening interval adjustment device disposed in the window 35, which is composed of the following: There is. 37 and 38 are a pair of angles bolted to the upper and lower ends of the window frame 39;
is a pair of guide rods whose upper and lower ends are inserted into through holes of each angle 37 and 38 and secured with nuts;
Reference numeral 41 denotes a sliding tube that is slidably disposed on each guide rod 40, and 42, a pair of through holes formed at one end are fitted onto each sliding tube 41, and the upper surface is the upper end of each sliding tube 41. It is a horizontal board that is applied to the flange 41A and whose lower surface is welded to each sliding tube 41, and whose other end passes through the window 35 and connects to the basket frame 7.
It extends above. Reference numeral 43 denotes a height adjustment bolt whose lower end threaded portion is inserted into a through hole of the lower angle 38 and is fixed to the angle 38 with upper and lower nuts 44, and a horizontal board 42 is mounted on its head. It is placed. 45 is a pin 47 attached to a bracket 46 fixed to the upper angle 37.
The lower end of the arm 48 is rotatably supported via the bracket 49 on the horizontal board 42 with a pin 50.
A connecting rod whose upper end is connected to one end of the arm 45 with a pin 51, 60 a rotating lever protruding from the arm 45, and 52 a rotating lever rotation stopper pin extending horizontally from the upper angle 37. ,
Reference numeral 53 is a detachment plate disposed on the lower surface of the horizontal board 42 at a location opposite to the tip of the cam plate 33. When the tip of the cam plate 33 hits this detachment plate 53, the adjustment lever 27 is moved against the spring 32. Arrow B against
When rotated in the opposite direction, any of the engagement recesses 29 to 31 that engage with the operating pin 26 is disengaged from the pin 26. 54 is a detachment plate 53
The detachment plate support bolt 56 passes through the elongated hole 55 and the through hole in the horizontal board 42, and 56 is a nut that is screwed into the bolt 54, so that the detachment plate 53 is moved in directions C and D perpendicular to the basket traveling direction A. It is possible to move freely within a certain small range along the . 57 is the horizontal board 4
A pair of hanging plates 58 are inserted into the through holes of the respective hanging plates 57 and are screwed into the screw holes of the separating plates 53. 59 is the bolt 58
61 is a substantially triangular operating plate disposed on the lower surface of the horizontal board 42 opposite the operating pin 26; 62 is a lock nut that passes through the operating plate 61 and the horizontal board 42, and is attached to the lower end head 62A; is a support shaft that supports the lower surface of the operation plate 61, 63 is a nut that is screwed into the upper threaded portion of the support shaft 62, and 64 is a support shaft that is attached to the support shaft 62 between the washer 65 below the nut 63 and the horizontal board 42. The externally fitted springs 66 are a pair of guide plates arranged in the shape of a letter "V" on the operation plate 61, and the distance α between the outlets 66A on the front side in the direction of movement of the basket A is larger than the diameter of the operation pin 26. It is set slightly larger. Reference numeral 67 indicates a receiving plate bolted to the front corner of one end of the horizontal board 42 in the direction of basket movement A, 68 indicates a pair of bearing plates fixed to the receiving plate 67, and 69 indicates both bearing plates 68 as indicated by arrows C and D. A guide rod 70 is a rising pin whose small diameter portion at the lower end is inserted into a through hole formed in the front end of the operation plate 61 in the direction of basket movement A, and 71 is a rising pin whose through hole at one end is inserted through the guide rod so as to be movable in direction. The bolt/nut 7 is fitted onto the small diameter portion of the upper end of the guide rod 70, and the through hole at the other end is inserted into the tip bracket of the guide rod 69.
The connecting rod 73 is an operation plate bolted to the side surface of both bearing plates 68, and
It has an elongated hole 74 extending in the horizontal direction, and operation recesses 75, 76, and 77 formed in the elongated hole 74 at locations corresponding to the respective engagement recesses 29 to 31. Reference numeral 78 is a movable lever whose base end boss portion 78A is rotatably fitted onto the guide rod 69 at a proper position and fixed in position by a pin 79, and is inserted into the elongated hole 74. Reference numeral 80 denotes a fine adjustment bolt that moves the operation plate 73 along the directions of arrows C and D.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained. Figures 6 and 8
The state shown by the solid line in the figure shows the state in which the large-diameter round bottle 81 is being cleaned, and the operation pin 26 is engaged with the engagement recess 29. Next, when cleaning the small square bottle 82 from this state as shown by the dashed line in FIG.
The moving lever 78 may be moved in the direction of arrow C to engage the operating recess 75 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 and in FIG. 4. As a result, the operation plate 61 rotates in the direction of arrow E using the support shaft 62 as a fulcrum via the guide rod 69, the connecting rod 71, and the rising pin 70, and the exits 66A of both guide plates 66 are aligned with the solid line and the solid line in FIG. It is brought to position A as shown in Figure 4.
When the chain 3 travels in the direction of arrow A in this state, the tip of the cam plate 33 first hits the detachment plate 53, and the adjustment lever 27 moves against the spring 32 in the direction of arrow A.
It is rotated in the opposite direction, and the engagement recess 29 is disengaged from the operation pin 26. Next, when the chain 3 further travels, the upper end of the operating pin 26 hits one of the guide plates 66, the operating pin 26 moves along the guide plate 66, and the link 15 moves to the connecting pin 17.
The movable plate 22 is rotated in the direction of the arrow F about the fulcrum, and the moving plate 22 at the solid line position in FIG. 6 approaches the basket frame 7. When the operating pin 26 passes through the outlet 66A, the movable plate 22 comes closest to the basket frame 7, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 6, and is in a state of supporting the small-diameter square bottle 82. On the other hand, when the tip of the cam plate 33 passes the detachment plate 53, the adjustment lever 27 is rotated in the direction of arrow B by the spring 32, the engagement recess 31 engages with the operation pin 26, and the moving plate 22 is rotated. The position is fixed and the basket insertion opening interval β is set to match the small diameter square bottle 82. The basket with the basket insertion opening interval .beta. adjusted in this manner is brought to the bottle supply section 1, and the small diameter square bottle 82 is inserted into the pocket 8.

Further, when it is desired to clean a medium-diameter round bottle or a medium-diameter square bottle, the moving lever 78 may be engaged with the operation recess 76. As a result, the outlet 66A is brought to the position B, the same effect as described above occurs, the operation pin 26 engages with the engagement recess 30, and the interval β between the basket insertion ports is changed as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Subject to change as shown.

Furthermore, if it is desired to clean the large-diameter round bottle 81 again, the moving lever 78 may be engaged with the operation recess 77. As a result, the outlet 66A is brought to the position C, resulting in the state shown by the solid line in FIG.

Next, when the adjustment of the basket insertion opening interval β is completed, the rotary lever 60 shown in solid line in FIG. 2 is rotated in the direction of arrow G. As a result, as shown in the imaginary line in FIG. 2, the horizontal board 42 is pulled up via the arm 45 and the connecting rod 48, the detachment plate 53 is placed above the cam plate 33, and the guide plate 66 is also placed above the operating pin 26. , and is brought into a state where it is not engaged. Therefore, there is no possibility that the interval β between the basket insertion ports will be erroneously changed, and noise caused by the cam plate 33 hitting the detachment plate 53 and the operation pin 26 hitting the guide plate 66 is eliminated. If it is desired to change the basket insertion interval β again, the rotary lever 60 can be rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow G.

As described above, according to the basket insertion port spacing adjustment device for a bottle washing machine of the present invention, it is possible to easily change and adjust the basket insertion port spacing.
It can be used to clean a variety of items, from large bottles to small bottles, as well as round and square bottles. In addition, by switching the movable operating body switching means to separate the detachment means from the adjustment lever and the guide means from the operation pin, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the interval between the basket insertion ports is changed by mistake, and the adjustment lever It is possible to eliminate the noise caused by hitting the object.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the bottle feeding section, Fig. 2 is a front view, Fig. 3 is a view taken in the direction of - arrow in Fig. Figure 3 -
5 is a view taken from the - arrow in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway plan view of the basket, and FIG.
8 is a view taken along the - arrow in FIG. 6, and FIG. 9 is a view taken along the - arrow shown in FIG. 6. 1... Bottle washing machine bottle feeding section, 3... Chain, 7... Basket frame, 8... Pocket, 15, 16
... Link, 22 ... Moving plate, 26 ... Operation pin, 27 ... Adjustment lever, 29, 30, 31
...Engagement recess, 32...Spring, 33...Cam plate,
36...Basket insertion port interval adjustment device, 42...
...Horizontal board (moving operating body), 53... Detachment plate (detachment means), 60... Rotating lever (moving operating body switching means), 66... Guide plate (guiding means), 78... Moving lever, 81 ...Round bottle, 82...Square bottle, β...
Basket insertion slot spacing.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a bottle washer having a large number of basket frames connected to a pair of endless chains that are freely movable at both ends, and a plurality of bottle supporting pockets arranged at appropriate intervals on each of the basket frames, each of the above-mentioned baskets A movable plate is disposed parallel to the frame, and both ends are connected to the basket frame via a ring. An operating pin is protruded from one of the links, and the base end is rotated to each basket frame. An adjustment lever is movably connected and one of a plurality of engagement recesses formed on the side edge engages with an operating pin to appropriately set the interval between the basket insertion openings between the basket frame and the moving plate. A movable operating body that can freely approach and separate from the basket frame is provided at an appropriate location of the bottle washer, and the movable operating body includes a disengaging means for rotating the adjustment lever to disengage the engaging recess from the operating pin; A guide means is provided for guiding the operation pin disengaged from the engagement recess to a position facing a predetermined engagement recess, and by separating the movable operating body from the basket frame, the detachment means is separated from the adjustment lever and the guide means is operated. 1. A basket insertion opening interval adjustment device for a bottle washer, characterized in that a moving operating body switching means for separating the moving operating body from the pin is provided.