JPS6218439B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a basket insertion port interval adjustment device in a bottle washer.

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 interval between the basket insertion ports between the basket frame and the moving plate, and the adjustment lever is rotated to an appropriate position on the bottle washer. The bottle washer is provided with a detaching means for disengaging the engaging recess from the operating pin, and a guide means is provided at an appropriate position of the bottle washer for guiding the operating pin disengaged from the engaging recess to a position facing a predetermined engaging recess. 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.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described 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 large number of sprocket wheels 4 and is guided by a guide rail 6 on a side wall 5 of the bottle washer and made to run in the direction of arrow A. a pair of endless chains,
Reference numeral 7 denotes a large number of basket frames, including a frame body 7A having a substantially U-shaped cross section;
It is composed of end plates 7B and 7C fixed to both end surfaces of A. 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 designate a pair of connecting plates extending horizontally from the respective end plates 7B and 7C, and are connected by pins 14 to tongue pieces 13 protruding from the links of each chain 3. 1
5 is a link, and one end of one link 15 is rotatably connected to one connecting plate 11 via a connecting pin 17. Also the other link 1
6 has one end inserted into the frame body 7A through the window 18 of the other end plate 7C, and is rotatably connected to the bracket 19 of the other end plate 7C via a connecting pin 20. Reference numeral 21 denotes a movable frame disposed opposite to the cutouts 9 and 10,
A moving plate 22 is fixed to the surface facing the basket frame. Further, the support plates 23 fixed to both ends of the moving frame 21 are connected to the respective links 15,
It is rotatably connected to the other end of 16 via connecting pins 24 and 25. 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 29, 3 that engage with the operating pin 26 are provided on the side edge opposite to the operating pin.
0,31 are formed. 32 is a spring wound around the rotating shaft 28, and the adjustment lever 27 is
It is something that urges in the direction. 33 has a proximal end fixed to the adjustment lever 27 and a distal end fixed to the chain 3.
It is a cam plate that extends almost to the top. Reference numeral 35 is a window formed on one side wall 5 of the bottle washer 5 at a position slightly downstream of the bottle supply portion 1, and 36 is a basket insertion opening interval adjustment device disposed in the window 35, which is composed of the following: ing. 37 and 38 are a pair of angles bolted to the upper and lower ends of the window frame 39; 40 is a pair of guide rods whose upper and lower ends are inserted into the through holes of the respective angles 37 and 38 and secured in a nut; 41 is each guide a sliding tube slidably disposed on the rod 40;
42, a pair of through holes formed at one end are connected to each sliding tube 4.
1, the upper surface is applied to the upper end flange 41A of each sliding tube 41, and the lower surface is welded to each sliding tube 41, and the other end is passed through the window 35. It extends above the basket frame 7. 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 the upper angle 3
An arm 48 is rotatably supported via a pin 47 to a bracket 46 fixed to 7, and the lower end of the arm 48 is connected to a bracket 49 on the horizontal board 42 with a pin 50, and the upper end is connected to one end of the arm 45 with a pin 51. 60 is a rotating lever protruding from the arm 45, 52 is a rotating lever locking pin extending horizontally from the upper angle 37, and 53 is the tip of the cam plate 33 on the lower surface of the horizontal base plate 42. When the tip of the cam plate 33 hits this detachment plate 53, the adjustment lever 27 is rotated in the opposite direction of arrow B against the spring 32. Any one of the engagement recesses 29 to 31 that engages with the operation pin 26 is disengaged from the pin 26. Reference numeral 54 denotes a detachment plate support bolt that passes through the elongated hole 55 of the detachment plate 53 and the through hole of the horizontal base plate 42, and 56 indicates a nut that is screwed into the bolt 54, so that the detachment plate 53 is perpendicular to the basket traveling direction A. It is movable within a certain small range along directions C and D. Reference numeral 57 denotes a pair of hanging plates hanging from the lower surface of the horizontal board 42 at a location opposite to the leaving plate 53, and 58 denotes a leaving plate inserted into a through hole of each hanging plate 57 and screwed into a screw hole of the leaving plate 53. A position adjustment bolt 59 is a lock nut screwed into the bolt 58, 61 is a substantially triangular operation plate disposed on the lower surface of the horizontal board 42 opposite the operation pin 26, and 62 is the operation plate 61 and the horizontal board. 42 and whose lower end head 62A supports the lower surface of the operation plate 61; 63 is the support shaft 6;
2; 64 is a spring that is fitted onto the support shaft 62 between the washer 65 below the nut 63 and the horizontal board 42; 66 is the spring that is fitted onto the support shaft 62;
1 is a pair of guide plates arranged in a "C" shape, and the exit 6 is located on the front side in the basket traveling direction A.
The interval α of 6A is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the operating pin 26. 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 40 that passes through the basket so as to be movable in a direction is a rising pin whose small diameter portion at the lower end is inserted into a through hole formed at the front end of the operation plate 61 in the direction of basket movement A;
Reference numeral 1 denotes a connecting rod having a through hole at one end fitted onto the small diameter portion of the upper end of the rising pin 70 and a through hole at the other end secured to the tip bracket of the guide rod 69 with a bolt/nut 72; It is an operation plate bolted to the side surface, and includes an elongated hole 74 extending in the horizontal direction, and operation recesses 75, 76, and 77 formed in the elongated hole 74 at positions corresponding to the respective engaging recesses 29 to 31. has. 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 in 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 not 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 35 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 approaches the basket frame 7 as shown by the dashed line in FIG. 6, and comes to support 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.

Furthermore, if a medium-diameter round bottle is desired to be used for cleaning 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 wash 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 by the imaginary line in FIG. , 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 clean a variety of items, from large bottles to small bottles, as well as round and square bottles.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one 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, 53...
... Detachment plate (detachment means), 66 ... Guide plate (guidance means), 78 ... Movement lever, 81 ... Round bottle, 82
... Square bottle, β ... Basket insertion slot spacing.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bottle washer having a plurality of basket frames connected at both ends to a pair of endless chains that are freely movable, and a plurality of bottle supporting pockets arranged at appropriate intervals on each of the basket frames. A movable plate is disposed parallel to the basket frame, and both ends are connected to the basket frame via links. An operation pin is protruded from one of the links, and the base end is connected to each basket frame. An adjustment lever that is rotatably 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. and disengagement means for rotating the adjustment lever to disengage the engagement recess from the operating pin at an appropriate location on the bottle washing machine, and disengaging the operating pin that has been disengaged from the engagement recess at an appropriate location on the bottle washer into a predetermined engagement. 1. A basket insertion port interval adjustment device for a bottle washing machine, characterized in that a guide means is provided for guiding the basket to a position facing the recess.