JPS63129976A - Washing of vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To omit transferring process from a harvesting basket to a shipping basket of vegetables and to contrive to wash vegetables efficiently, by storing harvested vegetables in baskets with the side of the roots of the vegetables laid outside, transporting the vegetables as they are in the basket to a washer and washing the root side in the basket. CONSTITUTION:Harvested vegetables 8 are bound into a proper bundle and packed into a storing basket 1 with the roots outside outside, for example, downward. The basket 1 is transported to a washer 4, placed on a conveyor 7. When the basket 1 reaches the upper part of a nozzle 5 by the movement of the conveyor 7, pressurized water is jetted from the nozzle 5, hit through the meshes of the conveyor 7 to the roots to wash the roots. The basket 1 is transported by the movement of the conveyor 7, the vegetables are dehydrated and shipped. When the vegetables are horizontally piled in the basket 1 and packed in the basket with putting the roots facing the side, the nozzle 5 is set sideways and the pressurized water may be horizontally jetted.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] b) Industrial application field What has not yet been invented is a method for cleaning vegetables, especially root vegetables. This invention relates to a method for cleaning the root side.

Conventional technology Traditionally, when harvesting so-called soft greens such as komatsuna, spinach, and garland chrysanthemums, they were placed in suitable containers and transported to a washing area, hand-washed one by one, and then tied into suitable bundles for shipping. It is shipped in a container.

C) Problems to be solved In the conventional method described above, vegetables must be washed by hand one handful at a time, which is the most time-consuming and patience-required work, and the storage residue at the time of harvesting and shipping. This increases the number of work steps, requires a large amount of purchasing costs for storage residue, and is an obstacle to efficient vegetable shipping. It is easy to damage the vegetables each time they are transferred, and there is a risk that the product value will decrease.

2) Means for solving the problem Therefore, in the present invention, vegetables are hung in their original harvest state from washing to shipping without having to be transferred from the basket in which they were stored during harvesting, thereby greatly simplifying the work process. 11), and the cleaning that requires the most labor is done mechanically, making it possible to ship vegetables extremely efficiently.
The harvested vegetables are stored in a basket formed so that the roots can be exposed, with the roots facing outward, and the baskets are brought to a cleaning device to wash the roots inside the basket.

e) In the embodiment, one or both of the bottom and/or sides of the storage case used in the method of the present invention is made of metal wire, various thin plates 2
．． 2... etc., so as to have a large opening 3.3... etc. Open opening 3°3 even when installed with synthetic resin.
・If you can make it large, you can use it. 4 is a cleaning type a, which may be a device with an appropriate number of pressurized water jets 15. 6 is formed by an appropriate covering in the cleaning chamber. 7 is a conveyor with a mesh belt, depending on convenience. The jet 15 may be installed at the bottom of the conveyor 7. 8 is for vegetables. To explain the method of the present invention using the above-mentioned device, vegetables 8. 9. Store several bundles 9 one after another in storage w11. At this time, store vegetables 8, 8... with the roots downward @i
Store it so that it is against the bottom of the When the time comes, vegetables 8.8...
・The roots will face open [13, 3... or some will protrude, and vegetables 8.8... will be stored. Vegetables 8.
8... are stacked horizontally in the storage case 1 and stored with the roots facing the sides. The storage w11 containing the vegetables 8, 8, . . . in this manner is brought to the washing device 4 and washed there.

That is, the storage 711 is placed on the conveyor 7 and conveyed by the operation of the conveyor 7. When the storage case ↓ rests on the upper part of the injection port 5, the pressure Masaki is injected, clearing the mesh of the conveyor 7 and opening the opening 3.3.
Pressure water hits the roots that are... This pressure water blows away the tops that are clinging to the roots and washes the roots. Due to the subsequent movement of the conveyor 7, the storage cabinet ↓ is sent later,
After reaching the stand 10 and cutting the wood as necessary, the zero or more cleaning devices 4 shipped to the market in that state spray pressurized water from below the storage case 1 with the injection port 5 facing the L direction. However,
When vegetables 8.8... are stacked horizontally in storage 111 with the roots facing the side, or when storage case 1 containing vegetables 8.8... is stored with the roots facing down is laid down on its side. When conveying by a conveyor, the injection port 5 is installed horizontally and pressure water is sprayed from the side. In addition, the cleaning device 4 may be provided with a brush 11 that comes in contact with and fixed to the bottom or side surface of the storage case 1, or may be provided with a cleaning tank in which the storage case 1 is placed in a washing tank and air is ejected, or various types of cleaning devices 4 may be used. .

f) Functions and Effects of the Invention According to the present invention as described above, the harvested vegetables are stored in a basket formed so that the root side can be exposed, with the root side facing outward, and the vegetables are brought to the cleaning device while still in the housing. However, since the root side of the inside of the cage is cleaned, it is now possible to clean the cage all at once, and the work that requires the most labor can now be done in an extremely short time and easily. In addition, the process of transferring vegetable harvest residue to the shipping company can be omitted, and not only is there no need for harvesting, but
The storage condition of the vegetables remains unchanged from harvest to shipment, and no damage to the vegetables occurs over time.

As a result, it is possible to omit the work process, speed up the work, move to a high-speed vehicle, shorten the work time from harvest to shipment, and make it possible to ship in accordance with market conditions. The practical effects are significant, such as improving vehicle dispatch and being able to respond to market conditions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a slope IA according to one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view of the same and another embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged slope view of the same.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A vegetable characterized in that the collected vegetables are stored with the roots facing outward in a basket formed so that the roots can be exposed, and the vegetables are brought to a cleaning device in the basket to wash the roots inside the basket. How to clean