KR101586217B1 - Bulbous plant washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bulbous produce washing device which quickly removes soil, a foreign substance, etc. attached to the surface of bulbous produce such as a potato, garlic, a carrot, a sweet potato, an onion, etc. while moving the bulbous produce. According to the present invention, the bulbous produce washing device comprises: a main body; a plurality of washing brushes arranged in parallel with each other in the main body; and a drive unit to provide a rotational force for rotating the washing brushes. The main body comprises: a support frame; and a washing frame disposed on an upper portion of the support frame, in which the washing brushes are arranged in parallel with each other. A slope adjustment unit is formed between the support frame and the washing frame to adjust a slope of the washing frame.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a bulbous plant washing device,

The present invention relates to a bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus, and more particularly, to a bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus for rapidly removing soil or foreign matter on the surface of a bulb agricultural product while moving bulb agricultural products such as potato, garlic, carrot, .

In general, bulb products such as potatoes, garlic, carrots, goats, and onions remove the soil buried on the surface after harvest to improve the storage and commerciality of the produce.

Conventionally, various washing apparatuses for washing such bulb agricultural products have been provided. For example, the bulbous washing and drying apparatus of Korean Registered Patent Application No. B1-01027575 (2008.05.07.), The registered utility model bulletin (Y1) 20 -0246157 (October 17, 2001).

The cleaning apparatus includes a plurality of brush rollers for washing and cleaning the bulb agricultural products supplied from the supply unit, a spray nozzle for spraying the washing water to the bulb agricultural products, and a bulbous gas flow- And a plurality of auxiliary brush rollers.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a bulbous cleaning apparatus of Korean Registered Patent No. B1-0107007 (Sep. 18, 2007). The bulbous cleaning apparatus includes a conveying conveyor having a wire netting structure for vertically moving bulbous winds And a spray nozzle for spraying the washing water to the bulbous wind through the conveying conveyor.

The cleaning device is suitable for cleaning the bellflower, burdock or burdock, but it is not suitable for weak bulky agricultural products because it causes damage to the skin when washing the sweet potato or potato with a weak shell.

Therefore, as described above, there has been a problem in that a conventional washing machine uses a soft brush for potatoes with weak skin and a dedicated brush for carrots, sweet potatoes,

In addition, since the conventional cleaning apparatus is not provided with a dedicated structure capable of adjusting the inclination of the brush rollers disposed in parallel, it is possible to control the cleaning speed and condition of the bulb agricultural products through the inclination of the cleaning brushes, It was difficult to form working conditions.

Prior art literature

(Patent Document 0001) KR 100827758 B1 2008.05.07

(Patent Document 0002) KR 200246157 Y1 2001.10.17

(Patent Document 0003) KR 100760007 B1 2007.09.18

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above problems and to provide a method of rapidly removing and discharging soil or foreign matter on the surface of bulb agricultural products while moving bulb agricultural products such as potato, garlic, carrot, As a result,

The present invention provides a bulb agricultural product cleaning device capable of stably cleaning and moving the bulb agricultural products and adjusting the discharge height of the cleaned section agricultural products by providing an inclination adjusting part for adjusting the inclination of the cleaning frame in which the cleaning brushes are disposed. .

The above object is achieved by the following constitution.

In the bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus according to the present invention,

A body; A plurality of cleaning brushes arranged in parallel on an upper portion of the main body; And a driving unit for providing rotational force corresponding to rotation of the cleaning brush,

The main body includes: a support frame; A cleaning frame disposed above the support frame and having cleaning brushes arranged in parallel,
A guide is disposed on both sides of the cleaning frame to prevent the bulb agricultural products from moving away between the cleaning brushes,
A guide is disposed on both sides of the cleaning frame,
At least one auxiliary brush disposed above and below the cleaning brush is disposed on the cleaning frame,
The ends of the auxiliary brushes are installed through circular arc holes formed in both side walls of the guide, and the ends of the auxiliary brushes passing through the rotary holes are connected to ends of the cleaning brush disposed in the cleaning frame through the rotary connector Connected,
The auxiliary brush disposed on the upper portion of the cleaning brush rotates up and down along the orbital hole formed in the guide about the end portion of the cleaning brush to adjust the up and down phases and provide the rotational force transmitted along the cleaning brush through the rotary connector And configured to rotate,
The outer diameter of the auxiliary brush is alternately formed with a washing section and a washing section in which washing bristles having a relatively longer length than the washing bristles forming the washing section are disposed,
The bulb agricultural products are washed through the washing section, and the bulb agricultural products washed by the washing section are forcedly transported by the fastening section,
An inclination adjusting unit for adjusting the inclination of the cleaning frame in which the cleaning brushes are disposed is formed between the support frame and the cleaning frame,
The inclination adjusting unit may include a rotation center shaft for fixing the entrance of the cleaning frame to the support frame in a rotating structure and a discharge center of the cleaning frame for fixing the entrance of the cleaning frame to the discharge unit of the cleaning frame, And an elevating unit for elevating the washing frame to adjust the inclination angle of the washing frame,
Wherein the discharge unit of the cleaning frame is pivoted about the pivot center axis by the elevation of the elevating unit to adjust the inclination of the cleaning frame,
A collecting container for collecting soil or foreign matter in the lower part of the washing frame; a collecting piece disposed in the collecting container for removing soil or foreign matter remaining in the washing brush by interfering with the lower half of the washing brush; And a collecting section including an intake pipe for forming a reduced pressure state in the intake passage,
Foreign matter removed from the cleaning brush due to interference with the collecting piece is quickly diffused into the collecting tank by the intake pipe without being diffused to the outside due to the air pressure deviation.

Preferably, the inclination adjusting portion includes: a rotation center axis for fixing one end of the cleaning frame to the support frame in a rotating structure; And a lifting unit disposed at the other end of the cleaning frame fixing the one end of the cleaning frame to vertically elevate the other end of the cleaning frame to vertically rotate the cleaning frame about the rotation center axis to adjust the inclination angle of the cleaning frame , And the cleaning frame is swiveled around the rotation center axis by the elevation of the elevation unit to adjust the inclination.

More preferably, the elevation unit is disposed between the support frame and the cleaning frame, and includes a plurality of scissor arms, which are connected to each other in a folded configuration; And an adjusting bolt disposed between the scissor arms to adjust the distance between the scissor arms to adjust the length of the scissor arm support.

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The auxiliary brush is connected to the end portion of the cleaning brush disposed in the cleaning frame through a rotary link, and is configured to swing upward and downward about an end of the cleaning brush to adjust a vertical phase.

As described above, the present invention divides the support frame and the cleaning frame, and arranges the swing type inclination adjusting portion between the divided cleaning frame and the support frame.

Therefore, by adjusting the inclination degree of the cleaning frame in which a plurality of cleaning brushes are arranged in parallel, the arrangement angle of the cleaning brushes is adjusted according to the size and the degree of cleaning of the bulb agricultural products requiring cleaning, And the discharge angle of the washed bulb products can be controlled to achieve stable discharge of the bulb products.

Particularly, the elevation unit for forming the inclination adjusting unit is of a female-type so that the operation is easy and the cleaning frame can be stably supported.

In addition, in this embodiment, an auxiliary brush that rotates in conjunction with the cleaning brush is disposed on the top of the cleaning frame, so that the cleaning of the bulb agricultural products while being moved between the cleaning brushes can be performed more stably.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire configuration of a bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 shows a frontal configuration of a bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a side view of a bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a view showing a washing state of bulb agricultural products through a bulb agricultural product washing apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the detailed shape of the auxiliary brush and the forced movement process of the bulb agricultural product through the auxiliary brush in the bulb agricultural product through the bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a bulb agricultural product washing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire configuration of a bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 3 shows a side structure of the bulb agricultural product washing apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a washing state of bulb agricultural products through the bulb agricultural product washing apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention And FIG. 5 is an enlarged view showing the detailed shape of the auxiliary brush and the forced movement process of the bulb agricultural product through the auxiliary brush in the bulb agricultural product through the bulb agricultural product cleaning apparatus proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The bulb agricultural product washing apparatus 1 proposed in the preferred embodiment of the present invention removes soil or foreign matter on the surface of the bulb agricultural products while moving the bulb agricultural products such as potato, garlic, carrot, It is a dedicated device to clean.

The bulb agricultural product washing apparatus (1) comprises: As shown in Figs. 1 to 4, A plurality of cleaning brushes (40) arranged in parallel to the main body; And a driving unit 50 for providing a rotational force corresponding to the rotation of the cleaning brush 40.

Here, the main body includes a support frame 10; And a cleaning frame 20 disposed on the upper portion of the support frame 10 and having cleaning brushes 40 arranged in parallel. A guide 22 is disposed on both sides of the cleaning frame 20, ) To prevent departure of bulb products moving across the zone.

A hopper 21 is disposed on one side of the main body so as to sequentially supply the appropriate amount of bulb agricultural products to be washed. In this embodiment, the hopper 21 and the guide 22 are integrally formed, A foldable auxiliary pedestal 11d is disposed on one side of the support frame 10. [

Here, the cleaning brush 40 and an auxiliary brush 41 described later are configured such that a plurality of cleaning scoops are arranged on a brush shaft.

The cleaning brushes 40 disposed on the cleaning frame 20 are rotated in one direction by a rotational force from the motor 51 constituting the driving unit 50 to rub the surface of the bulb agricultural products through the cleaning brushes, Thereby cleaning the surface of the substrate.

That is, the bulb agricultural products supplied to the cleaning frame 20 are removed from the surface by friction with the cleaning brush 40 during the movement of the washing brushes 40 rotating at a high speed, The washed bulb agricultural products are discharged to the outlet of the cleaning frame (20).

The cleaning brushes 40 are connected to the motor 51 of the driving unit 50 through a chain sprocket so that the cleaning brushes 40 are rotated in one direction by being driven by a single motor 51, It is preferable to clean the bulb agricultural products supplied to the washing machine while moving the bulb products.

In this embodiment, a collecting part 60 for collecting foreign matter such as soil removed from the bulb agricultural products is provided in the lower part of the cleaning frame 20 in which the cleaning brush 40 is disposed, Thereby minimizing the phenomenon that the generated soil or foreign matter is dispersed to the outside.

The collecting unit 60 includes a collecting tank 61 disposed below the cleaning frame 20 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4A; And a collecting piece 62 disposed in the collecting tank 61 and interfering with the lower half of the cleaning brush 20 to remove soil or foreign matter remaining in the cleaning brush 40, The foreign substances separated from the cleaning brush 40 by the interference with the foreign particles 62 are trapped by the trapping tank 61 arranged at the lower part.

4A, when the collecting nets 64 having the collecting holes 64a having a diameter smaller than that of the bulb agricultural products are disposed in the collecting bath 61, 64, it is possible to discharge the foreign matter remaining between the washing shafts to the lower part through the collecting hole 64a, and to prevent the bulky agricultural products having a small diameter from being randomly introduced into the collecting tank 61 Which is also within the scope of the present invention. Of course, it is also possible to combine the collection network with the collection.

At this time, an intake tube 63 forming a reduced pressure state is connected to the collecting tank 61 so that the foreign substances dispersed in the cleaning brush 40 due to interference with the collecting piece 62 It is not diffused to the outside due to the air pressure deviation, but is quickly introduced into the trapping tank 61 to be trapped.

In this embodiment, the cleaning brush 20 is disposed above the cleaning frame 20, and one or more auxiliary brushes (not shown) are disposed vertically spaced apart from the cleaning brush 20 and rotated by receiving a rotational force from the driving unit 50 41 are disposed on the upper surface of the cleaning brush 40. The tubular agricultural products to be cleaned while being moved between the cleaning brushes 40 are subjected to auxiliary cleaning by friction with the auxiliary brush 41 arranged on the upper side.

The auxiliary brush 41 is disposed on the upper portion of the cleaning brush 40 so as to have a swing structure and adjusts the phase of the auxiliary brush 41 according to the diameter of the bulb agricultural product to be supplied to the cleaning frame 20, 41) and the cleaning brush (40).

4B, an arc-shaped swirl hole 22a is formed on both side walls of the guide 22, and an end portion of the auxiliary brush 41 is fixed to the arc-shaped swirl hole 22a Through.

A rotating coupling member 42 having a chain and a sprocket disposed is disposed between the end of the auxiliary brush 41 passing through the orbiting hole 22a and the end of the cleaning brush 40 disposed in the cleaning frame 20 The auxiliary brush 41 rotates in conjunction with the cleaning brush 40 and is rotated up and down about the end of the cleaning brush 40 by the pivoting connector 42 so that the phase is adjusted.

At this time, the turning curvature of the auxiliary brush 41 and the turning hole 22a formed in the guide 22 have the same curvature.

The rotary link 42 is formed with a fixing piece 43 having an arc-shaped slot 43a and the guide 22 is provided with a fixing pin 22b, And is fixed to one point of the guide 22 by fixing the fixing piece 43 to one point of the fixing pin 22b.

The auxiliary brush 41 disposed on the upper portion of the cleaning brush 40 is rotated and rotated about the end of the cleaning brush 40 through the rotating connector 42 to adjust the phase of the rotating brush 42, And is rotated by the rotation force transmitted along the cleaning brush 40.

As shown in FIG. 5, the auxiliary brush 41 has a cleaning section 41a having relatively short cleaning wipes. The fastening sections 41b in which the cleaning bristles having relatively longer lengths are disposed are alternately formed so as to be located between the cleaning brushes 40 by the fastening section 41b, Forced transport of bulb products is implemented.

A supporting frame 11 of a telescopic type is arranged on the supporting frame 10 for supporting the cleaning frame 20 so as to be spaced apart from the ground. 10 and the cleaning frame 20, thereby enabling the overall setting of the height of the insertion and discharge of the bulb products.

1, the first support member 11a and the second support member 11b are inserted in a forward and backward movement structure, and the first support member 11a and the second support member 11b The length of the first supporting member 11a and the second supporting member 11b are adjusted according to the forward and backward distances of the member 11b and the connecting pin 11c.

Meanwhile, in the cleaning apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is preferable that the bulb agricultural products which move in the interval between the rotating cleaning brushes 40 are changed in washing conditions by size, shape, pollution degree, surface roughness, According to an embodiment, the cleaning conditions are implemented by adjusting the inclination of the cleaning frame 20 on which the cleaning brushes are disposed.

In addition, in the present invention, a turning type inclination adjusting unit 30 for adjusting the degree of inclination of the cleaning frame 20 in which the cleaning brushes 40 are disposed is additionally provided so that the cleaning frame 20 ) Are adjusted to form optimal washing conditions of the bulb agricultural products.

1 and 2 to 4, the entrance of the cleaning frame 20 is connected to the support frame 10 in a pivoting manner via a pivot axis 31, A lift unit 32 for adjusting the vertical distance from the support frame 10 is provided so that the cleaning frame 20 located at the upper portion of the support frame 10 is rotated up and down around the rotation center shaft 31 So that the inclination of the cleaning frame 20 can be adjusted.

That is, since the cleaning frame 20 is rotated up and down about the rotation center axis 31 by the elevation unit 32, the inclination of the cleaning brushes 40 arranged in parallel to the cleaning frame 20, The emission angle of finished bulb products can be easily adjusted.

3, the elevation unit 32 includes a scissor arm support body 32a disposed between the support frame 10 and the cleaning frame 20 and having a plurality of scissor arms 32a-a connected in a folded manner, ; And an adjusting bolt 32b disposed between the scissor arms 32a-a and adjusting the spacing between the scissor arms 32a-a through fastening.

At this time, an interlocking shaft 33 is formed on the upper and lower portions of the cage arm support body 32a, and the cage arm support body 32a is connected to the cleaning frame 20 and the support frame 10 through the interlocking shaft 33, So as to compensate for the angle that the scissor arm support body 32a expands and contracts.

The thus configured lift unit 32 is capable of stabilizing the cleaning frame 20 with a high load by means of the cleaning brushes 40, Respectively.

Therefore, when the operator rotates the adjustment bolt 32b formed on the elevation unit 32 forward, the interval between the scissor arms 32a-a is gradually narrowed and the phase of the other end of the cleaning frame 20 is raised, The inclination of the cleaning frame 20 becomes high.

On the other hand, when the adjustment bolt 32b is reversely rotated in the reverse direction, the interval between the caesarean arms 32a-a gradually widens, and the other end phase of the cleaning frame 20 is lowered.

Therefore, the operator adjusts the inclination of the cleaning frame 20 on which the cleaning brushes 40 are disposed in consideration of the size, shape, contamination degree, surface roughness, and degree of required cleaning, etc. of bulb agricultural products requiring cleaning, It is possible to form optimal working conditions for cleaning bulb agricultural products.

1. Bulb Agricultural Product Cleaning Device
10. Support frame
11. Supports 11a. The first support member
11b. Second supporting member 11c. Connecting pin
11d. Auxiliary pedestal
20. Cleaning frame 21. Hopper
22. Guide 22a. Turning ball
22b. Fixing pin
30. Tilt adjustment part 31. Rotation center axis
32. Lift unit 32a. Caesaran support
32a-a. Caesarean arm 32b. Adjusting bolt
33. Interlocking shafts
40. Cleaning brush
41. Auxiliary Brushes 41a. Washing section
41b. Fastening section 42. Rotating connector
43. Fixation 43a. Long hole
50. Driver 51. Motor
60. Collection section 61. Collection box
62. Collection 63. Suction engine
64. Collection network 64a. Collection ball

Claims (5)

A body; A plurality of cleaning brushes arranged in parallel on an upper portion of the main body; And a driving unit for providing rotational force corresponding to rotation of the cleaning brush,
The main body includes a support frame, and a cleaning frame disposed on the support frame and arranged with cleaning brushes in parallel,
A guide is disposed on both sides of the cleaning frame,
At least one auxiliary brush disposed above and below the cleaning brush is disposed on the cleaning frame,
The ends of the auxiliary brushes are installed through circular arc holes formed in both side walls of the guide, and the ends of the auxiliary brushes passing through the rotary holes are connected to ends of the cleaning brush disposed in the cleaning frame through the rotary connector Connected,
The auxiliary brush disposed on the upper portion of the cleaning brush rotates up and down along the orbital hole formed in the guide about the end portion of the cleaning brush to adjust the up and down phases and provide the rotational force transmitted along the cleaning brush through the rotary connector And configured to rotate,
The outer diameter of the auxiliary brush is alternately formed with a washing section and a washing section in which washing bristles having a relatively longer length than the washing bristles forming the washing section are disposed,
The bulb agricultural products are washed through the washing section, and the bulb agricultural products washed by the washing section are forcedly transported by the fastening section,
An inclination adjusting unit for adjusting the inclination of the cleaning frame in which the cleaning brushes are disposed is formed between the support frame and the cleaning frame,
The inclination adjusting unit may include a rotation center shaft for fixing the entrance of the cleaning frame to the support frame in a rotating structure and a discharge center of the cleaning frame for fixing the entrance of the cleaning frame to the discharge unit of the cleaning frame, And an elevating unit for elevating the washing frame to adjust the inclination angle of the washing frame,
Wherein the discharge unit of the cleaning frame is pivoted about the pivot center axis by the elevation of the elevating unit to adjust the inclination of the cleaning frame,
A collecting container for collecting soil or foreign matter in the lower part of the washing frame; a collecting piece disposed in the collecting container for removing soil or foreign matter remaining in the cleaning brush by interfering with the lower half of the cleaning brush; And a collecting section including an intake pipe for forming a reduced pressure state in the intake passage,
Wherein the foreign matter removed from the cleaning brush by interference with the collecting piece is not diffused to the outside due to the air pressure deviation but is sucked by the suction pipe and rapidly flows into the collecting tank and is collected. delete 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lifting unit comprises: a caesar arm support disposed between the support frame and the cleaning frame, the plurality of caesar arms being connected to each other in a folded configuration; And an adjustment bolt disposed between the scissor arms and adjusting the distance between the scissor arms through tightening to adjust the length of the scissor arm support.
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