KR20070031492A - Agricultural products cleaning apparatus having ionizer and cleaning method using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device and a agricultural product cleaning method using the same, in particular, the housing and the upper portion of the inside of the housing is provided with an ion generator for emitting ions to the bottom, the lower portion to the outside of the roller On the outer surface and provided with a protruding cleaning hair, and a plurality of brush rolls having self-rotating drive means are connected to each other to form a brush roll combination for revolving in an infinite orbit, and the rear end of the cleaning portion An ion generating unit connected to the UV blocking housing and the inside of the UV blocking housing is provided with an ultraviolet generating device for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the lower portion, and a UV irradiating unit for installing a conveyor for transporting agricultural products in a lower portion thereof. Agricultural product cleaning device having a generator and a method for cleaning agricultural products using the same As a result, it is possible to clean the agricultural products with high efficiency without going through the water washing process, and it can provide safer agricultural products by performing the sterilization process together with the cleaning process, and automatically cleans, sterilizes and removes residual pesticides. There is an effect that can proceed efficiently to transport.

Brush roll, ion generator, UV

Description

Agricultural product cleaning device equipped with ion generating device and agricultural product cleaning method using the same {AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CLEANING APPARATUS HAVING IONIZER AND CLEANING METHOD USING THE SAME}

1 is a view showing a system schematic diagram of a washing unit in the agricultural product washing apparatus having an ion generating device of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a system schematic diagram of the ultraviolet irradiation unit of the agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view showing a system schematic view of an embodiment of a brush roll combination applied to the cleaning unit of the agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device of the present invention.

4 is a schematic front view of the embodiment of FIG. 3.

5 is a side view showing a system schematic view of another embodiment of a brush roll combination applied to the cleaning unit of the agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device of the present invention.

6 is a schematic front view of the embodiment of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a system of another embodiment of the ultraviolet irradiation unit in the agricultural product cleaning device having the ion generating device of the present invention.

8 is a view showing a specific embodiment of the agricultural product washing apparatus having an ion generating device of the present invention.

9 is a view showing another specific embodiment of the agricultural product washing apparatus having an ion generating device of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10 housing 12 ion generator

13: hair 14: roller

15: brush roll 16: track

20: UV protection housing 22: UV generator

24: conveyor 31: pinion gear

32: rack gear 33: public chain

34: public chain sprocket 41: private sprocket

42: sprocket for rotation 43: rotating drive chain

44: chain chain 45: chain chain sprocket

36, 47: bushing 50: roll combination

100: input conveyor 200: supply control conveyor

210: hopper portion 220: upper confirmation sensor

230: lower confirmation sensor 300: cleaning unit

400: ultraviolet irradiation unit

The present invention relates to a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device and a agricultural product cleaning method using the same, and more particularly, it is possible to clean the agricultural products with high efficiency without going through the process of water washing, sterilization, residual with the cleaning process The pesticide removal process can be performed together to provide cleaner and safer agricultural products with high sugar content and freshness, and the agricultural products are automatically transferred during cleaning (removal of dust and other impurities), sterilization and residual pesticide removal. The present invention relates to a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device that can efficiently proceed, and a agricultural product cleaning method using the same.

In the cultivation of agricultural products including fruits, pesticides are sprayed to prevent pests, and the surface of agricultural products is always contaminated with other external exposures. Therefore, in order to remove such contaminants (pesticides, impurities, dust, etc.), washing with water, ozone water, and the like has been conventionally performed, but the washing process using such washing liquid reduces the taste of agricultural products, particularly in the case of fruits. There is a problem that drops the freshness significantly.

In addition, the washing process using the cleaning solution as described above, in addition to the process for drying after washing is required to reduce the work efficiency, there is a problem such as dust generated by the spray of the cleaning solution.

Therefore, in order to improve the cleaning process using such a cleaning solution, a method of blowing air or dusting the surface with a brush, etc. has been proposed, but a simple air blowing or dust hair method is less effective in cleaning. There is this. In other words, dust or pesticide particles on the surface of agricultural products including fruits are not attached to the surface of agricultural products by simple adsorption, but are adsorbed on the surface of agricultural products due to the charging of dust or other impurities. In addition, there is a problem in that the efficiency of cleaning has not been obtained, and the existing cleaning equipments have a problem in that work efficiency is poor because they cannot proceed with cleaning and transportation at the same time. have.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention removes the charging of contaminants, such as dust, more efficiently, and the cleaning and sterilization and pesticide removal is made in a consistent process, transported during the cleaning process At the same time, an object of the present invention is to provide an agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device with excellent work efficiency and a cleaning method using the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention

On the inside of the housing and the inside of the housing is installed an ion generating device for discharging ions to the bottom, the lower portion is provided with a plurality of brushes on the outer surface of the cleaning hair protruding to the outside of the roller, and a plurality of brushes having a driving means to rotate itself A cleaning unit in which a roll roll is connected to each other to form an orbital brush roll assembly; And

It is connected to the rear end of the cleaning unit and the ultraviolet ray shielding unit and the upper portion of the inside of the ultraviolet ray shielding housing is provided with an ultraviolet generator for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the bottom, the lower portion includes an ultraviolet irradiation unit for installing a conveyor for transporting the produce in a predetermined direction It provides a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device characterized in that.

In another aspect, the present invention is to supply the positive and negative ions to the agricultural products in a constant closed space, and at the same time to brush off the dust and impurities of agricultural products with a brush; And

It provides a agricultural product cleaning method comprising the step of sterilizing by irradiating the agricultural product with ultraviolet light.

In addition, the present invention provides a agricultural product cleaning method, characterized in that by using the agricultural product washing apparatus provided with the ion generating device, the agricultural product is added thereto and washed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples.

The present invention relates to a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device is installed in the housing 10 and the inside of the housing 10, the ion generator 12 for releasing ions to the bottom, the roller 14 Brush roll assembly having a plurality of brush rolls 15 provided on the outer surface of the cleaning hair 13 protruding to the outside, and has a driving means that rotates itself to form an endless track 16 to revolve It is connected to the cleaning unit 300, and the rear end of the cleaning unit 300, the UV generating device 22 for irradiating UV light to the upper portion of the UV blocking housing 20 and the inside of the UV blocking housing 20 to the bottom. ) Is installed, the lower portion is configured to include an ultraviolet irradiation unit 400 is installed a conveyor 24 for transporting the agricultural products in a predetermined direction.

That is, as shown in the schematic diagram of the system in Figure 1, the cleaning unit 300 in the upper portion of the constant housing 10 in order to facilitate the separation by neutralizing the dust or foreign matter adsorbed by the agricultural products put into the cleaning device An ion generator 12 is provided. A large amount of anions and cations are simultaneously released through the ion generator 12, and the released ions move toward the produce by the concentration gradient, where the anions are bonded to the positive charges from the produce and the dust, and the cations are negatively charged. This combination is neutralized. In this case, when the brush roll 15 is rotated on the neutralized agricultural products, dust or foreign matter may easily fall, thereby increasing cleaning efficiency.

The ion generating device 12 may be applied to a variety of known ion generating devices, such as a nozzle type, a gun (Gun) can be applied to a variety of types, such as corona discharge method, X-ray irradiation method Various methods can be applied to this.

Preferably, the ion generator 12 includes a discharge type ion generator having a discharge unit to which direct current or alternating current is applied, and a blower that blows air from the upper portion to the lower portion of the discharge portion to reduce the operating cost of the ion generator. It can be reduced, easy to manage, it is possible to increase the use efficiency of the generated ions by allowing ions to quickly contact the agricultural products through the blower.

In addition, in order to remove dust and foreign matter from the neutralized agricultural products as described above, the brush roll 15 having a cleaning hair (brush) 13 at the end is rotated to perform this.

To this end, a brush roll 15 having an outer surface of the cleaning hair 13 protruding to the outside of the roller 14 is mounted on the lower portion of the ion generator 12, the brush roll 15 is dust and Rotating itself as shown to remove foreign matter, the entire loop revolves in the form of a track 16 to transport the agricultural products forward. To this end, the brush roll 15 is provided with a drive means for rotating itself, a plurality of brush rolls 15 are connected to each other to form an endless track 16, the endless track is brush roll combination to revolve itself To form.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the ion generator 12 may be configured in the entire upper portion of the brush roll assembly, and first, through the brush roll 15, a large dust and foreign matter that is easily removed regardless of charging. In addition, the ion generator 12 may be configured as shown in FIG. 8 only at the rear end of the cleaning unit so as to remove even fine dust through ion irradiation at the rear end.

As the hair used for the brush roll 15, it is preferable to use a horse gun excellent in durability and dust adsorption.

In addition, specific examples of the brush roll combination that rotates and rotates together are as follows.

That is, as shown in the specific example of Figures 3 to 4, the brush roll combination is infinite in the pinion gear 31 and the brush roll 15 to be coupled to one or both ends of each brush roll (15). The brush roll 15 which rotates with the rack gear 32 corresponding to the pinion gear 31 of the brush roll 15 which is located in the upper part of the track, and the brush roll at one end or both ends of the brush roll 15 15 can be configured to consist of a public chain 33 is rotatably coupled to the public chain sprocket 34 and the two ends thereof. As shown in the drawing, as the chain 33 rotates, each brush roll 15 rotates when it is positioned above the caterpillar through the rack and pinion gears 31 and 32. Sweep the produce off to remove debris. In addition, since each brush roll 15 is advanced by the rotation of the chain 33, the transport and cleaning of agricultural products may be performed together by one driving means connected to the chain chain sprocket 34. In this case, the chain 33 and the brush roll 15 are to be rotated and transported independently of each other, so that the combination of the chain 33 and the brush roll 15 as shown in FIG. By a bushing 36.

In addition, as another specific example of the brush roll assembly which rotates and rotates together, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the brush roll assembly has a sprocket 41 for coupling to one or both ends of each brush roll 15. And a sprocket 41 of the brush roll 15 which is located at the upper end of the endless track of the sprocket 41 for rotation, and rotating sprockets 42 are connected to both ends thereof to rotate the endless track. 43, a ball roll for rotating to the ball chain 15 and a ball chain (44) which is coupled to one end or both ends of the brush roll 15 so as to be independently rotatable; It can be configured to consist of a dedicated chain sprocket (45). In this case, as shown, the rotation of the brush roll 15 can be controlled by itself regardless of the rotation of the chain 44. That is, the rotation drive chain 43 may rotate or may be stationary, and when stopped, the same function as the rack and pinion gear, and when rotating, the brush roll 15 according to the rotation direction and speed. Because the rotation speed and direction of the different, it is possible to control the washing speed and direction through this. In addition, as described above, each brush roll 15 is moved forward by the rotation of the chain 44, the agricultural and agricultural products can be transported and cleaned together. At this time, the chain 44 and the brush roll 15 must be rotated and transported independently of each other, so that the combination of the chain 44 and the brush roll 15 as shown in FIG. By a bushing 47.

In addition, the cleaning unit 300 is further provided with an intake apparatus for sucking and discharging air to the outside from the lower portion, the lower end of the endless track (brush roll assembly) 16 or the lower end of the upper end of the endless track. It can be used to collect or discharge dust or foreign matter from agricultural products.

As such, the agricultural products from which dust and foreign substances have been removed are completely exposed to the outside of the agricultural product itself, and thus, ultraviolet rays are irradiated to remove sterilization and other residual pesticides.

To this end, the agricultural product cleaning device including the ion generating device of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, is connected to the rear end of the cleaning unit 300 and has an ultraviolet blocking housing 20 and an ultraviolet blocking housing 20. In the upper part of the inside), an ultraviolet generator 22 for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the lower part is installed, and the lower part includes an ultraviolet irradiator 400 for installing a conveyor 24 for transferring agricultural products in a predetermined direction. The housing 20 is configured as a UV blocking housing so that ultraviolet rays do not radiate to the outside to create a harmful environment, and has an ultraviolet generator 22 for irradiating ultraviolet rays to agricultural products therein. The ultraviolet generation device may use a device known in the known ultraviolet generation and irradiation, sterilize agricultural products through the ultraviolet rays and decomposes and removes residual pesticides. Since the ultraviolet irradiation process is made in a consistent operation with the cleaning unit 300 for this purpose, the ultraviolet irradiation for the agricultural product is carried out while being conveyed through the conveyor (24).

The conveyor 24 may be a variety of known Kenvey system can be applied to this, it is preferable that the structure can be rotated in a variety of directions of agricultural products during possible transport.

That is, it is preferable that the conveyor is a roll assembly 50 in which a plurality of rolls as described in the cleaning unit are connected to each other to form an orbit, and more preferably, as shown in FIG. 7. Likewise, the roll assembly 50 may be a roll assembly in which a plurality of rolls having drive means for rotating the rollers by themselves are connected to each other to form an orbit. As a result, the agricultural products are also rotated through contact with the rolls on which the agricultural products are rotated, so that the entire surface of the agricultural products can be evenly exposed to ultraviolet rays. In addition, any of the kenveyers having a structure in which agricultural products can be rotated in various directions during transportation may be applied thereto.

In addition, in order to finally complete the cleaning, the ultraviolet irradiation part 400 further includes an ion generating device 12 that emits ions from the top to the bottom of the inside of the UV blocking housing at the rear end thereof, as shown in FIG. 8. It may have a structure further comprising a device for sucking or blowing air around the agricultural products in addition to. Through this, fine dust can be finally removed and it can be removed using air.

In addition to the cleaning device, the input conveyor 100 for supplying agricultural products to the front end of the cleaning unit in order to ensure that the input of agricultural products to the cleaning device is made through automatic control, the front end is low and the rear end is configured high and the hopper section at the front end The supply control conveyor having a 210 and the filling check confirmation sensors (220, 230) on the upper and lower portions of the hopper 210, and a signal indicating that the upper and lower filling is from the filling check sensors The controller further includes a control unit which stops the feeding conveyor 100 and repeats the control of starting the feeding conveyor 100 again when a signal is inputted after the stop is not filled. Can be configured. A specific example of this is as shown in FIG. 9, and when the first operation is started, agricultural products are supplied through the input Kenveyer, and when the input is small (the lower sensor only filling signal or both upper and lower unfilled signals). When the operation is continued and the input is so large that both the upper and lower filling check sensors are filled (in case of only the upper filling, the sensor malfunctions). When all the agricultural products in the conveyor are input so that the signal is not filled in both the upper part and the lower part, the input conveyor is started again, so that automatic input of agricultural products to the cleaning device is possible.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for cleaning agricultural products, which supplies positive and negative ions to agricultural products in a certain confined space, and simultaneously shakes off dust and impurities of agricultural products with a brush, and irradiates the agricultural products with ultraviolet rays. In the agricultural product cleaning method comprising the step of sterilizing, preferably further comprising the step of supplying the positive and negative ions to the agricultural product in a constant closed space after the step and blowing or inhaling the air around the agricultural product Do it. As a result, the agricultural products are washed as described above. As a specific method, the agricultural products are washed by using the agricultural product cleaning device having the ion generating device as described above, and then cleaning the agricultural products. A method is mentioned.

According to the agricultural product cleaning device equipped with the ion generating device of the present invention as described above and the agricultural product cleaning method using the same, the agricultural product can be washed with high efficiency through the neutralization according to the ion radiation without undergoing a washing process using a washing solution such as water. In addition, since the sterilization and residual pesticide removal process are performed together with the cleaning process, there is an advantage that the cleaner and safer agricultural products can be supplied while maintaining high sugar content and freshness.

In addition, agricultural products are automatically transferred during cleaning (removal of dust and other impurities), sterilization, and residual pesticide removal, so that productivity can be improved by performing work efficiently, and cleaning and sterilization can be performed by continuously rotating agricultural products. It can provide a clean, fresh state to the surface.

The present invention described above is not limited to the detailed description and drawings of the above-described invention, and various modifications and changes by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. Changes are also included within the scope of the invention.

Claims (13)

On the inside of the housing and the inside of the housing is installed an ion generating device for discharging ions to the bottom, the lower portion is provided with a plurality of brushes on the outer surface of the cleaning hair protruding to the outside of the roller, and a plurality of brushes having a driving means to rotate itself A cleaning unit in which a roll roll is connected to each other to form an orbital brush roll assembly; And It is connected to the rear end of the cleaning unit and the ultraviolet ray shielding unit and the upper portion of the inside of the ultraviolet ray shielding housing is provided with an ultraviolet generator for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the bottom, the lower portion includes an ultraviolet irradiation unit for installing a conveyor for transporting the produce in a predetermined direction Agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The ion generating device comprises a discharge type ion generating unit having a discharge unit to which a direct current or alternating current is applied, and agricultural product cleaning apparatus having an ion generating device, characterized in that the blower for blowing air from the upper part to the lower part. The method of claim 1, Hair of the brush roll is agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device, characterized in that the horse gun. The method of claim 1, The brush roll assembly includes a brush roll rotating by a pinion gear coupled to one or both ends of each brush roll and a rack gear corresponding to the pinion gear of the brush roll positioned above the crawler track among the brush rolls, and the brush roll. An agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device, characterized in that consisting of a public chain that is coupled to one end or both ends of the brush roll rotatably and a public chain sprocket coupled to both ends thereof. The method of claim 1, The brush roll assembly corresponds to a sprocket of a brush roll which is located at the upper end of the endless track of the sprocket coupled to one end or both ends of each brush roll, the sprocket for rotation is connected to both ends of the endless track A brush roll rotating with a rotating rotating drive chain, an orbital chain coupled to one end or both ends of the brush roll so as to be independently rotatable, and an orbital chain sprocket coupled to both ends thereof; Agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generator. The method of claim 1, The conveyor is a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device, characterized in that the roll combination is a plurality of rolls connected to each other to form an orbit. The method of claim 6, The roll assembly is a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device, characterized in that the roll assembly is a roll assembly which is connected to each other in a crawl orbit with a plurality of rolls having a drive means for the roller to rotate itself. The method of claim 1, And the cleaning unit further comprises an intake device for sucking and discharging air from the lower portion of the brush roll assembly to the outside. The method of claim 1, The ultraviolet irradiator further comprises an ion generating device for emitting ions from the upper portion to the lower portion inside the UV blocking housing and a device for sucking or blowing air around the agricultural product at the rear end thereof. Cleaning device. The method of claim 1, An input conveyor for supplying agricultural products to the front end of the cleaning unit, the front end is low and the rear end is configured high, the supply control conveyor having a hopper portion in the front end and the filling confirmation sensor on the upper and lower portions of the hopper, and the filling confirmation sensor A control unit which stops the feeding conveyor when a signal filled with an upper part is inputted from the field, and repeats the control to start the feeding conveyor again when a signal is inputted without both the upper part and the lower part after stopping. Agricultural product cleaning apparatus having an ion generating device comprising a. Supplying the positive and negative ions to the produce in a constant confined space, and at the same time brushing off the dust and impurities of the produce with a brush; And The agricultural product cleaning method comprising the step of sterilizing by irradiating the agricultural product with ultraviolet light. The method of claim 11, And after the step of supplying the positive and negative ions to the agricultural product in a constant closed space and blowing or inhaling the air around the agricultural product. 12. A method for cleaning agricultural products, comprising using a agricultural product cleaning device having an ion generating device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, and then cleaning the agricultural products.

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