KR20090072540A - The sterilization and disinfection apparatus for egg - Google Patents

Abstract

An egg disinfection and washing apparatus is provided, which removes the foreign material stuck to the egg surface and sterilizes the bacteria of the eggshell or the egg. An egg disinfection and washing apparatus comprises: a bath tub body consisting of the washing tub and sterilization tank; an upper frame(21) which is supported in the bath tub body by a plurality of support pillars(20); a moving cart(31) which is installed on the upper frame and moves from side to side; a cart moving member which is installed at the upper frame and moving cart; a tray top and bottom movable member detaching the egg tray; a tray left and right moving member; a boiler(53) and a pump(54) supplying the hot water; and a plurality of bubbling pipes.

Description

The sterilization and disinfection apparatus for egg

The present invention relates to an egg sterilization washing apparatus, and more particularly, to a plurality of eggs stacked in a plate shape into a washing tank and a sterilizing tank, in order to remove foreign substances attached to the surface of the eggs, sterilization washing to make a sanitary egg by sterilization Relates to a device.

Scattered eggs are contaminated with contaminants such as dust, chicken hair, poultry, etc. in the cage, and the longer the delay is, the longer the exposure time to bacterial contamination.

Therefore, it is desirable to collect eggs immediately after spawning, but due to conditions of the poultry farm, the time for collection and storage movement is delayed, and the eggs are infected by bacteria due to surrounding conditions.

In addition, contaminants attached to the egg shells penetrate into the eggs through the pores of the egg shells, contaminating the whites and yolks inside the eggs.

In the prior art, there is a method of performing water washing to improve the hygiene of eggs, sterilizing power by putting a fungicide into the washing water, there is a coating treatment method to prevent contamination by coating an oil film on the surface to prevent contamination. .

Sanitary eggs, which are conventionally cleaned and sterilized, do not exceed 20% of the total distribution of eggs, and thus most eggs are distributed without sterilization or washing, so that unsanitary eggs can be provided to consumers.

The present invention was developed to provide an apparatus for washing and sterilizing many eggs in a short time.

Egg sterilization and washing method to be seen in the domestic patent and utility model publications, sterilization, washing apparatus can be seen as follows.

Patent registration number 10-0752731

Name of Invention: Egg Coating Equipment

Patent Registration No. 10-0408166

Name of invention: Method for sterilization of egg with eggshell

Utility Model Registration No. 20-429091

Name of the Invention: Foreign body removal and sterilization of egg surface

Utility Model Registration No. 20-0304701

Designation of Inventions: Egg Sterilizer

Utility Model Registration No. 20-0409964

Name of Design: Liquid Egg Sterilizer

As can be seen in the above-described conventional patents and utility model publications, it can be seen that various apparatuses and methods have been devised to prevent eggs from being contaminated by washing, sterilizing, and coating eggs, thereby making sanitary eggs that are not contaminated.

In the same way, the present invention also to wash and sterilize eggs to make hygiene eggs,

It is to provide an egg washing and sterilizer that processes a large amount of eggs at the same time.

The present invention has a washing tank, a tub body consisting of a sterilizing tank and a water circulation device for circulating the washing water and sterilizing water into the washing tank and the sterilizing tank, the sterilizing means and the washing means, and having a plurality of eggs stacked on a plate. Referring to this in more detail that the loading table, consisting of a washing tank and a moving means for moving the sterilization and sterilization tank as follows.

The present invention is to remove the foreign matter adhering to the egg surface, to provide an egg washing, sterilizing device for sterilizing the bacteria inside the egg shell or egg.

The present invention is a means for washing and sterilizing eggs into the washing bubble and sterilization tank in which bubbles are generated, and washes and sterilizes the eggs by bubbles, and the washing water and sterilizing water of the washing tank and sterilization tank supplies hot water heated to a suitable temperature for sterilization. The washing and sterilizing tanks are provided with a conveying means for automatically or semi-automatically conveying a plurality of eggs stacked in a multi-layered plate, which will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention is a bath body (11) consisting of a washing tank (11-1) and a sterilization tank (11-2), and an upper frame (21) supported by a plurality of support columns (20) above the bath body (11). ), The upper frame 21 has a moving trolley 31 which moves to the left and right, and the upper frame 21 and the moving trolley 31 have a moving trolley 31 for moving the moving trolley 31 to the left and right. Has the means,

The moving cart 31 has a tray up and down moving means for moving the egg tray 51 loaded with a plurality of eggs up and down and detaching the egg tray 51,

Inside the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2, the tray has left and right moving means for moving the egg tray from side to side.

Outside the washing tank (11-1) and sterilization tank (11-2) has a washing tank, a boiler 53 and a pump 54 for generating hot water and supplying it to the sterilization tank,

The washing tank 11-1 and the sterilizing tank 11-2 have a plurality of bubble generating pipes 55 inside.

The balance moving means for moving the left and right moving frame 31 on the upper frame 21 and the upper frame 21 to the left and right

The left and right sides of the upper frame 21 has a rack gear 22 and the rail 23, the left and right rails 23 are coupled to the rail guide 32 is attached to the lower side of the moving cart 31, A super gear 34 coupled to both ends of the drive shaft 33 inside the moving cart 31 is engaged with the left and right rack gears 22, and a drive gear 35 is coupled to the middle of the drive shaft 33. 35 is composed of a structure that is connected to the drive shaft operation motor 36 mounted on the moving cart 31,

As the tray shandong means,

A cylinder 48 mounted inside the moving cart 31, an operation line 47 having one end fixed to the cylinder 48, a piston rod 49 for operating the operation line 47, and the operation line 47. Support plate 42 is fixed to the other end of the) and the support plate 42 has a left and right cylinder 43, the tray hanger 45 at the end of each of the operation rod 44 of the left and right cylinder 43 Each having, the support plate 42 and the mobile cart 31 is composed of a plurality of upper and lower guides 41 are folded length is adjusted by antenna type,

Tray left and right moving means for moving the egg tray 51 to the left and right inside the washing tank (11-1) and sterilization tank (11-2),

Chains supporting both ends of the chains 12-1 and 12-2 and the chains 12-1 and 12-2 facing each other above the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2. The sprockets 13-1 and 13-2 and the chain drive motors 14-1 and 14-2 connected to one side of the chain sprockets 13-1 and 13-2.

In the figure, reference numeral E is an egg, reference numeral 56 is an air supply pipe, 57 is an air compressor, and 60 is a drain pipe.

The present invention having such a structure will be described in more detail and at the same time explaining the operation thereof.

Washing tank (11-1) and sterilization tank (11-2) constituting the tub body 11 is preferably made of stainless steel material that does not easily rust in a rectangular box shape, independent tubs connected to each other.

The egg tray 51 stacking the plurality of eggs E introduced into the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilizing tank 11-2 is mounted to the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilizing tank 11-2. It is moved by the tray left and right moving means (C), and washing and sterilization is performed by washing water and sterilizing water during the movement. Circulated by

In the washing tank (11-1) and sterilization tank (11-2) may be equipped with a stirrer for stirring and mixing the washing water and sterilization water,

A plurality of bubble generating pipes 55 are installed to stir wash water and sterilized water.

The bubbles generated by the plurality of bubble generating pipes 55 vibrate eggs (E) to remove foreign substances adhering to the shell surface and sterilize the bacteria.

The cleaning tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2 may be equipped with an electric ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by electricity.

The upper frame 21 having the upper frame 21 which is supported by a plurality of support pillars 20 above the tub body 11 composed of the cleaning tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2. It has a moving trolley 31 for moving left and right, and has a trolley moving means for moving the moving trolley 31 left and right between the upper frame 21 and the moving trolley 31.

The trolley moving means has a rack gear 22 and a rail 23 on both left and right sides of the upper frame 21, and the rail guide tool 32 is attached to the left and right rails 23 below the moving trolley 31. Is coupled to the left and right rake gear 22 is coupled to the super gear 34 coupled to both ends of the drive shaft 33 inside the moving cart 31, the drive gear 35 is coupled to the middle of the drive shaft (33). The drive gear 35 is configured to be connected to the drive shaft operation motor 36 mounted on the moving cart 31.

Therefore, when the drive shaft operation motor 36 is operated, the drive shaft operation motor 36 drives the drive gear 35 in the middle of the drive shaft 33, and the drive gear 35 forms the drive shaft 33 at both ends of the drive shaft 33. The fixed super gear 34 moves the moving cart 31 while being engaged with the rack gear 22 on both the left and right sides of the upper frame 21.

As such, the moving cart 31 on the upper frame 21 supported by the plurality of support pillars 20 above the tub body 11 is moved left and right.

The moving cart 31 has an egg tray up and down moving means for moving the egg tray 51 up and down.

The egg tray up and down moving means includes a cylinder 48 mounted inside the moving cart 31, an operation line 47 fixed at one end to the cylinder 48, and a piston for operating the operation line 47. The support plate 42 to which the rod 49 and the other end of the operation line 47 are fixed, and the support plate 42 has left and right cylinders 43, and each of the operation rods 44 of the left and right cylinders 43 is provided. Each end has a tray hanger 45, the support plate 42 and the moving cart 31 is composed of a plurality of upper and lower guides 41 are folded to adjust the length of the antenna.

When operating the piston rod 49 of the cylinder 48 to hang the operating line 47, one end of which is fixed to the cylinder 48, the support plate 42 to which the other end of the operating line 47 is fixed is lowered. On the contrary, when the operation line 47 is pulled, the operation line 47 pulls up the support plate 42 to raise the support plate 42, and the egg tray 51 mounted with the support plate 42 is moved up and down.

Tray hanger 45 of both ends of the support plate 42 is to hold the egg tray 51 by the left and right movement of the operating rod 44 of the cylinder 43, more specifically, the tray hanger 45 The egg tray 51 is fastened to the hook rod 52.

Each of the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2 has a tray left and right moving means for moving the egg tray 51 left and right.

The tray left and right moving means may face the chain 12-1 and 12-2 and the chain 12-1 and 12-2 to face each other above the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2. It is composed of a chain sprocket (13-1) (13-2) and a chain drive motor (14-1) (14-2) for supporting.

The egg tray 51 moved to the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilizing tank 11-2 has a chain 12-1 installed to face each other above the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilizing tank 11-2. It is mounted on (12-2) and moved inside the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilizing tank 11-2 as the chains 12-1 and 12-2 are driven.

Outside the washing tank (11-1) and sterilization tank (11-2) has a boiler (53) and a hot water circulation pump (54) for supplying hot water to the washing tank (11-1) and sterilization tank (11-2), respectively. ,

Inside the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2, a plurality of bubble generating pipes 55, an ultrasonic generator selectively acting as electricity, or an air ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by air pressure are installed. do.

The ultrasonic generator which acts as an electric wave is vibrated by electricity as in the ultrasonic humidifier or ultrasonic cleaning to use an ultrasonic generator having an ultrasonic vibrator.

In addition, the air ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by the air pressure is a thin metal vibrating plate having a fine hole (nozzle) in the middle of the air injection port to pass the high pressure air through the fine hole formed in the center of the diaphragm, the diaphragm is a high speed To generate ultrasonic waves by vibrating, it is mainly used in a humidifier or a mixing device, and the ultrasonic waves generated by the pneumatic ultrasonicator have washing and sterilizing power.

Eggs are a high protein nutrient, easy to obtain and easy to cook.

However, the egg is an infection caused by avian influenza virus or food poisoning bacteria (Salmonella), and the safety associated with this situation is a problem. In addition, eggs can be said to be difficult to store food for a long time.

Therefore, cleaning and sterilizing eggs before supplying them to consumers can be one way to maintain safety. Therefore, using the present invention will have the advantage of being able to supply a large amount of clean sanitary eggs.

The present invention has a great advantage in the processing capacity by processing the stacking of a plurality of eggs stacked on a plate at a time, rather than washing and sterilizing the eggs individually.

Such a large-capacity processing device is a very useful invention that provides a suitable egg washing and sterilizing device of a poultry farm that is recently enlarged.

In addition, when an electric ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by electricity inside the washing tank and sterilization tank, the foreign substances and bacteria attached to the egg surface are sterilized and washed by the washing and sterilizing power of the ultrasonic waves.

In addition, the pneumatic ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by the air pressure inside the cleaning tank and the sterilization tank is a thin diaphragm constituting the nozzle vibrates at high speed to generate ultrasonic waves when spraying compressed air through a fine nozzle (air injection hole), Ultrasonic waves are generated in areas different from those generated by electricity, but the washing water and the sterilizing water are vibrated to sterilize and clean foreign substances and bacteria attached to the egg surface.

Referring to the present invention having such a structure in more detail through the washing and sterilization process as follows.

The egg (E) to be washed and sterilized is mounted in the egg tray 51, and the egg tray 51 is raised to be loaded into the washing tank 11-1.

That is, the piston rod 49 of the cylinder 48 installed in the middle of the moving cart 31 installed on the egg tray 51 and stacked on the upper frame 21 outside the washing tank 11-1. When the operating line 47 is released by releasing the operating line 47, the support plate 42 on which the other end of the operating line 43 is fixed is lowered, and the cylinder 43 of the lowered supporting plate 42 is operated to operate the cylinder ( 43 hangs the tray hanger 45 fixed to the operating rod 44 of the egg tray 51 on the hook rod 52 of the egg tray 51 to fix the support plate 42 and the egg tray 51, and then operates the cylinder 47. When pulling the operation line 47, the support plate 42 is to move the egg tray 51 loaded with the egg (E) upward while moving up.

As such, the egg tray 51 moved upwards is raised above the height of the tub body 11, and then moved to the tub 11 of the tub body 11, and the egg tray 51 is then washed with the tub 11-1. Descended into.

That is, the egg tray 51 moved upwards to the height of the tub body 11 moves the moving cart 31 installed on the upper frame 21 on the support pillar 20 to the upper frame 21 to move the egg tray 51. When the 51 is positioned above the washing tank 11-1, and the driving shaft motor 34 in the moving cart 31 is operated to drive the driving shaft 32 with the driving gear 35, the super end of the driving shaft 32 is superimposed. The gear 33 is meshed with the rack gear 22 of the upper frame 21 so that the super gear 33 moves on the rack gear 22, so that the moving cart 31 is left over the upper frame 21. Or to the right.

In addition, the rail guide port 36 of the moving trolley 31 moves on the rail 23 installed on the upper frame 21.

In the above, the super gear 33 at the end of the drive shaft 32 coupled to the rack gear 22 moves the moving cart 31 to the left and right, and the rail guide 36 below the moving cart 31 is It is coupled to the rail 23, to support the moving cart 31, and smooth the left and right movement of the moving cart 31.

In this way, the moving cart 31 rides on the rail 23 on the upper frame 21 and moves, and at the same time, the egg tray 51 connected to the moving cart 31 is lowered to the washing tank 11-1 and the egg tray ( 51) is put into the washing tank (11-1).

The egg E on the egg tray 51 introduced into the washing tank 11-1 is washed by the washing water inside the washing tank 11-1, and the washing water is supplied to the boiler 53 outside the washing tank 11-1. By heating to the proper temperature by the pump 54 is supplied circulating.

In addition, bubbles generated from a plurality of bubble generating pipes 55 installed under the washing tank 11-1 circulate the washing water, and wash and sterilize the eggs E by bubbles.

When the bubble bursts in water, ultrasonic waves are generated, and at the same time, sterilization is performed while dropping foreign substances attached to the egg by the ultrasonic waves.

As described above, the egg tray 51 in the washing tank 11-1 is placed on the chain 12-1 at which both ends of the upper side of the egg tray 51 are installed on both sides of the washing tank 11-1. In accordance with the movement of), the movement is made inside the washing tank 11-1.

The chain 12-1 is supported by a chain sprocket 13-1 outside the washing tank 11-1, and is connected by a chain driving motor 14-1 connected to the chain sprocket 13-1 on one side. It works.

In this way, the egg tray 51 mounted on the chain 12-1 of the washing tank 11-1 and moving is connected to the moving cart 31 on the upper frame 21 when the set washing time has elapsed. Lowering the tray 42, the tray hanger 45 is equipped with an egg tray 51 and the egg tray 51 is lifted up and moved to the sterilization tank 11-2 to perform sterilization of the egg E. .

The hot water heated by the boiler 53 is circulated by the pump 54 in the sterilization tank 11-2, and has a plurality of bubble generating pipes 55 inside the same as the washing tank 11-1. And the egg (E) is sterilized by the ultrasonic waves generated by the bubble, and the sterilizing water in the sterilization tank 11-2 is circulated by the bubble.

In addition, the sterilization tank (11-2) by installing an ultrasonic generator by the electric can be applied to the ultrasonic wave to increase the sterilization power.

In addition, by installing a pneumatic ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by the air pressure inside the washing tank (11-1) and the sterilization tank (11-2) to vibrate the washing and sterilizing water to remove foreign substances attached to the egg surface and sterilize germs .

The temperature of the sterilizing water in the sterilizing tank 11-2 is to supply hot water slightly higher than the temperature of the washing water of the washing tank 11-1.

The temperature of the sterilization water depends on the time to stay in the sterilization tank (11-2), but the egg white in the shell of the egg takes a range of temperatures that are finely cured.

As such, the outer shell of the egg passing through the sterilization tank is clean and at the same time to obtain a sanitized egg sterilized.

Figure 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the egg tray moving means in the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the egg tray moving means, the boiler and the pump in the present invention.

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view when the egg tray is located below in the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the egg tray in the upper position in the present invention.

5 A enlarged view of portion A of FIG.

6 is a schematic plan view of the tub body in the present invention.

7 is a schematic configuration diagram of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

11: bathtub body 11-1: washing tank

11-2: Sterilizer 12-1, 12-2: Chain

13-1, 13-2: Chain sprocket 14-1, 14-2: Chain drive motor

20: support pillar 21: upper frame

22: leggear 23: rails

31: moving cart 32: drive shaft

33: Super Gear 34: Drive Shaft Drive Motor

35: drive shaft 36: rail guide

41: up and down guide 42: support plate

43: cylinder 44: working rod

45: tray hanger 46: vertical movement mechanism

47: operating line 48: cylinder

49: piston rod 51: egg tray

52: chain 53: boiler

55: bubble generation pipe

Claims (6)

Has a tub body (11) consisting of a washing tank (11-1) and a sterilization tank (11-2), and an upper frame (21) supported by a plurality of support columns (20) above the tub body (11). The upper frame 21 has a moving trolley 31 for moving left and right, and the upper frame 21 and the moving trolley 31 have a moving trolley 31 for moving the moving trolley 31 left and right. , The moving cart 31 has a tray up and down moving means for moving the egg tray 51 loaded with a plurality of eggs up and down and detaching the egg tray 51, Inside the washing tank 11-1 and the sterilization tank 11-2, the tray left and right moving means for moving the egg tray 51 left and right has Outside the washing tank (11-1) and sterilization tank (11-2) has a washing tank, a boiler 53 and a pump 54 for generating hot water and supplying it to the sterilization tank, Egg sterilizing and washing apparatus characterized in that the washing tank (11-1) and the sterilization tank (11-2) to have a plurality of bubble generating pipes (55). According to claim 1, wherein the trolley moving means has a rack gear 22 and the rails 23 on both left and right sides of the upper frame 21, the rail guide which is attached to the lower side of the moving cart 31 on the left and right rails (23). The sphere 32 is coupled, the left and right rake gear 22 is engaged with the super gear 34 coupled to both ends of the drive shaft 33 inside the moving cart 31, the middle of the drive shaft 33 a drive gear ( 35) is coupled, the drive gear 35 is an egg sterilization and washing apparatus, characterized in that the structure is connected to the drive shaft operation motor 36 mounted on the moving cart (31). According to claim 1, The upper and lower moving means, the cylinder 48 mounted on the inside of the moving cart 31, the operation line 47 and the operation line 47 is fixed to one end to the cylinder 48 The support plate 42 and the support plate 42 is fixed to the piston rod 49 and the other end of the operation line 47 for operating the support plate 42, has a left and right cylinder 43, each of the left and right cylinder 43 It has a tray hanger 45 at each end of the operating rod 44, and the support plate 42 and the moving cart 31 is composed of a plurality of upper and lower guides 41 are folded length is adjusted by the antenna type Egg sterilization and washing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The tray left and right moving means according to claim 1, wherein the tray (12-1) (12-2) and the chain (12-) facing each other above the washing tank (11-1) and the sterilization tank (11-2). 1) Chain drive sprockets 13-1 and 13-2 supporting both ends of 12-2 and chain drive motors 14-1 connected to one side of the chain sprockets 13-1 and 13-2. ), (14-2) egg sterilizing and washing apparatus characterized in that consisting of. The egg sterilizing and washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the washing tank (11-1) and the sterilization tank (11-2) are equipped with an electric ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by electricity. The egg sterilization and washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the washing tank (11-1) and the sterilization tank (11-2) are equipped with a pneumatic ultrasonic generator for generating ultrasonic waves by air pressure.

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