KR20160004650A - Automatic Washer for Vegetables and Fruits - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic washer for vegetables and fruits. More specifically, the present invention relates to a an automatic washer for vegetables and fruits is installed with a swirl water flow panel inside a lid for easily washing vegetables and fruits, wherein the ozone water dissolved with ozone supplied from an ozone unit in the water introduced through a water supply pipe generates swirl phenomena. The washer is equipped with a washing protrusion on an upper unit of a washing container enabling the ozone water to be gathered in the center of the washing container inside a storage groove of a body. Rolling prevention means are arranged and installed on at least three positions at an equal angle, which is rotated with the washing container while being equipped on the outer circumferential surface of the washing container and being in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the storage groove so as to be rotated without vibration along the inner circumferential surface of the storage groove during the rotation of the washing container. The washer is formed with a flow rate increasing unit with a sandglass shape so as to provide the ozone water increased with an ozone dissolution rate, and to increase the flow rate in the middle of the water supply pipe. A dissolution rate increasing means is installed by connecting the end unit of the ozone supply pipe connected from the ozone generator to the curved portion in which the flow rate of the flow rate increasing unit is increased.

Description

Automatic Washer for Vegetables and Fruits

The present invention relates to the use of the present invention as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-1154512. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and a device for cleaning ozone water by vortexing, Rolling preventing means provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cleaning cylinder to reduce noise and prevent the rolling phenomenon from contacting with the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove while rotating together with the cleaning passage and to increase the ozone dissolution rate of the ozonated water, And an ozone supply unit for supplying ozone by connecting the end of the ozone supply pipe immediately before the constricted portion where the flow rate of the flow rate increasing portion is increased.

Generally, when washing fruits or vegetables with water supplied from a water supply device in the kitchen, it is possible to wash thick or smooth fruits or vegetables with a thin skin, but in the case of fruits or vegetables having a thin or uneven surface, It was not possible to achieve the desired cleaning effect by relying only on the washing force of the water falling freely from the water pipe without being washed in the part. Since the washing was performed by rubbing with a hand or a wringer, there was a problem of damaging the skin of fruits or vegetables.

In order to solve these problems, Korea Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 2004-36320 discloses a fruit and vegetable dishwasher equipped with an ultrasonic generator, and has a large water tank for storing fruits and vegetables. Therefore, And the complicated structure and complexity of the method of use and the high unit price of the product, the fruit and vegetable dishwasher is excellent in the effect of knowing that the general public can not get enough to buy and the water tank, There is a problem that the washing machine is easily damaged due to the shock of the vibration and the washing efficiency is lowered and the electricity is wasted even if the water level of the washing water is too high.

In order to solve the above problems, a vegetable and fruit washing machine using ozonated water known to be capable of completely sterilizing and removing the residual ingredients of pesticides by washing fruits and vegetables such as fruits and vegetables is disclosed in Korean Patent No. 1154512 0.0 > 1195524. < / RTI >

The Applicant has been studying the vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine continuously while the washing receptacle is separated from the receiving grooves by a certain distance. The fruits and vegetables put into the washing tub are different in weight, And the like.

In addition, the ozone water (Ozone Water) should be more than 0.03ppm according to the standard set by the technical standard institute, and it is said that the ozone water can be effective for exhibiting the sterilizing power of the ozone, the bleaching power and the removing ability of various harmful substances. For reference, the permissible concentration of ozone is 0.01 ~ 0.04ppm for 24 hours at residential facilities and atmospheric air, 0.05ppm for fresh air and 0.03ppm for fresh air in the forest.

In the vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine using the recently developed ozonated water, the water supply hole (50) and the ozone supply hole (64) are communicated with the receiving grooves, respectively, and water and ozone are supplied separately and mixed together in the receiving groove Ozone was configured to dissolve in water.

However, the degree of natural dissolution is less than 1% when ozone (O3) and water are mixed, and the remaining 99% of ozone is reduced to oxygen (O2) while leaving negative ions within 20 minutes of contact with air in the receiving groove. There is a problem that the solubility of ozone is insufficient and the efficacy of ozone water can not be exhibited properly.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine, Rolling preventing means provided on the outer circumferential surface of the washing tub to rotate the washing tub together with the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove so as to prevent the phenomenon from occurring and to increase the ozone dissolution rate of the ozonated water, And an ozone supply unit for supplying ozone by connecting the end of the ozone supply pipe immediately before the constricted area where the flow rate of the flow rate increasing unit is increased.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a vortex water filter panel installed inside a lid for facilitating washing of vegetable and fruit due to a vortex phenomenon of ozone water which is supplied from ozone to ozone supplied from a water pipe through a water supply pipe, The automatic washing machine of vegetable and fruit has a washing protrusion on the upper part of the washing tub so as to be collected at the center of the washing tub in the receiving groove of the body. The automatic washing machine of vegetable and fruit is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the washing tub so as to rotate freely along the inner circumference of the receiving groove The automatic washing machine for vegetables and fruits according to the present invention is characterized in that three or more anti-rolling means are provided so as to be rotatable together with the washing passage while being in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove.

Also, in the vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine, the vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine 1 may have a dissolution rate increasing means 110 for providing ozone water with an increased ozone dissolution rate; The dissolution rate increasing means 110 is a means for increasing the rate of flow in the hourglass shape to increase the flow rate in the middle of the water supply pipe 14 and for increasing the end of the ozone supply pipe 63 connected from the ozone generator 61 It is preferable that the flow rate increasing portion 112 is connected to the flow rate increasing portion 112 immediately before the constricted portion where the flow rate is increased.

The automatic washing machine for vegetables and fruits according to the present invention is characterized in that the rolling preventing means 100 includes a shaft rod 101 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the washing tub 30 in a longitudinal direction, It is preferable that the rolling roller 102 is formed in an arcuate, angular or linear shape in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the groove 11.

The automatic washing machine for vegetables and fruits according to the present invention is characterized in that the rolling preventing means 100 includes a seating groove 103 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the washing tub 30 and having an inner surface formed in a spherical shape, And a spherical rolling ball 104 which is seated and rotated in the rolling direction.

The rolling roller 102 or the rolling ball 104 of the rolling prevention means 100 may be made of silicon, PP, PE, PB, X / L, PPR, PPC, PE-RT Or an engineer plastic material.

In the automatic washing machine for vegetables and fruits according to the present invention, the receiving groove 11 is formed in a concave or convex shape at a portion contacting with the rolling roller 102 or the rolling ball 104, 102 or the guide portion 120 for guiding the rotation of the rolling ball 104 is formed.

The effects of the present invention are as follows.

Vegetable and Fruit Washing by Ozone Water Vortex Washing of Automatic Washer When the bottle is rotated, the weight of vegetables and fruit is reduced. The vibration and noise generated by the weight of the vegetable and fruit are reduced, and contact is made with the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove And an ozone dissolution rate of the ozone water is increased by forming an hourglass shaped flow rate increase portion in which the flow rate is rapidly increased in the middle of the water supply pipe so that the ozone water dissolution rate of the ozone water is increased, And an ozone supply means for supplying ozone to the end portion of the ozone supply pipe.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a conventional vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the rolling phenomenon of the washing tub in the receiving groove during the use of the conventional vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the cleaning cylinder of Example 1 to which the anti-rolling means of the present invention is applied
4 is a schematic view showing Embodiment 1 with rolling preventing means and dissolution rate increasing means of the present invention
5 is a schematic view showing a first modification of the first embodiment having the rolling preventing means and the dissolution rate increasing means of the present invention
6 is a schematic view showing a modification 2 of Embodiment 1 having the rolling preventing means and the dissolution rate increasing means of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the cleaning cylinder of Embodiment 2 to which the anti-rolling means of the present invention is applied; Fig.
Figure 8 is a schematic view showing Embodiment 2 with rolling preventing means and dissolution rate increasing means of the present invention

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the embodiments are illustrative of the invention in order that the invention may be better understood, and that the terms or words used should not be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense, It should be understood that the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the concept of the term can be appropriately defined in order to explain it by a method.

(Example 1)

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention basically comprises a body 10, a lid 20, a vortex water layer 23, a cleaning cylinder 30, a driving unit 40, a water supply pipe 14, The ozone portion 60, the power source portion 70 and the locking device 90. The rolling prevention means 100 and the dissolution rate increasing means 110 are also provided.

The body 10 is formed with a receiving groove 11 for receiving the washing tub 30 and a hinge 12 is formed at one side of the receiving groove 11 to open and close the lid 20 coupled to the receiving groove 11 I will.

A water supply port 50 for supplying water and a drain port 55 for draining water after use are provided in the receiving groove 11 and a water supply port 50 And a drain pipe 15 connected to the drain port 55 for draining water is installed at one side of the back surface.

As shown in the figure, the lid 20 is installed to be able to open and close the hinge 12 on the upper part of the body 10, and ozone water is circulated around one side of the lid 20, Tight seal 21 is installed to prevent leakage between the lid 10 and the lid 20.

A plurality of discharge holes 22b and fixing projections 22a are formed in the center of the lid 20. A plurality of ozone filters 22 are installed in the fixing protrusions 22a, Prevents ozone from flowing out into the air by decomposing the discharged ozone through the discharge hole 22b.

Since the water jetting vortex panel 23 of the registered patent registration No. 1154512 of the present applicant is detachably installed in the fixing protrusion 22a provided with the ozone filter 22, the detailed description is omitted.

The washing tub 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to be seated in the receiving groove 11 and a plurality of through holes 31 are formed around the washing tub 30 so that the ozonated water can smoothly flow in and out.

In the lower part of the cleaning cylinder 30, coupling holes (not shown) are formed at predetermined intervals in coupling grooves (not shown) formed so as to receive the rotational force of the driving unit 40.

The driving unit 40 transmits a rotational force from a driving motor (not shown) provided inside the body 10 to a rotational shaft 42 provided at the center of the receiving groove 11, (Not shown) of the main body 30 and provided with a coupling 43 which is engaged with a coupling hole (not shown).

The ozone portion 60 includes an ozone generator 61 disposed inside the body 10 for generating ozone, an ozone pump 62 for transferring ozone generated in the ozone generator 61, And an ozone supply pipe 63 passing therethrough.

The power source unit 70, the control unit 80, and the locking device 90 have the same configurations as those of the present invention, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The rolling preventing means 100 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the washing tub 30 so as to rotate without shaking along the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11 when the washing tub 30 rotates and is brought into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11 At least three rolling preventing means (100) rotating together with the cleaning cylinder (30) are arranged in an equiangular manner.

As shown in Figs. 3 to 4, the rolling preventing means 100 of the first embodiment includes:

A shaft rod 101 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the cleaning cylinder 30 in a longitudinal direction and a portion contacting the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11 while being rotated about the shaft rod 101 are formed into an arcuate, (Not shown). In the first embodiment, four cylindrical rolling rollers 102 having a straight portion contacting the shaft rod 101 are provided at equal angular intervals. However, even if only three roller rollers 102 are installed at intervals of 120 degrees, the rolling phenomenon can be prevented. A rolling phenomenon occurs because a tilting phenomenon occurs during rotation. Therefore, at least three should be installed. However, if too much is installed, a sufficient quantity of water should be installed because the frictional resistance increases when rotating.

Since the cleaning cylinder 30 rotates while making contact with the rolling roller 102 along the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11 during rotation in the receiving groove 11 by the rolling preventing means 100 thus installed, So that the phenomenon can be prevented and the vibration and noise caused thereby can be prevented.

The rolling roller 102 of the rolling preventing means 100 is made of silicone, PP, PE, PB, X / L, PPR, PPC, PE-RT or engineer plastic which is harmless to the human body and is not oxidized by ozone And most preferably it is made of silicone which has elasticity and can absorb vibration and minimize noise generation.

The synthetic resin having a ceramic and rigid material is hard and has a problem of shaving the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11, and the rubber is oxidized by ozone.

5, the rolling roller 102 of the rolling preventing means 100 may be formed in a spherical shape having an arcuate portion in contact with the receiving groove 11 . This makes it possible to further reduce the rotational friction by making point contact with the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11 when the rolling roller 102 rotates and to provide a concave or convex surface on the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11, The guide portion 120 is formed to be convex so that the rotation of the rolling roller 102 can be rotated more stably.

6, the rolling roller 102 of the rolling preventing means 100 is a rotator formed in a manner such that a portion of the rolling roller 102 contacting the receiving groove 11 is shaped like an abacus One or more edges may protrude from the outer circumferential surface and contact the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11. [ By doing so, not only the rotational friction is reduced by making point contact with the inner peripheral surface of the receiving groove 11 when the rolling roller 102 rotates, but also by the guide part 120 formed in a groove shape, Can be rotated more stably.

4, the dissolution rate increasing means 110 includes an hourglass-shaped flow rate increasing portion 112 for increasing the flow rate in the middle of the water supply pipe 14, and an ozone generator 61 connected to the ozone generator 61, And the end of the supply pipe (63) is connected to a portion immediately before the constricted portion where the flow rate of the flow rate increasing portion (112) is increased.

When the ozone is supplied in this way, the flow rate of water is rapidly increased, and ozone is mixed therein to form a swirling flow at a high flow velocity, and ozone and water are mixed with each other to round and circulate to enlarge the contact area between ozone and water, thereby improving the dissolution rate of ozone .

In a simple experiment using the prototype, it was confirmed that the dissolution rate of ozone reached 0.03 ppm or more within a short time and the ozone dissolution rate was improved.

(Example 2)

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the remaining components are all the same and only the rolling preventing means 100 is changed.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the washing tub 30 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the washing tub 30 so as to rotate freely along the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11 when the washing tub 30 rotates, (100) rotating together with the cleaning tub (30) while being in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the washing tub (11);

The rolling preventing means 100 includes a seating groove 103 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cleaning cylinder 30 and having an inner surface formed in a spherical shape and a spherical rolling ball 104).

The receiving groove 11 may be formed in a concave or convex shape so as to be in contact with the rolling roller 102 or the rolling ball 104 so that the rolling roller 102 or the rolling ball 104, And guide the rolling roller 102 and the rolling ball 104 in a stable manner so that vibration and noise are minimized when the laundry basket 30 rotates.

With the rolling preventive means 100 of the second embodiment installed in this way, when the rolling ball 104 rotates in the receiving groove 11, the cleaning bar 30 makes point contact along the inner peripheral surface of the receiving groove 11 So that the rolling phenomenon can be prevented while the frictional resistance is reduced, and vibration and noise caused by the rolling phenomenon can be prevented.

The rolling ball 104 of the rolling preventing means 100 is made of silicone, PP, PE, PB, X / L, PPR, PPC, PE-RT or engineer plastic which is harmless to the human body and is not oxidized by ozone And most preferably it is made of silicone which has elasticity and can absorb vibration and minimize noise generation.

Reference numeral 64 denotes an ozone supply port.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. Of course, such modifications are within the scope of the claims.

Description of the Related Art
1: Automatic washing machine for vegetable and fruit 10: Body 11:
12: Hinge 14: Water pipe 15: Water pipe
20: lid 21: watertight packing 22: belly ozone filter
22a: Fixing projection 22b: Discharge hole 23: Vortex water layer
30: wash tub 31: through hole 40:
42: rotating shaft 43: coupling 50:
55: drainage part 60: ozone part 61: ozone generator
62: Ozone pump 63: Ozone supply pipe 70: Power supply unit
80: Control unit 90: Locking device 100: Rolling prevention means
101: shaft rod 102: rolling roller 103: seat groove
104: Rolling ball 110: Dissolution rate increasing means 112: Flow rate increasing unit
120: guide portion

Claims (6)

The ozonized water supplied from the ozone portion to the water introduced through the water supply pipe is vortexed and the vortex water panel is installed on the inside of the lid for facilitating the washing of the vegetables and fruits, 1. A vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine, comprising: a washing tub;
And a plurality of rolling preventing means provided on an outer circumferential surface of the washing tub so as to rotate without rattling along the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove when the washing tub is rotated, Vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine. The method according to claim 1,
The vegetable and fruit automatic washing machine (1) has a dissolution rate increasing means (110) for providing ozonated water with an increased ozone dissolution rate;
The dissolution rate increasing means 110 may include an ozone supply pipe 63 connected to the ozone generator 61 to form an hourglass-shaped flow rate increasing portion 112 to increase the flow rate in the middle of the water supply pipe 14, And the flow rate of the flow rate increasing portion (112) is connected to the immediately before the constricted portion. The method according to claim 1,
The rolling preventing means 100 includes a shaft rod 101 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cleaning cylinder 30 in a longitudinal direction and a shaft rod 101 rotatable about the shaft rod 101 to be in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove 11 Characterized in that the cross-sectional shape is formed by a rolling roller (102) formed in an arcuate shape, a square shape or a straight shape. The method according to claim 1,
The rolling preventing means 100 includes a seating groove 103 formed on the outer circumferential surface of the cleaning cylinder 30 and having an inner surface formed in a spherical shape and a spherical rolling ball 104). ≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 3 or 4,
Characterized in that the rolling roller (102) or the rolling ball (104) of the rolling preventing means (100) is made of silicone, PP, PE, PB, X / L, PPR, PPC, PE- Fruit Automatic Washer. The method according to claim 3 or 4,
The receiving groove 11 is formed in a concave or convex shape so as to be in contact with the rolling roller 102 or the rolling ball 104 so that the rotation of the rolling roller 102 or the rolling ball 104 And a guiding part (120) for guiding the vegetable and fruit.

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