KR20160093122A

KR20160093122A - Washing machine for vegetable

Info

Publication number: KR20160093122A
Application number: KR1020150013190A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 조태억
Original assignee: 조태억
Priority date: 2015-01-28
Filing date: 2015-01-28
Publication date: 2016-08-08

Abstract

An automatic vegetable washing machine according to the present invention includes: a main body storing water and provided with two vertically rotating tanks; a mesh basket accommodated in the tank and capable of a pivoting movement; a pivoting unit causing the mesh basket to pivot; a washing pump rotating cold water stored in the tank; an air bubble machine spraying bubbles toward the water stored in the tank; and a pipe unit allowing water supply and water discharge with respect to the tank. According to the automatic vegetable washing machine that has the configuration described above, the bubbles are generated along with the water washing vegetable by vertical rotation, and the vegetable transported to the secondary washing tank via the pivoting device after primary washing is washed again through secondary washing, which is the same process as the primary washing, so that foreign matter not removed during the primary washing can be removed. Accordingly, washing reliability can be increased and clean vegetable can be provided while water consumption is reduced.

Description

{WASHING MACHINE FOR VEGETABLE}

The present invention relates to an automatic vegetable dishwasher, and more particularly, to an automatic vegetable dishwasher which comprises two tanks for storing vegetables and water for washing vegetables, and which uses water and air bubbles circulating from top to bottom in the first washing tank By turning a vegetable, the vegetable in the net basket is moved to the second washing tank by operating the motor, and the same procedure is repeated once more to the clean water to improve the reliability of washing even if the amount of water is reduced, The present invention relates to an automatic vegetable dish washing machine.

Generally, vegetable is a crop that grows in a field. When it is a small amount, the consumer uses the vegetable as a food through the washing process of removing foreign substances such as soil, pesticide and dust which are put on the surface of the vegetable by hand by hand. When washing vegetables in sheep, they need a lot of labor, and use vegetable washers for convenience and efficiency.

In addition to the consumer's desire for this, there is a growing interest in efficient vegetable washers as the awareness of various environmental problems caused by waste of water and detergent for cleaning vegetables increases.

These vegetable washing machines usually use a method of generating minute bubbles by using ultrasonic waves.

However, the ultrasound washing machine is not only expensive, but also has a problem that an additional device such as a whirlpool is generated in the washing tank because the washing power is weak.

In order to solve such a problem, a vegetable washing machine configured to generate an air chamber in a washing tank by jetting high-pressure air has been disclosed in Patent Registration No. 10-0100365.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vegetable dishwasher includes a drain port formed at a lower portion of the inner cylinder 12 having an opened upper portion, discharging washing water filled in the inner cylinder 12, A dirt discharge port is formed in the distribution pipe 21 having a hollow cross section and located at the inner lower portion of the inner tube 12 and bubble holes are formed in the distribution plate 21 A bubble generator 20 for bifurcating the bubble at a predetermined pressure and amount along a supply pipe 31 connected to the bubble branch 20, And a drain interrupter 40 disposed at a lower end of the distribution plate 21 and the inner tube 12 for selectively interrupting the discharge of the wash water.

In the above-described vegetable dish washing machine, there is a problem that the overlapping portions of the vegetables are not cleaned when washing the vegetables using the air bubbles. Therefore, there is a problem that the user has to separate or shake the vegetables individually. It takes a long time to take the water and it takes a long time to drain the water, which makes the use inconvenient and the water can not be used efficiently.

Patent Registration No. 10-0100365

An object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device for cleaning vegetables stored in a net basket which has been washed using water and air bubbles circulating from top to bottom in a first washing tank, By rotating the tank, the vegetable can be cleaned by cleaning the vegetables that have been automatically moved by cleaning the tank with water and air bubbles circulating from top to bottom in clean water once more. And an automatic vegetable dishwasher capable of consuming the vegetable dishwasher.

In order to accomplish the above object, the automatic vegetable dishwasher of the present invention comprises a frame having two washing tanks for storing water and rotating from top to bottom, a mesh basket accommodated in each washing tank, A rotating part for rotating the net basket, a washing pump for rotating the water stored in the washing tank, and an air bubble generator for spraying the air bubbles in the water stored in the washing tank.

And the washing pump and the rotating unit are respectively installed in two washing tanks.

The pivoting part is provided with a driving motor provided on the frame and a pivoting gear provided on an end of the driving motor to rotate the rotating shaft fixed to the frame to rotate the network basket.

The air bubbler includes an air blowing pipe installed at the lower end of the frame and piping higher than the washing tank on the rear surface of the frame and having an end fixed to the bottom of the bottom of the washing tank, And FIG.

The automatic vegetable dish washing machine according to the present invention removes foreign substances by spouting the air in the first washing tank at the same time as the water circulated from the upper part to the lower part of the vegetables contained in the rotatable net basket which can be accommodated in the washing tank , The cleaning part is cleaned by spraying the air simultaneously with the water that is rotated from the top to the bottom and the vegetables that have been automatically transferred from the first washing tank to the second washing tank to the rotating part, thereby greatly improving the reliability and efficiency of washing And has an excellent effect of drastically reducing the amount of water for washing vegetables.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional vegetable dishwasher
Fig. 2 is a plan view
Figure 3 is a cross-
Figure 4 is a side cross-
5 is a schematic view showing a state in which the network basket of the present invention is rotated;

As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic vegetable dishwasher A according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a frame 100 to which a caster 114 is movably mounted at a lower portion, (110, 111) installed adjacent to the washing tanks (110, 111) and hinged and fixed to the washing tanks (110, 111) A rotation part 130 which is fixed adjacent to the upper end of the net basket 120 and which rotates the net basket 120 and a lower part 130 which is located on the inner side of each of the cleaning tanks 110 and 111, An air bubble generator 150 installed in the washing tanks 110 and 111 for generating air bubbles and water circulated in the upper and lower portions of the washing tanks 110 and 111 to rotate the water stored in the washing tanks 110 and 111 up and down. A washing pump 140 connected to the tubes 141 and 142 and installed at an inner lower portion of the frame 100, And a drain valve (163) communicated with the bottom surface of the washing tank (110, 111) to discharge the water stored in the washing tank (110, 111).

2 and 3, the frame 100 forms the main body of the automatic vegetable dishwasher A according to the present invention, and includes first and second cleaning tanks 110 And an adjustable foot 113 and a movable caster 114 are provided at the lower end of the frame 100 to adjust the height of the main body.

The adjusting foot 113 is attached to the lower portion of the first and second washing tanks 110 and 111 to be able to withstand the middle and lower loads and is conveniently moved to a desired position using a caster, So that it can be firmly fixed. A drain valve 163 is provided at the lower end of the frame 100 to communicate with the bottom surfaces of the first and second washing tanks 110 and 111 to discharge the stored water to the outside.

The mesh basket 120 is composed of a net 121 having a net top opened with a mesh of stainless steel so as to have a density such that vegetable does not fall off and a plate member 122 supporting the edge of the net 121 And a rotation shaft 123 is fixed to one end fixed to one surface of the upper part of the first and second cleaning tanks 110 and 111. The rotation shaft is connected to a driving motor 131 .

The first and second washing tanks 110 and 111 are stainless steel materials that are not corroded for hygiene and cleanliness. The first and second washing tanks 110 and 111 have a structure for containing cold water required for washing vegetables. In order to collect sediments such as soil or stone, A recessed water discharge pipe 162 for discharging cold water and foreign matter after the cleaning is completed, and a drainage water discharge pipe 162 for discharging cold water and foreign substances, And a valve 163 is connected.

The upper portion of the first and second washing tanks 110 and 111 is provided with an overflow 115 to receive the water overflowing the washing tanks 110 and 111 during the washing operation, ) To the washing pump to circulate the water. On the overfloor 115, a filter net 116 is provided to filter the suspended matters.

The swinging unit 130 rotates the net basket 120. More specifically, the swinging unit 130 temporarily holds the primary cleaned vegetables contained in the net basket 120 inside the first cleaning tank 110, ) Or to the side space.

That is, in the rotating unit 130, the rotating gear 132 connected to the driving motor 131 is fixed to the upper rear surface of the first and second washing tanks and rotates the rotating shaft 123 connected to the one axis of the net basket 120 Means.

The cleaning pump 140 is provided for cleaning the vegetables by rotating the cold water in the first and second cleaning tanks 110 and 111 and is provided corresponding to each of the tanks and is connected to the supply water pipe 141 The circulation water pipe 142 is connected to the lower side of the washing pump to circulate the water from the overflow 115. The washing pump 140 is provided with a drain valve (Not shown). .

The air bubble generator 150 includes an air blowing pipe 151 installed at the lower end of the frame 100 and piping higher than the washing tank at the rear side of the frame and fixed at the bottom of the bottom of the washing tank, And a plurality of air bubble ejection holes 152 provided at an end of the air bubble ejection pipe 151. The high pressure air blown by the air bubble unit (ring blower motor) And the air bubble ejection hole 152 is blown upward.

A water supply pipe 165 fixed to the upper part of the washing tank 110 and supplying cold water to the upper part of the washing tank 110 and a drainage water discharge pipe 162 connected to the lower end groove part 118 to discharge foreign substances and drain water, A drain valve 163 provided at the end of the pipe 162 is provided.

The vegetable washing method according to the embodiment of the automatic vegetable dishwasher of the present invention having the above-described structure will be described in detail as follows.

First, cold water is filled in the first and second washing tanks 110 and 111 of the frame 100 to a predetermined height and the vegetables to be washed are introduced into the first washing tank 110, The air bubble jetting speed of the air bubble generator 150 and the water intensity of the cleaning pump 140 are adjusted according to the type and amount of the vegetables and then the operation is performed.

Then, the high-pressure air bubbles blown out by the air bubble generator 150 are blown out from the lower ends of the washing tanks 110 and 111 through the air bubble blow holes 152 to clean the vegetables, The water is spouted from the upper part to the lower part while the water is sprayed to the supply water pipe 141 by the cleaning pump 140, so that the foreign substances and the pesticide are continuously filtered at the same time as the cleaning, thereby cleaning the vegetables more cleanly and cleanly, The overflowing water in each of the washing tanks 110 and 111 flows over the overflow 115 and passes through the filtering net 116 and is pressurized by the washing pump 140 through the circulating water pipe 142 to be supplied to the washing tanks 110 and 111 ) To wash the vegetables.

The washing pump 140 and the air bubble generator 150 are stopped and the driving motor 131 of the rotary part 130 is operated to rotate the rotary shaft 132, The first cleaned vegetables are transported to the network basket 120 accommodated in the second cleaning tank 111 and then transported.

When the transportation of the firstly cleaned vegetables is completed by the above procedure, the second vegetable washing is carried out by the same procedure as the first washing method.

In addition, the above operations can be performed by separating the primary washing operation and the secondary washing operation separately. However, when washing a large amount of vegetables, the primary and secondary washing can be performed simultaneously.

In the cleaning method described above, the foreign matter removed from the primary is once more washed to improve the reliability of washing, and the washing pump 140 is operated to supply the water through the supply water pipe 141 to wash the vegetable while rotating The supplied water is circulated through the overflow 115 to the washing pump 140 through the circulating water pipe 142 so that 400 liters of water is continuously circulated through the overflow in one minute, It is effective to provide hygienic and clean vegetables while reducing waste of water drastically by circulating without throwing away.

The automatic laundry cleaner according to the present invention can be said to be an industrially applicable invention since it is possible to repeatedly manufacture the same product in a general manufacturing industry.

100. Body 110. First cleaning tank
111. Second cleaning tank 120. Network basket
130. Rotating part 140. Cleaning pump
150. Airbubble machine

Claims

In the automatic vegetable dishwasher (A)
The automatic vegetable extractor A comprises a frame 100 having two washing tanks 110 and 111 for storing water and an overflow 115,
A net basket 120 accommodated in the washing tanks 110 and 111 and rotatably fixed to the rotary shaft 123 by hinge,
A rotation unit 130 that rotates the network basket 120 about the rotation axis 123,
Water pipes 141 and 142 communicating with upper and lower parts of the washing tanks 110 and 111 are connected to rotate the water stored in the washing tanks 110 and 111 up and down, A washing pump 140 installed in the washing machine,
And an air bubble generator (150) installed at an inner lower portion of the frame (100) for blowing air bubbles into the water stored in the washing tanks (110, 111).

The method according to claim 1,
The air bubble generator 150 installed at the inner lower portion of the frame 100 includes an air discharge pipe 151 protruding upward from the inner bottom of each of the cleaning tanks 110 and 111 and supplied with air, And a plurality of air bubble ejection holes (152) formed horizontally on the upper portion of the main body (151) so as to be spaced apart from each other.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The washing pump 140 for supplying water to the washing tanks 110 and 111 is installed in the upper part of the washing tanks 110 and 111 so that water is circulated in the washing tanks 110 and 111, , And a circulation water pipe (142) is provided in communication with the overflow (115) to circulate the water in the washing tank (110, 111).