TWM635774U - Continuous tableware drying equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation proposes a continuous tableware drying equipment, which is suitable for drying a large number of cleaned cups and other tableware. Its main technical feature is that the cups and other tableware are continuously conveyed through at least one air knife drying device through a continuously operating conveying device. The air knife drying device first blows off the water droplets on the tableware with high-speed wind (air), and then transports them through at least one drying device to completely dry the residual moisture on the tableware. In this way, problems such as poor drying efficiency, energy consumption, and inability to remove water marks of conventional drying equipment can be improved, and a large number of cleaned tableware can be quickly dried, and energy consumption and drying time of the drying device can be reduced. And prevent drying water marks on the surface of the tableware.

Description

Continuous tableware drying equipment

The invention relates to the technical field of tableware drying equipment, especially a continuous tableware drying equipment, which is used for drying a large number of cleaned cups and other tableware.

Disposable plastic cups and other tableware are widely used nowadays, and they are often not properly recycled, allowing them to flow into the natural environment and cause huge harm. Therefore, the policies of various countries are mostly aimed at restricting the use of disposable plastic cups, while encouraging the use of reusable ones. Cups, for this reason, convenience store fresh drinks, coffee shops, and hand-cup beverage shops, which use the most disposable plastic cups, must switch to recyclable and rewashable plastic cups. However, how to centrally clean the cups returned from each branch by the chain operators must consider the cost of manpower and technology. How to rinse a large number of cups in a low-cost way and dry and disinfect them after washing is a technical problem that needs to be overcome urgently. Because most of the existing tableware dryers are small household dryers, such as the tableware washing and drying machines shown in patent announcements I633866, I355918 and I353233, they can only be used for washing and drying a small number of cups and dishes in batches at home. , It is not suitable for continuous drying of a large number of tableware.

In the known technology, there are still a small number of equipment that can be used to dry a large number of tableware, such as the tableware supply device shown in the patent announcement M491035. However, the drying unit does not dry the water droplets on the tableware before drying the tableware. Cleaning, for this reason, it takes a long time to dry a drop of water until it is completely dry, which is very inefficient, and the heat-generating drying unit consumes energy for a long time, which cannot achieve the purpose of environmental protection. In particular, if the water droplets on the tableware are not removed before drying, water marks will be left on the surface of the tableware after drying. I am afraid that consumers will not be able to accept this kind of cleaning quality.

The purpose of this creation is to provide a continuous tableware drying equipment, which continuously transports tableware such as cups through at least one air knife drying device through a continuously operating conveying device, so that the air knife drying device first uses the water droplets on the tableware The high-speed wind (air) blows off, and then transports through at least one drying device to dry the residual moisture on the tableware, thereby achieving a large number of continuous drying of cleaned tableware, reducing the energy consumed by the drying device and drying Time, as well as the effect of preventing drying water marks on the surface of the tableware.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the continuous tableware drying equipment of this creation is used for drying washed tableware. Its preferred technical solution includes: a machine body, one of its top surfaces has a conveyor belt installation part, and the conveying The belt mounting part extends from the front end of the machine body to the rear end; a wind cover, which is a hollow cover combined on the top surface of the machine body, has an entrance corresponding to the front end of the machine body at its front end, and thereafter The end has an outlet corresponding to the rear end of the machine body; a conveying device has a conveyor belt and a motor, and the conveyor belt extends from the front end of the machine body to the rear end and is arranged in the conveyor belt installation part. The motor is used to drive the conveyor belt to run, and the conveyor belt can send the tableware from the front end of the machine body to the wind cover through the inlet, and then send the tableware out of the wind cover from the exit and transport it to the rear end of the machine body; A group of air knife drying devices, which are arranged in the wind hood or the machine body, for spraying air towards the direction of the conveyor belt; and at least one set of drying devices, which are arranged in the wind hood or the machine body , for blowing heated hot air towards the direction of the conveyor belt.

In the above-mentioned continuous tableware drying equipment, the conveyor belt includes two chains wound in parallel between the front and rear sprockets, and a plurality of horizontal bars connected horizontally between the two chains. The motor drives one of the sprockets to rotate, Make these two chains and each this cross bar move.

In the above-mentioned continuous tableware drying equipment, the conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers arranged in the installation part of the conveyor belt, and the motor drives each of the rollers to roll.

In the above-mentioned continuous tableware drying equipment, the multiple sets of air knife drying devices include at least one set arranged inside the inlet of the wind hood, and spray air downward; and at least one set is arranged inside the inlet of the wind hood inside the machine body, and spray air upwards.

In the above-mentioned continuous tableware drying equipment, the multiple sets of air knife drying devices include at least one set arranged inside the outlet of the wind hood, and spray air downward; and at least one set is arranged inside the outlet of the wind hood inside the machine body, and spray air upwards.

In the above-mentioned continuous tableware drying equipment, each air knife drying device includes an air knife, a blower and an air supply pipe, the air knife is set in the air cover or the machine body, and the blower is set in the machine body. In the table body, the air supply pipe is connected between the air knife and the blower.

In the above-mentioned continuous tableware drying equipment, a windshield curtain is respectively combined above the entrance and the exit, and the windshield curtain hangs over the entrance and the exit.

The above-mentioned continuous tableware drying equipment further includes a control device, which is respectively connected to the conveying device, each of the air knife drying devices and the drying device, to control its start and stop, and to set the conveying device to run Speed, set the wind speed of the air knife drying device, and set the temperature of the hot air blown out by the drying device.

This creation is a kind of continuous tableware drying equipment, which can achieve the following effects:

(1) It can dry a large number of cleaned tableware. The invention continuously conveys the tableware through the conveying device and dries them through the air knife drying device and at least one set of drying devices, so it can be applied to drying a large number of cleaned tableware.

(2) Reduce the energy and drying time consumed by the drying device. This creation first uses the air knife drying device to blow off the water droplets on the tableware, and then uses the drying device to dry, so it can reduce the drying time, improve the drying efficiency, and reduce the consumption of the heating drying device electrical energy.

(3) Prevent drying water marks on the surface of tableware. This creation first uses the air knife drying device to blow off the water drops on the tableware, and then uses the drying device to dry, so there will be no water marks left on the surface of the tableware after drying, which can improve the cleaning quality of the tableware.

The structural features and other functions and purposes of this creation are described in detail as follows according to the embodiments of the accompanying drawings:

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, this invention creates a kind of continuous tableware drying equipment, and its preferred embodiment includes a machine body 10, a wind cover 20, a conveying device 30, and multiple groups of air knives Drying device 40 and at least one set of drying device 50 are used to dry tableware such as cups after washing, wherein:

The machine body 10 can be a rectangular structure or other shapes formed by a combination of many steel frames and steel plates, and is used to be arranged on the ground; a top surface of the machine body 10 has a conveyor belt installation part 11. The conveyor belt installation part 11 extends horizontally from the front end of the machine body 10 to the rear end; the bottom of the conveyor belt installation part 11 can be directly connected to the interior 12 of the machine body 10, or under the conveyor belt installation part 11 A layer of board 13 is provided to separate the conveyor belt installation portion 11 from the interior 12 of the machine body 10 .

The windshield 20 can be a rectangular hollow cover or other shapes formed by a combination of steel frames and steel plates. It is combined on the top surface of the machine body 10 and reserves the front end of the machine body 10. A part of the top and a part of the rear end are not covered; wherein, the front end of the windshield 20 has an inlet 21 corresponding to the front end of the machine body 10, and the rear end of the windshield 20 has an inlet 21 corresponding to the rear end of the machine body 10. Outlet 22; the entrance 21 and the outlet 22 are combined with a windshield curtain 23 respectively, and the windshield curtain 23 is made of heat-resistant plastic cloth, so that the windshield curtain 23 hangs over the entrance 21 and the outlet 22.

The conveyor 30 mainly has a conveyor belt 31 and a motor 32, the conveyor belt 31 extends from the front end of the machine body 10 to the rear end and is arranged in the conveyor belt installation part 11, and the motor 32 is arranged in the machine platform The inner side 12 or the outer side of the main body 10 is used to drive the conveyor belt 31 to run, so that the conveyor belt 31 can send the tableware from the front end of the machine body 10 through the inlet 21 into the air cover 20, and the tableware passes through the air cover After 20, the wind cover 20 is sent out from the outlet 22 and delivered to the rear end of the machine body 10.

The multiple sets of air knife drying devices 40 are respectively arranged in the air cover 20 or the machine body 10, and are used to spray air towards the direction of the conveyor belt 31 respectively, and use the sprayed air to blow off the water droplets or moisture on the tableware . Wherein, the specific embodiment of the plurality of sets of air knife drying devices 40 includes at least one set arranged above the inner side of the inlet 21 of the air cover 20, as shown in the figure, there are three sets in this position, and the air is sprayed downwards respectively; At least one group is arranged in the inside 12 of the machine body 10 below the inner side of the inlet 21 of the windshield 20. As shown in the figure, there are three groups in this position, and they eject air upwards; at least one group is arranged in the windshield. Above the inner side of the outlet 22 of the cover 20, there are three groups in this position as shown in the figure, and they eject air downwards respectively; 12. As shown in the figure, there are three groups in this position, and the air is sprayed upwards respectively.

The drying device 50 can be arranged side by side in one or two groups in the wind hood 20 or the machine body 10, and is used in the wind hood 20 to blow heated hot air toward the conveyor belt 31 below. The direction of the hot air is not limited, depending on the installation position and direction of the drying device 50; and the drying device 50 is an existing commercially available product, so its internal structure will not be described in detail.

Referring again to Fig. 1 and shown in Fig. 2, one of above-mentioned preferred embodiment of this conveyor belt 31 comprises two chains 311 that are wound in parallel between the front and rear sprocket wheels 33, and most of the chains 311 that are transversely connected between the two chains 311. Cross bar 312, make the space between each cross bar 312 allow the air knife drying device 40 below to blow air upwards; 312 circulates and moves, and can be used for conveying tableware through this wind shield 20. Referring to Fig. 5 again, the second preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned conveyor belt 31 includes a plurality of rollers 313 arranged in parallel and horizontally arranged in the conveyor belt installation part 11, so that the gap between the rollers 313 allows the The air knife drying device 40 blows air upwards, and when it is used for conveying tableware, the motor 32 drives each of the rollers 313 to roll.

Referring again to Fig. 2 and shown in Fig. 3, one of the specific embodiments of above-mentioned each this air knife drying device 40 comprises an air knife 41, an air blower 42 and an air supply pipe 43, and this air knife 41 can be existing commercially available Product, it is arranged in above-mentioned this air cover 20 and (or) this machine body 10, and this air blower 42 is existing commercially available product, and it is arranged on the inside 12 of this machine body 10, and this air supply pipe 43 is Be connected between this air knife 41 and this air blower 42; Above-mentioned this air blower 42 can be one-to-one through an air supply pipe 43 blowing air to an air knife 41, so be a group of air knife drying device 40, also can be a pair One or more, that is, one blower 42 sends air to two or more air knives 41 respectively through one or more air supply pipes 43, which is not limited in this creation.

Referring again to shown in Fig. 1, the preferred embodiment of the invention further comprises a control device 60, which has a control box 61, a man-machine interface 62 arranged on the control box 61, and a control box arranged in the control box 61. Control unit (not shown), the internal control unit is a commercially available product, which is connected to the motor 32 of the above-mentioned conveying device 30, each of the air knife drying device 40 and the drying device 50, in order to control its startup and stop, set the running speed of the conveying device 30, set the wind speed of the air knife drying device 40, and set the temperature of the hot air blown out by the drying device 50, etc.

When the continuous tableware drying equipment of this creation is used, it can be installed at the back end of the tableware washing line to dry the tableware that has been cleaned. Referring to FIG. 4, taking drying cups as an example, the operator can arrange the cleaned cups 70 in a basket 80, and then place the entire basket 80 including the cups 70 on the conveyor belt 31 at the front end of the machine body 10. , the cup 70 is sent into the wind shield 20 through the conveyor belt 31 . The air knife drying device 40 and the drying device 50 in the air cover 20 can operate continuously or intermittently, so the water drops and moisture inside and outside the cup 70 will be blown off by the air knife drying device 40 first. When continuously conveying to the bottom of the drying device 50, the cup 70 is dried and sterilized with hot air. Finally, before the air cover 20 is sent out, it is cooled by the air knife drying device 40 inside the outlet 22 . Thereafter, the whole basket 80 containing the cups 70 is delivered to the conveyor belt 31 at the rear end of the machine body 10, and the whole basket of cups 70 is taken away by the operator. In this way, the continuous tableware drying equipment of this creation can be used to continuously dry all kinds of tableware that has been cleaned, reduce the cost of cleaning tableware, and make enterprises more willing to use recyclable tableware and avoid the use of disposable tableware.

To sum up, the continuous tableware drying equipment created by this invention is indeed practical and creative, and the application of its technical means is undoubtedly novel, and the effect and design purpose are indeed in line, which has been called reasonable progress. For this reason, I filed a patent application for a new model according to the law, but I would like to ask the Jun Bureau for a detailed review and grant the patent as a prayer, which is very grateful.

10: Machine body

11: Conveyor belt installation department

12: interior

13: laminate

20: Windshield

21: Entrance

22: Export

23: windshield curtain

30: Conveying device

31: conveyor belt

311: two chains

312: cross bar

313:Roller

32: motor

33: sprocket

40: Air knife drying device

41: wind knife

42: Blower

43: air supply pipe

50: drying device

60: Control device

61: Control box 62: Man-machine interface 70: Cup 80: basket

[Fig. 1] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the first preferred embodiment of the continuous tableware drying equipment of this invention. [Fig. 2] is a side view cross-sectional schematic diagram of the first preferred embodiment of the continuous tableware drying equipment of this invention. [Fig. 3] It is a schematic diagram of the front view of the first preferred embodiment of the continuous tableware drying equipment of this invention. [Fig. 4] is the operation schematic diagram of the first preferred embodiment of the continuous tableware drying equipment of this invention. [Fig. 5] It is a side view cross-sectional schematic diagram of the second preferred embodiment of the continuous tableware drying equipment of this invention.

10: Machine body

11: Conveyor belt installation department

20: Windshield

21: Entrance

23: windshield curtain

30: Conveyor

31: conveyor belt

311: two chains

312: cross bar

60: Control device

61: Control box

62: Man-machine interface

Claims (8)

A continuous tableware drying device, which is used for drying washed tableware, comprises: A machine body, one of its top surfaces has a conveyor belt installation part, and the conveyor belt installation part extends from the front end to the rear end of the machine body; A wind cover, which is a hollow cover assembled on the top surface of the machine body, its front end has an inlet corresponding to the front end of the machine body, and its rear end has an outlet corresponding to the rear end of the machine body; A conveying device, which has a conveyor belt and a motor, the conveyor belt extends from the front end to the rear end of the machine body and is arranged in the conveyor belt installation part, the motor is used to drive the conveyor belt to run, the conveyor belt The tableware can be sent from the front end of the machine body into the wind cover through the inlet, and then sent out of the wind cover through the outlet and transported to the rear end of the machine body; Multiple sets of air knife drying devices, which are arranged in the air cover or the machine body, and are used to spray air toward the direction of the conveyor belt; and At least one set of drying devices is arranged in the wind hood or the machine body, and is used to blow heated hot air toward the conveyor belt. The continuous tableware drying equipment as described in Claim 1, wherein the conveyor belt includes two chains wound in parallel between the front and rear sprockets, and a plurality of cross bars connected horizontally between the two chains, and the motor drives the A sprocket wheel rotates to move the two chains and the cross bars. The continuous tableware drying equipment according to Claim 1, wherein the conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers arranged in a row in the conveyor belt installation part, and the motor drives each roller to roll. The continuous tableware drying equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multiple sets of air knife drying devices include at least one set arranged inside the inlet of the wind hood, and spray air downward; and at least one set is arranged on the Inside the machine body inside the entrance of the fan cover, and spray air upward. The continuous tableware drying equipment as claimed in claim 1 or 4, wherein the multiple sets of air knife drying devices include at least one set arranged inside the outlet of the wind hood, and spray air downward; and at least one set In the machine body inside the outlet of the windshield, the air is ejected upward. The continuous tableware drying equipment as described in claim 1, wherein each air knife drying device includes an air knife, a blower and an air supply pipe, the air knife is arranged in the air cover or the machine body, the The blower is arranged in the machine body, and the air supply pipe is connected between the air knife and the blower. The continuous tableware drying equipment as claimed in item 1, wherein a windshield curtain is respectively combined above the entrance and the exit, and the windshield curtain hangs over the entrance and the exit. The continuous tableware drying equipment as described in claim 1 further includes a control device, which is respectively connected to the conveying device, each of the air knife drying devices and the drying device to control its start and stop, set The running speed of the conveying device sets the wind speed of the air knife drying device and sets the temperature of the hot air blown out by the drying device.

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