WO2014208882A1

WO2014208882A1 - Dishwasher having water sweeping unit

Info

Publication number: WO2014208882A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/003305
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김금자; 박호권; 현명택
Original assignee: 제주대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2013-06-26
Filing date: 2014-04-16
Publication date: 2014-12-31
Also published as: KR101459296B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dishwasher having a water sweeping unit and, more particularly, to a dishwasher having a water sweeping unit configured such that dishes pass through a cleaning chamber and a rinsing chamber, while being transferred by a transfer conveyor, and are lifted to a predetermined height and then dropped by the water sweeping unit to sweep water from the dishes or food trays, thereby saving on energy consumed to dry the dishes. The dishwasher according to the present invention comprises: a transfer conveyor having a plurality of seating protrusions coupled thereto to be arranged in parallel with regard to the transfer direction, the conveyor transferring dishes delivered from a food waste disposal section and supporting the seating protrusions from below, the conveyor comprising a support plate for supporting the seating protrusions from both sides; a cleaning chamber for cleaning the dishes transferred by the transfer conveyor; a rinsing chamber for rinsing the dishes, which have been cleaned in the cleaning chamber and transferred by the transfer conveyor; and a water sweeping unit having drop plates formed in empty space portions between the cleaning chamber and the rinsing chamber and between the rear side of the rinsing chamber and the support plate, the water sweeping unit lifting and dropping the drop plates to sweep moisture from the dishes.

Description

Dishwasher with water whisk

The present invention relates to a dish washing apparatus provided with a water whisk, and in particular, the tableware is moved by a conveying conveyor while washing and rinsing the chamber after rising to a predetermined height by a water whisk and then falling. The present invention relates to a dish washing apparatus having a water fur part for saving energy required to dry the dishes by shaking off the water on the tableware or the plate.

As the living environment has changed, there have been many changes in the dietary environment.

In particular, where group life takes place, such as hotels, hospitals, schools, factories, the military, etc., meals are served in groups at large restaurants.

In such a group meal place, mainly using tableware such as a plate, and using a dish washing device that automatically wash these dishes.

The dishwashing apparatus includes a washing chamber and a rinsing chamber, and in the washing chamber, washing the dishes while spraying a detergent solution diluted with water for washing the dish through a plurality of nozzles, and diluting the rinse with water in the rinsing chamber. The rinse solution is sprayed to the nozzle to finish the rinsing operation and then transferred to the dryer to dry.

The dishwashing device includes a conveyor for transporting dishes, a water spraying device for spraying washing water and rinsing water onto the conveyed plates and dishes, and drying the washed dishes by blowing air heated by a heater or a gas booster. It is configured to include a drying device.

As an example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2008-18687 includes a dish washing machine equipped with a dish drying apparatus for washing, rinsing and drying dishes, which are transported into a case, by using a gas booster as well as heating rinsing water. By supplying the source to the drying room and drying the dishes, the dish drying apparatus is effective to shorten the drying time, improve the drying performance, and also to save additional fuel costs by recycling the exhausted heat energy. Disclosed is a technology related to a dishwasher.

However, in the case of the dishwasher, a separate drying room and a drying device necessary for drying the dishes after rinsing are provided, and the kitchen space becomes narrow, and since the waste heat exhausted is recovered and used again, high drying efficiency is not achieved. And even if you can save fuel, the external air is re-introduced during recovery, which requires considerable energy to heat the drying air, as well as extra power to drive the drying unit. There was a problem in that energy consumption was increased due to increased consumption.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is a dish washing device consisting of a washing chamber and a rinsing chamber, between the washing chamber and the rinsing chamber, by constituting the water hair on one side of the rinsing chamber to wash and rinse After removing the liquid droplets from the dishes after finishing using the water squeegee, only the liquid film is left on the dishes, reducing the latent heat of evaporation required for drying. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dishwashing apparatus having a water hair part that can reduce energy for drying the tableware by eliminating a separate drying device for drying the tableware by allowing the tableware to be naturally dried by the tableware.

The present invention for achieving the above technical problem is coupled to a plurality of seating projections arranged in parallel with respect to the conveying direction, and transfer the dishes delivered from the exit port, while supporting the seating projections from the bottom, the Transfer conveyor consisting of a support plate for supporting the seating protrusion; A washing room for washing dishes transferred from the conveying conveyor; A drop plate is formed in the empty space between the rinsing chamber and the rinsing chamber and the rinsing chamber in which the dishes washed in the washing chamber are transferred and rinsed by the transfer conveyor, and between the support plate at the rear side of the rinsing chamber, And, up and down the drop plate comprises a water wig to shake off the moisture on the tableware.

In one embodiment, the water scraping unit, a drop plate formed in a predetermined area in the empty space between the support plate; Two or more cams provided under the drop plate; It includes a cam shaft connected to the center of the cam and the driving unit coupled to the cam shaft.

In one embodiment, the support plate and the drop plate, the projection is bonded to the four corners of the lower surface of the drop plate fixed; The support plate further includes a receiving part joined to and fixed to correspond to the protrusions at both ends of the drop plate cut off from each other, and a support provided on the inner wall of the support plate to support the receiving part.

According to the dishwashing apparatus provided with a water whisk according to the present invention, since the water of the dishes which have been washed and rinsed through the water whisk is shaken off, first, after the washing and rinsing operations are completed, as in the conventional dishwasher, There is no need to install a separate drying device for drying the water there is an effect that the manufacturing cost is reduced.

Second, it is easy to secure the space of the kitchen according to the need for the drying device has the effect of increasing the work efficiency of the workers.

Third, a considerable amount of energy is required to drive the drying apparatus as in the prior art. In the present invention, since such consumption is eliminated, the operator of the dishwashing apparatus reduces the cost consumption, thereby increasing the economic efficiency.

Fourth, it is better to save resources because the energy consumption is reduced at the national level.

Fifth, it is possible to shake off the detergent sprayed in the washing process with water droplets by installing the water wig to solve the hygiene problem by the residual detergent of the tableware. In addition, since the amount of residual detergent is small, the amount of rinsing water used in the rinsing process can be reduced, thereby reducing the heat load of the dishwasher as a whole.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a state of a dish washing device provided with a water hair part of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view for illustrating a water hair part of FIG. 1.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the water hair part of FIG.

4 to 6 is a view showing an operating state of the dishwashing apparatus is provided with a water hair part of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiment of the present invention may be modified in various forms, the scope of the invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This embodiment is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the shape of the elements in the drawings and the like may be exaggerated to emphasize a more clear description. It should be noted that the same members in each drawing are sometimes shown with the same reference numerals. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention are omitted.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be described in detail a dish washing apparatus provided with a water whisk.

Prior to the description, in the case of a conveying conveyor, a washing room, a rinsing room including a seating protrusion for transferring the dishes in the dishwashing apparatus, the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a schematic view showing a state of a dish washing apparatus provided with a water hair part of the present invention, Figure 2 is a partially enlarged view for showing the water hair part of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a decomposition of the water hair part of FIG. Perspective view.

1 to 3, the dishwashing apparatus provided with a water hair part of the present invention, the plurality of seating protrusions 11 are connected to each other so as to be arranged in parallel with respect to the transport direction, the tableware transferred from the exit Transfer conveyor 100 is provided, the conveyor 10 is composed of a support plate 12 for supporting the seating projections 11 on both sides. The support plate 12 is formed in the shape of the cross-section 'b', is installed on the left and right sides are configured to face each other. Therefore, the support plate 12 is formed between the empty space of the air.

On the other hand, the washing chamber 20 for washing the dishes 100 transferred from the conveying conveyor 10 is installed on the conveying conveyor (10). Injection nozzles 21 for washing dishes are installed at upper and lower portions of the washing chamber 20.

On the other hand, the rinsing chamber 30 is washed on the washing chamber 20 is transferred to the rinsing chamber 30 by the transfer conveyor 10 is installed on the transfer conveyor (10). Injection nozzles 31 for washing dishes are installed at upper and lower portions of the rinsing chamber 30.

The washing room 20 and the rinsing room 30 are arranged side by side with each other, it can be variously applied depending on the conditions and scale of the site where the dishwashing device is used. Preferably, at least two washing chambers 20 and at least one rinsing chamber 30 are provided.

Meanwhile, a rectangular drop plate 41 is formed between the washing chamber 20 and the rinsing chamber 30 and a space portion between the left and right support plates 12 at the rear side of the rinsing chamber 30. Is formed, and the dropping plate 41 is further configured to lift and drop the water fur part 40 to shake off the moisture on the dish (100).

Specifically, the water scraper 40, the drop plate 41 formed in the empty space between the support plate 12, and two or more cams 42 provided in the lower portion of the drop plate 41 and The cam shaft 43 is connected to the center of the cam 42 and the driving unit 44 is coupled to the cam shaft 43 and is driven. Although the drive unit 44 is illustrated separately in the drawing, the cam shaft 43 may also be rotated through the drive unit connected to the transfer conveyor 10.

In addition, the support plate 12 and the drop plate 41, the projection 45 is bonded to the four corners of the lower surface of the drop plate 41 and the drop plate 41 is cut from the support plate 12 Receiving portion 46 is further provided to be bonded and fixed to correspond to each of the projections 45 at both ends. In addition, the receiving portion 46 is provided with a support 47 to be bonded to the inner wall surface of the support plate 12 is fixed.

Hereinafter, the operation state of the dish washing apparatus provided with the water bristles of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, the dishwasher transferred from the dining room exit of the place where the group life occurs (hotels, hospitals, schools, factories, military, etc.), the tableware processed by the operator is loaded by the transfer conveyor 10, the washing room Inflow to (20).

Thereafter, the introduced dishes 100 are washed with food waste, etc., which the dishes 100 are attached to the surface by the washing water sprayed by the spray nozzle 21 of the washing chamber 20.

After that, the dishes 100 passing through the washing chamber 20 remain with a large amount of water remaining on the surface. At this time, the water on the surfaces of the dishes 100 is shaken off by the water scraper 40.

Specifically, the cam 42 provided in the lower portion of the drop plate 41 is rotated by the cam shaft 43, wherein the protruding portions of the cam 42 are in the order shown in Figs. When the drop plate 41 is in close contact with the lower surface of the drop plate 41, the drop plate 41 is raised upward.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, as the protrusion of the cam 42 and the drop plate 41 are separated from each other, the drop plate 41 falls to the bottom, and according to the design by the weight of the plate 100 when it is dropped. Small impact is applied while falling on the side of the receiving portion 46 or the support plate 12 or the cam 42, the water applied to the surface of the plate 100 by the action-reaction law is shaken to the bottom to mix the detergent Most of the water is removed.

Afterwards, the tableware 100 that has passed through the water scraper 40 flows back into the rinsing chamber 30 again. The utensils 100 introduced as described above are rinsed by the rinsing water sprayed by the spray nozzle 31 of the rinsing chamber 30. The amount of rinsing water can be reduced because much of the water mixed with the detergent has already been removed.

Thereafter, the dishes 100 passing through the rinsing chamber 30 remain with a large amount of water remaining on the surface. At this time, the process of FIG. 4 to FIG. The moisture on the surface is blown off, leaving almost liquid film.

Finally, since the dishes 100 passing through the rinsing chamber 30 are already heated to a high temperature through washing and rinsing operations, the dishes 100 passing through the water scraper 40 are surfaced by the latent heat remaining on their surfaces. The small amount of water left in the water evaporates quickly.

Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a separate drying device in a separate dishwashing device, so it is easy to secure a space in the kitchen, and a manufacturing cost is reduced by not installing a drying device for drying the dishes as in the past, and a drying device is driven. Economics are increased by not using energy to make it happen.

The embodiment of the dishwashing apparatus provided with the water bristles of the present invention described above is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may various modifications and other equivalent embodiments therefrom. You can see that. Therefore, it will be understood that the present invention is not limited to the forms mentioned in the above detailed description. In addition, various other types of dishwashers, that is, household dishwashers, commercial dishwashers, rack-conveyor type dishwashers, etc. may be used for the purpose of eliminating the drying process or making the drying easier. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the present invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. That is, in all kinds of dishwashers, a drop plate is formed and includes various methods that can be removed by giving a shock in various ways to shake off water droplets.

Claims

A plurality of seating protrusions 11 are coupled to be arranged in parallel with respect to the conveying direction, and transfer the tableware 100 transmitted from the exit port, and support the seating protrusions 11 are connected to each other from the lower side, both sides Transfer conveyor 10 consisting of a support plate 12 for supporting the seating projection 11 in the portion;

A washing room 20 in which the dishes 100 transferred from the conveying conveyor 10 are washed;

The rinsing chamber 30, in which the dishes 10 washed in the washing chamber 20 are transferred and rinsed by the transfer conveyor 10, and

A drop plate 41 is formed between the washing chamber 20 and the rinsing chamber 30 and in the empty space between the supporting plate 12 at the rear side of the rinsing chamber 30, and the drop plate 41 ) Up and down the dishwasher washing apparatus provided with a water hair part, characterized in that it comprises a water hair part 40 to shake off the water on the tableware (100).
The method of claim 1,

The water hair part 40,

A drop plate 41 formed in an empty space between the support plates 12;

Two or more cams 42 provided below the drop plate 41;

A cam shaft 43 connected to the center of the cam 42 and

The dishwasher is provided with a water hair part, characterized in that it comprises a drive unit 44 is coupled to the cam shaft 43 is driven.
The method of claim 2,

The support plate 12 and the drop plate 41,

A protrusion 45 joined and fixed to four corners of the lower surface of the drop plate 41;

Receiving portion 46 is joined and fixed to each of the projections 45 to each end of each side of the drop plate 41 is cut from the support plate 12 and

And a supporter (47) provided on the inner wall surface of the support plate (12) to support the receiving portion (46).