JPH0118227Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to the improvement of a cleaning device that continuously cleans balls such as golf balls and baseballs, as well as vegetables such as potatoes and root vegetables. be.

[Prior art and its issues] At golf driving ranges, batting centers, etc., a large number of dirty golf balls and baseball balls are cleaned using roll brushes that automatically wash them with water.
A washing machine is used for transport. However, even if cleaning was possible automatically, it was difficult to dry the washed balls, which required wiping them off with a cloth or placing them in a well-ventilated place to dry.
This requires too much manpower and time for drying, which increases costs.

As a solution to these problems, Jikosho
No. 44-26138 discloses a washing/drying apparatus having a structure in which washing and drying are connected.

This device has a structure in which an object to be cleaned that is being transported on a belt conveyor is cleaned using a rotating brush placed above. Therefore, although cleaning and drying can be performed continuously, there are parts of the object to be cleaned that are not touched by the brush, making it impossible to perform a sufficient cleaning operation. Furthermore, since the object to be cleaned is carried on a belt conveyor, there is a problem that water cannot be drained sufficiently.

[Purpose of the present invention] The present invention can automatically perform a series of tasks such as washing, draining water after washing, and drying items such as bowls and vegetables, and can perform sufficient washing work and sufficient draining. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cleaning, conveying, and drying device.

[Structure of the present invention] In the present invention, a cleaning section with a water sprinkler and a drying section with a hot air blower are provided in the casing, and the floors of the cleaning section and the drying section are covered with a plurality of rotating brushes. The conveyor parts are arranged side by side with a gap between them so that the items to be washed do not fall, and the upper surface of the conveyor part is provided with concave parts and convex parts alternately from the input side to the discharge side. is a washing, conveying and drying device which is installed so that the height gradually increases from the input side to the discharge side, and which washes and dries articles while continuously conveying them on the conveyor section.

[Example] Taking the present invention as an example of a golf ball cleaning device,
A more detailed explanation will be given based on the embodiment shown in the drawings. Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of another embodiment.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a cleaning, conveying, and drying device, which includes a casing 2 having a cleaning section 10 and a drying section 12, and a hot air blower 3. A loading portion 22 is formed at the upper portion of the loading side (left side in FIG. 1) of the casing 2. As shown in FIG. The bottom plate 23 of the carry-in section 22 is inclined in a downward direction toward a carry-in port 25 formed at the end. A carry-in plate 26 is provided below the carry-in port 25 and is inclined downwardly toward the top of the roller brush 5 at the left end in FIG.

A required number of bearings (not shown) are attached to both sides of the casing 2 in the length direction, and a roller brush 5 is attached to each bearing so as to span both sides, forming a conveyor section 15. . The roller brushes 5 are alternately arranged with slight steps and are arranged in parallel to the extent that the tips of adjacent brushes touch each other. By arranging the plurality of brushes in parallel, concave portions 51 and convex portions 52 are alternately formed in the conveyor portion 15. The roller brush 5 is arranged so as to gradually rise toward the discharge side (right side in FIG. 1). Also,
The brushes are stiffened to prevent golf balls from falling through the gaps between the brushes. And the roller brush 5 is a motor (not shown)
The golf ball is rotated in the feeding direction of the golf ball (clockwise rotation in FIG. 1), and power is transmitted from the motor by a chain and a sprocket in this embodiment. Note that the structure and method are not particularly limited.

A discharge port 27 is provided on the side wall of the discharge side end of the casing 2.
is formed. A discharge plate 28 is provided between the upper part of the roller brush 5 at the right end and the discharge port 27 and is inclined toward the discharge port 27 side. The lower part of the casing 2 is open.

In order to efficiently drain and dry the golf balls, a bottom plate 29 is provided in the casing 2 as in another embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and an exhaust hole 21 is formed at the right end of the bottom plate 29 in the figure. It is desirable that hot air from a hot air blower 3, which will be described later, be retained in the casing 2 for as long as possible before being discharged.
In this embodiment, the bottom plate 29 is inclined toward the exhaust hole 21 so that water used for cleaning can be discharged from the exhaust hole 21. A required number of water injection pipes 24 are arranged above the carry-in section 22 and the roller brush 5 closer to the carry-in side than the hot air blower 3, which will be described later.

A hot air blower 3 is disposed approximately at the upper center of the casing 2 . The hot air blower 3 includes a duct 30, a fan 31, and an oil burner 32. A fan 31 for introducing air and an oil burner 32 for superheating the introduced air are disposed at the outer end of the duct 30, which has a horizontally bent upper part. Further, a current plate 34 is provided below the duct 30 so that the direction of the hot air can be adjusted.

Note that the upper part of the roller brush 5, which is closer to the discharge side than the hot air blower 3, is covered by a removable lid 33.

This embodiment operates as follows.

(1) Load the golf ball into the loading section 22. The golf balls carried in are washed with water by spraying water from the water injection pipe 24, and the washed golf balls are sent onto the conveyor section 15 through the carry-in port 25 and the carry-in plate 26.

(2) The golf balls are sequentially sent to the discharge port 27 side while being washed by the water flow from the water injection pipe 24 and the roller brush 5 rotating in the feeding direction. The golf ball in the concave portion 51 cannot immediately get over the convex portion 52 and remains there.

When golf balls accumulate to a certain extent, the convex portion 5
2, move to the next recess 51, and repeat the same action as described above. Also, roller brush 5
The mounting position gradually rises toward the discharge port 27. Due to these features, the golf balls can be kept in the casing 2 for a long time, and the golf balls can be sufficiently washed.

(3) After the golf ball has been cleaned and is located below the duct 30, hot air is blown from the hot air blower 3. Note that the hot air passes through the gap between the brushes of the roller brush 5 from the hot air blower 3 and exits to the open portion.

In the case of drying, the golf balls can be kept in the casing 2 for a long time in the same manner as in the case of washing, and the golf balls can be sufficiently dried. The golf balls thus introduced are sequentially sent to the discharge side while being washed and dried, pass through the discharge plate 28, and are discharged from the discharge port 27.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and many modifications can be made within the scope of the claims of the utility model registration.

[Effect of the idea] The present invention has the above configuration and produces the following effects.

(1) A washing section with a water sprinkler and a drying section with a hot air blower are provided in the casing,
The floors of the washing section and the drying section are a conveyor section in which a plurality of rotating brushes are arranged side by side with gaps between them so that the objects to be washed do not fall.

Therefore, a series of operations such as washing bowls, vegetables, and other objects to be washed, draining water after washing, and drying can be performed automatically, and since hot air is applied to the drained items, the efficiency of the drying operation is high.

(2) Concave portions and convex portions are alternately provided on the upper surface of the conveyor portion from the input side to the discharge side, and furthermore, the conveyor portion is provided so as to gradually become higher from the input side to the discharge side.

Therefore, the loaded items to be cleaned remain in the casing for a long time due to the concave portions, the convex portions, and the inclination of the conveyor portion, allowing sufficient cleaning and drying.

(3) Since the conveyor section is composed of rotating brushes, it has excellent water permeability and air permeability, and has good water drainage and short drying time compared to conventional washing and drying equipment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of another embodiment. 1...Cleaning conveyance drying device, 2...Casing,
3... Hot air blower, 34... Rectifier plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Inside the casing 2, a cleaning section 10 having a water sprinkler 24 and a drying section 12 having a hot air blower 3 are provided. Conveyor sections 15 are arranged side by side with no gap between each other, and concave sections 51 and convex sections 52 are provided alternately on the upper surface of the conveyor section from the input side to the discharge side. A washing, conveying, and drying device characterized in that the device is installed so that the height gradually increases from the input side to the discharge side.