JPH06285437A - Automatic cleaning and drying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic cleaning and drying apparatus which is small-sized and is manufactured with an inexpensive manufacturing cost and by which improvement of working efficiency is achieved. CONSTITUTION:A cleaning tank 10 is made only one and this cleaning tank 10 is provided with a liq. feeding means feeding a liq. for cleaning, a liq. discharging means for discharging the liq., a control means for performing control of actuation of the liq. feeding means, the liq. discharging means and a dry gas feeding means for feeding a gas for drying into the cleaning tank 10 and control of actuation of the dry air feeding means is also performed by means of the control means to make it possible to perform main cleaning, rinsing and even drying work in the cleaning tank 10 as a series of works. In addition, drying is performed while a basket-like supporting member which supports an object to be cleaned and is movably formed and is driven in the cleaning tank 10, is driven to perform drying uniformly and rapidly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses a medical instrument such as tweezers as an article to be washed and then cleans it.
The present invention relates to an automatic washing / drying apparatus capable of automatically performing a series of operations until the instrument is heated at a predetermined temperature and dried.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automatic cleaning / drying apparatus of this type, a cleaning apparatus for only cleaning an article to be cleaned (including rinsing cleaning) and a heating / drying apparatus provided separately from the cleaning apparatus There is a drying device for performing the above, and a conveying device for taking out the object to be cleaned washed by the cleaning device and putting it in the drying device.

[0003]

However, such a conventional device is large in size and has a complicated structure because it is provided with a transport device in addition to the two devices having the respective functions of cleaning and drying. However, there is a drawback in that it is not easy to move and transport the device, a large space must be provided for its installation, and it is difficult to reduce the manufacturing cost. Further, the conventional apparatus has a drawback in that it takes a relatively long time to convey the object to be cleaned by the above-mentioned conveying apparatus, and it is difficult to shorten the time required from cleaning to drying.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and provides an automatic washing / drying apparatus which is small in size, low in manufacturing cost, and capable of achieving improvement in working efficiency. With the goal.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a single cleaning tank capable of accommodating an object to be cleaned and storing a cleaning liquid, and the object to be cleaned provided movably in the cleaning tank. A basket-shaped carrier member capable of carrying the carrier, a carrier member driving means for driving the carrier member, a liquid injecting means for injecting the liquid into the cleaning tank, and a draining means for discharging the liquid from the cleaning tank. , A dry gas supply means for supplying a drying gas into the cleaning tank to dry the object to be cleaned, an operation control of the carrying member driving means, the liquid injecting means, the draining means and the dry gas supplying means The control means is configured to operate the carrying member driving means and to cause the dry gas supply means to supply the drying gas.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 are a plan view, a front view and a right side view of an automatic cleaning / drying apparatus according to the present invention, respectively.
5 and 6 are a front view and a right side view including a partial cross section, respectively.

1 to 5, the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus has a rectangular parallelepiped casing 5 formed by a frame 1 made of shaped steel or the like and a panel 2 provided on the frame 1. Is equipped with. In addition, these frame 1
Also, by using stainless steel as the material of the panel 2, the housing is rustproofed. Further, as shown in the figure, four casters 6 to be used when carrying the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus are provided in the lower part of the housing 5. In the vicinity of the caster 6, the leg 7 and the leg 7
A bolt (with a hexagonal hole) 8 screwed into the lower end of the bolt is provided, and when the automatic washing / drying device is transported to a predetermined position and fixed, the head of the bolt 8 is turned to turn on the floor. You just have to press it.

FIG. 6 is a view conceptually showing a piping system of this automatic cleaning / drying apparatus. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIGS. 2 to 5, this automatic cleaning / drying device has a single cleaning tank 10 capable of accommodating an object to be cleaned described later and storing a cleaning liquid (described later). . The cleaning tank 10 is preferably made of a stainless steel plate, and is arranged in the upper center of the apparatus as shown in the drawing.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a heat insulating member 12 is provided so as to cover the outer surface of the cleaning tank 10, and the heat of the drying gas in a heated state supplied into the cleaning tank is heated. Is prevented from being transmitted outside the tank. As a result, it is possible to protect the arithmetic circuit, the memory circuit, etc., the piping, etc. of the control means composed of a microcomputer provided outside the tank. The heat insulating member 12 is composed of glass wool or rock wool and a foil made of aluminum or the like and covered with the wool.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a basket-shaped carrier member 14 is disposed in the cleaning tank 10. As shown in FIG.
The shafts 14a and 14b of the book are fixedly provided, and the shafts are both swingably and rotatably supported by the cleaning tank 10 via bearing mechanisms 16 and 17, respectively. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, two buckets 19 also formed in a basket shape are housed in the carrying member 14 in a vertically stacked state so as to be freely taken out and put in. In the bucket 19, medical instruments such as tweezers and scissors are housed as objects to be cleaned.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and FIG. 4, two shafts 14a and 1 are provided on the carrying member 14.
One of 4b, in this case, a large diameter sprocket 21a is fitted to the tip of the shaft 14a. As shown in FIGS. 4, 7 and 8, a motor 23 is attached to the frame 1 that supports the cleaning tank 10, and a small diameter sprocket 21b is fitted to the output shaft of the motor. 21c and chain 21c
Is hung around. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the chain tensioner 2 that applies a required tension to the chain 21c.
Two are provided.

Now, the structure of the bearing mechanism 16 which pivotally supports the shaft 14a will be described in detail. The bearing mechanism 17 that pivotally supports the other shaft 14b has substantially the same structure as the bearing mechanism 16, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 9, a block 14d is fixed to the side of the carrying member 14, and the shaft 14a is fitted to the block 14d at one end thereof.
Further, the shaft 14a is prevented from rotating with respect to the block 14d by a key 14e and a set screw (with a hexagonal hole) 14f. The shaft 14a is pivotally supported by the side wall of the cleaning tank 10 at the other end. That is, a boss 24a formed in a substantially cylindrical shape is attached to the side wall portion of the cleaning tank 10 in a penetrating state and via an O-ring 24b,
A male screw portion 24c is formed on a portion of the boss projecting to the outside of the cleaning tank 10, and a nut 24d and a cap nut 24e are screwed into the screw portion. And the shaft 14
The a is inserted into the boss 24a, and a pair of bushes 24f and oil seals 24h are respectively interposed between the shaft and the boss while being separated from each other in the axial direction of the shaft. A collar 24i is provided between the bush 24f and the oil seal 24h. The stop ring 2 is provided outside the cap nut 24e.
4j is disposed and the shaft 1 is fixed by the set screw 24k.
It is fixed to 4a.

The shafts 14a, 14b described above, the bearing mechanisms 16 and 17 for supporting them, and the sprocket 2
1a, 21b, the chain 21c, the motor 23, and the chain tensioner 22 constitute a carrying member driving means for driving the carrying member 14.

Here, the shafts 14a and 14b,
Therefore, the angular position detection means for detecting the angular position of the swing and rotation of the carrying member 14 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, four micro switches 27a to 27d are arranged in the vicinity of the shaft 14a so as to surround the shaft 14a, and the four micro switches 27a to 27d are thermally connected to the cleaning tank 10. And is installed in an electrically insulated state. On the other hand, as also shown in FIG. 9, the tongue piece 14 is attached to the shaft 14a so that it can be engaged with the actuators of the micro switches 27a to 27d.
h is projected. Each of these micro switches 27a
.About.27d and the tongue piece 14h constitute the angular position detecting means.

Next, the vibrating means for vibrating the cleaning tank 10 with ultrasonic waves will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a vibrator 30 is attached to the lower surface of the cleaning tank 10. The vibrator 30 is driven by an ultrasonic oscillator 31 disposed in the lower rear part of the housing 5 to excite the cleaning tank 10. With the vibrator 30 and the ultrasonic oscillator 31,
The vibrating means described above is configured. By providing this vibrating means, a remarkable cleaning effect can be obtained.

By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 11,
The above-described cleaning tank 10 is provided on the panel 2 that forms the upper surface of the housing 5.
A rectangular opening 2a is formed so as to face. A lid 33 that opens and closes the opening 2a is provided. Like the panel 2, the lid 33 is made of a stainless steel plate or the like, and has a peep window closed by a transparent plate 33a made of glass or resin at its center, as shown in FIG. As is apparent from FIGS. 11 and 12, the lid 33 is fixed to the shaft 34 rotatably attached to the housing 5 at the rear edge thereof.
That is, the lid 33 swings around the axial center of the shaft 34. In FIG. 11, the lid 3
The open state of 3 is shown by a solid line, and the closed state is shown by a chain double-dashed line.

The lid 33 is driven by the following lid driving means. That is, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the lid driving means includes an electric cylinder 36 as a drive source, a slide plate 37 connected to an output shaft 36 a of the electric cylinder 36, and a guide for the slide plate 37. And a slide rail 38. This electric cylinder 36 is
At its base end, it is pivotally attached to the bracket 40 on the attachment plate 39 by a pivot pin 36a. The mounting plate 39 is fixed to the cleaning tank 10 by a plurality of shafts 39a. The slide rail 38 is fixed to the mounting plate 39. As shown in FIG. 11, a coil spring 42 for pulling is interposed between the bracket 40 supporting the electric cylinder 36 and the slide plate 37, and the slide plate 37 is moved forward by the coil spring 42. Is applied, that is, the force in the lid opening direction is applied.

A plate 43 and a rod 44 are fixed to one end of the shaft 34 to which the lid 33 is attached. Two pins 43a are planted at the other end of the plate 43.
The other end of the rod 44 is fitted between 3a. Thereby, the plate 43 and the rod 44 are integrated.
Then, as is apparent from FIG. 11, an oblong hole 43b is formed in the central portion of the plate 43, and the slide plate 3
The pin 37a planted in 7 is slidably fitted in the oval hole 43b. That is, when the output shaft 36a of the electric cylinder 36 performs the retracting operation, the plate 4
3 and the lid 33 are configured to swing between a position shown by a solid line and a position shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG.

The electric cylinder 36 and the slide plate 37
A slide rail 38, a coil spring 42,
The plate 43, the rod 44, and the peripheral related members related to these constitute a lid driving unit that drives the lid 33. As shown in FIG. 11, a micro switch 46 is provided near the end of the mounting plate 39 so that the tip of the plate 43 can engage with the actuator. The open / closed state of the lid 33 is detected by the micro switch 46.

Next, the liquid injection means for injecting the cleaning liquid into the cleaning tank 10 will be described.

This liquid injecting means comprises a liquid pressure pump 48 and a liquid pressure pump 48 as shown in FIGS.
Introducing pipe 50 for introducing liquid from the liquid supply pipe 49 between the pressure pumps 48, a solenoid valve 51 for opening and closing the introducing pipe 50, and introducing liquid from the pressure pump 48 to the cleaning tank 10. Four introduction pipes 52, four linear shower pipes 53 connected to the tip of each introduction pipe 52 and extending in parallel with each other, and a plurality of shower pipes provided at substantially equal pitches in each of the shower pipes And a nozzle 54 for ejecting the liquid. Among these members, the pressurizing pump 48 as a pressurizing unit, the introducing pipe 52, the shower pipe 53, and the nozzle 54 constitute an ejecting unit that ejects the cleaning liquid. Since the liquid is ejected in this way, it is possible to effectively wash off the dirt that is stubbornly attached to the object to be cleaned. Further, as is clear from FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower two of the four shower pipes 53 are arranged in a state of being connected to the side wall of the cleaning tank 10 and the upper two. With respect to the above, the cleaning tank 10 is arranged in a state where the whole is exposed in the internal space of the cleaning tank 10.

By providing the two shower pipes 53 on the upper side so as to be completely exposed in the cleaning tank 10, the nozzle 54 can be arranged close to the object to be cleaned. The cleaning effect is further improved. Note that FIG.
As shown in FIG.
In addition to the injection system via 8, the injection system includes an introduction pipe 57 that directly introduces the liquid from the liquid supply pipe 49 into the cleaning tank 10 and a solenoid valve 58 that opens and closes the introduction pipe 57. . In addition, the above liquid supply pipe 49
Supplies a liquid stored in a tank as a liquid supply source (not shown), and the liquid is hot water heated to about 50 ° C.

By the way, the liquid supply pipe 4 shown in FIG.
A storage tank 60 capable of storing a predetermined amount of liquid is provided between the pressurizing pump 48 and the pressurizing pump 48, and the liquid from the liquid supply pipe 49 passes through the introduction pipe 61 and the storage tank 6
It is temporarily stored at 0. Then, a certain amount of liquid is sent out by the opening operation of the solenoid valve 51. The storage tank 60 includes a ball tap 62 for controlling the liquid level of a liquid flowing into the storage tank 60 through the introduction pipe 61, and the storage tank 10.
Liquid drain valve 63 for completely draining the liquid from. Further, the outflow pipe 6 which is connected to the upper end of the storage tank 10 and causes the liquid of a required amount or more to flow out to the drainage pipe 64.
5 are provided. In addition, an outflow pipe 67 that performs the same action as the outflow pipe 65 with respect to the cleaning tank 10 is also provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, at the upper and lower predetermined positions in the cleaning tank 10, two sensors as detecting means for detecting that the liquid in the cleaning tank 10 has reached a predetermined liquid level. 69 and 70 are provided. Although not shown, a buzzer that operates based on detection signals from these sensors 69 and 70 is provided. These sensors 6
9 and 70 and a buzzer constitute a notification means for detecting that the liquid in the cleaning tank 10 has reached a predetermined liquid level and notifying the operator of this.

Next, the detergent supplying means for supplying the detergent into the cleaning tank 10 will be described. In addition, as this detergent,
A mixture of a predetermined amount of a higher alcohol-based anionic surfactant, polypropylene-based nonionic surfactant, glycol-based nonionic surfactant, etc. (trade name: SONOCLEN) is used for the detergent and the above-mentioned liquid supply When mixed with warm water supplied through the pipe 49, the detergent ratio is about 0.
Make a 5% or about 1% mixture and use it for cleaning.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the detergent supplying means is composed of a poly tank 72 storing the above detergent, a pressurizing pump 73 for pressurizing the detergent from the poly tank 72 through a pipe 73a, and the pressurizing pump 73. Pump 73 to cleaning tank 10
An introduction pipe 74 that guides the detergent up to and a solenoid valve 75 that opens and closes the introduction pipe 74.

The mixed liquid obtained by mixing the warm water and the detergent as described above is a drainage liquid consisting of the outlet pipe 78 and the motor valve 79 for opening and closing it shown in FIG. The drain pipe 64 from the cleaning tank 10 by means
Is discharged to. 1 to 3, a part of the drainage pipe 64 and a part of the liquid supply pipe 49 are shown. 1 and 4 show a part of the lead-out pipe 78.

This automatic cleaning / drying apparatus has a means for drying the cleaning object after cleaning the cleaning object with the liquid. The drying means is composed of the following drying gas supply means.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 6, a fan motor 81 and air connected to the fan motor 81 and supplied by the fan motor 81 are heated to the side of the cleaning tank 10 (approximately). 110 ° C) heater box 82
And an introduction pipe 83 that guides the heated air that has passed through the heater box 82, that is, the drying gas into the cleaning tank 10.
And a motor valve 84 for opening and closing the introduction pipe 83, and these constitute the drying gas supply means. The heating gas and the non-heated room temperature gas can be selectively supplied by appropriately turning on and off the power to the heater provided in the heater box 82.

Here, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 86 is
7 shows a socket connected to the most distal end of the introduction pipe 83 shown in FIG. This socket 86 acts as a gas inlet into the cleaning tank 10, and as is clear from the figure,
It is arranged on the side wall of the cleaning tank 10. Further, the socket 86 does not protrude to the inside of the cleaning tank 10 and is simply opened so as to be flush with the inner wall surface of the cleaning tank 10.

On the other hand, the heated gas supplied into the cleaning tank 10 by the above-mentioned dry gas supply means and used for drying the object to be cleaned is formed on the upper side wall portion of the cleaning tank 10 as shown in FIG. The gas is discharged to the outside through the rectangular horizontally long exhaust hole 10a. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a funnel-shaped duct member 88 is connected to the exhaust hole 10a, and a discharge port portion 88a of the duct member is formed in a cylindrical shape and exposed to the outside of the apparatus. . In addition, this discharge port portion 88
a is also shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

By the way, the exhaust hole 10a is utilized not only for exhausting but also for discharging liquid. That is, the liquid that has accumulated in the cleaning tank 10 and overflows to above the lower edge of the exhaust hole 10a flows out. As is clear from FIG. 4, the lower edge of the exhaust hole 10a is located above the detecting portion of the liquid level detecting sensor 69 described above.

As shown in FIG. 1, a control means 90 including a control circuit, a memory circuit and the like, which is composed of a microcomputer or the like for controlling the operation of the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus, is arranged in the right front part of the housing 5. It is set up. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an operation panel 91 is provided on the panel 2 corresponding to the control means 90. The control means 90 controls the micro switches 27a to 27 based on the command signal issued by the operator operating the operation panel 91.
While appropriately receiving signals and the like from d and 46 and sensors 69 and 70, the above-mentioned lid driving means, carrying member driving means, vibrating means, liquid injecting means, detergent supplying means, draining means and dry gas supplying means. Perform operation control.

Here, the operation panel 91 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 13, the operation panel 91 is provided with the following switches in addition to the power switch 92a, the operation start button 92b, and the operation stop button 92c of the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus.

First, on the left side of the operation start button 92b and the operation stop button 92c, that is, on the upper part of the operation panel 91, a setting section 93, a cleaning method selecting section 94, a detergent concentration designating section 95, a drainage valve opening / closing designating section. 96 are arranged in order from the left side. Then, on the left side of the power switch 92a, that is, on the lower part of the operation panel 91, the ultrasonic vibration time display section 97a and the shower cleaning frequency display section 97 are displayed.
b, a drying time display portion 97c, an operation monitor portion 98 and an alarm display portion 99 are arranged in order from the left side.

The cleaning method selection section 94 has three buttons 94a.
To 94c, by pressing these buttons,
In this embodiment, the cage-shaped carrier member 14 (see FIGS. 5 and 7) described above is used.
Rocking, rotation, and stop, which are the operation modes of (), are selected. Further, the detergent concentration designating section 95 has two buttons 95a.
And 95b, pressing these buttons sets the detergent concentration to about 1.0% or about 0.5%.
The drainage valve opening / closing designating unit 96 includes a drainage motor valve 79.
Two buttons 96a for opening and closing (see FIG. 6)
And 96b. Then, the setting unit 93 has a select (SELECT) button 93a for selecting which of the ultrasonic vibration time (minutes), the number of shower washings and the drying time (minutes) should be set, and the respective times. And two time setting buttons 93b and 93c for setting the number of washings
And have. These time setting buttons 93b,
The time and the number of times of cleaning set by 93c are displayed on the ultrasonic vibration time display unit 97a, the shower cleaning frequency display unit 97b and the drying time display unit 97c.

On the other hand, the operation monitor unit 98 shows the work currently being performed, and this is indicated by the light emitting bodies such as light emitting diodes provided below the letters representing the respective works illuminating appropriately. Also, regarding the alarm display section 99,
Characters relating to events to be alarmed such as "insufficient reservoir liquid", "insufficient detergent liquid" and "manual detergent injection" are attached, and three light emitting diodes 99a to 99c corresponding to these characters are attached.
Is provided, and each light emitting diode emits a light based on each of these events detected by a sensor or the like (not shown) to warn.

Next, an example of the automatic cleaning / drying method by the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus having the above-mentioned structure will be described with reference to the time chart shown in FIG.

First, in response to an operation command issued by the operator operating the operation panel 91, the pressure pump 4
8, the hot water stored in the water storage tank 60 is injected into the cleaning tank 10 as a shower through the nozzle 54. At the same time, the solenoid valve 58 (shown in FIG. 6) is opened to inject hot water also through the introduction pipe 57. At this time, the basket-shaped support member 14 in the cleaning tank 10
As shown in FIG. 5, a bucket 19 carrying an object to be cleaned is housed therein (see FIGS. 5 and 7), and the object to be cleaned is immersed in the liquid by injecting the liquid. Preliminary injection is performed prior to this main injection, and during this preliminary injection, the liquid is injected until it overflows from the exhaust hole 10a above the sensor 69, and the dust floating on the liquid surface is removed.

The above liquid injection is carried out until the sensor 69 for detecting the upper limit of the liquid level detects this, and when this injection process is completed, the pressurizing motor 73 is activated and a required amount of detergent is placed in the cleaning tank 10. Supplied. After that, the vibrator 30 attached to the lower part of the cleaning tank 10 is operated to excite the cleaning tank 10 by ultrasonic vibration, and the motor 23 is operated to operate the cage-shaped holding member 14 (simply in FIG. 14). Is represented by a "basket") performs either one of rocking and rotating motions, or repeats rocking and rotating as appropriate.

Thus, when the main cleaning is completed, the motor valve 79 is opened and the liquid is drained. During this draining operation,
The pressurizing pump 48 is operated for a predetermined time to eject the liquid from the nozzle 54 (pre-shower), and the bubbles remaining after the completion of the main cleaning are washed out (this is also referred to as "awagiri").

When drainage is completed as described above, rinsing and washing are performed. That is, the pressurizing pump 48 operates to eject the liquid from the nozzle 54 (this is referred to as a rinse shower), and at the same time, the liquid discharging operation is performed. In this rinse cleaning, the liquid jetting (shower) is preferably repeated several times, and the drainage operation is also performed the same number of times.

After the above rinsing and washing, the jetting of the liquid from the nozzle 54 as a finishing shower is continued for a further predetermined time, and the draining operation is performed in parallel. The washing process is completed by this finishing shower.

When the cleaning process is completed, the fan motor 81 is subsequently operated, and at the same time, the heater box 82 generates heat and the supply of heated gas (hot air) into the cleaning tank 10 is repeated several times by opening and closing the motor valve 84. The object to be washed is dried. During this time, the operation of the cage-shaped carrier member 14 is continued. After that, the power supply to the heater box 82 is cut off, the operation of only the fan motor 81 is continued for a certain period of time, and the room temperature gas (cold air) is supplied to cool the object to be cleaned. Simultaneously with the completion of this cooling, the basket-shaped carrier member 1
4 was also stopped, and the buzzer announced that the washing and drying work was completed.

Incidentally, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the basket-shaped carrier member 14 is stopped as described above, but as is clear from the figure, the carrier member 14 is a bucket carrying an object to be cleaned. A carrying member driving means for driving the carrying member 14 has a doorway 14j for loading and unloading the carrying member 19 at its upper portion, and when the driving of the carrying member 14 is stopped, the doorway 1
4j is positioned in a state of being inclined with respect to the horizontal plane (virtual). With this configuration, the carrying member 1
The work of putting in and out the bucket 19 with respect to 4 is done at the entrance 14j
Will be easier than if it is directly above.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the main cleaning, the subsequent rinsing cleaning, and the drying operation can be completed by one apparatus, the apparatus becomes small and easy to carry and narrow. The effect is that it can be installed even in a space. Further, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the manufacturing cost can be reduced with the simplification of the device structure. Further, according to the present invention, since the work of drying the cleaned object is immediately performed in the cleaning tank, the conventionally cleaned cleaned object is transferred from the cleaning device to the drying device by the transport device. There is an effect that the time for changing is saved and the work efficiency can be dramatically improved. Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a basket-shaped carrier member that is movably provided in the cleaning tank and carries an object to be cleaned, and a carrier member driving unit that drives the carrier member. The control means for controlling the operation of is configured to operate the carrying member driving means and to cause the dry gas supply means to supply the drying gas. That is, the drying operation is performed while moving the basket-shaped supporting member. Therefore, the entire surface of the object to be cleaned is dried without any unevenness, and contributes to the improvement of work efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an automatic cleaning / drying apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view including a partial cross section of the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a right side view including a partial cross section of the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram conceptually showing the internal structure of the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view including a partial cross-section showing a cleaning tank and its peripheral members included in the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 8 is a DD arrow view of FIG. 7.

9 is a front view including a partial cross section of a bearing mechanism that axially supports a cage-shaped carrier member provided in the cleaning tank shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG.

10 is a side view showing a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing mechanism shown in FIG. 9 and a detection means for detecting an angular position of the shaft.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a lid included in the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 and a lid driving means for driving the lid.

FIG. 12 is a view on arrow EE relating to FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of an operation panel included in the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 14 is a timing chart showing a cleaning / drying method by the automatic cleaning / drying apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 Casing 10 Cleaning Tank 10a Exhaust Hole 12 Heat Insulating Member 14 Basket-like Carrier Member 14j Entry / Exit 19 Bucket 23 Motor 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 46 Micro Switch 30 Transducer 31 Ultrasonic Oscillator 33 Lid 48 Liquid Pressure Pump 49 Liquid supply pipe 51, 58, 75 Solenoid valve 53 Shower pipe 54 Nozzle 60 Reservoir 64 Drainage pipe 69, 70 Sensor 73 Detergent pressure pump 79, 84 Motor valve 81 Fan motor 82 Heater box 90 Control means 91 Operation panel

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[Submission date] December 18, 1991

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A single cleaning tank capable of accommodating an object to be cleaned and storing a cleaning liquid, and a basket-shaped carrier member movably provided in the cleaning tank and capable of supporting the object to be cleaned. A carrying member driving means for driving the carrying member, a liquid injecting means for injecting the liquid into the cleaning tank, a draining means for discharging the liquid from the cleaning tank, and a drying means for drying in the cleaning tank. It has a dry gas supply means for supplying a gas to dry the object to be cleaned, and a control means for controlling the operation of the carrying member drive means, the liquid injection means, the drainage means and the dry gas supply means. The automatic cleaning / drying apparatus is characterized in that the control means operates the carrying member driving means to cause the dry gas supply means to supply the drying gas. 2. The carrying member is capable of swinging and rotating freely around a predetermined support shaft, and the carrying member driving means selectively performs the swinging operation and the rotating operation. The automatic washing and drying apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The automatic cleaning / drying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a vibrating unit that is actuated by the control unit to vibrate the cleaning tank. 4. The automatic cleaning / drying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the liquid injection unit includes an injection unit that ejects the liquid. 5. The automatic cleaning / drying device according to claim 1, wherein the dry gas supply means can selectively supply a room temperature gas and a heated gas having a temperature higher than the room temperature gas. apparatus.