JPH0733675Y2 - Root vegetable cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention is a cleaning device for cleaning root vegetables, especially sweet potatoes.

(Prior Art) A root vegetable washing device is a washing machine type in which a rotating brush body is installed in the center of a container-type washing tank, the root vegetable is put together with water, and the surface of the root vegetable is washed by rotating the rotating brush body. , A horizontal axis type in which a plurality of horizontally mounted rotating brushes are arranged one above the other, and the root vegetables are washed by passing between the rotating brushes,
Axial-flow type (rotational sho 56-18094, 59-62796), in which a rotating brush is penetrated into the horizontal body-like washing tank, the root vegetables are put in through the opening of the body, and the root vegetables are taken out from the other side of the body.
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Since the horizontal axis type requires a plurality of rotary shafts, its structure is naturally complicated, but it is particularly suitable for washing root vegetables such as radish and carrot that are easily broken. Is used exclusively for. The washing machine type and the axial flow type are suitable for washing root vegetables such as sweet potatoes and potatoes which have a simple structure and are not easily broken. However, the washing machine type requires continuous loading and unloading of the material to be washed after each washing. For this reason, the axial flow type is most suitable for cleaning sweet potatoes and potatoes.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned axial flow type root vegetable cleaning device, there is no measure provided when the cleaning body is worn. It is necessary to rub the surface strongly with a cleaning body in order to properly clean hard objects to be washed such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, so if you perform proper cleaning for a long period of time, the cleaning body will naturally be used during its use time. As a result, it wears out, and due to aging, it becomes fatigued and loses its elasticity, and the cleaning efficiency decreases. Therefore, the cleaning body needs to be replaced or refurbished depending on the degree of wear and aging of the material.

However, since the conventional axial-flow type cleaning device described above does not have a structure in which the cleaning body can be easily replaced, it is necessary to disassemble the entire device to replace or repair the cleaning body.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In view of the above problems, the present invention proposes a cleaning device that can easily replace or repair the cleaning body of the cleaning tank.

The root vegetable cleaning device according to the present invention is composed of three members that can be disassembled and assembled, namely, a cleaning tank, a main body of the apparatus, and a spiral cleaning body. The cleaning tank has a member with a semicircular cross section. Combined to form a horizontal body, a washing body is installed inside, an opening is opened in the upper part of the base, a removable connecting part is provided at the base side open end, and the open end on the front side In the apparatus main body, a leg is provided under the vicinity of the part, and the apparatus main body is equipped with a motor in an appropriate support frame, and a closing plate having a connecting part corresponding to the connecting part of the cleaning tank is arranged on one surface side to clean the device. The washing shaft when the tank is connected and fixed to the closing plate is provided with a rotary shaft projecting at a position corresponding to the center of the washing tank.
A washing material is attached in a spiral radial shape to a core material that is detachably connected to the rotating shaft, and the washing material can be installed inside the body of the washing tank.

(Operation) The cleaning tank is connected to the closing plate of the apparatus main body at its connecting portion, and the spiral cleaning body is placed in the cleaning tank and connected to the rotary shaft to be ready for use. The washing is performed by putting the material to be washed from the inlet of the washing tank and rotating the spiral cleaning body while supplying the cleaning water, and the cleaning material strongly adheres to the cleaning body and the spiral cleaning body on the inner surface of the cleaning tank. The surface is rubbed, the mud adhering to the surface is removed, and it is taken out to the outside through the opening at the tip of the cleaning tank.

When the above-mentioned cleaning is performed, the spiral cleaning body and the cleaning tank cleaning body are worn away and the cleaning ability is reduced. Therefore, the cleaning tank and the spiral cleaning body are removed from the main body of the apparatus, and the cleaning body inside the cleaning tank and the exposed spiral cleaning body are repaired.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described.

The root vegetable cleaning device of the embodiment of the present invention comprises a cleaning tank 1, a device body 2 and a spiral cleaning body 3. The washing tank 1 has a horizontal cylindrical shape and is divided into upper and lower body parts 11 and 11 'and respective body parts 11 and 1.
It consists of a sponge-like cleaning body 12, 12 'attached to the inner surface of 1', and a collar portion 13, 13 'for connection is provided on the base side of each body portion 11, 11', and a collar portion with a bolt 14 and the like. 13 and 13 'are connected and fixed to form the same tubular shape, and a charging port 15 and a water supply hole 16 are further provided on the base side of the upper body portion 11 and on the base end side of the body portions 11 and 11'. Is provided with a mounting bolt (connecting portion) 17 for mounting to the apparatus main body 2. Further, legs 18 for supporting the cleaning tank 1 are attached to the collar portions 13 and 13 'on the front side.

The apparatus main body 2 is supported by a support frame 21 having legs, is provided with a closing plate 22 that connects the cleaning tank 1 and closes the open end of the base of the body 11, and the closing plate 22 has the mounting bolts 17 A bolt hole 221 is bored at a position corresponding to, and a rotary shaft 23 penetrating the hollow center of the cleaning tank 1 is projecting from the closing plate 22. This rotating shaft 23 is a motor fixed to the support frame 21.
Square plate 231 is attached to the base end side of the cleaning tank 1 while being connected to 24.
A screw 232 is engraved inside the tip.

The spiral cleaning body 3 is composed of a frame portion (core material) 31, a sponge-like adhesive cleaning material 32, a locking cleaning material 33 and a fastening member 34, and the frame portion 31 has a size capable of inserting the rotary shaft 14. Central shaft tube 31
End rods 312 are radially provided at both ends of 1 and the tops of the end rods 312 are connected by locking rods 313. At this time, the radiation angles of the front and rear end rods 312 are different. The locking rod 313 is provided so as to be twisted around the central shaft tube 311. Further, a hook plate 314 that meshes with the square plate 141 is provided at the base end of the central shaft tube 311. The adhesive cleaning material 32 is a plate-shaped sponge body, and the central portion thereof is locked to the locking rod 313 to form a U-shaped end face, and the rear surface side end portions of the adjacent cleaning materials 32 are bonded to each other and integrated with the skeleton portion 31. To do. The locking cleaning material 33 is a plate-shaped sponge body, and is fitted between the adhesive cleaning material 32 and the locking rod 313 in a blade shape.

Further, the fastening member 34 is a screw rod 341 that is screwed with the screw 141 of the rotating shaft 14.
And has a sponge-like washer portion 342.

Thus, the mounting bolt 17 of the cleaning bath 1 formed into a cylindrical shape is inserted into the bolt hole 221 of the closing plate 22, and the nut 222 is screwed into the bolt 17 to fix the cleaning bath 1 to the apparatus main body 2. Water supply hole 16
Connect the water tap 25 to. Also, the central shaft tube of the spiral cleaning body 3
The spiral cleaning body 3 is wrapped around the rotary shaft 14 by 311.
Is inserted into the body parts 11 and 11 ', the square plate 231 of the rotary shaft 23 and the hook plate 314 of the frame part 31 are engaged with each other, and the fastening member 34 is tightened at the tip of the rotary shaft 23 to spirally rotate with the rotary shaft 23. The cleaning body 3 is integrated.

To wash the material to be washed, water for washing is supplied from the faucet 25 into the body parts 11 and 11 ′, the rotary shaft 23 is driven to rotate by the motor 24, and the spiral washing body 3 is rotated. The washing is put in, and the object to be washed is strongly rubbed between the washing bodies 12 and 12 'of the washing tank 1 in a water-containing state and the spiral washing body 3, and the mud adhered to the surface is washed off, The spiral cleaning body 3 is gradually sent to the open end of the cleaning tank 1, and the object to be cleaned after the cleaning is discharged from the open end of the cleaning tank 1 to the outside of the apparatus.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned cleaning device, the cleaning tank 1 as a cleaning product can be easily removed from the main body 2 of the device, so that when the cleaning body is worn, the cleaning device can be easily replaced.

In this case, the cleaning tank can be attached to and detached from the main body of the apparatus, and the concrete constituent means of the connecting portion structure can be arbitrarily determined.

(Effect of the device) Since the root vegetable cleaning device according to the present invention is as described above, the cleaning body can be replaced by removing the cleaning tank and the spiral cleaning body from the apparatus main body against abrasion of the cleaning body. Since the cleaning tank can be easily divided into two parts and the inside of the cleaning tank itself is open, the cleaning body in the cleaning tank can be easily repaired.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of the entire apparatus, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a washing tank, and FIG.
The figure is a side view showing a state in which the cleaning tank and the entire apparatus are attached, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a skeleton part of the spiral cleaning body, FIG. 5 is an end view of the same, and FIG. 6 is a spiral cleaning body. It is sectional drawing which shows the attachment state to a rotating shaft. 1 is a washing tank 11, 11 'is a body portion 12, 12' is a washing body 13, 13 'is a collar portion 14 is a bolt 15 is an inlet 16 is a water supply hole 17 is a mounting bolt 18 is a leg 2 is a main body of the apparatus 21 is a supporting frame 22 is a closing plate 222 is a nut 23 is a rotating shaft 231 is a square plate 232 is a screw 24 is a motor 25 is a water faucet 3 is a spiral cleaning body 31 is a skeleton 311 is a central shaft pipe 312 is an end rod 313 The locking rod 314 is the hook plate 32, the adhesive cleaning product 33 is the locking cleaning product 34, the fastening member 341 is the screw rod 342, the washer part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A member having a semi-circular cross section is combined to form a horizontal body, a cleaning body is internally provided, an inlet is opened in an upper portion of the base, and the base end is openable and detachable. The washing tank with the legs provided below the opening end portion on the front side, the motor is incorporated into an appropriate support frame, and the connecting portion corresponding to the washing tank connecting portion is provided on one surface side. A blocking plate is installed, and the main body of the device is provided with a protruding rotary shaft that connects to the motor at a location corresponding to the center of the cleaning bath when the cleaning bath is connected and fixed to the blocking plate, and is detachably connected to the rotary shaft. A washing device for root vegetables, characterized in that the washing material is attached to the core material in a spiral radial shape, and is constituted by a spiral washing body that can be installed inside the body of the washing tank.