JPH0738109Y2 - Cleaning device for bottle stopper - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cleaning device for a stopper of a beer bottle or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When measuring the amount of yeast or the like in a beer bottle after capping, it is necessary to wash the periphery of the capping portion to remove microorganisms and the like before opening the cap. Conventionally, such cleaning is performed manually by an inspector or the like.

[0003]

However, it is difficult to properly clean the gap between the crown and the bottle by hand, which may hinder the yeast amount test. In addition, the waste liquid generated by cleaning may be scattered and contaminate the surroundings. The present invention provides a cleaning device for bottle stoppers that can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a cover for covering the upper part of a bottle, which is relatively close to and away from the bottle, and the cover. The nozzle body provided in the cover for injecting the cleaning liquid from below against the stopper of the bottle covered with the bottle and the shoulder of the bottle covered by the cover are allowed to flow down the cleaning liquid. The structure of the bottle stopper cleaning device provided with a sealing member provided below the cover for blocking is adopted.

[0005]

[Operation] During cleaning, the cover covers the upper part of the bottle. The sealing member of the cover contacts the shoulder of the bottle and seals the bottom of the cover. Next, the nozzle body ejects the cleaning liquid. The nozzle body sprays the cleaning liquid onto the stopper portion from below. Therefore, microorganisms and the like are properly removed from the gap between the stopper and the bottle. The seal member prevents the waste liquid after cleaning from flowing down. Therefore, the waste liquid does not scatter around and does not adhere to the outer wall surface of the bottle.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a bottle stopper cleaning device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cleaning device has a column 1 for supporting the entire cleaning device.

A cylinder tube 2 and two guide rods 3 are provided in parallel along substantially the upper half of the column 1. The cylinder tube 2 and the guide rod 3 are of a rodless type air cylinder device, and the slide block 4 reciprocates up and down along the cylinder tube 2 and the guide rod 3. Arm 5 for cylinder 4
Is fixed, and a cover 6 is fixed to the tip of the arm 5. Below the cover 6, there is provided a table 9 on which the capped beer bottle 7 is placed. The beer bottle 7 is already filled with beer and is sealed with a crown 8 which is a stopper.

As a result, the cover 6 can be relatively moved toward and away from the beer bottle 7 by the operation of the air cylinder device. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover 6 has a cylindrical body 10 having a diameter slightly larger than that of the beer bottle 7 and extending vertically.
The upper end of the cylinder 10 is closed by an end plate 11, and the lower end is open. The cylindrical body 10 is connected to the arm 5 at the end plate 11 thereof.

A nozzle body 12 is provided in the cover body 6. The nozzle body 12 is a vertically divided block that is slidable along the inner wall surface of the cover body 6. Upper part 12a of block
Is provided with a vacant chamber 13 larger than the tapping portion of the beer bottle 7, and an annular contact surface 14 that is in contact with the upper end of the crown 8 of the beer bottle 7 is provided at the upper end of the vacant chamber 13. Around the empty space 13 is provided a downward annular projection 16 having a first annular smooth surface directed toward the gap 15 between the crown 8 and the bottle mouth portion, and the downward annular projection 16 is provided on the outer periphery thereof. Downward sleeve 1
7 is provided.

In the lower half 12b of the block, a hole 20 having a diameter slightly larger than the tapping portion of the beer bottle 7 is provided in the center, and the same directivity as that of the first annular smooth surface is provided around the hole 20. Upward annular protrusion 18 having a second annular smooth surface having
Is provided, and an upward sleeve 19 that overlaps the downward sleeve 17 is provided on the outer periphery of the upward annular protrusion 18.

The upper and lower parts 12a, 1 of such a block
As shown in the drawing, the cavities 13 and the holes communicate with each other to form a cavity into which the mouth of the beer bottle 7 can enter, as shown in the figure. An annular slit 21 is formed in which the first annular smooth surface and the second annular smooth surface face each other and face the gap 15. The annular slit 21 functions as a nozzle for spraying the cleaning liquid toward the gap 15 of the stopper. Further, the downward sleeve 17 and the upward sleeve 19 form an annular flow path 2 for the cleaning liquid.
2 is formed. An O-ring 23 for sealing the annular flow passage 22 is provided between the sleeves 17 and 19.

A hole 24 is formed in the upper portion 12a of the block for feeding the cleaning liquid to the annular flow path 22, and a plug 25 is provided at the starting end thereof. The plug 25 penetrates a vertical elongated hole 26 formed in the cover 6 and projects to the outside, and a hose (not shown) for supplying a cleaning liquid is connected to the plug 25. An open / close valve (not shown) is provided on the upstream side of the hose.

A stopper member 27 for fixing the lower stop position of the nozzle body 12 is fixed in the cylindrical body 10. A compression coil spring 28 is interposed between the nozzle body 12 and the end plate 11. Therefore, the nozzle body 12 normally comes into contact with the stopper member 27 and stops as shown in FIG. 2, and when the beer bottle 7 enters the cover body 6 as shown in FIG. 1, the nozzle body 12 resists the compression coil spring 28. Cover 6
Rise inside.

An annular seal member 30 is provided at the lower end of the cylindrical body 10 via an edge member 29. As shown in FIG. 1, the sealing member 30 comes into contact with the shoulder portion 7a of the bottle 7 when the beer bottle 7 enters the cylinder 10 and pushes up the nozzle body 12. The seal member 30 is specifically an O-ring. Stopper member 2 in the cylindrical body 10
A drain plug 31 for removing the waste liquid after cleaning to the outside of the cover 6 is attached between the edge member 7 and the edge member 29.

Next, the operation of the bottle stopper cleaning device will be described. By the operation of the air cylinder device, the uppermost cover 6 as shown in FIG. 3 descends toward the mouth of the beer bottle 7, and covers the upper portion of the beer bottle 7 as shown in FIG. The cover body 6 is in a state as shown in FIG. 2 before being combined with the beer bottle 7, and when the cover body 6 is covered on the upper portion of the beer bottle 7, the nozzle body 12 is pushed by the beer bottle 7 as shown in FIG. Move up.

The tapping portion of the beer bottle 7 extends through the hole 20 under the nozzle body 12 into the empty chamber 13, and the annular slit 21 faces the gap 15 of the tapping portion of the beer bottle 7. There is. Next, a not-shown on-off valve opens and the cleaning liquid flows from the plug 25 into the nozzle body 12, fills the annular flow passage 22 and goes from the annular slit 21 toward the gap 15 between the crown 8 and the bottle mouth portion. Ejects like a cone. As a result, the gap 15 is cleaned and microorganisms, dust and the like are removed. The waste liquid after cleaning flows down along the upper outer wall surface of the beer bottle 7 and the like, and is discharged from the cover 6 through the discharge plug 31.
At this time, since the sealing member 30 is in contact with and seals the bottle shoulder portion 7a, the waste liquid does not flow down below the beer bottle 7 and does not scatter around.

After that, the cover 6 is lifted and separated from the beer bottle 7 by the reverse operation of the air cylinder device. Nozzle body 1
2 descends in the cover 6 and stops by hitting the stopper member 27. The washed beer bottle 7 is then sent to an automatic bacteria collecting device (not shown) and used for collecting bacteria.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the bottle stopper cleaning device according to the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, the cleaning liquid can be accurately sprayed into the gap between the bottle and the stopper such as the crown. Therefore, quick and appropriate cleaning can be performed. Also, prevent the waste liquid generated by washing from splashing around the bottle,
The atmosphere can be kept clean. Therefore, when the substance to be washed is a beer bottle after being stoppered, the subsequent inspection of the amount of yeast can be performed more accurately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a cover body combined with a beer bottle.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a cover body separated from a beer bottle.

FIG. 3 is an elevation view of the cleaning device before cleaning.

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the cleaning device during cleaning.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 column 2 cylinder tube 3 guide rod 4 slide block 5 arm 6 cover 7 beer bottle 7a beer bottle shoulder 8 crown 9 units 10 cylinder 11 end plate 12 nozzle body 13 void 14 annular contact surface 15 gap 16 downward Annular projection 17 Downward sleeve 18 Upward annular projection 19 Upward sleeve 20 Hole 21 Annular slit 22 Annular flow path 23 O-ring 24 Hole 25 Plug 26 Long hole 27 Stopper member 28 Compression coil spring 29 Edge member 30 Seal member 31 Plug

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cleaning liquid is sprayed from below to a cover body which is provided so as to be relatively close to and away from the bottle and can cover the upper part of the bottle, and a stopper portion of the bottle covered with the cover body from below. A nozzle member provided in the cover, and a seal member provided at a lower portion of the cover for abutting a shoulder portion of a bottle covered with the cover to prevent the washing liquid from flowing down. Cleaning device for bottle stoppers. 2. The bottle cap cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the nozzle body slides up and down in the cover body.