JPS58880A - Apparatus for washing green vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To wash green vegetables for pickling use, by passing the green vegetables through a horizontal cylinder and cleaning the vegetables with air bubbles blasted concentratedly to the vegetables, wherein the transfer of the vegetable is carried out by the water flow caused by the air blast. CONSTITUTION:The bubbles of air blasted from the inclined nozzle 13 in the washing cylinder 1 toward the discharging port 3 cause the water flow from the inlet port 2 to the discharging port 3. When a green vegetable W is charged through the inlet port 2 into the washing cylinder 1 directing the stalk of the vegetable forward, the vegetable is transferred to the discharging port 3 by the action of the water flow. In the course of transfer, the vegetable is washed with bubbles applied to the vegetable from thereunder, and is discharged from the discharging port 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a leaf vegetable washing device that mainly washes leafy vegetables for pickling, such as mustard greens, Nozawana, Japanese cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and Hiroshima cabbage.

Generally, this type of leafy vegetable is washed in an aquarium by showering it with air bubbles.
The conventional washing device has a water tank 3 as shown in FIG.
A fumarole pipe 31 is disposed at the bottom of the water tank 30, a net conveyor 32 is suspended in the water tank 30, and nails 33 are protruded from the net conveyor 32 at a required interval.
Then, while moving the leafy vegetables as the object W to be washed onto the nail 33 in the water tank 30, the fumarole pipe 31
However, such conventional devices have the following drawbacks.

(11) It takes a lot of time and effort to attach and remove leafy vegetables from the nails, and there is also the risk of getting your fingers injured by the nails.

(2) Instead of leafy vegetables falling off the nails in the aquarium and requiring unnecessary effort to retrieve them, the leafy vegetables coming off the nails and being blocked by the nine-leaf vegetables are prevented from being transferred, so that subsequent leaves can be easily removed. The vegetables come off the nails one after another, making it impossible to clean the dish smoothly.

(3) Larger equipment using a net conveyor! In addition, it is very expensive because the net conveyor is covered with garbage, which causes problems in terms of hygiene, and it takes a lot of effort to remove the garbage. cannot be easily maintained and managed.

(4) Air bubbles from the fumarole pipe are dispersed in the water tank and cannot be concentrated on the leafy vegetables, resulting in waste of air bubbles and poor cleaning effect.

As mentioned above, with conventional equipment, workability, equipment price,
It had many drawbacks in various respects, such as the handling of the 11iL device and the cleaning effect.

Therefore, in the present invention, a cylindrical body is hung horizontally in a water tank, and leafy vegetables as objects to be washed are passed through the cylindrical body, and air bubbles are intensively showered thereon, thereby making it easier to carry out the work. It also improves the cleaning effect and transfers the leafy vegetables inside the cylinder by using the flow of water caused by the force of air bubbles. The purpose is to have a simple structure and a low cost.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a washing cylinder having an inlet 2 for the object W to be washed at one end and an outlet 3 at the other end, and is formed of a cylinder with a circular cross section. This washing cylinder 1 is horizontally suspended in a water tank 4, and in the case of water, the upper part of the washing cylinder 1 is exposed slightly above the water surface 4' of the water tank 4, and the inside of the washing cylinder 1 is exposed. A space 5 communicating with the outside air is provided in the space. In addition, 6.6 is a support rod installed in the upper part of the washing tube 1, and a threaded part 6' is formed at the tip, and the groove is passed through the angle member 7 installed on the upper surface of the water tank 4. By screwing together the nut 8, the washing cylinder 1 is horizontally supported while being adjusted to a horizontal state. Further, 9 is a charging hopper connected to the charging/inlet 2. Further, in this embodiment, the cleaning tube 1 is configured as a cylinder with a circular cross section, but it may be configured as a tube with a square or polygonal cross section, and the number of cleaning tubes l is not shown in the example. However, the structure is not limited to two, and may be configured as a single tube or multiple tubes, which may be appropriately selected in consideration of the throughput, installation location, etc.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a fumarole pipe connected to the discharge 11 of the floor 11, which is piped along the length directly below the cleaning tube 1, and connects the tips of the many nozzle tubes 12 directly above the cleaning tube 1 to the cleaning tube 1.
Each of the blowholes 13, 13...f provided at the tip of the nozzle tube 12 by penetrating the lower surface thereof and protruding into the interior of the cleaning tube 1 is opened in a state in which they are lined up in the length direction, The nozzle pipe 12 is tilted (approximately 60 degrees) toward the outlet 3 of the cleaning tube 1, and the K and P1 jet ports 13 are tilted toward the outlet 3 of the cleaning tube 1. I'm letting you do it. In this case, the nozzle pipe 1 is placed on the bottom surface of the washing cylinder l.
A through-hole 14 with a larger outer diameter than the outer diameter of the second through-hole 14 is formed, and a gap is formed inside this through-hole 14! ! 1115 and the nozzle pipe 12
1111115 is used as a gap for discharging sand, etc. during this period. Note that 16 is a stand for the blower, and 17 is an intake pipe connected to the suction side of the blower 11.

18 is a water supply pipe connected to a water pipe, and its water supply port 1
9 is opposed to the inlet 2 of the washing machine *i. Further, 20 is an overflow pipe, and the water level in the tank 4 is maintained constant by overflowing the water in the tank 4 through an overflow port 21 at the upper end.

In the figure, 22 indicates a net, and 23 indicates a discharge pipe, and 24 indicates casters.

Therefore, inside the cleaning tube 1, air bubbles are generated by the air ejected from the jet nozzle 13, and these air bubbles are ejected 9 from the obliquely oriented jet nozzle 13 toward the discharge port 3 side.
Therefore, 1 yen of water is poured into the washing cylinder from the inlet 2 to the outlet 3.
When a flow is generated in the direction of 0, it becomes k0.And in this state, if leafy vegetables as the object to be washed W are put into the input port 2 with one part of the object W being at the tip, this leafy vegetable will flow through the inside of the washing tube 1 with water. It moves toward the discharge port 3 while being urged by the flow, and as it moves, it is washed while being bathed in air bubbles from below. In this case, the leafy vegetables move by floating up and down by being exposed to air bubbles from below and sinking due to the chalk, and the eastern part is diffused by the air bubbles, and the diffused eastern part is exposed to air bubbles.
In addition, since the air bubbles are concentrated within the regulated area inside the washing cylinder 1, it is possible to perform washing using the air bubbles effectively without letting the air bubbles escape. Also, at this time, if the washing tube 1 is formed so that the eight portions of the washing tube 1 can pass through the expanded eastern part of the leafy vegetables, all of the air bubbles can be bathed on the leafy vegetables without wasting them.

The leafy vegetables washed in the washing pan 1 as described above are discharged from the outlet 3, and thereafter, the vegetables are thrown up to complete the washing work.

Incidentally, the garbage removed from the leafy vegetables during washing floats on the water surface and flows into the overflow pipe 20P3 from the overflow port 21 and is removed, and the settled matter such as sand falls from the gap 15 and flows into the water tank. It will accumulate at the bottom of 4.

Further, as shown in the embodiment, if the water supply port 19 is placed opposite to the inlet 2 of the washing tube 1 yen, clean water is supplied to the washing tube 1 yen, and the circulation of fresh water and dirty water is promoted. In addition, the flow of water per 1 yen in the washing tube can be promoted, and the transfer of leafy vegetables can be made even smoother.

In addition, although leaf vegetables were used as the food W to be washed in the embodiments, it is also possible to wash other chopped vegetables. effective.

(b) Since the cleaning work is simple, just put the items to be washed through the input port and take them out from the discharge port, even women and women can perform the work without any skill, and there is no risk of danger. do not have.

(→ Since the items to be washed are transferred by the flow of water in the washing cylinder, there is no need to install a transfer device in a separate house, the device can be configured simply and the price can be significantly reduced, and the cleaning and maintenance of the device is easy. Management becomes easier.

e U) Since no net conveyor, nails, etc. are used, the work can be carried out smoothly without damaging the objects to be washed, and without delaying the transfer due to objects to be washed coming off the nails.

2) Because the water in the aquarium flows, there is no dirt attached to it, making it sanitary.

(e) Since the air bubbles can be concentrated on the object to be washed in the washing cylinder, the air bubbles can be used without wasting and the roots,
Mud and dirt firmly attached to the stem can be completely removed, and since the eastern part can be washed in an expanded state, every nook and corner can be thoroughly washed and the washing effect can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall plan view showing the washing device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is
The figure is an enlarged sectional view showing the main parts, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a conventional washing device. 1: Washing bag, 2: Inlet, 3: Outlet, 4: Water tank 13:
Fumarole, W: object to be cleaned. Patent applicant Takashi Komine

Claims (1)

[Claims] l) A washing cylinder 1 having an inlet 2 for the material to be washed W at one end and an outlet 3 at the other end is hung horizontally in a water tank 4 with a space 5 arranged therein, and the washing cylinder 1 A leaf vegetable washing device characterized in that the blowholes 13 are arranged in a row in the length direction of the washing tube 1, and each of the blowholes 13 is oriented diagonally toward the discharge port 3 side of the washing tube 1.