JP2011015622A - Apparatus for washing hen egg or spherical fruits and vegetables - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that in an apparatus for washing hen eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables, although hen eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables to be washed advance linearly in the washing apparatus, since bristle tips of rotary brushes draw circular arcs, the time in which the rotary brushes are in contact with the articles to be washed is short, dirt attached to the articles to be washed is not sufficiently removed when the number of rotary brushes is not increased.SOLUTION: The hen eggs E are conveyed in a conveying direction A by conveying means 3 having projecting parts and efficiently brought into contact with a plurality of the mounted rotary brushes 2 attached to the washing apparatus 1. Since the contact time between the rotary brushes 2 and the hen eggs E increases and washing effects are improved, dirt attached to the hen eggs E is sufficiently removed without increasing the number of the rotary brushes 2 of the washing apparatus 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning apparatus for chicken eggs or spherical fruit vegetables, and more particularly, to a cleaning apparatus that removes dirt adhered to the surface of chicken eggs or spherical fruit vegetables sprayed with cleaning water by brushing with a rotating brush.

  When the article to be cleaned is a chicken egg, the eggshell of the chicken egg conveyed from the chicken house is contaminated with dirt such as chicken droppings, feathers, chicken blood, egg yolk, egg white, and chicken house dust. If these stains attached to the eggshell of the chicken egg are not removed, bacteria such as Salmonella may propagate and cause food poisoning, so to remove these stains attached to the eggshell of the chicken egg Is required (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  A conventional cleaning apparatus for removing these stains will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the cleaning device 31, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a relationship between the cleaning effect and time for the eggs e passing through the cleaning device 31. As shown in FIG. 3, the conventional cleaning device 31 includes a rotating brush 32 and a conveying means 33.

  The rotating brush 32 brushes the chicken egg e to which the cleaning water has been sprayed to remove dirt such as chicken manure attached to the eggshell of the chicken egg e. A plurality of the rotating brushes 32 are arranged along the conveying direction a of the chicken egg e so that the hair tip contacts the eggshell of the chicken egg e. In FIG. 3, three rotating brushes 32 are arranged, which are 32x, 32y, and 32z, respectively.

  The transport means 33 is a bar conveyor, and includes a guide member 34, a transport chain 36, and a transport bar 37. The guide member 34 forms a transport path for guiding the chicken egg e to travel in the transport direction a, and is fixed to the cleaning device 31 by a guide member fixture 35.

  In addition, the guide member 34 prevents the egg e from moving up, down, left, and right when the egg e contacts the rotating brush 32. Both ends of the transport bar 37 are fixed to the transport chain 36, and a plurality of transport bars 37 are arranged at equal intervals on the transport path formed by the guide member 34. Since the transport chain 36 proceeds in the transport direction a along the transport path, the transport bar 37 fixed to the transport chain 36 pushes the egg e in the transport direction a along the transport path formed by the guide member 34. Transport while.

  The egg e is pushed on the conveyance path formed by the guide member 34 by the conveyance bar 37 of the conveyance means 33 and is conveyed in the conveyance direction a while rotating about the longitudinal direction of the egg e. At this time, the locus | trajectory of the vertex of the egg e conveyed while rotating around a longitudinal direction is shown with the dashed-dotted line p.

  The chicken eggs e transported in the transport direction a are sprayed with cleaning water by the cleaning device 31 and brushed by the rotating brush 32x to remove dirt such as chicken manure adhering to the eggshell. As shown in FIG. 3, the eggs e are brushed by the rotating brush 32x between t1 and t3. The cleaning effect of the rotating brush 32x is that the eggs e contact the rotating brush 32x at t1 in the transport direction. As it goes to a, it rises and reaches the maximum at t2 at which the rotating brush 32x contacts the egg e most efficiently.

  When the egg e passes t2, the cleaning effect decreases as the egg e moves in the transport direction a. When the egg e passes t3, the egg e is separated from the rotating brush 32x, and the cleaning effect is lost. Thereafter, the egg e is further transported in the transport direction a and brushed between t4 and t6 and t7 and t9 by the next rotating brushes 32y and 32z. At this time, the relationship between the cleaning effect of the rotary brushes 32x, 32y, and 32z on the egg e and the time is shown in FIG.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-146741

  In such a conventional cleaning device 31, the bristles of the rotary brush 32 draw an arc even though the chicken egg e advances in a straight line toward the transport direction a as shown in FIG. The contact time with e is shortened. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning effect is maximized only for a moment when the egg e passes through t2, t5, and t8. Therefore, if the number of the rotating brushes 32 is not increased, the chicken dung adhering to the eggshell of the egg e Such as dirt cannot be removed sufficiently.

  At present, the conventional cleaning apparatus with a processing capacity of 5,000 eggs per hour on one line of the conveyance path has 12 rotating brushes arranged to sufficiently remove dirt such as chicken droppings attached to the eggshell of the eggs. It is installed. In the future, in order to increase the processing capacity per row of the cleaning apparatus to 10,000 eggs per hour, for example, the egg transportation speed must be doubled, so the time during which the egg is in contact with the rotating brush Becomes half of the conventional. Then, unless the number of rotating brushes is doubled to 24, the dirt such as chicken dung adhering to the eggshell of the egg cannot be removed sufficiently, and there is a problem that the cleaning device is enlarged. .

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above situation, and provides the washing | cleaning apparatus in which the rotating brush per one removes the stain | pollution | contamination adhering to a chicken egg or spherical fruit vegetables more efficiently than the conventional washing | cleaning apparatus. For the purpose.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a cleaning apparatus for chicken eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables, wherein a plurality of rotating brushes for brushing and removing dirt adhering to chicken eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables and between the plurality of rotating brushes A cleaning device for egg or spherical fruit vegetables, comprising a conveying means having a convex portion on the surface.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the rotating brush is brushing chicken eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables, the conveying means conveys the eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables at a certain distance from the rotation axis of the rotating brush. It is a washing | cleaning apparatus of the chicken egg or spherical fruit vegetables of Claim 1.

  According to the cleaning apparatus of the present invention, chicken eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables are transported by transport means having a convex portion on the transport path, and are cleaned in contact with the rotating brush efficiently, so that the cleaning effect per rotating brush is high. improves. Then, even if the number of rotating brushes per cleaning device is reduced, a high cleaning effect can be obtained, so that the cleaning device can be reduced in size.

  In addition, when the number of rotating brushes is not reduced, the processing capacity per cleaning device is improved, and therefore, it is possible to cope with a higher speed.

It is a principal part enlarged view of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the washing | cleaning effect and time of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on a prior art. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the washing | cleaning effect and time of the washing | cleaning apparatus based on a prior art.

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

<Configuration>
FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a main part of a cleaning device 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship between a cleaning effect and time for chicken eggs E passing through the cleaning device 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning device 1 includes a rotating brush 2 and a transport unit 3.

  The rotating brush 2 brushes the hen egg E to which the cleaning water is sprayed to remove dirt such as hen droppings adhering to the eggshell of the hen egg E. A plurality of the rotating brushes 2 are arranged along the conveying direction A of the chicken egg E so that the hair tips come into contact with the eggshell of the egg E. In FIG. 1, three rotating brushes 2 are provided, which are 2X, 2Y, and 2Z, respectively.

  The transport means 3 is a bar conveyor, and includes a guide member 4, a transport chain 6, and a transport bar 7. The guide member 4 forms a conveyance path having a convex portion between the adjacent rotary brushes 2 and guides the eggs E in the conveyance direction A along the conveyance path. The convex portion of the guide member 4 is fixed to the cleaning device 1 by a guide member fixture 5.

  In addition, the guide member 4 prevents the egg E from moving up and down, left and right when the egg E comes into contact with the rotating brush 2 and coming off the conveyance path. Furthermore, while the rotating brush 2 is brushing the eggs E, the cleaning effect of the rotating brush 2 is kept at a maximum by setting the distance from the rotating shaft of the rotating brush 2 to a certain distance that can be brushed most efficiently. It can be transported as it is.

  Both ends of the transport bar 7 are fixed to the transport chain 6, and a plurality of transport bars 7 are arranged at equal intervals on the transport path formed by the guide member 4. Since the transport chain 6 proceeds in the transport direction A along the transport path, the transport bar 7 fixed to the transport chain 6 pushes the egg E in the transport direction A along the transport path formed by the guide member 4. Transport while. Moreover, the conveying means 3 is not limited to the bar conveyor provided with the guide member 4, and a known conveying device can be used.

<Description of operation>
The egg E is pushed on the transport path formed by the guide member 4 by the transport bar 7 of the transport means 3 and is transported in the transport direction A while rotating about the longitudinal direction of the egg E. At this time, the locus | trajectory of the vertex of the egg E conveyed while rotating around a longitudinal direction is shown with the dashed-dotted line P. FIG.

  The chicken egg E transported in the transport direction A is sprayed with cleaning water by the cleaning device 1 and brushed by the rotating brush 2X to remove dirt such as chicken manure adhering to the eggshell. As shown in FIG. 1, the eggs E are brushed by the rotating brush 2X between T1 and T4. The cleaning effect of the rotating brush 2 is the transfer direction after the eggs E contact the rotating brush 2X at T1. Ascending to A, it rises and reaches the maximum at T2 at which the rotating brush 2X comes into contact with the egg E most efficiently.

  When the egg E passes T2, the egg E moves in the transfer direction A along the transfer path formed by the guide member 4 while keeping the distance from the rotation axis of the rotary brush 2X at a constant distance that can be brushed most efficiently. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning effect of the rotary brush 2X maintains the maximum value until the egg E passes T3. When the egg E passes T3, the cleaning effect decreases as it proceeds in the A direction. When the egg E passes T4, the egg E is separated from the rotating brush 2X, and thus the cleaning effect is lost. Thereafter, the egg E is further transported in the transport direction A and brushed between T5 to T8 and T9 to T12 by the next rotating brushes 2Y and 2Z. At this time, the relationship between the cleaning effect of the rotary brushes 2X, 2Y, and 2Z on the chicken egg E and time is shown in FIG.

<Effect>
As described above, according to the cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning effect per rotating brush is improved as compared with the conventional cleaning device. Therefore, the number of rotating brushes that must be disposed in the cleaning device. And the size of the cleaning device can be reduced.

  In addition, the rotating brush of the cleaning apparatus according to the present invention can efficiently brush the surface of chicken eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables, so if oil or the like is used instead of cleaning water, the surface of chicken eggs or spherical fruits and vegetables can be removed. It can also be used when coating.

  In addition, the effect described in the Example of this invention only enumerated the most suitable effect resulting from this invention, and the effect by this invention is not limited to what was described in the Example of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning apparatus 2 Rotating brush 3 Conveying means 4 Guide member 5 Guide member fixing tool 6 Conveying chain 7 Conveying bar E Chicken egg

Claims (2)

  A cleaning device for chicken eggs or spherical fruit vegetables, a plurality of rotating brushes for removing dirt adhered to the chicken eggs or spherical fruit vegetables by brushing, and a conveying means having a convex portion between the plurality of rotating brushes, A cleaning device for egg or spherical fruit vegetables comprising   2. The egg or spherical egg according to claim 1, wherein when the rotating brush is brushing the chicken egg or the spherical fruit vegetables, the conveying means conveys the egg or the spherical fruit vegetables at a certain distance from the rotation axis of the rotating brush. Fruit and vegetable cleaning equipment.

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