JP3059826U - Automatic basket cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide an automatic car cleaning apparatus capable of automatically cleaning a large number of baskets simply by setting the basket. A plurality of stacked baskets are carried in from a carry-in port of a cleaning tank and set in a delivery means. The delivery means 24 pulls out the baskets 12 one by one downward and delivers them to the car support means 22. The car 12 supported by the car support means 22 moves between the storage part 34 and the space part 32 of the washing tank 18 together with the orbital movement of the orbital moving means 20. In the course of the orbital movement, the basket 12 is immersed in the washing liquid and washed, and water is sprayed from the water jet nozzle 26 to wash away the washing liquid. Next, the basket 12 is dried by blowing heated air from a heated air jet nozzle 28. The dried basket 12 is carried out of the apparatus by the carrying-out means 30. Thereby, a large number of baskets 12 can be collectively and automatically cleaned.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an automatic basket washing apparatus, and more particularly to an automatic basket basket washing apparatus for automatically washing a large number of shopping baskets used in supermarkets and the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, when washing a large number of shopping carts used in supermarkets, etc., immerse a large number of baskets once or twice a month in a large rubber pool that holds the washing liquid, and then soak one basket for a certain period of time. They were withdrawn from the pool by tap water and rinsed. The basket was dried naturally or by blowing high-pressure air.

[0003] As another method of car washing, baskets are washed one by one with a jet nozzle.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, both in the case of using a rubber pool as in the past and the case of using a jet nozzle, since the cleaning is basically performed manually, the work efficiency is poor and the cleaning efficiency of There is a problem that labor is great. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic basket cleaning apparatus that can automatically wash a large number of baskets simply by setting the basket in the apparatus.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a cleaning tank having a space at an upper part, a storage part of a cleaning liquid for cleaning a basket at a lower part, and a carry-in port and a carry-out port of the car; And a plurality of orbiting moving means which are vertically disposed in the inside and which move orbit between the storage part and the space part; and a plurality of which are attached to the orbiting moving means at regular intervals along the orbital direction. A car supporting means for detachably supporting the car and revolving around the revolving moving means, and the car set in a state where the car is carried in from the carry-in entrance and is stacked in a downward direction; A delivery unit that pulls out the basket one by one and delivers it to the basket support unit; a water jet unit that is provided in the space and that sprays water on the basket that has been washed with the cleaning liquid; Wherein the cleaning liquid is washed A heating air ejection means for blowing the heated air to the streamed basket, a pre SL basket from the carry-out port and carry-out means for unloading outside the cleaning tank, further comprising a a feature.

According to the present invention, first, a plurality of stacked baskets are carried in from a carry-in entrance of a washing tank and set in a delivery means. The delivery means extracts the baskets one by one downward and delivers them to the car support means. The car supported by the car support means moves around between the cleaning liquid in the washing tank and the space together with the orbital movement of the orbital moving means. In the course of the orbital movement, the basket is washed by dipping in the washing liquid, and the washed basket is sprayed with water from a water jet nozzle to wash the basket with water and to wash away the washing liquid. Next, the basket is dried by blowing the heated air from the nozzle for ejecting heated air into the basket. The dried basket is carried out of the apparatus by carrying out means. This makes it possible to automatically wash a large number of baskets at once.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the automatic basket cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing the entire configuration of the automatic basket washing apparatus 10 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the entire configuration. FIG. 3A shows a standard shopping basket 12 used in a supermarket or the like. The basket body 12A is formed in a stitch shape, and the basket 12 has a pair of handles 12B, 12B which can be turned upside down. Installed. FIG. 3B shows a transport flat basket 16 for transporting articles, in which only the bottom surface is formed in a stitch shape and there is no handle. In the embodiment of the present invention, an example of a shopping basket 12 will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the automatic basket cleaning apparatus 10 of the present invention mainly includes a cleaning tank 18, a circling movement unit 20, a basket support unit 22, a delivery unit 24, and a water jet. It is composed of a nozzle 26, a heated air ejection nozzle 28, and an ejection means 30. The storage part 34 for storing the cleaning liquid is formed on the lower side while the part 32 is formed. A water supply pipe 36 for supplying water is connected to the cleaning tank 18, and a detergent tank 38 is provided in the middle of the water supply pipe 36. Then, the inflow amount of the detergent is adjusted by the flow control valve 39. As a result, the washing water containing the detergent is supplied from the water supply pipe 36 to the storage section 34. In the case of the automatic cleaning device 10, as the detergent, a detergent having a high effect of raising dirt on the basket 12 and a high sterilizing / bactericidal effect is preferable. For example, "JOLIS (trade name)" can be used.

A drain pipe 40 for draining the cleaning liquid is connected to the bottom of the cleaning tank 18, and the drain pipe 40 is provided with an open / close valve 42. In the washing tank 18, there is provided a vertical orbiting moving means 20 which orbits between the space 32 and the storage 34. The cleaning tank 18 has a carry-in port 44 (see FIG. 2) for carrying the basket 12 into the cleaning tank 18 and a carry-out port 46 for carrying the basket 12 out of the cleaning tank 18. A transparent door 45 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the orbiting moving means 20 mainly includes a chain conveyer 50 that orbits while being guided by a guide rail 48 having a U-shaped cross section through wheels 52, and a chain conveyer 50. It comprises a driving device 51 (see FIG. 1) for driving. That is, a pair of guide rails 48 are provided on both sides of the chain conveyor 50 along the orbital movement trajectory. The chain conveyor 50 and the guide rail 48 are connected to each other by a number of wheels 52, 52, which are rotatably supported by the chain conveyor 50 and run while engaging with the guide rail 48. The chain conveyer 50 is provided with a plurality of expansion / contraction devices 56 of the car support means 22 at regular intervals along the direction of its circumferential movement.

As shown in FIG. 5, the car support means 22 mainly includes two claw members 54, 54 and an expansion / contraction device 56 for expanding / contracting the claw members 54. The expanding / contracting device 56 may be any mechanism as long as it can expand / contract the pair of claw members 54, 54. For example, the expanding / contracting device 56 can be configured as shown in FIG. That is, the lower portions of the pair of claw members 54 are supported by pins 56B, 56B rotatably supported by the device box 56A of the expansion / contraction device 56, respectively. Also, nut members 56C, 56C are attached to the lowermost end portions of the pair of claw members 54, 54, respectively, and this nut member 56C is screwed into a ball screw 56D in which the direction of the screw groove is reversed in the middle. Then, the ball screw 56D is rotated by the forward / reverse rotation motor 56E. Thus, for example, when the motor 56E is rotated forward, the pair of claw members 54, 54 can be expanded, and when rotated reversely, the claw members 54 can be contracted.

An elastic pad 58 made of, for example, rubber is fixed to the tip of each of the two claw members 54, 54. When the claw members 54, 54 are expanded, the pads 58 are used. The inner surface of the basket 12 is pressed. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, when the car support means 22 rotates together with the orbiting moving means 20 and moves to a position immediately below the transfer means 24 (hereinafter, referred to as “delivery position A”), the basket 12 is moved to the transfer means 24. From the car support means 22 downward. In this case, the delivery position A is located on the left side of the center of the cleaning tank 18 shown in FIG. 1 to secure a long moving path for the car 12 to move in the cleaning liquid. When the basket 12 falls on the car support means 22, the pair of claw members 54, 54 are in a contracted state, and the two claw members 54, 54 are held between the pair of hanging handles 12B, 12B of the basket 12. Inserted. Then, in this state, the pawl members 54, 54 expand to each other, and the inner surface of the cage 12 is pressed against and supported by the pad 58. In this case, if the width of the tip portion of the claw member 54 is increased and the pad 58 is adhered to the outer surface of the claw member 54 to press the inner surface of the cage 12, the pressure contact area can be increased. As a result, the rotation of the basket 12 that is likely to occur when the car support means 22 moves to the side surface of the cleaning tank 18, and the claw members 54 that easily occur when water is injected from the water injection nozzle 26 into the basket 12. Of the basket 12 can be prevented from falling off. Further, the magnitude of the stroke in the expanding operation of the pair of claw members 54, 54 is such that the pair of grips 12B, 12B of the basket 12 have an opening angle of 100 ° or more, preferably 110 ° or more as shown in FIG. Is set to As described above, when the angle of opening of the handles 12B, 12B of the basket 12 is set to 100 ° or more, when the basket 12 is separated from the car supporting means 22 at the separation position B of the basket 12 in FIG. B and 12B fall down to the basket mouth 12B (see FIG. 3A). Thus, when the baskets 12 are carried out and stacked, the handles 12B and 12B do not become an obstacle, so that the baskets can be automatically stacked.

The delivery means 24 is disposed above the delivery position A, and is composed of a pair of finned conveyor devices 60, 60 which are vertically opposed as shown in FIG. In the conveyor device 60, an endless belt 64 is stretched over a pair of upper and lower pulleys 62, 62, and the upper pulley 62, that is, the pulley 62 not immersed in the cleaning liquid, is driven to rotate by a drive motor (not shown). The endless belts 64 of the pair of conveyor devices 60, 60 have opposite belt surfaces 64A, 64A moving downward at the same speed, and the surface of the endless belt 64 has a straight surface in the running direction. A plurality of intersecting fin members 66 are provided at predetermined intervals. When the basket 12 is set on the delivery means 24, the basket 12 is placed so as to extend over the facing fin members 66 of the pair of endless belts 64 in a downward state. Thereby, the plurality of baskets 12 to be washed are set in a state of being stacked between the pair of endless belts 64. Then, when the pair of endless belts 64, 64 are operated, the fin members 66 are sequentially removed from the lower basket 12 of the stacked baskets 12, and fall into the basket support means 22 in a downward state. It is set in advance so that the falling timing of the basket 12 falling from the delivery means 24 and the movement timing of the orbiting car support means 22 to the delivery position coincide. In this case, the drop timing and the movement timing may be matched with the orbiting means 20 being continuously moved. However, the basket is set at the delivery position A by intermittently moving the orbiting means 20 at a constant pitch. If the support means 22 is stopped for a predetermined time, it becomes easy to match the drop timing with the movement timing. Further, the operation of the endless belt 64 in the delivery means 24 can be manually performed, and when the basket 12 is set in the delivery means 24, the pair of endless belts 64 are manually set while slightly moving. . Then, by switching from manual operation to automatic operation, all the devices of the cleaning apparatus 10 including the delivery means 24 are operated, and thereby the automatic cleaning operation is started. Further, the pair of conveyor devices 60, 60 can be approached or separated from each other so as to be able to support the baskets 12 having different widths.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of water jet nozzles 26 A, 26 A,... Provided on the space portion 32 side of the cleaning tank 18 along the orbital moving means 20, as shown in FIG. A water supply device (not shown) for supplying water to the nozzle 26A. Then, the water is blown from the water blowing nozzle 26A to the basket 12 which has been dipped in the washing liquid and washed. By this showering, the basket 12 is rinsed to remove the detergent adhering to the basket 12. Although not shown, the water blowing nozzle 26A is formed of four branch nozzles so that water can be jetted to four corners of the cage 12.

As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of hot air jet nozzles 28 are provided along the orbital moving means 20 on the space 32 side of the cleaning tank 18 and on the subsequent stage side of the water jet nozzle 26. , And a heated air supply device (not shown) for supplying heated air to the hot air blowing nozzle 28A via an air pipe 68. Then, heated compressed air is blown onto the basket 12 washed with water by the water injection nozzle 26. Thereby, the basket 12 is dried.

As shown in FIG. 2, the carrying-out means 30 mainly includes a receiving stand 70 for receiving the basket 12 detached from the car supporting means 22, and a pusher device 72 provided on a side of the receiving stand 70. Is done. One end of the cradle 70 extends from the carry-out port 46 to the outside of the washing tank 18, and a pusher device 72 is located on the other end side of the cradle 70. In addition, the carry-out port 46 is provided with a contact plate 76 for dropping the basket 12 extruded from the carry-out port 46 to the same position on the stacking table 74. Then, when the car 12 supported by the car support means 22 and orbiting moves to the disengagement position B, the pair of claw members 54, 54 of the car support means 22 are contracted to hold the car 12 in an upward position. Drop it on 70. The dropped basket 12 is pushed by the telescopic rod 73 of the pusher device 72 on the side of the basket 12 in the direction of the carry-out port 46, slides on the receiving stand 70, and is pushed out of the washing tank 18 from the carry-out port 46. It comes into contact with the contact plate 76. At this time, the basket 12 is temporarily held by the extension rod 73 and the contact plate 76, and the extension state of the extension rod 73 is contracted, whereby the clamping state is released and the basket 12 falls. . As the pusher device 72, for example, a cylinder device that expands and contracts a piston rod can be used.

Next, the operation of the automatic basket cleaning device 10 of the present invention configured as described above will be described. After switching the delivery means 24 to manual, a plurality of baskets 12 to be cleaned in the first batch are set in the delivery means 24 from the carry-in port 44 of the cleaning tank 18. When the setting of the basket 12 is completed, the manual operation is switched to the automatic operation. As a result, the cleaning liquid containing the detergent is supplied from the water supply pipe 36 to the storage section 34 of the cleaning tank 18, and the orbiting means 20, the basket support means 22, the delivery means 24, the water injection nozzle 26, and the heated air The switches of the respective devices of the nozzle 28 and the unloading means 30 are turned on, and automatic cleaning is started.

In the step of cleaning the basket 12, first, the plurality of baskets 12 set in the delivery unit 24 are transferred to the basket support unit 22 in order from the lower basket 12, and the cleaning liquid is rotated by the orbital movement unit 20. Moving. Due to the movement in the cleaning liquid, the basket 12 is cleaned with the cleaning liquid, and the adhered substances such as vinyl pieces and price tags attached to the basket 12 are removed in the cleaning liquid. In this case, when the cleaning liquid is vibrated or agitated by an ultrasonic device or a stirrer (not shown), the cleaning effect and the adhering matter removing effect can be improved.

Next, water is injected from the water injection nozzle 26 to the basket 12 that has passed through the cleaning liquid, and the cleaning liquid is washed. At this time, the water jet nozzle is formed by four branch nozzles, and the jetted water hits the corner of the basket 12, so that dirt is conspicuous. Can be. Next, the heated compressed air is blown from the heated air jet nozzle 28 to the basket 12 from which the washing liquid has been washed. The moisture adhering to the basket 12 is blown off by the heated compressed air, and is dried by the heat of the heated air.

Next, when the dried basket 12 is circulated to the detached position, the pair of claw members 54 of the car support means 22 contract and operate to detach the basket 12. As a result, the basket 12 falls onto the cradle 70 in an upward state. During the contraction operation of the pair of claw members 54, 54, since the pair of handles 12B, 12B of the basket 12 are opened by 100 ° or more, the pair of handles 12B, 12B fall down toward the basket opening 12C. It falls to the receiving stand 70 in a state where it is in a state.

Next, the basket 12 that has dropped onto the receiving table 70 is pushed by the telescopic rod 73 of the pusher device 72, pushed out of the washing tank 18 from the carry-out port 46, and comes into contact with the contact plate 76. As a result, the basket 12 is positioned by being sandwiched between the abutting plate 76 and the telescopic rod 73, and falls on the stacking table 74 simultaneously with the contracting operation of the telescopic rod 73. In this case, if the air blown out from the heated air jet nozzle 28 forms an airflow discharged from the carry-out port 46, the wind from the heated air jet nozzle 28 may hinder the carry-out of the basket 12. Absent.

Next, the basket 12 carried out from the carry-out port 46 falls onto the stacking table 74 and the automatic cleaning is completed. In this case, since the pair of handles 12B, 12B of the basket 12 are in a state of being tilted to the basket mouth 12C, the baskets 12 falling on the stacking table 74 are sequentially stacked. Note that, in the embodiment of the present invention, an example of a basket with a handle has been described, but a flat basket for transportation can be similarly washed.

[0023]

[Effects of the invention] As described above, according to the automatic basket cleaning device of the present invention, a large number of baskets can be automatically cleaned at once just by setting the basket, thereby improving the efficiency of the basket cleaning. The cleaning cost can be reduced because the cleaning cost can be reduced and almost no manpower is required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing an entire configuration of an automatic basket cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the entire configuration of the automatic basket cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a basket.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view for explaining the orbital moving means in the automatic basket cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view illustrating a basket supporting means in the automatic basket cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view illustrating the delivery means in the automatic basket cleaning apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Automatic washing apparatus 12 ... Shopping basket 12B ... Basket handle 12C ... Basket mouth 18 ... Cleaning tank 20 ... Circular movement means 22 ... Basket support means 24 ... Delivery means 26 ... Water injection nozzle 28 ... Heated air injection nozzle 30 ... Carrying-out means 32 ... Cleaning tank space 34 ... Cleaning tank storage section 36 ... Water supply pipe 38 ... Detergent tank 44 ... Cleaning tank carry-in port 46 ... Cleaning tank carry-out port 48 ... Guide rail 50 ... Tune conveyor 51 ... Driving device 54 ... Claw member 56 ... Expansion / contraction device 58 ... Pad 60 ... Conveyor device 64 ... Endless belt 66 ... Fine member 70 ... Receiving stand 72 ... Pusher device 74 ... Collecting stand 76 ... Abutment plate

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Ryoichi Matsuo 1-8-8 Ono-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture 2101 Inside J-Sai Service Co., Ltd. (72) Akio Asai Honcho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo ─28─4 (72) Inventor Yoichi Kato 134-37 Matsuhidai, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A cleaning tank having a space at an upper part and a storing part of a cleaning liquid for cleaning a basket at a lower part, a cleaning tank having a carry-in entrance and a carry-out exit of the car, and disposed vertically in the cleaning tank. A circulating means for circulating between the storage part and the space part; a plurality of circulating means attached to the circulating means at regular intervals along the circling direction to removably support the cage and A car supporting means which moves around together with a moving means; and wherein the car is carried in from the carry-in port and set in a state of being stacked downward, and the set baskets are pulled out one by one to pull out the car support. Delivery means for delivering to the means; water jetting means provided in the space and spraying water on the basket washed with the washing liquid; heating air provided in the space and washing the washing liquid with the basket. And heating the air jetting means for blowing, and unloading means for unloading the basket from the carry-out port to the outside of the cleaning tank, an automatic cleaning apparatus of the car, characterized in that it comprises a. 2. The delivery means comprises a pair of finned conveyers moving in a vertical direction facing each other according to the width of a car, and the car is placed between the fins of the pair of finned conveyers. 2. The automatic basket cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the basket is placed with its mouth facing down. 3. The car support means includes a pair of claw members and an expansion / contraction device for expanding / contracting the pair of claw members, and the pair of claw members are inserted into the pair of claw members. The basket automatic cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the basket is supported by being expanded.