JP3038319B2 - Pot-type seedling box cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus capable of automatically cleaning a pot-type seedling box having a large number of pot portions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows a conventional apparatus for cleaning a seedling growing pot sheet. This cleaning apparatus is introduced into a cleaning chamber 101 provided in a main body 100 of the cleaning machine as shown in FIG. A nursery pot sheet 117 having a large number of pot portions 118 is introduced from the mouth 114, and a plurality of ratchet wheels 112 and 11 are introduced.
3, while the washing liquid is being sprayed from the plurality of washing liquid pipes 108 and 116, the lower surface thereof is brushed by the rotating brush 109, and the plurality of pot washing brushes 103 are rotated into the plurality of pot portions 118. Is inserted and brushed, and then discharged from the outlet 115.

[0003] Here, the pot cleaning brush 103 is
As shown in FIG. 6B, each pot cleaning brush is rotatably disposed on a gear box 102 which is swung in a direction indicated by an arrow with a cleaning liquid pipe 108 as a fulcrum by a cam wheel 110. The gear 105 fixed to the rotating shaft 104 of the gear 103 is engaged with the gear 105, and one of the gears 105 is connected to the rotating shaft 10 of the driving pulley 107.
The drive gear 106 fixed to 7a engages with the drive gear 106 to rotate simultaneously.

However, the above-mentioned prior art has a problem that the gear meshing structure and the like in a gear box in which a plurality of pot cleaning brushes are arranged are complicated, and the manufacturing cost is increased. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to realize a pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus which has a simple structure and can reduce the manufacturing cost. It is.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus according to the present invention has a plurality of pot portions and is provided with a plurality of transfer portions formed at intervals from each other along both side edges. A pot-type seedling box cleaning device for cleaning a pot-type seedling box having an engagement hole, wherein a box-shaped cleaning device main body having a supply port and an outlet on a front wall and a rear wall facing each other, A pair of upper guide rails for slidably guiding the side edges of the pot-type seedling box introduced into the cleaning device main body with the pot portion directed upward from the supply port to guide the pot-type seedling box to the outlet. And a transfer path including a pair of lower guide rails arranged at a distance below each upper guide rail, and engaging with the engaging hole of the pot-type seedling box to move toward the outlet. Having a claw wheel for Feeding means, an upper roll brush and a lower roll brush disposed above and below the transport path for brushing the upper and lower surfaces of the pot-type seedling box, respectively, and above and below the transport path, respectively. A liquid supply means for injecting the washing liquid toward the seedling box provided, and furthermore, the hair tips are moved up and down by a linear drive means below the transport path, and the hair tips are introduced from the supply port. It is characterized in that a plate-shaped brush that is driven into the pot-type seedling box is provided, and a pressing plate facing the plate-shaped brush is provided above the transport path.

Further, the plate-like brush may be formed by implanting wavy brush bristles in a rectangular shape on the upper surface of the plate-like main body in a rectangular shape, or the level of the cleaning liquid contained inside the cleaning device main body may be provided. Is provided with an overflow port for maintaining a predetermined height.

Further, a pot-type seedling box guide for supporting the pot-type seedling box discharged from the outlet is provided, and a vibrating rotator for vibrating the pot-type seedling box is disposed on the pot-type seedling box guide. I do.

[0008]

The pot-type seedling box introduced from the supply port is moved toward the take-out port by a transporting means having a ratchet, and is disposed at intervals below the pair of upper guide rails and each upper guide rail. Both sides are slid in a state in which both side edges are fitted into a conveyance path formed by a pair of lower guide rails, and are guided toward an outlet.

In the meantime, the bristles of a plate-shaped brush having a simple structure are struck against a pot-type seedling box, and the bristles and the washing liquid are intermittently pushed into the pot portion of the pot-type seedling box and the pot-type seedling box is intermittently pushed. The seedling box is shocked and the inside of the pot is washed. After that, the pot type seedling box
After the dirt is removed by brushing the upper and lower roll brushes from above and below, and the cleaning liquid injected from the liquid supply means, the dirt is discharged from the outlet through the outlet.

[0010]

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

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus according to the present invention. The pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus E ₁ has a box-like shape supported by a plurality of legs 10. A cleaning device main body 1 and a detachable lid member 2 that covers an upper opening of the cleaning device main body 1 are provided, and a rear wall 1b (may be provided on a front wall or a side wall) of the cleaning device main body 1 has a cleaning device main body. 1 is provided with an overflow port 5 for the cleaning liquid W contained therein and a drain port 6 for discharging the cleaning liquid W from inside the cleaning device main body 1. The drain port 6 is closed by a stopper 6a when used. At the same time, the cleaning liquid W is caused to overflow from the overflow port 5 so that the level of the cleaning liquid W in the cleaning device main body 1 is maintained at a constant level.

Further, a supply port 3 for introducing a pot-type seedling box 30 and an outlet 4 for discharging the pot-type seedling box 30 are provided in the front wall 1a and the rear wall 1b of the main body 1 facing each other. A pair of upper guide rails 11 arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval between the supply port 3 and the outlet 4, and a pot below each upper guide rail 11. A transport path is provided for the pot-type seedling box 30 including a pair of lower guide rails 12 arranged at a distance apart so that both side edges of the seedling box 30 are slidably fitted.

The pot-type seedling box 30 has a rectangular shape in plan view as shown in FIG. 5, and has a large number of pot portions 31 provided substantially over the entire surface at intervals from each other. Are formed at intervals from each other, and a slit 32 is formed in the bottom wall of each pot portion 31.

In this embodiment, the lower guide rail 12
Is shorter than the length of the upper guide rail 11, and between both ends thereof and the supply port 3 and the take-out port 4 are engaged with engagement holes 33 formed on both side edges of the pot-type seedling box 30. Claw wheels 13 and 14 for moving together (in the direction of the white arrow) toward the takeout are rotatably arranged,
A transport device having a ratchet wheel configured to be able to transport the pot-type seedling box 30 toward the exit by rotating the ratchet wheels 13 and 14 in the direction of the arrow by a rotary driving device (not shown) is provided. Have been.

A plate-like brush 22 which is moved up and down by a linear driving means, which will be described later, is provided below a conveying path comprising the upper guide rail 11 and the lower guide rail 12, and a plate above the conveying path. A flat pressing plate 23 facing the brush 22 is provided.

In the present embodiment, the plate-like brush 22 is formed by implanting wavy brush bristles 22b having a wavy tip in a rectangular shape on the upper surface of the plate-like main body 22a in the figure, and one side of the wavy brush bristles 22b. Is set to substantially the same length as the width of the pot-type seedling box 30, and the peak of the wave at the tip of the wavy brush bristles 22 b is substantially at the center of the pot portion 31 of the pot-type seedling box 30. By setting the both pitches to be approximately the same length so as to be located, the hair tips are devised so as to be easily pushed into the pot portion 31.

In place of the corrugated brush bristles 22b, brush bristles having a flat bristle portion may be used. In this case, the brush bristles are implanted so as not to reduce the detergency of the inner surface of the pot portion 31. It is necessary to select the rigidity.

The linear driving means for vertically moving the plate-like brush 22 is provided on both side walls (not shown) of the cleaning device main body 1.
A pair of front crankshafts 15a rotatably supported on the shaft
A crank arm 16a integrally provided on the distal end side of each front crankshaft 15a;
front crank mechanism K ₁ having a crank rod 17a which other end is pivotally connected to the projecting been front shaft member 18a on both end surfaces of the plate-shaped body 22a with one end to a is pivoted by a pin 19a A pair of rear crankshafts 15b rotatably supported at a distance from the front crankshaft 15a on the both end walls to a downstream portion in the transport direction of the pot-type seedling box 30 at intervals, and each rear crankshaft; Crank arm 1 integrally provided on the tip side of 15b
6b and one end of each crank arm 16b has a pin 19b.
And the other end side is a plate-shaped body 22.
consisting rear crank mechanism K ₂ having a pivotally mounted crank rod 17b to the projecting side end face of a rear-side shaft member 18b.

On the other hand, the front side shaft member 18a and the rear side shaft member 1 are provided on both side end surfaces of the plate-shaped main body 22a of the plate-shaped brush 22.
8b are projected from each other, and the front side shaft member 18a and each rear side shaft member 18b
Of the front-side guide member 20a and the long hole 21b of the rear-side guide member 20b fixed to the side walls. Therefore, when the front crankshaft 15a and the rear crankshaft 15b are rotated in the same direction by rotation driving means (not shown),
2 moves up and down, and the hair tips are intermittently hit against the pot-type seedling box 30.

Further, an upper roll brush 24 and a lower roll brush 25 are rotatable between the plate-like brush 22 and the ratchet wheel 14 on the side of the outlet 4 so as to sandwich the pot-type seedling box 30 to be conveyed from above and below. The pot-type seedling box can be brushed on the upper and lower surfaces of the pot type seedling box by being rotated in the direction of the arrow by rotation driving means (not shown).

[0021] In the pot type seedling box cleaning device E ₁ of the present embodiment, the pot 31 from the supply port 3 is introduced toward the upper pot type seedling box 30, ratchet wheel rotates in the direction of arrow 13
Engages with the engaging holes 33 provided along both side edges of the pot-type seedling box 30, and moves toward the outlet 4 (in the direction of the white arrow), and the both side edges are in the upper part. It is slid while being inserted between the guide rail 11 and the lower guide rail 12, and is conveyed toward the outlet 4.

[0022] during this transport the pot type seedling box 30, first, the front-side crank mechanism K ₁ and the rear-side crank mechanism waveform bristles 22b of the plate-like brushes 22 to be moved up and down by a linear drive means comprising K ₂ Although the bristle tips are struck, the bristle tips of the corrugated brush bristles 22 penetrate deeply into the pot portions 31 without being curved upward and deformed upward because the upper surface side in the figure is regulated by the pressing plate 23.
For this reason, the washing liquid W sprayed from the hair tip and the front side liquid supply means 9 and a part of the washing liquid W jumped up by the lower roll brush 25 are intermittently pushed into the pot portion 31 and the pot-type seedlings. An impact is applied to the box 30 to clean the inside of the pot portion 31.

After that, the pot-type seedling box 30 is brushed by the upper roll brush 24 and the lower roll brush 25 from the upper and lower surfaces in the drawing, and the washing liquid sprayed from the upper liquid supply means 7 and the lower liquid supply means 8. After the dirt is removed by W, it is discharged from the outlet 4 to the outside of the machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus according to the present invention. The pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus E ₂ of this embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment described above. instead of the front-side crank mechanism K ₁ and consists of the rear side crank mechanism K ₂ linear driving means for vertically moving the plate-like brushes 22, the fluid pressure cylinder 50a, and 50b used,
The free end sides of the piston rods 51a and 51b project from the both end surfaces of the plate-shaped main body 22a to form the front shaft members 18a and 18a.
BR> and the rear shaft member 18b.

The other parts are the same as in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a modified example which can be applied to each of the above-described first and second embodiments.
In this modification, a pair of guide arms 61 projecting substantially parallel to the outside of the machine from both sides of the opening of the outlet 4 is provided at a position near the outlet 4 provided on the rear wall of the cleaning device main body 1.
And a pot-type seedling box guide 60 for supporting the pot-type seedling box 30 discharged from the outlet 4, comprising a guide rod 62 fixed to the tip of the guide arm 61. A vibration rotating body 63 having a plurality of protrusions 64 projecting at intervals from each other along an outer peripheral surface rotated by rotation driving means (not shown) is supported at a substantially intermediate portion of the vibration rotating body 63.

According to the present modification, the tip end surface of the projection 64 of the vibrating rotator 63 comes into contact with the pot-type seedling box 30 discharged from the outlet 4 onto the pot-type seedling box guide 60. The pot-type seedling box 30 vibrates in the vertical direction (the direction of the arrow) in the figure, so that the attached washing liquid or the like can be shaken off.

[0028]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

Since the inside of the pot portion of the pot-type seedling box can be efficiently cleaned by the plate brush having a simple structure, the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a first embodiment of a pot-type seedling box cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a main part of the pot-type seedling box cleaning device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a second embodiment of the pot-type seedling box cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a modified example of the pot-type seedling box cleaning device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing a pot type seedling box partially broken away.

FIG. 6 shows a conventional seedling raising pot sheet cleaning device;
(A) is an overall explanatory view, and (b) is a schematic sectional view of a main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning device main body 1a Front wall 1b Rear wall 2 Lid member 3 Supply port 4 Outlet 5 Overflow port 6 Drain port 7, 8, 9, 9a Liquid supply means 10 Support leg 11 Upper guide rail 12 Lower guide rail 13, 14 Claw Car 15a Front crankshaft 15b Rear crankshaft 16a, 16b Crank arm 17a, 17b Crank rod 18a Front shaft member 18b Rear shaft member 19a, 19b Pin 20a, 20b Guide member 21a, 21b Slot 22 Plate-like brush 22a Plate-shaped main body 22b Corrugated brush hair 30 Pot-type seedling box 31 Pot portion 32 Slit 33 Engagement hole 60 Pot-type seedling box guide 61 Guide arm 62 Guide rod 63 Vibration rotator 64 Projection

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pot-type seedling box cleaning apparatus for cleaning a pot-type seedling box having a large number of pot portions and having engagement holes for conveyance formed at intervals along both side edges. A box-shaped cleaning device main body having a supply port and a take-out port on a front wall and a rear wall facing each other, and the pot introduced into the cleaning device main body with the pot portion directed upward from the supply port. A pair of upper guide rails for slidably guiding the side edges of the seedling box and guiding them to the outlet, and a pair of lower guide rails arranged at intervals below each upper guide rail. Transport means having a hook wheel for engaging the engaging hole of the pot-type seedling box and moving toward the outlet, and brushing the upper and lower surfaces of the pot-type seedling box, respectively. Do An upper roll brush and a lower roll brush respectively disposed above and below the transport path for supplying cleaning liquid to the seedling boxes disposed above and below the transport path. A plate-like brush is provided below the transport path, and has a brush tip that is moved up and down by a linear drive unit and whose hair tip is struck against the pot-type seedling box introduced from the supply port. A pot-type seedling box cleaning device, wherein a pressing plate facing the plate-like brush is provided above the transport path. 2. The pot-type seedling box cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the plate-like brush is formed by implanting wavy brush bristles in a square shape on the upper surface of the plate-like main body. apparatus. 3. The pot-type seedling box according to claim 1, wherein an overflow port is provided in the main body of the cleaning device for maintaining the level of the cleaning liquid contained therein at a predetermined level. Cleaning equipment. 4. A pot-type seedling box guide for supporting a pot-type seedling box discharged from an outlet is provided, and a vibrating rotator for vibrating the pot-type seedling box is disposed on the pot-type seedling box guide. The pot-type seedling box cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cleaning is performed.