JPS6355913B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Object of the Invention" Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a method for cleaning or peeling and cleaning the roots of long root vegetables.

Prior Art 1 Long root vegetables have a length of about 30 to 100 cm, with a stem and a petiole base at one end of the root.

Previously, the stems of long root vegetables were grasped and rubbed under water with a scrubbing brush or rope to remove mud, or mechanically rubbed with a brush roll, but in order to cook, the outer skin had to be completely peeled off. Recently, there are 5 manual techniques that can completely remove the skin using a hard fiber brush roll.
Automatic machines that are ~6 times more efficient have become commercially available.

Problems to be Solved As shown in Figure 2a, the main part of this automatic machine is to grip the stem with a conveyor belt and pass it between brush rolls for cleaning or peeling, and it is impossible to peel the gripped part. Once taken out of the machine, as shown in Figure 2 b.
It is necessary to rotate 180 degrees, grasp the root part with a conveying belt, and wash or peel the stem part, which is inefficient.

"Structure of the Invention" Means for Solving the Problem Therefore, in this invention, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. b, the present invention provides a method for cleaning or peeling the roots by grasping the roots with the second conveying belt 2 and feeding them only once.

Action: The stems of long root vegetables are gripped by the first conveyor belt and washed or peeled while passing between the brush rolls, and immediately before the grip of the stems of the long root vegetables is released from the first conveyor belt. The roots of long root vegetables are grasped in the second conveyance zone, and cleaning or peeling is completed while the roots are passing between brush rolls.The long root vegetables are turned into finished products after one feeding operation and are discharged outside the machine. be done.

Example This will be explained with reference to FIG.

There is a first conveyor belt 1, an inlet belt 3 having a direction of rotation in a direction oblique to its transport direction, and in front of which there are several pairs of first brush rolls 5.

There is a second brush roll 6 at the tip of the first brush roll 5 on the side of the first conveyance belt 1, and the second brush roll 6 is located on the opposite side of the first conveyance belt 1 with the first brush roll 5 sandwiched between the first brush roll 5 and the same slope as the first conveyance belt 1. Second conveyor belt 2
, and the end of the first conveyance belt 1 and the tip of the second conveyance belt 2 are provided in the same row.

4 is a delivery belt.

Note that the first conveyance belt 1, the second conveyance belt 2, the carry-in belt 3, the delivery belt 4, the first brush roll 5, and the second brush roll 6 all rotate in the direction of the arrow.

In FIG. 3, a indicates the upper roll and b indicates the lower roll for both the first and second brush rolls 5 and 6.

The procedure for washing or peeling long root vegetables using this device will be explained.

The first conveyance belt 1, the second conveyance belt 2, the first brush roll 5, the second brush roll 6, the carry-in belt 3, and the send-out belt 4 are rotated in the arrow direction, and the long root vegetables 10 are placed on the carry-in belt 3. When fed, the stems are gripped by the first conveying belt 1 and fed into the space between the first brush rolls 5, and as the first conveying belt 1 advances, the long root vegetables 10 also advance, and the first brush roll 5, the long root vegetables 10 are washed or peeled, and when the end of the first conveyance belt 1 is reached, the grip on the stems of the long root vegetables 10 is released, and just before that, the roots of the long root vegetables 10 are removed in the second conveyance belt 2. It is gripped, washed or peeled by the second brush roll 6, and then separated from the second conveyance belt 2,
The cleaning or peeling and cleaning operation is completed via the delivery belt 4.

"Effects of the Invention" When long root vegetables are fed to the carry-in belt, the roots are washed or peeled and cleaned, and then the stems are washed or peeled and cleaned, which saves labor.

By simply adding the second conveying belt 2 and the second brush roll 6 to the conventional equipment, the cleaning or debarking efficiency can be doubled.

It is labor-saving and efficient and greatly contributes to the rationalization of production of long root vegetables.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 shows the procedure for washing or peeling long root vegetables according to the present invention, and Fig. 1a shows a state in which the stems of long root vegetables are grasped and most of the roots have been washed or peeled. Figure 1b is a side view of a long root vegetable that has been washed or peeled while the roots of long root vegetables are being held and the upper part of the stem and roots are washed or peeled; Figure 1c is a side view of a long root vegetable that has been washed or peeled. The side view and Figure 2 show the conventional procedure for washing or peeling long root vegetables.
Figure 2a is a side view showing a state in which the stems of long root vegetables have been grasped and most of the roots have been washed or peeled; (same as Figure 1a) Figure 2b is long root vegetables. of
Figure 2c is a side view showing the state in which the stems and roots are washed or peeled by rotating 180 degrees. (The direction is opposite to that in Figure 1c).
FIG. 3 is a top view of the embodiment. 1 is a first conveyance belt, 2 is a second conveyance belt, 3 is a carry-in belt, 4 is a delivery belt, 5 is a first brush roll,
6 is the second brush roll.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A first step of gripping the stems of long root vegetables with a first conveyance belt and washing or peeling the roots while passing between brush rolls; Immediately before releasing the grip on the stem of the long root vegetable, grip the root of the long root vegetable with the second conveyance belt,
A method for washing or peeling and cleaning long root vegetables by a second step of washing or peeling the upper part of the stem and roots while passing between brush rolls.