JP2777050B2 - Continuous cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Continuous cleaning equipment

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JP2777050B2
JP2777050B2 JP21314793A JP21314793A JP2777050B2 JP 2777050 B2 JP2777050 B2 JP 2777050B2 JP 21314793 A JP21314793 A JP 21314793A JP 21314793 A JP21314793 A JP 21314793A JP 2777050 B2 JP2777050 B2 JP 2777050B2
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cleaned
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正巳 高木
康夫 三宅
幸久 建部
久司 柘植
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Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd
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Matsushita Electric Works Ltd
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Priority to TW083105398A priority patent/TW279139B/zh
Priority to US08/260,314 priority patent/US5495864A/en
Priority to DE4421505A priority patent/DE4421505C2/en
Priority to DE4447619A priority patent/DE4447619C2/en
Priority to CN94106148A priority patent/CN1057944C/en
Priority to KR1019940013984A priority patent/KR970006486B1/en
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Priority to US08/439,952 priority patent/US5505217A/en
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、主として金属質の被洗
浄部材の表面に付着した加工油等の油分を除去する際に
用いる連続式洗浄装置に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a continuous cleaning apparatus used for removing oil such as processing oil adhered to the surface of a metallic member to be cleaned.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来より、この種の洗浄装置としては、
被洗浄部材をかご状のバレル内に収納しておき、洗浄液
を入れた洗浄槽にバレルを浸漬させて被洗浄部材を洗浄
し、洗浄後にバレルを洗浄槽から取り出すものがある。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of cleaning apparatus,
In some cases, the member to be cleaned is stored in a basket-like barrel, the barrel is immersed in a cleaning tank containing a cleaning liquid to wash the member to be cleaned, and the barrel is removed from the cleaning tank after cleaning.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】上述した洗浄装置で
は、バレルに収納可能な量の被洗浄部材を一度に洗浄槽
に投入し、洗浄が終了してから被洗浄部材を取り出すと
いうバッチ処理を行うものであるから、バレルおよびバ
レルを洗浄槽に対して出し入れする装置が必要になって
設備が大型化し、かつコスト高になるという問題があ
る。また、洗浄対象となる物質(たとえば油分)を被洗
浄部材から分離させて浮上させる洗浄液を用いるとする
と、バレルを洗浄槽から出すときに、洗浄液の上面付近
に浮遊した物質が被洗浄部材に再度付着することにな
り、被洗浄部材を効率よく洗浄することができないとい
う問題が生じる。この問題を解決するには、洗浄液とし
て、洗浄対象となる物質を溶解する溶剤や、洗浄対象と
なる物質をコロイド化してエマルジョンを形成すること
を主目的にした界面活性剤を用いることも考えられる
が、この種の洗浄液は被洗浄部材を洗浄すると洗浄能力
がすぐに低下するから、洗浄液が大量に消費されかつ使
用後の廃液を大量に処理することになるから、コスト高
につながるという問題が生じる。
In the above-described cleaning apparatus, a batch process is performed in which an amount of members to be cleaned that can be stored in a barrel is put into a cleaning tank at a time, and after the cleaning is completed, the members to be cleaned are removed. Therefore, a barrel and a device for taking the barrel in and out of the cleaning tank are required, which causes a problem that the equipment becomes large and the cost increases. Further, if a cleaning liquid that separates and floats a substance to be cleaned (for example, oil) from the member to be cleaned is used, when the barrel is taken out of the cleaning tank, the substance floating near the upper surface of the cleaning liquid reappears on the member to be cleaned. This causes a problem that the member to be cleaned cannot be efficiently cleaned. In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to use, as a cleaning liquid, a solvent that dissolves a substance to be cleaned or a surfactant mainly intended to form an emulsion by colloidalizing the substance to be cleaned. However, this type of cleaning liquid has a problem that when cleaning the member to be cleaned, the cleaning performance is immediately reduced, so that a large amount of cleaning liquid is consumed and a large amount of waste liquid after use is treated, leading to an increase in cost. Occurs.

【0004】本発明は上記問題点の解決を目的とするも
のであり、被洗浄部材をバレルを用いることなく連続的
に洗浄するようにして設備を小型化かつ自動化できるよ
うにし、しかもバレルを用いる場合に比較して洗浄液の
消費量を少なくした連続式洗浄装置を提供しようとする
ものである。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to continuously clean a member to be cleaned without using a barrel so that equipment can be miniaturized and automated. An object of the present invention is to provide a continuous cleaning apparatus in which the consumption of the cleaning liquid is reduced as compared with the case.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】請求項1の発明は、上記
目的を達成するために、それぞれ上下方向(鉛直方向)
の中心線を有する複数個の円筒を同軸に配設し各円筒の
周壁間をそれぞれ分割槽とした多重筒である洗浄槽と、
各分割槽の周壁に沿う螺旋状に形成され各分割槽の底面
に下端が連続するとともに被洗浄部材が投入される空間
を残して各分割槽の周壁に固着された搬送路と、各分割
槽の底部に投入された被洗浄部材がそれぞれ搬送路の上
で上昇方向に搬送されるように洗浄槽に対して上下方向
および周方向の振動を与える加振器とを具備し、内外に
隣接する分割槽の間を仕切る周壁には両分割槽のいずれ
か一方の搬送路の上端に連続して開口しその搬送路を上
昇移動した被洗浄部材を他方の分割槽内に導く貫通口が
形成され、被洗浄部材の表面から洗浄対象となる物質を
除去して浮上させる洗浄液が洗浄槽に投入され、最後に
被洗浄部材が通る分割槽にはこの分割槽に対応した搬送
路の上端部が貫通口よりも上方の部位で被洗浄部材を洗
浄槽の外部へ取り出す取出部が形成され、被洗浄部材の
搬送方向において少なくとも最初に被洗浄部材が通る分
割槽の周壁には貫通口と取出部との間の高さ位置で洗浄
液を洗浄槽の外部に排出するオーバーフロー路が形成さ
れて成ることを特徴とする。
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, each of the vertical and vertical directions is set.
A washing tank which is a multi-cylinder with a plurality of cylinders having a center line of the same axis disposed coaxially , and a partition between the peripheral walls of each cylinder, and
A transfer path fixed in a spiral shape along the peripheral wall of each divided tank and fixed to the peripheral wall of each divided tank, leaving a space in which a lower end is continuous with the bottom surface of each divided tank and a member to be cleaned is charged; And a vibrator that applies vertical and circumferential vibrations to the cleaning tank so that the members to be cleaned placed at the bottom of the cleaning tank are each conveyed upward in the conveying path. A through-hole is formed in the peripheral wall separating between the divided tanks, which is continuously opened at the upper end of one of the two divided tanks and which guides the member to be cleaned, which has moved up the transfer path, into the other divided tank. Then, a cleaning liquid for removing and floating a substance to be cleaned from the surface of the member to be cleaned is poured into the cleaning tank, and the upper end of the transport path corresponding to the divided tank penetrates the division tank through which the member to be cleaned finally passes. Take the member to be cleaned outside the cleaning tank above the mouth A discharge portion is formed, and the cleaning liquid is discharged to the outside of the cleaning tank at a height position between the through hole and the discharge portion on the peripheral wall of the divided tank through which the member to be cleaned first passes at least in the transport direction of the member to be cleaned. It is characterized in that an overflow path is formed.

【0006】請求項2の発明は、請求項1の発明におい
て、内外に隣接する分割槽のうち一方の分割槽からの被
洗浄部材が導入される分割槽に、上記一方の分割槽に連
通した貫通口を通して投入された被洗浄部材を両分割槽
の間の周壁に沿って螺旋状に周回させながら下方に導く
スロープを設けて成ることを特徴とする。請求項3の発
明は、請求項1の発明において、加熱された水蒸気を吐
出する水蒸気吐出口を備えた水蒸気供給路と、乾燥用空
気を吐出する空気吐出口を備えた空気供給路とを設け、
被洗浄部材の搬送方向において最後に被洗浄部材が通る
分割槽に対応する搬送路のうちオーバーフロー路よりも
上方に位置する所定部位の上方に水蒸気吐出口を対向さ
せ、かつ上記搬送路のうち水蒸気吐出口に対応する部位
よりも取出部に近い部位の上方に空気吐出口を対向させ
たものである。
[0006] invention of claim 2 is the invention of claim 1, the split vessel the one the cleaning member from the split tank of the split vessel adjacent to the inner and outer is introduced, communicating with one split vessel the A slope is provided to guide the member to be cleaned, which has been introduced through the through-hole, downward while spirally rotating along the peripheral wall between the two divided tanks . According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a steam supply path having a steam discharge port for discharging heated steam and an air supply path having an air discharge port for discharging drying air are provided. ,
Finally, in the transport direction of the member to be cleaned, a steam discharge port is opposed to a predetermined portion located above the overflow path among the transport paths corresponding to the divided tanks through which the member to be cleaned passes; The air discharge port is opposed above a portion closer to the extraction portion than a portion corresponding to the discharge port.

【0007】請求項4の発明は、請求項1の発明におい
て、洗浄対象となる物質は油分であって、洗浄した油分
を殆ど乳化させない油脂分離性の良い水溶性の洗浄液を
用いることを特徴とする。請求項5の発明は、請求項4
の発明において、洗浄液が、N−メチル2−ピロリドン
を主成分とすることを特徴とする。
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the substance to be cleaned is an oil, and a water-soluble cleaning liquid having good oil and fat separation properties that hardly emulsifies the washed oil is used. I do. The invention of claim 5 is the invention of claim 4
The invention according to the above (1), wherein the cleaning solution contains N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone as a main component.

【0008】請求項6の発明は、請求項1の発明におい
て、洗浄槽の下方に洗浄槽と同軸に配置され洗浄水によ
り被洗浄部材を洗浄する円筒状の水洗槽と、水洗槽の内
周面に沿う螺旋状に形成され水洗槽の底面に下端が連続
するとともに被洗浄部材が投入される空間を投入部とし
残して水洗槽の周壁に固着された水洗搬送路と、水洗
槽を洗浄槽とともに加振器に結合し被洗浄部材が水洗搬
送路の上で上昇方向に搬送されるように水洗槽および洗
浄槽に上下方向および周方向の振動を与える振動ロッド
と、洗浄槽より被洗浄部材を外部に取り出す取出部の下
方から水洗槽の投入部の上方まで連続するとともに下向
きに傾斜し洗浄槽の取出部から排出されて落下する被洗
浄部材を受けて水洗槽の投入部に投入するシュートとを
備え、水洗搬送路の上端部は水洗槽から引き出されて排
出部を形成し、水洗槽の中の洗浄水を排出口よりも下方
で水洗槽の外部に排出する洗浄水オーバーフロー路が形
成されているのである。
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cylindrical washing tank disposed coaxially with the washing tank below the washing tank for washing a member to be washed with washing water, and an inner periphery of the washing tank. the space which the cleaning member is turned together with the lower end to the bottom of the spirally formed along a surface washing tank is continuously a closing portion
The washing transfer path fixed to the peripheral wall of the washing tank and the washing tank combined with the vibrator together with the washing tank so that the members to be washed are transferred upward in the washing transfer path. A vibrating rod that applies vertical and circumferential vibrations to the tank and a take-out unit that takes out the member to be cleaned from the cleaning tank
From the side to the top of the washing tank input and downward
And a chute for receiving the member to be washed which is discharged from the take-out part of the washing tank and dropped into the input part of the washing tank, and the upper end of the washing transport path is drawn out of the washing tank and the discharging part is provided. The washing water overflow path is formed to discharge the washing water in the washing tank to the outside of the washing tank below the discharge port.

【0009】[0009]

【作用】請求項1の発明は、多重筒とした洗浄槽の各分
割槽にそれぞれ螺旋状の搬送路を形成し、洗浄槽を加振
器によって振動させることによって搬送路の上で被洗浄
部材が搬送されるようにし、かつ各分割槽の間を仕切る
周壁に搬送路の上端に連続した貫通口を形成して搬送路
を通った被洗浄部材が貫通口を通って他の分割槽に投入
されるようにしているのである。すなわち、被洗浄部材
は各分割槽を一方向に順に通るのであって、従来のよう
にバレルを用いたバッチ処理ではなく、連続処理によっ
て被洗浄部材を洗浄することができ、洗浄処理の自動化
が容易になるのである。しかも、洗浄槽を多重筒として
洗浄槽の径方向の利用効率を高め、かつ洗浄槽の上下方
向に螺旋状の搬送路を形成して洗浄槽の上下方向の利用
効率を高めていることによって、洗浄槽を小型化するこ
とができる。さらに、被洗浄部材の表面から洗浄対象と
なる物質を除去して浮上させる洗浄液を用いていること
によって、被洗浄部材の表面から除去された物質は洗浄
液の液面に浮上することになり、オーバーフロー路から
あふれさせることによって容易に回収することができる
のである。すなわち、洗浄液を長期に亙って使用するこ
とができるのであって、洗浄液に特別な化学的ないし物
理的処理を施すことなく、洗浄液と洗浄対象となる物質
とを容易に分離することができるのである。しかも、オ
ーバーフロー路は被洗浄部材が最初に通過する分割槽に
おいて貫通口よりも上方に形成されているから、洗浄液
の液面付近の物質が他の分割槽に移動することがなく、
最終的に被洗浄部材を洗浄液から引き上げる際に、他の
分割槽で除去した物質が再度付着するのを防止すること
ができる。さらに、取出部はオーバーフロー路よりも上
方に位置しているから、取出部から洗浄液が流れ出すこ
とはない。
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a spiral conveying path is formed in each of the divided tanks of the multi-tubular cleaning tank, and the cleaning tank is vibrated by a vibrator so that the member to be cleaned is placed on the conveying path. Is conveyed, and a continuous through-hole is formed at the upper end of the transport path on the peripheral wall separating between the division tanks, and the member to be cleaned that has passed through the transport path enters the other division tank through the through-hole. It is to be done. In other words, the member to be cleaned passes through each of the divided tanks in one direction in order, so that the member to be cleaned can be cleaned by a continuous process, instead of the conventional batch process using a barrel, and the cleaning process can be automated. It will be easier. In addition, the cleaning tank is a multi-cylinder, thereby increasing the radial use efficiency of the cleaning tank, and forming a spiral transport path in the vertical direction of the cleaning tank to enhance the vertical use efficiency of the cleaning tank. The cleaning tank can be downsized. Further, by using the cleaning liquid that removes and floats the substance to be cleaned from the surface of the member to be cleaned, the substance removed from the surface of the member to be cleaned floats on the liquid surface of the cleaning liquid and overflows. It can be easily recovered by flooding the road. That is, the cleaning liquid can be used for a long period of time, and the cleaning liquid and the substance to be cleaned can be easily separated without subjecting the cleaning liquid to any special chemical or physical treatment. is there. In addition, the overflow path is a divided tank through which the member to be cleaned first passes.
In the above, since it is formed above the through hole, the substance near the liquid level of the cleaning liquid does not move to another divided tank,
When the member to be cleaned is finally pulled out of the cleaning liquid, it is possible to prevent the substances removed in the other divided tanks from adhering again . Et al is, the take-out portion is from is positioned higher than the overflow path, will not flow out cleaning liquid from the extraction unit.

【0010】請求項2の発明は、内外に隣接する分割槽
のうち一方の分割槽からの被洗浄部材が導入される分割
槽に被洗浄部材を螺旋状に周回させながら下方に導くス
ロープを設けたことによって、貫通口を通った被洗浄部
材を単に落下させる場合に比較すると、被洗浄部材と洗
浄液とが接触する時間が長くなり、洗浄対象となる物質
が強固に付着している場合であっても分離できる確率が
大きくなる。しかも、分割槽内で被洗浄部材を落下させ
るスペースおよび未使用になっているスペース(デッド
スペース)を利用してスロープを設けることができるか
ら、洗浄槽の径や高さが大きくなることがなく、洗浄槽
の大型化を防止しながらも高い洗浄能力を得ることがで
きる。
[0010] According to a second aspect of the invention, provided with a slope for guiding downward while around the object to be cleaned member helically split vessel the one the cleaning member from the split tank of the split vessel adjacent to the inner and outer introduced As a result, as compared with the case where the member to be cleaned passed through the through-hole is simply dropped, the contact time between the member to be cleaned and the cleaning liquid is longer, and the substance to be cleaned is strongly attached. However, the probability of separation can be increased. In addition, since the slope can be provided by utilizing the space for dropping the member to be cleaned and the unused space (dead space) in the divided tank, the diameter and height of the cleaning tank do not increase. In addition, high cleaning performance can be obtained while preventing the cleaning tank from being enlarged.

【0011】請求項3の発明は、被洗浄部材の搬送方向
において最後に被洗浄部材が通る分割槽において洗浄液
の上方に露出している搬送路の定位置の上方から加熱さ
れた水蒸気を吹き付け、その後、乾燥用空気を吹き付け
るようにしているので、洗浄液から引き上げた被洗浄部
材に付着した洗浄液やわずかな汚れを水蒸気の吹き付け
によって除去することができ、さらに乾燥用空気または
熱風の吹き付けによって乾燥させることができるのであ
る。ここに、加熱された水蒸気を乾燥用空気の吹き付け
前に被洗浄部材に吹き付けているから、被洗浄部材が加
熱されることになり、被洗浄部材の表面からの水分の除
去が容易になるのである。
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the divided tank through which the member to be cleaned finally passes in the conveying direction of the member to be cleaned, heated steam is blown from above a fixed position of the conveying path exposed above the cleaning liquid, Thereafter, since the drying air is blown, the cleaning liquid and a small amount of dirt attached to the member to be cleaned pulled up from the cleaning liquid can be removed by spraying steam, and further dried by blowing the drying air or hot air. You can do it. Here, since the heated water vapor is sprayed on the member to be cleaned before the drying air is blown, the member to be cleaned is heated, and the removal of moisture from the surface of the member to be cleaned is facilitated. is there.

【0012】請求項4の発明は、洗浄対象となる物質が
油分である場合に、油脂分離性が良く、かつ被洗浄部材
から分離させた油分を殆ど乳化させない水溶性の洗浄液
を用いるのである。このような洗浄液を用いることによ
り、被洗浄部材に付着した油分を容易に切り離して洗浄
液の液面付近に油分を上昇させて油膜を形成する。その
結果、洗浄液をオーバーフローさせるだけで、洗浄液か
ら油分を容易に分離することができるものである。
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the substance to be cleaned is an oil, a water-soluble cleaning liquid having good oil and fat separation properties and hardly emulsifying the oil separated from the member to be cleaned is used. By using such a cleaning liquid, the oil adhering to the member to be cleaned is easily separated and the oil is raised near the liquid surface of the cleaning liquid to form an oil film . As a result, the oil can be easily separated from the cleaning liquid only by overflowing the cleaning liquid.

【0013】請求項5の発明は、請求項4の発明におけ
る洗浄液の望ましい実施態様であって、N−メチル2−
ピロリドンを主成分とする水溶性の洗浄液を用いてお
り、この洗浄液は、溶剤のように油分が溶解せず、かつ
界面活性剤のように油分をコロイド化してエマルジョン
を形成することもない。すなわち、洗浄液は親水基と親
油基とを有しているが、被洗浄部材の表面の油分を親油
基が包み込むことによって被洗浄部材から剥離させ、そ
の後、油分を容易に切り離すのである。
A fifth aspect of the present invention is a preferable embodiment of the cleaning solution according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein N-methyl 2-
A water-soluble cleaning liquid containing pyrrolidone as a main component is used, and this cleaning liquid does not dissolve oil like a solvent and does not form an emulsion by colloidalizing oil like a surfactant. That is, although the cleaning liquid has a hydrophilic group and a lipophilic group, the oil on the surface of the member to be cleaned is wrapped by the lipophilic group to be separated from the member to be cleaned, and then the oil is easily separated.

【0014】請求項6の発明は、洗浄槽の下方に水洗槽
を配置して、1本の振動ロッドによって洗浄槽と水洗槽
とを結合したものであって、1台の加振器によって洗浄
液を用いる洗浄槽と洗浄水を用いる水洗槽とを動作させ
ることができるのである。しかも、洗浄槽より被洗浄部
材を排出する取出部の下方から水洗槽の投入部の上方ま
で連続するとともに下向きに傾斜したシュートを介して
洗浄槽から取り出した被洗浄部材を水洗槽に投入するか
ら、洗浄液による洗浄と洗浄水による水洗との過程を連
続的に行うことができるものである。ここに、洗浄槽と
水洗槽とを縦方向に配置したことによって、装置の設置
面積を小さくすることができる。
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the washing tank is disposed below the washing tank, and the washing tank and the washing tank are connected by one vibrating rod. It is possible to operate the washing tank using the washing water and the washing tank using the washing water. Moreover, the part to be cleaned is
From below the discharge section where the material is discharged to above the input section of the washing tank.
Through a continuous and downwardly inclined shoot
Since to be cleaned member taken out from the cleaning tank to put water washing tank, in which the process of the washing with the wash water and cleaning with the cleaning liquid can be continuously performed. Here, by arranging the washing tank and the washing tank in the vertical direction, the installation area of the apparatus can be reduced.

【0015】[0015]

【実施例】(実施例1) 図1に示すように、下面が閉塞され上面が開放された円
筒状の洗浄槽1を備える。洗浄槽1は、内筒1aと外筒
1bとを同軸に配置した二重筒であって、内筒1aの中
を第1の分割槽2aとし、内筒1aと外筒1bとの間の
空間を第2の分割槽2bとしている。内筒1aと外筒1
bとの内周面には、それぞれ螺旋状の搬送路3a,3b
が一体に固定される。すなわち、各搬送路3a,3bは
各分割槽2a,2bの周壁に外側縁が固着された横片の
内側縁から縦片が上方に突出する断面略L形に形成され
片持ちになっている。また、搬送路3a,3bの下端は
洗浄槽1の底面に連続する。分割槽2aにおいては搬送
路3aの内側縁に囲まれた空間に被洗浄部材Aを投入す
ることができ、分割槽2bにおいては搬送路3bの内側
縁と内筒1aの外周面とに囲まれる空間に被洗浄部材A
を投入することができる。洗浄槽1の底面は中央部が周
部よりも高くなるように形成されており、洗浄槽1に投
入されて洗浄槽1の底部に入った被洗浄部材Aが各分割
槽2a,2bの底面の周部に集まるようにしてある。
(Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG. 1, a cylindrical washing tank 1 having a closed lower surface and an open upper surface is provided. The cleaning tank 1 is a double cylinder in which an inner cylinder 1a and an outer cylinder 1b are coaxially arranged, and a first divided tank 2a is formed in the inner cylinder 1a, and a space between the inner cylinder 1a and the outer cylinder 1b is provided. The space is defined as a second divided tank 2b. Inner cylinder 1a and outer cylinder 1
b, spiral conveying paths 3a, 3b
Are fixed together. That is, each of the transport paths 3a and 3b is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section in which a vertical piece projects upward from an inner edge of a horizontal piece having an outer edge fixed to the peripheral wall of each of the divided tanks 2a and 2b. . The lower ends of the transport paths 3a and 3b are continuous with the bottom of the cleaning tank 1. In the divided tank 2a, the member A to be cleaned can be put into a space surrounded by the inner edge of the transport path 3a, and in the divided tank 2b, the member A is surrounded by the inner edge of the transport path 3b and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder 1a. Member A to be cleaned in space
Can be input. The bottom surface of the cleaning tank 1 is formed so that the central part is higher than the peripheral part. The member A to be cleaned which has been put into the cleaning tank 1 and entered the bottom of the cleaning tank 1 has the bottom surface of each of the divided tanks 2a and 2b. To be gathered around.

【0016】分割槽2aに設けた搬送路3aの上端は、
内筒1aの周壁に形成した貫通口4に連続する。また、
分割槽2bに設けた搬送路3bの上端部は外筒1bの周
壁に貫通口4よりも上方で形成した取出口5を通して外
部に突出し取出部6となる。貫通口4と取出口5との間
の高さ位置には、分割槽2aにのみ連通した管状のオー
バーフロー路7が設けられ、オーバーフロー路7の一端
部は洗浄槽1の外部に引き出される。また、分割槽2b
に設けた搬送路3bにおいてオーバーフロー路7よりも
上側の部分にはパンチングが施されてメッシュ状の液切
部8が形成されている。液切部8には搬送路3bに沿っ
て取出口5に向かう向きに、洗浄液を吐出する洗浄液吐
出管11と、加熱された水蒸気を吐出する水蒸気吐出管
12と、乾燥用空気を吐出する空気吐出管13とが順に
配列され、洗浄液吐出管11の洗浄液吐出口、水蒸気吐
出管12の水蒸気吐出口、空気吐出管13の空気吐出口
はそれぞれ搬送路3bの上方に対向して位置する。洗浄
液を吐出させる洗浄液吐出口は搬送路3bに向かって洗
浄液をスプレー状に噴射するように構成されている。さ
らに、洗浄槽1の上方には被洗浄部材Aを分割槽2aの
中央部に投入するコンベア9が配設される。
The upper end of the conveying path 3a provided in the dividing tank 2a is
It continues to the through-hole 4 formed in the peripheral wall of the inner cylinder 1a. Also,
The upper end of the transport path 3b provided in the divided tank 2b projects outside through an outlet 5 formed above the through-hole 4 in the peripheral wall of the outer cylinder 1b to form an outlet portion 6. At a height position between the through-hole 4 and the outlet 5, a tubular overflow path 7 communicating only with the dividing tank 2a is provided, and one end of the overflow path 7 is drawn out of the cleaning tank 1. In addition, division tank 2b
In the transport path 3b provided above, a portion above the overflow path 7 is punched to form a mesh-shaped liquid drain portion 8. The liquid draining section 8 has a cleaning liquid discharge pipe 11 for discharging a cleaning liquid, a water vapor discharge pipe 12 for discharging heated water vapor, and air for discharging drying air in a direction toward the outlet 5 along the transport path 3b. The discharge pipes 13 are arranged in order, and the cleaning liquid discharge port of the cleaning liquid discharge pipe 11, the water vapor discharge port of the water vapor discharge pipe 12, and the air discharge port of the air discharge pipe 13 are respectively located above the transport path 3 b so as to face each other. The cleaning liquid discharge port for discharging the cleaning liquid is configured to spray the cleaning liquid in a spray toward the transport path 3b. Further, a conveyor 9 for feeding the member A to be cleaned into the center of the divided tank 2a is disposed above the cleaning tank 1.

【0017】ここにおいて、被洗浄部材Aは、金属材料
にプレス加工あるいは鍛造、転造加工を施したものであ
って、表面には加工油が付着しており、この油分を洗浄
するために洗浄槽1を用いている。したがって、この目
的のために油脂分離性がよく、かつ被洗浄部材Aから分
離させた油分を殆ど乳化させない水溶性の洗浄液を用い
る。このような洗浄液には、たとえば三菱化成社製の
「Kasei クリーナー」や、大塚化学(株)社製の「シャ
ダンC&S-1000」、奥野製薬社製の「エースクリーン」
(いずれも商品名)等がある。この種の洗浄液を用いる
ことにより、被洗浄部材Aの表面の油分が容易に分離さ
れて、洗浄液の表面に油膜を形成するようになるのであ
る。したがって、オーバーフロー路7から洗浄液をあふ
れさせるだけで油分を分離して洗浄槽1の外部に排出す
ることができるのである。
Here, the member A to be cleaned is obtained by subjecting a metal material to press working, forging, or rolling, and has a processing oil adhered to the surface thereof. The tank 1 is used. Therefore, for this purpose, a water-soluble cleaning liquid having good oil and fat separation properties and hardly emulsifying the oil separated from the member A to be cleaned is used. Such cleaning solutions include, for example, “Kasei Cleaner” manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei, “Shadan C & S-1000” manufactured by Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd., and “A-screen” manufactured by Okuno Pharmaceutical.
(Both are trade names). By using this type of cleaning liquid, the oil component on the surface of the member A to be cleaned is easily separated, and an oil film is formed on the surface of the cleaning liquid. Therefore, the oil can be separated and discharged to the outside of the cleaning tank 1 simply by overflowing the cleaning liquid from the overflow path 7.

【0018】洗浄槽1の下面には加振器15の可動台1
6が結合される。加振器15は、固定ベース17の上に
電磁ソレノイド(図示せず)を備え、可動台16を板ば
ねを介して固定ベース17に結合した構成を有する。可
動台16の要所には電磁ソレノイドの励磁によって吸引
される磁極板が固着されており、電磁ソレノイドを励磁
すると磁極板に作用する吸引力によって、可動台16に
対して固定ベース17の表面に沿う方向の回転と、固定
ベース17から離れる向きの平行移動とが同時に生じる
ようになっている。すなわち、電磁ソレノイドが励磁さ
れると、可動台16は回転しながら上方に移動し、電磁
ソレノイドを非励磁にすると、板ばねの復帰力によって
可動台16は回転しながら下方に移動して元の位置に復
帰する。したがって、加振器15の可動台16は、電磁
ソレノイドの励磁・非励磁によって、回転方向に振動す
るとともに上下方向に振動する。加振器15としては、
以上に述べた電磁ソレノイド式のほかに、アンバランス
ウエイトを備えた振動モータやピエゾ振動あるいはカム
駆動方式のものを使うことができる。
The movable table 1 of the vibrator 15 is provided on the lower surface of the cleaning tank 1.
6 are combined. The vibrator 15 has a configuration in which an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown) is provided on the fixed base 17 and the movable base 16 is connected to the fixed base 17 via a leaf spring. A magnetic plate that is attracted by excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid is fixed to a key point of the movable base 16. When the electromagnetic solenoid is excited, the magnetic base plate is attracted to the movable base 16 by a suction force acting on the magnetic base plate. The rotation in the along direction and the parallel movement in the direction away from the fixed base 17 occur simultaneously. That is, when the electromagnetic solenoid is excited, the movable base 16 moves upward while rotating, and when the electromagnetic solenoid is de-energized, the movable base 16 moves downward while rotating and returns to the original position by the return force of the leaf spring. Return to position. Therefore, the movable base 16 of the vibrator 15 vibrates in the rotational direction and vibrates in the up-down direction due to the excitation / non-excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid. As the vibrator 15,
In addition to the electromagnetic solenoid type described above, a vibration motor having an unbalanced weight, a piezo-vibration type or a cam drive type can be used.

【0019】可動台16には洗浄槽1が結合されている
から、加振器15によって洗浄槽1を周方向および上下
方向に振動させることができる。すなわち、加振器15
を作動させると、洗浄槽1の底部の被洗浄部材Aは各分
割槽2a,2bの周部に集まり、搬送路3a,3bの上
に載るのであり、さらに搬送路3a,3bの上では電磁
ソレノイドの励磁による回転で被洗浄部材Aが斜め上方
に運ばれ、ここで電磁ソレノイドを非励磁にすると、搬
送路3a,3bは板ばねの復帰力によって、被洗浄部材
Aの落下速度より速い速度で復帰し、落下してくる被洗
浄部材Aを待ち受け、この繰り返しによって被洗浄部材
Aを斜め上方に連続的に進めることができる。ここに、
搬送路3a,3bは片持ちになっているから、加振器1
5による洗浄槽1の振動によって、搬送路3a,3bが
煽り運動を行うことになり、洗浄槽1に入れられた洗浄
液を攪拌することになる。また、加振器15の振動周期
を洗浄槽1に共振するように設定すれば、搬送路3a,
3bの煽り運動によって洗浄槽1の外周側から内周側に
向けて強い水流が生じることになり、被洗浄部材Aに洗
浄液を十分に接触させることができて、効率よく洗浄す
ることができる。
Since the washing tank 1 is connected to the movable base 16, the washing tank 1 can be vibrated in the circumferential direction and the vertical direction by the vibrator 15. That is, the vibrator 15
Is activated, the member A to be cleaned at the bottom of the cleaning tank 1 gathers around the divided tanks 2a and 2b and rests on the transport paths 3a and 3b. The member A to be cleaned is carried obliquely upward by the rotation of the solenoid when excited, and when the electromagnetic solenoid is de-energized, the conveying paths 3a and 3b are moved at a speed higher than the falling speed of the member A to be cleaned by the return force of the leaf spring. Then, the member to be cleaned A is returned, and the member to be cleaned A is awaited. By repeating this, the member to be cleaned A can be continuously advanced obliquely upward. here,
Since the transport paths 3a and 3b are cantilevered, the vibrator 1
Due to the vibration of the cleaning tank 1 caused by 5, the transport paths 3 a and 3 b perform a tilting motion, and the cleaning liquid put in the cleaning tank 1 is stirred. If the vibration cycle of the vibrator 15 is set so as to resonate with the cleaning tank 1, the transport path 3a,
A strong water flow is generated from the outer peripheral side to the inner peripheral side of the cleaning tank 1 by the tilting movement of 3b, and the cleaning liquid can be sufficiently brought into contact with the member A to be cleaned, and cleaning can be performed efficiently.

【0020】上記構成によれば、図1に矢印で示すよう
に、コンベア9から内側の分割槽2aに投入された被洗
浄部材Aは搬送路3aを通って上昇しながら洗浄され、
貫通口4を通って外側の分割槽2bに投入され、外側の
分割槽2bでも搬送路3bを上昇しながら洗浄される。
こうして被洗浄部材Aが洗浄液の液面から出ると液切部
8によって洗浄液の液切りが行われる。ここで、外側の
分割槽2bには清浄化された洗浄液が供給され、内側の
分割槽2aからの油分の逆流が殆どないために、被洗浄
部材Aの表面の油分は大半が除去されることになる。さ
らに洗浄液吐出管11により洗浄液が被洗浄部材Aに吹
き付けられることによって、被洗浄部材Aの表面にわず
かに残留している油分も洗い落とされる。その後、被洗
浄部材Aには水蒸気吐出管12によって加熱された水蒸
気が吹き付けられて被洗浄部材Aの表面に残留している
洗浄液や微量の油分などが洗い落とされ、空気吐出管1
3から吹き付けられる空気によって乾燥されるのであ
る。乾燥した被洗浄部材Aは取出口5を通って搬送路3
bの上端である取出部6から取り出される。以上のよう
にして、被洗浄部材Aを連続的に洗浄することができる
のである。
According to the above configuration, as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1, the member A to be cleaned, which has been put into the inner dividing tank 2a from the conveyor 9, is cleaned while rising through the transport path 3a,
It is put into the outer division tank 2b through the through-hole 4, and the outer division tank 2b is also cleaned while moving up the transport path 3b.
When the member A to be cleaned comes out of the liquid level of the cleaning liquid, the liquid draining section 8 drains the cleaning liquid. Here, the cleaning liquid that has been cleaned is supplied to the outer divided tank 2b, and since there is almost no backflow of the oil from the inner divided tank 2a, most of the oil on the surface of the member A to be cleaned is removed. become. Further, the cleaning liquid is sprayed onto the member A to be cleaned by the cleaning liquid discharge pipe 11, so that the oil slightly remaining on the surface of the member A to be cleaned is also washed away. Thereafter, steam heated by the steam discharge pipe 12 is sprayed on the member A to be cleaned, so that the cleaning liquid and a small amount of oil remaining on the surface of the member A to be cleaned are washed off.
It is dried by the air blown from 3. The dried member to be cleaned A passes through the outlet 5 and is conveyed to the transport path 3.
It is taken out from the take-out part 6 which is the upper end of b. As described above, the member to be cleaned A can be continuously cleaned.

【0021】ところで、本実施例では洗浄液の外部への
廃棄量を少なくするようにクローズドシステムを構成し
ている。すなわち、オーバーフロー路7を通った油分を
多量に含む洗浄液は1次分離槽21に導入され1次分離
槽21に設けた邪魔板22によって油分と洗浄液とが分
離される。分離された油分は廃油として処理される。ま
た、1次分離槽21を通った洗浄液は、さらに2次分離
槽23に導入されてさらに邪魔板24によって油分と洗
浄液とが分離される。このようにして、複数段階の分離
槽で油分が分離された洗浄液はポンプ25によって汲み
出され、管理槽26に導入される。管理槽26では、液
面センサ27を設けて洗浄水が一定量に保たれるように
管理し、かつヒータ28を設けて温度を管理する。洗浄
液の一部は油分とともに廃棄されて減少するから、バル
ブ29を制御することによって洗浄液を減少分だけ補充
液タンク30から補充する。管理槽26の洗浄液はポン
プ31によって汲み出されて洗浄液吐出管11を通して
分割槽2bに導入される。ここにおいて、分割槽2bの
洗浄液の液面が分割槽2aの洗浄液の液面(オーバーフ
ロー路7の高さ位置付近)よりもわずかに高くなるよう
に、洗浄液吐出管11の近傍に設けた調節弁32の開量
を調節する。このようにして分割槽2bに洗浄液を導入
し、分割槽2aからオーバーフロー路7を通して洗浄液
を外部に取り出すから、貫通口4では分割槽2bから分
割槽2aに向かう流れが形成され、分割槽2aで分離さ
れた油分が分割槽2bに流れ込むことがなく、分割槽2
bの洗浄液を分割槽2aの洗浄液よりも清浄な状態に保
つことができるのである。
In this embodiment, the closed system is configured so as to reduce the amount of the cleaning liquid discharged to the outside. That is, the cleaning liquid containing a large amount of oil that has passed through the overflow path 7 is introduced into the primary separation tank 21, and the oil and the cleaning liquid are separated by the baffle plate 22 provided in the primary separation tank 21. The separated oil is treated as waste oil. Further, the cleaning liquid that has passed through the primary separation tank 21 is further introduced into the secondary separation tank 23, and the oil component and the cleaning liquid are further separated by the baffle 24. The washing liquid from which the oil has been separated in the separation tanks in a plurality of stages is pumped out by the pump 25 and introduced into the management tank 26. In the management tank 26, a liquid level sensor 27 is provided to manage the cleaning water so as to maintain a constant amount, and a heater 28 is provided to manage the temperature. Since a part of the cleaning liquid is discarded and reduced together with the oil, the cleaning liquid is replenished from the replenishing liquid tank 30 by controlling the valve 29. The cleaning liquid in the management tank 26 is pumped out by the pump 31 and introduced into the divided tank 2b through the cleaning liquid discharge pipe 11. Here, a control valve provided in the vicinity of the cleaning liquid discharge pipe 11 so that the liquid level of the cleaning liquid in the division tank 2b is slightly higher than the liquid level of the cleaning liquid in the division tank 2a (near the height position of the overflow path 7). Adjust the opening of 32. In this manner, the cleaning liquid is introduced into the division tank 2b, and the cleaning liquid is taken out from the division tank 2a through the overflow path 7, so that a flow from the division tank 2b to the division tank 2a is formed in the through-hole 4, and the division tank 2a is formed. The separated oil does not flow into the dividing tank 2b,
This makes it possible to keep the cleaning liquid of b more clean than the cleaning liquid of the dividing tank 2a.

【0022】(実施例2) 本実施例では、図2に示すように、洗浄槽1の下方に水
洗槽40を設け、かつ水洗槽40と洗浄槽1とを1本の
振動ロッド18により結合することによって、1台の加
振器15で洗浄槽1と水洗槽40とに同時に振動を与え
るように構成してある。また、オーバーフロー路7の出
口付近には、図3に示すように、サージタンク14が配
設されており、サージタンク14には外気に開放された
ブリーザ14aを設けることによって油分を多く含む洗
浄液をサージタンク14に導入しやすいようにしてあ
る。また、オーバーフロー路7は、図3(b)に示すよ
うに、断面矩形状に形成されている。本実施例における
洗浄槽1では、水蒸気吐出管12は省略されている。ま
た、水洗は水洗槽40によって行うのであって、洗浄槽
1の取出部6の下方にシュート10を配設し、取出部6
より落下した被洗浄部材Aをシュート10に沿って落下
させることによって水洗槽40に投入するようになって
いるのである。つまり、シュート10は洗浄槽1より被
洗浄部材Aを排出する取出部6の下方から水洗槽40に
おいて被洗浄部材Aが投入される投入部の上方まで連続
し下向きに傾斜しているから、洗浄槽1から取り出され
た被洗浄部材Aをシュート10で受けて水洗槽40に投
入することができる。
(Embodiment 2) In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a washing tank 40 is provided below the washing tank 1, and the washing tank 40 and the washing tank 1 are connected by one vibrating rod 18. By doing so, the vibration is simultaneously applied to the washing tank 1 and the washing tank 40 by one vibrator 15. As shown in FIG. 3, a surge tank 14 is provided near the outlet of the overflow path 7, and the surge tank 14 is provided with a breather 14a that is open to the outside air, so that a cleaning liquid containing a large amount of oil can be removed. It is designed to be easily introduced into the surge tank 14. The overflow path 7 is formed in a rectangular cross section as shown in FIG. In the cleaning tank 1 in this embodiment, the steam discharge pipe 12 is omitted. Further, the washing is performed by the washing tank 40, and a chute 10 is disposed below the take-out section 6 of the washing tank 1, and the take-out section 6 is provided.
The member A to be washed which has dropped is dropped along the chute 10 so as to be put into the washing tank 40. That is, the chute 10 is covered by the cleaning tank 1.
The washing member 40 is discharged from below the outlet 6 to the washing tank 40.
To the upper part of the input section where the member to be cleaned A is input
It is taken out of the washing tank 1 because it is inclined downward.
The member A to be cleaned is received by the chute 10 and thrown into the washing tank 40.
You can enter.

【0023】水洗槽40は、円筒状に形成され内周面に
螺旋状の水洗搬送路41を有する。水洗搬送路41は、
分割槽2a,2bの搬送路3a,3bと同様に、下端が
水洗槽40の底面に連続しており、上端部は水洗槽40
の周壁に形成した排出口42を通して外部に突出して排
出部となる。水洗槽40の底部は周部が中央部よりも下
方に位置するように傾斜し、被洗浄部材Aが周部に集ま
るようにしてある。また、排出口42よりも下方の高さ
位置で洗浄水オーバーフロー路43が形成されている。
この水洗槽40には温水である洗浄水が導入される。
The washing tank 40 is formed in a cylindrical shape and has a spiral washing transfer path 41 on the inner peripheral surface. The washing transport path 41 is
Similarly to the transport paths 3a and 3b of the divided tanks 2a and 2b, the lower end is continuous with the bottom surface of the washing tank 40, and the upper end is washed with the washing tank 40.
Projecting to the outside through a discharge port 42 formed in the peripheral wall of the device to form a discharge portion. The bottom of the washing tank 40 is inclined so that the peripheral portion is located lower than the central portion, so that the member A to be cleaned gathers in the peripheral portion. Further, a flush water overflow channel 43 is formed at a position below the outlet 42.
Washing water, which is warm water, is introduced into the washing tank 40.

【0024】洗浄水オーバーフロー路43を通して水洗
槽40から排出された洗浄水は、分離槽44に導入され
て邪魔板45を用いて油分と洗浄水とが分離され、分離
された油分は廃油として処理される。また、分離槽44
で清浄化された洗浄水は管理槽46でさらに油分が分離
され(必要に応じてフィルタを用いる)、温度調節が行
われた後にポンプ47によって汲み出され、調節弁48
を介して洗浄水吐出管51の先端部の洗浄水吐出口から
水洗槽40に戻される。洗浄水吐出口は水洗搬送路41
において洗浄水オーバーフロー路43よりも上方の高さ
位置であって水面から出ている部位の上方に対向し、洗
浄水は洗浄後の被洗浄部材Aにシャワー状に吹き付けら
れる。さらに水洗搬送路41に沿って排出口42に近い
部位の上方には熱風を吐出する熱風吐出管49の熱風吐
出口が対向する。したがって、水洗槽40内において洗
浄水で水洗された後の被洗浄部材Aは、さらに洗浄水が
吹き付けられて仕上げ洗浄され、その後、熱風によって
洗浄水が吹き飛ばされるとともに被洗浄部材Aが乾燥さ
れるのである。排出口42を通った被洗浄部材Aは容器
50に集められる。
The washing water discharged from the washing tank 40 through the washing water overflow passage 43 is introduced into a separation tank 44, where oil and washing water are separated using a baffle plate 45, and the separated oil is treated as waste oil. Is done. Also, the separation tank 44
The washing water purified in step (1) is further separated into oil (using a filter if necessary) in a control tank (46), pumped out by a pump (47) after temperature control, and a control valve (48).
Is returned to the washing tank 40 from the washing water discharge port at the tip of the washing water discharge pipe 51. The washing water outlet is a washing transport path 41
In the above, the cleaning water is sprayed on the member A to be cleaned in the form of a shower at a height position higher than the cleaning water overflow passage 43 and above a portion protruding from the water surface. Further, a hot-air discharge port of a hot-air discharge pipe 49 for discharging hot air is opposed above a portion near the discharge port 42 along the rinsing transfer path 41. Therefore, the member A to be washed after being washed with the washing water in the washing tank 40 is further cleaned by spraying the washing water, and then the washing water is blown off by hot air and the member A to be washed is dried. It is. The member A to be cleaned having passed through the discharge port 42 is collected in a container 50.

【0025】上述したように、洗浄槽1と水洗槽40と
を上下に配列して1台の加振器15で振動させるのであ
って、被洗浄部材Aを連続的に洗浄することができると
ともに、設置面積を小さくすることができるという利点
を有するのである。 (実施例3) 本実施例は、図4および図5に示すように、外側の分割
2bにおいて貫通口4を通して導入された被洗浄部材
Aをスロープ19によって分割槽2bの下方に導くよう
にしたものである。すなわち、スロープ19は、内外の
分割槽2a,2bの間の周壁に沿って螺旋状に周回しな
がら下方に傾斜しており、被洗浄部材Aは貫通口4を通
った後に短時間で分割槽2bの下部に達するのではな
く、スロープ19に沿って比較的長時間で分割槽2bの
下部に達するようになっている。
As described above, the washing tank 1 and the washing tank 40 are vertically arranged and vibrated by one vibrator 15, so that the member A to be washed can be continuously washed. This has the advantage that the installation area can be reduced. (Example 3) In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the outer split
The member A to be cleaned introduced through the through-hole 4 in the tank 2b is guided below the divided tank 2b by a slope 19. That is, the slope 19 is
The member A to be cleaned does not reach the lower portion of the divided tank 2b in a short time after passing through the through-hole 4 while spirally circling along the peripheral wall between the divided tanks 2a and 2b. , Reach the lower part of the dividing tank 2b along the slope 19 for a relatively long time.

【0026】このような構成を採用していることによっ
て、スロープ19を設けていない場合に比較すれば、分
割槽2bの中での仕上げ洗浄の過程において被洗浄部材
Aが洗浄液に接触する時間を大幅に増加させることがで
き、強固に付着している油分であっても分離できる可能
性が高くなるのである。しかも、スロープ19を設ける
場所としては、両分割槽2a,2bの間の周壁と搬送路
3bとの間に被洗浄部材Aの投入のために必然的に形成
される空間を利用することができるから、搬送路3a,
3bの周回回数を増加させて洗浄槽1の高さを増加させ
たり洗浄槽1の容積を大きくしたりすることなく、洗浄
能力を高めることができるのである。すなわち、スロー
プ19を設ける空間は貫通口4の下方を除いてはほとん
ど利用に供されていないデッドスペースであるから、洗
浄槽1の内部空間を有効利用することになるのである。
By adopting such a configuration, compared with the case where the slope 19 is not provided ,
In the process of the final cleaning in the split tank 2b, the time during which the member A to be cleaned comes into contact with the cleaning liquid can be greatly increased, and even if the oil component is firmly attached, the possibility of separation can be increased. is there. In addition, as a place where the slope 19 is provided, a space which is inevitably formed for charging the member A to be cleaned between the peripheral wall between the two divided tanks 2a and 2b and the transport path 3b can be used. From the transport path 3a,
The cleaning capacity can be increased without increasing the number of circulations of 3b and increasing the height of the cleaning tank 1 or increasing the volume of the cleaning tank 1. That is, the space in which the slope 19 is provided is a dead space that is hardly used except for the area below the through-hole 4, so that the internal space of the cleaning tank 1 is effectively used.

【0027】被洗浄部材Aはコンベア9に代わるシュー
ト9′によって投入される。また、オーバフロー路7と
なるホースの端部は、分割槽2aの内方に向かって上向
きに傾斜するように配設された邪魔板7aと分割槽2a
の内周面とに囲まれる空間に開放されており、邪魔板7
aを乗り越えた油分がオーバフロー路7を通して洗浄槽
1の外部に排出されるようになっている。本実施例の構
成は実施例1と実施例2とのいずれの構成においても採
用することができ、他の構成は上記各実施例と同様であ
るから説明を省略する。
The member A to be cleaned is loaded by a chute 9 'instead of the conveyor 9. Further, the end of the hose which becomes the overflow path 7 has a baffle plate 7a and a split tank 2a which are disposed so as to be inclined upward toward the inside of the split tank 2a.
Is open to the space surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of
The oil that has passed over a is discharged to the outside of the cleaning tank 1 through the overflow path 7. The configuration of the present embodiment can be adopted in any of the configurations of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the other configuration is the same as that of each of the above embodiments, and thus the description is omitted.

【0028】なお、上記各実施例では、洗浄槽1は2個
の分割槽2a,2bを備えているが、さらに多数の分割
槽を設けてもよく、また、被洗浄部材Aが洗浄槽1の内
側から外側に向かって搬送されるようにしているが、外
側から内側に向かって搬送されるように構成しても良
い。
In each of the above embodiments, the cleaning tank 1 is provided with two divided tanks 2a and 2b. However, a larger number of divided tanks may be provided. Is transported from the inside to the outside, but it may be configured to be transported from the outside to the inside.

【0029】[0029]

【発明の効果】請求項1の発明は上述のように、多重筒
とした洗浄槽の各分割槽にそれぞれ螺旋状の搬送路を形
成し、洗浄槽を加振器によって振動させることによって
搬送路の上で被洗浄部材が搬送されるようにし、かつ各
分割槽の間を仕切る周壁に搬送路の上端に連続した貫通
口を形成して搬送路を通った被洗浄部材が貫通口を通っ
て他の分割槽に投入されるようにしているので、被洗浄
部材は各分割槽を一方向に順に通り連続処理によって被
洗浄部材を洗浄することができ、洗浄処理の自動化が容
易になるという利点がある。しかも、洗浄槽を多重筒と
して洗浄槽の径方向の利用効率を高め、かつ洗浄槽の上
下方向に螺旋状の搬送路を形成して洗浄槽の上下方向の
利用効率を高めていることによって、洗浄槽を小型化す
ることができるという利点がある。さらに、被洗浄部材
の表面から洗浄対象となる物質を除去して浮上させる洗
浄液を用いていることによって、被洗浄部材の表面から
除去された物質は洗浄液の液面に浮上することになり、
オーバーフロー口からあふれさせることによって容易に
回収することができるという効果もある。すなわち、洗
浄液を長期に亙って使用することができるという利点が
ある。しかも、オーバーフロー口は被洗浄部材が最初に
通過する分割槽において貫通口よりも上方に形成されて
いるから、洗浄液の液面付近の物質が他の分割槽に移動
することがなく、最終的に被洗浄部材を洗浄液から引き
上げる際に、他の分割槽で除去した物質が再度付着する
のを防止することができる
According to the first aspect of the present invention, as described above, a spiral conveying path is formed in each of the divided tanks of the multi-tubular cleaning tank, and the cleaning tank is vibrated by the vibrator to form the conveying path. The member to be cleaned is conveyed on the top, and a continuous through hole is formed at the upper end of the conveying path on the peripheral wall separating between the divided tanks, and the member to be cleaned passing through the conveying path passes through the through hole. Since the parts to be cleaned are put into the other divided tanks, the members to be cleaned can be sequentially cleaned in each of the divided tanks in one direction, and the members to be cleaned can be cleaned by the continuous processing, thereby facilitating the automation of the cleaning processing. There is. In addition, the cleaning tank is a multi-cylinder, thereby increasing the radial use efficiency of the cleaning tank, and forming a spiral transport path in the vertical direction of the cleaning tank to enhance the vertical use efficiency of the cleaning tank. There is an advantage that the cleaning tank can be reduced in size. Furthermore, by using the cleaning liquid that removes and floats a substance to be cleaned from the surface of the member to be cleaned, the substance removed from the surface of the member to be cleaned floats on the liquid surface of the cleaning liquid,
There is also an effect that it can be easily collected by overflowing from the overflow port. That is, there is an advantage that the cleaning liquid can be used for a long time. In addition, the member to be cleaned first has an overflow port.
Since the liquid near the liquid surface of the cleaning liquid does not move to another divided tank because the liquid is formed above the through-hole in the passing divided tank, when the member to be cleaned is finally pulled up from the cleaning liquid, The substance removed in the dividing tank can be prevented from adhering again .

【0030】請求項2の発明は、内外に隣接する分割槽
のうち一方の分割槽からの被洗浄部材が導入される分割
槽に被洗浄部材を螺旋状に周回させながら下方に導くス
ロープを設けているので、貫通口を通った被洗浄部材を
単に落下させる場合に比較すると被洗浄部材と洗浄液と
が接触する時間が長くなるのであり、洗浄槽の径や高さ
を大きくすることなく高い洗浄能力が得られるという効
果がある。
[0030] According to a second aspect of the invention, provided with a slope for guiding downward while around the object to be cleaned member helically split vessel the one the cleaning member from the split tank of the split vessel adjacent to the inner and outer introduced Therefore, compared with the case where the member to be cleaned is simply dropped through the through-hole, the time for the member to be cleaned and the cleaning liquid to come into contact with each other is longer, so that high cleaning can be performed without increasing the diameter and height of the cleaning tank. There is an effect that ability can be obtained.

【0031】請求項3の発明は、被洗浄部材の搬送方向
において最後に被洗浄部材が通る分割槽において洗浄液
の上方に露出している搬送路の定位置の上方から加熱さ
れた水蒸気を吹き付け、その後、乾燥用空気を吹き付け
るようにしているので、洗浄液から引き上げた被洗浄部
材に付着した洗浄液やわずかな汚れを水蒸気の吹き付け
によって除去することができ、さらに乾燥用空気の吹き
付けによって乾燥させることができるという利点があ
る。また、加熱された水蒸気を乾燥用空気の吹き付け前
に被洗浄部材に吹き付けているから、被洗浄部材が加熱
されることになり、被洗浄部材の表面からの水分の除去
が容易になるという利点もある。
In a third aspect of the present invention, in the divisional tank through which the member to be cleaned finally passes in the conveying direction of the member to be cleaned, heated steam is blown from above a fixed position of the conveying path exposed above the cleaning liquid, Thereafter, since the drying air is blown, the cleaning liquid and a small amount of dirt attached to the member to be cleaned pulled up from the cleaning liquid can be removed by spraying steam, and further dried by blowing the drying air. There is an advantage that you can. Further, since the heated steam is blown to the member to be cleaned before the drying air is blown, the member to be cleaned is heated, and the removal of moisture from the surface of the member to be cleaned is facilitated. There is also.

【0032】請求項4の発明は、洗浄対象となる物質が
油分である場合に、油脂分離性が良く、かつ被洗浄部材
から分離させた油分を殆ど乳化させない水溶性の洗浄液
を用いるので、洗浄液をオーバーフローさせるだけで、
洗浄液から油分を容易に分離することができるという利
点がある。請求項5の発明は、請求項4の発明における
洗浄液の望ましい実施態様であって、N−メチル2−ピ
ロリドンを主成分とする水溶性の洗浄液を用いているの
で、溶剤のように油分が溶解せず、かつ界面活性剤のよ
うに油分をコロイド化してエマルジョンを形成すること
もなく、洗浄液からの油分の分離が容易であるという効
果を奏する。
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the substance to be cleaned is an oil, a water-soluble cleaning liquid having good oil and fat separation properties and hardly emulsifying the oil separated from the member to be cleaned is used. Just overflow
There is an advantage that the oil can be easily separated from the washing liquid. A fifth aspect of the present invention is a preferred embodiment of the cleaning solution according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein an oil component is dissolved like a solvent because a water-soluble cleaning solution containing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a main component is used. This is advantageous in that the separation of the oil from the washing liquid is easy without the formation of an emulsion by forming the oil into a colloid unlike a surfactant.

【0033】請求項6の発明は、洗浄槽の下方に水洗槽
を配置して、1本の振動ロッドによって洗浄槽と水洗槽
とを結合したものであって、1台の加振器によって洗浄
液を用いる洗浄槽と洗浄水を用いる水洗槽とを動作させ
ることができ、しかも洗浄槽より被洗浄部材を排出する
取出部の下方から水洗槽の投入部の上方まで連続すると
ともに下向きに傾斜したシュートを介して洗浄槽から取
り出した被洗浄部材を水洗槽に投入するから、洗浄液に
よる洗浄と洗浄水による水洗との過程を連続的に行うこ
とができるという利点がある。さらに、洗浄槽と水洗槽
とを縦方向に配置したことによって、装置の設置面積を
小さくすることができるという利点もある。
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a washing tank is disposed below the washing tank, and the washing tank and the washing tank are connected by one vibrating rod. And a washing tank using washing water can be operated, and the member to be washed is discharged from the washing tank.
If you continue from below the take-out section to above the flush tank input section
Both are taken out of the cleaning tank via a chute that is inclined downward.
Since the protruded member to be washed is put into the washing tank, there is an advantage that the processes of washing with the washing liquid and washing with the washing water can be performed continuously. Further, by arranging the washing tank and the washing tank in the vertical direction, there is an advantage that the installation area of the apparatus can be reduced.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】実施例1を示す概略構成図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a first embodiment.

【図2】実施例2を示す概略構成図である。FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a second embodiment.

【図3】実施例2を示し、(a)は要部の断面図、
(b)は同図(a)のX−X線断面図である。
3A and 3B show a second embodiment, in which FIG.
FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

【図4】実施例3の断面図である。FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a third embodiment.

【図5】実施例3の平面図である。FIG. 5 is a plan view of a third embodiment.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 洗浄槽 2a 分割槽 2b 分割槽 3a 搬送路 3b 搬送路 4 貫通口 6 取出部 7 オーバーフロー路 10 シュート 11 洗浄液吐出管 12 水蒸気吐出管 13 空気吐出管 15 加振器 18 振動ロッド 19 スロープ 40 水洗槽 41 水洗搬送路 42 排出口 43 洗浄水オーバーフロー路 A 被洗浄部材 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning tank 2a Division tank 2b Division tank 3a Conveying path 3b Conveying path 4 Through-hole 6 Extraction part 7 Overflow path 10 Chute 11 Cleaning liquid discharge pipe 12 Steam discharge pipe 13 Air discharge pipe 15 Vibrator 18 Vibrating rod 19 Slope 40 Rinse tank 41 Washing conveyance path 42 Outlet 43 Washing water overflow path A Member to be cleaned

フロントページの続き (72)発明者 柘植 久司 大阪府門真市大字門真1048番地松下電工 株式会社内 (56)参考文献 特開 平3−83711(JP,A) 特開 平3−165880(JP,A) 特開 平3−28387(JP,A) 特開 平6−198257(JP,A) (58)調査した分野(Int.Cl.6,DB名) C23G 1/00 - 5/06 C11D 7/00 - 7/60Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hisashi Tsuge 1048, Kazuma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (56) References JP-A-3-83711 (JP, A) JP-A-3-165880 (JP, A) JP-A-3-28387 (JP, A) JP-A-6-198257 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. 6 , DB name) C23G 1/00-5/06 C11D 7 / 00-7/60

Claims (6)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】 それぞれ上下方向の中心線を有する複数
個の円筒を同軸に配設し各円筒の周壁間をそれぞれ分割
槽とした多重筒である洗浄槽と、各分割槽の周壁に沿う
螺旋状に形成され各分割槽の底面に下端が連続するとと
もに被洗浄部材が投入される空間を残して各分割槽の周
壁に固着された搬送路と、各分割槽の底部に投入された
被洗浄部材がそれぞれ搬送路の上で上昇方向に搬送され
るように洗浄槽に対して上下方向および周方向の振動を
与える加振器とを具備し、内外に隣接する分割槽の間を
仕切る周壁には両分割槽のいずれか一方の搬送路の上端
に連続して開口しその搬送路を上昇移動した被洗浄部材
を他方の分割槽内に導く貫通口が形成され、被洗浄部材
の表面から洗浄対象となる物質を除去して浮上させる洗
浄液が洗浄槽に投入され、最後に非洗浄部材が通る分割
槽にはこの分割槽に対応した搬送路の上端部が貫通口よ
りも上方の部位で被洗浄部材を洗浄槽の外部へ取り出す
取出部が形成され、被洗浄部材の搬送方向において少な
くとも最初に被洗浄部材が通る分割槽の周壁には貫通口
と取出部との間の高さ位置で洗浄液を洗浄槽の外部に排
出するオーバーフロー路が形成されて成ることを特徴と
する連続式洗浄装置。
1. A washing tank which is a multi-cylinder in which a plurality of cylinders each having a center line in the vertical direction are coaxially arranged, and the peripheral wall of each cylinder is a divided tank, and a spiral along the peripheral wall of each divided tank. A transport path fixed to the peripheral wall of each divided tank, leaving a space in which the lower end is continuous with the bottom surface of each divided tank and the member to be cleaned is placed, and the object to be cleaned put at the bottom of each divided tank A vibrator that applies vertical and circumferential vibrations to the cleaning tank so that the members are respectively conveyed in the ascending direction on the conveying path, and a peripheral wall that partitions between adjacent divided tanks inside and outside. Is formed at the upper end of one of the transport paths of the two divided tanks, and a through-hole is formed to guide the member to be cleaned, which has moved up the transport path, into the other divided tank. A cleaning liquid that removes the target substance and floats it into the cleaning tank Finally, in the divided tank through which the non-cleaning member passes, a take-out portion for taking out the member to be cleaned to the outside of the cleaning tank is formed at a position where the upper end of the transport path corresponding to the divided tank is above the through-hole, and An overflow path for discharging the cleaning liquid to the outside of the cleaning tank at a height position between the through hole and the take-out portion is formed at least on a peripheral wall of the divided tank through which the member to be cleaned passes at least in the transport direction of the cleaning member. A continuous washing device characterized by the following.
【請求項2】 内外に隣接する分割槽のうち一方の分離
槽からの被洗浄部材が導入される分割槽に、上記一方の
分割槽に連通した貫通口を通して投入された被洗浄部材
を両分割槽の間の周壁に沿って螺旋状に周回させながら
下方に導くスロープを設けて成ることを特徴とする請求
項1記載の連続式洗浄装置。
2. A member to be cleaned which has been put into a dividing tank into which a member to be cleaned from one of the separating tanks inside and outside is introduced through a through-hole communicating with the one of the dividing tanks is divided into two parts. 2. The continuous cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a slope that is guided downward while spirally rotating along a peripheral wall between the tanks.
【請求項3】 加熱された水蒸気を吐出する水蒸気吐出
口を備えた水蒸気供給路と、乾燥用空気を吐出する空気
吐出口を備えた空気供給路とを設け、被洗浄部材の搬送
方向において最後に被洗浄部材が通る分割槽に対応する
搬送路のうちオーバーフロー路よりも上方に位置する所
定部位の上方に水蒸気吐出口を対向させ、かつ上記搬送
路のうち水蒸気吐出口に対応する部位よりも取出部に近
い部位の上方に空気吐出口を対向させて成ることを特徴
とする請求項1記載の連続式洗浄装置。
3. A steam supply path having a steam discharge port for discharging heated steam, and an air supply path having an air discharge port for discharging drying air are provided in the conveying direction of the member to be cleaned. The steam discharge port is opposed to a predetermined portion located above the overflow path in the transfer path corresponding to the divided tank through which the member to be cleaned passes, and the transfer path is located above the portion corresponding to the steam discharge port in the transfer path. 2. The continuous cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein an air discharge port is opposed to a portion above a portion near the take-out portion.
【請求項4】 洗浄対象となる物質は油分であって、洗
浄した油分を殆ど乳化させない油脂分離性の良い水溶性
の洗浄液を用いることを特徴とする請求項1記載の連続
式洗浄装置。
4. The continuous cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the substance to be cleaned is an oil, and a water-soluble cleaning liquid having good oil and fat separation properties that hardly emulsifies the washed oil is used.
【請求項5】 洗浄液は、N−メチル2−ピロリドンを
主成分とすることを特徴とする請求項4記載の連続式洗
浄装置。
5. The continuous cleaning apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cleaning liquid contains N-methyl 2-pyrrolidone as a main component.
【請求項6】 洗浄槽の下方に洗浄槽と同軸に配置され
洗浄水により被洗浄部材を洗浄する円筒状の水洗槽と、
水洗槽の内周面に沿う螺旋状に形成され水洗槽の底面に
下端が連続するとともに被洗浄部材が投入される空間を
投入部として残して水洗槽の周壁に固着された水洗搬送
路と、水洗槽を洗浄槽とともに加振器に結合し被洗浄部
材が水洗搬送路の上で上昇方向に搬送されるように水洗
槽および洗浄槽に上下方向および周方向の振動を与える
振動ロッドと、洗浄槽より被洗浄部材を外部に取り出す
取出部の下方から水洗槽の投入部の上方まで連続すると
ともに下向きに傾斜し洗浄槽の取出部から排出されて落
下する被洗浄部材を受けて水洗槽の投入部に投入するシ
ュートとを備え、水洗搬送路の上端部は水洗槽から引き
出されて排出部を形成し、水洗槽の中の洗浄水を排出口
よりも下方で水洗槽の外部に排出する洗浄水オーバーフ
ロー路が形成されて成ることを特徴とする請求項1記載
の連続式洗浄装置。
6. A cylindrical washing tank disposed coaxially with the washing tank below the washing tank and washing a member to be washed with washing water.
A space is formed spirally along the inner peripheral surface of the washing tank, the lower end of which is continuous with the bottom of the washing tank, and the space where the member to be washed is introduced.
A flushing conveyance path fixed to the peripheral wall of the washing tank while being left as an input section, and a washing tank so that the washing tank is connected to the vibrator together with the washing tank so that the member to be cleaned is conveyed upward in the washing conveyance path. A vibrating rod for applying vertical and circumferential vibrations to the cleaning tank , and a member to be cleaned taken out of the cleaning tank.
If you continue from below the take-out section to above the flush tank input section
A chute for receiving a member to be washed, which is inclined downward and discharged from the take-out part of the washing tank, and throws it into the input part of the washing tank, and the upper end of the washing transport path is drawn out of the washing tank and discharged. 2. A continuous washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a washing water overflow path is formed for discharging washing water in the washing tank below the discharge port to the outside of the washing tank.
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