A glass bottle cleaning apparatus

By designing a self-weight rolling cleaning and drying mechanism, high-pressure water, air, and hot air are used to clean and dry glass bottles, solving the problems of high cost and low efficiency of existing equipment, and achieving efficient and energy-saving cleaning and drying results.

CN117548453BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06HANGZHOU HEQIANG COSMETICS CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202311559666.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-22
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-22

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Technical Problem

Existing glass bottle cleaning equipment is costly, inefficient, and involves a complex drying process with a large number of devices, resulting in low cleaning and drying efficiency.

Method used

Design a glass bottle cleaning device that employs three vertically distributed cleaning and drying mechanisms. Each mechanism is equipped with an inclined guide plate and a nozzle. The glass bottles are moved forward by their own weight and are cleaned and dried by high-pressure water, air, and hot air, reducing the need for equipment automation and fixtures.

Benefits of technology

It reduced equipment costs, improved cleaning efficiency, achieved a highly efficient cleaning and drying process, saved water and energy, and reduced equipment wear.

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Abstract

The present application belongs to the field of glass bottle cleaning, and particularly relates to a glass bottle cleaning equipment, which comprises a support and a cleaning and drying mechanism, wherein three cleaning and drying mechanisms are vertically arranged on the support, the front end of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms is provided with a structure for allowing the glass bottles to enter in sequence under the action of gravity, and the tail end of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms is provided with a structure for allowing the glass bottles cleaned and dried to enter into the next process in sequence. In the present application, the cleaning equipment in each cleaning and drying mechanism is used for cleaning the glass bottles in a pouring state with the bottle opening opposite to the cleaning equipment, so that the glass bottles do not need to be fixed by a special clamp during the cleaning process, clamp equipment is saved, and the equipment cost is reduced. The glass bottles entering into each cleaning and drying mechanism automatically move forward under the action of gravity and the guidance of the corresponding longitudinal inclined guide plate A, special conveying equipment is saved, the structure is simple, and the equipment cost is further reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of glass bottle cleaning, and particularly relates to a glass bottle cleaning device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Glass bottles are widely used due to their corrosion resistance and low cost. In order to improve the quality of glass bottle filling, the glass bottles need to be effectively cleaned and dried before being filled.

[0003] At present, in the process of cleaning the glass bottles, the glass bottles are first conveyed to the cleaning device by a conveying belt and cleaned by high-pressure water. In the cleaning process, a special clamp is used to vertically fix the glass bottle with the bottle opening upward to prevent the glass bottle from toppling over under the impact of water flow. Meanwhile, the water spray head needs to reciprocate in and out of the glass bottle to effectively clean the inside and outside of the glass bottle. The cleaning device has high automation requirements, high equipment cost and low efficiency. After cleaning, the glass bottles are dried. Due to the upward bottle opening of the glass bottles, the drying time is long or the glass bottles are first drained with the bottle opening downward by a special device and then dried.

[0004] The above cleaning and drying processes require conveying equipment, clamps, and cleaning equipment with spray heads that can enter and exit the glass bottle. The number of participating devices is large, the equipment cost is high, and the cleaning efficiency is low. At the same time, the number of related equipment for drying the glass bottles is large, the process is complex, and the drying efficiency is low.

[0005] The present application designs a glass bottle cleaning device to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0006] To solve the defects in the prior art, the present application discloses a glass bottle cleaning device, which is implemented by using the following technical scheme.

[0007] A glass bottle cleaning device includes a support and a cleaning and drying mechanism. The support has three vertically distributed cleaning and drying mechanisms. The leading ends of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms have structures that allow the glass bottles to enter slowly under the action of gravity. The trailing ends of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms have structures that allow the cleaned and dried glass bottles to enter the next process slowly.

[0008] The cleaning and drying mechanism comprises a shell, a guide plate A, a blowing device, a hot air device, a cleaning device, a baffle A and a motor A, wherein the shell is internally provided with a longitudinal inclined guide plate A for enabling the glass bottles to slowly roll forward under the action of gravity, and the guide plate A is longitudinally and uniformly provided with positioning grooves for weakening the mutual rotation friction between the glass bottles by one-to-one corresponding cooperation with the glass bottles which roll forward in sequence; the guide plate A is sequentially provided with a cleaning part for enabling the glass bottles to roll forward in an inclined state with the bottle mouth upward, a cold blowing part for enabling the glass bottles to roll forward in an inclined state with the bottle mouth downward, a hot drying part for enabling the glass bottles to roll forward in an inclined state with the bottle mouth downward and a deceleration part for enabling the glass bottles to slowly roll forward in a horizontal dumping state along the glass bottle forward movement direction; the shell region corresponding to the cleaning part is internally provided with a cleaning device with a spray head for spraying high-pressure water into the bottle mouth of the glass bottles on the cleaning part and a structure for omnidirectionally guiding the high-pressure water to the outer side of the glass bottles; the shell region corresponding to the cold blowing part is internally provided with a blowing device with a spray head for blowing high-pressure air into the bottle mouth of the glass bottles on the cold blowing part and a structure for omnidirectionally guiding the air to the outer side of the glass bottles; the shell region corresponding to the hot drying part is internally provided with a hot air device with a spray head for blowing high-pressure hot air into the bottle mouth of the glass bottles on the hot drying part and a structure for omnidirectionally guiding the hot air to the outer side of the glass bottles; the shell is internally provided with a structure for blocking the water or air or hot air in the corresponding region and enabling the water or air or hot air to be discharged downward; the top end of the shell is hingedly provided with a baffle A for enabling the glass bottles on the deceleration part to be output individually and driven by the motor A.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present technology, the shell region corresponding to the cleaning part is internally provided with a guide plate B for guiding the high-pressure water to the upper side of the glass bottles, a guide plate C for guiding the high-pressure water to the lower side of the glass bottles and a guide plate D for guiding the high-pressure water to the bottom of the outer side of the glass bottles through a fixed rod; the two ends of the guide plate B and the guide plate D are provided with two isolation plates A for blocking the high-pressure water on the upper side of the glass bottles from flowing to the two side regions in series; the bottom of the shell region corresponding to the cleaning part is internally provided with two isolation plates B for blocking the high-pressure water on the lower side of the glass bottles from flowing to the two side regions in series and a discharge pipe for discharging water outward.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present technology, the shell region corresponding to the cold blowing part is internally provided with a guide plate B for guiding the air to the upper side of the glass bottles, a guide plate C for guiding the air to the lower side of the glass bottles and a guide plate D for guiding the air to the bottom of the outer side of the glass bottles through a fixed rod; the two ends of the guide plate B and the guide plate D are provided with two isolation plates A for blocking the air on the upper side of the glass bottles from flowing to the two side regions in series; the bottom of the shell region corresponding to the cold blowing part is internally provided with two isolation plates B for blocking the air on the lower side of the glass bottles from flowing to the two side regions in series and a discharge pipe for discharging air outward.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present technology, the guide plate B for guiding hot air to the upper side of the glass bottle, the guide plate C for guiding hot air to the lower side of the glass bottle, and the guide plate D for guiding hot air to the outer bottom of the glass bottle are installed in the shell area corresponding to the hot drying part through the fixing rod; the two ends of the guide plate B and the guide plate D are installed with two isolation plates A for blocking the hot air on the upper side of the glass bottle from flowing to the two side areas; and the bottom of the shell area corresponding to the hot drying part is installed with two isolation plates B for blocking the hot air on the lower side of the glass bottle from flowing to the two side areas and a discharge pipe for discharging air outward.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present technology, the guide plate A is installed with a limiting strip A matched with the bottom of the glass bottle on the cleaning part, and a limiting strip B matched with the neck of the glass bottle is installed on the area of the guide plate A between the cleaning part and the deceleration part.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present technology, the deceleration part of the guide plate A is uniformly covered with fluff for decelerating the glass bottle.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present technology, the hinge shaft of the baffle A is installed with a turbine A, the turbine A is engaged with a worm A installed on the shell, and the worm A is drivingly connected with the output shaft of a motor A installed on the shell.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present technology, the first end of the shell of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms is installed with two side stops A, a guide plate G for making the horizontally tilted glass bottle roll forward to the cleaning part of the guide plate A of the uppermost cleaning and drying mechanism under the action of gravity is installed between the two side stops A, the guide plate G is provided with a leakage groove A and a leakage groove B distributed along the forward moving direction of the glass bottle and making the glass bottle fall in a horizontally tilted state; a guide plate H for guiding the glass bottle falling from the leakage groove A to the cleaning part of the guide plate A of the lowermost cleaning and drying mechanism and a guide plate I for guiding the glass bottle falling from the leakage groove B to the cleaning part of the guide plate A of the middle cleaning and drying mechanism are installed between the two side stops A; a baffle B hinged in the leakage groove A is opened and closed under the drive of a motor C and guides the glass bottle to the guide plate H after the leakage groove A is opened; and a baffle C hinged in the leakage groove B is opened and closed under the drive of a motor D and guides the glass bottle to the guide plate I after the leakage groove B is opened.

[0016] As a further improvement of the present technology, the guide plate G, the guide plate H, and the guide plate I are uniformly covered with fluff for reducing the moving speed of the glass bottle.

[0017] As a further improvement of the present technology, two side stops B are installed at the tail end of the shell of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms, between which a guide plate E is installed to guide the glass bottles on the deceleration part of the guide plate A in the lowermost cleaning and drying mechanism to the next process, and a guide plate F corresponding to each of the guide plates A in the upper two cleaning and drying mechanisms is installed to guide the glass bottles on the deceleration part of the corresponding guide plate A to the guide plate E; the guide plate E and the guide plate F are densely covered with fluff to decelerate the glass bottles; a triangular cylinder is hinged at the end of each guide plate F to cooperate with the glass bottles on the guide plate E; the transfer plate on the triangular cylinder is densely covered with fluff to buffer the glass bottles from the guide plate F and slow down the movement of the glass bottles during the process of turning over and transferring the glass bottles on the transfer plate to the guide plate E; a turbine B is installed on the hinge shaft of the triangular cylinder, and the turbine B is engaged with a worm B installed on the corresponding shell, and the worm B is drivingly connected with the output shaft of a motor B on the corresponding shell.

[0018] Compared with the traditional glass bottle cleaning equipment, the nozzle-equipped cleaning equipment arranged in each cleaning and drying mechanism in the present application sprays high-pressure water into the glass bottles with the bottle opening inclined upward and effectively cleans the inside of the glass bottles, at the same time, the high-pressure water sprayed by the cleaning equipment effectively cleans the outside of the glass bottles under the guidance of the guide plates B, C and D, and the cleaning equipment does not need to move inside and outside the glass bottles through the nozzles to clean the glass bottles, so the automation requirement of the cleaning equipment is lower, the cost of the cleaning equipment is lower, and the cleaning efficiency is higher. The high-pressure water sprayed by the cleaning and drying mechanism is automatically discharged through the corresponding discharge pipe after cleaning the glass bottles and is recycled, which has a certain water-saving function.

[0019] Since the cleaning equipment in each cleaning and drying mechanism in the present application cleans the glass bottles in the pouring state with the bottle opening opposite to the cleaning equipment, the glass bottles do not need to be fixed by a special clamp during the cleaning process, which saves the clamp equipment and reduces the equipment cost.

[0020] The glass bottles entering each cleaning and drying mechanism automatically move forward under the action of their own gravity and under the guidance of the corresponding guide plate A inclined in the longitudinal direction, which saves special transmission equipment, has a simple structure and further reduces the equipment cost.

[0021] After the glass bottles are cleaned by the cleaning equipment, the glass bottles enter the cold blowing area in the pouring state with the bottle opening downward during the movement process to discharge the water in the glass bottles and are effectively dried by the air blown by the blowing equipment. The glass bottles dried by the air enter the hot drying area in the same state and are quickly and effectively dried by the hot air blown by the hot air equipment. Since the glass bottles are effectively dried before drying, the glass bottles can be quickly dried, so that the hot air equipment reduces the energy consumption and achieves the purpose of energy saving.

[0022] The positioning groove on the guide plate A in the application effectively reduces the friction between the rotating glass bottle and the adjacent glass bottle, and avoids the surface damage of the glass bottle.

[0023] The application has simple structure and good use effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 The figure is the profile diagram of the application and the glass bottle.

[0025] Figure 2 The figure is the two local profile diagrams of the front end and the tail end of the application.

[0026] Figure 3 The figure is the profile diagram of the front end structure of the application and the glass bottle.

[0027] Figure 4 The figure is the profile diagram of the drive structure of the baffle B or the baffle C.

[0028] Figure 5 The figure is the profile diagram of the tail end structure of the application and the glass bottle.

[0029] Figure 6 The figure is the profile diagram of the drive structure of the baffle A.

[0030] Figure 7 The figure is the profile diagram of the drive structure of the triangular cylinder.

[0031] Figure 8 The figure is the schematic diagram of two perspectives of the cleaning and drying mechanism.

[0032] Figure 9 The figure is the side profile schematic diagram of two perspectives of the cleaning and drying mechanism.

[0033] Figure 10 The figure is the profile diagram of the cleaning area of the cleaning and drying mechanism and the glass bottle.

[0034] Figure 11 The figure is the profile diagram of the cold blowing area or the hot drying area of the cleaning and drying mechanism and the glass bottle.

[0035] Figure 12 The figure is the schematic diagram of the triangular cylinder structure.

[0036] Labels in the diagram: 1. Support; 2. Cleaning and drying mechanism; 3. Housing; 4. Guide plate A; 5. Cleaning section; 6. Cold blowing section; 7. Hot drying section; 8. Deceleration section; 9. Lint; 10. Positioning groove; 11. Limiting strip A; 12. Guide plate B; 13. Guide plate C; 14. Guide plate D; 15. Isolation plate A; 16. Isolation plate B; 17. Discharge pipe; 18. Limiting strip B; 19. Blowing equipment; 20. Hot air equipment; 21. Baffle A; 22. Turbine A; 23. Worm A; 24. Motor A; 25. Guide plate E; 26. Guide plate F; 27. Triangular cylinder; 28. Transfer plate; 30. Turbine B; 31. Worm B; 32. Motor B; 33. Side baffle B; 34. Side baffle A; 35. Guide plate G; 36. Slot A; 37. Slot B; 38. Baffle B; 39. Motor C; 40. Baffle C; 41. Motor D; 42. Guide plate H; 43. Guide plate I; 44. Glass bottle; 45. Cleaning equipment. Detailed Implementation

[0037] The accompanying drawings are schematic diagrams illustrating embodiments of the present invention to facilitate understanding of the structural operating principle. Specific product structures and dimensions can be determined based on the usage environment and conventional technologies.

[0038] like Figure 1 As shown, it includes a support frame 1 and a washing and drying mechanism 2, wherein, as Figure 1 As shown, three vertically distributed washing and drying mechanisms 2 are mounted on the support frame 1; Figure 1 , 3 As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the first ends of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms 2 have a structure that allows the glass bottles 44 to enter slowly in sequence under their own weight, while the tail ends of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms 2 have a structure that allows the glass bottles 44 that have been cleaned and dried to enter the next process slowly in sequence.

[0039] like Figure 8 , 9 As shown, the cleaning and drying mechanism 2 includes a housing 3, a guide plate A4, a blower 19, a hot air device 20, a cleaning device 45, a baffle A21, and a motor A24, wherein... Figure 1 , 5 As shown in Figure 9, a longitudinally inclined guide plate A4 is installed inside the housing 3, which allows the glass bottle 44 to slowly roll forward under its own weight. The guide plate A4 has longitudinally evenly distributed positioning grooves 10 that correspond one-to-one with the glass bottles 44 that roll forward in sequence, thereby reducing the rotational friction between the glass bottles 44. Along the forward movement direction of the glass bottle 44, the guide plate A4 has sequentially arranged a cleaning section 5 for rolling forward with the bottle mouth upwards, a cold blowing section 6 for rolling forward with the bottle mouth downwards, a hot drying section 7 for rolling forward with the bottle mouth downwards, and a deceleration section 8 for slowly rolling forward with the glass bottle 44 in a horizontally tilted state.Figure 9 、 10 , 11, the shell 3 region corresponding to the cleaning part 5 is installed with a nozzle washing equipment 45 which sprays high pressure water into the bottle opening of the glass bottle 44 on the cleaning part 5 and a structure which guides the high pressure water to the outside of the glass bottle 44; the shell 3 region corresponding to the cold blowing part 6 is installed with a nozzle blowing equipment 19 which blows high pressure air into the bottle opening of the glass bottle 44 on the cold blowing part 6 and a structure which guides the air to the outside of the glass bottle 44; the shell 3 region corresponding to the hot drying part 7 is installed with a nozzle hot air equipment 20 which blows high pressure hot air into the bottle opening of the glass bottle 44 on the hot drying part 7 and a structure which guides the hot air to the outside of the glass bottle 44; the shell 3 has a structure which blocks the water or air or hot air in the corresponding region and makes the water or air or hot air flow downward; as shown in Figure 6 、 8 , 9, the end of the shell 3 is hinged with a baffle A21 which makes the glass bottle 44 on the deceleration part 8 output individually and is driven by the motor A24.

[0040] As shown in Figure 9 、 10 , the shell 3 region corresponding to the cleaning part 5 is installed with a guide plate B12 which guides the high pressure water to the upper side of the glass bottle 44, a guide plate C13 which guides the high pressure water to the lower side of the glass bottle 44 and a guide plate D14 which guides the high pressure water to the bottom outside of the glass bottle 44 through the fixed rod; the two ends of the guide plate B12 and the guide plate D14 are installed with two isolation plates A15 which block the high pressure water on the upper side of the glass bottle 44 from flowing to the two side regions; the bottom of the shell 3 region corresponding to the cleaning part 5 is installed with two isolation plates B16 which block the high pressure water on the lower side of the glass bottle 44 from flowing to the two side regions and a discharge pipe 17 which discharges water outward.

[0041] As shown in Figure 9 、 11 , the shell 3 region corresponding to the cold blowing part 6 is installed with a guide plate B12 which guides the air to the upper side of the glass bottle 44, a guide plate C13 which guides the air to the lower side of the glass bottle 44 and a guide plate D14 which guides the air to the bottom outside of the glass bottle 44 through the fixed rod; the two ends of the guide plate B12 and the guide plate D14 are installed with two isolation plates A15 which block the air on the upper side of the glass bottle 44 from flowing to the two side regions; the bottom of the shell 3 region corresponding to the cold blowing part 6 is installed with two isolation plates B16 which block the air on the lower side of the glass bottle 44 from flowing to the two side regions and a discharge pipe 17 which discharges air outward.

[0042] As shown in Figure 9 、 11As shown, the region of the shell 3 corresponding to the hot drying part 7 is provided with a guide plate B12 for guiding hot air to the upper side of the glass bottle 44, a guide plate C13 for guiding hot air to the lower side of the glass bottle 44, and a guide plate D14 for guiding hot air to the bottom of the outer side of the glass bottle 44, and the two ends of the guide plate B12 and the guide plate D14 are provided with two isolation plates A15 for blocking the flow of hot air on the upper side of the glass bottle 44 to the two side regions, and the bottom of the region of the shell 3 corresponding to the hot drying part 7 is provided with two isolation plates B16 for blocking the flow of hot air on the lower side of the glass bottle 44 to the two side regions and a discharge pipe 17 for discharging air outward.

[0043] As shown in Figure 9 , 10 , the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4 is provided with a limiting strip A11 matched with the bottom of the glass bottle 44, and the region of the guide plate A4 between the cleaning part 5 and the deceleration part 8 is provided with a limiting strip B18 matched with the neck of the glass bottle 44.

[0044] As shown in Figure 5 , 9 , the deceleration part 8 of the guide plate A4 is uniformly provided with a plurality of fluffs 9 for decelerating the glass bottle 44.

[0045] As shown in Figure 6 , the hinge shaft of the baffle A21 is provided with a turbine A22, the turbine A22 is engaged with a worm A23 installed on the shell 3, and the worm A23 is drivingly connected with the output shaft of a motor A24 installed on the shell 3.

[0046] As shown in Figure 1 , 2 , the first end of the shell 3 of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms 2 is provided with two side stops A34, the guide plate G35 between the two side stops A34 is used to guide the horizontally tilted glass bottle 44 to roll and move forward under the action of gravity to the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4 in the uppermost cleaning and drying mechanism 2, the guide plate G35 is provided with a plurality of drop grooves A36 and B37 distributed in the forward moving direction of the glass bottle 44 and used to make the glass bottle 44 fall in a horizontally tilted state, the guide plate H42 between the two side stops A34 is used to guide the glass bottle 44 falling from the drop groove A36 to the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4 in the lowermost cleaning and drying mechanism 2, and the guide plate I43 between the two side stops A34 is used to guide the glass bottle 44 falling from the drop groove B37 to the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4 in the middle cleaning and drying mechanism 2. Figure 2 , 3 , the drop groove A36 is hingedly provided with a baffle B38 which is opened and closed under the drive of a motor C39 and is used to guide the glass bottle 44 to the guide plate H42 after the drop groove A36 is opened, and the drop groove B37 is hingedly provided with a baffle C40 which is opened and closed under the drive of a motor D41 and is used to guide the glass bottle 44 to the guide plate I43 after the drop groove B37 is opened.

[0047] AsFigure 3 As shown in the drawings, the guide plate G35, the guide plate H42 and the guide plate I43 are densely covered with the fluff 9 for reducing the speed of the glass bottle 44.

[0048] As shown in the drawings, Figure 1 , 2 , 5, two side stops B33 are installed at the tail end of the shell 3 of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms 2, between which a guide plate E25 is installed for guiding the glass bottle 44 on the speed reduction part 8 of the guide plate A4 in the lowermost cleaning and drying mechanism 2 to the next process, and a guide plate F26 corresponding to the guide plate A4 in the upper two cleaning and drying mechanisms 2 is installed for guiding the glass bottle 44 on the speed reduction part 8 of the corresponding guide plate A4 to the guide plate E25; the guide plate E25 and the guide plate F26 are densely covered with the fluff 9 for reducing the speed of the glass bottle 44; as shown in the drawings, Figure 1 , 5 , 12, a triangular cylinder 27 cooperating with the glass bottle 44 on the guide plate E25 is hinged at the end of each guide plate F26, and the transfer plate 28 on the triangular cylinder 27 is densely covered with the fluff 9 for buffering the glass bottle 44 from the guide plate F26 and slowing down the movement of the glass bottle 44 in the process of turning and transferring the glass bottle 44 on the transfer plate 28 to the guide plate E25 in the triangular cylinder 27; as shown in the drawings, Figure 2 , 7 , a worm B31 is installed on the hinged shaft of the triangular cylinder 27, the worm B31 is engaged with the motor B32 installed on the corresponding shell 3, and the output shaft of the motor B32 is in driving connection with the corresponding shell 3.

[0049] The working process of the present application: in the vertical state, the stopper B38 closes the leakage groove A36, the stopper C40 closes the leakage groove B37, and the transfer plate 28 of the two triangular cylinders 27 is perpendicular to the corresponding guide plate F26 and is in the state of receiving the glass bottle 44 on the guide plate F26. The stopper A21 in each cleaning and drying mechanism 2 is in a closed state at the tail end of the corresponding shell 3.

[0050] When the batch cleaning and drying of the glass bottle 44 is needed, the glass bottle 44 is continuously conveyed to the guide plate A4 in the three cleaning and drying mechanisms 2 through the guide plate G35.

[0051] When the glass bottle 44 needs to be conveyed to the guide plate A4 in the top cleaning and drying mechanism 2, the stopper B38 and the stopper C40 are kept closed to the leakage groove A36 and the leakage groove B37 respectively, and the glass bottle 44 on the guide plate G35 rolls to the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4 in the top cleaning and drying mechanism 2 under the action of gravity and the guidance of the guide plate G35.

[0052] When it is needed to send the glass bottles 44 to the guide plate A4 of the middle cleaning and drying mechanism 2, the motor D41 is started to drive the shutter C40 to open the leakage groove B37, the glass bottles 44 on the guide plate G35 are sent to the guide plate I43 along the inclined guide plate G35 under the action of gravity through the leakage groove B37 and the shutter C40, and are guided to the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4 in the middle cleaning and drying mechanism 2.

[0053] When it is needed to send the glass bottles 44 to the guide plate A4 of the bottom cleaning and drying mechanism 2, the motor C39 is started to drive the shutter B38 to open the leakage groove A36, the glass bottles 44 on the guide plate G35 are sent to the guide plate H42 along the inclined guide plate G35 under the action of gravity through the leakage groove A36 and the shutter B38, and are guided to the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4 in the bottom cleaning and drying mechanism 2.

[0054] The glass bottles 44 reaching the guide plate A4 are sequentially arranged and sequentially contact and roll forward synchronously under the action of the positioning groove 10 on the guide plate A4, the positioning groove 10 positions the glass bottles 44 while reducing the contact force between any two adjacent glass bottles 44, and reduces the abrasion between the two adjacent glass bottles 44.

[0055] When the glass bottles 44 reach the cleaning part 5 of the guide plate A4, the glass bottles 44 roll forward along the cleaning part 5 in the state of being tilted with the bottle opening upward, at the same time, the cleaning device 45 is started, the cleaning device 45 sprays part of high-pressure water into the bottle opening of the glass bottles 44 through the densely arranged nozzles to clean the inner wall of the glass bottles 44, the remaining part of the sprayed high-pressure water moves to the outer cylindrical surface and the outer bottom of the glass bottles 44 under the guidance of the guide plate B12, the guide plate C13 and the guide plate D14 to clean the outer side of the glass bottles 44 in all directions, at the same time, the limiting strip A11 limits the glass bottles 44 moving on the cleaning part 5 to avoid the glass bottles 44 from sliding on the laterally inclined cleaning part 5 under the action of high-pressure water. The waste water after cleaning the outer side of the glass bottles 44 reaches the corresponding space at the bottom of the shell 3 under the blockage of the corresponding two isolation plates A15 and two isolation plates B16, is discharged through the discharge pipe 17 for recycling, and the purpose of saving water is achieved.

[0056] The glass bottle 44 after being cleaned is guided by the guide plate A4 to the cold blowing part 6 of the guide plate A4 and is turned to a pouring state with the bottle mouth downward, the residual water in the glass bottle 44 is discharged through the bottle mouth, the blowing device 19 in the casing 3 blows part of air into the glass bottle 44 through the bottle mouth of the glass bottle 44 to blow off the water drops adhered to the inner wall of the glass bottle 44, and the rest of the air is guided by the guide plate B12, the guide plate C13 and the guide plate D14 to the outer cylindrical surface of the glass bottle 44 and the bottom of the outer side of the glass bottle 44 to blow off the water drops adhered to the outer side of the glass bottle 44. The air after blowing off the water drops adhered to the inner and outer sides of the glass bottle 44 is blocked by the two isolation plates A15 and the two isolation plates B16 to reach the corresponding spaces at the bottom of the casing 3 and is discharged through the exhaust pipe 17.

[0057] The glass bottle 44 after being dehydrated is guided by the guide plate A4 to the hot drying part 7 of the guide plate A4 and still keeps the pouring state with the bottle mouth downward, the hot air device 20 in the casing 3 blows part of hot air into the glass bottle 44 through the bottle mouth of the glass bottle 44 to dry the inner wall of the glass bottle 44, and the rest of the hot air is guided by the guide plate B12, the guide plate C13 and the guide plate D14 to the outer cylindrical surface of the glass bottle 44 and the bottom of the outer side of the glass bottle 44 to dry the outer side of the glass bottle 44. The hot air after drying the glass bottle 44 is blocked by the two isolation plates A15 and the two isolation plates B16 to reach the corresponding spaces at the bottom of the casing 3 and is discharged through the exhaust pipe 17 for recycling, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the hot air device 20 and achieving the purpose of energy saving.

[0058] The glass bottle 44 after being dried is guided by the guide plate A4 to the deceleration part 8 of the guide plate A4, is effectively decelerated under the action of the fluff 9 on the deceleration part 8 and finally stops moving under the blocking of the baffle A21, and reaches the deceleration part 8 in a horizontal pouring state.

[0059] The baffle A21 of the lowermost end cleaning and drying mechanism 2 is driven by the corresponding motor A24 to open the casing 3, one glass bottle 44 on the deceleration part 8 reaches the guide plate E25 under the action of the self-weight and slowly moves to the next process under the guidance of the guide plate E25, when the glass bottle 44 is separated from the guide plate A4, the baffle A21 is driven by the motor A24 to close the casing 3, so that the glass bottle 44 on the deceleration part 8 is sequentially and intermittently moved to the next process through the guide plate E25. During the movement of the glass bottle 44 on the guide plate E25, the two triangular cylinders 27 are raised under the driving of the corresponding motor B32 and do not interfere with the movement of the glass bottle 44.

[0060] The baffle A21 of the middle cleaning and drying mechanism 2 is driven by the corresponding motor A24 to open the shell 3, one glass bottle 44 on the deceleration part 8 is driven by the corresponding guide plate F26 to reach the transfer plate 28 of the corresponding triangular cylinder 27, the transfer plate 28 is turned over by the corresponding motor B32 and the glass bottle 44 on the transfer plate 28 is transferred to the guide plate E25 and slowly moves to the next process under the guidance of the guide plate E25. While the triangular cylinder 27 turns over to transfer the glass bottle 44 to the guide plate E25, the triangular cylinder 27 pushes the glass bottle 44 from the lower end of the cleaning and drying mechanism 2 backward, so as to avoid the impact between the glass bottle 44 falling from the transfer plate 28 and the original glass bottle 44 on the guide plate E25.

[0061] The baffle A21 of the top cleaning and drying mechanism 2 is driven by the corresponding motor A24 to open the shell 3, one glass bottle 44 on the deceleration part 8 is driven by the corresponding guide plate F26 to reach the transfer plate 28 of the corresponding triangular cylinder 27, the transfer plate 28 is turned over by the corresponding motor B32 and the glass bottle 44 on the transfer plate 28 is transferred to the guide plate E25 and slowly moves to the next process under the guidance of the guide plate E25. While the triangular cylinder 27 turns over to transfer the glass bottle 44 to the guide plate E25, the triangular cylinder 27 pushes the glass bottle 44 from the lower end of the cleaning and drying mechanism 2 backward, so as to avoid the impact between the glass bottle 44 falling from the transfer plate 28 and the original glass bottle 44 on the guide plate E25.

[0062] The whole process does not need a special conveying device for conveying the glass bottle 44, and the glass bottle 44 is completely rolled forward by its own gravity to complete the cleaning and drying.

[0063] As described above, the beneficial effects of the present application are that: the cleaning and drying mechanism 2 in the present application is provided with the cleaning device 45 with a nozzle, which sprays high-pressure water into the glass bottle 44 with the bottle opening inclined upward and effectively cleans the glass bottle 44, at the same time, the high-pressure water sprayed by the cleaning device 45 is guided by the guide plate B12, the guide plate C13 and the guide plate D14 to effectively clean the outer side of the glass bottle 44, without the need of moving the nozzle in and out of the glass bottle 44 to clean the glass bottle 44, which reduces the automation requirement of the cleaning device 45, lowers the cost of the cleaning device 45 and improves the cleaning efficiency. The high-pressure water sprayed by the cleaning and drying mechanism 2 is automatically discharged through the corresponding discharge pipe 17 after cleaning the glass bottle 44 and is recycled, which has a certain water-saving function.

[0064] Since the cleaning device 45 in each cleaning and drying mechanism 2 in the present application cleans the glass bottle 44 in the pouring state with the bottle opening opposite to the cleaning device 45, the glass bottle 44 does not need to be fixed by a special clamp during the cleaning process, which saves the clamp device and reduces the equipment cost.

[0065] The glass bottle 44 entering each cleaning and drying mechanism 2 is automatically moved forward under the action of its own gravity and under the guidance of the corresponding guide plate A4 which is longitudinally inclined, saving special conveying equipment, simplifying the structure and further reducing the equipment cost.

[0066] After the glass bottle 44 is cleaned by the cleaning equipment 45, the glass bottle 44 is in a state of pouring with the bottle mouth downward during the movement, enters the cold blowing area, and the water in the glass bottle 44 is discharged and effectively removed by the air blown by the air blowing equipment 19. The glass bottle 44 which is effectively removed by the air enters the hot drying area in the same state and is quickly and effectively dried by the hot air blown by the hot air blowing equipment 20. Since the glass bottle 44 is effectively removed before drying, the glass bottle 44 can be quickly dried, so that the hot air blowing equipment 20 reduces energy consumption, achieving the purpose of energy saving.

[0067] The positioning groove 10 on the guide plate A4 in the application effectively reduces the friction between the rotating glass bottle 44 and the adjacent glass bottle 44, avoiding the surface damage of the glass bottle 44.

Claims

1. A glass bottle cleaning device, characterized in that: It includes a support frame and a cleaning and drying mechanism. The support frame is equipped with three vertically distributed cleaning and drying mechanisms. The front end of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms has a structure that allows the glass bottles to enter slowly in sequence under their own weight, while the rear end of the three cleaning and drying mechanisms has a structure that allows the glass bottles that have been cleaned and dried to enter the next process slowly in sequence. The cleaning and drying mechanism includes a housing, a guide plate A, a blowing device, a hot air device, a cleaning device, a baffle A, and a motor A. The housing contains a longitudinally inclined guide plate A that allows the glass bottles to slowly roll forward under their own weight. The guide plate A has evenly distributed longitudinal positioning grooves that correspond one-to-one with the glass bottles rolling forward in sequence, reducing the rotational friction between the bottles. Along the direction of the glass bottle's forward movement, the guide plate A sequentially includes a cleaning section that allows the glass bottles to roll forward with their openings facing upwards, a cold blowing section that allows the glass bottles to roll forward with their openings facing downwards, a hot drying section that allows the glass bottles to roll forward with their openings facing downwards, and a deceleration section that allows the glass bottles to slowly roll forward in a horizontally tilted state. Corresponding to the cleaning section... The housing area is equipped with a cleaning device with a nozzle that sprays high-pressure water into the mouth of the glass bottle on the cleaning section and a structure that guides the high-pressure water to the outside of the glass bottle in all directions; the housing area corresponding to the cold blowing section is equipped with a blowing device with a nozzle that blows high-pressure air into the mouth of the glass bottle on the cold blowing section and a structure that guides the air to the outside of the glass bottle in all directions; the housing area corresponding to the hot drying section is equipped with a hot air device with a nozzle that blows high-pressure hot air into the mouth of the glass bottle on the hot drying section and a structure that guides the hot air to the outside of the glass bottle in all directions; the housing has a structure that isolates water, air or hot air in the corresponding area and allows water, air or hot air to be discharged downwards; a baffle A is hinged to the top of the end of the housing, which allows a single glass bottle on the deceleration section to be output and driven by motor A; The three cleaning and drying mechanisms have two side baffles A installed at the front end of their housings. Between the two side baffles A is a guide plate G that allows horizontally tilted glass bottles to roll forward onto the cleaning section of the guide plate A in the uppermost cleaning and drying mechanism under their own weight. The guide plate G has troughs A and B distributed along the forward movement direction of the glass bottles, allowing the glass bottles to fall in a horizontally tilted state. Between the two side baffles A are a guide plate H that guides glass bottles falling from trough A to the cleaning section of the guide plate A in the lowermost cleaning and drying mechanism, and a guide plate I that guides glass bottles falling from trough B to the cleaning section of the guide plate A in the middle cleaning and drying mechanism. A baffle B is hinged in trough A, which is opened and closed under the drive of motor C and guides the glass bottles to the guide plate H after trough A is opened. A baffle C is hinged in trough B, which is opened and closed under the drive of motor D and guides the glass bottles to the guide plate I after trough B is opened. The guide plates G, H, and I are all densely covered with fluff to reduce the speed of the glass bottle. Two side baffles B are installed at the tail end of the housing of the three washing and drying mechanisms. Between the two side baffles B is a guide plate E that guides the glass bottles on the deceleration section of the guide plate A in the lowest washing and drying mechanism to the next process, and a guide plate F that corresponds one-to-one with the guide plates A in the two upper washing and drying mechanisms and guides the glass bottles on the deceleration section of the corresponding guide plate A to the guide plate E. Both guide plates E and F are densely covered with fibers to slow down the glass bottles. Each guide plate F is hinged to a triangular cylinder that cooperates with the glass bottles on the guide plate E. The transfer plate on the triangular cylinder, which is used to receive the glass bottles from the guide plate F, is densely covered with fibers that buffer the glass bottles from the guide plate F and slow down the movement of the glass bottles during the process of the triangular cylinder flipping and transferring the glass bottles that have reached the transfer plate to the guide plate E. A turbine B is installed on the hinge shaft of the triangular cylinder. The turbine B meshes with a worm gear B installed on the corresponding housing. The worm gear B is connected to the output shaft of the motor B on the corresponding housing.

2. The glass bottle cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Within the housing area corresponding to the cleaning section, a guide plate B is installed via a fixed rod to guide high-pressure water to the upper side of the glass bottle, a guide plate C to guide high-pressure water to the lower side of the glass bottle, and a guide plate D to guide high-pressure water to the bottom outer side of the glass bottle. Two isolation plates A are installed at both ends of the guide plates B and D to prevent the high-pressure water on the upper side of the glass bottle from flowing to the sides. Two isolation plates B are installed at the bottom of the housing area corresponding to the cleaning section to prevent the high-pressure water on the lower side of the glass bottle from flowing to the sides, and a drain pipe for outward drainage is installed.

3. The glass bottle cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Within the housing area corresponding to the cold blowing section, a guide plate B is installed via a fixed rod to guide air to the upper side of the glass bottle, a guide plate C to guide air to the lower side of the glass bottle, and a guide plate D to guide air to the bottom outer side of the glass bottle. Two isolation plates A are installed at both ends of the guide plates B and D to block the air from flowing from the upper side of the glass bottle to the two sides. Two isolation plates B are installed at the bottom of the housing area corresponding to the cold blowing section to block the air from flowing from the lower side of the glass bottle to the two sides, and an exhaust pipe for exhausting air outward is installed.

4. The glass bottle cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Within the housing area corresponding to the heating section, a guide plate B is installed via a fixed rod to guide hot air to the upper side of the glass bottle, a guide plate C to guide hot air to the lower side of the glass bottle, and a guide plate D to guide hot air to the bottom outer side of the glass bottle. Two isolation plates A are installed at both ends of the guide plates B and D to block the hot air from the upper side of the glass bottle from flowing to the two sides. Two isolation plates B are installed at the bottom of the housing area corresponding to the heating section to block the hot air from the lower side of the glass bottle from flowing to the two sides, and an exhaust pipe for exhausting air is installed outward.

5. The glass bottle cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide plate A has a limiting strip A installed on its cleaning section to cooperate with the bottom of the glass bottle, and a limiting strip B installed on the area of ​​guide plate A between the cleaning section and the deceleration section to cooperate with the neck of the glass bottle.

6. The glass bottle cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The deceleration section of the guide plate A is evenly and densely covered with fluff that slows down the glass bottle.

7. The glass bottle cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A turbine A is installed on the hinge shaft where the baffle A is located. The turbine A meshes with the worm gear A installed on the housing. The worm gear A is connected to the output shaft of the motor A on the housing.

Citation Information

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  • Can cleaning apparatus

    JP1993208180A