Fresh food material cleaning device and cleaning method

Abstract

The invention provides a fresh food material cleaning device and method, and relates to the technical field of food material cleaning equipment.The fresh food material cleaning device comprises a shell, a spraying device, an upper roller set, a lower roller set, an upper driving assembly and a lower driving assembly, an inlet is formed in one side of the shell, and an outlet is formed in the other side of the shell; an upper roller set and a lower roller set are arranged between the inlet and the outlet, a certain gap is formed between the upper roller set and the lower roller set so that food materials can penetrate through the gap to be cleaned, the gap corresponds to the inlet and the outlet, and the upper driving assembly is installed on the shell to drive the upper roller set to rotate forwards or backwards. The lower driving assembly is mounted on the shell to drive the lower roller group to rotate forwards or reversely, so that the food materials rotate between the upper roller group and the lower roller group, and dirt on the surfaces of the food materials is cleaned; and the spraying device is mounted above the shell and used for spraying the upper roller group and the lower roller group, so that dirt on the surfaces of the food materials is taken away under the washing of clean water, and the food materials can be cleaned up.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of food cleaning equipment, and in particular to a fresh food cleaning device and a cleaning method. Background Art

[0002] Fresh food ingredients naturally have irregular surfaces and wrinkles. They come from ponds or soil. Long-term exposure to natural rainwater and artificial storage and transportation results in the formation or storage of dust, soil and floc-like residues on the irregular surfaces and wrinkles of food.

[0003] Currently, fresh food ingredients are cleaned mainly by high-pressure water guns or manually using brushes. The manual efficiency is low and the integrity of the fresh food ingredients cannot be guaranteed. Since manual cleaning and high-pressure water guns cannot ensure the consistency of the cleaning process, the existing solutions have the problems of low efficiency and failure to guarantee the integrity of the food ingredients. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fresh food cleaning device and method to solve the technical problems of the prior art that the food cannot be kept intact and the efficiency is low. The preferred technical solutions among the many technical solutions provided by the present invention can produce many technical effects as described below.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A fresh food cleaning device provided by the present invention comprises a shell, a spray device, an upper roller group, a lower roller group, an upper drive assembly, and a lower drive assembly. On both sides of the shell, one side is provided with an inlet and the other side is provided with an outlet. An upper roller group and a lower roller group are provided between the inlet and the outlet, and the upper roller group and the lower roller group are rotatably installed in the shell. There is a certain gap between the upper roller group and the lower roller group for food to pass through and to clean the food, and the gap corresponds to the inlet and the outlet. The upper drive assembly is installed on the shell to drive the upper roller group to rotate forward or reversely, and the lower drive assembly is installed on the shell to drive the lower roller group to rotate forward or reversely; the upper part of the shell where the spray device is installed is used to spray the upper roller group and the lower roller group, and a drain outlet is provided below the shell.

[0007] Preferably, the shell comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, the upper shell is provided with an adjustment component, the adjustment component is used to adjust the distance between the upper shell and the lower shell, the upper roller group is installed on the upper shell, and the lower roller group is installed on the lower shell.

[0008] Preferably, the adjustment assembly includes an adjustment rod rotatably mounted on the upper shell, and the adjustment rod is provided with a first threaded portion, and the lower shell is provided with a first threaded hole for the adjustment rod to pass through, and the adjustment rod is inserted into the first threaded hole.

[0009] Preferably, the upper driving assembly comprises an upper driving motor and an upper transmission assembly, one end of the upper transmission assembly is connected to the upper driving motor, and the upper transmission assembly drives the upper roller assembly to rotate;

[0010] The lower driving assembly comprises a lower driving motor and a lower transmission assembly. One end of the lower transmission assembly is connected to the lower driving motor, and the lower transmission assembly drives the lower roller assembly to rotate.

[0011] Preferably, the upper roller assembly includes multiple upper rollers, and the upper rollers are grouped into three, the number of groups of the upper transmission assembly and the number of the upper drive motors are the same as the number of groups of the upper rollers, the upper transmission assembly includes a first gear coaxial with the upper rollers, a second gear connected to the upper drive motor, and a third gear, the second gear is meshed with two adjacent first gears, and the third gear is meshed with the other two first gears, so that the upper drive motor can drive a group of the upper rollers to rotate forward or reverse at the same time.

[0012] Preferably, the lower roller assembly includes multiple lower rollers, and the lower rollers are grouped into three, the number of groups of the lower transmission assembly and the number of the lower drive motors are the same as the number of groups of the lower rollers, the lower transmission assembly includes a fourth gear coaxial with the lower rollers, a fifth gear connected to the lower drive motor, and a sixth gear, the fifth gear is meshed with two adjacent fourth gears, and the sixth gear is meshed with the other two fourth gears, so that the lower drive motor can drive a group of the lower rollers to rotate forward or reverse at the same time.

[0013] Preferably, the spray device comprises a plurality of spray heads, the number of the spray heads is the same as the number of upper rollers on the upper roller assembly, and the spray heads are arranged above the upper rollers.

[0014] Preferably, a control component is further included, and the control component is electrically connected to the spray device, the upper drive component, and the lower drive component to achieve automatic control.

[0015] This application document also provides a fresh food cleaning method, using any of the fresh food cleaning devices described above;

[0016] Steps: Connect water source;

[0017] Step 2, the upper driving assembly drives the upper roller assembly to rotate reversely, and the lower driving assembly drives the lower driving assembly to rotate forwardly, so as to bring the food into the gap between the upper roller assembly and the lower roller assembly;

[0018] Step 3, the upper driving assembly drives the upper roller assembly to rotate forward, so that the food is cleaned in the gap;

[0019] Step 4: After cleaning for a period of time, the upper driving assembly drives the upper roller assembly to reverse.

[0020] The technical solution provided by this application document includes the following beneficial effects:

[0021] The present invention provides a fresh food cleaning device and a cleaning method. The cleaning device comprises a shell, a spray device, an upper roller group, a lower roller group, an upper driving assembly, and a lower driving assembly. The two sides of the shell are provided with an inlet on one side and an outlet on the other side. Food enters the shell from the inlet and comes out from the outlet, and the food is cleaned in the shell. For the convenience of cleaning, an upper roller group and a lower roller group are arranged between the inlet and the outlet, and the upper roller group and the lower roller group are rotatably installed in the shell. There is a certain gap between the upper roller group and the lower roller group for food to pass through so as to clean the food, and the gap is spaced apart from the inlet and the outlet. Corresponding to the opening, the upper driving assembly is installed on the shell to drive the upper roller group to rotate forward or reverse, and the lower driving assembly 6 is installed on the shell to drive the lower roller group to rotate forward or reverse, so that the food rotates between the upper roller group and the lower roller group, and then the dirt on the surface of the food is washed away; for better cleaning effect, the upper part of the shell where the spray device is installed is used to spray the upper roller group and the lower roller group, so that the dirt on the surface of the food is taken away under the flushing of clean water, and the upper roller group and the lower roller group can also be washed to ensure that they can be cleaned by the food. In order to avoid sewage accumulation in the shell, a drain outlet is provided at the bottom of the shell, and the sewage is discharged outward through the drain outlet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing a mechanism of a fresh food cleaning device according to an exemplary embodiment;

[0024] Figure 2 The figure is a schematic structural diagram showing a transmission part of a fresh food cleaning device according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0025] In the figure: 1. shell; 11. upper shell; 12. lower shell; 13. inlet; 14. outlet; 15. drain outlet; 2. upper roller group; 3. lower roller group; 4. adjustment rod; 5. upper drive assembly; 51. upper drive motor; 52. first gear; 53. second gear; 54. third gear; 6. lower drive assembly; 61. lower drive motor; 62. fourth gear; 63. fifth gear; 64. sixth gear; 7. spray device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] To make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] This specific embodiment provides a fresh food cleaning device and a cleaning method, which solves the technical problems existing in the prior art that the integrity of food cannot be guaranteed and the efficiency is low.

[0028] The following is an explanation of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the embodiments shown below do not limit the invention described in the claims. In addition, the entire contents of the configurations shown in the following embodiments are not limited to the solutions required as the invention described in the claims.

[0029] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2The present invention provides a fresh food cleaning device, comprising a shell 1, a spray device, an upper roller group 2, a lower roller group 3, an upper driving assembly 5, and a lower driving assembly 6. On both sides of the shell 1, one side is provided with an inlet 13, and the other side is provided with an outlet 14. Food enters the shell 1 from the position of the inlet 13 and comes out from the position of the outlet 14, and the food is cleaned in the shell 1; in order to facilitate cleaning, the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3 are arranged between the inlet 13 and the outlet 14, and the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3 are rotatably installed in the shell 1, and there is a certain gap between the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3 for food to pass through and clean the food, and the gap is spaced from the inlet 13 and the outlet The upper driving assembly 5 is installed on the housing 1 to drive the upper roller group 2 to rotate forward or reversely, and the lower driving assembly 6 is installed on the housing 1 to drive the lower roller group 3 to rotate forward or reversely, so that the food rotates between the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3, and then the dirt on the surface of the food is washed away; for better cleaning effect, the upper part of the housing 1 where the spray device is installed is used to spray the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3, so that the dirt on the surface of the food is taken away under the flushing of clean water, and the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3 can also be washed to ensure that the food can be cleaned. In order to avoid sewage accumulation in the housing 1, a drain port 15 is provided at the bottom of the housing 1, and the sewage is discharged outward through the drain port 15. Such a configuration is convenient for people to wash, improves the cleaning efficiency of food, and avoids high-pressure washing.

[0030] A further optimization scheme is provided, the shell 1 includes an upper shell 11 and a lower shell 12. In order to facilitate the adjustment of the distance between the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12, an adjustment component is provided on the upper shell 11, and the adjustment component is used to adjust the distance between the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12. The upper roller group 2 is installed on the upper shell 11, and the lower roller group 3 is installed on the lower shell 12. When processing relatively small food materials, the distance between the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12 can be reduced, which is convenient for cleaning relatively small food materials. When processing relatively large food materials, the distance between the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12 can be increased to avoid damage to relatively large food materials, so as to ensure the integrity of the food. With such a configuration, within a certain range, adjusting the distance between the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3 can enable the upper roller group 2 and the lower roller group 3 to clean the food materials.

[0031] Specifically, the adjustment component includes an adjustment rod 4 rotatably mounted on the upper shell 11, and a first threaded portion is provided on the adjustment rod 4, and a first threaded hole for the adjustment rod 4 to pass through is provided on the lower shell 12, and the adjustment rod 4 is inserted into the first threaded hole. By adjusting the position of the adjustment rod 4 in the first threaded hole, the distance between the upper shell 11 and the lower shell 12 can be adjusted.

[0032] Further optimizing the scheme, in order to reduce the number of driving motors, the upper driving assembly 5 includes an upper driving motor 51 and an upper transmission assembly, one end of the upper transmission assembly is connected to the upper driving motor 51, and the upper transmission assembly drives the upper roller assembly 2 to rotate;

[0033] The lower driving assembly 6 includes a lower driving motor 61 and a lower transmission assembly. One end of the lower transmission assembly is connected to the lower driving motor 61. The lower transmission assembly drives the lower roller group 3 to rotate. The lower driving assembly 6 drives the lower roller group 3 to rotate forward, and the upper driving assembly 5 drives the upper roller group to rotate reversely, thereby rolling the food into the gap for cleaning. After cleaning, the food is sent out.

[0034] The upper transmission assembly and the lower transmission assembly may be belt transmission or gear transmission, but are not limited to these two forms, as long as the rollers on the upper roller group 2 or the lower roller group 3 can be rotated in the same direction at the same time.

[0035] A further optimized solution is that the upper roller group 2 includes multiple upper rollers, and the upper rollers are grouped into three groups. The number of groups of the upper transmission assembly and the number of upper drive motors 51 are the same as the number of groups of the upper rollers, that is, one upper drive motor 51 can simultaneously drive the three upper rollers to rotate forward or reverse at the same time, wherein the upper transmission assembly includes a first gear 52 coaxial with the upper roller, a second gear 53 connected to the upper drive motor 51, and a third gear 54, the second gear 53 is meshed with two adjacent first gears 52, and the third gear 54 is meshed with the other two first gears 52, so that the upper drive motor 51 can drive a group of upper rollers to rotate forward or reverse at the same time.

[0036] A further optimized solution is that the three lower roller groups include multiple lower rollers, and three lower rollers form a group. The number of groups of the lower transmission assembly and the number of lower drive motors 61 are the same as the number of groups of lower rollers, that is, one lower drive motor 61 can simultaneously drive three lower rollers to rotate forward or reversely at the same time. The lower transmission assembly includes a fourth gear 62 coaxial with the lower roller, a fifth gear 63 connected to the lower drive motor 61, and a sixth gear 64. The fifth gear 63 is meshed with two adjacent fourth gears 62, and the sixth gear 64 is meshed with the other two fourth gears 62, so that the lower drive motor 61 can drive a group of lower rollers to rotate forward or reversely at the same time.

[0037] A further optimized solution is that the spray device includes a plurality of spray heads, the number of the spray heads is the same as the upper rollers of the upper roller group 2, and the spray heads are arranged above the upper rollers, so that it is convenient for the spray heads to wet the upper rollers and the lower rollers and take away the spoils in the food.

[0038] A further optimization scheme, in order to realize automation, also includes a control component, which is electrically connected to the spray device, the upper drive component 5, and the lower drive component 6 to realize automatic control, so as to avoid the operator being able to perform unified control.

[0039] This application document also provides a fresh food cleaning method, using any of the above fresh food cleaning devices;

[0040] Step 1: Connect the water source. You can turn on the water source first to wet the upper and lower rollers to facilitate the cleaning of the food.

[0041] Step 2, the upper driving assembly 5 drives the upper roller assembly 2 to rotate reversely, and the lower driving assembly 6 drives the lower driving assembly 6 to rotate forwardly, so as to bring the food into the gap between the upper roller assembly 2 and the lower roller assembly 3;

[0042] Step 3, the upper driving assembly 5 drives the upper roller assembly 2 to rotate forward, so that the food is cleaned in the gap, which can drive the food to roll and then clean the food;

[0043] Step 4: After cleaning for a while, the upper driving assembly 5 drives the upper roller assembly 2 to reverse, thereby transporting the food outward.

[0044] It should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. used herein to indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0045] In the description of this article, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0046] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

[0047] It is to be understood that the same or similar parts in the above embodiments can refer to each other, and the contents not described in detail in some embodiments can refer to the same or similar contents in other embodiments. The multiple schemes provided in this application include their own basic schemes, which are independent of each other and do not restrict each other, but they can also be combined with each other without conflict to achieve multiple effects together.

[0048] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limitations on the present application. A person skilled in the art may change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A fresh food cleaning device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell (1), a spray device, an upper roller group (2), a lower roller group (3), an upper driving assembly (5), and a lower driving assembly (6); on both sides of the shell (1), one side is provided with an inlet (13) and the other side is provided with an outlet (14); between the inlet (13) and the outlet (14), an upper roller group (2) and a lower roller group (3) are provided; the upper roller group (2) and the lower roller group (3) are rotatably mounted in the shell (1); and there is a certain space between the upper roller group (2) and the lower roller group (3). The housing (1) has a gap for food to pass through and for washing the food, and the gap corresponds to the inlet (13) and the outlet (14); the upper drive assembly (5) is mounted on the housing (1) to drive the upper roller assembly (2) to rotate forward or reverse; the lower drive assembly (6) is mounted on the housing (1) to drive the lower roller assembly (3) to rotate forward or reverse; the upper part of the housing (1) where the spraying device is mounted is used to spray the upper roller assembly (2) and the lower roller assembly (3); a drainage outlet (15) is provided at the lower part of the housing (1).

2. The fresh food cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) comprises an upper shell (11) and a lower shell (12); the upper shell (11) is provided with an adjustment component, the adjustment component is used to adjust the distance between the upper shell (11) and the lower shell (12); the upper roller group (2) is mounted on the upper shell (11), and the lower roller group (3) is mounted on the lower shell (12).

3. The fresh food cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adjustment assembly comprises an adjustment rod (4) rotatably mounted on the upper shell (11), and the adjustment rod (4) is provided with a first threaded portion, and the lower shell (12) is provided with a first threaded hole for the adjustment rod (4) to pass through, and the adjustment rod (4) is inserted into the first threaded hole.

4. The fresh food cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper driving assembly (5) comprises an upper driving motor (51) and an upper transmission assembly, one end of the upper transmission assembly is connected to the upper driving motor (51), and the upper transmission assembly drives the upper roller assembly (2) to rotate; The lower driving assembly (6) comprises a lower driving motor (61) and a lower transmission assembly. One end of the lower transmission assembly is connected to the lower driving motor (61), and the lower transmission assembly drives the lower roller assembly (3) to rotate.

5. The fresh food cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper roller assembly (2) comprises a plurality of upper rollers, and three of the upper rollers form a group. The number of groups of the upper transmission assembly and the number of the upper drive motors (51) are the same as the number of groups of the upper rollers. The upper transmission assembly comprises a first gear (52) coaxial with the upper rollers, a second gear (53) connected to the upper drive motor (51), and a third gear (54). The second gear (53) meshes with two adjacent first gears (52), and the third gear (54) meshes with the other two first gears (52), so that the upper drive motor (51) can drive a group of the upper rollers to rotate forward or reverse at the same time.

6. The fresh food cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lower roller assembly (3) comprises a plurality of lower rollers, and the lower rollers form a group of three. The number of the lower transmission assembly and the number of the lower drive motors (61) are the same as the number of the lower rollers. The lower transmission assembly comprises a fourth gear (62) coaxial with the lower rollers, a fifth gear (63) connected to the lower drive motor (61), and a sixth gear (64). The fifth gear (63) is meshed with two adjacent fourth gears (62), and the sixth gear (64) is meshed with the other two fourth gears (62), so that the lower drive motor (61) can drive a group of the lower rollers to rotate forward or reverse at the same time.

7. The fresh food cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spray device comprises a plurality of spray heads, the number of the spray heads is the same as the number of upper rollers on the upper roller group (2), and the spray heads are arranged above the upper rollers.

8. The fresh food cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a control component, which is electrically connected to the spray device, the upper drive component (5) and the lower drive component (6) to achieve automatic control.

9. A method for cleaning fresh food, characterized in that: Use the fresh food cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 8; Step 1, connect the water source; Step 2, the upper driving assembly (5) drives the upper roller assembly (2) to rotate reversely, and the lower driving assembly (6) drives the lower driving assembly (6) to rotate forwardly, so as to bring the food into the gap between the upper roller assembly (2) and the lower roller assembly (3); Step 3, the upper driving assembly (5) drives the upper roller assembly (2) to rotate forward, so that the food is cleaned in the gap; Step 4: After cleaning for a period of time, the upper driving assembly (5) drives the upper roller assembly (2) to reverse.

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