Beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production

By arranging a water-gas switching device of a cleaning rod and a nozzle inside the beverage bottle, combined with the elastic fit of the cleaning brush, the problem of incomplete cleaning of the inner wall and bottle mouth of the beverage bottle is solved, a more efficient cleaning effect is achieved, and the hygiene and safety of the beverage bottle are ensured.

CN120755148APending Publication Date: 2025-10-10NANJING F&P PACKAGING MACHINERY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202511211111.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-08-27
Publication Date
2025-10-10

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Technical Problem

The existing beverage bottle cleaning device has poor cleaning effect during the cleaning process, especially at the bottom and bottle mouth of the bottle, resulting in residual pollutants and affecting consumer health.

Method used

A cleaning rod is installed inside the bottle, equipped with a first fan-shaped nozzle and a second fan-shaped nozzle. It cleans by switching between water and air. Combined with the elastic fit of the cleaning brush, it ensures that the inner wall and bottle mouth of the bottle are thoroughly cleaned.

Benefits of technology

It achieves all-round cleaning of the inner wall and bottle mouth of the beverage bottle, prevents pollutants from remaining, improves the cleaning effect, and ensures the health of consumers.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production, and relates to the technical field of beverage production, the beverage bottle cleaning device is characterized by comprising a machine body and a cleaning table arranged on the machine body, the machine body is provided with a conveying assembly, the conveying assembly comprises a mounting plate, the mounting plate is connected with a conveying rod, and the conveying rod is arranged on the machine body. A suction cup is arranged at the end part of the conveying rod; a cleaning assembly is arranged on the cleaning table and comprises a horizontally-rotating cleaning rod, a plurality of first fan-shaped nozzles are annularly arrayed on the cleaning rod, and two vertically-rotating second fan-shaped nozzles are arranged at the end of the cleaning rod. The inner wall of the bottle is cleaned by arranging the cleaning rod capable of being inserted into the bottle and the first fan-shaped nozzle and the second fan-shaped nozzle on the cleaning rod, meanwhile, water and gas switching is adopted, and after the inner wall of the bottle is cleaned by water, water stains are removed by switching into gas, so that the cleaning efficiency is improved. Therefore, pollutants are prevented from being attached to the inner wall of the bottle in water spots.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of beverage production, more particularly, it relates to a beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production. BACKGROUND

[0002] The beverage is a kind of liquid food for people to drink directly, which is quantitatively packaged, and the beverage is produced by different formula and process with water as the basic raw material, in the processing of the beverage, the beverage bottle needs to be cleaned and dried in advance, then filled with beverage, and finally sealed.

[0003] If the beverage bottle is a blow molded PET bottle or a glass bottle, it may be contaminated during processing, transportation or storage: physical contaminants: dust, debris, bottle blank residues, etc., chemical residues: lubricants, release agents, mold oil stains used in the production process, microbial contamination: bacteria, mold, etc. that may be attached in the environment, foreign matter risk: fibers, insects, etc. that may be mixed in the production line or packaging link, when cleaning and drying the beverage bottle, the bottle is usually placed upside down, the bottle opening is downward, the inside of the bottle is cleaned by spraying water, and then the bottle is conveyed to the drying area for drying operation. In this operation process, the cleaning effect of the irregular bottom of the bottle will be reduced, the sprayed water cannot have good flushing effect on the recessed part of the bottom of the bottle, and the lubricant, release agent and mold oil stain on the inner wall of the bottle have strong adhesion effect. At the same time, the bottle opening is directly contacted with the consumer, and the water flows along the inner wall of the bottle to the bottle opening and finally flows out of the bottle when cleaning. After the water stain flows out, there is a certain amount of water stain attached to the bottle opening, and if there are contaminants in the water stain, the contaminants in the water stain will adhere to the bottle opening after drying, which may cause poor use of the consumer and even affect the health of the consumer.

[0004] Therefore, a new scheme is needed to solve this problem. SUMMARY

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the purpose of the present application is to provide a beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production, which can be inserted into the bottle by setting the cleaning rod, the first fan-shaped nozzle and the second fan-shaped nozzle on the cleaning rod clean the inner wall of the bottle, and water and gas are switched, when the inner wall of the bottle is cleaned by water, the water stain is removed by switching to gas, thereby preventing the contaminants from adhering to the water stain and sticking to the inner wall of the bottle.

[0006] The technical purposes are achieved by the following technical solutions: a beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production is arranged on a machine body and used for clamping and transporting beverage bottles, a conveying assembly is arranged on the machine body, the conveying assembly comprises a mounting plate sliding along the width direction of the machine body, a conveying rod is movably connected to the mounting plate, and a suction cup for clamping the beverage bottle is arranged at the end of the conveying rod.

[0007] A cleaning assembly is arranged on the cleaning table, the cleaning assembly comprises a cleaning rod rotating horizontally, a plurality of first fan-shaped nozzles are arranged in an annular array on the cleaning rod, two second fan-shaped nozzles rotating vertically are arranged at the end of the cleaning rod, a channel is formed in the cleaning rod and is in communication with the first fan-shaped nozzles and the second fan-shaped nozzles, and a switching valve body for switching water spraying or air spraying is connected to one end of the channel through a pipeline.

[0008] Preferably, the first fan-shaped nozzles and the second fan-shaped nozzles are both arranged obliquely.

[0009] Preferably, a sliding groove is formed in the cleaning rod, a sliding rod is arranged in the sliding groove, two racks symmetrically arranged with respect to each other are arranged on the two sides of the sliding rod, a positioning gear meshing with the two racks is arranged on each of the two second fan-shaped nozzles, and a driving cylinder for pushing the sliding rod to slide is arranged on the machine body.

[0010] Preferably, two sliding cleaning brushes are symmetrically arranged on the cleaning table with the cleaning rod as the center, and a plurality of nozzles corresponding to the sidewall of the bottle are arranged in an array on the cleaning brushes.

[0011] Preferably, two mounting rods are symmetrically arranged on the cleaning table, a positioning plate is slidably arranged on each of the two mounting rods, the cleaning brushes are slidably arranged on the positioning plates, an elastic member is arranged on the positioning plate, and the elastic member has an elastic potential for pushing the cleaning brushes to be attached to the bottle body.

[0012] Preferably, the switching valve body is provided with two mounting holes, the two mounting holes are respectively connected to the air pump and the water pump through the pipeline, the positioning rod sliding along the length direction of the switching valve body is arranged in the switching valve body, valve plates attached to the inner wall of the switching valve body are arranged at the two ends of the positioning rod, the distance between the two valve plates is smaller than the distance between the two mounting holes, and the pipeline is arranged between the two mounting holes.

[0013] Preferably, an electric telescopic rod is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate, the conveying rod is rotatably connected to the driving end of the electric telescopic rod, the conveying rod is provided with a ventilation hole in communication with the suction cup, and an air pump in communication with the ventilation hole is arranged on the mounting plate.

[0014] Preferably, the conveying rod side wall is provided with a groove, the mounting plate is provided with a rotating drive gear, the drive gear is provided with a through hole corresponding to the conveying rod, the through hole inner wall is provided with a protrusion corresponding to the groove, the mounting plate is provided with a drive motor, the drive end of the drive motor is provided with a coaxial transmission gear, and the transmission gear and the drive gear are meshed with each other.

[0015] In summary, the present application has the following advantages:

[0016] 1) By setting the cleaning rod capable of being inserted in the bottle, the first and second fan-shaped nozzles on the cleaning rod clean the inner wall of the bottle, and water and gas are switched, when the inner wall of the bottle is cleaned by water, the water stains are removed by switching to gas, thereby preventing pollutants from adhering to the water stains and sticking to the inner wall of the bottle.

[0017] 2) When the inner wall of the bottle is cleaned, the two second fan-shaped nozzles are adjusted in angle by the action of the positioning gear and the rack, so that the bottom recess of the bottle can be better cleaned.

[0018] 3) By setting the cleaning brush capable of being pushed by the elastic member and adhering to the bottle body, the outer wall and the mouth of the bottle body can be completely cleaned. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the present application in a hidden state of the machine body;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the present application cleaning brush, conveying assembly and cleaning assembly;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the present application cleaning assembly;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic view of the present application conveying assembly;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a sectional view of the present application cleaning rod;

[0025] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic view of the present application switching valve body;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic view of the present application cleaning brush;

[0027] Figure 9 It is an explosion view of the present application cleaning brush.

[0028] In the figure: 1. body; 2. cleaning table; 21. cleaning brush; 22. nozzle; 23. mounting rod; 231. positioning plate; 2311. elastic member; 3. conveying assembly; 31. mounting plate; 311. conveying rod; 3111. groove; 312. suction cup; 313. electric telescopic rod; 314. driving gear; 3141. through hole; 3142. bump; 315. driving motor; 316. transmission gear; 4. cleaning assembly; 41. cleaning rod; 411. first fan-shaped nozzle; 412. second fan-shaped nozzle; 4121. positioning gear; 413. channel; 414. pipeline; 415. switching valve body; 4151. mounting hole; 4152. positioning rod; 4153. valve plate; 416. slide groove; 417. slide rod; 4171. rack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0030] A beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production, such as Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the present invention comprises a body 1, a washing platform 2 disposed on the body 1, a conveying assembly 3 disposed on the body 1 for gripping and transporting beverage bottles, the conveying assembly 3 comprising a mounting plate 31 that slides along the width of the body 1, a conveying rod 311 movably connected to the mounting plate 31, and a suction cup 312 disposed at the end of the conveying rod 311 for gripping beverage bottles; a washing assembly 4 disposed on the washing platform 2, the washing assembly 4 comprising a horizontally rotating washing rod 41, a plurality of first fan-shaped nozzles 411 arranged in an annular array on the washing rod 41, and two vertically rotating second fan-shaped nozzles 412 disposed at the end of the washing rod 41, the washing rod 41 defining a channel 413 communicating with the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412, one end of the channel 413 being connected to a switching valve body 415 for switching between water spraying and air jetting via a pipe 414. The first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 are both inclined.

[0031] As described above, in actual application process, when the bottle needs to be cleaned, the bottom of the bottle is adsorbed by the suction cup 312 of the conveying assembly 3, and then the bottle is transported to above the cleaning rod 41 by the sliding mounting plate 31, the bottle mouth corresponds to the cleaning rod 41, the sliding conveying rod 311 makes the bottle mouth of the bottle gradually close to the cleaning rod 41, until the cleaning rod 41 is inserted in the bottle, the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 spray high-pressure water by switching the valve body 415, the conveying rod 311 is rotated, so that the bottle rotates during cleaning, because the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 are both inclined, the inside wall of the bottle is fully covered, by rotating the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412, the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412 can clean the inside wall of the bottle bottom, prevent pollutants from remaining, after the inside wall of the bottle is completely cleaned, the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 spray high-pressure gas by switching the valve body 415, when the bottle body rotates, slowly rotate the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412 to blow off the water on the inside wall of the bottle bottom, move the conveying rod 311 to drive the bottle away from the cleaning rod 41, so that the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle can blow off the water spots on the inside wall of the bottle to the bottle mouth, thereby achieving the effect of cleaning the inside wall of the bottle bottom. While cleaning, the inside wall of the bottle can be observed, the conveying rod 311 can be slightly slid to make the inside wall of the bottle fully covered by the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412.

[0032] According to the above embodiment, further provided are: the mounting plate 31 is fixedly provided with an electric telescopic rod 313, the conveying rod 311 is rotationally connected with a driving end of the electric telescopic rod 313, the conveying rod 311 is provided with a ventilation hole communicated with the suction cup 312, and the mounting plate 31 is provided with an air pump communicated with the ventilation hole. The side wall of the conveying rod 311 is provided with a groove 3111, the mounting plate 31 is provided with a driving gear 314 rotating, the driving gear 314 is provided with a through hole 3141 corresponding to the conveying rod 311, the inner wall of the through hole 3141 is provided with a protrusion 3142 corresponding to the groove 3111, the mounting plate 31 is provided with a driving motor 315, a transmission gear 316 coaxial with the driving end of the driving motor 315 is arranged, and the transmission gear 316 is meshed with the driving gear 314.

[0033] As described above, in actual application process, through the suction cup 312 and the bottle bottom fit, start the air pump to make the air between the suction cup 312 and the bottle form negative pressure, and then achieve the adsorption effect, through the electric telescopic rod 313 drive the conveying rod 311 to move towards the cleaning rod 41, until the cleaning rod 41 is inserted in the bottle, when the bottle needs to be cleaned, start the drive motor 315, the drive gear 316 on the drive motor 315 drives the conveying rod 311 to rotate through the drive gear 314, so that the bottle rotates when cleaning.

[0034] According to the above embodiment, further provided are: the cleaning rod 41 is provided with a sliding groove 416, the sliding groove 416 is provided with a sliding rod 417, the two sides of the sliding rod 417 are provided with two racks 4171 which are symmetrical to each other, the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412 are provided with positioning gears 4121 which are respectively engaged with the two racks 4171, and the machine body 1 is provided with a drive cylinder which drives the sliding rod 417 to slide.

[0035] As described above, in actual application process, when it is necessary to adjust the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412 to be close to each other to adapt to different angles of the inner wall of the bottom of the bottle, so that the pollutants remaining in the bottom of the bottle can be completely removed.

[0036] According to the above embodiment, further provided are: the switching valve body 415 is provided with two mounting holes 4151, the two mounting holes 4151 are respectively connected with the air pump and the water pump through pipes, the switching valve body 415 is provided with a positioning rod 4152 which slides along the length direction of the switching valve body 415, the two ends of the positioning rod 4152 are provided with valve plates 4153 which are attached to the inner wall of the switching valve body 415, the distance between the two valve plates 4153 is less than the distance between the two mounting holes 4151, and the pipe 414 is arranged between the two mounting holes 4151.

[0037] As described above, in actual application process, it should be noted that the water pump input end is provided with a water source, and the air pump input end is provided with a gas source for removing water stains and without pollutants, when it is necessary to switch water or gas for cleaning, the positioning rod 4152 is pushed to make the valve plate 4153 open the mounting hole 4151 corresponding to the water pump or the air pump, and form a passage with the pipe 414, so that water or gas is delivered to the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 to clean the inner wall of the bottle in the working state of the water pump or the air pump.

[0038] According to the above embodiment, further arranged as: the cleaning table 2 is symmetrically provided with two sliding cleaning brushes 21 with the cleaning rod 41 as the center, and a plurality of nozzles 22 corresponding to the sidewall of the bottle are arranged on the cleaning brush 21. The cleaning table 2 is symmetrically provided with two mounting rods 23, and the positioning plate 231 is slidingly arranged on each of the two mounting rods 23, the cleaning brush 21 is slidingly arranged on the positioning plate 231, and the elastic element 2311 is arranged on the positioning plate 231, and the elastic element 2311 has an elastic potential energy to push the cleaning brush 21 to be attached to the bottle body.

[0039] As described above, in actual application, when the inner wall of the bottle is cleaned, the two mounting rods 23 are slid to be close to each other, so that the cleaning brush 21 on the mounting rod 23 is attached to the outer wall of the bottle, and at the same time, the cleaning brush 21 is attached to the bottle body under the action of the elastic element 2311, so that the cleaning brush 21 can clean the outer wall of the bottle completely with the assistance of the nozzle 22. When the bottle inner wall is cleaned, the suction cup 312 drives the bottle to move away, so that the cleaning brush can be attached to the bottle opening under the action of the elastic element 2311, thereby achieving the effect of cleaning the bottle opening.

[0040] In summary:

[0041] When the bottle needs to be cleaned, the bottom of the bottle is sucked by the suction cup 312 of the conveying assembly 3, and then the bottle is transported to above the cleaning rod 41 by the sliding mounting plate 31, the bottle mouth corresponds to the cleaning rod 41, the sliding conveying rod 311 makes the bottle mouth gradually close to the cleaning rod 41, until the cleaning rod 41 is inserted into the bottle, then the two mounting rods 23 are slid to close to each other, so that the cleaning brush 21 on the mounting rod 23 is attached to the outer wall of the bottle, and the cleaning brush 21 is attached to the bottle body under the action of the elastic member 2311, the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 spray high-pressure water by switching the valve body 415, the conveying rod 311 is rotated, so that the bottle rotates during cleaning, since the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 are both inclined, the inside wall of the bottle is fully covered, the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412 can clean the inside wall of the bottle bottom by rotating the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412, to prevent pollutants from remaining, the cleaning brush 21 is attached to the bottle body under the action of the elastic member 2311, so that the cleaning brush 21 can completely clean the outer wall of the bottle with the aid of the spray head 22, after the inside wall of the bottle is completely cleaned, the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 spray high-pressure gas by switching the valve body 415, when the bottle body rotates, the two second fan-shaped nozzles 412 slowly rotate to blow away the water on the inside wall of the bottle bottom, the conveying rod 311 is moved to drive the bottle away from the cleaning rod 41, so that the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle can blow away the water spots on the inside wall of the bottle to the bottle mouth, thereby achieving the effect of cleaning the inside wall of the bottle bottom, and the water spots remaining on the inside wall of the bottle are removed, the cleaning brush can be attached to the bottle mouth under the action of the elastic member 2311, to achieve the effect of cleaning the bottle mouth. The inside wall of the bottle can be completely covered by the first fan-shaped nozzle 411 and the second fan-shaped nozzle 412 by slightly sliding the conveying rod 311 during cleaning.

[0042] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, the protection scope of the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned examples, any technical solution belonging to the idea of the present application is within the protection scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for ordinary skilled in the art, some improvements and decorations without departing from the principle of the present application, these improvements and decorations should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production, comprising a body (1) and a cleaning table (2) arranged on the body (1), characterized in that: A conveying assembly (3) is provided on the machine body (1) for clamping and transporting beverage bottles, the conveying assembly (3) comprising a mounting plate (31) that slides along the width direction of the machine body (1), a conveying rod (311) movably connected to the mounting plate (31), and a suction cup (312) for clamping the beverage bottle is provided at the end of the conveying rod (311); A cleaning assembly (4) is arranged on a cleaning table (2), the cleaning assembly (4) comprising a horizontally rotating cleaning rod (41), a plurality of first fan-shaped nozzles (411) arranged in a circular array on the cleaning rod (41), two vertically rotating second fan-shaped nozzles (412) arranged at the end of the cleaning rod (41), the cleaning rod (41) being provided with a channel (413) communicating with the first fan-shaped nozzle (411) and the second fan-shaped nozzle (412), one end of the channel (413) being connected to a switching valve body (415) for switching between water spraying and air jetting via a pipe (414).

2. The beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first fan-shaped nozzle (411) and the second fan-shaped nozzle (412) are both arranged at an inclination.

3. The beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production according to claim 2, characterized in that: A chute (416) is provided in the cleaning rod (41), a slide rod (417) is provided in the chute (416), two mutually symmetrical racks (4171) are provided on both sides of the slide rod (417), and positioning gears (4121) are respectively engaged with the two racks (4171) on the two second fan-shaped nozzles (412), and a driving cylinder for pushing the slide rod (417) to slide is provided on the machine body (1).

4. The beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning table (2) is symmetrically provided with two sliding cleaning brushes (21) with the cleaning rod (41) as the center, and a plurality of nozzles (22) corresponding to the side walls of the bottle are arranged in an array on the cleaning brush (21).

5. The beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two mounting rods (23) are symmetrically arranged on the washing table (2), and a positioning plate (231) is slidably arranged on each of the two mounting rods (23). The washing brush (21) is slidably arranged on the positioning plate (231), and an elastic member (2311) is arranged on the positioning plate (231). The elastic member (2311) has elastic potential energy for pushing the washing brush (21) to fit the bottle body.

6. The beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The switching valve body (415) is provided with two mounting holes (4151), and the two mounting holes (4151) are respectively connected to the air pump and the water pump through through pipes. A positioning rod (4152) is provided in the switching valve body (415) and slides along its length direction. Both ends of the positioning rod (4152) are provided with valve plates (4153) that are in contact with the inner wall of the switching valve body (415). The distance between the two valve plates (4153) is smaller than the distance between the two mounting holes (4151). The pipeline (414) is provided between the two mounting holes (4151).

7. The beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production according to claim 1, characterized in that: An electric telescopic rod (313) is fixedly provided on the mounting plate (31), the delivery rod (311) is rotatably connected to the driving end of the electric telescopic rod (313), the delivery rod (311) is provided with a vent hole connected to the suction cup (312), and an air pump connected to the vent hole is provided on the mounting plate (31).

8. The beverage bottle cleaning device for beverage production according to claim 7, characterized in that: A groove (3111) is provided on the side wall of the conveying rod (311); a rotating driving gear (314) is provided on the mounting plate (31); a through hole (3141) corresponding to the conveying rod (311) is provided on the driving gear (314); a protrusion (3142) corresponding to the groove (3111) is provided on the inner wall of the through hole (3141); a driving motor (315) is provided on the mounting plate (31); a coaxial transmission gear (316) is provided at the driving end of the driving motor (315); and the transmission gear (316) and the driving gear (314) are meshed with each other.

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