Ultrasonic cleaning and sterilizing equipment for fruits and vegetables

By designing an ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization device for fruits and vegetables, and utilizing multiple cleaning processes and ozone water ultrasonic treatment, combined with an automatic transfer component, the problem of dust and mud adhering to the surface of fruits and vegetables is solved, achieving efficient cleaning and improved safety.

CN223943711UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27ZHENGZHOU WALDORF FOOD MACHINERY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423157098.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-20
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-20

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies, when dealing with high levels of dust and silt on the surface of fruits and vegetables, often result in the silt easily re-adhering after a single ozone water and ultrasonic immersion sterilization, leading to poor cleaning results, high pesticide residue levels, and an inability to meet the expected cleaning effect.

Method used

An ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization device for fruits and vegetables was designed, comprising two rinsing tanks and one soaking tank. It combines high-pressure spraying, an ozone generator, and an ultrasonic generator. Through multiple cleaning and ozone water ultrasonic treatment, combined with lifting and displacement components, the fruits and vegetables are automatically transferred to ensure thorough cleaning.

Benefits of technology

It enables comprehensive cleaning of fruits and vegetables, improves cleaning efficiency and cleanliness, reduces pesticide residues, enhances the safety of fruits and vegetables for consumption, simplifies the operation process, and reduces human intervention and the risk of contamination.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses ultrasonic cleaning and sterilizing equipment for fruits and vegetables, which relates to the technical field of fruit and vegetable cleaning and comprises a cleaning device, two flushing tanks and a soaking tank, the soaking tank is positioned between the two flushing tanks, and spraying components are arranged in the two flushing tanks. The fruit and vegetable washing machine is reasonable in design structure, fruits and vegetables are preliminarily washed through the two washing boxes by means of the high-pressure spraying assembly, physical dirt such as dust and silt on the surfaces of the fruits and vegetables is removed, then the fruits and the vegetables enter the soaking box, ozone water is formed through the combined action of the ozone generator and the ultrasonic generator, and ultrasonic waves are generated in the ozone water; the fruits and vegetables are washed for the second time through the washing box again so as to thoroughly remove dirt which is loosened due to ultrasonic vibration, comprehensive washing of the fruits and vegetables is guaranteed through the multiple cleaning mode, the washing efficiency and cleanliness are improved, meanwhile, pesticide residues on the surfaces of the fruits and vegetables are reduced, and the fruit and vegetable cleaning device is environmentally friendly. The edible safety of the fruits and vegetables is greatly improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to fruit and vegetable cleaning technical field, and specifically is a fruit and vegetable ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Fruit and vegetable cleaning has many advantages, not only related to personal health, but also can improve the overall safety of food, the following is the main advantages of fruit and vegetable cleaning: remove surface dirt: cleaning can effectively remove the dust, sand and other physical pollutants on the surface of fruits and vegetables, so that the food is cleaner and healthier, reduce pesticide residues: many fruits and vegetables will use pesticides to prevent and cure diseases in the planting process, through the appropriate cleaning method can significantly reduce the pesticide residues on the surface of fruits and vegetables, reduce the harm to human body, kill bacteria and viruses: correct cleaning method can kill or reduce the bacteria and viruses existing on the surface of fruits and vegetables, prevent the occurrence of foodborne diseases.

[0003] The Chinese patent with publication number CN214629720U discloses an ultrasonic fruit and vegetable cleaning machine with sterilization function, which generates ozone through an ozone generator, the ozone is introduced into the water in the cleaning pool through the delivery hose to form ozone water, and the fruit and vegetable is soaked in the ozone water, so that the sterilization effect of the fruit and vegetable is achieved, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the cleaning machine on the fruit and vegetable, and further improving the safety of the fruit and vegetable.

[0004] Although the above-mentioned scheme completes the sterilization and cleaning of the fruit and vegetable through the cooperation of ozone water and ultrasonic waves, when the fruit and vegetable itself carries a large amount of dust and sand, the sand produced by the single ozone water and ultrasonic wave cooperation soaking sterilization and cleaning will again adhere to the fruit and vegetable, and the expected cleaning effect cannot be achieved. Therefore, we provide a fruit and vegetable ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] I) Technical problems solved

[0006] The utility model aims at making up for the deficiency of prior art, and provides a fruit and vegetable ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment.

[0007] II) Technical scheme

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a fruit and vegetable ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment, comprising:

[0009] The cleaning device comprises two flushing boxes and a soaking box, the soaking box is located between the two flushing boxes, each of the two flushing boxes is provided with a spraying assembly, the soaking box is fixedly connected with a partition plate, the soaking box is divided into a control cavity and a water storage cavity by the partition plate, the water storage cavity is provided with water, and the control cavity is provided with a control assembly for generating ozone and ultrasonic waves.

[0010] The storage dish is provided with a water inlet and outlet, and the top of the storage dish is open.

[0011] The moving part includes a lifting assembly and a displacement assembly, and the storage dish is cleaned multiple times by the lifting assembly and the displacement assembly through the cleaning device.

[0012] Further, the spray assembly includes water supply pipes installed on both sides of the flushing box, each of which is provided with a water distributor, and each water distributor is fixedly connected with a water spray head.

[0013] Further, the control assembly includes an ozone generator and an ultrasonic generator, both of which are installed in the control cavity, and the output ends of the ozone generator and the ultrasonic generator are located in the water storage cavity.

[0014] Further, the displacement assembly includes a square frame, a support is fixedly connected to the square frame, a motor is installed on the square frame, a lead screw is installed on the output shaft of the motor, a sliding block is threadedly connected to the lead screw, and the sliding block is slidingly connected in the square frame.

[0015] Further, a guide rod is fixedly connected in the square frame, and the sliding block is slidingly connected to the guide rod.

[0016] Further, the lifting assembly includes an electric push rod installed on the sliding block, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the extension end of the electric push rod, two groups of reinforcing plates are fixedly connected to the connecting plate, and the reinforcing plates are fixedly connected to the storage dish.

[0017] Further, a guide rod is slidingly connected to the sliding block, the bottom end of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the connecting plate, and the top end of the guide rod is fixedly connected to a limiting block.

[0018] Further, a sewage discharge pipe is fixedly connected to the flushing box, and a water replacement pipe is fixedly connected to the soaking box.

[0019] III) Beneficial effects:

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the fruit and vegetable ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] The utility model discloses a through two washing tanks utilize high pressure spray assembly to the fruit and vegetable preliminary cleaning, remove the dust, silt and so on physical nature dirt on the surface of fruit and vegetable, then the fruit and vegetable enters the soaking tank, through the common effect of ozone generator and ultrasonic generator, forms ozone water and produces ultrasonic wave in it, to this to reach the purpose of high -efficient sterilization, and the fruit and vegetable passes through the washing tank again and carries out secondary flushing to thoroughly remove the dirt that unfastens because of ultrasonic vibration, and this multiple cleaning mode ensures the overall cleaning of fruit and vegetable, improves the cleaning efficiency and the cleanliness, reduces the pesticide residue on the surface of fruit and vegetable simultaneously, and great improvement fruit and vegetable edible security.

[0022] Two, the utility model discloses a through the unique storage dish and moving part, including lifting assembly and displacement assembly, realized the automatic transfer between the fruit and vegetable in different cleaning link, and the storage dish is equipped with inlet and outlet, and water flow is convenient, and the top opening is convenient for the taking and placing operation of fruit and vegetable, and the motor drive screw rod rotation in moving part, drives the sliding block and moves along the square frame, and the electric push rod is responsible for the lifting action of storage dish, not only simplifies the operation process, reduces the manual intervention, still guarantees the stability and security of fruit and vegetable in the whole cleaning process, avoids the pollution risk that human operation can bring. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is the three-dimensional view of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 2 It is the three-dimensional view of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 3 It is the sectional view of the utility model.

[0026] In the drawing: 1, washing tank, 2, soaking tank, 3, water supply pipe, 4, water distributor, 5, water head, 6, blow-off pipe, 7, partition plate, 8, control cavity, 9, water storage cavity, 10, ozone generator, 11, ultrasonic generator, 12, water changing pipe, 13, square frame, 14, motor, 15, screw rod, 16, sliding block, 17, electric push rod, 18, guide rod, 19, limit block, 20, support, 21, connecting plate, 22, reinforcing plate, 23, storage dish, 24, guide rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The technical scheme in the utility model embodiment will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the utility model embodiment, and obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all the embodiment. Based on the embodiment in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skill in the art without making creative labor belong to the range of protection of the utility model.

[0028] As Figures 1-3 The utility model provides a technical scheme: a fruit and vegetable ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment, including cleaning device, storage dish 23 and moving part.

[0029] The cleaning device includes two washing boxes 1 and a soaking box 2, the soaking box 2 is located between the two washing boxes 1, and the two washing boxes 1 are each provided with a spraying assembly, the spraying assembly includes a water supply pipe 3 installed on both sides of the washing box 1, the water supply pipe 3 is each provided with a water distributor 4, each water distributor 4 is fixedly connected with a water jet head 5, the water distributor 4 is located in the washing box 1, the water supply pipe 3 is communicated with an external water pump, the water pump can pressurize the clean water and then deliver it to the water supply pipe 3, and the water is sprayed out through the water jet head 5 on the water distributor 4, so as to wash the fruit and vegetable placed in the storage dish 23.

[0030] The soaking box 2 is fixedly connected with a partition plate 7, and the soaking box 2 is divided into a control cavity 8 and a water storage cavity 9 by the partition plate 7; the water storage cavity 9 is provided with water, and the control cavity 8 is provided with a control assembly for generating ozone and ultrasonic waves.

[0031] The control assembly includes an ozone generator 10 and an ultrasonic wave generator 11, both of which are installed in the control cavity 8; the output end of the ozone generator 10 and the output end of the ultrasonic wave generator 11 are located in the water storage cavity 9, the water in the water storage cavity 9 is formed into ozone water by the ozone generator 10, and the fruit and vegetable soaked in the ozone water is cleaned by generating ultrasonic waves in the ozone water by the ultrasonic wave generator 11.

[0032] The washing box 1 is fixedly connected with a sewage pipe 6, and the soaking box 2 is fixedly connected with a water changing pipe 12; in the present application, the fruit and vegetable needs to be placed in the storage dish 23 and cleaned by the washing box 1, the soaking box 2 and the washing box 1, the storage dish 23 is cleaned by washing when it is in the washing box 1, and the storage dish 23 is cleaned by soaking in ozone water and ultrasonic wave sterilization when it is in the soaking box 2.

[0033] The storage dish 23 is provided with an inlet and outlet water port, the top of the storage dish 23 is open, the clean water and ozone water can flow in the storage dish 23 through the inlet and outlet water port, and the fruit and vegetable are taken out or put in through the opening in the top of the storage dish 23.

[0034] The moving part includes a lifting assembly and a displacement assembly, and the storage dish 23 is cleaned multiple times by the cleaning device through the lifting assembly and the displacement assembly.

[0035] The displacement assembly comprises a square frame 13, a support 20 is fixedly connected to the square frame 13, the square frame 13 is supported through the support 20, so that the square frame 13 is above the cleaning device, a motor 14 is installed on the square frame 13, a lead screw 15 is installed on an output rotating shaft of the motor 14, a sliding block 16 is threadedly connected to the lead screw 15, and the sliding block 16 is slidably connected in the square frame 13, the lead screw 15 is driven to rotate by the output rotating shaft of the motor 14, and the sliding block 16 is moved in the square frame 13.

[0036] A guide rod 24 is fixedly connected in the square frame 13, and the sliding block 16 is slidably connected to the guide rod 24, so that the sliding block 16 is guided through the guide rod 24.

[0037] The lifting assembly comprises an electric push rod 17 installed on the sliding block 16, a connecting plate 21 is fixedly connected to a telescopic end of the electric push rod 17, two groups of reinforcing plates 22 are fixedly connected to the connecting plate 21, and the reinforcing plates 22 are fixedly connected to the storage dish 23, so that the storage dish 23 is connected to the connecting plate 21 through the reinforcing plates 22, and the telescopic end of the electric push rod 17 drives the storage dish 23 to move up and down through the connecting plate 21, so that the storage dish 23 can be placed in the two washing tanks 1 and the soaking tank 2.

[0038] A guide rod 18 is slidably connected to the sliding block 16, a bottom end of the guide rod 18 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 21, and a top end of the guide rod 18 is fixedly connected to a limiting block 19, so that the connecting plate 21 is guided through the guide rod 18, and the stability of the connecting plate 21 on the electric push rod 17 is improved.

[0039] It should be noted that, in this paper, the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application; the terms "first", "second", "third" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance, in addition, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "fixedly connected", "mounted", "connected", "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, "mounted" can be fixedly connected, or can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; "connected" can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; "connected" can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the communication between two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0040] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization device for fruits and vegetables, characterized in that, include: The cleaning device includes two rinsing tanks (1) and a soaking tank (2). The soaking tank (2) is located between the two rinsing tanks (1). Each of the two rinsing tanks (1) is equipped with a spray assembly. A partition plate (7) is fixedly connected inside the soaking tank (2). The soaking tank (2) is divided into a control chamber (8) and a water storage chamber (9) by the partition plate (7). Water is stored in the water storage chamber (9). A control assembly for generating ozone and ultrasound is installed in the control chamber (8). A storage dish (23) is provided with an inlet and outlet for water, and the top of the storage dish (23) is open; The moving parts include a lifting assembly and a displacement assembly, and the storage dish (23) is cleaned multiple times by a cleaning device through the lifting assembly and the displacement assembly.

2. The ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment for fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spray assembly includes water supply pipes (3) installed on both sides of the rinsing tank (1), each water supply pipe (3) is equipped with a water distributor (4), and each water distributor (4) is fixedly connected to a spray head (5), and the water distributor (4) is located inside the rinsing tank (1).

3. The ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment for fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control component includes an ozone generator (10) and an ultrasonic generator (11), both of which are installed in the control cavity (8). The output ends of the ozone generator (10) and the ultrasonic generator (11) are both located in the water storage cavity (9).

4. The ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment for fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that: The displacement component includes a square frame (13), on which a support (20) is fixedly connected. A motor (14) is mounted on the square frame (13), and a lead screw (15) is mounted on the output shaft of the motor (14). A sliding block (16) is threadedly connected to the lead screw (15), and the sliding block (16) is slidably connected inside the square frame (13).

5. The ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment for fruits and vegetables according to claim 4, characterized in that: A guide rod (24) is fixedly connected inside the square frame (13), and the sliding block (16) is slidably connected to the guide rod (24).

6. The ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment for fruits and vegetables according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes an electric push rod (17) mounted on a sliding block (16). The telescopic end of the electric push rod (17) is fixedly connected to a connecting plate (21). Two sets of reinforcing plates (22) are fixedly connected to the connecting plate (21), and the reinforcing plates (22) are fixedly connected to the storage dish (23).

7. The ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment for fruits and vegetables according to claim 6, characterized in that: A guide rod (18) is slidably connected to the sliding block (16). The bottom end of the guide rod (18) is fixedly connected to the connecting plate (21), and the top end of the guide rod (18) is fixedly connected to a limit block (19).

8. The ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization equipment for fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rinsing tank (1) is fixedly connected to a drain pipe (6), and the soaking tank (2) is fixedly connected to a water exchange pipe (12).

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  • Ultrasonic fruit and vegetable cleaning machine with sterilization function

    CN214629720U