Efficient vegetable washing machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an efficient vegetable washing machine which comprises a machine box body and a water storage tank fixedly installed on the machine box body, an overturning box cover is movably hinged to the top of the back face of the water storage tank, and box cover electric cylinders are movably hinged between the two sides of the overturning box cover and the machine box body. A plurality of spraying pipes are horizontally installed in the overturning box cover, water spraying nozzles are arranged below the spraying pipes at equal intervals, a communicating pipe communicated with the spraying pipes is fixed to one side of the overturning box cover, a connecting hose is installed between the top of the machine box body and the communicating pipe, and a booster water pump connected with the connecting hose through a water inlet pipe is installed in the machine box body. The air nozzles blow air to the lower portion of the front face to conduct surfing cleaning, vegetables are driven to turn over in water, the moving direction of the turning vegetables on the water surface is from front to back, water is sprayed to the lower portion of the front face through the water nozzles of the spraying pipes, washing external force opposite to the moving direction is applied to the upper portions of the stacked vegetables, the stacked vegetables are dispersed quickly, and the vegetable washing effect is improved. Manual intervention is not needed, and the cleaning efficiency is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of vegetable processing equipment, specifically a high-efficiency vegetable washing machine. Background Technology

[0002] A vegetable washing machine is a device that uses various technologies to clean, disinfect, and degrade pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. It can effectively solve the problems of traditional manual cleaning methods, such as difficulty in removing pesticide residues and low efficiency, and effectively ensure food safety.

[0003] Most common vegetable washing machines on the market currently use soaking, bubble washing, and ultrasonic cleaning. These machines involve directly placing vegetables into the machine, which then cleans them using bubbles or ultrasound. When washing leafy greens, directly placed vegetables tend to pile up and float on the surface. During bubble washing, the piled-up vegetables tumble together in the water. Extensive research has revealed that the piled-up vegetables take several minutes to separate. Because they are initially piled up, only the surface is cleaned, and the interior is not yet cleaned, resulting in a long overall cleaning time and high energy consumption. Therefore, manual separation of the leafy greens is necessary when adding them to the machine. When washing large volumes, efficiency is severely limited, indicating a significant deficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a high-efficiency vegetable washing machine, which solves the problem that existing vegetable washing machines cannot automatically disperse leafy vegetables to speed up the washing process, thus limiting the washing efficiency.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0006] A high-efficiency vegetable washing machine includes a main body and a water storage tank fixedly installed on the main body. A flip-top cover is movably hinged to the top back of the water storage tank, and electric cylinders for the cover are movably hinged to both sides of the flip-top cover and the main body.

[0007] The inside of the flip-top cover is horizontally installed with multiple spray pipes with spray nozzles evenly spaced below. A connecting pipe connected to the spray pipes is fixed on one side of the flip-top cover. A connecting hose is installed between the top of the main body of the chassis and the connecting pipe. A booster water pump is installed inside the main body of the chassis and connected to the connecting hose through a water inlet pipe. A quick-release connector connected to the water inlet of the booster water pump is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the main body of the chassis.

[0008] The bottom of the inner wall of the water storage tank is provided with a downwardly recessed sedimentation tank along the horizontal direction. The bottom of the sedimentation tank is connected to a drain pipe extending towards the back of the main body of the chassis, and a valve is installed on the drain pipe.

[0009] The water storage tank is equipped with a cleaning tank inside. A vertically pullable food dispensing guide is movably installed on the front of the cleaning tank. Connecting arms are horizontally fixed on the top of both sides of the cleaning tank. The connecting arms are movably hinged to the hinge seat located near the front of the top of the water storage tank. The front end of the connecting arm passes through the flip cover and is movably hinged to the food dispensing electric cylinder installed on the front of the main body of the machine.

[0010] The front of the cleaning tank is evenly provided with sand removal and drainage holes, and the bottom of the cleaning tank is evenly installed with ultrasonic transducers. The inside of the main body of the chassis is equipped with an ultrasonic generator that is electrically connected to the ultrasonic transducers.

[0011] The back of the cleaning tank is equipped with multiple air jet pipes with air jet nozzles on their surfaces, and the air jet nozzles are installed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank at a downward angle. An air pump connected to the air jet pipes through an air inlet pipe is installed inside the main body of the chassis.

[0012] Preferably, the cover cylinder and the connecting hose are both located on the side of the water tank near the back. The front of the water tank is also provided with a cable groove for laying the ultrasonic transducer's cable signal line and the air inlet pipe of the jet pipe, which is connected to the main body of the lower chassis. A waterproof sealing plug for covering the surface of the ultrasonic transducer's cable signal line and the air inlet pipe of the jet pipe is also installed on the front of the water tank near the top.

[0013] Preferably, the water nozzles below the spray pipe are tilted forward, and a water nozzle tilted backward is also provided below the rearmost spray pipe.

[0014] Preferably, the valve is a ball valve or gate valve that can adapt to mud and sand.

[0015] Preferably, the front sides of the washing tank are fixed with sliding slots for guiding and limiting the food dispensing guide groove, and the sides of the food dispensing guide groove are provided with limiting grooves in the vertical direction. The sliding slots are fixed with limiting pins that are movably inserted into the limiting grooves.

[0016] Preferably, a handle groove is provided on the front of the food dispensing guide trough near the top.

[0017] Preferably, the bottom of the water storage tank is a smooth, downward-convex curved surface, and the bottom of the cleaning tank is a smooth, downward-convex curved surface that matches the shape of the bottom of the water storage tank. Reinforcing brackets are also provided between the front and back sides of the bottom of the cleaning tank and the main body of the chassis.

[0018] Preferably, the top edge of the cleaning tank is higher than the top edge of the water storage tank.

[0019] Preferably, a clearance groove is provided at the lower edge of the front side of the flip-top lid, corresponding to the position of the connecting arm.

[0020] Preferably, a control panel is also provided on the top right side of the front of the main body of the chassis.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] This invention features a flip-top cover and a spray pipe above the washing tank. Air jets blow air downwards to create a wave-like cleaning effect, causing the vegetables to tumble in the water. The tumbling vegetables move from front to back on the water surface. Water is sprayed downwards through the spray pipe, applying a scouring force to the stacked vegetables in the opposite direction of movement, accelerating the dispersion of the vegetables. This significantly improves cleaning efficiency without manual intervention and solves the problem of existing vegetable washing machines being unable to automatically disperse leafy vegetables for faster cleaning, thus limiting cleaning efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a front view of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 This is a rear view of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 This is the left view of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a right view of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 This is a left view of the internal structure of the main body of the chassis and the water storage tank of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 This is a left view of the main body of the chassis and the internal structure of the cleaning tank of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 7 This is a front view of the cleaning tank and the food dispensing guide tank of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 8 This is a front view of the cleaning tank of this utility model.

[0031] In the diagram: 1. Main body of the chassis; 2. Water storage tank; 201. Sedimentation tank; 3. Flip-top cover; 301. Clearance groove; 4. Cover electric cylinder; 5. Spray pipe; 501. Spray nozzle; 6. Connecting pipe; 7. Connecting hose; 8. Booster pump; 9. Quick-release connector; 10. Drain pipe; 11. Valve; 12. Cleaning tank; 1201. Sand removal and drainage hole; 13. Dispensing guide groove; 1301. Limit groove; 1302. Handle groove; 14. Connecting arm; 15. Hinge seat; 16. Dispensing electric cylinder; 17. Ultrasonic transducer; 18. Ultrasonic generator; 19. Air jet pipe; 1901. Air jet nozzle; 20. Air pump; 21. Cable tray; 22. Waterproof sealing plug; 23. Sliding slot; 2301. Limit pin; 24. Reinforcing bracket; 25. Control panel. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0033] like Figure 1-8 As shown, this utility model provides a technical solution: a high-efficiency vegetable washing machine, including a main body 1 and a water storage tank 2 fixedly installed on the main body 1. Brake casters are installed at the bottom of the main body 1. A control panel 25 is also provided on the top right side of the front of the main body 1. A flip cover 3 is movably hinged to the top back of the water storage tank 2. Electric cylinders 4 for the cover are movably hinged between the two sides of the flip cover 3 and the main body 1.

[0034] Inside the flip-top lid 3, multiple spray pipes 5 are horizontally installed with spray nozzles 501 equidistantly arranged below. The spray nozzles 501 below the spray pipes 5 are tilted forward, and below the last spray pipe 5, there is also a spray nozzle 501 tilted backward. The rinsing helps to clean the vegetables, and spraying clean water downward and forward can also help to rinse and disperse the stacked leafy vegetables. It can also rinse the curved inner wall of the water storage tank 2 downward and backward when draining, and wash away the mud and sand.

[0035] A connecting pipe 6 connected to the spray pipe 5 is fixed on one side of the flip-top cover 3. A connecting hose 7 is installed between the top of the main body 1 and the connecting pipe 6. A booster water pump 8 connected to the connecting hose 7 via a water inlet pipe is installed inside the main body 1. A quick-release connector 9 connected to the water inlet of the booster water pump 8 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the main body 1.

[0036] The cover electric cylinder 4 and the connecting hose 7 are both located on the side of the water tank 2 near the back. The front of the water tank 2 is also provided with a cable groove 21 that is connected to the main body 1 below for laying the cable signal line of the ultrasonic transducer 17 and the air inlet pipe of the jet pipe 19. The front of the water tank 2 near the top is also provided with a waterproof sealing plug 22 for sleeved on the surface of the cable signal line of the ultrasonic transducer 17 and the air inlet pipe of the jet pipe 19.

[0037] The bottom of the inner wall of the water storage tank 2 is provided with a downwardly recessed sedimentation tank 201. The bottom of the sedimentation tank 201 is connected to a drain pipe 10 extending to the back of the main body 1 of the casing. A valve 11 is installed on the drain pipe 10. The valve 11 is a ball valve or gate valve that can adapt to mud and sand.

[0038] The water storage tank 2 is equipped with a cleaning tank 12. The top edge of the cleaning tank 12 is higher than the top edge of the water storage tank 2. The bottom of the water storage tank 2 is a smooth, downward-convex curved surface. The bottom of the cleaning tank 12 is a smooth, downward-convex curved surface that matches the shape of the bottom of the water storage tank 2. A reinforcing bracket 24 is also provided between the front and back of the bottom of the cleaning tank 12 and the main body 1 of the chassis.

[0039] The front of the washing tank 12 is movably equipped with a vertically pull-out food dispensing guide 13. The two sides of the front of the washing tank 12 are fixed with sliding slots 23 for guiding and limiting the food dispensing guide 13. The two sides of the food dispensing guide 13 are provided with limit slots 1301 in the vertical direction. The sliding slots 23 are fixed with limit pins 2301 that are movably inserted into the limit slots 1301. The front of the food dispensing guide 13 is provided with a handle slot 1302 near the top.

[0040] Connecting arms 14 are horizontally fixed on the top of both sides of the cleaning tank 12. The connecting arms 14 are movably hinged to the hinge seat 15 set near the front of the top of the water storage tank 2. The front end of the connecting arms 14 passes through the flip cover 3 and is movably hinged to the electric cylinder 16 for dispensing food installed on the front of the main body 1. A clearance groove 301 is provided at the lower edge of the front of the flip cover 3 corresponding to the position of the connecting arms 14.

[0041] The front of the cleaning tank 12 is evenly provided with sand removal and drainage holes 1201, and the bottom of the cleaning tank 12 is evenly installed with ultrasonic transducers 17. The main body 1 of the chassis is equipped with an ultrasonic generator 18 that is electrically connected to the ultrasonic transducers 17. The ultrasonic transducers 17 and the cable signal lines are all dedicated waterproof wires and waterproof connectors.

[0042] Multiple jet pipes 19 with jet nozzles 1901 on their surfaces are installed on the back of the cleaning tank 12. The jet nozzles 1901 are installed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank 12 at a downward angle. An air pump 20 connected to the jet pipes 19 through an air inlet pipe is installed inside the main body 1. An air inlet is provided on the main body 1 at the position corresponding to the air pump 20.

[0043] Working principle:

[0044] The electric cylinder 4 drives the flipping box cover 3 to flip open or close. The flipping box cover 3 prevents water from splashing out and wetting the ground. Vegetables to be cleaned are put into the washing tank 12. Water is sprayed directly into the washing tank 12 and the water storage tank 2 through the booster water pump 8, spray pipe 5 and spray nozzle 501 to add water and rinse and clean at the same time.

[0045] The air pump 20 blows air into the cleaning tank 12 through the air pipe 19 and the air nozzle 1901 to generate bubble surfing cleaning, which causes the vegetables to tumble in the water. The tumbling vegetables move from front to back on the water surface. Water is sprayed downwards through the spray nozzle 501 of the spray pipe 5, which applies a scouring force to the top of the stacked vegetables in the opposite direction of movement, accelerating the dispersion of the stacked vegetables and greatly improving the cleaning efficiency.

[0046] After the water spraying stops, the cleaning process continues with the combined use of bubble surfing and ultrasonic waves. During the bubble surfing process, the mud and sand in the vegetables are more likely to enter the water storage tank 2 through the sand removal and drainage hole 1201 of the cleaning tank 12 due to their high density and centrifugal force, and then settle down into the sedimentation tank. Wastewater and mud and sand can be discharged through the drain pipe 10. The number of times the above cleaning is repeated is adjusted according to the degree of contamination of the vegetables.

[0047] Finally, the vegetable discharge cylinder 16 and the connecting arm 14 drive the washing tank 12 to rotate forward around the hinge seat 15. At this time, water can be drained through the sand removal and drainage hole 1201, and the vegetable guide groove 13 can be pulled out, so that the vegetables in the washing tank 12 can be easily cleaned out forward.

[0048] It should be noted that, in this document, terms such as “comprising,” “including,” or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0049] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A high-efficiency vegetable washing machine, comprising a main body (1) and a water storage tank (2) fixedly installed on the main body (1), characterized in that: The top of the back of the water storage tank (2) is hinged to a flip-top cover (3), and the two sides of the flip-top cover (3) are hinged to the main body of the chassis (1) and the cover electric cylinder (4). The inside of the flip-top cover (3) is horizontally installed with multiple spray pipes (5) with spray nozzles (501) arranged at equal intervals below. A connecting pipe (6) connected to the spray pipes (5) is fixed on one side of the flip-top cover (3). A connecting hose (7) is installed between the top of the main body (1) and the connecting pipe (6). A booster pump (8) connected to the connecting hose (7) through a water inlet pipe is installed inside the main body (1). A quick-release connector (9) connected to the water inlet of the booster pump (8) is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the main body (1). The bottom of the inner wall of the water storage tank (2) is provided with a downwardly recessed sedimentation tank (201) along the horizontal direction. The bottom of the sedimentation tank (201) is connected to a drain pipe (10) extending to the back of the main body of the chassis (1). A valve (11) is installed on the drain pipe (10). The water storage tank (2) is equipped with a cleaning tank (12). The front of the cleaning tank (12) is movably installed with a vertically pullable vegetable dispensing guide trough (13). The top of both sides of the cleaning tank (12) is horizontally fixed with connecting arms (14). The connecting arms (14) are movably hinged to the hinge seat (15) set near the front of the top of the water storage tank (2). The front end of the connecting arms (14) passes through the flip-top cover (3) and is movably hinged to the vegetable dispensing electric cylinder (16) installed on the front of the main body of the machine (1). The front of the cleaning tank (12) is uniformly provided with sand removal and drainage holes (1201), and the bottom of the cleaning tank (12) is uniformly installed with ultrasonic transducers (17). The inside of the main body of the chassis (1) is equipped with an ultrasonic generator (18) that is electrically connected to the ultrasonic transducers (17). The back of the cleaning tank (12) is equipped with multiple jet pipes (19) with jet nozzles (1901) on their surfaces, and the jet nozzles (1901) are installed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank (12) at an angle downwards. The main body (1) of the chassis is equipped with an air pump (20) that is connected to the jet pipes (19) through an air inlet pipe.

2. The high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cover electric cylinder (4) and the connecting hose (7) are both located on the side of the water tank (2) near the back. The front of the water tank (2) is also provided with a cable groove (21) for laying the cable signal line of the ultrasonic transducer (17) and the air inlet pipe of the jet pipe (19) connected to the main body (1) below. The front of the water tank (2) near the top is also provided with a waterproof sealing plug (22) for covering the cable signal line of the ultrasonic transducer (17) and the air inlet pipe of the jet pipe (19).

3. The high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spray nozzle (501) below the spray pipe (5) is tilted forward, and a spray nozzle (501) tilted backward is also provided below the spray pipe (5) at the rearmost end.

4. The high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The valve (11) is a ball valve or gate valve that can adapt to mud and sand.

5. The high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front sides of the washing tank (12) are fixed with sliding slots (23) for guiding and limiting the food dispensing guide slot (13). The two sides of the food dispensing guide slot (13) are provided with limiting slots (1301) in the vertical direction. The sliding slots (23) are fixed with limiting pins (2301) that are movably inserted into the limiting slots (1301).

6. The high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle groove (1302) is provided on the front of the food dispensing guide groove (13) near the top.

7. The high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the water storage tank (2) is a smooth curved surface that bulges downwards. The bottom of the cleaning tank (12) is a smooth curved surface that bulges downwards and matches the shape of the bottom of the water storage tank (2). A reinforcing bracket (24) is also provided between the front and back of the bottom of the cleaning tank (12) and the main body of the chassis (1).

8. A high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top edge of the cleaning tank (12) is higher than the top edge of the water storage tank (2).

9. A high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A clearance groove (301) is provided on the lower edge of the front of the flip-top cover (3) at the position corresponding to the connecting arm (14).

10. A high-efficiency vegetable washing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front right top of the main body of the chassis (1) is also equipped with a control panel (25).

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