KR100991817B1 - Mixed mode washing apparatus for corn and vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a grain and vegetable hybrid washer with improved structure to efficiently wash rice and vegetables. The grain and vegetable complex washing machine according to the present invention includes a basket in which washing objects and washing water are accommodated, and a plurality of nozzles for injecting air into the washing water so that bubbles are generated in the washing water stored in the basket, and the plurality of nozzles are directed downward. It is arranged in a spiral of which diameter is reduced.

Cleaning object, basket, spiral

Description

Combined mode washing apparatus for corn and vegetable

The present invention relates to a grain and vegetable washing machine, and more particularly, to a grain and vegetable washing machine used to wash grains and vegetables.

A large number of foods are cooked at one time by the school's catering institution or the company's cafeteria. At this time, when a person directly washes a large amount of rice, grains, vegetables, etc., a lot of time and labor is required. Therefore, in the above places, rice and vegetables are washed using a semi- apparatus disclosed in Korean Utility Model Application No. 0194323 or the like, or a vegetable washing machine disclosed in Patent Application No. 0100365 or the like.

However, the conventional semi-washing machine and the vegetable washing machine are each manufactured in a separate device. Therefore, there is a problem in that it takes a lot of cost to purchase and use both the semi-washing machine and the vegetable washing machine.

In addition, since many spaces in the cooking chamber are filled with utensils such as cooking utensils and refrigerators and various food ingredients, the space in which the cook can actually work becomes very narrow. In such a situation, if both the semi-washing machine and the vegetable washing machine are installed in the cooking chamber, the space of the cooking chamber becomes more narrow, resulting in inconvenience for the cook to cook.

In addition, when the semi-washing machine and the vegetable washing machine are provided as separate devices, the cooker needs to wash the rice and vegetables while moving between the semi-cleaning machine and the vegetable washing machine, thereby increasing the cooker's work path. There is also a problem.

In addition, the water flowing over the outside of the basket containing vegetables in the process of washing vegetables is discarded as it is, there is a problem that a large amount of water is wasted.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a grain and vegetable complex washer with improved structure to efficiently wash grain and vegetables.

In order to achieve the above object, the grain and vegetable complex washing machine according to the present invention includes a basket in which washing objects and washing water are accommodated, and a plurality of nozzles for injecting air into the washing water so that bubbles are generated in the washing water stored in the basket. The plurality of nozzles may be arranged in a spiral shape in which a diameter decreases downward.

According to the present invention of the above configuration, it is possible to clean both grains and vegetables with one device. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the device than when manufacturing a semi-washing machine and a vegetable washing machine, respectively. In addition, since the space occupied by the device is reduced, the space efficiency of the cooking chamber is improved, and the work efficiency of the worker is improved because the work path of the cooker is reduced.

In addition, since bubbles are generated along the spiral shape, the flow of the washing water becomes more active, and thus the object to be washed can be washed more cleanly.

In addition, since the washing water flowing out during the washing process can be reused, the amount of washing water consumed during washing can be reduced.

1 is a perspective view of a grain and vegetable washing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the II-II line of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view of the spiral pipe shown in FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a pipe structure of a pump, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a process of washing rice, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a process of washing vegetables.

1 to 6, the grain and vegetable hybrid washer 100 according to the present embodiment includes a basket 10, a spiral pipe 20, a circulation pipe 30, a pump 40, It includes a washing water spray nozzle 50, and the storage tank (60).

The basket 10 is where the washing water and the washing object are accommodated. In this embodiment, the washing object is a grain or a vegetable, such as rice, and a constant is used as the washing water. The basket 10 includes a concave portion 11, an inclined portion 12, and a vertical portion 13. The concave portion 11 is formed in a conical shape whose diameter gradually decreases from the upper side to the lower side. The through hole 111 is formed in the center of the recess. The inclined portion 12 extends from the circumference of the concave portion 11, but is slightly inclined as shown in FIG. 2 and is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole.

The vertical portion 13 extends upwardly along the circumference of the inclined portion 12. In this case, the vertical portion 13 disposed on the left side is formed to be stepped as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. A plurality of outlet holes 131 are formed in the vertical portion 13 disposed on the right side. A discharge hole 132 is formed through the stepped surface of the vertical portion disposed on the left side, and the discharge hole 132 is formed at a position higher than the outlet hole 131. The upper side of the discharge hole 132 is coupled to the catching net 1321, the drain pipe (not shown) is connected to the lower side of the discharge hole (132). The water supply unit 14 is coupled to the stepped surface of the vertical portion disposed on the left side, and the water supply unit 14 is connected to the water supply. On the other hand, a pair of fitting portions 15 formed long in the vertical direction are formed in the vertical portions disposed at the front and the rear, and the blocking member 16 is detachably fitted to the fitting portions 15.

The helical pipe 20 is formed in a spiral of which the diameter decreases from the upper side to the lower side, and is disposed in the recess 11. 3, the plurality of nozzles 21 through which air is injected are formed in the spiral pipe 20 along the length direction of the spiral pipe, that is, the spiral direction. Each nozzle 21 penetrates the lower surface of the spiral pipe 20 and is closely disposed so that the gap between the nozzles 21 gradually narrows toward the lower side of the spiral pipe 20. The spiral pipe of the above-described configuration is connected to an air pump (not shown), and air is injected downward through each nozzle 21 when the air pump is driven.

Then, the cap 22 is detachably coupled to the end of the helical pipe 20. In washing cereals or vegetables, the cap is coupled to the spiral pipe 20 to close the end of the spiral pipe 20, thereby preventing air pressure from leaking through the end of the spiral pipe 20. When cleaning the device after the washing of grain or vegetables is finished, the cap 22 is separated from the spiral pipe 20, and foreign matter introduced into the spiral pipe, for example rice or vegetable pieces, is passed through the end of the spiral pipe. It is discharged to the outside.

The circulation pipe 30 includes a first pipe 31 and a second pipe 32. The first pipe 31 is hollow and is formed long in the vertical direction. The first pipe 31 is coupled to the recess 11 of the basket and communicates with the through hole 111 of the recess. As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of valves 311 and 312 are installed at the upper and lower portions of the first pipe 31. The second pipe 32 is formed in a hollow shape. The second pipe 32 is connected to the first pipe 31 to intersect the first pipe 31. In particular, in the present exemplary embodiment, one end of the second pipe 32 is connected between the pair of valves 311 and 312 installed in the first pipe 31 and is orthogonal to the first pipe 31. The other end of the second pipe 32 passes through the inclined portion 12 of the basket and is disposed above the basket 10. In addition, the rotary pipe 33 is coupled to the other end of the second pipe 32. The rotary pipe 33 communicates with the second pipe 32 in a hollow shape and is rotatably coupled to the second pipe 32.

The pump 40 is for circulating the object to be cleaned and the constant. The pump 40 is connected to the water supply 1 and the storage tank 60 to be described later. In addition, the pump 40 is connected to the circulation pipe through the connecting pipe 41. More specifically, the connecting pipe 41 is connected to the first pipe 31, the end of the connecting pipe 41 is disposed to face one end of the second pipe (32). The pump injects the water supplied from the water supply 1 or the storage tank 60 to one end of the second pipe 32 through the connection pipe 41. When the constant is injected in this way, the constant injected by the injection pressure flows along the second pipe 32 and is discharged to the inside of the basket through the rotary pipe 33, in this case through hole 111 Through the washing object and the constant introduced into the first pipe 31 through the flow with the constant injected from the pump 40 is discharged to the inside of the basket 10.

The washing water spray nozzle 50 is for spraying the washing water toward the washing object. Wash water injection nozzle 50 is provided with a plurality, in particular in the case of the present embodiment is provided with four. Each washing water spray nozzle 50 is formed in a tubular shape and fitted horizontally to the stepped surface of the left vertical portion of the basket. As shown in FIG. 4, each of the washing water spray nozzles 50 is connected to the pump 40 through a connecting pipe 51, and sprays a constant toward the washing object when the pump 40 is driven.

The storage tank 60 is disposed below the outlet hole 131 formed in the basket, and the constant discharged from the outlet hole 131 is accommodated in the storage tank. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage tank 60 is connected to the injection nozzle 50 by connecting pipes 61 and 51. The constant contained in the storage tank 60 is supplied to the pump 40 through the connecting pipe 61, and again supplied to the washing water injection nozzle 50 through the connecting pipe 51, and then sprayed toward the object to be cleaned.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, the grain and vegetable washing machine 100 further includes a basket pedestal 70.

The basket stand 70 is for supporting the basket for semis 80, The through-hole is formed through the bottom surface. In addition, a hose 71 is connected to the through hole, and the storage tank 60 and the basket support 70 are connected to each other through the hose 71.

Hereinafter, a process of washing grains and vegetables using the grain and vegetable complex cleaner 100 configured as described above will be described.

First, the process of washing grains, especially rice, is explained. As shown in FIG. 5, in the state in which the blocking member 16 is inserted into the fitting portion 15 of the basket and the two valves 311 and 312 installed in the first pipe 31 are locked, the rice is placed inside the basket 10. After supplying a constant to the inside of the basket 10 to the water supply (14). Then, when the air is injected from the nozzle, the rice is washed while flowing by the bubbles generated. At this time, since bubbles are uniformly generated from below to above along the shape in which the nozzle 21 is disposed, that is, the spiral shape, the flow of water becomes even more active, and thus the rice is washed well.

As described above, when the valve 311 is installed on the upper side of the first pipe 31 and the pump 40 is operated in the process of washing the rice, the rice contained in the basket is the first pipe (as shown in FIG. 5). 31 is introduced into the inside, flows along the constant and the second pipe 32 is injected from the connecting pipe 41 is discharged to the basket 10 again. In addition, since the rice is circulated in this way, the rice is not prevented from being washed while still sinking to the bottom of the basket 10, and the flow of the rice becomes more active as a whole, and as a result, the rice can be washed more efficiently. . On the other hand, the foreign matter washed in the rice is discharged to the outside through the discharge hole 132 with a constant overflowing over the stepped surface of the basket, wherein the rice is discharged to the outside caught by the catching net 1321 installed in the discharge hole Is prevented.

Through the above process, after the rice is washed, the operation of the pump 40 is temporarily stopped and rotated toward the semi-carrying basket 80 mounted on the basket pedestal 70, as shown by a virtual line in FIG. Rotate the pipe 33. Thereafter, when the pump 40 is operated again, the rice is discharged into the semi-basket 80 with a constant. As such, when the rice and the water is discharged into the semi-basket 80, the water is discharged into a plurality of lives formed in the semi-basket 80, and then the storage tank through the hose 71 connected to the basket pedestal 70. 60 is introduced into the rice, the rice is put in the basket for semis (80). Thereafter, the valve 312 installed at the lower end of the first pipe 31 is opened, and in this state, the constant water is injected into the basket 10 by the water supply 14 to wash the basket 10. 1 is discharged to the outside through the lower end of the pipe 31, the washing process of the rice is finished.

On the other hand, the constant flowing into the storage tank 60 during the above process is a constant in the step of washing the rice, bar is a clean state that contains little foreign matter. Therefore, this constant can be used again in the next rice washing process or the vegetable washing process as described below, and as a result it is possible to reduce the waste of the constant.

The process of washing vegetables is as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 6, in the state where the blocking member 16 is removed and the two valves 311 and 312 installed in the first pipe 31 are locked, the vegetable basket 90 containing vegetables is basket 10. Into the basket 10 to supply a constant to the inside of the basket (10). Thereafter, when the air is injected, the water and vegetables are washed by the bubbles while being washed. During this process, when spraying the constant in the spray nozzle 50, the vegetables are more actively flow by the flow of the sprayed constant, and as a result the vegetables are washed more and more clean.

In this case, the constant injected from the injection nozzle 50 may be supplied from the water supply 1, but may also use the constant stored in the storage tank (60). That is, when the water used in the washing process of the rice is stored in the storage tank 60 as described above, the valve 42 between the water supply 1 and the pump 40 is closed and the pump 40 and the storage tank are closed. Opening the valve 62 between the 60, the constant stored in the storage tank 60 can be injected into the vegetables through the injection nozzle (50). Therefore, it is possible to reduce the amount of water consumed in the process of washing vegetables. In addition, when washing vegetables using a constant, so-called rice water used in the washing process of the rice, it is possible to wash the vegetables more clean due to the various components contained in the rice water.

On the other hand, even if the constant is not stored in the storage tank 60 at first, the water level of the basket 10 is increased by the water supplied from the water supply 14 during the process of washing vegetables, and accordingly The constant water is introduced into the storage tank 60 through the outlet hole 131. And, by supplying the constant water introduced into the storage tank 60 to the injection nozzle 50 can be used to wash vegetables, as a result it can reduce the amount of water consumed in the process of washing vegetables.

When the washing of the vegetables is completed, the vegetable basket 90 is taken out of the basket. Then, when the pair of valves 131 and 132 installed on the first pipe 31 are opened, the basket is accommodated in the basket through the first pipe 31. The water is discharged, thus ending the washing process of the vegetables.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to wash both grains and vegetables with one device, without having a separate semi-washing machine and vegetable washing machine as in the prior art. Thus, the cost of manufacturing the device is reduced. In addition, since the space occupied by the grain and vegetable complex cleaner 100 in the cooking chamber is reduced, the space efficiency of the cooking chamber is improved. In addition, since the grain and vegetables can be washed in one device, the cooker's working line is shortened, and as a result, the cook's work efficiency is improved.

In addition, since the air is injected along the spiral shape, the flow of water and washing objects becomes more active, and as a result, washing objects, that is, grains and vegetables, can be washed more cleanly. In particular, since the rice can be circulated with the washing water through the circulation pipe 30 during the washing of the rice, it is possible to prevent the rice is not washed while sinking to the bottom of the basket (10).

In addition, since water can be reused from the water flowing through the outflow hole 131 when washing vegetables or the rice water stored in the storage tank during the rice washing process, it is possible to reduce the amount of water consumed.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such changes are within the scope of the claims.

1 is a perspective view of a grain and vegetable combined washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view of the spiral pipe shown in FIG. 1 looking up.

4 is a conceptual view for explaining the piping structure of the pump.

5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a process of washing rice.

6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a process of washing vegetables.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100 ... Grain and Vegetable Washer 10 ... Basket

20 ... spiral pipe 30 ... circulation pipe

40 pump 50 washing water spray nozzle

60 storage tank 70 basket stand

Claims (9)

A basket containing the object to be washed and the washing water; And It includes a plurality of nozzles for injecting air to the washing water to generate bubbles in the washing water stored in the basket, The plurality of nozzles are grain and vegetable type washer, characterized in that arranged in a spiral that decreases in diameter downward. The method of claim 1, The plurality of nozzles are grain and vegetable type washer, characterized in that penetrating through the spiral pipe is formed in a spiral shape that decreases in diameter from the upper side to the lower side. The method of claim 2, Each nozzle is a grain and vegetable complex washer, characterized in that the through-holes are formed so that the air is injected downward. The method according to claim 2 or 3, And a cap detachably coupled to the spiral pipe to open or close an end of the spiral pipe. The method of claim 1, Is formed in a hollow shape, one end is coupled to the basket so as to communicate with the inside of the basket, the other end is a circulation pipe disposed above the basket; And And a pump connected to the circulation pipe such that the washing water and the object to be washed in the basket are introduced into one end of the circulation pipe and then discharged into the basket through the other end of the circulation pipe. Grain and vegetable combination washer, characterized in that. The method of claim 5, The basket is formed in a conical shape in which the diameter of the inner circumferential surface decreases from the upper side to the lower side, and has a concave portion through which a through hole is formed in the center portion thereof. The circulation pipe, It is formed in the vertical direction and is connected to the through-hole of the concave portion, the first pipe into which the washing water and the washing object flows into; One end is connected to the first pipe to intersect the first pipe, and the other end includes a second pipe disposed above the basket. The pump is connected to the first pipe, the second pipe such that the washing water and the cleaning object introduced into the first pipe flows through one end of the second pipe toward the other end of the second pipe. Grain and vegetable type washer, characterized in that for spraying the washing water toward one end. The method of claim 1, Combined with the basket, washing water spray nozzle for spraying the washing water toward the washing object accommodated in the basket; grain and vegetable complex washing machine further comprises. The method of claim 7, wherein An outlet hole through which the washing water contained in the basket flows out is formed in the upper portion of the basket, The washing water discharged to the outflow hole is grain and vegetable complex washing machine, characterized in that supplied to the washing water injection nozzle. The method of claim 8, A storage tank disposed below the outlet hole and accommodating the washing water flowing into the outlet hole; And a connecting pipe interconnecting the storage tank and the washing water spray nozzle to flow the washing water contained in the storage tank to the washing water spray nozzle.

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