1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rotary nozzle capable of dissolving a solid detergent packed in a detergent container, and a detergent dissolving system, in which the rotary nozzle is used, in a warewashing chemical dispenser.
2. Background Art
In the present situation, a detergent dissolving nozzle in conventional detergent dissolving systems is configured in a manner shown in
Also, JP-A-2005-46309 discloses a warewashing chemical dispenser provided with a conventional detergent dissloving system. Further, JP-A-9-131295 discloses a conventional rotary nozzle for washing of dishes.
Subsequently, problems involved in the prior art will be described below.
It is an object of the invention to provide a rotary nozzle that can dissolve a solid detergent packed in a detergent container in a manner to perform efficient dissolution while forming a dissolved surface horizontally in a dissolving process and to perform dissolution in a final stage without leaving any detergent in the container, and a detergent dissolving system using the rotary nozzle.
A rotary nozzle according to the invention of claim 1 is a rotary nozzle of a closed structure, in which an upper end of a rotary-nozzle fixture is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal direction of a rotary-nozzle body,
wherein the rotary-nozzle body is divided vertically into two parts, that is, a rotary-nozzle upper part and a rotary-nozzle lower part, which comprise a central straight part and inclined parts formed in parallel to each other on both longitudinal ends of the straight part to be substantially S-shaped in plan view, the rotary-nozzle lower part is provided with a rotating-shaft hole, which is disposed centrally in a longitudinal direction of the straight part, formed on a top thereof with a circular groove concentric with the rotating-shaft hole, and provided on a back surface thereof with a nozzle bearing part, to which an upper end of the feed nozzle is mounted to be able to swing and which is concentric with the rotating-shaft hole, and
wherein a plurality of first liquid reservoir parts disposed predetermined distances offset from the rotating-shaft hole on both sides in the longitudinal direction are arranged on the rotary-nozzle upper part, the first liquid reservoir parts being provided along central axes thereof with injection holes, which are arranged in parallel to one another to be able to perform vertical and sectorial injection in a straight manner in a state, in which injection is not interfered by one another, second liquid reservoir parts are arranged on both ends in the longitudinal direction and provided with horizontal injection holes in a direction of rotation, which perform injection substantially horizontally to act as a rotational power, and a passage is provided between the second liquid reservoir parts arranged on the both ends to be communicated to the first liquid reservoir parts and the second liquid reservoir parts, and
wherein the rotary-nozzle fixture is formed to have a diameter to afford insertion into a hole of the feed nozzle mounted to the feed part and provided at an upper end thereof with a flange, which can be inserted rotatably into the circular groove.
A rotary nozzle according to the invention of claim 2 adds to the rotary nozzle according to claim 1 a feature in which an O-ring insertion groove is provided on a back surface of the rotary-nozzle upper part along the passage, a ridge is correspondingly provided on an upper surface of the rotary-nozzle lower part, an engaging piece is arranged on an outer periphery of a side of the rotary-nozzle upper part, a latch pawl is correspondingly arranged on an outer periphery of a side of the rotary-nozzle lower part, and the rotary-nozzle upper part is mounted on the rotary-nozzle lower part through an O-ring in a closed construction.
A rotary nozzle according to the invention of claim 3 adds to the rotary nozzle according to claim 1 a feature in which the first liquid reservoir parts and the second liquid reservoir parts are formed to be domed.
A detergent dissolving system according to the invention of claim 4 comprises a feed nozzle of a container receiving part, in which a vertical feed part connected to a hot water inlet pipe and a solution outlet are arranged on a lower end thereof and the feed nozzle with a hole is screwed into an upper end of the feed part, and
a rotary nozzle of a closed structure, in which an upper end of a rotary-nozzle fixture is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal direction of a rotary-nozzle body, and
the rotary-nozzle body is divided vertically into two parts, that is, a rotary-nozzle upper part and a rotary-nozzle lower part, which comprise a central straight part and inclined parts formed in parallel to each other on both longitudinal ends of the straight part to be substantially S-shaped in plan view, the rotary-nozzle lower part being provided with a rotating-shaft hole, which is disposed centrally in a longitudinal direction of the straight part, formed on a top thereof with a circular groove concentric with the rotating-shaft hole, and provided on a back surface thereof with a nozzle bearing part, to which an upper end of the feed nozzle is mounted to be able to swing and which is concentric with the rotating-shaft hole,
a plurality of first liquid reservoir parts disposed predetermined distances offset from the rotating-shaft hole on both sides in the longitudinal direction are arranged on the rotary-nozzle upper part, the first liquid reservoir parts being provided along central axes thereof with injection holes, which are arranged in parallel to one another to be able to perform vertical and sectorial injection in a straight manner in a state, in which injection is not interfered by one another, second liquid reservoir parts being arranged on both ends in the longitudinal direction and provided with horizontal injection holes, which perform injection substantially horizontally toward the second liquid reservoir parts to act as a rotational power, a passage being provided between the second liquid reservoir parts arranged on the both ends to be communicated to the first liquid reservoir parts and the second liquid reservoir parts, and
the rotary-nozzle fixture is formed to have a diameter to afford insertion into a hole of the feed nozzle mounted to the feed part and provided at an upper end thereof with a flange, which can be inserted rotatably into the circular groove, the rotary-nozzle fixture being inserted into the hole of the feed nozzle, a nozzle bearing part being mounted to the upper end of the feed nozzle to be able to swing, and
feed water fed to the passage being injected from the injection holes vertically, sectorially, and further straight and simultaneously injected from the horizontal injection holes to rotate the rotary nozzle horizontally to dissolve a solid detergent.
An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to
In
On the other hand, hot water H fed from a hot water inlet pipe 20 is caused to pass through a feed nozzle 13 in a detergent dissolving system 12 by way of a vacuum breaker 17 to be injected in a sprayed manner by a rotary nozzle 30 to dissolve a solid detergent 16 in a detergent container 15, and the dissolve detergent is poured into the washing tank 10 by way of a guide hose 14, which connects between a detergent solution inlet 11 and a solution outlet 21, from the solution outlet 21 and replenished. Such operation for replenishment is repeatedly performed until the detergent concentration in the washing tank 10 reaches a set concentration.
Subsequently, a detergent solution 16a stored in the washing tank 10 is fed to a group 2 of washing nozzles by a detergent circulating pump 7 and injected from nozzles 2a of the group 2 of washing nozzles to wash dishes 5. The hot water H used for washing is freed of soiled things by a net (illustration of which is omitted) to be returned to the washing tank 10.
Further, the hot water H in the water heater 4 is fed by a rinsing pump 8 and injected from the rinsing nozzle 3 to rinse the dishes 5. The hot water used for rinsing is returned to the washing tank 10 and the hot water increased at this time is drained from a drain pipe 22.
In the washing tank 10, the concentration sensor 9 detects detergent concentration decreased by drainage of the increased hot water H by way of the drain pipe 22 and use of the increased hot water for washing of the dishes 5, and the dissolved detergent is replenished. This operation is repeatedly performed.
A warewashing chemical dispenser 23 in
The detergent dissolving system 12, which constitutes the warewashing chemical dispenser 23, comprises a feed part 25 arranged substantially centrally in a container receiving part 29, and a solution outlet 21 arranged offset from a center of the container receiving part 29.
Also, a receiving part T in the vicinity of the container receiving part 29 in the warewashing chemical dispenser 23 receives therein the hot water control solenoid valve 19, the vacuum breaker 17, and a detergent feed control circuit board 24 provided with a display, a buzzer, etc.
In addition, the reference numeral 26 denotes a bearing board that prevents dust and a dropping article from flowing into the washing tank 10 from the solution outlet 21.
A schematic construction of the automatic dish washer 1 is described above, and the invention relates to the detergent dissolving system 12 in the automatic dish washer 1.
First, the rotary nozzle 30, according to claim 1, used for the detergent dissolving system 12 will be described with reference to
The rotary nozzle 30 is of a closed structure, in which an upper end of a rotary-nozzle fixture 42 is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal direction of a rotary-nozzle body 30c.
The rotary-nozzle body 30c is divided vertically into two parts, that is, a rotary-nozzle upper part 31 and a rotary-nozzle lower part 36, the parts comprising a central straight-part 30a and inclined parts 30b formed in parallel to each other on both longitudinal ends of the straight part to be substantially S-shaped in plan view.
Also, the rotary-nozzle lower part 36 is provided with a rotating-shaft hole 41a, which is disposed centrally in a longitudinal direction of the straight part 30a. Also, formed on a top of the rotary-nozzle lower part 36 is a circular groove 44 concentric with the rotating-shaft hole 41a, and provided on a back surface of the rotary-nozzle lower part is a nozzle bearing part 41, to which an upper end of the feed nozzle 13 is mounted to be able to swing and which is concentric with the rotating-shaft hole 41a.
Also, arranged on the rotary-nozzle upper part 31, which constitutes the rotary-nozzle body 30c, are a plurality of first liquid reservoir parts 32 disposed predetermined distances offset from the rotating-shaft hole 41a on both sides in the longitudinal direction. Also, injection holes 33 arranged in parallel to one another are provided, in the first liquid reservoir parts 32, along a central axis of the rotary-nozzle upper part 31 in a lengthwise slit manner to be able to perform vertical and sectorial injection in a straight manner in a state, in which injection is not interfered by one another.
Also, second liquid reservoir parts 34 are arranged on both ends of the rotary-nozzle upper part 31 in the longitudinal direction, and-horizontal injection holes 35 are provided in a direction of rotation to inject in an almost horizontal manner and to act as a rotational power for the rotary-nozzle body 30c in the second liquid reservoir parts 34.
Further, a passage 39 is provided between the second liquid reservoir parts 34 arranged on both ends of the rotary-nozzle upper part 31 to be communicated to the first liquid reservoir parts 32 and the second liquid reservoir parts 34.
The rotary-nozzle fixture 42 is formed to have a diameter to afford insertion into a hole 13a of the feed nozzle 13 mounted to the feed part 25, and a flange 43, which can be inserted rotatably into the circular groove 44, is provided at an upper end of the rotary-nozzle fixture 42 (see
Also, engaging pieces 40 are arranged on an outer periphery of a side of the rotary-nozzle upper part 31, and latch pawls 47 are correspondingly arranged on an outer periphery of a side of the rotary-nozzle lower part 36. A closed construction is assembled by closing the rotary-nozzle upper part 31 on the rotary-nozzle lower part 36 via an O-ring 37 and-fitting the engaging pieces 40 tightly onto the latch pawls 47.
According to the invention of claim 3, the first liquid reservoir parts 32 and the second liquid reservoir parts 34 on the rotary-nozzle upper part 31 are preferably formed to be domed or arcuate in cross section as shown in
Subsequently, the detergent dissolving system 12 according to the invention of claim 4 will be described with reference to
As described above, in the detergent dissolving system 12, the rotary-nozzle fixture 42 of the rotary nozzle according to claim 1 is inserted into the hole 13a of the feed nozzle 13 of the container receiving part 29, in which the vertical feed part 25 connected to a hot water inlet pipe 27 and the solution outlet 21 are arranged on a lower end of the container receiving part 29, which receives therein the detergent container 15 packed with the solid detergent 16, and the feed nozzle 13 having the hole 13a is screwed into an upper end of the feed part 25, and a nozzle bearing part 41 is mounted to the upper end of the feed nozzle 13 to be able to swing.
The solid detergent is dissolved by injecting feed water W, which is fed to the passage 39, vertically, sectorially, and further straight from the injection holes 33, and simultaneously rotating the rotary nozzle 30 horizontally with injection from the horizontal injection holes 35.
In addition, since the rotary nozzle 30 is the same in structure as the rotary nozzle 30 according to claim 1, an explanation therefor is omitted.
According to the invention constructed in the above manner, after a lower end of the feed nozzle 13 is inserted into the feed part 25, the rotary-nozzle fixture 42 of the rotary nozzle 30 is inserted into the hole 13a of the feed nozzle 13 and the nozzle bearing part 41 is mounted and fixed to the upper end of the feed nozzle 13 to be able to swing (see
When the detergent dissolving system 12 stops (stops the flow of water), the rotary-nozzle lower part 36 of the rotary-nozzle body 30c descends downward to contact with the upper end of the feed nozzle 13 (see
When feed water W is started to be fed to the passage 39, it is injected from the injection holes 33 vertically, sectorially, and further straight and simultaneously jetted from the horizontal injection holes 35 horizontally to rotate the rotary-nozzle body 30c at a predetermined speed according to water pressure. Water pressure sprayed sectorially and straight strikes uniformly against a dissolved surface of the solid detergent to dissolve the same in a planar manner. At this time, since the rotary-nozzle body 30c continuously rotates in a state of sectorial spraying, it always changes a dissolved state of the dissolved surface. Such dissolution is repeatedly performed whereby the dissolved state of the dissolved surface is averaged and the dissolved surface is formed to be planar.
Thereby, a planar dissolved state can be maintained and the detergent is dissolved in a state of not remaining in the container (see a photograph in
The invention produced the following effects.
Then it is possible to dissolve a solid detergent packed in a detergent container in a manner to perform efficient dissolution while forming a dissolved surface horizontally in a dissolving process and to perform dissolution in a final stage without leaving any detergent in the container.
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