PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food washing apparatus capable of surely removing low specific-gravity foreign matters retaining while floating on a water surface at the rear end part of a cleaning water tank and simultaneously removing foreign matters floating underwater.SOLUTION: The food washing apparatus has a constitution in which a catchment channel part 6 is formed in the middle of the inclined rear wall 2b of a cleaning water tank 2 formed along the inclination of a removal conveyor 3 a flowing water outlet 42 is formed on the catchment channel part 6 a water absorption hood 7 is arranged in a submerged state in water so as to cover the upper part of the catchment channel part 6 an upper end water intake 70 opening at a position in the vicinity of the water surface W is formed at the upper end of the water absorption hood 7 and a lower end water intake 71 opening at a position in the middle of water is formed at the lower end of the water absorption hood 7.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】 洗浄水槽の後端部で水面上に浮遊しながら滞留する比重の小さい異物を確実に除去することができ、併せて水中を漂う異物についても同時に除去することができるようにした食品洗浄装置の提供。【解決手段】 取出しコンベア3の傾斜に沿って形成された洗浄水槽2の傾斜後壁2bの途中に集水溝部6が形成され、該集水溝部6に流水出口42が形成されると共に、この集水溝部6の上方を覆うように吸水フード7が水没状態で設けられ、この吸水フード7の上端に水面W近傍位置に開口して上端吸水口70が形成されると共に、吸水フード7の下端に水中中程位置に開口して下端吸水口71が形成されている。【選択図】 図1
