PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food washing apparatus capable of achieving a satisfactory washing effect as a result of repeating reversal of objects to be washed between floating and sinking by easily stirring them from below even when the specific gravity of the objects to be washed is large, not to mention when the specific gravity of the objects to be washed is small.SOLUTION: The food washing apparatus includes: a washing water tub 2 a filtered water tub 7 a washing basket 9 a circulation pump 8 disposed in the filtered water tub a pressure water pipe 51 with a spout 55 opened upward at the distal end, disposed to extend to the center of the bottom of the washing water tub from the circulation pump 8 an annular air pipe 6 connected to a blower 60 on the bottom of the washing water tub in such a way as to enclose the periphery of the spout and at least three aeration nozzles 6a attached to the annular air pipe 6.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】 比重が小さな被洗浄物は勿論、比重が大きな被洗浄物であっても、これを容易に下から煽って浮沈反転を繰り返し行わせ、結果として十分な洗浄効果を得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】 洗浄水槽2と、濾過水槽7と、洗浄カゴ9と、濾過水槽に設けた循環ポンプ8と、この循環ポンプ8から洗浄水槽の底部中央に延長して配管され、先端に上向き開口した噴出口55が形成された圧力水管51と、噴出口の周囲を囲むように洗浄水槽の底部にブロア60に接続して配管された環状空気管6と、環状空気管6に取り付けられた少なくとも3個の曝気ノズル6aを備えている。【選択図】 図1
