KR100584315B1 - Kimchi packing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automated kimchi packing device for packaging kimchi, and more particularly, to a kimchi packing device that is automatically frozen by supplying and cleaning the container and then feeding and inspecting the kimchi.

Kimchi packaging device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a kimchi packaging device for producing a finished product by supplying a container formed with a space that can contain kimchi inside the kimchi and then attach the cover vinyl to the top surface of the container A container feeder provided with two pedestals of different heights reciprocating such that the stacked containers are supplied and the lowermost container is supplied by the own weight down and supplied, and the container dropped from the container supply device. It includes a conveyor on which a separator is installed so that the seat can be seated.

Kimchi, packing, container, conveyor

Description

Kimchi Packing Device {KIMCHI PACKING APPARATUS}             

1 is a perspective view of a finished product produced by the kimchi packaging device according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a container supplied to the kimchi packaging device according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a process for kimchi packaging according to the present invention,

4 is a front view of a device for supplying a container in a kimchi packing device according to the present invention,

FIG. 5 is a front view schematically showing an operation of supplying a container in the apparatus for supplying the container shown in FIG. 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a work table made of putting kimchi in the container in the kimchi packing apparatus according to the present invention,

7a to 7d is a front view showing a state in which the container moves in the working table of Figure 6 step by step,

8 is a front view showing a conveyor system connected to the device for checking whether kimchi is properly supplied to the container in the kimchi packaging device according to the present invention,

9 is a plan view showing a workbench in which the kimchi is supplied in the kimchi packing device according to the present invention and passed through the inspection to be packed,

10 is a front view of a packaging apparatus for attaching and packing a cover in the kimchi packaging apparatus according to the present invention.

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11: container 12: cover vinyl

20: frame 22: conveyor

23, 34: pedestal 30: worktable

32: transparent panel 33, 35: pneumatic mechanism

34,36: Piston 42: Conveyor Scales

The present invention relates to an automated kimchi packing device for packaging kimchi, and more particularly, to a kimchi packing device that is automatically frozen by supplying and cleaning the container and then feeding and inspecting the kimchi.

Kimchi is a product that is fermented at low temperature by fermenting radish, cabbage and cucumber with salt, pepper, garlic, ginger and salt, and then aged by lactic acid production. Soaking kimchi is not only a means of long-term storage of vegetables, but it is also a good fermented food made from organic acids and fragrances by the propagation of various microorganisms during storage. Kimchi is a source of various minerals and vitamins. It can also act as a lactic acid bacterium and enhance appetite. On July 5, 2001, Kimchi was approved as an international food standard by Codex, the international standard for food.

Kimchi is usually dipped by housewives in their own homes, but due to changes in life, such as a large number of double-earner couples, there are fewer families who eat kimchi. At present, a large amount of kimchi is produced and distributed to these households.

Most of the production process of this kimchi is completely manual depending on human labor. Kimchi is usually packaged in sliced and stacked vegetables, so unlike other products, it does not have a standardized shape, and the process of making kimchi is very difficult to automate.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, the automatic cleaning of the container and then supplying a certain amount of kimchi in the container, and put a cover on the top to provide a kimchi packing device to complete the packaging Its purpose is to.

Kimchi packaging device according to the present invention is a kimchi packaging device for producing a finished product by supplying a container formed with a space to hold kimchi therein to contain kimchi and then attach the cover vinyl to the upper surface of the container, the stacked container A container feeder provided with two pedestals of different heights reciprocating so that the lowermost container is lowered and supplied by its own weight among the stacked containers, and a conveyor provided with a separator to settle the container dropped from the container supply device. Characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the kimchi packing device is a piston for transporting the container transported by the conveyor in the vertical direction in the horizontal direction with respect to the transport direction in the lower portion of the transparent panel formed kimchi hole for supplying kimchi and a pneumatic mechanism for driving the piston Is installed, and the piston and the pneumatic mechanism which is moved up and down so that the container conveyed by the piston can be reciprocated in the vertical direction again is installed.

In addition, the kimchi packing device is a washing device for cleaning the inside of the container by pneumatic after the container is seated on the conveyor, a weight inspection device for checking the weight of the kimchi supplied state, and the container passed through the weight inspection device A metal detector for detecting metal inside is installed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of the finished product produced by the kimchi packaging apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a container supplied to the kimchi packaging apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a kimchi packaging according to the present invention 4 is a front view of the apparatus for supplying the container in the kimchi packing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 schematically shows an operation of supplying the container in the apparatus for supplying the container shown in FIG. 4. 6 is a perspective view showing a work table made of the work put the kimchi in the container in the kimchi packing apparatus according to the present invention, Figures 7a to 7d is a step by step the movement of the container in the work table of Figure 6 8 is a front view of the kimchi packaging device according to the present invention is a conveyor connected to the device for checking whether the kimchi is properly supplied to the container after the kimchi is supplied to the container 9 is a plan view showing a workbench to which the kimchi is supplied in the kimchi packing apparatus according to the present invention and the containers passed through the inspection are packaged, and FIG. 10 is a kimchi packing apparatus according to the present invention. It is a front view of the packaging apparatus for attaching and packing a cover.

Kimchi packing apparatus according to the present invention is to put the kimchi in the rectangular container 11, as shown in Figure 1 to adhere the cover vinyl 12 on the upper surface to automatically produce the finished product (10). The container 11 supplied to produce this finished product 10 is shown in FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, two containers 11 are supplied in pairs before the kimchi is supplied. It has a space to contain kimchi inside and a flange (11a) is formed on the top cover vinyl 12 is to be bonded. The two are supplied in pairs, but after the kimchi is supplied, the whole package is separated and separated.

3 is a flow chart sequentially listing the order in which the kimchi packaging device according to the present invention, the operation of the kimchi packaging device can be seen in order. First, the container 11 of the type as shown in FIG. 2 is continuously supplied (S1), and then sequentially moved through the conveyor 22, enters the washing apparatus is performed by the pneumatic cleaning (S2). The washed container 11 is moved by the conveyor 22 system back to the workbench 30 for supplying kimchi therein, and then the worker puts an appropriate amount of kimchi into the container 11, and then puts it on the conveyor 37 again. It is moved by (S3).

The container 11 to which the kimchi is supplied passes through the device for measuring the weight thereof, and the weight thereof is measured (S4), and according to the set value (S5), if the weight is determined to be less than the set weight, it is not moved to the next step. The course is changed to move to another course (S51) and if the weight is determined to be greater than the set weight, it is moved by the conveyor 45 system for the next inspection. Containers moved to another place after an abnormality determination can be manually supplied by Kimchi or discarded.

The container containing kimchi after the weight test is started to move again by the conveyor 45 system passes through the metal detector (S6). If there is no abnormality as a result of the metal detection, it continues to move, and if there is an abnormality, the container changes course to the other side (S61). Containers in which metal is detected are to be discarded in principle.

Kimchi container 11, the inspection is completed by passing through the metal detection device is also moved along the conveyor system to the packaging device is made (S7).

The container 11 moved to the packaging device is packaged on the upper portion of the cover 12 to be automatically discharged, and after being discharged, it is placed in a quick freezing apparatus and rapidly frozen and shipped (S8).

Such series of operations will be described in more detail in connection with the apparatus shown in the figures.

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a device in which the container 11 illustrated in FIG. 2 is supplied, and the containers 11 stacked in the supply apparatus frame 20 as illustrated in FIG. The separation grids 21 are stacked one by one in the frame 20. This of course causes the operator to put the containers 11 from the top of the frame 20. If the container 11 is supplied and disappeared over time, the worker may resupply the container 11 again according to the progress. The containers 11 in the stacked state are supplied to the conveyor 22 in which the separator 22a is formed so that one supply container can be placed every predetermined length. The conveyor 22 moves the unit length once the container 11 is supplied, and then stops to receive the next container. An operation in which the containers 11 drop from the stacked containers one by one to the upper surface of the conveyor 22 is shown in FIG. 5. As shown, the two pedestals 23 and 24 move horizontally from side to side to feed the containers one by one. In FIG. 5, the first pedestal 23 supports the container 11, and the second pedestal 24 is positioned in a position where the container 11 does not support the container 11. The pedestals 23 and 24 are both moved to the right together, during which the bottom container 11 is lowered and out of the frame 22 and the second pedestal 24 is supporting the next container and The pedestal 24 is placed in a position where nothing is supported. In this state, when the pedestals 23 and 24 are returned to their original positions as shown in the left figure of FIG. 5, the lowermost container spans the second pedestal 24 to complete a cycle. In other words, only one of the lowest containers falls in one cycle.

The dropped container 11 is placed between the separators 22a as shown in FIG. 4, and the containers are transferred along the conveyor 22 to the work bench 30 shown in FIG. 6. The movement is carried out at regular intervals by the conveyor 22 and is repeated while it is stationary for a certain time, ie while new containers are being supplied. The work bench 30 shown in FIG. 6 is a work bench for supplying kimchi to the transferred containers. The work table 30 is provided with a transparent panel 32 made of a transparent material at the center thereof in the longitudinal direction, and the transparent panel 32 is provided with holes 32a for putting kimchi. In addition, the tub 31 is formed on both sides of the transparent panel 32 so that kimchi is contained. That is, the produced kimchi is put in the tub 31 and is to be supplied to the container 11 through the kimchi hole 32a directly there. Under the transparent panel 32, the conveyor 22 extends to the end. Therefore, the container 11 of the conveyor 22 moves to the lower end of the transparent panel 32.

The lower portion of the transparent panel 32 is illustrated in FIGS. 7A to 7D. As shown in the lower portion of the transparent panel 32, when the container 11 conveyed by the conveyor 22 arrives as shown in FIG. 7A, the piston is pushed up and down by the piston 34 connected to the pneumatic mechanism 33. And move to 36 as shown in FIG. 7B. The vessel 11 is then moved upwards as shown in FIG. 7C by a piston 36 connected to the pneumatic device 35, and at the same time new containers are moved by the conveyor 22, In this state, the worker puts the kimchi of the tub 31 in a predetermined amount of kimchi holes 32a. Then, kimchi is supplied to each container 11. The piston 36 is then lowered, and after being lowered again by the piston 34 connected to the pneumatic device 33, as shown in FIG. 37).

The container containing kimchi transferred to the conveyor 37 is transferred to the high speed conveyor 40 connected to the high speed motor 41. The container transferred at high speed is moved to the conveyor scale 44 connected to the high speed motor 43. While passing through the conveyor scale 42, the weight of the one container 11 is measured and output through the display device 44. After passing through the conveyor scale 42, the container is moved back to the conveyor 45. In this case, when the containers move at a constant speed, the weight of one pair of containers cannot be accurately measured, and thus the conveyor 40 and the conveyor scale 42 which are transferred at high speed are used. If the measured result falls within a certain weight range during the transfer to the conveyor 45 after the measurement is completed, the conveyor moves without any action, but if the measured value is not within the constant weight range, the conveyor 45 The mounted mechanism causes the vessel to move further. Here, as a mechanism for changing the orientation of the abnormal vessel, for example, by passing the vessel between the two rods, and by adjusting the angle of the rod by a mechanism such as a solenoid to change the direction of the rod in accordance with the signal of the abnormal vessel A mechanism for changing the direction can be used. Of course, in addition to such a mechanism is configured by connecting the conveyor with a thin rod, the guide member is fitted to each of the rods, and the containers pass through the upper surface of the guide member, and to have a driving device for transferring the guide members along the axial direction of the rod. Can be configured. By configuring in this way, the direction of the container conveyed along the upper surface of the guide member can be changed by controlling the driving device for driving the guide member. In addition to the two instruments listed above, many instruments have been developed in automated installations, of which one may be adapted. The abnormal container conveyed by the above operation will be a container that does not contain kimchi or less contained container by mistake of the operator. These abnormal containers can be collected in a certain place and then filled again with kimchi to be transferred to the next stage or disposed of.

The container 11 containing the kimchi passed the weight test passes through the metal detector to check whether there is any foreign matter inside the container. If there is no abnormality as a result of the metal detection, it is transferred to the device for adhering the cover vinyl 12 along the conveyor. On the contrary, when there is an abnormality in the metal detection result, that is, when foreign matter is detected in the container, the abnormal container is transferred to the other side in the same manner as in the weight check. Of course, a separate buzzer may be used to ventilate the worker's ventilation. Most of these abnormal containers are disposed of.

The container having no abnormality as a result of the metal detection is moved to a packaging device for wrapping the cover vinyl 12 on the upper surface. The container conveyed by the conveyor 45 is caught by the stopper 52 and stopped. When the containers 11 are caught by the stopper 11 and stopped, the piston 51 pushes the aligned containers 11 by the pneumatic mechanism 50. The vessels conveyed by the piston 51 are moved along the guide rails 53a formed in the guide panel 53 and then fitted into the conveyor vessel 61 in which the holes 62 containing the vessels are formed. Conveyor vessel 61 is configured so that a plurality of connected to form a conveyor (60).

The container contained in the conveyor container 61 is covered with a cover vinyl 12 on the upper surface while passing through the roller 74, and is covered on the upper surface by a packaging mechanism 82 connected to the driving device 80 and driven up and down. The vinyl 12 is thermally fused and at the same time cut into one conveyor container by a cutter installed on the front and back sides, and then cut into one container by a cutter 83 which is to be cut along a new longitudinal direction and the conveyor 60 ) It falls by its own weight at the end. The dropped container 10 is to be the finished product 10 shown in FIG. The cover vinyl 12 is supplied while being unwound while being rolled in the form of a roll 70, and is generally adhered to the upper surface of the container 11 through a plurality of rollers 71 and 74 and a tensioner 72 and 73. Has a structure.

The dropped product 10 is manually or automatically cooled through a quick freezer and then shipped.

As described above, the kimchi packaging device according to the present invention has the effect of enabling high efficiency and mass production because the kimchi is almost automatically contained in a standard shaped container, weighed and metal-detected, and then automatically packaged and rapidly frozen and shipped. To provide.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and may be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical gist of the present invention.

Claims (3)

It is a kimchi packing device for producing finished products by supplying a container with a space where kimchi can be stored inside to contain kimchi, and then attaching a cover vinyl to the upper surface of the container. A container feeder provided with two pedestals having different heights reciprocating so that the stacked containers are supplied and the lowermost container is lowered and supplied by its own weight, and a container dropped from the container supply device is seated. Kimchi packing device characterized in that it comprises a conveyor installed separator. The method of claim 1, The kimchi packaging device is installed in the lower portion of the transparent panel formed kimchi hole for supplying the kimchi a piston for transporting the container transferred to the conveyor in the vertical direction from the horizontal plane with respect to the conveying direction and a pneumatic mechanism for driving the piston Kimchi packaging device is characterized in that the piston and the pneumatic mechanism which is moved up and down so that the container conveyed by the piston can be reciprocated in the vertical direction again. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The kimchi packing device is a washing device for cleaning the inside of the container by pneumatic after the container is seated on the conveyor, a weight inspection device for checking the weight of the kimchi supplied state, and inside the container passed through the weight inspection device Kimchi packaging device, characterized in that the metal detector is installed to detect the metal.

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