EP2045024B1 - Sortiervorrichtung für Pflanzen - Google Patents

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EP2045024B1
EP2045024B1 EP08007164A EP08007164A EP2045024B1 EP 2045024 B1 EP2045024 B1 EP 2045024B1 EP 08007164 A EP08007164 A EP 08007164A EP 08007164 A EP08007164 A EP 08007164A EP 2045024 B1 EP2045024 B1 EP 2045024B1
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Rolf Schmidt
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
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  • the invention relates to a sorting device for plants according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such sorting devices are known from the prior art.
  • the value of plants, especially of long-stemmed plants, such as seedlings of trees or other woody plants, some flowers (eg roses and the like) is generally measured according to various properties of the plants, for example the thickness or the diameter the root neck of the plant or the length of the plant. Therefore, after harvest, the plants must be sorted for sale in groups of different price categories so that an optimal yield for the plants can be achieved.
  • sorting machines in which the plants to be sorted only by hand by relatively unskilled labor must be inserted into the machine, while the subsequent sorting process should be fully automatic by the machine.
  • a harvested and sorted plant is normally loaded by unskilled labor on each transport table. Since the transport tables are movable or movable along the transport path, the worker can stay in one place and insert a plant into each passing transport table. The plants are placed on the transport tables in a loading area. From there, the transport tables are moved with the laid plants to a subsequent measuring range in which the plants are measured with a measuring device.
  • the respective transport table is moved further into a subsequent sorting / discharging area.
  • the measured result is fed to a control device.
  • this control device can be given value ranges with respect to the at least one property to be determined.
  • the predetermined value range is assigned to a sorting container arranged in the sorting / unloading area.
  • the control device compensates the measured result with the value ranges entered via the input device and allocates the measured plant according to a specific sorting container.
  • the transport table with the measured plant moves from the measuring range into the sorting / unloading area up to the sorting container determined by the control device, where the plant is transferred from the transport table into this sorting container.
  • flaps are used as transport tables, which are pivotally mounted about a pivot axis.
  • the transport path on which the individual transport tables move arranged above the sorting bin. If a transport table with a measured plant is now located above the sorting container assigned to the plant, the flap of the transport table, triggered by a control signal of the control device, is pivoted and the plant falls from the transport table into the sorting container below.
  • a disadvantage of the known sorting machines is that incorrect positioning of the plants on the transport tables can lead to incorrect measurement results and thus incorrect sorting.
  • Incorrect storage of the plant on the sorting table may be due, for example, to incorrect insertion of the plant by the sorting personnel or to slippage during transport from the loading area to the measuring area on the transport table.
  • the measuring device does not measure the thickness of the plant at the root neck, but at a point further above where the plants are typically slimmer or have a smaller diameter.
  • sorting apparatuses can be constructed to be relatively large and complex, so that they require a large amount of space.
  • the US 3,645,394 A shows a sorting device for sorting cut flowers with a conveyor belt, with which the flowers can be transported along the transport path.
  • a first area are arranged in succession, in which the transport path can be loaded with flowers, another area in which an operator judges the quality of the flowers and a last area in which the flowers are introduced from the belt into sorting container.
  • the transport path is deflected by 180 ° and the individual transport tables of the transport path are returned empty to the area in which flowers can be placed on the transport table again.
  • the term transport path is to be understood as a travel path along which the transport tables can be moved.
  • the term "multiple transport tables" is to be understood as meaning at least two transport tables, wherein a plurality of sorting tables will usually be provided in sorting devices in order to achieve the highest possible sorting throughput.
  • any desired property can be predetermined, wherein the thickness of the root neck and / or the length of the plant stem or of the plant is preferably used as the characteristic.
  • the loading area, the measuring area and the sorting / unloading area usually close directly to each other.
  • the transport tables can basically have any desired shape as long as they are suitable for picking up and transporting plants.
  • a sorting device for plants especially for long-stemmed plants, having at least one transport path which is formed circumferentially, wherein the plants are transportable along the transport path and wherein the transport path through a loading area for loading the transport path with plants, a measuring area for detecting at least one property of the plants and a sorting / discharging area for unloading and
  • Sorting of the plants based on their determined, at least one property runs wherein the sorting device is designed in the manner of a cycle such that the feed directly to the measuring range, the measuring directly to the sorting / unloading and the sorting / discharging directly connect to the charging area.
  • the three areas are arranged one behind the other along a straight-line trajectory, so that the transport tables, which have already been unloaded, have to be moved from the sorting / discharging area back through the measuring area to the loading area.
  • the sorting process is interrupted when the transport tables are moved back to their original position.
  • embodiments are known in which an additional return path area is provided for the transport path through which the transport tables must be moved from the sorting / unloading area to the loading area. In this way, while the sorting process can be continued while the transport tables are being returned, the transport tables must pass through the return path area in which no functions or operations can be carried out which contribute to the sorting process.
  • the sorting / discharging area directly adjoins the loading area so that no additional area needs to be provided, and the way that the transport tables must travel from the sorting / discharging areas to the loading area is shortened. Since the transport path is formed circumferentially, the transport table is moved after introduction of the plant in the sorting container from the sorting / unloading directly into the loading area and no longer needs to be moved through a wider area. As a result, the sorting process is accelerated, or the number of transport tables required is reduced, whereby the sorter can be constructed more compact overall and less Claimed space.
  • a kind of cycle which is traversed by the transport tables and in which work steps, ie the loading of the transport tables, the measurement of the plants or the unloading of the transport tables, are always and at any point feasible.
  • the loading area runs along a first plane and the sorting / discharging area comprises a second level, wherein the first and the second level are preferably arranged parallel to one another.
  • the sorting device operates according to a mirror-image method along the travel axis.
  • the loading takes place on a first level and the unloading takes place on the opposite, second level. Loading and unloading are thus spatially separated and are each performed only along one of the levels.
  • the term "plane” in the present case is to be understood in such a way that the loading region lying in the first plane and the sorting / discharging region lying in the second plane may well have three-dimensional extensions.
  • the levels are defined by the travel distance of the transport tables along the transport path in the respective area.
  • the region of the transport path which runs in the first plane and the region of the transport path which runs in the second plane are connected to one another via outer turning regions in which the transport path can be deflected by approximately 180 ° in each case.
  • Rotational means are expediently also provided in these turning regions, through which the transport path or the transport means provided on the transport path through which the transport tables are moved, for example a conveyor belt, a tensioned chain or the like, is driven.
  • This rotation means can be designed in particular as a drivable shaft with at least one drive wheel, gear or the like.
  • the present embodiment thus results in a sorting device having two levels, wherein sorting functions are performed in both levels. One is for loading, the other for sorting / unloading.
  • the measuring range can be either on one level or on the other level or be arranged therebetween. If the measuring range is arranged in between, it is advisable to arrange it in one of the turning areas.
  • Fig. 1 shows a full perspective view of a sorting device 100 for long-stemmed plants 10.
  • the sorting apparatus 100 comprises a support frame 50 which has two parallel lower longitudinal members 51a, 51b extending along the longitudinal direction of the sorting apparatus 100.
  • lower side rails 51 b are a plurality of, with a constant distance from each other arranged vertical carrier 52 vertically upward.
  • a vertical support 52 of the lower longitudinal member 51a is arranged in pairs opposite one another with another vertical support 52 of the other, lower longitudinal member 51b.
  • On such a pair of vertical beams 52 is located in each case a cross member 53, which thus connects the first lower side member 51a with the second lower side member 51b.
  • On the cross members 53 is located in the longitudinal direction of the sorting device 100 over its entire length extending transport path 60.
  • the transport path 60 comprises a first, upper plane 61 and a second, lower plane 62, which are arranged parallel to one another.
  • the first and second planes 61, 62 are connected to each other via a turning region 63, in which the transport path 60 is deflected by 180 ° in each case.
  • a turning region 63 comprises in each case two toothed wheels 631 which are arranged in the outer region of the transport path 60 and are arranged opposite one another and which are connected to one another by a drivable shaft 632.
  • About the gears 631 run in the longitudinal direction of the sorting device 100 chains or conveyor belts 64 from one turning region 63 to the other.
  • the conveyor belts 64 are thus formed circumferentially and for engagement in the gears 631.
  • the gears 631 may basically be driven in two directions of rotation, wherein in the present case the gears of the front turning portion 63 are driven in a clockwise direction.
  • the transport direction of the transport path 60 extends in the first plane 61 from front to back and in the second plane 62 from back to front. Overall, the transport path 60 is thus formed circumferentially in the manner of a circuit.
  • transport tables 20 are arranged at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the sorting device 100 one behind the other.
  • the transport tables 20 extend in the transverse direction of the sorting device 100 from one conveyor belt 64 to the other and are firmly connected to both.
  • the transport tables 20 have a cross-sectional view of a V-shaped profile and are designed to receive a plant 10 each.
  • the transport tables 20 are moved along the transport path 60 together with the conveyor belts 64 to which they are attached. They are thereby successively through a loading area 11th a measuring area 12 and a sorting / unloading area 13, wherein the loading area 11 comprises the first level 61 and the sorting / discharging area 13 comprises the second level 62.
  • the measuring area 12 is arranged in the area of the rear turning area 63 and is located with respect to its vertical position between the first and the second level 61, 62.
  • the transport tables 20 are manually loaded by workers with plants 10 and then moved to the measuring area 12. There, the plants 10 are measured, or their predetermined properties determined and then proceed to the sorting / discharging 13.
  • the sorting device 100 has a control device 14 in the form of a control cabinet and an input device 15.
  • the input device 15 is designed in the form of a terminal.
  • the measurement data of the measuring device 70 arranged in the measuring area 12 are transmitted to the control device 14. This compares the determined values with the parameters or value ranges specified by means of the input device 15. After completion of this comparison, the control device assigns the respective measured plant 10 to a specific sorting container 16.
  • the sorting containers 16 are arranged in the sorting / discharging area 13, below the second level 62.
  • the sorting container 16 consist of a sheet metal layer, which is formed in a cross-sectional view substantially V-shaped and extends from a cross member 53 to the next.
  • a plurality of sorting container 16 are arranged one behind the other. With their lower region, in which the two V-limbs converge, the sorting containers 16 rest on the lower longitudinal members 51a, 51b. Depending on which sorting container 16 a measured plant is assigned, the transport table 20 of this plant is moved along the second level 62 to the respective sorting container 16 until the transport table 20 is located directly above the sorting container 16.
  • Each transport table 20 has a fixing device 30 for fixing the plants 10.
  • the fixing device 30 In the area of the loading area 11, the fixing device 30 is moved from a release position 17 into a fixing position 18, after a plant 10 has been placed on the respective transport table 20. Only after the transport table 20 has been arranged above the respectively associated sorting container 16 after performing the measurement in the measuring region 12, the fixing device 30 is moved from the fixing position 18 back into the release position 17.
  • a total of four U-shaped support frame 65 are arranged, in which the parallel legs are respectively attached to the lower support frame 51a and to a side cover 66 of the transport path 60.
  • a right angle extending support arm 81 of a tray table 80 is fixedly mounted.
  • the tray table 80 has a tray table surface 82 consisting of a frame with a support grid loaded therebetween, which is bent along an axis extending transversely of the sorter 100 so that a surface 821 of the tray surface parallel to the first and second planes 61, 62 and the second surface 822 extends obliquely to these planes.
  • the first area 821 of the table surface 82 is suitable for storing and sorting harvested plants.
  • a worker positions himself next to the storage table 80, takes the plants 10, which are stored on the table surface 82, and places them manually in the transport tables 20.
  • the tray table 80 is formed so that it can be disposed on each of the U frames 65. It can also be provided more tray tables 80. This could involve multiple workers at the same time insert plants 10 in the transport tables 20. Furthermore, it is possible to work at different locations of the sorting device 100.
  • the support arm 81 and the table surface 82 are aligned such that the table surface 82 is positioned substantially above the transport path 60.
  • the Fig. 2 and 3 show detailed views of the transport table 20 and the fixing means 30.
  • the transport tables 20 each have a V-shaped profile in a cross-sectional view.
  • the transport tables have a first V-leg 21a and a second V-leg 21b, which are arranged at right angles to one another and at an angle of approximately 45 ° with respect to the first and second planes 61, 62.
  • the region in which the two V-legs 21a, 21b meet is the lowermost region of the transport table 20 and forms a centering 22.
  • a plant 10 can basically be placed thereon at any point of the sorting table 20 by a worker, since it will always slide down the centering area 22 along the inside of the side walls 23a, 23b by gravity.
  • the plant 10 is applied to this substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the transport table 20. Since the transport table 20 is arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the sorting device 100, the centering 22 is also formed transversely thereto and oblong.
  • the centering 22 is also formed transversely thereto and oblong.
  • the recesses 24 extend substantially over the entire width of the side walls 23a, 23b and are formed substantially rectangular.
  • the recesses 24 of the side walls 23a, 23b are respectively arranged opposite one another, so that a narrow web remains between them in the centering region 22.
  • the transport tables 20 are each connected at their lower outer region fixed to the conveyor belts 64, which are designed as link chains. Thus, the transport tables 20 are moved with the moving link chain 64 with.
  • the side walls 23a, 23b are each made of two metal plates formed, which are connected to each other in the centering area 22.
  • the transport table 20 can also be made of a metal plate which is bent around the longitudinal axis of the centering 22.
  • Each fixing device 30 comprises two fixing arms 31, which in each case at its lower free end with a pivotable axis 32 (s. Fig. 6 ) are connected.
  • the fixing arms 31 are each formed substantially arcuate and consist of several, telescoping steel tubes o. The like. In principle, the fixing arm 31 may also be made of one piece.
  • the pivot axis 32 is arranged directly next to and slightly below a transport table 20.
  • the fixing elements 31 designed as fixing arms are each fixedly connected to the pivot axis 32, so that they are synchronously pivotable. In principle, the fixing arms 31 are pivotable from a release position 17 into a fixing position 18 and vice versa.
  • the fixing arms 31 are each arranged such that they pass through in the fixing position 18 through the recesses 24 of the side walls 23a, 23b. Between the two free ends 31 a, 31 b of the fixing arms 31 designed as an elastic band buffer element 33 is stretched. In the fixing position 18, the elastic band 33 is in one of the two fixing points 39a, 39b (s. Fig. 4 ) on the plant 10 and fixes them in the centering 22 of the transport table 20.
  • the fact that the elastic band 33 is flexible, it can fix plants 10 different thicknesses without damaging them. Furthermore, it is ensured by the spaced arrangement of the two fixing points 39a, 39b, that the plants 10 are stored safely during transport.
  • a violin bow-like course results from the combination of the elastic band 33 and the arcuate fixing arm 31.
  • a crossbar 34 is arranged in the region of the free ends 31 a between the two fixing arms 31 of a fixing device 30 . This serves to stabilize the fixing device 30 and to further improve the synchronous method of the fixing arm 31.
  • a total of three springs 35 are provided, which are each connected to the fixing device 30 and parts or components of the transport table 20.
  • the spring elements 35 are connected in particular via screws or bolts 36 which are fastened to the transport table 20, with this.
  • the other ends of the springs 35 are connected to other components which are fixedly connected to the pivot axis 32 and pivot with it.
  • the outer two springs 35 are connected to discs 37, which are connected in their one end portion with the pivot axis 32. All springs 35 are arranged such that they are relaxed in the fixing position 18. If the fixing device 30 or the fixing arms 31 is pivoted into the release position 17, the springs 35 are pretensioned. As a result, the force that has to be expended in order to bring the fixing device 30 from the release position 17 into the fixing position 18 is reduced.
  • the support means 40 is provided on the side of the transport table 20, on which the root ball 10 a of the plants 10 are arranged when they are inserted into the transport table 20.
  • the wire 40 is fixed with its free ends 41 a, 41 b respectively to mounting brackets 25 of the transport table 20. In its region remote from the transport path 60, the wire 40 is bent downwards so that there is enough space for the root ball 10a. At the same time a support for the root ball 10a is created, so that the plant 10 can not slip out of the transport table 20 or tilt.
  • a deactivation device 90 is shown with which the fixing devices 30 can be brought from a fixing position 18 into a release position 17.
  • the deactivation device 90 is formed in the second plane 62 and thus in the sorting / discharging region 13.
  • the deactivation device 90 is designed as an electromagnetic actuator.
  • Fig. 4 is a view of the sorter 100 from the outside. It can be seen that an electromagnet 91, which is cylindrical, is mounted on the side cover 66 of the transport path 60 from outside and fastened thereto.
  • Fig. 5 shows the interior view of the deactivation device 90.
  • the deactivation device 90 comprises an actuator 92.
  • the steep member 92 comprises a movable in the transverse direction of the sorting device 100 disc member 93, on which five, substantially perpendicular protruding pin 94 are arranged.
  • the disk element 93 is thus movable out of the plane of the side cover 66 out. In other words, the disk element 93 can be moved in the direction of the fixing device 30 or the transport table 20.
  • the process of the disc member 93 together with the pin 94 is triggered by energizing the solenoid 91.
  • the solenoid 91 or the deactivation device 90 receives a corresponding activation signal from the control device 14.
  • the fixing device 30 comprises on its outer side a disc 38, which has a toothed cam follower curve 381 for a partial region and is fixedly connected to the pivot axis 32.
  • the cam curve 381 which extends arcuately, is formed corresponding to the pins 94 in such a way that when the disc member 93 is moved in the direction of the fixing device 30, the pins 94 engage in the teeth of the cam 381 when the transport table 20 on Height of the deactivation device 90 is located.
  • each sorting container 16 is assigned a deactivation device 90, so that the control device 14 can activate that deactivation device 90 which is assigned to the respectively measured plant 10. This ensures a safe and fully automatic unloading or sorting of the plants 10 according to their characteristic properties.
  • Fig. 6 shows a detailed view of a transport table 20 with a fixing device 30 which is in the release position 17.
  • the transport direction of the transport table 20 is indicated by the arrow 67.
  • an activation device 95 is provided in the transport direction 67 in front of the fixing device 30, in the transport direction 67 in front of the fixing device 30, an activation device 95 is provided.
  • the activation device 95 comprises a tongue 96 formed as a rectangular plate, which is mounted on a cross member 97 extending between the two side panels 66 of the transport path 60.
  • the tongue 96 has a mounting region 961 which lies substantially in the plane of the first plane 61 or parallel thereto.
  • the remainder of the tongue 96 is bent upwards about a bending axis 693 out of the plane of the mounting area 961 (by an angle of approximately 30 ° to 40 °).
  • the bent-out portion is formed as an inclined plane 962 with respect to the first plane 61.
  • the activation device 95 is formed as a stop in such a way that the fixing device abuts with a thickening region 321 of the pivot axis 32 on the inclined plane 962 of the tongue 96 when the fixing device is in the release position 18 and is moved at the height of the inclined plane 962.
  • the thickening region 321 strikes the lower region of the inclined plane 962 at this and slides further along the inclined plane 962 along when the transport table 20 is moved further in the transport direction 67.
  • the pivot axis 32 is pivoted and the fixing device 30 is moved into the fixing position 18.
  • the activation device 95 in the vicinity of the rear turn area 63 (s.
  • Fig. 1 in which the measuring device 70 or the measuring region 12 are provided, are arranged. This ensures that all fixing devices 20 in the loading area 11 are moved by the activation device 95 into a fixing position 18. This ensures that the plants 10, which are inserted into the transport table 20, are always fixed in position in the measuring area 12.
  • Fig. 7 shows a side view of a section of the sorting device 100.
  • the two-level principle of the sorting device 100 can be seen after performed in both the first level 61 and in the second level 62 functions of the sorting device 100 and executed work steps become.
  • the transport tables 20 are fed with plants 10, while they are discharged in the second level 62 and the plants 10 are assigned to their respective sorting container 16.
  • the arrows 67 each symbolize the transport direction in the respective planes.
  • Each sorting container 16 is associated with a sensor device 19, which is designed such that it detects when a sorting container 16 has reached a predetermined filling maximum. If such a filling maximum detected by the sensor device 19, this switches off the sorting machine 100, so that the worker is signaled that a sorting container 16 must be emptied. Only then can the sorting device 100 be put back into operation.
  • FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the measuring device 70, which is located in the measuring area 12.
  • the measuring device 70 comprises an optical camera 71, which is mounted on a support frame 72.
  • the camera 71 is positioned to hold the fixed plants 10 at their root necks, can measure optically with respect to their thickness or their diameter. Accordingly, the camera 71 is near the rear turning area 63 (see FIG FIG. 1 ), in which the transport tables 20 are deflected together with the transport path 60 by about 180 degrees.
  • a series of a total of 4 light barriers 73 is provided on a cross member 721 of the support frame 72, which also belong to the measuring device 70.
  • the light barriers 73 are arranged one behind the other along the cross member 721 and thus define a total of 5 value ranges in which the length of a plant 10 can fall.
  • the light beams emitted by the light barriers 73 extend substantially perpendicular to the cross member 721. If, for example, the light beams of the first two, ie the transport table 20, are pierced by a plant, the control device 14 recognizes that the plant must have a length which in the range of values between the second and third light barrier 73. As a result, there is sufficient length determination of the plants 10 for normal sorting purposes, which can be carried out extremely effectively automatically.

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