FR2610897A1 - METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING A HAND OF BANANAS OF VARIOUS INDICATIONS - Google Patents

Abstract

The method of marking hands of bananas is carried out with the aid of a banana suspension device (20), to which a price label, which is printed during weighing of the hand of bananas (30), is unremovably applied. To this end, the hand of bananas and the banana suspension device are interconnected by means of a string (10) or the like and then transported together to the scales and to the labelling device (43) where, by means of the latter, the printed price label is applied to the banana suspension device (20). This allows for the first time fully automatic marking of hands of bananas.

Description

The present invention relates to a method for providing a hand with

  bananas, this process involving the use of a banana carrier,

  the label part of which a labeling device

  quetting inseparably affixes a label with the indications printed during the weighing of

the hand of bananas on a scale.

  When the hands of bananas that are delivered are provided with indications, particularly from wholesalers, banana hands, intended to be provided with indications, are usually placed manually on a conveyor belt, after which the hands of bananas automatically reach a scale and are

  weighed individually, the successful weighing operation

  to the printing of the label bearing the indica-

  for the banana hand which is right at the moment on the scale. This leads again, also automatically, to apposition, so

  indetachable, of this label ,. bearing the indica-

  on the label portion of a banana rack that is present. Hanging the banana stand on the banana hand that just happened to be

  weighing must be done by hand by a person

  complement, which presents the banana hand thus provided with indications in the handling device which

  follows, again largely automated or at least self-

  matisable. This manual-duty workstation, to connect banana rack labeled with a banana hand

  just been weighed, has hitherto prevented the

  complete maturing of the banana hand labeling operation, the manual hanging of a banana stand in the relatively narrow intermediate spaces between the banana tails of the various time-gathering fruits and many of skill to avoid damaging

skins of sensitive fruits.

  The object of the invention is therefore to provide a

  assigned to perform the operation of

  provide banana hands with indications in a com-

  automatic and in particular to avoid having to manually hang tagged banana racks

  in the hands of corresponding bananas, which not only

  excludes the difficulties and risks involved in this operation but also makes the presence of

  service person hitherto necessary for this.

  The problem is solved, according to the invention, thanks to the method according to which the banana hand and the banana stand can be connected together by means of a flexible member having the shape of a cord, a wire, a

  ribbon or the like and then first be transported

  together to the scale where the banana hand is weighed, and then to the labeling device where the label portion of the support is positioned

  to receive the label with indica-

printed matter.

  In the first place, it is possible for a person on duty, who had previously placed banana hands on the conveyor belt to start the process of affixing indications, to hang the banana hand without any trouble. on the cord, on the cord or on the ribbon, thanks to which the banana hand is connected to the banana stand without it resulting in greater

  waste of time and without risk of damaging the fruit.

  In addition, this way of connecting the banana hand and

  banana support allows great mobility

  between the banana hand and the banana stand, in particular the possibility of turning and turning,

  which makes it possible to use the banana

  both the banana hand hung on it as a means for transportation and allows the automatic execution of

  labeling and therefore the marking operation of indi-

cations on the hands of bananas.

  In itself, the banana racks could already have a pre-made bead loop and the service person would then pass around a fruit until the loop meets the tails.

non-sensitive bananas.

  A continuous, particularly rational and advantageous operation of operations can consist in that the banana hand is hooked on the flexible member, and that the latter is connected at its ends by forming a loop or loop. Thus, the operations can then take place advantageously so that the flexible member is automatically cut from a reserve roll and stretched between parts; that afterwards the extremities of this organ are thickened;

  after which the banana hand is hooked manually

  on the flexible member held taut, which is then automatically given to the flexible member the shape

  a loop by moving the clamps together and that the ends

  mites of the flexible member are hung in the hooking slots, open on one edge, of the label portion of the banana carrier that is approaching; after that, the banana stand holding the banana hand suspended from the loop of the flexible member is transported to the scale and the hand is weighed, and the support is transported further to the device. labeling and that finally the banana hand, provided with the desired indications, be released

  with its support so that it can be submitted to opera-

tions.

  If such a member is used as a flexible member of a deformable plastic material, in particular a thermoplastic material, its ends may be

  thickened automatically, by deformation, in particular

  bind, in the case of thermoplastic material by spreading

  fibers and by subsequent fusion.

  In order to prevent the individual fruits of banana hands from being damaged or torn in the following steps, but also during the subsequent transport of the banana hands provided with indications, to the outlets, it is also advantageous if the hand of bananas, suspended on the flexible organ stretched,

  is automatically surrounded by a ribbon or band.

  The subject of the invention is also a banana carrier comprising a part forming a flat surface carrying a label intended to receive a label, and further comprising a suspension hook open on one side and extending on one side this surface in its plane, for suspending the support to a carrier device, as well as organs arranged on the side of the part

  opposite label to the suspension hook and des-

  Hanging a hand of bananas at the end of this hand where bananas gather. This support makes it possible to carry out the method according to the invention, thanks to the fact that the suspension means comprise open-end hooking slits provided on the opposite sides of the label holder and intended to receive a flexible member. likely to hang on

  by its ends in these slits.

  With this conformation, instead of the relatively thick and stiff suspension fingers,

  known supports, a thinner organ of greater. Sou

  plesse, in the form of a loop of cord, wire or ribbon, which thereby can be introduced into the lignified part of the banana hand more easily and with a considerably reduced risk of damaging bananas and which, in the position of use, is always placed in the non-sensitive area of the banana tails in which they meet. This way of connecting the banana hand and the support confers a high mobility between these two elements, which allows

  in addition, automatic consecutive labeling of

  bananascar ports, despite their connection with the hand

  bananas, the supports can be placed in

  door which desired position of use.

  An embodiment of a provision for

  in carrying out the process according to the invention is ex-

  in the following with reference to the appended drawing in which FIG. 1 is a plan view of a support of

  bananas according to the invention, placed in a position of use

  and Figures 2a and 2b are a schematic representation of details of process steps of the process

  intended to provide indications of banana hands.

  The banana carrier 20 shown in FIG. 1 is particularly suitable for the execution

  the process of providing hands with bananas

  cations. This support 20 has a part 1 carrying

  label forming a plate of relatively large surface which is provided on one of its flat sides ribs 2 of reinforcement. The flat side of the plate, located in front of the reinforcement ribs 2, is completely flat and serves to receive a label (not shown) corresponding approximately to its size, for example a label carrying printed indications.

  by an automatic scale and glued to the door-

  label 1 completely automatically.

  From an edge of the part 1 label holder protrudes, in the plane o extends this part 1, a suspension hook 4 open on one side, which defines a hook opening 6 for suspending the support. To prevent jolts from dropping the racks carrying banana hands

  7-carrier rod, a tab 8 corres-

  ponding dam. Until then, such media

banana hands are known.

  At the end opposite to the hanger 4 of the suspension part 1 label, are provided then the means for suspending a hand 30 or a banana regime by its end 31 o the bananas meet, that is to say to one end where the tails

  lignified bananas meet. These means of

  chage comprise a flexible and thin member forming a loop or a loop, here in the form of a cord 10, which can be fixed by its ends to the part 1 label holder, after being passed between the bananas of the hand of bananas, as Figure 1 allows to observe. For fastening the cord loop 10 to the part 1 label holder, it has at each of the opposite ends a hooking slot, open towards the edge of the part 1 label holder, generally designated 11 and which shrinks on the side

  of its substance, one or, where appropriate, several

  hook (s) 16, preventing in each case, when a cord loop 10 has been introduced from the outlet of the latching slot to the bottom thereof, that this loop 10 can not slip and exit of

  this slot when we do not want such an exit.

  So that the loop 10 of cord threaded to the bottom of the slots 11 hooking and hooked in this area of the bottom of the slots can not be drawn in

  axial direction to remove the loop of

  chage, which would be possible under the weight of the hand

  suspended banana-as shown in Figure 1 -

  at the cord loop 10, due to shaking during transport, both ends of the cord loop include a thickening 14 whose cross section exceeds that of the opening at the bottom of the latching slot. This thickening can be achieved by making a knot at each end of the cord loop. But it is particularly suitable to choose, as a material for loop 10 of

  cord, a thermoplastic material because the thickeners

  Elements 14 may be created at the ends of the cord loop in a workstation of the installation (fully automated, explained in more detail below and intended to provide hands with bananas

  indications), by a burning event occurring on a

  after a prior separation of the fibers.

  In a first workstation of such an ins-

  for the execution of the process according to

  the invention, with a view to providing banana hands with

  dications, by means of the banana carriers described above pulls or unwinds from a reserve,

  cord 10 or also a ribbon or similar member

  automatically, in a manner which is not described here in more detail, this cord or organ is stretched between pliers, cut to length, and then the ends are thickened, for example by

  fiber spacing and subsequent melting.

  A hand of bananas is then hooked manually

  tense cord, and if necessary, this hand is surrounded, again automatically, with a ribbon

adhesive 13 (Figure 2).

  Such automatic operations, previously described

  can be triggered and performed using manipulative devices in different ways and do not need a more detailed explanation here because they are not essential for the invention and

do not pose any problems.

  Similarly, this presents few technical difficulties.

  then to approach again, again completely

  Automatically, the part 1 label holder banana carrier, described above banana hand attached to the ribbon 10 taut, form by bringing the clamps holding the cord, a loop of cord, introduce the ends of the cords in the slots 11 for hanging the part 1 label holder and

fix them there.

  A clamp 40 of the transport system in the

  The plant then grabs the banana

  carrying the banana hand suspended from the cord loop and then bring the whole onto a carrier 41, where the tag 1 of the banana carrier 20 is positioned resting on a surface

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  42 to be labeled in the area of a labeling station indicated by an arrow 43, as shown in FIG.

  is shown schematically in Figure 2b.

  Before reaching the labeling station 43, the transport support 41 passes again, with the hand of bananas by a scale, o executes in a manner known in itself the printing of the label bearing

indications.

  The fully automatic labeling process ends with the deposit of the banana hand,

  then marked with indications on a trans-

  carrier. It follows from the foregoing that the method according to the invention, which can be carried out in different ways, makes it possible to perform a completely automatic operation of marking indications on corresponding banana hands, which not only excludes the difficulties and the risks associated with such an operation, but in addition allows the economy of the service person

  indispensable for this so far.

Claims (6)

I, CLAIMS   1. A method for providing bananas with a hand, which method comprises the use of a banana holder, on the label portion of which a tagging device inseparably affixes a tag having the printed indicia at the time of the changeover. of banana hand on a scale, characterized in that the banana hand and the banana holder can be connected to each other by means of a flexible member in the form of a cord, a thread, a ribbon or similar and then be transported together to the scale first; o the hand of   bananas is weighed and then until the labeling   where the label portion of the support is positioned to receive the label containing printed indications.   2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the banana hand is suspended from the flexible member cited in claim 1 and in that the latter is then connected by its ends, with formation of a loop, to the banana holder label holder.   3. Method according to one of claims 1 and 2,   characterized in that the flexible member is automatically   In this case, the ends of this member are thickened, after which the hand of bananas is manually suspended from the flexible member held taut; in that then the flexible member is given a loop or handle shape by bringing the tongs closer together and in that the ends of this organ are trapped in   open-edge hanging slots of the carrier part   banana support label which is then approached; after which the banana stand, comprising the banana hand suspended by the loop of the flexible member is transported to the scale and the banana hand is weighed, then the carrier is transported to the labeling device and finally, the banana hand with the characterization indications is released with the banana carrier, so that it can be submitted subsequent operations.   4. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that the ends of the flexible member, consisting of a deformable material, for example thermoplastic,   are automatically thickened by deformation, for example   by fiber separation followed by melting.   5. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that the hand of bananas suspended on the flexible member   stretched, is surrounded automatically by a ribbon.   6. Banana carrier having a portion forming a labeled surface for receiving a   label, and further comprising a hanging hook.   open on one side, and extending on one side this surface in its plane to suspend the support to a carrier device, as well as organs arranged   side opposite to the suspension hook of the   label, intended to suspend a hand of bananas at the end of this hand where bananas gather for the implementation of the method according to any one   Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that   the suspension members comprise slits (11) for hooking, open on one of their edges, arranged on the opposite sides of the label support (1) in order to receive a flexible member that can catch and   be imprisoned by its ends in these slots (11).