JP2000333532A - Device for automatically producing spawn block for culturing mushroom - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mechanically and efficiently produce a spawn block by charging a granular mushroom fungus-cultured product into a small bag comprising a nonwoven fabric in a compacted state and then sealing the opening of the bag with a wax. SOLUTION: This device for automatically producing spawn blocks for culturing mushroom is provided with a mushroom-feeding device 1 for continuously feeding a non-woven fabric (w), a non-woven fabric-shaping device 2 for heating and shaping the non-woven fabric fed from the feeding device 1 into a small bag, a fungous material-charging device 3 for charging a granular mushroom fungus-cultured product in the small bag in a compact state, a small bag opening-sealing device 4 for sealing the opening of the small bag charged with the granular mushroom fungus-cultured product with a wax, and a small bag- separating and taking device 5 for separating the small bag sealed with the sealing device 4 from the non-woven fabric (w).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing mushroom cultivation pieces, a pouch opening sealing apparatus and a pouch cutting / separating apparatus used therein.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is already a mushroom cultivation piece in which a small bag is made of a nonwoven fabric, and the small bag is filled with mushroom fungus culture granules in a compacted manner, and the opening thereof is sealed with a wax. JP-A-8-76), which can improve the yield and quality of mushrooms. The manufacture of this piece is currently performed using simple hand tools, etc.
It is time-consuming and inefficient.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing a mushroom cultivation piece, which mechanically and efficiently manufactures the above-described mushroom cultivation piece, and a small bag opening sealing apparatus used in the manufacturing apparatus. And a sachet cutting and separating apparatus.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an apparatus for producing a mushroom cultivation piece, comprising: a nonwoven fabric supplying apparatus for continuously supplying a nonwoven fabric; and a nonwoven fabric supplied from the supplying apparatus. A nonwoven fabric forming apparatus for forming a small bag by heating and forming the same; a fungal material filling apparatus for filling the small bag with the mushroom culture granules; and a mushroom culture granule filled with the mushroom culture granules. And a pouch opening sealing device that seals the opening of the pouch with a wax. In this way, the preparation of the sachet, the filling of the sachet with the mushroom culture granules, and the sealing of the opening of the sachet with the wax are performed mechanically and efficiently.

[0005] In the above invention, it is preferable to provide a pouch separation and removal device that separates each pouch sealed by the pouch opening sealing device from the nonwoven fabric. If you do this,
Each of the sachets filled with the mushroom culture granules and having the opening sealed with a wax is mechanically and efficiently made into a single unit and taken out as a mushroom cultivation piece.

The above invention is embodied as follows. That is,
After the template used in the heat forming of the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus is used in the fungus material filling apparatus and the small bag opening sealing apparatus, it is repeatedly returned to the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus for use. According to this, the template is effectively used, which contributes to simplification of the apparatus.

Further, there is provided a nonwoven fabric cutting device adapted to cut a nonwoven fabric formed by the nonwoven fabric forming device into a predetermined length in conformity with a template. In this way, the processing after cutting the nonwoven fabric can be performed by arbitrarily moving each template.

[0008] In the pouch opening sealing device, the surrounding wall of the wax pool portion to which the molten wax is supplied is formed by the peripheral surface of a rotatable roll, and the roll is fixed relative to the sealing processing surface. It is configured to be moved in the arrangement state. According to this, the liquid wax attached to the peripheral surface of the roll is uniformly supplied in the form of a layer on the nonwoven fabric surface on which the openings of the pouches existed, and the openings of the pouches are efficiently sealed. Become.

Furthermore, a plurality of cylindrical members each having a lower edge serving as a cutting blade are provided, and each cylindrical member can be driven to rotate around its center line. It is configured to include a cutting and separating device provided with a pushing member to be moved. According to this, the cutting blades of a large number of cylindrical members simultaneously cut off the vicinity of the outer periphery of the large number of pouches of the nonwoven fabric and without breaking the wax sealing the opening of the small bag, and then the extruding member is moved downward from the inside of the cylindrical member. The small bag (mushroom cultivation piece) separated from the nonwoven fabric is reliably separated from the nonwoven fabric and the cutting blade.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.
In these figures, 1 is a nonwoven fabric feeding device, 2 is a nonwoven fabric forming device, 3 is a fungus material filling device, 4 is a small bag opening sealing device,
Reference numeral 5 denotes a small bag separating and extracting device.

First, a nonwoven fabric supply device 1 is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view of the nonwoven fabric supply device 1 and the nonwoven fabric forming device 2. On the base 6,
A nonwoven fabric receiving portion 7 for rotatably supporting the nonwoven fabric roll w1 and a nonwoven fabric guide 8 for guiding the nonwoven fabric w in a bent shape are provided. At this time, the non-woven fabric receiving portion 7 is
Vertical plates 9 are fixed to the left and right sides of the upper surface so as to face each other, and four support rollers 10 are rotatably mounted between the vertical plates 9. The nonwoven fabric guides 8 stand upright at the front left and right of the upper surface of the base 6. The two front and rear guide rollers 12 are rotatably mounted between the support members 11 that have been set.

In this apparatus 1, a non-woven fabric roll w1 is placed on a support roller 10 of a non-woven fabric receiving portion 7. The non-woven fabric w pulled out from the roll w1 is supported by two guide rollers 12, and FIG. As shown in FIG. The nonwoven fabric w is fed out from the pouch forming apparatus 2 by applying a tensile force. At this time, the four support rollers 10 are attached to the nonwoven fabric roll w.
1 is held on the nonwoven fabric receiving portion 7, and the support roller 10 and the guide roller 12 make the feeding of the nonwoven fabric w smooth.

Next, the pouch forming apparatus 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the nonwoven fabric w after being processed by the molding apparatus 2. Receiving members 15, 15 for horizontally supporting the front and rear template plates 14, 14 at specific positions are fixed to left and right portions of the upper surface of the base 13. Each mold plate 14 is formed by regularly arranging a large number of recesses a of a predetermined shape on the upper surface of a metal flat plate, and functions as a female mold when forming the nonwoven fabric w.

Above the rear place b1 of the receiving member 15, a pressing forming means 17 which is vertically moved by a vertical driving device 16 is provided.
Is provided. The press forming means 17 includes a pressing plate 18 that presses the planar nonwoven fabric w fed from the nonwoven fabric supply device 1 on the upper surface of the template 14, and a number of protrusions corresponding to the recesses a of the template 14. c, and the pressing plate 18 can be moved closer to the male mold 19 against the elasticity of a spring (not shown). At this time, the pressing plate 18 is formed with a through hole d through which the projection c of the male mold 19 is inserted, and each projection c has a built-in electric heater.

A front place b2 of the receiving member 15 is a place where the template 14 to be moved to the next step is made to stand by, and a cutting device 20 is provided between this place b2 and the rear place b1. . Although the cutting device 20 is configured to shear the nonwoven fabric w with the cutting blade 21, the cutting device 21 may be replaced with a high-heat fusing unit instead of the cutting blade.

Below the receiving member 15 is a rear place b1.
The first template transport means 22 for transporting the template 14 to the front place b2 is provided. The transport means 22 is used for the template 1
4, a support plate 23 for supporting the center of the lower surface, an up-down operation unit 24 for moving the support plate 23 up and down, a front-rear operation unit 25 for moving the up-down operation unit 24 and the support plate 23 back and forth. It is provided with.

The operation of the non-woven fabric forming apparatus 2 will be described. At the start of the operation, the non-woven fabric w is manually pulled out from the non-woven fabric supplying apparatus 1 while the pressing forming means 17 is displaced upward, and the rear place b1 is set. Is placed on the upper surface of the template 14, and then the automatic operation is started.
When the automatic operation is started, the press forming means 17 is lowered, the pressing plate 18 presses the nonwoven fabric w onto the upper surface of the template 14 via the elasticity of a spring (not shown), and the male mold 19 is further lowered. Each protrusion c is formed in the through hole d of the pressing plate 18.
Is moved into the recessed part a of the template 14. As a result, the non-woven fabric w, which is sandwiched between the mold plate 14 and the pressing plate 18 and cannot be displaced, is pushed into the corresponding concave portion a by each of the heated protrusions c, and corresponds to the concave portion a. 4
Is formed into a state in which a large number of small bags e are generated as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, the press forming means 17 is raised, and the press plate 18 is moved upward away from the template 14 and the nonwoven fabric w. After this movement, the first template transfer device 22
Is operated to lift the template 14 at the rear place b1, move it forward, and lower it at the front place b2, as shown by the dotted line f. As a result, the template 14 is supported by the front place b2 of the receiving member 15. At this time, since the nonwoven fabric w remains fitted in the recess a of the template 14, the template 14 is moved by the movement of the template 14. The pulled non-woven fabric w is pulled out from the non-woven fabric supply device 1. When the template 14 being moved by the first template transport means reaches above the rear place b2 of the receiving member 15 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 3, the rear place b1 of the receiving member 15 will be described later. The other template 14 returned by the template returning device is supplied between the receiving member 15 and the raised nonwoven fabric w.

In connection with this supply, the press-forming means 17 is again lowered and the projection c is pushed into the recess a as before, and the second molding of the nonwoven fabric w is performed. On the other hand, during the second molding, the cutting device 20 moves the template 1 in the rear place b1.
The nonwoven fabric w located in the range between the mold 4 and the template 14 at the front place b2 is cut in the left-right direction.

By this cutting, the non-woven fabric w on the template at the front place b2 is separated and independent from the non-woven fabric w at the rear place b1, and the independent non-woven fabric w is filled with the fungal material together with the template 14 supporting the non-woven fabric w. It is carried away by a second template conveying means of the apparatus 3 which will be described later. Thereafter, the template 14 at the rear place b1 of the receiving member 15 is conveyed to the front place b2 in the same manner as above, and thereafter, the same operation as described above is repeated, and the receiving member 15 The mold plate 14 in the state where the molded nonwoven fabric is fitted is conveyed to the front side location b2 of the frame 15 at a fixed timing.

Next, the fungal material filling device 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the filling device 3. Support members 27, 27 that support the edge of the template 14 conveyed from the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus 2 and support the template 14 horizontally are provided at left and right portions on the upper surface of the base 26. . Above the supporting members 27, 27, a bacterial material filling guide plate 28 having a horizontal shape and an appropriate thickness is provided so as to be slightly vertically displaceable by the cylinder devices 29, 29. The guide plate 28 is filled with support members 27, 27.
Is formed at a position corresponding to each of the recesses a of the template 14 supported by the mold.

A pair of front and rear guide tracks 30, 30 are arranged horizontally above and below the fungal material filling guide plate 28 in the horizontal and horizontal directions, and the guide tracks 30, 30 are moved left and right by a left and right driving device (not shown). The movable body 31 is guided and a bacterial material supply device 32 is mounted on the movable body 31. The bacterial material supply device 32 includes a container 33 for accommodating the mushroom culture particles m, and a stirring blade 34 for stirring the mushroom culture particles m in the container 33 with power. At this time, the left and right wall surfaces of the container 33 are inclined in a funnel shape to form a long opening h at the lower end in the front-rear direction.
In addition, a sliding member 35 whose lower edge is always kept in pressure contact with the upper surface of the guide plate 28 is attached. The mushroom culture granules m are, for example, those obtained by mixing mushroom fungi with wood sawdust containing appropriate moisture.

The template 14 supported by the support members 27, 27
Immediately above and above the guide tracks 30, 30, a pressing body 37 provided with a large number of pushing projections 36 corresponding to the through holes g of the bacteria material filling guide plate 28 on the lower surface can be vertically moved by a vertical driving device 38. It is provided in. Further, on the left and right sides of the support members 27, 27, there are provided second template transport means 38 which grip the left and right end surfaces of the template 14 and transport the template 14 in a horizontal state. The transport means 39 includes an up-down operating section 40, a front-rear operating section 39a, and template holding sections 41, 41, and transports the template 14 at the front place b2 of the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus 2 to the support members 27, 27, Support member 27,
The template 14 supported by 27 is conveyed to the pouch opening sealing device 4.

The operation of the fungus material filling device 3 will be described below. Under the condition that the fungus material filling guide plate 28 is lifted by the extension operation of the cylinder devices 29, 29, the second template conveying means 38 forms the nonwoven fabric. Template 14 at front location b2 of device 2
Is transported forward to be supported by the support members 27, 27. Thereafter, the cylinder devices 29, 29 are shortened to lower the bacterial-material-filling guide plate 28, whereby the bottom surface of the bacterial-material-filling guide plate 28 is supported by the support members 27, 27. Is in close contact with the molded nonwoven fabric w on the upper surface of.

Next, the bacterial material supply device 3 at the position shown in FIG.
2 is moved so as to make one reciprocation with the position indicated by the virtual line i. During this movement, the stirring blade 34 stirs the mushroom culture granules m in the container 33 to make them homogenous, and the mushroom culture granules m are placed inside the filling guide hole g and inside the nonwoven fabric. w is dropped into the small bag by the action of gravity. On this occasion,
The stirring by the stirring blade 34 contributes to smoothly dropping the mushroom culture granules m into the filling guide hole g.

Thereafter, the pressing body 37 is lowered, and each of the pushing projections 36 is pushed into the corresponding filling guide hole g, and then returns to the original position. The mushroom culture granules m are pushed downward and are packed into the pouch w1 in a compacted manner so that the upper surface is slightly lower than the upper end of the opening of the pouch w1.

After this filling is performed, the cylinder device 2
9 and 29 are extended again, whereby the microbial material filling guide plate 28 is separated from the template 14 supported by the support members 27 and 27 and the nonwoven fabric w on the upper surface thereof. Transports the template 14 supported by the support members 27 and 27 to the pouch opening sealing device 4, and on the other hand, transports the next template 14 located at the front side b 2 of the nonwoven fabric forming device 2. It is transported and supported by the support members 27 and 27. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated.

Next, the pouch opening sealing device 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a side view of the sealing device 4. Support members 44, 44 for supporting the template 14 conveyed from the fungus material filling device 3 are fixed in front and rear directions on the upper ends of the columns 43, 43 fixed to left and right portions of the base 42. Above the support members 44, a pair of front and rear guide tracks 45, 45 are arranged side by side horizontally and horizontally, and a moving body 46, which is moved left and right by a left and right driving device (not shown), is provided on the guide tracks 45, 45. Is guided.

A wax supply device 47 is fixed to the moving body 46. The wax supply device 47 is used to store a molten wax in a container 48, and the wax flows out from the outlet pipe 48a of the container 48 as needed. An opening / closing valve 49 is provided for the purpose. At this time, an electric heater (not shown) that keeps the wax in a molten state is provided inside the container 48. Below the container 48, a brazing section 52 composed of a pair of rolls 50, 50 and a support frame 51 mounted so as to be rotatable by a motor (not shown) is arranged. The section 52 is mounted on the moving body 46 via a support and guide means 53 so as to be vertically movable, and can be vertically driven by a cylinder device 54.

The pair of rolls 50, 50 have their peripheral surfaces in close contact with each other, and a recessed portion formed on the upper side of the close contact portion serves as a wax accumulation portion 55. As a result, most of the surrounding wall of the solder pool 55 is formed by the peripheral surfaces of the rolls 50, 50.

Under the support members 44, 44, punching rods 56 corresponding to the recesses a of the template 14 supported by the support members 44 are provided.
The push-up plate 57 to which is fixed is mounted so as to be vertically movable by a vertical drive device 58. At this time, each punching rod 56 is inserted into a punching through hole a1 formed at the center of the corresponding recessed part a of the template 14.

On the left and right sides of the support members 44, 44, template holding portions 41, 41 of the second template transfer means 39 are located, and above the support members 44, 44 from the template 14. A non-woven fabric conveying means 59 is provided for grasping the left and right edges of the non-woven fabric w which has been separated and held at a fixed height position and conveys the non-woven fabric w to the pouch separation device 5. The transport means 59 includes a nonwoven fabric edge gripping portion 60, a vertical operating portion 61, and a front-rear operating portion 62.

The operation of the pouch opening and closing device 4 will be described. The second template transporting means 39 transports the template 14 of the bacteria material filling device 3 to the supporting members 44, 44 and supports it. Next, the wax application section 52 is set to an appropriate height with respect to the template 14 supported by the support members 44, 44, and the opening / closing valve 49 of the wax supply device 47 is automatically operated to supply the wax to the wax accumulation section 55. In this state, the wax supply device 47 and the wax application section 52 are moved by the guide track 5.
The support member 4 is guided from the position shown in FIG.
One reciprocation is made between the positions beyond 4,44. In this way, while the wax application section 52 moves on the template 14 supported by the support members 44, 44, the pair of rolls 50, 50
Are rotated by a motor (not shown), and the rotation causes the wax in the wax accumulation portion 55 to adhere to the peripheral surfaces of the rolls 50, 50 and to be supplied to the upper surface of the nonwoven fabric w on the template 14 supported by the support members 44, 44. You. Thus, the wax r is applied to the entire area of the upper surface of the nonwoven fabric w with an appropriate thickness, and the applied wax r flows into an appropriate depth position of the opening of each pouch w2, and after a short time, It solidifies and seals the opening.

After this sealing, the vertical drive device 58 operates to raise the push-up plate 57. Thereby, each punching rod 5
6 penetrates into the respective recesses a through the corresponding punching through holes a1 of the template 14 and presses out the small bags w2 fitted in the respective recesses a, as shown by phantom lines in FIG. The state in which the entire nonwoven fabric w is lifted to a certain height is maintained. During this holding, the non-woven fabric edge gripping portions 60 of the non-woven fabric conveying means 59, which have been waiting in front, move rearward to grip the non-woven fabric w, and after this gripping, the push-up plate 57 is moved. The non-woven fabric conveying means 59 is returned to the original position, and conveys the grasped non-woven fabric w to the pouch separation device 5. The template 14 from which the nonwoven fabric w has been pushed out is carried away by a U-shaped return device described later.

Next, the pouch separation / extraction device 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9. FIG. 7 to 9 are side views showing a part of the separation device. Guide tracks 64, 6 in front and rear directions on the left and right of the upper surface of the base 63
A front-rear drive unit 6 for guiding the nonwoven fabric support 65 in the guide tracks 64, 64 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and for moving the support 65 back and forth.
6, 66 are provided. At this time, the support base 65 is
And a vertical discharge through hole j slightly larger than the diameter of the pouch w2 at a position corresponding to each of the pouches w2 of the nonwoven fabric w as shown in FIGS. Is formed.

In the middle of the guide tracks 64, 64, there is provided a cutting / separating device 67 which is vertically moved by a vertical driving device (not shown). The cutting / separating device 67 includes a cutting blade 69 for transmitting the rotation of a motor (not shown) via transmission shafts 68, 68, and a lower edge of the cutting blade 69 as shown in FIG. A cylindrical member 70 having a cutting edge k is disposed so as to be rotatable vertically and at a fixed position in correspondence with each of the discharge holes j of the support base 65. At this time, each cylindrical member 7
Numeral 0 is linked to the vertical transmission shafts 68,68.

Above the cutting blade 69, there is provided a pressing plate 72 which is moved up and down by a vertical driving device 71.
3 is protruded to fix a push plate 74 to the tip thereof, and the push plate 74 is inserted into the corresponding cylindrical member 70.

Below the cutting and separating device 67, the guide track 65,
A piece container 75 is disposed below the guide 65, and a front end of each of the guide tracks 64, 64 is used to hold a projection of the nonwoven fabric w placed on the support 65 from the front end of the support 65. A non-woven fabric gripping device 77 having two grips 76 is provided.

The operation of the pouch separation / extraction device 5 will be described.
The non-woven fabric w conveyed from above is placed on the support 65 waiting at the rear end of the guide tracks 64, 64. At this time, the nonwoven fabric w is positioned on the upper surface of the support base 65 such that each pouch w2 is fitted into the corresponding discharge through hole j.

The non-woven fabric edge gripping part 6 of the non-woven fabric conveying means 59
After 0 and 60 are retracted upward, the front and rear driving devices 66 and 66
Moves the support 65 forward and stops it at a specific position below the cutting and separating device 67. Thereafter, the cutting and separating device 67
Is lowered, and during this descent, the annular cutting edge k of each cylindrical member 70 being rotated by a motor (not shown).
Is pressed against the vicinity of the outer periphery of each pouch w2 of the nonwoven fabric w as shown in FIG. As a result, each pouch w2 within the fixed length range of the nonwoven fabric w is cut off at the position p near the outer periphery from the nonwoven fabric w disposal section. Thereafter, the pressing plate 72 is temporarily lowered, whereby the pressing plate 74 presses down the individual pouches (mushroom cultivation pieces) in the single state, and
Is dropped into the piece container 75 from the discharge through hole j. After the pressing plate 74 is returned to the original position, the support base 65 is
2 is moved forward by a fixed length that has been cut and separated, and cuts and separates the sachet w1 within the next fixed length range as before, and thereafter, all the sachets w2 of the nonwoven fabric w of the support base 65 are cut. Repeat the same operation until separated.

After the cutting and separation of the pouch w2 is completed, the support 65 is moved to the forefront of the guide tracks 64, 64 and stopped as shown in FIG. The two holding portions 76 hold the front end of the discarded portion of the nonwoven fabric w, and during this holding, the support 65 is moved rearward. As a result, the discarded portion of the nonwoven fabric w remaining on the support 65 becomes detached from the support 65 and hangs down, and thereafter, the gripper 76 releases the grip of the discarded portion. As a result, the discarded portion falls downward. The support 65 moved rearward is moved to the end of the guide tracks 64, 64 and stopped, and thereafter the same operation is repeated.

Next, the U-shaped return device 7 shown in FIGS.
8 will be described.
Return means 79, 80, 81. The first return means 79 is assumed to convey the template 14 of the pouch opening sealing device 4 in the left-right direction to the first relay point n1, and the second return means 80 is provided from the first relay point n1 to the second relay point n2. The third returning means 81 is configured to carry the sheet at a constant timing from the second relay point n2 to the rear place b1 of the supporting members 15, 15 of the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus 2. Thereby, the template 14 is moved to the first template transporting means 25,
It is circulated through a template transfer path including the second template transfer means 38 and the U-shaped return device 78.

The above-described embodiment can be modified in various ways. For example, the pouch cutting / separating apparatus 5 may be formed as an independent apparatus separated from other apparatuses, and the nonwoven fabric transporting apparatus 39 may be omitted. In this case, the nonwoven fabric w sealed by the pouch opening sealing device 4 is manually transferred to the support 6.
5 is required.

[0044]

According to the present invention, a mushroom cultivation piece having a mushroom cultivation piece in which a mushroom cultivation granule is filled into a small bag made of a non-woven fabric and the opening thereof is sealed with a wax is provided. It can be manufactured in a special way.

The details are as follows. That is, according to the first aspect, a single piece of mushroom cultivation pieces can be mechanically and efficiently manufactured by supplying a nonwoven fabric roll and mushroom culture granules, and according to the second aspect. A large number of sachets formed by molding a nonwoven fabric are filled with mushroom culture granules, and each opening thereof is sealed with a wax.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the filling process and the sealing process are performed on the nonwoven fabric fitted to the mold plate at the time of the previous molding in the fungus material filling device or the small bag opening and closing device, whereby the process can be performed quickly. The device can be simplified because it is not necessary to separately provide a support plate for supporting the nonwoven fabric in the device for filling the fungus material or the device for closing the opening of the small bag.

According to the fourth aspect, after the nonwoven fabric is cut, each template is not bonded by the nonwoven fabric, so that the template can be freely moved, thereby improving the arbitrariness of treatment after cutting the nonwoven fabric. be able to.

According to the fifth aspect, the opening of the pouch can be efficiently sealed. According to the sixth aspect, the pouch can be cut and separated from the nonwoven fabric efficiently and without damaging the wax sealing the opening of the pouch.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a nonwoven fabric supply device and a nonwoven fabric forming device of the manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a nonwoven fabric after being formed by the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a bacterium filling device of the manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a pouch opening sealing device of the manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a part of the sachet cutting / separating apparatus of the manufacturing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory side view showing an operation state of the cutting and separating apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a nonwoven fabric removing apparatus of the manufacturing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Nonwoven fabric supply device 2 Nonwoven fabric forming device 3 Bacterial material filling device 4 Small bag opening sealing device 14 Template 20 Nonwoven fabric cutting device 50 Roll 55 Wax pool 70 Cylindrical member 73 Extruding rod (extruding member) 74 Push plate (extruding member) 78 Template return device m mushroom fungus culture granular material k cutting blade r wax w non-woven fabric w2 sachet

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[Title of the Invention] Automatic production equipment for mushroom cultivation pieces

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically producing a mushroom cultivation piece.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic manufacturing apparatus for a mushroom cultivation pawn which mechanically and efficiently manufactures the above mushroom cultivation pawn.

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In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for automatically producing a mushroom cultivation piece according to the present invention comprises: a nonwoven fabric supply device for continuously supplying nonwoven fabric from a nonwoven fabric roll; Nonwoven fabric forming apparatus for forming a sachet by heating and molding a nonwoven fabric supplied from a mold on a template, and a fungus material for filling the sachets on the template with mushroom culture granules in a compacted manner A filling device, a pouch opening sealing device for closing the opening of the pouch filled with the above-mentioned mushroom culture granules on a template, and a sealing device for lifting the entire nonwoven fabric to a certain height A small bag separation and take-out device which pushes out each small bag sealed with the above from the template and separates it from the template.

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[0005] In the present invention, the pouch separation and removal device for separating each pouch sealed by the pouch opening and closing device from the nonwoven fabric is provided because the mushroom culture granular material is filled and the opening is brazed. Each of the sealed pouches can be appropriately and mechanically and efficiently taken out as a single piece for mushroom cultivation.

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The above invention is embodied as follows. In the present invention, the nonwoven fabric from the nonwoven fabric roll can be automatically and continuously taken out, and the template used in the heat forming of the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus can be used as it is in the bacteria material filling apparatus and the pouch opening sealing apparatus. After use, it is repeatedly returned to the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus and used. According to this, the template is effectively used, which contributes to simplification of the apparatus.

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In addition, a nonwoven fabric cutting device adapted to cut a nonwoven fabric formed by a nonwoven fabric forming device into a predetermined length in conformity with a template is provided, so that the nonwoven fabric can be cut accurately and promptly. Thus, the processing after cutting can be performed efficiently.

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[0008] In the pouch opening sealing device, the surrounding wall of the wax pool portion to which the molten wax is supplied is formed by the peripheral surface of a rotatable roll, and the roll is fixed to the sealing processing surface. Since it is configured to be moved in the relative arrangement state, the liquid wax attached to the peripheral surface of the roll is uniformly supplied in a layered manner on the nonwoven fabric surface where the openings of the many pouches exist, and the opening of the pouch is opened. It will be sealed efficiently.

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Furthermore, a plurality of cylindrical members each having a lower edge serving as a cutting blade are provided, and each cylindrical member can be driven to rotate around its center line. Since the cutting device is provided with the cutting and separating device provided with the extruded member to be moved, the cutting blades of a large number of cylindrical members simultaneously break the vicinity of the outer periphery of a large number of nonwoven pouches and break the wax that seals the opening of the pouch. Then, the extruding member is advanced downward from the inside of the cylindrical member, and the small bag (mushroom cultivation piece) separated from the nonwoven fabric is surely separated from the nonwoven fabric and the cutting blade.

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According to the present invention, the nonwoven fabric is continuously taken out from the nonwoven fabric roll, a large number of pouches are simultaneously formed at a time using a template, and mushroom fungi are placed in each pouch using the template. Since the culture granules are filled in a compacted manner and the opening thereof is sealed with a wax, it is possible to mechanically and efficiently produce a mushroom cultivation piece excellent in shape and quality. In addition, it can be an inexpensive product.

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[Submission date] December 21, 1999 (1999.12.
21)

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In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for automatically producing a mushroom cultivation piece according to the present invention comprises: a nonwoven fabric supply device for continuously supplying nonwoven fabric from a nonwoven fabric roll; Nonwoven fabric forming apparatus for forming a sachet by heating and molding a nonwoven fabric supplied from a mold on a template, and a fungus material for filling the sachets on the template with mushroom culture granules in a compacted manner A filling device, a pouch opening sealing device for closing the opening of the pouch filled with the above-mentioned mushroom culture granules on a template, and a sealing device for lifting the entire nonwoven fabric to a certain height And a pouch separation and take-out device that pushes out each pouch sealed with a pouch from the template and separates it from the template. Used in filling device and pouch opening sealing device After, characterized in that are no configured to repeat to use again returned to the nonwoven fabric forming device.

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[0005] In the present invention, the pouch separation and removal device for separating each pouch sealed by the pouch opening and closing device from the nonwoven fabric is provided because the mushroom culture granular material is filled and the opening is brazed. Each of the sealed pouches can be mechanically and efficiently taken out as a single piece for mushroom cultivation.

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[0007] In addition, since a nonwoven fabric cutting device is provided for cutting the nonwoven fabric formed by the nonwoven fabric forming device into a predetermined length in conformity with the template, the processing after cutting the nonwoven fabric is performed by each template. It can be moved arbitrarily.

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[0043]

According to the present invention, the nonwoven fabric is continuously taken out from the nonwoven fabric roll, a large number of pouches are simultaneously formed at a time using a template, and mushroom fungi are placed in each pouch using the template. Since the culture granules are filled in a compacted manner and the opening thereof is sealed with a wax, it can be manufactured mechanically and efficiently.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A non-woven fabric supply device for continuously supplying a non-woven fabric, a non-woven fabric forming device for heating and forming a non-woven fabric supplied from the supply device to form a small bag therein, A fungus material filling device for filling mushroom fungus culture granules in a compacted manner, and a small bag opening sealing device for closing the opening of a small bag filled with mushroom fungus culture granules with wax are provided. An apparatus for producing a mushroom cultivation piece. 2. A non-woven fabric supplying apparatus configured to continuously supply a non-woven fabric, a non-woven fabric forming apparatus configured to heat-mold a non-woven fabric supplied from the supplying apparatus to generate a small bag therein, Bacterial material filling apparatus for filling mushroom fungus culture granules in a compacted state, sachet opening sealing apparatus for closing the opening of a small bag filled with mushroom fungus culture granules with wax, A small bag separating and removing device for separating each small bag sealed with a stopper device from the nonwoven fabric. 3. A method in which a template used in heat forming of a nonwoven fabric forming apparatus is repeatedly used after being used in a fungus material filling apparatus and a small bag opening and closing apparatus, and then returned to the nonwoven fabric forming apparatus for use. 3. A device according to claim 1, wherein
An apparatus for producing the mushroom cultivation piece described in the above. 4. A piece for cultivating a piece for mushroom cultivation according to claim 3, further comprising a nonwoven fabric cutting device adapted to cut the nonwoven fabric formed by the nonwoven fabric forming device into a predetermined length in conformity with a template. apparatus. 5. A configuration in which a peripheral wall of a rotatable roll is formed by a peripheral surface of a roll rotatable roll to which a molten wax is supplied, and the roll is moved in a fixed relative arrangement state with respect to a sealing processing surface. A pouch opening sealing device used in a device for manufacturing a mushroom cultivation piece. 6. A plurality of cylindrical members each having a lower edge serving as a cutting blade, and each of the cylindrical members is rotatable around its center line, and reciprocates inside each of the cylindrical members in the direction of its center line. A pouch cutting / separating apparatus used in a mushroom cultivation piece manufacturing apparatus, comprising a movable pushing member.