JP2001037329A - Transportation apparatus for vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transportation apparatus for a vessel enabling the removal of a cap of a vessel in a container holding culture vessels, spawn vessels, etc., arranged in plural longitudinal and lateral rows and continuously delivering the uncapped vessel together with the container by a transfer mechanism while minimizing the feeding space necessary for the supply of the container to the transfer mechanism. SOLUTION: The objective vessel transportation apparatus is provided with a transfer mechanism H to transfer a container 3 holding vessels 1 arranged in plural rows from the inlet side to the outlet side, a cap-removing mechanism B placed in the middle of the transfer path of the transfer mechanism H and removing the cap 2 from the mouth 1A of the vessel 1 and a lifting mechanism L to suspend and vertically move the container 3 stacked in plural stages in the middle of the transfer path of the transfer mechanism H in a stage preceding the cap-removing mechanism B and supply the containers 3 one by one to the transfer mechanism H.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container filled with a container filled with a mushroom inoculum and a container filled with a culture medium, and the container contained in the container is conveyed and transferred by a transfer device. The present invention also relates to a container transport device that carries out the container while removing the cap from the container during the transport.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, conventionally, as a method of artificially cultivating mushrooms using a culture medium in which nutrients are mainly blended with sawdust or rice bran, a culture medium is filled into a cultivation container and sterilized. In the filled cultivation container, enoki mushroom,
After inoculating seeds of mushrooms such as maitake, cover the mouth of the container for cultivation with a lid, close it, and cultivate the bacteria under predetermined temperature and humidity conditions to industrially cultivate. Is being done.

[0003] The bottle opening of the cultivation container used at this time is covered with a cap so as to prevent bacteria from entering a sterile culture medium. For cultivation of mushrooms, a container filled with a culture medium and sealed with a cap, for example, in a column 4
And four rows are stored in a plastic container that can be stored, and this unit is used as an operation unit and is moved on a conveyor connecting the respective processes to fill and sterilize the culture medium. Inoculation of inoculum, culture of hypha, etc. are performed.

[0004] In these series of cultivation operations, the operation of removing the cap of the cultivation container includes removing the cap of the cultivation container during the filling operation of the culture medium, or filling the culture medium during the inoculation of the inoculum. It is necessary to remove the cap of the container for cultivation or remove the cap of the container for cultivation when the mycelium spreads in the container for cultivation and perform a fungus scraping operation to scrape old bacteria. As described above, the cultivation container is housed in the container in order to save labor, as described above.

[0005] Apart from the cultivation container described above, an operation of removing the cap of the container may be performed also in the container for the inoculum filled with the inoculum. That is,
As a preparatory operation as a pre-stage for inoculating the culture medium in the cultivation container with the inoculum, there is an inoculum scraping and removing operation for scraping the surface portion of the hardened and aged inoculum in the inoculum container. It is necessary to remove the cap placed on the inoculum container in the previous step, and in this case as well, transport the inoculum containers arranged in multiple rows and columns in the container on the transport conveyor. While removing the cap of the container.

[0006]

However, in order to increase the efficiency of removing the caps of the respective containers such as cultivation containers and inoculum containers, the containers are housed in containers on the conveyor for transportation as described above. Containers arranged in a plurality of rows and columns are loaded, and a cap removing mechanism is provided on the way of the transport, and a container removing and transporting mechanism for sequentially removing caps of the containers in the container and carrying out to the next process is provided. Proposed. However, there is a problem that as the number of containers accommodating containers increases, a space for a conveyor for transporting the containers, that is, the length of the conveyor is required before the cap removing mechanism.

In order to avoid this, for example, the containers are manually stacked and prepared, and the stacked containers are manually fed one by one to the cap removing mechanism. On the other hand, it is possible to save space, but on the other hand, since it is a manual operation, it is time-consuming and heavy labor, which is very difficult.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a container with a plurality of rows of containers for cultivation or inoculum in a plurality of rows and columns. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container transport device capable of continuously sending out the container with the cap removed from the container together with the container by the transport mechanism.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a transfer mechanism for transferring a container in which containers are arranged in a plurality of rows and stored from a loading side to a discharging side, and A cap removal mechanism that is provided in the middle of the transport mechanism and removes a cap that is placed over the bottle opening of the container, and the container is provided in a plurality of stages on the transport path of the transport mechanism in a process preceding the cap removal mechanism. A container transport device, comprising: a lift mechanism configured to suspend the stacked containers in a vertical direction and to be able to supply the containers one by one onto the transport mechanism. According to claim 2, in claim 1, the container from which the cap has been removed by the cap removing mechanism is transported together with the container to the unloading side of the transport mechanism, and the lift mechanism is operated in conjunction with the transport of the container. A container transport device characterized by supplying the containers suspended one by one onto the transport mechanism. Claim 3
In the first or second aspect, the transport mechanism is provided with stopper means for stopping a container supplied in accordance with the position of the lift mechanism, and container detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the container. A container conveying device, comprising: According to a fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the container is transferred to the cap removing mechanism based on the detection signal of the container detecting means, and the container with the cap removed by the cap removing mechanism is transported together with the container. A transport conveyor mechanism for returning and transporting the container to its original position. In claim 5, in claim 4, the transport conveyor mechanism is
A container transport device characterized by being provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from a transport surface of a container of the transport mechanism. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container transport device, wherein a transport guide member for positioning the containers to be stacked in a plurality of stages is provided on a transfer start end side of the transport mechanism. .

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the containers on which the containers are arranged in a plurality of rows are stacked and arranged in a plurality of stages, so that the space on the transfer start end side of the transfer mechanism is suppressed without widening. While being able to
By means of the lift mechanism, the stacked containers can be suspended and moved in the vertical direction, and the containers can be sequentially sent one by one onto the transport mechanism to the next step by the transport mechanism. According to claim 2, in claim 1, the container from which the cap has been removed by the cap removing mechanism is transported together with the container to the unloading side of the transport mechanism, and the lift mechanism is operated in conjunction with the transport of the container. By supplying the suspended containers one by one onto the transport mechanism, it is possible to reduce troublesome work such as manually feeding the individual containers into the transport mechanism. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the transport mechanism is provided with stopper means for stopping a container supplied corresponding to the position of the lift mechanism, and a container for detecting the presence or absence of the container. By providing the detecting means, it is possible to supply the containers stacked in a plurality of stages in a stable state at a predetermined position of the lift mechanism on the transport mechanism, whereby the containers stacked by the lift mechanism can be satisfactorily suspended. The container can be held down, and the supply of the container to the cap removing mechanism can be performed well. According to a fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the container is transferred to the cap removing mechanism based on the detection signal of the container detecting means, and the container with the cap removed by the cap removing mechanism is transported together with the container. Is provided, the transfer from the transfer mechanism to the cap removal mechanism can be performed favorably. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the transport conveyor mechanism is disposed so as to be able to protrude and retract from a transport surface of the container of the transport mechanism, so that the container is sent to a predetermined position of the lift mechanism. In addition, the transport conveyor mechanism can be disposed without obstructing the transport of the container on the transport mechanism, and the transfer between the transport mechanism and the cap removing mechanism can be performed well. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a stacking guide member for adjusting the position of the containers stacked in a plurality of stages is provided on the transfer start end side of the transport mechanism, so that the stacked containers are aligned by the guide members. The stacking can be performed in a state in which the sheet is transported, and the sheet can be supplied in a stable state without collapse during transfer by the transfer mechanism.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, for example, a seed bacterium T for inoculating a culture medium in a cultivation container or a cultivation packaging bag.
Is filled in a cylindrical container 1 having a structure similar to a conventionally used shape, and a cap 2 is placed on a bottle opening 1A of the container 1 so as to suppress invasion of various bacteria. Container 1 filled with inoculum T and sealed with cap 2
Are stored in, for example, a plastic container 3 capable of storing four columns and four rows.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the cap removing and transporting mechanism of the container filled with the inoculum, a sterilization treatment mechanism of the container and the surface of the hardened and aged inoculum filled with the inoculum are scraped. The mechanism for scraping and removing the inoculum surface to be removed is incorporated in a series of mechanical devices. Here, the description will be made with reference to the attached drawings mainly on the container transporting device which is a main part of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 22 show the schematic configuration and operation of the transport device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a transfer roller conveyor 5 having a built-in motor is provided at a required position over substantially the entire length of the main body frame 4 of the container cap removing / transporting mechanism B, and the transfer roller conveyor 5 is driven to rotate. This constitutes a transport mechanism H for transporting the container 3 containing the container 1 from the carry-in side, which is the transfer start end side, to the carry-out side, which is the transfer end side.

Then, the container 1 filled with the inoculum T and sealed with the cap 2 is placed on the roller conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H at the transfer start end side of the plastic container 3 containing, for example, four columns and four rows. When the roller conveyor 5 for loading and transfer is started, the container 3 can be conveyed toward the transfer end by the rotation of the conveyor 5.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A stacking guide member 6 for positioning the container 3 is attached and fixed to the transfer start end side edge portion and one side portion of
The containers 3 are provided along the stacking guide member 6 so as to be stackable in a state where the containers 3 are aligned and aligned, and are supplied in a stable state without collapse during transfer by the roller conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H. To make it possible.

While the roller conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H is being transported, a cap removal mechanism B for removing the cap 2 covering the bottle opening 1A of the container 1 for seed bacteria contained in the container 3 is provided adjacently. In addition, the containers 3 stacked in a plurality of stages can be suspended vertically (movable up and down) along the transport path of the transport mechanism H in a process preceding the cap removing mechanism B, and A lift mechanism L provided so that each of the containers 3 can be supplied onto the transport mechanism H one by one. The container 1 in the container 3 from which the cap 2 has been removed by the cap removal mechanism B is moved by the transport mechanism H. The bottle opening 1A portion of the inoculum container 1 which is transported and transported and transported by the transport mechanism H is subjected to a sterilization process in units of one horizontal row. The fungus treatment mechanism S is transferred to a seed fungus surface scraping and removing mechanism R that is filled with the inoculum T and scrapes the surface of the hardened and aged inoculum T in the container 1 in a subsequent process of the sterilization treatment mechanism S. .

In the cap removing mechanism B in this embodiment, the container 3 containing the container 1 transported by the roller conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H is once transported to a substantially central position of the cap removing mechanism B. And a suction unit 8 for supporting the container 1 at the position of the supply unit 7 and sucking the cap 2 fitted in the bottle mouth 1A from the upper side. After the cap 2 is sucked and held by the unit 8, the cap 2 is removed from the bottle opening 1 </ b> A of the container 1 by pulling up the suction unit 8 from the position of the bottle opening 1 </ b> A of the container 1 and operating it. I have. (Refer to the operation diagrams of FIGS. 14 to 22)

A lift frame 9 is installed in the lift mechanism L from the position of the roller conveyor 5 on the way of the transfer path of the transfer mechanism H which is a pre-process position of the cap removal mechanism B. A lift cylinder 10 is provided at the upper end of the frame 9 for lifting,
Guide rods 12 are respectively connected to both ends of the lift cylinder 10 via mounting stays 11, and each of the guide rods 12 is supported by the lift frame 9 and vertically moved up and down. A container support cylinder 14 is provided at the lower end of each guide rod 12 via a plate 13, and a suspension extending along the longitudinal direction of the transport mechanism H is provided on each container support cylinder 14. The arms 15 are respectively mounted and fixed, and the opening and closing operation of the hanging arm 15 by reciprocating movement allows the flange portion of the container 3 to be suspended and supported. (Refer to the overall schematic diagrams of FIGS. 2 to 5)

The transport mechanism H is provided with stopper means 16 for stopping the container 3 corresponding to the position of the lift mechanism L on which the container 3 is suspended and supported. Stopper plate 16 disposed so as to be able to protrude and retract from the gap between roller conveyor 5 of H
A and a cylinder 16 that moves the stopper plate 16A up and down.
B. (Refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 and the operation diagram)

The transport mechanism H corresponding to the position of the lift mechanism L in which the container 3 is suspended and supported is positioned below the roller conveyor 5 so that the transport conveyor mechanism M
Is installed to be able to move up and down.

The transport conveyor mechanism M includes a transport motor 17 fixed to a mounting plate and the transport motor 1.
The drive is transmitted between the sprocket mounted on the shaft of No. 7 and another sprocket through an endless chain 18 and the drive transmission is transferred to another endless chain conveyor 19 via a sprocket. The transport conveyor mechanism M including the transport motor 17, the endless chain 18, and the endless chain conveyor 19 is provided so as to be able to move up and down via a vertical drive cylinder 20. An endless chain conveyor 19 provided in the transport conveyor mechanism M is disposed so as to be able to protrude and retract from a position between the roller conveyors 5 with respect to the transport surface of the container 3 of the transport mechanism H. (Refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 and the operation diagram)

The container 3 is located at the position of the lift mechanism L.
A detection switch 21 serving as a container detection means for detecting that the endless chain conveyor has been reached is provided at an appropriate position on the main body frame 4 side. 19
Is transferred through the vertical drive cylinder 20 to the transfer mechanism H.
Is arranged so as to protrude above the transfer surface of the container 3 and the transfer motor 1 is moved when the transfer conveyor mechanism M is moved upward.
7 operates to transfer the container 3 to the cap removing mechanism B. After the operation of the cap removing mechanism B is completed, the container 1 from which the cap 2 has been removed is transported together with the container 3 by the transport motor 17 of the transport conveyor mechanism M. Is operated, the container 3 placed on the endless chain conveyor 19 is returned and transferred to the original position of the transport mechanism H.

By the operation of the conveyor mechanism M,
After the container 1 from which the cap 2 has been removed is transported together with the container 3 from the position of the supply section 7 of the cap removing mechanism B to the original position of the transport mechanism H, the vertical drive cylinder 20 of the transport conveyor mechanism M operates. As a result, the endless chain conveyor 19 is lowered, and
And the transfer mechanism H
The container 1 housed in the container 3 delivered by the container 3 is a sterilization processing mechanism S for sterilizing the bottle opening 1A of the container 1.
Then, it is conveyed and transferred to a position, and then conveyed and transferred to a seed bacteria surface scraping and removing mechanism R that scrapes the surface portion of the seed bacteria T.

The operation of the container cap removing / conveying apparatus having the above-mentioned structure will be described. At this time, a stacking guide member 6 for positioning the container 3 on the transfer start end side edge of the main body frame 4 and one side is fixedly mounted on the transfer start end side of the transfer mechanism H. Therefore, the containers 3 can be stacked in an aligned state along the stacking guide member 6 while adjusting the position thereof, without causing collapse of the load at the time of transfer by the roller conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H. It is possible to supply in a stable state, and as a result, the container 3
There is an effect that the transfer can be performed while minimizing the space for transferring and transferring the sheet while minimizing the transfer efficiency. (Refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 and the operation diagram)

Further, an appropriate number of containers 3 are stacked on the roller conveyor 5 at the transfer start end side, which is the loading side of the transfer device H, and when the stacking is completed, a container supply operation switch (not shown) is operated to activate the transfer. The roller conveyor 5 is rotated to transport the container 3 containing the container 1 to the position of the lift mechanism L. At this time, since the stopper 16 for stopping the container 3 is provided corresponding to the position of the lift mechanism L, the containers 3 stacked up to the position of the stopper plate 16A of the stopper 16 are conveyed and stopped. Therefore, the containers 3 stacked in a plurality of stages can be supplied in a stable state at a predetermined position of the lift mechanism L on the transport mechanism H, whereby the containers 3 stacked by the lift mechanism L can be satisfactorily removed. It can be suspended and held. (See Fig. 6)

At this time, the suspension arm 1 is operated by the operation of the container supporting cylinder 14 formed in the lift mechanism L.
5 is configured so as to be able to suspend and support the flange portion of the container 3, but in this embodiment, the container 3 at the second uppermost stage is attached to the suspending arm while leaving the lowermost container 3 stacked. 15 (see FIGS. 7 and 15), it detects that the lowermost container 3 has reached the position of the lift mechanism L. As a result, based on the detection signal of the detection switch 21, the transport conveyor mechanism M is detected. , The endless chain conveyor 19 provided above is protruded above the transport surface of the container 3 of the transport mechanism H via the vertical drive cylinder 20 (see FIGS. 8 and 16).
After the transport conveyor mechanism M is moved upward, the transport motor 17 is operated, and only the lowermost container 3 is transported to the cap removing mechanism B. (See Fig. 17)

The container 1 accommodated in the container 3 supplied to the cap removing mechanism B has a bottle opening 1 of the container 1.
The upper part of the cap 2 is sucked from the upper side by the suction part 8 provided in the cap removing mechanism B, and the cap 2 sucked by the suction part 8 is removed. Bottle mouth 1 of container 1
The cap 2 is lifted upward from the position A, whereby all the caps 2 stored in the container 3 are removed from the bottle opening 1A of the container 1. (See Fig. 18)

After the operation of the cap removing mechanism B is completed, the container 1 from which the cap 2 is removed is
At the same time, the container 3 placed on the endless chain conveyor 19 is returned and transferred to the original position of the transfer mechanism H by the operation of the transfer motor 17 of the transfer conveyor mechanism M (see FIGS. 9 and 19). Later, at the same time as the vertical drive cylinder 20 of the transport conveyor mechanism M is operated and the endless chain conveyor 19 is lowered,
It is delivered to the roller conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H (see FIG. 1).
0 and FIG. 20), the container 1 stored in the container 3 delivered and received by the transport mechanism H is transported and transferred to a sterilization processing mechanism S position which is the next step of sterilizing the bottle opening 1A of the container 1. (See FIG. 11), and then transported to a seed surface scraping and removing mechanism R that scrapes the surface of the seed bacteria T. (See Fig. 3)

Further, the container 3 is moved from the position of the lift mechanism L.
Is carried out, the lift cylinder 10 of the lift mechanism L operates to move the suspended container 3 down, and is placed on the roller conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H, and then the container located at the lowest stage The container 3 is suspended and supported by the suspension arm 15 except for the container 3 from the second step from the bottom (see FIGS. 12 and 13 and FIGS. 21 and 22).
), The lowermost container 3 is detected at the position of the lift mechanism L. As a result, based on the detection signal of the detection switch 21, the endless chain conveyor 19 provided in the transport conveyor mechanism M drives the vertical drive. The container 3 of the transport mechanism H is arranged to protrude above the transport surface of the container 3 via the transport cylinder 20. After the transport conveyor mechanism M is moved upward, the transport motor 17 is operated, and only the lowermost container 3 is moved. The container is repeatedly transferred to the cap removing mechanism B, and by this repetition, the container 2 can be conveyed while sequentially removing the cap 2 of the container 1 from the lower end side of the stacked container 3,
There is an effect that it is possible to reduce troublesome work such as sending a container to a transport mechanism one by one by a manual operation as in the related art.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the container 1 is covered with the bottle opening 1A. Although the cap removing mechanism B for removing the cap 2 is installed in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the transport mechanism H, the mechanism for removing the cap 2 may be changed depending on the difference in the structure of the cap removing mechanism and the condition of the equipment. The lifting mechanism may be arranged along the transport direction of the transport mechanism, or the lift mechanisms may be arranged in two rows to increase the amount of container stock.

Although the cap removing mechanism in the embodiment has been described using the suction portion as an example, a configuration of a holding portion for holding the flange portion of the cap up and down to remove the cap may be adopted. In addition, a mechanism that transports and supplies the container while removing the cap along the rail-shaped guide frame may be employed.

In the above-described embodiment, when supplying the stacked containers 3, although not shown, the operation of the container supply operation switch is set so that the roll conveyor 5 of the transport mechanism H is rotated by manual operation. However, it may be configured such that the sensor detects that the container 3 has been supplied to the transfer start end of the transfer mechanism H and automatically drives the transfer, and the mushrooms are filled with the inoculum. Although the container for seeds described above has been described as an example, the device for removing and transferring the cap of the container for cultivation for filling the culture medium for cultivation may be used, and the shape, size and cap of the container may be used. If the sizes are different, the cap removal mechanism and the lift mechanism may be set according to the shape and size.

[0033]

According to the present invention, the containers on which the containers are arranged in a plurality of rows are stacked and arranged in a plurality of stages, so that the space on the transfer start end side of the transfer mechanism can be suppressed without widening. The cap that has been put on the bottle opening of the container while being stored in the container can be easily removed by the cap removal mechanism, and the transport mechanism moves to the next step with the removed container stored in the container. It is possible to sequentially feed the containers, and by operating the lift mechanism along with the transfer of the containers and automatically supplying the suspended containers one by one onto the transport mechanism, manual operation is performed. This has the effect of reducing the cumbersome work of sending individual containers to the transport mechanism.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of a seed container and a container used in the related art and the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the overall configuration of a container transport device applied in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing the entire configuration of a container transport device applied in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main part mainly showing a transport mechanism and a lift mechanism, which are main parts of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a main part configuration diagram showing main parts of a transport mechanism, a lift mechanism, a cap removing mechanism, and a transport conveyor mechanism shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in a container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view showing a state where a container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in a container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in a container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred by a transfer mechanism via a lift mechanism.

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 15 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 16 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 17 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 18 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 19 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 20 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 21 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between a lift mechanism and a cap removing mechanism.

FIG. 22 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the container accommodated in the container applied to the first embodiment of the present invention is transferred between the lift mechanism and the cap removing mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 1A mouth part 2 Cap 3 Container 4 Main body frame 5 Roller conveyor 6 Stacking guide member 7 Supply part 8 Suction part 9 Lift frame 10 Lift cylinder 11 Mounting stay 12 Guide rod 13 Plate 14 Container support cylinder 15 Hanging arm Reference Signs List 16 Stopper means 16A Stopper plate 16B Cylinder 17 Transport motor 18 Endless chain 19 Endless chain conveyor 20 Vertical drive cylinder 21 Detection switch B Cap removal mechanism H Transport mechanism L Lift mechanism M Transport conveyor mechanism R Seed surface removal mechanism S Sterilization treatment mechanism T Seed

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A transport mechanism for transporting containers, in which containers are arranged in a plurality of rows, from a loading side to an unloading side, and provided on the way of transport of the transport mechanism and covered by a bottle opening of the containers. A cap removal mechanism for removing the cap,
In a process before the cap removing mechanism, the containers stacked in a plurality of stages can be suspended vertically in the transport path of the transport mechanism, and the containers can be supplied one by one onto the transport mechanism. A transport device for a container, comprising: a lift mechanism provided so as to be capable of being provided. 2. The container, from which the cap has been removed by the cap removing mechanism, is transferred together with the container to the unloading side of the transport mechanism, and is suspended by operating the lift mechanism with the transfer of the container. The container transporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the containers are supplied one by one onto the transporting mechanism. 3. The transport mechanism is provided with stopper means for stopping a container supplied corresponding to the position of the lift mechanism, and container detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of the container. 3. The apparatus for transporting containers according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The container is transferred to the cap removing mechanism based on the detection signal of the container detecting means, and the container with the cap removed by the cap removing mechanism is returned to the original position of the transport mechanism together with the container. The container conveying device according to claim 3, further comprising a conveying conveyor mechanism for transferring the container. 5. The container transport device according to claim 4, wherein the transport conveyor mechanism is disposed so as to be able to protrude and retract from a transport surface of the container of the transport mechanism. 6. The container transfer device according to claim 1, wherein a stacking guide member for adjusting the position of the containers stacked in a plurality of stages is provided on a transfer start end side of the transfer mechanism.