JP2003081223A - Article weighing and transfer apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article weighing and transfer apparatus with which predetermined items can be reliably measured without degrading commercial values of an article and measurement information on the article can be easily handled. SOLUTION: Agricultural products A... in a container B supplied to an arranging portion (a) on a feed conveyer 20 are sucked and kept by sucking devices 42a... of a transfer unit 42 constituting an agricultural product transfer apparatus 40. While the products are transferred into trays C... carried on a transfer section (b) on a conveyance conveyer 30, a lower surface and a side face of the product A are recorded by an image pickup camera 52. Predetermined items of the lower surface of the product A are individually determined based on the image information by an item determination device 55, and used as information for determining the predetermined items on the entire products A.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to agricultural products (including agricultural products) such as mandarin oranges, apples, tomatoes, persimmons, pears, melons, cucumbers, eggplants, carrots, seafood and foods,
The present invention relates to an article measuring and transferring device used for a work of measuring a predetermined item of an article such as a ball for a ball game or a part.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for measuring agricultural products in the above-mentioned example, for example, a plurality of agricultural products are transferred from a tray conveyed by an upstream conveyor device by a transfer device to a tray conveyed by a downstream conveyor device. In the middle of doing, the lower surface side of the agricultural product is measured from below by a measuring device arranged between the upstream conveyor device and the downstream conveyor device, and the upstream conveyor device and the agricultural product obtained during transfer There is a device (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-140770) that transfers measurement information to a downstream conveyor device.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned apparatus, the timing for holding the agricultural products on the tray conveyed by the upstream side conveyor device, and the transfer of the agricultural products to the tray conveyed by the downstream side conveyor device. It is difficult to synchronize the timing of placement, and it is easy to make mistakes in transferring crops and passing measurement information. Moreover, since the agricultural products are transferred to the tray of the upstream side conveyor device and the tray of the downstream side conveyor device, during transfer, for example, pits or scratches are easily attached to the skin of the agricultural products, and the commercial value of the agricultural products is impaired. It has a problem that it is easy.

Further, until the transfer work of all the agricultural products is completed, the measurement information of the agricultural products obtained in the upstream conveyor device and the downstream conveyor device cannot be transferred to the downstream conveyor device. In that case, there is also a problem that it is not possible to move to the next load receiving work until the transfer work of the crop that has been received first is completed.

In view of the above problems, the present invention measures the predetermined item of the article by the article measuring means during the movement of transferring the article supplied by the supplying means to the placing section moved by the moving means. An object of the present invention is to provide an article measuring and transferring apparatus capable of accurately and reliably measuring a predetermined item without deteriorating the commercial value of the article and easily and easily handling measurement information regarding the article.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the supply means is provided between the supply means for supplying the article and the moving means for moving the placing portion on which the article is placed in a specific direction. An article transfer means for transferring an article to be transferred to the placement section moved by the moving section, and a predetermined item of the article transferred by the article transfer section, to the placement section. It is an article measuring and transferring device provided with an article measuring means for measuring during movement.

The above-mentioned articles are, for example, agricultural products such as oranges, apples, tomatoes, persimmons, pears, melons, cucumbers, eggplants, carrots,
Alternatively, it can be composed of seafood, balls for ball games, foods, parts and the like. Further, the aligning means and the moving means can be constituted by, for example, a belt conveyor, a chain conveyor, a bucket conveyor, or the like. Also, the article transfer means,
For example, it can be constituted by a mechanical means for holding and transferring by an adsorbent or an arm, or an artificial means for holding and transferring by an operator's hand. Further, the article measuring means can be configured by an optical measuring device such as an imaging camera (CCD), a video camera, a digital camera, or the like. In other words, when the article transfer means transfers the article supplied by the supply means to the placement section moved by the movement means, the article transfer means transfers the article in the middle of the transfer. Predetermined items (for example, lower surface and side surface) are individually or collectively measured by the article measuring means.

As an embodiment, when the article supplied by the supply means is transferred to the placing section moved by the moving means, the measurement information of the article measured by the article measuring means and the article are placed. The item determination means (for example, a personal computer) that stores the corresponding identification information of the mounting portion in association with each other and compares the measurement information of the article with the reference information of the article stored in advance to determine a predetermined item of the article. Computer and CP
U, ROM, a control device having a built-in RAM, a CPU incorporated in the personal computer or the control device, a program stored in the CPU, etc.) can be provided.

Further, the supply means is constituted by a container supply means for supplying a container in which a plurality of articles are arranged and accommodated, and the moving means conveys a concave mounting portion on which the articles are individually mounted. It can be configured by a transport means. Further, the article transfer means can be configured by a batch transfer means for collectively transferring the plurality of articles supplied by the supply means to the plurality of mounting portions moved by the moving means. Further, the placing portion can be configured by a free tray that places and conveys the articles individually.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the predetermined items of the article are individually transferred by the article measuring means during the movement of transferring the article supplied by the supplying means to the placing section moved by the moving means. Since the measurement is performed in parallel or collectively, it is possible to save the labor and work of lifting the article placed on the placing section and reversing the front and back after transfer, and simplify the measurement work and improve the efficiency. You can Moreover, since the number of transfers and the number of transfers of the article are small, it is possible to accurately and surely measure the predetermined item without impairing the commercial value of the article.

Moreover, when the article supplied by the supply means is transferred to the mounting section moved by the moving means,
Since the item determining means stores the measurement information of the article measured by the article measuring means and the identification information of the placing portion on which the article is placed in correspondence with each other, it is not necessary to transfer the measurement information after the transfer is completed. It is possible to easily and easily handle the measurement information about the article. Moreover, at the same time that the transfer operation of the article that has been received first is completed, the transfer operation of the article that has been received next can be performed immediately, and the operation can be performed efficiently.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows an article measurement transfer device used when measuring predetermined items of the entire agricultural product, which is an example of an article,
1 and 2, the article measuring and transferring apparatus 10 is
An alignment section a set on the supply conveyor 20 on the receiving side,
A crop transfer device for transferring the crop A aligned in the alignment part a between the transfer part b set on the transfer conveyor 30 on the measurement side and the free tray C transferred to the transfer part b. 40
And an item measuring device 50 for measuring the lower surface of the crop A on the way from the aligning part a to the transferring part b,
An item measuring device 60 for measuring the upper surface of the agricultural product A placed on the tray C, and an item determining device 55 for individually judging a predetermined item of the agricultural product A based on the measurement information of the item measuring devices 50, 60 are provided. There is.

The supply conveyor 20 described above arranges a cargo receiving container B, such as a container or a cardboard box, in which a plurality of agricultural products A are arranged and stored (in a state in which they can be held by a transfer unit 42, which will be described later). Transport to. When all the agricultural products A contained in the container B are placed on the tray C which will be described later, the container B from which all the agricultural products A have been removed is discharged to the recovery conveyor 21 arranged on the side of the alignment section a, and next. The container B of 1 is conveyed to the alignment section a. On the other hand, the collection conveyor 21 conveys the container B from which all the agricultural products A have been removed to, for example, a storage process for storing the agricultural product A, a receiving process for receiving the container B containing the agricultural product A, and the like.

Further, the agricultural products A may be directly carried by a carrying means such as a belt conveyer or a roller conveyer or the like, and they are carried to the arranging part a in such a manner that they can be held by the transfer unit 42 described later.

The above-mentioned transfer conveyor 30 is arranged in such a manner that the free trays C on which the agricultural products A are placed are moved toward the sorting part c from the transfer part b set on the transfer path in the front-rear direction or at predetermined intervals. A plurality of (for example, four, for example) transfer parts b on the two transfer conveyors 30 are provided in parallel with the transfer operation of the crop transfer device 40 described later while being conveyed separately.
Individually). Further, the trays C may be intermittently fed one by one.

In addition, the empty trays C from which the crops A to be returned and conveyed from the boxing process have been removed are arranged in two rows and conveyed to the transfer section b on the conveyor 30, where the trays on which the crops A are placed are placed. C is aligned in one line, and transfer section b and sorting section c are arranged.
It is supplied to the item measuring device 50, which will be described later, disposed between the and.

On the other hand, the sorting conveyors 31 ... Arranged in the sorting section c at the rear stage of the transfer section b are the item judging devices 55 described later.
Tray C sorted by item based on the judgment by
Are aligned and conveyed in one or more rows. The boxing device 32 disposed on the terminal side of the distribution conveyor 31 lifts the crops A ... Mounted on a predetermined number of trays C ... and stores them in a predetermined number (for example, a cardboard box or a container) in a container (not shown). . The accommodated container is supplied to the next process such as a shipping process or a storage process. On the other hand, the tray C from which the farm produce A has been removed and the tray C that has not been supplied to the boxing device 32 are recurrently transported to the transfer section b by the transport conveyor 30.

The above-mentioned supply conveyor 20, transfer conveyor 30, and distribution conveyor 31 are composed of transfer means such as a belt conveyor or roller conveyor.

As shown in FIG. 3, the crop transfer device 40 described above has the movable frame 41 above the alignment part a set on the supply conveyor 20 and the transfer part set on the transfer conveyors 30, 30. The transfer unit 42 is erected so as to be horizontally movable above and b, and the transfer unit 42 is vertically installed so as to be vertically movable with respect to the lower surface side of the movable frame 41.

Further, the loop-shaped endless belt 43 connected to the movable frame 41 is normally and reversely rotated by a motor with a speed reducer (not shown), so that the entire transfer unit 42 is placed above the alignment section a and the transfer section b. Move up and down. The elevating cylinder 44 erected on the upper part of the movable frame 41 has a height that the transfer unit 42 is pressed against the upper surface of the crop A in which the adsorbent 42a described later is aligned in the alignment part a and the adsorbent 42a adsorbs it. The crop A is vertically lowered to the height at which it is placed on the tray C transported to the transfer section b. Further, the tray C is moved up and down substantially corresponding to the height of the tray C.

When moving to the aligning section a and the transfer section b, the agricultural products A and the containers B aligned in the aligning section a, the tray C conveyed to the transfer section b and the tray C placed on the tray C are transferred. The ascending position is raised so as to avoid contact with the crop A that has been cut.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the transfer unit 42 is provided with an adsorber 4 connected to a negative pressure generator (not shown) such as an intake blower or a vacuum pump.
A plurality of 2a (for example, 4) are laid out at intervals substantially opposite to the agricultural products A housed in the container B on the alignment portion a. Moreover, when the adsorbent 42a is brought into close contact with the upper surface of the agricultural product A, the adsorbent 42a receives the negative pressure generated by the negative pressure generating device and thus the agricultural product A.
When the agricultural product A is placed on the tray C by suction holding, the negative pressure generated by the negative pressure generator is shut off or stopped, and the suction holding by the adsorber 42a is released. Also, the adsorber 42
As another holding means instead of a, for example, a pad or an arm may be used for holding.

Further, the expansion / contraction cylinder 45 attached to the transfer unit 42 has a state in which the adsorbents 42a ... Are pressed against the upper surface of the crop A ... Inside the container B conveyed to the alignment section a, and the transfer section. The expansion / contraction operation is performed such that the agricultural products A are placed on the trays C transported to b. Further, for example, a solenoid, a cam mechanism, a link mechanism or the like may be used as another moving means in place of the lifting cylinder 44 and the expansion / contraction cylinder 45.

Further, the number of adsorbents 42a vertically arranged or arranged, and the number of threads of the conveyer 30 may be changed.
The agricultural products A accommodated in the above are placed one by one on the tray C transported by the transport conveyor 30, or
Plural rows (for example, two rows before and after) of the agricultural products A accommodated in the container B are suction-held by plural rows (for example, two rows before and after) of the adsorbents 42 a installed vertically on the transfer unit 42, and plural rows ( For example, they may be placed on the trays C, ...

The above-mentioned item measuring device 50 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a light source 51 (for example, a halogen lamp) having a predetermined amount of light and an image pickup camera 52 (for example, a CCD camera) having a predetermined sensitivity are provided approximately in the middle between the alignment section a and the transfer section b. It is arranged at the lower portion, and is arranged individually in a substantially diagonally upward direction or a substantially upward direction so as to face the lower surface of the agricultural product A that is being sucked and held by the above-mentioned transfer unit 42 while being transferred,
A light-shielding chamber 53 having a light-shielding function surrounds the alignment portion a and the transfer portion b.

On the other hand, in the item measuring device 60, as shown in FIG. 7, the light source 61 and the image pickup camera 62, which have substantially the same functions as the light source 51 and the image pickup camera 52, are conveyed by the conveyer 30. The agricultural products A placed on the tray C are arranged so as to face the upper surface of the agricultural products A substantially downward or obliquely downward, and the periphery thereof is surrounded by a light shielding chamber 63.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The bottom surface and side surface of the agricultural product A are imaged from different directions by the plurality of imaging cameras 52 at substantially the same time, except for the upper surface portion where is pressed, and the lower surface side of the agricultural product A adsorbed and held by the adsorbent 42a is captured by the imaging camera 52. Therefore, the image may be picked up from just below or almost from the side. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 11, the lower surface side of the agricultural products A adsorbed and held by a plurality of (for example, two) adsorbents 42a are collectively imaged by one imaging camera 52, and then the image information thus captured is displayed. Based on this, the predetermined items on the bottom surface of the crop A can be individually judged. Further, a transmitted light measuring device (not shown) that measures transmitted light that has passed through the farm produce A and determines the sugar acidity based on the measurement information can be provided.

The image processing device 54 connected to the image pickup cameras 52 and 62 binarizes the image information of the crop A imaged by the image pickup cameras 52 and 62 and outputs it to the item determination device 55. On the other hand, the information reading device 59 (for example, a bar code reader) arranged on the side of the imaging area of the imaging cameras 52, 62 has identification information (or unique information) of an information recording unit (for example, a bar code) attached to the side surface of the tray C. ) Is read and output to the item determination device 55.

As another illuminating means instead of the light source 51, for example, a xenon lamp, a tungsten lamp, an ultraviolet lamp, an infrared lamp, an incandescent lamp, a fluorescent lamp or the like may be used. Further, as another measuring means instead of the image pickup camera 52, an optical measuring device such as an image sensor (CCD), a video camera, a digital camera or the like may be used.

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a control circuit of the item measuring devices 50 and 60, and an item judging device 55 (for example, a desktop type or notebook type personal computer).
CPU56, ROM57, RAM58 is built into the CPU56, the CPU56, along with the program stored in the ROM57 (or PROM), the supply conveyor 20, the two-piece conveyor 30, the crop transfer device 40, the imaging device. Driving and stopping of the cameras 52 and 62, the image processing device 54, and the information reading device 59 are controlled. Further, instead of a personal computer, for example, a CPU, ROM, RA
The item determination device can also be configured by a control device or the like provided with M.

The RAM 58 described above includes an image processing device 54.
The image information of the imaging cameras 52 and 62 output from the device, the determination result determined based on the image information, and the identification information of the tray C read by the information reading device 59 are stored in association with each other.

The CPU 56 described above outputs image information of the image pickup cameras 52 and 62 output from the image processing device 54 (measurement information of the crop A), and reference information stored in a storage area in advance (normal crop A is imaged). The output data is compared and calculated with the measurement information output at this time, and predetermined items (for example, color, scratch, rot, outer diameter, shape, height, width, volume, flatness, sugar acidity, maturity, The degree of decay, the degree of floating skin, the non-standard grade, etc.) are individually comprehensively determined, and the determination result and the identification information of the tray C on which the crop A is placed are stored in the storage area in association with each other. Further, the determination result of the agricultural product A may be writable and readable stored in a recording medium (for example, an ID card or a magnetic card) attached to the tray C.

On the other hand, in the information reading device 59 disposed on the side of the conveying path of the sorting section c, the specific tray C is sorted by the sorting section c ...
When the sheet is conveyed to, the identification information of the information recording section attached to the tray C is read and output to the item determination device 55. CP
U56 is the identification information read by the information reading device 59,
Compared with the identification information stored in the measurement information storage area,
It is determined whether the crop A placed on the tray C and the sorting section c are the same item, and when it is determined that the items are the same, the tray C is placed on the sorting conveyor 31 of the sorting section c corresponding to the determination. To supply. When it is determined that the items are different, the tray C is conveyed to the next sorting unit c.

As another identification method in place of the above-mentioned information recording section, for example, the address information or time lag of the tray C is stored, or the tray C itself or a recording medium attached corresponding to the tray C (for example, an ID card or Specific information (address or carrier number) of a magnetic card or the like may be read, or other measurement information may be recorded on a recording medium.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation of measuring a predetermined item of the entire crop A by the article measuring and transferring device 10 will be described below.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a container B for receiving cargo, in which a plurality of crops A are aligned and stored, is conveyed to an alignment section a set on a supply conveyor 20, and the crops A are The plurality of (for example, four) the trays C from which the trays have been removed are intermittently transported to the transfer section b set on the transport conveyor 30.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 6, the crop transfer device 40 is driven to transfer the first row (for example, four) crops A ... Adsorbed and held by the adsorbents 42a installed vertically on the mounting unit 42, and collectively mounted on the trays C transferred to the transfer section b on the transfer conveyor 30. At the same time, the tray C on which the crop A is placed
Is read by the information reading device 59 and output to the item judging device 55.

In addition, the adsorber 42a of the transfer unit 42 ...
As shown in FIG. 5, the lower surface side of the agricultural product A, which is adsorbed and held by the above, is transferred from the aligning part a on the supply conveyor 20 to the transfer part b on the transfer conveyor 30. Are imaged individually or collectively by the imaging camera 52 of the item measuring device 50 from substantially obliquely below or just below, and the imaged image information is binarized by the image processing device 54 to the item determination device 55. Output.

In the same manner, the second to fifth rows of the agricultural products A stored in the container B are sequentially sucked and held by the adsorbents 42a installed vertically on the transfer unit 42, and the left and right transport conveyors are also held. 30 are alternately driven intermittently, and a plurality of agricultural products A are alternately placed on the trays C ... Which are transported by the transport conveyor 30 (see FIG. 2). After placing all the agricultural products A contained in the container B on the tray C ..., the container B from which all the agricultural products A have been removed is discharged to the recovery conveyor 21, and the next container B is conveyed to the alignment section a.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper surface side of the agricultural products A placed on the tray C is individually photographed by the image pickup camera 62 of the item measuring device 60 from substantially right above or substantially diagonally above. The captured image information is used as the image processing device 5
Then, the binarization processing is performed according to 4, and the binarized processing is output to the item determination device 55.

Further, the CPU 56 of the item judging device 55 controls the image pickup camera 52 output from the image processing device 54,
The image information of 62 and the reference information stored in advance in the storage area are compared and calculated, and the predetermined items of the entire crop A are individually comprehensively determined, and the determination result and the tray on which the crop A is placed. It is stored in the storage area in association with the identification information of C.

Next, the tray C conveyed to the sorting section c ...
Based on the identification information of the tray C read by the information reading device 59, the items are sorted and supplied to the sorting conveyor 31 of the sorting section c by item. When a predetermined number of trays C are arranged on the end side of the sorting conveyor 31, the boxing device 32 is driven to store the predetermined number of the agricultural products A placed on the tray C in a specific container (for example, a cardboard box). For example, it is supplied to the next process such as a shipping process or a storage process. At the same time, the tray C from which the crop A has been removed is re-transported to the transfer section b.

As described above, the agricultural products A in the container B transported to the alignment portion a on the supply conveyor 20 are transferred to the tray C transported to the transfer portion b on the transportation conveyor 30 during the movement. , A transfer unit 4 constituting the crop transfer device 40
The lower surface of the agricultural product A adsorbed and held by the second adsorber 42a is imaged from an obliquely downward direction by the imaging camera 52, and
Based on the imaged image information, the item determination device 55 individually determines the predetermined items on the lower surface of the crop A. Therefore, after the transfer, the crop A placed on the tray C is lifted, or the front and back are inverted. It is possible to save the labor and work of performing, and to simplify the measurement work and improve the efficiency. Moreover, since the number of transfers and the number of transfers of the crop A are small, it is possible to accurately and surely measure the predetermined item without deteriorating the commercial value of the crop A.

Moreover, when the agricultural products A in the container B transported to the alignment section a on the supply conveyor 20 are transferred to the tray C transported to the transfer section b on the transfer conveyor 30, the image pickup camera 52 is used. Since the measurement information of the imaged agricultural product A and the identification information of the tray C on which the agricultural product A is placed are stored in the item determination device 55, there is no need to transfer the measurement information after the transfer is completed, and the agricultural product is not necessary. The measurement information regarding A can be handled easily and easily. At the same time that the transfer work of the crop A that has been received first is completed, the transfer work of the crop A that has been received next can be performed immediately, and the work can be performed efficiently.

Further, the adsorber 42a of the transfer unit 42
The lower surface side of the agricultural product A adsorbed and held by the image capturing device 52 of the item measuring device 50 is imaged from a substantially oblique lower side, so that foreign matter such as skins, internal liquids, water drops, and dust of the agricultural product is captured by the lens surface of the imaging camera 52. It is possible to reduce or prevent the adherence to the object, the imaging ability and the measurement accuracy are not impaired, and the measurement work can be performed stably. Further, a transparent plate (not shown) having a predetermined transmittance is arranged between the crop A adsorbed and held by the adsorbent 42a and the image pickup camera 52 so that the foreign matter as described above is attached to the lens surface of the image pickup camera 52. It can also be prevented from adhering to.

Furthermore, the adsorber 4 of the transfer unit 42
The agricultural products A ... Adsorbed and held by 2a ...
Since the trays C transported to the upper transfer section b are collectively placed, it is possible to save the labor and work of transferring one by one,
It is possible to save labor and improve efficiency.

In FIG. 8, the adsorbent 42 of the transfer unit 42 transfers the agricultural product A conveyed to the alignment section a on the supply conveyor 20.
Another transfer method of the crop transfer device 40 that sequentially holds and transfers to the tray C by a is shown, and one or a plurality of crops A that are aligned and conveyed in the alignment section a on the supply conveyor 20 are shown.
Is sequentially transferred to the tray C transported to the transfer section b on the transport conveyor 30, and the lower surface and the side surface of the crop A adsorbed and held by the adsorbent 42a are sequentially imaged by the imaging camera 52 during the movement. Therefore, it is possible to obtain substantially the same actions and effects as those of the above-described embodiment.

In the correspondence between the constitution of the present invention and the above-mentioned embodiments, the articles of the present invention are agricultural products A such as mandarin orange, apple, tomato, persimmon, pear, melon, cucumber, eggplant, carrot, and yam. (Including fruits and vegetables), or seafood, balls for ball games, foods, parts and the like. Similarly, the placing section corresponds to the tray C or the concave placing section, and the article transferring means. The collective transfer means corresponds to mechanical means such as the agricultural crop transfer device 40 and the adsorbent 42a and the arm, and an artificial means for transferring and holding by the operator's hand. The supplying means and the container supplying means. Corresponds to the supply conveyor 20, the moving means and the conveying means correspond to the conveying conveyor 30, the article measuring means corresponds to an optical measuring device such as an imaging camera 52 (CCD), a video camera, a digital camera, The item determining means is the item determining device 55. Personal computer, C
The present invention is limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, although it corresponds to a control device having a PU, ROM, RAM built therein, a CPU incorporated in the personal computer or the control device, a program stored in the CPU, etc. is not.

For example, a plurality of agricultural products A aligned in the alignment section a may be directly placed on the placing surface of the conveyor 30 or placed on the placing portion formed or fixed on the placing surface. Good. Further, for example, a conveyor 30 having one or two or more articles
It can also be placed on the tray C transported by.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of a crop measurement transfer device.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a portion where the agricultural products are transferred from the alignment section to the transfer section.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a transfer operation of agricultural products by the agricultural product transfer device.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state immediately after adsorption and holding of agricultural products by the transfer unit.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a measurement state of the lower surface of the agricultural product by the item measuring device.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state immediately before the placement of agricultural products by the transfer unit.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a measurement state of the top surface of the agricultural product by the item measuring device.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing another method for transferring agricultural products by the agricultural product transfer device.

FIG. 9 is a control circuit block diagram of the item measuring device.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing another method for measuring an agricultural product by the item measuring device.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing another method of measuring an agricultural product by the item measuring device.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ... Agricultural products B ... container C ... tray a ... Alignment section b ... Transfer section 10 ... Article measuring and transferring device 20 ... Supply conveyor 30 ... conveyor 40 ... Crop transfer device 42 ... Transfer unit 42a ... adsorber 50 ... Item measuring device 52 ... Imaging camera 54 ... Image processing device 55 ... Item determination device

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A supply means for supplying an article and a moving means for moving a placing section on which the article is placed in a specific direction,
The article transfer means for transferring the articles supplied by the supply means to the placement section moved by the movement means, and the predetermined items of the articles transferred by the article transfer means are described above. An article measuring and transferring apparatus provided with an article measuring means for measuring a moving part on a placing section. 2. When the article supplied by the supply means is transferred to the placing section moved by the moving means, the measurement information of the article measured by the article measuring means and the placement of the article. In addition to storing the identification information of the mounting portion to be associated with each other, the measurement information of the article is compared with the reference information of the article stored in advance, and the item determination means for determining a predetermined item of the article is provided. The article measuring and transferring apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The supply means comprises container supply means for supplying a container in which the plurality of articles are aligned and housed, and the moving means is a concave mounting means for mounting the articles individually. The article measuring and transferring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article measuring and transferring apparatus is configured by a conveying unit that conveys a unit. 4. The batch transfer means for collectively transferring the plurality of articles supplied by the supply means to the plurality of placement sections moved by the moving means. The article measuring and transferring apparatus according to claim 1, which is configured. 5. The article measuring and transferring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the placing section is composed of a free tray on which the articles are individually placed.