JP2003214939A - Operation panel for automatic grain weighing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To conveniently and surely enable confirmation and change of a set value for weighing and the number of bags by character display in an external surface area of a panel or the like. <P>SOLUTION: An operation panel P for electrically operating an automatic grain weighing apparatus is provided with a weighing monitor for indicating the set value for weighing, and a bag number display monitor for indicating the number of weighed bags. A character 'weighing' is displayed in a panel external surface area associated with the weighting monitor, and a character 'bag' is displayed in a panel external surface area associated with the bug number display monitor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a shutter arm having a rotatable shutter pivotally attached to a supply port at the bottom of a storage tank and having a shutter arm having an engaging / disengaging portion with the shutter. An automatic cereal weighing machine in which a shutter arm is interlocked with a solenoid that operates by measuring a set amount, and the supply port (2) is switched to full open / partially open / fully closed by disengagement / engagement of the engagement part and the shutter. It relates to the operation panel of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an automatic grain weighing machine (Patent Document 1), and it is important to be able to handle this weighing machine conveniently.

[0003]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 64-38927

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation panel for an automatic grain weighing machine, which enables convenient handling of the automatic grain weighing machine.

[0005]

Means for solving the problems described in the preceding paragraph will be described below. First, as described in claim 1, the first means pivotally attaches a rotatable shutter (3) to the supply port (2) at the lower part of the storage tank (1), and separates from this shutter (3). Shutter arm (5) having engaging parts (16) (17) for engaging
The shutter arm (5) is interlocked with a solenoid (7) that operates by measuring the set amount of the weighing scale (9), and the engagement parts (16) (17) and the shutter (3) are disengaged.・ The above-mentioned supply port (2) is fully opened / partially opened due to engagement.
An operation panel (P) for electrically operating the automatic grain weighing machine that is switched to the fully closed state is provided with a weighing monitor for displaying a weighing set value and a bag number displaying monitor for displaying the number of weighed bags, It is characterized in that the characters "weigh" are displayed on the outer surface of the panel related to the weighing monitor and the characters "bag" are displayed on the outer surface of the panel related to the bag number display monitor. According to this, by displaying characters on the outer surface of the panel or the like, it is possible to conveniently and surely confirm / change the weighing set value and the number of bags.

Next, the second means is, as described in claim 2, the shutter (3) pivotally attached to the supply port (2) of the lower part of the storage tank (1) and the storage tank (1). A shutter arm (5) having an upper end pivotally attached to a support body (4) attachable to the lower side, and a reciprocating member (6) operated via a solenoid (7) by measuring a set amount of a weighing scale (9). ) And the reciprocating member (6) is connected to the shutter arm (5), and the shutter arm (5) is withdrawn with the upper end as a fulcrum, so that the shutter arm (5) and the shutter (3) ) To display the weighing set value on the operation panel (P) that electrically operates the automatic grain weighing machine, which switches the supply port (2) between full opening, partial opening, and full closing by disengagement with A weighing monitor and a bag number display monitor for displaying the number of bags weighed are provided. The panel outer surface area (m1) related to the monitor and the panel outer surface area (m2) related to the bag number display monitor are arranged separately from each other, and the former area (m1) is on the left side and the latter area (m2) is on the right side. And the orientation and arrangement of the characters related to the weighing monitor and the bag number display monitor are horizontal. According to this, the confirmation and change of the weighing set value and the number of bags can be conveniently and reliably performed by the arrangement of the panel outer surface regions (m1) and (m2) and the orientation and arrangement of the characters.

A third means is, as described in claim 3, a shutter (3) pivotally attached to a supply port (2) under the storage tank (1) and the storage tank (1). A shutter arm (5) having an upper end pivotally attached to a support body (4) attachable to the lower side, and a reciprocating member (6) operated via a solenoid (7) by measuring a set amount of a weighing scale (9). ) And the reciprocating member (6) is connected to the shutter arm (5), and the shutter arm (5) is withdrawn with the upper end as a fulcrum, so that the shutter arm (5) and the shutter (3) ) To display the weighing set value on the operation panel (P) that electrically operates the automatic grain weighing machine, which switches the supply port (2) between full opening, partial opening, and full closing by disengagement with A weighing monitor and a bag number display monitor for displaying the number of bags weighed are provided. A panel outer surface area associated with the monitor (m1), characterized in that no wider than the panel outer surface area (m2) relating to the bag number display monitor. According to this, due to the difference in the size of the panel outer surface area (m1) (m2), it is better to confirm and change the weighing set value than the number of bags.
It is easier to handle than changing, and this is rational for the case where the confirmation and change of the measurement set value are performed more frequently.

The above inventions can be embodied as follows. That is, as described in claim 4, operation members (sw1) (sw2) for displaying the number displayed on the bag number display monitor as "0" are provided, and the operation members (sw) are provided.
1) (sw2) is configured so as not to function as an operation member for setting the measured value of the measuring scale (9) to "0". According to this, the operation of displaying the number of bags as "0" can be accurately performed so as not to display the measured value as "0".

Further, as described in claim 5, the operation members (sw1) (sw2) for displaying the number displayed on the bag number display monitor as "0", and the weighing by the weighing scale (9). An operating member (sw3) for setting the value to "0" is provided independently of each other, and by operating the former operating member (sw1) (sw2), it is displayed on the bag number display monitor regardless of the latter operating member (sw3). The operated number is displayed as “0” and the former operation member (sw3) is operated by operating the latter operation member (sw3).
1) The measurement value is displayed as "0" regardless of (sw2). According to this, the operation of displaying the number of bags as "0" and the operation of displaying the measured value as "0" are reliably distinguished, and each operation can be performed accurately.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A supply shutter according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic grain weighing machine shown in this example is integrally attached to the rice sorter (K), and the good brown rice after sorting is once stored in the storage tank (1) and then sequentially packed into bags. To do. That is, the brown rice fed from the hulling machine as shown by the arrow (a) is sorted by the rotary sorting cylinder built into the body of the rice sorting machine (K), and the small rice is taken out from the outlet (8). The good brown rice after being removed is stored in the storage tank (1) and the shutter (3) is fully opened / partially opened / closed to be packed into a bag placed on the weighing scale (9) by a set amount. It has become so.

The details will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. A supply port (2) is opened in a lower portion of the storage tank (1), and a shutter (3) has a bottom surface (11) having a curved surface with an arcuate cross section between both fan-shaped support plates (10). A handle (1) in which upper ends of both support plates (10) are axially supported by a projecting body (12) projecting from one side of the lower side of the storage tank (1).
3) is integrated with the upper end as an axis, and the lower side of the supply port (2) is moved to open and close the supply port (2), and the bottom surface (11)
A holding member (14) formed by bending a plate is attached to the.

Reference numeral (4) is a support member attached to the other side of the lower portion side of the fortune-holding unit (1). The support member (4) has a solenoid (7) built therein, and the solenoid (7) is The rear plate (B) of the storage tank (1) is substantially parallel to the inclination direction of the reciprocating member (6) (2) (e) and the front plate (A) of the storage tank (1). The virtual intersection with the vertical extension line is arranged to stand vertically below the supply port (2), and its reciprocating member (6) resists the spring (15) when the solenoid (7) is energized. When it is moved forward and not energized, it is configured to return by the force of the spring (15).

The upper end of the shutter arm (5) is pivotally attached to the support (4), and the pivot fulcrum (C) of the shutter arm (5) is from the line of action (2) (e) of the reciprocating member (6). The shutter arm is disposed in the upward direction and above the engaging portions (16) and (17), and a part of the shutter arm (5) is pivotally connected to the reciprocating member (6) and the shutter arm (5)
And a pivot arc drawn by the pivot point (T) of the reciprocating member (6), from the tangential direction at the pivot point (T), the action line direction (2) of the reciprocating member (6). (E) is brought closer to the rotation arc side above the pivot point (T), and the angle formed by the rotation arc and the direction of the action line (2) (e) is made as small as possible,
By smoothing the operation, the reciprocating member (6) and the shutter arm (5) are directly connected to each other, and the engaging portions (16) and (17) are attached to the middle and lower ends of the arm (5) on the shutter (3) side. ) Is formed and the reciprocating member (6) is moved back,
Each engaging portion (1) is attached to the holding member (14) of the shutter (3).
6) or (17) are engaged, and the forward movement releases the engagement and disengages.

When the holding member (14) is engaged with the engaging portion (16) at the middle portion, the shutter (3) is connected to the supply port (2).
Is held in a fully opened state, and when the holding member (14) is engaged with the engaging portion (17) at the lower end, the holding member (14) is held in a partially opened state, and each engaging portion (16) of the holding member (14) is held. ) It is in a fully closed state due to the departure from (17).

As a result, the handle (13) is pushed down as indicated by the arrow (b), and the holding member (14) is moved against the spring (15) while the shutter (3) is being moved upward, and the holding member (14) is engaged in the middle portion. When it is engaged with (16), the shutter (3) keeps the fully open state as shown by the phantom line (C), and the good brown rice stored in the storage tank (1) falls from the supply port (2). , Into a bag placed on the weighing scale (9).

Therefore, when the amount of good brown rice in the bag reaches the set amount, the solenoid (7) is momentarily energized, and the reciprocating member (6) moves forward as shown in (2) to release the engagement. After being
The spring (15) forces it to move back like (e). At that time, the shutter (3) moves downward due to its weight, and the holding member (14) engages with the engaging portion (17) at the lower end of the shutter arm (5), which the shutter (3) was reciprocating. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the shutter (3) holds the supply port (2) in a partially opened state, and drops it little by little.

When the weighing scale (9) weighs a set amount, the solenoid (7) is energized, the reciprocating member (6) moves forward again, and the shutter arm (5) is moved to a virtual line (to). As described above, the engaging portion (17) is disengaged from the holding member (14) and the shutter (3) becomes like an imaginary line (g) to fully close the supply port (2). .

In this way, the shutter (3) is repeatedly fully opened, partially opened, and fully closed, and the bags to be placed on the weighing scale (9) are sequentially packed with the set amount. In addition, even if there is no good brown rice in the storage tank (1) in the middle of weighing and the weighing work is finished, the shutter (3) will remain in the fully opened or partially opened state. When the "OFF" button of the power switch (S) provided in (P) is pressed and operated, the solenoid (7) is energized and the shutter arm (5) is moved to the above (e) via the reciprocating member (6). As described above, the shutter (3) is released from the original state and the holding of the fully opened or partially opened state is released, and the shutter (3) fully closes the supply port (2).

Then, when the main power source (not shown) is turned off after that, the reciprocating member (6) is moved back and the shutter arm (5) is also shutter (3).
It will return to the crawl. The operation panel (P) is attached to the front of the storage tank (1) and its function is as shown in FIG. That is, when the "ON / Zero" button of the power switch (S) is pressed, the power of the operation panel (P) is turned on, the measured value becomes "0", and the "OFF" button of the power switch (S) is pressed. When the power of the operation panel (P) is turned off and the solenoid (7) is energized as described above, and you want to "confirm / change the measurement set value", press the confirmation / change button to display the "weighing monitor".
The measurement set value is displayed on, and press the "increase" button to increase the "measurement set value", and press the "decrease" button to decrease it. Also, the number of bags weighed is displayed on the "Bag count display monitor". At that time, if you want to increase the number on this display monitor, press the "Increase" button. You can press the "decrease" button to correct one digit at a time, and press the "increase" and "decrease" buttons at the same time to display "0".

[0020]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the first aspect, it is possible to conveniently and surely confirm / change the weighing set value and the number of bags by displaying characters on the outer surface of the panel.

According to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to conveniently and surely confirm / change the weighing set value and the number of bags by the arrangement of the panel outer surface areas (m1) and (m2) and the orientation and arrangement of the characters. You can do things.

According to the third aspect, due to the difference in the size of the panel outer surface regions (m1) and (m2), the confirmation / change of the weighing set value is more convenient than the confirmation / change of the number of bags. Therefore, it is possible to make it suitable for the case where handling is performed such that the confirmation / change of the measurement set value is performed more frequently.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the operation of displaying the number of bags as "0" can be properly performed without displaying the measured value as "0".

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the operation of displaying the number of bags "0" and the operation of displaying the measured value "0" are reliably distinguished, and each operation is performed accurately. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an operation panel.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rice sorting machine integrally provided with an automatic grain weighing machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 supply port 3 shutters 4 support 5 shutter arm 6 Reciprocating member 7 solenoid 9 Weighing scale A front plate B rear plate P operation panel S Power switch P Operation panel Panel outer surface area related to m1 weighing monitor m2 Bag count display monitor related panel outer surface area sw1 operation member sw2 operation member sw3 operation member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An engaging portion (16) (17) which pivotally mounts a rotatable shutter (3) on a supply port (2) at a lower portion of a storage tank (1) and disengages / engages with the shutter (3). ), A shutter arm (5) is interlocked with a solenoid (7) which operates by measuring a set amount of a weighing scale (9), and the engagement portion (16) (1)
7) Disengaging / engaging the shutter (3) with the shutter (3) to switch the supply port (2) between fully open, partially open, and fully closed. A weighing monitor for displaying the value and a bag number display monitor for displaying the number of bags weighed are provided, and the word "weigh" is displayed on the outer surface of the panel related to the weighing monitor.
An operation panel for an automatic grain weigher characterized by displaying the letters "bag" on the outer surface of the panel related to the bag number display monitor. 2. A shutter (3) pivotally attached to a supply port (2) at a lower portion of the storage tank (1) and an upper end portion pivotally attached to a support (4) attachable to a lower side of the storage tank (1). The attached shutter arm (5) and the reciprocating member (6) which is operated via the solenoid (7) by measuring the set amount of the weighing scale (9).
The reciprocating member (6) is connected to the shutter arm (5), and the shutter arm (5) is withdrawn with the upper end portion as a fulcrum, and the shutter arm (5) and the shutter (3). Fully open the supply port (2) by disengagement and engagement with
On the operation panel (P) that electrically operates the grain automatic weighing device that switches between partially open and fully closed, a weighing monitor for displaying the weighing set value and a bag number display monitor for displaying the number of bags weighed And a panel outer surface area (m1) related to the weighing monitor and a panel outer surface area (m2) related to the bag number display monitor are separately arranged, and the former area (m1) is located on the left side and the latter area. An operation panel for an automatic grain weighing machine, characterized in that (m2) is located on the right side, and the orientation and arrangement of the letters related to the weighing monitor and the bag number display monitor are in the horizontal direction. 3. A shutter (3) pivotally attached to a supply port (2) of a lower portion of the storage tank (1) and an upper end portion of a support (4) attached to the lower side of the storage tank (1). The attached shutter arm (5) and the reciprocating member (6) which is operated via the solenoid (7) by measuring the set amount of the weighing scale (9).
The reciprocating member (6) is connected to the shutter arm (5), and the shutter arm (5) is withdrawn with the upper end portion as a fulcrum, and the shutter arm (5) and the shutter (3). Fully open the supply port (2) by disengagement and engagement with
On the operation panel (P) that electrically operates the grain automatic weighing device that switches between partially open and fully closed, a weighing monitor for displaying the weighing set value and a bag number display monitor for displaying the number of bags weighed And a panel outer surface area (m1) related to the weighing monitor and a panel outer surface area (m2) related to the bag number display monitor, which is wider than the panel outer surface area (m2). 4. The number displayed on the bag number display monitor is "0".
Operation members (sw1) (sw2) for displaying are provided, and the operation members (sw1) (sw2) do not function as operation members for setting the measured value of the weighing scale (9) to "0". The operation panel of the automatic grain weighing machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the operation panel is configured as follows. 5. The number displayed on the bag number display monitor is "0".
The operating members (sw1) (sw2) for displaying and the operating member (sw3) for setting the measured value of the weighing scale (9) to “0” are independently provided, and the former operating member (sw1) ) (Sw2), the latter operation member (s
The number displayed on the bag number display monitor becomes “0” regardless of w3), and the measured value is “0” regardless of the former operation members (sw1) and (sw2) by the operation of the latter operation member (sw3). The operation panel of the automatic grain weighing machine according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the operation panel is configured to display "0".