JP2004149202A - Shipping device for agricultural product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily box and ship an approximately fixed weight of agricultural products 2 by dispensing with installation of a conventionally employed weighing machine for boxing, etc., and by stopping the boxing work being carried out by transport members 6, 7 when a set number of pieces of agricultural products 2 is packed in the box. <P>SOLUTION: A shipping device for agricultural products under this invention is provided with the boxing and transporting members 6, 7 that carry the selected agricultural products 2 to a boxing part, and with a boxing control means 15 that carries out control of boxing by the number of pieces of the agricultural products 2 transported by the boxing and transporting members 6, 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a shipping processing apparatus for agricultural products which sorts and sorts fruits and fruits such as oranges and apples and fruits and vegetables such as eggplants and tomatoes in boxes and ships them in boxes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is a technique of sorting articles conveyed by a first conveyor to predetermined items and processing them by a second conveyor. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
[0003]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-210419
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the above technology is applied to a fruit shipping processing apparatus such as oranges, a weighing machine of the same class for packing articles is required between the second transport conveyor and the box packing process. However, there have been inconveniences such as complicated equipment and increased equipment construction costs.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the present invention is provided with a box packing transport member that transports the sorted crops to the box packing portion, and provided with a box packing control unit that performs box packing control by the number of the crops transported by the box packing transport member, and provides a conventional box weighing machine. Is not required, and when a set number of crops are packed in a box, the boxing operation by the transport member is stopped, so that a crop of approximately constant weight can always be easily packed and shipped.
[0006]
In addition, a plurality of conveyors form a boxed conveying member, and the driving of each conveyor is switched to continuously pack the crops, and the supply conveyor that supplies the crops to the conveyor for boxing is continuously stopped without stopping. When the drive is completed and the packing by any one of the conveyors is completed, the operation is switched to the packing by any other conveyor and the box packing operation is continued without interruption to improve the work efficiency.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a shipping processing apparatus for packing and shipping fruits such as harvested mandarin oranges, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory plan view of a boxing processing unit. A grade sorting section 3 for grade sorting based on the degree of coloring, shape, and degree of illness, a plurality of juxtaposed fruit conveyors 4 for transporting the fruits 2 after grade sorting, and a size of the fruit 2 on the fruit conveyor 4 And the second drawer of each pair of equal ranks for sorting the fruits 2 conveyed by the fruit sorting conveyor 4 into equal ranks and transporting them to the boxing position. Conveyors 6 and 7, switching shutter 8 for switching the discharge direction of fruits 2 from fruit sorting conveyor 4 to first or second withdrawal conveyors 6 and 7, and feed shutters at first and second withdrawal conveyors 6 and 7 The shipping processing device 1 is equipped with the product box 9 to be , Conveyed by an equal rank to a terminal sends a fruit 2 taken out to the lead conveyor 6, 7, and configured to packing was put into the box and 9.
[0008]
As shown in FIG. 2, the fruit conveyer 4 is a four-piece conveyor that conveys fruits 2 ranked as excellent, good, average, and extraordinary based on a certain standard based on, for example, the degree of coloring, shape, and degree of illness on the surface. Conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d for good / normal / equivalent use, and large / medium conveyor 6a / 7a, 6b, 7b, etc., are provided on the draw-out conveyor 6, 7 so that the fruits 2 are taken out to one of the set of draw-out conveyors 6, 7 for each rank.
[0009]
Further, a discharge number measuring sensor 10 for counting the number of fruits 2 to be conveyed and put into the product box 9 is arranged at the feed end of each drawer conveyor 6 and 7, and the set number of fruits 2 is put into the product box 9. Then, the drive of the conveyor 6a on the input side is stopped, the conveyor 7a on the other side is driven, the discharge direction of the shutter 8 is switched from the conveyor 6a to the conveyor 7a on the other side, and the product box 9a in the full state is switched. The fruit 2 is put into the empty product box 9b.
[0010]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a box weight measuring machine 11 for checking the weight of the product box 9 in which the set number of fruits 2 are packed in a box, and an electric or hydraulic motor for driving the first and second drawer conveyors 6, 7 are provided. First and second pull-out conveyor drive mechanisms 12 and 13 and a switching mechanism 14 for the shutter 8 are provided, and a controller 15 formed by a control computer controls the shape sensor 5, the number-of-discharge-measuring sensors 10, and the box-weight measuring machine 11. And the controller 15 is connected to the drive mechanisms 12 and 13 and the shutter switching mechanism 14 for output.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, when the set number of fruits 2 are packed in the driven product box 1 of the first drawer 6a that conveys the fruits 2 of a fixed reference size, the conveyor 6a is driven. The product is stopped and the weight of the product box 1 in which the set number of fruits 2 are packed is checked and shipped to the market. When the number is set for each size of the fruit 2 in this manner, if the shape sensor 5 detects the size with high accuracy, the set number and the box weight appropriate for shipment substantially coincide with each other. It is not necessary to install a weighing machine or the like for each grade for box packing, and it is possible to pack boxes with an appropriate weight by packing numbers, thereby simplifying the configuration and reducing costs.
[0012]
On the other hand, when the set number of fruits 2 are packed in the product box 1 by driving the conveyor 6a and the driving of the conveyor 6a is stopped, the second drawer 7a is driven to discharge the preferential fruit 2 from the preferential conveyor 4a. The direction is switched from the first to the second pull-out conveyor 7a side, and the fruit 2 from the continuously operating conveyor 4a is thrown into the product box 9 of the second pull-out conveyor 7a without interruption, and the first and second pull-out conveyors 7a are fed. A highly efficient box packing operation is performed in which fruits 2 are alternately put into the product boxes 9 of the draw-out conveyors 6a and 7b.
[0013]
In this way, two first and second draw-out conveyors 6 and 7 are provided for each rank, and the control for alternately charging and discharging the product box 9 is performed by the controller 15 which is a control means. The drawer conveyor described above may be provided for each class.
[0014]
As is clear from the above, the first and second draw-out conveyors 6 and 7 which are boxing and conveying members that convey the fruits 2 as sorted crops to the boxing section are provided, and are conveyed by these conveyors 6 and 7. By providing the controller 15 which is a boxing control means for performing boxing control based on the number of fruits 2, it is unnecessary to install a conventional weighing machine for boxing, and when the set number of fruits 2 are boxed, the conveyor 6. 7 can be stopped so that fruits 2 having a substantially constant weight can always be easily packed and shipped.
[0015]
A plurality of transport conveyors 6, 7 form a boxed transport member, and by switching the drive of each transport conveyor 6, 7 to continuously pack the fruits 2, the fruits are transferred to the transport conveyors 6, 7 for boxing. When the supply conveyer 4 for supplying 2 is continuously driven without stopping and the packing by any one of the conveyors 6 or 7 is completed, the operation is switched to the packing by the other conveyors 7 or 6, and the packing operation is interrupted. It is possible to improve the work efficiency by continuing the operation without making it work.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention includes the boxed transport members 6 and 7 for transporting the sorted crops 2 to the boxing section, and performs the boxing control by the number of the crops 2 transported by the boxed transport members 6 and 7. Is provided, the installation of the conventional weighing machine for boxing is made unnecessary, and when the set number of crops 2 are packed in the box, the boxing work by the transport members 6 and 7 is stopped, and It is possible to easily pack and ship the crop 2 having a substantially constant weight in a box.
[0017]
A plurality of transport conveyors 6, 7 form a boxed transport member, and the driving of each transport conveyor 6, 7 is switched to continuously pack the crops 2, and the crop 2 is transferred to the transport conveyors 6, 7 for boxing. Is continuously driven without stopping, and when the packing by any one of the conveyors 6 or 7 is completed, switching to the packing by the other conveyor 7 or 6 is performed to interrupt the packing operation. It is possible to improve the work efficiency by continuing without any problem.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall plan view of a fruit shipping processing device.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory plan view of a box packing section.
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a boxing control circuit.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 fruits (crops)
6.7 Conveyor (transportation member)
15 Controller (control means)

Claims (2)

A crop shipping processing device, comprising: a boxing / transporting member for transporting sorted crops to a boxing unit; and a boxing control means for performing boxing control based on the number of crops transported by the boxing / transporting member. 2. A crop shipping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of conveyors form a box-packing conveying member, and the driving of each conveyor is switched to continuously pack the crops.

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