JP2004210310A - Flower cap delivering device, and stacker structure for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flower cap delivering device for putting a flower cap on a cut flower, which enables simple and rapid works by delivering the flower cap in a state that the cut flower can be inserted. <P>SOLUTION: In the flower cap delivering device 1, a substantially funnel-shaped flower cap is formed of a sheet, and the flower cap to be capped over a flower by inserting a cut end of the cut flower from an inlet side of the substantial funnel shape to the outlet side is held in an easily expanding and inserting condition of the capping work. The flower cap delivering device comprises an open-top stacker 10 with a large number of flat flower caps stacked thereon, a first suction unit 40 to such and take out the highest flat flower cap out of the flat flower caps stacked on the stacker, and a second suction unit 50 to suck the thus-taken-out flat flower cap from the opposite side of the first suction unit 40. In addition, the first suction unit 40 and the second suction unit 50 suck face and back sides of the flower cap, respectively, to cooperatively expand the flower cap, and a guide part to be covered to the inlet of the expanded flower cap to guide 60 the cut end to the flower cap is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for feeding a flower cap which is cultivated by a horticultural farmer or the like and is used at the time of a flower shipping operation. The cut end of the cut flower is formed from sheet material from a large side to a small side of a conical and substantially funnel-shaped flower cap. The present invention relates to a flower cap feeding device which feeds a flower cap for inserting a flower cap so as to support the flower from below to assist such covering work.
[0002]
[Prior Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention]
Cut flowers sold at florists and the like are usually bundled and shipped at the time of shipment, and are usually bundled even when arranging them at stores, so that branches and petals may interfere with each other and be damaged.
[0003]
For example, as shown in FIG. 12, cut flowers of gerbera have no branches and leaves and are distributed in a state where only flowers bloom at the tip of a long stem. Moreover, since this gerbera is a flower whose flowers are wide and relatively flat in shape, if many gerberas are bundled, the petals will interfere with each other as shown in FIG. 13, and the shape of the flowers and the petals themselves will collapse or the petals will scatter. The value of the product.
[0004]
Therefore, at the time of shipment, a flower cap A as shown in FIG. 15 is attached and shipped. When the flower cap is attached, the flower is slightly swollen as shown in FIG. 16, and the petals are also protected. As shown in FIG. 17, even if the flowers are bundled, the flowers do not interfere with each other, and the flowers are spread less, so that the flowers are easy to bundle. Is also longer.
[0005]
The flower cap A is made of a sheet material, and is a conical and substantially funnel-shaped flower cap A as shown in FIG. 15, and the cut side of the cut flower is inserted from the inlet side A1 to the outlet side A2 of the flower cap A. To support the flowers from below.
[0006]
Horticultural farmers, for example, harvest gerbera flowers in the morning, attach flower caps A in the same day, pack them in boxes, and ship them to the market in the evening. At this time, all the flower caps A are manually operated and covered by so-called part personnel.
The flower cap itself is commercially available as a horticultural material, and is supplied in a state of a flat flower cap B such as a single piece shown in FIG. When attaching the flower cap A, take it with one hand, spread the folded flat flower cap B with your fingers or blow your breath, and open the gerbera cut from the inlet side A1 of the flower cap A. It is inserted through the side A2.
[0007]
Although this is a simple task, each person puts a flower cap on about 400 gerberas per hour. For this reason, physical burdens are severe, and simplification and speeding up of work are expected.
[0008]
In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is a device for feeding a flower cap over a cut flower, which simplifies work by feeding the flower cap to a state where cut flowers can be inserted, An object of the present invention is to provide a flower cap feeding device capable of speeding up.
[0009]
Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention
In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is directed to a substantially funnel-shaped flower cap made of a sheet material, wherein the cut flower is cut from the substantially funnel-shaped inlet side to the outlet side. A flower cap feeding device for holding a flower cap to be spread over for such a covering work in such a manner that the flower cap is easily inserted.
An upper opening stacker for stacking and stacking a large number of planar flower caps in a state where the flower cap is double folded, and a planar flower cap addressed to the uppermost planar flower cap loaded on the stacker And a second suction unit that sucks the planar flower cap thus taken out from the opposite side of the first suction unit,
Further, the first suction portion and the second suction portion cooperate with each other so as to adsorb the front and back of the flower cap to expand the flower cap, and address the opening of the flower cap thus expanded. And a guide portion for guiding the cut to the flower cap.
[0010]
Since the flower cap is held in a state where the cut flowers can be easily inserted, the worker only needs to insert the flower cap, pick up the flower cap as usual, open it with a finger, and then insert it. Work can be simplified and speeded up as compared to work.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the stacker has an elevating bottom, and the elevating bottom keeps the height position of the uppermost planar flower cap in the stacker substantially constant in conjunction with removal of the planar flower cap. It is characterized by rising so as to keep it.
According to this, the planar flower cap in the stacker is always kept at the same height, so that the distance relationship with the first suction section is kept constant, and therefore, the first suction section is attached to the planar flower cap. Addressing is properly done.
[0012]
In the invention according to claim 3, the stacker is provided with a lifting bottom provided on the feeding device side,
A stacker main body detachably provided to the feeding device, wherein a cylindrical portion in which a planar flower cap is inserted and stacked is provided, and the elevating bottom provided on a side wall of the cylindrical portion is formed by the cylindrical portion. A window portion for insertion into the portion, and a space large enough for the lifting bottom to be able to ascend and descend through the inside of the rim by being provided in a rim shape on the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion located above the window portion. And a stacker body having a fixed bottom formed.
The lift bottom is assembled as part of the payout device and is not normally removed. As described above, the stacker main body can be attached and detached from the feeding device even though the bottom is present on the feeding device side. In other words, with reference to FIG. 4 of the embodiment, the planar flower cap is stacked on the fixed bottom of the stacker main body, and the elevating bottom is located at a position below the stacked planar flower cap. Can be inserted from Actually, the stacker body is moved instead of moving the lifting bottom provided on the feeding device side, that is, the stacker body is mounted on the feeding device from outside the device, and in this case, the lifting bottom is It is worn by inserting it into a state where it can be inserted into the cylinder from the window of the main body. And even when such a stacker body is attached, the planar flower cap is stacked on the fixed bottom, so the flat flower cap does not interfere with inserting the lifting bottom from the window below this fixed bottom. It does not become. Then, when the feeding device is operated, as shown in FIG. 5, it rises so as to pass through the fixed bottom from the top, and the flat flower cap is placed on the lifting bottom in place of the fixed bottom. It rises little by little.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that a guide portion directed to the expanded flower cap has a falling-off preventing portion for pressing the flower cap.
The operation of addressing the guide portion to the flower cap may be performed by moving either the flower cap or the guide portion. In other words, the guide portion may be moved to the destination without moving the expanded flower cap, or vice versa, or both may move to the destination.
This makes it easy and reliable to insert the cut flower into the flower cap.
[0014]
The invention according to claim 5 is a brush-like peeling portion provided around the opening above the stacker, wherein the periphery of the planar flower cap taken out of the stacker by the first suction portion is a brush surface of the peeling portion. It has the peeling part arranged so that it may be swept.
The flower cap is made of a sheet, and it is easy to stick to each other because it is thin. Even if only the top one of the stacker is sucked, it may stick to this one and take out two or three at the same time. is there. On the other hand, according to the invention of the present invention, the exfoliated portion is swept away by brush-like exfoliated portions except for the uppermost one, so that it is possible to prevent the removal of two or more sheets. it can.
[0015]
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the cut flowers are inserted into the flower cap guided by the guide portion, and the stems of the cut flowers protruding from the outlet of the flower cap are pulled out. A sensor is provided for detecting the pull-out operation when detached from the feeding device, and the detection is a trigger for the operation of feeding the flower cap which is the next order of the flower cap.
[0016]
As a result, the feeding operation can be performed continuously, and at that time, the next feeding operation is performed after one insertion operation is completed, so that it is possible to follow the work speed of the human side. it can.
[0017]
The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the first adsorbing section and the second adsorbing section adsorb by suction decompression using a membrane pump.
As a result, the size of the equipment can be reduced and the power consumption can be reduced. Also, the operation noise can be suppressed. This is because, for example, in the case of a farmer, it is effective to obtain a negative pressure by a compressor in order to obtain a suction pressure reduction, but since a suction pressure is obtained by a membrane pump, the above-described miniaturization, power saving and noise suppression are suppressed. It becomes possible.
[0018]
The invention according to claim 8 is as described in the claim. According to this, similarly to claim 3, since the planar flower cap in the stacker is always kept at the same height, the first suction portion is provided. Is maintained constant, so that the first suction portion is properly addressed to the planar flower cap.
[0019]
According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, as in the fourth aspect, the stacker main body can be attached to and detached from the feed-out device even if the lifting bottom is present, as in the fourth aspect. That is, the planar flower cap is in a state of being stacked on the fixed bottom, but the elevating bottom can be inserted from a window below the stacked planar flower cap. When the feeding device is operated, the fixed bottom is raised so as to pass from the bottom to the top, and the flat flower cap is placed on the raised bottom in place of the fixed bottom, and thereafter, gradually rises. .
[0020]
According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, as in the fifth aspect, the flower caps are easily adhered to each other as in the fifth aspect. It is wiped off by being swept by the peeling portion, and it is possible to prevent two or more sheets from being taken out.
[0021]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, a flower cap feeding device as an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
1 and 2 is a substantially funnel-shaped flower cap made of a sheet material, and cuts the cut flower from the substantially funnel-shaped inlet side to the outlet side. The flower cap to be inserted over the flower and put on the flower is spread and held in such a state that it can be easily inserted.
[0022]
This device 1 has a substantially cubic frame 2 provided with the following components. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the stacker 10 has an upper opening stacker 10 for stacking and stacking a large number of planar flower caps B in a double folded state. A first suction unit 40 that sucks and removes the planar flower cap B toward the planar flower cap B and a first suction unit that removes the planar flower cap B extracted by the first suction unit 40 And a guide portion 60 for guiding the cut end to the opening of the flower cap to guide the cut end to the opening of the flower cap. .
[0023]
Each of these components is controlled by a sequencer incorporated in a control unit (not shown).
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 3 (when the apparatus 1 is viewed from the left side), the stacker 10 is mounted on a square mounting plate 12 suspended by four steel bars 11 from above the frame 2. . The mounting plate 12 is hung in a slightly inclined state rather than a vertical hung state, so that the stacker 10 mounted here is also slanted. The reason for the inclination is that when the planar flower cap B is taken out of the stacker 10, the flower cap B is taken out in the posture in which it is stacked on the stacker 10, and the cut flower is put on the flower cap A expanded in that posture. If you can insert it, it is good. In other words, the direction of the flower cap A that is easy to insert is, in part, a posture that is spread obliquely upward (the direction of the guide portion 60 in FIG. 2). It is good that the opening (FIG. 14) of the planar flower cap B1 for stacking on the stacker 10 is directed obliquely upward from the beginning. This eliminates the need to change the posture of the planar flower cap B taken out of the stacker 10. This is because, in order to keep the planar flower cap B in such a posture, the stacker 10 should be inclined obliquely in accordance with this. In order to maintain the stacker 10 in such an inclination, the mounting plate 12 on which the stacker 10 is to be mounted needs to be hung down in an inclined state.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 4, the stacker 10 includes a stacker main body 20 detachably provided on the mounting plate 12, and an elevating bottom 30 provided on the feeding device side and raised and lowered in the same inclination direction as the inclined stacker. have.
[0026]
The stacker main body 20 is formed of a transparent plastic plate, and has a cylindrical portion 21 having a substantially triangular cross section in which the planar flower cap B is placed inside and stacked, and a bottom provided on the side wall of the cylindrical portion 21 for raising and lowering. It has a window 22 for inserting the 30 into the cylinder 21, and a fixed bottom 23. Further, since the fixed bottom 23 is provided in a rim shape on the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion 21 at a position higher than the window portion 22, the raising / lowering bottom 30 can pass up and down inside the rim as shown in FIG. A space 23a of a similar size is formed. An elevating groove 24 extending in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion 21 is formed in the cylindrical portion 21 so as to communicate with the lower window portion 22, and the hoistway of the base arm 31 of the elevating bottom 30 described below is formed. providing.
[0027]
The elevating bottom 30 is attached to an elevating plate 33 that moves up and down on an elevating rail 32 made of four steel rods provided vertically to the mounting plate. The four elevating rails 32 are provided in an arrangement having square corners in a cross section perpendicular to the rails, and these four rails 32 are arranged in parallel. The elevating rail 32 is inserted through insertion holes 34 at four corners of the elevating plate 33, and the elevating plate 33 is moved up and down by wires 35 pulled from above. Then, the raising and lowering bottom 30 rises so that the height position of the uppermost planar flower cap Ba of the stacker 10 in the stacker is kept substantially constant in conjunction with the removal of the planar flower cap B. I have.
[0028]
Further, the feeding device 1 is provided with a brush-like peeling portion 70, and when the stacker main body 20 is mounted, as shown in FIG. 6, it is located around the upper opening of the stacker 10 in the mounted state. It is arranged like. When the planar flower cap Ba is taken out of the stacker 10 by suction, the peripheral edge of the planar flower cap Ba is arranged to be swept by the brush surface of the peeling portion.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 7, the first suction unit 40 is provided at the tip of a lifting cylinder 42 that vertically hangs on a horizontal rail 41 provided above the frame 2 of the apparatus 1. Specifically, suction ports 43, 43 of two short pipes having one opening are provided with their openings facing downward, and pipes 43a, 43a connected to the side of the short pipes 43, 43 are provided. 43a is connected to a membrane pump (not shown). Then, the first suction unit 40 can be sucked by suction pressure reduction by the membrane pump. The lifting cylinder 42 is provided so as to be able to move on the horizontal rail 41, and the horizontal cylinder 41 arranged in series with the horizontal rail 41 can be moved horizontally on the horizontal rail 41. The horizontal rail 41 is located above the inclined stacker 10, and when the lifting cylinder 42 is moved to one end X of the horizontal rail 41, the first suction unit 40 faces the opening of the stacker 10. The direction of the lifting cylinder 42 is provided. The first suction portion 30 is directed to the uppermost planar flower cap Ba stacked on the stacker 10 by the lifting cylinder 42.
Further, when the lifting cylinder 42 is moved to the other end Y of the horizontal rail 41, it is at a position facing the second suction portion.
[0030]
The second suction unit 50 has a suction port 53 formed by a single short tube opened at one side, and is fixed to the horizontal rail 41 side below the other end Y of the horizontal rail 41. Then, like the first suction section 40, the suction is performed by a membrane pump from a pipe 53a connected to the side of the short pipe 53.
[0031]
In short, when the first suction unit 40 is moved to the other end Y of the horizontal cylinder 41, the first suction unit 40 faces the second suction unit 50 with an interval. When the first suction unit 40 is lowered by the lifting cylinder 42, the first suction unit 40 and the second suction unit 50 are adjusted such that the surfaces of the suction ports (43, 43; 53) are substantially flush with each other. Made up of That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the first suction unit 40 is lowered in a state in which the planar flower cap B is suctioned, the first suction unit 40 and the second suction unit 50 become front and back of the flower cap B. Respectively. Then, in this state, the first suction unit 40 is moved upward by a height corresponding to the expanded opening diameter of the flower cap, whereby these two suction units 40 and 50 are shown in FIG. 8C. They cooperate to expand the flower cap B as described above. Note that the first suction unit 40 and the second suction unit 50 do not face each other directly, but are slightly shifted from the front. This is to prevent collision with the second suction unit 50 when the first suction unit 40 is completely lowered. In addition, when expanded, the two suction ports 43 of the first suction section 40 are separated due to the expansion of the suction port 43a on the outlet side and the deformation of the flower cap into a three-dimensional shape, and the suction port 43 on the entrance side. Just to adsorb the flower cap.
[0032]
The guide part 60 is provided near the second suction part 50, and is arranged in such a manner that the outlet 61 of the guide part 60 faces the entrance A1 of the flower cap A expanded as shown in FIG. . When the flower cap A is expanded, the guide portion 60 moves forward and backward so that the outlet 61 of the guide portion 60 enters the entrance A1.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 10, a drop-preventing portion 64 is provided near the guide portion 60, and the steel bar 62 covers a covering material 63 made of synthetic resin. When the guide portion 60 is addressed to the expanded flower cap A, the falling-off preventing portion 64 is moved so as to press the flower cap A against the guide portion 60. The outline is as shown in FIG. 10A, and when viewed from above, the outline is as shown in FIG. 10B.
[0034]
In this device 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the direction P detected by the optical sensor 80 is provided toward the cut flower pulling path L. In other words, as shown in FIG. 11A, the cut flower 100 is guided by the guide portion 60 and inserted into the flower cap A, and the stem of the cut flower 100 protruding from the outlet of the flower cap A as shown in FIG. By pulling out, as shown in FIG. 11 (c), the flower cap A is detached from the feeding device in a state where the flower cap A is covered with the flower. There is a route L to pass. The optical sensor 80 is arranged toward the path L, so that when the cut flower 100 is covered with the flower cap A and pulled out, it is detected that the drawing has been completed.
When it is detected that one processing of the cut flower 100 has been completed in this way, it is a trigger for the operation of feeding out the next flower cap A.
[0035]
Next, the operation method of this embodiment will be described.
First, the stacker main body 20 is removed from the device 1, a large number of necessary planar flower caps B are stacked on the stacker main body 20, and the stacker main body 20 is mounted on the mounting plate 12, as shown in FIG. It is worn so that the lifting bottom 30 is inserted through the window 22 of the stacker body 20.
[0036]
Then, by pressing a start switch provided on a control panel (not shown) of the apparatus 1, the membrane pump is started, and suction from the first suction unit and the second suction units 40 and 50 is started. This suction is continued until the device 1 is stopped by a stop button (not shown). In the initial state of the apparatus 1, the first suction unit 40 and its lifting cylinder 42 are arranged in the state of S in FIG.
[0037]
In this state, when the hand is held over the optical sensor 80, the first suction part 40 moves as shown in (1) of FIG. 7 as a trigger, and suctions only one planar flower cap Ba at the top of the stacker. . Then, as shown in (2) above, the planar flower cap Ba is taken out and taken out. At this time, even when another planar flower cap B is attached to the adsorbed planar flower cap Ba to be removed due to its adhesiveness or the like, the planar flower cap B is removed by the peeling portion 70 shown in FIG. Is wiped off by the brush surface 71 of the peeling section 70, so that the second and subsequent extra planar flower caps B are wiped off, and only one sheet is taken out of the stacker 10 as expected.
[0038]
The planar flower cap B thus taken out is carried by the first suction unit 40 as shown in (3) in FIG. 7, and finally, the planar flower cap B is transferred to the first suction unit 40. In the state of being sucked, the back surface is transported to a position where it is sucked by the second suction portion 50 (FIGS. 8A and 8B). After being adsorbed, the first adsorbing section 40 rises by about the diameter of the opening of the flower cap A. In this way, the cooperation of the first adsorbing section 40 and the second adsorbing section 50 allows the planar flower cap B Is expanded as shown in FIG. 8 (c).
[0039]
Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the guide portion 60 located in front of the opening A1 side of the expanded flower cap A moves toward the flower cap A, and the outlet 61 side of the guide portion 60 It is addressed in a state where it is inserted into the entrance A1 side of the flower cap A. During this time, the first and second suction portions 40 and 50 continue to suck and suck the flower cap.
[0040]
When the guide portion 60 is addressed to the flower cap, the falling-off prevention portion 64, which has been in a standby state near the flower cap A, moves and moves as shown in FIG. It is pressed down so that it is addressed to the place where it is. Thus, when the cut flower 100 is inserted into the flower cap A, even if the cut flower 100 falls off from the two adsorbing portions 40 and 50 before the cut flower 100 hits the flower cap A and is not cut, the fall prevention is prevented. The portion 64 sandwiches the flower cap A together with the guide portion 60, thereby preventing the flower cap A from dropping off.
[0041]
In this state, the flower cap A is in a state where the cut flower 100 can be inserted. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11A, for example, by holding the gerbera 100 with the right hand H and inserting the cut 101 into the guide portion 60, the cut 101 side of the gerbera 100 becomes the outlet A2 side of the flower cap A. It will be in the state protruding from. By pulling out the protruding stem portion with the left hand H as shown in FIG. 13B, the flower enters the flower cap A, and this flower becomes the other pulling flower cap A and becomes the same as FIG. As shown in the figure, the flower cap A separates from the suction units 40 and 50 and finally separates from the guide unit 60, and the processing of one gerbera is completed.
[0042]
At this time, the pulling hand H and its gerbera 100 move along the path shown in L in FIG. 2. The optical sensor 80 directed to this path is attached to the frame of the apparatus, and the detection of the optical sensor 80 is performed. As a result, the flower cap A is drawn out and ready for insertion for the next gerbera 100.
Specifically, the first suction portion and its lifting cylinder at the position S in FIG. 7 move as shown in (1) in FIG. 7, and thereafter the above-described cycle is repeated again.
[0043]
When the work is continuously performed in this manner, the planar flower cap B in the stacker 10 gradually decreases, but in anticipation of this decrease, the lifting bottom 30 of the stacker 10 slightly increases. Specifically, a wire 35 connected to the lifting plate 33 shown in FIG. 3 is connected to a weight 36 at the other end, and keeps a balance with the weight of the lifting plate 33 and the lifting bottom 30. This wire 35 raises and lowers the lifting bottom 30. As this motor, a pulse motor whose rotation can be controlled is used, and the wire 35 is wound up via the reduction gear 37. That is, while counting the progress of the work, specifically, how many planar flower caps have been removed from the stacker 10, the height is increased to match the reduced pile height in the stacker 10 that has been removed. It is designed to rotate like this. Thereby, the planar flower cap B in the stacker 10 can keep the height in the uppermost stacker almost constant, so that the first suction portion is directed to the uppermost planar flower cap. Occasionally, an appropriate pressing is maintained, thereby suppressing the failure of removal due to the adsorption of the planar flower cap.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a feeding device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a feeding device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of the stacker.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of the stacker.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of the stacker.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a peeling section.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the movement of the first suction unit, and also illustrates the positional relationship between the first suction unit and the second suction unit and the stacker.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the first suction unit and the second suction unit cooperate to expand the flower cap.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state where a guide portion is addressed to an expanded flower cap.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a drop-off prevention unit.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which cut gerbera flowers are inserted into a flower cap.
FIG. 12 is an external view of a gerbera, and also shows that the gerbera is in the shape of only a stem without branches and leaves.
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of how flowers interfere with each other when gerberas are bundled.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a planar flower cap.
FIG. 15 is a view of the flower cap with the planar flower cap opened.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a gerbera with a flower cap attached thereto.
FIG. 17 is a diagram in which gerberas with flower caps are bundled, and shows how flowers do not interfere with each other.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Feeding device
10 Stacker
20 Stacker body
21 cylinder
22 Window
23 Fixed bottom
24 Elevating groove
30 lifting bottom
33 lifting plate
40 First suction unit
41 horizontal rail
42 lifting cylinder
43 Short tube as suction port
44 horizontal cylinder
50 Second suction unit
53 Short tube as suction port
60 Guide
64 Fall prevention part
70 Peeling part
80 Optical Sensor
100 Gerbera as cut flower

Claims (10)

A substantially funnel-shaped flower cap made of a sheet material, and a flower cap that covers the flower by inserting the cut flower cut from the substantially funnel-shaped inlet side to the outlet side for such covering work is inserted and spread. An apparatus for feeding a flower cap that is held in an easy state,
An upper opening stacker for stacking and stacking a large number of planar flower caps in a state where the flower cap is double folded, and a planar flower cap addressed to the uppermost planar flower cap loaded on the stacker And a second suction unit for sucking the planar flower cap thus removed from the opposite side of the first suction unit,
Further, the first suction portion and the second suction portion cooperate with each other so as to adsorb the front and back of the flower cap to expand the flower cap, and address the opening of the flower cap thus expanded. An apparatus for feeding a flower cap, comprising a guide portion for guiding the cut to the flower cap. The stacker has an elevating bottom, and the elevating bottom rises so as to keep the height position of the uppermost planar flower cap in the stacker substantially constant in conjunction with the removal of the planar flower cap. The flower cap feeding device according to claim 1, wherein: The stacker
An elevating bottom provided on the feeding device side,
A stacker main body detachably provided to the feeding device, wherein a cylindrical portion in which a planar flower cap is inserted and stacked is provided, and the elevating bottom provided on a side wall of the cylindrical portion is formed by the cylindrical portion. A window portion for insertion into the portion, and a space large enough for the lifting bottom to be able to ascend and descend through the inside of the rim by being provided in a rim shape on the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion located above the window portion. A stacker body having a fixed bottom formed,
3. The device for feeding out a flower cap according to claim 2, wherein: A brush-shaped peeling unit disposed around an opening above the stacker, wherein the peeling is arranged such that a periphery of a planar flower cap taken out of the stacker by a first suction unit is swept by a brush surface of the peeling unit. The device for feeding out a flower cap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the device has a portion. The flower cap feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a falling-off preventing portion that presses the flower cap on a guide portion addressed to the expanded flower cap. By inserting the cut flower into the flower cap guided by the guide portion, the stem of the cut flower protruding from the outlet of the flower cap is pulled out, and when the flower cap is detached from the main feeding device with the flower cap covered with the flower, this pulling is performed. Provide a sensor to detect the operation,
The flower cap feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the detection triggers an operation of feeding a flower cap that is next to the flower cap. The flower cap feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first suction unit and the second suction unit suction by suction pressure reduction using a membrane pump. A substantially funnel-shaped flower cap made of a sheet material, and a flower cap that covers the flower by inserting the cut flower cut from the substantially funnel-shaped inlet side to the outlet side for such covering work is inserted and spread. In the feeding device of the flower cap which is held in an easy state,
An upper opening stacker for stacking and stacking a large number of planar flower caps in a state where the flower caps are double folded has an elevating bottom. A stacker structure characterized in that the upper planar flower cap rises to keep the height position in the stacker substantially constant. The stacker
An elevating bottom provided on the feeding device;
A stacker main body detachably provided to the feeding device, wherein a cylindrical portion in which a planar flower cap is inserted and stacked is provided, and the elevating bottom provided on a side wall of the cylindrical portion is formed by the cylindrical portion. A window portion for insertion into the portion, and a space large enough for the lifting bottom to be able to ascend and descend through the inside of the rim by being provided in a rim shape on the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion located above the window portion. A stacker body having a fixed bottom formed,
9. The stacker structure according to claim 8, comprising: A substantially funnel-shaped flower cap made of a sheet material, and a flower cap that covers the flower by inserting the cut flower cut from the substantially funnel-shaped inlet side to the outlet side for such covering work is inserted and spread. In the feeding device of the flower cap which is held in an easy state,
An upper opening stacker for stacking and stacking a large number of planar flower caps in a state in which the flower cap is double-folded, and a brush-like peeling portion disposed around an opening above the stacker and adsorbing from the stacker. And a peeling portion arranged so that a peripheral edge of the planar flower cap to be taken out is swept by a brush surface of the peeling portion.

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