JP2005013072A - Inline type egg-treating method - Google Patents

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JP2005013072A
JP2005013072A JP2003181658A JP2003181658A JP2005013072A JP 2005013072 A JP2005013072 A JP 2005013072A JP 2003181658 A JP2003181658 A JP 2003181658A JP 2003181658 A JP2003181658 A JP 2003181658A JP 2005013072 A JP2005013072 A JP 2005013072A
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Kazuyoshi Sekida
和敬 關田
Yukio Nanbu
幸男 南部
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inline type egg-treating method, by which the treating capacity of a downstream side post-treating process can be exhibited as much as possible, even when eggs are somewhat lost on the conveyance of the eggs from a poultry house to a pre-treating process. <P>SOLUTION: This treating method comprises as follows. When an egg amount per a unit time transferred from the poultry house to the next process is Q1, the quanity of eggs treatable per a unit time in a pretreatment process T is Q2, and that in a post-treatment process P is Q3, Q3≤Q1<Q2 should be satisfied. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、鶏舎で採卵された未処理の鶏卵を搬送するため、鶏舎に接続された集卵コンベアを直接鶏卵処理装置の給卵コンベアに接続して当該鶏卵の処理を行なうインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、鶏舎で採卵された未処理の鶏卵を搬送するため、鶏舎に接続された集卵コンベアを直接鶏卵処理装置の給卵コンベアに接続して当該鶏卵の処理を行なうインライン方式が公知である。近年、前記インライン方式においては、図2に示すように、鶏舎Hで採卵された鶏卵Eをいったん「ファームパッカー」と呼ばれる鶏卵の充填装置(本発明の鶏卵前処理工程Tに相当する。以下、ファームパッカーFPと記す。)でアメリカントレー等の仮容器Vに収容し、その後、前記仮容器Vに収容された鶏卵Eをオートローダ(鶏卵を吸着して鶏卵処理装置の給卵コンベアに移載する自動給卵装置)ALで選別包装装置PA(本発明の鶏卵後処理工程Pに相当する。)に供給して洗卵、選別、パック詰めを行なう処理方法が採用され始めている(先行技術文献情報なし。)。
【0003】
ところで、前述の処理方法において、前記選別包装装置PAを定格処理能力で稼働させるには、前記定格処理能力に対応した鶏卵量が上流側の工程から円滑に送り込まれなければならない。例えば、前記選別包装装置PAの定格処理能力が3万卵/時間と仮定した場合、集卵コンベア1、ファームパッカーFPおよびオートローダALを次のような条件で稼働させる必要がある。
(1)集卵コンベア1は、鶏舎Hにて採卵された鶏卵Eを3万卵/時間に対応した搬送速度で次工程のファームパッカーFPに対して搬送する必要がある。
(2)ファームパッカーFPは、前記集卵コンベア1から搬送されてきた3万卵/時間に相当する量の鶏卵Eを、3万卵/時間の処理速度で稼働して前記仮容器Vに充填する必要がある。
(3)オートローダALは、前記仮容器Vに充填された鶏卵Eを3万卵/時間の処理速度で前記選別包装装置PAの給卵コンベア10に移載する必要がある。
【0004】
したがって、前記選別包装装置PAを定格処理能力の3万卵/時間で稼働させるには、先ず、3万卵/時間に相当する量の鶏卵Eが集卵コンベア1からファームパッカーFPへ円滑に送り込まれることが重要である。
【0005】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、前述の処理方法においては前記選別包装装置PAを定格処理能力で稼働させることが困難である。すなわち、前記ファームパッカーFPの入口側には、図3に示すように、アキューム部2aと給卵通路2bと方向整列部2cとからなる整列導入部2が備えられており、前記集卵コンベア1にて3万卵/時間の搬送速度で搬送されてくる多数の鶏卵Eが、雑然とした状態で前記整列導入部2に送り込まれてくる結果、前記アキューム部2aにおいて鶏卵Eが密集してしまうとともに、前記鶏卵Eを給卵通路2bに規則正しく移行させることができなくなる。
【0006】
そのため、前記整列導入部2内において、空きS(鶏卵Eが存在していない部分)が生じ、前記空きSが生じた状態で鶏卵EをファームパッカーFPに供給することになるため、実際には3万卵/時間の処理速度で稼働しているファームパッカーFPに対して例えば、1時間当たり2万4千卵しか鶏卵Eを供給していないことになる。
【0007】
したがって、前記鶏卵Eを最終工程の選別包装装置PAに1時間当たり2万4千卵しか供給できなくなる結果、前記選別包装装置PAを定格処理能力の3万卵/時間で稼働させることができず、その処理能力を最大限に発揮できないという問題がある。換言すれば、選別包装装置PAを導入したときのコストをなかなか回収することができなかった。逆に、前記空きSを生じさせないようにするには、多数の鶏卵Eを整列導入部2に押し込む必要があるが、前記整列導入部2内において鶏卵Eに強いプレッシャーがかかるため鶏卵Eが割れる恐れがある。
【0008】
また、前記問題を抜本的に解決するために前記整列導入部2を改良することも考えられるが、設備が大型化する等の新たな課題が発生するため技術的に困難であった。
【0009】
したがって、本発明は、前記従来技術の問題点に鑑みてなされたものであり、その目的とするところは、鶏舎から前処理工程への鶏卵の移送において多少のロスが発生しても下流側の後処理工程の処理能力を可能な限り発揮させることのできるインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法を提供することにある。
【0010】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、前記目的を達成するために、鶏舎から移送された鶏卵をいったん仮容器に収容する処理を含む鶏卵前処理工程と、鶏卵を所定の選別区分に基づいて選別を行なうとともに、前記選別された鶏卵を包装容器に充填する処理を含む鶏卵後処理工程とを備え、前記鶏卵前処理工程と鶏卵後処理工程との間にバッファ機能を有した搬送工程を介在させたインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法であって、前記鶏舎から次工程へ移送される単位時間当たりの鶏卵量をQ1、前記鶏卵前処理工程が単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ2、前記鶏卵後処理工程が単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ3とし、前記Q1、Q2およびQ3をQ3≦Q1<Q2の関係で鶏卵を処理するようにしたものである。
【0011】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、添付図面を参照して本発明の実施形態を説明する。図1は、本発明にかかるインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法の実施形態を説明する平面図である。
【0012】
本発明のインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法は、図1に示すように、大略、鶏舎Hと、前記鶏舎Hで採卵された鶏卵Eを次工程に移送する集卵コンベア1と、鶏卵前処理工程T(以下、前処理工程Tと記す。)と、バッファ機能を備えた搬送工程の一例である循環搬送コンベア7と、鶏卵後処理工程P(以下、後処理工程Pと記す。)とから構成されている。
【0013】
前記前処理工程Tでは、次のような処理が行なわれる。
(1)アキューム部2aと給卵通路2bと方向整列部2cとからなる公知の整列導入部2により前記集卵コンベア1にて移送されてきた鶏卵Eを方向転換させて該鶏卵Eの鈍端部と鋭端部の向きを一定方向に揃える。
(2)搬送コンベア3により前記整列導入部2にて鈍端部と鋭端部の向きを一定方向に揃えられた鶏卵Eを複列状態でX方向に搬送する。
(3)前記搬送コンベア3にて搬送されてくる鶏卵Eを、前記搬送コンベア3の排出端に設けられた移し替え手段4により単列の分配コンベア5に移し替える。
(4)分配コンベア5は移し替えられた鶏卵Eを単列状態でY方向に搬送する。
(5)前記分配コンベア5の搬送経路上の所定位置に設けられた放出手段6は該分配コンベア5にて搬送されてくる鶏卵Eを下方に待機している循環搬送コンベア7の仮容器Cに放出する。
【0014】
前記バッファ機能を備えた搬送工程の一例である循環搬送コンベア7は、前記放出手段6から放出された鶏卵Eを所定個数、例えば、6個横並びに収容する仮容器Cを多数備え、かつ、前記多数の仮容器Cを循環経路Xに沿って循環搬送する(例えば、本出願人が特開平8−11826号公報にて提案している鶏卵選別装置の「搬送装置」を参照。)。なお、バッファ機能の説明については後述する操業例で詳細に説明する。
【0015】
前記後処理工程Pでは、移行手段8により前記循環搬送コンベア7上の仮容器Cに収容されている鶏卵Eが給卵コンベア10に移行されると、当該鶏卵Eを洗卵、乾燥、計量するとともに、前記計量結果に基づいた選別ならびにパック詰めの処理が行なわれる。
【0016】
つぎに、本発明のインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法の操業例について説明する。先ず、鶏舎Hから次工程へ移送される単位時間当たりの鶏卵量をQ1、前処理工程Tが単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ2、後処理工程Pが単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ3とし、前記Q1、Q2およびQ3の関係をQ3≦Q1<Q2とする。
【0017】
先ず、前記後処理工程Pを3万卵/時間の処理速度で稼働させ、これに対して前記前処理工程Tを4.1万卵/時間の処理速度で稼働させる。
【0018】
その後、例えば、4万卵/時間に相当する量の鶏卵Eが集卵コンベア1にてX方向に移送される。そして、前記鶏卵Eが前処理工程Tの整列導入部2に到達すると、従来技術と同様に、前記整列導入部2のアキューム部2aにおいて鶏卵Eが密集してしまうため該整列導入部2内において空きSが生じることになる。
【0019】
しかしながら、本発明のインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法では、前処理工程Tが単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量を4.1万卵/時間の処理速度で稼働させているので、例えば、前記空きSによって前処理工程Tの整列導入部2内おける鶏卵Eの密度(整列導入部2内に鶏卵Eが導入される割合)が75%になったとしても、4万卵/時間×0.75=3万卵/時間となる結果、前記前処理工程Tで3万卵/時間に相当する量の鶏卵Eを処理することができるのである。
【0020】
前記整列導入部2にて前記鶏卵Eを方向転換させて該鶏卵Eの鈍端部と鋭端部の向きを一定方向に揃えたのち、前記鶏卵Eが搬送コンベア3にて例えば、6列の複列状態でX方向に搬送される。そして、前記3万卵/時間に相当する量の鶏卵Eは、前記搬送コンベア3の排出端に設けられた移し替え手段4にて単列の分配コンベア5に移し替えられたのち、Y方向に搬送される。
【0021】
その後、前記の鶏卵Eが分配コンベア5の搬送経路上の放出位置に到達すると放出手段6にて放出され、循環搬送コンベア7上に待機している仮容器Cに収容されるとともに、前記仮容器Cが該循環搬送コンベア7の循環経路Xに沿って順次搬送される。そして、移行手段8が作動して前記仮容器Cに収容されている鶏卵Eを次工程の選別包装装置Pの給卵コンベア10に順次移行する。その結果、後処理工程Pは3万卵/時間で稼働することが可能となる。
【0022】
ここで、前記前処理工程Tから実際に供給される鶏卵量が、次工程の後処理工程Pで処理できる鶏卵処理量Q3を一時的に上回る場合は、循環搬送コンベア7において鶏卵Eが収容された仮容器Cを所定数、例えば、10個貯留させ、前記後処理工程Pへ供給する鶏卵量を調節する。
【0023】
また、前記前処理工程Tから実際に供給される鶏卵量が、次工程の後処理工程Pで処理できる鶏卵処理量Q3を一時的に下回る場合は、前記移行手段8が、循環搬送コンベア7における前記仮容器Cに収容されている鶏卵Eを貯留させることなく次工程の後処理工程Pの給卵コンベア10に順次移行させる。
【0024】
なお、図1に示すように、前記前処理工程Tに第2の放出手段9aと集合区画9bとを設けてもよい。このようにすれば、前記循環搬送コンベア7において、鶏卵Eが収容された仮容器Cを所定数貯留させても次工程へ移行させる鶏卵量を調節仕切れない場合、オーバーフロー分の鶏卵Eを前記第2の放出手段9aにより集合区画9bへ放出させることができる。
【0025】
さらに、鶏舎Hから移送される鶏卵量Q1が著しく低下する等して前記前処理工程Tから実際に供給される鶏卵量が次工程の後処理工程Pで処理できる鶏卵処理量Q3を著しく下回る場合に備え、前記後処理工程Pに別置きのオートローダを設けて別途鶏卵Eを前記後処理工程Pへ供給して所定の処理を行なってもよい。
【0026】
本実施例では、前処理工程Tにおいて鶏舎Hで採卵された鶏卵Eを選別することなく仮容器Cに収容したのち、前記仮容器Cに収容された鶏卵Eを後処理工程Pに供給する例を説明したが、本実施例に限定するものではなく、例えば、前処理工程Tにて鶏卵Eの重量選別を行ない、LLサイズからMSサイズの鶏卵Eの規格卵のみを仮容器Cに収容したのち、仮容器Cに収容された前記鶏卵Eを後処理工程Pに供給するようにしてもよい。
【0027】
なお、前記後処理工程の処理能力を可能な限り発揮させるには鶏舎Hから次工程へ移送される単位時間当たりの鶏卵量Q1と、後処理工程が単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ3との関係をQ3<Q1とするのがより好ましいが、前記Q1とQ3との関係をQ3=Q1としても構わない。
【0028】
【発明の効果】
以上の説明で明らかなように、鶏舎から次工程へ移送される単位時間当たりの鶏卵量をQ1、前処理工程が単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ2、後処理工程が単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ3とし、前記Q1、Q2およびQ3の関係をQ3≦Q1<Q2としたので、前記前処理工程の整列導入部内において本明細書で説明した「空き」が生じても、最終的に後処理工程に対して単位時間当たり処理できる鶏卵量を供給することができ、前記後処理工程おいてその処理能力を可能な限り発揮させることのできる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明のインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法を説明する平面図である。
【図2】従来のインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法を説明する平面図である。
【図3】整列導入部2内において空きSが生じることを説明する平面図である。
【符号の説明】
1…集卵コンベア、2…整列導入部、3…搬送コンベア、4…移し替え手段、5…分配コンベア、6…放出手段、7…循環搬送コンベア、8…移行手段、C…仮容器、E…鶏卵、H…鶏舎、P…後処理工程、T…前処理工程
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, in order to transport untreated eggs collected in a poultry house, egg collection in an in-line system in which the egg collection conveyor connected to the poultry house is directly connected to the egg feeding conveyor of the egg processing apparatus to process the eggs. It relates to a processing method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an in-line method is known in which an egg collection conveyor connected to a chicken house is directly connected to an egg feeding conveyor of an egg processing apparatus to process the eggs in order to transport untreated eggs collected in the chicken house. In recent years, in the in-line method, as shown in FIG. 2, the egg E collected in the chicken house H is once referred to as a “farm packer” and corresponds to the egg filling device (the egg pretreatment step T of the present invention. The chicken eggs E stored in the temporary container V are then transferred to the egg load conveyor of the egg processing apparatus by adsorbing the eggs. An automatic egg feeding device) AL has started to adopt a processing method of supplying eggs to a sorting and packaging device PA (corresponding to the egg post-treatment step P of the present invention) and washing, sorting and packing (information on prior art documents) None.)
[0003]
By the way, in the above-described processing method, in order to operate the sorting and packaging apparatus PA with the rated processing capacity, the amount of eggs corresponding to the rated processing capacity must be smoothly fed from the upstream process. For example, when the rated processing capacity of the sorting and packaging apparatus PA is assumed to be 30,000 eggs / hour, it is necessary to operate the egg collection conveyor 1, the farm packer FP, and the autoloader AL under the following conditions.
(1) The egg collection conveyor 1 needs to convey the egg E collected in the chicken house H to the farm packer FP in the next process at a conveyance speed corresponding to 30,000 eggs / hour.
(2) The farm packer FP operates at a processing speed of 30,000 eggs / hour and fills the temporary container V with an amount of eggs E equivalent to 30,000 eggs / hour conveyed from the egg collection conveyor 1. There is a need to.
(3) The autoloader AL needs to transfer the egg E filled in the temporary container V onto the egg feeding conveyor 10 of the sorting and packaging apparatus PA at a processing speed of 30,000 eggs / hour.
[0004]
Therefore, in order to operate the sorting and packaging apparatus PA at the rated processing capacity of 30,000 eggs / hour, first, an amount of eggs E corresponding to 30,000 eggs / hour is smoothly fed from the egg collection conveyor 1 to the farm packer FP. It is important that
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described processing method, it is difficult to operate the sorting and packaging apparatus PA with a rated processing capacity. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the entrance side of the farm packer FP is provided with an alignment introducing portion 2 comprising an accumulating portion 2a, an egg feeding passage 2b, and a direction aligning portion 2c. As a result, a large number of chicken eggs E transported at a transport speed of 30,000 eggs / hour are sent to the alignment introduction section 2 in a messy state, and as a result, the eggs E are concentrated in the accumulator section 2a. At the same time, the eggs E cannot be regularly transferred to the egg feeding passage 2b.
[0006]
Therefore, in the alignment introduction part 2, empty S (part where the chicken egg E does not exist) is generated, and the chicken egg E is supplied to the farm packer FP in the state where the empty S is generated. For example, only 24,000 eggs per hour are supplied to the farm packer FP operating at a processing speed of 30,000 eggs / hour.
[0007]
Therefore, only 24,000 eggs per hour can be supplied to the sorting / packaging device PA in the final process, so that the sorting / packaging device PA cannot be operated at a rated processing capacity of 30,000 eggs / hour. , There is a problem that the processing capacity cannot be maximized. In other words, it was difficult to recover the cost when the sorting and packaging apparatus PA was introduced. On the other hand, in order not to generate the empty space S, it is necessary to push a large number of chicken eggs E into the alignment introducing portion 2, but the egg E breaks because a strong pressure is applied to the egg E in the alignment introducing portion 2. There is a fear.
[0008]
Further, although it is conceivable to improve the alignment introducing unit 2 in order to solve the problem drastically, it is technically difficult because a new problem such as an increase in the size of the equipment occurs.
[0009]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is that even if some loss occurs in the transfer of eggs from the poultry house to the pretreatment process, An object of the present invention is to provide an in-line chicken egg processing method capable of exhibiting the processing capacity of the post-processing step as much as possible.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention performs the egg pretreatment step including a process of temporarily storing the eggs transferred from the poultry house in a temporary container, and sorting the eggs based on a predetermined sorting section. And an egg post-treatment step including a process of filling the packaged eggs into a packaging container, and an egg in an in-line system in which a transfer step having a buffer function is interposed between the egg pre-treatment step and the egg post-treatment step. Q1 is the amount of eggs per unit time transferred from the poultry house to the next step, Q2 is the amount of eggs that can be processed per unit time by the egg pretreatment step, and the egg posttreatment step is a unit time. The egg processing amount that can be processed per win is Q3, and Q1, Q2, and Q3 are processed in the relationship of Q3 ≦ Q1 <Q2.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view for explaining an embodiment of a processing method for eggs in an inline system according to the present invention.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 1, the processing method of the egg in the in-line system of the present invention is roughly the chicken house H, the egg collection conveyor 1 for transferring the egg E collected in the chicken house H to the next process, and the egg pretreatment process. T (hereinafter referred to as a pretreatment step T), a circulation conveyance conveyor 7 which is an example of a conveyance step having a buffer function, and an egg post-treatment step P (hereinafter referred to as a post-treatment step P). Has been.
[0013]
In the pretreatment step T, the following processing is performed.
(1) The direction of the egg E transferred by the egg collection conveyor 1 by the known alignment introduction part 2 including the accumulating part 2a, the egg feeding passage 2b, and the direction aligning part 2c, and the blunt end of the egg E Align the direction of the part and the sharp end in a certain direction.
(2) The chicken egg E in which the direction of the blunt end portion and the sharp end portion is aligned in a certain direction by the alignment introduction unit 2 by the conveyor 3 is conveyed in the X direction in a double row state.
(3) The eggs E transported by the transport conveyor 3 are transferred to the single-line distribution conveyor 5 by the transfer means 4 provided at the discharge end of the transport conveyor 3.
(4) The distribution conveyor 5 conveys the transferred eggs E in the Y direction in a single row state.
(5) The discharge means 6 provided at a predetermined position on the transfer path of the distribution conveyor 5 is placed in the temporary container C of the circulation transfer conveyor 7 waiting for the eggs E transferred by the distribution conveyor 5 downward. discharge.
[0014]
The circulation conveyor 7 which is an example of the transport process having the buffer function includes a large number of temporary containers C for storing a predetermined number, for example, six eggs E released from the discharge means 6, and A large number of temporary containers C are circulated and conveyed along the circulation path X (see, for example, the “conveying device” of the egg sorting apparatus proposed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-11826). The buffer function will be described in detail in an operation example described later.
[0015]
In the said post-processing process P, if the egg E accommodated in the temporary container C on the said circulation conveyance conveyor 7 is transferred to the egg feeding conveyor 10 by the transfer means 8, the said egg E will be washed, dried, and measured. At the same time, the sorting and packing process based on the measurement result is performed.
[0016]
Below, the operation example of the processing method of the egg in the in-line system of this invention is demonstrated. First, the egg amount per unit time transferred from the chicken house H to the next process is Q1, the egg treatment amount that the pretreatment process T can process per unit time is Q2, and the egg treatment that the post-treatment process P can process per unit time The quantity is Q3, and the relationship between Q1, Q2 and Q3 is Q3 ≦ Q1 <Q2.
[0017]
First, the post-processing step P is operated at a processing speed of 30,000 eggs / hour, while the pre-processing step T is operated at a processing speed of 410,000 eggs / hour.
[0018]
Thereafter, for example, an amount of chicken eggs E corresponding to 40,000 eggs / hour is transferred in the X direction by the egg collection conveyor 1. When the eggs E reach the alignment introduction part 2 in the pretreatment step T, the eggs E are concentrated in the accumulation part 2a of the alignment introduction part 2 in the alignment introduction part 2 as in the conventional technique. An empty space S is generated.
[0019]
However, in the egg processing method according to the in-line method of the present invention, the egg processing amount that can be processed per unit time in the pretreatment step T is operated at a processing speed of 41,000 eggs / hour. Even if the density of chicken eggs E in the alignment introduction part 2 of the pretreatment step T is increased by S to 75% (40% of eggs / hour × 0.75). As a result of 30,000 eggs / hour, the amount of chicken eggs E corresponding to 30,000 eggs / hour can be processed in the pretreatment step T.
[0020]
After the direction of the eggs E is changed by the alignment introduction part 2 and the directions of the blunt ends and the sharp ends of the eggs E are aligned in a certain direction, the eggs E are transferred to the conveyor 3 by, for example, six rows. It is conveyed in the X direction in a double row state. The amount of eggs E corresponding to 30,000 eggs / hour is transferred to the single-line distribution conveyor 5 by the transfer means 4 provided at the discharge end of the conveyor 3 and then moved in the Y direction. Be transported.
[0021]
After that, when the egg E reaches the discharge position on the transport path of the distribution conveyor 5, it is discharged by the discharge means 6 and stored in the temporary container C waiting on the circulation transport conveyor 7. C is sequentially conveyed along the circulation path X of the circulation conveyance conveyor 7. And the transfer means 8 act | operates and the egg E accommodated in the said temporary container C is sequentially transferred to the egg-feeding conveyor 10 of the sorting packaging apparatus P of the next process. As a result, the post-processing process P can be operated at 30,000 eggs / hour.
[0022]
Here, when the amount of eggs actually supplied from the pre-processing step T exceeds the egg processing amount Q3 that can be processed in the post-processing step P of the next step, the eggs E are accommodated in the circulation conveyor 7. A predetermined number, for example, ten temporary containers C are stored, and the amount of eggs supplied to the post-processing step P is adjusted.
[0023]
Moreover, when the egg amount actually supplied from the pre-processing step T is temporarily below the egg processing amount Q3 that can be processed in the post-processing step P of the next step, the transfer means 8 is connected to the circulation conveyor 7. The eggs E accommodated in the temporary container C are sequentially transferred to the egg feeding conveyor 10 in the post-processing step P of the next step without storing them.
[0024]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, you may provide the 2nd discharge | release means 9a and the collection division 9b in the said pre-processing process T. FIG. In this way, if the predetermined amount of the temporary containers C in which the eggs E are stored are stored in the circulating conveyor 7 and the amount of eggs to be transferred to the next process cannot be adjusted and divided, the overflowing eggs E can be changed to the first one. The two discharge means 9a can be discharged to the collecting section 9b.
[0025]
Furthermore, when the egg quantity Q1 actually transferred from the pre-treatment process T is significantly lower than the egg treatment quantity Q3 that can be processed in the post-treatment process P of the next process because the egg quantity Q1 transferred from the chicken house H is significantly reduced. In preparation for this, a separate autoloader may be provided in the post-processing step P, and the eggs E may be separately supplied to the post-processing step P to perform predetermined processing.
[0026]
In this embodiment, the eggs E collected in the chicken house H in the pretreatment step T are stored in the temporary container C without being selected, and then the eggs E stored in the temporary container C are supplied to the post-processing step P. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the weight selection of the eggs E is performed in the pretreatment step T, and only the standard eggs of the eggs E from the LL size to the MS size are accommodated in the temporary container C. After that, the egg E stored in the temporary container C may be supplied to the post-processing step P.
[0027]
In order to maximize the processing capacity of the post-processing step, the egg quantity Q1 per unit time transferred from the poultry house H to the next process and the egg processing amount that the post-processing process can process per unit time are set to Q3. Is more preferably Q3 <Q1, but the relationship between Q1 and Q3 may be Q3 = Q1.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above explanation, the egg quantity per unit time transferred from the poultry house to the next process is Q1, the egg treatment quantity that the pretreatment process can process per unit time is Q2, and the post-treatment process is per unit time. Since the egg processing amount that can be processed is Q3 and the relationship between Q1, Q2 and Q3 is Q3 ≦ Q1 <Q2, even if the “empty” described in this specification occurs in the alignment introduction part of the pretreatment step, Finally, the amount of eggs that can be processed per unit time can be supplied to the post-processing step, and the processing capacity can be exhibited as much as possible in the post-processing step.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view for explaining a method for processing eggs in an inline system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view for explaining a conventional egg processing method in an in-line method.
FIG. 3 is a plan view for explaining that a space S is generated in the alignment introducing section 2;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Egg collection conveyor, 2 ... Alignment introducing | transducing part, 3 ... Conveyance conveyor, 4 ... Transfer means, 5 ... Distribution conveyor, 6 ... Discharge means, 7 ... Circulation conveyance conveyor, 8 ... Transition means, C ... Temporary container, E ... Eggs, H ... Poultry house, P ... Post-processing step, T ... Pre-processing step

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鶏舎から移送された鶏卵をいったん仮容器に収容する処理を含む鶏卵前処理工程と、鶏卵を所定の選別区分に基づいて選別を行なうとともに、前記選別された鶏卵を包装容器に充填する処理を含む鶏卵後処理工程とを備え、前記鶏卵前処理工程と鶏卵後処理工程との間にバッファ機能を有した搬送工程を介在させたインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法であって、前記鶏舎から次工程へ移送される単位時間当たりの鶏卵量をQ1、前記鶏卵前処理工程が単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ2、前記鶏卵後処理工程が単位時間当たりに処理できる鶏卵処理量をQ3とし、前記Q1、Q2およびQ3をQ3≦Q1<Q2の関係で鶏卵を処理するインライン方式における鶏卵の処理方法。Including a pretreatment step of eggs including a process of temporarily storing eggs transferred from a poultry house in a temporary container, and a process of selecting the eggs based on a predetermined sorting section and filling the selected eggs into a packaging container A processing method for eggs in an in-line system comprising a transfer step having a buffer function between the egg pre-processing step and the egg post-processing step, from the chicken house to the next step. Q1 is the amount of eggs transferred per unit time, Q2 is the amount of eggs processed that can be processed per unit time by the egg pretreatment step, Q3 is the amount of eggs processed that can be processed per unit time by the egg post-processing step, and A method of processing eggs in an in-line method in which Q1, Q2 and Q3 are processed in a relationship of Q3 ≦ Q1 <Q2.
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