JP2005055711A - Picture display label of packaged article, packaging body, display picture forming system of packaged article, and selective packaging device of agricultural product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging body enabling a user to estimate the quality status of an agricultural product packed and shipped in a cardboard box without opening a lid of the packaging body before the product is delivered to a consumer. <P>SOLUTION: After the agricultural product is packed in the cardboard box 6, the bibliographic items previously stored in a management device 10 of the agricultural product inside the cardboard box can be transmitted to a label printer 15. Also, the pickup image of the agricultural product inside the cardboard box 6 picked up with a camera 11 is transmitted to the management device 10 and printed, together with the bibliographic items managed on the basis of the cardboard box, by a label printer 15 on a picture display label 14. The printed picture display label is stuck on the cardboard box 6 with a labeling machine 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention displays images of agricultural products such as flowers and flowers such as flowers, peaches, pears, apples, melons, and tomatoes stored in a packaging body such as a cardboard box on the outer surface of the packaging body such as a cardboard box. Image display label of packaged product, packaged product on which image of packaged product is displayed on outer surface of package such as cardboard box, and display image formation of packaged product for displaying the image on outer surface of package such as cardboard box The present invention relates to a system and an agricultural product sorting and packaging apparatus.

  Conventionally, agricultural products stored in a predetermined position on the outer surface of cardboard boxes containing agricultural products classified by machine sorting or manual sorting in a predetermined sorting category at a collection / shipping site for agricultural products or a sorting and packaging facility for agricultural products The name, product type, grade, class, quantity (number) or weight, selection field name, etc. are displayed directly on the label or printed on the label and pasted to the market or consumption area. Has been.

  And, for example, a retailer who purchases agricultural products for each cardboard box in the market, when purchasing goods, looks at the agricultural products in the cardboard boxes partially opened by auction, etc., and the quality of the agricultural products in the cardboard boxes that have not been opened yet Is predicting.

In addition, as a method of selling fresh flowers, etc., which are one of the agricultural products, when the flower seller receives an order from the sender to send the flower to the product recipient, the photograph of the flower sent by the flower seller is taken. Then, the photographed image is printed on a reply postcard. Then, the reply postcard on which the image of the fresh flower is printed is sent to the product recipient together with the fresh flower that is the product, and the product recipient sends the received reply postcard to the sender without actually seeing the product. The sender who ordered the fresh flowers can confirm what kind of product has been sent to the product recipient (Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-319068 A

  When purchasing the above-mentioned agricultural products containing cardboard in the market or the like, especially when the agricultural products are flowers, the degree of flower opening, the shape, the degree of coloring, etc. are important when they are arranged in the store, and it is also a place I want to know.

  However, at present, the state of such a flower cannot be known unless the lid of the cardboard box is opened.

  Therefore, after packing agricultural products such as flowers in cardboard boxes and sealing them, if you want to know the state of agricultural products in the cardboard boxes, for example, at the market, you must open the cardboard boxes and check the flowers one by one. There is a problem that it takes time and effort.

  Also, on the outer surface of corrugated cardboard containing agricultural products such as flowers, items such as the name, variety, grade, class, quantity (number) or weight of the agricultural product, the name of the fruit selection field, etc. (hereinafter referred to as standards-related items) However, when there are many varieties such as flowers, it is not easy to accurately grasp the contents of the cardboard box from the display of these standard-related items, so the purchase relies on skilled workers Is the current situation.

  In addition, when storing a large number of cardboard boxes that have been purchased, the display information of the above-mentioned standard-related items displayed on the outer surface of the cardboard is simply information relating to the specifications specific to the agricultural products that are stored in the box. Since there is no direct indication of the current quality state determined from the appearance of the stored agricultural products, for example, in the case of flowers, the state of flowering etc. The storage order of products, such as whether to postpone, cannot be determined. For this reason, it was necessary to open the lid of the cardboard boxes one by one and determine the quality status of the agricultural products stored. For example, taking a tomato as an example, a product that is ripe and red is more likely to be purchased than a product that remains bluish. For this reason, when purchasing products, considering the schedule to arrange them at the store, you had to open the lid of the cardboard box and check the quality of the agricultural products.

  On the other hand, in the invention described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, in the distribution process of fresh flowers, a photograph of fresh flowers sent by the seller of fresh flowers to the sender is taken, and this is printed on a reply postcard and sent to the sender together with the fresh flowers. The photos of the flowers are not used by the seller to determine the quality of the products stored in the cardboard box, and the flowers stored in any cardboard box are in good condition for sending. You can only determine if there is a cardboard box.

  The object of the present invention was made in view of such conventional problems. Agricultural products stored in a packaging body such as a cardboard box are shipped from a collection / collection / shipping site for agricultural products or a sorting and packaging facility for agricultural products to consumers. An image display label for a packaged product that can be used to infer what quality condition is in the previous stage before opening the package, and a package in which an image of the packaged product is displayed on the outer surface of the package such as a cardboard box An object of the present invention is to provide a display image forming system for a packaged product for displaying the image on the outer surface of a package such as a cardboard box, and an agricultural product sorting and packaging apparatus.

  A first invention is an image display label of a packaged product, in which at least an image obtained by photographing an agricultural product stored in a package is formed and applied to the package.

  In the first invention, instead of displaying images of general agricultural products in a catalog, the agricultural products such as flower buds, vegetables and fruits stored in a package such as a cardboard box were photographed with a camera or the like. Since the image of the agricultural product is displayed on the image display label, the image display label can be easily handled by, for example, affixing or lowering the image display label on the package containing the agricultural product of the photographed image. It is possible to easily recognize the actual agricultural products stored without opening the door.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging body in which agricultural products are stored, and an image display label on which at least an image obtained by photographing the agricultural products stored in the packaging body is formed is provided outside the packaging body. It exists in the package characterized by having provided.

  In the second invention, since an image display label that forms an image of the stored agricultural product is attached to the outside of the packaging body such as a cardboard box or the like, it is provided at the time of photographing (shipment time). The current state of the flower can be easily predicted from, for example, the state of the flower (color, size of bud, flowering state) which is an agricultural product. For this reason, when purchasing agricultural products such as flowers, a retailer can set up a sales schedule for products.

  In addition, products can be purchased according to the sales schedule, predicted to be colored right on a special sale day, or flowers can be purchased according to the event.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided bibliographic information acquisition means for acquiring bibliographic information of agricultural products packaged in a package, and agricultural products in a packaged state with the lid of the package opened. An image that forms on the same image display label the photographing means for photographing, the image information of the agricultural product photographed by the photographing means, and the bibliographic information of the agricultural product corresponding to the image information of the agricultural product obtained by the bibliographic information obtaining means A packaged product display image forming system comprising: a forming unit; and a label attaching unit that attaches the image display label to a package in which agricultural products of captured images are stored.

  In the third invention, after the packaging of agricultural products such as flower baskets is finished in the package such as a cardboard box, bibliographic items such as the product name, variety name, grade, class, number of packaging, producer name, etc. And images of agricultural products in a box can be formed on a single image display label, which can be affixed to a package that contains the agricultural products of the image taken. The forming operation can be performed systematically.

  In a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided bibliographic information acquisition means for acquiring bibliographic information of agricultural products boxed in a package, and agricultural products packed in the package in a state where the lid of the package is opened. An image capturing unit for capturing images, an image forming unit for displaying agricultural product image information captured by the image capturing unit on an image display label, and an image display label for an agricultural product formed by the image forming unit are stored in the agricultural product of the captured image. Label attaching means to be attached to the package that has been provided, and information giving means for giving the bibliographic information of the agricultural product obtained by the bibliographic information obtaining means to the package containing the corresponding agricultural product. The present invention is a display image forming system for packaged goods.

  In the fourth invention, unlike the third invention, only an image of agricultural products is formed on one image display label, and bibliographic items are displayed on the package via the label or directly. As compared with the case of using a single label as in the third invention, a display space such as characters and symbols is unnecessary, and even if an image of high-quality agricultural products is provided using an expensive high-quality image display label Low cost paper can be used.

  In a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided bibliographic information acquisition means for acquiring bibliographic information of agricultural products packaged in a package, and agricultural products packaged in a package with the lid of the package opened. A packaging body in which the agricultural products are stored, the photographing means for photographing, the image information of the agricultural products photographed by the photographing means, and the bibliographic information of the agricultural products corresponding to the image information of the agricultural products obtained by the bibliographic information obtaining means A display image forming system for packaged merchandise, comprising:

  In the fifth invention, unlike the third and fourth inventions, an image display label is not used, and an image of agricultural products and bibliographic items of agricultural products are directly formed on the outer surface of a package such as a cardboard box. An image label or a labeling machine is not necessary, and the cost can be reduced.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any of the above-described display image forming systems for packaged commodities, the agricultural products stored in the package belong to the same category.

  In the sixth aspect of the invention, for example, in products that are boxed with agricultural products that are classified in the same class / class, such as tomatoes and peaches, the coloration and ripeness of the agricultural products in the same category without opening the cardboard boxes etc. Etc. can be easily predicted and purchased.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the agricultural product sorting and packaging apparatus in which the agricultural products to be supplied are sorted by the sorting and sorting apparatus in a predetermined sorting section, and the sorted farm products are boxed and packed in a package. And, after the packaging of the agricultural product is finished, the agricultural product in the package is photographed by the photographing means.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, an agricultural product after packaging is photographed without requiring an operator for a display image forming system, and the photographed image of the agricultural product and bibliographic items are displayed on a package such as a cardboard box. Can do.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, images of agricultural products such as flowers, vegetables and fruits stored in a packaging body such as a cardboard box are photographed with a camera or the like, instead of displaying images of general agricultural products in a catalog. Since the image of the obtained agricultural product is displayed on the image display label, the image display label can be easily handled, for example, by sticking it on a package containing the agricultural product of the photographed image, It is possible to easily recognize the actual agricultural products stored without opening the lid of the package.

  According to the invention according to claim 2, since an image display label forming an image of the stored agricultural product is attached to the outside of the packaging body such as a cardboard box or the like, The current state of the flower can be easily predicted from, for example, the state of the flower (color, size of bud, flowering state) which is an agricultural product at the time of shipment. For this reason, when purchasing agricultural products such as flowers, a retailer can set up a sales schedule for products.

  In addition, products can be purchased according to the sales schedule, predicted to be colored right on a special sale day, or flowers can be purchased according to the event.

  According to the invention of claim 3, after the packaging of agricultural products such as flower baskets is completed in the packaging body such as a cardboard box, the product name, variety name, grade, class, number of packaging, producer name, etc. The bibliographic items and images of agricultural products in a box can be formed on a single image display label, which can be affixed to a package that contains the agricultural products of the images taken. This series of image forming operations can be performed systematically.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, unlike the invention according to claim 3, only the image of the agricultural product is formed on one image display label, and the bibliographic items are packaged directly or via the label. Therefore, as compared with the case of using a single label as in the invention according to claim 3, a display space such as characters and symbols is not required, and high quality image display labels are used to achieve high image quality. Even if images of agricultural products are provided, low-cost paper can be used.

  According to the invention of claim 5, unlike the inventions of claims 3 and 4, the image display label is not used, and the image of the agricultural product and the bibliographic items of the agricultural product are directly displayed on the outer surface of the package such as a cardboard box. Therefore, an image label or a labeling machine is not necessary, and the cost can be reduced.

  According to the invention according to claim 6, for example, in products that are shipped by packing agricultural products with the same class classification, for example, tomatoes, peaches, etc., agricultural products in the same category without opening the cardboard box etc. It is possible to easily predict and purchase the color and the degree of ripeness.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the boxed agricultural products are photographed without requiring an operator for the display image forming system, and the photographed images of the agricultural products and bibliographic items are displayed on a packaging body such as a cardboard box. Can be made.

(First embodiment)
1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 1A is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility, FIG. 1B is a diagram showing an example of an image display label of a packaged product, and FIG. 2A is an overview of a display image forming system for packaged product. FIG. 3B is a view showing a display form of an image display label of a packaged product formed by the display image forming system of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the display image forming system.

  In FIG. 1 (a), A is a sorting and packaging apparatus that sorts supplied agricultural products and boxes the agricultural products sorted into grades and classes according to the sorting results for each sorting division, and is shown in a plan view. In the sorting and packaging apparatus A, the lid of the cardboard box is not closed after packing, and the open state is maintained. B photographs the agricultural product in the cardboard box conveyed from the sorting and packaging apparatus A, prints this photographed image on a label, and the label on which the image of the agricultural product is printed is stored on the cardboard box containing the printed agricultural product. The image forming apparatus is attached to the outer surface, and is shown in a longitudinal section.

  The sorting and packaging apparatus A shown in the figure shows a schematic configuration, and is provided with a measuring device (a weighing device, a camera, etc.) 2a on a sorting conveyor 1 to which agricultural products are supplied, and for the agricultural products conveyed on the conveyor 1 A predetermined item is measured, and the grade, class, etc. of the agricultural products measured by the sorting operation device 2b are individually determined based on the measurement data. Then, the determination result is transmitted to and stored in the management device 10 which is a control device that controls the entire sorting and packaging facility for each individual agricultural product. Further, the sorting operation device 2b outputs a sorting signal for boxing, which will be described later, to an unillustrated discharging device.

  The measured agricultural products conveyed on the sorting conveyor 1 are transferred to the sorting conveyor 3. When a plurality of discharging devices (not shown) are arranged along the conveying path of the sorting conveyor 3 and the sorting signal is output to these discharging devices, agricultural products conveyed on the sorting conveyor 3 are boxed by the discharging device. .. Are discharged toward the pulling conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c,... For the filling, for example, the pulling conveyor 4a has a 3L class and excellent grade, and the pulling conveyor 4b has a 3L class and excellent grade. In 4c, it is assumed that agricultural products having a class of 3L and a good grade, such as tomatoes, are discharged from the sorting conveyor 3 by the discharging device.

  Agricultural products discharged to the drawer conveyors 4 (4a, 4b, 4c...) By class and grade are transferred from the drawer conveyors 4 to the respective boxing devices 5 (5a, 5b, 5c...). And packed in a package, for example, a cardboard box 6. In addition, a packaging device number label 7 (7a, 7b, 7c,...) That displays a unique number preset for each packaging device 5 by a symbol such as a character or a bar code at a position corresponding to each packaging device 5. ..) is affixed to a predetermined position on the side surface of the cardboard box 7 manually or by a machine. Further, when supplying agricultural products to the sorting conveyor 1, each boxing device 5 is operated by operating a console (not shown) which is a data input device arranged in the vicinity of the agricultural product supply unit of the sorting conveyor 1. The classification of the equal class to be packed in is input to the management apparatus 10, and information on the producer, the name of the agricultural product, the type of the agricultural product, etc. is also input to the management apparatus 10. The number of agricultural products to be stored can also be input from this console.

  The cardboard boxes 6 discharged from each boxing device 5 to which the boxing device number label 7 is attached are sent out to the transport conveyor 8 with the lid open.

  The above is the schematic configuration of the sorting and packaging apparatus A, and the cardboard box 6 that is transported with the lids opened on the transport conveyor 8 is transported toward the imaging area of the image forming apparatus B.

  In the image forming apparatus B, a camera 11 for photographing agricultural products stored in the cardboard box 6 is disposed above the conveyance path of the conveyance conveyor 8. Further, a barcode for reading the packaging device number displayed on the barcode of the packaging device number label 7 affixed to the outer surface of the cardboard box 6 on the upstream side in the transport direction of the transport conveyor 8 from the installation position of the camera 11. A leader 12 is arranged. The bar code reader 12 transmits the read box number of the cardboard box 6 to the management apparatus 10 and stores it in the memory.

  Based on the transmitted number of the packaging device, the management device 10 can read out information such as the equal class of agricultural products stored in correspondence with this number. The cardboard box 6 from which the above-described information is read by the barcode reader 12 is conveyed to the installation position of the camera 11 with the lid still opened, and the agricultural products packed in the cardboard box 6 are photographed by the camera 11. The For example, when the agricultural product is photographed by the camera 11, the agricultural product to be packed is photographed as a whole, and the photographed image information is transmitted to the management device 10. In the management apparatus 10, the entire image information of the transmitted agricultural product is set as the first image information, and image processing for enlarging a specific portion of the first image information is performed. The enlarged image processing of the specific part is performed at one place or a plurality of places, and is stored as second image information and third image information, respectively. Whether or not to perform image processing of the specific part below the second image information. Is appropriately determined depending on the type of agricultural product to be stored. For example, when the tomato is stored as described above, the first image information that is the image information of the entire tomato stored in the cardboard box and the second image information in which one or a plurality of tomatoes are enlarged, for example. Are stored in the memory.

  Further, in the image forming apparatus B, the label sticking machine 13 is arranged on the downstream side in the transport direction of the transport conveyor 8 from the installation position of the camera 11, and a predetermined outer surface of the photographed cardboard box 6 transported on the transport conveyor 8 is predetermined. The image label 14 is attached to the position. The label applicator 13 is integrally attached to a label printer 15 that forms an image on the image label 14. The label printer 15 stores the first image information and the second image information stored in the memory from the management device 10. Image information signal, name of agricultural product stored, bibliographic information signal such as varieties name, grade, class, shooting date (shipping date), producer name, number, etc. A barcode signal for indicating the unique identification information for each cardboard box 6 with a barcode is output.

  Based on these signals, the label printer 15 prints the image information 14a at a predetermined position of the image label 14 as shown in FIG. Print in position.

  In the management device 10, the cardboard box 6 photographed by the camera 11 is photographed from the installation position of the camera 11 toward the installation position of the label sticking machine 13, and the agricultural products in the cardboard box 6 are photographed. Bibliographic items 12b such as the obtained image information 14a such as the first image and the names, varieties, grades, classes, shipping dates, and numbers of agricultural products obtained as input information from the console and barcode reader 12. Is printed on the image label 14 by the label printer 15, and when the cardboard box 6 reaches the installation position of the labeling machine 13, the image label 14 indicating the agricultural product stored in the cardboard box 6 is printed by the labeling machine 13. Affixed to a predetermined position on the outer surface of the box 6.

  After the label sticking by the label sticking machine 13 is finished, the lid of the cardboard box 6 is closed by an unillustrated sealing machine or the like, and the packaging is finally finished. The sealed cardboard box 6 with the lid closed is transported to a shipping area by a conveyor (not shown) and shipped.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the image forming apparatus A by the management apparatus 10.

  In the sorting and packaging apparatus A, when the agricultural products are supplied to the sorting conveyor for each producer, the producer's name is input to the console and the next producer's name is input until the next producer's name is entered. And stored in the management apparatus 10. Further, along with the producer's input, the item and product name are also input to the management device 10 from the console and stored. Furthermore, for each boxing device 5, a class of equal classes in which boxing is performed for each boxing device is set in advance using this console. In addition, the management device 10 sets the shooting date to be printed on the image label by the calendar function.

  Further, the agricultural products supplied on the sorting conveyor 1 are sorted, and the agricultural products delivered from the sorting conveyor 3 to the drawer conveyor 4 according to the class and class are boxed by the boxing device 5. Is attached to the outer surface of the cardboard box 6 in which agricultural products are stored (may be directly printed). When this boxing device number label 7 is read by the barcode reader 12, the read information (boxing device number) is stored in the management device 10. The management device 10 reads out the equal class for each boxing device 5 input in advance from the console, and for each cardboard box 6, the item, product type, grade, class, quantity, shooting date, producer name, etc. Are managed (S1).

  Next, the corrugated cardboard box 6 packed with agricultural products to which the packaging device number label 7 is attached is transported on the transport conveyor 8 toward the installation position of the camera 11 with the lid open. The whole agricultural product in the cardboard box 6 is photographed (S2).

  In S2, the entire image captured by the camera 11 is subjected to image processing to obtain a partially enlarged image. Whether or not the second image is necessary is set in advance, and by setting it as not, only the first image of the entire image is formed on the image label by the label printer 15 (S3). Note that the second image forming process itself can be prevented from being executed by setting the second image to NO. In addition to the agricultural product image, bibliographic information such as the item, type, grade, class, quantity, shooting date, producer name, etc. stored in S1 is formed.

  Then, when the image of the agricultural product and the bibliographic items for the agricultural product are formed on the image label 14, the labeling machine 13 applies the image to the predetermined position on the outer surface of the cardboard box 6 in which the agricultural product corresponding to the image label 14 is stored. The image label 14 is pasted (S4), and this operation is finished.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the image label 14 that captures the appearance of the stored agricultural product is attached to the outer surface of the shipped cardboard box 6 containing the agricultural product. It became possible to easily grasp the color, shape, size, etc. of agricultural products.

  In addition, it is possible to easily predict the coloration and shape of the current agricultural product (the shape of the flower changes from the bud when the flower or the like changes) from the appearance image at the time of shipment displayed on the image label 14 without opening the lid of the cardboard box. It became possible to do.

  For this reason, a retailer can set up a sales schedule for purchased products (agricultural products).

  Further, it is possible to purchase products in accordance with the sales schedule. For example, it is possible to make a purchase by predicting that the product will be colored on a special sale day.

  Furthermore, after pasting the boxing device number label 7 on the outer surface of the corrugated cardboard box 6 after the boxing of the agricultural products, it is automatically ejected to the conveyor 8 and the agricultural products in the cardboard box 6 are automatically photographed. The image and name, variety, shooting date, etc. of the agricultural product are formed on the image label 14, and this is pasted on the outer surface of the corresponding corrugated cardboard box 6 by the label sticking machine 13, so that it is easy to handle without troublesome work. It is. Furthermore, since the image formed on the image label 14 is an appearance image of the agricultural product stored in the cardboard box 6, anyone can recognize it.

  In the above-described embodiment, tomato is taken as an example of the agricultural product, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a flower bud. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an image forming apparatus B that forms an image of a flower bud stored in, for example, a cardboard box as a package on an image label 14 and affixes the outer surface of the cardboard box with a labeling machine 13. FIG. 2B shows an enlarged view of the image label 14 shown in FIG.

  As the sorting and packaging apparatus A, boxing in the case of a flower bud is performed by, for example, manual work (hand packing), and a predetermined number of flowers are boxed. In addition, in the case of florets, particularly perishable agricultural products, or few agricultural products, each producer must manually select and pack the boxed cardboard boxes 6 into the collection / collection place and process them as shown in FIG. You can also.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the flower image stored in the cardboard box 6 photographed by the camera 11 has two types, a first image 14c obtained by photographing the entire image and a second image 14d obtained by partially enlarging the image. Are formed on the image label 14.

  Therefore, when shipping the florets shown in FIG. 2 in a box, the first image 14c and the second image 14d of the image label 14 affixed to a predetermined position on the outer surface of the cardboard box 6 are viewed and shipped. By looking at the date, it is possible to easily predict the current state of the color of the florets stored in the cardboard box, how large the buds are, or when the flowering date is. For this reason, a retailer etc. can purchase a flower according to an event, for example.

  In the present embodiment, for example, if the unique identification information is displayed as a barcode or the like for each cardboard box 6, the management apparatus 10 stores the image information of agricultural products and the data on the bibliographic items described above for each cardboard. Since the information can be stored in units of boxes, the image information and bibliographic data may be viewed from a terminal device such as a mobile phone or a personal computer by inputting the unique identification information of the cardboard box. . In this case, if data and images that are not displayed on the image label 14 can be viewed, it will help to make further purchase decisions, and even if the image label 14 is damaged and the image is difficult to see, the image was taken. The image can be confirmed.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.

  The sorting and packaging apparatus A shown in FIG. 4A is shown in a plan view, and is configured in the same manner as the sorting and packaging apparatus A in the first embodiment shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the agricultural products sorted into grades and classes are boxed by the packaging device 5 (5a, 5b, 5c,...) For each sorting category, and then preset for each packaging device 5. A boxing device number label 9 (9a, 9b, 9c...) That displays a unique number, for example, by a barcode is attached to the outer surface of the cardboard box 6 by a label applicator (not shown). Also in the case of the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, in the sorting and packaging apparatus A, the lid of the cardboard box 6 is not closed after packing, and the open state is maintained. The cardboard box 6 to which the boxing device number label 9 is attached is conveyed toward the installation position of the camera 11 constituting the image forming apparatus C by the conveyance conveyor 8.

  The image forming apparatus C photographs the agricultural product in the cardboard box 6 conveyed from the sorting and packaging apparatus A, prints only the captured image on the image label 19, and prints the image label 19 on which only the agricultural product image is printed. The first image forming unit C1 to be pasted on the outer surface of the corrugated cardboard box 6 containing the produced agricultural products, and the bibliographic information such as the agricultural product varieties, items, grades, classes, shooting dates by the camera 11, and producer names The image forming apparatus C includes a second image forming unit C2 that forms items on the outer surface of the cardboard box 6, and the image forming apparatus C is shown in a vertical cross section in FIG.

  The second image forming unit C2 in the image forming apparatus C includes a barcode reader 12 provided in the middle of the conveyance of the cardboard box 6 toward the installation position of the camera 11 by the conveyor 8, and the outer surface of the cardboard box 6 The packaging device number label 9 affixed to is read. The number of the packaging device of the packaging device number label 9 of the cardboard box 6 read by the bar code reader 12 is transmitted to the management device 16.

  In the management device 16, an equal class division is set in advance for each boxing device 5, and this equal class division is stored in correspondence with the unique number of each boxing device 5, and further, as in the first embodiment. Bibliographic items such as producers, items, and product names input from a console (not shown) are stored in association with the unique number of the boxing device.

  Further, between the bar code reader 12 and the camera 11 installed position on the transport conveyor 8, the varieties, items, grades, classes, and cameras 11 of the agricultural products stored in the cardboard box 6 on the outer surface of the cardboard box 6. Information provided by a printer that directly prints bibliographic items such as shooting date and producer name by inkjet method, or a labeling machine that temporarily prints these bibliographic items on a label and affixes the label after printing Means 17 are arranged.

  The information giving means 17 is controlled by the management device 16 and is formed by directly printing bibliographic items on the outer surface of the cardboard box 6 moving on the conveyor 8 at a predetermined speed, or a label on which the bibliographic items are printed. The bibliographic item display 18 is formed at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the cardboard box 6.

  The above is the configuration of the second image forming unit C2. Next, the configuration of the first image forming unit C1 will be described.

  The first image forming unit C1 uses the camera 11 that captures the agricultural product in the cardboard box 6 with the lid open, and the image label 19 includes only the image of the agricultural product of a predetermined size based on the image information captured by the camera 11. A label printer 20 for printing and a label sticking machine for sticking an image label 19 printed out from the label printer 20 to a predetermined position of the cardboard box 6 (a position not overlapping with the packaging device number label 9 and the bibliographic item display section 18) 13. FIG. 4B shows the display positions of the packaging device number label 9, the bibliographic item display unit 18, and the image label 19 for the cardboard box 6.

  When the cardboard box 6 with the lid displaying the bibliographic items displayed by the information providing means 17 is transported on the transport conveyor 8 to the installation position of the camera 11, the cardboard box 6 is stored by the camera 11 in a stationary state. Agricultural products are photographed. As shown in FIG. 4A, when the photographed cardboard box 6 moves toward the label sticking machine 13, the cardboard image label 19 is attached to the cardboard box 6, and the next cardboard box 6 is in the meantime. I am trying to shoot.

  That is, the cardboard box 6 is not pooled between the photographing position and the labeling machine 13, and the photographed cardboard box 6 is moved toward the labeling machine 13. The farm product image will definitely be attached to the corresponding cardboard box 6. Then, after the image label 19 is attached, the lid is closed by an automatic sealing machine (not shown).

  Note that a signal indicating that the image label 19 has been attached is transmitted from the label applicator 13 to the camera 11 and the next product of the cardboard box 6 is photographed in response to the label attachment end signal. By doing so, the cardboard boxes 6 that have been photographed by the camera 11 are definitely conveyed to the labeling machine 13, and the cardboard boxes 6 waiting for labeling before the labeling machine 13 are not lined up. For this reason, the space | interval of the installation position of the camera 11 and the label sticking machine 13 can be narrowed, and the conveyance conveyor 8 can be shortened by the part. Of course, the cardboard boxes 6 waiting for image labeling may be pooled between the labeling machine 13 and the camera 11, and even in this case, if the image labels 19 are sequentially attached to the cardboard boxes 6, the cardboard box 6 is particularly suitable. The bar code indicating the unique identification information of the box 6 is read by the bar code reader, the cardboard box 6 is managed, and the image label 19 is not attached to the corresponding cardboard box 6.

  Alternatively, the image information captured by the camera 11 may be transmitted to the management device 16 and stored in accordance with the unique identification number of the corresponding cardboard box 6. In this case, for example, the cardboard box 6 can be specified based on the time required for the cardboard box 6 to reach from the installation position of the information providing means 17 to the installation position of the camera 11.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the first image forming unit C1 transports the cardboard box 6 in which the agricultural products that have been photographed are stored to the position of the labeling machine 13, and is photographed by the camera 11. Since only the image of the produced agricultural product is printed on the image label 19 and this image label 19 is attached to the cardboard box 6 by the label sticking machine 13, the cardboard box 6 is not managed using a control device such as a personal computer. The image label 19 can be attached to the corresponding cardboard box 6.

  Further, only the image information of the agricultural products can be printed on the image label 19 and the bibliographic items of the agricultural products can be separately displayed on the cardboard box 6 by the information adding means 17, so that the cardboard box 6 can be directly displayed by, for example, an ink jet printer. Bibliographic items can be displayed on the outer surface of the.

  Of course, not only bibliographic items but also image information can be directly formed on the outer surface of a package such as a cardboard box without using an image display label.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The 1st Embodiment of this invention is shown, (a) is a figure which shows schematic structure of the agricultural product selection packaging facility, (b) is a figure which shows an example of the image display label of a packaged goods. (A) is a figure which shows the outline of the display image forming system of packaged goods, (b) is a figure which shows the display form of the image display label of the packaged goods formed by the display image forming system of (a). It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a display image forming system. Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility, (b) is a boxing device number label, a bibliographic item display section, and an image label for a cardboard box. It is a figure which shows a display position.

Explanation of symbols

A Sorting and packaging apparatus B, C Image forming apparatus C1 First image forming section C2 Second image forming section 1 Sorting conveyor 2a Measuring apparatus 2b Arithmetic apparatus 3 Sorting conveyor 4 (4a, 4b, 4c) Drawer conveyor 5 (5a, 5b, 5c ...) Boxing device 6 Cardboard box 7 (7a, 7b, 7c ...) Boxing device number label 8 Transport conveyor 9 (9a, 9b, 9c ...) Boxing device number label 10 Management device 11 Camera 12 Barcode reader 13 Labeling machine 14 Image label 14a Image information 14b Bibliographic item 14c First image 14d Second image 15 Label printer 16 Management device 17 Information giving means 18 Bibliographic item display unit 19 Image label

Claims (7)

  An image display label of a packaged product, wherein at least an image obtained by photographing agricultural products stored in a package is formed and applied to the package.   A package containing agricultural products, characterized in that an image display label on which at least an image obtained by photographing the agricultural products stored in the package is provided is provided on the outside of the package. Packaging. Bibliographic information acquisition means for acquiring bibliographic information of agricultural products boxed in the package;
A photographing means for photographing agricultural products in a state packaged in a package with the lid of the package being opened;
Image forming means for forming image information of agricultural products photographed by the photographing means and bibliographic information of agricultural products corresponding to the image information of the agricultural products obtained by the bibliographic information obtaining means on the same image display label;
Label affixing means for affixing the image display label to a package containing agricultural products of the captured image;
A display image forming system for packaged goods, comprising: Bibliographic information acquisition means for acquiring bibliographic information of agricultural products boxed in the package;
A photographing means for photographing agricultural products in a state packaged in a package with the lid of the package being opened;
Agricultural product image forming means for displaying image information of agricultural products photographed by the photographing means on an image display label;
Label attaching means for attaching the image display label of the agricultural product formed by the image forming means to a package in which the agricultural product of the photographed image is stored;
Information giving means for giving bibliographic information on agricultural products obtained by the bibliographic information obtaining means to a package containing the corresponding agricultural products;
A display image forming system for packaged goods, comprising: Bibliographic information acquisition means for acquiring bibliographic information of agricultural products boxed in the package;
A photographing means for photographing agricultural products in a state packaged in a package with the lid of the package being opened;
Image forming means for forming image information of agricultural products photographed by the photographing means and bibliographic information of agricultural products corresponding to the image information of the agricultural products obtained by the bibliographic information obtaining means on a packaging body storing the agricultural products When,
A display image forming system for packaged goods, comprising:   6. The display image forming system for packaged goods according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein the agricultural products stored in the package belong to the same category.   The display image formation according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the supplied agricultural product is sorted by a predetermined sorting unit by a sorting unit, and the sorted agricultural product is boxed and packaged in a packaging body. An apparatus for sorting and packaging agricultural products, comprising a system, wherein after the packaging of the agricultural products is finished, the agricultural products in the package are photographed by the photographing means.