JP2005103512A - Product box control system in agricultural product grading and packaging facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product box control system in an agricultural product grading and packaging facility capable of identifying a producer of an agricultural product in each product box for every lot change. <P>SOLUTION: When the lot change is indicated, the time from the start to the completion of box packaging for each producer is automatically set, respectively corresponding to each of two or more automatic weighing machines 4, in an arithmetic and control unit c. While the product box packaged with each automatic weighing machine 4 is made to join a transfer conveyor 8 and is transported, the passage time of the product box arriving at a leading edge position detection sensor 9, and the time used for the box packaging of the automatic weighing machine of the specific machine number based on the machine number, read with a bar code reader 10, of the weighing machine 4 with which the packaging of the product box 6 is carried out, are provided. Thereafter, the producer of the agricultural product packaged in the product box is identified by comparing the time used for the box packaging of the automatic weighing machine having the specific machine number and the time from the start to the completion of the box packaging by each producer set in the automatic weighing machine 4 of the specific machine number, and the name of the identified producer is memorized corresponding to the carton box number read by the bar code reader 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  For example, the present invention is a method for sorting and sorting agricultural products such as mandarin oranges and persimmons by grade and rank by a sorting and packaging device for agricultural products and storing them in a box such as a cardboard box and the like. The present invention relates to a product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility that manages producers of agricultural products per box.

  Conventionally, agricultural products are sorted and sorted into boxes such as cardboard boxes at a certain sorting category (by grade and by rank) at the produce collection / shipping place or the produce selection place where the produce is sorted and shipped. The product box contains bibliographic items such as “name (item)”, “variety”, “grade”, “class”, “quantity (weight)”, and “choice name” of the boxed agricultural products. The cardboard box is directly printed on the side surface or the top surface, or a printed label is attached to the cardboard box and shipped to various markets and consumption areas.

  The work at the fruit selection area involves sorting and sorting agricultural products according to a predetermined classification and packaging and shipping agricultural products of the same quality by group, and producing evaluation data (grade, class) of the classified agricultural products. Work for each producer (cost production work for the producer).

  As an agricultural product sorting and packaging apparatus capable of performing such sorting and sorting work and price production work for a producer, an apparatus having the configuration described below has been proposed.

  This agricultural product sorting and packaging device has undergone a consignment receiving device unit to which agricultural products are supplied, a preprocessing device for performing pretreatment such as washing while conveying the agricultural products supplied from the consignment mounting unit, and the preprocessing device. The grader sorts agricultural products by visual inspection, and categorizes agricultural products manually into grades such as “excellent”, “excellent”, “good”, etc. A class selection device that sorts the agricultural products to be transported by class and discharges them to the shunt conveyors provided for each class, and corrugated agricultural products by class and so on that are discharged to these shunt conveyors. Producers of the consignment after switching when the weighing boxing device equipped with an electronic scale that weighs the weight of the boxed agricultural product and the supplied agricultural product is changed. Code number A console with a load setting button for inputting the total carry-in weight and instructing a change of load, and input information from this console and a load change signal output in accordance with the selection of the load change setting are input. In addition, it has a computer to which the measured value from the electronic scale of each weighing boxing device is input (Patent Document 1).

  Then, when the producer presses the setting button on the console at the time of changing the cargo outlet supplied to the cargo receiving unit, a change signal is output to the display device arranged near the hand sorter and the display The device displays the changeover of the consignment, and the rear end of the previous consignment and the end of the subsequent consignment at the part where the sorter placed in the grader sorter who sees this display is transported If there is a possibility that the interval is too close and there is a risk of mixing, it is necessary to temporarily stop the grader sorter and the pre-treatment device and to have the first and the second loading port. It is trying to spread at a proper interval.

  Also, according to the restocking setting, a restocking signal is sent to each electronic scale in synchronization with the rear end of the flow of agricultural products at the consignment before switching, and each electronic scale reads the packaging weight of the agricultural product, etc.・ Calculate the total weight of packaging for each class and the total weight of selected agricultural products.

Bibliographic items such as the name (item), variety, grade, class, quantity (weight), and selection name of the produce are directly printed on the side or top of a box such as a cardboard box packed with produce. Or, a printed label is affixed and shipped to various markets and consumption areas.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-5262

  By the way, as described above, the printed items on the label printed or pasted on the product box in which the agricultural products shipped from the conventional method are selected are as follows. Although the name, grade, class, quantity (weight), and name of the fruit selection field are displayed, for example, it is not displayed for the producer.

  The reason for this is that, in conventional sorting and packaging facilities, since the management of the consignment is usually performed until the evaluation data is obtained, no further management is performed thereafter.

  Therefore, if there is a defect in the product box in the market or consumption area after shipment from the fruit selection area, no matter what fruit selection area, up to which class level can be traced, further investigation is required. It is not possible to expand the scope and specify the producer.

  From this, conversely, each producer cannot feed back these defects based on the voices of consumers and reflect them in production activities.

  In addition, it has recently been required to clarify the production history of foods, but when agricultural products are sorted and packaged individually for each producer, information on each producer is given relatively easily. However, it was difficult to manage each producer's information for each product in a selection ground that processes a large amount of agricultural products brought from each producer.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and it is possible to give producer information for each product box without greatly changing the structure of a normal selection line for agricultural products brought in by many producers. The purpose is to provide a product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, as described in claim 1, the agricultural products for each producer conveyed by the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by the evaluation device, and based on the evaluation results, the agricultural products are stored in the sorting conveyor. Agricultural product sorting and wrapping equipment that is sent to the product box by a plurality of boxing equipment provided for each sorting section along the transport path, and a product transport conveyor that transports the product boxes sent from each of the boxing equipment. And a product box passage sensor for detecting that the product box passes through a predetermined position on the product transport conveyor, and the product from the restocking time for each producer set by switching the loading port through each boxing device. Management means for identifying producers of agricultural products boxed in the product box detected by the product box passage sensor based on the time element until the product box passage time when the box passage sensor detects the passage of the product box; The The management means is provided corresponding to each boxing device, and sets each boxing operation time from the boxing start time to the boxing end time for each boxing device. Producer based on the boxing time setting unit, the boxing time for each producer in the boxing device boxed with respect to the box of the product box passing through the box of the product box and the product box passing sensor. A product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, as described in the second aspect, in the first aspect, the producer specifying unit of the management means performs the boxing with the same boxing device that passes through the product box passage sensor. A packaging time zone of the succeeding product box is calculated from the product box passage time of the preceding product box and the product box passage time of the succeeding product box, and the packaging time zone and the packaging work time for each producer are calculated. From the above, one or more producer names are specified.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in any one of the above-described inventions, the third aspect of the invention is arranged corresponding to each of the boxing devices, and the product box in which the agricultural products are boxed is unique to the boxing device. Read identification information and unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information for the product box, and reading the unique identification information of the packaging device formed in the product box on the product transport conveyor and the unique identification information for the product box Means and the management means read out the sorting category set in advance for each packaging device based on the identification information unique to the packaging device read by the reading device, and identify the sorting category of the product box, The classification unit and the producer name specified by the producer specifying unit are stored in the storage means in association with the unique identification information of the product box and the unique identification information of the packaging device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, as described in the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect described above, the boxed product box is disposed corresponding to each boxing device and the agricultural product is boxed. First unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information of the apparatus, second unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information of each product box with respect to the product box, and on the product conveying conveyor Specific identification information of the packaging device formed in the product box and identification information reading means for reading the unique identification information of the product box, and the management means of the packaging device read by the identification information reading means The classification of the product box is identified based on the unique identification information, and the identified producer name is stored in the storage means in association with the unique identification information of the product box read.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, as described in claim 5, the agricultural products for each producer conveyed by the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by the evaluation device, and the agricultural products are stored in the sorting conveyor based on the evaluation result. Agricultural product sorting and packaging equipment that is sent out after being boxed by a plurality of boxing equipment provided for each sorting section along the transport path, and agricultural products that are arranged corresponding to each of the boxing equipment and are boxed in a product box Printing means for printing the producer's name on the product box and from the restocking time for each producer set by switching the cargo opening to the packaging start time for each packaging device from the packaging start time for each producer to the packaging end time And a management means for identifying producers of agricultural products that are packaged in product boxes by the packaging device, wherein the management means is the time when the packaging is finished and the production The producer name is specified based on the packaging time for each producer. And, it is an product box management system in agricultural sorting packaging facility and outputs a print command for printing the producer name specific to the case packer is product boxes to the printing means.

  6th invention is the said 3rd or 4th invention as described in Claim 6, It was provided in the downstream of the said product conveyance conveyor, and was formed in the product box conveyed by this product conveyance conveyor. Sorting reading means for reading unique identification information of the packaging device, and sorting discharge means for sorting and discharging the product box according to the classification classification specified based on the unique identification information of the packaging device read by the sorting reading means It is characterized by having.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, as described in claim 7, the agricultural products for each producer conveyed by the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by the evaluation device, and the agricultural products are stored in the sorting conveyor based on the evaluation result. Agricultural product sorting and packaging equipment that is sent out in a product box by a plurality of packaging equipment provided for each sorting section along the transport path, and arranged corresponding to each of the packaging equipment, the agricultural products are boxed Correspondence between unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information of the boxing device in the product box, unique identification information of the boxing device, and sorting classification of agricultural products preset for each boxing device Management means for storing and storing, a product transport conveyor for merging and transporting product boxes sent out from each of the boxing devices, and reading identification information unique to the boxing device for product boxes transported by the product transporting conveyor Sorting reading A sorting and discharging means for reading the sorting categories stored in the management means based on the unique identification information of the boxing device read by the sorting reading means, and sorting and discharging the product boxes according to the sorting categories; A product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility characterized by comprising:

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, as described in claim 8, the agricultural products for each producer conveyed by the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by the evaluation device, and based on the evaluation results, the agricultural products are stored in the sorting conveyor. Agricultural product sorting and packaging equipment that is sent out in a product box by a plurality of packaging equipment provided for each sorting section along the transport path, and arranged corresponding to each of the packaging equipment, the agricultural products are boxed First unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information of the packaging device in a product box, a product conveyance conveyor for merging and conveying the product box sent from each of the packaging devices, and the product conveyance conveyor A first identification information reading means for photographing an area of the product box in which the unique identification information is formed and reading the unique identification information from the obtained whole image; and the first identification information reading means Read on Second unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information of the boxing device on the product box with a bar code, a character, or a symbol, unique identification information of the boxing device, and the boxing device A management unit that stores a predetermined classification of agricultural products in correspondence with each other, and a barcode formed by the second unique identification information forming unit on a product box transported by the product transport conveyor, or A second identification information reading means for reading unique identification information of the packaging device displayed by characters and symbols, and a uniqueness of the packaging device displayed on the product box read by the second identification information reading means The sorting means stored in the management means on the basis of the identification information, and the sorting discharge means for sorting and discharging the product box according to the sorting classification. It is an box management system of.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the time required for the top agricultural product after restocking to reach each boxing device is determined by the transport distance and transport speed to each boxing device. If the time is determined, the boxing time of agricultural products brought in by the same producer in each boxing device is set. In addition, the time required for the product box to reach from each boxing device to the product box passage sensor is determined in the same manner, so that it can be understood from which boxing device the product box that has passed the product box passage sensor has been sent. If the product box passes through the product box passage sensor, the end time of packing in the specific boxing device in which the agricultural product is packed in the product box can be determined. Since each boxing device has a boxing operation time for each producer associated with restocking, it is packed in the product box from the product passage time that passed the product box passage sensor by a simple method of time management. You can identify the producers of agricultural products.

  For this reason, if a unique number is assigned to the product box and this unique number is associated with the producer name and stored in the storage means, inquiries made by telephones from consumers or customers who have identified the unique number Even if there is, the producer is immediately identified, and information from consumers, customers, etc. can be fed back to the producer.

  According to the invention according to claim 2, since the boxing time zone required for boxing of agricultural products is found in each boxing device, if this boxing time zone is within the boxing time of one producer, If one of the producers can be identified as the producer of the boxed agricultural product and the multiple producers are within the boxing time, the products produced by these multiple producers can be boxed. Can be estimated.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, since the classification division currently preset for every boxing apparatus is read by reading the specific identification information of a boxing apparatus, the classification classification of agricultural products can be specified. Evaluation information such as grade and class can be managed together with the name of the producer as a unit of product box.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, the second unique identification information forming means for forming the unique identification number of the product box on the product box may be disposed, for example, on the product transport conveyor, thereby reducing the cost. be able to. Further, as the first unique identification information forming means, a labeler for sticking a label on which a necessary item is printed in advance to a product box such as a cardboard box, a printing unit such as a printer for directly printing the necessary item on the product box, or A needle hole forming device that opens a needle hole at a specific position is used.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, although it is necessary to provide printing means, such as a printer, for every boxing apparatus, the producer name of the boxed agricultural product at the time when boxing is completed is displayed on the product box. Can be printed.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the product box can be sorted and discharged according to the sorting category simply by reading the unique identification information of the packaging device by the sorting reading means.

  According to the invention according to claim 7, when the agricultural products are boxed in the product boxes according to the classification categories, and the product boxes classified into the various classification categories conveyed on the product transport conveyor are respectively sorted and discharged according to the classification categories, The product box can be sorted and discharged simply by reading the unique identification information of the boxing device.

  According to the invention of claim 8, the first identification information reading means which is an expensive device having a photographing function is required when recognizing the classification of the product box in the management means. When discharging, an inexpensive second identification information reading means such as a barcode reader may be prepared, so that the cost of the entire system can be reduced.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility according to the present invention.

  The product box management system according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 evaluates agricultural products such as mandarin oranges for each producer supplied by the evaluation device (by grade and class) by the evaluation device, and produces agricultural products based on the evaluation results. A sorting and packaging line a provided with a sorting and packaging device for weighing a predetermined amount of agricultural products in a cardboard box by weighing with an automatic weighing machine in a boxing device provided for each sorting section along a conveying path of a sorting conveyor; The type, grade, and class of the agricultural products packed in the packed cardboard box discharged from the sorting and packaging line a are displayed on the cardboard box as a product box, and the cardboard is based on the unique identification number of the cardboard box. A management line b for storing producers of agricultural products in the box in a calculation control management device c including a server, and this calculation control management device c controls the sorting and packaging line a. It has also been used in order.

  The sorting and packaging line a has a sorting conveyor 1 that transports agricultural products brought in from producers at a constant speed. The sorting conveyor 1 measures, for example, weight, outer diameter, transmitted light, etc. of agricultural products upstream in the transport direction. A measuring device 2 as an evaluation device is arranged, and a large number of sorting carry-out conveyors 3 are arranged further downstream than the measuring device 2. The sorting and packaging apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is schematically shown, and is provided with a discharging device (not shown) that discharges agricultural products on the sorting conveyor 1 to each sorting and unloading conveyor 3 for each class.

  In the present embodiment, the measuring device 2 shows a measuring device for evaluating the grade (excellent, excellent, good, etc.) and class (LL, L, M, S, etc.) of agricultural products at a time. Only the class may be measured. In this case, a hand selection area for determining the class by manual selection is provided on the upstream side of the measuring device 2 in the transport direction.

  The arithmetic control management device c determines the classification such as the grade and class of each agricultural product based on the measurement data of the measuring device 2 and outputs a sorting signal to the corresponding discharging device.

  An automatic weighing machine 4 that constitutes a boxing device is arranged at the conveying end of each sorting and unloading conveyor 3, and the empty cardboard box 6 held by the automatic weighing machine 4 can be used only as agricultural products of the same class. Is supplied until the weight reaches a predetermined weight. When only a predetermined weight of orange is supplied into the cardboard box 6, the transfer end of the sorting and unloading conveyor 3 is prevented from dropping by a stopper (not shown), and the orange is pooled, while the next empty cardboard box 6 is When set in the automatic weighing machine 4, mandarin oranges are again supplied to the cardboard box 6 on the automatic weighing machine 4 as an agricultural product.

  When the orange weighing machine 4 is boxed in the cardboard box 6 by the automatic weighing machine 4, the cardboard box 6 is unloaded from the automatic weighing machine 4 and the labeler 5 provided for each weighing machine 4. To attach the cardboard box number display label 7 to a predetermined position of the cardboard box 6. In the present embodiment, when the cardboard box number display label 7 is attached to the cardboard box 6 by the labeler 5, the cardboard box 6 is immediately sent out toward the management line b.

  The cardboard box number display label 7 is preprinted with the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 on which the labeler 5 is arranged and the unique identification display number (cardboard box number) indicated by the serial number. Instead of attaching the cardboard box number display label 7 to the cardboard box 6 by the labeler 5, the machine number and the cardboard box number of the automatic weighing machine 4 may be displayed by a printer. Further, although the bar code display is used as the display form, other display methods may be used.

  Each cardboard box 6 to which the cardboard box number display label 7 is attached by each labeler 5 is immediately discharged to the conveyor 8 and merges.

  The cardboard box 6 that has passed through each automatic weighing machine 4 that is transported on the transport conveyor 8 is detected by a tip position detection sensor 9 that is disposed at a predetermined position of the transport conveyor 8. The detection signal detected by the tip position detection sensor 9 is sent to the calculation control management device c. Further, at the timing when the tip position detection sensor 9 detects the tip of the cardboard box 6, the machine number of the weighing machine 4 and the cardboard box number displayed on the cardboard box number display label 7 affixed to the cardboard box 6 by a barcode. Is read by the barcode reader 10.

  When a detection signal is transmitted from the tip position detection sensor 9, the arithmetic control management device c stores the detection time and the cardboard box number of the cardboard box 6 read by the barcode reader 10 in the server, and the producer described later Based on the machine number of the weighing machine 4 read in conjunction with the process of specifying the name, the producer name of the agricultural product packed in the corrugated cardboard box 6 is specified, and the producer name corresponding to the cardboard box number is specified. Remember. Therefore, it is possible to search for the producer name of the agricultural product boxed in the cardboard box 6 from the cardboard box number.

  The identification of the producer is necessary when switching the consignment, and the operator operates the console d before supplying the agricultural product of the new consignment to the sorting conveyor 1, and the producer name, type, The item name and the like are input to the arithmetic and control management device c, and after these data are input, an instruction to set the replacement of the consignment is given.

  The producer of the agricultural product (for example, mandarin oranges) supplied to the sorting conveyor 1 after the loading port switching setting is performed is determined as the producer of a new loading port until the next loading port switching is set. Method for identifying the boundary between a producer (for example, A) before re-loading and a producer (for example, B) after re-loading among agricultural products that move on the sorting conveyor 1 toward the measuring device 2 at the time of switching Is provided with a refill sensor (not shown) for checking the presence or absence of agricultural products conveyed on the sorting conveyor 1 on the front side in the conveying direction of the sorting conveyor 1 with respect to the measuring device 2, for example. A method of determining that the agricultural product that has passed through the re-load sensor after the re-loading setting is the product of the producer B after the re-loading switching, and the agricultural product after the re-loading switching from the conveying speed of the sorting conveyor 1 passes through the measuring device 2 when doing There is obtained from the distance between the position and the measurement device 2 of the load instead sensor.

  So, in this Embodiment, in the calculation control management apparatus c, the time when the first agricultural product after the restocking passed the measuring device 2 is set as the starting point (restocking time), and each automatic weighing machine 4 is determined from this restocking time. The producer of the agricultural product that has reached after the elapse of a predetermined time is determined as the producer B, and the producer of the agricultural product that has reached each of the automatic weighing machines 4 is determined as the producer A before the replacement. Yes. Similarly, the same applies to the case where a change of goods from producer B to producer C is performed.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing this time relationship, and N automatic weighing machines 4 are arranged. In the figure, No. 1 (NO. 1), No. 5 (NO. 5), No. 40 (NO. 40) are shown. ). It is assumed that the sorting conveyor 1 conveys the agricultural products at a constant speed along the conveying direction, and the sorting discharge conveyor 3 conveys the agricultural products discharged from the sorting conveyor 1 toward the automatic weighing machine 4 at a constant speed. For this reason, since the conveyance path length of the agricultural product from the measuring device 2 to each automatic weighing machine 4 is known in advance, the first required time (ta1) required for the agricultural product to reach the automatic weighing machine 4 from the measuring device 2 ~ Tan) will be required respectively.

  For example, the first required time (ta1) to reach the first automatic weighing machine 4 is 180 seconds, the first required time (ta5) to reach the fifth automatic weighing machine 4 is 184 seconds, The first required time (ta40) to reach the automatic weighing machine 4 is 219 seconds. However, in these first required times, the agricultural product actually reaches only one automatic weighing machine, and each of the other automatic weighing machines 4 has passed the first required time. Since the agricultural product arrives later, it is determined that the agricultural product is produced by the producer B after the replacement or the producer C after the replacement.

  In the calculation control management device c, when a refill signal is input from the console d, the expected arrival time when the first agricultural product arrives after each load is reached for each weighing machine is the first required time (ta1). To tan), and this scheduled arrival time is set as the packaging start time.

  For example, if the restocking time at the end of the consignment of producer A is 8:17:00 (8:17:00) and the restocking time of producer B is 8:17:00, the last agricultural product of producer A Is scheduled to reach the automatic weighing machine 4 until the above-mentioned scheduled arrival time elapses, and the weighing machine 4 of the first machine will be packed by 8:20:00. Then, the boxing start time of the producer B's agricultural product after the restocking is 8:20:00 in the first weighing machine 4.

  If the restocking start time from producer B to producer C is 8:27:00, producer B's agricultural products pass through measuring device 2 between 8:17:00 and 8:27:00. For example, in the weighing machine 4 of the No. 1 machine, the boxing is started and the boxing is finished during the boxing operation time from 8:20:00 to 8:30.

  The producer B's agricultural products are considered to have been packed from 8:20:00 to 8:30 in the first automatic weighing machine 4, and 8:20:04 in the fifth weighing machine 4. To 8:30:04, and weighed by 8:20:39 to 8:30:39 on the weighing machine 4 of Unit 40.

  On the other hand, the second required time (tb1 to tbn) required for the labeler 5 to attach the cardboard box number display label 7 to the cardboard box 6 and to reach the tip position detection sensor 9 after the packaging is finished is as follows. As described above, the first required time (ta1 to tan) required for the agricultural products to reach the respective automatic weighing machines 4 from the measuring device 2 is determined in the same manner as described above. For example, the second required time tb1 to the first automatic weighing machine 4 and the tip position detection sensor 9 is 5 seconds, and the second required time tb5 to the fifth automatic weighing machine 4 and the tip position detection sensor 9 is 13. Second, the second required time tb40 from the automatic weighing machine 4 of No. 40 to the tip position detection sensor 9 is 83 seconds.

  That is, if the time when the cardboard box 6 is detected by the tip position detection sensor 9 (passing time) is known and the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 is known, the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 is determined. By subtracting the second required time, the packaging end time of the automatic weighing machine 4 in the relevant machine number of the cardboard box is specified. And in the calculation control management apparatus c, since the boxing operation | work time range for every producer is set about the automatic weighing apparatus 4 of each machine number, a producer can be specified.

  For example, the passage time when the tip position detection sensor 9 detects the cardboard box 6 is, for example, 8:20:25, and the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 read by the barcode reader 10 at that time is No. 1 from the passage time. Find the time after subtracting 5 seconds (packaging end time) (8:20:20). Then, after this cardboard box, the cardboard box 6 packed by the same No. 1 machine is detected, and when the packaging end time of this next box is 8:20:50, the next box is packed in the No. 1 machine. Since the time zone is from 8:20:20 to 8:20:50, the range of time required for packing the next box is the boxing time of the producer B's agricultural products by the automatic weighing machine 4 of the first unit ( 8:20:00 to 8:30), it can be considered that the agricultural product (mandarin orange) of only the producer B is packed in the cardboard box 6 of the next box.

  However, the end packing time of the first box by the automatic weighing machine 4 of Unit 1 is 8:29:40, and the closing time of the next box is 8:30:10 (the packing time zone required for packing is 8 : 29:40 to 8:30:10), the boxing time of the next box is the time of boxing the produce of producer B by the automatic weighing machine 4 of the first unit (8: 20: 00-8: 30:00) and within the packaging work time of the producer C, it is assumed that the producer B and the producer C are packed in the cardboard box 6.

  If the boxing time zone by the automatic weighing machine 4 of the machine number 40 is considered to be from 8:00 to 12:00, producer A, producer B, producer C,... It is presumed that the agricultural products produced by these multiple producers are boxed because they are within the packaging time of multiple producers.

  In this way, the calculation control management device c is instructed to switch the loading port to the calculation control management device c, so that each of the automatic weighing machines 4 corresponds to each of the plurality of automatic weighing machines 4 from the start of packaging for each producer to the end of packing. Automatically reaches the tip position detection sensor 9 while the product box, which is a corrugated cardboard box after the completion of packaging, is joined to the conveyor and conveyed by each automatic weighing machine 4 Based on the passing time of the product box to be checked and the machine number of the automatic weighing machine that packed the product box read by the barcode reader 10, the packaging end time of the first box in the automatic weighing machine of the machine number and the next box Obtain the packaging end time and obtain the packaging time zone of the next box. Then, the packaging time zone of the next box required for the packaging by the automatic weighing machine 4 of the specified machine number, and from the start to the end of the packaging for each producer set in the automatic weighing machine 4 of the machine number. By comparing the time of boxing work, the producer of the agricultural product packed in the product box (next box) is specified, and the producer specified according to the cardboard box number read by the barcode reader 10 Name can be remembered. At that time, it can be specified that there are a plurality of producers of agricultural products boxed in the product box.

  For this reason, when a customer makes an inquiry by telephone after shipment, an input device such as a keyboard receives the disclosure of the machine number and cardboard box number displayed on the label 7 attached to the side of the product box (cardboard box) By inputting the disclosed machine number and cardboard box number data into the management personal computer using, the producer name stored in the arithmetic and control management device c can be determined.

  In addition, the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 plays a role as a symbol representing the classification of agricultural products such as grades and classes. Therefore, by managing the machine number and the classification in advance, product management (weight) Etc.) can be performed by producer.

  In the above-described embodiment, the time required for the product box 6 to reach the tip position detection sensor 9 and the second required time obtained based on the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 read by the barcode reader 10. Since the boxing end time in the automatic weighing machine 4 of the relevant machine number can be obtained and the producer can be specified, the found producer name is directly printed on the side of the product box 6 by the printer 11 as shown in FIG. You can also. In this case, the unique identification number of the product box may not be displayed on the label 7 if the producer management for each product box by the computer is unnecessary.

  Further, the printer 11 prints on the side surface of the product box 6 the classification such as the grade and the class obtained based on the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 read by the barcode reader 10.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the boxing end time is obtained using the second required time required for the product box to reach the tip position detection sensor 9, and the produce of a plurality of producers accompanying the replacement of goods is obtained. Although it is determined whether each product box is packed or not, the producer name can be specified, but the producer can be specified without using the second required time.

  In other words, a printer is arranged in place of the labeler 5 and the producer name is directly printed on the side of the product box 6 by the printer after the packaging is finished. From the first required time required to reach the automatic weighing machine 4 from the above, the packaging operation time from the packaging start time to the packaging end time for each producer in each automatic weighing machine 4 can be obtained. Since the producer of the agricultural product that has been boxed is found at the end of the packing of the agricultural product in the product box 6, the found producer name may be output to a printer in place of the labeler 5.

  In the above-described embodiment, the producer name of the agricultural product boxed in the product box can be specified in accordance with the switching of the loading port. At that time, the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 as the packaging device is formed in the product box 6, but the machine number of the packaging device formed in the product box 6 (specific identification information of the packaging device) and , Sorting classification preset for each boxing device (what sort classification “equal class” is to be boxed for each boxing device is preset in the calculation control management device c) Are linked and stored, and when sorting the product boxes sent from each boxing device onto the product conveyor, the sorting division is read by reading the machine number of the boxing device, and the product box is based on this sorting division. Can be sorted.

  In FIG. 1, the product box 6 that has passed through the tip position detection sensor 9 is sealed by a sealing machine 12 and is transported on a transport conveyor 13. A discharge device 15 (16a, 16b, 16c,...) That discharges the product box 6 to the discharge conveyor 16 (16a, 16b, 16c,. 15a, 15b, 15c ...) are provided. Then, the bar code reader 14 reads the machine number of the weighing machine 4 as the packing device displayed on the cardboard box display label 7 affixed to the product box 6 moving on the transport conveyor 13, and this bar code reader 14 The sorting division stored in the link with the machine number of the weighing machine 4 read in the above is read, and the discharge device 15 corresponding to this sorting division is operated to discharge the corresponding product box 6 to the discharge conveyor 16.

  In this case, when a product box packed with agricultural products classified by classification, such as equal classes, is merged and transported to the conveyor, a simple configuration is provided for the requirement that the product boxes be sorted and sorted by classification. Can be realized.

  That is, one bar code reader 14 is provided on the conveyor 13, and the bar code reader 14 reads the machine number of the boxing device according to the classification such as the equal class of agricultural products packed in each product box. The product box 6 can be discharged to the discharge conveyor 16.

  Further, when a trouble occurs in the product box after packaging, the packaging device can be identified from the machine number displayed on the side of the product box at the site, so that the trouble can be easily dealt with.

In the embodiment described above, the product management is performed in units of product boxes for each producer using the fact that the machine number of the boxing device corresponds to the sorting category. In addition to the machine number, the cardboard box number (product box number), which is a unique identification number of each product box, is displayed (actually, the product box number and the machine number of the packaging device are displayed in series. By reading the product box number and the machine number of the boxing device, the sorting classification including at least the producer name stored linked to the machine number is specified, and the product box number and the boxing The serial number for each product box is set by the combination with the machine number that is the serial number of the device, so this serial number and sorting classification (solid information) are linked and stored, and traceability is improved. Queries the serial number when implementing That is, it is possible to know the producers and journal segment.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility showing a second embodiment.

  This embodiment differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that a needle hole forming device 17 is used as a means for forming unique identification information of the automatic weighing machine (boxing device) 4 in the product box 6. There is in point. The needle hole forming device 17 has a simple configuration in which a needle is pierced into a cardboard product box 6 to form a needle hole, and the needle hole forming device 17 arranged corresponding to each automatic weighing machine 4 is a product box. Needle holes are formed at different positions with respect to the six side surfaces. That is, a predetermined area on the surface of the product box 6 is set as a needle hole forming area, and a needle hole forming portion is determined in the needle hole forming area corresponding to the automatic weighing 4 installed.

  For this reason, the product box that has been boxed by the automatic weighing machine 4 of the machine number of No. 1 has a needle hole NH formed by the needle hole forming device 17 for No. 1 in the needle hole forming portion at the position indicating the No. 1 machine. In the product box formed and similarly boxed by the automatic weighing machine 4 of the machine number of No. 2 machine, a needle hole is formed by the needle hole forming device 17 for No. 2 machine in the needle hole forming part at the position indicating the No. 2 machine. NH is formed.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the unique identification number of the product box is printed in advance on the label 7 attached by the labeler 5 arranged corresponding to each automatic weighing machine 4. Then, a label 20a on which a serial product box number is printed in advance is pasted on a product box joined from each automatic weighing machine 4 conveyed on the conveyor 8 without being disturbed by the labeler 20. (The arrival time at the tip position detection sensor 9 does not change).

  Although the producer cannot be specified at the time of attaching the label 20a, the machine number of the automatic weighing machine can be specified by detecting the position where the needle hole NH is formed by the needle hole position detecting device 18. As described above, the name of the producer can be specified by specifying the time when the tip position detection sensor 9 is reached and the machine number of the automatic weighing machine. The needle hole position detection device 18 is constituted by an imaging device made of, for example, CMOS, and images the needle hole formation region of the product box 6 over the entire area. Since the position where the needle hole NH is formed can be determined based on the photographing information photographed by the imaging device, the automatic weighing machine can be identified by specifying which needle hole forming portion the needle hole NH is formed in. 4 machine numbers can be identified.

  Then, in the arithmetic control management device c, the server sorts the product classification number based on the producer name and the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 to the product box number consisting of the serial number of the label 20a read by the barcode reader 10 Remember me.

  Further, the product box 6 sealed by the sealing machine 12 is transported on the transport conveyor 13, the needle hole position detection device 19 reads the formation position of the needle hole NH, and the machine of the automatic weighing machine 4 as described above. The number is specified. Then, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the paper is discharged to a predetermined discharge conveyor 16 by the discharge device 15 for each sorting section based on the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the needle hole forming device 17 is used as a means for forming unique identification information indicating the machine number of a boxing device such as a plurality of automatic weighing machines 4 and the like, and a needle hole made of an imaging device is used. The position detection device 18 determines the formation position of the needle hole NH, specifies the machine number of the boxing device, specifies the sorting division of the agricultural products, and further, for example, a product box with a serial number by one labeler provided at one place By attaching the numbered label to the product box 6 (the product box number may be directly formed on the product box by the printing means), when the product box is distributed to the market etc., the producer's The name and classification can be searched from the product box number. Further, the needle hole NH of the product box 6 is detected by the needle hole position detection device 19 so that the product box can be discharged by sorting.

In the present embodiment, the labeler 20 is provided on the transport conveyor 8 for transporting the product boxes merged from the respective automatic weighing machines 4, but an empty box supply line for supplying empty boxes to the respective automatic weighing machines 4 ( (Not shown) can also be installed.
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

  The third embodiment shows a modification of the above-described second embodiment. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the needle hole NH of the product box 6 that has reached the tip position detection sensor 9 is detected by the needle hole position detection device 18, and reaches the front position of the discharge device 15. The needle hole NH of the product box 6 is detected by another needle hole position detecting device 19, and two expensive needle hole position detecting devices are installed.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the product box 6 is conveyed by the needle hole position detection device 18 to the product box 6 conveyed on the conveyor 8 toward the tip position detection sensor 9. The position of the needle hole NH formed on the side surface is detected, and the detected needle hole position information is output to the calculation control management device c.

  In addition, at this detection position, a labeler 21 is provided which attaches unique identification information indicating the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 specified by the arithmetic and control unit c as a barcode label 21a. It should be noted that the label 21a is provided with identification information unique to a product box in a system that displays only the unique identification information as the machine number of the above-described packaging device or a system that displays the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 described above. It is possible to adopt a method of displaying together. In the case of the latter method in which the unique identification information of the product box is written together, the labeler 21 is provided with a label on which the serial product box number is printed in a bar code display. Thereby, based on the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 detected by the needle hole position detection device 18, a label of a desired machine number is affixed to the side surface of the product box 6 from the plurality of types of machine number labels, and the serial number. Affix a label printed with the product box number.

  Further, when the product box reaches the tip position detection sensor 9 from this detection position, when the bar code reader 10 reads the unique information as the machine number of the label 21a, the calculation control is performed corresponding to the unique identification information. The sorting division (grade, class) stored in the device c is read out, and this sorting division is printed on the side of the product box 6 by the printer 11.

  When sorting the product box 6 after sealing by the sealing machine 12, when the bar code reader 22 reads the unique information as the machine number of the label 21a, the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 is determined, and as a result, the sorting is performed. The category is known, and the product box 6 can be sorted by sorting category.

  On the other hand, after the product box 6 is shipped, based on the product box number of the product box 6, it is possible to know the classification and producer information stored in the server of the arithmetic and control unit c.

  In addition, although the machine number of the automatic weighing machine 4 and the product box number of the product box displayed on the label 21a are both displayed by barcodes, they may be displayed using characters or symbols.

  Thus, in this embodiment, since only one expensive needle hole position detection device is required, a system that is less expensive than the second embodiment described above can be provided.

The block diagram of the product box management system in the agricultural product selection packaging facility which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the relationship between the 1st and 2nd required time of the product box management system in the agricultural product selection packaging facility of FIG. The block diagram of the product box management system in the agricultural product selection packaging facility which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the product box management system in the agricultural product selection packaging facility which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Sorting conveyor 2 Measuring device 3 Sorting and unloading conveyor 4 Automatic weighing machine 5 Labeler 6 Cardboard box (product box)
7 Cardboard box number display label 8 Conveyor 9 Tip position detection sensor 10 Bar code reader 11 Printer 12 Sealing machine 13 Conveyor 14, 22 Bar code reader 15 (15a, 15b, 15c) Discharge device 16 (16a, 16b, 16c) ) Discharge conveyor 17 Needle hole forming device 18, 19 Needle hole position detecting device 20, 21 Labeler 20a, 21a Label a Sorting packaging line b Management line c Calculation control management device d Console NH Needle hole

Claims (8)

Agricultural products for each producer conveyed on the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by an evaluation device, and based on the results of the evaluation, the agricultural products are packed in a plurality of boxes provided according to sorting categories along the conveying path of the sorting conveyor. Agricultural product sorting and packaging equipment that is sent out in a product box by the equipment,
A product conveying conveyor for merging and conveying the product boxes sent out from each of the boxing devices;
A product box passage sensor for detecting a product box passing through a predetermined position on the product transport conveyor;
The product box passage based on the time element from the restocking time for each producer set by the switching of the consignment to the product box passage time when the product box passage sensor detects the passage of the product box through each boxing device. A management means for identifying producers of agricultural products boxed in the product box detected by the sensor;
The management means is provided corresponding to each boxing device, and sets the boxing operation time from the boxing start time to the boxing end time for each producer in each boxing device. Based on the boxing time setting unit for each person, and the boxing operation time for each producer in the boxing device boxed with respect to the product box passing time and the product box passing sensor passing through the product box passing sensor. A product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility, comprising: a producer identification unit that identifies a producer.   The producer specifying unit of the management means follows the product box passing time of the preceding product box and the product box passing time of the succeeding product box that have been boxed by the same boxing device that passes the product box passing sensor. The boxing time zone of the product box is calculated, and one or a plurality of producer names are specified from the boxing time zone and the boxing operation time for each producer. Product box management system for agricultural product sorting and packaging facilities.   Unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information of the packaging device and unique identification information for the product box in a product box which is arranged corresponding to each of the packaging devices and is boxed with agricultural products, and the product Reading means for reading the unique identification information of the packaging device formed on the product box on the conveyor and the unique identification information for the product box, and the management means is unique to the packaging device read by the reading means Based on the identification information, the sorting classification preset for each packaging device is read out, the sorting classification of the product box is specified, and the sorting classification and the producer name specified by the producer specifying unit are the product box 3. The product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the identification information in correspondence with the unique identification information of the box and the unique identification information of the boxing device. First unique identification information forming means that is arranged corresponding to each boxing device and forms unique identification information of the boxing device in a product box in which agricultural products are boxed;
Second unique identification information forming means for forming unique identification information of each product box with respect to the product box;
Identification information reading means for reading the unique identification information of the packaging device formed on the product box on the product conveyor and the unique identification information of the product box;
Have
The management means specifies the classification of the product box based on the unique identification information of the packaging device read by the identification information reading means, and corresponds to the unique identification information of the product box obtained by reading the specified producer name The product box management system in the agricultural product sorting and packaging facility according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the data in the storage unit. Agricultural products for each producer conveyed on the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by an evaluation device, and based on the results of the evaluation, the agricultural products are packed in a plurality of boxes provided according to sorting categories along the conveying path of the sorting conveyor. Agricultural product sorting and packaging equipment that is boxed and sent out by the equipment,
A printing means that is arranged corresponding to each boxing device and prints the producer name of the agricultural product boxed in the product box on the product box;
Set the packaging operation time from the repacking time for each producer set by switching the consignment to the packaging start time for each packaging device from the packaging start time for each producer to the packaging end time. A management means for identifying the producer of the agricultural product boxed in the box;
The management means specifies a producer name based on the time when packaging ends and the packaging operation time for each producer, and prints the identified producer name on the packaged product box A product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility, wherein a command is output to the printing means.   A sorting reading unit that is provided on the downstream side of the product transporting conveyor and that reads the unique identification information of the boxing device formed in the product box that is transported by the product transporting conveyor, and the box that is read by the sorting reading unit 5. The product box management in the agricultural product sorting and packaging facility according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising: a sorting and discharging unit that sorts and discharges the product box for each sorting category specified based on the unique identification information of the filling device. system. Agricultural products for each producer conveyed on the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by an evaluation device, and based on the results of the evaluation, the agricultural products are packed in a plurality of boxes provided according to sorting categories along the conveying path of the sorting conveyor. Agricultural product sorting and packaging equipment that is sent out in a product box by the equipment,
Unique identification information forming means that is arranged corresponding to each boxing device and forms unique identification information of the boxing device in a product box in which agricultural products are boxed,
Management means for storing the identification information unique to the packaging device and the sorting classification of the agricultural products preset for each packaging device,
A product conveying conveyor for merging and conveying the product boxes sent out from each of the boxing devices;
A reading means for sorting that reads the unique identification information of the boxing device of the product box transported by the product transport conveyor;
A sorting discharge means for reading the sorting division stored in the management means based on the unique identification information of the packaging device read by the sorting reading means, and sorting and discharging the product box according to the sorting classification;
A product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility. Agricultural products for each producer conveyed on the sorting conveyor are evaluated for each producer by an evaluation device, and based on the results of the evaluation, the agricultural products are packed in a plurality of boxes provided according to sorting categories along the conveying path of the sorting conveyor. Agricultural product sorting and packaging equipment that is sent out in a product box by the equipment,
First unique identification information forming means that is arranged corresponding to each boxing device and forms unique identification information of the boxing device in a product box in which agricultural products are boxed;
A product conveying conveyor for merging and conveying the product boxes sent out from each of the boxing devices;
A first identification information reading means for photographing an area in which the unique identification information of the product box conveyed on the product conveyance conveyor is formed, and reading the unique identification information from the obtained whole image;
Second unique identification information forming means for forming the unique identification information of the packaging device read by the first identification information reading means on the product box with a barcode, a character, or a symbol;
Management means for storing the identification information unique to the packaging device and the sorting classification of the agricultural products preset for each packaging device,
A second identification for reading the unique identification information of the boxing device displayed by the bar code formed by the second unique identification information forming means or characters or symbols on the product box conveyed by the product conveying conveyor. Information reading means;
Based on the unique identification information of the boxing device displayed on the product box read by the second identification information reading means, the sorting classification stored in the management means is read, and the product boxes are sorted by the sorting classification. Sorting discharge means for discharging,
A product box management system in an agricultural product sorting and packaging facility.

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