JP2006232513A - Automatic processing object supply device, automatic processing object supply system and automatic processing object supply method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic processing object supply device and its method, arranged on the previous stage of a processing system of a processing object including vegetables and fruits, and capable of automatically and individually supplying the processing object to the inlet side of the processing system. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic processing object supply device has a belt carrying mechanism 1 having two belt wheels and a carrier belt, guide rails 2L and 2R arranged on both left and right sides of the carrier belt and having an elliptic loop-shaped guide groove, a plurality of multistage cassettes 3 layered in three stages and joined by a hinge via a return spring, a first feed disk mechanism 4, a second feed disk mechanism 5 for sending out the multistage cassettes 3, and a cassette guide plate 6 for guiding the upper end of the multistage cassettes 3 by a guide surface 6a, and automatically supplies a long spring onion stored in three stages by dropping below a second disk 51L by sending out one by one. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is a processing apparatus that is installed in a previous stage of a processing apparatus that performs predetermined processing on an object to be processed including fruits and vegetables, and that is from a starting position (for example, belt first position) to an end point position (for example, belt second position). SUBSTRATE AUTOMATIC SUPPLY APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE AUTOMATIC SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND SUBSTRATE AUTOMATIC SUPPLY METHOD It is.

  Conventionally, in the agricultural field, a long onion preparation device that automatically peels the long onion supplied from the device inlet side to the device outlet side, and automatically binds the leek and leek supplied from the device inlet side with string etc. A bundling machine and the like that automatically go out to the apparatus outlet side have been developed and provided. When farmers or agricultural cooperatives who are users intend to introduce these preparation devices and binding machines to mechanize their work, one long leek and leek one by one from the entrance side of the preparation device and binding machine, Alternatively, humans (hereinafter referred to as “individual suppliers”) need to supply one bundle at a time (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  For this reason, an individual supplier is assigned to the entrance side of the apparatus during operation of these preparation devices and binding machines, and this individual supplier is always covered with long leek etc. during operation of the preparation apparatus and binding machine. I had to devote myself to the work of supplying processed materials.

  However, in addition to the supply work of processed materials such as long onions, work to carry boxes and cases packed with processed materials before processing from the outside place to the vicinity of the device entrance side, preparation devices, binding machines, etc. Collecting the residue (such as peeled leek skin) that is generated by the preparation work in the preparation equipment, such as boxing the work to be processed in accordance with The work of carrying out a full container after filling out (hereinafter referred to as “preparation-related work”) must be performed. As described above, the individual supplier of the object to be processed to the preparation apparatus or the like is dedicated (supplied) to supply, so another person (hereinafter referred to as “preparation assistant”) for the preparation-related work. ) Was necessary.

Recently, however, there has been a demand for further efficiency improvement and cost reduction of agriculture, and reduction of preparation assistants at the time of work by a preparation device, a binding machine or the like has been an issue.
JP-A-11-276142

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is that it is installed at a stage prior to a processing apparatus for processing objects including fruits and vegetables and is placed on the inlet side of the processing apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic supply apparatus for processing objects capable of automatically supplying individual processed objects, and a method thereof.

In order to solve the above problems, an automatic workpiece supply apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention provides:
A first belt wheel, a second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by a first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and a soft synthetic resin material or soft rubber Conveying belt made of a material and wound in an endless loop between these two belt wheels, and a belt conveying device having a belt driving source for rotationally driving the rotating shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel Mechanism,
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L-shaped (n-1) -stage accommodating portion (n: an integer greater than or equal to 2). Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a second disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed near the second belt wheel, and is attached to both ends of the second disk shaft. At least one set of second disk fitting recesses that are capable of forcibly moving one workpiece multi-stage container by being fitted to the left and right guided parts. Locations other than the concavity are the first row of the front row receptacles that are closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage receptacles arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the first stage bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped A container guide member for guiding and guiding the tip of the n-th stage bottom plate is provided.

Moreover, the workpiece automatic supply apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes:
A first belt wheel and a second horizontal position that is a horizontal position separated from the first horizontal position that is the horizontal position of the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction; and From a second belt wheel installed at a second vertical position that is a vertical position that is a vertical distance away from the first vertical position that is a vertical position, and a soft synthetic resin material or a soft rubber material A conveying belt having an upper belt which is an upper ramp-shaped portion and a lower belt which is a lower ramp-shaped portion wound around in parallel between the two belt wheels in an endless loop shape; A belt conveyance having a belt drive source for rotating the rotation shaft of either the belt wheel or the second belt wheel so that the upper belt moves upward from the first belt wheel toward the second belt wheel. mechanism ,
A left guide frame having a left guide groove, which is disposed on the left side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt, and is an oval loop-shaped groove;
A right guide frame that is disposed on the right side with respect to the first direction and has a right guide groove that is an oval loop-shaped groove;
A beam having a substantially L-shaped cross-section when viewed from the left to the right in the direction of movement of the upper belt, and extending in the second direction, which is the direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt And at least two left guided portions which are arranged at the lowest in the vertical direction and are fitted in the left guide groove and moved so as to be guided by the left guide groove, are substantially L-shaped and substantially horizontal. At least two right parts that are arranged from the lower side of the first step bottom plate that is a part toward the left in the first direction and that fit in the right guide groove and that are guided by the right guide groove The guided portion is disposed from the lower side of the first step bottom plate toward the right side in the first direction, and at least a part of the lower surface of the first step bottom plate is disposed so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the upper belt. One item can be accommodated The first stage housing portion, and the left end of the conveyor belt having a substantially L-shaped cross-section when viewed in the same manner so that the upper belt moves in the horizontal direction from left to right. It is a beam-like member extending in the second direction, which is the direction connecting the right ends, and the substantially right-angled apex portion of the substantially L shape is the abbreviated number among the (n-1) -th stage accommodating portions (n: an integer of 2 or more). The (n-1) -th straight wall plate which is a substantially vertical portion of the L-shape is hinged to the upper end and can be restored to its original state when the external force is removed after being tilted forward by the external force (n -1) A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers having a n-stage housing portion to which a return spring is attached and which can accommodate one workpiece to be processed are configured in a multi-stage stacked structure. ,
A first disk shaft that is rotationally driven by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and an end of the first disk shaft that is related to the first direction. At least one set of first disk left fitting recesses that are substantially disk-like members that are attached near the left end on the left side and that can be fitted to the left guided part and forcibly move one workpiece multi-stage container. In addition, the portions other than the first disk left fitting recess are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed left disc configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the first row container near the left end of the first row bottom plate; and a right side of the end of the first disc shaft in the first direction. Near the right edge It is a substantially disc-like member to be attached and has at least one set of first disc right fitting recesses which can be fitted to the right guided portion and forcibly move one workpiece multi-stage container, and the right fitting Locations other than the recesses are the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having a first feed right disc configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part near the right end of the first stage bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a second disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed near the second belt wheel, and an end of the second disk shaft that is related to the first direction. At least one pair of second disk left fitting recesses which are substantially disk-like members attached near the left end on the left side and which can be fitted to the left guided portion and forcibly move one workpiece multi-stage container. In addition, the portions other than the second disk left fitting recess are closest to the second disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed left disc configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part near the left end of the first-stage bottom plate of the front row container, and a right side of the end of the second disc shaft in the first direction. Near the right edge It is a substantially disc-like member to be attached and has at least one set of second disc right fitting recesses that can be fitted to the right guided portion and forcibly move one workpiece multi-stage container, and the right fitting Locations other than the recesses are the first of the front row receptacles that are closest to the second disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multistage receptacles arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disc mechanism having a second feed right disc configured to be able to stop by pressing a part near the right end of the step bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. The first angle from the reference angle position in a state where the left and right fitting recesses of the second feed left disc and the second feed right disc are fitted to the left guided portion and the right guided portion of the multi-stage container to be processed. When rotating by the value, the first processed bottom plate of the first processed container of the processed object multi-stage container is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state to drop one processed object stored below, Similarly, the left and right mating recesses of the second feed left disc and the second feed right disc are fitted to the left guided portion and the right guided portion of the multi-stage container to be processed, and the second angular position from the reference angular position. When rotated by n angle values, the multi-stage workpiece The n-th stage accommodation of the multi-stage container to be treated is such that the n-th stage bottom plate of the n-th stage accommodation part of the container drops one piece of work that has been accommodated by tilting forward beyond the horizontal state. A container guide member that guides and guides the upper end of the n-th straight wall plate or the tip of the n-th bottom plate, which is the substantially vertical portion of the substantially L-shaped portion, may be provided.

Moreover, the workpiece automatic supply system according to claim 2 of the present invention includes:
The first belt wheel, the second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by the first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and made of soft synthetic resin material 2 A belt that is wound in an endless loop between two belt wheels, and a belt conveyance mechanism that has a belt drive source that rotationally drives the rotation shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel;
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L-shaped (n-1) -stage accommodating portion (n: an integer greater than or equal to 2). Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a second disk drive source that is independent of the belt conveying mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the second belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the second disk shaft. It is a disk-shaped member and has at least one second disc fitting recess that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the second disc fitting recess Other than the above, the first stage of the front row container that is closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped A workpiece automatic supply device comprising a container guide member for guiding and guiding the tip of the n-th stage bottom plate;
A control system for controlling the automatic workpiece supply apparatus;
The control system is
The second disk drive source or the second disk shaft or the second disk is monitored to detect whether the angle value rotated from the reference angle position is from the first angle value to the nth angle value. A first sensor for outputting a disk rotation angle detection signal;
One dropped object to be processed having a plurality of receivers disposed below the belt second position near the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side with respect to the first direction. A plurality of receivers of a processing apparatus that performs a first process by transporting an object after it is received by the receiver and detecting that a subsequent empty receiver has arrived and outputs a receiver arrival signal; Two sensors,
When the second disk rotation angle detection signal is received, a second disk stop command signal for stopping the second disk drive source is sent, and when the receiver arrival signal is received next, the second disk drive is transmitted. A first computer for sending a second disk start command signal for starting the source is provided.

Moreover, the workpiece automatic supply system according to claim 3 of the present invention includes:
A first belt wheel, a second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by a first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and a soft synthetic resin material or soft rubber Conveying belt made of a material and wound in an endless loop between these two belt wheels, and a belt conveying device having a belt driving source for rotationally driving the rotating shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel Mechanism,
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L-shaped (n-1) -stage accommodating portion (n: an integer greater than or equal to 2). Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is rotationally driven by a second disk drive source independent of the belt transport mechanism and is disposed near the shaft of the second belt wheel, and is attached near both ends of the second disk shaft. At least one set of second disk fitting recesses that are capable of forcibly moving one workpiece multi-stage container by being fitted to the left and right guided parts. Locations other than the concavity are the first row of the front row receptacles that are closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage receptacles arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the first stage bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped A workpiece automatic supply device comprising a container guide member for guiding and guiding the tip of the n-th stage bottom plate;
A control system for controlling the automatic workpiece supply apparatus;
The control system is
One dropped object to be processed having a plurality of receivers disposed below the belt second position near the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side with respect to the first direction. When an acceptor of any of the processing apparatuses that perform the first processing by transporting an object after receiving it at the acceptor detects that the one object to be processed has been received, an acceptor reception completion signal is output. A third sensor that
A second sensor that outputs a receiver arrival signal when it detects that a plurality of receivers of the processing device have moved and a subsequent empty receiver has arrived;
A second disk stop command signal for stopping the second disk drive source is sent when the receiver reception completion signal is received, and then the second disk drive source is turned on when the receiver arrival signal is received. A second computer for sending a second disk start command signal for starting is provided.

Moreover, the workpiece automatic supply method according to claim 4 of the present invention includes:
A first belt wheel, a second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by a first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and a soft synthetic resin material or soft rubber Conveying belt made of a material and wound in an endless loop between these two belt wheels, and a belt conveying device having a belt driving source for rotationally driving the rotating shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel Mechanism,
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a second disk drive source that is independent of the belt conveying mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the second belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the second disk shaft. It is a disk-shaped member and has at least one second disc fitting recess that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the second disc fitting recess Other than the above, the first stage of the front row container that is closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped A container guide member for guiding and guiding the tip of the n-th stage bottom plate;
Using an automatic workpiece supply device that conveys the workpiece from the vicinity of the belt second position that is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side to the belt second position with respect to the first direction,
When the workpiece multi-stage container is present in the vicinity of the belt first position that is the end of the upper belt on the first belt wheel side with respect to the first direction, the first-stage housing of the workpiece multi-stage container is provided. It is the time required for the subsequent workpiece multi-stage container to come in rotation after the container is fully loaded with the workpieces contained in all the accommodating parts from the first part to the n-th stage accommodating part. More than the first supply time, the left and right second feed discs have a first multi-stage container in which the first stage bottom plate is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state and the object to be treated falls. The n-th stage bottom plate is tilted forward beyond a horizontal state from the first-stage forward tilt position to the n-th forward tilt position where the object to be processed that has been stored falls, and the subsequent workpiece multi-stage accommodation This is the time required to rotate the body to the first stage forward tilt position. (2) The rotational speed of each of the first disk drive source and the second disk drive source is set so that the supply time becomes longer, and the multi-stage object to be processed packed in the container is placed along the upper belt. After the arrangement, the first disk drive source is stopped for another work allowance time, and after the other work allowance time has elapsed, the multi-stage container to be processed in the vicinity of the belt first position The work of accommodating the object to be processed is resumed.

  According to the automatic workpiece supply apparatus, the automatic workpiece supply system, and the automatic workpiece supply method according to the present invention, a downstream apparatus (processing apparatus) that performs processing (first processing, etc.) by receiving automatic supply. ) Even if the ability (efficiency) of various values is various, there is an advantage that automatic supply can be performed according to the ability (efficiency). In addition, from the above configuration of the automatic workpiece supply apparatus, the container for processing objects is configured in a three-dimensional (substantially vertically stacked), multi-layered structure, so the apparatus itself is compact and automatic supply is possible. Even if the planar space of the place to perform is limited, there is no problem and there is an advantage that the space is saved. In addition, according to the automatic workpiece supply apparatus, the automatic workpiece supply system, and the automatic workpiece supply method of the present invention, the workpiece is automatically conveyed from the start position to the end position of the conveyor belt and automatically at the end position. At the same time, a certain amount of objects to be processed (the number of objects to be processed obtained by multiplying the number of objects to be processed arranged from the start position to the end position of the conveyor belt by the number of stages n of the objects to be processed) ) Can be stored. For this reason, while the workpieces stored in this way are automatically supplied sequentially from the end point position of the conveyor belt to the preparation device or the like, the loader (loader) of the workpiece at the starting position is Advantages that it is possible to carry out preparation-related work alone, which is work other than loading or loading work pieces into the multi-stage container to be processed, and that it is possible to reduce preparation assistants that have been necessary in the past. have.

  The embodiment described below includes an automatic long onion supply device 7 and a control system 8. The automatic onion automatic supply device 7 includes a belt transport mechanism 1, a left guide rail 2L, a right guide rail 2R, and a plurality of The multistage cassette 3, the first feed disk mechanism 4, the second feed disk mechanism 5, the cassette guide plate 6, and the support structure 9 are configured. The control system 8 includes a computer 80, a first sensor 81. And a second sensor 82, and a long leek W that is an object to be processed is conveyed from the belt first position to the belt second position and automatically supplied at the belt second position, and at the same time, For example, 3K1 long spring onions W obtained by multiplying the number K1 of the multistage cassettes 3 arranged from the belt first position to the belt second position by the number of cassette stages 3 can be stored. For this reason, while the stored long onion W is automatically supplied sequentially from the belt second position to the preparation device or the like, the loader (loader) of the workpiece at the belt first position moves to the multistage cassette 3. As a configuration for realizing the present invention, it is possible to carry out preparation-related work, which is work other than the loading or loading work of the long onion W, by itself, reducing the number of preparation assistants that were conventionally necessary. It is the best form.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram viewed from a side showing the overall configuration of a long onion automatic supply system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a positional relationship among the guide rail, the feed disk, and the conveyor belt in the long onion automatic supply system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 (A) is a plan view seen from above. 2 (B) is a cross-sectional view as viewed in the direction AA in FIG. 2 (A), and FIG. 2 (C) is a side view of the left guide rail as viewed from the side in FIG. 2 (B). Show. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a system configuration relating to control of the long onion automatic supply system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The long onion automatic supply system 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured to include an automatic long onion automatic supply device 7 mainly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and a control system 8 mainly shown in FIG. The long onion automatic supply device 7 includes a belt transport mechanism 1, a left guide rail 2L and a right guide rail 2R, a plurality of multistage cassettes 3, a first feed disk mechanism 4, a second feed disk mechanism 5, and a cassette guide plate. 6 and a support structure 9. The control system 8 includes a computer 80, a first sensor 81, and a second sensor 82. Here, the onion automatic supply device 7 corresponds to the automatic workpiece supply device in the claims. The left guide rail 2L and the right guide rail 2R correspond to the guide frame in the claims. The multistage cassette 3 corresponds to a multi-stage container to be processed in the claims. The cassette guide plate 6 corresponds to the container guide member in the claims. The computer 80 corresponds to the first computer in the claims. Moreover, the long onion W which the long onion automatic supply system 101 supplies corresponds to the to-be-processed object in a claim. In FIG. 1, the long leek W is shown in a circular shape, but this shows a cross-section (substantially circular shape) of the long leek W. That is, the long leeks W are placed on the storage portions 31, 32, or 33 of each stage of the multistage cassette 3 described later so that the longitudinal direction of the long leeks W is along the longitudinal direction of the storage portion.

  Next, each component described above will be described in more detail. The belt conveyance mechanism 1 includes a first belt wheel 11 (see FIG. 2B), a second belt wheel 12 (see FIG. 2B), a conveyance belt 13 (FIGS. 1, 2A), and 2B) and a belt drive source (not shown).

  The first belt wheel 11 is a substantially cylindrical member, and a first belt wheel shaft 11a is coaxially provided at the center thereof. The second belt wheel 12 is a substantially cylindrical member, and the second belt wheel shaft 12a is coaxially provided at the center thereof. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2B, the second belt wheel 12 has a first horizontal distance (FIG. 2B) from the first horizontal position, which is the horizontal position of the first belt wheel 11, to the horizontal direction. ) Is a second horizontal position that is a horizontal position separated by a horizontal distance between the center of the first belt axle 11a and the center of the second belt axle 12a) and the first position that is the vertical position of the first belt axle 11. From the vertical position to the second vertical position, which is a vertical position that is separated from the vertical position by a first vertical distance (a vertical distance between the center of the first belt axle 11a and the center of the second belt axle 12a in FIG. 2B). is set up.

  The conveyance belt 13 is configured by joining both ends of a band-shaped member made of a soft synthetic resin material or a rubber material, for example, urethane foam, by adhesion or the like. The conveyor belt 13 is wound around the first belt wheel 11 and the second belt wheel 12 by a “parallel hook” type, and has an endless loop as a whole. As described above, since the second belt wheel 12 is arranged at a higher position than the first belt wheel 11, the conveyor belt 13 rises toward the first belt wheel 11 and the second belt wheel 12. There are two ramps like this. Of these two portions constituting the conveyor belt 13, the upper inclined portion 13U is hereinafter referred to as an “upper belt”, and the lower inclined portion 13L is hereinafter referred to as a “lower belt”. The belt drive source (not shown) is composed of, for example, an electric motor, an internal combustion engine, an external combustion engine, or the like, and is connected to the axle 11a or 12a (rotary shaft) of either the first belt wheel 11 or the second belt wheel 12. Attached and rotationally drives the axle. With such a configuration, the upper belt 13U moves so as to rise from the first belt wheel 11 toward the second belt wheel 12. The soft synthetic resin material or rubber material that is the material of the conveyor belt 13 may be a material other than urethane foam, such as soft rubber.

  The left guide rail 2L (see FIG. 2C) is disposed on the left side (when viewed in front of the movement direction D1) with respect to the movement direction D1 (hereinafter referred to as “first direction”) of the upper belt 13U. Yes. Although not shown, the left guide rail 2L has a substantially square cross section, and is formed in an oval loop shape (elongate annular shape) as a whole, and has a left guide groove 21L (see FIG. 2 (C)). As shown in FIG. 2C, the side surface shape of the left guide groove 21L is an oval loop-shaped (elongated annular) groove. The oval loop-shaped left guide groove 21L includes a first semicircular guide groove 21L1 that is a semicircular groove substantially along the first feed left disc 41L (FIG. 2B), and the first semicircular guide groove 21L1. The upper straight guide groove 21L2 is a straight groove that is connected to the circular guide groove 21L1 and substantially along the upper belt 13U (FIG. 2B), and connected to the upper straight guide groove 21L2 and the second feed left A second semicircular guide groove 21L3, which is a semicircular groove substantially along the disk 51L (FIG. 2B), and one end connected to the second semicircular guide groove 21L3 and the other end is a first semicircle. The lower straight guide groove 21L4 is a straight groove that is connected to the guide groove 21L1. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 5C, the upper straight guide groove 21L2 is the position of the upper belt 13U of the conveyor belt 13 among the elliptical loop-shaped grooves that are the side surfaces of the left guide groove 21L. It is almost the same position.

  Further, the right guide rail 2R is shown in FIGS. 5C and 6 to be described later, but is related to the movement direction D1 of the upper belt 13U (hereinafter referred to as “first direction”) (front of the movement direction D1). (When looking at) is placed on the right side. The right guide rail 2R has a substantially rectangular cross section (see FIG. 5C) and is formed in an oval loop shape (elongated annular shape) as a whole, and the right guide groove 21R having a substantially square cross section. (See FIG. 5C and FIG. 6). Although not shown, the right guide groove 21R has an oval loop-like (elongated annular) side shape like the left guide groove 21L. The oval loop-shaped right guide groove 21R A first semicircular guide groove (not shown), which is a semicircular groove substantially along the first feed right disk (not shown), and connected to the first semicircular guide groove and the upper belt 13U ( The upper straight guide groove 21R2 (see FIG. 6), which is a straight groove substantially along FIG. 2 (B)), and the second feed right disk 51R (FIG. 6 and FIG. 6) are connected to the upper straight guide groove 21R2. 7) and a second semicircular guide groove 21R3 (see FIG. 6), which is a semicircular groove substantially along the second semicircular groove, and one end connected to the second semicircular guide groove 21R3 and the other end is a first semicircular guide. A straight groove that connects to a groove (not shown) Is constituted by the lower linear guide groove 21R4 (see FIG. 6) that. Although not shown, the upper straight guide groove 21R2 of the oval loop groove that is the side shape of the right guide groove 21R is substantially the same as the position of the upper belt 13U of the conveyor belt 13.

  Next, the configuration of the multistage cassette 3 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the multi-stage cassette 3 in the automatic long onion supply system 101. FIG. 4 (A) is a perspective view looking down obliquely from the upper right front, and FIG. 4 (B) is the first stage accommodation. The perspective view looked down from the right back diagonally upper vicinity of the boundary vicinity of a 2nd step | paragraph and a 2nd step accommodating part is each shown. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the bottom of the multi-stage cassette 3 in the long onion automatic supply system 101, and FIG. 5 (A) is viewed from below near the right side of the first stage bottom plate of the multi-stage cassette 3. FIG. 5 (B) is a plan view, and FIG. 5 (A) is viewed from the direction opposite to the first direction (movement direction of the upper belt 13U) D1 (direction in which the first belt wheel 11 is viewed from the second belt wheel 12). FIG. 5C is a front view of the multistage cassette 3, the right guide rail 2R, and the upper belt 13U in the first direction (the movement direction of the upper belt 13U) in the opposite direction D1 (from the second belt wheel 12 to the first belt wheel 11). The front view seen from the direction of () is shown respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 5, the multistage cassette 3 includes a first stage accommodating part 31, a second stage accommodating part 32, a third stage accommodating part 33, a first return spring 34, The second return spring 38 is provided.

  The first stage accommodating portion 31 has a substantially “L” -shaped cross-sectional shape when viewed in the first direction (moving direction of the upper belt 13U) D1 in a horizontal direction from left to right. It is a beam-like member extending in a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyance belt 13 (hereinafter referred to as “second direction”). The first-stage housing portion 31 includes a first-stage bottom plate 31H that is a substantially horizontal portion of a substantially “L” -shaped cross section, and a first-stage straight wall plate 31V that is a substantially vertical portion of a substantially “L” -shaped cross-section. have. Further, the first step bottom plate 31H and the first step straight wall plate 31V are joined in a substantially right angle state, and the joint portion 31C is hereinafter referred to as a “substantially right angle apex portion”.

  The second stage accommodating portion 32 has a substantially “L” -shaped cross-sectional shape when viewed in the first direction (moving direction of the upper belt 13U) D1 in the horizontal direction from left to right. It is a beam-like member extending in a direction (second direction) connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyance belt 13. The second-stage housing portion 32 includes a second-stage bottom plate 32H that is a substantially horizontal portion of a substantially “L” -shaped cross section, and a second-stage straight wall plate 32V that is a substantially vertical portion of a substantially “L” -shaped cross-section. have. Further, the second-stage bottom plate 32H and the second-stage straight wall plate 32V are joined in a substantially right angle state, and the joined portion 32C is hereinafter referred to as a “substantially right-angled vertex portion”.

  The third stage accommodating portion 33 has a substantially “L” -shaped cross-sectional shape when viewed in the first direction (moving direction of the upper belt 13U) D1 in the horizontal direction from left to right. It is a beam-like member extending in a direction (second direction) connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyance belt 13. The third-stage accommodating portion 33 includes a third-stage bottom plate 33H that is a substantially horizontal portion of a substantially “L” -shaped cross section, and a third-stage straight wall plate 33V that is a substantially vertical portion of a substantially “L” -shaped cross-section. have. The third-stage bottom plate 33H and the third-stage straight wall plate 33V are joined in a substantially right angle state, and the joint portion 33C is hereinafter referred to as a “substantially right-angled vertex portion”.

  Further, the first stage accommodating part 31 is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction of the multistage cassette 3. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the vicinity of the right end of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate 31H of the first-stage housing part 31, the right side of the first direction (when viewed in front of the movement direction D1) is directed to the right. Two right guided parts, that is, a right main guided part 36 and a right auxiliary guided part 37 (see FIG. 5A) are arranged. A guide rail locking portion 31G, which is a plate-like member that hangs downward, is provided from the right end of the lower surface of the first step bottom plate 31H. The guide rail engaging portion 31G engages with the upper edge of the guide rail 2R (the upper left edge in FIG. 5C) so that the guiding action by the guide rail 2R can be performed smoothly. Although not shown, a guide rail locking portion having a similar configuration and action is also provided at the left end of the lower surface of the first step bottom plate 31H. A belt contact portion 39, which is a round bar-like member, is provided at the front end (front end with respect to the moving direction D1) and the rear end (back end with respect to the moving direction D1) near the center of the lower surface of the first step bottom plate 31H. Are attached by welding, bonding or the like so as to be parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first stage bottom plate 31H. By providing the belt contact portion 39 having such a configuration, the multistage cassette 3 is transferred in the direction D1 while being on the upper belt 13U. As will be described later, when the multistage cassette 3 reaches a position in the vicinity of the second disk shaft 53, the multistage cassette 3 is driven by a substantially circumferential second feed left disk 51L and a substantially circumferential second feed right disk 51R. A portion near the left end and a portion near the right end of the first-stage bottom plate 31H are pressed and further prevented from moving forward in the direction D1, but at this time, the upper belt 13U and the lower surfaces of the first-stage bottom plate 31H If the friction between the multi-stage cassette 3 should not be moved forward and dropped, an excessive force is applied to any part of the apparatus or the forward movement is not allowed to fall. There is a problem that W falls. The two round bar-shaped belt contact portions 39 can set the friction between the upper belt 13U and the lower surface of the first stage bottom plate 31H to an appropriate value, whereby the multistage cassette 3 is conveyed by the upper belt 13U. Thus, it is possible to appropriately stop the second disk shaft 53 at a position near it. The front-rear length of the lower surface of the first step bottom plate 31H (the distance between the end of the first step bottom plate 31H that is the front in the movement direction D1 and the end of the first step bottom plate 31H that is the rear in the movement direction D1). If it becomes larger, the number of belt contact portions 39 will increase. For this reason, the number of belt contact portions 39 can be an appropriate value of about 2 to 6. The shape of the belt contact portion is a round bar-like member (a rod-like member having a circular cross section), a bar-like member having a semicircular cross-section, a bar-like member having an elliptical cross-section, a bar-like member having a half-elliptical cross-section, etc. There may be.

  The right main guided portion 36 is provided so as to protrude rightward in the first direction D1 from the hanging portion 35a of the mounting bracket 35 having a substantially “L” -shaped cross section attached to the lower surface of the first step bottom plate 31H. A substantially thick cylindrical guide roller 36b is attached to the substantially cylindrical main roller shaft 36a in a rotatable state, and a substantially thick cylindrical fitting roller 36c is attached in a rotatable state. . Here, the tip end portion (the left end portion in FIGS. 5A and 5A) of the main roller shaft 36a has a slightly large diameter, and the guide roller 36b may fall off from the main roller shaft 36a. Is configured to not. On the other hand, the right auxiliary guided portion 37 protrudes rightward in the first direction D1 from the hanging portion 35a of the mounting bracket 35 having a substantially “L” cross section attached to the lower surface of the first step bottom plate 31H. A substantially thick cylindrical guide roller 37b is rotatably attached to a substantially columnar auxiliary roller shaft 37a provided side by side on the main roller shaft 36a. Here, the tip end portion (the left end portion in FIGS. 5A and 5A) of the auxiliary roller shaft 37a has a slightly large diameter, and the guide roller 37b may fall off the auxiliary roller shaft 37a. Is configured to not.

  With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 5C, the right main guided portion 36, which is two right guided portions, and the right auxiliary guided portion 37 (the right main guided portion in FIG. 5C). Is not visible by the guide portion 36.) is fitted into the right guide groove 21R of the right guide rail 2R and can be moved by being guided by the right guide groove 21R.

  In addition, although not shown, in the vicinity of the left end of the lower surface of the first stage bottom plate 31H of the first stage accommodating part 31, the left side with respect to the first direction (when viewed in front of the moving direction D1) is directed to the left. Two left guided parts, that is, a left main guided part and a left auxiliary guided part are arranged. The configuration and operation of these two left guided portions are exactly the same as the two right guided portions described above except that the left and right are reversed.

  In addition, a first hinge portion is provided between an upper end 31V1 (see FIG. 4B) of the first-stage straight wall plate 31V of the first-stage housing portion 31 and a substantially right-angled vertex portion 32C of the second-stage housing portion 32. 34 is provided. The first hinge part 34 includes a lower hinge 34L fixed by a rivet or the like on the upper end 31V1 side of the first stage straight wall plate 31V of the first stage accommodation part 31, and a second stage straight wall of the second stage accommodation part 32. On the lower end side of the plate 32V, there is an upper hinge 34U fixed by a rivet or the like, and a first return spring 34S in the form of a coiled spring disposed so as to be interposed therebetween. The upper end of the lower hinge 34L or the lower end of the upper hinge 34U (the lower end of the upper hinge 34U in the case of FIG. 4B) is the upper part in the case of the substantially cylindrical pin (in the example of FIG. 4B). The lower end 34P) of the hinge 34U is formed, and this pin portion is fitted into the other substantially cylindrical recess and is rotatable. Further, when the external force is removed after the pin portion of the first hinge portion 34 is rotated so that the second accommodating portion 32 is tilted forward in the direction D3 (see FIG. 4B) by the external force. The second receiving portion 32 can be rotated in the direction D4 (see FIG. 4B) and returned to the original state by the repulsive return action of the first return spring 34S.

  A second hinge is provided between the upper end of the second-stage straight wall plate 32V of the second-stage housing portion 32 and the substantially right-angled vertex portion 33C (lower end of the third-stage straight wall plate) of the third-stage housing portion 33. A portion 38 (see FIG. 5C) is provided. The configuration and operation of the second hinge portion 38 are exactly the same as those of the first hinge portion 34 described above.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, each of the first-stage accommodation part 31, the second-stage accommodation part 32, and the third-stage accommodation part 33 can accommodate one long leek W that is an object to be processed. . Thus, the multistage cassette 3 is configured in a multistage stack (in the case of the first embodiment, a three-stage stack). Further, a plurality of multi-stage cassettes 3 are installed and arranged so as to be aligned in the loop direction of the guide groove (the left guide groove 21L or the right guide groove 21R).

  Next, the configurations of the first feed disk mechanism 4 and the second feed disk mechanism 5 will be described in more detail. Prior to describing the configuration of the first feed disk mechanism 4, the configuration of the second feed disk mechanism 5 will be described.

  The second feed disk mechanism 5 includes a second disk drive motor 56 (see FIG. 3), a second disk shaft 53, and a second feed left disk 51L (FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B). And a second feed right disk 51R (see FIG. 2A, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7). The second disk drive motor 56 corresponds to the second disk drive source in the claims. As the second disk drive source, for example, an internal combustion engine or an external combustion engine can be used in addition to the electric motor. The second disk drive motor 56 is attached to a second disk shaft 53 (rotary shaft) and rotationally drives the second disk shaft 53. The second disk shaft 53 is disposed in the vicinity of the second belt wheel 12.

  The second feed left disc 51L is a substantially disc-like member attached to the left end of the second disc shaft 53 on the left side (when viewed in front of the movement direction D1) in the first direction D1. . The second feed right disc 51R is a substantially disc-like member attached to the right end of the second disc shaft 53 on the right side (when viewed in front of the moving direction D1) in the first direction D1. It is.

  Accordingly, when the second disk shaft 53 is rotationally driven by the second disk drive motor 56, the second feed left disk 51L and the second feed right disk 51R are rotated. In this case, the second disk drive motor 56 is completely independent from a belt drive source (not shown) of the belt transport mechanism 1. For this reason, the substantially elliptical loop-like motion of the conveyor belt 13 and the rotational motion of the second feed left disc 51L and the second feed right disc 51R are performed independently.

  On the circumferential edge of the second feed left disc 51L, a second disc left main fitting recess 54L (see FIG. 2B) having a substantially semicircular side surface, a substantially semicircular side surface and a second side shape. A second disc left auxiliary fitting recess 55L (see FIG. 2B) having a smaller diameter than the two disc left main fitting recess 54L is formed. The second disc left main fitting recess 54L and the second disc left auxiliary fitting recess 55L constitute a second disc left fitting recess.

  Exactly in the same manner, a second disc right main fitting recess 54R (see FIG. 6) having a substantially semicircular side surface and a substantially semicircular side surface are formed on the circumferential edge of the second feed right disc 51R. A second disc right auxiliary fitting recess 55R (see FIG. 6) having a smaller diameter than the second disc right main fitting recess 54R is formed. The second disc right main fitting recess 54R and the second disc right auxiliary fitting recess 55R constitute a second disc right fitting recess.

  The substantially semicircular diameter of the second disc left main fitting recess 54L is set to a value slightly larger than the diameter of the fitting roller (not shown) of the left main guided portion (not shown). The fitting roller (not shown) of the left main guided portion (not shown) can be accommodated and fitted. Further, the diameter of the substantially semicircular shape of the second disc right main fitting recess 54R is the same as that of the fitting roller 36c (see FIG. 5 (FIG. 5 (B)) of the right main guided portion 36 (see FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B)). A) and a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of FIG. 5 (B)), the fitting roller 36c of the right main guided portion 36 can be accommodated and fitted. .

  Further, the substantially semicircular diameter of the second disc left auxiliary fitting recess 55L is set to a value slightly larger than the diameter of the auxiliary roller shaft (not shown) of the left auxiliary guided portion (not shown). The guide roller (not shown) of the left auxiliary guided part (not shown) can be accommodated and fitted. Further, the substantially semicircular diameter of the second disk right auxiliary fitting recess 55R is the diameter of the auxiliary roller shaft 37a (see FIG. 5A) of the right auxiliary guided portion 37 (see FIG. 5A). The auxiliary roller shaft 37a of the right auxiliary guided portion 37 can be accommodated and fitted.

  With the configuration as described above, as shown in FIG. 6, the second disc left main fitting concave portion including the second disc left main fitting concave portion 54 </ b> L and the second disc left auxiliary fitting concave portion 55 </ b> L is formed in one multistage cassette 3. The left main guided portion (not shown) is fitted to a fitting roller (not shown) and an auxiliary roller shaft, respectively, and the second disc right main fitting recess 54R and the second disc right auxiliary fitting recess 55R. When the second disc right fitting recess made of is fitted to the fitting roller 36c and the auxiliary roller shaft 37a of the right main guided portion 36 of one multi-stage cassette 3, the second disc drive motor 56 causes the second disc driving fitting 56 to When the second feed left disc 51L and the second feed right disc 51R are rotated by rotating the disc shaft 53, the multistage cassette 3 is grasped and forcibly rotated (hereinafter referred to as “feeding”). Kill.

  On the other hand, a recess is provided at a position of the circumferential edge of the second feed left disc 51L other than the second disc left fitting recess comprising the second disc left main fitting recess 54L and the second disc left auxiliary fitting recess 55L. A plurality of multi-stage cassettes 3 arranged in a line along the upper straight guide groove 21L2 of the left guide groove 21L are formed in a substantially circumferential shape. ,..., 3 (see FIG. 1), the part closest to the left end of the first stage bottom plate 31H of the one closest to the second disk shaft 53 (hereinafter referred to as “front row cassette”) is pressed to the front row. The cassette can be stopped. This front row cassette corresponds to the front row housing in the claims. In the restrained front row cassette, the upper belt 13U moves while abutting and rubbing against the belt abutting portion 39 on the bottom surface of the first stage bottom plate 31H. The same applies to the multi-stage cassette 3 following the front row cassette, and the multi-stage cassette subsequent thereto, and the upper belt 13U moves while contacting and rubbing against the belt contact portion 39 on the bottom surface of the first-stage bottom plate 31H.

  Similarly, a concave portion is provided at the circular peripheral portion of the second feed right disc 51R other than the second disc right fitting recess comprising the second disc right main fitting recess 54R and the second disc right auxiliary fitting recess 55R. Is not provided and has a substantially circumferential shape, and the peripheral portion of the substantially circumferential second feed right disk 51R is the upper straight guide groove 21R2 of the right guide groove 21R (see FIG. 5C). Among a plurality of multi-stage cassettes 3,..., 3 (see FIG. 1) arranged along the same line, a part near the right end of the first-stage bottom plate 31 </ b> H of the front-most cassette that is closest to the second disk shaft 53 is pressed. The front row cassette can be stopped. This front row cassette corresponds to the front row housing in the claims. In the restrained front row cassette, the upper belt 13U moves while abutting and rubbing against the belt abutting portion 39 on the bottom surface of the first stage bottom plate 31H. The same applies to the multi-stage cassette 3 following the front row cassette, and the multi-stage cassette subsequent thereto, and the upper belt 13U moves while contacting and rubbing against the belt contact portion 39 on the bottom surface of the first-stage bottom plate 31H.

  The configuration and operation of the first feed disk mechanism 4 are also substantially the same as the configuration and action of the second feed disk mechanism 5 described above.

  The first feed disk mechanism 4 is rotationally driven by a first disk drive motor 46 that is driven independently of the belt transport mechanism 1 and is disposed near the first belt wheel 11 (see FIG. 2B). A first disc shaft 43 and a substantially disc-shaped member attached to the left end of the end of the first disc shaft 43 on the left side in the first direction D1 and a left guided portion (not shown) below the multistage cassette 3 ) And a first disc left fitting recess (not shown; second disc left main fitting recess 54L of the second feed disc mechanism 5 and the second disc fitting fitting 5). 1st disc left fitting recess (not shown; second disc left main fitting recess 54L and second disc of the second feed disc mechanism 5) and at least one set. left Except for the auxiliary fitting recess 55L, the other locations are the ones closest to the first disk shaft 43 among the plurality of multi-stage cassettes 3 arranged along the lower straight guide groove 21L4 in the left guide groove 21 (hereinafter referred to as “the first disc shaft 43”). The first feed left disc 41L (see FIG. 2B) configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the first stage bottom plate 31H near the left end of the first stage bottom plate 31H, and the first disc. One multi-stage cassette that is a substantially disk-like member that is attached to the right end of the shaft 43 near the right end in the first direction D1 and is fitted to the right guided portion (the fitting roller 36c and the auxiliary roller shaft 37a). 3 is a first disc right fitting recess (not shown) that can forcibly move (send out) 3 as in the case of the second disc right main fitting recess 54R and the second disc right auxiliary fitting recess 55R of the second feed disc mechanism 5. .) At least A right guide is provided for a portion other than the right fitting recess (not shown; similar to the case of the second disc right main fitting recess 54R and the second disc right auxiliary fitting recess 55R of the second feed disc mechanism 5). Near the right end of the first stage bottom plate 31H of the last cassette that is closest to the first disk shaft 43 among the plurality of multistage cassettes 3 arranged along the lower straight guide groove (not shown) in the groove 21R. The first feed right disk 41R (see FIG. 2B) configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the disk is configured. Here, the first disk drive motor 46 corresponds to the first disk drive source in the claims. As the first disk drive source, for example, an internal combustion engine or an external combustion engine can be used in addition to the electric motor. The last row cassette corresponds to the last row container in the claims.

  Similarly to the case of the second feed disk mechanism 5, a first disk left fitting recess (not shown. Second disk left main fitting recess 54L and second disk left auxiliary fitting of the second feed disk mechanism 5). The same as in the case of the recessed portion 55L.) The circumferential edge portion of the first feed left disc 41L other than the recessed portion 55L is not provided with a recess and has a substantially circumferential shape, and this substantially circumferential first feed left disc 41L. Of the left guide groove 21L is the first of the plurality of multi-stage cassettes 3,..., 3 (see FIG. 1) arranged along the lower straight guide groove 21L4 (see FIG. 2C). A part near the left end of the first-stage bottom plate 31H of the last row cassette that is close to the one disk shaft 43 can be pressed to stop the last row cassette. This last row cassette corresponds to the last row container in the claims.

  Similarly, the first disc right fitting recess (not shown; the same as in the case of the second disc left main fitting recess 54L and the second disc left auxiliary fitting recess 55L of the second feed disc mechanism 5). A concave portion is not provided at the position of the circumferential edge of the 1-feed right disk 41R, and the circumferential edge of the substantially 1st feed right disk 41R is formed in the right guide groove 21R. Of the plurality of multi-stage cassettes 3,..., 3 (see FIG. 1) arranged along the lower straight guide groove (not shown), the first row cassette closest to the first disk shaft 43 is the first one. A part near the right end of the first-stage bottom plate 31H is pressed so that the last row cassette can be stopped. This last row cassette corresponds to the last row container in the claims.

  As described above, the conveying speed of the conveying belt mechanism 1 can be set independently of the first feeding disk mechanism 4. Further, the conveying speed of the conveying belt mechanism 1 can be set independently of the second feeding disk mechanism 5. The rotation speed and delivery speed of the first feed disk mechanism 4 can be set independently of the transport speed of the transport belt mechanism 1, the rotation speed of the second feed disk mechanism 5, and the delivery speed. The rotation speed and delivery speed of the second feed disk mechanism 5 can be set independently of the transport speed of the transport belt mechanism 1, the rotation speed of the first feed disk mechanism 4, and the delivery speed. From these things, this to-be-processed object automatic supply apparatus 7 controls each speed (efficiency) freely according to the work speed of the worker who carries the long leek W which is a to-be-processed object by the 1st belt wheel 11 side. It is possible to do. In addition, the workpiece automatic supply device 7 can freely adjust each speed (efficiency) on the side of the second disks 51L and 51R according to the efficiency of the preparation device 201 that automatically receives the long onion W that is the workpiece. Can be controlled.

  Next, the configuration and operation of the cassette guide plate 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7. FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the guiding action of the multistage cassette 3 by the cassette guide plate 6 in the automatic long onion supply device 7 of the automatic long onion supply system 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The cassette guide plate 6 is made of a metal material, a plastic material, or the like, and is obliquely forward near the end of the upper belt 13U on the second belt wheel 12 side (hereinafter referred to as “belt second position”) in the first direction D1. It is a plate-shaped member installed from the top to the front. The cassette guide plate 6 has a substantially concave curved surface (inner surface) 6a facing the belt second position. Hereinafter, this surface 6a is referred to as a guide surface.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, the frontmost cassette 3 that has been restrained (hereinafter, the position of the second feed disk in this restrained state is referred to as a “reference angular position”). The left and right fitting recesses (for example, 54R and 55R in FIG. 6) of the second feed disk (second feed left disk 51L and second feed right disk 51R) are the left and right guided parts (for example, FIG. 5). When 36c and 37a) in (A) rotate and approach and fit, the multi-stage cassette 3 is forcibly rotated (delivered) by the second feed disk (51L and 51R), and in the clockwise direction in FIG. Sent out. After being fed out, the upper end of the multi-stage cassette 3 (the upper end of the straight wall plate 33V of the third stage accommodating portion 33) comes into contact with the guide surface 6a of the cassette guide plate 6 and enters the guide surface 6a to guide it. It moves along the surface 6a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the multistage cassette 3 is located on the upper belt 13U, that is, the end of the upper belt 13U on the first belt wheel 11 side in the first direction D1 (hereinafter referred to as “belt first position”). From the vicinity to the front row cassette position, each multistage cassette 3 is on the upper belt 13U, and the first stage bottom plate 31H of the first stage accommodating part 31 has an elevation angle with respect to the horizontal plane. The second stage bottom plate 32H of the second stage accommodating portion 32 is also in an angle with respect to the horizontal plane, and the third stage bottom plate 33H of the third stage accommodating portion 33 is also at an elevation angle with respect to the horizontal plane. It is in the state which has. For this reason, the long leeks housed in the housing parts 31, 32, 33 of each stage (in order to be distinguished from other long leeks, in particular, W1, W2, W3, respectively) are accommodated in the housing parts 31, 32, 33 of each stage. It will not fall out of it.

  Thereafter, when the frontmost cassette rotates by the first angle value from the reference angular position (see FIG. 7B), the upper end 33T of the straight wall plate 33V of the third stage accommodating portion 33 is guided by the cassette guide plate 6. Since the second stage accommodating portion 32 bends with respect to the first stage accommodating portion 31 by abutting against the surface 6a and moving while being regulated by the guide surface 6a, the second stage bottom plate 32H of the second stage accommodating portion 32 is bent. Is in a state having an elevation angle with respect to the horizontal plane, and the long onions accommodated in the second stage accommodating portion 32 (in particular, W2 for distinction from other long onions) do not fall. Further, since the third stage bottom plate 33H of the third stage accommodating part 33 also has an elevation angle with respect to the horizontal plane and the guide surface 6a closes the open part of the third stage accommodating part 33 by about half, the third stage accommodating part The long leeks housed in 33 (in particular, W3 to distinguish them from other leeks) will not fall. However, the first stage bottom plate 31H of the first stage accommodating part 31 of the multistage cassette 3 is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state. In such a state, one long leek that has been placed and accommodated on the first stage bottom plate 31H of the first stage accommodating portion 31 of the multi-stage cassette 3 (in order to distinguish from other long onions, in particular W1 .) Slides down due to the action of gravity. As shown in FIG. 1, the fallen long onion W1 is received by the receiving device (for example, 212c) of the preparation apparatus 201 that has been waiting below.

  Thereafter, when the second angle value is rotated from the reference angle position (see FIG. 7C), the upper end 33T of the straight wall plate 33V of the third stage accommodating portion 33 abuts on the guide surface 6a of the cassette guide plate 6. By moving while being regulated by the guide surface 6a, the third stage housing portion 33 is bent with respect to the second stage housing portion 32, and the guide surface 6a closes the open portion of the second stage housing portion 32 by about half. Alternatively, the bottom plate tip 33E, which is the tip (front end in the moving direction D1) of the third step bottom plate 33H of the third step storage portion 33, is in contact with the guide surface 6a and is closed, so that it is stored in the third step storage portion 33. The long onion (particularly referred to as W3 to distinguish it from other long onions) does not fall. However, the second stage bottom plate 32H of the second stage accommodating part 32 of the multistage cassette 3 is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state. In such a state, one long leek that has been placed and accommodated on the second-stage bottom plate 32H of the second-stage accommodating portion 32 of the multi-stage cassette 3 (particularly W2 in order to distinguish it from other long onions) .) Slides down due to the action of gravity. As shown in FIG. 1, the fallen long onion W2 is received by the receiving device (for example, 212c) of the preparation device 201 that has been waiting below.

  Thereafter, when the third angle value is rotated from the reference angle position (see FIG. 7D), the upper end 33T of the straight wall plate 33V of the third stage accommodating portion 33 is disengaged from the guide surface 6a of the cassette guide plate 6. . As a result, the third stage accommodating portion 33 is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state and is also removed from the blocking of the guide surface 6a, so that the third stage accommodating portion 33 is placed on the third stage bottom plate 33H of the third stage accommodating portion 33 of the multistage cassette 3. One long leek that was placed and housed (in particular, W3 to distinguish it from other long leek) slides down due to the action of gravity. As shown in FIG. 1, the fallen long onion W3 is received by the receiving device (for example, 212c) of the preparation apparatus 201 that has been waiting below. In this way, the long leeks W1, W2, and W3 stored in the three-stage storage units are individually dropped one by one and received by the receiving device (for example, 212c) of the lower preparation device 201, and the conveyor 211 Is carried to the part of the preparation apparatus 201 that performs the preparation process. In addition, after dropping the long onion W which is a to-be-processed object, the empty multistage cassette 3 is naturally slid down on the sloping road by the downwardly inclined guide grooves 21L and 21R, and the first disks 41L and 41R. The first disks 41L and 41R are sequentially arranged starting from the head.

  The support structure 9 supports the left guide rail 2L and the right guide rail 2R at predetermined positions, supports the first belt axle 11a of the belt transport mechanism 1 so as to be rotatable at the predetermined position, and supports the second belt axle 12a. The first disk shaft 43 of the first feed disk mechanism 4 is rotatably supported at a predetermined position, and the second disk shaft 53 of the second feed disk mechanism 5 is rotatably supported at a predetermined position. And a structure that supports the cassette guide plate 6 at a predetermined position. As shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), the support structure 9 has a vertical beam 9a and a horizontal beam 9c constituting a base portion, and a plurality of column portions 9b standing upright from the base portion. Configured.

  As described above, in the long onion automatic supply device 7, the left and right guide rails 2L and 2R are set to have an upward slope in the traveling direction when viewed in the first direction D1. The first reason is that the long leek W does not fall from the bottom plate of each housing portion 31 or the like of the multistage cassette 3 until the long leek W as the object to be processed is dropped by the second disks 51L and 51R. It is to do. The second reason is that after the long leek W, which is the object to be processed, is dropped by the second disks 51L and 51R, the empty multistage cassette 3 is inclined by the downwardly inclined guide grooves 21L and 21R. This is because the disk is naturally slid down and returned to the first disks 41L and 41R.

  Next, the configuration and operation of each component of the control system 8 will be described. The computer 80 is constituted by an electronic computer, for example, a personal computer, a work station, a microcomputer or the like. Although the internal configuration of the computer 80 is not shown, an input / output interface, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access). Memory: a memory for writing and reading at any time).

  Of the above-described components of the computer 80, the input / output interface is a part to which a signal sent from the outside of the CPU to the CPU is input, and a part for outputting a signal from the CPU to the outside. . The CPU is a part that performs various operations and program execution and sends control signals to the respective units for control. The ROM is a part that stores a control program for controlling the CPU, various data used by the CPU, and the like. As the ROM, a semiconductor memory, a hard disk device, or the like is used. The RAM is a part for temporarily storing data or the like being calculated by the CPU. As the RAM, a semiconductor memory, a hard disk device, or the like is used.

  The computer 80 may be provided with an operation / input unit (not shown). The operation / input unit has various switches, operation buttons, operation dials, a keyboard, a pointing device, or the like, or an appropriate combination thereof, and inputs an operation command or data to the CPU. Part. The pointing device is an arrow-shaped figure (pointer) displayed on the screen of a display unit (not shown, which will be described later). The pointer can be moved by an operation, and an arbitrary position on the screen can be defined. The device can be selected by clicking, etc. In addition to the mouse, there are a pad-shaped device and a rotatable ball-shaped device. The operation command and data input to the operation unit are sent to the CPU in the controller 1 through the input / output interface.

  The computer 80 may be provided with a display unit (not shown). The display unit includes a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, or the like, and data such as images and characters output from the CPU via the input / output interface is displayed on the screen as images and characters. The output data can be further printed on paper by a printer (not shown) and output.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the computer 80 is electrically connected to the first disk drive motor 46, the second disk drive motor 56, the first sensor 81, and the second sensor 82 described above. Based on the detection outputs from the first sensor 81 and the second sensor 82, the CPU (not shown) of the computer 80 sends a control signal (not shown) to the first disk drive motor 46 or the second disk drive motor 56. Thus, the long onion automatic supply system 101 is controlled. The detection of each of these sensors, the contents of computer control, etc. will be described below.

  The first sensor 81 monitors the second disk 51L or 51R, detects whether the angle value rotated from the reference angle position is one of the first angle value, the second angle value, and the third angle value, The second disk rotation angle detection signal is output to the CPU of the computer 80. In this case, instead of monitoring the rotation angle of the second disk 51L or 51R, the first sensor 81 may monitor the second disk drive motor 56 (see FIG. 3) or the second disk shaft 53 The rotation angle may be monitored. As the first sensor 81, a known contact sensor or non-contact sensor can be used. For example, a sensor that emits a light beam, receives a light beam reflected and returned from the surface of the second disk 51L or 51R, and detects the rotation angle of the second disk 51L or 51R is used as the first sensor. May be.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of receivers 212a and the like of the preparation device 201 are arranged below the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt 13U on the second belt wheel 12 side in the first direction D1. Has been. The plurality of receivers 212a, 212b, 212c, and the like are moved by the conveyor 211, and after receiving the single leek W that has been dropped, it is transported to a predetermined portion in the preparation apparatus 201 and processed, such as preparation. The second sensor 82 detects that the plurality of receivers 212b and the like of the preparation apparatus 201 have moved and the subsequent empty receiver 212c and the like have arrived, and outputs the detected signals to the CPU of the computer 80 as a receiver arrival signal. . Here, the preparation device 201 corresponds to the processing device in the claims. Further, the processing such as preparation corresponds to the first processing in the claims. As the second sensor 82, a known contact sensor or non-contact sensor can be used. For example, a sensor that emits a light beam, receives a light beam reflected and returned from the surface of the acceptor 212c or the like, and detects that the acceptor 212c or the like has arrived may be used as the second sensor.

  With the above configuration, when the multistage cassette 3 is present near the belt first position, which is the end of the upper belt 13U on the first belt wheel 11 side in the first direction D1, the first stage accommodation of the multistage cassette 3 is performed. The state in which a human has stored the long onion W in all the storage units from the unit 31 to the third stage storage unit 33 (hereinafter referred to as “cassette full state”. The cassette full state is the full state of the container in the claims) And the second feeding discs 51L on the left and right sides of the left and right feed disks 51L and the left side of the multistage cassette 3 after the rotation of the second multistage cassette 3 The first stage bottom plate 31H of the multi-stage cassette 3 having one 51R tilts forward beyond the horizontal state and the second stage bottom plate 32H exceeds the horizontal state from the first stage forward tilt position where the long spring onion W1 has fallen. Lean forward After passing the second-stage forward tilt position where the long onion W2 is dropped, the third-stage bottom plate 33H is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state and moved to the third-stage forward tilt position where the stored long onion W falls three times. After that, the time required to rotate and move the long onion W of the subsequent multistage cassette 3 (which is the frontmost cassette at that time) to the first stage forward tilt position (hereinafter referred to as “second supply time”). If the length is longer, as shown in FIG. 1, the long onion W from the vicinity of the belt first position, which is the end of the upper belt 13U on the first belt pulley 11 side, to the vicinity of the belt second position in the first direction D1. In a state where the multistage cassettes 3 are lined up on the upper belt 13U with no gap (hereinafter referred to as “belt saturation state”), that is, the cassette is temporarily loaded on the upper belt 13U. Multistage cassette A predetermined number K (K is actually divided by B, where A is the length in the slope direction of the slope portion of the upper belt 13U and B is the depth dimension in the slope direction of the multi-stage cassette 3). It is almost equal to a value obtained by appropriately subtracting about 1 to 5 from the integer part of the value A / B. However, it is assumed that “feeding” of the frontmost multistage cassette by the second disks 51L and 51R is always performed. By doing so, it is possible to produce a margin time for other work (for example, the above-described preparation-related work) near the belt first position.

  One such method is, for example, when the computer 80 receives a second disk rotation angle detection signal from the first sensor 81, it sends a second disk stop command signal for stopping the second disk drive motor 56. The second disks 51L and 51R are stopped. At this time, the long onion W is dropped from a predetermined accommodating portion of the multi-stage cassette 3 and is received by the lower receiving device 212c or the like. Next, the computer 80 receives the second sensor 82. When the receiver arrival signal is received from the second disk drive motor 56, a second disk start command signal for starting the second disk drive motor 56 may be sent to rotate the second disks 51L and 51R. Here, the computer 80 corresponds to the first computer in the claims.

  As described above, according to the automatic workpiece supply apparatus, the automatic workpiece supply system, and the automatic workpiece supply method of the present invention, the workpiece (for example, the long onion W) is moved to the starting position (for example, the belt first). Position) to the end point position (for example, belt second position) and automatically supplied at the end point position (for example, belt second position), and at the same time, a certain amount of workpiece (for example, belt first position to belt second position). It is possible to store a value of 3K1 long onions W) obtained by multiplying the number K1 of the multistage cassettes 3 arranged up to the position by the number of stages 3 of the multistage cassette 3). For this reason, while the processing object (for example, long leek W) stored in this way is automatically supplied to the preparation device or the like sequentially from the head (belt second position), it is at the starting position (for example, belt first position). A loader (loader) of a workpiece (for example, a long onion W) is an operation other than loading or loading a workpiece (for example, a long onion W) into a workpiece multistage container (for example, the multistage cassette 3). It is possible to perform the preparation-accompanying work alone, and it is possible to reduce preparation assistants that have been conventionally required.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example. The above-described embodiment is an exemplification, and any device having substantially the same configuration as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention and having the same function and effect can be used. It is included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, the guide frame of the present invention is not limited to the guide rails (2L, 2R) configured as described in the above embodiment, and guide frames having other configurations may be used. For example, two plate-like members are used, and one side surface (a flat portion) has a substantially rectangular cross section as in the first embodiment, and the side surface shape is an oval loop shape (elongated). An annular) left guide groove is formed, and the side surface of the other member (a flat portion) has a substantially rectangular cross section as in the first embodiment, and the side surface shape is an oval loop (elongated annular shape). ) Right guide groove may be formed. In this case, the shape of the side surface of the plate-like member having the guide groove on the side surface may be any shape. In short, the side surface shape of the guide groove may be an oval loop shape (elongated annular shape), and the plate-like member on which the guide groove is formed may have any shape.

  Alternatively, the guide frame according to the present invention uses two oval plate-like members to form an oval loop-like small facet of one oval plate-like member (two semi-cylindrical surfaces and two elongated slanted paths). A left guide groove having a substantially rectangular cross section is formed in the portion of the belt-like loop surface formed by joining the flat surfaces, and an oblong loop-shaped facet (two semi-cylindrical surfaces and 2) of the other oval plate-like member is formed. A right guide groove having a substantially quadrangular cross section may be formed in a portion of a belt-like loop surface formed by joining two slender slant planes. In this case, the guide groove is opened upward on the upper inclined surface of the oval loop-shaped small face of the oval plate-like member, and the main roller shaft and the auxiliary roller shaft are suspended monorails. Is guided by the guide groove in a state in which is inverted upside down. In addition, the guide groove opens downward on the lower inclined plane of the oblong loop-shaped facet of the oval plate-like member, and a suspension monorail is suspended from the main roller shaft and auxiliary roller shaft. In such a state, it is guided by the guide groove. As described above, the guide frame according to the present invention is a broad concept member including the guide rails (2L, 2R) of the above-described embodiment.

  In addition, the multi-stage container for processing objects of the present invention is not limited to the multi-stage cassette 3 having the configuration as described in the above embodiment, and multi-stage containers for processing objects having other configurations may be used. . For example, the number of stages of the accommodating portion is not limited to three, and generally, n (n: an integer of 2 or more) stages can be realized. In the case of n pieces, the multi-stage container to be processed has a substantially “L” -shaped cross section when the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right, The left and right sides of the first stage bottom plate, which is a beam-like member extending in a direction connecting the left end and the right end (hereinafter referred to as “second direction”), is disposed at the lowest part in the vertical direction, and is a substantially horizontal portion of a substantially L shape. Each has a left and right guided portion that protrudes from both sides and can be guided by being fitted in the left and right guide grooves, and a part of the lower surface of the first stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt. A first stage accommodating part capable of accommodating one processed object, and a beam-like member having the same configuration as that of the first stage accommodating part in the same manner as described above, and an approximately “L” -shaped substantially right-angled apex part (n− 1) It is hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical portion of a substantially L-shape among the step accommodating portions (n: an integer of 2 or more). (N-1) a return spring that can return to the original substantially L-shaped state when external force is removed after rotation by a screw, and has an n-th stage accommodation portion that can accommodate one workpiece. It is configured in a multi-layered structure.

  In addition, the container guide member of the present invention is not limited to the plate-shaped cassette guide plate 6 having the configuration as described in the above embodiment, and a container guide member having another configuration may be used. . For example, one surface of a block (lumped) metal material may be processed and used like the guide surface 6 a on the inner surface of the cassette guide plate 6. The curved surface shape of the guide surface 6a varies depending on the configuration of the multi-stage cassette (the number of stages, the height of the straight wall plate, the degree of restoring force of the return spring of the hinge portion, etc.). It will be decided by doing. Further, the guide surface 6a on the inner surface of the cassette guide plate 6 has an upper end 33T of the straight wall plate 33V of the third step receiving portion 33 that contacts the upper end 33T of the third step receiving portion 33 or a third step of the third step receiving portion 33 that may come into contact. In order to improve the sliding between the bottom plate 33H and to prevent the generation of noise due to friction, the entire guide surface 6a or the vicinity of both left and right ends may be covered with a film made of a synthetic resin material, A thin plate material made of a synthetic resin material or the like may be attached to the entire guide surface 6a or the vicinity of both left and right ends by adhesion or the like.

  Further, when the multi-stage container to be processed has n (n: integer greater than or equal to 2) accommodating parts, the container guiding member of the present invention includes the second feed left disk and the second feed right disk. When the left and right fitting recesses are fitted to the left guided portion and the right guided portion of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be stored is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage accommodating portion beyond the horizontal state, and the same applies to the second feed left disk and the second feed right disk. When the left and right fitting recesses are fitted to the left guided portion and the right guided portion of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the workpiece multi-stage container One object to be processed in which the nth stage bottom plate of the nth stage accommodating part of the nth stage is accommodated by tilting forward beyond the horizontal state So as to fall, to guiding the leading edge of the upper end or the n-stage bottom plate of the n-stage straight-wall plate with a substantially vertical portion of the substantially L-shaped first n-stage receiving portion of the workpiece multistage container.

  The to-be-processed object automatic supply apparatus of this invention can be comprised by remove | excluding a control system from the above-mentioned to-be-processed object automatic supply system. In this case, the object to be processed is conveyed from the vicinity of the belt first position, which is the end of the upper belt (13U) on the first belt wheel (11) side, to the vicinity of the belt second position in the first direction (D1), By performing the automatic workpiece supply method described below, a margin time for other work can be produced in the vicinity of the belt second position.

  Further, the automatic workpiece supply method of the present invention is an automatic workpiece supply apparatus that excludes the control system from the automatic workpiece supply system described above, and the first belt wheel (eg, D1) in the first direction (eg, D1). 11) When a workpiece multi-stage container (for example, multi-stage cassette 3) exists in the vicinity of the belt first position, which is an end of the upper belt (for example, 13U) on the side, the workpiece multi-stage container (for example, multi-stage cassette 3) ) In a state in which all objects to be processed (for example, long onions W) are accommodated in all the accommodating parts (for example, 31 to 33) from the first stage accommodating part (for example, 31) to the n-th stage accommodating part After that, the second feed discs on the left and right sides (the first supply time) are longer than the time (first supply time) required for the subsequent (last row) workpiece multi-stage container (for example, the multi-stage cassette 3) to rotate and arrive. For example, 51L and 51R) are 1 The first stage before the object to be processed (for example, the long onion W) is dropped while the first stage bottom plate (for example, 31H) of the object to be processed (for example, the multistage cassette 3) is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state. Similarly, after the n-th stage bottom plate is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state from the tilted position and moved to the n-th stage forward tilted position where the object to be processed (for example, the long onion W) falls, The first disk drive source (e.g., the time required to rotate and move the multi-stage container (e.g., multi-stage cassette 3) in the front row) to the first stage forward tilt position (second supply time) is longer. The rotational speed of each of the first disk drive motor 46) and the second disk drive source (for example, the second disk drive motor 56) is set, and the workpiece multistage container (for example, the multistage cassette 3) fully loaded with the container is placed on the upper side. Abbreviation of belt (for example, 13U) After being aligned along the body (belt saturation state), the first disk drive source (for example, the first disk drive motor 46) is allowed to have other work allowance time (for example, time for work accompanied by preparation of long onions). After the remaining time for other work has elapsed, the work of storing the object to be processed (for example, the long onion W) in the object to be processed multistage container (for example, the multistage cassette 3) near the belt first position is resumed. This can be configured. In this case, it is only necessary for a human to switch the stop and restart of the first disk drive source (for example, the first disk drive motor 46) by a switch (such as a switch that is switched by stepping on the foot).

  In the above-described embodiment, the example of the method of generating the margin time by setting the belt saturation state in which the multistage cassettes 3 are arranged without gaps on the upper belt 13U has been described, but the present invention is limited to this example. Instead, it may be a method of generating a margin time by another procedure. For example, the multi-stage container (for example, multi-stage cassette 3) to be processed is located near the belt first position that is the end of the upper belt (for example, 13U) on the first belt wheel (for example, 11) side in the first direction (for example, D1). If present, all the receiving parts (for example, 31 to 33) from the first stage accommodating part (for example, 31) to the nth stage accommodating part of the to-be-processed multistage container (for example, the multistage cassette 3) ( For example, the time required for the subsequent (last row) workpiece multi-stage container (for example, the multi-stage cassette 3) to come in rotation after being brought into a state in which the long onion W) is accommodated (packed body full state). The first stage bottom plate (for example, 31H) of one workpiece multi-stage container (for example, the multistage cassette 3) exceeds the horizontal state with the left and right second feed disks (for example, 51L and 51R) beyond the (first supply time). Tilted forward and housed Similarly, the n-th stage bottom plate tilts forward beyond the horizontal state and the object to be treated (eg, long leek W) falls from the first-stage forward tilt position where the processed object (eg, long onion W) falls. Time required for rotationally moving the subsequent (frontmost row) workpiece multi-stage container (for example, the multistage cassette 3) to the first stage forward tilt position after the rotational movement to the nth stage forward tilt position (second supply) The rotation speed of each of the first disk drive source (for example, the first disk drive motor 46) and the second disk drive source (for example, the second disk drive motor 56) is set so that the time is longer, and the container is fully loaded. The state before the state in which the multi-stage container (for example, multi-stage cassette 3) in the state is lined up along substantially the entire upper surface of the upper belt (for example, 13U) (belt saturated state), for example, the full state of the container Multi-stage container For example, in a state where several multi-stage cassettes 3) are arranged along the upper surface of the upper belt (for example, 13U), the first disk drive source (for example, the first disk drive motor 46) is allowed to have a spare time for other work (for example, It is also possible to stop only for the time required for the preparation-accompanying work) and to generate a spare time for other work. That is, according to the present invention, several (two or three or five to six) multi-stage containers (for example, the multi-stage cassette 3) to be processed are packed along the upper straight guide grooves (for example, 21L2 and 21R2). Only by stopping the first disk drive source (for example, the first disk drive motor 46) after setting them in a line-up state, it is possible to produce a margin time for other work.

  When the multi-stage object to be processed has n (n: integer greater than or equal to 2) accommodation units, the first sensor of the present invention monitors the second disk drive source, the second disk shaft, or the second disk. The angle value rotated from the reference angle position is detected from the first angle value to the nth angle value, and a second disk rotation angle detection signal is output to the computer.

  When the multi-stage container to be processed has n (n: integer greater than or equal to 2) containers, the second sensor of the present invention is the end of the upper belt on the second belt vehicle side in the first direction. In the vicinity of a processing apparatus that is arranged below a belt second position and has a plurality of moving receivers, and that receives a single object to be processed after it has been received by the receiver and performs the first processing. Arranged to detect that a plurality of receivers have moved and a subsequent empty receiver has arrived, and to output a receiver arrival signal to the computer.

  Further, when the multi-stage object to be processed has n (n: an integer of 2 or more) accommodating parts, the first computer of the present invention receives the second disk rotation angle detection signal and receives the second disk rotation angle detection signal. Control is performed to send a second disk stop command signal for stopping the two disk drive source, and then to send a second disk start command signal for starting the second disk drive source when the receiver arrival signal is received next.

  Automatic processing object that can add a control system to the automatic processing object supply apparatus of the present invention and can generate a margin time for other work (for example, the above-described preparation-related work) near the belt first position. The supply system can be realized by other configurations. For example, when the control system detects that one of the receiving devices (eg, 212a) of the processing device (eg, 201) has received one workpiece (eg, long onion W), the receiving device reception completion signal is output. Accepted when a third sensor (not shown) and a plurality of acceptors (eg 212b) of the processing device (eg 201) move and detect that a subsequent empty acceptor (eg 212c) has arrived A second sensor for outputting a receiver arrival signal, and a second disk stop command signal for stopping a second disk drive source (for example, the second disk drive motor 56) when receiving a receiver reception completion signal, A second computer for sending a second disk start command signal for starting the second disk drive source (for example, the second disk drive motor 56) when receiving the receiver arrival signal is provided. It may be. As the third sensor, although not shown, a known contact sensor or non-contact sensor can be used. For example, a light beam is emitted and reflected by the surface of an object to be processed (for example, long onion W) received by a receiver (for example, 212b), and then returned to the object to be processed (for example, long onion W). A sensor that detects that the signal has been received (for example, 212b) may be used as the third sensor.

  The workpiece to be automatically supplied in the present invention is not limited to the long leek W in the above embodiment, and other workpieces can be targeted. For example, other crops in the form of elongated bars, roughly spherical or massive crops, fishery products such as seafood and processed products, forest products that are processed trees and processed products, and manufactured in general manufacturing industries The present invention can be widely applied to general articles.

  The present invention can be implemented in a machine manufacturing industry that manufactures a machine that processes and prepares crops, an agriculture that processes and prepares crops, a crop processing industry, a fish processing industry, or a general manufacturing industry. Available in industry.

It is the conceptual diagram seen from the side which shows the whole structure of the long leek automatic supply system which is 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship of the guide rail in the long leek automatic supply system which is 1st Example of this invention, a feed disk, and a conveyance belt. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration regarding control of the long onion automatic supply system which is 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the whole multistage cassette structure in the long onion automatic supply system which is 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the bottom part of the multistage cassette in the long leek automatic supply system which is 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the delivery operation | movement of the multistage cassette by the 2nd feeding disk in the long onion automatic supply system which is 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure explaining the guidance effect | action of the multistage cassette by the cassette guide plate in the long onion automatic supply system which is 1st Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Belt conveyance mechanism 2L Left guide rail 2R Right guide rail 3, 3 ', 3A-3D Multistage cassette 4 1st feed disk mechanism 5 2nd feed disk mechanism 6 Cassette guide plate 6a Guide surface 7 Workpiece automatic supply apparatus 8 Control System 9 Support structure 9a Vertical beam 9b Column 9c Horizontal beam 11 First belt wheel 11a First belt axle 12 Second belt wheel 12a Second belt axle 13 Conveying belt 13U Upper belt 13L Lower belt 21L Left guide groove 21L1 First 1 semicircular guide groove 21L2 upper linear guide groove 21L3 second semicircular guide groove 21L4 lower linear guide groove 21R right guide groove 21R2 upper linear guide groove 21R3 second semicircular guide groove 21R4 lower linear guide groove 31, 31 ′ first 1st stage accommodating part 31C A substantially right-angled vertex part 31G Guide rail locking part 31H 1st Bottom plate 31V First-stage straight wall plate 31V1 Upper end 32, 32 'Second-stage accommodating part 32C Substantially right-angled vertex part 32H Second-stage bottom plate 32V Second-stage straight-walled board 33, 33' Third-stage accommodating part 33C Substantially right-angled vertex part 33E Bottom plate tip 33H Third stage bottom plate 33T Upper end of straight wall plate 33V Third step straight wall plate 34 First hinge part 34L Lower hinge 34P Pin part 34S First return spring 34U Upper hinge 35 Mounting bracket 35a Drooping part 36 Right main guided Portion 36a main roller shaft 36b guide roller 36c fitting roller 37 right auxiliary guided portion 37a auxiliary roller shaft 37b guide roller 38 second hinge portion 39 belt contact portion 41L first feed left disc 41R first feed right disc 43 first Disc shaft 46 First disc drive motor 51L Second feed left disc 51R Second feed right disc 53 Second disc shaft 54L Second disc left main fitting recess 54R Second disc right main fitting recess 55L Second disc left auxiliary fitting recess 55R Second disc right auxiliary fitting recess 56 Second disc drive motor 80 Computer 81 First sensor 82 First 2 sensors 101 Long onion automatic supply system 201 Long onion preparation device 211 Conveyors 212a to 212c Acceptor D1 Upper belt movement direction D2 Lower belt movement direction D3 Forward rotation direction of bottom plate D4 Return rotation direction of bottom plate by spring D5 Upper end accommodation by spring Return rotation direction W, W1-W3

Claims (4)

A first belt wheel, a second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by a first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and a soft synthetic resin material or soft rubber Conveying belt made of a material and wound in an endless loop between these two belt wheels, and a belt conveying device having a belt driving source for rotationally driving the rotating shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel Mechanism,
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a second disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed near the second belt wheel, and is attached to both ends of the second disk shaft. At least one set of second disk fitting recesses that are capable of forcibly moving one workpiece multi-stage container by being fitted to the left and right guided parts. Locations other than the concavity are the first row of the front row receptacles that are closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage receptacles arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the first stage bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped An automatic workpiece supply apparatus, comprising: a container guide member that guides and guides a tip of the n-th stage bottom plate. The first belt wheel, the second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by the first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and made of soft synthetic resin material 2 A belt that is wound in an endless loop between two belt wheels, and a belt conveyance mechanism that has a belt drive source that rotationally drives the rotation shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel;
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a second disk drive source that is independent of the belt conveying mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the second belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the second disk shaft. It is a disk-shaped member and has at least one second disc fitting recess that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the second disc fitting recess Other than the above, the first stage of the front row container that is closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped A workpiece automatic supply device comprising a container guide member for guiding and guiding the tip of the n-th stage bottom plate;
A control system for controlling the automatic workpiece supply apparatus;
The control system is
The second disk drive source or the second disk shaft or the second disk is monitored to detect whether the angle value rotated from the reference angle position is from the first angle value to the nth angle value. A first sensor for outputting a disk rotation angle detection signal;
One dropped object to be processed having a plurality of receivers disposed below the belt second position near the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side with respect to the first direction. A plurality of receivers of a processing apparatus that performs a first process by transporting an object after it is received by the receiver and detecting that a subsequent empty receiver has arrived and outputs a receiver arrival signal; Two sensors,
When the second disk rotation angle detection signal is received, a second disk stop command signal for stopping the second disk drive source is sent, and when the receiver arrival signal is received next, the second disk drive is transmitted. An automatic workpiece supply system comprising a first computer for sending a second disk start command signal for starting a source. A first belt wheel, a second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by a first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and a soft synthetic resin material or soft rubber Conveying belt made of a material and wound in an endless loop between these two belt wheels, and a belt conveying device having a belt driving source for rotationally driving the rotating shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel Mechanism,
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is rotationally driven by a second disk drive source independent of the belt transport mechanism and is disposed near the shaft of the second belt wheel, and is attached near both ends of the second disk shaft. At least one set of second disk fitting recesses that are capable of forcibly moving one workpiece multi-stage container by being fitted to the left and right guided parts. Locations other than the concavity are the first row of the front row receptacles that are closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage receptacles arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the first stage bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped A workpiece automatic supply device comprising a container guide member for guiding and guiding the tip of the n-th stage bottom plate;
A control system for controlling the automatic workpiece supply apparatus;
The control system is
One dropped object to be processed having a plurality of receivers disposed below the belt second position near the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side with respect to the first direction. When an acceptor of any of the processing apparatuses that perform the first processing by transporting an object after receiving it at the acceptor detects that the one object to be processed has been received, an acceptor reception completion signal is output. A third sensor that
A second sensor that outputs a receiver arrival signal when it detects that a plurality of receivers of the processing device have moved and a subsequent empty receiver has arrived;
A second disk stop command signal for stopping the second disk drive source is sent when the receiver reception completion signal is received, and then the second disk drive source is turned on when the receiver arrival signal is received. An automatic workpiece supply system comprising: a second computer for sending a second disk start command signal for starting. A first belt wheel, a second belt wheel installed at a position that is separated from the first belt wheel by a first horizontal distance in the horizontal direction and higher by a first vertical distance in the vertical direction, and a soft synthetic resin material or soft rubber Conveying belt made of a material and wound in an endless loop between these two belt wheels, and a belt conveying device having a belt driving source for rotationally driving the rotating shaft of either the first belt wheel or the second belt wheel Mechanism,
Guide frames that are arranged on the left side and the right side with respect to the first direction, which is the moving direction of the upper belt of the conveyor belt, and each have guide grooves that are grooves in an oval loop shape,
A beam-like shape having a substantially L-shaped cross section when viewed so that the first direction is a horizontal direction from left to right and extending in a second direction that is a direction connecting the left end and the right end of the conveyor belt. It is a member and is arranged at the lowest part in the vertical direction and is protruded on both the left and right sides of the first step bottom plate, which is a substantially horizontal portion of the substantially L shape, and can be guided by fitting into the left and right guide grooves, respectively. The same applies to a first-stage housing portion that has left and right guided portions, and a part of the lower surface of the first-stage bottom plate is installed so as to be able to contact the upper surface of the upper belt and can accommodate one workpiece. The substantially L-shaped substantially right-angled vertex portion of the first-stage accommodating portion having the same configuration as that of the first-stage accommodating portion, and the substantially L-shaped (n-1) -stage accommodating portion (n: an integer greater than or equal to 2). Hinged to the upper end of the (n-1) -th straight wall plate, which is a substantially vertical part of the character, and external force is applied after rotation by the hinge (N-1) return spring that can be returned to the original substantially L-shaped state when attached, and has an n-th stage accommodating portion that can accommodate one object to be processed, and is configured in a multi-layered structure. A plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers in the loop direction of the conveyor belt;
A first disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a first disk drive source that is independent of the belt transport mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the first belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the first disk shaft. The disk-shaped member has at least one set of first disk fitting recesses that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the first disk fitting recesses Other than the above, the first of the last row containers that are closest to the first disk shaft among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the lower straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A first feed disc mechanism having left and right first feed discs configured to be able to stop by pressing a part of the step bottom plate;
A second disk shaft that is driven to rotate by a second disk drive source that is independent of the belt conveying mechanism and that is disposed in the vicinity of the second belt wheel, and two substantially attached to both ends of the second disk shaft. It is a disk-shaped member and has at least one second disc fitting recess that can be forced to move one workpiece multi-stage container by fitting to the left and right guided portions, and the second disc fitting recess Other than the above, the first stage of the front row container that is closest to the second disk axis among the plurality of workpiece multi-stage containers arranged along the upper straight guide groove of the guide grooves. A second feed disk mechanism having left and right second feed disks configured to be able to be stopped by pressing a part of the bottom plate;
With respect to the first direction, the side facing the belt second position that is installed from the diagonally upper front in the vicinity of the belt second position, which is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side, is formed in a substantially concave curved surface. When the respective fitting recesses of the left and right second feed disks are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container, when the rotation is performed by a first angle value from the reference angular position, One workpiece to be treated is dropped by tilting the first-stage bottom plate of the first-stage container of the multi-stage container to be moved forward beyond the horizontal state, and then the left and right second feeds in the same manner. When the respective fitting recesses of the disc are respectively fitted to the left and right guided portions of the workpiece multi-stage container and rotated by the nth angle value from the reference angular position, the number of the workpiece multi-stage container is changed. The n-th stage bottom plate of the n-stage housing part tilts forward beyond the horizontal state Or the upper end of the nth-stage straight wall plate that becomes the substantially L-shaped substantially vertical portion of the nth-stage accommodating portion of the multi-stage container to be treated so that one object to be treated is dropped A container guide member for guiding and guiding the tip of the n-th stage bottom plate;
Using an automatic workpiece supply device that conveys the workpiece from the vicinity of the belt second position that is the end of the upper belt on the second belt wheel side to the belt second position with respect to the first direction,
When the workpiece multi-stage container is present in the vicinity of the belt first position that is the end of the upper belt on the first belt wheel side with respect to the first direction, the first-stage housing of the workpiece multi-stage container is provided. It is the time required for the subsequent workpiece multi-stage container to come in rotation after the container is fully loaded with the workpieces contained in all the accommodating parts from the first part to the n-th stage accommodating part. More than the first supply time, the left and right second feed discs have a first multi-stage container in which the first stage bottom plate is tilted forward beyond the horizontal state and the object to be treated falls. The n-th stage bottom plate is tilted forward beyond a horizontal state from the first-stage forward tilt position to the n-th forward tilt position where the object to be processed that has been stored falls, and the subsequent workpiece multi-stage accommodation This is the time required to rotate the body to the first stage forward tilt position. (2) The rotational speed of each of the first disk drive source and the second disk drive source is set so that the supply time becomes longer, and the multi-stage object to be processed packed in the container is placed along the upper belt. After the arrangement, the first disk drive source is stopped for another work allowance time, and after the other work allowance time has elapsed, the multi-stage container to be processed in the vicinity of the belt first position A process for automatically supplying an object to be processed is resumed.

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