JP2007000796A - Transport container and article sorting device using it - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transport container which can sort an article without damaging it, has a high throughput, and is hygienic with easy cleaning, and to provide an article sorting device. <P>SOLUTION: This transport container is equipped with a large number of accomodation parts, an opening and closing bottom provided in the accomodation part, and a holding tool for holding the opening and closing bottom in a state of being closed. The article is accomodated in the accomodation part while being placed on the opening and closing bottom, and the accomodated article is discharged downward when the opening and closing bottom is opened by the operation of the holding tool. The container may be provided with an opening having a size not falling the article therethrough at the center of the opening and closing bottom, or may be provided with accomodation parts having two kinds or more different sizes. The container may also be provided with a mark and a container judgement part for sorting and accomodating the article in the accomodation part. The article sorting device is equipped with a container transporting body transportable with the container thereon, an intermittent transport part for intermittently transmitting the container at predetermined interval, an inspection part for inspecting classes of articles, and a driving body for opening and closing the opening and closing bottom of the container. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a container for transport used for transporting fruit vegetables such as strawberries, tomatoes, peaches, pears, eggplants, melons, and Kodama west straw, processed foods, etc., and various articles contained in the transport containers according to size, shape The present invention relates to an article sorting apparatus that sorts by standard (equal class) of size, shape, color, and the like.

Conventionally, various devices as described below have been developed as devices for selecting fruit vegetables such as tomatoes (see Patent Documents 1 to 3). The present applicant has also developed a fruit vegetable automatic sorting device and applied for a patent (see Patent Document 4).
(1) An example of a conventional fruit vegetable sorting apparatus is shown in FIG. This is because a number of collapsible trays B are connected to a transport line A such as a chain. Fruit vegetables are placed on the tray B, and weight measurement, shape measurement, and the like are performed during transport. Is laid down at a predetermined position, and the fruits and vegetables are rolled down onto the conveying line A and sorted according to grade and standard.
(2) Another example of the conventional fruit vegetable sorting apparatus is shown in FIG. This is because a transport unit E in which a large number of collapsible keyboards D are arranged on a transport line C such as a chain is mounted, and the fruits and vegetables are transported on the keyboard D at an arbitrary position. Measurement, shape measurement, and the like are performed, and only the keyboard D on which fruit vegetables are placed falls down at a predetermined position to discharge the fruit vegetables.
(3) Another example of a conventional fruit vegetable sorting apparatus is shown in FIG. A large number of independent transport trays (not shown) are transported one by one by the circulation-type transport line F, and weight measurement, shape measurement, and the like are performed while the fruit vegetables are transported on the transport tray. The conveying line F is branched into several on the downstream side of the line, and according to the measurement result, the conveying tray is sorted and sent to the branching side, and the fruit vegetables are sorted. The branched transfer line F is joined again and circulated with the transfer tray placed thereon.
(4) As shown in FIG. 16, the applicant's fruit and vegetable sorting device includes a plurality of rotating belt-type fruit and vegetable conveying bodies H on a conveying line G such as a chain. The fruit and vegetable carrier H can carry and convey fruit and vegetables. The conveyance line G is provided with quality measurement / shape measurement, aggregation means (not shown), etc., and performs quality inspections such as shape, weight, sugar content, etc. of the fruit vegetables being conveyed to determine the equal class and based on the determination signal The rotation of the fruit vegetable carrier H is controlled. On the side of the transport line G, a pool conveyor J for pooling the fruit and vegetables discharged from the fruit and vegetable transport body H is provided for each equal class and divided into lanes. In addition, a relay conveyor K having an oblique 45 ° angle is provided between the fruit and vegetable carrier H and the pool conveyor J provided on the traveling conveyance line G, so that the fruit vegetables fed from the fruit and vegetable carrier H roll or change direction. Without being transferred to the pool conveyor J. (See Patent Document 4).

JP 2002-11413 A. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-305919. JP 2000-93902 A. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-209397.

However, the conventional fruit vegetable sorting apparatus has the following problems.
(1) In the case of the fruit vegetable sorting apparatus shown in FIG. 13 (refer to Patent Document 1), the fruit vegetables are discharged by laying down the tray B on which the fruit vegetables are placed. However, there was a risk of rolling and crashing into other fruit vegetables. This is especially true for soft fruit vegetables such as peaches and pears, in which case the commercial value is reduced and the price is reduced. In order to make it hard to damage, the fruit must be harvested and sorted before it ripens, resulting in a new problem that the quality of the fruit is immature.
(2) In the case of the fruit and vegetable sorting device of FIG. 14 (see Patent Document 2), as in the case of FIG. 13, the fruit and vegetables fall as they fall, or the fruit and vegetables collide with other fruit and vegetables. There is a risk of injury.
(3) In the fruit vegetable sorting apparatus shown in FIG. 15 (see Patent Document 3), it is necessary to always transport the transport tray to the entire circulation type transport line F without excess or deficiency, and a long transport line F is required. Therefore, there is a problem that the installation area of the facility becomes vast. In addition, even a small item is transported by a large transport tray, and therefore, the waste of space is large.
(4) In the fruit vegetable sorting device (see Patent Document 4) of FIG. 16 of the applicant of the present application, the posture of the fruit vegetables at the time of fruit removal is stabilized by the relay conveyor K, so the fruit vegetables are not easily damaged and relatively simple. Since it is a simple structure, there is an advantage that the installation area of the facility does not become too large, and there is no particular problem. However, from a person skilled in the art such as a tomato producer or a strawberry producer, damage to articles such as fruit vegetables can be further reduced. There is a request to provide.

  The transport container of the present invention can arrange many articles on a single sheet, and even transported articles, particularly fruit vegetables such as strawberries and peaches, and easily damaged items such as soft processed foods. It can be transferred to another transport body without being damaged, and cleaning is easy and hygienic. The article transporting apparatus of the present invention can efficiently transport many articles at once using the transport container, and classifies the identified articles according to grades, standards, etc. during transportation. It can be sorted (sorted) according to standards, etc., and can be transferred to another carrier without damaging the article.

  The transport container according to the present invention includes a large number of storage units, an open / close bottom provided in the storage unit, and a holder that holds the open / close bottom in a closed state, and the storage unit holds articles on the closed open / close bottom. The articles stored in the storage section are discharged downward when the open / close bottom is opened by the operation of the holder. In the transport container, an opening having a size that prevents an article from dropping is provided at the center of the open / close bottom. Also, two or more types of accommodating portions having different sizes can be provided. Further, a mark for selecting and storing the article is displayed on the storage section or outside thereof. A container discriminating section can be provided outside the housing section. In addition, the openable / closable bottom is formed by a door that can be opened and closed, the door is held in a closed state by a holding tool, and is opened when the holding tool is operated to release the holding by the holding tool and is held by the opening / closing operating tool. It is also possible to return to the closed state when the operation of the tool is released.

  The article sorting apparatus according to the present invention inspects a quality factor such as a container carrier that can be loaded and unloaded with the transfer container and that can be loaded and carried, and a quality factor such as a grade and a class of an article conveyed by the container carrier. An inspection unit that outputs the result as a data signal, an intermittent conveyance unit that intermittently conveys a container for conveyance that is conveyed by a container carrier after inspection of an article, and an opening / closing operation tool based on data inspected by the inspection unit A driving body that drives the driving body based on the inspection data, and a controller that opens and closes the opening and closing bottom of the transport container that has been transported to the intermittent transport section, and the opening and closing bottom that is controlled by the control section is opened. A transporting body that transports the article discharged from the container of the transporting container directly or via the takeover transporting body in a different direction from the container transporting body. It is. In the article sorting apparatus, the feed carrier arranges two or more individual carriers in the transport direction of the container carrier, each individual carrier moves separately, and an empty part waits below the container carrier. When the article discharged from the container storage container is placed on the empty part, the article moves and waits for the next empty part below the container carrier, and the container is accommodated by repeating this standby and movement. Articles discharged from the inside of the department were continuously arranged on each individual carrier. In addition, a takeover carrier disposed between the container carrier and the feed carrier is provided, and the takeover carrier is lifted from the same or equivalent height as the feed carrier to below the transport container above it. It is possible to move up and down, take over the article discharged from the container for conveyance when it is raised, and make it possible to send the article to the feed carrier when it is lowered. It can also be provided with a discriminating means for discriminating the contents of the container discriminating section of the transport container.

The container for transportation according to claim 1 of the present application includes a large number of storage units, an open / close bottom provided in the storage unit, and a holder for holding the open / close bottom in a closed state. Since the article can be placed on the container and accommodated, and the article accommodated in the accommodation part is discharged downward when the opening / closing bottom is opened by the operation of the holder, the following effects are obtained.
(1) Since the article is accommodated in the accommodating portion, the opened / closed bottom is opened, and the accommodated article is discharged downward, it is not necessary to pick up the article with fingers or instruments when the article once accommodated is taken out. Less likely to get damaged or dirty. Therefore, it is particularly effective when the article is a perishable fruit vegetable such as strawberry or peach.
(2) Since a large number of storage units are provided in a single transport container, a large number of articles can be stored in a single transport container, which is convenient for storing and transporting a large number of articles collectively. .

In the transport container according to claim 2 of the present application, in the transport container, since an opening of a size that prevents the article from dropping is provided at the center of the open / close bottom, in addition to the above effects, the following There is also an effect.
(1) By providing the opening, even if the opening / closing bottom suddenly closes when the article is discharged, the article is not pinched by the opening / closing bottom, and the article may be damaged during discharging. Decrease. Therefore, even if the goods are perishable fruit vegetables such as strawberries and peaches, the goods can be discharged without damaging the fruit vegetables, and the quality of the fruit vegetables can be maintained.
(2) If a part of the article is exposed from the opening of the opening / closing bottom, before opening the opening / closing bottom, place the article on a conveyor, container, tray, etc., and then open the opening / closing bottom to discharge the article. This prevents the article from falling onto a discharge destination conveyor, container, tray, or the like, further reducing the risk of damage to the article.

Since the container for transportation according to claim 3 of the present application is provided with two or more kinds of accommodating portions having different sizes, the following effects are obtained in addition to the above effects.
(1) Articles of various sizes can be accommodated, many articles of various sizes and types can be accommodated in one frame of the article in one container, and the accommodation density is also increased. For this reason, for example, if a storage portion for a large object is provided to some extent, it is possible to provide a large number of medium objects and small objects.

Since the container for transport according to claim 4 of the present application displays a mark for selecting and storing articles on the storage section or outside thereof, the following effects are obtained in addition to the above effects.
(1) Since a mark is attached to the container, when an operator divides a container into a container for transportation according to the quality, size, standard, etc. of the article, Is easy to understand. Further, when sorting and sorting from the transport container thereafter, it is easy to know which article is stored in which storage unit.
(2) For this reason, for example, if the product is fruit vegetables such as strawberries and peaches, it is possible to store extraordinary items that are scratched or have significant deformations in separate accommodation locations, so that the extraordinary items and others When sorting, it is easy to work by sorting according to the mark.

Since the container for transport according to claim 5 of the present application is provided with the container discriminating part outside the accommodating part, the following effects are obtained in addition to the effects described above.
(1) It becomes possible to identify each container for transportation. Therefore, for example, when the goods are fruit vegetables, it is possible to identify which container contains the fruit vegetables of which producer, etc., and containers that contain other producers' fruit vegetables are mixed when the goods are selected. Even so, the producer can be identified by the container discrimination unit of the container.
(2) Since it is possible to identify each container for transportation, information management is possible even when goods are stored in a warehouse or the like.

The container for transportation according to claim 6 of the present application is formed by a door that can be opened and closed, and the door is held in a closed state by a holding tool, and the holding tool is operated by the opening / closing operation tool and held by the holding tool. When the release is released, it opens, and when the operation of the holding tool by the opening / closing operation tool is released, it returns to the closed state. In addition to the above effects, the following effects are also obtained.
(1) Since the door is closed by releasing the operation of the holding tool by the opening / closing operation tool, the door opening / closing operation is easy, and the article can be accommodated again in the accommodating part immediately after the article is discharged from the accommodating part and transported. Containers can be used continuously.
(2) In the normal state, the door is supported by the holder and is held in the closed state, so that the transport container can be handled in the same manner as a normal container. Therefore, it is also possible to bring the transport container of the present invention into a field or the like and directly store the harvested fruits and vegetables such as strawberry and peach in the container.
(3) Since the structure is also easy, manufacture and repair can be easily performed.

The article sorting apparatus according to claim 7 of the present application includes a container carrier that can be loaded and unloaded with the transfer container and can be loaded and carried, and a grade and a class of articles that are carried by the container carrier, and the like. An inspection unit that inspects quality elements of the product and outputs the result as a data signal, an intermittent transport unit that intermittently transports a transport container transported by a container transporter after an article inspection, and data inspected by the inspection unit A drive unit that drives the opening / closing operation tool based on the control unit, and a control unit that drives the drive unit based on the inspection data to open the opening / closing bottom of the container for conveyance conveyed to the intermittent conveyance unit, and the opening / closing bottom is the control unit Feed that transports articles placed directly or via a takeover transport body in a different direction from the container transport body when the articles discharged by being controlled and opened by the container are directly or via a takeover transport body Since comprises Okukarada, the following effects.
(1) Since the article can be conveyed on the container conveyance body while the article is accommodated in the conveyance container, and the article can be discharged by opening the opening / closing bottom by driving the opening / closing operation tool of the driving body, the article can be conveyed without damaging the article. It is possible to discharge.
(2) Since the control unit controls the driving of the opening / closing operation tool of the driving body so that the opening / closing bottom of the container can be opened individually one by one, many articles are discharged from the container for transportation at a time. As compared with the case where articles are conveyed and sorted one by one, the working efficiency is improved.
(3) By simply increasing the number of intermittent transport units installed in the container transport body, the number of locations where articles can be discharged from the transport container increases, and work efficiency is improved. The installation area does not have to be very large.
(4) According to the quality factors such as the grade and class of the article, it is possible to adjust which open / close bottom is opened at which position by controlling the driving body, so that the article is discharged at a position corresponding to the quality. The goods can be sorted according to quality.
(5) Therefore, even if the goods are fruit vegetables such as strawberries, peaches, tomatoes, etc., the open position of the open / close bottom is changed according to quality factors such as equal classes, and the fruit vegetables are discharged separately according to the standard and equal classes. , Fruit vegetables can be selected according to the standard and class.

In the article sorting apparatus according to claim 8 of the present application, two or more individual transport bodies are arranged in the transport direction of the container transport body, each individual transport body moves separately, and an empty portion is a container. When the article discharged from the container of the container for transportation is placed on the empty part, the next empty part is made to wait under the container carrier, and the standby and movement In addition to the above effects, the following effects can also be obtained because the articles discharged from the container portion of the transport container are arranged in succession on the individual transport bodies.
(1) The feed transport body operates by a predetermined distance when the articles are sent out from the takeover transport body, and transports a plurality of articles at intervals, so that the sorted articles can be pooled at a high density. It is possible to pool more articles.
(2) Since two or more individual transport bodies are provided, individual transport bodies can be allocated for each equal class, and articles can be discharged for each equal class.

The article sorting apparatus according to claim 9 of the present application includes a takeover transport body disposed between the container transport body and the feed transport body, and the takeover transport body has a height equal to or higher than that of the feed transport body. In addition to the above effects, it can be moved up and down by an elevating tool to the bottom of the upper transport container, can take over the article discharged from the transport container when it is raised, and can send the article to the feed carrier when it is lowered. There are also the following effects.
(1) By raising and lowering the takeover carrier, it is possible to take over on the takeover carrier without giving a strong impact to the discharged article and to send out without giving a strong impact to the feed carrier. Even when the article is a fruit vegetable such as strawberry or peach, it can be taken over and delivered without damaging the fruit vegetable.

Since the article sorting apparatus according to claim 10 of the present application includes the discriminating means for discriminating the contents of the container discriminating section of the transport container, in addition to the above effects, the following effects are also obtained.
(1) Goods can be selected while identifying each container for transportation. Therefore, for example, when the goods are fruit vegetables, it is possible to identify which producer's fruit vegetables are contained in which container, and containers that contain other producers' fruit vegetables are mixed when the goods are selected. Even so, the producer can be identified by the container discrimination unit of the container.
(2) It is possible to reliably grasp which container has been transported and the like, and there is no error in the discharge position of the article.

(Embodiment 1 of container for conveyance)
An example of an embodiment of a transport container (hereinafter referred to as “container”) according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This container can be used in the article sorting apparatus of the present invention. In the container of this embodiment, the case where the articles accommodated in the accommodating section are fruit vegetables such as strawberries, tomatoes, peaches, pears, eggplants, melons, and Kodama west straws, particularly strawberries will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the container 1 of the present embodiment has a plurality of enclosure-like partition frames 3 that are smaller in outer circumference than the frame body 2 inside and outside the enclosure frame body 2 in the vertical and horizontal directions. It is attached, and the inside of the frame body 2 is partitioned into a plurality of vertical and horizontal sections by a partition frame 3, and a large number of accommodating portions 6 are provided. The bottom part of the accommodating part 6 is an openable / closable bottom, and in this embodiment, the door 4 that can be opened and closed is provided on the bottom part to provide an accommodating part 6 that can accommodate articles. As shown in FIG. 2B, the door 4 is a hinged door in which two door plates 5 are rotatably attached by a rotating shaft 7, and includes a lower support portion 9 of a rotating body 8 and a latch 10. It is supported from the back side by the nail | claw part 11. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, an opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12 is opened in a side portion of the housing portion 6, and the rotary body 8 is provided in the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12. A push portion 13 and a spring portion 20 of the latch 10 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the frame 2 is an outer frame of the container 1 and is an enclosure-like frame member. The frame 2 can be made of any material such as resin, wood, metal and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the partition frame 3 is an enclosure-like frame member whose outer periphery is smaller than that of the frame body 2, and a plurality of the partition frames 3 are arranged side by side inside the frame body 2. The accommodating part 6 is formed by partitioning into a plurality of sections. As shown in FIG. 3, the partition frame 3 is formed with an inner wall 15 for forming the housing portion 6, and the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12 is opened on the side of the inner wall 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a latch mounting groove 16 for mounting the latch 10 is formed in the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12. The partition frame 3 is not limited to a configuration in which a plurality of partition frames 3 are vertically and horizontally attached to the inside of the frame body 2 as shown in the figure, and may be a single grid-type partition member formed by integrally molding them.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the accommodating portion 6 is an inner wall 15 inner portion of each partition frame 3, and is provided with a door 4 that can be opened and closed at the bottom. The accommodating part 6 can close the door 4 and accommodate articles | goods inside, and can open | release the articles | goods accommodated by opening the door 4 below. In this embodiment, each accommodating part 6 is formed in the magnitude | size which can accommodate a strawberry.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the door 4 is an open / close bottom provided in the housing portion 6, and a hinged door with two door plates 5 provided on the bottom of the housing portion 6. It is. Moreover, the door 4 is formed so as to be recessed toward the center, and can easily accommodate the strawberry. Moreover, the center part of the hollow of the door 4 is notched, the opening part 17 is formed, and the lower end part of the accommodated strawberry is exposed. The opening part 17 is opened to such a size that the strawberry does not fall. The opening 17 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure, and can be formed in any shape, for example, by forming the door plate 5 with a wide space between the door plates 5 so that the lower end of the stored strawberry can be exposed. . As shown in FIG. 3, the two left and right door plates 5 have rotation shaft insertion holes 14 through which the rotation shaft 7 is inserted. The shape of the door 4 and the shape of each door plate 5 are not limited to those described above, and can be any shape depending on the article to be accommodated. As shown in FIG. 2B, the left and right two door plates 5 are provided in the accommodating portion 6 so as to be rotatable by inserting the rotary shaft 7 through the rotary shaft insertion holes 14, respectively. The opening / closing bottom of the accommodating part 6 is not limited to the door 4 and may be a bottom having an arbitrary structure as long as the opening / closing bottom is freely openable.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating body 8 is a holder composed of a lower support portion 9 and a pressing portion 13, and is a member capable of supporting the left and right door plates 5 of the door 4 from the back side. . As shown in the drawing, two rotating bodies 8 are provided on the left and right sides in each partition frame 3. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 3, the lower support portion 9 is formed flat so that the door plate 5 can be supported from the back side. As shown in FIGS. 2B and 3, the pressing portion 13 is formed in an elongated plate shape and is provided in the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower support portion 9 and the pressing portion 13 are integrally formed at different angles in the circumferential direction so that the pressing portion 13 protrudes upward when the lower support portion 9 is horizontal. is there. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the rotating body 8 is provided with a rotating shaft insertion hole 18 through which the rotating shaft 7 shown in FIG. 2B is inserted. The rotating body 8 has the rotating shaft 7 inserted through the rotating shaft insertion hole 18, the lower support portion 9 is disposed on the back side of the door plate 5 in the housing portion 6, and the pressing portion 13 is disposed in the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12. It is like that. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, when the lower support portion 9 is leveled and the door plate 5 in the accommodating portion 6 is supported from the back side, the pressing portion formed by shifting the angle from the lower support portion 9 in the circumferential direction. The tip of 13 protrudes from the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12. The rotating body 8 includes a spring (not shown) and is attached to the partition frame 3, and is biased by the spring so as to keep the lower support portion 9 horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the latch 10 is a holder formed by bending a plate-shaped main body, and includes an attachment portion 19 for attaching the latch 10 to the partition frame 3, and a plate-shaped main body. It consists of a spring part 20 which is folded back to a predetermined angle with the attachment part 19 and has a spring force, and a claw part 11 which is able to support the door 4 from the back side by folding the tip of the spring part 20. is there. The latch 10 is preferably made of an elastic material that can be folded back to have a spring force, such as resin or metal. As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment portion 19 has a flat plate shape and is attached to the latch attachment groove 16 in the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12 so that the entire latch 10 can be attached to the partition frame 3. When the attachment portion 19 is attached to the latch attachment groove 16 in the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12 and the latch 10 is attached to the partition frame 3, as shown in FIG. The claw portion 11 protrudes into the accommodating portion 6 and can support the door 4 from the back side. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the spring portion 20 is provided with a spring force by folding the plate-shaped main body so as to be at a predetermined angle with the mounting portion 19. The angle between the spring part 20 and the attachment part 19 can be any angle as long as it is between 0 and 90 degrees, but is preferably around 30 degrees. As shown in FIGS. 2B, 4B, and 4E, the claw portion 11 supports the left and right door plates 5 simultaneously so that the door 4 can be supported from the back side.

The door 4 of the accommodating part 6 can be opened and closed by the opening / closing operation tool 21 provided in the article sorting apparatus of the present invention. The open / close operation tool 21 is a plate-like member that can be inserted into the open / close operation tool insertion groove 12 as shown in FIGS. In the container 1 of the present embodiment, the door 4 is opened and closed as follows.
(1) In a state where the opening / closing operation tool 21 is not inserted into the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the lower support portions 9 of the two left and right rotating bodies 8 are kept horizontal, and the latch 10 The claw portion 11 protrudes into the housing portion 6 and supports the door 4 from the back side.
(2) When the opening / closing operation tool 21 is inserted into the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. The whole pivots downward, the support of the door plate 5 by the lower support portion 9 is released, the spring portion 20 of the latch 10 is further compressed, and the claw portion 11 is pulled toward the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12 side. The support of the door plate 5 by the claw portion 11 is also released, the two left and right door plates 5 are rotated downward, and the door 4 is opened. At this time, the articles stored in the storage unit 6 are discharged downward.
(3) When the opening / closing operation tool 21 is pulled out from the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. The spring part 20 is pushed back to the original shape, and the claw part 11 protrudes into the housing part 6 to support the door 4 from the back side again.

(Embodiment 2 of the container for transportation)
Another example of the embodiment of the transport container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Although the basic configuration of the container of this embodiment is the same as that described in the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, without using a holder such as a rotating body or a latch. The two door plates 5 on the left and right sides of the door 4 are made of a material that can be attracted by a magnet, and a magnet 22 is provided on the top of the door 4 to attract the door plate 5 so that the door 4 can be held closed. It is what. Therefore, a door with a simpler configuration can be formed.

The door 4 of this embodiment can be opened and closed by the opening / closing operation tool 21 provided in the article sorting device. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the opening / closing operation tool 21 of the present embodiment is a member formed in a U-shape, and is a member that can directly push down the left and right door plates 5. is there. In the container 1 of the present embodiment, the door 4 is opened and closed as follows.
(1) In a state where the opening / closing operation tool 21 does not push down the door 4, the two left and right door plates 5 are attracted and held by the magnet 22, and the door 4 is in a closed state.
(2) When the opening / closing operation tool 21 is seated on the two left and right door plates 5 and the door plate 5 is pushed down, the two left and right door plates 5 are separated from the magnet 22 as shown in FIG. Then it pivots downward and the door 4 opens. The article accommodated in the accommodating portion 6 is discharged downward at this time.
(3) When the opening / closing operation tool 21 is pulled up, the two left and right door plates 5 are attracted and held by the magnet 22 again, and the door 4 is held in a closed state again.

  Also in the container of this embodiment, it is possible to support the door 4 by using a holder such as a rotating body and a latch similar to those of the first embodiment in addition to the magnet 22.

(Embodiment 3 of the container for transportation)
Another example of the embodiment of the transport container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The basic configuration of the container of this embodiment is the same as that described in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the container according to the present embodiment is such that a mark 23 of ◯, Δ, and X is attached to the edge of the frame 2 for each row of the accommodating portions 6. A container discriminating unit 24 that can identify containers is also provided at the edge of the frame 2.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the mark 23 is arranged at the edge of the frame 2, one for each row of the accommodating portions 6 formed in the frame 2. In the container 1 of FIG. 8, a circle mark is arranged from the first left column to the eighth left column of the storage unit 6, a triangle symbol is arranged in the left nine column, and a cross symbol is placed in the left tenth column. Is arranged.

  This mark 23 serves as a mark when the worker accommodates articles in the container 1. For example, a normal strawberry is accommodated in the accommodating part 6 in a row marked with a circle. Strawberries that have been degraded due to scratches or the like are accommodated in the storage units 6 of the rows marked with イ チ ゴ, and strawberries that should be regarded as extraordinary products due to large scratches or the like in the storage units 6 of the rows marked with × If the worker divides the storage location in the container 1 according to the quality, size, standard, etc. of the strawberry, the storage unit 6 determines which item should be stored. It becomes easy to understand. Further, when sorting and sorting from the container 1 thereafter, it is easy to understand which articles are stored in which storage units. Furthermore, even when sorting is automatically performed by the article sorting apparatus of the present invention, sorting can be performed in a state where downgraded products and non-rated products are sorted in advance.

  The marks 23 are not limited to the symbols such as ○, Δ, and X shown in FIG. 8, and are classified into colors such as blue, yellow, and red for each column of the accommodating portion 6, and are normal, downgraded, and unclassified products. It can be displayed in characters such as, or in any manner. Further, the mark 23 is not limited to the case where it is arranged for each row of the accommodating portions 6 as shown in FIG. 8, and can be arranged for each accommodating portion 6. Further, when the mark 23 is colored by blue, yellow, red, or the like, the container 6 itself can be colored to be a mark.

  The container discriminating unit 24 is provided on the edge of the frame 2 and can distinguish between containers, such as a barcode, RFID, magnetic card, IC card, etc. that can identify containers. Various means (data carriers) can be used. Various information such as an identification number for each container 1 is incorporated in the container discriminating unit 24, and the information can be read out by discriminating means capable of discriminating the contents of the container discriminating unit 24. Accordingly, each container 1 can be identified, which container 1 contains which producer's strawberry, etc., and containers that contain other producers' strawberries at the time of sorting can be identified. Even if they are mixed, the container discriminating unit 24 of the container 1 can identify the producer. Moreover, since each container 1 can be identified, information management becomes easy even when storing strawberries in a warehouse or the like.

  In the container 1 of the present embodiment, only one of the mark 23 and the container determination unit 24 can be provided.

(Other embodiment of the container for conveyance)
In the container of the present invention, the size of the accommodating portion can be formed in two or more types having different sizes. In that case, strawberries of various sizes can be stored in one container.

  In the container of the present invention, the articles to be accommodated in the accommodating portion are not limited to fruit vegetables such as strawberries, tomatoes, peaches, pears, eggplants, melons, and Kodama Nishimaki, and may be any articles such as processed foods and machine parts. it can.

  The method of holding the door in the closed state in the container of the present invention is not limited to the above-described methods, and a spring is provided on the rotating shaft of the door plate so that the door itself can be opened and closed by the spring. In that case, the spring provided in the rotating shaft of the door plate functions as a holder for holding the door in a closed state. In addition, any other method such as opening / closing control by electricity can be used. Further, the open / close bottom is not limited to a hinged door, and any other structure such as a sliding door or a folding door can be used.

(Embodiment 1 of article sorting apparatus)
One example of the embodiment of the article sorting apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the article sorting apparatus of the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the articles to be sorted are fruit vegetables such as strawberries, tomatoes, peaches, pears, eggplants, melons, and Kodama west straw, especially strawberries. In the article sorting apparatus according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 10, the container carrier 25 that can carry the container 1 and transport the container 1 in the middle of the container carrier 25. Inspected for quality factors such as an intermittent conveyance unit 26 that is provided in place of the body 25 and intermittently conveys the container 1 by a predetermined distance, and the grade and class of the strawberry 33 in the container 1 that is conveyed by the container conveyance body 25 The inspection unit 27 that outputs the result as a data signal and the intermittent conveyance unit 26 are provided above the intermittent conveyance unit 26. When the intermittent conveyance is stopped or / and moved, the door 4 of the container 1 is connected to the data signal of the inspection unit 27. Accordingly, the opening / closing operation tool 21 is driven, and the driving body 28 that can be individually opened to discharge the strawberries 33, and the driving body is driven based on the inspection data, and is transported to the intermittent transport section 26. Enemy A control unit (not shown) that opens the door 4 of the container 1 and a takeover carrier that is provided below the intermittent conveyance unit 26 and takes over the strawberries 33 that are discharged when the door 4 of the container 1 is opened and sends the strawberry 33 to the outside. 29 and a feed transport body 30 that is provided on the front side of the takeover transport body 29 and transports the strawberry 33 fed out from the takeover transport body 29.

  The container carrier 25 is a belt conveyor as shown in FIGS. 9A and 10, in which a plurality of the containers 1 are stacked and can be conveyed in the direction of arrow A in the figure. The inspection unit 27 is provided at the front side of the container transport body 25 in the transport direction, and further, intermittent transport sections 26 are provided at two locations instead of the container transport body 25. As shown in FIG. 9A, the vicinity of the start end portion of the container transport body 25 is a work section 32 that allows a plurality of workers 31 to work on both sides of the container transport body 25. In the working unit 32, an operator installs the container 1 on the container carrier 25 so that the strawberry 33 can be accommodated in the accommodating unit 6 of each container 1. The container carrier 25 is not limited to a belt conveyor, and an arbitrary carrier such as a roller conveyor can be used. Further, the container 1 can be detachably loaded on the container carrier 25. Therefore, the container 1 can be easily removed from the container carrier 25 and cleaned. Further, the terminal end portion 34 of the container carrier 25 can be circulated so as to return to the starting end portion again. Also, an operator can be arranged at the end portion 34 so that the container 1 can be lowered.

  9 (a), 9 (b), and 10, the intermittent transport unit 26 intermittently transports the container 1 provided in the middle of the container transport body 25 instead of the container transport body 25 by a predetermined distance. It is something to be made. The container 1 that has been transported continuously on the container transport body 25 is transferred to the intermittent transport section 26 and is transported intermittently by a predetermined distance. In the article sorting apparatus according to the present embodiment, the intermittent transport unit 26 is provided at two locations along the container transport body 25. The intermittent transport unit 26 is provided with arbitrary intermittent drive means such as a linear motion device (stepping motor) and an air cylinder as power. As shown in FIG. 10, the intermittent transport unit 26 opens the door 4 of the container 1 that accommodates the strawberries 33 that is being transported in the intermittent transport unit 26, and lowers the strawberries 33 that are discharged from the storage unit 6. A notch 35 is provided to be passed through.

  The transport distance for one intermittent transport by the intermittent transport unit 26 can be set to an arbitrary length, for example, for one row or two rows for the storage unit 6 of the container 1. Moreover, although the conveyance interval of intermittent conveyance can also be made arbitrary, it is desirable to set it as the conveyance interval of the grade which the strawberry 33 in the container 1 hits the inner wall 15 of the accommodating part 6, and is not damaged.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the inspection unit 27 is provided in the middle of the container transport body 25 and on the front side in the transport direction of the intermittent transport unit 26. The inspection unit 27 inspects quality elements such as the grade and class of the strawberry 33 in the container 1 being conveyed while conveying the container 1 and outputs the result as a data signal. The output data signal is transmitted to a control unit of a drive unit (not shown), and the control unit controls the drive unit 28 according to quality factors such as the isoclass of the strawberry 33 to open which door at which position. Can be adjusted.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 (a), 9 (b) and 10, the driver 28 is a device provided above the intermittent conveyance section 26, and drives the opening / closing operation tool 21 when the intermittent conveyance is stopped. Thus, the doors 4 of the container 1 during intermittent conveyance can be opened individually one by one. 9A, 9B, 10A and 10B, the drive body 28 is inserted into the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12 of the container 1 to open the door 4 of each accommodating portion 6. A plurality of open / close operating tools 21 are provided. As shown in the figure, the opening / closing operation tool 21 is provided in the width direction of the container carrier 25 by the same number (10) as the number of rows (10 rows) on the width direction side of the container 6 of the container 1. In the traveling direction of the container carrier 25, more (10) than the number of rows (6 rows) on the traveling direction side of the container 6 of the container 1 are provided. Each opening / closing operation tool 21 can be individually driven in the vertical direction, and the lowered opening / closing operation tool 21 is inserted into the opening / closing operation tool insertion groove 12 of the container 1 during intermittent conveyance. is there. The drive body 28 is controlled by a control unit that receives the data signal output from the inspection unit 27, and controls the vertical movement of the opening / closing operation tool 21 of the drive body 28 according to a quality factor such as the isoclass of the strawberry 33. Then, it is possible to adjust which door 4 is opened at which position. The position at which the strawberry 33 is discharged can be determined depending on where the door 4 is opened in the direction of travel in the intermittent transport section 26. If the discharge position is changed for each equal class of strawberries 33, the strawberries 33 can be selected for each equal class.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the takeover transport body 29 is configured such that the strawberries 33 that are discharged when the door 4 of the container 1 is opened by the drive body 28 are discharged below the cutout portion 35 of the intermittent transport section 26. It is a conveyor that takes over and sends it to the feed carrier 30. As illustrated in FIGS. 9B, 10, and 11 </ b> A to 11 </ b> D, the takeover conveyance body 29 can be moved up and down below the notch 35. As shown in FIGS. 11 (a) to 11 (d), the takeover transport body 29 has a height that is located directly below the door 4 of the container 1 when raised, and has the same height as the feed transport body 30 when lowered. . Therefore, if the takeover transport body 29 is lifted to just below the door 4 and the door 4 is opened, the strawberry 33 can be handed over and placed on the takeover transport body 29 without giving a strong drop impact to the strawberry 33. Further, if the takeover transport body 29 is lowered as it is and the takeover transport body 29 is operated at the same or equivalent height as the feed transport body 30, the strawberry 33 can be sent out to the feed transport body 30 as it is.

  As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the feed conveyance body 30 is a conveyor that is provided in the forward direction of the takeover conveyance body 29 and conveys it in a direction different from the container conveyance body 25. The feed conveyance body 30 is provided with a plurality of individual conveyance bodies 36, and each individual conveyance body 36 is a belt conveyor which can be operated separately. The number of installed individual transport bodies 36 is a number (10) corresponding to the number (10) of opening / closing operation tools 21 provided in the traveling direction of the container transport body 25. Each individual transport body 36 operates by a predetermined distance when handing over the strawberry 33 sent out from the takeover transport body 29, waits for an empty portion, takes over the fed strawberry 33, and the same individual transport body 36. A plurality of strawberries 33 are placed on top of each other and repeatedly arranged at intervals by repeating the standby and movement. When the strawberry 33 is sent out from the takeover conveyance body 29, the individual conveyance body 36 at a position where the strawberry 33 is not taken over is not operated. Further, as shown in FIG. 9A, the periphery of the end portion of the feed carrier 30 is a packing portion 37 where a plurality of workers can work on both sides of the feed carrier 30. In the packing unit 37, an operator can perform a work of packing the strawberries 33 that have been sorted and transported for each equal class on each individual transport body 36. Moreover, each individual conveyance body 36 is not restricted to a belt conveyor, Arbitrary conveyance bodies, such as a roller conveyor, can be used.

In order to sort the strawberry 33 using the article sorting apparatus of the present embodiment, the following is performed.
(1) In the working portion 32 (see FIG. 9A) at the start end of the container transport body 25, the strawberries 33 are packed in the respective storage portions 6 of the container 1 placed on the container transport body 25 by the operator 31. However, the container 1 in which the strawberries 33 are already packed in the respective accommodating units 6 can be placed on the container carrier 25.
(2) The container 1 on the container transport body 25 is continuously transported in the direction of the arrow in FIG.
(3) In the inspection section 27 in the middle of the container transport body 25, quality factors such as the grade and class of the strawberry 33 stored in each storage section 6 of the container 1 while the container 1 is transported by the container transport body 25 The result is inspected and the result is output as a data signal.
(4) The container 1 that has passed through the inspection unit 27 is sent from the container transport body 25 into the first intermittent transport unit 26 shown in FIG.
(5) The container 1 sent into the intermittent conveyance part 26 is intermittently conveyed in the intermittent conveyance part 26 (refer FIG. 10).
(6) When the container 1 stops, as shown in FIG. 11A, the takeover transport body 29 is raised and the upper surface of the takeover transport body 29 is disposed directly below the door 4 of the container 1.
(7) In this state, according to the data signal output from the inspection unit 27, the control unit controls the driving body 28 to drive (lower) the opening / closing operation tool 21 and insert the opening / closing operation tool of the container 1. When the door 4 is opened by inserting into the groove 12 and releasing the support of the door 4 by the rotating body 8 and the latch 10, the strawberry 33 in the housing portion 6 is placed on the takeover transport body 29 as shown in FIG. It is put on. Since the takeover transport body 29 is positioned directly below the door 4, the strawberry 33 does not fall strongly on the takeover transport body 29. The opening / closing operation tool 21 to be lowered at this time is only the opening / closing operation tool 21 above the housing portion 6 that houses the strawberry 33 of the same class corresponding to the stop position, and the other opening / closing operation tools 21 are not lowered. Which opening / closing operation tool 21 is lowered at which position is controlled by an inspection result signal output from the inspection unit 27.
(8) When the takeover transport body 29 is lowered as it is, the strawberries 33 are discharged from the container 1 while being placed on the takeover transport body 29 as shown in FIG. At this time, since the opening / closing operation tool 21 is held in a lowered state as shown in FIG. 3, the door 4 is not closed by the spring force of the rotating body 8 and the spring force of the latch 10, and the strawberries 33 are removed. The container 1 can be discharged without being damaged.
(9) When the opening / closing operation tool 21 is raised in this state, the door 4 is closed by the spring force of the rotating body 8 and the spring force of the latch 10 as shown in FIG.
(10) Thereafter, when the takeover carrier 29 is rotated, the strawberry 33 is sent to the feed carrier 30.
(11) When the strawberry 33 is sent out from the takeover carrier 29, the individual carrier 36 at a position where the strawberry 33 is taken over in the feed carrier 30 is predetermined when the strawberry 33 sent out from the takeover carrier 29 is taken over. It operates by the distance, makes the empty part stand by, takes over the fed strawberries 33, and arranges the plurality of strawberries 33 placed on the same individual transport body 36 continuously at intervals. When the strawberry 33 is sent out from the takeover conveyance body 29, the individual conveyance body 36 at a position where the strawberry 33 is not taken over is not operated.
(12) The steps (5) to (11) are repeated a plurality of times in the intermittent conveyance unit 26, and the container 1 is sent out from the intermittent conveyance unit 26 onto the container conveyance body 25 while discharging the strawberries 33.
(13) The container 1 transported by the container transport body 25 is sent from the container transport body 25 into the second intermittent transport section 26 shown in FIG.
(14) The steps (5) to (11) are repeated a plurality of times also in the second intermittent conveyance section 26, and the container 1 is sent out from the intermittent conveyance section 26 onto the container conveyance body 25 while discharging the strawberries 33. In the second intermittent transport section 26, all the strawberries 33 in the container 1 are sorted and discharged, and sorted and collected by the individual transport bodies 36 of the feed transport body 30.
(15) The container 1 sent out from the intermittent movement means 26 is transported to the terminal end side of the container transport body 25.
Subsequently, in order to selectively discharge the strawberries 33 in the other containers 1, the steps (1) to (15) are repeated.

(Embodiment 2 of article sorting apparatus)
Another example of the embodiment of the article sorting apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The article sorting apparatus according to the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, but includes a holder such as a rotating body and a latch as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). Without using, the door plate 5 of the door 4 is formed with the material which can adsorb | suck with a magnet, the magnet 22 is provided in the upper part of the door 4, the door plate 5 is adsorbed, and the door 4 is closed The container 1 in a form that can be held by the container 1 is transported. In the article sorting apparatus of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the opening / closing operation tool 21 of the driving body 28 is formed in a U-shape, and the two door plates 5 on the left and right sides are directly pushed down. It is possible.

(Embodiment 3 of article sorting apparatus)
Another example of the embodiment of the article sorting apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The article sorting apparatus according to the present embodiment can identify the mark 23 and the container 23 of ○, Δ, and X for each row of the storage unit 6 on the edge of the frame 2 as shown in FIG. The container 1 provided with the container determination unit 24 is transported. The article sorting apparatus according to the present embodiment has the same basic configuration as that described in the first embodiment, but as shown in FIG. 12, the working unit 32, the inspection unit 27, and the drive unit 28 of the container carrier 25. Are provided with a discriminating means 38 capable of reading the container discriminating unit 24 provided in the container 1 so that various information such as an identification number for each container 1 can be read. In the present embodiment, the inspection unit 27 can read the mark 23 of the container 1 and can control the driving body 28 according to the reading result.

  The working unit 32 of the container carrier 25 is provided with three discriminating means 38, and the working unit 32 discriminates the contents of the container discriminating unit 24 provided on the container 1 placed on the container carrier 25. Various information such as the identification number of the container 1 can be read. The working unit 32 is also provided with three barcode readers 39. The barcode reader 39 incorporates producer information and the like attached to a box or tray 50 or the like containing strawberries 33 to be stored in the storage unit 6 of the container 1 in the working unit 32, delivered from the producer. A bar code (not shown) can be read. The bar code reader 39 has a shape that can be held and used by a worker 31 who works in the working unit 32. The three discriminating means 38 and the bar code reader 39 can be used as a pair each. Accordingly, in the working unit 32, various information such as the identification number of the container 1 is read by the discriminating means 38, and various information such as the producer information of the strawberry 33 is read by the barcode reader 39, and the information is combined and driven. It can be transmitted to the control unit 40 of the body 28. Accordingly, even when strawberries from different producers are mixed and transported in the same container transport body 25, it can be seen from the container identification information which producer's strawberries 33 are accommodated in the container. It becomes like this.

  The inspection unit 27 also includes a determination unit 38 that can read various information such as an identification number of the container 1 by reading the container determination unit 24 of the container 1 on the container carrier 25. In the present embodiment, the inspection unit 27 can determine the mark 23 of the container 1. Accordingly, various information such as the identification number of the container 1 is read by the discriminating means 38 provided in the inspection unit 27, and quality factors such as the size, shape, scratches and sugar content of the strawberry 33 are inspected by the inspection unit 27. The standard and the equal class are determined, and the mark 23 of the container 1 is also read to determine whether the product is downgraded or unqualified, and the result is output as an inspection result signal. The output inspection result signal is transmitted to the control unit 40 in FIG. 12, and the control unit 40 controls the driver 28.

  The driving body 28 is also provided with a discriminating means 38, which can discriminate the contents of the container discriminating section 24 of the container 1 on the container carrier 25 and read various information such as the identification number of the container 1. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, the raising and lowering of each opening / closing operation tool 21 can be controlled by various information such as the data signal transmitted from the control unit 40, the producer information, and the identification information of the container 1. .

  In the article sorting device according to the present embodiment, only one of the mark 23 and the container discrimination unit 24 can be discriminated / read.

(Other embodiments of the article sorting apparatus)
In the article sorting apparatus according to the present invention, the take-up conveyor is not provided, the feed conveyance body is provided below the intermittent conveyance section, and the feed conveyance body itself can be moved up and down to take over and send out the articles.

  In the article sorting apparatus according to the present invention, a storage warehouse is provided in the middle of the container carrier so that a plurality of containers can be stocked and stored for a predetermined time, and the container can be placed on the container carrier again after the predetermined time has passed. You can also. A time delay can be provided between the container supply process and the strawberry sorting and discharging process, and it is possible to prevent the container from being excessively supplied and make the container stand by.

  The article sorting apparatus of the present invention is described in each of the above embodiments, such as the number of intermittent conveyance units installed, the number of opening / closing operation tools of the driving body, the arrangement, the shape, the number of individual conveyance bodies in the feed conveyance body, the arrangement, the shape, etc. It is not restricted to this, and can be arbitrary.

  The container and article sorting apparatus of the present invention are not limited to the storage and sorting of strawberries, but are not limited to fruit vegetables such as tomatoes, peaches, pears, eggplants, melons, and Kodama west rice cakes, and can be processed foods or machine parts. It can also be used to store and sort other items.

(A) is a perspective view which shows an example of embodiment of the container for conveyance of this invention. (B) is the expansion perspective view which expanded a part of container for conveyance shown in (a). (A) is a perspective view which shows the mode of the accommodating part of the container for conveyance of this invention. (B) is a perspective explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the accommodating part shown to (a). The disassembled perspective view which shows the accommodating part shown in FIG. (A)-(f) is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the door of the accommodating part shown in FIG. 2 was closed. (A) is a top view. (B) is front explanatory drawing. (C) is AA sectional drawing of (a). (D) is BB sectional drawing of (a). (E) is a left side view. (F) is CC sectional drawing of (a). (A) is a perspective view which shows a mode that the door of the accommodating part shown in FIG. 2 was opened. (B) is a perspective explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the accommodating part shown to (a). (A)-(f) is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the door of the accommodating part shown in FIG. 2 was opened. (A) is a top view. (B) is front explanatory drawing. (C) is AA sectional drawing of (a). (D) is BB sectional drawing of (a). (E) is a left side view. (F) is CC sectional drawing of (a). (A) is a top view which shows the accommodating part in another example of embodiment of the container for conveyance of this invention. (B) is front explanatory drawing which shows the mode of operation | movement of the accommodating part shown to (a). The top view which shows another example of embodiment of the container for conveyance of this invention. (A) is a top view which shows an example of embodiment of the goods selection apparatus of this invention. (B) is AA cross-section explanatory drawing of (a). FIG. 10 is a perspective explanatory view showing a peripheral portion of an intermittent conveyance unit of the article sorting apparatus shown in FIG. 9. (A)-(d) is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the door of a container for conveyance is open | released and the articles | goods inside are discharged | emitted by the goods selection apparatus of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of embodiment of the goods selection apparatus of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the conventional fruit vegetable selection apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of the conventional fruit vegetable selection apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of the conventional fruit vegetable selection apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows another example of the conventional fruit vegetable selection apparatus.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Frame 3 Partition frame 4 Door 5 Door plate 6 Accommodating part 7 Rotating shaft 8 Rotating body 9 Lower support part 10 Latch 11 Claw part 17 Opening part 22 Magnet 23 Mark 24 Container discrimination part 25 Container transport body 26 Intermittent transport part 27 Inspection section 28 Drive body 29 Takeover transport body 30 Feed transport body 32 Working section 35 Notch section 36 Individual transport body 38 Discriminating means

Claims (10)

  A large number of storage units, an open / close bottom provided in the storage unit, and a holder for holding the open / close bottom in a closed state, the storage unit can store articles on the closed open / close bottom, An article accommodated in the accommodating portion is discharged downward when the open / close bottom is opened by an operation of a holder.   2. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein an opening having a size that prevents an article from dropping is provided at a central portion of the open / close bottom.   The transport container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein two or more types of receiving portions having different sizes are provided.   The transport container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a mark for selecting and storing articles is displayed on the storage portion or outside thereof.   5. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein a container determination unit is provided outside the storage unit.   6. The transport container according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing bottom is formed by a door that can be opened and closed, the door is held in a closed state by a holding tool, and the holding tool is operated by the opening / closing operation tool. A container for transporting that opens when released by the holding tool and returns to a closed state when the operation of the holding tool by the opening / closing operation tool is released.   A container carrier that can be loaded and unloaded with the container for transportation according to any one of claims 1 to 6, and that can be carried by loading, and a grade, a class, and the like of an article conveyed by the container carrier. Based on the inspection unit that inspects the quality factor and outputs the result as a data signal, the intermittent conveyance unit that intermittently conveys the container for conveyance conveyed by the container carrier after the article inspection, and the data inspected by the inspection unit A drive unit that drives the open / close operation tool, a control unit that drives the drive unit based on the inspection data to open the open / close bottom of the transport container that has been transported to the intermittent transport unit, and the open / close bottom is controlled by the control unit A feed transport body that transports an article on which an article discharged from the container of the transport container by being controlled and opened is placed directly or via a takeover transport body in a different direction from the container transport body Article sorting apparatus characterized by comprising.   8. The article sorting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein two or more individual transport bodies are arranged in the transport direction of the container transport body, and each individual transport body moves separately, and an empty portion is a container. When the article discharged from the container of the container for transportation is placed on the empty part, the next empty part is made to wait under the container carrier, and the standby and movement An article sorting apparatus characterized in that articles discharged from inside the container of the container for transportation are continuously arranged on each individual carrier.   9. The article sorting apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising a takeover carrier disposed between the container carrier and the feed carrier, wherein the takeover carrier has the same or equivalent height as the feed carrier. Can be moved up and down by an elevating tool to the bottom of the upper transport container, can take over the article discharged from the transport container when it is raised, and can send the article to the feed carrier when it is lowered Sorting device.   10. The article sorting apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a discriminating unit that discriminates the contents of the container discriminating unit of the transport container.

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