JP2008019026A - Distribution alignment device for agricultural and livestock product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a distribution alignment device for agricultural and livestock products capable of smoothly feeding the amount of agricultural products corresponding to carrying capacity per unit time of a processing device even when the carrying amount of agricultural and livestock products are temporarily fluctuated. <P>SOLUTION: In the distribution alignment device for agricultural and livestock products, when the carrying capacities per unit time of first, second and third conveyors are defined as Q1, Q2, Q3, respectively and the carrying capacity per unit time of the processing device as Q4, each of the carrying capacities Q1, Q3 is set higher than the carrying capacity Q2, and the carrying capacity Q2 is set equal to the carrying capacity Q4. Force of a conveyor main body to limit the movement of agricultural and livestock products in the second conveyor is set higher than that in the first conveyor. Based on carrying density information on the agricultural products on the third conveyor detected by a carrying density detection means provided in the third conveyor, the condition where the carrying capacity Q2 is equal to the carrying capacity Q4 is released and driving speed of the second conveyor 2 is controlled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an agricultural and livestock product egg distributing and aligning apparatus for sorting randomly supplied eggs, fruits, vegetables and the like into predetermined rows.

  Eggs which are a kind of agricultural and livestock products laid in the poultry house are carried out by the raw egg conveyors arranged side by side and transferred to the supply conveyor. Thereafter, the eggs are divided into predetermined rows of, for example, 6 rows or 12 rows in the width direction orthogonal to the carrying direction during the carrying.

  The sorted eggs are sent to a processing apparatus that performs a cleaning process, a drying process, a sorting process, and the like in that state. In order to maximize the processing capability of the processing apparatus, it is necessary to smoothly and efficiently sort the eggs conveyed by the supply conveyor.

  By the way, eggs laid in a poultry house are not constant due to individual differences of chickens and various conditions such as seasons, and the number of eggs to be conveyed varies. In addition, due to the asymmetry of the outer shape of the egg, the egg is conveyed at random on the supply conveyor.

  Therefore, when the amount of egg transport temporarily decreased, the egg had to be sent to the processing apparatus with a vacant state. In addition, if the amount of eggs transported increases, when eggs are divided into predetermined rows, they cannot be uniformly divided into a plurality of rows, or eggs are congested and are smoothly separated. Often there was a situation where it was impossible to do so.

  The above-mentioned congestion of eggs refers to a state in which eggs are concentrated and locked in a specific row when eggs are divided into predetermined rows, or eggs are raised when they come into contact with each other.

  When such a phenomenon occurs, the eggs are supplied to the processing apparatus without being evenly divided, resulting in a decrease in processing efficiency of the processing apparatus. Moreover, there is a possibility that the egg located upstream in the conveying direction exerts pressure on the egg located downstream, and the egg is damaged or broken.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, there is provided an egg distributing and aligning apparatus that provides a sensor for detecting the density of eggs conveyed by a predetermined conveyor and controls the driving speed of the predetermined conveyor based on the signal of the sensor. It has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-206016 A

  However, the conventional egg dispensing / alignment apparatus has the following problems. In other words, when the sensor detects that eggs are dense on the conveyor, even if the egg transport amount fluctuates, for example, the egg is already congested on the conveyor, the transport processing per unit time of the processing device The problem of smoothly feeding eggs corresponding to the ability has not yet been fundamentally solved.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a predetermined processing apparatus even if the transport amount of agricultural and livestock products such as eggs fluctuates temporarily. It is an object of the present invention to provide an agricultural and livestock product distribution / alignment apparatus capable of smoothly feeding an amount of agricultural products corresponding to the transport processing capacity per unit time.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the invention of the distribution and alignment apparatus for agricultural and livestock products according to claim 1, a first conveyor for conveying agricultural and livestock products supplied at random by a supply conveyor, and a downstream of the first conveyor A second conveyor that conveys the agricultural and livestock products conveyed by the first conveyor, and an agricultural and livestock product that is disposed downstream of the second conveyor and conveyed by the second conveyor in the conveying direction. A third conveyor that conveys the food while dividing it into predetermined rows arranged in the orthogonal width direction, and sends it to a processing device that performs a predetermined process on the agricultural and livestock products, the first conveyor, the second conveyor, and the Assuming that the transport capacity per unit time of the third conveyor is Q1, Q2, and Q3, and the transport processing capacity per unit time of the processing apparatus is Q4, the transport capacity Q1 and Each of the conveyance capabilities Q3 is higher than the conveyance capability Q2, the conveyance capability Q2 is equal to the conveyance processing capability Q4, and in the second conveyor, the force that the second conveyor body restricts the movement of agricultural and livestock products is In the agricultural and livestock product distributing and aligning apparatus for dividing the agricultural and livestock products set higher than the force of the first conveyor body in the first conveyor to limit the movement of the agricultural and livestock products into a predetermined row, the third conveyor includes The transport density detecting means for detecting the transport density of the agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor is provided, and based on the transport density information of the agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor detected by the transport density detecting means. The control means for canceling the condition that the set transport capacity Q2 and the transport processing capacity Q4 are equal is provided.

  In the invention in the agricultural and livestock product distribution and alignment apparatus according to claim 2, in the invention according to claim 1, the control means is the conveyance density of the agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor detected by the conveyance density detection means. Is the first set value or more, the drive speed of the second conveyor is decelerated. If the transport density of agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor is less than or equal to the second set value, the drive speed of the second conveyor Is characterized by increasing the speed.

  As is apparent from the above description, in the agricultural and livestock product distribution and alignment apparatus according to the present invention, each of the conveyance capability Q1 of the first conveyor and the conveyance capability Q3 of the third conveyor is higher than the conveyance capability Q2 of the second conveyor. The conveying capacity Q2 of the second conveyor is set equal to the conveying capacity Q4 of the processing apparatus, and the conveying capacity Q2 of the second conveyor is configured to limit the conveying capacity of the agricultural and livestock product distribution and alignment apparatus. Further, in the second conveyor, the force by which the second conveyor body restricts the movement of agricultural and livestock products is set higher than the force by which the first conveyor body in the first conveyor restricts the movement of agricultural and livestock products. It has become. Further, based on the transport density information of the produce on the third conveyor detected by the transport density detecting means provided in the third conveyor, the condition that the transport capability Q2 and the transport processing capability Q4 are equal is canceled. The driving speed of the second conveyor 2 is controlled.

  Therefore, when the conveyance density of agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor is temporarily reduced, the second conveyor is placed in a state of being arranged in the width direction by increasing the driving speed of the second conveyor. A large number of agricultural and livestock products that are present will be promptly sent to the third conveyor. Thereby, while the fall of the conveyance density of agricultural and livestock products on a 3rd conveyor is eliminated rapidly, an agricultural and livestock product can be smoothly sent to a processing apparatus, without producing a vacancy.

  Moreover, when the conveyance density of agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor is temporarily increased, the amount of agricultural and livestock products sent from the second conveyor to the third conveyor is reduced by reducing the driving speed of the second conveyor. It will be suppressed. Thereby, while the increase in the conveyance density of agricultural and livestock products on a 3rd conveyor is eliminated rapidly, it becomes possible to ease the congestion phenomenon of agricultural and livestock products on a 3rd conveyor. Moreover, it can send to a processing apparatus, without damaging and damaging agricultural and livestock products.

  Next, as an embodiment of the agricultural and livestock product distribution and alignment apparatus according to the present invention, an egg distribution and alignment apparatus T will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 is a plan view of an egg dispensing and aligning apparatus T according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the egg dispensing and aligning apparatus T shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a second conveyor. It is a partial side view explaining the conveyance state of the egg E by 2. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the distribution and alignment apparatus T includes a first conveyor 1, a second conveyor 2, and a third conveyor 3.

  Eggs E supplied from a poultry house (not shown) by the supply conveyor 10 are sent from the first conveyor 1 to the third conveyor 3 via the second conveyor 2, and then the eggs E are subjected to predetermined processing such as washing and sorting. Is sent to the processing device 20. A series of operations of the egg distributing and aligning apparatus T including the driving of the first conveyor 1 to the third conveyor 3 is controlled by the control means 4.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first conveyor 1 includes a mesh belt 1 a as a conveyor body that conveys an egg E (not shown) supplied by a supply conveyor 10 toward the second conveyor 2. As the mesh belt 1a, for example, a plastic resin mesh belt in which an opening having a size of about several tens of mm × several mm is formed with an opening ratio of about 40% so that friction with the egg E is reduced. Is preferred. The aperture ratio refers to the ratio of the area of the opening to the total area of the mesh belt 1a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable to provide a sorting member 1b for sorting eggs E transported by the mesh belt 1a in a width direction substantially orthogonal to the transport direction X at a predetermined position above the mesh belt 1a.

  The 2nd conveyor 2 is provided with the bar conveyor 2a as a conveyor main body which conveys the egg E conveyed by the 1st conveyor 1 toward the 3rd conveyor 3, as shown in FIG. The bar conveyor 2a includes a plurality of bars 2b extending in the width direction, and each bar 2b is attached at a predetermined interval in the transport direction. As shown in FIG. 3, in this bar conveyor 2a, the eggs E are transported in a state of being placed between the two bars 2b located at the front and rear.

  In the mesh belt 1a having a small friction with the egg E, the egg E placed on the mesh belt 1a is relatively easy to move with respect to the mesh belt 1a. On the other hand, in the bar conveyor 2a, the movement of the egg E is restricted as compared with the case on the mesh belt 1a by placing the egg E between the two bars 2b.

  That is, the force that the bar conveyor 2a in the second conveyor 2 restricts the movement of the egg E is stronger than the force that the mesh belt 1a in the first conveyor 1 restricts the movement of the egg E. As shown in FIG. 3, since the egg E is supported in the front-rear direction of conveyance by a plurality of bars 2b extending in the conveyance width direction, the movement of the egg E in the conveyance direction is particularly limited with respect to the bar conveyor 2a. The

  The 3rd conveyor 3 is provided with the mesh belt 3a which conveys the egg E conveyed by the 2nd conveyor 2 toward the processing apparatus 20, as shown in FIG. The opening ratio and material of the mesh belt 3a are preferably substantially the same as those of the mesh belt 1a of the first conveyor 1.

  Further, the third conveyor 3 is provided with a plurality of guide members 3b for guiding the conveyed egg E in the width direction, for example, by dividing the egg into 12 parts. Each of the plurality of guide members 3b extends in the transport direction, and is provided at an interval such that one egg E enters in the width direction. When one passage through which the eggs E are conveyed after being divided by the guide member 3b is referred to as a row, in the third conveyor 3, the eggs E are divided into 12 rows by the guide member 3b. Thus, the eggs E that have been sorted and sent to the processing device 20 are subjected to predetermined processing such as washing, drying, and sorting by the processing device 20.

  In the egg distribution / alignment apparatus T, the conveying capacity of the eggs E per unit time of the first conveyor 1, the second conveyor 2, and the third conveyor 3 is Q1, Q2, and Q3, respectively. Assuming that the carrying capacity of Q4 is Q4, the carrying ability Q1 and the carrying ability Q3 are set higher than the carrying ability Q2. The carrying capacity Q2 is set to be equal to the carrying processing capacity Q4, thereby limiting the carrying capacity of the egg distribution / alignment apparatus T.

  The carrying capacity is an estimate of the amount that can be carried per unit time in a state where eggs of a predetermined fixed size are ideally arranged. In the egg transport, for example, eggs of different sizes are naturally included, so the actual transport capacity varies to some extent with respect to the estimated transport capacity value. Therefore, the condition that the conveyance capability Q2 described in this specification is equal to the conveyance processing capability Q4 is not intended to be mathematically equal, and it should be understood that such a variation in numerical values is also included. plan.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the egg distributing and aligning device T detects the transfer density of the eggs E transferred by the second conveyor 2 at a predetermined position above the third conveyor 3. A density detecting means 5 is provided.

  The transport density detecting means 5 is composed of a plurality of optical sensors (not shown) in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are integrally formed. Specifically, each of the plurality of optical sensors of the transport density detecting means 5 is attached with a bracket or the like so as to be positioned above the 12 rows of egg transport passages formed by the guide members 3b of the third conveyor 3. It has been.

  As a result, when the egg E passes below each optical sensor of the conveyance density detector 5, the light emitted from the light emitting element of each optical sensor is reflected by the egg E, and the light receiving element detects the reflected light. By doing so, counting processing of the number (supply amount) of eggs fed from the upstream side is sequentially performed by an arithmetic processing unit (not shown).

  Further, in the arithmetic processing unit of the conveyance density detecting means 5, the processing for converting the count data obtained by the count processing of the number of eggs E into the supply data of the egg E per unit time is performed in real time, and the arithmetic processing is performed. An electric signal based on the supply amount of the egg E per unit time is output to the controller 6 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the egg distribution / alignment apparatus T has information on the egg conveyance density on the third conveyor 3 detected by the conveyance density detector 5, that is, the supply of eggs E per unit time. Based on the quantity information, a controller 6 that cancels the condition that the conveyance capability Q2 and the conveyance processing capability Q4 are equal and controls the driving speed of the second conveyor 2 is provided.

  More specifically, the controller 6 sets the set value when the supply amount of the eggs E per unit time detected by the transport density detecting means 5 is equal to or lower than a lower limit set value preset in the controller 6. The condition that the conveyance capability Q2 and the conveyance processing capability Q4 are equal is canceled, and an electric signal is output to the control means 4. And the control means 4 which received this electric signal outputs a control signal to the drive means M2 of the 2nd conveyor 2, and controls to raise the drive speed of this drive means M2.

  As a result, the driving speed of the second conveyor 2 is increased, and a large number of eggs E placed in the width direction on the second conveyor 2 are quickly sent to the third conveyor 3. Become. Therefore, the egg transport density on the third conveyor 3 can be set to a predetermined density, and the egg E can be smoothly fed into the processing device 20 without causing a vacancy.

  In addition, the controller 6 determines that when the supply amount of the eggs E per unit time detected by the transfer density detection means 5 is equal to or higher than the upper limit set value preset in the controller 6, the set transfer capability The condition that Q2 and the conveyance processing capacity Q4 are equal is canceled, and an electric signal is output to the control means 4. And the control means 4 which received this electric signal outputs a control signal to the drive means M2 of the 2nd conveyor 2, and controls it to reduce the drive speed of this drive means M2.

  As a result, the driving speed of the second conveyor 2 is reduced, and the amount of eggs E sent from the second conveyor 2 to the third conveyor 3 is suppressed. Therefore, the conveying density of the eggs on the third conveyor 3 can be set to a predetermined density, and the congestion phenomenon of the eggs E on the third conveyor 3 can be alleviated.

  As the lower limit set value, for example, “510,000 eggs / hr” which is 85% of the standard 60,000 eggs / hr is set. The upper limit set value is set to “66,000 eggs / hr”, which is 110% of the standard 60,000 eggs / hr, for example. These setting values can be changed as appropriate. The egg distribution and alignment apparatus T according to the present embodiment is configured as described above.

  Next, the operation of the above-described egg distribution / alignment apparatus T will be described. Eggs laid in a poultry house are not constant due to individual differences among chickens, and the number of eggs transferred varies. Therefore, in this description of the operation, eggs equal to or less than the conveying capacity Q2 of the second conveyor 2 that controls the conveying capacity per unit time are conveyed to the egg distributing and aligning apparatus T. A case will be described.

  First, the eggs E laid in the poultry house are carried out by a raw egg conveyor arranged side by side and transferred onto the supply conveyor 10.

  Then, the eggs E transferred to the supply conveyor 10 are conveyed to the egg distribution and alignment device T by the supply conveyor 10. As shown in FIG. 1, in the egg distribution / alignment apparatus T, the egg E placed on the supply conveyor 10 is fed onto the mesh belt 1 a of the first conveyor 1.

  In the first conveyor 1, the sorting member 1 b provided above the mesh belt 1 a is arranged in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction X so that the eggs E are not concentrated and fed into a specific row in the third conveyor 3. Egg E is distributed.

  The eggs E distributed in the width direction in the first conveyor 1 are fed into the second conveyor 2 in that state. As shown in FIG. 3, in the second conveyor 2, the egg E is supported in a state where the egg E is supported between the two bars 2 b located at the front and back, and the movement of the egg E with respect to the bar conveyor 2 a is restricted. Will be transported. By restricting the movement of the egg E in the conveying direction with respect to the bar conveyor 2a, in the second conveyor 2, a phenomenon in which one egg E moves another egg E positioned before and after the egg E is suppressed, and the egg E is wide. It is possible to maintain a state that is sorted in the direction.

  Then, the eggs E transported while maintaining the state aligned in the width direction by the second conveyor 2 are fed into the third conveyor 3. In the third conveyor 3, the eggs E distributed in the width direction are fed into any one of 12 rows partitioned by the guide member 3 b by the mesh belt 3 a.

  The eggs E that have been fed into any of the 12 rows of egg conveyance paths delimited by the guide member 3b are fed from the upstream side by the conveyance density detection means 5 provided above the inlet side of the egg conveyance path. Counting of the number of eggs E is sequentially performed, and the supply amount of eggs E per unit time at that time is calculated in real time. Then, an electric signal based on the supply amount of the egg E per unit time is output to the controller 6 described later.

  When the controller 6 receives the supply amount information per unit time of the egg E output from the conveyance density detection means 5, the numerical value of the supply amount of the egg E per unit time is within a preset upper and lower limit set value. Compare whether or not. If the value is within the upper and lower limit set values, the operation is continued in that state.

  Further, the controller 6 cancels the condition that the transport capability Q2 and the transport processing capability Q4 are equal when the value of the supply amount of the egg E per unit time is equal to or less than a preset lower limit set value. The electric signal is output to the control means 4. And the control means 4 which received this electric signal outputs a control signal to the drive means M2 of the 2nd conveyor 2, and controls to raise the drive speed of this drive means M2.

  As a result of the increase in the driving speed of the second conveyor 2, a large number of eggs E placed in the width direction on the second conveyor 2 are quickly fed into the third conveyor 3. Accordingly, the decrease in the egg conveyance density on the third conveyor 3 is quickly eliminated, and the egg E can be smoothly fed into the processing apparatus 20 without causing a vacancy.

  Thus, in the third conveyor 3, the eggs E divided into 12 rows while being guided by the respective guide members 3 b are sent to the processing device 20 and subjected to predetermined processing such as cleaning processing, drying processing, and sorting processing. It is applied smoothly and efficiently without delay.

  Next, the second operation will be described. In this description of the operation, it is assumed that eggs E exceeding the transport capacity Q2 per unit time of the second conveyor 2 that controls the transport capacity are transported to the egg distribution and alignment apparatus T.

  First, the egg E carried out from the poultry house, conveyed by the supply conveyor 10 and sent to the first conveyor 1 is distributed in the width direction by the distribution member 1b, as described above. The eggs E distributed in the width direction in the first conveyor 1 are fed into the second conveyor 2 while maintaining the state.

  In this case, in particular, in the first conveyor 1, the eggs E distributed in the width direction are in a state of being clogged with almost no gap in the width direction. Moreover, the eggs E are sequentially conveyed in a state where the movement of the eggs E in the conveying direction with respect to the bar conveyor 2a is limited.

  Further, in this case, since the egg E exceeding the transport capability Q2 per unit time of the second conveyor 2 is transported, the egg E that cannot be transported by the second conveyor 2 is downstream of the first conveyor 1. Try to accumulate in.

  At this time, the mesh belt 1a of the first conveyor 1 is formed of a plastic resin having a relatively small frictional force with the egg E, so that the mesh belt 1a will stagnate beyond the conveying capacity Q2 per unit time of the second conveyor 2. The mesh belt 1a is driven while sliding under the egg E, and the eggs E that cannot be conveyed by the second conveyor 2 can be gradually accumulated from the downstream side toward the upstream side. That is, the first conveyor 1 functions as a buffer that temporarily stores the eggs E that are transported exceeding the transport capability Q2 per unit time of the second conveyor 2.

  Thus, even if the egg E is transported exceeding the transport capability Q2 per unit time of the second conveyor 2, the second conveyor 2 corresponds to the transport processing capability Q4 of the processing device 20 per unit time. A quantity of eggs E can be fed into the third conveyor 3. In the third conveyor 3, the eggs E distributed in the width direction with almost no gap are fed almost uniformly into the 12 rows partitioned by the guide members 3b by the mesh belt 3a, and are conveyed while being guided by the respective guide members 3b. Is done.

  The amount of eggs E corresponding to the conveyance processing capacity Q4 per unit time of the processing device 20 is fed, and the eggs E that have been separated and conveyed by the guide member 3b are fed into the processing device 20. In the processing apparatus 20 in which the amount of eggs E corresponding to the transport processing capacity Q4 per unit time of the processing apparatus 20 has been sent, the predetermined processes such as the cleaning process, the drying process, and the sorting process are smoothly performed without delay. It will be applied efficiently.

  By the way, even if the frictional force with the mesh belt 1a per egg is relatively small, if the number of eggs E accumulated and stagnated in the first conveyor 1 is extremely increased, the mesh is driven while sliding under the eggs E. The frictional force of the belt 1a becomes a large force in the entire stagnation egg E. As a result, the egg E on the second conveyor 2 is pushed out to the third conveyor 3, and the conveying density of the egg E on the third conveyor 3 becomes higher than a predetermined density, and the egg E on the third conveyor 3 It is assumed that traffic congestion will occur.

  In such a case, the controller 6 determines that the transport capacity Q2 and the transport processing capacity Q4 are equal when the value of the supply amount of the eggs E per unit time is equal to or greater than a preset upper limit value. Is released and an electric signal is output to the control means 4. And the control means 4 which received this electric signal outputs a control signal to the drive means M2 of the 2nd conveyor 2, and controls it to reduce the drive speed of this drive means M2.

  As a result of the drive speed of the second conveyor 2 being reduced, the amount of eggs E sent from the second conveyor 2 to the third conveyor 3 is suppressed. Therefore, the increase in the egg conveyance density on the third conveyor 3 is quickly eliminated, and the congestion phenomenon of the eggs on the third conveyor 3 can be alleviated. As a result, the eggs E can be fed into the processing apparatus 20 without being damaged or broken.

  In the present embodiment, the form of the transport density detecting means 5 has been described as a form in which the supply amount of the eggs E transported by the second conveyor 2 is detected by an optical sensor. Instead, for example, a limit switch is used. For example, the contact may be detected mechanically by contacting the egg E supplied by the above method.

  Further, the transport density detecting means 5 is not the sensor type described in the present embodiment, but detects, for example, the transport density of the eggs E on the third conveyor 3 with a monitor camera, and the second conveyor is based on the transport density. The driving speed of 2 may be controlled.

  Further, as a modified example of the transport density detecting means 5, a weighing scale is built in the third conveyor 3, and the accumulation state of the eggs E on the third conveyor 3 is detected from the weight information, and the accumulation state is detected. Based on this, the driving speed of the second conveyor 2 may be controlled.

  As another modified example of the conveyance density detection means 5, the load E of the driving means M3 of the third conveyor 3, that is, the accumulation of the eggs E on the third conveyor 3 from the current value obtained by detecting the current value. You may grasp | ascertain a state and control the drive speed of the 2nd conveyor 2 based on this accumulation state.

  In the present embodiment, an egg is described as an example of an object to be distributed and aligned in the distribution and alignment apparatus. However, the distribution and alignment apparatus is not limited to an egg distribution and alignment apparatus. Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to distribution and alignment of agricultural and livestock products such as spherical fruits.

  The disclosed embodiments are merely examples and are not limited thereto. The present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the scope described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  The present invention is effectively used not only in the poultry farming industry but also in the agricultural and livestock industry that handles agricultural and livestock products.

It is a top view of the egg distribution and alignment apparatus T concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view of the egg distribution and alignment apparatus T shown in FIG. It is a partial side view explaining the conveyance state of the egg E by the 2nd conveyor 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st conveyor, 2nd conveyor, 3rd conveyor, 4 Control means, 5 Conveyance density detection means, 6 Controller, 10 Supply conveyor, 20 Processing apparatus, M1-M3 Each drive means of 1st conveyor-3rd conveyor , E egg

Claims (2)

A first conveyor for conveying agricultural and livestock products randomly supplied by the supply conveyor;
A second conveyor that is disposed downstream of the first conveyor and conveys agricultural and livestock products conveyed by the first conveyor;
Agricultural and livestock products arranged on the downstream side of the second conveyor and conveyed by the second conveyor while being divided into predetermined rows arranged in the width direction orthogonal to the conveying direction, A third conveyor that feeds into a processing device that performs the processing of
When the conveying capacity per unit time of the first conveyor, the second conveyor and the third conveyor is Q1, Q2, and Q3, respectively, and the conveying capacity per unit time of the processing apparatus is Q4,
Each of the transfer capability Q1 and the transfer capability Q3 is higher than the transfer capability Q2,
The transport capacity Q2 is equal to the transport processing capacity Q4,
In the second conveyor, the force that the second conveyor body restricts the movement of the agricultural and livestock products is set to be higher than the force that the first conveyor body in the first conveyor restricts the movement of the agricultural and livestock products. In the agricultural and livestock product distributing and aligning apparatus which sorts into
The third conveyor is provided with a conveyance density detecting means for detecting the conveyance density of agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor,
Control means for canceling the condition that the set transfer capacity Q2 and the transfer processing capacity Q4 are equal based on the transfer density information of the agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor detected by the transfer density detecting means. A distribution and alignment apparatus for agricultural and livestock products. When the conveyance density of agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor detected by the conveyance density detection means is equal to or higher than the first set value, the control means decelerates the driving speed of the second conveyor,
2. The distribution and alignment of agricultural and livestock products according to claim 1, wherein when the conveyance density of agricultural and livestock products on the third conveyor is equal to or lower than a second set value, the driving speed of the second conveyor is increased. apparatus.

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