JP2009166962A - Onion processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An onion processing apparatus capable of concentrating on a sorting operation and improving processing efficiency is provided.
An onion processing apparatus (1) includes a rotatable supply container holding frame (6) and a supply container cylinder (7) for rotating the supply container holding frame (6). The onion processing apparatus 1 includes a rotatable container holding frame and a container cylinder that rotates the container holding frame. The onion processing apparatus 1 includes an on-standard onion transport means 61 that can move in the horizontal direction, and a drive means for movement that moves the transport means 61. The onion processing apparatus 1 includes wireless remote control means, central operation means 101, left operation means 102a, and right operation means.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an onion processing apparatus in which a sorting operator can concentrate on sorting work and can improve processing efficiency.

  Conventionally, for example, an onion processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 below is known.

  This conventional onion processing apparatus includes a supply container holding body that is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction and holds the supply container in a detachable manner, and a supply container driving means for rotating the supply container holding body in the vertical direction. A first product container holder which is provided on one side of the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and holds the product container in a detachable manner, and a first product container which pivots the first product container holder in the vertical direction Drive means, a second product container holding body that is provided on the other side of the apparatus body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and that holds the product container in a detachable manner, and a second product container holding body that pivots the second product container holding body in the vertical direction. Drive means for two product containers.

  In addition, this conventional onion processing apparatus is equipped with a sorting transport means for transporting the processed onion and performing a sorting operation by a sorting operator during the transport, and a standard from the sorting transport means side when rotating in one direction. The onion is transported and accommodated in the product container on the first product container holder, and when rotating in the other direction, the onion within the standard from the sorting transport means side is transported on the second product container holder. The apparatus includes a conveying unit having a conveying unit accommodated in the product container, and an operation unit for operating the supply container driving unit and the like and changing the rotation direction of the conveying unit of the conveying unit.

The operation means is disposed, for example, in the vicinity of the sorting conveyance means, and is appropriately operated by a sorting operator who performs sorting work.
JP 2002-193425 A

  However, in the conventional onion processing apparatus, for example, when the supply container holder is rotated, the sorting operator must temporarily stop the sorting operation and operate the operation means. Cannot concentrate on sorting.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an onion processing apparatus in which a sorting operator can concentrate on sorting work and can improve processing efficiency.

  The onion processing apparatus according to claim 1 is provided with an apparatus main body, a supply container holding body that is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and holds the supply container in a detachable manner, and the supply container holding body in the vertical direction. Supply container driving means for rotating the product container, a product container holding body for detachably holding the product container on the apparatus body, and rotating the product container holding body in the vertical direction. Product container drive means to be operated, and wireless remote control means operated when operating the supply container drive means and the product container drive means.

  The onion processing apparatus according to claim 2 is provided with an apparatus main body, a supply container holding body that is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and holds the supply container in a detachable manner, and the supply container holding body in the vertical direction. Supply container driving means for rotating the first container container, a first product container holder which is provided on one side of the apparatus main body so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and holds the product container in a detachable manner, and the first product container holder A first product container driving means for rotating the body in the vertical direction; a second product container holding body that is provided on the other side of the apparatus main body so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction; A second product container driving means for rotating the second product container holder in the vertical direction; a sorting transport means for transporting the processed onion and performing a sorting operation by a sorting operator during the transportation; When rotating in one direction, the onion within the standard from the sorting conveying means side is conveyed and accommodated in the product container on the first product container holder, and when rotating in the other direction, from the sorting conveying means side. A transport unit that transports the onion within the specifications of the second product container and accommodates it in the product container on the second product container holder, and is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be movable in the horizontal direction; A moving drive means for moving the means in a horizontal direction, a first drive means for operating the supply container drive means, the first product container drive means, the second product container drive means and the move drive means. And a wireless remote control unit having a second operation unit for changing a rotation direction of the transport unit of the moving transport unit.

  An onion processing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the onion processing apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the onion processing apparatus is provided in the vicinity of the sorting conveying means, and includes an operation means for the sorting operator that can be operated by the sorting operator. The operating means has a first operating section for operating the supply container driving means, the first product container driving means, the second product container driving means, and the moving driving means, and the conveying section of the moving conveying means A second operation unit for changing the rotation direction of the first.

  The onion processing apparatus according to claim 4 is the onion processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the remote operation means and the selection operator operation means are both emergency stop operations for simultaneously stopping the operating drive means. It has a part.

  An onion processing apparatus according to a fifth aspect is the onion processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein the onion processing apparatus includes auxiliary operation means provided at both sides of the apparatus main body and having at least an emergency stop operation section.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, for example, a container worker who loads and unloads the supply container with respect to the supply container holder operates the remote control means while riding on a traveling vehicle such as a lift or a tractor. Therefore, for example, the sorting operator can concentrate on the sorting work and the processing efficiency can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, for example, a container worker who loads and unloads the supply container with respect to the supply container holder operates the remote control means while riding on a traveling vehicle such as a lift or a tractor. Therefore, for example, the sorting operator can concentrate on the sorting work and the processing efficiency can be improved.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the sorting operator can operate the supply means driving means and the like by operating the sorting operator operation means as necessary.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the remote operation means and the selection operator operation means both have the emergency stop operation section for stopping the operating drive means all at once, the selection operator is in danger. In either case of discovery or when a container worker discovers danger, the operating drive means can be stopped all at once, and danger can be avoided.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the auxiliary operation means provided on both sides of the apparatus main body and having at least an emergency stop operation section is provided, danger can be avoided more reliably.

  An embodiment of the onion processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a stationary onion processing device that is used by being placed in a field or the like. The onion processing device 1 includes, for example, a substantially spherical main body T1 and a foliage protruding from the main body T1. The onion T which has T2 and root part T3 is processed.

  That is, the onion processing apparatus 1 receives and transports the unprocessed onion T, which is an unprocessed onion T introduced from the supply container A, cuts the foliage part T2 and the root part T3 in the middle of the transportation, and then performs a sorting operation. The person a performs the sorting operation, the onion T within the standard is stored in the standard container B that is a product container, the non-standard onion T is stored in the nonstandard container C, and separated from the main body T1 by cutting. The foliage part T2 and the root part T3 are accommodated in the foliage container D. Each of the containers A, B, C, and D has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and openings A1, B1, C1, and D1 are formed on the upper surface.

  The onion processing apparatus 1 is configured to remove the unprocessed onion T from the supply container A by rotating the supply container A containing the unprocessed onion T and the supply container A containing the unprocessed onion T around the horizontal axis 4. And container turning means 3 for feeding and supplying untreated onion T onto the conveying means.

  The container rotation means 3 has a supply container holding frame 6 which is a supply container holding body for holding the supply container A so as to be detachable. The supply container holding frame 6 is vertically attached to the apparatus body 5 around the shaft 4. It is provided so as to be rotatable in the direction. The container rotating means 3 has a supply container cylinder 7 which is a supply container driving means for rotating the supply container holding frame 6 together with the supply container A in the vertical direction about the shaft 4. The supply container cylinder 7 is an expandable / contractable hydraulic cylinder or the like, and is composed of a cylinder body 8 and a rod 9 that enters and exits the cylinder body 8, and the base end of the cylinder body 8 is the apparatus body. The tip of the rod portion 9 is rotatably attached to the supply container holding frame 6.

  When the supply container cylinder 7 extends, the supply container A rotates upward about the shaft 4 together with the supply container holding frame 6, and the unprocessed onion T is transferred from the opening A 1 of the supply container A to the conveying means 2. Thrown into the top. When the supply container cylinder 7 is contracted, the supply container A is rotated downward about the shaft 4 together with the supply container holding frame 6, and the opening A1 returns to the original state facing upward.

  The conveying means 2 conveys the onion T introduced from the supply container A obliquely upward and sends it out at a fixed amount, and conveys the onion T sent from the constant amount sending unit 11 obliquely downward. Part 12, lifting transport unit 13 that accepts onion T from the transport unit 12 and lifts and transports it upward, and a plurality of bars that accept onion T from this transporting unit 13 and transport it obliquely downward And a chute portion 14 such as a screen. The conveyance unit 12 includes a downwardly inclined guide plate 16 and a plurality of, for example, three conveyance rollers 17, and there is a gap between the adjacent conveyance rollers 17. Discharged.

  The fixed amount delivery unit 11, the conveyance roller 17 of the conveyance unit 12, and the lifting conveyance unit 13 are driven by power from an engine which is a driving unit (not shown), for example.

  The onion processing apparatus 1 accepts the onion T from the chute 14 of the conveying means 2 and conveys it in the horizontal direction, and changes the posture of the onion T so that the foliage T2 faces downward during the conveyance. A first cutting means 21 such as a cutting unit for cutting the stem T2 of the onion T after the change at the conveyance end position, and the onion T from the first cutting means 21 are lowered and inclined through a plate-like chute 23. It is provided with second cutting means 22 such as a tapping unit for receiving and transporting in the horizontal direction and cutting the stems and leaves of the onion T (that is, the foliage not cut by the first cutting means 21) T2 and the root T3 during the transport. The first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 are arranged adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the onion processing apparatus 1. That is, the second cutting means 22 is disposed in proximity to the front of the first cutting means 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first cutting means 21 has an elongated, substantially cylindrical shape that forms a plurality of parallel pairs (for example, 5 pairs) spaced apart from each other through a gap 25 through which the foliage portion T2 is introduced. A rotatable roller body 26 is provided. Each roller body 26 is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis along the horizontal conveyance direction, that is, an axis along the front-rear horizontal direction of the onion processing apparatus 1. Each of the paired roller bodies 26 is driven and rotated in different directions by the power from the first roller driving means such as a motor (not shown) so that the opposite sides move downward.

  On the outer peripheral surface of each roller body 26, while the onion T is conveyed in the horizontal conveying direction, a protruding shape that changes the posture of the onion T by introducing the foliage portion T2 into the gap 25 so that the foliage portion T2 faces downward. The body 27 protrudes in a spiral shape from one axial end side of the roller body 26 to the other axial end side. The projecting body 27 is constituted by, for example, an elastic conveying protrusion 28 having a substantially trapezoidal cross section and an elastic spiral band 30 having a large number of elastic protrusions 29.

  Further, a cut body 31 for cutting the foliage portion T2 of the onion T after the posture change is disposed in close proximity to the axial end portion of the roller body 26 on the conveyance end side. The cutting body 31 is, for example, a substantially circular blade member 32 that is driven and rotated by power from a blade driving means such as a motor (not shown), and an approximately rotating member that presses against the outer periphery of the blade member 32 and rotates together with the blade member 32. And a circular blade receiving member 33. The outer peripheral portion of the blade member 32 and the outer peripheral portion of the blade receiving member 33 are in pressure contact with each other, and the foliage portion T2 enters and is cut between the outer peripheral portion of the blade member 32 and the outer peripheral portion of the blade receiving member 33. .

  Furthermore, one roller portion 26a composed of a pair of two roller bodies 26 and another roller composed of a pair of two roller bodies 26 arranged adjacent to the one roller portion 26a. A restricting plate 34 is provided as a restricting means for preventing the onion T from entering the gap between the portion 26a. Above the roller body 26, an onion rotating member 35 that changes the direction of the onion T is provided.

  The second cutting means 22 has a plurality of long (e.g., five) elongated roller bodies 42 that are rotatable in a substantially cylindrical shape and are spaced apart from each other via a gap 41 through which the foliage portion T2 and the root portion T3 are introduced. Yes. Each roller body 42 is provided to be rotatable about an axis along the horizontal conveyance direction, that is, an axis along the front-rear horizontal direction of the onion processing apparatus 1. Each of the paired roller bodies 42 is driven and rotated in different directions by the power from the second roller driving means such as a motor (not shown) so that the opposite sides move downward. Further, the roller body 42 is disposed substantially horizontally at a position slightly lower than the roller body 26 of the first cutting means 21.

  Further, on the outer peripheral surface of either pair of roller bodies 42, that is, one of the two sets of roller bodies 42, while the onion T is transported in the horizontal transport direction, A projecting cutting body 43 such as a pipe that is cut into a threaded portion by introducing the root portion T3 into the gap 41 and sandwiching it between the outer peripheral surface of the other roller body 42 from the one end side in the axial direction of the roller body 42 It protrudes integrally and spirally over the other end in the direction. The roller body 42 and the protruding cut body 43 are integrally formed of metal or the like. Further, one roller portion 42a composed of a pair of two roller bodies 42 and another roller composed of a pair of two roller bodies 42 disposed adjacent to the one roller portion 42a. A regulating plate 44 is provided as a regulating means for preventing the onion T from entering the gap between the portion 42a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 are arranged in a straight line in plan view, and the conveyance start end of the second cutting means 22 is the conveyance end of the first cutting means 21. A chute 23 is located near the portion, and transfers the onion T from the first cutting means 21 to the second cutting means 22 between the conveyance end portion of the first cutting means 21 and the conveyance start end portion of the second cutting means 22. It is arranged in an inclined shape. That is, the onion T delivered from the conveyance end portion of the first cutting means 21 rolls on the chute 23 by its own weight and is supplied to the conveyance start end portion of the second cutting means 22.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the onion processing apparatus 1 receives the onion T after the cutting process from the second cutting means 22 through the downwardly inclined chute 46 and lifts and conveys it upward. 47 and the onion T from the lifting and conveying means 47 are received through the downward inclined chute 48 and conveyed in the horizontal direction, and the sorting operation is performed by the sorting operator a on both sides of the conveying direction during the conveyance. Transport means 49.

  The lifting and conveying means 47 has, for example, a lift conveyor or the like, and has an endless body 52 that is stretched over a plurality of rotating bodies 51. The endless body 52 carries the onion T and lifts and conveys it upward. Are provided at intervals. Note that the lifting and conveying means 47 is driven by power from a lifting and conveying driving means such as a motor (not shown).

  The sorting conveying means 49 has an endless conveying belt 56 that is stretched around a plurality of rotating bodies 55 by, for example, a belt conveyor or the like. The sorting conveying means 49 is disposed over the substantially entire length of the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 above both the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22. Note that the sorting transport unit 49 is driven by power from a sorting transport driving unit such as a motor (not shown). As shown in FIG. 4, steps 57 are arranged on both sides in the conveying direction of the onion T by the sorting conveying means 49, and each step 57 is provided with a chair 58 on which the sorting operator a sits. That is, the step 57 for the sorting worker a is provided on the left and right sides of the apparatus body 5 so as to project sideways.

  The onion processing apparatus 1 includes an on-standard onion transport means 61 that is a moving transport means for transporting the onion T within the standard selected by the sorting operator a and storing it in the standard container B, and a sorting worker a. And non-standard onion transport means 62 for transporting the non-standard onion T selected in (1) and storing it in a non-standard container C.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the on-standard onion transport means 61 receives, for example, the onion T from the sorting transport means 49 side through the chute 50 and transports the onion left and right of the onion processing apparatus 1. It is composed of a slide conveyor that can slide along the direction. That is, the on-standard onion conveying means 61 is provided on the slide rail portion 63 of the apparatus body 5 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction along the slide rail portion 63.

  The on-standard onion transport means 61 is a first product container holding body as a product container holding body that transports on-standard onion T from the sorting transport means 49 side to the left side when rotating in one direction. When the container is accommodated in the standard container B on the container holding frame 72a via the downward inclined chute 66 and rotated in the other direction, the standard onion T from the sorting conveying means 49 side is conveyed to the right side. Conveying as an endless rotatable transporting part accommodated in a standard container B on a second container holding frame 72b, which is a second product container holding body as a product container holding body, via a downwardly inclined chute 67 A belt 65 is provided. The conveyor belt 65 is stretched around a plurality of rotating bodies. The chute 66 on one side is provided on the left end side that is one side of the standard onion conveying means 61, and the chute 67 on the other side is provided on the right end side that is the other side of the standard onion conveying means 61.

  Further, the onion processing apparatus 1 includes a driving unit 68 for moving the in-standard onion transport unit 61 in the horizontal direction with respect to the slide rail portion 63 that is long in the left-right direction, and a transport belt 65 of the in-standard onion transport unit 61. Rotating drive means 69 comprising a motor or the like (not shown) that rotates the motor in one direction or the other direction. The moving drive means 68 is constituted by a motor 68a, a chain 68b, and the like.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the first container holding frame 72 a on the left side that detachably holds the in-standard container B that stores the onion T within the standard after processing is one side of the apparatus main body 5. It is provided on the left side so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction around a longitudinal axis 73a. Similarly, the second container holding frame 72b on the right side, which detachably holds the in-standard container B that accommodates the onion T in the standard after processing, has a shaft 73b in the front-rear direction on the right side that is the other side of the apparatus body 5. Is provided so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction.

  Also, a first container cylinder 74a, which is a first product container driving means as a product container driving means for rotating the first container holding frame body 72a in the vertical direction about the shaft 73a, is a first container holding frame body. 72a and the apparatus main body 5 are provided. Similarly, a second container cylinder 74b, which is second product container drive means as product container drive means for rotating the second container holding frame body 72b in the vertical direction about the shaft 73b, is used as the second container holding frame. It is provided between the body 72b and the apparatus main body 5.

  Each cylinder 74a, 74b is an extendable hydraulic cylinder or the like, and is composed of cylinder body portions 75a, 75b and rod portions 76a, 76b that go in and out of the cylinder body portions 75a, 75b. The base end of 75b is rotatably attached to the attached portion 77 of the apparatus body 5, and the distal ends of the rod portions 76a and 76b are attached to the attached portions 78a and 78b of the container holding frame bodies 72a and 72b so as to be rotatable. ing.

  The standard container B is lifted upward by the cylinders 74a and 74b, and the standard onion T is sequentially accommodated in the empty standard container B in the lifted state. The cylinders 74a and 74b are contracted in accordance with the capacity, and the standard container B is rotated downward. Further, the standard onion conveying means 61 moves in the horizontal direction along the slide rail portion 63 according to the downward rotation of the cylinders 74a and 74b, and the onion T is equally accommodated in the standard container B by this movement. The

  The container holding frames 72a and 72b are provided with an additional frame 79 that prevents the onion T from spilling out when the onion T is raised and accommodated in the standard container B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the non-standard onion conveying means 62 receives, for example, a downwardly inclined chute 81 located near the front of the sorting worker a sitting on a chair 58 and an onion T from the chute 81. A belt conveyor 82 that receives, conveys, and accommodates the container in a non-standard container C. The belt conveyor 82 is driven by power from a driving unit including a motor (not shown), for example.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the onion processing apparatus 1 is at least partially disposed below the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22, and the foliage separated from the main body T 1 of the onion T by cutting. A foliage transporting means 83 for transporting the part T2 and the root part T3 and storing it in the foliage container D is provided.

  The foliage transport means 83 is a first belt conveyor which is a first transport section disposed horizontally below the transport section 12, the lifting transport section 13, the chute section 14, the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22. 84, and a second belt conveyor 85, which is a second conveyance unit capable of adjusting the inclination angle, connected to the conveyance terminal portion of the first belt conveyor 84 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction about the shaft 86. Yes. Each of the belt conveyors 84 and 85 has an endless conveying belt 88 that is stretched around a plurality of rotating bodies 87. The belt conveyors 84 and 85 are driven by power from an engine (not shown), for example.

  In addition, the apparatus main body 5 is provided with wheels 90 so as to be able to move the onion processing apparatus 1 on a farm field or the like.

  On the other hand, the onion processing device 1 receives the remote operation means 91 such as a wireless remote control unit and the operation signal from the remote operation means 91, and each of the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b, the movement drive means 68, etc. Control means (not shown) for controlling the drive means.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the remote operation means 91 has a substantially rectangular main body 92 and an antenna section 93 that projects from the upper surface of the main body 92 and transmits an operation signal to the control means. On the surface side of the main body 92, for example, a plurality of push button type, for example, eleven operation units 95a to 95k are provided. A plurality of, for example, two lamp portions 96a and 96b are provided on the surface side of the main body 92.

  The operation unit 95a is for operating the supply container cylinder 7 to rotate the supply container holding frame 6 upward, and the operation unit 95b is for operating the supply container cylinder 7 to move the supply container holding frame 6 to the supply container holding frame 6. The operation portion 95c is for rotating the first container cylinder 74a to rotate the first container holding frame 72a upward, and the operation portion 95d is for the first container. The operation unit 95e operates the cylinder 74a to rotate the first container holding frame 72a downward, and the operation unit 95e operates the second container cylinder 74b to rotate the second container holding frame 72b upward. The operating portion 95f is for operating the second container cylinder 74b to rotate the second container holding frame 72b downward. In these operation portions 95a to 95f, for example, the cylinders 7, 74a, and 74b are operated only while being pressed, and when the pressing operation is released, the cylinders 7, 74a, and 74b are stopped.

  Further, the operating section 95g operates the moving drive means 68 during the final leveling work when the onion T is almost full in the standard container B, thereby moving the standard onion transport means 61 in the left horizontal direction. The operating unit 95h operates the moving drive means 68 at the time of the final leveling work when the onion T is almost full in the standard container B, and the standard standard onion transport means. It is for moving 61 to the right horizontal direction. In these operation portions 95g and 95h, for example, the movement drive means 68 including the motor 68a is operated only during the pressing operation, and when the pressing operation is released, the movement driving means 68 stops.

  The operation units 95a to 95h are first operation units for operating the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b and the moving drive means 68.

  The operation unit 95i is for setting the rotation direction of the conveyor belt 65 of the on-standard onion conveying means 61 to one direction, and the operation unit 95j is for setting the rotation direction of the conveyor belt 65 to the other direction. is there. That is, the operation units 95i and 95j are second operation units for changing the rotation direction of the conveyor belt 65 of the on-standard onion conveying means 61.

  Further, the operating portion 95k includes the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b in operation, the moving drive means 68, the first roller driving means, the blade driving means, the second roller driving means, the lifting conveyance driving means, and the sorting conveyance driving means. This is an emergency stop operation unit for stopping the rotation driving means 69 and the like all together, and also serves as a power supply operation unit for power on / off. That is, for example, the operation unit 95k is turned on / off when a pressing operation is performed for a preset time or more, and when the pressing operation is less than the setting time, the operating cylinders 7, 74a, 74b, The drive means 68 etc. stops. That is, when the operation unit 95k is operated, for example, when a danger is found, all of the driving means that are operating the onion processing device 1 are stopped, and the entire onion processing device 1 is stopped.

  The lamp unit 96a is turned on when the power is on, and is turned off when the power is off. The lamp portion 96b indicates that operating means 101, 102a, and 102b, which will be described later, are being operated, and is lit only when the operating means 101, 102a, and 102b are operated.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the onion processing apparatus 1 is disposed in the vicinity of the sorting transport means 49 and can be operated by two sorting workers a on the left and right sides sitting on a chair 58. Central operation means 101 which is an operation means for sorting workers such as the above is provided.

  The central operating means 101 is fixed to the support frame portion 103 of the apparatus main body 5 and is disposed at a position above the central portion in the width direction of the sorting transport means 49. The central operation means 101 has the same function as the remote operation means 91, and has a plurality of operation portions 95a to 95k and a plurality of lamp portions 96a and 96b on the surface side facing the front direction of the onion processing apparatus 1. is doing.

  Further, the onion processing apparatus 1 includes left operation means 102a and right operation means 102b which are auxiliary operation means provided on both the left and right sides of the apparatus body 5. The left operation means 102a is fixed to the support frame portion 104 of the apparatus main body 5, and is disposed in the vicinity of the first container holding frame 72a. The right operation means 102b is fixed to the support frame portion 105 of the apparatus main body 5, and is disposed in the vicinity of the second container holding frame 72b. Further, the operation means 102a and 102b both have the same function as the remote operation means 91, and a plurality of operation portions 95a to 95k and a plurality of lamp portions 96a and 96b face the side of the onion processing apparatus 1. Have on the side.

  Next, the operation of the onion processing apparatus 1 will be described.

  A large number of onions T, which are objects to be processed, are moved from the opening A1 of the supply container A through the supply container A by the supply container A rotating together with the supply container holding frame 6 based on the operation of the supply container cylinder 7. Sequentially charged on the fixed quantity delivery unit 11. Then, the onion T placed on the fixed amount sending unit 11 is sent to the transport unit 12 by a certain amount by the operation of the fixed amount sending unit 11.

  Thereafter, the onion T is lifted and conveyed to a predetermined height position by the lifting and conveying unit 13, then moved on the chute unit 14 and supplied to the first cutting means 21.

  The onion T supplied to the first cutting means 21 is transported in a substantially horizontal transport direction by the roller body 26 and the projecting body 27, and the foliage T2 is directed downward by the projecting body 27 during the transport. Thus, the onion T is changed in posture so as to enter the gap 25, and the downward foliage portion T2 is cut by the cut body 31 at the conveyance end position. The foliage portion T2 separated from the main body T1 by this cutting is conveyed by the foliage conveying means 83 and accommodated in the foliage container D.

  Further, when the onion T is unloaded from the first cutting means 21, it moves on the chute 23 and is supplied to the second cutting means 22.

  The onion T supplied to the second cutting means 22 is conveyed in a substantially horizontal conveying direction by the roller body 42 and the protruding cutting body 43, and the foliage T2 and the root T3 are transferred by the protruding cutting body 43 in the middle of the conveyance. The foliage part T2 and the root part T3 separated from the main body part T1 by this cutting are conveyed by the foliage conveying means 83 and accommodated in the foliage container D.

  That is, for example, among the large number of onions T that are the objects to be processed, the stems and leaves T2 of the onions T that have not been cut by the first cutting means 21 are cut by the second cutting means 22. For the onion T whose leaf and leaf portion T2 has not been cut even by the second cutting means 22, the sorting operator a who performs the sorting operation of the onion T on the downstream sorting transport means 49 manually supplies a cutting tool or the like. Use to cut the foliage T2.

  The onion T thus cut in two stages is lifted and transported to a predetermined height position by the lifting and transporting means 47, then moved on the chute 48 and supplied to the sorting transporting means 49. Then, the onion T is sorted by the sorting operator a on the sorting transport means 49 by a sorting operation within or outside the standard.

  The standard onion T is conveyed by the standard internal onion conveying means 61 and accommodated in the standard internal container B, and the non-standard onion T is conveyed by the nonstandard standard onion conveying means 62 and accommodated in the non-standard container C. .

  For example, when the supply container holding frame 6 is rotated, the container holding frames 72a and 72b are rotated, and the rotation direction of the transport belt 65 is switched, for example, a container operation different from the sorting operator a is performed. A person (not shown) appropriately operates the remote control means 91 from an arbitrary position away from the apparatus main body 5. This container worker is a person who loads and unloads the supply container A with respect to the supply container holding frame 6, and loads and unloads the standard container B with respect to the container holding frames 72a and 72b.

  According to the onion processing apparatus 1, a container worker who works around the apparatus main body 5 operates the remote control means 91 while riding on a traveling vehicle such as a lift or a tractor to operate the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b. Since the movement driving means 68 can be operated and stopped, and the rotation direction of the conveying belt 65 of the on-standard onion conveying means 61 can be switched, etc., the sorting operator a can concentrate on the sorting work, and the processing efficiency can be improved. Improvements can be made.

  Further, since the central operating means 101 is disposed in the vicinity of the sorting transport means 49, the sorting operator a can operate the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b, the moving drive means 68, and stop the operation as necessary. The rotation direction of the conveyor belt 65 of the on-standard onion conveying means 61 can be switched.

  Further, since the remote operation means 91, the central operation means 101, the left operation means 102a, and the right operation means 102b all have an emergency stop operation unit 95k for stopping all the drive means in operation at the same time, the selection operator When a container worker or a person around the onion processing apparatus 1 discovers a danger, the entire onion processing apparatus 1 can be stopped immediately by operating the emergency stop operation unit 95k, thereby quickly It can be avoided and safety can be secured.

  Further, the onion T, whose foliage T2 has not been cut by the first cutting means 21, is cut by the second cutting means 22, so that it is transferred to the sorting transport means 49 without cutting the foliage T2. It is possible to reduce the amount of onion T with stems and leaves T2 reaching the sorting worker a who is transported and sorts, thus reducing the burden on the worker a and improving the processing efficiency. Can do.

  Further, the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 are arranged in a straight line in plan view with substantially the same horizontal plane, and the sorting conveying means 49 is placed above the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22. By arranging, the size of the apparatus can be suppressed, and the sorting operator a who performs the sorting operation can easily check the state of the onion on the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 as necessary.

  Further, by using the first cutting means 21 having the roller body 26, the protruding body 27 and the cutting body 31, and the second cutting means 22 having the roller body 42 and the protruding cutting body 43, the foliage portion of the onion T T2 can be cut appropriately, and the burden on the sorting operator a can be surely reduced.

  The operation units 95a to 95k included in the remote operation unit 91, the central operation unit 101, the left operation unit 102a, and the right operation unit 102b may be of a lever type in addition to the push button type.

  Further, the central operation means 101, the left operation means 102a, and the right operation means 102b may have, for example, at least an emergency stop operation unit 95k, and may have a configuration in which only the operation unit 95k is provided.

  Furthermore, the configuration is not limited to the configuration including the two operation units 102a and 102b serving as the auxiliary operation units, and a configuration including three or more auxiliary operation units may be used.

  Further, the drive means 2, cutting means 21, 22, lifting transport means 47, sorting transport means 49, on-standard onion transport means 61, non-standard onion transport means 62, foliage transport means 83, etc. are optional. , May be individually operated with power from a motor or the like, or may be simultaneously operated with power from one engine or the like.

  Further, when the emergency stop operating unit 95k is operated, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which all the driving means are stopped. For example, the configuration in which only the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b are stopped, the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b, and the movement A configuration in which only the driving means 68 is stopped may be used.

  Further, the remote operation means 91 may have a configuration including only an operation unit operated when the cylinders 7, 74a, 74b are operated, for example.

It is a whole side view of the onion processing apparatus of one embodiment of this invention. It is a cutting part side view of an onion processing apparatus same as the above. It is a cutting part top view of an onion processing apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of the conveyance means for a selection of the onion processing apparatus same as the above, and the onion conveyance means within a specification. It is a front view of the specification onion conveying means of the same onion processing apparatus. It is a front view of the remote control means of the onion processing apparatus same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Onion processing apparatus 5 Apparatus main body 6 Supply container holding frame which is supply container holding body 7 Supply container cylinder which is drive means for supply containers
49 Transport means for sorting
61 In-standard onion transport means which is a mobile transport means
65 Conveyor belt as the conveyor
68 Moving drive means
72a First container holding frame as a first product container holding body as a product container holding body
72b Second container holding frame as second product container holding body as product container holding body
74a Cylinder for first container as drive means for first product container as drive means for product container
74b Cylinder for second container as drive means for second product container as drive means for product container
91 Remote control means
95a to 95h First operation part
95i, 95j 2nd operation part
95k Emergency stop operation section
101 Central operation means as operation means for sorting workers
102a Left operation means as auxiliary operation means
102b Right operation means as auxiliary operation means a Sorting worker T Onion A Supply container B Standard container as product container

Claims (5)

The device body;
A supply container holding body that is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and holds the supply container in a detachable manner,
Supply container drive means for rotating the supply container holder in the vertical direction;
A product container holder which is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and holds the product container in a detachable manner;
Product container drive means for rotating the product container holder vertically;
An onion processing apparatus comprising: a wireless remote control means that is operated when operating the supply container drive means and the product container drive means. The device body;
A supply container holding body that is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and holds the supply container in a detachable manner,
Supply container drive means for rotating the supply container holder in the vertical direction;
A first product container holder which is provided on one side of the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction and holds the product container in a removable manner;
A first product container driving means for rotating the first product container holder in the vertical direction;
A second product container holding body that is provided on the other side of the apparatus main body so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and holds the product container in a removable manner;
A second product container driving means for rotating the second product container holder in the vertical direction;
A sorting conveying means for conveying the onion after processing, and a sorting operation being performed by a sorting operator during the conveyance;
When rotating in one direction, the onion within the standard from the sorting conveying means side is conveyed and accommodated in the product container on the first product container holder, and when rotating in the other direction, from the sorting conveying means side. A transport unit that transports the onion within the standard and accommodates it in a product container on the second product container holder, and is provided in the apparatus main body so as to be movable in a horizontal direction;
A moving drive means for moving the moving and conveying means in the horizontal direction;
The supply container drive means, the first product container drive means, the second product container drive means, and the first drive unit for operating the transfer drive means, and the transfer of the transfer transfer means An onion processing apparatus comprising: a wireless remote control unit having a second operation unit for changing a rotation direction of the unit. Arranged in the vicinity of the sorting conveying means, and equipped with a sorting worker operation means that can be operated by the sorting worker,
The operation means for the sorting operator has a first operation unit for operating the supply container drive means, the first product container drive means, the second product container drive means, and the movement drive means, The onion processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second operation unit for changing a rotation direction of the conveying unit of the means. The onion processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the remote operation means and the selection operator operation means both have an emergency stop operation section for stopping the operating drive means all at once. The onion processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising auxiliary operation means provided on both sides of the apparatus main body and having at least an operation unit for emergency stop.

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