JP2013047141A - Method and device for aligning and conveying of object - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently and simply constitute alignment conveyance of an object.SOLUTION: In this aligning and conveying device provided with a supply device delivering a conveyance object from a hopper disposed at a conveyance start end side and transferring the object by aligning it toward the downstream side and a conveyance device provided with a plurality of receiving trays provided with a concave dent part for placing and holding the object at a downstream side of the supply device, wherein the object is sequentially and continuously dropped from the terminal end of the supply device to supply it to the receiving tray of the conveyance device, the aligning and conveying device is characterized in that the conveyance speed of the receiving trays in the conveyance device is set to a high speed as compared with the transfer speed of the object transferred by the supply device. Accordingly, the alignment conveyance of the object is efficiently and simply constituted.

Description

  The present invention belongs to the field of alignment transport for transporting objects such as fish and shellfish, fruit vegetables and industrial parts while aligning them, and particularly relates to the technical field of alignment transport suitable for alignment, transport, inspection, sorting, etc. of bivalves. Is.

  Conventionally, various methods have been proposed for the alignment, conveyance, inspection, and sorting of bivalves, but the applicant of this patent has also proposed the one shown in Patent Document 1 and has been intensively researching and developing it.

JP 2009-271020 A

  In the “bivalve inspection method and inspection apparatus” shown in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it has been possible to carry out an efficient method in which the quality discrimination of the bivalve can be inspected nondestructively. It is necessary to securely position and individually place the bivalves of the test object one by one in the concave-shaped portions of the plurality of mounting plates 26 provided in 3, and this alignment and alignment supply for individual mounting In view of this point, there is a need for further improvement in the efficiency of whether high speed and reliability can be achieved, and this point has a problem to be solved by the present invention.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention firstly includes supply means for feeding a transported object from a hopper arranged on the transport start end side and aligning and transporting the object toward the downstream side. A conveying means provided with a plurality of receiving trays provided with recessed portions for placing and holding the object on the downstream side is provided, and the objects are successively dropped from the end of the supplying means so as to be supplied to the receiving tray of the conveying means. According to the present invention, an object aligning and conveying method is devised in which the conveying speed of the tray in the conveying means is made higher than the moving speed of the object transferred by the supplying means. As a result, the objects of the supply device are continuously arranged in a line, aligned and transported to the downstream transport device, and the transport device is moving at a high speed. A sufficient margin can be provided for the conveyance capacity. As a result, since the object transfer supply and the conveyance tray are asynchronous, even when the first conveyance tray is removed, the next tray or the next tray is rolling while there is a place to go, so the object can be received at an arbitrary interval. Since the object is transported in a recessed position, it is ensured that each object will enter an arbitrary transport tray, and the continuous fall transfer from the supply device to the tray will be facilitated to efficiently transport the object. There is an advantage that what can be produced can be realized and can be configured at low cost.

  Secondly, the object conveying method is characterized in that the conveying speed of the tray in the conveying means is increased by 2 to 3 times the moving speed of the object transferred by the supplying means. Yes, with the slow speed of moving about 10 objects in the supply device per second, the receiving tray of the transport device is moved at a high speed that moves about 30 or more per second more than 2 to 3 times. A sufficient margin can be provided. As a result, since the transfer and supply of the object are asynchronous, even if the first transfer tray is removed, the next plate or the next plate is rolling and there is a place to go. One can enter the transport tray and promote continuous drop transfer of the object to the tray side, so that an object that can efficiently transport the object can appear.

  Third, a supply device is provided for feeding the conveyed object from a hopper arranged on the conveyance start end side and aligning and transferring the object toward the downstream side, and a recessed portion for placing and holding the object on the downstream side of the supply device. A transport device provided with a plurality of receiving trays is provided, and an object is sequentially dropped from the end of the supply device and supplied to the tray of the transport device, and is transferred by the supply device. The object aligning and conveying apparatus is characterized in that the conveying speed of the tray in the conveying apparatus is increased with respect to the object conveying speed. Thereby, the tray of a conveying apparatus can be made a high moving speed with respect to the speed which conveys the object of a supply apparatus, and sufficient margin can be given to conveyance capability. As a result, since the transfer and supply of the object are asynchronous, even if the first transfer tray is removed, the next plate or the next plate is rolling and there is a place to go. One enters the transport tray and facilitates continuous drop transfer of the object to the tray, so that the transport of the object can be performed efficiently and at a low cost.

  Fourthly, an object aligning and conveying apparatus is characterized in that the conveying speed of the tray in the conveying apparatus is increased by 2 to 3 times the moving speed of the object transferred by the supply apparatus. Yes, with the slow speed of moving about 10 objects in the supply device per second, the receiving tray of the transport device is moved at a high speed that moves about 30 or more per second more than 2 to 3 times. A sufficient margin can be provided. As a result, since the transfer and supply of the object are asynchronous, even if the first transfer tray is removed, the next plate or the next plate is rolling and there is a place to go. One can enter the transport tray and promote continuous drop transfer of the object to the tray side, so that an object that can efficiently transport the object can appear.

  Fifth, a plurality of partition-shaped guide members are provided on both sides of the transfer passage of the supply device so as to align and align the object to the center side of the passage, with the gap being provided on both sides of the transport device. An object conveying device characterized in that a guide member for adjusting the width of the object is provided, and a pressing member for placing the object in a recessed portion of the saucer is disposed above the saucer so that the object can be moved up and down. In the path for supplying the contained objects from the lower part of the hopper to the transfer passage, the guide members are sequentially aligned in a line and transferred from the supply device to the transfer device, and the back guide member is used to move the object to the recessed portion of the tray. There is an advantage that the object is housed and slidably contacted with the upper surface of the object by the pressing member, and the object is placed at the recessed portion of the tray and moved at high speed.

  Sixth, an object conveying apparatus characterized in that the supply apparatus is constituted by a linear feeder that reciprocally vibrates the transfer passage back and forth, and the tray of the conveying apparatus is attached in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the endless conveying body. The linear feeder can continuously supply an object to the conveying device side, and the object supplied to the conveying device side is housed in the recessed portion of the saucer one by one while rolling the upper surfaces of the front and rear saucers. Is.

  Seventh, it comprises a through hole penetrating in the up-down direction in the recessed portion of the saucer, and comprises an object conveying device characterized in that an object inspection device is provided downstream from the place where the pressing member is disposed, Since the object is surely placed in the recessed portion of the tray and moved at a high speed, an object that can efficiently carry and inspect the object can appear, and the cost can be reduced.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, with respect to the slow speed of transferring about 10 objects of the supply device per second, the tray of the transport device is moved at a high speed that moves about 30 times per second more than 2 to 3 times. In addition, a sufficient margin can be provided for the conveyance capacity. As a result, since the transfer and supply of the object are asynchronous, even if the first transfer tray is removed, the next plate or the next plate is rolling and there is a place to go. One can enter the transport tray, promote continuous drop transfer of the object to the tray, and can effectively perform transport and inspection of the object, and can produce an effect of reducing the cost.

It is a whole side view which shows the alignment conveyance apparatus of the object which concerns on this invention. It is a whole top view which shows an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is a principal part enlarged plan view which shows the supply apparatus of an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is a principal part enlarged side view which shows the conveying apparatus of an alignment conveying apparatus same as the above. It is a components figure which shows the conveyance chain of an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is a components figure which shows the saucer of an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the supply apparatus of an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is a front view which shows the outline of the supply apparatus of an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is a principal part expanded side view which shows the conveyance termination | terminus of an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is explanatory front view which shows the conveyance termination | terminus of an alignment conveyance apparatus same as the above. It is the usage explanation side view which set the supply apparatus in the inclination. It is a front view of the principal part corresponding to FIG.

A configuration of the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.
Reference numeral 1 denotes an aligning and conveying apparatus according to the present invention. The aligning and conveying apparatus 1 receives an upstream object feeding apparatus 2 that aligns a plurality of objects A and feeds them in a permutation, and an object A that is fed from the object feeding apparatus 2. It is composed of a downstream conveying device 3 that individually conveys.

  The object feeding device 2 is provided with a supply device 6 for transferring an object A to an upper portion of a gantry 5 having a plurality of jack stands 4 at a lower portion, and a hopper 7 capable of accommodating a large number of objects A on the conveyance start end side of the supply device 6. Has been. The supply device 6 is composed of a linear feeder of a type in which a transfer bottom plate 8 serving as a transfer path is reciprocally oscillated back and forth to transfer an object A. The object A is placed on both sides of the transfer path 8 on the center side of the path 8. An inclined plate 9 with an outer wall for sliding and guiding is provided, and a partition-shaped guide member 10 that brings the object A to the center side of the passage 8 and aligns it on the upper surface of the inclined plate 9 from the upstream side of the lower position of the hopper 7. A plurality are provided with a gap extending downstream. These guide members 10 are inclined so as to recede toward the downstream side in a plan view, and the front ends thereof are restricted to a predetermined width that allows a single passage of the object A, so that the left and right facing positions are not the same. It is arranged on both sides of the front and rear passage 8 in a state of being shifted in the flow direction of the object. Further, left and right wall plate members 11 positioned on both sides of the transfer passage 8 are provided on the lower side of the final guide member 10 so that the objects A can be transferred in a line.

  The supply device 6 of the object feeding device 2 can be adjusted and fixed by a plurality of jack stands 4 provided at the lower part of the gantry 5 so as to be adjustable and fixed. As shown in the chain line state of FIG. 4 and FIG. The transfer passage 8 is set so as to incline in front and rear and low so that the upstream side is higher and the downstream side is lower, facing the upper side of the starting end side of the transfer device 3, from the end of the transfer passage 8 of the supply device 6. It is configured so that the object A is successively dropped and supplied to the starting end side of the transfer device 3.

The transport device 3 is provided with an upstream sprocket 14 and a drive splot 16 with a drive motor 15 on an upper portion of a mount 13 having a plurality of jack stands 12 at the lower portion. An endless chain member 17 is wound around 16, and the chain member 17 is rotated by driving the drive plot 16 so that the upper surface side thereof moves from the upstream side toward the downstream side. The chain member 17 is configured by connecting a large number of plate members 18 as members on the outer periphery, and is configured endlessly by connecting the front and rear plate members 18 to the hinge portion 18A of the plate member 18 through pins 18B so as to be bent. Yes. A through hole 18C penetrating vertically is drilled in the center of the plate member, and screw holes 18D are vertically drilled on both sides of the plate member, and the plate is formed using the screw holes 18D. A tray 19 is attached to the outer peripheral side of the member 18 by being screwed into the screw hole 19A.
The saucer 19 is provided with inclined surfaces 20 on both the left and right sides, the upper surface 21 is flattened, and a mortar-shaped recessed portion 22 in a form that can store and hold the object A at the center of the upper surface 21 is provided. A through hole 23 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the lower center of the recessed portion 22. The tray 19 is attached to the plate member 18 on the outer periphery of the chain member 17 so as to be in close contact with the rotation direction as little as possible.

  The recessed portion 22 of the saucer 19 is exposed in a form along the inclined surfaces 20 provided on the left and right sides of the saucer 19 over a certain range from the upstream side to the downstream side on the transport start end side of the saucer 19. In the form, left and right guide members 24 having inclined surfaces 23 for sliding the object A toward the recessed portion 22 side are provided. A pressing member 25 is disposed above the guide member 24 so that the downstream side can be moved up and down. The pressing member 25 slidably contacts the upper surface of the object A placed and stored in the recessed portion 22 of the tray 19. Thus, the object A is placed so as not to protrude from the recessed portion 22.

  An inspection device 26 that inspects the state of the object A is provided on the downstream side of the place where the pressing member 25 is disposed. The inspection device 26 includes an irradiation member 27 and a light receiving member 28. The inspection device 26 detects the state of the object A through the through hole 23 of the tray 19 and the through hole 18C of the plate member 18, and the detection result is used to feed the object. The determination is made by the control device S provided on one side of the gantry 5 of the device 2.

  At the downstream end of the conveying device 3, the tray 19 detours from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction and the object A stored in the recessed portion 22 of the tray 19 falls on the lower shooter 29 and slides down. The lower part of the shooter 29 is branched into a vertical linear shooter 30 and an inclined shooter 31, and a sorting member 31 is provided at the branching portion. The sorting member 31 is located at the position of the solid line in FIG. And the chain line position can be switched by an actuator (not shown). Based on the determination result of the control device S based on the detection by the inspection device 26, whether the object A is normal or abnormal is determined, and the object A reaches the branching portion. When the object A is normal, it is at the solid line position, and when the object A is abnormal, it is at the chain line position so that the object A can be sorted into normal products and abnormal products and collected. . A curved cover 32 is provided on the upper surface of the shooter 29 to cover the curved surface portion of the upper surface side of the shooter 29 and the downstream end of the conveying device 3 to prevent the object A from jumping out.

  An embodiment which the applicant of the present patent has verified for the alignment transport apparatus of the present invention will be described. The aligning and conveying apparatus 1 includes an upstream object feeding apparatus 2 that aligns a plurality of objects A and feeds them in a permutation, and a downstream conveying apparatus 3 that receives and individually conveys the object A that is fed from the object feeding apparatus 2. These drive controls are controlled by the control device S.

  A large number of objects A are randomly stored in the hopper 7 of the object feeding device 2. An openable and closable shutter (not shown) is provided at the lower part of the hopper. When the shutter is opened during operation and a large number of objects are dropped onto the transfer bottom plate 8 of the lower supply device 6, a linear feeder is used. The transported bottom plate 8 is vibrated back and forth to move the object to the downstream side while dancing. The object A may jump on the inclined plates 9 provided on both sides of the transfer passage 8, but the object A slides and guides to the center side of the passage 8 by the inclination toward the valley bottom of the inclined plate 9, On the upper surface of the inclined plate 9, a screen-shaped guide member 10 for aligning the object A toward the center side of the passage 8 is spaced from the upstream side to the downstream side of the lower position of the hopper 7. There are several. These guide members 10 are inclined so as to recede toward the downstream side in a plan view, and their tips are arranged on both sides of the passage 8 in a position that restricts them to a predetermined width that allows a single passage of the object A. . As a result, among the objects that move forward due to the longitudinal vibration of the transfer bottom plate 8, the objects overflowing the passage are bounced, evacuate to the gap between the front and rear guide members 10, fall again to the passage side, and are sequentially aligned in a line. It is transferred toward the downstream side of the passage 8. Further, left and right wall plate members 11 positioned on both sides of the transfer passage 8 are provided on the lower side of the final guide member 10 so that the objects A can be transferred in a line.

  The supply device 6 of the object feeding device 2 can be adjusted and fixed by a plurality of jack stands 4 provided at the lower part of the gantry 5 and can be adjusted and fixed on the start end side of the conveying device 3 as shown in FIG. The transfer passage 8 is set so as to incline in front and rear so that the upstream side is higher and the downstream side is lower, facing the upper side. The objects A are successively dropped from the end of the transfer path 8 of the apparatus 6 and supplied to the start end side of the transfer apparatus 3. Incidentally, the speed of the object transferred from the upstream side to the downstream side of the transfer passage 8 needs to be aligned so that a large number of objects are sequentially arranged, and is set to a slow speed that transfers about 10 pieces per second. .

The tray 19 of the transfer device 3 is set to a high speed that moves about 30 pieces per second, and is set to a speed that is two to three times higher than the speed of the object A transferred from the supply device 6. Thus, a sufficient margin can be provided for the conveyance capacity. Thereby, since the transfer supply of the object A by the supply device 6 and the conveyance of the conveyance tray 19 are asynchronous, even when the object A falling from the supply device 6 comes off the recessed portion 22 of the first conveyance tray 19, The left and right guide members 24 having the inclined surfaces 23 arranged on the left and right sides of the saucer 19 roll the object A while sliding it down toward the recessed portion 22, and the next saucer while rolling on the saucer 19, Or it is made to accommodate in the recessed part 22 of the following saucer. Since there is a place where the objects A can be stored arbitrarily by giving a margin to the conveying capacity in this way, each of the objects A surely enters the recessed portion 22 of the conveying tray 19 and the object A toward the receiving tray side. The object can be efficiently transported by promoting continuous drop transfer. The tray 19 is attached to the plate member 18 constituting the outer periphery of the chain member 17 so as to be in close contact with the gap as small as possible with respect to the downstream rotation direction. It rolls on the adjacent saucers without falling between adjacent saucers, and smoothes the rolling action until it enters the recessed portion 22 of the saucer 19.
In the drawings presented in the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the object A is drawn and stored in all of the recessed portions 22 of the tray 19 located on the upper surface side of the transport. In the above-described state, two to three of the trays 19 are placed, or the recesses 22 of the tray 19 are entered at intervals of more.

  Moreover, since the lower part of the guide member 24 is formed along the inclined surfaces 20 provided on both the left and right sides of the tray 19, the upward movement when the tray 19 is moved due to looseness of the chain member 17 is suppressed. Thus, the tray 19 can be smoothly moved downstream. In addition, a pressing member 25 that allows the downstream side to be moved up and down is disposed above the guide member 24, and the upper surface of the object A placed and stored in the recessed portion 22 of the tray 19 by the pressing member 25. The object A is placed in a sliding manner so that the object A does not protrude from the recessed portion 22.

As described above, according to the object aligning and conveying apparatus of the present invention, the supply device that feeds the conveyed object from the hopper arranged on the conveyance start end side, aligns the object toward the downstream side, and transfers the object is provided downstream of the supply device. A conveying device provided with a plurality of receiving trays provided with recessed portions for placing and holding an object on the side is provided, and the objects are successively dropped from the end of the supply device, and supplied to the receiving tray of the conveying device. The transporting speed of the tray in the transporting device is higher than the transporting speed of the object transported by the feeding device, and the tray of the transporting device is faster than the speed at which the object of the feeding device is transported. Can be set to a high moving speed, so that a sufficient margin can be provided for the carrying capacity. As a result, since the object transport supply and the transport tray are asynchronous, even if the recess of the first transport tray is removed, the next recess or the recess of the next tray is rolled, Therefore, the advantage is that each object can surely enter into the recessed part of the transport tray, and the continuous drop transfer of the object to the tray side can be facilitated, so that the transport of the object can be carried out efficiently and at a low cost. Will occur.
Thus, it is possible to efficiently perform inspection and separation of the object after dredging.

  By using this object aligning and conveying apparatus, the applicant of the present patent application is used for aligning and transporting bivalve shells that are suitable for aligning, conveying, inspecting, and sorting, particularly for inspection of non-defective and defective products such as smudges. However, the technical idea of the present invention can be sufficiently applied to the industrial field of aligning and transporting objects such as fish and shellfish, fruit and vegetables, and industrial parts while aligning them. The configuration may be changed as appropriate according to the size.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Alignment conveyance apparatus 2 Object feeding apparatus 3 Conveyance apparatus 6 Supply apparatus 7 Hopper 8 Transfer path 17 Endless chain member 19 Conveyance tray 20 Recessed part 25 Press member 26 Inspection apparatus 29 Shooter S Control apparatus

Claims (7)

  A feeding means is provided that feeds a transported object from a hopper arranged on the transport start end side, aligns and transports the object toward the downstream side, and a tray having a recessed portion for placing and holding the object on the downstream side of the feeding means. A plurality of conveying means are provided, and an object is successively dropped from the end of the supplying means and supplied to the tray of the conveying means, and the object transferred by the supplying means is transferred. A method for aligning and conveying objects, characterized in that the conveying speed of the tray in the conveying means is increased with respect to the speed.   The method for aligning and conveying objects according to claim 1, wherein the conveying speed of the tray in the conveying means is set to a speed two to three times higher than the conveying speed of the objects transferred by the supply means.   A feeding device is provided that feeds a transported object from a hopper disposed on the transport start end side and aligns and transports the object toward the downstream side, and a tray having a recessed portion for placing and holding the object on the downstream side of the feeding device. A plurality of conveying devices are provided, and an object is sequentially dropped from the end of the supplying device and is supplied to the tray of the conveying device, and the object transferred by the supplying device is transferred. An object aligning and conveying apparatus characterized in that the conveying speed of the tray in the conveying apparatus is higher than the speed.   4. The object conveying / conveying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a conveying speed of the tray in the conveying apparatus is set to a speed two to three times higher than a conveying speed of the object conveyed by the supply apparatus.   A plurality of screen-shaped guide members are provided on both sides of the transfer passage of the supply device so as to bring the objects closer to the center side of the passage and are arranged with a gap therebetween, and are brought closer to the recessed portion side of the tray on both sides of the transport device. 5. The object aligning and conveying apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a guide member is provided, and a pressing member for placing the object in a recessed portion of the saucer is disposed above the saucer so as to be vertically movable.   6. The feeder according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the supply device is constituted by a linear feeder that reciprocally vibrates the transfer passage back and forth, and the tray of the transport device is attached in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the endless transport body. The apparatus for aligning and conveying objects described in 1.   The object according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein a through-hole penetrating in the vertical direction is provided in the recessed portion of the tray, and an object inspection device is provided downstream of the place where the pressing member is disposed. Alignment transport device.

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