JP2013223470A - Fruit-treating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fruit-treating device which can efficiently perform pretreatment and paring of a fruit.SOLUTION: A fruit-treating device 1 has an intermittent rotation portion 4 which intermittently rotates, and a paring mechanism 8 arranged at a predetermined paring position along the rotation direction of the intermittent rotation portion 4, wherein the intermittent rotation portion 5 has at least a pre-processing mechanism 5 for processing the predetermined portion of a fruit F in a predetermined shape and at least a fruit-holding mechanism 6 for holding the fruit F processed with the pre-processing mechanism 5. The intermittent rotation portion 4 intermittently rotates so that the pre-processing mechanism 5 is stopped at a predetermined fruit supply position and the fruit-holding mechanism 6 is stopped at the predetermined fruit supply position and at the fruit-paring position. The pre-processing mechanism 5 pre-processes the fruit F, when stopped at the fruit supply position. The fruit-holding mechanism 6 holds the fruit F, when stopped at the fruit supply position, and then conveys the fruit to the fruit-paring position. The paring mechanism 8 pares the fruit, when the fruit-holding mechanism 6 is stopped at the fruit-paring position.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fruit peeling unit that constitutes a fruit processing apparatus, and in particular, a fruit by a pre-processing mechanism that processes a predetermined part of a fruit into a predetermined shape and a fruit holding mechanism that moves the fruit to a skinning process. The present invention relates to a unit capable of continuously performing the process.

  As the fruit peeling unit of the fruit processing apparatus, a skin removal unit that removes the skin of the fruit, a transport unit that transports the fruit to the skin removal unit, and a pre-processing that pre-processes a predetermined part of the fruit into a predetermined shape before transport 2. Description of the Related Art In general, a mechanism that employs a transport unit including a suction unit that sucks and holds fruits as a transport unit that transports fruits to the skin removal unit is known. For example, there is a fruit skin removal machine described in Patent Document 1.

  The skin removal machine described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a fruit peeler on the body, a turning base projecting from the turning base and the turning base at another part of the body, and the turning A suction part is provided at the tip of the arm. When the sucking part sucks the pre-processed fruit, the rotating base rotates 90 ° upward so that the sucking part and the rotating arm that adsorbs the fruit are in a horizontal state, and the fruit is attached to the body. Transport to the skin removal section. Here, the peeled fruit is collected by a collection unit provided in another part of the aircraft.

Japanese Patent No. 3476407

  The fruit skin removal machine described in Patent Document 1 is capable of efficiently processing fruits by a skin peeling device, a transport unit provided with a fruit suction unit, and a skin removal unit. However, since the skin peeling device, the transport unit, and the skin removal unit are provided in different locations in the aircraft or are attached to the aircraft, the structure of the entire device becomes complicated or enlarged. There is concern. In addition, since it is not possible to move to the next fruit sucking process after releasing the fruit suction, the fruit transport, and the fruit suction by the operation of one rotating base, the work efficiency is improved to a certain level or more. It becomes difficult.

  Then, this invention solves the said problem, and provides the fruit processing apparatus which makes it possible to perform pre-processing and peeling of a fruit efficiently.

  In view of such circumstances, the fruit processing apparatus for processing the fruit of the present invention is arranged at an intermittent rotation part that rotates intermittently and a predetermined fruit peeling position along the rotation direction of the intermittent rotation part. And the intermittent rotating part includes a pre-processing mechanism for processing a predetermined part of the fruit into a predetermined shape and a fruit holding mechanism for holding the fruit processed by the pre-processing mechanism at different positions in the rotation direction. At least one machine each, and the intermittent rotation unit is intermittent so that the pre-processing mechanism stops at a predetermined fruit supply position and the fruit holding mechanism stops at the fruit supply position and the fruit peeling position. And the pre-processing mechanism applies pre-processing to the fruit when stopped at the fruit supply position, and the fruit holding mechanism holds the fruit when stopped at the fruit supply position and then peels the fruit. And conveyed to the position, the peeling mechanism is characterized said applying processing peeled fruit when the fruit holding mechanism is stopped at the position-out the fruit peeling.

  According to the present invention, the fruit peeling unit according to the present embodiment is provided with the pre-processing mechanism for pre-processing the head and the fruit holding mechanism for holding the fruit in one intermittent rotation unit, and intermittently drives the intermittent rotation unit. Thus, the fruit peeling unit can be made simple while avoiding the complexity and enlargement of the structure. Moreover, since a series of processes with respect to a some fruit can be continuously performed in each process position along the rotation direction of one intermittent rotation part, there exists an effect that process becomes efficient. In this case, it is preferable that the pre-processing mechanism and the fruit holding mechanism are provided so as to protrude to the outer peripheral side in the radial direction in the intermittent rotation portion.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the fruit holding mechanism stops at the fruit peeling position when the pre-processing mechanism stops at the fruit supply position. According to this, the fruit held by the fruit holding mechanism stopped at the fruit peeling position is subjected to the peeling process by the peeling mechanism, and at the same time, the fruit supplied next by the pre-processing mechanism stopped at the fruit supply position. Can be pre-processed. Therefore, since the pre-processing and the skinning process can be performed in parallel, the processing can be performed more efficiently.

  In the present invention, the intermittent rotating portion includes a pair of the pre-processing mechanisms disposed at a pair of mutually opposing angular positions and another pair of angular positions between the pair of angular positions. It is preferable that a pair of the above-mentioned fruit holding mechanisms respectively disposed in the are provided. According to this, processing efficiency can be further improved. In this case, in order to ensure a sufficient period for discharging the peeled fruit, the fruit holding mechanism adjacent to the rotation direction of the intermittent rotation unit with respect to the pre-processing mechanism stopped at the fruit supply position. It is desirable to be configured to stop at the fruit peeling position.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the fruit holding mechanism is a mechanism for adsorbing and holding the predetermined portion of the fruit processed into a predetermined shape. According to this mechanism, since the predetermined part of the fruit processed into the predetermined shape is adsorbed and held, the fruit can be transported without damaging the part more than necessary. In this case, it is preferable that the pre-processing mechanism smoothly processes the suction holding portion by the fruit holding mechanism.

  Further, in the present invention, the fruit holding mechanism includes a cup portion having a suction opening at a tip thereof, and a suction port disposed inside the cup portion, and the suction port includes a plurality of arranged It is desirable that pores are formed. By this invention, the shaving shavings and pulp moving in the suction direction of the cup portion remain in the pores to prevent clogging, and consequently the shaving shavings and pulp enter the back side of the shaft portion. Can be prevented. Thereby, there exists an effect that the possibility of causing the fall of the suction function and trouble of the said fruit holding mechanism is reduced significantly.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the fruit holding mechanism is provided with a structure that always performs an exhaust operation and performs an intake operation when a fruit is adsorbed. According to this configuration, in a series of processing on the fruit, scraping scraps and pulp hardly enter the adsorption mechanism, and there is an effect of further reducing the possibility of reducing the suction function and the like.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the cup portion includes a plurality of protrusions at the opening edge of the tip. According to this configuration, when the cup part is adsorbed to the fruit, the protrusion is inserted into a predetermined part of the fruit, so that when the fruit is rotated during the peeling process, the holding force of the fruit in the rotation direction The effect that can be supplemented.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fruit processing apparatus that can be configured easily and avoids complicated and large structures and can improve the efficiency of the processing.

The front view of 1st embodiment of this invention. The side view of 1st embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which showed the principal part in the sectional view on the AA 'line of FIG. 2, and the position of the gearwheel for driving an intermittent rotation part. The perspective view of the fruit processing apparatus containing 1st embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing when a fruit is shaved by a sticking removal mechanism. Explanatory drawing when a fruit is attracted | sucked by the adsorption mechanism. Explanatory drawing when a some fruit is processed by the fruit peeling unit. Explanatory drawing when a some fruit is processed by the fruit peeling unit. Explanatory drawing when the processed fruit is collect | recovered.

  Next, an embodiment of a fruit processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 4, the fruit processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment hold | maintains and conveys a fruit with the holding | gripping unit 2 mounted in the index table 9, and supplies the fruit to the fruit supply position mentioned later. And a fruit processing structure part for processing the fruit supplied by the fruit supply structure part. A fruit peeling unit 3 is provided in the fruit processing structure. The fruit peeling unit 3 is a unit that is incorporated in the housing of the fruit processing apparatus 1 and processes the fruit F that has been conveyed by the gripping unit 2 of the fruit supply structure unit. More specifically, the fruit peeling unit 3 has a predetermined shape of a predetermined part of the fruit F having a circular approximate cross section orthogonal to the fruit axis from the head Fa to the opposite end thereof, for example, like a straw. And a fruit holding mechanism 6 that holds the fruit F processed by the pre-processing mechanism 5 and moves it to the skinning process. Pre-processing of the fruit F by the pre-processing mechanism 5 This is a unit that can continuously perform the process and the skin peeling process of the fruit F held by the fruit holding mechanism 6 by the skin peeling mechanism 8 described later.

  Here, the gripping unit 2 is a device that holds the fruit F until the fruit Fa is on the upper side and delivers the fruit F to the fruit peeling unit 3. For example, a plurality of gripping units 2 are attached in a vertical posture to an index table 9 that is provided on the front side of the hand of the fruit processing apparatus 1 and performs intermittent horizontal rotation. The gripping unit 2 located closest to the fruit peeling unit 3 when the index table 9 is temporarily stopped is a mechanism in which the entire body temporarily falls and assumes a horizontal posture. The lying gripping unit 2 is controlled to move forward or backward with respect to the pre-processing mechanism 5 or the suction mechanism 6 which is provided in the fruit peeling unit 3 and temporarily stops at a predetermined fruit supply position. As will be described later, the gripping unit 2 moves backward after the fruit F is sucked and held by the fruit holding mechanism 6 and returns to the vertical posture again.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fruit peeling unit 3 according to this embodiment includes a drive unit 7 having a motor or the like as a drive source above, and an intermittent rotation unit that performs intermittent horizontal rotation around a vertical axis below. 4 and a peeling mechanism 8 (see FIGS. 5 to 8). Further, the intermittent rotation unit 4 includes a pre-processing mechanism 5 and a fruit holding mechanism 6. In the present embodiment, the pre-processing mechanism 5 is specifically a scraping mechanism 5 that cuts the sticking Fa of the fruit F to process the peripheral portion of the sticking Fa into a predetermined shape, and the fruit holding mechanism 6 is specifically a sticking. It is an adsorption mechanism 6 that adsorbs the pre-processed fla Fa by the take-off mechanism 5 and holds the fruit F.

  The intermittent rotation part 4 includes an upper base 41, a lower base 42, a side plate 43, and an intermittent rotation part flange 44. The intermittent rotation part flange 44 is fixed to the upper base 41 at the lower part, and a gear 45 is provided at the upper part to mesh with the gear 71 of the drive part 7 (see FIG. 2). Therefore, when the drive unit 7 is operated, the intermittent rotation unit 4 rotates horizontally around the vertical rotation axis as the intermittent rotation unit flange 44 rotates.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the setting mechanism 5 protrudes to the outer peripheral side in the radial direction, one on each of the two side plates 43 in the opposing positional relationship with respect to the rotation axis of the intermittent rotation unit 4. Provided. In addition, the suction mechanism 6 is mounted on each of the two side plates 43 in different facing positions in the same intermittent rotation unit 4 in a posture protruding from the outer peripheral side in the radial direction. The set removal mechanism 5 and the suction mechanism 6 which are a total of four machines are alternately provided on the side plate 43 one by one at equal angle (90 °) intervals.

  When the controlled driving force from the drive unit 7 is transmitted from the gear 71 shown in FIG. 2 to the intermittent rotation unit flange 44 via the gear 45, the intermittent rotation unit 4 rotates horizontally by 90 degrees intermittently. Thus, the settling mechanism 5 or the suction mechanism 6 is set to temporarily stop at a predetermined fruit supply position that can face the gripping unit 2 and the settling Fa of the fruit F. Further, the tack removing mechanism 5 or the adsorption mechanism 6 is set so as to temporarily stop even at a fruit skin peeling position where the skin peeling mechanism 8 is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the tack removing mechanism 5 is a mounting in which a scraper blade 51, a scraper blade block 52, a block mounting plate 53, and a block mounting plate 53 for cutting the head Fa of the fruit F are fixed to the side plate 43 by being attached to the front. A flange pipe member 54 that is inserted into the flange 57 so as to be axially rotatable, a metal stopper shaft 55 inserted into the flange pipe member 54, and a front end of the stopper stopper shaft 55 so as to protrude from the center of the block mounting plate 53 And a stopper stopper 56 and the like.

  The block mounting plate 53 is a metal circular plate-like body, and a plurality of flat blade blocks 52 are provided here. The flat blade block 52 is a polyhedron made of a metal member, and is installed around the flat stopper 56 protruding from the center of the block mounting plate 53. A spatula blade 51 is installed on the spatula blade block 52 so as to avoid the periphery of the spatula stopper 56. In order to ensure the stability of the rotation of the block mounting plate 53 and the speed of processing of the fading Fa, the combination of the blade block 52 and the blade 51 has at least two sets of equiangular intervals in the block mounting plate 53. It may be provided in.

  The flat stopper 56 is a metal cylindrical member that is fitted into the front end of the flat stopper shaft 55, and comes into contact with the flat Fa when the fruit F is processed. A plurality of U-shaped notches having a shape opening at the front end of the stopper stopper 56 are provided on the peripheral surface of the stopper stopper 56. A projecting portion remains between each U-shaped notch, and the projecting portion comes into contact with the head Fa when the fruit F is pre-processed to securely fix the fruit F.

  The flat stopper shaft 55 is a metal member that is inserted into the flange tube material 54 through the center of the block mounting plate 53, does not rotate on the axis, and is formed by an elastic body (not shown) inside the intermittent rotation unit 4. Attached so as to be slidable in the axial direction in a state of being biased toward the distal end side. The sliding range of the stopper stopper shaft 55 can be adjusted by a sliding range adjusting mechanism 58 provided from the side plate 43 toward the inside of the intermittent rotation unit 4.

  As described above, the settling mechanism 5 has a configuration in which the set including the setter blade 51, the settable blade block 52, the block mounting plate 53, and the flange tube material 54 can rotate around the setter stopper shaft 55 as an axis. When the fruit processing device 1 is operated, the gripping unit 2 is activated, and when the stem stopper 56 and the stem stopper shaft 55 are pushed into the intermittent rotation portion 4 with the portion Fa of the fruit F, the scraping mechanism that is operating In the set capable of rotating the shaft, the outer peripheral portion of the fruit Fa of the fruit Fa is cut into a flat end surface, and the central predetermined portion of the hair Fa remains as a cylindrical shape. This degree of processing is adjusted within the sliding range of the stopper stopper shaft 55 set by the sliding range adjusting mechanism 58 described above.

  The tack removing mechanism 5 and the sliding range adjusting mechanism 58 are provided in a facing positional relationship around the rotation axis of the intermittent rotation unit 4, respectively, and these two machine removing mechanisms 5 are configured to operate simultaneously. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the suction mechanism 6 includes a pad 61 that comes into contact with the pre-processed head Fa, a metal cup portion 62 that fits the pad 61 at the tip, and a metal pipe member that is formed behind the cup portion 62. The shaft portion 68 and the mounting flange 69 through which the shaft portion 68 is inserted so as to be axially rotatable are provided. The shaft portion 68 has a suction path, and is connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) installed in the fruit processing apparatus 1 and related devices inside the intermittent rotation portion 4.

  The cup part 62 is made of metal, has a suction opening at the tip, and a plurality of protrusions 67 project from the edge of the suction opening. When the fruit F is adsorbed by the adsorbing mechanism 6, the protrusion 67 is inserted into a flat end surface formed around the grind Fa. The inside of the cup portion 62 and the suction path of the shaft portion 68 communicate with each other through a suction port 65, and the suction port 65 has a mode in which a plurality of pores 66 are arranged as shown in FIG.

  When the suction port is formed with a single large opening, the scraped scraper of the fading Fa penetrates into the back side of the shaft portion 68, causing a reduction in the suction function of the entire suction mechanism 6 and troubles. In addition, a mesh filter may be adopted for this communication part, but fine objects such as a mesh filter prevent the intrusion of shavings into the back side of the shaft portion 68 to a high degree, while When a substance containing a lot of moisture such as debris begins to adhere to the filter, it will become clogged in a short usage time. Therefore, the above-mentioned problems are solved by providing a plurality of the above-mentioned pores 66 as pores having a size that is larger than the mesh of the mesh filter and does not interfere with intake.

When the operation of the fruit processing apparatus 1 is started, at the time when the adsorption mechanism 6 is not adsorbing the fruit F, exhaustion is always performed from the pores 66 by the operation of the vacuum pump and related devices. And only when the adsorption mechanism 6 adsorbs the fruit F, intake is performed in the pore 66, and when the fruit F is recovered, exhaustion is started again in the pore 66.

  The pad 61 is fitted from the opening edge of the cup part 62 to the outer peripheral surface. The pad 61 is made of a flexible material, and the flexibility and adhesion when the pad 61 abuts on the pre-processed head Fa is secured. Further, by making the contact edge of the pad 61 to the fruit into a tapered shape that protrudes forward toward the outer peripheral side in the thickness range of the member, the hermeticity when contacting the fruit F is enhanced. .

  When the pad 61 is fitted into the cup portion 62, the plurality of protrusions 67 provided at the opening edge of the cup portion 62 protrude forward from the contact edge of the pad 61 as shown in FIG. The protrusion 67 supplements the suction force to the fruit F by the suction operation of the vacuum pump so that the fruit F is not seriously damaged, and the holding force to the fruit F is maintained even in the skinning process when the shaft portion 68 rotates. The aspect is not particularly limited as long as it is the minimum quantity and protrusion amount to be processed.

  As described above, the suction mechanism 6 is configured to rotate the shaft in a state where the set including the pad 61, the cup portion 62, and the shaft portion 68 is inserted into the mounting flange 69 fixed to the side plate 43. The suction mechanism 6 is provided in an opposing positional relationship with the horizontal rotation axis of the intermittent rotation unit 4 as the center, and the two suction mechanisms 6 are configured to operate simultaneously.

  The driving force for the intermittent rotating part of the driving part 7 at the upper part of the fruit peeling unit 3 is transmitted from the gear 71 shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 3 to the intermittent rotating part flange 44 (see FIG. 2) via the gear 45. The intermittent rotation part 4 fixed to the intermittent rotation part flange 44 is controlled to rotate horizontally by 90 ° intermittently.

  In the present embodiment, the suction mechanism 6 is configured to stop at the fruit peeling position when the stapling mechanism 5 is stopped at the fruit supply position by the intermittent drive mechanism. More specifically, the fruit peeling position is set to a position rotated by 90 ° in the rotational direction of the intermittent rotation unit 4 from the fruit supply position, and the intermittent rotation unit when the settling mechanism 5 stops at the fruit supply position. The adsorbing mechanism 6 adjacent to the rotation direction is stopped at the fruit peeling position.

The outline of the driving process of the intermittent rotation part 4, the scavenging mechanism 5 and the suction mechanism 6 with such a configuration is as follows.
(1) When the gripping unit 2 brings the settling Fa close to the settling mechanism 5 with the first fruit F, the set capable of rotating the axis of the settling mechanism 5 starts to rotate, and when the holding unit 2 further moves forward The blade 51 preprocesses the first fruit F (see FIG. 5).
(2) When the pre-processing is completed, the gripping unit 2 is quickly retracted from the settling mechanism 5 with the fruit F and waits. And the intermittent rotation part 4 of the fruit peeling unit 3 rotates 90 degrees, and stops in the attitude | position in which the adsorption | suction mechanism 6 was arrange | positioned in the front of the holding | gripping unit 2. FIG.
(3) The gripping unit 2 moves forward and presses the first Fa F sticker Fa against the stopped suction mechanism 6. At this time, the adsorption mechanism 6 changes to the intake operation from the exhausted state and adsorbs the first fruit F. Thereafter, the gripping unit 2 releases the fruit F and quickly retracts from the adsorption mechanism 6 (see FIG. 6).
(4) The intermittent rotation unit 4 is further rotated by 90 °, and the first fruit F is conveyed to a position where it can face the skinning mechanism 8 while being adsorbed by the adsorption mechanism 6 (see FIG. 7).
(5) The axis-rotatable set of the adsorption mechanism 6 starts to rotate, and the first fruit F that has been adsorbed is subjected to a peeling process by contact of the peeling mechanism 8 (see FIG. 7). . During this time, the above operations (1) and (2) are performed on the second fruit F. As is well known, the skinning mechanism 8 includes an arm on which an elastic force is applied by an elastic member, a skinning blade attached to the tip of the arm and pressed against the outer surface of the fruit F by the elastic force, And a turning mechanism for moving the peeling blade in the axial direction of the fruit F.
(6) The peeled first fruit F comes to a position opposite to the position pre-processed in the step (1) by the 90 ° horizontal rotation of the further intermittent rotation unit 4 (see FIG. 8). ). In this process as well, the first fruit F rotates around the horizontal axis together with the adsorption mechanism 6, so dust such as skin debris attached to the fruit F in the (5) skinning process is shaken off by the rotation. . During this time, the above operation (3) is performed on the second fruit F.
(7) By the 90 ° horizontal rotation of the further intermittent rotation unit 4, the first fruit F is conveyed to above the collection unit T, and at this time, the exhausting operation by the adsorption mechanism 6 is performed, so the fruit F is natural It falls and is collected by the collection unit T (see FIG. 9). Also at this time, since the fruit F is configured to rotate together with the adsorption mechanism 6, the same dust removal action as described above occurs before the adsorption is released. During this time, the operations (4) and (5) for the second fruit F are performed. Further, the above operations (1) and (2) are performed on the third fruit F.
(8) The adsorption mechanism 6 that has released the fruit F further moves the intermittent rotation unit 4 horizontally by 90 °, so that the gripping unit 2 and the grip of the gripped fruit F as shown in FIGS. Return to the first position where you can face Fa. During this time, the second fruit F is in the process of (6) above. Further, the above operation (3) is performed on the third fruit F.

  As described above, the fruit peeling unit 3 according to the present embodiment can preprocess the fading Fa in advance by the tack removing mechanism 5 to form a flat end face, and the end face can be sucked and held by the suction mechanism 6. There is no need to press the pulp portion of the peripheral surface, and the fruit F can be conveyed to the peeling mechanism 8 without damaging it. Further, if the above steps (1) to (8) are continuously performed while the fruits F are gripped without interruption by the gripping units 2 attached to the index table 9, a fruit peeling unit 3 always has 3 Each fruit F is put in the process of peeling, peeling, and collecting, and the processing becomes very efficient.

  The effects of the fruit peeling unit 3 configured as described above will be described below. The fruit peeling unit 3 according to the present embodiment includes two machine removal mechanisms 5 that preprocess the machine Fa and two adsorption mechanisms 6 that adsorb and convey the preprocessed fruit F to the skinning mechanism 8. By adopting a structure in which a total of four mechanisms are alternately provided at equal angular intervals on the side plate 43 of one intermittent rotating unit 4, a plurality of mechanisms can be accommodated in one intermittent rotating unit 4, and the fruit peeling unit 3 Can be configured easily. Moreover, a series of processes with respect to the several fruit F can be performed continuously in one intermittent rotation part 4, and processing becomes efficient.

  Moreover, since a series of processes by the tack removing mechanism 5 and the skin peeling mechanism 8 are performed in the horizontal direction with respect to the fruit F, scraping of the scraps or the peeled skin will fall down as it is, There is no need to provide a mechanism in which an air blowing nozzle is provided in the vicinity of the tack removal mechanism as generally seen to blow off scraps with air. Further, when the scraping mechanism 5 facing the gripping unit 2 and the gripped fruit F is scraping the scraper Fa, the rotating portion of the scraping mechanism 5 at the opposite position also rotates without any contact. So, at this time, it is possible to shake off scraps of scraps.

  Further, in the present embodiment, by providing a plurality of pores 66 at the communication portion between the inside of the cup portion 62 and the shaft portion 68 so as not to interfere with the intake air, the shavings and flesh of the rough Fa can be removed from the shaft portion 68. It is possible to prevent entering the back side. In other words, even if the scraper Fa or the like moves toward the suction port 65 of the cup portion 62 by the suction force, it remains at the plurality of pores 66 and cannot easily pass through the pores 66. In addition, the pores 66 are less likely to clog even if they contain a lot of moisture, such as flesh fragments, compared to the net-like pores. Even if the shavings or pulp passes through the pores 66, the shavings are crushed to a size that does not interfere with the intake air, so the suction function of the suction mechanism 6 may be hindered. Is reduced.

  Further, the adsorption mechanism 6 always exhausts from the pore 66 by the operation of the vacuum pump and related devices when the fruit F is not adsorbed, and intake is performed from the pore 66 only when the fruit F is adsorbed, When the fruit F is recovered, exhausting is started again in the pores 66. Therefore, when the fruit F is not adsorbed, the shavings of the fading Fa and the flesh hardly enter the adsorption mechanism 6, and even when the shavings enter the pore 66 during the adsorption of the fruit F, the fruit F is not The possibility of causing a reduction in the suction function of the suction mechanism 6 due to the exhaust operation after dropping is further reduced.

  It goes without saying that the specific configuration of each part of the present invention can be modified in various ways within the intended scope of the present invention. In the embodiment described so far, the fruit peeling unit 3 is based on the premise that the intermittent rotation unit 4 is composed of four mechanisms, which are a combination of two settling mechanisms 5 and two suction mechanisms 6. However, as long as at least the fruit peeling unit 3 according to the present invention includes at least one settling mechanism 5 and one adsorption mechanism 6, the fruit processing function can be exhibited. Therefore, for example, as a second embodiment, one side removing mechanism 5 is provided on one side of the side plate 43 facing the horizontal rotation axis of the intermittent rotation unit 4, and one suction mechanism 6 is provided on the other side. The fruit peeling unit 3 can also be configured.

The outline of the driving process of the intermittent rotation part 4, the scavenging mechanism 5 and the suction mechanism 6 according to the second embodiment is as follows.
(1) When the gripping unit 2 presses the settling Fa against the settling mechanism 5 with the fruit F, the settling mechanism 5 preprocesses the first fruit F.
(2) The gripping unit 2 moves backward from the settling mechanism 5 while holding the first processed fruit F and stands by. And the intermittent rotation part 4 rotates 180 degrees, and the adsorption | suction mechanism 6 stops in front of the standby position of the holding | gripping unit 2. FIG.
(3) The gripping unit 2 presses the first fruit F against the adsorption mechanism 6 that has been rotated intermittently, and the adsorption mechanism 6 adsorbs the first fruit F.
(4) The intermittent rotation part 4 further rotates horizontally by 180 °, and the first fruit F is conveyed to a position where the peeling mechanism 8 can act while being adsorbed by the adsorption mechanism 6.
(5) The first fruit F that has been transported to the above position is subjected to a skinning process by the skinning mechanism 8. Thereafter, the suction state is released at the same position as the skinning process or at another position during the 180 ° intermittent rotation of the intermittent rotation unit 4. During this time, the operations (1) and (2) for the second fruit F have been completed.
Thereafter, the steps (1) to (5) are performed continuously in the same manner.

  Further, the positional relationship between the driving unit 7 and the intermittent rotating unit 4 that rotates intermittently by driving the driving unit 7 is not limited to the vertical positional relationship in the fruit peeling unit 3. For example, the configuration of the drive unit 7 and the intermittent rotation unit 4 in the fruit peeling unit 3 shown in the first embodiment is laid down as it is, and the drive unit 7 and the intermittent rotation unit 4 are installed in the left-right positional relationship. Embodiments can also be configured.

  In the case of the third embodiment, the intermittent rotation unit 4 is configured to intermittently rotate vertically around the horizontal axis. Then, it is preferable that the skin peeling process by the contact with the fruit F of the skin peeling mechanism 8 is performed in a range where the fruit F is below the fruit skinning unit 3 when the intermittent rotation part intermittently rotates vertically. . And the cancellation | release of the adsorption | suction state with respect to the fruit F and collection | recovery of the fruit F are preferably performed during the period until the fruit F reaches | attains a horizontal position by carrying out the vertical rotation of the intermittent rotation part 4 further after peeling.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fruit processing apparatus, 2 ... Grasp unit, 3 ... Fruit peeling unit, 4 ... Intermittent rotation part, 41 ... Upper base, 42 ... Lower base, 43 ... Side plate, 44 ... Intermittent rotation part flange, 45 ... Gear, 5 ... Scraping mechanism (pre-processing mechanism), 51 ... Scutter blade, 52 ... Scutter blade block, 53 ... Block mounting plate, 54 ... Flange tube material, 55 ... Stain stopper shaft, 56 ... Stain stopper, 57 ... Mounting flange, 58 ... Sliding Movement range adjustment mechanism, 6 ... Adsorption mechanism (fruit holding mechanism), 61 ... Pad, 62 ... Cup part, 65 ... Suction port, 66 ... Fine hole, 67 ... Projection, 68 ... Shaft part, 69 ... Mounting flange, 7 ... Driver, 71 ... Gear, 8 ... Peeling mechanism, 9 ... Index table, F ... Fruit, Fa ... Heta, T ... Recovery part

Claims (7)

A fruit processing apparatus for processing fruit,
An intermittent rotating part that rotates intermittently, and a skinning mechanism that is arranged at a predetermined fruit peeling position along the rotational direction of the intermittent rotating part,
The intermittent rotation part includes at least one machine for holding a fruit processed by the pre-processing mechanism and the pre-processing mechanism for processing a predetermined part of the fruit into a predetermined shape, respectively.
The intermittent rotation unit intermittently rotates so that the pre-processing mechanism stops at a predetermined fruit supply position and the fruit holding mechanism stops at the fruit supply position and the fruit peeling position,
The pre-processing mechanism performs pre-processing on the fruit when it stops at the fruit supply position,
The fruit holding mechanism holds the fruit when stopped at the fruit supply position and then transports it to the fruit peeling position,
The fruit peeling apparatus is characterized in that the fruit peeling mechanism performs skinning processing on the fruit when the fruit holding mechanism stops at the fruit peeling position.   The fruit processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fruit holding mechanism stops at the fruit peeling position when the pre-processing mechanism stops at the fruit supply position.   In the present invention, the intermittent rotating portion includes a pair of the pre-processing mechanisms disposed at a pair of mutually opposing angular positions and another pair of angular positions between the pair of angular positions. A fruit processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of the fruit holding mechanisms respectively disposed on the fruit processing mechanism.   The fruit peeling mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fruit holding mechanism is a mechanism that sucks and holds the predetermined portion of the fruit processed into a predetermined shape.   The fruit holding mechanism includes a cup portion having a suction opening at a tip, and a suction port disposed inside the cup portion, and the suction port has a plurality of arranged pores formed therein. The fruit processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein   The fruit processing apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the fruit holding mechanism is provided with a structure that always performs an exhaust operation and performs an intake operation when the fruit is adsorbed.   The fruit processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the cup portion includes a plurality of protrusions at a front opening edge.

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