JP2022106795A - Onion processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an onion processor capable of efficiently performing processing in a plant facility.SOLUTION: An onion processor 2 comprises a processing unit 2A, a transportation conveyor 13, and a selection conveyor. The processing unit has a foliage processing part 10 and a root cutting processing part 11. The foliage processing part performs foliage processing on a supplied onion to be processed while transporting the onion in one direction. The root cutting processing part performs root cutting processing on the onion processed by the foliage processing part, while transporting the onion in the one direction. There are a plurality of processing units. Downstream of the plurality of processing units is disposed one transportation conveyor having a transportation direction crossing transportation directions of the processing units. The transportation conveyor collects onions processed by the respective processing units and transferring the onions to a selection conveyor. The selection conveyor is disposed on the downstream side of the transportation conveyor at which selection work is performed manually.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an onion processing apparatus suitable for fixed installation in a plant facility.

The onion processing device cuts the foliage and roots of the harvested onions. The foliage is processed in the first stage treatment, the roots are processed in the second stage treatment, and then the onion is placed on a sorting conveyor and manually placed on the sorting conveyor. Perform sorting work. At this time, in the conventional stationary processing apparatus, the first stage processing unit (stem and leaf entrainment roller and foliage cutter) and the second stage processing unit (root cutting cutter) are arranged vertically in parallel, and the first stage processing unit is arranged. The onions processed in the processing unit are conveyed upward by an elevator and supplied to the processing unit in the second stage (see Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-239406

In the conventional stationary onion processing device described above, untreated onions are put into the device from the raw material container and the processed onions are collected in the product container, and the lifts of the raw material container and the product container are in the same direction. In order to be able to do it in The flow direction of is reversed.

Such a conventional stationary onion processing device has an advantage that the lifting work of the container becomes easy and the overall configuration becomes compact, so that it is easy to handle when moving the device.

On the other hand, the processing work of onions after harvesting may be performed at a plant facility away from the field. In this case, it is not necessary to consider the above-mentioned container lifting work, and it is not necessary to consider the movement of the equipment. Therefore, a new equipment configuration capable of performing more efficient processing in the plant facility is required. Was being done.

The present invention has been proposed in order to deal with such a situation, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an onion processing apparatus capable of efficiently performing processing in a plant facility. It is said.

In order to solve such a problem, the onion processing apparatus according to the present invention has the following configuration.
It is equipped with a processing unit, a transport conveyor, and a sorting conveyor. The processing unit has a foliage processing section and a root cutting processing section, and the foliage processing section performs foliage processing while transporting the supplied onions to be processed in one direction. The root cutting processing unit performs root cutting processing while transporting the onions processed by the foliage processing unit in one direction. There are a plurality of processing units, and the processing unit is located downstream of the plurality of processing units. One conveyor has a transport direction that intersects with the transport direction of An onion processing device that is used for manual sorting.

An onion processing device having such characteristics can increase the processing amount per unit time and is suitable as a processing device for a plant facility.

The plan view of the onion processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. The plan view of the onion processing apparatus which concerns on another embodiment of this invention. BB sectional view in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same reference numerals in different figures indicate parts having the same function, and duplicate description in each figure will be omitted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 1, the onion processing device 1 includes a processing unit 1A. The processing unit 1A has a foliage processing unit 10 that performs foliage treatment while transporting the onions to be processed supplied from the supply roller 16 in one direction (X direction in the drawing), and a foliage processing unit 10 that processes the onions in one direction. A root cutting processing section 11 that performs root cutting processing while transporting in the (X direction in the drawing) is provided, and the foliage processing section 10 and the root cutting processing section 11 are connected and the respective transport directions are linearly arranged.

The foliage processing unit 10 is provided with a pair of foliage winding rollers 10A that rotate in opposite directions in a plurality of rows, and a foliage cutter 10B is provided on the downstream side of each foliage winding roller 10A. Further, a plurality of roll-shaped root cutting cutters 11A are arranged in parallel in the root cutting processing unit 11.

The onion processing device 1 further includes a sorting unit 1B. The sorting unit 1B is provided on the downstream side of the processing unit 1A, and includes a sorting conveyor 12 that manually performs sorting work while transporting the onions processed by the root cutting processing unit 11 in one direction (X direction in the drawing). ..

Then, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the onion processing device 1 has a plurality of processing units 1A arranged in parallel, and each of the onion processing devices 1 is downstream of the processing unit 1A in the same direction as the transport direction of the processing unit 1A. A sorting conveyor 12 having the X direction (shown in the figure) is provided. Further, on the downstream side of the plurality of sorting conveyors 12, one conveyor 13 having a transport direction (Y direction in the drawing) intersecting with the transport direction of the sorting conveyors 12 is provided.

In such an onion processing apparatus 1, the onion to be processed supplied to the processing unit 1A is processed to remove the foliage by the foliage processing unit 10, and then the root is removed by the root cutting processing unit 11. The processed onions are processed and the processed onions are sent to the sorting conveyor 12.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, between the downstream side of the foliage processing unit 10 and the upstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11, and between the downstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11 and the upstream side of the sorting conveyor 12. Is provided with a drop step along the Z direction shown in the drawing, and the onion processed by the foliage processing unit 10 falls from the downstream side of the foliage processing unit 10 to the upstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11 to cut the roots. The onions processed by the processing unit 11 sequentially fall from the downstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11 to the upstream side of the sorting conveyor 12.

At this time, in the illustrated example, the downstream side of the foliage processing unit 10 and the upstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11 are connected by an inclined plate 14, and the root cutting processing unit 11 and the sorting conveyor 12 are transported by rollers. A vessel 15 is provided. A drop step is also provided between the downstream side of the sorting conveyor 12 and the conveyor 13, and the onions that have been sorted by the plurality of sorting conveyors 12 are aggregated on one conveyor 13. It is conveyed to the downstream side of the transfer conveyor 13.

The onion processing apparatus 2 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes the above-mentioned foliage processing unit 10, the inclined plate 20, and the root cutting processing unit 11, and connects the foliage processing unit 10 and the root cutting processing unit 11 to each of them. A processing unit 2A in which the transport directions (X direction in the drawing) are linearly arranged is provided, and a plurality of processing units 2A are arranged in parallel.

Then, in the onion processing device 2, one transfer conveyor 13 having a transfer direction (Y direction in the drawing) intersecting the transfer direction of the processing units 2A is provided on the downstream side of the plurality of processing units 2A, and is downstream of the transfer conveyor 13. A sorting conveyor 12 (sorting unit 2B) is provided on the side.

In such an onion processing apparatus 2, the onion to be processed supplied from the supply roller 16 to the processing unit 2A is processed by the foliage processing unit 10 to remove the foliage, and then the root cutting processing unit 11 performs a process of removing the foliage. The roots are removed, and the onions that have been subjected to these treatments are sent to the conveyor 13. Then, the onions collected by the conveyor 13 are sent to the sorting conveyor 12 provided on the downstream side of the conveyor 13.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, a drop step is provided between the downstream side of the foliage processing unit 10 and the upstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11 along the Z direction shown in the drawing, and the root cutting processing unit 11 is provided. A drop step is also provided between the downstream side of the conveyor 13 and the conveyor 13 along the Z direction shown in the drawing. Further, a drop step is provided along the Z direction in the drawing on the downstream side of the transport conveyor 13 and the upstream side of the sorting conveyor 12.

As a result, the onions processed by the foliage processing unit 10 fall from the downstream side of the foliage processing unit 10 to the upstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11, and the onions processed by the root cutting processing unit 11 are conveyed to the conveyor. It is aggregated at 13 and falls to the upstream side of the sorting conveyor 12. At this time, the downstream side of the foliage processing unit 10 and the upstream side of the root cutting processing unit 11 are connected by an inclined plate 14, and a roller conveyor 15 is provided between the transport conveyor 13 and the sorting conveyor 12. ..

Such an onion processing device 1 (2) can increase the processing amount per unit time by omitting the transportation of the onions by the elevator. Since the onions to be processed are processed by a plurality of processing units 1A (2A) and then aggregated and transported on the transport conveyor 13, a large amount of onions can be quickly processed and collected in one place. .. This makes it possible to efficiently process onions at the plant facility.

The following aspects are also described in the present specification.

A foliage processing unit that performs foliage processing while transporting the supplied onions to be processed in one direction, and a root cutting processing unit that performs root cutting processing while transporting the onions processed by the foliage processing unit in one direction. A sorting conveyor is provided for performing manual sorting work while transporting the onions processed by the root cutting processing unit in one direction, and the foliage processing unit and the root cutting processing unit are connected to linearly rotate each transport direction. A plurality of arranged processing units are arranged in parallel, and between the downstream side of the foliage processing unit and the upstream side of the root cutting processing unit, and between the downstream side of the root cutting processing unit and the upstream side of the sorting conveyor. , An onion processing device characterized by being provided with a drop step.

The sorting conveyors having a transporting direction in the same direction as the transporting direction of the processing unit are provided on the downstream side of the processing unit, respectively, and the sorting conveyors intersecting the transporting direction of the sorting conveyor on the downstream side of the plurality of sorting conveyors. An onion processing apparatus characterized in that one conveyor having a direction is provided.

One transport conveyor having a transport direction intersecting the transport direction of the processing unit is provided on the downstream side of the plurality of processing units, and the sorting conveyor is provided on the downstream side of the transport conveyor. Onion processing equipment.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the design changes, etc. within the range not deviating from the gist of the present invention, etc. Even if there is, it is included in the present invention. Further, each of the above-described embodiments can be combined by diverting the techniques of each other as long as there is no particular contradiction or problem in the purpose and configuration thereof.

1,2: Onion processing device, 1A, 2A: Processing unit,
1B, 2B: Sorting unit,
10: foliage processing unit, 10A: foliage entanglement roller, 10B: foliage cutter,
11: Root cutting processing unit, 11A: Root cutting cutter,
12: Sorting conveyor, 13: Conveyor conveyor,
14: Inclined plate, 15: Roller carrier, 16: Supply roller

Claims (1)

Equipped with a processing unit, a conveyor and a sorting conveyor
The processing unit has a foliage processing unit and a root cutting processing unit.
The foliage processing unit performs foliage processing while transporting the supplied onions to be processed in one direction.
The root cutting processing unit performs root cutting processing while transporting the onions processed by the foliage processing unit in one direction.
There are a plurality of processing units, and one transfer conveyor having a transfer direction intersecting the transfer direction of the processing units is provided on the downstream side of the plurality of processing units.
The conveyor collects the onions processed by each processing unit and sends them to the sorting conveyor.
The sorting conveyor is an onion processing device that is installed on the downstream side of the conveyor and performs sorting work manually.

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