JP2023144749A - Food material lump combination filling device - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve the problem of weight and disadvantage of, conventionally, a device that fills a packaging container with a plurality of food material lumps pours a required number of food material lump from a group of food material lumps, but individual food material lumps vary in weight, so even if a fixed number is filled, the weight does not remain constant.SOLUTION: A food material lump combination filling device is comprised of: individual separation means for dividing food material lump in an aggregated state and conveying it individually; a measuring part having a conveyance mechanism connected to a flow end part of the individual separation means; a sorting storage part connected to a flow end part of the measuring part and equipped with a plurality of stockers that individually store the food material lump; a food material lump combination part that selects the food material lump that has a preset combined weight from a weight of each food material lump individually stored in the sorting storage part and instructs to feed a plurality of food material lumps that form a combination downward; and an accumulation hopper that is placed below the sorting storage part and throws the plurality of food material lumps of combined weight into a packaging container.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a combination filling device for food mass, which is capable of combining a plurality of food mass and charging the food mass into a packaging container so that the food mass has a preset weight.

Conventionally, in order to assemble various side dishes into a predetermined packaging container such as a bento box, a flow of work has been carried out using a manpower strategy in which a large number of packaging containers are lined up and each type of side dish is stored one by one by hand.

In recent years, the work of filling large quantities of food into packaging containers that relies on human labor tactics has gradually become mechanized. Progress has been made in filling bento side dishes using a robotic mechanism that moves to the storage area and fills the box.

The food mass filling device using the robot mechanism described above has the advantage of being able to individually grasp a plurality of food mass masses and reliably fill a predetermined number of food mass into a packaging container.

However, the working style is basically the same, in which individual foods are gripped by a hand tip mechanism (see Patent Document 1) or skewered and moved to a container and filled.

In addition, when packing multiple vegetables, fruits, etc. into bags and shipping them, a combination weighing machine (patent document 2) is widely known.

By using such a combination weighing machine, it is possible to equalize the weight of all products after packaging, standardize the selling price, and provide consumers with products without any difference in weight. I can do it.

JP 2019-118999 Publication Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2020-46179

A filling device using a robot mechanism such as that described in Patent Document 1 grasps the food lumps individually, so it can reliably fill a predetermined number of food lumps into a packaging container, and the product after packaging. This has the effect of making the appearance uniform and improving the appearance when displayed.

However, since the food lumps do not necessarily have the same weight one by one, there is a possibility that the total weight of the plurality of food lumps filled into the packaged product may differ.

In addition, during the work process of grasping and moving the food mass, the movement of the hand part may damage the food mass or prevent the food mass from being accurately grasped, or mechanical damage may occur, such as the food mass falling from a high position during movement. There have been frequent cases of mismanagement, which has undermined the reliability of mechanical food filling operations.

Further, since the operation of grasping the food lump is a very delicate operation, it is difficult to speed up the operation, and there is a problem that the work efficiency is low.

Furthermore, delicate control of the gripping operation requires precise electrical control of the complex mechanism, which poses problems such as complicated assembly and high maintenance costs.

A combination weighing machine such as that described in Patent Document 2 combines the individual weights obtained by individually weighing vegetables, fruits, etc. to be measured into a predetermined total weight. This allows the weight of the packaged products to be the same.

However, if the containers are filled to a predetermined total weight, there is a risk that the number of containers will vary. Particularly when packaging containers are filled with prepared foods, it is preferable that the number of prepared foods contained in the packaged product is the same, so the inability to reliably unify the number of prepared foods can be said to be a major drawback.

In addition, many of the existing combination weighing machines have a plurality of measuring sections each equipped with a measuring means such as a load cell, and are structured to perform combinations based on the measurement results of the plurality of measuring sections.

However, by configuring the device from a plurality of measuring units in this manner, it is necessary to provide a measuring means for each unit, resulting in problems such as complicated maintenance of the device and an increase in the manufacturing cost of the device itself.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and consists of dispersing a group of food lumps into individual food lumps by means of an individual separation means, and weighing the food lumps conveyed individually by a weighing section. , storing the weighed food lumps individually in the stocker by the storage unit, selecting a plurality of food lumps from the plurality of food lumps stored in the storage unit by the food lump combination unit so as to have a predetermined weight, It is an object of the present invention to provide a combination filling device for food lumps, which is configured to complete filling by putting a plurality of food lumps selected by an accumulation hopper into a packaging container.

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, we have developed an individual separating means for dividing and individually conveying the food lumps in an assembled state, a measuring section having a conveying mechanism connected to the distribution end of the individual separating means, and a distribution section of the measuring section. A sorting storage section equipped with a plurality of stockers that are connected to an end and individually store food lumps, and a food lump that has a preset combined weight from the weight of each food lump individually stored in the sorting storage section. A food lump combination unit that instructs to select and feed a plurality of food lumps constituting the combination downward; and a food lump combination unit that is disposed below the distribution storage unit and throws a plurality of food lumps corresponding to the combined weight into a packaging container. It is characterized by an integrated hopper.

In addition, it is a combination filling device for food lumps that can combine a plurality of food lumps so that they have a preset weight and put them into a packaging container. a first measuring section and a second measuring section each having a conveyance mechanism connected to a distribution end of the individual separation means; and a first measuring section and a second measuring section each having a conveyance mechanism connected to a distribution end of the first measurement section and individually storing food lumps. a distribution storage section equipped with a plurality of stockers, and a distribution end portion of the second measuring section and a lower part of the distribution storage section, the food mass being inputted from the distribution storage section and the food material supplied from the second measurement section. A collection hopper that puts the food mass into a packaging container, and a food mass that is supplied from a second weighing section to the collection hopper from a combination weight preset based on the weight of each food mass individually stored in the distribution storage section. The present invention is also characterized in that it is comprised of a food mass combining section which selects a food mass having a weight obtained by subtracting the weight of , and instructs to supply the combined plurality of food mass to the accumulation hopper.

In addition, the individual separation means includes a storage case storing a group of various irregularly shaped food lumps, an inclined belt section disposed in an upwardly inclined manner, and a direction perpendicular to the operating direction of the inclined belt section below the inclined top of the inclined belt section. An individual separation conveyance device consisting of a horizontal conveyance belt section disposed laterally as shown in the figure, and an end supply belt section disposed at the end of the horizontal conveyance belt section and further controlled in comparison with the conveyance speed of the horizontal conveyance belt section. It is also characterized by the fact that

According to the invention according to claim 1, a predetermined number and total weight of a plurality of individually weighed food lumps can be combined and filled into a packaging container.

Further, by adopting a configuration in which the food mass is weighed individually, the number of weight sensors can be reduced, and the cost of introducing the device and the cost of maintenance can be reduced.

According to the invention according to claim 2, by directly supplying some of the plurality of food lumps to be combined by the second measuring part to the accumulation hopper, the combination is calculated by the distribution storage part and the plurality of combined food lumps are It is possible to shorten the time required to supply the food mass and increase the efficiency of filling the packaging container.

According to the invention according to claim 2, by transporting a large amount of food mass stored in the storage hopper while separating it individually, it is possible to reliably supply the food mass one by one to the measuring section.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the whole combination filling apparatus of the food mass based on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing details of an individual separation and conveyance device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view with various covers and the like removed to show each transport mechanism of the individual separation and transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a storage case according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an inclined belt portion according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing details of a combination weighing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a food mass combination unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a distribution storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an accumulation hopper according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a combination filling device for food mass according to another embodiment.

The gist of the present invention is to have an individual separating means for dividing and individually conveying food blocks in an assembled state, a measuring section having a conveying mechanism connected to a distribution end of the individual separating means, and a measuring section connected to the distribution end of the measuring section. A sorting storage section is provided with a plurality of stockers for individually storing food lumps, and a food lump that has a preset combined weight is selected from the weights of the respective food lumps individually stored in the sorting storage section. a food mass combination section that instructs to feed the plurality of food mass lumps forming the combination downward; an accumulation hopper disposed below the distribution storage section that throws the plurality of food mass masses corresponding to the combined weight into a packaging container; The reason is that it is more structured.

In addition, it is a combination filling device for food lumps that can combine a plurality of food lumps so that they have a preset weight and put them into a packaging container. a first measuring section and a second measuring section each having a conveyance mechanism connected to a distribution end of the individual separation means; and a first measuring section and a second measuring section each having a conveyance mechanism connected to a distribution end of the first measurement section and individually storing food lumps. a distribution storage section equipped with a plurality of stockers, and a distribution end portion of the second measuring section and a lower part of the distribution storage section, the food mass being inputted from the distribution storage section and the food material supplied from the second measurement section. A collection hopper that puts the food mass into a packaging container, and a food mass that is supplied from a second weighing section to the collection hopper from a combination weight preset based on the weight of each food mass individually stored in the distribution storage section. The present invention is also characterized in that it is comprised of a food mass combining section which selects a food mass having a weight obtained by subtracting the weight of , and instructs to supply the combined plurality of food mass to the accumulation hopper.

In addition, the individual separation means includes a storage case storing a group of various irregularly shaped food lumps, an inclined belt section disposed in an upwardly inclined manner, and a direction perpendicular to the operating direction of the inclined belt section below the inclined top of the inclined belt section. An individual separation conveyance device consisting of a horizontal conveyance belt section disposed laterally as shown in the figure, and an end supply belt section disposed at the end of the horizontal conveyance belt section and further controlled in comparison with the conveyance speed of the horizontal conveyance belt section. It is also characterized by the fact that

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a combination filling device for food mass according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire combination filling device for food mass according to this embodiment. 2 and 3 are enlarged perspective views showing details of the individual separation device according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining the effects of the storage case according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining the effect of the inclined belt portion according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing details of the combination weighing device according to this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the food mass combining section according to this embodiment. FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining the effect of the distribution storage unit according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory diagram for explaining the effect of the accumulation hopper according to this embodiment. FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a combination filling device for food mass according to another embodiment.

Lunch boxes and individual side dishes sold at convenience stores, supermarkets, etc. are filled with prepared foods, that is, food blocks F, in a predetermined number and weight in a predetermined packaging container T. The food lump combination filling device M according to the present invention measures the weight of a single food lump F, and combines a plurality of weighed food lumps F to a predetermined number and total weight to form a packaging container T. This is to be filled inside.

The combination filling device M for food mass according to this embodiment mainly separates food mass F such as fried chicken and meat balls from an aggregated state, that is, from a state where they are stored in large quantities, individually via a plurality of conveyor belts. After weighing the food lumps F transported individually by the individual separator S, a plurality of food lumps F are combined so as to have a predetermined number and total weight. and a combination weighing device C for filling the packaging container T.

[1. Regarding the configuration of the individual conveyance device]
First, the configuration of the individual separation device S that constitutes the combination filling device M for food lumps according to this embodiment will be explained.

The individual separating device S is used as an individual separating means for conveying the food mass F as a single unit to a combination weighing device C, which will be described later. Its main components include a storage case S100 that can store a large amount of food blocks F, and an inclined belt that is arranged in an upwardly sloping manner and can transport food blocks F in a horizontal line with respect to the distribution direction. The section S300 is arranged so that the distribution direction is orthogonal to the inclined belt section S300, and the food mass F, which is conveyed by the inclined belt section S300 in a line horizontally with respect to the circulation direction, is arranged in a line from front to back with respect to the circulation direction. The horizontal conveyance belt section S400 is arranged so that the distribution direction is the same as that of the horizontal conveyance belt section S400, and the conveyance speed is set to be faster than the conveyance speed of the horizontal conveyance belt section S400. and a final supply belt section S500 that widens the interval between the plurality of food mass F and reliably delivers them one by one to the combination weighing device C.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the storage case S100 that stores the food mass F has a substantially rectangular cylindrical appearance and an inner wall S110 that is tapered downward. . Further, in the lower part of the storage case S100, there is a food mass supply belt section S200 for supplying the plurality of food mass F stored in a group to the inclined belt section S300, which serves as a starting point for individually separating and conveying the food mass F. will be placed. Moreover, the inner wall S110 of the storage case S100 located on the distribution direction side of the food mass supply belt part S200 is provided with a supply port S120 that opens slightly higher than the height of the food mass F, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the food mass supply belt S200 includes an endless belt main body S220 suspended between two pulleys S210 provided at the starting end and the terminal end of the food mass supply belt S200 in the distribution direction, respectively. Consisting of Further, both or one of the two pulleys S210 is connected to a drive section (not shown) housed in a drive section cover S230 installed near the storage case S100.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the inclined belt section S300 has the same distribution direction as the food mass supply belt section S200. The distribution start end of the inclined belt section S300 overlaps slightly below the distribution end of the food mass supply belt section S200, and is arranged in an upwardly inclined shape toward the distribution direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the specific structure of the inclined belt section S300 is an endless belt suspended between two pulleys S310 provided at the starting end and the terminal end of the inclined belt section S300 in the flow direction. A plurality of partition walls S330 are erected at predetermined intervals on the surface of the belt body S320 and the belt body S220, left and right fall prevention walls S340 are erected on both side edges of the belt body S320, and left and right fall prevention walls S340 are erected on both side edges of the belt body S220. It consists of an integral fall prevention wall S350 interposed between the prevention walls S340.

Further, similarly to the food lump supply belt section S200, both of the two pulleys S310 or one of the two pulleys S310 is a drive unit (not shown) housed in a drive unit cover S360 installed near the storage case S100. connected to the section.

The horizontal conveyance belt section S400 is provided below the terminal end of the inclined belt section S300, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Further, the horizontal conveyance belt section S400 is arranged to be turned 90 degrees with respect to the inclined belt section S300, that is, to be orthogonal to the inclined belt section S300.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the specific configuration of the horizontal conveyance belt section S400 includes two pulleys S410 provided at the starting end side and the terminal end side in the flow direction of the horizontal conveyance belt section S400, and each pulley S410. It consists of a suspended endless belt body S420 and left and right fall prevention walls S430 erected at the left and right edges of the belt body S420.

In addition, both or one of the two pulleys S410 provided at the starting end and the terminal end in the flow direction is a drive unit (not shown) housed inside a drive unit cover S440 installed near the inclined belt portion S300. It is connected to the.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a plurality of horizontal conveyance belt sections S400 can be provided in the front and rear in the distribution direction. (In this embodiment, two horizontal conveyance belt sections S400 are provided so as to divide the conveyance distance into two. The upstream side in the distribution direction is the upstream horizontal conveyance belt section S400a, and the downstream side connected thereto is the downstream horizontal conveyance belt section S400b. ) At this time, the downstream lateral conveyance belt section S400b performs comparison control with the conveyance speed of the upstream lateral conveyance belt section S400a, and sets the conveyance speed to be faster than the conveyance speed of the upstream lateral conveyance belt section S400a. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the final supply belt section S500 has the same flow direction as the lateral conveyance belt section S400. Further, the terminal supply belt section S500 is provided with an upward slope toward the distribution direction. The starting end of the final supply belt section S500 is located slightly below the terminal end of the lateral conveyance belt section S400. That is, a step is formed between the terminal end of the horizontal conveyance belt section S400 and the starting end of the final supply belt section S500. Further, the terminal supply belt section S500 performs comparative control with the conveyance speed of the lateral conveyance belt section S400, and has a higher conveyance speed than the conveyance speed of the lateral conveyance belt section S400.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the specific configuration of the terminal supply belt section S500 includes two pulleys S510 provided at two locations on the starting end side and the terminal end side in the flow direction of the terminal supply belt section S500, and each pulley S510. It consists of an endless belt body S520 suspended from the belt body S520 and left and right fall prevention walls S530 erected at the left and right edges of the belt body S520.

In addition, both or one of the two pulleys S510 provided at the start and end of the conveyance is attached to a drive section (not shown) housed in a drive section cover S540 installed near the inclined belt section S300. It is connected.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a leading distance detection section S600 for controlling the feeding operation of the food block F is provided. This leading distance detection section S600 is installed above the terminal end side of the horizontal conveyance belt section S400, and irradiates a laser toward the starting end side of the horizontal conveyance belt section S400. The irradiated laser beam hits the head of the food mass F that is conveyed in a line from front to back and is reflected. As a result, it is detected that there is no reflection on the food mass F, that is, there is no reflective object (food mass F) on the horizontal conveyance belt section S400, and an instruction is given to the food mass supply belt section S200 to supply the food mass F.

The above-mentioned individual separation device S is supported by an individual separation device support stand S700, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Note that this individual separation device support stand S700 may be of any type as long as it can support the individual separation devices S at a predetermined height. Further, the individual separation device support stand S700 may be provided with a control unit (not shown) to control the power supply and operation of the individual separation device S.

Further, the configuration of the individual separation device S is not limited to the described content, and may be appropriately modified without exceeding the technical scope of the present invention. For example, although it has been described that the belt main body used for each conveyor belt is suspended between two pulleys, a tension pulley equipped with a spring or the like may be separately provided at a lower position between the two pulleys. Further, although a reflective laser sensor is described as the leading distance detection section S600, any sensor may be used as long as it can detect the food mass F conveyed on the horizontal conveyance belt section S400. An image detection means using a camera may also be used.

[2. Regarding the operation of each component of the individual separation device]
Next, a description will be given of the operation of individually separating and transporting a plurality of food lumps F stored in a grouped state using each configuration of the individual separating device S.

With the above-described configuration, the individual separating device S can supply the individual food lumps F to the combination weighing device C.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the food lumps F stored in the storage case S100 in a gathered state are set at a height slightly higher than the height of the food lumps F when the food lumps F are supplied to the inclined belt section S300. Due to the open supply port S120, part of the food mass F piled up in a cluster is blocked from being discharged by the inner wall S110 located at the upper part of the supply port S120. That is, during actual discharge, the food mass F is not discharged in a stacked state, and the number of food mass F to be supplied at one time to the inclined belt section S300 is limited, and a large amount of food mass F is not discharged at one time. The configuration is such that F is not supplied onto the inclined belt portion S300.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5(a), when the sloping belt section S300 receives the food mass F from the food mass supply belt section S200, it is held in a stacked state at the foot of the belt main body S320 in an upwardly sloping state. becomes. The food mass F starts to be conveyed in a stacked state. However, since the belt main body S320 is in an upwardly inclined state, among the piled up food lumps F, the food lumps F that are piled up beyond the height of the partition wall S330 have nothing to support them and are left behind at the foot of the ascending slope. Become.

Furthermore, since the partition wall S330 is erected on the surface of the belt main body S320 and has a height equal to or less than approximately one food mass F, in the early stages of transportation on the inclined belt section S300, the food mass F is There are two types: those that are directly supported by the partition wall S330 and those that are indirectly supported by the food mass F that is directly supported.

In the middle of the conveyance of the inclined belt portion S300, as shown in FIG. 5(b), a force in the X direction, which is the conveyance direction, and a force in the Y direction due to vibrations during driving of the belt main body S320 act. . The two forces (X direction and Y direction) are converted into a force that tends to move in the Z direction. The food block F affected by this force in the Z direction will perform a slight rotational movement clockwise. Therefore, the food mass F directly supported by the partition wall S330 is transported while rotating clockwise on the spot. On the other hand, the food mass F that is indirectly supported by the food mass F that is directly supported by the partition wall S330 is subject to a lot of influence of rotation, and may not be able to withstand indirect support and may roll down. Become.

As described above, in the inclined belt portion S300, the food lumps F other than the food lumps F directly supported by the partition wall S330 roll down to the foot of the ascending slope. Therefore, from the middle part of the ascending slope to the top part, the food mass F is at most in a horizontal line directly supported by the partition wall S330 erected on the belt main body S320 of the inclined belt part S300.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the horizontal conveyance belt section S400 is provided so as to change the flow direction by 90 degrees with respect to the inclined belt section S300. Therefore, while the inclined belt section S300 was conveyed in a line horizontally with respect to the distribution direction, the horizontal conveyance belt section S400 is conveyed in a line front and back in the distribution direction by changing the conveyance direction to be horizontal. That will happen. That is, the food blocks F conveyed on the horizontal conveyance belt section S400 are delivered one by one to the final supply belt section S500, which is the final conveyance means.

The lateral conveyance belt section S400 has the effect of conveying the food mass F in a line back and forth in the distribution direction and delivering the food mass F one by one to the final supply belt section S500. However, in some cases, a plurality of food lumps F are transported in a stacked state. Therefore, the terminal supply belt section S500 is sloped upward in the distribution direction, and a step is provided between it and the horizontal conveyance belt section S400, and the step makes it possible to reliably break up the food lumps F that have been transported in a stacked state. .

In addition, the final supply belt section S500 has a faster conveyance speed than the horizontal conveyance belt section S400, so that the distance between the subsequent food mass F is widened, and the food mass F is individually separated while forming a row. They will be separated. That is, the speed control of the terminal supply belt section S500 is configured to widen the interval between the plurality of food blocks F that are conveyed in a line front and back and in close contact with each other in the horizontal conveyance belt section S400.

As described above, each configuration of the individual separating device S makes it possible to reliably supply the food lumps F one by one to the combination weighing device C, which will be described next.

[3. Regarding the configuration of the combination weighing device]
Next, the configuration of the combination weighing device C that constitutes the combination filling device M for food lumps will be explained.

The combination weighing device C shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 mainly includes a weighing section C100 that measures the weight of the food lumps F, a sorting storage section C200 that individually stores the weighed food lumps F one by one, and a predetermined filling number. , and a food lump combining section C300 for selecting a combination from a plurality of food lumps F individually stored so as to have the total weight; and an accumulation hopper C400 for filling the container T.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the weighing section C100 includes a weighing conveyance belt section C110 that conveys the food mass F and a weight sensor S150 provided below the weighing conveyance belt section C110.

The weighing section C100 is configured to measure the weight of the food lumps F while being transported one by one. The weight information WI of the single food mass F measured at this time is transmitted to the food mass combination unit C300, which will be described later.

The metering conveyance belt section C110 is arranged so as to be connected to the terminal end of the final supply belt section S500 of the individual separator S, as shown in FIG. Further, the measuring conveyance belt section C110 has the same conveyance direction as the final supply belt section S500.

As shown in FIG. 6, the specific configuration of the weighing conveyance belt C110 includes two pulleys C120 provided at two locations on the starting end side and the terminal end side in the flow direction of the weighing conveying belt section C110, and a pulley suspended on each pulley C120. It consists of an endless belt main body C130 and left and right fall prevention walls C140 erected at the left and right edges of the belt main body C130.

Further, both or one of the two pulleys C120 provided at the start and end ends of the conveyance is connected to a drive section (not shown) installed near the weighing conveyance belt section C110.

The weight sensor S150 is provided at the lower part of the weighing conveyance belt section C110, and is for measuring the weight of the food mass F conveyed by the weighing conveyance belt section C110. Note that this weight sensor S150 may be of any type as long as it can measure the weight of the food mass F conveyed by the weighing conveyance belt section C110, and a load cell is preferably used.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the weighing section C100 may be provided with passage detection sensors C160 for detecting passage of the food mass F at the starting end and the terminal end in the distribution direction of the weighing and conveying belt section C110. The passage detection sensor C160 may be of any type as long as it can detect the passage of the food block F over the weighing and conveying belt section C110, and an infrared sensor is preferably used.

The distribution storage section C200 includes a distribution conveyance belt section C210 that conveys the food lumps F, a plurality of distribution walls C220 that can be opened and closed provided on the left and right sides of the distribution conveyance belt section C210, and a distribution storage section C220 below the distribution conveyance belt section C210. It consists of a storage section C230 provided and a plurality of position confirmation sensors C240 provided above the sorting conveyance belt section C210.

As shown in FIG. 6, the sorting conveyance belt section C210 is provided so as to be connected to the terminal end of the measuring conveyance belt section C110. Further, the distribution direction of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 is the same as that of the measuring conveyance belt section C110.

The specific configuration of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 includes two pulleys C211 provided at the starting end and the terminal end in the distribution direction, respectively, and an endless belt main body C212 suspended from each pulley C211.

Further, both or one of the two pulleys C211 provided at the start end and the end of the conveyance is connected to a drive section (not shown) installed near the distribution conveyance belt section C210.

As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of distribution walls C220 are provided at the left and right edges of the distribution conveyance belt section C210. This embodiment will be described assuming that a total of ten distribution walls C220 are provided, five on each side. The distribution wall C220 consists of a rectangular plate-shaped wall C221 and a wall drive section C222 connected to the wall C221.

The wall bodies C221 are arranged upright in alignment on the left and right sides of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 in the distribution direction. That is, since it is provided so as to close the left and right sides of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 in the distribution direction, it is possible to prevent the food lumps F being conveyed by the distribution conveyance belt section C210 from falling.

The wall drive section C222 includes a rotation motor C223 for rotating the wall body C221, an action section C224 that houses a rotation shaft therein, and a support plate C225 that supports the rotation motor C223 and the action section C224.

The wall driving section C222 is provided on each of the plurality of wall bodies C221, and more specifically, in the case of the wall body C221 standing upright on the right side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210, when viewed from the distribution conveyance belt section C210. In the case where the wall C221 is provided upright on the left side edge of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 on the left side of the distribution direction, the walls C221 are provided on the right side edge when viewed from the distribution conveyance belt section C210.

That is, the wall driving section C222 can rotate each of the wall bodies C221 about the terminal end side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 in the distribution direction. The specific rotational operation will be explained in the explanation of the overall operation of the combination weighing device C, which will be described later.

The storage section C230 is provided below the distribution conveyance belt section C210, and is composed of a plurality of stockers C231 that individually store the food blocks F, and an open/close bottom section C232 that closes the bottom of the stocker C231. In this embodiment, a total of ten stockers C231, five on each side, and opening/closing bottom portions C232 for individually closing the stockers will be described.

The stocker C231 is provided at a lower position on the left and right sides of the distribution conveyance belt section C210, and partially overlaps with the distribution conveyance belt section C210. Further, the stocker C231 has a rectangular cylindrical shape with a size that can accommodate the food lumps F one by one. The stocker C231 can cover the four sides of the single food lumps F distributed by the distribution wall C220 and hold them in a rectangular cylindrical space.

The opening/closing bottom portion C232 is provided at the lower part of a plurality of stockers C231, and is configured in a rectangular plate shape to serve as the bottom of the stocker C231. That is, the single food mass F distributed by the distribution wall C220 is received as the bottom of the stocker C231, and the food mass F can be stored inside the space created by the box shape of the upper opening formed with the stocker C231.

Moreover, the opening/closing bottom part C232 is connected to a sliding drive part C233 and is slidable. The opening/closing bottom part C232 can open the lower part of the stocker C231 by sliding operation by the sliding drive part C233 and allow the food block F stored therein to fall downward. In addition, in this embodiment, the opening/closing bottom part C232 is configured to be slidable so as to drop the food mass F inside the stocker C231. Further, the opening/closing bottom part C232 may have any configuration as long as it can open the lower part of the stocker C231. For example, it may have a configuration in which the bottom part of the stocker C231 can be opened by rotating the opening/closing bottom part C232. good.

As shown in FIG. 6, the position confirmation sensor C240 is provided above the sorting conveyance belt section C210. The position confirmation sensor C240 can confirm the position of the food block F being conveyed on the sorting conveyance belt section C210. The operation of each component of the combination weighing device C will be described in detail below, but the position confirmation sensor C240 controls the operation of the distribution wall C220 by confirming the position of the food mass F on the distribution conveyance belt C210. I can do it.

In this embodiment, the position confirmation sensor C240 is provided upstream of the distribution wall C220 provided on the left and right sides of the distribution conveyance belt section C210. Specifically, a total of five partition walls are provided on the upstream side of each of the five distribution walls C220 provided on the left and right sides.

By providing the position confirmation sensor C240 as described above, it is possible to confirm the position of the food mass F on the sorting conveyance belt section C210. That is, when operating either the left or right distribution wall C220 located third from the distribution upstream side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210, the distribution wall C220 provided above the second distribution wall C220 from the distribution upstream side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 is operated. Immediately after the position confirmation sensor C240 (the position confirmation sensor C240 provided closest to the third upstream side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 from the distribution upstream side) confirms that the food block F has passed, it is activated. The specific distribution operation will be explained later in the explanation of the overall operation of the combination weighing device C.

The position confirmation sensor C240 may be any sensor as long as it can confirm the position of the food block F being conveyed on the sorting conveyance belt section C210. In this embodiment, a reflective sensor is used that detects an object by reflecting irradiated infrared rays, but for example, a video sensor that images the entire distribution conveyance belt section C210 with a camera to specify the position may also be used. good. In that case, it goes without saying that only one position confirmation sensor C240 can be used as long as it is capable of capturing an image of the entire distribution conveyance belt section C210.

The food mass combination unit C300 is an information processing means that controls the overall operation of the food mass combination filling device M and calculates a combination from a plurality of food mass F to achieve a preset filling weight of the food mass F. For example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as an arithmetic processing unit that performs various arithmetic processing and control, storage devices such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), and input/output interfaces for data input/output. It has a configuration in which input/output devices such as, peripheral circuits such as a clock circuit, etc. are connected via a bus or the like. The CPU of the food mass combination unit C300 performs arithmetic processing according to various programs stored in a ROM or the like.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 7, the main processing components of the food mass combination unit C300 include an individual weight storage unit C310, a stocker storage instruction unit C320, a combination calculation unit C330, a bottom opening/closing instruction unit C340, Consisting of

The individual weight storage section C310 stores the weight information WI of the single food mass F transmitted by the above-mentioned weighing section C100. Further, position information LI indicating which stocker C231 stores the food block F is received by the stocker storage instruction unit C320, which will be described later. The received position information LI and weight information WI are linked, and the weight of each food mass F stored in the plurality of stockers C231 is stored.

The stocker storage instruction section C320 works in conjunction with the opening/closing bottom section C232 that constitutes the storage section C230, and detects the presence or absence of the food mass F inside the stocker C231. Further, the operator instructs the distribution wall C220 to operate so as to store the food mass F whose weight has been measured by the weighing unit C100 into the empty stocker C231. At this time, the position where the food block F is stored (in which stocker C231 it is stored) measured by the weighing section C100 is transmitted to the individual weight storage section C310 as position information LI.

The combination calculation unit C330 calculates the combination of the individual food blocks F stored inside the plurality of stockers C231 so that the number and total weight are predetermined. Therefore, the combination calculation unit C330 holds in advance filling information FI consisting of the number and total weight of the food lumps F to be filled into the packaging container T. Specifically, the optimum combination of food blocks F is calculated based on the position information LI and weight information WI stored in the individual weight storage unit C310. The combination information CI related to the calculated combination of food blocks F is transmitted to the bottom opening/closing instruction section C340, which will be described later.

The bottom opening/closing instruction section C340 instructs the operation of the opening/closing bottom section C232 that closes the lower part of the stocker C231 in which the food blocks F to be combined are stored, based on the combination information CI transmitted from the combination calculating section C330. The plurality of food blocks F thus combined are thrown into an accumulation hopper C400 provided below the storage section C230.

The accumulation hopper C400 is disposed below the storage section C230. Its structure consists of a hopper main body C410 having a downwardly tapered funnel shape and an opening/closing hopper bottom part C420 that closes the bottom of the hopper main body C410 and can be opened and closed. Furthermore, the entire food mass combination filling device M is positioned in the accumulation hopper C400 so as to be directly above the packaging container T that is conveyed to the belt conveyor B used in the production line.

The hopper main body C410 has a tapered bottom so that the plurality of food lumps F to be accumulated are brought into an aggregated state. The bottom of the hopper main body C410, that is, the tip, is configured to be directly above the filling position of the packaging container T being conveyed below, and the plurality of food lumps F in an aggregated state are prevented from falling. It will be filled in the determined position.

Moreover, it is also possible to provide a partition wall inside this hopper main body C410. Specifically, partitions are provided corresponding to the positions of the stockers C231. For example, if ten stockers C231 are provided as in this embodiment, a partition wall is provided inside the hopper body C410 to similarly create ten spaces. Furthermore, a partition wall is provided at the bottom of the hopper main body C410, which serves as a discharge port, so as to form a space corresponding to the number of pieces to be combined. By doing so, the plurality of food lumps F loaded from the stocker C231 do not come into contact with each other and do not overlap vertically, and the food lumps F are aligned according to the partition wall and are placed in the packaging container T. It can be filled inside.

The opening/closing hopper bottom C420 is a plate-shaped member provided to close the lower part of the hopper main body C410 from below, and is slidable by a drive unit (not shown) to open the lower part of the hopper main body C410. The opening/closing hopper bottom C420 confirms that the plurality of food lumps F combined by the food lump combining unit C300 described above are all accumulated on the lower part of the hopper main body C410, that is, on the opening/closing hopper bottom C420. to open the lower part of the hopper main body C410. By opening the lower part of the hopper main body C410, the plurality of accumulated food lumps F are filled into the packaging container T.

Since the food mass F is dropped into the packaging container T from above, the higher the falling position, the more likely the food mass F will bounce and spill when it lands. Moreover, as the falling position becomes higher, there is a possibility that the plurality of food lumps F will come into contact with each other and the filling position will shift. Therefore, the accumulation hopper C400 can once accumulate the plurality of food blocks F to be filled, thereby lowering the input position and preventing the food blocks F from colliding with each other or bouncing back within the packaging container T when they fall.

[4. Regarding the operation of each component of the combination weighing device]
Next, a description will be given of the operation of combining a plurality of food lumps F to have a predetermined number and weight based on each configuration of the combination weighing device C and filling them into the packaging container T.

With the above-described configuration, the combination weighing device C measures the individual weight of the food lumps F, and fills the combination packaging container T with a predetermined number and total weight from among the plurality of weighed food lumps F. be able to. Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 8, which schematically shows the distribution storage section C200 in plan view, the ten stockers C231 will be referred to as stockers C231a to C231j, and the corresponding distribution walls C220 will be referred to as distribution walls C220a. This will be explained as ~C220j. Further, the five position confirmation sensors C240 will be described as position confirmation sensors C240a to C240e, respectively, from the distribution upstream side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210.

Specifically, first, the food mass F that has been transported singly by the individual separation means is delivered to the weighing section C100, as shown in FIG. The weighing section C100 measures the weight of a single food lump F while being transported by a weighing conveyance belt section C110 and a weight sensor S150 provided below. The weight information WI obtained by weighing is transmitted to the food mass combination unit C300 and stored in the individual weight storage unit C310 of the food mass combination unit C300.

In addition, the food lump combination section C300 recognizes which stocker C231 is empty among the plurality of stockers C231 by the operation of the opening/closing bottom section C232 that closes the bottom of each of the stockers C231a to C231j of the storage section C230. ing. Specifically, it is determined whether the food lump F is stored inside the stocker C231 based on whether the opening/closing bottom part C232 is operated and the food lump F stored therein is put in.

The stocker storage instruction unit C320 of the food lump combination unit C300, which has recognized the presence or absence of food lumps F inside each of the stockers C231a to C231j, stores the weighed food lumps F into the empty stocker C231. An operation instruction is given to the corresponding distribution wall C220.

The sorting wall C220, which has received the operation instruction from the stocker storage instruction section C320, rotates the wall C221 by the operation of the wall drive section C222 to form a feeding path to the corresponding stocker C231.

The operation of the food mass F after being weighed will be explained in more detail. In FIG. 8, which schematically shows the distribution storage section C200 as a plan view, FIG. 8(a) shows a state in which food lumps F are stored in the stockers C231 (C231a to C231g, C231i, C231j) other than the stocker C231h. FIG. 8(b) shows a state in which the food mass F conveyed to the distribution conveyance belt section C210 after weighing has passed the position where the distribution wall C220h is activated, and FIG. 8(c) shows the state where the food mass F is transferred to the stocker C231h. Each shows the state in which it is being stored.

As shown in FIG. 8(a), the stocker storage instruction unit C320 determines that the stocker C231h is empty and issues an instruction to store the food mass F into the stocker C231h.

In FIG. 8, the empty stocker C231h is located in the third row from the upstream side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8(b), after the position confirmation sensor C240c provided in front of the sensor C240c confirms the passage of the food mass F, the distribution wall C220h is actuated to rotate the wall C221.

The wall C221h rotates around the downstream side of the distribution conveyance belt section C210 in the distribution direction, and takes a position such that it diagonally crosses the distribution conveyance belt section C210. Therefore, the food mass F conveyed by the sorting conveyance belt section C210 comes into contact with the wall C221h. As shown in FIG. 8(c), the contacting food block F is carried along the wall C221 and is stored in the stocker C231h.

The individual weight storage unit C310 of the food mass combination unit C300 stores the above-mentioned stored information of the food mass F, that is, the position information LI indicating in which stocker C231 the food mass F weighed by the weighing unit C100 is stored. It is stored together with the weight information WI.

The combination calculation unit C330 of the food mass combination unit C300 combines the predetermined food mass F based on the weight information WI of the single food mass F stored in the individual weight storage unit C310 and the position information LI indicating the storage location. Combine the pieces so that the number and total weight are the same.

Specifically, in a case where it is predetermined that the total weight of three food lumps F to be filled in the packaging container T is 140 g, three food lumps F from among the food lumps F individually stored in each stocker C231a to C231j are Among the combinations, calculate the combination with a total weight of 140g. The predetermined number and total weight may not be absolute values, but may have an upper limit value or a lower limit value. In that case, it goes without saying that the combination calculation unit C330 calculates a combination between the upper limit value and the lower limit value.

The calculated combination information CI of the food mass F is transmitted to the bottom opening/closing instruction section C340. This combination information CI is information that, when a combination of three items is calculated as in the above example, includes a link with position information LI indicating in which stocker each of the three combined items is stored. .

Therefore, the bottom opening/closing instruction section C340 issues an instruction to operate the three opening/closing bottom sections C232 corresponding to the combined food mass F based on the combination information CI. The plurality of food blocks F thus combined are dropped and thrown into the accumulation hopper C400 located below the storage section C230.

As shown in FIG. 9, the accumulating hopper C400 is stopped from falling by an opening/closing hopper bottom C420, and temporarily retains the food mass F inside the hopper main body C410. In addition, the accumulation hopper C400 is disposed directly above the belt conveyor B that is used in the production line and transports the packaging containers T, as described above, and the food materials in the packaging containers T are placed directly below the opening/closing hopper bottom C420. The setting is such that the lump F filling position is located.

The opening/closing hopper bottom C420 opens the bottom of the accumulation hopper C400 after confirming that the plurality of combined food blocks F are held, and fills the packaging container T waiting below. At this time, the filling position is low, that is, the height of the opening/closing hopper bottom C420 is low, which prevents the plurality of food lumps F from coming into contact with each other during filling, or from bouncing off the bottom of the packaging container T and spilling. A predetermined number of food lumps F can be filled.

[5. Regarding other embodiments]

Further, as another embodiment, the food mass lump combination filling device M may have, in addition to the above-described configuration, a configuration in which the food mass F is directly charged into the accumulation hopper C400 without performing combination weighing.

As shown in FIG. 10, a food block combination filling device M according to another embodiment has two rows of a horizontal conveying belt portion S400 and a final feeding belt portion S500 of the individual separating device S. Hereinafter, of the two rows of horizontal conveyance belt sections S400, the one located on the inclined belt section S300 side will be described as a first horizontal conveyance belt section S400c, and the other one will be referred to as a second horizontal conveyance belt section S400d. Further, the terminal supply belt section S500 connected to the terminal end of the first horizontal conveyance belt section S400c is the first terminal supply belt section S500a, and the terminal supply belt section S500 is connected to the terminal end of the second horizontal conveyance belt section S400d. This will be explained as a second terminal supply belt section S500b.

In the combination filling device M for food mass according to another embodiment, the food mass F fed from the inclined belt section S300 is divided into a first lateral conveyance belt section S400c and a second lateral conveyance belt section S400d. The left and right fall prevention walls S430 of the first horizontal conveyance belt section S400c are removed or made low in height, and the second horizontal conveyance belt section S400d is arranged at a slightly lower position than the first horizontal conveyance belt section S400c. be done

The measuring section C100 of the food mass combining section C300 is connected to the terminal ends of the two rows of final supply belt sections S500a and S500b, respectively. Hereinafter, the measuring section C100 connected to the terminal end of the first final supply belt section S500a will be referred to as the first measuring section C100a, and the measuring section C100 connected to the terminal end of the second terminal supply belt section S500b will be referred to as the second measuring section C100b. explain. The first measuring section C100a is connected at its terminal end to the distribution storage section C200 in which the food lumps F can be stored individually, as in the previously described embodiment. The second weighing section C100b has a weighing and conveying belt section C110 extending in the distribution direction, compared to the first weighing section C100a, and its terminal end is located above the accumulation hopper C400.

The food mass F to be filled into the packaging container T by the food mass mass combination filling device M according to another embodiment is first conveyed in a line horizontally with respect to the conveyance direction by the inclined belt portion S300 of the individual separation device S, and then from the section to the horizontal conveyance belt section S400. The food lumps F that have been dropped are divided into those that are supplied to the first horizontal conveyance belt section S400c and those that are supplied beyond the first horizontal conveyance belt section S400c to the second horizontal conveyance belt section S400d. .

The food mass F supplied to the first lateral conveyance belt section S400c is conveyed on the first lateral conveyance belt section S400c in a state in which it is aligned in a line from front to back with respect to the distribution direction, and is then supplied to the first terminal supply belt section S500a. Ru. At this time, the food lumps F are transported one by one by increasing the conveyance interval between the front and back by the first terminal supply belt section S500a, which is set at a speed faster than the transport speed of the first horizontal conveyance belt section S400c. It can be delivered to one measuring section C100a. The food blocks F that have been weighed one by one by the first weighing section C100a are individually stored in the stocker C231 by the storage section C230. At this time, the unit weight of the food mass F and the position information LI, which is information on which stocker C231 the food mass F is stored in, are transmitted to the food mass combination unit C300.

The food mass F supplied to the second lateral conveyance belt section S400d is conveyed on the second lateral conveyance belt section S400d while being aligned in a line in front and back with respect to the distribution direction, and is then supplied to the second terminal supply belt section S500b. Ru. At this time, the food lumps F are reliably transported one by one by increasing the front and rear conveyance interval by the second end supply belt section S500b, which is set at a speed faster than the transport speed of the second horizontal conveyance belt section S400d. It can be delivered to the second measuring section C100b.

The second weighing section C100b, like the first weighing section C100a, is composed of a weighing conveyance belt section C110 and a weight sensor S150. However, the measuring and conveying belt section C110 has its terminal end extended to the accumulating hopper C400 so that the conveyed food mass F can be directly thrown into the accumulating hopper C400.

The food mass F transported by the second weighing section C100b is transported while being individually weighed. The food mass F carried to the terminal end of the weighing and conveying belt section C110 of the second weighing section C100b is directly thrown into the accumulation hopper C400. The weight information WI of the food mass F weighed at this time will be transmitted to the food mass combination unit C300.

The food lump combination unit C300 fills a predetermined number of filling pieces and total weight based on the weight information WI of the food lumps F held inside the accumulation hopper C400 and the weight information WI of the weighed food lumps F stored individually in the stocker C231. Perform the combination so that

For example, if the number of food blocks F to be filled is predetermined to be four and the total weight to be 180 g, two food blocks F are first charged from the second weighing section C100b to the accumulation hopper C400. At this time, the total weight of the two food blocks F in the accumulation hopper C400 is calculated based on the weight information WI from the second weighing section C100b. If this total weight is 92g, it is necessary to supplement the remaining 88g with two food lumps F to make the total weight 180g.

Therefore, the food mass combination section C300 selects two food mass masses F stored in each stocker C231 based on the single weight information WI and position information LI acquired by the first weighing section C100a and the distribution storage section C200. Calculate the combination that gives 88g. Based on the calculated combination information CI, the opening/closing bottom part C232 corresponding to the combined food mass F is opened, and the food mass F stored therein is supplied to the accumulation hopper C400.

The plurality of combined food blocks F are put into the accumulation hopper C400, and are temporarily held inside the accumulation hopper C400, after which they are filled into the packaging container T.

As described above, by providing a configuration in which the food mass F is directly put into the accumulation hopper C400 without performing combined weighing, it is possible to more quickly fill the packaging container T.

The above-described combination filling device M for food lumps is just one example, and the actual combination filling device M for food lumps is not limited to this. For example, in the described embodiment, the individual separating means uses an individual separating device S that can separate the food lumps F individually while conveying them, but a means that can supply the food lumps F singly to the combination weighing device C. Any type of sensor may be used as long as the food mass F is stored in each stocker C231a to C231j, and a separate sensor may be provided to determine whether food mass F is stored in each stocker C231a to C231j. A weight sensor may be separately provided to check whether the total weight of the food mass F is a predetermined total weight.

That is, it goes without saying that various changes can be made to the embodiments other than those described above, depending on the design, etc., as long as they do not deviate from the technical idea of the present invention. Further, the various effects described above are only a list of preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects according to the present invention are not limited to those described in this embodiment.

M Food mass combination filling device F Food mass T Packaging container B Belt conveyor S Individual separation device S100 Storage case S200 Food mass supply belt section S300 Inclined belt section S400 Lateral conveyance belt section S500 Final supply belt section C Combination weighing device C100 Measuring section C110 Weighing conveyance belt section C150 Weight sensor C200 Sorting storage section C210 Sorting conveyance belt section C220 Sorting wall C230 Storage section C231 Stocker C240 Position confirmation sensor C300 Food block combination section C400 Accumulation hopper

Claims (3)

A combination filling device for food lumps that can combine a plurality of food lumps so that the food lumps have a preset weight and put them into a packaging container,
an individual separating means for dividing and individually conveying the food mass in the assembled state;
a measuring section having a conveyance mechanism connected to a flow end of the individual separation means;
a sorting storage unit connected to the distribution end of the measuring unit and equipped with a plurality of stockers that individually store food lumps;
A food mass that selects a food mass that has a preset combination weight from the weight of each food mass that is individually stored in the distribution storage section, and instructs to supply downwardly a plurality of food mass that forms the combination. A combination part,
an accumulating hopper disposed below the sorting storage section and feeding a plurality of food blocks corresponding to the combined weight into a packaging container;
A combination filling device for food mass, characterized by comprising: A combination filling device for food lumps that can combine a plurality of food lumps so that the food lumps have a preset weight and put them into a packaging container,
an individual separating means for dividing and individually conveying the food mass in the assembled state;
a first measuring section and a second measuring section each having a conveying mechanism connected to a flow end portion of the individual separating means;
a sorting storage section connected to a distribution end of the first measuring section and equipped with a plurality of stockers that individually store food lumps;
Disposed at the distribution end of the second measuring section and below the distribution storage section, the food mass introduced from the distribution storage section and the food mass supplied from the second measurement section are introduced into a packaging container. an accumulation hopper,
The weight is obtained by subtracting the weight of the food mass supplied from the second weighing section to the accumulation hopper from the preset combined weight based on the weight of each food mass individually stored in the distribution storage section. a food lump combination unit that selects food lumps and instructs to supply the combined plurality of food lumps to the accumulation hopper;
A combination filling device for food mass, characterized by comprising: The individual separation means is
A storage case containing a crowd of various oddly shaped food lumps,
an inclined belt section disposed in an upwardly inclined manner;
a lateral conveyance belt section disposed laterally below the slanted top of the slanted belt section so as to be orthogonal to the operating direction of the slanted belt section;
a terminal supply belt section disposed at the end of the lateral conveyance belt section and further controlled in comparison with the conveyance speed of the lateral conveyance belt section;
3. The combination and filling device for food mass as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the device is an individual separating and conveying device comprising:

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