JP2521622B2 - Brushing device for articles and roller for brushing the same - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for brushing while conveying articles such as mandarin oranges.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional brushing device of this type, a required number of carrying rollers are provided between a pair of endless chains arranged substantially in parallel, and the pair of endless chains are rotated in the circumferential direction for carrying. In a conveyor device that conveys articles such as mandarin oranges placed on a roller for use, a brush is provided on the peripheral surface of the conveying roller, and the article is conveyed while brushing the articles such as mandarin orange by rotating the brush. Was.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional brushing device, since the brush is merely rotating (centering around the shaft center), the tangerine or the like placed on the conveying roller is not removed. The article is rotated only in the traveling direction of the roller, and thus has a disadvantage that it is difficult to uniformly brush tangerine and the like. An object of the present invention is to eliminate such inconvenience.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in a brushing apparatus for articles according to the present invention, a required number of conveying rollers are provided between a pair of endless chains arranged substantially in parallel. A conveyor device that conveys an article placed on the conveying roller by rotating the pair of endless chains in the circumferential direction, wherein a brush is provided on the peripheral surface of the conveying roller and the conveying roller is provided. In an article brushing device that rotates in the same direction while moving in accordance with the movement of the endless chain in the circumferential direction,

A spiral groove is formed on the surface of the brush, and the direction of the spiral groove is arranged in the opposite direction to the spiral groove of the brush of the adjacent conveying roller.

Further, in the brushing roller according to the present invention, a brush having a cylindrical surface is provided on the peripheral surface of the transporting roller, and the article is placed on the surface of the brush and is transported, wherein A spiral groove is formed on the surface of the brush.

[0007]

Since the article brushing device according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to rotate the article along the traveling direction of the carrying roller and the axial direction of the carrying roller while brushing the article.

The brush can be easily manufactured by forming the brush in a cylindrical shape and externally fitting and fixing the brush to the carrying roller.

By arranging a plurality of spiral grooves in the brush substantially in parallel, the article can be reciprocated more finely along the axis of the conveying roller.

Further, since the brushing roller according to the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to rotate the article in the axial direction while brushing the article.

[0011]

EXAMPLES In FIG. 1, B is a tangerine brushing device. Further, 11 is a sprocket for driving the apparatus B, which is installed in a frame (only FIG. 2 is shown) 10. The drive sprocket 11 is rotated by the motor M. Reference numerals 12, 13, and 14 are driven sprockets, and are mounted on a frame (only FIGS. 2 and 3 are shown) 10 like the driving sprocket 11.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a towing chain, which is used for the driving sprocket 11 and the driven sprocket 1.
It is wrapped around 2, 13, and 14. Therefore, when the driving sprocket 11 is driven, the towing chain 2
Circulates. In the figure, only one side of the driving sprocket 11 and the driven sprockets 12, 13,
14 and the tow chain 2 wound around these
However, in reality, the same ones corresponding to these exist in parallel with each other (see FIG. 3).

Reference numeral 31 is a mandarin orange supply bucket for supplying a mandarin orange to be brushed to the blanking device B. Further, reference numeral 32 is a tangerine discharging bucket for sending the brushed tangerine from the brushing device B to the next step.

.. are conveying rollers, which are arranged between the pair of towing chains 2, 2.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the carrying roller 4 is provided with sprocket wheels 42, 42 for rotation on both sides of the cylindrical body 41.
It is configured by fixing.

Reference numeral 43 denotes a rotary shaft, which is used for the transport roller 4
Is rotatably fitted in the shaft center of. Both ends thereof are fixed to the towing chains 2 and 2 via brackets 433 and 433. Therefore, the rotary shaft 43, and thus the carrying roller 4 moves together with the towing chains 2 and 2.

Reference numerals 5 and 5 are rotation chains, which are installed and fixed to the outside of the transportation chain 2 in the frame 10 (see FIG. 1). The rotation chains 5 are meshed with the rotation sprockets 42 of the transport roller 4. Therefore, the transport roller 4 rotates in the direction opposite to the moving direction.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a cylindrical brush, which is externally fitted and fixed to the cylindrical body 41 of the carrying roller 4. The brush 6 rotates to rotate the tangerine placed by the adjacent brushes 6 while rotating in the traveling direction of the transport roller 4 (see FIG. 3).
Reference numeral 61 is a spiral groove, which is formed on the surface of the brush 6. The spiral grooves 61 are opposite to each other in the adjacent brushes 6 and 6 as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the brush 6 rotates, the mandarin oranges that have fallen into the spiral groove 61 tend to be moved in opposite directions by the brushes 6 on both sides, and are brushed while rotating in the axial direction of the transport roller 4. As a result, the mandarin oranges are brushed while rotating in the traveling direction of the transport roller 4 and rotating in the axial direction of the transport roller 4.

Numerals 7 and 7 are side plates installed on both sides of the conveying roller 4 to prevent mandarin oranges from spilling to the side of the conveying roller 4.

[0020]

In the article brushing device according to the present invention, a required number of conveying rollers are stretched between a pair of endless chains arranged substantially in parallel, and the pair of endless chains are rotated in the circumferential direction. In the conveyor device for carrying the article placed on the carrying roller by providing a brush on the circumferential surface of the carrying roller and moving the carrying roller in accordance with the movement of the endless chain in the circumferential direction. While in the brushing device for articles that rotate in the same direction,

Since the spiral groove is formed on the surface of the brush and the direction of the spiral groove is arranged in the opposite direction to the spiral groove of the brush of the adjacent conveying roller,

While brushing the article, the article can be rotated along the traveling direction of the carrying roller and the axial direction of the carrying roller.

Therefore, by using this article brushing device, articles such as mandarin oranges can be uniformly brushed while being conveyed.

The brush can be easily manufactured by forming the brush in a cylindrical shape and externally fitting and fixing the brush on the carrying roller.

By arranging a plurality of spiral grooves in the brush substantially in parallel, the article can be reciprocated more finely along the axis of the conveying roller.

Further, in the brushing roller according to the present invention, a brush having a cylindrical surface is provided on the peripheral surface of the conveying roller, and the article is placed on the surface of the brush and conveyed, and Since the spiral groove is formed on the surface of the brush, while brushing the article,
It can be rotated in the axial direction.

Therefore, this brushing roller is extremely significant as a component of the above-mentioned brushing apparatus for articles.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of an article brushing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part viewed from an arrow III in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 ... Endless chain 4 ... Transport roller 6 ... Brush 61 ... Spiral groove B ... Brushing device for articles

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A required number of conveying rollers are laid between a pair of endless chains arranged substantially in parallel, and the pair of endless chains are mounted on the conveying rollers by rotating in the circumferential direction. In a conveyor device for conveying articles, a brush is provided on the peripheral surface of the conveying roller, and the conveying roller is moved in the circumferential direction of the endless chain.
In a brushing device for articles that rotates in the same direction while moving in accordance with movement, a spiral groove is formed on the surface of the brush, and the direction of the spiral groove is arranged in the opposite direction to the spiral groove of the brush of the adjacent transport roller. An article brushing device. 2. The brushing device for articles according to claim 1, wherein the brush is formed in a cylindrical shape and is externally fitted and fixed to the carrying roller. 3. The brushing device for articles according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of spiral grooves are arranged substantially in parallel. Surface on the peripheral surface of 4. A conveying roller provided a cylindrical brush, to convey by placing the article on the surface of the brush
A brushing roller according to claim 1, wherein a spiral groove is formed on the surface of the brush. 5. The brushing roller according to claim 4, wherein the brush is formed in a cylindrical shape and is externally fitted and fixed to the conveying roller. 6. The brushing roller according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of spiral grooves are arranged substantially parallel to each other.