JP2534579B2 - Egg feeder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention arranges collected eggs, particularly hawk eggs,
The present invention relates to an egg supply device for packing one into each partitioned compartment of a pack.

(Prior Art) When packing a quail's egg into a pack, the turtle's egg has a soft shell and is easily damaged. When putting it in a pack made according to the shape of a naive egg, it is difficult to pack it mechanically because it is difficult to pack the egg mechanically, so packing is done exclusively by hand. It was

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention is intended to automatically perform, by a machine, the work of putting eggs into a pack, which has been relied on manually.

(Means for Solving the Problem) At all times, a pair of spindles is held at an interval narrower than the small diameter of the egg, and when the egg is dropped, the spindle holding means for opening the interval between the pair of spindles and the spindle are An annular chain for driving the spindle holding means for moving in the orthogonal direction, a plurality of partitions arranged on the spindle toward the dropping position of the egg so as not to hinder the movement of the spindle, and the annular chain. A guide device for guiding an egg that has fallen under the spindle installed in a space surrounded by a space into the recess of the pack, and a pack transfer means for transferring the pack installed so as to pass through the annular chain, And placing an egg in a moving section formed at each intersection of the groove-shaped space between the pair of spindles and the groove-shaped space between the partitions. And to convey it just above the dent of the pack.
At least one of the pair of spindles is rotated or the spindle is vibrated to correct the posture of the egg during transportation so that the sharp tip of the egg faces downward.

(Operation) According to the egg supply device of the present invention, an egg is placed in each moving section formed at each intersecting portion of the groove-shaped space between the pair of moving spindles and the groove-shaped space between the partitions. Since the eggs are transported in a manner that does not damage them, and during transportation, the eggs can be aligned in a posture that matches the shape of the indentation of the pack, so the eggs are automatically packed in the posture when they are aligned. Can be accurately fed into each dimple.

(Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 1, the egg supply apparatus of the present invention comprises a cleaning device 9 for cleaning and drying the collected eggs, a transport device 4 for transporting the washed eggs, and this transport device 4 At the terminal end of the, the aligning device comprising the partitions 41 for aligning and feeding the eggs one by one, the posture correcting device 1 for aligning the postures of the fed eggs, the eggs with the aligned postures, the body portion 31 and the lid. A guide device (20) for dropping the pack (30) into each section of the pack (30).

As shown in the side view of FIG. 1, the cleaning device 9 is provided with an ultrasonic generator 8 at the bottom or side wall thereof, and has a water tank 91 for ultrasonic cleaning, and a lattice-shaped scooping of eggs from the water tank 91. The conveyor device 2 is configured to dry the inside of the drying device 3 which blows out warm air by the conveyor device 2 while allowing the washed eggs to pass therethrough, and then places the dried egg on the conveyor device 4.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 1 and the plan view of FIG.
The transport device 4 is a belt conveyor composed of a belt 45 wound around a pair of pulleys 42, 43, and an egg is placed in front of an aligning device composed of a comb-shaped partition plate 41 provided at the end of the conveyor. The vibrating device 7 that vibrates the belt 45 is provided for the purpose of flattening the balls 45 without forming a nodule.

The aligning device includes a partition plate 41 arranged in a comb shape to form a groove 46 for arranging eggs conveyed in front of the stopper 6 in a row, and lifting each egg in front of the stopper 6 in each groove. In addition, the intermittent feeding device 5 that intermittently feeds the eggs one by one over the inclined top surface of the stopper 6 is intermittently provided. Partition plates 51 and 61 are provided at the top of each of the intermittent feeding device 5 and the stopper 6 to form a groove following the groove 46.

As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the posture correcting device 1 holds between a plurality of spindle holding members 10 supported by a pair of annular chains 19 at regular intervals and each spindle holding member 10 forming a pair. And two spindles 11 and 12 arranged at regular intervals.

Each spindle holding member 10 holds one spindle 11 rotatably by a bearing, and a spring (not shown).
The other spindle 12 is held by an arm 14 urged in the direction to close the space. The arm 14 has a rear end rotatably supported by a shaft 15 and has a spindle 12 at an intermediate portion.
And has a projection 16 at the tip. A screw 18 for adjusting the distance between the two spindles 11 and 12 in the closed state is provided.

To the spindle 11 rotatably held, in order to rotate the spindle 11, a gear 13 is attached to an end of the spindle 11 protruding laterally from the holding member 10. The gear 13 is an annular chain. A toothed belt 35 that is installed on the outside along 19 and is driven by a pair of pulleys 34.
Is something that meshes with.

Directly above the guide device 20, the two spindles 11 and 12
Of the spindle holding member 10 to drop the eggs into the funnel-shaped recess 24 of the guiding device 20.
The engagement pieces 36 and 37 that engage with the protrusion 16 provided at the tip of the arm and rotate the arm 14 against the elastic force of the spring are the bases 38.
It is provided above.

As is apparent from the plan view of FIG. 2, in order to open the two pairs of front and rear spindles 11 and 12 and drop the two eggs arranged in front and rear into the recess 24 of the guide device 20 at the same time, The protrusions 16 and the engagement pieces 36, 37 of the arm 14 are arranged in a zigzag pattern in the traveling direction.

Further, following the groove 46 of the aligning device, the egg is guided by the guiding device.
In order to accurately lead to just above the 20 dents 24, as shown in FIG. 2, the posture correction device 1 is arranged on the spindles 11 and 12 so as not to obstruct the movement of the spindles 11 and 12. A partition 39 for a plurality of plates or wires is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide device 20 includes a partition 21 at the center.
It is composed of two rotating blocks 22 which are arranged so as to sandwich the partition wall 21 and rotate around an axis 23. When each rotating block 22 is closed, an egg is placed together with the central partition wall 21. A funnel-shaped depression 24 for holding is formed, and when each rotary block 22 is opened, the held egg is placed on the body of the pack 30.
It is intended to be dropped into 31 depressions.

Dropping the eggs directly from the spindles 11, 12 towards the indentation of the pack 30 will damage the egg, so drop it into the funnel-shaped indentation 24 lined with a soft material such as rubber and drop the egg. Once held, it is configured to open pivot block 22 to accurately guide the egg into each well of pack 30.

Further, a pack carrying device including a belt conveyor 33 arranged so as to pass through a pair of annular chains 19 of the posture correcting device 1 is provided. This pack carrying device sends an empty pack 30 to the position below the guiding device 20 and stops,
The eggs are carried into each of the depressions of the pack 30 and carried out, and are belt conveyors that operate intermittently.

Next, the operation of the egg supply apparatus configured as described above will be described.

The collected eggs are first put in the water tank 91 of the cleaning device 9 and ultrasonically cleaned, and then the drying device 3 that scoops the eggs out of the water tank 91 by the grid-shaped conveyor device 2 and blows out warm air. After being dried while passing through the inside, it is placed on the belt 45 of the conveying device 4.

The vibrating device 7 vibrates the egg on the belt 45, so that the egg spreads flat without rising. And
Each guide groove 46 having a width of one egg and partitioned by a comb-shaped partition plate 41 is arranged in a line in front of the stopper 6.

The intermittent feed device 5 having the forwardly inclined top surface is operated in accordance with the timing when the pair of spindles 11 and 12 of the posture correcting device 1 pass in front of the stopper 6, and the front of the stopper 6 is operated for each row. Eggs are picked up one by one and rolled forward, passed over the stopper 6 and intermittently fed one by one onto the space between the pair of spindles 11 and 12 of the posture correcting device 1.

An egg placed between a pair of spindles 11 and 12 has one
A guide device is provided by each moving section 47 formed at the intersection of the space between the pair of spindles 11 and 12 and the space between the partitions 39.
Carried right above 20. Then, the posture is corrected until the egg reaches directly above the guide device 20. That is,
During the period until it reaches right above the guide device 20, one spindle 11 which is rotatably held has a toothed gear which is continuously rotated by a pulley 34 via a gear wheel 13 attached to an end portion. It is positively rotated by engaging with the belt 35.

Instead of the toothed belt 35, a stationary rack may be provided. In the case where the rack is installed, when the holding member 10 is moved by the annular chain 19, the gear 13 meshes with the stationary rack and the spindle 11
Is rotated.

In this way, if one of the pair of spindles 11 and 12 is rotated and the interval between the pair of spindles 11 and 12 is adjusted appropriately with the screw 18, As it has an asymmetrical shape with a sharp tip and a rounded rear end, an egg placed in any posture should be in a posture with the rounded rear end facing up as shown in FIG. Corrected to be retained. That is, the center of gravity of the egg is held below the line connecting the contact points between the pair of spindles 11 and 12 and the egg.

In this way, the quail's egg is brought to the position right above the funnel-shaped recess 24 of the guide device 20 with the pointed tip facing downward.

Then, when it reaches the position right above the funnel-shaped recess 24 of the guide device 20, the projection 16 at the tip of the arm 14 holding one spindle 12 is engaged with the engaging piece 36 provided on the base 38. , 37
Engaging the arm 14 to rotate the arm 14 against the spring's resilience, opening the space between the pair of spindles 11, 12 so that the egg falls into the funnel-shaped recess 24. The inner wall of the funnel-shaped depression 24 is lined with a soft material such as rubber, so that the egg is temporarily held so as not to be damaged.

Then, the rotating block 22 is opened on the body 31 of the empty pack 30 carried by the pack carrying device 33, and the egg is accurately guided into each of the hollows of the empty pack 30.

The pack 30 filled with eggs is carried out by the pack carrying device 33 onto a workbench for carrying out the box packing work.

(Other Embodiments) In the embodiments described above, an ultrasonic cleaning device is used as a cleaning device for cleaning eggs, but another cleaning device such as a device for cleaning while stirring water is used. You may.

In the posture correction device 1 that corrects eggs one by one so that their sharp tips are directed downward, a pair of spindles 1
The posture is corrected by rotating one or both of 1 and 12, but even if the spindle is not rotated in this way, the posture of the egg can be adjusted by vibrating the spindle with a vibrator. Can be corrected.

(Effect) As described above, according to the egg supply device of the present invention, the eggs can be aligned in the same posture and automatically and accurately supplied into the respective cavities of the pack without damaging the eggs.

Further, by arranging the flow of eggs whose posture is regulated to be supplied and the flow of packs to be packed to be orthogonal to each other, a plurality of packs can be filled with eggs at the same time. For example, if 14 partitions are provided, 5 packs of 2 rows can be filled simultaneously with 3 packs.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the egg supply apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing details of essential parts, and the same parts are shown in each drawing. Are represented by the same reference numerals. 1 ... Posture correction device 4 ... Conveyor device 5 ... Intermittent feeding device 10 ... Spindle holding member 11, 12 ... Spindle 13 ... Gear 14 ... Arm 16 ... Arm projection 19 ... Chain (drive means) ) 20 ... Guide device 30 ... Pack 33 ... Pack transport device 35 ... Toothed belt 36, 37 ... Engaging pieces 39, 41, 51, 61 ... Partition 47 ... Moving section

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A spindle holding means for holding a pair of spindles at a distance smaller than the small diameter of an egg at all times and opening the distance between the pair of spindles when the egg is dropped, and the spindle moving in the direction orthogonal to the spindle holding means. An annular chain for driving the plurality of spindle holding means, a plurality of partitions arranged on the spindle toward the dropping position of the eggs so as not to hinder the movement of the spindle, and surrounded by the annular chain. A guide device for guiding an egg dropped under the spindle installed in a hollow space into the recess of the pack, and a pack transfer means for transferring the pack installed so as to pass through the annular chain. Then, the eggs are placed and transported in a moving section formed at each site where the groove-shaped space between the pair of spindles and the groove-shaped space between the partitions intersect with each other. Egg supply device according to claim. 2. The egg supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising spindle rotating means for rotating at least one of the pair of spindles to correct the posture of the egg. 3. The egg supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a vibrator for applying a vibration to the spindle to correct the posture of the egg. 4. The egg supply according to claim 1, further comprising means for placing one of the tips of eggs arranged in a line by a partition on the moving section at a timing. apparatus.