JP2578878Y2 - Box for long fruits and vegetables - 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 packing long fruits and vegetables used for packing long fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers, carrots, yams, and eggplants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method for packing cucumbers according to grades as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of cucumbers K... Is sequentially held with both hands, and a cardboard box B
There is a method of aligning the orientations of the cucumbers K in a plastic bag Ba laid inside and packing them in a box.

[0003]

However, when packing the cucumber K as described above in a box, it is very difficult to mechanically hold the cucumber K having a peculiar shape, which impairs the commercial value of the cucumber K. It is necessary to pack the cucumber K by hand so that the cucumber K brought in from the producer is large in number. Also, since many cucumbers K are directly stacked and packed in a box, the cucumbers K packed in the box are rubbed against each other due to the vibration generated during transportation, and the projections on the surface of the cucumber K are peeled off or the surface of the cucumber K is damaged. There is also a problem that the product value of the cucumber K may be impaired due to scratches and scratches.

[0004] In view of the above problem, the present invention sequentially feeds the long fruits and vegetables arranged and placed on each concave placing portion of the alignment conveyor into each concave placing portion of the packaging container.
An object of the present invention is to provide a boxing device for long fruits and vegetables, which can mechanically carry out the boxing operation of long fruits and vegetables, and can save labor and improve efficiency.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a long fruit and vegetable.
Distribution box formed by connecting a number of buckets
A plurality of conveyors are arranged side by side, and a drop position for dropping the long fruits and vegetables placed on each bucket is set on the transport path of the distribution conveyor , and the falling position is set below the drop position from the distribution conveyor. An alignment conveyor for aligning and feeding the supplied long fruits and vegetables in the longitudinal direction is arranged orthogonally, and the alignment conveyor has a concave shape in which the long fruits and vegetables are aligned and placed in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the drop position. A plurality of mounting sections are formed, and the loading position set at the transport-side terminal section corresponding to each of the concave mounting sections, corresponding to the interval between the long fruits and vegetables placed on the concave mounting section. The present invention is characterized in that it is a boxing device for long fruits and vegetables in which a feeding conveyor for sequentially moving each concave storage portion of the packaging container is arranged orthogonally.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the buckets of each of the plurality of distribution conveyors are sequentially moved to the drop positions corresponding to the concave mounting portions of the alignment conveyor, and are placed on the respective buckets of the distribution conveyor. Each of the long fruits and vegetables is sequentially transferred to each of the concave placing portions of the alignment conveyor, and each of the long fruits and vegetables placed on each of the concave placing portions is aligned and transported at an interval corresponding to a preset drop position. I do. At the same time, the feed conveyor is driven to sequentially move the concave storage portions of the packaging container to the input positions corresponding to the concave placement portions of the alignment conveyor, and are arranged and placed on the concave placement portions of the alignment conveyor. The obtained long fruits and vegetables are sequentially put into each of the concave storage portions of the packaging container.

[0007]

According to the present invention, since the long fruits and vegetables arranged and placed on each of the concave placement portions of the alignment conveyor are sequentially put into each of the concave storage portions of the packaging container, the packaging container is stopped. A position where a large number of long fruits and vegetables can be continuously introduced without causing the same, and each of the long fruits and vegetables arranged and placed on the alignment conveyor is introduced into each of the concave storage portions of the packaging container. In addition, the time and effort required to correct the input position and input position of long fruits and vegetables at the time of dosing is eliminated, and boxing of long fruits and vegetables having peculiar shapes such as cucumbers and carrots is performed mechanically. Can be done. In addition, the labor and work of manually inputting a large number of long fruits and vegetables brought in from the producer into each of the concave storage portions of the packaging container can be omitted, and the work time required for the input operation can be greatly reduced. Labor saving and efficiency improvement can be achieved.

In addition, since the drop position of the distribution conveyor, the concave placement portion of the alignment conveyor, and the concave storage portion of the packaging container correspond to each other, the number of long fruits and vegetables can be equalized, and furthermore, the distribution conveyor can be provided. And the conveyor for alignment and the conveyor for feeding are orthogonal to each other, so that there is an effect that the entire apparatus can be made compact.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a box packing device used for boxing cucumbers of the same rank, which have been previously sorted, as an example of long fruits and vegetables. In FIG. 1, this box packing device 1 is composed of a large number of cucumbers brought in from a producer side. A conveyer 2 for loading and receiving K ... in a horizontal position with respect to the conveying direction;
A large number of cucumbers K transferred from the receiving conveyor 2 ...
Conveyors 3 for distributing and supplying a predetermined number of each
, An alignment conveyor 4 for aligning and transporting the cucumber K distributed from each of the distribution conveyors 3 in a vertical orientation with respect to the transport direction, and a position orthogonal to the transport-side end of the alignment conveyor 4. A feeding conveyor 5 for sequentially feeding the packaging containers D to the loading position set in the above, a container feeding machine 6 for feeding a plurality of stacked packaging containers D one by one onto the feeding conveyor 5, and A film packaging machine 7 for coating a transparent or translucent resin film F on the upper surface side of a packaging container D conveyed by a conveyor 5, and a predetermined number of cucumbers K
Is formed from a perforation forming machine 8 for forming a perforation in the packaging container D in which is packaged, and a container box packing machine 9 for packing a predetermined number of the packaging containers D into a cardboard box B.

The above-mentioned conveyer 2 is composed of three belt conveyors 2a,
2b, 2c are arranged in the conveying direction close to a predetermined interval, and the conveying speed of each of the belt conveyors 2a, 2b, 2c is sequentially increased to convey a large amount of cucumber K brought in from the producer while separating them. I do. That is, the cucumber K is put into the container C brought in from the producer side in advance with the orientation of the cucumber K being adjusted in advance, and each of the containers C is turned over artificially or mechanically sequentially and put into each of these containers C. A lot of cucumber K
Are sequentially transferred onto each of the belt conveyors 2a, 2b, 2c, and the belt conveyors 2a, 2b, 2c are rotated by the driving force of a drive motor with a speed reducer (not shown) so that each of the cucumber K ... 4 while keeping the distance in the transport direction
Aligned and conveyed to a position corresponding to each distribution conveyor 3 of the book.

The roller conveyors 10 and the rotary brushes 11 disposed at the subsequent stage of the load receiving conveyor 2 are rotated in synchronization with the transport speed of the distribution conveyors 3. From each roller conveyor 1
Cu. K is sequentially transferred one by one to each of the cucumbers K, and the falling position and falling speed of each cucumber K transferred from each roller conveyer 10 to each bucket 3a of the distribution conveyor 3 are changed by each rotation. Stabilized by brushes 11 and each bucket 3a of each roller conveyor 10 from each roller conveyor 10
Cucumber K is sequentially transferred one by one.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned distribution conveyor 3 is configured such that the front ends of both sides of a bucket 3a having an L-shaped cross section are vertically moved between facing surfaces of circling chains 3b, 3b stretched left and right. The chain 3 is supported for free movement and for circling.
a number of buckets 3a in the longitudinal direction of b, 3b.
Are installed at predetermined regular intervals. The support rods 3c projecting from the rear end of one side of the buckets 3a are engaged with a traveling rail 12 erected at the lower part of the buckets 3a to horizontally guide the circling posture. That is, the circling chains 3b, 3b are synchronously rotated by the driving force of a motor with a speed reducer (not shown), and the multiple buckets 3a are circulated in the same direction and supplied from the roller conveyor 10 described above. Are transferred to the buckets 3a returning to the starting end of the distribution conveyor 3 one by one.

For example, distribution units a for distributing and supplying cucumber K of the same class are set on the transport path of the above-mentioned distribution conveyors 3, and each distribution unit corresponding to the distribution unit a is set. Cucumber K one by one on the transport path of conveyor 3
Are sequentially displaced in the transport direction by an amount corresponding to the supply pitch for dropping, and the dropping positions are respectively set, and
Are provided with address reading sensors S for detecting the addresses of the buckets 3a designated to be dropped at the start of work immediately before the drop position set on the transport path of. Also, T-shaped guide rods 13 are respectively bridged between the rail ends 12a, 12a of the traveling rail 12 corresponding to the respective drop positions, and the respective solenoids 14 arranged on the side of the drop position are provided.
Are connected to the guide rods 13, respectively, and the solenoids 14 are operated based on the detection signals output from the address reading sensors S described above, and are protruded from the buckets 3a of the distribution conveyor 3. The support rods 3c move forward and backward between a forward position where the support rods 3c are horizontally guided and a retreat position where the support rods 3c projecting from the buckets 3a drop off.

At the lower position of each of the distribution conveyors 3 corresponding to the above-mentioned distribution section a, alignment conveyors 4 are arranged at right angles to the transport direction of the distribution conveyors 3 as shown in FIG. A plurality of ridge guides 4a are continuously or partially formed in the length direction of the conveying surface of the alignment conveyor 4, and the mounting surface between the ridge guides 4a is one.
The cucumber K of the book is formed at an interval in which the cucumber K is arranged and placed in a vertical position. That is, the drop position set on each of the distribution conveyors 3 and the mounting surface of each of the ridge guides 4a formed on the alignment conveyor 4 are arranged so as to correspond to each other. Cucumbers K supplied from each of the distribution conveyors 3 are sequentially placed one by one between the strip guides 4a, and the cucumbers K are aligned and conveyed at intervals corresponding to a predetermined drop position.

A feed conveyor 5 is disposed at the transfer-side end of the above-mentioned alignment conveyor 4 at right angles to the transfer direction of the alignment conveyor 4, and a feed corresponding to the transfer-side end of the alignment conveyor 4 is provided. Are set on the conveyance path of the conveyor 5 and the cucumber K arranged and arranged between the respective ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4 is conveyed to the input position on the feed conveyor 5. Into the respective concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D. That is, the conveyor 4 for alignment and the conveyor 5 for feeding are synchronously rotated by the driving force of a motor with a reduction gear (not shown), and the conveyor 4 for alignment is moved to a position corresponding to the position between the ridge guides 4a. Each concave storage portion Db of the packaging container D placed on the conveyor 5 is sequentially moved, and each cucumber K arranged and placed between each of the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4 is transferred to the feeding conveyor. 5 is sequentially loaded into each of the concave storage portions Db... Of the packaging container D conveyed to the loading position above. A stopper 15 is provided at one side edge of the feeding conveyor 5 so as to face each of the cucumbers K to be put into each of the concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D. ... is regulated to the position where the cucumbers K are inserted.

The above-mentioned container feeding machine 6 is provided with a feeding machine main body 6a and a container loading section 6b in front of a loading position set on the feeding conveyor 5, and is made of paper made of resin-coated cardboard paper or the like. A plurality of packaging containers D or synthetic resin packaging containers D formed of styrene foam or the like are stacked and loaded in the container loading section 6b in advance, and at the start of the operation, a large number of each packaging loaded in the container loading section 6b is started. The containers D are sequentially fed out one by one from the lower side or the upper side, and the packaging containers D are sequentially supplied onto the feeding conveyor 5 arranged on the feeding side of the feeder body 6a.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the above-mentioned packaging container D accommodates three cucumbers K in parallel in a lateral orientation in the width direction of the upper surface of the container body Da constituting the packaging container D. A concave storage portion Db having a size is formed, and three sets of concave storage portions Db... Are formed at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the container body Da, and these concave storage portions Db are formed.
, Three partition plates Dc, Dc are formed at intervals at which three cucumber K are stored in parallel at a predetermined interval in the center of the bottom surface, and the storage space of each concave storage portion Db is three. Partitioning.

The above-mentioned film packaging machine 7 has a packaging machine body 7a and a film loading section 7b disposed after the loading position set on the feeding conveyor 5, and a transparent or translucent resin made of synthetic resin. The film F is wound into a roll and pre-loaded in the film loading section 7b, and when passing through the same machine, the roll-shaped resin film F loaded in the film loading section 7b is sequentially fed out while being appropriately tensioned, and the packaging machine body 7a The resin film F is coated on the upper surface side of the packaging container D conveyed to the lower part of the package, and the close contact portion between the upper peripheral edge of each of the concave storage portions Db formed in the packaging container D and the resin film F is thermally welded. At the same time, the packaging containers D are sequentially supplied onto a shipping conveyor arranged orthogonally to the transport-side end portion of the feeding conveyor 5.

In the above-described perforation forming machine 8, a forming machine main body 8a is disposed at a perforated position set on a shipping conveyor.
A receiving roller 8b and a setting roller 8c are axially opposed to each other at upper and lower positions in the molding machine main body 8a and bearings. At the time of passing through the molding machine, the packaging container D is supplied between the receiving roller 8b bearing in the molding machine main body 8a and the setting roller 8c, and connected to the connecting portions of the concave storage portions Db formed in the packaging container D. A perforation Dd is formed along the line.

In the container box packing machine 9 described above, traveling rails 9b, 9b are laid in parallel between a suction position set on the shipping conveyor and a box packing position set on the side of the same position. The suction unit 9a is horizontally movably mounted between the traveling rails 9b, 9b, and the suction unit 9a is horizontally moved above the suction position and above the boxing position by driving means such as an air cylinder or a driving motor. The suction unit 9a is vertically moved up and down between the suction position and the boxing position by the driving means such as. That is,
As shown in FIG. 6, each adsorber 9c of the adsorption unit 9a is pressed against the upper surface of the packaging container D conveyed to the adsorption position,
The packaging container D is suction-held by a negative pressure of a suction blower (not shown). Further, the packaging container D is housed inside the cardboard box B conveyed to the box packing position, and the negative pressure of the suction blower (not shown) is shut off or stopped to release the suction holding of the packaging container D. A plastic bag Ba is laid in advance inside the cardboard box B.

The illustrated embodiment is constructed as described above, and the distribution operation and the boxing operation of the box packing apparatus 1 for packing cucumber K of the same rank will be described below. First, FIG.
As shown in the figure, each container C brought in from the producer side ...
Are sequentially rolled over, and a large number of cucumbers K input into each container C are transferred onto the conveyer 2 for receiving the goods.
Each cucumber K placed on the loading conveyor 2 is sequentially transferred one by one onto each roller conveyor 10 while separating them, and each cucumber K placed on each roller conveyor 10.
Are sequentially transferred one by one to each bucket 3a of each of the distribution conveyors 3 at predetermined equal intervals.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when each bucket 3a of each distribution conveyor 3 moves to the drop position, the address of each bucket 3a specified in advance to fall is read by each address reading sensor S. , And operates each solenoid 14 based on the detection signal output from each address reading sensor S, and sequentially rolls over each bucket 3a at a drop position set on each distribution conveyor 3. That is, the cucumber K placed on each bucket 3a of each distributing conveyor 3 is displaced by a pitch that is supplied one by one between the ridge guides 4a of the arranging conveyor 4. At each position, and each bucket 3a of each distribution conveyor 3 ...
Each of the cucumbers K placed on the conveyer is sequentially transferred between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4 in a horizontal posture, and each cucumber K is spaced at an interval corresponding to a predetermined drop position. Are aligned and conveyed.

Simultaneously, the container feeding machine 6 is driven to sequentially feed a plurality of stacked packaging containers D one by one onto the feeding conveyor 5 one by one. The containers D are continuously conveyed, and at positions corresponding to the spaces between the respective ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4,
The concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D placed on the feeding conveyor 5 are sequentially moved to pack the cucumbers K arranged and placed between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4. The three containers are sequentially put into each of the concave storage portions Db... Of the container D, and the packaging container D is transported and supplied to the film packaging machine 7 disposed at the subsequent stage at the same position.

Next, the film packaging machine 7 is driven so that the resin film F is placed on the upper surface side of the packaging container D conveyed to the lower part of the machine.
, And the close contact portion between the upper peripheral edge of each of the concave storage portions Db... Formed in the packaging container D and the resin film F is packaged in a lump. Thereafter, the packaging container D is transported and supplied onto a shipping conveyor arranged orthogonally to the transport-side end portion of the feeding conveyor 5.

Next, the perforation forming machine 8 is driven to supply the packaging container D between the receiving roller 8b and the setting roller 8c bearing inside the same. A perforation Dd is formed in each of the connecting portions of the storage portions Db.
Is transported and supplied to the container.

Next, the container box packing machine 9 is driven, and the packaging container D conveyed to the suction position at the lower part of the machine is moved to the suction unit 9.
a, the suction unit 9a is moved from the suction position to the boxing position, and the packaging container D is stored in the cardboard box B conveyed to the boxing position, and the suction is released to release one. Of the packaging container D is completed. Similarly, the suction unit 9a is moved to the suction position and the boxing position, and the packaging containers D in which nine pieces of cucumber K are packaged in a lump are sequentially packed in a cardboard box body B, and then the predetermined number is set. The box B packed in several boxes is sealed with an automatic sealing machine (not shown) and then shipped.

As described above, the buckets 3a of the four distribution conveyors 3 arranged side by side are sequentially turned over at the drop positions corresponding to the positions between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4,
Since the cucumbers K arranged and placed between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4 are sequentially put into the concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D, the packaging container D is not stopped. A large number of cucumbers K can be continuously fed, and the cucumbers K arranged and arranged between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4 can be inserted into the respective concave storage portions of the packaging container D. Since the position and posture of the cucumber K ... are regulated to the positions and postures to be thrown in, the trouble and work of correcting the throwing position and the throwing posture of each cucumber K ... can be omitted, and a peculiar shape such as cucumber and carrot can be eliminated. Boxing of long fruit and vegetable parts can be performed mechanically.

Since a large number of cucumbers K are continuously put into each of the concave storage sections Db of the packaging container D, a large number of cucumbers K brought in from the producer are transferred to each of the packaging containers D. The labor and work of manually putting in the concave storage portions Db... Can be omitted, the work time required for the putting work can be greatly reduced, and labor can be saved and efficiency can be improved.

Moreover, the drop position of the distribution conveyor 3 and
Since the concave mounting portion of the alignment conveyor 4 (see between the guides 4a and 4a) and the concave storing portion Db of the packaging container D correspond to each other, the number of long fruits and vegetables (see cucumber K) is stored for each container D. In addition, since the distribution conveyor 3, the alignment conveyor 4, and the feed conveyor 5 are orthogonal to each other, the size of the entire apparatus can be reduced.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the long fruits and vegetables of the present invention correspond to the cucumber K of the embodiment, and similarly, each concave mounting portion of the alignment conveyor is The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, although it corresponds to the space between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4.

In the above-described embodiment, the cucumber K is put into each of the concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D three by one while sequentially feeding out a plurality of stacked packaging containers D one by one. For example, a predetermined number of cucumbers K may be put into each of the concave storage portions Db... Of the packaging container D while pressure-molding a resin-coated paper sheet or a synthetic resin sheet. The material and shape of the packaging container D may be selected in accordance with long fruits and vegetables such as eggplant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a boxing device for a long fruit and vegetable of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view of a distribution conveyor showing a distribution operation of cucumbers;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an alignment conveyor showing a cucumber input operation;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side sectional view of a packaging container showing a packaging state of cucumbers.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a separated state of the packaging container.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of a box body showing a packing state of the packaging container.

FIG. 7 is a short side longitudinal sectional view of a box body showing a boxed state of cucumbers according to a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 D: Packaging container Db: Concave storage section K: Cucumber (long fruit and vegetable) 3: Conveyor for distribution 3a: Bucket 4: Conveyor for alignment 4a: Protrusion guide 5: Conveyor for feeding

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takamichi Shimomura 1-32 Chaya-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Yanmar Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-62-235017 (JP, A) 91704 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65B 25/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A large number of buckets on which long fruits and vegetables are placed
A dispensing conveyor which is formed by connection to a plurality Hon'nami set, the conveyance path of the partial <br/> distribution conveyor, it sets the falling position to fall a long fruits or vegetables placed in each bucket, respectively, At the lower part of the dropping position, an aligning conveyor for aligning and conveying long fruits and vegetables dropped from the dispensing conveyor in the longitudinal direction is orthogonally arranged, and the aligning conveyor is long corresponding to the dropping position. A plurality of concave placing portions for placing and shaking fruits and vegetables in the longitudinal direction are formed, and the loading position set at the transport-side terminal portion corresponding to each of the concave placing portions, and the concave placing portion is placed on each of the concave placing portions. An apparatus for packing long fruits and vegetables, in which a feeding conveyor for sequentially moving each concave storage portion of the packaging container in accordance with the interval between the placed long fruits and vegetables is arranged orthogonally.