JP2618842B2 - Mushroom filling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an installation for inoculating a fungus into a culture bag filled with a culture medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A method of cultivating mushrooms by filling a plastic culture bag with a culture medium of mushrooms is widely used for cultivation of shiitake mushrooms and the like. In this method, mushrooms are grown as described below. A plastic culture bag is filled with a certain amount of culture medium mainly composed of sawdust. The culture bag with the culture medium is heated with steam to sterilize the culture bag and the culture medium. Open the opening of the culture bag and supply mushroom fungi on the top surface of the culture medium. The supplied mushrooms proliferate and spread to the culture medium. After the mushrooms are propagated in the entire culture medium, the culture bag is opened to generate mushrooms.

In the method of cultivating mushrooms as described above, it takes a lot of time to fill a culture bag with a certain amount of culture medium and inoculate the culture bag filled with the culture medium. This causes the cultivation cost of the mushrooms to be high, with the cultivation of the mushrooms as a lot of labor. In order to save labor for mushroom cultivation, an apparatus has been developed in which a culture bag is lightly filled with a fixed amount of culture medium. For example, this device is described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-31149.

[0004]

By using the apparatus described in the above publication, a culture medium can be efficiently filled into a culture bag. However, a device capable of efficiently inoculating fungal fungi into a culture bag filled with a culture medium has not yet been put into practical use, and the actual situation is that this process is extremely troublesome. An apparatus for quantitatively supplying mushrooms to a culture bag filled with a culture medium has been developed. The use of this device has a feature that a certain amount of fungi can be inoculated into a culture bag. Since the mushroom fungi can be inoculated into the culture bag without being manually weighed, the inoculation step can be somewhat labor-saving.

[0005] However, even if this apparatus is used, the labor for inoculating the culture bag cannot be saved much. In order to quantitatively supply the fungi to be inoculated, place the culture bag on a table, open the opening by hand, and apply the opened opening to the outlet of the quantitative supply device. To fill the culture bag with a fixed amount of mushrooms, and then manually close the opening of the culture bag.

[0006] Furthermore, what is extremely important in the cultivation of mushrooms is how to effectively prevent the growth of various bacteria in the culture medium. This is because mushrooms will not be generated if various bacteria grow on the culture medium. In particular, if germs grow on the culture medium, the mushrooms cannot be harvested in a time-consuming manner, so that all the time and expense required up to that point become zero, resulting in an extremely large economic loss. Would. In addition, if various bacteria grow in a large number of culture bags, it takes time to dispose, and the economical loss increases. For this reason, reducing the propagation of various bacteria in the culture medium is extremely important for mushroom cultivation.

However, in actual mushroom cultivation, it is a fact that a considerable amount of culture medium is violated by various bacteria. Even if the culture medium is heated and completely sterilized and inoculated with mushrooms, it is extremely difficult to eliminate the proliferation of various bacteria because the surroundings are innumerable. When cultivated in an ideal environment such as a sterile room, propagation of various germs can be eliminated. However, in such an environment, the cultivation cost increases significantly, and mushrooms cannot be cultivated at low cost.

[0008] The conventional method of inoculating a culture medium filled in a culture bag with or without the use of a quantitative supply device already developed is not only time-consuming, but also requires a culture medium in this step. However, there is a disadvantage that it is easily contaminated by various bacteria. This is because workers approach and open the opening of the culture bag by hand, and furthermore, the opening of the culture bag is widely opened for inoculation, and the time for opening the opening for inoculation cannot be shortened. is there. In addition, many culture bags cannot be easily opened when opened. This is because when the culture bag is heated with steam and sterilized with the culture medium filled therein, moisture may adhere to the inner surface of the opening and adhere to it.

The present invention has been developed with the aim of solving the above-mentioned drawbacks that are important for mushroom cultivation. An important object of the present invention is to save labor, to be extremely efficient, and to effectively propagate the germs. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for filling mushroom fungi which can prevent and inoculate a culture bag.

[0010]

The filling device of the present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above-mentioned object. The mushroom filling device is a device for inoculating mushrooms in the culture medium 2 of the culture bag 1. The culture bag 1 is filled with a culture medium 2 inside. Further, the culture bag 1 has an opening bent in a square shape. The opening bent in a square shape has a pair of opposing surfaces folded inwardly in the shape of a letter to form a bent surface 1A, and the other opposing surface is a parallel surface 1B sandwiching the bent surface 1A. With the parallel surface 1B sandwiching the bent surface 1A, the opening of the culture bag 1 is closed.

The filling device for inoculating the culture bag 1 with this structure is configured by placing the closed transfer means 3 for transferring the culture bag 1 while closing the opening of the culture bag 1 and the culture bag 1 transferred by the closed transfer means 3. Fill the culture bag 1 at the same speed as the closed transfer means 3
Conveyor, the opening means 5 for opening the culture bag 1 transferred to the filling position J, the filling means 6 for filling the culture bag 1 opened by the opening means 5 with mushrooms, Sealing means 7 for sealing the opening of the filled culture bag 1
And Closing transfer means 3, belt conveyor 4,
The opening means 5 and the sealing means 7 have the following unique configurations.

(A) The closing transfer means 3 includes a transfer member 3A for holding the parallel surface 1B of the opening of the culture bag 1 from both sides and transferring it to the filling position J. The transfer member 3A transfers the culture bag 1 while sandwiching the parallel surface 1B thereof, and the culture bag 1 is transferred to the filling position J in a closed state. (B) The opening means 5 adsorbs the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1, forcibly opens the opening of the culture bag 1, and closes the parallel surface 1B after filling with the fungi. Is provided. (C) The stroke in which the suction opening member 5A adsorbs and opens the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 is smaller than the entire width of the bent surface 1A that is linearly extended from the V-shape.
A is configured so that the opening of the culture bag 1 is opened by making the bent surface 1A of the culture bag 1 into a V shape. (D) The filling means 6 is located above the opening of the culture bag 1 transferred to the filling position J, and is provided at a hopper 6A for temporarily storing mushrooms and at an outlet of the hopper 6A. An opening / closing gate 6B and a quantitative supply means 6C for supplying mushroom fungi to the hopper 6A are provided. (E) The sealing means 7 includes a welding member 7A that heats and presses the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 to perform welding. (F) The culture bag 1 filled with the culture medium 2 is transferred to the filling position J in a state where the opening is closed by the belt conveyor 4 and the closing transfer means 3, and the opening of the culture bag 1 is adsorbed at the filling position J. An opening member 5A opens the culture bag 1 having a bent surface 1A, and the opened culture bag 1 is filled with mushrooms from the hopper 6A by opening and closing the gate 6B. The opening of the culture bag 1 filled with mushrooms is opened. Are closed by the suction opening member 5A and sealed by the sealing means 7.

[0013]

The mushroom fungus filling device of the present invention inoculates the culture bag 1 in the following steps. The culture bag 1 filled with the culture medium 2 is transferred to the filling position J by the closing transfer means 3 and the belt conveyor 4. The closed transfer means 3 transports the culture bag 1 at the same speed by placing the culture bag 1 on the opening and the belt conveyor 4 placing the culture bag 1 thereon. Closing transfer means 3
In order to prevent various bacteria from entering the sterilized culture bag 1, the culture bag 1 is closed and transferred. The opening of the culture bag 1 transferred to the filling position J is opened by the opening means 5. The opening means 5 sucks and opens the parallel surface 1B of the opening portion of the culture bag 1 with the suction opening member 5A. The suction opening member 5A is a bent surface 1A of the opening of the culture bag 1.
The opening is opened in a state in which it is formed in a U-shape without extending straight. In other words, the suction opening member 5A does not completely open the opening of the culture bag 1. The filling means 6 fills the opened culture bag 1 with a predetermined amount of mushrooms and inoculates them. The filling means 6 fills the fixed amount of fungi stored in the hopper 6A by opening the opening / closing gate 6B. The opening of the inoculated culture bag 1 is a suction opening member 5A.
And then sealed by the sealing means 7.

The filling device for mushrooms of the present invention holds the mouth of the culture bag 1 closed as described above and transfers it to the filling position J to temporarily open the opening when filling the mushrooms. Open, inoculate a fixed amount of fungi, and then close and seal the mouth of the culture bag 1. Therefore, the device of the present invention can inoculate the culture bag 1 without invasion of various bacteria. In particular, the apparatus of the present invention can extremely shorten the opening time of the culture bag 1,
It is possible to save labor for manual work which is an environment in which various bacteria easily enter, and furthermore, the bent surface 1 of the culture bag 1 is formed by the suction opening member 5A.
A is bent in a rectangular shape and opened, and after inoculation, the suction opening member 5 is opened.
Since the parallel surfaces 1B of the culture bag 1 are closed to each other at A, the invasion of various bacteria can be effectively prevented, and the inoculation can be performed efficiently. Furthermore, since the suction opening member 5A bends the bent surface 1A in a V-shape to open the mouth of the culture bag 1, when the parallel surfaces 1B approach each other after inoculation, the bent surface 1A is bent correctly inward. Is sealed in the state. That is, the bent surface 1A is bent outward and is not sealed. As described above, it is also effective to reliably seal the opening of the culture bag 1 to prevent invasion of various bacteria.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the following examples illustrate an apparatus for filling mushrooms for embodying the technical concept of the present invention, and the present invention does not specify the following apparatus for filling mushrooms.

Further, in this specification, in order to make it easy to understand the claims, the numbers corresponding to the members shown in the embodiments are referred to as "claims", "actions", and "actions". In the column of "Means for solving the problem". However, the members shown in the claims are
It is by no means specific to the members of the embodiment.

The apparatus for filling mushrooms shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 1, the plan view of FIG. 2, and the side view of FIG. And inoculate it. FIG. 4 shows a culture bag 1 inoculated with this apparatus. The culture bag 1 in this figure is a plastic culture bag 1 in which a culture medium 2 is filled. The opening of the culture bag 1 is bent so that it can be opened in a square shape, and a pair of opposing surfaces is folded inwardly in the shape of a letter to form a bent surface 1A, and the other opposing surfaces sandwich the bent surface 1A. Parallel surface 1B. This culture bag 1
As shown in FIG. 5, the openings are linearly welded and closed as shown by cross-hatching. The opening to be welded is welded by heating and pressing the parallel surface 1B while the parallel surface 1B sandwiches the bent surface 1A. Although not shown, the culture bag 1 for closing the opening is provided with a ventilation hole in a part thereof, and a permeable filter material is fixed to the ventilation hole. This is because, in the closed state, oxygen necessary for breeding the mushrooms of the culture medium 2 that is being filled is supplied.

The filling device for inoculating the culture bag 1 having the structure shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is transferred by the closed transfer means 3 for transferring the culture bag 1 while closing the opening of the culture bag 1 and the closed transfer means 3. A belt conveyor 4 for carrying the culture bag 1 and transferring the culture bag 1 to the filling position J at the same speed as the closing transfer means 3;
Opening means 5 for opening the culture bag 1 transferred to the container, and filling means 6 for filling the culture bag 1 opened by the opening means 5 with fungi.
And a sealing means 7 for sealing the opening of the culture bag 1 filled with mushroom fungi.

The closed transfer means 3 includes a transfer member 3A for holding the parallel surface 1B of the opening of the culture bag 1 from both sides and transferring it to the filling position J. The transfer member 3A is a parallel surface 1 of the culture bag 1.
B, and transported, and the culture bag 1 is closed at the filling position J.
Is transferred to The transfer member 3A shown in FIG.
And two belts 8 stretched in a horizontal plane around the pulleys 9. The two belts 8 are disposed close to each other at a portion where the culture bag 1 is transferred, and press the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 from both sides to transfer the culture bag 1 in a closed state. The two belts 8 are driven by pulleys 9. The pulley 9 is connected to a driving mechanism (not shown) and rotated. The drive mechanism drives the belt 8 with the pulley 9. The drive mechanism sandwiches the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 with the belt 8, and drives the opposing portions of the two belts 8 in the same direction at the same speed.

The belt conveyor 4 transfers the culture bag 1 to the filling position J with the culture bag 1 placed thereon. The belt conveyor 4 and the closing transfer means 3 are arranged in parallel to each other, and transfer the culture bag 1 to the filling position J at the same speed. Plastic culture bag 1
This is because the opening is held in a posture that does not deform and transported.

The opening means 5 is provided on both sides of the filling position J so that it can be opened and closed. The opening means 5 includes a suction opening member 5A for sucking the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1, and a cylinder 10 for reciprocating the suction opening member 5A in opposite directions. The suction opening member 5A is connected to a vacuum source 12 via an on-off valve 11. The suction opening members 5A are arranged to face each other, and open when the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 transferred to the filling position J is sucked and inoculated. After inoculation, the parallel surface 1B is pressed and closed. The opening means 5 is shown in FIG. The suction opening member 5A in FIG.
The opposing suction surfaces are flat, and suction holes 13 are opened in the suction surface. Two suction holes 13 are opened side by side. This is because the parallel surface 1B of the fungi is adsorbed over a wide area. The suction hole 13 is connected to the vacuum source 12 via the on-off valve 11. The on-off valve 11 is opened when sucking the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 to suck air from the suction hole, and closed when no suction is performed to stop sucking air. On-off valve 11
Is controlled by control means (not shown).

The cylinder 10 opens and closes the opening of the mushroom by moving the suction opening members 5A for adsorbing the parallel surface 1B of the mushroom in opposite directions. Therefore, the cylinder 10
Are arranged linearly and horizontally with respect to each other and in a direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the fungi. Cylinder 10
When the opening of the mushroom fungus is opened, the rod is contracted to move the suction opening members 5A away from each other, and when closed, the rod is pushed out to move the suction opening members 5A toward each other.

The stroke in which the cylinder 10 reciprocates the suction opening member 5A to open the opening of the culture bag 1 is designed to be smaller than the entire width of the linearly extended bent surface 1A. This is because, as shown in FIG. 4, the bent surface 1A of the culture bag 1 is formed in a V shape with the suction opening member 5A to open the opening.

The filling means 6 is located above the opening of the culture bag 1 transferred to the filling position J, and is provided at a hopper 6A for temporarily storing mushroom fungi and at an outlet of the hopper 6A. Opening / closing gate 6B, quantitative supply means 6C for supplying fungi to hopper 6A, hopper 6A and quantitative supply means 6
C and a cover for preventing invasion of various bacteria.
The quantitative supply means 6C supplies the fungi filled in the container to the hopper 6A. The mushroom fungi in the container do not come out even if the container is reversed. FIG. 7 shows a simple quantitative supply means 6C. In the fixed amount supply means 6C shown in this figure, a spiral coil spring 15 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the reduction motor 14. The container 16 is set downward so that the coil spring 15 is inserted into the container 16 filled with fungi. When the motor 14 rotates the coil spring 15, the coil spring 15 takes out the fungi and discharges them to the hopper 6A. The coil spring 15
It is spirally wound in a direction in which mushrooms can be forcibly taken out when rotated. When the time for rotating the coil spring 15 of the quantitative supply means 6C is increased, the amount of mushrooms taken out increases. Therefore, by controlling the rotation time of the motor 14, the amount of fungi taken out can be controlled.

In the fixed quantity supply means 6C having the structure shown in FIG. 7, a weight sensor (not shown) is provided in the hopper 6A, and the rotation time of the motor can be controlled by this sensor.
The weight sensor measures the weight of the entire hopper, measures the weight of the fungi supplied to the hopper, and rotates the motor until a predetermined amount of the fungi is supplied to the hopper. When the set amount of fungi is supplied to the hopper, the rotation of the motor is stopped. The quantitative supply means having this structure can supply mushroom fungi to the hopper with a more accurate weight. Therefore, there is a feature that the accurately measured mushroom fungi can be inoculated into the culture bag.

However, in the mushroom fungus filling device of the present invention, the structure of the quantitative supply means 6C is not limited to that shown in FIG. As the quantitative supply means, any means capable of supplying a predetermined amount of fungi to the hopper can be used. Further, the device for inoculating mushrooms in the culture bag does not need to be so accurately measured and inoculated with mushrooms. This is because the mushroom fungus spreads over the entire culture medium, regardless of whether the inoculated mushroom is more or less. However, if the amount of the inoculated fungi is too small, the spread of the fungi on the entire culture medium is delayed. However, over time, the fungi spread throughout the culture medium. For this reason, the quantitative supply means does not need to measure and inoculate the mushroom fungus so accurately. As described above, a mechanism for controlling the rotation time of the coil spring 15 and specifying the amount of mushroom fungus taken out is provided. Can be used. The quantitative supply means 6C is also controlled by the control means and supplies mushroom fungi from the container 16 to the hopper 6A.

The sealing means 7 includes a welding member 7A for heating, pressing and welding the parallel surface 1B of the fungi inoculated with the fungi. The welding member 7A is a pair of rollers including a heater for holding and heating and welding the parallel surface 1B of the fungi.
The roller is welded along the upper edge of the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 while nipping the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 and transferring the roller in the discharge direction. Below the rollers, two belts 18 for nipping and transporting the parallel surface 1B of the closed culture bag 1 are provided. The belt 18 is hung on a pulley 19 like the closed transfer means 3, and presses the parallel surface 1 </ b> B of the culture bag 1 from both sides to transfer the culture bag 1 in a closed state. Further, the belt 18 transfers the culture bag 1 at the same speed as the belt conveyor 4 disposed on the lower surface. The culture bag 1 transported between the belt 18 and the belt conveyor 4 has the parallel surface 1B sandwiched between the welding members 7A and is heated and sealed.

The apparatus for filling the culture bag 1 having the above structure controls the belt conveyor 4, the opening means 5, the filling means 6, and the sealing means 7 by the control means, as follows. 1. Inoculate mushroom fungi in 1. The culture bag 1 placed on the belt conveyor 4 is transferred to the filling position J by the belt conveyor 4 and the closing transfer means 3.
When the culture bag 1 is transferred to the filling position J, the suction opening members 5A of the opening means 5 are separated from each other, and the culture bag 1 can be fed therebetween.

When the culture bag 1 is supplied between the suction opening members 5 A of the opening means 5, the operation of the belt conveyor 4 is stopped. Thereafter, the on-off valve 11 is opened, the suction opening member 5A sucks the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1, and in this state, the rod of the cylinder 10 is retracted, and the opening of the culture bag 1 is opened by the suction opening member 5A. Open the department. As shown in FIG. 4, the culture bag 1 with the opening opened is in a state where the bent surface 1 </ b> A is bent inward and bent. The opening is not opened larger than this.

The filling means 6 takes out a certain amount of mushrooms from the container 16 to the hopper 6 A before the culture bag 1 is transferred to the filling position J and the opening is opened. The filling means 6 takes out a fixed amount of fungi from the container 16 into the hopper 6A by the coil spring 15 with the rotation time of the motor 14 controlled by the control means. When the fungi are taken out of the container 16 into the hopper 6A, the opening / closing gate 6B is closed.
After a predetermined amount of fungi is taken out to the hopper 6A, the rotation of the motor 14 of the quantitative supply means 6C is stopped.

The mushroom fungus is supplied from the filling means 6 to the culture bag 1 whose opening is opened by the opening means 5. Filling means 6
Opens the opening / closing gate 6B and supplies mushroom fungi to the culture bag 1 from the hopper 6A. The opening / closing gate 6B is immediately closed after discharging the fungi. The opening and closing of the opening and closing gate 6B
Controlled by control means.

After the fungus is supplied to the culture bag 1 from the hopper 6A, the suction opening member 5A is connected to the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1.
To close the opening. The suction opening member 5A closes the opening of the culture bag 1 by controlling the cylinder 10 by the control means. Thereafter, the state in which the suction opening member 5A suctions the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 is released.

[0033] The belt conveyor 4 is driven to transfer the culture bag 1 in which the inoculation is completed. The belt conveyor 4 transports the culture bag 1 placed thereon, and the belt 8 transports the culture bag 1 while adsorbing the parallel surface 1B of the culture bag 1 and keeping it closed.

The parallel surface 1 B of the culture bag 1 to be transferred is
The sealing means 7 is heated, pressed and welded.

[0035]

The mushroom fungus filling device according to the present invention holds the opening of the culture bag in a closed state and transfers it to the filling position. Further, when inoculating the culture bag, the bent surface has a bent shape. so,
Fill the mushrooms with a small opening as necessary. For this reason, the mushroom filling apparatus of the present invention has a feature that invasion of various bacteria can be extremely effectively prevented in the inoculation step. This is because the opening time of the mouth of the culture bag is short, the opening area is small, and further, after the inoculation, the folded surface of the culture bag can be folded inward to securely seal. When inoculated using a device currently used, 3% of defective products are generated due to various bacteria. On the other hand, the mushroom filling apparatus of the present invention has a feature that invasion of various germs in the inoculation step can be minimized.

Further, the mushroom filling apparatus of the present invention shortens the inoculation time to a minimum, shortens the opening time of the culture bag, and prevents invasion of various bacteria. This is because the mushrooms to be inoculated are temporarily stored in the hopper, and when inoculated, the opening and closing gate of the hopper can be opened to fill the mushrooms at a time. By the way, fungi are sold in containers such as bottles. Even if the bottle is turned upside down, the fungi do not easily fall out of the bottle. It is necessary to push the screw into the bottle, rotate it and forcibly remove it. The mushrooms that are forcibly taken out of the bottle cannot be taken out instantaneously, and it takes time to take out a predetermined amount of mushrooms. The apparatus of the present invention takes out and stores mushroom fungi in a hopper and fills the culture bag instantly when the mouth of the culture bag is opened. For this reason, the time for opening the mouth of the culture bag is shortened, and inoculation can be performed almost instantaneously. Since the mushroom fungus that has been forcibly taken out of the hopper with a screw or the like has already been loosened, the culture bag can be immediately filled by opening the opening / closing gate. Since the hopper can be closed, a structure can be provided that does not allow bacteria to enter in this step.

The fact that the opening time of the culture bag can be shortened, that the opening time is not large, and that the culture bag can be reliably sealed are synergistic. Therefore, the filling device for mushroom fungi of the present invention has a feature that invasion of various bacteria can be prevented very effectively. is there. The ability to reduce the invasion of germs is extremely important for this type of device. There is an extremely large difference in economics between the fact that various bacteria grow on 3% of the culture medium and are discarded, and the fact that the mushrooms can be effectively propagated to grow and sell the mushrooms.

Furthermore, the mushroom fungus filling device of the present invention can efficiently inoculate by eliminating the labor of opening and closing the culture bag, which is hardly opened due to adsorption of moisture in the inoculation process, Has the feature that it can effectively prevent the intrusion of

Furthermore, the filling device for mushroom fungi of the present invention comprises:
There is also a feature that mushrooms can be grown by arranging inoculated culture bags on a shelf at regular intervals. This is because the opening of the culture bag can be sealed in such a manner that after opening the opening of the culture bag small and inoculating the culture bag, the bent surface is turned inward. When the opening of the culture bag is widely opened and inoculated, and then the parallel surfaces are sealed close to each other, the bent surface may be bent outward and sealed as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. . As shown in this figure, when one bent surface is sealed inward by bending the other bent surface outward, the outward bent portion is formed into two layers, and the inner bent portion is formed. Are laminated in four layers, and the thickness of the left and right portions is changed. For this reason, it may be difficult to reliably seal the entire opening. Further, since the outwardly bent surface protrudes to one side of the culture bag, there is a drawback that it becomes an obstacle when the culture bags are arranged on a shelf. Further, the culture bag partially protruding is liable to break the protruding portion. If the position of the culture bag is damaged, there is an adverse effect that various bacteria enter from this portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an apparatus for filling mushroom fungi according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an apparatus for filling mushroom fungi according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an apparatus for filling mushroom fungi according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an opened state of a culture bag inoculated with the mushroom fungus filling device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a culture bag in which an opening is closed by inoculating a fungus with the filling device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing opening means of the mushroom fungus filling device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing a fixed amount supply unit of the filling unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Culture bag 1A: Bent surface 1B
... Parallel plane 2 ... Culture medium 3 ... Closed transfer means 3A ... Transfer member 4 ... Belt conveyor 5 ... Opening means 5A ... Suction opening member 6 ... Filling means 6A ... Hopper 6B
... open / close gate 6C ... fixed amount supply means 7 ... sealing means 7A ... welding member 8 ... belt 9 ... pulley 10 ... cylinder 11 ... open / close valve 12 ... vacuum source 13 ... suction hole 14 ... motor 15 ... coil spring 16 ... container 18 ... belt 19: Pulley J: Filling position

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A culture medium (2) is filled therein,
The opening is bent in a square shape, and a pair of opposing surfaces bent in a square shape are bent surfaces (1A) folded inward in a U shape.
The other opposing surface is a parallel surface (1B) sandwiching the bent surface (1A), and the parallel surface (1B) is filled with a culture bag (1) that sandwiches the bent surface (1A) and the opening is closed. And the culture bag (1) transported by the closed transfer means (3) is loaded on the culture bag (1) at the same speed as the closed transfer means (3). Belt conveyor (4) to be transferred to (J), and opening means for opening the culture bag (1) transferred to the filling position (J)
(5), filling means (6) for filling mushrooms in the culture bag (1) opened by the opening means (5), and a seal for sealing the opening of the culture bag (1) filled with mushrooms Means (7), a closing transfer means (3), a belt conveyor (4), and an opening means
(5) An apparatus for filling mushroom fungi, wherein the sealing means (7) has the following configuration. (A) The closed transfer means (3) includes a transfer member (3A) for sandwiching the parallel surface (1B) of the opening of the culture bag (1) from both sides and transferring it to the filling position (J). (3A) is the parallel surface (1
The culture bag (1) is transferred to the filling position (J) in the closed state by sandwiching and transferring B). (B) The opening means (5) adsorbs the parallel surface (1B) of the culture bag (1) to forcibly open the opening of the culture bag (1), and after filling with the fungi, the parallel surface (1B) Close the suction opening member (5
A). (C) The stroke at which the suction opening member (5A) adsorbs and opens the parallel surface (1B) of the culture bag (1) is smaller than the entire width of the linearly extended bent surface (1A). (5A) is configured such that the bent surface (1A) of the culture bag (1) is shaped like a letter and the opening of the culture bag (1) is opened. (D) The filling means (6) is located above the opening of the culture bag (1) transferred to the filling position (J), and is a hopper (6A) for temporarily storing mushrooms; An opening / closing gate (6B) provided at the outlet of (6A) and a quantitative supply means (6C) for supplying mushrooms to the hopper (6A) are provided. (E) The sealing means (7) is provided with a welding member (7A) for heating and pressing the parallel surface (1B) of the culture bag (1) for welding. (F) The culture bag (1) filled with the culture medium (2) is transferred to the filling position (J) in a state where the opening is closed by the belt conveyor (4) and the closing transfer means (3). Culture bag in (J)
The opening of (1) is opened in a bent shape with the suction opening member (5A), and the opened culture bag (1) has an opening / closing gate (6B).
Is opened and mushrooms are filled from the hopper (6A), and the opening of the culture bag (1) filled with mushrooms is closed by the adsorption opening member (5A) and sealed by the sealing means (7). It is configured.