JP2640332B2 - Device for filling granular articles such as berries - 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 filling granular articles such as berries in a filling container without destroying them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to fill a granular container such as a grain into a filling container, it was initially filled by hand while being weighed one by one. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-14278 discloses a particle filling apparatus.
By using the piston cylinder device shown in FIG. 9, the grains are sucked from the tank holding the grains into the cylinder, and the sucked grains are moved into the container from the flow path switched by the flow path switching valve into the cylinder in the discharge direction of the cylinder. And the mixed liquid overflowing from a storage tank for storing a mixed liquid of berries and water shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-14961 flows through a gutter, flows down to a hopper, and is mixed into the hopper. There is known a method in which a liquid is stirred by a stirring rod to homogenize the liquid, and once flowing into a cylindrical hole of a rotating disk from a filling hole provided in a bottom plate of a hopper, and then filled in a container.

[0003]

The manual filling method described in the prior art has a low probability of destroying granular articles such as berries, but it takes time and effort to keep the filling amount constant, so that the production efficiency is low. It was bad.

[0004] In the former of the grain filling devices, in the former case, the grains are easily broken when the switching valve and the valve element rub against each other when the flow path is switched, and the pressure of the piston when discharging the grains into the container is further increased. May destroy the grains.

[0005] In the latter, when the grains and liquid flow into the cylindrical hole from the filling hole of the hopper in which the grains and liquid are stored, the hopper bottom plate and the rotating cylinder plate rotate while rubbing each other. There is a drawback that it is impregnated and destroyed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a filling apparatus capable of continuously filling a constant amount in a filling container without breaking granular articles such as fruit grains in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks.

In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus for filling granular articles such as berries of the present invention is provided at predetermined positions facing each other.
Hang over each chain wheel and make vertical rotation parallel to each other
An endless running chain that moves
Attach both ends to the chain and keep a certain distance in the running direction.
A predetermined number of storage container suspension shafts are provided at equal intervals in
The upper end of each of these storage container suspension shafts is equally spaced
The storage container is fixed to the lower end of each vertical rod on which
And agitate the horizontal air cylinder at the tip of the cylinder rod.
The contents hopper provided on the back side by fixing the rod
Provided on the lower front of the machine frame, and pivotally run on the upper part of the machine frame
A predetermined number of filling hopper guides are provided below the upper running surface, and
Detects that the container has been brought to a predetermined position on the side of the running surface
Timing sensor and move horizontally in conjunction with it
A machine provided with a working rod and facing the filling hopper guide upward
A slip torque conveyor is attached inside the frame, and this conveyor
Of the machine frame inlet end and outlet end
Erect on the side and fix one end to the end of the cylinder rod and install horizontally
A stopper cylinder to which a stop rod is fixed
The measurement mechanism installed on the side of
At the same time as each of the stopper cylinders
The stop rod rotates horizontally to face the conveyor and the filling container
So that the storage container suspension shaft is
Rotating and traveling in the front and rear columns with the endless traveling chain
While the container is sneaked into the content hopper.
After containing the contents such as grains, it is rotated upward and
Detecting the container suspension shaft brought to the predetermined position and
The inside of the container is stored by tilting the container by operating the operating rod.
Fill the contents into the filling container via the corresponding filling hopper guide.
It is something that can be filled .

[0008]

As described above, when the electric motor is operated, the drive shaft is rotated, and the endless traveling chain that is bridged over the large and small chain wheels is rotated, the container suspension shaft travels together with the endless traveling chain. When rotating the lower chain wheel, the contents are stored from the content hopper in the storage container suspended on the storage container suspension shaft, and are moved upward by rotation to the filling hopper guide together with the endless traveling chain, to the falling position. When the timing sensor detects the position, the filling switching lever protrudes above the lower running surface of the endless running chain, and the working rod of the filling switching lever and the protrusion of the container suspension shaft come into contact with each other. Then, the container is inclined and the container is charged into the filling hopper guide to be filled into the container.

[0009] Thereafter, the container suspension shaft returns to the lower chain wheel while rotating on the upper running surface, and repeats the above operation sequentially.

In addition, the filled container, which has been completely filled, is operated in conjunction with the timing sensor to immediately return the stopper rod of the stopper cylinder after the detection and release the holding.
It is conveyed to the terminal side by the pushing movement of the action rod provided for every plural rows of the conveyor in the machine frame.

[0011]

An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 6, a granular article filling device such as a fruit granule is provided from a starting point side to a terminating side of a DC part of a slip torque conveyor (B) in which synthetic resin rollers (9) are arranged in parallel at regular intervals. A plurality of branch guide members provided at a plurality of locations in the form of a branch at a starting end substantially at an intermediate portion thereof penetrate to an outlet of a filling machine (A) laid across the end and branch and transfer the filling containers (8) in a plurality of rows. And a bracket (a bracket) for fixing the branch guide member across the slip torque conveyor (B) at substantially the intermediate portion and in front of and at the outlet of the filling machine (A) from the branch portion of the slip torque conveyor (B) toward the terminal side. 24), and the bracket (24) has an air cylinder (25)
A stopper cylinder (25) for holding a filling container (8) in a fixed position by rotating a stop rod (26) fixed to the end of the cylinder rod horizontally by rotation of the cylinder rod is provided for each branch row. Yes, filling container (8) transferred from the starting end
The number of the filling containers (8) passing through the position of the bracket (24) in the substantially middle portion is counted by a counting mechanism, and after passing the predetermined number, the stop rod (26) is linked to each stopper cylinder (25).
Holds the filling container (8).

[0012] Further, in the machine frame (23) of the filling machine (A) ,
Filling container (8) Slip torque conveyor before and after feeding direction
(B) Between the brackets (24) installed on
Air cylinder (10) of the same dimensions as between rackets (24)
The carrier bracket (11) is slidably attached to the upper part of the
And horizontally rotatable above the carrier bracket (11)
Air cylinder that fixes the working rod (6) to the cylinder rod
(10) is attached and slip torque conveyor (B)
It is juxtaposed adjacent to the branch wall for each crossing.

The filling machine (A) installed on the end of the DC part of the slip torque conveyor (B) has a front vertical frame (23a) and a rear vertical frame (23)
b) Upper horizontal frame (23c) facing each other on the side of the upper step
And, the machine frame (23) of the filling machine (A) is configured by laying the middle horizontal frame (23d) facing each other on the side of the middle section,
The outer surface of the machine frame (23) vertical frames before projecting while facing each other in the front (23a) on which is bridgingly between lateral frame (23c)
Protrude forward and forward so that the motor can be
Frame (15) is constructed , and the machine frame (2)
3) A large chain wheel is mounted on both ends of a drive shaft (22) which is supported at both ends by upper bearings (3) arranged in front and rear of the upper surface of the upper horizontal frame (23c). (2) provided, machine frame (23)
A small chain provided at the end of the upper horizontal frame connecting shaft (20a) having one end fixed inside the upper bearing frame (4) inserted between the upper horizontal frame (23c) and the middle horizontal frame (23d) at the rear. An endless bridge that bridges the wheel (19a) and the large chain wheel (2) provided at the end of the drive shaft (22) that is supported by the rear upper bearing (3) fixed to the rear upper surface of the upper horizontal frame (23c). A small chain wheel (19a) is provided at a position where the vertical running surface of the traveling chain (1) is vertical, and one end is provided on the inner side surface of the middle horizontal frame (23d) in front of the middle horizontal frame (23d) in the machine frame (23). The small chain wheel (19b) provided at the end of the middle horizontal frame portion connecting shaft (20b) to be fixed and the upper horizontal frame portion connecting shaft (20a) fixed at one end inside the upper bearing frame (4) are provided. The lower running surface of the endless running chain (1) that passes over the small chain wheel (19a) is horizontal, and the lower bearing protrudes from the lower part of the front vertical frame (23a) of the machine frame (23). (21) A small chain wheel (19c) provided at the end of the contents hopper upper connecting shaft (20c) having one end fixed to the inside and a middle horizontal frame connecting shaft (19d) fixed at one end to the inner side surface of the middle horizontal frame (23d). 20b) A small chain wheel (19b) is provided at a position where the vertical running surface of the endless traveling chain (1) that bridges the small chain wheel (19b) provided at the end is vertical, and further, a front vertical direction of the machine frame (23). A small chain wheel (19c) provided at the end of a content hopper upper connecting shaft (20c) having one end fixed to the inside of a lower bearing frame (21) projecting rearward from the lower part of the frame (23a).
An endless running chain that bridges a large chain wheel (2) provided at an end of a drive shaft (22) supported by a front upper bearing (3) fixed to a front upper surface of an upper horizontal frame (23c). Small chain wheels (19c) are provided at positions where the vertical running surface of (1) is vertical, and they are provided to face each other.

The drive shaft (22) is rotated by driving the electric motor.
The large chain wheel (2) also rotates by causing the large chain wheel (2),
Small chain wheel (19a), small chain wheel (19b), small chain wheel (19
c) and rotate it from the rear of the machine frame (23) to the front.
Endless running chain (1) has a tongue-shaped recess at the center
One end of the storage container (29) to be mounted is placed on the side of the machine frame (23).
At the substantially middle part where the container opening surface is fixed so that it is horizontal
Mounting and dismounting of container (29) by inserting and removing fixing pin (27)
To suspend the required number of vertical rods (28) at equal intervals
Both ends of the container suspension shaft (18) are rotatable at regular intervals
And the container suspension shaft (18)
When the endless running chain (1) with
The container (2) suspended from the container suspension shaft (18)
9) In a position where the bottom surfaces do not touch each other,
Machine frame (23) between the sides of the front vertical frame (23a) facing
In the upper part where the underframe (15) is protruded from
5) Dimensions that do not protrude beyond, and are open at the top with a substantially rectangular solid
The content hopper (14) is placed and the content hopper is
(14) On the rear side of the rear edge of the opening,
ー （14） Length required to return about half of the longitudinal length
A horizontal air cylinder (10)
(10) At the end of the piston rod, an air cylinder (1
0) in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the inner surface of the content hopper (14)
Connect a shaft of the required length to return about half of the length
And at both ends of the shaft, in the rear of the content hopper (14).
Stirring rod shaped to follow the cross-section of the side wall and inner bottom surface
(13) so that it is perpendicular to the air cylinder (10)
It is connected.

The opening of each of the filling containers (8) held by the stop rod (26) is fixed at a fixed position of the slip torque conveyor (B) penetrating the center portion of the machine frame (23) in parallel toward the front. A filling hopper guide (7) is provided at an upper position where the contents can be put into the section, and the contents hopper (14) has the full width of the front edge of the filling hopper guide (7).
A chute (12) having an inclination angle capable of naturally flowing down is provided.

On the upper side of the filling hopper guide (7), the same number as the number of branches mounted parallel to the lower running surface of the endless running chain (1) opposed to each other, toward the terminal end of the inlet of the filling hopper guide (7). The container (29) is suspended at the same interval as the center interval, and a projection (17) is provided at one end of the upper surface of the last part of the group of the container suspension shaft (18) having a certain number as one group. A sensing rod is provided on the middle horizontal frame (23) of the upper side surface of the protrusion (17).
Is provided with a timing sensor (16) for sensing the contents loading position by contacting the upper surface, and a protruding portion is also provided on the other upper end, and the middle horizontal frame (23) on the upper side surface of the protruding portion is provided.
In part d), a charging switching lever (5) is provided, on which a working rod (6) for causing a group of protrusions (17) of the storage container suspension shaft (18) to simultaneously contact and incline the connecting rod is vertically installed. Is provided.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the structure is simple, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and granular products such as berries together with liquid can be filled by hand. Since the container is scooped and stored in the storage container, there is an advantage that the fixed amount can be continuously filled without being destroyed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of a container feeding section of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of a container feeding section of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of an embodiment of the container of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of another embodiment of the container of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Filling machine B Slip torque conveyor 1 Endless running chain 2 Large chain wheel 3 Upper bearing 4 Upper bearing frame 5 Fill switching lever 6 Working rod 7 Filling hopper guide 8 Filling container 9 Synthetic resin roller 10 Air cylinder 11 Carrier bracket 12 Chute 13 Stirring Rod 14 Contents hopper 15 Underframe 16 Timing sensor 17 Projection 18 Housing container suspension shaft 19 Small chainwheel a Upper horizontal frame small chainwheel b Medium horizontal frame small chainwheel c Contents hopper upper small chainwheel 20 Connection Shaft a Upper horizontal frame connecting shaft b Middle horizontal frame connecting shaft c Contents hopper upper connecting shaft 21 Lower bearing frame 22 Drive shaft 23 Machine frame a Front vertical frame b Rear vertical frame c Upper horizontal frame d Middle horizontal frame 24 Bracket 25 Stopper cylinder 26 Stop rod 27 Fixing pin 28 Vertical rod 29 Storage container

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A device provided at predetermined positions facing each other.
Hang over the chain wheel (2, 19a, b, c)
Endless traveling chain (1) that rotates vertically by turning the machine frame (23)
And both ends are attached to these endless running chains (1).
And a predetermined number at regular intervals in the traveling direction
And a suspension shaft (18) is provided for the container.
The upper end is suspended at equal intervals on the container suspension shaft (18).
A storage container (29) is fixed to the lower end of each of the vertical rods (28).
Air cylinders (10)
Stirring rod (13) is fixed to the tip of the Linda rod and installed on the back side
The content hopper (14) to be removed under the machine frame (23).
Provided on the front of the unit, and rotatably travels in the upper part in the machine frame (23)
A predetermined number of filling hopper guides (7) are installed below the upper running surface.
The container (2) is located at a predetermined position on the side of the upper running surface.
9) Timing sensor (16) to detect the bringing
An operating rod (6) that moves horizontally in conjunction with this is provided.
In the machine frame (23) facing the filling hopper guide (7) upward
Slip torque conveyor (B) is attached and this conveyor
(B) Filling container (8) Machine frame in feed direction (23) Inlet end
And one end of the cylinder rod
A stop to which a horizontal stop rod (26) fixed to the tip is fixed.
Provide a topper cylinder (25) and install it on the side of the inlet end.
(8) Simultaneous measurement and detection of a predetermined quantity
In conjunction with each of the stopper cylinders (25)
The stop rod (26) rotates horizontally and faces the conveyor (B).
To hold the filling container (8).
The container suspension shaft (18) is the endless traveling chain (1)
Along with the front and rear columns,
While sneaking the container (29) into the par (14),
After containing the contents such as grains, it is rotated upward and
Feel the container suspension shaft (18) brought to the predetermined position.
The actuation rod (6) is actuated and the container (29) is operated.
Filling hopper with corresponding contents
An apparatus for filling granular articles such as berries, wherein the apparatus fills a filling container (8) through an id (7) .