JP2714827B2 - Seed filling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The disclosed technology relates to a technical field of a structure of a filling device of an inoculum for an inoculation container used when an inoculum of edible mushrooms such as shiitake is inoculated and artificially cultivated. Belongs to.

Thus, the invention of this application transfers the inoculum when the inoculum from the inoculum container of mushrooms such as shiitake, shimeji, and enoki is rooted in the inoculum filling container, and transfers the inoculum-filled container filled with the inoculum to the cultivation shelf. The invention relates to an inoculum filling device in which a seed dispensing device is provided between the inoculum container and the supply conveyor for the inoculum filling container between the incubator type tray and the supply conveyor. A treatment system using a pass-through type tray that is tightly packed and stored so as not to vibrate several times is provided, and a device for opening and closing before and after the inoculation of the inoculum with respect to the lid of the inoculum filling container is also provided. A transfer device for unloading is provided, and the open-closed device that can freely open and close the vacuum of the lid of the inoculum filling container and mechanically open and close the inoculum container holder and the inoculum Seed filling, and the seed distribution device which comprises a take-out apparatus of inoculum from vessel is provided,
A sealed hood for preventing invasion of various germs and the like during transfer is carried out in a clean room with all the above-mentioned mechanism parts sealed, a seed container, and
The present invention relates to a seed cell filling apparatus which is fully automatic, including handling of a seed cell filling container, or semi-automatic, which is partially manual.

<Conventional technology> As is well known, in recent years when citizens' lives have improved, the importance of dietary considerations has been focused not only on calories and nutrition but also on health maintenance and physical fitness enhancement. The interest in so-called natural foods has increased, and non-additive foods and health foods have come to the fore in terms of not only maintaining the health of everyday life, but also preventing adult diseases. In the aspect of natural sampling, technologies for actively cultivating natural foods are being researched and developed in various fields, for example, in view of the fact that supply cannot keep up with the increasing demand.

For example, among these, mushrooms such as nameko, shimeji, and enoki only have been prized as tonics since ancient times, and recently, melanin pigments act on the brainstem to balance autonomic nerves and anemia. It has the effect of healing, purifying blood, etc., and the contained elidatenin removes cholesterol, and is effective for hypertension, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, rheumatism, neuralgia, toxicosis, etc., recovery from fatigue and coldness of women, postpartum In terms of being effective in recovery of physical strength, etc.,
It is rich in calcium, iron, vitamins, and esterins, and has been shown to have a cancer-preventing function in terms of preventing calcium assimilation and deposition. Artificial cultivation techniques have been eagerly developed and put to practical use, especially in natural foods, from the viewpoint of the image of passing down on miracle medicine and the like.

Thus, in the artificial cultivation of the seed mushrooms, a technique that has been traditionally established for the growth of hyphae of mushrooms is an optimal technique for allowing the hyphae of the seed fungus to take nutrients and grow sufficiently. The culture must be rooted in the fungal bed, and it is essential to avoid the invasion and mixing of microorganisms that inhibit the growth of hyphae in the process of rooting and cultivating the inoculum in the fungal bed.

Therefore, inoculation of the inoculum into the fungal bed should avoid complicated processes and follow a simple process as much as possible to avoid the invasion of various bacteria such as microorganisms that inhibit the growth of mycelium and to create a good sterilizing environment. Is desired.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> Generally, when artificially cultivating mushrooms, the eleventh
As shown in the figure, for example, hardwood sawdust, rice bran, and the like are brought into a predetermined wet state with water or a predetermined culture solution or the like in a predetermined flexible resin inoculum filling container 1 (not shown). Filled in a state compacted to hardness, sealed with lid 2, stored in a tray 3 of a box type made of plastic or the like as shown in FIG. In a general mode, the cultivation is carried out by storing and setting the cultivation shelves on a cultivation shelf at a temperature and a humidity, and periodically opening and closing the lid 2 so as to grow the mycelium. If the steps of filling, opening and closing each lid 2 are not carefully performed, invasion of various germs and the like that inhibit the growth of hyphae cannot be prevented, and in extreme cases, there is a possibility that the inoculum may be completely eliminated.

When rooting the inoculum-filled container 1 which has been generally taken so far by filling the inoculum from an unillustrated inoculum container, as shown in FIG. With the lids 2, 2,..., The containers 1, 2,... Are stored next to each other in a box-type tray 3, and as shown in FIG. 1
Are supplied one by one to the turntable 5, the lid 2 is removed from the inoculum filling container 1 at a predetermined position to open the inoculum filling container 1, and the inoculum filling container 1 is filled in advance from the inoculum filling container (not shown). After filling and filling the bacterial bed of the culture medium, the lid 2 is sealed again and transferred to the carry-out conveyor 6, and the operator again puts the container 1 filled with the inoculum into the tray 3 of a box type for a predetermined amount of phase. They were stored next to each other and stored in a cultivation shelf (not shown).

Therefore, as shown in the above-described process, although the number of the inoculum-filled containers 1, 1,... 3 and the container 1 filled with the inoculum must also be transferred from the unloading conveyor 6 to the tray 3 again, and a considerable amount of the inoculated container 1 must be handled. However, there is a disadvantage that the operation is extremely complicated, and the operation efficiency is extremely low.

In addition, since the process of opening and closing the lid 2 of the container 1 in each process is complicated, there is a risk that various bacteria may enter or be mixed, and there is a disadvantage that various bacteria are disinfected during each work process. There was an inconvenience that work was not possible.

To cope with this, the applicant's prior invention of Japanese Patent Application No. 62-33 must be addressed.
No. 6526 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-17433)
A technique has been developed to automatically fill the inoculum filling container with the inoculum from the filling container, and at that time, open and close the lid 2 automatically in a cycled state via a vacuum to prevent invasion of various bacteria as much as possible. However, when the bacterial bed and the container 1 are superimposed on each other via the lid 2 by vacuum, the container 1 tilts or falls when filling due to an unexpected trouble. There is a risk that the bacterial bed may drop from the container 1, drop the bacterial bed from the container 1, or cause the inoculum to enter the container 1 due to the detachment of the lid 2, etc., which may cause the reliability of the device to be lost. Was.

<Object of the Invention> The object of the invention of this application is through the low work efficiency and the complicated process, despite the fact that the potential potential demands are artificially cultivated in recent years based on the above-mentioned prior art. It is a technical problem to solve the problem that stable supply of inoculum is not possible due to invasion of various bacteria in the process. Since the number is predetermined, it is possible to prevent invasion of various bacteria in a set state of a plurality of seed-filled containers set in a state adjacent to the tray or the like, and the seed-filling is performed on the bacterial bed in the container. On the other hand, the roots are quickly and securely and stably placed in a stable posture, the smooth growth of the mycelia of the mushrooms in the inoculum-filled container is ensured, the workability is improved, and the artificial cultivation of the mushrooms is carried out. Full as designed It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent mushroom inoculum filling apparatus which can be smoothly operated in an automatic or semi-automatic manner and which is beneficial to the field of artificial cultivation technology in the agricultural industry.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the configuration of the invention of the present application having the above-mentioned claims in accordance with the above-mentioned objects is to provide a seed cell provided with a seed cell distributing device for a seed cell container. In the filling device, the seed dispensing device is provided with an automatic opening / closing device for the lids of the seed filling containers stored in a plurality of transfer trays via a retractable shutter having a seed filling hole. In addition, a transfer device for a tray for accommodating the inoculum-filled container is provided, and a spacer for pivoting an arm having an open hook to an edge of the lid is provided on the air cylinder in the automatic opening and closing device. The automatic opening / closing device is vertically movable by an air cylinder, and the arm of the opening hook is connected to a vacuum. The opening hook is provided on a spacer, and the opening hook is operated by attracting and detaching the spacer to and from the vacuum suction cup by the vacuum device. In addition, a blower for discharging hot air is attached to the inoculum distributing device, and in addition, the inoculum distributing device is provided with an inoculum removing device and a heater is attached to the inoculum removing device. Technical measures that have been taken.

<Operation> Thus, a seed filling container made of flexible resin or the like is placed in a tray of a predetermined size made of plastic or the like which is set and stored in advance on a cultivation shelf and stored with its lid closed. A predetermined number of plural sets are set in the adjacent state, etc., and are supplied automatically or manually by the carry-in conveyor of the inoculum filling device, and each supplied tray is a lid provided at the intermediate transfer portion. The seed-filled container fed to the opening and closing device for the body and fed to the relevant site is pressed down by the presser frame operated by an air cylinder or the like, and the various bacteria-filled containers are pressed down and lowered by an actuator such as an air cylinder. Each sucker to be in close contact with the spacer on its lower side, and then the spacer is in contact with and in contact with the lid of each corresponding inoculum-filled container,
Each suction cup is adsorbed on the spacer by a vacuum device or the like and rises in a horizontal position, whereby the lid body is mechanically opened by an open hook from each corresponding inoculum-filled container, and is attached to the open-close device at that timing. A seed filling container in which seeds of a seed container set automatically or partially manually by a seed container holder are supplied to a shutter or the like of a seed distributing device by a seed extracting device, and the shutters and the like are opened on respective lids. Then, the inoculation device is filled with a predetermined amount of various inoculum, then the opening and closing device is lowered again, the opening hook is opened, the actuator is closed via the frame, and the inoculation container filled with inoculation is mechanically filled. The lid is sufficiently closed and the lid is opened and closed in a horizontal position to prevent any invasion of bacteria and the like into the container. It is transferred from the input conveyor to the output conveyor, during which the lid is further urged to tightly close by the roller, the output conveyor is conveyed, and the trays are automatically stored on the cultivation shelf in the storage position, or In the inoculum dispensing device, the inoculum from the inoculum container of the inoculum container holder is taken out by the inoculum removal device by a predetermined amount in preparation for distribution, and the amount is set at the level. A constant amount of inoculum is detected by a sensor etc., and a constant amount of inoculum is always supplied.In the tray, the holder presses and tightens the shoulders of the various bacteria-filled containers to maintain a fixed posture, Prevents vibration, tilting, and overturning, thereby preventing invasion of various bacteria into the inoculum-filled container.Furthermore, in preparation for the start of work, each mechanism is opened and heat-sterilized to 100 ° C to 120 ° C with a burner etc. During work, the mechanism is covered with a sealing hood during operation, so that it is in a clean state to prevent intrusion and contamination of various bacteria and bad bacteria from outside the system. In the inoculum distribution device, sterilization and sterilization of pathogenic bacteria and various germs are performed by hot air from a blower, and in the inoculum removal device by heat from a heater.

<Example> Next, an embodiment of the invention of this application will be described with reference to FIGS.

14 are described using the same reference numerals.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, reference numeral 7 denotes a fully automatic type mushroom seed filling device which forms the center of the gist of the invention of this application, and in this embodiment, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIGS. In a state in which a total of 16 inoculum-filled containers 1, 1... In 4 rows and 4 columns are filled in a tray 3 of a box type made of plastic or the like, for example, inoculum is filled with inoculum only and the state is illustrated. The frame 8 is set on a base 10 via stands 9, 9,... And can be freely set on a base 10 by means of free rollers 11, 11,. It can be moved and set freely.

In the frame 8, the carry-in conveyor 4 and the carry-out conveyor 6 of the roller conveyors set in a pair in the horizontal direction are inclined downward in the horizontal direction for the former and in the discharge direction for the predetermined angle (rightward in the figure). As shown in FIG. 2, the loading conveyor 13 is provided at the loading conveyor 13 for opening and closing the lid 2 of the inoculum-filled container 1 provided at substantially the center of the frame 8. Traverse of the tray 3 to the transfer conveyor 6
In the carry-out conveyor 6, a carry-out part 15 is continuously formed from the transfer part 14 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sub-frame 1 of the open / close device 12 extends to the carry-in section 13, the transfer section 14, and the carry-out section 15.
6 through a predetermined soft resin or rubber section U
As shown in FIG. 1, a sealing hood 17 of a letter-shaped cover type is covered in an overhanging manner from front to back, and the entrance and exit portions of the tray 3 of the carry-in conveyor 4 and the carry-out conveyor 6 are made of a rubber-made vertical membrane. A flexible seal gate 18 is provided integrally with the sealed hood 17 so that the inside of the sealed hood 17 can be kept in a clean room state with respect to the outside of the system to prevent invasion of various germs and the like. A viewing window 19, 19 made of transparent resin is formed on the side surface, and a cooler 20 and a well-known germicidal lamp 21 are provided on the ceiling to keep the inside of the sealed hood 17 at a constant temperature and sterilize. In this state, invasion or mixing of pathogenic bacteria or the like into the hyphae of the inoculum in the container 1 being handled is prevented.

Depending on the design, an air curtain may be provided at the seal gate 18 or the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, a stopper 22 is provided at the back of the carry-in conveyor 4 in the carry-in direction of the open / close device 12, and the stopper 22 is provided on the lateral side surface of the frame 8.
A stopper 24 of a vertical air cylinder 23 is provided on the front side of the depth length portion of the tray 3 by the lever, and the tray 3 is moved by a limit switch (not shown) as shown by an arrow in FIG.
The air cylinder 23 is actuated at the timing of contact with the stopper 22, and the stopper 24 is moved up to stop the stopper 22 of the tray 3.
The tray 3 is prevented from returning to the near side due to the reaction due to the contact with the tray 3.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the carry-in conveyor 4, sprockets 25 are provided on the support shafts at the outer ends of the rollers, respectively. The trays 3, 3,... Are forcibly transported from the loading section 13 to the stopper 22 by engaging with the chain 26 stretched therebetween and using the rollers of the supply conveyor 4.

In addition, in the unloading conveyor 6, as shown in FIGS.
Since each roller is set to be adjacent to the predetermined angle at a downward slope in the carry-out direction, each tray 3 can be freely moved by its own weight until the end of its stroke, as shown in white arrows in FIGS. It can be slid and transported.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an air cylinder 27 is provided at the transfer portion 14 of the open / close device 12 extending from the carry-in conveyor 4 to the carry-out conveyor 6 along the longitudinal direction of the carry-out direction. A pusher plate 28 is provided at the tip of the rod to forcibly push the tray 3 transferred from the open / close device 12 to the carry-in conveyor 6 side forward. The operation is freely performed through a suitable photoelectric detection device (not shown) and a relay of the control device.

In the transfer section 14, as shown in FIG. 4, an air cylinder 29 is provided laterally in the direction in which the carry-in conveyor 4 and the carry-out conveyor 6 are traversed in the arrangement direction. A transfer plate 31 is provided upward, and the tray 3 containing the inoculum-filled containers 1, 1... Filled with inoculum is drawn from the rollers of the carry-in conveyor 4 to the roller side of the carry-out conveyor 6 and transferred. As described above, the control is also freely performed through a control device described later.

The air cylinder 29 and the transfer plate 31 constitute a tray transfer device.

In the open / close device 12, between the front and rear sub-frames 8 ', 8' standing on the frame 8 shown in FIG. A roller 32 for ensuring the hermetically sealed state of each lid 2 of the inoculum-filled containers 1, 1... Is rotatably supported by rotating the longitudinal direction of the roller 32 along the carrying direction of the carry-in conveyor 4 so as to be freely rotatable. The lids 2 of the inoculum-filled containers 1, 1... Of the tray 3 which are laterally transferred via the pusher plate 31 by the air cylinder 29 to the conveyor 6 side from To be hermetically sealed.

In the open / close device 12, as shown in FIG. 1, the distal end of a rod extending downward from an air cylinder 34 as an actuator fixed to the frame 16 via a bracket 33 is shown in FIG. Thus, the subframes 8 ', 8',
Elevating plate 35 of frame-shaped side view that moves up and down along 8 ', 8'
Are fixed integrally, and the inside 4
The four lifting rods 37, 37, 37, 37, which penetrate through the holes and are loosely inserted through the resilient springs 36, 36, ..., are slidable up and down, and the lower end thereof is a matrix type holding frame of a matrix type. 38 is fixed and integrated, and the elevating plate is
When 35 is lowered, the lifting rods 37 are lowered via the resilient springs 36, 36,... To lower the grid-like holding frame 38, and are transported immediately below the holding frame 38, and are filled with the various bacteria-filled containers filled in the tray 3 which stands by. 1, the shoulder portion of the container 1 is pressed and pressed by the holders 38 'in the holding frame 38 to release and release the cover 2 due to vibration and tilting of each container 1 during operation. To prevent bacteria from entering the bed.

Then, a suction cup 39 facing each rectangular hole of the holding frame 38 is fixedly inserted through the suction rod 41 on the lifting plate 35, and a bracket is attached to the suction rod 41 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. The various bacteria-filled containers 1 of the tray 3 are urged downward by a resilient spring 40 provided between the bracket 35 'and the overhang-type bracket 35' provided in a side view.
The suction rod 41 of each suction cup 39 is connected to a vacuum tank 43 via a header 42 via a hose as a negative pressure passage, as shown in FIG. An open / close valve (not shown) provided on the header 42 is electrically connected to a control device described later.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the upper and lower stroke stoppers 41 'and 41 "are attached to the bracket 35' which is loosely fitted to each suction rod 41 via the bracket 33 '.
Is provided so that the suction rod 41 can be integrally moved up and down by a lifting plate 35 through a predetermined play allowance.

Thus, a roller 39 having a short columnar spacer 39 'of a predetermined size integrally extended from both sides thereof through a predetermined clearance stroke h below the suction cup 39 provided at the lower end of the suction rod 41. "", 39 "are provided on the bracket 35 'so as to be freely movable between stroke stoppers 35", 35 "which are provided above and below the bracket 35' via a predetermined stroke. An arm 31 formed by bending an open hook 31 'inwardly at the end of a substantially L-shaped pin pivotally supported on both sides of the arm 31 is swingably pivoted in and out. The actuator is formed so as to be urged outward through a return spring 40 ′, and has an outer surface which is capable of engaging and disengaging with a cam follower roller 39 as a cam mechanism provided on a bracket 35 ′. As an air cylinder 34 That the lifting plate
Immediately before the lowering of the suction rod 41 which moves up and down integrally with 35, the arm 31 is opened outward by the return spring 40 'as shown in FIG. When the suction cup 39 descends via 41 and approaches the spacer 39 'by the clearance h, an appropriate photoelectric sensor 40 "
When the vacuum acts from the vacuum tank 43 via the header 42 via the header 42 and the spacer 39 'rises by the negative pressure by the clearance h, the arm 31 also rises integrally, and the outer surface of the arm 31 comes into contact with the cam follower roller 39 so that the inner surface comes into contact therewith. As shown in FIG. 11, the arm 31 pivots inwardly against the return spring 40 ', and its opening hook 31' is attached to the flange 2 'at the edge of the lid 2. Then, when the air cylinder 34 as the actuator is engaged and the lifting plate 35 and the suction rod 41 are raised, the spacer 39 'of the suction cup 39 is raised in a posture in which the spacer 39' is integrally suctioned, and the bracket 35 ' With the lower stroke stopper 35 ", the lid 2 is integrally raised by the arm 31 via the spacer 39 'by the roller 39" and the skirt 2 "is slid from the neck of the inoculum-filled container 1. Withdrawal, and the seed bacteria filling container 1 in the open state.

Then, when the predetermined stroke rises, it becomes a standby posture, and then the air cylinder 34 as an actuator extends, the elevating plate 35 and the suction rod 41 descend, and when the bracket 35 '' descends a predetermined stroke by the photoelectric sensor 40 '', Upon detection of the photoelectric sensor 40 ", the vacuum for the suction cup 39 is cut off via an opening / closing valve (not shown) provided on the header 42, and the spacer 39 'is introduced by the introduction of atmospheric pressure.
The arm 31 is lowered by the clearance h by its own weight, and moves down along with this, separates from the cam follower roller 39, turns outward by a return spring 40 'and opens, and the flange portion of the lid 2 is opened. The spacer 39 'is centered by the stroke stopper 35 "via the roller 39" without interfering with the seed stopper 2'. By applying a pressing force through the lid, the lid 2 is closed to seal the inoculum-filled container 1.

And by repeating such a cycle,
The opening and closing operation of the air cylinder 34 as an actuator allows the lid 2 to be automatically opened and sealed to the inoculum-filled container 1.

The lifting plate 35 is lowered by the air cylinder 34 as an actuator, and each suction cup 39 presses the elastic spring 40 at the timing when each holder 38 ′ of the holding frame 38 presses the shoulder portion of the various bacteria-filled container 1 in the tray 3. The various bacteria-filled containers 1 are passed through the rectangular holes of the holding frame 38 through the short cylindrical spacer 39 'interposed in the bracket 35'.
The spacer 39 'is sucked through the header 42 by the vacuum of the vacuum tank 43 by the vacuum of the vacuum tank 43, and is lifted by the clearance h so that the lid 2 is opened by the opening hook 31' in the process of raising the air cylinder 34. The lid 2 is mechanically hung up and lifted to open the lid 2 from the various bacteria-filled containers 1.

In FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 8, reference numeral 44 denotes an inoculum distribution device, which comprises an inoculum container holder 45 and an inoculation device 46 below the inoculum container holder 45. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the frame 45 'of the holder 45 can be tilted and opened and closed via a pin 47 with respect to the sub-frame 8 via a sub-frame 8 "and opened by a stay 48 with respect to the sub-frame 8. The posture is maintained.

In the inoculum container holder 45, four rows of separate plates 49, 49... Are provided integrally with the bottom plate in the longitudinal direction, and the inoculum filling into the inoculum filling containers 1, 1. Forming a channel.

Each channel is made openable and sealable by the 50.

A transparent acrylic channel bracket 51 shaped like a side view is interposed freely below each channel, and a predetermined appropriate photoelectric detecting device 5 is provided before and after the lower portion.
2, 53 are attached to the sub-frame 8 via the forks 54, 54, and are detachable and electrically connected to the control device 55.

On the other hand, in FIGS. 7 and 8, reference numeral 56 denotes a cartridge, in which an inoculum container 1 as shown in FIG. 9 is inserted via a suitable chucking device (not shown). As you can see, hardwood sawdust, rice bran, water,
Alternatively, it is set in a wet state with a culture solution or the like, and is fixed in a predetermined state so that four openings are fixed in advance so that the openings 1 ′ face downward. A slit 45 ″ is provided on the back surface of 45 ′ along the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. 8 and has a hook 59 for a pin 58 slidably provided. The containers 1, 1,... Are loaded from above in a falling posture in a chucked state as shown in FIGS.
Are adapted to engage with the pins 58.

As shown in FIG. 8, the pin 58 is integrally fixed to a worm 60, and the worm 60 is connected to a drive shaft of a motor 61 with a speed reducer fixed to the back surface of the seed container holder 45. Screw 58 into the ball screw 62,
The cartridge 56 is slidably moved up and down relative to the inoculum container holder 45 with the cartridge 56.

In addition, each separate plate 49 is located at the lower end thereof.
The cartridge 56 can be moved up and down via a spring (not shown) and a guide rail, so that the formation of each channel can be maintained in association with the up and down movement of the cartridge 56.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, another motor 63 with a reduction gear is provided on the back surface of the frame 45 'of the bottom plate of the inoculum container holder 45 so as to face the drive motor 61. A bevel gear 64 'meshing with the bevel gear 64 at the tip is provided horizontally inside the frame 45' of the bottom plate, and four bevel gears 64 "and 64" are provided in the middle thereof. In each channel, a shaft 65 'is rotatably provided via a bearing 66 which is inserted through a bevel gear 64 at the center thereof in each channel, and a coil spring 67 is provided at the upper end thereof. The fin 68 of the scraper is rotatably provided through the hopper, and the fin 68 is exposed to the various germ containers 57 in the cartridge 56 so that the seed bacteria (not shown) can be scraped off without remaining. ing.

The inoculum (not shown) scraped off by the scraper 68 from the opening 57 'of the inoculum container 57 falls in each channel around the coil spring 67 and the shaft 65', and falls around the bearing 66. Then, it is dropped and deposited through each channel of the channel bracket 51 made of transparent acrylic, and its level is detected by the photoelectric detection devices 52 and 53.
61, 63 are stopped to stop the scraping of the inoculum from the inoculum containers 57, 57,.

Therefore, the seeds of the various bacterial containers 57 are simultaneously and synchronously scraped off via the bevel gears 64, 64 ', 64 ", 64, and the start and stop thereof are synchronously controlled.

In addition, the rotation of the drive motor 61 causes the ball screw 62,
And, in order for the cartridge 56 to slide up and down the seed container holder 45 via the worm gear 60, the scraper 68 is rotated through the inside of the seed container 57 through the coil spring 67 and is scraped off. The inoculum can be effectively scraped out sufficiently to the inner bottom of the inoculum container 57.

Thus, in the inoculum removal device 46, the sub-frame 8
7 and 8, a pair of upper and lower plate-shaped shutters 70 and 70 'are slidably superimposed in the front-rear direction on a channel-shaped guide notch 69 as shown in FIGS. Air cylinders 71, 71 '
Is connected to a compressed air source via an air valve (not shown) electrically connected to the control device 55.
Connected in the same way as 23,29,34.

Thus, the lower shutter 70 'is a single plate, while the upper shutter 70 has four rows and four columns, as shown in FIG. Each of the channels of the channel bracket 51 is pierced so as to be able to slide and retreat by sliding relative to each other. A predetermined amount can be scraped and filled.

The upper shutter 70 moves forward by the air cylinder 71, and the lower shutter 70 'slides forward from the rear side to move forward. When the shutter 70' hits the stopper 73 at the tip of the upper shutter 70, it retracts and moves upward. Of the trays 3 which are opened by the opening / closing device 12 in each row of the shutter 70, that is, the round holes 72 as the inoculum filling holes for each of four rows are simultaneously opened in each row. It is configured to be able to fill the seed cells into the various cell containers 1, 1,.

As shown in FIG. 1, a blower 75 for discharging hot air toward the seed dispenser 44 as shown by an arrow is provided on the ceiling of the sealed hood 17 so that the seed containers 57, 57. ~ 60 ℃
In order to prevent the invasion of various bacteria, etc., two heaters 76, 76 are juxtaposed on the lower surface of the shutter 70 'on the lower side of the inoculum take-out device 46 in the same direction as the sliding direction. The upper shutter 70 and the lower shutter 70 'are
The temperature is raised to about 0 ° C., the state is sterilized, and the sawdust is dried to facilitate cleaning after the operation is completed.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 74 denotes a control panel, and a control device 55
And an operation panel so that various operations can be operated by buttons.

In the above-described configuration, when performing the inoculum filling operation of the inoculum only in the various inoculum filling containers 1, the inoculum filling containers 1, 1 in which the lids 2 are sealed in advance beside the base end of the supply conveyor 4 in advance.
... is a predetermined number, for example, 4 rows, 4 columns, 16 in this embodiment.
A plurality of tray-type trays 3, 3 filled in a predetermined adjacent state are stacked in a predetermined number of stages, and a side of the inoculum distribution device 44 is made of a predetermined type of mushrooms, for example, only Enoki as described above. Seed container 57,5 in which seed is hardened and filled with hardwood sawdust, rice bran and water, or culture solution
7 is set, a predetermined number is prepared, and the frame 45 'of the inoculum container holder 45 is tilted with respect to the sub-frames 8 ", 8 via the predetermined angle pin 47 via the stay 48, and the lid is closed. 50, the channel bracket 51 is removed, and the photoelectric detection devices 52, 53 are removed from the subframe 8 via the forks 54, 54, etc., so that they are all open. And then disinfect with a disinfectant solution.

In this way, invasion of various bacteria in the process of scraping and dropping the inoculum from the inoculum containers 57, 57... Is prevented in advance, and the hyphae is set to the operating state without being disturbed.

Then, the cooler 20 of the sealed hood 17 is operated, and the germicidal lamp 21 is turned on to change the atmosphere in the sealed hood 17 to a clean state and a constant temperature state, thereby completing the operation preparation state.

Then, the operator opens the lid 50 of the seed dispenser 44, sets the cartridge 56 on the upper end thereof, and engages the hook 59 with the pin 58 of the worm gear 60.

Next, the blower 75 is operated and the heaters 76 and 76 are energized.

Thus, in this state, the air cylinder 34 as an actuator in the open / close device 12 is in the contracted posture, so that the lifting plate 35 and the suction rod 41
It is in the lower full stroke area shown in the figure,
As described above, the arm 31 returns outward and is urged by the spring 40 ′ to be in an open position, does not interfere with the lid 2 of the inoculum-filled container 1, and is therefore fed by the carry-in conveyor 4 before carrying in. It is in a standby position without any interference with the inoculum filling container 1.

Then, the inoculum-filled containers 1, 1...
Are arranged on a roller at the base end of the carry-in conveyor 4 sequentially and continuously.
Press the start button.

As a result, the chain 26 is driven via a drive motor (not shown).
Is operated to rotate the sprockets 25 of the supply conveyor 4 to drive the rollers, so that the placed trays 3 are transported in order from the transport unit 13 and the sealing is performed through the seal gate 18 of the sealing hood 17. After entering the hood 17, it enters the opening and closing device 12 and stops by the stopper 22.

Therefore, the air cylinder 23 operates via the control device 55 to raise the stopper 24 to stop and restrain the trailing edge of the tray 3, thereby preventing the tray 3 from retreating by the recoil of the stopper 22.

At that timing, the air cylinder 34 as an actuator is extended via the control device 55 to lower the elevating plate 35, the suction rod 41 is integrally lowered, and the upper stroke stopper 41 'is lowered by a predetermined stroke. Comes closer to the lower spacer 39 'by the clearance h, so that the photoelectric sensor of the bracket 35'
40 ″ introduces vacuum through the control device, spacer 3
9 ', the suction is lowered by the clearance h, and therefore, the arm 31 which is integrally supported by the spacer 39' with a pin pivotally.
Rises and engages with the cam follower roller 39 to apply a turning force inwardly. The opening hook 31 'at the tip thereof is opposed to the return spring 40', and is fitted to the seed filling container 1 in a sealed state. As shown in FIG. 11, it engages with the flange portion 2 'of the lid 2 which has been mounted.

Then, when the air cylinder 34 as an actuator is reduced via a timer or the like of the control device, the elevating plate 35 and the suction rod 41 start to ascend, and after the lower stroke stopper 41 ″ moves by a predetermined stroke, the bracket 35 ′ Are integrally raised, and the lower stroke stopper 35 ″ is engaged with the roller 39 ″ of the spacer 39 ′ to rise integrally with the bracket 35 ′, so that the arm 31 is raised at the same time. Opening hook 31 'is lid 2
Through the engagement with the flange portion 2 '.
Is pulled out of the inoculum-filled container 1 and separated from the container.

Prior to this, the holding frame 38 descends via the rod 37 and the spring 36, and the holder 38 'comes into contact with the shoulder portion of the various bacteria-filled containers 1 in the tray 3. 44 air cylinders 71, 71 '
Operate to simultaneously advance the upper shutter 70 and the lower shutter 70 ', and at the stage where the upper shutter 70 passes through the channel bracket 51, each round hole 72, 72,. Is supplied at a predetermined amount, and when the upper shutter 70 passes through the edge of the channel bracket 51, each hole 72
Fill with a set amount of inoculum.

During this time, the cartridge 56 is lowered at a predetermined speed via the ball screw 62, the worm gear 60, and the pin 58 by the drive motor 61, and the drive motor 63 is rotated. As shown in FIG. 9, the bevel gears 64, 64 ', 64 Each of the scrapers 68 is rotated via the coil spring 67 by the shafts 65 and 65 'via the "", 64 and the scraper 68 is made to penetrate into the inside through the opening 57' of the inoculum container 57 while swinging and rotating. To act as a scrape for the seeds, and the scraped seeds
Each channel falls from the periphery of the coil spring 67, the shaft 65 ', and the bearing 66 from 57' and accumulates in each channel of the channel bracket.

Then, during this time, if the deposition amount becomes higher than the set level, the over-level is detected by the photoelectric detection devices 52 and 53, and the control device 55 stops the rotation of the drive motors 61 and 63, and the action of scraping the inoculum is performed. Stopped.

Then, the upper cylinder 70 reaches the stroke end by the air cylinder 71, and its tip is the lower shutter 70 '.
, The air cylinder 71 stops, the air cylinder 71 'retracts, and the round holes 72, 72,.
Are opened at the same time, and the lids 2, 2,...
Is dropped and filled into the inside of the inoculum filling container 1 in which all are opened.

At that time, the air cylinder 71 contracts, the upper shutter 70 retreats, and the lower shutter 70
70 'also retreats integrally, so that the shutter 70
Each round hole 72 is filled with the inoculum again by a back stroke passing under the channel bracket 51.

In this way, the filling of the inoculum into each round hole 72 of the upper shutter 70 is performed in a predetermined amount in each process of the two-stage stroke of forward and backward movement of the upper shutter 70.

When the air cylinder 71 contracts, the control device 55
The air cylinder 34 of the open / close device 12 is extended again to lower the elevating plate 35, lower the suction rod 41, and lower the suction cup 39 as described above. At this time, the detection signal of the photoelectric sensor 40 ″ The vacuum is shut off and the air is introduced, and the suction function of the suction cup 39 is lost and the spacer 3
9 ′ is separated from the suction cup 39 by its own weight, and the bracket 3
5 ', the arm 31 separates downward from the cam follower roller 39, so that the arm 31 is opened outward by the urging force of the return spring 40', and the opening hook 3 at the end of the arm 31 is opened.
1 'is disengaged from the lid 2 and disengaged. Subsequently, the suction rod 41 is lowered by the extension of the air cylinder 34 as an actuator, and the bracket 35' is also lowered. The spacer 39 'presses the lid 2 positioned with respect to the inoculum filling container 1 from above via the roller 39 "by the stopper 35" and seals it.

In this manner, the holder 38 'of the holding frame 38 is brought into contact with the shoulders of the various germ-filled containers 1 in the tray 3, and the lid 2 is fitted to the various germ-filled containers 1, where the header is placed. 42
When the vacuum is released by the air cylinder and the air cylinder 34 is raised again, the suction cup 39 is lifted away while the lid 2 is fitted to the inoculum-filled container 1, and the presser frame 38 is raised.
Rises and returns to the initial state, and the lid 2 of the next inoculum-filled container 1
Be prepared for opening.

Then, at the time when the suction rod 41 is lifted and reaches the stroke end, the air cylinder 29 is operated via the control device 55, and the transfer plate 31 at the end of the rod is actuated so as to be pulled in, thereby being filled with the inoculum. The tray 3 in which the various germ-filled containers 1 fitted with the lid 2 is set is transferred from the transport section 13 of the input conveyor 4 onto the rollers of the output conveyor 6 of the transfer section 14.

Thus, the tray 3 moving from the loading section 13 to the transfer section 14
On the way, each of the lids 2 is securely pressed down by the rolling of the rollers 32 provided in the front-rear direction on the sub-frames 8 ', 8' so that the skirt portion 2 "completely fills the inoculum-filled container 1. Seal.

At the end of the transfer stroke, the air cylinder 27 is extended by the control device 55 to push the transferred tray 3 forward, whereupon the tray 3 slides on the carry-out conveyor 6 inclined at a predetermined angle by its own weight. Then, as shown by the white arrow in FIG. 2, the processing is performed such that the worker is transported and waits for the cultivation rack (not shown).

During this time, the next tray 3 is placed and carried in at the base of the carry-in conveyor 4.

In this manner, the operator simply places the tray 3 in which a predetermined number of 16 inoculum-filled containers 1, 1... Are set at the base of the carry-in conveyor 4 at the base of the carry-in conveyor 4, thereby making the work easier. Each lid 2 is opened from the inoculum filling container 1,
The inoculum is filled, the lid 2 is sealed again, transferred to the carry-out conveyor side, pushed back to the tip of the carry-out conveyor 6, and stored in the cultivation shelf, in a semi-automatic manner. 3 only needs to be taken into the supply conveyor 4 and taken out from the unloading conveyor 6,
In the meantime, all the work is performed inside the clean state by the sealed hood 17, and sterilization and disinfection work by the above-mentioned burner of the initial work, work in the sealed hood 17, and discharge of hot air by the blower 75 And heaters 76,76
As a result, the fungus hypha does not contain any contaminants or bacteria.
The normal rooting and growth of the mycelium is achieved.

When each operation is completed, the inside of the sealed hood 17 is disinfected to a predetermined extent, and the seed dispenser 44 is opened as described above, and sterilized by a burner or disinfected by a disinfectant to prepare for the next time. Good.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the invention of this application are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modes such as providing an air curtain at a seal gate of a sealed hood can be adopted.

In addition, instead of the cartridge type, the seed container for each channel in the seed dispenser can be set manually, and the number of arrays corresponding to the seed filling containers in the tray in the seed dispenser can be set. Various modes can be adopted, such as setting the inoculum container of (1) and disposing a motor mechanism for scraping out.

In addition, it is a matter of course that a so-called semi-automatic system in which the setting of the inoculum container or the loading and unloading of the inoculum-filled container is performed partially or entirely manually is also possible.

In terms of design change, it is also possible to manually perform a set reset directly on the open / close device.

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, according to the invention of this application, large-scale production by artificial cultivation of mushrooms such as nameko, shimeji, and enoki only, which are one of natural foods and health foods whose demands have been remarkably increasing recently. An excellent effect is obtained that can be performed stably.

In addition, the most important thing is to simply carry out the loading and unloading of the trays containing a predetermined number of seed-filled containers into and out of the carry-out conveyor, and the most important thing is to open and seal the lid of the seed-filled containers, and to scrape and fill the seeds. Since the operation is performed automatically or partially manually and in a sealed state, the seed filling operation for the seed filling container in a predetermined number of trays can be efficiently performed, and mushrooms and the like can be used. This is an excellent effect that a remarkably dramatic improvement in efficiency can be obtained for artificial cultivation of large-scale production.

In addition, since each device mechanism can be opened, sterilization and disinfection can be performed in the open state at the start of work, and since it is performed in a sealed state during work, invasion and propagation of germs and bacteria to seed bacteria Is prevented, the growth of the hypha on the microbial bed in the inoculum-filled container is surely promoted as designed, and an excellent effect of realizing mass cultivation is achieved.

In addition, since the lid of the inoculum-filled container is opened and closed mechanically in a horizontal position, the lid may not be sealed properly due to accidents such as vacuum trouble, or the lid may come off due to rocking vibration. In addition, an excellent effect is obtained that bacteria and the like attached to the lid do not slip into the container.

Therefore, the shipment price can be kept low due to the reduction of capital investment and the running cost, and the effect that a stable marketability can be ensured can be achieved.

Then, in a state in which a transfer conveyor such as a roller conveyor stores a pass-through type tray in which a predetermined number of seed-filled containers are set and the seed-filled containers are stored, all operations from loading to unloading are performed in a fully automatic manner and a semi-automatic manner. for,
The excellent effect that the sanitary condition against the inoculum is reliably maintained and the efficiency is improved because all of the predetermined number of inoculum-filled containers in the tray are automatically processed in each cycle.

In addition, because the tray transfer device is provided between the carry-in conveyor and the carry-out conveyor, the lid is opened and closed, and the fully automatic fully automatic system from loading and unloading the tray before and after filling with the inoculum, or In this case, an excellent effect is achieved in that the operation can be partially performed in a semi-automatic manner.

In addition, since the inoculum dispensing device is provided with the inoculum container holder and the inoculum removal device, the inoculum container holder is provided with a means such as a cartridge, which further promotes automation and further improves the efficiency. The excellent effect that can be performed is produced.

In addition, since the inoculum removal device can be automated, the inoculum removal device can be performed for each channel of the inoculum container holder, and thus, during manual setting of the inoculum container to the inoculum container holder or setting by the cartridge. Even if pathogens enter the area, the channels are isolated from each other, so that pathogens can be prevented from entering other channels, etc., and the pathogens and the like can be prevented by the hot air from the blower and the heat from the heater. An excellent effect that sterilization and sterilization of various germs and the like can be achieved.

In addition, since the device structure can be disassembled, there is an advantage that each mechanism can be sterilized by heating at 100 ° C. to 120 ° C. by a burner or the like at the start of operation.

In the invention of this application, since the opening hook for the lid of the inoculum-filled container and the vacuum device are provided together, the lid is opened when the inoculum is fed from the inoculum container to the inoculum-filled container. As described above, the inoculum filling container can be detached mechanically as described above, so that the weight of the inoculum filling container is large, and even if the container becomes unstable due to rocking or vibration, the lid is securely attached to and detached from the inoculum filling container. This is an excellent effect that is reliably performed.

And since the vacuum controls only the initial trigger mechanism for the spacer of the suction cup with respect to the lid, there is also an advantage that a large negative pressure need not be applied.

In this way, mass production is possible, and since the hygienic condition is maintained and the work efficiency is improved, a stable mass supply of natural foods or health food mushrooms is guaranteed,
The effect that the distribution of the market can be made smooth is produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 11 are explanatory views of one embodiment of the invention of the present application. FIG. 1 is an overall schematic partial sectional side view, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a tray transfer device, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transfer portion between a carry-in conveyor and a carry-out conveyor, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an open / close device, FIG. FIG. 8 is a rear perspective view of the same, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a drive unit of the seed dispenser, FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the open / close device, FIG. Is an overall schematic perspective view of the inoculum-filled container, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a tray in which a predetermined number of inoculum-filled containers are set,
FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view of inoculum filling based on the prior art. 1 ... Seed filling container, 4 ... Carry-in conveyor, 6 ... Carry-out conveyor, 44 ... Seed dispensing device, 7 ... Seed filling device, 2 ... Lid, 12 ... Open sealing device, 29, 30, 31 … Tray transfer device, 45… Seed container holder, 46… Seed removal device, 42, 43… Vacuum device, 39… Sucker, 38… Holding frame, 8, 8 ', 8 ″, 8… Frame, 29 cylinder, 56 cartridge, 68 scraper, 70, 70 'shutter, 17 sealed hood, 39' spacer, 31 'open hook, 40' Return spring 34 …… Air cylinder, 31… Arm, 72 …… Filling hole

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A seed dispensing apparatus provided with a seed dispenser for filling a seed dispenser with a seed dispenser, wherein the seed dispenser is provided with an automatic opening and closing device for opening and closing a lid of the seed dispenser. A tray transfer device for accommodating the inoculum-filled container is provided, and the automatic opening and closing device includes an open hook that engages with the lid and detachably fits the lid to the inoculum-filled container. A seed filling device, characterized in that the opening hook is provided with a vacuum device for performing the detaching / attaching operation of the lid. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said automatic opening and closing device is moved up and down by an actuator, and said opening hook is opened and closed by a vacuum device.
The inoculum filling device according to the above. 3. The open hook is provided on a spacer, and the open hook is operated by sucking and removing the spacer from the vacuum sucker by the vacuum device. 2. The inoculum filling device according to any one of 2. 4. The inoculum filling device according to claim 1, wherein said inoculum distributing device is provided with a blower for discharging hot air. 5. The inoculum filling device according to claim 1, wherein the inoculum distributing device is provided with an inoculum removing device, and the inoculum removing device is provided with a heater.