JP2841130B2 - Lump packaging bag removal device - 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 removing a luggage-packaging bag which is suitably used for removing a luggage bag containing a lump such as an artificial bridge from the lump.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, artificial artificial lumber used for artificially cultivating mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms is filled with sawdust made of wood such as shiitake and chestnut in a packaging bag, and inoculated under a light pressure. After performing this, the upper end side opening of the packaging bag is closed, and the bacteria are cultured under predetermined temperature and humidity conditions, so that the hypha is spread on the sawdust in the packaging bag and formed as a lump. You.

In order to ship the artificial bridge as a block, it is necessary to remove the packaging bag from the artificial bridge. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-171119 discloses an artificial bridge. Then, a conveying means for conveying the packaging bag whose upper end side serving as an opening is closed in an upright state, and a pair of engagement means which engages with the bottom of the packaging bag conveyed by the conveying means and grips the bottom of the packaging bag. A bag bottom gripping claw, opening means provided in the middle of the carrying means and opening an upper end side of the packaging bag, and provided in the middle of the carrying means located downstream of the opening means and provided in the middle of the carrying means. And a plurality of cutters extending upward and downward to cut a plurality of cuts, and only the packing bag is conveyed by the gripping claws at the bottom of each bag while the cuts are cut on the side of the packing bag by the cutters. Pull down the means to wrap the artificial bridge Breakage device from the upper side opening by forcing the withdrawal so as to remove the packaging bag is disclosed.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the bottom of the packaging bag is grasped by each bag bottom gripper, and only the packaging bag is pulled downward by the respective bag bottom gripper below the conveying means. Therefore, the packaging bag is forcibly removed from the artificial log through the opening on the upper end side, and thus has the following disadvantages.

That is, when the upper end side of the packaging bag is opened by the opening means, the opening side is easily bent radially inward and is reduced in diameter. When the cut is made, these cuts cannot be extended to the position of the upper end side opening of the packaging bag, and when the packaging bag is to be removed from the artificial log through this upper end side opening, the artificial bridge is not used. There is a drawback that the upper end side opening of the packaging bag comes into frictional contact with the upper end portion or the like of the carpet and damages or breaks the artificial log.

[0006] In addition, if the protruding dimension of each cutter is increased in order to increase the depth of each cut cut into the side surface of the packaging bag by each cutter, it is possible to cut each cut to the upper end side opening of the packaging bag. Becomes However, in this case, the tip of each cutter penetrates deeply from the side of the packaging bag into the outer surface of the artificial log, and the outer surface of the artificial log also has relatively deep cuts. There is a drawback that the artificial bridge is damaged, and the hyphae spread on the artificial bridge are damaged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and the present invention can smoothly remove a packaging bag from a lump and prevent the lump as a content from being damaged or broken. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for removing a package bag of a lump which can surely prevent the lump.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a configuration adopted by the invention according to claim 1 is to erect a packaging bag which accommodates a lump and whose upper end side which is an opening is closed. Transport means for transporting the packaging bag, side cutting means provided in the middle of the transport means, and a cut extending upward from the bottom side of the packaging bag on both front and rear sides of the packaging bag; It is provided in the middle of the conveying means located on the downstream side, and by cutting the upper side of the packaging bag at a position intersecting with the upper end side of each cut of the packaging bag, Upper cutting means for forming a wide-mouthed cutting opening; and left and right engagements which are provided in the middle of the conveying means and are located downstream of the upper cutting means and which engage with the cutting openings of the packaging bag. has a section, the respective engaging portions left, to moving in the right direction outwardly Ri, become the packaging bag and a packaging bag separating means for peeling from the clot along each incision.
Further, in the invention of claim 2, the side cutting means is provided with
Hold the lump together with the packing bag from both the left and right sides of the transport means.
Fixing means for holding and fixing on the conveying means, and the conveying means
Is provided above, and the upper end side of the packaging bag is gripped and
The packing between the fixing means.
Bag-filling means for holding the bag pulled upward and downward
And a pair of caps arranged on both sides in front of and behind the packaging bag.
And each cutter is upwardly directed from the bottom side of the packaging bag.
The front and back sides of the packaging bag
And a cutter means for making a cut in the sheet. Ma
Further, in the invention of claim 3, the packaging bag peeling means includes
In order to fix the lump on the conveying means,
Into the packaging bag and push the upper end of the lump down.
The structure includes a presser shaft for pressing. Further
In the invention of claim 4, the presser shaft is provided with an external
An air passage through which compressed air is supplied from a compressed air source;
Compressed air is blown from the inside to the outside of the packaging bag.
It has a configuration having a plurality of injection holes for injection.

[0009] In the invention of claim 5, wherein the packing bag upper side which is the opening in a state of accommodating the lumps is closed by the lid through a shoulder cap, in the middle of the front Symbol conveying means, said It has become provided with lid removal means and a shoulder cap removal means for sequentially removing the lid and the shoulder cap on the upstream side of the side cutting means arrangement.

[0010] In the invention of claim 6, wherein lumps fills the predetermined sawdust within said packaging bag, has to consist of artificial Firefly tree formed by applying weak pressure configuration
You .

[0011]

[Function] With the above configuration, the front and rear sides of the packaging bag are
Use the side cutting means to form the notches extending upward and downward, respectively.
You can formed, followed by intersecting the upper end of each cut in the upper cutting means for forming a wide-mouth cut opening on the upper side of the packaging Sobukuro
be able to. Then, the by causing the position <br/> or in Shin the length of the cutting opening each cut, the packaging bag from the cutting opening
Left, be opened easily in the right direction along the cut
Can, whereby the packing bag can be separated into lumps or lath Meuse.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 1 to 32 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a culture bag as a packaging bag. The culture bag 1 is formed in a bag shape from a transparent resin film such as polypropylene which has heat resistance even at a temperature of about 100 to 150 ° C. It has sufficient flexibility to be deformed according to the contents. The culture bag 1 is filled with sawdust 2 made of wood, such as vertebra or chestnut, from an opening 1A on the upper end side, and the sawdust 2 is inoculated with bacteria such as shiitake mushrooms in a state of being weakly pressurized. Thereafter, the artificial bridge 3 is formed as a lump by culturing as described below.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a lid for closing the opening 1A of the culture bag 1 via the shoulder cap 5, and the lid 4 is an outer cylinder 4A.
And an inner cylindrical part 4B formed coaxially with the outer cylindrical part 4A in a cylindrical shape and having a length dimension longer than the outer cylindrical part 4A, and upper end sides of the inner cylindrical part 4B and the outer cylindrical part 4A. Closed canopy 4C
And a filter 4D provided on the canopy portion 4C to give air permeability to the inner cylindrical portion 4B and to prevent invasion of bacteria and the like. The shoulder opening cap 5 has an inner diameter substantially corresponding to the outer diameter of the inner cylindrical portion 4B, and a cylindrical cylindrical portion 5A and a radially outward and downward direction from the lower end side of the cylindrical portion 5A. The skirt portion 5B is formed in a conical shape, and the lower surface of the skirt portion 5B is brought into contact with the upper end side of the artificial tree 3 via the culture bag 1.

Here, the shoulder opening cap 5 is inserted through the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 in the direction of the arrow A into the cylindrical portion 5A.
By pulling back on the upper side of A by pulling it radially outward,
It is arranged on the upper end side of the artificial log 3 via the upper side of the culture bag 1. Then, in this state, the lid 4 is pushed in the direction of arrow B toward the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5, and the outer cylindrical portion 4 of the lid 4 is pressed.
A, by fitting the inner cylinder 4B to the cylinder 5A of the shoulder cap 5, the upper end of the culture bag 1 is placed on the inner cylinder 4 of the lid 4.
B, the upper end side of the culture bag 1 is closed by the lid 4 via the shoulder cap 5 as shown in FIG.

Next, in this state, the culture bag 1 is placed together with the artificial log 3 in a predetermined temperature and humidity atmosphere for a long time, and the mycelium such as shiitake mushrooms inoculated in the artificial log 3 beforehand is placed. It is cultured so as to spread in the culture bag 1. in this case,
A filter 4D is provided on the lid 4 closing the upper end side of the culture bag 1. The filter 4D provides air permeability to the artificial bridge 3 in the culture bag 1, and also allows external bacteria and the like to pass through the culture bag 1.
As a result, the artificial bridge 3 in the culture bag 1 is not affected by external bacteria and the like, and the hyphae such as shiitake mushrooms are cultured in the culture bag 1 under a predetermined temperature and humidity condition. Can be spread.

Next, in FIG. 3, reference numeral 6 denotes a conveyor as a conveying means for conveying the culture bag 1 containing the artificial wood 3 in an upright state in the direction of arrow C. The conveyor 6 moves left and right. A pair of frames 7, 7 extending forward and backward in the direction of arrow C when separated.
And a guide rail 8 located at an intermediate portion between the respective frames 7 and extending in the front and rear directions in parallel with the respective frames 7, and located between the guide rail 8 and the respective frames 7, and Left and right transfer lines 9, 9, which are extended in the direction and are conveyed in the direction of arrow C by a driving source (not shown), and are disposed at predetermined intervals in the middle of each of the transfer lines 9. 3 comprises a plurality of sets of supporting cups 10, 10,..., Which are supported so as to be sandwiched from the left and right directions together with the culture bag 1; 3
Together with the culture bag 1 is sequentially transported in the direction of arrow C by each transport line 9.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an artificial log supply device provided on the upstream side of the conveyor 6. The artificial log supply device 11 extends from either one of the frames 7 in a left or right direction. Frames 12, a long plate-shaped transport plate 13 positioned between the supply frames 12 and extending toward the hanging cup 10, and each of the supply frames 12.
, And a plurality of transport frames 14, 14,... Arranged at a predetermined distance from each other so as to place the artificial bridge 3 therebetween.

The artificial boat supply device 1 constructed as described above
Numeral 1 denotes an artificial crane 3 accommodated in the culture bag 1 as described above and in which hyphae such as shiitake mushrooms are spread, and the culture bag 1 is disposed between the transport frames 14 so that the respective transport frames 14
, And are sequentially conveyed toward the conveyor 6. And
Each artificial bridge 3 transferred onto the conveyor 6 is a respective culture bag 1
In addition, a lid removing device 101, a shoulder opening cap removing device 201, a side cutting device 301, and an upper cutting device 40, which will be described later.
1 and the peeling device 501 are sequentially conveyed by the conveyor 6.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 101 denotes a lid removing device as a lid removing means provided in the middle of the conveyor 6, and reference numeral 102 denotes a part of the lid removing device 101 and guide rails 8 of the conveyor 6. FIG. 5 shows a height position adjusting device as a biasing means provided in the middle, and the adjusting device 102 is provided at a position where the lid 4 is removed in the middle of the guide rail 8 as shown in FIG. An adjustment table 1 on which an artificial rope 3 conveyed via each of the cups 10 is placed together with a culture bag 1.
02A, and a pair of springs 10 that constantly urge the adjustment table 102A upward and adjust the height of the artificial log 3 mounted on the adjustment table 102A via a holding plate 106 described later.
2B and 102B.

Reference numeral 103 denotes a main body frame of the lid removing apparatus 101. The main body frame 103 is disposed so as to straddle the conveyor 6 in the left and right directions at the position where the lid 4 is removed. It is fixed on each frame 7 of the conveyor 6. Then, the upper end side 103 of the main body frame 103
An elevating cylinder 104 such as an air cylinder which constitutes a lifting means is provided at the center of the A. At the tip of a rod 104A of the elevating cylinder 104, the conveyer 6 extends leftward and rightward to form a substantially U-shape overall. The movable frame 105 is fixed.

Reference numerals 106, 106 denote left and right directions, and pressing plates as mass pressing means integrally suspended downward from the movable frame 105. Each of the pressing plates 106 is a cover 4
Are formed in a substantially L-shape so as to face each other on the outer peripheral side thereof, and a lower end surface thereof is integrally provided with a holding projection 106A which is substantially semicircular and protrudes downward. Here, when the movable frame 105 is lowered by the lifting cylinder 104 as shown in FIG.
Is pressed downward so as to abut on the skirt portion 5B of the shoulder opening cap 5, and by pressing the artificial log 3 in the culture bag 1 downward against each spring ring 102B of the adjusting device 102, The lid 4 and the shoulder cap 5 are positioned at predetermined upper and lower positions, and their inclinations and the like are corrected.

Reference numerals 107, 107 denote air cylinders provided on the respective frames 7 of the conveyor 6 via mounting brackets 107A, 107A, and 108, 108 denote holding plates which together with the air cylinders 107 constitute fixing means. Each holding plate 108 extends the rod 107B of each air cylinder 107 when the artificial bridge 3 is positioned between the adjusting device 102 and each holding plate 106,
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
And the artificial tree 3 is fixed at a predetermined height position on the conveyor 6.

Reference numerals 109, 109 denote needle stick cylinders which are attached to the lower end of the movable frame 105 so as to be separated from each other in the left and right directions. Each of the needle stick cylinders 109 is constituted by an air cylinder or the like. Each support plate 11 at the tip
0 is fixed. .., 111 indicate two pairs of bag-turning needles whose base ends are fixed to the respective support plates 110 in front and rear directions, and the bag-turning needles 111 are formed by an elastic metal needle or the like. In the front and rear directions of the conveyor 6, as shown in FIG. 6, the shoulder cap 5 is separated by a dimension corresponding to the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 5A. In addition, each bag turning needle 1
Reference numeral 11 denotes a tapered edge portion 111A whose front end is opposed in the front and rear directions, and is disposed so as to face the shoulder cap 5 on the artificial log 3 in the left and right directions.

Each of the bag turning needles 111 is moved downward by the lifting cylinder 104 to move the movable frame 105 as shown in FIG.
Each of the edge portions 111A is extruded from both the left and right sides so that the edge portions 111A of the tip contact the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5 in a tangential direction, and the tapered edge portions 111A are shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the culture bag 1 is stabbed from the left and right sides into the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 while being guided by the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 5A slightly above the skirt portion 5B of the shoulder opening cap 5.

Reference numerals 112, 112 denote other elevating cylinders which are provided at front and rear portions of the main body frame 103 at left and right intermediate portions and constitute lifting means together with the elevating cylinder 104. Each of the elevating cylinders 112 is An air cylinder or the like is provided, and a transfer plate 113 extending forward and rearward above the lid 4 is fixed to the tip of a rod (not shown). Each of the lift cylinders 112 operates in synchronization with the lift cylinder 104, and moves up and down the transfer plate 113 synchronously when the movable frame 105 moves up and down.

Numerals 114, 114 denote a pair of gripping cylinders comprising air cylinders and the like disposed opposite the front and rear ends of the transfer plate 113. Numerals 115, 115 denote lid gripping means together with the gripping cylinders 114. Each of the gripping plates 115 is formed in a concavely curved shape with an arc corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the lid 4.
4 is fixed to the tip of the rod 114A so as to face the front and rear directions. Then, each gripping plate 115 is in a state where the handover plate 113 is lowered by each lifting cylinder 112,
By extending the rod 114A of each gripping cylinder 114, the rod 114A is pushed from the position illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 7 toward the outer peripheral surface of the lid 4, and clamps the outer peripheral surface of the lid 4 from front and rear directions. To grip.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 201 denotes the lid removing device 101.
Opening cap removing device as a shoulder opening cap removing means disposed in the middle of the conveyor 6 at the downstream side of
Reference numeral 2 denotes a main body frame of the shoulder opening cap removing device 201. The main body frame 202 is disposed so as to straddle the conveyor 6 in the left and right directions at the position where the shoulder opening cap 5 is removed. Is fixed on each frame 7. On the upper end side of the main body frame 202, lifting cylinders 203, 203 constituting first lifting means are provided apart from each other in the front and rear directions, and a second lifting means is provided between the lifting cylinders 203. The other lifting cylinders 204 are provided, and these lifting cylinders 203,
204 is an air cylinder or the like.

Numerals 205, 205 are located below the main body frame 202. Air cylinders 206, 206 are provided on each frame 7 of the conveyor 6 through fixing brackets 205A, 205A for fixing artificial trees. A holding plate fixed to the tip of the rod 205B of each air cylinder 205 and forming a fixing means together with each air cylinder 205 is shown.
Each of the holding plates 206 is formed in a concave curved shape corresponding to the outer shape of the artificial wood 3, and the culture bag 1 from which the lid 4 has been removed is conveyed by the conveyor 6 to the position where the shoulder cap 5 is removed. When the rod 205B of each air cylinder 205 is extended, the artificial log 3 is clamped from the left and right sides via the culture bag 1 above the respective cups 10, and the artificial log 3 is conveyed by the conveyor 6. Fix it on top (see FIG. 10).

Reference numeral 207 denotes a crossing plate fixed at both ends in the front and rear directions to the tip of a rod 203A of each lifting cylinder 203, and raised and lowered by each lifting cylinder 203. Is bent in a substantially U-shape so as to straddle a regulating cup 213 described later. Air cylinders 208 and 208 are attached to both ends of the transfer plate 207 so as to be located on the lower surface thereof and to face each other in front and rear directions. Sliding plate 2
09 is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward.

Reference numerals 209 and 209 denote groove-like sliding contact plates which constitute bag expanding means together with the respective air cylinders 208. Each sliding contact plate 209 has an inner surface facing the front and rear directions of the cylinder of the shoulder cap 5. A sliding contact surface formed in a concave curve shape corresponding to the outer diameter of the portion 5A, and as shown in FIGS.
The culture bag 1 is slid on the outer periphery of the opening 1A side of the culture bag.
Is extended upward from the upper end of the shoulder opening cap 5.

Reference numeral 210 denotes the rod 20 of the lifting cylinder 204.
4A shows a movable frame fixed to the tip of 4A and extending in the left and right directions. The movable frame 210 is formed in a substantially U-shape, and the lower ends at both ends are located above the respective sliding contact plates 209. The holding cylinders 211 and 211 are attached so as to face left and right. Each gripping cylinder 211 is composed of an air cylinder or the like, and a gripping plate 214 described later is fixed to the tip of each rod 211A so as to be able to move left and right. Further, a support plate 212 extending downward and leftward from the intermediate portion of the transfer plate 207 is provided integrally at an intermediate position in the height direction of the movable frame 210.

Reference numeral 213 denotes a regulating cup provided at a middle portion in the length direction of the support plate 212 and suspended downward and serving as a fall-in regulating means. The regulating cup 213 is formed in a tapered shape whose diameter gradually decreases downward. When the movable frame 210 and the support plate 212 are lowered by the lifting cylinder 204,
It is inserted into the culture bag 1 from the opening 1A side as shown in FIG. The regulating cup 213 is provided on each sliding contact plate 209.
Is also arranged in the opening 1A of the culture bag 1 when pulled up by each of the lifting cylinders 203, so that the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is prevented from falling inward in the radial direction.

Numerals 214, 214 denote left and right grip plates which constitute shoulder mouth cap gripping means together with the grip cylinders 211. Each grip plate 214 has a concave curved shape corresponding to the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder mouth cap 5. Formed and each gripping cylinder 21
When the first rod 211A is extended, the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5 is nipped from the left and right directions to be strongly gripped. Then, each gripping plate 214 is pulled up together with the movable frame 210 by the lifting cylinder 204, and the shoulder opening cap 5 is pulled out from the side of the opening 1A of the culture bag 1 as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 14, reference numeral 301 denotes a side cutting device which is located on the downstream side of the shoulder opening cap removing device 201 and is provided in the middle of the conveyor 6 as side cutting means, and 302 denotes a main body frame of the side cutting device 301. The main body frame 302 is disposed so as to straddle the conveyor 6 at the side cutting position of the culture bag 1, and the lower ends at both ends thereof are fixed on the respective frames 7 of the conveyor 6.

Numerals 303 and 303 denote clamping cylinders mounted on the respective frames 7, and 304 and 304 which are mounted on the distal ends of the rods 303 A of the clamping cylinders 303 and constitute clamping means together with the clamping cylinders 303 and the like. Each holding plate 304 is formed so as to be curved along the outer periphery of the artificial log 3 and the culture bag 1 containing the artificial log 3 conveyed by the conveyor 6 in the direction of arrow C is cut off. When stopped at the position, the outer peripheral surface of the artificial tree 3 is clamped and fixed together with the culture bag 1 by extending the rod 303A of each clamping cylinder 303.

305, 305 are the main body frames 302
2 shows two lifting cylinders attached to the upper end of the rod 305A.
An elevating plate 305B extending rightward is provided.

Reference numeral 306 denotes a bag-closing cylinder provided at the center on the upper surface side of the lifting plate 305B of each of the lifting cylinders 305. An upper plate extending forward and rearward is provided at the tip of the rod 306A of the cylinder 306. 306B is attached.

Reference numeral 307 denotes a gripping device which constitutes bagging means together with the bagging cylinder 306. The gripping device 307 includes hanging rods 308A, 308A from both ends of the upper plate 306B.
08A (only one of them is shown), and a long plate-shaped lower plate 308 suspended from the lower surface of both ends of the lower plate 308, and two fixed gripping plates 309, 309 formed to extend downward.
(Only one is shown), two gripping cylinders 310, 310 which are attached to both ends of the lower plate 308 and each rod 310A is inserted through each fixed gripping plate 309, and a rod of each gripping cylinder 310 Attached to the tip of 310A,
When the rod 310A of each of the gripping cylinders 310 is reduced, the movable gripping plates 311 and 311 hold the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 between the fixed gripping plates 309 and the fixed gripping plates 309. Further, between the upper end side of each hanging rod 308A of the lower plate 308 and the upper side of the upper plate 306B,
The coil spring 3 is located around each of the hanging rods 308A.
08B, 308B, and each coil spring 308B
Urges the lower plate 308 upward through each hanging rod 308A.

Here, the holding device 307 is lowered by the cylinders 305 and 306 from the state shown in FIG. 15 so that the opening 1A of the culture bag 1 is placed between the fixed holding plate 309 and the movable holding plate 311. The opening 1A of the culture bag 1 is gripped by pulling the opening 1A of the culture bag 1 forward and backward between the gripping plates 309 and 311 by arranging the side and reducing the rod 310A of each gripping cylinder 310. Then, when the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is gripped by the gripping device 307,
As shown in FIG. 17, the bag-filling cylinder 306 is reduced and the gripping device 307 is pulled up, whereby the gripping device 307 is moved between the holding bag 304 and the holding plate 304 of the fixing means via the coil spring 308B. The culture bag 1 is provided with tension by applying upward and downward tension to the culture bag 1.

Reference numeral 312 denotes a cutter cylinder disposed below the conveyor 6, and the tip of the rod 312 A of the cutter cylinder 312 straddles the culture bag 1 containing the artificial log 3 positioned above from below. Frame 313 formed in a substantially U-shape as described above is attached.
A guide mechanism 314 having a guide rod 314A extending downward from the lower end surface of the cutter frame 313 is provided on the lower end side of the cutter frame 313.

315 and 315 are the cutter frames 3
13 and a pair of cutter devices that constitute cutter means together with a cutter cylinder 312 and the like.
A bracket 316 having a substantially L-shape provided outwardly from the front end of the cutter frame, a rotary cylinder 317 rotatably mounted on the upper end of the bracket 316, and a lower end rotating on the upper end of the cutter frame 313. A pivot plate 318 hinged to the pivot plate 317, the pivot 317A of the pivot cylinder 317 being rotatably attached at the center to the tip thereof.
And a cutter 319 whose blade edge is urged inward by a coil spring 319A. The cutter 319 is provided with a stopper 319B for adjusting the amount of protrusion of the cutting edge, and the cutting depth of the cutter 319 is adjusted so that the artificial wood 3 is not damaged by the stopper 319B.

Each of the cutter devices 31 configured as described above
5, the rod 312A of the cutter cylinder 312 is extended from the state shown in FIG. 17 while the blade edge of the cutter 319 is brought into contact with the side surface of the culture bag 1 from the front and the rear while extending upward, as shown in FIGS. Cut 3 extending to
Insert 0,30. When the cutters 315 finish cutting the cuts 30 to a predetermined height position on the side surface of the culture bag 1 with the cutter 319, the cutter devices 315
Is rotated outward by a rotating cylinder 317 as shown in FIG. 20 to release the cutting edge of the cutter 319 from the culture bag 1.

In FIG. 21, reference numeral 401 denotes the side cutting device 30.
1, an upper cutting device as an upper cutting device, which is disposed in the middle of the conveyor 6 at a position downstream of the first cutting device 401;
Numeral 2 is disposed so as to straddle the conveyor 6 at the upper cutting position of the culture bag 1, and the lower ends at both ends thereof are fixed on the respective frames 7 of the conveyor 6.

Reference numerals 403, 403 denote clamping cylinders mounted on the respective frames 7, and 404, 404 are mounted on the distal ends of the rods 403A of the respective clamping cylinders 403 and constitute clamping means together with the respective clamping cylinders 403 and the like. Each holding plate 404 is formed so as to be curved along the outer circumference of the artificial log 3, and the culture bag 1 containing the artificial log 3 conveyed by the conveyor 6 in the direction of arrow C is cut at the top. When stopped at the position, the rod 403A of each holding cylinder 403 is extended to hold and fix the outer peripheral surface of the artificial wood 3 together with the culture bag 1.

Reference numeral 405 denotes a bag-cylinder mounted on the upper end side of the main body frame 402, and a tip of a rod 405A of the bag-cylinder 405 is attached to a gripping device 4 described later.
06 is attached.

Reference numeral 406 denotes a gripping device which constitutes a bagging means together with the bagging cylinder 405.
Reference numeral 6 denotes an elevating plate 4 attached to the tip of the rod 405A of the bag-closing cylinder 405 and extending leftward and rightward.
07, gripping cylinders 408, 408 attached to both ends on the lower surface side of the lifting plate 407, and the gripping cylinders 408
Attached to the tip of a rod 408A of the
A is constituted by grip plates 409 and 409 which grip the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 when A is extended.

Here, the gripping device 406 extends the rod 405A of the bag-closing cylinder 405 downward from the state shown in FIG. 21 to dispose the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 between the gripping plates 409. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, the rods 408A of the gripping cylinders 408 are extended inwardly in the left and right directions, so that the gripping plates 40
The opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is gripped from both the left and right sides between the nine positions. The gripping device 406 is connected to the opening 1A of the culture bag 1.
With the side gripped, the rod 405A of the bag-closing cylinder 405 is reduced in the direction of arrow D shown in FIG. 22, and the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is pulled upward, whereby the gripping device 406 and each holding plate are held. An upper and lower tension is applied to the culture bag 1 between the culture bag 1 and the culture bag 404 so that the culture bag 1 has tension.

[0050] 410, 410 are located at the height level between the upper end side of the artificial tree 3 and the opening 1A of the culture bag 1 downstream of the upper cutting position, and are separated from each frame 7 to the left and right. And two cutter cylinders 411 and 411 attached to the tip of the rod 410A of each cutter cylinder 410, and a pair of left and right movable cutters constituting cutter means together with each cutter cylinder 410 and the like. Each movable cutter 411 is a bracket 41 attached to the tip of a rod 410A of each cutter cylinder 410.
2, 412, and cutter blades 413, 413 attached to the inner end side of each bracket 412 so as to be inclined in the downstream direction, and each of the cutter blades 413 has a V-shape that opens toward the upstream side. It is arranged left and right symmetrically.

Reference numerals 414 and 414 denote slide bases provided on the upstream side of the cutter cylinders 410. Each slide base 414 has left and right slide plates located at the upper end and extending forward and backward. 414A, 414A are provided, and each slide base 414 is
Bracket 41 of each movable cutter 411 on 14A
2 is horizontally slid in the direction of arrow E in FIG.

Each movable cutter 41 thus configured
23, the rod 410A of each cutter cylinder 410 is extended from the state shown in FIG. 22 as shown in FIG. 23, and each cutter blade 413 is cultured while each bracket 412 is slid in the direction of arrow E on each slide plate 414A. By cutting in contact with the upper side of the bag 1 in the direction indicated by the arrow E and extending the rod 410A of each cutter cylinder 410 as it is, the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is cut in the horizontal direction. The part 1A is separated from the culture bag 1. Then, as shown in FIG.
When the A side is cut off, the upper end of the culture bag 1
Are formed with wide-mouthed cutting openings 31, 31.
The mouth 31 extends upward and downward in the front and rear directions of the culture bag 1.
It becomes a state where it can be separated to the left and right along the cut 30.

In FIG. 24, reference numeral 501 denotes the upper cutting device 40;
1 is a peeling device as a packaging bag peeling means which is located on the downstream side of the conveyor 6 and is disposed in the middle of the conveyor 6;
The fixed frame 502 is disposed so as to straddle the conveyor 6 at the peeling position of the culture bag 1,
The lower ends of both ends are fixed on each frame 7 of the conveyor 6. A pair of support frames 503 and 503 extending in the left and right directions from the respective frames 7 are fixed near the peeling position of the culture bag 1.

Reference numeral 504 denotes an elevating cylinder mounted on the upper end side of the fixed frame 502. Reference numeral 505 denotes a fixing device which is mounted on the tip of the rod 504A of the elevating cylinder 504 and constitutes fixing means together with the elevating cylinder 504. 505 is a rod 50 of the elevating cylinder 504.
A long plate-like elevating plate 506 attached to the 4A tip and extending toward the downstream side, and located at the tip side of the elevating plate 506;
The upper plate 507 provided above and separated from the elevating plate 506 by the rods 507A and 507A, and the elevating plate 506, which is located almost at the center of the peeling position of the culture bag 1 and extends upward and downward, A holding shaft 508 inserted through the upper plate 507, the elevating plate 506 and the upper plate 50
And a coil spring 509 which is provided so as to surround the holding shaft 508 between the holding shaft 508 and the holding shaft 508 and constantly urges the holding shaft 508 downward through an annular projection (not shown) formed on the holding shaft 508. ing.

Further, the presser shaft 508 is
As shown in FIG. 5, the air passage 508 extends upward and downward, and inside thereof is supplied with compressed air from a compressed air source (not shown).
A formed with the shaft portion 508B and the shaft portion 5
08B, a pressing portion 508C extending in the front and rear directions so as to form a substantially T-shape, and a pressing portion 508C.
A plurality of injection holes 508 which are formed at both ends of the holding member 508C in the radial direction of the holding portion 508C and communicate with the ventilation passage 508A to inject compressed air in the left and right directions (arrow F directions).
D, 508D,... (Only two are shown). The press shaft 508 presses the compressed air from the air pipe 510 through the air passage 508A and presses the press portion 508C.
Are injected in the direction indicated by the arrow F from each of the injection holes 508D.

Here, as shown in FIG. 26, when the culture bag 1 containing the artificial log 3 conveyed by the conveyor 6 in the direction of arrow C is stopped at the peeling position, as shown in FIG. Is lowered by the extension of the rod 504A, and the pressing portion 508C of the pressing shaft 508 is brought into contact with the upper end surface of the artificial log 3, and the artificial log 3 is pressed downward by the spring force of the coil spring 509 to thereby artificially move the artificial log 3. The rope 3 is fixed to a predetermined position together with the bottom side of the culture bag 1.

Further, in this state, the fixing device 505 injects compressed air from each of the injection holes 508D of the presser shaft 508 and applies compressed air to the upper side of the culture bag 1 from the inside. Is corrected to compensate for gripping by a gripping mechanism 519 described later.

Reference numerals 511 and 511 denote peeling positions of the culture bag 1 as a pair of peeling means provided on both the left and right sides. Reference numerals 512 and 512 denote a part of the respective peeling mechanisms 511 and the support frame 503. Rotation bracket 51 on the tip side
A rotating base 51 which is rotatably mounted via 2A, 51
Reference numerals 3 and 513 denote rotatable cylinders provided on the base end side of each support frame 503, and the tip of a rod 513A is rotatably mounted on the base end side of each rotatable base 512. As shown in FIG. 27, by reducing the rod 513A, the base end side of each rotation base 512 is rotated, and each gripping mechanism 519 is arranged on the upper side of the culture bag 1.

Reference numerals 514 and 514 denote the respective rotary bases 512.
The peeling cylinders 515 and 515 mounted on the support brackets 515 show support brackets fixed to the upper surface on the base end side of the rotation base 512 so as to straddle the respective peeling cylinders 514. , Peeling rod 5 described later
A support roller 516 for guiding and supporting the support 18 is rotatably mounted.

Numerals 517 and 517 denote movable brackets whose lower ends are attached to the tips of the rods 514A of the respective peeling cylinders 514. The distal ends of the peeling rods 518 are rotatably attached to the upper ends of the movable brackets 517. ing.

Numerals 518 and 518 denote peeling rods having bent portions 518A whose middle portions in the longitudinal direction are bent in a crank shape, and the distal ends of the peeling rods 518 are rotatably mounted on the movable brackets 517. Thus, each peeling rod 518 is connected to the rod 514A of each peeling cylinder 514 via each movable bracket 517. Each of the peeling rods 518 is connected to each of the peeling cylinders 5.
When the fourteen rods 514A are extended outward in the left and right directions, while being guided on each support roller 516, the left and right
It moves outward in the right direction, and moves in the directions of arrows G and G as shown in FIG. 28, following the bent shape of each bent portion 518A.

Reference numerals 519 and 519 denote gripping mechanisms provided on the base end side of the peeling rod 518 and serving as engaging portions constituting the peeling mechanisms 511 together with the peeling cylinders 514 and the like. A substantially L-shaped fixed holding plate 520 fixed to an upper portion on the base end side of the peeling rod 518;
Gripping cylinder 521 mounted on fixed gripping plate 520
And a movable gripping plate 522 attached to the tip of the rod 521A of the gripping cylinder 521. Each gripping mechanism 519 reduces each rod 521A of each gripping cylinder 521, thereby allowing each fixed gripping plate 520 and each movable gripping plate 520 to move. The upper end side of the culture bag 1 is held between the holding plate 522 and the holding plate 522. The gripping mechanism 519 holds the upper side of the culture bag 1 while holding the rod 51 of the peeling cylinder 514.
4A to extend each peeling rod 518 to each support roller 51.
By moving the culture bag 1 on the culture bag 6, the culture bag 1 is separated from the artificial log 3 in the left and right directions as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 30, reference numeral 523 denotes an apparatus for separating the culture bag 1 provided on the conveyor 6 at a position downstream of the apparatus 501 for separating the culture bag 1. Tree transfer device 524 and culture bag holding device 5
29 and the like.

Reference numeral 524 denotes an artificial log transporter located on the upper side of the culture bag holder 529. The artificial log transporter 524 includes a transfer cylinder 52 as shown in FIGS.
5, a substantially U-shaped clamping frame 526 attached to the tip of a rod 525A of the transfer cylinder 525, and when the rod 525A is extended, opens downward so as to straddle the artificial tree 3 located below from above. A pair of holding cylinders 527, 527 attached to the lower end of the holding frame 526, and a rod 5 of each holding cylinder 527.
The holding plate 528 is attached to the tip of 27A and is formed to be curved along the outer periphery of the artificial wood 3.

The artificial boat transport device 5 configured as described above
24, each rod 525A of the transfer cylinder 525 is extended downward as shown in FIG.
In this state, the rods 527A of the holding cylinders 527 are extended so that the artificial wooden bridge 3 is extended.
Is held by the holding plates 528 from both the left and right sides. And
When the artificial wood 3 is held between the holding plates 528 and the like, the rod 525A of the transfer cylinder 525 is reduced, and the artificial wood 3 is transferred onto a moving conveyor 535 described later (see FIG. 32).

Reference numerals 529 and 529 denote a pair of culture bag holding devices which are separated from each other in the left and right directions at the separation position of the culture bag 1, and each of the culture bag holding devices 529 is a left and a right as shown in FIG. A gripping cylinder 530 located rightward, and a movable gripping plate 531 attached to the tip of a rod 530A of the gripping cylinder 530 and extending inward from the rod 530A.
And a fixed gripping plate 532 that is located below the movable gripping plate 531 and grips the upper side of the culture bag 1 between the movable gripping plate 531 when the rod 530A of the gripping cylinder 530 is reduced. It is configured. In addition, each culture bag holding device 529 includes a lower guide 533 that extends downward from the upper side of the fixed gripping plate 532 toward the upstream side of the conveyor 6, and an upper side of the lower guide 533. And upper guides 534 extending upward and inclined toward the upstream side of the conveyor 6.
Numerals 33 and 534 guide the upper side of the culture bag 1 peeled left and right from the artificial tree 3 conveyed by the conveyor 6 between the gripping plates 531 and 532.

Reference numeral 535 is located downstream of the separation position of the culture bag 1, and includes the artificial log transfer device 524 and the culture bag holding device 5.
29 shows a moving conveyor provided at a predetermined height level between the moving conveyor 29 and the front and rear directions.
When the artificial log 3 is lifted upward by the artificial log transport device 524, it moves in the direction indicated by the arrow H to advance below the artificial log 3, and each holding plate of the artificial log transport device 524 When the artificial bridge 3 is placed on the moving conveyor 535 after the release of the artificial bridge 3 is released,
Is transported in the direction indicated by the arrow J.

The apparatus for breaking the culture bag 1 for the artificial tree 3 according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration. Next, the operation of the apparatus will be described.

First, the artificial log 3 is placed between the transport frames 14 of the artificial log supply device 11 together with the culture bag 1. Then, the artificial log 3 is transported together with the culture bag 1 to the conveyor 6 side by the respective transport frames 14 and the
Place on top.

The artificial bridge 3 and the like arranged on the conveyor 6 via the receiving cup 10 in this manner are conveyed in the direction of arrow C toward the position where the lid 4 is removed.

Then, the culture bag 1 which accommodates the artificial wood 3 and whose upper end side opening 1A is closed by the lid 4 via the shoulder opening cap 5 is placed on the conveyor 6 where the lid 4 is removed (see FIG. 4). ), The conveyor 6 is temporarily stopped, and the elevating cylinders 104 and 112 operate to move the movable frame 1.
05, each holding plate 106, each bag turning needle 111, each holding plate 115, etc. are lowered as shown in FIG.
6 presses the artificial wood 3 in the culture bag 1 together with the shoulder cap 5 against the respective springs 102B at the height adjustment position 102, and the lid 4 and the shoulder cap together with the artificial wood 3 In addition to adjusting the height position of No. 5, these inclinations are corrected.

In this state, each air cylinder 107
6 and 7, the artificial bridge 3 is fixed on the adjustment table 102A between the holding plates 108, and the rod 109A of each needle stick cylinder 109 is extended.
As shown in the figure, each of the bag turning needles 111 is inserted into the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 from both the left and right sides so as to contact the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5 in a tangential direction.

Next, in this state, the rod 114A of each gripping cylinder 114 is extended, and the outer peripheral surface of the lid 4 is gripped by the gripping plates 115 from the front and rear directions. Then, in this state, each lifting cylinder 104, 112
The movable frame 105, each holding plate 106, each bag turning needle 111 and each holding plate 115 are raised so as to pull up, and the lid 4 is moved from the shoulder opening cap 5 through each holding plate 115 through FIG. Remove as shown.

At this time, since each bag turning needle 111 is pulled upward while being inserted into the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1, it is turned radially outward from the upper end of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5. The opening 1A of the culture bag 1 that has been extended onto the skirt portion 5B is pulled upward so as to be lifted up.
Each bag turning needle 111 elastically deforms as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 7, and extends the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 upward in the direction of arrow D above the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder cap 5.

Next, after the lid 4 is removed, each air cylinder 1 is removed.
07 is reduced so that each holding plate 108 is separated from the artificial bridge 3, and the conveyor 6 is driven again to transport the artificial bridge 3 together with the culture bag 1 in the direction of arrow C. The culture bag 1 is illustrated in FIG. With the opening 1A side extending upward from the shoulder cap 5 as described above, it is fed to the next shoulder cap removing step.

When the culture bag 1 in the above-described state is transported by the conveyor 6 together with the artificial bridge 3 to the position where the shoulder cap 5 is removed as shown in FIG. 9, the conveyor 6 is temporarily stopped. , Left and right air cylinders 20
Each of the holding plates 206 is pushed toward the outer peripheral surface of the artificial wood 3 by 5, 205, and the artificial wood 3 in the culture bag 1 is fixed between the holding plates 206 as shown in FIG. In this state, the rod 203 of the lifting cylinder 203, 204
A, 204A extend downward, each sliding contact plate 209 is lowered to a position corresponding to the lower end side of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder cap 5, and the movable frame 210, the regulating cup 213, and each gripping plate 214 are lowered, Regulation cup 213 is culture bag 1
Is inserted into the opening 1A.

Next, in this state, the rod 208A of each air cylinder 208 is extended as shown in FIG. 11, and each sliding contact plate 209 is moved toward the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5 in the forward and backward directions.
By extruding from the both sides in the rear direction, the tip end surfaces of the sliding contact plates 209 are slightly separated from the width of the support plate 212, and the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5 is provided between the sliding contact plates 209.
Surround the outer circumference. Then, in this state, the rod 203A of each lifting cylinder 203 is reduced, and each sliding contact plate 209 is pulled upward in the direction of arrow D as shown in FIG. The culture bag 1 is brought into sliding contact with the opening 1A side, and the opening 1A is stretched so as to be scraped up in the direction of arrow D.

At this time, the opening 1A of the culture bag 1
Since the regulation cup 213 is inserted in the inside, the culture bag 1
Can be prevented from falling inward in the radial direction when the opening 1A side is extended in the direction of arrow D by each sliding contact plate 209.
Can be extended upward in a state where the opening 1A side is securely opened.

Next, the rod 211A of each holding cylinder 211 is extended in a state where each sliding contact plate 209 is completely raised, and the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder opening cap 5 is strongly held by each holding plate 214. Then, in this state, the lifting cylinder 2
The rod 204A of FIG. 04 is reduced, and each gripping plate 214 is raised in the direction of arrow D as shown in FIG. 13 together with the movable frame 210 and each gripping cylinder 211, so that the shoulder opening cap 5 gripped between the gripping plates 214 is moved. The culture bag 1 is pulled out from the opening 1A side in the direction of arrow D, and the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is securely opened and extended upward.
After the fixing of the artificial wood 3 by the holding plates 206 is released, the conveyer 6 conveys the artificial wood 3 to the next step.

The lid 4 and the shoulder cap 5 were removed in the lid removing step and the shoulder cap removing step in the previous step, and the culture bag 1 having the opening 1A side extended upward by the bag extending means was used as the artificial bag 3 14 together with the conveyor 6
When the conveyor 6 is conveyed to the side cutting position of the culture bag 1 shown in FIG.
03 and 303, each holding plate 304 is pushed toward the outer peripheral surface of the artificial wood 3 and the artificial wood 3 in the culture bag 1 is fixed between the holding plates 304 as shown in FIGS. I do.

Then, in this state, each lifting cylinder 30
5. Each rod 305A, 306 of the bag-cylinder 306
A extends downward and each gripping plate 30 of the gripping device 307
The culture bag 1 is lowered until the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is arranged between 9, 311. When the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is disposed between the gripping plates 309 and 311, the rod 310A of each gripping cylinder 310 is reduced and the opening 1A of the culture bag 1 is reduced.
The A side is gripped while being pulled forward and backward.

Next, in this state, the rod 306A of the bag-closing cylinder 306 is reduced, and the gripping device 307 is pulled upward while holding the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 as shown in FIG. As a result, the culture bag 1 is pulled upward to remove wrinkles on the side surfaces of the culture bag 1 and irregularities due to the artificial log 3 and to provide up and down tension to the entire culture bag 1. .

Then, in the state described above, the conveyor 6
Rod 31 of the cutter cylinder 312 located below
When 2A is extended upward and the cutter 319 of each cutter device 315 comes into contact with the side of the culture bag 1 from the front and back, the side of the culture bag 1 is cut by the cutting edge of each cutter 319. In this state, the cutter cylinder 3
The 12 rods 312A are extended (see FIG. 18),
When the rod 312A is fully extended, cuts 30, 30 extending upward and downward are formed on the side surface of the culture bag 1 as shown in FIG. When the cuts 30 are formed in this manner, each cutter device 315 then reduces the rod 317A of the rotary cylinder 317 to rotate the rotary plate 318 outward as shown in FIG. After the cutting edge 319 is separated from the culture bag 1, the rod 312A of the cutter cylinder 312 is contracted and returns to the standby position shown in FIG.

On the other hand, after the side of the culture bag 1 has been cut, the rod of the gripping cylinder 310 is extended so that the gripping plates 309, 31
1 is released from the holding of the opening 1A of the culture bag 1, and the rod 303 of each of the other cylinders 303 and 305 is released.
A, 305A is reduced and returned to each standby position,
The conveyer 6 is driven again to convey the artificial tree 3 together with the culture bag 1 in the direction of arrow C. The culture bag 1 is formed with cuts 30 in front and rear sides, and the opening 1A side extends upward. Then, it is fed to the next upper cutting step in a state of extending forward and backward.

Then, in the front side cutting step, the cuts 30 are formed on the front and rear side surfaces, and the opening 1A is formed.
When the culture bag 1 whose side is stretched upward by being pulled forward and backward by the bagging means is conveyed to the upper cutting position of the culture bag 1 shown in FIG. , The conveyor 6 is temporarily stopped,
Each holding plate 404 is operated by the right holding cylinders 403 and 403.
Is pushed toward the outer peripheral surface of the artificial wood 3
The artificial bridge 3 in the culture bag 1 is fixed between the sections 04 as shown in FIG.

Then, in this state, the bag-cylinder 405
Rod 405A extends downward and descends until the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is disposed between the gripping plates 409 of the gripping device 406. When the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is disposed between the gripping plates 409, each gripping cylinder 40
The rod 408A of No. 8 extends to grip the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 from the left and right directions.

Next, in this state, the rod 405A of the bagging cylinder 405 is reduced, and the gripping device 406 is pulled upward while holding the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 as shown in FIG. As a result, the culture bag 1 is pulled upward, and upward and downward tension is given to the entire culture bag 1.

Then, in the above-described state, the rod 4 of each cutter cylinder 410 located on the downstream side of the culture bag 1
10A is extended in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 22, and the cutter blade 413 of each movable cutter 411 intersects the upper end of each cut 30 formed by extending upward from the bottom side of the side surface of the culture bag 1. In this manner, the upper side of the culture bag 1 is cut in the direction of arrow E by each cutter blade 413. In this state, the rod 410A of each cutter cylinder 410 is further extended, and when each rod 410A is fully extended, the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 is cut off as shown in FIG. Has a cutting opening 31,
31 are formed. Each of the cutting openings 31 is separable in the left and right directions along each cut 30 extending upward and downward in the front and rear directions of the culture bag 1.

On the other hand, after separating the culture bag 1 from the opening 1A side, the rod 403A of each holding cylinder 403 is reduced to return each holding plate 404 to the standby position. Is transported together with the culture bag 1 in the direction of arrow C, and the culture bag 1 is fed to the next peeling step in a state where the opening 1A side is cut off and each cutting opening 31 is formed. When the artificial tree 3 is moved downstream with the culture bag 1 from the upper cutting position on the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 gripped by the gripping device 406, the rod 408A of each gripping cylinder 408 is reduced. Holding device 406
By releasing the holding of the culture bag 1 to the opening 1A side by the above, the separated opening 1A side falls by its own weight,
It is stored in a dust box (not shown) located below.

Then, in the upper cutting step of the preceding step, the culture bag 1 in which the cutting openings 31, 31 which can be separated along the cuts 30 extending upward and downward in the front and rear directions, is formed. When transported to the peeling position of the culture bag 1 shown in FIG. 24 by the conveyor 6 together with the tree 3, the conveyor 6 is temporarily stopped.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, when the rod 504A of the lifting cylinder 504 extends downward to lower the fixing device 505, the pressing portion 508C of the pressing shaft 508 of the fixing device 505 becomes The artificial bridge 3 is pressed downward by the spring force of the coil spring 509. As a result, the artificial log 3 is fixed between the bottom of the culture bag 1 and the conveyor 6 via the respective receiving cups 10.

Further, in this state, compressed air from a compressed air source is supplied into the holding shaft 508 of the fixing device 505 by the air pipe 5.
10, and the compressed air is jetted from each jet hole 508D in the direction of arrow F through the air passage 508A, thereby pushing each cutting opening 31 side of the culture bag 1 in the direction of arrow F. , The inside of the culture bag 1 is corrected, and each cutting opening 31 is corrected.
Keep the side extended upwards.

Next, the rod 51 of each rotating cylinder 513
3A is reduced, and each holding mechanism 519 is connected to each holding plate 520,
The culture bag 1 is lowered to a position where the side of each cutting opening 31 is arranged between 522. Then, as shown in FIG. 27, each cutting opening 31 of the culture bag 1 is interposed between the grip plates 520 and 522.
When the side is arranged, the rod 52 of each gripping cylinder 521
1A is reduced, and the culture bag 1 is placed between the gripping plates 520 and 522.
Is gripped from the inside and outside in the left and right directions (see FIG. 28).

Next, in this state, the rods 514A of the peeling cylinders 514 are extended leftward and rightward outwards, and the peeling rods 518 are moved outwards leftward and rightward together with the gripping mechanisms 519 via the movable brackets 517. Move to Thereby, while each gripping mechanism 519 gripping each cutting opening 31 side of the culture bag 1 is guided by each support roller 516 according to the shape of each peeling rod 518, arrows G, G in FIG.
Moved in the direction. Then, when the rod 514A of each peeling cylinder 514 is completely extended, the culture bag 1 is moved leftward along each cut 30 from each cut opening 31 side as shown in FIG.
It is peeled off from the artificial wood 3 so as to open to the right.

Then, in a state where the culture bag 1 is peeled from the artificial tree 3, the rod 521A of each gripping cylinder 521 is extended, and the gripping plate 520, 522 grips the culture bag 1 on each cutting opening 31 side. And release each peeling cylinder 5
14. Each rod 514A, 504 of the lifting cylinder 504
A is reduced, and the rods 513A of the respective rotary cylinders 513 are extended to return them to the standby positions illustrated in FIG.

Next, the conveyer 6 is driven again, and the artificial bridge 3 with the side surfaces of the culture bag 1 peeled to the left and right is moved to the separation position of the culture bag 1 as shown by arrow C in FIG. Transport in the direction. During this conveyance, each guide 533,
When the conveyor 6 stops at the separation position of the culture bag 1, the guides 533 and 534 are provided.
Thus, the side of each cutting opening 31 of the culture bag 1 is disposed between the respective gripping plates 531 and 532 of the culture bag holding device 529. In this state, by reducing the rod 530A of each gripping cylinder 530, each gripping plate 531 is reduced. Each cutting opening 31 side is gripped between 532.

Next, the rod 525 of the transfer cylinder 525
A is extended downward to lower the artificial bridge transport device 524, and the artificial bridge 3 is arranged between the holding plates 528. When the artificial wood 3 is placed between the holding plates 528, the rod 527A of each holding cylinder 527 is extended as shown in FIG. 31, and the artificial wood 3 is held between the holding plates 528 on both the left and right sides. From. Then, by reducing the rod 525A of the transfer cylinder 525 in this state, the artificial log 3 is transferred upward while the artificial log 3 is separated from the culture bag 1, and the artificial log 3 and the culture bag 1 are separated. And completely separated from each other.

Further, with the artificial log 3 transported upward, the moving conveyor 535 disposed on the downstream side is moved in the direction of arrow H in FIG. Then, when the moving conveyor 535 is disposed below the artificial log 3, the transfer cylinders 525 of the artificial log transfer device 524 are reduced, and the holding state between the holding plates 528 is released. Conveyor 53 to move the rope 3
5 and the artificial tree 3 is placed on the moving conveyor 535.
Is carried out in the direction indicated by arrow J.

Thus, according to the present embodiment, the conveyor 6
After removing the lid 4 from the culture bag 1 for the artificial tree 3 conveyed by the lid with the lid removing device 101, the shoulder / mouth cap 5 is removed with the shoulder / mouth cap removing device 201, and then the culture is performed with the side cutting device 301. Each cut 30 extending upward from the bottom side is inserted into the front and rear side surfaces of the bag 1, and the upper side of the culture bag 1 is cut horizontally by the upper cutting device 401 so as to intersect each cut 30. Forming a cutting opening 31;
Thereafter, the culture bag 1 was peeled left and right from the artificial log 3 while the culture bag 1 was pulled left and right along each cut 30 from each cutting opening 31 side by the peeling device 501. In addition, the culture bag 1 and the artificial log 3 can be easily separated by the separating device 523, the culture bag 1 can be smoothly removed from the artificial log 3, and the artificial log 3 can be effectively prevented from being damaged or damaged. Thus, problems such as damage to hyphae spread on the artificial tree 3 can be solved.

Next, FIGS. 33 to 37 show the second embodiment of the present invention.
This embodiment is characterized in that the artificial bag is accommodated and the culture bag whose opening is closed by means such as suturing and welding is subjected to side cutting, upper cutting and peeling. I did it. In this embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 51 denotes a culture bag containing the artificial wood 3, and the culture bag 51 is formed substantially in the same manner as the culture bag 1 described in the first embodiment. 51
The opening 51A is closed by a stitching portion 52 and a welding portion 53 using means such as stitching and welding so as to obtain a filter effect. In this state, the culture bag 51 is conveyed to the side cutting position by the conveyor 6 as shown in FIG. 34, and is held between the holding plates 304.

321 is the rod 3 of the bag-cylinder 306
06A shows a gripping device provided at the tip, and the gripping device 3
Reference numeral 21 denotes a long plate portion 322 attached to the tip of the rod 306A of the bag-filled cylinder 306 and extending in the left and right directions, and gripping cylinders 32 attached to both ends of the long plate portion 322.
3,323 and the rod 323 of each of the gripping cylinders 323.
A, when the rod 323A of each gripping cylinder 323 is extended, the opening 51 of the culture bag 51 is opened.
And A holding plates 324 and 324 for holding A. Then, the gripping device 321 holds the opening 51A side of the culture bag 51 between the gripping plates 324 and reduces the bagging cylinder 306 to pull the opening 51A side upward, thereby holding each cutter 319. Culture bag 5
The cuts 54 are made on one side.

Next, the culture bag 51 in which the cuts 54 are placed
Is transported to the upper cutting device 401 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and is transported to the next peeling step with the cutting openings 55 formed therein.

Next, in FIG. 35, 551 and 551 constitute a part of the peeling device 501 and show a pair of peeling mechanisms used in this embodiment. And a rod-shaped rotating rod 553 whose base end is rotatably attached to a frame (not shown) via a fixed shaft 552, and a rod 554A distal end attached to the base end of the rotating rod 553. A detachable cylinder 554 that is rotatably attached, and a rod 554A of the detachable cylinder 554 that is attached to the distal end side of the rotating rod 553 is brought into contact with the left and right sides of the culture bag 51 by contracting the rod 554A. And a sucker 555 as an engaging portion to be sucked into the culture bag 51. Further, in this case, the artificial log 3 is fixed on the conveyor 6 by a fixing device 505 (however, omitted in FIGS. 35 to 37), similarly to the peeling device 501 described in the first embodiment.

Here, each of the peeling mechanisms 551 reduces the rod 554A of the peeling cylinder 554, and
3 together with the suction cup 555 about the fixed shaft 552 in FIG.
By rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow M in FIG. 5, the suction cups 555 are pressed against the left and right sides of the culture bag 51 to be adsorbed as shown in FIG. Then, when the suction cups 555 are adsorbed to the culture bag 51, the rod 554A of the peeling cylinder 554 is extended, and the rotating rod 553 and the suction cups 555 are then turned.
Is rotated in the direction of arrow N about the fixed shaft 552 so that the culture bag 51 is pulled left and right along each cut 54 from each cut opening 55 side as shown in FIG. Then, the culture bag 51 is peeled off from the artificial log 3.

Thus, in the present embodiment having such a configuration, substantially the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. In this case, the suction cup 555 of each peeling mechanism 551 is connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) or the like so that a negative pressure is generated in each suction cup 555. 51 can be adsorbed more effectively, and the work of peeling the culture bag 51 can be performed more smoothly.

In the first embodiment, the shoulder / mouth cap removing device 201 has been described as extending the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 upward by using the respective sliding contact plates 209. For example, the rod 20 of each air cylinder 208
A bag extending needle is provided at the tip of 8A via a support plate or the like extending in the left and right directions, and the tip of each of the bag extending needles is extended so as to tangentially contact the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 5A of the shoulder cap 5. In this state, the opening 1A side of the culture bag 1 may be extended upward by pulling each bag extending needle upward.

Further, in the first embodiment, the separation device 5
23 has been described as separating the artificial tree 3 and the culture bag 1 using a plurality of cylinders. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the separation device 523 is configured by a plurality of industrial robots or manipulators. Artificial artificial wood 3 and culture bag 1
May be separated.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the removing device for the culture bag 1 (51) for the artificial bridge 3 has been described as an example.
The present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to, for example, an apparatus for removing a culture bag as a packaging bag containing an artificial medium as a mass such as mushrooms or plants other than shiitake mushrooms.

[0110]

As described above in detail, according to the calling <br/> light according to claim 1, the packaging bag containing the lumps therein a feeding means, the packaging bag is a side cutting position Cuts extending upward from the bottom side of the packaging bag are made on both sides in the front and rear directions, and at the upper cutting position, the upper side of the packaging bag is cut so as to intersect with each of the cuts to form a wide-mouthed cutting opening. At the peeling position, a pair of left and right engaging portions are engaged with the cutting opening side of the packaging bag, and the respective engaging portions are moved outward in the left and right directions, so that the packaging bag is cut into each cut. Along the front and back sides of the packaging bag.
The packaging bag can be easily peeled from the cutting opening side to the left and right along each of the cuts by making use of the cut and the opening on the upper side, and the packaging bag can be removed from the lump smoothly. with damage lumps damaged can prevent, it can be eliminated, for example, such as hyphae hurt that was prevalent in artificial firefly tree as lumps problem. In the invention according to claim 2,
Side cutting means, packing bag up and down between fixing means
Bagging means for holding the packaging bag in a pulled state,
A cutter with a pair of cutters located on both front and rear directions
And it is formed on the side of the packaging bag.
Remove any wrinkles or irregularities due to clumps with bagging means.
Can be removed by pulling in the direction
Direction can be given, and in this state
Move the cutters of the packing means upward from the bottom of the packaging bag.
The front and back sides of the packaging bag.
A pair of cuts extending linearly can be formed well.
Wear. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the packaging bag peeling hand is provided.
Insert the presser shaft of the step into the packaging bag from the cutting opening side.
The upper end surface of the lump is pressed down.
The packaging bag is moved left and right along the cut by the packaging stripping means.
When peeling, use the holding shaft
The lump can be held upright and the lump can be
Problems such as knocking down can be solved. Further, according to claim 4
In the invention, the presser shaft is provided with a ventilation path and a plurality of injection holes.
Compressed air from the compressed air source in the ventilation path
To the packaging bag
By the action of air pressure directed from the inside to the outside with respect to the packaging
The inside of the bag can be corrected, and the cutting opening side of the packaging bag faces upward.
And can be kept open wide.
In the invention according to claim 5, the upper end side of the packaging bag is shouldered.
Lid removal to remove lid that closes with mouth cap
And a shoulder opening cap removing means.
Therefore, the transfer means located on the upstream side of the side cutting means
In which the lid and the shoulder cap are sequentially removed
After that, the side cutting work on the packaging bag can be performed smoothly.
I can. Further, in the invention of claim 6, the predetermined
Fill the packaging bag with sawdust and apply light pressure to the lump.
The artificial bag is formed as a shape, so the packaging bag
From the artificial wooden board, and remove the packaging bag from the artificial wooden board.
It can be removed smoothly and the artificial wood is damaged or damaged.
Can be prevented, and the hyphae that spread on the artificial woodblock are damaged.
And other problems can be solved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an artificial log is accommodated in a culture bag according to a first embodiment of the present invention and the upper end side is closed by a lid or the like.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state after the upper end side of the culture bag is closed.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing a culture bag removing device for an artificial wooden tree.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the lid removing device shown in FIG. 3;

5 is a perspective view of the lid removing device in a state where a movable frame, a gripping plate and the like in FIG. 4 are lowered.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of a partly broken part of the lid removing device showing a state in which a bag turning needle is inserted into the upper end side of the culture bag.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a culture bag or the like showing a state where a bag turning needle has been inserted.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7, showing a state where the lid is removed from the shoulder opening cap.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the shoulder opening cap removing device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the shoulder opening cap removing device in a state where a sliding contact plate, a gripping plate and the like in FIG. 9 are lowered.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view of the shoulder-mouth cap removing device showing a state in which each sliding contact plate is advanced toward the outer peripheral side of the shoulder-mouth cap.

12 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which each sliding contact plate is pulled up from the state of FIG. 11 and the upper end side of the culture bag is extended upward, as viewed from the left side of FIG. 11;

13 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the shoulder-mouth cap is removed from the culture bag after the shoulder-mouth cap is gripped by each gripping plate from the state of FIG.

14 is an enlarged perspective view of the side cutting device shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a partially cutaway front view showing the side cutting device in FIG. 14;

16 is a sectional view taken in the direction of arrows XVI-XVI in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a partially broken front view of the side cutting device showing a state in which the opening side of the culture bag is gripped and pulled up by the gripping device.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway front view of the side cutting device, showing a state where the rod of the cutter cylinder is extended and a cut is made on the side surface of the culture bag by the cutter device.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the side cutting device showing a state where a cut is made on the side surface of the culture bag by the cutter device.

FIG. 20 is a partially cutaway front view of the side cutting device, showing a state in which a cut has been made by the cutter device and the blade edge of the cutter has been removed from the culture bag.

21 is an enlarged perspective view of the upper cutting device shown in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a state where the upper side of the culture bag is cut by the upper cutting device in FIG. 21;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a state after the upper part of the culture bag is cut by the upper cutting device in FIG. 21;

24 is an enlarged perspective view of the peeling device shown in FIG.

FIG. 25 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing, in an enlarged manner, the artificial wood, the holding shaft and the like in FIG. 24;

26 is a partially cutaway front view of the peeling device, showing a state in which the upper side of the artificial tree is pressed by the fixing device in FIG. 24;

27 is a partially cutaway front view of the peeling device showing a state in which the respective cutting openings of the culture bag are arranged between the respective gripping plates of the gripping mechanism in FIG. 24.

FIG. 28 is a partially cutaway front view of the peeling device showing a state where each cutting opening of the culture bag is gripped between the gripping plates in FIG. 24;

FIG. 29 is a partially cutaway front view of the peeling device showing a state in which the culture bag is peeled left and right from the artificial bridge by the peeling mechanism in FIG. 24;

FIG. 30 is a side view of the separation device showing a state in which the culture bags separated in the left and right directions are guided between the respective gripping plates of the culture bag holding device by the respective guides during transportation.

FIG. 31 is a front view of the separation device showing a state where the artificial log is held from both the left and right sides by the artificial log transfer device in FIG. 30;

FIG. 32 is a side view of a separation device and the like showing a state where a culture bag and an artificial tree are separated and a moving conveyor is moved below the artificial tree.

FIG. 33 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper end side of the culture bag according to the second embodiment of the present invention is closed.

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of a side cutting device showing a state in which a cut is made in the culture bag in FIG. 33 from both front and rear directions.

FIG. 35 is a front view showing a peeling mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 36 is a front view of the peeling mechanism showing a state in which the suction cups in FIG. 35 are sucked to the side surface of the culture bag.

FIG. 37 is a front view of the peeling mechanism showing a state in which the culture bag is peeled from the artificial tree.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,51 Culture bag (packing bag) 3 Artificial tree (mass) 6 Conveyor (transportation means) 30,54 Cut 31,55 Cutting opening 101 Lid removal device (Lid removal device) 201 Shoulder opening cap removal device ( Shoulder / mouth cap removing means) 301 Side cutting device (side cutting means) 401 Upper cutting device (upper cutting means) 501 Peeling device (packing bag peeling means) 519 Gripping mechanism (engaging portion) 555 Suction portion (engaging portion)

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A housing lumps and conveying means for the upper end of the opening for conveying the packaging bag is closed by erecting state, provided in the middle of the transport means, before the packaging bag, the rear direction and side cutting means on both sides put cuts an upwardly extending from the bottom side of the packaging bag, positioned downstream of said side cutting means provided in the middle of the conveying means, and the respective cuts upper side of the packaging bag by cutting the upper side of the packaging bag at a position intersecting an upper cutting means for forming a cut opening of the wide mouth at the top of the clot in the packing bag, located downstream side of the upper cutting means Left and right which are provided in the middle of the conveying means and engage with the cutting opening of the packaging bag.
Has the engaging portion, left the respective engaging portion by moving in the right direction outwardly, constitute the packaging bag and a packaging bag separating means for peeling from the clot along the cut For removing bulky packaging bags. (2) The side cutting means is provided for the transporting means.
Carry the lump with the packing bag from both the left and right sides
Fixing means for fixing on the means, and
And pull the packaging bag upward by grasping the top end of the packaging bag.
This allows the packaging bag to be moved up and down between the fixing means.
Bagging means for holding in a tensioned state in the direction;
It has a pair of cutters located on both sides in front of and behind the bag.
Then, each cutter is moved upward from the bottom side of the packaging bag.
Cuts on both sides in front of and behind the packaging bag.
The cutter according to claim 1, comprising a cutter means.
Mass bag removal equipment. (3) The packaging bag peeling means is provided on the carrying means.
To fix the lump in the packaging bag from the cutting opening side
Presser, which presses down on the upper end surface of the block
The mass according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a shaft.
Packaging bag removal equipment. (4) The presser shaft is connected to an external pressure source.
An air passage through which compressed air is supplied, and the air passage communicating with the air passage;
Multiple injections of compressed air from inside to outside of the packaging bag
4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein the structure has a number of injection holes.
Mass bag removal equipment. Wherein said packaging bag is closed by a lid the upper side as the opening in a state of accommodating the agglomerates through a shoulder cap, in the middle of the conveying means, at an upstream side of said side cutting means 5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover removing means and a shoulder cap removing means for sequentially removing the lid and the shoulder cap. 6. The mass according to claim 1 , 2, 3, 4, or 5 , wherein the mass is an artificial log that is formed by filling a predetermined sawdust into the packaging bag and applying light pressure. Packaging bag removal device.