JP2880989B1 - Automatic shell ear suspension - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic clam ear suspension capable of automatically and reliably positioning a shellfish at a predetermined position in a predetermined posture, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of the work of attaching the shellfish to the culture rope. Providing equipment. SOLUTION: Shell conveying means 31 for conveying shells 7, 7;
It comprises stopper means 39, 41 provided in the middle of the transport path by the shell transport means, shell ear contact means 50, and shell press means 43, 45, and cultivates the shells 7, 7 transported as two units. On both sides of the rope 51, the ears are aligned so as not to interfere with each other, and in this state, the locking pins 59 are inserted into the shell, and the shells 7, 7 are attached to the culture rope 51.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic shell ear hanging apparatus for automatically hanging a shell, such as a scallop, on an aquaculture rope through its ears. And a device devised so that it can be automatically positioned at the position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A shellfish drilling operation must be performed with the shellfish positioned at a predetermined position. Conventionally, for example, when perforating ears of a shell such as a scallop, an operator manually inserts the shell into the shell holder and determines the position. This is shown in FIG. First, there is a shell hold pedestal 201, on which the shell hold pedestal 20 is manually operated by an operator.
The shells 213 and 213 are inserted in a horizontal state from both left and right sides of 1. This insertion work includes the ears 215 of the shells 213 and 213,
215 are performed until they contact the stoppers 217 and 217, respectively. Thus, the culture rope 219 set in advance is sandwiched between the ears 215 and 215 of the shells 213 and 213 from above and below. Thereafter, perforation work and ear suspension work are performed in that state.

However, according to the above-described method, it is not possible to visually determine whether the ear 215 of the shell 213 placed below is inserted in a predetermined posture by abutting against the stopper 217 ( (Because it is shielded by the stopper 217 and the like on it), it has been necessary to rely on the operator's feeling. Therefore, work requires a long time and skill, and there is a problem that work efficiency is low. Also, the shells 213 and 213, especially the shell 2 disposed below
In some cases, the positioning of the shell 13 was not sufficient, and in such a case, the shellfish 213 could not be fixed to the culture rope 219. In other words, the shellfish 2 placed below
This is because if the predetermined drilling operation cannot be performed on the thirteen ears 215, the ears cannot be hung on the culture rope 219.

In view of this, there has been proposed a vertical installation device as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-262934. This device is
The shells 303, 303, which are configured as shown in FIG. 19 and are temporarily held at predetermined positions by the holding portions 301, are lowered by driving the drive shaft 305, whereby
7, 307 are used to hold down the shell 303 at the predetermined position by pressing the shell 303 at the predetermined position. In this state, the ears 309, 309 of the shells 303, 303 are perforated. In the figure, reference numeral 311 denotes a stopper, and reference numeral 313 denotes a brush.

[0005]

According to the above-mentioned conventional configuration, there are the following problems. That is, the load when perforating the ears 309 of the shell 303 is considerable, and in the case of the apparatus shown in FIG. 19, the holding power was not sufficient. Also, due to its structure, shellfish 303, 3
03 must be inserted between the two leg springs 307, 307, and the elastic force of the two leg springs 307, 307 and the brushes 313, 313 make the shells 303, 30
The balance between the strength to hold 3 is delicate,
There is a problem that complicated work is inevitable and work efficiency is low. Further, the stoppers 311 and 311 have a problem that they cannot accommodate shells 303 of various sizes. That is, in the case of the scallop, the size varied about 5 to 11 cm, and the thickness varied about 1 to 2 cm. For example, in order to hold a small scallop, unless the relatively small (low) stoppers 311 and 311 are used, the circular portions of the shells 303 and 303 come into contact. However, if the stoppers 311 and 311 are adjusted for a small scallop, in the case of a large scallop, the stoppers 311 and 311 may rotate after coming into contact with the stoppers 311 and 311. Conversely, if the stoppers 311 and 311 are adjusted for a large size, there is a problem that a small scallop cannot be moved to the position of the stoppers 311 and 311.

The present invention has been made based on such a point, and an object of the present invention is to be able to automatically and reliably position and hold a shellfish at a predetermined position in a predetermined posture. Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic shell ear suspension device that can significantly improve the efficiency of various operations including drilling and mounting operations.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an automatic clam ear suspending device according to the present invention is inserted in a fixed direction with two ears directed downward. Shellfish transporting means for transporting shellfish on both sides of a cultured rope being fed, stopper means for stopping two transported shells provided at a predetermined position along a transport path by the shell transport means, A shell ear contact means provided in the middle of the transport path by the transport means to which ears of the two shells to be transported are applied, and two shells provided in the transport path by the shell transport means and located at predetermined positions by the stopper means A shell holding means for holding the shell from the outside with its ears abutted on the shell ear contacting means, and a shell and a culture rope held by the shell holding means being pierced and formed by the piercing. Holes to insert the locking pin and a piercing and attaching means for attaching the two shells on both sides of the culture rope
To form a gap between the ears of the shellfish and the culture rope,
It is characterized by being held in a substantially vertical state and attached to a culture rope . Further, in the automatic clam ear hanging device according to the first aspect, the stopper means and the clam ear resting means are constituted by separate members. Further, in the automatic clam ear hanging device according to the first aspect, the stopper means and the clam ear rest means are constituted by the same member. Further, the suspended automatic shellfish ear of claim 1, wherein apparatus, the stopper means is characterized by being composed of shellfish stopper rotatably disposed in a predetermined position. In the automatic shellfish ear hanging device according to claim 1, the said stopper means, characterized in that to detect the shellfish by the sensor. Further, the suspended automatic shellfish ear of claim 1, wherein apparatus, characterized in that the said stop means is intended to stop the shellfish conveying means detects the shellfish by the sensor. In the automatic shellfish ear hanging device according to claim 1, shellfish earpiece means is characterized by being composed of a flexible member. Further, in the automatic clam ear suspending device according to claim 7 , the clam ear resting means is constituted by a rubber member made of urethane. Further, in the automatic shell ear hanging device according to claim 1 , the shellfish conveying means is configured to directly convey and discharge the shellfish whose predetermined piercing and attaching work by the piercing and attaching means has been disabled. .

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, there is an apparatus outer casing 1.
Is formed in a box shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and four casters 3 are attached to the bottom surface thereof. It is possible to move to any place via these four casters 3.

A shell positioning means 27 is provided on the upper surface side of the apparatus outer casing 1, and a shell conveying means 31 is provided below the shell positioning means 27. The configuration on the side of the shellfish conveying means 31 will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, although the shellfish conveying means 31, the driving pulley 33,
A driven pulley 35, a belt 37 wound around the driving pulley 33 and the driven pulley 35, and a pair of support belts 60, 60 running on both sides of the belt 37 at substantially the same speed as the transport speed of the belt 37. It is configured. Shellfish 7, 7
Is thrown into the front part (position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 4) on the belt 37 of the shell transporting means 31 having the above structure, and is transported while being supported and guided by contacting the support belts 60, 60. . The belt 37 is made of, for example, a fine mesh metal member or flat steel, and is made of a material that does not damage the shell 7 even if the shell 7 slips.

Shell stoppers 39 and 41 rotatably provided on shell stopper arms 38 and 40 are arranged at predetermined positions in the transport path by the shell transport means 31. Further, a rope receiver 42 on which the culture rope 51 is placed is provided between the shell stoppers 39 and 41, and a shell ear patch 50 is fixed to the rope receiver 42 before the shell stoppers 39 and 41. That is,
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the shell ear cover 50 is provided with a concave groove 50a in the center thereof through which the culture rope 51 is inserted, and formed by projecting both side portions 50b outward. The ears 7a, 7a of the abutment 7 are brought into contact with each other. The shells 7, 7 conveyed on the belt 37 of the shellfish conveying means 31 are restricted from being further conveyed by coming into contact with the shell stoppers 39, 41, and their ears 7.
a, 7a are brought into contact with the shell ear contact portion 50 and assume a predetermined posture facing downward. At that time, the belt 37 of the shellfish conveying means 31 continues to be driven.
7 is slipping. The shell stoppers 39, 41 are open as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, but after a predetermined time elapses, the shell stoppers 39, 41 are closed first, and then the shell pressing members 43, 45 are closed. The timing of opening and closing the shell stoppers 39 and 41 and the shell pressing members 43 and 45 is set by a timer (not shown). The timing of opening and closing the shell stoppers 39 and 41 is not affected by the quality of the drilling / attachment work to the shell.

A pair of shell holding members 43 and 45 are disposed outside the shells 7 and 7 which are stopped with the ears 7a and 7a abutting the shell stoppers 39 and 41 and the shell ear abutment 50, respectively. ing. As shown in FIG. 6, the shell holding members 43 and 45 are fixed to an arm member 47, and the arm member 47 is configured to be rotatable around a shaft 48. Further, a rod 49 of a cylinder mechanism (not shown) is connected to the arm member 47. When the rod 49 is extended by the cylinder mechanism, the arm members 47 and 47 rotate in the facing direction, and the shell holding members 43 and 45 hold the shell 7. Thereby, the pair of shells 7, 7 is regulated to a predetermined posture. At this time, the shell ear patch 5 is located between the ears 7a of the shells 7, 7.
The gap G is formed by the presence of the
Absorb the thickness T of the body. The shell stoppers 39 and 41, the shell holding members 43 and 45, the shell ear cover 50
Thus, the shell positioning means 27 described above is constituted.

An aquaculture rope 51 is extended on the shell conveying means 31 and between the pair of shells 7,7. The culture rope 51 is pulled out from a drum (not shown) and, as shown in FIGS.
It is pulled and stretched over one rope receiver 42, that is, between the pair of shells 7, 7 (more precisely, between the ears 7a, 7a of the pair of shells 7, 7). 52 is a rope retainer.

As described above, the shell stoppers 39, 41
And ears 7a, 7 of shells 7, 7
The earpiece member 50 to which a is applied is arranged. As described above, the pair of shells 7, 7 is disposed on both sides of the culture rope 51, and at this time, as shown in FIGS. If you try to hold two shells side by side,
1. As shown in FIG. 12, the shells 7, 7 are obliquely inclined. Then, the ears 7a, 7a of the shells 7, 7 are brought into contact with the ear pad 50, and the shells 7, 7 are appropriately pressed by the pair of shell holding members 43, 45 described above so as to face each other. Ears 7a , 7a of shells 7 , 7
A gap G is formed between the shell and the culture rope 51 to hold the shellfish 7 in a substantially vertical state. As a result, the holding of the shell is stabilized without horizontal swaying in the vertical direction and rotation in the horizontal direction when the shell is placed in a horizontal state. In addition, even if the size L of the shellfish varies, the desired drilling / attaching operation can be reliably performed without being affected by the variation.

As shown in FIG. 1, above the place where the shells 7, 7 have stopped and their positions have been determined, ears 7a,
A piercing means 53 for piercing the culture rope 51 and the ear 7a of the shell 7 on the opposite side is provided. This piercing means 5
3 is provided with a drill 55, which is used to make a hole in the ear 7a of the shell 7, the culture rope 51, and the ear 7a of the shell 7 on the opposite side. On the opposite side of the perforation means 53, a locking pin insertion means 57 is arranged. That is, the perforation means 53 pierces the ear 7a of the shell 7, the culture rope 51, and the ear 7a of the shell 7 on the opposite side, and then the locking pin insertion means 57 arranged on the opposite side. Insert the locking pin 59 shown in FIGS.
Thereby, the pair of shells 7, 7 is attached to the culture rope 51. When the drilling operation and the locking pin insertion operation are completed, the culture rope 51 is moved by a predetermined amount, whereby the pair of shells 7 fixed to the culture rope 51 also move. . Next, the next pair of shells 7, 7 is inserted, and the same operation as that already described is performed. Thereby, a pair of shells 7, 7
Are sequentially attached to the culture rope 51 at a predetermined pitch.

If the drilling / attachment work for the shellfish 7 positioned at a predetermined position in a predetermined posture is not completed properly, the shell 7 is further conveyed and discharged by the shell conveying means 31. In this case, the shell stoppers 39 and 41
The rotation is evacuated to the position indicated by the virtual line in FIG.
Incidentally, reference numeral 61 in the figure denotes a shell-lifting platform.

As described above, the following effects can be obtained with the automatic shell ear suspension device according to the present embodiment. That is, the shellfish that has been input is transported by the shellfish transporting means 31 as it is, and is stopped at a predetermined position by the shellfish stoppers 39 and 41, so that the transporting function of the shellfish transporting means 31 is continued. The conveyance stops. In addition, at this time, the ear portions 7a of the shells 7, 7 are brought into contact with the shell ear contact portions 50, and are pressed from outside by the shell holding members 43, 45. As a result, the ears of the shell become substantially perpendicular to the direction of piercing by the subsequent piercing and mounting means. As a result, even if the size L of the shell 7 varies, the desired drilling / mounting operation can be reliably performed without being affected by the variation. In addition, when the shell ear cover 50 is made of a flexible member, it is possible to prevent the shell ears from being carelessly damaged. Further, even if the drilling / attaching operation by the punching means 53, the locking pin inserting means 57, etc. is incomplete for some reason, it can be transported and discharged by the shell transporting means 31 as it is. Further, it is possible to prevent the remaining work of the shellfish that could not be attached from hindering the next operation.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. First, in the above-described embodiment, a scallop is described as an example of a shell, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable to various bivalves. Also,
As shown in FIG. 17, the shell stoppers 39 and 41 and the shell ear covering member 50 may be formed of the same member. Further, the processing line by the present apparatus may be any line as long as two sets of shells are used. For example, two shells are respectively attached and fixed to a plurality of culture ropes at the same time. Is also good. Further, the type and shape of the locking pin may be appropriately designed. Further, the mode of the stopper means is arbitrary. Even if the transport by the shell transport means is continued as in the illustrated embodiment, the shell may be physically stopped by the stopper means, or for example, it is determined that the shell is transported to the predetermined position. The detection may be performed by various sensors such as an optical sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and a mechanical sensor such as a limit switch, and thereby, the shellfish conveying means may be stopped. Further, when the shellfish is detected by the sensor, the shellfish conveying means can be pressed from the outside without stopping the shellfish conveying means. The mechanism for moving the rod 49 forward and backward with respect to the shell pressing members 43 and 45 is optional, and may be, for example, a cam mechanism or the like. Further, the arm member 47 may be directly rotated by the motor without using the rod 49.

For convenience, portions having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

[0019]

As described in detail above, according to the automatic shell-and-ear suspension device of the present invention, the shell can be automatically and reliably positioned and held at a predetermined position in a predetermined posture, and thereby, perforation can be performed.・ Efficiency of various operations including installation can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view showing an entire configuration of an automatic shell ear suspension device.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is a front view showing the entire configuration of the automatic shell ear suspension device.

FIG. 3 is a view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and is a side view showing an entire configuration of the automatic shell ear suspension device.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view showing a configuration of a shellfish conveying means.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is a front view showing a configuration of a shellfish conveying means.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG . 5;

FIG. 7 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a configuration of a shell stopper and a shell ear cover member.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a configuration of a shell ear cover member.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a scallop.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state in which a scallop is placed on a holder in a horizontal state.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view used to explain a state in which a pair of scallops are arranged, positioned and attached to a culture rope.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of FIG.

[13] a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, shows the configuration of a locking pin which is inserted into the ear portion of the scallop, continuous endlessly
It is a front view of a state.

[14] a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, shows the configuration of a locking pin which is inserted into the ear portion of the scallop, and individually separated
It was a positive surface view of the state.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention .
It is a left side view.

A diagram showing an embodiment of FIG. 16 the present invention is a XVI-XVI sectional view of FIG 4.

FIG. 17 is a view showing another embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a configuration of a shell stopper and a shell ear cover member.

FIG. 18 is a view showing a conventional example, showing a holding device for perforating shell ears, wherein (a) is a front sectional view and (b) is a plan view.

FIG. 19 is a view showing a conventional example, and is a perspective view showing a configuration of a holding device for perforating shell ears.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus outer housing 3 Caster 7 Scallop (shell) 7a Ear 27 Shell positioning means 31 Shell transport means 33 Drive pulley 35 Follower pulley 37 Belt 38 Shell stopper arm 39 Shell stopper (stopper means) 40 Shell stopper arm 41 Shell stopper (stopper) Means) 42 Rope receiver 43 Shell holding member 45 Shell holding member 47 Arm member 48 Shaft 49 Rod 50 Shell ear holding member (Shell ear holding means) 50a Groove 50b Side 51 Cultured rope 52 Rope holding 53 Drilling means (Punching / Mounting) 55 Drill 57 Locking Pin Insertion Means (Part of Drilling / Mounting Means) 59 Locking Pin 60 Support Belt 61 Shell Raise

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shell transporting means for transporting shells which are thrown in a fixed direction with two ears pointing downward with two ears as one unit , on both sides of a fed culture rope, and said shell transporting means. Stopper means provided in the middle of the transport path to stop the two shells to be transported at a predetermined position, and shell ears provided in the transport path by the shell transport means to the ears of the two shells transported. Shelling means, shell holding means provided in the middle of the transport path by the shell transporting means, and holding the two shells at a predetermined position by the stopper means from outside while their ears are abutted on the shell ear applying means; Perforating the shell and the culture rope held by the shell holding means and inserting a locking pin into the hole formed by the perforation to attach the two shells to both sides of the culture rope. ; And a biasing means, aquaculture and ears of shellfish Russia
To keep the shellfish in a substantially vertical position.
An automatic shell ear suspension device that is held and attached to a culture rope . 2. The automatic shell ear hanging device according to claim 1, wherein said stopper means and said shell ear contacting means are constituted by separate members. 3. The automatic shell ear hanging device according to claim 1, wherein said stopper means and said shell ear contacting means are constituted by the same member. 4. A automatic shellfish ear hanging device according to claim 1, said stopper means automatic shellfish ear hanging device, characterized in that it consists shellfish stopper rotatably disposed in a predetermined position. 5. The automatic shell ear hanging device according to claim 1, wherein the stopper means detects a shell by a sensor. 6. The automatic shell ear hanging device according to claim 1, wherein the stopper means detects the shell by a sensor and stops the shell feeding means. 7. The automatic clam ear hanging device according to claim 1, wherein the clam ear resting means is formed of a flexible member. 8. The automatic shell ear hanging device according to claim 7, wherein the shell ear applying means is formed of a urethane rubber member. 9. The automatic shell-and-ear suspension device according to claim 1, wherein the shell transporting means is provided with a predetermined piercing and piercing means by piercing and attaching means.
An automatic shell ear hanging device for transporting and discharging a shellfish whose mounting operation has been impossible.