JP3016297U - Flower selector - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a flower selector that can automatically perform various operations such as sorting and bundling for shipping flowers to the market. [Arrangement] An arm 4 supporting a flower 1 is conveyed along a conveying path by a conveyor 2, and a weight is measured by a measuring section 7a. When the weight is more than the set weight, the arm 4 rotates downward, and the flower 1 falls on the pair of left and right receiving bodies 14. Next, the flower 1 is dropped from the receiver 14 to the bucket 43 on the conveyor 41 below. The tip side of the flower 1 dropped on the pedestal 43 is pressed down by the arm 102 driven by the motor 101. Next, the flowers 1 are bound by the binding portion 49 and carried out of the flower selector by the carry-out portion 90.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a flower selector that selects flowers such as chrysanthemums, roses, and carnations according to weight and length.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Flowers such as chrysanthemums, roses and carnations are sorted by weight and length and shipped to the market. For this reason, various types of flower selectors have been proposed in the past (for example, Jikkei 3-56304, Jikken 3-56305, Jikken 3-56306, Jikken 4-41817, Jikken). No. 5-197882, No. 5-74683, No. 6-24778, No. 6-41875).

This type of flower selector measures the weight and length of the flower by measuring the weight and length of the flower while measuring the weight and length of the flower while the flower is transported by a conveyor. Flowers are dropped and selected according to the result.

By the way, generally, a predetermined number (generally ten) of flowers are bound by a binding string and shipped to the market. In this case, the leaves at the base of the stem are dropped, the length of the flower is aligned with the position of the flower at the tip of the stem, and then the base of the stem is tied with a binding string. However, the technology for automatically performing such various operations as a series of operations has not been established yet, and many operations were actually performed by workers.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a flower selecting machine that can automatically perform various operations such as selecting and binding flowers and shipping them to the market.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 For this reason, the flower selecting device of the present invention has a measuring part for measuring the flowers, a pedestal for receiving a predetermined number of the flowers selected and dropped according to the measurement result of the measuring part, and a flower for which the flowers fall on the pedestal. A pressing means for pressing the tip side is provided, and a binding portion for binding a predetermined number of flowers in the process after pressing the flowers with the pressing means. Further, while the flowers are being transported by the conveyor, the flowers are measured by the measuring unit provided in the transport path, and the flowers selected from the supports are dropped in the flower selector which drops the flowers from the support according to the measurement results. A pedestal for receiving a plurality of the pedestals, a holding means for holding the tip end side of the flowers that have fallen on the pedestal, a conveyor for moving the pedestal, and a conveyer path provided by the conveyor. And a binding portion for binding a bundle of flowers on the table. Further, while the flowers are being transported by the conveyor, the flowers are measured by the measuring unit provided in the transport path, and the flowers selected from the supports are dropped in the flower selector which drops the flowers from the support according to the measurement results. By temporarily pressing the pressing member to the tip of the flower stem that is temporarily supported by this receiver and the flower stem that is temporarily supported by this receiver, and pressing the flower at the other end to the stopper, Aligning means for aligning the positions of the flowers, a pedestal that receives a predetermined number of flowers that have fallen from this receiver, a holding means that presses the tip side of the flowers that have dropped onto this pedestal, and this pedestal is moved. A conveyor to be used, a bundling section provided on a conveyor path for bundling a bundle of flowers on the pedestal, a counter for counting the number of flowers delivered to the pedestal, and a terminal portion of the conveyor. The bunch of flowers that fell Only took a carry-out unit that carried out to the outside of the selected flower machine. The pressing means is composed of a power unit and an arm that is driven by the power unit and rotates in the vertical direction. Further, the bundling section is composed of a compressing means for pressing and compressing the proximal end portion of the flower stem on the pedestal, and a bundling machine for bundling the stem compressed by the compressing means with a string. Further, a moving means for moving the binding machine forward and backward relative to the stalk is provided. In addition, on the upstream side of the measurement section, a leaf drop section was provided to drop the leaves at the base end of the flowers that were transported horizontally across the conveyor. Further, a cutting portion for cutting the tip of the flower stems bound by the binding portion was provided downstream of the binding portion. Further, when cutting the tip of the stalk at the cutting part, a pressing means for pressing the stalk from above is provided. The pressing means was an elastic roll.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, the flowers that have been measured and selected by the measuring unit can be pressed by the pressing means and then bound by a predetermined number. Further, by pressing the pressing member against the tip end of the flower stem that is temporarily supported by the receiver and pressing the flower against the stopper, the flowers can be aligned and bound. Further, by providing a compression means in the binding portion, the stems can be bound tightly. Also, by moving the tying machine forward and backward with respect to the stalk, the stalk can be firmly bound at two or more places. Further, by providing a leaf drop portion, the leaves of the stem can be removed prior to bundling. Further, by providing the cut portion of the bundled flower stems, the tip ends of the bundled stems can be aligned. Further, by providing a pressing means such as an elastic roll, it is possible to surely cut by the cutting part.

[0008]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the flower selector. Reference numeral 2 is a conveyor composed of an endless chain, which is banded on a sprocket 3 and is driven by a motor M1 to rotate. A large number of arms 4 as a support for the flower 1 are attached to the conveyor 2 at a pitch. The flowers 1 are horizontally placed one by one on the arm 4 at the leading edge of the conveyor 2 (left end in FIG. 1) (arrow N1). The flower 1 is placed on the arm 4 by a worker's manual work or an automatic mounting mechanism.

A cutter 5 and a leaf drop portion 6 are provided on an uphill portion of the conveyor 2. The cutter 5 is driven by the motor M2 to rotate and cuts the tip of the stem of the flower 1 to make the flower 1 uniform in length. The leaf drop section 6 drops the leaves at the base end of the stem. A plurality of measuring units 7a and 7b are provided on the horizontal transport path above the conveyor 2. The measuring units 7a and 7b measure the weight of the flower 1 supported by the arm 4 and, depending on the measurement result, rotate the arm 4 downward (arrow N2) and drop the flower 1 downward. The measuring parts 7a and 7b have different set weights, and the measuring parts 7a and 7b drop and sort the flower 1 by weight.

Below the measuring units 7a and 7b, processing mechanisms after the flower 1 is dropped, which will be described below, are provided, respectively. That is, 10 is a temporary receiving part for temporarily receiving the dropped flowers 1 one by one, and 40 is a predetermined number (10 in this embodiment) of the flowers 1 dropped from the temporary receiving part 10 are collected and carried out. The collecting / carrying-out section 90, the carrying-out section 90 for carrying out a bundle of 10 flower bundles 1 bundled from the collecting / carrying-out section 40 toward the outside of the flower selecting machine, and the numeral 50 for the collecting / carrying-out section 40. In the middle of the transportation path of No. 1, a bundling part for bundling 10 flower 1s at a time, and 80 is a cutting part for cutting the tip of the stem of the bunch of bunched flower 1s.

Next, the temporary receiving unit 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. Reference numeral 11 is a frame whose plane shape is a quadrangle, to which the elements described below are assembled. Reference numerals 12a 1 and 12b 2 are a pair of left and right rotating shafts, to which a rod-shaped receiving body 14 is attached via a support arm 13. As shown in FIG. 3, the receivers 14 are provided on each of the left and right sides, three in total, six in total. A motor M3 is provided on the side of the frame 11. The rotation of the motor M3 is transmitted to the left rotary shaft 12a via the sprocket 16, the chain 17, and the sprocket 18. The left rotary shaft 12a and the right rotary shaft 12b are interlockingly connected via a sprocket 19, a chain 20, and a sprocket 21. The chain 20 is tuned so that the rotary shaft 12a and the rotary shaft 12b rotate in opposite directions.

In FIG. 2, the left and right receivers 14 are normally in the positions shown by the solid lines, and in this state, the flower 1 dropped from the arm 4 is received in a horizontal posture. Next, when the motor M3 is driven, the rotating shaft 12a and the rotating shaft 12b rotate in mutually opposite directions, and the receiving body 14 attached to this rotates from the solid line position to the chain line position to open, and the flower 1 is placed at the lower position. It falls onto the bucket 43 of the loading / unloading section 40. Reference numeral 22 denotes a touch sensor, which has a bendable lever 22a extending horizontally to the drop path of the flower 1 between the arm 4 and the receiving body 14. The flower 1 dropped from the arm 4 toward the receiving body 14 hits the lever 22a. The touch sensor 22 is electrically connected to the counter 23, and the counter 23 counts the number of the dropped flowers 1.

Next, alignment means for aligning the positions of the flowers a at the tip of the flower 1 will be described. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 24 is a pressing plate provided on the base end side of the flower 1. A cam follower 25 is connected to the back surface of the pressing plate 24. The cam follower 25 is in contact with a cam 26 that is driven by the motor M4 to rotate. Reference numeral 27 is a spring for elastically contacting the cam follower 25 with the cam 15. A stopper 28 is provided on the tip side of the flower 1. When the motor M4 is driven to rotate the cam 26, the pressing plate 24 is pushed by the cam 26 and moves forward (see the pressing plate 24 shown by the chain line), and presses against the tip portion of the stem b. Then, the flower 1 is pushed toward the stopper 28, and the flower a at the tip of the stem b is pressed against the stopper 28 (see the flower a shown by the chain line). Further rotation of the motor M4 causes the pressing plate 24 to return to the original position shown by the solid line. As described above, the position of the flower a is aligned with the position where it abuts on the stopper 28. After aligning the positions of the flowers a in this manner, 10 flower 1s are bundled at a bundling section 49 in a subsequent step by a bundling string.

Next, a reciprocating means for reciprocating the receiving body 14 in the horizontal direction N3 will be described. In FIG. 3, 30 is a cylinder as a reciprocating means, and its rod 30 a is connected to the side surface of the frame 11. Sliders 31 are provided on both side surfaces of the frame 11. The slider 31 is slidably fitted on a horizontal guide rail 32. Therefore, when the rod 30a of the cylinder 30 projects, the frame 11 horizontally moves to the right, and when the rod 30a retracts, the frame 11 horizontally moves to the left. As the rod 30a is thus projected and retracted, the frame 11 reciprocates in the horizontal direction N3. The horizontal direction N3 is the same as the conveying direction N3 of the flower 1 by the conveyor 2 and the stacking / unloading section 40. The effect of this reciprocating motion will be described later.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the collecting / carrying-out section 40 of the flower 1 will be described. Reference numeral 41 is a conveyor composed of an endless chain, and is connected to a sprocket 42. A bucket 43 as a receiving stand for the flower 1 is attached to the conveyor 41. The flowers 1 that have fallen from the receiver 14 are accumulated on the bucket 43. M5 is a motor for rotating the sprocket 42. Next, a method for accumulating the flowers 1 dropped from the receiving body 14 in the bucket 43 with good positional balance will be described.

In FIGS. 3 and 4A, the frame 11 and the receiving body 14 indicated by the solid line, the broken line, and the chain line move in the horizontal direction N3 by the rod 30a of the cylinder 30 protruding and retracting as described above. Then, there is shown a state in which the receiver 14 is opened and the flower 1 is dropped downward. That is, the receiver 14 is moved in the horizontal direction N3, the receiver 14 is opened there as shown by the chain line in FIG. 2, and the flowers 1 are dropped one by one, whereby the falling positions are shifted and the flowers 1 are bucketed. It is made to collect on 43.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show the dropping operation in detail. That is, in FIG. 4 (a), the receiver 14 moves in the horizontal direction N3 at three positions of the solid line position, the chain line position, and the broken line position, and the receiver 14 is opened at each of these three positions, so that the flower 1 is a bucket. It falls to To 43. FIG. 4B shows a state in which the ten flowers 1 are dropped into the bucket 43 while changing the falling position. When the flowers 1 are dropped in this manner, the 10 flowers 1 are arranged on the bucket 43 at different positions and are aligned and collected as shown in FIG. 4B. In this embodiment, the drop position of the flower 1 is at the 3rd position, but any drop position is possible, and this drop position can be freely changed by changing the number of strokes of the rod 30a of the cylinder 30. Can be changed.

FIG. 4C shows a case where the flower 1 is dropped to the same position while the receiver 14 is not moved in the horizontal direction N3 and is fixed at a fixed position (that is, the drop position of the flower 1 is not changed). Shows. In this case, the 10 flowers 1 fall to the same position, so the flowers 1 are stacked as shown in the figure, and the stacked flowers 1 fall on the bucket 43 (arrow N4). Usually, 10 flowers 1 are collected in the bucket 43 (because 10 flowers 1 are bundled and shipped to the market every 10 flowers), and as shown by an arrow N4, the flowers 1 are collected in the bucket 43. If the flower a falls to the upper position, the position of the flower a whose folding angle positions are aligned is shifted by the pressing plate 24 and the stopper 28 described above, and there is a disadvantage that the flower 1 cannot be tied up neatly by the binding portion 49 in the subsequent step. On the other hand, if the flowers 1 are dropped while the receiver 14 is horizontally moved as described above, 10 flowers 1 should be collected on the bucket 43 in an orderly and well-balanced manner as shown in FIG. 4B. Therefore, it is extremely advantageous for bundling the flower 1 in the subsequent process.

Next, the binding portion 49 will be described. The binding unit 49 includes a compression unit 50 and a binding machine 70, as described below. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the binding portion, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the same. 7 (a) and 7 (b) are front views of the compression means arranged in the binding portion. FIG. 7 (a) shows a state before compression and FIG. 7 (b) shows a state after compression. Shows. Moreover, FIG. 8 has shown the bundle of the flora which was united. First, the compressing means 50 for compressing and bundling the occupied cross-sectional area of the stems b before bundling the plurality of stems b with a string will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 (a), the compression means 50 is provided above the bundling position P. The compression means 50 comprises a drive unit 51 and a compression unit 52. The compression section 52 includes a plate-shaped pressing member 53 and two rod-shaped holding members 54 provided on the front surface of the pressing member 53. The holding member 54 intersects in an X shape, and is held by a receiving portion 55 provided on the front surface of the pressing member 53 so as to be vertically movable in the longitudinal direction N5. A coil-shaped spring member 56 for elastically holding the holding member 54 is attached to the holding member 54. As shown in FIG. 6, a guide ring 57 is attached to the back surface of the pressing member 53, and a vertical guide rod 58 for guiding the vertical movement of the pressing member 53 is inserted in the guide ring 57. Reference numeral 65 is a holder for the guide rod 58.

The driving means 51 is composed of a motor 59 and a disc 60 that is driven by the motor 59 to rotate. The disc 60 and the pressing member 53 are connected by a shaft 61. Reference numeral 62 is a mounting plate for the motor 59, and a proximity switch 63 is provided on the front surface thereof. A first proximity plate 64a and a second proximity plate 64b are provided on the back surface of the disc 60. The disc 60 and the mounting plate 62 are arranged close to each other with a small gap, and the proximity switch 63 detects the proximity plates 64a and 64b.

In FIG. 5, a binding machine 70 is provided beside the compression means 50. Reference numeral 71 denotes a binding arm provided in the binding machine 70, which extends forward. Reference numeral 72 denotes a plate-shaped support member that supports the tip portion of the stem b of the flower 1, and supports it from below so that the tip portion of the stem b does not fluctuate during binding. Reference numeral 73 is a long plate-shaped grounding member arranged near the tip of the stem b along the transport direction N3. When the motor 59 is driven and the compression portion 52 is lowered as described above, the lower end portion of the holding member 54 is grounded to the grounding member 73 (see FIG. 7B). The binding machine 70 is mounted on the movable table 75, and can move forward and backward toward the flower 1 in the direction of arrow N7.

In FIG. 6, the arm 71 of the binding machine 70 rotates around the end of the stem b (arrow N6) to perform the first binding, and this end is bound by the binding string 9a. (See Figure 8). Next, when the movable table 75 is driven, the binding machine 70 advances slightly (about 5 cm) toward the flower 1 side. Then, the arm 71 of the binding machine 70 rotates again in the direction of the arrow N6, so that the second binding is performed and the binding strap 9b binds (see FIG. 8). Next, the movable table 75 is driven in the opposite direction, and the binding machine 70 retracts to return to the original position.

Next, the operation of the compression means 50 will be described. FIG. 7A shows a state in which the bucket 43 has been conveyed to a position immediately below the compression means 50 at the bundling position P and is temporarily stopped there. At this time, the compression unit 52 is retreating upward. In this state, the stems b are separated, and therefore the occupied cross-sectional area S1 of the 10 stems b shown by the broken line frame is large. As described above, the stem b has many leaves, and because of these leaves, the stem b occupies a large occupied cross-sectional area S1.

In FIG. 7A, when the bucket 43 on which the flower 1 is placed stops at the bundling position, the motor 59 starts driving and the disc 60 rotates. Then, the shaft 61 moves downward, the pressing member 53 descends along the guide rod 58, and the lower end portion of the holding member 54 lands on the grounding member 73 (arrows N8 in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7A and FIG. Refer to the holding member 54 indicated by the chain line in a)).

Further rotation of the motor 59 causes the pressing member 53 to further descend. Along with this lowering, the holding member 54 landed on the grounding member 73 compresses the spring member 56 while projecting upward (in the direction of arrow N5) with respect to the holding member 53. When the first proximity plate 64a reaches the position facing the proximity switch 63 and is detected by the proximity switch 63, the driving of the motor 59 is stopped and the pressing member 53 is stopped from descending. FIG. 7B shows the state at this time. Since the holding member 54 moves up relative to the holding member 53, the distance between the lower ends of the holding members 54 decreases from W1 to W2, and the lower surface of the holding member 53 holds down the stem b. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7A, the plurality of stalks b which are scattered on the bucket 43 and occupy a large occupied cross-sectional area S1 are sandwiched by the sandwiching members 54 from the left and right, and the lower surface of the pressing member 53 and the ground contact. It is sandwiched between the members 73 from above and below, and is compressed into a small occupied cross-sectional area S2 shown by a broken line frame in FIG.

Then, as described above, the tying machine 70 is operated, and the tying arms 71 rotate around the compressed stalks b (see arrow N6 in FIG. 6), and the tying strings 9a are used to move these stalks. Perform b first bundling. When the first bundling is completed, the motor 59 is driven to rotate the disk 60 in the same direction as the above-mentioned case, and the compression portion 52 is lifted to release the compressed state of the stem b, When the second proximity plate 64b is detected by the proximity switch 63, the motor 59 stops driving and the compression unit 52 also stops rising. Next, the binding machine 70 advances toward the flower 1 side and performs the second binding with the binding string 9b by the same operation.

FIG. 8 shows a bundle of the flowers 1 which are bound together. In the figure, 9a is a first binding cord and 9b is a second binding cord. In this way, the flower 1 can be firmly bound by binding a plurality of times (twice in this embodiment). Further, when binding with the binding strings 9a and 9b, as described above, the occupying cross-sectional area of the stem b is compressed from S1 to S2 by the compression means 50 to be small, so that it can be tightly bundled and bundled. Further, in this case, by supporting the stem b from below with the support member 72 and the ground member 73, the stem b can be sufficiently compressed and firmly bound. In this embodiment, the bundling machine 70 is bound at two places, but it may be bound at only one place, or the bundling machine 70 may be moved to three or more places by the movable table 75 and tied at three or more places with a binding string. It ’s okay. Alternatively, the bundling machine 70 is fixed, and the bucket 43 is slidably mounted on the endless chain 41 in the longitudinal direction of the flower 1, and the bucket 43 is slid with respect to the bundling machine 70 to move forward and backward. You may also bind at multiple places.

FIG. 9 shows a side view of the cutting section 80. The cutting section 80 is composed of a disk-shaped cutter 81, a motor M6 for rotating the cutter 81, and an elastic roll 82 that presses the stem b from above so that the stem b does not wobble during cutting. With the elastic roll 82, the flower 1 can be pressed so as not to damage it. In FIG. 1, the bundle of flower 1 bundled by the binding machine 70 is conveyed toward the carry-out section 90, and the base end of the stem b is cut by the cutter 81 in the middle thereof. That is, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the position of the tip end portion of the stem b tends to vary in the bound state. Then, the tip of the stem b is cut by the cutter 81, so that the position of the tip of the stem b is completely aligned. In FIGS. 8 and 9, a broken line K indicates a cutting line by the cutter 81. If the tips of the stems b are aligned in this way, the flower bundle looks better and is welcomed by the market.

In FIG. 2, the carry-out section 90 is composed of a belt conveyor 91. The belt conveyor 91 is driven by a motor (not shown). When the motor M5 is driven, the conveyor 41 is rotated, the bucket 43 is rotated clockwise, and when the bucket 43 is rotated along the right sprocket 42, the bucket 43 is inverted as shown by a chain line, The bundle of flower 1 is dropped from the end of the conveyor 41 onto the belt conveyor 91. Then, the belt conveyor 91 is driven and the bundle of flower 1 is carried out of the flower selector. The control means such as an electric circuit for controlling the drive units such as the motors M1 to M6, the cylinder 30, the movable table 75, etc. are well-known control means, and therefore the description thereof is omitted.

Next, the pressing means for pressing the flowers that have fallen from the receiving table 14 onto the receiving table 43 will be described. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the pressing means, and FIG. 11 is a side view of the same. The pressing means 100 comprises a motor 101 as a power unit and an arm 102 driven by the motor 101 to rotate in the vertical direction. The pressing means 100 is provided in front of the pedestal 43. 1 and 2, the pressing means 100 is omitted because the drawings are complicated.

Next, the operation of the pressing means 100 will be described. In FIG. 11, as described above, the flower 1 falls from the receiver 14 onto the pedestal 43. When the flower 1 falls, the arm 102 is retracted to the upper position shown so as not to obstruct the fall. Then, when the flower 1 falls on the pedestal 43, the arm 102 rotates in the clockwise direction to hold down the tip side of the flower 1, the motor 101 then drives in the opposite direction, and the arm 102 rotates in the counterclockwise direction. And move to the upper position. Although 10 flowers 1 are dropped onto the pedestal 43, the pressing of the flowers 1 by the arm 102 is preferably performed each time the flowers 1 are dropped onto the pedestal 43.

The reason for installing the pressing means 100 is as follows. In other words, the stem of Flower 1 has an extremely large number of leaves. The flower 1 shown by the chain line in FIG. 12 shows a case where the flower 1 is not pressed by the arm 102. In this case, since many stems of the flower 1 grow, the plurality (generally 10) of the flowers 1 dropped on the pedestal 43 occupy a large area and overflow from the pedestal 43. I will end up. As a means for solving this, it is conceivable to increase the size of the pedestal 43 'as shown by the chain line in the figure.

However, when the size of the pedestal 43 ′ is increased in this way, the entire structure of the device becomes large, and the fall distance H ′ from the pedestal 14 to the pedestal 43 ′ becomes long, and the pedestal 43 ′ is dropped. The damaged flower 1 is damaged, or the position of the flower 1 is varied, which causes troubles and problems in bundling in the subsequent process. On the other hand, if the flower 1 is pressed down by the arm 102, the bundle of the flower 1 does not occupy a large area as shown by the solid line in FIG. Can be shortened.

This flower selector is configured as described above, and the overall operation will be described below. In FIG. 1, the flower 1 placed on the arm 4 at the tip of the conveyor 2 (arrow N1) is conveyed obliquely upward, the tip of the stem is cut by the cutter 5, and then the leaf drop portion 6 The leaves at the base end are dropped.

Next, the flower 1 is conveyed rightward on the upper traveling portion of the conveyor 2. Then, the weight is measured by the first measuring unit 7a, and when the flower 1 has the set weight, the arm 4 rotates downward and the flower 1 falls on the receiving body 14 below (arrow N2). When it falls, it hits the lever 22a of the touch sensor 22 and is counted up by the counter 23. When the flower 1 does not have the weight set by the measuring unit 7a, the arm 4 does not rotate downward and is directly conveyed to the next measuring unit 7b. The measuring parts 7a and 7b have a larger set weight toward the upstream side.

Now, when the flower 1 is dropped onto the receiver 14, the motor M4 is driven in FIG. 3, and the pressing plate 24 hits the tip end of the stem b to press the flower a against the stopper 28, and the flower a Align the positions of. Then, in FIG. 2, the motor M3 is driven to open the pair of left and right receivers 14 from the solid line position to the chain line position, and the flower 1 is dropped into the bucket 43. By repeating the above operation, 10 flowers 1 are accumulated in the bucket 43. In this case, as described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the cylinder 30 is operated to move the receiving body 14 in the horizontal direction. By changing the falling position and dropping the flower 1 while moving it to N3, the ten flowers 1 are collected in the bucket 43 in an orderly and well-balanced manner as shown in FIG. 4 (b). Further, as described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the tip side of the flower 1 dropped on the pedestal 43 is pressed by the arm 102.

In FIG. 2, when it is determined by the counter 23 that ten flowers 1 have been accumulated in the bucket 43, the motor M5 is driven and the bucket 43 is rotated toward the carry-out conveyor 91. . In the middle of the process, the tying machine 70 binds the bunches, and then the cutting section 80 cuts the tip end of the stem b to align the tip end of the stalk b. Next, when the sprocket 42 is rotated, the bundle of flower 1 falls on the carry-out conveyor 91 and is carried out of the flower selector.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the measuring units 7a and 7b perform weight measurement, but the flower 1 is different in length or a combination of weight and length. Various sorts of sorts such as sorts may be performed, and the contents of sorts are determined by the demands of the market. Further, the mechanism for operating the pressing plate 24 uses a cam mechanism including the cam 26, and the mechanism for horizontally moving the receiving body 14 uses the cylinder 30. Of course, it is not limited to. Further, there are various types of flower selectors, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be applied to other types of flower selectors.

[0039]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the flowers that have been measured and selected by the measuring unit can be pressed by the pressing means and then bound by a predetermined number. Further, by pressing the pressing member against the tip end of the stem of the flower pedestal temporarily supported by the receiver and pressing the flower against the stopper, the flowers can be aligned and bound. Further, by providing a compression means in the binding portion, the stems can be bound tightly. Also, by moving the tying machine forward and backward with respect to the stalk, the stalk can be firmly bound at two or more places. Further, by providing a leaf drop portion, the leaves of the stem can be removed prior to bundling. Further, by providing the cut portion of the bundled flower stems, the tip ends of the bundled stems can be aligned. Further, by providing a pressing means such as an elastic roll, it is possible to surely cut by the cutting part. As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically perform various operations such as flower selection and bundling for shipping to the market.

[Brief description of drawings]

[Figure 1] Side view of a flower sorter

[Fig.2] Side view of the main part of the flower sorter

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the essential parts of a flower sorter.

FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram of a fall / accumulation mode of a flower; FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram of a fall / accumulation mode of a flower; and FIG. 4C is an explanatory diagram of a fall / accumulation mode of a flower.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a binding portion.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the binding portion.

FIG. 7 (a) is a front view of the compression means. (B) is a front view of the compression means.

FIG. 8: Side view of a bunch of flowers tied with a string

FIG. 9 is a side view of the cutting portion.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a pressing means.

FIG. 11 is a side view of the pressing means.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of the action of the pressing means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Flower a Flower b Stem 2 Conveyor 4 Arm (Support) 5 Cutter 7a, 7b Measuring part 9a, 9b Binding string 10 Temporary receiving part 14 Receptor 22 Touch sensor 23 Counter 24 Pressing plate 28 Stopper 30 Cylinder ( Reciprocating means) 41 Conveyor 43 Cradle 49 Bundling part 50 Compressing means 70 Bundling machine 90 Carrying out part 91 Belt conveyor 100 Holding means 101 Motor (power part) 102 Arm

Claims (10)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A measuring unit for measuring a flower, a pedestal for receiving a predetermined number of flowers that have been selected and dropped according to the measurement result of the measuring unit, and a presser foot for pressing the tip side of the flower that has dropped on the pedestal. A flower selecting machine comprising: an attaching means and a binding portion that binds a predetermined number of flowers in a step after the flowers are pressed by the holding means. 2. A flower selector in which a flower is measured by a measuring unit provided on a conveying path while the flower is being conveyed by a conveyor, and the flower is dropped from a support according to the measurement result to select the flower. A receiving table for receiving a plurality of the flowers, a pressing means for pressing the tip side of the flowers dropped on the receiving table, a conveyor for moving the receiving table, and a conveyor path provided by the conveyor, A flower selecting machine comprising: a binding portion for binding a bundle of flowers on a receiving stand. 3. A flower selector in which a flower is measured by a measuring unit provided on a conveying path while the flower is being conveyed by a conveyor, and the flower is dropped from a support according to the measurement result to drop the flower. By holding the receiving member that temporarily supports the flower and the tip of the flower stem that is temporarily supported by this receiving member with the pressing member, and pressing the flower at the other end against the stopper. , Positioning means for aligning the positions of flowers, a receiving table for receiving a predetermined number of flowers that have fallen from this receiving body, a holding means for holding the tip end side of the flowers that dropped on this receiving table, and this receiving table A conveyor to be moved, a binding unit for binding a bundle of flowers on the pedestal, which is provided on a conveyance path by the conveyor, a counter for counting the number of flowers to be delivered to the pedestal, and an end of the conveyor. Of the flower that fell from Senhana machine is characterized in that a discharge portion for unloading to the outside of the selected flower machine received. 4. The flower selector according to claim 1, wherein the pressing means is a power unit and an arm that is driven by the power unit and rotates in the vertical direction. 5. A compression means for compressing the binding portion by pressing the proximal end portion of the stem of the flower on the pedestal, and a binding machine for binding the stem compressed by the compression means with a string. The flower selector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the flower selector comprises: 6. The flower selector according to claim 5, further comprising moving means for moving the binding machine forward and backward relative to the stem. 7. The leaf drop section for dropping the leaf of a base end portion of a flower which is laterally conveyed on a conveyor is provided on the upstream side of the measuring section. Flower machine. 8. The flower selecting machine according to claim 1, further comprising a cutting portion downstream of the binding portion, which cuts a tip end portion of a stem of the flower florescence bound by the binding portion. 9. The flower selector according to claim 8, further comprising a holding means for holding the stem from above when the tip of the stem is cut by the cutting portion. 10. The flower selector according to claim 9, wherein the pressing means is an elastic roll.