JP3075146B2 - Sorting and collecting equipment for eggs - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for packaging objects such as fruits, hens and eggs, which vary in properties such as weight, size, shape, and color, in a unit quantity.
The present invention relates to a sorting and collecting device for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like for each size, shape, color, and the like.

[0002]

For example, in a sorting and collecting device for chicken eggs having a weight division of 7 sections, a collecting section is provided corresponding to each weight section, and the weighed eggs are sorted into the weight sections, and this is applied. , And the eggs sorted and collected for each weight division are stored in a packaging container by, for example, an operator. By the way, the weight of each egg is not evenly distributed over the whole weight category, and the distribution varies little by little depending on the age of the egg. The egg clusters of the categorized eggs are always in full condition, whereas the egg clusters of the weight categorized eggs, which occur less frequently, are virtually idle and have a very low utilization rate. The utilization rate will be low. Therefore, the present applicant has previously proposed a packaging device capable of solving the above-mentioned problems in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-323281.

[0003] In the packaging apparatus according to this proposal, the allocation updating means updates the allocation of the collective section to each weight section, and can store fruits, chicken eggs and the like having different properties such as weight, size and shape in a small occupied space. However, in this packaging device,
Requires at least one more parcel than the number of weight categories,
Even in this case, there is a possibility that the collecting section of the eggs in the weight section having a low frequency of occurrence is substantially in an idle state, and it is not yet satisfactory in reducing the occupied space.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is not to require at least one aggregate section than the number of property classes, grades, or classes, and to minimize the number of sections. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for sorting and collecting eggs and the like, which can be sorted and collected by two collecting sections and can reduce the occupied space to a satisfactory degree.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the object is to provide a property detecting means for detecting a property of a supplied aggregate such as a chicken egg, a plurality of collecting sections for collecting the aggregates,
A pre-determined property section for the object to be determined based on the property of the object detected by the property detecting means, and sorting the object to be sorted for each property section in accordance with the determined property section to be assembled in a set section , Sorting means, the sorting means, in any one of the collecting sections, the objects belonging to one property section, the number of packaging units set in advance corresponding to the property section This is achieved by a sorting and collecting apparatus for collecting eggs and the like, which are to be collected until an integral multiple of the number is obtained.

According to the present invention, the above object is also achieved by a property detecting means for detecting a plurality of properties of a supplied aggregate such as a hen egg, a plurality of collecting sections for collecting the aggregates, and a property detecting means. Determining a preset class for the object to be aggregated from each property of the detected object to be aggregated, sorting the aggregates into classes according to the determined class, and sorting the aggregated objects into an assembly section; The sorting and collecting means are provided to collect the objects belonging to one class in any one collecting section until the number of packaging units set in advance corresponding to the class becomes an integral multiple of the number of packaging units. This can also be achieved by a sorting and collecting device for chicken eggs and the like.

Further, according to the present invention, the object is to provide a property detecting means for detecting a plurality of properties of a supplied aggregate such as a chicken egg, a plurality of collecting sections for collecting the aggregates, and a property detecting means. Determining a preset classification for the object to be aggregated from each property of the detected object to be aggregated, sorting the objects to be aggregated according to the determined classification for each of the classes, and collecting them in an aggregate section; The sorting and collecting means is provided for collecting the objects to be classified belonging to one classification in any one collection section until the number of packaging units preset to correspond to the classification becomes an integral multiple of the number of packaging units. This can also be achieved by a sorting and collecting device for chicken eggs and the like.

In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the property detecting means includes a weight detector for detecting a weight of the aggregate, a size detector for detecting a size of the aggregate, and a shape detector for detecting the shape of the aggregate. It has at least one of a color detector and a color detector that detects the color of the object to be aggregated,
The assembling means includes a property class, a grade based on at least one of the weight detected by the weight detector, the size detected by the size detector, the shape detected by the shape detector, and the color detected by the color detector. Or, it is configured to determine a classification.

The number of property sections may be the same as the number of section sections or may be larger than the number of section sections. Furthermore, at least three or more section sections are provided, and the number of property sections is two or more. And the number may be smaller than the number of set sections. The ratio between the number of property sections and the number of assembly sections is determined based on the degree of variation in the properties of the object due to experience.

In a preferred example, the number of objects to be collected in any one collecting section is the number of packaging units, but may be an integer multiple of twice or more of this.

[0011] The aggregate is a fruit or a chicken egg as described above, but the present invention can be applied to other aggregates.

In one example of the sorting and gathering means, a calculating means for calculating the number of objects to be gathered currently gathered in each gathering section, the range of each property section and the number of packaging units for each property section Are stored in advance and stored, and based on the range of each property section stored in the storage means, each detected egg is subjected to the property classification by the property from the property detection means for each aggregated object. Determining means for determining which property section belongs to, the number of eggs in each set section calculated by the calculation means, and storage for the property section of the eggs assembled in each corresponding set section Means for comparing the number of packing units stored in advance in the means with each other, and checking whether or not the number of objects to be assembled currently assembled in each of the set sections has reached the number of packing units. ing.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on a preferred embodiment shown in the figure for a chicken egg. The present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIGS.
The collecting device 1 is a weight detecting means 5 as a property detecting means for detecting the property of the chicken egg 4 held by the holder 2 and supplied from the egg carrying belt conveyor 3, in this example, the property as the property.
A plurality of, in this example, four collecting sections 6, 7, 8, and 9 for assembling the chicken eggs 4, and a predetermined property section for the chicken eggs 4 based on the weight of the chicken eggs 4 detected by the weight detecting means 5; In this example, weight categories SS (40 g or more and less than 46 g), S (46 g or more and less than 52 g), MS (52 g or more and less than 58 g), M (58 g or more and less than 64 g), L
(64 g or more and less than 70 g), 2 L (70 g or more to 76 g)
g) and non-standard (76 g or more), sorting and collecting means 1 for sorting the eggs 4 by weight according to the determined weight classification and collecting them in the collecting sections 6, 7, 8 and 9.
And packaging means 12 for automatically packing the eggs 4 sorted and collected by the sorting and collecting means 10 in a packaging container 11.

The weight detecting means 5 comprises a belt conveyor 21 for further transporting the eggs 4 supplied from the egg carrying belt conveyor 3 in the direction A, and a weight detector (for detecting the weight of the eggs 4 transported by the belt conveyor 21). Weighing machine) 22. The eggs 3 stored in the protective gear 2 are transported to the belt conveyor 21 one by one. The belt conveyors 3 and 21 are operated by a common motor 56.

Each of the collecting sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 is provided with a belt conveyor 31 to 34, which is selected by the separating and collecting means 10 and supplied to the collecting sections 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively. The eggs 4 that have been removed are stored in the corresponding belt conveyors 31 to 3
4 transports in the B direction.

In this example, the sorting and collecting means 10 assigns the eggs 4 belonging to one weight division to any one of the collection divisions 6, 7, 8 and 9 in correspondence with the weight division. The number of packaging units set in advance, in this example, weight division SS,
S, MS, M, L, 2L and non-standard are configured to be collected until the same number of 10 pieces, respectively. Conveyor belt 35 which transports the eggs in the direction A and distributes them to the upstream ends of the collecting sections 6 to 9, calculating means 36 for calculating the number of eggs 4 currently collected in each of the collecting sections 6 to 9, and each weight Classification SS, S, MS, M, L, 2
L, upper and lower limit values outside the standard, and each weight category S
For S, S, MS, M, L, 2L and non-standard, the number to be assembled in each set section 6-9, that is, for each weight section SS, S, MS, M, L, 2L and non-standard A storage unit 37 in which the number of packaging units is preset and stored;
Each weight division SS, S, MS, stored in the storage means 37,
Based on M, L, 2L and the non-standard upper and lower limits, from the weight measured from the weight detector 22 for each egg 4, the respective weighed egg 4 is divided into weight categories SS,
Determining means 38 for determining which of S, MS, M, L, 2L and non-standard weight classes belong; and the number of eggs 4 in each of the set sections 6 to 9 calculated by the calculating means 36, The weight divisions SS, S, MS, M, L, and 2L of the eggs 4 collected in each of the collection sections 6 to 9 and the number of packing units stored in advance in the storage means 33 for non-standards are compared. ,
Eggs 4 currently gathered in each of the assembly sections 6 to 9
And a comparative inspection means 39 for inspecting whether or not the number of package units has reached the number of packaging units. The calculation means 36, the determination means 38, and the comparison inspection means 39 are embodied by a control device 40 including a microcomputer or the like. The storage unit 37 also stores which of the weight divisions 6 to 9 is currently used as the collection section for the eggs 4 belonging to which weight division.

The sorting and collecting means 10 further comprises sorting gates 41 to 44 provided at the upstream ends of the collecting belt conveyors 31 to 34, and sorting gates 41 to 44, respectively.
And the belt conveyor 35
, A travel distance detector 55 for detecting the travel distance in the direction A, discharge gates 61 to 64 movably provided at the downstream ends of the collective belt conveyors 31 to 34, and lateral movement of the discharge gates 61 to 64. Linear motors 71 to 74
And a non-contact type object passage detector 81 provided at each downstream end of the collective belt conveyors 31 to 34 so as to detect the protectors 2 transferred to the belt conveyor 88 by the collective belt conveyors 31 to 34, respectively. To 84.

The protective gear 2 containing the eggs 4 transported by the belt conveyor 35 is rotated by the rotation of the distribution gates 41 to 44, and the collective belt conveyors of the respective collection sections 6 to 9 corresponding to the distribution gates 41 to 44 are moved. 31-34
Is transferred to When the discharge gates 61 to 64 are located on the downstream ends of the belt conveyors 31 to 34, the discharge gates 61 to 64 come into contact with the protector 2 being conveyed to stop the traveling of the protector 2 and stop the belt conveyors 31 to 34. While staying on
When the belt 2 is located off the downstream end of each of the belt conveyors 31 to 34, the belt 2 is allowed to be transported further downstream of the protective device 2 being transported. The stagnation of the protector 2 on each of the gates 61 to 64 is caused by a slip between the protector 2 and each of the belt conveyors 31 to 34 and a contact of the protector 2 with each of the gates 61 to 64.

The control device 40 operates and operates the motor 56, which will be described later, based on the determination result of the determination means 38, the comparison inspection result of the comparison inspection means 39, the travel distance from the detector 58, and the detection results of the detectors 81 to 84. Stop, the rotation of the distribution gates 41 to 44 by the motors 51 to 54 and the rotation of the gates 61 to 64 by the linear motors 71 to 74 are performed.

The accommodating means 12 includes a belt conveyer 88 for conveying the protector 2 containing the eggs 4 passing through the discharge gates 61 to 64 in the direction C, and a protector for accommodating the eggs 4 conveyed by the belt conveyor 88. Conveyor 90 for transporting the belt 2 in the D direction, a gate 91 provided at the downstream end of the belt conveyor 90 so as to be vertically movable, and a gate 91.
, A detector 93 for detecting the discharge of the protective device 2 from which the eggs 4 have been removed from the belt conveyor 90, and lifting the eggs 4 of the protective device 2 retained on the belt conveyor 90. Lifting device 94 for feeding into the packaging container 11 and the packaging container 1 in which the eggs 4 are all packed.
1 is carried out in the direction E.

When the gate 91 is in the raised position, the gate 91 abuts on the protective device 2 conveyed by the belt conveyor 90, causing a slip between the protective device 2 and the belt conveyor 90 to cause the protective device 2 to move in the direction D. Block movement and in the lowered position,
Only the protection device 2 from which the eggs 4 have been removed by the lifting device 94 is allowed to move in the D direction. The protective equipment 2 from which the eggs 4 have been removed is used again for sorting, collecting, and packaging other eggs 4.

The lifting device 94 includes as many suction arms 99 as can be accommodated in a line on one side of the packaging container 11, and a rotatable, telescopic support arm 10 for supporting the suction arms 99.
The suction arm 99 sucks and takes out the eggs 4 of the protective equipment 2 retained on the belt conveyor 90 by the rotation and expansion and contraction of the support arm 100, and the packaging container 11.
It works to put in. After carrying out the packaging container 11 in which all the eggs 4 are packed, the belt conveyor 95 is stopped to support a new packaging container 11.

In addition to the above, a control program for causing the gates 61 to 64 and the like to perform the following operations is further stored in the storage means 37, and the control device 40 stores the control programs stored in the storage means 37. The operation of the gates 61 to 64 described below is performed based on the control program.

In the egg sorting and collecting apparatus 1 configured as described above, the eggs 4 are successively supplied from the egg carry-in belt conveyor 3 to the weight detecting means 5 and conveyed by the belt conveyor 21 of the weight detecting means 5. While the weight detector 22
The weight is detected. For the egg 4 whose weight has been detected, the egg 4 is classified into each of the weight categories SS, S, MS,
The determination means 38 determines which of the weight categories, M, L, 2L, and nonstandard, belongs. For example, assuming that this belongs to the weight category MS, next, for the chicken eggs 4 belonging to the weight category MS, The storage means 37 checks whether any of the collection sections 6 to 9 is used as the collection section. For example, when the collection section 6 is used as the collection section for the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS. It is checked from the current comparison result of the comparison inspection means 39 whether or not the number of eggs 4 currently assembled in the assembly section 6 has reached the number of packaging units, that is, for example, 10, and has reached 10 If not, it is determined that the chicken eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS should be collected in the collecting section 6 and the chicken eggs 4 are currently collected in the collecting section 6 in the calculating means 36. Increasing one the number of eggs 4, shall.

In the above, if the number of eggs 4 currently gathered in the gathering section 6 has reached 10 from the current comparison result of the comparative inspection means 39, any of the gathering sections other than the gathering section 6 Is used as a collecting section for the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS by checking the memory of the storage means 37, and a collecting section other than the collecting section 6 is used as a collecting section for the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS. If the number of the eggs 4 currently gathered in the collecting section other than the collecting section 6 has reached the number of packing units, that is, for example, 10 from the current comparison result of the comparative inspection means 39, If the number does not reach 10, the determination is made that the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS should be collected in the collection section other than the collection section 6 and the calculation step is performed. To the collection compartment at 36 to increase one the number of eggs 4 to what is set currently.
In the case where a plurality of collective sections are used as collective sections for the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS, the above-described comparison and inspection means 39 performs confirmation based on a priority order which is appropriately set in advance. .

In the above description, when none of the collecting sections 6 to 9 is used as a collecting section for the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS or belongs to the weight section MS based on the current comparison result of the comparison inspection means 39. In all the collective compartments used as collective compartments for chicken eggs 4,
When the total number of the eggs 4 currently collected in these has reached 10, the storage means 37 indicates that any one of the collection sections 6 to 9 is used for any weight division. In other words, if it is not done, in other words,
9 is empty or not, and if there is an empty set section, the empty set section is assigned to the weight section MS.
Is determined to be collected, and the number of eggs 4 that are assumed to be currently collected in the empty collection section in the calculating means 36 is increased by one, and the empty means is stored in the storage means 37. storing the set partition is used as a set section of the egg 4 belonging to weight class MS. In the case where there are a plurality of empty collecting sections, the collecting section in which the eggs 4 are to be collected is determined based on the priority which is appropriately set in advance.

The collecting section 6 and the collecting section or the collecting section other than the collecting section 6 in which the eggs 4 having the same weight division as the weight section MS collected in the collecting section 6 are collected. The eggs 4 determined to be collected in the empty collecting section other than the section 6 are conveyed in the direction A by the belt conveyor 35, and the traveling amount from the traveling amount detector 55 causes the collecting belt conveyor 31 or the same as the same. When it is detected that the eggs 4 of the weight division MS have arrived at the upstream end of the collective belt conveyor or the empty collective belt conveyor, the sorting gate at the upstream end of the collective belt conveyor is operated, and the weight division MS is activated. Are introduced into the collecting belt conveyor and conveyed toward the discharge gate, and the collecting section 6 and other collecting sections other than the collecting section 6 Weight category MS that has been set in the case compartment 6
The eggs 4 of the same weight category as above are collected in a collecting section or an empty collecting section. As described above, for example, the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS are placed in the collecting section 6, the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section S are placed in the collecting section 7, and the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section L are placed in the collecting section 8. In the section 9, the chicken eggs 4 belonging to the weight division M are sequentially collected.

As described above, the eggs 4 collected in the collecting section where the number of sets reaches the number of packaging units, that is, 10 pieces
The eggs 4 determined to belong to the same weight category as above are not determined to be gathered in the gathering section that has reached the number of 10 and are considered to be gathered in other gathering sections. If there is a set section that satisfies the above condition, it is determined that it should be accommodated therein. In such a case, the eggs 4 belonging to the same weight section are collected in a plurality of set sections. Also, it has reached ten,
When the gates of the collecting section reaching the ten pieces are opened at the gates 61 to 64 and the eggs 4 of the collecting section are transferred to the belt conveyor 88, the collecting section is replaced with an empty collecting section. And may be determined as a collection section for the eggs 4 belonging to the new weight section including the same weight section. In other words, the eggs 4 of the collecting section which has reached 10 pieces are immediately transferred to the belt conveyor 88 as one packing unit, and if the eggs 4 are not confused with the next supplied egg 4 as one packing unit, the collecting section is The collection section may be regarded as an empty collection section, and may be determined as a collection section for the eggs 4 belonging to the new weight section including the same weight section.

If none of the collecting sections 6 to 9 is used as a collecting section for the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS, and if none of the collecting sections 6 to 9 is empty, From the current comparison result of the comparison inspection means 39, in all the collecting sections used as the collecting sections for the eggs 4 belonging to the weight section MS, the number of the eggs 4 currently collected in these all reaches 10 pieces. And when none of the collective sections 6 to 9 is empty, for example, the operation of the motor 56 is stopped,
The transport of the eggs 4 by the belt conveyors 3 and 21 is temporarily stopped, an alarm is issued, and the eggs 4 that cannot be collected are removed from the belt conveyor 21 by an operator. The former situation hardly occurs when the ages of the eggs 4 to be sorted, collected and packed are the same, and the latter situation is also caused by the number of packaging units by the discharge gates 61 to 64 described later. When the eggs 4 that have reached the predetermined time are discharged from the collecting sections 6 and 7 as appropriate, almost no occurrence occurs, and in any case, the removal of the eggs 4 from the belt conveyor 21 by the worker hardly occurs. In the latter situation, the conveyance of the eggs 4 by the belt conveyors 3 and 21 is temporarily stopped, and the discharge gates 61 to 64 automatically discharge the eggs 4 having reached the number of packaging units from the collecting sections 6 to 9. After that, the belt conveyors 3 and 21 are operated again, so that the worker does not need to remove the eggs 4.

1 which is the number of packaging units for the weight division MS
When zero eggs 4 are collected in the collecting section 6, for example, this is detected by the comparative inspection means 39, and by this detection,
The discharge gate 61 is opened, and the ten eggs 4 in the collecting section 6 are sequentially sent out to the belt conveyor 88 by the belt conveyor 31 and sent out to the belt conveyor 88.
The chicken eggs 4 are transported to the gate 91 via the belt conveyors 88 and 90. The discharge of the ten eggs 4 from the collecting section 6 is detected by the detector 81, and the value calculated by the calculating means 36 is made zero by this detection, the discharging gate 61 is closed again, and the collecting section 6 becomes empty. It is stored in the storage means 37 as a collective section, and is set as a target of the collective section for the next chicken egg 4.

When the ten eggs 4 are conveyed in the direction D by the belt conveyor 90 and arranged and stopped in a line by the gate 91, the lifting device 94 moves the ten eggs 4 stopped in the line. Among them, first, five chicken eggs 4 are sucked by the arm 99 and put into one accommodation seat of the packaging container 11. Thereafter, the gate 91 is lowered,
Only the protector 2 is transported and discharged in the direction D, and when the discharge of the five protectors 2 is detected by the detector 93, the gate 91 is raised again. Then, in the same manner as described above, the remaining five eggs 4 are lifted by the lifting device 94 and placed in the remaining accommodation seats of the packaging container 11, while the remaining five protectors 2 from which the eggs 4 have been removed are removed. It is discharged from the belt conveyor 90. A total of 10 eggs 4 in a packaging container 1
1, the belt conveyor 95 is operated, and the packaging container 11 is conveyed in the E direction and discharged. After discharging, a new empty packaging container 11 is placed on the belt conveyor 9.
5 automatically or manually. When this one wrapping operation is completed, the discharge gate of the collecting section in which the ten eggs 4 as the number of packing units are collected is opened again, and the next wrapping operation is repeated. In addition, a label or the like indicating the fact on the packaging container 11 is selected and the control device of the collecting means 10 is identified so that the chicken 4 stored in the packaging container 11 belongs to which weight category. Inserted or affixed automatically or manually under 40 instructions. Further, an independent control device may be provided for operating the packaging means 12, or the control device 40 of the sorting and collecting means 10 may be provided.
May be used.

In the above example, the description has been made on the assumption that the number of packaging units for all weight categories is the same, but the present invention is not limited to this. If so, the number of packaging units for each property category, grade or classification may be different,
In this case, a packaging container 11 (or a packaging body such as a packaging box or a packaging bag) or the like may be used. Further, in the above-mentioned sorting and collecting apparatus 1, the automatic packing means 12 is provided, but the packing means 12 is omitted, and the collecting sections 6 to 9 are respectively provided in the collecting sections 6 to 9.
An indicator such as a lamp is provided to indicate that the eggs of the number of packaging units according to the specific property group have been assembled, and gates 61 to 64 are opened and closed by a switch operation by an operator confirming this, and the number of packaging units is determined. Take out the chicken egg 4 from the collection section,
The worker may manually pack the product in a packaging box or the like associated with a specific property category.

In the above description, the number of set sections is reduced with respect to the number of property sections. However, the number of set sections may be the same as the number of property sections. The number of property sections may be two or more and smaller than the number of set sections, or the number of property sections may be set larger than the number of set sections.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is not always necessary to have at least one aggregate section than the number of property categories, grade numbers or classification numbers.
Can and TURMERIC line a set, can be reduced to such an extent that can satisfy the occupied space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the protective equipment containing the eggs in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control electric circuit in the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chicken egg sorting and collecting device 2 Container 4 Chicken egg 5 Weight detecting means 6, 7, 8, 9 Collecting section 10 Sorting and collecting means

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Claims (26)

(57) [Claims] 1. A property detecting means for detecting a property of an aggregate such as a hen egg to be supplied, a plurality of collecting sections for gathering the aggregate, and a property of the aggregate based on the property of the aggregate detected by the property detecting means. A sorting means for determining a preset property section for the aggregate, selecting the objects to be aggregated for each property section according to the determined property section, and gathering them in an assembly section; In one arbitrary collection section, aggregated objects belonging to one property section are aggregated until an integral multiple of the number of packaging units set in advance corresponding to the property section, and the one Collection belonging to property category
The compound becomes an integral multiple of the number of packaging units in any one collection area
If they are aggregated, they belong to one subsequent property category
The aggregate that already belongs to the one property category
Has been determined to be
Another set block or set that is not set to an integral multiple
Is empty if there is no other cluster
Assemble them in one set area until the number is equal to an integral multiple of the number of packaging units.
Until it becomes an integral multiple of the number of packaging units.
The aggregated objects assembled in the collection section of the
Sorting and collecting equipment for eggs and the like that can be taken out of each packaging unit . 2. The property detecting means includes a weight detector for detecting the weight of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines the property category from the weight detected by the weight detector. A sorting and collecting device for eggs and the like described in. 3. The property detecting means includes a size detector for detecting a size of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines a property category based on the size detected by the size detector. The apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The property detecting means includes a shape detector for detecting a shape of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines a property category from the shape detected by the shape detector. Sorting of chicken eggs etc. according to any one of to 3;
Collecting device. 5. The property detecting means includes a color detector for detecting a color of an object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines a property category based on the color detected by the color detector. The sorting and collecting apparatus for eggs and the like according to any one of items 1 to 4. 6. The apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like according to claim 1, wherein the number of property sections is the same as the number of section sections. 7. The sorting of chicken eggs or the like according to claim 1, wherein the number of clusters is at least 3 and the number of property categories is 2 or more and smaller than the number of clusters. , Collective equipment. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number of property sections is larger than the number of section sections. 9. A property detecting means for detecting a plurality of properties of a supplied aggregate such as a chicken egg, a plurality of collecting sections for collecting the aggregates, and each of the aggregates detected by the property detecting means. Determining a predetermined class for the object to be aggregated from the properties, and selecting and assembling means for classifying the objects to be aggregated according to the determined class for each class and collecting them in an assembly section; Means is such that, in any one collecting section, the objects to be aggregated belonging to one class are aggregated up to an integral multiple of the number of packaging units set in advance corresponding to the class, and the one class The aggregated object belonging to
Collected in one set area until it is an integral multiple of the number of packaging units
In the case of
It is decided that the aggregates belonging to the one class
Set but still an integer multiple of the number of packaging units
Other collective block or other collective block not performed
If there is no drawing, the packaging unit is placed in another empty compartment.
It is set to be collected until it becomes an integer multiple of the order,
Collected in one set block until it becomes an integral multiple of the number of packaging units
Collected objects are collected from the one collection section for each number of packaging units.
Ri sorting of eggs, etc. which are adapted to be issued, the set device 10. The property detecting means includes a weight detector for detecting the weight of the collected object, and the sorting and collecting means includes:
The apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like according to claim 9, wherein the grade is determined from the weight detected by the weight detector. 11. The property detecting means includes a size detector for detecting a size of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines a class based on the size detected by the size detector. An apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like according to claim 9 or 10. 12. The property detecting means includes a shape detector for detecting a shape of an object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means includes:
Sorting of eggs or the like according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the grade is determined from the shape detected by the shape detector.
Collecting device. 13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the property detecting means includes a color detector for detecting the color of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines the grade from the color detected by the color detector. 13. The sorting and collecting apparatus for chicken eggs and the like according to any one of 12 above. 14. The apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like according to claim 9, wherein the number of grades is the same as the number of clusters. 15. The sorting and collecting of eggs and the like according to any one of claims 9 to 13, wherein the number of collecting sections is at least 3 or more, and the number of grades is 2 or more and less than the number of collecting sections. apparatus. 16. The sorting and collecting apparatus for chicken eggs and the like according to claim 9, wherein the number of grades is larger than the number of set sections. 17. A property detecting means for detecting a plurality of properties of the supplied aggregate such as chicken eggs, a plurality of collecting sections for collecting the aggregates, and each of the aggregates detected by the property detecting means. A classification unit configured to determine a preset classification for the aggregated object from the properties, and to sort the aggregated objects according to the determined classification for each classification and to aggregate the aggregated partitions; means, any one set partition, the target aggregate belonging to one of the classification, so as to set up an integral multiple of in correspondence with the classification number preset packaging unit, classifications the one The object belonging to is arbitrary
Grouped in one set of parcels until it is an integral multiple of the number of packaging units.
In the case of the
Aggregates that already belong to the one category
Determined but still collected until it is an integer multiple of the number of packaging units
Another set parcel or another set not merged
If there is no parcel, wrap it in another empty parcel
They are grouped until they become an integral multiple of the number of units.
Grouped into one set block until it becomes an integral multiple of the number of packaging units.
The collected objects are separated from the one set by the number of packaging units.
Sorting and collecting equipment for eggs and the like that are to be taken out to 18. The property detecting means includes a weight detector for detecting the weight of the collected object, and the sorting and collecting means includes:
The apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like according to claim 17, wherein the classification is determined from the weight detected by the weight detector. 19. The property detecting means includes a size detector for detecting a size of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines a classification based on the size detected by the size detector. An apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs or the like according to claim 17 or 18. 20. The property detecting means includes a shape detector for detecting the shape of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means comprises:
20. The apparatus for sorting and collecting eggs or the like according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the classification is determined based on the shape detected by the shape detector. 21. The method according to claim 17, wherein the property detecting means includes a color detector for detecting a color of the object to be collected, and the sorting and collecting means determines a classification based on the color detected by the color detector. 20. The apparatus for sorting and collecting chicken eggs and the like according to any one of 20. 22. The method according to claim 17, wherein the number of classifications is the same as the number of clusters.
Collecting device. 23. The sorting and collecting apparatus for eggs and the like according to any one of claims 17 to 21, wherein the number of collective sections is at least 3 and the number of classifications is 2 or more and less than the number of collective sections. . 24. The apparatus for sorting and collecting eggs and the like according to claim 17, wherein the number of classifications is larger than the number of collection sections. 25. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the object to be collected is a fruit or a chicken egg. 26. A sorting and collecting means, comprising: calculating means for calculating the number of objects to be collected currently in each collecting section;
Based on the storage means in which the range of each property section and the number of packaging units for each property section are preset and stored, and the properties of each aggregate based on the range of each property section stored in the storage means, Determining means for determining which of the property categories each detected egg belongs to by the property from the detecting means; and the number of eggs in each set section calculated by the calculating means and the corresponding set of eggs. A comparison is made between the number of packaging units stored in advance in the storage means for the property section of the eggs that are assembled in the section, and the number of objects to be assembled currently in each of the assembly sections is the number of the packaging units. 2. The sorting and collecting apparatus for eggs and the like according to claim 1, further comprising a comparison inspection means for inspecting whether or not the number of eggs has reached.