JP4240337B1 - Mushroom medium filling system - Google Patents

Abstract

In a medium filling system using a plate that can be fitted with a mushroom cultivation bottle, the steps before and after the filling step are shortened to promote efficiency.
A cylindrical portion 21 of a plate 2 is fitted from above to a bottle mouth 11 of a mushroom cultivation bottle 1 accommodated in a container 10, and the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 and the plate 2 are combined with the container 10. In the tank 4 by the rotation of the stirring blade 41 from the tank 4 located on the upper side of the vibration table 3 to the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 placed on the vibration table 3 in the first step of carrying on the vibration table 3 The second step of filling the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 in the mushroom cultivation bottle 1, the third step of releasing the fitted state after the container 10 and the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 are unloaded from the shaking table 3 is used. Medium filling system for mushroom cultivation bottles that can be achieved.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a system for filling mushroom cultivation bottles with a mushroom culture medium (hereinafter abbreviated as “medium”) containing nutrients for growing mushrooms.

  The medium is mainly composed of pulverized wood, and depending on the growth conditions, it is mixed with nutrients and water necessary for growing mushrooms after adding grain growth stems such as rice straw. The condition is extremely poor.

  For this reason, in order to fill the mushroom cultivation bottle with the medium, the medium is usually stored in the upper tank (container) and then forcibly dropped by stirring and moved into the mushroom cultivation bottle. And filling.

  When filling the medium, the mushroom cultivation bottle is forcibly vibrated by the lower shaking table to achieve a substantially uniform filling of the medium with a predetermined density.

  Thus, in order to fill the mushroom cultivation bottle with the agitated medium, a cylindrical portion that fits inside or outside the bottle opening to a plate having a larger area than the bottle opening of the mushroom cultivation bottle. By filling the bottle with the medium in a moving state by the agitation from the plate, filling of the medium without waste can be realized.

  Thus, on the one hand, the medium is in a stirring state, and on the other hand, the bottle is vibrated by the lower shaking table, and the medium is filled into the mushroom cultivation bottle through the plate. In spite of the fact that it is possible to perform filling, the known prior art does not disclose or suggest a medium filling system by using the plate.

  Incidentally, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which mushroom cultivation bottles are vibrated by a lower shaking table regarding the method of cultivating willow matsutake, but in the step of filling the stirring medium in the mushroom cultivation bottles, No disclosure or suggestion is made, nor is there any disclosure or suggestion of a configuration employing the plate.

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a cultivation apparatus for mushrooms and a general cultivation method using this apparatus, but discloses a technical content on the premise that the medium is already filled in the mushroom cultivation bottle. However, there is no disclosure or suggestion about filling a culture medium in a stirred state through a plate into a mushroom cultivation bottle.

As a system in which the applicant uses the plate that has been experienced so far and fills the agitated medium into a mushroom cultivation bottle in a state of being vibrated by a lower shaking table,
Regarding the tank for storing the culture medium, with a two-body configuration of an upper fixed part and a lower horizontal moving part in which the stirring device is installed, that is, a part that can move like a drawer,
(A) The process of carrying a mushroom cultivation bottle on a vibration table,
(B) a step of fitting the plate to the mushroom cultivation bottle from the upper side through the tubular portion and the bottle opening after setting the horizontal moving part at a position away from the lower shaking table;
(C) The step of filling the mushroom cultivation bottle of the medium through the plate based on the stirring of the medium and the vibration of the lower shaking table after moving the horizontal moving part to the upper side of the plate,
(D) returning the horizontally moving part to a position away from the original shaking table again;
(E) After removing the plate from the mating state of the mushroom cultivation bottle, the mushroom cultivation bottle filled with the medium is taken out of the vibration table while moving to the upper side in preparation for the next mushroom cultivation bottle being brought into the shaking table The process of
Was adopted.

  However, it is extremely complicated to sequentially repeat the steps (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), and these steps cannot be performed simultaneously. Therefore, it is impossible to shorten the time of steps other than (c), and it is impossible to realize an efficient filling operation that occupies the main part of the time required for the entire filling process of (c). Had a fatal defect.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-50926 JP 2007-68440 A

  This invention shortens the process before and behind the said filling process as much as possible in the filling system to the said bottle of the culture medium using the plate which can be fitted with the bottle mouth of a mushroom cultivation bottle via a cylindrical part. Therefore, it is an object to provide an efficient medium filling system configuration.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the basic configuration of the present invention is to prepare a plurality of plates each having a cylindrical portion that fits from the outside or inside to the mouth of one or more mushroom cultivation bottles accommodated in a container. Then, after fitting the cylindrical portion of the plate into the bottle mouth from above, the first step of carrying the mushroom cultivation bottle and the plate accommodated in the container onto a vibrating table that can vibrate at least in the vertical direction, A mushroom cultivation bottle located on the top of the shaking table, placed on the shaking table from a tank equipped with a stirrer for storing the medium and dropping the medium, and being vibrated by the vibration of the shaking table On the other hand, the second step of dropping the medium in the tank by the rotation of the stirring blade and filling the mushroom cultivation bottle into the mushroom cultivation bottle, after unloading the mushroom cultivation bottle contained in the container from the shaking table, Consisting medium filling system for mushroom cultivation bottle based on employing a third step of releasing the fitting state of the Jo portion and bottle mouth.

  In the present invention based on the basic configuration, by adopting a plurality of plates, from the step of carrying into the shaking table at the end of the first step and the shaking table at the start of the third step. The step of unloading the plate and the bottle in the first step and the step of releasing the fitting state in the third step are performed in parallel with the medium filling operation in the second step. As long as it can be promoted, the medium can be filled more efficiently than in the prior art, and the above-mentioned problems can be achieved.

  According to the embodiment, each of the first, second, third, and fourth steps will be described as follows.

  FIG. 1 shows a side view in a schematic form for explaining the basic configuration, and FIG. 2 shows a side view in which the schematic form is embodied.

  In the first step shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (1), the cylindrical portion 21 is applied to the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 in which the plate 2 has been moved downward and has been sequentially moved while being accommodated in the container 10. The fitting is performed on the mouth of the bottle.

  In FIG.1 and FIG.2 (1), although the cylindrical part 21 is fitted from the outer side of the bottle, the fitting can naturally also be fitted from the inner side.

  Usually, in consideration of work efficiency, the plate 2 is provided with one or a plurality of (in most cases, about 5 to 15) cylindrical portions 21, and the bottle mouth 11 of the mushroom cultivation bottle 1. And fitting.

The fitting is realized by applying a mechanical force to the plate 2 and the method is not particularly limited. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. A system in which a downward mechanical force is applied by a vertical movement drive unit 72 that can move the movable table 6 along the vertical pole 71 is employed.
And the system regarding the drive source of the vertical movement drive unit 72 is not particularly limited, and for example, a drive system using a ball screw or a drive system using a linear motor can be adopted. That is, a system in which the magnet in the pipe is moved to the pipe in the vertical pole 71 by air pressure, and the vertical movement drive unit 72 is moved by the magnetic force of the magnet by selecting a material having magnetism. (The name of the rodless cylinder is based on the fact that the extension of the cylinder is not in the form of a rod that operates.)

  After the fitting is completed, the plate 2 and the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 in a fitted state are brought together on a vibrating basket that vibrates the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 in the second step.

  Since the shaking table 3 does not have a function of moving the container 10 onto itself, in order to carry in the shaking table 3, the container 10 is forced by an air cylinder (not shown) or the like. Therefore, the carry-in is performed.

  In the second step, as shown in (2) of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the rotation of the eccentric shaft 31 rotated by the vibration motor 30 is converted into the vertical movement of the vibration transmission bar, and then the vibration of the vibration table 3 is changed. Is realized.

  The vibration table 3 is supported by an elastic spring 33, and a certain cushioning property is given to the vibration.

In most cases, a ball bearing (not shown) that rotates while moving up and down is interposed between the vibration transmission bar and the eccentric shaft 31.
1 and 2 show a method in which only the vertical vibration is performed on the vibration table 3, but in addition to the vertical vibration, vibration in a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction (actually horizontal direction) A so-called rocking system that also takes into account can also be employed as vibration in the basic configuration.

  In the second step, as shown in FIG. 3, the stirring blade 41 installed in the tank 4 stirs the medium based on the drive of the stirring motor 40, and forcibly moves downward, and the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 is filled with medium.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, when the tubular portion 21 is fitted from the outside of the bottle mouth 11, the medium is brought into close contact with the tubular portion 21 and the bottle mouth 11. It is necessary to prevent leakage to the outside of the bottle.

  When the cylindrical part 21 of the plate 2 fitted from the outside with respect to the bottle mouth 11 is left in a state where the vertical vibration is performed together with the mushroom cultivation bottle 1, the cylindrical part 21 and the bottle mouth 11 In the worst case, there is a risk that the fitting state between the plate 2 and the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 is released.

  In order to avoid such danger, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the cylindrical portion 21 is fitted to the bottle mouth 11 in a close contact state, and then the mushroom cultivation bottle in the second step. When the vibrations of the plate 1 and the plate 2 are vibrated, the contact state is maintained by the support 34 that comes into contact with the plate 2 with a predetermined elastic force and can vibrate together with the plate 2. By adopting such a configuration and restricting the sliding between the tubular portion 21 and the bottle mouth 11, the risk of the fitting state coming off is prevented.

  When the tubular portion 21 is fitted to the bottle mouth 11 from the inside, there is no risk of the medium leaking outside.

  However, when the cylindrical part 21 and the bottle mouth 11 are not in close contact, the vibration of the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 causes the plate 2 and the bottle plate 2 to collide with each other and generate noise. Even in the case of fitting, there are many cases where both are in close contact.

  When the cylindrical portion 21 is fitted in a state in which the cylindrical portion 21 is in close contact from the inside of the bottle mouth 11, the support tool 34 that comes into contact with the plate 2 with the elastic force as in the case of fitting from the outside. It is preferable to perform support by.

  In order to always store the culture medium in the tank 4, as shown in FIG. 2 (2), the conveyor device 92 (however, in FIG. 2 (2), the direction perpendicular to the direction is not shown, not the conveyor transport method. It is preferable to provide a medium transporting device such as the above) on the upper side of the tank 4 and put the transported medium into the tank 4 from above and drop it.

  In the second step, at the stage where the medium has been filled into the mushroom cultivation bottle 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the third step is carried out by removing the plate 2 and the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 from the shaking table 3. And the release from the fitted state of the plate 2 and the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 will be performed (in addition, the release of the white line facing the upper side of (3) in FIG. 1) Indicated by an arrow).

The release of the fitting is realized by applying a mechanical force to the plate 2 upward, and the configuration is not particularly limited, and a driving method using a ball screw or a driving method using a linear motor can be adopted. Is the same as in the case of the first step.
Also in the embodiment of the third step, as shown in FIG. 4, by applying a mechanical force accompanying the movement of the vertical movement drive unit 72 that moves the vertical pipe to the moving table 6 upward. The release is realized, and the vertical movement drive unit 72 is moved by the rodless cylinder method as in the case of the first step.

  In addition, when the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 is carried out from the shaking table 3 when entering the third process, when the container 10 is carried into the shaking table 3 at the end of the first process, the air cylinder method (FIG. The container 10 containing the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 is forcibly moved.

  In the third step, the basic configuration is completed when the release of the fitted state is completed.

However, normally, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 (4), a fourth step accompanied by the upward transition of the plate 2 and further transition of the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 is added. In many cases, preparations for mating and preparation for the other steps of the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 are performed.
In the case of the third step and the fourth step, usually, the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 accommodated in the container 10 can be moved sequentially by the roller conveyor 91 as shown in FIG.

  In the basic configuration, since the first step, the second step, and the third step are proceeding at different parts, respectively, as described in the section of the effect of the invention, the loading step and the unloading step are substantially simultaneous. Further, it is possible to realize a substantially simultaneous period of the medium filling operation and the operations of the other first and second steps.

  By such simultaneous realization, in the present invention, the steps (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) are compared with the prior art steps that must be performed in the order of each time. In addition, it is possible to perform extremely efficient medium filling.

  The mushroom cultivation bottle 1 is usually provided with a recessed hole 5 as shown in FIG. 5 in order to introduce and propagate mushroom fungi.

  In order to form such a hole 5, as shown in FIG. 2, before and after releasing the fitting state of the third step, drilling poles 81 and 82 driven by vertical movement motors 810 and 820 are provided. In the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 by press-fitting the medium from above and adding the step of providing holes 5 for seeding and growing mushrooms, The training preparation can be completed, which is very convenient.

  The perforation 5 can be realized in either one of the pre-stage and the post-stage of the release of the fitting, but as shown in FIG. 5 can be performed.

  In the following, description will be made in accordance with examples.

  In the embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fourth step is added, the plate 2 which has finished the fourth step moves upward, and after the upper side of the tank 4 is moved, the second step is performed again. It is provided for fitting with a one-step mushroom cultivation bottle 1.

  In such Example 1, it becomes possible to use the plate 2 which completed the 4th process for the fitting with the mushroom cultivation bottle 1 of the 1st process again, and eventually, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, It becomes possible to continuously promote the fourth step with a plurality of limited plates 2.

  As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 2, in order to realize the flow operation, the plate 2 is provided with each stage that implements the first, second, third, and fourth steps and the fourth. After the process is completed, at least five plates 2 are required corresponding to the stages for the first process, but a total of seven plates 2 are provided as shown in FIGS. In such a case, continuous promotion as described above can be realized under a control state with a margin.

  The present invention can be widely used in the field of medium filling for a mushroom cultivation bottle employing a plate.

It is a side view which illustrates typically the process of the said basic composition. It is a side view which explains each process of the basic composition concretely. It is side sectional drawing which shows the state which equipped the tank with the stirring blade apparatus and was equipped with the air cylinder on the outer side. Fitting the plate to the mushroom cultivation bottle and releasing the fitting based on applying mechanical force by the vertical movement drive unit that moves the moving table with gripping part along the vertical pole FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment (the direction of the side surface is a direction orthogonal to FIGS. 1 and 2). It is sectional drawing which shows the state which provided the hole for throwing a mushroom microbe into the culture medium in a mushroom cultivation bottle, and making it grow.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mushroom cultivation bottle 10 Container 11 Bottle mouth 2 Plate 21 Cylindrical part 3 Shaking table 30 Vibration motor 31 Eccentric shaft 32 Vertical movement bar 33 Elastic spring 34 Support tool 4 Tank 40 Stirring motor 41 Stirring blade 5 Hole 6 Moving stand 61 Grasping Unit 71 Vertical pole 72 Vertical motion drive unit 81, 82 Pole for drilling 810, 820 Vertical motion motor 91 Roller conveyor 92 Conveyor device

Claims (7)

  Prepare a plurality of plates having a cylindrical part that fits from the outside or inside to the bottle mouth of one or more mushroom cultivation bottles accommodated in the container, and the cylindrical part of the plate from the upper side to the bottle mouth The first step of carrying the mushroom cultivation bottle and the plate accommodated in the container onto the shaking table that can vibrate in the vertical direction at the top, located on the upper side of the shaking table, , Which is abbreviated as “medium”) and is placed on a vibrating table from a tank equipped with a stirring device for dropping the medium, and is vibrated by the vibration of the vibrating table On the other hand, the second step of dropping the culture medium in the tank by the rotation of the stirring blade and filling the mushroom cultivation bottle into the mushroom cultivation bottle, after unloading the mushroom cultivation bottle accommodated in the container from the shaking table, Medium filling system for mushroom cultivation bottle based on employing a third step of releasing the fitting state of the parts and bottle mouth.   The mushroom cultivation bottle accommodated in the container is moved to a position further away from the shaking table after the third step, and a fourth step of moving the plate upward is added. 2. The culture medium filling system according to 1.   The culture medium filling system according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein carrying-in to the shaking table in the first step and carrying-out from the shaking table in the third step are performed at substantially the same time.   The step of fitting the plate and the bottle in the first step and the step of releasing the fitting state in the third step are promoted in parallel with the medium filling operation in the second step. The culture medium filling system according to any one of 2 and 3.   The plate which finished the 4th process is provided for fitting with the mushroom cultivation bottle of the 1st process again, after shifting the upper side of a tank. The medium filling system according to Item.   Before releasing the fitting state in the third step and / or after the step, the step of press-fitting the drilling pole into the medium in the mushroom cultivation bottle from above and providing a hole for seeding and growing mushrooms is added. The culture medium filling system according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.   After the cylindrical part of the plate is fitted in close contact with the bottle mouth of the mushroom cultivation bottle, the vibration of the mushroom cultivation bottle and the plate in the second step is accompanied by a predetermined elastic force against the plate. The said contact state is maintained by the support by the support tool which can contact a plate and can vibrate with the said plate, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Medium filling system.

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