JP4342882B2 - Vegetable bagging machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bagging and charging device for efficiently packing difficult-to-handle vegetables such as eggplant, spinach and spring chrysanthemum into a bag made of vinyl, polyethylene or other film material, and in particular, a packaging bag. The present invention relates to a novel vegetable bagging and charging device capable of smoothly and efficiently bagging eggplants and other vegetables that are in close contact with the body and difficult to be stored in a bag.

  Traditionally, vegetables such as eggplant, spinach and spring chrysanthemum are simply bundled with tape etc. and lined up at a grocery store or supermarket storefront, but from a hygienic point of view, the purchaser touches each other when touching or carrying it. For the purpose of preventing the product from being damaged and improving the appearance of the product by packaging, these vegetables are usually stored in a bag for sale. Usually, these vegetables are indefinite in quantity or form, so automatic packaging machines for storing them in bags are not widely used, and a certain amount of vegetables bundled by the operator's manual operation in a bag. Generally, it is packed in the body before being shipped, or for over-the-counter sales.

  As an example of a vegetable bagging and charging device, Patent Document 1 is supplied between first and second pressing members that are arranged in parallel to face each other and are relatively movable. From the both ends of the opening edge of the bag body, provided corresponding to the front and back of the bag body, the opening edge of the bag body is adhered by the adhesive member when the first and second pressing members approach, and the adhesion position of the bag body An example of the structure of a packaging machine provided with a holding member that holds an inner part of the packaging so as to be freely opened is described. Furthermore, in Patent Document 2, the upper end portion is fixed in a state of hanging and gathering downward in an opening formed in the upper plate portion of the apparatus body, and a belt-like guide member is provided on the guide surface. An example of a vegetable bagging apparatus is described in which a bag is attached to the lower part, and the vegetable introduced from the opening is guided by a guide member and stored in the bag.

Patent Document 3 includes a bag takeout mechanism for taking out empty bags one by one from a bag container, a bag opening mechanism for opening a bag opening of the taken out empty bag, and a bag holding mechanism for holding the open state. A plurality of holding hooks with the mechanism located above the opening edge of the empty bag are reversibly rotated downward and bent into a “<” shape so that the tip of the holding hook is firmly in contact with the inner surface of the bag and held. A vegetable packaging machine is described.
JP-A-8-40413 JP-A-10-181710 JP-A-8-301218

  As described above, the work of stuffing a certain amount of bundled vegetables into the bag by the operator's manual operation is to wrap the vegetables once in paper and store them in an open bag, then pull out only the paper and store the vegetables in it. Therefore, after packing the bag, the bag body is swung up and down or beaten to put the vegetables up to the bottom of the bag body and align them, which increases the work efficiency. There is a difficulty that it is difficult. In the vegetable bagging apparatus described in Patent Literatures 1, 2, and 3, when the first and second pressing members provided corresponding to the front and back sides of the bag body approach, the opening edge of the bag body is formed by the adhesive member. Adhering, holding the inner part of the bag body in an open position relative to the adhesion position of the bag body, and guiding the vegetables put together with the bag body under the guide member by the guide member into the bag Although it accommodates, in this method, since a sliding part does not enter to the back of a bag body, vegetables cannot be packed to the bottom in a bag body. Further, when a large amount of vegetables are packed in the bag body, there are problems that the guide is not deformed and difficult to pack, and there are problems that the guide member damages the vegetables.

  In particular, since conventional automatic packaging machines generally feed vegetables from the top surface of the apparatus, the operator cannot visually align the tips of the vegetables or check the bagging condition at all times. In addition to problems such as requiring an unreasonable posture for the operator due to the high insertion port, there is a phenomenon that the bag body may be mis-opened or deformed so that the bag body breaks during work, making the work smooth There is a problem that it cannot be carried out.

  For example, taking an eggplant as an example, the operator manually spreads the mouth of the bag body, stuffs the eggplant into the bag one by one, taps the mouth, and completes the work. Because it has the property of easily sticking to a bag made of material, it requires skill and difficulty in stuffing eggplant to the back of the bag body, and the posture of the stuffed eggplant collapses from the opening of the bag body There is a problem that the work efficiency is lowered and the product cost is increased along with the problems such as

  Therefore, the present invention eliminates various problems of such a conventional vegetable bagging device, and can completely pack difficult-to-handle vegetables to the bottom of the bag body without requiring skill. The purpose is to obtain a vegetable bagging and feeding device that can improve work efficiency by eliminating work mistakes and improving appearance by arranging and orderly storing. Is.

For the present invention to achieve the above object, a bagging dosing device vegetables for housing an quantitation of vegetables in the bag, poured stand vegetables for mounting the housing to vegetables And a sliding path that is integrally formed in communication with the charging table and slides the vegetables toward the bag body, and a support member fixed to the end of the sliding path on the charging table side, A vegetable comprising a side guide plate that is swingably supported by a support member on the left and right sides of the slide path, and an upper guide plate that is swingably supported by the support member on the top surface of the slide path A bagging and charging device for the same kind is provided.

  The side guide plate and the upper guide plate are both made of a flexible synthetic resin material, and the vegetables are smoothly put into the input table, the side guide plate and the upper guide plate. A plurality of grooves are formed in parallel with the sliding direction. Further, the sliding path is composed of a sliding belt which is wound endlessly around a roller mounted on an extension base formed integrally with the input base.

  According to the vegetable bagging and charging device obtained by the present invention, an operator sets a certain amount of vegetables that are difficult to handle on the loading table and lightly moves along a sliding path composed of a sliding belt or the like. By pushing, the vegetables move downward while pushing open the side guide plate and the upper guide plate, and inside the bag body set in an open state at the tip in the sliding direction of the sliding path A certain amount of vegetables can be stored. At this time, since a certain amount of vegetables is supported by the sliding path, the side guide plate and the upper guide plate, it does not come into contact with the bag body until it is stored in the bag body, and is closely attached to the bag body such as eggplant. Even if the vegetables are easy to be stored and difficult to store in the bag, the storage operation can be performed smoothly.

  Moreover, there is no possibility of pinching the hand with the bagging device, and even an elderly person or a beginner can use it with peace of mind. Further, when the vegetables are slid and moved, they are guided by the side guide plates that are swingably supported on the left and right sides of the slide path and the upper guide plates that are swingably supported on the upper surface. There is no risk that the product will deviate from the dosing device.

  In particular, according to the present invention, there is no need to rely on the experience and skill of the operator to pack vegetables bundled by conventional manual operation into the bag body, and the work efficiency can be greatly improved and the conventional automatic packaging Unlike the machine, the flow of filling and bagging vegetables is linear, and the operator can always check the flow of vegetables visually and fill the bottom of the bag, facilitating the work. It is possible to carry out the bagging work reliably while measuring.

  In addition, the flow of vegetables is smoother because the grooves are formed in parallel to the sliding direction on the inner side of the loading table, the side guide plate, and the upper guide plate, and the vegetables and the bag are attached. There is no phenomenon or damage to the vegetables, and vegetables can be easily packed to the bottom of the bag easily by inserting the input device to the back of the bag.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, the vegetables can be completely packed to the bottom of the bag body without requiring the operator's skill, and the worker always performs the bagging operation by visually checking the flow of the vegetables. By doing so, it is possible to obtain a bag filling and feeding apparatus that eliminates work mistakes and increases the bag filling efficiency.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A best embodiment of a vegetable bagging and charging apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a vegetable bagging and charging device 1 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. It is. In the figure, reference numeral 6 denotes a loading table, which has a flat plate shape having a predetermined area for placing a certain amount of vegetables stored in a bag. Reference numeral 7 denotes an extension base, which is integrally formed so as to incline downward at a predetermined angle with respect to the plate-shaped input base 6. As shown in FIG. 4, rollers 8 and 8 are mounted in the vicinity of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the extension base 7, and slides for sliding vegetables to the bags on the rollers 8 and 8. A sliding belt 2 as a moving path is wound endlessly and rotatably. Therefore, the vegetables placed on the loading table 6 face the sliding belt 2 as a sliding path.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes an arch-shaped support member, which is fixed to the end of the extension base 7 on the input base 6 side. On the left and right sides of the arch-shaped support member 3, one end portions of a pair of side guide plates 4, 4 having substantially the same length dimension as the sliding belt 2 are swingable by hinges or the like, and always Is supported with the tip portion biased inward. Reference numeral 5 denotes an upper guide plate, which has substantially the same length as that of the sliding belt 2, and has one end swingable by a hinge or the like so as to be positioned above the side guide plates 4 and 4, In addition, it is supported by the support member 3 with the tip portion urged downward at all times. Therefore, the upper guide plate 5 is normally placed on the side guide plates 4 and 4.

  Both the side guide plates 4 and 4 and the upper guide plate 5 are made of a synthetic resin material having flexibility, and can be freely deformed when the vegetables slide. Further, in order to smoothly feed vegetables on the loading table 6, a plurality of grooves 6a, 6a are formed in parallel with the loading direction, and the inner sides of the side guide plates 4, 4 and the upper guide plate 5 are formed. Similarly, a plurality of grooves are formed in the sliding direction. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, auxiliary guides 7b and 7b are rotatably attached to the left and right ends of the extension base 7 by hinges so as to be deformable. The installation of the auxiliary guides 7b and 7b may be omitted.

  Below, the case where eggplant is used as a vegetable is demonstrated to an example about the basic usage method of the bagging input device of the vegetables concerning this invention. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the bag body 9 is mounted so that the tip of the sliding belt 2 is inserted therein, and a predetermined number of eggplants 10 (5 in the illustrated example) Place a lump. In addition, the relationship between the length dimension of the sliding belt 2 and the length dimension of the bag body 9 in the drawing is schematically shown and does not reflect the actual dimension.

  Next, the operator grasps a lump of eggplant 10 and manually pushes the eggplant 10 along the sliding belt 2 as shown in FIG. Slides while pushing open the side guide plates 4 and 4 and the upper guide plate 5, and slides and moves in the bag body 9 as shown in FIG. During this movement, the whole eggplant 10 is supported by the sliding belt 2, the side guide plates 4 and 4, and the upper guide plate 5 as shown in FIG. , The endless rotation between the rollers 8 and 8. Since the side guide plates 4 and 4 and the upper guide plate 5 are both made of a synthetic resin material having flexibility, the eggplant 10 slides smoothly and is stored in the bag body 9. Further, the side guide plates 4 and 4 and the upper guide plate 5 may be formed with a plurality of grooves (not shown) in parallel with the sliding direction so that vegetables can be introduced more smoothly.

  Thereafter, when the bag body 9 is removed from the bag filling and feeding apparatus 1 according to the present invention, a predetermined number of eggplants 10 are stored in the bag body 9 as shown in FIG. In this state, when the openings are bound using the binding tape 33 as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 8 showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, vegetables are smoothly introduced into the extension base 7 instead of the sliding belt 2. For this purpose, a plurality of grooves 7a, 7a are formed in parallel to the sliding direction, and the eggplant 10 is slid by the grooves 7a, 7a. In this case, a plurality of grooves 4a, 4a and grooves 5a, 5a are formed in parallel to the sliding direction so that vegetables can be smoothly put into the side guide plates 4, 4 and the upper guide plate 5. It is good to keep. Other configurations are the same as those of the above-described embodiment.

  Next, an embodiment in which the vegetable bagging and charging apparatus according to the present invention is incorporated into a mechanical vegetable bagging apparatus and used will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, reference numeral 11 denotes a gantry having a hollow portion made of a frame material or the like, and 12 denotes a frame body that covers the upper portion of the gantry 11, and an opening edge formed on the front surface (A) side of the gantry 11. A bag filling and feeding device 1 according to the present invention is attached to 11a. A bag box 13 is fixed to the back surface (B) side of the gantry 11, and a bag body 9 is laminated and set on the bag box 13.

  Reference numerals 22a, 22b and 22c denote suction crank arms for the bag body 9, which are connected by shafts 23 and 24 so as to be bent. The base of the suction crank arm 22a is pivotally supported by a cam 26 by a shaft 25, and the suction nozzle 32 of the bag body 9 connected to the vacuum source 14 is disposed at the tip of the suction crank arm 22c. Therefore, the bag body 9 accommodated in the bag box 13 can be sucked and set on the inclined plate 17 by the suction nozzle 32 of the suction crank arm 22c. A cam shaft 27 of the cam 26 is connected to a cam drive motor (not shown) via a sprocket.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes a base of the bagging and charging device 1, and a rack 19 is fixed to the lower surface of the base 18. Reference numeral 20 denotes a driving motor for sliding the bagging and feeding device 1 back and forth. A pinion 21 that rotates when the driving motor 20 is started meshes with the rack 19.

  Reference numeral 28 denotes an opening arm for opening the opening of the bag body 9 supplied onto the inclined plate 17 by the suction crank arm 22c. A base portion 28 a of the opening arm 28 is pivotally supported on the gantry 11 and is driven to reciprocate by the cam 26. The upper holding claw 15 of the bag body 9 is attached to the distal end portion of the opening arm 28. 29a, 29b, and 29c are lower holding arms for holding the bag body 9 open, and are connected to each other by shafts 30 and 31 so as to be bent. The base portion of the lower holding arm 29 a is pivotally supported on the gantry 11 and is driven to reciprocate by the cam 26. The lower holding claw 16 of the bag body 9 is attached to the tip of the lower holding arm 29c.

  First, the drive motor (not shown) is activated to rotate the cam 26, whereby the suction crank arms 22a, 22b, 22c start operating, and the suction nozzle 32 connected to the tip of the suction crank arm 22c is inserted into the bag. The body 9 is sucked and moved to a lower position of the bagging and feeding device 1, and the upper holding claw 15 attached to the tip of the opening arm 28 reciprocally driven by the cam 26 is lowered, and the lower holding arms 29a, 29b, and 29c. Starts, and when the lower holding claw 16 attached to the tip of the lower holding arm 29c rotates to hold the bag body 9 in an open state, the drive motor 20 is activated at the same time to rotate the pinion 21. It is transmitted to a rack 19 fixed to the lower surface of the base 18, and as shown in FIG. 13, the bagging and feeding device 1 slides obliquely downward and is inserted into the bag body 9. Thereafter, the eggplant 10 can be packaged by using the bag filling and feeding device 1 by the same manual operation as described above.

  Further, in the above description, after only the bagging and charging device 1 is first inserted into the bag body 9, the eggplant 10 is manually inserted into the bagging and charging device 1 to complete the bagging. It is also possible to set the eggplant 10 on the charging base 6 so that the eggplant 10 can be inserted first, and then allow the bagging and charging device 1 to enter the bag body 9 by power drive.

  In the operation mode described above, the flow from the setting of vegetables on the input base 6 to the completion of bagging is linear, and the opening of the bag body 9 is directed obliquely upward, The operator can always visually check the flow of the vegetables and can carry out the bagging operation while confirming that the vegetables are reliably stored in the opening of the bag body 9.

  FIG. 14 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which a bag box 13 is fixed to one end of a base 34 and a bag body 9 is stacked and set, and a bracket is attached to the other end of the base 34. 35 is fixed, and the bag filling and feeding device 1 according to the present invention is provided on the bracket 35. Reference numeral 36 denotes a bag take-up arm, and 37 denotes an adhesive means fixed to the tip of the bag take-up arm 36. The adhesive means 37 takes out the bag bodies 9 one by one from the bag box 13 and supplies them to the bag filling and feeding device 1. It is possible to do. The configuration and operation of the bag filling and feeding device 1 itself are as described above.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the operator can set a certain amount of vegetables that are difficult to handle on the loading table and perform a simple push operation along the sliding belt to move the vegetables to the side. Since the feeding device itself slides obliquely downward while pushing the upper and lower guide plates open, the bagging device eliminates the need for the operator to insert his / her hand directly into the opened bag body. There is no risk of pinching your hands, and even elderly and beginners can use it with peace of mind. Therefore, it can be widely used in supermarkets and other fields in which difficult-to-handle vegetables such as eggplant, spinach and spring chrysanthemum are efficiently packed into a bag of vinyl, polyethylene or the like for commercialization.

The top view which shows an example of the bagging input device of the vegetables concerning this invention. The side view of FIG. The front view of FIG. Sectional drawing in alignment with the AA of FIG. The top view which shows the state which set a fixed amount of eggplant on the input stand. The sectional side view which shows the state at the time of eggplant insertion. The sectional side view which shows the continuation state of eggplant insertion. The cross-sectional view which shows the state at the time of eggplant insertion. The cross-sectional view which shows the other example of the state at the time of eggplant insertion. The front view which shows the state by which eggplant was accommodated in the bag body. The front view which shows the state which gave taping to the opening part of the bag body. The side view which shows the use condition of the bagging input device of the vegetables concerning this invention. The side view which shows the state in which the bag filling apparatus was inserted in the bag body. The side view which shows the other example of the use condition of the bagging and charging device of vegetables concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bagging and charging device 2 ... Sliding belt 3 ... Supporting member 4 ... Side guide plate 5 ... Upper guide plate 6 ... Loading table 7 ... Extension table 4a, 5a, 6a, 7a ... Groove 7b ... Auxiliary guide 8 ... Roller DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 ... Bag body 10 ... Eggplant 11 ... Stand 12 ... Frame body 13 ... Bag box 14 ... Vacuum source 15 ... Upper holding claw 16 ... Lower holding claw 17 ... Inclined plate 18 ... Base 19 ... Rack 20 ... Drive motor 21 ... Pinion 22a, 22b, 22c ... Suction crank arm 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 ... Shaft 26 ... Cam 27 ... Cam shaft 28 ... Opening arm 32 ... Suction nozzle 33 ... Bundling tape 34 ... Base 35 ... Bracket 36 ... Bag removal arm 37 ... Adhesive means

Claims (4)

A vegetable bagging and charging device for storing a certain amount of vegetables in a bag,
A vegetable input base for placing the vegetables to be stored, a slide path that is integrally formed in communication with the input base and slides the vegetables toward the bag body, and a slide path a support member fixed to an end portion of the input stage side, and the side guide plate that is pivotally supported by the support member be in the right and left sides of the slideway, the supporting member be in the upper surface of the slideway bagging dosing device vegetables, characterized by comprising a pivotally supported upper guide plate. The vegetable side bagging and charging device according to claim 1 , wherein both the side guide plate and the upper guide plate are made of a flexible synthetic resin material. The vegetables according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a plurality of groove portions for smoothly feeding vegetables are formed in parallel to the sliding direction on the inside of the loading table, the side guide plate, and the upper guide plate. Bagging and charging device. 4. The vegetable bagging input according to claim 1, 2 or 3 , wherein the sliding path comprises a sliding belt which is wound endlessly around a roller mounted on an extension base formed integrally with the input base. apparatus.

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