JP4427123B2 - How to arrange and arrange bean sprouts - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, sprouts such as bean sprouts grown and harvested, and shredded vegetables (generally referred to as sprouts in the present invention) are kept fresh in a packaging container such as a bag or pack for a long period of time. The present invention relates to a method for packaging bean sprouts so that they can be packaged well, and a method for aligning bean sprouts for the packaging method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Taking bean sprouts as an example, common bean sprouts cultivated and harvested are filled and packaged in a packaging container such as a bag or a pack in a state where they are crossed and overlapped for commercialization. In general, a packaged product of fresh vegetables is degassed in order to improve the life. However, if the inside of a packaging bag filled with fresh and extremely easy-to-break bean sprouts crossed and overlapped in this way, the bean sprouts filled and overlapped with each other are subjected to bending force and are broken. Or get hurt.
[0003]
Even if the inside of the packaging bag is not degassed, the bean sprout placed in the packaging bag is stacked and transported or transferred during the product sales route. Since a load is applied to the frame and vibrations and impacts are applied, it is bent and broken.
[0004]
When the sprouts are damaged or broken, heat is generated there, and various bacteria are propagated there, and the sprouts are easily rotted from there. In extreme cases, the rot will occur the day after packaging.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a packaging method that can wrap bean sprouts in a good condition, even if they are packaged and commercialized by degassing the interior as needed. ing.
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for wrapping bean sprouts and a method for arranging bean sprouts for that purpose so as not to break the bean sprouts that have been packaged.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a method for arranging and packaging bean sprouts in which the bean sprouts are packaged in parallel.
According to this aligned packaging method of the present invention, the bean sprouts in the packaging container are aligned and are not filled in a state of crossing and overlapping as in the prior art, so the packaging container is degassed and commercialized. However, no bending force is applied to the bean sprouts inside, and no bending force is applied to the bean sprouts when they are stacked and transported, so that they are not broken or damaged.
[0007]
In addition, bean sprouts arranged in a container and packaged have a beautiful appearance and become a product that completely changes the image of the conventional bean sprout, and can attract the buyer's attention and promote the sale of the product significantly.
[0008]
The present invention also provides a method for arranging and packaging bean sprouts that solves the above-described problems. As a primary alignment, the length direction is set in the direction of the elongate gaps by passing elongate gaps that are shorter than the length of bean sprouts. Even if they are aligned, they are dropped into the receiving tray, and while the receiving tray is vibrated, the bean sprouts are received, and the bean trays are aligned in a parallel state in the receiving tray. Align the sprouts in the receiving tray with the lid member that is placed inside with one plate or parallel plates at shorter intervals than the length of bean sprouts, with the surface vertical, while vibrating. gradually over the said receiving tray and parallel to the direction, the bean sprouts-like articles that to further improve the alignment of bean sprouts-like articles in the receiving tray by both vibrate the lid member and the receiving tray To provide an alignment method.
[0009]
In this case, it is preferable that the bean sprouts are received in the receiving tray in a plurality of times, and the sprouts are arranged in parallel in the receiving tray.
[0010]
According to this alignment method of the present invention, bean sprouts that have been harvested and crossed and overlapped with each other, a single plate, or a receiving tray in which a plurality of parallel plates are arranged vertically on the surface, Using simple and general equipment such as a vibrator that vibrates the receiving tray, it can be arranged in parallel.
[0012]
As described above, the bean sprouts arranged in the receiving tray are put together with the receiving tray to vibrate together with the receiving tray while bringing the sprouts aligned in the receiving tray to the opposite other end. Collected and can be easily filled into a packaging container.
[0013]
As described above according to the present invention, bean sprouts arranged in a parallel state in the receiving tray can be filled into an airtight packaging container while being arranged in a parallel state, and the inside of the packaging container can be deaerated and commercialized. it can.
[0014]
To fill bean sprouts that are arranged in parallel in the receiving tray while being arranged in parallel in the packaging container, cover the receiving tray in which the bean sprouts are arranged in parallel inside with a packaging bag. The bag and the receiving tray can be easily turned upside down and then pulled out of the receiving tray or the bag.
[0015]
As described above, according to the present invention, cultivated and harvested bean sprouts are arranged and packaged in a packaging container such as a bag or a pack, so that they can be packaged well in a fresh state for a long time. At the same time, a bean sprouting method is provided which makes it possible to easily carry out such alignment packaging.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the embodiment of the bean sprouts packaging method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The whole structure of the apparatus for implementing the bean sprouts packaging method by this invention is shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and this is demonstrated first.
In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 2 denotes a bean sprouts supply unit, which supplies bean sprouts harvested and washed with water to the aligning unit 4 in a fixed quantity. The aligning unit 4 includes a primary aligning unit 6 and a secondary aligning unit 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a packaging portion, which is a portion for bagging the bean sprouts aligned in the aligning portion 4. The configuration of each part will be described in the following order.
[0017]
(Supply unit 2)
The supply unit 2 has a configuration in which a transport conveyor having a conveyor belt in which a large number of needle-like bodies are planted is arranged obliquely, and has a configuration in which a weighing device is provided at the top of the conveyor. In this way, it is dropped intermittently with a predetermined weight and supplied. Such a supply device has already been disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-152516, etc., which is filed by the present applicant, and since such a well-known structure may be adopted as appropriate, detailed description thereof is omitted. To do.
[0018]
In the supply unit 2, the supply device composed of the transfer conveyor and the weighing device as described above is arranged in parallel in two lines 2-1 and 2-2 with the positions shifted forward and backward, and should be packaged. Sprouts are supplied in two divided parts.
[0019]
(Alignment unit 4)
The aligning unit 4 is a place where the bean sprouts supplied from the supplying unit 2 are aligned in parallel in the length direction. Below the alignment unit 4, an endless chain 22 having a plurality of receiving trays 21 each having a dust collector-like shape with a free end as shown in FIG. 3 extends over the entire length of the alignment unit 4. (Fig. 1). The receiving tray 21 is transported through a position for receiving bean sprouts that are quantitatively supplied from the supply unit 2. As described above, the alignment unit 4 includes the primary alignment unit 6 and the secondary alignment unit 8.
[0020]
(1) Configuration of the primary alignment unit 6:
First, the structure of the primary alignment part 6 is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. In the primary alignment unit 6, an endless chain 24 in which a large number of the alignment frame members 23 are attached at the same interval as the receiving tray 21 is shown in FIG. 5 above the traveling locus of the endless chain 22 to which a large number of the receiving trays 21 are attached. As shown, they are arranged in an elliptical shape.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the alignment frame member 23 is a rectangular cylinder whose upper edge is expanded in a funnel shape. The upper and lower sides are open, and the inside of the cylinder has a vertical surface 2. It is partitioned by a single plate 25. The distance L1 between the two plates 25 is shorter than the length of the bean sprouts to be aligned.
[0021]
The alignment frame member 23 is elastically supported by a spring 29 on a frame member 28 attached to the endless chain 24 via a slide bar 27 so as to be movable up and down. The vertical position of the frame member 28 mounted so as to be movable up and down via the slide bar 27, and hence the vertical position of the alignment frame member 23, is regulated by the guide plate 26 (FIG. 4). It is transported on an elliptical track.
A roller 30 is rotatably attached to the front end of the frame member 28, and the alignment frame member 23 is transported on the support plate 31 disposed along the outer periphery of the transport locus.
[0022]
The vertical position of the alignment frame member 23 is regulated at a position where the alignment frame member 23 conveyed along the elliptical trajectory by the endless chain 24 is on the traveling trajectory of the endless chain 22 conveying the receiving tray 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the guide plate 26 for lowering is lowered downward. Therefore, the alignment frame member 23 guided along the guide plate 26 is gradually approached to the receiving tray 21 conveyed by the endless chain 22 and is guided so as to be put on the receiving tray 21 in the end.
[0023]
The alignment frame member 23 is transported on the receiving tray 21 after the position where the supply unit 2 receives the sprouts and supplies them to the tray 21. Further, in the section in which the alignment frame member 23 is carried on the receiving tray 21, the vibration bar 32 (see FIGS. 1 and 7) is placed under the conveying path of the receiving tray 21 so that the bottom of the receiving tray 21 is placed. , FIG. 8) is arranged. The vibration bar 32 is vibrated in the vertical direction by an appropriate vibrator.
[0024]
(2) Operation of the primary alignment unit 6:
Next, the operation of the primary alignment unit 6 described above will be described.
In the primary alignment unit 6, bean sprouts are quantitatively supplied in two batches from the supply unit 2 at a position where the alignment frame member 23 is carried on the receiving tray 21 (A part in FIG. 4). The receiving tray 21 that receives sprouts from the upper part of the alignment frame member 23 is oscillated on the vibration bar 32. The bean sprouts received on the upper part of the alignment frame member 23 by the vibration pass between the two plates 25 and fall into the lower receiving tray 21.
[0025]
At this time, the bean sprouts are allowed to pass through an elongated gap between the two plates 25 arranged at a shorter interval than the length of the bean sprouts, and the bean sprouts are directed in the direction of the elongated gap between the plates 25. They are aligned and fall into the receiving tray 21. Thus, bean sprouts aligned in the length direction are received in the receiving tray 21. When the receiving tray 21 is further transported, it is detached from the vibration bar 32, and the alignment frame member 23 is lifted along the bend of the guide plate 26 so as to be separated from the receiving tray 21, and the elliptical transport of the alignment frame member 23 is performed. The alignment frame member 23 is also removed from the trajectory and removed from the receiving tray 21, and only the receiving tray 21 that receives the sprouts aligned inside is transported to the secondary alignment unit 8 described below by the endless chain 22. The
[0026]
(3) Structure of the secondary alignment unit 8:
Next, the structure of the secondary alignment unit 8 will be described with reference to FIGS.
An endless chain 22 runs continuously to the lower part of the secondary alignment unit 8, and the receiving tray 21 attached to the endless chain 22 is conveyed to the lower part of the secondary alignment unit 8. come. As described above, the alignment frame member 23 has already been removed from the receiving tray 21 when leaving the primary aligning portion 6, and the receiving tray 21 is generally aligned in the longitudinal direction by the primary aligning portion 6. Contains bean sprouts.
[0027]
Two parallel endless chains 41 are vertically arranged around the chain wheels 42 and 43 on the upper portion of the receiving tray 21 conveyed to the secondary alignment unit 8. Lid members 44 are attached at the same intervals as the receiving tray 21. Inside the lid member 44, two vertical plates 45 having a surface facing in the same direction as the plate 25 of the alignment frame member 23 are attached. The interval between the plates 45 is also shorter than the bean sprouts.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 10, the endless chain 41 is configured to be guided along the guide 46 along a trajectory that gradually descends after being gradually lowered. As the endless chain 41 is gradually lowered, the lid member 44 is gradually covered with the receiving tray 21 being conveyed below, and is transported together with the lid member 44 being covered in the horizontal portion. Then, the lid member 44 is gradually lifted from the receiving tray 21 at the gradually rising portion, and the lid member 44 and the receiving tray 21 are guided to be separated.
[0029]
In the portion where the endless chain 41 is arranged, a vibration bar 47 is disposed under the conveyance path of the receiving tray 21, and the bottom of the receiving tray 21 to be conveyed rides on the vibration bar 47 and receives it. The tray 21 and the lid member 44 are positioned so as to be vibrated.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 11, a slide bar 49 is placed inside the lid member 44 so as to be displaced along the plate 45 in the direction of the arrow. Is attached. A contact 51 is rotatably supported at the end of the slide bar 49 by a shaft 53. The shaft 53 has a length that penetrates the slit 50 of the ceiling plate of the lid member 44, and the slide bar 49 is slidable in the direction of the arrow within the range of the length of the slit 50.
When the contact 51 that is rotatably supported by the shaft 53 is moved along the cam plate 52 as described later, the slide bar 49 is slid in the direction of the arrow, and the movement of the slide bar 49 causes the approach plate 48 to It is displaced along the plate 45 in the lid member 44.
[0031]
The cam plate 52 is disposed beside the passage through which the receiving tray 21 covered with the lid member 44 is conveyed (FIG. 9), and the contact 51 is engaged with the cam plate 52 while the lid member 44 is conveyed. Then, the displacement plate 48 is moved along the plate 45 in the cover member 44 by being displaced along the cam plate 52.
[0032]
(4) Operation of the secondary alignment unit 8:
Next, the operation of the secondary alignment unit 6 described above will be described.
When the receiving tray 21 containing bean sprouts aligned in the primary alignment unit 6 comes to the secondary alignment unit 8, the bottom of the receiving tray 21 rides on the vibration bar 47, and the receiving tray 21 is vibrated. At the same time, the cover member 44 conveyed by the endless chain 41 is gradually put on the receiving tray 21.
[0033]
Thus, the receiving tray 21 is conveyed while being vibrated together with the lid member 44 by the vibration bar 47 while the lid member 44 is covered. Thus, the bean sprouts in the receiving tray 21 aligned by the primary alignment unit 6 are better aligned in the direction of the partition plate 45 provided on the lid member 44 while being vibrated. In addition to this aligning operation, the contact 51 is displaced by the cam plate 52 and the approach plate 48 in the lid member 44 is displaced toward the center of the lid member 44, and the displacement of the approach plate 48 spreads in the receiving tray 21. The aligned bean sprouts are brought in the length direction of the aligned bean sprouts and are collected on one side in order to secure the bagging and the seal allowance described later.
The vibration applied to the receiving tray 21 in the alignment unit 4 is not particularly limited with respect to the frequency and amplitude, but the amplitude is suitably about 10 mm.
[0034]
Due to the above-described action, the sprouts are neatly aligned and collected on one side in the receiving tray 21 that is removed from the lid member 44 and exits the secondary alignment unit 8. The aligned bean sprouts in the receiving tray 21 are then sent to the packaging unit 10.
[0035]
(Packaging part 10)
The bean sprouts that are aligned in the receiving tray 21 that has exited the secondary alignment unit 8 and are collected on one side are appropriately packaged in the packaging unit 10 while maintaining the alignment. As an example of the packaging, the receiving tray 21 in which sprouts are arranged and collected on one side is inserted into the bag by the bag supply unit 7 (FIG. 2), or the pack is put on the receiving tray. The tray 21 is inverted 180 ° by the reversing unit 9 and the bean sprouts arranged in the receiving tray 21 are transferred into a bag or pack, and the bag containing the bean sprouts from the receiving tray 21 which is inverted 180 ° and emptied. Is carried on a conveyor arranged so as to run in the cross machine direction, and the bag is preferably pulled out from the receiving tray 21 at that time.
[0036]
Since the packaging in the packaging unit 10 may employ other known packaging machines as appropriate, further detailed description is omitted. Bags and packs containing bean sprouts arranged in the packaging unit 10 are deaerated as necessary, the opening is closed with an appropriate sealer, the bag is packed, and the bag is packed into the binding unit C2 (FIG. 2) by the conveyor C1. It is sent to bind the opening of the bag and discharged as a product.
[0037]
As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the arrangement method of the bean sprouts and the alignment packaging method by this invention was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this, You may add various deformation | transformation and a change within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.
[0038]
For example, vibration mechanism of accepted tray 21 those known not limited to the illustrated structure may be employed as appropriate. Further , the structure of the alignment frame member 23 and the lid member 44 and the structure of the receiving tray 21 are not limited to those shown in the figure.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, bean sprouts harvested in a mixed state can be effectively aligned. Even if bean sprouts arranged in this way are put in a packaging container such as a bag and deaerated, the bean sprouts in the packaging container can be put in a parallel state, so the bean sprouts in the container are bent by deaeration. Because power does not act, it does not break. Also, since the bending force does not act on the bean sprouts in the overlapped bag even during transportation, it does not break.
[0040]
Therefore, according to the present invention, bean sprouts can be packaged in an airtight packaging container for a long period of time in a fresh state.
In addition, according to the present invention, since bean sprouts can be aligned and packaged, the product after packaging is excellent in appearance, attracts attention, increases the value of the product, and promotes sales.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view showing an entire arrangement of bean sprouts for carrying out the bean sprouts alignment method and alignment packaging method of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a receiving tray.
FIG. 4 is a side view of the alignment frame member 23 and its transport mechanism.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4;
6 is a plan view of the alignment frame member 23. FIG.
7 is a side view of the alignment frame member 23. FIG.
8 is an end view of FIG. 6. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of the lid member 44 and its transport mechanism.
10 is a side view of FIG. 9. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the structure of the lid member 44, in which the ceiling panel is partially broken.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Sprout feed unit 4 Alignment unit 6 Primary alignment unit 8 Secondary alignment unit 10 Packaging unit 21 Receipt tray 22 Endless chain 23 Alignment frame member 24 Endless chain 25 Plate 26 Guide plate 27 Slide bar 28 Frame member 29 Spring 30 Roller 31 Support plate 32 Vibration bar 41 Endless chain 42 Chain wheel 43 Chain wheel 44 Lid member 45 Plate 46 Guide 47 Vibration bar 48 Shift plate 49 Slide bar 50 Slit 51 Contact 52 Cam plate 53 Shaft

Claims (5)

As a primary alignment, even if the length direction is aligned with the direction of the elongated gap by passing through an elongated gap that is shorter than the length of bean sprouts, the bean seeds are dropped into the receiving tray and the bean sprouts are vibrated while vibrating the receiving tray. Accept and align sprouts in the receiving tray in parallel,
Next, as a secondary alignment, while the receiving tray is vibrated, a lid member in which a single plate or parallel plates at intervals shorter than the length of a plurality of bean sprouts is disposed inside with the surface vertical the surface of the plate was parallel to the alignment direction of the bean sprouts in the receiving tray covered gradually to the receiving tray, further alignment of the bean sprouts-like articles in the receiving tray by both vibrate the lid member and the receiving tray A method for arranging bean sprouts characterized by improving. In the primary alignment, the receiving acceptance of bean sprouts-like articles into the tray, the alignment method of bean sprouts-like articles according to claim 1, characterized in that in portions a plurality of times. Wherein the secondary alignment according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that gather on the other end side which faces the bean sprouts-like articles which are aligned in parallel state to said receiving said received within the tray while vibrating the tray from one end How to arrange bean sprouts. The bean sprouts arranged in the receiving tray by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 are put in an airtight packaging container in a parallel state and deaerated and packaged. A method for arranging and arranging bean sprouts. The receiving tray in which sprouts are arranged in parallel inside by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is covered with a packaging bag, and the receiving tray is turned upside down together with the bag and the receiving tray. Alternatively, a method for arranging and arranging bean sprouts, wherein the bean sprouts arranged in a parallel state in the receiving tray are filled in the packaging bag in a parallel state by pulling out the bag.

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