JP4602527B2 - Fruit and vegetable automatic sorting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus that automatically sorts fruit and vegetables such as pepper and eggplant according to standards (classes) such as sizes and shapes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As an automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus for sorting fruit and vegetables such as pepper and eggplant by grade such as size and shape, there has been conventionally a utility model registration No. 1805988 developed by the present inventor. As shown in FIG. 12, this fruit and vegetable automatic sorter arranges a plurality of belt conveyors A in a horizontal row, changes the tip position of the belt conveyor A step by step, and turns the belt conveyor A at the tip of each belt conveyor A. B is arranged.
[0003]
In the fruit and vegetable automatic sorting machine shown in FIG. 12, an operator C standing on the side of the start end of the belt conveyor A puts the pepper D on the grade while being placed on the belt conveyor A for each size, and is conveyed by the belt conveyor A. The worker E standing on the side of the belt conveyor A can pick up the pepper D and box it by size. The box D is not in time, and the leftover pepper D is sent out on the turntable B so that the pepper D sent out on the turn table B does not overlap.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The fruit vegetable automatic sorter shown in Fig. 12 has the advantage that the surface of the pepper is not easily scratched, the warts on the surface are less likely to be lost, and it can be efficiently sorted and boxed with a small amount of manpower. There is a hassle that the fruit must be sorted and placed on the belt conveyor for each size while sorting the peppers by grade.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
It is an object of the present invention to automatically sort fruit vegetables by grade during transportation, and can transport fruit vegetables without damaging them, and sorts fruit and vegetables of different sizes and diameters, such as strawberries and eggplants, with a single sorter. Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting apparatus that allows a single worker to take out the fruit and vegetables transported by the upper and lower transport bodies and pack them in boxes or bags.
[0006]
The first fruit vegetables automatic sorting apparatus of the present application is to convey put the fruit vegetables to fruit vegetables receptacle, size fruit vegetables during transport, it is determined in graded such shape, the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus for sorting fruit vegetables Grade, transport and two or more fruit vegetables receptacle which is arranged in the conveying direction of the body is transported by the carrier, two or more fruit vegetables receiving body that is conveyed by the conveying member is moved in the conveying direction transversely of the conveying member distributes in grade A sorter, an upper take-out machine that is arranged above the fruit vegetable receiver to be transported and takes out the identified specific grade of fruit vegetables from the fruit vegetable receiver, and takes out other grades of fruit vegetables from the fruit vegetable receiver. and lower take-out machine, the upper transport member that transports taken over preparative out a fruit vegetable in the upper take-out machine, comprising a lower carrier for conveying taken over the fruit vegetables picked in the lower take-out machine, the upper transport body arranged above the lower carrier Is, the upper carrier in the other party of the upper take-out machine, the lower carrier is respectively arranged in other party of the lower take-out machine, the upper take-out machine and the upper carrier is disposed in lateral movement within the maximum width of the fruit vegetables receptacle Is.
[0007]
Second fruiting automatic sorting apparatus of the present application is to convey put the fruit vegetables to fruit vegetables receptacle, size fruit vegetables during transport, it is determined in graded such shape, the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus for sorting fruit vegetables Grade, transport and two or more fruit vegetables receptacle which is arranged in the conveying direction of the body is transported by the carrier, two or more fruit vegetables receiving body that is conveyed by the conveying member is moved in the conveying direction transversely of the conveying member distributes in grade A sorter, an upper take-out machine that is arranged above the fruit vegetable receiver to be transported and takes out the identified specific grade of fruit vegetables from the fruit vegetable receiver, and takes out other grades of fruit vegetables from the fruit vegetable receiver. and lower take-out machine, the upper transport member that transports taken over preparative out a fruit vegetable in the upper take-out machine, comprising a lower carrier for conveying taken over the fruit vegetables picked in the lower take-out machine, the upper transport body arranged above the lower carrier The upper transport body is disposed at the front of the upper unloader, the lower transport body is disposed at the front of the lower unloader, and the upper transport body or the lower transport body is disposed in two or more rows in the width direction thereof, and two or more rows are disposed. The front end position of the upper transport body and / or the lower transport body is stepwise changed in the transport direction so that the front side in the width direction is closer to the front side in the transport direction than the rear side, and the front side A work space is secured in front of the leading end of the upper transport body and / or the lower transport body .
[0008]
The third automatic vegetable vegetable sorting apparatus of the present application is the automatic vegetable vegetable sorting device according to claim 1 , wherein both or one of the upper and lower transport bodies are arranged in two or more rows in the width direction thereof, The front end position of the upper transport body and / or the lower transport body is gradually changed in the transport direction so that the front side in the width direction is closer to the front side in the transport direction than the rear side, and the front side A work space is secured at the tip of the upper transport body and / or the lower transport body .
[0009]
According to a fourth fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present application, in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus, the fruit vegetables to be sent out from the lower stage take-out machine with the traveling speed of the lower stage lower than that of the lower stage take-out machine are separated. In this case, the sheet is conveyed by the lower conveyance body with a gap .
[0010]
According to a fifth fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present application, in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus, the lower take-out machine and the upper take-out machine are capable of transporting the vegetable vegetables between the upper conveyor and the lower conveyor facing each other.
[0011]
The sixth fruit and vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present application is the fruit and vegetable automatic sorting apparatus, wherein the fruit and vegetable receiver includes a space part through which an upper take-out machine or a lower take-out machine can pass, and the space part is an upper or lower take-out machine. It is the width and depth through which the unloader can pass and is opened in the transport direction .
[0012]
In the automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus of the present application, in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus, the transport body is an endless shape in which a large number of bars are arranged and connected at intervals in the transport direction. It is attached so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction, and is slid and distributed in the longitudinal direction of the bar according to grade during conveyance by the conveyance body.
[ 0013 ]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(Embodiment 1)
The following describes a fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, taking as an example the case of selecting pepper. This fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus conveys the fruit vegetable receiver 1 (FIG. 6) by the conveying body 2 as shown in FIG. 9, thereby conveying the fruit vegetables A placed on the fruit vegetable accepting body 1 as shown in FIG. In the middle, the classifier 15 (FIG. 1) discriminates the fruit vegetables A by grade, and then the sorter 4 (FIG. 7) sorts the course of the fruit receiver 1 by grade. Extracted by the take-out machine 7 and the upper-stage take-out machine 8 and sent out from the respective lower-stage transport body 5 and upper-stage transport body 6 in FIG. 1, and fruit vegetables A transported by the upper and lower transport bodies 5 and 6 are respectively transported. 5 or 6 is manually taken out and packed in a packaging box G (FIG. 2) placed on the work table H (FIG. 4), packed in a bag, or not shown automatically. It can be packaged by a packaging machine.
[ 0014 ]
(Description of carrier)
As shown in FIG. 5, the transport body 2 is composed of two drive chains 16 arranged at an interval inside the frame 17 and a bar 3 attached thereto. As shown in FIG. 4, the drive chain 16 is composed of a drive rotator 20 such as a sprocket gear and a driven rotator 21 such as a driven gear attached to both ends of the start end 18 and the rear end 19 of the frame 17 in the width direction. It is made into an endless shape that circulates around the inside of the frame 17 by rotation of the drive rotator 20 on the outer periphery, so that it can run at a speed of about 21 m / min in the horizontal portion. The two drive rotators 20 in FIG. 5 are connected by the rotation axis K and rotate coaxially, and the two driven rotators 21 are connected by the rotation axis L and rotate coaxially.
[ 0015 ]
The bar 3 is a metal hollow bar, and a plurality of the bars 3 are attached as a set as shown in FIG. 7 between the two drive chains 16 (FIG. 5) at regular intervals. When the drive chain 16 travels and circulates by movement, the bar 3 also circulates. The bar 3 has a length that allows a plurality of fruit vegetable receivers 1 to be arranged horizontally. The pair of two bars 3 has an interval between the bars 3 of 5 cm, an interval between the bars 3 of each pair of 10 cm, and a 9.5 cm wide fruit vegetable receiver 1 can be attached at an interval of 1 cm in the transport direction. The bar 3 is attached to the drive chain 16 so as to be coaxial with the connecting pin of the drive chain 16 (the pins connecting the frames constituting the chain), and the drive chain 16 curves at the start end 18 and the rear end 19 of the frame 17. Even so, the interval between adjacent bars 3 remains the same as the horizontal portion (does not change).
[ 0016 ]
The number of drive chains 16 may be one, or three or more, and the installation positions thereof may not be near both ends in the width direction of the frame 17 but may be other positions. For example, a single drive chain 16 is arranged at the center of the frame 17 in the width direction, and a locking portion is provided on each frame of the drive chain 16. When the drive chain 16 rotates, each locking tool attaches the bar 3. It is also possible to carry the bar 3 by hooking.
[ 0017 ]
The size of the frame 17 can be arbitrarily selected. For example, the transport distance of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 in the horizontal portion of the transport body 2 can be set to about 1300 cm, with a total length of about 1300 cm, a width of about 100 cm, and a height of about 70 cm. In this case, in the carrier 2, a working space for the operator to place the fruit vegetables A on the fruit vegetable receiver 1 is about 500 cm from the starting end 18 of the frame 17 to the grade discriminator 15 (FIG. 1). About 700 cm from the grade discriminator 15 to the rear end portion 19 (FIG. 4) of the frame 17 is based on the result of discrimination of the fruit vegetables A by the grade discriminator 15, and the running vegetable receiver 1 is in any lower stage carrier. 5 and an upper transporting body 6 (FIG. 2) as a sorting space for automatically sorting.
[ 0018 ]
(Description of fruit vegetable acceptor)
The fruit vegetable receiver 1 is elongated in the longitudinal direction of the bar 3 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 6, a mounting portion 25 attached to the bar 3 is formed at the lower portion, and a mounting portion 26 capable of supporting the fruit vegetable A is formed at the upper portion. Yes. Two through holes 27 penetrating in the length direction are formed in the attachment portion 25 at the front and rear, and the pair of bars 3 are passed through the through holes 27 one by one as shown in FIG. Thus, the fruit vegetable acceptor 1 can be reciprocally slid in the length direction of the bar 3 (the direction of arrow bc in FIG. 7), and is conveyed in the same direction by the bar 3 moving in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. It is like that. As shown in FIG. 6, a guide pin 28 projects downward from the lower surface of the attachment portion 25 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1.
[ 0019 ]
The mounting part 26 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 in FIG. 6 is provided with side members 30 with a space 24 opened on both outer sides of the central member 29. The space 24 can be inserted with a narrow conveyor belt 43 as shown in FIG. The upper surfaces of the central member 29 and the side member 30 are configured so that the fruit vegetables A can be laid down sideways, and the two rolling prevention protrusions 31 are provided on the upper surface of the central member 29 to prevent the laid fruit vegetables A from rolling. It protrudes so as to face the front and rear. This rolling prevention protrusion 31 is preferably made of rubber or urethane or rounded corners so that the fruit vegetables A are not damaged.
[ 0020 ]
(Description of classifier)
The grade discriminator 15 in FIG. 1 is a light source for projecting light onto fruit vegetables placed on the fruit vegetable receiver 1, an electronic camera (CCD camera) for photographing the fruit vegetables, and the image data of the electronic camera are computerized to bend the fruit vegetables. A processing circuit for discriminating the grade of fruit vegetables from length, thickness, etc. is provided, and all of them are covered with a cover. The processing circuit divides the grades of fruit vegetables into several grades such as AM, AL, 2S, B, C..., And the obtained grade data is output as an electrical signal (control signal) to control the sorter 4. I have to do it. The grade discriminator 15 detects the fact that no fruit vegetables are placed on the fruit vegetable receiver 1. Two or more electronic cameras can be provided and photographed from two or more angles so that highly accurate classification can be performed.
[ 0021 ]
Both side walls 35 of the central member 29 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 and the side walls 36 (FIG. 6) of the side member 30 facing the central member 29 are not vertical surfaces, but are inclined so as to slightly spread outward. The light of the grade discriminator 15 that is irradiated vertically from above the receiver 1 can also be reflected back to the grade discriminator 15 by being reflected by the inclined surface. If it does so, it will become difficult to make the shadow by the space part 24 on the image obtained with the grade discrimination device 15, and a grade discrimination | determination with high precision can be performed.
[ 0022 ]
(Explanation of sorting mechanism)
The sorter 4 in FIG. 7 sorts the course of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 conveyed by the transfer of the bar 3 according to the grade based on the discrimination information (control signal) from the grade discriminator 15. This sorter 4 includes a main rail 37, a branch rail 38 obliquely branched therefrom, and a rail switch 39 for switching the course of the fruit vegetable receiving body 1 between the main rail 37 and the branch rail 38 based on the control signal. Is done. The main rail 37 and the branch rail 38 are upwardly U-shaped, so that the guide pin 28 (FIG. 6) on the bottom of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 conveyed by the transfer of the bar 3 can be inserted and advanced.
[ 0023 ]
The rail switch 39 in FIG. 7 is provided with a movable piece 40 swingable by a pin 41 at a branch portion between the main rail 37 and the branch rail 38, and the movable piece 40 is swung in the direction of arrow cd by an electromagnet 42. Thus, switching between the main rail 37 side and the branch rail 38 side is possible. The movable piece 40 normally stands by in the direction of arrow d in FIG. 7, the entrance of the branch rail 38 is closed, the main rail 37 is opened, and the guide pin 28 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 being conveyed is the main rail 37. , The fruit vegetable receiver 1 goes straight through the lower carrier 5. When the movable piece 40 is swung in the direction of arrow c in FIG. 7 by the electromagnet 42, the main rail 37 is closed, the entrance of the branch rail 38 is opened, and the guide pin 28 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 being conveyed is connected to the branch rail. 38, it is automatically moved laterally in the longitudinal direction of the bar 3 while being conveyed, and the fruit vegetable receivers 1 are sorted according to grade. The rail switch 39 can switch the movable piece 40 at high speed, and each fruit vegetable receiver 1 traveling at a speed of 21 m / min is surely and smoothly distributed to either the main rail 37 or the branch rail 38. It is possible. The electromagnet 42 is installed below the carrier 2, and the current supply to the electromagnet 42 is switched by a control signal output from the classifier 15.
[ 0024 ]
As shown in FIG. 3, the sorter 4 is provided at two locations in the transport direction and before the upper take-out device 8. The sorter 4 in front of the transport direction sorts the fruit and vegetable receiver 1 to the front of the upper take-out machine 8 based on the discrimination result, and the sorter 4 in the transport direction on the lower side based on the discrimination result. They are distributed before the unloader 7.
[ 0025 ]
(Explanation of upper unloader)
The upper take-out machine 8 in FIG. 1 is arranged in front of the upper-stage transport body 6 so that the fruit vegetables A can be taken out from the fruit vegetable receiver 1 distributed by the distribution machine 4. Four upper take-out machines 8 are arranged in the width direction of the carrier 2. All of the four have the same structure, and can be transported with the fruit vegetables A sandwiched between the upper conveyor 10 and the lower conveyor 11 facing each other, as shown in FIG. Thus, the fruit vegetables A taken out from the fruit vegetable receiver 1 can be transported to the upper transport body 6. As shown in FIG. 8, five elongate belts 43 are used for the lower conveyor 11, of which two belts 43 are extended to the front of the other two belts and two space portions of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 24 can be inserted. The upper conveyor 10 uses a belt in which soft hairs are planted. The fruit and vegetables A are not pinched by these conveyors 10 and 11 so as to fall down or bend. The interval between the two conveyors 10 and 11 may be fixed, but can be adjusted by adjusting the height (position) of the upper conveyor 10 by the interval adjusting mechanism 44 shown in FIG.
[ 0026 ]
In the upper take-out machine 8 of FIG. 10, when the fruit vegetable receiver 1 on which the fruit vegetables A are loaded advances below the upper take-out machine 8, as shown in FIG. 8, two belts 43 are formed in the space portion 24 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1. It automatically enters, and the fruit A mounted on the mounting part 26 of the fruit receiver 1 gradually climbs onto the belt 43 and rides on the five belts 43, and then the fruit A rises as shown in FIG. It is sandwiched between the conveyor 10 and conveyed. The fruit vegetable receiver 1, which has been emptied after the removal of the fruit vegetables A, is directly conveyed by the conveyance body 2, and wraps downward at the folded portion of the drive chain 16 (conveyance body 2), and is conveyed below the conveyance body 2. Return to the top of the start end of the frame 17. When the fruit vegetable receiver 1 passes through the lower side and is returned to the original position by the amount of sliding in the horizontal direction of the bar 3 at the time of distribution, and when it comes to the upper side of the starting end, as shown in FIG. It is located in the row before this.
[ 0027 ]
(Explanation of lower unloader)
A lower take-out machine 7 in FIG. 1 is arranged in front of the lower-stage transport body 5 and is used to take out the fruit vegetables A from the fruit vegetable receiver 1 distributed by the distribution machine 4. As shown in FIG. 11, the lower take-out machine 7 is configured such that fruit vegetables A can be sandwiched between the lower conveyor 11 and the upper conveyor 10 that are horizontally arranged. The lower conveyor 11 has the same structure as the upper unloader 8 in FIG. 10, and five narrow belts 43 are arranged as shown in FIG. 8, and two of the belts 43 are arranged in the two space portions 24 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1. When the fruit acceptor 1 with the fruit vegetables A is moved forward in the lower direction of the lower unloader 7 so that it can be inserted into the transport direction, the two belts 43 are formed in the space 24 of the fruit acceptor 1. As it automatically enters and the fruit vegetable receiver 1 is conveyed, the fruit vegetable A gradually climbs onto the belt 43 and climbs onto the five belts 43 and is sandwiched between the upper conveyor 10 and the lower conveyor 11. Be transported. The transported fruit vegetables A are fed into the lower transport body 5 as shown in FIG. Also in this case, a belt in which soft hairs are implanted is used for the upper conveyor 10. The fruit vegetable receiver 1, which has been emptied after the fruit vegetables A are taken out, wraps downward at the folded portion of the transport body 2 and returns to the upper side of the start end of the frame 17. While this fruit vegetable receiver 1 also passes through the lower side, it is returned to its original position by the amount of sliding in the horizontal direction of the bar 3 at the time of sorting, and when it reaches the upper end side, as shown in FIG. It is located in the front row.
[ 0028 ]
The belt 43 is an endless belt conveyor having a width of about 3 cm that can be inserted into the space portion 24 of the fruit vegetable receiver 1 and a thickness of about 2 cm including a roller at the front end portion. 26 can be taken out and transported.
[ 0029 ]
(Description of lower carrier)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the four rows of lower-stage transporters 5 that take over the fruits and vegetables A taken out by the four rows of lower-stage unloaders 7 are arranged at the front of the four rows of lower-stage unloaders 7. At the destination, four rows of upper transport bodies 6 are arranged to carry over and transport the fruit vegetables A taken out by each. The lower-stage transport body 5 and the upper-stage transport body 6 are belt conveyors, and the front end positions thereof are shorter on the front side, the rear side is longer, and the whole is stepped. A working space 12 is secured on the side of the. Further, the lower transport body 5 has a traveling speed slower than the transport speed (about 20 m / s) of the lower take-out machine 7 (about 7 m / s), and the fruit vegetables A sent out from the lower take-out machine 7 at intervals are The intervals are packed and transported. Fruit vegetables A conveyed by the lower conveyance body 5 are boxed or packaged by an operator standing in the work space 12 during conveyance.
[ 0030 ]
The lower conveyance body 5 and the upper conveyance body 6 may be a free flow conveyance mechanism (not shown) instead of a belt conveyor. That is, when fruit vegetables are jammed in the front, it continues behind the fruit vegetables, and when the previous fruit vegetables move forward, the subsequent fruit vegetables also move. Even with this mechanism, the fruit vegetables sent out from the lower take-out machine 7 and the upper take-out machine 8 at intervals are automatically and continuously conveyed on the lower-stage transport body 5 and the upper-stage transport body 6.
[ 0031 ]
It is also possible to arrange an automatic packaging device ahead of the lower conveyance body 5 and the upper conveyance body 6 so that the fruit vegetables conveyed by them are automatically packaged by the automatic packaging device.
[ 0032 ]
(Other embodiments)
The fruit and vegetable automatic sorting apparatus shown in the figure is configured so that fruit vegetables can be conveyed by a total of nine rows of five rows of lower conveyance bodies 5 and four rows of upper conveyance bodies 6. However, the number of rows of the lower conveyance bodies 5 and the upper conveyance bodies 6 The number of grading may be more or less than this. In addition, the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention may have a configuration other than the above configuration.
[ 0033 ]
【The invention's effect】
The invention of the present application has the following effects.
1. Just by placing the fruit and vegetables one by one on the fruit receiver in front of the direction of conveyance, the grade of the fruit and vegetables is automatically identified, and based on the discrimination information, it is conveyed by the lower conveyance body and the upper conveyance body. A person can take out the fruits and vegetables transported by the lower transport body and the upper transport body (upper and lower transport bodies) and pack them in a box, or pack them in a bag.
2. Since a plurality of lower-stage transport bodies and upper-stage transport bodies can be provided in the width direction of one transport body, a small sorter with a narrow width can be sorted into many grades and finely classified.
[ 0034 ]
In the invention of the present application, the lower take-out machine that takes out the fruit vegetables from the fruit receiver in front of the lower carrier and sends them to the lower carrier, takes out the fruit vegetables from the fruit receiver in front of the upper carrier and sends them to the upper carrier. Since the upper take-out machine is arranged, in addition to the above effects, there is also an effect that fruit vegetables are smoothly taken out from the fruit vegetable receiver.
[ 0035 ]
In the invention of this application, since the sorter is provided in the transport direction front and the transport direction ahead of the upper take-out machine, it can be sorted in the transport direction front and the front, so in addition to the above effects, the transport body Even if the width is narrow, there is an effect that fruit vegetables can be distributed to more courses.
[ 0036 ]
In the invention of the present application, since the lower transport body and the upper transport body are provided in two or more rows in the width direction of the transport body, in addition to the above effects, it is possible to sort and sort into many types There is also.
[ 0037 ]
In the invention of the present application, since the fruit vegetable acceptor is attached to a large number of bars connected endlessly, and the fruit vegetable acceptor is conveyed as the bar moves, in addition to the above effects, the fruit vegetable acceptor There is also an effect that the transfer of the water becomes stable.
[ 0038 ]
The invention of this application is attached to a large number of bars with endlessly connected fruit and vegetable acceptors so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction, and can be slid by the sorter in the longitudinal direction of the bars by a sorter during transportation. As a result, the fruit vegetable acceptor can be divided into two or more paths within the width of the carrier, and a long bar can be used effectively.
[ 0039 ]
The invention of the present application has the following effects in addition to the above effects.
1. Since the lower-stage extractor and the upper-stage extractor can convey the vegetable vegetables between the upper conveyor and the lower conveyor facing each other, the extraction of the fruit vegetables from the fruit vegetable receiver is ensured. Moreover, the conveyance of fruit vegetables is also ensured.
2. Since the interval between both conveyors can be adjusted, if the interval is adjusted, fruit vegetables with different heights and diameters can be sandwiched and conveyed between both conveyors. For example, if the interval is narrowed, the cage can be conveyed, and if the interval is widened, the insulator can be conveyed. For this reason, a variety of sizes and shapes of fruits and vegetables can be switched and conveyed by a single sorter.
[ 0040 ]
In the invention of this application, since the tip positions of the lower transport body and the upper transport body are different in stages, a work space can be secured on the side of the transport body, and an operator stands in the work space and boxed. Work such as bagging can be performed efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an automatic vegetable vegetable sorting apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of an automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the upper cover on the start end side of the automatic vegetable vegetable sorting apparatus of the present invention is removed.
FIG. 4 is a side view of an automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an outline of a frame and a carrier part of the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a fruit vegetable acceptor in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of a sorter portion in the fruit and vegetable vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lower conveyor of the lower take-out machine in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a plan view of the front and rear portions of the upper take-out machine in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a side view of the upper take-out machine in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a side view of a lower take-out machine in the fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional fruit vegetable sorting machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
A Fruit vegetable 1 Fruit vegetable acceptor 2 Transport body 3 Bar 4 Sorting machine 5 Lower transport body 6 Upper transport body 7 Lower transport machine 8 Upper transport machine

Claims (7)

In an automatic fruit vegetable sorting device that transports fruit vegetables on a fruit receiver, discriminates fruit vegetables by size, shape, etc. during transportation, and sorts fruit vegetables by grade,
And fruit vegetables receptacle of two or more that is conveyed by the conveying member is disposed in the conveying direction of the conveying member,
A sorter that moves two or more fruit and vegetable receivers transported by the transport body laterally in the transport direction of the transport body and sorts them by grade;
An upper take-out machine that is arranged above the conveyed fruit vegetable receiver and takes out the identified specific grade of fruit vegetables from the fruit receiver; and a lower take-out machine that takes out other grades of fruit vegetables from the fruit receiver. ,
And upper transport member that transports taken over the fruit vegetables issued preparative said upper unloader comprises a lower carrier for conveying taken over the fruit vegetables picked in the lower take-out machine,
The upper transport body is disposed above the lower transport body,
The upper transport body is disposed at the front of the upper unloader, and the lower transport body is disposed at the front of the lower unloader, respectively.
An automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus, wherein the upper take-out machine and the upper carrier are arranged within the maximum lateral movement width of the fruit vegetable receiver . In an automatic fruit vegetable sorting device that transports fruit vegetables on a fruit receiver, discriminates fruit vegetables by size, shape, etc. during transportation, and sorts fruit vegetables by grade,
And fruit vegetables receptacle of two or more that is conveyed by the conveying member is disposed in the conveying direction of the conveying member,
A sorter that moves two or more fruit and vegetable receivers transported by the transport body laterally in the transport direction of the transport body and sorts them by grade;
An upper take-out machine that is arranged above the conveyed fruit vegetable receiver and takes out the identified specific grade of fruit vegetables from the fruit receiver; and a lower take-out machine that takes out other grades of fruit vegetables from the fruit receiver. ,
And upper transport member that transports taken over the fruit vegetables issued preparative said upper unloader comprises a lower carrier for conveying taken over the fruit vegetables picked in the lower take-out machine,
The upper transport body is disposed above the lower transport body,
The upper transport body is disposed at the front of the upper unloader, and the lower transport body is disposed at the front of the lower unloader, respectively.
Both or one of the upper carrier and the lower carrier is arranged in two or more rows in the width direction thereof,
Two or more rows of upper-stage transport bodies and / or lower-stage transport bodies, the front end position of the front side in the width direction differing from the back side in front of the transport direction, and gradually differ in the transport direction until the front side. An automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus characterized in that a working space is secured at the tip of the upper transport body and / or the lower transport body . In the fruit vegetable automatic sorting device according to claim 1 ,
Both or one of the upper carrier and the lower carrier is arranged in two or more rows in the width direction thereof,
Two or more rows of upper-stage transport bodies and / or lower-stage transport bodies, the front end position of the front side in the width direction differing from the back side in front of the transport direction, and gradually differ in the transport direction until the front side. An automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus characterized in that a working space is secured at the tip of the upper transport body and / or the lower transport body . In fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The travel speed of the lower transport body is made slower than the transport speed of the lower unloader, and the fruits and vegetables sent out from the lower unloader at an interval are transported by the lower transport body at intervals. Fruit vegetable automatic sorting device. In fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
An automatic fruit vegetable sorting apparatus, wherein the lower and upper stage take-out machines are capable of transporting fruit vegetables between opposing upper and lower conveyors. In the fruit vegetable automatic selection device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The fruit vegetable receiver is provided with a space part through which the upper take-out machine or the lower take-out machine can pass, and the space part has a width and a depth through which the upper take-out machine or the lower take-out machine can pass and is opened in the conveying direction. An automatic fruit vegetable sorting device characterized by that. In fruit vegetable automatic sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The transport body is an endless shape in which a large number of bars are arranged and connected at intervals in the transport direction,
The fruit and vegetable acceptor is attached to the bars so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction thereof, and is slid and distributed in the longitudinal direction of the bars according to the grade during conveyance by the conveyance body.

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