JP4990537B2 - Fruit vegetable sorting method, fruit vegetable sorting device, fruit vegetable carrier for fruit vegetable sorting device, and slide body for fruit vegetable sorting device - Google Patents

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JP4990537B2
JP4990537B2 JP2006026092A JP2006026092A JP4990537B2 JP 4990537 B2 JP4990537 B2 JP 4990537B2 JP 2006026092 A JP2006026092 A JP 2006026092A JP 2006026092 A JP2006026092 A JP 2006026092A JP 4990537 B2 JP4990537 B2 JP 4990537B2
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本発明は、画像センサや光センサ、重量センサなどによって品質計測された果菜を等階級別に仕分けするための果菜選別方法と果菜選別装置とその果菜選別装置に用いる果菜選別装置用果菜搬送体と果菜選別装置用スライド体に関するものであり、特に苺などの痛みやすい果菜を選別するのに適したものである。 The present invention relates to a fruit vegetable sorting method and a fruit vegetable sorting apparatus for sorting fruit vegetables whose quality is measured by an image sensor, an optical sensor, a weight sensor, and the like into equal classes , a fruit carrier for a fruit vegetable sorting apparatus used in the fruit vegetable sorting apparatus, and a fruit vegetable. The present invention relates to a slide body for a sorting device , and is particularly suitable for sorting painful fruit vegetables such as persimmons.

トマトや梨などの果菜を選別・仕分けする装置は従来より多種開発されているが、苺のような極めて傷みやすい果菜は実用化が待たれていた。そこで当社では下記特許文献1、2に示す装置を開発した。これは円盤状の搬送体の下に苺の蔓を把持させて吊り下げて搬送し、画像センサなどで品質を計測し、その結果に応じて搬送体を任意のラインに振分け、苺を等階級別に仕分けする装置である。
特開2002−200462号公報 特開2003−266024号公報
Various devices for sorting and sorting fruit vegetables such as tomatoes and pears have been developed, but fruit vegetables such as persimmons that are extremely fragile have been expected to be put to practical use. Therefore, we developed the devices shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 below. This is done by holding and hanging the vines under the disc-shaped carrier, measuring the quality with an image sensor, etc., allocating the carrier to any line according to the result, and classifying the cocoons It is a device that sorts separately.
JP 2002-200462 A JP 2003-266024 A

他に、苺のような傷みやすい果菜の選別に利用可能な装置としては、フリートレイやパンなどと呼ばれる搬送体を用いるものがある。これは下記特許文献3に記載されたように、搬送体の上に果菜を載せて搬送するもので、ベルトコンベアやローラコンベアなどを組み合わせて構成した循環経路のラインに多数の果菜搬送体を流し、ラインの途中で品質計測し、その結果に応じてライン途中で等階級別の多数のコンベアラインに分岐・振分けし、仕分けするものである。
特開2005−255297号公報
In addition, as an apparatus that can be used for selecting perishable fruit vegetables such as persimmons, there is an apparatus that uses a carrier called a free tray or a bread. As described in Patent Document 3 below, fruit vegetables are transported on a transport body, and a large number of fruit transport bodies are flowed through a circulation path line configured by combining a belt conveyor or a roller conveyor. The quality is measured in the middle of the line, and according to the result, it is branched and assigned to a number of conveyor lines of equal class in the middle of the line and sorted.
JP 2005-255297 A

前記特許文献1、2の苺選別装置は、苺の果皮に触れずに選別・仕分けができ、しかもパック詰めまでを自動化でき優れた特性を有するが、苺に蔓を残して収穫しなければならず、利用上の制限があった。   The culm sorting apparatus of Patent Documents 1 and 2 can sort and sort without touching the rind of the cocoon, and can automate the packing process, and has excellent characteristics. There was a restriction on use.

前記特許文献3の選別装置は、果菜が搬送体に載ったまま選果されるので、多くの果菜で傷みを阻止することができるが、搬送体が完全独立で動きが自由であるため、搬送体同士が衝突したりして苺では傷みの虞があった。また分岐ラインがメインラインと直角する構造であり、分岐箇所で搬送体が急激に進路を変えられるため、この方向変化で品物が飛び出さないよう、果菜を置く部分を深くするなどの工夫が必要であった。しかし、深くすると果菜を置きにくく、また取り出しにくくなるため、作業性が悪く、急いてつまんで果皮に傷をつけてしまう虞もあった。さらに、独立した搬送体を分岐したり合流したりするためのコンベアラインが複雑であり、コストも高くなりがちである。搬送体同士があちこちで衝突するため、騒音が大きいという課題もある。   In the sorting device of Patent Document 3, fruit vegetables are selected while being placed on the transport body, so that it is possible to prevent damage to many fruit vegetables, but the transport body is completely independent and free to move. The body collided and there was a risk of injury in the heel. In addition, the branch line is perpendicular to the main line, and the carrier can change its path rapidly at the branch point, so it is necessary to devise measures such as deepening the part where fruit vegetables are placed so that the goods do not jump out due to this change in direction. Met. However, when it is deep, it becomes difficult to place and remove fruit vegetables, so that workability is poor, and there is a risk that the fruit skin will be pinched quickly and scratched. Furthermore, the conveyor line for branching or joining independent carriers is complicated and the cost tends to be high. There is also a problem that noise is high because the carriers collide with each other.

本発明のうち請求項1記載の果菜選別方法は、搬送中の果菜を計測して等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別方法において、平行する2本の無端チェーン間にこれらチェーンの進行方向に所定間隔で多数本の横バーが連結され、前記横バーに同バーの長手方向に沿って往復自在にスライド体が取り付けられ、各スライド体が前記横バーに沿って往復スライド可能な仕分けコンベアを前記無端チェーンの走行回転により走行回転させ、仕分けコンベアとは別の送り出しコンベアで搬送される多数の果菜搬送体の夫々を搬送中に回転させて果菜搬送体を一定の向きに揃え、一定の向きに揃えた果菜搬送体をその向きで前記仕分けコンベアの前記スライド体の上に送り出し、スライド体の上に載せられた果菜搬送体の上に果菜を載せて前記仕分けコンベアの走行により前記向きで搬送し、前記搬送中にスライド体の全部又は一部を前記計測により計測された等階級別に横バーの長手方向所定位置にスライドさせて仕分けし、前記仕分けされたスライド体の上の果菜搬送体を搬送体取出し装置によりスライド体から引き継いで搬送し、前記搬送体取出し装置で搬送される果菜搬送体をプールコンベアで引き継ぎ、前記プールコンベアで搬送される果菜搬送体上の果菜を取り出し、前記果菜取り出し後の果菜搬送体を回収コンベアで回収して前記搬送体送出し装置に搬送して戻す方法である。 The fruit vegetable selection method according to claim 1 of the present invention is a fruit vegetable selection method for measuring fruit vegetables being transported and sorting them according to equal classes, between two parallel endless chains at a predetermined interval in the traveling direction of these chains. A large number of horizontal bars are connected, slide bodies are attached to the horizontal bars so as to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the bars, and a sorting conveyor that can slide back and forth along the horizontal bars serves as an endless chain. Rotate the carrot by rotating it, and rotate each of the many vegetable transporters transported by the delivery conveyor different from the sorting conveyor during transport to align the fruit transporters in a certain direction and align them in a certain direction. The fruit and vegetable transport body is sent in the direction onto the slide body of the sorting conveyor, and the fruit and vegetable transporter is placed on the fruit and vegetable transport body placed on the slide body and the sorting conveyor The slide body is transported in the direction, and all or part of the slide body is slid into a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal bar according to the equal class measured by the measurement during the transport. The above vegetable transporter is taken over from the slide body by the transport body take-out device, and the fruit and vegetable carrier transported by the transport body take-out device is taken over by the pool conveyor, and the fruit vegetables on the fruit transporter transported by the pool conveyor are transferred. , And the fruit and vegetable transport body after the fruit and vegetables are taken out is collected by a recovery conveyor and transported back to the transport body delivery device.

本発明のうち請求項2記載の果菜選別装置は、搬送中の果菜を計測して等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別装置において、平行する2本のチェーン間にこれらチェーンの進行方向に沿って所定間隔で多数本の横バーが連結され、このチェーンが移動方向前後両端に設けられた歯車に架けられて無端状に構成され、前記横バーに同バーの長手方向に沿ってチェーン間を往復自在とするスライド体が取り付けられ、各スライド体はスライド装置により前記横バーの所望位置にスライドされる仕分けコンベアと、果菜を載せて搬送可能であり、前記仕分けコンベアのスライド体の上に着脱可能である多数の果菜搬送体と、前記仕分けコンベアの進行方向手前端部に設けられ、前記果菜搬送体を仕分けコンベアに送り出してスライド体の上に載せる搬送体送出し装置と、前記仕分けコンベアの進行方向先方にスライド体のスライド方向に沿って2以上配置され、スライド体上の果菜搬送体をスライド体から引き継いで搬送する搬送体取出し装置と、前記搬送体取出し装置の搬送方向先に設けられ、搬送体取出し装置から果菜搬送体を引き継いで搬送するプールコンベアと、前記プールコンベアで搬送されてくる果菜搬送体を回収し、前記搬送体送出し装置に搬送して戻す回収コンベアを備え、前記果菜搬送体の夫々は前記搬送体送出し装置により回転させられ、回転中に一定の向きに揃えられて前記スライド体の上に送り出され、前記搬送体送出し装置により送り出される夫々の果菜搬送体は、前記スライド体と嵌合して一定の向きに規制されて搬送されるようにしたものである。本発明のうち請求項3記載の果菜選別装置は、請求項2記載の果菜選別装置において、スライド体はその上部に係止突起を備え、果菜搬送体はその裏面に方向規制溝と方向整列用溝を備え、前記果菜搬送体の通路上に方向整列レールが設けられ、前記果菜搬送体の夫々は前記搬送体送出し装置により回転させられ、回転中に前記方向整列用溝と前記方向整列レールとが嵌合して一定の向きに揃えられて前記スライド体の上に送り出され、前記搬送体送出し装置により送り出された夫々の果菜搬送体は、前記方向規制溝がスライド体の係止突起と嵌合して一定の向きに規制されて搬送されるようにしたものである。 According to a second aspect of the present invention, the fruit and vegetable sorting apparatus according to the second aspect is a fruit and vegetable sorting apparatus that measures fruit vegetables being transported and sorts them into equal classes, and a predetermined interval along the traveling direction of these chains between two parallel chains. A large number of horizontal bars are connected to each other, and this chain is constructed endlessly by being mounted on gears provided at both front and rear ends in the moving direction, and can be reciprocated between the chains along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal bar. The slide body is attached, and each slide body can be transported with a sorting conveyor that is slid to a desired position of the horizontal bar by the slide device and fruit vegetables, and is detachable on the slide body of the sorting conveyor. numerous and fruit vegetables carrier, wherein provided in the traveling direction of the proximal end portion of the sorting conveyor, the conveying member placed on the slide body Eject and feed the fruit vegetables transfer body to the sorting conveyor A device out along said sliding direction of the slide body is arranged in two or more in the traveling direction destination side of the sorting conveyor, the carrier extraction device for conveying taken over fruit vegetables carrier on the slide member from the slider, the conveying member It provided in the transfer direction destination side of the take-out device, and pool conveyor for conveying taken over fruit vegetables carrier from carrier extraction device, recovering said fruit vegetables carrier conveyed by the pool conveyor, the carrier delivery system A recovery conveyor is provided for transporting and returning, and each of the fruit vegetable transport bodies is rotated by the transport body delivery device, aligned in a certain direction during rotation, and sent out on the slide body, and the transport body delivery Each fruit and vegetable transport body sent out by the sushi apparatus is fitted to the slide body so as to be regulated and transported in a certain direction . According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fruit and vegetable sorting apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the slide body is provided with a locking projection on the upper part thereof, and the fruit and vegetable conveying body is provided with a direction regulating groove and a direction alignment groove on the rear surface. A direction alignment rail is provided on a path of the fruit and vegetable transport body, and each of the fruit and vegetable transport bodies is rotated by the transport body feeding device, and the direction alignment groove and the direction alignment rail are rotated during the rotation. Are fitted in a certain direction and fed onto the slide body, and each of the fruit and vegetable transport bodies fed by the transport body feeding device has the direction restricting groove as a locking protrusion of the slide body. is obtained by the so that is transported is regulated to a constant direction fitted and.

本発明のうち請求項4記載の果菜選別装置は、請求項2又は請求項3記載の果菜選別装置において、搬送体送出し装置がスライド体の上に載せる果菜搬送体を回転させる回転用ベルトコンベアと方向整列レールを備え、前記果菜搬送体は前記回転用ベルトコンベアにより回転させられると前記方向整列用溝が前記方向整列レールと嵌って一定の向きに揃えられてスライド体の上に送り出されるものである。 According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fruit and vegetable sorting apparatus according to the second or third aspect, wherein the conveying body feeding device rotates the fruit and vegetable conveying body that is placed on the slide body. And a direction alignment rail, and when the fruit and vegetable transport body is rotated by the rotating belt conveyor, the direction alignment groove fits with the direction alignment rail and is sent out on the slide body in a certain direction. It is.

本発明のうち請求項5記載の果菜選別装置は、請求項2ないし請求項4記載の果菜選別装置において、果菜搬送体は上面に果菜を載せることができる果菜載せ部が形成され、裏面にその中心からオフセットして方向整列用溝が形成され、その方向整列用溝の両外側に係止溝が形成されており、搬送体送出し装置は、移動中の果菜搬送体の外周面と接触して当該果菜搬送体を回転可能な回転用ベルトが設けられ、果菜搬送体の通路上に通路幅方向中心からオフセットして方向整列レールが敷かれ、前記果菜搬送体は回転用ベルトで回転させられながら移動すると方向整列用溝と前記方向整列レールが嵌合して所定方向に向けられ、その向きで支持体の上に送り出されると前記方向規制溝が支持体の係止突起に嵌合して向きが規制されて搬送されるものである。本発明のうち請求項6記載の果菜選別装置は、請求項2ないし請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の果菜選別装置において、搬送体取出し装置がベルトコンベアであり、前記スライド体は前記ベルトコンベアを差し込み可能な差込み空間が形成されたものである。本発明のうち請求項7記載の果菜選別装置は、請求項2ないし請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の果菜選別装置において、搬送体送出し装置の送り出し方向先方側に、スライド体の上に送り出される果菜搬送体の間隔を揃える間隔調整装置が設けられたものである。 According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fruit and vegetable sorting apparatus according to the second and fourth aspects, wherein the fruit and vegetable carrier is formed with a fruit and vegetable loading section on which the fruit and vegetable can be placed on the upper surface. A direction aligning groove is formed offset from the center, and locking grooves are formed on both outer sides of the direction aligning groove. The transporter feeding device is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the moving fruit transporter. A rotation belt capable of rotating the fruit and vegetable transport body is provided, a direction alignment rail is laid on the path of the fruit and vegetable transport body offset from the center of the passage width direction, and the fruit and vegetable transport body is rotated by the rotation belt. The direction alignment groove and the direction alignment rail are fitted and directed in a predetermined direction when moved, and when fed in that direction onto the support, the direction restriction groove is fitted to the locking protrusion of the support. The direction is regulated and transported It is intended. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fruit vegetable sorting apparatus according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, wherein the conveying body take-out device is a belt conveyor, and the slide body is the belt. An insertion space into which a conveyor can be inserted is formed. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fruit vegetable sorting apparatus according to any one of the second to sixth aspects, wherein the upper part of the slide body is placed on the front side in the feeding direction of the carrier feeding apparatus. Is provided with an interval adjusting device for aligning the intervals of the fruit and vegetable transport bodies to be sent out to the fruit.

本発明のうち請求項記載の果菜選別装置用果菜搬送体は、果菜搬送体に載せて搬送中の果菜を計測し、その果菜を等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別装置における果菜搬送体において、果菜搬送体は上面に果菜を載せることができる果菜載せ部が形成され、裏面にその中心からオフセットして方向整列用溝が形成され、その方向整列用溝の両外側に係止溝が形成されており、前記方向整列用溝は果菜搬送体が回転しながら移動すると、果菜搬送体の通路上に通路幅方向中心からオフセットして敷かれた方向整列レールと嵌合して所定方向に整列され、前記方向規制溝は果菜搬送体が前記整列された向きで支持体の上に送り出されると支持体の係止突起に嵌合して果菜搬送体の向きが規制されるものである。本発明のうち請求項9記載の果菜選別装置用スライド体は、スライド体の上の果菜搬送体に載せて搬送中の果菜を計測し、その果菜をスライドさせて等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別装置におけるスライド体において、スライド体は横バーをスライド可能に貫通可能な貫通孔が二つ平行に開口され、果菜搬送体を支持できる係止突起が前記貫通孔よりも上方に二つ設けられ、搬送体取出し装置のベルトコンベアを差し込み可能な差込み空間が前記係止突起の内側に設けられ、前記二つの係止突起は前記果菜搬送体の方向規制溝に嵌合可能なものである。 In the present invention, the fruit vegetable carrier for the fruit vegetable sorting device according to claim 8 is the fruit vegetable carrier in the fruit vegetable sorting device for measuring the fruit vegetables being carried on the fruit vegetable carrier and sorting the fruits into equal classes. The transporter has an upper part on which the fruit and vegetables can be placed, the rear surface is offset from its center and direction alignment grooves are formed, and the outer side of the direction alignment groove is formed with locking grooves. And the direction alignment groove fits with a direction alignment rail that is offset from the center of the passage width direction on the passage of the fruit and vegetable transport body when the fruit and vegetable transport body rotates and is aligned in a predetermined direction. The direction restricting groove fits into a locking projection of the support body to restrict the direction of the fruit vegetable transport body when the fruit vegetable transport body is sent out on the support body in the aligned direction. The slide body for fruit vegetable sorting apparatus according to claim 9 of the present invention is a fruit vegetable sorting apparatus for measuring fruit vegetables being transported on the fruit vegetable transport body on the slide body, and sliding the fruit vegetables to classify them according to equal classes. In the slide body, the slide body has two through-holes that can pass through the horizontal bar in a slidable manner, and two locking projections that can support the fruit vegetable transport body are provided above the through-hole. An insertion space into which the belt conveyor of the body take-out device can be inserted is provided inside the locking projection, and the two locking projections can be fitted in the direction regulating groove of the fruit vegetable transporting body .

本発明によれば、果菜を果菜搬送体に載せたまま仕分けするため果菜に傷みが生じず、また果菜を搬送する果菜搬送体がチェーンの横バーに連結されたスライド体のスライドにより滑らかに任意のレーンに仕分けされるため、仕分けの際の果菜搬送体の動きがスムースで且つ搬送体同士の衝突がなく、果菜搬送体上で果菜の傷みを最小限に抑えることができる。 According to the present invention, fruit vegetables are sorted while being placed on the fruit vegetable transport body, so that the fruit vegetables are not damaged, and the fruit vegetable transport body for transporting the fruit vegetables is smoothly and arbitrarily selected by sliding the slide body connected to the horizontal bar of the chain. Therefore, the movement of the fruit and vegetable transport body during the sorting is smooth and there is no collision between the transport bodies, and the damage of the fruit and vegetables on the fruit and vegetable transport body can be minimized.

本発明によれば、スライド装置がガイドレールと切替えレバーにより構成され、簡素で安価な構造である。 According to the present invention, the slide device is constituted by the guide rail and the switching lever, and has a simple and inexpensive structure.

本発明によれば、スライド体に載った果菜搬送体をベルトコンベアを差し込ませて簡単に取り出すことができ、姿勢も水平で果菜を安定してプールコンベアに送り出すことができる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to easily take out the fruit vegetable carrier mounted on the slide body by inserting the belt conveyor, and it is possible to stably feed the fruit vegetables to the pool conveyor with a horizontal posture.

本発明によれば、果菜搬送体の面の方向整列用溝と、果菜搬送体を回転させる回転用ベルトと、通路上に敷かれたレールとにより、果菜搬送体の向きを360度のうちの所定の角度に規制して仕分けコンベアへと送り出すことができるため、例えば果菜搬送体に苺の形をした窪みが設けられている場合、その向きを揃えて仕分けコンベアに送り出すことができ、窪みの方向が一定しているため果菜を載せ易くなる。また方向を一定にして仕分けができるので、例えばカメラや糖度計による品質計測も容易となる。またこの向きでプールコンベアに送り出されるため、プールコンベア上でのパック詰め作業も容易且つ能率的となる。 According to the present invention, a direction alignment grooves on the back surface of the fruit vegetables carrier, a rotating belt which causes the rotation of the fruit vegetables carrier, by a rail laid on the passage of the 360-degree orientation of the fruit vegetables carrier Can be sent to the sorting conveyor with a predetermined angle of, for example, if the fruit vegetable carrier is provided with a bowl-shaped recess, the direction can be aligned and sent to the sorting conveyor. It becomes easy to put fruit vegetables because the direction of is constant. Moreover, since the direction can be fixed and sorting can be performed, for example, quality measurement with a camera or a saccharimeter becomes easy. Moreover, since it sends out to a pool conveyor in this direction, the packing operation on a pool conveyor becomes easy and efficient.

図1は本発明の実施形態を示したものであり、苺の選果例である。図1に示す9は仕分けコンベアである。仕分けコンベア9は、平行して配置した2本のチェーン1、2間に金属製丸パイプ(シャフト)の横バー3を連結してあり、チェーン1、2のピッチ間隔で多数本取り付けてある。横バー3は2本を一組としてあり、2本ずつに1個のスライド体6(図2、3)を取り付けてある。このチェーン1、2は前後のスプロケット(歯車)4、5に架けられて無端状に構成されている。前方のスプロケット4は従動スプロケットとして回転自在となっており、後方のスプロケット5は図示されていないモータとつながって回転駆動される駆動スプロケットとなり、チェーン1、2及び横バー3を図1の矢印a方向に一定の速度で駆動するようになっている。   FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and is an example of selection of strawberries. 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a sorting conveyor. The sorting conveyor 9 is formed by connecting a horizontal bar 3 of a metal round pipe (shaft) between two chains 1 and 2 arranged in parallel, and a large number of them are attached at a pitch interval of the chains 1 and 2. Two horizontal bars 3 form one set, and one slide body 6 (FIGS. 2 and 3) is attached to each of the two horizontal bars. The chains 1 and 2 are constructed endlessly on the front and rear sprockets (gears) 4 and 5. The front sprocket 4 is rotatable as a driven sprocket, and the rear sprocket 5 is a driving sprocket that is connected to a motor (not shown) and is driven to rotate. It is designed to be driven at a constant speed in the direction.

図1のスライド体6は、図2に示すように慴動性に優れた樹脂部品30に横バー3の取り付け間隔で2つの貫通穴31、32を設けてあり、この貫通穴31、32に図1の横バー3を通して横バー3上をスライド自在としてある。2本の横バー3に跨がせて取り付けてあるため、スライド体6の姿勢を水平に保持できるようにしてある。樹脂部品30の上には、金属カバー33があり、さらにこの上に略U字型に成形した果菜搬送体11を載せて支持可能な支持部品(支持体)34を取り付けてある。支持部品34の対向する2つの片35、36の間は、図3(b)、(c)に示すように、後述する搬送体取出し装置13のベルトコンベア18を差し込み可能とする差込み空間19となっている。樹脂部品30の下面には、前記支持部品34、金属カバー33及び樹脂部品30を貫通させて上から差し込んだボルト37の先端38を突き出させてあり、ナット39で抜けないように固定してその先端を操作ピン7としてある。 As shown in FIG. 2, the slide body 6 of FIG. 1 is provided with two through holes 31, 32 at a mounting interval of the horizontal bar 3 in a resin component 30 with excellent peristability. The horizontal bar 3 is slidable through the horizontal bar 3 in FIG. Since it is attached across the two horizontal bars 3, the posture of the slide body 6 can be held horizontally. A metal cover 33 is provided on the resin component 30, and a support component (support) 34 on which the fruit and vegetable carrier 11 formed in a substantially U shape is mounted and supported is mounted thereon. As shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, between the two opposing pieces 35, 36 of the support component 34, there is an insertion space 19 in which a belt conveyor 18 of the carrier take-out device 13 described later can be inserted. It has become. On the lower surface of the resin part 30, a tip 38 of a bolt 37 inserted through the support part 34, the metal cover 33 and the resin part 30 is protruded, and fixed with a nut 39 so as not to be removed. The tip is an operation pin 7.

図1のスライド体6の支持部品34の上部には、図2、3に示すように略台形の係止突起26を形成してある。この係止突起26は後述する果菜搬送体11の裏面20方向規制溝27に嵌まるようになっており、スライド体6の上に載った果菜搬送体11が途中で外れたりズレたりしないようにしてある。また台形形状の係止突起26が、搬送体送出し装置12から送り出される果菜搬送体11の方向規制溝27を係止して噛合うようにしてある。 As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a substantially trapezoidal locking protrusion 26 is formed on the upper part of the support part 34 of the slide body 6 in FIG. 1. The locking projections 26 are adapted to fit into direction-regulating grooves 27 on the back surface 20 of the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 to be described later, so that the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 placed on the slide body 6 does not come off or shift midway. It is. A trapezoidal locking protrusion 26 engages and engages with the direction regulating groove 27 of the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 delivered from the transport body delivery device 12.

図1の仕分けコンベア9のスライド体6が通過する部分の下方には、スライド体6の操作ピン7が嵌まって走行するガイドレール16(図3(b))が樹枝状に配置されたスライド装置8が設けられている。チェーン1、2の搬送方向手前側(区間A)ではチェーン2側にオフセットしてガイドレール16が配置されている。この部分では近くに作業員が立って人手で果菜搬送体11に苺10を載せることができるようになっている。続く区間Bは画像センサや光センサ(糖度計)など(いずれも図示していない)が搭載される部分で、同様にチェーン2側にオフセットしてガイドレール16が取り付けられている。続く区間Cはガイドレール16が樹枝状に枝分かれし、搬送方向先方で4本のガイドレール16に分岐されている。各分岐部には図1(a)に示す部分拡大図のように電磁式の切替えレバー17が取り付けられており、外部からの電気信号、この場合画像センサや光センサが判定した苺の等階級を代表する信号により動作されて、スライド体6の操作ピン7を予め決められた条件で任意の方向に切り替えて進行させることができるようになっている。   Slides in which guide rails 16 (FIG. 3 (b)) that run with the operation pins 7 of the slide body 6 are fitted under the portion of the sorter conveyor 9 of FIG. A device 8 is provided. A guide rail 16 is disposed offset to the chain 2 side on the near side (section A) in the transport direction of the chains 1 and 2. In this portion, an operator can stand nearby and can manually place the candy 10 on the fruit and vegetable carrier 11. The following section B is a portion on which an image sensor, an optical sensor (sugar meter) or the like (none is shown) is mounted, and is similarly offset to the chain 2 side and a guide rail 16 is attached. In the subsequent section C, the guide rails 16 are branched in a dendritic manner, and are branched into four guide rails 16 in the transport direction. As shown in the partial enlarged view of FIG. 1A, an electromagnetic switching lever 17 is attached to each branch portion, and an electric signal from the outside, in this case, the soot class determined by the image sensor or the optical sensor. The operation pin 7 of the slide body 6 can be switched and advanced in an arbitrary direction under a predetermined condition.

図1に示す果菜搬送体11は樹脂で円盤状に成型されている。この果菜搬送体11は図2、3に示すように、苺10を横に寝かせて置きやすいように上面40に略苺の形をした窪み(果菜載せ部)41が形成されている。図示していないがこの部分は柔軟性があり苺10の果皮を傷めない別の素材がインサートされている。この窪み41は深さが1015mm程度で浅く、苺10を置いたり取り出したりする際の作業性が損なわれないようにしてある。果菜搬送体11の面20には、図3に示すように中心から少しオフセットして1条の溝(方向整列用溝)21が形成されている。さらに同溝21の外側には、左右対称に略台形の方向規制溝27が形成されている。方向規制溝27には先に説明したスライド体6の支持部品34の係止突起26が嵌まるようになっている。 The fruit and vegetable carrier 11 shown in FIG. 1 is formed into a disk shape with resin. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the fruit and vegetable carrier 11 is formed with a depression (fruit and vegetable mounting portion) 41 having a substantially bowl shape on the upper surface 40 so that the basket 10 can be easily laid sideways. Although not shown, this part is flexible and is inserted with another material that does not damage the skin of the cocoon 10. The recess 41 is shallow with a depth of about 10 to 15 mm so as not to impair workability when placing or removing the basket 10. The back surface 20 of the fruit vegetable carrier 11, a groove (direction aligning grooves) 21 Paragraph a little offset from the center as shown in FIG. 3 is formed. Further, a substantially trapezoidal direction restricting groove 27 is formed on the outer side of the groove 21 symmetrically. In the direction restricting groove 27, the engaging protrusion 26 of the support part 34 of the slide body 6 described above is fitted.

図1に示す搬送体送出し装置12は、図4に示すように送り出し方向先方側に果菜搬送体11の間隔を揃える間隔調整装置53が設けられている。この装置53は、密着して移動する果菜搬送体11の間隔を仕分けコンベア9のスライド体6の間隔と同じに揃えるためのもので、果菜搬送体11の上方に配置され図中の矢印d方向に回転するチェーン54に、スライド体6の配列ピッチで下向きにピン55が取り付けられている。同ピン55の下端は果菜搬送体11の外周面52と接触可能になっており、外周面52を押さえてピン55より前に果菜搬送体11が出ないようにしてある。   As shown in FIG. 4, the transport body delivery device 12 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with an interval adjusting device 53 that aligns the spacing of the fruit vegetable transport body 11 on the front side in the delivery direction. This device 53 is for aligning the interval of the fruit and vegetable carrier 11 that moves in close contact with the interval of the slide body 6 of the sorting conveyor 9, and is arranged above the fruit and vegetable carrier 11 in the direction of arrow d in the figure. Pins 55 are attached to the chain 54 rotating in the downward direction at the arrangement pitch of the slide bodies 6. The lower end of the pin 55 can come into contact with the outer peripheral surface 52 of the fruit and vegetable transport body 11, and the outer peripheral surface 52 is pressed so that the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 does not come out before the pin 55.

また図1に示す搬送体送出し装置12は、図4に示すように送り出し方向手前側に、果菜搬送体11が通過する部分の通路50の側面の一方に固定壁51が設けられ、対向する他方にベルトコンベア(転用ベルト)24が設けられており、同ベルトコンベア24が通過する果菜搬送体11の外周面52と接触するようにしてある。このベルトコンベア24は図中の矢印b方向に回転駆動されており、果菜搬送体11は図中の矢印a方向に進行する際、同時に矢印c方向に転されるようになっている。この通路50の床面には果菜搬送体11の方向整列用溝21と同様にオフセットされて方向整列レール25が敷かれており、最初果菜搬送体11の方向整列用溝21と方向整列レール25との向きが異なっていても、果菜搬送体11が転しているうちに方向整列用溝21と方向整列レール25との向きが合致し、果菜搬送体11の方向整列用溝21に方向整列レール25が嵌まって落ち込み、果菜搬送体11の向きが360度のうちの一点に回転方向が決められ、以後はこの状態で果菜搬送体11が進行するようになっている。 Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the transport body delivery device 12 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a fixed wall 51 on one side of the passage 50 of the portion through which the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 passes on the front side in the delivery direction. (diversion times the belt) while the belt conveyor and 24 is provided, it is to be in contact with the outer peripheral surface 52 of the fruit vegetable carrier 11 the belt conveyor 24 passes. The belt conveyor 24 is driven to rotate in the direction of arrow b in the drawing, fruit vegetable carrier 11 when traveling in the direction of arrow a in the drawing, and is rotating in the direction of arrow c at the same time. Similarly to the direction alignment groove 21 of the fruit and vegetable transport body 11, a direction alignment rail 25 is laid on the floor surface of the passage 50, and the direction alignment rail 21 and the direction alignment rail 25 of the initial vegetable transport body 11 are arranged . even orientation different from the orientation is consistent with the direction aligning grooves 21 and direction alignment rail 25 while the fruit vegetable carrier 11 is rotating, in the direction alignment grooves 21 of the fruiting carrier 11 The alignment rail 25 is fitted and falls, and the direction of rotation of the fruit and vegetable carrier 11 is determined at one point of 360 degrees. Thereafter, the fruit and vegetable carrier 11 proceeds in this state.

図1に示す搬送体取出し装置13は図3に示すように、スライド体6の支持部品34に差し込み可能な幅細のベルトコンベア18である。このベルトコベア18は仕分けコンベア9の終端部分に設けてあり、スプロケット5部分で徐々に下がっていくスライド体6から果菜搬送体11を引き継いで取り出すことができるようになっている。この搬送体取出し装置13は、仕分けコンベア9の終端部分の4本のガイドレール16の個所に夫々設けてあり、4つに分岐されて搬送される果菜搬送体11を夫々引き継いで搬送できるようになっている。 As shown in FIG. 3, the transport body take-out device 13 shown in FIG. 1 is a narrow belt conveyor 18 that can be inserted into the support component 34 of the slide body 6. The belt conveyor 18 is provided at the end portion of the sorting conveyor 9 so that the fruit and vegetable carrier 11 can be taken out from the slide body 6 that gradually descends at the sprocket 5 portion. The transport body take- out device 13 is provided at each of the four guide rails 16 at the end portion of the sorting conveyor 9 so that the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 branched and transported can be taken over and transported. It has become.

図1に示すプールコンベア14は、搬送体取出し装置13から送り出される果菜搬送体11を引き継いで搬送可能なるようにベルトコンベア又はローラコンベアを用いてなる。プールコンベア14は4本あり、長さに格差を設けていずれのコンベア14にも手が届くようにしてある。この部分で作業員が果菜搬送体11から苺10を手で取り出して図示されていないパックなどに詰めることができる。各プールコンベア14の終端には果菜搬送体11のストッパ56を設けてあり、図示されていない操作ボタンを操作すると開放することができ、開放されると果菜搬送体11はプールコンベア14の終端から後ろに流れるようになっている。   The pool conveyor 14 shown in FIG. 1 uses a belt conveyor or a roller conveyor so that the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 delivered from the transport body take-out device 13 can be taken over and transported. There are four pool conveyors 14, and the lengths are different so that they can reach any of the conveyors 14. At this portion, the worker can manually take out the basket 10 from the fruit vegetable carrier 11 and pack it in a pack (not shown). A stopper 56 of the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 is provided at the end of each pool conveyor 14 and can be opened by operating an operation button (not shown), and when opened, the fruit and vegetable transport body 11 starts from the end of the pool conveyor 14. It comes to flow behind.

図1に破線で示す回収コンベア15は、ローラコンベア、ベルトコンベア、アキュームコンベア、ターンテーブルなどの各種搬送装置を組み合わせて、4本のプールコンベア14の終端から排出される空の果菜搬送体11を上流側にターンさせると共に途中で合流させ、最上流側で再びターンさせて搬送体送出し装置12に循環供給するようになっている。   The collection conveyor 15 indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1 is a combination of various conveyors such as a roller conveyor, a belt conveyor, an accumulator conveyor, and a turntable, and the empty fruit vegetable conveyor 11 discharged from the end of the four pool conveyors 14. It is turned to the upstream side and merged in the middle, and then turned again on the most upstream side to be circulated and supplied to the transporter feeding device 12.

本発明の果菜選別装置の実施形態を概略的に示したものであり、(a)は平面図、(b)は側面図。BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Embodiment of the fruit vegetable selection apparatus of this invention is shown roughly, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view. 図1の果菜選別装置における果菜搬送体及びスライド体の斜視図。The perspective view of the fruit vegetable conveyance body and slide body in the fruit vegetable selection apparatus of FIG. 図2の果菜搬送体及びスライド体であり、(a)は上面図、(b)は正面図、(c)は側面図。It is a fruit vegetable conveyance body and slide body of FIG. 2, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view. 図1の果菜選別装置における搬送体送出し装置の平面図。The top view of the conveyance body delivery apparatus in the fruit vegetable selection apparatus of FIG.

1、2 チェーン
3 横バー
4、5 歯車
6 スライド体
7 操作ピン
8 スライド装置
9 仕分けコンベア
10 果菜
11 果菜搬送体
12 搬送体送出し装置
13 搬送体取出し装置
14 プールコンベア
15 回収コンベア
16 ガイドレール
17 切替えレバー
18 ベルトコンベア
20 裏面
21 方向整列用溝
24 ベルトコンベア(回転用ベルト)
25 方向整列レール
26 係止突起
27 方向規制溝
30 樹脂製部品
31、32 貫通穴
33 金属カバー
34 支持部品(支持体)
35、36 (対向する2つの)片
37 ボルト
38 (ボルトの)先端
39 ナット
40 (果菜搬送体の)上面
41 窪み(果菜載せ部)
50 通路
51 固定壁
52 (果菜搬送体の)外周面
53 間隔調整装置
54 チェーン
55 ピン
56 ストッパ
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Chain 3 Horizontal bar 4, 5 Gear 6 Slide body 7 Operation pin 8 Slide apparatus 9 Sorting conveyor 10 Fruit vegetables 11 Fruit vegetable transport body 12 Transport body delivery apparatus 13 Transport body take-out apparatus 14 Pool conveyor 15 Collection conveyor 16 Guide rail 17 Switching lever
18 Belt conveyor
20 Back side
21 direction alignment groove
24 Belt conveyor (rotating belt)
25 direction alignment rail
26 Locking projection
27 Direction restriction groove
30 Plastic parts
31, 32 Through hole
33 Metal cover
34 Supporting parts (supports)
35, 36 (two opposite) pieces
37 volts
38 Tip of bolt
39 Nut
40 Top surface (of fruit vegetable carrier)
41 Dimple (fruit and vegetables mounting part)
50 passage
51 fixed wall
52 Peripheral surface (of fruit vegetable carrier)
53 Spacing adjustment device
54 chain
55 pins
56 Stopper

Claims (9)

搬送中の果菜を計測して等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別方法において、In the fruit vegetable selection method that measures fruit vegetables during transport and sorts them by equal class,
平行する2本の無端チェーン間にこれらチェーンの進行方向に所定間隔で多数本の横バーが連結され、前記横バーに同バーの長手方向に沿って往復自在にスライド体が取り付けられ、各スライド体が前記横バーに沿って往復スライド可能な仕分けコンベアを前記無端チェーンの走行回転により走行回転させ、A large number of horizontal bars are connected between two parallel endless chains at a predetermined interval in the direction of travel of the chains, and slide bodies are attached to the horizontal bars so as to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the bars. The body is rotated by the traveling rotation of the endless chain, and the sorting conveyor is slidable along the horizontal bar.
仕分けコンベアとは別の送り出しコンベアで搬送される多数の果菜搬送体の夫々を搬送中に回転させて果菜搬送体を一定の向きに揃え、Rotate each of a large number of fruit vegetable carriers conveyed by a delivery conveyor different from the sorting conveyor during conveyance to align the fruit vegetable carriers in a certain direction,
一定の向きに揃えた果菜搬送体をその向きで前記仕分けコンベアの前記スライド体の上に送り出し、Send the vegetable transporter aligned in a certain direction onto the slide body of the sorting conveyor in that direction,
スライド体の上に載せられた果菜搬送体の上に果菜を載せて前記仕分けコンベアの走行により前記向きで搬送し、The fruit and vegetables are placed on the slide body and the fruit and vegetables are transported in the direction by the traveling of the sorting conveyor,
前記搬送中にスライド体の全部又は一部を前記計測により計測された等階級別に横バーの長手方向所定位置にスライドさせて仕分けし、During the transport, all or part of the slide body is slid into a predetermined position in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal bar according to the equal class measured by the measurement, and sorted.
前記仕分けされたスライド体の上の果菜搬送体を搬送体取出し装置によりスライド体から引き継いで搬送し、The fruit vegetable carrier on the sorted slide body is taken over from the slide body by the carrier take-out device and conveyed,
前記搬送体取出し装置で搬送される果菜搬送体をプールコンベアで引き継ぎ、Taking over the fruit and vegetable carrier transported by the transport body take-out device with a pool conveyor,
前記プールコンベアで搬送される果菜搬送体上の果菜を取り出し、Take out the fruit and vegetables on the fruit and vegetables transported by the pool conveyor,
前記果菜取り出し後の果菜搬送体を回収コンベアで回収して前記搬送体送出し装置に搬送して戻す、The fruit vegetable carrier after the fruit vegetables are taken out is collected by a recovery conveyor and conveyed back to the carrier delivery device.
ことを特徴とする果菜選別方法。A fruit vegetable selection method characterized by the above.
搬送中の果菜を計測して等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別装置において、
平行する2本のチェーン間にこれらチェーンの進行方向に沿って所定間隔で多数本の横バーが連結され、このチェーンが移動方向前後両端に設けられた歯車に架けられて無端状に構成され、前記横バーに同バーの長手方向に沿ってチェーン間を往復自在とするスライド体が取り付けられ、各スライド体はスライド装置により前記横バーの所望位置にスライドされる仕分けコンベアと、
果菜を載せて搬送可能であり、前記仕分けコンベアのスライド体の上に着脱可能である多数の果菜搬送体と、
前記仕分けコンベアの進行方向手前端部に設けられ、前記果菜搬送体を仕分けコンベアに送り出してスライド体の上に載せる搬送体送出し装置と、
前記仕分けコンベアの進行方向先方にスライド体のスライド方向に沿って2以上配置され、スライド体上の果菜搬送体をスライド体から引き継いで搬送する搬送体取出し装置と、
前記搬送体取出し装置の搬送方向先に設けられ、搬送体取出し装置から果菜搬送体を引き継いで搬送するプールコンベアと、
前記プールコンベアで搬送されてくる果菜搬送体を回収し、前記搬送体送出し装置に搬送して戻す回収コンベアを備え
前記果菜搬送体の夫々は前記搬送体送出し装置により回転させられ、回転中に一定の向きに揃えられて前記スライド体の上に送り出され、
前記搬送体送出し装置により送り出される夫々の果菜搬送体は、前記スライド体と嵌合して一定の向きに規制されて搬送されるようにした、
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置。
In a fruit vegetable sorting device that measures fruit vegetables during transport and sorts them by equal class,
A large number of horizontal bars are connected between two parallel chains at a predetermined interval along the traveling direction of the chains, and the chain is constructed in an endless manner on gears provided at both front and rear ends in the moving direction. slide body is Ri attached preparative to reciprocally between the chain along the longitudinal direction of the bar to the transverse bar, the sorting conveyor each slide body is slid to a desired position of the transverse bars by a sliding device,
A transportable put the fruit vegetables, numerous and fruiting carrier is detachable on a slide member of the sorting conveyor,
Provided in the traveling direction of the front end portion of the sorting conveyor, the conveying member delivery device placed on the slide body Eject and feed the fruit vegetables transfer body to the sorting conveyor,
Wherein disposed sorted in the traveling direction destination side of the conveyor along the sliding direction of the sliding member 2 or more, and carrier take-out device for conveying taken over fruit vegetables carrier on the slide member from a slide member,
Provided in the transfer direction destination side of the carrier extraction device, and pool conveyor for conveying taken over fruit vegetables carrier from carrier extraction device,
The fruit conveyor transported by the pool conveyor is collected, and a recovery conveyor is provided that returns the transported transport device to the transport device ,
Each of the fruit vegetable transport bodies is rotated by the transport body delivery device, and is sent out on the slide body in a certain direction during rotation,
Each fruit vegetable transport body sent out by the transport body sending device is fitted to the slide body so as to be regulated and transported in a certain direction.
Fruit vegetable sorting device characterized by this.
請求項2記載の果菜選別装置において、
スライド体はその上部に係止突起を備え、
果菜搬送体はその裏面に方向規制溝と方向整列用溝を備え、
前記果菜搬送体の通路上に方向整列レールが設けられ、
前記果菜搬送体の夫々は前記搬送体送出し装置により回転させられ、回転中に前記方向整列用溝と前記方向整列レールとが嵌合して一定の向きに揃えられて前記スライド体の上に送り出され、
前記搬送体送出し装置により送り出された夫々の果菜搬送体は、前記方向規制溝がスライド体の係止突起と嵌合して一定の向きに規制されて搬送されるようにした、
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置。
In the fruit vegetable sorting device according to claim 2,
The slide body has a locking projection on its upper part,
The fruit vegetable carrier has a direction regulating groove and a direction aligning groove on the back surface thereof,
A direction alignment rail is provided on the path of the fruit vegetable carrier,
Each of the fruit vegetable transport bodies is rotated by the transport body feeding device, and the direction alignment groove and the direction alignment rail are fitted and aligned in a certain direction during the rotation. Sent out,
Each fruit and vegetable transport body sent out by the transport body delivery device is adapted to be transported with the direction regulation groove fitted to the locking projection of the slide body and regulated in a certain direction.
Fruit vegetable sorting device characterized by this.
請求項2又は請求項3記載の果菜選別装置において、
搬送体送出し装置がスライド体の上に載せる果菜搬送体を回転させる回転用ベルトコンベアと方向整列レールを備え、
前記果菜搬送体は前記回転用ベルトコンベアにより回転させられると前記方向整列用溝が前記方向整列レールと嵌って一定の向きに揃えられてスライド体の上に送り出される、
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置。
In the fruit vegetable sorting apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 3,
The transport body delivery device includes a rotating belt conveyor and a direction alignment rail for rotating the fruit and vegetable transport body placed on the slide body,
When the fruit vegetable carrier is rotated by the rotating belt conveyor, the direction alignment groove fits with the direction alignment rail and is aligned in a certain direction and is sent out on the slide body.
Fruit vegetable sorting device characterized by this.
請求項2ないし請求項4のいずれか1項記載の果菜選別装置において、
果菜搬送体は上面に果菜を載せることができる果菜載せ部が形成され、裏面にその中心からオフセットして方向整列用溝が形成され、その方向整列用溝の両外側に係止溝が形成されており、
搬送体送出し装置は、移動中の果菜搬送体の外周面と接触して当該果菜搬送体を回転可能な回転用ベルトが設けられ、果菜搬送体の通路上に通路幅方向中心からオフセットして方向整列レールが敷かれ、
前記果菜搬送体は回転用ベルトで回転させられながら移動すると方向整列用溝と前記方向整列レールが嵌合して所定方向に向けられ、その向きで支持体の上に送り出されると前記方向規制溝が支持体の係止突起に嵌合して向きが規制されて搬送される、
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置。
The fruit vegetable sorting device according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The fruit vegetable carrier has an upper part on which the fruit and vegetables are placed, and the rear surface is offset from the center to form a direction alignment groove, and the outer side of the direction alignment groove is formed with a locking groove. And
The transport body delivery device is provided with a rotating belt capable of rotating the fruit transport body in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the moving fruit transport body, and is offset from the center of the width direction of the fruit transport body on the path. Directional alignment rails are laid,
When the fruit and vegetable carrier is moved while being rotated by a rotation belt, the direction alignment groove and the direction alignment rail are fitted and directed in a predetermined direction. Is fitted to the locking protrusion of the support and is transported with its orientation regulated.
Fruit vegetable sorting device characterized by this.
請求項2ないし請求項5のいずれか1項記載の果菜選別装置において、
搬送体取出し装置がベルトコンベアであり、前記スライド体は前記ベルトコンベアを差し込み可能な差込み空間が形成されている、
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置。
The fruit vegetable sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
Carrier extraction device is a belt conveyor, the slide body is formed inserted space can be inserted in front Symbol belt conveyor,
Fruit vegetable sorting device characterized by this.
請求項2ないし請求項6のいずれか1項記載の果菜選別装置において、
搬送体送出し装置の送り出し方向先方側に、スライド体の上に送り出される果菜搬送体の間隔を揃える間隔調整装置が設けられた、
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置。
In the fruit vegetable sorting device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
On the side of the delivery direction of the transport body delivery device, an interval adjustment device for aligning the intervals of the fruit and vegetable transport body delivered on the slide body was provided.
Fruit vegetable sorting device characterized by this.
果菜搬送体に載せて搬送中の果菜を計測し、その果菜を等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別装置における果菜搬送体において、In the fruit vegetable carrier in the fruit vegetable sorting device that measures the fruit vegetables being carried on the fruit vegetable carrier and sorts the fruit vegetables by equal class,
果菜搬送体は上面に果菜を載せることができる果菜載せ部が形成され、裏面にその中心からオフセットして方向整列用溝が形成され、その方向整列用溝の両外側に方向規制溝が形成されており、前記方向整列用溝は果菜搬送体が回転しながら移動すると、果菜搬送体の通路上に通路幅方向中心からオフセットして敷かれた方向整列レールと嵌合して所定方向に整列され、前記方向規制溝は果菜搬送体が前記整列された向きで支持体の上に送り出されると支持体の係止突起に嵌合して果菜搬送体の向きが規制される、The fruit vegetable carrier is formed with a fruit vegetable mounting portion on the upper surface on which fruit vegetables can be placed, the rear surface is offset from the center thereof to form direction alignment grooves, and the direction regulating grooves are formed on both outer sides of the direction alignment grooves. The direction aligning grooves are aligned in a predetermined direction by fitting with a direction alignment rail laid on the path of the fruit and vegetable transport body offset from the center in the width direction when the fruit and vegetable transport body moves while rotating. In addition, when the fruit and vegetable transport body is sent out on the support in the aligned direction, the direction regulating groove is fitted to the locking protrusion of the support and the direction of the fruit and vegetable transport body is restricted.
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置用果菜搬送体。A fruit vegetable carrier for a fruit vegetable sorting apparatus.
スライド体の上の果菜搬送体に載せて搬送中の果菜を計測し、その果菜をスライドさせて等階級別に仕分けする果菜選別装置におけるスライド体において、In the slide body in the fruit vegetable sorting device, which is placed on the fruit vegetable transport body on the slide body, measures the fruit vegetables being transported, and slides the fruit vegetables into equal classes,
スライド体は横バーをスライド可能に貫通可能な貫通孔が二つ平行に開口され、果菜搬送体を支持できる係止突起が前記貫通孔よりも上方に二つ設けられ、搬送体取出し装置のベルトコンベアを差し込み可能な差込み空間が前記係止突起の内側に設けられ、前記二つの係止突起は前記果菜搬送体の方向規制溝に嵌合可能である、The slide body has two through-holes that can be slid through the horizontal bar in parallel, and two locking projections that can support the fruit vegetable transport body are provided above the through-hole. An insertion space into which a conveyor can be inserted is provided inside the locking protrusion, and the two locking protrusions can be fitted in a direction regulating groove of the fruit vegetable transporter.
ことを特徴とする果菜選別装置用スライド体。The slide body for fruit vegetable sorters characterized by this.
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