JP5064733B2 - Bean sprouts alignment supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bean sprout aligning and supplying device capable of supplying sprouts in the same length direction.

  Currently, bean sprouts distributed as commodities are mainly stored in plastic bags in a messy state. Also, the bean sprouts are mixed with bent ones and broken ones, and the appearance is not necessarily good. In addition to the appearance, bean sprouts that have been bent in a state that includes bent items are added to the boxing, sorting, stacking, and movement for display during the distribution process. It is easy to break when it receives the applied force, and when the bean sprout breaks, it becomes easy to be damaged from that part.

  In order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present applicant has previously provided a bean sprouting technique as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228707. This alignment technology accepts bean sprouts in a tray with a vertical plate inside, and even if it is vibrated, it aligns the bean sprouts in the length direction. According to this, the sprouts can be accurately aligned in the length direction. The apparatus for carrying out the process is considerably large in that a large number of trays are conveyed while being vibrated. Accordingly, it is desired to provide a bean sprouts supply device that can be further simplified and reduced in price.

As another method, as disclosed in Patent Document 2, a conveyor having a bean sprout is given a vibration having a component force in the horizontal direction, and the difference in displacement caused by the vibration of the head and root of the bean sprout Although it has been proposed to align the direction of the head and root of the bean sprout on the conveyor, it seems difficult to align the bean sprout with a non-constant shape as desired.
JP 2000-289712 A JP 2003-292145 A

  The present invention provides a bean sprouts aligning and supplying apparatus that has a simple structure and is less likely to cause a failure, and can be supplied in a state in which the length direction is sufficiently aligned even if the types and growth states are different. It is an issue to provide.

To solve the above problems, the present invention includes a horizontal cross section is flat hopper, a vibrator for vibrating the hopper with horizontal components, it is disposed below the hopper, a short side of the cross-section of the hopper and a conveyor which travels in a direction orthogonal to the partition plurality of partition is provided which is arranged at a distance from each other in a direction along the conveyor, the plurality at a distance from one another across the running direction An endless chain conveyor mounted with the partitions standing upright and an endless belt conveyor disposed inside the chain conveyor. The chain conveyor is the same as the belt conveyor at a higher speed. The conveyor is accommodated by the partition of the chain conveyor and the upper surface of the belt conveyor. There are formed, undergo a bean sprouts falling from the hopper by said accommodating space, the length direction to provide a justification supply device sprouts which is adapted to convey Align the bean sprouts-like articles in a direction along the partition.

Also, preferably provided with leveling member for scraping the sprouts riding on partition upper edge.

  In the bean sprouts aligning and supplying apparatus according to the present invention, the horizontal cross section is a flat shape such as a rectangle or an ellipse, and the vibration having a horizontal vibration component is preferably in a direction along the long side of the flat cross section. The bean sprouts that are allowed to pass through the given hopper are displaced so that the length direction of the bean sprouts is directed in the length direction in the flat cross section of the hopper, and when it comes out of the hopper, its head and root Even if the direction of the part is opposite, the direction of the length direction is aligned and falls.

  In the bean sprouts aligning and feeding apparatus according to the present invention, the bean sprouts that have been dropped in the length direction from the hopper as described above are received by a conveyor provided with a partition, and the length direction of the bean sprout is used as the partition. The conveyor is composed of an endless chain conveyor in which the plurality of partitions are attached to each other at an interval, and an endless belt conveyor disposed inside the chain conveyor. When the chain conveyor is configured to travel in the same direction at a higher speed than the belt conveyor, the bean sprouts received on the conveyor are fed by the partition of the chain conveyor due to the difference in traveling speed between the chain conveyor and the belt conveyor. So that the bean sprout is aligned with its partition. It is aligned orientation to.

  Further, in the bean sprouts supply device according to the present invention, the bean sprouts that have been dropped from the hopper with the length direction aligned are partly placed on the partition when they are received on the conveyor provided with the partition. However, by adopting a structure with a leveling member such as a scraping plate or a brush arranged with a small gap between the upper edge of the partition or lightly touching the upper edge of the partition. The bean sprouts dropped from the hopper can be dropped between the partitions to enter between the partitions in the conveyor so as to ensure the aligning action.

  A bean sprouts supply device according to the present invention includes a hopper having a flat horizontal cross section, a vibrator that vibrates the hopper with a horizontal component, and a conveyor provided below the hopper and provided with a plurality of partitions. With the simple structure constituted by the above, there is an advantage that the maintenance is easy with few failures, and the length of the device necessary for arranging the bean sprouts is short.

Hereinafter, an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 showing the entire configuration, 1 is a freight conveyor, and a freight plate in which a large number of needles are implanted is moved in the direction of arrow 2 by an endless chain. The bean to be processed is transported obliquely upward from a reservoir (not shown) at the lower right of the figure. Sprouts that have been scraped by the scraping conveyor 1 are dispersed from the upper end of the sprouts and are supplied to the lower hopper 4 through the intermediate hopper 3.

  These hoppers 3 and 4 have a flat shape with a rectangular cross section in the horizontal direction. As seen in FIG. 1, the long side is a direction perpendicular to the paper surface, and the short side is the left-right direction. The length of the short side is shorter than the length of the average sprouts to be processed. The hopper 4 is supported by the machine frame so as to be elastically displaceable by the arm 5, and is supported by a vibration point 6 in the long side direction of the hopper 4 (in the direction of the arrow 7 in FIG. 2). Is configured to vibrate around.

  The bean sprouts from the pool by the rake conveyor 1 are dispersed from the upper end of the rake conveyor 1 and spread laterally along the rectangle of the cross section of the intermediate hopper 3, and the cross section is rectangular. Therefore, the bean sprouts are dropped into the lower hopper 4 with the length direction aligned in the direction along the long side depending on the shape.

  The hopper 4 receives the bean sprouts and drops them from the outlet at the lower end in a state where the length direction of the bean sprouts is evenly aligned along the rectangle of the cross section. The hopper 4 is vibrated by the vibrator 6 with a vibration force having a horizontal vibration component in the direction of the arrow 7 along the long side in the cross section (left and right direction in FIG. 2). Are oriented and aligned so that the length direction is along the long side of the hopper 4 and dropped from the discharge port at the lower end.

  A conveyor 10 that travels in the direction of arrow 11 is disposed below the hopper 4. The conveyor 10 includes a chain conveyor formed of an endless chain 13 that is attached in a state where a plurality of partitions 12 are erected across the traveling direction 11 and spaced from each other. An endless belt conveyor 18 is provided inside the chain conveyor. The endless chain 13 is stretched around the sprockets 14 and 15, and the belt conveyor 18 is stretched around the rollers 16 and 17. The interval between the adjacent partitions 12 in the chain conveyor is shorter than the average length of sprouts to be processed, and the height of the partitions is, for example, 1 cm.

  In this way, a rectangular storage space having a long side in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1 is formed on the running surface of the conveyor 10 by the partition 12 of the chain conveyor and the belt conveyor 18 in the same manner as the discharge port of the hopper 4. Thus, the accommodation space is configured to travel in a direction orthogonal to the partition 12. Further, the partition 12 of the chain conveyor is configured to run at a higher speed than the belt conveyor 18, and the bean sprouts placed on the belt conveyor 18 are moved on the belt conveyor 18 by the partition 12 moved at a higher speed than the belt conveyor 18. The bean sprouts are subjected to an action in which the length direction is aligned with the direction along the partition 12. Reference numeral 9 denotes a guide plate that is provided on both sides of the conveyor 10 at the position of the drop opening of the hopper 4 and prevents sprouts that fall from the hopper 4 from jumping sideways.

  Above the conveyor 10, a leveling member having a brush arranged in a state of keeping a gap with the upper edge of the partition 12 and a blade reciprocating in a direction crossing the conveyor 10 along an appropriate guide (see FIG. (Not shown) are preferably provided. This leveling member drops the bean sprouts supplied from the hopper 4 and placed on the partition 12 into the storage space between the partitions 12 and stores the sprouts in the storage space in a state in which the length direction is aligned. Perform the action. A conveyor 20 that conveys the processed sprouts to the next step is disposed downstream of the conveyor 10.

The apparatus shown in the figure has the above-described configuration. Sprouts that have been raked from the lower right reservoir (not shown) by the rake conveyor 1 are crossed by the hoppers 3 and 4 in the length direction. 1, which is aligned in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1, which is the long side direction of the surface, is supplied to the conveyor 10 from the lower end of the hopper 4, and is provided upright on the chain conveyor constituting the conveyor 10. It is accommodated in a rectangular accommodating space having a long side in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1 formed by the partition 12 and a belt conveyor 18 running below the partition 12. In the accommodation space formed by the partition 12 and the belt conveyor 18, the bean sprouts are sent on the belt conveyor 18 by the partition 12 because of the speed difference between the partition 12 and the belt conveyor 18, and the bean sprouts are long. The length direction is aligned so as to be along the partition 12, and eventually the bean sprouts are aligned in the length direction in the direction along the length of the accommodation space that is perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG.
In the above manner, the bean sprouts are arranged in the length direction and supplied to the packaging process and other processing processes.

  While the bean sprouts supply device according to the present invention has been specifically described above based on the illustrated embodiment, it is needless to say that the device according to the present invention is not limited to this embodiment maintenance embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the hoppers 3 and 4 have a flat cross section with a rectangular horizontal cross section, but may have a flat shape with an oval or other appropriate shape. Further, in the illustrated example, the hopper 4 is vibrated by the vibration exciter 6 with a vibration force having a horizontal vibration component in the direction of the arrow 7 along the long side in the cross section (the left-right direction in FIG. 2). However, the direction in which the hopper is vibrated is not limited to the direction along the long side, and may be a vibration having a horizontal component in an appropriate direction such as a direction along the short side.

  Furthermore, in the illustrated example, the intermediate hopper 3 is not vibrated, but may be configured to vibrate similarly to the hopper 4. In the illustrated apparatus, the conveyor 10 includes a chain conveyor in which a plurality of partitions 12 are attached to a chain 13 and a belt conveyor 18 disposed inside the chain conveyor. The running speed of the chain conveyor is higher than that of the belt conveyor 18. The belt conveyor 18 is configured to perform the action of aligning the length direction of the palm, but may be configured as a single conveyor with partitions 12.

The side view of the bean sprouts alignment supply apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. The right view of the hoppers 3 and 4 and the conveyor 10 in the apparatus shown in FIG. The top view of the apparatus shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lifting conveyor 3 Intermediate hopper 4 Hopper 5 Arm 6 Exciter 8 Supporting point 9 Guide plate 10 Conveyor 12 Partition 13 Chain 14 Sprocket 15 Sprocket 16 Roller 17 Roller 18 Belt conveyor 20 Conveyor

Claims (2)

A hopper with a flat horizontal cross-section,
A vibrator that vibrates the hopper with a horizontal component;
Wherein it is disposed below the hopper, and a conveyor which travels in a direction in which a plurality of partitions aligned at a distance from each other in a direction along the short side perpendicular to said partition is provided in the cross-section of said hopper,
An endless chain conveyor attached to the conveyor in a state where the plurality of partitions are erected while keeping a distance from each other across the traveling direction; and an endless belt conveyor disposed inside the chain conveyor; The chain conveyor travels in the same direction at a higher speed than the belt conveyor,
Said conveyor, wherein said divider chain conveyor housing space by the upper surface of the belt conveyor is formed by receiving the bean sprouts falling from the hopper by said receiving space, bean sprouts in the direction longitudinal direction along the partition A bean sprouts aligning and feeding device characterized in that it is transported in a uniform manner . Previous claim 1 Symbol placement sprouts justification supply device, characterized in that a leveling member for scraping the sprouts which rests on the edge of Kitsukamatsu cutting.

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