JP5663553B2 - Fruit sorting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fruit sorting apparatus for sorting fruits such as plums and tangerines according to size.

  The present inventor has been working on improvement of the device while manufacturing and selling a device for washing fruits such as plums and tangerines and a device for sorting fruits according to size, and has previously been used for pretreatment of plum seeds using a bucket elevator We have filed a patent application regarding the device (see Patent Document 1).

  The ume seed pretreatment apparatus according to Patent Document 1 is configured such that ume fruit is introduced into the bucket that is rising in the bucket elevator from the cleaning device that cleans the ume seeds through the input chute. There was an inconvenience that the plum seeds sent out from the charging chute spilled from the bucket after passing through the outlet of the charging chute until the next bucket passed.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, the present inventor tries to prevent fruit spillage by providing a rubber plate-shaped guide member A that extends to the middle of the bucket 20 at the outlet of the charging chute 30. Tried.

JP 2000-296906 A

However, the guide member A has a disadvantage that the tip side is curved upward when the bucket 20 is raised, so that the fruit is prevented from being put into the bucket.
This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and when a bucket raises, it aims at provision of a fruit selection apparatus provided with the guide member which does not prevent a fruit being thrown into a bucket.

The invention made in order to solve the above-described problems includes an input chute for charging fruit, a bucket elevator for storing the fruit input from the input chute in a bucket and transporting it upward, and a fruit sent from the bucket elevator. A fruit sorting device comprising a sorting section that sorts by particle size and a guide member that guides the fruit from the outlet of the charging chute into the bucket, wherein the guide member is made of an elastic plate-like member, It is provided so as to protrude from the outlet of the charging chute to the inside of the movement trajectory of the inlet edge of the bucket, and has a notch for allowing the fruit to pass through the tip edge .

  In the fruit sorting apparatus according to the present invention, since the leading edge of the guide member has a cut for passing the fruit in this way, even if the guiding member is lifted by the bucket and the leading end is curved upward, the charging chute to the bucket. And fruit can be sent out.

And the fruit sorting device of the present invention comprises a rectangular bottom plate on which the bucket places the fruit, the input chute side edge of the bottom plate forms the inlet edge of the bucket, and the cross section of the inlet edge is It is formed in a rounded corner, and the cut has a substantially boat shape, and the bottom edge of the cut is provided so as to abut against the entrance edge . If the incision is shallower than this, the bottom edge of the incision may be lifted by the rising of the bucket, and it may become difficult to guide the fruit smoothly into the bucket.If the incision is deeper than this, the guide member will be bent at the incision. Since the bottom edge of the cut is below the inlet edge of the bucket, there is a risk that the fruit will hit the inlet edge of the bucket.

  In the fruit sorting apparatus according to the present invention, the sorting unit closes a gap between the plurality of sorting drums in which a large number of sorting holes are formed in the entire cylindrical peripheral wall and arranged in parallel in the fruit transfer direction, and the front and rear of the sorting drum. Preferably, the guide plate is configured to be openable and closable so that the sorting drum can be attached and detached. In this way, the sorting drum is configured so as to be detachable and replaceable, so that the sorting drum can be replaced with one having a sorting hole of a different size to sort various fruits, and the result of each year's fruits. You can change the size of sorting with.

  The fruit sorting apparatus according to the present invention is a bowl-shaped first carry-out chute for receiving the sorted fruit provided by being inserted into the sorting drum and carrying the fruit in either the right or left direction orthogonal to the fruit transfer direction. And a basket-like second carry-out chute for carrying the fruit in either the left or right direction orthogonal to the fruit transfer direction provided on the downstream side of the sorting drum located at the end of the fruit transfer direction, It is preferable that the first carry-out chute and the second carry-out chute can exchange the fruit carry-out direction to the right or the left. By doing so, it becomes possible to appropriately change the carry-out direction of the selected fruit according to the shape and space of the work place.

The fruit sorting apparatus according to the present invention includes a driving roller that rotationally drives the sorting drum in contact with an oblique upper portion of the inner peripheral surface of the sorting drum on the downstream side in the fruit transfer direction, and a downstream side of the sorting drum in the fruit transfer direction on the outer peripheral surface. in contact with the oblique bottom of preferably has a bearing for supporting the screening drum with assisting the rotation of the sorting drum. In this way, by supporting the sorting drum only at one place on the inside and outside, it is possible to prevent the sorting drum from being lifted from the drive roller even when the sorting drum is slightly deformed from a perfect circle. it can.

Further, the fruit sorting apparatus of the present invention includes a washing device for washing the fruit on the upstream side of the input chute in the fruit transfer direction, and the washing device is provided with a washing conveyance roller arranged in a row to be driven to rotate. A path, a nozzle body for supplying cleaning water to the cleaning transport path, and a dust receiving shelf that is provided below the cleaning transport path and receives dust and cleaning water dropped from between the cleaning transport rollers, The dust receiving shelf is preferably provided in a drawer type. As a result, it is possible to easily handle the trash collected in the trash receiving shelf with the trash receiving shelf pulled out, and a cleaning and conveying roller for a person to put his head and hands in order to clean the trash receiving shelf. Since the space between the dust receiving shelves can be omitted, the workability can be improved by lowering the position of the cleaning conveyance path.

Further, the fruit sorting apparatus of the present invention includes a preparation table for sorting fruits on the upstream side in the fruit transfer direction of the cleaning device, and the preparation table includes a conveyance path in which conveyance rollers for conveying the fruit are arranged. A hopper for putting fruit into the transport path; and a dust receiving shelf for receiving dust that has fallen from between the transport rollers, wherein the dust receiving shelf of the preparation table is provided in a pull-out manner, and the transport roller Is preferably provided so that the rotational speed can be variably driven. By providing a hopper in this way, many fruits can be placed on the preparation table at one time. In addition, it is possible to easily handle dust by making the dust receiving rack a drawer type. Furthermore, by changing the rotation speed of the conveying roller, it is possible to adjust the speed at which the fruit is sent to the cleaning device in accordance with the progress of the fruit cleaning in the cleaning device.

  As described above, according to the fruit sorting device of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the fruit from being put into the bucket by the guide member when the bucket is raised.

It is a side view of the fruit selection device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the (a) perspective view which showed the guide member of the fruit selection apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and its periphery, (b) It is principal part sectional drawing. It is the top view which showed the bucket of the fruit selection apparatus shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the (a) selection part of the fruit selection apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (b) It is explanatory drawing which showed the structure which supports a selection drum. In the fruit selection apparatus shown in FIG. 1, it is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a guide plate is opened and a drum is replaced | exchanged. In the fruit selection apparatus shown in FIG. 1, it is the principal part side view which showed the mode of the bearing part of the drive roller. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which the carry-out direction of some of the carry-out chutes is changed among the first and second carry-out chutes in the sorting unit of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a method for attaching the first and second carry-out chutes in the sorting section of FIG. 4. It is the side view which showed another embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the guide member of the conventional fruit selection apparatus. It is the side view which showed another embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiment.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a fruit sorting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The fruit sorting apparatus 1 includes a bucket elevator 10, an input chute 30, a sorting unit 40, and a guide member 35. In addition, the code | symbol 5 in the figure shows the washing | cleaning apparatus which wash | cleans a fruit, and the code | symbol 6 has shown the fruit selection stand which sorts out a fruit.

First, the bucket elevator 10 will be described. The bucket elevator 10 has an elevator body 13 composed of left and right side plates 12 and a frame (not shown). The peripheral surface (front surface, back surface, top surface) excluding the side plate 12 portion of the elevator body 13 is open.
Reference numeral 14 denotes an upper sprocket, and reference numeral 15 denotes a lower sprocket, which are rotatably supported by the elevator body 13 via rotary shafts 14a and 15a. Each of the sprockets 14 and 15 is provided in a pair of left and right, and is fixed to both ends of the rotary shafts 14a and 15a, respectively, and held at a predetermined interval. Reference numeral 17 denotes an elevator driving motor, which is connected to the lower sprocket 15 via a driving sprocket and a chain.

  Between the upper sprocket 14 and the lower sprocket 15, a pair of left and right endless annular chains 18 are suspended. A large number of buckets 20 are attached to the chain 18 at appropriate intervals. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each bucket 20 is attached to the left and right ends of the base plate 21, the bottom plate 22 attached to the lower end of the base plate 21 diagonally upward, and the bottom plate 22. The side plate 23 and a back plate 24 which is a thin rectangular member attached along the front surface of the substrate 21. As shown in FIG. 3, both left and right ends of the substrate 21 are fixed to the chain 18 by screws 18a. Thereby, the bucket 20 is supported in a state of being sandwiched between the left and right chains 18.

  The input chute 30 is provided so as to be connected to a lower portion of the elevator main body 13 on the ascending conveyance side (the side on which the chain 18 and the bucket 20 ascend and move: the right side in FIG. 1). As shown in FIG. 2, the input chute 30 is provided with a pair of side walls 33, 33 on the left and right sides, and a plurality of pipe members 31 extending in the transfer direction of the fruit F are arranged at appropriate intervals on the bottom wall portion. Yes.

  A plate-shaped guide member 35 made of an elastic material such as rubber or soft synthetic resin is provided at the outlet 32 of the charging chute 30. The guide member 35 is fixed by the support plate 36 and the holding plate 34, and is provided so that the front end edge 35a protrudes inward of the movement locus 25 of the inlet end edge 22a of the bucket 20 (left side in FIG. 2B). ing. A boat-shaped cut 37 for allowing the fruit F to pass therethrough is provided at the leading edge 35 a of the guide member 35. The inlet end edge 22a of the bucket 20 (the bottom plate 22 thereof) has a rounded cross section as shown in FIG. 2B, and the bottom edge 37a of the notch 37 of the guide member 35 is formed at the rounded corner. It is provided to abut.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sorting unit 40 is connected to the upper part of the elevator main body 13 on the descending conveyance side by a discharge chute 19. The sorting section 40 is inserted into a plurality of sorting drums 42 rotatably supported on the upper portion of the gantry 41, a fruit transfer guide plate 43 disposed before and after the sorting drums 42, and each sorting drum 42. A basket-shaped first carry-out chute 44 for receiving and carrying out the sorted fruit F, and outside the sorting drum 42 located at the end of the fruit transfer direction farthest from the discharge chute 19 of the bucket elevator 10. It is provided, and the fruit F is transported from the bowl-like second carry-out chute 45 for carrying the fruit in the direction perpendicular to the plum transfer direction and from the first and second carry-out chutes 44, 45 to the tank and the straw. An extension chute 47 and a pair of left and right side plates 49 that prevent the fruit F rolling on the sorting drum 42 and the guide plate 43 from falling sideways are provided.

  Each sorting drum 42 is formed in a cylindrical shape by bending a metal or resin plate, and a large number of sorting holes 42a (see FIG. 4) are formed in the entire peripheral wall. The diameter of the sorting hole 42a is set differently for each sorting drum 42. That is, as the distance from the bucket elevator 10 increases, the sorting hole 42a of the sorting drum 42 closest to the bucket elevator 10 is the smallest, the next sorting drum 42 is slightly larger, and the next sorting drum 42 is larger. The selection hole 42a is configured to have a large diameter.

  Each sorting drum 42 is provided with a driving roller 46 that is in contact with an oblique upper side of the inner peripheral surface of the drum on the downstream side in the fruit transfer direction. ), A pair of left and right bearings 52 are in contact with each other. As shown in FIG. 6, each drive roller 46 is rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown) via a sprocket 46a and a roller chain 46b provided at one end, and transmits the rotation to the sorting drum 42. In order to sort and transfer the fruit from the discharge chute 19, the upper side of each sorting drum 42 is rotated backward. As shown by a dotted line in FIG. 4, the driving roller 46 has substantially the same length as the entire width of the sorting drum 42, pushes out the fruit F fitted in the sorting hole 42a from the inside, and the fruit F is separated from the sorting hole 42a. It is configured so as to be prevented from being pinched and damaged by the guide plate 43. Further, by supporting the sorting drum 42 by the driving roller 46 and the bearing 52 only at one place in the circumferential direction inside and outside the drum, even when the sorting drum 42 is slightly deformed from a perfect circle, It is possible to suppress floating from the drive roller 46.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the sprocket 46 a of the driving roller 46 is connected to the roller chain 46 b from the upper side and the outer side of the annular roller chain 46 b, and the shaft 46 c of the driving roller 46 is horizontal to the frame 41. The drive roller 46 is configured to be detachable upward as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 6 because it is pivotally supported by a bearing portion 41b formed by a U-shaped notch provided on the angle 41a and having an upper opening. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the guide plate 43 has both ends fixed to a pair of left and right side plates 49, and one side plate 49 is rotatably connected to a horizontal angle 41 a by a hinge 50. The pair of side plates 49 can be integrally opened upward. Thereby, the drive roller and the sorting drum 42 can be attached and detached.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the first carry-out chute 44 and the second carry-out chute 45 include a gate-type fishing hook 44 c that has a tip portion that is the outlet side of the chute main body 44 b and a rear end side. And a support rod 44d for supporting. Both ends of the fishing tackle 44c are fixed to the chute body 44b with bolts and nuts, and U-shaped cut portions 41b (see FIG. 8B) provided on the horizontal angle 41a of the frame 41 via the angle 44e. It is fixed with a wing nut 51. The support rod 44d is welded to an iron plate 44f that is riveted to the bottom of the chute body, and is inserted through an insertion hole 41c provided in the horizontal angle 41a. Since the carry-out chutes 44 and 45 are supported by such a structure, the carry-out chutes 44 and 45 can be easily removed simply by loosening the wing nut 51 and pulling it out to the tip side. In addition, the pair of left and right horizontal angles 41a are provided with U-shaped cut portions 41b and insertion holes 41c symmetrically, so that the front end side and the rear end side of the carry-out chutes 44 and 45 can be easily replaced. Can be attached.

  Although not shown, a tank that accommodates the fruit F delivered from the extension chute 47 is disposed at the outlet of the extension chute 47. The extension chute 47 is supported by a movable support leg 48. By appropriately moving the support leg 48, the outlet of the extension chute 47 can be adjusted to the tank position. The support leg 48 is configured to support the extended chute 47 so as to be inserted into the annular portion 48a, and the slope of the extended chute 47 can be easily adjusted by sliding the annular portion 48a.

  Next, a mechanism for sorting fruits by the fruit sorting apparatus 1 will be described. In order to sort the harvested fruits such as plums and tangerines with the fruit sorting device 1, first, the fruits F stored in a container or the like are placed on the fruit selection table 6. Then, the fruit is sent to the cleaning device 5 in an appropriate amount while sorting and removing the damaged fruit and coarse garbage manually. The fruit F sent to the washing device 5 is conveyed toward the downstream side by the conveying action of the rotating brush roll 51, and water is applied to the fruit F from a nozzle body (not shown) on the way. Thus, soil, sand, dust, dirt, etc. adhering to the surface of the fruit F are washed away by the cleaning action of the water and the brush.

  The washed fruit F is sequentially sent out from the washing device 5 onto the charging chute 30, and the water attached to the fruit F by the washing device 5 is dropped from the gap between the pipe materials 31, thereby draining the fruit F. Is called. And the fruit F which rolled along the inclination of the charging chute | shoot 30 while draining water is guided to the guide member 35 as shown in FIG.2 (b), and the bucket elevator 10 of the bucket elevator 10 is carried out from the exit 32 of the charging chute 30. It is transferred to the bucket 20 that moves upward and is transported upward. At this time, since the notch 37 is provided in the guide member 35, the fruit F can transfer to the bucket 20 even when the guide member 35 is lifted by the bucket 20 and curved upward.

  The bucket 20 that moves upward with the fruit F placed thereon is turned upside down by rotating around the upper sprocket 14 and drops the fruit F on the discharge chute 19.

  The fruit F that has fallen onto the transport chute 19 rolls on the discharge chute 19 and reaches the sorting unit 40. Then, the fruit F having a particle diameter that can be placed on the outer peripheral surface of the sorting drum 42 closest to the bucket elevator 10 and can pass through the sorting hole 42a of the sorting drum 42 passes toward the inside of the sorting drum 42, and is first discharged. It falls on the chute 44. On the other hand, the fruit having a diameter larger than the sorting hole 42 a of the first sorting drum 42 is transferred by the rotating sorting drum 42, and is transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the second sorting drum 42 through the guide plate 43. The fruit F having a particle diameter that can pass through the sorting hole 42 a also falls on the carry-out chute 44 in the drum 42 in the second sorting drum 42. In this manner, the fruit F having a small particle size is sorted stepwise by the plurality of sorting drums 42 each having a sorting hole 42a having a large diameter sequentially toward the downstream side in the transfer direction. In addition, the extremely large fruit F that has not passed through the sorting hole 42a of the sorting drum 42 farthest from the bucket elevator 10 falls onto the second carry-out chute 45 on the outside thereof.

  The fruits F that have fallen on the carry-out chutes 44 and 45 roll on the inclination of the carry-out chutes 44 and 45, and then roll on the extension chutes 47 connected to the carry-out chutes 44 and 45, respectively. It is put into a tank (not shown) corresponding to the chute. Therefore, fruits F having similar particle diameters (sizes) are collected and sorted for each size group, for example, from a small S size to a size of M, L, 2L, and 3L.

  When exchanging the sorting drum 42, the guide plate 43 and the side plate 49 are integrally rotated around the hinge 50 to open the upper portion of the sorting drum 42. As described above, the sorting drum 42 is configured to be replaceable, so that the sorting drum can be replaced with one having a different size of the sorting hole 42a. It is possible to sort out different kinds of fruits.

  In addition, the carry-out direction of the carry-out chutes 44, 45 can be changed, the support leg 48 can be slid to adjust the gradient of the extension chute 47, and the support leg 48 can be moved to change the direction of the extension chute 47. According to the workplace, a tank for storing the selected fruit can be arranged.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 9 shows a fruit sorting apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the fruit sorting apparatus 100, the input chute 30 and the sorting unit 40 are arranged on the ascending conveyance side of the bucket elevator 110, and the bucket 20 is turned over at the upper part on the upper layer conveyance side to discharge the fruit to the discharge chute 19. Thus, the chain 118 is provided to bend toward the discharge chute 19 at the upper part. In addition, in 2nd Embodiment and 3rd Embodiment mentioned later, description is abbreviate | omitted about the member which is common in 1st Embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 11 shows a fruit sorting apparatus 200 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The fruit sorting apparatus 200 is provided upstream of the bucket elevator 10, the input chute 230, the sorting unit 40, the guide member 35, the washing apparatus 205 for washing the fruit F, and the washing apparatus 205 in the fruit transfer direction. And a preparation base 206 for feeding F into the cleaning device 205.

  The input chute 230 is made shorter than the first embodiment in accordance with the cleaning device 205 having a low height, and is attached to a reinforcing member 2301 leaning against the bucket elevator 10.

  The cleaning device 205 includes a cleaning transport path 2051 that transports the fruit F while cleaning it by the cleaning transport roller 2051a, a nozzle body 2052 that is provided above the cleaning transport path 2051 and that sprays cleaning water on the cleaning transport path 2051, A dust receiving shelf 2053 is provided below the transport path 2051 and receives dust and cleaning water dropped from between the transport rollers 2051a. The dust receiving shelf 2053 is provided in a pull-out manner. The garbage receiving shelf 2053 is provided with a drain port 2054 and a drain pipe 2055 for discharging the accumulated cleaning water. The cleaning / conveying rollers 2051a are arranged in rows at appropriate intervals, and are rotationally driven by a drive motor (not shown). As the cleaning / conveying roller 2051a, a brush-like roller having a brush on the roller surface is used.

  The preparation stand 206 is configured to receive a trash that has fallen from between a conveyance path 2061 in which conveyance rollers 2061a for conveying the fruit F are arranged, a hopper 2062 that inputs the fruit F into the conveyance path 2061, and a conveyance roller 2061a. A receiving shelf 2063. The dust receiving rack 2063 is provided in a pull-out manner, and the conveying roller 2061a is driven to rotate by a drive motor (not shown) so that the rotation speed can be variably driven by a remote controller (not shown). .

  When using the fruit sorting apparatus 200, first, the fruit F to be sorted for each size is put into the hopper 2062 of the preparation stand 206. Then, the transport roller 2061a is rotated by the remote controller to transport the fruits F stacked in the hopper 2062 to the washing device 205 in order from the bottom. At this time, a part of the dust mixed with the fruit and thrown into the hopper 2062 falls to the lower dust receiving shelf 2063 from between the conveying rollers 2061a.

  The fruit F transferred to the cleaning device 205 is cleaned by the cleaning water sprayed from the nozzle body 2052 when being transported on the cleaning transport path 2051. At this time, the damaged fruit F can be manually removed on the cleaning conveyance path 2051. The sewage used for washing the fruit F flows down from between the conveying rollers 2051a together with the dust washed off from the fruit F, and is received by the dust receiving shelf 2053. The sewage collected in the garbage receiving shelf 2053 is discharged from the drain port 2054 and the drain pipe 2055, sent to an appropriate place by a drain hose attached to the drain pipe 2055, and discharged.

  When the fruit F is washed by the washing device 205, the amount of the fruit F to be fed from the preparation stand 206 to the washing device 205 is remotely adjusted in accordance with the progress of the work such as removing the dirty fruit F or the damaged fruit F. The controller can be adjusted by changing the rotation speed of the conveying roller 2061a. Hereinafter, the washed fruit F is input to the bucket 20 of the bucket elevator 10 through the input chute 230, and is selected for each size in the same process as in the first embodiment.

  The trash collected in the trash receiving racks 2053 and 2063 can be processed by pulling out the trash receiving racks 2053 and 2063.

  The fruit sorting apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, the guide member can be cut into a rounded rectangle or an inverted trapezoid. The guide plates may be opened individually or opened and closed in the fruit transport direction.

  Since the fruit sorting device of the present invention can smoothly carry fruit from the loading chute to the bucket, it can be suitably used for a fruit sorting device including a bucket elevator.

1,100,200 Fruit sorting apparatus 10,110 Bucket elevator 20 Bucket 30, 230 Loading chute 32 Outlet 35 Guide member 22a Inlet edge 25 Moving track 35a Tip edge 37 Notch 22 Bottom plate 40 Sorting part 42 Sorting drum 42a Sorting hole 44 First 1 unloading chute 45 second unloading chute 46 driving roller 52 bearing 205 cleaning device 2051a cleaning transporting roller 2051 cleaning transporting path 2052 nozzle body 2053 dust receiving rack 206 preparation stand 2061a transporting roller 2061 transporting path 2062 hopper 2063 dust receiving rack

Claims (6)

An input chute for charging fruit, a bucket elevator that accommodates the fruit input from the input chute in a bucket and ascending and transporting, a sorting unit that sorts the fruit delivered from the bucket elevator by particle size, and the input chute A fruit sorting device comprising a guide member for guiding the fruit from the outlet into the bucket,
The guide member is made of a plate-like member having elasticity, and is provided so as to protrude inward of the movement trajectory of the inlet end edge of the bucket from the outlet of the charging chute, and has a notch for allowing fruit to pass through the front end edge. Have
The bucket includes a rectangular bottom plate on which fruit is placed, and an input chute side edge of the bottom plate forms an inlet edge of the bucket, and a cross section of the inlet edge is formed in a rounded corner, and the incision is The fruit sorting device is substantially boat-shaped, and is provided so that the bottom edge of the incision is in contact with the inlet end edge .   The sorting section includes a plurality of sorting drums in which a large number of sorting holes are formed in the entire cylindrical peripheral wall and arranged in parallel in the fruit transfer direction, a guide plate for closing the gap before and after the sorting drum and transferring the fruit, Have
  The fruit sorting device according to claim 1, wherein the guide plate is configured to be openable and closable so that the sorting drum can be attached and detached.   A bowl-shaped first unloading chute for receiving the selected and inserted fruit in the sorting drum and unloading the fruit in either the right or left direction orthogonal to the fruit transfer direction;
  A bowl-shaped second carry-out chute for carrying out the fruit in either the left or right direction provided on the downstream side of the sorting drum located at the end of the fruit transfer direction;
  The fruit sorting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first carry-out chute and the second carry-out chute can exchange the fruit carry-out direction to the right or the left, respectively.   A driving roller that rotationally drives the sorting drum by contacting an oblique upper part of the inner peripheral surface of the sorting drum on the downstream side in the fruit transfer direction, and an oblique lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the sorting drum on the downstream side of the fruit transferring direction, The fruit sorting apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a bearing that assists the rotation of the sorting drum and supports the sorting drum.   Provided with a washing device for washing the fruit on the upstream side in the fruit transfer direction of the charging chute,
  The cleaning device includes a cleaning transport path in which cleaning transport rollers that are rotationally driven are arranged, a nozzle body that supplies cleaning water to the cleaning transport path, and a cleaning transport path that is provided below the cleaning transport path. The fruit sorting according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a dust receiving shelf that receives dust and washing water that has fallen from between the rollers, wherein the dust receiving shelf is provided in a pull-out manner. apparatus.   On the upstream side of the washing apparatus in the fruit transfer direction, a preparation table for sorting the fruits is provided,
  The preparation table includes a transport path in which transport rollers for transporting fruits are arranged, a hopper for feeding fruits into the transport path, and a dust receiving shelf for receiving dust that has fallen from between the transport rollers. And
  The fruit sorting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a dust receiving shelf of the preparation table is provided in a pull-out manner, and the conveying roller is provided so as to be able to drive a rotation speed variably.

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