JP6084512B2 - Shari ball feeder - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a shari-ball supply device for supplying and transporting shari balls such as nigiri sushi to a plate.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus for supplying a sharp ball on a plate conveyed on a conveyor has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

  Such an apparatus is configured to install a sharp ball molding supply device on a tray conveyance conveyor, and to supply two individual balls from the sharp ball molding supply device onto the dish sent by the tray conveyance conveyor.

JP 2009-278869 A

  By the way, there is a case where the number of sharp balls supplied to one dish is not limited to two due to the diversification of the sharpeners in recent years. For example, there are various demands such as a case where one plate is sufficient for one plate or a case where three plates are supplied to one plate. In addition, there is a demand for a case where it is desired to place a slender ball with respect to one plate.

  However, since the apparatus of Patent Document 1 can supply only two shaving balls to one plate, in order to answer the various requests described above, a non-standard number of shaving balls must be gripped manually and placed on the plate. The work to load was necessary, and the work efficiency was lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sharp ball supply device that can supply one or a plurality of sharp balls to a single plate.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a sharp-ball supply device that can supply a single-plate with a good-looking inclination.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
First, a plurality of dishes can be stored, and a dish feeder that can drop and feed the dishes one by one downward, and a dish that is installed below the dish feeder and dropped from the dish feeder A conveyor device that sequentially conveys the sliver, and a downstream side of the tray supply position of the conveyor device, the conveyor device is disposed above the conveyor device, and the shards are placed on the plate that is transported by the conveyor device from the sharde ball supply position. Each of the conveyor devices is provided with support rails that can support dishes falling from the dish feeder on both sides of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of rails on the surface of the conveyor belt. The projecting pieces are provided at predetermined intervals, and are configured to receive the supply of the dish between the front and rear projecting pieces, and the rear part of the dish supplied and dropped onto the support rail is pushed by the projecting piece. And a control means capable of intermittently rotating the conveyor belt. The control means drives the conveyor belt to drive the conveyor belt with the protruding piece. While pushing the rear part, the plate is transferred to a position below the sharp ball supply position to temporarily stop the conveyor belt in the area below the sharp ball supply position. The control unit is configured to perform the supply of the drop of the sharp ball on the plate, and the control means is configured to be configured so that the center position of the plate coincides with the supply of the sharp ball in the single can mode. The belt is stopped, and at the stop position, one sharp ball is dropped and supplied from the sharp ball feeder to the plate. The conveyor belt is stopped at two positions, a center position slightly behind the shaving ball supply position and a position where the center position of the dish is slightly ahead of the shaving ball supply position. A sharp ball supply device, wherein each of the sharp balls from the sharp ball feeder is dropped and supplied to the dish, and the 1 can mode and the 2 can mode can be selected. Composed.

  With this configuration, it is possible to easily switch between a 1-can mode that can supply each of the single balls to the plate and a 2-can mode that can supply two of the balls to the plate. It is possible to realize a sharp ball supply device that can meet various demands for the number of supplies.

  Secondly, a dish feeder that can store a plurality of dishes and can drop and feed the dishes one by one downward, and a dish that is installed below the dish feeder and that is dropped from the dish feeder A conveyor device that sequentially conveys the sliver, and a downstream side of the tray supply position of the conveyor device, the conveyor device is disposed above the conveyor device, and the shards are placed on the plate that is transported by the conveyor device from the sharde ball supply position. Each of the conveyor devices is provided with support rails that can support dishes falling from the dish feeder on both sides of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of rails on the surface of the conveyor belt. The projecting pieces are provided at predetermined intervals, and are configured to receive the supply of the dish between the front and rear projecting pieces, and the rear part of the dish supplied and dropped onto the support rail is pushed by the projecting piece. And a control means capable of intermittently rotating the conveyor belt. The control means drives the conveyor belt to drive the conveyor belt with the protruding piece. While pushing the rear part, the plate is transferred to a position below the sharp ball supply position to temporarily stop the conveyor belt in the area below the sharp ball supply position. The control unit is configured to perform the supply of the drop of the sharp ball on the plate, and the control means is configured to be configured so that the center position of the plate coincides with the supply of the sharp ball in the single can mode. The belt is stopped, and at the stop position, one sharp ball is dropped and supplied from the sharp ball feeder to the plate. The center position of the pan is slightly behind the shaving ball supply position, the center position of the plate is coincident with the shaving ball supply position, and the center position of the pan is slightly forward of the shaving ball supply position. Each of the conveyor belts is stopped at three locations, and each of the sharp ball feeders is dropped and supplied to the plate at each stop position, and the 1-can mode and the 3-can mode are operated. It is constituted by a sharp ball supply device characterized in that it can be selected.

  With this configuration, it is possible to easily switch between a 1-can mode that can supply each of the single balls to the plate and a 3-can mode that can supply three of the balls to the plate. It is possible to realize a sharp ball supply device that can meet various demands for the number of supplies.

  Third, a dish feeder that can store a plurality of dishes and can drop and supply the dishes one by one, and a dish that is installed below the dish feeder and is supplied by dropping from the dish feeder A conveyor device that sequentially conveys the sliver, and a downstream side of the tray supply position of the conveyor device, the conveyor device is disposed above the conveyor device, and the shards are placed on the plate that is transported by the conveyor device from the sharde ball supply position. Each of the conveyor devices is provided with support rails that can support dishes falling from the dish feeder on both sides of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of rails on the surface of the conveyor belt. The projecting pieces are provided at predetermined intervals, and are configured to receive the supply of the dish between the front and rear projecting pieces, and the rear part of the dish supplied and dropped onto the support rail is pushed by the projecting piece. And a control means capable of intermittently rotating the conveyor belt. The control means drives the conveyor belt to drive the conveyor belt with the protruding piece. While pushing the rear part, the plate is transferred to a position below the sharp ball supply position to temporarily stop the conveyor belt in the area below the sharp ball supply position. The configuration is such that the supply of the drop of the sharp ball on the plate is performed, and when the control means is in the two-can mode, the center position of the plate is slightly behind the supply position of the sharp ball, The conveyor belt is stopped at two locations where the center position of the dish is slightly ahead of the sharp ball supply position. Each one of the bowls is dropped and supplied to the dish. In the 3-can mode, the center position of the dish is slightly behind the position of the dish supply position, and the center position of the dish is the above position. Each of the conveyor belts is stopped at three positions, a position that coincides with the supply position of the shrimp balls and a position where the center position of the dish is slightly ahead of the supply position of the shrimp balls. Each of the single balls is supplied to the dish by dropping, and the two balls mode and the three balls mode can be selected.

  With this configuration, it is possible to easily switch between a 2-can mode that can supply two swarf balls to the dish and a 3-can mode that can supply three shards to the dish. It is possible to realize a sharp ball supply device that can meet various demands for the number of supplies.

  Fourth, any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the sharp balls are dropped and supplied onto the plate in a state of being obliquely crossed with respect to a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the conveyor device. It is comprised by the crab ball supply apparatus of a crab.

  If comprised in this way, a sharp ball can be supplied in the state which slanted with respect to the dish diagonally, and the sharp ball supply apparatus which can supply a sharp ball on a dish nicely can be implement | achieved.

  The present invention realizes a sharp-ball supply device that can supply one or a plurality of (for example, two or three) sharp balls to one plate.

  In addition, since the plate is moved by pushing the rear part of the plate with the protruding piece of the conveyor belt, the plate can be stopped at an accurate position corresponding to the supply position of the sharp ball, and the sharp ball can be accurately positioned on the plate. Can be supplied to.

  Also, the position of the shari ball on the dish can be placed not only in the direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the dish but also in the direction of travel of the dish, and the shape of the shari ball looks great on one dish. This is the realization of a sharp ball feeding device that can be mounted well.

It is a front view of the sharp ball supply device concerning the present invention. It is a top view of an apparatus same as the above. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional front view of the tray supply part vicinity of an apparatus same as the above. It is a partial cross section left view of an apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of the intermittent rotation shaping | molding disk in the shear supply part of an apparatus same as the above. It is a figure which shows the drive mechanism of the rotating shaft of the dish supply part of an apparatus same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the intermittent rotation shaping | molding disk vicinity which shows the shaping | molding state in the shaping | molding supply part of an apparatus same as the above. It is sectional drawing of the intermittent rotation shaping | molding disk vicinity which shows the state in which the shear is dropped in the shear supply part of the same apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the drive mechanism of the sharp pressing tool of the same apparatus, and a sharp dropping tool. (A) (b) is a drive mechanism of the rice molding roller of the rice supply part of the same apparatus, (c) is a figure which shows the drive mechanism of the shutter of the rice supply part of the same apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the control system of an apparatus same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the shaping | molding operation | movement of an apparatus same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the shear supply operation | movement of 1 can mode of an apparatus same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the shear supply operation | movement of 2 can modes of an apparatus same as the above. It is a flowchart which shows the shear supply operation | movement of 3 can modes of an apparatus same as the above. It is a positional relationship figure of 1 can mode of an apparatus same as the above. It is a positional relationship figure of 2 can modes of an apparatus same as the above. It is a positional relationship figure of 3 can modes of an apparatus same as the above. It is a positional relationship figure which shows the slanting mounting in 2 can mode of an apparatus same as the above. (A)-(c) is a front view of the tray supply part vicinity of the same apparatus which shows the state of the fall supply of a dish. (A) is a figure which shows the relationship between a intermittent rotation shaping | molding disk and a plate, (b) is a figure which shows the relationship between the intermittent rotation shaping | molding disk and a plate in diagonal mode. It is a functional block diagram of the control part of an apparatus same as the above.

  Hereinafter, the sharp ball supply apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of the above-described sharp-ball supply device, which stocks a large number of dishes 2 and supplies the dishes 2 by dropping onto a dish-conveying conveyor (conveyor device) 3 two by two. Feeder 1, a tray transport conveyor 3 that transports the tray 2 that has been dropped from the tray transport conveyor 3 to a sprout ball supply position X, and is installed above the end of the tray transport conveyor 3. It is installed in the vicinity of the end part of the dish transporting conveyor 3 which supplies and feeds the shrimp balls 5 onto the tray 2 which has been transported, and transports the dishes supplied with the shrunk balls 5 in the same direction. It is comprised from the dish conveyance conveyor 6. FIG.

  The dish supply unit 1 is provided with two dish stockers 9 and 9 constituted by three upright bars 8 on a rectangular machine casing 7 along the traveling direction (arrow A direction) of the dish conveyor 3. A plurality of circular dishes 2 are stacked in the vertical direction on the dish stockers 9 and 9.

  Inside the machine casing 7, as shown in FIG. 3, cylindrical rotating shafts 10a, 10b in the left-right direction corresponding to the one dish stocker 9 have the same height at regular intervals in the front-rear direction. It is pivotally supported at the position. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, these rotary shafts 10a and 10b have dish engagement grooves 11 and 11 recessed at two positions 180 degrees apart on the outer peripheral surface thereof, as shown in FIG. In the dish holding position, the left and right edges of one dish 2 (hereinafter, the dish at this position is indicated by the dish 2 ') are respectively engaged in the dish engaging grooves 11, 11 of the rotary shafts 10a, 10b. In addition, the dish 2 'can be held horizontally at the dish holding position. Then, by rotating about 180 degrees in the opposite direction (arrow B, B ′ direction) from the tray holding position, the held tray 2 ′ is dropped and supplied onto the lower tray conveyor 3. When the rotary shafts 10a and 10b are rotated 180 degrees, the plate 2 above the dropped plate 2 ′ (hereinafter, the plate at this position is indicated by the plate 2 ″) is the other plate engaging groove. 11 and 11 are horizontally engaged and held.

  As shown in FIG. 4, protrusions 12, 12 protrude in the circumferential direction at two locations on the outer periphery of the rotating shafts 10 a, 10 b, and are engaged and held by the dish engaging grooves 11, 11. The plate 2 "positioned on one of the plates 2 'is configured to be stably held by the two protrusions 12 and 12. That is, the plate 2" The outer periphery is supported by the two protrusions 12 and 12 of the rotating shaft 10a, and the other outer periphery is also supported by the two protrusions 12 and 12 of the rotating shaft 10b. Since the plate 2 ″ is supported by the protrusions 12 and 12 at the two outer peripheral edges on both sides, it can be stably supported on the rotary shafts 10a and 10b without rattling.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the rotary shafts 10a and 10b can be intermittently rotated by 180 degrees in directions facing each other (arrows B and B ′ directions) via gears G1 and G2 by drive motors M1 and M2. It is configured as follows.

  The dish transport conveyor 3 is a linear conveyor from the lower side of the dish supply unit 1 to the shear supply position X of the shear ball feeder 4, and a drive shaft 3a pivotally supported by a horizontal machine frame 15. Similarly, an endless belt 3 ′ is stretched between the longitudinally moving shafts 3 b that are pivotally supported by the horizontal machine frame 15, and the trays 2, 2 that are dropped from the tray stockers 9, 9 are supplied to the downstream side. It is conveyed in the position X direction (arrow A direction).

  On the endless belt (conveyor belt) 3 ′ of the conveyor 3, protruding pieces 13 that protrude outward from the surface of the belt 3 ′ are provided at predetermined intervals (for example, at constant intervals of 280 mm). Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the endless belt 3 ′ is provided at the center of the horizontal machine frame 15, and the horizontal machine frame 15 on both sides of the endless belt 3 ′ has a platform for the plate 2. Support rails 14 and 14 that support both sides of the portion 2a are provided along the endless belt 3 over the entire length of the endless belt 3 '. The upper end positions of the support rails 14 and 14 are slightly higher than the height of the surface of the endless belt 3 ′ and lower than the upper end position of the protruding piece 13, and are dropped and supplied from the dish stockers 9 and 9. It is comprised so that two places of the bottom of the base part 2a of the said dish 2 can be supported. At this time, the bottom of the platform 2a of the plate 2 is configured not to contact the endless belt 3 '.

  Accordingly, the dishes 2 and 2 are dropped and supplied onto the support rails 14 and 14 between the protruding pieces 13 and the protruding pieces 13 between the upstream and downstream sides of the endless belt 3 '(FIGS. 20A to 20C). After that, when the endless belt 3 ′ moves in the direction of arrow A, the projecting piece 13 pushes the base part 2 a (the rear part of the dish 2) from the rear, so that it can proceed in the direction of arrow A. Has been. Further, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), a plate for detecting that the plates 2 and 2 are dropped on the conveyor belt 3 'is provided on the side surface of the plate transport conveyor 3 at the position where the plates 2 and 2 are dropped. Drop confirmation sensors (for example, reflection type optical sensors) 22a and 22b are provided in parallel.

  The dish conveyor 3 is intermittently driven in the direction of arrow A by a drive motor M3 that rotationally drives the drive shaft 3a. The drive motor M3 intermittently drives the dish conveyor 3 according to a control program described later. That is, the drive motor M3 drives the dish transport conveyor 3 based on a control program, thereby transporting the dish 2 to the shaving ball supply position X, and after receiving a supply of one shaving ball, again. “One-canning mode” (one-can mode) in which the pan 2 is moved in the direction of arrow A, the pan 2 is transported to an area below the shrimp ball supply position X, and a single shrimp ball is dropped and received. The dish is moved slightly in the direction of arrow A to receive the fall supply of the second sharp ball, and then the dish 2 is moved in the direction of arrow A in “two-canning mode” (two-can mode). After transporting to the above-mentioned sharp-ball supply position X and the area below it, receiving a drop supply of one sharp-ball, slightly moving the plate in the direction of arrow A, receiving a drop-supply of the second sharp-ball, Move the dish slightly in the direction of arrow A Receiving a falling supply catcher Li ball, and executes the dishes 2 arrow A moves in the direction "3 cans out mode" (3 Kang mode) or the like again.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sharp ball feeder 4 is configured to drop and feed the single sharp balls 5 one by one onto the plate 2 that has been transported to the area below the sharp ball supply position X. This rice ball feeder 4 feeds the rice cake hopper 15 'to the rice hopper 15' by means of a rice feed roller (not shown). As shown in FIG. 3, the rice forming roller rotates in the directions of arrows B and B '. 16 and 16 and between the rice molding rollers 17 and 17, and the shaving for one shaving ball is cut by the rotary shutters 18 and 18 into the molding hole 19 a of the intermittent spinning disc 19 (see FIG. 5). Drop supply. The intermittent rotating disk 19 is horizontally supported by a fixed bottom plate 21 'supported by a machine frame 21 of a sharp ball feeder 4, and is intermittently rotated 45 degrees in the direction of arrow C by a drive motor M8. It is configured to be able to. A shear pressing tool 20a (see FIG. 7) is located above the molding hole 19b, and a shaving drop tool 20b is located above the upper molding hole 19c (see FIG. 8). The fixed bottom plate 21 below the molding hole 19c. A through hole 21 "is formed in '.

  The shaving pressing tool 20a and the shaving dropping tool 20b are connected by a connecting plate 20c (see FIG. 9), and the intermittent rotation molding disk 19 of the intermittent rotation molding disk 19 is driven by the rotational drive of the drive motor M9 via the crank mechanism 20d. As shown in FIG. 7, the shaft pressing tool 20a is inserted into the molding hole 19b so that the shaft is press-molded in the molding hole 19b. As shown, the shaving drop tool 20b is inserted into the molding hole 19c so that the molded shaving ball 5 can be dropped and supplied onto the dish 2 below the through hole 21 ". Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, the rice molding rollers 16 and 16 are rotationally driven in the directions of arrows B and B through the gear G3 by the drive motor M5. As shown in FIG. 10B, the rice molding rollers 17 and 17 are rotationally driven in the directions of arrows B and B through a gear G4 by driving of a driving motor M6. Further, as shown in FIG. 10C, the rotary shutters 18 and 18 are rotationally driven in the directions of arrows B and B and arrows D and D through the gear G5 by driving of the drive motor M7.

  As described above, the rice ball feeder 4 continuously feeds the strip-shaped rice between the lower shutters 18 and 18 by rotating the rice molding rollers 16 and 17, and the shutters 18 and 18 are periodically supplied. By opening and closing to the bottom, a single shaver is continuously supplied into the molding hole of the lower intermittent rotation molding disk 19. Then, by moving up and down the shank pressing tool 20a and the shaving drop tool 20b in conjunction with the intermittent driving of the intermittent spinning disk 19, the shaving balls located in the molding hole 19c are placed on the dish 2 located below. Drop supply. By repeatedly performing such an operation, each of the sharp balls can be dropped and supplied downward from the sharp ball supply position X at regular time intervals.

  The dish transport conveyor 6 is a linear conveyor having one end portion provided close to the terminal end of the dish transport conveyor 3, a drive shaft 6 a pivotally supported by the horizontal machine frame 15, and the horizontal machine frame 15. An endless belt 6 'is stretched between the driven shaft 6b and the driven shaft 6b. This dish transport conveyor 6 is continuously driven in the direction of arrow A by a drive motor M4 provided on its drive shaft 6a, and the dish 2 supplied with the sharp balls at the sharp ball supply position X is It is configured to be pushed by the projecting piece 13 of the dish transport conveyor 3 and move in the direction of arrow A to transfer to the dish transport conveyor 6 and to be subsequently transported in the direction of arrow A by the conveyor 6. A dish detection sensor 22c (for example, a reflection type optical sensor) is provided at the end position of the dish transport conveyor 6 and when the dish 2 supplied with the shaving balls 5 has been transported to the end position of the conveyor 6 The sensor 22c detects this, and the drive of the entire shrimp ball supply device together with the dish conveyor 6 is stopped.

  The endless belt 6 ′ of the dish transport conveyor 6 is made of an elastic body, the surface thereof is flat, and the protruding piece 13 provided on the dish transport conveyor 3 does not exist. Therefore, the plate 2 that has moved onto the endless belt 6 'is transferred in the direction of arrow A by the movement of the endless belt 6'.

  FIG. 11 shows the electrical configuration of the present invention. Reference numeral 23 denotes a control unit (control means) such as a CPU, and the drive motors M1 to M9 are based on a program according to the operation procedure shown in FIGS. 12 to 15 and signals from the sensors 22a, 22b, and 22c. By controlling the drive, 1 can mode to supply the shrimp balls to the pan one by one, 2 can mode to feed the shrimp balls to the pan 2 units, 3 can mode to supply the shrunk balls to the pan 3 by 3 cans, diagonal Each operation of the mode is performed.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes an operation unit, which is configured to be able to select any one of the 1-can mode, the 2-can mode, and the 3-can mode, and the selected mode (1 can mode, 2 can mode, or 3 can mode). ) To the control unit 23. Of course, the operation unit 24 can select the 1-can mode and the 2-can mode, can select the 1-can mode and the 3-can mode, can select the 2-can mode and the 3-can mode. Is also possible.

  FIG. 22 is a functional block diagram of the operation of the control unit (control means) 23. In the block diagram, the control unit 23 recognizes which mode is selected by the operation unit 24 by the 1-can mode recognition unit 23a, the 2-can mode recognition unit 23b, and the 3-can mode recognition unit 23c, and transports it. The conveyor stop control means 23e controls the drive motor M3 to control the stop position (1 can mode stop position, 2 can mode stop position, 2 can mode stop position) in each mode from the memory 23d according to the selected mode. ) Is read, the dish transport conveyor 3 is intermittently driven, and the dish transport conveyor 3 is stopped at the stop position corresponding to each mode.

  The stop position is a position at which the center position P of the dish 2 coincides with the above-mentioned sharp-ball supply position X in the single-can mode as a stop position of the dish 2 with respect to the above-mentioned sharp-ball supply position X (S5, S10 in FIG. 16). In the mode, the center position P of the plate 2 is a position slightly behind the shaving ball supply position X (the positions of S3 and S8 in FIG. 17), and the center position P of the plate 2 is a position slightly ahead of the shaving ball supply position X. In the two- and three-can modes (positions in FIGS. 17S6 and S11), the center position P of the plate 2 is slightly behind the position for supplying the sharp balls (the position in FIGS. 18S3 and S10), and the plate 2 A position where the center position P coincides with the above-mentioned shaving ball supply position X (position of FIGS. 18S6 and S13) and a position where the center position P of the plate 2 is slightly ahead of the above-mentioned shaving-ball supply position X (positions of FIGS. 18S8 and S15). 3) It is where. Of course, other stop positions are also stored in the memory 23d, and the conveyor stop position control means 23e intermittently puts the conveyor belt 3 'at the stop positions for each step shown in FIGS. The operation to sequentially stop is performed.

  The dish drop control means 23g controls the drive motors M1 and M2 based on the input of detection signals indicating the fall of the dishes from the dish drop confirmation sensors 22a and 22b, and rotates the rotary shafts 10a and 10b to convey the conveyor. Control is performed to sequentially drop the dishes 2 and 2 onto the plate 3.

  The rice supply control means 23f drives and controls the drive motors M5 to M9 in accordance with the intermittent drive operation of the dish conveyer 3, and forms the sharp balls using the sharp ball forming device 25 ′ (FIG. 11). The operation of dropping and supplying the individual beads 5 one by one onto the tray 2 below the supply location X of the delivery device 4 of the delivery device 4 is performed.

  The conveyor control means 23h drives the drive motor M4 to drive the dish conveyor 6. When the end detection sensor 22c detects the arrival of the dish 2, the conveyor conveyor means 23h temporarily stops driving the conveyor 6. When the end detection sensor 22c detects the arrival of the dish 2, the conveyer stop position control means 23e stops the operations of the control means 23f and 23g and temporarily stops the operation of the entire apparatus.

  The sharp ball supply device of the present invention is configured as described above. Next, the operation of the device will be described.

(1) Shaving Ball Forming Operation The operation of the shaving ball forming device (rice supply control means 23f) of the shaving ball feeder 4 indicated by reference numeral 25 'in FIG. 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, as the feed roller rotates, the feed is supplied downward (S1 in FIG. 12), and the drive motors M5 and M6 are driven to drive the rice forming rollers 16 and 17 for a certain period of time (S2 in FIG. 12). Thereafter, when the belt-shaped shari reaches the position of the rotary shutters 18 and 18, the drive motor M7 is driven to rotate the rotary shutters 18 and 18, so that one shaving is dropped and supplied into the molding hole 19a of the intermittent rotary molding disk 19. (S3 in FIG. 12). The control unit 23 drives the drive motor M8 to intermittently rotate the intermittent rotation disk 19 and rotates the drive motor M9 in accordance with the stop timing of the disk 19 to make the rice pressing tool 20a and the rice dropping tool 20b. Is driven up and down (S5 in FIG. 12). Therefore, the rice pressing tool 20a is moved to the position below the through hole 21 ″, that is, to the sharp ball supply position X through the through hole 21 ″ from the molding hole 19c of the intermittent rotating disk 19 in conjunction with the raising / lowering timing of the rice pressing tool 20a. The ball 5 is continuously dropped and supplied.

(2) One Can Mode Next, the operation in the one can mode for supplying one sharp ball 5 on the plate 2 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 13 and the positional relationship diagram of FIG. In the positional relationship diagram of FIG. 16, the position of the vertical line 26 indicates the sharp ball supply position X, and the positions of the vertical lines 27a and 27b indicate the dish supply positions Y1 and Y2. In each step, the horizontal line 29 indicates the traveling direction of the dish conveyor 3, the short vertical line perpendicular to the horizontal line 29 indicates the position of the protruding piece 13 on the dish conveyor 3, and the circle on the horizontal line 29 indicates the platform 2 a of the dish 2. . The hatched dishes 2 and 2 indicate the supply positions of the dishes 2 and 2, and the two dishes 2 are dropped and supplied onto the dish conveyor 3 at the same position. A line drawn in the longitudinal direction at the center of the front and rear direction of the plate 2 is referred to as a plate center position P. 16 to 18, the upstream side is also referred to as “rear” and the downstream side is also referred to as “front”.

  First, “1 can mode” is selected on the operation unit 24. Each protruding piece 13 of the dish transport conveyor 3 is located at the position indicated by S1 in FIG. 16, that is, behind the two dishes 2 and 2 that are dropped and supplied, and is not in contact with the platform 2a of the dish 2. Assume that it has stopped.

  The control unit 23 (single can mode recognition means 23a) recognizes the “one can mode” by operating the operation unit 24, and drives the driving motors M1 and M2 to rotate the plate stockers 9 and 9, respectively. When the shafts 10a and 10b are rotated by about 180 degrees, the dishes 2 and 2 fall between the protruding pieces 13 and 13 on the dish conveying conveyor 3 and do not contact the protruding pieces 13 and 13 (dish Drop control means 23g, FIG. 13S1, FIG. 16S1). When the dish drop confirmation sensors 22a and 22b detect the fall of the two dishes 5 and 5, the control unit 23 detects this (S2 in FIG. 13) and moves the dish conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 300 mm once. Stop (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 12S3, FIG. 16S3).

  Then, the plates 2 and 2 are pushed and moved in the direction of the arrow A by the protruding pieces 13 and 13, and at the stop position of the conveyor 3, the center position P of the front plate 2 is set to the sharp ball supply position X. The center position P coincides with the sharp ball supply position X, and the center position P of the rear dish 2 is located slightly forward of the dish supply position Y1.

  If the control unit 23 does not end at this point, when the control unit 23 instructs the sharpening device 25 '(sharpening ball feeder 4) to drop the sharpening ball, the feeding device 4 (rice supply control means 23f) will drive the driving motor. M9 is driven to raise and lower the sharpening tool 20b, and the sharpening ball 5 is dropped at the sharpening ball supply position X. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the center position P of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIG. 13S5, FIG. 16S5, FIG. 21 (a)).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish transport conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 260 mm and temporarily stops it (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIGS. 13S6 and 16S6). Then, the dish 2 supplied with the shaving balls 5 is pushed by the protruding piece 13 and moved in the direction of arrow A, transferred to the next-stage dish transport conveyor 6, and moved in the direction of arrow A by the dish transport conveyor 6. (Transport conveyor control means 23h). On the other hand, the rear plate 2 moves in the direction of arrow A while being pushed by the protruding piece 13, and its center position P stops at a position 20 mm behind the sharp ball supply position X (S6 in FIG. 16).

  Next, the control unit 23 drives the drive motors M1 and M2 to rotate the rotary shafts 10a and 10b of the dish stockers 9 and 9 by about 180 degrees to drop the dishes 2 and 2 (dish drop control means 23g). FIG. 13S7, FIG. 16S7). At this time, since each protruding piece 13 of the tray conveyor 3 is in a rear position where it does not contact the supplied tray 2, the protruding piece 13 and the tray 2 do not contact each other.

  Next, when the dish drop confirmation sensors 22a and 22b detect the fall of the two dishes 2 and 2, the control unit 23 detects this (S8 in FIG. 13) and moves the dish conveyor 3 by 20 mm in the direction of arrow A. And temporarily stops (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 13S9, FIG. 16S9). Due to the movement of the conveyor 3, the center position P of the front dish 2 is located at the sharp ball supply position X, and the central position P and the sharp ball supply position X coincide (S9 in FIG. 16).

  After that, when the control unit 23 instructs the shrimp ball feeder 4 (rice feed control means 23f) to drop the shrimp, the feeder 4 drives the drive motor M9 to raise and lower the shrimp drop tool 20b. The ball 5 is dropped at the ball supply position X. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the center position P of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIGS. 13S10 and 16S10).

  Next, the control unit 23 temporarily stops the plate conveyor 3 by moving it 280 mm in the direction of arrow A (conveyor conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIGS. 13S11 and 16S11). Then, the dish 2 supplied with the shaving balls 5 is pushed by the protruding piece 13 and moved in the direction of arrow A, transferred to the next-stage dish transport conveyor 6, and moved in the direction of arrow A by the dish transport conveyor 6. (Transport conveyor control means 23h). On the other hand, the two rear dishes 2 and 2 are moved in the direction of arrow A while being pushed by the protruding piece 13, and the front dish 2 has its center position P coincident with the sharp ball supply position X and The dish 2 stops at a position slightly ahead of the dish supply position Y1 (S11 in FIG. 16).

  After that, if the operation is not finished, the control unit 23 returns to step S5 and performs the above-mentioned shrimp drop supply operation at step 5, whereby the shrimp ball 5 is dropped and supplied onto the front plate 5 (FIG. 13S5, FIG. 16S5).

  Thereafter, the operation from step S5 to step S12 in FIG. 13 is repeatedly performed, so that each time the plate 2 stops at the shape ball supply position X, the shape of the shape 5 is dropped and supplied to the plate 2 one by one. Then, the operation is performed repeatedly such that the dish 2 supplied with the drop of the sharp ball 5 is sequentially transferred to the next-stage dish transport conveyor 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when five dishes 2 supplied with the shaving balls 5 are conveyed to the dish conveyor 6 and the end detection sensor 22 c detects that the dish 2 has arrived at the end position of the conveyor 6. The control unit 23 temporarily stops the operation of the apparatus (conveying conveyor control means 23h, FIG. 13S12).

  Thereafter, the operator moves the plate 2 on the plate transport conveyor 6 to the material loading table 25 (see FIG. 2), and performs the material loading operation on the shaving balls on the table 25. When the loading of the material is completed, the operation is resumed from the position where it has been temporarily stopped, and the operations from step S5 to step S12 are repeated. In addition, when operation | movement is complete | finished, such as completion | finish of conveyance of the tray 2 on the tray conveyance conveyors 3 and 6, if completion | finish operation is performed in the operation part 24, the tray conveyance conveyor 3 will be an origin (in step S13). After returning, the operation ends.

(2) Two-can mode First, “two-can mode” is selected on the operation unit 24. In the two-can mode, the initial position of the protruding piece 13 (the position shown in FIG. 17S1) and the operation of dropping the two dishes 2 and 2 onto the dish-conveying conveyor 3 are the same as in the one-can mode (FIG. 14S1, FIG. 17S1). . Therefore, the control unit 23 recognizes that it is in the “two-can mode” (two-can mode recognition means 23b), and when the dish drop confirmation sensors 22a and 22b detect the fall of the two dishes 2 and 2, the control unit 23 23 detects this (dish falling control means 23g, FIG. 14S2), and moves the said dish conveyance conveyor 3 280 mm in the arrow A direction, and stops once (conveyance conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 13S3, FIG. 17S3).

  Then, the plates 2 and 2 are pushed and moved in the direction of the arrow A by the protruding pieces 13 and 13, and at the stop position of the conveyor 3, the center position P of the front plate 2 is set to the sharp ball supply position X. The rear plate 2 is located slightly rearward (for example, about 30 mm), and the center position P of the rear plate 2 is slightly rearward from the plate supply position Y1.

  If it is not finished at this point (S4 in FIG. 14), when the control unit 23 commands the sprout ball feeder 4 to drop the sprout balls, the feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) similarly applies the sprout ball supply position. In X, the first sharp ball 5 is dropped. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position slightly forward of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIG. 14S5, FIG. 17S5).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish transport conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 35 mm and temporarily stops it (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIGS. 14S6 and 17S6). As a result, the center position P of the front dish 2 moves slightly forward (for example, about 30 mm) from the sharp ball supply position X (S6 in FIG. 17).

  When the control unit 23 instructs the sprout ball feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) to drop the sprout ball, the feeder 4 drops the second sprout ball 5 at the sprout ball supply position X. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position slightly behind the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIG. 14S7, FIG. 17S7). As a result, the two sharp balls are placed in parallel in the central position of the dish 2. In this case, the two shaving balls 5 are respectively placed at the front position and the rear position of the dish 2 with the center position P of the dish 2 interposed therebetween, and both the shaving balls 5 and 5 are not in contact with each other. , 5 is formed with a slight gap (S7 in FIG. 17).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish transport conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 245 mm and temporarily stops it (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 14S8, FIG. 17S8). Then, the tray 2 supplied with the two shaving balls 5 is pushed by the protruding piece 13 and moved in the direction of arrow A, and transferred to the next-stage tray transport conveyor 6, and is moved in the direction of arrow A by the tray transport conveyor 6. (Transport conveyor control means 23h). On the other hand, the rear plate 2 moves in the direction of the arrow A while being pushed by the protruding piece 13, and its center position P is slightly (for example, about 30 mm) behind the shaving ball supply position X (the same position as step S3). (FIG. 17 S8, FIG. 17 S8).

  Next, the control unit 23 rotates the rotating shaft by 180 ° C. to drop the dishes 2 and 2 and instructs the shrimp ball feeder 4 to drop the shrimp balls (dish drop control means 23g, rice supply control means). 23f, FIG. 14S9, FIG. 17S9). Two dishes 2, 2 are dropped and supplied between the protruding pieces 13, 13 on the dish conveyer 3, and the first sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the plate 2 below the sharp ball supply position X. Therefore, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position slightly forward of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIG. 14S9, FIG. 17S9).

  Thereafter, when the dish drop confirmation sensors 22a and 22b detect the fall of the two dishes 2 and 2, the control unit 23 detects this (S10 in FIG. 14) and moves the dish transport conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 35 mm. And temporarily stops (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 14S11, FIG. 17S11). Then, the center plate P of the front plate 2 moves slightly forward (for example, about 30 mm) from the above-described sharp ball supply position X (S11 in FIG. 17).

  When the control unit 23 instructs the sprout ball feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) to drop the sprout ball, the feeder 4 drops the second sprout ball 5 at the sprout ball supply position X. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position slightly behind the plate 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIGS. 14S12 and 17S12). As a result, the two sharp balls are placed in parallel in the central position of the dish 2. In this case, as in step S7, the two shaving balls 5 are respectively placed at the front position and the rear position of the dish 2 with the center position P of the dish 2 interposed therebetween, and both the shaving balls 5, 5 are in contact with each other. There is no gap between the two sharp balls 5 and 5 (S12 in FIG. 17).

  The controller 23 temporarily stops the dish conveyor 3 by moving it 245 mm in the direction of arrow A (conveyor conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 14S13, FIG. 17S13). Then, the dish 5 supplied with the two shaving balls 5 is pushed by the protruding piece 13 and moved in the direction of arrow A, and transferred to the next-stage dish transport conveyor 6, and is moved by the dish transport conveyor 6 in the direction of arrow A. (Transport conveyor control means 23h).

  On the other hand, the rear plate 2 moves in the direction of arrow A while being pushed by the protruding piece 13, and the center position P stops at a position slightly behind the shear ball supply position X (the same position as step S5) (S13 in FIG. 17). FIG. 17 S13).

  Thereafter, the operation from step S5 to step S14 in FIG. 14 is repeatedly performed, so that each time the dish 2 stops at the shear ball supply position X, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the dish 2. The operation of repeatedly supplying the two shrimp balls 5 to one dish 2 and successively transporting the dishes 2 to which the shrimp balls 5 are dropped and supplied to the next dish transport conveyor 6 is repeatedly performed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when five dishes 2 supplied with the shaving balls 5 are conveyed to the dish conveyor 6 and the end detection sensor 22 c detects that the dish 2 has arrived at the end position of the conveyor 6. The control unit 23 temporarily stops the operation of the apparatus (conveying conveyor control means 23h, FIG. 14S14).

  Thereafter, the operator moves the plate 2 on the plate transport conveyor 6 to the material loading table 25 and performs a material loading operation on the sharp ball on the table 25. When the loading of the material is completed, the operation is resumed from the position where it has been temporarily stopped, and the operations from step S5 to step S14 are repeated. In addition, when operation | movement is complete | finished, such as completion | finish of conveyance of the tray 2 on the tray conveyance conveyors 3 and 6, if completion | finish operation is performed in the operation part 24, the tray conveyance conveyor 3 will be an origin (in step S15). After returning, the operation ends.

(3) 3-can mode First, “3 can mode” is selected on the operation unit 24. In the 3-can mode, the initial position of the protruding piece 13 (the position shown in FIG. 18S1) and the operation of dropping the two dishes 2 and 2 onto the dish-conveying conveyor 3 are the same as in the 1-can mode (FIG. 15S1, FIG. 18S1). . Therefore, the control unit 23 recognizes that it is “3 can mode recognition” (3 can mode recognition means 23 c), and when the dish drop confirmation sensors 22 a and 22 b detect the fall of the two dishes 2 and 2, the control unit 23 23 detects this (dish falling control means 23g, FIG. 15S2), moves the said dish conveyance conveyor 3 to 265 mm in the arrow A direction, and stops once (conveyance conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 15S3, FIG. 17S3).

  Then, the plates 2 and 2 are pushed and moved in the direction of the arrow A by the protruding pieces 13 and 13, and at the stop position of the conveyor 3, the center position P of the front plate 2 is set to the sharp ball supply position X. The rear plate 2 is positioned slightly rearward (for example, about 35 mm), and the center position P of the rear plate 2 is positioned slightly rearward from the plate supply position Y1.

  If the control unit 23 does not end at this time (S4 in FIG. 15), when the control unit 23 instructs the sprout ball feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) to drop the sprout balls, the feeder 4 is similarly moved to the sprout ball supply position. In X, the first sharp ball 5 is dropped. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position from the front of the dish 5 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIG. 15S5, FIG. 18S5).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish transport conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 35 mm and temporarily stops it (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 15S6, FIG. 18S6). As a result, the center position P of the front dish 2 coincides with the sharp ball supply position X (S6 in FIG. 18).

  When the control unit 23 instructs the sprout ball feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) to drop the second sprout ball, the feeder 4 moves the second sprout ball 5 at the sprout ball supply position X. Drop it. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the central position P of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIG. 15S7, FIG. 18S7).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish transport conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 35 mm and temporarily stops it (transport conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 15S8, FIG. 18S8). Then, the center position P of the front dish 2 moves slightly forward (for example, about 35 mm) from the above-described sharp ball supply position X (S8 in FIG. 18).

  When the control unit 23 instructs the sprout ball feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) to drop the third sprout ball, the feeder 4 moves the third sprout ball 5 at the sprout ball supply position X. Drop it. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position from the rear of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIG. 15S9, FIG. 18S9). As a result, three sharp balls are placed in parallel at the center position of the dish 2. In this case, the three shaving balls 5, 5 and 5 are respectively placed at three positions including the front position and the rear position of the dish 2 including the center position P of the dish 2. A slight gap is formed between each of the sharp balls 5, 5, and 5 without contacting each other (S9 in FIG. 18).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish conveying conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 210 mm and temporarily stops it (conveying conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 15S10, FIG. 18S10). Then, the tray 2 supplied with the three shaving balls 5 is pushed by the protruding piece 13 and moved in the direction of arrow A, and transferred to the next-stage tray transport conveyor 6, and is moved by the tray transport conveyor 6 in the direction of arrow A. Moved to. On the other hand, the rear plate 2 moves in the direction of the arrow A while being pushed by the protruding piece 13, and the center position P is slightly (for example, about 35 mm) behind the shaving ball supply position X (the same position as step S3). (FIG. 15 S10, FIG. 18 S10).

  Next, the control unit 23 rotates the rotary shafts 10a and 10b by 180 ° C. to drop the dishes 2 and 2, and instructs the shrimp ball feeder 4 to drop the shrunk balls (dish dropping control means 23g, rice Supply control means 23f, FIG. 15S11, FIG. 18S11). Then, the two plates 2 and 2 are dropped and supplied between the protruding pieces 13 and 13 on the plate conveyor 3, and the first sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the plate 2 below the sharp ball supply position X. To do. Therefore, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position from the front of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIGS. 15S11 and 18S11).

  Thereafter, when the dish drop confirmation sensors 22a, 22b detect the fall of the two dishes 2, 2, the control unit 23 detects this (dish drop control means 23g, FIG. 15S12), and moves the dish conveyor 3 to the arrow. It moves 35mm in the A direction and stops temporarily (conveyance conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 15S13, FIG. 18S13). Then, the center position P of the front dish 2 coincides with the sharp ball supply position X (S13 in FIG. 18).

  When the control unit 23 instructs the sprout ball feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) to drop the sprout ball, the feeder 4 drops the second sprout ball 5 at the sprout ball supply position X. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the sharp ball supply position X (center position P) (FIGS. 15S14 and 18S14).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish conveying conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 35 mm and temporarily stops it (conveying conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 15S15, FIG. 18S15). Then, the center position P of the front dish 2 moves slightly forward (for example, about 35 mm) from the above-described sharp ball supply position X (S15 in FIG. 18).

  When the control unit 23 instructs the sprout ball feeder 4 (rice supply control means 23f) to drop the third sprout ball, the feeder 4 moves the third sprout ball 5 at the sprout ball supply position X. Drop it. Then, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to a position from the rear of the dish 2 at the sharp ball supply position X (FIGS. 15S16 and 18S16). As a result, three sharp balls are placed in parallel at the center position of the dish 2. In this case, like the step S9, the three shaving balls 5, 5, and 5 are respectively placed at the three positions including the front position and the rear position of the dish 2 including the center position P of the dish 2, and The balls 5, 5, and 5 are not in contact with each other, and a slight gap is formed between each of the balls 5, 5, and 5 (S15 in FIG. 18).

  Next, the control unit 23 moves the dish conveying conveyor 3 in the direction of arrow A by 210 mm and temporarily stops it (conveying conveyor stop position control means 23e, FIG. 15S17, FIG. 18S17). Then, the tray 2 supplied with the three shaving balls 5 is pushed by the protruding piece 13 and moved in the direction of arrow A, and transferred to the next-stage tray transport conveyor 6, and is moved by the tray transport conveyor 6 in the direction of arrow A. Moved to.

  On the other hand, the rear dish 2 moves in the direction of the arrow A while being pushed by the protruding piece 13, and stops at a position slightly behind (for example, about 35 mm) from the shear ball supply position X (the same position as step S5) (FIG. 15S17, FIG. 18S17).

  Thereafter, the operations from step S5 to step S18 in FIG. 15 are repeatedly performed, so that each time the dish 2 stops at the shear ball supply position X, the sharp ball 5 is dropped and supplied to the dish 2. The operation is performed repeatedly such that three pieces of the shrimp balls 5 are dropped and supplied to the two plates 2 and the plates 2 to which the shrunk balls 5 are dropped and supplied are sequentially transferred to the next plate transport conveyor 6.

  Thereafter, when five dishes 2 supplied with the sharp balls 5 are conveyed to the dish conveyor 6, the controller 23 temporarily stops the operation of the apparatus (S 18 in FIG. 15). Thereafter, the material loading operation is performed in the same manner as in the above-described 2-can mode. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, five dishes 2 supplied with the shaving balls 5 are conveyed to the dish conveyor 6, and the end detection sensor 22 c indicates that the dish 2 has arrived at the end position of the conveyor 6. Upon detection, the control unit 23 temporarily stops the operation of the apparatus (conveying conveyor control means 23h, FIG. 15S18). Thereafter, the operator moves the plate 2 on the plate transport conveyor 6 to the material loading table 25 (see FIG. 2), and performs the material loading operation on the shaving balls on the table 25.

  When the loading of the material is completed, the operation is resumed from the position where it has been temporarily stopped, and the operations from step S5 to step S18 are repeated. In addition, when operation | movement is complete | finished, such as completion | finish of conveyance of the tray 2 on the tray conveyance conveyors 3 and 6, if completion | finish operation is performed in the operation part 24, the tray conveyance conveyor 3 will be an origin (in step S19). After returning, the operation ends.

(4) Diagonal Mode FIG. 19 shows the mounting situation of the sharp ball 5 in the oblique mode. The shaving balls 5 are dropped and supplied onto the plate 2 in an oblique state with respect to the direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the plate conveyor 3 (see FIG. 21B).

  That is, as shown in FIG. 21 (b), the position of the molding hole 19 c for dropping the sharp ball 5 in the intermittent rotation molding disk 19 is set to the normal position of the molding hole 19 c orthogonal to the traveling direction A of the dish conveyor 3. From the position (FIG. 21 (a)), one downstream molding hole 19c ′ (molding hole 19c ′ obliquely intersecting with the traveling direction A of the dish conveyor 3) moves to the molding hole. The through-hole 21 ″ is formed below 19c ′, and the shaving drop tool 20b is positioned above the molding hole 19c ′. Further, the dish conveyor 3 passes just below the molding hole 19c ′. The conveyor 3 is arranged so that the dish 2 conveyed immediately below the molding hole 19c ′ can be stopped.

  What is shown in FIG. 19 is the two-can mode of the oblique mode, and the operation is only that the sharp ball 5 is obliquely supplied to the dish 2 and the other operations are as shown in FIG. This is the same as the operation in the 2-can mode shown in FIG. In the 1-can mode and 3-can mode, the oblique mode can be similarly set.

  If comprised in this way, according to the material, it will be possible to mount the sharp ball on the plate 2 with a good appearance.

  The sharp ball supply device of the present invention can accurately drop and supply one or a plurality of sharp balls on a plate, and thus can realize a sharp ball supply device that can handle various kinds of material.

1 dish supply unit (dish feeder)
2 dishes 3 dish conveyor (conveyor device)
3 'endless belt (conveyor belt)
4 Shaving Ball Feeding Machine 5 Shaving Ball 6 Dish Conveyor 9, 9 Dish Stocker 10a Rotating Shaft 10b Rotating Shaft 13 Protruding Pieces 14, 14 Support Rail 23 Controller X Shaving Ball Feeding Position

Claims (4)

A dish feeder capable of storing a plurality of dishes and capable of dropping and feeding the above dishes one by one;
A conveyor device that is installed below the tray feeder and sequentially transports the trays that are dropped and supplied from the tray feeder;
Shari balls installed above the conveyor device on the downstream side of the tray supply position of the conveyor device, and supplying the beads one by one onto the plate conveyed by the conveyor device from the shear ball supply position. Equipped with a feeder,
The conveyor device is provided with support rails that can support the dishes falling from the dish feeder on both sides of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of protruding pieces are provided on the surface of the conveyor belt at predetermined intervals, and the front and rear protrusions are provided. Configure to receive the above dish between the pieces,
It is constituted so that the tray can be transferred to the downstream side by pushing the rear part of the tray dropped and supplied onto the support rail by the protruding piece,
Provided with a control means capable of intermittently driving the conveyor belt,
The control means drives the conveyor belt and pushes the rear part of the dish with the protruding piece to transfer the dish to a position below the sharp ball supply position, and in the area below the sharp ball supply position, the conveyor belt. Is temporarily stopped, and in the stopped state of the conveyor belt, it is configured to drop and supply the sharp balls from the sharp ball feeder to the plate,
In the single-can mode, the control means stops the conveyor belt so that the center position of the dish coincides with the sharp ball supply position, and one sharp ball from the sharp ball feeder at the stop position. In the two-can mode, the center position of the dish is slightly behind the supply position and the center position of the dish is slightly forward of the supply position. The conveyor belts are stopped at two positions, respectively, and at each of these stop positions, one each of the sharp balls from the sharp ball feeder is dropped and supplied to the dish.
A sharp-ball supply device characterized in that the 1-can mode and the 2-can mode can be selected. A dish feeder capable of storing a plurality of dishes and capable of dropping and feeding the above dishes one by one;
A conveyor device that is installed below the tray feeder and sequentially transports the trays that are dropped and supplied from the tray feeder;
Shari balls installed above the conveyor device on the downstream side of the tray supply position of the conveyor device, and supplying the beads one by one onto the plate conveyed by the conveyor device from the shear ball supply position. Equipped with a feeder,
The conveyor device is provided with support rails that can support the dishes falling from the dish feeder on both sides of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of protruding pieces are provided on the surface of the conveyor belt at predetermined intervals, and the front and rear protrusions are provided. Configure to receive the above dish between the pieces,
It is constituted so that the tray can be transferred to the downstream side by pushing the rear part of the tray dropped and supplied onto the support rail by the protruding piece,
Provided with a control means capable of intermittently driving the conveyor belt,
The control means drives the conveyor belt and pushes the rear part of the dish with the protruding piece to transfer the dish to a position below the sharp ball supply position, and in the area below the sharp ball supply position, the conveyor belt. Is temporarily stopped, and in the stopped state of the conveyor belt, it is configured to drop and supply the sharp balls from the sharp ball feeder to the plate,
In the single-can mode, the control means stops the conveyor belt so that the center position of the dish coincides with the sharp ball supply position, and one sharp ball from the sharp ball feeder at the stop position. Is dropped and supplied to the plate. In the 3-can mode, the center position of the plate is slightly behind the supply position of the sharp ball and the center position of the plate matches the supply position of the sharp ball. The conveyor belt is stopped at each of three positions, the position of the plate and the position of the center of the dish slightly ahead of the supply position of the sharp balls, and at each of the stop positions, one of the sharp balls is supplied from the sharp ball feeder. It is to drop supply to the above dish,
A sharp-ball supply device characterized in that the 1-can mode and the 3-can mode can be selected. A dish feeder capable of storing a plurality of dishes and capable of dropping and feeding the above dishes one by one;
A conveyor device that is installed below the tray feeder and sequentially transports the trays that are dropped and supplied from the tray feeder;
Shari balls installed above the conveyor device on the downstream side of the tray supply position of the conveyor device, and supplying the beads one by one onto the plate conveyed by the conveyor device from the shear ball supply position. Equipped with a feeder,
The conveyor device is provided with support rails that can support the dishes falling from the dish feeder on both sides of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of protruding pieces are provided on the surface of the conveyor belt at predetermined intervals, and the front and rear protrusions are provided. Configure to receive the above dish between the pieces,
It is constituted so that the tray can be transferred to the downstream side by pushing the rear part of the tray dropped and supplied onto the support rail by the protruding piece,
Provided with a control means capable of intermittently driving the conveyor belt,
The control means drives the conveyor belt and pushes the rear part of the dish with the protruding piece to transfer the dish to a position below the sharp ball supply position, and in the area below the sharp ball supply position, the conveyor belt. Is temporarily stopped, and in the stopped state of the conveyor belt, it is configured to drop and supply the sharp balls from the sharp ball feeder to the plate,
In the two-can mode, the control means has two locations: a position where the center of the dish is slightly behind the supply position of the shaving balls and a position where the center of the dish is slightly ahead of the position of supplying the shaving balls. Each of the conveyor belts is stopped, and at each of these stop positions, one each of the sharp ball feeders is dropped and supplied to the pan. In the three-can mode, the central position of the pan is There are three positions: a position slightly rearward from the position for supplying the sharp beads, a position where the center position of the dish coincides with the position for supplying the sharp beads, and a position where the center position of the dish is slightly ahead of the position for supplying the sharp beads. Each of the conveyor belts is stopped, and at each of these stop positions, one each of the sharp balls from the sharp ball feeder is dropped and supplied to the dish.
A sharp-ball supply device characterized in that the 2-can mode and the 3-can mode can be selected.   The said sharp ball is fall-supplied on the said plate in the state which crossed with respect to the direction orthogonal to the advancing direction of the said conveyor apparatus, The supply in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Shari ball feeder.

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