JP6347715B2 - Onion leaf / root continuous excision machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an onion leaf / root continuous excision machine that can sequentially and continuously excise leaves and roots of onions. In the present invention, the onions to be processed include raccoon, garlic, lily root, bulb and the like in addition to the onion itself.

  The harvested onion has a long leaf on the upper side and a large number of roots on the lower side, and it is necessary to cut the leaves and roots at the time of shipment. At present, the root excision is generally performed manually with scissors one by one.

  By the way, at the time of onion shipment, it is necessary to perform a large amount of onion leaf / root excision work within a short period of time, and the above-mentioned leaf / root excision work by scissors (manual operation) has a very poor work efficiency. At the same time, continuing the excision work for a long time is very tiring.

  Therefore, the present applicant has made it possible to cut the onion leaves and roots automatically (mechanically) simply by putting the leaves and rooted onions into the input part of the aircraft. The "removal machine" has already been proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-263629 (Patent Document 1).

  Various devices having substantially the same structure as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 which are the embodiments of the present application are used for the onion leaf / root continuous removal machine of this already-filed application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-263629). However, the outline of the main structure of the leaf / root continuous removal machine of the already-filed onion will be described below.

  The onion leaf / root continuous removal machine of this already-filed application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-263629) includes an input portion for feeding leaves / rooted onions in the front portion and a discharge portion for discharging leaf / root removed onions in the rear portion. A leaf cutting unit for cutting leaves of leaves and rooted onions in the body case, and roots from leaf removing and rooted onions having leaves cut by the leaf cutting unit. And an upside down device for transferring leaf removal / rooted onions to the root excision unit in a posture in which the roots face downward between the leaf excision unit and the root excision unit.

  The leaf resection unit drives the two transfer rolls so that the upper surfaces rotate inward with respect to each other so that the leaves and rooted onions are fed in a posture in which the leaves face downward. And a leaf cutting device for cutting a root portion of a leaf (stem) that hangs downward at a rear end portion of the transfer device, and a leaf / root is provided in the vicinity of the terminal portion of the transfer device. A delivery device for delivering the onions to the leaf cutting device side is provided. A leaf cutting device drive device (motor, power transmission member, etc.) and a delivery device drive device (motor, power transmission member, etc.) are disposed near the rear end of the leaf excision unit.

  The above-mentioned upside down device is for removing the leaf removal / rooted onions from the leaf cutting device in the upside down posture and discharging them to the root resection unit side in the upside down posture with the roots facing down.

  The root excision unit is configured to drive the two transfer rolls so that the upper surface sides rotate inward with respect to each other. A rooted onion transfer device, and a root cutting device for cutting a root portion of the root hanging downward at the rear end portion of the transfer device; A delivery device for delivering the onions to the root cutting device side is provided. Incidentally, drive devices (motors, power transmission members, etc.) for both transfer rolls are disposed in the vicinity of the front end of the root resection unit.

  Then, the onion leaf / root continuous removal machine of the already filed application simply puts the leaf / rooted onion into the insertion part at the front part of the main body case, and automatically turns the leaf and root from the onion body part into the following. Can be removed automatically. That is, when a leaf / rooted onion is introduced into the insertion part in the front part of the main body case, the leaf / rooted onion is postponed in a posture in which the leaf is directed downward by the transfer device (both transfer rolls) of the leaf excision unit. The leaves and rooted onions are held by the feeding device of the leaf excision unit at the end of the transfer device (both transfer rolls), and the onions are fed onto the leaf cutting device, and the leaves and rooted onions are fed by the leaf cutting device. The leaves are excised at the base, and the leaves are removed and the onion is discharged onto the transfer device (both transfer rolls) of the root excision unit in a posture in which the roots face downward with the upside down device. The root removal unit is transported in a posture in which the roots are directed downward by the transfer device of the root excision unit, and the onion is removed by holding the onion with leaves removed and rooted by the delivery device of the root excision unit at the end of the transfer device. Feed on the device, after resection roots its root portion of onions rooted in 該根 cutting device, so that the can was drained leaves, roots removed onions from the discharge portion at the rear of the main body case.

  By the way, in the leaf / root continuous removal machine of the above-mentioned previously filed onion, various devices and members related to the leaf excision unit (both transfer rolls and transfer devices serving as a transfer device, their drive devices, delivery devices, leaves) are provided in the main body case. Both disk cutters serving as cutting devices and their driving devices), various members related to the upside down device, various devices and members related to the root excision unit (both transfer rolls serving as transfer devices and their driving devices, Both disk cutters serving as a feeding device and a root cutting device and their driving devices are arranged in a dense state. In particular, near the rear end of the front leaf resection unit and near the front end of the rear root resection unit, there is a bearing structure of the transfer roll, a drive device portion of the transfer roll, and a delivery device portion of the leaf resection unit. Centralized and arranged.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-263629

  By the way, the “onion leaf / root continuous removal machine” of the already-filed application according to the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 can automatically and continuously remove leaves and roots from leaves and rooted onions. Therefore, in order to remove leaves and roots continuously from leaves and rooted onions, it is necessary to collect and arrange various devices and members for performing various functions required in the main body case.

  In the case where various devices and members are collectively arranged in the body case integrated in this way, it is necessary to assemble these devices and members in a narrow place (a place where there are many obstacles) in the body case. Therefore, the assembly work (including adjustment of the drive system) at the time of production is troublesome, and the main body case is integrated, so that various maintenance work performed at a later date becomes very troublesome (narrow) There is a problem that it becomes difficult to insert a tool in a place or to perform maintenance work in a place where hands cannot be reached).

  Therefore, the present invention is only to drop onions and rooted onions from the input part, and then the onion leaves and roots can be automatically and sequentially removed sequentially and on the leaves and roots. The purpose of this machine is to make it possible to easily perform assembly work, maintenance work, etc. during production.

  The present invention has the following configuration as means for solving the above problems. The present invention is directed to a leaf / root continuous excision machine for onions, but the onions to be treated in the present invention include raccoon, garlic, lily roots in addition to the onions themselves. , Including bulbs and the like.

[Configuration of the present invention]
The present invention is directed to a leaf / root continuous excision machine for sequentially and sequentially cutting leaves and roots with leaves and roots and rooted onions. In the following description, the “onion leaf / root continuous excision machine” which is the name of the present invention may be simplified and referred to as “leaf / root continuous excision machine”.

  In the leaf / root continuous excision machine of the present invention, the main body case is divided into a front case and a rear case, and a leaf excision unit for excising leaves and rooted onions is integrally assembled in the front case. In addition to the leaf excision block body, a root excision unit that integrally removes the roots of leaf removal and rooted onions is assembled in the rear case to form a root excision block body, and after the front case. One side edge of the end part and one side edge of the front end part of the rear case are connected by a hinge part, and the rear surface of the block body for leaf excision and the root excision centered on the hinge part in plan view The front surface of the block body is characterized in that it can be pivotally opened and closed between a joint state where the block bodies are joined to each other and an open state where the block bodies are opened to a predetermined angle.

  In addition, a locking means is provided at the opposite position of the hinge coupling portion at the rear end portion of the front case and the front end portion of the rear case so that the pivot can not be opened with the opposed surfaces of the front and rear cases joined. It is good to leave.

  Details of various configurations (front case, leaf cutting unit, leaf cutting block body, rear case, root cutting unit, root cutting block body, etc.) in the leaf / root continuous cutting machine of the present invention will be described later. This section will be described in detail, but here, an overview of these various configurations will be described.

(A) Front side case This front side case is for installing a leaf excision unit inside, and is provided with a feeding part for feeding leaves and rooted onions at the front position. A plurality of (for example, 3 to 4) support legs are attached to the front case.

(B) Leaf excision unit The leaf excision unit includes a leaf / rooted onion transfer device that feeds leaves and rooted onions that are input from the input unit in a posture in which the leaves face downward, and the transfer device And a leaf cutting device for cutting a leaf root portion of the leaf / rooted onion in the vicinity of the terminal portion.

(C) Leaf excision block body This leaf excision block body is obtained by integrally assembling the leaf excision unit in the front case. In the vicinity of the rear end of the leaf excision block body, there is a leaf cutting device (having both disk cutters and driving devices thereof), and the delivery described in the section of the embodiment above both disk cutters. Devices etc. are arranged.

(D) Rear side case This rear side case is for installing a root excision unit inside, and is provided with a discharge part for discharging leaf / root-removed onions at the rear position. A small number of support legs (one or at most two) are attached to the rear case. The support case on the rear case side preferably has a caster.

(E) Root excision unit This root excision unit is a leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device that feeds the leaf removal / rooted onion having the leaves removed by the above-mentioned leaf excision unit in a posture in which the root faces downward; A root cutting device for cutting the root portion of the roots of the leaf removal / rooted onions is provided near the end of the transfer device.

(F) Root resection block body This root resection block body is obtained by integrally assembling the root resection unit in the rear case. A drive device for rotating both transfer rolls of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device is disposed near the front end of the root excision block body.

  On the other hand, the leaf / root continuous removal machine of the present invention is such that the one side edge of the rear end portion of the front case and the one side edge of the front end portion of the rear case are pivotally supported by a hinge portion, and the leaf located on the front side The excision block body and the root excision block body located on the rear side can be pivotally opened and closed with each other in a plan view. The maximum opening angle between the rear surface of the leaf excision block body and the front surface of the root excision block body is not particularly limited, but can be appropriately set within a range of about 45 ° to 120 °.

  When this leaf / root continuous removal machine is used for onion leaf / root removal work, the rear surface of the leaf excision block located on the front side and the front surface of the root excision block located on the rear side are mutually connected. In this joined state, the leaf excision unit of the block for leaf excision and the root excision unit of the block for root excision are continuously arranged in a row, so that the leaf and root are attached from the input part of the front case. By simply putting onions, leaf cutting by the leaf excision unit and root excision by the root excision unit can be continuously performed on the rooted onions.

  Also, during assembly work and maintenance work during manufacturing, the rear surface of the leaf excision block body and the front surface of the root excision block body are opened to a predetermined angle with each other. A large working space (a space for workers to enter) is formed between the rear surface of the block body and the front surface of the root excision block body.

  The maintenance work includes replacement of various members, adjustment of the drive system, cleaning, and the like.

  The leaf / root continuous excision machine of the present invention has the following effects.

  First, since it has a leaf excision block body in which the leaf excision unit is integrally assembled in the front case, and a root excision block body in which the root excision unit is integrally assembled in the rear case, This has the effect of automatically cutting leaves and roots from leaves and rooted onions using a cutting machine.

  In the leaf / root continuous excision machine of the present invention, the rear surface of the leaf excision block body located on the front side and the front surface of the root excision block body located on the rear side are pivotally opened and closed around the hinge portion. As a result, during assembly and maintenance work during manufacturing, the space between the rear surface of the leaf excision block (front case) and the front of the root excision block (rear case) is wide open. By doing so (there is a large working space between them), there is an effect that the assembling work and the maintenance work can be easily performed.

It is a top view of the leaf and root continuous excision machine of the onion of an example of this application. It is an II-II arrow line view of FIG. It is an enlarged arrow line view of the III-III part (leaf and rooted onion transfer device part) of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged arrow view of the IV-IV part (each part of the feeding device, the leaf cutting device, and the upside down device) of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a VV enlarged arrow view of FIG. 4 (function explanatory diagram of the upside down device). FIG. 6 is an enlarged arrow view of the VI-VI portion (leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device portion) of FIG. 1. It is an enlarged arrow view of the VII-VII part (each part of a sending device and a root cutting device) of FIG. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view of a state in which a root excision block body is pivotally opened at an angle of 90 ° in plan view with respect to the leaf excision block body in FIG. 1.

[Example]
The onion leaf / root continuous excision machine according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the description of the embodiment of the present application, the “onion leaf / root continuous excision machine”, which is the name of the present application, may be simplified and referred to as “leaf / root continuous excision machine”. Onions include, in addition to onions themselves, raccoon, garlic, lily roots, bulbs and the like.

  The onions to be processed in the present application are in an as-harvested form, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the leaves Tb and the roots Tc are continuous on the upper part of the onion body (real part) Ta. It is a leaf / rooted onion T.

  First, the outline of the basic configuration of the leaf / root continuous excision machine of this embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the leaf / root continuous removal machine has a main body having a considerable length in the front and rear. The case 1 is divided into a front case 1A and a rear case 1B, and a leaf excision unit 2 for excising the leaves Tb of leaves and rooted onions T is integrally assembled in the front case 1A as a block body 2A for leaf excision. On the other hand, the root excision unit 3 for excising the root Tc of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 is integrally assembled in the rear case 1B to form a root excision block 3A.

  At the rear position of the leaf excision block body 2A, an upside down device 4 (rear side) for removing the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 obtained by removing the leaf Tb with the leaf excision unit 2 in the upside down posture toward the root excision unit 3 is provided. Will be described in detail).

  In this embodiment, only one set of the leaf excision unit 2, the upside down device 4 and the root excision unit 3 is provided in the main body case 1, but in other embodiments, a single main body case 1 is provided. Two sets of the leaf cutting unit 2, the upside down device 4, and the root cutting unit 3 may be arranged in parallel. In that case, two sets of leaf excision units 2 and upside down devices 4 are juxtaposed in the front case 1A, while two sets of root excision units 3 are juxtaposed in the rear case 1B.

  In the leaf / root continuous removal machine of this embodiment, one side edge of the rear end portion of the front case 1A and one side edge of the front end portion of the rear case 1B are connected by the hinge portion 9, When viewed, the rear surface of the leaf excision block body 2A located on the front side with respect to the hinge portion 9 and the front surface of the root excision block body 3A located on the rear side are joined to each other (FIG. 1). ) And an open state (the state shown in FIG. 8) that open to a predetermined angle with each other.

  The pivot opening / closing angle between the leaf excision block body 2A and the root excision block body 3A is not particularly limited, but the maximum opening angle is about 120 °, and a substantial opening angle is shown in FIG. Thus, an angle of about 90 ° is sufficient. Even in this case, the work can be performed even at an open angle of about 45 °, for example.

  The front case 1A and the rear case 1B of the main body case 1 are each enclosed by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. The front case 1A is provided with a loading portion (loading chute) 11 for loading the leaves and rooted onions T, while the rear case 1B has a leaf Tb and a root Tc cut off. A discharge part (discharge chute) 12 for discharging the leaf / root-removed onion T2 is provided.

  The leaf excision unit 2 provided in the front case 1A can be moved backward in a posture in which the leaves Tb of the leaves and rooted onions T are suspended downward with the two transfer rolls 22 and 22 as one set. A leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 and a leaf cutting device 25 that cuts a root portion of the leaf Tb of the leaf / rooted onion T at a position in the vicinity of the terminal end of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, both transfer rolls 22, 22 of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 are a power device including a motor 23 and a power transmission member (pulley and belt, sprocket and chain, etc.) 24. The upper surface sides of the rolls are set so as to be rotated inward from each other.

  Each of the transfer rolls 22 and 22 of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 is provided with a coil-shaped spiral portion 22b having a function of feeding onions on the outer periphery of the rotary drum 22a. In this embodiment, only one spiral portion 22b is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 22a. However, in other embodiments, a plurality of strips (two to three) are wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotary drum 22a. ) Of the spiral portion 22b.

  As shown in FIG. 1, each of the transfer rolls 22 and 22 of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 has a spiral portion 22b spirally wound so as to advance in the clockwise direction, and conversely, the spiral portion 22b is leftward. And spirally wound so as to proceed in the rotational direction.

  The thickness of each of the transfer rolls 22 and 22 of the onion transfer device 21 with leaves and roots is preferably about 10 cm to 12 cm for onions. For example, the thickness of the transfer rolls 22 and 22 is a small one such as raccoon. Of these, it is preferable that the transfer roll 22 has a diameter of about 3 cm to 4 cm. The length of each of the transfer rolls 22 and 22 is suitably about 100 to 120 cm if it is for onions. The thickness and length of the transfer roll 22 are not particularly limited.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the transfer rolls 22 and 22 of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 are close to each other (or contacted) from the position immediately below the input portion 11 in the main body case 1 toward the rear. Arranged).

  Left and right guide plates 13 and 13 that are inclined downward toward the upper surface near the outer periphery of each of the transfer rolls 22 and 22 are provided at the upper left and right positions of the transfer rolls 22 and 22 (see FIG. 3). Each of the guide plates 13 and 13 constitutes the upper surface portion of the front case 1A and prevents the leaves and rooted onions T from falling off left and right.

  And when this leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 inputs the leaf / rooted onion T from the input part 11, after the onion T falls on the start ends of both transfer rolls 22, 22, both transfer rolls Rolls in a sideways posture facing forward and backward in the upper side valley between 22 and 22, and at that time both transfer rolls 22 and 22 are rotated inward from each other, so that the leaf Tb of onion T is transferred to both transfer rolls. The leaves and rooted onions T are sent back in a posture in which the leaves Tb are suspended downward.

  At the position in the vicinity of the end of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21, the leaf Tb in the leaf / rooted onion T that is sent in a posture in which the leaf Tb is suspended downward by the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21. A leaf cutting device 25 is provided for cutting the root portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the leaf cutting device 25 has a pair of left and right disc blades 26, 26 at the root portion of the leaf Tb of the onion T at a position near the terminal end of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21. The disc cutters 26 and 26 are set at a height that can be cut, and are rotated by a power unit including a motor 27 and a power transmission member (pulley and belt or sprocket and chain, etc.) 28 as shown in FIG. It is a thing. The two disc blades 26 and 26 are rotated at an appropriate high speed (for example, but not limited to about 800 revolutions per minute).

  When the leaf / rooted onion T with the leaf Tb facing downward is discharged from the end of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21, the leaf cutting device 25 removes the root portion of the leaf Tb of the onion T. It cut | disconnects with the both disk cutters 26 and 26. FIG. The leaves Tb cut by the disk blades 26 and 26 are guided by the leaf receiving chute 15 as indicated by the symbol Tb ′ in FIG. 2 and stored in the leaf receiver 16 disposed below the leaf receiving chute 15. .

  The onions from which the leaves Tb have been removed by the leaf cutting device 25 become leaf removal / rooted onions T1, but in this state, the leaf root remaining portion Td (see FIG. 4, see FIG. 5). This small protruding state leaf root remaining portion Td collides with an abutting material 41 which will be an upside down device 4 described later, and generates a function of vertically removing the leaf removal / rooted onion T1.

  On the upper surface of each of the disk blades 26, 26, a mounting table 29, 29 having a substantially spherical upper surface and a small thickness is attached. A space is provided between the platforms 29 and 29 so that the root portion of the leaf Tb of the onion T can be passed rearward. It should be noted that the both pedestals 29 and 29 can remove the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 after cutting the root portion of the leaf Tb with the two disk cutters 26 and 26 and allow the onion T1 with the root to pass over the disk cutter in a stable upright posture. It is for making.

  The onion body Ta of the leaf / rooted onion T discharged from the terminal end of the leaf / rooted onion transporting device 21 is elastically moved from the left and right at the position closest to the upper surface side of the disk cutters 26, 26 of the leaf cutting device 25. A delivery device 5 is provided for feeding the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 sandwiched between the two blades 26, 26 to the rear side.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, the delivery device 5 has elastic rolls 52 and 52 attached to the lower ends of a pair of left and right vertical shafts 51 and 51, respectively. In addition, a power device composed of a power transmission member (pulley and belt or sprocket and chain, etc.) 54 is rotated so that the opposing surface moves from the front side to the rear side. In addition, the rotational speed of both elastic rolls 52 and 52 is not particularly limited, but can be set in a range of 40 to 100 revolutions per minute.

  Both elastic rolls 52, 52 are made of a soft sponge that compresses and recovers in the radial direction. The interval between the opposing portions of both elastic rolls 52, 52 is set to be considerably smaller than the diameter of the onion (for example, the opposing surfaces of the two elastic rolls may be close to each other so that they are substantially in contact with each other. , It may have an interval of about 2 to 3 cm). The elastic roll 52 may be a brush roll instead of a sponge roll.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the onion body Ta portion enters between the elastic rolls 52 and 52, the delivery device 5 has the onion so that the opposing surfaces of the elastic rolls 52 and 52 are indicated by reference numerals 52a and 52a. It is recessed along the outer shape of the main body Ta, and leaves are removed and the rooted onions T1 are rearward while elastically sandwiching the onion main body Ta from both the left and right sides by the opposing surfaces (dents 52a and 52a) of the elastic rolls 52 and 52. Function to send out. It should be noted that the front and rear installation positions and intervals of both elastic rolls 52, 52 can be adjusted.

  The leaf cutting block 2A in the leaf / root continuous removal machine of this embodiment includes a leaf cutting unit 2 having a leaf / root onion transfer device 21 and a leaf cutting device 25 in the front case 1A. The feeding device 5 and the upside down device 4 to be described later are integrally assembled.

  The root excision unit 3 provided in the rear case 1B is installed continuously in the vicinity of the rear side of the leaf cutting device 25 (both disk cutters 26, 26). , 32 as a set, leaf removal / leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 for sending back rooted onion T1 and leaf removal / rooting in the vicinity of the end of leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 A root cutting device 35 for cutting the root portion of the root Tc of the onion T1.

  The transfer rolls 32 and 32 of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 are narrower and shorter than the transfer rolls 22 and 22 on the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 side. For example, the thickness and length of the transfer roll 32 of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 are not particularly limited, but those having a thickness of about 7 to 8 cm and a length of about 30 to 35 cm are adopted. it can.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each of the transfer rolls 32 and 32 of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 includes a coil-shaped spiral portion 32 b having a function of causing the onion to be transferred to the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 32 a. The brush part 32c arranged in a spiral shape for extending the root Tc of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 downward is provided.

  In this embodiment, as the transfer rolls 32, 32 of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the radial direction of the transfer roll 32 is divided into two half rolls. 32A and 32A, and these half-rolled rolls 32A and 32A are combined in a cylindrical shape outside the rotating shaft 32a. As described above, when the transfer roll 32 is a combination of the two half rolls 32A and 32A, the rotary shaft 32a is used for the machine body (rear case 1B) during maintenance of the transfer roll 32 portion. Since both the half rolls 32A and 32A can be disassembled while remaining, the maintenance work of the transfer roll 32 portion is facilitated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, both transfer rolls 32, 32 of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 are power devices including a motor 33 and a power transmission member (pulley and belt, sprocket and chain, etc.) 34. It is set so that the upper surfaces of the rolls are rotated toward the inside. Then, when both of the transfer rolls 32 and 32 are rotated inward with the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 placed on the upper side valley between the transfer rolls 32 and 32, the coiled spiral portion 32b is rotated. On the other hand, while the onions T1 are postponed, the function of extending the root Tc of the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 downward linearly with the spiral brush portion 32c is generated. In addition, extending the root Tc of the onion T1 downward linearly is for reliably performing the root cutting by the root cutting device 35 described later.

  By the way, when the roots Tc of the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 are linearly extended downward by the brush portions 32c, 32c of the two transfer rolls 32, 32, a part of the roots Tc is shredded from the onion body Ta. May separate. A part of the separation root separated from the onion body Ta portion is easily entangled with the left and right brush portions 32c and 32c.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the brushes 32c and 32c are brought into contact with the brush portions 32c and 32c at the positions near the outer sides of the respective transfer rolls 32 and 32, and separation roots are formed in the brush portions 32c and 32c. Scrapers 7 and 7 are installed to prevent tangling.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the scrapers 7, 7 are brushes having an elastic restoring force in the length range over almost the entire length of the transfer rolls 32 at positions near the outer sides of the transfer rolls 32, 32 (multiple brushes). (Brush bundle) 71 (see FIG. 6) is installed in a state where the brush tip side can be polymerized by a predetermined depth (length) with respect to the brush portion 32c of the transfer roll 32. Accordingly, even when the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 is being fed between the two transfer rolls 32, 32, the separation root separated from the onion body is likely to be entangled with the brush portion 32c of the transfer roll 32. The roots can be automatically scraped off by the scraper 7 (brush 71).

  In a state where the leaf excision block body 2A and the root excision block body 3A are continuous in a straight line (the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2), the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 (both transfer rolls 32, 32) The upper surface height of the start end portion is set to a lower position by a predetermined height (for example, about 5 to 10 cm) than the height of the upper surface of the disk cutter 26 of the leaf cutting device 25. Then, the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 after the root portion of the leaf Tb of the onion T is cut by the disk cutters 26, 26 of the leaf cutting device 25 is removed from the disk blade 26, 26 side by the leaf cutter / rooted onion. When moving onto the starting end of the transfer device 31, the upside down operation described later is performed smoothly.

  Left and right guide plates 14, 14 that are inclined downward toward the upper surface near the outer periphery of each transfer roll 32, 32 are provided at the upper left and right positions of both transfer rolls 32, 32 of this leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31. (See FIG. 6). Each of the guide plates 14 and 14 constitutes the upper surface portion of the rear case 1B and prevents the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 from falling off left and right.

  For removing the root Tc of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 that is sent in a posture in which the root Tc is suspended downward at the position near the end of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 A root cutting device 35 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the root cutting device 35 has a pair of left and right disk blades 36, 36 with a leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 at the base portion of the root Tc of the onion T1 in the vicinity of the terminal portion. Is set to a height that can be cut, and both the disk blades 36, 36 are rotated by a power unit including a motor 37 and a power transmission member (pulley and belt, sprocket and chain, etc.) 38.

  The onion body Ta of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 discharged from the terminal portion of the leaf removal / rooted onion transporting device 31 is elastic from the left and right at the position closest to the upper surface side of the two disc blades 36, 36 of the root cutting device 35. A feeding device 6 is provided for sandwiching the leaves and passing the leafed onions T1 over the cutting portions of the two disk cutters 36, 36 in a stable posture in which the root Tc hangs downward.

  The feeding device 6 of the root cutting device 35 portion has the same configuration and the same function as the feeding device 5 provided on the leaf cutting device 25, and as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. Elastic rollers 62 and 62 are attached to the lower ends of the shafts 61 and 61, respectively, and each elastic roller 62 and 62 is composed of a motor 63 and a power transmission member (pulley and belt, sprocket and chain, etc.) 64. The counter surface is rotated so as to move from the front side to the rear side. Both the elastic rolls 62 and 62 can also be adjusted in the front-rear position and the interval.

  In the delivery device 6 of the root cutting device 35 portion, as shown in FIG. 7, when the onion body Ta portion enters between the elastic rolls 62, 62, the opposing surfaces of the elastic rolls 62, 62 are denoted by reference numerals 62a, The onion body Ta is recessed along the outer shape of the onion body Ta as indicated by 62a, and the onion body Ta is elastically sandwiched from the left and right sides by the opposing surfaces of the elastic rolls 62 and 62 (portions 62a and 62a). It functions so as to allow the disc blades 36, 36 to pass rearward while maintaining the posture of the disc. Thus, in the state where the onion body Ta portion of the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 (the root Tc is in the downward posture) is sandwiched between the elastic rolls 62 and 62, the posture of the onion T1 is stable. Therefore, the cutting operation when cutting the root portion of the root Tc of the onions T1 with the two disc blades 36, 36 is reliably performed.

  The root Tc ′ (see FIGS. 2 and 7) cut by the two disc blades 36 and 36 of the root cutting device 35 passes through the root receiving chute 17 (FIG. 2) and is positioned below the root receiving portion. Housed in a container 18.

  By the way, in the leaf / root continuous excision machine of this embodiment, the leaf excision unit 2 portion cuts the root portion of the leaf Tb with the leaf Tb portion of the onion T facing downward (the root Tc facing upward). On the other hand, the root excision unit 3 portion cuts the root portion of the root Tc with the root Tc of the onion T1 facing downward. In the state where the leaf Tb is cut by the leaf cutting device 25 of the leaf excision unit 2, the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 has the root Tc in the upward posture, and therefore the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 is left as it is. If the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 is transferred in the posture, the root Tc portion of the onion T1 is surely suspended downward on the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31. difficult. That is, even if the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 transferred onto the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 rotates in the valleys on the upper surface side of the two transfer rolls 32, 32, the root Tc portion remains on both transfer rolls 32, 32. In some cases, it may be postponed without being sandwiched in between (the root portion does not hang downward), and in this case, the root cutting by the root cutting device 35 will fail (the root remains remaining). Become).

  Therefore, in the leaf / root continuous excision machine of this embodiment, the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 obtained by cutting the leaf Tb with the leaf cutting device 25 of the leaf excision unit 2 is removed from the root excision unit 3 with the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device. When transferring onto the starting end portion of 31, there is provided a vertical reversing device 4 for vertically reversing the root Tc downward so that the root Tc is in the upward posture.

  In this embodiment, as the upside down device 4, the leaf root remaining portion that slightly protrudes downward in the leaf removal / rooted onion T <b> 1 immediately after cutting the root portion of the leaf Tb with both disk blades 26, 26 of the leaf cutting device 25. An abutting material 41 for abutting Td is used. As the abutting material 41, a simple rod-shaped material can be used.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, the abutting material 41 is positioned close to the upper surface on the exit side of the disk cutters 26, 26 of the leaf cutting device 25 (the leaf root remaining portion Td of the onion from which the leaves have been cut off). The onion T1 is installed in a horizontal orthogonal direction (left-right direction) at a position substantially the same height as the height of the

  Moreover, the installation position of this abutting material 41 can be finely adjusted up and down and up and down, and the leaf root remaining portion Td immediately after the leaves are removed can be abutted at an appropriate position and at an appropriate timing. I am doing so. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the position adjustment of the abutting material 41 is provided with side plates 42 and 42 at both ends of the rod-like abutting material 41, respectively. In addition, long holes 43 (see FIG. 5) are provided at the front and rear, and fastening materials (bolts and nuts) are provided in the respective long hole 43 portions with respect to the support plates 44 and 44 in which the side plates 42 and 42 are fixed to the body case 1 side. ) It is fixed through 45, 45. Then, by loosening the respective fastening materials (bolts and nuts) 45, 45, both side plates 42, 42 can be moved back and forth, and can be swung up and down, so that the abutting material 41 is slightly moved back and forth and up and down. It can be adjusted.

  By the way, the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 that have passed through the upside-down reversing device 4 are discharged onto the start ends of both transfer rolls 32, 32 of the root excision unit 3, but at that time the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 are removed. May fall to a position shifted left and right from the center position on both transfer rolls 32, 32. When the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 falls to a position shifted left and right from the center position between the two transfer rolls 32, 32, the onion T1 is discharged with the root Tc downward. Even if it is done, this onion T1 may roll on both the transfer rolls 32 and 32, and an attitude | position (downward attitude | position of root Tc) may change.

  Therefore, in the leaf / root continuous removal machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 6, the upside-down reversing device 4 is positioned above the starting ends of the two transfer rolls 32 and 32. A guide member 8 is provided for guiding the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 discharged from the portion onto the two transfer rolls 32, 32 to the center position between the two transfer rolls 32, 32.

  The guide member 8 is attached to the rear surface portion of the front case 1A, and a pair of left and right guide plates 81, 81 are arranged in an inverted C shape that narrows downward. Further, an elastic body such as a rubber plate is used on the lower side of each guide plate 81, 81 so that the onions fall while bending the lower ends of both guide plates 81, 81 outward by their own weight. I have to. In addition, the space | interval between these both guide plates 81 and 81 can be adjusted with the magnitude | size of a onion (it varies by field unit).

  In this way, when the guide member 8 (both guide plates 81, 81) is provided, each leaf removal / rooted onion T1 discharged from the upside down device 4 with its roots facing downward is respectively provided on both guide plates 81. , 81 so that it can always be stored at an appropriate position (center position) between the two transfer rolls 32, 32.

  By the way, in the leaf / root continuous removal machine of the present application, in the main body case 1, various devices and members related to the leaf cutting unit 2 (both transfer rolls 22, 22 serving as the transfer device 21 and their drive devices 23, 24, The disk cutters 26 and 26 and the driving devices 27 and 28 thereof, which are the feeding device 5 and the leaf cutting device 25, various members related to the upside down device 4, various devices related to the root cutting unit 3, and The members (both transfer rolls 32 and 32 serving as the transfer device 31 and their drive devices 33 and 34, the delivery device 6, both disk cutters 36 and 36 serving as the root cutting device 35, and their drive devices 37 and 38, etc.) are closely packed. Is arranged in. In particular, a leaf cutting device 25 and a delivery device 5 are installed in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the front leaf excision unit 2, while transfer rolls 32 and 32 are disposed in the vicinity of the front end portion of the rear root excision unit 3. And the drive devices 33 and 34 of the transfer roll 32 are installed, and in the narrow space between the rear end portion of the leaf excision unit 2 and the front end portion of the root excision unit 3, Devices and members are arranged in a dense state. Therefore, there is a background that the assembling work (at the time of production) of various devices and members in the narrow space and the maintenance work performed at a later date become very troublesome. The maintenance work includes replacement of various members, adjustment of the drive system, cleaning, etc., but these maintenance work involves inserting a tool in a narrow place or placing a hand in a place where hands cannot be reached. Exchange etc. are included.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the leaf / root continuous remover has the following configuration in order to make it possible to relatively easily perform assembly work and maintenance work at the time of manufacture.

  That is, the leaf / root continuous remover of this embodiment divides the main body case 1 into the front case 1A and the rear case 1B as described above, and the leaf resection unit 2 is assembled integrally in the front case 1A. While the leaf excision block body 2A is used, the root excision unit 3 is integrally assembled in the rear case 1B to form the root excision block body 3A, and one side edge of the rear end portion of the front case 1A One side edge of the front end portion of the rear case 1B is connected by a hinge portion 9, and the rear surface of the leaf cutting block 2A and the front surface of the root cutting block 3A are centered on the hinge portion 9 in plan view. However, it can be pivotally opened and closed between a joined state (state shown in FIG. 1) joined to each other and an opened state (state shown in FIG. 8) opened to a predetermined angle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, hinge portions 9 between the front case 1 </ b> A and the rear case 1 </ b> B are provided at two locations on the right side of the main body case 1 as shown in FIG. 2.

  On the other hand, the rear surface of the front case 1A and the front surface of the rear case 1B are joined to the opposing position of the hinge joint (reference numeral 9) at the rear end of the front case 1A and the front end of the rear case 1B. Thus, a locking means 19 (see FIGS. 1 and 8) is provided for making both the pivots impossible to open. The locking means 19 may be appropriately configured as long as both the front and rear cases 1A and 1B can be locked in the joined state. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. A locking piece 19a and a screw receiving portion 19b provided on the front case 1A side are fastened with a bolt 19c.

  In the leaf / root continuous removal machine of this embodiment, the leaf excision block body 2A and the root excision block body 3A are divided into the rear surface of the leaf excision block body 2A and the front surface of the root excision block body 3A in plan view. From the joined state (the state shown in FIG. 1), the leaf excision block body 2A and the root excision block body 3A are pivotally opened and closed within a range of, for example, an angle of about 90 ° (the range of the arrow in FIG. 8). Trying to get. In the illustrated example, the maximum opening range of the leaf cutting block 2A and the root cutting block 3A can be approximately 120 °, but the opening angle is 90 ° as shown in FIG. If so, it is sufficient as a work space for maintaining the rear surface portion of the leaf excision block body 2A and the front surface portion of the root excision block body 3A.

  In the leaf / root continuous removal machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, two support legs 10 with casters for supporting the machine body are provided on the left side of the front case 1A and one on the right side. A total of four locations are provided on the right side of the rear case 1B. The number of support legs 10 used is not particularly limited.

  Then, in order to pivotally open and close the root excision block body 3A with respect to the leaf excision block body 2A, with the locking means 19 unlocked, the root excision block body 3A is pushed by hand and the hinge 9 is centered. It can be done by pivoting to.

  The leaf / root continuous excision machine of this embodiment functions as follows.

  That is, when the leaves and rooted onions T are introduced from the insertion portion 11 of the main body case 1 in a state where the motors 23, 27, 33, 37, 53, 63 of the drive parts are respectively operated, FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, the leaf / rooted onion T is in a laid-down state facing forward and backward in the valley portion on the upper surface near the start end of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21. Subsequently, since both transfer rolls 22 and 22 are rotated inward, the leaf Tb portion of the leaf / rooted onion T in a laid state is caught in the gap between the transfer rolls 22 and 22. The leaves / rooted onions T are later sent in a posture in which the leaf Tb faces downward.

  When the leaves / rooted onions T are discharged from the terminal end of the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 with the leaves Tb facing downward, the onion body Ta portion of the onions T is immediately delivered to both the delivery devices 5. The posture of the onions T is maintained by being sandwiched between elastic rolls 52 and 52. Subsequently, the onions T are sent out to the cutting portions of the disk cutters 26, 26 of the leaf cutting device 25 in a posture maintaining state, and at that time, the root portions of the leaves Tb of the onions T are cut by the disk cutters 26, 26. (Tb 'in FIG. 4). It should be noted that the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 immediately after the root portion of the leaf Tb is cut rests on the disk cutters 26, 26 with the leaf root remaining portion Td facing downward.

  Subsequently, the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 immediately after the leaf Tb is excised is sent out backward in the same posture (the root Tc is in the upward posture) by the feeding device 5 (both elastic rolls 52, 52). As shown in FIG. 5, the leaf root remaining portion Td that slightly protrudes from the lower surface side of the onion body Ta collides with the upside down device 4 (abutting material 41), and a kicking action occurs on the onions T1, The onions T1 pass through the postures T1 ′ and T1 ″ (FIG. 5), and are turned upside down on the starting end of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 (both transfer rolls 32 and 32). Sit in a posture).

  At this time, the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 discharged from the upside down device 4 is guided to both guide plates 81, 81 of the guide member 8, and the center of the two transfer rolls 32, 32 with the root Tc in the downward posture. It will fall to the position.

  Next, when the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 is seated on the starting end of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 with the root Tc facing downward, the both transfer rolls 32, 32 rotate inwardly. As a result, the leaf removal / rooted onions T1 are sequentially transferred while the root Tc portion is drawn into the gap between the two transfer rolls 32 and 32 by the brush portion 32c (the root Tc is extended straight downward). Let

  When the leaf removal / rooted onion T1 is discharged from the terminal end of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31, the onion body Ta portion of the onion T1 is fed by both elastic rolls 62, 62 of the delivery device 6. In a state where the onion T1 is held while being held, it is fed to the cutting portions of both disc blades 36, 36 of the root cutting device 35. At that time, the root Tc of the onion T1 is rooted by both disc blades 36, 36. The portion is cut (reference numeral Tc ′ in FIG. 7).

  Thereafter, the leaf / root-removed onions T2 from which the leaves and roots have been excised are discharged from the root cutting device 35 onto the discharger 12 and stored in an onion receiver (not shown).

  As described above, when the leaf / root continuous excision machine of this embodiment is used, the onion is transferred to the leaf / rooted onion transfer device 21 only by inserting the leaf / rooted onion T from the insertion portion 11 of the main body case 1. T can be postponed in a posture in which the leaf Tb portion faces downward, the leaf Tb hanging downward in the leaf cutting device 25 portion is cut off at the base portion, and the leaf is removed by the upside down device (abutting material 41). The rooted onion T1 is turned upside down (the root is turned downward) and is seated on the start end of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31, and the part of the leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device 31 is placed on the onion T1. It is possible to automatically and continuously carry out all the steps of postponing the root Tc in the downward posture and excising the root portion of the root Tc hanging downward in the root cutting device 35 portion.

  In the leaf / root continuous removal machine of this embodiment, the leaf excision block body 2A and the root excision block body 3A can pivot open and close around the hinge portion 9 in plan view. At the time of assembly work at the time of manufacture and maintenance work performed at a later date, as shown in FIG. 8, the gap between the rear surface of the leaf excision block body 2A and the front surface of the root excision block body 3A is greatly opened (in the meantime). A large working space is possible), and the above assembling work and various maintenance work can be easily performed.

  1 is a main body case, 1A is a front case, 1B is a rear case, 2 is a leaf excision unit, 2A is a block body for leaf excision, 3 is a root excision unit, 3A is a block body for radical excision, 4 is an upside down device, 5 is a feeding device on the leaf cutting device side, 6 is a feeding device on the root cutting device side, 9 is a hinge portion, 10 is a support leg, 11 is a loading portion, 12 is a discharging portion, 21 is a leaf / rooted onion transfer device, Reference numeral 22 is a transfer roll, 25 is a leaf cutting device, 31 is a leaf removal / rooted onion transfer device, 32 is a transfer roll, and 35 is a root cutting device.

Claims (1)

A leaf / root continuous excision machine for sequentially cutting leaves (Tb) and roots (Tc) of leaves and rooted onions (T) sequentially,
The main body case (1) is divided into a front case (1A) and a rear case (1B),
In the front case (1A), a leaf excision unit (2) for excising the leaves (Tb) of the leaves and rooted onions (T) is integrally assembled to form a leaf excision block (2A). In the rear case (1B), a root excision unit (3) for removing the leaves and excising the roots (Tc) of the rooted onions (T1) is integrally assembled to form a block body for root excision (3A).
One side edge of the rear end portion of the front case (1A) and one side edge of the front end portion of the rear case (1B) are connected by a hinge portion (9), and the hinge portion (9) in a plan view. Between the joint state in which the rear surface of the leaf excision block body (2A) and the front surface of the root excision block body (3A) are joined to each other and the open state in which they are opened to a predetermined angle. To be able to pivot open and close,
An onion leaf / root continuous excision machine.

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