JP6983466B2 - Rice input device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cooked rice charging device , and more particularly to a technique for charging cooked rice into a plurality of types of containers.

As a device used for putting cooked rice into a tray-shaped or bowl-shaped container in a store or the like, for example, a constant weight supply device for rice as described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-037432). It has been known. When using this rice bowl-shaped constant weight supply device, the cooked rice with the installed weight value supplied from the device can be directly put into a bowl-shaped container, or once received in a bowl-shaped container, the worker manually trays it. I put it in a container like that.

Further, as an apparatus for directly putting cooked rice into a tray-shaped container, for example, an apparatus as described in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-203881) is known. According to this device, it is possible to automatically put the rice in a tray-shaped container instead of manually using the above-mentioned constant weight supply device for rice sushi rice.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-037432 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-203881

However, in the above-mentioned devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, rice can only be automatically charged into a single type of container. For example, a tray-shaped container may have a different charging position or a bowl. If the size of the container was different, it could not be automatically put into the container.

The present invention has been made from the above-mentioned technical background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cooked rice charging device capable of automatically charging cooked rice into a plurality of types of containers.

In order to solve the above problem, in the cooked rice charging device of the present invention according to claim 1, a cooked rice producing means for producing cooked rice targeting a set weight value and a cooked rice produced by the cooked rice generating means are charged. A container supply means for supplying a container in which a cooked rice input region is formed, a molding means provided downstream in the cooked rice transport direction of the cooked rice generating means and forming the cooked rice produced by the cooked rice producing means into a predetermined shape, and the above-mentioned The cooked rice transported from the molding means is positioned directly above the cooked rice charging region formed in the cooked rice supplied from the cooked rice container and is provided downstream in the cooked rice transport direction of the molding means, and the cooked rice is positioned as the cooked rice. The rice is formed into a shape corresponding to the rice charging area and the rice is dropped into the charging area, and the dropped position of the molded rice from the charging means is supplied from the container supply means. It is characterized by having a control means for controlling the molding position of the cooked rice by the molding means so as to be directly above the cooked rice charging region of the container.

The cooked rice charging device of the present invention according to claim 2 is provided in the downstream of the cooked rice transporting direction of the cooked rice means in the invention according to claim 1, and the total weight which is the weight of the cooked rice container is calculated. The total weight measuring means to be measured, the sorting means for distributing the container in two directions based on the measurement result by the total weight measuring means, and the sorting means provided downstream of one of the sorting means in the rice transport direction. A means for leveling the cooked rice charged into the container having a total weight distributed to the means within a predetermined range and a means for distributing the rice to the other downstream of the cooked rice in the rice transport direction were provided and distributed to the cooked rice. It is further provided with a discharging means for discharging the container whose total weight is out of the predetermined range to the outside of the apparatus.

The cooked rice charging device of the present invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container supply means includes a plurality of container accommodating portions capable of stacking and accommodating a plurality of types of containers. It is characterized by that.

The cooked rice feeding device of the present invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the molding means presses the cooked rice in the horizontal direction to cover the cooked rice feeding region. It is characterized by having a molding die that forms a shape corresponding to the shape.

In the invention according to claim 4, the cooked rice charging device according to claim 5 is arranged so that the molded mold faces a position along the cooked rice transport direction, and the cooked rice is directed along the cooked rice transport direction. It has a pair of first mold members that press against the rice, and a pair of second mold members that are arranged to face each other at a position orthogonal to the cooked rice transport direction and press the cooked rice in a direction orthogonal to the cooked rice transport direction. It is a feature.

The cooked rice charging device of the present invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cooking means opens and closes above the container supplied from the container supply means. It has an opening / closing portion that can be provided and a positioning portion that positions the cooked rice conveyed from the molding means directly above the cooked rice charging region in the opening / closing portion at the closed position, and the opening / closing portion is positioned from the closed position. It is characterized in that the cooked rice on the opening / closing portion is dropped and thrown into the cooked rice charging area by moving the cooked rice to an open position.

In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the cooked rice input device of the present invention according to claim 7 is the cooked rice generating means including a cooked rice-solving unit for cooking cooked rice and the cooked rice-cooking unit. It is characterized by having a cooked rice measuring and dividing section which is provided below the cooked rice section and which measures and divides the cooked rice sent from the cooked rice melting section to generate a predetermined weight of cooked rice.

In the cooked rice charging device of the present invention according to claim 8, in the invention according to claim 7, the cooked rice generating means includes a measuring unit for measuring the weight of cooked rice produced by the cooked rice measuring division and the measuring unit. It is characterized by further having an adjusting unit for adding the cooked rice of the difference between the weight of the cooked rice measured by the unit and the set weight value.

According to the present invention, the corresponding shape of the cooked rice turned region formed in the container, and, falling position of the rice is to adjust the position so that the position directly above the cooked rice turned regions are formed cooked rice. Then, the cooked rice is transported to a position directly above the cooked rice charging region and dropped into the cooked rice filling region of the container. This makes it possible to automatically put cooked rice into multiple types of containers.

It is a perspective view which shows the cooked rice input device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which conceptually shows the cooked rice input device of FIG. It is a top view which conceptually shows the cooked rice input device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the cooked rice input device of FIG. (A) is a perspective view showing an example of a container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) is a perspective view showing another example of the container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) is a perspective view showing still another example of the container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) is a perspective view showing still another example of the container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) is a perspective view showing still another example of the container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) is a perspective view showing still another example of the container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) is a perspective view showing still another example of the container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) is a perspective view showing still another example of the container into which cooked rice is put, and (b) is a plan view of the container of (a). (A) to (c) are explanatory views showing the pattern of the positional relationship of the molding die in the molding part constituting the cooked rice input device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the initial molding state of the cooked rice by the molding die provided in the cooked rice feeding apparatus of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the molding state which follows FIG. 14 of cooked rice by a molding die. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode that the cooked rice is put on the shutter plate by the positioning part provided in the cooked rice loading apparatus of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode that the shutter plate provided in the cooked rice loading apparatus of this embodiment opens and cooked rice is charged into the cooked rice loading area of a container.

Hereinafter, embodiments as an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings for explaining the embodiments, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals in principle, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view showing a cooked rice feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view conceptually showing the cooked rice feeding device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a conceptual view of the cooked rice feeding device of FIG. The plan view and FIG. 4 are block diagrams showing the control system of the cooked rice feeding device of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the rice rice container of the present embodiment is generated by a rice rice generation unit (rice rice generation means) M1 for generating rice rice R targeting a set weight value and a rice rice generation unit M1. A container supply unit (container supply means) M2 for supplying a container T (FIGS. 5 to 12) into which the rice rice R is charged, and a molding unit (a molding unit) for molding the rice rice R generated by the rice rice generation unit M1 into a predetermined shape. Molding means) M3, rice rice feeding section (filling means) M4 for feeding rice rice R into the rice rice filling area T1 (FIGS. 5 to 12) of the container T supplied from the container supply section M2, and rice rice in the rice rice feeding section M4. Container shaking that distributes the container T in two directions based on the measurement results of the total weight measuring unit (total weight measuring means) M5 that measures the weight (total weight) of the container T into which R is charged and the total weight measuring unit M5. A rice rice leveling unit (leveling means) M7 and a container for leveling the rice rice R charged into the container T whose total weight distributed by the distribution unit (sorting means) M6 and the container distribution unit M6 is within a predetermined range. It is provided with a container discharge unit (discharge means) M8 for discharging the container T whose total weight distributed by the distribution unit M6 is out of the predetermined range to the outside of the machine.

Then, the cooked rice generation unit M1, the molding unit M3, the cooked rice input unit M4, the total weight measurement unit M5, and the container distribution unit M6 are sequentially arranged from the upstream to the downstream in the transport direction of the cooked rice R (rice transport direction). Further, the cooked rice leveling section M7 and the cooked rice discharging section M8 are arranged so as to branch from the cooked rice sorting section M6 to the downstream side in the cooked rice transport direction. Further, the container supply unit M2 accommodates the container T into which the cooked rice R is charged in the cooked rice charging unit M4, and provides a container transport conveyor 20 for transporting the container T from the cooked rice supply unit M2 to the cooked rice charging unit M4. It is connected to the cooked rice container M4 via.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the cooked rice feeding device of the present embodiment has a control unit (control means) S that controls the entire operation of the device. A signal from the input unit 94 in which the operator makes a predetermined setting is input to the control unit S. Then, based on the signal from the input unit 94, the operations of the cooked rice generation unit M1, the container supply unit M2, the molding unit M3, the cooked rice input unit M4, the total weight measurement unit M5, the container distribution unit M6, and the cooked rice leveling unit M7. To control.

By the way, in the cooked rice generation unit M1, three conveyors, a first conveyor C1, a second conveyor C2, and a third conveyor C3, are arranged from the upstream side to the downstream side in the cooked rice transport direction. Further, above the first conveyor C1, a main weighing unit (rice measuring and dividing unit) 10 that weighs and divides the cooked rice into a predetermined weight and sends it onto the first conveyor C1 is arranged. Further, directly above the third conveyor C3, an auxiliary weighing unit (adjustment unit) for supplying the cooked rice R sent from the second conveyor C2 with the amount of cooked rice R insufficient for the set weight value. ) 14 are arranged.

Here, at the lower part of the main measuring unit 10, a measuring basin 11 composed of a side form 11a and a measuring plate 11c constituting the bottom surface for volumetrically measuring cooked rice supplied from above is provided. There is. Further, the shutter 11b is arranged directly above the measuring box 11. Then, after the cooked rice is put into the measuring basin 11, the shutter 11b is operated to separate the cooked rice from the upper rice, so that the volume of the measuring basin 11 formed by the side form 11a, the amount adjusting plate 11c and the shutter 11b is obtained. Rice R is extracted. The cooked rice R in the weighing basin 11 after weighing is dropped by retracting the side form 11a from the weighing adjustment plate 11c, and is placed on the first conveyor C1.

A lifter 90 for raising and lowering the cooked rice container 92 along a pair of vertical rails 91 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the side of the cooked rice generating section M1 (on the right side in FIG. 1). By this lifter 90, the cooked rice container 92 is lifted to the position of the hopper 93 installed above the main weighing unit 10, and is rotated toward the hopper 93 at the upper end of the lifter 90. As a result, the cooked rice in the cooked rice container 92 is put into the hopper 93.

A unraveling roller (rice unraveling section) (not shown) is provided in the hopper 93 to unravel the cooked rice, and the cooked rice thrown into the hopper 93 is unraveled by the unraveling roller and the lower main measuring section. It is introduced into 10 and the auxiliary measuring unit 14 on the side.

A pair of left and right roller pairs 13 are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction in the main measuring unit 10, so that the cooked rice from the hopper 93 is sent to the above-mentioned measuring basin 11 by the roller pairs 13. It has become.

The second conveyor C2 is provided with a load cell (measurement unit) (not shown) for measuring the weight of cooked rice R generated by the main measuring unit 10 and sent from the first conveyor C1. Further, the above-mentioned auxiliary weighing unit 14 is arranged directly above the third conveyor C3 arranged downstream of the second conveyor C2 in the rice transport direction.

A part of the cooked rice in the hopper 93 described above is supplied to the auxiliary measuring unit 14 via the auxiliary conveyor 15, and further, the cooked rice R measured by the load cell of the second conveyor C2 is supplied. Weight data is being transmitted. Then, in the auxiliary weighing unit 14, the excess or deficiency weight of the actual cooked rice R with respect to the set weight value is calculated from the weight value (set weight value) set by the operator and the measured value in the load cell, and the cooked rice R corresponding to the insufficient weight is calculated. Is generated and supplied to the cooked rice R being conveyed through the third conveyor C3.

As a result, the cooked rice R with the set weight value as the target is sent from the cooked rice generation unit M1 to the molding unit M3.

In the present embodiment, the auxiliary weighing is performed in this way to improve the accuracy of the cooked rice R, but the auxiliary weighing does not necessarily have to be performed. Further, regarding the weighing of cooked rice R, it is not necessary to perform volumetric weighing as in the present embodiment, and various weighing methods can be applied.

On the side of the hopper 93 (on the left side in FIG. 1), an operation panel 94a for setting the set weight of the cooked rice R to be weighed, the type of the container T, the production quantity, etc., driving, stopping, restarting, etc. of the cooked rice feeding device, etc. An input unit 94 composed of an operation switch 94b or the like is provided. Then, the operator operates the operation panel 94a to input a desired set weight of cooked rice R (for example, an arbitrary weight within the range of 150 g to 300 g).

The container supply unit M2 for supplying the container T into which the cooked rice R is charged includes a tower-type stock unit (container storage unit) 21 for laminating and accommodating the containers T. Further, the container supply section M2 is provided with the above-mentioned container transfer conveyor 20 extending from directly below the stock section 21 to the cooked rice charging section M4. At the lower part of the stock part 21, a container take-out part 22 is installed which sucks and takes out the container T at the lowermost part housed and drops it on the container transfer conveyor 20. Further, a pushing portion 23 is provided which pushes the container T to which the container transport conveyor 20 is conveyed and pushes it into a predetermined position of the cooked rice charging section M4.

The container T housed in the stock section 21 by such a container supply section M2 is adsorbed one by one from the bottom in order by the container take-out section 22 and placed on the container transfer conveyor 20 and placed on the container transfer conveyor 20. After being conveyed, it is set in the rice container M4 by the pushing unit 23.

Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of the container T housed in the container supply unit M2, that is, the container T into which the cooked rice R is charged. 5 (a) is a perspective view showing an example of a container T into which cooked rice R is charged, and FIG. 5 (b) is a plan view of the container T of FIG. 5 (a).

The illustrated container T is, for example, a tray-shaped container created by vacuum forming a thermoplastic resin sheet, and a plurality of regions are formed by a partition wall, and cooked rice R is put into one of them. A substantially quadrangular cooked rice input region T1 is formed.

In the molding section M3 located downstream of the cooked rice generating section M1 in the rice transport direction, the cooked rice R generated by the cooked rice generating section M1 under the control of the control section S has a shape corresponding to the cooked rice input region T1 formed in the container T. Mold into. Further, the position (molding position) of the cooked rice R is adjusted so that the transport path of the molded cooked rice R is directly above the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T supplied to the cooked rice charging section M4.

The molding unit M3 is provided with a fourth conveyor C4 provided downstream in the rice transport direction of the third conveyor C3 to convey the cooked rice R, and a molding die 30 provided on the fourth conveyor C4. ing.

As shown in the figure, the molding dies 30 are arranged to face each other at positions along the cooked rice transport direction, and a pair of first mold members 30a, 30a for pressing the cooked rice R in the direction along the transport direction, and the cooked rice transport direction. A pair of second mold members 30b, 30b that are arranged facing each other at positions orthogonal to the rice R and press the cooked rice R in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction, and a third mold that presses the cooked rice R from above to level the upper surface. It is composed of a member 30c.

The first mold members 30a, 30a and the second mold members 30b, 30b can be raised and lowered with the position of contact with the fourth conveyor C4 as the descending end, and the first mold is further located rearward in the rice transport direction. The member 30a is movable at the descending end in the front-rear direction in the cooked rice transport direction and in a direction orthogonal to the front-back direction, and the second mold members 30b and 30b are movable in the direction orthogonal to the cooked rice transport direction at the descending end. Further, the third mold member 30c can be raised and lowered with a position at a predetermined distance from the fourth conveyor C4 as a descending end. The first mold member 30a located in front of the cooked rice transport direction can move only in the direction orthogonal to the cooked rice transport direction at the descending end, and cannot move in the cooked rice transport direction.

In the present application, "pressing the cooked rice R in the direction along the transport direction (rice transport direction)" means pressing the cooked rice R along the transport line. Therefore, not only the cooked rice R is pressed in the cooked rice transport direction, but also the first mold member 30a located in front of the cooked rice transport direction can be moved in the front-back direction in the cooked rice transport direction, which is opposite to the cooked rice transport direction. The cooked rice R may be pressed in the direction, or the cooked rice R may be pressed from two directions, that is, the cooked rice transporting direction and the direction opposite to the cooked rice transporting direction.

In such a molding portion M3, the fourth conveyor C4 is temporarily stopped, and the first mold members 30a, 30a, the second mold members 30b, 30b, and the third mold member 30c are appropriately positioned. The cooked rice R on the fourth conveyor C4 is formed into a shape corresponding to the shape of the cooked rice charging region T1 formed in the container T.

Further, at the time of molding, the positions of the cooked rice R on the fourth conveyor C4 are adjusted by the first mold members 30a and 30a, the second mold members 30b and 30b and the third mold member 30c. Then, the molding position is adjusted so that the position directly above the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T positioned at the cooked rice feeding portion M4 into which the cooked rice R is charged in the next step comes on the transport path of the molded cooked rice R.

If the cooked rice R is formed into a shape corresponding to the shape of the cooked rice charging region T1 formed in the container T in this way, and the molding position of the cooked rice R is adjusted as described above, the cooked rice R is formed in the cooked rice charging section M4. The cooked rice R is positioned directly above the cooked rice charging region T1 simply by adjusting the transport stop position of the cooked rice R. Therefore, if the cooked rice R is dropped from there, the cooked rice R will be neatly contained in the cooked rice input region T1 of the container T.

In the present invention, it is sufficient for the molding die 30 to be able to press the cooked rice R horizontally on the fourth conveyor C4. Therefore, the mold member constituting the molding die 30 and its movement are not limited to the present embodiment, and the third mold member 30c for pressing the cooked rice R from above may not be provided.

Further, the shapes of the molding surfaces of the first mold members 30a and 30a and the second mold members 30b and 30b can be freely set. For example, if the molding surface is shaped to be curved in the horizontal direction, the cooked rice R can be molded into a round shape or an elliptical shape. Further, if the molding surface is inclined in the horizontal direction, the cooked rice R can be molded into a triangle or the like.

Further, molding the cooked rice R into a shape corresponding to the shape of the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T is not limited to molding the cooked rice R into a shape having the same size as the shape of the cooked rice feeding region T1. That is, when the cooked rice R is charged into the cooked rice charging region T1, the cooked rice R may have a shape that does not protrude from the cooked rice charging region T1. Therefore, when the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T is, for example, a substantially triangle as shown in FIG. 6 or a deformed shape as shown in FIG. 7, the cooked rice R is formed into a quadrangle having a size that does not protrude from these cooked rice feeding regions T1. do it.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, the same applies to the case of the bowl-shaped container T in which the whole is the cooked rice input region T1. That is, the rectangular cooked rice charging region T1 shown in FIG. 8, the round cooked rice feeding region T1 shown in FIG. 9, the oval cooked rice feeding region T1 shown in FIG. 10, and the elliptical cooked rice feeding region T1 shown in FIG. In the polygonal cooked rice input region T1 shown in 12, the cooked rice R can be formed into various shapes as long as the cooked rice R does not protrude from the cooked rice input regions T1.

As shown in FIG. 13, the first mold members 30a, 30a and the second mold members 30b do not have to change the shapes of the first mold members 30a, 30a and the second mold members 30b, 30b. , 30b By making the positional relationship variable, the shape of the region surrounded by the first mold members 30a, 30a and the second mold members 30b, 30b (that is, the shape and size of the cooked rice R to be molded). Can be changed in various ways.

However, it is of course possible to change the molding shape and size of cooked rice R by changing the shapes of the first mold members 30a and 30a and the second mold members 30b and 30b.

In the cooked rice charging section M4 provided downstream of the cooked rice transporting direction of the molded section M3, the cooked rice R conveyed from the molded section M3 (that is, the cooked rice M3) to the cooked rice feeding area T1 of the container T supplied from the container supply section M2. In the rice rice charging region T1 formed in the container T, the shape corresponds to the shape of the cooked rice charging region T1 and the transport path of the cooked rice R is directly above the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T installed in the cooked rice charging portion M4. Rice R) whose position has been adjusted so as to be is put in.

Here, the cooked rice charging unit M4 is provided with a container installation unit 42 in which the container T supplied from the container supply unit M2 is installed. Further, a shutter plate (opening / closing portion) 40 is provided above the installed container T, and the rice R molded as described above in the molding portion M3 is positioned on the shutter plate 40 in the closed position. A member 41a is provided.

Here, the shutter plate 40 is composed of two plate-shaped members, and the closed position is in a state where they are flush with each other in the horizontal direction, and the shutter plate 40 is opened by rotating downward like a double door with both ends as fulcrums. It becomes a position. However, the opening / closing mode of the shutter plate 40 is not limited to this embodiment, and may be, for example, slid in the horizontal direction to an open position.

Further, the positioning member 41a is located forward in the rice transport direction to regulate the tip position of the cooked rice R. Further, behind the rice rice transporting direction of the positioning member 41a, a transfer member 41b is provided which moves the cooked rice R molded by the molding portion M3 from the molding portion M3 along the cooked rice transport direction and brings it into contact with the positioning member 41a. ing.

Therefore, the cooked rice R moved by the transfer member 41b comes into contact with the positioning member 41a, so that the cooked rice R is positioned directly above the cooked rice charging region T1.

As a result, in the cooked rice charging section M4, after the cooked rice R is positioned directly above the cooked rice feeding region T1 by the positioning section 41, the cooked rice R on the shutter plate 40 is moved from the closed position to the open position. It is dropped and charged into the cooked rice charging region T1 formed in the container T.

A fifth conveyor C5 provided with a load cell (not shown) is arranged in the total weight measuring unit M5 provided downstream of the rice feeding unit M4 in the rice transport direction. Therefore, the container T sent from the cooked rice charging unit M4 is conveyed by the fifth conveyor C5, so that the weight of the cooked rice R container T, that is, the total weight is measured. Then, the measurement result is sent to the next container distribution unit M6.

In the container distribution unit M6 provided downstream of the total weight measurement unit M5 in the rice transport direction, the container T is distributed in two directions based on the measurement result of the total weight measurement unit M5. That is, a cooked rice leveling section M7 is provided downstream of one of the container sorting sections M6 in the rice transport direction, and a container discharge section M8 is provided downstream of the other cooked rice transport direction. When the total weight of the container T, which is the measurement result of the total weight measuring unit M5, is within a predetermined range, the container T is distributed to the cooked rice leveling unit M7 in the container distribution unit M6, and the total weight of the container T is distributed. If is out of the predetermined range, the rice is distributed to the container discharge unit M8 in the container distribution unit M6.

Here, a sixth conveyor C6 is provided in front of the container distribution portion M6. Further, the container distribution unit M6 is provided with a distribution member 60 having a protrusion plate 61 having a width equal to or larger than the width of the container T and capable of appearing and disappearing in a direction crossing the sixth conveyor C6. A leveling member 70 constituting the rice leveling section M7 is installed above the container distribution section M6 of the sixth conveyor C6 on the downstream side in the rice transport direction. The leveling member 70 has a leveling plate 71 that can be raised and lowered with a position separated from the sixth conveyor C6 as a descending end. Further, on the opposite side of the distribution member 60 across the sixth conveyor C6, a discharge conveyor 80 constituting the container discharge unit M8 is installed. The discharge conveyor 80 is formed of a plurality of rotatable rollers, and is inclined downward from a position facing the distribution member 60.

The container T (container T into which the cooked rice R is charged) conveyed from the gross weight measuring section M5 is processed by the container sorting section M6, the cooked rice leveling section M7, and the container discharging section M8 as follows. ..

That is, when the total weight of the container T is within a predetermined range, the protruding plate 61 of the distribution member 60 constituting the container distribution unit M6 does not project. Therefore, the container T is conveyed to the sixth conveyor C6 and reaches the cooked rice leveling portion M7. Then, the leveling plate 71 of the leveling member 70 constituting the cooked rice leveling portion M7 is lowered, and the cooked rice R charged into the container T is leveled. After that, the worker arranges the side dishes in the container T.

When the total weight of the container T is out of the predetermined range, the protruding plate 61 of the distribution member 60 protrudes, and the container T moves from the sixth conveyor C6 to the discharge conveyor 80 constituting the container discharge unit M8. Is guided. As a result, the container T slides on the rollers forming the discharge conveyor 80 and is discharged to the outside of the device.

Next, the operation of the cooked rice feeding device having the above configuration will be described.

When cooked rice is put in the hopper 93 and the container T into which the cooked rice R is put is accommodated in the container supply unit M2, the operator operates the input unit 94 to set the set weight of the cooked rice R, the type of the container T, and the production. Enter the quantity etc. and press the start button. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of the container T are registered in advance, and the container T housed in the container supply unit M2 is formed in the container T only by selecting from the registered containers T. The shape and position of the cooked rice input area T1 are set. Therefore, in the molding unit M3, the cooked rice R corresponding to the shape and position of the set cooked rice input region T1 is molded. Here, it is assumed that the cooked rice R is put into the tray-shaped container T shown in FIG.

When the start button is pressed, in the cooked rice generation unit M1, the cooked rice sent from the hopper 93 is volume-measured in the main measuring unit 10, and the cooked rice R corresponding to the set weight is generated. Further, when the weight of the generated cooked rice R is insufficient with respect to the set weight value, the shortage is supplemented by the auxiliary weighing unit 14, and finally the cooked rice R targeting the set weight value is generated. To.

While the cooked rice R is generated in the cooked rice generation section M1 in this way, in the container supply section M2, the lowermost container T housed in the stock section 21 is taken out by the container take-out section 22 and placed on the container transport conveyor 20. It is transported and set in the container installation section 42 of the cooked rice charging section M4.

By the way, the cooked rice R generated by the cooked rice generating section M1 is sent to the molding section M3 so as to have a shape and position corresponding to the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T on the temporarily stopped fourth conveyor C4. It is molded by the molding die 30.

The process of molding cooked rice R by the molding die 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. Here, FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the initial molding state of the cooked rice R by the molding die 30, and FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the molding state of the cooked rice R by the molding die 30 following FIG.

In the molding unit M3, as shown in FIG. 14, first, the cooked rice R is molded into a shape corresponding to the cooked rice charging region T1 by the molding die 30. That is, the first mold members 30a, 30a and the second mold members 30b, 30b are lowered to the fourth conveyor C4 and moved to appropriate positions to define the outer peripheral shape of the cooked rice R, and further, the third mold member. The upper surface of the cooked rice R is leveled by lowering 30c. Here, it is formed into a quadrangle smaller than the rice filling region T1 of the container T shown in FIG.

When the molding of cooked rice R is completed, after raising the third mold member 30c, as shown in FIG. 15, the first mold members 30a, 30a and the second mold members 30b, 30b are integrally horizontal. By moving in the direction, the cooked rice R is positioned so that the position directly above the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T positioned on the cooked rice feeding portion M4 is on the transport path of the cooked rice R. If the molding position of cooked rice R is adjusted, the first mold members 30a and 30a and the second mold members 30b and 30b are also raised to complete the series of molding steps.

In the molding unit M3 of the present embodiment, the cooked rice R is positioned after being molded, but the cooked rice R may be molded and positioned at the same time (that is, the cooked rice R is molded at the position shown in FIG. 15). good.

The cooked rice R that has been molded in the molded portion M3 in this way is conveyed to the cooked rice charging portion M4.

The process of adding cooked rice R by the cooked rice charging unit M4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. Here, FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing how the cooked rice R is guided to the shutter plate 40 by the positioning portion 41, and FIG. 17 is a state where the cooked rice R is opened and the cooked rice R is charged into the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T. It is explanatory drawing which shows.

As described above, in the cooked rice charging section M4, the container T sent from the container supply section M2 is installed in the container setting section 42. As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the cooked rice R from the molding portion M3 is pushed by the rear positioning member 41b along the rice transport direction and comes into contact with the front positioning member 41a, so that the cooked rice R is a shutter plate. On 40, it is positioned directly above the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T. Then, when the shutter plate 40 moves to the open position, as shown in FIG. 17, the cooked rice R on the shutter plate 40 is automatically dropped and thrown into the cooked rice charging region T1 formed in the container T.

The container T into which the cooked rice R is charged in the cooked rice charging section M4 is weighed by the total weight measuring section M5, and when the total weight of the container T is within a predetermined range, the cooked rice is sorted by the container sorting section M6. It is distributed to the leveling section M7. Then, the cooked rice R charged into the container T is leveled by the cooked rice leveling unit M7 and sent to the next step (for example, a side dish serving step). When the total weight of the container T is out of the predetermined range, the container T is sent to the container discharge unit M8 by the container distribution unit M6, and is discharged from the discharge conveyor 80 to the outside of the device.

Thus, in the cooked rice feeding device of this embodiment, the corresponding shape of the cooked rice turned region T1 which is formed in the container T, and, falling position of rice R adjusts the position so that the cooked rice turned region T1 Rice rice R is molded. Then, the cooked rice R is transported to a position directly above the cooked rice charging region T1 and dropped into the cooked rice charging region T1 of the container T. Therefore, it becomes possible to automatically put cooked rice R into a plurality of types of containers T.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described above based on the embodiments, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are exemplary in all respects and are limited to the disclosed technology. is not it. That is, the technical scope of the present invention is not limitedly interpreted based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be interpreted in accordance with the description of the scope of claims, and the scope of claims. All changes are included as long as they do not deviate from the stated technology and the equivalent technology and the gist of the claims.

For example, in the container supply unit M2 of the cooked rice charging device of the present embodiment, the container T is stacked and stored in the stock unit 21, but the storage form of the container T is not limited to this. When the containers T are stacked and stored, a plurality of stock portions 21 may be provided so that the containers T of a plurality of types can be stacked and stored.

Further, in the cooked rice charging device of the present embodiment, a plurality of types of the container T are registered in advance, and the container T is formed in the container T by selecting the container T housed in the container supply unit M2 from the registered types. The shape and position of the cooked rice input area T1 are set. However, the setting of the shape and position of the cooked rice charging region T1 is not limited to such a method, and for example, the operator can set the shape and position of the cooked rice feeding region T1 on the spot, or an image. It is conceivable to set the shape and position of the cooked rice input region T1 by automatically recognizing the container T by the processing technique.

In the cooked rice charging device described above, a total weight measuring unit, a container sorting unit, a cooked rice leveling unit, and a container discharging unit are provided as a process after the cooked rice is charged into the cooked rice charging area of the container in the cooked rice charging unit. However, these may not be provided.

10 Main weighing section (rice weighing section)
11 Weighing box 11a Side formwork 11b Shutter 11c Weight adjustment plate 13 Roller pair 14 Auxiliary weighing part (adjusting part)
15 Auxiliary conveyor 20 Container transport conveyor 21 Stock section 22 Container take-out section 23 Push-in section 30 Molding mold 30a First mold member 30b Second mold member 30c Third mold member 40 Shutter plate (opening / closing part)
41a Positioning member 41b Transfer member 42 Container installation unit 60 Distribution member 61 Protruding plate 70 Leveling member 71 Leveling plate 80 Discharge conveyor 90 Lifter 91 Vertical rail 92 Rice container 93 Hopper 94 Input unit 94a Operation panel 94b Operation switch C1 1 conveyor C2 2nd conveyor C3 3rd conveyor C4 4th conveyor C5 5th conveyor C6 6th conveyor M1 Rice generation unit (rice generation means)
M2 container supply unit (container supply means)
M3 molding part (molding means)
M4 cooked rice input section (input means)
M5 Gross Weight Measuring Unit (Gross Weight Measuring Means)
M6 container sorting unit (sorting means)
M7 Rice leveling part (leveling means)
M8 container discharge part (discharge means)
R Rice S Control unit (control means)
T container T1 rice input area

Claims (8)

A cooked rice generating means for producing cooked rice with a set weight value as a target,
A container supply means for supplying a container in which a cooked rice input region into which the cooked rice produced by the cooked rice is charged is formed, and a container supply means.
A molding means provided downstream of the cooked rice generating means in the rice transport direction and forming the cooked rice produced by the cooked rice into a predetermined shape.
The cooked rice transported from the molding means is positioned directly above the cooked rice charging region formed in the container supplied from the container supply means and is provided downstream in the cooked rice transport direction of the molding means, and the cooked rice is placed. A means of dropping and throwing into the rice throwing area,
The cooked rice is molded into a shape corresponding to the cooked rice charging region, and the dropped position of the molded cooked rice from the cooked rice charging means is directly above the cooked rice feeding region of the container supplied from the container feeding means. A control means for controlling the molding position of the cooked rice by the molding means, and
A cooked rice input device characterized by having. A total weight measuring means provided downstream in the rice transporting direction of the feeding means and measuring the total weight which is the weight of the container into which the cooked rice is charged.
A sorting means for distributing the container in two directions based on the measurement result of the total weight measuring means, and a sorting means.
A leveling means provided downstream of one of the sorting means in the rice transport direction and leveling the cooked rice put into the container in which the total weight distributed to the sorting means is within a predetermined range.
A discharge means provided downstream of the other side of the distribution means in the rice transport direction and discharging the container whose total weight distributed to the distribution means is out of the predetermined range to the outside of the apparatus.
The cooked rice feeding device according to claim 1, further comprising. The container supply means is
It is provided with a plurality of container storage units capable of stacking and storing a plurality of types of containers.
The cooked rice feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cooked rice is added. The molding means is
It has a molding die that presses the cooked rice in the horizontal direction to form a shape corresponding to the shape of the cooked rice charging region.
The cooked rice feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The molding mold is
A pair of first mold members that are arranged facing each other at a position along the cooked rice transport direction and press the cooked rice in the direction along the cooked rice transport direction.
A pair of second mold members that are arranged facing each other at a position orthogonal to the cooked rice transport direction and press the cooked rice in a direction orthogonal to the cooked rice transport direction.
4. The cooked rice input device according to claim 4. The input means is
An opening / closing portion provided so as to be openable / closable above the container supplied from the container supply means,
It has a positioning portion for positioning the cooked rice conveyed from the molding means directly above the cooked rice charging region in the opening / closing portion at the closed position.
The opening / closing portion is moved from the closed position to the open position, and the cooked rice on the opening / closing portion is dropped and thrown into the cooked rice charging region.
The cooked rice feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cooked rice is added. The cooked rice generating means is
With the rice-solving department that solves rice,
A cooked rice measuring and dividing section provided below the cooked rice melting section and measuring and dividing the cooked rice sent from the cooked rice breaking section to generate a predetermined weight of cooked rice.
The cooked rice feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cooked rice is added. The cooked rice generating means is
A measuring unit that measures the weight of cooked rice produced by the cooked rice measuring and dividing unit, and a measuring unit that measures the weight of the cooked rice.
Further having an adjusting unit for adding the cooked rice of the difference between the weight of the cooked rice measured by the measuring unit and the set weight value.
The cooked rice feeding device according to claim 7, wherein the cooked rice is added.

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