JP7141898B2 - Assembly equipment for mushroom cultivation containers - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an assembling device for a container for cultivating mushrooms, which is mainly used for cultivating mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms.

Conventionally, a method using a bag-shaped cultivation container is known for cultivating mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In this method, a cultivation container is filled with a medium material such as sawdust to form a block-shaped medium, the upper surface of the medium is covered with a translucent sheet, and then the container filled with the medium is sterilized. A fungus inoculation step of inoculating the fungi and sealing the cultivation container is performed.

Then, after covering the entire peripheral surface and the bottom surface of the cultivation container with a sheet, the mycelium is cultured, the primordium is formed, and when it grows to a certain extent, the translucent sheet covering the medium is removed, and the mushroom grown from the primordium is removed. I am trying to harvest.

Japanese Patent No. 5166768

However, the conventional techniques as described above have the problem that the surface area of the upper surface of the medium on which mushrooms grow is small relative to the volume of the medium, resulting in poor cultivation efficiency.

In addition, the conventional container for mushroom cultivation includes the work of filling the container with a culture medium, the work of covering the culture medium with a sheet, the work of inoculating a part of the container by opening it, and covering the entire peripheral surface and the bottom surface of the cultivation container with a sheet. There was a problem that work such as work had to be done manually, and it was difficult to adapt to automation and efficiency was low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, in view of such conventional problems, the present invention has been made for the purpose of providing an assembly apparatus for mushroom cultivation containers adapted to automation and for efficiently cultivating mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms. .

The feature of the invention described in claim 1 for solving the above-described conventional problems is a flat box-shaped container body formed of a light-shielding material and having an open top, and a culture medium filled in the container body. a medium made of material, a sheet having a plurality of through holes formed to cover the upper surface of the medium, and a lid member having translucency and air permeability detachably fitted to the upper opening of the container body. An apparatus for assembling a container for mushroom cultivation comprising : transfer means for transferring the container body; container supply means for feeding the container body to the transfer means; and culture medium input means for charging a medium material into the container body. a medium pressing means for pressing the upper surface of the culture medium made of the medium material introduced by the medium charging means to shape the upper surface of the culture medium; and a sheet for covering the upper surface of the culture medium shaped by the medium pressing means with the sheet. Covering means, lid supplying means for placing the lid member on the container body, and lid fitting means for pressing the upper surface of the lid member and fitting the lid member into the upper opening of the container body. and the sheet covering means includes a sheet containing portion disposed near the transporting means and containing a plurality of the sheets in an overlapping manner; and a sheet transfer mechanism for transferring the culture medium to the upper surface of the culture medium in the container body on the transfer means.

The feature of the invention according to claim 2 is characterized by a flat box-shaped container body formed of a light-shielding material and having an open top, a culture medium made of a medium material filled in the container body, and the top surface of the culture medium. A sheet having a plurality of through-holes for covering, a lid member having translucency and air permeability detachably fitted to the top opening of the container body, and one or more circles formed on the lid member. A device for assembling a container for mushroom cultivation, comprising a columnar working hole cover for opening and closing the columnar working hole, the working hole cover having translucency and air permeability , wherein the container body is transferred. a container feeding means for feeding the container main body to the transferring means; a medium charging means for charging the medium material into the container main body; A medium pressing means for pressing and shaping the upper surface of the medium, a sheet covering means for covering the upper surface of the medium shaped by the medium pressing means with the sheet, and a lid supply for placing the lid member on the container body. and lid fitting means for pressing the upper surface of the lid member and fitting the lid member into the upper opening of the container body, wherein the sheet covering means is arranged near the transfer means. a sheet containing portion for storing a large number of said sheets in an overlapping manner; and a sheet transfer mechanism for adsorbing the surface of said sheet contained in said sheet containing portion and transferring it to the upper surface of said culture medium within said container body on said transfer means. and

The feature of the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of claim 1 or 2 , the culture medium charging means throws the culture medium material charged from the storage part into the container body evenly. It is provided with a culture medium material leveling mechanism.

Moreover, in the present invention, by providing the configuration described in claims 1 and 2 , the container for mushroom cultivation can be efficiently assembled, and the cultivation efficiency can be improved.

Furthermore, in the present invention, by providing the configuration according to claim 3 , the container body can be uniformly filled with the medium material, and a good quality medium suitable for cultivating mushrooms can be obtained.

(a) is a front view showing a container for mushroom cultivation according to the present invention, and (b) is a plan view of the same. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view same as the above. 1 is a schematic view showing a device for assembling a container for mushroom cultivation according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a front view showing an outline of medium pressing means in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing medium pressing means in FIG. 3. FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing an outline of a film covering means in FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state of the same film being transported; FIG. 4 is a front view schematically showing a lid covering means in FIG. 3; Fig. 10 is a front view showing a state when the same lid is put on.

Next, an embodiment of the container for mushroom cultivation according to the present invention will be described based on the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

This mushroom cultivation container 1 comprises a flat box-shaped container body 2 with an open top, a culture medium 3 filled with a medium material in the container body 2, a sheet 4 covering the top surface of the culture medium 3, and the container body 2. and a translucent cover member 5 that is detachably fitted to the upper opening of the medium 3. The fungi of mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms are inoculated into the medium 3 through the sheet 4, the hyphae are cultured, and the mushrooms are grown. It's becoming

The container body 2 has a flat bottom plate portion 2a and a rectangular frame-like peripheral wall portion 2b raised from the peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion 2a, and forms a bottomed flat box shape with an open top.

The container main body 2 has a bottom plate portion 2a and a peripheral wall portion 2b made of a light-shielding material so that transmission of light from the bottom surface and peripheral surface to the medium 3 can be restricted.

Sawdust, broad-leaved tree chips, nutrients and water are used as the medium material, and the medium is filled so that the gaps between the medium materials are even and compressed under a predetermined pressure to form a block-shaped medium 3. be done.

The sheet 4 is formed in the shape of an ultra-thin sheet, has a plurality of fine through holes penetrating from the front and back, and functions as an inoculation hole after drying and sterilization of the medium 3 by covering the upper surface of the medium 3. It's like

The lid member 5 is made of a resin material having translucency and air permeability, and is detachably fitted to the top opening of the container body 2 .

The lid member 5 is provided with a plurality of cylindrical work holes 5a, 5a, . is fitted so as to be openable and closable.

In the mushroom cultivation container 1 configured as described above, the container main body 2 is formed into a flat box shape by the bottom plate portion 2a and the peripheral wall portion 2b made of a light-shielding material, and the surface of the culture medium 3 is formed with a plurality of through holes. By covering with the sheet 4, mushrooms can be grown efficiently from the upper surface side of the medium 3, and the surface area of the upper surface of the medium 3 where mushrooms grow can be increased relative to the volume of the medium 3, improving cultivation efficiency. can be made

Next, an apparatus for assembling this mushroom cultivation container 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9. FIG.

An assembling device 10 for a mushroom cultivation container includes transfer means 11 for transferring the container body 2 , container supply means 12 for feeding the container body 2 to the transfer means 11 , and culture medium input means 13 for charging the medium material into the container body 2 . and a medium pressing means 14 for pressing the upper surface of the medium 3 made of the medium material charged by the medium charging means 13 to shape the upper surface of the medium 3; lid covering means 16 for placing the lid member 5 on the container body 2; By sequentially passing through the container supply means 12, the culture medium input means 13, the culture medium pressing means 14, the sheet covering means 15, the lid covering means 16 and the lid fitting means 17 through the transfer means 11. The mushroom cultivation container 1 is ready to be assembled.

The transfer means 11 uses a roller conveyor, and the container body 2 is moved on rollers 18, 18, . . . rotated by a motor (not shown) or the like.

Positioning devices 19, 19, .

The positioning devices 19, 19, . By descending from the surface of the transfer means 11, the container body 2 can be moved.

Each of the positioning devices 19, 19, .

The container supply means 12 holds a large number of container bodies 2 stacked on the transport means 11, and feeds the stacked container bodies 2 forwarded by the transport means 11 onto the transport means 11 one by one. 20.

The delivery unit 20 has a lifting arm 20a for lifting a number of container bodies 2 stacked above the lowermost container body 2. When the lifting arm 20a lifts a number of container bodies 2, the positioning devices 19, 19 are lifted. By lowering the stoppers 19b of .

The medium charging means 13 includes a reservoir 21 for storing the medium material, and a box-shaped quantitative charging section 22 into which a fixed amount of the medium material is charged from the storage section 21. The quantitative charging section 22 reaches the medium pressing means 14. It moves to the top of the moved container body 2 and drops a predetermined amount of culture medium 3 into the container body 2 at that position. Reference numeral 22a in the drawing denotes a cylinder device for moving the fixed amount charging portion 22. As shown in FIG.

The culture medium charging means 13 includes a medium material leveling mechanism that loosens the medium material charged from the storage part 21 into the quantitative charging part 22 and evenly drops the medium material into the container body 2 .

Although not shown, the medium material leveling mechanism is provided with a screw in the metered feeding section 22, and the medium material is evenly loosened by the rotation of the screw.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the medium pressing means 14 includes a frame 23 positioned on the upper surface of the container body 2, a pressing mechanism 24 arranged on the frame 23, and a transfer means 11. A vibrating mechanism 25 is provided, and a plurality of vibrating plates 25a, 25a are applied to the lower side of the container body 2 stopped on the transfer means 11, and the vibrating plates 25a, 25a are moved up and down. to press the upper surface of the

The pressing mechanism 24 includes a pressing plate 24a that is vertically movably supported by the beam 24c, and a cylinder device 24b that vertically moves the pressing plate 24a. As shown in FIG. 5, the pressing plate 24a is moved by the cylinder device 24b. It is lowered to press the upper surface of the culture medium 3 made of the medium material put into the container main body 2 with a predetermined pressure.

The vibrating mechanism 25 has a plurality of vibrating plates 25a, 25a arranged side by side in the traveling direction of the transporting means 11. The vibrating plates 25a, 25a protrude from the gap between the rollers 18, 18 to the upper surface side of the transporting means 11. and is applied to the lower surface of the container body 2.

The vibrating plates 25a, 25a move up and down when the culture medium 3 is pressed by the pressing plate 24a by operating the crank mechanism 25c by the motor 25b, thereby vibrating the container body 2. As shown in FIG.

The frame 23 covers the top surface of the container body 2 when the culture medium material is added, thereby preventing the excess culture medium material from adhering to the top surface of the container body 2 .

The sheet covering means 15 is arranged in the vicinity of the transfer means 11 , and has a sheet containing portion 26 that accommodates a large number of sheets 4 in an overlapping manner. A sheet transfer mechanism 27 is provided to transfer the medium 3 in the container body 2 to the upper surface of the medium 3, and the upper surface of the medium 3 in each container body 2 transferred by the medium pressing means 14 is covered with one sheet 4. ing.

The sheet storage unit 26 includes a tray 26a for storing a large number of super-thin sheets 4 and a tray table 26b on which the tray 26a is placed. The sheets 4 are sequentially transferred to the upper surface of the culture medium 3 in the container body 2 stopped on the transfer means 11 .

The sheet transfer mechanism 27 includes a cylinder device 29 that moves along a rail 28 that bridges the sheet storage portion 26 and the transfer means 11, a frame 30 that is fixed to the lower end of the rod of the cylinder device 29, and a frame 30. A frame 30 for supporting the suction tools 31, 31 arranged at the four corners of the frame 30 moves between the sheet storage part 26 and the transfer means 11 and can move up and down. ing.

The suction tool 31 includes a rod portion 31a supported by the frame 30 via a linear bushing 32 so as to be vertically movable, and a suction cup portion 31b disposed at the lower end of the rod portion 31a. It is connected to a pump via a suction hose, and negative pressure acts on the suction cup.

It should be noted that each of the suction tools 31, 31, .

The work by the sheet covering means 15 is performed by first moving the frame 30 onto the tray 26a of the sheet accommodating portion 26, lowering the frame 30 at that position, and sucking the surface of the sheet 4 stacked on top in the tray 26a. The suction cup portion 31b of the tool 31 is brought into contact.

Next, negative pressure is applied to the suction cup portion 31b to suck the sheet 4 onto the suction cup portion 31b, and in this state, the frame 30 is raised to lift the sheet 4 from the tray 26a.

When the sheet 4 is lifted, since the sheet 4 has a plurality of fine through holes, air flows between the sheets 4, 4 through the through holes to prevent adhesion due to friction between the sheets, thereby preventing adhesion of each sheet. can be lifted to

Next, the cylinder device 29 is moved along the rails 28 to move the frame 30 onto the container body 2 on the transfer means 11. At that position, the cylinder device 29 is operated to lower the frame 30 and remove the sheet 4. Cover the upper surface of the culture medium 3 in the container body 2 .

At this time, by having a plurality of through-holes in the sheet 4, the wind pressure accompanying the descent is avoided through the through-holes, and the outer edge of the sheet 4 is prevented from being caught inward due to the wind pressure. ing.

When the sheet 4 is completely covered, the container body 2 is sent to the lid covering means 16. - 特許庁

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lid covering means 16 includes a lid member supply section 32 provided side by side with the transfer means 11, and a lid member transfer section for transferring the cover member 5 onto the transfer means 11 from the cover member supply section 32. A mechanism 33 is provided.

The lid member supplying section 32 is provided with a conveyor device 32a, and sequentially delivers the lid members 5 to the vicinity of the transfer means 11 while being placed on the conveyor device 32a.

The lid member transfer mechanism 33 includes a cylinder device 35 that moves along a rail 34 that spans the lid member supply section 32 and the transfer means 11, and an arm portion 36 that is fixed to the lower end of the rod of the cylinder device 35. , so that the arm portion 36 can move between the lid member supply portion 32 and the transfer means 11 and move up and down.

Then, the cover member transfer mechanism 33 grabs the cover member 5 sequentially supplied to the cover member supply unit 32 with the lowered arm portion 36 , moves the cylinder device 35 along the rail 34 , and moves the arm portion 36 to the transfer means 11 . It is moved onto the upper container body 2 .

At that position, the cylinder device 35 is operated to lower the arm portion 36 and open the arm portion 36 to cover the upper surface of the container body 2 with the lid member 5 and feed the container body 2 to the lid fitting means 17 .

The lid fitting means 17 is provided with a press 17a for pressing the upper surface of the lid member 5, and by pressing the press, the lid member 5 is fitted to the outside of the upper opening of the container body 2, so that the mushroom cultivation container 1 can be assembled. complete.

1 mushroom cultivation container 2 container body 3 medium 4 sheet 5 lid member 10 assembling device 11 transfer means 12 container supply means 13 medium feeding means 14 medium pressing means 15 sheet covering means 16 lid covering means 17 lid fitting means 18 rollers 19 positioning Apparatus 20 Feeding section 21 Storage section 22 Fixed amount charging section 23 Frame 24 Pressing mechanism 25 Vibration mechanism 26 Sheet storage section 27 Sheet transfer mechanism 28 Rail 29 Cylinder device 30 Frame 31 Suction tool 32 Lid member supply section

Claims (3)

A flat box-shaped container body made of a light-shielding material and having an open top, a culture medium made of a medium material filled in the container body, and a sheet having a plurality of through holes formed to cover the top surface of the culture medium. and a light-transmitting and air-permeable cover member detachably fitted to the top opening of the container body, the mushroom cultivation container assembling device comprising:
transfer means for transferring the container body; container supply means for sending the container body to the transfer means; medium loading means for loading a medium material into the container body; a medium pressing means for pressing the upper surface of the medium to shape the upper surface of the medium; a sheet covering means for covering the upper surface of the medium shaped by the medium pressing means with the sheet; Pressing the top surface of the cover member with the lid supply means to be placed,
a lid fitting means for fitting the lid member to the top opening of the container body,
The sheet covering means is arranged in the vicinity of the transporting means, and includes a sheet containing portion that stores a large number of the sheets in an overlapping manner, and a surface of the sheet that is contained in the sheet containing portion. and a sheet transfer mechanism for transferring the culture medium to the upper surface of the culture medium in the container body. A flat box-shaped container body made of a light-shielding material and having an open top, a culture medium made of a medium material filled in the container body, and a sheet having a plurality of through holes formed to cover the top surface of the culture medium. a light-transmitting and air-permeable lid member detachably fitted to the top opening of the container body; A device for assembling a container for mushroom cultivation, comprising a work hole cover of
transfer means for transferring the container body; container supply means for sending the container body to the transfer means; medium loading means for loading a medium material into the container body; a medium pressing means for pressing the upper surface of the medium to shape the upper surface of the medium; a sheet covering means for covering the upper surface of the medium shaped by the medium pressing means with the sheet; Pressing the top surface of the cover member with the lid supply means to be placed,
a lid fitting means for fitting the lid member to the top opening of the container body,
The sheet covering means is arranged in the vicinity of the transporting means, and includes a sheet containing portion that stores a large number of the sheets in an overlapping manner, and a surface of the sheet contained in the sheet containing portion that absorbs the surface of the sheet and spreads the sheet on the transporting means. and a sheet transfer mechanism for transferring the culture medium to the upper surface of the culture medium in the container body. 3. The mushroom cultivation according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the culture medium feeding means includes a medium material leveling mechanism that loosens the medium material fed from the reservoir and uniformly throws the medium material into the container body. Container assembly equipment.

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