JP7198970B2 - Unfilled section standing mechanism, fungus bed block manufacturing device and fungus bed block manufacturing method - Google Patents

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The present invention provides an unfilled section erecting mechanism for manufacturing a fungus bed block in which a seed culture is inoculated into a bagged medium block used for mushroom cultivation, a fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus equipped with the unfilled section erecting mechanism, and a fungus bed block. It relates to a floor block manufacturing method, and more specifically, an unfilled portion erecting mechanism for automatically erecting an unfilled portion of a folded bagged medium block, and a mushroom bed block manufacturing equipped with this unfilled portion erecting mechanism. It relates to an apparatus and a fungal bed block manufacturing method.

In recent years, mushrooms such as shiitake mushrooms, maitake mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms and nameko mushrooms have shifted from natural collection to artificial cultivation. Among these artificial cultivation methods, shiitake mushrooms have been cultivated by using logs cut from trees such as quercus oak, mizunara oak, and sawtooth oak to predetermined lengths and planting shiitake mushrooms in these logs. there were. However, since this log cultivation is carried out mainly outdoors, it is affected by weather conditions, pests and harmful bacteria, etc., and it is difficult to ensure a stable harvest. We are shifting to fungal bed cultivation, which is cultivated under this environment.

Common mushroom bed cultivation of shiitake mushrooms is performed by a series of steps shown in FIG. In this mushroom bed cultivation 1, first, a plurality of mushroom cultivation bags and a conditioned medium mixed with nutrients are prepared in advance, and a predetermined amount of this medium is filled into the cultivation bag. A bag folding step 1B for folding the unfilled portion of the packed medium block), a container housing step 1C for housing the folded bagged medium block in a container of a predetermined size, and a sterilization kettle to store the bagged medium. Sterilization step 1D to sterilize, bag mouth opening step 1E, inoculation step 1F to inoculate shiitake mushrooms, bag mouth sealing step 1G, culture step 1H to culture over a predetermined period while adjusting temperature and humidity, after that, from the cultivation bag to the fungal bed. It is carried out in a series of processes such as taking out, adjusting the temperature and humidity and cultivating the fungal bed to generate and grow shiitake mushrooms in a growing process 1I and a harvesting process 1J in which the grown shiitake mushrooms are harvested.

These processes have so far been mostly performed manually, but in recent years, some of the processes have been automated, and the mechanical devices have been introduced in patent documents.

For example, Patent Literature 1 below describes a partially automated seed culture method for mushroom cultivation. According to this inoculum culture method for mushroom cultivation, a mixture of sawdust, nutrients, and water is filled in an air-permeable bag body to form a fungal bed block, and a bagging step is carried out. A sterilization step of heating and sterilizing the prepared fungus bed block together with the bag body in a heating chamber, and inoculating mushroom inoculum into the sterilized fungus bed block with the opening of the bag body open, and sterilizing the opening of the bag body. and a plurality of inoculated fungus bed blocks are placed in a container with an open top with ventilation intervals, and this container is transported to a shelving device by a transport means. A container shelving process in which the transported containers are sequentially loaded by a shelving device on a rack pallet having shelves capable of vertically stacking the containers in a plurality of stages with a predetermined vertical interval therebetween; It is said to consist of a process of transporting the loaded rack pallets to the culture room, and a culture process of placing the transported rack pallets side by side in the culture room and culturing the mushroom inoculum while the fungus bed blocks are loaded on the rack pallets. there is

Further, Patent Document 2 below discloses an invention of an automatic inoculation device for mushroom spawn. According to the automatic mushroom inoculum inoculation device of Patent Document 2 below, a conveyer that moves a culture medium filled in a plastic culture bag and sterilized together with the bag is placed and the culture medium is filled at a predetermined stop position of the conveyor. a vacuum suction mechanism for opening the culture bag by vacuum-sucking opposite sides of the culture bag, and for closing the opening of the culture bag by canceling the vacuum suction after the culture medium is inoculated with the inoculum; An inoculum inoculation mechanism that inoculates a certain amount of mushroom inoculum into the culture medium of an open culture bag disposed above, and a culture bag after inoculum inoculation that moves from the stop position and is provided at a predetermined stop position of the conveyor. and a sealing mechanism for sealing the opening of the.

JP-A-9-028182 JP-A-7-327487

The above Patent Document 1 describes a sterilization process in which the fungus bed block prepared in the bagging process is heated and sterilized together with the bag in a heating chamber, and a state in which the opening of the bag is opened in the sterilized fungus bed block. Although the inoculation process of inoculating mushroom inoculum and sealing the opening of the bag body is described, conventionally, the mushroom bed block to be sterilized in the heating chamber is stored in a container or the like in a folded state. It is done. Therefore, when opening the opening of the bag body of the sterilized fungus bed block, it is necessary to manually erect the folding, which makes automation difficult.

Further, in Patent Document 2, at a predetermined stop position of the conveyor, the opposite sides of the culture bag filled with the culture medium are vacuum-sucked to open the culture bag, and the culture medium is inoculated with the inoculum, and then the vacuum suction is applied. There is a description of a vacuum suction mechanism that closes the opening of the culture bag by releasing it, but there is no description of standing up the folded bag. Become.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an unfilled portion erecting mechanism that automatically erects the unfilled portion of a conventional bagged medium block, and furthermore, to provide an unfilled portion erecting mechanism that automatically erects the unfilled portion of a conventional bagged medium block. To provide a fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus and a fungus bed block manufacturing method equipped with an unfilled section erecting mechanism capable of automating a series of steps for inoculating a seed fungus and manufacturing a fungus bed block.

The above object of the present invention can be achieved by the following configurations. That is, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism of the first aspect of the present invention includes a bag body having a bottom surface of a predetermined area and a bag opening facing the bottom surface, and a predetermined amount of medium from the bottom surface of the bag body. The unfilled portion erecting portion of the bagged culture medium block having a filled portion and an unfilled portion extending from the filled portion to the mouth of the bag, wherein the unfilled portion is folded. The unfilled portion erecting mechanism has means, wherein the unfilled portion erecting means is a first unfilled portion provided on the side opposite to the folded side of the unfilled portion of the bagged medium block. An erecting means is provided, and the first unfilled portion erecting means includes at least one first attachment portion attached to the folded unfilled portion, and a rotating arm portion rotating and moving the first attachment portion. , a shaft portion to which the rotating arm portion is attached, and a first moving arm portion to which the shaft portion is attached and which is repeatedly moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the advancing direction of the bagged medium block; The first attachment portion attached to the folded unfilled portion moves around the shaft portion as an axis of rotation of the rotating arm portion and the movement of the first moving arm portion to move the unfilled portion. is set up.

In addition, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism of the second aspect is the unfilled portion erecting mechanism of the first aspect, wherein the unfilled portion erecting means sandwiches the bagged medium block and the first unfilled portion erecting mechanism a second unfilled portion erecting means provided to face the portion erecting means, wherein the second unfilled portion erecting portion is erected by the first unfilled portion erecting portion; at least one second attachment portion attached to the unfilled portion; and the second attachment portion is repetitively moved toward and away from the unfilled portion and repeatedly vertically with respect to the medium. and a second moving arm portion that is moved, wherein the second attachment portion is attached to the standing unfilled portion at a position close to the culture medium and then attached in a direction away from the culture medium. It is characterized in that it is moved in a

In addition, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism of the third aspect is the unfilled portion erecting mechanism of the first or second aspect, wherein one bagged medium block is extracted from a container containing a plurality of bagged medium blocks. The bagged medium block taken out by the medium block take-out mechanism for taking out the medium block is moved to the unfilled section erecting means.

A fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus according to a fourth aspect comprises a bag body having a bottom surface of a predetermined area, a bag opening facing the bottom surface, and a filling section filled with a predetermined amount of culture medium from the bottom surface of the bag body. , a fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus having an unfilled portion from the filling portion to the bag mouth, and manufacturing a fungus bed block in which the culture medium is inoculated with the inoculum from the bagged medium block in which the unfilled portion is folded. The unfilled portion erecting mechanism according to any one of the first to third aspects; An opening and inoculation mechanism for inoculating the culture medium, and a sealing mechanism for sealing the unfilled portion of the mushroom bed block that has been opened.

The fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the fifth aspect is the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the fourth aspect, wherein one bagged medium block is taken out from a container in which a plurality of the bagged medium blocks are accommodated. It is characterized by having a culture medium block take-out mechanism, wherein the bagged culture medium block taken out by the culture medium block take-out mechanism is moved to the unfilled section standing mechanism.

In addition, the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the sixth aspect is the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the fifth aspect, wherein the culture medium block take-out mechanism includes a plurality of first rod-shaped a body, a first elevating means for repeatedly moving the first rod-shaped body in the vertical direction, a plurality of arm members for repeatedly moving from the side of the unfilled portion erecting mechanism to the side of the first elevating means, and a first feeding member for pressing the bagged culture medium block; The arm member is provided so as to be insertable and withdrawable so as to be inserted between the elevated first rod-shaped bodies, and the bagged culture medium block is moved in the container by the first elevating means. After the rod-shaped body is moved upward and placed on the first rod-shaped body, the arm member is pulled out, and then the first rod-shaped body is moved downward to place it on the arm member. After that, the arm member returns and the first feed member is pressed toward the unfilled portion erecting mechanism, thereby being moved to the unfilled portion erecting mechanism.

In addition, the mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus of the seventh aspect is the mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus of the sixth aspect, wherein the culture medium block take-out mechanism has a first rotating member on which the container is placed and rotated, It is characterized by comprising a first rotating means for rotating the first rotating member and the container placed on the first rotating member by a predetermined angle.

In addition, the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the eighth aspect is the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the plurality of fungus bed blocks sealed by the sealing mechanism are carried into the culture container. It is characterized by having a culture container carrying-in mechanism.

In addition, a fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of a ninth aspect is the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the eighth aspect, wherein the culture container carrying-in mechanism includes a plurality of second culture containers arranged substantially perpendicular to the culture container. A rod-shaped body, a second elevating means for repeatedly moving the second rod-shaped body in the vertical direction, an underlay member that is taken in and out from the sealing mechanism side toward the container carrying-in mechanism side, and the mushroom bed block are pressed. and a second feeding member, wherein the second rod-shaped body is arranged so as to be inserted through a plurality of gaps formed in the bottom of the culture container, and the bacteria After the floor block is placed on the underlay member by being pressed by the second feed member while the underlay member is extended, the second feed member stays and the underlay member is pulled back to move the floor block upward. is placed on the upper part of the second rod-shaped body moved to the second rod-shaped body, and then the second rod-shaped body is moved downward to be accommodated in the culture container.

The fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the tenth aspect is the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the ninth aspect, wherein the culture container carrying-in mechanism has a second rotating member on which the culture container is placed and rotated. and second rotating means for rotating the second rotating member and the culture container placed on the second rotating member by a predetermined angle.

A fungus bed block manufacturing method according to an eleventh aspect comprises a bag body having a bottom surface of a predetermined area and a bag opening facing the bottom surface, a filling portion filled with a predetermined amount of culture medium from the bottom surface of the bag body, The unfilled part of the first aspect, wherein the unfilled part is produced by inoculating the culture medium from the bagged medium block, which has an unfilled part from the filling part to the bag mouth, and in which the unfilled part is folded. A mushroom bed block manufacturing method using a mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus equipped with an erecting mechanism, comprising: an unfilled portion erecting step of erecting the folded unfilled portion of the bagged medium block; An opening and inoculation step of opening the filled portion and inoculating the culture medium with the inoculum from the bag mouth side of the opened unfilled portion; and a sealing step of sealing the opened unfilled portion of the fungus bed block; and , in the unfilled portion erecting step, at least one first provided on the side opposite to the folded side of the unfilled portion of the bagged medium block and attached to the folded unfilled portion 1 attaching portion, a rotating arm portion for rotating and moving the first attaching portion, a shaft portion to which the rotating arm portion is attached, and the shaft portion to which the shaft portion is attached and which is substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block. and a first unfilled portion erecting means having a first moving arm portion repeatedly moved in a direction to move the first attached portion attached to the folded unfilled portion about the shaft portion as an axis. a step of rotating the rotating arm, and a step of standing the unfilled portion by moving the first moving arm;
characterized by comprising
The fungus bed block manufacturing method of the twelfth aspect is the fungus bed block manufacturing method of the eleventh aspect, wherein the unfilled portion erecting mechanism sandwiches the bagged medium block and the first unfilled portion erecting means a second unfilled portion erecting means provided to face the second unfilled portion erecting means ; At least one attached second attachment portion, and the second attachment portion is repeatedly moved in a direction substantially orthogonal to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block and repeatedly moved in the vertical direction with respect to the medium. and a second moving arm portion, and in the unfilled portion erecting step, the second attachment portion is attached to the erected unfilled portion at a position close to the culture medium. and moving the second attachment in a state of being attached in a direction away from the culture medium .
The method for producing a fungus bed block of the thirteenth aspect is the method for producing a fungus bed block of the eleventh or twelfth aspect, wherein one bagged medium block is taken out from a container containing a plurality of the bagged medium blocks. The method further comprises a step of moving the bagged medium block taken out by the block take-out mechanism to the unfilled portion erecting means.

According to the unfilled portion separating/attaching mechanism of the first aspect, the rotating arm portion for rotating the first attachment portion attached to the unfilled portion of the bagged medium block, and the first moving arm for moving the rotating arm portion. By using the part, the unfilled part of the bagged medium block can be automatically erected with a simple structure.

Further, according to the unfilled portion erecting mechanism of the second aspect, the second unfilled portion erecting means causes the unfilled portion on the side opposite to the side adhered by the first unfilled portion erecting means. By attaching the second attachment portion and moving it upward while attaching the second attachment portion, air can be drawn into the unfilled portion of the bagged medium block, and the sticking inside the unfilled portion can be prevented. can be peeled off, and the unfilled portion is less likely to collapse.

Further, according to the unfilled section erecting mechanism of the third aspect, one bagged medium block is automatically taken out from a container in which a plurality of bagged medium blocks are accommodated by the medium block take-out mechanism. The bagged medium block can be sent to the unfilled section erecting means of the next unfilled section erecting mechanism .

According to the mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus of the fourth aspect, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism is provided to automatically erect the unfilled portion from the bagged culture medium block having the folded unfilled portion. At the same time, by inoculating the inoculum and sealing, it becomes possible to automatically manufacture the fungus bed block.

Further, according to the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the fifth aspect, by providing the culture medium block take-out mechanism, one bagged culture medium block is automatically taken out from a container in which a plurality of bagged culture medium blocks are accommodated, It can be sent to the next unfilled section standing mechanism.

In addition, according to the mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus of the sixth aspect, by using the first elevating means having the first rod-like body, the bagged culture medium block can be taken out from the container with a simple structure, and the arm By using the first feeding means having the member and the first feeding member, it becomes possible to carry out feeding to the next unfilled portion erecting mechanism with a simple configuration.

Further, according to the mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus of the seventh aspect, by rotating the plurality of bagged culture medium blocks housed in the container by a predetermined angle with the rotating means, the culture medium blocks can be efficiently taken out by the culture medium block take-out mechanism. become.

Moreover, according to the mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus of the eighth aspect, the culture container carrying-in mechanism is provided, so that the mushroom bed block can be automatically accommodated in the culture container.

Further, according to the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the ninth aspect, by using the second elevating means having the second rod-shaped body and the second feeding means having the underlay member and the second feeding member, the structure is simple. A fungal bed block can be housed in a culture container.

Further, according to the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus of the tenth aspect, by rotating the culture container by a predetermined angle with the rotating means, it is possible to efficiently carry a plurality of fungus bed blocks into the culture container.

According to the mushroom bed block manufacturing method of the eleventh aspect, by providing the unfilled portion erecting step, the unfilled portion can be automatically erected from the folded bagged medium block having the unfilled portion. In addition, by inoculating the inoculum and sealing, it becomes possible to automatically manufacture the fungus bed block. In addition, by using a rotating arm portion that rotates the attachment portion attached to the unfilled portion of the bagged culture medium block and a moving arm portion that moves the rotating arm portion, the bagged culture medium block can be automatically filled with a simple configuration. An unfilled portion can be erected.
According to the method for manufacturing a fungal bed block of the twelfth aspect, the second unfilled portion erecting means adheres the unfilled portion on the side opposite to the side adhered by the first unfilled portion erecting means, and , by moving it upward while attached, air can be drawn into the unfilled portion of the bagged medium block, and the sticking inside the unfilled portion can be peeled off, and furthermore, the unfilled The part becomes difficult to fall down.
According to the fungus bed block manufacturing method of the thirteenth aspect, one bagged medium block is automatically taken out from a container in which a plurality of bagged medium blocks are accommodated by the medium block take-out mechanism, and the taken out bagged The medium block can be fed to the blank erection means of the next blank erection mechanism.

1 is a plan view showing a fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. It is the side view seen from the II side of FIG. 1 is a process diagram of a method for manufacturing a fungal bed block according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing the bagged medium block with the bag mouth open, FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing the bagged medium block with the unfilled portion folded, and FIG. FIG. 4D is a perspective view showing a bagged culture medium block with a filling portion erected, and FIG. 4D is a perspective view of a mushroom bed block showing a state in which the unfilled portion is sealed after inoculation. FIG. 5 shows a medium block take-out device, FIG. 5A is a plan view showing a state in which no container is loaded, FIG. 5B is a side view, and FIG. 5C is a container containing bagged medium blocks loaded. 5D is a side view, FIG. 5E is a top view and FIG. 5F is a side view, with all the bagged medium blocks of the container removed. 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6E are plan views, and FIGS. 6B, 6D, and 6F are side views. 7A, 7B, 7C, and 7E are plan views, and FIGS. 7B, 7D, and 7F are side views. 8A to 8C are side views showing the process of the unfilled portion erecting device. 9A to 9C are side views showing the process of the unfilled portion erecting device following FIG. 8C. 10A to 10C are side views showing the process of the unfilled section erecting device following FIG. 9C. 11A to 11D are side views showing the steps of the open inoculation device. 12A to 12C are side views showing the steps of the sealing device. 13 shows a culture container loading mechanism, FIG. 5A is a plan view showing a state in which no container is loaded, FIG. 5B is a side view, and FIG. 5C is a plan view showing a state in which a culture container is loaded. FIG. 5D is a side view, FIG. 5E is a plan view showing a state in which the bar of the lifting means is arranged in the container, and FIG. 5F is a side view. 14A, 14B, 14C, and 14E are plan views, and FIGS. 14B, 14D, and 14F are side views. 15A, 15C, and 15E are plan views, and FIGS. 15B, 15D, and 15F are side views. 16A and 16C are plan views and side views of FIGS. 16B and 16D, respectively. It is a process block diagram which showed the cultivation process of common shiitake mushroom bed cultivation.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus and a fungus bed block manufacturing method according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments shown below are examples of a fungal bed block manufacturing method and a fungal bed block manufacturing apparatus for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention to these. It is equally applicable to other embodiments within the scope of the claims.

[Embodiment 1]
1 to 16, an unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and a mushroom bed block manufacturing including the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 for performing a mushroom bed block manufacturing method. Device 20 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus 20 adds mushroom spawn 13 (hereinafter simply spawn 13 ) is inoculated, sealed to form a fungal bed block 17, and then the fungal bed block 17 is housed in a culture container 16 for culturing. The fungus bed block 17 accommodated in the culture container 16 is loaded on a cart and then sent to the culture apparatus.

This mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus 20 is a container extraction step S1 in which one container is extracted from a plurality of containers stacked on a trolley (not shown) carried out from a sterilization apparatus in which the medium 12 of the bagged medium block 14 is sterilized. a container carrying mechanism 21 carrying out a container carrying process S2 carrying the container 15 taken out by the container carrying out mechanism 21; A medium block take-out mechanism 23 for performing a medium block take-out step S3 in which one bagged medium block 14 is taken out from the packed medium blocks 14 housed in a so-called swastika shape, and a folding of the taken-out bagged medium block 14. an unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 for performing an unfilled portion erecting step S4 for erecting the unfilled portion 11h; an opening means for opening the erected unfilled portion 11h; An opening and inoculation mechanism 45 for performing an opening and inoculation step S5 having an inoculation means for inoculating the seed 13 from the bag opening 11f of the unfilled portion 11h, and a fungus opened after being inoculated with the seed 13 to form a fungal bed block 17. A sealing mechanism 52 for performing a sealing step S6 in which the unfilled portion 11h of the floor block 17 is sealed, and a plurality of sealed fungus bed blocks 17, four fungus bed blocks 17 in the first embodiment, are culture containers. and a culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 in which a culture container carrying-in step S7 carried in to 16 is performed. A plurality of the fungus bed blocks 17 housed in the culture container 16 are stacked on a carriage and then transported to a culture apparatus in which the fungus bed blocks 17 are cultured.

Between the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 and the opening and inoculating mechanism 45, and between the opening and inoculating mechanism 45 and the sealing mechanism 52, the unfilled portion 11h is placed in an upright state. A first guide portion 69 and a second guide portion 70 are respectively provided for holding.

Here, the bagged medium block 14 used in the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment and the fungus bed block 17 to be manufactured will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the fungus bed block 17 is formed by inoculating the culture medium 12 of the bagged culture medium block 14 with the inoculum 13 . The bagged medium block 14 before forming the fungal bed block 17 is composed of a bag 11 and a medium 12 filled in the bag 11. In FIG. 4A, the bag 11 contains the medium 12. It shows a case where the bag opening 11f is opened in a stuffed state and the bag is not folded.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the bag body 11 has a rectangular bottom surface 11a having a predetermined length and width, wide side surfaces 11b erected at a predetermined height from the long sides of the bottom surface 11a, 11c, and side surfaces 11d and 11e with small areas, which are erected at a predetermined height from the short side of the bottom surface 11a, and have a rectangular parallelepiped shape. At this time, the upper part facing the bottom surface 11a is opened, and this opened part becomes the bag opening 11f, and also serves as a part where the culture medium 12 is filled and the inoculum 13 is inoculated.

As the material of the bag 11, a synthetic resin film such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, or the like, a biodegradable film, or a photocatalytic film is used. In Embodiment 1, a synthetic resin film (plastic film) is used for the bag body 11, which is lightweight, easy to handle, and can be produced at low cost.

In addition, since the bottom surface of the bag 11 of Embodiment 1 is rectangular, the side surfaces of the bag 11 are formed of wide side surfaces 11b and 11c and narrow side surfaces 11d and 11e. It's becoming A crease is formed in the longitudinal direction substantially at the center of the narrow side surfaces 11d and 11e, and the bag body 11 is a so-called gusset bag.

Moreover, the bag body 11 is divided into a filled portion 11g filled with the culture medium 12 and an unfilled portion 11h which is above the filled portion 11g and serves as a space. That is, when the medium 12 is filled, the filled portion 11g has a predetermined height from the bottom surface 11a to the upper surface of the medium 12, and the unfilled portion 11h is the top of the filled portion 11g, that is, the upper surface of the medium 12. to the bag mouth 11f.

The culture medium 12 filled in the bag 11 is made of a mixed material containing, for example, sawdust, rice bran, wheat bran, etc. as main components, and nutrients and water mixed at a predetermined ratio. The culture medium 12 is packed in the bag 11 to form a certain shape. At this time, the weight of the bag body 11 of Embodiment 1 filled with the culture medium 12 is, for example, approximately 2.5 kg to 2.8 kg.

The size of the bag body 11 is not limited to the above dimensions, and the bottom surface 11a may be square or circular. The volume of medium 12 may vary, which may weigh more or less.

Moreover, in Embodiment 1, as shown in FIG. 4B, the unfilled portion 11h is arranged in a folded state in the sterilization device. The bagged medium block 14 with the unfilled portion 11h folded is changed from the bagged medium block 14 with the bag opening 11f shown in FIG. After folding the boundary between 11g and the unfilled portion 11h along the upper surface of the filled portion 11g, the bag mouth 11f side is bent again along the side surface of the filled portion 11g to form a block. It has become. In the block-like state in which the unfilled portion 11h of the bag body 11 of the bagged medium block 14 is folded, a plurality of, in the first embodiment, four bagged medium blocks 14 form a roughly swastika shape in the container 15. A plurality of containers 15 are loaded on a truck and placed in the sterilizer.

Moreover, in the bagged culture medium block 14 of Embodiment 1, the folded unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 shown in FIG. It will be in an upright position. Note that the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 shown in FIG. 4C shows a state in which the unfilled portion 11h is erected approximately at the center, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the portion away from the center It may be erected with

In addition, in Embodiment 1, in order to inoculate the culture medium 12 of the bagged medium block 14 with the inoculum 13, as shown in FIG. The unfilled portion 11h is opened.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the culture medium 12 of the bagged medium block 14 is inoculated with the seed culture 13 to form the culture bed block 17, and the opening and inoculation mechanism 45 unfills the culture medium 12 by the sealing mechanism 52 as shown in FIG. 4D. A sealed portion 11s is provided in which the portion 11h is sealed, and a sealed mushroom bed block 17 is formed.

Next, each configuration of the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus 20 will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus 20, a plurality of bagged medium blocks 14, in Embodiment 1, four bagged medium blocks 14, are arranged in a so-called swastika shape and accommodated in the sterilization apparatus. A container take-out mechanism 21 is provided for taking out one container 15 from a plurality of stacked containers 15 after a trolley loaded with a plurality of containers 15 is carried out from the sterilizer. Then, the container 15 containing the bagged culture medium block 14 taken out from the container take-out mechanism 21 is transported to the culture medium block take-out mechanism 23 by the container transport mechanism 22 . For example, the container 15 may be pushed out by an arm-shaped member, moved by a belt conveyor, or one container 15 in front may be pushed out by the other container 15 from behind. method may be used. Also, for the container take-out mechanism 21, known means can be used.

Next, referring mainly to FIGS. 2 and 5 to 7, the medium block take-out mechanism 23 will be described. The culture medium block take-out mechanism 23 takes out the bagged culture medium blocks 14 contained in the container 15 one by one and sends them to the next unfilled section standing mechanism 33 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the culture medium block take-out mechanism 23 is provided with a plurality of first rod-shaped bodies 28 on which the bagged culture medium blocks 14 are placed. and a first rotating means 29 having a first rotating shaft portion 31 for rotating the first rotating member 30 . Further, the culture medium block take-out mechanism 23 is provided with a first feeding means 24, and the first feeding means 24 is pulled out and inserted so as to pass through between the first rod-shaped bodies 28 from the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 side. and a first feeding member 25 from which the bagged culture medium block 14 is pushed.

The first elevating means 27 lifts and lowers the plurality of first rod-shaped bodies 28, and is configured to be able to be inserted through the plurality of gaps 15b provided in the bottom portion 15a of the container 15, so that the first rod-shaped bodies 28 move upward. By being moved, one of the plurality of bagged culture medium blocks 14 accommodated in the container 15 is lifted upward from inside the container 15 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

The first rotating means 29 has a rotatable first rotating member 30 having a predetermined size, for example a disk shape, and a first rotating shaft portion 31 for rotating the first rotating member 30 . The first rotating member 30 is rotatable at a predetermined angle together with the container 15 and the bagged culture medium block 14 placed on the upper surface. Further, the first rotary member 30 is formed with a plurality of first apertures 32 through which the respective first rod-shaped bodies 28 of the first elevating means 27 can be inserted.

In addition, the first elevating means 27 is configured to repeatedly elevate the plurality of first rod-shaped bodies 28 . The first rod-like body 28 is inserted into and removed from a first opening 32 formed in the first rotating member 30 of the first rotating means 29 and a plurality of gaps 15b formed in the bottom portion 15a of the container 15 ( 6 and 7).

In addition, the first feeding means 24 feeds the arm member 26 between the first rods 28 to the lower side of the bagged culture medium block 14 lifted by the first rods 28, and the first rods 28 move downward. By being moved, the bagged culture medium block 14 is placed on the upper side of the arm member 26, and the arm member 26 moves toward the unfilled section erecting mechanism 33 side, and the first feeding member 25 pushes out the bagged medium block 14, the bagged medium block 14 is taken out from the container 15 and sent to the next unfilled section erecting mechanism 33 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

The arm member 26 of the first feeding means 24 is a plurality of rod-shaped members that are repeatedly moved from the side of the unfilled section erecting mechanism 33 toward the side of the culture medium block taking-out mechanism 23 . It is provided so that it can be inserted between them when the rod-shaped body 28 is moved upward. Then, the bagged culture medium block 14 is placed on the upper side of the arm member 26 (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

In addition, since the arm member 26 is pulled back toward the unfilled section erecting mechanism 33 and is housed, the arm member 26 is repeatedly moved in the traveling direction of the bagged culture medium block 14 and in the opposite direction. is provided so that 1, 2, and 5 to 7, the arm member 26 is shown in a partially protruding state. may be made.

In addition, the first feeding member 25 of the first feeding means 24 is provided so as to be repeatedly moved from the culture medium block taking-out mechanism 23 side to the unfilled section erecting mechanism 33 side, and the bag placed on the arm member 26 It is a member that moves the filling medium block 14 by pressing it. The first feeding member 25 may be configured to press the bagged culture medium block 14, and is configured by, for example, a plate-like body having a predetermined area or at least one rod-like member.

After moving the bagged medium block 14 to the next unfilled section erecting mechanism 33, the first feeding member 25 is removed from the moving direction of the bagged medium block 14, and the next bagged medium block 14 is moved. It comes to be placed in a position that can be pressed.

5A and 5B, the culture medium block take-out mechanism 23 is moved by the first elevating means 27 when the container 15 is not loaded, that is, before the container 15 is loaded. 1 rod-shaped body 28 is lowered and arranged below first rotating member 30, and is set to a height at which container 15 can be carried.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 5C and 5D, after the container 15 containing the plurality of bagged culture medium blocks 14 is carried into a predetermined position, the bagged culture medium blocks 14 are taken out, which will be described later. . After that, as shown in FIGS. 5E and 5F, when all the bagged medium blocks 14 are taken out, the empty container 15 is moved so that the container 15 containing the next bagged medium block 14 is brought in. become. The empty containers 15 sent out from the medium block take-out mechanism 23 may be put together by a container stacking device (not shown) that automatically stacks them, or may be put together manually.

Any number of first rod-shaped bodies 28 of the first elevating means 27 and first openings 32 of the first rotating member 30 of the first rotating means 29 can be provided, but at least Preferably, the medium block 14 is provided in a supportable portion, such as a portion that includes the size of the bagged medium block 14 .

Note that the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 to be taken out is folded to the side substantially orthogonal to the traveling direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, that is, to the right side in the plan view of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment. It's becoming That is, the bagged culture medium block 14 is prevented from being folded toward the advancing direction side or the opposite side to the advancing direction.

Next, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 8 to 10. FIG. The unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 has an unfilled portion erecting means, and the unfilled portion erecting means consists of a first unfilled portion erecting means 34 and a second An unfilled portion erecting means 39 is provided.

The first unfilled portion erecting means 34 includes a first moving arm portion 35 arranged so as to be repeatedly movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, and the first moving arm portion 35. A shaft portion 36 provided on the side of the bagged culture medium block 14, extending substantially parallel to the traveling direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, and having a first moving arm portion 35 attached substantially in the center thereof; 36 as an axis, at least one rotating arm portion 37 extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the shaft portion 36, and two rotating arm portions 37 in the first embodiment, and these rotating arm portions 37 A first attachment portion 38 is detachably attached to the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 provided on the end portion side opposite to the shaft portion 36 . The first adhering portion 38 can be, for example, a suction portion that uses a method of suctioning air through the hole formed with at least one hole for suction.

In addition, the second unfilled portion erecting means 39 is repetitively movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the advancing direction of the bagged culture medium blocks 14 and further vertically movable with respect to the bagged medium blocks 14 . 2 moving arm portion 40, and the second moving arm portion 40 is provided on the side of the bagged culture medium block 14, extends substantially parallel to the traveling direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, and moves to a substantially central portion. A beam portion 41 to which the arm portion 40 is attached, at least one support arm portion 42 extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the beam portion 41, and two support arm portions 42 in the first embodiment, and these support arm portions. It has a second attachment portion 43 detachably attached to the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 provided on the opposite end side of the beam portion 41 of 42 . The second attachment part 43 can be an adsorption part that uses, for example, a method in which at least one hole is formed and air is sucked through the hole for adsorption.

In addition, in the bagged culture medium block 14 when it is sent to the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33, the unfilled portion 11h is folded (see FIG. 8A), and the folded unfilled portion 11h is folded. is fed in a folded state on the side substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the bagged culture medium block 14 (see FIG. 1). Therefore, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 is arranged so that the first unfilled portion erecting means 34 is arranged on the side opposite to the side where the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 is folded, and the second unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 is arranged. The means 39 is arranged on the side where the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 is folded so as to face the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 34 on one side.

In addition, on the opening and inoculating mechanism 45 side of the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33, a regulating member 71 for regulating the movement of the bagged medium block 14 is provided. The movement of the block 14 is restricted, and the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 is positioned at a position where it is actuated (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The regulating member 71 can be moved to a position away from the traveling direction of the bagged medium block 14, and after the bagged medium block 14 is fed by the first feeding means 24, the regulating member 71 is arranged again. become.

Further, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 is provided with feeding means for feeding to the next opening and inoculating mechanism 45 . This feeding means may press the bagged culture medium block 14, or may use a belt conveyor or the like.

During the movement from the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 to the opening and inoculation mechanism 45, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 is prevented from falling down again. A first guide portion 69 is provided for this purpose. The unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 is treated at high temperature and high pressure in the sterilizer, and has a tendency to bend. Falling down will be suppressed. The first guide portions 69 are arranged substantially parallel to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block 14 so as to sandwich the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 . Further, the first guide portion 69 on the side of the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 may be tapered so that the unfilled portion 11h can easily enter.

Next, the opening inoculation mechanism 45 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 11. FIG. The opening inoculation mechanism 45 includes an opening means 46 for opening the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 erected by the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33, and an inoculum from the opening 11f of the opened unfilled portion 11h. is inoculated.

A pair of unsealing means 46 are provided so as to sandwich the bagged culture medium block 14 with respect to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block 14 , and are substantially orthogonal to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block 14 . It has an opening arm portion 47 which is repetitively moved in the direction, and an opening attachment portion 48 which is detachably attached to the unfilled portion 11h attached to the opening arm portion 47. As shown in FIG. The unsealing means 46 attaches an unsealing adhering portion 48 to the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 with the bag opening 11f closed, and moves the unsealing arm portion 47 in the direction of unsealing the unfilled portion 11h. is done in At least one hole is provided in the opening adhering portion 48, and a method of forming an opening adsorption portion that sucks and adsorbs air through this hole can be used.

The inoculation means 49 has a container 50 containing an inoculum and a hopper 51 for inoculating a predetermined amount of inoculum from the container 50 . After the inoculum 13 is moved from the container 50 to the hopper 51 , a predetermined amount is inoculated onto the culture medium 12 from the bag mouth 11 f of the unfilled portion 11 h of the bagged culture medium block 14 that has been opened.

The bagged medium block 14 in which the culture medium 12 is inoculated with the inoculum 13 by the inoculation means 49 is used as the fungus bed block 17 .

Further, the opening and inoculating mechanism 45 is provided with feeding means for feeding to the next sealing mechanism 52 . This feeding means may press the bagged culture medium block 14, or may use a belt conveyor or the like.

A restricting member for restricting movement of the bagged culture medium block 14 may be provided on the sealing mechanism 52 side of the opening and inoculating mechanism 45 . By providing the regulating member, movement of the bagged culture medium block 14 sent by the sending means of the unfilled section erecting mechanism 33 is regulated, and the unsealing means 46 and the inoculation means 49 can be positioned at positions where they are operated. become. The regulating member can be moved to a position away from the traveling direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, and after the bagged medium block 14 is fed by the feeding means, the regulating member is arranged again.

Further, while being moved from the unsealing and inoculating mechanism 45 to the sealing mechanism 52, as shown in FIGS. 2 guide part 70 is provided. The second guide portions 70 are arranged substantially parallel to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block 14 so as to sandwich the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 . Further, the second guide portion 70 on the side of the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 may be tapered so that the unfilled portion 11h can easily enter.

Next, the sealing mechanism 52 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 12. FIG. The sealing mechanism 52 seals the bag opening 11f of the unfilled portion 11h of the fungus bed block 17, and is provided with a sealing portion 11s. It is configured to be stopped. The sealing mechanism 52 has a pair of sealing means 53, which are provided substantially parallel to the traveling direction of the fungus bed block 17 so as to sandwich the fungus bed block 17. 17, and a heating portion 55 attached to the pressing arm portion 54 for thermally welding the unfilled portion 11h. Then, the large side surfaces 11b and 11c of the unfilled portion 11h of the fungus bed block 17 are sandwiched between the heating portions 55 and heated to thermally weld the unfilled portion 11h to form the sealed portion 11s. and sealed.

A regulation member 66 that regulates the movement of the fungus bed block 17 may be provided on the culture container loading mechanism 58 side of the sealing mechanism 52 . By providing the regulating member 66, movement of the fungus bed block 17 sent by the sending means of the opening and inoculating mechanism 45 is regulated, and the sealing means 53 can be positioned at a position where it is actuated. The regulating member 66 can be moved to a position deviated from the traveling direction of the fungus bed block 17, and after the fungus bed block 17 is fed by the feeding means, the regulating member 66 is arranged again. The sealing mechanism 52 is provided with a second feeding means 56 for feeding to a culture container loading mechanism 58, which will be described later.

Next, the culture container loading mechanism 58 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the culture container loading mechanism 58 is provided with a plurality of second rod-shaped bodies 62 on which the fungus bed blocks 17 are placed, and a second elevating means 65 for elevating these. It has a second rotating member 63 for rotating the culture container 16 and a second rotating means 61 having a second rotating shaft portion 64 for rotating the second rotating member 63 . Then, the second lifting means 65 lifts and lowers the plurality of second rod-shaped bodies 62, inserts and removes them from the plurality of gaps 16b provided in the bottom portion 16a of the culture container 16, and cultures the plurality of mushroom bed blocks 17 aligned. It has a mechanism to accommodate it in the container 16 .

In addition, the culture container loading mechanism 58 includes a second feeding means 56 for moving the fungus bed block 17 from the sealing mechanism 52 side to the culture container loading mechanism 58 side, and a An underlay member 67 having a predetermined thickness and area on which the fungus bed block 17 is placed is provided. In addition, in the first embodiment, the underlying member 67 is housed inside the sealing mechanism 52 .

The second rotating means 61 has a rotatable second rotating member 63 having a predetermined size and, for example, a disc shape, and a second rotating shaft portion 64 that is rotated by the second rotating member 63 . The second rotating member 63 is rotatable together with the culture container 16 and the mushroom bed block 17 placed on the upper surface. Further, the second rotating member 63 is formed with a plurality of second openings 68 through which the respective second rod-shaped bodies 62 of the second elevating means 65 can be inserted.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13C to 13F, the second elevating means 65 is designed to repeatedly elevate the plurality of second rod-shaped bodies 62. As shown in FIGS. The second rod-shaped body 62 is inserted and removed through a second opening 68 formed in the second rotating member 63 of the second rotating means 61 and a plurality of gaps 16b formed in the bottom portion 16a of the culture container 16. . In addition, the second rod-shaped body 62 is arranged below an underlay member 67 that is inserted and removed from the sealing mechanism 52 side. , the underlying member 67 is pulled back and placed on the upper portion of the second rod-like body 62 . At this time, the movement of the fungus bed block 17 is restricted by the second feeding means 56 being stopped, so that even if the underlying member 67 is moved, it can be placed on the second rod-like body 62 .

The second feeding means 56 feeds the sealed mushroom bed block 17 onto the culture container 16 (see FIGS. 14A to 14D). The second feeding means 56 is moved from the sealing mechanism 52 in the direction of the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 in which the culture container 16 is arranged by being pushed by, for example, an arm-shaped second feeding member 57 . At this time, the side surfaces 11d and 11e of the fungus bed block 17 having a small area where the fold lines of the gusset folding are included are pressed by the second feeding means 56 . In addition, when the regulation member 66 is provided on the side of the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 of the sealing mechanism 52, when the second feeding means 56 is moved, the regulation member 66 is moved to a position away from the traveling direction. After the fungus bed block 17 is fed by the second feeding means 56, the regulating member 66 is placed again.

Further, when the fungus bed block 17 is fed by the second feeding means 56, the fungus bed block 17 is placed on the sealing mechanism 52 from the sealing mechanism 52 side toward the culture container loading mechanism 58 side. An underlying member 67 having a predetermined thickness and area is provided (see FIGS. 14 and 15). The underlay member 67 is housed inside the sealing mechanism 52 in the first embodiment. This underlay member 67 is sent out together with the movement of the fungus bed block 17 by the second sending means 56, and is arranged above the second rod-shaped body 62 of the second elevating means 65 of the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58. The fungus bed block 17 is moved by the second feeding means 56 onto the underlying member 67 thus formed. Moreover, when it is accommodated in a culture container 16, which will be described later, it is pulled back and accommodated. Therefore, the underlay member 67 is provided so as to be capable of repeated movement in the advancing direction of the fungus bed block 17 and in the opposite direction. 1, 2, and 13 to 16 show a state in which a part of the underlaying member 67 protrudes, the entirety of the underlaying member 67 is accommodated inside the sealing mechanism 52. may

When the underlay member 67 is pulled back, the fungus bed block 17 is held in place by the second feeding member 57 which is stopped. 2 It comes to be placed on the second rod-shaped body 62 of the lifting means 65 (see FIGS. 14E and 14F). Further, when the fungus bed block 17 is fed to the sealing mechanism 52, the second feeding means 56 is moved to a position away from the traveling direction, and after the fungus bed block 17 is placed in the sealing mechanism 52, The fungus bed block 17 is arranged at a position to be pressed. Note that the second feeding means may be a belt conveyor or the like.

In the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58, when the culture container 16 is not carried in, that is, before the culture container is carried in, as shown in FIGS. The second rod-shaped body 62 is lowered, placed below the second rotating member 63, and set to a height at which the culture container 16 can be loaded.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 13C and 13D, after the culture container 16 is carried into a predetermined position, each second rod-shaped body 62 is lifted by the second elevating means 65 as shown in FIGS. 13E and 13F. be. At this time, each of the second rod-shaped bodies 62 is penetrated through the gap 16b provided in the bottom portion 16a of the culture container 16 and the second opening 68 of the second rotating member 63. The fungus bed block 17 sent to is allowed to be placed.

In addition, the culture container loading mechanism 58 includes a culture container setting mechanism 59 in which one of a plurality of culture containers 16 prepared in advance is taken out and set, and a culture container 16 into which the fungal bed block 17 is loaded. A culture container transfer mechanism 60 for transferring to a machine, for example, a cart to be sent to the culture apparatus (see FIG. 1).

After the culture container 16 containing the fungal bed block 17 on the culture container loading mechanism 58 is transported, the culture container setting mechanism 59 automatically selects one culture container from the plurality of stacked culture containers 16. 16 is set in the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 . When the culture container 16 is transported from the culture container loading mechanism 58, the empty culture container 16 pushes out the culture container 16 containing the fungal bed block 17 from the culture container setting mechanism 59, whereby the culture container 16 is replaced. will be Further, in the culture container transport mechanism 60, the culture container 16 containing the extruded fungus bed block 17 is transported by a belt conveyor or the like.

Any number of second rod-shaped bodies 62 of the second elevating means 65 and second openings 68 of the second rotating member 63 of the second rotating means 61 may be provided. It is preferable that the fungus bed block 17 sent by 56 is provided in a supportable portion, for example, a portion that includes the size of the fungus bed block 17 .

Next, the operation of the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus 20 will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus 20 is operated by a container take-out mechanism 21 after a carriage loaded with a plurality of containers 15 containing bagged culture medium blocks 14 is taken out from the sterilization apparatus. A single container 15 is taken out by . In the removed container 15, a plurality of bagged culture medium blocks 14 (four in the first embodiment) are accommodated in a so-called swastika shape. At this time, all the unfilled portions 11h of the bagged medium blocks 14 are accommodated so as to face the inside, that is, the side where the other bagged medium blocks 14 are arranged. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 from opening. Further, the container 15 that has been taken out is transported to the culture medium block take-out mechanism 23 by the container transport mechanism 22 .

The bagged medium block 14 sent to the medium block take-out mechanism 23 is taken out from the bagged medium block 14 on the upper left of the container 15 in plan view of FIG. Therefore, the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 that has been taken out is folded to the right with respect to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block 14, and moves in this state.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1, 2, 6 and 7, removal of the bagged medium block 14 will be described. The description will be made with two bagged culture medium blocks 14 accommodated in the container 15 .

First, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the bagged culture medium block 14 to be taken out is arranged at the place where the first rod-shaped body 28 of the first elevating means 27 is arranged. At this time, the first rotating means 29 rotates the first rotating member 30 by approximately 90 degrees, so that the bagged culture medium block 14 to be taken out can be arranged at the position to be taken out.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D, the first rod-shaped body 28 is lifted by the first elevating means 27, and one bagged culture medium block 14 is moved upward to be taken out. At this time, the bagged culture medium block 14 is lifted while placed on the upper end of the first rod-like body 28 to be taken out.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 6E and 6F , a plurality of rod-like arm members 26 of the first feeding means 24 are fed from the side of the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 to the lower side of the bagged culture medium block 14 that has been raised. . At this time, each arm member 26 is inserted between each first rod-shaped body 28 of the first elevating means 27 . Further, the arm member 26 has substantially the same height as the floor surface on which the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 is provided, and is provided so as to be put in and taken out so as to be substantially parallel.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the first rod-shaped body 28 of the first elevating means 27 is moved downward. By moving the first rod-shaped body 28 downward, the bagged culture medium block 14 is placed on the upper side of the arm member 26 . At this time, the first feeding member 25 of the first feeding means 24 is arranged behind the bagged culture medium block 14 , that is, on the side opposite to the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 .

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 7C and 7D, the arm member 26 of the first feeding means 24 is pulled back toward the unfilled portion standing mechanism 33 side, and the first feeding member 25 presses the bagged medium block 14. As a result, the bagged culture medium block 14 is moved toward the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33, and is moved to a position where the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 is actuated. At this time, the movement of the bagged medium block 14 is regulated by the regulating member 71 provided on the opening and inoculating mechanism 45 side of the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33, so that the bagged medium block 14 is positioned.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 7E and 7F, the first rotating member 30 is rotated approximately 90 degrees clockwise by the first rotating means 29 of the culture medium block take-out mechanism 23 in the first embodiment, so that the following The bagged medium block 14 is placed at a position to be taken out.

After that, this process is repeated, and when all the bagged medium blocks 14 in the container 15 have been taken out, the container 15 containing the next bagged medium block 14 is conveyed to the medium block take-out mechanism 23 . On the other hand, the empty containers 15 are grouped together, but they may be grouped together by a container stacking device (not shown) that automatically stacks them, or they may be grouped manually. This completes the removal of the bagged culture medium block 14 from the container 15 .

Next, the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 8 to 10. FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 8A, the bagged culture medium block 14 sent to the unfilled section erecting mechanism 33 is in a state where the unfilled section 11h is folded to one side. The filling section erecting means 39 side is folded. Also, the bagged culture medium block 14 is arranged between the first unfilled portion erecting means 34 and the second unfilled portion erecting means 39 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, by moving the first moving arm portion 35, the first unfilled portion erecting means 34 moves in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, that is, in the bagging direction. It is moved across the culture medium block 14 and close to the second unfilled section standing means 39 . By this movement, the rotating arm portion 37 to which each first attachment portion 38 of the first unfilled portion erecting means 34 is attached and the shaft portion 36 to which each rotating arm portion 37 is provided go beyond the bagged culture medium block 14. , and is arranged at a position close to the folded unfilled portion 11 h of the bagged medium block 14 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 8C, each rotating arm portion 37 is rotated around the shaft portion 36 of the first unfilled portion erecting means 34, and each first attachment portion 38 is folded into the bagged culture medium block 14. It adheres to the unfilled portion 11h. Adhesion of the first adhesion portion 38 at this time can be performed by adsorption by suction of air.

After that, as shown in FIG. 9A, while the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 is attached to each of the first attaching portions 38, the rotating arm portion 37 is rotated around the shaft portion 36, Embodiment 1. Then, the bagged culture medium block 14 is rotated counterclockwise, that is, in a direction away from the culture medium 12, and the first moving arm portion 35 is rotated in a direction substantially perpendicular to the advancing direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, that is, the second It is moved in the direction away from the unfilled portion erecting means 39 (in the direction opposite to the direction of movement in FIG. 8B). At this time, the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 attached to the first attachment portion 38 is moved away from the filled portion 11g.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9B, while the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 is attached to each first attaching portion 38, the rotating arm portion 37 is rotated about the shaft portion 36, and the first attaching portion 38 is rotated. By moving the 1-moving arm portion 35 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the bagged culture medium block 14, the unfilled portion 11h is erected substantially vertically.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9C, the second moving arm portion 40 is moved to bring the second unfilled portion erecting means 39 close to the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 in the erected state, The second attached portion 43 is attached to the side of the unfilled portion 11h opposite to the side to which the first attached portion 38 is attached. The second attaching portion 43 is attached below the unfilled portion 11 h of the bagged medium block 14 , that is, at a position close to the medium 12 . The attachment of the second attachment portion 43 at this time can be performed by adsorption by air suction. Also, the first attachment portions 38 are attached to the unfilled portions 11h, respectively.

After that, as shown in FIG. 10A , the second unfilled portion is erected by moving the second moving arm portion 40 upward, that is, in a direction away from the culture medium 12 while the second attaching portion 43 is attached. Means 39 are moved upwards. At this time, the second attachment portion 43 is arranged at substantially the same position as the first attachment portion 38 . Due to the movement of the second attachment portion 43, the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 is pulled, and air enters the unfilled portion 11h. The sticking inside of the side surfaces 11b and 11c comes to peel off.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10B, the first attachment portion 38 and the second attachment portion 43 are separated from each other. In Embodiment 1, the suction of the first attachment portion 38 and the second attachment portion 43 is stopped in order to release the attachment of the first attachment portion 38 and the second attachment portion 43 . Thus, erecting of the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged culture medium block 14 is completed.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 10C, the first unfilled portion erecting means 34 and the second unfilled portion erecting means 39 are moved to their initial positions. Also, the bagged medium block 14 is sent to the next unsealing and inoculating mechanism 45 by a sending means such as a belt conveyor. At this time, the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 is passed through the first guide portion 69 provided between the unfilled portion erecting mechanism 33 and the unpacking and inoculating mechanism 45. Falling down of the portion 11h is suppressed.

Next, the opening inoculation mechanism 45 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 11. FIG. In the opening and inoculation mechanism 45 , first, the unfilled portion 11 h of the bagged medium block 14 is opened by the opening means 46 . Moreover, as shown in FIG. 11A, the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 sent to the unsealing and inoculating mechanism 45 is not completely opened and is in a substantially closed state.

In the unsealing means 46, the bagged culture medium block 14 is arranged between a pair of unsealing adhering parts 48 which are arranged substantially in parallel so as to sandwich the unfilled part 11h of the bagged medium block 14. As shown in FIG. At this time, each unsealing adhering portion 48 of the unsealing means 46 supports the unfilled portion 11h moved from the first guide portion 69, thereby suppressing the unfilled portion 11h from collapsing.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11B, each unsealing arm portion 47 of the unsealing means 46 is moved so as to approach the unfilled portion 11h side, and the unsealing adhering portions 48 are attached so as to sandwich the unfilled portion 11h. . This adhesion is performed by suction by suction. In addition, the position to be sucked can be an arbitrary position that can be opened.

After that, as shown in FIG. 11C, each opening arm portion 47 of the opening means 46 is moved in the opposite direction to the unfilled portion 11h, so that each opening attachment portion 48 is moved while being attached to the unfilled portion 11h. As a result, the unfilled portion 11h is opened. At this time, the bag mouth 11f of the unfilled portion 11h of the bagged medium block 14 is opened to a size that allows the medium 12 to be inoculated with the inoculum 13 from the inoculation means 49 to appear.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11D , an inoculum 13 is inoculated into the medium 12 of the bagged medium block 14 by the inoculation means 49 . This inoculation is carried out by dropping a predetermined amount of the inoculum 13 contained in the container 50 of the inoculation means 49 onto the culture medium 12 by means of the hopper 51 . In addition, the inoculum can be inoculated by any method. As described above, the opening of the unfilled portion 11h and the inoculation of the seed bacteria are completed, and the container is sent to the next sealing mechanism 52. The bagged medium block 14 is called a fungal bed block 17 because the medium 12 is inoculated with the seed 13 .

Also, the fungus bed block 17 is sent to the next sealing mechanism 52 by a sending means such as a belt conveyor. At this time, the unfilled portion 11h of the fungus bed block 17 is passed through the second guide portion 70 provided between the opening and inoculation mechanism 45 and the sealing mechanism 52, and the unfilled portion 11h falls down. (See FIGS. 1 and 2).

Next, the sealing mechanism 52 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 12. FIG. The bag opening 11f of the unfilled portion 1h of the fungus bed block 17 sent from the opening and inoculation mechanism 45 is sealed by the sealing mechanism 52 . In the sealing mechanism 52 , as shown in FIG. 12A , a pair of sealing means 53 are provided substantially parallel to the traveling direction of the fungus bed block 17 . Then, the fungus bed block 17 is arranged between a pair of heating parts 55 arranged substantially parallel so that the unfilled part 11h of the fungus bed block 17 is sandwiched therebetween.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12B, the unfilled portion 11h of the fungus bed block 17 is sealed by the sealing mechanism 52 by moving the pressing arms 54 of the sealing means 53 toward the unfilled portion 11h. The heating portion 55 sandwiches the unfilled portion 11h, and the heating portion 55 is heated, so that the unfilled portion 11h is thermally welded. At this time, the sealing portion 11s is provided on the bag mouth 11f side of the unfilled portion 11h.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12C, the pressing arms 54 of the sealing means 53 are moved away from the unfilled portion 11h, thereby completing the sealing by the sealing mechanism 52. As shown in FIG. The sealing means 53 may be provided with a mechanism for widening the narrow side surfaces 11d and 11e of the unfilled portion 11h.

After the sealing of the unfilled portion 11 h of the fungus bed block 17 is completed, the fungus bed block 17 is carried into the culture container 16 by the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 .

Next, the transfer of the fungal bed block 17 into the culture container 16 by the culture container transfer mechanism 58 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 13 to 16. FIG. First, the bagged culture medium block 14 is sent onto the culture container 16 by the second sending means 56 of the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58, which will be described later, and is housed therein. At this time, the fungus bed block 17 with the unfilled portion 11 h sealed is sent to the culture container loading mechanism 58 .

First, as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B , the fungus bed block 17 is transported into the culture container transport mechanism 58 by moving the fungus bed block 17 from the sealing mechanism 52 onto the culture container transport mechanism 58 by the second feeding means 56 . It is sent to culture container 16 . At this time, the second feeding means 56 is brought into contact with the fungus bed block 17 with the unfilled portion 11h sealed by the sealing mechanism 52 from the side opposite to the traveling direction. In addition, the culture container 16 to be accommodated is arranged in the culture container loading mechanism 58 .

Next, as shown in FIGS. 14C and 14D, an underlay member 67 is taken out from the bottom of the sealing mechanism 52 where the fungus bed block 17 is placed, and is taken in and out toward the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 side. The fungus bed block 17 is once placed on the underlay member 67 by the second feeding means 56 . At this time, when the regulating member 66 is provided, when the fungus bed block 17 is fed by the second feeding means 56, the regulating member 66 is moved to a position away from the advancing direction of the fungus bed block 17. Become. Note that the restricting member 66 may be configured to be repeatedly moved together with the second feeding means 56 . Further, in the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 , the second rod-shaped body 62 is moved upward by the second elevating means 65 so as to be placed under the underlying member 67 .

Thereafter, as shown in Figures 14E and 14F, the underlay member 67 is pulled back. At this time, the second feeding means 56 does not move, and is stopped at the position where the second feeding means 56 has been fed, that is, the position where the fungus bed block 17 has been fed, so that the underlying member 67 moves. However, the fungus bed block 17 stays in place. Therefore, the mushroom bed block 17 is moved downward and placed on the second rod-shaped body 62 .

Next, as shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the second feeding means 56 is pulled back and placed at a predetermined position of the sealing mechanism 52. As shown in FIGS. At this time, the second feeding means 56 is moved to a position away from the advancing direction so that the next mushroom bed block 17 is sent to the sealing mechanism 52, and the mushroom bed block 17 is placed in the sealing mechanism 52. After that, it is moved to a position where it can be pressed.

After that, as shown in FIGS. 15C and 15D , the second rod-shaped body 62 of the culture container loading mechanism 58 is moved downward by the second elevating means 65 so that the fungus bed block 17 is accommodated in the culture container 16. become.

After one fungus bed block 17 is accommodated in the culture container 16 of the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58, the second rotating member 63 is rotated counterclockwise by about 90 degrees, for example, as shown in FIGS. 15E and 15F. , the fungus bed block 17 is rotated together with the culture container 16 . Note that the second rotating member 63 may rotate clockwise.

After that, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the above steps are repeated to accommodate the next fungus bed block 17 . That is, the second rod-shaped body 62 is moved upward by the second elevating means 65, penetrates the second opening 68 of the second rotating member 63 and the gap 16b of the culture container 16, and reaches a predetermined position, that is, sealing. It is arranged at a position (height) on which the mushroom bed block 17 is placed under the underlay member 67 protruding from the mechanism 52 side. Then, the fungus bed block 17 is fed by the second feeding means 56, and the underlaying member 67 is put out from the sealing mechanism 52 side, placed on the underlaying member 67, and the underlaying member 67 is pulled in, The mushroom bed block 17 comes to be placed on the second rod-shaped body 62 . Then, the second rod-shaped body 62 is moved downward by the second elevating means 65 so that the second mushroom bed block 17 is housed in the culture container 16 .

Furthermore, by repeating the above steps, as shown in FIGS. 16C and 16D, a plurality of fungus bed blocks 17, four in the first embodiment, are carried into the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58. FIG. At this time, the four fungus bed blocks 17 are accommodated on the culture container 16 of the culture container loading mechanism 58 in a so-called swastika shape, and the feeding of the fungus bed blocks 17 to the culture container loading mechanism 58 is temporarily interrupted.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 1, the culture container 16 containing the fungal bed block 17 is transported to the next culture apparatus by the culture container transport mechanism 60, and the empty culture container 16 is moved by the culture container setting mechanism 59. It is set in the culture container carrying-in mechanism 58 . Then, the fungal bed block 17 is again accommodated in the culture container 16 through the above-described steps. The culture container 16 containing the plurality of fungal bed blocks 17 is loaded on a cart by, for example, a container stacking device or the like, and moved to the culture device.

As described above, a series of steps for manufacturing the fungus bed block 17 in the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus 20 of the first embodiment is completed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Bag body 11a... Bottom surface 11b, 11c... Side surface 11d, 11e... Side surface 11f... Bag mouth 11g... Filling part 11h... Unfilling part 11s... Sealing part 12... Culture medium 13... Seed culture 14... Bagged medium block 15... Container DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16... Culture container 17... Fungus bed block 20... Fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus 21... Container take-out mechanism 22... Container conveying mechanism 23... Culture medium block take-out mechanism 24... First sending means 26... Arm member 27... First elevating means 28... First rod-shaped body 29 First rotating means 30 First rotating member 31 First rotating shaft 32 First opening 33 Unfilled portion erecting mechanism 34 First unfilled portion erecting means 35 First DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 moving arm part 36... shaft part 37... rotating arm part 38... 1st attachment part 39... 2nd unfilling part erecting means 40... 2nd moving arm part 41... beam part 42... support arm part 43... 2nd attachment Part 45... Opening and inoculating mechanism 46... Opening means 49... Inoculating means 52... Sealing mechanism 53... Sealing means 56... Second sending means 57... Second sending member 58... Culture container carrying-in mechanism 59... Culture container setting mechanism 60... Culture container conveying mechanism 61 Second rotating means 62 Second rod 63 Second rotating member 64 Second rotating shaft 65 Second lifting means 66 Regulating member 67 Underlay member 68 Second opening 69 ... 1st guide part 70... 2nd guide part 71... Regulating member

Claims (13)

A bag body having a bottom surface of a predetermined area and a bag opening facing the bottom surface, a filling portion filled with a predetermined amount of culture medium from the bottom surface of the bag body, and an unfilled portion from the filling portion to the bag opening. An unfilled portion erecting mechanism having an unfilled portion erecting means for erecting the unfilled portion of the bagged medium block in which the unfilled portion is folded,
The unfilled portion erecting means has a first unfilled portion erecting means provided on the opposite side of the bagged medium block to the side where the unfilled portion is folded,
The first unfilled portion erecting means includes at least one first attachment portion to be attached to the folded unfilled portion, a rotating arm portion to rotate and move the first attached portion, and the rotating arm portion. and a first moving arm to which the shaft is attached and which is repeatedly moved in a direction substantially orthogonal to the traveling direction of the bagged medium block,
The first attachment portion attached to the folded unfilled portion moves around the shaft portion as an axis of rotation of the rotating arm portion and the movement of the first moving arm portion to move the unfilled portion. An unfilled portion erecting mechanism characterized by erecting. The unfilled portion erecting means has a second unfilled portion erecting means provided so as to face the first unfilled portion erecting means with the bagged medium block sandwiched therebetween,
The second unfilled portion standing portion includes at least one second attached portion attached to the unfilled portion erected by the first unfilled portion standing portion; a second moving arm portion that is repeatedly moved toward and away from the filling portion and that is repeatedly moved in the vertical direction with respect to the culture medium;
3. The second attachment portion is attached to the standing unfilled portion at a position close to the culture medium, and then moved in a state of being attached in a direction away from the culture medium. 2. The unfilled portion erecting mechanism according to 1. The bagged medium block taken out by the medium block take-out mechanism for taking out one bagged medium block from a container containing a plurality of the bagged medium blocks is moved to the unfilled section erecting means. The unfilled portion erecting mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by: A bag body having a bottom surface of a predetermined area and a bag opening facing the bottom surface, a filling portion filled with a predetermined amount of culture medium from the bottom surface of the bag body, and an unfilled portion from the filling portion to the bag opening. A fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus having a part and manufacturing a fungus bed block in which a seed culture is inoculated into the culture medium from the bagged medium block in which the unfilled part is folded,
The unfilled portion erecting mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ;
an opening inoculation mechanism in which the standing unfilled portion is opened and the culture medium is inoculated with the inoculum from the bag mouth side of the opened unfilled portion;
a sealing mechanism that seals the unfilled portion of the mushroom bed block that has been opened;
A mushroom bed block manufacturing device characterized by having a medium block take-out mechanism for taking out one of the bagged medium blocks from a container containing a plurality of the bagged medium blocks;
5. The fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the bagged medium block taken out by the medium block take-out mechanism is moved to the unfilled section erecting mechanism. The culture medium block take-out mechanism includes a plurality of first rod-shaped bodies arranged substantially perpendicularly to the container, a first elevating means for repeatedly moving the first rod-shaped bodies in the vertical direction, and
a first feeding means having a plurality of arm members that are repetitively moved from the side of the unfilled portion erecting mechanism to the side of the first lifting means, and a first feeding member that presses the bagged medium block; have
The first rod-shaped body is arranged so as to be inserted through a plurality of gaps formed in the bottom of the container,
The arm member is provided so as to be insertable and withdrawable so as to be inserted between the raised first rod-shaped bodies,
The bagged culture medium block is placed on the first rod-shaped body after the first rod-shaped body is moved upward by the first elevating means in the container, and then the arm member is pulled out. By moving the first rod downward, the arm member returns after being placed on the arm member, and the first feed member is pressed toward the unfilled portion erecting mechanism. 6. The fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the mold is moved to the unfilled portion erecting mechanism. The medium block take-out mechanism has a first rotating member on which the container is placed and rotated, and rotates the first rotating member and the container placed on the first rotating member by a predetermined angle. 7. The fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising rotating means. 6. The mushroom bed block manufacturing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising a culture container carrying-in mechanism for carrying a plurality of said mushroom bed blocks sealed by said sealing mechanism into a culture container. The culture container loading mechanism includes a plurality of second rod-shaped bodies arranged substantially perpendicular to the culture container, a second elevating means for repeatedly moving the second rod-shaped bodies in the vertical direction, and
a second feeding means having an underlay member that is put in and taken out from the sealing mechanism side toward the container carrying-in mechanism side, and a second feeding member that presses the mushroom bed block;
The second rod-shaped body is arranged so as to be inserted through a plurality of gaps formed in the bottom of the culture container,
After the fungus bed block is pushed by the second feeding member and placed on the underlaying member while the underlaying member is taken out, the second feeding member stops and the underlaying member is pulled back. placed on the upper part of the second rod-shaped body that has been moved upward, and then
9. The fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the second rod-shaped body is moved downward to be accommodated in the culture container. The culture container loading mechanism has a second rotating member on which the culture container is placed and rotated, and rotates the second rotating member and the culture container placed on the second rotating member by a predetermined angle. 10. The fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising second rotating means. A bag body having a bottom surface of a predetermined area and a bag opening facing the bottom surface, a filling portion filled with a predetermined amount of medium from the bottom surface of the bag body, and an unfilled portion extending from the filling portion to the bag opening. According to the fungus bed block manufacturing apparatus equipped with the unfilled part erecting mechanism according to claim 1, which manufactures a fungus bed block in which the culture medium is inoculated with the seed culture from the bagged medium block in which the unfilled part is folded A fungal bed block manufacturing method ,
an unfilled portion erecting step of erecting the folded unfilled portion of the bagged medium block;
An opening inoculation step of opening the standing unfilled portion and inoculating the seed culture from the bag opening side of the opened unfilled portion into the culture medium;
A sealing step of sealing the unfilled portion of the mushroom bed block that has been opened;
has
In the unfilled portion erecting step,
at least one first attachment portion provided on the side opposite to the folded side of the unfilled portion of the bagged medium block and attached to the folded unfilled portion; and rotating and moving the first attachment portion. a rotating arm portion to which the rotating arm portion is attached; and a first moving arm portion to which the shaft portion is attached and repeatedly moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the bagged culture medium block. By the first unfilled portion erecting means having
a step in which the first attachment portion attached to the folded unfilled portion rotates the rotating arm portion about the shaft portion;
a step of erecting the unfilled portion by moving the first moving arm;
A fungal bed block manufacturing method comprising : The unfilled portion erecting mechanism has a second unfilled portion erecting means provided so as to face the first unfilled portion erecting means with the bagged medium block sandwiched therebetween,
The second unfilled portion standing means includes at least one second attached portion attached to the unfilled portion erected by the first unfilled portion standing means ; a second moving arm that is repetitively moved in a direction substantially orthogonal to the traveling direction of the packed medium block and repeatedly moved vertically with respect to the medium;
In the unfilled portion erecting step,
a step in which the second attachment portion is attached to the erected unfilled portion at a position close to the culture medium ;
moving the second attachment away from the medium while attached ;
The method for producing a fungal bed block according to claim 11, comprising: A step of moving the bagged medium block taken out by the medium block take- out mechanism for taking out one bagged medium block from a container containing a plurality of the bagged medium blocks to the unfilled section erecting means. The method for producing a fungal bed block according to claim 11 or 12, comprising:

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