JPH01213111A - Automatic device in selection apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To rationalize a casing operation, by separately unloading the receiving trays in a bifurcated manner on a moving selection conveyor with vegetables and fruits placed thereon in a predetermined posture without changing their posture, setting the casing pattern and automatically picking-up and casing the vegetable and fruit. CONSTITUTION:When receiving trays 1 with vegetables and fruits displaying the classified rank thereof a moving selection conveyor 4 pass through a rank classification detection device 5, they are separately unloaded in a bifurcated manner into an arrayed storing device 81 of the corresponding classified rank by a rank assigning signal, after compared with the predetermined rating of the rank standard. During this time, the receiving trays 1 are arranged in a casing pattern by controlling switch lever and the vegetable and fruit are picked up from above by a suction pad in the state of stand by, and packaged in empty boxes in stand by a commodity forwarding device 84, by which the commodities thus cased are sent to a cased commodity carrying conveyor. The emptied receiving trays 1 are pooled in an empty tray pool device, thereby speeding up the casing operation without impairing the vegetable and fruit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic boxing device for sorted fruits and vegetables in a fruit sorting plant or the like where fruits and vegetables such as fruits and vegetables are boxed, packaged, and shipped.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, at fruit and vegetable sorting plants, fruits and vegetables are sorted into nine predetermined grades by a sorting device, and the fruits and vegetables are sorted into nine predetermined grades.The orientations (positions) of the fruits and vegetables are varied and some of the fruits and vegetables are pooled in a storage device such as a receiving box or a turntable. Generally, a boxing worker takes out fruits and vegetables from the storage device, arranges the posture of the fruits and vegetables, and then packs the fruits and vegetables into boxes.

On the other hand, a device for automatically packing fruits and vegetables into boxes
B-38398, Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-32169, etc. are known.

In each of the above-mentioned known publications, the objects are spherical oranges of uniform shape, and the fruits are placed on the supply chute in advance in a space corresponding to the inner dimensions of the boxing container, in a predetermined row and number of oranges. A device that arranges fruits in an array pattern so that they fit tightly into each other and waits, then lifts the fruits from above using a cup-shaped vacuum suction cup, moves them laterally, and inserts them into a boxing container. The target object is one that has a uniform shape and has a minimally uneven surface, such as an orange or a chicken egg, or citrus fruits that are resilient and relatively undamaged even when fruits collide with each other or are brought together under lateral pressure. It is used in

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

According to the conventional manual boxing work described above, fruits and vegetables that are pooled in different positions must be packed in boxes one by one in the same position, which is time-consuming and causes worker fatigue, which does not improve efficiency. .

In addition, what is shown in each of the above-mentioned conventional publications is that when the target is a soft fruit that would be damaged if the fruit is transferred,
If you rub the fruit against each other and press them together from the sides, you will get abrasions and pressure wounds.

It has the disadvantage that it cannot be used because it causes injuries such as bruises.

On the other hand, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present applicant previously proposed the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-203317.

This is done by arranging randomly flowing fruits into multiple rows in the direction of travel using a secondary device consisting of a heald conveyor, vibrating conveyor, etc., and then making them wait until a predetermined number of fruits are lined up in each row (when they are pooled). The fruit is picked up from above by a fruit pick-up head composed of a vacuum suction cup and packed into boxes.

However, the above-mentioned conventional system stores fruits until a predetermined number of fruits are lined up on each row of the sub-processing device, and for example, for fruits such as flat persimmons, it is necessary to control the posture of the fruits in a constant manner and store them. However, it has the disadvantage that it cannot be used for spherical articles that easily roll because the orientation of the fruit becomes inconsistent. Furthermore, the fruits that flow randomly are arranged in a crooked manner, with more in some rows and less in others, so they cannot be evenly distributed and lined up in each row, resulting in a lack of efficiency. found.

In addition, if randomly flowing fruits are forced to change their course with a scraper or the like and are turned into secondary fruits, the fruit will be scratched or pressed, so there is a problem that it cannot be used for soft fruits.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and transports fruits and vegetables while storing them in a tray in a predetermined posture, and also prevents fruits and vegetables from colliding with each other, rubbing against each other, and pressing the fruits and vegetables that are branched and discharged without changing the posture of the tray. The automatic boxing device is capable of forcibly arranging the fruit and vegetables in a predetermined boxing arrangement and waiting, and then picking up only the fruits and vegetables after reaching a certain number of boxes, moving and packing them, and automatically sending out the packed product boxes. The purpose is to provide

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention stores fruits and vegetables in a tray in a predetermined posture, measures the fruits and vegetables while conveying the tray together on a sorting conveyor, and, based on the measurement results, sorts the fruits and vegetables in the tray at the discharge position. In the sorting device that discharges the sorted trays by branching, each of the sorting units is provided corresponding to the discharging position, and the sorting device includes an alignment storage means for arranging the discharged trays in a predetermined boxing arrangement and waiting, and the alignment storage unit. When the empty tray discharging means supplies empty boxes for boxing to the boxing section corresponding to the means and the trays made to stand by by the alignment and storage means are aligned in a predetermined boxing arrangement, the fruits and vegetables on the trays are picked up and moved to be packed into boxes. A product delivery unit that includes a boxing means for packing an empty box, and a product sending unit that waits at a predetermined position the empty box supplied by the empty tray discharging unit provided in the boxing section, and sends the product box packed by the boxing unit to a destination. and empty tray discharging means for picking up fruits and vegetables from the boxing means and discharging empty trays.

The arranging and storing means is configured to forcibly change the course of the trays, which are branched and discharged from the sorting device and on which fruits and vegetables are placed in a predetermined posture, into an arrangement identical to a boxing pattern as a boxing arrangement. At the same time, a device capable of accumulation is used to wait until the trays are aligned in the boxing pattern.

〔Example〕

Below, drawings (Figs. 1 to 1) showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention are shown.
This will be explained based on FIG. 11).

FIGS. 5 and 6 are plan and front views of a sorting device including devices before and after implementing the present invention, and an outline thereof will first be explained.

In the figure, 1 is a tray on which fruits and vegetables 100 are placed in a predetermined posture, 2 is a supply conveyor that conveys the tray 1, 3 is a regular interval feeder that feeds the trays 1 at regular intervals, and 4 is a regular interval feeder 3.
5 is a rank detection device, 6 is a measuring device, 7 is a discharge device, and 8 is an automatic boxing device of the present invention, which collectively constitutes a fruit and vegetable sorting device. ing.

The tray 11 is particularly shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (as shown in FIG. 8, three support surfaces 102 are formed on the mounting portion 101 in order to allow fruits and vegetables 100 to sit stably in a predetermined posture on the upper surface. 103
is a guide roller, which is rotatably supported on the lower surface of the saucer 1. This guide roller 103 comes into contact with a lever 71 of a discharge device 7, which will be described later, and acts to branch the traveling direction of the tray 1 laterally. Reference numeral 104 denotes a display switch as a rank display device, and the classification of the fruits and vegetables 100 by grade or rank is provided to display the rank. In this example, the grades of 100 fruits and vegetables (excellent, excellent) are used.

It will be explained by configuring it to display ``good'' and ``fair''.

The supply conveyor 2 uses an accumulation rate conveyor such as a roller conveyor or a chain conveyor, and is configured to be able to convey the tray 1 at irregular intervals back and forth.

This supply container 2 has a supply section 21 serving as a work space for supplying fruits and vegetables 100 onto the tray 1 in a predetermined posture.

The constant interval feeding device 3 is used to transfer and feed the trays 1, which are conveyed at irregular intervals by the supply container 2, onto a sorting container 4, which will be described later, at regular intervals.

The sorting container 4 is formed to have a width suitable for conveying the trays 1, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, and the captain determines the number of discharge sections (such as two class discharge sections) for each sorting. Calculate and set. In the figure, 41 is a frame, and 42 is a slat-like receiving plate having a width suitable for conveying the receiving tray 1. These receiving plates are installed at equal intervals on a rotating conveyor chain 43, 43 to form a slat conveyor. Reference numeral 44 denotes a pushing member, which is rotatably supported on the slat-shaped receiving plate 42 using hair rings, rollers, or the like. The mounting intervals in the advancing direction of the push members 44 are set to such a distance that there is no problem when the tray 1 conveyed between the push members 44 is discharged.

The measuring device 6 is provided at a predetermined position from the starting end of the sorting container 4 as shown in FIG. The configuration is such that the shape of the fruit or vegetable 100 is measured when the shape of the fruit or vegetable 100 is measured. This measured data is sent to an arithmetic processing unit (not shown), and is compared with a preset class standard to determine the class, and is combined with the equal set signal from the rank detection device 5 to classify the data into 1 class. The sorting is performed by outputting a signal to a discharging device 7, which will be described later, in synchronization with the receiving tray 1.

The discharge device 7 is provided in the direction of movement of the sorting conveyor 4 for each sorting stage (class 1). It is configured to make it possible. However, this discharge on both sides is not particularly limited, and may be provided only on the - side, but it is preferable to discharge on both sides to effectively utilize the installation area due to the machine length and space of the sorting conveyor 4.

This discharging device 7 is operated by a signal from the arithmetic processing unit (not transmitted orally) and branches and discharges the fruits and vegetables 100 together with the tray 1, so that the fruits and vegetables do not lose their predetermined posture during the discharging operation. It's like sorting it out.

Below, Figures 10 and 11 (Figure 11 is Y-
The explanation will be given with reference to a drawing (a cross-sectional view along the Y-axis).

Note that the configuration of the discharge devices 7 provided on both sides of the sorting conveyor 4 is the same on both the left and right sides, and the configuration of the discharge device 7 on the negative side will be described below.

That is, 71 is a lever, and 72 is a support shaft provided in the vertical direction, which is rotatably supported by a part of the frame 41 of the sorting conveyor 4 via a bearing 73. Reference numeral 74 denotes an air cylinder, which is connected to a part of the lever 71 to rotate the lever 71 horizontally at a predetermined angle. This lever 71 is activated when there is no signal from an arithmetic processing unit (not shown) (OFF), the guide roller 10 of the saucer 1
It is waiting in a position where it does not touch 3. Further, the operation of this lever 71 is configured by associating the positional relationship and the operation signal so that it operates when the receiving tray 1 being conveyed on the sorting container 4 is in front of the guide roller 103.

Next, the automatic box packing device 8 of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings of FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.

FIG. 1 shows a plan view of an automatic cartoning device 8 provided corresponding to a discharge device 7 as a sorting section of the sorting conveyor 4, and FIG. 2 similarly shows a front view. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 2.

In the figure, 81 is an alignment storage device as alignment storage means;
Reference numeral 82 denotes an empty box supply device as an empty tray discharging means, 83 a boxing device as a boxing means, 84 a product delivery device as a product delivery means provided in the cartoning section, and 85 an empty box supply device as an empty tray discharge means. It is.

The alignment and storage device 81 is for temporarily storing the trays 1 discharged from the sorting conveyor 4 by the discharge bag M7 in a predetermined boxing pattern, and is configured as follows. That is, 811 is a driven roller,
Frames 81 are provided with a width suitable for arranging the trays 1 in a predetermined boxing pattern and are arranged on both sides in the direction of travel.
A roller type accumulation conveyor 813 is constructed by mounting multiple shafts in the traveling direction between 2.812 and 2.812. It is preferable that the mounting intervals of the rollers 811 in the traveling direction be configured such that the lower surface of the tray 1 being conveyed is always received by at least two or more rollers 811. In addition, this accumulation conveyor 813 carries the tray 1 on the conveyor 813.
This is not limited to what is shown in the diagram.
In addition to the embodiments, it is also possible to use a device capable of accumulation, a chain conveyor, or the like. Reference numeral 814 denotes an alignment guide rail, which is connected to the discharge device 7 and carries the trays 1 branched and discharged by the discharge device 7 to the sorting conveyor 4.
It is configured in combination with a switching lever 815 so as to form a plurality of aligned conveyance paths on the sides of the switch lever 815. The alignment guide rail 814 has a groove-shaped cross section, and
The guide roller 103 of the tray 1 is guided in the groove, and the tray 1 is transported along the alignment conveyance path of the alignment guide rail 814. The switching lever 815 is provided by cutting out a part of the alignment guide rail 814, and by switching the switching lever 815, the trays 1 can be arranged on the alignment conveyance path as indicated by arrows A or C in the figure. The configuration of this switching lever 815 is similar to that of the lever 71 of the ejecting device 7, so a description thereof will be omitted. Reference numeral 816 denotes a slide device, which is provided by combining a pusher plate 817 and an air cylinder 818, and by operating the switching lever 815, the trays 1 arranged in the conveyance path indicated by the arrow 0 are laterally moved from the side to the direction indicated by the arrow B. The structure is such that the sheets are arranged on the alignment conveyance path.

In the arrangement described above, a boxing pattern is formed into a set of five items by forming alignment conveyance paths in the directions of arrows A, B, and C. If so, the slide device 8
This can be achieved by stopping the operation of 16. Furthermore, by extending the alignment guide rail 814 and combining a plurality of switching levers 815, it is possible to form many different packing patterns. Reference numeral 819 denotes an end stopper, which is installed in a retractable manner in the form of a cylinder or the like at the downstream end of the accumulation conveyor 813, and stops the trays 1 until they are aligned in a predetermined boxing pattern. 100 are taken up and the empty trays 1 are sent out onto the empty box supply device 85 one by one.

The empty box supply device 82 supplies empty boxes 800 for boxing to the product delivery device 84 provided in the boxing section, and constitutes an accumulation conveyor 821 using a chain conveyor with a roller conveyor and a top plate. There is. 8
Reference numeral 22 denotes an empty box stopping device, which is constructed in a retractable manner by combining an air cylinder and the like. Reference numeral 823 is a high-speed rotating roller, which acts to rapidly feed the empty box 800, which advances forward by the operation of the empty box stopping device 822, onto the product delivery device 84. In addition to the embodiment, this empty tray discharging means may also be configured such that, for example, an empty box conveying container (not shown) that continuously conveys the empty boxes 800 is moved in the direction of the empty box carrying path arrow of the product delivery device 284. When the empty box 800 conveyed on the empty box transport conveyor (not shown), which is provided in a perpendicular direction, reaches a position corresponding to the empty box transport path of the product delivery device 84, the empty box transport conveyor ( It is also possible to use a pushing device (not shown) configured with an air cylinder or the like to push the product onto the product delivery device 84 as a box packing section from the side.

When the trays 1 are aligned in a predetermined boxing pattern on the accumulation conveyor 813 of the alignment and storage device 81, the boxing device 83 picks up the fruits and vegetables 100 on the tray 1 using vacuum suction means and sends out the product as a boxing unit. The fruits and vegetables 100 are moved to the top of the empty boxes waiting on the device 84, spaced apart from each other, and then packed into empty boxes 800 for packaging, and are configured as follows.

That is, 8301 is a frame, which is installed substantially horizontally from above the accumulation conveyor 813 corresponding to the boxing pattern set to above the product delivery device W84. Reference numeral 8302 denotes a horizontal moving table, which is configured to be rotatably provided with guide rollers 8303 at both ends in the direction of movement, and to be able to move laterally to the product delivery device 84 in combination with the frame 8301. Reference numeral 8304 is an elevating cylinder provided approximately at the center of the horizontal moving table 8302, and is attached to be movable vertically. 8305 is a piston rod, and a base 8306 is attached to the tip of the rod 8305. A slide guide 8307 is fixed to the base 8306 via a slide bearing 8308 provided on the horizontal moving table 8302. This base 8306 is provided with a hanger for picking up fruits and vegetables as a vacuum suction means.

That is, 8309 is a slide bar, which is provided corresponding to the boxing pattern and is inserted into the base 83 through a bracket 8310.
It is fixed to 06. 8311 is a slider,
It is slidably fitted to the slide par 8309 via a slide bearing such as a pole bush or metal bush. A slide cylinder 8312 has one end attached to the base 8306 and the other end (piston rod) fixed to the slider 8311.

8313 is a vacuum suction type pad, and coil spring 83
Slider 8311 by telescopic rod 8315 through 14
is attached to. Although there are various types of panod 8313, it is formed into a ring shape using a soft and elastic material such as rubber or sponge. 83
Reference numeral 16 denotes a chino, which is stretched across a horizontally movable table 8302 to a sprocket sole 8317 rotatably supported at both ends of a frame 8301. Reference numeral 8318 is a driving motor, which is configured to enable horizontal movement of the horizontal movement table 8302 by driving a sprocket 8317. Further, the mechanism for laterally moving the horizontal moving table 8302 is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and for example, an air cylinder (not shown) may be installed horizontally to move the horizontal moving table 8302.
2 or a combination of a rack gear and a pinion gear for lateral movement.

A product delivery device 84 as a box packing section is provided at a predetermined position ahead of the alignment storage device 81, and as shown in FIG. Stretch the ceno 842 through the holder, attach the ac-notiment 843 on which the empty box 800 is placed in a symmetrical position, and move it downward in the direction of the arrow according to the operation command)
It is configured so that it rotates and descends at the same time on both the left and right sides. This attachment 843 includes a sprocket 841a,
The chain 842 stretched between 841b and 841b is attached at two places so that it stops at a fixed position (product feeding device 84) every two rotations of the entire circumference, and the - side attachment 843a When it is in the normal position (boxing position N), the other attachment 843b is configured to abut against a stop switch 844 that stops it in the normal position. This product delivery device 84 waits for the empty box 800 supplied by the empty box supply device 82 at a fixed position above, and also sends out the packed product box 900 in a predetermined direction (downward in the embodiment). In addition to the embodiments, for example, a lifting device (not shown) combining cylinders, etc.
etc. can also be used.

The empty tray discharge device 85 is provided adjacent to the downstream side of the accumulation conveyor 813 of the alignment storage device 81. According to the figure, 851.851 is a frame,
Frame 812 of the accumulation conveyor 813
．． 812 and the aircraft width is formed between the roads.

852 is a roller, and frame 851. '851
The roller conveyor is rotatably supported on the shaft to form a roller conveyor with an overall short length. The machine length of this roller conveyor is formed to be at least long enough for the trays 1 to be placed in a horizontal row.

853 is a support shaft, which is provided through the frame 851.851 and attached to the pedestal 854 via a bearing 855.
The frame 851 is configured to be tiltable. Reference numeral 856 denotes a cylinder, whose minus side is connected to the pedestal 854, and whose other side (piston rond side) is partially fixed to the frame 851. A stopper 857 is provided to prevent the saucer 1 from falling and to stop it in a fixed position. The tray 1 placed on the roller conveyor configured as described above can be discharged downward to a predetermined position when the cylinder 856 is actuated and the frame 851 is tilted in response to a discharge command (not shown).

In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes an empty tray pooling device, which is provided below the alignment storage device 81 and temporarily stores the trays 1 discharged by the empty tray discharging device 85. It constitutes a rate type conveyor. Reference numeral 91 denotes a stop device, which is provided in a retractable manner by combining cylinders and the like, and a merging control circuit (not shown) is constructed using a phototube or the like so as to merge and discharge onto an empty tray merging conveyor 95, which will be described later. The empty tray merging conveyor 95 is installed in a direction perpendicular to the outlet of the empty tray pooling device 9, and discharges the sorted trays into two categories for each grade, merges and conveys the empty trays 1, and conveys the empty trays 1 to the downstream side. is connected to the supply conveyor 1. A product conveyor 10 is provided using a roller conveyor, a chain conveyor, or the like to receive the product boxes 900 lowered by the product delivery device 84 and send them to the merging conveyor 11.

The operation of the automatic box packing device 8 of the sorting device configured as above will be explained as follows.

For example, when a saucer 1 containing 100 fruits and vegetables, on which a grade is displayed, which is conveyed on the sorting conveyor 4, passes through the rank detection device 5, the corresponding grade is detected from the display switch 104 displaying the grade, and the grade signal is sent to the arithmetic processing device. Send to.

Next, the measuring device 6 transmits the measurement data of the size of the fruits and vegetables 100 to the arithmetic processing device, which compares them with preset class standard values and ranks them, and also divides them into five classes based on the above-mentioned grading signal. For sorting, a signal is output to the discharge device 7 in synchronization with the receiving tray.

When the receiving tray 1 conveyed on the sorting conveyor 4 reaches the discharge device 7 for the corresponding sorting, the lever 71 is actuated by a signal and the guide roller 103 of the receiving tray 1 is removed.
The roller 103 can be guided into the alignment guide rail 814 of the alignment storage device 81 and the tray 1 can be branched and discharged.

The operation of arranging the branched and discharged trays 1 in a boxing pattern of five pieces will be explained with particular reference to the drawing of FIG. First, the first discharged tray 1
The guide rails 814 are aligned by the guide rollers 103.
The vehicle is transported along arrow A street and waits at A street in the first row (floor 1). At this time, the switching lever 815 is not operated and is waiting at a position where it does not come into contact with the guide roller 103. Next, the second discharged tray 1 is transported along the transport path indicated by the arrow 0 by the operation of the switching lever 815, and waits at the C direction in the - column (NIk12). Next, the third tray 1 to be discharged is marked with the arrow 0 in the same way as the second tray.
Once conveyed forward along the conveyance path of the street, it is slid from the side to the direction of arrow B by the slide device 816, and is transferred to the forward downstream side and waits at street B in the third row (floor 3). Next, the fourth discharged tray 1 is transported in the same C way as the second (positive 2) by operating the switching lever 815, and waits in the third row C way (N
l14).

Next, the fifth tray 1 to be discharged is the first tray (Ilk).
Similarly to 1), the vehicle is transferred to the direction of arrow A without operating the switching lever 815, and waits in the third row (5).

As described above, by switching and controlling the switching lever 815 of the alignment guide rail 814 and the slide device 816, it is possible to arrange five items in a boxing pattern as a set. By configuring the control circuit to control the process, it is possible to deal with a wide variety of packaging patterns.

Next, the operation of the boxing device 83 will be explained. When the trays 1 are aligned in a predetermined boxing pattern on the alignment and storage device 81, the fruits and vegetables 100 are picked up by the vacuum suction type bat 8313 as a pick-up head waiting above. , the product is laterally moved to above the empty box 800 waiting in the product delivery device 84 and packed into the empty box 800 . During this horizontal movement, the slide cylinder 8312 acts to close the intervals between the fruits and vegetables 100 picked up. The product box 900 that has been packed in this way is delivered to the product delivery device 84.
The product is then lowered and sent onto the product conveyor container 10. On the other hand, the tray 1 that has been emptied by picking up the fruits and vegetables 100 by the boxing device 83 is tilted downward by the empty tray discharging device 85 and sent to the empty tray pooling device 9 to be pooled, and the empty tray 1 that has been previously discharged is Starting from the empty tray 1, the empty trays are sequentially merged onto the merging conveyor 95 to complete a series of operations.

The above description and the accompanying drawings are examples of implementation, and do not limit the invention.Of course, the invention may be applied to other shapes and arrangements as long as it is within the scope of the claims. It is.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention is a sorting device in which the trays loaded with fruits and vegetables are measured while being conveyed on the sorting conveyor, and based on the results, the predetermined sorting is performed at the discharge position, where the trays are branched and discharged. The trays containing fruits and vegetables discharged from the position are automatically arranged in a predetermined boxing pattern and placed on standby, and when they are arranged in the predetermined boxing pattern, the fruits and vegetables are picked up and boxed, and the packed product boxes are sent to the destination. This is what was done.

That is, according to the present invention, the trays carrying fruits and vegetables in predetermined postures conveyed by the sorting conveyor are branched and discharged without changing the posture of the fruits and vegetables, and are forcibly arranged in sequence during the conveyance to create a boxing pattern. The boxing device automatically picks up the fruits and vegetables and boxes them without changing the posture of the fruits and vegetables, which streamlines manual boxing work and improves the appearance of the fruits and vegetables because they can be packed in boxes with the same posture. .

Furthermore, it has the effect of being applicable to many types of packaging packaging simply by changing the form (posture) in which it is placed on the tray.

Furthermore, since the fruits and vegetables are forcibly arranged one after another by contacting the tray, there is no need to wait for the fruits and vegetables to be arranged randomly as in the conventional method, and the arrangement can be ensured without waste, which is efficient.

Furthermore, since the boxing pattern set arranges fruits and vegetables on trays, there is no possibility of them being pushed against each other, colliding with each other, or colliding with each other.
There is no rubbing against each other, and the fruits and vegetables are not damaged.

Furthermore, in the past, soft fruits and high-quality fruits that do not like to be damaged have been boxed and packaged in a time-consuming manner to prevent them from getting damaged, but by using the device of the present invention, they can be packed and packaged quickly without any damage. This is effective in increasing production.

Furthermore, the boxing pattern set is aligned with the alignment guide rail 814.
By combining the switching lever 815 and the slide device 816, many pattern sets are possible, and the pattern sets can be easily changed by switching the control circuit, making it easy to operate and highly versatile. , the effects of the present invention are extremely large.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an example of implementation of the invention. Fig. 1 is a plan view showing the automatic boxing device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a view in the Z direction of Fig. 2. Figure, Figure 5. Fig. 6 is an overall plan view and a partially omitted side view of a sorting device including devices before and after implementing the present invention, Figs. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams of the saucer, and Fig. 9 is a sorting device. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the tray being conveyed on the conveyor, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the sorting/discharging section, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line 101D Y-Y. 1...Saucer 100...Fruits and vegetables 101.
...Place part 102...Supporting surface 103...
Guide roller 104...display switch 2...
Supply conveyor 21... Supply section 3... Regular interval feeding device 4... Sorting conveyor 41... Frame 42...
... Slat-like receiving plate 43 ... Conveyor chain 44
... Push member death ... Rank detection device 6 ... Measuring device 61 ... Sensor camera 62 ...
Lighting device 7... Ejection device 71... Lever 72...
・Support shaft 73...Bearing 74...Air cylinder end...Automatic box packing device 800...Empty box 81...Alignment storage device 811...Roller 812...Frame 813...Accumulate conveyor 814... Alignment guide rail 815... Switching lever 816... Slide device 817... Pusher plate 818... Air cylinder 819... End stopper 82... Empty box supply device 821... Accumulator Rate conveyor 822... Empty box stopping device 823... High speed rotating roller 83...
Boxing device 8301...Frame 8302...
・Horizontal moving table 8303...Guide roller 830
4... Lifting cylinder 8305... Piston port
Sod 8306...Base 8307...Slide guide 8308...Slide bearing 8309
...Slide par 8310...Bracket 8
311... Slider 8312... Slide cylinder 8313... Bad 8314... Coil spring 8315... Telescopic rod 8316... Cheno 8317... Sprocket 8318... Motor 84... Product feeding device 841 ...Sprocket 842...Cheno 84
3...Axotimento 844...Stop switch 8
5... Empty box supply device 851... Frame 852.
...Roller 853...Support shaft 854...
- Frame 855...Bearing 856...Cylinder 857...Stopper 9...Empty saucer pool device 900...Product box 91...Stop device 95...Empty saucer merging conveyance container hair 10... Amendment to Product Conveyor Conveyor Procedures 1986 Patent Application No. 345.5'7 2 Name of the Invention iyJ.Kei I, Ia Sugimaira Hitumaki 1 3. Relationship with the person making the amendment Applicant -- - Name (Name)
Agent Address: 3308 Marunouchi Shigesu Building, 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Contents of Amendment The following matters in the specification of the application will be amended as shown in the attached document. Note 1: The scope of claims is amended as shown in the attached sheet. 2. On page 6, line 10, correct the phrase "in a predetermined box arrangement" to "in a predetermined arrangement." 3. On page 6, lines 13 to 20, the statement ``by means of the alignment storage means . . . product delivery means'' should be corrected as follows. ``a boxing means for picking up and moving the fruits and vegetables on the trays after the trays are aligned in the predetermined array on the alignment and storage means, and packing the fruits and vegetables in the empty box for boxing; ``Product sending means for sending out the product boxes that have been placed,'' Claim 1: The fruits and vegetables are stored in a tray, and the fruits and vegetables are measured while being conveyed along the sorting conveyor together with the tray, and based on the measurement results, the corresponding sort is sorted at the discharge position. In the sorting device which separates each saucer and discharges the sorted dishes, each of the above-mentioned sorts is provided corresponding to the discharge position, and the sorting device arranges and waits the discharged saucers in nine predetermined groups; empty tray discharging means for supplying empty boxes for boxing to a boxing section corresponding to the aligning and storing means; and when the trays are aligned for the predetermined length of time on the aligning and storing means, the fruits and vegetables on the trays are picked up and moved. anus μ
a boxing means for packing into empty boxes; 1. An automatic box packing device for a sorting device, characterized in that the device is comprised of a product sending device for discharging M'l products, and an empty tray discharging device for picking up fruits and vegetables by the boxing device and discharging empty trays. 2. The alignment and storage means contacts a part of the trays during the transfer of the fruit and vegetable trays branched and discharged one by one from the sorting device and aligns them at the location LQLEi+p'twt
The automatic boxing device for a sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: (a). Automatic cartoning equipment.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A sorting device that stores fruits and vegetables in trays, measures the trays as they are transported on a sorting conveyor, and, based on the measurement results, branches the trays together at a corresponding sorting and discharge position to sort and discharge the fruits and vegetables. , a sorting and storing means is provided corresponding to each of the sorting and discharging positions, for arranging and waiting the sorted and discharged trays in a predetermined boxing arrangement; and a boxing section corresponding to the sorting and storing means has empty space for boxing. an empty box supplying means for supplying boxes; a boxing means for picking up fruits and vegetables on the trays when the trays made to stand by by the alignment storage means are arranged in a predetermined boxing arrangement; a product sending means for waiting at a predetermined position the empty boxes supplied by the empty box supplying means provided in the section, and sending out the product boxes packed by the boxing means to a destination; An automatic box packing device for a sorting device, comprising an empty tray discharging means for discharging empty trays. 2. Claim 1, wherein the alignment and storage means contacts a part of the trays containing fruits and vegetables branched and discharged one by one from the sorting device during transportation, and aligns them in a predetermined boxing arrangement. Automatic boxing device for the sorting device described.