JPH03133710A - Wrapping device for vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to automate wrapping of vegetables by providing a device for binding film by which the film wrapping up a vegetable lying on a vegetable holder is bound at the top of the vegetable and a heater for sealing the vegetable wrappings at the bound part. CONSTITUTION:A vegetable holder 58 is raised to be placed directly under a guide hole 8 in a support 4 and a sheet of film is spread on the support 4 in such a manner as to close the guide hole 8. A vegetable is brought over the guide hole 8 in the support 4 from over the film and lowered onto the vegetable holder 58. The vegetable holder 58 is then lowered and a trail of the film together with the vegetable, follows through the guide hole 8. The vegetable holder 58 is stopped from descending at a specified level, and then a film-binding device 40 is actuated; the vegetable is fitted with the film wrapper and the film is gathered and bound at the top of the vegetable; a heater 20 is then applied to the bound part so that the wrappings are heat-sealed and separated from the superfluous film by fusion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a vegetable packaging device, for example, one that automatically wraps head vegetables such as cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and lettuce with a film.

(Prior art) Generally, when this type of head vegetable is shipped, unnecessary stems, leaves and rhizomes are removed, the appearance is adjusted, and the vegetable is stored in a packaging box such as a cardboard box for shipping. However, during transportation, these head vegetables can rub against each other in the packaging box, causing damage to the outer stems and leaves, and when displayed in stores, they lose their shape and are easily damaged.
It may not be possible to maintain freshness.

In addition, if the stems and leaves are damaged or damaged during transportation, it is necessary to further remove the damaged or damaged stems and leaves when displaying at a store.

Therefore, the operator pulls out the film from the film drawer, folds it back through the film guide, covers the top of the head vegetables on one processing table, grasps the film, and pulls it out. When the head vegetables are turned upside down and moved toward the other processing table, the film is cut by a cutter at the film outlet, and then the head vegetables are rotated on the other processing table to remove the film. There is a packaging device that forms a tube, wraps both open ends around a head vegetable, polymerizes the vegetable, and then brings the polymerized portion into contact with a heater to thermally bond the vegetable.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the packaging device, the drawing out of the film, the winding of the film around the head vegetables, the polymerization of the open end of the film, and the thermal bonding of this polymerized portion are all manual operations. This requires a lot of time and effort, and when the overlapping parts of the film are thermally bonded, the overlapping parts come into contact with the heater, so there is a risk that the parts of the head vegetables at the positions corresponding to the overlapping parts will be damaged by heat. There is a problem.

Therefore, the present invention was made in view of these problems, and it is possible to automatically package vegetables using a film, thereby improving the efficiency of packaging work and greatly reducing labor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vegetable packaging device that can package vegetables without being thermally damaged during packaging.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The vegetable packaging device of the invention as claimed in claim 1 has a guide hole for guiding the descent of the vegetables, and a support for expanding and supporting a packaging film so as to close the guide hole. , a vegetable receiver which is provided to be movable up and down relative to the lower part of the guide hole of the support and receives vegetables that are lowered from the guide hole via the film, and a space between the vegetable receiver and the support. The device is equipped with a film binding mechanism that is movable forward and backward to bind the film covering the vegetables on the vegetable receiver above the vegetables, and a heater that comes into contact with the binding part of the film and seals the binding part. be.

The vegetable packaging device according to claim 2 is the device according to claim 1, in which the film binding mechanism includes at least one of the front and rear sliding bodies that are movable forward and backward and have a convergence section on the opposing inner side. It consists of left and right opening/closing bodies that are linked to the movement of one of the sliding bodies and have focusing parts on the opposing inner sides, and the film is opened from the front, back, left, and right directions by the focusing parts of the front and rear slide bodies and the focusing parts of the left and right opening/closing bodies. The vegetables are tied together at the top.

The vegetable packaging apparatus according to claim 3 is the apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heater is provided in the front and rear slide bodies of the film binding mechanism or in the convergence part on at least one side of the left and right opening/closing bodies. It is.

(Function) The vegetable packaging device of the invention according to claim 1 raises the vegetable receiver and disposes the vegetable receiver directly below the guide hole of the support, and also includes the guide hole in the upper surface of the support. The film is expanded and supported so as to be occluded.

Next, when vegetables are supplied through the film to the guide hole of the support, the vegetables are lowered along with the film from the guide hole onto the vegetable receiver and received there.

Next, when the vegetable receiver is activated and the vegetable receiver is lowered, the film between the vegetable receiver and the vegetables is supported by the vegetables and pulled out from the guide hole as the vegetables descend. While descending to a predetermined position, the vegetable receiver stops descending.

Then, the film binding mechanism is activated, and the film wrapping mechanism wraps the film along the shape of the vegetable, and the film is tied on top of the vegetable. Further, as the film is bundled, a heater comes into contact with the bundled portion of the film, and the heater heat-seals the bundled portion, and the excess film on the bundled portion is cut by melting.

Further, while the vegetables are being packaged, the vegetable receiver is operated again, this vegetable receiver is further lowered, and the vegetables wrapped in the film on the vegetable receiver are lowered to the carrying-out section.

Further, in the vegetable packaging device of the invention of claim 2, in the operation of the device of the invention of claim 1, the film for packaging vegetables is formed between the converging portions of the front and rear slide bodies and the left and right opening/closing bodies at the upper part of the vegetables. The convergence portion reliably binds them into a substantially rod shape from the front, back, left and right directions.

Further, in the vegetable packaging device of the invention of claim 3, in the operation of the device of claim 1 or 2, the heater is activated simultaneously with the operation of the front and rear slide bodies or the left and right opening/closing bodies of the film binding mechanism when binding the film. , the film is bundled, and the bundled portion of the film is automatically heat-sealed.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vegetable packaging device, and this vegetable packaging device 1 has main pillars 2 erected at predetermined intervals in the front, rear, left, and right directions. A support column 3 is fixed horizontally between each of the sections, a support top plate 4 as a support is fixed horizontally between the upper ends of the left and right columns 3, and a support top plate 4 as a support is fixed horizontally between the lower ends of the left and right columns 3. A mounting board 5 is fixed thereto, and a support board 6 is fixed horizontally between the upper ends of the left and right columns 3.

Next, the support top plate 4 has a support surface 7 on the upper surface for supporting the vegetable packaging film, and a circular guide hole 8 for lowering vegetables is provided in the approximate center of the support top plate 4 in the upper and lower portions. It is perforated in the direction. In addition, the support top plate 4
A first sensor 9 is attached to the upper portions of both sides with the guide hole 8 interposed in the middle part, and this first sensor 9 has a light emitting element 9a disposed on one side and a light emitting element 9a disposed on the other side. This first sensor 9 detects the presence or absence of vegetables on the support top plate 4.

In addition, a pair of guide rails 10 are fixed in parallel in the front-rear direction at the lower portions of the left and right sides of the support top plate 4 with the guide holes 8 interposed in the middle part, and guides 11 in the front, rear, left, and right directions are fixed to the left and right guide rails 10. One slide body 12 is attached to the guide hole 8 at one side in the front-back direction so as to be able to move forward and backward in the front-back direction. This one slide body 12
is formed of a plate-like member and has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a focusing recess 13 serving as a focusing portion is formed in a substantially semicircular shape in the middle of the inner end toward the bottom of the guide hole 8. .

Further, a pair of guide rails 14 are fixed to the upper left and right sides of the support board 6 in parallel in the front-rear direction, and the other slide body 16 is attached to the left and right guide rails 14 via the front-rear, right-left and right-hand guides 15. At the other side, it is attached to the guide hole 8 so as to be freely movable forward and backward. The other slide body 16 is formed of a plate-like member and has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and the left and right side plates 17 connected to the lower portions of both left and right ends are the left and right support frames 1 having the front, rear, left, and right guides 15.
8, and a focusing recess 19 as a focusing portion is formed in a substantially semicircular shape at an intermediate portion of the other slide body 16 at the inner end toward the lower part of the focusing recess 13 of the one slide body 12. There is. And this other slide body 1
6 are adapted to overlap with the inner lower part of the one slide body 12.

Also, the inner lower part of the focusing recess 13 of the one slide body 12 and the focusing recess 19 of the other slide body 16
Heaters 20 are attached to the inner lower portions of the inner portions of the tubes for sandwiching and heat-sealing the bonded portions of the film, which will be described later, from both sides. Further, a rack 21 is formed in the front-rear direction at the bottom of one end of the - side slide body 12 in the left-right direction, and a rack 21 is formed on the supporting frame 18 at one end of the left-right direction of the other slide body 16. On the other hand, racks 22 facing each other at a predetermined interval are formed in the front-rear direction, and a pinion 23 is rotatably engaged between the upper and lower racks 21 and 22. The pinion shaft 24 is rotatably supported by a boss 25 protruding from the lower part of the support top plate 4 via a bearing body 26.

Further, a cylinder device 27 is fixed to the upper part of one side in the left and right direction of the support substrate 6 by front and rear brackets 28, and one end of the interlocking piece 3G is fixed to the tip of the piston rod 29 of the cylinder device 27. This interlocking piece 3
A support frame 18 having the rack 22 is connected to the other end of the support frame 18.

When the piston rod 29 is expanded and contracted by the operation of the cylinder device 27, the pinion 2
3 and the front and rear slide bodies 12 via racks 21 and 22
．． 16 are relatively moved back and forth in the front-rear direction, and the focusing recesses 13. 19 is opened and closed directly below the guide hole 8.

Further, a second sensor 31 is attached near the inner upper end of the left and right side plates 17 of the other slide body 16, and this second sensor 31 is connected to a light emitting element 31a disposed on one side.
The second sensor 31 is configured to detect the presence or absence of vegetables located below the focusing recess 13.19.

A mounting base 32 is fixed to the middle upper part of the outer end of one side in the front-rear direction of the support board 6, and the left and right rotation center shafts 33 protruding from the left and right upper parts of the mounting base 32 have the other slide. An opening/closing rod 34 located at the lower part of the body 16 and serving as an opening/closing body
The proximal end of is pivoted so as to be rotatable in the left and right directions. In addition, a cam 35 that bulges inward is formed on the opposing inner sides of the base ends of the left and right opening/closing rods 34, and a focusing cam 35 is formed on the opposing inner sides of the tip portions of the left and right opening/closing rods 34. A converging protrusion 36 as a part is formed by gradually bulging out on the tip side, and when the left and right converging protrusions 36 are closed, the front and rear slide bodies 12. At the lower part of the guide hole 16, the guide hole 8 is positioned directly below and close to the guide hole 8.

Further, first operating pins 3 are provided at the left and right portions of the middle lower part of the outer end of the one slide body 12 to open and close the left and right opening/closing rods 34.
7. Second actuation pin 38. The left and right opening/closing rods 34 are opened and closed by the first to 32nd operating pins 37, 38, and 39 on the left and right sides.
In the opened state, the first actuating pin 37 engages and supports the outer base of the opening/closing rod 34 at the outer side of the rotation center shaft 33, and the second actuating pin 38 engages with and supports the outer base of the opening/closing rod 34. The third operating pin 39 engages with and supports the cam 35 on the front outer side of the cam 35 of the opening/closing rod 34, so that the bases of the left and right opening/closing rods 34 are opened. When the first to third actuating pins 37, 38, 39
This is supported by three points.

The front and rear slide bodies 12. +6, upper and lower racks 2+, 22, pinion 23, cylinder device 2
7. Left and right opening/closing rods 34 and first to third operating pins 3
7.38.39 constitute the film binding mechanism 40.

Next, bearing bodies 41.42 are fixed to the upper and lower portions of one side in the left and right direction of the mounting board 5 and the support board 6, and a screw punch 43 is rotatably erected and supported between the upper and lower bearing bodies 41,42. A sprocket 34 is fixed to the lower end of the screw 43, and the sprocket 44 and the electric motor 45 are connected to each other.
An endless chino 48 is suspended between the output shaft 46 and the sprocket 47, and the electric motor 45 is fixed to the upper part of one side of the mounting board 6. Further, bearing bodies 49 are fixed to the front and lower parts of the upper and lower bearing bodies 41 and 42, and a guide rod 50 is erected between the front and lower bearing bodies 49, and this front and rear guide rod 50 is connected to the It is arranged parallel to the screw punch 43.

Further, a series of thread grooves 51 are formed in the vertical direction in the screw punch 43, and a nut body 52 is screwed and supported by the thread groove 51 so as to be movable up and down by rotation of the thread groove 51. A connecting frame 54 of the elevating body 53 is integrally fixed to the inner side, and a guide 55 protruding from the front and rear of the connecting frame 54 is inserted through the guide rod 50 so as to be vertically movable. A detection surface 52a is formed on the outer side of the nut body 52. Further, a horizontal elevating support plate 56 protruding from the inner side of the elevating body 53 is provided with an insertion hole 57 vertically penetrating therethrough. Then, the elevating body 53 having the elevating support plate 56 is rotated by the rotation of the screw punch 43 to tighten the nut body 52.
It is designed to be raised and lowered relative to the guide hole 8 through the guide hole 8 and guided and supported by four guide rods 50 before and after.

Further, a vegetable receiver 58 is attached to the elevating support plate 56 of the elevating body 53, and the vegetable receptacle 58 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and has an annular support portion 59 formed at the upper edge of its opening and at its bottom. A tapered insertion portion 60 is inserted into the insertion hole 57 of the lifting support plate 56 and protrudes, and a locking portion is secured to the upper edge of the opening of the insertion hole 57 on the outer circumference of the upper end of the insertion portion 60. Part 61
is formed horizontally.

The vegetable receiver 58 is raised and lowered with respect to the guide hole 8 by the raising and lowering operation of the raising and lowering body 53.
A guide port 62 for guiding the raising and lowering of the vegetable receiver 58 is opened therein.

Further, a support frame 63 is erected at the upper part of one side of the mounting board 5,
A third sensor 64 is attached to the upper part of the support frame 63, and the size of the head vegetable on the vegetable receiver 58 is determined by the third sensor 64. Further, a fourth sensor 65 is attached to the lower part of the support frame 63, and the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped by this fourth sensor 65.

Next, a chute 66 is provided at the middle upper part of the mounting board 5, and a partition wall 67 is formed in the middle part of the chute 66 in the front-rear direction. Discharge channel 6 where vegetables are sorted into large and small sizes and discharged
8.69 is formed. Further, a mounting frame 70 is vertically provided at the lower part of the other side of the support substrate 6, and the vegetables on the vegetable receiver 58 are attached to the chute 66 at the lower part of both sides of the mounting frame 70.
A first pusher 71 and a second pusher 72 are suspended to discharge into the discharge passages 68 and 69 of. The first pusher 71 and the second pusher 72 are connected to a cylinder device 7 which is inclined toward the discharge passage 68, 69.
3, a pushing body 75 is formed at the tip of the piston rod 74, and a cushion material 76 is attached to the front surface of this pushing body 75. Further, a control panel 77 is fixed between the outer parts of the main pillar 2 on the right front and rear side, and this control panel 7
7 is the first to fourth sensor 9.31.64.6
5, the operation of the cylinder device 27, the first pusher 71, and the second pusher 72 is controlled 6. Further, an operation panel 78 is fixed to the upper part of this control panel 77.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

The elevating body 53 is suspended by the screw pestle 43 by operating the electric motor 45
The upper vegetable receiver 58 is raised and placed directly below the guide hole 8 of the support top plate 4, and the support surface 7 of the support top plate 4 is removed from the film supply device (not shown). A freshness-keeping film F is supplied on top, and this film F is expanded and supported on the support surface 7 so as to close the guide hole 8. This film F uses a synthetic resin film, such as a polyethylene film, containing a freshness-preserving agent that maintains the freshness of vegetables.

Next, when head-heading vegetables A such as cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and lettuce are supplied to the guide hole 8 of the support top plate 4 through the film F, the head-head vegetables A are guided along with the film F. It is lowered from the hole 8 onto the annular support part 59 of the vegetable receiver 58 waiting at the lower part of the guide hole 8 and received therein. In this case, the vegetable receiver 58 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the lower part of the circumferential side of the head vegetable A is supported by the annular support part 59 on the upper edge part 70, so that the spherical lower part of the head vegetable A is
Therefore, the head vegetables A are accommodated in the support part 59.
It is stably received through the film F on top. Further, by receiving the head-heading vegetables A on the vegetable receiver 58, the upper part of the head-heading vegetables A will be in a state of protruding above the support top plate 4.

Next, when the start switch 79 of the operation panel 78 is turned on, the presence of the head vegetable A on the vegetable receiver 58 is detected by the light emitting element 9A and the light receiving element 9b of the first sensor 9, and the start switch 79 is turned on. , the motor drive section of the control panel 77 is activated, and the electric motor 45 is operated. Note that when there is no vegetable head on the vegetable receptor 58, its absence is detected by the light emitting element 9a and the light receiving element 9b of the first sensor 9, and the starting switch 79 is not turned on.

Further, as described above, when the electric motor 45 is operated due to the presence of the head vegetables A, the output shaft 46, the sprocket 44.
47 and an endless chain 48, a screw punch 43 is interlocked and rotated along the screw punch 43, through a nut body 53, and guided by the front and rear guide rods 50 to lift the elevating body 53 and this elevating body. The vegetable receptor 58 on 53 is lowered,
The head vegetable A is lowered below the guide hole 8, and the film F between the annular support part 59 of the vegetable receiver 58 and the head vegetable A is moved downward as the head vegetable A is lowered.
It is supported by and ejected from the guide hole 8. Then, when the upper part of the head vegetable A descends and passes the second sensor 31,
The passage of the head vegetable A is detected by the light emitting element 31a and the light receiving element 31b, and the control panel 77 receives the output signal.
The electric motor drive unit is activated, the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped, and the lowering operation of the elevating body 53 toward the head vegetables is also stopped. In this case, when the amount of descent of the head vegetable A is detected by the third sensor 64, the size of the head vegetable A on the vegetable receiver 58 is determined by the third sensor 64. That is, the elevating body 53 is the head vegetable A.
The detection surface 52a is lowered to the detection position by the third sensor 64, and the third sensor 64 is turned on by the detection surface 52a. This is the output from the control panel 77.
Also, when the elevating body 53 is lowered slightly by the head vegetables A and its detection surface 52a is not lowered to the detection position by the third sensor 64, the third sensor 64 is not turned on and the control is Board 77
The vegetables are stored as small-sized head vegetables A in the butcher drive unit.

Further, as described above, when the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped,
The cylinder drive section of the control panel 77 is actuated to operate the cylinder device 27, and its piston rod 29 is extended, and the other slide body 1 having the rack 22 is moved by the piston rod 29 via the interlocking piece 30.
6 are interlocked, and this other slide body 16 is moved rearward along the guide rail 14 via a plurality of guides 15.

Moreover, this other slide body 16 is connected to the cylinder device 27.
When the other slide body 16 is moved by the rack 22, the pinion 23 that is engaged with the rack 22 of the other slide body 16 is rotated, and the one slide body 12 is interlocked via the rack 21 that is engaged with this pinion 23. The guide body 12 is connected to the guide rail l via a plurality of guides 11.
It is moved forward along O.

Therefore, by operating the cylinder device 27, the front and rear slide bodies 12.16 are moved toward each other directly below the guide hole 8, and the inner parts of the front and rear slide bodies 12.16 are moved relative to each other. Focusing recess 13.
19 are brought close to each other while overlapping, and the focusing recesses 13 before and after this
．． 19, the front and rear portions of the film F that wraps the head vegetables A are squeezed from the front and rear directions on the top of the head vegetables A.

Further, as described above, when one slide body 12 is moved forward, the left and right opening/closing rods 34 are rotated by the first to third operating pins 37, 38, 39 of this one slide body 12. They are gradually rotated inward in opposite directions about the center axis 33 of movement. That is, the left and right second operating pins 38 are disengaged from the cams 35 of the left and right opening/closing rods 34, and the left and right opening/closing rods 34 are rotated about the rotation center shaft 33 by the left and right first and third operating pins 37.39. It is gradually rotated inward in the direction of closure.

1 Also, when the left and right opening/closing rods 34 are rotated inward, the focusing protrusions 36 on the inner side of the opening/closing rods 34 are gradually brought closer, and the left and right focusing protrusions 36 cause the upper part of the head vegetable A to The left and right parts of the film F that wraps this head vegetable A are squeezed from the left and right directions.

Therefore, the peripheral side of the film F on the support part 59 of the vegetable receiver 58 for packaging the head vegetables A is the front and rear slide bodies 12.
16 focusing recesses 13. 19 and the converging protrusions 36 of the left and right opening/closing rods 34, the film F is narrowed almost simultaneously from the front and back and left and right directions, and the peripheral side portion of the film F is bundled into a rod shape above the head vegetable A.

Further, the upper part of the film F is tied into a rod shape, and the slide bodies 12.16
The heaters 20 come into contact with each other from the front and rear directions, and the rod-shaped binding part f is heat-sealed by the front and rear heaters 20, and the excess portion of the film F on the rod-shaped binding part f is melted and cut. As a result, the head-heading vegetables A are packaged in a state where the whole is covered with the film F.

Next, when a predetermined time has elapsed for the rod-shaped binding part f of the film F to be heat-sealed, the control panel 77
The cylinder drive unit is activated, the piston rod 29 of the cylinder device 27 is contracted, and the one slide body 12 and the other slide body 16 slide outward in the direction opposite to the direction in which the films F are bound, in the direction in which they are separated from each other. and the respective focusing recesses 13 and 19 are opened. Further, when one slide body 12 is slid outward, the first to third operating pins 37 of this one slide body 12
．． 38.39, the left and right opening/closing rods 34 are the rotation center axis 3.
rotated outward in a direction away from each other around 3,
Each focusing protrusion 36 is opened. Therefore, the front and rear slide bodies 12. 16 and the left and right opening/closing rods 34 are returned to their starting positions in preparation for bundling the next film F.

Furthermore, when the piston rod 29 of the cylinder device 27 is returned to the start position in preparation for bundling the film F that has just been contracted, the operation of the cylinder device 27 is stopped by the operation of the control panel 77; The electric motor drive unit is activated again, the electric motor 45 is activated, and this power rotates the screw punch 43 via the sprockets 44 3 47 and the endless chain 48 . Further, as the screw pestle 43 rotates, the elevating body 53 is lowered along the screw pestle 43 and the guide rods 50 at the front and rear thereof, and the head vegetables A wrapped with the film F on the elevating body 53 are lowered. be lowered. Then, the detection surface 528 of the nut body 52 of the elevating body 53 is connected to the fourth sensor 6.
5, and this detection surface 5
2a turns on the fourth sensor 65, and the output signal of the fourth sensor 65 activates the motor drive section of the control panel 77, thereby stopping the operation of the motor 45.

Further, the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped by the electric motor driving section of the control panel 77, and the pusher actuating section of the control panel 77 is activated, so that the packaged head vegetables A on the vegetable receiver 58 are activated.
It was memorized in advance according to the size of the . The first pusher 71 or the second pusher 72 is operated, the piston rod 74 thereof is extended, and the head vegetables A wrapped by this pushing body 75 are sent from above the vegetable receiver 53 to the chute 66.
is pushed out to one side of the left and right discharge passages 68 and 69. In this case, a cushion material 7 is provided on the front surface of the pushing body 75 of the piston 4-in rod 74.
6 is attached, it is possible to prevent the head vegetables A from being damaged.

Further, when the piston rod 74 of the first pusher 71 or the second pusher 72 that pushed out the head vegetable A is contracted and returned to the starting position, the electric motor drive section of the control panel 77 is activated, and the electric motor 45 is operated in reverse. At the same time, the screw pestle 43 is rotated in the opposite direction to the downward direction of the lifting body 53, and the lifting body 53 and the vegetable receiver on the lifting body 53 are rotated along the screw punch 43 and the front and rear guide rods 50. 58 will be raised. This vegetable receiver 58 is then moved by the elevating body 53.
is again moved to the starting position directly below the guide hole 8 in preparation for receiving the next head vegetable A, and the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped.

In the embodiment, the heater 20 is connected to the front and rear slide bodies 1.
Although the case where the heater 20 is provided in the convergence part of 2.16 has been described, the heater 20 is not limited to this, and may be provided in the convergence part of the left and right opening/closing rods 34.

〔Effect of the invention〕

5. According to the invention of claim 1, the vegetables can be reliably received through the film on the vegetable receiver, and the film binding mechanism can be operated as the vegetable receiver is lowered. , the vegetables can be reliably wrapped with the film, the film can be reliably tied on top of the vegetables, the binding part of the film can be reliably sealed with a heater, and the vegetables can be reliably wrapped. Since the binding part at the top of the container is sealed, the vegetables will not be damaged by heat during sealing.This allows the film to be gathered along the shape of the vegetables, and the entire vegetable can be covered and packaged with this film. Therefore, through a series of operations, vegetables can be automatically packaged using film, greatly improving packaging efficiency.
Moreover, labor can be greatly reduced.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the film for packaging vegetables can be gathered from the front, back, left and right directions on top of the vegetables by the front and rear slide members and the left and right opening/closing members, and can be reliably bundled into a bar shape. , the binding portion can be formed in a state that is easy to seal with a heater.

Furthermore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the films can be gathered together by the sliding body or the opening/closing body, and the bundled portion can be automatically sealed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the vegetable packaging device, Fig. 2 is a transverse plan view taken along line a to a of the same, and Fig. 3 is Fig. 1 b-b. FIG. 4 is a vertical side view of the section lined in FIG. 1 c-c, FIG. FIG. 4. Support body, 8. Guide hole, 12. 16. Slide body, 13. 19. Focusing part, 20. Heater, 34.
Opening/closing body, 36... Focusing section, 40... Film binding mechanism,
58...Vegetable receptor, A...Vegetable, F...Film, f...
- Binding part. 7

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A support that has a guide hole that guides the descent of vegetables and that supports the packaging film in a manner that blocks the guide hole, and that is movable up and down relative to the lower part of the guide hole. a vegetable receiver provided in the vegetable receiver for receiving the vegetables lowered from the guide hole through the film, and a film that is movably provided between the vegetable receiver and the support and covers the vegetables on the vegetable receiver. A vegetable packaging device comprising: a film binding mechanism that binds vegetables on top of vegetables; and a heater that contacts a binding portion of the film to seal the binding portion. (2) The film binding mechanism includes a front and rear sliding body that has a focusing section on the opposing inner side and can move forward and backward, and is linked to the operation of at least one of the front and rear sliders to focus the film on the opposing inner side. 2. The film is comprised of left and right opening/closing bodies having a section, and the film is bundled above the vegetables from the front, back, left, and right directions by the converging parts of the front and rear slide bodies and the converging parts of the left and right opening/closing bodies. vegetable packaging equipment. (3) The vegetable packaging device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heater is provided in the front and rear slide bodies of the film binding mechanism or in the converging section on at least one side of the left and right opening/closing bodies.