JPH04668Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention is an automatic loading device for enoki mushroom cultivation containers, especially the automatic loading device proposed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-42801, Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 60-30619, etc. This invention relates to an automatic loading device for enoki mushroom cultivation containers that automatically supplies enoki mushroom cultivation containers one by one to a paper wrapping device.

[Prior Art] A system of this type that supplies cultivation containers arranged in a line one by one from a supply chute to an automatic paper rolling machine one by one by the operation of a cylinder is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 1983-
It is known from Publication No. 42801.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the operator has to manually feed the cultivation containers one by one according to the paper rolling timing, which makes the work cumbersome and has low work efficiency. had.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic loading device for enoki mushroom cultivation containers that can automatically load enoki mushroom cultivation containers one by one.

[Means for solving the problem] The present invention operates a switch to stop the carrying-in conveyor when one enoki mushroom cultivation container is carried onto the pedestal of the automatic paper rolling device by the carrying-in conveyor, and The carrying-in conveyor is configured to be started by the conveyor starting means when a certain period of time has elapsed after the starting of the transferring means for transferring the enoki mushroom cultivation container carried onto the pedestal.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a paper storage section in which a large number of fan-shaped papers 2 are stacked and stored upside down, and is provided so as to be movable forward and backward by a cam control mechanism or the like. In addition, a push plate 4 is disposed in the paper storage section 1, which shapes the central portion of stacked papers 2 to protrude into a mountain shape, and which can be pressed and held by the elastic force of a spring 3 according to the amount of paper 2. The laminated paper 2 is sandwiched and held between the press plate 4 and a presser member 5 provided in the paper storage section 1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a pair of left and right arms that are disposed facing the paper 2 stored in the paper storage section 1, and a suction cup 7 is attached to the tip of each arm 6 so that it can swing freely in the left and right directions by a support shaft 8. In addition to being pivotally mounted, the suction cup 7 is always given an elastic force by a spring 9 so as to swing inward, and is held by a stopper (not shown) in a state inclined inward at approximately 45 degrees. . Further, an operating pin 10 is provided on the base side of the suction cup 7 and is arranged so as to protrude from the suction cup 7 toward the paper 2 when the suction cup 7 is inclined inward at approximately 45 degrees. tip 10 of
a is bent outward. Further, a negative pressure generating device (not shown) such as a vacuum pump is connected to the suction cup 7. Reference numeral 11 denotes an inversion shaft to which the base of the arm 6 to which the suction cup 7 is attached is fixed, and is pivoted on a pair of left and right receiving plates 12. This reversing shaft 11 is provided with an appropriate reversing mechanism 13 operated by a cam control mechanism or the like.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a curved paper presser that follows the shape of the opening 16a of the container 16 for cultivating enoki mushrooms supplied to the paper wrapping area 15, and is arranged to be movable forward and backward by a cam control mechanism or the like. Although not shown, the negative pressure generating device of the suction cup 7 is turned off when the paper presser 14 moves forward, and turned on when it retreats. Reference numeral 17 denotes a retaining member capable of holding the container 16 at the paper wrapping location 15.

A pair of rotating shafts 18 are vertically installed on both sides of the paper roll portion 15 where the container 16 is held, and are rotated back and forth at an appropriate angle by a cam control mechanism or the like.
An operating rod 19 is installed on the upper part of each of the operating rods 8, and an elastic, curved lower winding arm 21 is pivotably pivoted on one of the operating rods 19 via a link 20 by a support shaft 22. The link 20 and the lower winding arm 21 are constantly applied with a force toward the container 16 by a spring 23, respectively. A curved upper winding arm 24 is pivotally attached to the other operating rod 19 by a support shaft 22a via a spring 25, and this upper winding arm 24 is made of an elastic material such as plastic. A groove 27 is formed to accommodate a C-shaped clip 26. When the upper winding arm 24 is in a standby state, one clip 26 falls under its own weight and is stored in the groove 27. A clip storage section 29 is disposed above the upper winding arm 24 so that the shutter 28 works in conjunction with the upper winding arm 24 to prevent the clip 26 from falling under its own weight during the operation. Also, each operating rod 1
A paper receiving member 30 that contacts the lower end of the paper 2 and prevents the paper 2 from sliding down below a predetermined position is pivotally attached to the paper receiving member 9. A spring (not shown) is attached to the paper receiving member 30 so that the paper 2 is always kept on the side of the container 16. It is given the power to move towards.

31 is a pedestal for guiding the transfer of the container 16;
A lever 32 for operating switch A when a container 16 is carried in from a carry-in conveyor, which will be described later, is arranged on the carry-in point 31a side of this pedestal 31.

Further, a first guide groove 33 is provided in the pedestal 31 along the conveyance direction of the container 16 from the carrying-in point 31a side to the relay point 15a of the paper-wrapping point 15. A flat plate-shaped first transfer member 34 is disposed that presses one side of the container 16 carried into the carry-in point 31a while reciprocating along the guide groove 33 of the transfer point 31a, and moves to the relay point 15a. 2nd part from 15 to 15
A guide groove 35 is provided so as to be perpendicular to the first guide groove 33, and the first transfer member is inserted into the second guide groove 35 while reciprocating along the second guide groove 35. A second transfer member 36 is arranged which transfers the container 16 which has been transferred to the relay point 15a by 34 to the paper wrapping point 15, wraps it around the container 16, and then transfers it again to the relay point 15a. is formed from two continuous flat plates so that the front and rear sides of the container 16 can be pressed.

Further, on the extension of the first guide groove 33, that is, on the opposite side of the carry-in point 31a of the pedestal 31, there is a carry-out point 31.
b, and a flat plate-shaped movable member 38 is provided at this carry-out location 31b so as to be movable by using a plurality of rollers 37, and this movable member 38 and the paper storage section 1 are connected to a rod-shaped connecting member 39. Therefore, they are connected. In this case, the rod-shaped connecting member 39 protrudes beyond the movable member 38 and forms a guide portion 39a of the container 16.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a belt-shaped carry-in conveyor disposed on the carry-in point 31a side of the pedestal 31 in the direction in which the lever 32 is actuated. When the switch A is operated via the lever 32 after the container 16 has been carried in, the carry-in conveyor 40 is stopped, and at the same time a series of paper rolling operations are started, and the containers 16 carried into the carry-in location 31a by the first transfer member 34 are first moved. configured to be transported.

Reference numeral B designates a switch that is activated by the return of the first transfer member 34 to start the carry-in conveyor 40, and constitutes a conveyor starting means.

The conveyor belt 41 of the carry-in conveyor 40 is wrapped around a pair of rolls 42 and 43, and the drive side roll 42 has a belt and a pulley 44 connects the motor 4.
5, and this motor 45 is controlled via a control circuit (not shown) by turning on and off the switches A and B.

Further, a bracket 47 that pivotally supports the driven-side roll 43 is fixed to the frame body 46 of the carry-in conveyor 40 via a long hole 49 with a screw 48, and this bracket 47 is screwed to the frame body 46 side. Conveyor belt 41 by adjustment screw 50
It is possible to adjust the movement by being pressed in the direction of tension. Further, guide rails 51 and 52 for guiding the container 16 are fixed to the frame body 46 on both sides of the conveyor belt 41, and one guide rail 51 has a long hole 53 so that its movement can be adjusted in the width direction of the conveyor belt 41. It is fixed with an intervening screw 54. Also, both guide rails 5
An outwardly inclined portion 55 is formed on the starting end side of the conveyors 1 and 52.

Further, at the end of the carry-out location 31b, a carry-out conveyor 56 is arranged in the same direction as the moving direction of the movable member 38, that is, parallel to the carry-in conveyor 40, and inclined with respect to the pedestal 31, This carry-out conveyor 56 is constructed by rotatably supporting a plurality of rollers 58 on a pair of receiving plates 57. Furthermore, guide rails 59 for guiding the container 16 are provided on the pair of receiving plates 57. Reference numeral 60 is a push button for operating an emergency stop switch (not shown).

Then, as shown in FIG. 3A, when a large number of containers 16 are manually fed onto the carry-in conveyor 40, the containers 16
The group is transported by the carry-in conveyor 40 toward the pedestal 31 while being guided by a pair of guide rails 51 and 52, and one container 16 is supplied to the carry-in point 31a of the pedestal 31 as shown in FIG. 3B. When it is done, lever 3
2 rotates and the actuating piece is pressed, switch A becomes operational, and the carry-in conveyor 40 stops, and
One cycle of operation of the automatic cigarette rolling machine starts, and the first
The transfer member 34 moves along the first guide groove 33 while pressing the container 16, so that the container 16 is held between the second transfer member 36 at the relay point 15a as shown in FIG. 3C. . The second transfer member 36 then moves the container 16 along the second guide groove 35.
While pressing, the first transfer member 34 is moved and positioned at the paper wrapping location 15, and the first transfer member 34 returns. The return of the first transfer member 34 causes the switch B to actuate and start the carry-in conveyor 40 to carry the next container 16 to the carry-in location 31a.
0 repeats the operation of stopping. Then, when the container 16 is transferred to the paper rolling section 15, the paper storage section 1
is advanced by a cam control mechanism etc., and the operating pin 10
The leading end 10a of the paper contacts the outermost paper 2 among the multiple stacked sheets of paper 2, and the paper storage section 1
As the actuating pin 10 moves outward, the suction cup 7 integrated with the actuation pin 10 rotates outward, that is, toward the plane of the paper, against the elastic force of the spring 9, and the suction cup 7 moves outward.
is attracted to the paper 2 in a substantially horizontal state parallel to the paper surface.

After that, when the paper storage section 1 is moved back by a cam control mechanism or the like, one sheet of paper 2 remains attached to the suction cup 7, and the other sheets of paper 2 are moved back as the paper storage section 1 moves. As 1 retreats, suction cup 7
The paper 2 is returned to the inward swinging state at approximately 45 degrees due to the elastic force of the spring 9, so that the paper 2 sucked by the suction cup 7 is shaped into a roughly U-shaped curve.

Next, as described above, after taking out a sheet of paper 2 from the paper storage section 1, the arm 6 is moved by the operation of the reversing mechanism 13.
The direction of the paper 2 is changed by almost 180 degrees, and the paper 2 facing upside down is now facing forward, and the paper 2 is supplied to the mouth 16a of the container 16 that has already been supplied to the paper wrapping section 15, and the curved part of the paper 2 is now the mouth. 16a, and then, when the paper presser 14 is advanced by a cam control mechanism or the like, the curved portion of the paper 2 is pressed against the container 1.
6 and the container 1
The paper 2 is held in a substantially U-shape along the outer peripheral surface of the opening 16a of the paper 2.

Next, after the paper 2 is transferred and held up to the opening 16a of the container 16, the lower winding side rotating shaft 18 is rotated by the control mechanism, and the operating rod 19, the link 20, and the lower winding arm 21 are moved toward the container 16 and curved. The tip of the lower winding arm 21 contacts the paper 2, and then, by the force of the spring 23 and the action of the link 20, one end of the paper 2 is pressed against the opening 16a of the container 16, and wrinkles or looseness are smoothed out. The paper 2 is gradually wound as shown in FIG. Using force, the other end of the paper 2 is wound along the opening 16a of the container 16 so as to smooth out the wrinkles, so that both ends of the paper 2 are overlapped vertically, and at the same time as the winding is completed, the clip 26 is released from the groove 27. Then, the opening 16a is automatically fitted, and the paper 2 is wrapped and fixed. In that case, arm 2 for lower winding
1 and the upper winding arm 24, the paper receiving member 3
0 supports the lower end and upper side of the paper 2.

After that, the upper winding arm 24 and the lower winding arm 2
1 returns. In this case, the lower winding arm 21 returns along the circumference of the mouth 16a of the container 16 by the link action.

After wrapping and holding the paper 2 around the opening 16a of the container 16 in this manner, the second transfer member 36 returns and transfers the container 16 to the relay location 15a again. At the same time, the container 16 is supplied to the carry-in location 31a,
When the container 16 is transferred to the relay point 15a by the first transfer member 34, the container 1 held by the second transfer member 36 is transferred by the transferred container 16.
6 is pushed out and replaced at the relay point 15a as shown in FIG. 3B, and the pushed out container 1
6 is sequentially moved to the unloading point 31b, and
As shown in FIG. 2, the containers 16 are sequentially fed into the carry-in conveyor 40 while being guided by the guide part 39a by the movable member 38 which is linked with the paper storage part 1, which is one of the paper-rolling operations of the automatic paper roll machine, and the containers 16 are conveyed to the roller 58 group of the carry-out conveyor 56. It is automatically carried out while being guided by the guide rail 59.

In the embodiment described above, the operator can handle a large number of containers 16 on the carrying-in conveyor 40 regardless of the paper-rolling timing.
After that, the containers 16 are carried in one by one in synchronization with the paper rolling timing by the carry-in conveyor 40 which repeatedly stops and starts via switches A and B, and after being rolled, the containers 16 are transferred to the carry-out conveyor 56. Since it is automatically carried out, the work is simplified and work efficiency is increased. Moreover, since the container 16 carried in by the carrying-in conveyor 40 is guided on both sides by the guide rails 51 and 52, it can be stably transferred and can be effectively prevented from falling over. Furthermore, the widths of the guide rails 51 and 52 can be adjusted according to the size of the container 16 using the long holes 53 and screws 54. In addition, the driven roll 43 is
By moving the conveyor belt 41, the tension of the conveyor belt 41 can be adjusted.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, the automatic paper winding device can be applied to various types, and the carry-in conveyor is not limited to the belt type, but can be applied to various types of conveyors. Further, the conveyor starting means may use a timer to start the carry-in conveyor when a certain period of time has elapsed after starting the moving means.

[Effect of the invention] The present invention operates a switch to stop the carrying-in conveyor when one enoki mushroom cultivation container is carried onto the pedestal of the automatic paper rolling device by the carrying-in conveyor, and also to stop the carrying-in conveyor at a constant rate after the transfer means is started. It is possible to provide an automatic carrying-in device for enoki mushroom cultivation containers that can automatically carry in containers one by one by starting the carrying-in conveyor by a conveyor starting means when a time has elapsed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 1 is an overall plan view, Figure 2 is a front view of the same, and Figures A, B, and C are main parts showing the state of transport of the container. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the main part, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main part. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16... Container, 31... cradle, 31a... Carrying-in location, 34... Transfer means, 40... Carrying-in conveyor, A... Switch, B... Conveyor starting means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A carrying-in conveyor for enoki mushroom cultivation containers is provided on the carrying-in side of a pedestal of an automatic paper rolling device, and when one enoki mushroom cultivation container is carried onto the pedestal by this carrying-in conveyor, the carrying-in conveyor is activated. and a switch to stop the
The invention is characterized by comprising: a transfer means for transferring enoki mushroom cultivation containers to a paper-rolling location of the automatic paper-rolling device; and a conveyor starting means for starting the carrying-in conveyor after a certain period of time has elapsed after the start of the transfer means. Automatic loading device for enoki mushroom cultivation containers.