JPH05178327A - Method and device for packing aligned container with tapered-off edible root - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate work to pack a container with edible roots and to save a labor by a method wherein tapered-off edible roots, such as carrots, radishes, are conveyed in a state. that the neck parts of the adjoining edible roots are alternately pointed to the conveying direction side and the anticonveying direction side and then conveyed in a lateral aligning state that the neck sides of the adjoining edible roots are alternately reversed to each other. CONSTITUTION:The orientations of edible roots AH conveyed by an edible root inputting means 1 and pointed to other direction are controlled by a pair of orientation control means 2 and 2, disposed between the output end part of the inputting means 1 and an aligning conveying means 3, such that the neck parts of adjoining edible roots A are alternately pointed to the conveying side and the anticonveying side. Each orientation control means 2 is formed such that a pair of rotary levers are spread out toward the end and inclined toward the tip, and an orientation control space 6 spread out toward the end is formed between a pair of the rotary levers. The edible roots A orientation of which is controlled are conveyed in a longitudinally aligned state toward a container packing conveying means 4 by means of an aligning conveying means 3. The edible roots are transferred to the means 4 from the one side and conveyed in a lateral aligned state that the neck part sides of the adjoining edible roots are alternately reversed to each other and charged in a container 5 to pack a container therewith.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to harvested and washed tapered root vegetables (carrots, burdock roots, radish, etc.) adjacent to each other with the neck side alternated in both the height and width directions of the container. The present invention relates to an improvement in means for packing containers in an inverted state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a container filling device for tapered root vegetables shown in FIG.

In this container packing device, a direction changing conveyor 4'is arranged in a V shape in a front view at the carry-out end of the carry-in conveyor 1 ', and a container packing conveyor 5'is arranged at the carry-out end of the direction changing conveyor. , A container 6'at the carry-out end of the container filling conveyor
And a worker M is arranged at the carry-out end of the container filling conveyor 5 '.

With this structure, the carry-in conveyor 1 '
The multi-directional tapering root vegetables A ', which are carried in, are transferred to the direction changing conveyor 4'because the attitude is not controlled in the hanging posture before being transferred to the direction changing conveyor 4'. The orientation and orientation of the will become multi-directional and will be uneven. As a result, the postures of the tapered root vegetables A'transferred to the container packing conveyor 5'become various overlapping directions in multiple directions. Therefore, if the containers are packed as they are, the neck side of the tapered root vegetables A'is on the same side as shown in the figure. Since they are housed together, they are in a bulky and unstable container packing position. Then, the worker M supplies the tapering root vegetables A'to the container packing conveyor 5 '.
Each of them is picked up one by one, and the postures thereof are corrected so that the neck portions of adjacent ones are alternately turned in the opposite direction, and the containers are aligned and accommodated in the container 6 ′.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a problem, and a stable alignment in which the neck side of adjacent root vegetables is alternately reversed without depending on the worker. The purpose of the present invention is to propose an arrangement container packing means for tapering root vegetables that can be packed in a state.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means of the present invention for attaining the above-mentioned object are as follows:
Attitude control means is provided for transferring the tapered root vegetables while controlling them in a suspended attitude, and a pair of tapered root vegetables are alternately arranged in the transfer direction side and the anti-transfer direction at the sending end part of the attitude control means. Side or the alignment transfer means for transferring in a column state with the neck side facing the anti-transfer direction side is installed, and the tapering root vegetables are alternately turned to the opposite neck side on the carrying-out end of this aligning means. It means that the container packing conveying means for transferring and packing the container in the above-mentioned row state is arranged, and the portable container is arranged at the carry-out end portion of the conveying means.

[0007]

[Operation] Tapered root vegetables are transferred in a suspended state while the posture is controlled, and then a pair of tapered root vegetables are transferred in a column state in which the necks of adjacent tapes are alternately turned to the transfer direction side and the anti-transfer direction side. (See FIG. 1) or the root vegetables are transferred with the neck side facing away from the transfer direction (see FIG. 2). Next, the tapered root vegetables are transferred to the portable container in a row state in which the neck sides of adjacent ones are alternately turned to the opposite side, and the neck sides of the adjacent ones are alternately opposed to each other in both the height direction and the width direction of the container. The containers are packed in the aligned state with the opposite direction (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Some constitutional examples of the packing means for aligning containers according to claims 1 and 2 of the present invention and their uses will be described in order.

The taper root vegetable carry-in means 1 of the first example shown in FIG. 1 does not damage the taper root vegetable A and the posture control means 2
As long as it is a conveyor that can be carried in, a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor, a chain conveyor, or any other conveyor can be used, but in the illustrated example, the tapered root vegetables A are conveyed so as not to roll. An example of a belt conveyor in which partitions are arranged parallel to the length direction on the surface is shown.

The attitude control means 2 controls the attitude of the multi-directional tapering root vegetables A transferred from the root vegetables carrying-in means 1 to the position direction, that is, the tip side is directed downward so that the hanging aligned containers can be easily packed. It is a member for. The attitude control means 2 of the first example shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a pair from the carry-out end portion of the tapered root vegetable carry-in means 1 toward the alignment transfer means 3. Each of the control means 2 further expands each pair of rotary rods (including rotary pipes; the same applies hereinafter), and is installed obliquely downward and forward, and expands between each pair of rotary rods (substantially V-shaped in plan view). The attitude control space 6 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, each pair of rotary rods constituting the pair of attitude control means 2 is in a direction in which the tapering root vegetables A to be transferred are floated (specifically, one of the pair of rotary rods is clockwise and the other is counterclockwise). Direction), so that the root vegetables can be transferred with less resistance. The posture control space 6 is configured so that the delivery end of the posture control means 2 has a maximum space width slightly shorter than the diameter dimension of the neck portion of the tapering root vegetables A.
One direction while the tapering root vegetables A being transferred reaches the above-mentioned maximum space width (hanging position with the neck side facing upward)
When the tapered root vegetables A are transferred to the maximum space width portion, they are sent to the alignment transfer means 3. The tapered root vegetables A transferred by the attitude control means 2 are transferred from the narrowed wideness of the attitude control space 6 from the narrow side to the wide side with less resistance, and in the transfer process, they are oriented in the transfer direction of the attitude control means 2. The posture is gradually controlled to another one direction (the tip side is rotated downward in FIG. 1), and is transported in a hanging posture with the neck side facing upward, and is delivered from the delivery end portion to the alignment transfer means 3. As for the height positional relationship of the pair of rotary rods constituting the pair of posture control means 2, one (the inner side in FIG. 1) of the rotary rods is arranged slightly higher, and the posture is in one direction (the neck side is upward). The tapered root vegetables A controlled to be in the hanging posture) are transferred in a hanging posture in which they are slightly tilted (each tilted in the opposite direction), and are sent from the sending end to the alignment transfer means 3. The tapering root vegetables A are paired by the aligning and transferring means 3, and adjacent neck portions are alternately transferred in the transfer direction side (lower root vegetables in FIG. 1) and in the anti-transfer direction side (upper root vegetables in FIG. 1). ) Are transported in a vertical direction toward the container filling and conveying means 4 and are transferred to the container filling and conveying means 4 from one side (see FIGS. 2 and 3). However, the height positional relationship of the pair of rotating rollers forming the directionality control roller 3 is not limited to the stepwise relationship as shown in FIG. 3, and may be the parallel relationship of the same height.

The alignment transfer means 3 is composed of two conveyors arranged in a V-shape in a front view at the delivery end of the attitude control means 2 (same configuration as the alignment transfer means 3 in FIG. 3), and the tapering root vegetables A
And the neck sides of the root vegetables next to each other are alternately transferred in a column state with the transfer direction side and the anti-transfer direction side facing each other.

The aligning and transferring means 3 has its carry-out end portion arranged on one side of the container-packing and conveying means 4 so that the tapering root vegetables A to be carried out can be transferred in such a manner that the neck portions of adjacent ones are alternately turned in opposite directions and transferred. Transfer to the aligned state (see FIG. 1).

The container-packing and conveying means 4 is a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor, or a conveyor as long as it is a conveyor having a structure capable of conveying the tapering root vegetables A to the portable container 5 without disturbing the aligned (horizontal) state. Although a chain conveyor or any other conveyor may be used, the illustrated example shows a belt conveyor in which partitions are arranged parallel to the lengthwise direction on the transfer surface so as not to roll the tapered root vegetables A. It is configured such that the tapered root vegetables A can be aligned and transferred in each section.

The container packing and conveying means 4 has the same structure as that shown in FIGS. That is, it is slightly loosely wound around a plurality of pulleys, and is arranged at the carry-out end of the aligning and transferring means 3, and a part of the transport direction side portion (upper side portion in FIG. 3) is intermittently pushed up by the thrust member 7. Swing to adjust the posture when there is a tapering root vegetable A with uneven posture. The tapered root vegetables A whose postures are adjusted by the projecting member 7 are overlapped ones. A rotating soft roll 8 is provided above the carrying-out end portion of the container-packing and conveying means 4 so as to adjust the attitude of the pre-taken root vegetable A which was not adjusted due to the intermittent thrust of the thrust member 7. As the rotating soft roll 8, in addition to the illustrated brush roll, a sponge roll, a rubber roll, or a roll having a soft structure having elasticity can be used.

The portable containers 6 arranged at the carry-out end of the container-packing and conveying means 4 are boxes, containers, etc., and the tapered root vegetables A arranged and loaded on the container-packing and conveying means 4 are arranged and stored ( (See FIGS. 1, 2 and 3).

In the second example shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, a branch passage 9 is formed at the carry-out end of the tapering root vegetable carry-in means 1, and the attitude control means 2 is provided at each of the outlets of the branch passage. And that the sending end of each attitude control means is expanded toward both sides of the container packing and conveying means 4, and the alignment transfer means 3 is provided at each sending end of each attitude control means 2. Thus, it is different from the first example in that the tapered root vegetables A can be transferred from both sides to the container filling and conveying means 4.

The branch passage 9 of the second example is a member for transferring while reducing the mutual interference of the tapered root vegetables A carried in by the tapered root vegetable carrying-in means 1, and is a substantially Y-shaped gutter body in plan view (Fig. (Example) or multi-directionally branched gutter (not shown)
And the tapered root vegetables A carried in by the tapered root vegetables carrying-in means 1 are bisected (illustrated in the figure) or maybe (not shown) and transferred to reduce interference of the root vegetables. Fork 2
Is slanted downward from the carry-out end of the tapered root vegetable carry-in means 1, and the tapered root vegetable A carried out from the carry-in means is slid toward the outlet and transferred to the attitude control means 3. A curtain 10 is hung on the branch path 2 to prevent the tapered root vegetables A from popping out and to ensure a smooth slide. The branch 9 is
The configuration is not limited to the configuration of the gutter body and the curtain 10 as illustrated, but the gutter body is configured as a shelter (not shown) branched in a plan view, and the curtain is hung in an appropriate place in the shelter, You may exhibit the same effect as the above.

The attitude control means 2 has the same structure as the first attitude control means.
Same as the example, but when arranging, the container filling and conveying means 4
Place it so that it spreads out toward both sides of. Thus, the tapered root vegetables A are transferred onto the aligning and transferring means 3 in a state where the neck side is directed to the side opposite to the transferring direction, and are transferred by the aligning and transferring means 3 in that state. The aligning and transferring means 3 has the same configuration as that of the first example, but the number of arrangements is increased by one, and the aligning and transferring means 3 is arranged from each of the sending ends of the pair of attitude control means 2 toward both sides of the container packing and conveying means 4. At the same time, the root vegetables A are arranged at positions displaced in the transfer direction of the transfer means, and the tapered root vegetables A can be transferred to the container-packed transfer means 4 from both sides with less fear of interference. It is configured such that A is transferred in an aligned (horizontal) state in which the neck sides of adjacent members are alternately turned to opposite directions.

FIG. 5 shows a third example in which the shape of the attitude control means 2 is changed, and the shape of a pair of rotary rods (including a rotary tube; the same applies hereinafter) forming the control means is shaped into a truncated cone. It is a configuration. In the attitude control means 2 in the case of this example, the small diameter portion side of the rotary rod is arranged on the side of the aligning and transferring means 3 and the axes are arranged in parallel in the forward and downward directions. Configured to be formed. FIG. 6 further shows the attitude control means 2.
Is a fourth row in which the shape of the above is changed, and a pair of rotary rods (including a rotary tube, the same applies hereinafter) forming the control means is formed such that the tip portion is formed into a tapered shape. In the case of this example, the attitude control means 2 arranges the taper tip end side of the rotary roller on the alignment transfer means 3 side and arranges the shafts in parallel in the front-and-down direction to control the direction of the divergence. The space 6 is formed.

FIG. 7 shows a fifth example in which the arrangement angle of the attitude control means 2 is changed, and the arrangement angle of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is changed. That is, in FIG. 7, of the pair of rotary rods (including non-rotating pipes, the same applies hereinafter) constituting the attitude control means 2, one rod (each outer rod) is branched into the branch path 2. The attitude control space 6 is formed so as to be arranged in parallel with the center line of the gutter body, the other rod is arranged in a divergence, and both rods are arranged in a divergence.

However, in all of the above-mentioned embodiments, each pair of rotary rods constituting the attitude control means 2 is a non-rotating rod (including a rotary pipe, the same applies hereinafter) if it is arranged in the forward and downward direction. However, it does not matter at all, and the height positional relationship is not limited to the stepwise relationship as shown in FIG. 4, but may be a parallel relationship of the same height. Furthermore, the height positional relationship is that of the alignment transfer means 3. If the transfer direction changes, a staggered arrangement opposite to that shown in FIG. 4 may be used. Further, the posture control means 2 is viewed in a side view (left side view in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7), which is approximately V.
Constituting conveyors arranged in a V shape (belt conveyor, roller conveyor, chain conveyor, other conveyors), attitude control means 2 in a side view (left side view) V-shaped guide plate and the above conveyors However, in any of these constituent means, the constituent members are arranged in a divergent manner to form the divergent posture control space 6, and the posture of the tapering root vegetable A is changed to the hanging posture. Configure to be controllable.

The aligning and transferring means 3 in all the above-mentioned embodiments changes one of the conveyors into a guide plate and the other remains as a conveyor (belt conveyor, roller conveyor, chain conveyor, other conveyors), and both members Although it is configured by arranging in a V shape when viewed from the front, two guide plates are arranged in a V shape when viewed from the front with a slight gap, and a conveyor (belt conveyor, roller conveyor, chain conveyor, other conveyors) is provided at the bottom. 1) is arranged, that is, the tapered root vegetables A transferred from the posture control means 2 are aligned as designed (the neck side is directed to the transfer direction side or the anti-transfer direction side as shown in FIG. 1 or Any configuration may be used as long as it is transferred without disturbing the columnar state shown in FIG.

1 to 4 is a member constituting the attitude control means 2, and the inclination of the attitude of the tapered root vegetables A transferred by the control means gradually intersects the transfer direction in the transfer process. A guide member for inclining in the direction (upward or downward in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2), which is useful for delivering the root vegetables A to the alignment transfer means 3 in a posture inclined in the direction as designed. To work. The guide member 11 may or may not be rotated about its own centerline. The guide members 11 are arranged either in a stepwise arrangement in which the height positional relationship between each pair of rod members constituting each attitude control means 2 is one or the other, or in a parallel arrangement of the same height. Preferably.

Next, the usage will be described.

The multi-directional tapering root vegetables A carried in by the tapering root vegetables carrying-in means 1 are transferred to the posture control means 2. The tapered root vegetables A transferred to the control means are initially transferred in a posture in which the neck side faces the transfer direction, but since the posture control space 6 gradually expands, the tip side gradually starts to rotate downward, When reaching the delivery end of the control means 2, the posture control space 6 has the maximum width, and therefore the neck side is hung and the pendulum is hung, the stance is sent in the hung posture, and the alignment transfer means 3 is transferred. The tapering root vegetables A transferred to the transfer means 3 are in a column state in which the neck sides of a pair of adjacent ones are alternately turned to the transfer direction side and the anti-transfer direction side (see FIG. 1), or the neck side is the anti-transfer direction. Transferred in the state facing the side (see Fig. 2),
The container-carrying and conveying means 4 is transferred to a row state in which the neck sides of adjacent members are alternately turned to opposite directions. The tapered root vegetables A transferred to the container-conveying and conveying means 4 are conveyed in the aligned (horizontal) posture and stored in the container 5 in the aligned (horizontal) posture.

Therefore, the tapered root vegetables A are less likely to interfere with each other, and can be automatically packaged in a container without trouble.

Next, a configuration example of the aligning container packing means of claim 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, the aligning and conveying means 3 is removed from the above-described embodiment, and the posture control means 2 are provided in a plurality of pairs (two pairs in the illustrated example).
This is an example in which the tapered root vegetables A are not transferred from the side to the container-packed conveying means 4 but the root vegetables are transferred to the carry-in end side of the container-packed conveying means 4.

The attitude control means 2 is provided with a pair of attitude control means 2 according to the first and second embodiments, and the pair of attitude control means 2 is transferred to the container packing and conveying means 4. The tapered root vegetables A to be squeezed are arranged in a row in which the neck sides of the adjacent root vegetables are aligned in the same direction in the transfer direction (in the figure, the neck sides of the adjacent tapered root vegetables are aligned upward and downward in the direction of the arrow of the container conveying means). In a row), and in a row in which the neck sides of adjacent ones are alternately opposite to each other in the direction intersecting the transfer direction (in the figure, the neck sides of the tapering root vegetables next to each other in the vertical direction of the container-packing and conveying means are alternately turned up. It is configured so that it can be transferred to the portable container 5 in a horizontal state of facing downward and can be packed as it is. The container 5 is defined by claim 1.
Although the container has the same configuration as that of the example 2, the number of used containers is two (two in the illustrated example), or only one large container is arranged at the carry-out end of the container packing and conveying means 4.

[0030]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

Tapered root vegetables can be conveyed in an aligned posture in which the neck sides of adjacent ones are alternately reversed and can be automatically and continuously packaged in containers. Therefore, the aligned containers can be packed efficiently without the need for manpower.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the outline of the configuration of a first example of claims 1 and 2 of an apparatus used in the method for packing aligned containers of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the outline of a second example.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view of a second example.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical side view taken along line (4)-(4) of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged plan view of a third example.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged plan view of a fourth example.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged plan view of a fifth example.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the outline of the configuration of claim 3;

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an outline of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of sign]

 A ... Tapered root vegetables 1 ... Tapered root vegetables carry-in means 2 ... Posture control means 3 ... Alignment transfer means 4 ... Packing and conveying means 5 ... Container

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[Submission date] July 2, 1992

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A tapering root vegetable is transferred to a suspended state while controlling its posture, and then a pair of tapering root vegetables is turned to the transfer direction side and the anti-transfer direction side alternately with the neck sides of adjacent ones alternately. An aligned container packing method for tapering root vegetables in which the roots are transferred in a column direction with the side opposite to the transfer direction, and then the taped root vegetables are transferred in a row state in which the neck sides of adjacent ones are alternately opposed to each other. 2. A carrying-out end portion of the tapering root vegetable carrying-in means is provided with a posture control means for transferring the tapering root vegetable while controlling it in a hanging posture, and a pair of tapering root vegetables is provided at a sending end portion of the posture controlling means. Are arranged in a column state in which the neck sides of adjacent ones are alternately turned toward the transfer direction side and the anti-transfer direction side, or the neck side is turned in the anti-transfer direction side. At the end, a container packing conveying means for transferring tapering root vegetables in a row state in which the neck sides of adjacent ones are alternately turned in opposite directions is arranged, and a container packing means is arranged at the discharging end of the container packing conveying means. An arrangement container packing device for the arranged root vegetables. 3. The tapering root vegetables are transferred in a suspended state while controlling their postures, and then the tapering root vegetables are arranged such that their necks are adjacent to each other in the transfer direction and are adjacent to each other in a direction intersecting the transfer direction. A method for packing tapering root vegetables in an aligned container in which the necks are transferred in a row with the opposite sides alternately facing each other and packed.