JPH0568524A - Structure for collecting removed material in processing machine for root vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remarkably improve the work efficiency by removing outer skin simultaneously to the cutting of the stem and root parts and to simplify the post-treatment of removed material and improve the workability by collecting the removed materials at one place. CONSTITUTION:The transfer path of an onion T is composed of an upper transfer path 7 and a lower transfer path 8. The upper transfer path 7 is provided with a root-cutting part 3 and a skinning part 17 and the lower transfer path 8 is provided with a stem-cutting part 2. A collection box 21 for collecting the removed stems Ta, roots Tb and outer skins Tc is placed under the lower transfer path 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for collecting removed substances in a root vegetable preparation machine such as onions having stems and roots.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Generally,
Root vegetables such as seed onions have stems and roots in the as-harvested state, so it is necessary to remove these at the time of shipping, but in the conventional case where the removal is done manually, the processing efficiency is extremely poor. It was a problem. Therefore, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-18234, a stem cutting means for cutting the stem portion of the root vegetable and a root cutting means for cutting the root portion of the root vegetable are provided in the conveying route along which the root vegetable is conveyed. A root vegetable preparation machine is proposed. However, this product removes only the stems and roots of root vegetables, so it is necessary to separately remove rough skin, which is inferior in work efficiency. The post-treatment of these removed substances is troublesome and the workability is also a problem because they are collected separately.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was conceived with the object of providing a structure for collecting removed substances in a root vegetable preparation machine which can eliminate these drawbacks in view of the above circumstances. Atsushi, in the transport route where root vegetables such as onions are transported, a stem cutting means for cutting the stem of the root vegetables,
In a root vegetable preparation machine provided with a root cutting means for cutting the root of root vegetables, the transport path is configured into a continuous upper and lower two-stage transport path, and the lower transport path has one cut. The cutting means and the peeling means for removing root vegetable skins are arranged side by side in the upper conveying path, and the cutting means and the peeling means are arranged below the lower conveying path. The present invention is characterized in that a removed matter collecting means for collectively collecting the dropped removed matter is provided. With this configuration, the present invention not only cuts the stems and roots but also removes the rough skin to significantly improve work efficiency, and simplifies the post-treatment by collecting these removed substances in one place. The workability is remarkably improved.

[0004]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes an onion preparation machine, and the preparation machine 1 has a rotary blade 2 on a conveyance path along which an onion T is conveyed.
Stem cutting portion 2 for cutting the stem portion Ta of the onion T by a
And a root cutting part 3 for cutting the root part Tb with the rotary blade 3a. The onion supply port 4 provided at the start end of the transfer route has the transfer route in plan view. The onion T which is formed wider than the above and is supplied to the supply port 4 is configured to be guided by the left and right inclined guide side plates 4a and the downwardly inclined inclined guide bottom plate 4b toward the front transport path. ing.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a scraping member arranged above and in front of the supply port 4, and a plurality of elastic blades 6a are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the scraping member 6 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Based on the rotation of the scraping body 6, the elastic blades 6a sequentially scrape the onions T one by one into the transport path.

By the way, the conveying path is formed in a substantially horizontal U-shape by the continuous upper and lower conveying paths 7 and 8, and at the rear end portion of the lower conveying path 8, the supply port 4 and the scratches are formed. Although the insert 6 is provided, a stem insertion groove 9 that guides the stem Ta of the onion T to be inserted is formed in the bottom surface of the supply port 4 and the lower conveyance path 8 while the top surface portion is formed. Has a root guide groove 10 that guides the root Tb for conveyance. That is, in the present invention, the onion T is supplied in an upside down posture, and the supplied onion T is conveyed in a state in which the soft stalk Ta hangs down from the stalk insertion groove 9. It has become. Reference numeral 11 is a tilting restraint member that guides the left and right side portions of the onion T from the lower transport path 8 to the upper transport path 7.

Further, 12 is a pair of left and right conveyor belts arranged below the lower conveyor path 8, the conveyor belt 12 being suspended between front and rear pulleys 13 and 14, and being tensioned. The tension is tightened by the pulley 15, and when the front pulley 13 is driven, the stem Ta hanging from the stem insertion groove 9 is sandwiched and conveyed forward, but the front side suspension of the conveyor belt 12 is carried out. The turning position is set to a position lower than the rear suspension position, so that the stalk Ta, which is conveyed in a sandwiched manner, is pulled downward with the conveyance. That is, by pulling the stem Ta downward, the stem Ta is brought into close contact with the edge of the stem insertion groove 9 and, in this state, the stem cutting portion 2 provided at the front suspension position of the conveyor belt 12. By cutting the stem Ta with, the stem Ta can be cut at a fixed position from the base end of the stem Ta regardless of the size of the onion T.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a scraping body disposed between the terminal end of the lower transport path 8 and the starting end of the upper transport path 7. A plurality of elastic blades 16a that are spaced at predetermined intervals in the direction are formed to project,
Then, based on the rotation of the scraping body 16, the elastic blades 16a pick up the onions T one by one from the terminal end of the lower conveyance path 8 one by one, and turn the onions T upside down to supply the starting end of the upper conveyance path 7. Configured to do so. And
In the upper transport path 7, the root cutting portion 3 is provided below the root cutting portion 3, and the rotary blade 3a of the root cutting portion 3 cuts the root Tb protruding downward from the root guiding groove 10.

Furthermore, 17 is a stripping portion provided at the terminal end of the upper conveying path 7, and the stripping portion 17 is
A pair of right and left roller arms 17a that can swing left and right, a peeling roller 17 that is axially supported by the tip ends of the roller arms 17a, and has an outer peripheral surface that is concave along the side surface of the onion T.
b, the left and right roller arms 17a are constituted by an ammunition 17c for urging them toward the approaching direction, and the left and right skin removing rollers 17b are rotated with a predetermined rotation difference, and both skin removing rollers 17b are also provided. Is pressed against the side surface of the onion T based on the urging force of the ammunition 17c to remove the rough skin Tc of the onion T. And the onion T from which the rough skin Tc has been removed is an inclined drop guide 18
1 which is guided to the side and set to the side of the preparation machine 1
9, the bottom surface of the drop guide 18 is formed by a plurality of guide bars 20 arranged side by side with a gap such that the onion T does not drop, whereby the removed rough skin Tc.
Can be dropped from the gap of the guide bar 20 before being accumulated in the hopper 19.

On the other hand, 21 is a collection box for the removed matter, and the collection box 21 is set below the lower conveying path 8 in the stem cutting section 2, the root cutting section 3 and the skin removing section 17. It is designed to collect the removed materials in a batch. That is, since the root cutting part 3 and the stem cutting part 2 are arranged in the upper and lower transport paths 7 and 8, respectively, and the skin removing part 17 is arranged in the vicinity of the root cutting part 3, the removal of each part in a narrow range is performed. It is possible to collectively drop the substances and collectively collect these removed substances in a single collecting box 21.

In the embodiment of the present invention constructed as described above, the onion T supplied to the supply port 4 in the upside down posture is
After the stalk Ta is cut in the lower transport path 8, the root Tb is cut in the upper transport path 7, but after the cutting process is completed, the rough skin Tc is cut in the skin removing section 17.
Are removed and then fall into the hopper 19. In other words, the cutting process of the stem Ta and the root Tb and the removal process of the rough skin Tc can be performed at the same time, so that the work efficiency is dramatically improved as compared with the conventional method in which these processes are performed separately. Can be made.

Moreover, since the root cutting portion 3 and the stem cutting portion 2 are arranged on the upper and lower conveying paths 7 and 8, respectively, and the skin removing portion 17 is arranged in the vicinity of the root cutting portion 3, so that a narrow range is achieved. Collected items in each part are collectively dropped to collect a single collecting box 21.
Moreover, these removed substances can be collectively collected, and as a result, post-treatment of the removed substances can be simplified and workability can be significantly improved.

Further, in the embodiment, by forming the transport path of the onion T in a lateral U shape, the transport path end,
That is, since the position of the hopper 19 where the processed onion T is collected is set to the position near the supply port 4, the operator who supplies the onion T can easily see the processed onion T in the hopper 19 and easily adjust the finishing status and the processing amount. Can be grasped.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example, the skin removing means may be a roller type which rotates a pair of skin removing rollers with a rotation difference. Of course, it is needless to say that a compressor type in which peeling is performed by pressure such as wind pressure may be adopted. In addition, it is possible to configure the transfer route into two or three, depending on the ability of the worker who supplies root vegetables.
In this case, it is also possible to collect all the removed substances in a single collecting box by centrally arranging the cutting means and the skin removing means provided in each conveyance path.

[0015]

In summary, since the present invention is configured as described above, a stem cutting means for cutting the root of the root vegetable and a root of the root vegetable are provided in the transport route along which the root vegetable such as onion is transported. Although a root cutting means for cutting is provided,
Furthermore, a peeling means for removing the peel of root vegetables is provided in the transport route, and accordingly, the cutting process of the stem and the root part and the removing process of the peel can be performed at the same time. The work efficiency can be dramatically improved as compared with the conventional method in which the work is performed separately. In addition, by constructing the conveying path in two stages, one cutting means is arranged in the lower conveying path, and the other cutting means and the skin removing means are arranged in parallel in the upper conveying path. And the stripping means are centrally arranged, and further, the removal material collecting means for collectively collecting the removal materials falling from both the cutting means and the skin removing means is disposed below the lower transport path, so that the post-processing of the removal material is performed. Can be facilitated and workability can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a preparation machine.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the same.

4A is a cross-sectional view of a lower transport path, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view of an upper transport path.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the onion showing the action.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Preparation machine 2 Stem cutting part 3 Root cutting part 7 Upper side conveyance path 8 Lower side conveyance path 9 Stem part insertion groove 16 Scraping body 17 Skin removal part 19 Hotspa 21 Collection box T Onion Ta Stem part Tb Root part Tc Rough skin

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transport route along which root vegetables such as onions are transported,
In a root vegetable preparation machine provided with a stalk cutting means for cutting the root portion of the root vegetable and a root cutting means for cutting the root portion of the root vegetable, the transport path is constituted by a continuous upper and lower two-stage transport path. In addition, one cutting means is arranged in the lower conveying path, the other cutting means and the skin removing means for removing root vegetable skin are arranged in parallel in the upper conveying path, and the lower conveying path is further provided. A removed matter collecting structure in a root vegetable preparation machine characterized in that a removed matter collecting means for collectively collecting removed matter falling from both the cutting means and the skin removing means is provided below.