JPH0572707U - Long vegetable packing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] To provide a boxing machine for long fruits and vegetables that can mechanically carry out boxing work of long fruits and vegetables, and can save labor and improve efficiency. [Structure] The four buckets of each of the distribution conveyors provided side by side are sequentially rolled at the falling positions corresponding to the space between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4, and the cucumbers K placed on the buckets are aligned. The cucumbers K placed on the ridge guides 4a are aligned and conveyed while being sequentially transferred between the ridge guides 4a of the conveyor 4 and at intervals corresponding to the preset drop position. At the same time, each ridge guide 4a of the aligning conveyor 4
The concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D placed on the feeding conveyor 5 are sequentially moved to positions corresponding to the spaces, and the concave storage portions Db of the packaging conveyor 4 are aligned and placed between the ridge guides 4a. Since the cucumber K is sequentially put into each concave storage portion Db of the packaging container D, a large number of each cucumber K can be continuously boxed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a boxing machine for long fruits and vegetables, which is used for boxing long fruits and vegetables such as cucumber, carrot, potato, and eggplant.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, as a method of packing cucumbers by grade as in the above-mentioned example, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of workers sequentially hold a large number of each cucumber K ... Then, there is a method in which the cucumbers K ... are packed in a plastic bag Ba laid inside the cardboard box B in the same direction.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when packaging cucumber K as described above, it is very difficult to mechanically retain the cucumber K having a unique shape, and the cucumber K must be packaged manually so as not to impair the commercial value of the cucumber K. In addition, if the number of cucumber K to be brought in from the producer side is large, there is a problem that it takes time and labor for the box packing work. Also, since a large number of cucumbers K are directly stacked and packed in a box, the cucumbers K packed in the box rub against each other due to the vibrations that occur during transportation, the protrusions on the surface of the cucumber K are peeled off, or the cucumber K's surface is peeled off. There is also a problem that the product value of cucumber K may be impaired because it may be scratched or scratched.

In view of the above problems, the present invention sequentially inserts the long fruits and vegetables that are aligned and mounted on the concave mounting portions of the aligning conveyor into the concave mounting portions of the packaging container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a long-sized fruit and vegetable boxing device that can perform a boxing process of fruits and vegetables mechanically, and can save labor and improve efficiency.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 This invention is to set a drop position for dropping long fruits and vegetables placed in each bucket of each distribution conveyor on the transport path of each of the distribution conveyors that are installed side by side. At the lower part of the dropping position set above, there is arranged an aligning conveyor that aligns and conveys the long fruits and vegetables supplied downward from each of the distributing conveyors in the longitudinal direction. In addition, a plurality of concave mounting portions are formed for longitudinally arranging and mounting long fruits and vegetables at an interval corresponding to the drop position set on each of the above-mentioned distribution conveyors. Corresponding to the loading section, the loading position set at the end of the transport side, and the concave storage sections of the packaging container are sequentially set according to the drop intervals of the long fruits and vegetables placed on the concave loading sections. A box of long fruits and vegetables equipped with a moving container supply means Characterized in that it is a fit device.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to this invention, a plurality of buckets of each of the distribution conveyors provided side by side are sequentially moved to the drop positions corresponding to the concave mounting portions of the alignment conveyor, and are placed on the respective buckets of the distribution conveyor. The long fruits and vegetables are sequentially transferred to the concave placing portions of the alignment conveyor, and the long fruits and vegetables placed on the concave placing portions are spaced at intervals corresponding to the preset drop position. Align and transport. At the same time, the container feeding means is driven to sequentially move the concave storage parts of the packaging container to the loading positions corresponding to the concave mounting parts of the aligning conveyor, and align the concave mounting parts of the aligning conveyor. The long fruits and vegetables placed are placed in the concave storage sections of the packaging container in sequence.

[0007]

[Effect of the device]

 According to this invention, since the long fruits and vegetables aligned and mounted on the concave mounting portions of the aligning conveyor are sequentially charged into the concave storage portions of the packaging container, without stopping the packaging container. A position and posture in which a large number of long fruits and vegetables can be continuously added, and the long fruits and vegetables that are aligned and placed on the aligning conveyor are put into the concave storage portions of the packaging container. Since it is regulated by the regulations, it is possible to save the trouble and work to correct the pouring position and the pouring posture of the long fruits and vegetables at the time of feeding, and the boxing work of the long fruits and vegetables having a unique shape such as cucumber and carrot is a machine. Can be done Moreover, the labor and work of manually inserting a large number of long fruits and vegetables brought in from the producer side into each concave storage portion of the packaging container can be saved, and the work time required for the input work can be significantly reduced. It is possible to save labor and improve efficiency.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a cartoning device used for cartoning cucumbers of the same grade that have been pre-sorted as an example of long fruits and vegetables. In FIG. 1, the cartoning device 1 is composed of a large number of vegetables brought in from the producer side. Conveyor 2 for receiving and arranging each cucumber K ... arranged sideways with respect to the conveying direction, and a large number of each cucumber K ... The distribution conveyors 3 and the alignment conveyors 4 that align and transport the cucumbers K that are distributed and supplied from the distribution conveyors 3 in a vertical orientation with respect to the transport direction. A feeding conveyor 5 for sequentially feeding the packaging containers D to a loading position set at a position orthogonal to the terminal end portion, and a container for feeding and feeding a plurality of stacked packaging containers D ... One by one onto the feeding conveyor 5. A feeding machine 6, A film packaging machine 7 for coating a transparent or semi-transparent resin film F on the upper surface side of the packaging container D transported by the conveyor 5 for the packaging, and a perforation on the packaging container D in which a predetermined number of cucumbers K are packaged. It comprises a perforation forming machine 8 for forming and a container boxing machine 9 for packing a predetermined number of packaging containers D in a box B made of cardboard.

In the above-described load receiving conveyor 2, the three belt conveyors 2a, 2b, 2c constituting the load receiving conveyor 2 are arranged close to each other at a predetermined interval in the transport direction. 2b and 2c are sequentially increased in speed, and a large amount of cucumber K brought in from the producer side is separated and conveyed. That is, the cucumber K is placed in the container C brought in from the producer side in advance with the same orientation, and the respective containers C ... are artificially or mechanically overturned sequentially and placed in the respective containers C. A large amount of cucumber K was transferred to each of the belt conveyors 2a, 2b, 2c in turn, and the belt conveyors 2a, 2b, 2c were rotated by the driving force of a drive motor (not shown) with a speed reducer. These cucumbers K ... are aligned and conveyed to positions corresponding to four distribution conveyors 3 ...

Further, in synchronization with the conveying speed of each of the distribution conveyors 3, which will be described later, the roller conveyors 10 and the rotary brushes 11 arranged at the subsequent stage positions of the cargo receiving conveyor 2 are rotated, One cucumber K is sequentially transferred from the cargo receiving conveyor 2 to each roller conveyor 10 ... And each cucumber K transferred from each roller conveyor 10 ... to each bucket 3a of the distribution conveyor 3 ... The dropping position and the dropping speed of the cucumbers are stabilized by the rotating brushes 11 ..., and one cucumber K is sequentially transferred from each roller conveyor 10 to each bucket 3a of each distribution conveyor 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned distribution conveyor 3 has a front and rear end portions of both sides of a bucket 3a having an L-shaped cross section, which are vertically arranged between the facing surfaces of the circulation chains 3b and 3b which are stretched left and right. Along with being rotatably supported, a large number of buckets 3a ... Are erected at predetermined equal intervals in the length direction of the same-circling chains 3b, 3b. Further, the support rods 3c, which project from the rear end of one side of each of the buckets 3a, are engaged with the running rails 12 installed on the lower part of the same side to horizontally guide the orbiting posture. That is, the orbiting chains 3b, 3b are synchronously rotated by the driving force of a motor with a reducer (not shown), and the multiple buckets 3a ... Are orbitally moved in the same direction. Each cucumber K supplied from 10 is sequentially transferred one by one to each bucket 3a which returns to the transport-side start end of the distribution conveyor 3.

[0012] For example, distribution units a for distributing and supplying cucumber K of the same class are set on the transport paths of the distribution conveyors 3 ... On the transport path of the distribution conveyors 3 ... One by one, the cucumbers K are dropped one by one and sequentially displaced in the transport direction to set the drop positions, and on the transport path of each of the distribution conveyors 3 ... Immediately before the drop position set to No. 3, the address reading sensors S for detecting the addresses of the buckets 3a ... Designated to be dropped at the start of the work are respectively arranged. Further, each T-shaped guide rod 13 is installed between the rail ends 12a, 12a of the traveling rail 12 corresponding to each drop position, and each solenoid 14 disposed on the side of the drop position is connected to each guide rod. .., respectively, and actuate the respective solenoids 14 ... In response to the detection signals output from the above-mentioned respective address reading sensors S. 3c ... is moved forward and backward to a forward position for guiding horizontally, and a backward position for dropping the support rods 3c protruding from the buckets 3a.

As shown in FIG. 3, at the lower position of each of the distribution conveyors 3 ... Corresponding to the above-mentioned distribution unit a, the alignment conveyor 4 is orthogonal to the conveying direction of the distribution conveyors 3 ... Are arranged respectively and a plurality of the respective ridge guides 4a are formed continuously or partially in the lengthwise direction of the conveying surface of the aligning conveyor 4, and the ridge guides 4a are arranged between the ridge guides 4a. The mounting surface is formed at an interval for mounting one cucumber K in a vertical position. That is, the drop positions set on the distribution conveyors 3 ... And the placement surfaces of the ridge guides 4a formed on the alignment conveyor 4 are arranged so as to correspond to each other. One cucumber K dropped and supplied from each of the distribution conveyors 3 is sequentially placed between the ridge guides 4a, and the cucumbers K are aligned and conveyed at intervals corresponding to a preset drop position. To send.

At the transfer-side end portion of the alignment conveyor 4 described above, a feed conveyor 5 is disposed orthogonally to the transfer direction of the alignment conveyor 4, and is arranged to face the transfer-side end portion of the alignment conveyor 4. The feeding position is set on the conveying path of the corresponding feeding conveyor 5, and the cucumbers K ... aligned and placed between the respective ridge guides 4a of the aligning conveyor 4 are placed on the feeding conveyor 5. The packaging containers D that are transported to the container are sequentially loaded toward the concave storage portions Db. That is, the aligning conveyor 4 and the feeding conveyor 5 are synchronously rotated by the driving force of a motor with a reducer (not shown), and the feeding is performed to a position corresponding to each of the ridge guides 4a ... The concave storage portions D b of the packaging container D placed on the conveyor 5 are sequentially moved, and the cucumbers K placed in line between the ridge guides 4 a of the aligning conveyor 4 are fed. A predetermined number of containers are sequentially loaded into each of the concave storage portions Db ... Of the packaging container D conveyed to the loading position on the conveyor 5. Further, a stopper 15 is erected on one side edge of the feeding conveyor 5 so as to face each cucumber K to be put into each concave storage section Db of the packaging container D, and each concave storage section of the same packaging container D. The cucumber K is regulated at the position where it is thrown against Db.

The container feeding machine 6 described above is provided with a feeding machine main body 6a and a container loading section 6b before the feeding position set on the feeding conveyor 5, and is made of paper coated with cardboard paper or the like coated with resin. 1. The packaging container D or the synthetic resin packaging container D formed of styrofoam, etc. are stacked in advance and loaded in the container loading section 6b in advance, and at the start of the work, the multiple loadings in the container loading section 6b are performed. Each of the packaging containers D is sequentially fed one by one from the lower side or the upper side, and the packaging containers D are sequentially fed onto the feeding conveyor 5 arranged on the feeding side of the feeding machine body 6a.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the packaging container D described above accommodates three cucumbers K ... in parallel in a horizontal orientation in the width direction of the upper surface of the container body Da constituting the packaging container D. The recessed accommodating portion Db having the size is formed, and three sets of the recessed accommodating portions Db ... Are formed at predetermined intervals in the upper surface length direction of the container body Da, and the recessed accommodating portions Db. Partition plates Dc and Dc are formed at the center of the bottom face of the cucumber K .... ing.

The film packaging machine 7 described above has a packaging machine main body 7a and a film loading section 7b which are disposed on the feeding conveyor 5 at a stage subsequent to the loading position, and is made of a synthetic resin which is transparent or translucent. The resin film F of No. 1 is wound into a roll and pre-loaded in the film loading section 7b. When the machine is passed, the roll-shaped resin film F loaded in the film loading section 7b is sequentially tensioned with appropriate tension. The resin film F is coated on the upper surface side of the packaging container D that is fed out and conveyed to the lower position of the packaging machine main body 7a, and the peripheral edge portion on the upper surface side of each concave storage portion Db formed in the packaging container D and the resin film. The portion closely contacted with F is heat-welded, and the packaging container D is sequentially supplied onto the shipping conveyor 16 which is disposed orthogonally to the transport-side end portion of the feed conveyor 5.

In the perforation forming machine 8 described above, the forming machine main body 8a is arranged at the set insertion position on the shipping conveyor 16, and the receiving roller 8b and the insertion roller 8b are installed at the upper and lower positions in the forming machine main body 8a. The roller 8c and the roller 8c face each other in the axial direction. When passing through the machine, the packaging container D is supplied between the receiving roller 8b bearing in the main body 8a of the molding machine and the filling roller 8c, and the connecting portion of the concave storage portions Db ... Formed in the packaging container D. A perforation Dd is formed along each of these.

In the container boxing machine 9 described above, traveling rails 9b, 9b are installed in parallel between the suction position set on the shipping conveyor 16 and the boxing position set on the side of the same position. The suction unit 9a is mounted horizontally movable between the traveling rails 9b and 9b, and the suction unit 9a is horizontally moved to a position above the suction position and above the packing position by a driving means such as an air cylinder or a drive motor to drive the air cylinder or the drive. The suction unit 9a is vertically moved up and down between the suction position and the box packing position by a driving means such as a motor. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the adsorbing elements 9c of the adsorbing unit 9a are pressed against the upper surface side of the packaging container D conveyed to the adsorbing position by the negative pressure of the suction blower (not shown). The packaging container D is suction-held. In addition, the packaging container D is housed inside the box B made of cardboard that is transported to the boxing position, and the negative pressure of the suction blower (not shown) is shut off or stopped to release the suction holding of the packaging container D. A vinyl bag Ba is laid in advance inside the cardboard box B.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and for example, the distribution operation and the boxing operation of the boxing apparatus 1 for boxing the cucumber K of the same class will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the containers C brought in from the producer side are successively overturned, and a large number of each cucumber K ... Put into each container C ... is transferred onto the cargo receiving conveyor 2. At the same time, the cucumbers K ... Mounted on the cargo receiving conveyor 2 are sequentially transferred one by one onto the roller conveyors 10 ... While being separated from each other, and are placed on the roller conveyors 10 ... The cucumbers K ... are sequentially transferred one by one to the buckets 3a of the distribution conveyors 3 at a predetermined regular interval.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the buckets 3a ... Of the distribution conveyors 3 ... Are moved to the drop positions, the addresses of the buckets 3a ... Designated to be dropped in advance are read by the address reading sensors. S ... is detected and each solenoid 14 is actuated based on the detection signal output from each address reading sensor S ..., and each bucket 3a ... is moved at the drop position set on each distribution conveyor 3 ... Roll over in sequence. That is, the cucumbers K, which are placed on the buckets 3a of the distributing conveyors 3, are dropped one by one between the ridge guides 4a of the aligning conveyor 4 and displaced by the pitch for supply. The cucumbers K ... placed on the buckets 3a of the distribution conveyors 3 ... are sequentially transferred between the ridge guides 4a of the alignment conveyor 4 in the horizontal posture while being horizontally rolled at each position. Then, the cucumbers K ... are aligned and conveyed at an interval corresponding to the preset drop position.

At the same time, the container feeding machine 6 is driven to sequentially feed each of the stacked packaging containers D ... One by one onto the feeding conveyor 5, and each feeding container 5 is placed in the set feeding position on the feeding conveyor 5. While continuously transporting the packaging containers D, the concave storage portions Db of the packaging containers D placed on the feed conveyor 5 are placed at positions corresponding to the space between the ridge guides 4 a of the aligning conveyor 4. The cucumbers K, which are sequentially moved and aligned between the ridge guides 4a of the aligning conveyor 4, are placed in the concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D, three by three, and the same position is provided at the rear stage. The packaging container D is conveyed and supplied to the film wrapping machine 7 arranged at.

Next, the film wrapping machine 7 is driven to coat the resin film F on the upper surface side of the packaging container D conveyed to the lower part of the packaging machine D, and the concave storage sections D b formed in the packaging container D. The upper surface side peripheral edge portion and the contact portion of the resin film F are heat-welded and packaged together. After this, the packaging container D is conveyed and supplied onto the shipping conveyor 16 which is disposed orthogonal to the conveying-side end portion of the feeding conveyor 5.

Next, the perforation forming machine 8 is driven to supply the packaging container D between the receiving roller 8b and the filling roller 8c, which are bearings inside the perforation forming machine 8, and each concave shape formed in the packaging container D. Perforations Dd are formed in the connecting portions of the storage portions Db ..., respectively, and the packaging container D is conveyed and supplied to the container boxing machine 9 arranged in the latter stage of the same position.

Next, the container boxing machine 9 is driven so that the packaging container D conveyed to the suction position at the lower part of the machine is suction-held by the suction unit 9a, and the suction unit 9a is moved from the suction position to the boxing position. The packing operation of one packaging container D is completed by accommodating the packaging container D inside the cardboard box B conveyed to the packaging position and releasing the suction. Similarly, after the suction unit 9a is moved to the suction position and the boxing position, the packaging container D in which the nine cucumbers K ... are collectively packaged is sequentially boxed inside the cardboard box B. The box B, which is packed in a predetermined number of boxes, is sealed by an automatic packaging machine (not shown) and then shipped.

As described above, the four buckets 3a of the distribution conveyors 3 provided side-by-side are sequentially rolled over at the falling positions corresponding to the space between the ridge guides 4a of the aligning conveyor 4 for the same alignment. Since the cucumbers K ... aligned and placed between the ridge guides 4a of the conveyor 4 are sequentially loaded into the concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D, a large number of packaging containers D are not stopped. The cucumbers K ... can be continuously loaded, and the cucumbers K ... aligned and placed between the ridge guides 4a of the aligning conveyor 4 can be inserted into the concave storage portions Db of the packaging container D. Since the position and posture of the cucumbers are regulated at the time of insertion, it is possible to save the trouble and work of correcting the position and the posture of each cucumber K ... The long fruit and vegetables section can be mechanically boxed.

Moreover, since a large number of each cucumber K ... Is continuously thrown into each concave storage portion Db ... of the packaging container D, a large number of each cucumber K. It is possible to save the labor and work of manually inserting into each concave storage portion Db ..., to significantly reduce the work time required for the inserting work, and to save the work and increase the efficiency.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the long fruits and vegetables of the present invention correspond to the cucumber K of the embodiment, and the same applies to the concave mounting portions of the aligning conveyor. Corresponding to each of the ridge guides 4a of the aligning conveyor 4, the container supply means corresponds to the feeding conveyor 5 and the container feeding machine 6, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. Not something.

In the above-described embodiment, the packaging containers D ... Stacked in large numbers are sequentially fed out one by one, and three cucumbers K are placed in each concave storage portion Db. However, for example, a predetermined number of cucumber K may be put into each concave storage portion Db of the packaging container D while press-molding a resin-coated paper sheet or a synthetic resin sheet, or carrots. It is also possible to select the material and shape of the packaging container D corresponding to long-sized fruits and vegetables such as or potatoes and aubergines.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a boxing device showing a cucumber distribution operation and a boxing operation.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged plan view of a distribution conveyor showing a cucumber distribution operation.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an alignment conveyor showing a cucumber feeding operation.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a packaging container showing a packaging state of cucumber.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a separated state of the packaging container.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a box body showing a packed state of the packaging container.

FIG. 7 is a lateral cross-sectional view of a box body showing a cucumber packaging state according to a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a ... Distributor D ... Packaging container Da ... Container body Db ... Recessed storage Dc ... Partition plate Dd ... Perforation F ... Resin film K ... Cucumber S ... Address reading sensor 1 ... Box packing device 3 ... Distribution conveyor 3a ... Bucket 4 ... Aligning conveyor 4a ... Ridge guide 5 ... Feeding conveyor

Front page continued (72) Inventor Toru Ishii 66 Takaoka-cho, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture Ishii Kogyo Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takamichi Shimomura 1-32 Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Yanma Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A distribution position for dropping long fruits and vegetables placed in each bucket of each of the distribution conveyors is set on the transport path of each of the plurality of distribution conveyors. At the lower part of the dropping position set above, an aligning conveyor for arranging and conveying long fruits and vegetables dropped and supplied from each of the distributing conveyors in the longitudinal direction is arranged, and in the conveying surface length direction of the aligning conveyor. , Forming a plurality of recessed mounting portions for mounting and mounting long fruits and vegetables in the longitudinal direction at intervals corresponding to the falling position set on each of the distribution conveyors, and each recessed mounting of the alignment conveyor A container supply that sequentially moves each concave storage part of the packaging container corresponding to the loading position set at the transport-side end part and the drop interval of each long fruit placed on each concave mounting part. Boxing of long fruits and vegetables with means Location.