JPH06219539A - Conveyor system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a conveyor system for conveying a slender body after turning it around. CONSTITUTION:A conveyor system has five units of upstream side conveyors 11 and downstream side conveyors 21 set up each in a parallel manner, while each of these upstream side conveyors 11 is set up orthogonally with these respective corresponding dowastream side conveyors 21, and respective downstream ends of these upstream side conveyors 11 are set up on these respective downstream side conveyors 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveyor device for diverting and transporting elongated objects such as kidney beans, asparagus and cucumber.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Two conveyors, which are orthogonal to each other, are used when a long and narrow vegetable or fruit such as kidney beans is turned and conveyed. If the kidney beans are arranged orthogonally to the conveyor on the upstream side conveyor, the kidney beans are arranged parallel to the conveyor on the downstream side conveyor to be conveyed.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional apparatus, it is necessary to arrange the kidney beans on the upstream conveyor at correct positions so as to be orthogonal to the conveyor. Kidney beans have dimensions such as length and thickness,
Since the shape such as the degree of curvature is not uniform and it is more easily damaged, it is necessary to handle it with care, and it is difficult to arrange each kidney bean on the conveyor so as to be orthogonal to the conveyor exactly. Therefore, it has been difficult to change the direction of the beans and convey them by the conveyor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a conveyor device for conveying an elongated object such as kidney beans by changing its direction by a conveyor.

[0005]

According to the conveyor apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of upstream side conveyors 11 and downstream side conveyors 21 are arranged in parallel, and each of the upstream side conveyors 11 has a corresponding downstream side conveyor 21. Are arranged orthogonally to each other, and the downstream end of each upstream conveyor 11 is arranged on each corresponding downstream conveyor 21.

In the conveyor apparatus of the present invention, the upstream conveyor 11 has a slant portion 13 at the downstream portion, and the slant portion 13 is arranged so as to be slanted with respect to the upstream portion.

In the conveyor apparatus of the present invention, the upstream side conveyors 11 are inclined at different inclination angles, and the upper side surfaces of the downstream side conveyor 21 are arranged on the same plane.

In the conveyor apparatus of the present invention, the upstream conveyors 11 are inclined at different inclination angles, and the downstream conveyors 21 are inclined at different inclination angles.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the elongated object arranged on each upstream conveyor moves to the corresponding downstream conveyor, and the elongated object arranged across two adjacent upstream conveyors has a center of gravity. It is distributed to the downstream side conveyor that corresponds to the one on which the passenger rides.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an example of the conveyor device of the present invention. The conveyor apparatus of this example includes a plurality of upstream side conveyors 11 arranged in parallel and a plurality of downstream side conveyors 21 arranged in parallel. The number of the upstream side conveyors 11 and the number of the downstream side conveyors 21 are the same, so that each of the upstream side conveyors 11 is arranged corresponding to each of the downstream side conveyors 21. That is, the downstream end of each upstream conveyor 11 is arranged on the corresponding downstream conveyor 21.

Each of the upstream conveyors 11 is arranged orthogonal to the corresponding downstream conveyor 21. The upstream ends of the upstream conveyors 11 are arranged along the same line, and the upper side surfaces of the upstream ends are arranged on the same plane. The upper side surface of such an upstream end may be arranged horizontally. The downstream ends of the downstream conveyors 21 are arranged along the same line, and the upper side surfaces of the downstream ends are arranged on the same plane. The upper side surface of such a downstream end may be arranged horizontally.

In the illustrated example, the upstream conveyor 11 includes five conveyors 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D and 11E and the downstream conveyor 21 includes five conveyors 21A and 21.
B, 21C, 21D, 21E are included.

An elongated object such as kidney beans 30 is arranged on the upstream side conveyor 11 so as to be orthogonal to the conveyor, and kidney beans 30 are arranged on the downstream side conveyor 21 in parallel with the conveyor. That is, the kidney beans 30 arranged on the upstream side conveyor 11 at right angles to the conveyor are
By being transported from the upstream side conveyor 11 to the downstream side conveyor 21, its direction is arranged in parallel with the conveyor.

The kidney beans 30 arranged across two adjacent conveyors of the upstream conveyor 11 are distributed to either of the two corresponding conveyors of the downstream conveyor 21. The kidney beans 30 arranged across the two upstream conveyors 11 are conveyed by the conveyor on the side where the center of gravity thereof is placed, and the corresponding downstream conveyors 21
Be assigned to.

Thus, in this example, the upstream conveyor 11
The kidney beans 30 supplied to the upstream end of the downstream conveyor 21 are arranged in the middle of each upstream conveyor 11 or across the two upstream conveyors 11.
And is conveyed in parallel to the conveyor on the downstream side conveyor 21.

The moving speed of the upstream side conveyor 11 and the moving speed of the downstream side conveyor 21 are set to appropriate values. The moving speeds of both are set in relation to the amount of kidney beans 30 supplied to the upstream side conveyor 11 and the amount of kidney beans 30 conveyed from the downstream side conveyor 21.

By making the moving speed of the downstream side conveyor 21 faster than the moving speed of the upstream side conveyor 11, the kidney beans 30 arranged over the two upstream side conveyors 11 as described above are It is transported smoothly by 21. For example, the moving speed of the upstream conveyor 11 may be 80 mm / sec and the moving speed of the downstream conveyor 21 may be 420 mm / sec.

2 and 3 show cross sections of the conveyor device of this example. In these examples, as shown in FIG. 1, each upstream end of the upstream conveyor 11 is arranged along the same line, and its upper side surface is arranged on the same surface.
Each downstream end of 1 is arranged along the same line and its upper side surface is arranged on the same plane. However, the arrangement of each downstream end of the upstream conveyor 11 and each upstream portion of the downstream conveyor 21, that is, the upstream conveyor 11 and the downstream conveyor 2
The configuration of the connection part 1 differs depending on each example.

In the example shown in FIG. 2A, the upstream conveyor 11
Are arranged on the same plane, and the upper surfaces of the downstream side conveyors 21 are also arranged on the same plane.
For example, the upper side surface of each upstream conveyor 11 may be horizontally arranged, and the upper side surface of each downstream conveyor 21 may be horizontally arranged.

In the example shown in FIG. 2B, each upstream conveyor 1
1 has an inclined portion 13 in the downstream side portion, and the inclined portion 13 is arranged so as to incline downward with respect to the upstream side portion. In this example, the upper side surfaces of the downstream side conveyor 21 are arranged on the same plane, and therefore the downstream ends of the inclined portions 13 of the upstream side conveyor 11 are arranged on the same plane.

In the example shown in FIG. 3C, each upstream conveyor 1
1 are inclined and arranged at different inclination angles, while the upper side surfaces of the downstream side conveyors 21 are arranged on the same plane. The downstream ends of the upstream conveyor 11 are arranged on the same plane.

In the example shown in FIG. 3D, each upstream conveyor 1
1 is inclined and arranged at different inclination angles, and each downstream side conveyor 21 is also inclined and arranged at different inclination angles. Therefore, each downstream end of the upstream conveyor 11 is arranged to form a step, and correspondingly, each upstream portion of the downstream conveyor 21 is arranged to form a step.

Thus, according to this example, the elongated object supplied to the upstream conveyor 11, for example, kidney beans 30.
Are transferred to the downstream conveyor 21 and thereby redirected. That is, in the upstream conveyor 11, the kidney beans 30 arranged orthogonally to the conveyor are the downstream conveyor 21.
Is placed parallel to the conveyor.

The kidney beans 30 arranged at the center of each upstream conveyor 11 are the downstream conveyors 21 corresponding thereto.
The kidney beans 30 that have been moved over to the two adjacent upstream-side conveyors 11 and are arranged across the two adjacent upstream-side conveyors 11 are distributed to either of the two downstream-side conveyors 21 corresponding thereto. Green beans 3 laid across two upstream conveyors 11
0 moves by the upstream conveyor 11 on which its center of gravity is placed, and is distributed to the corresponding downstream conveyor 21.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, both the kidney beans 30 arranged on each upstream conveyor 11 and the kidney beans 30 arranged on the two upstream conveyors 11 are smoothly downstream. Transferred to the side conveyor 21. Therefore,
When supplying the kidney beans 30 to the upstream portion of the upstream conveyor 11, the kidney beans 30 are supplied to the upstream conveyor 11 one by one.
Need not be placed in the center of.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and various other configurations can be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention. Easy to understand.

[0027]

According to the present invention, when an elongated object such as kidney beans 30 is conveyed by a conveyor, there is an advantage that its direction can be changed more easily.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that an elongated object such as kidney beans 30 which has been arranged orthogonally to the conveyor can be arranged in parallel to the conveyor more easily.

[0029]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a conveyor device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing details of the conveyor device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing details of the conveyor device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D, 11E Upstream side conveyor 13 Inclined part 21, 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E Downstream side conveyor 30 Kidney beans

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of upstream side conveyors and a plurality of downstream side conveyors arranged in parallel, each of said upstream side conveyors being arranged orthogonal to each of said corresponding downstream side conveyors, said upstream side conveyors. A conveyor system in which the downstream end of each of the conveyors is located above each of the corresponding downstream conveyors. 2. The conveyor device according to claim 1, wherein
The conveyor device, wherein the upstream side conveyor has an inclined portion at a downstream portion, and the inclined portion is inclined with respect to the upstream portion. 3. The conveyor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
A conveyor device, wherein each of the upstream side conveyors is inclined at different inclination angles, and the upper side surfaces of the downstream side conveyors are arranged on the same plane. 4. The conveyor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
A conveyor apparatus, wherein the upstream conveyors are inclined at different inclination angles, and the downstream conveyors are inclined at different inclination angles.