JPH06245648A - Automatic paper winding machine of mushroom culture bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely and securely wind the mouth of a culture bottle with paper without damaging mushrooms. CONSTITUTION:An automatic paper winding machine of mushroom culture bottle is equipped with a sliding and moving part as a mechanism for pressing a mouth 10a part of a culture bottle 10 from both sides at a facing position sandwiching the culture bottle 10 and with rollers 44, 46, 78, 80, etc., moving together with the sliding and moving part, etc. Belts 60 and 82 are hung between the rollers and one belt 82 is provided with a driving part 74 for circulating and driving the belt. The sliding and moving part is advanced, the outside of the mouth l0a of the bottle is pressed and supported by the belts 60 and 82, the belt 82 is circulated and driven by the driving part 74 to revolve the culture bottle 10. By advancing the front edge of paper 92 to between the mouth 10a of the bottle and the roller by a paper feeding mechanism 90, the paper 92 is cylindrically rolled on the mouth 10a part of the bottle with revolution of the culture bottle 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic paper wrapping machine for mushroom cultivating bottles, which is used for cylindrically wrapping paper in the bore of a mushroom cultivating bottle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the artificial cultivation of enoki mushrooms using a cultivation bottle, a paper winding operation is performed in which paper is wrapped in a tubular shape around the outer circumference of the mouth of the cultivation bottle. This wrapping work is performed when the fruit body of the mushroom grows from the culture medium to about 30 mm, so that the expanded fruit body is supported so that it does not fall outward from the bottle mouth and the fruit body grows straight. It is for When the paper is wound around the bottle mouth, the paper is wound so that the upper side is slightly widened, so the paper used for the paper winding has a fan shape.
Also, wax paper or the like is used for the wrapping paper so as not to get wet with water.

Conventionally, the paper wrapping work has been generally performed by wrapping the paper around the bottle mouth and stopping it with a rubber band. However, the work of winding a paper on a large number of cultivation bottles is very time-consuming and requires a lot of labor, and since it is forced to work in a low-temperature growing room, a device for automatically mechanically winding the paper is required. It is provided.
In this automatic paper wrapping machine, a device is often used in which paper is rolled into a bottle mouth in a cylindrical shape and then the paper is stopped from the outside of the bottle mouth by a clip formed in an arc shape.

[0004]

However, in the conventional automatic paper winding machine, the paper cannot be wrapped tightly along the outer circumference of the bottle mouth and is loosened, or when the paper is rolled, the mushroom spreads to the outside of the bottle mouth. There was a problem of damaging the saw when moving. In addition, there is a problem in that the device that is locked by a clip is complicated. Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the problems in these conventional devices, and its purpose is to be able to firmly wrap the bottle mouth of the cultivation bottle, and damage the mushroom. The present invention aims to provide an automatic paper wrapping machine for mushroom cultivation bottles, which has a simple structure.

[0005]

The present invention has the following constitution in order to achieve the above object. That is, in an automatic paper wrapping machine for a mushroom cultivating bottle that winds paper cylindrically around the jar mouth of the mushroom cultivating bottle, at the paper-wrapping operation position, it is provided so as to be able to move forward and backward toward the bottle mouth of the cultivating bottle at opposing positions that sandwich the culturing bottle. Together with a pressing mechanism having a roller that presses the outer surface of the bottle mouth, when the outer surface of the bottle mouth is pressed by the roller by moving the pressing mechanism, the roller is rotationally driven to grow the mushroom. A roller drive mechanism for rotating the bottle is provided, and when the mushroom cultivation bottle is rotated by the drive mechanism, the front end of the paper which is cylindrically attached to the bottle mouth is supplied by an adhesive action between the outer surface of the bottle mouth and the roller. It is characterized in that a paper supply mechanism is provided. In addition, the pressing mechanism arranged at the opposing position sandwiching the cultivation bottle has at least two rollers each pressing the outer surface of the bottle mouth, and the belt is stretched over the rollers of each pressing mechanism, and the inter-roller portion is provided. The outer surface of the bottle mouth can be press-contacted by the belt portion stretched over, and a drive mechanism for rotating the cultivation bottle by circulating the belt is provided in at least one of the pressing mechanisms. In addition, as a roller provided at the position where the leading edge of the paper first enters, it is provided with almost the same width as the height of the bottle mouth, and the belt groove is set deep so that the paper does not slip between the outer surface of the bottle mouth and directly. It is characterized by using a rubber roller that enables pressing. Moreover, when the cultivation bottle rotates, a free roller is provided which abuts on an outer surface near the bottom of the cultivation bottle and stably supports the cultivation bottle.

[0006]

[Function] The cultivation bottle is set at the paper-wrapping operation position, and the pressing mechanism is advanced from both sides of the bottle mouth to press the bottle mouth portion of the cultivation bottle from both sides by the rollers. By rotating the roller by the drive mechanism, the cultivation bottle rotates, and when the front end of the paper enters between the outer surface of the bottle mouth and the roller by the paper supply mechanism, the paper is placed between the outer surface of the bottle mouth and the roller. It is sandwiched and the paper is drawn in with the rotation of the cultivation bottle, and is wrapped around the bottle mouth in a tubular shape. The paper wrapped around the cylinder is pressed against the overlapping portion of the paper by a roller, and is fixed to the bottle mouth by an adhesive action. When the belt is stretched around the rollers to rotate the cultivation bottle, the paper is wound so as to be pressed against the outer surface of the bottle mouth by the belt, and a reliable paper winding operation is performed. Also, when a rubber roller is used as the roller, the paper is pulled in and the paper is securely attached by the adhesive action, and when the free roller is provided, the cultivation bottle is stably rotated when rotating at the bottle mouth part. be able to.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of an embodiment of an automatic paper wrapping machine for mushroom cultivation bottles according to the present invention.
The automatic paper wrapping machine of the present embodiment is characterized in that the jar of the cultivating bottle is pressed to rotate the cultivating bottle, and the paper is wound around the jar mouth as the cultivating bottle rotates.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 12 is a base of the apparatus, and slide moving portions 20 and 30 are provided so as to face each other on both sides of a position where the cultivation bottle 10 is rolled. The slide moving parts 20 and 30 are provided with a pressing mechanism for sandwiching and pressing the bottle mouth 10a of the cultivation bottle 10 from both sides and a support mechanism for supporting the cultivation bottle 10 so that the cultivation bottle 10 can rotate stably so as to move forward and backward in opposite directions. . The slide moving units 20 and 30 include an air cylinder 21 for driving forward and backward,
31 and guide rails 22 and 32 for guiding the movement toward the cultivation bottle 10, and guide moving bodies 23 and 33 sliding on the guide rails 22 and 32.

FIG. 2 shows a slide moving part 2 on the base 12.
The plane arrangement of 0 and 30 is shown. The slide moving unit 20 and the slide moving unit 30 serve as support mechanisms for rotating the cultivation bottle 10 in an upright state, and guide arms 23 and 33 from the guide moving bodies 23 and 33 to the outer surface of the cultivation bottle 10, respectively.
a, 24b, 34a, 34b are extended, and each arm 2
4a, 24b, 34a, 34b at the tip of the free roller 2
Attach 6a, 26b, 36a, 36b. These free rollers 26a, 26b, 36a, 36b are in contact with the outer surface of the cultivation bottle 10 as shown in FIG.
It is arranged in a plane so that the peripheral surface of 0 is pressed at equal intervals. In the embodiment, the height at which the free rollers 26a, 26b, 36a, 36b are installed is 1/4 of the height of the cultivation bottle 10 as shown in FIG.
It was set to the position of degree.

Cultivation bottle 10 installed on the slide moving unit 20
The holding mechanism of the bottle mouth 10a part has a support frame 40 standing on the guide moving body 23 as a frame part, and a support frame plate 42 horizontally attached to the upper end of the support frame 40. The support frame plate 42 includes a rubber roller 44 and rollers 46, 4 for suppressing one side of the outer periphery of the bottle mouth 10a when the bottle mouth 10a of the cultivation bottle 10 is rotationally driven.
Attach 8. FIG. 3 shows the planar arrangement of these rubber rollers 44, rollers 46, and rollers 48. The rubber roller 44 and the roller 46 are arranged at positions where they abut against the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a and press from both sides, and the roller 48 is the rubber roller 44,
It is installed behind the roller 46 and apart from the bottle mouth 10a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rubber roller 44 is rotatably attached to the lower surface of the support arm 50 extending from the front end of the support frame plate 42, and the roller 46 is also rotatably attached to the lower surface of the support arm 52. On the other hand, the roller 48
As shown in FIG. 1, the belt 60 is biased rearward by a tension spring 54 and is rotatably attached to the support frame 40 to apply tension to the belt 60.
In order to make the roller 48 movable, the rotation shaft 48a of the roller 48 is extended downward, one end of the tension spring 54 is engaged with the extended end, and the support frame plate 4
The other end of the tension spring 54 is engaged with the end of the rear end of the second spring that is bent and extended in an L shape. Reference numeral 56 is a guide body for guiding the rotary shaft 48a back and forth to move the roller 48 back and forth.

Rubber roller 44, roller 46, roller 48
Are arranged in the same horizontal plane in accordance with the height position of the bottle mouth 10a of the cultivation bottle 10. In the embodiment, the rollers 48 are installed in two stages so that they are within the height range of the bottle mouth 10a as shown in FIG. Similarly, the rollers 46 are also arranged in two stages,
The belt 60 is stretched over each stage. The belt 60 is also stretched over the rubber roller 44, but the rubber roller 44 is formed as an integral body, and the belt groove 4 is formed according to the position of the belt 60 at each stage.
4a is provided. The rubber roller 44 is provided with substantially the same width as the bottle mouth 10a so that the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a can be pressed entirely. The belt groove 44a is formed so that the outer surface of the rubber roller 44 directly contacts the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a.
It is formed to a depth that allows the whole to enter. The rubber roller 44 is formed of a flexible material that can press the bottle mouth 10a without slipping.

The frame portion of the slide moving portion 30 is a support frame 70 standing on the guide moving body 33, a support plate 72 horizontally attached to the upper portion of the support frame 70, and a guide plate attached to the front end of the support plate 72. 73 and. As shown in FIG. 1, a drive motor 74 is fixed to the support plate 72 by extending an output shaft 74a thereof downward from the support plate 72, and a pulley 76 is fixed to the output shaft 74a. The installation height position of the pulley 76 is matched with the height position of the bottle mouth 10a of the cultivation bottle 10. Rollers 78 and 80 are rotatably attached to the lower surface of the guide plate 73.

FIG. 3 shows the plane arrangement of the pulley 76, the roller 78 and the roller 80. The rollers 78 and 80 are rollers that come into contact with the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a, and the slide moving unit 2
The rubber roller 44 and the roller 46, which are installed at 0, are arranged at positions symmetrically sandwiching the bottle mouth 10a between the rubber rollers 44 and 46. The positions of the rollers 78, 80 and the pulley 76 are fixed, and the belt 82 is stretched between them. Similar to the rollers 46 and 48 described above, two rollers 78 and 80 are arranged above and below according to the height width of the bottle mouth 10a portion, and the pulley 76 is provided with two pulley grooves above and below corresponding to this. . In the embodiment, a round belt is used as the belt 82, and the belt 82 contacts the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a when the bottle mouth 10a is pressed against the rollers 78 and 80.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide plate 73 is formed by cutting out its front end edge in a semicircular shape in conformity with the arc shape of the bottle mouth 10a. This is for guiding the paper in a tubular shape when the paper is wound around the bottle mouth 10a. Similarly, the slide moving unit 20 is also provided with a guide plate 62 for guiding the paper. The guide plate 62 is erected so as to be slightly separated from the support frame plate 42 so that the upper portion of the guide plate 62 can be guided and supported when the paper is rolled into the bottle mouth 10a in a tubular shape. In addition,
The guide plate 62 also serves as a guide when introducing the paper for paper winding into the bottle mouth 10a. FIG. 3 shows the planar arrangement of the guide plate 62. The guide plate 62 extends a little toward the paper entry side and introduces the supplied paper between the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10 a and the rubber roller 44.

In FIG. 1, 90 is the bottle mouth 10 of the cultivation bottle 10.
The paper supply mechanism for supplying the paper 92 for paper winding is shown in a.
This paper supply mechanism draws out one by one from a storage unit in which a large number of sheets of paper 92 are stood up and stored, transfers them to the bottle mouth 10a of the cultivation bottle 10, and supplies them. The bottom edge of the paper 92 is sandwiched from both sides. Guide portions 93a and 93b for guiding the bottle mouth 10a
And a paper feed cylinder 94 that feeds forward by hooking the rear edge of the paper 92. Paper supply mechanism 9
0 is attached to the support frame 70 of the slide moving unit 30 and moves back and forth together with the slide moving unit 30. The guide portions 93a and 93b are designed so that the mounting angle can be adjusted depending on the type of paper.

Next, the operation of the automatic paper wrapping machine for mushroom cultivation bottles of the above embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2, the cultivation bottle 10 is transferred from a direction orthogonal to the forward / backward direction of the slide moving units 20 and 30 to an intermediate position between the slide moving units 20 and 30. In the embodiment, the cultivation bottles are taken out from the container and transferred one by one. When transferring the cultivation bottle 10 to the paper winding position, the guide body 23 and the guide body 33 are moved to the retracted position by the air cylinders 21 and 31,
Rollers 26a, 26b, 3 that contact the outer surface of the cultivation bottle 10.
6a, 36b, and a rubber roller 44, a roller 46, a roller 78, and a roller 8 that come into contact with the bottle mouth 10a of the cultivation bottle 10.
0 has moved to the retracted position where it does not contact the cultivation bottle 10.

In FIG. 1, the line A position and the line B position indicate the retracted positions of the slide moving units 20 and 30. When the slide moving unit 20 is in the retracted position, the roller 48 linked to the tension spring 54 is pulled backward by the elastic force of the tension spring 54, and the belt 60 stretched over the rubber roller 44 and the rollers 46 and 48 is stretched between the rollers. It is in a broken state. The belt 60 contacts the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a by advancing the guide body 23 as shown in FIG.
The pressing force for pressing the outer surface of the bottle 0a is adjusted, and the belt 60 is appropriately pressed to follow the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a.

When the cultivation bottle 10 is set in the paper winding position,
The air cylinders 21 and 31 are driven and the guide moving body 23,
33 moves forward. As the guide moving bodies 23 and 33 move forward, as shown in FIG.
6a and 36b contact the outer surface of the cultivation bottle 10, and the bottle mouth 10a
Rubber roller 44, roller 46, roller 7
8 and the roller 80 sandwich and support from both sides. Further, the belt 60 presses the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a in the range spanning the rubber roller 44 and the roller 46, and the roller 78,
Between 80, the belt 82 presses along the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a.

The cultivation bottle 10 is supported by the rollers 78 and 80, the rubber roller 44 and the roller 46 pressing the bottle mouth 10a portion, and the pulley 76 is rotated by the drive motor 74 to rotate. The rubber rollers 44 and 46 are rotated by the rotational driving force of the rollers 78 and 80, and the belt 60 is circulated together. The pulley 76 rotates in the direction of the arrow in the figure, and the cultivation bottle 10 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. Roller 26
The a, 26b, 36a, and 36b support the outer surface of the bottom side of the cultivation bottle 10 and guide the cultivation bottle 10 so as to rotate stably.

The paper feeding mechanism 90 moves together with the slide moving unit 30, and is guided by the guides 93a and 93b to feed the paper 92 to the bottle mouth 10a side. Bottle mouth 10
The paper 92 that has entered the a side is guided by the guide plate 62, and the front edge enters between the rubber roller 44 and the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a. Then, when it is sandwiched between the rubber roller 44 and the bottle mouth 10a, it is fed so as to wind around the bottle mouth 10a as the cultivation bottle 10 rotates. The paper moving speed when the paper 92 is fed by the paper feeding cylinder 94 is set to be slightly slower than the peripheral speed when the cultivation bottle 10 rotates. This is because the paper 92 is sandwiched between the bottle mouth 10a and the rubber roller 44, and the paper 92 is pulled and wound around the cultivation bottle.

The rubber roller 44 is rotated by the rotation of the cultivation bottle 10 itself to wind the paper, and the belt 60 circulates together with the cultivation bottle 10 so that the paper is sandwiched between the belt 60 and the outer surface of the bottle mouth 10a. Be postponed. For the winding operation of the paper, the belts 60 are attached to the bottle mouth 10a in two steps up and down so as to wind the whole width of the bottle mouth 10a, and the belt 60 guides and winds about half the circumference of the bottle mouth 10a. By doing so, a reliable winding operation becomes possible. The paper passing through the belt 60 is guided along the inner edge of the guide plate 73 to the opposite side of the bottle mouth 10a, passes through the rollers 80 and 78, and is rotated once when it is wrapped around the bottle mouth 10a in a tubular shape.
Further, the paper is guided by the guide plate 62, and is supported in a tubular shape whose upper side is open.

The leading edge of the paper enters the inside of the trailing edge of the paper 92 fed from the paper feeding mechanism 90, and the trailing edge of the paper 92 overlaps and is pulled in. It should be noted that the paper used in this automatic paper winding machine is of a type in which when the paper is wound around the bottle mouth, the overlapping portions are adhered and fixed with an adhesive tape. That is, a piece of adhesive tape is bonded in advance to the portion of the rear end of the paper that corresponds to the mouth of the bottle, and when the paper is wound into a tubular shape, the piece of adhesive tape is bonded and fixed to the overlapping portion.
In general, paper for wrapping is formed of wax paper or the like, and most adhesive tapes have poor adhesiveness. For this reason,
As the paper 92 used in the embodiment, the paper to which the adhesive tape is adhered is laminated in advance and processed by the adhesive tape to ensure reliable adhesion.

In the apparatus of the embodiment, after the paper makes one turn around the bottle mouth 10a and the papers overlap each other, the rear end of the paper is pulled in by the rubber roller 44, and the rubber roller 44 presses the adhesive tape piece against the paper to reach the bottle mouth 10a. The paper is fixed. According to the attachment method using the adhesive tape piece as described above, the cultivation bottle 10
It is extremely efficient because the paper winding operation by rotating the and the paper attaching operation by the adhesive tape piece can be performed as a series of operations. When the piece of adhesive tape passes through the rubber roller 44 and the paper is attached, the air cylinders 21 and 31 are driven to retract the guide moving bodies 23 and 33, and the paper-wrapped cultivation bottle is taken out. The cultivation bottle is taken out in the same direction as the loading direction and stored in the container. Efficient by automating the operation of taking out the cultivation bottle from the container and loading it into the paper winding position, the operation of winding the paper around the bottle mouth at the paper winding position, and the operation of discharging the cultivation bottle after paper winding and storing it in the container as a series of continuous operations Can be configured as an automatic paper winding machine.

As described above, the automatic paper winding machine of the present embodiment has
As the cultivation bottle 10 rotates, the paper is wound around the bottle mouth, and when the paper is wound around the bottle mouth, it is pressed by the rubber roller 44 and the roller 46, and the belt 60 is used for the bottle mouth 1.
Since it is wound while being pressed against the outer surface of 0a, it can be firmly wrapped and fixed around the outer surface of the bottle mouth. This method is superior to the conventional method of fixing with a clip in that it can be attached tightly. Further, in the case of the device of the embodiment, the paper is rotated together with the cultivation bottle 10 and wound, so that even when the fruiting body of the mushroom extends outward from the mouth of the cultivation bottle, the outside of the mushroom is pressed while being wound. It has the feature that it can be wrapped without damaging the mushrooms. As a result, even if it is difficult to wind the paper by the conventional method, the paper can be surely wound.

In the embodiment, the rollers 46, 48 and 7 are
Two belts 60 and 82 are arranged by arranging 8, 80 and the like vertically in two stages, but of course, one belt may be provided, or three or more belts may be provided. Further, the belt may be a belt other than the round belt. However, in order to surely attach the paper to the bottle mouth portion, it is preferable that the width portion of the bottle mouth can be entirely pressed by the belt. Further, in the embodiment, two rollers are arranged on the side that presses the bottle mouth 10a and a belt is used to press between the rollers, but another roller is arranged between the two rollers and the middle roller is also pressed. You may contact.

Further, in the above embodiment, the driving force of the drive motor 74 is applied to the rollers 78 and 80, and the rubber rollers 44 and 46 on the opposite side are provided so as to interlock with each other. The driving force may also be applied to the side. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the cultivation bottles 10 are transferred one by one to the paper winding position to perform the paper winding operation. However, by arranging a plurality of the above paper winding mechanisms in parallel, a plurality of cultivation bottles can be formed at a time. On the other hand, it is possible to perform a paper winding operation. The efficiency can be further increased by winding a plurality of papers.

[0028]

As described above, according to the automatic paper wrapping machine for a mushroom cultivating bottle of the present invention, the work of wrapping a mushroom can be efficiently performed, and the paper can be securely wrapped around the bottle mouth. it can. Further, by winding the paper while rotating the cultivation bottle, the mushroom can be wound without damaging the mushroom. In addition, the device is compactly formed, which is very effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of an automatic paper wrapping machine for mushroom cultivation bottles.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a support mechanism that supports an outer surface of a mushroom cultivation bottle.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a drive mechanism of a bottle mouth portion of a mushroom cultivation bottle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Cultivation Bottle 10a Bottle Mouth 20, 30 Slide Moving Part 21, 31 Air Cylinder 23, 33 Guide Moving Body 26a, 26b, 36a, 36b Roller 42 Support Frame Plate 44 Rubber Roller 46, 48 Roller 60 Belt 62 Guide Plate 73 Guide Plate 74 Drive motor 76 Pulley 78, 80 Roller 82 Belt 90 Paper supply mechanism 92 Paper 93a, 93b Guide portion 94 Paper feed cylinder

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An automatic paper wrapping machine for a mushroom cultivating bottle, in which paper is cylindrically wound around the jar mouth of the mushroom cultivating bottle, and moves forward and backward toward the mouth of the cultivating bottle at a position where the cultivating bottle is sandwiched at the paper winding operation position. A pressing mechanism having a roller for pressing the outer surface of the bottle mouth is provided, and the roller is driven to rotate when the outer surface of the bottle mouth is pressed by the roller by moving the pressing mechanism. A drive mechanism of a roller for rotating the mushroom cultivation bottle is provided, and when the mushroom cultivation bottle is rotated by the driving mechanism, the front end of the paper which is cylindrically attached to the bottle mouth by an adhesive action between the outer surface of the bottle mouth and the roller. An automatic paper wrapping machine for mushroom cultivation bottles, which is provided with a paper supply mechanism for supplying the mushrooms. 2. A pressing mechanism arranged at opposing positions sandwiching a cultivation bottle has at least two rollers each pressing the outer surface of the bottle mouth, and a belt is passed over the rollers of each pressing mechanism, The outer surface of the bottle mouth is provided so that it can be pressed against the belt portion stretched between the rollers, and at least one of the pressing mechanism is provided with a drive mechanism for rotating the cultivation bottle by circulating the belt. Item 1. An automatic paper wrapper for a mushroom cultivation bottle according to Item 1. 3. The roller provided at the position where the leading edge of the paper first enters is provided with a width substantially the same as the height width of the bottle mouth, and the belt groove is set deep so as not to slip with the outer surface of the bottle mouth. The automatic paper wrapper for a mushroom cultivating bottle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rubber roller capable of directly pressing the paper is used. 4. The mushroom cultivation bottle according to claim 1, further comprising a free roller that abuts on an outer surface near the bottom of the cultivation bottle to stably support the cultivation bottle when the cultivation bottle rotates. Automatic paper winding machine.