JPH06319377A - Apparatus for automatic selection and binding of flowering plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an apparatus enabling automatic rapid selection and shipping work of flowering plants which has hitherto been performed by manual work. CONSTITUTION:The apparatus is provided with a flowering plant-supplying apparatus 3, a positioning apparatus 5, a cutting apparatus 7, a lower leaf removing apparatus 8, a weighing apparatus 9, selection parts 10, 11, 12, a binding apparatus 22 and delivery apparatuses 25, 26, 27 on a machine frame 1 and further with flower transfer apparatuses 3, 14, 15, 16, 17 positioned above these apparatuses.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Use The present invention relates to a flower selecting and binding machine that automatically selects flowers by weight and binds them in a fixed number in order to ship flowers such as chrysanthemums. It is a thing. (B) Conventional technology Shipment work of horticultural plants such as chrysanthemums needs to be performed in a short time from the collection of flowers to their shipment. Conventionally, this work relies on manpower, and several lengths are arranged in a batch, the stems are cut, the lower leaves of the lower stems are removed one by one, and the weight of the flower is used for selection. A fixed number of flowers were bundled together.
However, this is troublesome, requires a large number of personnel and time, and the shipping amount is limited. (C) Problems to be solved by the invention Therefore, since the shipping work of the flowers was dependent on human labor, the work speed and workmanship differed depending on the skill of the worker, and the planned shipping work was impossible. . Further, the work needs to be done in a short period of time, and the number of personnel is limited, so there has been a strong demand for the development of an automatic flower and flower sorting and binding machine that can perform the shipping work automatically and quickly without relying on human labor. (D) Means for Solving the Problems Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an automatic flower selection capable of automating the selection and bundling work of flower arrangements of chrysanthemums and the like and efficiently performing shipping work. The purpose is to provide a binding machine. For this purpose, the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a flower feeding device 3, a feeding part 4, a positioning device 5 for aligning the flower heads, and a cutting part 6 for aligning the flower lengths on the machine base 1, as shown in FIG.
Cutting device 7, lower lobe removing device 8 for removing lower lobe of lower part of stem,
A weight measuring device 9 for sorting, sorting units 10, 11, 12 for holding the selected flowers, a bundling device 23 that moves on the track 22 and bundles a fixed number of the flowers, and a discharge unit for taking out the bound flowers. 28, 29, 30, discharge device 25, 2
6 and 27 are arranged respectively. The positioning, cutting, lower lobe removal, and weight measuring devices are installed at regular intervals, and have four transfer devices 13 above them that can move on the track 2 for sequentially transferring the flowers. Further, it has a transport device 14 for holding the weight-selected flowers in the sorting section, and transport devices 15, 16, 17 movable on the tracks 19, 20, 21 for binding and discharging a fixed number of flowers. The chip discharge conveyor 24 is configured to discharge chips such as stems cut from the flower and lower leaves removed from the stems. In order to realize high speed and high precision, these devices are driven by numerical control, and a control device 31 having a function of performing work according to various preprogrammed conditions, input of programs and the like, operation for operating a machine It has a board 32. (E) Action By using the automatic flower-planting and bundling machine configured as described above, the worker can automatically carry out the shipping work only by inserting the harvested flower-plant into the supply device. The introduced flowers are conveyed by a supply device, positioned in the longitudinal direction and cut so as to align the flower heads that are the flower heads. The lower lobes of a certain length under the flower stem are removed and sorted by weight. The selected flowers are neatly arranged according to the number. When the number of reserved selections reaches a certain number, they are collectively gripped, bound, conveyed to a discharge device, and discharged. With the above operation, the sorting and binding work is automatically performed. (F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First
The drawing shows a plan view of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a front view thereof. 1 is a machine stand of the present invention, and a supply device 3 for introducing a flower is provided on the machine stand 1, and a flower head introduced by an operator with the flower head (flower part) and the stem part aligned in the same direction. Pitch drive is performed at regular time intervals by a conveyor that is driven by the motor 33, and the conveyor is conveyed to the supply unit 4. Positioning device 5, cutting unit 6, lower lobe removing device 8, and weight measuring device 9 installed and equidistantly installed on the machine base by four transfer devices 13 movable on the track 2 provided above. One pitch is sequentially conveyed in one cycle of ascending, moving, descending, releasing, and ascending. After the transportation, each device operates to perform the work. The positioning device 5 detects the flower end with a sensor to align the flower parts of the flower head and corrects it to a fixed position by positioning by numerical control. In the cutting part 6, the cutting device 7 cuts the entire length of the flower at a predetermined length with a circular blade having a cutting edge mounted on the circumference. In the lower leaf removal device 8, conventionally, the lower leaf removal was performed by manually squeezing or removing it with a rubber brush, but the brush damages the stem of the flower and causes a problem in product value. there were. The present invention is realized by automating the manual operation, grasping one end of the stem, and quickly moving the stem from a predetermined position to the stem end with a tubular tool. According to this method, the lower lobe removal is completed without damaging the stem. Since the weight measuring device 9 selects flowers based on the total weight of the flowers, the weight of the flowers is measured as numerical information using an electronic pallet, and the weight is calculated by comparison with a preset selection area to perform selection. The selected flowers are grasped by the transport device 14, and the sorting reservation units 10, 11,
12 are supplied respectively. Further, the flowers out of the selection range are sorted as extraneous goods and discharged to the extraneous goods discharging unit 18.
The supply is performed by positioning by numerical control, and the flowers 35 are gathered in a fixed number so that they are arranged in order in the receiving portion 34 according to the number. As described above, the series of operations is performed by the carrier device 1.
It is completed by the time the next cycle of 3 starts.
The flowers arranged in a fixed number are the transport devices 15, 16 and 1.
It is collectively gripped by 7 and conveyed to the binding position of the binding device. One bundling device 22 moves left and right by positioning by numerical control, and binds the flowers conveyed from each sorting and holding section. When the binding is completed, the transport devices 15 and 1
6 and 17 are ejecting devices 25 by positioning by numerical control,
26, 27 move upward, rotate 90 degrees, ejecting section 28,
The flowers are transferred to 29 and 30. After the transfer, the transfer device rotates 90 degrees in the opposite direction and returns to the original position. In order to increase the number of storages, the transfer to the discharge part is performed so that the directions of the flower heads alternate. In order to maintain the freshness of the flowers, water is sprayed by the spray provided on the transport devices 25, 26 and 27 for each layer of the charging. Discharge conveyors 25, 26, 2 when the discharge part becomes a fixed amount
7 is transferred to the end of the conveyor. By repeating the above operation, the flower selection and bundling work can be automatically performed. (G) Effect of the invention As described above, according to the flower automatic sorting and binding machine of the present invention, the operator can The flower heads are made uniform by sequentially feeding them into the feeding device, the entire length is cut to a constant length, the lower leaves of the stem ends are removed, the flower flowers are sorted by weight, bundled together in a fixed number, and discharged. The above work can be performed automatically and efficiently.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view, and FIG. 3 is an alignment state view of flowers.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In order to ship flowers such as chrysanthemums, the flower heads are aligned, the entire length of the flower is cut uniformly, the lower leaves of a certain range from the flower stem end are removed, and the flower is sorted by weight, An automatic flower-planting and bundling machine that automatically binds a fixed number of flowers, and supplies the flowers on the machine stand, positioning device, cutting device, lower leaf removing device, weight measuring device, sorting unit, binding device. Arranging each station having each function of the discharge device, positioning, cutting, lower lobe removal, and weight measurement above it, a transport device for transferring the flowers at a fixed pitch all at once, and sorted by weight. And a control device for carrying out the above-mentioned work, and a transporting device for transporting the flowers to the sorting section, and a transporting device for gripping a fixed number of batches, transporting them, binding them by the binding device, and transporting them to the discharging device. A flower characterized by Automatic sorting binding machine.