JPH066005Y2 - Transport and packaging equipment for seaweed - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a seaweed transport and packaging device in which the transport position is stabilized when changing the transport direction of seaweed.

[Prior Art] With the flourishing of the restaurant industry in recent years, the production and sales of rice balls have greatly increased. It is necessary to wrap the seaweed used in the production of rice balls one by one or in multiple sheets, and put it in the package.
There are known seaweed transport packaging devices as shown in (a) and (b).

FIG. 2 is a structural view of a conventional seaweed transport and packaging device, FIG. 2 (a) is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 2 (b) is a side view thereof. In the figure, reference numeral 21 is a seaweed supply device.
Is a supply belt 22 that conveys the seaweed A in the direction of the arrow in the figure.
It is designed to be sequentially placed on top of the above at predetermined intervals. At the end of conveyance of the supply belt 22, two conveying chains 24a, b provided with plural conveying claws 24a, b for conveying the seaweed A at regular intervals and the conveying chains 24a, b. Guides 25a and 25b arranged on both sides
And a conveyor belt 26 for conveying the packaging film B is provided below them, and these conveyor chains 24a,
The conveyor belt 26 and the conveyor belt 26 are configured so as to convey in the direction of the arrow shown in the drawing, which is orthogonal to the conveying movement direction of the supply belt 22.
A wrapping device 27 for wrapping the wrapping film in the wrapping film B is provided.

The supply device 21 and the supply belt 2 which are these constituent mechanisms
2, the transport chains 24a, 24b, the transport belt 26, and the packaging device 27 are each operated in synchronization by a control device (not shown).

In the conventional transport and packaging apparatus having such a configuration, the seaweed A placed and transported on the supply belt 22 is transported from the transport end portion of the supply belt 22 by the transport claws 23a, 23b. Transferred onto the chains 24a, 24b and conveyed, placed on the packaging film B sent by the conveyor belt 26 from the terminal end of the conveyor chains 24a, b, and further conveyed by the conveyor belt 26 together with the packaging film B. While passing through the packaging device 27, the packaging film B
The packaging work is carried out at a speed of about 100 to 120 sheets per minute.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional transport and packaging apparatus having the above-described configuration and operation, the seaweed A is transported from the supply belt 22 to the transport chains 24a, 24b.
When the seaweed A is transferred to No. A, the laver A itself is very light and has a thin plate shape, so that the mounting position on the transport chains 24a, 24b may not be stable. For example, it may get on the guides 25a, 25b or the transfer claws 23a, 23b, or the placement position may become slanted. In such a case, not only this seaweed A but also the following seaweed A is transported by the transport chain 24.
The placement positions on a and b become unstable, not only a lot of seaweed is damaged or the packaging becomes defective, but it also requires a lot of manpower and time to restore the packaging work to normal, which results in operational costs. There was a big problem.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and when transferring the seaweed from the supply belt onto the conveyor chain, by stabilizing the mounting position of the seaweed, a seaweed conveying and packaging device that does not disturb the operation of the device is realized. It is intended to be provided.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is to provide a seaweed supply device, a supply belt for carrying the seaweed supplied from the supply device, and a conveyance path orthogonal to the supply belt to convey the seaweed at predetermined intervals. A transport chain for transporting seaweed having nails, a transport belt provided in parallel below the transport chain for transporting the packaging film, and a seaweed sent by the transport chain and placed on the packaging film in the packaging film. In a seaweed transporting and packaging device having a packaging device for sealing in, a suction device using wind pressure for adsorbing seaweed to the transport chain is provided below a position orthogonal to the supply belt of the transport chain. There is.

[Operation] With this configuration, when the seaweed is transferred from the supply belt to the conveyor chain, the seaweed is sucked and placed at a predetermined position on the conveyor chain by the wind pressure of the suction device,
It is possible to prevent breakage of laver and defective packaging due to unstable placement.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention,
The figure (a) is the top view, and the figure (b) is a side view.
In the figure, 1 is a seaweed supply device, and this supply device 1 is a supply belt 2 that conveys seaweed A in the direction of the arrow in the figure.
It is designed to be sequentially placed on top of the above at predetermined intervals. At the end of conveyance of the supply belt 2, a plurality of conveying claws 3a, 3b for conveying the seaweed A at a constant interval are provided at a predetermined interval, and two interlocking conveying chains 4a, 4b and these conveying chains 4a, 4a, 4b. Guides 5a, b arranged on both sides of b
A conveyor belt 6 for conveying the packaging film B is provided below them, and the conveyor chains 4a and 4b and the conveyor belt 6 are conveyed in the direction of the arrow shown in the drawing which is orthogonal to the conveying movement direction of the supply belt 2. In addition, a wrapping device 7 for wrapping the seaweed A in the wrapping film B is provided in the carrying path of the carrying belt 6.

Further, the transport chains 4a and 4b at positions orthogonal to the supply belt 2
A suction device 8 is provided below the suction box 8. The suction device 8 has a suction box 8b having an opening 8a opened slightly larger than the seaweed A to be conveyed, and a pipe 8c provided on a side surface of the suction box 8b. And the opening 8a through this pipe 8c
It is composed of a fan 8d for sucking in air having a more constant and fixed wind pressure.

The supply device 1, the supply belt 2, the transfer chains 4a and 4b, the transfer belt 6, and the packaging device 7 are synchronously operated by a controller (not shown). That is, when the seaweed A is transferred from the supply belt 2 onto the transport chains 4a, b, the seaweed A is placed on the transport chains 4a, b between the transport claws 3a, b and the adjacent transport claws 3a, b. Like nori again
Are synchronized with each other so that they are placed at a predetermined position on the packaging film B when they are transferred from the transport chains 4a and 4b to the transport belt 6.

In the transport packaging apparatus of the embodiment configured in this way,
The seaweed A placed and conveyed on the supply belt 2 is sent out from the conveyance end portion of the supply belt 2 on the conveyance chains 4a and 4b, and the tip of the seaweed A hits the guide 5b and falls. At this time, the fan 8 is provided below the transport chains 4a and 4b.
Since the suction box 8b for sucking air in the vicinity is provided by d, the seaweed A is sucked onto the transport chains 4a, 4b by the wind pressure of the air sucked into the opening 8a and stably placed.

The seaweed A placed on the transport chains 4a, 4b is sent to the slanted transport path as shown in FIG. 2B by the transport motion of the transport chains 4a, b, but this transport path is slanted. The seaweed A slides forward due to its own weight in the transport direction, and the transport position is defined by the transport claws 3a, 3b.
Is placed at a predetermined position on the packaging film B sent by, and is further sent together with the packaging film B by the conveyor belt 6 and is sealed in the packaging film B by the packaging device 7 while passing through the packaging device 7. .

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

For example, the number of transport chains may be two or more instead of two, and one that is integrated into one can be implemented if a sufficient space can be provided.

[Advantage of the Invention] According to the present invention, by providing the suction device below the transport chain at a position orthogonal to the supply belt, the seaweed sent from the supply belt can be reliably and stably placed on the transport chain. Therefore, it is possible to remarkably reduce the damage of nori seaweed and the packaging failure due to the mounting instability, and as a result, it is possible to greatly reduce the operation cost of the device.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) and 1 (b) are a plan view and a side view, respectively, for explaining the structure of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are plan views for explaining the structure of a conventional transport and packaging apparatus. It is a figure and a side view. 1 ... Supply device, 2 ... Supply belt 3a, b ... Conveying claws 4a, b ... Conveying chain 5a, b ... Guide, 6 ... Conveying belt 7 ... Packaging device, 8 ... Suction device 8a …… Opening, 8b …… Suction box 8c …… Pipe, 8d …… Fan

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A nori seaweed carrier having a seaweed supply device, a supply belt for conveying the seaweed supplied from the supply device, and a conveyance path orthogonal to the supply belt and having a conveyance claw at predetermined intervals. A chain, a conveyor belt provided below the conveyor chain in parallel to convey the packaging film, and a packaging device for enclosing the seaweed sent by the conveyor chain and placed on the packaging film in the packaging film. A seaweed transporting and packaging device, wherein a suction device that uses wind pressure to attract the seaweed to the transporting chain is provided below the position of the transporting chain that is orthogonal to the supply belt.