JPH0662137B2 - Vegetable packaging equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vegetable packaging device, for example, a device for automatically packaging headed vegetables such as cabbage, Chinese cabbage, and lettuce with a film.

(Prior Art) Generally, upon shipment of this type of heading vegetable, unnecessary stems and leaves and rhizomes are trimmed to adjust the appearance, and then stored in a packaging box such as a corrugated cardboard box and shipped. However, this headed vegetable may pass through the packaging box during transportation and the outer foliage may be damaged or damaged, and the shape and shape of the vegetables may be lost or easily damaged during store display.
Sometimes it is not possible to maintain freshness.

If the foliage is damaged or damaged during transportation, it is necessary to remove the damaged or damaged foliage during the over-the-counter display.

Therefore, the operator pulls out the film from the film pull-out port, folds this film back through the film guide, covers this film on the top of the bulb vegetables on one processing table, and grasps this film and pulls it out. While flipping the heading vegetables upside down and covering and moving the heading vegetables toward the other processing table, the film is cut by the cutter at the film outlet, and the heading vegetables are rotated on the other processing table to roll the film into a tube. There is also a packaging device in which both open end portions of this film are wound around a headed vegetable and polymerized, and the polymerized portion is brought into contact with a heater to be heat-bonded.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the packaging device, the film is drawn out, the film is wound on a headed vegetable, the open end of the film is polymerized, and the heat-bonding of the polymerized part is all manual work, This packaging operation requires a lot of labor and labor, and when heat-bonding the polymerized portion of the film, the portion of the heading vegetables corresponding to the polymerized portion of the film may be thermally damaged by the heater. There is a problem.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and can automatically package vegetables with a film, and heat-seal the binding portion of the film, but at this time, the heater is used for the vegetables. Provided is a vegetable packaging device capable of reliably packaging and sealing vegetables without heat contact with the heater without contact, and capable of packaging vegetables without lowering the quality of the vegetables due to the heat of the heater. The purpose is to do.

(Means for Solving the Problem) A vegetable packaging device of the present invention includes a support having a guide hole for guiding the downward movement of vegetables, and a support for deploying and supporting a packaging film so as to close the guide hole, and this support. Between the vegetable receiver and the support, which is located below the guide hole of the body and is vertically movable so as to receive the vegetables dropped while pulling out the film from the guide hole. A film binding mechanism that binds the film covering the vegetables on the vegetable receiver that can be moved back and forth at the top of the vegetables, and a heater that heat seals the binding portion of the films bound by the film binding mechanism, The film bundling mechanism includes a front and rear slide body having a converging portion for concentrating the film on opposite inner sides, and a front and rear slide body positioned below the front and rear slide bodies. Between the front and rear slide bodies and the left and right opening and closing bodies, the left and right opening and closing bodies having converging portions for converging the film on the inner side portions facing each other in association with the operation of at least one of the slide bodies. The heater is provided in the focusing portion on at least one side of the front and rear slide bodies or the left and right opening / closing bodies.

(Operation) In the vegetable packaging device of the present invention, the vegetable receiver is lifted and the vegetable receiver is disposed immediately below the guide hole of the support, and
A film is supported on the upper surface of the support in a state of being expanded so as to close the guide hole. When the vegetables are supplied to the guide holes of the support through the film, the vegetables are dropped from the guide holes onto the vegetable receiver along with the film, and the vegetables are transferred to the vegetable receiver through the film. Be received.

Then, when the vegetable receiver is lowered, the film between the vegetable receiver and the vegetables is lowered along with the vegetables, and the vegetables are supported by the vegetables and pulled out from the guide hole to lower the vegetables to a predetermined position. Stop the lowering of the receiver.

Next, when the film binding mechanism is operated, the peripheral side portions of the film are gathered from the front and rear direction and the left and right direction by the focusing portions of the front and rear slide bodies and the focusing portions of the left and right opening and closing bodies of the film binding mechanism. The vegetables are coated and packaged at, and the peripheral side portions of the film are bound in a substantially rod-like shape on the upper portions of the vegetables.

Further, the film is bound, and the heater comes into contact with the binding portion of the film, and the binding portion of the film is automatically heat-sealed by the heater.

Also, as the vegetables are packaged, the vegetable receiver is activated again, the vegetable receiver is further lowered, and the packaged vegetables packaged with the film on the vegetable receiver are lowered to the carry-out section and stopped. . Then, the packaged vegetables are carried out from the vegetable receiver.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vegetable packaging device, and this vegetable packaging device 1
The main pillars 2 are erected at predetermined intervals in the front, rear, left and right,
Posts 3 are horizontally fixed between the upper ends of the front and rear main columns 2, between the lower ends, and between the upper end portions, and between the upper ends of the left and right columns 3, a support top plate 4 as a support is provided. Are horizontally fixed, the mounting substrate 5 is fixed between the lower ends of the left and right columns 3, and the support substrate 6 is horizontally fixed between the upper ends of the left and right columns 3.

Next, the support top plate 4 has a support surface 7 for deploying and supporting the vegetable wrapping film on the upper surface portion thereof, and a circular guide hole 8 for lowering vegetables is vertically provided at a substantially central portion of the support top plate 4. It penetrates in the direction and is bored. As the vegetable packaging film F, for example, a synthetic resin film such as a polyethylene film containing a freshness-retaining agent that retains the freshness of vegetables is used. This vegetable packaging film F is supplied onto the supporting top plate 4 from a film supply mechanism (not shown).

Further, a first sensor 9 is attached to the upper portions of both sides of the support top plate 4 at an intermediate portion with the guide hole 8 interposed therebetween.
The sensor 9 is composed of a light emitting element 9a arranged on one side and a light receiving element 9b arranged on the other side. The first sensor 9 detects the presence or absence of vegetables on the support top plate 4. Has become.

A pair of guide rails 10 are fixed to the lower portions of the left and right sides of the supporting top plate 4 in parallel with each other in the front-rear direction with the guide holes 8 interposed in the middle. One slide body 12 is attached to the guide hole 8 so as to be movable back and forth in the front-rear direction at one side portion in the front-rear direction. The one slide body 12 is formed of a plate-like member in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and a focusing concave portion 13 as a focusing portion is formed in a substantially semicircular shape in an intermediate portion of an inner end portion facing the lower portion of the guide hole 8. Is formed in.

A pair of guide rails 14 are fixed to the upper left and right sides of the support substrate 6 in parallel with the front-rear direction, and the other slide body 16 is attached to the left and right guide rails 14 via front-rear and left-right guides 15 in the front-rear direction. It is attached to the guide hole 8 at the other side thereof so as to be movable back and forth in the front-rear direction. The other slide body 16 is formed of a plate-like member into a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and left and right side plates 17 connected to lower left and right ends of the slide body 16 are provided on the left and right support frames 18 having the front, rear, left and right guides 15. Fixed,
A focusing concave portion 19 as a focusing portion is formed in a substantially semicircular shape at an intermediate portion of an inner end portion of the other sliding body 16 facing the lower portion of the focusing concave portion 13 of the one sliding body 12. The inner part of the other slide body 16 and the inner lower part of the one slide body 12 are overlapped with each other.

In addition, a heater 20 for sandwiching the binding portion of the film F from both sides and heat-sealing the binding portion of the film F is provided at the inner lower portion of the focusing concave portion 13 of the one slide body 12 and the inner lower portion of the focusing concave portion 19 of the other slide body 16. Each is attached. Further, a rack 21 is formed in the front-rear direction at a lower portion of one end of the one slide body 12 in the left-right direction, and the rack 21 is formed on the support frame 18 at one end portion of the other slide body 16 in the left-right direction. A rack 22 is formed in the front-rear direction so as to face each other at a predetermined interval, and a pinion 23 is rotatably meshed between the racks 21 and 22 at the upper and lower portions. The pinion shaft 24 is rotatably supported by a boss 25 projecting from the lower portion of the support top plate 4 via a bearing body 26.

Further, a cylinder device 27 is fixed to an upper portion on one side in the left-right direction of the support substrate 6 by a bracket 28 at front and rear parts, and one end portion of an interlocking piece 30 is fixed to a tip end portion of a piston rod 29 of the cylinder device 27. The support frame 18 having the rack 22 is connected to the other end of the interlocking piece 30.

Then, the pinion 23 and the racks 21, 22 are moved by the piston rod 29 which is expanded and contracted by the operation of the cylinder device 27.
The front and rear slide bodies 12, 16 are relatively advanced and retracted in the front-rear direction via the
19 is opened and closed directly below the guide hole 8.

Also, a second sensor 31 is attached to the inner side upper end vicinity of the left and right side plates 17 of the other slide body 16, and the second sensor 31 is provided on one side with the light emitting element 31a. The second sensor 31 detects the presence / absence of vegetables located below the focusing recesses 13, 19.

Further, a mounting base 32 is fixed to an upper middle portion of an outer end of one side of the support substrate 6 in the front-rear direction, and the left and right rotation center shafts 33 projecting from the left and right upper parts of the mounting base 32 are slid on the other side. body
A base end portion of an opening / closing rod 34 as an opening / closing body located at a lower portion of 16 is pivotally mounted so as to be openable / closable in the left-right direction. In addition, inwardly swelling cams 35 are formed on the inner side portions of the base ends of the left and right opening / closing rods 34 that face each other, and on the inner side portions of the tip ends of the left and right opening / closing rods 34 that face each other. A converging projection 36 as a converging portion is formed by gradually bulging the tip end side, and the left and right converging projections 36 are close to each other just below the guide hole 8 below the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16 when closed. It is like this.

Also, a first operating pin 37 for opening and closing the left and right opening and closing rods 34 on the left and right portions of the lower middle portion of the outer end of the one slide body 12,
A second actuating pin 38 and a third actuating pin 39 are respectively provided so as to project, and the first to third actuating pins 37, 38, 38,
The left and right opening / closing rods 34 are opened / closed by 39, and when the left / right opening / closing rods 34 are opened, the first operating pin 37 is located outside the opening / closing rods 34 at the outer side of the rotation center shaft 33. The second operating pin 38 is engaged with and supports the base 35 by engaging the cam 35 of the opening / closing rod 34, and the third operating pin 39 is outside the front of the cam 35 of the opening / closing rod 34 by the third operating pin 39. The left and right opening / closing rods 34 are supported by the three points of the first to third actuating pins 37, 38, 39 in the opened state. There is.

Then, the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16, the upper and lower racks
21, 22, pinion 23, cylinder device 27, left and right opening and closing rods
A film binding mechanism 40 is constituted by 34 and the first to third actuating pins 37, 38, 39. Further, the heater 20 includes the focusing concave portions 13 and 19 of the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16.
Since it is attached to the inner lower part of the above, it is provided between the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16 and the left and right opening and closing rods 34.

Next, bearings 41 and 42 are fixed to the upper and lower portions of the mounting substrate 5 and the supporting substrate 6 in the left-right direction, and a screw rod 43 is rotatably erected between the upper and lower bearings 41 and 42. A sprocket 44 is fixed to the lower end of the screw rod 43, and an endless chain 48 is rotatably suspended between the sprocket 44 and the sprocket 47 of the output shaft 46 of the electric motor 45.
45 is fixed to the upper part of one side of the mounting substrate 5. In addition, a bearing body 49 is provided on the upper and lower parts before and after the upper and lower bearing bodies 41, 42.
The guide support rods 50 are erected between the front and rear and upper and lower bearing bodies 49, and the guide support rods 50 at the front and rear portions are arranged parallel to the screw rods 43.

Further, a series of screw grooves 51 are formed in the screw rod 43 in the vertical direction, and a nut body 52 is screwed and supported in the screw groove 51 by the rotation of the screw groove 51 so as to be vertically movable. A connecting frame 54 of the elevating body 53 is integrally fixed to the inner part, and guides 55 protruding from the front and rear parts of the connecting frame 54 are vertically movably inserted into the guide support rod 50. A detection surface 52a is formed on the outer side of the nut body 52. Also,
A horizontal lifting support plate 56 protruding inside the lifting body 53
An insertion hole 57 is formed through the hole in the vertical direction. Then, the elevating body 53 having the elevating and lowering support plate 56 is moved up and down with respect to the guide hole 8 via the nut body 52 by the rotation of the screw rod 43 and guided and supported by the front and rear guide support rods 50. Has become.

Also, a vegetable receiver 58 is attached to the elevation support plate 56 of the elevator 53, the vegetable receiver 58 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and an annular support portion 59 is formed at the upper edge of the opening. , A tapered insertion portion 60 inserted into the insertion hole 57 of the elevating and lowering plate 56 is projected at the bottom portion thereof, and the upper end outer peripheral portion of the insertion portion 60 is locked to the upper edge portion of the opening of the insertion hole 57. The locked portion 61 is formed horizontally. The vegetable receiving body 58 is moved up and down with respect to the guide hole 8 by the raising and lowering operation of the raising and lowering body 53, and the support substrate 6 has a guide opening 62 for guiding the raising and lowering of the vegetable receiving body 58. .

In addition, a supporting frame 63 is erected on the upper part of one side of the mounting board 5,
A third sensor 64 is attached to the upper portion of the support frame 63, and the headed vegetables on the vegetable receiver 58 are detected by the third sensor 64, and the vegetables output by the third sensor 64 The size of the heading vegetables on the receiver 58 can be discriminated. Further, a fourth sensor 65 is attached to the lower part of the support frame 63, and the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped by the fourth sensor 65.

Next, a chute 66 is provided in the upper middle part of the mounting board 5, and a partition wall 67 is formed in the front-rear direction in the middle part of the chute 66, and a vegetable receiver 58 is provided on the left and right parts of the partition wall 67. Discharge paths 68 and 69 are formed through which vegetables are sorted according to size and discharged. Further, a mounting support frame 70 is vertically provided on the lower portion of the other side of the support substrate 6, and the vegetables on the vegetable receiver 58 are discharged to the discharge paths 68 and 69 of the chute 66 at the lower portions on both sides of the mounting support frame 70. A first pusher 71 and a second pusher 72 are suspended. The first pusher 71 and the second pusher 72 are composed of a cylinder device 73 which is inclined toward the discharge paths 68 and 69, and a pusher 75 is formed at the tip of a piston rod 74 thereof. A cushion material 76 is attached to the front surface of the pusher 75.

Further, a control board 77 is fixed between the outer portions of the main pillars 2 on the right and left front portions, and the control board 77 includes the first to fourth sensors 9, 31, 64, 65, the cylinder device 27, and the first sensor. The operation of the pusher 71 and the second pusher 72 is controlled. An operation panel 78 is fixed to the upper part of the control panel 77.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

The electric motor 45 is operated to raise the vegetable receiver 58 on the elevating / lowering body 53 suspended by the screw rod 43, and the vegetable receiver 58 is arranged immediately below the guide hole 8 of the supporting top plate 4 and the film is supplied. A film F for keeping freshness is supplied from a device (not shown) onto the support surface 7 of the support top plate 4, and the film F is developed and supported on the support surface 7 so as to close the guide hole 8. Let

Next, when the headed vegetables A as vegetables such as cabbage, Chinese cabbage, lettuce are supplied to the guide holes 8 of the support top plate 4 through the film F, the headed vegetables A are guided along with the film F. The vegetables are received from the hole 8 on the annular support portion 59 of the vegetable receiver 58 waiting at the lower part of the guide hole 8 and received. In this case, since the lower portion of the headed vegetable A on the circumferential side is supported by the annular support portion 59 at the upper edge of the opening of the vegetable receiver 58, the lower spherical portion of the headed vegetable A is accommodated in the support portion 59. Therefore, the headed vegetable A is stably received on the support 59 via the film F. Further, the headed vegetables A are received on the vegetable receiver 58, so that the upper parts of the headed vegetables A are projected onto the support top plate 4.

Next, the start switch 79 of the operation panel 78 is turned on. The presence of the heading vegetable A on the vegetable receiver 58 is detected by the light emitting element 9a and the light receiving element 9b of the first sensor 9, and the output signal from the first sensor 9 is input to the control panel 77, and this control is performed. The electric motor 45 is started by the electric motor drive unit of the board 77.

When the electric motor 45 is started, the screw rod 43 is interlocked with the output shaft 46, the sprockets 44 and 47, and the endless chain 48 by the electric motor 45, and the nut body 52 is moved along the screw rod 43.
Through the guide rods 50 on the front and rear.
53 and the vegetable receiver 58 on the elevating / lowering body 53 are lowered, the headed vegetable A is lowered below the guide hole 8, and the vegetable receiver
The film F between the annular support portion 59 of 58 and the headed vegetable A is pulled down from the guide hole 8 while being supported by the headed vegetable A as the headed vegetable A descends.

Then, when the upper part of the headed vegetable A passes the second sensor 31 downwardly, the light emitting element 31a and the light receiving element 31b detect the passage of the headed vegetable A, and the output signal from the second sensor 31 is a control panel. This is input to 77, and the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped by the electric motor drive section of the control panel 77, and the lowering operation of the headed vegetable A by the elevating body 53 is stopped.

In this case, when the descending amount of the headed vegetable A is detected by the third sensor 64, the output signal from the third sensor 64 is input to the control panel 77, and the control panel 77 causes the vegetable receiver 58.
The size of the headed vegetable A above is determined to be large or small. That is, the lifting body 53 is greatly lowered by the headed vegetable A, the detection surface 52a thereof is lowered to the detection position of the third sensor 64, and the detection surface 52a turns on the third sensor 64 to turn on the control panel 77. Is output as a large headed vegetable A and is stored in the pusher operating portion of the control panel 77, and the lifting body 53 is slightly lowered by the headed vegetable A, and its detection surface 52a is detected by the third sensor 64. When the third sensor 64 is not lowered to the position, the third sensor 64 is not turned on, and is stored in the pusher drive portion of the control panel 77 as a small headed vegetable A.

Further, when the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped, the cylinder drive section of the control panel 77 is activated, and when the piston rod 29 of the cylinder device 27 is extended, the rack 22 is moved by the piston rod 29 via the interlocking piece 30. The other slide body that has
16 are interlocked, and the other slide body 16 has a plurality of guides.
It is moved rearward along the guide rail 14 via 15.

When the other slide body 16 is moved by the cylinder device 27, the rack 22 of the other slide body 16 is moved.
The pinion 23 that meshes with the pinion 23 is rotated, and the one slide body 12 is interlocked via the rack 21 that meshes with the pinion 23. The one slide body 12 moves forward along the guide rail 10 through the plurality of guides 11. Will be moved towards.

Therefore, when the cylinder device 27 is operated, the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16 are moved toward each other directly below the guide hole 8 in a mutually close direction, and the inner portions of the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16 are relatively moved. The focusing concavities 13 and 19 are overlapped with each other while being superposed, and the front and rear portions of the film F for packaging the heading vegetable A are squeezed in the front-rear direction by the front and rear focusing concavities 13 and 19.

Further, as described above, when one slide body 12 is moved forward, the first to third actuating pins 37, 38, 39 of the one slide body 12 cause the left and right opening / closing rods 34 to move,
The rotation center shaft 33 is gradually rotated inward in opposite directions. That is, the left and right second operating pins 38 are disengaged from the cams 35 of the left and right opening and closing rods 34, and the left and right first and third operating pins 37, 39 cause the left and right opening and closing rods 34 to center on the rotation center shaft 33. Is gradually rotated toward the inward closing direction.

Further, when the left and right opening / closing rods 34 are rotated inward, the focusing projections 36 on the inner side of the opening / closing rods 34 are gradually brought closer to each other, and the left and right focusing projections 36 cause the upper part of the headed vegetable A to grow. In, the left and right parts of the film F that wraps the heading vegetables A are narrowed down in the left-right direction.

Therefore, the support portion 59 of the vegetable receiver 58 for packaging the headed vegetable A
The peripheral side portion of the upper film F is narrowed down substantially simultaneously from the front-rear direction and the left-right direction by the converging recesses 13 and 19 of the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16 and the converging protrusions 36 of the left and right opening and closing rods 34, and the upper portion of the headed vegetable A A rod-shaped bundling portion f is formed by narrowing down the peripheral side portion of the film F.

Further, the peripheral side portion of the film F is formed as a rod-shaped binding portion f, and the heaters 20 of the front and rear slide bodies 12, 16 are brought into contact with the rod-shaped binding portion f from the front-back direction,
The rod-shaped bundling portion f is heat-sealed by sandwiching it from both sides by the heater 20 before and after this, and the extra bundling portion f above the heat-sealing portion of the rod-shaped bundling portion f is regarded as an unnecessary portion from the heat-sealing portion. It is fused and removed. As a result, the heading vegetable A is packaged in a state in which the whole film F is covered with the film F.

Next, when the rod-shaped bundling portion f of the film F is heat-sealed and this unnecessary portion is fused and removed, the control panel 77
When the cylinder driving part of the cylinder device 27 is actuated and the piston rod 29 of the cylinder device 27 is contracted, the one slide body 12 and the other slide body 16 are separated from each other in the opposite direction to the case where the film F is bound. The focusing recesses 13 and 19 are opened by sliding toward each other. When one slide body 12 is slid outward, the first to third actuating pins 37 of the one slide body 12,
The left and right opening / closing rods 34 are pivoted outwardly in the directions away from each other about the pivot center shaft 33 by 38 and 39, and the respective focusing protrusions 36 are opened. Therefore, the front and rear slide bodies 12, 16 and the left and right opening and closing rods 34 are returned to their start positions in preparation for the next binding of the film F.

Further, when the front and rear slide bodies 12 and 16 and the left and right opening and closing rods 34 are returned to the start positions, the operation of the control panel 77 stops the operation of the cylinder device 27, while the electric motor drive section of the control panel 77 is restarted. When the electric motor 45 is operated, the screw 43 is rotated via the sprockets 44 and 47 and the endless chain 48. In addition, the elevating body 53 is lowered along the screw rod 43 and the guide rods 50 in front of and behind the screw rod 43,
The heading vegetables A wrapped with the film F on the elevating body 53 are lowered. Then, the detection surface 52a of the nut body 52 of the lifting body 53 is lowered to the detection position of the fourth sensor 65, and the fourth sensor 65 is turned on by the detection surface 52a. Is input to the control panel 77, the electric motor drive section of the control panel 77 is operated, the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped, and the descent of the headed vegetable A is stopped.

Further, when the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped, the pusher operating portion of the control panel 77 is activated, and the size of the packed headed vegetables A on the vegetable receiver 58 causes the first pusher 71 or the first pusher 71 stored in advance to be stored. The pusher 72 of 2 is operated, the piston rod 74 of the pusher 72 is extended, and the headed vegetable A packaged by the pusher 75 is moved from above the vegetable receiver 53 to one of the discharge paths 68 and 69 on the left and right of the chute 66. Pushed out. In this case, since the cushion member 76 is attached to the front surface of the pusher 75 of the piston rod 74, damage to the headed vegetable A can be prevented.

Further, when the piston rod 74 of the first pusher 71 or the second pusher 72 that pushed out the headed vegetable A is contracted and returned to the start position, the electric motor drive section of the control panel 77 is operated and the electric motor 45 is rotated in reverse. Operated and screwed
43 is rotated in the direction opposite to the descending direction of the lifting body 53,
The elevator 53 and the vegetable receiver 58 on the elevator 53 are raised along the screw rod 43 and the front and rear guide rods 50, and the elevator 53 causes the vegetable receiver 58 to move again to the next headed vegetable A. In preparation for collection, the vehicle is moved to the start position immediately below the guide hole 8 and the operation of the electric motor 45 is stopped.

In the above embodiment, the heater 20 includes the front and rear slide bodies 12,
Although the case where the heaters 20 are provided at the focusing portions of 16 has been described, the heater 20 may be provided at the focusing portions of the left and right opening / closing rods 34.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, the film bundling mechanism is provided with front and rear slide bodies that have a converging portion that condenses the film on the inner side portions that face each other, and are located below the front and rear slide bodies. The front and rear slide members and the left and right opening and closing members are composed of left and right opening and closing members which have interlocking inner and outer focusing members for converging the film in association with the operation of at least one of the front and rear sliding members. Since a heater for heat-sealing the binding portion of the film is provided at the focusing portion on at least one side of the front and rear slide bodies or the left and right opening and closing bodies located between and, it is possible to automatically wrap vegetables with the film. In addition, it is possible to heat seal the binding part that binds the peripheral side part of this film, but at this time, the heater is placed between the front and rear slide bodies and the left and right opening and closing bodies. Since the heater is not placed in contact with the vegetables, the vegetables can be reliably packaged and sealed without heat damage to the vegetables, and the heat of the heater deteriorates the quality of the vegetables. It is possible to provide a vegetable packaging device that can package vegetables without using it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of a vegetable packaging device, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of a line a to a of the same as above, and FIG. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the line part, Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the line part of Figs. FIG. 4 ... Support, 8 ... Guide hole, 12, 16 ... Slide,
13, 19 …… Focusing part, 20 …… Heater, 34 …… Opening / closing body, 36
…… Bundling unit, 40 …… Film bundling mechanism, 58 …… Vegetable receiver, A …… Vegetable, F …… Film, f …… Bundling unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A support body having a guide hole for guiding the downward movement of vegetables, which supports the packaging film so as to close the guide hole, and a support body located below the guide hole of the support body. A vegetable receiver that is vertically movable and receives the vegetables that are lowered while pulling out the film from the guide hole; and a vegetable receiver that is provided between the vegetable receiver and the support so as to be movable back and forth. A film binding mechanism for binding the coated film in the upper part of the vegetables, and a heater for heat-sealing the binding portion of the film bound by the film binding mechanism, the film binding mechanism, the opposing inner portion to the A front and rear slide body having a converging portion for converging the film, and a movement of at least one of the front and rear slide bodies located below the front and rear slide bodies. It is composed of left and right opening and closing bodies having a focusing portion for focusing the film in interlocking and opposed inner portions, and is located between the front and rear slide bodies and the left and right opening and closing bodies, and the front and rear slide bodies or the left and right opening and closing bodies. A vegetable wrapping device, characterized in that the heater is provided at a focusing portion on at least one side of a body.