JPH07132075A - Method for peeling japanese persimmon and peeling machine for japanese persimmon - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a method for peeling a Japanese persimmon, capable of automatically and surely peeling a Japanese persimmon and to supply a Japanese persimmon peeling machine. CONSTITUTION:This method for peeling a Japanese persimmon comprises the steps of thrusting a needle (a) into a Japanese persimmon (b) from a persimmon calyx part b1 to a persimmon apex part b2; revolving the needle (a); shaving off epidermis b3 in the vicinity of the circumference of the persimmon calyx part b1 by a calyx removing knife (c) attached to the base part of the needle (a); peeling epidermis of a shoulder part b4 of the Japanese persimmon (b) by a shoulder skin peeling knife (d) fixed to a machine body A; releasing epidermis b5 from the shoulder part b4 to the persimmon apex part b2 of the Japanese persimmon (b) by an epidermis peeling knife (e) attached to the machine body; and recovering a peeled Japanese persimmon (b') after the completion of peeling.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a persimmon fruit peeling method and a persimmon fruit peeling machine capable of automatically and efficiently peeling persimmon fruit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A persimmon peeling machine is used for efficiently peeling the persimmon fruit's epidermis. This kind of persimmon peeling machine has a plurality of rotary shaft tips. Protruding a needle body of the book, piercing this needle body from the part of the persimmon fruit persimmon toward the top of the persimmon, while rotating the rotating shaft, peel the persimmon fruit from the vicinity of the persimmon fruit After that, the skin of the persimmon fruit up to the top of the persimmon was peeled off in one step, but in this conventional method, the trajectory of the edge of the peeling blade is configured by combining a complicated cam mechanism and link mechanism, so adjustment is possible. It is complicated, and if it is somewhat difficult to adjust, depending on the type of persimmon, its size and shape are different, so the peeled persimmon becomes so-called tragary, or the peeled skin becomes thicker than necessary. There was a drawback to

Further, when the persimmon fruit held by the persimmon holding body is pierced by the needle body from the portion where the persimmon is pierced into the persimmon top, the piercing resistance of the needle body is detected by a detection mechanism through a spring or the like,
The piercing depth of the persimmon fruit needle is regulated,
In this conventional method, since the size of the persimmon fruit varies, the needle body is pierced into the persimmon fruit more than necessary, or it becomes shallow, leaving the epidermis on the shoulder part of the persimmon fruit. , There was a defect that the epidermis on the top of the persimmon remained.

The inventor has found that the profile of the persimmon fruit is formed by a curve from the vicinity of the end of the septum having a small radius of curvature to the shoulder and a curve from the shoulder having a large radius of curvature to the persimmon. Focusing on the structure, each radius of curvature can be easily adjusted according to the substance of the persimmon fruit, and after cutting off the epidermis near the septum of the persimmon part of the persimmon with a scraping blade , Peel off the epidermis of the persimmon fruit from the vicinity of the peeling edge with a shoulder peeling blade, and then peel off the epidermis from the persimmon fruit shoulder to the persimmon top to make the persimmon fruit epidermis beautiful The peeling method of the present invention that can be peeled off has been completed.

Further, when the persimmon fruit is stabbed into the needle body, the scraping blade provided on the needle body is brought into contact with the part where the persimmon is cut, and the piercing depth of the persimmon fruit with respect to the needle body is determined based on the position thereof. Focusing on the fact that the persimmon fruit can be more accurately peeled off by restricting the depth to a proper pricking depth and carrying out the skin peeling work based on this position, the present invention Completed the peeling machine.

[0006]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Persimmon fruit b on the needle body a from persimmon b ₁ to persimmon crest b ₂
(A in FIG. 1), the step of rotating the needle a, and the skin around the septum of the persimmon b ₁ by the scraping blade c attached to the base of the needle a. The process of cutting b ₃
(B of FIG. 1), a step of peeling the epidermis of the shoulder part b ₄ of the persimmon fruit b with the shoulder peeling blade d provided on the machine A (FIG. 1 c), and a skin peeling blade provided on the machine A It consists of a step of peeling the epidermis b ₅ from the shoulder b ₄ of the persimmon fruit b to the persimmon crest b ₂ by e (d in FIG. 1) and a step of collecting the peeled persimmon b ′ after the peeling. The present invention relates to a method for peeling a persimmon fruit.

Further, a persimmon holder 1 for holding the persimmon fruit b,
The persimmon fruit b is pierced from the perforated part b ₁ of the persimmon to the persimmon apex b ₂ and the persimmon support device 3 protruding from the needle bar 5 is installed in opposition, and the persimmon fruit b is stabbed close to the needle bar 5. A movement control mechanism 2 for controlling the movement of the persimmon holding body 1 or the persimmon supporting device 3 and the movement for retracting the persimmon holding body 1 or the persimmon supporting device 3 is provided on the machine body A, and the persimmon holding body 1 or the persimmon supporting device 3 is provided. When the perforated portion b ₁ of the persimmon fruit b comes into contact with the needle rod 5 when moved, a blade c is provided at the base of the needle rod 5 to regulate the piercing depth. Persimmon support device 3 when device 3 retracts
The machine body A is provided with a rotation control mechanism 7 for rotating the rotary shaft 6 provided in the machine body A, and a skin peeling mechanism 8 is provided for performing a skin peeling work of the persimmon fruit b by the rotation of the rotary shaft 6. It relates to a persimmon peeling machine.

[0009]

The operation of claim 1 will be described.

The needle body a is pierced from the persimmon portion b ₁ of the persimmon fruit b toward the persimmon crest portion b ₂ (a in FIG. 1), and the needle body a is rotated,
Epidermal b near proximity of calyx persimmon calyx portion b ₁ by poor removal blade c
₃ is scraped off (Fig. 1B), and the epidermis of the shoulder portion b ₄ of the persimmon fruit b is peeled from around the sepal tip of the persimmon b _{1 with} the shoulder peeling blade d (Fig. 1C). Using the skin peeling blade e, peel the epidermis b ₅ from the shoulder b ₄ to the persimmon top b ₂ of the persimmon fruit b (Fig. 1D), and pull out the peeled persimmon b'from the needle body a. Store.

The operation of claim 2 will be described.

The persimmon fruit b is held on the persimmon holder 1, and the persimmon holder 1 or the persimmon supporter 3 is moved by the movement control mechanism 2 to move the persimmon fruit b from the part b ₁ to the persimmon top b _2. When the needle rod 5 is pierced toward, the scraping blade c provided on the needle body a comes into contact with the persimmon portion b ₁ to stop the movement, and thereafter the movement control mechanism 2 causes the persimmon holding body 1 or the persimmon holder to move. When the support 3 is retracted and retracted to a predetermined position, the rotation control mechanism 7 rotates the rotation shaft 6 provided on the persimmon support 3 to rotate the persimmon fruit b, so that the peeling mechanism 8
To peel the persimmon fruit.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment according to claim 1 will be described.

A slide bearing 10 is provided near the center of the front surface of the machine body A to the left, a moving rod 11 is inserted into the slide bearing 10, and the moving rod 11 is driven by a variable speed motor (not shown) with an electromagnetic clutch. A rack type moving mechanism 33 is provided so as to be slidable in the slide bearing 10, and the persimmon holding body 1 is attached to the upper end of the moving rod 10.

A rotating shaft 12 supported by front and rear bearings 9 and 9 is provided on the upper right side of the machine body A, and its tip is projected forward of the machine body A, and the protruding end of the rotary arm rod 4 is provided. The base is fixed, and the bearing 13 is provided in the bearing cylindrical body 4'at the other end of the rotary arm rod 4, and the rotary shaft 6 is rotatably attached to the bearing 13. A plurality of needle bars 5 are projectingly provided at the tip of the rod to form a persimmon support device 3, and a rotary shaft 6 between the lower bearing 13 and the base of the needle bar 5 is formed.
A slide tube 15 is loosely fitted on the slide tube 15, and a spring 14 is wound around the rotary shaft 6 between the lower bearing 13 and the base of the needle bar 5 to bias the slide tube 15 downward. Providing an operating piece 17 near the upper right part of the and projecting its upper end upward
17 'is formed, and a limit switch 16 for stopping the rising of the movable rod 11 is provided on the machine body A at a predetermined interval above the projecting piece 17', and a cutting blade near the lower left part of the slide tube 15 is provided.
The base portion of c is fixed, and the driven pulley 19 having the outer peripheral portion formed into a lateral groove type knurl shape is fixed to the upper portion of the rotary shaft 6.

A limit switch 18 for a rotating arm rod for horizontally rotating the rotating arm rod 4 is provided on the machine body A below the movable rod 11.

A link mechanism 21 driven by a variable speed motor 20 with an electromagnetic clutch / electromagnetic brake is provided in the machine body A,
The link mechanism 21 allows the rotating arm body 4 to be rotated and held in a vertical position and a horizontal position.

The rotation mechanism 22 for rotating the needle a will be described.

A bearing portion 24 is provided on the front surface of the machine body A shown in the figure, and a rotary shaft 25 is horizontally mounted on the bearing portion 24, and a V pulley 27 is provided at the left end thereof.
And the drive pulley 29 ′ fixed to the output shaft of the variable speed motor 29 and the V pulley 27, and the belt 26 is stretched around the rotary shaft 25.
The output pulley 23 is fixedly attached to the right end of the rotary mechanism 22.
A synthetic pulley is coated on the outer peripheral portion of the output pulley 23 in order to ensure power transmission by frictional force, and when the rotary arm rod 4 horizontally rotates, the driven pulley 19 fixed to the upper portion of the rotary shaft 6 is provided. The driven pulley 19 in which the driving force of the output pulley 23 comes into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the output pulley 23 and the lateral groove type knurl is grooved
Is provided so that the rotating shaft 6 rotates.

A limit switch 28 is provided on the machine body A, and when the rotating arm rod 4 horizontally rotates, the shoulder portion of the rotating arm rod 4 contacts the limit switch 28 to hold the rotating arm rod 4 in the horizontal position. After that, the rotating mechanism 22 is rotated, and the shoulder portion b ₄
The shoulder peeling blade d for peeling is attached so as to swing and rotate.

A shoulder peeling mechanism 59 for peeling the epidermis of the shoulder b ₄ from around the sepal tip of the persimmon fruit b by the shoulder peeling blade d will be described.

A support shaft 31 is provided on the right side surface of the machine body A, and a swing mechanism 32 for swinging and rotating the support shaft 31 by a bouncing action is provided at the base of the support shaft 31. The support shaft 31 is swing-rotated. When the shoulder peeling blade d provided at the other end of the support shaft 31
There is provided from the periphery of the calyx tip of the real b of contact persimmon shoulder b ₄ real b persimmon so as to peel off the skin of the shoulder b _4, the swing center of the swing mechanism 32 and the shoulder peeling blade d The swing adjustment bolt 30 is provided to adjust the length between the blade edges of the shoulder peeling blade d to adjust the radius of curvature between the edge of the shoulder peeling blade d and the swing center, and to adjust the swing rotation width of the support shaft 31 to the swing mechanism 32. To provide.

The persimmon fruit b with the skin peeling blade e provided on the airframe A
The skin peeling mechanism 54 for peeling the persimmon top b ₂ from the shoulder b ₄ will be described.

A pedestal 34 is installed obliquely on the machine body A slightly above the swing mechanism 32, and the pedestal 34 is provided so as to be adjustable in the oblique direction with respect to the machine body A, and a bearing 35 is provided on the upper left side of the pedestal 34 on the left side.
35 is erected, and this bearing 35 ・ 35 has a hollow swing cylinder.
36 is fitted and the swing cylinder 36 is rotatably provided with respect to the bearings 35, 35, the sprocket 37 is fixed to the swing cylinder 36 between the bearings 35, 35, and the variable speed motor 38 is mounted on the lower surface of the frame 34. A drive sprocket 39 is fixed to the output shaft, and a chain 40 is stretched between the drive sprocket 39 and the sprocket 37.

The base of the locking piece 41 is fixed to the left end cylinder of the swing cylinder 36, and the other end of the swing cylinder 36 is protruded forward. The end of the swing cylinder 36 is formed into a forked shape. The rod portion of the sliding rod 42 is loosely fitted, and the support body 45 is axially attached to the locking piece 41 with the pin 46,
Pin the bifurcated joint of the sliding rod 42 to the lower locking end of the support body 45.
The support rod 45 is attached to the support body 45, and the support rod 48 is projectingly provided on the support body 45.
At the tip of 48, the persimmon nut b from the shoulder part b ₄ of the persimmon nut b to the persimmon top b ₂
The skin peeling blade e for peeling off the skin b ₅ is attached by the pin 50.

A reciprocating mechanism 44 for reciprocally moving the spindle 43 by a magnetism is provided on the base 34 on the right side of the sliding rod 42,
The left end surface of the spindle 43 is provided so as to abut the right end surface of the sliding rod 42, and a spring 51 is stretched between the lower end of the center of the support body 45 and the base end of the locking piece 41 to support the support body 45. It is configured such that the right end surface of the sliding rod 42 presses the left end surface of the spindle 43 by urging the pin 46 as an axis in the counterclockwise direction, and the spindle 43 of the reciprocating mechanism 44 is returned to the right to return to the spindle.
When the right end of 43 comes into contact with the abutment surface of the stroke adjusting body 49 provided on the right side of the gantry 34, the skin peeling blade e becomes the fruit b of the persimmon b due to the urging force of the spring 51 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. It is provided so as to abut, and the position of the stroke adjusting body 49 on the base 34 is adjusted to adjust the radius of curvature of the skin peeling blade e.

Reference numerals 52 and 53 are locking pieces 41, a support body 45, a support rod 48, and a support rod 48 by the rotation of the sprocket 37 of the swing cylinder 36.
This is a stopper and limit switch that regulates the swing rotation of the skin peeling blade e.

A mechanism for collecting the peeled persimmon b ′ after the peeling will be described.

A support shaft 55 supported by bearings is rotatably installed at a substantially central portion in the machine body A, and a front end of the support shaft 55 is projectingly provided on the front surface of the machine body A. A tip of the projecting end is projected obliquely upward and rightward. The base portion of the provided two-pronged claw body 56 is fixed, and the gap between the two notched claw bodies of the two-pronged claw body 56 facing each other is set so that the rotary shaft 6 to which the needle bar 5 is fixed is fixed. A lever 57 is provided vertically on a support shaft 55 in the machine body A, a weight 57 'is fixed to the tip of the lever 57, and a right end of the lever 57 is abutted in the machine body A. A stopper 57 "is provided to restrict the counterclockwise rotation of the bifurcated claw body 56, and the fruit b of a persimmon is pierced through the needle bar 5 to allow the rotation arm rod 4
Is rotated from the vertical position to the horizontal position, the persimmon fruit b comes into contact with the upper surface of the bifurcated claw body 56 and the bifurcated claw body 56 is rotated clockwise against the gravity of the weight 57 'of the lever 57. Then, the persimmon fruit b is allowed to pass and the rotating arm rod 4 is held in the horizontal position.
When the needle bar 5 returns from the horizontal position to the vertical position, the peeling persimmon b ′ pierced by the needle bar 5 comes into contact with the lower surface of the bifurcated claw body 56 and the needle bar 5 moves.
The peeled persimmon b'is to be pulled out.

Reference numeral 58 is a receiving port for the peeled persimmon b ', and 58' is a chute for introducing the peeled persimmon b'into the storage box.

[0032] Since this embodiment is constructed as described above, the Kakiitadaki portion b ₂ persimmon holder 1 real b persimmon persimmon calyx portion b ₁ upward and held downward, pinion rack type Moving mechanism 33
When the moving rod 11 is raised by the piercing tool and the persimmon fruit b is pierced through the needle rod 5 at the tip of the rotary shaft 6 (a in FIG. 1), the persimmon portion b ₁ comes into contact with the chamfering blade c. By the rise of the scraping blade c, the slide tube 15 overcomes the downward urging force of the spring 14 and ascends on the rotary shaft 6, and the protruding piece 17 'at the tip of the operating piece 17 becomes the limit switch 16. Since it abuts, the moving rod 11 stops rising.

When the movable rod 11 descends and the lower end of the movable rod 11 comes into contact with the limit switch 18, the rotating arm rod 4 is rotated by the link mechanism 21 from the vertical position to the horizontal position about the rotating shaft 12. After the shoulder portion of the rotating arm rod 4 contacts the limit switch 28 to hold the rotating arm rod 4 in the horizontal position, the driven pulley 19 of the rotating shaft 6 provided in the rotating arm rod 4 causes the rotating mechanism 22 to rotate. Abutting on the output pulley 23 of the output pulley 23 and frictionally transmitting the driving force of the output pulley 23 to the driven pulley 19 to rotate the rotary shaft 6 and the needle body 5, and thus abut on the persimmon portion b ₁ of the persimmon fruit b. With the scraping blade c, the epidermis b ₃ around the persimmon of the persimmon fruit b is scraped off together with the tip of the calyx (b in FIG. 1).

Further, in response to a command from the limit switch 28, a swing mechanism 32 of a support shaft 31 provided on the right side surface of the machine body A is also provided.
Is activated, the support shaft 31 swings and the shoulder peeling blade d abuts the shoulder b ₅ of the persimmon fruit b, peeling the skin of the shoulder b ₄ from around the calyx tip of the persimmon fruit b. After that (C in FIG. 1), the spindle 43 of the reciprocating mechanism 44 moves back to the right and the right end of the spindle 43 of the reciprocating mechanism 44 abuts the stroke adjusting body 49. real b shoulder b ₄ abuts on, followed by operating the variable speed motor 38 rotates the sprockets 37 of the swing cylinder 36, persimmon a pivotally mounted vertically epidermis peeled edge e at the tip of the supporting rod 48 of the swung rotated axis sliding rod 42 from the shoulder b ₄ real b in the direction of Kakiitadaki portion b ₂ of stripping the epidermis b ₄ of Kakiitadaki portion b ₂ from the shoulder b ₄ real b persimmon (Figure 1).

At this time, since the epidermis stripping blade e was axially attached with the pin 50, the epidermis stripping blade e follows the pinion 5 according to the epidermis b ₅ of the persimmon fruit b.
The skin b ₅ of the persimmon fruit b is peeled by vertically swinging about 0 as an axis.

The skin peeling blade e peels off the skin b ₅ of the persimmon fruit b and ends, and the locking piece provided on the swing cylinder 36 is the limit switch.
53, and the variable speed motor 38 reversely rotates in response to the command from the limit switch 53. Then, when the locking piece of the swing cylinder 36 contacts the limit switch 53, the command causes the variable speed motor 38 to stop and then the link. The mechanism 21 is commanded to return the rotating arm rod 4 from the horizontal position to the vertical position. At this time, the stripped persimmon b ′ pierced by the needle bar 5 comes into contact with the lower surface of the bifurcated claw body 56, and the stripped persimmon b ′ is pulled out from the needle bar 5 and is stored in the storage box through the receiving port 58 and the chute 58 ′. It is stored.

According to the present invention, as described above, the persimmon fruit b held by the persimmon holder 1 with the needle body a is pierced from the persimmon portion b ₁ toward the persimmon apex portion b ₂ , and the scraping blade c is cut. After abutting the persimmon bent portion b ₁ , the persimmon holding body 1 is retracted, the rotary arm rod 4 is rotated, and then the needle body a is rotated to bend the persimmon with the cutting blade c. ₁ Cut off the skin b ₃ near the calyx and then adjust the swing trajectory of the cutting edge by the shoulder peeling group d so that the perimeter of the calyx shoulder b _{4 has} a radius of curvature suitable for the ring More persimmon fruit b shoulder b ₄
Since the epidermis is peeled off, and then peeling off the epidermis b ₅ of persimmon of the swing locus of the cutting edge from the epidermis peeled by cutting e real b persimmon shoulder b ₄ can be adjusted to Kakiitadaki section b _2, a conventional peel Compared to the method of peeling persimmon fruit b in one step with a skin peeling blade, combining a complicated cam and link mechanism like a peeling machine, it is significantly more beautiful and accurate. It is a method of peeling persimmon fruit that can peel the epidermis.

An embodiment according to claim 2 will be described.

Persimmon holder 1 for holding persimmon fruit b and persimmon fruit b
The persimmon holder 1 for sticking the persimmon fruit b close to the needle bar 5 is provided in opposition to the persimmon support device 3 having the needle bar 5 protruding from the bent part b ₁ of the persimmon to the perimeter part b ₂ of the persimmon. Alternatively, a movement control mechanism 2 for controlling the movement of the persimmon support device 3 and the movement for retracting the persimmon holding body 1 or the persimmon support device 3 is provided in the machine body A, and the persimmon holding body 1 or the persimmon support device 3 moves to move the needle. When the perforated part b ₁ of the persimmon fruit b comes into contact with the rod 5, a blade c is provided at the base of the needle rod 5 to regulate the piercing depth, and the persimmon holder 1 or the persimmon support device 3 retracts. At this time, a rotation control mechanism 7 for rotating the rotary shaft 6 provided in the persimmon support device 3 is provided in the machine body A, and a skin peeling mechanism 8 for performing skin peeling work of the persimmon fruit b by rotation of the rotary shaft 6 is provided. .

In the illustrated embodiment, a moving mechanism 33 for moving the persimmon holding body 1 is provided in the lower portion of the machine body A, and a variable speed motor (not shown) for driving the moving mechanism 33 is provided in the machine body A. The pinion shaft 60 is provided on the horizontal output shaft of the variable speed motor via an electromagnetic clutch, and the pinion gear part of the pinion shaft 60 is moved to the worm gear box 70 in which the rack gear part of the rack rod 61 is meshed with the rack gear part. Is provided, a lower continuous rod 61 'having a smaller diameter than the barrel portion is continuously provided to the moving rack rod 61 below the rack gear portion, and when the moving rack rod 61 moves upward to the barrel portion of the moving rack rod 61, In order to prevent the movable rack rod 61 from overrunning and moving upward, the backup limit switch 62 with which the detection portion abuts and the pivot arm rod 4 described below are vertically attached to the shaft portion of the lower connecting rod 61 '. A fuselage A is provided with a rotating arm rod rotating limit switch 18 with which a detecting portion of a limit switch for transmitting a signal for rotating from a position to a horizontal position is rotationally abutted.

A slide bearing 10 is provided above the movable rack rod 61, and a movable rod 63 is slidably fitted and hung vertically on the slide bearing 10 so that the lower end is brought into contact with the upper end of the movable rack rod 61.
A flange 63 'is provided at the lower end of the moving rod 63 to allow the slide bearing 1
The retracting biasing spring 64 is inserted into the rod of the moving rod 63 between the lower end of 0 and the upper surface of the flange 63 ′, and the persimmon holder 1 is attached to the upper end of the moving rod 63.
Attach.

Above the persimmon holding body 1, a persimmon support device 3 having a needle bar 5 protruding from the perforated portion b ₁ toward the persimmon apex b ₂ is provided oppositely. In the machine body A on the upper right side of the persimmon holding body 1, there is provided a rotary shaft 12 which is rotatably supported by front and rear bearings 13, 13 and the tip of the rotary shaft 12 is projected in front of the machine body A. The base of the rotating arm rod 4 is fixed to the projecting end of 12, and the bearings 13 and 13 are provided in the bearing cylindrical body 4'at the other end of the rotating arm rod 4. The rotary shaft 6 of 3 is fitted and the rotary shaft 6 is made rotatable with respect to the bearing cylinder 4 '.

When the rotating arm rod 4 is held on the upper part of the rotating shaft 6 by rotating from the vertical position to the horizontal position, the rotating arm rod 4 comes into contact with an output pulley 23 of a rotating mechanism 22, which will be described later, and frictionally applies power to the rotating shaft 6. A plurality of driving pulleys 19 to be transmitted are fixedly attached, and the outer peripheral portion of the driven pulley 19 is formed into a lateral groove type knurled shape to ensure the transmission of power, and the tip of the rotary shaft 6 is pierced with a persimmon fruit b. The needle bar 5 of the book is projected, and the lower bearing 13 and the needle bar 5 are provided.
The slide tube through the spring 14 on the body of the rotating shaft 6 between the bases of the
15 is loosely fitted, the base of the take-up blade c is fixed to the lower left part of the slide tube 15, and the base part of the operating piece 17 having a projecting piece 17 'upwardly to the upper right part of the slide tube 15. When the lower end of the scraping blade c is pressed upward against the urging force of the spring 14, the tip of the projecting piece 17 ′ serves as the limit switch 16 as the movement control mechanism 2 provided on the machine body A. Is provided so as to cut off the power of the motor by shutting off the electromagnetic clutch of the variable speed motor of the moving mechanism 33 according to the command of the limit switch 16 and the operating piece at the lower right end of the bearing cylinder 4 '. A groove 65 is provided to prevent the operating piece 17 from rotating with the rotating shaft 6 by loosely fitting 17 therein.

The moving mechanism 33 of the pinion rack system moves the moving rack rod 61, the moving rod 63, and the persimmon holding body 1 up, the needle rod 5 sticks into the fruit b of the persimmon, and the flattening blade c is pushed upward. When moving, the projecting piece 17 'comes into contact with the detecting portion of the limit switch 16 and the electromagnetic clutch of the variable speed motor of the moving mechanism 33 is turned off.
And the retracting biasing spring inserted in the rod at the lower end of the moving rod 63.
64 is compressed by the flange portion 63 'and the slide bearing 10,
The downward urging force due to this compression and the persimmon holder 1 / moving rod 63
・ Persimmon holder 1 ・ movable rod 6 due to the weight of the movable rack rod 61 ・
It is provided so that the movable rack rod 61 moves downward and the lower end of the lower continuous rod 61 'comes into contact with the rotary arm rod rotating limit switch 18.

At this time, if the command of the limit switch 16 does not operate due to some trouble and the persimmon holding body 1 further moves upward, the sensing portion of the backup limit switch 62 comes off from the end of the lower continuous rod 61 ', and this command is issued. Thus, the rotation of the variable speed motor for the moving mechanism is stopped.

The link mechanism 21 for rotating the rotating arm body 4 will be described.

A variable speed motor 20 with an electromagnetic clutch / brake for rotating the rotating arm body 4 is provided in the machine body A, and a rotary shaft 66 rotated by this motor 20 is provided with a link 67 of a link 67 as shown by a dotted line in FIG. The base is fixed, the other end 67 '(P) is erected upward, the base of the link 68 is fixed to the rotary shaft 12 of the rotary arm rod 4, and the other end 68' (Q) is left. Make it project diagonally upward, and the other end
Both ends of the link 69 are pivotally attached to 67 '(P) and 68' (Q).

When the turning arm rod turning limit switch 18 is actuated, the electromagnetic clutch of the variable speed motor 20 for turning the turning arm rod 4 is turned on by this command, and the electromagnetic brake is turned on.
When it becomes FF, the other end 67 ′ (position P in FIG. 3) of the link 67 fixed to the rotation shaft 66 by rotating the rotation shaft 66 is rotated by 180 ° and rotated to the position P ′ in FIG. Link mechanism with 69 21
As a result, the other end (position of Q) of the link 69 in FIG. 3 moves to the position of Q ′ in FIG. 4, so that the rotary arm rod 4 moves 90 around the rotary shaft 12.
The rotary arm rod 4 is rotated from a vertical position to a horizontal position, and the shoulder portion of the rotary arm rod 4 contacts a limit switch 28 provided on the machine body 8 to rotate the rotary arm rod variable speed motor 20. The electromagnetic clutch is turned off and the electromagnetic brake is turned on to hold the rotating arm rod 4 in a horizontal state.

The rotation mechanism 22 for rotating the rotation shaft 6 provided in the persimmon support device 3 and the rotation control mechanism 7 will be described.

A bearing portion 24 is provided on the front surface of the machine body A, a rotary shaft 25 is laid across the bearing portion 24, a V pulley 27 is fixed to the left end of the rotary shaft 25, and the output shaft of a variable speed motor 29 is fixed to the drive shaft. Pulley 29 '
The belt 26 is stretched between the V pulleys 27, and the output pulley 23 is fixed to the right end of the rotary shaft 25 to form the rotating mechanism 22. Power transmission by frictional force is ensured on the outer peripheral portion of the output pulley 23. Therefore, when the rotating arm rod 4 is horizontally rotated from the vertical position, the driven pulley 19 fixed to the upper part of the rotating shaft 3 abuts on the outer peripheral portion of the output pulley 23 for frictional force between them. Is provided so that the power is transmitted and the rotary shaft 6 rotates.

When the rotating arm rod 4 is horizontally rotated on the front surface of the machine body A, the shoulder portion of the rotating arm rod 4 holds the rotating arm rod 4 in the horizontal position, and after the rotating mechanism 22 is operated, it will be described later. Peeling mechanism 8
It is provided so as to come into contact with a limit switch 28 for activating.

The peeling mechanism 8 for peeling the skin of the persimmon fruit b by rotating the rotary shaft 6 will be described.

In the peeling mechanism 8 of the illustrated embodiment, the skin b ₃ around the septum of the part b _{1 on} the persimmon is scraped off by the take-up blade c which the needle rod 5 is rotated by the rotating mechanism 22 described above. Mechanism and the skin peeling blade d to remove the epidermis of the shoulder b ₄ from the vicinity of the septum of the persimmon fruit b. The shoulder skin peeling mechanism 59 and the skin peeling blade e from the shoulder b ₄ of the persimmon fruit b. It is composed of a skin peeling mechanism 54 for peeling the skin b ₅ up to the persimmon top b ₂ .

The mechanism for scraping off the epidermis b ₃ around the calyx of the persimmon squat b _{1 by} the scraping blade c has been described above. From shoulder b ₄
The skin shoulder peeling mechanism 59 for peeling off the epidermis will be described.

A support shaft 31 is provided on the right side surface of the machine body A, and a swing mechanism 32 for swinging and rotating the support shaft 31 by a bouncing action is provided at the base of the support shaft 31. The support shaft 31 is swing-rotated. When the shoulder peeling blade d provided at the other end of the support shaft 31
Is provided so as to come into contact with the shoulder portion b ₄ of the persimmon fruit b and peel off the epidermis of the shoulder portion b ₄ from around the calyx tip of the persimmon fruit b.

Next, the skin peeling blade e is used to cut the shoulder portion b ₄ of the persimmon fruit b.
The skin peeling mechanism 54 for peeling the skin b ₅ from the persimmon top b ₂ to the persimmon top b ₂ will be described.

A frame 34 is installed obliquely on the machine body A slightly above the swing mechanism 32, and shafts 35 and 35, on which a hollow swing cylinder 36 is mounted, are erected on the left side of the upper surface of the frame 34. A variable speed motor in which a sprocket 37 is fixed to the swing cylinder 36, and a drive sprocket 37 is fixed to the output shaft on the lower surface of the frame 34.
38 is provided and a chain 40 is stretched between the drive sprocket 39 and the sprocket 37.

The base of the locking piece 41 is fixed to the left end cylinder of the swing cylinder 36, and the other end of the swing cylinder 36 is protruded forward. The end of the swing cylinder 36 is formed into a forked shape in the cylinder. The rod portion of the sliding rod 42 is loosely fitted, and the support body 45 is axially attached to the locking piece 41 with the pin 46,
Pin the bifurcated joint of the sliding rod 42 to the lower locking end of the support body 45.
The support rod 45 is attached to the support body 45, and the support rod 48 is projectingly provided on the support body 45.
At the tip of 48, the persimmon nut b from the shoulder part b ₄ of the persimmon nut b to the persimmon top b ₂
The skin peeling blade e for peeling off the skin b ₅ is attached by the pin 50.

A reciprocating mechanism 44 for reciprocating the spindle 43 by a magnetism is provided on the base 34 on the right side of the sliding rod 42.
The left end surface of the spindle 43 is brought into contact with the right end surface of the sliding rod 42, and a spring 51 is stretched between the center lower end of the support body 45 and the base end of the locking piece 41 so that the support body 45 is supported by the pin 46. Is configured so that the right end surface of the sliding rod 42 presses the left end surface of the spindle 43 by biasing it counterclockwise, and the spindle 43 of the reciprocating mechanism 44 is returned to the right so that the right end of the spindle 43 is a stand. 34
It is provided so that the skin stripping blade e comes into contact with the persimmon fruit b by the biasing force of the spring 51 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.

Reference numerals 52 and 53 are locking pieces 41, a support body 45, a support rod 48, and a support rod 48 by the rotation of the sprocket 37 of the swing cylinder 36.
This is a stopper and limit switch that regulates the swing rotation of the skin peeling blade e.

A mechanism for collecting the peeled persimmon b ′ after peeling will be described.

A support shaft 55 supported by bearings is rotatably installed at a substantially central portion of the machine body A, and a front end of the support shaft 55 is projected on the front surface of the machine body A. The base of the bifurcated pawl 56 provided is provided at an interval through which the tip of the rotating shaft 6 fixedly attached can pass, and a lever 57 is hung vertically on a support shaft 55 in the machine body A, and a weight is attached to the tip of the lever 57. 57 ′ is fixed, and a stopper 57 ″ that abuts against the right end of the lever 57 is provided in the machine body A to restrict the counterclockwise rotation of the bifurcated claw body 56, and the persimmon fruit b to the needle bar 5. When the pierced rotating arm rod 4 is rotated from the vertical position to the horizontal position, the persimmon fruit b comes into contact with the upper surface of the bifurcated claw body 56, and the bifurcated claw body 56 acts on the weight 57 ′ of the lever 57 due to gravity. Counterclockwise to permit the passage of the persimmon fruit b to hold the rotating arm rod 4 in the horizontal position, and when the rotating arm body 4 returns from the horizontal position to the vertical position, the needle rod Pierced by 5 Strip persimmon b provided to withdraw 'is persimmon b peeled by Hari杆 5 in contact with the lower surface of the bifurcated pawl 56'.

Reference numeral 58 is a receiving port for the peeled persimmon b ', and 58' is a chute for introducing the peeled persimmon b'into the storage box.

[0064] Since this embodiment is constructed as described above, the holding towards the Kakiitadaki portion b ₂ persimmon holder 1 real b persimmon persimmon calyx portion b ₁ upwards downwards, provided on the body A When the sequence of the control panel is operated, the electromagnetic clutch of the variable speed motor for the moving mechanism is turned on, the pinion gear of the pinion shaft 60 rotates, and the rack gear part of the lifting rack rod 61 moves the moving rod 63 and the persimmon holding body 1 upward. , The persimmon fruit b is pierced through the needle bar 5 at the tip of the rotary shaft 6.

When the needle bar 5 pierces the persimmon fruit b, the part b ₁
The slide tube 15 abuts against the rattling blade 6 and the slide tube 15 overcomes the downward urging force of the spring 14 by the upward movement of the ratchet blade c to move upward on the rotary shaft 6 and projecting piece 17 '. Comes into contact with the detecting portion of the limit switch 16, and the limit switch 16 turns off the electromagnetic clutch of the variable speed motor of the moving mechanism 33 to stop the ascending movement of the persimmon holding body 1 and the persimmon holding body 1.
Is lowered by the downward biasing force due to the compression of the retracting biasing spring 64 and the weight of the persimmon holding body 1, the moving rod 63, and the moving rack rod 61, so that the portion b ₁ of the persimmon fruit b that came to the persimmon is the standard. Become persimmon fruit b
Pierces the needle bar 5 and the piercing depth of the persimmon fruit b on the needle bar 5 is regulated to a proper position without being shallow, and the peeling work of the persimmon fruit b is performed based on this position. Be started.

When the moving rod 63 / moving rack 61 of the persimmon holding body 1 moves down, the lower end of the lower continuous rod 61 'comes into contact with the rotating arm rod rotating limit switch 18 to rotate the rotating arm rod 4. The electromagnetic clutch of the variable speed motor 20 is turned on and the electromagnetic brake is turned off, and the link motion of the link mechanism 21 causes the rotary arm rod 4 to rotate 90 ° around the rotary shaft 12 to rotate the rotary arm rod 4. Rotate from the vertical position to the horizontal position, the shoulder portion of the rotating arm rod 4 contacts the limit switch 28, and the electromagnetic clutch of the rotating arm rod rotating variable speed motor 20 is turned off and the electromagnetic brake is turned on. The rotation of the arm rod 4 is stopped and the rotary arm rod 4 is held in a horizontal state by an electromagnetic brake.

When the rotating arm rod 4 is held in a horizontal state, the outer peripheral portion of the output pulley 23 of the rotating mechanism 22 coated with the synthetic resin material and the outer peripheral portion fixed to the upper part of the rotary shaft are formed into a lateral groove type. The outer peripheral part of the driven pulley 19 formed into a knurled shape abuts,
The drive force of the variable speed motor 29 is transmitted by frictional force, and the rotary shaft 6 rotates.

When the rotary shaft 6 rotates, the needle rod 5 rotates and contacts the perforated portion b ₁ of the persimmon fruit b by the scraping blade 6 which causes the skin b ₃ near the calyx of the persimmon fruit b ₃ It is scraped off together with the end of the sepal.

Then, in response to a command from the limit switch 28, the shoulder stripping blade d swings and swings to peel off the epidermis b of the shoulder portion b ₄ from around the calyx tip portion of the persimmon fruit b, and then the persimmon stripping blade e elapses. When the skin of the persimmon crest b ₂ is peeled off from the shoulder b ₄ of the fruit b, the electromagnetic clutch of the rotary arm rod rotating variable speed motor 20 becomes O.
N. The electromagnetic brake is turned off, and the link motion of the link mechanism 21 causes the rotary arm rod 4 to return from the horizontal position to the vertical position and the rotation of the rotary shaft 6 is stopped.

At this time, the peeling persimmon e pierced by the needle bar 5 comes into contact with the lower surface of the bifurcated claw body 56, and the peeling persimmon e is pulled out from the needle bar 5 and stored through the receiving port 58 and the chute 58 '. Stored in a box. In this embodiment, a pinion rack system is adopted as a mechanism for moving and retracting the persimmon holder 1, but a hydraulic piston / cylinder system, a screw / jack system may be used, and the persimmon bearing device 3 may be rotated by a link mechanism 21. Although it is configured to move, after the persimmon holding body 1 is retracted by the moving mechanism, the persimmon holding body 1 is rotated by another rotating mechanism such as a rotary actuator or a hydraulic piston / cylinder mechanism.
The peeling mechanism may be used to perform the peeling work, and various designs are possible.

In the persimmon peeling machine of the present invention, the perforation holder 1 or the persimmon support device 3 is moved by the movement control mechanism 2 as described above, and the portion of the persimmon of the persimmon fruit b is moved to the needle bar 5. When the b ₁ abuts, a cutting blade c that regulates the piercing depth is provided at the base of the needle rod 5, and when the persimmon holding body 1 or the persimmon support device 3 is retracted, the rotary shaft 6 provided at the persimmon support device 3 Since the rotation control mechanism 7 rotates, the piercing depth of the persimmon fruit b with respect to the needle bar 5 is the proper piercing depth without shallowing the needle bar 5 with the perforated part b ₁ as a reference. pierced by it becomes in of, and scraping the skin b ₃ near proximity calyx of the position persimmon calyx portion b ₁ in poor removal blade c as a reference, the shoulder peeling mechanism 59 persimmon shoulder b The epidermis of ₄ is peeled off by the shoulder peeling blade d, and then the epidermis b ₅ from the shoulder b _{4 of the} real b to the persimmon crest b ₂ around the persimmon tip by the epidermis stripping mechanism 54. Since it is peeled off, the epidermis of persimmon fruit can be peeled off more accurately.

[0072]

The effect of claim 1 will be described.

According to the present invention, as described above, the step of piercing the needle body with the persimmon fruit from the part where the persimmon is pierced toward the top of the persimmon, the step of rotating the needle body, and the scraping attached to the base of the needle body The process of scraping off the skin around the persimmon of the persimmon with the blade, the process of peeling the skin of the persimmon's shoulder with the shoulder peeling blade provided on the machine, and the skin peeling blade provided on the machine It consists of a step of peeling the epidermis from the shoulder of the persimmon to the top of the persimmon, and a step of collecting the peeled persimmon after the peeling, so you can peel the persimmon fruit with a persimmon peeling machine. When peeling, the needle body a is pierced from the portion of the persimmon to the top of the persimmon with the needle body, and the needle body is rotated after abutting the bent portion of the persimmon to the hollow cutting blade, and to the persimmon with the scraping blade. The skin around the calyx of the persimmon is scraped off, and then the perimeter of the persimmon's sepal is drawn to create a trajectory that fits the annulus of the persimmon. Peel the epidermis of the persimmon fruit and then peel off the epidermis from the shoulder part of the persimmon to the top part of the persimmon with a skin peeling blade that draws a trajectory that fits the annulus of the persimmon fruit from the shoulder part of the persimmon fruit to the top part of the persimmon So, as in the conventional peeling method, the cam and link mechanism are combined intricately, and the skin from the tip of the persimmon fruit sepal to the persimmon top through the shoulder with one peeling blade in one step Compared to the peeling method, by dividing the process of peeling the skin of the shoulder part and the process of peeling the skin from the shoulder part to the persimmon top, it becomes easier to adjust the locus of the blade edge of each peeling blade, and more accurately Since the skin of the persimmon fruit can be peeled off beautifully, the adjustment is complicated as in the past, so the peeled persimmon becomes a so-called tragary, and the peeled skin is thicker than necessary. It is a practical and excellent method of peeling persimmon fruit that eliminates the drawbacks of becoming fragile.

The effect of claim 2 will be described.

As described above, the present invention is provided with a persimmon holder for holding a persimmon fruit, and a persimmon support device provided with a perforated rod sticking out from the bent part of the persimmon fruit toward the top of the persimmon. , The machine body is provided with a movement control mechanism for controlling the movement of the persimmon holder or the persimmon support device that pierces the persimmon fruit close to the needle bar and the movement of retracting the persimmon holder or the persimmon support device. When the persimmon support device moves and the perforation of the persimmon of the persimmon comes into contact with the needle rod, a cutting blade that regulates the piercing depth is provided at the base of the needle rod, and the persimmon holder or the persimmon support device retracts. At this time, a rotation control mechanism for rotating the rotary shaft provided in the persimmon support device is provided in the machine body, and a skin peeling mechanism for performing skin peeling work of the persimmon fruit by rotation of this rotary shaft is provided. The persimmon holder or the persimmon support device moves, and the persimmon nuts are deformed on the needle rod. When the abutment is made, a blade is provided at the base of the needle rod to regulate the depth of piercing, and the piercing depth of the persimmon fruit with respect to the needle rod is used as the reference for the depth of the needle rod. Since it is pierced at the piercing depth of the karazu, the peripheral part of the persimmon's sepal is scraped off by the scraping blade based on this position by the rotation of the rotating shaft, and then the skin of the persimmon is removed by the peeling mechanism. Since the skin can be peeled, when the needle stick pierces the fruit of the persimmon like a conventional persimmon peeler, the resistance of the needle stick to the needle is detected by a detection mechanism via a spring etc. The conventional method of controlling the piercing depth of the persimmon of the persimmon is different from the conventional method in which the size of the persimmon fruit and the softness of the persimmon fruit are different. , The skin on the shoulder of the persimmon remains, or the skin on the top of the persimmon remains. When the operator holds the persimmon fruit on the persimmon holder, the persimmon fruit automatically attached to the persimmon support device is used to remove the persimmon fruit persimmon. It is a practical, efficient and excellent persimmon fruit that can be pierced from the part to the top of the persimmon, the rotation shaft rotates by the rotation control mechanism, and the skin peeling mechanism can perform the skin peeling work of the persimmon fruit. Becomes a skin peeler.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing steps of a method for peeling persimmon nuts according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the persimmon peeling machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view in which a part of the main part of the persimmon fruit peeling machine of the present embodiment is cut away.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the link mechanism of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway explanatory view showing a rotation mechanism of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view in which a part of the persimmon fruit peeling machine of the present embodiment is cut away.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Persimmon holder 2 Movement control mechanism 3 Persimmon support device 5 Needle rod 6 Rotation axis 7 Rotation control mechanism 8 Skin stripping mechanism a Needle body b Persimmon fruit b'Striped persimmon b ₁ Persimmon b part _{2 2} Persimmon top b ₃ Skin b ₄ Shoulder b ₅ Epidermis c Removal blade d Shoulder skin e Skin peeling persimmon

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A persimmon is pierced with a persimmon fruit from the part where the persimmon is pierced into the needle body toward the apex of the persimmon, a step of rotating the needle body, and a persimmon blade attached to the base of the needle body. Of the persimmon of the persimmon part, the step of peeling the persimmon fruit's shoulder epidermis with the shoulder skin peeling blade provided on the machine body, and the step of peeling the persimmon fruit with the skin peeling blade provided on the machine body A method for peeling a persimmon fruit, comprising a step of peeling the epidermis from the shoulder to the top of the persimmon and a step of collecting the peeled persimmon after the peeling. 2. A persimmon holder for holding a persimmon fruit, and a persimmon support device provided with a perforated perforation sticking from the bent part of the persimmon fruit to the top of the persimmon, and the persimmon is attached to the persimmon. A movement control mechanism for controlling the movement of the persimmon holder or the persimmon support device that pierces the fruit of the persimmon and the movement that retracts the persimmon holder or the persimmon support device is provided on the machine, and the persimmon holder or the persimmon support device moves. When the perforated part of the persimmon of the persimmon comes into contact with the needle rod, a blade is provided at the base of the needle rod to regulate the depth of penetration of the persimmon. When the persimmon holder or the persimmon support device retracts, the persimmon support device A rotation control mechanism that rotates the rotating shaft provided in
A persimmon fruit peeling machine, which is provided with a skin peeling mechanism for peeling the persimmon fruit's epidermis by the rotation of the rotary shaft.