JPH07149305A - Charging device of granular product like grains of fruit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To continuously charge a specified volume of granular products like grains of fruit into a container without breakage of the granular products, by tilting the container with the contents together with a lateral bar by an actuation bar interlocking with the detection of a potition sensor and charging the granular products into the container through a charging hopper guide. CONSTITUTION:A suspending shaft 18 of a container travels with an endless chain 1. When it rotates around the lower small sprocket wheel 19c. The contents are charged from a hopper 14 unto the container 29 hung at the suspending shaft 18 and moved up to a charging hopper guide 7 together with the endless chain 1. When it reaches the dropping position, a timing sensor 16 detects the position and a charging changeover lever 5 extends to the upper part of the lower travelling face of the endless chain 1 by interlocking therewith. And then the actuation bar 6 of the charging changeover lever 5 gets into contact with the protrusion 17 of the suspending shaft 18 of the container to tilt the container 29 and discharge the contents into a charging hopper guide 7 and fill a charging container 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for filling a filling container with granular articles such as fruit grains without breaking them.

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2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to fill a granular container such as fruit granules into a filling container, at first, the particles were manually measured and filled one by one. A grain filling device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 54-14278.
The piston-cylinder device shown in FIG. 9 sucks the fruit granules into the cylinder from the tank that holds the fruit granules, and the suctioned fruit granules from the flow path switched by the flow path switching valve into the container. And the method of discharging the mixture, and the mixed liquid overflowing from the storage tank for storing the mixed liquid of fruit grains and water shown in JP-B-61-14961 passes through the trough and flows down to the hopper, and then the mixed liquid flows down to the hopper. A method is known in which the liquid is stirred by a stirring rod to be homogenized, and the liquid is once introduced into a cylindrical hole of a rotating disc through a filling hole provided in the bottom plate of the hopper and then filled in a container.

[0003]

The manual filling described in the prior art has a low probability of destroying granular articles such as fruit kernels, but it takes time to make the filling amount constant, so that the manufacturing efficiency is high. It was bad.

In the former of the grain filling devices, the grain is easily broken when the switching valve and the valve body rub against each other at the time of switching the flow path, and further the pressure of the piston when discharging the grain into the container is used. There is a risk of breaking the fruit.

In the latter case, when the berries and the liquid are introduced into the cylindrical hole from the filling hole of the hopper where the berries and the liquid are stored, the hopper bottom plate and the rotating cylindrical plate rotate while rubbing each other, so that the berries are separated. It has the drawback of being damaged by being incorporated.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to provide a filling device capable of continuously filling a fixed amount into a filling container without destroying granular articles such as fruit granules.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] KK05-00050
3/8 In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus for filling granular articles such as fruit of the present invention uses an air cylinder that operates in conjunction with a counting mechanism at a predetermined position of a delivery conveyor that conveys a filling container in a plurality of rows. A container feeding mechanism that intermittently feeds the container so as to stop is provided, a machine frame is laid across the feeding direction rear end of the delivery conveyor, and both ends of an endless traveling chain that vertically rotates in opposition to the machine frame. In addition to being swingably mounted, a number of horizontal rods are provided at regular intervals in the traveling direction, and vertical rods with accommodating containers fixed at equal intervals are hung vertically on these horizontal rods, and the horizontal rods are vertically rotated below the machine frame. The contents hopper is provided at a position where the contents can be accommodated in the accommodating container by means of the contents hopper, and the contents hopper is provided with a working rod for making the contents uniform by the operation of the air cylinder, and further above the machine frame on the container path of the conveyor. filling A filling hopper guide is provided at a position facing the container downward, a position sensor for detecting a charging position is provided at the filling hopper guide at one end above the horizontal rotation lower feeding surface of both endless traveling chains, and an air cylinder is operated at the other end. The operating rod is provided with, and the operating rod interlocked with the detection of the position sensor tilts the container together with the horizontal rod to fill the filling container through the filling hopper guide, and fills the container path of the conveyor below these filling hopper guides. Immediately after the completion of filling, the container is transferred to the rear end of the machine frame by the action rod by the operation of the air cylinders provided for every plural rows of the conveyor.

[0008]

As described above, when the electric motor is operated and the drive shaft is rotated to rotate the endless traveling chain that is hung on the large chain vehicle and the small chain vehicle, the storage container suspension shaft travels together with the endless traveling chain. , When the small chain wheel below is rotated, the contents are stored from the contents hopper into the storage container that is suspended on the suspension shaft of the storage container, and the endless traveling chain moves up to the filling hopper guide to the drop position. When the timing sensor detects the position, the filling switching lever is exposed to the lower running surface of the endless traveling chain, and the working rod of the filling switching lever and the protruding portion of the container suspension shaft come into contact with each other. Then, the container is tilted and the contents are put into the filling hopper guide and filled into the filling container. KK05-00050
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Thereafter, the suspension shaft of the storage container returns to the lower chain wheel while rotating the upper running surface, and the above operation is repeated.

In addition, the filled container, which has been completely filled, works in conjunction with the timing sensor to immediately release the holding rod of the stopper cylinder after the detection, thereby releasing the holding.
It is conveyed to the terminal end side by the pushing of the operating rod provided for every plural rows of the conveyor in the machine frame.

[0011]

EXAMPLES Examples will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6, a granular article filling device such as a fruit grain has a slip torque conveyor (B) in which synthetic resin rollers (9) are arranged in parallel at a constant interval from a starting side to a terminating side of a DC portion. By means of a branch guide member having a plurality of branch points at the start end side in a substantially intermediate portion, the filling container (8) is branched and transferred into a plurality of rows penetrating to the outlet of the filling machine (A) extending across the end side. A bracket (24) for fixing the branch guide member across the slip torque conveyor (B) at a substantially intermediate portion from the branch portion of the slip torque conveyor (B) toward the terminal end side, and in front of and at the inlet of the filling machine (A). ) Is installed on the bracket (24), and the stop rod (26) fixed to the end of the cylinder rod of the vertically extending air cylinder (25) is horizontally rotated to fix the filling container (8). Stopper cylinder (25) to hold in position A counting mechanism measures the number of filling containers (8) that are attached and that are transferred from the starting end side and that pass through the bracket (24) position in the substantially middle portion.
After a predetermined number of passages, the stop rod (26) holds the filling container (8) in association with each stopper cylinder (25).

Further, an air cylinder (10) having the same size as the machine frame (23) of the filling machine (A) is provided horizontally for each branch row of the slip torque conveyor (B), and the air cylinder (10) is provided.
The carrier bracket (11) is provided with an air cylinder (10) for fixing a horizontally rotatable working rod (6) to the cylinder rod. KK05-00050
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The slip torque conveyor (B)
The filling machine (A) installed on the terminal side of the DC part of the
3) The vertical motor (23a) is placed on the underframe projecting between the upper side surfaces of the front vertical frame (23a), and the electric motor is placed on the front vertical frame (23a) and the rear vertical frame (23b).
The upper chain wheel (2) is fixed to both ends of the drive shaft (22) supporting both ends by the upper bearing (3) fixed to the front part of the upper surface of the upper horizontal frame (23c) part installed between the parts, The small chain wheel (19c) is fixed to the end of the connecting shaft (20c), one end of which is supported by the lower bearing frame (21) protruding below the front vertical frame (23a).
At the end of the connecting shaft (19b), one end of which is supported by the middle horizontal frame (23d) that is installed between the part a) and the rear vertical frame (23b), A small chain wheel (19b) is fixed to the middle horizontal frame (23d) part of the small chain wheel (19c) which is almost coaxial, and the upper horizontal line is installed between the front vertical frame (23a) part and the rear vertical frame (23b) part. Frame (23
The small chain wheel (19a) is fixed to the end of the connecting shaft (20a) supporting one end by the upper bearing frame (4) between the part c) and the middle horizontal frame (23d), and the front vertical frame (23a) Section and the rear vertical frame (23b) section are installed between the both ends of the drive shaft (22) whose both ends are supported by the upper bearing (3) fixed to the rear of the upper surface of the upper horizontal frame (23c) section. 2) is fixed, the large chain car (2), small chain car (19)
The endless traveling chain (1) which rotates vertically from the front to the rear of the machine frame (23) in parallel with each other is provided, both ends are attached to the endless traveling chain (1), and a predetermined number is fixed in the traveling direction. The suspended shaft (18) of the accommodating container at intervals,
The upper ends of the vertical rods (28), which are detachable by inserting and removing the fixing pins (27), are vertically hung at a substantially middle portion that is fixed to the end portion of the container (29) that has a tongue shape and has a shallow recess in the central portion. I am doing it.

A small chain wheel (19c) fixed to an end of a connecting shaft (20c), one end of which is supported by a lower bearing frame (21), is located below the inside of the front vertical frame (23a) of the machine frame (23). ) The endless traveling chain (1) attached with the container suspension shaft (18) vertically rotates, the underframe projecting the content hopper (14) at a position where the suspended container (29) does not come into contact. (15) Provided above the contents hopper (14), the longitudinal section of the contents hopper (14) of a length necessary to return about half the length of the contents hopper (14). Air KK05-00050 with a shaft fixed to both ends of a stirring rod (13) shaped like an inner wall
A 6/8 cylinder (10) is installed horizontally.

Further, the opening of each of the filling containers (8) held by the stop rod (26) at a fixed position of the slip torque conveyor (B) penetrating the center of the machine frame (23) in parallel to the front. The filling hopper guide (7) is provided at an upper position so that the contents can be put into the section, and the inclination angle at which the entire width of the front edge of the filling hopper guide (7) can naturally flow down to the contents hopper (14). Is provided with a chute (12).

Then, in the upper part of the filling hopper guide (7), the same number as the number of branches installed in parallel to the lower running surfaces of the endless traveling chains (1) facing each other, the direction toward the terminal end side of the charging port of the filling hopper guide (7). The container (29) is suspended at the same interval as the center interval, and a protrusion (17) is provided at one end of the upper surface of the rearmost part of the group of the container suspension shafts (18) having a fixed number of groups. And a timing sensor (16) for detecting a content loading position by a sensing rod coming into contact with the protrusion (17) is provided on the middle lateral frame (23) of the upper side surface of the protrusion (17), and the other side. A projecting portion is also provided at the upper end of the projecting portion, and a group of projecting portions (17) of the accommodating container suspension shaft (18) are simultaneously connected to the middle lateral frame (23) of the upper side surface of the projecting portion. A filling switching lever (5) in which a working rod (6) that abuts on and leans against It is provided.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention has a simple structure, so that it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost, and it is also possible to fill a granular article such as a fruit with a liquid by a manual operation. Since it is scooped and stored in the storage container, there is an advantage that a fixed amount can be continuously filled without breaking.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 KK05-00050
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FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of a container feeding unit of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a main part of a container feeding unit of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of an embodiment of a container of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a detailed view of another embodiment of the container of the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

A Filling machine B Slip torque conveyor 1 Endless traveling chain 2 Large chain vehicle 3 Upper bearing 4 Upper bearing frame 5 Filling switching lever 6 Working rod 7 Filling hopper guide 8 Filling container 9 Synthetic resin roller 10 Air cylinder 11 Carrier bracket 12 Shoot 13 Stirring Rod 14 Contents hopper 15 Underframe 16 Timing sensor KK05-00050
8/8 17 Projection 18 Suspended shaft for container 19 Small chain car a Upper horizontal frame small chain car b Medium horizontal frame small chain car c Contents hopper upper small chain car 20 Connecting shaft a Upper horizontal frame connecting shaft b Middle horizontal frame connecting shaft c Contents hopper upper connecting shaft 21 Lower bearing frame 22 Drive shaft 23 Machine frame a Front vertical frame b Rear vertical frame c Upper horizontal frame d Middle horizontal frame 24 Bracket 25 Stopper cylinder 26 Stop rod 27 Fixed Pin 28 Vertical rod 29 Storage container

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A filling container (25) which is stopped at a predetermined position of a feed-out conveyor (B) which conveys the filling container (8) by dividing it into a plurality of rows by the operation of an air cylinder (25) interlocking with a counting mechanism. ) Is provided intermittently, a machine frame (23) is laid across the rear end of the sending conveyor (B) in the feed direction, and the machine frame (23) is vertically opposed to each other in an endless traveling manner. Both ends are swingably attached to the chain (1), and a large number of horizontal rods (18) are provided at regular intervals in the traveling direction.
The vertical rod (28) to which the 9) is fixed is suspended, and the contents hopper (14) is placed below the machine frame (23) by a vertical rotation of the horizontal rod (18) so that the contents can be stored in the storage container (29). ) Is provided, the content hopper (14) is provided with a stirring rod (13) for uniformizing the content by the operation of the air cylinder (10), and the container of the conveyor (B) is provided above the machine frame (23). A filling hopper guide (7) is provided at a position facing the filling container (8) on the road downward, and an end of the endless traveling chain (1) is inserted into the filling hopper guide (7) at one end above the horizontally rotating lower feeding surface. A filling sensor is provided with a position sensor (16) for detecting the temperature, and at the other end, an action rod (6) interlocking with the detection of the position sensor causes the contents to be tilted together with the horizontal rod (18) into a container (29). The filling container (8) is filled through the guide (7), and these filling hoppers are The filled container on the conveyor (B) container path below the guide (7) is operated by an operating rod (6) by operation of an air cylinder (10) provided for each of a plurality of rows of the conveyor (B) immediately after the completion of filling. 23) A device for filling granular articles such as fruit grains, characterized in that it is transferred to the outer rear end.