JPH07237607A - Automatic sorter for konnyaku maker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently transfer konnyakus (gelatinous food made from devil's- tongue starch) sent out from a konnyaku maker to an automatic packing device by sensing that the konnyaku has arrived at a discharging tip of a belt conveyer by a sensor and causing the belt conveyer to temporarily stop and wait. CONSTITUTION:At an exit of a konnyaku maker, a conveyer 10, a roller conveyer 30 and a belt conveyer 40 which are split from the conveyer 10 are placed. A discharging plate reciprocates along a direction F of an arrow for alternatively sorting konnyakus on the conveyer 10 into the roller conveyer 30 and the belt conveyer 40. When the konnyaku reaches a tip of the belt conveyer 40, a photo-coupler 41 senses the konnyaku, feeding of the belt conveyer 40 is stopped, and a second automatic packing machine is fed without objects to be packed for positioning a hopper K1 at a predetermined position. Then the discharging plate is traveled from left to right and the belt conveyer 40 is driven, thereby putting the konnyaku into the hopper K1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing device which distributes plate konjac cut into a predetermined size and dispensed at arbitrary intervals to a plurality of automatic packaging devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the process of manufacturing and packaging konjac, generally, konjac is manufactured to a certain size, then put into a water tank, then taken out of the water tank and sent to the packaging process. It is like this. As an apparatus for automatically performing the konjak arranging work required as a pre-step of the packaging step without relying on human hands, an article aligning and supplying apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-178105 is known. This aligning and feeding device aligns the konjac taken out from the water tank in a certain direction while conveying it through a plurality of conveyors arranged in a substantially U shape, and sends it out individually to a packaging process which is the next process. Is configured to be able to. In general, this type of automatic packaging device has a limited processing capacity, whereas the konjac manufacturing device on the side of manufacturing konjac, cutting it into plate konjac and supplying it has been significantly improved in processing capacity.

[0003]

When such a high-performance konjac manufacturing device and a conventional automatic packaging device are connected on a manufacturing process line, the packaging process of the automatic packaging device is a plate konjac that is dispensed from the manufacturing device. Therefore, the plate konjac that has been discharged in excess of its packaging processing ability must be manually returned to the manufacturing apparatus or discarded, resulting in extremely poor work efficiency. Further, the intervals of the plate konjac delivered from the manufacturing apparatus are not constant, which is a cause that the delivery to the automatic packaging apparatus cannot be performed at high speed.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems in connection between the conventional plate konjac manufacturing apparatus and the automatic packaging apparatus, and discards the plate konjac delivered from the high-performance konjac manufacturing apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing device that can be efficiently dispensed to an automatic packaging device.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is provided on the outlet side of a board konjac manufacturing apparatus, and conveys the board konjac sent out from the apparatus by aligning and carrying the board konjac at an arbitrary interval, and moving the board konjac in the conveyor. Provided on the path, a detecting means for detecting that the plate konjac has reached a predetermined position, a plurality of dispensing paths branched and arranged from the conveyor, when the detecting means detects the arrival of the plate konjac, it is detected. An automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing device, comprising: a distribution unit that selectively distributes the plate konjac into one of them in accordance with the packaging timing of the automatic packaging device that is in communication with the dispensing path.

In the present invention, the payout path connects the short-path roller conveyor that connects the first automatic packaging apparatus and the conveyor, which are arranged near the conveyor, and the second automatic packaging apparatus and the conveyor, which is arranged apart from the conveyor. It can be configured with a long-distance belt conveyor.

In the present invention, it is preferable to provide a sensor for detecting the arrival of the plate konjac at the delivery side end of the belt conveyor, and the distributing means temporarily moves the belt conveyor when the sensor detects the arrival of the plate konjac. It is preferable to include a control circuit that stops the automatic hopper of the second automatic packaging device until the empty hopper of the second automatic packaging device reaches the leading end of the belt conveyor on the delivery side.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when it is detected by the detection means that the plate konjac sent from the plate konjac manufacturing apparatus at an arbitrary interval has reached a predetermined position, the allocating means dispenses the detected plate konjac. It functions to selectively distribute to any one of the dispensing paths according to the packaging timing of the automatic packaging device which is connected to the channels.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of an automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing device of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an automatic distribution device), and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof. In both figures, the automatic distribution device 1 is provided on the outlet side of a plate konjac production device (not shown), and conveys the plate konjac sent from the production device while aligning and conveying the plate konjac at an arbitrary interval, and the conveyor 10 thereof. Limit switch 20 provided as a detection means for detecting that the plate konjak has reached the tip of the conveyor 10 (predetermined position), and rollers as a plurality of delivery paths branched from the conveyor 10. When the limit switch 20 detects that the plate konjac has reached the tip of the conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 40, the arrival signal is received and the automatic packaging device is communicated with the roller conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 40. The detected plate konjac according to the packaging timing of the roller conveyor 3 Or separator 50 as distribution means selectively distributed to either of the belt conveyor 40
It is mainly composed of and. Incidentally, reference numeral 12 in the drawing denotes a pedestal supporting the conveyor 10.

The configuration of each part will be described in detail below. The conveyor 10 conveys plate konjac by driving an endless belt in the direction of arrow A, and side walls 11a and 11b for guiding the movement of the plate konjac are erected on both sides of the conveyor 10. The distance between the side walls 11a and 11b is slightly longer than the width of the plate konjac in the lateral direction, and the plate konjac is arranged in a line and conveyed.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of portion B in FIG. As shown in the figure, the limit switch 20 is connected to the moving element 2 from the gap of the stop plate 60 which is erected at the leading end of the conveyor 10 in the conveying direction.
0a is fixed to the stop plate 60 so as to look into it, and when the plate konjac is stopped by the stop plate 60, the operator 20a is pressed, thereby limiting the arrival signal indicating that the plate konjac has arrived. Switch 20
Can be output. The top of the plate konjac row that has been sequentially conveyed on the conveyor 10 is the stop plate 6.
Since the endless belt keeps moving even if it contacts 0,
Ita konjac will wait while slipping on the endless belt.

The roller conveyor 30 is a short-path roller conveyor having a seven-row structure for connecting the first automatic packaging device (not shown) disposed near the conveyor 10 and the conveyor 10, from the tip of the conveyor 10. It is arranged at a right angle to the left, and the board konjac is dispensed in the direction of arrow C by operating the separator 50.

The belt conveyor 40 is a belt conveyor for connecting the second automatic packaging device (not shown) arranged away from the conveyor with the conveyor 10.
It is configured to have a longer path than a short path roller conveyor, and is arranged rightward from the tip of the conveyor 10 at a right angle. When the separator 50 operates, the conveyor 1
The plate konjac on top of 0 is sent in the direction of arrow D and transferred onto the belt conveyor 40. A photocoupler 41 as a sensor for detecting that the plate konjac has reached the tip is provided at the tip of the belt conveyor 40 on the payout side. The widths of the roller conveyor 30 and the belt conveyor 40 are substantially the same.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 (a view taken along the line EE in FIG. 3), the separator 50 includes a lifting cylinder 52 for raising and lowering the payout plate 51, and the payout plate 51 in the left-right direction (arrow). Traveling cylinder 53 to move in the F direction)
And a pedestal that supports these drive parts. The pay-out plate 51 is made of a thin plate having a partial oblique side, is arranged in parallel with the axial direction of the roller conveyor 30 and vertically and at a position within the lateral width of the roller conveyor 30, and the length L in the longitudinal direction thereof is L. It is approximately two-thirds of the 30 rollers, and the lateral direction length M is formed slightly larger than the thickness of the plate konjac.

A dual cylinder is used as the lifting / lowering cylinder 52 so that the payout plate 51 can be stably operated. The lifting cylinder 52 is fixed to the rib 54,
The rib 54 is further fixed to the traveling cylinder 53. The traveling cylinder 53 includes guide shafts 53a and 5a.
It is possible to reciprocate in the direction of arrow F by using 3b as a guide, and the traveling limit is the left vertical frame 5 of the U-shaped frame 55 fixing the guide shafts 53a and 53b.
5a and the right vertical frame 55b. The traveling width of the payout plate 51 is sufficient to transfer the plate konjac on the conveyor 10 onto the roller conveyor 30 and also onto the belt conveyor 40.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described. The outputs of the limit switch 20 and the photocoupler 41 described above are given to a control circuit 71 incorporated in the control panel 70 shown in FIG. 1, and the control circuit performs the separator 50, the belt conveyer 40, and the separator 50 according to a preset operation procedure. The first automatic packaging device and the second automatic packaging device are operated as follows, respectively.

Operation (a): Processing capacity on both sides of the conveyor
When arranging an equivalent automatic packing machine In FIG. 1, when the automatic operation switch of the control panel 70 is turned on, the board konjac stands by and the board konjac conveyed on the conveyor 10 comes into contact with the operator 20a. When the limit switch 20 is turned on, an arrival signal is output from the limit switch 20 and given to the control circuit 71. The operation of the control circuit 71 will be described below. First of all
Hopper H by idling an automatic packing machine (hereinafter referred to as No. 1 machine)
Position 1 in place. Next, take the payout plate 51 to the right →
It is run to the left, and the plate konjac is put into the hopper H1, and the next empty hopper H2 is sent to a fixed position. At this time, if the next plate konjac is reached, the payout plate 51 continues.
Is moved from left to right and the belt conveyor 40 is driven by a timer for several seconds to transfer the plate konjac on the conveyor 10 onto the belt conveyor 40.

When the plate konjac is sequentially conveyed on the conveyor 10, the payout plate 51 travels back and forth in the direction of arrow F, whereby the plate konjac on the conveyor 10 is alternately moved to the roller conveyor 30 side and the belt conveyor 40 side. Sort. After repeating this operation, when the plate konjac on the belt conveyor 40 is detected by the photocoupler 41, that is, when the plate konjac reaches the tip of the belt conveyor 40, the feeding of the belt conveyor 40 is stopped, and the second automatic The packing machine (hereinafter referred to as No. 2 machine) is idly fed to position the hopper K1 at a fixed position. Then payout plate 5
1 is moved from left to right and the belt conveyor 40 is driven to move the plate konjac into its hopper K.
Put in 1. As described above, the plate konjac conveyed on the belt conveyor 40 is always stopped at the leading end of the conveyor and waits for the arrival of the next empty hopper of No. 2 machine before loading.

The above-mentioned No. 1 machine and No. 2 machine can be independently operated automatically. In that case, when the first machine is selected and the automatic operation switch is turned on, first, the first machine is idly fed to position the hopper H1 at a fixed position. Next, the payout plate 51 is run from right to left, the plate konjac is put into the hopper H1, and the next empty hopper H2 is sent to a fixed position. At this time, if the next plate konjac arrives,
The payout plate 51 is moved up, left-to-right run, and lowered to return the payout plate 51 to the right end position of the conveyor 10, and subsequently the payout plate 51 is run right-to-left.

When the No. 2 machine is selected and the automatic operation switch is turned on, the payout plate 51 is continuously operated in the order of left-to-right, ascending, right-to-left traveling and descending.
0 is driven by a timer for several seconds, and the above continuous operation is repeated for 2
Repeat the process and wait for the next plate of konjac. If the plate konjac comes here, the belt conveyor 40 is driven while performing the above continuous operation, and if the arrival signal is output from the photocoupler 41, the belt conveyor 40 is stopped and the second automatic packing machine (hereinafter referred to as No. 2 machine). Is called) to position the hopper K1 at a fixed position. When the next plate konjac arrives, the plate konjac is thrown into the hopper K1 by driving the belt conveyor 40 while continuously operating the delivery plate 51. After the positioning of the hopper, the belt conveyor 40 is operated while the delivery plate 51 is continuously operated each time the plate konjac arrives.
When the photo coupler 41 detects the next plate konjac, the belt conveyor 40 is stopped and the second machine is fed, and the loading operation is repeated. In addition, in the above-mentioned No. 1 machine and No. 2 machine, it is preferable that the operation of the payout plate 51 and the belt conveyor 40 can be manually operated.

Operation (b): Processing capacity on both sides of the conveyor
In the case of disposing different automatic packing machines , it is assumed that the processing capacity of the first automatic packing machine is higher than that of the second automatic packing machine and the initial position of the payout plate 51 is on the right side of the conveyor 10. Automatic operation switch is on
When the plate konjac on the conveyor 10 arrives, 1
First, the hopper is positioned by idling the machine, and the payout plate 51 is run from right to left to put the plate konjac into the hopper. If the next plate konjac has arrived here, the belt conveyor 40 is driven by a timer while running the payout plate 51 from left to right, and if the next plate konjac has not reached, the payout plate 51 is raised, left → right. Run and lower to return to the initial position. That is, when the plate konjac is continuously conveyed, it is alternately distributed as in the above operation (a). However, when the plate konjac is fed at a certain interval, the dispensing plate 51 is returned to the initial position to The priority is given to the machine side. Thereby, the plate konjac can be selectively distributed, and even if the automatic packaging devices having different processing capacities are arranged on both sides of the conveyor 10, it is possible to deal with them.

In the present invention, the pay-out plate is not limited to the thin plate of the above-mentioned embodiment, punching metal may be used for the purpose of weight reduction, and corrugated plate may be used for the purpose of increasing the strength. In short, any one can be used as long as it satisfies the requirement that the product shape of the plate konjac is transferred in the predetermined direction without breaking it.
Furthermore, in order to make the plate konjac contact surface of the payout plate have low friction, for example, a fluorine coating may be applied. Further, the control circuit of the above-described embodiment can be realized by software using a microcomputer, or can be realized by a dedicated hardware circuit that performs those functions.

In the above embodiment, the payout path of the present invention has two systems arranged on both sides of the leading end of the conveyor. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, it may be configured to branch further. Further, in the case of branching the payout path from the middle of the conveyor, it is necessary to provide the detection means on the board konjac movement path in the middle of the conveyor.

Further, although the detection means of the present invention is constituted by the limit switch in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is not limited to this and may be constituted by a photocoupler, a potentiometer or the like.
Further, the short path conveyor of the present invention is not limited to the roller conveyor of the above-described embodiment, but may be a belt conveyor having a short path, or may be a duct-shaped chute arranged obliquely downward.

[0025]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the automatic distribution device for plate konjac manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the plate konjac sent out from the plate konjac manufacturing apparatus having a high processing capacity, the efficiency without discarding. It becomes possible to pay out well to the automatic packaging device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of an automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part showing details of a B part in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view on arrow EE in FIG.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Automatic distribution device 10 Conveyor 20 Limit switch 30 Roller conveyor 40 Belt conveyor 41 Photocoupler 50 Separator 51 Discharge plate 52 Elevating cylinder 53 Running cylinder 55 U-shaped frame 60 Stop plate 70 Control panel 71 Control circuit

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A conveyor which is provided on the outlet side of a plate konjac manufacturing apparatus and conveys the plate konjac sent out from the apparatus while aligning and carrying the plate konjac at an arbitrary interval, and provided on the board konjac moving path in the conveyor, Detection means for detecting that the plate konjac has reached a predetermined position, a plurality of dispensing paths branched from the conveyor, when the detection means detects the arrival of the plate konjac, the detected plate An automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing device, comprising: a distribution unit that selectively distributes konjac to any one of them in accordance with the packaging timing of the automatic packaging device that is in communication with the dispensing path. 2. The delivery path has a short path roller conveyor that connects the first automatic wrapping apparatus arranged near the conveyor and the conveyor, a second automatic wrapping apparatus arranged distant from the conveyor, and the conveyor. An automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a long-path belt conveyor communicating with 3. A sensor for detecting the arrival of plate konjac at the tip of the delivery side of the belt conveyor, wherein the sorting means temporarily moves the belt conveyor when the sensor detects the arrival of the plate konjac. The automatic distribution device for a plate konjac manufacturing device according to claim 2, further comprising a control circuit that is stopped until the empty hopper of the second automatic packaging device reaches the leading end of the belt conveyor on the delivery side.