JPH07315304A - Ice-making bag packer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer a low-profile and easy-to-install ice-making bag packer. CONSTITUTION:In a ice-making bag packer, specified pieces of ice produced by an ice-maker 12 is separated into approximately equal amounts with a dispenser 14 and kept in a storing carrier (A), so that the ice can be fed to a bag-packer (B) as required. The storing carrier (A) is provided with holders 21, 22, 23, which are almost horizontal and long from side to side, and which have inlets on the top of one end and outlets on the bottom of the other end. The carrier also has augers 31, 32, 33, which are mounted in such a way as can rotate and carry ice from the inlet to the outlet by rotation, and drive units 51, 52, 53 to drive such augers.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice-making bag-filling machine in which a predetermined shape of ice made by an ice-making machine is packed in a bag, sealed, and automatically stored in a stocker or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one of the ice-making bag filling machines of this type, a predetermined amount of ice made by the ice-making machine is divided by a distributor into substantially equal amounts and then stored in a storage / conveying device for distribution / storage. Some ices are intermittently supplied to a bagging device, which is described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-121201.

[0003]

In the ice bag making machine described in the above publication, the guide plate and the guide plate in which the storing and conveying device is arranged so as to be inclined from below the ice making machine to the inlet of the bag making device. And the shutter device assembled to the guide plate, the storage and transportation device can be manufactured simply and inexpensively, but the ice dispensed in approximately the same amount by the distributor is below the ice making machine. Between the ice making machine and the bag filling device, since the ice pack is stored on the guide plate arranged in the above position and the ice is conveyed to the bag filling device by utilizing the inclination of the guide plate and the guide plate. Needs to secure a large space in the vertical direction. The present invention has been made to address the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an ice bag making machine having a small vertical dimension and good installability.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a predetermined amount of ice produced by an ice making machine is distributed by a distributor in substantially the same amount to a storage / conveying device. In an ice-making bag-filling machine in which stored and distributed ice is intermittently supplied to the bag-filling device, the storage-conveying devices are formed in a horizontally-horizontally long shape, arranged in parallel, and arranged above each one end. A plurality of storage containers each having an inlet and an outlet below each other end, and an auger rotatably disposed in each of the storage containers and capable of transporting ice from the inlet toward the outlet by rotation. A drive device for rotationally driving each of these augers is provided.

[0005]

In the ice making bag filling machine according to the present invention, when the ice is stored in the storing and conveying device from the ice making machine through the distributor, if each auger is driven to rotate by a predetermined amount (time), The ice, which is distributed in substantially the same amount and is dropped and supplied to the inlet of each storage container, can be sequentially conveyed toward the outlet and can be distributed and stored in the entire storage container. In addition, according to the operation of the bag filling device, each driving device can rotate and drive each auger to supply the ice distributed and stored in each storage container from the outlet to the bag filling device. It is possible to pack the ice pieces, which are distributed in substantially the same amount, one after another.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an ice bag making machine according to the present invention. This ice making bag making machine 100 is used by being assembled on the stocker (freezer storage) 200 shown in FIG. 2, and its operation is controlled. It is configured to be controlled by a device (not shown). In addition, ice making bag filling machine 100
Is a pair of ice machines 12, 1 connected by a machine frame 11.
3, a pair of distributors 14 and 15 arranged below the ice makers 12 and 13, a storage / conveyance device A arranged below both of the distributors 14 and 15, and the storage / conveyance device A. It is configured by a bag filling device B and the like arranged below the.

Each ice making machine 12, 13 has a large number of ice making units 12
a and 13a, each of which has a predetermined shape, is automatically made in the ice making process, and a predetermined amount of ice is automatically dropped in the deicing process to arrange the distributors 14 and 15 below. To be supplied to, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,791,7
No. 92 known per se, the operation of which is controlled by a control device. Each of the distributors 14 and 15 divides a predetermined amount of ice dropped and supplied from each of the ice making machines 12 and 13 into three substantially equal parts. As shown in the figure, the inside is divided into three sections by the two partition plates 14a and 14b, and also divided into three outlets.

The storage / conveyance device A sequentially supplies the ice distributed and stored through the distributors 14 and 15 to the bagging device B. As shown in detail in FIGS. 5 and 6, Three to six storage containers 21 to 26 and augers 31 to 36,
Three sets of shutters 41, 42, 43 and each auger 31-
Electric motors 51, 52, 53 with reduction gears for driving 36
And electric motors 61, 62, 63 with reduction gears for driving the shutters 41, 42, 43. The electric motors 51, 52, 53 and 61, 62,
Each operation of 63 is controlled by the control device.

Each storage container 21, 22, 23 and 24, 2
Reference numerals 5 and 26 are formed in a horizontally-horizontally long shape and are arranged in parallel, and face each other.
4, 15 have inlets 21a to 26a corresponding to the respective outlets, have outlets 21b to 26b corresponding to the carry-in chute 71 of the bagging apparatus B below the other end, and have respective ice discharge tanks 81 below the one end. , 82 corresponding to the discharge ports 21 and 26c. Therefore, ice can be dropped from the outlets of the distributors 14 and 15 to the inlets 21a to 26a, from the outlets 21b to 26b to the carry-in chute 71, and the outlets 21c to 23c. From drainage tank 81
It can be dropped into the ice drain tank 82 from each of the outlets 24c to 26c. In addition, each storage container 2
Optical sensors (light emitters and light receivers connected to the control device) 9 for detecting the presence or absence of ice on the entrance side of 1, 22, 23
1, 92 and detection holes (not shown) are provided. Further, optical sensors (light emitters and light receivers connected to the control device) 93, 94 and detection holes (not shown) for detecting the presence of ice are provided on the inlet side of each of the storage containers 24, 25, 26. Has been.

The respective augers 31 to 36 are respectively connected to the respective storage containers 21 to 21.
26 are rotatably arranged in the auger 3 respectively.
1 and 34 are coaxially arranged and integrally rotatably connected by a coupling 37 and are integrally rotatably connected to an electric motor 51 through a coupling 54, and augers 32 and 35 are coaxially arranged. Coupling 3
8 and is integrally rotatably connected to the electric motor 52 through the coupling 55, and the augers 33 and 36 are coaxially arranged and integrally rotatably connected by the coupling 39. At the same time, it is connected to the electric motor 53 through a coupling 56 so as to be integrally rotatable.

When the augers 31, 32, 33 are rotated in the forward direction by the electric motors 51, 52, 53, the respective augers 31, 22a, 23a to the outlets 21b, 22b, 2 are discharged.
The ice can be conveyed toward 3b, and when it is rotated in the reverse direction, the outlets 21b, 22b, 23b can be discharged from the outlets 21c, 22
It is configured to be able to convey ice toward c and 23c. On the other hand, each auger 34, 35, 36 is connected to each electric motor 5
When each of the outlets 24b is rotated forward by 1, 52, 53,
Ice can be conveyed from 25b, 26b to each outlet 24c, 25c, 26c, and each inlet 24 when rotated in the reverse direction.
a, 25a, 26a to outlets 24b, 25b, 26b
It is configured so that ice can be transported toward.

The shutter 41 includes the storage containers 21 and 24.
Each of the outlets 21b and 24b are selectively opened and closed, and a shielding plate 41a that is slidably installed in the longitudinal direction along the bottom of the storage container 21 to open and close the outlet 21b, and the bottom of the storage container 24 are provided. A shield plate 41b which is slidably mounted along the longitudinal direction to open and close the outlet 24b, and connecting rods 41c and 41d which connect the shield plates 41a and 41b and extend toward the electric motor 61. Both connecting rods 41
It is constituted by a cam plate 41e that is assembled to the ends of c and 41d and that engages with a drive pin 64 that is rotationally displaced by the electric motor 61. In the shutter 41, the outlet 21b is opened and the outlet 24b is closed in the illustrated state, and the drive pin 64 is rotationally displaced 180 degrees from the illustrated position by the electric motor 61 to close the outlet 21b and the outlet. 24b is configured to be opened.

The shutter 42 is provided in each of the storage containers 23 and 26.
And a shield plate 42a for selectively opening and closing the outlets 23b and 26b of the storage container 23, which is slidably mounted in the longitudinal direction along the bottom of the storage container 23 to open and close the outlet 23b, and the bottom of the storage container 26. A shield plate 42b that is slidably installed in the longitudinal direction along the opening and closing the outlet 26b, and connecting rods 42c and 42d that connect both shield plates 42a and 42b and extend toward the electric motor 62. Both connecting rods 42
The cam plate 42e is attached to the ends of the c and 42d and engages with the drive pin 65 which is rotationally displaced by the electric motor 62. In this shutter 42, the outlet 23b is opened and the outlet 26b is closed in the illustrated state, and the drive pin 65 is rotationally displaced from the illustrated position by 180 degrees by the electric motor 62 to close the outlet 23b and the outlet. 26b is configured to be opened.

The shutter 43 is provided in each of the storage containers 21 to 26.
Of each of the discharge ports 21c to 26c are selectively opened and closed, and the shield plate is slidably installed in the longitudinal direction along the bottom of each of the storage containers 21 to 26 to open and close the discharge ports 21c to 26c. 43a to 43f and the shielding plates 43a, 43b,
Connecting plate 43g for connecting 43c, and shielding plates 43d, 4
Connecting plate 43h connecting 3e and 43f, connecting rods 43i and 43j connecting both connecting plates 43g and 43h,
The drive pin 6 is attached to the end of the connecting plate 43k that is attached to the connecting plate 43h and is rotationally displaced by the electric motor 63.
It is constituted by a cam plate 43m that engages with 6. In the shutter 43, the discharge ports 21c, 22c, 23c are opened and the discharge port 2
4c, 25c, 26c are closed and the electric motor 6
The drive pin 66 is rotationally displaced 180 degrees from the position shown in the figure by 3 to close the discharge ports 21c, 22c, 23c and open the discharge ports 24c, 25c, 26c.

The bagging device B is for automatically and sequentially packing the distributed ice, which is controlled by the control device and sequentially supplied from the above-mentioned storing and conveying device A, and the packed ice is the bag. The packing device B is configured to be dropped and stored in the lower stocker 200. The detailed configuration of the bag filling device B is not related to the gist of the present invention, and therefore its description is omitted.

In this embodiment constructed as described above, when a start switch (not shown) is operated in the illustrated state, the bagging device B is in a standby state (below the carry-in chute 71) in response to a command from the control device. The ice making machine 12 is started immediately, and the ice making machine 12 is started with a delay of a predetermined time, and the ice making machines 12 and 13 are opened. Ice is made in sequence.

By the way, the ice-making machine 13 that started the ice-making process first
When the ice making is completed, the ice making machine 13 starts deicing according to a command from the control device, and a predetermined amount of ice falls from the ice making section 13a of the ice making machine 13. The predetermined amount of ice is distributed to the distributor 15
Is divided into three substantially the same amount at each inlet 24a, 25a, 26 of each storage container 24, 25, 26 in the storage / transport device A.
a, which is detected by the optical sensors 93 and 94, and the electric motors 51, 52 and 53 are instructed by the control device.
Is driven in reverse and each auger 31 to 36 is driven in reverse. Therefore, each entrance 2 of each storage container 24, 25, 26
The ice dropped on 4a, 25a, and 26a is auger 34 and 3 respectively.
5, 36 are conveyed toward the respective outlets 24b, 25b, 26b and distributed over the entire length of the respective storage containers 24, 25, 26 and stored substantially uniformly.

The above-described operation of transporting ice by the augers 34, 35, 36 is continued until the optical sensors 93, 94 detect the absence of ice, and when the optical sensors 93, 94 detect the absence of ice, the control device is operated. The electric motors 51 and 53 are stopped by the command from the electric motor 52, and the electric motor 52 is continuously driven in the reverse direction to stop after the set time. Therefore, in a state where the ice is dispersed and stored in each of the storage containers 24 and 26, the ice that is dispersed and stored in the storage container 25 is dropped and supplied from the outlet 25b to the carry-in chute 71 of the bagging device B. After that, the ice making machine 13 starts ice making again according to a command from the control device, and the bag filling device B and the electric motor 5
1, 53 and the electric motors 61, 62, 63 are controlled in their respective operations, so that the following operations (1a) to (11a) are sequentially obtained.

(1a) Due to the bagging operation of the bagging device B, the ice dropped and supplied from the storage container 25 is bagged and dropped and stored in the stocker 200. (2a) Due to the return operation of the bag filling device B, the bag filling device B returns to the standby state. (3a) The electric motor 61 rotationally displaces the drive pin 64 by 180 degrees and stops, whereby both shield plates 41a and 41b are stopped.
Moves to close the outlet 21b of the storage container 21 and open the outlet 24b of the storage container 24. (4a) The electric motor 51 is reversely driven for a set time and stopped, so that the ice dispersedly stored in the storage container 24 is dropped and supplied from the outlet 24b to the carry-in chute 71 of the bagging apparatus B. (5a) The storage container 24 by the bag filling operation of the bag filling device B
The ice supplied by dropping from is packed in a bag and dropped and stored in the stocker 200. (6a) Due to the return operation of the bag filling device B, the bag filling device B returns to the standby state. (7a) The electric motor 62 rotationally displaces the drive pin 65 by 180 degrees and stops, whereby both shield plates 42a and 42b are stopped.
Moves, the outlet 23b of the storage container 23 is closed and the outlet 26b of the storage container 26 is opened. (8a) The electric motor 53 is reversely driven for a set time and is stopped, so that the ice dispersedly stored in the storage container 26 is dropped and supplied from the outlet 26b to the carry-in chute 71 of the bagging apparatus B. (9a) The storage container 26 by the bag filling operation of the bag filling device B
The ice supplied by dropping from is packed in a bag and dropped and stored in the stocker 200. (10a) Bagging device B is returned by the return operation of bagging device B
Returns to the standby state. (11a) The electric motor 63 rotationally displaces the drive pin 66 by 180 degrees and stops, whereby the shield plates 43a to 43f are stopped.
Moves, and the discharge ports 21c to 23 of the storage containers 21 to 23 are moved.
c is closed and the discharge port 2 of the storage containers 24-26
4c-26c are opened. When the ice making by the ice making machine 12 is completed after the above-described operation, the ice making machine 12 starts deicing in response to a command from the control device, and a predetermined amount of ice falls from the ice making section 12a of the ice making machine 12. The predetermined amount of ice is divided into three approximately equal amounts by the distributor 14, and each of the storage containers 21, 21
It drops into each inlet 21a, 22a, 23a of 22, 23,
This is detected by the optical sensors 91 and 92, and the electric motors 51, 52, and 53 are driven to rotate in the normal direction according to a command from the control device, and the augers 31 to 36 are driven to rotate in the normal direction. Therefore, the inlets 21a and 22 of the storage containers 21, 22 and 23, respectively.
The ice dropped on the a, 23a is conveyed toward the outlets 21b, 22b, 23b by the augers 31, 32, 33 and dispersed over the entire length of each of the storage containers 21, 22, 23 and stored substantially uniformly. At this time, each auger 34,
Each storage container 24, 25, 26 by forward rotation of 35, 36
The ice remaining inside the outlets 24c, 25c, 26c
And is discharged to the ice discharging tank 82 through the discharge ports 24c, 25c, 26c. Therefore, even if the ice remains in each of the storage containers 24, 25, and 26 and becomes smaller due to the previous operation (the operation of bagging the ice made by the ice making machine 13), the ice is still generated in the next ice making machine. The bagging operation of the ice made in 13 does not cause bagging with new ice, and it is possible to always bag almost uniform ice.

The above-described operation of transporting ice by each of the augers 31 to 36 is continued until the absence of ice is detected by the optical sensors 93 and 94, and when the absence of ice is detected by the optical sensors 93 and 94, the control device outputs. Electric motor 51,
53 is stopped and the electric motor 52 is continuously driven in the normal direction to stop after a set time. Therefore, in a state where the ice is dispersed and stored in each of the storage containers 21 and 23, the ice dispersedly stored in the storage container 22 is dropped and supplied from the outlet 22b to the carry-in chute 71 of the bagging apparatus B. After that,
In response to a command from the control device, the ice making machine 12 starts ice making again, and the bag filling device B and the electric motors 51, 53
The electric motors 61, 62, 63 are controlled in their respective operations, and the following operations (1b) to (11b) are sequentially obtained.

(1b) Due to the bagging operation of the bagging device B, the ice dropped and supplied from the storage container 22 is packed into a bag and dropped and stored in the stocker 200. (2b) The returning operation of the bag packing device B causes the bag packing device B to return to the standby state. (3b) The electric motor 61 rotationally displaces the drive pin 64 by 180 degrees and stops, whereby both the shield plates 41a and 41b are stopped.
Moves to open the outlet 21b of the storage container 21 and close the outlet 24b of the storage container 24. (4b) The electric motor 51 is driven to rotate in the normal direction for a set period of time and stopped, whereby the ice dispersedly stored in the storage container 21 is dropped and supplied from the outlet 21b to the carry-in chute 71 of the bagging device B. (5b) The storage container 21 by the bagging operation of the bagging device B
The ice supplied by dropping from is packed in a bag and dropped and stored in the stocker 200. (6b) Due to the return operation of the bag filling device B, the bag filling device B returns to the standby state. (7b) The electric motor 62 rotationally displaces the drive pin 65 by 180 degrees and stops, whereby both shield plates 42a and 42b are stopped.
Moves to open the outlet 23b of the storage container 23 and close the outlet 26b of the storage container 26. (8b) The electric motor 53 is driven to rotate in the normal direction for a set time and stopped, whereby the ice dispersedly stored in the storage container 23 is dropped and supplied from the outlet 23b to the carry-in chute 71 of the bagging apparatus B. (9b) Storage container 23 by the bagging operation of the bagging device B
The ice supplied by dropping from is packed in a bag and dropped and stored in the stocker 200. (10b) Bag packing device B is returned by the return operation of bag packing device B
Returns to the standby state. (11b) The electric motor 63 rotationally displaces the drive pin 66 by 180 degrees and stops, whereby the shield plates 43a to 43f are stopped.
Moves, and the discharge ports 21c to 23 of the storage containers 21 to 23 are moved.
c is opened and the outlet 24 of the storage containers 24 to 26 is opened.
c-26c are closed. The above-described respective operations after the completion of ice making in the respective ice makers 13 and 12 can be alternately repeated until the stocker 200 is filled with the bagged ice or the stop switch (not shown) of the device is operated. To be The ice machine 12
After the bagging operation of ice made in ice is obtained, the ice making machine 1
When the bagging operation of the ice made in 3 is obtained,
Each storage container 2 by the reverse rotation of each auger 34, 35, 36
The ice remaining in 1, 22, 23 is discharged from each outlet 21c,
22c, 23c are conveyed toward each discharge port 21c, 2
It is discharged from the 2c and 23c to the ice discharge tank 81. Therefore, even if the ice remains in each of the storage containers 21, 22, and 23 and becomes smaller due to the previous operation (the operation of bagging the ice made by the ice making machine 12), the ice is still generated in the next ice making machine. The bagging operation of the ice made in 12 does not cause bagging with new ice, and it is possible to always bag the substantially uniform ice.

In the above embodiment, the storage / conveyance device A is used.
3 to 6 storage containers 21 to 26 and augers 31 to 36, which are arranged to face each other, and three sets of shutters 41, 42, 43.
And electric motors 51, 52, 53 with reduction gears that drive the augers 31 to 36, and shutters 41, 42, 43.
The electric motors 61, 62, 63 with a speed reducer for driving the storage / conveyance device are used as, for example, three storage containers 21, 22, 23 (discharge ports 21c, 22c, 23.
c) and augers 31, 32, 33, two sets of shutters 41, 42 (not having shield plates 41b, 42b), and a speed reducer for driving each auger 31, 32, 33. Electric motors 51, 52, 53 and electric motors 61, 6 with reduction gears for driving the shutters 41, 42
It is also possible to configure by 2 and further from this configuration, the storage container 23 and the auger 33, the shutter 42, the electric motor 53 with a speed reducer, and the electric motor 62 with a speed reducer can be eliminated. .

[0023]

In the ice making bag filling machine according to the present invention,
Since the ice stored in the storage / conveyance device from the ice making machine via the distributor can be dispersed over the entire storage container, the distributor distributes approximately the same amount to the entrance of each storage container in the storage / conveyor device. You don't need a space to temporarily store the frozen ice. Further, since the ice dispensed by the distributor in approximately the same amount is formed in a horizontally-horizontally long shape and is supplied to the bag filling device through the storage containers arranged in parallel, the storage / conveyance device is vertically moved. A compact structure. Therefore, it is possible to configure an ice-making bag filling machine having a small vertical dimension and good installation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an example of an ice making bag filling machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a state in which the ice bag filling machine and the stocker shown in FIG. 1 are combined.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the ice making bag filling machine shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional plan view of the left distributor portion shown in FIG.

5 is a plan view of a part of the storage / conveyance device shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the storage / conveyance device portion shown in FIG. 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

12, 13 ... Ice maker, 14, 15 ... Distributor, 21-26
... storage container, 21a-26a ... inlet, 21b-26b ...
Outlet, 31-36 ... Auger, 51-53 ... Electric motor,
A ... storage and conveyance device, B ... bag filling device.

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Sakaki Sakichi 3-16, Sakaemachi South Building, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A predetermined amount of ice made by an ice making machine is distributed by a distributor in substantially the same amount and stored in a storing and conveying device, and the distributed and stored ice is intermittently supplied to a bagging device. In the ice-making bag filling machine configured as described above, the storage / conveyance device is formed in a substantially horizontal horizontal shape and arranged in parallel, and a plurality of storage containers having an inlet on the upper side of each one end and an outlet on the lower side of each other end. And an auger that is rotatably disposed in each of the storage containers and that can convey ice from the inlet to the outlet by rotation, and a drive device that rotationally drives each auger. And ice-making bag filling machine.