JPH0748038Y2 - Flower leaf remover and sorting equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flower leaf drop machine for dropping a flower leaf and a flower sorting apparatus for weighing and sorting the flower leaf after dropping the flower leaf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Flowers such as chrysanthemums are shipped to the market by dropping the leaves at the base end of the stems and sorting them by weight or length for convenience of holding and handling. However, conventionally, there has been no device that can automatically and efficiently remove leaves of the flower and sorting after the leaves. Therefore, it has been desired to realize a device that can automatically perform the leaves and the sorting after the leaves.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, the present invention is
A first object of the present invention is to provide a flower leaf remover capable of automatically and efficiently removing flowers. A second object of the present invention is to provide a flower selecting device which can automatically remove flower leaves and subsequently select the flowers as a series of operations.

[0004]

To this end, according to the present invention, the flowers P are arranged so as to sandwich the proximal end of the stem Pa of the flowers P while the flowers P are being conveyed by the conveyor 7 in a horizontal posture. The leaf removing means 15 driven by the drive portion 16 slides off the leaf Pb at the base end portion. Further, in this case, in order to prevent the posture of the flower P from collapsing during the leaf removal by the leaf removing means 15, the positioning portion 12 of the flower P for positioning the flower P from the rear side in the conveying direction N of the flower P is provided on the conveyor 7. Installed in the plant
Is configured.

Further, a flower sorter B is installed downstream of the flower leaf remover A to constitute a flower sorter, and the flower P dropped by the flower leaf remover A is directly used as a flower sorter B.
And the flower P is selected by the measuring unit 3 while being conveyed through the conveyance path 1 of the flower sorter B.

[0006]

According to the above structure, the leaf Pb of the flower P can be surely dropped by the flower leaf remover A. Further, by sending the flower P removed by the flower dropper A to the flower sorter B, it is possible to automatically select the flower P after the leaf drop.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a flower sorter. This flower sorter is composed of a flower leaf remover A and a flower sorter B connected downstream of the flower remover A. . As will be described later, the flower P from which the leaves at the base end of the stem have been removed by the leaf remover A is supplied to the sorter B for sorting.

First, the flower sorter B will be described. 1
Is an endless rotary chain that constitutes a conveyance path for the flower P, and 2 is an arm-shaped support member that lays and supports the flower P.
The flowers P are transported by being supported by the supporting member 2 by the rotation of the chain 1, sorted by weight or length by the weighing unit 3 arranged in the transport path, and fall onto the carry-out conveyor 4 below. Next, the details of the flower leaf remover A will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a leaf remover A for a flower is equipped with a conveyor 7 composed of an endless belt 6 for carrying a flower P lying down and carrying it, and a leaf drop portion arranged on the side of the conveyor 7. 8 and an anti-sway portion 9 above the conveyor 7 for preventing the stem Pa from wobbling when the leaves are dropped.

In the conveying path of the flower sorter B, the inclination angle θ
There is a slope 1a with an upward slope of 1, and the conveyor 7 is connected to this slope 1a. Therefore, by synchronizing the traveling of the endless rotation chain 1 and the endless belt 6, the flower P after the leaf removal is completed from the leaf remover A to the support member 2 of the sorter B.
It is automatically transferred to, and the sorting work is performed after the leaf removal. Further, the conveyor 7 is obliquely provided with a gentler inclination angle θ2 than that of the inclined portion 1a so that the flower P can be transferred to the sorting machine B smoothly, and the leaf drop portion 8 and the stagger prevention are prevented. The portion 9 is also provided with a similar inclination angle θ2 so as to be parallel to the conveyor 7.

In FIG. 1, the endless belt 6 is a sprocket 1.
It is tuned to 0 and is driven by a motor (not shown) via a driving sprocket 11 (see FIG. 2). Reference numeral 12 is a positioning portion for the stem Pa, which is a rod-shaped body projecting from the endless belt 6 at a constant pitch. This positioning part 12 is
The flower P on the conveyor 7 that is conveyed forward is positioned by supporting it from the rear side in the conveyance direction N, so that the leaf drop member 15 slides against the leaf drop member 15 (described later). Prevents the posture of the flower P from collapsing due to frictional force.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the leaf drop portion 8
Is a pair of upper and lower leaf drop members 1 arranged so as to sandwich the base end of the stem Pa protruding laterally of the conveyor 7 from above and below.
It has 5,15. The leaf drop members 15 and 15 are driven by a driving unit 16 including a motor to rotate the rotary shaft 1.
7, a base material 15a is attached to the base material 15a, and a flexible sliding contact member 15b such as a steel wire is projected on the base material 15a to form a brush material.
It slides on the base end of and leaves the leaves.

As shown in FIG. 3, the sliding contact members 15b, 15b of the upper leaf drop member 15 and the lower leaf drop member 15 are contacted with each other.
At the same time, they slide on the base end and fall off the leaves, and at the same time retreat to the opposite side (see the chain line in the figure).

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 18 denotes a cutter disposed on the side of the conveyor 7, which is driven by a driving means (not shown) to cut the stem Pa to make it into a predetermined length. If the cutter 18 is movable in the lateral direction, that is, the length direction of the stem Pa, the position of the stem Pa can be adjusted by adjusting its position.
The length of can be adjusted. The cutter may be a rotary blade, or may be set in the sorter B without being set in the leaf remover A. Reference numeral 19 denotes a stopper at the end of the stem Pa, which prevents the flower P from unnecessarily moving in the same direction when the leaf drop members 15, 15 are rotated in the (a) direction to drop the leaf.

In FIG. 1, the anti-sway portion 9 is composed of a belt conveyor in which a belt 22 as a pressing member is attached to a pulley 21. The lower running portion of the belt 22 is arranged parallel to the upper running portion of the conveyor 7 and is in the same direction as or substantially the same speed as the running direction N of the upper running portion. Rotate.

The belt 22 is a stretchable elastic belt such as a rubber belt, and is a flower P which is laid horizontally on the conveyor 4.
The flower P is pressed down from above by the belt 22 so that the leaves do not sway when the leaves are dropped (see FIG. 4). In this case, since the belt 22 has elasticity, the flower P can be elastically and firmly pressed from above, and even if the flower P is strongly pressed, it is not damaged.

This flower selecting device has the above-mentioned structure, and the overall operation will be described below. In FIG. 1, the flower P is conveyed to the conveyor 7 and sent between the leaf removing members 15, 15, where the leaf removing members 15, 15, as shown in FIG.
The leaves 15 are removed by the rotation of 15 and the sliding contact members 15b, 15b sliding along the base end of the stem Pa. In this case, the leaf drop members 15 and 15 slide in the direction of the terminal end of the stem Pa by rotating in the direction (a), so that the leaf Pb extending in the tip direction (b) is easily and surely slid off. be able to.

Further, the stem Pa of the flower P is positioned on the positioning portion 12 of the conveyor 7, and the flower P is the belt 2
Since it is elastically pressed from above by 2, the sliding contact member 15b does not fluctuate and lose its posture due to the sliding contact frictional force when the sliding contact member 15b slides on the flower P and leaves the leaves. You can drop leaves. Further, the specific shape and structure of the pressing member are not limited to the present embodiment, and for example, a long plate-shaped leaf spring having elasticity is provided, and the leaf spring elastically moves the flower P from above. The pressing member may be pressed, and its structure can be arbitrarily determined. However, if the pressing member is constituted by the belt 22 which rotates in the same direction as the conveyor 7 as in the present embodiment, the flowering by the conveyor 7 is performed. Without disturbing the conveyance of P, the flowers P can be smoothly conveyed and the leaves can be reliably removed.

Next, another embodiment of the leaf removing means will be described.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a leaf drop means according to another embodiment of the present invention. The leaf drop member 15 of the leaf drop means 30 has the same structure as that of the first embodiment, but two pieces are attached to the rotary shaft 17 and two pieces are arranged side by side at the base end portion of the stem Pa. The defoliation ability and defoliation range are increased.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to surely drop the leaf Pb at the base end portion of the flower P by the flower leaf drop machine A. Further, by sending the flowers removed by the flower removing machine A to the flower selecting machine B, it is possible to automatically select the flowers after the leaves are removed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a flower sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the essential parts of a flower leaf remover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an essential part of a flower leaf remover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial side view of a flower leaf remover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial side view of a flower leaf remover according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Endless Rotating Chain (Conveying Path) 2 Supporting Member 3 Weighing Section 7 Conveyor 12 Positioning Section 15 Leaf Drop Member (Leaf Drop Means) 15b Sliding Contact Member 16 Drive Section 22 Belt (Holding Member)

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A flower sorting machine that sorts flowers P in a horizontal posture while transporting them along a transport path 1 and sorting them by weight or length by a weighing section 3 disposed in the transport path 1. Conveyor 7 which lays flower P in a horizontal posture and conveys it to B, and it is arranged so as to sandwich the base end of stem Pa of flower P which is conveyed to this conveyor 7. Leaf drop means 1 provided with a slide contact member 15b that elastically slidably contacts the portion and is slid off the base end leaf Pb when driven by the drive portion 16.
5, and in order to prevent the posture of the flower P from collapsing at the time of leaf removal by the leaf removing means 15, the flower P is provided on the conveyor 7 and positions the flower P from the rear side in the conveying direction N of the flower P. A leaf remover for a flower, which is provided with a positioning portion 12. 2. In order to prevent the flowering plant P from wobbling when the leaves are removed by the leaf removing means 15, the flowers P are arranged above the conveyor 7 along the conveyor 7 so that the conveyor 7 has a horizontal posture. 2. The flower leaf remover according to claim 1, further comprising a holding member 22 for elastically holding the flower P conveyed by the above-mentioned to the conveyor 7 from above. 3. A support member 2 for supporting the flower P by laying it in a horizontal posture, a transport path 1 for this support member 2, and a support member 2 provided on this transport path 1 and supported by this support member 2. A flower sorter comprising a flower sorter B equipped with a flower weighing unit 3 for weighing and sorting flower P, and a flower dropper A for supplying flower P to this flower sorter B. Then, the flower leaf remover A conveys the flower P in a horizontal posture toward the flower sorter B, and conveys the flower P, and conveys the flower P to the conveyor 7. A leaf provided with a sliding contact member 15b disposed so as to sandwich the base end of the stem Pa and elastically slidably contacting the base end, and driven by the drive unit 16 to slide off the leaf Pb of the base end. In order to prevent the posture of the flower P from collapsing at the time of dropping the leaves by the dropping means 15 and the leaf dropping means 15. Flower sorting apparatus characterized by comprising a flower P positioning portion 12 of positioning the flower P from the rear side in the transport direction N of the flower P provided on the conveyor 7.