JPH09121828A - Cutter for leaf part of carrot and cutter for its root end - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically cut both a leaf part from a harvested carrot and a root end part from the main root from which the leaf part is cut off. SOLUTION: In placing a main root c1 of a carrot C with a leaf part c2 on a first belt conveyor 21 and the leaf part c2 on a second belt conveyor 22, respectively and transporting the main root c1 and the leaf part c2, the leaf part c2 is drawn into the second belt conveyor 22 side by a brush roller 23, the lower part of the end face of the main root c1 is brought into contact with a lower guide and the leaf part c2 is cut by a first cutter 25 in the contact state. On the other hand, the main root c1 from which the leaf part c2 is cut off is received by a third conveyor 32 and transported. In the operation, the main root c1 is slipped down along an inclined transporting surface of the third belt conveyor 32, a root end part c3 is passed through an opening part of a guide member 33, and is projected and is cut by a second cutter 34 in the projected state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ginseng leaf cutting device and a root end cutting device for automatically cutting a leaf part and a root end part of a harvested carrot with leaves (hereinafter referred to as carrot). It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, harvested carrots are cut off at the leaves and roots, washed, and shipped to the market. Such cutting work of leaves and root ends of carrots is usually performed manually using a sickle, a kitchen knife, etc. However, in cutting work by hand, many carrots are processed in order to process a large amount. There was a problem that it took time and work efficiency was poor.

In response to such a problem, Japanese Patent Publication No. 52
As described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 12094, there is known a device for automatically cutting a leaf portion and a root end portion of carrot. This cutting device, a pair of belt conveyors arranged in parallel, is provided vertically between these belt conveyors, a guide plate that can abut the end surface of the main root of carrots, and a guide at the end of conveyance of the belt conveyor. A cutter arranged to face the extension line of the plate, a chute provided at the end of conveyance of the belt conveyor, and a chute for dropping the main root whose leaf has been cut with its root end facing down, and a chute provided below this chute The bottom plate includes a bucket having a large number of holes through which the root ends of the main roots can be inserted, and a cutter that contacts the lower surface of the bottom plate of the bucket and rotates relatively to the bottom plate.

In this cutting device, the main root of carrot is placed on one of the belt conveyors while the end surface of the main root of the carrot is brought into contact with the guide plate, and the leaves are placed on the other belt conveyor. At the terminal end, after cutting the leaf portion with a cutter, the root end whose leaf portion has been cut is dropped into the bucket along the chute so that the root end portion fits into the hole formed in the bottom plate, The root end of the main root protruding from the hole is cut by a cutter that rotates relative to the bottom plate.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned leaf and root end cutting device, it is necessary to position the main root so that the end face of the main root is in contact with the guide plate, and to mount it on the belt conveyor. When the leaf portion is cut by the cutter, the end surface of the main root is not always in contact with the guide plate. Therefore, the transfer work of the carrot becomes complicated, and
There is a problem in that the cutting work may be required again since it may be cut off at the roots of the leaves. In addition, when the roots whose leaves have been cut fall along the shoots, even if many holes with different diameters are formed in the bottom plate, the root ends of all the roots whose leaves have been cut pass through appropriate holes. It does not always project. Therefore, there has been a problem that the root end portion of the main root whose root end portion is not cut needs to be manually cut.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and provides a ginseng leaf cutting device capable of easily transferring harvested ginseng and cutting the leaves automatically. To do.

The present invention also provides a carrot root end cutting device capable of automatically and reliably cutting the root end portion of a carrot from which the leaf portion has been cut.

Furthermore, the present invention automatically cuts a leaf portion from a harvested carrot and a root portion of the ginseng from which the leaf portion has been cut, and A root end cutting device is provided.

[0009]

In order to achieve such an object, the leaf cutting device of ginseng according to the present invention is provided with a first belt conveyor for conveying carrots with leaves and a first belt conveyor adjacent to the first belt conveyor. A second parallel arrangement having a conveyance speed equal to or higher than that of the first belt conveyor
A belt conveyor, one or a plurality of brush rollers arranged above the second belt conveyor and rotatably supported around a rotation axis inclined with respect to the conveying direction of the second belt conveyor; A lower guide that is arranged between the first belt conveyor and the second belt conveyor and that can come into contact with the lower end surface of the main root of the carrot with leaves, and is arranged to face the lower guide on the downstream side in the transport direction of the first belt conveyor. When the main root of carrot with leaf is placed on the first belt conveyor and the leaf portion is placed on the second belt conveyor, the leaf portion is transferred to the second belt roller by the brush roller.
It is characterized in that the lower end surface of the main root is brought into contact with the lower guide by pulling it toward the belt conveyor, and the leaf portion is cut by the cutter in the contact state.

The ginseng root tip cutting device of the present invention is
A belt conveyer for conveying carrots whose leaves are cut with a conveying surface inclined with respect to a vertical plane, and an opening that is arranged along the lower end edge of this belt conveyer and through which the root end of the main root can be inserted. A guide member having a part formed in the conveying direction of the belt conveyor, and a cutter arranged to face the guide member on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the belt conveyor, and when the carrot of which the leaf portion has been cut is conveyed by the belt conveyor,
It is characterized in that the main root is slid down along the inclined conveying surface of the belt conveyor so that its root end is projected through the opening of the guide member, and the root end is cut by the cutter in the protruding state.

Further, the leaf and root tip cutting device of the present invention is arranged in parallel with a first belt conveyor for conveying carrots with leaves and adjacent to the first belt conveyor.
A second belt conveyor having a conveyance speed equal to or higher than the conveyance speed of the belt conveyor, and arranged around the second belt conveyor and rotating around a rotation axis inclined with respect to the conveyance direction of the second belt conveyor. One or a plurality of freely supported brush rollers, a lower guide disposed between the first belt conveyor and the second belt conveyor and capable of contacting the lower end surface of the main root of carrot with leaves, A first cutter arranged to face the lower guide on the downstream side in the conveying direction of the 1-belt conveyor;
Connected to the conveyor end of the belt conveyor via a chute,
A third belt conveyer that conveys carrots whose leaves are cut and has a conveying surface that is inclined with respect to a vertical plane, and is arranged along the lower edge of the third belt conveyer, and the root end of the main root is A guide member having an insertable opening formed in the transport direction of the third belt conveyor, and a second cutter arranged to face the guide member on the downstream side in the transport direction of the third belt conveyor. Is placed on the first belt conveyor and the leaf portion is placed on the second belt conveyor to be conveyed, the leaf portion is pulled to the second belt conveyor side by the brush roller to bring the lower end surface of the main root into contact with the lower guide, While cutting the leaf portion by the first cutter in the contact state, when the carrot whose leaf portion was cut is received and conveyed by the third belt conveyor through the chute, the main root is inclined on the belt conveyor. Projecting the root end by sliding down along the feed surface through the opening of the guide member, and is characterized in cutting the root end portion by the second cutter in its projecting state.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment of a ginseng leaf part and root end cutting device of the present invention. A cutting device configured so that the end portion can be cut in the house is illustrated. The cutting device 1 includes a traveling carriage 10 that is capable of self-propelling, and a leaf cutting device 20 and a root end cutting device 30 provided on the traveling carriage 10.

The traveling vehicle 10 has a pair of left and right endless tracks 13 driven by an engine 12 mounted on a frame 11. At the rear of the frame 11, a carrot loading platform 14 on which the harvested carrot C is placed. In addition to being attached, a work chair 15 facing the side of the carrot mounting base 14 is provided.
Are detachably connected. In this work chair 15,
In order to follow the movement of the traveling carriage 10, a pair of wheels 1
51 are attached.

The leaf cutting device 20 has a first belt conveyor 21 which has a conveyance start end facing the carrot placing table 14 and a conveyance surface inclined upward toward the conveyance end, and the first belt conveyor 21. A second belt conveyor 22 which is arranged in parallel adjacent to the belt conveyor 21 and has a conveyance start end facing the carrot placing table 14 and a conveyance surface inclined upward toward the conveyance end; A pair of brush rollers 23 arranged above the belt conveyor 22 in an inclined state with respect to the conveying direction of the second belt conveyor 22 and arranged between the first belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22. First guide member 2
4 and a first cutter 25 arranged to face the first guide member 24 on the downstream side of the first belt conveyor 21 in the transport direction.

The first belt conveyor 21 includes a frame 11
It is equipped with a conveyor belt 211 that is wound between a pair of rollers that are rotatably supported by a pair of rollers and has protrusions 211a formed at intervals in the conveying direction. The power of the engine 12 is a belt pulley 16 and a chain sprocket. 17
1, a gear box (reduction gear) 181, and a chain sprocket 172. In addition, the conveyor belt 211 of the first belt conveyor 21
The protrusion 211a formed on the one side is inclined such that one end side facing the second belt conveyor 22 described later is located on the upstream side in the transport direction of the first belt conveyor 21 with respect to the other end side.

The second belt conveyor 22, which is arranged adjacent to and parallel to the first belt conveyor 21, is formed to have a length shorter than that of the first belt conveyor 21, and is rotatably supported by the frame 11. The conveyor belt 221 wound between the pair of rollers is provided, and like the case of the first belt conveyor 21, the power of the engine 12 is
It is adapted to be transmitted via a gear box (reduction gear) 181 and a chain sprocket 173 (see FIG. 2). The second belt conveyor 22 has a transport surface that is slightly higher than the transport surface of the first belt conveyor 21, and the transport speed thereof is set to be slightly higher than the transport speed of the first belt conveyor 21. .

On the other hand, the brush roller 23 arranged above the second belt conveyor 22 is
It is arranged in a state of being inclined with respect to the conveyance direction of No.
That is, the rotating shaft of the brush roller 23 is arranged such that its tip approaches the first belt conveyor 21 side in the transport direction of the second belt conveyor 22, and both ends thereof are bearings (not shown) provided on the frame 11. It is pivotally supported. The power of the engine 12 is transmitted to the brush roller 23 via the belt pulley 16, the chain sprocket 174, the gear box (reduction gear) 182, the chain sprocket 175, and the bevel gear 183. The rotation direction of the brush roller 23 is such that the leaf portion c2 of the carrot C is drawn between the peripheral surface of the brush roller 23 and the second belt conveyor 22.
It is set apart from 1 and pulled out.

Further, the first guide member 24 is located between the first belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22.
Is provided. This first guide member 24, as shown in detail in FIG. 3 and FIG.
On the one end side of the first belt conveyor 23 facing the first belt conveyor 23, the base end is positioned on the carrot mounting table 14.
A rail-shaped lower guide 241 extending over the frame 11 over a certain length in the transport direction of the lower guide 2
Above the front end side of 41, a plurality of upper guides 242 each having a substantially L-shaped cross section are pivotally supported by the frame 11 so as to be swingable. The lower end of the main root c1 of the carrot C contacts the lower guide 241. The upper guide 242 includes a vertical portion 242v with which the upper end surface of the main root c1 of the carrot C can come into contact with the vertical portion 242v.
It is composed of a curved portion 242c which is connected to the upper edge of 2v at a substantially right angle and which can be pressed over the upper end surface side of the main root c2.
The upper guide 242 is supported by its own weight such that the tip of the vertical portion 242v contacts the lower guide 241. When the carrot C is conveyed by the first belt conveyor 21, the lower end face and the upper end face of the main root c1 of the carrot C have a lower portion 241 and a vertical portion 242 of the upper guide 242.
While being abutted on each of v, the upper end surface side thereof is pressed by the curved portion 242c of the upper guide 242.

Further, at a position near the terminal end of the upper guide 242 in the first guide member 24, the first guide member 24 faces the vertical portions 242v of the lower guide 241 and the upper guide 242,
A cutter 25 is arranged, and this first cutter 25
Is composed of a rotary blade that is rotatably supported by the frame 11. This first cutter 25 is used for the engine 1
The power of No. 2 is transmitted through the gear box (reduction gear) 181 and the chain sprocket 176, and the rotation axis thereof is orthogonal to the transport direction of the first belt conveyor 21.

Therefore, in the leaf cutting device 20 having the above-described structure, first, the carrot C placed on the carrot placing table 14 has its leaves c2 placed on the second belt conveyor 22.
And the main roots c1 thereof are located on the first belt conveyor 21 side and the main root c1 thereof on the first belt conveyor 21 side, respectively. Then, the carrot C has its main root c1 supported by the protrusions 211a of the conveyor belt 211 constituting the first belt conveyor 21, and the first belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22.
Conveyed by At this time, when the leaf portion c2 of the carrot C reaches the brush roller 23, the leaf portion c2 is pulled in by the brush roller 23, and the first belt conveyor 2
1, the end face of the main root c1 is pulled out in the direction away from the first guide member 2 via the leaf c2.
4, the conveyor belt 211 and its protrusion 2
Transferred along 11a. As a result, the lower end surface of the main root c1 contacts the lower guide 241, and the upper end surface thereof contacts the vertical portion 242v of the upper guide 242, respectively.
The upper end side of the main root c1 is pressed by the weight of the upper guide 242 via the curved portion 242c.

Since the plurality of upper guides 242 are arranged at intervals, the upper guides 242 are
The upper part of the end face of the main root c1 and the upper part on the end face side are supported intermittently by.

As described above, the carrot C has the first root c1 with the end face, the end face side upper and lower parts and the back face side being supported first.
It is conveyed to the downstream side by the belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22. Then, when the carrot C is conveyed while continuing the above-described state and reaches the first cutter 25, the leaf portion of the carrot C is conveyed by the first cutter 25 arranged to face the vertical portions 242v of the lower guide 241 and the upper guide 242. The root of c2 is cut off. In this case, since the brush roller 23 is rotating in the inclined state, the leaf portion c2 is pulled out diagonally on the downstream side in the transport direction of the second belt conveyor 22, together with the transport by the second belt conveyor 22. As a result, the end face side of the main root c1 is the leaf c
2 is pulled up and its end face is in contact with the vertical portion 242v of the lower guide 241 and the upper guide 242 in parallel with the conveying direction of the first belt conveyor 21, so that the leaf portion c2 is changed to the main root. It can be cut at its root parallel to the end face of c1.

By the way, in the case of this embodiment, in the house, it is not possible to work in a standing posture.
By installing the first belt conveyor 21 from the transport start end side in an upward slope toward the transport direction,
The carrot C can be transferred from the carrot mounting table 14 in the posture of sitting on the work chair 15. Therefore, the main root c1 tends to fall along the inclination of the first belt conveyor 21 due to its own weight, and tends to be relatively delayed with respect to the light-weight leaf portion c2. As a result, the end surface of the main root c1 may not be parallel to the conveyance direction of the first belt conveyor 21, and may reach the first cutter 25 in an inclined state to cut the end portion of the main root c1. In order to prevent such a situation, the transport speed of the second belt conveyor 22 is set to be slightly higher than the transport speed of the first belt conveyor 21. That is, by transporting the leaf portion c2 of the carrot C slightly earlier than the main root c1, the main root c1 which tends to be delayed in cooperation with the brush roller 23 is forcibly pulled up via the leaf portion c2, and its posture is corrected. doing. As a result, the leaf c2
The end face of the main root c1 which tends to be relatively delayed with respect to
It becomes parallel to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 21, and the first cutter 25 can reliably cut only the leaf portion c2 at its root.

In this way, the main root c1 is automatically transferred by a simple operation in which the leaf portion c2 of the carrot C is transferred to the second belt conveyor 22 side and the main root c1 thereof is positioned to the first belt conveyor 21 side, respectively. The end surface of the blade is positioned so that only the leaf portion c2 can be cut at its root.

On the other hand, in the root end cutting device 30, the conveyance start end of the first belt conveyor 21 faces the conveyance end and the conveyance start end is the chute 3.
And a third belt conveyor 32 which is connected via 1 and which is inclined at a constant angle with respect to a vertical surface and has a downwardly inclined conveyance surface toward the conveyance end.
A second guide member 33 having a length that is approximately half the length of the third belt conveyor 32 from the vicinity of the conveyance start end along the lower end edge of the second guide member 33.
And a second cutter 34 arranged so as to face the end of the second guide member 33.

The third belt conveyor 32 includes the frame 11
A conveyor belt 321 wound around a pair of rollers rotatably supported around a rotation axis inclined with respect to a vertical plane and having protrusions 321a formed at intervals in the conveying direction. The power of 12 is transmitted through a gear box (reduction gear) 181 and a flexible shaft 191. Further, the protrusion 321a formed on the conveyor belt 321 forming the third belt conveyor 32 is inclined such that the upper end side is located upstream of the lower end side in the conveying direction of the third belt conveyor 32.

On the other hand, the second guide member 33 arranged along the lower edge of the third belt conveyor 32 is formed in a C-shaped cross section having an opening 33a in the longitudinal direction.

Further, the second cutter 34 is arranged in the vicinity of the end of the above-mentioned second guide member 33 so as to face the second guide member 33, and like the third belt conveyor 32, the power of the engine 12 is increased. Gearbox (reduction gear)
It is composed of a rotary blade that is transmitted via 181 and a flexible shaft 192 to rotate.

A downflow plate 35 is arranged along the lower end side of the third belt conveyor 32 so that the main root c1 whose root end portion c3 is cut is slid into the container 36.

Therefore, in the root end cutting device 30 having such a structure, the main root c1 of which the leaf c2 is cut by the first cutter 25 is the first belt conveyor 21.
When it reaches the end of the conveyance, it is guided by the chute 31 to fall and is transferred to the third belt conveyor 32. The main root c1 that has dropped onto the third belt conveyor 32 slides down along the conveying surface of the inclined conveyor belt 321, and its root end portion c3 projects downward through the opening 33a of the second guide member 33. As described above, the main root c1 is conveyed by the third belt conveyor 32 with its root end portion c3 protruding downward through the opening portion 33a of the second guide member 33, and thus protrudes downward through the opening portion 33a. The root end portion c3 is the second cutter 3
4 is crossed, at which time it is cut by the second cutter 34. Then, the main root c1 whose root end portion c3 is cut is collected in the container 36 via the flow-down plate 35 arranged along the lower end edge of the third belt conveyor 32.

Thus, the main root c in which the leaf c2 is cut
In No. 1, since the root end portion surely projects through the opening 33a, the root end portion c3 can be reliably cut.

In the above-described embodiment, the leaf part and root end part cutting device 1 of carrot which integrally includes the leaf part cutting device 20 and the root end part cutting device 30 is exemplified. Alternatively, it is possible to configure a cutting device including only the root end cutting device 30.

Further, in the present embodiment, in order to cut the leaf portion c2 of carrot C cultivated in the greenhouse, the first belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22 are slanted upward in the conveying direction. Although it is installed, when it is used outside the house, the first belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22 may be installed so that their transport surfaces are horizontal surfaces. In this way, when the transport surfaces of the first belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22 are aligned with the horizontal plane, there is no relative speed difference between the main root c1 and the leaf portion c2.
It is necessary to match the transport speeds of 1 and 22. In addition, when the transport surfaces of the first belt conveyor 21 and the second belt conveyor 22 are aligned with the horizontal plane, the first belt conveyor 21 does not necessarily have the protrusions 211a.
It is not necessary to use 11.

Further, although the first cutter 25 and the second cutter 34 are configured to rotate mechanically by using the engine power, the engine is used to operate the generator, the pump or the compressor. The motor can be rotated by the obtained electricity, hydraulic pressure or pneumatic pressure.

On the other hand, although the first cutter 25 and the second cutter 34 are composed of rotary blades, they are not limited to rotary blades and may be fixed blades.

Further, in this embodiment, the endless track 1
It is not limited to the endless track which is configured to travel using 3 and may be driven by wheels.

[0038]

As described above, in the ginseng leaf cutting device of the present invention, the main root of the ginseng with leaves is placed on the first belt conveyor and the leaves are placed on the second belt conveyor to be conveyed. At this time, the leaf part is pulled to the side of the second belt conveyor by the brush roller, the lower end surface of the main root is brought into contact with the lower guide, and the leaf part is cut by the cutter in the contact state, so that the harvested carrot can be easily produced. It is possible to transfer and cut the leaf portion automatically, and work efficiency can be improved.

Further, in the carrot root end cutting device of the present invention, when the carrot whose leaves have been cut is conveyed by the belt conveyor, the main root is slid down along the inclined conveyor surface of the belt conveyor. By protruding the root end through the opening of the guide member and cutting the root end with a cutter in the protruding state, the root end is automatically and surely cut from the carrot whose leaf has been cut. It becomes possible to cut, and work efficiency can be improved.

Further, in the ginseng leaf part and root end part cutting device of the present invention, the main root of the ginseng with leaves is placed on the first belt conveyor and the leaf part is placed on the second belt conveyor and conveyed. At this time, the leaf portion was pulled toward the second belt conveyor side by the brush roller, the lower end surface of the main root was brought into contact with the lower guide, and the leaf portion was cut by the first cutter in the contact state, while the leaf portion was cut. When carrots are received and conveyed by the third belt conveyor through the chute, the main root is slid down along the inclined conveying surface of the belt conveyor and the root end is projected through the opening of the guide member. By cutting the root end with the second cutter, the harvested carrot can be easily transferred to automatically cut the leaf part, and the root end part is automatically cut from the carrot from which the leaf part has been cut. Disconnect It becomes possible, it is possible to greatly improve the working efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a ginseng leaf part and a root end part cutting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the carrot leaf portion and the root end portion cutting device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view showing a first guide member in the leaf cutting device of FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the first guide member of FIG.

5 is an enlarged side view showing a part of the second guide member of the root end cutting device shown in FIG. 1 with a part thereof omitted.

6 is a front view of the second guide member of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Traveling Cart 20 Leaf Cutting Device 21 First Belt Conveyor 211 Conveyor Belt 211a Projection 22 Second Belt Conveyor 23 Brush Roller 24 First Guide Member 241 Lower Guide 242 Upper Guide 25 First Cutter 30 Root End Cutting Device 32 Third Belt conveyor 321 Conveyor belt 321a Protrusion 33 Second guide member 34 Second cutter C Carrot with leaf c1 Main root c2 Leaf c3 Root end

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A first belt conveyor for conveying carrots with leaves, and a second belt conveyor arranged adjacent to and parallel to the first belt conveyor and having a conveyance speed equal to or higher than the conveyance speed of the first belt conveyor. A belt conveyor, one or a plurality of brush rollers arranged above the second belt conveyor and rotatably supported around a rotation axis inclined with respect to the conveying direction of the second belt conveyor; A lower guide that is arranged between the first belt conveyor and the second belt conveyor and that can come into contact with the lower end surface of the main root of the carrot with leaves, and is arranged to face the lower guide on the downstream side in the transport direction of the first belt conveyor. When the main root of carrot with leaves is placed on the first belt conveyor and the leaves are placed on the second belt conveyor, the leaves are used as brush rollers. A carrot leaf cutting device characterized in that the lower part of the end face of the main root is brought into contact with the lower guide by further pulling it toward the second belt conveyor side, and the leaf part is cut by the cutter in the contact state. 2. The first belt conveyor and the second belt conveyor have an upwardly sloping transport surface from a transport start end to a transport end, and a carrot mounting table is attached to the transport start end side and the carrot mount The carrot leaf cutting device according to claim 1, wherein a work chair is detachably connected to the stand. 3. The first belt conveyor comprises a conveyor belt having protrusions formed at intervals in the conveying direction, and the protrusion has a first belt on one end side facing the second belt conveyor rather than on the other end side. The carrot leaf cutting device according to claim 1, wherein the carrot leaf cutting device is located on the upstream side of the conveyor in the conveying direction and is inclined. 4. A belt conveyor which is inclined with respect to a vertical plane and has a downwardly sloping transportation surface from a transportation start end to a transportation end, and which conveys carrots whose leaves have been cut, and a lower edge of the belt conveyor. A guide member having an opening formed along the conveyance direction of the belt conveyer, and a cutter arranged on the downstream side of the conveyance direction of the belt conveyer, facing the guide member. When carrots whose leaves have been cut are conveyed by a belt conveyor, the main root is slid along the inclined conveyor surface of the belt conveyor, the root end of which is projected through the opening of the guide member, and the cutter in that protruding state A carrot root end cutting device characterized by cutting the root end with 5. The belt conveyor comprises a conveyor belt having protrusions formed at intervals in the conveying direction, and the protrusions are inclined such that the upper end side is located more upstream than the lower end side in the conveyor direction of the belt conveyor. The carrot root end cutting device according to claim 4, wherein 6. A first belt conveyor for conveying carrots with leaves, and a second belt conveyor arranged adjacent to and parallel to the first belt conveyor and having a transportation speed equal to or higher than the transportation speed of the first belt conveyor. A belt conveyor, one or a plurality of brush rollers arranged above the second belt conveyor and rotatably supported around a rotation axis inclined with respect to the conveying direction of the second belt conveyor; A lower guide that is arranged between the first belt conveyor and the second belt conveyor and that can come into contact with the lower end surface of the main root of the carrot with leaves, and is arranged to face the lower guide on the downstream side in the transport direction of the first belt conveyor. And the first cutter,
A third belt conveyor, which is connected to the conveying end of the first belt conveyor via a chute, has a conveying surface inclined with respect to a vertical surface, and conveys carrots whose leaves have been cut, and this third belt conveyor. A guide member having an opening formed along the lower end edge of the main root in the transport direction of the third belt conveyor and facing the guide member downstream in the transport direction of the third belt conveyor. When the main root of the carrot with leaves is placed on the first belt conveyor and the leaves are placed on the second belt conveyor, and the leaves are carried by the brush roller, the second belt conveyor is used. The lower part of the end face of the main root is brought into contact with the lower guide and the leaf part is cut by the first cutter in the contact state, while the carrot from which the leaf part has been cut is passed through the chute to the third belt controller. When receiving and transporting with a, the main root slides down along the slanted transport surface of the belt conveyor, the root end portion is projected through the opening of the guide member, and the root end portion is cut by the second cutter in that protruding state A carrot leaf and root end cutting device.