JPH09163892A - Machine for hanging auricle of scallop - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smooth and ensure the threading when threading a yarn through auricles of a scallop and fixing the yarn to a culturing rope so as to prevent slipping off. SOLUTION: This machine for hanging auricles of a scallop is obtained by installing a cutting mechanism 6 for cutting a threaded yarn S obliquely to the longitudinal direction thereof in the machine for hanging the auricles of the scallop designed to thread the yarn through the auricles of the scallop at a prescribed operating position and then fix the yarn to a culturing rope P so as to prevent slipping off.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scallop ear suspension device, and more particularly to a scallop ear suspension device that is suitable for use in preventing scallop juveniles from slipping off and fixing them to a culture rope. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an example of this type of scallop ear hanger has been proposed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-123326.

[0003] In this technique, the scallop is placed in a vertical position,
That is, while positioning with the ear part of the larvae facing downward, a culture rope is placed on the side of the ear, and the ear and the culture rope are continuously connected to each other by a horizontally arranged perforation mechanism. The through-holes were drilled, and thereafter, a thread was inserted into these through-holes to prevent the thread from coming off the culture rope, and the positioning of the mussel was performed manually. .

When the thread is inserted through a hole formed in the ear of a scallop, for example, the thread is inserted into a metal pipe in order to facilitate the insertion operation. After the insertion into the hole, only the pipe is pulled out.

[0005]

The above-mentioned prior art has the following disadvantages. That is, when a thread is inserted through a hole formed in a scallop, a pipe must be inserted into the hole, and accordingly, the inner diameter of the hole increases, and a gap between the hole and the thread increases. This is a problem that it easily comes off.

[0006] Therefore, conventionally, it is desired to address the above-mentioned problems, and the present invention is to solve such a problem which has been left in the past.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to provide a scallop ear suspension that can effectively solve the above-mentioned problems, and the scallop ear suspension of the present invention performs a predetermined work. In the scallop shell ear-hanging machine, which is configured to pass the thread through the ear of the scallop at the position, and to prevent the thread from coming off and fixing to the aquaculture rope, in the length direction of the inserted thread upstream from the insertion portion. It is characterized in that it is provided with a cutting mechanism which is inclined and cut to form a cut surface as an inclined surface.

Further, when the cutting mechanism cuts the yarn while inclining it with respect to the length direction, the inclined surface is set to face inward in the winding tendency direction of the yarn.

According to the scallop ear-hanging machine of the present invention, the cutting mechanism obliquely cuts the thread to be inserted into the scallop ear, thereby facilitating the insertion of the thread and an auxiliary member such as a pipe. And the difference between the diameter of the hole formed in the scallop and the diameter of the thread is reduced.

Further, by directing the cut surface inward in the winding direction of the yarn, the catch with the inner wall of the hole through which the yarn is guided is reduced as much as possible, and the yarn is smoothly inserted.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the overall apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In these drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates the scallop ear suspension of this embodiment, The base 2 and the base 2 are arranged in a substantially horizontal direction to convey the scallop A in a horizontal state and
The transport mechanism 3 on which the aquaculture rope P is placed corresponding to the ears of the scallop A, and the transport mechanism 3 is disposed near the transport mechanism 3 and is vertically movable.
Scallop A ears and aquaculture rope P carried by
And a threading mechanism 5 for inserting the locking thread S into the scallop A and the aquaculture rope P punched by the drilling mechanism 4, and the threading mechanism 5 provided side by side. Then, the cutting mechanism 6 for cutting the locking thread S into a predetermined length, and both ends of the cut locking thread S are squeezed and deformed to thereby lock the locking thread S of the scallop A. The thread crushing mechanism 7 for preventing separation from the
4, 5, 6, and 7, and a drive mechanism 8 for operating the same.

Next, details of each of these mechanisms 3 to 7 will be described individually.

The transport mechanism 3 has a pair of rotatable pulleys 9 and 10 disposed on the base 2 at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction and the scallops A in a horizontal state. A conveyer 12 is formed by connecting the link plates 11 endlessly, and is wound around the pulleys 9 and 10. A scallop mounted on the link plates 11 is provided on the outer peripheral side of each of the link plates 11. A holding lever 13 for holding the shell A between the link plate 11 and a brush 14 made of an elastic material and attached to the holding lever 13 on the side facing the link plate 11 is provided.

More specifically, each pulley 9.1
0, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Are provided at the same pitch as the pitch of the link plate 11, and when the link plate 11 is wound, as shown in FIG. 4, both ends of the link plate 11 in the length direction (transport direction). Notch 11a formed inside the part
To be engaged. Each of the link plates 11 is rotatably connected at its longitudinal end via a connecting pin 16, and the holding lever 13 is rotatably connected via the connecting pin 16. Have been.

On the outer surface of the link plate 11, a receiving recess 11b in which the scallops A are positioned and mounted is provided.
As shown in FIG. 3, the transfer conveyer 12 is formed in the receiving recesses 11b in a side view (as viewed from the axial direction of the pulleys 9 and 10). Of the inner and outer surface directions.

The receiving recesses 11b are continuous at an intermediate portion of the link plate 11 in the width direction, and the scallop A can be inserted and placed from the side of the transport conveyor 12 in the width direction. The scallop A placed on each of the receiving recesses 11b is inserted in such a manner that each ear portion is located at a continuous portion between the two receiving recesses 11b.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a guide groove 11c is formed in the intermediate portion of the link plate 11 in the width direction so as to pass through the continuous portion of the two housing recesses 11 and extend in the transport direction. When the culture rope P is inserted into the guide groove 11c, the culture rope P is inserted between the ears of the scallops A placed in the accommodation recess 11b. I have.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a through hole 11d is formed in a continuous portion of the link plate 11 where the ear portions of both scallops A and the culture rope P are overlapped as described above. It is formed so that a later-described locking thread S and a drill 19 of the punching mechanism 4 are inserted therethrough.

The holding lever 13 and the connecting pin 16 are arranged in the width direction of the link plate 11, similarly to the housing recess 11b, and each of the scallops is placed in each housing recess 11b. A is pressed against the link plate 11 by utilizing the elastic force of the brush 14 provided on the inside thereof, and is held between the link plate 11.

The transport mechanism 3 configured as described above
As shown in FIG. 1, in a state of being wound around both pulleys 9 and 10, the upper straight portion is formed as a transport portion 3a,
The portion wound around the pulleys 9 and 10 at the front in the transport direction is formed as a discharge portion 3b for releasing the holding of the scallops A, and the remaining portion is formed as an idle feeding portion 3c. The transport unit 3a
The inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of guide plates 17 are mounted on the base 2 substantially horizontally and vertically at predetermined intervals.
Guided by 18.

Accordingly, the transport mechanism 3 is intermittently moved in one direction at a pitch of the link plate 11 by the rotation of the pulleys 9 and 10 which are intermittently driven by the drive mechanism 8, and is sequentially pressed into the transport section 3a. The lever 13 is pivoted toward the link plate 11 by the upper guide plate 18 and is held at a position for holding the scallops A interposed therebetween. The presser lever 13 pivots away from the link plate 11 by its own weight, and the scallops A are released.

Next, the perforating mechanism 4 will be described. As shown in FIGS.
It is disposed above the transport section 3a of the transport mechanism 3, and
Drill 19 for piercing scallop A and culture rope P
Disposed between the drill 19 and the transport mechanism 3 so as to abut on the upper surface of the scallops A,
A drill guide 20 through which the drill 19 is inserted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the drill 19 is mounted on an electric motor 21 movably mounted on the base 2 in a vertical direction. In the above, when the link plate 11 that is positioned immediately above the movement locus of the through hole 11d formed in each link plate 11 of the transport mechanism 3 and is intermittently moved is stopped, the through hole 11d It is located so that it may become coaxial with.

Between the electric motor 21 and the base 2, an elevating mechanism 22 for vertically moving the electric motor 21 and the drill 19 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lifting mechanism 22 has a motor stay 24 to which the electric motor 21 is attached, and the motor stay 24 is slidably engaged with the motor base 24. , A guide rail 25 fixed along the top and bottom, a cam follower 26 integrally attached to the motor stay 24, and a cam roller 27 rotatably attached to the cam follower 26.
And a cam 28 on which the cam roller 27 is slidably contacted.

The cam follower 26 is slidably engaged with a sub-guide rail 29 provided on the base 2 in parallel with the guide rail 25, and its movement direction is regulated.

The cam 28 is rotated by the drive mechanism 8 to move the cam roller 27 up and down, thereby moving the electric motor 21 together with the motor stay 24 and the cam follower 26 in a predetermined vertical direction. It is designed to reciprocate with a stroke.

[0028] Then, this stroke corresponds to the drill 1
9 is a lowermost position (see FIG. 5) in which the pair of scallops A positioned below and a culture rope P interposed therebetween are completely lowered, and the tip of the drill 19 (the lowermost position).
However, the length is set such that it can take the highest position completely separated upward from the scallop A and the culture rope P.

The drill guide 20 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the guide tube 30 through which the drill 19 is inserted is moved by the vertical movement of the drill 19, and the guide tube 3
And a drill guide stay 31 slidably engaged with the guide rail 25, and is movable up and down along the guide rail 25 similarly to the drill 19. ing.

The movement stroke of the drill guide 20 contacts the upper surface of the scallop A positioned below at the lowest position, and moves between the upper surface of the scallop A at the highest position. The length is set so as to form an interval in which a part of the thread crushing mechanism 7 described later can enter.

Further, the drill guide 20 is connected so as to be interlockable via a differential mechanism 32 provided between the drill guide 20 and the drill guide 19.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the differential mechanism 32 includes a bracket 33 protruding from the motor stay 24, and a projection protruding downward from the bracket 33. And a bracket 35 protruding from the drill guide stay 31 and slidably fitted with the guide rod 34, and the bracket 35 and the motor stay 24. A compression spring 36 interposed between the bracket 33 and the guide rod 3;
4 and a stop ring 37 for preventing the bracket 33 projecting from the drill guide stay 31 from coming off.
And is constituted by.

The guide rod 34 is fixed to the bracket 33 at one end by a nut 38, and the stop ring 37 is fixed to the other end by a similar nut 39.

Therefore, the drill 19 and the drill guide 20 are integrally moved while maintaining a constant interval until the drill guide 20 comes into contact with the scallop A. After the abutment, only the drill 19 descends against the resilience of the compression spring 36, and when ascending, after the drill 19 separates from the scallop A, the drill guide 20 moves from the scallop A Relative movements such as separation are performed.

Next, the threading mechanism 5 will be described together with the thread cutting mechanism 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the threading mechanism 5 and the thread cutting mechanism 6 The thread cutting mechanism 6 is disposed so as to be substantially coaxial with the mechanism 4 with the thread cutting mechanism 6 facing upward.

First, the threading mechanism 5 will be described in detail.
The threading mechanism 5 includes a feed head 40 that is reciprocated in the vertical direction by the drive mechanism 8, and a guide pipe 41 that is attached to the feed head 40 and through which the thread S is inserted. The guide pipe 41 is
Inside the feed head 40, a curved portion is formed from a substantially horizontal direction to a vertical direction, and the horizontal portion is rotatably mounted on the base 2 via a bracket 42 as shown in FIGS. The yarn S is extended to the vicinity of the drum 43 on which the yarn S is wound. The yarn S drawn from the drum 43 is guided to the outside of the base 2 and, as shown in FIG. The cutting mechanism 6 depending on the part
Is to lead to.

The feed head 40 is connected to the cutting mechanism 6.
As a result, the vertical portion of the guide pipe 41 is inserted into the cutting mechanism 6 from below, and the thread S having a length corresponding to the amount of movement is sent to the cutting mechanism 6. Has become.

The feeding operation of the yarn S is performed by frictional resistance between the guide pipe 41 and the yarn S in the curved portion of the guide pipe 41.

On the other hand, the cutting mechanism 6 is reciprocally moved up and down by a predetermined stroke by the drive mechanism 8 separately from the threading mechanism 5 in a head casing 44.
A cutter 45, which is arranged inside the head casing 44 so that the axis line extends in the vertical direction, and is supported rotatably about the axis line; and the cutter 4
The swinging means 46 is configured to reciprocally rotate 5 within a range of a predetermined angle.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the head casing 44 has a lid 47 at the upper end thereof, and the lid 47 is coaxial with the drill 19. As described above, the through hole 47a is formed, and the inner surface is formed with a concave portion 47b having a funnel-shaped inner surface continuous with the through hole 47a, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the through hole 47a is formed so as to be deviated in the radial direction from the apex of the concave portion 47b.

The cutter 45 is formed in a columnar shape, and is mounted in the head casing 44 so that the rotation axis passes through the apex of the concave portion 47b.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cutter 45 is formed with a convex portion 45a having a conical outer surface whose upper end is slidably contacted with the inner surface of the concave portion 47b of the lid 47. At a position deviated in the radial direction from the rotation axis, a guide hole 45b is formed which is communicated with a through hole 47a formed in the lid 47 by the rotation thereof, and is interposed between the bottom surface of the head casing 44 and the guide hole 45b. The elastic force of the disc spring K constantly presses the cover 47 toward the cover 47.

The contact surface between the convex portion 45a of the cutter 45 and the concave portion 47b of the lid 47 forms the through hole 4a.
7a and the vicinity of the periphery of the guide hole 45b are cut surfaces of the thread S inserted into the guide hole 45b and the through hole 47a, and the cut end of the thread S to be cut is a sharp shape inclined in the length direction. (See FIG. 7).

In the present embodiment, the yarn S is fed to the cutter 45 along the winding direction of the yarn S as shown by the arrow (e) in FIG. In order to cut the slanted cut surface of S so as to face the inside of the winding direction of the thread S, the through hole 47a described above is used.
The biasing direction of the guide hole 45b is inside the winding direction with respect to the rotation axis.

On the other hand, a swinging means 46 connected to the cutter 45 extends from the head casing 44 to the inside of the base 2, and has a hollow lifting arm 48 connected to the drive mechanism 8. As shown in FIG. 10, a pull rod 51 connected via a spherical joint 50 to a swinging end of a link 49 protruding from the lower end of the cutter 45 in the radial direction. The pull rod 51 is constantly pressed, and a return spring 52 for rotating the cutter 45 is driven by the drive mechanism 8 so that the guide hole 45b of the cutter 45 matches the through hole 47a of the head casing 44. Then, by rotating the cutter 45 in a direction opposite to the above-described direction, the through hole 47a and the guide hole 45b are shifted to cut the thread S (not shown). It is constituted of a link mechanism.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, a bolt 53 is screwed to the side wall of the head casing 44, and its movement is restricted by a nut 54 which is brought into contact with the outer wall surface of the head casing 44. Have been.

As shown in FIG. 10, the bolt 53 is protruded into the head casing 44 and abuts one end of the pull rod 51 from the front in the longitudinal direction.

The bolt 53 is connected to the head casing 44
, The stop position of the pull rod 51 is changed against the elastic force of the return spring 52, thereby adjusting the initial position of the cutter 45, that is, the guide hole 45b and the guide hole 45b. Through hole 4
7a is provided for alignment.

Further, the cutting mechanism 6 can be reciprocated vertically by a predetermined stroke by the driving mechanism 8, and this stroke is, as shown in FIG. Is the highest position to be inserted into the through hole 11d formed in the link plate 11 of the transport mechanism 3, and the lowest position to form a gap into the upper end of the cutting mechanism 6 where a thread crushing mechanism 7 described later can enter. Are set at intervals.

Further, the yarn crushing mechanism 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the thread crushing mechanism 7 projects from the base 2 toward the transport mechanism 3 and is provided above and below the transport mechanism 3.

Since the pair of thread crushing mechanisms 7 have substantially the same configuration, the lower thread crushing mechanism 7 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the thread crushing mechanism 7 disposed below is provided with a drive shaft 55 projecting from the base 2 toward the transport mechanism 3 and a drive shaft 55. It has a pair of pressing claws 56 that are opened and closed (see FIGS. 11 and 12).

The drive shaft 55 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 12, the outer shaft 57 includes a hollow outer shaft 57 and a solid inner shaft 58 rotatably fitted in the outer shaft 57. The pressing claw 5 is attached to one end of each of the
Numerals 6 are provided individually and substantially in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surfaces of the shafts 57 and 58 along the tangential direction.

The other end of each of the shafts 57 and 58 is connected to a link mechanism (not shown) operated by the drive mechanism 8 inside the base 2. By being relatively rotated around in the opposite direction, the compressed claw 56 is swung as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 12 so that the distal ends thereof are pressed against each other. The yarn S located between 56 is squeezed from its radial direction and flattened.

Further, the pressing claws 56 are separated from each other, and a space is formed between the pressing claws 56 to allow the cutting mechanism 6 to move upward as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the upper thread crushing mechanism 7 holds the drill 19 and the guide cylinder 30 of the piercing mechanism 4 between the two when the tips of the pressing claws 56 are separated from each other as shown in FIG. Is formed to allow a downward movement.

Therefore, each of these thread crushing mechanisms 7
After the drilling mechanism 4 is raised, respectively,
After the cutting mechanism 6 is lowered, the operation timing is set so that the pressing claws 56 are brought into contact with each other to compress the thread S.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. First, the guide groove 11c of the link plate 11 located in the carrying section 3a of the carrying mechanism 3.
First, as shown in FIG. 3, the culture rope P is inserted.

Next, the transport conveyor 12 of the transport mechanism 3
Are moved intermittently by the connection pitch of the link plates 11, and the scallop shells A are inserted into the link plate 11 located at the upstream end of the transport section 3a from both sides thereof, so that each scallop shell A The ear part of the culture rope P
3 and, as shown in FIG.
Above the through hole 11c.

At this time, the transport conveyor 12 of the transport mechanism 3 has the lower link plate 11 supported by the lower guide plate 17 and the upper presser lever 13 supported by the upper guide plate 1.
8, the upward rotation is restricted, so that the scallop shell A elastically deforms the brush 14 attached to the holding lever 13 by the above-described insertion operation, and accommodates the concave portion 11 b of the link plate 11. Is inserted into.

As a result, the scallops A
Accommodation recess 11b of the link plate 11 by the elastic force of
And is positioned and held at the position as described above.

The insertion operation of the scallops A is sequentially performed on the link plates 11 sequentially fed to the upstream side of the conveying section 3a by the intermittent movement of the conveying conveyor 12 described above, and the scallops A are transferred to the conveying mechanism 3. Wear it continuously.

The scallops A and the culture ropes P positioned and mounted on the link plate 11 in this manner
Are successively opposed to the punching mechanism 4, the threading mechanism 5, or the thread cutting mechanism 6 with the intermittent movement of the conveyor 12 and stopped at that position.

While the movement of the conveyor 12 is stopped, the punching mechanism 4, the threading mechanism 5,
The cutting mechanism 6 and the thread crushing mechanism 7 are operated.

These individual operations will be described in detail below. The piercing mechanism 4 includes a scallop A and a culture rope P
While the conveyer 12 is positioned and is conveyed, as shown in FIG. 13, the conveyer 12 is positioned at the highest position by the action of the cam 28, and the upper and lower thread crushing mechanisms 7 It is kept open.

As a result, the cam 28 is operated, the drill guide 20 and the drill 19 of the drilling mechanism 4 start descending, and the drill 19 is driven to rotate by the electric motor 21.

Then, the drill guide 20 abuts on the upper surface of the upper scallops A on which the guide tube 30 at the tip is located below (see FIG. 14). The drill 19 is compressed by a compression spring 36 of a differential mechanism 32 provided between the drill guide stay 31 and the motor stay 24.
Relative movement with the drill guide 20 is performed, and the drill guide 20 is further lowered.

Thus, after the drill 19 is penetrated through the guide cylinder 30, the drill 19 sequentially processes the upper scallops A, the culture rope P, and the lower scallops A located thereunder. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, continuous through holes are formed in these.

After the completion of the piercing operation, the piercing mechanism 4 is again raised to the highest position and is in a standby state.

When the drilling operation is completed in this way, the cutting mechanism 6 and the threading mechanism 5 located below the link plate 11 are raised as shown in FIG. Through hole 4 formed in 47
7a is located at a position coaxial with and close to a through hole formed in the scallop A or the culture rope P.

Here, the raising of the cutting mechanism 6 is stopped, and subsequently, the threading mechanism 5 is raised, and the guide pipe 41 is inserted into the guide hole of the cutter 45 as shown in FIG. A predetermined length is inserted into 45b from below.

By this operation, the thread S remaining in the cutter 45 is pushed upward, so that the thread S penetrates both the scallops A and the culture rope P as shown in FIG. And protrude upward.

The reason that the yarn S is pushed upward in this manner is that a frictional resistance is given to the yarn S at the curved portion of the guide pipe 41, and the yarn S is introduced into the guide pipe 41 by the frictional resistance. This is because sliding is prevented.

As described above, the scallop A having the upper thread S
, First, the upper thread crushing mechanism 7 is operated, the tip of the protruded thread S is gripped by the pressing claw 56, and the further upper thread crushing mechanism 7 is operated. The tip of the yarn S is compressed flat as shown by the broken line in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 17, the threading mechanism 5 is lowered.

With the lowering of the threading mechanism 5, the thread S
Is pulled out from the guide pipe 41 by the descending amount of the threading mechanism 5 because the tip is grasped by the upper thread crushing mechanism 7.

After that, the cutting mechanism 6 and the threading mechanism 5 are lowered slightly in synchronization with each other.
By rotating the cutter 45 as shown by the arrow in FIG.
The head S is cut sharply at an inclined contact surface between the head S and the lid 47 of the head casing 44, and the inclined cut surface is directed inward in the winding direction of the yarn S.

Therefore, when the thread S is inserted as described above,
Depending on the winding habit of the yarn S and the direction of the cut surface, the through hole 4
7a and the inner wall surfaces of the through holes formed in the scallop A and the culture rope P are urged so that the sharp tips are separated from each other, so that they are prevented from being caught by them and the insertion operation is performed more smoothly. Is obtained.

By further lowering the cutting mechanism 6 and the threading mechanism 5 by a small amount, the lower end of the thread S penetrated by both the scallop A and the culture rope P as shown in FIG. , From the cutting mechanism 6.

Next, by operating the lower thread crushing mechanism 7, the lower end of the thread S is squeezed and deformed flat as shown by a broken line in FIG.

As a result, both ends of the thread S are squeezed and deformed in a flat shape, thereby preventing the two scallops A from being detached from the thread S. As a result, both scallops A are fixed to the culture rope P. You.

Thereafter, the gripping of the thread S by the upper and lower thread crushing mechanisms 7 is released, and the transport mechanism 3 is operated by one pitch, so that the link link 1 at the subsequent stage is released.
1 is fed and positioned between the punching mechanism 4 and the cutting mechanism 6, and thereafter, the scallop A is fixed to the culture rope P sequentially by the same operation.

On the other hand, the link plate 1 on which the scallop A, which has been fixed to the culture rope P as described above, is placed.
1 and a presser lever 13 for pressing the scallops A
Is detached from the guide plates 17 and 18. The link plate 11 is wound around the pulley 9 in the forward direction in the transport direction as shown in FIG. 4, and the holding lever 13 is Since the upward rotation is free, the brush 14 is slightly rotated upward by the elastic force of the brush 14 which has been elastically deformed in the initial stage of the winding into the pulley 9, and the link plate 11 is rotated. Is further rolled into the pulley 9, the holding lever 13 rotates in a direction away from the link plate 11 by its own weight.

As a result, the holding of the scallop A by the link plate 11 and the holding lever 13 is naturally released, and the scallop A and the culture rope P are transported by the transport conveyor 12.
Is separated smoothly from.

According to the scallop ear-hanging machine of this embodiment having the above structure, the thread S is cut by the cutting mechanism 6.
Since the cut end is slanted to have a sharp shape when cutting, the smooth and reliable insertion is possible when inserting into the scallop A or the culture rope P, and the certainty of the work is secured. .

Further, since the cut surface of the yarn S is directed inward in the winding direction of the yarn S, the distal end surface of the sharp yarn S is separated as far as possible from the inner wall of the hole through which the yarn S is inserted. The penetrability of S becomes good.

Further, since the thread S is directly inserted into the scallops and the cultivation ropes, the holes formed therein have an inner diameter equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the thread S. Therefore, the gap between the thread S and the scallops A is suppressed to a small size, and thus the retaining is reliably prevented.

Further, in the present embodiment, the transport mechanism 3
Is composed of a plurality of link plates 11 and a presser lever 13 rotatably mounted on these link plates 11, and these link plates 11 are connected endlessly and wound between a pair of pulleys 9 and 10. With this configuration, the scallop A is sandwiched and conveyed in a horizontal state between the link plate 11 and the pressing lever 13, and therefore, when the scallop A is attached to the conveyance mechanism 3, its positioning is easy. In addition, the positional deviation is suppressed even during transportation, and thus workability is greatly improved.

Further, the position accuracy of the drilling at the time of the drilling operation at the subsequent stage can be improved, and it is possible to form a continuous through hole in the two overlapping scallops A and the culture rope P without fail. The scallop A is securely fixed to the culture rope P.

Further, a punching mechanism 4, a threading mechanism 5, a cutting mechanism 6, a thread crushing mechanism 7, and the like can be arranged in the vertical direction with respect to the transport mechanism 3.
The dimensional expansion of the device in the horizontal direction is suppressed, and as a result, space saving is achieved when installing the device.

On the other hand, when the installation space can be sufficiently ensured, the mounting area of the scallops A on the transport conveyor 12 can be set long by increasing the length of the transport section 3a of the transport mechanism 3, whereby , Transport mechanism 3
Is increased, and the working efficiency is improved.

Further, even when the scallops A, which have been fixed to the culture rope P, are cut off from the transport mechanism 3, the holding lever for clamping the scallops A after the link plate 11 is wound around the pulley 9. Since 13 is rotated by its own weight to release the scallop A from being held, smooth disconnection is performed.

The shapes, dimensions, etc. of the respective constituent members shown in the above embodiment are examples, and can be variously changed based on design requirements and the like.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an example is shown in which the transport mechanism 3 is intermittently moved, and when the transport mechanism 3 is stopped, the scallop A and the aquaculture rope P are punched and threaded and fixed. Instead of this, the following configuration is also possible.

That is, the transport mechanism 3 is moved at a constant speed, and the various operations such as the punching mechanism 4 and the threading mechanism 5 are performed while moving in a direction of movement of the transport mechanism 3. Configuration.

Even in the case of such a configuration, since the above-mentioned devices can be arranged along the vertical direction, the moving space for these devices is almost limited only above the transport mechanism 3. Thus, an increase in the installation area in the horizontal direction is suppressed as much as possible.

[0098]

As described above, the scallop ear-hanging machine of the present invention is configured such that a thread is passed through the ear of the scallop at a predetermined working position and the thread is fixed to the aquaculture rope so as not to come off. The scallop ear-hanging machine is characterized by being provided with a cutting mechanism that cuts the inserted thread at an angle with respect to the length direction thereof, and has the following excellent effects. .

When the thread is cut by the cutting mechanism, the cut end is slanted to have a sharp shape. Therefore, when the thread is inserted into a hole formed in a scallop or a culture rope, the cut end is cut. Guided by the hole, it can be inserted smoothly and surely, and the reliability of the work can be secured.

Moreover, since the thread is directly inserted into the scallop or the culture rope, the inner diameter of the hole formed therein can be made equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the thread. As a result, the gap between the thread and the scallops can be reduced, and therefore, the retaining of the scallops can be reliably prevented.

Further, if the cutting mechanism is set so that the inclined surface of the yarn is inclined toward the inner side in the winding direction of the yarn when the yarn is inclined and cut with respect to the length direction, the following excellent features are obtained. Produce the effect.

Since the lower peripheral edge of the cut surface of the yarn is in contact with the inner wall of the hole to be inserted, the tip of the sharp yarn is separated from the inner wall of the inserted hole as much as possible.
It is possible to prevent the yarn from being caught between the inner wall of the hole and the yarn, thereby improving the thread insertion property.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view in which a part of the entire device according to the embodiment of the present invention is omitted.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the conveyor according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the punching mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view on arrow VI of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side view in vertical section showing a threading mechanism and a cutting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view on arrow VIII in FIG. 7.

9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI of FIG.

12 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a view similar to FIG. 5 for explaining the operation of the punching mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a view similar to FIG. 5 for explaining the operation of the punching mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a view similar to FIG. 7 for explaining the operations of the threading mechanism, the cutting mechanism, and the thread crushing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a view similar to FIG. 7 for explaining the operations of the threading mechanism, the cutting mechanism, and the thread crushing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a view similar to FIG. 7 for explaining the operations of the threading mechanism, the cutting mechanism, and the thread crushing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a view similar to FIG. 7 for explaining the operations of the threading mechanism, the cutting mechanism, and the thread crushing mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 ear hanging machine 2 base 3 transport mechanism 3a transport section 3b release section 3c empty transport section 4 punching mechanism 5 threading mechanism 6 cutting mechanism 7 thread crushing mechanism 8 drive mechanism 11 link plate 12 transport conveyor 13 presser lever 19 drill 22 elevating / lowering Mechanism A Scallop P Cultured rope S (For locking) Thread

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A scallop ear-hanging machine in which a thread is threaded through the ear of a scallop at a predetermined working position, and the thread is fixed to a culture rope so as to be fixed to the ears of the scallop. A scallop ear-hanging machine, characterized in that a cutting mechanism is provided upstream of which a slanting cut is made with respect to the lengthwise direction and the cut end is a slanted surface.