JPH1066432A - Treating apparatus of harvested vegetable - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a cutting position suitable by revolving a head of a vegetable right and left when a rhizome is cut from the head while conveying a harvested vegetable having the head and the rhizome such as a cabbage by nipping the rhizome from right and left sides. SOLUTION: This treating apparatus of harvested vegetable has a conveying means 3 for conveying a vegetable 2 having a head part 2a and a rhizome part by nipping the rhizome part from right and left sides, a side conveying part 4 for conveying the vegetable by nipping the head part 2a at both sides of the head of the conveyed vegetable and arranged in the both right and left sides of the conveying means 3, a top conveying part for pressing the upper surface of the head 2a during conveying and arranged in the upper direction of the conveying means 3 and the side conveying part 4, and a cutting means 6 for cutting the boundary part of the head part 2a and the rhizome part on the way of conveying. Further, the head is cut by a cutting means while conveying the vegetable while rotating the harvested vegetable right and left by making a difference between the conveying velocities of right and left parts of the side conveying part 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for cutting a rhizome part from a head part while holding and transporting a rhizome part of a harvested vegetable having a head part and a rhizome part such as cabbage from right and left. The present invention relates to a harvested vegetable processing apparatus that is turned left and right to optimize a cutting position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, conveying means for holding and transporting a rhizome of a harvested vegetable having a head and a rhizome from right and left, and holding both sides of a head to be conveyed which are arranged on the left and right sides of the conveyance means. Side transporting section, which is disposed above the transporting means and the side transporting section, and which presses the upper surface of the head portion being transported, and a boundary between the head portion and the rhizome portion being transported. A harvested vegetable processing apparatus having cutting means for cutting a part has been proposed.

[0003]

As described above, the harvested vegetables are transported while being supported from three sides by the transport means, the side transport section, and the upper transport section. Since the boundary portion with the rhizome is cut, a relatively stable cutting operation is performed. However, the harvested vegetables are tilted back and forth with respect to the cutting means due to various circumstances, such as the vegetation state of the harvested vegetables, the inclination of the harvester, and the case where the rhizome is bent with respect to the head part. However, there is a problem in that the head portion is cut by the cutting means in an inclined state, and the head portion is cut obliquely to cause damage. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides: Conveying means for nipping and transporting the rhizome of harvested vegetables having a head and a rhizome from the left and right, and side transportation arranged on both left and right sides of the transportation means and nipping and transporting both sides of the head to be conveyed Part, disposed above the transport means and the side transport section, an upper transport section that presses the upper surface of the head section in the middle of transport, and a cutting section that cuts a boundary portion between the head section and the rhizome section in the middle of transport. In the harvested vegetable processing apparatus, the transport speed of the left and right side transport units is provided with a speed difference, and the harvested vegetables are transported while turning left and right, and cut by cutting means.

B. The transport speed of the left and right side transport units is made faster than the transport speed of the transport unit, and one of the left and right side transport units is cut by a cutting unit from a position where the head portion is sandwiched between the side transport units. It is characterized in that a resistance band for stopping the transfer operation of the side transfer section is provided before the position where the transfer is completed.

C. The transporting means extends in the transport direction of the harvested vegetables outside a portion in contact with the harvested vegetables, and is provided with a support guide for supporting the bottom of the head portion which is transported toward the cutting means while turning.

D. The upper transport unit is constituted by two right and left units, and the transport speed of the upper transport unit on the side provided with the resistance band for restraining the transport operation of the side transport unit is slower than the transport speed of the transport unit. The transport speed of the upper transport section is made faster than the transport speed of the transport means.

[0008]

With the above arrangement, the harvested vegetable processing apparatus of the present invention operates as follows.

[0009] By providing a speed difference between the transport speeds of the left and right side transport units, the harvested vegetables are transported while turning left and right, and cut by the cutting means, so that the harvested vegetables are turned left and right and cut. Even if it is conveyed in a posture tilted back and forth by the means, it is cut properly in a state where the front and rear tilt is corrected, and the head portion is not damaged.

[0010] The transfer speed of the left and right side transfer units is made faster than the transfer speed of the transfer unit, and the cutting is completed by the cutting unit from one of the left and right side transfer units from the position where the head portion is sandwiched between the side transfer units. By providing a resistance band for restraining the transport action of the side transport unit between the positions where the harvesting vegetables transported by the transport unit are cut by the resistance belt provided on one of the left and right side transport units. Is turned in the left-right direction just before the cutting, and is cut properly by the cutting means.

[0011] The transport means extends in the transport direction of the harvested vegetables outside the portion in contact with the harvested vegetables, and the harvested vegetables are rotated by about 90 degrees by providing a support guide that supports the bottom of the head portion that is transported toward the cutting means while rotating. At this stage, the outer leaves on the lower side are lifted by the support guide, and the inclination of the harvested vegetables is corrected. Since the support guide is provided outside the transporting means, there is no problem in the transporting ability of the harvested vegetables.

[0012] The upper transport section is composed of two left and right parts, and the transport speed of the upper transport section on the side provided with the resistance band for suppressing the transport action of the side transport section is slower than the transport speed of the transport means. By making the transport speed of the upper transport portion faster than the transport speed of the transport device, the harvested vegetables transported by the transport device are reliably swirled by the left and right upper transport portion and the side transport portion provided with the resistance band. .

[0013]

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

In FIG. 1, a harvested vegetable processing apparatus 1 is provided in a head vegetable harvesting machine for harvesting head vegetables (cabbage) from a field, for example. A conveying means 3 composed of a pair of left and right screw augers (biaxial augers) for holding and conveying the portion 2b from the left and right, and a head portion 2a disposed on the upper left and right sides of the conveying means 3 and conveyed by the conveying means 3; A side transport section 4 composed of a pair of wide endless belts for transporting while sandwiching both sides, and is disposed above the transport means 3 and the side transport section 4, and presses the upper surface of the ball-forming section 2a in the middle of transport to transport. And a cutting means 6 comprising a rotary blade for cutting a boundary portion between the head portion 2a and the rhizome 2b (see FIG. 3) during the conveyance.

The left and right side transport sections 4, 4 wind a belt 4b between a pair of front and rear pulleys 4a, 4a.
(in the drawing, six), tension is applied to the inside of rotation by a number of tension members 4d, 4d... Then, one of the pulleys 4a, 4a is driven to rotate the belt 4b inward, and the head 4a is conveyed while nipping the head portion 2a between the belts 4b, 4b. Here, the left and right side transport units 4 and 4 provide speed differences between the respective transport speeds, transport the harvested vegetables 2 while turning them to the left and right, and cut them by the cutting means 6. The difference in the transport speed is set so that the turning angle during which the harvested vegetables 2 are transported to the cutting means 6 is substantially 90 degrees.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the transport speed of the left and right side transport units 4 and 4 is set to be faster than the transport speed of the transport means 3, and one of the left and right side transport units 4 and 4 is provided with a ball-forming unit. Between the position where 2a is sandwiched by the side transport units 4 and 4 and the position where the cutting is completed by the cutting means 6, a resistance band 7 for stopping the transport operation of the side transport unit 4 is provided. This resistance zone 7
Each of the two ends is supported by the rotation center of the pulley 4a and the other end of each of the support arms 7a, 7a supported by the support frame 4c. Are provided to encourage the turning of the harvested vegetables 2 conveyed in contact with the surface of the resistance band 7 without adding great resistance to the operation of the belt 4b.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 3, the harvested vegetables 2 are transported to a position outside the portion where the transporting means 3 contacts the harvested vegetables 2 and lower than the position where the cutting means 6 acts. A support guide (R) 8 and a support guide (L) 9 are provided to support the bottom of the ball-shaped portion 2a which extends in the direction of rotation and is conveyed toward the cutting means 6 while turning. The support guide (R) 8 supports the support roll 8a by a support frame 8b so as to rotate in the arrow direction, and the support frame 8b is supported by a support arm 8c. The support guide (L) 9 is in the form of a bar supported by a support arm 9a. The left and right support guides 8 and 9 may have the same configuration.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper conveying section 5 is composed of two endless belts on the left and right. The conveying speed of the two endless belts is set to the same speed (FIG. 1). 2) In addition, in the case of FIG. 2, the transport speed of the side provided with the resistance band 7 for stopping the transport operation of the side transport section 4 is made slower than the transport speed of the transport means 3 and the other side. The transport speed of the endless belt is set to be higher than the transport speed of the transport unit 3. As a result, the transport means 3
In addition, a turning force in the same direction is applied to the top of the head portion 2a of the harvested vegetables 2 conveyed while being swirled by the side conveyance unit 4.

[0019]

As described above, according to the harvested vegetable processing apparatus of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

[0020] Providing a speed difference between the transport speeds of the left and right side transport units, transporting the harvested vegetables while turning left and right, and cutting by the cutting means, the harvested vegetables are turned left and right in the transport process and cut by the cutting means, Even when the harvested vegetables are conveyed in a posture inclined forward and backward by the carrying means, the cutting means is appropriately cut in a state where the front and rear inclination is corrected to the left and right, and the head portion is not damaged.

[0021] The transfer speed of the left and right side transfer units is made faster than the transfer speed of the transfer unit, and the cutting is completed by the cutting unit from one of the left and right side transfer units from the position where the head portion is sandwiched between the side transfer units. A resistance band is provided to stop the transporting action of the side transport section between the positions where the harvesting vegetables are transported by the transport means, by the resistance strip provided on one of the left and right side transport sections. 9 right and left just before the means
By turning about 0 degree, it is possible to cut properly by the cutting means.

[0022] The transport means extends in the transport direction of the harvested vegetables outside the portion in contact with the harvested vegetables, and the support guide that supports the bottom of the head portion that is transported toward the cutting means while rotating is provided. At the stage where it is done, the lower outer lobe is lifted by the support guide,
The inclination of the harvested vegetables can be corrected. And since a support guide is provided in the outer side of a conveyance means, it does not interfere with the conveyance capacity of harvested vegetables.

[0023] The upper transport section is composed of two left and right parts, and the transport speed of the upper transport section on the side provided with the resistance band for suppressing the transport action of the side transport section is slower than the transport speed of the transport means. Since the transport speed of the upper transport unit is higher than the transport speed of the transport unit, the harvested vegetables that are transported while being swirled by the side transport unit provided with a resistance band on one side, and the turning force is further applied from the top by the upper transport unit. Added,
The harvested vegetables can be more reliably rotated by about 90 degrees.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a harvested vegetable processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view (a) of the same and a partial enlarged perspective view (b) of FIG.

3A is a partial plan view of the same, FIG. 3B is an explanatory view of an operation of a support guide R, FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. It is.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Harvested vegetable processing apparatus 2 Harvested vegetables 2a Heading part 2b Rhizome part 3 Conveying means (biaxial auger) 4 Side conveying part (side conveying belt) 4a Pulley 4
b belt 4c support frame 4d tension member 5 upper transport section (upper transport belt) 6 cutting means (rotary blade) 7 resistance band 7a support arm 7b roller 8 support guide R 8a support roller 8b support frame
8c Support arm 9 Support guide L 9a Support arm

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A conveying means for holding and transporting a rhizome of a harvested vegetable having a head and a rhizome from right and left, and holding both sides of a head to be conveyed which are arranged on both left and right sides of the conveyance means. The side transport unit to be transported, the upper transport unit that is disposed above the transport unit and the side transport unit and presses the upper surface of the head part in the middle of the transport, and the boundary part between the head part and the rhizome part in the middle of the transport A harvesting vegetable processing apparatus having cutting means for cutting, wherein a speed difference is provided between the transport speeds of the left and right side transport units, the harvested vegetables are transported while turning left and right, and cut by the cutting means. Harvested vegetable processing equipment. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transport speed of the left and right side transport units is faster than the transport speed of the transport unit. 2. The harvested vegetable processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a resistance band for stopping a transport operation of the side transport unit is provided until a position where the cutting unit completes the cutting. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means extends in a conveying direction of the harvested vegetables outside a portion in contact with the harvested vegetables, and a support guide for supporting a bottom of a head portion conveyed toward the cutting means while turning is provided. The harvested vegetable processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the upper transfer unit is formed of a pair of right and left units, and the transfer speed of the upper transfer unit on the side provided with a resistance band for suppressing the transfer operation of the side transfer unit is set to the transfer speed of the transfer unit. 4. The harvested vegetable processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transport speed of the other upper transport unit is higher than the transport speed of the transport unit.