JPH11215930A - Device for hanging wing of culturing shellfish - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for hanging the wings of culturing shellfishes, not requiring to individually and accurately load the spats of the shellfishes on the shellfish seats of the device and capable of thereby improving the processing capacity of the device by disposing a rope and the wings of the spats of the culturing shellfishes in a mutually superposed state, forming a penetrated hole in the rope and the wings, and subsequently inserting a holder into the penetrated hole. SOLUTION: This device for hanging the wings of culturing shellfishes is provided with shellfish stockers 3 for loading the spats to be hung, carrying portion 10 for carrying the spats with conveyers 8 from the shellfish stockers 3 to a shellfish-supplying portion 9, the shellfish-supplying portion 9 for grasping the carried spats with chucks 11 and subsequently supplying the grasped spats to the front of a perforation portion 7, a rope-supplying portion 12 for supplying the rope 4 to the front of the perforation portion 7, the perforation portion 7 for forming a penetrated hole in the spats grasped with the chucks 11 and the rope 4 superposed on the spats with a drill 5, and a holder-supplying portion 14 for inserting a holder into the penetrated hole.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a culture in which a rope and ears of a cultured mussel are placed on top of each other, a through hole is formed in the rope and the ear, and a stopper is inserted through the through hole. The present invention relates to an ear hanging device for shellfish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Prior Art Although this type of known ear hanging device is semi-automated, it requires the operator to place the juvenile clams one by one precisely on the shell of the device. Therefore, there is a demand for an improvement in processing capacity when one worker hangs 10,000 to 20,000 fry per day.

[0003] In a device of the type in which the larvae are set in a substantially vertical state, the operator must set the larvae placed substantially horizontally on the table of the device one by one in a vertical position. Must. Therefore, one worker twists the wrist greatly 10,000 to 20,000 times a day, which may cause occupational diseases such as tenosynovitis.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention does not require the placement of juvenile clams one by one accurately on the shell of the apparatus, thereby improving the processing capacity. It is an object of the invention to provide an ear suspension device for cultured shellfish. In addition to this, it is not necessary to set the juveniles placed almost horizontally on the table of the device one by one vertically and set them in the device, so that the wrist is not greatly twisted,
An object of the present invention is to provide an ear hanging device for cultured shellfish which is less susceptible to tendonitis and the like.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the ear hanging apparatus for cultured shellfish according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises:
An ear suspension device for a cultured shellfish, wherein a rope and ears of a cultured shellfish are overlapped and arranged, a through hole is formed in the rope and the ear, and a locking tool is pierced through the through hole. A shell stocker on which a juvenile shellfish is placed, a conveying unit for conveying the juvenile shellfish from the shellfish stocker to a shellfish supply unit by a conveyor, and a shell for gripping the juvenile shellfish conveyed by the conveyor unit with a chuck and feeding the shellfish to the front of a punching unit A supply unit, a rope supply unit that supplies a rope to the front of the perforation unit, a perforated portion that forms a through hole by drilling a juvenile clam gripped by the chuck and a rope stacked on the juvenile shell, A locking tool supply unit for piercing the locking tool into the through hole is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ear-suspending device for a cultured shellfish, wherein a rope and ears of a cultured shellfish are placed on top of each other, a through-hole is formed in the rope and the ear, and the through-hole is formed. An ear hanging device for cultured shellfish that pierces a locking tool through the shell, and a shell stocker for placing a juvenile shell hanging from the ear,
And a transport unit for transporting the juvenile shellfish from the shellfish stocker to the ear hanging work unit by a conveyor, wherein the pocket portion accommodating the juvenile shellfish one by one changes its opening angle with the rotation of the conveyor. A required number of the shells are attached to the conveyor, and when the opening angle of the pocket portion is relatively small, an operator transfers the juvenile shellfish from the shell stock to the pocket portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ear-suspending device for a cultured shellfish, wherein a rope and ears of a cultured shellfish are placed on top of each other, a through-hole is formed in the rope and the ear, and the through-hole is formed. An ear hanging device for cultured shellfish that pierces the catch with a hook, and has a transport unit that transports the juveniles to be ear-hung from the shell stocker to the ear-hanging work unit by a conveyor, and a pocket unit that stores the juveniles one by one. Are attached to the conveyor in a required number so that the opening angle changes with the rotation of the conveyor, and furthermore, a vibrating mechanism that vibrates the mussel contained in the pocket portion in the pocket portion to accurately position the mussel. Has been provided.

[0008] According to the apparatus for hanging ears of cultured shellfish according to the first aspect of the present invention having the above structure, the ear hanging operation is performed as follows. The ear hanging device is an electrically operated semi-automatic machine.

When an operator puts a large number of juvenile clams to be hung on a table-shaped shell stocker and turns on the apparatus, the conveyor of the transport unit rotates and the operator continues to move the juvenile shells on the shell stocker. When you transfer the shellfish to a conveyor,
A conveyor transports the larvae to the shellfish supply section. When the juveniles reach the end of the conveyor, the clam feeding unit is activated and the chuck grabs the juveniles and performs a hand action to bring the juveniles to the front of the perforated part. On the other hand, the rope supply unit operates to feed the rope in the same order in the front of the perforated portion, whereby the ears of the larvae and the rope are arranged in an overlapping manner in front of the perforated portion. When the transport unit and the shellfish supply unit have two paths symmetrically as in the embodiment described later, the juveniles are simultaneously supplied one by one from each path, and the ear of one juvenile and the ear of the other juvenile are A laminated structure in which the rope is sandwiched between the parts is realized. Next, the perforation section is operated, and the drill forms a coaxial through hole in the juvenile shellfish and the rope, and then the locking tool supply section is operated to pierce the locking tool through the through hole. The piercing and piercing of the locking tool are performed while the chuck is holding the juvenile shellfish, so that no special shell holding means other than the chuck is required. The drill is arranged in one of the laminating directions of the mussel and the rope, the locking device and its supply part are arranged on the opposite side of the same laminated structure, and are arranged coaxially with the drill. Therefore, the locking tool is pierced through the through hole at the same speed as the drill drilled following the retreating operation or following the tip of the drill so that the tip of the locking tool touches the tip of the drill. A pin-shaped stopper made of resin and having a stopper at its end is suitable for the stopper. The operator puts the next juvenile shellfish on the conveyor without waiting for the juvenile shellfish put on the conveyor immediately before being hung from the ears, and transfers the juvenile shellfish on the shell stocker to the conveyor one after another. .

[0010] In the ear hanging device according to the second aspect, a required number of pockets for accommodating the juvenile shellfish are attached to the conveyor so as to change the opening angle with the rotation of the conveyor. When the opening angle of the shell is relatively small, the operator transfers the juveniles from the shell stocker to this pocket. Juvenile shellfish such as scallops are placed almost horizontally on a table-shaped shell stocker. Therefore, since the juveniles that are in a substantially horizontal state on the shell stocker are transferred to the pocket portion in which the opening angle is relatively small, it is not necessary to largely change the orientation of the juveniles when transferring. . It is preferable that the larvae are slid on the shell stocker and transferred to the pocket portion, and it is convenient on the shell to slide on the shell stocker and drop them obliquely into the pocket portion.

In the ear hanging device according to the third aspect, a required number of pockets for accommodating the juvenile clams are attached to the conveyor so as to change the opening angle with the rotation of the conveyor. A vibration mechanism is provided for accurately positioning the juveniles stored in the pocket by vibrating in the pocket. Therefore, while the larvae are being stored and transported in the pocket, vibration is applied to the larvae by the operation of the vibration mechanism, and the position of the larvae in the pocket gradually changes. Positioned. If the juvenile shellfish is accurately positioned in the pocket, the subsequent ear hanging work becomes extremely easy.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, an ear hanging device according to the present embodiment has a large number of ear hangings on a base (also referred to as a frame) 1 provided with a required number of casters (not shown). A table-shaped shell stocker (also referred to as a shell stocker unit) 3 on which a shell 2 is placed is provided. A perforated portion (also referred to as a drill unit) 7 that forms a perforated portion (refer to FIG. 25) is provided toward the side facing the drill 5, and is also located on the left and right sides of the perforated portion 7 on the side facing the shell stocker 3. A transport unit (also referred to as a transport unit, a transport device, or an aligned conveyor unit) 10 that transports the shell 2 from the shell stocker 3 to the shell supply unit 9 by a conveyor (also referred to as an alignment conveyor) 8 is provided symmetrically. The conveyor 8 conveys the juvenile shellfish 2 from the near side to the side due to the operation thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right conveyors 8 are provided in parallel with each other.

Returning to FIG. 1, the mussel 2 transported by the transport unit 10 is held near the end of each conveyor 8 on the opposite side by the chuck 1.
1, a shell supply unit (also referred to as a chuck unit) 9 for supplying the juvenile shell 2 to the front (opposite side) of the drill 5 of the drilling unit 7 is provided. A rope supply section 12 for supplying the rope 4 to the front of the drill 5 is provided between the sections 9, and the rope supply section 12 and the pair of shell supply sections 9 are further connected to the through holes 6. An anchor supply unit 14 for piercing the stopper 13 (see FIG. 25) is provided toward this side so as to face the perforated portion 7, and the ear hanging is terminated below the rope supply unit 12. A discharge unit (also referred to as a discharge unit) 16 including a discharge conveyor 15 (see FIG. 27) for sequentially feeding the ropes 4 lowered is provided. Reference numeral 17 denotes an operation panel box of the device. The operator brings a chair (not shown) in front of the ear hanging device, sits facing the device, and manually moves the young clam 2 on the shell stocker 3 one by one in accordance with the work cycle. Of the conveyor 8.

As shown in FIG. 3, a chain-type or belt-type endless track belt 1 which is rotated by driving a motor 18 (see FIG. 1) is provided on a conveyor 8 of a transport section 10 respectively.
9 (a chain type is assumed in the figure), and pockets for accommodating the juvenile shells 2 one by one as shown in the enlarged view of FIGS. A required number of the sections 20 are mounted so that the opening angle thereof changes as the conveyor 8 rotates. Pocket part 2
The reason why 0 changes the opening angle with the rotation of the conveyor 8 is as follows.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a pedestal portion 22 having a substantially U-shaped front face is attached to a specific link 21 of the endless track belt 19 so as not to hinder the rotation of the track belt 19. The notch 2 is formed in the plane of the base 22.
3, the insertion portion 25 of the pocket body 24 is inserted into the notch 23 from above, and the insertion portion 25 is rotatably pivotally attached to one of the link shafts 27 by an arm portion 26 which is a part of the insertion portion 25. A weight 28 having a predetermined weight is attached to the lower end of the insertion part 25.
The spring 29 is mounted on the second spring. Also base 2
2 on each of the front and rear sides of the pocket body 24 on
A stopper 30 is provided to limit the swing angle of the pocket body 24 to a predetermined angle. Therefore, FIG.
When the pedestal portion 22 is in the horizontal position as shown in FIG.
The pocket body 24 stands vertically by the action of the weight 28 and the spring 29, and the opening provided at the upper part thereof is directed directly upward. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, when the weight 28 rides on the plate-shaped cam 31 provided on the side of the conveyor 8 with the rotation of the conveyor 8, the pocket body 24 is linked. Pedestal 2 around shaft 27
2, whereby the direction of the opening, that is, the opening angle of the pocket 20 changes. Pocket section 20
The opening angle is zero when the pocket body 24 is tilted to the side and the opening is directed to the side.

The location and shape of the cam 31 are set as follows.

That is, first, the direction of the juvenile 2 conveyed by the conveyor 8 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the juvenile 2 is transferred from the shell stocker 3 to the pocket portion 20 (in the figure, the first position). The following are indicated by ""
In the same manner up to the seventh position), the juvenile shellfish 2 is slightly inclined from the horizontal state, and is conveyed by the conveyor 8 from this state and gradually becomes vertical as it moves to the second and third positions. Is done. Therefore, the first position is a state where the juvenile shellfish 2 is closest to the horizontal. In the fourth position, the mussel 2 is completely oriented vertically, and in this state, through the fifth and sixth positions, reaches the seventh position near the end of the conveyor that is gripped by the chuck 11 and lifted from above the conveyor 8. In the completely vertical fifth position, the juvenile shellfish 2 is held by the shell holder 32 from above,
Vibration mechanism (also called vibrator) 33
Vibration is given and moves sideways in the pocket part 20,
As a result, the positioning portion (also referred to as an ear contact portion) 34 provided in the pocket portion 20 abuts and is accurately positioned. The reason why the juvenile shellfish 2 is accurately positioned in the pocket portion 20 is that the chuck 11 correctly grasps the juvenile shellfish 2 and accurately brings the ears of the juvenile shellfish 2 to the front of the drill 5.
The first position in FIG. 7 substantially matches the B position in FIGS. 3 and 6, and the fourth position in FIG.
And the C position in FIG. 3, 6, and 7 all show the left conveyor 8 of the pair of left and right conveyors 8. In addition, the upper row of FIG. 7 shows a state where the juvenile 2 is viewed from the side (left side), and the lower row shows a state where the juvenile 2 is viewed from the rear side in the traveling direction. And the cam 3 so that the juvenile 2 changes its direction in this way
1. Set the installation location and shape. Juvenile 2
When standing in the pocket portion 20, the ear portion is directed downward, and one edge of the ear portion in which the through hole 6 is formed is located on the center line side of the device (the center line of the symmetric structure portion of the device). It is stored in the pocket part 20 in the direction in which it is arranged. Therefore, the mussel 2 conveyed by the left conveyor 8 has the through hole 6 formed in the right edge of the ear, and the mussel 2 conveyed by the right conveyor 8.
A through hole 6 is formed in the left edge of the ear. The positioning portion 34 is also provided on the same side for the purpose of installation.

In the first position shown in FIG. 7, while the operator slides the juvenile 2 on the shell stocker 3 by hand, the pocket 2
Put in 0. At this time, the mussel 2 is slightly inclined as described above. The shell stocker 3 is provided with an inclined surface at a joint portion so that the juvenile shell 2 can be slid into the pocket portion 20. In the second position, it has a role to raise the inclination a little, so that if the juvenile shell 2 is missed in the first position, it can be replenished. In the third and fourth positions, the size of the young clam 2 and the presence or absence of the young clam 2 are detected while standing upright. At the fifth and sixth positions, the ears of the juvenile clam 2 are brought into contact with the positioning portions 34 to align the positions of the ears. At this time, in order to prevent the fry 2 from being overturned due to frictional resistance with the bottom surface of the pocket portion 20, the fry 2
A shell holding part 32 for holding the shellfish from above is provided.
Make the bottom of the slippery. Then, at the seventh position, the juvenile clam 2 is gripped by the chuck 11 and taken out from the pocket portion 20 upward.

As shown in FIG. 8, the shell presser 32 swings an arm 36 by driving a motor 35, and the arm 36 presses the young clam 2 from above. Also, as shown in FIG.
3 is an air cylinder 37 or a spring (not shown)
The vibrating member 38 is vibrated at a predetermined frequency by the operation described above, and the vibrating member 38 is brought into contact with the juvenile shell 2 or the pocket portion 20 to give the juvenile shell 2 vibration. As the mechanism, the juvenile shell 2 may be moved sideways in the pocket portion 20 for the purpose of installation. Therefore, instead of or in combination with the vibration mechanism 33, the juvenile shell 2 is moved by an air cylinder or the like. May be pressed in the lateral direction.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, a rail plate-shaped shell guide 39 may be provided beside the conveyor 8, and the juvenile shell 2 may be moved sideways by sliding the shell 2 on the shell guide 39. . As shown in FIG. 10, the oversized shellfish detecting section 40 for detecting the size of the juvenile shellfish 2 installs a rod-shaped sensor 41 horizontally at a predetermined height position.
Is used to detect the size of the larvae. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the shellfish presence / absence detection unit 42 that detects the presence / absence of the juvenile shellfish 2 is provided in the shell holding unit 32. That is, a shorter arm 4 is provided on the opposite side of the arm 36 of the shell holder 32.
3 is attached, and when the juvenile shell 2 is not accommodated in the pocket portion 20 and thus the swing angle of the arm portion 43 is large, the arm portion 43 activates the sensor 44.

As described above, the fork-shaped chuck 11 is provided in each of the pair of right and left shell supply units 9, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, each of the chucks 11 operates to hold the juvenile shell 2 and perform a hand action to bring the juvenile shell 2 to the front of the drill 5 of the piercing portion 7. On the other hand, the rope supply unit 12 is operated to supply the rope 4 in the same order in the forward direction to the front of the drill 5 of the drilling unit 7, whereby the ears of the juvenile clam 2 and the rope 4 are superposed on the front of the drill 5. Is done.

When the chuck 11 grips the young clam 2 accommodated in the pocket portion 20, the peripheral wall 45 of the pocket portion 20
A notch 46 is provided in the peripheral wall 45 of the pocket portion 20 so as not to hinder this, and the chuck 11 having a shape just entering the notch 46 moves from above and grips the juvenile 2. As shown in FIG. 13, the chuck 11 holding the juvenile 2 moves upward to pull out the juvenile 2 from the pocket portion 20 as shown in FIG. 14. If the chuck 11 is rotated without moving upward, the chuck 11 hits the side surface 47 of the pocket portion 20, so it is necessary to always move the chuck 11 upward. Then chuck 11 is about 50
The ears of the juvenile 2 are aligned with the center 5 ′ of the drill 5 as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG.
, And the young clam 2 on the left side is located in front of the rope 4. That is, the guide bush 48, the juvenile shell 2 on the right side, the rope 4, and the juvenile shell 2 on the left side are arranged in this order from the opposite side to the front side of the device. The guide bush 48 is fixedly attached to the lock supply unit 14, guides the tip of the drill 5 so that it can be inserted, and locks the lock 13 when the lock 13 protrudes from the supply unit 14. It is an outlet of the tool 13. The direction of rotation of the chuck 11 is a direction in which the ear aligned with the ear rest 34 on the conveyor 8 is directed toward the center of the drill 5. Next, the chuck 11 moves in the horizontal direction to bring the right juvenile 2 directly into contact with the guide bush 48 and press the left juvenile 2 against the rope 4, which in turn pushes the right juvenile 2. Become.
That is, the juvenile shell 2 and the rope 4 adhere to the guide bush 48, and as a result, the shell seat is not required. Next, as shown in FIG. 17, a through hole 6 is formed in the juvenile shell 2 and the rope 4 with a drill 5, and a stopper 13 is pierced through the through hole 6 to bind the juvenile shell 2 to the rope 4 (ear hanging). I do. When the binding is finished, the chuck 11 releases the juvenile 2 on the spot, returns to the horizontal direction, and then rotates in the direction opposite to the center by about 50 degrees and returns to the initial position.

As described above, the drilling portion 7 is provided with the drill 5 whose tip is directed horizontally. The drill 5 moves toward the opposite side of the apparatus while rotating at high speed, and A through hole 6 is formed in the rope 4. After the formation, it returns to the front side of the apparatus and returns to the initial position.

As shown in FIG. 17, the rope supply unit 12
Is to drop the rope 4 vertically from an upper rope supply source (not shown) and supply the rope 4 downward at a predetermined pitch. The rope supply unit 12 is provided with a pair of rotary drive rollers (also referred to as pulleys) 49 that sandwich the rope 4, and the ropes 49 supply the rope 4 downward at a predetermined pitch by rotation of the rollers 49. Feeding unit (also referred to as a rope feeding unit) 50
18 and 19, a forked chuck 51 for sandwiching the rope 4 is provided, and a rope shifter 52 for positioning the rope 4 at an accurate left and right position by the operation of the chuck 51; As shown in FIG. 17, a holding member 53 for holding the rope 4 is provided, and when the holding member 53 is actuated, the rope 4 is pierced and the locking tool 13 is pierced.
And a rope holding portion 54 for providing tension to the rope.

As shown in FIG. 20 or FIG. 21, the locking member 13 is a pin made of a synthetic resin. 56), and is formed in a harpoon shape so that one of the juvenile shell engaging portions 56 on the right side in the drawing is pierced through the through-hole 6, and the other juvenile shell on the left side in the drawing The locking portion 56 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a larger diameter than the locking tool main body 55. FIG.
21 is for opening one sheet, the locking element 13 of FIG. 21 is for opening two sheets, and the left end of the locking element body 55 of the locking element 13 for opening one sheet in FIG. Is provided with a two-sided width portion. As shown in FIG. 22, a large number of these locks 13 are collectively loaded into the lock supply unit 14 as a sheet-like cartridge 57. And a plurality of locking members 13 are connected in series with runners 58 integrally connected to both ends of each locking member 13.

As shown in FIG. 23, the locking device supply section 14 includes a locking device stocker unit (also referred to as a locking device stocker unit) 59 for accommodating a large number of cartridges 57 and one cartridge 57 at a time. A stopper vertical transfer section (also referred to as a stopper upper and lower unit) 61 that transfers the stoppers from the stopper stocker section 59 to the rotor section 60, and a rotor section (also referred to as a rotor unit) that projects the stoppers 13 one by one to a protruding position. )
60, a locking tool protrusion (also referred to as a protruding unit) 6 for protruding the locking tool 13 toward the juvenile shell 2 and the rope 4
2 are provided.

First, a storage box 63 (see FIG. 1) for storing a large number of cartridges 57 in a vertically stacked state is provided in the stopper stocker portion 59.
In addition, a plate-shaped pressing member 64 is provided which is combined with the storage box 63 and presses the lowermost cartridge 57 in the horizontal direction, pushes the cartridge 57 out of the storage box 63, and moves the cartridge 57 to the stopper vertical transfer unit 61. . When loading the cartridge 57, the upper lid 65 (see FIG. 1) of the storage box 63 is opened, and a large number of cartridges 57 are stored in the storage box 63 so as to vertically overlap each other.
6, the upper lid 65 is closed, and when the pressing member 64 reciprocates by the operation of a driving source (not shown), each time the cartridge 57 is inserted one by one from the opening provided at the lower side of the housing box 63. It is pushed out.

A plate-like support member 6 which moves up and down by the operation of an up-down cylinder 67 is provided
A pair of runner guides 69 having a substantially hook-shaped cross section for slidably guiding the cartridge 57 is provided on the upper surface of the support member 68. Further, an air purge mechanism 70 for blowing compressed air to the cartridge 57 is provided so that the cartridge 57 can be moved instead of being pressed by the pressing member 64.

The rotor section 60 is provided with a supply rotor 71 whose rotation axis is oriented horizontally, and a plurality of feed pitch recesses 72 for engaging the locking members 13 one by one on the outer peripheral surface of the supply rotor 71. It is evenly formed. In addition, this supply rotor 7
1, a rotor guide 73 is provided to prevent the lock 13 from coming off the feed pitch recess 72, and a circular cutter for cutting the lock 13 from the runner 58 is provided. The provided cutting section (not shown) is provided around the supply rotor 71.

When the pressing member 64 moves rightward from the state shown in FIG. 23A, the pressing member 64 pushes out one of the lowermost cartridges 57, and as shown in FIG. Move over The cartridge 57 slides while being guided by the runner guide portion 69, and when the leading end in the sliding direction of the cartridge 57 contacts the end surface of the rotor guide portion 73 as shown in FIG. Next, the upper and lower cylinders 67 are driven to move the support member 68 into the cartridge 57.
Is moved down, and one stopper 13 in the slide direction is engaged with one of the feed pitch concave portions 72. Next, the air purge mechanism 70 blows compressed air to make the cartridge 57 slidable, the supply rotor 71 starts intermittent rotation at every pitch, the cartridge 57 starts sliding again, and the circular cutters are successively disengaged from the runner 58. Cut 13 off. Therefore, the locking tool 13 is successively fed into the feed pitch recess 72. One of the rotation stop positions of the feed pitch concave portion 72 due to the intermittent rotation of the supply rotor 71 is a projecting position of the locking device 13, and the guide bush 48 is disposed in front of this projecting position (on the front side of the apparatus). ing. A locking tool protrusion 62 (see FIG. 26) is provided behind the protruding position (on the side facing the apparatus), and the locking tool protrusion 62 has a rod-shaped protruding member 7.
4 (see FIG. 26). The rod-shaped projecting member 74 presses the locking member 13 in the longitudinal direction to protrude from the guide bush 48, and is held by the chuck 11 and pressed against the guide bush 48.
And this locking tool 13 is inserted into the through hole 6 of the rope 4. This completes the ear hanging state as shown in FIG.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 26, it is conceivable that the locking device 13 is handled in a roll shape.

As shown in FIG. 27, the discharge section 16 is provided with a discharge conveyor 15 for terminating the hanging of the ears and sequentially feeding the ropes 4 pulled down. 2 is transferred from the discharge conveyor 15 to the receiving box 75. Above the discharge conveyor 15, a pair of guide portions 76 for positioning the rope 4 at the left and right centers of the conveyor 15 are provided. Further, the discharge conveyor 15 has a rope supply function of pulling down the rope 4 in a forward direction even if the rotation drive roller 49 of the rope feed unit 50 does not operate temporarily.

When carrying out the ear hanging operation by the ear hanging apparatus having the above structure, the cartridge 57 of the locking member 13 and the rope 4 are loaded, respectively, and a large number of juvenile clams 2 are placed on the table-shaped shell stocker 3. Turn on the switch. Then, first, the left and right conveyors 8 of the transport unit 10 are rotated, and the operator slides the juveniles 2 on the shell stocker 3 and transfers them to the pockets 20 of each conveyor 8. Transports the young 2 to the shell supply unit 9 while changing the direction of the young 2, and on the way,
The size of the juvenile 2 is detected, the presence or absence of the juvenile 2 is detected,
The juvenile shellfish 2 is automatically and accurately positioned. When the larva 2 reaches the vicinity of the end of the conveyor 8, the shell supply unit 9 operates, the left and right chucks 11 respectively grip the larva 2, and perform a hand action to bring the larva 2 to the front of the perforator 7. .
On the other hand, the rope supply unit 12 operates to feed the rope 4 in the same order in the front of the perforated portion 7, whereby the ear of the juvenile 2 and the rope 4 are superposed in a three-layer structure on the front of the perforated portion 7. It is arranged and pressed against the guide bush 48. Next, the perforating portion 7 is operated, the drill 5 forms a coaxial through hole 6 in the juvenile shell 2 and the rope 4, and the locking device supply portion 14 is operated to pierce the locking device 13 through the through hole 6, The discharge section 16 is operated to remove the rope 4 and the juvenile clam 2 suspended from the rope 4 by one.
Drain for the number of cycles, and then repeat. Therefore, according to the above-described device, the following effects can be obtained.

After turning on the device, the operator should slide the juvenile shells 2 on the shell stocker 3 one by one so that the ears are turned downward (later) in the pocket 20. All that is necessary is to simply transfer the pockets 20 while determining the orientation of the juvenile shellfish 2 in such a manner. Therefore, it is not necessary to place the juvenile shellfishes 2 on the shell of the apparatus exactly one by one as in the prior art, and the operation is simplified. In addition, pocket part 2 of juvenile 2
0, the operator does not set the timing by himself, but the pocket portion 2 according to the rotation of the conveyor 8.
When 0 comes to the first position, this pocket 20
To transfer the fry 2 Therefore, the work can be performed efficiently according to the operation speed of the apparatus without delay. Therefore, this makes it possible to simplify the work of the operator and to cope with the high-speed operation of the apparatus, thereby improving the processing capacity.

Since the juvenile clam 2 placed substantially horizontally on the table-shaped shell stocker 3 is slid on the shell stocker 3 while being kept substantially horizontal, and is dropped obliquely into the pocket portion 20 as in the conventional case. There is no need to significantly change the orientation of the larvae 2 when setting the larvae 2, and the operator does not need to twist the wrist significantly for this purpose. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the worker from suffering from tendonitis or the like.

Since the juvenile shell 2 is accurately positioned in the pocket portion 20 by the operation of the vibration mechanism 33 and the like, the juvenile shell 2 is gripped accurately by the chuck 11 and the like, and the ear hanging work is performed thereafter. Can be performed accurately.

Since the piercing and the piercing of the locking device 13 are performed while the chuck 11 holds the juvenile shell 2, no special shell holding means other than the chuck 11 is required. Generally, the gripping force of the chuck 11 is sufficiently strong, so that there is no possibility of shaking during drilling. At the time of drilling, the scallop 2 and the rope 4 are chucked 11
This is even more so as to press against the guide bushing 48.

Since the opening (hole) of the guide bush 48 is horizontally oriented, seawater does not easily enter the inside of the device (on the side of the locking member supply unit) from this opening. When the seawater enters the apparatus, the chips of the shell 2 due to the perforation enter the apparatus while mixing with the water, and there is a risk that the locking tool 13 may not pass through the supply rotor 71 smoothly due to the chips. When the hooks 13 are engaged with the lock 13, the lock 13 may become softer than necessary and cause a reduction in the binding ratio. However, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of these inconveniences.

In order to perform positioning for drilling on the flat larva 2, it is necessary to perform positioning two-dimensionally, but the larva 2, which is vertically set in the pocket portion 20, is placed sideways. To move and position,
For positioning in the vertical direction, the weight (gravity) of the young clam 2 can be used. Therefore, a vertical positioning mechanism is not required, and the structure of the positioning mechanism can be simplified.

Since the cartridge 57 of the locking device 13 is vertically stacked and used from the lower one,
When replenishing the cartridge 57, the weight 66 may be removed and the replenished portion may be stacked. Therefore, the cartridge 57
Can be easily replenished without falling down.

The rope 4 is hung down because a forked chuck 51 for sandwiching the rope 4 is provided, and a rope shifter 52 for positioning the rope 4 at an accurate left and right position by the operation of the chuck 51 is provided. Despite the structure,
The rope 4 can always be positioned at right and left accurate positions.

As shown in FIG. 28 (B), if the rope 4 tying the juvenile clam 2 is directly put in the receiving box 75, the rope 4 becomes slack when the amount increases,
Although the rope 4 may come off from the chuck 51, as shown in FIG. 1A, the discharge unit 16 is provided with the discharge conveyor 15 that sequentially sends out the rope 4 that has been tied up after being tied. In this case, the rope 4 does not come off the chuck 51.

As shown in FIG. 29, when a plurality of ropes 4 are continuously supplied, connecting fittings 81 are arranged at the joints between the ropes 4 and the ends of the ropes 4 are connected to the connecting fittings 81. If the connecting fitting 81 and the knot 4 ′ of the rope 4 are larger than the diameter of the rope 4, they cannot pass between the pair of rollers 49 of the rope feeder 50. As described above, since the discharge conveyor 15 has the rope supply function as described above, the following measures can be taken. That is, the metal sensor 82 is arranged above the pair of rollers 49, and the pair of rollers 49 is configured to be able to temporarily increase the interval. As shown in FIG. The metal sensor 82 detects the arrival by detecting the connection fitting 81, thereby temporarily expanding the interval between the pair of rollers 49 as shown in FIG. Pass the knot 4 ') of the rope 4. The rope supply function during this time causes the discharge conveyor 15 to substitute for this only at this time. At this time, the length of the rope 4 pulled by the discharge conveyor 15 can be made constant by controlling the time during which the interval between the rollers 49 is increased. After idling for a certain period of time, the interval between the rollers 49 is restored.

As for the structure of the pocket portion 20, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of wall portions are erected on the conveyor 8 with the juvenile clam 2 interposed therebetween. The 20 may swing with respect to the conveyor 8 for each wall.

[0044]

The present invention has the following effects.

That is, first of all, according to the ear hanging device of the present invention, after the device is turned on, the work to be performed by the operator is that the juveniles on the shell stocker one by one, and then the ears All you have to do is move the pocket into the pocket while roughly determining the orientation of the larvae so that it faces downward in the pocket. Therefore, it is not necessary to place the juvenile shellfishes accurately on the shell of the apparatus one by one as in the related art, and the operation is simplified. Also, the transfer of the larva to the pocket is not done by the operator himself, but when the pocket comes to a predetermined position according to the rotation of the conveyor, the larva is transferred to this pocket. is there. Therefore, the work can be performed efficiently according to the operation speed of the apparatus without delay.
Therefore, this makes it possible to simplify the work of the operator and to cope with the high-speed operation of the apparatus, thereby improving the processing capacity.

Further, since the juveniles placed substantially horizontally on the table-shaped shell stocker are transferred to the pockets while remaining substantially horizontal, the orientation of the juveniles is increased when setting the juveniles as in the conventional case. There is no need to change and the operator does not need to twist the wrist much for this. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the worker from suffering from tendonitis or the like.

Further, since the juvenile shellfish is accurately positioned in the pocket part by the operation of the vibration mechanism, it is possible to accurately grip the juvenile shellfish with a chuck or the like, and to perform the ear hanging operation accurately thereafter. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ear hanging device for cultured shellfish according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a transport unit.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a pocket portion.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a pocket portion.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation of the pocket portion.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the order of change in the direction and position of the shellfish.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a shell holder and a vibration mechanism.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a shell guide unit.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a shell size excessive detection unit.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a shell holding unit and a shell presence / absence detecting unit.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a shell supply unit and a rope supply unit.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the chuck.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view of the operation of the chuck.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of the operation of the chuck.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the chuck.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a rope supply unit.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view of a rope shifting portion.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view of the operation of the rope pulling section.

FIG. 20 is a plan view, a front view, a left side view, and a right side view of the locking device.

FIG. 21 is a plan view, a front view, a left side view, and a right side view showing another example of the locking device.

FIG. 22 is a front view of the cartridge.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view of the operation of the locking device supply unit.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory view of a lock supply unit.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory view of a state where ears are hung.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory view showing another example of the lock supply unit.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of a discharge unit.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the discharge unit.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the rope feeder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 juvenile shellfish 3 shell stocker 4 rope 5 drill 6 through hole 7 perforated part 8 conveyor 9 shell supply part 10 transport part 11 chuck 12 rope supply part 13 locking member 14 locking member supply part 20 pocket part 33 vibration mechanism

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rope (4) and ears of a cultured mussel (2) are placed on top of each other to form a through hole (6) in said rope (4) and ears, and said through hole (6). ), A shell stocker (3) for placing a juvenile (2) to be ear-hung and a shell stocker (3) for attaching the juvenile (2) to the shell stocker (3). ), A conveyor (10) for conveying the shellfish to the shellfish supply unit (9) by the conveyor (8);
A shell supply unit (9) for gripping the larva (2) transported by the transport unit (10) with a chuck (11) and supplying it to the front of the piercing unit (7), and a rope (4) for the piercing unit (7). A rope supply unit (12) to be supplied to the front of the carcass, a juvenile shell (2) grasped by the chuck (11), and a rope (4) superimposed on the juvenile shell (2) with a drill (5). A perforated portion (7) for forming a through hole (6);
(3) An ear hanging device for cultured shellfish, comprising: a stopper supply portion (14) for piercing the ear. 2. A rope (4) and ears of a cultured mussel (2) are placed on top of each other to form a through-hole (6) in said rope (4) and ears, and said through-hole (6). ), A shell stocker (3) for placing a juvenile (2) to be ear-hung and a shell stocker (3) for attaching the juvenile (2) to the shell stocker (3). ) And a conveyor section (10) for conveying to the ear-hanging work section by a conveyor (8), and a pocket section (20) for accommodating the larvae (2) one by one with the rotation of the conveyor (8). A required number of the shells (8) are attached so as to change the opening angle, and when the opening angle of the pocket portion (20) is relatively small, an operator places the shell stock ( 3) The cultured shellfishes are characterized by transferring the larvae (2) from Ear hanging device. 3. A rope (4) and ears of a cultured mussel (2) are placed on top of each other to form a through hole (6) in said rope (4) and ears, and said through hole (6). ), Which is an ear-suspension device for cultured shellfish which pierces a stopper (13) into the ear-hanging work unit from the shell stocker (3) to the ear-hanging work unit using the conveyor (8). (10), the required number of pockets (20) for accommodating the larvae (2) one by one attached to the conveyor (8) such that the opening angle thereof changes with the rotation of the conveyor (8). And a vibration mechanism (33) for accurately positioning the juvenile shellfish (2) housed in the pocket portion (20) by vibrating in the pocket portion (20). Ear shell for cultured shellfish.