JPS5917430Y2 - Fruit sorting conveyor of fruit sorting equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a sorted fruit take-out conveyor of a fruit sorting device that receives, picks up, and transports falling fruits that have been sorted by shape or weight in a fruit sorting facility or the like.

Conventionally, in the sorted fruit take-out conveyor of this type of fruit sorting device, when sorted fruit is supplied to multiple locations before and after the sorted fruit take-out conveyor, it falls on the upper side in the transport direction and falls onto the sorted fruit being transferred on the lower side. Falling sorted fruits collided with each other, causing damage and bruises, leading to spoiled sales.

This invention takes the following technical measures to overcome these drawbacks.

That is, in the interval between each of the front and rear sorted fruit drop positions 2 on the sorted fruit take-out conveyor 1, which receives sorted fruits of the same type at a plurality of front and rear locations and transfers them, the sorted fruits on the upper side in the transfer direction are transferred to the lower side. One side 3 for the falling position 2 of the sorted fruit
The sorted fruit take-out conveyor of the fruit sorting device is provided with a guide body 4 for deflection and guidance.

In the illustrated example, 5 is a weight sorter that sorts fruits according to their weight, and there are trays 6, 6, . . . on which fruits can be loaded.
The front end boss portion 7 of... is rotatably supported on a connecting shaft 9 installed between the pair of left and right conveyance chenos 8, 8, and a sliding pin 10 provided at the rear end of the saucer 6 is inserted along the conveyance direction opening. A point rail 13 is provided in the middle of the guide rail 11 to be supported by a weighing machine 12 on the lower side. When the sliding pin 10 passes over the point rail 13, the point rail 13 is lowered against the spring 14 of the weighing machine 12 to release the guidance by the guide rail 13 and move the saucer 6 with its boss 7 as shown in the arrow. It is configured to rotate in the direction to eject and fall the sorted fruits.

Moreover, this weight sorter 5 has multiple rows of saucers 6, 6...
..., and two sets are installed in parallel at a constant interval before and after the sorting fruit take-out conveyor 1.

As mentioned above, the sorting fruit take-out conveyor 1 is disposed below the two sets of weight sorters 5, 5 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveyance direction opening thereof, and also carries the fruits discharged and fallen from the weight sorters 5. The conveyor 1 receives and transfers at two positions on one side in the width direction, and the roll 1 is transferred by the forward and reverse rotation of the electric motor 16.
5.15, it can be transferred in the direction of arrow A or in the opposite direction of arrow A.

The guide body 4 is made to protrude approximately half the length of the conveyor 1 from the side frame 17 on one side toward the side 3 on the surface of the sorted fruit take-out conveyor 1 at the interval of 2°2 between the front and rear sorted fruit falling positions. It is formed into a triangular shape in plan view, and inclined guide surfaces 18 and 18 are provided on the left and right sides.

Further, at one end of the sorting fruit take-out conveyor 1, there is a conveyor 1.
A main conveyor 19 and a small quantity conveyor 20 are provided to take over and convey the sorted fruits conveyed by the conveyor to a cardboard case (not shown) located below the terminal end.

Reference numerals 21 and 22 are gate valves located at the ends of the main transport conveyor 19 and the small quantity transport conveyor 20 to interrupt the supply of sorted fruits; 23 is a regulating plate provided near the end of the sorted fruit takeout conveyor 1; The structure is such that a small amount of sorted fruit is guided to the conveyor 20 side.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a guide body that regulates the sorted fruits of the small quantity conveyor 20-hi in a line.

Further, at the other end of the sorting fruit take-out conveyor 1, a guide chute 25 and a locking rod 27 for locking a bag 26 are provided.

Load the fruit on the tray 6 of the weight sorter 5,
When the fruits are conveyed in the direction of the arrow by the driving rotation of the fruit, they are weight-sorted by a weighing machine 12 according to their weight, and then released and dropped to sorted fruit drop positions 2, 2 on the lower sorted fruit take-out conveyor 1 at the front and back of the conveyance direction. .

When this sorted fruit take-out conveyor 1 is driven and rotated in the direction of arrow A to store sorted fruits in a cardboard case, the weight sorter 5 on the front side (transfer upper side) of the conveyor 1
During conveyance, the sorted fruit that is dropped from the conveyor 1 to the sorted fruit drop position 2 and transferred comes into contact with the inclined guide surface 18 of the guide body 4 and is deflected and guided to the − side 3 in the width direction of the conveyor 1, The fruit is discharged from the weight sorter 5 on the rear (lower conveyance side) side to the drop position 2 on the other side in the width direction of the conveyor 1, and is conveyed without colliding with the falling fruit, and then transferred to the main conveyor 19 and the small quantity conveyor. 20 and supplied to the cardboard case from the end.

Next, when sorting fruits are to be packed into bags, the electric motor 16 is reversed to rotate the sorting fruit take-out conveyor 1 so as to convey it in the opposite direction of arrow A. At this time, as well, the weight sorter on the upper side of the conveyor is used. The sorted fruits discharged from the fruit 5 and transported are deflected and guided to one side 3 with respect to the falling position 2 of the sorted fruits on the lower side of the conveyance, thereby preventing the fruits from colliding with each other when they fall.

As mentioned above, this device picks up the sorted fruit on the upper side in the transport direction at the interval between each of the front and back sorted fruit drop positions on the sorted fruit take-out conveyor, which receives and takes out sorted fruits of the same type at multiple locations before and after the conveyor. Since it is equipped with a guide body that deflects and guides to one side with respect to the falling position of the sorted fruits on the lower side, it is possible to receive a large number of sorted fruits of the same type, improving work efficiency. Fruits to be sorted on the lower side of the transport fall on the fruits to be sorted falling on the upper side in the direction of transport, without causing any damage, and a single sorted fruit take-out conveyor receives and transports the same kind of fruit at multiple locations. It is possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a plan view and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1. 1 is the sorting fruit take-out conveyor, 2 is the sorting fruit falling position, 3
4 is a guide body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] On the sorted fruit take-out conveyor, which receives and transfers sorted fruits of the same type at multiple locations in the front and back, the sorted fruits on the upper side in the transport direction are placed at the falling positions of the sorted fruits on the lower side. A sorting fruit take-out conveyor of a fruit sorting device, which is provided with a guide body which is deflected and guided to one side with respect to the fruit sorting device.