JPS61162458A - Laver counting and accumulating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the given number of lavers to be reliably accumulated, by a method wherein a pair of rotary bodies, each having plural rotary vanes, in which the conveyed lavers are accumulated, are located between the forward end of a conveying device and a stopper, and a laver accumulating bundle taking-out device is situated therebelow. CONSTITUTION:Lavers 10 are conveyed by means of a conveyor 11 for conveyance and a conveyer 12 for incoming, running at a speed higher than that of the conveyor for conveyance, so that the lavers are prevented from overlapping, the number of the lavers is counted by a photoelectric tube 13, the lavers are forced into contact with a stopper 18, and are accumulated on the rotary vanes of a rotary body 17. The rotary body 17 is intermittently rotated in a 120 deg.arc each time the given number of lavers is counted, the lavers are dropped on a belt 15 for taking out installed therebelow and are conveyed to a next process. This, even if the conveying pitch of the lavers 10 is increased, enables the given number of the lavers to be accumulated in proper quantities, resulting in the possibility to eliminate rechecking and orderly accumulate bundles of the lavers.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a seaweed counting and accumulating device for accumulating a predetermined number of sheets of seaweed.

[Technical Background of the Invention and Problems thereof] Normally, a predetermined number of sheets of seaweed are laminated, processed as necessary by cutting, etc., and then stored in bags or cans for commercialization.

By the way, this process of laminating a predetermined number of sheets of seaweed (hereinafter referred to as the "counting and accumulating process") is usually performed as one process in a continuous process of manufacturing seaweed products. For example, a counting and accumulating process is performed as the next process such as baking, seasoning, and drying, and a series of manufacturing processes such as cutting and packaging processes follow this counting and accumulating process.

A conventional seaweed counting and accumulating device used in the counting and accumulating process of a series of seaweed product manufacturing processes will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a conventional seaweed counting and accumulating device.
As shown in the figure, the seaweed counting and accumulating device is configured to count the number of sheets of seaweed 1 transported by a belt conveyor 2 using a phototube 3, and then sequentially send the seaweed to a turret 4 for accumulation. The turret 4 is a rotating body that has eight rotary blades 5 and rotates intermittently, and a pocket portion 6 is formed between the adjacent rotary blades 5. When seaweed 1 is accumulated, it rotates to the left intermittently. Immediately, the next pocket 6 is prepared to receive the seaweed 1 to be transferred next. Immediately after a predetermined number of seaweed 1 is newly accumulated in the next pocket 6, the turret 4 is intermittently rotated to the left.

When the intermittent operation of the turret 4 is repeated four times, a predetermined number of sheets of seaweed 1 accumulated in the pocket portion 6 are turned over and sent onto the belt conveyor 7, and sent to the next process. The conventional seaweed counting and accumulating apparatus is configured such that a predetermined number of sheets of seaweed 1 are stacked one after another in this way and then sent to the next process.

By the way, the current trend in the consumption of seaweed is that the number of sheets of seaweed per bag of products is decreasing, as indicated by the trend towards high-mix, low-volume production. ing.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned conventional seaweed counting and integration device, when the number of seaweed transferred from the previous process per unit time is small, the turret 4, which moves in conjunction with the photoelectric tube 3, is There is no problem because the rotation speed is slow and it rotates smoothly, and the counting and accumulation work is carried out smoothly, but as mentioned above, in order to cope with high-mix, low-volume production and increase productivity, it is necessary to increase the pitch of transporting the seaweed. If the number of sheets of seaweed to be transported is, for example, 100 sheets or more per minute, the interval between the sheets of seaweed 1 to be transported becomes narrower, and the rotation of the upper turret 4 must necessarily be made faster.

In this case, the intermittent operation time of the turret 4 will be shortened, so the predetermined number of sheets of seaweed 1 sent from the belt conveyor 2 will be reduced.
The turret 4 may rotate before the seaweed is not completely stored in the pocket 6, or the next batch of seaweed 1 may be fed into the pocket 6 of the previous batch of turret 4. It was the cause of this.

Therefore, it is necessary to check the number of sheets of seaweed 1 again.
In addition, the seaweed 1 that has entered the pocket part 6 of the turret 4 tends to be disorganized in the front and left and right, and is likely to become uneven, and has the disadvantage that it can be caught in the machine and damaged when being transferred to the next process.
This tendency tends to occur when the seaweed is light, such as roasted seaweed, or when the seaweed is poorly dried. As a result, problems occur in the continuous operation of the machine, forcing the number of sheets of seaweed to be supplied per unit time to be reduced, which hinders productivity improvement and significantly reduces work efficiency.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its object is to prevent excess or deficiency in the predetermined number of accumulated sheets even if the number of sheets of seaweed supplied per unit time is increased, and furthermore, after counting the number of seaweed sheets, it is possible to To provide a seaweed counting and accumulating device which can stack seaweed in a well-aligned manner and which does not cause any trouble in mechanical operation.

[Structure of the Invention] The present invention has been made to achieve the above object,
a transfer device for transferring seaweed; a counter for counting the seaweed transferred by the transfer device; a stopper installed in the direction of movement of the seaweed and away from the tip of the transfer device; It is composed of a pair of rotating bodies installed between stoppers and having a plurality of rotary blades for accumulating the seaweed transferred from the transfer device, and a seaweed accumulation bundle removal device installed below the pair of rotating bodies. This is a seaweed counting and accumulating device that enables the counting and accumulating of seaweed in a well-organized state without excess or deficiency.

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A--A in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the seaweed counting and accumulating device of the present invention includes a transfer conveyor 11 made up of a plurality of narrow belts, and a transfer conveyor 11 that transfers the seaweed 10 transferred to an accumulation device @14. A feeding conveyor 12 consisting of a plurality of narrow belts, a counter such as a phototube 13 for counting the number of sheets of seaweed 10 transferred on this feeding conveyor 12, and It mainly consists of a stacking device 14 for stacking seaweed 10, and a take-out conveyor 15 consisting of a plurality of narrow belts for taking out the seaweed bundles accumulated in the stacking device @14. As shown in FIG. 2, the accumulating device 14 is composed of a pair of rotating bodies 17.17 having three rotary blades 16, and a stopper 18 installed between the rotating bodies 17.17. ing. The motor 19 (see FIG. 1) is configured to operate in conjunction with the phototube 13 to simultaneously rotate the pair of rotating bodies 17, 17 in the direction of the arrow, that is, inward. Although the figure shows two rows of stacking devices 14 and the following take-out conveyors 15 arranged in parallel, they may be arranged in one row or in three or more rows as required.

Note that 20 is a drive source for the take-out conveyor 15.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

The seaweed 10 is conveyed by a transfer conveyor 11 and a feed conveyor 1.
2, the seaweed accumulating device 14 is transported in the direction of the arrow.
The number of sheets is counted by a phototube 13 before being accumulated. Therefore, the rotation speed of the feed conveyor 12 is designed to be faster than the rotation speed of the transfer conveyor 11. This is to prevent the transported seaweed 10 from overlapping and to shorten the time for counting the seaweed 10. Since the phototube 13 and the rotating body 17.17 are interlocked, the rotating body 17.17 rotates intermittently in synchronization every time the phototube 13 counts a predetermined number of sheets. The seaweed 10 counted by the phototube 13 roughly moves in the direction of the arrow, leaves the feeding conveyor 12, hits the stopper 18,
A rotating body 17 installed between the feeding conveyor 12 and the stopper 18 at a position lower than the transfer position of the feeding conveyor 12.
．． 17 rotations 3916.16. Rotating body 1
γ and 1γ are installed at opposite positions so as to sandwich the transported seaweed 10 from both sides, and each has three rotary blades. When the number of sheets of seaweed 10 accumulated on the rotary blades 16.16 reaches a predetermined number, the rotary bodies 17.17 each rotate 120 degrees in the direction of the arrows, that is, inward from each other.
The seaweed falls onto the take-out belt 15 installed below the rotating body 17, 17 and is sent to the next process.

In this embodiment, each of the rotary blades 16.16 of the rotating body 17.17 has three blades, but the number of rotary blades 16.16 can be changed to two or four as required.

In this embodiment, the seaweed is collected during rotation 131 of the accumulating device 14.
6, when integrated on 16, the other rotation WR1 on both sides
6 and 18, and the front thereof is restricted by the stopper 18, so that the accumulated bundle of seaweed does not become irregular. Furthermore, since the direction in which the seaweed 10 is accumulated on the rotary blade 16.16 and the direction in which it falls from the rotation blade 116.16 as it rotates are both downward,
Unlike in the past, the seaweed 10 is not stirred and disturbed, and when the last sheet of seaweed required for a predetermined number of sheets is completely accumulated, the seaweed 10 is transferred to the take-out conveyor by the next rotation of the rotary blades 16 and 16. Fall on 15. Therefore, seaweed 1
The seaweed accumulation processing time for accumulating a predetermined number of zeros is short.
Further, since the stopper 18 can be moved back and forth, the seaweed accumulating bag @14 can be placed at a position suitable for the size of the seaweed 10.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the nori counting and accumulating device of the present invention, even if the transfer pitch of the nori is increased, a predetermined number of sheets of nori can be accumulated without excess or deficiency, so there is no need to re-check, and the accumulation is The bundles of seaweed that have been processed will not have any irregularities such as protrusion, so there will be no problems such as the seaweed getting caught in machinery and being damaged during the manufacturing process. Therefore, by using the seaweed counting and accumulating device of the present invention, the productivity of manufacturing seaweed products can be increased, and the reliability of the products can also be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a seaweed counting and accumulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along A-All in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of a conventional seaweed counting and accumulating device. be. 11・・・・・・・・・・・・Transfer conveyor 1
2・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Feeding conveyor 13
・・・・・・・・・・・・Phototube 14..., 2......Integration @ Place 15...
...Take-out conveyor 16...
...Rotary blade 17...Rotating body 18...Stopper (873
3) Agent Patent attorney Yoshiaki Inomata (and 1 other person)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A transfer device that transfers seaweed, a counter that counts the seaweed transferred from the transfer device, a stopper that is installed in the direction of movement of the seaweed and away from the tip of the transfer device, and A pair of rotating bodies installed between the tip and the stopper and having a plurality of rotary blades for accumulating the seaweed transferred from the transfer device, and a seaweed accumulation bundle removal device installed below the pair of rotating bodies. A seaweed counting and accumulating device comprising: (2) The seaweed counting and accumulating device according to claim 1, wherein the number of rotary blades is four or less.