JPS6138461Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a bag-removal stalk-cutting device for fruits with wrapped stalks that cuts off the stalks of fruits with wrapped stalks and removes the bag. .

When cultivating fruits such as pears and apples, the fruits are covered with paper bags during cultivation to prevent them from being attacked by pests and disease bacteria, and to protect them from wind, rain, and sunburn.
The opening of the bag is fastened with a fastener such as a wire so that it is fixedly supported on the stem.

When harvesting fruit, the fruit is separated from the fruit tree along with the bag as a fruit with a wrapped stalk, and then the stalk part of the fruit with a wrapped stalk is cut off again using a bag removal stalk cutting device. is being removed.

Conventionally, this type of device for removing the wrapped and stemmed fruit, as shown in FIGS. Place the fruit with the fruit facing down, grip the fruit stem part 3 with the chuck conveyor 79 disposed below the fruit conveying device 5, move the bag 19 while pulling it downward, and transfer the fruit to the fruit conveying device 5 and the chuck conveyor 79. The fruit stem 3 is cut off by a cutter 83 rotating between the cutter 83 and the chuck 81, and then the bag 19 and the fruit 17 are separated by air pressure from a blowing device 85. The chuck 81 is connected to the guide 8.
7 forcibly wraps the stalk part 3 of the fruit 1 with the stalk.
A conveyor with a chuck 79 is provided so as to be inclined downward as it advances so as to grasp and pull it downward.

However, as shown in FIG. 12, the chucking portion 89 of the conventional chuck 81 is formed in the shape of a pair of saw blades facing each other in plan view, and the groove portion 91 of one is engaged with the crest 93 of the other. Since the chuck 81 is configured to grip the stalk 3, the chuck 89 of the chuck 81 strongly grips the stalk 3 and closes the bag 1.
9 as well as the fruit stem part 3 downward, the fruit 17 is pressed against the placing part 31.
There were problems such as damage to the stem 3 or the stem part 3 being torn off from the base.

This invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a wrapped fruit with a chuck that will not damage the fruit or tear the stem from the base. This invention provides a device for removing the bag and cutting the stalk from stalked fruit.

In order to achieve the above object, this invention provides a fruit conveying device 5 for conveying the wrapped fruit 1 with the stalk part 3 thereof protruding downward.
and a chucking conveyor 7 which is disposed below the fruit conveying device 5 and moves in synchronization with the fruit conveying device 5 while grasping the fruit stem 3 with a chucking portion 6 and pulling it downward, and the fruit conveying device 5. In the bag removal stalk cutting device, which is provided with a cutter 9 provided between the chucking conveyor 7 and for cutting off the stalk portion 3, the chucking portion 6 of the chucking conveyor 7 is cut off by a plurality of needles 15. It was constructed by

Hereinafter, one embodiment of this invention will be described in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a harvested fruit 1 with a wrapped stalk, 17 is the fruit, 19 is a bag made of paper or the like that covers the fruit 17, 3 is the stalk of the fruit 17, and 21 is the fruit 17. This is a fastening fitting such as a wire for fixing the bag opening portion of the bag 19 to the fruit stem 3.

FIG. 2 shows an overall side sectional view of a bag-removal stalk cutting device for cutting off the stalk part 3 of the fruit 1 with a wrapped stalk and removing the bag 19 from the fruit 17.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 5 denotes a fruit conveying device for transporting the wrapped fruit 1 with its stalk 3 facing down. The fruit conveying device 5 is constructed as follows. That is, 23 is a pair of two-thread endless chains, which are rotatably supported at upper and lower positions on both sides of the machine frame 25, and have sprockets 27, 27,
... and rotates in the direction of arrow a in Fig. 2. Reference numeral 29 denotes two belts fixed to the endless chain 23 with an appropriate gap (usually about 15 m/m) between the two endless chains 23. A mounting section 31 on which the stalked fruit 1 is placed is provided.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a chucking conveyor, which is disposed below the fruit conveying device 5, and grips the stem part 3 of the wrapped fruit 1 with stems and moves it while pulling it downward. The chucking conveyor 7 is constructed as follows. That is, Figures 2 to 5
In the figure, reference numeral 33 denotes a single chain, which is disposed below the gap between the two belts 29 of the fruit conveying device 5, and is suspended between front and rear sprockets 35 rotatably supported by the machine frame 25. There is. Said chain 3
3 is configured to rotate at the same speed and in the same direction as the fruit conveying device 5. Reference numeral 11 denotes a chuck attached to the chain 33, which is provided below each placing section 31 of the fruit conveying device 5. 3
Reference numeral 7 denotes a support member for supporting the chuck 11. The support member 37 is fixed and supported by the tip of an arm 43 which is pivotally connected to a bracket 39 fixed to the chain 33 by a pin 41. Further, a roller 45 is rotatably attached to the lower end of the support member 37. Reference numeral 47 denotes a guide rail, which is provided below in the direction of movement of the chain 33 and guides the roller 45 provided on the support member 37. The guide rail 47 is formed wide in the direction of movement of the chain 33, and is configured so that as the chain 33 moves forward, the chucking portion 6 of the chuck 11 closes via the support member 37. . A bomb 49 is attached between the supporting members 37, and normally urges the supporting members 37 to open the chucking portion 6 of the chuck 11. The chuck portion 6 of the chuck 11 has a plurality of needles 15.
It is composed of.

Further, the chucking conveyor 7 is configured to be inclined downward as the chain 33 advances so as to pull the fruit stem 3 gripped by the chuck 11 downward.

A rotary cutter 9 is arranged at the end of the chucking conveyor 7, rotates between the fruit conveying device 5 and the chucking conveyor 7, and cuts the fruit stem portion which is gripped by the chuck 11 and moved. It cuts off 3. The rotary cutter 9 is driven by a power transmission mechanism 5 such as a belt by a prime mover 51 such as a motor.
Rotationally driven via 3.

Reference numeral 55 denotes a blowing device which is arranged behind the rotary cutter 9 and which cuts off the wrapped fruits 17 and 19 from the stems 3 as they move on the fruit conveying device 5.
Then, the bag 19 is blown away by pressure air and the fruit 17 is
This is to separate the bag 19 from the bag. 57 is a blower for blowing pressurized air to the blower device 55.

Reference numeral 59 denotes a fruit pressing device, which is disposed above the fruit conveying device 5 and appropriately presses the wrapped fruit 1 placed on the fruit conveying device 5 from above. A flat belt 63 is suspended around front and rear rotating bodies 61 rotatably supported by a machine frame 25, and the flat belt 63 is configured to rotate in the same direction as the fruit conveying device 5.

Reference numeral 65 denotes a fruit stem receiving box, which is disposed below the rotary cutter 9 and receives the fruit stem 3 cut off by the rotary cutter 9.

Reference numeral 67 is a prime mover such as a motor, and the fruit conveying device 5,
Chucking conveyor 7 and blowing device 55
drive the rotation.

In the above configuration, each rotating part is driven by the prime movers 51 and 67, and the wrapped fruit 1 with the stem is placed on the placing part 31 of the fruit conveying device 5 with the stem part 3 facing down, and placed in the gap between the belts 29. When you insert it and put it on,
As the belt 29 advances, the wrapped fruit 1 moves with the stalk part 3 coming out under the belt 29. Then, when it comes to the top of the chatking conveyor 7,
The chuck 11, which travels in the same direction at the same speed as the fruit conveying device 5, is forcibly closed by the guide rail 47, and the needle 15 of the chucking part 6 moves into the bag 1.
The chuck 11 which pierces the opening of the bag 9 and grabs the bag 19 moves while pulling the bag 19 downward. At this time, even if the needle 15 pierces the stalk 3, the stalk 3 is avoided by the downward pull by the needle 15, but the stalk 3 itself is not pulled downward. At the same time, the fruit conveying device 5
By the flat belt 63 of the fruit holding device 59 which moves in the same direction as the fruit holding device 59, the wrapped fruit 1 with stem is pressed downward, and the fruit stem 3 is reliably projected under the belt 29 and moved. When the fruit reaches the end of the chucking conveyor 7, the rotary cutter 9 cuts off the fruit stem 3 together with the bag opening. The cut off stalk 3 falls into the lower stalk receiving box 65. Next, the wrapped fruits 17, 19 with the stems 3 cut off move while on the fruit conveying device 5 and reach the top of the blowing device 5, where the bags 19 and the fruits 17 are moved by the pressure air. is separated and fruit 1
7 remains on the fruit conveying device 5, and the bag 19 is blown upwards.

6a, b, c, 7a, b, c, and 8a, b, c show other embodiments of the needle 15 provided in the chucking part 6 of the chuck 11,
In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the needle 15 is provided to be inclined downward, and when the bag 17 is pulled downward,
It is structured so that it can be easily penetrated into 7, and also,
In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the needle 15 is provided so as to be inclined downward, and a downwardly bent portion 75 is formed at the tip of the needle 15, so that the needle 15 easily pierces the bag 17 when the bag 17 is pulled downward. Furthermore, the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 8 has a needle 15 inclined downward and a downwardly bent rounded part 77 formed at its tip. The structure is such that it does not pierce the fruit stalk part 3.

9 to 12 show a conventional bag removal and stem cutting device, and the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1 to 5 indicate the same components.

In the present invention, the chucking part of the chuck for grasping and pulling downward the peduncle of a fruit with a wrapped pedicel is composed of a plurality of needles, so if the needles pierce the pedicel, However, since the needle simply cuts the stem along its fibers, the stem is not pulled any further than necessary. Therefore, although there is a force that hooks the bag and pulls it downward, the force that grips the stem and pulls it downward is small, so that only the bag can be reliably pulled downward. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fruit from being damaged or the stem from being torn off from the root.

Furthermore, by pulling down only the bag, the stopper also moves downward, and the rotary cutter always acts on the upper position of the stopper, which extends the life of the rotary cutter and improves its durability.

This invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the invention can be implemented in modes other than the above-mentioned embodiments.

Furthermore, although reference numerals are written in the claims section of the utility model registration for convenience of comparison with the drawings, the reference numerals do not limit the technical scope of this invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front explanatory view of a fruit with a capsule and stem;
The figure is an overall side sectional view of the bag-removal fruit stalk cutting device of this invention, Figures 3 to 5 are front sectional views, side sectional views, and plan views of the main parts, and Figures 6 to 8 are chuck needles. 6a, 7a, and 8a are plan views, and FIGS. 6b, 7b, and 8b are front views, and FIG. c, Fig. 7c, and Fig. 8c are side views, and Figs. 9 to 12 are overall side views of a conventional bag removing fruit stem cutting device, a front sectional view of the main parts, a side sectional view, and a plan view of the chuck. It is a diagram. Explanation of the symbols representing the main parts of the drawing, 1...
Fruit with wrapped pouch and stem, 3... Stem portion, 5... Fruit conveying device, 7... Chucking conveyor, 9... Rotating cutter, 11... Chuck, 13... Chucking part, 15... Needle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a fruit conveying device 5 for conveying the wrapped fruit 1 with the stalk 3 thereof protruding downward;
A chucking conveyor 7, which is disposed below the fruit conveying device 5 and moves in synchronization with the fruit conveying device 5 while grasping the fruit stem 3 with a chucking portion 6 and pulling it downward; In the bag removing fruit stalk cutting device, which is provided with a cutter 9 provided between the king conveyor 7 and the cutter 9 for cutting off the fruit stalk portion 3, the chucking portion 6 of the chucking conveyor 7 is cut off by a plurality of needles 15. A bag removing fruit stem cutting device characterized by being configured as follows.