JPS6169611A - Fruit arranging and supplying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send out fruit smoothly without any slip by providing a fruit delivering endless belt on a succeeding section and width changing section installed continuously at the downstream side of an arranging/supplying section of a fruit arranging and supplying apparatus to provide projecting lines on the outer surface of said belt at a predetermined interval. CONSTITUTION:A fruit arranging and supplying apparatus is sequentially from the upstream to downstream sides with a sorting conveyer, constant amount supply section, and arranging and supplying section 5, and continuously downstream of said section 5 with a succeeding section 6, width changing section 7 and take-out section 8. Thus, a delivering endless 30 constituting bottoms of the succeeding section 6 and width changing section 7 as a transfer connecting belt is provided. Also, said succeeding section 6 is constituted to have a generally V-shaped section by a pair of left and right succeeding endless belt 33 and said delivering endless belt 30. On the other hand, the width changing section 7 is constituted from pairs of left and right width changing belts 38 and said delivering endless belts 30. And the delivering endless belt 30 is formed by the provision of a fruit 18 slip preventing projection 39 on the outer surface.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a fruit arranging and feeding device.

(Prior art) A conventional fruit sorting and supplying device has a sorting conveyor in which a large number of supply rolls are connected in a sag shape, followed by a fixed quantity supply section, then an alignment supply section, and then a transfer section and a cross section. The structure was such that a division was set up to sort the fruits.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned known examples, the transfer section and the width section are constituted by a pair of left and right transfer endless belts, a width section belt and a delivery endless belt forming the bottom part. The present invention overcomes the problem that the fruits fed by the endless belt sometimes slip.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a fixed quantity supply section 3 next to the sorting conveyor l via a flow plate 2, and an alignment supply section 5 next to the fixed quantity supply section 3 via a hot liquid 4. In a device in which a transfer section 6, a width section 7, and a take-out section 8 are provided next to the alignment supply section 5, a delivery endless belt 30 for delivering the fruit 18 is wound around the transfer section 6 and width section 7. , a fruit alignment and feeding device in which protrusions 39 are protruded at desired intervals on the outer surface of the endless delivery belt 30, and a quantitative feeding section 3 is provided next to the sorting conveyor 1 via a flow plate 2,
Next to the quantitative supply section 3, an alignment supply section 5 is provided via a flow plate 4, and next to the alignment supply section 5, there is a transfer section 6゜e width section 7/removal section 8.
In the transfer section 6, the cross section is formed in a υ shape by a pair of left and right transfer endless belts 33 whose upper parts 35 are open outward, and a bottom part of the delivery endless belt 30, and the width part 7 is The starting end side 42 opens outward, but the terminal end side 43
is formed by a pair of vertical left and right width belts 38 and the endless delivery belt 30, and the outer peripheral surface of the endless delivery belt 30 is provided with protrusions 3 for slipping of the excess fruit 18.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A fixed quantity supply section 3 is provided next to the sorting conveyor 1 via a flow plate 2. Next, an alignment supply section 5 is provided via the flow plate 4, a transfer section 6 is placed next to the alignment supply section 5, a width section 7 is placed next to the transfer section 6,
A take-out part 8 is provided next to the wide part 7.

The sorting conveyor l is rotated by a motor.

It has a structure in which a large number of supply rolls 9 are connected endlessly at regular intervals, and side frames to, 10 are formed on both left and right sides to prevent the fruit from falling laterally. The flow plate 2 supplies the fruits 18 to the fixed quantity supply section 3, and is formed to become lower toward the front, but also has the function of dividing the fruits 18 transferred from the sorting conveyor 1 to the fixed quantity supply section 3 into a plurality of rows. .

The quantitative supply unit 3 is formed by a supply brush roll 12 having countless fimbriae 11 flocked on its outer circumferential surface, and the supply brush roll 12 is installed approximately horizontally in the direction of movement or slightly downwardly forward. So 9 wooden supply brush rolls 12
are arranged side by side.

The metered supply unit 3 is formed by a large number of supply brush rolls 12, and has an overflow effect, and takes out the excess supplied fruits downward in FIG. 1. A chevron-shaped guide plate 13 is provided on the surface between the two to partially prevent excessive movement.

The +H-shaped guide plate 13 has its upper side (H in the figure) at a bislope position (II).
The lower side of L 4 is formed as a binding surface 15, and in the embodiment, the I-face of the third and fourth supply brush rolls 12 from the bottom and the upper surface of the sixth and seventh supply brush rolls 12 from the bottom. The rear ends 16 of the chevron guide plates 13, which are respectively attached to the corrugated plates 13, coincide with the rear ends of the supply brush rolls 12, but the front ends 17 are provided with a slight gap from the rear ends of the corrugated plates 2.

A dropping section 9 for excess fruit 18 is provided on the right side of the moving direction of the supply brush roll 12 group, and a return conveyor 20 is provided at the bottom of the dropping section t9.
2 both face the direction of the falling part 19 and rotate in the same direction.

In the embodiment, the alignment supply unit 5 has six alignment brush rolls 22.
It is formed of. The upper surface of the gap 23 between the alignment brush rolls 22 is provided with guide plates 2 at every other row.
It is powered/turned at 4.

The fruit 18 does not flow into the gap 23 where the guide plate 24 is located.The alignment brush roll 22 is formed to have a length about twice as long as the supply brush roll 12, and is also larger in diameter than the supply brush roll 12.

Numerous fimbriae 25 are provided on the outer periphery of the alignment brush roll 22. The alignment brush roll 22 is provided for aligning the fruits 18, and a guide 27 for preventing small balls from falling is attached thereto.

Preventing small balls from falling [The F guide 27 is provided over the entire length of the gap 23. The guide 27 for preventing small balls from falling may be formed of a hollow pipe, or may be formed by looping a belt between pulleys.

The alignment brush roll 22 is provided with a high slope on the fixed quantity supply section 3 side and a low slope on the transfer section 6 side. Supply brush roll 12
A corrugated plate 4' is provided between the Ei plate 4 and the alignment brush roll 22, and the alignment brush roll 22 of the Ei plate 4 is sloped low.

A transfer section 6 is provided following the alignment supply section 5, a width section 7 is provided following the transfer section 6, and an overwriting belt 30 is provided between the transfer section 6 and the width section 7.

・! lj+J〆! 31. The cross section is reduced to a υ-shape by the take-over endless belt 33 of 1 and the delivery endless belt 30 forming the bottom part. 31
．． Reference numeral 32 denotes a pulley, which is installed in an outward/open state.
The 0-width portion 7, which is open on the side 5, is formed by a pair of left and right wide belts 38, 38 and the endless delivery belt 30, and the wide belt 38 is formed by a pulley 36 on the starting end side 42 and a pulley on the trailing end side 43. Although the hook is rotated between the pulley 36 and the pulley 37, the pulley 36 is tilted outward and the pulley 37 is vertical. Therefore, the width belt 38 opens outward at the starting end 42, but is vertical at the terminal end 43, and gradually brings the fruit 18 closer together. The endless delivery belt 30 has a pair of pulleys 40.41M1. l: The hanger is turned, but a protrusion 39 is provided on its outer surface to prevent the fruit 18 from slipping.

(effect) Next, we will discuss the effect.

When the fruit 18 is placed on the supply roll 9 and the supply roll 9 is rotated by the motor, the fruit 18 waves out toward the corrugated plate 2, and is divided into roughly three equal parts by the corrugated plate 2, and then the fruit 18 is separated into three equal parts by the corrugated plate 2, and then the fruit 18 is divided into three equal parts by the corrugated plate 2, and then the fruit 18 is divided into three equal parts by the corrugated plate 2, and then the fruit 18 is separated into three equal parts by the corrugated plate 2. Transfer between rolls 12 and 12.

Since the supply brush rolls 12 are all rotating to the left,
φ surplus! ¥18 is placed on the left side.

, :,; Ib t'^ for one l-' part. In this case, two chevron-shaped guide plates 13 are provided so that even fruits 18i that are not excessive are not guided to the falling F portion 19.

That is, the fruit 1 that collided with the steeply sloped surface 14 of the chevron-shaped guide plate 13
8 is stopped here because the slope of the steep surface 14 is steep. Excess material is climbed over and dropped onto a falling part 19, and returned to its original state by a conveyor 20.

The fruits 18 quantified by the supply brush roll 12 of the quantitative supply section 3 are supplied between the alignment brush rolls 22 of the alignment supply section 5 and arranged. In the embodiment, the alignment supply unit 5 is composed of six alignment brush rolls 22, and the gap 23 between them is
This is because every other guide plate 24 is covered with the upper surface of the guide plate 24.

They will be arranged in three rows, and the arranged ones will be taken over to the takeover section 6.

Since the transfer section 6 is formed by a pair of left and right transfer endless belts 33 and a bottom delivery endless belt 30, the fruit 18 flows between them. 35 is open, so it can be smoothly flowed in and taken over. In addition, although the fruits 18 are transported by the endless delivery belt 30, since the outer peripheral surface of the endless delivery belt 30 is provided with protrusions 39, the fruits 18 do not slip. 18
flows between the width belt 1: ]) t and JR of the width belt 7. Although the width belt 38 is formed to open outward at the starting end side 42, the terminal end side 43 is vertical, so it is sent out. While being transported by the endless belt 30, the width is gradually increased.

(Effects) As already mentioned, in the conventional fruit sorting and feeding device, a quantitative feeding section is provided next to the sorting conveyor in which regent supply rolls are connected in a sag-shaped manner, then an alignment feeding section is provided, and then a sorting conveyor is provided. Handover Department and #I! The structure was such that a separate section was set up to sort the fruits.

In the above-mentioned known example, the transfer part and the width part are constituted by a pair of left and right transfer endless belts, a width part belt and a delivery endless belt forming the bottom part, but at this time, the fruit sent by the advancing endless belt may slip. there were. The present invention overcomes this problem by providing a quantitative supply section 3 next to the sorting conveyor 1 via a corrugated plate 2, and providing an alignment supply section 5 next to the quantitative supply section 3 via a corrugated plate 4. In a device in which a pulling U section 6, a widthwise section 7, and a take-out section 8 are provided next to the alignment supply section 5, the above-mentioned transfer section 6
And in the width part 7, there is an endless delivery belt 30 for delivering the fruit 18.
a fruit aligning and feeding device, in which the endless delivery belt 30 is wound with protrusions 39 protruding from the outer surface thereof at desired intervals, and
Next to the sorting conveyor l, the fixed j11 is passed through the corrugated plate 2, and the wire section 3? Provision Corrugated plate 4-'i +l 1 next to constant-sheet supply section 3
．． In the device in which an alignment supply section 5 is provided, and a transfer section 6, width section 7, and removal section 8 are provided next to the alignment supply section 5, the transfer section 6 has a pair of left and right sections with an upper part 35 open to the outside. The takeover endless belt 33 and the bottom delivery endless belt 30 form a υ-shaped cross section.
is outward-opening, but the terminal end side 43 is formed by a pair of vertical width belts 38 and a 1irr delivery endless belt 30, and the outer peripheral surface of the delivery endless belt 30 is covered with excess fruit 18. Since the structure of the fruit alignment and supply device is such that the first protrusion 39 is formed, the transfer section 6 is formed by a pair of left and right transfer endless belts 33 and the bottom delivery endless belt 30, so that the fruit 18 is During this time, the fruit 18 is smoothly removed, and when the fruit 18 is transferred by the endless delivery belt 30, the protrusions 39 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the endless delivery belt 30, so that the fruit 18 does not slip. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view, FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the endless belt. Explanation of the symbol 1...Sorting conveyor, 2...Corrugated plate, 3...Standard supply section, 4...Corrugated plate, 5...Alignment supply section, 6...Drawing section, 7... Width part, 8... Take-out part, 9... Supply roll, IO... Side frame, 11... Pili, 12...
Supply brush roll, 13... chevron guide plate, 14...
Steep slope surface, 15... gentle slope surface, 16... rear end, 17
...Front end, 18...Fruit, 19...Falling part, 20
... Conveyor, mortar = 1 port 522 ... Aligned brush roll, 23 ... Gap, 24 ... Guide plate, 25 ...
・Cilia, 27...Guide for small ball fall prevention 1F, ・30・
...Endless delivery belt, 31...Pulley, 32...
Pulley, 33... Takeover endless belt, 34... Lower end, 35... Hi end, 36... Pulley, 37... Pulley, 38... Width belt, 39... Projection, 40
...Pulley, 41...Pulley, 42...Starting end side, 43... Terminating end side. Patent application Oi R'A Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. and 2 other people

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A quantitative supply section 3 is provided next to the sorting conveyor 1 via a flow plate 2, an alignment supply section 5 is provided next to the quantitative supply section 3 via a flow plate 4, and the arrangement is taken over after the alignment supply section 5. Section 6, width section 7,
In the device provided with the take-out part 8, a delivery endless belt 30 for delivering the fruit 18 is wound around the transfer part 6 and the width part 7, and protrusions 39 are provided on the outer surface of the delivery endless belt 30 at desired intervals. A fruit alignment and feeding device with a protruding structure. (2) A quantitative supply section 3 is provided next to the sorting conveyor 1 via a flow plate 2, an alignment supply section 5 is provided next to the quantitative supply section 3 via a flow plate 4, and the arrangement is taken over after the alignment supply section 5. Section 6, width section 7,
In the case where the take-out part 8 is provided, the transfer part 6 is located at the upper part 3.
The cross section is formed into a ■ shape by a pair of left and right endless transfer belts 33 with 5 open outwards and a sending endless belt 30 serving as the bottom part, and the width part 7 is open outward at the starting end side 42, but at the terminal end side. A fruit 43 is formed by a pair of vertical width belts 38 on the left and right and the endless delivery belt 30, and a protrusion 39 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the endless delivery belt 30 to prevent the excess fruit 18 from slipping. Alignment supply device.