JPS6221629A - Automatic seed bag feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a kind and a quantity to be almost simultaneously selectively taken out from a stock case at a given address according to the demand of a customer and to permit seed bags to be collected in one bucket, by a method wherein a stock case is provided and seed bags are piled up by each product for stock. CONSTITUTION:Different seed bags are stocked in each of stock cases 1 of each group. By inputting the name and the address of an purchaser, the commodity number and the quantity of a seed bag, sent from a customer, to a personal computer, various seed bags of commodity numbers and quantities described on an order slip are simultaneously selectively fed from among stock case groups A, B, C, and D to first belt conveyors 4a and 4b. The seed bags pass through chutes 5a and 5b, and are collected in one lump in a bucket 6a of a bucket conveyor 6. Documents, e.g. delivery notes and invoices printed by a printer 8 are dropped, and are conveyed to a second conveyor 7, and the seed bags are collated with the documents by a worker for packaging.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field> The present invention involves stacking and stocking thousands of types of plantings for each product, and automatically supplying the necessary types and quantities according to customer orders. The present invention relates to an automatic seed bag feeding device that performs seed bag feeding one after another.

<Prior art> Postcard-sized plantings sold at type 1 flower shops and gardening shops;
In other words, there are about 30,000 bags filled with seeds of vegetables, flowers, etc. for each type.Furthermore, the number of bags filled with the same seeds varies, so the number of products can be several times larger. During the peak season, more than 1,000 types of plantings are ordered, and there are many varieties for which only one bag is ordered per day.

Traditionally, companies that supply these plantings to flower shops, seed shops, and gardening centers across the country stock thousands of different types of plantings in square-shaped shelves, stacked for each product, and require a lot of manual labor. They prepare the necessary types and quantities of plantings from the sorted shelves to meet various customer orders, and then bag and ship them. For this reason, labor costs are enormous and space is required, making mechanization and automation a problem.

<Purpose of the Invention> The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned points. Thousands of types of plantings are stacked and stocked for each product, and the necessary types and quantities can be distributed according to customer orders. The present invention provides an automatic seed bag feeding device that automatically feeds seed bags.

<Structure of the Invention> The automatic seed bag feeding device of the present invention is capable of storing transplants in a stacked manner, and can take out the seed bags in order from the lowest one through the adjustable seed bag outlet on the front side of the peripheral wall. A stock case row is formed by arranging a plurality of stock cases side by side, and a clutch provided at the bottom of each stock case is selectively actuated to control the number of stocks stored in any stock case. A seed bag delivery means is provided in front of the seed bag outlet of each stock case, and a seed bag delivery means is provided in front of the seed bag outlet of each stock case to contact and move the lower seed bag through a notch made in the bottom wall of the case to cause the seed bag to protrude as required from the seed bag outlet. Seed bag pull-out means consisting of a pair of upper and lower rolls that rotate in contact and pull out and drop the plantings projected from the seed bag outlet by the seed bag delivery means in a sandwiching manner; A first belt conveyor receives and places the transplants falling from the stock case by the feeding action of the seed bag sending means and the seed bag drawing means, and operates for a certain period of time after the seed bag sending means and the seed bag drawing means stop operating. , a chute is provided at the conveying end of the first belt conveyor to receive the conveyed transplants and guide them to the desired position by the action of gravity, and a bucket is installed at the lower end of the chute at the desired position so as to correspond to A bucket conveyor is installed at the conveying end of the bucket conveyor, and a bucket conveyor is installed at the conveying end of the bucket conveyor and is installed at the conveying end of the bucket conveyor, and when the plantings are received in the bucket at the desired position, the plantings are dropped one after another by the pitch of the bucket. A second belt conveyor that receives and places the transplants conveyed in the bucket and transports them to a required position, and a delivery note/invoice that is provided near the bucket conveyor and corresponds to the transplants stored in each bucket. It is characterized by consisting of a printer that prints documents, cuts them, and drops them into a bucket.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of the automatic seed bag feeding device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings together with the planting.

First, we will explain the planting. In general, planting is done as shown in Figure 2 (
It has a small rectangular shape as shown in a), (b) or FIGS. 3(a) and (b). The planting F shown in Figures 2 (a) and (b) is made by stacking two seed bag papers, closing three sides, putting one seed in, and then closing the other one. Generally, the seeds are small and the quantity is small, making it bulky. Used when there is no need to pay. Figure 3 (a), (b)
Planting F is made by folding a sheet of seed bag paper in the middle, closing three sides, putting the seeds in, and then closing the other side.This method is used when the seeds are large or small, but the amount is large. It will be done. For convenience of explanation, the closed portion will be referred to as the ear, and the thick portion that accommodates the seeds will be referred to as the body.

Next, the automatic seed bag feeding device is shown in Figures 1, 4, and 5.
This will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Fig. 1 is an overall schematic diagram of the automatic seed bag feeding device, and there are four stock case groups in which group A, group B, group 0, and group D face each other, and each stock case group has stock case l. It consists of three rows of stock cases arranged horizontally, with seed bags stocked in stock cases L of stock case groups A and B, and stock case groups C and D.
The seed bags stocked in the stock cases 1 are transferred to the first belt conveyor 4a by the loading/unloading means 2 and the seed bag pulling means 3 provided corresponding to each stock case 1, respectively.
or 4b and passed through the shoes h5a, 5b to the desired upstream position of the bucket conveyor 6) 6a
, and merges with documents such as delivery notes and invoices that are printed and cut off by the printer 8 at position 6n, and is further fed onto the second belt conveyor 7, where it is manually processed at the end of the second belt conveyor 7. Accordingly, the two seed bags and delivery note/
Documents such as invoices are collated and packed into bags.

To explain in detail below, Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of the main parts of two stock case groups in which corresponding stages of a three-stage stock case row face each other, and Fig. 5 shows an enlarged view of the main parts. A partially perspective view is shown. Furthermore, Fig. 6.

Place the thin seed bag Fl shown in Figure 2 in the stock case L.

F2. This shows a longitudinal side view of stacked and housed...

FIG. 7 shows a front view of it from the front, and FIG. 8 shows the thick seed bags Fl, F2. −
Fig. 9 shows a front view of the same as seen from the front.

As can be seen from Figures 6 and 8, stock case 1
has a rectangular horizontal cross section that is slightly larger than the seed bag, and has a front side wall 11, left and right side walls 12, 13, a rear side wall 14, and a bottom wall 15. The front wall 11 and the rear wall 13 are parallel to each other and tilted backward by about 15 degrees, and the seed bags Fl, F2. ... are stored so that they are stacked with slight deviations, so that the load of the second and subsequent seed bags that is added to the bottom seed bag is kept small, and the bottom seed bag and the second seed bag are stacked. The adhesion force with the loading and unloading means 2 is made to be sufficiently smaller than the unloading force of the loading and unloading means 2. The stock case 1 has a seed bag outlet on the front wall 11, a cutout 18 on the bottom wall 15, and a wide slit 18 on the rear wall 13 extending from the top to the bottom. For the exit of the type 0 bag, the upper part of the opening 16 cut out in line with the lower end of the front wall 11 is connected to the opening adjusting plate 17.
The notch 18 is arranged so that the rubber body 22 of the loading/discharging means 2 provided below can feed out the lowest seed bag F1 inside the stock case. The slit 19 is wide enough from the top and bottom to ensure that the stock condition of the seed bag can be seen from the rear of the case, making it possible to modify the stock and check the remaining stock. .

At the upper ends of the side walls 11, 12.13, bent rails 111, 111 are fixed outwardly, respectively, and the front end of the bottom wall 15 is provided with a pair of mounting plates 112, 112 corresponding to each stock case 1 on which it is placed. When the stock case 1 is placed on the rear end and slid forward, the fitting rails 111, 111 fit into the pair of plates 112, 112 and come into contact with the stopper 113, and the stock case 1 slides forward. 112.
112 so that it cannot be lifted up.

As can be seen from FIGS. 5 to 9, the loading and unloading means 2 includes:
A common rotating shaft 23 provided at the bottom of each stock case row, a motor 26 provided for each stock case group and rotating the common rotating shaft 23 of Miki in the upper, middle, and lower rows of each stock case group; A clutch 24 provided corresponding to the stock case 1, a rotating disk 21 that is attached to the common rotating shaft 23 so as to freely rotate corresponding to each clutch 24 and rotates when the clutch 24 is turned on, and the rotating disk Rubber body (seed bag delivery tool) 2 bent on one side of the circumference of 21
2, and positioning means 25 for positioning the rotating disk 21 at a fixed position. Timing bell) 27.27 transmits the rotation of the output shaft 213a of the motor 26 to the common rotation shaft of Miki 23i. Then, the motor 26 is driven when it becomes necessary to feed transplants from at least one stock case in the stock case group. The one or more clutches 24 are turned on at the same time, and turned off once the phototube switch 27 shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 8 counts the number of implants to be fed. It is supposed to be done. For this reason, the rubber body 22 curved on the rotating disk 21 is attached to the stock case l along with the rotating disk 21.
The notch opened in the bottom wall 15 of the seed bag enters into the stock case l throughout the day, and while slightly lifting the lowermost planting F1, it is fed out to the point where it is caught between the seed bag pull-out means 3 due to contact resistance. There is.

As can be seen from FIGS. 5 to 9, the seed bag pull-out means 3 is as follows:
For each stock case l, a pair of left and right upper rolls 32 are placed on a pair of left and right lower rolls 31. Bottom roll 3! The upper roll 32 is formed with a rubber layer on the outer periphery in order to maintain a feeding friction force. The pair of upper rolls 32 is the pair of lower rolls 3! A spring 3f3 is attached to the floating shaft 35 provided for each stock case so as to rotate with the spring 3f3, and pulls both ends of the floating shaft 35 downward.
At 38, rolling pressure is applied to the lower roll 31, and the roll can escape in three directions. All the pairs of lower rolls 31 are fixed to Miki's common rotating shaft 33 provided corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower stock case rows of each stock case group, respectively, so that the intervals can be adjusted freely. A common rotation shaft 33 for books is connected to the corresponding common rotation shaft 23 of each stage via a timing belt 34, and is rotated using the motor 26 provided for each stock case group as a common drive source. It has become. The upper end of the roll substantially coincides with the bottom wall 15 of the stock case l. Both ends of the horizontal floating shaft 35 are fitted into a pair of vertical shafts 37, 37, and are guided in the vertical direction while remaining horizontal, and are pulled downward by the above-mentioned springs 38, 38. When a seed bag is sent out by the selectively operated seed bag delivery means 2, the first seed bag pull-out means 3 pulls out the transplanted seed by pinching it, and drops it onto the first belt conveyor 4a or 4b.

As shown in FIG. 6, the seed bag pull-out means 3 is used to insert the thin plantings Fl, F2, F2, and F2 shown in FIG. -... are stacked and accommodated, as shown in Fig. 7, the distance between the pair of lower rolls 31 and upper rolls 32 is adjusted greatly so that the left and right ears of the transplant can be held in between and pulled out. Moreover, the opening adjusting plate 17 of the stock case 1 has a stopper portion 1 in a hanging shape at both corners of the lower end. a and 17b escape the body of the second implant F2 from the bottom and abut against the front ends of the left and right ears to prevent the second implant F2 from coming out together with the first implant F1. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the seed bag pull-out means 3 can be used to attach the thick planting material F shown in FIG. 3 to the stock case l.
l, F2. . . , a pair of lower rolls 31 and an upper roll 32, respectively, as shown in FIG.
The interval between the two is adjusted to be small, so that the required middle part (body) of the left and right side of the planter is rolled in and pulled out, and the opening adjustment plate 17 of the stock case L is used upside down, that is, The stopper parts 17a and 17b are attached so as to be on top, and both corners are cut and the lower end of the smooth plate holds down the front end of the trunk of the second implantation F2 from the bottom so that it does not come out.

The first belt conveyors 4a and 4b are provided below between stock case groups A and B and between C and D, where the three stock case rows face each other. The number -
The belt conveyors 4a and 4b operate for a certain period of time after the seed bag sending means 2 and the seed bag pulling means 3 of the corresponding stock case groups A and B or C and D stop operating, and the belt conveyors 4a and 4b operate for a certain period of time after the seed bag sending means 2 and the seed bag pulling means 3 of the corresponding stock case groups A and B or C and D are stopped, and the belt conveyors 4a and 4b are used to plant seeds for a length slightly larger than the stock case row. Chute 5, which transports the equipment
a.

5b are provided at the conveying ends of the first belt conveyors 4a and 4b, respectively, and the lower ends of the shoes 5a and 5b are located at the desired upstream position of the bucket conveyor 6 installed below.
Compatible with 6a. After the first belt conveyors 4a and 4b stop operating, the bucket conveyor 6 is operated at a pitch equal to one bucket. The second belt conveyor 7 is installed below the conveyance end of the bucket conveyor 6 in a direction perpendicular thereto, and is carried out for a certain period of time after the bucket conveyor 6 stops operating, and conveys the transplanted plants to the conveyor end. The printer 8 is a bucket at a required downstream position of the bucket conveyor 6)
It is located above the bucket 6n, and documents such as delivery notes Φ invoices are printed, separated and dropped into the bucket 6n.

Next, the action will be explained.

Now, it is assumed that each stock case l of each group is stocked with a different seed bag. Then, the order details written on the order slips mailed from customers in each region, including the orderer's name and address, and the product number and quantity of the seed bags, are entered into the personal computer. Then, in this device, seed bags of various product numbers and quantities written on the order slip are simultaneously and selectively fed from the stock case groups A, B, C, and D onto the first belt conveyors 4a and 4b, chute 5a
, 5b, and are collected in a lump into the bucket (6a) of the bucket conveyor 6. Documents such as delivery notes and invoices printed by the printer 8 are then dropped and transferred onto the second belt conveyor 7. Seed bags and documents are checked manually and the seeds are packed into bags.

For example, according to the order details on a personal computer, 10 seed bags are stocked in stock case 1 at address m in the lower row of group A, and 10 bags are stocked in stock case L at address n in the middle row of group A. 2 bags of seeds, 5 bags of seeds stocked in stock case l at address 0 in the lower row of group B, and 3 bags of seeds stocked in stock case l at address q in the upper row of group D Enter each bag.

If there is an input on the personal computer, this means that groups A, B, and D have been selected, and that each row and each address mentioned above has also been selected at the same time. Then,
The motor 26 of group A operates until feeding of 10 bags is completed.
The group motor 26 is operated until the feeding of five bags is completed, and
Each group motor 2B rotates for a predetermined time until feeding of three bags is completed. Therefore, along with this, A, B
, all the common shafts 23, 33 of groups D rotate, and all of the lower rolls 31 of groups A, B, and D rotate. Only the clutches 24 at each address are turned on at the same time, so that they are selectively rotated and the seed bags are sent out.

That is, the seed bag delivery means 2 at the m-th address in the lower row of group A is 1.
0 rotation, the n-th address in the middle row rotates twice, the seed bag delivery means 2 at address 0 in the lower row of group B rotates five times, and the seed bag delivery means 2 at address q in the upper row of group D rotates three times. In this way, when each rotation is completed, each of the selected clutches 24 returns to OFF.

As can be seen from the above, in the same group, if the address on Mihara is selected, the motor 2B of that group will rotate as required in accordance with the largest number of objects to be fed.

Therefore, each time the rubber body 22 of the seed bag delivery means 2 rotates once, the bottom seed bag stocked in the stock case 1 at the address in each of groups A, B, and D, due to its contact resistance, The seed bag is fed out to the point where it is caught between the seed bag pull-out means 3,
Then, the lower roll 31 and upper roll 32 of the seed bag pulling means 3 sandwich the left and right ears (in the case of a thin seed bag) or the trunk (in the case of a thick seed bag) of the seed bag and pull it out.

Therefore, there are 10 seed bags at address m in the lower row of group A, 2 bags for planting at address n in the middle row, and 5 seed bags at address 0 in the lower row of group B. At the same time, three seed bags at address q in the upper row of group D fall onto the first belt conveyor 4b on the left in the figure. In this way, when the seed bags corresponding to one order slip selectively fall onto the first belt conveyors 4a and 4b, the second belt conveyors 4a and 4b respectively operate to transfer the first seed bags to the chute 5a at the conveying end. 5b to the bucket) 6a of the bucket conveyor 6, and then the first belt conveyors 4a, 4b stop.

Subsequently, the bucket conveyor 6 advances by a pitch equal to one bucket, and the bucket 6b is positioned below the chute 5a. In this way, the seed bag feeding process is performed one after another for each order slip.

When the bucket) 6a reaches the bottom of the printer 8, the corresponding documents such as delivery notes and invoices are printed and cut, and the corresponding documents are dropped into the bucket) 6a, and when it reaches the end of the conveyor and falls over, the bucket 6 The seed bags stored in the container are dropped onto the second belt conveyor 7. The second belt conveyor 7 then operates for a short time and transports the seed bags to the end of the conveyor. Then, at the end of the second belt conveyor 7, the ordered seed bags are manually compared with documents such as delivery notes and invoices, and one bag is packed.

<Effects of the Invention> As can be seen from the above explanation, the automatic seed bag feeding device of the present invention provides stock case rows to stack and stock seed bags for each product, and stores the seed bags as needed according to customer orders. The types and quantities are selectively taken out almost simultaneously from the stock case at the required address and collected into - buckets.

Moreover, by providing a first belt conveyor and a chute between the stock case row and the bucket conveyor provided below it, it has a structure that allows many stock case rows to be arranged in parallel or in multiple stages. So,
Thousands of different types of seed bags can be stacked and stocked for each product.

Further, the seed bag delivery means at a desired address is simultaneously and selectively driven,
Since the structure is such that the bottom seed bag stored in the stock case is sent out a little by the seed bag delivery means and then forcibly pulled out by the seed bag pull-out means, the order contents of each order slip are diverse. Furthermore, no matter how many types and quantities of seed bags there are, such as thousands or even thousands, the seed bags can be fed simultaneously and selectively and reliably, and can be accumulated in one bucket at high speed.

In addition, documents such as delivery notes and invoices are fed from the printer to the bagging position along with the accumulated seed bags, making it easier to compare delivery notes and invoices with products and pack them into bags. I can do it well.

This eliminates all mistakes and requires less manpower, resulting in significant reductions in labor costs and mechanization, labor-saving, and space-saving.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an overall conceptual diagram of the automatic seed bag feeding device. FIG. 2(a) is a perspective view of the seed bag, and shows t! s2 diagram (b)
is a sectional view taken along nb-mb in FIG. 2(a). FIG. 3(a) is a perspective view of a different seed bag, and FIG. 3(b) is a perspective view of a different seed bag.
) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line mb-mb in FIG. 3(a). FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a main part including a stock case group, a seed bag delivery means, and a seed bag pull-out means, and FIG. 5 shows a partially enlarged perspective view of the main part. Fig. 6 shows a vertical side view of the thin seed bags shown in Fig. 2 stacked and housed in the stock case, Fig. 7 shows a front view of the same as seen from the front, and Fig. 8 shows the thin seed bags shown in Fig. 2 in the stock case. A longitudinal side view showing the stacked and stored thick seed bags shown in Figure 3,
FIG. 9 shows a front view of it from the front. F, Fl, F2. ,,,...Seed bag, 1...Stock case, 11.12,13,14...Peripheral wall, 15.Fist/bottom wall, 18...Φ opening, 17Φ...Opening adjustment plate 1B...・Notch, 19.Φ.Slit. 2nd issue: φ seed bag delivery means. 22--Rubber body as medium seed bag sending tool, 24--Clutch, 3--Seed bag pulling means, 31--φ lower roll, 32--φ upper roll, 4a, 4b...first Belt conveyor, 5a, 5b
・ φ , I Ko 1,゛' Figure 2 (b) Figure 3 ('A) Doyu b (b) Figure 8 J Figure 9 Procedural amendment (method) % formula % l Case indication 1985 patent Application No. 158537 2 Name of the invention Seed bag automatic feeding device 3 Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent applicant address 1-1-31 Nakahara, Isogo-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Name Sankyo Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd. Representative Director Yamazaki Akira (and 1 other person) 4 Agent Postal code 107 T E L (03)582-
QOOi3 October 28, 1985 (shipment date) 8 Relationship with cases of persons making amendments other than the above Patent applicant address 1, Umekoji-dori Inokumazakairi Nanyi-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture
80 Name Takii Seed Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A stock case is formed in which seed bags can be stacked and stored and can be taken out from the bottom seed bag through an adjustable seed bag outlet on the front side of the peripheral wall, and a plurality of the stock cases are arranged side by side. A clutch is provided at the bottom of each stock case and is selectively activated to contact the bottom seed bag stocked in any stock case through a notch in the bottom wall of the case. and a seed bag delivery means that moves to project the seed bag from the seed bag outlet as required, and a seed bag delivery means that is provided in front of the seed bag exit of each stock case and rotates in contact with each other so that the seed bag delivery means projects the seed bag from the seed bag exit. A seed bag pulling means consisting of a pair of upper and lower rolls that pull out and drop the seed bag to be stored, and a seed bag sending means and a seed bag pulling means provided at the lower front side of the stock case row, and the stock case is A first belt conveyor receives and places a seed bag falling from the seed bag and operates for a certain period of time after the seed bag sending means and the seed bag pulling means stop operating, and the first belt conveyor is provided at the conveying end of the first belt conveyor to receive and place the seed bag falling from the seed bag. A chute that accepts the bag and guides it to the desired position by gravity is installed so that the bucket at the desired position corresponds to the lower end of the chute, and when the seed bag falling from the chute is received into the bucket at the desired position, one bucket's worth of seed is collected. A bucket conveyor that receives seed bags falling one after another into a bucket by stepping in pitch increments, and a bucket conveyor that is installed at the conveying end of the bucket conveyor to receive and place seed bags that have been conveyed by the bucket due to the falling of the bucket. a second belt conveyor that transports the seed bags to the desired position, and a printer installed near the bucket conveyor that prints and cuts documents such as delivery notes and invoices corresponding to the seed bags stored in each bucket and drops them into the buckets. An automatic seed bag feeding device characterized by: