JPS6339215B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for filling empty cans with cherry peaches.

Conventionally, when filling cherry cans with cherry blossoms, it was necessary to manually reinsert the stems that protruded from the flange of the can into the can one by one.

That is, when a can filled with cherry peaches is sealed, the stems protruding from the flange of the can will be caught in the sealing part, resulting in a defective product.

However, since this work requires a large number of people and labor, it has currently become the biggest bottleneck in the production of processed cherry blossoms.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made to provide a peach that can be packed into a can without the stems of the cherry protruding from the flange of the can, thereby eliminating the need for re-inserting the cherry and eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks. The gist is a hopper, a container that opens below the end of the hopper and is attached to a rotating shaft via an arm or the like to temporarily house cherry blossoms, and a container that rotates around the rotating shaft. It is characterized by comprising an inversion mechanism for inverting the can, and a fixing mechanism for fixing the can in the inverted position of the container in conjunction with the inversion mechanism, and the inner diameter of the opening of the container is formed smaller than the inner diameter of the opening of the can. There is a cherry canning device.

The basic principle of this invention is that when a cherry falls naturally,
The fruit ball is located downward and the stem faces upward.

That is, if cherry peaches are directly packed into a can, most of the stems will face upwards, and this tendency is particularly pronounced for cherry peaches packed at the bottom, as they will take a long time to fall.

Therefore, the cherries in the container are first packed in another container, then turned upside down, and the cherries in the container are stuffed into the can, thereby turning the cherries upside down. skein,
This prevents it from protruding from the can flange.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on the illustrated embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a container frame, and a hopper 2 for storing cherry peaches C, C, etc. is provided above the rear part of the container frame. By making the front part 2 a downwardly inclined flat part 2a, the cherries C, C... can easily slide down on this, and the front end face has semicircular notches 2b, 2b...
is formed.

3, 3... are containers arranged below the above-mentioned notches 2b, 2b..., respectively, and inside the containers are cherry peaches C, C...
... is dropped and stored once, and then it is turned over and cans of cherry C, C... are placed in cans K, K...
They are intended to be stuffed into each other, and are connected together via a connecting plate 4.

The container 3 has a hemispherical bottom portion 3a, a substantially conical shape with side portions 3b that gradually widen upward, and the inner diameter of the upper end opening is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the can K. However, in this case, the cherry peaches C, C... located on the bottom part 3a are placed along this peripheral wall so that the fruit is facing downward and the stem is facing upward, and the container 3 is turned over to store the cherry peaches C, C... When replacing ... with can K, cherry C, C... are placed on side 3b.
This is to ensure that the cherries C, C, and so on fall into the inner surface of the can K without any resistance and are replaced quickly, and that the momentary shock at this time causes the cherries C, C, and so on to sink deeply into the can K. This is to prevent the stem from being pinched between the two, or the fruit ball from being pinched and crushed.

Further, a rising piece 4a is formed on the front edge of the connecting plate 4 to prevent the cherry from falling from there, and arms 4b, 4b are provided at both ends, which are fixed to the driving shaft 5. As the driving shaft 5 rotates, the containers 3, 3, . . . rotate and reverse.

6 is a handle that rotates the driving shaft 5;
The rod member is bent into a hook shape so that it can be easily held by hand, and is fixed to the driving shaft 5.

Further, both ends of the driving shaft 5 are rotatably supported by support plates 7, 7 provided upright on the container frame 1 via bearings 8, 8.

Then, pull the handle 6 toward you and rotate it to rotate the driving shaft 5, and the arm 4
The connecting plate 4 and the containers 3, 3, . . . are rotated and reversed as one body via b, 4b.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a driven shaft, which rotates by transmitting the rotation of the driving shaft 5 by being connected to the driving shaft 5 through a chain 10, and its both ends are connected to support plates 11, 11 installed upright in the container frame 1. It is rotatably supported via bearings 12, 12.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a movable fixed member that moves back and forth as the driven shaft 9 rotates.
It is for holding and fixing the cans K, K, etc., and is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the supply line 15 for the cans K, K, and so on.

This movable fixed member 13 controls the rotational movement of the driven shaft 9 via a pinion 16 attached to the driven shaft 9 and a rack 17 that meshes with the pinion 16, and the back and forth movement of a support shaft 18 formed integrally with the rack 17. By converting the motion into motion and connecting it to this tip via a U-shaped support frame 19, it is made to move back and forth along a guide 20. Also, a circular notch 13a is formed to match the shape of the cans K, K... , 13a... at a certain position, that is, the container 3,
Cans K, K, etc. are fixed in the reversed position of 3.

Further, a spring 21 is interposed between the movable fixed member 13 and the support shaft 18, and the cans K, K, . . . are held by the elastic force of the spring 21.

In addition, 22 is a belt conveyor for supplying the cherries C, C... to the hopper 2, and a counter may be provided at the entrance or exit of the supply line 15 to measure the number of cans. can.

Next, a method of using the present invention will be explained.

First, the cherries C, C... in the hopper 2 are collected by hand on the flat surface 2a, and then placed in the containers 3, 3.
...I'm filling up the inside, but at this time, Sakura C, C
By falling freely, the fruit is positioned downward and the stem is corrected to face upward.

Furthermore, if the bottoms 3a of the containers 3, 3, .

After this work is completed, by rotating the handle 6 toward you, the driving shaft 5 is rotated and the containers 3, 3, etc. are inverted, and the cherries C, C, and so on inside are turned into cans K, C, and so on. It is replaced with K...

At this time, as mentioned above, the stems of cherry peaches C, C... are facing upwards, but by inverting them, the tops and bottoms are reversed, so the stems are facing downwards.
This will not protrude from the flanges of cans K, K...

Further, as the driving shaft 5 rotates, the driven shaft 9 also rotates, and the movable fixed member 13 moves forward via the pinion 16 and the rack 17, and the cans K,
This is done by holding K... and fixing it.

Then, the handles are rotated to their original positions to return the containers 3, 3... and the movable fixed member 13 to their original positions, and the cans K, K... filled with cherry peaches are transported to the next process via the supply line 15. That's what I do.

Since the present invention has the above configuration, the can K
It is possible to pack cherry peaches C, C... into the can K without their stems protruding from the flange of the can K, and when the container 3 is turned over, the cherry peaches C, C...
This tendency is promoted as the stems sink deeply into the can K, thus eliminating the need for the conventional work of re-inserting the stems, resulting in significant streamlining.

Furthermore, the work of stuffing cherry peaches C, C, .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the device according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a right side view, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the main parts of FIG. 2. , Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing how cherries are packed into the container, Figure 5 is
The figure is a sectional view showing a state in which the container is inverted and cherry peaches are packed into the can. 2...Hotsupa, 3...Container, 3a...Bottom part,
4... Connection plate, 4b... Arm, 5... Drive shaft,
6... Handle, 9... Driven shaft, 10... Chain, 13... Movable fixed member, 13a... Same notch, 14... Fixed member, 16... Pinion, 17
...Ratsuku, C...cherry, K...can.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A hopper, a container which opens below the terminal end of the hopper and which temporarily accommodates cherry peaches, which is attached to a rotating shaft via an arm or the like, and which rotates the container around the rotating shaft. It is characterized by comprising an inversion mechanism for inverting the can, and a fixing mechanism for fixing the can in the inverted position of the container in conjunction with the inversion mechanism, and the inner diameter of the opening of the container is formed smaller than the inner diameter of the opening of the can. Cherry canning equipment. 2. The cherry canning device according to claim 1, wherein the container has a hemispherical bottom and a substantially conical shape that gradually widens toward the upper opening.