JPWO2013179758A1 - Color sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

There is no need to prepare, install, or connect air pipes for pneumatic equipment dedicated to color sorters, and a color sorter that anyone can easily sort is provided. An optical detection unit (3) for optically detecting a defective product and / or foreign matter mixed in the raw material, and the defective product and / or by injecting compressed air based on the detection result of the optical detection unit (3) In order to generate compressed air used in the sorting unit (4) in a casing (7) of a color sorting machine (1) configured to include a sorting unit (4) for removing foreign substances from the raw material. With an electric air compressor (9).

Description

  The present invention relates to a color sorter that sorts grains such as rice and wheat and granular materials such as resin pellets into non-defective products and defective products, and removes foreign matters mixed in the granular materials.

The present applicant has developed a small color sorter based on the concept of realizing the performance and low price suitable for a rice hull line in a farmer, and has filed a plurality of patent applications.
Among these, according to the color sorter described in Patent Document 1, the elevator includes a plurality of elevators that raise the raw material, and the optical selection unit that sorts the raw materials that are raised by at least one of the elevators. In the color sorter, a discharge unit for discharging non-defective products is provided at the height of the color sorter, and one of the elevators supplies the raw material determined by the optical sorting unit to the discharge unit. The color sorter is characterized by being raised toward the front.
Thereby, the raw material determined to be a non-defective product by the optical sorting unit is raised by one of the elevators and discharged from the discharge unit provided at a high position of the color sorter. The raw material can be directly supplied to the weighing machine and the bagging machine, and there is an operation and effect that each device of the hulling line can be easily arranged.

  However, in the color sorter described in Patent Document 1, in order to separate defective products and foreign substances from the raw material flow, the defective products and foreign substances are removed by ejecting compressed air from the ejector nozzle. In order to use this technology, it is necessary to prepare pneumatic equipment such as an air compressor, an air tank, a regulator, and piping that generate compressed air.

  In other words, in order to use this type of color sorter in farmers, etc., either arrange a pneumatic device dedicated to the color sorter or use an air compressor that has been used by other machines for color sorting. There was a problem that installation and piping connection work was troublesome, such as reconnecting the piping according to the specifications of the machine.

JP 2011-92861 A

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a color sorter that does not require the preparation, installation, and air piping connection work of a pneumatic device dedicated to a color sorter, and that anyone can easily sort. Doing this is a technical issue.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an optical detection unit that optically detects defective products and / or foreign matters mixed in a raw material, and jets compressed air based on the detection result of the optical detection unit. An electric air compressor for generating compressed air used in the sorting unit is installed in a case of a color sorter configured to include a sorting unit that removes defective products and / or foreign substances from the raw material. It is characterized by.

  Further, the sorting unit includes an ejector nozzle and an ejector valve for removing defective products and / or foreign matter from the raw material based on the detection result of the optical detection unit, and the ejector valve and the electric air compressor are disposed between the ejector valve and the electric air compressor. Were communicated by an air pipe via a solenoid valve for opening to the atmosphere and a relief valve for keeping the inside of the pipe at a constant pressure.

  The color sorter is provided with a main power switch and an operation button arranged on the operation panel. When the main power switch is turned on, the solenoid valve is driven to open the air pipe to the atmosphere. On the other hand, when the operation button is turned on, the electromagnetic valve is driven to close the air tube, and an electromagnetic contactor for starting the driving of the electric air compressor is further provided.

  Further, a cleaning air gun was connected to an air pipe communicating between the ejector valve and the electric compressor.

  Furthermore, a sweeper for removing residual rice from the optical unit and / or the lifting unit was connected to the air relief port of the relief valve.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, an optical detection unit that optically detects defective products and / or foreign matters mixed in the raw material, and a defective product by jetting compressed air based on the detection result of the optical detection unit, Because the electric air compressor for generating compressed air used in the sorting unit is incorporated in the casing of the color sorter 1 configured to include a sorting unit that removes foreign materials from the raw material, Separately, there is no need to prepare a dedicated pneumatic device, install a color sorter and an electric air compressor, or connect by air piping, and anyone can start sorting quickly and easily.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the sorting unit includes an ejector nozzle and an ejector valve for removing defective products and / or foreign matter from the raw material based on the detection result of the optical detection unit, and the ejector valve Between the electric air compressor, since it is communicated by an air pipe through a solenoid valve for opening to the atmosphere and a relief valve that keeps the inside of the pipe at a constant pressure, a pressure tank that temporarily stores compressed air is unnecessary, Miniaturization can be realized, and an electric air compressor can be accommodated in the housing of the color sorter.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the color sorter is provided with a main power switch and an operation button arranged on the operation panel, and when the main power switch is turned on, the solenoid valve is driven. While opening the air tube to the atmosphere, when the operation button is turned on, the electromagnetic valve is driven to close the air tube and the electromagnetic contactor to start driving the electric air compressor is provided. Immediately before the start of the electric air compressor, the cylinder of the electric air compressor is opened to the atmosphere, and the air tube is closed at the start after a few seconds, thereby enabling a smooth start with less resistance.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, since the cleaning air gun is connected to the air pipe communicating between the ejector valve and the electric compressor, the air blow is performed by the compressed air from the cleaning air gun. In addition, it is possible to remove soot and the like attached to the chute when the operation is temporarily stopped.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the sweeper for removing residual rice of the optical unit and / or the lifting unit is connected to the air relief port of the relief valve, the relief air is reused. Residual rice can be removed.

It is a perspective view showing the whole color sorter of the present invention. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the color sorter | selector of this invention. It is a block diagram of the air piping of the color sorter of the present invention. It is an electrical wiring diagram of the electric air compressor built in the color sorter of the present invention.

  A mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire color sorter of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing the internal structure of the color sorter of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an air view of the color sorter of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an electrical wiring diagram of an electric air compressor installed in the color sorter of the present invention.

  The color sorter 1 according to the present invention is capable of sorting non-defective products and defective products, or foreign substances mixed in the raw materials by color, using grains, resin pellets, coffee beans, and other granular materials as raw materials.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a color sorter 1 according to the present invention includes an elevating unit 2 having a charging hopper 6 for receiving a raw material, and a defective product that is located on the front side of the elevating unit 2 and is mixed in the raw material. And / or an optical detection unit 3 that optically detects foreign matter, and a defective product and / or foreign matter that is located below the optical detection unit 3 and injects compressed air based on the detection result of the optical detection unit 3 And a sorting unit 4 that removes from the raw material. Reference numeral 5 denotes a storage tank provided between the optical detection unit 3 and the lifting / lowering unit 2, reference numeral 7 denotes a casing of the color sorter 1, reference numeral 8 denotes a safety cover, and reference numeral 9 denotes a housing. An electric air compressor installed in the body 7, a reference numeral 10 is a caster for moving the color sorter in the facility, and a reference numeral 11 is an adjuster for fixing the body in a horizontal state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the elevating unit 2 is provided with a driving pulley 13 and a driven pulley 14 at the upper and lower positions in the elevating unit housing 12, and between the driving pulley 13 and the driven pulley 14, The endless belt 16 to which a large number of buckets 15 are attached is configured so as to be rotatable. When the endless belt 16 rotates between the pulleys 13 and 14, the raw material received from the charging hopper 6 is lifted and conveyed, and at the moment when a large number of buckets 15 are rotated by the driven pulley 14. The raw material is conveyed by being thrown into the storage tank 5.

  The feeding hopper 6 is inclined and extended from a pair of left and right side walls 6f and 6g, a front wall 6b on the side of the elevating part housing 12, a rear wall 6c facing the front wall 6b, and a lower part of the front wall 6b. A short inclined shelf 6d that is positioned below the inclined shelf 6d, and extends from the lower portion of the rear wall 6c so as to be inclined toward the supply port 12a of the elevating unit housing 12. And a long inclined shelf 6e.

  A flow rate adjusting valve 17 that adjusts the amount of raw material received in cooperation with the storage tank unit 5 is provided below the inclined shelf 6 e of the charging hopper 6. The flow rate adjusting valve 17 is pivotally attached to a rotating shaft 18, and the rotating shaft 18 fixes an arm 19, and one end of a spring 20 is fixed to the arm 19, while the other end of the spring 20 is fixed. It fixes to the fixing | fixed part installed in the raising / lowering part housing | casing 12, and is always rotated so that the flow volume adjustment valve 17 may approach the inclination shelf 6e with the pulling force of the spring 20. FIG. On the other hand, one end side of the first rod 21 is fixed at a position facing the rotation shaft 18 of the arm 19, and the other end side of the first rod 21 fixes one end side of the relay arm portion 22. . Then, one end side of the second rod 23 is fixed at a position facing the other end side of the first rod 21 of the relay arm portion 22, and the other end side of the second rod 23 is fixed to the storage tank portion 5. To the tank intermediate bracket 24.

  The temporary storage tank 25 forming the storage tank unit 5 is attached to the upper part of the elevator unit housing 12 of the elevator unit 2 with a structure having a degree of freedom by a link mechanism including an upper link 26 and a lower link 27. Yes. A drip rod 28 protrudes from the front side of the upper part of the elevating unit housing 12, and one end of a suspension spring 29 is attached to the upper link 26 so as to hold the temporary storage tank 25 below the drip rod 28. While fixing the side, the other end side of the suspension spring 29 is fixed to a fixing portion 30 installed on the flow-down rod 28, and the temporary storage tank 25 is suspended.

  As a result, the second rod 23 moves up and down depending on the amount of storage in the temporary storage tank 25, and the flow rate adjusting valve 17 can be rotated between a solid line position and a one-dot chain line position. That is, if the storage amount of the temporary storage tank 25 is small, the second rod 23 is less moved down, the flow rate adjusting valve 17 is in the position of the solid line, and the supply port 12a is greatly opened, so that the raw material with a large flow rate is It can be supplied to the case bottom 12b. On the other hand, if the storage amount of the temporary storage tank 25 is large, the downward movement of the second rod 23 is increased due to its own weight, and the flow rate adjustment valve 17 is in the position of the alternate long and short dash line and the opening degree of the supply port 12a is limited. The raw material whose flow rate is limited can be supplied to the case bottom 12b.

  The outlet 25a of the temporary storage tank 25 is provided with an opening / closing shutter 31 whose opening degree can be adjusted, and the opening / closing shutter 31 can be manually opened and closed. As a result, when the mixing ratio of defective products in the raw material is high, the operator operates the open / close shutter 31 to confirm the object to be sorted flowing on the chute of the optical detection unit 3 and adjust the flow rate of the raw material flowing on the chute. Changes can be made.

  Next, the configuration of the optical detection unit 3 will be described in detail. The optical detection unit 3 is dropped from a lower end of the chute 32, a chute 32 disposed at an angle of about 60 degrees from the horizontal position, a shelf 33 for conveying the raw material from the temporary storage tank 25 to the chute 32, and the chute 32. And an optical unit 34 provided across the top and bottom of the falling trajectory of the raw material to be produced.

  The surface shape of the chute 32 is preferably formed in a flat plate shape without a groove in order to allow the granular material as a raw material to slide in a wide band shape. And in order to prevent the overflow of the granular material from the chute 32, and to prevent the granular material to be selected from floating from the bottom surface while sliding the chute 32, the chute cover 32a is spaced a predetermined distance from the bottom surface. May be provided.

  The selection unit 4 below the optical detection unit 3 ejects compressed air based on the detection result of the optical detection unit 3 to remove defective products and / or foreign substances from the raw material, and the ejector nozzle 35. A non-defective product collection hopper 38 that is on the same inclination line as the chute 32 and receives the granular material of the falling trajectory as it is without receiving a blast from the ejector nozzle 35, and the non-defective product collection hopper 38 are juxtaposed with the ejector nozzle 35. And a defective product recovery hopper 37 for recovering defective products from normal raw materials in response to the blast of the air. Further, a non-defective product discharge hopper 38 is connected to a non-defective product discharge hopper 39, and a defective product discharge tub 40 is connected to the defective product collection hopper 37.

  The optical unit 34 includes sensors 41 and 42 including CCD line sensors, light sources 43, 44, 45 and 46 including fluorescent lamps, backgrounds 47 and 48 as background means, and mirrors 49 and 50. It is a thing. Each of the sensors 41 and 42 images the raw material falling from the lower end of the chute 32 at the detection position, and determines whether the raw material is a non-defective product or a defective product, or foreign matter mixed in the raw material based on the imaging signal. The ejector nozzle 35 has a configuration in which a defective product and / or a foreign object determined is blown out from the raw material flow and removed to the defective product collection hopper 37 side.

  An electric air compressor 9 for generating compressed air to be supplied to the ejector nozzle 35 and the like is provided below the sorting unit 4 in the casing 7 of the color sorter 1. The schematic dimensions of the electric air compressor 9 are preferably small tankless types having a height of about 200 mm, a width of about 270 mm, and a depth of about 170 mm. For example, models LH300FS and 300W manufactured by Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. It is recommended to use Super Oil Free Babycon (registered trademark). Since this type of electric air compressor 9 has a small tankless specification, it can be installed under the sorting unit 4 in the housing 7, and since it has two cylinders, low noise and low vibration. Thus, it is possible to realize a long life, and it is possible to prevent adverse effects such as vibrations on the optical detection unit 3 constituted by precision parts.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the air piping starting from the electric air compressor 9, and the details of the air piping of the color sorter 1 of the present invention will be described based on this. An air main pipe 52 is provided between the discharge port 9 a of the electric air compressor 9 and the ejector nozzle 35 so that compressed air is supplied via an ejector valve 51. In the color sorter 1 of the present invention, since the electric air compressor 9 is housed in the housing 7, no pressure tank for temporarily storing the compressed air is provided, and the size is reduced by various air control mechanisms that replace the pressure tank. It has been realized.

  First, the air main pipe 52 in the vicinity of the electric air compressor 9 is provided with an electromagnetic valve 54 for opening to the atmosphere that communicates with the atmosphere via a branch pipe 53. As shown in FIG. 3, when the space between the electric air compressor 9 and the ejector nozzle 35 is a closed system, the inside of the main pipe 52 is opened to the atmospheric pressure by the electromagnetic valve 54, and the startability of the electric air compressor 9 is improved. Control. That is, the electric air compressor 9 changes the rotary motion of the motor into a reciprocating motion by the crank and the piston, and compresses the air in the cylinder by the reciprocating motion of the piston, but the cylinder is opened to the atmosphere. This makes it possible to start smoothly with less resistance. After the electric air compressor 9 is started, the solenoid valve 54 is closed and control is performed so that the compressed air can pass through the air main pipe 52.

Next, the air main pipe 52 in the vicinity of the electromagnetic valve 54 is provided with a relief valve 56 via a branch pipe 55. In this case, when the inside of the main air pipe 52 connected to the electric air compressor 9 exceeds the maximum pressure, the compressed air is discharged to the atmosphere to keep the inside of the main air pipe 52 at a constant pressure. As shown in FIG. 3, the structure of the relief valve 56 is a simple structure in which the valve body 56b supported by the elastic spring 56a moves downward when the pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure, and the compressed air is discharged from the relief port 56c to the atmosphere. is there. In the present embodiment, the relief valve 56 is employed so that the air is extracted when the air pressure becomes 0.4 MPa (4 atm) or more. The air outlet 56c has an air purge 57 for cleaning the optical unit 34, a sweeper 58 for removing residual rice from the optical unit 34, and residual rice at the bottom part 12b of the elevating unit so that the air released into the atmosphere can be reused. The air purge 59 and the like for removal can be connected to each other.
Further, a cleaning air gun 62 may be connected to the air main pipe 52 via a branch pipe 60 and a hose 61.

  The main pipe 52 is preferably connected to the ejector valve 51 via a drain separator 63, an air filter 64, a micro mist separator 65, and a regulator 66. Since the drain separator 63, the air filter 64, and the micro mist separator 65 can be an alternative to a large-scale air dryer device, they are suitable for the color sorter 1 of the present invention. The regulator 66 is provided with a pressure gauge 66a. Thereby, in this embodiment, 0.25 MPa (2.5 atmospheres) of compressed air is finally supplied to the ejector valve 51.

  FIG. 4 is an electrical wiring diagram of the electric air compressor installed in the color sorter of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the electric air compressor 9 and the electromagnetic valve 54 for opening to the atmosphere are electrically connected to the main power switch 67 and the operation button 69 disposed on the operation panel 68 of the color sorter 1, The control is to improve the startability of the compressor 9. That is, the color sorter 1 of the present invention is driven by a main power supply 70 of AC 100 V, and is connected from the main power supply 70 to the motor of the electric air compressor 9 through the main power switch 67 and the electromagnetic contactor 71. Similarly, the main power supply 70 is connected to the electromagnetic valve 54 via the main power switch 67 and the electromagnetic contactor 72. The electromagnetic contactor 71 and the operation button 69 of the operation panel 68 are communicated via the coil 73 of the electromagnetic contactor 71, while the electromagnetic contactor 71 and the electromagnetic contactor 72 are connected to each other. Are connected via a coil 74. Further, the electromagnetic contactor 71 is also in communication with a lift unit motor 75 that drives the lift unit 2.

  With the above circuit configuration, when the operator turns on the main power switch 67, the electromagnetic valve 54 for opening the atmosphere is turned on via the electromagnetic contactor 72, thereby opening the inside of the main pipe 52 to atmospheric pressure. Become. Next, after a few seconds have elapsed, when the operator turns on the operation button 69 on the operation panel 68, the coil 73 of the electromagnetic contactor 71 and the coil 74 of the electromagnetic contactor 72 are energized, and the electromagnetic valve 54 is turned off. Thus, the main pipe 52 is in a closed system state. At the same time, the electric air compressor 9 and the lift motor 75 are driven. That is, immediately before the electric air compressor 9 is started, the cylinder of the electric air compressor 9 is opened to the atmosphere, and at the time of starting, the main pipe 52 is closed.

Hereinafter, the operation in the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the optical detection unit 3 that optically detects defective products and / or foreign matters mixed in the raw material, and compressed air is injected based on the detection result of the optical detection unit 3. An electric air compressor 9 for generating compressed air used in the sorting unit 4 in a housing 7 of the color sorter 1 configured to include a sorting unit 4 that removes defective products and / or foreign substances from the raw material. Since there is no need to prepare a dedicated pneumatic device, install a color sorter and an electric air compressor, or connect by air piping, anyone can start sorting quickly and easily. It becomes possible to do.

  The sorting unit 4 includes an ejector nozzle 35 and an ejector valve 51 for removing defective products and / or foreign substances from the raw material based on the detection result of the optical detection unit 3, and the ejector valve 51 and the electric air compressor. 9 is communicated by the air pipe 52 via the solenoid valve 54 for opening to the atmosphere and the relief valve 56 for maintaining the inside of the pipe at a constant pressure, so that a pressure tank for temporarily storing the compressed air is unnecessary. The size can be reduced, and the electric air compressor 9 can be accommodated in the casing 7 of the color sorter 1.

  Further, the color sorter 1 is provided with a main power switch 67 and an operation button 69 arranged on the operation panel. When the main power switch 67 is turned on, the electromagnetic valve 54 is driven to bring the air pipe 52 into the atmosphere. On the other hand, when the operation button 69 is turned on, the electromagnetic valve 54 is driven to close the air pipe 52 and the plurality of electromagnetic contactors 71 and 72 to start driving the electric air compressor 9 are provided. Therefore, immediately before the start of the electric air compressor 9, the cylinder of the electric air compressor 9 is opened to the atmosphere, and the air pipe 52 is closed at the start after a few seconds. Become.

  Since the cleaning air gun 62 is connected to the air pipe 52 that communicates between the ejector valve 51 and the electric compressor 9, the air blow is applied by the compressed air from the cleaning air gun 62, and the operation is temporarily stopped. It is possible to remove soot and the like adhering to the chute 32 and the like.

  Further, since the optical part 34 and / or the sweepers 58 and 59 for removing the residual rice of the elevating part 2 are connected to the air relief opening 56c of the relief valve 56, the residual air is reused by reusing the escaped air. Can be removed.

  When the raw material is supplied from the opening 6a of the input hopper 6, the material flows down while the impact is reduced by the inclined shelf boards 6d and 6e, and reaches the bottom of the inclined shelf board 6e. A flow rate adjusting valve 17 is provided at the bottom of the inclined shelf 6e of the charging hopper 6 to adjust the amount of raw material received in conjunction with the storage tank 5. At this time, since the temporary storage tank 25 is still empty, the flow rate adjusting valve 17 is in the position of the solid line in FIG. 2 and the supply port 12a is fully opened. For this reason, a relatively large flow rate of raw material is supplied to the case bottom 12b. The raw material supplied to the case bottom 12b is raised in the elevating unit housing 12 by the bucket 15, thrown at the moment when it is rotated by the driven pulley 14, and is stored in the temporary storage tank 25 from the flow-down rod 28. . At this time, if the outlet 25 a of the temporary storage tank 25 is closed by the opening / closing shutter 31, the temporary storage tank 25 is filled with the raw material and becomes heavier and moves downward against the suspension spring 29. Along with this, the second rod 23 connected to the tank intermediate fitting 24 also moves downward. As a result, the relay arm portion 22 linked to the second rod 23 rotates, and the first rod 21 moves downward. As a result, the arm 19 rotates about the rotary shaft 18 so that the flow rate adjusting valve 17 becomes the position of the one-dot chain line in FIG. 2 and the opening degree of the supply port 12a is limited, and the flow rate is limited. Is supplied to the case bottom 12b. When the temporary storage tank 25 becomes full, the supply port 12a is closed by the flow rate adjustment valve 17.

  Then, when the storage amount of the temporary storage tank 25 becomes full, when the operator operates the open / close shutter 31 to open the outlet 25a, the raw material falls on the shelf 33 at a flow rate corresponding to the degree of opening. Then, it will be supplied onto the chute 32. On the other hand, since the temporary storage tank 25 becomes lighter as the storage amount decreases, the second rod 23 moves up. As a result, the flow control valve 17 is opened from the closed state, and a new raw material is supplied from the charging hopper 6.

  The raw material flowing down on the chute 32 falls from its lower end and is detected by the sensors 41 and 42 of the optical detection unit 3. Based on the imaging signals of the sensors 41 and 42, the non-defective and defective raw materials or the foreign matters mixed in the raw materials are determined. Those determined to be defective and foreign matter are ejected from the flow of the raw material by the blast from the ejector nozzle 33 and discharged out of the machine from the defective product discharge rod 37 via the defective product recovery hopper 35. On the other hand, those determined to be non-defective products are discharged from the non-defective product collecting hopper 34 through the non-defective product discharge rod 36 to the outside without receiving the jet of the ejector nozzle 33.

  As described above, in the present invention, the optical detection unit 3 that optically detects a defective product and / or foreign matter mixed in the raw material, and the compressed air is injected based on the detection result of the optical detection unit 3. Then, electric air for generating compressed air used in the sorting unit 4 in the casing 7 of the color sorter 1 configured to include the sorting unit 4 that removes defective products and / or foreign matters from the raw material. Since it is equipped with a compressor 9, there is no need to prepare a dedicated pneumatic device, install a color sorter and an electric air compressor, or connect by air piping. Anyone can sort quickly and easily. Can be started. The sorting unit 4 is provided with an ejector nozzle 35 and an ejector valve 51 for removing defective products and / or foreign substances from the raw material based on the detection result of the optical detection unit 3, and the ejector valve 51 and the electric air compressor 9 is communicated by the air pipe 52 via the solenoid valve 54 for opening to the atmosphere and the relief valve 56 for maintaining the inside of the pipe at a constant pressure, so that a pressure tank for temporarily storing the compressed air is unnecessary. The size can be reduced, and the electric air compressor 9 can be accommodated in the casing 7 of the color sorter 1. The color sorter of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a color sorter that sorts grains such as rice and wheat and granular materials such as resin pellets into non-defective products and defective products, and removes foreign matters mixed in the granular materials. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Color sorter 2 Lifting part 3 Optical detection part 4 Sorting part 5 Storage tank part 6 Loading hopper 7 Case 8 Safety cover 9 Electric air compressor 10 Caster 11 Adjuster 12 Lifting part case 13 Driving pulley 14 Driven pulley 15 Bucket 16 Endless Belt 17 flow rate adjusting valve 18 rotating shaft 19 arm 20 spring 21 first rod 22 relay arm portion 23 second rod 24 tank intermediate metal fitting 25 temporary storage tank 26 upper link 27 lower link 28 falling rod 29 suspension spring 30 fixing portion 31 Opening and closing shutter 32 Chute 33 Shelf plate 34 Optical part 35 Ejector nozzle 36 Non-defective product collection hopper 37 Non-defective product collection hopper 38 Non-defective product discharge rod 40 Non-defective product discharge rod 41 Sensor 42 Sensor 43 Light source 44 Light source 45 Light source 46 Light source 47 Background 48 Backg Und 49 mirror 50 mirror 51 ejector valve 52 main pipe 53 branch pipe 54 solenoid valve 55 branch pipe 56 relief valve 57 air purge 58 sweeper 59 air purge 60 branch pipe 61 hose 62 air gun for cleaning 63 drain separator 64 air filter 65 micro mist separator 66 Regulator 67 Main power switch 68 Operation panel 69 Operation button 70 Main power supply 71 Electromagnetic contactor 72 Electromagnetic contactor 73 Coil 74 Coil 75 Lifting unit motor

Claims (5)

  An optical detection unit that optically detects defective products and / or foreign matter mixed in the raw material, and ejects compressed air based on the detection result of the optical detection unit to remove the defective product and / or foreign material from the raw material. A color sorter characterized in that an electric air compressor for generating compressed air used in the sorting unit is housed in a housing of a color sorting machine configured to include a sorting unit.   The sorting unit is provided with an ejector nozzle and an ejector valve for removing defective products and / or foreign matter from the raw material based on the detection result of the optical detection unit, and between the ejector valve and the electric air compressor, 2. A color sorter according to claim 1, wherein the color sorter is connected by an air pipe via an electromagnetic valve for opening to the atmosphere and a relief valve for maintaining the inside of the pipe at a constant pressure.   The color sorter is provided with a main power switch and an operation button disposed on the operation panel, and when the main power switch is turned on, the solenoid valve is driven to open the air pipe to the atmosphere. The color selecting device according to claim 2, further comprising an electromagnetic contactor for driving the electromagnetic valve to close the air tube and starting the driving of the electric air compressor when the operation button is turned on. Machine.   The color sorter according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a cleaning air gun is connected to an air pipe communicating between the ejector valve and the electric compressor.   The color sorter according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a sweeper for removing residual rice from the optical unit and / or the lifting unit is connected to an air relief port of the relief valve.

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