KR20090044223A - Harvester for sprout - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vegetable harvester, and more particularly, in a vegetable harvester including a tray transporter for transporting a tray on which vegetables are grown, the tray transporter is installed at a predetermined distance from the tip of the tray transporter, and is connected to a cutting motor shaft. And a vegetable harvesting unit having a cutting unit including a cutting unit for cutting a cutting unit and a suction fan connected to the suction motor shaft, and a suction unit communicating with the cutting unit and a suction hole for suctioning the cut vegetables according to the rotation of the suction fan. Characterized in that the configuration.

According to the present invention, the vegetables, in particular, baby vegetables are mainly 10Cm in size, the transfer and cutting and harvesting of the baby vegetables, etc. can be automatically harvested vegetables can be easily harvested, efficiency and time saving according to the automation to the user And convenience.

Baby Vegetables, Trays, Feeding, Cutting Blades, Conveyors, Suction Motors

Description

Vegetable Harvester {Harvester for Sprout}

The present invention relates to a vegetable harvester, and more particularly, in a vegetable harvester including a tray transporter for transporting a tray in which vegetables, in particular baby vegetables are grown, are installed at a predetermined distance from the tip of the tray transporter, and a cutting motor shaft A cutting unit including a cutting unit connected to the cutting unit and cutting vegetables; and a suction unit including a suction fan connected to the suction motor shaft and a suction hole communicating with the cutting unit and sucking the vegetables cut according to the rotation of the suction fan. It is characterized by including a vegetable harvester having, it is possible to harvest vegetables grown on the tray, especially baby vegetables (Sprout) by a series of automated systems, which is quick and convenient and can improve the work efficiency It's about vegetable harvesters.

Vegetables, especially baby vegetables (Sprout) refers to the young leaves of various vegetables, started in Europe and the United States in the 1990s, and refers to vegetables that are grown and eaten as young leaves before germinating and growing.

In our time, the growing interest in 'health', the biggest topic of food, is becoming a new table culture. In particular, more and more families make up their diets instead of meat-based diets. Is expected to grow even more, and baby vegetables are the most popular crop for new healthy food.

Plants usually have the highest growth potential at the time of sprouting, and during germination, the aggregates of nutrients necessary for life support and energy appear as sprouts, so plants at this time are more fully grown than vitamins, minerals and antioxidant enzymes. 4 times or more of active ingredients, etc. are contained.

These baby vegetables are washed and packaged with clean water in production farms, so they can be eaten right away without washing at restaurants or at home, and harvested before pest damage, so you don't have to worry about bacteria or pesticides.

In addition, baby vegetables have the advantage that it is easy to automate and unmanned a series of cumbersome processes from sowing to harvesting, attracting attention from the fact that there are many plants whose functionality is still unknown and the market possibilities are infinite.

For example, a typical example of a baby vegetable that is known to be functional is that it contains vitamin C and lycopene, which has a strong anticancer effect. Baby Carrots are rich in vitamin A, which is effective in the treatment of Cholesterol, and it is excellent in lowering cholesterol, which can be eaten with meat, and is rich in dietary fiber.Alphapa is also excellent in preventing constipation. It is good to eat, vitamin U is good for gastrointestinal diseases and contains a large amount of red cabbage sprouts and antioxidants that are effective in preventing cancer, not only to slow aging, but also to facilitate blood circulation, and to supply oxygen and nutrition in the blood Rich in cancer drugs called sulfolapan, twice as much lemon It contains 7 times as much vitamin C and vegetables as broccoli sprouts, which contain the highest amount of iron, and it contains a large amount of iron, which is good for preventing anemia. Women are good at eating red radish, which is rich in vitamins and iron as well as red. It has a great embossing effect. It is used as a vegetable in many ways. It has a bitter taste, and it has a bitter taste. It is a blue-green main sprout that has an appetizing effect when eaten raw when it is not tasted. In addition, there are abundant vitamins and minerals, such as cheonggyeongchaesoon containing a large amount of vitamins, carotene, calcium and sodium, which helps to restore beauty and fatigue.

However, the above-mentioned baby vegetables are only a few, and in fact, the types of baby vegetables that can be used as food can be seen as endless.

In addition, baby vegetables are not only soft and tasty, but are easily digested by the body and have a large amount of low-calorie liquid nutrients, so they are easily digested and low in calories.

For this reason, the production and consumption of baby vegetables is high in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and about one-third of them are sold as baby vegetables. to be.

Although there is still a lack of awareness of baby vegetables in Korea compared to developed countries, agricultural experts predict that baby vegetables will be marketed and grown in two to three years.

In addition, under the influence of the recently concluded Korea-US FTA, the provision of convenience for the cultivation and harvesting of baby vegetables developed as a new idea product in the agricultural industry, which is becoming increasingly difficult, is a critical issue that should not be delayed anymore.

However, the conventional vegetable harvester has been developed a part of a cart-type harvester as a mechanism for cutting the mature vegetables grown in the usual way mainly in the soil, the baby vegetables that are recently expanding the consumer market has a small leaf size It is not possible to work with a vegetable harvester, and most farmers have a problem of inefficient and very low productivity by harvesting by manual labor.

In addition, even in the case of a specialized harvester for harvesting baby vegetables, the whole harvesting process was not fully automated by a series of systems, so there were still defects that did not solve all the problems of fast and convenient harvesting of baby vegetables. In the end, baby vegetables have a maximum leaf length of less than 20 cm and a weight of about 10-15 g per plant, which can be harvested by a fully automated system. Applicant has received a registration (registration number: Patent Registration No. 0642808) by applying the conventional vegetable harvester, but the vegetable harvester has been inconvenient that the system for harvesting vegetables was not fully automated, especially baby vegetables fully automated Patent No. 064 for harvesting by means of a conventional system The vegetable harvester of No. 2808 was improved and supplemented to reach the present invention.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable harvester for quickly and conveniently harvesting the most popular food, especially baby vegetables.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable harvester capable of automatically inhaling and loading the cut vegetables by including the vegetable harvesting unit using a blower to fully automate the entire vegetable harvesting process.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable harvester capable of harvesting vegetables, particularly baby vegetables, efficiently and stably by placing several trays at once so that a series of harvesting processes can be continuously processed.

The present invention has the following effects.

The present invention provides the effect that a worker can harvest vegetables grown in a tray conveniently and quickly by fully automating a series of vegetable harvesting processes.

The present invention includes a vegetable harvesting unit using a blower in order to eliminate the inconvenience of having to collect the cut vegetables, in particular cut baby vegetables separately, so that the cut vegetables can be automatically loaded directly through a simple cleaning procedure Promote effects that can be commercialized.

The present invention prevents unnecessary waste of manpower required for vegetable harvesting, thereby reducing costs through labor costs, thereby increasing farm income and improving quality of life, and ultimately, contributing to national economic development.

The present invention is implemented by the embodiment having the following configuration to achieve the above object.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the vegetable harvester of the present invention, in the vegetable harvester comprising a tray transporter for transporting the tray in which the vegetables are grown, the tray is installed at a predetermined distance from the tip of the tray transporter, cutting motor shaft A cutting unit including a cutting unit connected to the cutting unit and cutting vegetables; and a suction unit including a suction fan connected to the suction motor shaft and a suction hole communicating with the cutting unit and sucking the vegetables cut according to the rotation of the suction fan. It is characterized by comprising a vegetable harvester having.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, in the first embodiment, the suction unit further comprises a wind volume control unit for adjusting the suction air volume according to the weight of the vegetables being sucked and the possibility of damage.

According to a third embodiment of the present invention, in the second embodiment, the tray conveying unit may include: a first tray conveying unit driven by the first tray conveying motor and including a first conveyor on which several trays are seated and conveyed; A first roller which is driven by a second tray feed motor and is connected to the front end of the first tray feed part and is formed perpendicular to the rotation direction of the first conveyor, and is provided in the first roller in parallel with the first roller. A second tray feeder including a second conveyor; and a second roller connected to the second tray feeder side end and driven by a third tray feed motor, the second roller being formed perpendicularly to the first roller, and inside the second roller. It characterized in that several trays are sequentially transferred to the cutting portion, including a third tray feeder consisting of a third conveyor provided in parallel with the second roller.

According to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, in the third embodiment, the vegetable harvester stops the operation of the first conveyor when the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor enters the first roller. Initiate operation of the first roller, and stops the operation of the first roller and starts the second conveyor when the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor is seated on the tip of the second tray feeder, And a control unit for stopping the operation of the second roller and starting the operation of the third conveyor when one tray is seated on the third conveyor.

According to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, in the fourth embodiment, when the second tray feeder is seated on the third conveyor, the stopper is raised so that the other tray does not enter the third conveyor. Characterized in that it further comprises.

According to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, in the fifth embodiment, the second tray feeder is provided when the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor is seated at the tip of the second tray feeder. And a first elevating means for raising the conveyor, wherein the third tray conveying portion further includes second elevating means for lowering the second roller when one tray is seated in the third tray conveying portion. It is characterized by.

According to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, in the sixth embodiment, a cover of a detachable transparent member is further included above and below the cutout.

According to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, in the fourth embodiment, the control unit is connected to the tray transfer motor, and is further provided with a conveyor moving speed control unit for controlling the moving speeds of the first to third conveyors. It is characterized in that the configuration.

According to a ninth embodiment of the present invention, in any one of the first to eighth embodiments, further comprising a storage unit communicating with one side of the suction unit, for storing the sucked vegetables It features.

According to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, in the ninth embodiment, the storage unit further includes a damper installed at the lower end of the storage unit.

According to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention, in the tenth embodiment, the cutting means is a blade member for rotating circular motion.

Applicants will now be described in detail with reference to the present embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, the vegetable harvester 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the base unit 100, the first tray feeder 200, the second tray feeder 300, the third tray feeder 400, Section end 500, the vegetable harvesting unit 600 and the control unit 700.

The base unit 100 supports the vegetable harvester 1 and is configured to stably transport the trays seated on the first tray feeder 200 and the second tray feeder 300, and the support member 110. ) And a guide 130.

The support member 110 serves as a columnar member to support the vegetable harvester 1 from the ground, and is preferably made of metal or other low corrosive material.

The guide 130 is a rail provided for stably transporting the tray seated throughout the first tray feeder 200 and the second tray feeder 300 without being separated from the vegetable harvester (1) It means the absence of shape.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first tray transport unit 200 includes a first tray transport motor 210 (not shown) and a first conveyor 230.

The first tray feed motor 210 refers to a motor for driving the first conveyor 230. In the vegetable harvester 1 according to the present invention, in the case of a tray in which vegetables, particularly baby vegetables, are grown, the weight is not great. Given that it doesn't go out, a high horsepower motor is not required.

The first conveyor 230 is provided for transporting the trays, but in the drawings, a general belt conveyor is used. However, the first conveyor 230 is not necessarily limited thereto, and several trays seated on the first conveyor 230 are located behind each other. Since it is enough to be transported as it is along the line without tangling, it is sufficient to use a conveyor having a constant friction force, more preferably a chain conveyor.

The configuration of the first tray feed motor 210 and the first conveyor 230 follows the configuration of a general conveyor bar and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The same applies to the second tray feed motor 310, the second conveyor 350, the third tray feed motor 410, and the third conveyor 450, which will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first tray conveying unit 200 includes four pairs of the first conveyors 230, and four trays in which vegetables, particularly baby vegetables, are cultivated, each of the pair of first conveyors ( 230).

However, this is only shown to describe a preferred embodiment according to an embodiment of the present invention, it can be seen that the number of the first conveyor 230 is not important, if necessary, that is, cultivated in eight trays If the baby vegetables are to be harvested sequentially at once, it is sufficient to increase the number of the first conveyor 230 to eight pairs.

Referring to FIG. 3, the second tray feeder 300 may include a second tray feed motor 310 (not shown), a first roller 330, a second conveyor 350, a first lifting means 370, and the like. Stopper 390 (not shown).

If the first tray feeder 200 performs a function of transferring a tray in which vegetables, particularly baby vegetables, are grown to the second tray feeder 300, the second tray feeder 300 may be configured to transfer the trays. It is responsible for the function of transferring only one to the third tray transfer unit (400).

The second tray feed motor 310 means a configuration for driving the first roller 330 and the second conveyor 350, the rotation direction of the first roller 330 and the second conveyor. Considering that the rotation directions of the 350 are orthogonal to each other, two of the two driving the first roller 330 and the second conveyor 350 are driven by only one motor through a separate gear connection. The second tray feed motor 310 may be provided.

The first roller 330 is provided to transfer the tray transferred from the first tray feeder 200 to the tip of the second tray feeder 300.

In this case, when the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor 230 enters the starting point of the first roller 330, for example, when the first conveyor 230 is composed of four pairs of four When the two trays enter the starting point of the first roller 330, the operation of the first conveyor 230 is stopped and the first roller 330 is rotated to rotate the tray of the second tray feeder 300. It will be transferred to the tip. In order to know whether the tray enters the first roller 330, the second tray feeder 300 is provided with a separate sensor (not shown), and a series of operation and stop processes will be described later. In general, it is desirable to configure to be controllable.

The second conveyor 350 serves to sequentially transfer the trays that have reached the tip of the second tray transporter 300 to the third tray transporter 400.

The height of the first roller 330 and the second conveyor 350 to which the tray is seated is the same, and the rotation direction of the first roller 330 and the rotation direction of the second conveyor 350 are perpendicular to each other. In view of the above, when the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor 230, for example, four trays reaches the tip of the second tray feeder 300, the operation of the first roller 330 The operation of the second conveyor 350 is stopped and started.

Separately, the vegetable harvester 1 according to the present invention may further include the first elevating means 370 as a separate device for raising or lowering the second conveyor 350.

The first lifting means 370 is integrally coupled with the second conveyor 350, and serves only to raise or lower the second conveyor 350 by mechanical operation. That is, when the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first tray feeder 200 reaches the tip of the second tray feeder 300, the rotation of the first roller 330 is stopped and the first lifting means ( 370 rises, and the second conveyor 350, which is integrally coupled, rises and rotates together to transfer the tray to the third tray transfer unit 400.

The first elevating means 370 is a configuration required to transfer the tray to the third tray transfer unit 400 more smoothly, as described above of the first roller 330 and the second conveyor 350 If the height is exactly the same can be seen as virtually omitted, more details will be described in the operation of the present invention described below.

The stopper 390 means a configuration for transferring the trays to the third tray feeder 400 one by one, and may take any shape such as a plate shape or a protrusion shape.

As shown in the above example, when the four trays reach the front end of the second tray conveying unit 300, one tray starts to be transferred to the third tray conveying unit 400 according to the rotation of the second conveyor 350. When the stopper 390 is fully seated when the third tray feeder 400 is completely seated. Therefore, the second tray cannot enter the third tray transporter 400 until the stopper 390 descends.

In FIG. 1, it may be assumed that the width of the third tray feeder 400 is larger than the width of the tray used in the present invention, but this is merely an enlargement to more clearly illustrate the configuration of the present invention, and in fact, the third tray feeder may be used. The width of the 400 is preferably configured to be slightly wider than the tray, and thus, before the first tray located closest to the third tray feeder 400 side is completely seated in the third tray feeder 400. It can be seen that the second tray does not enter the third tray transfer unit 400.

Subsequently, when the first tray enters the cutout 500 as described below, the stopper 390 descends and the transfer of the second tray starts. The third and fourth trays also undergo the same process. Enter 500.

Of course, these contents are merely contents according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the rising and falling periods of the stopper 390 may be arbitrarily adjusted. That is, when the first tray starts to be transported along the third tray transporter 400, the stopper 390 may be immediately lowered.

In addition, the second tray transfer unit 300 is preferably provided with a sensor 910 (not shown) to adjust the operation period of the stopper 390.

Referring to FIG. 4, the third tray feeder 400 includes a third tray feed motor 410 (not shown), a second roller 430, a third conveyor 450, and a second lifting means 470. Include.

The third tray feed motor 410 is similar to the first tray feed motor 210 and the second tray feed motor 310 described above in the movement of the second roller 430 and the third conveyor 450. It provides the necessary power. In addition, the first tray feed motor 210 and the second conveyor 350, the first roller 330, the third conveyor 450 and the second roller 430 mechanically connected to the configuration By doing so, the second tray feed motor 310 may be omitted, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The second roller 430 serves to seat the tray transferred from the second tray conveying unit 300 to the third conveyor 450. That is, when one tray starts to enter the third tray conveying unit 400 along the second conveyor 350, the second roller 430 starts to operate and the tray is placed on the third conveyor 450. Allow to rest.

The second lifting means 470 is integrally coupled with the second roller 430 and is responsible for raising and lowering the second roller 430, that is, the first tray is the third tray transfer part ( When the tray starts to enter the third tray conveying unit 400 in accordance with the rotation of the second conveyor 350 to enter 400, the second lifting means 470 and the first coupled to the The second roller 430 is raised and the second roller 430 continues to rotate until the first tray is completely seated in the third conveyor 450.

When one tray is completely seated on the third conveyor 450, the second lifting means 470 is lowered and the second roller 430 is lowered similarly to the case of the first lifting means 370 described above. The lowering, and thus the third conveyor 450 is rotated to enter the tray into the cut portion (500).

In addition, it is preferable to add a sensor 930 (not shown) to the third tray transfer unit 400 so as to adjust the lifting time of the second lifting means 470.

Referring to FIG. 5, the cut part 500 includes a cutting motor 510 and a cutting means 530.

The cutting motor 510 is a portion for supplying power to the cutting means 530, preferably using an induction motor. Induction motors rotate at a speed corresponding to the load, but they have some constant speed, and are simple in structure, robust, long in life, and low in price. Accordingly, in the case of the vegetable harvester 1 of the present invention, the cutting motor 510 is preferable as a power motor for supplying power to the cutting means 530 in consideration of the fact that the static speed is not largely required. Could be.

The cutting means 530 rotates by coupling to the axis of the cutting motor 510 serves to cut the edible portion of vegetables, in particular baby vegetables introduced into the cutting unit 500.

In the drawings, the rotatable cutting means 530 is taken as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be configured to allow left and right reciprocating motions by connecting a specific gear and camshaft.

Referring to FIG. 1, the vegetable harvester 600 includes a suction unit 610, a storage unit 630, a damper 650, and an air volume control unit 670.

The vegetable harvesting unit 600 means a configuration for sucking and receiving the vegetables cut through the cutting unit 500, it can be seen as a part containing the most important features of the present invention, through which complete baby vegetables Because automated harvesting is possible.

The suction part 610 includes a suction motor 611, a suction fan 613, a transfer pipe 615, and a suction hole 617, and the suction motor 611 powers the suction part 610. It is in charge of supply.

The suction part 610 follows the structure of a general blower system, that is, the blade (Blade) that causes the flow of air and a plurality of blades are assembled with a connection member provided at the upper and lower parts at a predetermined interval to be assembled By the rotational movement of the blade, the vegetable can be transported according to the system for pumping gas.

That is, the suction fan 613 (not shown) connected to the lower side of the suction motor 611 is rotated by receiving power from the suction motor 611, and the suction hole 617 in communication with the cutting unit 500. Air is pushed through), and the vegetables cut through the cutting unit 500 are moved to the storage unit 630 through the transfer pipe 615 through the suction hole 617.

The transfer pipe 615 has a shape of a general pipe, and provides a passage for moving vegetables sucked by the rotation of the suction motor 611 to the storage unit 670. Therefore, it is preferable that the air sucked by the rotation of the suction motor 611 is made of a material such as rubber or the like which is hard to be damaged to prevent holes or other scratches.

The storage unit 630 may have any shape as a member for loading the vegetables transported along the transport pipe 615, and the volume may be arbitrarily adjusted according to the volume of the transported vegetables.

The damper 650 is coupled to the lower end of the storage unit 630, and is opened only when the transported vegetables exceed a certain amount, and is always closed when the amount of vegetables below the set range is transferred. If the damper 650 is open at all times, the suction amount of the air due to the rotation of the suction motor 611 is remarkably lowered, so that normal transfer is impossible and the vortex phenomenon occurs in the storage unit 630. You should also be aware of the problem of damaged vegetables.

The air volume control unit 670 (not shown) is a portion for adjusting the air volume of the suction according to the rotation of the suction motor 611. That is, it is a configuration required to adjust the feed rate and the amount of cutting of vegetables cut by adjusting the RPM (RPM) of the suction motor 611, in particular the air volume control unit 670 to pay attention to the damage of the vegetables to be conveyed You have to adjust it. In addition, the configuration of the air volume control unit 670 is only according to the electronic configuration for adjusting the AlpM of the suction motor 611, the position may be included in any configuration of the present invention, preferably the control unit 700 It is preferable to include in the panel of.

The control unit 700 (not shown) refers to a part that is responsible for controlling various matters according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, and the base unit 100, the first tray transfer unit 200, and the second tray transfer unit described above. Apart from the configuration of 300 and the like, the base unit 100 is spaced apart from each other and manufactured in a panel shape including an operation button.

In addition, the control unit 700 may further include a conveyor transfer speed control unit 710, and generally, the transfer of the first conveyor 230, the second conveyor 350, and the third conveyor 450. It is possible to adjust the speed, it is configured to adjust the lifting and lowering of the first lifting means 370 and the second lifting means 470 according to the detection of the sensors (910,930).

Now, the operation process of the vegetable harvester 1 of the present invention will be described in detail, and for convenience of description, it is assumed that four trays are seated on the transverse side of the first tray feeder 200.

First, after mounting the tray in which the vegetables corresponding to the width of the first tray feeder 200 is grown, for example, four trays per row, by pressing the power switch (not shown) of the vegetable harvester (1) of the present invention Initiate operation.

Four first row trays in which vegetables are grown according to the power supply of the first tray transport motor 210 are moved toward the second tray transport unit 300 along the first conveyor 230, and the first tray is transported. When all of the trays enter the roller 330, the sensor provided in the second tray transport unit 300 detects this to stop the operation of the first conveyor 230 and stop the operation of the first roller 330. It starts. In this case, the second conveyor 350 should be stopped so that the trays do not get tangled with each other. Of course, as in the case of the stopper 390 described above, the tray after the first row enters the first roller 330 by adding a separate blocking device while the operation of the first conveyor 230 is maintained. It is also possible to prevent it.

When the trays in the first row all reach the front end of the second tray feeder 300 according to the rotation of the first roller 330, the rotation of the first roller 330 is stopped and the second conveyor 350 is stopped. ) Rotates and the second roller 430 is rotated so that one tray located on the third tray feeder 400 side is transferred to the third tray feeder 400.

As described above, if the heights of the second conveyor 350 and the second roller 430 are exactly the same, the second lifting means 470 may not be required, but the second lifting means in consideration of the convenience of transportation. Consider the case where the means 470 is included.

When the first tray enters the third tray feeder 400, the stopper 390 should be lowered, and the stopper 390 is raised when the tray is seated on the third conveyor 450. In order to prevent the second tray from flowing into the third tray feeder 400 until the first tray enters the cutout 500.

When the first tray is seated on the third conveyor 450, the second lifting means 470 is lowered, thereby lowering the second roller 430 integrally coupled thereto.

Accordingly, the third conveyor 450 starts to operate, and plays a role of allowing the first tray to be transferred to the cutting unit 500.

When the first tray starts to enter the cutting part 500 side, the stopper 390 is lowered again, the second lifting means 470 is raised to raise the second roller 430 integrally coupled thereto. The second conveyor 350 and the second roller 430 rotate to allow the second tray to enter the third tray feeder 400 in the same manner.

Vegetables cultivated in the transferred first tray is cut at the bottom of the edible portion by the rotation of the cutting means 530 according to the rotation of the cutting motor 510, the cut vegetables of the suction motor 611 The flow of air in accordance with the rotation is transferred to the storage unit 630 along the transfer pipe 615.

In this case, as described above, the damper 650 should be closed, and the vegetables grown in the second, third and fourth trays are also cut through the same process, and separately from the first row under the control of the controller 700. The subsequent trays are also harvested according to the process described above.

When the vegetables grown in the first four rows of four trays are harvested, the damper 650 is opened to load the vegetables in a separate container.

Of course, if necessary, the opening and closing time of the damper 650 can be adjusted, and the amount and speed of the vegetables to be conveyed under the control of the air volume control unit 670 can be arbitrarily adjusted.

In addition, the lower side of the damper 650 as shown in Figure 1 by placing a container with a separate cleaning tool (not shown) to immediately wash the harvested vegetables to be packaged and transported to work efficiency and vegetables It is desirable to maintain the freshness of the best state in order to be able to sell.

The tray in which the vegetables are cut through the cutting unit 500 may be uniformly collected through a container (not shown) provided at the rear end of the third tray transport unit 400.

The control unit 700 is reasonable to be configured to control the overall operation process of the vegetable harvester 1 according to the present invention, in particular the first conveyor 230, the second conveyor 350 and the third conveyor The feed rate of the 450 can be arbitrarily adjusted as necessary, and in addition to the operation of the first roller 330, the second roller 430, and the third conveyor 450 according to the detection of the sensors 910 and 930. It is preferable to configure so that it can determine whether to start or stop.

The present invention is not limited to the technical spirit of the specific embodiments or drawings described above, and those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims Various modifications can be made by anyone, as well as such changes are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the baby vegetable harvester according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the first tray transport unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view of a second tray transport unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the third tray transport unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of a cutting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: baby vegetable harvester 100: base part

110: support member 130: guide

200: first tray feed unit 210: the first tray feed motor

230: first conveyor 300: second tray transfer unit

310: second tray feed motor 330: first roller

350: second conveyor 370: first lifting means

390: stopper 400: third tray transfer unit

410: third tray feed motor 430: second roller

450: third conveyor 470: second lifting means

500: cutting unit 510: cutting motor

530: cutting means 600: vegetable harvesting unit

610: suction unit 611: suction motor

613: suction fan 615: transfer pipe

617: suction hole 630: storage unit

650: damper 670: air flow control unit

Claims (11)

In the vegetable harvester comprising a tray transfer unit for transporting the tray in which vegetables are grown, A cutting unit installed at a predetermined distance from the tip of the tray transfer unit and including cutting means connected to a cutting motor shaft to cut vegetables; and And a vegetable harvesting unit having a suction fan connected to a suction motor shaft, and a suction unit communicating with the cutting unit and a suction hole for sucking the vegetables cut according to the rotation of the suction fan. The method of claim 1, The suction unit, Vegetable harvester, characterized in that it further comprises a flow rate control unit that can adjust the amount of air intake in accordance with the weight and the likelihood of damage. The method of claim 2, The tray transfer unit, A first tray feeder driven by the first tray feed motor and including a first conveyor on which several trays are seated and transported; The first roller is driven by a second tray feed motor, is connected to the front end of the first tray feed unit and is formed perpendicular to the rotation direction of the first conveyor, provided in parallel with the first roller inside the first roller. A second tray transfer part including a second conveyor; and A second roller connected to the second tray feeder side end and driven by a third tray feed motor and formed perpendicularly to the first roller, and a third conveyor provided in the second roller in parallel with the second roller; Vegetable harvester, characterized in that several trays are sequentially transferred to the cutting unit including a third tray feeder configured. The method of claim 3, wherein The vegetable harvester, When the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor enters the first roller, the operation of the first conveyor is stopped and the operation of the first roller is started. When the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor is seated on the tip of the second tray feeder, the operation of the first roller is stopped and the operation of the second conveyor is started. And a control unit which stops the operation of the second roller when the one tray is seated on the third conveyor and controls to start the operation of the third conveyor. The method of claim 4, wherein The second tray transfer unit, When the one tray is seated in the third conveyor, the vegetable harvester, characterized in that it further comprises a stopper rising to prevent the other tray from entering the third conveyor. The method of claim 5, The second tray transfer unit, And a first lifting means for raising the second conveyor when the number of trays corresponding to the width of the first conveyor is seated on the tip of the second tray transporting part. The third tray transfer unit, Vegetable tray harvester, characterized in that further comprising a second lifting means for lowering the second roller when one tray is seated in the third tray feeder. The method of claim 6, The vegetable harvester, characterized in that the upper and lower cutting portion further comprises a cover of a removable transparent member. The method of claim 4, wherein The control unit is connected to the tray feed motor, the vegetable harvester, characterized in that the conveyor further comprises a moving speed control unit for controlling the moving speed of the third conveyor. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, The vegetable harvester is in communication with one side of the suction unit, further comprising a storage unit for storing the sucked vegetables. The method of claim 9, The storage unit is a vegetable harvester, characterized in that further comprises a damper installed at the bottom of the storage. The method of claim 10, The cutting means is a vegetable harvester, characterized in that the blade member for rotating circular motion.

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