KR20180093290A - A removal device of the knob of fruit container - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus to detach a fruit container loaded on a pallet, which detaches a fruit container loaded on the panel to automatically transfer the fruit container to a selection apparatus. According to the present invention, the apparatus to detach a fruit container loaded on a pallet comprises: a pallet feeding means to transfer the pallet having the fruit containers loaded thereon; a slider to horizontally move by power of a driving source; a first detachment means including a pusher plate, which is connected to and installed in the slider, and pulls out and detaches first to fifth fruit container sets from and to the fruit containers loaded on the pallet by operation of the slider while coming in contact with the first to fifth fruit container sets vertically stacked in a multistage at the frontmost row; a transfer conveyor disposed on one side of the first detachment means and receiving the first to fifth fruit container sets separated from the pallet through the pusher plate; an elevation shaft supporting four corner surfaces of the bottom of the transfer conveyor and vertically moved by power of a driving motor to elevate the transfer conveyor; and a second detachment means including a clamp cylinder, which presses and clamps both sides of the second fruit container set among the first to fifth fruit container sets when the transfer conveyor is lifted by operation of the elevation shaft while being placed on both upper sides of the transfer conveyor to face each other, to sequentially transfer the first to fifth fruit container sets put on the transfer conveyor to each selection apparatus.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a fruit box disassembly apparatus,

The present invention relates to a fruit box disassembling apparatus mounted on a pallet, and more particularly, to a fruit box disassembling apparatus mounted on a pallet for automatically disassembling a fruit box loaded on a pallet to be automatically transferred to a sorting apparatus .

Generally, various fruits or agricultural products (hereinafter referred to as "fruits") that can be automatically sorted are automatically sorted by size using a sorting machine in a large farm or a communal complex that supplies various fruits and agricultural products by size.

The selected fruits are transferred to packing lines and wrapped in appropriate weights, and distributed on the market.

On the other hand, a machine for sorting fruit is provided for the purpose of sorting fruit by size or weight, and it can be largely classified into a shape sorting system, a weight sorting system, or a method of selecting the size of a fruit by a mechanical method.

Wherein the mechanical fruit sorting method comprises a fruit selection unit to which a fruit to be sorted is input and a plurality of sorting springs, a fruit sorting unit connected to the fruit introduction unit to sort the fruit through the sorting spring, And a fruit discharging unit connected to the unit for discharging the selected fruit from the fruit sorting unit.

On the other hand, before the fruit is transferred to the sorting machine, it is usually transported in a fruit box. In this case, the fruit box is vertically stacked on the pallet and transferred to a sorting machine through a heavy equipment such as a forklift. One by one, and the fruit in the box is dropped into a sorting machine to sort the fruits by size.

However, in places such as farms and public complexes, a large amount of fruit is picked up every day. As mentioned above, if a worker individually picks up a fruit box transferred for screening, the work time is so slow There is a problem that the castle is inferior.

Document 1: Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2011-0114132

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fruit box disassembling apparatus mounted on a pallet for automatically transferring a fruit box loaded on a pallet to a sorting apparatus.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fruit box disassembly apparatus for sequentially picking up and disassembling fruit boxes stacked vertically in a pallet, the apparatus comprising: a pallet for transporting the pallet on which the fruit box is loaded, A slider which is disposed on one side of the pallet feeding means and moves reciprocally to the left and right by the driving force of the driving source, a plurality of fruit boxes stacked vertically in the first front row among the fruit boxes stacked on the pallet, A first disassembly means constituted of a pusher plate for pulling out and disassembling the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes from the pallet by the operation of the slider while being in contact with the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes, A first part located on one side of the disassembly means and out of the pallet through the pusher plate, A conveying conveyor for receiving the fifth fruit box to the fifth fruit box, a lifting shaft for supporting the lower four corners of the conveying conveyor and moving upward and downward by the power of the driving motor to raise and lower the conveying conveyor, And a clamp cylinder for pressurizing and clamping both sides of the second set of fruit boxes from the first set fruit box to the fifth set fruit box when the conveying conveyor is elevated by the operation of the elevation shaft And a second disassembly unit for sequentially transferring the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes loaded on the conveying conveyor to the sorting device.

The first set of fruit boxes and the fifth set of fruit boxes, which are positioned below the clamp cylinder and are opposed to each other and are placed on the conveying conveyor, And a positioning cylinder for positioning the fifth set of fruit boxes in the center of the conveying conveyor.

And a pallet stacking means for stacking the empty pallet in which the fruit box is disassembled is further provided in front of the pallet feeding means.

The pallet loading means includes a platform for supporting the empty pallet supplied from the pallet feeding means, an elevating cylinder installed at the lower end of the platform for raising and lowering the platform with a pressure of fluid supplied from the outside, And a clamping cylinder arranged to face the pallet and clamping both sides of the pallet at the bottom of the pallets raised by the elevating movement of the platform.

The present invention provides a disassembly apparatus in which a pallet in which a plurality of fruit boxes are stacked is supplied to a disassembling apparatus without the need for an operator to directly supply a fruit box, and at the same time, the fruit box is automatically withdrawn from a pallet sequentially and fed to a sorting apparatus for sorting fruit, So that it is possible to realize a high workability in addition to the productivity improvement.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a three-dimensional view of a pallet loaded with a fruit box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an overall configuration of a fruit box disassembling apparatus loaded on a pallet;
Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 2; Fig.
4 is a side view of the structure of the pallet feeding means;
5 is a plan view showing the structure of the first disassembling means.
6 is a side view of Fig.
7 is a view showing a structure of a second disassembling means;
8 is a side view of Fig. 7; Fig.
Fig. 9 is a front view of Fig. 7; Fig.
FIGS. 10 to 13 sequentially illustrate the operation of the second disassembly means. FIG.
14 is a front view of the pallet loading means;
15 is a view showing an operation state of the pallet loading means;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in order to accomplish the above-mentioned technical problems. And other embodiments which may be presented by the present invention are replaced by descriptions in the constitution of the present invention.

In the present invention, a fruit box, which is stacked in a pallet in a multi-stage manner, is not required to be manually supplied to a sorting device by a worker. Instead, a fruit box, which is loaded in a pallet, is dismantled and automatically transported to a sorting device. Box disassembly device.

The term disassembly as provided herein refers to the automatic transfer of fruit boxes packed in a multi-stage to a picking device. At this time, the fruit box is vertically stacked vertically to the pallet as shown in Fig. 1, and when three fruit boxes, which are preferably placed in the longitudinal direction, are referred to as a "first set fruit box & Four sets of "first set of fruit boxes" having the same structure in the lateral direction of the "fruit box" were arranged so that a total of four first set fruit boxes were placed on the floor, The second set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes are sequentially stacked vertically so that the five sets of vertically stacked fruit boxes are loaded into the disassembling device through the forklift.

The disassembling apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the first disassembling means 20 of the fruit boxes stacked on the pallet P is operated so that the first set fruit boxes 1 to 6 stacked vertically in the first row of the pallet P The second set of fruit boxes 2 to 5 are lifted up vertically while the second set of fruit bodies 5 are pulled out and then the second disassembling means 40 is operated, Only the first set fruit box 1 disposed at the lower side is taken out to the sorting device 200 which is the next process and the fruit box which is stacked in multiple stages in the pallet P is repeatedly carried out, 200), which will be described later.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of a pallet loaded with a fruit box according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

As shown in Fig. 1, four "first set fruit boxes (1)" consisting of one set of three individual fruit boxes are stacked on the pallet P in the pallet, and the four first set fruit boxes 1) Four sets of second set of fruit boxes (2) to four of the fifth set of fruit boxes (5) in the same manner (i.e., constituted of one set of three individual fruit boxes as the first set of fruit boxes) As shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an overall configuration of a fruit box disassembling apparatus mounted on a pallet, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a side view of FIG. 2. FIG.

2 and 3, the fruit box disassembling apparatus loaded on the pallet of the present invention mainly includes pallet feeding means 10, first and second disassembling means 20 and 40, and pallet stacking means 70 ).

The pallet feeding means 10 comprises four sets of "first set fruit boxes (1)" consisting of one set of three individual fruit boxes transversely stacked on the pallet, and the four first set fruit boxes 1 Four second set fruit boxes 2 to four fifth set fruit boxes 5 in the same manner (i.e., constituted of one set of three individual fruit boxes as the first set fruit box) And means for transferring the pallet P which is sequentially stacked to the entrance of the first disassembling means 20. [

Fig. 4 is a side view of the structure of the pallet feeding means 10. Fig.

4, the pallet feeding means 10 includes a vertical frame 12 as a pillar member, a support frame 14 mounted on the vertical frame 12, at least one support frame 14 between the support frame 14, And a roll conveyor 16 connected to the pallet P for receiving the power of the drive motor 18 to rotate and to transfer the pallet P toward the entrance of the first disassembling means 20 . Although the pallet P is not shown in the drawing, the sensor senses the position of the pallet P and outputs a signal to the control unit to stop the driving motor 18, Can be positively positioned at the inlet side of the disassembling means (20).

The first disassembling means 20 is disposed at one side of the pallet feeding means 10 and is connected to the first disassembly means 20 of the pallet P among the fruit boxes stacked on the pallet P conveyed through the pallet feeding means 10. [ The first set fruit box 1 to the fifth set fruit box 5, that is, 15 individual fruit boxes, which are vertically stacked vertically on the front side, are first drawn out from the pallet P, To the second disassembling means (40).

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the structure of the first disassembling means, and FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 5. FIG.

5 and 6, the first disassembling means 20 includes a main frame 22 as a support means, a ball screw (not shown) supported by the main frame 22 and rotated by the power of the motor 24 A fruit box 26 fixed to the inlet of the first disassembling means 20 by the operation of the pallet feeding means 10 described above and coupled to a slider 28 screwed on the outer diameter of the ball screw 26, (1) to (5) by the operation of the slider (28) while being in contact with the rear side of the first set fruit box (1) to the fifth set fruit box (5) A first set of fruit boxes (1) to a fifth set (5) which are pulled out from the pallet (P) according to the operation of the pusher plate (30) And a conveyor 32 for conveying the fruit box 5 to the second disassembling means 40, .

The first disassembling means 20 is arranged such that when the first set fruit box 1 to the fifth set fruit box 5 are positioned at the entrance of the first disassembling means 20 by the operation of the pallet feeding means 10 The motor 24 is driven to rotate the ball screw 26 so that the slider 28 fastened to the outer diameter of the ball screw 26 moves along the thread of the ball screw 26, The first set fruit box 1 to the fifth set fruit box 5 which are in contact with the pusher plate 30 are moved out of the pallet P And is automatically supplied to the second disassembling means 40 through the conveyor 32. [

The second disassembling means 40 is disposed in a first set fruit box (not shown) conveyed on the conveyor 32 of the first disassembling means 20 in a state of being located at the exit of the conveyor 32 of the first disassembling means 20 1 to the fifth set of fruit boxes 5 sequentially from the first set fruit box 1 located at the bottom of the fifth fruit boxes 5 to the sorting device.

FIG. 7 is a view showing the structure of the second disassembling means, FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG.

7 to 9, the second disassembling means 40 includes a main frame 42, elevating means 46, a conveying conveyor 44, a center adjusting cylinder 62, and a clamping cylinder 66, .

The main frame 42 is a frame for supporting the elevating means 46, the conveying conveyor 44, the center adjusting cylinder 62 and the clamping cylinder 66 in a state of being spaced from the ground by a predetermined distance.

The elevating means 46 vertically moves the conveying conveyor 44 located above the conveying conveyor 44 in a state where the conveying conveyor 44 is supported by the main frame 42, To the fifth set of fruit boxes (5).

The lifting means 46 includes a driving motor 48, a driving gear 50 coupled to the shaft of the driving motor 48, a driven gear 52 engaged with the driving gear 50, The shaft 54 is connected to both ends of the shaft 54 through a power transmission means 56. The shaft 54 supports the lower four corners of the conveyor 44, And a lifting shaft (60) that moves vertically and downwardly and receives the rotational force of the lifting shaft (60) and moves the transporting conveyor (44) up and down.

The power transmission means for connecting the shaft 54 and the lift shaft 60 is provided with a worm gear at both ends of the shaft 54. The worm gear is connected to the pinion and the rack gear So that the rotational force of the shaft can be transmitted to the lifting shaft. Since the gear arrangement of the power transmitting means is a known technique, its detailed description will be omitted.

The conveying conveyor 44 is vertically and vertically moved according to the operation of the elevating shaft 60 in a state where the conveying conveyor 44 is mounted on the elevating shaft 60 which is the elevating means 46. The conveying conveyor 44 is moved up and down by the elevating means 46 in a state in which the first set fruit box 1 to the fifth set fruit box 5 moved on the conveyor of the first dismounting means 20 are supplied, The first set fruit box 1 to the fifth set fruit box 5 are lifted up or down. The upward and downward movements of the conveying conveyor 44 are performed in the first set fruit box 1 located at the bottom of the first set fruit box 1 to the fifth set fruit box 5, So as to be supplied to the sorting device.

The center adjusting cylinder 62 is a cylinder disposed on both sides of the conveying conveyor 44 so as to be opposed to each other. The center adjusting cylinder 62 presses the adjusting pad 64 ) Of the first set of fruit boxes 1 located at the bottom of the first to fifth set fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 fed to the conveying conveyor 44 The adjustment pads 64 are brought into contact with each other so that the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 can be positioned at the center of the conveying conveyor 44 .

The clamp cylinder 66 is a cylinder disposed on both sides of the conveying conveyor 44 so as to be opposed to each other with a certain distance above the center adjusting cylinder 62. The clamp cylinder 66 The feed conveyor 44 is moved up and down by moving the clamp pad 68 forward and backward with the pressure of the fluid supplied from the outside so that the first to fifth set fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, The user presses and clamps both sides of the second set of fruit boxes 2 out of the first to fifth set fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

The reason why the clamping cylinder 66 clamps the second set fruit box 2 as described above is that it is located at the lowest position among the first set fruit box to the fifth set fruit box 1, 2, 3, 4, The first set of fruit boxes 1 can be taken out and disassembled sequentially.

FIGS. 10 to 13 sequentially illustrate the operation of the second disassembly means of the present invention.

10, when the conveying conveyor 44 on which the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are raised is lifted and lowered according to the driving of the elevating means 46 The clamp cylinder 66 is operated to clamp the second set fruit box 2 as shown in FIG. 11 and then the conveying conveyor 44 is lowered by the driving of the elevating means 46 as shown in FIG. 12, The second set fruit box 2 being clamped to the clamp cylinder 66 and the third set fruit box 2 being sequentially stacked on the second set fruit box 2, The first set of fruit boxes 1, which are located under the second set of fruit boxes 2, are held in the clamp cylinder 66 while the set fruit boxes 3, 4, So that it is lowered together with the conveying conveyor 44. The first set fruit box 1 descended together with the conveying conveyor 44 is moved in one direction in accordance with the driving of the conveying conveyor 44 and then automatically supplied to the sorting apparatus as a next step.

On the other hand, when the first set of fruit boxes 1 has passed through the sorting device, the conveying conveyor 44 is lifted and supported by the elevating means 46 as shown in FIG. 13 to support the second set of fruit boxes 2 And then the clamp cylinder 66 for clamping the second set fruit box 2 is driven to release the clamping of the second set fruit box 2. When the conveying conveyor 44 is lowered again in this state, The two sets of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 2, 3, 4 and 5 are lowered back to the conveying conveyor 44.

That is, the operation of the second disassembling means 40 is repeatedly performed, and the second set fruit box to the fifth set fruit box 2, 3, 4, 5 are also operated in the same manner as the first set fruit box 1 It can be disassembled sequentially and supplied to the sorting apparatus.

On the other hand, the pallet stacking means 70 is disposed in front of the pallet feeding means 10 to automatically stack the empty pallets P after the disassembling operation of the fruit box is completed.

Fig. 14 is a side view of the pallet loading means, and Fig. 15 is a view showing the operating state of the pallet loading means.

14 and 15, the pallet stacking means 70 includes a main frame 72, a platform 74 for supporting the empty pallet P supplied from the pallet feeding means 10, A lifting cylinder 76 installed at the lower end of the lifting base 74 for lifting and lowering the lifting base 74 by a pressure of fluid supplied from the outside and a lifting cylinder 76 disposed on both sides of the lifting base 74 to face each other, And a clamp cylinder 78 for clamping both sides of the pallet P1 at the bottom of the pallets P.

When the empty pallet P is supplied from the pallet feeding means 10, the pallet stacking means 70 lifts the already loaded pallet P upward and then places a new empty pallet P on the platform 74 The empty pallet P is loaded in a sequential manner.

15, before the empty pallet P is supplied, the platform 74 is moved up and down by the driving of the elevating cylinder 76, and then the clamping cylinder 78 is moved to the elevating platform 74 The pallet P1 is clamped on both sides of the pallet P1, and then the platform is lowered by driving the lifting cylinder. At this time, the pallet is lifted while being clamped to the clamping cylinder while the platform is descending, Between the pallets, a space for a new empty pallet can be secured, and the empty pallet can be automatically loaded on the platform.

Hereinafter, the operation of the fruit box disassembly apparatus mounted on the pallet according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 15.

First, the pallet P, in which the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are vertically stacked, is lifted up through a forklift to transfer the pallet P to the conveying conveyor The conveying conveyor 16 is driven by the motor 18 when the pallet feeding means 10 is placed on the conveying conveyor 16 so that the pallet feeding means 10 is moved forward and the first dismounting means 20).

Next, the motor 24 of the first disassembling means 20 is driven to rotate the ball screw 26, so that the slider 28 fastened to the outer diameter of the ball screw 26 rotates the ball screw 26 26 to move the pusher plate 30 in one direction so that the pusher plate 30 is vertically stacked vertically on the first front row among the fruit boxes placed on the pallet P (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) from the first set fruit box to the fifth set fruit box (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

The first set fruit box to the fifth set fruit box 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, which have come out of the pallet P through the pusher plate 30, 2 dismounting means (40).

Next, the elevating means 46, which is the second dismounting means 40, is driven to move the conveying conveyor 44 on which the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, And then the clamp cylinder is operated to clamp the second set of fruit boxes, which are located in the second set among the first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes lifted up.

Next, the conveying conveyor 44 is lowered by the driving of the elevating means 46 and returns to the initial state. At this time, the conveying conveyor 44 is sequentially stacked on the second set fruit box 2 clamped to the clamp cylinder 66 The third set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 3, 4 and 5 remain supported on the clamping cylinder 66 while the first set of fruit boxes 3, The fruit box 1 is not restrained by the clamp cylinder 66 and is lowered together with the conveying conveyor 44.

Next, the first set fruit box 1 descended together with the conveying conveyor 44 is moved in one direction according to the driving of the conveying conveyor 44, and then automatically supplied to a sorting device as a next process.

The second set fruit boxes to the fifth set fruit boxes 2, 3, 4, 5 supported by the clamp cylinder 66 are also automatically supplied to the sorting device in the same manner as described above, .

On the other hand, when the fruit box is completely disassembled into the pallet P, the empty pallet P is moved forward and then automatically loaded on the pallet stacking means 70.

That is, before the empty pallet is supplied, the platform 74, which is the pallet loading means 70, is moved up and down by driving the elevating cylinder 76, and then the clamping cylinder 66 is moved up and down by the first And both sides of the pallet P on the lower side are clamped.

The pallet P is held in a clamped state by the clamp cylinder 78 while the platform 74 is lowered at this time so that the pallet P is lifted by the lifting bar 74 A space in which a new empty pallet P1 can enter is secured between the pallet P and the pallet P and the empty pallet P1 enters the space and is put on the platform 74. [

Then, the platform 74 rises again to support the pallet P clamped to the clamp cylinder 78, and then, when the clamping operation of the clamp cylinder 78 is canceled, the platform 76 descends again and returns to the initial state.

1: 1st set of fruit boxes 2: 2nd set of fruit boxes
3: Third set of fruit boxes 4: 4th set of fruit boxes
5: 5th set of fruit boxes
10: pallet feeding means 20: first disassembling means
40: second disassembly means 70: pallet stacking means

Claims (4)

1. A fruit box disassembling apparatus mounted on a pallet for sequentially removing and disassembling fruit boxes stacked vertically in a pallet (P)
Pallet feeding means (10) for feeding the pallet (P) loaded with the fruit box;
A slider 28 disposed on one side of the pallet feeding means 10 and reciprocating left and right by the power of the motor 24;
A first set fruit box to a fifth set fruit box 1, 2, 3, 4 (hereinafter, referred to as " first set fruit box ") connected to the slider 28 and stacked vertically in the first row among the fruit boxes stacked on the pallet P 5 and the fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 from the pallet P by the operation of the slider 28 in contact with the pusher plate 5, (30);
The first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, which are located at one side of the first disassembling means 20 and are removed from the pallet P through the pusher plate 30, A conveying conveyor 44 supplied with
A lifting shaft (60) supporting the bottom four corners of the conveying conveyor (44) and moving up and down by the power of the motor (48) to raise and lower the conveying conveyor (44);
When the conveying conveyor 44 ascends and descends by the operation of the elevating shaft 60 while being positioned to face each other on the upper side of the conveying conveyor 44, the first set fruit box to the fifth set fruit box 1, 2 And a clamp cylinder 66 for press-clamping both sides of the second set of fruit boxes 2 out of the first set of fruit boxes 3, 4, 5, And a second disassembling means (40) for sequentially transferring the boxes (1,2, 3,4, 5) to the sorting device.
The method according to claim 1,
The first set of fruit boxes to the fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, which are positioned below the clamp cylinder 66 and are placed on the conveying conveyor 44, To press both sides of the first set of fruit boxes 1 so as to center the first to fifth set of fruit boxes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in the center of the conveying conveyor 44 Further comprising: a center adjusting cylinder (62) for adjusting the height of the pallet.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And a pallet stacking means (70) for stacking empty pallets (P) in which a fruit box is disassembled is further provided in front of the pallet feeding means (10).
The method of claim 3,
The pallet loading means (70) comprises:
A platform 74 for supporting the empty pallet P supplied from the pallet feeding means 10;
An elevating cylinder 76 installed at a lower end of the platform 74 to raise and lower the platform 74 by a fluid pressure supplied from the outside;
And clamp cylinders 78 arranged on opposite sides of the platform 74 for clamping both sides of the pallet P located at the bottom of the pallets P raised by the elevating movement of the platform 74 Fruit box disassembly device loaded on pallet featuring.

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