KR20210092657A - Quantitative filling device for culture medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for inputting a fixed amount of media into a container and the objective of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for inputting a fixed amount of media, which has a simple structure and low manufacturing cost while allowing a fixed amount of media to be quickly and uniformly added to a container. To achieve this, the apparatus comprises: a hopper having media accommodated therein and having a plurality of hopper discharge holes formed on the lower part to discharge the media; a lower fixing plate installed to be spaced apart from the lower side of the hopper and including a plurality of input holes arranged in the same arrangement as that of the hopper discharge holes and spaced apart from the lower side of the hopper discharge holes in one direction; a distribution tray inserted between the hopper and the lower fixed plate to be movable in the horizontal direction when coming in contact with the lower fixed plate and including a plurality of distributor discharge holes formed in the same arrangement as that of the input holes; a cover plate coupled to the upper part of the distribution tray to be positioned on the lower part of the hopper to move integrally and including a plurality of distributor inlet holes forming the same arrangement as that of the hopper outlet holes; a plurality of distributors connected and installed between the distributor inlet hole and the distributor discharge hole and formed in a tube shape; and a container tray installed on the lower side of the lower fixing plate to move in a horizontal direction and including a plurality of containers disposed to be disposed on the lower side of the input holes.

Description

Medium quantitative input device {Quantitative filling device for culture medium}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for inputting a medium for cultivation of mushrooms into a container, and more particularly, it is possible to quickly and uniformly put a fixed amount of medium into a plurality of containers, thereby reducing the cost of the medium input operation and improving productivity and quality It relates to a medium-quantitation device that can improve and reduce the burden of device manufacturing and facility costs by having a simple structure.

In general, mushrooms are a group of fungi that form a fruiting body of a size that can be identified with the naked eye, and various types of mushrooms are used as food materials or medicines. Mushrooms usually use the fruiting body grown from the mycelium mass spread on the ground or plant tissue for food, and Cordyceps Cordyceps, a fungus grown with insects as nutrients, is also included in the mushrooms.

Mushrooms occur and grow naturally, but a significant number of species are industrially farmed. A medium that provides an appropriate habitat for mushroom cultivation is used. Depending on the type of mushroom, a medium mixed with wood materials such as sawdust or crushed wood with nutrients such as rice bran, and grains such as wheat, sorghum, and rice seed are used as the main material. A medium made of various materials such as a medium is used. The produced medium is sterilized by heating, etc., and then placed in a fixed container such as a bottle or a non-fixed container such as a plastic pack. After inoculating the mushroom spawn on the medium, a filter is installed to prevent the inflow of various bacteria in the opening such as the entrance of the container, and then placed in a room where the growth conditions such as humidity, temperature, and light intensity are adjusted. Fruiting bodies can be harvested.

As described above, for mushroom culture, it is necessary to fill an empty container with a medium. Conventionally, this is done manually, which takes a lot of time and manpower, and the amount of medium put into each container is not uniform, so productivity and quality There was a problem with this falling.

In order to solve this problem, as a device for automatically injecting a medium into a container, 'Culture medium input device for artificial cultivation of mushrooms' (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 1) of Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1608507 No. 10-1608507, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10- 2020-0110875 No. 'automatic input apparatus for culture medium for mushroom cultivation' (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 2), etc. has been disclosed.

However, the medium input device such as prior art 1 and 2 has a complicated structure, takes up a lot of installation space, and requires a lot of equipment manufacturing and related facility costs, so it was difficult to use at the job site of mushroom cultivation farms.

1. Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1608507 (2016.3.28) 2. Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0110875 (2020.9.28)

The present invention is to solve the problems described above, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a medium quantitative input apparatus with a simple structure and low manufacturing cost while being able to quickly and uniformly put a predetermined amount of a medium for mushroom cultivation into a container. there is.

The medium dose input device of the present invention for achieving the above object, the medium is accommodated therein and a hopper provided with a plurality of hopper discharge holes through which the medium is discharged at the bottom; a lower fixing plate provided with a plurality of input holes spaced apart from the lower side of the hopper and arranged in the same arrangement as the hopper discharge hole in one direction and spaced apart from the hopper discharge hole; a distribution tray inserted between the hopper and the lower fixed plate so as to be movable in the horizontal direction while in contact with the lower fixed plate, and provided with a plurality of distributor discharge holes forming the same arrangement as the input hole; a cover plate coupled to the upper portion of the distribution tray to be positioned at the lower portion of the hopper and moved integrally, the cover plate having a plurality of distributor inlet holes forming the same arrangement as the hopper outlet hole; a plurality of distributors connected and installed between the distributor inlet hole and the distributor discharge hole and formed in a tube shape; and a container tray installed to be movable in the horizontal direction on the lower side of the lower fixing plate, and in which a plurality of containers are disposed so as to be positioned below the input hole, the spacing of the input hole with respect to the movement direction of the distribution tray It may be formed wider than the size of the discharge hole of the distributor so that the inside of the distributor selectively communicates with one side of the hopper discharge hole and the input hole according to the movement of the distribution tray and the cover plate.

The medium dose input device of the present invention is coupled to the upper portion of the lower fixing plate so as to be in contact with the bottom surface of the hopper, the distribution tray is movably installed in the lower portion, and a plurality of communication holes arranged in the same manner as the hopper discharge hole It may be configured to further include an upper fixing plate provided.

The medium dose input device of the present invention is installed to elastically support the distribution tray or the cover plate so that the distribution tray can be moved to a position where the distributor communicates with the hopper discharge hole while elastically deformed when an external force is applied, and the external force is When released, by applying a moving force by an elastic restoring force, the distributor may further include an elastic moving means for moving the distribution tray to a position in communication with the input hole.

The elastic moving means may include a spring support member fixedly installed to be spaced apart from the distribution tray by a predetermined distance, and a spring connected and installed between the spring support member and the distribution tray or cover plate.

In addition, the medium dose input device of the present invention may be configured to further include a partial interlocking means that is connected to move the container tray and the distribution tray in interlocking movement in the innermost portion of the movement section of the container tray.

The partial interlocking means includes a first interlocking member provided on the distribution tray or cover plate, and a second interlocking member provided in the container tray to apply a force to the first interlocking member in a direction opposite to the elastic moving means. may be included.

According to the present invention configured as described above, a plurality of containers are simultaneously placed at a medium input position using a container tray, and a predetermined amount of medium can be simultaneously injected into a plurality of containers using a distribution tray, thereby mushrooms containing Cordyceps Cordyceps. It has the effect of reducing the manpower and time required for the production of the medium container and improving productivity and quality. In addition, by simplifying and downsizing the structure of the device, there is an effect of reducing the burden on the device manufacturing and related facility costs.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the apparatus for quantitative input of mushroom medium according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the mushroom medium metering apparatus of the present invention shown in Figure 1 viewed from above.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the mushroom medium metering device of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the bottom.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the mushroom medium metering apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the side.
5 is a view showing an operating state of the mushroom medium metering apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 .
6 is a side cross-sectional view showing the configuration and operating state of the second embodiment of the apparatus for quantitative input of mushroom medium according to the present invention.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention described above will become more apparent through the following examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The following specific structural or functional descriptions are only exemplified for the purpose of describing embodiments according to the concept of the present invention, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention may be implemented in various forms, and the implementation described herein It should not be construed as being limited to the examples.

Since the embodiment according to the concept of the present invention may have various changes and may have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present invention to a specific disclosed form, and it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by describing preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4, the medium dose input device of the present invention includes a base frame 100 forming a fixed support structure, a lower fixing plate 120 installed on the upper portion of the base frame 100, and the lower fixing plate. The upper fixed plate 130 installed spaced apart from the upper side of the 120, the hopper 140 installed on the upper part of the upper fixed plate 130, and the lower fixed plate 120 and the upper fixed plate 130 can be moved in the horizontal direction between It is configured to include a distribution tray 150, a container tray 170 installed movably in the horizontal direction at the lower portion of the lower fixing plate 120.

The base frame 100 provides a fixed installation space while supporting the load of other structures, and may have a structure in which a linear member such as a pipe or a bar is combined as shown in the illustrated embodiment. This is exemplary, and the base frame 100 may be formed in various load-bearing structures commonly used, such as using a plate-shaped member in addition to a linear member. In addition, other components constituting the input device of the present invention may be installed at an installation location of a predetermined height without the base frame 100 .

The lower fixing plate 120 is fixed to the upper portion of the base frame 100 or an installation position of a predetermined height, and a receiving space to which the container tray 170 is movably coupled is provided at the lower side thereof. In addition, a plurality of input holes 121 are provided in the lower fixing plate 120 . The input hole 121 is arranged in a plurality of rows and columns so that each input hole 121 is positioned above the entrance of each container 10 contained in the container tray 170 .

The container tray 170 has a receiving space with an open top, and a plurality of containers 10 are arranged in rows and columns in the receiving space. The container tray 170 is installed movably in the horizontal direction and is provided with a handle 172 at the outer end portion, so that it can be entered or drawn out to be located directly below the lower fixing plate 120 . When the container tray 170 is located directly below the lower fixing plate 120 , the inlet of each container 10 is located directly below each input hole 121 . Although not shown, an indentation (groove) or protrusion (protrusion) for maintaining the position of the disposed container 10 may be formed on the bottom surface of the container tray 170 . Preferably, by appropriately selecting the size of the container, the containers can be connected to each other and form a constant arrangement.

As a means for guiding the horizontal movement of the container tray 170, a guide member 171 protruding or recessed in both side portions of the container tray 170 is provided, and the container tray guide into which the guide member 172 is inserted. (110) is provided on the lower side of the lower fixing plate (120). In this embodiment, although it is shown that the channel-type container tray guide 110 is installed on the base frame 100, this is exemplary, and the container tray guide 110 is connected to the lower portion of the lower fixing plate 120 to be installed. It may also be installed in another member or place. In addition, conventional guide rollers and guide rails may be provided as means for guiding the horizontal movement of the container tray 170, and various rolling contact support means for reducing frictional resistance during movement, such as wheels or balls. can be provided.

The upper fixing plate 130 and the lower fixing plate 120 form a frame having an inner space from which the distribution tray 150 is drawn out. In this embodiment, it is shown that the upper fixing plate 130 and the lower fixing plate 120 are coupled by a plurality of linear support members 132 , but this is an example and the upper fixing plate 130 and the lower fixing plate 120 are plate-shaped members. It may be combined by the or may be formed of a structure connected integrally. A plurality of communication holes 131 are formed in the upper fixing plate 130 . The communication holes 131 are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns so that each communication hole 131 is located below each hopper discharge hole 141 formed in the hopper 140 .

The hopper 140 contains the medium 10 for mushroom cultivation in the receiving space therein. A plurality of hopper discharge holes 141 forming a plurality of rows and columns are formed in the lower portion of the hopper 140 to communicate with the communication holes 131 of the upper fixing plate 130, and the medium ( 10) is discharged to the bottom through the hopper discharge hole (141).

In the present invention, the medium 10 may be made of various kinds of materials used for cultivation of various mushrooms. For example, wood such as sawdust and pulverized wood used for conventional edible mushroom cultivation, soil such as sand and gravel, nutrient sources such as corn calf powder, bran, rice bran, rice bran, humus, and grains such as wheat, sorghum, rice seed, etc. These may be alone or mixed to form the medium 10 . In addition, grains such as oats used for cultivation of Cordyceps may also be the medium 10 .

The distribution tray 150 includes a cover plate 160 coupled to an upper portion and a handle 153 provided at an outer end portion, and is integrally formed with the cover plate 160 between the upper fixing plate 130 and the lower fixing plate 120 . It is installed to be movable in the horizontal direction while being inserted into the inner space of the A plurality of distributor discharge holes 151 in the distribution tray 150 and a plurality of distributor inflow holes 162 in the cover plate 160 are formed in a plurality of rows and columns, respectively, at positions directly above and below each other. formed, and each distributor inlet hole 162 and the distributor outlet hole 151 are connected to each other through a distributor 161 installed between them.

The distributor 161 is made in the form of a tube of a predetermined length so that the medium 10 can pass or be accommodated, and may be formed in various cross-sectional shapes other than the illustrated circular shape. In addition, although the present embodiment illustrates that the distributor 161 is coupled to the cover plate 160 , the distributor 161 is coupled to the distribution tray 150 or the distributor ( 161 ) on both sides of the cover plate 160 and the distributor 161 . 161) may have a combined structure.

As a means for guiding the horizontal movement of the distribution tray 150, distribution tray guides 122 are installed on both upper sides of the lower fixing plate 120, and guide rollers moving along the distribution tray guide 120 ( 152 are installed on both sides of the distribution tray 150 . The guide means is exemplary, and the distribution tray guide 120 may be installed on the distribution tray 150 , and the guide roller 152 may be installed on the lower fixing plate 120 . In addition, the distribution tray 150 and the lower fixing plate 120 may be provided with conventional guide protrusions and grooves inserted into each other to be in sliding contact, and various types of rolling contact support means such as wheels and balls for reducing frictional resistance during movement. This may be provided.

The hopper discharge hole 141 of the hopper 140 and the communication hole 131 of the upper fixing plate 130 are formed at the same position to communicate with each other, and the input hole 121 of the lower fixing plate 120 is spaced between each other. is the same as the hopper discharge hole 141 and the communication hole 131, but at a point directly below the hopper discharge hole 141 and the communication hole 131 in the direction of movement of the distribution tray 150 spaced apart by a predetermined distance is placed on In particular, depending on the movement position of the distribution tray 150, the distributor inlet hole 162 located on the upper portion of the distributor 161 communicates with the hopper discharge hole 141 and the communication hole 131 or the distributor 161. The distributor discharge hole 151 located at the lower portion is disposed to communicate with the input hole 121 of the lower fixing plate 120 . Preferably, with respect to the moving direction of the distribution tray 150, the interval of the input hole 121 is formed to be wider than the size of the distributor discharge hole 151, so that the distributor inlet hole 162 is the hopper discharge hole 141 and The position of the distribution tray 150 that does not communicate with the communication hole 131 and the distributor discharge hole 151 does not communicate with the input hole 121, that is, the inner space of the distributor 161 is blocked from the outside exists. The size and spacing of each hole are determined.

On the other hand, the upper fixed plate 130 is not essential, and the distribution tray 150 is inserted between the hopper 140 and the lower fixed plate 120 without the upper fixed plate 130 to be movably installed.

The operating state of the medium dosing apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above is shown in FIG. 5 . Referring to FIG. 5 together, the operation process of this medium metering device will be described as follows.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 5 , the empty container 10 in which the medium is to be placed is placed in the container tray 170 in a state in which the container tray 170 is drawn out. At this time, the distribution tray 150 is located at a position where the distributor 161 does not communicate with the hopper discharge hole 141 , that is, at a position where the hopper discharge hole 141 and the communication hole 131 are blocked by the cover plate 160 . Therefore, the medium 10 accommodated in the hopper 140 is not discharged. In this state, when the container tray 170 is pushed in the direction of the arrow A so that the inlet of each container 10 is located directly below the input hole 121 of the lower fixing plate 120 as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the container The arrangement of (10) is completed.

Then, when the distribution tray 150 is pushed in the direction of the arrow B so that the distributor inlet 162 is positioned under the communication hole 131 as shown in FIG. 5(c), the hopper discharge hole 141 ) and the inside of the distributor 161 are in communication with the medium 10 of the hopper 140 is introduced into the interior of the distributor (161). At this time, since the lower portion of the distributor 161 is blocked by the lower fixing plate 120, the inflow of the medium 10 is made until the inside of the distributor 161 is full.

After the medium 10 is filled in the distributor 161, the distribution tray 150 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow C, and as shown in FIG. 5(d), the distributor inlet 162 is connected to the hopper discharge hole 141 and When the distribution tray 150 is moved to a non-communicating position, both the upper and lower portions of the distributor 161 are blocked so that the medium cannot flow in and out. Accordingly, an amount of medium determined by the internal volume of the distributor 161 is accommodated in the distributor 161 .

When the distribution tray 150 is moved further in the direction of the arrow D, the distributor discharge hole 151 of the distribution tray 150 is inserted into the input hole 121 of the lower fixing plate 120 as shown in FIG. 5 (e). will be located at the top. Accordingly, the lower portion of the distributor 161 is opened, and the medium contained in the distributor 161 is discharged through the input hole 121 and is put into the container 10 disposed below the distributor 161 . After the medium input is made in this way, the container tray 170 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow E, and the container 10 filled with the medium is replaced with an empty container 10, and then the above-described process is repeated to perform the medium input operation. can continue

As described above, the medium dose input apparatus of the present invention can simultaneously supply and withdraw a plurality of containers 10 to the medium input position and to the outside using the container tray 170, and use the distribution tray 150 to A quantity of medium may be simultaneously injected into a plurality of containers 10 . Therefore, the manpower and time required for the production of a medium container for cultivation of mushrooms, cordyceps, etc. are reduced and productivity is improved, and the work quality is improved by filling a uniform amount of medium without variation according to workers. In addition, the device structure is simple and the installation space is small, so that the burden on the device manufacturing and related facility costs is reduced.

The medium dose input apparatus of the above-described embodiment (hereinafter, the first embodiment) may have a more convenient structure through a simple structural change. As an example, another embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, second embodiment) is shown in FIG. 6 .

The medium dose input device shown in FIG. 6 uses the elastic restoring force of the spring to operate the distribution tray without a separate operation, and is formed between the base frame 100 and the hopper 140 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The upper fixing plate 130 and the lower fixing plate 120 are installed in the upper fixing plate 130 and the lower fixing plate 120 between the cover plate 160 and the combined distribution tray 150 to be movable in the horizontal direction. It is installed, the container tray 170 is installed movably in the horizontal direction on the lower side of the lower fixing plate (120). In addition, as in the above-described embodiment, the hopper discharge hole 141 in the hopper 140 , the communication hole 131 in the upper fixing plate 130 , the input hole 121 in the lower fixing plate 120 , and the cover plate 160 ). A distributor inlet hole 162 is provided in the distribution tray 150 , and a distributor discharge hole 151 is provided in the distribution tray 150 , and a distributor 161 is provided between the distributor inlet hole 162 and the distributor discharge hole 151 .

The medium dose input device of the second embodiment may be moved by interlocking the distribution tray 150 with an elastic moving means for applying a moving force by an elastic restoring force, and the distribution tray 150 and the container tray 170 only in a partial section. It further includes a partial interlocking means to enable.

The elastic moving means supports the distribution tray 150 so that the distributor 161 maintains a position not in communication with the hopper discharge hole 141 when no external force is applied, and elastically deforms when an external force is applied in the direction of the external force. It allows the distributor 161 to be moved, and when the external force is released, the distributor 161 returns to its original position by the elastic restoring force. In the illustrated second embodiment, it is exemplified that the spring 180 elastically compressively deformed when an external force is applied as the elastic moving means is provided. In this case, a spring support member 181 is provided on the base frame 100 or other fixing surface, and a spring 180 may be installed between the spring support member 181 and the distribution tray 150 .

The partial interlocking means does not interlock the container tray 170 and the distribution tray 150 in most sections among the entire reciprocating section in which the container tray 170 moves and enters and withdraws, and the container tray 170 enters and exits the most It has a structure in which the container tray 170 and the distribution tray 150 are interlocked to move together by a force applied to one side among them only in some sections located inside. That is, the distribution tray 150 also moves in the entry direction by the external force applied to the container tray 170 in the entry direction, and the container tray 170 by the elastic restoring force of the spring 180 applied to the distribution tray 150. are also configured to move together in the withdrawal direction. In addition, in the section in which the distribution tray 150 moves in the entry direction, the upper portion of the distributor 161 communicates with the hopper discharge hole 141 and the lower portion of the distributor 161 is moved to a position blocked with the input hole 121 . . On the contrary, in the section in which the distribution tray 150 moves in the withdrawal direction, the upper portion of the distributor 161 is blocked with the hopper discharge hole 141 and the lower portion of the distributor 161 is moved to a position in communication with the input hole 121 . do.

In the illustrated embodiment, the partial interlocking means is coupled to the connection passage 125 formed to have a predetermined length along the movement direction of the distribution tray 150 on the lower fixing plate 120 , the distribution tray 150 and the connection passage (125) a first interlocking member 155 extending downwardly through the connection passage 125 so as to be movable inside, and coupled to the container tray 170 in a direction opposite to the elastic restoring force of the spring 180. and a second interlocking member 175 installed to apply a force to the first interlocking member 155 . The first interlocking member 155 and the second interlocking member 175 may be formed of separate members as illustrated, and are provided integrally in the distribution tray 150 and the container tray 170, respectively, or the distribution tray 150 ) and may be made of a part of the container tray 170 .

On the other hand, the elastic moving means may be installed to support the distribution tray 150 as illustrated, and other components such as the cover plate 160 or the first interlocking member 155 are moved integrally with the distribution tray 150 . It may be installed to support the element. In addition, the elastic moving means may be made of a tension spring in addition to the exemplary compression spring 180, and a conventional plate spring, a ring spring, etc. in addition to a coil spring that can provide a moving force by an elastic restoring force to the distribution tray 150. It can be made of various elastic structures.

The operation process of the second embodiment configured as described above will be described as follows.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 6, an empty container 10 is placed on the container tray 170 drawn outward. At this time, the distribution tray 150 is supported by the spring 180 to maintain the position where the distributor 161 does not communicate with the hopper discharge hole 141, and thus the medium 10 accommodated in the hopper 140 is discharged. doesn't happen

When the container tray 170 is pushed in the direction of the arrow A in this state, the container 10 is disposed below the lower fixing plate 120 as shown in FIG. 5 (b), and the first interlocking member 155 and the second The interlocking member 175 is in contact. Then, when the container tray 170 is further pushed in the direction of the arrow B, the second interlocking member 175 pushes the first interlocking member 155 and the distribution tray 150 together with the container tray 170 moves in the direction of the arrow C. will move to

When the distribution tray 150 is moved as shown in FIG. 5(c), the hopper discharge hole 141 and the inside of the distributor 161 communicate with each other, so that the medium 10 of the hopper 140 is transferred to the distributor 161. is introduced into the At this time, the lower portion of the distributor 161 is blocked by the lower fixing plate 120, the medium 10 is filled in the interior of the distributor 161.

When the force pushing the container tray 170 is released after the medium 10 is fully filled in the distributor 161, the elastic restoring force of the spring 180 acts to move the distribution tray 150 in the direction of the arrow D, and the first The interlocking member 155 pushes the second interlocking member 175, and the container tray 170 also moves in the direction of the arrow E. Accordingly, the upper side of the distributor 161, which was in communication with the hopper discharge hole 141, is blocked by the upper fixing plate 130 as shown in Fig. 5 (d), the inflow of the medium 10 is stopped, the lower The lower side of the distributor 161 that was blocked by the fixing plate 120 communicates with the input hole 121 so that the medium 10 of the distributor 161 is put into the container 10 . After the medium input is completed, the container tray 170 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow F, and the container 10 filled with the medium is replaced with an empty container 10, and then the above-described process is repeated to perform the medium input operation. can continue

As described above, in the medium quantitative input apparatus of the second embodiment, the medium container input process is completed through a simple operation of pushing only the container tray 170 without the need to separately operate the distribution tray 150, so work convenience and productivity are improved. can be further improved.

On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the partial interlocking means is optional, and the distribution tray 150 is moved in one direction by an external force applied by a worker or the like by providing only the elastic moving means without the partial interlocking means, and vice versa. It may be configured to move by means of an elastic moving means in the direction. This configuration is also useful for improving work convenience since the distribution tray 150 automatically returns.

In addition, in the first and second embodiments described above, the example configured to manually move the container tray 170 and the distribution tray 150 has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and includes an electric motor It may be configured to move the container tray 170 and the distribution tray 150 using various conventional driving means.

The present invention described above is not limited by the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and it is common in the technical field to which the present invention pertains that various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those who have the knowledge of

10: vessel 11: medium
100: base frame 110: container tray guide
120: lower fixing plate 121: input hole
122: distribution tray guide 130: upper fixing plate
131: communication hole 132: support member
140: hopper 141: hopper outlet hole
150: distribution tray 151: distributor discharge hole
152: guide roller 153: handle
160: cover plate 161: distributor
162: distributor inlet hole 170: container tray
171: guide stone 172: handle
125: connection passage 155: first interlocking member
175: second interlocking member 180: spring
181: spring support member

Claims (6)

a hopper having a plurality of hopper discharge holes in which the medium is accommodated and the medium is discharged at the bottom;
a lower fixing plate provided with a plurality of input holes spaced apart from the lower side of the hopper and arranged in the same arrangement as the hopper discharge hole in one direction and spaced apart from the hopper discharge hole;
a distribution tray inserted between the hopper and the lower fixed plate so as to be movable in the horizontal direction while in contact with the lower fixed plate, and provided with a plurality of distributor discharge holes forming the same arrangement as the input hole;
a cover plate coupled to the upper portion of the distribution tray to be positioned at the lower portion of the hopper and moved integrally, the cover plate having a plurality of distributor inlet holes forming the same arrangement as the hopper outlet hole;
a plurality of distributors connected and installed between the distributor inlet hole and the distributor discharge hole and formed in a tube shape; and
It is installed movably in the horizontal direction on the lower side of the lower fixing plate, and includes a container tray in which a plurality of containers are disposed so as to be positioned below the input hole,
With respect to the movement direction of the distribution tray, the interval of the input hole is formed to be wider than the size of the distributor discharge hole, so that the inside of the distributor is located on one side of the hopper discharge hole and the input hole according to the movement of the distribution tray and the cover plate. Medium metering device, characterized in that selectively communicated with.
The method according to claim 1,
The medium quantity is coupled to the upper part of the lower fixed plate so as to be in contact with the lower surface of the hopper, the distribution tray is movably installed in the lower part, and the upper fixed plate further comprising a plurality of communication holes arranged in the same manner as the hopper discharge hole. dosing device.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
It is installed to elastically support the distribution tray or cover plate and elastically deforms when an external force is applied so that the distribution tray can be moved to a position in which the distributor communicates with the hopper discharge hole, and when the external force is released, the movement force by the elastic restoring force and an elastic moving means for moving the distribution tray to a position in which the distributor communicates with the input hole by applying a .
4. The method according to claim 3,
The elastic moving means includes a spring support member fixedly installed to be spaced apart from the distribution tray by a predetermined distance, and a spring connected and installed between the spring support member and the distribution tray or cover plate.
4. The method according to claim 3,
The medium dose input device further comprising a partial interlocking means connected to move the container tray and the distribution tray in interlocking movement in the innermost portion of the movement section of the container tray.
6. The method of claim 5,
The partial interlocking means includes a first interlocking member provided on the distribution tray or cover plate, and a second interlocking member provided in the container tray to apply a force to the first interlocking member in a direction opposite to the elastic moving means. Media metering device containing.

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