WO2011055733A1 - Strawberry hulling device - Google Patents

Abstract

A strawberry hulling device capable of reliably and efficiently removing the hull of a strawberry irrespective of the size of the fruit of the strawberry. A strawberry hulling device is provided with: a conveyance means for conveying the strawberry forward while holding the stem of the strawberry with the fruit suspended; a positioning means for positioning the fruit of the strawberry in the vertical direction by making contact with the upper portion of the hull of the strawberry which is being conveyed forward; and a cutting means for cutting, together with the hull, the upper end portion of the fruit of the positioned strawberry. Rotating blades make contact with the upper end portion of the fruit of the strawberry which has been positioned in the left-right direction and the vertical direction by a pair of left and right bar-like members which serves as the positioning means. This causes the upper end portion of the fruit of the strawberry together with the hull to be cut away by a triangular groove cut by the rotating blades, and as a result the fruit drops. In this way, the hull can be reliably removed irrespective of the size of the fruit of the strawberry.

Description

Spear remover

The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing stickiness from persimmon fruit, and more particularly, to a technique for improving so as to reliably remove spatter regardless of the size of persimmon fruit.

Conventionally, straw has been widely used as a raw material for cakes, jams, etc., but the stickers and stems of the straw are hard and not suitable for edible use, so they are removed manually or using a scraper.

At this time, in the “fruit sticking / cutting device” described in Patent Document 1 below, the head part is excavated by using a drill-like cutter while supporting the fruit of the cocoon horizontally. By doing so, it is designed to remove the material.

In addition, in the “scraper” described in Patent Document 2 below, the stems are removed by rotating blades while supporting the cocoon fruit with the stem part of the cocoon facing downward. Yes.

Furthermore, in the “sheath removing device” described in Patent Document 3 below, the pair of thin disc-like cutters is rotationally driven so as to cut and remove the back part of the saddle into a triangular groove shape. It has become.

In addition, in the “equal class measurement / determination device for grapes” described in the following Patent Document 4, the fruit of the grapes is conveyed by a solid-state imaging device while the fruits are suspended while sandwiching the stems of the grapes. The size is determined by photographing.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-24417 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-229864 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-24094 JP 2003-251282 A

By the way, since the strawberries used for the production of cakes are large and uniform in size, like the devices described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, the fruit of the strawberries can be held relatively easily. Can be removed.

However, when producing strawberry jam, it is necessary to use various sizes of cocoons as raw materials, so it is difficult to hold the fruits of the cocoons. Use of the take-off device is difficult. Therefore, during the short period when the jars for jamming are harvested, many workers have to remove the scum of the jars manually, and the production efficiency has not been improved.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a scissor removing device that can solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and can reliably and efficiently remove scissors of various sizes.

The present invention for solving the above problems
A device that removes stickiness from the fruit of a cocoon,
A transport means for transporting forward in a state where the stalks are held and the fruit is suspended;
Positioning means for positioning the fruit of the cocoon vertically by contacting the upper part of the ridge of the cocoon conveyed forward;
Cutting means for cutting the upper end portion of the positioned strawberry fruit together with a setter;
It is characterized by providing.

The conveying means can be composed of a pair of left and right endless belts that circulate around a predetermined track in the front-rear direction in synchronization with each other while facing each other in the left-right direction, sandwiching the stalk stem in the left-right direction, and transporting it forward.

The positioning means extends in the front-rear direction parallel to each other with a gap so as to position the stalk stem forwardly conveyed by the conveying means in the left-right direction, and is spaced downward from the conveying means toward the front. It can be composed of a pair of left and right bar-like members disposed below the conveying means.

In addition, when arrange | positioning an endless belt so that it may circulate in the front-back direction within a horizontal surface, a pair of left and right rod-shaped members are arranged so as to extend obliquely downward toward the front.
On the other hand, when the endless belt is arranged so as to circulate in the front-rear direction in a plane inclined obliquely upward toward the front, a pair of left and right rods extending horizontally or obliquely downward toward the front A member is disposed.

The cutting means can be composed of a pair of left and right thin disc-shaped rotary blades that cut together the upper end portion of the fruit of the persimmon that has been positioned in the vertical direction by the positioning means together with the cutout.
At this time, the pair of left and right rotary blades are arranged in the left-right direction so that the cut portions overlap each other in the vertical direction when the cut portions that cut the upper end of the fruit of the persimmon are viewed from above. It can arrange | position so that it may oppose.

In other words, the straw that has been harvested so that the length of the stem portion is 5 to 10 centimeters is supplied to the apparatus for removing sputum of the present invention.
When the stalk stem is supplied between the pair of left and right endless belts by a transfer mechanism provided manually or separately, the pair of left and right endless belts sandwich the stalk stem in the left and right direction and suspend the fruit. Transport forward (horizontally or diagonally upward).
Then, the pair of left and right rod-shaped members that are disposed below the pair of left and right endless belts and extend downwardly from the pair of left and right endless belts as they move forward position the stem of the cocoon in the left and right direction. On the other hand, it gradually approaches from the top of the cocoon, and finally comes into contact with the top of the heel of the cocoon to position the fruit of the cocoon in the vertical direction.
At this time, as the fruit of the persimmon is conveyed forward, it is pushed down by the pair of left and right rod-shaped members, so that the stem of the persimmon slides downward between the pair of left and right endless belts.
Then, the rotary blade comes into contact with the upper end portion of the fruit of the persimmon that is positioned in the left-right direction and the vertical direction by the pair of left and right bar-shaped members, and the upper end of the persimmon fruit is cut into a triangular groove shape together with the cutlet to drop the fruit. .
As a result, the fruit and the spatter can be reliably separated regardless of the size of the fruit of the persimmon, so that persimmons having different fruit sizes can be used as a raw material for the jam without waste.

A guide member is provided in parallel behind the pair of left and right endless belts to guide the rotation of the endless belt while holding the endless belt in the vertical direction. Can not be.
In addition, by adjusting the distance between the pair of left and right guide members in the left-right direction, the pair of left and right endless belts can be configured to adjust the pressure with which the heel stem is sandwiched in the left-right direction.
Further, the endless belt can be made of a structure in which a soft polymer material and a hard polymer material are laminated to improve the wear resistance of the surface portion in contact with the stalk of the cocoon.

On the other hand, the conveying means is not limited to a flexible endless belt made of a soft polymer material, and can be configured in various forms.
For example, many block bodies made of hard resin can be connected in an endless chain shape, and can be made to circulate in the front-rear direction along a predetermined track just like an endless belt.

At this time, each block body supports an abutting portion that abuts on the stem of the cocoon so as to be slidable in the vertical direction with respect to each block body, and each abutting portion is always urged upward by a coil spring or the like. Configure as follows.
A pair of left and right endless chains are arranged opposite to each other in the left-right direction, and each abutment portion provided on each endless chain faces each other in the left-right direction to sandwich one stalk stem in the left-right direction. In order to be able to do this, a predetermined orbit is made to circulate while synchronizing the pair of left and right endless chains.
Thereby, the stem of a camellia can be pinched | interposed into the left-right direction by the contact part respectively provided in a pair of left and right endless chains, and the fruit of a camellia can be conveyed ahead.
When the fruit of the cocoon is pushed downward by the pair of left and right rod-shaped members, each contact part slides downward in each block body, so that the stalk of the cocoon drops from each contact part or the lower end of the stalk The fruit of persimmons will not fall off.
That is, when allowing the downward movement of the fruit of the persimmon by allowing slip between the persimmon stem and the endless belt, the surface of the endless belt may be worn. Such wear can be prevented by providing the slidable up and down.

On the other hand, in the case of using a transporting means in which a large number of hard resin block bodies are connected in an endless chain shape, each block body can be provided with a holding portion that detachably holds one stalk stem.
At this time, each holding part is opened by the holding part opening and closing mechanism arranged along the circular path when it approaches the place to receive the stalk stem, closed when the stalk stem is received, and again when the tack removal work is completed It can be configured to open and release the stalks of straw.

Further, each holding portion can be slidably supported in the vertical direction with respect to each block body and can always be biased upward using a coil spring or the like.
As a result, when the fruit of the cocoon is pushed downward by the pair of left and right bar-shaped members, each holding part slides downward on each block body. The fruit of the persimmon does not fall off from the lower end.
That is, when allowing downward displacement of the fruit of the cocoon by causing a slip between the stalk and the endless belt, the surface of the endless belt may be worn. Such wear can be prevented by being provided so that it can be raised and lowered.

In addition, the positioning means is not limited to the pair of left and right rod-shaped members, and can be configured in various forms.
For example, when a large number of block bodies connected in an endless chain shape as described above are used as the conveying means, a positioning portion can be provided at the lower end of each block body.
This positioning part can be comprised from a pair of finger | toe part which positions the stalk stem in the front-back direction or the left-right direction.
In this case, when each block body reaches a predetermined position of the orbit, the cam rails push the respective holding parts to raise them, thereby raising the stems and fruits of the camellia together, It can be positioned in the vertical direction by contacting the lower surfaces of the pair of fingers.

Furthermore, in the apparatus for removing sputum of the spider according to the present invention, a fruit collecting means for receiving a spear fruit that has been cut and dropped by the water surface and a separating means for separating the spider fruit from the sputter are additionally provided. be able to.
For example, after the fruit of a cocoon that has fallen is received by the surface of the cocoon (fruit collection means) through which water flows and flows down together with the pieces of stagnation, the fruit is shower washed (separation means) to ensure that Can be removed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a kite removing device that can reliably and efficiently remove kite of various sizes.

The whole side view which shows typically the structure of the scissors removal apparatus of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 2. The front view which expands and shows the principal part in FIG. The figure explaining the action | operation of the scissor removal apparatus shown in FIG. The figure explaining the action | operation of the scissor removal apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows typically the tack removal apparatus of the collar of 2nd Embodiment. The figure explaining the action | operation of the tack removal apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows typically the tack removal apparatus of the collar of 3rd Embodiment. The figure which shows the modification of arrangement | positioning of a rotary blade.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. 11, each embodiment of the scissor removal apparatus of this invention is demonstrated in detail. In the following description, the direction in which the bag is conveyed is referred to as the front-rear direction.

First Embodiment First, a scissor removing device for scissors according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the base 10 of the scissor removing device 100 of the first embodiment is provided with a control panel 11 for controlling the operation of this device. In addition, the base 10 holds the stalk K and holds the fruit I in a state where the fruit I is suspended, and the upper part 10 of the cocoon H that is conveyed forward is brought into contact with the upper part of the cocoon H. Positioning means 30 for positioning the fruit I in the vertical direction and cutting means 40 for cutting the upper end portion of the positioned fruit I of the koji together with the spatula H are provided.

The transport means 20 hangs the fruit I of the persimmon while holding the persimmon stem K cut to a predetermined length, for example, a length of 50 to 100 millimeters, when it is harvested. It has a pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b that are transported forward.
These endless belts 21a and 21b have a laminated structure in which a soft polymer material such as urethane is used as a base material and a layer of a polymer material having wear resistance is arranged on a surface portion that comes into contact with the stalk K. It has become.
The endless belts 21a and 21b are composed of a pair of left and right drive pulleys 22a and 22b disposed on the front side in the transport direction C, and a pair of left and right driven pulleys 23a and 23b disposed on the rear side in the transport direction. Are wound around each other and circulate in the front-rear direction along a predetermined track.
Note that the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b in the first embodiment circulate in a plane extending obliquely upward at an inclination angle of about 4 degrees toward the front in the transport direction C, as can be seen from FIG. It is supposed to be.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a first synchronous gear 25a is attached to the upper end of the drive shaft 24a of the electric motor 24 with a reduction gear supported by the horizontal support plate 12 of the base 10, and A first drive pulley 22a is attached to the lower end.
Further, a second synchronization gear 25b that meshes with the first synchronization gear 25a is attached to the upper end of the driven shaft 24c that is rotatably supported by the bearing 24b on the horizontal support plate 12, and the second synchronization gear 25b is attached to the lower end thereof. The drive pulley 22b is attached.
Thus, when the electric motor 24 is operated, the first and second drive pulleys 22a and 22b rotate in opposite directions at the same speed, so that the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b circulate in the front-rear direction at the same speed. .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a first guide member 26a is provided between the first drive pulley 22a and the first driven pulley 23a, and the second drive pulley 22b and the second drive pulley 22a. A second guide member 26b is provided between the driven pulleys 23b.
These guide members 26a, 26b are formed from a resin material having low frictional properties, and, as can be seen from FIG. 4, the portions slidably in contact with the endless belts 21a, 21b are formed in a U-shaped cross section, and the endless belt 21a. , 21b is sandwiched in the vertical direction.
Accordingly, the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b can smoothly circulate without being bent downward due to the weight when a plurality of hooks are suspended.

The first and second guide members 26 a and 26 b are attached to brackets 13 a and 13 b attached to the lower surface of the horizontal support plate 12 via bolts B and nuts N.
As a result, when the tightening position of the bolt B and the nut N is changed, the distance between the first and second guide members 26a and 26b in the left-right direction, and thus the first and second endless belts 21a and 21b The magnitude of the force sandwiched in the left-right direction can be adjusted.

The positioning means 30 is composed of a pair of left and right rod- like members 31 and 32 that extend in parallel in the front-rear direction while opening a predetermined gap in the left-right direction within a horizontal plane.
As can be seen from FIG. 7, the distance between the rod-shaped members 31 and 32 in the left-right direction is set to be slightly larger than the stalk stem K sandwiched between the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b and conveyed forward. Thus, the stem K can be positioned in the left-right direction.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear end side of the conveyance direction C of these rod-shaped members 31 and 32 is bent into a square shape so that the interval between them is widened, so that the stem K can be easily received. It can be done.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cutting means 40 includes a pair of left and right electric motors 41 and 42 supported by brackets 14a and 14b of the base 10, and thin circles that are rotationally driven by these electric motors 41 and 42, respectively. It consists of plate-shaped rotary blades 43 and 44.
At this time, as can be seen from FIG. 5, the pair of left and right rotary blades 43 and 44 have cutting portions 43a and 44a for cutting the upper end portion of the fruit I together with the ridges H in the left and right directions with a predetermined dimension L1. The rotation axes are inclined so as to be close to each other so as to be overlapped with each other and to be vertically opposed with a predetermined gap L2.
The value of the predetermined dimension L1, which is the overlap in the left-right direction, is preferably 0.5 to 5 millimeters. The value of the predetermined dimension L2, which is the gap in the vertical direction, is preferably 0.3 to 1 millimeter.
The inclination angle of the rotation axis of the pair of left and right rotary blades 43 and 44 with respect to the vertical direction is preferably 5 to 10 degrees.
Further, the rotation direction of the pair of left and right rotary blades 43, 44 is such that the cutting portions 43a, 44a are in the same direction with respect to the conveyance direction C of the fruit I of the strawberries, as indicated by arrows R1, R2 in FIG. It is set to move.
Thereby, the upper end part of the fruit I can be reliably cut off in a triangular groove shape by the pair of left and right rotary blades 43 and 44 together with the ridge H.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the operation of the scissor removing device 100 of the first embodiment will be described.

When performing the work of removing the sticky glutinous H using the sticky picking device 100 of the first embodiment, the upper end of the cocoon stem K cut into a predetermined length range is held and the fruit is removed. The fruit I is suspended so that I is positioned below the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31 and 32, and the vertical direction of the stem K is passed through the stalk K through the gap between the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31 and 32. Is inserted between the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b.
Then, the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b that circulate around a predetermined circular orbit sandwich the stalk K in the left and right direction and convey the sardine fruit I forward in a suspended state.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the pair of left and right endless belts 21 a and 21 b circulate in the front-rear direction in a plane inclined so as to be higher toward the front side in the conveyance direction C.
Thereby, the fruit I of the strawberry conveyed by a pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b gradually rises as it is conveyed forward as indicated by the arrow D1.

On the other hand, the pair of left and right bar-shaped members 31 and 32 as the positioning means 30 extend horizontally forward in the transport direction.
Thereby, the fruit K which rises gradually as it is conveyed forward is eventually abutted against the lower surfaces of the pair of left and right bar-shaped members 31, 32 and positioned in the vertical direction, and as shown by the arrow D2, the pair of left and right bar-shaped It moves horizontally along the members 31 and 32.
Therefore, the stalk stem K held between the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b is pulled down by the fruit I of the pod and slips downward between the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b.

That is, the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b must suspend the fruit I and transport it forward while allowing the stalk K to slip downward.
At this time, if the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b sandwich the heel stem K in the left and right direction is too strong, the heel stem K is less likely to slip between the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b. When the pair of rod-shaped members 31 and 32 are in contact with the upper surface of the spatula H and push down the fruit I of the strawberries, the fruit I may fall off from the lower end of the stem K.
On the other hand, when the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b sandwich the heel stem K in the left-right direction is too weak, the heel stalk K is transferred to the pair of left and right endless belts 21a, There is a risk of slipping down from 21b.
Therefore, by adjusting the tightening positions of the bolts B and nuts N fixing the first and second guide members 26a and 26b to the base 10, the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b Adjust the holding force in the horizontal direction optimally.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of left and right rotary blades 43, 44 are disposed close to each other below the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31, 32.
Thereby, as indicated by an arrow D2 in FIG. 6, the upper end portion of the fruit I moving horizontally along the lower surfaces of the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31 and 32 is formed into a triangular groove shape together with the head H. It is cut and dropped as shown by arrow D3 in FIG.

At this time, a trough (not shown) through which water flows is disposed below the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31 and 32.
Thereby, the fruit I of the camellia that has fallen together with the broken pieces of the spear H is received by the water surface inside the persimmon and flows down, and then separated from the spatter H pieces by shower cleaning.

In other words, the stem removing device 100 of the first embodiment holds the stem K and transports the fruit I forward in a suspended state, and a pair of left and right bar-like members on the upper surface of the stem H When the fruit I is positioned in the up-down direction by abutting 31, 32, the left and right pair of rotary blades 43, 44 cut out the cutout H together with the upper end of the fruit I.
Thereby, regardless of the size of the fruit I of the persimmon, the cutout H present at the upper end of the fruit I can be reliably cut.
Therefore, regardless of the size of the fruit I of the persimmon, it is possible to reliably separate the fruit I and the cutout H, so that persimmons having different sizes of the fruit I can be utilized as a raw material for jam without waste. .

In addition, the scissor removing device 100 of the first embodiment has a structure in which the stem K of the reed is held in the left-right direction by a pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b and conveyed forward.
As a result, the stalk stem K can be supplied to the pair of left and right endless belts 21a and 21b at an arbitrary timing, so that the stalk stem K can be easily supplied manually by the worker.

Furthermore, the stem removing device 100 of the first embodiment has a structure in which the fruit I of the persimmon is positioned in the vertical direction while the stem K of the persimmon is positioned in the left-right direction by the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31 and 32. .
Thereby, when the upper end of the fruit I of the persimmon is cut with the spatula H by the pair of left and right rotating blades 43, 44, the persimmon fruit I does not shake in the left-right direction. The upper end portion of the strawberry fruit I can be cut with the Heta reliably.

Second Embodiment Next, with reference to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a scissor removing device for scissors according to a second embodiment will be described.

The tack removing apparatus 100 of the first embodiment described above has a structure in which endless belts 21a and 21b made of a soft polymer material are used, and the stem K of the straw is slipped on the surface thereof.
In contrast, the scissor removing device 200 of the second embodiment has a structure using a pair of left and right endless chains 50a and 50b in which a large number of hard resin blocks are connected.

Specifically, with reference to FIG. 8, the pair of left and right endless chains 50a and 50b are formed by connecting front ends and rear ends of a large number of block bodies 51a and 51b having L-shaped cross sections with pins not shown. It is connected in an endless chain shape.
These endless chains 50a and 50b are guided by a pair of left and right guide rails 52a and 52b, and similarly to the scissor removing device 100 of the first embodiment, a pair of left and right drive sprockets and a pair of left and right driven sprockets. And is driven by the electric motor 24 to circulate in the front-rear direction along a predetermined track.
Note that, unlike the first embodiment, these endless chains 50a and 50b are configured to circulate along a circular orbit arranged in a horizontal plane.
Along with this, the pair of left and right bar-shaped members 31 and 32 as positioning means are disposed so as to incline downward toward the front in the transport direction C.

Furthermore, upwardly extending pins 53a and 53b project from the block bodies 51a and 51b of the pair of left and right endless chains 50a and 50b, respectively.
The pins 53a and 53b are respectively provided with contact members 54a and 54b that are in contact with the heel stem K so as to be movable up and down, and are always urged upward by the coil springs 55a and 55b, respectively. .
Further, the pair of left and right endless chains 50a and 50b circulate on a predetermined track while being synchronized with each other so that the abutments 54a and 54b face each other and can hold the stalk K in the left and right direction. It is supposed to be.

The stem removing device 200 of the second embodiment is supplied with the cocoon K in a state where the upper end of the stalk K is held and the fruit I is suspended by a transfer mechanism (not shown). The transfer is completed when the abutment bodies 54a, 54b of the chains 50a, 50b sandwich the vertical intermediate portion of the stalk K in the left-right direction.

When the transfer of the rods to the pair of left and right endless chains 50a and 50b is completed, the contact members 54a and 54b are urged upward by the coil springs 55a and 55b, and are fully loaded as shown in FIG. In the raised position.
Along with this, the middle portion of the stem K in the vertical direction is sandwiched in the left-right direction, and is conveyed forward in the horizontal direction as indicated by an arrow D1 in FIG.

At this time, the pair of left and right bar-shaped members 31 and 32 as positioning means are inclined forward and downward toward the front in the transport direction C.
As a result, the basket conveyed forward in the horizontal direction in a suspended state contacts the lower surfaces of the pair of left and right bar-shaped members 31 and 32 and is pushed downward, along the pair of left and right bar-shaped members 31 and 32. As shown by the arrow D2, it moves with a downward slope.
Then, since each contact body 54a, 54b holding the stalk K in the left-right direction gradually descends against the upward biasing force of the coil springs 55a, 55b, the stalk K is in contact with each other. The fruit I does not fall off from the bodies 54a and 54b, and the fruit I does not fall off from the lower end of the stalk K.
And the fruit I positioned vertically by the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31 and 32 has a triangular groove at its upper end by the pair of left and right rotating blades 43 and 44, as in the settling device 100 of the first embodiment. It is cut into a shape to remove the hatter H and falls as indicated by the arrow D3.

In other words, the tack removing device 200 of the second embodiment has a structure in which the fruit I of the cocoon is suspended by holding the stalk stem K in the left-right direction by the contact members 54a and 54b that can be raised and lowered.
As a result, unlike the above-described tack removing device 100 of the first embodiment, the pair of left and right endless chains 51a and 51b do not generate wear due to the slip of the stalk K, thereby improving the durability of the device. Can be made.
Further, since the heel stem K is sandwiched in the left-right direction by the pair of left and right abutments 54a, 54b made of hard resin, it becomes possible to always sandwich the stalk K with the same clamping force. It is possible to eliminate the work of adjusting the clamping force.

Third Embodiment Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a scissor removing device for scissors according to a third embodiment will be described.

The scissor removing device 300 of the third embodiment has a structure using an endless chain in which a large number of blocks made of hard resin are connected as in the device 200 of the second embodiment described above. Unlike the scraper 100, 200 of the second embodiment, one endless chain 60 is used.
The endless chain 60 is wound around one drive sprocket and one driven sprocket, respectively, and driven by the electric motor 24 and back and forth along a predetermined track, like the scissor removing device 200 of the second embodiment. Circulate in the direction.
In addition, this endless chain 60 is comprised so that it may lap | rotate along the circular track | orbit arrange | positioned in a horizontal surface similarly to 2nd Embodiment.

As schematically shown in FIG. 10, each block body 61 constituting the endless chain 60 moves along the guide rail 62 and is provided with pins 63 extending upward.
And the raising / lowering part 64 attached to these pins 63 so that raising / lowering is possible is always urged | biased upwards by the coil spring 65. FIG.

At this time, each elevating part 64 is provided with a holding part 66 for detachably holding the upper end part of the stalk K.
When viewed from above, the holding portion 66 has a structure like a clothespin. When the holding portion 66 approaches an area where the stem K is received by an opening / closing mechanism using a cam rail (not shown) arranged along the guide rail 62. It is configured to open and close when accepting the stem of the cocoon, and to open again and release the stalk K of the cocoon when the tack removal operation is completed.

Further, each block body 61 constituting the endless chain 60 is provided with an extending portion 67 extending below the guide rail 62, and the extending portion 67 receives the stalk K of the straw and extends in the front-rear direction. A pair of front and rear finger-like positioning portions 68 for positioning are provided.

The knot setter 300 according to the third embodiment is supplied with a knot K in a state where the fruit I is suspended while holding the upper end of the knot stem K by a transfer mechanism (not shown). The transfer is completed when the holding portion 66 sandwiches the middle part of the vertical direction of the stalk K in the front-rear direction.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, in the state where each holding part 66 holds the stem K of the cocoon and suspends the fruit I of the cocoon, each coil spring 65 is compressed by the weight of the fruit I of the cocoon, The elevating part 64 is in a lowered state in each block 61.
As a result, the collar H is separated below the positioning portion 68 and is positioned in the front-rear direction but not in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, when each block 61 moves forward in the transport direction and reaches a predetermined position on the orbit, each elevating portion 64 gradually rises by a cam rail (not shown) disposed behind the guide rail.
Along with this, the holding part 66 also rises, so that the stalk K and the fruit I rise together, and the upper part of the heel hutter H eventually comes into contact with the lower surface of the positioning part 68 and is positioned vertically.
And the fruit I positioned in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction by the pair of front and rear fingers 68 is triangular at its upper end by the pair of left and right rotary blades 43 and 44, as in the settling device 100 of the first embodiment. It is cut into a groove shape, and the Heta H is removed.

That is, in the scissor removing device 300 of the third embodiment, the holding part 66 that holds the spear stem K and the pair of front and rear fingers 68 that are positioned in contact with the upper part of the scissor head H are respectively provided. It is the structure which is provided in each block 61 and moves integrally.
Thereby, as in the case of the tack removing devices 100 and 200 of the first and second embodiments described above, the fruit I of the strawberries is transported by the friction between the sticky H of the straw and the pair of left and right rod-shaped members 31 and 32. Since it is not pulled to the rear side, the fruit I of the persimmon can be positioned more accurately.
Therefore, according to the sputum removing device 300 of the third embodiment, regardless of the size of the fruit I of the spider, the spider head H can be more reliably removed by the pair of left and right rotary blades 43 and 44. .

As mentioned above, although each embodiment of the scissor removal apparatus of the present invention has been described in detail, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the cutting portions 43a and 44a for cutting the upper end portion of the fruit I of the strawberries together with the spatula H among the pair of left and right rotary blades 43 and 44 are viewed from above as shown in FIG. Are arranged so as to overlap each other.
On the other hand, the cutting portions 43a and 44a of the pair of left and right rotary blades 43 and 44 are opposed to each other with a slight gap when viewed from above, as in the modification shown in FIG. In addition, it can be arranged so that the positions in the vertical direction are aligned when viewed from the front.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Base 11 Control panel 20 Conveying means 21a, 21b Endless belt 22a, 22b Drive pulley 23a, 23b Driven pulley 24 Electric motor 25a, 25b Synchronous gear 26a, 26b Guide member
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Positioning means 31, 32 Bar-shaped member 40 Cutting means 41, 42 Electric motor 43, 44 Rotary blade 50 Endless chain 51 Block body 54a, 54b Contact body 55 Coil spring 60 Endless chain 61 Block body 62 Guide rail 63 Pin 64 Lifting part 65 Coil spring 66 Holding part 67 Extension part 68 Positioning part (finger part)
100 Spear removing device 200 for scissors according to the first embodiment Spear removing device 300 for scissors according to the second embodiment

Claims (12)

1. A device that removes stickiness from the fruit of a cocoon,
   A transport means for transporting forward in a state where the stalks are held and the fruit is suspended;
   Positioning means for positioning the fruit of the cocoon vertically by contacting the upper part of the ridge of the cocoon conveyed forward;
   Cutting means for cutting the upper end portion of the positioned strawberry fruit together with a setter;
   A scissor removing device for scissors.
2. The conveying means is a pair of left and right endless belts that rotate in a front-rear direction around a predetermined orbit in synchronization with each other while facing each other in the left-right direction, sandwiching a stalk stem in the left-right direction, and transporting it forward. The scissor removing device for scissors according to claim 1.
3. A pair of left and right guide members that respectively guide the circumference of the pair of left and right endless belts and press one endless belt toward the other endless belt;
   The pair of left and right guide members are capable of adjusting the pressing force with which the pair of left and right endless belts clamp the stalk stem in the left and right direction by adjusting the distance between them in the left and right direction. The scissor removing device for scissors according to claim 2.
4. 4. The apparatus for removing tacks according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the pair of left and right endless belts has a laminated structure in which a surface in contact with the stem of the straw is a material having wear resistance.
5. 2. The tack removing device according to claim 1, wherein the conveying means has a structure in which a large number of block bodies are connected as an endless chain.
6. Each of the block bodies is provided with an abutting portion that is slidably supported in the vertical direction and is always urged upward by the urging means, and abuts against the stalk of the cocoon,
   The endless chain is disposed so as to face in the left-right direction, and the abutment portions respectively provided in the block bodies face in the left-right direction so that one stalk stem can be sandwiched in the left-right direction. The scissor removing device according to claim 5, wherein the device is configured to revolve around a predetermined orbit in the front-rear direction while being synchronized with each other.
7. Each of the block bodies is supported by a cam rail that is slidably supported in the vertical direction and is driven up and down by a cam rail arranged in parallel with the endless chain.
   The endless chain is arranged so as to circulate in the front-rear direction along a predetermined orbit,
   And the endless chain opens the holding part when the holding part approaches the place to receive the stalk of the cocoon, closes the holding part when the stalk of the cocoon is received, and removes the stem after the tacking operation is completed. 6. The scissor removing device for scissors according to claim 5, further comprising a holding portion opening / closing mechanism for opening the holding portion to be released.
8. The positioning means extends in the front-rear direction in parallel with each other with a gap so as to sandwich the stalk stem conveyed forward by the conveying means in the left-right direction, and is spaced downward from the conveying means toward the front 7. The scissor removing device according to claim 1, wherein the scissors are a pair of left and right bar-like members disposed below the conveying means.
9. The said positioning means is connected with the said block body as a pair of finger part which opened and opened the clearance gap so that the stem of a cocoon can be pinched | interposed in the left-right direction or the front-back direction. The scissor removing device described in 1.
10. A fruit collecting means for receiving the fruit of the camellia that has been cut and cut off at the water surface;
    10. The apparatus for removing sputum according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising separation means for separating the fruit of persimmon and the sputum.
11. The apparatus for removing sprinkles of straw according to claim 10, wherein the fruit collecting means is a straw through which water flows.
12. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the separating means is a shower for washing the fruit of persimmon with water.

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