JP3596656B2

JP3596656B2 - Agriculture and marine products processing system

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Publication number: JP3596656B2
Application number: JP30384497A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 寛二阿武; 進二井本
Original assignee: Daifuku Co Ltd
Current assignee: Daifuku Co Ltd
Priority date: 1997-11-06
Filing date: 1997-11-06
Publication date: 2004-12-02
Anticipated expiration: 2017-11-06
Also published as: JPH11137071A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は農水産物処理システムに関し、詳しくは、複数の収納部を備える処理棚を処理庫の庫内に配備するとともに、この処理庫の庫内空気を調整する空調手段を設け、この空調手段による調整空気を前記処理棚の各収納部に通過させる形態で前記処理庫の庫内空気を前記空調手段と前記処理棚とにわたり循環させて、前記処理棚の各収納部における収納処理物を処理する農水産物処理システムに関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、この種の処理システムでは、処理物（一般にはコンテナ等の容器に収容した状態の処理物）の搬送及び処理棚に対する出し入れを自動的に行う移送手段を処理庫の庫内に配備するのに対し、未処理の処理物を搬入する搬入部、及び、処理棚で処理した処理済みの処理物を搬出する搬出部を処理庫の処理物出入口に配設していた。
【０００３】
そして、この構成において、フォークリフトなどの運搬装置により未処理の処理物を搬入部へ順次に搬入するのに並行して、その搬入処理物を上記移送手段により処理棚の各収納部へ順次に自動収納し、また、処理棚での処理が終了すると、処理済みの処理物を上記移送手段により処理棚の各収納部から搬出部へ順次、自動的に取り出し、これに並行して、この取り出し処理物を同じくフォークリフトなどの運搬装置により搬出部から順次に搬出していた。
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかし、この従来システムでは、未処理の処理物を移送手段により処理棚の各収納部へ順次に自動収納する入庫作業と、フォークリフトなどの運搬装置により未処理の処理物を搬入部へ順次に搬入する搬入作業とを並行して行うため、また、処理済の処理物を移送手段により処理棚の各収納部から搬出部へ順次、自動的に取り出す出庫作業と、その取り出し処理物をフォークリフトなどの運搬装置により搬出部から順次に搬出する搬出作業とを並行して行うため、移送手段の往復動作を利用して搬入・入庫作業と出庫・搬出作業とを並行する形態を採るにしても、移送手段による自動入庫作業及び自動出庫作業の作業能率が、それ自身には未だ高能率化の余裕があるにもかかわらず、フォークリフトなどの運搬装置による搬入作業及び搬出作業の作業能率に規制されて低く制限され、この為に、入庫作業及び出庫作業を含めた全体としての処理作業の作業能率が低くなる問題があった。
【０００５】
この実情に対し、本発明の主たる課題は、合理的な入出庫形態を採ることにより、システムコスト及びランニングコストの低減を図りながら、入出庫作業を含めた全体としての処理作業の作業能率を効果的に向上させる点にある。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
〔１〕請求項１記載の発明では、処理棚を処理庫の庫内に配備するのに対し、この処理庫の庫外に、未処理の処理物を搬入する搬入部と、処理棚で処理した処理済みの処理物を搬出する搬出部と、複数の収納部を備える待機棚とを設け、そして、搬入部に搬入された処理物を待機棚の各収納部へ順次に収納する入荷作業を自動的に行い、前記待機棚の各収納部に収納されている処理物を前記処理棚の各収納部に収納する入庫作業と前記処理棚の各収納部に収納されている処理物を前記待機棚の各収納部に収納する出庫作業と並行して実施して、待機棚の各収納部と処理棚の各収納部との間で収納処理物を順次に入れ換える入出庫作業を自動的に行い、並びに、待機棚の各収納部における収納処理物を搬出部へ順次に取り出す出荷作業を自動的に行う移送手段を設けるから、処理棚での処理の後に移送手段による自動入出庫作業で処理棚の各収納部から待機棚の各収納部へ移し替えてある処理済みの処理物を、処理棚での次の処理物の処理の間を利用して、移送手段による自動出荷作業で搬出部へ順次に取り出し、これに並行して、この取り出し処理物をフォークリフトなどの適当な運搬装置により搬出部から順次に搬出できる。
【０００７】
また、同じく処理棚での処理物の処理の間を利用して、フォークリフトなどの適当な運搬装置により未処理の処理物を搬入部へ順次に搬入し、これに並行して、その搬入処理物を移送手段による自動入荷作業で待機棚の各収納部へ順次に収納できる。
【０００８】
そして、処理棚での処理物の処理が完了すると、処理棚の各収納部における処理済みの処理物と先の自動入荷作業で待機棚の各収納部に収納してある未処理の処理物とを、移送手段による自動入出庫作業で能率良く入れ替えることができ、これら作業形態をもって処理作業を能率良く実施できる。
【０００９】
すなわち、請求項１記載の発明によれば、処理済みの処理物をフォークリフトなどの適当な運搬装置により搬出部から順次に搬出する搬出作業、及び、未処理の処理物を同じくフォークリフトなどの適当な運搬装置により搬入部へ順次に搬入する搬入作業については、処理棚での他の処理物の処理の間を利用して行うことができて、処理庫内における処理棚の各収納部へ未処理の処理物を移送手段により順次に自動収納する入庫作業、及び、処理済みの処理物を処理棚の各収納部から移送手段により順次、自動的に取り出す出庫作業は、上記搬出作業や搬入作業を予め済ませた上で処理棚における収納処理物と待機棚における収納処理物とを順次入れ替えるだけの並行作業にすることができ、これにより、これら自動入出庫作業の作業能率を搬入作業や搬出作業の作業能率に規制されずに高めることができて、入出庫作業を含めた全体としての処理作業の作業能率を従来システムに比べ効果的に向上でき、また、この能率化により単位期間当たりのシステムの処理能力を大きく向上できる。
【００１０】
しかも、未処理の処理物及び処理済みの処理物を集荷状態に一時預けする待機棚を処理庫の庫外に配備するから、このような待機棚を処理棚とともに処理庫の庫内に配備するに比べ、処理庫を小型化することができ、また、その小型化により、庫内空気を調整する空調手段の必要能力も合わせ低減でき、これらのことから、システムコスト及びランニングコストも安価にすることができる。
【００１１】
なお、出荷作業を伴う搬出作業及び入荷作業を伴う搬入作業は、必ずしも、それら作業の全作業量を処理棚での他の処理物の処理の間に完了する必要はなく、作業量の一部のみを処理棚での他の処理物の処理の間を利用して行うものであってもよい。
また、請求項１記載の発明では、移送手段を、前記の入荷作業では、移送機を搬入部と待機棚との間で往復走行させて、その移送機により搬入部への搬入処理物を順次に待機棚の各収納部へ収納し、かつ、前記の入出庫作業では、この移送機を待機棚と処理棚との間で往復走行させて、その移送機により待機棚の各収納部における収納処理物と処理棚の各収納部における収納処理物とを順次に入れ換え、かつ、前記の出荷作業では、この移送機を待機棚と搬出部との間で往復走行させて、その移送機により待機棚の各収納部における収納処理物を順次に搬出部へ取り出す構成にする。
すなわち、この構成によれば、例えば、移送手段として、搬入・搬出部と待機棚との間で走行移動して入荷作業及び出荷作業を行う入出荷用移送機と、待機棚と処理棚との間で走行移動して入出庫作業を行う入出庫用移送機とを各別に設けたり、また、搬入部、搬出部、待機棚、処理棚の夫々にわたるコンベア式などの定置型の移送手段を採用するに比べ、走行式移送機の兼用化をもって移送構成及び自動移送のための制御構成を簡単にすることができ、これにより、システムコストを一層安価にし得るとともに、移送手段に対するメンテナンスも容易にすることができる。
【００１２】
〔２〕請求項２記載の発明では、処理庫の庫内における処理棚の前面域を、その処理棚の各収納部に対する移送手段の処理物出し入れ作業域にするのに対し、処理棚の各収納部に対する調整空気の通風構成として、処理棚の前面域へ空調手段による調整空気を拡散させる状態に吹き出し供給する給気導風路と、処理棚の各収納部から棚背面側へ空気吸引する吸引ファンとを設ける。
【００１３】
すなわち、この構成によれば、給気導風路により棚前面域へ拡散させる状態に吹き出し供給した調整空気を、吸引ファンによる空気吸引をもって処理棚の各収納部に棚前面側から強制的に通過させ、これにより、処理棚の各収納部における収納処理物を効率良く処理できる。
【００１４】
また、この構成によれば、処理棚の前面域を移送手段の処理物出し入れ作業域と処理棚の各収納部に対する調整空気の供給域とに兼ねることから、処理庫を一層小型化できるとともに、その小型化により空調手段の必要能力も一層低減できる。
【００１５】
しかも、処理棚の前面域へ調整空気を拡散させる状態に給気導風路から吹き出し供給して、この調整空気を処理棚の各収納部に吸入させる形態を採るから、処理棚の前面域を処理物出し入れ作業域と調整空気の供給域とに兼用しながらも、処理棚の各収納部に対する調整空気の供給構成が移送手段による処理物出し入れ作業の支障になることを容易に回避でき、例えば、別構成として、調整空気の供給構成が移送手段による処理物出し入れ作業の支障になることを回避しながら、処理棚の各収納部と空調手段とを調整空気の供給ダクトにより直接に接続する構成を採るに比べ、システム中の風路構成も簡単にすることができる。
【００１６】
〔３〕請求項３記載の発明では、処理棚の各収納部から前記吸引ファンにより吸引した空気を合流状態で流入させる機械室を、処理庫の庫内に仕切形成するとともに、この機械室に空調手段として、その機械室の室内気を調整する空調機を配備し、この構成において、この機械室の室内気を調整空気として前記給気導風路へ送出するから、処理棚の各収納部に通過させた空気を空調手段に還気するのに、処理棚の各収納部と空調手段とを還気用のダクトにより直接に接続するに比べ、風路構成を一層簡単にすることができる。
【００１７】
また、処理棚の各収納部に対して、空調手段としての配備空調機、及び、庫内仕切形成の機械室を共用する形態になることから、空調手段の配備面や庫内における機械室の仕切形成面でもシステム構成を一層簡単にすることができ、これらのことから、システムコストをさらに安価にし得るとともに、システムのメンテナンス（特に空調機の点検保守）も容易にすることができる。
【００２０】
〔４〕請求項４記載の発明では、搬入部と搬出部とを隣合わせに配置し、そして、移送手段を、前記の出荷作業において前記移送機を搬出部から待機棚へ戻り走行させる度に、その戻り走行行程の移送機を用いて搬入部への搬入処理物を待機棚へ収納する入出荷並行作業が可能な構成にする。
【００２１】
すなわち、この構成によれば、出荷作業を全て完了した後に入荷作業を開始する作業形態に比べ、上記の入出荷並行作業を実施することで、走行式移送機の無駄走行を効果的に回避できて、入出荷作業に要する時間を大巾に短縮でき、これにより、出荷作業を伴う搬出作業及び入荷作業を伴う搬入作業を処理棚での他の処理物の処理の間に全て完了することを確実にして、ないしは、処理棚での他の処理物の処理の間に入出荷できる処理物量を大きくして、前記請求項１記載の発明による全体としての処理作業の作業能率の向上を一層効果的に達成できる。
【００２２】
〔５〕請求項５記載の発明では、前記空調手段を庫内空気の除湿処理が可能な構成にするから、この空調手段で除湿した空気を処理棚の各収納部に通過させて収納処理物の乾燥処理を効率良く行うことができ、この効率化と前記の如き入出庫作業を含めた全体としての処理作業の作業能率の向上とが相まって、システムの単位期間当たりの乾燥処理能力を一層高めることができる。
【００２３】
【発明の実施の形態】
図１〜図３は乾燥処理システムを示し、１は処理庫、２は前面どうしを対向させて処理庫１の庫内に配備した２基の処理棚、３は同じく前面どうしを対向させて処理庫１の庫外に配備した２基の待機棚であり、これら処理棚２及び待機棚３は夫々、棚前面視で行列配置の複数の収納部２ａ，３ａを備えている。
【００２４】
４Ａ，４Ｂは処理物Ｗ（例えば玉葱など）を収容したコンテナ５の搬入部及び搬出部であり、これら搬入部４Ａと搬出部４Ｂは、互いに隣合わせにして処理庫１とは反対側で両待機棚３に近接させて配置し、待機棚３とともに処理庫１の庫外に配備してある。
【００２５】
６は、搬入部４Ａに搬入されたコンテナ５を待機棚３の各収納部３ａへ順次に収納する入荷作業、待機棚３の各収納部３ａと処理棚２の各収納部２ａとの間で収納コンテナ５を順次に入れ換える入出庫作業、並びに、待機棚３の各収納部３ａにおける収納コンテナ５を搬出部４Ｂへ順次に取り出す出荷作業の夫々を自動的に行う移送手段としての走行式移送機であり、この移送機６は前面対向する棚２，３どうしの間をレールＲに案内されて走行し、機体には、コンテナ昇降用の昇降台６ａ、及び、棚２，３の各収納部２ａ，３ａと昇降台６ａとの間でのコンテナ５の受渡しを行う移載装置６ｂを装備してある。
【００２６】
なお、庫内の処理棚２と庫外の待機棚３とは、処理庫１の出入口１ａを通る移送機６の一連の移動経路を直線経路にするように棚巾方向に並べて配置し、これにより、移送機６によるコンテナ移送を能率化する。
【００２７】
処理作業については、例えば図７に示すように、一日に３群の処理物Ｗを処理するのに次の（イ）〜（ト）の如く作業進行する。
【００２８】
（イ）前日に処理棚２で処理した後に出庫作業して待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けてある前日第３群の処理物収容コンテナ５に対する出荷作業として、移送機６を待機棚３と搬出部４Ｂとの間で往復走行させて、待機棚３の各収納部３ａにおける収納コンテナ５を順次、移送機６により搬出部４Ｂへ取り出し、これに並行して、この取り出しコンテナ５をフォークリフト等の運搬装置により搬出部４Ｂから順次搬出する。
【００２９】
また、この出荷作業において、移送機６を搬出部４Ｂから待機棚３へ戻り走行させる度に、フォークリフト等の運搬装置により搬入部４Ａに搬入される当日第２群の未処理コンテナ５を、戻り走行行程の移送機６を用いて待機棚３の空き収納部３ａに収納する。すなわち、前日第３群の処理済コンテナ５と当日第２群の未処理コンテナ５とについて入出荷並行作業を行う。
【００３０】
（ロ）前日に処理棚２で処理した後、処理棚２の各収納部２ａに収納したままの状態にある前日第１群の処理済コンテナ５に対する出庫作業と、先の入荷作業で待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けた当日第２群の未処理コンテナ５に対する入庫作業とを並行実施する入出庫作業として、処理棚２と待機棚３との間で移送機６を往復走行させて、処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける収納コンテナ５と、待機棚３の各収納部３ａにおける収納コンテナ５とを、移送機６により順次に入れ替える。
【００３１】
（ハ）上記の入庫作業で処理棚２の各収納部２ａに収納した当日第２群の未処理コンテナ５（コンテナ収容処理物Ｗ）を処理棚２において処理し、この処理の間に、先の出庫作業で待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けた前日第１群の処理済コンテナ５に対する出荷作業として、待機棚３と搬出部４Ｂとの間で移送機６を往復走行させて、待機棚３の各収納部３ａにおける収納コンテナ５を順次、移送機６により搬出部４Ｂへ取り出し、これに並行して、この取り出しコンテナ５をフォークリフト等の運搬装置により搬出部４Ｂから順次搬出する。
【００３２】
また、この出荷作業の完了後、同じく当日第２群の未処理コンテナ５に対する処理の間に、当日第３群の未処理コンテナ５に対する入荷作業として、フォークリフト等の運搬装置により当日第３群の未処理コンテナ５を搬入部４Ａに順次搬入するに伴い、移送機６を搬入部４Ａと待機棚３との間で往復走行させて、搬入部４Ａへの搬入コンテナ５を移送機６により待機棚３の各収納部３ａへ順次収納する。
【００３３】
（ニ）当日第２群の処理物収容コンテナ５に対する処理棚２での処理が完了すると、処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける当日第２群の処理済コンテナ５に対する出庫作業と、先の入荷作業で待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けた当日第３群の未処理コンテナ５に対する入庫作業とを並行実施する入出庫作業として、処理棚２と待機棚３との間で移送機６を往復走行させて、処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける収納コンテナ５と、待機棚３の各収納部３ａにおける収納コンテナ５とを、移送機６により順次に入れ替える。
【００３４】
（ホ）上記の入庫作業で処理棚２の各収納部２ａに収納した当日第３群の未処理コンテナ５（コンテナ収容処理物Ｗ）を処理棚２において処理し、この処理の間に、先の処理棚２での処理の後に出庫作業して待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けてある当日第２群の処理済コンテナ５に対する出荷作業として、移送機６を待機棚３と搬出部４Ｂとの間で往復走行させて、待機棚３の各収納部３ａにおける収納コンテナ５を順次、移送機６により搬出部４Ｂへ取り出し、これに並行して、この取り出しコンテナ５をフォークリフト等の運搬装置により搬出部４Ｂから順次搬出する。
【００３５】
また、この出荷作業において、移送機６を搬出部４Ｂから待機棚３へ戻り走行させる度に、フォークリフト等の運搬装置により搬入部４Ａに搬入される当日第１群の未処理コンテナ５を、戻り走行行程の移送機６を用いて待機棚３の空き収納部３ａに収納する。すなわち、当日第２群の処理済コンテナ５と当日第１群の未処理コンテナ５とについて入出荷並行作業を行う。
【００３６】
（ヘ）当日第３群の処理物収容コンテナ５に対する処理棚２での処理が完了すると、処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける当日第３群の処理済コンテナ５に対する出庫作業と、先の入荷作業で待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けた当日第１群の未処理コンテナ５に対する入庫作業とを並行実施する入出庫作業として、処理棚２と待機棚３との間で移送機６を往復走行させて、処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける収納コンテナ５と、待機棚３の各収納部３ａにおける収納コンテナ５とを、移送機６により順次に入れ替える。
【００３７】
（ト）上記の入庫作業で処理棚２の各収納部２ａに収納した当日第１群の未処理コンテナ５（コンテナ収容処理物Ｗ）を処理棚２において処理し、この処理後、処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける当日第１群の処理済コンテナ５は、処理棚２の各収納部２ａに収納したままの状態にして、次日の出庫作業を待ち、また、待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けた当日第３群の処理済コンテナ５も、待機棚３の各収納部３ａに預けたままの状態にして、次日の出荷作業を待つ。
【００３８】
なお、入出庫作業については、その作業開始指令が付与されると移送機６が各棚２，３の収納コンテナ５の全数について全自動的に入出庫作業を実行し、一方、入荷作業及び出荷作業については、搬入作業及び搬出作業の進行に伴い入荷指令及び出荷指令を与える毎に移送機６が個々の搬入・搬出コンテナ５について入荷作業及び出荷作業を自動的に実行する構成にしてある。
【００３９】
処理棚２でのコンテナ収容処理物Ｗの処理については、棚巾方向に並べて形成した複数の吹出口７ａから処理棚２どうしの間の移送機経路へ向けて調整空気ＳＡを吹き出すことで、各処理棚２の前面域（本例では処理棚２どうしの間の移送機移動空間であって、処理棚２の各収納部２ａに対する移送機６のコンテナ出し入れ作業域に相当）へ調整空気ＳＡを拡散させる状態に供給する給気導風路としての給気ダクト７を各処理棚２の下に配設し、また、各処理棚２の収納部２ａから棚背面側に配備の吸引チャンバ８を介して吸引ファン９により空気吸引する構成として、これら吸引チャンバ８及び吸引ファン９を各処理棚２における収納部２ａの夫々に対して個別に配備し、これにより、個別吸引ファン９の吸引作用により各処理棚２の収納部２ａに棚前面域から調整空気ＳＡを吸入させて各収納部２ａに調整空気ＳＡを強制通過させることで、これら収納部２ａにおける収納処理物Ｗ（すなわち収納コンテナ５の収容処理物）を処理する。
【００４０】
処理庫１の庫内において各処理棚２の背面側には、対応処理棚２の各収納部２ａから個別の吸引チャンバ８及び吸引ファン９により吸引した空気ＲＡを受け入れて合流させる還気導風路としての還気室１０と、さらにその外側に配置して還気室１０から連通口１１，１２を介し空気流入させる機械室１３とを間仕切１４，１５により仕切形成し、各機械室１３には空調手段として機械室１３の室内気を除湿処理する除湿機１６，１７を配備してある。
【００４１】
また、処理庫１の庫外には、外気を加熱してその加熱外気ＯＡを温風ダクト１８により各機械室１３へ各別に供給する空気加熱手段としての２基の燃焼式温風機１９を配備してあり、この空調構成において、各機械室１３の室内気を処理用調整空気ＳＡとして各機械室１３の一端部から給気ファン２０により各給気ダクト７へ各別に送出することで、処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける収納処理物Ｗを前記の如き処理形態をもって乾燥処理する。
【００４２】
すなわち、基本的には、処理棚２の各収納部２ａから個別の吸引チャンバ８及び吸引ファン９により吸引した空気ＲＡ（すなわち使用済の調整空気）を還気導風路としての還気室１０を介し合流状態で機械室１３へ導いて、空調手段としての除湿機１６，１７により調整し、この調整空気ＳＡを給気導風路としての給気ダクト７へ送出する構成にしてある。
【００４３】
そして、この処理システムでは、個別の吸引チャンバ８及び吸引ファン９による吸引空気ＲＡを還気導風路としての還気室１０を介し合流状態で機械室１３へ導くのに対し、この機械室１３を、空調手段としての除湿機１６，１７へ還気室１０からの導入空気ＲＡを導く導風路１３Ａと、それら除湿機１６，１７に対し還気室１０からの導入空気ＲＡの一部をバイパスさせるバイパス路１３Ｂとに兼用し、かつ、空気加熱手段としての燃焼式温風機１９から供給される加熱外気ＯＡの混合室に兼用する形態で、除湿機１６，１７により除湿処理した空気とバイパス風路１３Ｂによるバイパス空気と燃焼式温風機１９による加熱外気ＯＡとの混合気を、処理用調整空気ＳＡとして給気導風路としての給気ダクト７へ送出する構成にしてある。
【００４４】
除湿機については、室外機不要の一体型除湿機１６、及び、庫外に配置した室外機１７ａとの冷媒配管接続が必要なセパレート型除湿機１７の２種を機械室１３に配備してあり、一体型除湿機１６では、機体周辺から機内に取り入れた空気を冷媒蒸発コイルにより冷却除湿し、これに続き、その冷却除湿空気を冷媒凝縮コイルにより再熱して機外へ送出する。一方、セパレート型除湿機１７では、機体周辺から機内（室内機）に取り入れた空気を冷媒蒸発コイルにより冷却除湿し、これに続き、その冷却除湿空気を冷媒凝縮コイルにより再熱して機外へ送出することにおいて、室外機１７ａの冷媒凝縮コイルによる庫外へ放熱量を調整することで再熱量の調整が可能になっている。
【００４５】
還気室１０から機械室１３への空気流入について、それら還気室１０と機械室１３との間の間仕切１４には、床近傍箇所に形成の下部連通口１１と天井近傍箇所に形成の上部連通口１２とを設けてあり、そして、下部連通口１１には、その下部連通口１１における通過空気ＲＡを浄化する空気浄化手段としてオートロール式の除塵フィルタ２１を配備し、また、上部連通口１２には、吸引ファン９及び給気ファン２０とともに空気循環用ファンとして機能させる連通口ファン２２を配備してある。
【００４６】
つまり、この連通口構成により、空気浄化手段としてのオートロール式除塵フィルタ２１の必要処理風量を軽減しながらも、還気室１０での塵埃降下を利用して機械室１３への流入空気ＲＡに対する除塵処理を効率良く行い、かつ、上下の連通口１１，１２をもって機械室１３への流入風量（すなわち機械室１３と棚２との間での循環風量）を大きく確保する。
【００４７】
また、各還気室１０の受け入れ空気ＲＡの一部は、庫内換気を兼ねて、排塵用導風路としての排気ダクト２３を通じ排気ファン２４により処理庫１の庫外へ排出するようにし、この排気と前記除塵フィルタ２１による除塵とをもって、収納処理物Ｗからの発塵に対し処理庫１の庫内塵埃濃度を許容レベルに保つ。
【００４８】
処理物Ｗを集積状態で収容するコンテナ５は、調整空気ＳＡを内部通過させるように前面と背面との２面（場合によっては両横面を含む４面、さらにまた、場合によっては底面を含む５面）を網状体で形成した通気構造にしてあり、一方、各処理棚２においては、図４及び図５に示す如く、棚前面域から収納部２ａに吸入した調整空気ＳＡが隣の収納部２ａへ移流することを防止する為に、上下左右に隣合う収納部２ａどうしを遮風壁２５，２６により仕切ってある。
【００４９】
また、吸入調整空気ＳＡが収納コンテナ５の周囲を迂回する状態でコンテナ背面部と吸引チャンバ８の口縁との間の隙間から吸引チャンバ８に吸引されることを防止する為に、コンテナ５を収納部２ａに収納した状態で上記隙間を塞ぐシール手段として、コンテナ５の収納に伴いコンテナ５の背面部を当接させてコンテナ背面部と吸引チャンバ８の口縁との間を弾性により気密にするゴム製などの弾性パッキン２７を吸引チャンバ８の口縁部に貼設してある。
【００５０】
さらにまた、各収納棚２の前面には、各収納部２ａの前面開口部を閉じる開閉自在なカーテン状体２８を設け、そして、このカーテン状体２８には、コンテナ５を各収納部２ａに収納してカーテン状体２８を閉じた状態において各コンテナ５の前面部に対向位置させる多孔構造の通気口２９を形成し、これにより、カーテン状体２８を閉じた状態において棚前面域の調整空気ＳＡを各収納コンテナ５の前面部に集中させるように上記通気口２９から各収納部２ａへ吸入する。
【００５１】
つまり、調整空気ＳＡの強制通風により高い処理能率を確保しながらも、これら遮風壁２５，２６、弾性パッキン２７、通気口形成カーテン状体２８の機能により、各収納部２ａに対する吸引チャンバ８及び吸引ファン９の個別配備と相まって、また、還気室１０による導風で使用済調整空気ＲＡの庫内拡散を阻止することと相まって、処理棚１における収納処理物Ｗを均一に処理できるようにしてある。
【００５２】
カーテン状体２８については、図６に示す如く、その閉じ状態において棚前面部の全面にわたらせる主体シート材２８ａ（通気口２９を形成したシート材）に上下適当間隔で横向き芯材３０を取り付け、そして、開閉操作用の索具３１を各芯材３０に付設の案内環３２に通して最下端の芯材３０に連結した構造にし、この索具３１を処理棚上部の動力巻取機３３により上方へ巻き取ることで、図６（ロ）に示す如く、カーテン状体２８を芯材間が折目部となる折り畳み状態に開いて、その折り畳み状態で処理棚２の上端部に格納し、この開き状態において処理棚２の各収納部２ａに対する処理物収容コンテン５の出し入れ作業を行うようにしてある。
【００５３】
また、各吸引チャンバ８及び吸引ファン９による吸引空気ＲＡは、各吸引ファン９の吐出側に接続のエルボダクト３４により下向きで還気室１０の室内へ吐出させ、これにより、吐出風による間仕切１４のバタツキを防止するとともに、吐出風に含まれる塵埃の舞い上がり抑制する。
【００５４】
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【００５６】
空調手段による調整空気ＳＡを処理棚２の各収納部２ａに通過させる形態で，処理庫１の庫内空気を空調手段と処理棚２とにわたり循環させる風路構成も、前述の実施形態で示した如き風路構成に限定されるものではなく、種々の構成変更が可能である。
【００５７】
未処理の処理物Ｗを搬入する搬入部４Ａと、処理棚２で処理した処理済みの処理物Ｗを搬出する搬出部４Ｂとは、搬入専用のもの及び搬出専用のものを各別に配備するに代え、搬入と搬出とに共用する一つの搬入搬出兼用部で構成してもよく、また、この場合、請求項５記載の発明の応用として、出荷作業で移送機６を搬入搬出兼用部から待機棚３へ戻り走行させる度に、その戻り走行行程の移送機６を用いて搬入搬出兼用部への搬入処理物を待機棚３へ収納する形態で入出荷並行作業を実施させるようにしてもよい。
【００５８】
個別の吸引チャンバ８及び吸引ファン９により処理棚２の各収納部２ａにおける収納コンテナ５（処理物Ｗを収容したコンテナ）の内部にコンテナ前面側から調整空気ＳＡを強制通過させるのに、これらコンテナ５における収容処理物群の上面部をシート材や板材などからなる落とし蓋的な遮風手段で覆い、これにより、コンテナ内部へのコンテナ前面部からの調整空気吸入を一層的確にして処理の一層の効率化・均一化を図ってもよい。
【００５９】
また、吸引チャンバ８を収納コンテナ５の背面部のほぼ全面に対して空気吸引機能させるに代え、収納コンテナ５の背面部のうち上縁から下方へある程度の寸法の間の部分に対しては吸引チャンバ８を吸引機能させない構造にし、これにより、コンテナ５における処理物Ｗの収容量が少なくてコンテナ内部で収容処理物群の上方に空きスペースが生じるような場合でも、この空きスペースを介して調整空気ＳＡが短絡的に吸引チャンバ８に吸引されることを防止して、処理物Ｗの効率的かつ均一な処理を維持できるようにしてもよい。
【００６０】
処理物Ｗは玉葱や馬鈴薯、あるいは果実、あるいはまた海草類や魚介類など、どのような農水産物であってもよく、また、処理物Ｗの処理内容も乾燥に限定されるものではなく、冷却や加熱あるいは加湿、あるいはまた、それらの組み合わせであってもよい。そして、庫内空気を調整する空調手段は、除湿機に限らず、空気冷却機や空気加熱機あるいは加湿機、あるいはまた、それらの組み合わせ等、処理物Ｗの処理内容に応じて選定すればよい。
【００６１】
その他、各請求項に記載の発明の実施にあたっては、各請求項に記載の範囲内において、構造面及び方式面で種々の構成変更が可能である。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】平面図
【図２】側面図
【図３】正面図
【図４】収納部の側面図
【図５】収納部の正面図
【図６】カーテン状体の開閉構造を示す棚側面図
【図７】作業進行形態の一例を示す図
【符号の説明】
１処理庫
２処理棚
２ａ処理棚収納部
３待機棚
３ａ待機棚収納部
４Ａ搬入部
４Ｂ搬出部
６移送手段，移送機
７給気導風路
９吸引ファン
１３機械室
１６，１７空調手段，空調機
ＳＡ調整空気
Ｗ処理物[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an agricultural and marine product processing system, and more specifically, a processing shelf provided with a plurality of storage units is arranged in a storage of a processing storage, and air conditioning means for adjusting air in the processing storage is provided. Processing air stored in each storage section of the processing shelf by circulating air in the processing chamber between the air conditioning means and the processing shelf in a form in which the conditioned air passes through each storage section of the processing shelf. The present invention relates to an agricultural and marine product processing system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of processing system, a transfer means for automatically transporting a processed product (generally, a processed product stored in a container such as a container) and taking in and out of a processing shelf is provided in a processing cabinet. In contrast, a carry-in unit for carrying in unprocessed processed materials and a carry-out unit for carrying out processed products processed on the processing shelf are arranged at the processed material entrance / exit of the processing cabinet.
[0003]
Then, in this configuration, in parallel with sequentially loading unprocessed processed products into the loading section by a transport device such as a forklift, the loaded processed products are automatically sequentially transferred to the respective storage sections of the processing shelf by the transfer means. After the storage and the processing on the processing shelf are completed, the processed products are automatically and sequentially taken out from the respective storage sections of the processing shelf to the unloading section by the above-mentioned transfer means. Objects were also sequentially unloaded from the unloading section by a transport device such as a forklift.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this conventional system, a loading operation in which unprocessed processed materials are automatically stored in the respective storage sections of the processing shelves sequentially by a transfer means, and an unprocessed processed material is sequentially loaded into a loading section by a transport device such as a forklift. In order to carry out the loading process in parallel with the loading process, the transfer process automatically and sequentially takes out the processed products from each storage section of the processing shelf to the unloading section, and removes the processed products using a forklift or the like. In order to carry out the unloading work, which is carried out sequentially from the unloading section by the transport device, the carrying-in / out work and the unloading / outgoing work are performed in parallel by using the reciprocating operation of the transfer means. Although the work efficiency of the automatic loading and unloading work by means of the means itself still has room for higher efficiency, the loading and unloading work by a transport device such as a forklift Is limited in the low is restricted to the work efficiency, to this end, the working efficiency of the processing operation as a whole, including the warehousing operation and unloading operation is a problem to be low.
[0005]
In view of this situation, the main problem of the present invention is to reduce the system cost and running cost by adopting a rational storage / reception form, and to improve the work efficiency of the entire processing work including the storage / reception work. The point is to improve.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
[1] According to the first aspect of the present invention, the processing shelves are arranged in the processing cabinet, whereas the loading section for loading unprocessed processed materials outside the processing cabinet and the processing shelves. An unloading unit for unloading processed processed products and a standby shelf having a plurality of storage units are provided, and a loading operation for sequentially storing the processed products loaded into the input unit in each storage unit of the standby shelf is performed. Carrying in automatically and storing the processed products stored in the respective storage units of the standby shelf in the respective storage units of the processing shelf and waiting for the processed products stored in the respective storage units of the processing racks Performing in parallel with the unloading work to be stored in each storage unit of the shelf, and automatically performing the in- out work to sequentially exchange the storage processing items between each storage unit of the standby shelf and each storage unit of the processing shelf , and, automatically the shipping operation industry, which sequentially taking out the storage treated in each of the storage portion of the stand-by shelf to carry-out section Since the transfer means for performing the transfer is provided, after the processing on the processing shelf, the processed products which have been transferred from the respective storage sections of the processing shelf to the respective storage sections of the standby shelf by the automatic loading / unloading work by the transfer means are transferred to the processing shelf. During the processing of the next processed product, the product is sequentially taken out to the carry-out portion by automatic shipping work by the transfer means, and in parallel with this, the taken-out processed product is taken out of the carry-out portion by a suitable transport device such as a forklift. Can be carried out sequentially.
[0007]
Also, by using the space between the processing of the processed products on the processing shelf, unprocessed processed products are sequentially loaded into the loading section by a suitable transport device such as a forklift, and in parallel with this, the loaded processed products are loaded. Can be sequentially stored in each storage section of the standby shelf by the automatic receiving operation by the transfer means.
[0008]
Then, when the processing of the processed product on the processing shelf is completed, the processed product in each storage unit of the processing shelf and the unprocessed processed product stored in each storage unit of the standby shelf in the previous automatic receiving operation are displayed. Can be efficiently exchanged by the automatic loading / unloading operation by the transfer means, and the processing operation can be efficiently performed with these operation modes.
[0009]
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an unloading operation for sequentially unloading the processed products from the unloading section by an appropriate transport device such as a forklift, and an unloading process for unloading the unprocessed products similarly using a forklift or the like. The carrying-in work, which is sequentially carried into the carrying-in section by the transport device, can be performed using the processing of another processing object on the processing shelf, and is not processed into the respective storage sections of the processing shelf in the processing cabinet. The receiving operation for automatically storing the processed products sequentially by the transfer means, and the unloading operation for automatically and automatically taking out the processed products from the respective storage sections of the processing shelves sequentially and automatically by the transferring device include the above-described unloading and loading operations. It is possible to perform a parallel operation in which the stored products on the processing shelves and the stored products on the standby rack are sequentially replaced after completion in advance, thereby reducing the work efficiency of these automatic loading / unloading operations. It can be improved without being restricted by the work efficiency of incoming and outgoing work, and the work efficiency of overall processing work including incoming and outgoing work can be improved more effectively than the conventional system. The processing capacity of the system per unit period can be greatly improved.
[0010]
In addition, since a standby shelf for temporarily storing unprocessed processed products and processed processed products in a pickup state is disposed outside the processing cabinet, such a standby shelf is disposed together with the processing shelf in the processing cabinet. In comparison with the above, the processing chamber can be reduced in size, and the downsizing of the processing chamber can also reduce the necessary capacity of the air conditioning means for adjusting the air in the chamber, thereby reducing the system cost and running cost. be able to.
[0011]
Note that the unloading work involving the shipping work and the carry-in work involving the receiving work do not necessarily have to be completed during the processing of other products on the processing shelves. Only the processing may be performed during processing of another processing object on the processing shelf.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the receiving operation, the transfer unit reciprocates the transfer device between the loading unit and the standby shelf, and the transfer device sequentially loads the products to be transferred to the loading unit. The transfer machine is reciprocated between the standby shelf and the processing shelf during the above-mentioned loading and unloading work, and the transfer machine stores the storage in each storage section of the standby shelf. The processing object and the storage processing object in each storage unit of the processing shelf are sequentially exchanged, and in the shipping operation, the transfer machine is reciprocated between the standby shelf and the unloading unit, and the transfer machine stands by. A configuration is adopted in which storage processing products in each storage section of the shelf are sequentially taken out to the unloading section.
That is, according to this configuration, for example, as a transfer means, a transfer device for receiving and shipping which travels between the loading / unloading unit and the standby shelf to perform receiving and shipping operations, and a standby shelf and a processing shelf. A transfer machine for loading and unloading that moves and moves between the yards to perform loading and unloading work is provided separately, and a stationary transfer means such as a conveyer type that covers each of the loading section, unloading section, standby shelf, and processing shelf is adopted. As compared with the above, the transfer structure and the control structure for automatic transfer can be simplified by using the traveling transfer device in common, whereby the system cost can be further reduced and the maintenance of the transfer means is also facilitated. be able to.
[0012]
[2] According to the second aspect of the invention, the front area of the processing shelf in the processing cabinet is used as a processing area for transferring and unloading the processing means of the transfer means for each storage section of the processing shelf. As a configuration of ventilation of the adjusted air to the storage section, an air supply guide path for blowing out and supplying the adjusted air by the air conditioning means to the front area of the processing shelf, and sucking air from each storage section of the processing shelf to the shelf rear side. A suction fan is provided.
[0013]
In other words, according to this configuration, the adjusted air blown out and supplied to the shelf front area by the air supply / intake air passage is forcibly passed from the shelf front side to each storage section of the processing shelf with air suction by the suction fan. Thereby, the stored processed material in each storage section of the processing shelf can be efficiently processed.
[0014]
Further, according to this configuration, since the front area of the processing shelf also serves as a processing area loading / unloading work area of the transfer means and a supply area of the regulated air to each storage section of the processing shelf, the processing chamber can be further miniaturized, Due to the miniaturization, the required capacity of the air conditioning means can be further reduced.
[0015]
In addition, since the adjusted air is diffused to the front area of the processing shelf, the supply air is blown out from the air supply duct to supply the adjusted air to the respective storage sections of the processing shelf. While being used also as the processing object taking-in / out work area and the adjustment air supply area, it is possible to easily avoid that the supply configuration of the adjustment air to each storage section of the processing shelf interferes with the processing object taking-in / out operation by the transfer means. As another configuration, a configuration in which each storage section of the processing shelf and the air-conditioning unit are directly connected by a supply duct of the adjustment air while avoiding that the supply configuration of the adjustment air hinders the work loading and unloading work by the transfer unit. , The configuration of the air path in the system can be simplified.
[0016]
[3] In the invention according to claim 3, a machine room into which the air sucked by the suction fan from each of the storage units of the processing shelf flows in a merged state is formed in the processing chamber as a partition. As the air-conditioning means, an air conditioner for adjusting the room air in the machine room is provided, and in this configuration, the room air in the machine room is sent to the air supply passage as the adjusted air. The air passage configuration can be further simplified as compared with connecting each storage section of the processing shelf and the air conditioning means directly with a duct for returning air in returning the air passed through the air conditioning means to the air conditioning means. .
[0017]
In addition, since an air conditioner as an air conditioner and a machine room for forming a compartment in the compartment are shared for each storage unit of the processing shelf, the arrangement surface of the air conditioner and a machine room in the compartment are used. The system configuration can be further simplified also on the partition forming surface, and thus, the system cost can be further reduced, and the maintenance of the system (particularly, the inspection and maintenance of the air conditioner) can be facilitated.
[0020]
[ 4 ] In the invention as set forth in claim 4 , the carry-in section and the carry-out section are arranged adjacent to each other, and the transfer means moves the transfer machine from the carry-out section to the standby shelf in the shipping operation, and By using the transfer device in the return travel process, a configuration is made possible in which the incoming and outgoing parallel work for storing the articles to be carried into the carry-in section in the standby rack is performed.
[0021]
That is, according to this configuration, by performing the above-described parallel receipt / shipment work, it is possible to effectively avoid waste traveling of the traveling transfer machine, as compared with a work mode in which the receiving work is started after all the shipping work is completed. Therefore, the time required for the receiving / shipping operation can be greatly reduced, so that the unloading operation involving the shipping operation and the carrying-in operation involving the receiving operation can all be completed between the processing of the other processing objects on the processing shelf. 2. The method according to claim 1, further improving the work efficiency of the entire processing operation according to the invention as set forth above, or by increasing the amount of processed products that can be received and shipped during the processing of other processed products on the processing shelf. Can be achieved.
[0022]
[ 5 ] In the invention according to claim 5 , since the air-conditioning means is configured to be capable of dehumidifying the air in the refrigerator, the air dehumidified by the air-conditioning means is passed through each storage section of the processing shelf to store the processed product. The drying process can be performed efficiently, and this efficiency is combined with the improvement of the work efficiency of the entire processing operation including the above-mentioned loading / unloading operation, thereby further increasing the drying processing capacity per unit period of the system. be able to.
[0023]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 to 3 show a drying processing system, 1 is a processing cabinet, 2 is two processing shelves arranged in the cabinet of the processing cabinet 1 with their fronts facing each other, and 3 is a processing cabinet with the fronts facing each other. There are two standby shelves provided outside the warehouse 1, and the processing shelf 2 and the standby shelf 3 each include a plurality of storage units 2 a and 3 a arranged in a matrix when viewed from the front of the shelf.
[0024]
Reference numerals 4A and 4B denote a carry-in portion and a carry-out portion of a container 5 accommodating the processed material W (for example, onion or the like). The carry-in portion 4A and the carry-out portion 4B are adjacent to each other and are on both sides on the opposite side to the processing chamber 1. It is arranged close to the shelf 3 and is disposed outside the processing cabinet 1 together with the standby shelf 3.
[0025]
6 is a loading operation for sequentially storing the containers 5 carried into the carry-in section 4A into the respective storage sections 3a of the standby shelf 3, and between the respective storage sections 3a of the standby shelf 3 and the respective storage sections 2a of the processing shelf 2; A traveling transfer machine as a transfer means for automatically performing a loading / unloading operation for sequentially replacing the storage containers 5 and a shipping operation for sequentially taking out the storage containers 5 in the respective storage sections 3a of the standby shelf 3 to the discharge section 4B. The transfer machine 6 travels between the shelves 2 and 3 facing the front by being guided by the rail R, and includes an elevator 6a for elevating the container and the respective storage sections of the shelves 2 and 3. A transfer device 6b for transferring the container 5 between the elevators 2a and 3a and the elevator 6a is provided.
[0026]
In addition, the processing shelf 2 inside the warehouse and the standby shelf 3 outside the warehouse are arranged side by side in the shelf width direction so that a series of moving paths of the transfer machine 6 passing through the entrance 1a of the processing chamber 1 are linear. Thereby, the transfer of containers by the transfer machine 6 is streamlined.
[0027]
Regarding the processing work, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the work proceeds as follows in (a) to (g) to process three groups of processed products W in one day.
[0028]
(A) The transfer machine 6 is moved out of the standby shelf 3 as a shipping operation to the third group of processed object storage containers 5 on the previous day which has been deposited in the respective storage sections 3a of the standby shelf 3 after being processed in the processing shelf 2 on the previous day. The container 5 in each storage section 3a of the standby shelf 3 is sequentially taken out to the output section 4B by the transfer machine 6, and in parallel with this, the taken-out container 5 is lifted by a forklift. And the like, and are sequentially unloaded from the unloading section 4B by a transport device such as
[0029]
In this shipping operation, every time the transfer machine 6 is returned from the unloading section 4B to the standby shelf 3 and travels, the unprocessed containers 5 of the second group on the day which are loaded into the loading section 4A by a transport device such as a forklift are returned. It is stored in the empty storage section 3a of the standby shelf 3 using the transfer device 6 in the traveling process. That is, parallel processing of receipt and shipment is performed for the processed containers 5 of the third group on the previous day and the unprocessed containers 5 of the second group on the same day.
[0030]
(B) After processing on the processing shelf 2 on the previous day, the unloading operation for the processed containers 5 of the first group on the previous day which is still stored in each storage unit 2a of the processing shelf 2 and the standby rack for the previous receiving operation As a loading / unloading operation for carrying out the loading operation on the unprocessed containers 5 of the second group deposited on the same day in the respective storage sections 3a, the transfer machine 6 is reciprocated between the processing shelf 2 and the standby shelf 3 The storage container 5 in each storage unit 2a of the processing shelf 2 and the storage container 5 in each storage unit 3a of the standby shelf 3 are sequentially replaced by the transfer machine 6.
[0031]
(C) The second group of unprocessed containers 5 (container processed products W) stored in the respective storage sections 2a of the processing shelves 2 in the above-described warehousing work are processed in the processing shelves 2, and during this processing, As a shipping operation for the first group of processed containers 5 deposited on each day in the storage sections 3a of the standby rack 3 during the unloading operation, the transfer machine 6 is reciprocated between the standby rack 3 and the unloading section 4B, and The storage containers 5 in each storage section 3a of the shelf 3 are sequentially taken out to the unloading section 4B by the transfer device 6, and in parallel with this, the unloading containers 5 are sequentially unloaded from the unloading section 4B by a transport device such as a forklift.
[0032]
After the completion of this shipping operation, during the processing of the unprocessed containers 5 of the second group on the same day as the loading operation of the unprocessed containers 5 of the third group on the same day, the third group of the same day is transported by a transport device such as a forklift. As the unprocessed containers 5 are sequentially loaded into the loading section 4A, the transfer device 6 is caused to reciprocate between the loading section 4A and the standby shelf 3, and the transport container 6 to the loading section 4A is moved by the transfer device 6 to the standby shelf. 3 is sequentially stored in each storage section 3a.
[0033]
(D) When the processing of the second group of processed containers 5 on the processing rack 2 is completed on the day, the unloading operation of the processed containers 5 of the second group on the same day in each storage unit 2a of the processing rack 2 and the previous arrival The transfer machine 6 between the processing shelf 2 and the standby shelf 3 is used as a loading / unloading operation in which the receiving operation for the unprocessed containers 5 of the third group deposited on each storage unit 3a of the standby shelf 3 on the day is performed in parallel. By reciprocating, the storage container 5 in each storage unit 2a of the processing shelf 2 and the storage container 5 in each storage unit 3a of the standby shelf 3 are sequentially replaced by the transfer machine 6.
[0034]
(E) The third group of unprocessed containers 5 (container processed products W) stored in the respective storage sections 2a of the processing shelves 2 in the above-described warehousing work are processed in the processing shelves 2 on the day, and during this processing, As a shipping operation to the processed containers 5 of the second group on the day which has been unloaded after the processing on the processing shelf 2 and deposited in each storage section 3a of the standby shelf 3, the transfer device 6 is moved to the standby shelf 3 and the unloading section 4B. And the storage containers 5 in the respective storage portions 3a of the standby shelf 3 are sequentially taken out to the carry-out portion 4B by the transfer machine 6, and in parallel with this, the taken-out containers 5 are transported by a transport device such as a forklift. , And are sequentially unloaded from the unloading section 4B.
[0035]
In this shipping operation, every time the transfer machine 6 is returned from the unloading section 4B to the standby shelf 3 and travels, the unprocessed containers 5 of the first group on the day which are transported into the loading section 4A by a transport device such as a forklift are returned. It is stored in the empty storage section 3a of the standby shelf 3 using the transfer device 6 in the traveling process. That is, the parallel processing of receipt / shipment is performed for the processed containers 5 of the second group on the day and the unprocessed containers 5 of the first group on the day.
[0036]
(F) When the processing on the processing shelves 2 for the third group of processed object storage containers 5 is completed on the day, the unloading operation for the processed containers 5 of the third group on the same day in each storage section 2a of the processing shelf 2 and the previous arrival The transfer machine 6 between the processing shelf 2 and the standby shelf 3 is used as a loading / unloading operation in which the loading operation for the unprocessed containers 5 of the first group deposited on the respective storage units 3a of the standby shelf 3 on the day is performed in parallel. By reciprocating, the storage container 5 in each storage unit 2a of the processing shelf 2 and the storage container 5 in each storage unit 3a of the standby shelf 3 are sequentially replaced by the transfer machine 6.
[0037]
(G) The first group of unprocessed containers 5 (container-processed products W) stored in the respective storage sections 2a of the processing shelves 2 in the above-mentioned storage operation are processed in the processing shelves 2 on the day, and after this processing, the processing shelves 2 The first group of processed containers 5 on the day in each storage unit 2a is kept stored in each storage unit 2a of the processing shelf 2 and waits for the next sunrise storage operation. The processed containers 5 of the third group on the day deposited in 3a are also kept in the storage sections 3a of the standby shelf 3, and wait for the next day's shipping work.
[0038]
In addition, when the work start command is given, the transfer machine 6 automatically performs the loading / unloading operation for all the storage containers 5 on each of the shelves 2 and 3, while the loading / unloading operation is performed. With respect to the work, the transfer machine 6 is configured to automatically execute the receiving work and the shipping work for each of the loading / unloading containers 5 each time the receiving instruction and the shipping instruction are given as the carrying-in work and the unloading work progress.
[0039]
Regarding the processing of the container-accommodated processed material W in the processing shelf 2, the adjusted air SA is blown out from a plurality of outlets 7 a formed side by side in the width direction of the shelf toward the transfer machine path between the processing shelves 2, so that The adjusted air SA is supplied to the front area of the processing shelf 2 (in this example, the transfer machine moving space between the processing shelves 2 and corresponds to a work area for transferring and unloading the transfer machine 6 with respect to each storage section 2a of the processing shelf 2). An air supply duct 7 is provided below each processing shelf 2 as an air supply and air supply path for supplying air in a diffused state, and a suction chamber 8 provided from the storage portion 2a of each processing shelf 2 to the rear side of the shelf is provided. The suction chamber 9 and the suction fan 9 are separately provided for each of the storage sections 2a in each processing shelf 2 as a configuration in which the air is sucked by the suction fan 9 via the suction fan 9. Storage of each processing shelf 2 The processing air stored in the storage sections 2a (that is, the processing objects stored in the storage container 5) is processed by causing the adjustment air SA to be sucked from the shelf front area to the storage sections 2a and forcibly passing the adjustment air SA through the storage sections 2a. .
[0040]
On the back side of each processing shelf 2 in the processing cabinet 1, on the back side of each processing shelf 2, return air guide air that receives and merges the air RA sucked by the individual suction chamber 8 and the suction fan 9 from each storage section 2a of the corresponding processing shelf 2 A return air chamber 10 as a path and a machine room 13 which is disposed outside the air return chamber 10 and in which air flows in from the return air chamber 10 through the communication ports 11 and 12 are formed by partitions 14 and 15. Are provided with dehumidifiers 16 and 17 for dehumidifying the room air in the machine room 13 as air conditioning means.
[0041]
Outside the processing chamber 1, two combustion-type hot air fans 19 are provided as air heating means for heating the outside air and supplying the heated outside air OA to the respective machine rooms 13 through the hot air duct 18 separately. In this air-conditioning configuration, the room air in each machine room 13 is sent out from one end of each machine room 13 to each air supply duct 7 by the air supply fan 20 from one end of each machine room 13 as processing adjustment air SA. The processed product W stored in each storage section 2a of the shelf 2 is dried in the above-described processing mode.
[0042]
That is, basically, the air RA (that is, used adjusted air) sucked by the individual suction chambers 8 and the suction fans 9 from the respective storage portions 2a of the processing shelf 2 is returned to the return air chamber 10 as a return air guide passage. The air is guided to the machine room 13 in a merged state via the air conditioner, adjusted by dehumidifiers 16 and 17 as air conditioning means, and the adjusted air SA is sent out to the air supply duct 7 as an air supply and air introduction path.
[0043]
In this processing system, the suction air RA by the individual suction chamber 8 and the suction fan 9 is guided to the machine room 13 in a merged state via the return air chamber 10 as a return air guide passage. The air guide path 13A for guiding the air RA from the return air chamber 10 to the dehumidifiers 16 and 17 as air conditioning means, and a part of the air RA from the return air chamber 10 to the dehumidifiers 16 and 17 The air that has been dehumidified by the dehumidifiers 16 and 17 is used in combination with the bypass passage 13B to be bypassed and also as a mixing chamber for the heated outside air OA supplied from the combustion type hot air blower 19 as the air heating means. A mixture of bypass air from the air path 13B and heated outside air OA from the combustion-type hot air blower 19 is sent to the air supply duct 7 as the air supply and air supply path as the processing adjustment air SA.
[0044]
Two types of dehumidifiers are provided in the machine room 13; an integrated dehumidifier 16 that does not require an outdoor unit, and a separate dehumidifier 17 that requires a refrigerant pipe connection to an outdoor unit 17a disposed outside the refrigerator. The integrated dehumidifier 16 cools and dehumidifies the air taken into the machine from the periphery of the machine by a refrigerant evaporating coil, and subsequently reheats the cooled dehumidified air by a refrigerant condensing coil and sends it out of the machine. On the other hand, in the separate type dehumidifier 17, the air taken into the inside of the machine (indoor unit) from the periphery of the machine is cooled and dehumidified by the refrigerant evaporation coil, and subsequently, the cooled dehumidified air is reheated by the refrigerant condensing coil and sent out of the machine. In doing so, the amount of reheat can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of heat released outside the refrigerator by the refrigerant condensing coil of the outdoor unit 17a.
[0045]
As for the inflow of air from the return air chamber 10 to the machine room 13, the partition 14 between the return air chamber 10 and the machine room 13 has a lower communication port 11 formed near the floor and an upper portion formed near the ceiling. A communication port 12 is provided. The lower communication port 11 is provided with an auto-roll type dust filter 21 as air purifying means for purifying the passing air RA in the lower communication port 11. A communication port fan 22 that functions as an air circulation fan together with the suction fan 9 and the air supply fan 20 is provided in the unit 12.
[0046]
That is, with this communication port configuration, while reducing the required processing air volume of the auto-roll type dust filter 21 as the air purifying means, the dust RA in the return air chamber 10 is used to reduce the inflow air RA into the machine chamber 13. The dust removal process is performed efficiently, and the amount of air flowing into the machine room 13 (that is, the amount of air circulating between the machine room 13 and the shelf 2) is ensured by the upper and lower communication ports 11 and 12.
[0047]
Further, a part of the receiving air RA of each return air chamber 10 is also discharged to the outside of the processing chamber 1 by the exhaust fan 24 through the exhaust duct 23 serving as a dust exhaust passage, also serving as ventilation in the chamber. The exhaust and the dust removal by the dust filter 21 keep the concentration of dust in the processing chamber 1 at an allowable level with respect to the generation of dust from the stored processing object W.
[0048]
The container 5 that accommodates the processing objects W in an accumulated state includes two surfaces, a front surface and a rear surface (four surfaces including both lateral surfaces in some cases, and further includes a bottom surface in some cases) so that the conditioned air SA can pass therethrough. 5) has a ventilation structure formed of a net-like body. On the other hand, in each of the processing shelves 2, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. In order to prevent the transfer to the part 2a, the storage parts 2a adjacent vertically and horizontally are separated by wind shield walls 25 and 26.
[0049]
Further, in order to prevent the suction-adjusted air SA from being sucked into the suction chamber 8 from the gap between the container rear surface and the rim of the suction chamber 8 while bypassing the storage container 5, As a sealing means for closing the gap in the storage portion 2a, the back portion of the container 5 is brought into contact with the storage of the container 5 so that the space between the back portion of the container and the edge of the suction chamber 8 is elastically airtight. An elastic packing 27 made of rubber or the like is attached to the edge of the suction chamber 8.
[0050]
Furthermore, on the front surface of each storage shelf 2, a curtain-like body 28 that can be opened and closed to close the front opening of each storage part 2 a is provided, and in this curtain-like body 28, the container 5 is attached to each storage part 2 a. When the curtain-like body 28 is closed and the curtain-like body 28 is closed, a ventilation hole 29 having a porous structure is formed to face the front surface of each container 5. The SA is sucked into each storage section 2a from the vent hole 29 so as to concentrate on the front surface of each storage container 5.
[0051]
In other words, while the high processing efficiency is ensured by the forced ventilation of the regulated air SA, the functions of the wind shield walls 25 and 26, the elastic packing 27, and the curtain member 28 with the ventilation port form the suction chamber 8 for each storage section 2a. In combination with the individual arrangement of the suction fan 9 and the prevention of diffusion of the used adjusted air RA in the refrigerator by the air guide by the return air chamber 10, the processing object W in the processing shelf 1 can be uniformly processed. It is.
[0052]
As shown in FIG. 6, with respect to the curtain 28, in the closed state, the horizontal core members 30 are attached to the main sheet member 28a (the sheet member having the ventilation holes 29) to be spread over the entire front surface of the shelf at appropriate vertical intervals. Then, the opening / closing operation cordage 31 is connected to the lowermost core material 30 through a guide ring 32 attached to each core material 30, and this cordage 31 is connected to the power take-up device 33 at the upper part of the processing shelf. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the curtain-like body 28 is opened in a folded state where the core material becomes a fold, and stored in the upper end of the processing shelf 2 in the folded state. In this open state, the operation of loading / unloading the processing object storage content 5 from / to each storage section 2a of the processing shelf 2 is performed.
[0053]
Further, the suction air RA by each suction chamber 8 and the suction fan 9 is discharged downward into the return air chamber 10 by the elbow duct 34 connected to the discharge side of each suction fan 9, thereby forming the partition 14 by the discharge air. It prevents flapping and suppresses the soaring of dust contained in the discharge wind.
[0054]
[Another embodiment]
Next, another embodiment will be described.
[0056]
The above-described embodiment also shows the air path configuration for circulating the air in the processing cabinet 1 between the air conditioning unit and the processing shelf 2 in a mode in which the conditioned air SA by the air conditioning unit is passed through each storage section 2a of the processing shelf 2. The configuration is not limited to such an air path configuration, and various configuration changes are possible.
[0057]
The loading unit 4A for loading the unprocessed processed material W and the unloading unit 4B for unloading the processed processed product W processed on the processing shelf 2 are provided separately for loading and unloading. Alternatively, a single loading / unloading unit that is shared for loading and unloading may be configured. In this case, as an application of the invention according to claim 5, the transfer machine 6 is placed on standby from the loading / unloading dual unit during shipping work. Each time the vehicle travels back to the shelf 3, the parallel loading / unloading operation may be performed by using the transfer device 6 in the return traveling process to store the articles carried into the carry-in / out dual-purpose section in the standby shelf 3. .
[0058]
The individual suction chambers 8 and the suction fans 9 force the adjusted air SA from the front side of the container into the storage containers 5 (containers storing the processing objects W) in the respective storage sections 2a of the processing shelves 2. 5, the upper surface of the group of articles to be processed is covered with a cover-like wind shield made of a sheet material, a plate material, etc., so that the regulated air suction from the front of the container into the container can be more accurately performed. May be made more efficient and uniform.
[0059]
In addition, instead of causing the suction chamber 8 to function as an air suction for substantially the entire back surface of the storage container 5, suction is performed on a portion of the rear surface of the storage container 5 between the upper edge and a certain dimension downward. The chamber 8 is structured so as not to perform the suction function, so that even if the container 5 has a small storage capacity of the processing object W and an empty space is generated above the group of processing objects inside the container, adjustment is made via this empty space. The air SA may be prevented from being sucked into the suction chamber 8 in a short-circuit manner, so that efficient and uniform processing of the processing object W may be maintained.
[0060]
The processed product W may be any agricultural or marine product such as onion, potato, fruit, or seaweed or seafood, and the processing content of the processed product W is not limited to drying. Heating or humidification, or a combination thereof may be used. The air conditioning means for adjusting the air in the refrigerator is not limited to the dehumidifier, but may be selected according to the processing content of the processing object W, such as an air cooler, an air heater, or a humidifier, or a combination thereof. .
[0061]
In addition, in implementing the invention described in each claim, various structural changes can be made in terms of structure and method within the scope described in each claim.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a side view, FIG. 3 is a front view, FIG. 4 is a side view of a storage section, FIG. 5 is a front view of a storage section, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a work progress mode.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processing cabinet 2 Processing shelf 2a Processing shelf storage part 3 Standby shelf 3a Standby shelf storage part 4A Carry-in part 4B Unloading part 6 Transfer means, transfer machine 7 Air supply duct 9 Suction fan 13 Machine rooms 16, 17 Air-conditioning means, Air conditioning Machine SA conditioned air W treated material

Claims

複数の収納部を備える処理棚を処理庫の庫内に配備するとともに、この処理庫の庫内空気を調整する空調手段を設け、
この空調手段による調整空気を前記処理棚の各収納部に通過させる形態で前記処理庫の庫内空気を前記空調手段と前記処理棚とにわたり循環させて、前記処理棚の各収納部における収納処理物を処理する農水産物処理システムであって、
前記処理庫の庫外に、未処理の処理物を搬入する搬入部と、前記処理棚で処理した処理済みの処理物を搬出する搬出部と、複数の収納部を備える待機棚とを設け、
前記搬入部に搬入された処理物を前記待機棚の各収納部へ順次に収納する入荷作業を自動的に行い、前記待機棚の各収納部に収納されている処理物を前記処理棚の各収納部に収納する入庫作業と前記処理棚の各収納部に収納されている処理物を前記待機棚の各収納部に収納する出庫作業と並行して実施して、前記待機棚の各収納部と前記処理棚の各収納部との間で収納処理物を順次入れ替える入出庫作業を自動的に行い、並びに、前記待機棚の各収納部における収納処理物を前記搬出部へ順次に取り出す出荷作業を自動的に行う移送手段を設けてあり、
前記移送手段を、
前記入荷作業では、移送機を前記搬入部と前記待機棚との間で往復走行させて、その移送機により前記搬入部への搬入処理物を順次に前記待機棚の各収納部へ収納し、
かつ、前記入出庫作業では、前記移送機を前記待機棚と前記処理棚との間で往復走行させて、その移送機により前記待機棚の各収納部における収納処理物と前記処理棚の各収納部における収納処理物とを順次に入れ換え、
かつ、前記出荷作業では、前記移送機を前記待機棚と前記搬出部との間で往復走行させて、その移送機により前記待機棚の各収納部における収納処理物を順次に前記搬出部へ取り出す構成にしてある農水産物処理システム。A processing shelf provided with a plurality of storage units is provided in the processing chamber, and air conditioning means for adjusting air in the processing chamber is provided,
The inside air of the processing cabinet is circulated between the air conditioning unit and the processing shelf in a form in which the conditioned air by the air conditioning unit passes through each storage unit of the processing shelf, and the storage processing in each storage unit of the processing shelf is performed. An agricultural and marine product processing system for processing goods,
Outside the processing cabinet, a carry-in unit that carries in unprocessed processed materials, a carry-out unit that carries out processed products processed in the processing shelf, and a standby shelf provided with a plurality of storage units are provided.
Automatically performs a receiving operation of sequentially storing the processed products loaded into the loading unit in the respective storage units of the standby shelf, and processes the processed products stored in the respective storage units of the standby shelf in the respective processing shelves. Each of the storage sections of the standby shelf is performed in parallel with the receiving operation of storing in the storage section and the unloading operation of storing the processing objects stored in the respective storage sections of the processing shelf in the respective storage sections of the standby shelf. And automatically carry out a loading / unloading operation for sequentially exchanging stored articles between the respective storage sections of the processing shelf, and a shipping operation for sequentially extracting stored articles in the respective storage sections of the standby shelf to the unloading section. There is a transfer means that automatically performs the work ,
The transfer means,
In the receiving operation, a transfer machine is reciprocated between the carry-in section and the standby shelf, and the transfer machine sequentially stores the processed products to be carried into the carry-in section in the respective storage sections of the standby shelf.
Further, in the loading / unloading operation, the transfer device is reciprocated between the standby shelf and the processing shelf, and the transfer device stores the processed material in each storage section of the standby shelf and the storage of the processing shelf. And sequentially replace the stored products in the
Further, in the shipping operation, the transfer device is reciprocated between the standby shelf and the unloading unit, and the transfer device sequentially takes out the stored products in the storage units of the standby rack to the unloading unit. agricultural products processing system that is in the configuration.

前記処理庫の庫内における前記処理棚の前面域を、その処理棚の各収納部に対する前記移送手段の処理物出し入れ作業域にし、
前記処理棚の各収納部に対する調整空気の通風構成として、前記処理棚の前面域へ前記空調手段による調整空気を拡散させる状態に吹き出し供給する給気導風路と、前記処理棚の各収納部から棚背面側へ空気吸引する吸引ファンとを設けてある請求項１記載の農水産物処理システム。The front area of the processing shelf in the storage of the processing shelf, the processing object loading and unloading work area of the transfer means for each storage unit of the processing shelf,
An air supply duct for blowing out the adjusted air by the air-conditioning means to the front area of the processing shelf so as to diffuse the adjusted air to the storage area of the processing shelf; and a storage section of the processing shelf. 2. The agricultural and marine product processing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a suction fan configured to suction air from a side to a shelf rear side.

前記処理棚の各収納部から前記吸引ファンにより吸引した空気を合流状態で流入させる機械室を、前記処理庫の庫内に仕切形成し、
この機械室に前記空調手段として、その機械室の室内気を調整する空調機を配備し、この機械室の室内気を調整空気として前記給気導風路へ送出する構成にしてある請求項２記載の農水産物処理システム。A machine room into which the air sucked by the suction fan from each storage unit of the processing shelf flows in a merged state is partitioned and formed in the processing chamber,
An air conditioner for adjusting the room air in the machine room is provided in the machine room as the air conditioning means, and the room air in the machine room is sent to the air supply duct as adjusted air. Agricultural and marine product processing system as described.

前記搬入部と前記搬出部とを隣合わせに配置し、
前記移送手段を、前記出荷作業において前記移送機を前記搬出部から前記待機棚へ戻り走行させる度に、その戻り走行行程の前記移送機を用いて前記搬入部への搬入処理物を前記待機棚へ収納する入出荷並行作業が可能な構成にしてある請求項１〜３のいずれか１項に記載の農水産物処理システム。 Arranging the carry-in part and the carry-out part side by side,
Each time the transfer means moves the transfer device from the unloading section back to the standby shelf in the shipping operation, the transported product in the return section is transferred to the standby section by using the transfer apparatus in the return travel process. The agricultural and marine product processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the system is configured to be able to carry out receipt / shipment parallel work for storing the product in a storage .

前記空調手段を庫内空気の除湿処理が可能な構成にしてある請求項１〜４のいずれか１項に記載の農水産物処理システム。 The agricultural and marine product processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air-conditioning unit is configured to be capable of performing a dehumidification process on the air in the refrigerator .