JPS6344412A - Boxing device for fruit - Google Patents

Abstract

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。(57) [Abstract] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 この発明は、果実の箱詰装置に関し果実の選別包装プラ
ント、果実選別機等に利用できるものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a fruit packaging device and can be used in fruit sorting and packaging plants, fruit sorting machines, and the like.

従来の技術 従来、果実をのせる受体を果実コンベアの移送方向に沿
って多数連設し、この受体に果実をのせて移送しながら
センサーでその大きさ重量等を検出して、その大きさや
重゛量別の果実取出口に当該果実が移送されたとき、受
体な転倒させる等して箱詰すべく取出す果実選別機にお
いて、センサーと、このセンサーの検出に起因して当該
取出口の取出装置を制御して取出す制御ミス等の原因で
取出せなかった果実は複数の階級別出口のものをまとめ
て果実コンベアの移送終端部に別の取出口を設け、ここ
にすべての受体を転倒させる機械的構成等によって取出
していた。Conventional technology Conventionally, a large number of receivers on which fruits are placed are arranged in series along the transport direction of a fruit conveyor, and while the fruits are placed on the receivers and transferred, a sensor detects the size and weight of the fruit, and the size and weight are measured. When the fruit is transferred to the fruit extraction port according to the weight of the pod, in the fruit sorting machine that takes out the fruit for packaging by overturning the receiver, a sensor and the detection of this sensor cause the fruit to be transferred to the fruit extraction port according to the weight of the pod. For fruits that could not be taken out due to control errors, etc., the fruits that could not be taken out due to control errors, etc. are collected from multiple exits according to class, and another exit is provided at the transfer end of the fruit conveyor, and all the receptacles are taken out here. It was taken out using a mechanical structure that caused it to fall over.

発明が解決しようとする問題点 検出や取出装置の制御ミス等で取出せなかった果実を、
その大きさや重量の階級別取出口から離れた場所に取出
し、また各階級の果実を混合して取出すと、再び果実コ
ンベアの移送上手の供給部へコンベア等で還流させて再
選別する無駄があった。Detection of the problem that the invention aims to solve, or fruit that could not be taken out due to a control error in the taking out device, etc.
If the fruits are taken out in a place far away from the outlet for each size and weight class, and if the fruits of each class are mixed and taken out, there is a waste of re-sorting them by returning them to the supply section at the top of the fruit conveyor. Ta.

問題点を解決するための手段 この発明は、果実受部（１）に果実をのせて移送するコ
ンベア（２〕の移送行程に、箱詰すべき果実を検出する
検出器と（３）の検出に起因して該コンベア（２）の検
出果実を側方へ取出して箱詰する箱詰装置（４）を設け
、この箱詰部ｆｆ１（４）で取出せなかった残りの検出
果実を再検出する検出器（５）と、この検出器（５）の
検出に起因して該再検出果実を該コンベア（２）の側方
へ取出す取出装置（６）とを設けてなる果実の箱詰装置
の構成とした。Means for Solving the Problems This invention provides a detector (3) for detecting fruit to be packed in a conveyor (2) that places fruits on a fruit receiver (1) and transports the fruit in a conveyor (2). Due to this, a packaging device (4) is provided to take out the detected fruits of the conveyor (2) to the side and pack them into boxes, and the remaining detected fruits that could not be taken out by this packaging section ff1 (4) are re-detected. A fruit packaging device comprising a detector (5) and a take-out device (6) for taking out the re-detected fruit to the side of the conveyor (2) due to detection by the detector (5). The structure is as follows.

発明の作用、および効果 コンベア（２）の果実受部（１）に果実をのせて移送し
ながら箱詰すべき果実を検出する検出装置ｉｆ　（３）
で検出し、この検出に起因制御されて当該果実を取出し
て箱詰する箱詰部ａ（４）の取出部で取出して箱詰部で
箱詰するものである。検出器（５）は、箱詰部Ｎ（４）
の取出部を通過した残りの果実を検出し、該検出器（５
）の制御ミス等で箱詰装置（４）部を通過して検出器（
５）が再検出した果実があればこれを取出装置（６）で
取出すものである。検出器（５）と取出装置１（６）と
は箱詰装置（４）と一体的乃至はその移送下手側に接近
させて設けてもよいもので、再検出果実は正規の当該大
きさの箱詰果実の箱詰部に（４）の近傍に取出されるか
ら、検出装置（３）や箱詰部こ（４）の失敗を補う装置
として、再び果実コンベア（２）の移送上手側へ還流さ
せて選別するような必要がなくなり、コンベア乃至は人
手で近い距離にある夫々の階級別箱詰装置（４）に合流
させて箱詰されるので便利である。Functions and effects of the invention Detection device if (3) that detects fruits to be packed while conveying fruits on the fruit receiver (1) of the conveyor (2)
The fruit is taken out at the take-out section of the boxing section a (4), which is controlled based on this detection, and then packed at the boxing section. The detector (5) is located in the packaging section N (4)
The remaining fruit that has passed through the extraction part of the detector (5) is detected.
) due to a control error, etc., the product passes through the packaging device (4) section and the detector (
If there is any fruit re-detected in step 5), it is taken out by the take-out device (6). The detector (5) and the take-out device 1 (6) may be installed integrally with the packing device (4) or close to the downstream side of the transport, and the re-detected fruit will be of the correct size. Since the boxed fruit is taken out near the boxing section (4), it is transferred to the upper side of the fruit conveyor (2) again as a device to compensate for the failure of the detection device (3) and the boxing section (4). This eliminates the need for refluxing and sorting, and it is convenient because the products can be packed by conveyor or manually into the respective class-specific packaging devices (4) located at a short distance.

実施例 尚、区側においてコンベア（２）はベルトコンベア（２
）のベルト（７）上に厚さを有した三角片（８）の斜面
を果実の受面とすべく、中低昇高の放射状に複数個を配
設して形成する果実受部（１）を、コンベア（２）の移
送方向（イ）に沿って適当な間隔に連設した形態のベル
トコンベアピし、その移送方向（イ）上手側から下手側
に向って、果実を受部（１）にのせる供給部（９）、箱
詰しない大玉果実を検出する検出器（１０）、大玉果実
を検出器（ｌＯ）の検出によって制御されて取出すべき
取出＊（１１）およびその取出果実を受ける受箱（１２
）、箱詰果実を検出する検出器Ｍ（３）、箱詰装置！　
（４）　、検出器（５）、取出装置（６）、をこれらの
順に配設すると共に、移送終端部に連接させて、残った
小玉果実をコンベア（２）から受ける受箱（１３）を設
けている。Example: On the ward side, the conveyor (2) is a belt conveyor (2).
) is formed by arranging a plurality of triangular pieces (8) in a radial manner with medium and low elevation so that the slope of the thick triangular piece (8) on the belt (7) serves as the receiving surface for the fruit. ) are arranged in series at appropriate intervals along the transfer direction (A) of the conveyor (2), and the fruits are transferred from the upper side to the lower side in the transfer direction (A) to the receiving section ( 1), a detector (10) for detecting large fruit that is not packed in a box, a take-out* (11) to take out the large fruit under the control of the detection by the detector (lO), and the fruit to be taken out. Receiving box (12
), Detector M (3) that detects boxed fruit, boxing device!
(4) , a detector (5), and a take-out device (6) are arranged in this order, and a receiving box (13) is connected to the transfer end portion to receive the remaining small fruit from the conveyor (2). It is set up.

検出′Ａａ！（３）は、コンベア（２）の左右機枠（３
７）に設ける門型に形成される前後の装置枠（１４）の
上部に、果実を照らす照明灯（１５）を設け、コンベア
（２）の−側には、前後一対のセンサ（１８）　　（Ｉ
ＥＩ）を適当な間隔に配設してその側方な移送される果
実を検出し、一対のセンサ（１６）と（１６）とに同時
に検出される果実を箱詰果実と判断すべく、これに適合
する間隔に設けている。該検出器（１０）もこれと同形
態に設けてあり、一対のセンサ（１Ｂ）　　（１Ｂ）の
間隔は大玉果実に適合した間隔に設けている。また果実
を検出判断すると共に箱詰装置（４）を制御すべきｅｐ
ｕを含む制御部（１７）を設けている。　　（１８）は
隣接果実列との間を仕切る仕切板である。Detection'Aa! (3) is the left and right machine frame (3) of the conveyor (2).
At the top of the front and rear device frames (14) formed in a gate shape provided in 7), illumination lights (15) are provided to illuminate the fruit, and on the - side of the conveyor (2), a pair of front and rear sensors (18) ( I
EI) are arranged at appropriate intervals to detect the fruit being transferred to the side, and the fruit detected simultaneously by the pair of sensors (16) and (16) is determined to be a boxed fruit. They are set at intervals that match. The detector (10) is also provided in the same form as this, and the distance between the pair of sensors (1B) (1B) is set at an interval suitable for large fruits. In addition, the ep which should detect and judge the fruit and control the packaging device (4)
A control section (17) including u is provided. (18) is a partition plate that partitions adjacent fruit rows.

箱詰装置（４）は、果実を取出す取出装置（１９）と箱
詰コンベア（２０）とで構成している。取出装置（１θ
）は、該検出装置（３）の隣接下手側のコンベア（２）
の−側にそのフレーム（２１）を設け、このフレーム（
２１）上部にコンベア（２）の移送方向に沿わせて設け
る軸（２２）に、この軸回りに回動可能に設けたアーム
（２３）の下端に、エアシリンダ（２４）をその伸縮杆
（２５）を下向きにして設け、伸縮杆（２５）先端部に
は果実を吸着すべき吸着体（２Ｂ）を設けると共に、該
エアシリンダ（２０の下部と、該フレーム（２１）−側
の取付部との間にその両端部を枢支して横姿勢のエヤシ
リンダ（２７）を設け、これらをフレーム（２１）内に
３組並設して構成し、吸着体（２８）は真空ポンプとの
間をエア配管し、エアシリンダ（２４）と（２７）とは
ニアコンプレッサとの間にエア配管を設け、夫々のエア
配管に介設する電磁バルブ（２８）を、該検出装置（３
）の検出に起因してその制御部（１７）で制御操作して
果実の吸着、取出を行わせるべく制御構成している。吸
着体（２６）は、ゴムの如き弾性気密体で構成する中空
筒を蛇腹状に形成して上下に伸縮可能に設けられ、下側
開口の周縁が果実に接触して吸着保持すべく設けである
、マタ、箱詰コンベア（２０）は、その移送方向（ハ）
前後に軸設するスプロケッ）　（２１１）　　（２９）
間に左右一対のチェ７（３０）を巻回したチェンコンベ
ア（２０）とし、チェ７（３０）には空箱（３１）を受
ける受面を設け、コンベア（２）のベルト（７）の上側
移送往行程と下側復行程との間をこれと直交する方向に
貫通させ、更に取出装置ｔ（１９）のフレーム（２１）
を貫通させ、これらに支持させて設けである。チェ７（
３０）は、原動機から一回転クラッチを介して伝動構成
され、取出装置！（１９）の吸着体（２Ｂ）の並列３個
が１箱詰位Ｍ（ロ）において空箱（３１）内にこのコン
ベア（２Ｇ）の移送方向（ハ）に対する直交方向に３個
の果実を詰込む毎に、移送方向（ハ）の前後の果実間隔
（ニ）だけ間歇的に移送すべく伝動制御構成している。The boxing device (4) is composed of a takeout device (19) for taking out the fruit and a boxing conveyor (20). Extraction device (1θ
) is the conveyor (2) on the downstream side adjacent to the detection device (3).
The frame (21) is provided on the - side of the
21) An air cylinder (24) is attached to the lower end of an arm (23) rotatable around the shaft (22) provided on the upper part along the transport direction of the conveyor (2), and the air cylinder (24) is attached to the telescopic rod ( 25) is provided facing downward, and an adsorbent (2B) to adsorb fruit is provided at the tip of the telescopic rod (25), and the lower part of the air cylinder (20) and the mounting portion on the side of the frame (21) are provided. An air cylinder (27) in a horizontal position with its both ends pivotally supported is provided between the frame (21), and three sets of these are arranged in parallel in the frame (21), and the adsorbent (28) is placed between the vacuum pump and the air cylinder (27). Air piping is provided between the air cylinders (24) and (27) and the near compressor, and a solenoid valve (28) interposed in each air piping is connected to the detection device (3).
) is detected, the control unit (17) performs control operations to adsorb and take out the fruit. The adsorbent (26) is a bellows-shaped hollow cylinder made of an elastic airtight material such as rubber, and is provided so that it can be expanded and contracted up and down, and the periphery of the lower opening contacts the fruit to adsorb and hold it. Yes, the box conveyor (20) is in its transport direction (c)
(211) (29)
The chain conveyor (20) has a pair of left and right chains 7 (30) wound between them, and the chain 7 (30) is provided with a receiving surface for receiving an empty box (31), and the belt (7) of the conveyor (2) is The frame (21) of the take-out device t (19) is inserted between the upper forward transport stroke and the lower reverse travel stroke in a direction perpendicular thereto.
It is provided by penetrating through and supported by these. Che 7 (
30) is configured to transmit power from the prime mover via a one-turn clutch, and is a take-out device! Three adsorbents (2B) in parallel in (19) place three fruits in an empty box (31) in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction (c) of this conveyor (2G) at one box filling position M (b). The transmission control is configured to intermittently transfer the fruit by the distance (d) before and after the fruit in the transfer direction (c) each time the fruit is stuffed.

この箱詰コンベア（２０）の移送上手側には、空箱（３
１）を供給すべきシュート（３２）を設けると共に、下
手側には、回転自在のローラを枢支連設するローラコン
ベア（３３）を設けている。On the upper side of the box conveyor (20), empty boxes (3
A chute (32) for supplying 1) is provided, and a roller conveyor (33) with rotatable rollers pivotally connected is provided on the lower side.

検出器（５）は、箱詰装置（４）の取出装置（１９）　
（７）フレーム（２１）内のコンベア（２）移送方向下
手端部に投光器（３４）を設けると共にコンベア（２）
上方を左右に架設する枠（３５）に垂下させて光電スイ
ッチのセンサ（３８）を設け、投光器（３０とセンサ（
３Ｂ）との間の光線ビームを果実体が横切って通過する
に要する時間によって当該果実を検出し、取出部！！　
（６）を制御すべく構成している。The detector (5) is the unloading device (19) of the packaging device (4).
(7) A projector (34) is provided at the lower end of the conveyor (2) in the transport direction within the frame (21), and the conveyor (2)
A photoelectric switch sensor (38) is installed by hanging from the upper part of the frame (35) installed on the left and right, and a floodlight (30) and a sensor (38) are installed.
3B) The fruit is detected by the time required for the fruit body to pass across the light beam between the extractor and the extractor! !
(6) is configured to control.

取出部Ｍ（６）は、コンベア（２）の−側の機枠（３７
）に設ける柱部からベルト（７）上方へ横向突設される
装置枠（３８）に、コンベア（２）の移送方向（イ）に
沿わせて軸（３３）を設け、この軸（３９）にその下側
な揺動可能に垂設する取出杆（４０）の上部と、該装置
枠（３８）上部の取付部との間に両端を枢支してエアシ
リンダ（４１）を架設して構成し、検出器（５）の検出
によってエアシリンダ（４１）のエア回路に設ける電磁
バルブを切替制御してエアシリンダ（４１）を伸縮動さ
せ、当該果実を側方に設ける受箱（４２）へ蹴出させる
べく制御構成している。該取出ＩＩ（１１）もこの取出
装置（６）と同構成に設けている。The take-out part M (6) is connected to the machine frame (37) on the negative side of the conveyor (2).
) A shaft (33) is provided along the transport direction (A) of the conveyor (2) on a device frame (38) that projects laterally above the belt (7) from a pillar provided in the belt (7), and this shaft (39) An air cylinder (41) is installed with both ends pivotally supported between the upper part of the take-out rod (40) which is swingably installed on the lower side and the mounting part on the upper part of the device frame (38). A receiving box (42) in which the fruit is placed on the side by switching and controlling the electromagnetic valve provided in the air circuit of the air cylinder (41) according to the detection by the detector (5) to extend and retract the air cylinder (41). The control structure is configured to make it kick out. The take-out II (11) is also provided with the same configuration as this take-out device (6).

コンベア（２）の供給部（９）で受部（１）に果実を供
給して移送するとき、検出器（１０）が大玉果実を検出
し取出機（１１）を制御して、検出果実が取出機（１１
）部に到達するとき果実を受箱（１２）へ蹴出させる。When the supply section (9) of the conveyor (2) supplies and transfers fruits to the receiving section (1), the detector (10) detects large fruits and controls the take-out machine (11) to detect the detected fruits. Take-out machine (11
), the fruit is kicked out into the receiving box (12).

大玉果実を取出した残りの箱詰果実と小玉果実とを検出
装置１　（３）のセンサ（１Ｂ）が検出し、一対のセン
サ（０１）　　（１Ｂ）に同時に検出される大きさの果
実を箱詰果実として判断し、制御部（１７）が箱詰装置
（４）の取出部こ（１８）を制御し、並列する３組の取
出部２１（１９）が順送り操作されてその吸着体（２８
）で吸着保持した果実を、シュー）　（３２）から箱詰
コンベア（２０）で間歇移送される空箱（３１）へ該箱
詰位置（ロ）において横一列３個の果実を詰込むと、こ
の詰込毎に箱詰コンベア゛（２０）を該間隔（ニ）相当
の距離宛移送して箱詰する０箱詰された果実はローラコ
ンベア（３３）上に後続の箱に押されて移動し、この後
出荷されるものである。検出器Ｍ（３）が検出を見逃し
たり、取出部＠（１９）が取出ミスをした箱詰すべき果
実は検出器（５）がこれを再検出し、取出装置（６）が
検出器（５）に制御されてそのエアシリンダ（４１）が
伸縮動することによって取出杆（４０）が当該果実を受
箱（４２）へ蹴出して直ちに元の姿勢に復帰して検出器
（５）の次の制御を待機する。受箱（４２）へ取出され
た箱詰すべき果実は適宜空箱（３１）に手詰して横側の
ローラコンベア（３３）にのせると遠くへ持運ぶことな
く出荷作業に移行させることができるものである。The sensor (1B) of the detection device 1 (3) detects the remaining boxed fruits and small fruits from which the large fruit has been removed, and the fruit of the size that is simultaneously detected by the pair of sensors (01) (1B) is placed in the box. The control unit (17) controls the unloading unit (18) of the packing device (4), and the three sets of parallel unloading units 21 (19) are sequentially operated to remove the adsorbent (28).
When the fruit held by suction at the box packing position (b) is stuffed into the empty box (31) which is intermittently transferred from the shoe box (32) by the boxing conveyor (20), three horizontal rows of fruits are packed at the boxing position (b). For each packing, the boxing conveyor (20) is transported to a distance corresponding to the interval (d) and boxed. The boxed fruits are pushed onto the roller conveyor (33) and moved by the subsequent boxes. It will be shipped after this. If the detector M (3) misses the detection or the take-out unit @ (19) makes a mistake in taking out the fruit to be packed, the detector (5) re-detects it, and the take-out device (6) detects it again. 5), the air cylinder (41) expands and contracts, and the extraction rod (40) kicks out the fruit into the receiving box (42), immediately returns to its original position, and detects the detector (5). Wait for next control. Fruits taken out to the receiving box (42) to be boxed are packed into empty boxes (31) as appropriate and placed on the roller conveyor (33) on the side, so that they can be transferred to shipping work without having to be carried far. It is something that can be done.

尚、コンベア（２）は受皿状の受部（１）を多数連設し
たチェンコンベアでもよい、また、箱詰装Ｍ（４）は、
転倒可能の受部（１）を転倒させる取出部と、取出した
果実のベルトコンベア等の移送機とからなり、人手で果
実を箱に詰める形態の箱詰装置でもよい。In addition, the conveyor (2) may be a chain conveyor in which a large number of saucer-shaped receiving portions (1) are arranged in series, and the box packing M (4) may be
It may be a boxing device that is comprised of a take-out part for overturning a receptacle (1) that can be turned over, and a conveyor such as a belt conveyor for the taken-out fruits, and in which the fruits are manually packed into boxes.

尚、また検出器（５）は、検出装置（３）と同Ｈ態ニ３
１２けてもよいし、検出装置（３）と箱詰装置（４）と
はコンベア（２）に複数組設けてもよいものである。Furthermore, the detector (5) is in the same H state as the detection device (3).
12 units may be used, and a plurality of sets of the detection device (3) and packaging device (4) may be provided on the conveyor (2).

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

図は、この発明の一実施例を示すもので、第１図は平面
図、第２図は一部を断面せる正面図、第３図は一部の立
面図、第４図は一部の立面図である。 図中、符号（１）は果実受部、（２）はコンベア、（３
）は検出装置、（４）は箱詰袋こ、（５）は検ＩＩ器、
（６）は取出装置を示す。The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view, Fig. 2 is a partially sectional front view, Fig. 3 is a partially sectional elevation view, and Fig. 4 is a partially sectional view. FIG. In the figure, code (1) is the fruit receiver, (2) is the conveyor, and (3
) is the detection device, (4) is the boxed bag, (5) is the detector II,
(6) indicates a take-out device.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 果実受部（１）に果実をのせて移送するコンベア（２）
の移送行程に、箱詰すべき果実を検出する検出装置（３
）の検出に起因して該コンベア（２）の検出果実を側方
へ取出して箱詰する箱詰装置（４）を設け、この箱詰装
置（４）で取出せなかった残りの検出果実を再検出する
検出器（５）と、この検出器（５）の検出に起因して該
再検出果実を該コンベア（２）の側方へ取出す取出装置
（６）とを設けてなる果実の箱詰装置。Conveyor (2) that transfers fruits by placing them on the fruit receiver (1)
During the transportation process, a detection device (3
), a boxing device (4) is provided which takes out the detected fruits from the conveyor (2) to the side and packs them into boxes. Fruit boxing comprising a detector (5) for detecting and a take-out device (6) for taking out the re-detected fruit to the side of the conveyor (2) due to the detection by the detector (5). Device.