JP2016195971A - Soybean sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an epoch-making soybean sorter which exhibits a novel action effect.SOLUTION: A soybean sorter which excludes defective soybeans 50 to sort defective soybeans 50 from non-defective soybeans 50, has a soybean transportation unit 1 that transports the soybeans 50 in a vertical position where the longitudinal ends of the soybeans 50 coincide with the transportation direction and the front and rear faces 50a of the soybeans 50 coincide with the left-right direction. This soybean transportation unit 1 is provided with a guide 2 that guides the front and rear faces 50a of the soybeans 50. The underside of this guide 2 is provided with a standing state blocking part 3 that blocks the soybeans 50 being transported from turning into a standing state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a green soybean sorting apparatus.

  Applicants have rejected defective edamame (green beans with only one fruit per pod, single edamame) and defective edamame and good edamame (green beans with multiple berries, double edamame) For example, a soy bean sorting device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2665636 (hereinafter referred to as a conventional example) has been proposed.

  In this conventional example, the green soybean 50 is vibrated as shown in FIG. 9 in a vertical state in which the longitudinal ends of the green beans 50 are in the transport direction and the front and back surfaces 50a of the green beans 50 are in the left-right direction. There is a green soybean transporting part 31 for transporting the green soybeans 50. The green soybean transporting part 31 is provided with a guide part 32 for guiding the front and back surfaces 50a of the green soybeans 50. The width of the sorting gap S is set to a size that allows the double-grained green soybeans 50 to pass through (see FIG. 9) and that the single-grain green beans 50 cannot pass through. Therefore, one grain green soybean 50 can be eliminated (see FIG. 10). Reference numeral 31 ′ denotes a next green soybean transport unit having the same structure as the green soybean transport unit 31.

Japanese Patent No. 2665636

  By the way, the guide part 32 of the conventional example has a structure in which the inclined left guide part 32a and the inclined right guide part 32b are opposed to each other with a predetermined interval T, and the single edamame beans 50 having a wide area of a thin part. Is vertically rotated with the fruit as a fulcrum during transportation to stand up between the left guide part 32a and the right guide part 32b (a state in which the length direction of the green soybean 50 is the vertical direction), and the lower part of the single green soybean 50 is It is conveyed in a state of projecting downward from the interval T, dropped from the sorting gap S and eliminated.

  However, if the conveying distance is long in the standing state and the lower part protrudes downward from the interval T, the single edible beans 50 may be further pushed into the interval T due to their own weight during the conveyance, and the conveyance may be stopped due to being pinched. It was confirmed (see Fig. 11). In this case, as a matter of course, the subsequent green soybean 50 is also jammed and cannot be conveyed (see FIG. 12).

  The present invention has advanced further research and development on the aforementioned green soybean sorting device, and as a result, has developed an innovative green soybean sorting device that exhibits unprecedented effects.

  The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  A green soybean sorting device that eliminates defective green soybeans 50 and sorts defective green beans 50 and good green beans 50, wherein the ends of the green beans 50 in the length direction are in the transport direction and the front and back surfaces of the green soybeans 50 The green beans 50 has a green soybean carrier 50 that conveys the green beans 50 in a vertical state, and the green beans 50 is provided with a guide 2 that guides the front and back surfaces 50a of the green beans 50. 2 is provided with an upright state blocking unit 3 for preventing the conveyed green soybean 50 from being in an upright state, and the end of the standing state blocking unit 3 is the end of the green soybean transfer direction of the guide unit 2. The present invention relates to a green soybean sorting apparatus, which is provided at a position of a predetermined distance L from the upstream side to the upstream side of conveyance.

  The green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion 2 has a structure in which an inclined left guide portion 2a and an inclined right guide portion 2b are arranged with a predetermined interval T therebetween. This relates to a green soybean sorting apparatus.

  The green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the left guide portion 2a and the right guide portion 2b are configured to expand upward.

  Moreover, the green soybeans sorting apparatus of any one of Claims 1-3 WHEREIN: The said guide part 2 concerns on the green soybeans sorting apparatus characterized by the multiple side-by-side arrangement in the width direction.

  Further, in the green soybean sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the front green soybean conveying unit 1 is configured to vibrate in the conveying direction, and the green soybean 50 is conveyed by the vibration. The present invention relates to an edamame sorting apparatus.

  Further, in the green soybean sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the good green soybean 50 is the green soybean 50 having a plurality of fruits in the basket, and the defective green soybean 50 is the green soybean having only one fruit in the basket. The present invention relates to an edamame sorting apparatus characterized by being 50.

  In addition, in the green soybean sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the standing state prevention unit 3 is configured by a plate member disposed below the guide unit 2. This relates to a sorting device.

  In addition, in the green soybean sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, a sorting unit 4 having a sorting gap S from the end of the guide unit 2 in the green soybean transport direction at the downstream end of the green soybean transport unit 1. The present invention relates to a green soybean sorting apparatus characterized by being provided.

  9. The green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the sorting gap S has a size such that a defective green soybean 50 is dropped.

  Further, in the green soybean sorting device according to any one of claims 8 and 9, the green soybean transport unit 1 has a next green soybean transport unit 1 'having the same structure as the green soybean transport unit 1 via the sorting unit 4. The present invention relates to a green soybean sorting apparatus characterized by being provided.

  Further, in the green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 10, the green beans 50 conveyed in the green soybean conveyance unit 1 is in an upright state in the guide unit 2 after passing through an end of the standing state blocking unit 3 in the green soybean conveyance direction. The defective green soybean 50 is dropped and removed from the sorting gap S, while the good green soybean 50 is not dropped from the sorting gap S and is conveyed in the next green soybean conveying section 1 ′ via the sorting section 4. The present invention relates to a green soybean sorting apparatus characterized by being configured as described above.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, defective green soybeans can be excluded and defective green beans and good green soybeans can be favorably selected, and compared to the above-described conventional example, the green soybean conveying unit. It becomes an epoch-making edamame sorting device that exhibits unprecedented effects, such as preventing the edamame that is transported in clogging from becoming clogged.

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  An embodiment of the present invention which is considered to be suitable will be briefly described with reference to the drawings showing the operation of the present invention.

  When the green soybean 50 is transported in the green soybean transport unit 1 in a vertical state in which the end in the length direction of the green soybean 50 is in the transport direction and the front and back surfaces 50a of the green soybean 50 are in the left-right direction, The back surface 50 a is guided by the guide unit 2, and for example, the single edamame beans 50 are conveyed in a state in which the standing state blocking unit 3 prevents the standing state blocking unit 3 from standing.

  Further, according to the present invention, the end of the standing state preventing unit 3 in the green soybean transport direction is provided at a predetermined distance L from the end of the guide unit 2 to the upstream side of the green soybean transport direction. The single edamame beans 50 that have passed through the end of the edamame conveying direction are conveyed in an upright state.

  However, since the distance L, that is, the portion where the single-grain green beans 50 can stand up is shorter than that of the above-described conventional example, the possibility that the single-grain green beans 50 cannot be conveyed by the guide portion 2 is extremely low.

  Even if the transport of the single edible beans 50 transported in the standing state is stopped, the transport distance is short, and therefore, when the guide portion has a distance T as in the conventional example described above, the distance T is further increased. It is not pushed in. Therefore, it is pressed by the subsequent green soybean 50, and the stop state of the single-grain green soybean 50 can be eliminated.

  Therefore, as compared with the above-described conventional example, the pattern beans 50 are selected more favorably, and it is also possible to prevent the green beans 50 conveyed in the green soybean transport unit 1 from becoming clogged and not being conveyed. .

  Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  This example eliminates defective edamame 50 (green soybean 50 / single edamame 50), defective edamame 50 and non-defective edamame 50 (green soybean 50% with berries) ) And soy bean sorting device.

  In addition, the green soybean 50 referred to in the present specification refers to a state in which the fruit is contained in the bowl as described above, and the double-grain green soybean 50 that is a non-defective product refers to two or more green soybeans 50, Even if two or more edamame beans 50 are not ripe with sufficient size (if the fruit is thin and the area of this thin part is wide), it is selected as a defective product.

  More specifically, in this embodiment, the green soybean carrier sorting body 5 is provided on the upper portion of the base 8 having a frame structure having the moving means 7 (caster portion) at the lower portion.

  The green soybean transporting and sorting body 5 is configured by arranging the green soybean transporting unit 1 and the sorting unit 4 side by side as shown in FIGS. Two sets of green soybean transporting and sorting structures are juxtaposed in the direction of transporting green soybeans 50. Further, in each green soybean transporting and sorting structure, a plurality of green soybean transporting units 1 are juxtaposed in the width direction. Incidentally, the green soybean transporting and sorting structure arranged side by side in the transport direction of the green soybeans 50 may be one set or three or more sets. The next green soybean transport unit 1 ′ having the same structure as the green soybean transport unit 1 is provided.

  The green soybean conveying unit 1 conveys the green soybean 50 in a vertical state in which the end in the length direction of the green soybean 50 is in the conveying direction and the front and back surfaces 50a of the green soybean 50 are in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a guide portion 2 for guiding the front and back surfaces 50 a of the green soybean 50 is provided, and below this guide portion 2, the standing green soybean 50 is prevented from standing up. A state blocking unit 3 is provided.

  A plurality of guide portions 2 are arranged side by side in the width direction, and the inclined left guide portion 2a and the inclined right guide portion 2b are arranged with a predetermined interval T therebetween. The left and right guide portions 2a and 2b are V-shaped in cross-sectional view. It is the structure which expands toward the upper part.

  Further, the interval T between the guide portions 2 (the guide bar members 2 ') is set to a constant interval (parallel interval) from the upstream end to the downstream end.

  The standing state blocking part 3 is composed of a plate member 3 ′ arranged below the guide part 2 (guide bar member 2 ′), and the peripheral edge 50 b of the green soybean 50 conveyed to the standing state blocking part 3 Prevents contact and standing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the end of the standing state blocking portion 3 is provided at a predetermined distance L from the end of the guide portion 2 in the green soybean transport direction to the upstream side of the green soybean transport direction.

  This is because the defective green soybean 50 (for example, one green soybean 50) is removed in the sorting gap S well, so that the single green soybean 50 is intentionally raised (the length direction of the green soybean 50 is the vertical direction). This is because the state becomes.

  The green soybean transport unit 1 is not limited to the structure described above, and the standing state blocking unit 3 is configured by a rod-shaped member, or the guide unit 2 and the standing state blocking unit 3 are integrated in a V-shaped cross section. (For example, it is comprised with a corrugated member).

  Reference numeral 6 denotes an edamame distribution unit on which a large amount of edamame 50 is placed and introduces the edamame 50 into the most upstream side edamame transport unit 1.

  In the present embodiment, the sorting unit 4 is provided with a predetermined sorting gap S from the end of the green soybean transport unit 1 (guide unit 2).

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, the selection unit 4 includes an introduction side guide plate 9 a that forms the green soybean receiving unit 9 and a discharge side guide plate 9 b that forms the green soybean extraction unit.

  Further, the inlet side guide plate 9a and the outlet side guide plate 9b are arranged in a mountain shape so as to form an upstream end of the green soybean receiving part 9, and this green soybean receiving part 9 is arranged so as to cross the conveying direction for selection. The gap S is the length from the upstream end portion formed by the top portion 9c of the green soybean receiving portion 9 to the downstream end portion of the green soybean conveying portion 1, and is set to an interval through which the single green soybean 50 can pass.

  Reference numeral 11 denotes a partition plate for controlling the conveying posture of the double-grained green soybean 50 in the sorting gap S in the correct longitudinal direction.

  Moreover, the green soybean conveyance sorter 5 is provided on the upper part of the base 8 via a vibration generator.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vibration generator includes an attachment portion 11 attached to the upper portion of the base 8 via an elastic member 10 (vibration isolation rubber), and a lower end connected to the attachment portion 11, and an upper end is green soybeans. A pair of front and rear spring portions 12 (plate springs) connected to the transport sorting body 5 and a vibrating portion 13 provided between the attachment portion 11 and the green soybean transport sorting body 5 are configured.

  In the present embodiment, a vibration feeder is employed as the vibration unit 13, which generates fine vibrations and has good transportability and quietness.

  Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the operation of the vibration unit 13 causes vibration in the traveling direction oblique direction (conveyance direction) with respect to the green soybean conveyance sorter 5, and the green soybean 50 on the green soybean conveyance unit 1 is conveyed by this vibration. The

  Reference numeral 14 is a control unit, and 15 is a collection box for receiving the selected green soybean 50.

  Since the present embodiment is configured as described above, the green soybean 50 is transported in the green soybean transport unit 1 in a vertical state in which the lengthwise ends of the green beans 50 are in the transport direction and the front and back surfaces 50a of the green beans 50 are in the left-right direction. At this time, the front and back surfaces 50 a of the green soybean 50 are guided by the guide portion 2, and for example, the single-grain green soybean 50 is transported in a state where the standing state blocking portion 3 prevents the rising state.

  Further, in this embodiment, the end of the standing state blocking unit 3 is provided at a predetermined distance L from the end of the guide unit 2 toward the upstream side of the green soybean transport direction. The one-grain green soybean 50 that has passed the end of the green soybean conveyance direction 3 is conveyed in an upright state.

  However, since the distance L, that is, the portion where the single-grain green beans 50 can stand up is shorter than that of the above-described conventional example, the possibility that the single-grain green beans 50 cannot be conveyed by the guide portion 2 is extremely low.

  Even if the transport of the single edamame beans 50 transported in this standing state is stopped, the transport distance is short, so that it is not further pushed into the interval T of the guide portion 2 as in the conventional example described above. Therefore, the stopped state of the single edamame 50 can be canceled by being pressed by the subsequent edamame 50.

  Therefore, as compared with the above-described conventional example, the pattern beans 50 are selected more favorably, and it is also possible to prevent the green beans 50 conveyed in the green soybean transport unit 1 from becoming clogged and not being conveyed. .

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, defective green soybeans 50 can be eliminated and defective green beans 50 and good green soybeans 50 can be selected well, and compared to the above-described conventional example, the green soybean carrier 1 As a result, it is prevented as much as possible that the green soybeans 50 being transported are clogged.

  Further, in this embodiment, the guide portion 2 has a structure in which the inclined left guide portion 2a and the inclined right guide portion 2b are opposed to each other with a predetermined interval T. Done.

  Further, in this embodiment, the left guide portion 2a and the right guide portion 2b are configured to expand upward, so that the green soybean 50 can be transported satisfactorily.

  In this embodiment, since a plurality of guide portions 2 are arranged in the width direction, a large amount of green soybeans 50 can be favorably selected.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the green soybean transport unit 1 is configured to vibrate in the transport direction, and the green soybean 50 is transported by this vibration, so the green soybean 50 is transported reliably and satisfactorily.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the standing state blocking portion 3 is composed of the plate member 3 ′ disposed below the guide portion 2, it is possible to prevent the standing state of the green soybeans 50 with a simple structure. it can.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the downstream end portion of the green soybean transport unit 1 is provided with the screening unit 4 having the screening gap S from the end of the guide unit 2 in the green soybean transport direction, the green soybean 50 can be sorted well. Done.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the green soybean transport unit 1 is provided with the next green soybean transport unit 1 ′ having the same structure as the green soybean transport unit 1 via the sorting unit 4, so that the green soybean 50 can be transported and sorted well. Done.

  Further, in this embodiment, the green soybean 50 conveyed in the green soybean transport unit 1 passes through the end of the standing state blocking unit 3 in the green soybean conveyance direction, and then the defective green soybean 50 that has been raised in the guide unit 2 is selected. On the other hand, the non-defective green soybean 50 is removed from the gap S, and is not dropped from the sorting gap S, but is conveyed in the next green soybean conveying section 1 ′ via the sorting section 4. Transport and sorting.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the specific configuration of each component can be designed as appropriate.

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Claims (11)

  A green soybean sorting device that eliminates defective green soybeans and sorts defective green beans from good green beans, wherein the lengthwise ends of the green beans are in the conveying direction and the front and back surfaces of the green beans are in the horizontal direction. There is a green soybean transport unit that transports the green soybeans in a vertical state, and the green soybean transport unit is provided with a guide part that guides the front and back surfaces of the green soybeans, and the green soybeans that are transported are standing below the guide unit. A standing state blocking portion is provided to prevent the standing state, and the end of the standing state blocking portion is provided at a predetermined distance from the end of the guide portion in the green soybean conveyance direction to the upstream side of the conveyance. Edamame sorting device.   2. The green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion has a structure in which an inclined left guide portion and an inclined right guide portion are arranged at a predetermined interval.   The green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the left guide part and the right guide part are configured to expand upward.   The green soybeans sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a plurality of the guide portions are arranged in parallel in the width direction.   The green soybean sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the front green soybean conveyance unit is configured to vibrate in a conveyance direction, and the green soybean is conveyed by the vibration. Edamame sorting device.   In the green soybean sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a good green soybean is a green soybean with a plurality of fruits in a basket, and a defective green soybean is a green soybean with only one fruit in a basket. Edamame sorting device.   The green soybeans sorting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the standing state prevention unit is configured by a plate member disposed at a lower part of the guide unit.   8. The green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a downstream side end portion of the green soybean conveyance unit is provided with a selection unit having a selection gap from the end of the guide unit in the green soybean conveyance direction. Edamame sorting device.   The green soybean sorting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the sorting gap has a size such that defective green soybeans fall.   10. The green soybean sorting device according to claim 8, wherein the green soybean transport unit is provided with a next green soybean transport unit having the same structure as the green soybean transport unit via the sorting unit. Edamame sorting device.   The green soybeans transported in the green soybean transport unit according to claim 10, wherein the green soybeans transported in the green soybean transport unit pass the end of the standing state blocking unit in the green soybean transport direction, and then the defective green soybeans in the standing state in the guide unit are The green soybean is dropped and removed from the sorting gap, and the good green soybean is not dropped from the sorting gap and is conveyed in the next green soybean conveyance unit through the sorting unit. apparatus.

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