JPH0647841Y2 - Fruit and vegetable transfer supply device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application This invention is, for example, a shooter for randomly feeding fruits and vegetables such as mandarin oranges, navel, Iyokan, and a shape corresponding to the size of these fruits and vegetables. Used to interpose with a sorting device that has a row-shaped sorting hole for sorting, and transfers fruits and vegetables that are fed from the shooter and are sequentially arranged in a horizontal row and fed to the above-mentioned sorting device. Regarding the feeding device.

(B) Conventional Technology Conventionally, as the fruit and vegetable transfer supply device of the above-mentioned example, for example,
There is a device described in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 57-70844.

That is, the transfer rollers are arranged at equal pitches between the left and right revolving chains that are horizontally separated from each other, and annular protrusions and annular recesses are alternately formed on the transfer rollers in the axial direction, so that adjacent transfer rollers are formed. With the annular protrusions of the rollers facing each other,
A fruit and vegetable transfer / feeding device having a roller / rotating means for forming a fruit / vegetable transfer recess between the recesses of adjacent transfer rollers and rotating each of the transfer rollers in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the revolution chain. .

Even if fruits and vegetables, such as mandarin oranges, which are randomly supplied from the shooter on the feeding start end side are piled up and down on the starting end side of the same fruits and vegetables feeding and feeding device, the feeding rollers are rotated by the roller rotation means to be piled up in piles. Although it has the advantage that the pile of fruits and vegetables can be broken, the above-mentioned transfer roller moves horizontally and rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the revolving chain, so it is placed on top of this transfer roller. The fruits and vegetables rotate in the same direction as the orbital chain, and the overlapping upper fruits and vegetables may be pushed out toward the feed direction side, which is particularly noticeable when piled fruits and vegetables are broken, and is pushed out toward the feed direction side. The fruits and vegetables are placed on a row of fruits and vegetables arranged in a line, and the fruits and vegetables are supplied to the sorting device in an amount larger than the number of rows of sorting holes. Jo supply had been no problem obtained.

(C) Problem to be solved by the invention This invention ensures that the fruits and vegetables supplied from the shooter are arranged in a horizontal row in a set number, so that a good row supply is provided to the sorting device on the post-feed side. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for feeding and supplying fruits and vegetables that can be carried out.

(D) Means for Solving the Problem This invention is to dispose the transfer rollers at equal pitches between the left and right revolution chains that are inclined upwardly from the feed start end side to the feed end side, and to the transfer rollers. Form annular convex portions and annular concave portions alternately in the axial direction, and make annular convex portions of the adjacent transfer rollers face each other to form fruit and vegetable transfer concave portions between the concave portions of the adjacent transfer rollers, and The present invention is characterized in that it is a fruit and vegetable transfer / supply device provided with roller rotation means for rotating the transfer roller in the same direction as the rotation direction of the revolution chain.

(E) Action According to this invention, the left and right revolving chains are tilted so that the fruits and vegetables mounted on the transfer roller are biased with a force to roll down to the feed start end side as a component force of gravity, and the transfer is performed. By rotating the roller itself in the same direction as the revolving chain, the fruits and vegetables on the transfer roller are rotated in the rolling direction.

Therefore, even if the fruits and vegetables supplied at random from the shooter on the feeding start end side are piled up on the transfer roller of the same fruits and vegetables transfer and feeding device, the piled fruits and vegetables are rotated by the transfer roller itself to start the feeding start side. It is possible to break the mountain while returning it to the feeding start end side, and the fruits and vegetables that fall to the feeding start end side hit the annular convex part of the transfer roller and are stored in the fruit and vegetable transfer concave part between the annular concave parts or due to the beading phenomenon. The fruits and vegetables of the above are sent back to the starting end side, and further, the fruits and vegetables on which the fruits and vegetables are placed in the depressions for transferring fruits and vegetables do not enter by interposing between the fruits and vegetables in the depressions due to vibration or self-weight, and the rotational force of the fruits and vegetables in the depressions at the bottom is It is reliably received and pushed back to the feed start side to disperse.

As a result, while the fruits and vegetables supplied from the shooter to the feeding start end side of the vegetable and fruit feeding and feeding device are conveyed to the vicinity of the feeding end, the above-mentioned fruits and vegetables are stored one by one in the fruit and vegetable feeding recess. There is an effect that the set number is arranged in a horizontal row, and reliable row-shaped supply can be performed to the sorting device on the post-feeding side.

(G) Embodiment of the Invention One embodiment of the invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawings show a vegetable and fruit transfer and feeding device, and in FIGS. 1 and 2, a driven shaft 1 on the feed start end side and a driven chain wheel 2 on the driven side.
And the driving side chain wheel 4 is fitted on the driving shaft 3 on the feed end side, and the left and right revolution chains 5, 5 are stretched between the respective chain wheels 2, 4 so as to be separated from each other. .

As is apparent from FIG. 2, the revolving chains 5 and 5 are arranged in an upward slope from the feed start end side to the feed end side, and are arranged in the sprocket or the like fitted to the drive shaft 3 described above. The driving rotor 6 is configured to run in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 2 by interlocking with a motor (not shown).

As described above, a plurality of transfer rollers 7 are arranged at equal pitches between the left and right revolution chains 5, 5 arranged in an upward slope.

These transfer rollers 7 ...
The annular convex portions 8 and the annular concave portions 9 are alternately formed integrally with each other in the axial direction by a synthetic resin or wood, and have a shape like a drum, and are adjacent to the front and rear of the fruits and vegetables S in the transfer direction. , 7 are opposed to each other, and the fruit-conveying recesses 10 ... As shown in FIG. 1 are formed between the annular recesses 9, 9 of the adjoining transfer rollers 7, 7.

By the way, the sprocket 12 is fitted to one side of each roller shaft 11 of the above-mentioned transfer rollers 7, 7 ... And a rotation chain 13 that meshes with each sprocket 12 is provided to carry out each transfer described above. The rollers 7 are configured to rotate in the same direction as the rotation direction of the orbiting chain 5, that is, in the direction of arrow b in FIG.

A shooter for randomly supplying fruits and vegetables S ...
While arranging 14 with a downward slope, a fruit and fruit transfer guide 16 integrally formed with a guide groove 15 at a portion corresponding to the above-mentioned fruit and fruit transfer recess 10 is arranged at the lower end of the feeding end.
The above-mentioned guide grooves 15 of the fruit and vegetable transfer guide 16 are arranged so that these guide grooves 15 correspond to the multistage sorting holes 18 of the sorting device 17 shown in FIG.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation will be described below.

Now, when the left and right revolving chains 5, 5 are run in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 2, the transfer rollers 7 revolve while rotating in the direction of arrow b in FIG.

Therefore, from the shooter 14 on the feed start side, a large number of fruits and vegetables S ...
Is fed in the direction of arrow d.

In this case, the fruits and vegetables S sent from the shooter 14 described above ...
May be piled up on the plurality of fruit and vegetable transfer recesses 10, 10 of the transfer roller 7 (see the phantom line in FIG. 2).

Even when the fruits and vegetables S are piled up on the transfer roller 7 as described above, the piles can be satisfactorily broken by the following action.

That is, the fruits and vegetables S placed on the fruits and vegetables transfer recesses 10 of the transfer rollers 7 and 7 stretched between the inclined chains 5 and 5 are subjected to a force of rolling down to the feed start end side as a component force of gravity. At the same time, since the transfer roller 7 itself rotates in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 2, the fruits and vegetables S rotate in the direction of rolling down as shown by arrow c in FIG.

Therefore, the above-mentioned piled fruits and vegetables can be broken while being returned to the feed starting end side by the rotation of the transfer roller 7 itself as shown by an arrow e in FIG. 1, and the fruits and vegetables S rolling down to the feed starting end side. Is brought into contact with the annular convex portion 8 of the transfer roller 7 and stored in the fruit and vegetable transfer concave portion 10 between the annular concave portions 9 and 9 or another fruit or vegetable S on the feeding start end side due to a beading phenomenon
Are further sent back to the starting end side to be dispersed.

As a result, while the fruits and vegetables S ... Supplied from the shooter 14 onto the feeding roller 7 on the feeding start side are conveyed to the vicinity of the feeding end, one of the fruits and vegetables S ... They are stored in rows and arranged in a row.

Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to reliably perform the in-line supply to the sorting device 17 on the post-feeding side.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the roller rotating means of the present invention corresponds to the sprocket 12 of the embodiment.
Also, the invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment even though it corresponds to the rotation chain 13.

[Brief description of drawings]

 The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a plan view of a vegetable and fruit transfer and feeding device, Fig. 2 is a side view, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a sorting device. 5 ... Revolving chain, 7 ... Transfer roller 8 ... Annular protrusion, 9 ... Annular recess 10 ... Fruit and fruit transfer recess, 12 ... Sprocket 13 ... Rotating chain, S ... Fruit and vegetables

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A transfer roller is arranged at equal pitches between left and right revolution chains that are inclined upwardly from the feed start end side to the feed end side, and the transfer roller has an annular convex portion and an annular concave portion. They are formed alternately in the axial direction, the annular projections of the adjacent transfer rollers are opposed to each other to form fruit and vegetable transfer recesses between the recesses of the adjacent transfer rollers, and the transfer rollers are rotated by the rotation of the revolution chain. Vegetable and fruit transfer and supply device equipped with roller rotation means that rotates in the same direction as the direction.