JP2867129B2 - Mushroom culture bottle cap capping device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a capping apparatus for capping a culture bottle used for artificial cultivation of mushrooms such as enoki mushrooms.

[0002]

[Prior art and problems] In the process of artificial cultivation of mushrooms such as enoki mushroom, first, rice bran and sawdust are appropriately mixed to form a culture medium, which is bottled in a culture bottle, and the culture bottle is capped and then heat sterilized. After sterilization, remove the cap, inoculate the seeds, inoculate the cap again, and cultivate.When the hyphae spread, remove the cap, scrape dead sterilization, and grow mushrooms in that state is a normal process. .

[0003] Therefore, there are two operations of attaching a cap to a culture bottle containing a culture medium, and the plugging operation is indispensable in the sterilization step and the hyphal-growth step. In the past, this type of capping work was performed manually, but as mass artificial cultivation of mushrooms spread, a cap capping device that performs a large amount of capping work by mechanical means has appeared.

In this apparatus, there is provided a cap aligning means having guide paths for aligning the caps in a plurality of rows downward by partitions, and a cap which is provided above the aligning means and which faces the guide paths between the partitions so that the cap can be moved sideways. A cap moving means for moving, a stopping means for stopping the lowermost cap in a state where it is partially protruded downward, and a culture bottle so that the culture bottle passes below the alignment means and the cap is engaged with the bottle mouth. And a pressing roller for pressing the culture bottle, which partially engages the cap, from above. In this apparatus, the cap moves laterally on the moving plane to find a guide path of an empty cap alignment section partitioned by the partition bar, and when the guide path is full, it is guided to the guide path of the next cap alignment section. go.

However, the caps continuously fed from the supply means onto the lateral moving means do not always enter the guide path smoothly, but a plurality of caps stay on the cap moving means and close the entrance of the guide path. There is a drawback that the cap is often closed, the cap that is sent falls off from the moving means, the guide path is not filled with the cap, and the culture bottle passes without the cap being engaged. Further, the cap sometimes gets caught on the upper end of the partition of the alignment portion and does not move smoothly. Due to such inconvenience, the current situation is that the work efficiency has not yet reached the original level.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has a cap crown capable of smoothly moving a cap laterally so that the capping operation has an original work efficiency when a capping device is used. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wearing device.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The gist of the present invention is to provide a cap moving means for moving a cap in the lateral direction, and a cap moving downwardly by a plurality of guide paths which are provided below and are partitioned by partitions. A cap capping device for a mushroom culture bottle, comprising a mushroom culture bottle cap capping device including a guiding means for aligning the mushroom culture bottle.

[0008] The cap moving means is means for causing the cap sent from the cap aligning device of the capping device or the like to cross over the aligning means. The means moves the cap moving plane and the transfer side thereon. A belt consisting of
The moving plane may be moved by flipping a cap on the moving plane, or the moving plane itself may be formed by a flat belt. In any case, any moving apparatus may be used as long as it moves across the alignment means.

The crossing angle of the alignment means with respect to the guide path is
Although the angle is usually a right angle, an angle of, for example, 30 ° may be provided so as to reach each guide path in a biased state. In this case, the cap naturally slides down on the plane of movement and does not include any forcing means such as a belt. The cap aligning means slides down the caps sent by the cap moving means downward in a row, inclines at a desired angle, and is formed of, for example, four rows of guide paths by partitions. Partitions include bars and multiple piles.

[0010] A rotating body is provided above the partition and on the cap moving means side, and the rotating direction is the same as the feed direction of the cap moving means. The rotating body is made of a material such as rubber, silicon, or synthetic resin, and the dimensions thereof may be selected and used, but the height of the rotating body is slightly higher than the height of the cap. Things are desirable.

The rotating body may be a roller having a smooth surface or a gear-shaped roller having an uneven surface. The rotating body may be installed close to the partition, may be installed at a certain interval from the upper end of the partition, may be provided almost perpendicular to the surface of the cap alignment means, or may be inclined to some extent, You may install so that it may have the effect of pressing on the surface of an alignment means.

The rotating body is rotated by receiving a driving force from a driving means such as a motor by a driving force transmitting means such as a belt, a chain or a shaft, or each rotating body is rotated independently (single motor). To Also,
You may make it rotate by receiving driving force from the drive part of a cap moving means.

[0013]

Since the cap capping device of the present invention is constructed as described above, the cap is fed from a supply means such as a cap aligning device onto the moving plane of the cap moving means.
The cap which has been fed by the belt in the lateral direction on the moving plane of the cap moving means enters the guide path sequentially while looking for that the guide path of the cap alignment means is empty, and slides down the guide path to be filled. .

[0014] At this time, the cap which cannot be put into the guide path contacts the rotating body formed on the partition, thereby assisting the lateral movement. The self-selection operation is performed to sequentially enter an empty guideway while being carried by the cap moving means and the rotating body.

[0015]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap capping device according to the present invention. FIG. Rollers, 2 is a cap alignment section for aligning the cap A, 3 is a guide path of the cap A,
Reference numeral 4 denotes a partition that vertically partitions the guide path 3, and reference numeral 5 denotes a cap moving unit that transports the cap A to each guide path 3 of the cap alignment unit 2.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap aligning section of a cap crowning apparatus according to the present invention. The cap aligning section 2 has a cap moving section 5 at its upper end, and the cap A is a belt. The moving plane 51 is moved laterally in contact with the feed side of the moving plane 52. Reference numeral 53 denotes a pulley for holding the belt 52. Further, a plurality of guide paths 3 for the cap A divided by the partition 4 are formed in the cap alignment section 2, and the guide paths 3 have an interval at least slightly larger than the diameter of the cap A. The roller 1 for moving the cap A smoothly is provided at the upper end 41 of the partition 4.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a leaf spring which presses down and holds the lowermost cap A so as to cover the culture bottle, and 21 denotes a supporting rod of the leaf spring 22. FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of the upper part of the cap alignment unit. In this figure, the cap moving unit 5a at the upper end of the cap alignment unit 2 is configured by a flat belt 51a slightly larger than the diameter of the cap A. 51a is the flat belt, 52a is the flat belt 51a
Is a pulley. The configuration of the cap alignment unit 2 is the same as that of FIG. 1, and similarly, the roller 1 for smoothly moving the cap A is provided at the upper end 41 of the partition 4.

FIG. 3 is a perspective partial plan view of the rotating member constituting portion above the cap alignment portion, and shows a roller 1 provided near the upper end portion 41 of the partition 4 of the cap alignment portion 2.
Is rotated by receiving a rotational driving force from a motor 13 by a belt 12. FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing an upper portion of the cap alignment portion, wherein 2 is a cap alignment portion, 1 is a roller, 11 is a bearing portion of the roller 1, 12 is a belt for transmitting the rotational driving force of a motor 13, and 13 is a belt. It is a driving motor.

[0019]

As described above, the cap mounting device of the present invention has the rotating body installed above the partition, so that the cap laterally moved by the cap moving means does not partially stay on the moving means. In addition, without being caught on the upper end of the partition of the cap alignment means, it is possible to smoothly move laterally and sequentially enter the guide path of the empty cap alignment means. For this reason, the capping operation of the cap can be brought to the original operation efficiency when the mechanical means called the cap capping device is used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cap alignment portion of a cap mounting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of an upper part of a cap alignment unit.

FIG. 3 is a perspective partial plan view of a rotating body component above the cap alignment unit;

FIG. 4 is a side view schematically showing an upper part of a cap alignment unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-roller, 11-bearing part, 12-belt, 13-motor, 2-cap alignment part, 21-support rod, 22-leaf spring, 3-guide path, 4-partition, 41-upper end, 5-cap Moving part, 51-moving plane, 52-belt, 53-
Pulley, 5a-cap moving section, 51a-flat belt,
52a-Pulley, A-cap

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cap crown for a mushroom culture bottle, comprising: cap moving means for moving a cap in a lateral direction; and aligning means provided below and guided by a plurality of guide paths divided by partitions. A cap capping device for a mushroom culture bottle, wherein a rotating body for laterally moving a cap is provided above a partition of an aligning means in a dressing device. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cap moving means comprises a moving plane of the cap and a belt facing the transfer side, a moving plane and a means for moving the cap by flipping the cap or a moving plane itself. 2. A cap capping device for a mushroom culture bottle according to claim 1, wherein the cap capping device comprises a belt. 3. A cap for a mushroom culture bottle according to claim 1, wherein said rotating body is rotated by receiving a driving force from a driving means such as a motor by a driving force transmitting means such as a belt, a chain or a shaft. Garment device