JP5060941B2 - Onion processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an onion processing apparatus capable of reducing the burden on an operator and improving processing efficiency.

  Conventionally, for example, an onion processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 below is known.

This conventional onion processing device changes the posture of the onion so that the onion is conveyed while receiving the onion from this conveying means and conveying the onion while loosening the intertwined foliage part, and transporting the onion from this conveying means A cutting means (cutting unit) for cutting the onion stem and leaves after the posture change, a sorting conveying means for accepting and transporting the onion from the cutting means and performing a sorting operation in the middle of the conveyance, And lifting transport means for receiving and lifting the onion from the sorting transport means.
JP 2002-193425 A

  However, in the above-described conventional onion processing apparatus, for the onion whose leaf portion has not been cut by the cutting means, for example, an operator who performs a sorting operation at the time of transportation by the sorting transportation means must manually cut the leaf portion. This may increase the burden on the operator.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the onion processing apparatus which can reduce an operator's burden and can aim at the improvement of processing efficiency.

Onion processing apparatus 請 Motomeko 1 wherein the conveying means for conveying the onion, transported accepts onions from the conveying means, to change the orientation of the onion to foliage is downwardly during conveyance posture First cutting means for cutting the stems and leaves of the onion after the change, second cutting means for receiving and transporting the onions from the first cutting means, and cutting the stems and leaves and roots of the onion in the middle of the transportation, 2. Lifting transport means for receiving and transporting onions from the cutting means; sorting transport means for receiving and transporting onions from the lifting transport means and performing a sorting operation by an operator during the transport; wherein the first cutting means and said second cutting means are arranged in a straight line, in which said sorting conveying means is arranged above the first cutting means and said second cutting means.

Onion processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in the onion processing apparatus according to claim 1 Symbol placement, the first cutting means comprises a roller body a pair of spaced opposed to each other via a gap foliage is introduced, these both A protruding body that spirally projects from the outer peripheral surface of each roller body and changes the posture of the onion so that the foliage portion faces downward while conveying the onion, and is disposed opposite the end of the roller body A cutting body that cuts the foliage portion of the onion after the posture change, and the second cutting means includes a pair of roller bodies that are opposed to each other through a gap through which the foliage portion and the root portion are introduced, and these A protrusion that spirally protrudes from the outer peripheral surface of one of the two roller bodies, and cuts the foliage portion and the root portion with the outer peripheral surface of the other roller body while conveying the onion. And a shaped cut body.

According to the invention of 請 Motomeko 1, since the foliage by the second cutting means is disconnected for onion foliage is not cut by the first cutting means, conveyor sorting remains foliage is not disconnected It is possible to reduce the amount of onion that reaches the place of the worker who is transported by the means and performs the sorting work, and therefore, the burden on the worker can be reduced and the processing efficiency can be improved . By arranging the cutting means and the second cutting means in a straight line and arranging the sorting conveying means above the first cutting means and the second cutting means, the increase in size of the apparatus can be suppressed.

According to the invention according to claim 2 , by using the first cutting means having the roller body, the projecting body and the cutting body, and the second cutting means having the roller body and the projecting cutting body, the foliage portion of the onion Can be cut appropriately, and the burden on the operator can be surely reduced.

  An embodiment of the onion processing apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a stationary onion processing device that is used by being placed in a field or the like. The onion processing device 1 includes, for example, a substantially spherical main body T1 and a foliage protruding from the main body T1. The onion T which has T2 and root part T3 is processed.

  That is, the onion processing apparatus 1 receives and transports the unprocessed onion T introduced from the harvesting container A, cuts the foliage portion T2 and the root portion T3 during the transportation, and then causes the worker a to perform a sorting operation. The standard onion T is accommodated in the standard container B, the non-standard onion T is accommodated in the non-standard container C, and the foliage T2 and the root T3 separated from the main body T1 by cutting are stored in the foliage container D. It is something to house.

  The onion processing device 1 is configured to remove the untreated onion T from the harvesting container A by rotating the harvesting container A containing the untreated onion T and the harvesting container A containing the untreated onion T about the horizontal axis 4. And container turning means 3 for feeding untreated onion T onto the conveying means.

  The container rotating means 3 has a container holding frame 6 that holds the harvesting container A, and this container holding frame 6 is attached to the apparatus main body 5 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction about the shaft 4. The container rotating means 3 has a cylinder 7 that is a driving means for rotating the container holding frame 6 in the vertical direction about the shaft 4. The cylinder 7 is composed of a cylinder body 8 and a rod 9 that enters and exits into the cylinder body 8, and a base end of the cylinder body 8 is rotatably attached to the apparatus body 5. 9 is rotatably attached to the container holding frame 6.

  When the cylinder 7 is extended, the harvesting container A is rotated upward about the shaft 4 together with the container holding frame 6, and the unprocessed onion T is introduced onto the conveying means 2 from the opening A 1 of the harvesting container A. The When the cylinder 7 is contracted, the harvesting container A is rotated downward about the shaft 4 together with the container holding frame 6, and the opening A1 returns to the original state facing upward.

  The conveying means 2 conveys the onion T introduced from the harvesting container A obliquely upward and sends it out at a fixed amount, and conveys the onion T sent from the fixed amount sending unit 11 obliquely downward. Part 12, lifting transport unit 13 that accepts onion T from the transport unit 12 and lifts and transports it upward, and a plurality of bars that accept onion T from this transporting unit 13 and transport it obliquely downward And a chute portion 14 such as a screen. The conveyance unit 12 includes a downwardly inclined guide plate 16 and a plurality of, for example, three conveyance rollers 17, and there is a gap between the adjacent conveyance rollers 17. Discharged.

  The onion processing apparatus 1 accepts the onion T from the chute 14 of the conveying means 2 and conveys it in the horizontal direction, and changes the posture of the onion T so that the foliage T2 faces downward during the conveyance. A first cutting means 21 such as a cutting unit for cutting the stem T2 of the onion T after the change at the conveyance end position, and the onion T from the first cutting means 21 are lowered and inclined through a plate-like chute 23. It is provided with second cutting means 22 such as a tapping unit for receiving and transporting in the horizontal direction and cutting the stems and leaves of the onion T (that is, the foliage not cut by the first cutting means 21) T2 and the root T3 during the transport. The first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 are arranged adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the onion processing apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first cutting means 21 has an elongated, substantially cylindrical shape that forms a plurality of parallel pairs (for example, 5 pairs) spaced apart from each other through a gap 25 through which the foliage portion T2 is introduced. A rotatable roller body 26 is provided. Each roller body 26 is provided so as to be rotatable about an axis along the horizontal conveyance direction, that is, an axis along the front-rear horizontal direction of the onion processing apparatus 1. Each of the paired roller bodies 26 is rotated in different directions by the power from the driving means (not shown) so that the opposing sides move downward.

  On the outer peripheral surface of each roller body 26, while the onion T is conveyed in the horizontal conveying direction, a protruding shape that changes the posture of the onion T by introducing the foliage portion T2 into the gap 25 so that the foliage portion T2 faces downward. The body 27 protrudes in a spiral shape from one axial end side of the roller body 26 to the other axial end side. The projecting body 27 is constituted by, for example, an elastic conveying protrusion 28 having a substantially trapezoidal cross section and an elastic spiral band 30 having a large number of elastic protrusions 29.

  Further, a cut body 31 for cutting the foliage portion T2 of the onion T after the posture change is disposed in close proximity to the axial end portion of the roller body 26 on the conveyance end side. The cutting body 31 has, for example, a substantially circular blade member 32 that is rotated by power from a driving means (not shown), and a substantially circular shape that is in pressure contact with the outer peripheral portion of the blade member 32 and rotates together with the blade member 32. And a blade receiving member 33. The outer peripheral portion of the blade member 32 and the outer peripheral portion of the blade receiving member 33 are in pressure contact with each other, and the foliage portion T2 enters and is cut between the outer peripheral portion of the blade member 32 and the outer peripheral portion of the blade receiving member 33. .

  Furthermore, one roller portion 26a composed of a pair of two roller bodies 26 and another roller composed of a pair of two roller bodies 26 arranged adjacent to the one roller portion 26a. A restricting plate 34 is provided as a restricting means for preventing the onion T from entering the gap between the portion 26a. Above the roller body 26, an onion rotating member 35 that changes the direction of the onion T is provided.

  The second cutting means 22 has a plurality of long (e.g., five) elongated roller bodies 42 that are rotatable in a substantially cylindrical shape and are spaced apart from each other via a gap 41 through which the foliage portion T2 and the root portion T3 are introduced. Yes. Each roller body 42 is provided to be rotatable about an axis along the horizontal conveyance direction, that is, an axis along the front-rear horizontal direction of the onion processing apparatus 1. Each of the paired roller bodies 42 is rotated in different directions by the power from the driving means (not shown) so that the opposing sides move downward. Further, the roller body 42 is disposed substantially horizontally at a position slightly lower than the roller body 26 of the first cutting means 21.

  Further, on the outer peripheral surface of either pair of roller bodies 42, that is, one of the two sets of roller bodies 42, while the onion T is transported in the horizontal transport direction, A projecting cutting body 43 such as a pipe that is cut into a threaded portion by introducing the root portion T3 into the gap 41 and sandwiching it between the outer peripheral surface of the other roller body 42 from the one end side in the axial direction of the roller body 42 It protrudes integrally and spirally over the other end in the direction. The roller body 42 and the protruding cut body 43 are integrally formed of metal or the like. Furthermore, one roller portion 42a composed of a pair of two roller bodies 42 and another roller portion composed of a pair of two roller bodies 42 disposed adjacent to the one roller portion 42a. A restricting plate 44 is provided as a restricting means for preventing the onion T from entering the gap with 42a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 are arranged in a straight line in plan view, and the conveyance start end of the second cutting means 22 is the conveyance end of the first cutting means 21. A chute 23 is located near the portion, and transfers the onion T from the first cutting means 21 to the second cutting means 22 between the conveyance end portion of the first cutting means 21 and the conveyance start end portion of the second cutting means 22. It is arranged in an inclined shape. That is, the onion T delivered from the conveyance end portion of the first cutting means 21 rolls on the chute 23 by its own weight and is supplied to the conveyance start end portion of the second cutting means 22.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the onion processing apparatus 1 receives the onion T after the cutting process from the second cutting means 22 through the downwardly inclined chute 46 and lifts and conveys it upward. 47 and the onion T from the lifting and conveying means 47 are received through the downward inclined chute 48 and conveyed in the horizontal direction, and the sorting operation is performed by the operator a on both sides of the conveying direction during the conveyance. Conveying means 49 is provided.

  The lifting and conveying means 47 has, for example, a lift conveyor or the like, and has an endless body 52 that is stretched over a plurality of rotating bodies 51. The endless body 52 carries the onion T and lifts and conveys it upward. Are provided at intervals.

  The sorting conveying means 49 has an endless conveying belt 56 that is stretched around a plurality of rotating bodies 55 by, for example, a belt conveyor or the like. The sorting conveying means 49 is disposed over the substantially entire length of the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 above both the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22.

  As shown in FIG. 4, steps 57 are arranged on both sides in the conveying direction of the onion T by the sorting conveying means 49, and a chair 58 on which the operator a sits is provided in each step 57. Furthermore, operation means 59 operated by the operator a sitting on the chair 58 is provided.

  The onion processing apparatus 1 includes an on-standard onion transport means 61 that transports the onion T within the standard selected by the worker a and accommodates it in the standard container B, and a non-standard selected by the worker a. The non-standard onion conveying means 62 which conveys the onion T and accommodates it in the non-standard container C is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the on-standard onion conveying means 61 is an endless shape stretched over a plurality of rotating bodies 64 by, for example, a slide conveyor that can move in the horizontal direction of the onion processing apparatus 1. A conveyance belt 65 is provided. When the conveyor belt 65 rotates in one direction, the onion T within the standard is conveyed leftward by the conveyor belt 65 and accommodated in the left-standard container B from the downwardly inclined chute 66. When rotating in the other direction, the onion T within the standard is conveyed rightward and is accommodated in the standard container B on the right side from the downward inclined chute 67.

  The intra-standard container B is held by a container holding frame 72 of the container rotating means 71 and can be rotated in the vertical direction together with the container holding frame 72. That is, the container holding frame 72 that holds the standard container B is attached to the apparatus main body 5 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction about the shaft 73. The container rotating means 71 includes a cylinder 74 that is a driving means for rotating the container holding frame 72 in the vertical direction about the shaft 73. The cylinder 74 includes a cylinder main body 75 and a rod portion 76 that enters and exits from the cylinder main body 75, and the base end of the cylinder main body 75 is rotatable to the attached portion 77 of the apparatus main body 5. The tip of the rod portion 76 is attached to the attached portion 78 of the container holding frame 72 so as to be rotatable.

  The standard container B is lifted upward by the cylinder 74, and the standard onion T is accommodated in the standard container B in the lifted state. The cylinder 74 contracts and the in-standard container B rotates downward. Further, the container holding frame 72 is provided with an additional frame 79 that prevents the onion T from spilling down when the onion T is raised and accommodated in the standard container B.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the non-standard onion conveying means 62 accepts and conveys, for example, a downwardly inclined chute 81 located near the front of the worker a sitting on a chair 58 and an onion T from the chute 81. And a belt conveyor 82 accommodated in a non-standard container C.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the onion processing apparatus 1 is at least partially disposed below the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22, and the foliage separated from the main body T 1 of the onion T by cutting. A foliage transporting means 83 for transporting the part T2 and the root part T3 and storing it in the foliage container D is provided.

  The foliage transport means 83 is a first belt conveyor which is a first transport section disposed horizontally below the transport section 12, the lifting transport section 13, the chute section 14, the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22. 84, and a second belt conveyor 85, which is a second conveyance unit capable of adjusting the inclination angle, connected to the conveyance terminal portion of the first belt conveyor 84 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction about the shaft 86. Yes. Each of the belt conveyors 84 and 85 has an endless conveying belt 88 that is stretched around a plurality of rotating bodies 87. In addition, the apparatus main body 5 is provided with wheels 90 so as to be able to move the onion processing apparatus 1 on a farm field or the like.

  Next, the operation of the onion processing apparatus 1 will be described.

  A large number of onions T as processing objects are transferred from the opening A1 of the harvesting container A when the harvesting container A rotates together with the container holding frame 6 based on the operation of the cylinder 7 of the container rotating means 3. Are sequentially inserted onto the two fixed quantity delivery units 11. Then, the onion T placed on the fixed amount sending unit 11 is sent to the transport unit 12 by a certain amount by the operation of the fixed amount sending unit 11.

  Thereafter, the onion T is lifted and conveyed to a predetermined height position by the lifting and conveying unit 13, then moved on the chute unit 14 and supplied to the first cutting means 21.

  The onion T supplied to the first cutting means 21 is transported in a substantially horizontal transport direction by the roller body 26 and the projecting body 27, and the foliage T2 is directed downward by the projecting body 27 during the transport. Thus, the onion T is changed in posture so as to enter the gap 25, and the downward foliage portion T2 is cut by the cut body 31 at the conveyance end position. The foliage portion T2 separated from the main body T1 by this cutting is conveyed by the foliage conveying means 83 and accommodated in the foliage container D.

  Further, when the onion T is unloaded from the first cutting means 21, it moves on the chute 23 and is supplied to the second cutting means 22.

  The onion T supplied to the second cutting means 22 is conveyed in a substantially horizontal conveying direction by the roller body 42 and the protruding cutting body 43, and the foliage T2 and the root T3 are transferred by the protruding cutting body 43 in the middle of the conveyance. The foliage part T2 and the root part T3 separated from the main body part T1 by this cutting are conveyed by the foliage conveying means 83 and accommodated in the foliage container D.

  That is, for example, among the large number of onions T that are the objects to be processed, the stems and leaves T2 of the onions T that have not been cut by the first cutting means 21 are cut by the second cutting means 22. For the onion T whose leaf and leaf portion T2 has not been cut even by the second cutting means 22, the operator a who performs the sorting operation of the onion T on the downstream sorting transport means 49 manually uses a cutting tool or the like. Cut the stem and leaves T2.

  The onion T thus cut in two stages is lifted and transported to a predetermined height position by the lifting and transporting means 47, then moved on the chute 48 and supplied to the sorting transporting means 49. Then, the onion T is sorted by the worker a on the sorting transport means 49 by a sorting operation within or outside the standard.

  The standard onion T is conveyed by the standard internal onion conveying means 61 and accommodated in the standard internal container B, and the non-standard onion T is conveyed by the nonstandard standard onion conveying means 62 and accommodated in the non-standard container C. .

  And according to this onion processing apparatus 1, since the foliage part T2 is cut | disconnected by the 2nd cutting means 22 about the onion T in which the foliage part T2 was not cut | disconnected by the 1st cutting means 21, the foliage part T2 is changed. It is possible to reduce the amount of the onion T with the foliage T2 that reaches the place of the worker a who is transported by the transport means 49 for sorting without being cut and reaches the place of the worker a, and thus the burden on the worker a can be reduced. The processing efficiency can be improved.

  In addition, the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 are arranged in a straight line in plan view with substantially the same horizontal plane, and the sorting conveying means 49 is disposed above the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22. By arranging, the enlargement of the apparatus can be suppressed, and the operator a who performs the sorting operation can easily check the state of the onion on the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 as necessary.

  Furthermore, by using the first cutting means 21 having the roller body 26, the protruding body 27, and the cutting body 31, and the second cutting means 22 having the roller body 42 and the protruding cutting body 43, the foliage portion of the onion T T2 can be cut appropriately, and the burden on the operator a can be surely reduced.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the chute 23 is provided between the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means 22 has been described. For example, the chute 23 is not provided, and the first cutting means 21 and the second cutting means are provided. For example, the second cutting means 22 may directly receive the onion T from the first cutting means 21.

It is a whole side view of the onion processing apparatus of one embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part side view of an onion processing apparatus same as the above. It is a principal part top view of an onion processing apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of the conveyance means for a selection of the onion processing apparatus same as the above, and the onion conveyance means within specification. It is a front view of the specification onion conveying means of the same onion processing apparatus.

1 Onion processing device 2 Conveying means
21 First cutting means
22 Second cutting means
25 gap
26 Roller body
27 Projection
31 Cut body
41 gap
42 Roller body
43 Projection cut body
47 Lifting means
49 Transportation means for sorting a Worker T Onion T2 Forage T3 Root

Claims (2)

A conveying means for conveying the onion;
A first cutting means for accepting and transporting the onion from this transport means, changing the posture of the onion so that the foliage portion faces downward during transport, and cutting the foliage portion of the onion after the posture change;
A second cutting means for receiving and transporting the onion from the first cutting means, and cutting the foliage and roots of the onion in the middle of transport;
Lifting transport means for receiving and lifting the onion from the second cutting means;
Receiving and transporting the onion from this lifting transport means, and equipped with a sorting transport means in which sorting work is performed by an operator in the middle of transport,
Said first cutting means and said second cutting means are arranged in a straight line,
It said sorting conveyor means onion processor you characterized in that is arranged above the first cutting means and said second cutting means. The first cutting means is
A pair of roller bodies that are spaced apart from each other through a gap into which the foliage is introduced; and
A projecting body that spirally projects on the outer peripheral surface of each of these roller bodies, and changes the posture of the onion so that the foliage portion faces downward while conveying the onion,
It is arranged opposite to the end of the roller body, and has a cutting body that cuts the foliage of the onion after the posture change,
The second cutting means is
A pair of roller bodies that are spaced apart from each other through a gap into which the foliage and roots are introduced; and
One of these two roller bodies is spirally projected on the outer peripheral surface of one of the roller bodies, and cuts by sandwiching the foliage portion and the root portion with the outer peripheral surface of the other roller body while conveying the onion. onion processing apparatus according to claim 1 Symbol mounting and having a projecting cutting member.

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