JPS5825509B2 - Conveyor for sorting vegetables etc. - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a sorting conveyor for sorting long vegetables such as cucumbers and eggplants. ,
In a case where the other end of the object to be sorted is received on a sorting packet sliding on various sorting rails of various lengths at appropriate intervals from the reference rail, the reference packet is It constantly slides on the reference rail, which causes wear and tear on the power and reference packets, and has the disadvantage that a large amount of iron powder, etc. generated by this wear tends to adhere to the objects to be sorted.

This invention is intended to eliminate such defects, and for this purpose, the following technical measures have been taken.

That is, the reference packet 3 that receives one end of the object to be sorted 2 is supported only on the endless body 1 that moves in the sorting and conveying process, and is attached to the endless body 1 to be transferred thereto, and the reference packet 3 that receives the other end of the object to be sorted 2 is attached. The conveyor for sorting vegetables, etc. is constructed by attaching to the endless body 1 a sorting packet 6 which falls downward during the transfer and drops the objects 2 to be sorted.

This invention has the following technical effects due to such a configuration.

That is, as the endless body 1 rotates, the rotation of the reference packet 3 supported on the shaft 4 is restricted by the endless body 1 itself, and one end of the object 2 to be sorted is held in a supporting posture. The disadvantages of frictional support are eliminated, the structure is simple, and smooth rotation can be achieved.

In the illustrated example, the shaft 4 that rotatably supports the reference packet 3 with its boss portion 5 is installed between the left and right endless bands 1, 1, and is driven and rotated in the direction of arrow A. A sorting packet 6.6, which holds the other end of the object to be sorted at a position at an appropriate interval, is rotatably supported by its boss portions 7,7.

8.9 is a sorting rail that slides and guides the sorting packets 6.
The sorting packet 6.6 is configured so that it can be dropped at this position and rotated downward at that position.

The reference packet 3 has a holding recess 1 that holds one end of the object to be sorted.
It has a standing wall surface 12 for contacting and regulating the ends of the objects 1 and 2 to be sorted, and a regulating body 13 is attached to the outside of the standing wall surface 12, and the regulating body 13 is brought into contact with and picked up on the endless band 1 to be used as a reference. The configuration is such that the packet 3 is maintained in the holding position of the object 2 to be sorted.

Note that the regulating body 13 may be made of an elastic material and may be brought into contact with the endless body 1.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment, in which a pin 14 fixed to the endless body 1 is bored through a hole 15 in the vertical wall surface 12 of the reference packet 3.
The reference packet 3 is inserted into the reference packet 3 to maintain its posture.

FIG. 1 shows a conventional device in which the posture of the reference packet 3 is maintained by the guide of the reference rail 16.

The endless body 1 is driven and rotated in the direction of arrow A, and the objects 2 to be sorted are fed and loaded between the reference packet 3 and the sorted packet 6.

The reference packet 3 on which the object to be sorted 2 is mounted slides on the reference rail 16 and vibrates up and down, disturbs the holding posture and generates power loss and wear due to sliding, as in the conventional case, and the regulation body 13 By mounting the object 2 in contact with the endless body 1, the holding posture of the object 2 to be sorted is kept constant and the object 2 is smoothly transported in the direction of the support mark A without receiving any resistance.

The sorting packet 6.6 rotates downward from the side closer to the reference packet 3 at the missing positions of the sorting rails 8, 9, that is, at the sorting positions 10, 10, and drops and discharges the sorted objects 2 according to their lengths. It is a sorting process.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional device, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of main parts, Fig. 4 is a front view thereof, and Fig. 5 is another FIG. 2 is a perspective view of main parts showing an example. 1 is an endless body, 2 is an object to be transported, 3 is a reference packet, and 4 is an axis.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The reference packet that receives one end of the object to be sorted is supported only on the endless body that moves during the sorting and conveyance process, and is attached to the endless body so as to be transferred thereto, and the reference packet that receives the other end of the object to be sorted is attached downwardly during the movement. A conveyor for sorting vegetables, etc., which is attached to the endless body to transfer sorting packets that fall over and drop objects to be sorted.