JPS5948986B2 - fruit stamping device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention provides for the production area name, brand name, etc.
This invention relates to a fruit stamping device for stamping varieties, etc.

Conventionally, there was a device that stamped directly on the fruit, but this device stamps the equatorial side of the fruit, so when fruits are stacked and displayed at a retail store, the fruit with the visible equatorial side is in the front row. , since the equatorial plane of the fruit located on the upper side is hidden by the fruit located in front of it, the stamp cannot be seen on the fruit on the upper side, and the stamp on the equatorial plane has the disadvantage that the stamp cannot be displayed sufficiently. .

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a fruit stamping device that can stamp the fruit at the midpoint between the equatorial plane and the top of the fruit to display a sufficient stamp.

In this invention, net-like conveyors each having a mesh for storing a single fruit are stacked on top of each other on the conveying surface of a belt conveyor, and both conveyors are stretched, and the relative speeds of the two are driven at a slightly different speed. A stamp position is set in the conveyance path of the fruit, and a stamp device for stamping the fruit is provided on the upper side of the belt conveyor, and at least the belt conveyor at the stamp position is set at a width such that the middle part between the equatorial plane and the top of the fruit faces upward. The present invention is characterized in that it is a fruit stamp device configured to be inclined in the direction.

According to the present invention, the relative speed between the belt conveyor and the net-like conveyor is slightly different, so that the fruit that is stored in the mesh of the net-like conveyor and conveyed is pressed against the front or rear of the mesh, and its position is changed. For example, if the mesh of the net-like conveyor is diamond-shaped, the fruit will enter the triangular area at the front or rear, and the fruit will be transported in a regulated state.
Furthermore, since the belt conveyor is inclined at the stamp position, if the mesh of the aforementioned net-like conveyor is square,
In addition to the above-mentioned front-to-back position regulation, the fruit is brought to the right or left and its position is regulated between the corners of the square, and the middle part of the fruit between the equatorial plane and the top faces upward due to the inclination of the belt conveyor. If you stamp this part from above, you can place the stamp in a position that has a high display effect.As a result, when fruits are stacked and displayed in a store, the name of the place of origin, brand, variety, etc. of the fruit located at the top can be stamped. The stamp can be easily confirmed, and the effect of stamp display can be significantly improved.

An embodiment of the present invention having such characteristics will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawings show a fruit stamping device, and in FIGS. 1 and 2, this fruit stamping device 1 includes a belt conveyor 2,
The belt conveyor 2 is equipped with a net-like conveyor 3 and a stamping device 4, and the belt conveyor 2 has one strip corresponding to a conveying row of fruits 5, and a plurality of strips are stretched around a pulley 6.7, and one pulley 6 is The pulley 7 is fixed to a shaft 8, and the other pulley 7 is rotatably supported by a shaft 9, and the shaft 8 is driven by a first motor 10 via a suitable power transmission mechanism.

The above-mentioned net-like conveyor 3 has a square mesh 11 for storing a single fruit 5 formed by connecting link materials, and is also formed in rows corresponding to the conveyance rows of the above-mentioned belt conveyor 2. It is located on the conveying surface of the belt conveyor 2..., and chains 12, 12 are attached to both side edges thereof, and the chains 12, 12 are connected to the sprockets H3, 14 bearing on the aforementioned shafts 8, 9. It is set up on.

The sprocket 13 is rotatably supported by the shaft 8, and the other sprocket 14 is fixed to the shaft 9, which is driven by the second motor 15 via a suitable power transmission mechanism.

A first motor 1 that drives the aforementioned belt conveyor 2...
0 and the second motor 15 that drives the above-mentioned net-like conveyor 3, the power transmission is set so that the conveyance relative speed of both conveyors 2 and 3 is slightly different, for example, so that the net-like conveyor 3 is slightly ahead. There is.

A stamp position 16 is set in the conveyance path of both the above-mentioned conveyors 2 and 3, and the above-mentioned stamp device 4 is provided above this stamp position 16.

This stamping device 4 itself is well known, and its details will be omitted, but when the fruit 5 being conveyed passes through the lower part, the stamp 4' moves downward and stamps a predetermined surface of the fruit 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, a first inclined plate 17 and a second inclined plate are provided at the stamp position 16 and at the lower conveyance side of each belt conveyor 2 at a relatively long pre-stage position of this stamp position 16. 18, and these inclined plates 17, 18 are arranged so that the intermediate portion between the equatorial plane and the top of the fruit 5 conveyed by the belt conveyor 2 is inclined upward. The lower surface of the is pressed to tilt it.

Moreover, a vibrator 19 is attached to the lower surface side of the first inclined plate 17 in the front stage, and this inclined plate 17...
・Vibration is applied to.

A feeding device 20 for feeding fruits 5 in correspondence with the conveying rows of the respective conveyors 2 and 3 is provided at the conveyance starting end side of the belt conveyor 2 and the net-like conveyor 3, and this feeding device 20 feeds the fruits 5 in rows. At the lower end of the flow plate 21, one piece of fruit 5 to be flowed down is placed between two parallel rods 22, 22, and the mesh of the net-like conveyor 3 is installed. The rotation supply body 23 is driven by an appropriate motor, and its supply speed is set in accordance with the transport speed of the net-like conveyor 3.

The fruit stamp device 1 configured in this way has a first stamp, a second stamp, and a second stamp.
By driving the motors 10 and 15, the belt conveyor 2 and the net-like conveyor 3 are rotated in the conveying direction.

When the fruits 5 are placed on the falling plate 21 of the supply device 20 and are supplied one by one to the mesh 11 of the net-shaped conveyor 3 by the rotation of the rotary supply body 23, the fruits 5 are placed in a net-shaped manner. It is conveyed to the stamp device 4 side by the conveyor 3 and the belt conveyor 2, but at this time, the net-like conveyor 3 rotates ahead of the belt conveyor 2. The fruit 5 comes into contact with the rear edge of the mesh 11 and is conveyed while slipping.

When the fruit 5 reaches the first inclined plate 17, the inclination of the inclined plate 17 along this relatively long conveyance path and the vibration from the vibrator 19 keep the fruit 5 in a stable position, that is, if it is a mandarin orange, then the fruit 5 is in a stable position. It is conveyed with the top (bottom part) facing up, and is pressed against one corner of the edge of the mesh 11 on the lower side (rear side) in the conveyance direction, and is in a regulated state, and furthermore, it is placed in a position midway between the equatorial plane and the top. The position is facing upward.

Next, when the fruit 5 reaches the stamp position 16, since the inclination of the belt conveyor 2 is maintained by the second inclined plate 18, the fruit 5 assumes a stable posture with the intermediate position between the equatorial plane and the top facing upward. In this state, the stamp 4' of the stamp device 4 moves downward to stamp the upper surface.

Thereafter, the net-like conveyor 3 moves downward, so that the fruit 5 is removed from the conveyor 3 and transferred to the next process.

The stamp position of the fruit 5 stamped in this way is an intermediate position between the equatorial plane and the top of the fruit 5.

In the above-described embodiment, the net-like conveyor 3 has a square mesh 11, but it may also have a diamond shape as shown in FIG.

Moreover, the belt conveyor 2... may have the entire conveyance path inclined.

Furthermore, although the net-like conveyor 3 is conveyed in advance of the belt conveyor 2, the belt conveyor 2 may be conveyed in advance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view of a fruit stamp device. Figure 2 is a partially cutaway plan view. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another example of the net-like conveyor. 1...Fruit stamp device, 2...Belt conveyor, 3...Net-like conveyor, 4...
... Stamp device, 5 ... Fruit, 11 ...
...mesh, 18...slanted plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A net-like conveyor having a mesh for storing a single fruit is stacked on top of the conveyor surface of the belt conveyor, and the two are stretched, and the relative speed of the two is driven at a speed that is slightly different.
A stamping device for stamping the fruit is provided on the upper surface side of the stamping position set in the conveyance path of both conveyors, and at least the belt conveyor at the stamping position is oriented such that the intermediate portion between the equatorial plane and the top of the fruit faces upward. A fruit stamp device configured to be inclined in the width direction.