JPS6024701B2 - Canned food sterilization, canned food alignment and delivery device in a cooling machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a means for stopping cans that have reached the terminal end of a can conveyor and are about to be sent out from the can conveyor by being supported by a restraining plate supported by a guide facing in the conveying direction. A reciprocating means whose operation timing is determined by means interlocking with the can feeding conveyor moves the plate in the can feeding direction at the same speed as the can feeding speed, so that the horizontally arranged cans can be transferred to the receiving section without disturbing the row of cans. The present invention relates to an apparatus for sterilizing canned goods and for arranging and discharging canned goods in a cooling machine for the purpose of transporting them to and from other locations, and an example of its implementation will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, A and B are a sterilizer and a cooler for canned cans 1, and the treatment liquid is mainly boiling water in the case of the sterilizer A and cold water in the case of the cooler B, and the starting end is in the tank 2. A can feeding conveyor 3 is set up so that the can feeding conveyor 3 enters from the side, dives through the treatment liquid toward the end of the bean 2, exits from the end of the bean 2, and returns under the bean 2 to the starting end. 3 is equipped with a large number of can feeding rods 4 for placing a large number of canned goods side by side, and a large number of can feeding rods 4 such as these are installed.
The cans 1 placed on the can feeding rods 4 are rotated in the processing liquid by a rotating means 5 composed of a combination of a bar and a friction wheel, a pinion and a rack, a belt and a friction wheel, etc.
It is designed to give rotation to and increase internal convection.

Reference numerals 6 and 6 denote guides provided above the terminal end of the can feeding conveyor 3 toward the feeding direction of the cans 1, and are supported by holders 7, 7 erected on the side wall of the tank 2. Reference numeral 8 denotes a stop plate for the canned cans 1, which is movably supported by the guides 6, 6 by means of upper and lower rollers a provided on its upper part, and by mounting parts 9, 9 that sandwich the guides 6, 6, so that the can feeding rod 4 When the guides 6, 6 are positioned in parallel with each other, the lower end hits the canned can 1 which is in the delivery position, and the canned can is detached from the canned can 1 just before reaching the next canned receiving section. It is set to .

Reference numerals 10 and 10 refer to a reciprocating means for the stop plate 8, which uses a crank or the like that is interlocked by a shaft 11. During the forward stroke, the stop plate 8 is sent out from the female end of the guides 6, 6 to the terminal end, and during the return stroke, the stop plate 8 is sent out. is pulled back from the end of the guides 6, 6 to the start end.

Reference numerals 12 and 12 refer to movement means for timing the operation of the reciprocating means 10 and the can feeding conveyor 3; The interlocking means is arranged so that one reciprocation of the stop plate 8 is completed until the feeding of the canned food 1 in the feeding mode is completed and the next canned food 1 is placed in the feeding mode.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a means for carrying out the chilled canned goods 1 provided at the rear end of the can feeding conveyor 3 in the chiller B, and guide plates 14,
14, and a chute 15 for canned cans 1 is provided between one guide plate 14 and the can feeding conveyor 3.

An example of the implementation of the apparatus for arranging and feeding canned goods in the canned food sterilization and cooling machine according to the present invention is constructed as described above. If a predetermined number of canned goods 1 are fed side by side onto the can feeding rods 4, 4 at the starting end of the conveyor 3 using a known can feeding device (not shown), the canned goods 1 will be exposed to hot processing liquid as the can feeding conveyor 3 advances. It enters the container and dives through this liquid toward the end of the tank 2, and during this time the can feeding rods 4, 4 are rotated by the rotating means 5, so that the can 1 is also rotated and the internal convection is enhanced. Sterilization is completed until the hot processing liquid comes out at the end of tank 2.

The cans 1 that have been sterilized in this way are taken out from the tank 2 by the can feed conveyor 3, and when they reach the end of the can feed conveyor 3, they are ready to be sent out, and then from the can feed bars 4, 4 to the can feed conveyor 3 of the cooler B. Trying to fall towards it. However, in this case, the guides 6, 6 provided above the terminal end of the can feeding conveyor 3
A stop plate 8 is located at the starting end of the can, and after supporting the can 1 which is about to fall, the can is moved backward along the guides 6, 6 by a reciprocating means 10 synchronized with the can feeding conveyor 3 and the interlocking means 12. The cans 1 are guided in line to the receiving section of the cans 1 at the female end of the can feed conveyor 3 in the next cooler B, and in this part the can feed conveyor 3 descends for return, so that the cans are 1 comes off from the stop plate 8,
The can feed rods 4, 4 of the can feed conveyor 3 in the cooler B are transferred to the can feed rods 4, 4 while being aligned in a straight line, and along with this, the guides 6, 6 are transferred.
The stop plate 8 that has reached the end is pulled back from the reciprocating means 1, and when the next sterilized can 1 is ready for delivery, it returns to its original position and waits for the next can 1. On the other hand, the sterilized canned goods 1 fed onto the can conveyors 4 and 4 of the can conveyor 3 in the cooler B enter the cold processing liquid as the can conveyor 3 advances, and while submerged in the liquid, the rotating means 5 Senkan Aya 4,4 by
It is rotated by the rotation of can conveyor 3, and actively performs internal convection to complete cooling until it comes out of the cold processing liquid at the end of can feeding conveyor 3. When it reaches the end of can feeding conveyor 3 and enters the delivery mode, guides 6 and 6 are rotated as described above. A stop plate 8 supported by the cans 1 supports the cooled cans 1, and is moved to the rear of the guides 6, 6 by the reciprocating means 10 synchronized with the can feeding conveyor 3 and the interlocking member 12, and moves the cans 1 in one place. The cans 1 are guided to the can receiving section of the carry-out means 13 to be transported to the next process while being lined up in a line, and in this part the cans 1 are separated from the stop plate 8, transferred to the carry-out means 13, and guided by the guide plates 14, 14 on both sides. and then transported in a vertical line in an orderly manner to the next processing step.

Conventionally, canned fruits and juices are made in a tank containing a processing solution.
A can conveyor is set up that enters the tank from the starting end, crawls inside the tank, exits from the terminal end, and returns to the starting end under the rice cake. Conveyor-type sterilization and cooling is used in which the can rod is attached and the can feeding rod is rotated by a rotating means in the processing liquid, and the sterilization and cooling processes are performed continuously, making it economically efficient. It has the characteristic of being able to perform good processing, but when transferring a large number of cans placed side by side on the can feeder from the can feed conveyor of the sterilizer to the can feed conveyor of the cooler, and the means for transporting cans from the can feed conveyor of the cooler. When sending cans to the cans, if the cans lost stability due to a difference in height between the pair of cans feeding rods that supported them, they would be allowed to fall freely to the next can receiving station. Theoretically, the canned goods should be transferred to the receiving section all together, lined up in a line, and then either subjected to the next processing or carried out to the next process, but in reality, the canned goods are transferred to the receiving section. The current situation is that the transfer of the materials is disjointed, and some of them jump out of the receiving section, causing great inconvenience and inconvenience to the processing.

In contrast, the present invention disposes a guide facing in the can feeding direction above the terminal end of the can feeding conveyor that is stretched over a tank containing a processing liquid, and makes this guide parallel to the can feeding rod. In addition, the mounting portion of the stop plate that hits the cans when positioned on the starting end side of the guide is movably supported, and the stop plate is linked with a reciprocating means whose operation timing is determined by the interlocking means with the pre-consignment can conveyor. When the canned goods that have been submerged in the processing liquid and have been processed reach the terminal end of the can conveyor and are ready to be sent out, the stop plate supports the canned goods, and the reciprocating means moves the canned goods in the direction of sending out the cans. The cans are guided onto the receiving section while being lined up in a straight line, and are dropped onto this section to transfer the cans from the sterilization can conveyor to the cooling can conveyor, or from the cooling can conveyor to the canned delivery means. Not only can this be done reliably without causing any disturbance in the line, but
The reciprocating mechanism of the stop plate is linked to the can feeding conveyor by an interlocking means, and the operation timing with the can feeding conveyor is determined, so that the stop plate that has regulated the delivery of canned goods is ready to send out the next canned food. It returns to its original position, waits for the next can, and accurately performs regulating operations for each can, so it can be used in a machine that continuously performs sterilization and cooling treatment using a conveyor system, and is large enough to fully demonstrate its functions. It is effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings relate to an arrangement and delivery device for canned goods in a canned food sterilization and cooling machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a canned food sterilization and cooling machine equipped with this device. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of how this device performs relay transfer of canned goods between a sterilizer and a cooler. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of how this device transports canned goods from the cooler to the transport means. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway rear view showing the structure of the device. In the figure, A is a sterilizer, B is a cooler, 1 is a canned food, 2 is a rice cake, 3 is a can feeding conveyor, 4 is a can feeding rod, 6, 6 is a guide, 8 is a stop plate, 9, 9
10 is a reciprocating means, and 12 is an interlocking means. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure Size Ship

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A can feeding conveyor is installed in a tank containing processing liquid so that it enters the tank from the starting end, moves through the processing liquid toward the terminal end, exits from the terminal end, and returns under the tank to the starting end, and this conveyor In a can sterilization/cooling machine that is equipped with a can feeding rod for placing a large number of canned goods side by side, and is rotated by a rotating means in a processing liquid, a portion above the terminal end of the feeding conveyor is provided. A guide facing in the canned delivery direction is disposed on the can, and this guide is parallel to the can feeding rod and movably supports the attachment part of the stop plate that hits the can when it is located on the starting end side of the guide. 1. An arrangement and delivery device for canned goods in a canned food sterilization and cooling machine, characterized in that a reciprocating means whose operation timing is set by an interlocking means with the delivery conveyor is linked to the stop plate.