JPH089379B2 - Vegetable packaging equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vegetable packaging device, for example, in a harvesting process for harvesting headed vegetables such as cabbage and Chinese cabbage, the headed vegetables extracted are automatically formed by a film. Regarding items that are packaged in.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as a vegetable packing device of this type, for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-54904, a product is placed below a product insertion hole formed in a base plate. A bowl-shaped cradle is provided so as to be vertically movable, and a seal receiving plate is fixed on the base plate at one side of the product insertion hole in the front-rear direction, and the other side of the product insertion hole is fixed. A pressing plate that narrows the film toward the seal receiving plate is provided on the base plate so that the film can be moved forward and backward, and the left and right scissors that narrow the film are located on the left and right parts of the product insertion hole on the base plate. A configuration is known in which a plate is provided so as to be openable and closable.

Further, as described in JP-A-62-94519, a vertically movable holding member, a fixed welding member and a receiving member are fixed to an upper portion on one side of the receiving tray, and an upper portion on the other side of the receiving tray is fixed. There is a configuration in which an insertion member that is inserted between the pressing member and the fixed welding member via a film, a movable welding member that presses the film against the fixed welding member to weld it, and a pressing plate that presses the film against the receiving member are provided. Are known.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the configuration described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-54904, a film in which a product is packaged with a seal receiving plate, a back-and-forth movable pressing plate, and openable and closable left and right scissors plates is provided. Since the rod-shaped part of this film is melted by narrowing it down from the front-rear direction and left-right direction, the structure of narrowing down and melting this film is complicated with many parts, and the film is located close to the product. If you narrow down with, the film may be damaged or the product may be damaged, and if you narrow down the film at a position distant from the product and blow it off, the product may be packaged in a state where it is separated from the film. .

Further, in the structure described in JP-A-62-94519, an insertion member that is inserted between a holding member and a fixed welding member via a film, and a movable welding member that presses the film to the fixed welding member to weld the film. Also, in order to form a flat shape by squeezing the vegetable packaging film from the front-rear direction with a pressing plate that presses the film against the receiving member, and melting the flat-shaped portion of this film,
There is a problem similar to the configuration described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 54904.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, it is possible to automatically package heading vegetables by a film, thereby improving the efficiency of the packaging work, the film at the time of packaging heading vegetables There is no breakage or damage, the bulb vegetables are not packaged in a state where they are separated from the film, and the configuration that narrows the film along the bulb vegetables is simple with a small number of parts, and therefore excellent workability and cost The object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable wrapping device having a great advantage.

(Means for Solving the Problem) The vegetable packing apparatus according to claim 1 is a horizontal guide body having a guide hole for guiding the fall of vegetables, and the guide body is stretched in a state of closing the guide hole. Film for packaging headed vegetables, a package for receiving and packaging headed vegetables falling from the guide hole through the film, and a heat sealer for sealing a binding portion of the film in which headed vegetables are packaged by the package And a substantially hemispherical main body that is supported movably up and down with respect to the guide hole of the guide body and rotatably about a vertical axis, and an inner surface portion of the main body. Between the main body and the inner wall body, a substantially hemispherical inner wall body having a plurality of air intake holes which are fixedly provided and fixed in a predetermined gap along the Of the space along with the inner wall, And a vacuum device for adsorbing and supporting the film.

The vegetable packing apparatus according to claim 2 is the vegetable packing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide body is connected to the upper guide plate having a guide hole for dropping the headed vegetables and the guide hole of the upper guide plate, and the package body. Has a guide space for expanding and stretching the film formed by the upper and lower guide plates having guide holes for inserting the opening edge portion of the film, and supplying the film for heading vegetables packaging from the film pressure feeding device to the guide space. The guide hole is stretched in a closed state.

(Operation) In the vegetable packaging device according to claim 1, the film is expanded and stretched in the guide body in a state where the guide hole is closed, and the heading vegetables are supplied onto the film in the guide hole while the guide is provided. When the air in the package placed near the lower part of the hole is sucked, the film is adsorbed and supported along the inner wall of the package, and the heading vegetables are introduced into the inner wall of the package through the film. Be received. That is, while the vacuum device is operated, the air in the inner wall of the package is sucked through the many air intake holes of the inner wall and the predetermined gaps formed between the inner wall and the main body, and the air intake action causes the inner wall to be sucked. The film is adsorbed and supported along the inner surface of the body.

Further, while the heading vegetables are received in the inner wall of the package, and the package having the heading vegetables is lowered while being rotated, the film pulls the heading vegetables while being pulled downward with the heading vegetables. It is rotated so as to wrap it, and is twisted and bound at the upper part of the bulb vegetable. Then, the binding portion of the film encapsulating the bulb vegetables is moved to the position of the heat sealer, the heat sealer is advanced toward the binding portion, and the heat sealing seals the binding portion.

In addition, the package having the bulb-shaped vegetables packaged with the film is lowered to a predetermined lowered position, the operation of the vacuum device is stopped, the suction of the film in the package is released, and the packaged bulb-shaped vegetables are removed. Will be carried out.

Further, the packaged headed vegetables are carried out and the package is lifted up, and the upper part of the package is again arranged in the vicinity of the lower part of the guide hole of the guide body, and the film sucking and blocking the guide hole is closed. Prepare for packaging of headed vegetables.

In the vegetable wrapping apparatus according to claim 2, the film is sequentially drawn out by the operation of the film pressure-feeding device and is forcibly supplied sequentially from the inner end portion to the outer end portion in the guide space. The film is expanded and stretched in a flat plate shape with the guide hole closed in the guide body. Further, by raising the package toward the guide hole formed in the lower guide plate of the guide, the opening edge portion of the package is disposed in the guide hole, and the package is used for suction support of the film. Prepare Therefore, the film and the package are put on standby in preparation for packaging the headed vegetables.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body frame, and a mission case 3 having a built-in mission 2 is fixed to a substantially middle portion on the front side of the main body frame 1, and an input shaft 4 of the mission 2 is rotatably projected forward. Also, the main body frame 1
A connecting frame 8 having a three-point connecting portion 7 that is detachably connected to the three-point link mechanism 6 of the tractor 5 is fixed to a substantially middle portion of the front end of the.

Next, brackets 11 are fixed to the lower portions of the left and right support frames 10 which are laterally laid across the upper and lower sides of the main body frame 1 via the front and rear left and right columns 9, respectively. A suspension arm 13 is extended forward on a front frame 12 that is laid horizontally between the cylinders, and a cylinder device is provided below the front end of the suspension arm 13.
A base of a body 15 of 14 is rotatably mounted on a support shaft 16. In addition, between the left and right brackets 11, a rear holding frame 19 holding a pair of rearward end portions of a pair of lifting conveyors 18 tilted upward by a support shaft 17 is rotatably mounted on the pair of brackets. A front holding frame (20) holding the front end of the lifting conveyor (18) is suspended by a support shaft (21) on a piston rod (22) of the cylinder device (14) with height adjustable.

In the pair of lifting conveyors 18, a pair of strength members 23 are fixed between the front holding frame 20 and the rear holding frame 19 so as to be parallel to each other with a predetermined space therebetween. A guide roller 24 is rotatably mounted on a support shaft 25 in the front holding frame 20 at the front end thereof. In addition, a drive roller 26 is provided in the rear holding frame 19 located at the rear ends of the pair of strength members 23.
Are rotatably supported by respective end portions, and endless belt-like endless rotating bodies 28 are respectively rotatably suspended between the guide roller 24 and the drive roller 26, which are opposed to each other at the front and rear portions thereof, and the left and right drive shafts 27 are The hydraulic motors 29 are linked to each other.

Then, by driving the left and right hydraulic motors 29, the left and right endless traveling bodies 28 are rotated at the same speed in opposite directions so that the inner traveling portions 30 facing each other are rotated rearward. The rhizome B of the headed vegetable A is sandwiched between the inner traveling portions 30 and is transported upward and rearward.

Next, a pair of left and right attachment pieces 31 are fixed to the front portion from the lower end of the front holding frame 20, and a pair of extraction blades 32 attaches the rhizome B to the left and right attachment pieces 31. A series of communication gaps that communicate with the gap 33 between the inner traveling parts 30 that are held
34 and an expanded inlet 35 are formed and fixed to each other. Further, the left and right extraction blade bodies 32 each have an inwardly arcuate support surface 36 that supports the lower portion of the headed vegetable A and guides it rearward on the upper surface portion, and this support surface 36 forms the rear portion. It is formed so as to gradually increase in height.

In addition, a fixed blade is provided on the lower rear side of the pair of strength members 23.
37 is attached, a rotary blade 38 slidably rotating with respect to the fixed blade 37 is rotatably mounted on the lower rear portion of the one strength member 23, and the rotary blade 38 is attached to one of the strength members 23. It is interlockingly connected to a hydraulic motor 40 supported by a mounting frame 39. The fixed blade 37 and the rotary blade 38 constitute a cutter 41 that cuts and removes the rhizome B of the headed vegetable A.

In addition, the main body frame 1 is provided below the cutter 41.
The inlet port 43 of the container 42 that is placed on and off freely is opened, and the cut rhizome B is dropped and stored in the package bag 44 stored in the container 42. ing.

Next, on the platform 45 fixed to the upper part of the main body frame 1 and on the main body frame 1, front, rear, left and right supporting legs are provided.
A transverse feed conveyor 48 is supported by 46 and 47. The lateral feed conveyor 48 includes a driving roller 50 and a driven roller at an outer end portion and a substantially middle portion on one side of a frame 49 extending in the left-right direction.
51 are rotatably mounted, respectively, and an endless traveling body 52 is rotatably suspended between the left and right drive rollers 50 and driven rollers 51.

Further, a vegetable receiving body 53 for receiving the heading vegetable A is disposed and fixed at a predetermined interval on the endless traveling body 52, and each vegetable receiving body 53 is formed of a large number of narrow plate-shaped elastic members. By the bottom plate portion 55 in which the pieces 54 are arranged in parallel and configured in a circular shape, and the side frame 57 vertically arranged in the upper part of the peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion 55, the narrow width plate-like piece 56 is arranged. , Is formed in a cylindrical shape whose upper part is expanded.

The carry-in part of the outer side of the endless traveling body 53 is disposed so as to face the lower part of the carry-out end of the pair of lifting conveyors 18, and each of the vegetable receivers 53 has the pair of lifting conveyors 18. The heading vegetables A to be carried out are sequentially exposed to the lower part of the carrying-out end portion of the.

An output shaft 61 of an electric motor 60 is interlockingly connected to a drive shaft 58 of a drive roller 50 of the lateral feed conveyor 48 via a gear interlocking mechanism 59, and the electric motor 60 is provided on one side of the frame 49 so as to project. Fixed on the bracket 62. Then, the electric motor 60 causes the endless traveling body 52 of the lateral feed conveyor 48 to rotate inward.

Next, a supporting arm 63 is provided so as to project from the inside upper portion of the lateral feed conveyor 48, and each vegetable receiver is located at the tip end of the supporting arm 63 at an intermediate upper portion in the width direction of the lateral feed conveyor 48.
A nozzle 64 for ejecting a discoloration preventing agent containing nitrohumic acid or salt water of humic acid as a main component is suspended downward toward the cut C of the headed vegetable A on the 53.

Further, a cylindrical cover body 65 is attached to the lower portion of the nozzle 64 to prevent the discoloration preventing agent from diffusing and linearly guide the discoloration preventing agent downward. A pump 67 that pumps the anti-tarnish agent is connected to
The pump 67 is fixed on the body frame 1, and the pump 67 is connected to an electric motor (not shown).

In addition, a pair of first sensors 70 are arranged and fixed facing each other below the nozzle 64 and above the side frame 57 of each of the vegetable receivers 53. Then, the heading vegetable A on the vegetable receiver 53 is moved between the first sensors 70, the first sensor 70 detects and operates, and the output of the first sensor 70. A signal activates a control means (not shown) of the pump 67,
The discoloration inhibitor is sprayed from the nozzle 64 to the cut C of the headed vegetable A, the headed vegetable A passes between the first sensors 70, and the control means of the pump 67 is operated to operate from the nozzle 64. The jetting of the tarnish preventive agent is stopped. The first sensor 70 is a reflection type,
A transmissive type, a photoelectric switch or the like may be used.

Next, an upper guide plate 71 and a lower guide plate 72 as guide bodies are provided with a predetermined guide space 73 from the other outer end portion of the frame 49 to a substantially intermediate portion, that is, a lower portion in the vicinity of the carry-out end portion of the lateral feed conveyor 53. Are formed and fixed in a horizontal manner so as to face each other vertically.

Further, a driving roller 74 and a tension roller 75 are provided in the upper and lower portions facing the inner end portions of the upper guide plate 71 and the lower guide plate 72 in the width direction, and the driving roller 74 is driven by the frame 49. The tension roller 75 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 76, and the tension roller 75 is rotatably mounted on one end of an L-shaped link 78 that is vertically rotatable on a support shaft 77 on the frame 49. A coil spring 79 is stretched between the other end and the frame 49.
The coil spring 79 allows the L-shaped link 78.
Through the tension roller 75 is always the drive roller
It is urged to press against 74.

An output shaft 82 of an electric motor 81 is interlockingly connected to one end of a drive shaft 76 of the drive roller 74 via a gear interlocking mechanism 80. The electric motor 81 is attached to one side of the frame 49 via a bracket (not shown). It is fixed.

Further, in a portion outside the upper and lower drive rollers 74 and tension rollers 75, a pair of air supply pipes 83 are horizontally mounted on the frame 49 close to the upper and lower portions of the upper guide plate 71 and the lower guide plate 72, A plurality of air nozzles 84 are provided at predetermined intervals in the lengthwise direction of the pair of upper and lower air supply pipes 83 in a state of being inclined outward toward the upper guide plate 71 and the lower guide plate 72, and Upper and lower air nozzles 84
The front end portion of is disposed in a guide groove 85 formed so as to communicate with each other in the width direction of the upper guide plate 71 and the lower guide plate 72.

Further, a compressor 87 for pressure-feeding air to the pair of upper and lower air supply pipes 83 is connected to the one end of the air supply pipe 83 through a conduit 86 via a control means, and the compressor 87 is fixed on the main body frame 1. In addition, the first output shaft 68 of the mission 2 is operatively connected to the other end of the mission 2 via an interlocking medium 88. A pair of upper and lower drive rollers 74 and tension rollers 75 and a pair of upper and lower air supply pipes 83 having a large number of air nozzles 84 constitute a film pressure feeding device 89.

Further, guide grooves 90, 91, 92 are formed in the upper and lower portions of the upper guide plate 71 and the lower guide plate 72 in the width direction thereof in the vicinity of the outer side of the upper and lower air supply pipes 83 and the outer end portions on the other side. A first stopper 93 and a second stopper 94, which are formed to communicate with each other and are plate-shaped, are arranged in the guide grooves 91 and 92 of the upper guide plate 71, and the first and second stoppers 93 and 94 are provided. Is fixed to the frame 49.

Further, a first cylinder 95 and a second cylinder 96 are arranged and fixed respectively below the guide grooves 90, 91, 92 of the lower guide plate 72, and the upper end portion of the piston rod 97 of the first cylinder 95 is fixed. The bracket 98 fixed to
A cutter 99 that is inserted into the inside of 90 so as to be able to move forward and backward and a plate-shaped pressing body 10 that is inserted into the lower end of the first stopper 93 from inside of the guide groove 91 so as to be able to move forward and backward from below.
0 is projected vertically. Further, the bracket 102 fixed to the upper end portion of the piston rod 101 of the second cylinder 96 has the guide groove 92 through the second stopper 9 in the bracket 102.
A plate-shaped pressing body 103 is vertically provided so as to be inserted and engaged with the lower end portion of the 4 so as to be able to advance and retract from below.

Further, a second sensor 104 is disposed and fixed in the guide groove 92 near the outside of the second stopper 94 of the upper guide plate 71, and a film described later is inserted in the lower portion of the second sensor 104. At the same time, the film is detected and actuated, and the output signal of the second sensor 104 actuates the control means (not shown) of the compressor 87 and the electric motor 81 to drive the film pressure feeding device 89. The rotation of 74 and the ejection of air from each air nozzle 84 of the air supply pipe 83 are controlled. In addition,
The second sensor 104 may be a reflection type, a transmission type, a photoelectric switch, or the like.

Next, the first stopper 93 and the second stopper
Between the upper guide plate 71 and the upper guide plate 71, a circular guide hole 105 having a size for dropping the headed vegetables A is formed, and the lower guide plate 72 communicates with the guide hole 105. A circular guide hole 106 having a larger diameter than this is formed. Further, a package carrying-out device 107 for packing the headed vegetables A and carrying out the packed vegetables is provided on the main body frame 1 below the guide holes 106 of the lower guide plate 72.

The package unloading device 107 has a rotary actuator 108, a swing cylinder 109 is rotatably attached to the rotary actuator 108 in a vertical direction, and an expandable and rotatable piston rod 110 provided in the swing cylinder 109. A package 111 for receiving and packaging the headed vegetable A is supported at the tip of the package. The package 111 is supported by a piston rod 110 of the swing cylinder 109 so as to be vertically movable and horizontally rotatable about an axis in the vertical direction.

The wrapping body 111 has a main body 112 formed in a substantially hemispherical shape with an open upper surface, and a connecting body 113 fixed to the tip end portion of the piston rod 110 is formed in the lower center of the main body 112. In the central portion of this connecting body 113, the intake holes 1 in the vertical direction are formed.
14 is provided, and a connecting portion 115, which is provided on one side of the connecting body 113 so as to project, is provided with a communicating hole 116 communicating with the intake hole 114.

Further, a flange 119 of an inner wall body 118 made of an elastic member disposed inside the main body 112 is integrally fixed to an annular flange 117 protruding from the inner wall portion of the upper edge of the main body 112. The inner wall body 118 is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape with an open upper surface, and the flange is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the upper edge of the opening.
119 is formed, and between the outer surface portion of the inner wall body 118 and the inner surface portion of the main body 112, an intake space 120 having a predetermined gap is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape.

Further, a large number of intake holes 121 communicating with the intake space 120 are radially formed in the inner wall 118. further,
The hose 122 is attached to the connecting portion 115 of the connecting body 113 of the main body 112.
A connection fitting 123 connected to one end of the hose 122 is detachably connected, and the other end of the hose 122 is connected to the vacuum device 124. The vacuum device 124 is provided on the main body frame 1.

Next, a pair of third sensors 125 are disposed and fixed facing each other in the front and rear portions above and above the upper guide plate 71 in the front and rear portions of the package 111 of the package unloading device 107. The third sensor 125 operates by detecting the heading vegetable A while the heading vegetable A is moved between the third sensors 125, and the third sensor 12
A control means (not shown) of the vacuum device 124 is activated by the output signal of 5 to suck the inside of the package 111, and the bulb-shaped vegetable A falls on the package 111 from between the third sensors 125. Vacuum device 1
Twenty-four control means are activated to stop the suction operation of the bumming device 124. The third sensor 125 may be a reflection type, a transmission type, a photoelectric switch, or the like.

Further, at the elevating position of the package 111 of the package unloading device 107, a pair of cylinder devices 126 are fixed relative to each other at the front and rear portions of the frame 49 located below the lower guide plate 72. A heat sealer 128, which also functions as a cutter, is attached to the tip end portion of the piston rod 127 of the cylinder device 126, which is opposed to each other, and which fits together films to be described later for heat fusion and cutting.

Further, a rotary shaft 130, which supports a film roll 129 wound with the film F so as to be able to be drawn out, is mounted around the lower middle portion of the film 49, and the film F passes through a tension roller 131 and a plurality of guide rollers 132. The driving roller 74 and the tension roller 75 are sequentially supplied and interposed. This film F removes various living gases generated when fresh food is packaged,
It is a stretchable synthetic resin film configured to maintain the freshness of food.

Further, the carry-out end portion of the lateral feed conveyor 48 and the guide hole
A chute body 134, in which a large number of rollers 133 are rotatably arranged side by side, is provided between the guide holes 10 and 105 on one side.
It is provided so as to be inclined downward toward 5,106.

Next, a lifting conveyor 135 is provided on the main body frame 1 on the outer side of the packaging and unloading device 107. In this lifting conveyor 135, a driving roller 136 and a driven roller 137 are rotatably supported in parallel in the upper and lower parts so as to be rotatable in parallel, and a number of comb teeth are lifted on the endless rolling member 138 at predetermined intervals. Each body 139 is projected.

Further, a bucket body 140 for carrying the heading vegetables A carried out from the packaging body 111 is provided in the lower inside of the lifting conveyor 135, and a plurality of guide grooves 142 formed in the bottom plate 141 of the bucket body 140. Each comb tooth piece 143 of each lifting body 139 passes through and guides the inside. Further, a bucket 146 is provided on the outer upper portion of the lifting conveyor 135 via a chute body 145 having a plurality of guide grooves 144 for guiding the passage of each comb tooth piece 143 of the lifting body 139. Further, the driving shaft 147 of the driving roller 136 of the lifting conveyor 135 is connected to the second shaft of the mission 2 via the interlocking medium 148.
Output shaft 149 is linked and linked.

Next, a hopper 15 is attached to one end of the platform 45.
0 is fixed, and the shredder rotor 15 is attached to the bottom of the hopper 150.
1 is rotatably mounted on the shaft, and a large number of shredding blades 152 are radially provided at predetermined intervals in the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the shredding rotor 151, and each shredding blade 152 has a hopper 150. It is adapted to be rotated in close proximity to a large number of fixed blades 153 projecting from the front side portion of the lower bottom portion.

The fixed blades 153 and the shredding blades 152 shred the unnecessary root and leaf portions of the headed vegetable A, and the shredded pieces shredded by the shredder rotor 151 are not shown. It is designed to be discharged from the outlet by its rotation. Further, the shredder rotor 151 is interlockingly connected to the first output shaft 68 of the mission 2 via an interlocking medium 154. In the figure, 155 is a wheel rotatably mounted on the body frame 1, and 156 is a wheel of the tractor 5.

 Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

While the tractor 5 advances to pull the machine, the tractor 5
When the power from the mounting shaft 157 is transmitted to the input shaft 4 via the power transmission shaft 158 and the mission 2 is driven, the first and second output shafts 68, 149 are rotated, and the compressor 87 is transmitted via the interlocking media 88, 148, 154. Power is transmitted to
Endless traveling body 138 of shredder rotor 151 and lifting conveyor 135
The power is transmitted to the shredded rotor 151, the shredded rotor 151 is rotated in the set direction, and the endless rotating body 138 is rotated in the set direction.
In addition, by driving the hydraulic motors 29, 29, 40, the pair of endless traveling bodies 28 are respectively rotated in the set direction, and the rotary blade 38 is rotated in the set direction.

When the headed vegetables A are introduced into the inlet 35 between the pair of extraction blades 32 that are advanced, the headed vegetables A are supported on the support surfaces 36 of the pair of extraction blades 32 so as to be sandwiched from both sides. At the same time, the rhizome B of the headed vegetable A is transferred into the communication gap 34 between the pair of extraction blades 32. in this case,
Since the support surface 36 is formed so as to be inclined rearward and upward, the heading vegetables A are gradually pulled up by the support surface 36 as the support surface 36 advances, and the rhizome B at the rear end portion. Is pulled out.

The heading vegetables A extracted by the pair of extraction blades 32 are introduced as they are to the carry-in portions of the pair of lifting conveyors 18, and the upper portions of the rhizomes B face each other in the endless traveling body 28. The lower part of this heading vegetable A is sandwiched between the inner traveling parts 30 and the inner traveling parts 30 face each other.
The heading vegetable A is conveyed by being directed to the upper rear side in the planted state by the inner moving section 30 facing the head vegetable A.

When the headed vegetables A are conveyed to the position of the cutter 41 on the rear side, the lower part of the rhizome B of the headed vegetables A is fixed blade.
It is cut and removed by 37 and the rotary blade 38, and this rhizome B is dropped and stored in the bag 44 in the container 42. As a result, since the lower rhizome portion B containing soil is removed, soil is prevented from being mixed into the stem portion of the headed vegetable A, and the rhizome portion B is stored in the bag 44. The number of labors and labor to collect are unnecessary.

In addition, the heading vegetables A cut off to the rhizome B are further conveyed to the rear part as they are, and are released from being held by the inner traveling parts 30 facing each other at their carrying-out end parts. It is carried on to 53.
In this case, the endless traveling body 52 of the lateral feed conveyor 48 is an electric motor.
The vegetable receiver 53 provided in the endless traveling body 52, which has been preliminarily rotated in the set-out carrying-out direction by the gear interlocking mechanism 59 by 60, is composed of a bottom plate portion 55 and a side frame 57 made of an elastic member. Moreover, since the bottom plate portion 55 and the side frame 57 are composed of a large number of narrow plate-like pieces 54 and 56, the vegetable receiving body 53 is not damaged by the elastic receiving action of the vegetable receiving body 53 without the bulbed vegetables A being damaged.
It is easily carried in.

In addition, the heading vegetables A carried into the lateral conveyor 48 are picked up by the operator on the platform 45, and the rhizome B
Cut the unnecessary rhizomes including the upper part of the
Of the headed vegetable A after the cut-outs C are faced up
When placed in 53, the headed vegetable A is carried in the carrying-out direction by the endless traveling body 52 while being held in the vegetable receiving body 53.

Then, the heading vegetable A in the vegetable receiver 53 is moved between the first sensors 70, and the first sensor 70
Is activated by detecting the presence of headed vegetable A, and the control means is activated by the output signal of the first sensor 70.
67 is operated and the discoloration preventive agent D is sprayed from the nozzle 64 to the cut C of the headed vegetable A through the hose 60,
The cut C is protected by the discoloration preventing agent D. In this case, since the cylindrical cover body 65 is attached to the nozzle 64, the discoloration preventing agent D is linearly and intensively sprayed toward the cut edge C using the cover body 65 as a guide.

In addition, the endless traveling body 52 travels in the carry-out direction and headed vegetables A
While passing between the first sensors 70, the first sensor 70 operates by detecting the absence of the headed vegetable A, the control means is operated, and the operation of the pump 67 is controlled to control the operation from the nozzle 64. The jetting of the discoloration preventive agent D is stopped, and the discoloration preventive process for the next cut C is prepared. Then, as the endless traveling body 52 travels in the carrying-out direction, the heading vegetables A having the cut C processed are carried in from the carrying-out end portion onto the chute body 134, and are conveyed by the rollers 133 toward the guide holes 105 and 106. It

Next, the heading vegetable A that has been processed at the cut C is the shoot body.
Before being conveyed by 134, the drive roller 74 is driven by the drive of the electric motor 81, and the film F of the film roll 129 of the rotary shaft 130 is rotated by the rotation of the drive roller 7 and the tension roller 75. It is sequentially drawn out via 132 and supplied from the inner end portion to the outer end portion in the guide space 73 between the upper guide plate 71 and the lower guide plate 72.

Further, the electric motor 81 of the drive roller 74 is driven, the control means of the compressor 87 is operated, and the compressor 87 is operated, and air is supplied from the air nozzles 84 of the pair of upper and lower air supply pipes 83 via the conduit 86. Erupted.

The film F sequentially supplied into the guide space 73 by the drive roller 74 and the tension roller 75 is directed toward the outer end of the guide space 73 by the pressure of the upper and lower air jetted from the upper and lower air nozzles 84. They are transported one after another forcibly. Then, the transport end of the film F is carried into the lower end of the second sensor 104 at the outer end of the upper guide plate 71, and the second sensor 104 is transferred to the film F.
Of the compressor 87, the control means is activated by the output signal of the second sensor 104, and the compressor 87
Also, the operation of the electric motor 81 is controlled, the rotation of the drive roller 74 and the ejection of air from each air nozzle 84 are stopped, and the next film F is prepared. As a result, the film F
Is the guide hole 105 of the upper guide plate 71 and the guide hole 106 of the lower guide plate 72.
It is stretched in a state of being expanded in the guide space 73 in a state where the and are closed.

Further, the film F is stretched in the guide space 73, the first cylinder 95 and the second cylinder 96 are simultaneously operated, and the respective piston rods 97, 101 are extended. Then, the pressing body 100 of the first cylinder 95 advances from the lower guide groove 91 into the upper guide groove 91 and is brought into contact with the lower portion of the first stopper 93, and the pressing body 100 and the first stopper 93 are provided. The film F is held by and
The cutter 99 advances from the lower guide groove 90 into the upper guide groove 90, and the film F is cut by the cutter 99.

Further, almost simultaneously with the cutting of the film F, the pressing body 103 of the second cylinder 96 advances from the lower guide groove 92 into the upper guide groove 92 and is brought into contact with the lower part of the second stopper 94. The film F is held between the body 103 and the second stopper 94. Therefore, the film F stretched in the guide space 73 is cut into a predetermined size necessary for packaging the headed vegetable A, and the cut film F is cut.
In the state where the upper and lower guide holes 105, 106 are closed, both sides of the upper and lower guide holes 105, 106 are clamped at positions separated from the opening edges of the upper and lower guide holes 105, 106.

At this time, the package 111 of the package unloading device 107 is raised in advance, the opening edge thereof is advanced into the guide hole 106 of the lower guide plate 72, and is disposed in contact with the lower portion of the film F.

In such a state, as described above, the heading vegetable A is conveyed by the chute body 134, the heading vegetable A is moved between the third sensors 125 by the chute body 134, and the third sensor 125 is The presence of the headed vegetable A is detected to operate, and the output signal of the third sensor 125 activates the control means and activates the vacuum device 124. Then, in the vacuum device 124, the air in the package 111 is sucked through the many air intake holes 121, the air intake spaces 120, the air intake holes 114, and the communication holes 116 via the hose 122, and the opening of the air package 111 is formed. The film F whose both sides on the edge are held is sucked into the package 111 and extended, and the film F is adsorbed and supported along the inside wall 118 of the package 111.

Further, the film F is adsorbed in the inner wall 118 of the package 111, and the bulb vegetables A are dropped on the film F and received. When the heading vegetable A is received in the package 111, the swing cylinder 109 is operated by the rotary actuator 108 of the package unloading device 107,
Package 1 having headed vegetable A with its piston rod 110
When 11 is contracted and lowered while being horizontally rotated about the vertical axis, the film F sandwiched on both sides by the packaging body 111 is pulled downward together with the heading vegetables A. It is rotated so as to wrap the bulb vegetable A,
The whole headed vegetable A is covered with this film F, and this film F is twisted and bound at the upper part of the headed vegetable A.

The bundling portion f of the film F encapsulating the bulbous vegetable A is located between the pair of heat sealers 128, and the pair of cylinder devices 126 is operated, so that the pair of heat sealers 128 are opposed to each other via the piston rod 127. The heat sealer 128 is fitted through the binding portion f, the binding portion f is heat-sealed by the pair of heat sealers 128, and the heat sealing portion is Is cut off at the top.

Further, when the package 111 having the bulb-shaped vegetables A wrapped with the film F is contracted and lowered to a predetermined lowered position, the lowering of the piston rod 110 of the swing cylinder 109 is stopped and the suction operation of the vacuum device 124 is performed. Then, the suction and support of the film F to the inner wall 118 of the package 111 is released.

Then, the swing cylinder 109 is rotated downward by the rotary actuator 108 of the package unloading device 107,
When the descending rotation is stopped at the rotating end of the swing cylinder 109, the package 111 is opposed to the bucket body 140 in a sideways state, and the packed head vegetables A in the package 111 are It is automatically carried in and out on the bucket body 140.

Further, when the packed headed vegetables A are carried out, the swing cylinder 109 is raised and rotated by the switching operation of the rotary actuator 108 of the package carrying-out device 107, and the swing cylinder 109 is shifted to the vertical state and the piston The rod 110 is extended, and the package 111 is raised so that the opening edge portion is again lowered to the lower guide plate 72.
It returns to the inside of the guide hole 106 and prepares for the next packaging of the heading vegetable A.

At the same time, the first cylinder 95 and the second cylinder 96 are operated, the piston rods 97 and 101 and the brackets 98 and 102 are contracted and lowered, and the cutter 99 and the pressing bodies 100 and 103 are guided by the guide groove 90 of the lower guide plate 72. ,
It is retracted into 91, 92 to prepare for the next holding and cutting of the film F.

Next, the heading vegetables A packaged with the film F carried on the bucket body 140 are scooped up by the comb tooth pieces 143 of the lifting body 139 in the lifting conveyor 135 and lifted up, and the buckets are passed through the chute body 145. It is carried into 146.

As described above, the heading vegetables A sequentially extracted by the pair of extraction blades 32 are sequentially conveyed by the pair of lifting conveyors 18, and the rhizome B is sequentially cut and removed during the conveyance. The heading vegetables A are conveyed while being sequentially received by the respective vegetable receivers 53 of the lateral feed conveyor 48, and the discoloration preventing agent D is automatically sprayed to the upward facing cuts C in the middle. The discoloration prevention processing of the cut C is performed.

Further, the film F for packaging the headed vegetable A is automatically developed and supplied on the package 111 by the film pressure feeding device 89, and the film F is supplied to the inner wall 118 of the package 111 by the vacuum device 124. While being adsorbed and supported, the heading vegetables A are automatically received in the inner wall 118 through the film F.

The heading vegetables A are wrapped by the film F by the wrapping and conveying device 107, and the heading vegetables A thus wrapped are automatically carried in and out on the bucket body 140, and are conveyed and carried out by the lifting conveyor 135. is there.

(Effect of the invention) According to the invention of claim 1, the packaging body for receiving headed vegetables and packaging them with a film is vertically movable with respect to the guide hole of the guide body and has a vertical axis as a center. A substantially hemispherical main body rotatably supported, and a large number of air intake holes which are fixed and airtight along the inner surface of the main body with a predetermined air gap communicating with the air gap to open the upper surface. Since it has a substantially hemispherical inner wall body and a vacuum device which is in communication with the space between the main body and the inner wall body and adsorbs and supports the film along the inner wall body, by the suction action of the package body, The film of the guide body can be easily adsorbed and supported along the inner wall body, and by rotating the package having the heading vegetables received in the film while descending in the direction away from the guide hole, the film At heading While wrapping vegetables, the upper part of the film can be securely twisted and bound.

At this time, the film is twisted while rotating the package downward to cover the whole headed vegetable, so that the film is not damaged or damaged during the packaging of the headed vegetable, and the headed vegetable is not released from the film. The heading vegetables can be packaged while the film is in sufficient contact with the heading vegetables. The twisted binding portion of the film can be reliably sealed by the heat sealer.

Further, since the heading vegetables can be packaged by the film suction action of the package and the descending rotation action of the package, the structure of squeezing the film along the heading vegetables has a small number of parts and is simple. This is preferable for automatically packaging headed vegetables.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a vegetable packaging device which is excellent in workability and has a large cost advantage.

According to the invention of claim 2, the guide body has an upper guide plate having a guide hole for dropping the headed vegetables and a lower part having a guide hole communicating with the guide hole of the upper guide plate and for inserting an opening edge portion of the package. Since the film formed by the guide plate has a guide space for expanding and tensioning the film, the film is fed to the guide space from the film pressure-feeding device so as to close the guide hole. The film can be smoothly stretched in the guide space of the guide body, and it is possible to reliably prevent the film from being twisted and rolled when the film is stretched, and the film is continuously stretched in the guide space of the guide body. Can be supplied to.

Further, by inserting the opening edge portion of the package into the guide hole of the lower guide plate, the film stretched so as to close the guide hole is surely sucked and adsorbed and supported on the inner wall of the package. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a harvester equipped with a vegetable packaging device, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same as above, FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the same packaging apparatus, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the same sealing mechanism portion, and FIG. 71, 72 ...... Guide body, 73 ...... Guide space, 89 ...... Film pressure feeding device, 105, 106 ...... Guide hole, 111 ...... Wrapping body, 112 ......
Main body, 118 …… Inner wall, 120 …… Void, 121 …… Intake hole, 1
24 ... vacuum device, 128 ... heat sealer, A ...
... Heading vegetables, F ... Film, f ... Bundling section.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A horizontal guide body having a guide hole for guiding the dropping of vegetables, a film for packaging a ball-shaped vegetable which is stretched over the guide body in a state of closing the guide hole, and this film. And a package for receiving and packaging headed vegetables falling from the guide hole, and a heat sealer for sealing a binding portion of a film packaged with headed vegetables in the package, wherein the package is the guide body. A substantially hemispherical main body that is supported so as to be vertically movable with respect to the guide hole and rotatably about an axis in the vertical direction, and is airtightly arranged and fixed along the inner surface of the main body with a predetermined gap. The substantially hemispherical inner wall body having an upper surface opened by forming a large number of intake holes communicating with the space, and the space between the inner wall body of the main body and the space between the inner wall body and the film along the inner wall body. A vacuum device for adsorbing and supporting A vegetable packaging device characterized by the above. 2. The guide body is an upper guide plate having a guide hole for dropping headed vegetables and a lower guide plate having a guide hole communicating with the guide hole of the upper guide plate and for inserting an opening edge portion of the package. The film formed by the above has a guide space for expanding and tensioning, and a film for heading vegetable packaging is supplied from the film pressure feeding device to the guide space to stretch the film so as to close the guide hole. The vegetable packaging device according to claim 1.