JP2000201534A - Apparatus for treating flower and ornamental plant and apparatus for binding bundle of flowers and ornamental plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide both an apparatus for treating having a simple structure, high reliability of operation of the apparatus and a high throughput per unit time and capable of firmly binding bundles of flowers and ornamental plants and an apparatus for binding the bundles of the flowers and ornamental plants. SOLUTION: This apparatus for treating flowers and ornamental plants P is capable of making leaves fall, or the like, of the flowers and ornamental plants P in a first conveying part 1, measuring the weight with a measuring means 10, then dropping the flowers and ornamental plants P onto conveyors 30A to 30C by weight while conveying the flowers and ornamental plants P in a second conveying part 20, driving the conveyors 30A to 30C and taking out the flowers and ornamental plants P from the second conveying part 20 when a prescribed number of the flowers and ornamental plants P accumulate on the conveyors 30A to 30C, picking up bundles of the flowers and ornamental plants P in holding arms 64 of a transferring means 61, transferring the bundles of the flowers and ornamental plants P to a binding device 40 with the transferring means 61, binding the bundles of the flowers and ornamental plants P, then transferring the bundles of the flowers and ornamental plants P onto recovering stages 50A to 50C and recovering the bundles of the flowers and ornamental plants P by weight. In the binding device 40, the bundles of the flowers and ornamental plants P are compressed with a first pressure member, 81, a second pressure means 82, a first receiving member 88 and a second receiving member 89 and firmly tied with each string 70.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flower processing apparatus for selecting and bundling flowers by grade and a bundling apparatus for bunch of flowers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various flowers, such as chrysanthemums, lilies, roses, and carnations, are sorted by weight, length, or a combination of weights and lengths, and are bound together in a predetermined number. Shipped to the market. Therefore, the present applicant has previously proposed a flower processing apparatus (Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 7-3).
No. 9355). In this method, various operations such as dropping of leaves at the base end of a flower stem, selection of flowers, and unity are continuously performed as a series of operations.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional flower processing apparatus has a large and complicated overall structure and a high manufacturing cost, and the operation reliability of the apparatus is not sufficient.
Furthermore, the processing capacity per unit time was not sufficient. Also, the flower bundling device is also difficult to tightly bind the flower bunch.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a flower processing apparatus which has a simple structure, has a high reliability in operation of the apparatus, has a high processing capacity per unit time, and can firmly bind a bundle of flowers. . Another object of the present invention is to provide a flower bundle binding device which can firmly bind a flower bundle.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flower processing apparatus for selecting flowers by grade,
A conveyor for carrying out the flowers in which the selected flowers are accumulated by a predetermined number, a transfer means for holding and picking up the flowers carried out by the conveyor with an openable holding arm, and a uniting the flowers transferred by the transfer means. And a moving mechanism for moving a transfer means between the conveyor and the tying device, the stopper being provided in front of the conveyor with a tip of a flower carried out by the conveyor hitting the front end of the conveyer. And a contact member for reducing the distribution width of the flowers carried out by the conveyor is provided, and the bundle of flowers whose distribution width is reduced by the contact members is held and picked up by the holding arm of the transfer means. did.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flower processing apparatus for selecting flowers according to grade, a conveyor for transferring flowers in which a predetermined number of the selected flowers are accumulated, and a conveyor for transferring flowers. Means for holding the picked-up flowers held by an openable holding arm, picking up the flowers, binding means for binding the flowers transferred by the transfer means, and a moving mechanism for moving the transfer means between the conveyor and the binding means. An apparatus for treating flowers, wherein the tying device is provided with a compressing means which is held by the holding arm and compresses the bundle of flowers, and ties the bundle of flowers with the compressing means.

The flower processing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention comprises:
The conveyor has a space into which the holding arm enters.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when a predetermined number of flowers are accumulated on the conveyor, the conveyor is driven to carry out the flowers to a pickup position of the transfer means. did.

[0009] The flower processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention,
Detecting means for detecting that the bundle of flowers has been conveyed is provided at the end of the conveyor, and the transfer means starts driving to pick up the bundle of flowers by a detection signal of the detecting means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for treating flowers according to the present invention, wherein a fractional flower collecting means for carrying out and collecting fractional flowers remaining on the conveyor by the conveyor.

[0011] The apparatus for binding flowers of the invention according to claim 7 is
A first pressing member for pressing the bundle of flowers against the first receiving member; and a means for compressing the bundle of flowers comprising a second pressing member for pressing the bundle of flowers against the second receiving member. The bundle of flowers was bound by a bundle in a state where the bundle was compressed.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the first pressing member is spring-loaded by a spring, and is elastically contacted with the flower bundle by the spring force of the spring.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the flowers are carried out by the conveyor, the distribution width of the flowers is reduced by the contact member, so that the holding arm of the transfer means opens and closes with a small stroke to pick up the flowers. It can be transferred to a binding device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bundle of flowers held by the holding arm is compressed and bound by the compression means, so that the flowers can be bound firmly.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bunch of flowers carried out by the conveyor can be picked up without difficulty by the holding arm of the transfer means.

According to the present invention, when a predetermined number of flowers are accumulated on the conveyor, the flowers are carried out to the pickup position of the transfer means.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when a predetermined number of flowers are carried out by the conveyor, this can be detected by the detecting means, picked up immediately by the transferring means, and sent to the binding means.

According to the present invention, the fractional flowers remaining on the conveyor can be carried out of the conveyor due to interruption of work or the like.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the bunch of flowers can be compressed and tightly bound by the compression means.

According to the invention described in claim 8, the bundle of flowers can be bound by pressing the first pressing member softly without damaging the flowers.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a plan view of a flower processing apparatus,
FIG. 2 is a side view of a flower selection section of the flower processing apparatus, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a flower carrying conveyor, FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 5 is a side view thereof, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of a binding device, FIG. 8 is a plan view of a binding portion, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a control system.

First, the overall structure of the flower processing apparatus will be described. As shown in FIG.
And the binding / collecting unit B are arranged side by side. The flowers P selected by weight in the flower selecting unit A are conveyed by a predetermined number of conveyors 30.
A, 30B and 30C send out to the binding / collecting section B, and the binding / collecting section B binds and collects a predetermined number of flowers P by weight.

Next, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG.
Will be described. The flower selection section A is configured by arranging a first transport section 1, measuring means 10 for measuring the weight of the flower P, and a second transport section 20 in a horizontal line. First, the first transport unit 1 will be described. The first transport unit 1 includes an endless belt 3 adjusted to a rotating wheel 2. The endless belt 3 is provided with projections 4 at a pitch. The operator places the flowers P one by one before the protrusion 4 (arrow a in FIG. 2). First transport unit 1
Are provided with a petal position aligning means 5, a cutting means 6, and a leaf dropping means 7 in this order along the transport direction.

In FIG. 1, the petal alignment means 5 includes:
It is composed of a pressing member 5a formed of a plate, a hinge portion 5b for pivotally attaching the side end of the pressing member 5a, a cam 5c abutting on the back surface of the pressing member 5a, and a motor M1 for rotating the cam 5c. I have. The flowers P are transported rightward along the first transport path 1 (arrow N1), and in the middle thereof, the motor M1 is driven to rotate the cam 5c, so that the pressing member 5a is centered on the hinge 5b. At the end of the flower P to align the petal Pa with a predetermined line L.

In FIG. 1, the cutting means 6 includes a cutter 6a.
And a motor 6b for driving the cutter 6a.
The tip of the stem of the flower P is cut by the cutter 6a, and the length of all the flowers P is made uniform. The leaf dropping means 7 removes the leaves at the base end of the stem. The arrangement order of the flower alignment means 5, cutting means 6, and leaf dropping means 7 may be freely designed.

Next, the weight measuring means 10 of the flower P will be described with reference to FIG. The measuring means 10 is a V-shaped receiving member 1
1 on the load sensor 12.
Is installed below the leading end side of the transfer section 1. The flower P dropped from the downstream end of the first transport unit 1 (arrow N2) is placed on the receiving member 11, and its weight is measured by the load sensor 12. The measurement result is stored in the storage unit 72 (FIG. 9) of the control unit 71.

Next, the second transport section 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. The second transport unit 20 is configured by adjusting a sprocket 21 with an endless chain 22. A large number of holding members 23 are mounted on the second transport section 20 at a pitch. The holding member 23 is rotatably mounted around one end hinge 24 thereof. In FIG. 1, the first transport unit 1 and the second transport unit 20 are simply shown.

In FIG. 1, an alignment means 5 'for the tip of the stem of the flower P is provided upstream of the second transport section 20. This positioning means 5 'is similar to the petal positioning means 5 described above, and comprises a pressing member 5a', a hinge 5b ', a cam 5c', and a motor M2. The rotation of the cam 5c 'causes the pressing member 5 to rotate.
a 'swings in the direction of arrow b' and strikes the tip of the stem to align its position. That is, the flower P falls from the first transport unit 1 onto the receiving member 11, and the holding member 2 of the second transport unit 20
Since it can be scooped up to 3, the position in the length direction tends to be out of order. Therefore, the flower P
Are aligned in the length direction.

Of course, the structure of the positioning means 5, 5 'is not limited to this embodiment, and it is essential that the positioning means 5 and 5' have a pressing member such as a plate that moves forward and backward with respect to the tip of the petals and stems. I just need. As means for swinging the pressing members 5a, 5a ', a link mechanism or the like can be applied in addition to the cams 5c, 5c'.

In FIG. 1 and FIG.
A plurality (three in this example) of conveyors 30A, 30B, and 30C are arranged below the 0 upper traveling unit. FIG.
, The holding member 23 scoops up the flowers P on the receiving member 11 while ascending in the direction of arrow c, and conveys the upper traveling portion of the second conveying portion 20 rightward (arrow N3). In the present embodiment, the flowers P are classified into three grades of “heavy”, “medium”, and “light”.

As described above, the weight of each flower P measured by the measuring means 10 is stored in the storage unit 72 of the control unit 71, and the holding member 23 for holding the "heavy" flower P is the first member.
The flower P is rotated downward above the second conveyor 30A (arrow d in FIG. 2), and the flowers P are dropped onto the conveyor 30A.
Similarly, the holding member 23 that holds the "medium" flower P rotates downward above the second conveyor 30B (arrow e), causing the flower P to drop onto the conveyor 30B and "light". The holding member 23 holding the flowers P rotates downward above the third conveyor 30C (arrow f), and drops the flowers P onto the conveyor 30C. SOL1, SO
L2 and SOL3 (FIG. 2) are solenoids as driving means for causing the holding member 23 to perform a rotating operation in accordance with a command from the control unit 71, and are provided above the respective conveyors 30A to 30C. The measuring means 10, the control section 71, the solenoids SOL1 to SOL3, etc., are sorting means for sorting the flowers P by weight.

In FIG. 2, each conveyor 30A, 30
Above B and 30C, a light emitting element 31 and a light receiving element 32 are arranged opposite to each other so as to sandwich the falling path of the flower P, and the flower P falling on each of the conveyors 30A, 30B and 30C is optically separated. To detect. The detected data is sent to the control unit 71.
And the number of flowers P accumulated on each of the conveyors 30A, 30B, 30C is measured (see also FIG. 9). That is, the detecting means of the flower P such as the light emitting element 31 and the light receiving element 32 and the control section 71 are counting means for counting the number of flowers accumulated on each of the conveyors 30A to 30C.

Next, the conveyor 30 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The structures of A, 30B, and 30C will be described. Note that the three conveyors 30A, 30B, 30C have the same structure, and therefore, the first conveyor 30A will be described as an example. A sub conveyor 30A 'is provided in front of the conveyor 30A, and a space 33 is provided between the conveyor 30A and the sub conveyor 30A'. The sub-conveyor 30A '
A space 33 'is also formed in front of the space 30C'. As will be described later, the holding arm 64 of the transfer means enters the spaces 33 and 33 'in order to pick up a bundle of flowers P. The conveyor 30A and the sub-conveyor 30A 'together constitute a flower-conveying conveyor, and are linked and connected by a transmission system (not shown) and driven by the same motor M3. Of course, the sub-conveyors 30A 'to 30C' may be removed, and only the conveyors 30A to 30C may be used as a conveyor for transferring flowers.

At the upstream end of the conveyor 30A, two plate-shaped first contact members 34 are disposed in a C-shape, and in front of the sub-conveyor 30A ', a plate-shaped second contact member 34 is provided. Two contact members 34 'are erected. As shown in FIG.
The contact members 34, 34 'of the sheets are erected in a C shape in plan view. A plate-shaped lower receiving member 35 is disposed in front of the second contact member 34 '. As shown in FIG.
The upper surface of the lower receiving member 35 is inclined upward in the transport direction of the flowers 1 (arrow N4). Behind the lower receiving member 35, a plate-shaped stopper 36 is provided. Stopper 36
The lower end of the stopper 3 is pivotally mounted on a hinge 37, and the stopper 3
Numeral 6 is slightly swingable about the hinge 37 (arrow g). Behind the stopper 36, a stopper 36 is provided.
Is provided. Detection means 3
As 8, for example, a proximity switch or a limit switch is used.

Next, the conveyor 30A and the sub-conveyor 30
The carrying out operation of the flower P by A ′ will be described. When it is determined by the above-described counting means that a predetermined number (generally, 10) flowers P are accumulated on the conveyor 30A, the motor M3 is activated, and carries out the flowers P to the side of the second transport unit 20 ( Arrow N4). Then the tip of flower P is first
In FIG. 4, the distribution width of the flowers P is narrowed from W1 to W2. The flowers P are the contact member 34 'and the contact member 3
4 'and collides with the stopper 36. Then, the stopper 36 is pushed rearward and is detected by the detecting means 38.
Then, the drive of the motor M3 is stopped by the detection signal of the detection means 38. Thus, the operation of carrying out the flowers P to the side of the second transport unit 20 is completed. The lower receiving member 35 is
The tip of the stem protruding from the sub-conveyor 30A 'toward the stopper 36 is prevented from hanging down. In FIG. 1, M4 and M5 are motors for driving the conveyors 30B and 30C, respectively, and 30B 'and 30C' are sub-conveyors. Conveyors 30B and 30C and sub-conveyors 30B ',
30C 'constitutes a conveyor for transferring flowers.

Next, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG.
The collection unit B will be described. In FIG. 1, on the sides of the conveyors 30A to 30C and the sub-conveyors 30A ′ to 30C ′ that protrude to the side of the second transport unit 20, a bundling device 40 and collection stages 50A, 50B, and 50C are provided. They are arranged side by side in a row so as to extend along the transport section 20. The binding device 40 is configured by disposing a binding device 42 on a movable table 41. The binding machine 42 moves on the movable table 41 in the direction of arrow h (the flowers P held by the transfer means 61 described later).
(Longitudinal direction), and binds the base end of the bundle of flowers P at one or a plurality of places by a string derived from the binding element 43.

In FIG. 6, a moving mechanism 60 is provided above the conveyors 30A to 30C and the collecting stages 50A to 50C. The transfer mechanism 61 is mounted on the moving mechanism 60. The transfer means 61 includes a main body 62 and a main body 6.
An elevating unit 63 movably held by the elevating unit 63;
And a holding arm 64 which is suspended from the holding arm 64. The transfer means 61 horizontally moves in the horizontal direction along the moving mechanism 60 (arrow A). The elevating unit 63 moves up and down (arrow B).
Further, there are two left and right holding arms 64, which open and close (arrow C). The holding arms 64 are provided in plural sets (preferably two sets as shown in FIG. 3) with two sets each on the left and right sides in the longitudinal direction of the flower P.

The moving means 60 has a built-in moving mechanism comprising, for example, an endless chain.
3 is provided with an up-and-down movement mechanism for moving up and down
A drive mechanism for causing the holding arm 64 to perform an opening / closing operation is built in the 3. Reference numeral 65 denotes a pressing member provided on the elevating unit 63, which is formed of a horizontal bar. The lower end of the holding arm 64 is a horizontal bent portion 64a, and the stem is chucked from above and below by the pressing member 65 and the bent portion 64a (see the holding arm 64 at the position B). Although three transfer means 61 are illustrated in FIG. 6, only one transfer means 61 is actually provided, and moves at three positions of A, B, and C.

Next, the binding device 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 8, on the front side of the binding machine 42, a compression unit 80 for compressing the bundle of flowers P held by the holding arm 64 is provided. Compression means 80
Has a first pressing member 81 and a second pressing member 82. The first pressing member 81 is a long plate-like body, and is held by a turning member 84 above the first pressing member 81 via two vertical bars 83. The standing bar 83 is freely inserted into the rotating member 84 so as to be vertically movable. A spring 85 is mounted on the standing bar 83, and the first pressing member 81 is held by the spring force of the spring 85. The rotation member 84 rotates around a rotation shaft 86 at an end thereof, and the first pressing member 81 also rotates together therewith.

The second pressing member 82 has a long plate shape and rotates about a rotation shaft 87 at the upper end thereof. Note that the rotation drive system of the first pressing member 81 and the second pressing member 82 includes a link mechanism and a cam mechanism driven by a power unit such as a motor, and is not shown in the drawings.

Below the first pressing member 81, a first receiving member 88 is disposed in a horizontal posture to face the first pressing member 81.
The first receiving member 88 is formed of a plate. A second receiving member 89 is provided on the side of the second pressing member 82 so as to face the second pressing member 82.

7 and 8, a flower P indicated by a solid line indicates the flower P held by the holding arm 64 of the transfer means 61. In FIG. 7, the holding arm 64 is omitted. A flower P indicated by a chain line indicates the flower P compressed by the compression means 80.

Next, the compression operation of the flowers P will be described. As described above, the flowers P transported by the conveyors 30A to 30C
Is held by the holding arm 64 of the transfer means 61 and transferred to the binding position of the binding device 40. At this time, the first
The pressing member 81 and the second pressing member 82 are at the upper retreat positions indicated by solid lines in FIG.

When the transfer means 61 moves to the front of the binding machine 42, the first pressing member 81 and the second pressing member 82 in FIG. 7 move counterclockwise from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the chain line. Rotate in the direction. Then, the bundle of flowers P held by the holding arm 64 is pressed by the first pressing member 81 to the first receiving member 88, and is pressed by the second pressing member 82 to the second receiving member 89. As a result, the bundle of flowers P is compressed into a narrow rectangular area surrounded by four members of the first pressing member 81, the second pressing member 82, the first receiving member 88, and the second receiving member 89. (Refer to the flower P indicated by a chain line in FIG. 7). Note that, in FIG. 8, D indicates the distance (compressed distance) that the flowers P have moved by the rotation of the second pressing member 82. in this case,
Since the first pressing member 81 is held by the spring 85, the first pressing member 81 is softly pressed against the flowers P so that the flowers P are not damaged.

When the bundle of flowers P held by the holding arm 64 is compressed as described above, the binding element 43 is driven to bind the bundle, but the bundle of flowers P is compressed as described above. Therefore, the cord 70 can be tightly bound.
When the binding is completed, the first pressing member 81 and the second pressing member 82 rotate clockwise in FIG. 7 to return to the position shown by the solid line, and the transfer means 61 moves the bundle of the bound flowers P. To the recovery stages 50A to 50C.

Next, a control system will be described with reference to FIG.
Reference numeral 71 denotes a control unit, which includes a storage unit 72. The signals from the load sensor 12, the light receiving element 32, the detecting means 38, and the payout operation section 39 are input to the control section 71. Necessary data such as program data is stored in the storage unit 72. Motors M1 to M5, solenoids SOL1 to SOL3
Are controlled by the control unit 71. The control unit 71 also controls the binding device 40, the moving mechanism 60, the transfer means 61, the compression means 80, and the like. The payout operation unit 39 is provided as an operation button on a control panel or the like of the apparatus, and details thereof will be described later.

Next, the operation of transferring the bundle of flowers will be described. In FIG. 1, when the tip of the stem of the flower P on any one of the three conveyors 30A to 30C (for example, the conveyor 30C) is conveyed to the conveyor 30C and hits the stopper 36, the detection means 38 is activated. This is detected.
In response to the detection signal, the transfer means 61 starts operating and moves above the conveyor 30C (see the transfer means 61 at the position A in FIG. 6). The lifting unit 63
And the two sets of holding arms 64 descend into the space 33 between the conveyor 30C and the sub-conveyor 30C 'and the space 33' in front of the sub-conveyor 30C '(arrow i in FIG. 3). Then, the holding arm 64 is closed to hold the bundle of flowers P firmly. In this case, as described above, the contact member 3
4, 34 ', the distribution width of the flowers P is limited from W1 to W2, so that the holding arm 64 can easily hold the bundle of the flowers P with a small rotation stroke. When the lifting unit 63 moves up, the holding arm 64 picks up a bunch of flowers P.

Next, the transfer means 61 moves to the position (b) where the binding means 40 is provided in FIG. Then, the binding machine 42 of the binding device 40 binds the base end of the bundle of flowers P held by the holding arm 64 with the string 70. In this case, it is desirable that the binding machine 42 be moved by the movable table 41 in the longitudinal direction of the flowers P (the direction of the arrow h in FIG. 1) to bind the plural places. In this case, the bundle of ten flowers P is compressed by the compression means 80 as described above, and
Can be tightly bound.

Next, the transfer means 61 moves above the recovery stage 50C (position C in FIG. 6), where the holding arm 64
Is opened, the bundle of flowers P bound by the string 70 is dropped on the collection stage 50C and collected (arrow j).

The flowers P carried out by the other conveyors 30A and 30B are also bound in the same manner as in the case of the above-described conveyor 30C, and are collected by the collection stages 50A and 50B, respectively. In addition, "heavy", "medium", and "light" flowers P are collected in the collection stages 50A, 50B, and 50C, respectively. The bundle of flowers P collected as described above is shipped to the market. As described above, according to the present processing apparatus, the operations from weight selection to bundling of the flowers P can be continuously performed as a series of operations.

Next, a description will be given of a means for collecting fractional flowers P remaining on the conveyors 30A to 30C. In FIG. 1, for example, when the sorting operation of the flowers harvested on the day is completed, or when the operation of the apparatus is stopped due to a trouble of the apparatus, a fraction of less than 10 pieces (for example, 3 pieces) is provided on each of the conveyors 30A to 30C. 5) Flowers P are likely to remain. Such fractional flowers are not targeted for binding by the binding device 40 and are desirably collected separately.

In such a case, the operator operates the payout operation section 39 (FIG. 9). Then, each motor M3 ~
M5 is driven in order, and the flowers P on each of the conveyors 30A to 30C are sequentially carried out to the pickup position and picked up by the transfer means 61. And the transfer means 61 is the binding device 4
0, and the flowers P are dropped on the collection stages 50A to 50C. Of course, in this case as well, it is desirable that the flowers P be dropped on the respective recovery stages 50A to 50C by weight. The fraction flowers P thus collected are sent to the next operation. That is, the payout operation unit 39 and the like constitute a fractional flower collecting means remaining on the conveyors 30A to 30C. The program that operates as above
It is registered in the storage unit 72.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in FIG. 1, the bundling means 40 and the recovery stages 50A to 50C are provided in a horizontal line on the left side of the conveyors 30A to 30C, but are provided on the right side. The conveyors 30A to 30C and the collection stages 50A to 50C
The layout of 50C or the like can be freely designed. Further, by operating the dispensing operation section 39, the fraction flowers P carried out by the conveyors 30A to 30C are transferred to the transfer means 61.
Instead, the worker may manually collect it. Further, the binding device 40 may be used as a single independent device. In addition, as flower selection department, 5-7468
No. 3, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-29956, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-2
No. 9957, JP-A-6-454, JP-A-7-94
No. 66, No. 7-9467, No. 7-13472
As shown in the number, there are various types such as those using weighing means as a means of measuring the weight of flowers, those sorting by length, those sorting by complex combining weight and length, etc. However, the present invention can be applied to such other types of flower selection sections.

[0054]

According to the flower processing apparatus of the present invention, operations from selection of flowers to binding can be performed as a series of operations with good workability, and a flower processing apparatus having a high processing capacity can be realized. In addition, the bundle of flowers can be firmly bound by compressing the bundle with the compression means.

Further, according to the bundling apparatus of the present invention, the bundle of flowers can be compressed and tightly bound.
Also, the flowers can be compressed and bound so as not to hurt.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a flower processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a flower selection unit of the flower processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conveyor for carrying out the flower processing apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an unloading conveyor of the flower processing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an unloading conveyor of the flower processing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a moving path of a conveying means of the flower processing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a binding device of the flower processing device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of a binding portion of the flower processing apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a control system of the flower processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A flower selection section B binding / collecting section 1 first transport section 5 petal alignment means 6 cutting means 7 leaf dropping means 10 measuring means 11 receiving member 12 load sensor 20 second transport section 23 holding member 30A, 30B, 30C Conveyor 30A ', 30B', 30C 'Sub-Conveyor 31 Light-Emitting Element 32 Light-Receiving Element 38 Detecting Means 39 Payout Operation Unit 36 Stopper 40 Binding Device 43 Binding Element 50A, 50B, 50C Collection Stage 60 Moving Mechanism 61 Transfer Means 64 Holding Arm 80 Compression means 81 First pressing member 82 Second pressing member 85 Spring 88 First receiving member 89 Second receiving member

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A flower selection section for sorting flowers by grade, a conveyor for transferring flowers in which a selected number of flowers are accumulated by a predetermined number, and flowers held by the conveyor held by an openable / closable holding arm. A flower processing apparatus comprising a transfer means for picking up, a binding device for binding flowers transferred by the transfer means, and a moving mechanism for moving the transfer means between the conveyor and the binding device. In the front, a stopper is provided to which the tip of the flowers carried out by the conveyor comes into contact, and a contact member is provided to reduce the distribution width of the flowers carried out by the conveyor. A flower processing apparatus, wherein a bundle is held by a holding arm of the transfer means and picked up. 2. A flower selection section for sorting flowers by grade, a conveyor for transferring flowers in which a selected number of flowers are accumulated by a predetermined number, and flowers held by the conveyor held by a holding arm that can be opened and closed. What is claimed is: 1. A flower processing apparatus, comprising: a transfer means for picking up; a binding device for binding flowers transferred by the transfer means; and a moving mechanism for moving the transfer means between the conveyor and the binding device. A compressing means for compressing a bundle of flowers held by the holding arm, wherein the compressing means binds the bundle of flowers in a compressed state. 3. The conveyor according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor has a space into which the holding arm enters.
A processing device for the described flowers. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when a predetermined number of flowers are accumulated on the conveyor, the conveyor is driven to carry the flowers to a pickup position of the transfer means. A flower processing apparatus according to any one of the above. 5. A detecting means for detecting that a bundle of flowers has been conveyed at the end of the conveyor, and the transfer means starts driving by a detection signal of the detecting means to pick up the bundle of flowers. The flower processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: 6. The flower processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fraction flower collecting means for carrying out and collecting the fraction flowers remaining on the conveyor by the conveyor. . 7. A means for compressing a bundle of flowers, comprising a first pressing member for pressing the bundle of flowers against the first receiving member, and a second pressing member for pressing the bundle of flowers against the second receiving member; A bunch of flowers bundles, wherein the bunch of flowers is bound by a bundling piece while the bunch of flowers is compressed by the compression means. 8. The bundling apparatus for bunch of flowers according to claim 7, wherein the first pressing member is resilient by a spring, and is elastically contacted with a bunch of flowers by a spring force of the spring. .