JPH0343301A - Metering filling machine for fermented soybeans, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to fill a stable and even quantity in respective containers by a method wherein after fermented soybeans, etc., have been evenly filled by shaking a metering guide cylindrical body which is equipped with a cylindrical chamber to store fermented soybeans, etc., a shutter is moved, end a designated quantity of the fermented soybeans, etc., is knocked out. CONSTITUTION:Fermented soybeans ore filled in respective cylindrical chambers, S1, S2 of a metering guide cylindrical body 6 through a vibration shutter 3 from a hopper 2. The metering guide cylindrical body 6 shakes in the vertical direction by the rotation of an eccentric disk through a shaking bar. Over openings on the front surface side of respective cylindrical chambers S1, S2, front surface slide boards 11a, 11b, which are slidable in the vertical direction, are arranged to cover them. At the lower part of the slide boards, a top shutter 17 is provided to be movable in the horizontal direction and forms a space Sa with a designated capacity between the top shutter 17 and a lower end opening, and a bottom shutter 19 opens or closes respective lower end openings of the cylindrical chambers. After cooked beans have been evenly filled in respective cylindrical chambers, and the top shutter 17 has been closed, the bottom shutter 19 is opened, and the slide boards 11a, 11b instantly descend and knock out the cooked beans in the space Sa into a storage part Ka of a fermented soybeans container, together with the top shutter 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a weighing and filling machine capable of weighing natto beans and the like and filling a predetermined amount into a container or the like.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, in a filling machine that automatically fills a container with a fixed amount of natto beans, etc., the natto beans, etc. are sticky, and the natto beans, etc. stick to the cylindrical body of the device. Therefore, there is a problem that the amount of natto beans filled into the container is not uniform, and the amount of natto beans filled in each container is different, making the filling operation unstable.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a weighing and filling machine capable of filling natto beans, etc. in a stable and uniform amount into each container. The gist of the measuring guide cylinder is to provide a measuring guide cylinder having a vertically penetrating cylinder chamber capable of filling and storing natto beans, etc., and a lower part of the measuring guide cylinder that can open and close the lower end opening of the cylinder chamber. a shutter, and an upper shutter that is located above the lower shutter and can be retracted into the cylinder chamber, and the lower shutter is opened with the upper shutter protruding into the cylinder chamber, and the lower shutter and the upper shutter are opened. In a weighing and filling machine that drops a predetermined amount of natto beans, etc. interposed in a cylinder chamber between v and y meters downward and fills a predetermined amount into a container below, the vibration gives vibration to the measuring guide cylinder. In addition, a moving means is provided which can move the upper part of the container downward at the time of filling and knock down the predetermined amount of natto, etc.

(Function) The measuring guide cylinder equipped with a cylinder chamber capable of storing natto beans, etc. is provided with a vibration means, so when the measuring guide cylinder is vibrated via the vibration means, the contents are filled and stored in the cylinder chamber. The packing density of natto beans becomes good and uniform, and weighing becomes stable.

Further, the upper shutter is provided with a moving means, and when a predetermined amount of natto, etc. in the cylinder chamber is dropped into the container below to be filled, the moving means moves the upper shutter downward, and the predetermined amount of natto is dropped into the container. Since the natto beans and the like can be knocked down downward, it is possible to satisfactorily eliminate the problem of the natto beans sticking to the cylinder chamber and making the falling filling unstable.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the weighing and filling machine of this example, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the configuration.

In the figure, a hopper 2 is provided in the upper part of a weighing and filling machine 1, and the hopper 2 is formed in the shape of a funnel, and boiled soybeans, which are the raw material for natto, can be charged from above. .

Further, a vibrating chute 3 is provided at the bottom of the hopper 2 so as to be inclined in the longitudinal direction, and the boiled beans from the hopper 2 are supplied to the front side through the vibrating chute 3.

A connecting frame 5 is fixed to the bottom side of the vibration shooter 3 as shown in FIG.
4, solenoid 4a in pie break-4
As a result of the operation, the vibration shooter 3 is vibrated in the front-back direction. Therefore, due to this vibration, the boiled soybeans smoothly flow down inside the vibrating shooter 3 toward the front side.

A weighing guide cylinder 6 is provided at the front end of the vibration shooter 3, and the measurement guide cylinder 6 has two vertically penetrating cylinder chambers 5l-3t.
Boiled soybean beans supplied from No. 3 are filled and accommodated in each of the cylinder chambers S= and St, respectively.

A motor 7 is disposed on the back side of the measuring guide cylinder 6, and the motor 7 is connected to an eccentric disk 8, and the eccentric disk 8 is further connected to a swing bar 9. The upper end of the swing bar 9 is connected to the metering guide cylinder 6.

Therefore, when the eccentric disk 8 is rotated by the drive of the motor 7 and the swing bar 9 is caused to swing in the vertical direction, the weighing guide cylinder 6 is configured to swing in the vertical direction. ing. Incidentally, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the measuring guide cylinder 6 is swung in the left-right direction via the motor 7, the eccentric disc 8, the oscillating bar 9, and the like. Further, in order to obtain good vibration, diaphragms 10.degree. 10 formed of leaf spring material are connected at the top and bottom to the back side of the metering guide cylinder 6.

Each of the cylinder chambers S= and S* of the measuring guide cylinder 6 is open at the top and bottom ends, and is also opened at the front side, and the front side opening is provided with a slider that can slide vertically. Front slide plates 111 and 11b are respectively provided. Each of the front slide plates 11a and flb is provided with a fixed plate 12.12 projecting forward, and a vertically moving cylinder 13.13 is disposed on each fixed plate 12.12. . The upper end of each vertically movable cylinder 13.13 is fixed on a connecting plate 14, and both ends of the connecting plate 14 are fixed to the front side of the measuring guide cylinder 6. Further, a filling amount adjusting handle 15.15 is provided at the upper end of each vertically moving cylinder 13.13, and each filling amount adjusting handle 15.15 is screwed onto the connecting plate 14. By turning and adjusting by hand, the vertical position of each of the vertically moving cylinders 13, 13 can be adjusted as appropriate.

Further, at each lower portion of each of the front slide plates 11a and 11b, there is provided an upper cylinder 1 for an upper shovel horizontally protruding forward.
6.16 are fixedly protruding from each other, and the rods 16a, 16a of each upper shutter cylinder 16.16
Upper shields 17, 17 are connected to the ends. These upper shutters 17, 17 move horizontally by the operation of the upper shutter cylinders 16.16, and when the upper shutter cylinders 16.16 are respectively retracted, the rear of each upper shutter 17.17 is moved. The end portions protrude into each cylinder chamber St, St of the measurement guide cylinder 6, dividing the cylinder chambers St, St into upper and lower portions at predetermined positions, and forming a cylinder chamber St.
, a space Sa of a predetermined capacity between the lower end opening of Ss, Sa
can be formed. Further, when the upper shutter cylinders 16, 16 are extended, the upper shutters 17, 17 are removed from the cylinder chambers St, Ss.

Further, a lower shutter cylinder 18 is disposed at the lower part of the measuring guide cylinder 6, and a lower shutter 19 is connected to the end of the rod 18a of the lower shutter cylinder 18 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction. There is. This lower shutter 19 simultaneously opens and closes the lower end openings of the cylinder chambers S= and Sg. It is formed into a plate shape.

A belt line is formed below the measuring guide cylinder 6 to intermittently transport the natto container K in the lateral direction. K is configured to be moved. Further, each of the natto containers K is formed with a concave storage portion Ka that can be filled with a predetermined amount of natto. Incidentally, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the arrangement of the metering guide cylinder 6, the upper shutter 17, and the lower shutter 19.

In such a configuration, when boiled soybeans are put into the hopper 2, the boiled soybeans pass through the vibration shooter 3 and are filled into each cylinder chamber 5hS1 of the measuring guide cylinder 6.

At this time, the measuring guide cylinder 6 is oscillated in the vertical direction by the motor 7, so that each cylinder chamber S, , S, is filled with boiled soybean beans at a uniform packing density. Note that when filling the cylinder chambers S1, S, the lower shutter 19
is in a closed state, and the lower openings of each cylinder chamber St, Ss are closed.

After each cylindrical chamber S, St is filled with boiled soybean beans at a uniform density, the upper shutter cylinders 16, 16 are activated, and the upper shutters 17, 17 are opened in each cylindrical chamber S, S, respectively. , and form spaces indicated by Sa and Sa in the lower part of each cylinder chamber S, , S,. Each of these Sa
, the boiled beans filled in Sa are a certain amount of boiled beans divided into a lower shutter 19 and an upper shutter 17,
Weighing is performed in this state.

After that, when the lower shutter cylinder 1B is operated and the lower shutter 19 is opened, the boiled beans filled in the spaces Sa and Sa will fall downward, but since boiled beans are sticky, each cylinder It adheres to the walls of the chambers S, , S, etc., making it difficult to obtain a good falling condition. At that time, the vertically moving cylinders 13.13 are operated, so that each front slide plate 11a, llb is instantly moved downward, and at the same time, the upper shutter 17° is fixed to each front slide plate 11a, 11b. 17 also moves down instantly, and the upper shutter 17.17 closes each cylinder chamber 81.17. S!
The boiled beans in the space Sa are forcibly knocked down into the natto container below and into the storage space Ka, thereby completely removing the boiled beans in the space Sa. is the storage part Ka.

The boiled beans are filled into each cylinder chamber S3. S
Therefore, an accurately measured amount of boiled beans is filled into each natto container in an accurate and uniform amount in the storage part Ka of the natto container.

It should be noted that if a large number of holes, unevenness, etc. are formed on the back side of each of the upper shutters 17, 17, the upper shutter 1
Compared to No. 7, the boiled beans are less likely to stick together, and a better filling state can be obtained.

Note that the configuration of this example can also be applied to measuring and filling machines for products other than natto beans.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention provides a measuring guide cylinder having a vertically penetrating cylinder chamber capable of filling and storing natto beans, etc., and a lower shutter capable of opening and closing a lower end opening of the cylinder chamber of the measuring guide cylinder. and an upper shutter located above the lower shutter and capable of retracting into the cylinder chamber, the lower shutter being opened with the upper shutter protruding into the cylinder chamber, and a gap between the lower shutter and the upper shutter being opened. A weighing and filling machine that drops a predetermined amount of natto beans, etc. interposed in a cylinder chamber downward and fills a predetermined amount of natto beans or the like into a lower container, etc., is provided with a vibrating means for vibrating the measuring guide cylinder; By providing a moving means that can move the upper shutter downward during filling and knock off the predetermined amount of natto beans, etc., vibration is applied to the measuring guide cylinder via the vibration means, and the cylinder is distributed at a uniform density. The chamber can be filled with natto beans, etc., and in this state, the upper shutter is forcibly moved down via the moving means to knock down a predetermined amount of natto beans, etc., leaving the natto beans, etc. inside the cylinder chamber. The amount of natto being filled into the container is extremely uniform and accurate, resulting in stable weighing and filling MA.
It has the effect of exhibiting Ja function.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective configuration diagram of a measuring and filling machine for natto beans, etc., FIG. 2 is a schematic side configuration diagram,
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the main parts. 1...Measuring and filling machine 2...Hopper 3...
Vibration shooter 4... Vibration cooler... Measuring guide cylinder 7... Motor 8... Eccentric disc
9... Swing bar 10... Vibration plate 11a, llb... Front slide plate 13... Vertical movement cylinder 15... Filling amount adjustment handle 16... Upper shutter cylinder 17... Upper part Shutter 18...Lower shutter cylinder 9...Lower shutter S. SL...Cylinder chamber K...Natto container

Claims (1)

[Claims] A measuring guide cylinder having a vertically penetrating cylinder chamber capable of filling and storing natto beans, etc., a lower shutter capable of opening and closing a lower end opening of the cylinder chamber of the measuring guide cylinder, and a lower shutter located above the lower shutter. and an upper shutter that can move in and out of the cylinder chamber, and the lower shutter is opened with the upper shutter protruding into the cylinder chamber, and a predetermined amount of air is inserted into the cylinder chamber between the lower shutter and the upper shutter. In a measuring and filling machine that drops natto beans, etc. downward and fills them in a predetermined amount into a container below, a vibration means is provided to vibrate the measuring guide cylinder, and the upper shutter is moved downward during filling. A weighing and filling machine for natto beans, etc., characterized in that it is provided with a moving means capable of knocking down the predetermined amount of natto beans, etc.