JPH0457705A - Fixed quantity salad automatic filling conveyor to tray cup - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To feed tray cups to a packaging machine after adjusting the filling condition to a hand-filled condition, etc., by attaching a filling condition adjusting machine to adjust the filling condition of a material in a tray cup after filling, on an intermittent conveyor. CONSTITUTION:Since there is an occasion in which the filling condition of a material has to be adjusted to a hand-filled condition, depending on conditions such as the type and property of the material and others, after a material has been filled in a tray cup 1, a filling condition adjusting machine 7 is attached above an optional station which is later than the station with a container elevating machine 3. This filling condition adjusting machine 7 consists of a movable part 16 to which a stirring member 15 to stir or rake up is attached, and an elevating part 17 which puts in or takes out this movable part 16 to the tray cup 1.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is for dispensing sticky fluid raw materials with concentrated solids, such as salad raw materials, in a tray cup uniformly, with good appearance, and quantitatively. It is installed in an automatic metered salad filling conveyor that can be filled with salad.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, everything was done by hand, and the salad was prepared with the right hand while the bokushichiriki and whelk were removed with the left hand! It was preferable to electrically fill the product and weigh it using a single scale.

[Problem to be solved by invention] In recent years, production costs have increased due to labor shortages and rising labor costs, and traditional manual production methods are becoming unprofitable. To solve this problem, mass production using a single machine is required.

However, when handling sticky and fluid raw materials mixed with solids, such as salad raw materials, using a machine with a constant tray force of 0.
It was difficult to uniformly fill every corner of the shallow, square-shaped container, and to make it look as good as the hand-filling machine that used to fill it by hand.

The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to automatically quantify sticky and fluid raw materials mixed with solid parts such as salad raw materials using a machine.
In addition, the purpose was to spread the contents evenly to every corner of the 2-piece tray cup and fill it, and then to supply it to the packaging machine after performing IU such as making the filling shape of 2 into a hand-packed style. The purpose is to provide an automatic quantitative salad filling conveyor into tray cups.

[! ! Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above object, we have hereby provided a conveyor for automatically quantitatively filling salad into tray cups, which is a great invention.

Intermittent controller that transfers tray cups intermittently:
In addition to providing a container elevator that raises and lowers the tray cup at any station during the transfer,
A filling nozzle of a plunger pump or other suitable automatic quantitative filling machine for raw materials is placed above this, and an automatic container feeding machine is provided at the front of the intermittent conveyor, if necessary, for tray cups after filling. A filling shape adjusting machine for adjusting the filling shape of the raw material inside the container is installed on the intermittent conveyor.

The above-mentioned intermittent conveyor is intermittently driven by a brake motor or other suitable drive device, and is configured to intermittently receive and transfer tray cups supplied from an automatic container feeder in batches of trays. It consists of a conveyor, a rotary conveyor, and other appropriate conveyance equipment.

In addition, the container elevator is configured to rise when it receives the tray cup transferred by the action of a sensor, fill it with raw material from a filling nozzle, and then descend again, and the discharge from the filling nozzle Loleher is the type of raw material,
Although it is roughly determined depending on the properties, it is set at the same level as the upper end level of the tray cup in the raised position, or at an appropriate interval above and below.

Also, depending on the type, properties, and other conditions of the raw material, after filling the tray cup with the raw material, it may be necessary to adjust the filling shape to a manual filling style, so an arbitrary station behind the station where the container elevator is located may be used. Attach the filling shape adjustment machine to the upper position. This filling shape adjusting machine is composed of a movable part to which a Wl-shaped member for stirring and scraping is attached, and an elevating part for moving the movable part into and out of the container. Depending on the type and properties of the raw material, it may not be necessary, so the operation may be stopped as appropriate, or in some cases, L1IF may be produced without any equipment.

[Operation] The operation will be described based on the above configuration. When the starting switch is turned on, the intermittent conveyor starts.

Tray cups are intermittently fed and transferred one by one from an automatic container feeder linked to the intermittent conveyor to a front station of the intermittent conveyor. When the sensor detects that the tray cup has been transferred onto the pedestal of the container elevator, the container elevator raises the tray cup with the tray cup placed on the pedestal, and at the same time, the container elevator lifts the tray cup from the discharge port of the filling nozzle of the automatic quantitative filling machine. When a certain amount of salad ingredients is discharged into the tray cup, the container elevator descends and returns to its original position, and the intermittent conveyor is operated again to transport the container to the next station.

Next, come to the station with the filling shape adjustment machine.

When the elevating part descends and the stirring member is inserted into the container,
The movable part moves its agitation member back and forth to mix the raw materials and adjust the filling shape. When the work is completed, the elevating part rises, the 9-intermittent conveyor operates again, and the tray cup is transferred to the next station. Ru.

If there is a shortage of tray cups for some reason and there is no tray cup on the container elevator, the sensor will detect it.
The automatic raw material quantitative filling machine and the container elevator are stopped and the intermittent conveyor is empty, and when the 0th order tray cup is transferred, the above operation is repeated again.

Next, when the filled tray cup comes under the filling shape adjustment machine attached to the rear part of the 9-intermittent conveyor, its elevating part lowers and the stirring baffle plate is inserted into the raw material in the tray cup, and at the same time When the movable part moves back and forth to stir the raw material with the baffle plate, the movable part is raised by the elevating part, completing the adjustment of the filling shape.

Note that depending on the type and properties of the raw material, there may be cases where it is not necessary to adjust the filling shape, so in that case, the process should be stopped.

The tray cups filled by the series of filling operations described above are transferred to a packaging machine connected to an intermittent conveyor.

[Example] Example 1 of the present invention will be described based on illustrative drawings.
In the figures and FIG. 2, an intermittent container lift 2 is provided to transfer the tray cup 1 intermittently, a container elevator 3 is provided to lift the tray cup 1 up and down at any station during the transfer, and a plunger pump is provided above the container lift 2. The filling nozzle 5 of the automatic quantitative filling machine 4 for raw materials in the pond is faced, and an automatic container feeding machine 6 is installed in front of the intermittent container 2, and if necessary, the inside of the tray cup 1 after filling is A filling shape adjusting machine 7 for adjusting the filling shape of the raw material is mounted on the intermittent conveyor 2. The intermittent conveyor 2 is intermittently driven by a brake motor or other suitable drive device 8, and the filling shape adjustment machine 7 for adjusting the filling shape of the raw material is intermittently driven by a brake motor or other suitable drive device 8. Suction the filling part 9 and this tray cup 1# one by one and drop them into the chute 11: Strain.

It is configured to intermittently receive and transfer tray cups 1 supplied from an automatic container supply machine 6.

The means for this purpose may include a conveyor with a bar, a rotary conveyor, or other suitable conveying device.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, in the container lifting/lowering II3, a pedestal 14 is fixed to the tip of the air cylinder 13, which is located substantially flush with the conveying surface. The cradle 14 rises when the tray cup 1 is placed on it.

The filling nozzle 5 is filled with raw material from the filling nozzle 5 and is configured to descend again.The discharge opening level of the filling nozzle 5 is predetermined depending on the type and properties of the raw material, but when the tray cup 1 is in the raised position. Appropriately the same as or 1 below its upper level! %! 'ff interval.

Furthermore, depending on the type, properties, and other conditions of the raw material, after filling the tray cup 1 with the raw material, it may be necessary to adjust the filling shape to a manual filling style. A filling shape adjusting machine 7 is installed at an arbitrary station E position. This filling shape adjusting machine 7 is.

It is composed of a movable part 16 to which a stirring material 15 for stirring and raking is attached, and an elevating part 17 for moving the movable part 16 in and out of the tray cup 1. Depending on the type and properties of the raw material, it may not be necessary, so the operation may be stopped as appropriate.

In some cases, it may be configured without any equipment.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it produces the following effects.

It is possible to automatically and continuously fill a fixed amount of a sticky, fluid raw material with mixed solids, such as salad, using a machine.

In addition, it is possible to uniformly fill every corner of a shallow, rectangular container such as a tray cup.

In addition, if a filling shape adjustment machine is used, the shape after filling can be made into a hand-filled shape, which improves the appearance and increases the product value.

Furthermore, it is hygienic because the raw materials are not touched directly with hands.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

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Claims (1)

[Claims] An intermittent conveyor 2 for intermittently transporting the tray cups 1 is provided, and a container elevator 3 for raising and lowering the tray cups 1 up and down at any station during the transport is provided. A container automatic feeder 6 is provided in front of the intermittent conveyor 2, with the nozzle 5 facing the nozzle 5, and if necessary, a filling shape adjusting machine for adjusting the filling shape of the raw material in the tray cup 1 after filling. 7 is mounted on an intermittent conveyor 2. This conveyor automatically quantitatively fills salad into tray cups.