JPH0655393U - Nori bundle extraction device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a device that can automatically take out a bundle of seaweed stored in a box from the box onto a table and collect an empty box in order to perform a quality inspection of dry seaweed. . [Structure] A cover member 15 for closing the upper surface of the box 1 in which the seaweed bundle 2 is stored and a support member 36 for supporting the box 1, and the cover member 15 and the support member 36 are rotated in the vertical direction to move the box 1 up and down. A vertical inversion mechanism 31 to 34 for inversion
The pushing mechanism 40 that pushes the box 1 on the cover material 15 which is turned upside down onto the table 37, and the box 1 that has been pushed onto the table 37 is raised to take out the seaweed bundle 2 in the box 1 onto the table 37. , And a recovery mechanism 60 for recovering the box 1 to the side of the table 37.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a seaweed bundle take-out device for taking out a seaweed bundle stored in a box and brought into a fishery cooperative or the like onto a table for quality inspection.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The sheet-shaped dry seaweed produced by the dry seaweed production apparatus is folded into two by a predetermined number by the binding means disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-33502, and is bound by a tape into a box such as a cardboard box. It is stored and then shipped to fisheries cooperatives.

Dry seaweed brought into a fishery cooperative or the like is shipped to the market after quality inspection. This quality inspection is performed as follows. That is, open the top lid of the box containing the seaweed bundle, turn this box upside down on the table, and take out the inner seaweed bundle onto the table.

Next, this seaweed bundle is placed on a conveyor. An inspection machine such as a metal detector or a weighing machine is installed on the conveyor conveyance line. While conveying the seaweed bundle by the conveyor, the metal detector inspects whether the seaweed bundle contains metal pieces. In addition, the seaweed bundle is inspected with a weigher to see if it has the prescribed weight. The inspector then visually inspects the color of the dried nori to determine the grade of the dried nori.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The number of boxes mentioned above that are brought into one fishery cooperative is extremely large, and may exceed 1,000 boxes per day. The box weighs about 15 kg, which is quite heavy. In this way, it is extremely hard work to turn over a large number of heavy boxes upside down and take out the seaweed bundles stored inside them into a table.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an apparatus for taking out a seaweed bundle, which is capable of easily taking out the seaweed bundle on a table or the like by turning the box containing the seaweed bundle upside down.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 For this reason, the present invention is directed to a cover material 15 for closing the opened upper surface of the box 1, a support member 36 for supporting the box 1, and the cover material 15 at the upside-down station S of the seaweed bundle 2. And a vertically reversing mechanism 31 to 34 for vertically reversing the box 1 by rotating the support member 36 in the vertical direction, and a pushing mechanism 40 for pushing the vertically reversed box 1 on the cover material 15 onto the table 37. A box 1 that has been pushed onto this table 37 is raised to take out the seaweed bundle 2 in this box 1 onto this table 37, and a box 1 collection mechanism 60 that collects this box 1 to the side of this table 37. This is a device that takes out a bundle of seaweed.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the above configuration, the box 1 containing the seaweed bundle 2 is turned upside down at the upside down station S and is pushed onto the table 37 by the pushing mechanism 40. Next, the recovery mechanism 60 for the box 1 is operated to lift the box 1, so that the seaweed bundle 2 is taken out onto the table 37, and the box 1 is recovered to the side of the table 37. Next, the seaweed bundle 2 taken out on the table 37 is sent to an inspection line for quality inspection.

[0009]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall side view of the laver picking device, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a box containing a bundle of nori seaweed, which was brought into the fishery cooperative by a dry seaweed producer. The seaweed bundle 2 is a stack of 10 pieces of dry seaweed, folded in two, and bundled with tape, and many pieces are stored inside the box 1.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 4 is a first conveyor and 5 is a second conveyor. The first conveyor 4 is a roller conveyor and is driven by a motor 6. The second conveyor 5 is a motorized roller conveyor. As will be described later, above the second conveyor 5 is a vertical inversion station S for vertically inverting the box 1. A sensor 7 is provided in front of the second conveyor 5, and a lever 8 of the sensor 7 extends on the conveyor 5. A cylinder 9 as stopper means is installed near the end of the first conveyor 4, and a sensor 11 for detecting the box 1 is provided at the start end of the second conveyor 5.

When a dry seaweed producer brings the box 1 to a fishery cooperative or the like, its top cover 3 is opened and placed on the first conveyor 4. Then, the box 1 is sent from the first conveyor 4 to the second conveyor 5, and when the front surface of the box 1 hits the lever 8 of the sensor 7, the transportation is stopped. When the sensor 11 detects that the box 1 has been sent to the second conveyor 5, the cylinder 9 is activated by the output signal of the sensor 11 and its rod 9a projects upward (see the chain line in FIG. 1). ), To prevent the next box 1 from being transported onto the second conveyor 5. It should be noted that, because the drawings are complicated, the components not necessary for explanation are omitted in each drawing.

Next, the upside down device 10 for the box 1 will be described. 3 is a perspective view of the upside down device 10, and FIG. 4 is a front view. Posts 12 are erected on both front sides of the second conveyor 5. As shown in FIG. 4, a bearing 13 is provided on the front surface of the column 12, and a horizontal rotating shaft 14 is borne by the bearing 13.

In FIG. 3, a cover plate 15 is provided above the second conveyor 5. The cover plate 15 closes the opened upper surface of the box 1 that has been conveyed onto the second conveyor 5 as described later.

A plate 16 is fixed to the upper surface of the cover plate 15. A hinge 17 is fixed to the center of the plate 16, and a cylinder 18 is pivotally attached to the hinge 17. A hinge 21 is provided at the tip of the rod 19 of the cylinder 18. A bearing 22 is attached to the center of the rotary shaft 14, and an upper end of an arm 23 extending upward from the bearing 22 is pivotally attached to a hinge 21. Arms 24 are fixed to both sides of the upper surface of the cover plate 15. The lower end of the arm 24 is pivotally attached to a bearing 25 mounted on the rotary shaft 14 via a hinge 26. Therefore, when the rod 19 of the cylinder 18 projects, the cover plate 15 rotates slightly downward to close the upper surface of the box 1 (see the chain line in FIG. 1), and when the rod 19 is retracted, the cover plate 15 rotates slightly upward. Retreat upward (see the solid line in Fig. 1).

In FIG. 3, a sprocket 31 is attached to the end of the rotary shaft 14. 32 is a motor, and a chain 34 is attached to the sprocket 33 and the sprocket 31 mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor.

In FIG. 3, metal fittings 35 are attached to both sides of the rotary shaft 14. An L-shaped support member 36 is fixed to the metal fitting 35. As shown in FIG. 4, the horizontal portions 36 a at the lower end of the support member 36 are located on both sides of the first conveyor 5. In FIG. 1, when the sensor 7 detects that the box 1 has been conveyed onto the first conveyor 5, the rod 19 of the cylinder 18 projects and the cover plate 15 closes the upper surface of the box 1. The motor 32 rotates forward. Then, the rotation is transmitted to the rotary shaft 14 via the sprocket 33, the chain 34, and the sprocket 31, and the rotary shaft 14 rotates. Then, the support member 36 connected to the rotary shaft 14 rotates upward by 180 ° as shown by the arrow N1 (FIG. 1), and the box 1 is turned upside down (see the chain line in FIG. 1). That is, the above-mentioned members 31 to 34 form a vertical reversing mechanism for the box 1.

In FIG. 1, a table 37 is provided behind the upside-down device 10. The box 1 turned upside down by the upside down device 10 as described above is pushed onto the table 37 as shown by the broken line in FIG. Next, a pushing mechanism 40 for pushing the box 1 onto the table 37 will be described.

1 to 3, the pushing mechanism 40 is provided between the vertical reversing device 10 and the table 37. Reference numeral 41 is a horizontal base portion provided on the upper portion of the column 12, and is provided on both side portions of the upside-down station S as shown in the plan view of FIG. In FIG. 3, the base 41 on the front side is omitted for convenience of drawing. Sprockets 42 and 43 are provided on both ends of the upper surface of the base 41, and a chain 44 is attached to the sprockets 42 and 43. A motor 45 (see FIG. 1) for rotating the sprocket 43 is mounted on the lower surface of the base 41. 2 and 3, a hook-shaped pushing piece 46 is fixed to the chain 44. Therefore, when the motor 45 is driven, the sprocket 43 is rotated, and the pushing piece 46 is rotated on the base 41 as shown by an arrow N2 in FIG. Further, sensors 47 and 48 for detecting the pushing piece 46 are provided on the front and rear portions of the side surface of the one base portion 41. Next, the operation of the pusher mechanism 40 will be described.

In FIG. 2, a box 1 shown by a solid line is a box 1 which is vertically inverted and shown by a chain line in FIG. In this state, the box 1 is turned upside down and placed on the cover plate 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the support column 12 is provided with a sensor 38 for detecting the rotation angle of the rotary shaft 14. The motor 32 is driven as described above, the rotary shaft 14 is rotated 180 °, and the box 1 is rotated 180 ° in the direction of the arrow N1 from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. Is detected by the sensor 38, the driving of the motor 32 is stopped, and at the same time, the motor 45 starts driving.

Normally, the pushing piece 46 stands by at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, but when the motor 32 is driven and the chain 44 rotates along the sprockets 42 and 43, the pushing piece 46 is moved to the arrow N2. It pivots in the direction, pushes against the rear corner of the box 1 on the cover plate 15, and pushes the box 1 onto the table 37 as indicated by arrow N3.

When the sensor 47 detects that the pushing piece 46 has rotated the sprocket 43, it is found that the box 1 has been completely pushed onto the table 37. The motor 32 rotates in the opposite direction. Then, the support member 36 and the cover plate 15 rotate in the opposite direction to the previous direction and return to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.

When the sensor 38 detects that the support member 36 and the cover plate 15 have returned to this position, the rod 19 of the cylinder 18 is retracted, and the cover plate 15 is shown by a solid line from the position shown by a chain line in FIG. The next box 1 is returned to the position so as not to obstruct the entry of the next box 1, the rod 9a of the cylinder 9 is pulled downward, and the next box 1 waiting on the first conveyor 4 is the second conveyor 5 The above operation is repeated and the above operation is repeated.

In FIG. 2, when the pushing piece 46 that has rotated the sprocket 43 further moves to the left and is detected by the sensor 48, the driving of the motor 45 is stopped and the pushing piece 46 waits at that position. . When the sensor 38 detects that the next box 1 has been turned upside down, the above-described pushing operation is repeated.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the recovery mechanism 60 of the box 1. A motor 61 is installed on the base 62. A horizontal rotary arm 64 is attached to the rotary shaft 63 of the motor 61. A cylinder 65 is attached downward to the tip of the rotary arm 64, and its rod 66 is connected to a horizontal rod 68 via a ring 67. Plates 69 and 70 are attached to both ends of the rod 68. A guide shaft 71 is bridged between the plate 69 and the plate 70, and a slide plate 72 is slidably attached to the guide shaft 71. A clamper 73 is attached to the lower part of the sliding plate 72. The rear surface of the horizontal cylinder 74 is mounted on one sliding plate 72, and the rod 75 of the cylinder 74 is connected to the other sliding plate 72. A conveyor 76 conveys the empty box 1 to the collection station (not shown).

The recovery mechanism 60 of the box 1 is configured as described above, and its operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 6A shows a state in which the box 1 is pushed onto the table 37 by the pushing piece 46. At this time, the clamper 73 is retracted to the upper side of the table 37. Next, the motor 61 shown in FIG. 5 is driven to horizontally rotate the rotary arm 64 to position the left and right clampers 73 above the box 1, and then the rod 66 of the cylinder 65 is lowered to move the clamper 73 to the box. 1 to the side (see the solid line in FIG. 6 (b)). Next, by pulling in the rod 75 of the cylinder 74, the box 1 is clamped by the left and right clampers 73 (see the chain line in FIG. 6B). FIG. 5 shows the state at this time.

Next, when the box 1 is lifted by pulling in the rod 66 of the cylinder 65 shown in FIG. 5, the seaweed bundle 2 in the box 1 is taken out onto the table 37 (see FIG. 6C). . Next, the motor 61 is driven to horizontally rotate the rotating arm 64 by about 90 ° to move the box 1 above the conveyor 76 provided on the side of the table 37, and the rod 66 of the cylinder 65 is projected there. When the empty box 1 is landed on the conveyor 76 and the rod 75 of the cylinder 74 is projected to release the clamped state by the clamper 73, the box 1 is conveyed to the collection station by the conveyor 76. Of course, the conveyor 76 may be omitted, and the box 1 may be collected on the floor side of the table 37. As described above, according to this apparatus, the seaweed bundle 2 in the box 1 can be taken out onto the table 37, and the empty box 1 can be automatically collected at the collecting station.

When the seaweed bundle 2 is taken out on the table 37 in this way, the operator places the seaweed bundle 2 on the conveyor 50 provided behind the table 37. A metal detector 51 and a weigher 52 are provided on the conveying path of the conveyor 50 as an inspection line. Whether the seaweed bundle 2 does not include metal pieces such as iron pieces or the seaweed bundle Check whether the 2 has the specified weight, and remove defective products from the line. Next, the inspector visually inspects the color and luster of the seaweed bundle 2 to select the seaweed bundle 2 according to grade.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and for example, the first conveyor 4 and the second conveyor 5 may be integrated into one conveyor. Further, the specific configurations of the upside-down reversing mechanism, the pushing mechanism, the box collecting mechanism, etc. are not limited to those in the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made within the range where the object of the present invention can be achieved.

[0029]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the box 1 containing the nori seaweed bundle 2 brought into the fishery cooperative by the dry seaweed producer is automatically turned upside down and taken out on the table 37 or the like to be used on the inspection line. Since the supplied and empty box 1 can be collected, setup such as quality inspection of dry seaweed can be facilitated and work efficiency can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of taking out a seaweed bundle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of taking out a seaweed bundle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an upside down device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an upside down device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a box recovery mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a side view of the embodiment of the present invention while taking out a laver bundle; FIG. 6B is a side view of the embodiment of the present invention while taking out a laver bundle; FIG. 6C is a side view of the embodiment of the present invention. Side view during ejection

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Box 2 Seaweed bundle 31-34 Vertical inversion mechanism 36 Support member 40 Pushing mechanism 60 Recovery mechanism S Vertical inversion station

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cover member 1 for closing an opened upper surface of a box 1 at a vertically reversing station S for a seaweed bundle 2.
5 and a support member 36 for supporting the box 1, and a vertical reversing mechanism 31-34 for vertically reversing the box 1 by rotating the cover material 15 and the support member 36 in the vertical direction.
And the box 1 on the cover material 15 turned upside down on the table 3
7 and the pushing mechanism 40 for pushing onto the table 37, the box 1 pushed onto the table 37 is raised to take out the seaweed bundle 2 in the box 1 onto the table 37, and the box 1 is placed on the side of the table 37. And a collecting mechanism 60 for collecting the box 1 for collecting the seaweed bundle.