JPH1159622A - Binding mechanism for foliaceous farm produce - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a binding mechanism that can execute high-speed binding for foliaceous farm produce such as beefsteak plant leaves for which binding is difficult beacuse of their unstableness in shapes. SOLUTION: With beefsteak plant leaves 1 received from a receiving conveyer 12, the first impeller 30 turns inwardly and thereby the beefsteak plant leaves are forwarded onto the second impeller 41. As the beefsteak plant leaves in a specified number are gathered on the second impeller 41, the second impeller 41 turns inwardly and a bunch of the beefsteak plant leaves is sent to the third impeller 51. A vinyl-tie holder 14 holding with a U-shaped part at its tip a vinyl-tie 3 cut-out in a specified length is turned toward the side of leafstalks of the beefsteak plant leaves gathered on the third impeller 51 and holds the leafstalks from both sides in collaboration with a vinyl-tie caulking metal 20, and thus the leafstalks are bound with the vinyl-tie 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a leaf-like crop bundling mechanism (hereinafter referred to as "leaf crop") which automatically bundles and binds a predetermined number of leaf-like crops such as blue perilla leaves distributed under the name of large leaves instead of human power. Simply referred to as “bundling mechanism”).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Blue perilla leaves, which are distributed under the name of large leaves, are currently inspected and sorted by human power to determine their size and quality. They are shipped in rolls, plastic bags or trays. This work requires a lot of humans, so there is a high demand for automation.However, large leaves are light and thin and have an unstable shape. It is a major obstacle in doing so.

[0003]

The shape of large leaves has a wide range of sizes, and the leaves are thin and shrink or warp.
There are m petioles and the unit price may be low, so high-speed processing is required. Therefore, it is an object to provide a bundling mechanism having a bundling mechanism that replaces a bundling operation using a rubber band, which is difficult to mechanize, by bundling large leaves having an unstable shape or a similar leaf-like agricultural crop at a high speed.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a bunch-making mechanism for solving the above-mentioned problems, comprising: a) a foliar crop supplied through a predetermined path to a later-described introduction means; Conveying means, b) receiving the leaf-like crops conveyed from the conveying means on the support surface of the first support, adjusting the posture and position of the leaf-like crops, and rotating the first support in an appropriate direction. Introducing means for transferring the leaf-like crops to the stack means described below, c) receiving the leaf-like crops sequentially transferred from the introduction means on the support surface of the second support, and forming a predetermined number of stacked bundles A stack means for transferring a predetermined number of leaf-like crops to the bundle preparation means by rotating the second support in an appropriate direction as soon as the predetermined number is reached; d) a predetermined number of sheets transferred from the stack means Foliate farming Receipt by the support surface of the third support member, upon binding of the petioles of foliar crops by later petiole bundling means is completed,
A bundle forming means for discharging the bundle of leaf-like agricultural products to a predetermined place by rotating the third support in an appropriate direction; e) a leaf-like shape held in a state where a predetermined number of the bundles are stacked in the bundle-forming means And a petiole binding means for binding the petiole portion of the crop with a wire.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bunch-making mechanism according to the present invention is to automatically bundle a predetermined number of leafy crops, which are judged in size and pass / fail by an inspection machine or the like, classified, and sent one by one. . The bunch-making mechanism according to the present invention is arranged such that the transport means (for example, a belt conveyor or the like) is located at the end point of the path through which the leafy agricultural products are sent one by one as described above.
Will be installed. The conveying means receives the leaf-like crop from the above route and conveys it to the introduction means.

[0006] The introducing means, the stacking means and the bundle making means are preferably arranged in this order in the direction of gravity, for example. By doing so, the leaf-like agricultural products can be transferred using gravity, so that the transfer mechanism between each means can be simplified. Each of the above-mentioned means is provided with a first to a third support, respectively. These are, for example, structured like an impeller in which one or a plurality of plate-like blades are attached to a substantially horizontal rotating shaft. And it is sufficient. In this case, the surface of each blade functions as the support surface. When each support is rotated, the direction of the support surface changes, but the support surface is turned upward when receiving leafy crops or bundles thereof, and is supported by rotating the support in the appropriate direction when transferring leafy crops downward. Tilt the surface.

In the apparatus having the above-described configuration, by controlling the operations of the first support and the second support at appropriate timing, a predetermined number of leaf-like crops can be collected in the stacking means. This control method will be described in embodiments described later with reference to the drawings.

[0008] As the wire used for the petiole binding means, for example, a strap-shaped wire (generally called a vinylite) in which a thin metal wire is covered with a resin film can be suitably used.

In the above-mentioned bunch-making mechanism, a first mechanism (conveying means, introduction means and stacking means) for collecting a predetermined number of leafy crops, and a second mechanism for binding the petiole of the collected leafy crops with a wire. (Bunch making means, petiole binding means) greatly enhances the efficiency of the work of bundling leafy crops, but it is possible to use only the first mechanism or only the second mechanism independently. Can sufficiently contribute to the efficiency of the work.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a mechanism for producing a bundle of leafy agricultural products according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, large leaves are taken as an example of a leafy crop, but it goes without saying that other leafy crops can be bundled by the mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a completed bundle of large leaves 1 in which the petiole portion is wrapped with a vinyl tie 3.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mechanism of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a plan view (A) and a front view (B) of the bundle forming mechanism of FIG. The front panel 2 in FIGS. 2 and 3 (B)
7 are on the left and right, but those on the right are indicated by broken lines 28 so that the inside can be easily understood.

The first impeller 30, 31 to the third impeller 5
Since the operations of 0 and 51 are symmetrical, the left impeller will be described for the sake of simplicity.

The large leaves 1 are sorted according to size, shape, and the like by a sorter or the like, and supplied to the receiving conveyor 2. In order to facilitate the bundling of the petiole, those having an extremely short petiole length or having a small petiole length are used. Extremely bent objects should be removed.

At the end of the receiving conveyor 2, there is a first impeller 30 3 to 5 cm below the conveyor surface. Since the receiving conveyor 2 moves at a speed of about 700 mm / sec, the large leaves on the conveyor are sent out vigorously from the end of the conveyor, glide in the air and slide on the horizontal plate of the first impeller 30, It advances to a position where the shoulder of the large leaf hits the end plate provided at the end of the first impeller 30 and stops. At this point, the petiole of the large leaf has protruded from between the end plates provided at the ends of the first impellers 30 and 31. When the leaves reach the first impeller and stop, the left and right first impellers 3
When 0 and 31 are rotated inward, the large leaves fall onto the lower second impellers 40 and 41 while keeping the horizontal state.

Slightly below the tip of the first impeller 30, there is a petal centering roller 38. The centering roller 38 is moved by the belt 34 between the drive pulley 32 provided at the tip of the shaft of the first impeller 30 and the speed-increasing pulley 36 provided on the centering roller 38.
With the rotation of the first impeller 30, the first impeller 30 rotates at a peripheral speed substantially equal to the peripheral speed. In this example, the centering roller 38 is rotated by using the rotation of the first impeller 30, but a separate motor may be used.

When the first impeller 30 rotates, the large leaves on the first impeller 30 fall and move downward. At this time, the petals not at the center of the left and right impellers come into contact with the centering roller 38, Centering of the petiole is performed by being sent toward the center.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the detailed operation of the first impeller and the second impeller.

The second impeller 40 keeps rotating until the specified number of large leaves arrive, so that the specified number of large leaves are stacked on the second impeller. When a predetermined number of large leaves overlap on the second impeller, the second impeller 40 rotates inward, and drops the predetermined number of large leaves onto the third impeller 50 below. Below the third impeller 50, there is a lower petiole support 22, and before the second impeller 40 rotates and a predetermined number of large leaves arrive on the third impeller 50, the central portions of the left and right impellers. To support the petiole of falling large leaves.

The operation of the lower leaf handle support 22, the upper leaf handle presser 24, the vinyl tie caulking fitting 20, the vinyl tie holding fitting 14, and the third impellers 50 and 51 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5A shows a state in which the second impeller 40 rotates and a predetermined number of large leaves fall on the third impeller 50 with the lower petiole support 22 protruding. The left and right front panels 27 and 28 and the end plate at the front end of the third impeller restrict the spread in the left-right direction and the lower petiole support 22 in the downward direction, but not in the upward direction. For,
As shown in FIGS. 5 (B) and 5 (C), the upper leaf handle 24 moves,
The position of the petiole is regulated from up, down, left and right.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper leaf handle holding mechanism is as follows.
It comprises an upper leaf handle press drive mechanism 25, an upper leaf handle press link mechanism 26 having three spur gears, and an upper leaf handle press 24. Among the three spur gears, the first-stage spur gear at the center of the upper leaf handle press drive mechanism 25 is fixed. The second stage spur gear is on the arm rotated by the upper leaf handle press drive mechanism 25,
It is in mesh with the first and third spur gears. The third spur gear is also on the arm, and the upper leaf handle 2
4 is connected. When the upper stalk presser drive mechanism 25 rotates, the arm connected to the shaft makes a circular motion, but the upper stalk presser 24 is moved in a manner shown in FIGS.
The petiole can be held down while maintaining the posture as shown in (C). The same function can be realized by using a timing belt or a rod type link mechanism instead of the motor and the spur gear in place of the upper leaf handle press drive mechanism 25.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a pre-processing procedure of the vinyl tie 3 used for binding petiole. The vinyl tie 3 wound on the reel shown in FIG. 2 passes through guide rollers 5 and is provided with upper and lower vinyl tie feed rollers 6 and 7 provided above and below.
And is sent to the pre-processing mechanism. The upper vinyl tie feed roller 6 and the lower vinyl tie feed roller 7 are pressed to sandwich the vinyl tie. When these two rollers rotate, vinylite of a specified length is sent out.

FIG. 9A shows a state in which the vinyl tie is fed into the pre-processing mechanism by a specified length by rotating the upper and lower vinyl tie feed rollers 6 and 7. After this,
As shown in (B) and (C), the upper blade 12 and the lower blade 10
The vinylite is cut to the specified dimensions. Next, the vinyl tie forming rod 17 pushes the vinyl tie into the U-shaped groove of the vinyl tie holding bracket 14 to form the vinyl tie into a U-shape. FIG.
Is an enlarged view showing the flow of this operation. There is a small projection 141 in the opening of the U-shaped groove of the vinyl tie holding bracket 14, and the tip of the U-shaped vinyl tie comes into contact with this projection 141. As a result, the vinyl tie becomes the vinyl tie holding bracket 14.
Is securely held within.

When the vinyl tie molding is completed, the vinyl tie holding bracket 14 holds the vinyl tie in the U-shaped groove as shown in FIG.
It rotates and moves as shown in FIG. FIG. 5D shows the state after the rotational movement. Then, the vinyl tie holding bracket driving mechanism 1
When the vinyl tie holding metal fitting 14 is moved forward by 5, the petiole of the large leaves gathered as shown in FIG. 5C is held in the gap between the vinyl ties held in the U-shaped groove as shown in FIG. 5E. Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (F), when the vinylite caulking fitting 20 is advanced by the vinyl clinching fitting driving mechanism 21, the U-shaped vinylite is wound round around the petiole and binds the petiole of the large leaf. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the flow of the binding operation. When the binding of the petiole is completed, FIG.
The lower leaf handle support 22 and the upper leaf handle presser 24 are opened as shown in FIG. 5, and then the vinyl tie holding bracket 14 and the vinyl tie caulking bracket 20 are retracted as shown in FIG.
By rotating 0, as shown in FIG. 5 (I),
The bundled large leaves are transferred to a lower conveyor or a box packing mechanism (not shown).

The first to third impellers are aligned, overlapped, and bound by operations called cooperative and independent pipeline processing. That is, during the period of binding the petiole placed on the third impeller, the first impeller and the second impeller cooperate to perform a work of forming a bundle of a predetermined number of large leaves to be next bound. The processing speed can be increased without waiting time in a series of operations.

Further, when the impeller is used, it is possible to shift to the next operation state only by rotating the impeller in one direction, so that the processing speed can be easily improved. Unless high-speed processing is required, the same operation can be performed by using two flap plates or a structure having an L-shaped cross section that requires reciprocating motion to move to the next operation instead of the impeller. . Although the figure shows an impeller having three blades, the same function can be realized by using one to four blades. Further, since the third impeller does not require a high-speed operation compared to the first impeller and the second impeller, the processing speed does not decrease even if one or two flaps are used instead of the third impeller. .

FIG. 7 shows the shape and driving example of the impeller taking the first impeller as an example. The first impeller is composed of a pair of left and right, 360 ° by a stepping motor, bevel gear, etc.
Rotate inward by 角度 (number of blades). An end plate is provided at the front end of the impeller to guide around the petiole of the large leaf and to prevent the posture and the petiole or shoulder of the large leaf from touching the front panels 27 and 28 during rotation. As shown in FIG. 2, the end plate of the first impeller has a smaller diameter than the impeller in order to increase the interval between the left and right end plates so that the petiole of the large leaf does not hit, and The end plate of the impeller should have the same diameter as the impeller to collect the petiole in the center. In the figure, the end plate is shown as a disk, but may be a polygon.

In the drawings used for the description, the impeller constituting the impeller has its front end bent downward. As shown in FIG.
Large leaves have a large waving near the petiole, and when placed on a flat board, the petiole side rises as shown in (B), which has an adverse effect on the appearance when bundled, and the petiole is disassembled in the vertical direction and also used for bundling work Causes inconvenience. Therefore, the front end of the slat is bent downward as shown in (C), whereby the large leaf is kept horizontal.

As a modified example of the bundling mechanism of this embodiment,
The panels 27 and 28 are tilted slightly forward, and the first impellers 30 and 31 to the third impellers 50 and 51 are adjusted accordingly.
One that is arranged shifted back and forth. In this way, when the large leaf descends between the impellers, the state in which the shoulder of the large leaf is in contact with the panels 27 and 28 is maintained, and the petiole is guided by the gap between both panels. Therefore, the position of the large leaf does not greatly shift during the descent, and even when the leaf reaches the third impeller 50, 51, the petiole of the large leaf projects outside by a sufficient length than the panels 27, 28. As a result, the binding operation using the vinyl tie can be reliably performed.

FIGS. 11 to 1 show another embodiment of the present invention.
4 will be described. FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating the transport mechanism 110, the introduction mechanism 120, and the stack mechanism 130 of the bundle forming mechanism of the present embodiment. The transport mechanism 110 includes a conveyor 112 formed by stretching a plurality of thin belts 111 such as a round belt or a timing belt, for example, at approximately 10 mm intervals, and a belt for driving the belt 111 that forms the conveyor 112. It has a drive shaft 113.
On the outlet side of the conveyor 112, an introduction mechanism 120 and a stack mechanism 130 are arranged as shown in FIG.

The configuration of the introduction mechanism 120 and the stack mechanism 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12, (A) is a plan view of the introduction mechanism 120 and the stack mechanism 130, (B) is a side view thereof (a view in the direction of arrow X in FIG. 11), and (C) is a front view thereof (FIG. 11). (A view seen in the direction of arrow Y).

The introduction mechanism 120 has a pair of transfer arms (hereinafter simply referred to as arms) 122 fixed to the arm drive shaft 121 at an angle of about 180 degrees. Each arm 122 is bendable and stretchable at a joint 123 provided in the middle, and a transfer plate 124 is provided at the tip thereof. The transfer plate 124 includes a plurality of teeth 125 that can be inserted into a gap between a plurality of thin belts 111 that constitute the conveyor 112.
It is a fork-shaped member having: On one surface of the transfer plate 124, a pair of stopper plates 126 for receiving the large leaves 1 conveyed by the conveyor 112 is provided upright.

The stack mechanism 130 includes a pair of drums 132 that rotate about a drum rotation shaft 131, respectively.
The belt-shaped belt 1 wound around the pair of drums 132
As shown in FIG. 11, an elevator drive unit 135 configured as a unit including a plurality of blade plates 134 fixed to the outer surface of the belt 133 at substantially equal intervals is used as an elevator drive unit 135.
Units (135a, 135b) are provided side by side.

The arm drive shaft 12 of the introduction mechanism 120
1 is driven by a power mechanism (not shown) configured using a motor or the like. The introduction mechanism 120 includes the arm 1
An arm bending / stretching mechanism for bending / extending 22 by the joint 123 is also provided, but this is not shown. The power mechanism and the arm bending / stretching mechanism are controlled by a control device (not shown) so as to operate synchronously according to a predetermined program. The control device is configured using, for example, a microcomputer or a personal computer.

Next, the operation of the transport mechanism 110, the introduction mechanism 120, and the stack mechanism 130 will be described with reference to FIGS.
4 will be described. In addition, FIG.
14C is a side view illustrating the operation of the introduction mechanism 120, and FIGS. 14A to 14D are front views illustrating the operation of the stack mechanism 130.

FIG. 13A shows the introduction mechanism 120 while waiting for the large leaves 1 being transported by the transport mechanism 110.
The state of is shown. At this time, one of the arms 122a is located in the gap between the plurality of belts 111 constituting the conveyor 112.
25 is inserted and the other arm 122b
Is in a state of being bent at the joint 123. The upper surface of the transfer plate 124a at the tip of the arm 122a is slightly lower than the upper surface of the belt 111 so as not to hinder the conveyance of the large leaf 1.

The large leaf 1 conveyed by the conveyor 112 is supplied to a stopper plate 126a provided on a transfer plate 124a.
It is stopped by. At this time, the large leaf 1 stops when the pair of stopper plates 126a contact the edges on both sides of the petiole (FIG. 1).
2 (A)), the large leaf 1 always stops in the same posture (orientation). When the leaf 1 reaches the position shown in FIG. 13A, a leaf detector (not shown) composed of an optical sensor or the like sends a signal indicating the arrival of the leaf 1 to the control device. The drive shaft 121 is rotated left in FIG.
Then, as shown in FIG. 13B, the arm 122a rotates to the left, and the large leaf placed on the transfer plate 124a is carried to the left. On the left side of the introduction mechanism 120, the stacking mechanism 130 is arranged on the rotation trajectory of the transfer plate 124a, and the large leaves 1 carried by the transfer plate 124a as described above, as shown in FIG. , To the stack mechanism 130. While the large leaves 1 are being transferred from the conveyor 112 to the stack mechanism 130, the arm 1
22b is maintained in a bent state, the arm 1
22b does not contact the stack mechanism 130.

When the large leaf 1 has been passed to the stack mechanism 130, the control device causes the arm 122a to bend this time, and
The arm bending and stretching mechanism and the power mechanism are controlled so as to extend the other arm 122b. As a result, the introduction mechanism 120 returns to the state shown in FIG. 13A, and waits for the arrival of the next large leaf.

Next, the operation of the stack mechanism 130 will be described with reference to FIG. While the large leaves 1 are transferred from the conveyor 112 as described above, the stack mechanism 1
In 30, the left and right elevator drive units 135 a, 1
As shown in FIG. 14A, an upper floor 136 and a lower floor 137 are provided in which four blades 134a to 134d provided on the 35b are arranged mirror-symmetrically. Then, the transferred large leaves 1 are sequentially transferred to the upper floor 136. The number of large leaves 1 transferred to the upper floor 136 is counted by the control device. More specifically, the counting of the number of large leaves includes, for example, (1) counting the number of times the large leaves are detected by the large leaf detector, and (2) each half rotation of the arm of the introduction mechanism 120 corresponds to one large leaf. Then, the number of rotations of the arm may be counted.

Bunch 1 of large leaves 1 transferred to the upper floor 136
When the number of sheets 38 reaches the predetermined number, the control device proceeds to FIG.
As shown in (B) and (C), the blades 134a and 134b constituting the upper floor 136 descend so that
The left and right drums 132a and 132b are rotated synchronously in opposite directions. After that, the control device moves the drums 132a and 132b when the blades 134a and 134b, on which the upper bundle of large leaves 138 are placed, reach a position to newly become the lower floor 137 as shown in FIG. Stop. Thus, the stack mechanism 130 returns to the state shown in FIG. 14A, and waits for the arrival of the next large leaf.

Next, focusing on the lower floor 137 constituted by the blades 134c and 134d, FIGS.
The process (D) will be described. First, in FIG. 14A, while the bundle of large leaves 1 is being created on the upper floor 136 as described above, the bundling work of a predetermined number of large leaves stacked first is performed on the lower floor 137 in parallel. It is.
That is, on both sides of the lower floor 137, not shown,
The petiole binding mechanism as described in the previous embodiment is arranged, and while the large leaves are sequentially transferred to the upper floor 136 as described above, the petiole binding mechanism is moved to the large leaves 139 on the lower floor 137.
Are tied together with vinylite 3.

Thereafter, as described above, the drum 132
When the a and 132b rotate, the lower floor 137 descends together with the upper floor 136, and the blades 134c and 13
4d is the stack mechanism 13 as shown in FIG.
0 reaches the lower drums 132a and 132b. Thereafter, the blades 134c and 134d rotate in opposite directions, respectively, and open downward as shown in FIG. As a result, the bundle of large leaves 139 bound by the vinyl tie 3 falls to a predetermined place (for example, a place where the operator collects the bundle of bound large leaves).

In the bundle forming mechanism described in the above embodiment, a bundle of a large number of large leaves stacked by a predetermined number is lowered in an elevator system while being placed on the floor, and is conveyed to the place where the petiole binding mechanism is arranged to be bound. It is dropped to a predetermined place later. In this way, the bundle of large leaves is not disturbed by air resistance, contact with the mechanism body, or the like during the process of sending the bundle of large leaves from the stack mechanism to the petiole binding mechanism.

In the above embodiment, the five blades 134 are attached to the belt-shaped belt 133 of each elevator drive unit. However, the number of blades is not limited to five. In the above embodiment, the left and right elevator drive units 1
Although two floors are provided between 35a and 135b, the number of floors is not limited to two.

[0046]

According to the present invention, the shipping operation of large leaves can be automated, and significant labor saving and reduction in production cost can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a bunch of large leaves in which the petiole is wound with vinylite.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a bundling mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view (A) and a front view (B) of the bundle forming mechanism of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the operation of a first impeller and a second impeller.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a procedure for bundling the petiole of a bunch of large leaves held by a third impeller with a vinyl tie.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a manner in which the petiole of a bunch of large leaves is bound with vinylite.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a mechanism for driving a first impeller.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an effect obtained by bending the tip of the blade plate.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a procedure for cutting out a predetermined length of vinyl tie and forming it into a U-shape.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a vinyl tie is cut out and formed into a U-shape.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a transport mechanism, an introduction mechanism, and a stack mechanism of a bundle forming mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention.

12A is a plan view of an introduction mechanism and a stack mechanism, FIG. 12B is a side view thereof (a view in the direction of arrow X in FIG. 11), and FIG. 12C is a front view thereof (a direction of arrow Y in FIG. 11). Fig.

13A to 13C are side views showing the operation of the introduction mechanism.

14A to 14D are front views showing the operation of the stack mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Large leaf, 2 ... Receiving conveyor, 3 ... Vinyl tie, 4 ... Reel, 5 ... Guide roller, 6 ... Upper vinyl tie feed roller,
Reference numeral 7: lower vinyl tie feed roller, 10: lower blade, 11: lower blade drive mechanism, 12: upper blade, 13: upper blade drive mechanism, 14: vinyl tie holding bracket, 15: vinyl tie holding bracket drive mechanism, 16
… Vinyl tie holding bracket rotating mechanism, 17… Vinyl tie molding rod,
18: Vinyl tie forming rod drive mechanism, 20: Vinyl tie caulking fitting, 21: Vinyl tie caulking fitting drive mechanism, 22: Lower petiole support, 23: Lower petiole support drive mechanism, 24 ... Upper petal handle presser, 25 ... Upper leaf handle presser drive mechanism, 26 ... upper leaf handle link mechanism, 27 ... left front panel, 28 ... right front panel, 30 ...
Left first impeller, 31 right right impeller, 32 left drive pulley, 33 right drive pulley, 34 left belt, 35 right belt, 36 left speed-increasing pulley, 37 right speed-increasing pulley, 38
... left centering roller, 39 ... right centering roller, 40 ... left second impeller, 41 ... right second impeller, 50 ...
Left third impeller, 51 right right impeller, 60 first impeller drive mechanism, 61 second impeller drive mechanism, 62 third impeller drive mechanism

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masazumi Munakata 15248-11 Takeda, Kaseta-shi, Kagoshima Pref.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A transport means for transporting foliar crops supplied through a predetermined path to an introduction means, and b) a support surface of a first support for transporting the leafy crops transported from the transport means. Receiving means, and after adjusting the posture and position of the leaf-like crop, introducing means for transferring the leaf-like crop to the stack means described below by rotating the first support in an appropriate direction; c) from the introduction means The sequentially transferred leafy crops are received on the support surface of the second support, a predetermined number of stacked bundles are formed, and as soon as the predetermined number is reached, the second support is rotated in an appropriate direction to thereby obtain a predetermined number of sheets. Stacking means for transferring the leafy crops to the bundle preparation means described below; d) receiving a predetermined number of leafy crops transferred from the stacking means on the support surface of the third support, and Petiole After the unity is complete,
A bundle forming means for discharging the bundle of leaf-like agricultural products to a predetermined place by rotating the third support in an appropriate direction; e) a leaf-like shape held in a state where a predetermined number of the bundles are stacked in the bundle-forming means A foliage binding means for binding the petiole of the crop with a wire rod. 2. A transport means for transporting a leaf-like crop supplied through a predetermined path to an introduction means described later; b) A support surface of a first support for transporting the leaf-like crop transported from the transport means Receiving means, and after adjusting the posture and position of the leaf-like crop, introducing means for transferring the leaf-like crop to the stack means described below by rotating the first support in an appropriate direction; c) from the introduction means The sequentially transferred leafy crops are received on the support surface of the second support, a predetermined number of stacked bundles are formed, and as soon as the predetermined number is reached, the second support is rotated in an appropriate direction to thereby obtain a predetermined number of sheets. Stacking means for discharging a leaf-like crop to a predetermined place. A) a rotatable support having a support surface for receiving a bundle of leafy crops, and when binding of the petiole of the leafy crop by the petiole bundling means is completed, the support is oriented in an appropriate direction. A bundle forming means for discharging a bundle of leafy agricultural products to a predetermined location by rotating the bunch, b) a petiole for binding a petiole portion of the leafy agricultural crop held in an overlapping state in the bundle producing means with a wire rod And a binding means.