JPH08197471A - Fruits and vegetables conveying method and fruits and vegetables conveying device used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To take up and transfer fruits and vegetables liable to get bruised safely and positively, and adjust the spacing of the taken-up fruits and vegetables so as to enable also boxing. CONSTITUTION: A fruits and vegetables conveyor device is provided with a suction body 3 that can suck fruits and vegetables 1, a driving part 4 for rotating the suction body sideways and downward, and moving mechanism 5 for moving the suction body 3. Plural suction means 2 formed of the suction bodies 3 and driving parts 4, 5 are provided, and these suction means 2 are movable by the moving mechanism 5. The spacing of the suction bodies 3 of two suction means 2 or more can be narrowed or widened by the moving mechanism 5. A supporting means 6 for, supporting the fruits and vegetables 1 is fitted to the suction means 2, and the supporting means 5 can be housed being drawn to the suction body 3 side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The method of conveying fruits and vegetables according to the present invention and the equipment for conveying fruits and vegetables used in the method are to take fruits and vegetables placed on a belt conveyor, a pallet, a tray or the like and move them to another place, or to package them in a cardboard box. It is what is used to do.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is technically difficult to safely remove (pick up) perishable fruits and vegetables from belt conveyors, pallets, trays, etc., and until now, they have often been performed manually. For example, Figure 1 which was developed and put to practical use by the applicant
Even with the 0 vegetable vegetable sorter (utility model registration No. 1805988), the fruit chooser C sorts the cucumber D by grade and places it on the front side of the belt conveyor A for each size, and the cucumber D is conveyed by each belt conveyor. At the tip of A, worker E picks it up by hand and packs it by size. In addition, the cucumber D left unboxed in time is sent out on the turntable B, and the turntable B rotates,
The cucumber D sent to it is set so as not to overlap on the turntable B.

However, since this is inefficient and labor-intensive, it has been desired to develop a take-out device that can take out fruits and vegetables placed on a belt conveyor, a pallet, a tray, etc. efficiently and safely.

[0004] FIG.
There was a suction type cucumber pick-up device as shown in FIG. This is aimed at the cucumber D adsorbed on the suction cup I by pressing the suction cup I against one end of the cucumber D placed on the tray H and sucking the air in the suction cup I with a suction device (not shown). It is to be transferred to a place where

[0005]

The suction type cucumber pick-up device of FIG. 11 has achieved the predetermined purpose of picking up the cucumber D from the tray H and transferring it to another place, but this is taken a step further. I couldn't bring the cucumber D picked up from Tray H into the box with the intervals.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of transporting fruits and vegetables, which can safely and reliably pick up and transport perishable fruits and vegetables, and which can also perform boxing by adjusting the interval between the picked fruits and vegetables. It is to provide a fruit and vegetable carrier.

[0007]

According to the method of transporting fruits and vegetables according to claim 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 4 to 6, or 7 and 8, the bent direction is lateral. The sucking body 3 of the air suction tool 2 is applied to the outer side or the inner side in the bending direction of the fruit 1 laid down as described above to suck the same 1
The adsorption tool 2 is moved to convey the adsorbed fruit and vegetables 1.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for transporting fruit vegetables, wherein a plurality of bent fruit vegetables 1 are laid sideways with their bending directions aligned in the same direction, and the fruits and vegetables 1 are placed outside in the bending direction. The sucking body 3 of the air-type suction tool 2 is applied to the inner part or the inner part at the same time or separately to suck the same fruit vegetables 1, and the suction tool 2 is moved to convey the adsorbed fruit vegetables 1. It is characterized by.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the method for transporting fruit vegetables 1, after adsorbing the fruit vegetables 1, the suction body 3 of the adsorbing tool 2 is rotated so that the fruit vegetables 1 are bent in the vertical direction. It is characterized by having done.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for conveying a fruit and vegetables 1, wherein the fruit and vegetables 1 are adsorbed and then the same vegetables and vegetables 1 are conveyed, and after the conveyance, the suction body 3 of the adsorbing tool 2 is rotated to vertically bend the fruit and vegetables 1. It is characterized by being oriented.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the fruit and vegetable conveying device is a suction body 3 that is pressed against the fruit and vegetable 1 and can adsorb the fruit and vegetable 1 by air, and the suction body 3 is rotated sideways and downward. It is characterized by comprising a drive unit 4 and a moving mechanism 5 for moving the suction body 3.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the fruit and vegetable conveying device is provided with a plurality of suction bodies 3 according to the fifth aspect and a plurality of suction tools 2 by the drive unit 4, and these suction tools 2 can be moved by the moving mechanism 5. It is characterized by having done.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fruit vegetable transporting apparatus, the moving mechanism 5 according to the sixth aspect can narrow or widen the intervals between the suction bodies 3 of the two or more suction tools 2. It is a feature.

In the fruit vegetable transporting apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the adsorbing tool 2 is provided with a supporting tool 6 for supporting the opposite side of the fruit vegetables 1 when the suction body 3 is pressed against the fruit vegetables 1. It is characterized by that.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the fruit and vegetable transporting apparatus is characterized in that the support tool 5 according to the eighth aspect can be stored by being pulled toward the suction body 3 side.

[0016]

According to the method of transporting fruit and vegetables according to claim 1 of the present invention, the fruit and vegetables 1 are laid down with the direction of bending as shown in FIG. 1 (b) and FIG. 2 (b) and 7 (b) on the outer side or the inner side in the bending direction of
Since the fruit 1 is sucked by applying the suction body 3 of the suction tool 2 as described above, the fruit 1 can be surely and accurately sucked and conveyed regardless of the bending of the fruit 1.

In the method for transporting fruit vegetables according to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of fruit vegetables 1 are laid down with the bending direction being horizontal as shown in FIGS. 2 (b) on the outer side or the inner side of the same vegetable 1 in the bending direction.
As shown in FIG. 7B, since the fruit 1 is sucked by applying the suction body 3 of the suction tool 2, the fruit 1 is irrespective of the bending of the fruit 1.
Can be reliably and accurately adsorbed and conveyed.

In the method of transporting fruits and vegetables according to claim 3 of the present invention, when the fruits and vegetables 1 are adsorbed and then the suction body 3 of the adsorber 2 is rotated to make the bend of the fruits and vegetables 1 in the vertical direction, the intervals between these fruits and vegetables are increased. 3 (a) can be packed, and thus the transported fruit and vegetables 1 can be packed in a box as shown in FIG. 3 (b).

In the method for conveying fruit vegetables according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fruit vegetables 1 are adsorbed, then the fruit vegetables 1 are conveyed, and after the conveyance, the suction body 3 of the adsorbing tool 2 is rotated to vertically bend the fruit vegetables 1. When oriented, the intervals of these fruit vegetables can be packed in FIG. 3 (a), and thus the transported fruit vegetables 1 can be packed in a box as shown in FIG. 3 (b).

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fruit and vegetable transporting apparatus, the suction body 3 is pressed against the fruit and vegetable 1 and can suck the fruit and vegetable 1 by air, and the suction body 3 is rotated sideways and downward. Drive unit 4 and moving mechanism 5 for moving the suction body 3
As shown in FIG. 1 (b) and FIG. 7 (c), the suction body 3 is applied to the outer side or the inner side of the bending direction of the fruit 1 that has been laid on its side as shown in FIG. The sucked fruit 1 can be conveyed by the moving mechanism 5. Further, when the driving unit 4 is operated to make the suction body 3 face down, the bent fruit 1 to be conveyed can be bent vertically.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the fruit and vegetable transporting apparatus is provided with a plurality of suction tools 3 including the suction body 3 and the driving unit 4. Therefore, these suction tools 2 suck a plurality of fruit vegetables 1 at a time. Therefore, the fruit 1 can be conveyed by the moving mechanism 5.

In the fruit and vegetable conveying device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the moving mechanism 5 can narrow or widen the interval of the suction bodies 3 of the suction tool 2, the conveyed fruit and vegetables 1 are stacked and packed in a box. be able to.

In the fruit and vegetable transporting apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the suction body 3 is pressed against the fruit and vegetables 1, the opposite side of the fruit and vegetables 1 is supported by the support tool 6, so that the suction body 3 is securely attached to the fruit and vegetables 1. Can be closely adhered to and adsorbed.

In the fruit and vegetable conveying apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the support 5 can be pulled toward the suction body 3 side and stored therein, the distance between the suction bodies 3 can be reduced.

[0025]

[First Embodiment of Fruit and Vegetable Conveying Apparatus] A first embodiment of the fruit and vegetable conveying apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a cucumber (fruit vegetable). Each of these cucumbers 1 is placed on a separate fruit and vegetable receiver 10. The cucumbers 1 on the respective fruit and vegetable receivers 10 are bent in the horizontal direction as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, and the bending directions are all the same. In addition, two small projections 11 are formed on the upper surface of these fruit and vegetable receptacles 10 for placing the cucumber 1 in a bent state. The operator can set the cucumber 1 at the same position every time by arranging the cucumber 1 laterally between the two small protrusions 11. Further, since the small protrusions 11 are provided on the front side of the fruit and vegetable receiver 10 side by side, if the bent side of the cucumber 1 is placed on the front side of the fruit and vegetable receiver 10, the cucumber 1 will not be placed.
It also sticks out and does not appear normally.

Incidentally, the cucumber 1 and the fruit vegetable receiver 10 shown in FIG. 1 are sent out from a cucumber sorter (not shown), and only cucumber 1 of the same grade classified by this sorter is shown in the same figure. It has been sent to the location shown. In this embodiment, the cucumber 1 selected by the selecting device is used as the fruit receiver 10
Then, as shown in FIG. 9, it is transferred to a separately prepared corrugated cardboard box 12 for cartoning.

Reference numeral 3 shown in FIG. 1 is a suction body. The suction body 3 is a suction cup made of a flexible and highly elastic material (rubber or the like), and as shown in FIG. When is exhausted, the one applied to the lower suction port 15 is sucked and sucked by the suction body 3. A bellows (bellows) 16 is formed on the abdomen of the suction body 3, and the suction port 15 is attached to the cucumber 1
The bellows 16 can be deformed when it is applied to the surface of and sucked. By this deformation of the bellows 16, the suction port 15 can be surely brought into close contact with the surface of the cucumber 1 which is rounded and has a large number of warts, whereby the cucumber 1 can be sucked and adsorbed. ing.

Reference numeral 2 shown in FIG. 1 is a suction tool provided with the suction body 3 and the drive section 4. This suction tool 2 is attached to the slide pipe 30 of the moving mechanism 5 by the number (for example, 12) of cucumbers 1 to be packed in a box. There is a slide body 20 attached to a slide pipe 30 on the upper part of each suction tool 2 so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the pipe 30, and two slide bodies 20 are provided under the slide body 20 as shown in FIG. The pipes 21 are mounted in parallel and vertically. A drive unit 4 for rotating the suction body 3 laterally and downward is attached to the lower portion of each pipe 21, and the suction body 3 is attached to each drive unit 4.

The inside of each pipe 21 is formed to be hollow so that air can pass through the inside. The upper through hole of the pipe 21 is the slide body 20.
It is connected to an exhaust pipe (not shown) provided inside, and the exhaust pipe is connected to an exhaust pump (not shown). Further, the lower through hole of the pipe 21 communicates with an air passage (not shown) formed in the drive unit 4.

The drive unit 4 is attached to the lower end of the pipe 21, and the tip end can be rotated 90 degrees with the shaft 22 shown in FIG. The rotation of the drive unit 4 is performed by an actuator (not shown). The suction body 3 is attached to the tip of the drive unit 4, and the air passage in the drive unit 4 is connected to the upper through hole 14 of the suction body 3. The through hole 14 of the suction body 3 is connected to the drive unit 4 and the pipe 2.
1. It is connected to an exhaust pump through an exhaust pipe in the slide body 20.

Reference numeral 5 shown in FIG. 1 is a moving mechanism for moving the suction tool 2. The moving mechanism 5 includes a slide pipe 30 for slidably mounting the slide body 20 of the suction tool 2, and an interval adjusting body for widening or narrowing the space between the slide bodies 20 mounted on the pipe 30. A pipe elevating body that moves the slide pipe 30 up and down is provided, and a pipe parallel moving body that moves the slide pipe 30 in parallel in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction (neither is shown). The slide bodies 20 of all the suction tools 2 attached to the pipes 30 are connected by a link mechanism (not shown). When the outermost slide body 20 is pulled outward, as shown in FIG. 1 (c). When the intervals of all the suction tools 2 are uniformly widened, and when the outermost slide body 20 is brought inward, the intervals of all the suction tools 2 are narrowed as shown in FIG. Moreover, in this link mechanism, the interval when the adsorbing tool 2 is expanded becomes the same as the arrangement interval of the cucumbers 1 on the fruit and vegetable receiving body 10, and the interval when the adsorbing body 2 is narrowed is 1.
It is designed to be the same as the boxing interval of.

Reference numeral 6 shown in FIG. 1 is a support. The support 6 is rotatably attached to the lower portion of the slide body 20. The support tool 6 is configured by attaching a soft cushion material 41 such as sponge to the lower end of a long arm 40, and the arm 40 can rotate about the rotation axis of the upper end thereof. There is. in this case,
When the lower end of the arm 40 is rotated to the suction tool 2 side, the cucumber 1 can be tightly worn by the cushion material 41 at the lower end of the arm and the suction body 3 of the narrow wearing tool 2 which is placed sideways.
When the lower end of the cucumber 1 is rotated so as to be separated from the suction tool 2, the cucumber 1 can be released from the narrowing of the cucumber 1 by the cushion material 41. When the suction body 3 of the suction tool 2 is rotated downward and the lower end of the arm 40 is rotated toward the suction tool 2, the arm 40,
That is, the support tool 6 can be stored between the two suction tools 2 as shown in FIG. The rotation of the arm 40 is performed by a driving body (not shown).

[0033]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment of a method for carrying fruits and vegetables according to the present invention, in which the carrying device shown in FIG. 1 is used. 1. As shown in FIG. 1 (c), the moving mechanism 5 is operated to lower the suction tool 2 and the support tool 6 onto the fruit receiver 10 having the cucumber 1. At this time, the suction body 3 attached to the suction tool 2 is rotated from the downward state to the horizontal state, and the arm 40 is rotated so that the cushion material 41 of the support tool 6 is slightly moved to the suction tool 2 side. . The distance between the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41 is set to be slightly wider than the diameter of the cucumber 1. This is in consideration of the positional deviation of the fruit and vegetable receiver 1, the positional deviation of the cucumber 1 placed thereon, the variation of the diameter of the cucumber 1, the positional deviation of the suction body 3 and the support 6, and the like. This is because the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41 that are dropped onto the cucumber 1 are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the cucumber 1 without hitting the cucumber 1.

2. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), when the cucumber 1 is placed between the horizontally oriented suction body 3 and the cushion material 41 that is moved closer to the suction tool 2, the moving mechanism 5 is stopped and the suction body 3 is moved. The descent of the cushion material 41 is stopped.

3. As shown in FIG. 2B, the cucumber 1 arranged between the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41 is sandwiched between the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41. Then, the air in the suction body 3 is sucked by the exhaust pump to adsorb the cucumber 1 on the suction body 3. In addition, cucumber 1 with suction body 3 and cushion material 41
When adsorbing the cucumber, it is desirable that the cucumber 1 be clamped without any movement. For this purpose, the movements of the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41 must be accurately controlled. In the case of FIG. 2, the cushion member 41 is moved by rotating the arm 40 of the support tool 6, and the suction member 3 is moved by horizontally moving the suction tool 2.

4. As shown in FIG. 2C, the moving mechanism 5
Is activated to raise the suction tool 2 and the support tool 6, and the cucumber 1 is pulled up from the vegetable receiver 10. At the same time, or after the cucumber 1 is pulled up to a desired height, the supporting tool 6 is pulled away from the cucumber 1 to release the cucumber 1 from the tight fit. Then, the cucumber 1 and the suction body 3 which can be rotated downward are made to face downward by the driving force of the drive mechanism 4 or the force of natural fall.
When the cucumber 1 and the suction body 3 are rotated by the force of natural fall, it is necessary to stop them in the position directly below and as fast as possible, and to prevent them from swinging too much from there. On the other hand, when the cucumber 1 and the suction body 3 face downward, the support tool 6 separated from the suction tool 2 is pulled toward the suction tool 2 side and stored next to the suction tool 2 and placed next to the suspended cucumber 1 sideways. Try not to be alone.

5. As shown in FIG. 3A, the moving mechanism 5
Is operated to close the space between the adsorbing tools 2 that suspend and support the cucumber 1, thereby narrowing the space between the cucumbers 1 to a space where it can be packed in a box. Further, the moving mechanism 5 is operated to move the suction tool 2 that suspends and supports the cucumber 1 above the cardboard box 12,
It stops just above the cardboard box 12. Next, moving mechanism 5
To lower the suction tool 2 into the cardboard box 12,
Land the cucumber 1 in the cardboard box 12. When the cucumber 1 has completely landed in the cardboard box 12, the cucumber 1 with the suction body 3
Release the suction of. When the cucumber 1 is lowered into the cardboard box 12, and the cucumber 1 in the first stage is already packed in the box, the lowering position of the suction tool 2 by the moving mechanism 5 is changed to a slightly higher position, and the cucumber 1 is lowered to the first stage. Make the second stage cucumber 1 land on the first cucumber 1.

6. The moving mechanism 5 is operated to pull out the suction tool 2 from the cardboard box 12, and the suction tool 2 is again shown in FIG.
It returns to the standby position of the vegetable receiver 10 of (c). And the operation | movement of said 1-5 is repeated about the cucumber 1 on the fruit vegetable receiver 10 prepared by this time. In this embodiment, the cucumbers 1 are packed in two rows in two rows in the cardboard box, so when the cucumbers 1 are stored in the cardboard box 12 four times,
The cardboard box 12 is transferred to another place, and the subsequent cartoning is performed on the empty cardboard box 12.

[0039]

[Second Embodiment of Fruit and Vegetable Conveying Device] A second embodiment of the fruit and vegetable conveying device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 shown in FIG. 4 is a cucumber (fruit vegetable). These cucumbers 1 are placed on the fruit receiver 10 like the fruit carrier of FIG.

Reference numeral 3 shown in FIG. 4 is a suction member, which is exactly the same as the suction member 3 in the fruit and vegetable conveying device of FIG.

Reference numeral 2 shown in FIG. 4 is a suction tool provided with the suction body 3 and the drive section 4. This suction tool 2 is attached to the slide pipe 30 of the moving mechanism 5 by the number (for example, 12) of cucumbers 1 to be packed in a box. A slide body 20 attached to a slide pipe 30 and slidable in the axial direction thereof is provided above each suction tool 2, and a pipe 21 for attaching the suction body 3 to the lower portion of the slide body 20.
And the arm 40 of the support 6 are attached. The pipe 21 and the arm 40 are rotatably connected by a pin 24 in the middle, and when the upper ends of the pipe 21 and the arm 40 are pulled inside the slide body 20, the lower ends of the pipe 21 and the arm 40 are opened and separated from each other. When the upper ends of 21 and the arm 40 are separated in the slide body 20, the pipe 21 and the lower end of the arm 40 are closed. A drive unit 4 for rotating the suction body 3 horizontally downward is attached to the lower portion of the pipe 21, and the suction body 3 is attached to the drive unit 4.

The pipe 21 is hollow and
Air can pass through the inside. The upper through hole 15 of the pipe 21 (FIG. 1 (a)) is connected to an exhaust pipe (not shown) provided in the slide body 20, and the exhaust pipe is connected to an exhaust pump (not shown). Has been done. Further, the lower through hole of the pipe 21 communicates with an air passage (not shown) formed in the drive unit 4. The drive unit 4 is attached to the lower end of the pipe 21 so that the drive unit 4 can be rotated about the shaft 22 shown in FIG. The rotation of the drive unit 4 is performed by an actuator (not shown). The suction body 3 is attached to the tip of the drive unit 4, and the air passage in the drive unit 4 is attached to the suction body 3.
Is connected to the upper through hole 15.

Reference numeral 5 shown in FIG. 4 is a moving mechanism for moving the suction tool 2, which is exactly the same as the moving mechanism 5 in the fruit and vegetable conveying device of FIG. The moving mechanism 5 is capable of adjusting the interval for widening or narrowing the interval of the suction tool 2, moving up and down in the vertical direction, and sliding in the front, rear, left and right directions.

Reference numeral 6 shown in FIG. 4 is a support. The support tool 6 includes an arm 40 rotatably attached to the slide body 20 of the suction tool 2, a drive unit 42 attached to a lower end of the arm 40, and a cushion member 41 rotated by the drive unit 42. It consists of In this support tool 6, the arm 40 is brought closer to the pipe 21 side of the suction tool 2, and the drive unit 42 is also used.
When the cushion material 41 is turned sideways by means of the cushion material 41 and the suction body 3 of the narrowing tool 2 which is turned sideways, the cucumber 1
You can wear it tightly. When the arm 40 is separated from the pipe 21 of the suction tool 2, the cucumber 1 can be released from the tight fit. Further, when the suction body 3 of the suction tool 2 is directed downward and the arm 40 is moved toward the pipe 21 side of the suction tool 2 and the cushion member 41 is directed upward by the drive part 42, the support tool 6 is moved to the position shown in FIGS. It can be stored between the suction tools 2 as shown in FIG.

[0045]

Embodiments of Fruit Vegetable Conveying Method Using the Conveying Apparatus of FIG. 4 Another embodiment of the fruit vegetable conveying method of the present invention will be described step by step. 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the suction mechanism 2 is activated by operating the moving mechanism 5.
And, the support tool 6 is lowered onto the fruit and vegetable receiver 10 with the cucumber 1. At this time, the suction body 3 attached to the suction tool 2 is rotated from the downward state to the horizontal state, and the cushion material 41 attached to the support tool 6 is rotated sideways so as to face the suction body 3. . And the suction port 15 of the suction body 3
The spacing between the cushion material 41 of the support 6 and the cucumber 1 is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the cucumber 1.

2. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), when the cucumber 1 is placed between the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41 which are in the horizontal direction, the moving mechanism 5 is stopped to stop the descent of the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41. To do.

3. As shown in FIG. 5B, the cucumber 1 arranged between the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41 is sandwiched between the suction body 3 and the cushion material 41. Then, the air in the suction body 3 is sucked by the exhaust pump to adsorb the cucumber 1 on the suction body 3. Cucumber 1 with this suction body 3 and cushion material 41
Can be narrowed by rotating the pipe 21 attached to the slide body 20 and the arm 40 like scissors. In this case, since the cushion material 41 of the support tool 6 and the suction body 3 of the suction tool 2 move in the same manner, if the cucumber 1 is placed in the middle of the two, the cucumber 1 can be attached without moving at all. can do.

4. As shown in FIG. 6A, the moving mechanism 5
Is activated to raise the suction tool 2 and the support tool 6, and the cucumber 1 is pulled up from the vegetable receiver 10. At the same time, or after pulling up to a desired height, the suction tool 2 and the support tool 6 are opened to release the tight fit of the cucumber 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the cucumber 1 and the suction body 3, which can be rotated downward, are caused to face downward by a compulsory driving force or a force caused by natural fall.
On the other hand, the support tool 6 that has become free is the cucumber 1 and the suction body 3.
When is turned downward, it is rotated to the suction tool 2 side and stored between the suction tools 2. Then, the support tool 6 should not be laterally pinched from the cucumber 1 hung on the suction tool 2.

5. As shown in FIG. 6C, the moving mechanism 5
Is operated to close the space between the suction tools 2 that suspend and support the cucumber 1, and the space between the cucumbers 1 is narrowed to a space where the box can be packed.
After that, the cucumber 1 can be boxed in the same procedure as the carrying method in the carrying device of FIG.

[0050]

[Third Embodiment of Fruit and Vegetable Conveying Device] A third embodiment of the fruit and vegetable conveying device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 shown in FIG. 7 is a cucumber (fruit vegetable). These cucumbers 1 are placed on the fruit receiver 10 like the fruit carrier of FIG. A large protrusion 13 for supporting the cucumber 1 is formed on the upper surface of the fruit and vegetable receptacle 10, and the protrusion 13 can be laid down sideways by applying the inner portion of the cucumber 1 in the bending direction. .

Reference numeral 3 shown in FIG. 7 is a suction member, which is exactly the same as the suction member 3 in the fruit and vegetable conveying device of FIG.

Reference numeral 2 shown in FIG. 7 is a suction tool provided with the suction body 3 and the drive unit 4, which is the same as the suction tool 2 shown in FIG. However, in this example, the support tool 6 for supporting the cucumber 1 is not attached. What corresponds to the support tool 6 in FIG. 1 is a protrusion 13 formed on the upper surface of the fruit and vegetable receptacle 10.

Reference numeral 5 shown in FIG. 7 is a moving mechanism for moving the suction tool 2, which is exactly the same as the moving mechanism 5 in the fruit and vegetable conveying device of FIG. The moving mechanism 5 is capable of adjusting the interval for widening or narrowing the interval of the suction tool 2, moving up and down in the vertical direction, and sliding in the front, rear, left and right directions.

[0054]

Embodiments of Fruit Vegetable Conveying Method Using the Conveying Device of FIG. 7 Another embodiment of the fruit vegetable conveying method of the present invention will be described step by step. 1. As shown in FIG. 8A, the moving mechanism 5 is actuated to lower the suction tool 2 onto the fruit and vegetable receiver 10 having the cucumber 1. At this time, the suction body 3 attached to the suction tool 2 is rotated from the downward state to the horizontal state.

2. When the cucumber 1 is placed directly in front of the suction body 3 which is turned sideways, the moving mechanism 5 is stopped and the descent of the suction body 3 is stopped.

3. As shown in FIG. 8B, the fruit receiver is moved forward, or the suction mechanism 2 is moved backward by the moving mechanism 5 to bring the suction body 3 into close contact with the cucumber 1. Then, the air in the suction body 3 is sucked by the exhaust pump to adsorb the cucumber 1 on the suction body 3.

4. As shown in FIG. 8C, the moving mechanism 5
The cucumber 1 is pulled up from the fruit receiver 10 to raise the suction tool 2 and the cucumber 1 and the suction body 3 are made to face downward by a forced driving force or a force by natural fall.

5. The moving mechanism 5 is operated to close the space between the suction tools 2 that suspend and support the cucumber 1, and the space between the cucumbers 1 is narrowed to a space where the box can be packed. After that, the cucumber 1 can be boxed in the same procedure as the carrying method in the carrying device of FIG.

[0059]

The following effects can be obtained by using the method for transporting fruits and vegetables according to the present invention. ． Even bent fruit vegetables 1 can be accurately adsorbed. ． Therefore, it is convenient for conveying fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers that have irregular shapes and are curved. ． It is possible to change the direction of curving of the vegetables from horizontal to vertical during transportation. ． Since it is possible to reduce the interval between the fruits and vegetables to be conveyed, it can be used for packaging. ． In particular, even a vegetable that cannot be boxed with a horizontal bend can be bent vertically, which is useful for packaging such a vegetable.

The following effects can be obtained by using the fruit and vegetable conveying device of the present invention. ． Since the vegetables are absorbed and picked up by the suction body, the vegetables are not damaged. ． Since the distance between the suction tools to which the suction bodies are attached is variable, the distance between the picked fruits can be adjusted. ． Therefore, the picked fruits and vegetables can be packed as they are and packed in boxes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of the fruit and vegetable conveying device of the present invention,
(A) is sectional drawing of the suction body used for the same apparatus, (b) is a top view of the fruit vegetables mounted on the fruit vegetable receiving body, (c) is a side view of the whole fruit vegetable conveying device.

2 (a) to 2 (c) are explanatory views showing a carrying method by the fruit and vegetable carrying device of FIG.

3 (a) and 3 (b) are explanatory views showing a continuation of FIG. 2 of the carrying method by the fruit and vegetable carrying device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the fruit and vegetable conveying device of the present invention.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are explanatory views showing a carrying method by the fruit and vegetable carrying device of FIG.

6A to 6C are explanatory views showing the continuation of FIG. 5 of the carrying method by the fruit and vegetable carrying device of FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a third embodiment of the fruit and vegetable conveying device of the present invention,
(A) is a front view of the same apparatus, (b) is a side view, (c) is a top view.

8 (a) to (c) are explanatory views showing a carrying method by the fruit and vegetable carrying device of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing packing by the fruit and vegetable conveying device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of a fruit and vegetable sorter previously developed by the applicant.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of a conventional suction-type cucumber pick-up device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fruit Vegetable 2 Adsorption Tool 3 Suction Body 4 Drive Unit 5 Moving Mechanism 6 Support Tool

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A fruit vegetable (1) laid on its side in a bent direction, and an aspirating body (3) of an air suction tool (2) is applied to the outer side or the inner side in the bending direction of the same vegetable. (1) is sucked, and the adsorbent (2) is moved so that the adsorbed fruit (1) is conveyed. 2. A plurality of bent fruit vegetables (1) are laid sideways with their bending directions aligned in the same direction, and are laid sideways at the same time or separately on the outer side or the inner side in the bending direction of these fruit vegetables (1). The suction body (3) of the air-type suction tool (2) is applied to the above to suck the same fruit vegetables (1), and this suction tool (2) is moved to convey the adsorbed fruit vegetables (1). A method for transporting fruit vegetables, which is characterized in that 3. The method of transporting a fruit or vegetable according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after adsorbing the fruit or vegetable (1), the suction member (3) of the adsorber (2) is rotated to bend the fruit or vegetable (1). A method of transporting fruits and vegetables, characterized in that the fruits and vegetables (1) are transported vertically. 4. The method of transporting a fruit or vegetable according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fruit and vegetable (1) is adsorbed and then the fruit and vegetable (1) is conveyed, and after the transportation, the suction member (3) of the adsorption tool (2). A method of transporting fruit vegetables, characterized in that the curving of the fruit vegetables (1) is turned vertically by rotating. 5. A suction body (3) which is pressed against the fruit vegetables (1) and is capable of adsorbing the fruit vegetables (1) by air, and a drive unit (4) for rotating the suction members (3) sideways and downward. ) And a moving mechanism (5) for moving the suction body (3). 6. The suction device (3) in the fruit and vegetable conveying device according to claim 5, and a plurality of suction tools (2) provided by a drive unit (4), and these suction tools (2) are moved by a moving mechanism (5). A fruit and vegetable transport device characterized in that it is possible. 7. The moving mechanism (5) in the fruit and vegetable conveying device according to claim 6, wherein the suction members (3) of two or more suction tools (2) can be narrowed or widened. Fruit and vegetable carrier. 8. The opposite side of the fruit vegetables (1) when the suction body (3) is pressed against the fruit vegetables (1) to the suction tool (2) in the fruit vegetables transporting device according to any one of claims 5 to 7. A fruit and vegetable conveying device, characterized in that it is provided with a support tool (6) for supporting. 9. The fruit and vegetable conveying device according to claim 8, wherein the support (6) in the fruit and vegetable conveying device can be pulled toward the suction body (3) side for storage.