JPH1029721A - Fruit and vegetable supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a fruit and vegetable supply apparatus which can supply fruits and vegetables to be transferred while maintaining the orientation, posture, and interval of the fruits and vegetables. SOLUTION: Each fruit and vegetable product released on a supply conveyor is sequentially transferred between respective front conveyors constituting an alignment conveyor, and each of the fruits and vegetables is transported by each of the front conveyors rotating at different feeding speeds. The fruits and vegetables are transported while being displaced back and forth with respect to the feed direction to prevent the fruits and vegetables from being transported while being vertically or horizontally superimposed or standing in a bridge state. In addition, when transferring between the front conveyors to the rear conveyor and transferring between the rotating bodies of the sorting conveyor, each of the fruits and vegetables is transported in a state where the posture holding band is pressed against the upper peripheral surface, Fruit and vegetables can move up and down and roll over,
Since the longitudinal gap is prevented from being displaced, each fruit and vegetable can be supplied one by one to each rotating body of the sorting conveyor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fruit and vegetable supply apparatus for use in an operation for quantitatively supplying fruit and vegetables such as oranges, apples, kiwis, pears, persimmons, peaches, or cucumbers, eggplants, carrots, and yams. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus for supplying fruit and vegetables as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. Each of the fruits and vegetables A that have been conveyed and dispersed are sorted and guided by each of the guide plates 51.
… And supply. The fruits and vegetables A distributed to the sorting conveyors 52 are conveyed in a line, and there is a supply device for sequentially supplying the fruits and vegetables A to a next process such as a sorting process.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned apparatus sorts and guides a large number of fruit and vegetables A ... conveyed by the dispersion conveyor 50 by the respective guide plates 51, and transfers them to the respective alignment conveyors 52. Each sorted fruit and vegetable A ...
Since the transport is performed while being regulated to the transport width by the guide walls 53 on both sides, the interval between the fruit vegetables A is narrowed, and the adjacent fruit vegetables A are pressed against each other. Fruit A may be stagnant.

Further, when the fruits and vegetables A ... arranged by the respective alignment conveyors 52 are supplied to the next step, the fruits and vegetables A ... roll because of the step formed in the supply portion.
It is not possible to keep the direction and posture of each fruit vegetable A ... supplied to the next step constant. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, when the adjacent fruits and vegetables A... Are conveyed in a state of being in contact with each other, the fruits and vegetables A. , Each guide wall 53, 53
Is regulated to the conveying width, so that each fruit vegetable A ... is pressed to each other, each fruit vegetable A ... stands up in a bridge state and is transported, and each fruit vegetable A ... remains in a vertically or horizontally superposed state. Since the fruits and vegetables A are transported, it is difficult to transport the fruits and vegetables A in a line, and there is a problem that the supply amount of the fruits and vegetables A... Is not stable.

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention presses and conveys the posture holding band against the upper peripheral surface of each fruit and vegetable transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, so that each fruit and vegetable moves up and down and rolls. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fruit and vegetable supply device that can prevent the fruit and vegetable from being displaced and the front and rear intervals from being displaced, and can supply the fruit and vegetable while maintaining the orientation, posture, and interval of each fruit and vegetable.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A posture holding band is erected in the feeding direction in opposition to the upper peripheral surface of the fruits and vegetables transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor,
While holding the posture holding band at a height pressed against the upper peripheral surface of the fruit vegetables, holding band rotating means for rotating each posture holding band in the same direction and at the same speed as the conveyor on the transfer side. It is a fruit and vegetable supply device provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the first conveyor is arranged such that each of the front conveyors for transporting each of the fruits and vegetables and each of the fruits and vegetables is arranged in a line. A rear conveyor formed to have a conveying width to be placed is arranged in the feeding direction, and the opposite edge of each of the front conveyors is close to an interval that is narrower than the fruit vegetables, and each of the front parts is arranged. An outer edge of the conveyor is inclined so as to be higher than an opposing edge, and first driving means for rotating each of the front conveyors at different speeds in the feed direction is provided. It is a fruit and vegetable supply device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, the rear conveyor is rotated faster than the low-speed front conveyor and slower than the high-speed front conveyor. Alternatively, it is a fruit and vegetable supply apparatus provided with a second driving means for rotating faster than the high-speed side front conveyor.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, both edge portions of the rear conveyor on the transport side are provided.
The angle at which each of the fruits and vegetables is narrowed toward the center conveying surface of the rear conveyor along both the conveying side edges of the rear conveyor, while being inclined so as to be slightly higher than the center conveying surface of the rear conveyor. And a fruit and vegetable supply device in which each alignment guide is obliquely provided at intervals.

[0010]

The fruit and vegetable supply device according to the first aspect of the present invention transports the fruit and vegetables transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor with the posture holding band pressed against the upper peripheral surface of each of the fruits and vegetables. In this case, it is possible to prevent each fruit and vegetable product from moving up and down and rolling, and from being displaced in the front-rear interval, and to supply the fruit and vegetable product in a state where the orientation, posture, and interval of each fruit product are maintained.

In the fruit and vegetable supply apparatus according to the second aspect, together with the operation according to the first aspect, the first driving means rotates each of the front conveyors at different speeds in the feeding direction.
Each fruit and vegetable is transported while being displaced back and forth in the feed direction by the transport force of each front conveyor, so each fruit and vegetable that comes in contact with the low-speed front conveyor has a slow moving speed, and the high-speed front conveyor The fruits and vegetables that come into contact with each other move faster, and due to the difference in speed, the fruits and vegetables that come into contact with each front conveyor are conveyed while being displaced in the front-rear direction, and each fruit and vegetable is aligned in a row by the rear conveyor. As a result, each fruit and vegetable product can be prevented from being transported in a state of being vertically or horizontally superimposed or standing in a bridge state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the second aspect, the second driving means causes the rear conveyor to move the rear conveyor faster than the front conveyor on the low speed side and to move the front conveyor on the high speed side. When rotated slower than the conveyor, each fruit and vegetable is transported in a state of being aligned by each front conveyor, and when the feed speed of the second conveyor is faster than the front conveyor on the high-speed side, each fruit and vegetable is moved back and forth. Can be separated. When the rear conveyor is rotated faster than the front conveyor on the high-speed side, the fruits and vegetables can be conveyed while being separated from each other, and can be supplied one by one to the second conveyor.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in conjunction with the second aspect of the present invention, each of the fruits and vegetables transferred to the rear conveyor is guided by the respective alignment guides to the width of the central conveying surface. Since both transport side edges of the rear conveyor are inclined inward, each fruit and vegetable product is moved from the high transport surface side to the low transport surface side, and the alignment position of each fruit and vegetable can be prevented from being displaced to the left and right, Each fruit and vegetable can be transported in a line.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the fruits and vegetables transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor are conveyed with the posture holding band pressed against the upper peripheral surface of the fruits and vegetables. In addition to preventing rolling and displacement of the front and rear gaps, the fruits and vegetables can be supplied to the next process while maintaining the orientation, posture and spacing of the fruits and vegetables. You can do it. In addition, since each front conveyor is rotated at a different feeding speed, and each fruit product is transported while being displaced back and forth with respect to the feeding direction, each fruit product is transported in a state of being vertically or horizontally superimposed, It can be reliably prevented from being transported while standing in the bridge state, and can be aligned and transported along the valley portion of each front conveyor.

Further, by varying the feed speed of the rear conveyor, each fruit and vegetable can be transported in a state of being aligned by each front conveyor, or each fruit and vegetable can be transported in a state of being separated back and forth. And the supply amount of each vegetable can be variably set. In addition, since each fruit and vegetable is conveyed while being narrowed to the central conveying surface of the rear conveyor, the alignment position of each fruit and vegetable can be prevented from being displaced left and right, and each fruit and vegetable is kept in a line in a row In addition to being able to supply, it is possible to quantitatively supply each fruit and vegetable to the second conveyor.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show a fruit and vegetable supply apparatus used for the operation of quantitatively supplying a large number of fruit and vegetables to a sorting conveyor. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the fruit and vegetable supply apparatus 1 comprises:
The transport case C brought in from the producer is turned upside down by mechanical work or artificial work, and a large number of fruits and vegetables A put into the transport case C are discharged to the load receiving conveyor 2. The fruits and vegetables A conveyed by the receiving conveyor 2 are transferred to the supply conveyor 3 and are supplied to the supply conveyor 3.
Fruits and vegetables A dispersed by the respective conveyors for sorting 4
To each of them. The fruits and vegetables A to be sorted to the sorting conveyors 4 are transferred one by one to each of the four sorting conveyors 5 and arranged at the inspection position b on the sorting conveyors 5. The rank inspection device 6 determines the grade of each fruit and vegetable A ... and, based on the determination, assigns each fruit and vegetable to each of the discharging conveyors 7 arranged at the sorting positions c to g on each of the sorting conveyors 5 ... A ... are released for each grade, and the non-standard fruit and vegetables A are released to the collection conveyor 8 arranged at the sorting position h.

The above-mentioned supply conveyor 3 is configured by arranging a first conveyor 10 and a second conveyor 11 in the feed direction, and the first conveyor 10 is stretched close to the lower end of the receiving conveyor 2 on the end side. And the second conveyor 11 is
It is stretched near the lower end of the conveyor 10.
The dispersing rollers 10a of the first conveyer 10 and the dispersing rollers 11a of the second conveyer 11 are arranged in large numbers at intervals where large and small fruit vegetables A are placed in the feeding direction, and are provided with a speed reducer. By the driving force of a motor (not shown), each dispersing roller 10a... And each dispersing roller 11a.
Are conveyed while being dispersed in the front-rear and left-right directions while being distributed between the dispersing rollers 11a and distributed to the four conveyers 4 for alignment. In addition,
Each of the conveyors 14 and 15 may be configured by a transport band such as a flat belt.

The above-mentioned alignment conveyor 4 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the front conveyors 12 and 12 and the rear conveyors 13 configured by transport belts such as flat belts are arranged in a feed direction, and the front conveyors 12 and 12
The rear conveyor 13 is stretched close to the lower end of the second conveyor 11 described above, and the rear conveyor 13 is stretched close to the end valleys of the front conveyors 12 and 12. As shown in FIG. 5, each of the front conveyors 12 has their opposing edges close to each other at an interval that is narrower than the minimum-sized fruit and vegetable product A, and has an outer side higher than the opposing edges. An edge is provided, and the conveying surfaces of the front conveyors 12 and 12 are inclined so as to be V-shaped with respect to the feeding direction.

Since the above-described front conveyors 12 and 12 have the same configuration, the drive system of one of the front conveyors 12 will be described. The front conveyor 12 is stretched between driven rolls 14, 14 pivotally supported at the start and end, and driven rolls 15, 15 pivotally supported at the lower center, and a driving roll 16, and is disposed on the same side. Due to the driving force of the rotating motor 17 with the speed reducer, it is rotated in the feed direction via the sprockets 18 and 19 and the drive chain 20. That is, each of the front conveyors 12 and 12 is independently rotated by the above-described mechanism, the right front conveyor 12 is rotated at a low speed, the left front conveyor 12 is rotated at a high speed, and each of the front conveyors 1 is rotated.
Each of the fruits and vegetables A that come into contact with 2, 2 and 12 is conveyed while being displaced in the front-rear direction by the speed difference between the fruits and vegetables.

The above-mentioned rear conveyor 13 is formed to have a conveyance width in which one fruit and vegetable A is aligned in a line in the feed direction, and the driven rolls 21 supported on the start end and the end end by the driven rolls 21.
21 and the driven rolls 22, 22, which are pivotally supported at the lower center, and the drive roll 23, and are driven by a rotation motor 24 with a speed reducer disposed on the same side, and the sprockets 25, 26 and It is rotated in the feed direction via the drive chain 27. That is, the rear conveyor 13 is rotated faster than the low-speed front conveyor 12 and slower than the high-speed front conveyor 12.
The fruits and vegetables A transferred from 2 and 12 are conveyed in close proximity to each other.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear conveyor 1
The inclined members 29, 29 are interposed in the feed direction between the opposite sides of the transport side 3 and the support plate 28 provided on the same transport side, so that the transport surface of the rear conveyor 13 is moved from the central transport surface. Are also inclined so that the transport surfaces on both sides are slightly higher. Guide plates 30, 30 are installed on both sides of the transfer surface in parallel with the feeding direction.
Are inclined at an angle to be brought closer to the central conveying surface of the rear conveyor 13, and are arranged at intervals such that one fruit vegetable A is aligned in a line in the feeding direction. A discharge guide 31 is obliquely provided between the second conveyor 11 and the front conveyors 12, 12, and the discharge guide 31 is connected to the front conveyor 1.
Each fruit vegetable A... Is formed into a shape that is rolling-guided toward the valleys 2 and 12. At the upper end of the front end of each of the front conveyors 12 and 12, for example, a noren-shaped or strip-shaped hanging plate 38 having elasticity such as synthetic rubber is vertically provided.
Due to the contact resistance, the fruits and vegetables A transferred between the front conveyors 12 and 12 are decelerated to absorb and reduce the shock generated during the transfer.

At the upper end of the front conveyors 12, 12, a posture holding band 32 is stretched.
A posture holding band 33 is stretched on the upper end side of the base member. Each of the posture holding bands 32 and 33 is made of, for example, artificial grass having flexibility, a rubber belt, a cloth, or a natural fiber or a synthetic fiber. It is composed of an endless band such as a band formed by implanting hair on the surface.

The above-described posture holding belt 32 includes a driving roll 34 pivotally supported on the upper end side of the front conveyors 12, 12.
Follower roll 3 supported on the upper end of the rear conveyor 13 at the start end side
5 and the posture holding band 3 as shown in FIG.
2 are slackened so as to be pressed against the upper peripheral surfaces of the fruits and vegetables A transferred from the front conveyors 12, 12 to the rear conveyor 13. The driven roll 35 is attached to a horizontal frame 36 erected on one side so as to be adjustable in the front-rear direction. The driven roll 35 is driven by a rotation motor 37 with a speed reducer disposed on the upper end of the starting end to adjust the feed speed of the rear conveyor 13. Synchronously, the posture holding belt 32 is rotated while being pressed against the upper peripheral surface of each fruit vegetable A. In addition, a driven roll 42, which will be described later, is pivotally supported below the driven roll 35, and
3 may be stretched so as to be pressed against the fruits and vegetables A transferred to the rear conveyor 13.

The above-mentioned attitude holding band 33 is composed of a driving roll 40 supported on the upper end side of the rear conveyor 13 and a driven roll 41 supported on the upper end side of the sorting conveyor 6 at the start end.
The lower end side of the posture holding band 33 is transferred from the rear conveyor 13 to the sorting conveyor 6 as shown in FIG. Each of the fruits A is loosened so as to be pressed against the upper peripheral surface. The driven roll 41 is attached to a horizontal frame 43 erected on one side so as to be adjustable back and forth.
Numeral 2 is attached to a vertical frame 44 fixed to the front end of the support frame 43 so as to be adjustable up and down, and feeds the sorting conveyor 6 by the driving force of a rotation motor 45 with a speed reducer disposed at the top of the starting end. In synchronization with the speed, the posture holding belt 33 is rotated while being pressed against the upper peripheral surface of each fruit vegetable A.

The illustrated embodiment is constructed as described above, and a plurality of fruit vegetables A
Will be described when a fixed amount of... Is supplied to each of the sorting conveyors 6. First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transport case C into which the unsorted fruits and vegetables A... Are loaded is turned upside down, and the fruits and vegetables A. To be released. The fruits and vegetables A conveyed by the receiving conveyor 2 are sequentially transferred to the first conveyor 10 and the second conveyor 11 of the supply conveyor 3, and the respective dispersion rollers 10 constituting the conveyors 10, 11 are sequentially transferred.
and the rotation of the dispersing rollers 11a convey each fruit vegetable A ... while dispersing it back and forth and left and right, guide the dispersed fruit vegetables A ... by each release guide 31 ... Sorted and supplied to the alignment conveyors 4.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, each fruit vegetable A.
The fruits and vegetables A are pressed into contact with each other and conveyed in a contacted or superimposed state in order to convey them while moving between the valleys of the front conveyors 12 and 12. Since the conveyors 12 and 12 are rotating at different feeding speeds, the moving speed of each fruit A in contact with the front conveyor 12 on the low speed side is slow, and each fruit A in contact with the front conveyor 12 on the high speed side. Are fast moving, and each fruit and vegetable A in contact with each front conveyor 12
Are transported while being displaced in the front-rear direction. That is, even if the fruits and vegetables A are transferred between the front conveyors 12 and 12 of the alignment conveyor 4 in a state where they are in contact with each other and polymerized, the fruits and vegetables A. Since the fruits and vegetables A are displaced, they can be prevented from being transported in a state where the fruits and vegetables A overlap vertically or horizontally or stand up in a bridge state, and as shown in FIG. The sheets are conveyed in a line along the valleys of the front conveyors 12,12.

Next, the fruits A ...
As shown in FIG. 7, when transferring from the second and the second conveyor 12 to the rear conveyor 13, the transfer is performed while the slack portion of the posture holding band 32 is pressed against the upper peripheral surface of each of the fruits and vegetables A. At the time of loading, each fruit vegetable A ... may move up and down and roll over,
Displacement of the front and rear distance can be prevented, and each fruit vegetable A ...
Can be transferred while maintaining the orientation, posture, and spacing of.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, each of the fruits and vegetables A transferred to the rear conveyor 13 is connected to each of the guide plates 30, 30.
Is guided in the direction in which it is placed on the central transport surface of the rear conveyor 13, and both edges of the rear conveyor 13 on the transport side are slightly inclined inward. Are moved from the higher conveying surface side of the rear conveyor 13 to the lower conveying surface side, and it is possible to prevent the alignment position of the fruit vegetables A...

Next, each of the fruits and vegetables A is transferred to the rear conveyor 13.
As shown in FIG. 8, when transferring between the rotating members 5a of the sorting conveyor 5, the slack portion of the posture holding band 33 is pressed against the upper peripheral surface of each of the fruits and vegetables A. As described above, in the same manner as described above, it is possible to prevent each fruit vegetable A... From moving up and down, rolling over, and displacing the front-back distance, and to maintain the orientation, posture, and spacing of each fruit vegetable A. It can be sequentially transferred between the rotating members 5a of the sorting conveyor 5 as it is. Also, by rotating each rotating body 5a of the sorting conveyor 5 in the feeding direction faster than the feeding speed of the rear conveyor 13, each fruit vegetable A ... is rotated with respect to each rotating body 5a of the sorting conveyor 5. Can be transferred at a distance in the front-rear direction.

Next, the inspection position b on the sorting conveyor 5
Are moved, the grades are individually determined by the grade inspection device 6. For example, based on image data captured by an imaging unit such as a CCD camera,
Comprehensively determine the color, sugar content, scratches, rot, outer diameter, shape, height, width, volume, flatness, maturity, etc., and each fruit vegetable A ... moves to each of the sorting positions c to h corresponding to the determination. Is rotated or tilted to the release position, and each fruit vegetable A... Is delivered to each of the release conveyors 7... Disposed at each of the sorting positions c to g. Release by class,
Non-standard fruit and vegetable products A are collected on the conveyor 8 for collection at the collection position h.
To be released. Each vegetable A released to each conveyor 8, 9
Are boxed and collected by human or mechanical work.

As described above, each of the front conveyors 12 constituting the arranging conveyor 4 is rotated at a different feeding speed, and the fruit vegetables A placed between the front conveyors 12 are separated. Since the fruits and vegetables A are conveyed while being displaced back and forth with respect to the feed direction, it is possible to reliably prevent the fruits and vegetables A... From being conveyed in a vertically or horizontally superimposed state, or conveyed while standing in a bridge state. . In addition, the posture holding band 32 is pressed against the upper peripheral surface of each of the fruits and vegetables A transferred from the front conveyors 12 and 12 to the rear conveyor 13, and the fruits and vegetables transferred from the rear conveyor 13 to the sorting conveyor 5. A
.. Are transported by pressing the posture holding band 33 against the upper peripheral surface of each of the fruits and vegetables A. At the time of transfer, it is possible to prevent the fruits and vegetables A... The fruits and vegetables A can be supplied to the next process while maintaining the orientation, posture, and interval of the fruits and vegetables A, so that the operation of supplying the fruits and vegetables A can be stably performed.

Further, by varying the feed speed of the rear conveyor 13, each fruit vegetable A... Is transported while being aligned by the front conveyors 12, 12 or each fruit vegetable A. It can be transported in a state of being separated, and the supply amount of each fruit vegetable A ... can be variably set. In addition, since the fruits and vegetables A... Are conveyed while being narrowed to the central conveying surface of the rear conveyor 13, the alignment position of the fruits and vegetables A. It is possible to supply the fruits and vegetables A... To the sorting conveyor 5 in a fixed amount while supplying the fruits and vegetables A in a state of being arranged in a row.

In correspondence with the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the first conveyor of the present invention includes the front conveyor 12 of the embodiment and the rear conveyor 13 arranged on the front side of the sorting conveyor 5. Correspondingly, similarly, the second conveyor corresponds to the rear conveyor 13 and the sorting conveyor 5 arranged on the rear side of the rear conveyor 13, and the first driving means includes driven rollers 14 and 15, The second driving means corresponds to the roll 16, the rotation motor 17, the sprockets 18 and 19, and the drive chain 20.
1, 22, a drive roll 23, a rotation motor 24,
The invention corresponds to the sprockets 25 and 26 and the drive chain 27, and the holding band rotating means corresponds to the drive rolls 34 and 40, the driven rolls 35, 41 and 42, and the rotation motors 27 and 45. Is not limited only to the configuration of the above embodiment.

In the embodiment described above, the rear conveyor 13 constituting the sorting conveyor 4 rotates slower than the front conveyor 12 on the high-speed side. For example, as shown in FIG. By rotating faster than the front conveyor 12, the fruits and vegetables A transferred from each of the front conveyors 12, 12 can be transported away from each other back and forth, and the sorting conveyor 5 can be moved to the rear conveyor. Since the fruits and vegetables A are sequentially transferred to each of the rotating bodies 5a of the sorting conveyor 5 by rotating at a speed higher than the feed speed of 13, the same operation and effect as in the embodiment can be obtained.

The posture holding belt 3 is provided at the upper end of the front conveyors 12 and 12 and the upper end of the rear conveyor 13.
2 and 33 are stretched respectively, but the posture holding band 33 may be stretched only at least on the upper end side of the rear conveyor 13.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the entire configuration of a fruit and vegetable supply device.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a supply operation by the fruit and vegetable supply device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an alignment operation by an alignment conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an alignment operation by an alignment conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state in which fruits and vegetables are brought to the side.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the arrangement of fruit and vegetables;

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which fruit and vegetables are held by a front posture holding band.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which fruit and vegetables are held by a rear posture holding band.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another transfer method using an alignment conveyor.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an alignment operation by a conventional device.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing an alignment state by an alignment conveyor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Fruit and vegetable products 1 ... Fruit and vegetable supply device 2 ... Conveyor for receiving goods 3 ... Conveyor for supply 4 ... Conveyor for sorting 5 ... Conveyor for sorting 6 ... Grade judging device 7 ... Conveyor for discharge 8 ... Conveyor for collection 12 ... Front Conveyor 13 ... Rear conveyor 29 ... Inclined member 30 ... Guide plate 31 ... Discharge guide 32, 33 ... Posture holding band

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A fruit and vegetable supply apparatus for sequentially supplying a plurality of fruit and vegetables transported by a first conveyor to a second conveyor, wherein the fruit and vegetable products transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor are provided. A posture holding band is erected in the feed direction in opposition to the upper peripheral surface, and the posture holding band is erected at a height pressed against the upper peripheral surface of the fruit and vegetable, and the respective posture maintaining bands are transferred. Fruit and vegetable supply device provided with a holding band rotating means that rotates in the same direction and at the same speed as the side conveyor. 2. The first conveyor is arranged in a feed direction with a front conveyor for conveying the fruits and vegetables, and a rear conveyor formed to have a conveying width in which the fruits and vegetables are arranged and arranged in a line. The front edge of each of the front conveyors is close to an interval that is narrower than the fruit and vegetables, and the outer edge of each front conveyor is inclined so as to be higher than the opposite edge. 2. A fruit and vegetable supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first driving means for rotating each of said front conveyors at a different speed with respect to a feed direction. 3. A second drive for rotating the rear conveyor faster than the low-speed front conveyor and slower than the high-speed front conveyor, or rotating faster than the high-speed front conveyor. 3. The fruit and vegetable supply device according to claim 2, further comprising means. 4. The rear conveyor is inclined so that both edges on the transport side of the rear conveyor are slightly higher than a central transport surface of the rear conveyor, and along both edges on the transport side of the rear conveyor. 3. The fruit and vegetable supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of the alignment guides is inclined at an angle and an interval at which each of the fruit and vegetables is widened on the center transport surface of the fruit and vegetable.