JP4431510B2 - Strawberry sandwiching tool and strawberry automatic storage device using the same - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a strawberry sandwiching tool that can sandwich and hold soft and fragile strawberries without damaging them, and a strawberry automatic storage device that can automatically align and store them in containers for shipping and sales using the strawberry sandwiching tool It is.

  The applicant has previously handled strawberry in a container without touching the strawberry, hygienically without damaging the fruit of the strawberry, and efficiently aligning multiple strawberries in several rows, automatically into the container Developed a strawberry automatic storage device that can be continuously stored in the slab and applied for a patent (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  As shown in FIGS. 19 (a) and 19 (b), the automatic strawberry storage device is provided with a spring clip-shaped sandwiching tool A capable of gripping a strawberry vine, and the tip of the sandwiching tool A is provided. Strawberry vines can be picked by the left and right gripping pieces B. When the holding tool A holding the strawberry vine is guided by the guide means C, the posture holder D that moves back and forth in accordance with the back and forth movement of the holding tool A has a downward opening as shown in FIG. Fork-shaped contact tool E is provided. This contact tool E supports the strawberry by contacting the upper part (shoulder part) of the strawberry held by the sandwiching tool A from the front side in the transport direction. When the grasped strawberry is accommodated in the container (FIG. 18), the shoulder portion of the strawberry is pressed by the contact tool E, so that the posture can be maintained without the fruit portion facing downward due to the weight of the strawberry. .

JP 2004-359243 A International Publication No. 2004/108535 Pamphlet

  The above strawberry automatic storage device has no particular problem, but it is possible to further reduce damage to strawberry from those skilled in the art such as strawberry producers, and the above strawberry automatic storage device has a simpler structure and is easy to repair and check. There is a desire to provide a strawberry sandwiching device and an automatic strawberry storage device with improved storage devices.

  The present invention is hygienic without touching the strawberry, can hold and hold the strawberry without damaging the strawberry fruit and the vine, and accommodates the strawberry when the strawberry is held in the container. A strawberry sandwiching tool that can be held in a posture suitable for the strawberry, and a strawberry automatic storage device that can automatically store a plurality of strawberries in several rows using the strawberry sandwiching tool.

The strawberry sandwiching tool of the present invention is a strawberry sandwiching tool that can sandwich and open a strawberry vine. The strawberry sandwiching tool includes a vine sandwiching section that sandwiches and grips a strawberry vine, and a vine sandwiching section. It has a shoulder support that holds the strawberry's posture by supporting the strawberry's shoulder holding the vine, and the vine pinching part can be clamped and held from the outside by opening and closing it with the drive unit, When opened, the vine can be opened and closed so that it can be released, the vine can be pulled up in the state of holding the vine, and the shoulder support is provided below the vine, and is opened and closed by the drive unit. The strawberry shoulder can be supported from the outside when it is closed, and it can be opened and closed to open the strawberry shoulder when it is opened. When the vine is pulled up by the vine pinching part and the strawberry is pulled up, it comes into contact with the strawberry shoulder I can do it. The strawberry pinching tool of the present invention is provided with a vine pinching portion and a shoulder support portion on the pinching piece, and the two pinching pieces are arranged with the vine pinching portion and the shoulder support portion facing each other, and the two pinching pieces are Is closed by the drive unit, the vine is clamped and gripped by the vine pinching part of the two clamping pieces that are close to each other, the shoulder is supported by the shoulder support part of the two clamping pieces, and the two clamping pieces are So that the two vine pinching parts that grip and hold the vine are separated from the vine and the holding is released, and the two shoulder support parts that support the shoulder are separated from the shoulder and the support is released. You can also In this case, the shoulder support portion is provided below the vine pinching portion, and when the vine is pinched and held by the vine pinching portion, the two pinching pieces rotate upward to move the vine upward to hold the strawberry. It can also be moved upward so that the strawberry shoulder contacts the shoulder support. The shoulder support part may be deformable according to the shape of the shoulder part of the strawberry.

  The automatic strawberry storage device of the present invention reciprocates the strawberry sandwiching tool between the strawberry supply unit side and the container side by the reciprocating movement tool, and automatically aligns the strawberry pinched and held by the strawberry sandwiching tool in the container. In the strawberry storage device to be stored, the strawberry sandwiching tool is any one of the strawberry sandwiching tools, and the strawberry sandwiching tool is provided on the leading end side in the moving direction of the reciprocating moving tool.

The strawberry sandwich tool of the present application supports the posture of the strawberry by supporting not only the vine pinching part that sandwiches the strawberry vine but also the upper part (shoulder part) of the strawberry on two open and close-type sandwich pieces. Since the shoulder support portion that can be held in a posture suitable for housing is provided, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the vine shoulder can be supported by the shoulder support portion at the same time as holding the vine by the vine pinching portion, the strawberry is supported and gripped reliably. Moreover, it can hold | maintain in the attitude | position suitable for accommodating a strawberry in a container, and strawberry accommodation to a container becomes easy.
(2) Strawberry shoulders are supported by the shoulder support, and even if the strawberry is turned sideways during transport or storage until the strawberry is stored in the container, the strawberry fruit does not face downward due to gravity, and the strawberry shakes There are few vines and vines, and they do not hurt.
(3) Since the structure is simple, it is difficult to break down, repair and inspection are easy, and the low cost contributes to cost reduction.
(4) Since the shoulder support portion can be deformed according to the shape of the shoulder portion of the strawberry, the strawberry can be grasped as if holding the shoulder portion of the strawberry, and the fruit portion of the strawberry is not damaged, It is possible to prevent the quality deterioration of strawberries due to the housing operation.
(5) Since the two pinching pieces can be rotated in the opening and closing direction when opening and closing, when the vine is gripped by the vine pinching part, the vine is caught in the rotating vine pinching part and lifted to ensure the vine Can be gripped. Therefore, even if the holding position of the strawberry vine is slightly shifted up and down, the strawberry can be reliably held and work efficiency is improved.

Since the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus of the present application includes the strawberry sandwiching tool, in addition to the effects of the strawberry sandwiching tool, there are the following effects.
(1) Since it is automatically operated, strawberries can be automatically accommodated in a container with a simple configuration, and labor required for the strawberries accommodation work is greatly reduced. Since the strawberry fruit part is not touched by hand, it is hygienic, the strawberry is not damaged, and there is no quality deterioration due to the storing operation.
(2) Since the direction of the strawberries is changed by the guide means as the strawberry sandwiching tool is sent out to the container side so that the posture of the strawberries is suitable for accommodation in the container, the strawberries are placed in a predetermined direction. It can be accommodated in a container. In that case, the shoulder holding part of the strawberry sandwiching device holds the strawberry in a posture suitable for accommodating in the container, so even if the strawberry is turned sideways when storing the strawberry, the strawberry does not face downward due to gravity, Can be easily accommodated in a container.

(Embodiment 1 of a strawberry sandwich tool)
One example of the embodiment of the strawberry sandwiching tool of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the present embodiment is formed using an existing air chuck 201. A strawberry sandwiching tool 200 shown in FIG. 1 includes an air chuck 201 and two left and right sandwiching pieces 202 attached to the air chuck 201. As shown in FIG. 2A, the sandwiching piece 202 is provided in two left and right chuck portions 203 that protrude from the main body 208 of the air chuck 201. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the sandwiching piece 202 includes a shaft 204 attached to the chuck portion 203 in parallel with the opening / closing axis of each chuck portion 203, and rotation of the shaft 204 around the shaft 204. A torsion spring 207 (FIG. 1) attached by connecting the rotor 205 attached to the rotor 205, a holding piece 206 attached to the rotor 205, and the rear ends of the left and right rotors 205 together. It consists of. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is configured such that the holding piece 206 is opened and closed in accordance with the opening and closing of the chuck portion 203.

  The air chuck 201 is an operation tool capable of operating and controlling the opening and closing of the chuck portion 203 by air pressure control. In this embodiment, the air chuck 201 is a normally open type that closes the chuck portion 203 when air is supplied. The air chuck 201 may be a normally closed type that opens the chuck portion 203 when air is supplied. As shown in FIG. 1, the air chuck 201 includes a box-shaped main body 208 and two left and right chuck portions 203 protruding from the main body 208. The shape of the main body 208 is not limited to a box shape, and may be an arbitrary shape. As shown in FIG. 4A, the chuck portion 203 is a block-type member that protrudes from the main body 208 one by one on the right and left sides. As shown in FIG. 4C, a screw hole 209 is opened on the side surface of the chuck portion 203. The air chuck 201 is not limited to the type shown in the figure, and can have any configuration as long as the chuck portion can be opened and closed, and any existing or newly improved air chuck can be used. it can.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the shaft 204 is a round bar-like member, and one end 210 is formed flat, and the other end 211 has a screw hole 212 (FIGS. 4B and 4C). )) Is open. As shown in FIG. 4C, a screw hole 213 is also opened in the flat end portion 210 of the shaft 204. The shaft 204 can be formed of any material such as metal or resin. The shaft 204 is fixed by the screw 214 with the flat end portion 210 facing the outer surface of the two left and right chuck portions 203, the screw hole 209 and the screw hole 213 being aligned, and the left and right chuck portions 203. Installed on.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the rotor 205 is a member formed by winding a plate material into a cylindrical shape, and the inner space 215 is formed to have a diameter through which the shaft 204 can be inserted. Yes. As shown in FIG. 4B, a part of the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 205 is formed as a clamping surface 216 that is formed flat and protrudes from the outer periphery of the cylindrical shape. Further, a connecting hole 217 is formed at one end of the sandwiching surface 216 as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 3 (a). The rotor 205 can be formed of any material such as metal or resin. As shown in FIG. 2, the rotor 205 covers the shaft 204 by covering the shaft 204 from the end portion on the connection hole 217 side. After the rotor 205 is covered with the shaft 204, a screw 218 having a head diameter larger than the diameter of the shaft 204 and the inner diameter of the rotor 205 is screwed into the screw hole 212 (FIG. 4C) of the shaft 204. Thus, the rotor 205 is fixed so as to be rotatable in the opening / closing direction around the shaft 204 (the vine pinching portion 220 is rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the shaft 204). The two left and right rotors 205 fixed to the two left and right shafts 204 are fixed with their clamping surfaces 216 facing each other. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, it is necessary to pass the washer 219 through the shaft 204 before covering the shaft 204 with the rotor 205 in order to securely fix the rotor 205. desirable.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the holding piece 206 is a member formed by cutting out a flexible and regular soft resin plate material such as rubber. The material of the holding piece 206 is not limited to a soft resin, but may be a soft material such as cloth or leather or a hard thin material as long as it is a flexible member that can be deformed according to the shape of the shoulder of a strawberry. Arbitrary things, such as what combined in the shape of a bowl, can be used. As shown in FIG. 1, the holding piece 206 includes a vine pinching portion 220 formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a shoulder holding portion 221 formed so as to be obliquely sharply pointed toward the tip of the vine pinching portion 220. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the holding piece 206 is attached to the rotor 205 with the vine pinching portion 220 bonded to the pinching surface 1 of the rotor 205. The shape of the holding piece 206 is not limited to the shape shown in the figure, and can be any shape as long as it has the vine pinching portion 220 and the shoulder holding portion 221.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the end portions of the torsion spring 207 are inserted into the connection holes 217 of the two left and right rotors 205 and connected to each other. The torsion spring 207 is not shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the torsion spring 207 causes the strawberry sandwiching portion 200 of the present invention to open and close the two right and left rotors 205 around the shaft 204 as the chuck portion 203 opens and closes. The holding piece 206 attached to the rotor 205 is synchronously opened and closed accordingly.

  When a strawberry is pinched using the strawberry pinching tool 200 of this embodiment, it is as follows. While air is not being supplied to the strawberry sandwiching tool 200, as shown in FIG. 2, the two left and right chuck portions 203 are in an open state, and the two left and right holding pieces 206 are also opened accordingly. Become. When air is supplied to the strawberry sandwiching tool 200, the two left and right chuck portions 203 are closed in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, and accordingly, the two left and right rotors 205 connected by the torsion spring 207 are connected to each other in FIG. The shaft 204 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in the opening and closing direction around the shaft 204, and the two left and right holding pieces 206 are closed. At this time, the strawberry vine is sandwiched by the vine pinching portions 220 of the left and right holding pieces 206 to be closed, and the shoulder portion of the strawberry is sandwiched and supported by the shoulder holding portion 221 to grip the strawberry (see FIG. 16). .) As shown in FIG. 1, the vine pinching portion 220 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the rotor 205. Accordingly, when the vine pinching portion 220 rotates in the direction of arrow B in FIG. Crap (roll up) and lift the vine to grasp it. Therefore, even if the holding position of the strawberry vine is slightly shifted up and down, the strawberry can be securely clamped and held. Further, when the shoulder holding portion 221 sandwiches and supports the shoulder portion of the strawberry, the shoulder holding portion 221 is deformed according to the shape of the shoulder portion of the strawberry, and the shoulder portion of the strawberry is formed by the left and right shoulder holding portions 221. Can be held as if holding. Even if the strawberry sandwiched and held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is turned sideways, the shoulder portion of the strawberry is held by the shoulder holding portion 221 provided in front of the vine sandwiching portion 220, and the strawberry is directed downward by gravity (self-weight). The posture of a strawberry can be maintained without becoming.

  In the strawberry sandwiching tool of this embodiment, the rotor 205 and the holding piece 206 can be integrally formed of resin, metal, or the like.

(Embodiment 2 of a strawberry sandwich tool)
Another example of the embodiment of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, the two right and left rotors 205 are connected to each other by the torsion spring 207 and the left and right holding pieces 206 are synchronously opened and closed. However, it may be as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the present embodiment has an elliptical gear 222 attached to the root side of the two left and right rotors 205, and the two gears 222 are meshed with each other so that the two left and right rotors 205 are engaged. Are connected. In accordance with the opening and closing of the chuck portion 203, the two right and left rotors 205 rotate synchronously in the opening and closing direction around the shaft 204, and the holding piece 206 attached to the rotor 205 is synchronously opened and closed accordingly. . Therefore, when the strawberry is sandwiched using the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the present embodiment, the left and right gears 222 rotate in the arrow C direction when the two left and right chuck portions 203 are closed in the arrow A direction in FIG. Accordingly, the two left and right rotors 205 to which the gears 222 are attached rotate synchronously in the opening / closing direction about the shaft 204 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1, and the two left and right holding pieces 206 are closed and closed. The strawberry vine is sandwiched by the vine pinching part 220 of the left and right holding pieces 206, and the shoulder part of the strawberry is sandwiched and held by the shoulder holding part 221 provided in front of the vine pinching part 220. Is gripped (see FIG. 16). The shape of the gear 222 of the present embodiment is not limited to the elliptical shape shown in the figure, and can be attached to the base side of the two left and right rotors 205 and the left and right holding pieces 206 can be synchronously opened and closed. , Can be any shape. Moreover, not only a gear but an elliptical cam etc. can also be used.

(Other embodiments of the strawberry sandwich tool)
The opening and closing of the sandwich piece of the strawberry sandwich tool of the present invention is not limited to the air pressure control structure using the air chuck described in each of the above embodiments, and an electric (electromagnetic force) is applied to the tip of a linear member such as a cable or a tube. ) And a structure that is driven to open and close using a liquid such as oil instead of a gas such as air as a driving force.

  In the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the present invention, if the left and right holding pieces 206 can be synchronously opened and closed, the two left and right rotors 205 are connected by a wire, a string or the like, or the holding pieces 206 are directly connected. Or any other configuration.

(Embodiment 1 of an automatic strawberry storage device)
The automatic strawberry storage apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus provided with the strawberry sandwiching tool, and is an apparatus that automatically stores the strawberry in a container without touching the fruit portion. This strawberry automatic storage device is fully automated from strawberry sorting to container storage, in combination with a strawberry automatic sorting and conveying device that automatically sorts strawberries by size, grade, etc., and arranges them in a row. Is something that can be done.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the automatic strawberry storage apparatus of the present invention has a setting means 20 for placing (setting) a container 70, a plurality of strawberry sandwiching tools 200 for holding the vine 6 of the strawberry 2, and its Driving means such as air for operating the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 so that the vine 6 of the strawberry 2 can be grasped / released, reciprocating driving means 50 for reciprocating the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 toward the container 70 side, and the strawberry sandwiching tool The posture of each strawberry sandwiching tool 200 and the posture of the strawberry 2 held by each strawberry sandwiching tool 200 become the posture and spacing suitable for accommodating in the container as the 200 is sent to the container 70 side. And a guide means 40 for changing the interval.

  The strawberry automatic storage apparatus of the present invention is automatically sorted by size, grade, etc., and the vines 6 of the strawberry 2 that are conveyed in a row in the strawberry supply unit 1 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 18, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is gripped, and the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is fed along the guide means 40 to the upper side of the container 70. The strawberry 2 is changed to a posture and interval suitable for accommodation in the container 70, and the strawberry 2 is held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 in that state, and the strawberry 2 is accommodated (packed or packed) in the container 70. To do). In this case, the strawberries 2 gripped in one row by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 arranged at intervals in the horizontal direction are simultaneously accommodated in the container 70 and are accommodated in one horizontal row at a time. In addition, after storing the strawberry, the container 70 is moved in the direction of the arrow by one row to stand by for the next storage, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is pulled back and the strawberry 2 is gripped in the same manner as before, and then the container The strawberry 2 was sent out onto 70, the posture and interval between them were changed, and the holding of the strawberry 2 was repeated, so that the strawberry 2 was accommodated in all rows in the container 70 as shown in FIG. In the present invention, in some cases, only the posture may be changed without changing the interval between the strawberries 2 during feeding.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is arranged near the strawberry supply unit 1 so as to grip the vine 6 and the shoulder of the strawberry 2 supplied to the strawberry supply unit 1 in a row. For the strawberry supply unit 1, for example, an automatic strawberry sorting and filling system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-266024 filed previously by the present applicant is used. This system automatically sorts strawberries by size, grade, etc., and arranges them in one row for transport, and the strawberry transport section is the strawberry supply section 1 in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the strawberry supply unit 1 has two thin belts 3 arranged in parallel, and when the belt 3 is rotated, it is sent onto the belt 3. The coming transport body 4 can be transported. In this case, the conveyance body 4 is conveyed on the two belts 3 in a state where the vine 6 of the strawberry 2 is gripped by the sandwiching tool 5. As shown in FIG. 6B, the sandwiching tool 5 is opened by pushing down the pin 13 protruding from the center of the upper surface of the transport body 4, and is closed when the push of the pin 13 is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the carry-in side stopper 10 is provided on the carry-in side of the strawberry supply unit 1, and the carry-out stopper 11 is provided on the carry-out side. Each of the stoppers 10 and 11 has a rod shape, and when it is projected between the belts 3, the transport of the transport body 4 transported on the belt 3 can be stopped. In FIG. 6A, the stoppers 10 and 11 are arranged at an interval at which eight transport bodies 4 can be arranged therebetween. As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), an elevating plate 12 is provided above the eight transport bodies 4 that are blocked and accommodated between the stoppers 10 and 11. When the elevating plate 12 is lowered onto the carrier 4 stopped between the stoppers 10 and 11, the pin 13 protruding to the center of the upper surface of the carrier 4 is pushed in to open the pinch of the pinch 5 and pinch The pinching of the vine 6 by the tool 5 is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the setting means 20 carries a strawberry storage container (pack) 70, and stops the transported body 29 for transporting the container 70 and the transported container at a predetermined position. A positioning body 28 for positioning is provided. The carrier 29 has two thin belts 22 arranged in parallel at a distance and inclined downward in the traveling direction (the direction of arrow a in FIG. 6). The belt 22 is moved by the motor 25 with the arrow a in FIG. When rotated in the direction, the container 70 placed on the belt 22 is conveyed in the same direction. The positioning body is disposed so as to be movable up and down between the two belts 22. When the positioning body is raised, the positioning body projects toward the front side of the container 70 conveyed by the conveyance body to stop the container, and when positioning is completed, the positioning body is below the container 70. And waits for the next rise. A servomotor is used as the motor 25. When the belt 22 is rotated by rotation of a drive pulley 26 using the servomotor as a driving source, and an empty container 70 is placed on the belt 22, the container 70 hits the positioning body 28 and stops. After the strawberry 2 is stored in the horizontal direction in the container 70, the container 70 is intermittently transferred by one line and repeated. The container 70 that has received the strawberry 2 is sent by the transport body 29 to the discharge transport body 77 (FIG. 6B) disposed at the front of the transport body 29, and is transported to the next process by the discharge transport body 77. It is supposed to be. Side guides 27 are provided upright on both sides of the carrier 29 so as to prevent lateral displacement of the container 70.

  In the present invention, any container 70 having various shapes, structures, and materials can be used, but in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. It is made of a soft resin sheet having a recessed recess 71. The container 70 is provided with a total of 12 receiving recesses 71 in a 3 × 4 arrangement, but the number and arrangement of the receiving recesses 71 is not limited to this, and can be any number and arrangement. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), each receiving recess 71 is inclined 30 degrees in the horizontal direction to shorten the length of the container and improve the appearance of the strawberries accommodated therein. It is. Each receiving recess 71 is partitioned by a partition wall 75 so that the accommodated strawberries 2 do not come into contact with each other, and a clearance space 72 is provided in the partition wall 75. The escape space 72 is used to prevent the holding piece 202 of the strawberry holding tool 200 that holds the strawberry 2 approaching the container 70 from colliding with the partition wall 75 when the strawberry is stored, and to store the vine 6. It is made as wide as possible so as not to come into contact with the partition wall 75 when the sandwich piece 202 is opened to release the strawberry 2, for example, about 10 mm in length and about 10 mm in width. The escape space 72 is not a recess, and a hole 73 may be formed in the partition wall 75 as shown in FIGS.

  As described above, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 includes a portion of the vine 6 of the strawberry 2 gripped by the sandwiching tool 5 of the transport body 4 of the strawberry supply unit 1 and a portion of the strawberry that is not gripped by the sandwiching tool 5. The upper part (shoulder part) is clamped and held, the strawberry 2 is taken over from the transport body 4, transported to the container 70, and accommodated in the container 70. Six strawberry sandwiching tools 200 of FIG. 6 are arranged horizontally at intervals. As shown in FIG. 16, the air tube 31 is attached to the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 via a connecting member 35. A metal cap 33 is inserted and attached to the tip of the air tube 31. The air tube 31 is an elongated tube made of a resin such as urethane or nylon having an outer diameter of about 6 mm and an inner diameter of about 4 mm. The shape of the cap 33 can be an arbitrary shape such as a bullet shape. An attachment hole is opened on the side of the cap 33, and a cylindrical connecting component 35 having an outer diameter of about 4 mm is attached to the attachment hole. An air passage (not shown) communicating with the inside of the air tube 31 and the cap 33 is opened inside the connecting part 35, and high-pressure air supplied from the air tube 31 passes through the cap 33 and the connecting part 35. When the air passage is reached, the right and left two sandwiching pieces 202 of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 are opened by the air pressure, and when the supply of air is stopped, the sandwiching piece 202 is closed. As shown in FIG. 12, when the sandwich piece 202 is closed, the vine 2 of the strawberry 2 is sandwiched and held by the vine sandwiching section 220 of the left and right holding pieces 206, and the shoulder of the strawberry 2 is gripped by the shoulder holding section 221. The strawberry 2 can be gripped by sandwiching the portion, and when opened, the vine 6 and shoulder of the strawberry 2 are released and the strawberry 2 falls. The high-pressure air is an operating means for opening and closing the clamping tool, and is supplied from an air pump or the like. The pressure of the high pressure air is desirably about 0.6 to 0.8 MPa.

  The guide means 40 of FIG. 6 is for guiding the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 delivered to the container side, and as shown in FIGS. 7 (a) to (d), a metal guide tube 40 having a diameter of about 10 mm is used. An elongated groove-like opening 43 having a width of about 5 mm is formed on one side surface so as to have a substantially C-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. The inner space of the guide tube 40 is a tube passage 44 so that the air tube 31 can slide back and forth. The opening 43 is a groove through which the connecting part 35 attached to the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 passes and is also a guide for guiding the part 35. The protruding direction of the connecting part 35 is kept beside, and the strawberry sandwiching tool is provided. It plays a role of projecting 200 right next to the guide tube 40. This guide tube 40 is arranged in four horizontally spaced apart so that the strawberries 2 can be guided in a horizontal row of one container 70 with these four. In FIG. A total of eight are arranged so that strawberries for one horizontal row of two containers 70, that is, eight strawberries can be guided at a time.

  The guide tube 40 is shown in a front view (YZ plan view) in FIG. 7 (a), a plan view (XY plan view) in (b), and a side view (ZX plan view) in (c). Further, the container 70 is curved downward and laterally (three-dimensionally) on the container 70 side. In this case, as seen in the plan view of FIG. 7B, each of the four guide tubes 40 in each group is bent sideways at different positions, and the end 41 on the strawberry supply unit 1 side is bent. The interval between the guide tubes 40 is about 56 mm so that the end 42 on the container 70 side becomes about 40 mm, which is the interval between the receiving recesses 71 of the container 70. The strawberries 2 held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 guided and fed by the end portion 42 are surely stored one by one in the horizontal recesses 71. Further, the container 42 of the guide tube 40 on the container 70 side is bent obliquely at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the container longitudinal direction, and the container is formed obliquely at an angle of 30 degrees as shown in FIG. 70, the strawberry 2 held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 guided and delivered by the container side end 42 of the guide tube 40 is placed in the oblique receiving recess 71. It is designed to be smoothly accommodated in the direction. Further, the end portion 42 on the container 70 side of the guide tube 40 is curved downward toward the container 70 side as shown in FIG. 7 (c), whereby the strawberry is 60 degrees with the tip side (lower side) of the strawberry 2 as a fulcrum. The container 70 placed on the setting means 20 which is rotated and inclined downward by 30 degrees in the conveying direction can be accommodated (placed) in the receiving recess 71 so as to be gradually laid down softly. The numerical values are not limited to these and can be arbitrarily selected.

  The reciprocating means 50 of FIG. 6A is for returning the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 to the container 70 side and then returning it to the original position. In this reciprocating means 50, the air tube 31 is sandwiched between two upper and lower pinch rollers 51 and 52 shown in FIG. 6B, and the rollers 51 and 52 rotate to send them in the direction of the arrow b in the figure, or return them in the direction of the arrow c. It is something to do. The lower pinch roller 52 is driven by a servo motor 53, and the upper pinch roller 51 is pushed downward by a spring 54 to tighten the air tube 31 to generate a frictional force so that it can be fed / retracted. . In this reciprocating means 50, a ring-shaped stopper 57 is attached to the rear end of each of the eight air tubes 31, and when the stopper 57 comes into contact with a locking tool 58 on the end surface of the reciprocating means 50, the air tube 31 is driven. The force slips and the delivery is stopped so that the air tube 31 is not delivered too much. The stop position 56 of the air tube 31 is a place where the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 reaches the end 42 on the container 70 side of the guide tube 40. In FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the length of each guide tube 40 is slightly longer. Since the position differs, the mounting position of the stopper 57 is slightly different for each air tube 31. The strawberry sandwiching tool 200 stands by at a standby position 55 shown in FIG. 6B except when it is in operation, and when it is sent to the stop position 56, it is positioned above the container 70.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the present invention can be attached with a core cable 61 inside a pull cable 60. FIG. In this case, a strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is provided at the distal end portion of the pull cable 60, and the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is also moved in the guide tube 40. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 8C to 8E, the opening 43 of the guide tube 40 is provided on the lower side, and the strawberry 2 held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is protruded below the guide tube 40. The guide tube 40 can be slid back and forth. In this case, the end 41 on the strawberry supply unit 1 side of the guide tube 40 is provided with a cutting means that meshes the two rotary cutters 62 and 63, and the upper extra length of the vine 6 of the strawberry 2 is cut. The vine 6 of the strawberry 2 held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 enters the guide tube 40 and can move.

  As the guide means 40 in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, in addition to a method using a C-shaped tube that guides through a linear member such as a tube or a cable inside, a desired guide path may be used. Along with this, various guide means bent downward and laterally on the container side can be used. For example, there is a structure in which a curtain rail-shaped guide means and a traveling tool that travels attached to the curtain rail-shaped guide means are provided, and a gripping means is attached to the traveling tool. In short, the guide means for guiding the grip means is not complicated drive control, and may be any other structure as long as it can guide the reciprocation along the three-dimensional path.

  The shape of the guide tube 40 in the guide means shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 described above is a limited example. The conveyance interval of the strawberry 2 in the strawberry supply unit 1 and the accommodation / arrangement position in the container 70. In addition, the shape is not limited to the shape shown in the drawing as long as the shape is bent downward and laterally toward the container so as to be an appropriate guide path according to the posture and the like, and may be an arbitrary shape.

(Example of use)
In order to store the strawberry 2 in the container 70 using the automatic strawberry storage apparatus of FIG.
(1) The carry-out side stopper 11 is projected on the two belts 3 of the strawberry supply unit 1, the vine 6 of the strawberry 2 is sandwiched, and the transport body 4 transported on the belt 3 is stopped. .
(2) When eight transport bodies 4 are stopped, the carry-in side stopper 10 is projected on the belt 3 to stop the subsequent transport body 4 from being fed, and eight transports between the stoppers 11 and 10 are carried out. The body 4 is stopped.
(3) High pressure air is supplied to the air tube 31 to open the left and right sandwiching pieces 202 of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 at the standby position 55 in FIG.
(4) The pinch rollers 51 and 52 in FIG. 6B are rotated to send the air tube 31 from the standby position 55 to the position immediately before the strawberry supply unit 1, and the left and right sandwich pieces 202 can grip the strawberry 2 from the side. Stop feeding at the position.
(5) The supply of high-pressure air into the air tube 31 is stopped, and the left and right sandwiching pieces 202 are closed. At this time, the vine 2 of the strawberry 2 is clamped by the vine pinching portion 220 of the left and right holding pieces 206 to be closed, the shoulder portion of the strawberry 2 is clamped by the shoulder holding portion 221, and the strawberry 2 is gripped.
(6) The raising / lowering plate 12 (FIG. 6 (a) (b)) above the conveyance body 4 is lowered, the pin 13 of the conveyance body 4 is pushed down, the clamping tool 5 is opened, and the strawberry 2 is removed from the conveyance body 4. The strawberry 2 is released and switched to gripping by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the gripping means 30 (takeover).
(7) The empty container 70 set in the setting means 20 is transported by the two narrow belts 22, the tip of the container 70 is brought into contact with the raised positioning body 28 and stopped, and the container 70 is positioned. Keep it.
(8) The pinch rollers 51 and 52 of the reciprocating drive means 50 are actuated again, the air tube 31 is sent to the container 70 side, the tip of the guide tube 40 of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is stopped at the stop position 56, and the guide tube The strawberry 2 held by the foremost strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is positioned above the receiving recess 71 in the first row of the containers 70. At this time, even if the strawberry 2 sandwiched and held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is turned sideways, the shoulder portion of the strawberry 2 is held by the shoulder holding portion 221, and the posture of the strawberry 2 can be maintained without making the strawberry 2 face down by gravity. Can be held.
(9) Supply high-pressure air to the air tube 31, open the left and right clamping pieces 202 of the strawberry clamping tool 200, release the strawberry 2, and place the strawberry 2 in the receiving recess 71 in the first row of containers 70. To accommodate.
(10) The pinch rollers 51 and 52 of the reciprocating drive means 50 are reversely rotated, the air tube 31 is pulled back to the original position, and the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is returned to the standby position 55. In the middle of this, the high-pressure air pressure into the air tube 31 is released, and the left and right sandwiching pieces 202 of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 are closed.
(11) The elevating plate 12 above the strawberry supply unit 1 is raised, the carry-out side stopper 11 is pulled back, and the empty transport body 4 is discharged to the outside by the rotation of the two belts 3 of the strawberry supply unit 1. .
(12) When all the transport bodies 4 are discharged out of the strawberry supply unit 1, the carry-out side stopper 11 protrudes on the two belts 3 of the strawberry supply unit 1 and is fed into the strawberry supply unit 1. When the succeeding transport bodies 4 are stopped and the eight transport bodies 4 are stopped, the carry-in side stoppers 10 are projected on the two belts 3, and the eight transport bodies 4 are put on standby between the two stoppers.
(13) The positioning body 28 of the setting means 20 is lowered, the two narrow belts 22 are rotated, and the container 70 is transferred by one row of the receiving recesses 71, and the second receiving recesses 71 are moved to the strawberry. Wait in the storage position.
(14) The steps (1) to (13) are repeated to accommodate the strawberry 2 in all the receiving recesses 71 in the container 70.
(15) When the storage of strawberries in all rows of containers 70 is completed, the servo motor 25 of the setting means 20 is rotated so that the packed containers 70 are carried out in front of the containers 70 as shown in FIG. It is sent out to the carrier 77.
(16) When the strawberry 2 is accommodated in the next container 70, the steps (1) to (15) may be repeated.

(Embodiment 2 of an automatic strawberry storage device)
The other example of embodiment of the strawberry automatic storage apparatus of this invention is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 11, the automatic strawberry storage device also includes a strawberry sandwiching tool 200, driving means such as high-pressure air, reciprocating means 50, guide means 40, and setting means 20 for setting the container 70. Moreover, the strawberry supply part 1 which supplies a strawberry to this apparatus is also arrange | positioned. Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 11 to 18, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the strawberry supply unit 1 is provided above the guide means 40 so as not to hinder the movement of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200, the guide means 40, and the reciprocating drive means 50. By doing in this way, while carrying out the operation | work which guides the strawberry clamping tool 200 by the guide means 40 and accommodates the strawberry 2 in the container 70, it carries out the empty conveyance body 4 out of the strawberry supply part 1. Thus, the next carrier 4 holding the strawberry 2 can be carried in and accommodated between the two stoppers 10 and 11 so as to improve the work efficiency. The setting means 20, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200, and the container 70 in this embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the guide means 40 of the present embodiment includes a guide bar 80 and a tip member 85 fixed to the tip of the guide bar 80. A guide 90 is attached to the tip member 85. The guide bar 80 is a member for guiding the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 as shown in FIGS. 12, 13A, 14B, 14A and 14B, and is made of a hard material such as nylon. A tube passage 82 is formed along the longitudinal direction inside the resin-made square bar-shaped block material, and the air tube 31 provided in the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 can be inserted along the tube passage 82 so as to be slidable back and forth. In addition, on one side surface of the guide bar 80, for example, an opening 81 having a width of about 5 mm is formed along the longitudinal direction of the guide bar 80. Further, the guide bar 80 has a distal end curved sideways at a predetermined angle (for example, 30 degrees), and the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 fed along the curved side is curved along the curve. The opening 81 is formed narrower than the outer diameter of the guide tube 31 and the cap 33 provided in the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 as shown in FIGS. 13 (a), 13 (b), 14 (a), 14 (b), As shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b), the guide tube 31 and the cap 33 inserted into the tube passage 82 can be slid back and forth within the tube passage 82 without protruding from the opening 81. FIG. As shown in (b), only the connecting component 35 having an outer diameter smaller than the width of the opening protrudes outwardly from the opening 81. For this reason, the connecting component 35 is always projected right side from the guide bar 80, and the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is always held in the horizontal posture while being guided by the guide bar.

  The tip member 85 is a plate-like member, and its lower edge 86 is formed in an arc shape that curves downward, and an elongated curved hole 87 is opened along the arc of the lower edge 86. The tip member 85 is inserted and fixed in a groove 89 at the tip of the guide bar 80 shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 14A, a guide tool 90 is attached to the curved hole 87 of the tip member 85 so as to be slidable back and forth.

  As described above, in the case where the guide member 40 has the tip member 85 attached to the tip of the guide bar 80, the guide bar 80 and the tip member 85 are both easy to manufacture. It is possible to prepare the guide bar 80 and the tip member 85 in advance, and a desired guide path can be configured by the combination of the guide bar 80 and the tip member 85. Strawberry can be more easily accommodated in a container of the form. Further, when the guide path is changed or parts are replaced, it is not necessary to replace the entire guide means, and the change or repair can be easily performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 13A, 13B, and 14A, the guide 90 has a resin block 99 such as nylon as a main body. As shown in FIG. 14A, a groove 91 is formed in the upper part of the block 99, and two bearings 92 are attached inside the groove 91. As shown in FIG. 14A, the guide 90 is inserted into the groove 91 by inserting the lower edge 86 of the tip member 85 so that the bearing 92 is fitted between the upper surface and the lower surface of the curved hole 87 to bend. A reciprocating slide is possible along the hole 87.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 (a) and 13 (b), a plate-like spring 102 is connected to the guide 90, so that it is always pulled in the direction of the arrow in the figure. The spring 102 is wound around a reel 104 that is rotatably attached to a tip member 85 by a support member 103, whereby the guide 90 is kept on standby at the upper end 88 of the curved hole 87 except during operation. ing. The spring 102 can be a constant load spring or a spring having another shape, structure, and material.

  Further, on the surface of the block 99 of the guide 90 at the standby position facing the outlet of the tube passage 82 of the guide bar 80, as shown in FIGS. A cylindrical recess 94 that is concentric and larger than the outer diameter of the guide tube 31 is formed. A cap 33 at the tip of the guide tube 31 that has been guided in the tube passage 82 of the guide bar 80 is inserted into the recess 94. A window 95 formed by cutting out one side surface of the block 99 is opened on one side of the recess 94. The window 95 is wide on the tube passage 82 side, and is opened so as to gradually narrow toward the back. The window 95 is configured such that the tip of the connecting part 35 connected to the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 abuts and is gradually inserted into the window 95 gradually as the connecting part 35 advances. As a result, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is projected right side from the block portion 99 so as to be positioned on the side of the block 99.

  Also in this embodiment, when the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 holding the strawberry 2 is sent out from the tube passage 82 of the guide bar 80, the cap 33 at the tip of the air tube 31 provided in the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 becomes the recess 94. The connecting part 35 is brought into contact with the window 95 and protrudes from the guide tool 90. The air tube 31 is guided by the guide tool 90 and guided downward along the curved hole 87 while pulling the spring 102. The At that time, even if the strawberry 2 sandwiched and held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is turned sideways, the shoulder portion of the strawberry 2 is held by the shoulder holding portion 221, and the posture of the strawberry 2 is not lowered by the weight of the strawberry 2. It is transported while being held in a posture suitable for accommodation.

  As the reciprocating drive means 50, an air cylinder 110 is used as shown in FIGS. 11, 15A and 15B. The reciprocating drive means 50 comprises a base portion 111 and an air cylinder 110. The base portion 111 has a plate-like front end support plate 113 and a rear end support plate 114 at the front end and the rear end in the longitudinal direction of a support base 112 as leg members. 115, and a plurality of accommodating pipes 116 capable of accommodating the air tubes 31 provided in the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 are provided between the front end support plate 113 and the rear end support plate 114, and are provided on the front surface of the front end support plate 113. Is provided with a holding pipe 117, and the holding pipe 117 communicates with the accommodation pipe 116 to hold the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 of the gripping means 30. As shown in FIG. 16, an opening 118 is formed on the lower side surface of the accommodation pipe 116 along the longitudinal direction. An air tube 31 is accommodated in the accommodating pipe 116 so as to be slidable back and forth. As shown in FIG. 13, the holding pipe 117 is formed as a side opening so that the connecting component 35 connected to the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 can pass through. As shown in FIG. 15A, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is on standby with the air tube 31 housed in the housing pipe 116 and the holding pipe 117 except during operation.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 (a) and 15 (b), the air cylinder 110 is disposed on the support base 112 so as to be positioned below the accommodation pipe 116. The air cylinder 110 includes an extendable rod 119 having one end fixed to the leg member 115 of the front end support plate 113 and the other end fixed to the push plate 120. When the rod 119 is expanded and contracted, the push plate 120 moves back and forth. It is like that. A plurality of buffer materials (coil springs) 121 are arranged between the push plate 120 and the rear end portion of the air tube 31 inserted into each housing pipe 116. In this case, the front end portion of the cushioning material (coil spring) 121 is connected to a connecting jig that protrudes downward from the opening 118 that is open on the bottom surface of the housing pipe 116. Therefore, when the rod 119 in FIGS. 15A and 15B is expanded and contracted and the push plate 120 is moved back and forth, the air tube 31 also moves back and forth accordingly, and the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is sent out or pulled back. Or By providing the buffer material 121, the impact when the guide tool 90 pushed by the air tube 31 is pushed too much and hits the tip inner surface of the curved hole of the tip member 85 is alleviated. For this reason, even if there is a difference in length among the plurality of guide means 40 or the air tube 31 is pushed out too much, the air tube 31 is not deformed or damaged. Further, the buffer material 121 is not limited to a spring, and any other buffer member such as elastic rubber or resin can be used.

  In this embodiment, the support base 112 in FIG. 15 is moved forward in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 17 and then moved upward, or moved backward as indicated by arrow b in FIG. 18 and further moved forward. You can make it. An air cylinder can be used as the drive source. By making this movement possible, as shown in FIG. 12, the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is moved to the position of the strawberry 2 held by the transport body 4 of the strawberry supply unit 1 arranged above the guide means 40. The strawberry 2 is gripped by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 at that position, and the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is moved in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 12 (this b direction is the direction b in FIG. 18). The strawberry sandwiching tool 200 holding the strawberry 2 can be moved to the entrance of the guide means 40. Therefore, the strawberry supply unit 1 does not hinder the movement of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200, the guide unit 40, and the reciprocating drive unit 50, and the strawberry sandwiching unit 200 is guided by the guide unit 40 to store the strawberry 2 in the container 70. While carrying out the operation of housing the empty transport body 4, the empty transport body 4 can be discharged to the outside of the strawberry supply unit 1, and the subsequent transport body 4 can be sent to the strawberry supply unit 1. improves.

(Example of use)
In order to accommodate the strawberry 2 in the container 70 using the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus of Example 2 shown in FIGS. 11-18, it carries out as follows.
(1) The empty container 70 set in the setting means 20 is transported by the two narrow belts 22, the leading end portion of the container 70 is abutted against the raised positioning body 28, and the container 70 is positioned. Keep it.
(2) The carry-out side stopper 11 is protruded on the two belts 3 of the strawberry supply unit 1, the vine 6 of the strawberry 2 is sandwiched, and the transport body 4 transported on the belt 3 is stopped.
(3) When eight transport bodies 4 are stopped, the carry-in side stopper 10 is projected on the belt 3, and the eight transport bodies 4 are stopped between the two stoppers.
(4) The support 112 is moved until the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 accommodated in the reciprocating drive means 50 is positioned immediately before the strawberry supply unit 1, and the left and right sandwiching pieces 202 of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 are strawberry. The movement is stopped at a position where 2 can be gripped from the side (see arrow a in FIG. 17).
(5) Supply high-pressure air to the air tube 31 to open the left and right sandwiching pieces 202 of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200.
(6) The supply of high-pressure air into the air tube 31 is stopped, and the left and right sandwiching pieces 202 are closed. At this time, the vine 2 of the strawberry 2 is clamped by the vine pinching portion 220 of the left and right holding pieces 206 to be closed, the shoulder portion of the strawberry 2 is clamped by the shoulder holding portion 221, and the strawberry 2 is gripped.
(7) The lifting plate 12 above the transport body 4 is lowered, the pin 13 on the top surface of the transport body 4 is pressed to open the clamping tool 5 to release the strawberry 2 from the transport body 4, and the strawberry 2 is sandwiched Switch (take over) to gripping by the tool 200.
(8) The support 112 is moved again, and the strawberry 2 gripped by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is moved backward so that the strawberry 2 does not hit the guide means 40 and then moved further forward. The tip of the stored holding pipe 117 is positioned at the inlet portion of the tube passage 82 of the guide bar 80 to stop the movement (see arrow b in FIGS. 12 and 18). At the same time, in the strawberry supply unit 1, the lifting plate 12 above the transport body 4 is raised, the carry-out side stopper 11 is pulled back, the transport body 4 that has been emptied is discharged by the belt 3, and both empty transport bodies 4 are removed. All the stoppers 10 and 11 are discharged, and the next transport body 4 holding the strawberry 2 again is carried in and accommodated.
(9) The air cylinder 110 is operated to send out the air tube 31 into the tube passage 82 (see arrow c in FIGS. 12 and 18).
(10) The cap 33 at the tip of the air tube 31 protruding from the tube passage 82 is inserted into the concave portion 94 of the guide tool 90, and the gripping means 30 is guided by the guide tool 90 and pulled into the curved hole 87 while pulling the spring 102. Move down along. The strawberry 2 held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is positioned in the receiving recess 71 in the first row of the containers 70 (see arrow d in FIGS. 12 and 18). At that time, the strawberry 2 sandwiched and held by the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 is held by the shoulder holding portion 221 and held in a posture without being directed downward by the weight of the strawberry 2 even if the strawberry 2 is turned sideways. , Transported in a posture suitable for the container.
(11) Supply high-pressure air to the air tube 31, open the left and right clamping pieces 202 of the strawberry clamping tool 200, release the strawberry 2, and place the strawberry 2 in the receiving recess 71 in the first row of containers 70. To accommodate.
(12) The air cylinder 110 is operated again, the air tube 31 is pulled back, and the gripping means 30 is accommodated in the reciprocating drive means 50. At this time, the supply of high-pressure air into the air tube 31 is stopped, and the left and right sandwiching pieces 202 of the strawberry sandwiching tool 200 are closed.
(13) The two narrow belts 22 are rotated to move the receiving recesses 71 of the container 70 by one row, and the next row of receiving recesses 71 is arranged at the storage position of the strawberry 2 (in FIGS. 12 and 18). (See arrow e).
(14) When the steps (4) to (13) are repeated and the strawberries 2 are accommodated in all the receiving recesses 71 in the container 70, the two narrow belts 22 are rotated to remove the container 70 from the setting means 20. Then, it is carried out to another carrying-out carrier 77 or the like.
(15) When storing the strawberry 2 in another container 70, the above steps (1) to (14) may be repeated.

(Other embodiments)
The number, shape, structure, material, etc. of the setting means 20, the guide means 40, the reciprocating drive means 50, etc. of the present invention are not limited to those shown in the above embodiments, and can be arbitrarily selected.

  The strawberry sandwiching device and the automatic strawberry storage device of the present invention can be used to store fruits and vegetables with vines such as cherries and strawberries in a container without being touched or damaged. it can.

The perspective view which shows an example of embodiment of the strawberry clamping tool of this invention. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the right and left clamping piece of the strawberry clamping tool shown in FIG. 1 was opened. (A) is a front view. (B) is a left side view. (C) is a bottom view. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the right and left clamping piece of the strawberry clamping tool shown in FIG. 1 was closed. (A) is a front view. (B) is a left side view. (C) is a bottom view. (A)-(c) is a decomposition explanatory drawing which shows the combination structure of the components of the strawberry clamping tool shown in FIG. (A) is an exploded front view. (B) is an exploded left side view. (C) is an exploded bottom view. The perspective view which shows another example of embodiment of the strawberry pinching tool of this invention. (A) is the top view which showed an example of embodiment of the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus of this invention. (B) is the side view which showed the strawberry automatic storage apparatus shown to (a). (A) is the front view which showed the guide means used for the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus shown in FIG. (B) is a top view which shows the guide means shown to (a). (C) is a side view which shows the guide means shown to (a). (D) is AA sectional drawing in (b). (A) is the partial side view which showed the other example of the holding means in the automatic strawberry accommodation apparatus of this invention. (B) is a whole top view of the holding means shown to (a). (C) is the top view which showed the guide means used for the holding means of (a). (D) is a side view of the guide means shown to (c), (e) is AA sectional drawing in (c). (A) is the top view which showed the strawberry accommodation container which accommodates a strawberry using the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus of this invention. (B) is the side view which showed the strawberry accommodating container shown to (a). The top view which showed another example of embodiment of the strawberry accommodation container which accommodates a strawberry using the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus of this invention. The perspective view which showed another example of embodiment of the strawberry automatic storage apparatus of this invention. The explanatory side view which shows the mode of operation | movement of the strawberry automatic storage apparatus shown in FIG. (A), (b) is a perspective view which shows the mode of operation | movement of the guide means of the strawberry automatic storage apparatus shown in FIG. (A) is a description perspective view which shows the structure of the guide means of the strawberry automatic storage apparatus shown in FIG. (B) is a perspective view of the guide bar used for the guide means shown to (a). (A), (b) is a perspective view which shows the mode of operation | movement of the reciprocating drive means of the strawberry automatic storage apparatus shown in FIG. The explanatory perspective view which shows the mode of the reciprocating drive means shown in FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the mode of operation | movement of the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus shown in FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the mode of operation | movement of the strawberry automatic accommodation apparatus shown in FIG. (A) is a plane sectional view showing the conventional strawberry pinching tool. (B) is a perspective explanatory view showing a conventional posture holder.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Strawberry supply part 2 Strawberry 4 Carrying body 6 Vine 20 Set means 30 Gripping means 31 Air tube 40 Guide means 50 Reciprocating drive means 60 Pull cable 61 Core cable 70 Container 71 Receiving recessed part 72 Escape space 73 Hole 74 Recess 80 Guide bar 85 Tip Member 87 Curved hole 90 Guide tool 101 Opening restriction tool 110 Air cylinder 121 Buffer material (spring)
200 Strawberry pinching tool 201 Air chuck 202 Clipping piece 206 Holding piece 220 Vine pinching part 221 Shoulder holding part

Claims (5)

In the strawberry pincer that can pinch and open the strawberry vine,
The strawberry pinching tool includes a vine pinching portion that pinches and holds a strawberry vine, and a shoulder support portion that supports the shoulder portion of the strawberry that pinches and holds the vine at the vine pinching portion and holds the posture of the strawberry. ,
The vine pinching part is opened and closed by the drive unit and can be held and closed so that the vine can be pinched and gripped from the outside when it is closed. It is possible,
The shoulder support portion is provided below the vine pinching portion, and can be opened and closed so that the shoulder can be supported from the outside when it is opened and closed by the drive portion and closed, and the shoulder support can be opened when opened. strawberry clamping device, characterized in that vines are pulled strawberry can also be brought into contact with the pulled up the strawberries shoulder by parts. In the strawberry sandwich tool according to claim 1,
The vine pinching part and the shoulder support part are provided on the pinching piece,
Two sandwich pieces are arranged with the vine sandwich portions facing each other and the shoulder support portions facing each other,
When the two clamping pieces are closed by the drive unit, the vine is clamped and held by the vine clamping parts of the two clamping pieces that are close to each other, and the shoulder is supported by the shoulder support parts of the two clamping pieces. When the two clamping pieces are opened by the drive unit, the two vine clamping units that clamped and held the vine are separated from the vine and the holding of the clamping is released, and the two shoulder support units that support the shoulder are separated from the shoulder. And the support is released. In the strawberry sandwich tool according to claim 2,
The shoulder support part is provided below the vine pinching part,
When the vine is pinched and gripped by the vine pinching part, the two nip pieces rotate upward to move the vine upward and also move the strawberry upward, so that the shoulder of the strawberry contacts the shoulder support part. Strawberry sandwich tool characterized by. In the strawberry pinching tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A strawberry sandwich tool, wherein the shoulder support portion is deformable according to the shape of the shoulder portion of the strawberry. In the strawberry storage device that reciprocates the strawberry sandwiching tool between the strawberry supply unit side and the container side by the reciprocating movement tool, and automatically aligns and accommodates the strawberry sandwiched and held by the strawberry sandwiching tool,
The strawberry sandwiching tool is the strawberry sandwiching tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the strawberry sandwiching tool is provided at a front end side in the moving direction of the reciprocating moving tool. Automatic containment device.

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