Fruit and vegetable carrier, automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device

Abstract

To provide a fruit vegetable mounting body which facilitates stabilization of fruit vegetables even during conveyance and an automatic fruit vegetable selector equipped with the same.SOLUTION: A fruit vegetable mounting body 1 is fitted to an endless travel body 33 of an automatic fruit vegetable selector to convey fruit vegetables and comprises a fruit vegetable mounting part 1a on which the fruit vegetables are mounted and a fitting part 1b fitted to the endless travel body 33. The fruit vegetable mounting part 1a is provided with a positioning part which prevents rolling of the fruit vegetables. The automatic fruit vegetable selector measures, by measurement means 20, the fruit vegetables being conveyed by the fruit vegetable conveyance body 1 to determine ranks and discharges the fruit vegetables to a pool conveyor 21 separately in accordance with the ranks on the basis of the determination result of the fruit vegetables. A fruit vegetable conveyance body 19 is provided with the vertically revolving endless travel body 33 and a plurality of fruit vegetable mounting bodies 1 fitted to the endless travel body 33, and the fruit vegetable mounting body 1 of the invention is used as the fruit vegetable mounting body 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a fruit and vegetable tray for placing various kinds of fruit and vegetable such as cherry tomatoes, kabosu, and chestnuts, and an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device equipped with the fruit and vegetable tray. [Background technology]

[0002] One type of automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device is known as a PK (piano keyboard) type, which uses a fruit and vegetable carrier (PK type sorting machine) (Patent Documents 1 to 3). The PK type sorting machine has many PK type fruit and vegetable carriers attached to a vertically rotating conveyor chain, and measures and sorts the grades of the fruit and vegetables while they are being transported on the carriers.

[0003] The PK-type fruit and vegetable carrier has a mounting part that is attached to the conveyor chain, a movable body that is pivotally supported by the mounting part and has one end that can move up and down, and an operating device that holds the movable body. Fruit and vegetables are placed on the upper side of the movable body and transported.

[0004] The movable body is provided with a biasing spring that biases the tip side in a direction to rotate downward, and the operating tool is provided with a biasing spring that biases the movable body in a direction to hold it, and the operating tool is configured to be pushed down in a direction against the spring force of the biasing spring to release the hold on the movable body and thereby eject the fruit or vegetable. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-018354 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-018355 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-094476 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In the automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device equipped with the PK-type fruit and vegetable loading body, the vibrations during transport can cause the fruits and vegetables on the moving body to become unstable, making it difficult to accurately measure the grades using a measuring instrument.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved is to provide a fruit and vegetable carrier that keeps fruit and vegetables stable even during transport, and an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device equipped with the fruit and vegetable carrier. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] [Fruit and vegetable mounting body] The fruit and vegetable carrier of the present invention is attached to the endless running body of an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device to transport fruit and vegetables, and is provided with a fruit and vegetable carrier section for carrying fruit and vegetables, an attachment section for attaching to the endless running body, and a positioning section for preventing the fruit and vegetables from rolling off the fruit and vegetable carrier.

[0009] [Automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device] The automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device of the present invention is an apparatus that measures fruit and vegetables being transported on a fruit and vegetable conveying body using a measuring means to determine their class, and discharges the determined fruit and vegetables onto a pool conveyor according to their class based on the determination results.The fruit and vegetable conveying body is equipped with a vertically rotating endless running body and a plurality of fruit and vegetable carriers attached to the endless running body, and the fruit and vegetable carriers of the present invention are used as the fruit and vegetable carriers. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] The fruit and vegetable tray of the present invention is equipped with a positioning section that prevents the fruit and vegetables from rolling over on the fruit and vegetable tray, allowing accurate measurement by a measuring instrument. The same effect can be achieved in an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device equipped with the fruit and vegetable tray of the present invention. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing the automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device from the discharge receiving section to the middle of the alignment section. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device from the middle of the dispersing and lifting body to the end of the fruit and vegetable conveying body. [Figure 3] Side view of Figure 1. [Figure 4] Side view of Figure 2. [Figure 5] Plan view of Figure 1. [Figure 6] Plan view of Figure 2. [Figure 7] FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing an example of a fruit and vegetable carrier, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the fruit and vegetable carrier shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] (Embodiment of fruit and vegetable placement) An example of the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The fruit and vegetable carrier 1 of the present invention is used by being fixed to a conveyor chain (endless traveling body) 33 of a fruit and vegetable conveyor 19 of an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device shown in Figures 1 to 6.

[0013] As an example, the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 shown in Figures 7(a) and (b) is a plate-like member that is rectangular in plan view and includes a fruit and vegetable carrier portion 1a on which fruit and vegetables are placed and an attachment portion 1b that is attached to the conveyor chain 33. Two fruit and vegetable carrier portions 1a are provided spaced apart on the upper surface of the fruit and vegetable carrier 1. The number of fruit and vegetable carrier portions 1a on each fruit and vegetable carrier 1 may be more or less than two.

[0014] Each fruit or vegetable loading section 1a has four inclined surfaces 1c that slope downward toward the center of the fruit or vegetable loading section 1a. Positioning sections are provided on the forward side of the four inclined surfaces 1c to prevent the fruit or vegetable from rolling and to determine the position of the fruit or vegetable on the fruit or vegetable loading section 1a. In this embodiment, the positioning sections are through-holes 1d that penetrate the fruit or vegetable loading section 1 in the thickness direction. The upper periphery of each through-hole 1d is provided with a chamfered tapered surface.

[0015] In this embodiment, the opening shape of the through hole 1d is hexagonal as an example, but the shape of the through hole 1d is not particularly limited, and it can be a polygon other than a hexagon, a circle, an ellipse, or any other shape as long as it can achieve the intended purpose.

[0016] In this embodiment, an oval recess 1e is provided around each through-hole 1d. Some cherry tomatoes are oval-shaped, and providing such an oval recess 1e makes it difficult for oval-shaped cherry tomatoes to roll. Cherry tomatoes come in a variety of shapes, including spherical ones called round tomatoes and oval ones, but the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 of this embodiment can be used universally for fruit and vegetables other than round tomatoes, such as oval ones.

[0017] Between the two fruit and vegetable loading sections 1a, there is a central elevated section 1f which is one step higher than the two fruit and vegetable loading sections 1a, and at the front side of the fruit and vegetable loading section 1a on the front side in the traveling direction (hereinafter referred to as the ``front loading section''), there is a front elevated section 1g which is one step higher than the fruit and vegetable loading section 1a, and at the rear side of the fruit and vegetable loading section 1a on the rear side in the traveling direction (hereinafter referred to as the ``rear loading section''), there is a rear elevated section 1h which is one step higher than the fruit and vegetable loading section 1a.

[0018] In this embodiment, the front-to-back width dimension of the front-side elevated portion 1g and the rear-to-back width dimension of the rear-to-back elevated portion 1h are made the same, and the sum of the width dimensions of both is made the same as the front-to-back width dimension of the central elevated portion 1f.

[0019] The fruit and vegetable carrier 1 of this embodiment is symmetrical in both the front-to-back and left-to-right directions. This configuration prevents the wrong orientation when attaching it to the conveyor chain 33. Furthermore, since only one mold is required, manufacturing costs can be reduced.

[0020] In this embodiment of the fruit and vegetable carrier 1, the fruit and vegetable supplied to the fruit and vegetable carrier section 1a moves along the inclined surface toward the through-hole 1d, and when it reaches the through-hole 1d, a part of the fruit and vegetable gets stuck in the through-hole 1d and stops moving.

[0021] The configuration of the fruit or vegetable carrier 1 described here is one example, and the fruit or vegetable carrier 1 of the present invention can have other configurations. For example, a non-through, bottomed recess can be provided instead of the through-hole 1d in the fruit or vegetable carrier portion 1a. The through-hole 1d or the bottomed recess can also be formed in a position shifted from the center of the fruit or vegetable carrier portion 1a. The inclined surface 1c of the fruit or vegetable carrier portion 1a can also be omitted, and the through-hole 1d or the bottomed recess can be formed on a flat surface.

[0022] The positioning portion can also be configured in a manner other than through-holes 1d or bottomed recesses. For example, multiple protrusions can be arranged radially to form a space in the center where the fruit or vegetable can be placed, and this space can serve as the positioning portion. In this case, the fruit or vegetable placed in the space is supported by the end of each protrusion on the space side, making it more stable. In this case, the space can also be provided with through-holes 1d or bottomed recesses.

[0023] In this embodiment, the mounting portion 1b is provided with a screw fitting 3 into which a screw 2 is screwed in to connect to the conveyor chain 33. The screw fitting 3 is provided on the back side of the fruit or vegetable carrier 1. As shown in Figure 7(b), in this embodiment, it is provided on the left side in the running direction of the fruit or vegetable carrier 1. A plurality of screw fittings 3 are provided at intervals along the running direction of the fruit or vegetable carrier 1 (the longitudinal direction of the conveyor chain 33).

[0024] In this embodiment, the mounting portion 1b is provided on the left side of the traveling direction (width direction) of the fruit and vegetable carrier 1, but the mounting portion 1b can also be provided on the opposite side. In some cases, the mounting portion 1b can be provided near the center of the width direction of the fruit and vegetable carrier 1. Furthermore, the number of conveying chains 33 is not limited to one, and two or more can be provided. In this case, the mounting portion 1b can be provided in multiple rows along the traveling direction of the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 so that it can be attached to two or more conveying chains 33.

[0025] (Embodiment of automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device) Next, an example of an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device will be described with reference to the drawings, taking cherry tomatoes as an example of the fruit and vegetable sorting device.

[0026] As an example, the automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device shown in Figures 1 to 6 includes a discharge receiving section 11 that receives cherry tomatoes discharged from a container 10, an inclined plate 12 provided in front of the discharge receiving section 11, a lifting body 13 provided in front of the inclined plate 12, a feed conveying body 14 provided in front of the lifting body 13, a dispersion inclined body 15 provided in front of the feed conveying body 14, a vibrating body 16 provided in front of the dispersion inclined body 15, a dispersion and lifting body (fruit and vegetable transfer body) 17 provided in front of the vibrating body 16, an alignment section 18 provided in front of the dispersion and lifting body 17, and a fruit and vegetable conveying body 19 provided in front of the alignment section 18.

[0027] In this embodiment, four alignment sections 18 and four fruit and vegetable conveying bodies 19 are provided, and the cherry tomatoes on the fruit and vegetable carrying body 1 can be measured using a measuring means 20 provided at the starting end (closer to the alignment section) of each fruit and vegetable conveying body 19.

[0028] Below the four-way fruit and vegetable conveyor 19, multiple pool conveyors 21 are installed in a direction that intersects (is perpendicular to) the conveying direction of the fruit and vegetable conveyor 19, allowing the cherry tomatoes to be pooled after sorting. In the example shown, there are two, but in reality, one or more conveyors are installed for each grade.

[0029] Ahead of the arrangement direction of the pool conveyors 21, a non-sorting conveyor 22 is provided parallel to the pool conveyor 21 (in a direction intersecting (perpendicular to) the conveying direction of the fruit and vegetable conveyor 19) for discharging cherry tomatoes that have not been discharged onto any of the pool conveyors 21.

[0030] A return conveyor 23 is provided at the end of the non-sorting conveyor 22 so that the cherry tomatoes that were not sorted can be returned to the vibrator 16. Each fruit and vegetable conveyor 19 is provided with an air injector 25 that ejects the cherry tomatoes on the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 to the pool conveyor 21 by air.

[0031] The discharge receiving portion 11 is a portion that receives cherry tomatoes discharged from the container 10 or the like. A belt conveyor or the like can be used as the discharge receiving portion 11. The discharge receiving portion 11 can be provided with a fall prevention wall (not shown) on the side to prevent the cherry tomatoes from falling. The example shown in the figure is just an example, and the discharge receiving portion 11 may be something other than this.

[0032] The discharge receiver 11 may be a device that does not have a means for sending the cherry tomatoes to the destination, such as a belt conveyor, but in this case, the cherry tomatoes can be sent to the destination by hand. The discharge receiver 11 may also be omitted. In this case, the cherry tomatoes can be supplied directly from the container 10 or the like to the inclined plate 12.

[0033] The inclined plate 12 sends the cherry tomatoes supplied from the discharge receiving portion 11 to the lower end side (starting end side) of the lifting body 13. In this embodiment, a flat plate with fall prevention walls 26 on the sides is used.

[0034] The inclined plate 12 can also be used as the discharge receiving portion 11, so that the cherry tomatoes discharged from the container 10 or the like can be received by the inclined plate 12 and sent to the lower end side of the lifting body 13. The illustrated example is just one example, and other inclined plates 12 may be used. The inclined plate 12 can also be omitted. In this case, the cherry tomatoes can be supplied directly from the container 10 or the like to the lifting body 13.

[0035] The lifting body 13 lifts up the cherry tomatoes sent from the inclined plate 12 in groups of several, and supplies them to the forward conveying body 14. As an example, the lifting body 13 shown in Figures 1, 3 and 5 has a plurality of receiving members 27 protruding from the outer periphery of the flat belt of the belt conveyor.

[0036] The protruding width of the receiving member 27 is set to a width that is just enough to fit one cherry tomato inside, or that slightly protrudes. The interval between adjacent receiving members 27 is set to a distance that is just enough to fit one cherry tomato inside, in other words, such that no more than two cherry tomatoes can be placed one above the other between the receiving members 27. Therefore, multiple cherry tomatoes placed on one receiving member 27 are aligned in a row on the receiving member 27 without overlapping.

[0037] The illustrated example is merely an example, and other lifting bodies 13 may be used. The lifting body 13 may also be omitted. In this case, cherry tomatoes can be directly supplied to the feed conveyor 14 from the container 10 or the like.

[0038] The feed conveyor 14 supplies the cherry tomatoes lifted by the lifting body 13 to the forward dispersing inclined body 15. In this embodiment, an existing belt conveyor is used as the feed conveyor 14, but a roller conveyor or other conveyor other than a belt conveyor can also be used.

[0039] As shown in Figures 1, 3 and 5, multiple workers can be positioned on the side of the conveyor 14. The workers check each cherry tomato moving on the conveyor 14 and perform primary sorting by removing any bruised or insect-eaten tomatoes as appropriate.

[0040] The dispersing tilt body 15 is a supply table that disperses the cherry tomatoes sent from the feed conveyor 14 and supplies them to the vibrating body 16 at the other end. In this embodiment, a flat plate (plate-shaped portion) with a flared tip and fall prevention walls 28 on the sides is used.

[0041] A dispersion guide 29 is provided on the upper surface of the flat plate, so that the cherry tomatoes supplied to the dispersion inclined body 15 can be dispersed to some extent. A worker working on the feed conveyor 14 can use the dispersion guide 29 as a guide to disperse the cherry tomatoes.

[0042] The vibrating body 16 is a fruit and vegetable dispersing means that disperses the cherry tomatoes supplied from the dispersing inclined body 15 more evenly or approximately evenly in a balanced manner. The vibrating body 16 vibrates so that the cherry tomatoes placed on it move laterally. The cherry tomatoes dispersed laterally by the vibration of the vibrating body 16 are supplied to the dispersing and lifting body 17 while maintaining their dispersed state.

[0043] The dispersing and lifting body 17 lifts up the cherry tomatoes supplied from the vibrating body 16 and supplies them to the aligning section 18. In this embodiment, the dispersing and lifting body 17 is a flat belt of a belt conveyor with a plurality of receiving members 30 protruding from the outer periphery.

[0044] The basic structure of the dispersion and lifting body 17, such as the protruding width of the receiving members 30 and the spacing between adjacent receiving members 30, is the same as the aforementioned lifting body 13, but the width is wider than that of the aforementioned lifting body 13. As with the aforementioned lifting body 13, with the dispersion and lifting body 17, multiple cherry tomatoes placed on one receiving member 30 are aligned in a row on the receiving member 30 without overlapping.

[0045] The illustrated example is just one example, and other dispersing and lifting bodies 17 may also be used. In this embodiment, four alignment sections 18 are arranged side by side with no gaps between them, so that cherry tomatoes are supplied to these four alignment sections 18 in an even or approximately evenly balanced manner. The alignment sections 18 are arranged without gaps between them to prevent cherry tomatoes from falling through the gaps.

[0046] The aligning unit 18 aligns the cherry tomatoes supplied from the dispersing and lifting body 17 in a line. The reason for aligning them in a line is to prevent the cherry tomatoes from overlapping as they pass through the measuring means 20, which would hinder accurate measurement.

[0047] As an example, the devices shown in Figures 2, 4, and 6 use vibration to eliminate overlapping of cherry tomatoes while sending them to the destination. In this embodiment, three tomatoes of different widths are arranged in series, but the number of tomatoes can be more or less than three.

[0048] In this embodiment, three vibrators of different widths are arranged so that the widest one is at the front and the narrowest one is at the back, i.e., the path along which the cherry tomatoes move becomes narrower as it moves towards the front. The cherry tomatoes supplied from the dispersing and lifting body 17 are guided from the widest vibrator to the narrowest vibrator, and finally lined up in a single row.

[0049] The fruit and vegetable conveyor 19 has a plurality of fruit and vegetable carriers 1 attached to a vertically rotating conveyor chain 33. This fruit and vegetable conveyor 19 is of a vertically rotating type in which the conveyor chain 33 is wound around the outer periphery of a plurality of sprockets 32 arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of a long frame 31. The conveyor chain 33 is driven by the rotation of a motor (not shown).

[0050] A large number of fruit and vegetable carriers 1 are attached in succession to the conveying chain 33, and are moved in the traveling direction by the movement of the conveying chain 33. The conveying chain 33 can be an existing chain such as a single-row roller chain or a double-row roller chain.

[0051] 2, 4, and 6, a plurality of air sprayers 25 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction on the frame 31. The air sprayers 25 are provided at positions corresponding to the pool conveyor 21 and the non-sorting conveyor 22. Each air sprayer 25 is provided near the center of the width direction of each pool conveyor 21 and non-sorting conveyor 22.

[0052] The measuring means 20 measures the shape, size, sugar content, etc. of the cherry tomatoes transported on the fruit and vegetable carrier 1, and is composed of a camera for photographing, a processing circuit, a sugar content meter, etc. The measuring means 20 can be placed above the fruit and vegetable carrier 19 so that the cherry tomatoes can be photographed from above and measured while being transported, placed to the side so that the cherry tomatoes can be measured from the side while being transported, placed directly below so that the cherry tomatoes can be measured from below while being transported, or placed in another position so that measurements can be made from different directions.

[0053] The camera, processing circuit, saccharometer, etc. may be existing ones, and the measuring means 20 may be any type of measuring instrument such as an image type or an optical type.

[0054] The air injector 25 is a device (discharge device) that uses air to discharge the cherry tomatoes on the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 onto the pool conveyor 21. By using the air injector 25 to inject air onto the cherry tomatoes or near the cherry tomatoes, the cherry tomatoes can be discharged from the fruit and vegetable carrier 1.

[0055] An existing air injector 25 can be used. The spray force of the air injector 25 is preferably strong enough to eject the cherry tomatoes, but strong enough to prevent the ejected cherry tomatoes from reaching the adjacent fruit or vegetable conveyor 19. In order to prevent the ejected cherry tomatoes from reaching the adjacent fruit or vegetable conveyor 19, something like a curtain can be hung between each fruit or vegetable conveyor 19 to prevent the ejected cherry tomatoes from landing on the adjacent fruit or vegetable conveyor 19.

[0056] The pool conveyor 21 takes over the cherry tomatoes discharged from the fruit and vegetable tray 1. As an example, the pool conveyor 21 shown in Figures 2, 4 and 6 is a belt conveyor type in which a flat belt is wound around the outer periphery of rollers arranged at intervals.

[0057] In this embodiment, the pool conveyor 21 is provided below the four fruit and vegetable conveyors 19 in a direction perpendicular (intersecting) to these fruit and vegetable conveyors 19, so that it can take over the cherry tomatoes discharged from the fruit and vegetable carriers 1 of each fruit and vegetable conveyor 19. The pool conveyor 21 rotates continuously or intermittently in the direction of the arrows in Figures 2 and 6.

[0058] Although not shown in the figure, one or more, preferably three or more pool conveyors 21 can be provided for each class. A packing device can be provided at the end of the pool conveyor 21 to automatically measure the weight and number of cherry tomatoes discharged onto the pool conveyor 21 and pack them.

[0059] The non-sorting conveyor 22 is a conveyor for discharging cherry tomatoes that have passed through the final pool conveyor 21 without being classified into equal grades. In this embodiment, a belt conveyor type conveyor is provided in parallel to the pool conveyor 21, with a flat belt wound around the outer periphery of rollers arranged at intervals.

[0060] Ahead of the non-sorting conveyor 22, there is provided a return conveyor 23 (FIGS. 2, 4, and 6) for returning the cherry tomatoes discharged onto the non-sorting conveyor 22 to the vibrating body 16. In this embodiment, the return conveyor 23 is provided outside the fruit and vegetable conveyor 19 and parallel to it, and the belt of the return conveyor 23 travels in the opposite direction to the fruit and vegetable conveying direction of the fruit and vegetable conveyor 19 (the direction in which the fruit and vegetable carrier 19 returns to the starting end). A slide plate 23a is provided between the return conveyor 23 and the vibrating body 16 so that the cherry tomatoes returned by the return conveyor 23 can be supplied to the vibrating body 16.

[0061] (operation) The cherry tomatoes discharged into the discharge receiver 11 roll down an inclined plate 12 and are pulled up by a lifting body 13. The pulled-up cherry tomatoes are placed on a feeding conveyor 14, and defective cherry tomatoes are manually removed by an operator while they are moving on the feeding conveyor 14.

[0062] The cherry tomatoes that have passed through the feed conveyor 14 roll down the dispersion inclined body 15 and reach the vibrator 16. The cherry tomatoes that have reached the vibrator 16 are dispersed evenly or approximately evenly in the horizontal direction in a balanced manner by the vibration of the vibrator 16.

[0063] The cherry tomatoes dispersed by the vibrator 16 are then lifted up by a dispersing and lifting body 17 and aligned in a line without overlapping in an alignment section 18 provided at the other end. The aligned cherry tomatoes are then placed one after another on the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 of the fruit and vegetable transport body 19 and transported to the other end. During this transport, the cherry tomatoes on the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 are measured by a measuring means 20, and the grade is determined based on the results.

[0064] The class discrimination signal is sent to an air sprayer 25, and when the cherry tomatoes discriminated as being of the same class move above a predetermined pool conveyor 21, the air sprayer 25 sprays air to discharge the cherry tomatoes on the fruit and vegetable carrier 1 onto the pool conveyor 21.

[0065] Cherry tomatoes that have passed through all of the pool conveyors 21 without being discharged onto the pool conveyor 21 are discharged onto the non-sorting conveyor 22 and returned to the vibrator 16 by the return transport body 23. The cherry tomatoes returned to the vibrator 16 are again placed on the dispersing and lifting body 17 and sorted in the order described above. [Industrial Applicability]

[0066] The fruit and vegetable tray and automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device of the present application are particularly suitable for sorting relatively bruise-resistant fruit and vegetable such as cherry tomatoes, kabosu, and chestnuts, but can also be used to sort various other fruit and vegetable varieties. [Explanation of symbols]

[0067] 1 Fruit and vegetable carrier 1a Fruit and vegetable placement section 1b Mounting part 1c slope 1d through hole 1e Elliptical recess 1F Central hill 1g High ground on the other side 1h Rear high ground 2 screws 3 Screw fasteners 10 containers 11 Discharge receiving part 12 Inclined plate 13. Raised Body 14 Feed conveyor 15 Dispersion gradient body 16 Vibrating body (fruit and vegetable dispersion means) 17 Dispersed lifting body (fruit and vegetable transfer body) 18 Alignment section 19 Fruit and vegetable transport 20 Measurement methods 21 Pool Conveyor 22 Unsorted conveyor 23 Return conveyor 23a Sliding board 25 Air Injector 26 Fall prevention wall 27 Support material 28 Fall prevention wall 29 Dispersion Guide 30 Support material 31 frames 32 sprockets 33 Conveyor chain (endless traveling body)

Claims

1. A fruit and vegetable carrier includes an attachment part attached to an endless traveling body of an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device, and a fruit and vegetable carrier part on which fruit and vegetables are placed, and the fruit and vegetable carrier conveys the fruit and vegetables on the fruit and vegetable carrier part by the movement of the endless traveling body, The fruit and vegetable plate is plate-shaped, The fruit and vegetable loading section is provided in two pieces at an interval in the traveling direction of the endless traveling body, A central elevated portion higher than both fruit and vegetable mounting portions is provided between the two fruit and vegetable mounting portions, Of the two fruit and vegetable loading sections, a front-side elevated section is provided on the front side of the fruit and vegetable loading section on the front side in the traveling direction, Of the two fruit and vegetable loading sections, a rear elevated section is provided on the rear side of the fruit and vegetable loading section on the rear side in the traveling direction, Each of the two fruit and vegetable mounting sections has a downwardly inclined surface toward the center of each fruit and vegetable mounting section, A positioning portion is provided on the forward side of the inclined surface of each fruit and vegetable loading portion to prevent the fruit and vegetable from rolling. A fruit and vegetable mounting body characterized by the above.

2. The fruit and vegetable carrier according to claim 1, The width dimension of the front-side elevated portion in the front-to-rear direction is the same as the width dimension of the rear-side elevated portion in the front-to-rear direction. A fruit and vegetable mounting body characterized by the above.

3. The fruit and vegetable carrier according to claim 2, The sum of the width dimension of the front-to-rear direction of the front-side high platform and the width dimension of the rear-to-rear direction ... center high platform is the same as the width dimension of the front-to-rear direction of the center high platform. A fruit and vegetable mounting body characterized by the above.

4. The fruit and vegetable carrier according to claim 1, symmetrical in the front-to-back and left-to-right directions; A fruit and vegetable mounting body characterized by the above.

5. In an automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device, a measuring means measures the fruits and vegetables being transported by a fruit and vegetable transport body, classifies the fruits and vegetables, and discharges the classified fruits and vegetables onto a pool conveyor according to the classification results, The fruit and vegetable conveyor includes a vertically rotating endless traveling body and a plurality of fruit and vegetable carriers attached to the endless traveling body, The fruit and vegetable carrier is the fruit and vegetable carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device characterized by the above.

6. The automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device according to claim 5, The fruit and vegetable conveyor is provided with an air jet device that discharges the fruit and vegetables on the fruit and vegetable carrier to the pool conveyor. An automatic fruit and vegetable sorting device characterized by the above.

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