ARTICLE SHIPMENT PREPARING METHOD OF CHINESE CHIVE OR THE LIKE, AND ARTICLE SHIPMENT PREPARING DEVICE OF CHINESE CHIVE OR THE LIKE

To solve such a problem that an article binding diameter is larger than expected, and a bag filling operation of the article after a binding operation is bothersome due to a configuration in which conventionally, two places in an article length direction are held by a holding arm, and an intermediate position of a holding part with the holding arm between the two places is bound by an adhesive tape.SOLUTION: An article shipment preparing method of Chinese chive or the like comprises the steps of: conveying a lateral movement path X in a horizontal direction by placing an article to a U-shaped bucket 10 whose upper portion is open; lowering a vertical movement path Y to a binding position in a state where the article is held at a terminal of the lateral movement path X by a holding arm 18 of the bucket 10; and binding the article with an adhesive tape 32 in a state where an article binding diameter is made to be smaller in diameter than a holding diameter via the holding arm 18 by a fastening device 60.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】従来、物品の長さ方向の２カ所を把持アームにより把持し、２箇所の把持アームによる把持部の中間位置を貼着テープにより結束する構成のため、物品の結束径が思ったより太く、結束作業後の物品の袋詰め作業が面倒であるという課題がある。【解決手段】上部を開放したＵ型形状のバケット１０に物品を載置して水平方向の横移動路Ｘを搬送し、横移動路Ｘの終端にてバケット１０の把持アーム１８により物品を把持した状態で縦移動路Ｙを結束位置まで下降させ、締付装置６０により、把持アーム１８による把持径よりも小径な物品束径にした状態で物品を貼着テープ３２で結束するにら等の物品出荷調製方法。【選択図】 図３