JPH07125846A - Shift transferring mechanism for automatic labelling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effciently carry out label attachment by transferring a transferred article to a succeeding automatic labelling device, keeping the uniformly shifted state in a prescribed direction. CONSTITUTION:In the vicinity of the side part of a transfer body 11a which intermittently transfers a placed article, a plurality of stockers 12a, etc. on which the articles are piled in the vertical direction are arranged in parallel, and a pushing-up mechanism for supporting the article in a vertically movable manner is installed in the lower part of each stocker 12a, etc., and a sucking shifting mechanism 13b which sucks the article at the uppermost rank and horizontally shifts the article to the trabsfer body 11a side is arranged in the upper part of the stocker 12a, etc. On the article which is taken out from the stocker in the forestage and placed on the transfer body 11a, interlocked with the intermittent shift of the transfer body 11a, the article taken out from the stocker in the next stage is placed, shifting the article in the longitudinal direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic labeling device for sticking a label having a trademark, a price, a manufacturing date, etc., to continuously conveyed articles, and particularly to uniformly conveyed articles. The present invention relates to a shift conveyance mechanism of an automatic labeling device that can convey a label to a subsequent automatic labeling device while holding it in a predetermined direction and efficiently perform label sticking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Liquor snacks, sliced ham for retail, etc., which are conventionally known as products packaged in a vacuum pack, enhance the appearance and attention in the supermarkets and retail stores for general consumers. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a plurality of the same pack products a, a, and a are shifted in one direction while being stacked,
A vertically integrated label b, b with a product name or "special sale" or "0 yen for 3 packs" printed on the front and back of the stacked products is a product of one body, so-called staggered pack Manufacturing as product 7 is well known to those skilled in the art. However, when manufacturing the above-mentioned shift pack product 7 (hereinafter referred to as a shift pack), the pack products a, a ... Are arranged on the carrier while confirming the shift intervals one by one, and transferred to the automatic labeling device in the subsequent stage. Therefore, not only the work efficiency is remarkably reduced, but also the deviation of the product becomes non-uniform, which results in a bad looking pack 7 which reduces the product value. It was Therefore, a labeling device dedicated to the above-mentioned shift pack has been proposed, but with this one, although the shift pack can be efficiently formed, it cannot be used for any other purpose and lacks versatility. Since the operation rate is low, it has not spread widely yet.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention was devised in view of the above situation to solve the conventional drawbacks, and the object thereof is an extremely simple structure, The product can be easily displaced at regular intervals, and it is possible to efficiently form a nice-looking displacement pack without degrading the product value, while increasing the operating rate and the versatility of the existing automatic labeling device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shift conveyance mechanism of an automatic labeling device that can improve

[0004]

In order to solve the problems, a technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a stocker in which articles are stacked vertically in the vicinity of a side portion of a carrier for intermittently transferring placed articles. In parallel, a plurality of articles in each of the stockers are sequentially placed on the carrier, a push-up mechanism that supports the articles in a vertically movable manner is provided at the lower portion of the stocker, and at the upper portion of the stocker, An adsorption movement mechanism is provided that adsorbs the topmost article in the stocker and moves laterally to the carrier side, and is connected to the intermittent transfer of the carrier body and is taken out from the previous stage stocker and placed on the carrier body, It is characterized in that the article taken out from the stocker of the next stage is configured to be placed while being shifted in the front-rear direction.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a plurality of products can be easily displaced while maintaining a constant interval, and the displacement pack can be formed smoothly and efficiently.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the first embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 to 4, 1
Is an automatic labeling device, 1a staggered transfer mechanism, and the automatic labeling device 1 includes an article transfer mechanism 3a, 3b in which the transfer bodies 2a, 2b are wound respectively, an upper label attaching mechanism 4a, and a lower label attaching mechanism 4b. Each of the label attaching mechanisms 4a and 4b is configured to wind a strip-shaped mount (not shown) having a plurality of vertically long labels continuously attached to the delivery wheels 5a and 5b, and to deliver it to the attachment area 6 and the attachment area. The carrier 2a, 2b is intermittently driven to drive the carrier 2a, 2b linked to the label feeding to the carrier 6.
The vertically elongated labels b, b are attached to the upper and lower areas of the pack products a, a ... Placed on the b to form the shift pack products 7, 7.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the shift conveying mechanism 1a has a four-frame frame-shaped main frame 10 fixedly mounted on top of support columns 9 and 9 standing on the moving rollers 8 and 8. A support frame 11 having a U-shaped cross section in which a carrier 11a is suspended is horizontally provided in the main frame 10, and packers a, a ... Are stacked vertically on the stockers 12a, 12b on one side of the carrier 11a. 12c are installed side by side,
Further, on the upper part of the main frame 10, there are separately provided suction moving mechanisms 13 for sucking the pack products a, a ... Of the stockers 12a, 12b, 12c and placing them on the transport body 11a, and the shift transport mechanism is provided. 1a is configured.

The stockers 12a, 12b, 12c
Each of the hollow prisms is formed by opening one surface thereof, and a push-up mechanism 16 having a push-up plate 15 attached to the upper end of the retractable rod 14 is arranged at each lower portion thereof, and is pushed by an internal drive unit. Packed products a, a supported on the raising plate 15 ...
Is pushed up by a control signal from the control section 17 arranged on the upper part of the main frame 10.

Further, an intermittent drive mechanism 18 having a stepping motor built therein is disposed on the transport start end side of the transport body 11a, and the drive shaft 18a is rotatably driven by the intermittent drive signal from the control section 17 to transport the transport shaft. The pack products a, a ... On the body 11a are configured to be intermittently transferred to the terminal end side of the transfer by a required transfer movement.

On the other hand, each suction moving mechanism 13 has a base portion 13
a and a moving body portion 13b that linearly moves in the base portion 13a. At the lower part of the moving body portion 13b, a suction surface 19a is provided on each of the stockers 12a, 12b, 12a.
A suction disk 19 attached to the upper surface of c is attached. In addition, 20 is a power relay board that supplies drive power to each mechanism under the control of the control unit 17, and 21 is the suction moving mechanism 13.
The vacuum pump mechanism is connected to the suction plate 19 of FIG.

In order to form the shift pack 7 of the pack products a, a ... By driving the shift conveying mechanism 1a and the automatic labeling device 1 in the above-mentioned structure, first, the stockers 12a, 12b, 12c Packed product a,
When the power switch of the control unit 17 is turned on after stacking a predetermined number of a ..., Power is supplied from the power relay board 20 to each mechanism, and each mechanism is held in an operation standby state.

Next, when the start switch of the control unit 17 is turned on, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the retractable rods 14 of the push-up mechanism 16 are respectively moved upward, and the pack products a stacked on the push-up plate 15 are stacked. , A ... are the stockers 12a, 12b, 12
When the uppermost pack product a, a is pushed up along the inner wall of c and comes into contact with the suction surface 19a of the suction plate 19,
The vacuum pump mechanism 21 is driven so that the upper surfaces of the uppermost pack products a and a are adsorbed to the adsorption disc 19. Then, when the moving body portion 13b of the suction moving mechanism 13 laterally moves to a position above the carrier 11a along the base portion 13a while the sucked disc 19 is sucking the pack products a, a, the sucked disc 1 is moved.
The suction operation of 9 is released, and the pack product a is conveyed by the carrier 11a.
It will be dropped and placed on top.

Here, adsorption of the above-mentioned pack product a → movement →
As shown in FIG. 5B, the placing operation is sequentially performed for each stocker 12a, 12b, 12c. That is,
The pack product a taken out from the stocker 12a and placed on the carrier 11a is forwarded from the distance L between the axes A and B between the suction cups 19 and 19 of each stocker by the intermittent transfer control of the carrier 11a. After being conveyed to a position deviated by L ′ and stopped, the pack product a taken out from the stocker 12b of the next stage in the same manner as described above is separated from the axis A of the suction plate 19 of the previous stage by an L position. Suction cup 19
Is dropped onto the carrier 11a, and is placed at a position shifted backward by L ′ from the previously placed pack product a.

Next, each of the pack products a, a, which are placed in a shifted manner as described above, is conveyed by L + L 'from the stocker 12c in the subsequent stage to the position of the axis C of the suction plate 19 for taking out the pack product, and at that position. Similarly, the next suction plate 19
The pack product a taken out from the stocker 12c at a position separated from the axis B of the product L by L falls on the carrier 11a, and the pack product a is shifted from the pack product a to L ′.
It is placed at a position shifted only backward. After that, the pack products a, a, and a that are placed on the slide as described above are transferred to the carrier 1.
The carrier 2a of the automatic labeling apparatus 1 in the next step by 1a
, And the predetermined vertical labels b, b are affixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the pack products a, a, a, which are placed in a shifted manner, and then transferred as a shifted pack product 7, 7 ... Will be transferred.

During the repeated operations of sucking, moving, and placing the pack products a, a ...
When the pack products a, a ... Stacked in the b, 12c are brought into contact with each other due to dew condensation or the weight of the upper pack product, as shown in FIG. The succeeding pack product a remains attached and floats up. The lifted up succeeding pack product a is stored in each of the stockers 12a, 12b, 12c as the moving body portion 13b of the suction moving mechanism 13 moves laterally. Is locked to the inner wall D on the side of the carrier 11a and is separated from the back surface of the preceding pack product a by sliding in the lateral direction, so that the double mounting of the pack product a placed on the carrier 11a is performed. Is prevented from occurring.

Therefore, the shift placement of the pack products a, a ... Can be completely automated by suppressing the contact between the pack products due to dew condensation or the like, and the shift placement position can be kept constant. While reducing the burden on the operator involved in the work of placing the pack product a and improving the work efficiency, while stabilizing the label sticking work,
It is possible to smoothly and surely form a uniform shift pack product 7 without variation, and to enhance the commercial value of the shift pack.

[0017]

In summary, according to the present invention, a plurality of stockers in which articles are vertically stacked are juxtaposed in the vicinity of a side portion of a carrier for intermittently transferring placed articles, and the articles in each of the stockers are placed in parallel. When sequentially placed on the carrier, a lowering part of the stocker is provided with a push-up mechanism for vertically moving the article, and an upper part of the stocker sucks the uppermost article in the stocker. Adopting a suction movement mechanism that moves laterally on the side of the transporter, linked to intermittent transfer of the transporter, picked up from the stocker of the previous stage and placed on the transporter, the article taken out from the stocker of the next stage is fed back and forth. Since it is configured to be placed in a staggered manner, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome work of arranging products on the carrier while checking the staggering intervals one by one, while shifting the articles while shifting them. Can be easily automated at regular intervals, and it is possible to prevent stacking articles from sticking to each other due to dew condensation, etc., and make a nice-looking shift pack without reducing the commercial value. It is possible to improve both reliability and work efficiency of staggered placement, and it is possible to divert an existing or general-purpose automatic labeling device as it is, without separately preparing a labeling device dedicated to the staggering pack. The present invention has a very useful new effect that the operating rate of the automatic labeling device itself can be increased and versatility can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view with partial omission showing an arrangement of a shift conveyance mechanism.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the same shift conveyance mechanism.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged right side view of the shift conveyance mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged left side view of the above.

FIG. 5A is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the suction movement mechanism. (B) It is an action explanatory view showing an operation of the offset placement.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing the relationship between the suction moving mechanism and the stocker.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a pack product. (B) It is a perspective view of a shift pack product.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Labeling Device 1a Shifting Transfer Mechanism 7 Shifting Pack Product 11a Transporter 12a Stocker 12b Stocker 12c Stocker 13 Adsorption Moving Mechanism 16 Pushing Mechanism a Packed Product

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Office reference number FI technical display area B65G 59/04

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of stockers in which articles are vertically stacked are juxtaposed in the vicinity of a side portion of a conveyor for intermittently transferring the placed articles, and the articles in the stockers are sequentially placed on the conveyor. In the lower part of the stocker, there is provided a push-up mechanism for vertically moving the stocker, and in the upper part of the stocker, the uppermost product in the stocker is adsorbed to move laterally toward the carrier. A mechanism is provided to link the intermittent transfer of the transporter and to place the product removed from the stocker of the next stage on the transporter in the front-rear direction on the product taken out of the stocker of the previous stage and placed on the transporter. The shifting transport mechanism of the automatic labeling device characterized by the above.