CN104058122A - Drop assistance apparatus, filler system, and filling assistance method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a drop assistance apparatus, a filler system, and a filling assistance method. The drop assistance apparatus (50) includes a slider (52) over which an object slides down and a catch and hold assembly (54) catching and holding the object sliding down over the slider (52) in cooperation with the slider (52). The catch and hold assembly (54) includes a catch and hold member (56) catching and holding the object so as to support the same from below in cooperation with an inclined surface of the slider (52), a support member (58) supporting the catch and hold member (56) so as to catch and hold the object and moving in a direction away from the slider (52), and a force application member (62) applying rotational force biasing toward the slider (52) to the catch and hold member (56). The catch and hold member (56) is rotatably supported by the support member (58) so that the object is caught and held by the catch and hold member (56) as the force application member (62) applies the rotational force biasing toward the slider (52).

Description

Fall auxiliary device, fill system and fill householder method

Technical field

The present invention relates to suppress falling auxiliary device, fill system and filling householder method of speed that object falls in the device of the objects such as agricultural and animal products, industrial parts landing on slide unit.

Background technology

Quantity-produced agricultural and animal products, industrial parts etc. are to market circulation or before paying client or carry by delivery system in process of production.For example, agricultural and animal products, packaged before market circulation, are now also carried packaged on one side on one side by delivery system.In addition, industrial parts is assembled by Detroit automation when producing, Yi Bian now also carried and assembled by delivery system on one side.

In such delivery system, have and make object (agricultural and animal products, the industrial parts etc.) landing that will carry and the landing portion (slide unit) that it is carried.For example, as the egg of one of agricultural and animal products sometimes from be produced in hen house to be filled to transport use pallet during utilize the drop movements of egg that direction is adjusted to and makes major axis along the state of vertical direction, and with the spacing of pallet mutually suitable be filled into pallet.

As such filling device, there is patent documentation 1(Japanese kokai publication hei 5-193732 communique) filling device (vertical transport and feedway) of the egg recorded.In this filling device, the clamping components (control refers to) moving along the egg of landing on slide unit clamps egg collaboratively with slide unit, thus the speed of the egg of restriction landing.In addition, clamping components near the end of slide unit away from slide unit, thereby clamping components has the state liberation of egg from clamping, egg is fallen towards pallet.And clamping components by being located at the direction rotation of the haunched member in the path that clamping components moves to clamping egg, further reduces the speed that egg falls when away from slide unit.

Therefore, the speed of egg landing is restricted to the moving velocity of clamping components, and egg, when clamping components discharges, is filled into pallet the Speed Reduction falling.

But, if haunched member is set in the path of clamping components, there is the problem that hinders moving of clamping components and cause filling device et out of order.In addition, at haunched member, be located in the mechanism in path of clamping components, have problem as follows: haunched member must be made into the speed of fall that makes clamping components suitably reduce object, and haunched member is complicated to the installation of filling device.

Summary of the invention

the problem that invention will solve

The present invention completes in view of the above problems, and its object is to utilize easy structure that object is fallen gradually.

for the scheme of dealing with problems

One of the present invention falls auxiliary device and has at least one slide unit and at least one clamping assembly.At least one slide unit has the dip plane that makes object landing, and the object after landing is delivered to subsequent processing.At least one clamping assembly is on one side clamped in collaboratively with dip plane the bearing of trend that the object of dip plane landing extends along dip plane on one side and moves, and the object being held is fallen.Clamping assembly comprises clamping components, supporting member and force application component.Clamping components has the clamping face relative with dip plane, to be clamped in the object of dip plane landing from the mode of supported underneath by dip plane and clamping face.Supporting member is for supporting clamping face and moving to the direction away from slide unit, to discharge the object of clamping in the bottom of dip plane.Force application component is for giving and make clamping components towards the rotational force of slide unit clamping components.The clamping face of clamping components with the interval between dip plane and clamping face along with the mode of constriction downward and is gradually configured to have gradient with respect to dip plane.Clamping components is supported on supporting member in the mode that can rotate, to can change the gradient of this clamping components.

Adopt one of the present invention to fall auxiliary device, utilize with the dip plane of slide unit and in the mode from supported underneath object, be clamped in collaboratively the speed of clamping components restriction landing of the object of slide unit landing.Clamping components is supported on supporting member in the mode that can rotate, utilizes force application component to give and make clamping components towards the rotational force of slide unit clamping components, thus clamping object.

Supporting member has the state of object to move to the direction away from slide unit from clamping, thereby clamping components also moves to the direction away from slide unit, releasing object thing.Now, utilize force application component to continue clamping components to give and make clamping components towards the rotational force of slide unit, thus clamping components away from slide unit, and releasing object thing gradually.Therefore, falling auxiliary device can utilize easy structure that object is slowly fallen.

Fill system of the present invention be have above-mentioned fall auxiliary device, for egg being filled into the fill system of pallet, this fill system comprises direction adjustment device and tray conveying device.Direction adjustment device for change the egg being transferred major axis direction and egg is dropped to fall auxiliary device.Tray conveying device is for supplying with the accommodating container of filling from falling auxiliary device reception egg.

Adopt fill system of the present invention, change to using the major axis of egg as the direction of the major axis of the egg of lateral transfer and this egg is slowly dropped to and fall auxiliary device, can towards state longitudinally, egg be received into accommodating container with major axis.

Filling householder method of the present invention is the filling householder method that falls auxiliary device, and this falls auxiliary device and comprises: slide unit, and it is delivered to subsequent processing for making object landing by this object; Clamping components, itself and slide unit are clamped in the object of slide unit landing collaboratively; And force application component, it makes clamping components towards the rotational force of slide unit for clamping components is given, so that clamping components clamps object from below, wherein, this filling householder method comprises the following steps.Utilize slide unit and clamping components clamping object.Clamping components is moved to the direction away from slide unit.

Adopt filling householder method of the present invention, utilize with the dip plane of slide unit and in the mode from supported underneath object, be clamped in collaboratively the speed of clamping components restriction landing of the object of slide unit landing.Clamping components is supported on supporting member in the mode that can rotate, utilizes force application component to give and make clamping components towards the rotational force of slide unit clamping components, thus clamping object.Supporting member has the state of object to move to the direction away from slide unit from clamping, thereby clamping components also moves to the direction away from slide unit, releasing object thing.Now, utilize force application component to continue clamping components to give and make clamping components towards the rotational force of slide unit, thus clamping components away from slide unit, and releasing object thing gradually.Therefore, falling auxiliary device can utilize easy structure that object is slowly fallen.

Adopt the present invention, can make object slowly fall.

Above-mentioned and other objects, feature, aspect and advantage basis of the present invention following describe obviously understood associated with accompanying drawing of the present invention.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the block diagram that fill system of the present invention is shown.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram that is illustrated in the accommodating container using in fill system of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the birds-eye view that the direction adjustment device of the fill system in Fig. 1 is shown.

Fig. 4 amplifies the local birds-eye view that the direction adjustment device in Fig. 3 is shown.

Fig. 5 is the part of the direction adjustment device in enlarged drawing 3 side view schematic describing for the action that egg is fallen.

Fig. 6 amplifies the local block diagram that the direction adjustment device in Fig. 3 is shown.

Fig. 7 is the terminal part of the direction adjustment device in enlarged drawing 3 for egg being changed to the approximate vertical view that nyctitropic action describes.

Fig. 8 is terminal part the approximate vertical view for the action of egg inclination attitude is described of the direction adjustment device in enlarged drawing 3.

Fig. 9 is the block diagram that amplifies the upper pushed section that the direction adjustment device in Fig. 3 is shown.

Figure 10 is the block diagram that falls the action falling in auxiliary device that the fill system of egg in Fig. 1 is shown.

Figure 11 is the block diagram that falls auxiliary device that the fill system in Fig. 1 is shown.

Figure 12 amplifies the block diagram that falls auxiliary device that the fill system in Fig. 1 is shown.

Figure 13 is the block diagram that the clamping assembly that falls auxiliary device in Figure 11 is shown, and (A) of Figure 13 is the positive block diagram that clamping assembly is mainly shown, and (B) of Figure 13 is the block diagram that the back side of clamping assembly is mainly shown.

Figure 14 amplifies the lateral plan that the clamping assembly in Figure 13 is shown.

Figure 15 is the side view schematic that the track of the annular trace body that falls auxiliary device in Figure 11 is shown.

Figure 16 is the diagrammatic side view that the action that falls auxiliary device in Figure 11 is shown.

Figure 17 is the diagrammatic side view that auxiliary device clamps egg and makes the action of egg landing that falls illustrating in Figure 16.

Figure 18 is for Figure 16 fallen to auxiliary device discharges egg and diagrammatic side view that action that egg falls is described.

Figure 19 is the block diagram that the feedway in Fig. 1 is shown.

Figure 20 is the schematic top plan view of carrying the action of accommodating container to describe for the feedway to Figure 19, (A) of Figure 20 is the schematic diagram that the central mode that is sticked in accommodating container with drive disk assembly is carried accommodating container, and (B) of Figure 20 is the schematic diagram that the mode that is sticked in the inner side of accommodating container with drive disk assembly is carried accommodating container.

The specific embodiment

Fill system to embodiments of the present invention describes.In the following description, utilize preferred embodiment, use accompanying drawing to describe the fill system that a large amount of egg E are filled into accommodating container.

［ fill system ］

As shown in Figure 1, the fill system S1 of embodiments of the present invention is filled into by the egg E giving birth at hen house accommodating container T(Fig. 2 that the such plan view shape of pallet is rectangle) the agricultural wrapping machine of what is called.As agricultural wrapping machine in the past, for example, the fill system that exists Japanese kokai publication hei 5-8851 communique to record.

As shown in Figure 2, accommodating container T makes plan view shape form rectangle, and is formed with a plurality of standing shape portion.Accommodating container T utilization is one of tetragonal four standing shape portions formation and takes in a Tz.Take in a reticulation that forms n row * m capable (n, m are ordinal number), in respectively taking in a Tz, take in respectively an egg E, thereby fill a plurality of egg E to accommodating container T.

In the present embodiment, as accommodating container, the American pallet of taking in a Tz that planar shaped is become square and has six row * five-element describes, and has the various pallets that are known as die shoe dish, assembling tray etc. in pallet.Also there is the pallet that for example TOHKEMY 2003-276779 communique is recorded.

Referring again to Fig. 1, fill system S1 is connected in distribution system S2, receives the egg E utilizing after distribution system S2 distributes, and egg E is filled in accommodating container T with the state of adjusting after direction.As distribution system, the distribution adjustment System (device) that for example has No. 5055483 communique of Japanese Patent to record.

The accommodating container T that is filled with egg E is delivered to the next operation of fill system S1, packaged, keeping, transportation etc.Distribution system S2 in the most advanced and sophisticated side that makes egg E towards left and right directions (direction substantially vertical with throughput direction (direction of arrow a)) even any one state major axis under the left and right directions state of (laterally), Yi Bian using major axis on one side, as centre of gration, make egg E rotation towards fill system S1 conveying egg E.

Fill system S1 has direction adjustment device 10, falls auxiliary device 50 and tray conveying device 80.Direction adjustment device 10 is carried a plurality of egg E with multiple row, at its end so that the tip of egg E mode downward falls egg E.Fall the auxiliary egg E that adjusts direction and fall of auxiliary device 50.The accommodating container T that tray conveying device 80 is filled the egg E for being assisted and falling is delivered to the position that receives egg E.

The direction adjustment device 10 of fill system S1, fall auxiliary device 50, tray conveying device 80 and tray supply apparatus 90 and move synchronously with one another, in ideal conditions, utilizing egg E that direction adjustment device 10 transports with six row to be filled into six row with each capable state that does not produce vacancy takes in a Tz.Afterwards, the next one that the accommodating container T that is filled with egg E by fill system S1 is delivered to fill system with the state all taking in a Tz and the be filled with egg E operation of awaiting orders.

［ direction adjustment device ］

As shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3～Fig. 9, direction adjustment device 10 comprises: delivery section 12, and it is for receiving egg E from distribution system S2, and forwards (direction of arrow a) carries egg E; Upper pushed section 14, it is for upwards pushing away the egg E transporting near the end in delivery section 12; And guide portion 16, it is located at the end of delivery section 12, for the egg E of the state upwards being postponed by upper pushed section 14 is guided to and falls auxiliary device 50.

Delivery section 12 is in the past known roller bar type conveyer in the present embodiment.As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3, delivery section 12 has six row landlines 18.Each landline 18 receives the egg E that utilizes distribution system S2 to distribute so that the state of long axis left and right directions forwards (direction of arrow a) carry successively a plurality of egg E.Each landline 18 has at the first-class spaced a plurality of rollers 20 of fore-and-aft direction, and roller 20 adjacent on the left and right directions of each delivery section 12 is run through by the 1st bar-shaped shaft component 22.

Delivery section 12 also has a pair of the 1st annular trace body 19(of the both sides that are disposed at six row landlines 18 with reference to Fig. 5) and make the 1st drive source (not shown) of the 1st annular trace body 19 rotation.A pair of the 1st annular trace body 19 is configured to be formed on the frame (with reference to Fig. 5) of the runway shape extending on throughput direction, utilize the 1st drive source form runway shape around track and be rotated.Distribution system S2 distributes a plurality of egg E, to supply with egg E to each landline of direction adjustment device 10 equably.

The two ends of the 1st shaft component 22 are mode and a pair of the 1st annular trace body 19 combinations rotating respectively.And delivery section 12 has the guiding piece 24 of the both sides that are disposed at six row landlines 18.Guiding piece 24 is along around locus guiding the 1st shaft component 22.

For delivery section 12, a pair of the 1st annular trace body 19 is rotated, thus the 1st shaft component 22 moving, revolving round the sun around track along the 1st annular trace body 19.Each guiding piece 24 is arranged on the upside around track of the 1st annular trace body 19 accordingly, the 1st shaft component 22 contacts on one side forwards (direction of arrow a) on one side and moves with the upper surface of guiding piece 24, and rotates, is rotation to the identical hand of rotation of the hand of rotation around track with the 1st annular trace body 19 (direction of the arrow b of Fig. 5).

Thus, Yi Bian the 1st shaft component 22 one side moving and revolving round the sun around track along the 1st annular trace body 19.In addition, the 1st shaft component 22 is due to the mode rotating and the 1st annular trace body 19 combinations, therefore to identical hand of rotation rotation.Roller 20 is owing to being linked to the 1st shaft component 22, be therefore accompanied by the revolution of the 1st shaft component 22 and revolve round the sun, and be accompanied by the 1st shaft component 22 certainly then carry out rotation.

As shown in Figure 4, each landline 18 is at the egg E of adjacent pair of rolls 20 supportings on fore-and-aft direction of the upside utilization around track, and egg E is forwards carried in the revolution that is accompanied by roller 20.Each roller 20 forms the bobbin shape (with reference to Fig. 8) that a pair of discoideus member 28 forms is installed at the two ends of cylindrical element.Egg E is transferred pair of rolls adjacent in direction 20 supportings (with reference to Fig. 3) with major axis along the state of left and right directions.

Due to each roller 20 rotations, Yi Bian so egg E using major axis as rotation axis to the contrary direction of the hand of rotation with each roller (direction of the arrow c of Fig. 5) on one side rotation be accompanied by the movement of each roller and forwards carried.If egg E is usingd major axis and is rotated as rotation axis, this egg E has towards the characteristic of advancing towards most advanced and sophisticated long axis direction from blunt end.Therefore, on the roller 20 of online shape shaft, the egg E of rotation, towards advancing towards most advanced and sophisticated long axis direction from blunt end, gets over the state of the discoideus member 28 of top roll 20 and is forwards carried with tip.

In the present embodiment, in roller, use the bobbin roller of bobbin shape, but also can replace this situation and use in the past known drum shape, so-called barrel-type roller (shape of the paraboloid of revolution).In addition,, by utilizing bobbin roller to carry egg E, can make an egg E side of close roller reliably.

As shown in Figure 3, upper pushed section 14 has corresponding with six row landlines six and above pushes away member 30 and run through six the 2nd shaft component 32(that above push away member 30 with reference to Fig. 9 along left and right directions).As shown in Figure 9, on each, push away member 30 and there are four the piece 30b of each extension that run through by the 2nd shaft component 32 and there is the criss-cross matrix 30a of the extension extending to four direction and be installed on the cross of matrix 30a.

As shown in Figure 9, matrix 30a utilizes slab-shaped to become cross shape, and the bottom surface of piece 30b and upper surface form the pentagonal prism of pedestal shape.By to matrix 30a mounting blocks 30b, on each, push away member 30 and when left and right directions is observed, be the gear shape equally spaced with four protrusion 30A.

The 2nd shaft component 32 is linked to the 1st drive source, with the 1st annular trace body 19 and then with roller 20, synchronously rotates.On each, push away member 30 and be disposed at protrusion 30A and synchronously rotate from position outstanding between roller 20 and with roller 20, thereby between the roller 20 of continuous moving, push away successively upward egg E(with reference to Fig. 5).As shown in Figure 8, above push away member 30 by protrusion 30A is tilted for most advanced and sophisticated side state (with reference to Fig. 8) downward from the outstanding egg E that makes between pair of rolls 20.

In the present embodiment, above push away member 30 and be assembled into by matrix 30a and piece 30b, but also can be formed integratedly by a block of material.For example, also can form on left and right directions thinner tabular.In addition, as long as upper pushed section 14 can tilt its posture by pushing upward egg E, can be also other structures.For example, can be also rod member with the such mechanism that pumps of the mode from outstanding between pair of rolls.

As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, guide portion 16 is located near the end of each landline 18, and has accordingly six guide structures 34 and the coupling member 36 that links guide structure 34 with six row landlines.Each guide structure 34 has a pair of directing plate 40.A pair of directing plate 40 be configured to by the transport path of the egg E carrying on each landline 18 every the mode middle on left and right directions toward each other.

Directing plate 40 be configured near the end of landline 18 with most advanced and sophisticated side butt by above pushing away the egg E after member 30 tilts posture.Thus, guide structure 34 and the local butt of most advanced and sophisticated side by above pushing away member 30 and make the egg E of the most advanced and sophisticated state towards oliquely downward, the egg E after guiding butt falls from most advanced and sophisticated side.

As shown in Figure 5, directing plate 40 is formed by the 1st tabular component 40 with fan-shaped plane, and the path being transported to till falling along egg E is arcuation extension.Thus, a pair of directing plate 40 guiding make the egg E after posture tilts by above pushing away member 30, and this egg E tip is downward fallen.

As above, in landline 18, as shown in Figure 7, in utilization, push away member 30 and push away upward the substantial middle (with reference to Fig. 8) that is transported near the egg E end of this landline 18, the posture of the egg E that substantial middle is upwards postponed tilts for the tilted direction of most advanced and sophisticated side between the place ahead and below.Part and the guide structure 34 of the most advanced and sophisticated side of the egg E after posture is tilted, be the leader 40a butt of directing plate 40.

Make egg E and leader 40a butt after posture tilts, thus the power of bearing arrow k.If using the major axis of egg as benchmark, the power of arrow k can be decomposed into the power with respect to the power of the arrow k1 in the normal direction of the imaginary line l parallel with major axis and the arrow k2 in tangential direction.The power of the arrow k1 at the contact place contacting with directing plate 40 becomes makes the most advanced and sophisticated side of egg E towards the rotational force in the place ahead.Thereby, while bearing the power of arrow k, egg E falls along leader 40a, therefore under the effect of the power of arrow k1, most advanced and sophisticatedly towards the place ahead, fall.Thus, egg E makes tip downward at the end of landline 18.

Egg E falls along induction part 40b from leader 40a.Therefore, egg E under the effect of leader 40a, make most advanced and sophisticated downward and the slide unit that falls auxiliary device 50 52 inductions that illustrated afterwards, thereby egg E with tip reliably state downward by slide unit 52, received.

In the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, a pair of directing plate 40 is configured to the transport path of egg E every in centre, and with near the part (falling the downstream in path) that falls auxiliary device 50 the closer to the mode of the transport path of egg E, the mode towards the inner side of each landline 18 bends at the imaginary line i place shown in single-point line.

With respect to imaginary line and the nearer part of delivery section 12, as the leader 40a downward of the tip for making egg E, play a role, in addition, with respect to imaginary line i with fall the nearer part of auxiliary device 50 and play a role as the induction part 40b that the egg E towards the place ahead is induced to the slide unit described later 52 that falls auxiliary device 50 by tip.

Directing plate 40 is bent into mild curved surface, so that the boundary between leader 40a and induction part 40b is not obvious.In addition also can bend by giving angle, so that border is obvious.

By the transport path of egg E in a pair of directing plate 40 in centre, the interval of relative leader 40a is made as larger than the diameter of the long axis direction of egg E, the interval on the top of induction part 40b is made as less than the diameter of the long axis direction of egg E, and is the interval larger than the diameter vertical with long axis direction.Therefore, a pair of induction part 40b forms the interval that cannot pass through under the state of left and right directions at the major axis that makes egg E.In addition can adjust, relative leader 40a, the induction part 40b interval separately of a pair of directing plate 40.

In the present embodiment, the leader 40a of each directing plate 40 is configured to along the face vertical with left and right directions.And one group of adjacent directing plate 40 of adjacent landline 18 makes the face in outside of landline 18 bonded to each other at its leader 40a.Thus, one group of adjacent directing plate 40 forms the plate-like portion being placed vertically with left and right directions at leader 40a.In addition, directing plate 40 also can be configured to along the face that direction tilts to the left and right.

Because each guide structure 34 forms, can take off and link by coupling member 36 from delivery section 12, the guide portion 16 therefore with a plurality of guide structures 34 can be taken off in the lump from delivery section 12.Thus, while cleaning, can easily take off guide portion 16 near to the end of delivery section 12, therefore improve maintainability.In addition, guide portion 16 is because contacting easily and polluted with egg E, if guide portion is easily taken off, also transfiguration is easy in the cleaning of guide portion 16.

Directing plate is in the present embodiment by lower with egg E friction and form at the stainless steel material of excellence aspect health, but also can utilize other materials to form.But the directing plate of most advanced and sophisticated institute butt may adhere to content in the situation that egg E breaks.Therefore, preferably directing plate is formed by the stainless steel material in excellence aspect health.In addition, directing plate, as long as guiding makes it fall in tip mode downward by above pushing away member to make the egg E after posture tilts, can be also other shapes.

In addition, guide structure is not limited to directing plate, can be also other members that guide by the most advanced and sophisticated butt with egg E.For example, guide portion can be both the so crooked rod member of most advanced and sophisticated guide rail of guiding egg E, also can form in addition and make a plurality of columned rollers along the most advanced and sophisticated guide reel that the rotation guiding egg E of roller was arranged and utilized in path that falls of egg E.

In addition, in the present embodiment, delivery section 12 has six row landlines 18, but has the delivery section 12 of at least one row.Each delivery section 12 is to utilize a plurality of rollers 20 to carry the roller bar type conveyer of egg E, as long as but can along the mode of left and right directions, carry with the major axis of egg E, can be also other conveyers.In this case, if upper pushed section 14 also can from the transport path of conveyer, push away upward egg E and make its posture tilt for tip downward, as long as guide portion 16 can guide egg E and it is fallen in tip mode downward.

As above, the direction adjustment device of present embodiment comprises: at least one landline, and it,, so that the major axis of egg descends forwards to carry a plurality of eggs towards the either party's of left and right directions state, and makes egg fall endways; On push away member, it is located near the end of each landline, by above push away the substantial middle of the egg of carrying in each landline, egg is tilted for the most advanced and sophisticated state towards oliquely downward; And guide structure, it is located near the above-mentioned end of each landline, with the local butt of most advanced and sophisticated side that makes the egg E of the most advanced and sophisticated state towards oliquely downward by upper pushed section, and guides the egg E of butt and it is fallen from most advanced and sophisticated side.

Yet, in egg, exist to be used in the table egg of culinary art and for the production of the hatching egg of chicken.These eggs are filled into pallet and betransported, manage after chicken is laid eggs.For example, in the production process of hatching egg, a large amount of eggs of carrying a large amount of chickens to produce from hen house, are accommodated in the special container that is known as assembling tray.

Egg E has the smaller tip of curvature and the larger blunt end of ratio of curvature, and the imaginary axis that links the top of most advanced and sophisticated side and the top of blunt end side is known as major axis.Conventionally, air chamber is positioned at the blunt end side of egg.In order to make hatching egg easily carry out the gas exchange of the embryo in hatching egg via air chamber, in blunt end mode upward, be filled into assembling tray.In addition, be not limited to hatching egg, for table egg, also so that the stronger most advanced and sophisticated side of the intensity of eggshell down, so that blunt end side mode is upward filled into American pallet.

But egg E, before being filled into pallet, easily utilizes conveyer etc. to using major axis is carried as horizontal state in order to make to carry.Therefore,, even for so that blunt end state major axis is upward filled into pallet towards the state of above-below direction (longitudinally) by egg E, the posture that need to change egg E makes it consistent.

As such blunt end that makes egg E, unanimously carry out upward the device of the direction adjustment of egg E, the direction adjustment device that for example exists Japanese kokai publication hei 5-8851 communique to record.This direction adjustment device comprises for delivery of the 1st delivery section of egg with at the end of the 1st delivery section and receives the egg falling and then the 2nd delivery section of carrying egg E.

The 1st landline is become by roller bar type transfer unit, utilizes pair of rolls adjacent on fore-and-aft direction that egg is retained as to major axis and carries from back to front towards left and right directions state ground.The 1st delivery section comprises: above push away member, it pushes away the substantial middle of the left and right directions of the egg being transferred near the end of the 1st delivery section between pair of rolls; And pushing member, its towards throughput direction, be the most advanced and sophisticated side of the egg E after the place ahead pushing central authorities are lifted.Above push away member to lift the substantial middle of the egg E being transferred and egg E is tilted for most advanced and sophisticated side state downward.

Pushing member pushes forward the tip of the egg E tilting by above pushing away member with the speed higher than the delivery speed of egg E.As pushing member, the tabular component rotating in order forwards to push the tip of egg E and the drive element that tabular component is rotated are located near the end of conveyer.In addition, in order to adjust the power of pushing egg, pushing member consists of elastic body.

Adopt the structure of direction adjustment device in the past, near the egg E being transported to the end of the 1st landline lifts its central authorities by lifting member, make posture tilt for tip downward.Egg E utilizes pushing member forwards to push most advanced and sophisticated side under the state making after posture tilts, while make tip arrive the end of the 1st landline towards the place ahead, falls.Therefore, egg E falls with its tip state down and is received by the 2nd landline.Thus, egg E carries by the 2nd landline under blunt end state upward, from the 2nd landline, moves to pallet, with its blunt end state upward, is filled into pallet.

But in the direction adjustment device of citing document 1, due to the pushing member with drive element being set in the 1st landline, therefore the structure of device is extremely complicated.

The direction adjustment device that adopts present embodiment, identical with direction adjustment device in the past, be located at and above push away the substantial middle that member above pushes away near the egg E end that is transported to landline near the end of landline.But in the direction adjustment device of present embodiment, with respect to direction adjustment in the past, egg E makes posture tilt for state downward of most advanced and sophisticated side and make most advanced and sophisticated side be connected to the guide structure of the end that is arranged on landline.Thus, guide structure guides egg E and it is fallen with tip state downward.Therefore, in the direction adjustment device of present embodiment, also can by the direction of egg E from tip towards the state of left and right directions (major axis for laterally) change into tip downward the state of (major axis for longitudinally) adjust the direction of egg E.

Adopt the direction adjustment device of present embodiment, owing to can utilizing the static guide structure that is fixed on landline to carry out the direction adjustment of egg, the such dynamic component of pushing member that therefore, need to not move by drive element in the end setting of landline in order to adjust direction.Thus, the structure of direction adjustment device becomes simple and easy, can cheap ground generator, and the maintenance of device also transfiguration is easy.

［ falling auxiliary device ］

As shown in Figure 10～Figure 12, fall auxiliary device 50 and comprise: at least one slide unit 52, the egg E that it falls for being received in the end of direction adjustment device 10, makes the E landing of this egg and this egg E is delivered to accommodating container T(subsequent processing); A plurality of clamping assemblies 54, itself and each slide unit 52 clamps egg E collaboratively; And the 2nd annular trace body 55, it moves for making respectively to clamp assembly 54.

In the present embodiment, fall auxiliary device 50 and six row landlines 18 have six slide units 52 accordingly.Each slide unit 52 when observing from side with respect to the slightly linearly extension of state of low dip of vertical.A plurality of slide units 52 when from forward observation along left and right directions alignment arrangements, to receive egg E from the end of each landline 18.

In the present embodiment, the column pitch of landline 18 (spacing of left and right directions) is larger than the spacing of the left and right directions of the accommodating container T filling for egg E.Thus, the spacing fit of the conveying Width of the top of a plurality of slide units 52 and delivery section 12, the spacing fit of the bottom of a plurality of slide units and accommodating container T.That is, a plurality of slide units 52 configure in the narrower mode of spacing more on the lower.

Slide unit 52 can change by changing the angle of its left and right directions the spacing on top and the spacing of bottom of slide unit 52.Therefore, in the situation that in the closely spaced situation of the left and right directions of the gap ratio accommodating container of the left and right directions of landline 18 or the spacing of left and right directions of landline and the spacing of the left and right directions of accommodating container equate also can tackle.

Each slide unit 52 have from corresponding landline 18 receive egg E top, with top mutually continuously and make the landing portion of the egg E landing that receives and continuous and the egg E of landing is delivered to the bottom of accommodating container mutually with landing portion, this slide unit 52 forms a semicircular cylinder shape.Thus, slide unit 52 has with the shape of egg E and bends to accordingly the sliding surface that is U-shaped and makes egg E landing when landing direction is observed.

Each slide unit 52 is formed by the such synthetic resin of plastics, so that give the friction of sliding surface with respect to egg E appropriateness.Slide unit, also can be by other materials, formation of structure as long as do not hinder egg E landing.

A plurality of clamping assemblies 54 are equally spaced configuration in the landing direction of egg E, and clamps collaboratively egg E with slide unit 52.As shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14, each clamps assembly 54 has: clamping components 56, and it clamps egg E collaboratively for the sliding surface with slide unit 52; Supporting member 58, it is by clamping components 56 supportings for rotating towards slide unit, and this supporting member 58 moves along slide unit; A pair of installation component 60, it is located between clamping components 56 and supporting member 58; Force application component 62, it is given and makes clamping components towards the rotational force of slide unit 52 clamping components; And limiting device 64, it is for preventing that clamping components 56 is to contrary direction (the 2nd hand of rotation) rotation of the direction with towards sliding surface (the 1st hand of rotation).

Clamping components 56 comprises: tabular component 66, and it roughly extends upward the side of quadrature in the direction with egg E landing; And coupling member 68, it is linked to installation component 60 by tabular component 66.Tabular component 66 is by screw 67 and coupling member 68 combinations, and installation component 60 is fixed and be installed on to clamping components 56.

A clamping components 56 and six six egg E that slide unit 52 clampings are arranged along landing Width.Clamping components 56 is supported on supporting member 58 in the mode that can rotate.A surface (clamping face) of the tabular component 66 of clamping components along with the mode narrowing down is configured to have gradient (with reference to Figure 16) with respect to sliding surface, and clamps egg E in the mode from supported underneath with slide unit 52 with the interval between this surface and the sliding surface of slide unit 52 down and gradually collaboratively.

Tabular component 66 is stainless steel materials, but as long as do not hinder clamping egg E, can be also other materials, other shapes.In addition, clamping components has tabular component 66 and coupling member 68, but also can be formed by a member of one.And a plurality of egg E are clamped by a clamping assembly 54, but also can be to use clamping assembly with the man-to-man relation of egg E.That is, can be also that clamping assembly has a plurality of clamping components, is provided with accordingly a clamping components with a slide unit.As long as clamping assembly can clamp egg in the mode from supported underneath collaboratively with slide unit (dip plane), can adopt various structures.

Supporting member 58 is by devices spaced apart on the bearing of trend at tabular component 66 and be set to clamping components 56 to form every a pair of supporting mass 70 in centre.Each supporting mass 70 has the through hole 72 running through for one end of the coupling member 68 of clamping components 56, and clamping components 56 is usingd the mode that the coupling member 68 through through hole 72 can be rotated as axle and is supported on supporting member 58.That is, through the imaginary straight line at the both ends of clamping components 56, form the rotation axis of clamping components 56.Thus, supporting member 58 supports clamping components 56 for rotating, to change clamping face with respect to the gradient of sliding surface.

In addition, a pair of installation component 60 is folded between each end and each supporting mass 70 of clamping components 56, and the part for clamping components 56 runs through respectively.Each installation component 60 secure bond, can be with respect to supporting mass 70 rotations together with clamping components 56 in clamping components 56.

Force application component 62 is along clamping components 56, to extend and be supported on the bar-shaped weighing body of a pair of installation component 60, i.e. so-called counterweight.Force application component 62 is configured to, the center of gravity of weighing body is positioned at the imaginary vertical guide through the centre of gration of clamping components 56 (the single-point line D of Figure 16) every the side middle and contrary with a side at the center of gravity place of clamping components 56, thereby clamping components 56 is given and made clamping components 56 towards the rotational force of slide unit 52.Also can be that force application component is given rotational force by elasticity to clamping components.

Force application component 62 is configured to the centre of gration partition distance with clamping components 56, can to clamping components 56, give larger power with identical weight.In addition, the rotational force of giving clamping components 56 utilizes the weight of weighing body and configuration to adjust.As long as force application component 62 can be given and make clamping components 56 towards the rotational force of slide unit 52 clamping components 56, be not limited to and be installed on installation component 60, also can be installed on other members of clamping assembly.

Limiting device 64 comprises the discoid pair of rolls 74 that the mode rotating is combined with each installation component.Referring again to Figure 12, limiting device 64 falls guiding piece 76 butts of auxiliary device 50 and guides clamping assembly 54 with being located at.Guiding piece 76 is located at and is fallen auxiliary device 50, has a pair of rod member 78 that is disposed at the position corresponding with the both sides of six slide units 52.Each rod member 78 is extended along the bearing of trend of slide unit 52, is configured to and sliding surface almost parallel when observing from the side.Rod member 78 consists of stainless member, and with roller 74 butts.Rod member 78 is made as and can not moves with respect to slide unit 52.

Each limiting device 64 can be away from guiding piece 76.Thus, hinder clamping components 56 and towards the 2nd hand of rotation, rotate under the state that is connected to guiding piece 76, but do not hinder towards the 1st hand of rotation rotation.That is,, by guiding piece 76 and limiting device 64 butts, only prevent that clamping components 56 is to the direction rotation away from slide unit 52.

In addition, in the rod member 78 that limiting device 64 extends abreast at the bearing of trend with slide unit 52 on one side, rotation is slided on one side, thereby clamping assembly 54 can successfully move along the bearing of trend of slide unit 52.Formed by a pair of chain configuring to devices spaced apart on conveying Width with the 2nd annular trace body 55 of clamping assembly 54 combinations, and will clamp assembly 54 every in centre, on the bearing of trend of clamping components 56, devices spaced apart ground secure bond is in corresponding supporting mass 70.

As shown in figure 15, each the 2nd annular trace body 55 forms roughly trapezoidal profile when observing from the side, so that clamping assembly 54 carries out around the movement.Therefore, the 2nd annular trace body 55 bears power and rotatablely moves along roughly trapezoidal above-mentioned profile from above-mentioned the 1st drive division.

That is, the 2nd annular trace body 55 comprises: the 1st line part 55a, and its bearing of trend along slide unit extends; The 1st return portion 55b, it is mutually continuous with the downside of the 1st line part, and is formed for carrying out the return portion of around the movement; The 2nd line part 55c, it is mutually continuous with the 1st return portion, to towards top more with the 1st straight line portion from direction extend; The 2nd return portion 55d, it is mutually continuous with the upside of the 2nd line part, and is formed for carrying out the return portion of around the movement; The 3rd line part 55e, it is mutually continuous with the 2nd return portion, to extending the closer to the direction of the 1st line part towards top; The 3rd return portion 55f, it is mutually continuous with the upside of the 3rd line part, is formed for carrying out the return portion of around the movement, and extends along general horizontal direction; The 4th line part 55g, it is mutually continuous with the 3rd return portion, along general horizontal direction, extends; And the 4th return portion 55h, it is mutually continuous with the 4th line part, and is connected with the upside of the 1st line part.

Each return portion at chain configures sprocket wheel as required.Thus, the 2nd annular trace body 55 is turned back and to the 2nd annular trace body 55 transferring power.In addition, the 1st line part when observing from the side and the bearing of trend of guiding piece 76 extend substantially in parallel.

Each clamps assembly 54 and by the rotation of annular trace body, while describing roughly trapezoidal track, carries out around the movement because being combined with annular trace body via supporting mass.Therefore, the track of clamping assembly comprises: the 1st track, and in the position corresponding with the 1st line part, the slip face along slide unit moves for it; The 2nd track, it moves to the direction away from slide unit in the position corresponding with the 1st return portion; The 3rd track, its position corresponding with the 2nd line part from below be moved upward; The 4th track, it is turned back to the direction near slide unit in the position corresponding with the 2nd return portion; The 5th track, it moves towards the direction near slide unit in the position corresponding with the 3rd line part; The 6th track, its in the position corresponding with the 3rd return portion to turning back towards the direction of slide unit; The 7th track, it moves to the direction towards slide unit in the position corresponding with the 4th line part; And the 8th track, it is turned back to direction downward in the position corresponding with the 4th return portion.

That is, each clamps assembly 54 and moves to describe the mode of the 1st～8th track.1st track corresponding with the 1st line part 55a plays the effect that clamping assembly and slide unit 52 clamp collaboratively egg E and make its landing, and 2nd track corresponding with the 1st joggling part 55b plays and clamp assembly 54 and makes egg E fall to the effect of accommodating container T away from slide unit 52.

As shown in Figure 13 and Figure 14, binding site 73 and the 2nd annular trace body 55 combinations of through hole 72 devices spaced apart that the supporting mass 70 that clamping assembly 54 is incorporated into the 2nd annular trace body 55 runs through in the part of confession clamping components 56.Supporting mass 70 is positioned at the outside of around the movement and the mode of the inner side that through hole 72 becomes around the movement and the 2nd annular trace body 55 combinations of clamping assembly 54 with binding site 73.

Thus, radius of rotation based on through hole 72 and the around the movement at binding site 73 places different, in the 2nd, the 4th, the 6th and the 8th track of the around the movement of clamping components, the speed of the tangential direction of through hole 72 is slower than the speed of the tangential direction of binding site 73.On the other hand, in the 1st, the 3rd, the 5th and the 7th track, through hole 72 and the linearly parallel of binding site 73, so speed is identical.That is, comparison when clamping assembly 54 and traveling priority, slows down in the position that each return portion with annular trace body is corresponding.

Therefore, clamping assembly 54 discharges egg E in the position corresponding with the 2nd track, while so clamping components 56 slow down moving velocity and discharge egg E.Thus, clamping assembly 54 can be filled into accommodating container T lentamente by egg E.

In the present embodiment, a plurality of clamping assemblies 54 are installed on the 2nd annular trace body 55, but also single clamping assembly 54 can be installed on to the 2nd annular trace body and form, fall auxiliary device.Quantity and the speed of clamping assembly can be with direction adjustment device 10 synchronously according to the quantity adjustment of the egg that utilizes fill system S1 to process.

Next, use Figure 16～Figure 18, to falling the action model of auxiliary device 50, describe.Figure 16 illustrates the state that falls auxiliary device 50 of the state that does not clamp egg E.As shown in figure 16, clamping components 56 can be usingd through the part of the through hole 72 of supporting mass 70 direction rotation along two arrow d as the center 56A of rotation.Supporting mass 70, be centre of gration 56A and the 2nd annular trace body 55 combinations, along the long and two-short dash line A corresponding with the 1st line part 55a, move.

Solid line B illustrates guiding piece 76, and solid line C illustrates slide unit 52.In addition, corresponding with installation component 60 to the solid line of limiting device 64 or force application component 62 extensions from the center 56A of rotation.Do not clamping under the state of egg E, clamping assembly 54 mainly maintains posture by the balance between the weight of force application component 62 and the weight of clamping components 56.

That is, clamping components 56 rotates to forming the degree at very little interval of comparing with the size of egg E between the sliding surface of slide unit 52 and the top of clamping components 56 towards slide unit 52.Now, the sliding surface of slide unit 52 and clamping components 56 are configured to clamping components 56(clamping face) and the sliding surface of slide unit 52 between interval along with constriction downward and gradually.In addition, under this state, limiting device 64 not with guiding piece 76 butts.

Figure 17 illustrate egg E by the position of slide unit 52 and 54 clampings of clamping assembly landing, be the state that falls auxiliary device 50 of the landing portion of slide unit 52.As shown in figure 17, utilizing slide unit 52 and 54 clampings of clamping assembly to have under the state of egg E, clamping components 56 bears the weight of egg E, clamping components 56 is to the direction rotation away from slide unit 52, clamping components 56(clamping face) bottom and the interval between the bottom of the sliding surface of slide unit 52 larger than the situation that does not clamp egg.

Under this state, limiting device 64 and guiding piece 76 butts, thus the position that clamping components 56 does not fall at egg E is held.In addition,, even without limiting device 64 and guiding piece 76 are set, also can utilize the optional position that is equilibrated between the weight of force application component 62 and the weight of egg E to keep clamping components 56.

Clamping assembly 54 has in clamping under the state of egg E and moves along slide unit 52, because limiting device 64 is connected to guiding piece 76 ground, moves, and therefore clamps assembly 54 by along solid line C guiding and moved substantially in parallel with slide unit 52.Be connected to roller 74 rotations of guiding piece 76, thereby limiting device 64 slides on guiding piece 76.

(A) of Figure 17 and (B) of Figure 17 illustrate the state that clamping assembly 54 clamps the egg varying in size.That is, in (A) of Figure 17, slide unit 52 is clamping less egg E1 with clamping assembly 54, and in (B) of Figure 17, slide unit 52 is clamping larger egg E2 with clamping assembly 54.Limiting device 64 and guiding piece 76 butts, thus clamping components 56 is with the less egg E1 of identical posture clamping and larger egg E2.Thus, the sliding surface of slide unit 52 and clamping components 56 are configured to clamping components 56(clamping face) and the sliding surface of slide unit 52 between interval along with constriction downward and gradually, therefore less egg E1 and larger egg E2 are all held reliably in the position corresponding with egg E.

Figure 18 illustrates egg E and discharges and the position that falls, be the state that falls auxiliary device 50 of the bottom of slide unit 52 from the clamping of slide unit 52 and 54 of assemblies of clamping.As shown in figure 18, when clamping assembly 54 arrives position that egg E is fallen, while being the bottom of slide unit 52, supporting mass 70, is that centre of gration 56A moves to the direction away from slide unit 52 along long and two-short dash line A.

Thus, the interval between slide unit 52 and clamping components 56 expands, and starting has the state of egg E to discharge from clamping.Now, clamping components 56 is subject to the power of the direction rotation of arrow e by force application component 62.Interval between the bottom of bottom thus, clamping components 56(clamping face) and the sliding surface of slide unit 52 increases gradually, but egg E is continuing to be subject to the corresponding power of weight with force application component 62 with clamping components 56 period of contact.Therefore, what adopt present embodiment falls auxiliary device 50, can make egg E slowly fall.

In (A) of Figure 18 and (B) of Figure 18, the egg of clamping varies in size.That is, in (A) of Figure 18, the egg E1 that slide unit 52 is less with 54 clampings of clamping assembly, the slide unit 52 egg E2 larger with 54 clampings of clamping assembly in (B) of Figure 18.Supporting member 70 moves to the direction away from slide unit 52, thereby clamping components 56 is also away from slide unit, but force application component 62 is to the direction application of force that makes clamping components 56 along the direction rotation of arrow b, thereby regardless of the size of egg, egg E was held with roughly the same power before falling.Thus, can independently make egg E slowly fall with the size of egg.

In addition, with reference to (A) of Figure 18 and (B) of Figure 18, E1 compares with egg, and egg E2 is further held member 56 and is clamped to supporting member 70 away from the position of slide unit 52 with slide unit 52.That is, what adopt present embodiment falls auxiliary device 50, larger egg, and the moment that clamping discharges is certainly more late, larger egg, the impact while falling is more relaxed.Because the weight of egg is larger, the impact falling is larger, therefore, adopts and falls auxiliary device 50, impacts large larger egg and more can relax the impact while falling.

In the present embodiment, usining egg E is illustrated as the object falling.In falling auxiliary device, the object falling is not limited to egg E, can be also other objects such as industrial product, far products.

［ tray conveying device ］

The tray conveying device 80 of embodiments of the present invention is carried for filling accommodating container (pallet) T of egg E.Tray conveying device 80 receives accommodating container from tray supply apparatus 90, along transport path 82, accommodating container T is transported to the below that falls auxiliary device 50 of fill system S1.Therefore, tray conveying device 80 is as the subsequent processing performance function that falls auxiliary device.

Tray supply apparatus 90 is located at one end (with reference to Fig. 1) of tray conveying device 80, as institute was known in the past, so that overlapping accommodating container T drops to the mode of one end on the conveying road of tray conveying device 80 one by one, supplies with accommodating container T.Tray supply apparatus 90 is synchronizeed with tray conveying device 80, suitably supplies with accordingly accommodating container with the action of tray conveying device 80.

As shown in figure 19, transport path 82 comprises the 2nd linearity region 82C that the 1st linearity region 82A, the bending area 82B being connected with the 1st linearity region 82A, the opposition side in the 1st linearity region are connected with bending area 82B in conveyor surface.That is, transport path 82 forms the transport path of the round and smooth L word shape in bight.Bending area is with the curvature bending of regulation.The 1st linearity region 82A is provided with above it tray supply apparatus 90, the 2 linearity regions and is positioned at the below that falls auxiliary device 50.

Transport path 82 comprises: the 1st transmission component 84, and it is located at the gamut via bending area 82B to the 2 linearity region 82C from the 1st linearity region 82A; And the 2nd transmission component 86, it is only located at the 2nd linearity region 82C.Transport path 82 is usingd the bending area side of the 1st linearity region 82A as the end of the 1st linearity region, usings the top of its opposition side as the 1st linearity region 82A.In addition, transport path 82 is usingd the bending area side of the 2nd linearity region 82C as the top of the 2nd linearity region 82C, usings the end of its opposition side as the 2nd linearity region 82C.

The 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 are to be provided with for engaging the chain of the block 88,89 of accommodating container T with predetermined distance, and the 1st transmission component 84 forms the 3rd annular trace body by the sprocket wheel (not shown) of being located at the top of the 1st linearity region and the end of the 2nd linearity region.In addition, the 2nd transmission component 86 forms the 4th annular trace body by the sprocket wheel (not shown) of being located at the top portion of the 2nd linearity region 82C and the terminal part of the 2nd linearity region 82C.

The 1st transmission component 84 is located at a side that becomes inner side in bending area 82B.The 1st transmission component 84 comprises and is configured to and can and be installed on the block 88 of bent chain with the bent chain of what is called of the curvature bending of the regulation of bending area.In addition as long as the 1st transmission component can be sentenced the curvature conveying accommodating container T of regulation at bending area 82B, can be also other structures.For example, thus can be also to carry road to form guide rail and block is slided on guide rail structure accommodating container, that Linear guide is such that conveying engages with block.

In addition, the 2nd transmission component 86 comprises unyielding common chain and the block 89 that is installed on chain.The 2nd transmission component 86 arranges abreast at the opposition side of the transport path 82 with respect to the 1st transmission component 84 and the straight line portion of the 1st transmission component 84 in the 2nd linearity region 82C.

The 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 are fixedly installed in the block 88,89 engaging with the accommodating container T being transferred, by engaging to carry accommodating container T with accommodating container T.Each block compatibly arranges with carrying the spacing of accommodating container T with the interval of regulation.Each block forms outstanding shape, by embedding the standing shape portion of accommodating container T, is sticked in accommodating container T.Block has the shape of the protrusion that is suitable for accommodating container T.

The block 88,89 that is installed on the 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 is sticked in accommodating container T, and the 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 carry out around the movement, thereby block 88,89 moves, and the accommodating container T of engaging is transferred with it.Here, transmission component is sticked in accommodating container and refers to transmission component and be hooked in accommodating container, and accommodating container is by the action of transmission component and mobile state.

In the present embodiment, in the 1st transmission component 84, utilize an accommodating container T of two adjacent blocks, 88 engagings, in the 2nd transmission component 86, a block 89 is sticked in an accommodating container T.Thus, in the 1st linearity region 82A and bending area 82B, two block 88 ground that accommodating container T is sticked in the 1st transmission component 84 are transferred.On the other hand, in the 2nd linearity region 82C, utilize an accommodating container T of three blocks, 88,89 engagings to carry.Mobile in the plane accommodating container is as long as be sticked in above transmission component at 2, just can make stable posture in plane and carry.

The tray conveying device 80 of present embodiment utilizes the 1st transmission component to carry accommodating container T from the 1st linearity region 82A to bending area 82B so that the inner side of the throughput direction of accommodating container T is sticked in the mode of the 1st transmission member 84.Next, tray conveying device 80 utilizes the 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 to carry accommodating container T so that the opposite side that becomes outside of the accommodating container T of arrival the 2nd linearity region 82C is sticked in the mode of the 2nd transmission component 86.

Accommodating container T receives accommodating container T from tray supply apparatus 90 in the 1st linearity region 82A, via bending area 82B, is delivered to the 2nd linearity region 82C.What above the 2nd linearity region 82C of transport path 82, be provided with fill system S1 falls auxiliary device 50, with moving ahead most of throughput direction be disposed at position that egg E falls, the mode of the position corresponding with the bottom of six slide units 52 that falls auxiliary device 50 utilizes tray conveying device 80 accommodating container T to be delivered to the position of regulation.

Move ahead most six of accommodating container T, take under the state of lower position that seat is positioned at six slide units 52 that fall auxiliary device 50, fall auxiliary device 50 egg E is slowly fallen.That is, falling auxiliary device 50 and direction adjustment device 10 synchronizes with tray conveying device 80.From falling six egg E that auxiliary device 50 falls, be filled into move ahead most six of accommodating container T and take in a Tz.

When egg E is filled into moving ahead most of accommodating container T, tray conveying device 80 utilizes intermittent delivery to carry a line to take in the amount of seat accommodating container T.Thus, take in the lower position that a Tz is positioned at six slide units 52 that fall auxiliary device for six of the next line of accommodating container T.Under this state, fall auxiliary device 50 egg E is slowly fallen.And then, the amount that tray conveying device 80 utilizes intermittent delivery to carry a line to take in a Tz accommodating container T, falls auxiliary device 50 egg E is slowly fallen.

Repeat an accommodating container T of above action amount, be thereby that the amount that the five-element take in a Tz is filled with under the state of egg E at whole row of taking in a Tz of accommodating container T, Next accommodating container (the 2nd accommodating container) T move ahead most take in a Tz by tray conveying device 80 by intermittent delivery to position corresponding to the bottom of six slide units 52 with falling auxiliary device 50.

And then, in the 2nd accommodating container T, the intermittent delivery that each row is taken in a Tz repeats five times, accommodating container of intermittent delivery again, next accommodating container (the 3rd accommodating container) T move ahead most take in a Tz by tray conveying device 80 by intermittent delivery to position corresponding to the bottom of six slide units 52 with falling auxiliary device 50.By repeatedly carrying out this action, to a plurality of accommodating container T, fill successively egg E.

In the present embodiment, owing to filling egg E at the 2nd linearity region 82C to accommodating container T, therefore, before arriving bending area 82B, carry the load of accommodating container T less, in the load of the 2nd 82C place, linearity region, increase.Now, owing to utilizing the 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 to carry accommodating container T from the 2nd linearity region 82C, even if therefore load increase also can stably be carried accommodating container T.Particularly, because the 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 are sticked in respectively one end and the other end of the side on the throughput direction of accommodating container T, therefore can stably carry accommodating container T from both sides with impartial power.

Tray conveying device 80 has the 3rd drive source (not shown), and the 3rd drive source makes to carry out around the movement as the 1st transmission component 84 of annular trace body and the 2nd transmission component 86.That is, the 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 synchronously carry out around the movement.In addition, also the drive source corresponding with each transmission component can be set respectively, make each transmission component carry out separately around the movement.

In the present embodiment, utilize the 1st transmission component 84 and the 2nd transmission component 86 these two transmission components to carry accommodating container, but also can only utilize a transmission component to carry accommodating container.In addition, in the present embodiment, the 1st transmission component is disposed at the inner side of transport path, but also can be disposed at the either party of outside or the inner side of transport path.In addition, the 1st transmission component is disposed to inner side, more can shortens the conveying spacing of accommodating container.By the 1st transmission component being disposed to the position in the inner part than the central authorities of transport path, can between between each accommodating container, under spaced prerequisite, not carry accommodating container.

The situation of using Figure 20 more can shorten the conveying spacing of accommodating container to the 1st transmission component being disposed to inner side describes.The 1st transmission component 84 of (A) of Figure 20 and (B) of Figure 20 is crooked with same curvature respectively.In (A) of Figure 20, the situation that central authorities that block 88 is sticked in accommodating container T carry accommodating container is shown.On the other hand, in (B) of Figure 20, the situation that accommodating container is carried in inner side that block 88 is sticked in accommodating container T is shown.

The position that makes the block 88 of the 1st drive disk assembly 84 be sticked in accommodating container T is positioned at inner side, and the radius of rotation of accommodating container T is larger, thereby the track that the end in the place ahead, inner side of accommodating container T is rotated is also larger.Thus, even when continuously carrying a plurality of accommodating container, the track being rotated due to the end in the place ahead, inner side of accommodating container is larger, has therefore prevented that the end of interior proceeds posterolateral of accommodating container in the place ahead and the end in the place ahead, inner side of the accommodating container at rear from contacting.

In addition, because accommodating container T is sticked in two block 88 ground, be transferred, therefore, in bending area 82B, accommodating container T posture is in the plane also stable, and does not carry out in the plane rotation along carrying road to carry.

In the present embodiment, the 1st transmission component from the 1st linearity region via bending area to the 2 linearity region gamuts arrange.In addition, the 1st transmission component is as long as be at least located at bending area.For example, in the 1st linearity region and the 2nd linearity region, also utilize and do not use the belt conveyer of transmission component to form conveying road, utilize different drive disk assemblies to carry in each linearity region and bending area.In addition, in the present embodiment, transmission component is the chain that is provided with block, as long as but can, by engage to carry accommodating container with accommodating container, can be also other structures.

The fill system S1 of present embodiment is by utilizing the tray conveying device 80 of plane L word shape to carry the accommodating containers can conserve space ground manufacturing system.In addition, because accommodating container is transferred in carrying road in the mode that engages with the 1st drive disk assembly, so accommodating container can not skid carrying on road, can easily realize synchronizeing between the conveying with egg.

The feedway of present embodiment has the bending area of the curvature bending that comprises to stipulate on interior conveying road, carries accommodating container along above-mentioned conveying road.Above-mentioned conveying road has by engage to carry the 1st drive disk assembly of above-mentioned accommodating container with above-mentioned accommodating container, and above-mentioned the 1st drive disk assembly can be with the curvature bending of afore mentioned rules in order to carry above-mentioned accommodating container along above-mentioned conveying road.

Adopt feedway of the present invention, the 1st drive disk assembly is sticked in accommodating container, thereby can stably carry accommodating container, and the 1st drive disk assembly can be crooked, therefore can in the conveying road of accommodating container, form bending area.Thereby, can utilize single drive disk assembly to form bending area, therefore can easily change transport path.

In addition, above-mentioned the 1st drive disk assembly also can be sticked in a side above-mentioned accommodating container, that become inner side while carrying above-mentioned accommodating container in above-mentioned bending area.If so, due to the radius of rotation increase of accommodating container, therefore, in the situation that carrying accommodating container continuously, can in bending area, prevent adjacent accommodating container contact, the spacing that can dwindle adjacent accommodating container.

And, above-mentioned conveying road comprises one-sided at least one linearity region being connected with above-mentioned bending area, above-mentioned conveying road also can have in above-mentioned linearity region the 2nd drive disk assembly, the 2nd drive disk assembly is sticked in opposite side above-mentioned accommodating container, that become outside while carrying above-mentioned accommodating container in above-mentioned bending area, and above-mentioned accommodating container is moved.In the linearity region being connected with bending area, the 1st drive disk assembly and the 2nd drive disk assembly are carried accommodating container, even if therefore increase the load of accommodating container in linearity region, also can stably carry accommodating container.

Above-mentioned the 1st drive disk assembly and the 2nd drive disk assembly also can be sticked in respectively one end and the other end of above-mentioned accommodating container, and above-mentioned accommodating container also can have the aspect of rectangle.

Above-mentioned accommodating container is for taking in the pallet of egg, and above-mentioned the 1st drive disk assembly also can at least be sticked in above-mentioned pallet at 2.Adopt this feedway, can use for filling the egg fill system of egg.

Fill system of the present invention also can have above-mentioned feedway.Adopt this fill system, owing to can utilizing easy feedway to carry accommodating container, therefore can make to be filled to collecting article object filling and feedway to synchronize transfiguration easy.

Adopt carrying method of the present invention, in order to carry accommodating container in the conveying road of the bending area of the curvature bending along having to stipulate, engage to carry above-mentioned accommodating container with above-mentioned accommodating container, have can the feedway with the drive disk assembly of the curvature bending of afore mentioned rules in, be included in to carry and in road, configure accommodating container and make the process that accommodating container engage with drive disk assembly and drive disk assembly moved and the process of conveying accommodating container.

Adopt this carrying method, drive disk assembly is sticked in accommodating container, thereby can stably carry accommodating container, and drive disk assembly can be crooked, therefore can in the conveying road of accommodating container, form bending area.Owing to can utilizing single drive disk assembly to form bending area, therefore can easily change transport path.

［ action of fill system ］

Fill system S1 receives a large amount of egg E successively from distribution system S2.The direction adjustment device 10 of distribution system S2 and fill system S1 is distributed into six row by egg E accordingly, egg E is supplied to each delivery section 12 of direction adjustment device 10.Egg E is delivered to direction adjustment device 10 with major axis along the state of left and right directions from distribution system S2.In the present embodiment, distribution system S2, fill system S1 carry egg E with six row, but also can for example with 12 row, carry.

The pair of rolls 20 reception egg E that arrange at the throughput direction along each landline and the pair of rolls 20 of lining up six row along left and right directions receive under the state of egg E, and direction adjustment device 10 makes the 1st annular trace body 19 rotations revolve with a roller the corresponding length that turns around.That is,, when egg E is arranged with 6 along left and right directions, direction adjustment device 10 revolves the mode intermittent delivery egg E of the corresponding length that turns around with a roller to advance.In addition, also can make direction adjustment device 10 continuous actions.For example, as long as distribution system S2 can supply with egg E reliably to each row, even if direction adjustment device 10 is carried continuously, also egg E can be filled into whole seats of taking in of accommodating container T.

Direction adjustment device 10 is carried egg E by intermittent delivery successively to line up the state of six row along left and right directions.Because roller 20 carries out rotation in intermittent delivery process, so each egg E advances towards most advanced and sophisticated long axis direction by certainly turning to from blunt end of roller 20, under the state that makes the most advanced and sophisticated more discoideus member 28 of top roll 20, carries.By increasing the transport path of delivery section 12, can make the tip of egg E reliably near a side of roller 20, can make the most advanced and sophisticated more discoideus member of top roll 20.

Each egg E utilizes near arriving the end of each landline 18 time and above pushes away member 30 and make as shown in Figure 8 posture be inclined to most advanced and sophisticated side state downward.Egg E after posture is tilted keeps inclination attitude so that most advanced and sophisticated side is connected to the state of a directing plate 40 of guide structure 34 falls.Thus, guide structure 34 with above push away member 30 egg E be delivered to and fall auxiliary device 50 with tip state downward.Above pushing away member 30 is rotated with intermitten along with the intermittent movement of the 1st annular trace body 19 and roller.

In the present embodiment, from direction adjustment device, by falling auxiliary device, to accommodating container, fill the egg as object, but also can be not by falling auxiliary device, utilize miscellaneous part (for example, to have the Japanese Patent filling part that No. 5036912 communique is recorded from direction adjustment device to accommodating container filled object thing.）。

Fall auxiliary device 50 and on the top of slide unit 52, receive the egg E falling from the delivery section 12 of direction adjustment device 10 with tip state downward.Accompany therewith, a clamping assembly 54 that falls auxiliary device 50 clamps egg E collaboratively with the top of slide unit 52.Egg E clamps in the mode supporting from below with slide unit 52 by clamping assembly 54.In addition, the clamping assembly 54 that falls auxiliary device 50 synchronously carries out around the movement with the intermittent delivery of the landline 18 of direction adjustment device 10.

When receiving egg E, the supporting member 58 of clamping assembly 54 is near the end (cardinal extremity of the 1st line part) of the 4th return portion, through hole 72 and the binding site 73 of the supporting mass 70 of supporting member 58 carry out around the movement with different radii, thereby clamping assembly 54 accelerates when moving from the 8th track to the 1st track.Therefore, Yi Bian clamping assembly 54 accelerates to bear falling of egg E in the position corresponding with the 4th return portion 55h on one side.Thus, can suppress the impact to egg E.

The clamping components 56 of clamping assembly 54 is maintaining in the landing portion of slide unit 52 posture that clamps egg E and is moving abreast with slide unit 52 unchangeably.Thus, the egg E that is held member 56 and slide unit clamping is accompanied by the movement of clamping assembly 54 and landing on slide unit 52.Now, the supporting member 58 of clamping assembly 54 moves at the 1st line part with constant speed.In addition, the limiting device of clamping assembly 54 is sticked in guiding piece 76, and directed 76 of clamping assembly 54 guides and move.

The clamping components 56 of clamping assembly 54 moves to the direction away from slide unit in the bottom of slide unit 52.Thus, the egg E being held starts to fall towards accommodating container T.Now, utilizing 62 pairs of clamping components 56 of force application component to give makes clamping components 56 towards the rotational force of slide unit, although thereby clamping components 56 away from slide unit 52, clamping components 56 utilizes the rotational force that force application component 62 brings to continue to contact with egg E, little by little discharges egg E.Thus, egg E slowly drops to accommodating container T.

In addition, when egg E falls to accommodating container T, the supporting member 58 of clamping assembly 54 is near the 1st return portion 55b, and the through hole 72 of the supporting mass 70 of supporting member 58 carries out around the movement from binding site 73 with different radiuses, thereby clamping assembly 54 slows down.Thus, carry out lentamente the release of egg E, egg E further slowly falls.

The clamping assembly 54 discharging after egg E moves to the 2nd line part from the 1st return portion 55b, and again to the position that receives the egg E falling from transfer unit, moves along the around the movement of the 2nd annular trace body 55.Now, mode and 2nd annular trace body 55 combinations of clamping assembly 54 rotating, therefore carry out around the movement with roughly the same posture.

Via direction adjustment device 10 and fall auxiliary device 50 and move concurrently, accommodating container T is transferred by tray conveying device 80 with egg E.Tray conveying device 80 receives accommodating container T from tray supply apparatus 90, and accommodating container T is transported to and falls the position that auxiliary device 50 falls egg E.Tray supply apparatus 90 is synchronizeed with tray conveying device 80, when block 88 is come the position of regulation, accommodating container T is fallen.Thus, block 88 is embedded in the standing shape portion of accommodating container T.

Accommodating container T with moving ahead most of throughput direction be disposed at position that egg E falls, the mode of the position corresponding with the bottom of six slide units 52 that falls auxiliary device 50 is transported to the position of regulation by tray conveying device 80.Because accommodating container T and block 88 are engagingly transferred, therefore can in transport path, not skid, be positioned over reliably the position of regulation.

Move ahead most six of accommodating container T, take under the state of lower position that a Tz is positioned at six slide units that fall auxiliary device 50, fall auxiliary device 50 egg E is slowly fallen.That is, falling auxiliary device 50 and direction adjustment device 10 synchronizes with the action of tray conveying device 80.From falling six egg E that auxiliary device 50 falls, be filled into move ahead most six of accommodating container T and take in a Tz.

When egg E is filled into moving ahead most of accommodating container T, tray conveying device 80 utilizes intermittent delivery to carry a line to take in the amount of seat accommodating container T.Thus, take in the lower position that seat is positioned at six slide units 52 that fall auxiliary device 50 for six of the next line of accommodating container T.Under this state, fall auxiliary device 50 egg E is slowly fallen.And then, the amount that tray conveying device 80 utilizes intermittent delivery to carry a line to take in a Tz accommodating container T, under this state, falls auxiliary device 50 egg E is slowly fallen.

Repeat an accommodating container of above action amount, be that the five-element take in the amount of seat and take under the state that a Tz is filled with egg E accommodating container T whole, next accommodating container T move ahead most take in a Tz by tray conveying device 80 by intermittent delivery to position corresponding to the bottom of six slide units 52 with falling auxiliary device 50.And then, repeat the intermittent delivery that every a line is taken in seat, until egg E is filled into whole Tz that take in of next accommodating container T, afterwards, accommodating container of intermittent delivery again.Repeat these intermittent delivery until process a large amount of egg E.

The conveying road of tray conveying device 80 is connected with the subsequent processing of fill system S1, and the accommodating container T that is filled with egg E is transported to next operation.

In the present embodiment, the fill system S1 of egg E is illustrated.Direction adjustment device 10 can be used in the direction adjustment of other eggs beyond egg E, fall auxiliary device and can be used in falling of auxiliary egg E other objects in addition, tray conveying device 80 can be used in other accommodating containers beyond pallet, for example egg box.In addition, feedway also can be carried the cubical box as accommodating container.

The present invention can be applied to the conveying of accommodating container.

Embodiments of the present invention are illustrated, but will be understood that this time disclosed embodiment is illustration aspect all, do not provide constraints.Scope of the present invention is illustrated by claims, and intention comprises the implication that is equal to claims and the whole changes in scope.

Claims (10)

1. fall an auxiliary device, wherein, this falls auxiliary device has:

Slide unit, it is at least one, and this slide unit has the dip plane that makes object landing, and for the object after landing is delivered to subsequent processing; And

Clamping assembly, it is at least one, this clamping assembly is clamped in the object of above-mentioned dip plane landing on one side collaboratively with above-mentioned dip plane, one side the bearing of trend that extends along above-mentioned dip plane move, the object being held is fallen,

Above-mentioned clamping assembly comprises:

Clamping components, it has the clamping face relative with above-mentioned dip plane, to be clamped in the object of above-mentioned dip plane landing from the mode of supported underneath by above-mentioned dip plane and above-mentioned clamping face;

Supporting member, it is for supporting above-mentioned clamping face and moving to the direction away from above-mentioned slide unit, to discharge the object of clamping in the bottom of above-mentioned dip plane; And

Force application component, it is for above-mentioned clamping components is given and made above-mentioned clamping components towards the rotational force of above-mentioned slide unit,

The above-mentioned clamping face of above-mentioned clamping components with the interval between above-mentioned dip plane and above-mentioned clamping face along with the mode of constriction downward and is gradually configured to have gradient with respect to above-mentioned dip plane,

Above-mentioned clamping components is supported on above-mentioned supporting member in the mode that can rotate, to can change above-mentioned gradient.

2. the auxiliary device that falls according to claim 1, wherein,

Above-mentioned force application component is weighing body.

3. the auxiliary device that falls according to claim 2, wherein,

Above-mentioned weighing body is configured to, the center of gravity of above-mentioned weighing body be positioned at by the imaginary vertical guide of the rotation axis that contains above-mentioned clamping components every the side contrary with a side at the center of gravity place of above-mentioned clamping components of the mode middle.

4. according to the auxiliary device that falls described in any one in claim 1～3, wherein,

Above-mentioned slide unit has:

Top, it is for receiving object;

Landing portion, its object landing for making to receive; And

Bottom, it is delivered to subsequent processing by the object after landing,

Above-mentioned supporting member moves to describe the mode of motion track, and this motion track comprises the 1st track moving along above-mentioned landing portion and the 2nd track moving to the direction away from above-mentioned slide unit in the position corresponding with above-mentioned bottom.

5. the auxiliary device that falls according to claim 4, wherein,

This falls auxiliary device and has the guiding piece extending along above-mentioned slide unit,

Above-mentioned clamping assembly has limiting device, and this limiting device is sticked in above-mentioned guiding piece, and for preventing that above-mentioned clamping components is to the direction rotation with above-mentioned rotational force opposite direction,

Above-mentioned limiting device is incorporated into above-mentioned supporting member.

6. the auxiliary device that falls according to claim 1, wherein,

Above-mentioned dip plane bends to and when the landing direction from egg is observed, is U-shaped.

7. the auxiliary device that falls according to claim 5, wherein,

This falls auxiliary device and also comprises:

A plurality of above-mentioned clamping assemblies; And

Ring-type track body, it forms the above-mentioned motion track of a plurality of above-mentioned clamping assemblies,

A plurality of above-mentioned clamping assemblies above-mentioned supporting member is separately incorporated into above-mentioned ring-type track body,

A plurality of above-mentioned clamping assemblies above-mentioned limiting device is separately guided by above-mentioned guiding piece.

8. a fill system, it has in claim 1～7 auxiliary device that falls described in any one, and this fill system is for being filled into pallet by egg, wherein,

This fill system comprises:

Direction adjustment device, its for change the egg being transferred major axis direction and make egg drop to the above-mentioned auxiliary device that falls; And

Tray conveying device, it is for supplying with the accommodating container that falls auxiliary device reception egg and fill from above-mentioned.

9. fill a householder method, it is the fill method that falls auxiliary device, and this falls auxiliary device and comprises:

Slide unit, it is delivered to subsequent processing for making object landing by this object;

Clamping components, itself and above-mentioned slide unit are clamped in the object of above-mentioned slide unit landing collaboratively; And

Force application component, it is for giving and make above-mentioned clamping components towards the rotational force of above-mentioned slide unit above-mentioned clamping components, so that above-mentioned clamping components clamps object from below, wherein,

This filling householder method comprises:

Utilize the step of above-mentioned slide unit and above-mentioned clamping components clamping object; And

The step that above-mentioned clamping components is moved to the direction away from above-mentioned slide unit.

10. fall an auxiliary device, wherein, comprising:

Slide unit, it is at least one, and this slide unit is used for making object landing and this object is delivered to subsequent processing; And

Clamping assembly, it is at least one, and this clamping assembly is used for being clamped in collaboratively with above-mentioned slide unit the object of above-mentioned slide unit landing,

Above-mentioned clamping assembly comprises:

Clamping components, it is for clamping this object in the mode from supported underneath object collaboratively with above-mentioned slide unit;

Supporting member, it is by the supporting of above-mentioned clamping components for can be towards above-mentioned slide unit rotation, so that above-mentioned clamping components is from supported underneath object, and this supporting member has the state of object to move to the direction away from above-mentioned slide unit from above-mentioned clamping components clamping; And

Force application component, it is for giving and make above-mentioned clamping components towards the rotational force of above-mentioned slide unit above-mentioned clamping components.