JP2000127265A - Automatic assembling apparatus for inner partition plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic assembling apparatus of a inner partition plate for labor-saving without fear of interrupting an assembling work by rapidly automatically assembling an inner partition plate by an automatic supply. SOLUTION: Parallel groove guides of predetermined rows in which lateral partition plates are sequentially supplied, erected and transferred with cutouts disposed upside and magazines 10, 11 and 12 of the plates corresponding to the number of rows of the guides are provided, and magazines 13 and 14 of longitudinal partition plates supplied to the cutouts of the lateral plates with the cutouts disposed down above the guides and finally engaged. A manipulator robot 23 for automatically supplying the lateral and longitudinal plates of necessary number from an inner partition plate placing part 22 provided separately to the magazines 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 is provided near the magazines 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic assembling apparatus of a so-called partition plate, which is used for protecting goods when filling and packaging goods such as bottles and cans in a corrugated ball case or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a product such as a bottle or a can is filled and packed in a corrugated ball case or the like, a middle partition used for protecting the product is provided on a horizontal partition plate and a vertical partition plate to an intermediate position. A notch is provided, and the notches of both partition plates are engaged to assemble into a girder.

[0003] Conventionally, the engagement and assembly of the partitioning plate has
The handling of the vertical partition and the horizontal partition and the automatic assembling thereof are troublesome, so that they have been performed exclusively by hand. Therefore, an automatic apparatus (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-147331) is provided. However, also in this case, at the start of assembly, it is necessary to manually supply the middle partition plate to prevent a defective set at the time of the first supply of the middle partition plate to the magazine portion. It was necessary to discharge the partition plate.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims at further automation of the above-mentioned automation apparatus, especially at the start and end of the assembly, without any manual operation, and the automatic replenishment enables high-speed automatic assembly of the partition plate. It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic partitioning plate assembling apparatus which saves labor without interrupting the assembling work.

Another object of the present invention is to reduce the space of the entire apparatus by integrating the partition plate mounting section and each magazine section via a manipulator robot.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a predetermined number of parallel grooves are provided in which a horizontal partition plate is sequentially supplied, raised and transported with a cut portion upward. At the upper side of the guide, magazine portions of horizontal partition plates corresponding to the number of rows of the parallel groove guides are respectively provided, and the cut portions are successively arranged above the parallel groove guides at the cut portions of the vertical partition plate portion. A magazine portion of a vertical partition plate to be supplied and finally engaged is provided, and a middle partition plate provided with a necessary number of horizontal partition plates and vertical partition plates separately in each magazine portion in proximity to the magazine portion. In this configuration, a manipulator robot automatically supplied from the mounting section is provided.

According to the first aspect, at the start of assembly, it is possible to supply an intermediate partition plate to an empty magazine portion without manual operation, and further, the intermediate partition plate mounting portion and each magazine portion are provided with a manipulator. Since the apparatus is integrated via a robot, space saving of the entire apparatus can be achieved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a means for detecting the remaining amount of each partition stored in each of the magazines, and the manipulator robot is configured to place the partition on the basis of a detection signal from the remaining amount detecting means. In this configuration, the partition plate is gripped from the unit while the remaining amount is being reduced and automatically supplied to a predetermined remaining amount decreasing magazine.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the automatic supply of the partition plates enables high-speed automatic assembly, eliminates the possibility of interrupting the assembling work, and inevitably eliminates the need for the partition plates in each magazine. It is not necessary to monitor the quantity and replenish the partition.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the manipulator robot has a function of discharging a partition plate left in a magazine portion. According to the third aspect, when assembling the partition plates having different sizes, the partition plates remaining in the magazine can be quickly discharged from the magazine without manual operation.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The drawings are examples of the apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of the automatic partitioning plate assembling apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a left side view, FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a horizontal partition plate supply and upright device part, and FIG. 6 is a manipulator showing a state in which a middle partition plate is supplied to a middle partition plate reduction magazine. Perspective view of a tar,
7 to 12 are perspective views showing the order of assembling the partition plates.

The order of assembling the partition plates is shown in FIGS.
Is shown in In the drawing, three horizontal dividers and two vertical dividers
An example of a partition plate in which sheets are assembled and can be filled with twelve (one dozen) bottles, cans and the like is shown.

First, one horizontal partition plate 1a is supplied and raised to the parallel groove guides 2a provided in a predetermined row, with the cut portions 3a facing upward (see FIG. 7). Next, the second horizontal partition plate 1b is supplied and erected by the parallel groove guide 2b provided on the side of the parallel groove guide 2a with the cut portion 3a facing upward as in the case of the horizontal partition plate 1a. (See FIG. 8).

Similarly, a third horizontal partition plate 1c is supplied to the third row of parallel groove guides 2c with the cut portions 3a facing upward, and is erected, and is finally arranged and transferred at the same position. (See FIG. 9).

The transfer of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c is performed intermittently by a transfer rod 4 which presses the rear end thereof, and synchronously with the stop thereof, the cut portions of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c are cut. A vertical partition plate 5b with the cut portion 3b facing down is supplied to 3a (see FIG. 10).

The supply of the vertical partition plate 5b to the cut portions 3a of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c is performed by the cut portions 3b.
Of the parallel groove guides 2a, 2a, 2b,
This is performed to near the upper end positions of b and 2c. That is, the vertical partition plate 5b is supplied in a state where it is lifted from the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c by substantially parallel groove guides 2a, 2b and 2c (see FIG. 11).

Next, similarly, the cut portions 3b of the vertical partition plate 5a are supplied to the remaining cut portions 3a of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c, respectively.
a, 2b and 2c.

Finally, the parallel groove guide 2a,
By lowering the descending plate from above at a point deviating from 2b and 2c, the vertical partition plates 5a and 5b are lowered at one time and completely engaged with the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c.

As a result, the upper end surfaces of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c and the upper end surfaces of the vertical partition plates 5a and 5b are formed on the same plane, and the assembly of the middle partition plate is completed (see FIG. 12).
Then, it is transferred to an automatic filling unit 8 for a step ball case described later.

An embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement of an automatic partitioning plate assembling apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 6 denotes an automatic partitioning plate assembling apparatus of the present invention, and reference numeral 7 denotes, for example, a bottom-mounted step ball cage. 8 is a filling section of the partition plate during the completion of the assembling with respect to the bottom-mounted step ball case, and 9 is a transfer path of the step ball case after the completion of filling of the middle partition plate. Although not shown, the transfer path 9 is connected to an automatic filling unit such as a bottle or a can.

Next, the details of the automatic partition plate assembling apparatus 6 of the present invention will be described. In FIGS. 2 and 3, A is a horizontal partition plate supply unit for supplying and raising the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b, and 1c with the cut portions 3a facing upward in the parallel groove guides 2a, 2b, and 2c. Will be described later with reference to the magazine portion 10 of the horizontal partition plate 1a, the magazine portion 11 of the horizontal partition plate 1b, and the magazine portion 12 of the horizontal partition plate 1c provided above the parallel groove guides 2a, 2b and 2c. As shown in FIG.

B is provided with vertical partition plates 5a and 5b, with the cut portions 3b being lower, in the cut portions 3a of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c which are respectively raised and transferred to the parallel groove guides 2a, 2b and 2c. A vertical partition plate supply unit for sequentially supplying the vertical groove plates 2a, 2b, and 2c to a portion near an upper end position thereof; specifically, the vertical partition plate provided above the parallel groove guides 2a, 2b, and 2c The vertical partition plate 5b comprises a magazine portion 13 of the vertical partition 5a.

The parallel groove guides 2a, 2b and 2
c is configured to receive and stabilize the lower end portions of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b, and 1c supplied with the cut portions 3a upward, and to have a depth that does not hinder the transfer by the transfer rod 4.

Further, although not shown in detail, the parallel groove guides 2a, 2b and 2c are arranged between the parallel groove guides 2b and 2a and the parallel groove guide 2b with respect to the parallel groove guide 2b.
And 2c are adjustable so that they can be used for assembling partition plates of various sizes.

Further, in the case of a partition plate for filling six (half-dose) bottles, cans, and the like, the parallel groove guide 2b is lowered so that the distance between the parallel groove guides 2a and 2c is increased. It is configured to be able to adjust and respond.

Next, an apparatus for supplying and raising the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c to the parallel groove guides 2a, 2b and 2c will be described. A schematic diagram is shown in FIG. The same applies to the case where the vertical partition plates 5a and 5b are supplied to the cut portions 3a of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c.

That is, the magazine portion 10 of the horizontal partition plate 1a (the other magazine portions 11 and 12, 13 and 14).
In the same manner, the tip is inclined downward toward the parallel groove guide 2a, and a locking claw (not shown) is provided around the lower end thereof so that the stored horizontal partition plate 1a does not drop naturally. Have been.

Further, facing the magazine section 10,
A swinging rod 16 having a suction cup 15 that reciprocates between the lower end of the magazine portion 10 and above the parallel groove guide 2a is provided vertically above the parallel groove guide 2a.

That is, the swinging rod 16 is moved to the lower end of the magazine 10 by an actuator (not shown), and the suction cup 15 provided on the swinging rod 16 is moved to the horizontal position at the lowermost end of the magazine 10. It is configured to be sucked by the partition plate 1a and to be supplied vertically above the parallel groove guide 2a.

In the figure, reference numeral 17 denotes a stopper plate for regulating the supply position of the horizontal partition plate 1a supplied above the parallel groove guide 2a, and reference numeral 18 denotes a horizontal partition plate 1a supplied to the stopper plate 17 portion. On the other hand, when the suction of the suction cup 15 is released, the horizontal partition plate 1a is a holder for preventing the natural fall of the horizontal partition plate 1a, and from the side after the horizontal partition plate 1a is supplied to the stopper plate 17 portion. The horizontal partition plate 1a advances to hold the horizontal partition plate 1a, and is provided at a position where it does not hinder the reciprocating motion of the swinging rod 16 and the reciprocating vertical motion of a descending plate 19 described later.

In the figure, reference numeral 19 denotes the stopper plate 17.
And a lowering plate for supplying the horizontal partition plate 1a held between the holders 18 to the parallel groove guide 2a, and is reciprocated up and down by an air cylinder or the like. In order to support each intermediate partition plate, a descending guide may be provided along the stopper plate 17.

In the above construction, the swinging rod 16 is moved to the lower end of the magazine section 10 in a timely manner, and the suction cup 15 provided on the swinging rod 16 is moved to the lowermost end stored in the magazine section 10. Is sucked and returned above the parallel groove guide 2a.

Then, the sucker 1 is regulated by the stopper plate 17 and further held by the holder 18.
Then, the lowering plate 19 is lowered by an air cylinder or the like, and the horizontal partition plate 1a is supplied to the parallel groove guide 2a and is raised.

The supply of the horizontal partition plates 1b and 1c to the parallel groove guides 2b and 2c is the same. Further, the vertical partition plates 5a and 5b supplied to the cut portions 3a of the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c with the cut portions 3b downward are substantially the same.

Further, in the present invention, each of the magazine portions 1
The horizontal partitions 1a, 1b and 1c and the vertical partitions 5 stored therein are denoted by 0, 11 and 12 and 13 and 14, respectively.
a and 5b remaining amount detecting means 21 is provided.

The remaining amount decrease detecting means 21 may be any as long as it can provide a remaining amount detection signal when each of the intermediate partition plates of each of the magazine portions decreases to a predetermined number. , Limit switches and other sensors
It may be.

Further, according to the present invention, the magazine section 10,
11 and 12 and 13 and 14, the respective magazine parts 10, 11 and 12 and 13 and 1
4, a middle partition plate mounting portion 2 provided with a required number of horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c and vertical partition plates 5a and 5a separately.
2 is supplied automatically from the remaining amount detecting means 21. Thereafter, the remaining amount decreasing middle partition plate is gripped from the middle partition plate mounting portion 22 by a detection signal from the remaining amount detecting means 21 and automatically supplied to a predetermined remaining amount decreasing magazine. A robot 23 is provided.

One example is shown in FIG. That is, it is a so-called multi-axis or multi-joint robot, which is controlled by a controller (not shown) incorporating predetermined software, and a manipulator 24 provided at the tip is operated by an initial switch operation or by the remaining amount detecting means thereafter. According to the detection signal, the horizontal partition plates 1a, 1b and 1c and the vertical partition plates 5a and 5c stacked by a predetermined number at predetermined positions of the intermediate partition plate mounting portion 22 are sequentially or timely gripped to each of the magazine portions 10, 11 and 12 and 13 and 14 so that they can be transported and stored.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the manipulator 24 comprises a fixed portion 24a and a movable holding portion 24b, and its plane operation range is indicated by a two-dot chain line X shown in FIGS. The magazine parts 10, 11 and 12
And 13 and 14, further including a partition plate placement section 22,
The side movement range is configured to extend to a position higher than the practice curve Y shown in FIG. 4, that is, the tops of the magazine parts 10, 11, and 12, and 13 and 14.

A notch portion of the manipulator 24, for example, into which a fixed portion 24a is to be inserted, is previously provided in a support portion of the horizontal partition plate and the vertical partition plate stacked by a predetermined number on the intermediate partition plate mounting portion 22. Provided. Further, a large number of horizontal partition plates and vertical partition plates that are tied with strings adjacent to the support portions of the horizontal partition plate and the vertical partition plate are stored, and when the partition plate mounting portion becomes empty, And a predetermined number of partition plates are supplied.

Further, the manipulator robot 24
Has a function of discharging the middle partition plate left in each magazine portion and the bundle of middle partition plates before string cutting on the middle partition plate mounting portion 22. These are performed by the controller, and the partitioning plates left in the respective magazine portions are accumulated at a position different from the partitioning plate mounting portion 22, for example, at the Z portion shown in FIG. The middle partition plate bundle is discharged onto the discharge conveyor 25.

[0042]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to supply the intermediate partition plate to the empty magazine portion without manual operation at the time of starting the assembly, and further, it is possible to supply the intermediate partition plate to each of the empty magazine portions. Since the magazine unit is integrated via the manipulator robot, it is possible to save the space of the entire apparatus. Assembling becomes possible, and there is no fear of interruption of the assembling work, so that it is not necessary to monitor the quantity of middle partition plates in each magazine portion and to supply the middle partition plates. Further, according to the third aspect, when performing the assembling work of the partition plates of different sizes, the partition plates remaining in each magazine portion can be easily discharged, and the next assembly operation can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of an automatic partitioning plate assembling apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted front view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a left side view.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a horizontal partition plate supply and upright device section.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the manipulator robot showing a state in which a partition plate is supplied to a middle partition plate reduction magazine.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the order of assembling the partition plates.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an assembling order of the partition plates.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the order of assembling the middle partition plate.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the order of assembling the middle partition plate.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the order of assembling the partition plates.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an assembling order of the intermediate partition plates.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b, 1c Horizontal partition plate 2a, 2b, 2c Parallel groove guide 3a, 3b Cut portion 5a, 5b Vertical partition plate 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Magazine portion 21 Remaining amount detecting means 22 Middle partition plate placement portion 24 Manipulator robot

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeru Nakamura 2-1-40 Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Suntory Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Asahiro Kokama 12F, 1974 Nishibori, Urawa-shi, Saitama Terms (reference) 3E060 AA03 AB05 CC14 CC17 CC19 CC34 CC45 EA06 3E075 AA03 BA02 CA01 DA03 DA04 DA12 DA23 DE01 FA03 GA01 GA05

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Magazines of horizontal partition plates corresponding to the number of rows of parallel groove guides are provided on the upper side of a predetermined row of parallel groove guides which are sequentially supplied and raised with the cut portions facing upward and transported. Are provided above the parallel groove guide, and a magazine portion of a vertical partition plate which is sequentially supplied to the cut portion of the horizontal partition plate and is finally engaged with the cut portion being provided is provided, and the magazine is provided. And a manipulator robot for automatically supplying a required number of horizontal partition plates and vertical partition plates to the respective magazine portions from a separate partition plate mounting portion provided separately. Automatic partition plate assembly device. 2. A means for detecting the remaining amount of each partition stored in each of the magazines, and the manipulator robot is configured to detect the remaining amount of the partitioning plate from the position of the partition by a detection signal from the remaining amount detecting means. 2. The automatic partition plate assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is gripped during the amount reduction and automatically supplied to a predetermined remaining amount reduction magazine. 3. The automatic partition plate assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the manipulator robot has a function of discharging a partition plate left in each of the magazine portions.