JP2000255523A - Article packaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify packaging while reducing costs therefor and to prevent an article from deteriorating in its function and worth as an article of commerce by a method wherein a first insertion means wherewith a sheet-like holding member is folded down into a specified shape and inserted into the inside of a case is provided, and a holding part for holding the article is formed at the center of the holding member. SOLUTION: A case F fabricated into a shape having an opening at its upside is mounted on a conveyer 2 and supplied to a pad inserting machine 3. Then, pads A, each having a holding hole, prepared at a loading part 14 are sucked with suckers 17 and after placed between support plates 18, the pads are sent out one by one and supplied to a support plate 24 of a folding part 20 with a pusher 19 and rollers 21 and 22 driven. The pad is then pressed and fixed with a thrusting plate 29 and after sucked and held by suckers 28, flaps Aa of the pad A are bent downward by folding plates 27. After the pad A, being held with the folding plates 27 and the suckers 28, is housed in the case F which is lifted up to a specified height with a lifting table 31, the case is loaded with the pad which is pushed by the thrusting plate 29.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a work for storing, for example, a lighting fixture (halogen lamp), a battery case or unit, an instruction manual, and other accessories or products, parts, agricultural products and the like in a box body. The present invention relates to an article packaging device used for a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when storing the above-mentioned article in a box, for example, a cushioning material (styrene foam) made of a foamed resin is loaded between the article and the box, or the article is packed in a synthetic resin package. There is a packaging method such as packaging in a bag.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned packaging method, when storing articles, it is necessary to load a cushioning material or package them in a packaging bag. There is a problem that labor and cost are required.

Further, since the cushioning material made of a foamed resin is molded by a mold into a size and a shape substantially corresponding to the outer shape of the article, the volume of the cushioning material is large and bulky, so that it is necessary to stock the cushioning material. Large space is required, and handling and management are troublesome.

[0005] Further, in the case of incineration of resin cushioning materials and packaging bags, if the incineration temperature is low, a large amount of harmful substances are generated, so that incineration must be performed at a high temperature, which incurs high costs for incineration disposal. There is also a problem.

In view of the above problems, the present invention inserts a sheet-like holding member into the inside of the box and holds the articles by the holding portions formed on the holding member, thereby simplifying packaging and reducing costs. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article packaging apparatus which can prevent the function and the commercial value of the article from being impaired.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
What is claimed is: 1. An article packaging apparatus for storing articles inside a box having an open upper surface, wherein first insertion means for folding and inserting a sheet-like holding member into a predetermined shape into the box is provided. The present invention is characterized in that the present invention is an article packaging apparatus in which a holding section for holding the article is formed at a central portion of a holding member inserted into the box.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, a sheet-like pressing member is bent at a stage subsequent to the insertion means so that the article is held on the article. The present invention is characterized in that the present invention is an article packaging apparatus provided with a second inserting means for inserting by inserting.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article in which, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, a sheet insertion means for inserting a protective sheet in a state where the article is covered is provided at a subsequent stage of the insertion means. It is a packaging device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect, a sheet inserting means for inserting a sheet on which the contents relating to the article are described into a box is provided at a subsequent stage of the sheet inserting means. The present invention is characterized in that the article packaging apparatus is provided.

[0011]

In the article packaging apparatus according to the first aspect, the first insertion means is driven to bend the sheet-like holding member into a predetermined form (substantially gate-shaped when viewed from front and rear) and insert the sheet-like holding member inside the box. Thereafter, since the article (for example, a halogen lamp or a battery case) is held by the holding portion of the holding member, a cushioning material or a packaging bag is not required, and the packaging can be simplified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article packaging apparatus that drives a second insertion means in combination with the first aspect.
Since the holding member bent in an arbitrary form (substantially V-shaped when viewed from above) is inserted onto the article stored in the box, the direction, position, angle, and posture of the article are displaced during transportation. Can be prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect, the sheet inserting means is driven to lay a protective sheet (for example, haptron paper) in a state where the article is covered. Water on the outer surface of the goods (for example, rainwater,
Water droplets) and foreign substances (for example, dust, dust, etc.) can be prevented from adhering or entering inside.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect, the article wrapping device drives the sheet inserting means to place a sheet (for example, an instruction manual, caution, etc.) on the article via the protection sheet. (E.g., paper) can be prevented from contacting the article and the paper.

[0015]

According to the present invention, after the sheet-like holding member is bent and inserted into the box body, the article is held by the holding portion formed on the holding member. It is possible to save time and effort for packing or packaging in a packaging bag, thereby simplifying packaging and reducing costs.

In addition, since the holding member is bent at the time of use, it is not bulky, the storage space is narrow, and handling and management can be easily performed. In addition, since the bending operation and the insertion operation of the members are performed mechanically, the labor and the efficiency of the packaging operation can be reduced.

Further, since the pressing member is inserted into the article, it is possible to prevent the article from rattling or displacing during transportation, thereby preventing the function and the commercial value of the article from being impaired. Can be prevented.

Further, since the protective sheet is laid so as to cover the article, it is possible to reliably prevent the article from being stained or rusted.

Further, since the paper is laid on the article via the above-mentioned protective sheet, it is possible to prevent the article from coming into contact with the paper, and the paper is soiled and it is difficult to read the contents. Can be reliably prevented.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings show an article packaging apparatus used for storing large and small articles in a box. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the article packaging apparatus 1 is a box F (for example, a cardboard box, resin A first pad insertion machine 3 and an article storage unit 4 are placed on a conveyor 2 for transporting a metal or metal case).
, A second pad inserting machine 5, a sheet inserting machine 6, and a paper inserting machine 7.

A box making machine 8 (commercially available automatic box making machine) arranged on the starting end side of the conveyor 2 stacks a large number of box bodies F folded in a sheet shape and loads them in a loading section 8a. I have. The box F loaded in the loading portion 8a is made into a box in a state where the flap Fa continuously provided on the opening side peripheral edge is raised or bent outward.

On the other hand, a sealing machine 9 (commercially-available automatic sealing machine) arranged on the end side is provided with a flap Fa continuously provided on the peripheral edge on the upper end side of the box F, for example, with an adhesive tape, an adhesive, a stopper, or the like. And sealed by a band or other closing means.

The transport conveyor 2 has a stopper 10 substantially L
It is arranged at the insertion positions a, b, c, d, and e on the conveyors 2a and 2b arranged in the shape of a letter (or a substantially straight line), and the protruding position abutting the front end of the box F and the abutment are avoided. It is provided so as to be able to come and go at the immersion position.

The pressing plate 11 disposed on one side is moved forward and backward between a forward position where it is pressed against the side surface of the box F and a retracted position where contact is avoided, and is disposed on the other side. Receiving plate 12
The box F is pressed against the box F, and the box F is held in the centering state or the width approaching state. In addition, the stopper 10 and the pressing plate 1
1 is driven by driving means such as an air cylinder, a solenoid, and a motor.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the above-described pad insertion machine 3 has a loading unit 1 disposed on the side of the insertion position a.
4, a large number of A-type sheet pads A (for example, a cardboard or a cardboard made of cardboard) are stacked and loaded. In the loading section 14, a plurality of receiving plates 16 are mounted on chains 15, 15 stretched on both sides, and the chains 15 are synchronously rotated (inwardly rotated) in the lifting direction, and a large number of sheets are stacked between the receiving plates 16, 16. The uppermost pad A is raised to a height at which it can be adsorbed by the adsorber 17 described later, and rises in accordance with the separating operation.

The adsorber 17 is disposed above the loading section 14, and is located at a lower position where the uppermost pad A loaded between the receiving plates 16 and 16 is adsorbed, and the pad A is placed on the support plate 1 to be described later.
The ascending / descending operation is carried out to the ascending position to be transferred to 8, 18.

The support plates 18 are disposed on both sides of the adsorber 17 and have a closed position in which the pad A sucked by the adsorber 17 is supported substantially horizontally and an open position in which the pad A can be lifted. It is opened and closed. The above-described adsorber 17 and an adsorber 28 described later are connected to a negative pressure generator (not shown) such as an intake blower or a vacuum pump.

A pusher 19 disposed behind the adsorber 17
Moves back and forth (or swings) between a forward position where the pad A placed between the support plates 18 and 18 is supplied to the bent portion 20 and a retracted position where the operation of the adsorbent 17 and the support plate 18 is allowed. Move).

Feeding rollers 21 and 22 disposed between the loading section 14 and the bending section 20 press the pad A fed by the pusher 19 and are disposed in the bending section 20 above the insertion position a. And supplied on the support plate 24. The auxiliary plate 23 disposed on the rear stage side of the rollers 21 and 22 is moved forward and backward at a closed interval for assisting the feeding and supply of the pad A and at an open interval for allowing a bending operation of a bending plate 27 described later. .

The support plate 24 is disposed at the front and rear portions of the bent portion 20 and supports a pad A fed from the loading portion 14 substantially horizontally, and a support position of a box F loaded on a lifting table 31 described later. The flap Fa is rotated to an open position where the flap Fa is opened and closed. Further, the flap Aa is expanded and contracted into an open state in which the flap Aa is held in a bent state and a closed state in which the holding is released.

At the rear end side of the pad A fed onto the support plate 24, an aligning plate 25 is vertically suspended so as to be able to swing back and forth in the direction in which it comes into contact with the rear end of the pad A. Is brought into contact with a reference plate 26 which is vertically opposed to the aligning plate 25, and the pads A and 26 are used to correct the pad A to a direction and a position to be inserted into the inside of the box F.

The bending plates 27 provided on both sides are provided with a vertical position at which the flaps Aa and Aa of the pad A fed out on the support plate 24 are bent into a substantially gate shape when viewed from the front and rear, and the pad A is fed out. It is pivoted to an allowable horizontal position. In addition, expansion and contraction operations are performed between a closed state where the flap Aa is held in the bent state and an open state where the holding is released.

The adsorber 28 disposed at the upper center is attached to the lower surface of the pushing plate 29, and the ascending position for adsorbing the pad A drawn out on the support plate 24 and the box body mounted on the elevating table 31 The ascending / descending operation is performed to the descending position to be inserted into F. The pressing plate 29 is provided with a lowering position for inserting the folded pad A into the box F loaded on the elevator 31 and the pad A
Is raised and lowered to an ascending position where the feeding of the sheet is allowed.

On the other hand, the open plates 30 provided on both sides of the lower side
Are moved left and right between a closed position where the flap Fa of the box body F loaded on the lifting platform 31 is locked and an open position where the flap Fa is opened right and left.

The elevating platform 31 is disposed below the insertion position a, and moves the box F between a rising position where the pad A can be inserted and a lowering position where the box F is placed on the conveyor 2. It is moved up and down. Further, a pressing plate 32 for pressing one side surface of the box F and a supporting plate 33 for supporting the other side surface are disposed on the side of the raised position. Note that 17 to 19 and 23
To 31 are driven by the driving means described above.

In the above-mentioned article storage section 4, one or more workers G are arranged at a standby place on the side of the insertion position b.
The work conveyor 35 disposed on the side of the insertion position b (or on the side of the worker) includes a large object Ea (for example, a lighting device such as a small halogen lamp) of the article E supplied from a supply step (not shown) and a small object. Eb (eg battery case or unit)
Are transported in a set. Note that the upper end of the large item Ea is attached with, for example, a round frame, a square frame, a wooden frame, or the like, and has an arbitrary shape.

The operator G loads the large object Ea conveyed by the work conveyor 35 into the rear holding hole Ab of the pad A laid inside the box F, and loads the small object Eb into the front holding hole Ac. Note that other accessories Ec (for example, bag-packed parts) are stored inside the large game Ea or in the remaining space.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the pad inserting machine 5 includes a loading portion 37 disposed on the side of the insertion position c.
B-shaped sheet pad B (for example, cardboard or cardboard)
Are stacked and loaded. The pusher 38 disposed at the lower rear of the loading section 37 is moved back and forth in the feeding direction, separates and feeds a large number of pads B one by one from the lower side, and loads them into the receiving frame 40 of the reversing section 39. It should be noted that the pad B is sucked out by the adsorber and then fed out, or the pads A, B
May be fed out one by one with a roller.

The reversing section 39 moves the receiving frame 40 to the loading section 37.
The pad B is rotated vertically (approximately 90 degrees) between a stand-by posture for holding the pad B fed from the horizontal direction substantially horizontally and a standing posture for standing the pad B substantially vertically.

The holding unit 4 disposed above the reversing section 39
Reference numeral 1 denotes receiving members 43, 43 vertically suspended at an interval substantially in a V-shape with respect to the lower surface side of the support plate 42, and a substantially transverse cross-section, vertically suspended facing the receiving members 43, 43. The triangular folding member 44 opens and closes in a closed state for holding the pad B and an open state in which the holding is released. Further, the members 43 and 44 hold a substantially central portion of the pad B erected by the receiving frame 40 and bend into a substantially V shape when viewed from a plane.

When the holding unit 41 reciprocates above the vertically standing receiving frame 40 and above the box F stopped at the insertion position c (above the small object Eb), the height at which the horizontal movement of the pad B is allowed. It is ascended. At the time of holding, the members 43 and 44 are lowered to the height for holding the upright pad B by the receiving frame 40, and at the time of insertion, the members 4 and 44 are moved down.
The pad B held at 3 and 44 is lowered to a height to be inserted into the box F.

Above the insertion position or during the movement, approximately V
The direction of the character-shaped pad B is changed (approximately 90 degrees) so that the open side faces the transport direction. Above the insertion position, the pad B bent in a substantially V shape is rotated from the posture inclined rearward obliquely downward to the vertical posture and inserted.

The pushing plate 36 disposed on the opposite side of the pad inserting machine 5 is positioned above the insertion position c to push down the pad B accommodated in the box F, and to convey the box F. It is moved to an allowed ascending position. At the same time, it is moved back and forth between the standby position at the top of the box F and the retracted position at the side. Note that 36, 38, 40, 41, 43, and 44 are driven by the above-described driving means.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the above-mentioned sheet inserting machine 6 has a sheet-like protective sheet C (for example, a phatron) on a receiving plate 46 of a loading section 45 arranged on the side of the inserting position d. Paper, oil paper, rust-proof paper, resin sheet, etc.). The loading unit 45 raises and lowers the receiving plate 46 disposed at the lower center in the vertical direction, and lifts the uppermost protective sheet C stacked on the receiving plate 46 to a height pressed by a pressing roller 47 described later. , Rising in response to the feeding operation.

The pressing roller 47 is mounted on the upper side of the feeding side and presses the uppermost protection sheet C stacked on the receiving plate 46. Press the lower surface. Due to the rotation of the rollers 47 and 48, the uppermost protective sheet C stacked on the receiving plate 46
Are fed one by one onto a shooter 49 obliquely provided on the feeding side. At the same time, the lower end of the shooter 49 slides obliquely downward to guide the supply of the protection sheet C in the direction of being inserted into the box F. Note that 46, 4
9 is driven by the above-mentioned driving means.

The above-mentioned paper inserting machine 7 is provided with
As shown in FIG. 12, a sheet-shaped instruction manual D (hereinafter abbreviated as an instruction) bound on one or one book on the receiving plate 52 of the loading unit 51 disposed on the side of the insertion position e. ) Are stacked and loaded in the unfolded state. Further, for example, a cautionary note may be loaded in place of the manual D.

The loading section 51 raises and lowers the receiving plate 52 disposed in the center of the lower part in the vertical direction, and transfers the uppermost instruction sheet D loaded on the receiving plate 52 to a high position pressed by a pressing roller 53 described later. Then, it rises in response to the feeding operation.

The pressing roller 53 is mounted on the upper side of the feeding side, and presses the uppermost instruction sheet D loaded on the receiving plate 52. The upper and lower separation rollers 54, which are mounted on the subsequent stage, are pressed against the upper and lower surfaces of the instructions D, and the rotation of the rollers 53, 54 distributes the uppermost instructions D loaded on the receiving plate 52 to the feeding side. The sheet is fed out one by one onto the mounting plate 56 of the provided folding section 55.

The folding portion 55 has a hole 57 in the center of the upper surface of the mounting plate 56 so as to face the substantially center surface (fold portion) of the manual D. Note that a fold for folding in two is formed on the substantially central surface of the instruction manual D.

A folding plate 58 disposed immediately below the hole 57
Are moved up and down between a raised position protruding above the guide plate 59 disposed above the recessed hole 57 and a lowered position recessed below the recessed hole 57. The instruction D protruded above the indentation hole 57 and the guide plate 59 and folded out on the placing plate 56 is folded in two.

The regulating plate 60 disposed on the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the placing plate 56 regulates the position so that the central surface of the manual D and the projecting hole 57 of the placing plate 56 face each other.

The holding unit 61 disposed above the folding portion 55 includes holding plates 63 and 6 pivotally attached to the lower surface of the support 62.
3 is opened and closed in conjunction with a closed state where the folded portion of the instruction D is held and an open state where the holding is released.

When the holding unit 61 reciprocates above the manual D protruding above the guide plate 59 and above the box F stopped at the insertion position e, the height at which the horizontal movement of the manual D is permitted. To be raised. At the time of holding, the holding plate 63
Is lowered to the height at which the fold portion of the manual D is held and swung to the vertical position. At the time of insertion, the manual D is lowered and inserted obliquely to the height at which the manual D is inserted inside the box F. Swings to a tilted posture. Incidentally, 52, 58, 61 and 63 are driven by the above-mentioned driving means.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation when packaging the article E by the article packaging apparatus 1 will be described below. First, as shown in FIG.
Is driven, and the box body F formed in the form of the upper surface opening is placed on the conveyor 2 and supplied to the pad inserting machine 3.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, the pad insertion machine 3 is driven so that the pad A on the uppermost surface loaded in the loading section 14 is sucked by the sucker 17, and , 18, the pusher 19 and the rollers 21, 22.
Is driven and fed one by one onto the support plates 24, 24 of the bent portion 20 stopped in a horizontal state. Thereafter, the support plate 18 and the pusher 19 return to the initial position.

After correcting the direction and the position of the pad A with the aligning plate 25 and the reference plate 26, the pad A is pressed and fixed by the pressing plate 29, and is suction-held by the suction element 28, and then the flaps Aa, Aa of the pad A are removed. It is bent downward by the bending plates 27, 27, and is deformed and held in a substantially gate-shaped state when viewed from the front and back. Thereafter, the plates 25 and 26 are returned to the initial positions, the support plate 18 is rotated downward, and the flap Fa of the box body F loaded on the elevating table 31 is held open and closed.

On the other hand, the box F transported to the insertion position a is
The lifting plate 31 is lifted to a predetermined height, and the opening plate 3
0, the flap Fa of the box body F is opened and held left and right. At the same time, the pressing plate 32 and the supporting plate 33 hold the predetermined posture.

After the pad A held by the bent plate 27 and the adsorber 28 is stored in the box F, the suction by the adsorber 17 is released, and the pad A is pressed from above by the pushing plate 29.
The inside of the box F is pushed and loaded.

Next, the plates 27, 29 and the attraction element 28 are returned to the initial position, and the plates 30, 32, 33 are returned to the initial position. At the same time, the platform 31 is lowered to supply the box F to the article storage unit 4. During the transportation, the box body F is transferred from the conveyor 2a to the conveyor 2a and changes direction.

Next, after the box F is temporarily stopped at the insertion position c, the article E is
Are loaded into the holding holes Ab and Ac of the pad A inserted inside the box F. After this,
The box F is supplied to the pad insertion machine 5. Note that the operation of storing the article E may be performed mechanically.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the pad insertion machine 5 is driven to
Are loaded one by one into the receiving frame 40 of the reversing section 39. After rotating the receiving frame 40 and erecting the pad B vertically, the receiving member 43 of the holding unit 41 and the folding member 44 hold the pad B and bend it into a substantially V-shape. The box body F that is inclined rearward and downward and stopped at the insertion position d.
Move up.

The pad B held by the members 43 and 44 is returned to the vertical position, and inserted into the upper part (or the large object Ea) of the small item Eb stored in the box F. Then, the holding by the members 43 and 44 is released. Then, the holding unit 41 is returned to the initial position. Thereafter, the box F is supplied to the sheet inserting machine 6.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the pad B inside the box F stopped at the insertion position d is pressed from above by the pressing plate 36 and pressed against the small object Eb. To the initial position. The sheet insertion machine 6 is driven to insert the protection sheet C fed from the loading section 45 into the inside of the box F stopped at the insertion position d from an obliquely upward direction via the shooter 49, and to insert the article E (large Ea). ) Is laid so that the upper surface side is covered. After that, the box F is supplied to the paper inserting machine 7.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10, FIG. 11, and FIG. 12, the sheet insertion machine 7 is driven so that the instructions D loaded in the loading section 51 are placed on the mounting plate 56 of the folding section 55. One or one
After the book is fed out, the substantially central surface of the manual D is folded into two by the folding plate 58.
It is held (or pinched) by the holding plates 63, 63 of the holding unit 61, and moves above the box F stopped at the insertion position e.

After inserting the instruction manual D held by the holding plates 63, 63 at an arbitrary angle into the box F, the holding plate 6
Release the holding by 3, 63, and lay the instruction sheet D on the protection sheet C. After inserting the pads A and B, the protection sheet C, the instruction manual D, and the large Ea and small Eb of the article E in the order shown in FIG. 2, the holding unit 61 is returned to the initial position, The box F is supplied to the sealing machine 9.

Next, after driving the sealing machine 9 to seal the flaps Fa... Of the box F in a closed state, the box F is conveyed to the next step. Hereinafter, pads A and B are
The work of inserting the protection sheet C, the description D, and the article E is continuously performed.

As described above, after the sheet-like pad A is bent into a predetermined form and inserted into the box F, the articles E (large Ea, small Eb) are loaded into the holding holes Ab, Ac of the pad A. Therefore, it is not necessary to pack a cushioning material as in the conventional example or to package the cushioning material in a packaging bag, thereby simplifying the packaging and reducing the cost. In addition, at the time of incineration, the influence on the natural environment can be reduced.

Further, since the pads A and B are used by bending, they are not bulky, the storage space for the pads A and B is narrow, and the handling and management can be easily performed. In addition, since the bending operation and the insertion operation of the pads A and B, the protection sheet C, and the instruction manual D are performed mechanically, it is possible to save labor and improve efficiency of the packaging operation.

Further, since the pad B is bent into a predetermined shape and inserted on the small item Eb (or the large item Ea), it is possible to prevent the small item Eb from rattling or displacing during transportation. It is possible to prevent the function and commercial value of the accessory Eb from being impaired.

Furthermore, since the protective sheet C is laid so that the upper surface side of the article E is covered, the article E can be reliably prevented from being stained or rusted.

Furthermore, since the manual D is laid on the article E via the above-mentioned protective sheet C, the article E and the manual D can be prevented from coming into contact with each other.
Can be reliably prevented from becoming dirty or the content from being difficult to read.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the holding member of the present invention corresponds to the pad A of the embodiment, and similarly, the holding portion of the holding member corresponds to the holding hole of the pad A. Ab, Ac, the pressing member corresponds to the pad B, the paper corresponds to the manual D or the cautionary note, the first inserting means corresponds to the pad inserting machine 3, and the second inserting means. Corresponds to the pad inserting machine 5, the sheet inserting means corresponds to the sheet inserting machine 6, and the paper inserting means corresponds to the paper inserting machine 7, but the present invention is limited to only the configuration of the above embodiment. It is not something to be done.

The transport conveyor 2 of the above-described embodiment is used.
May be constituted by a conveyor such as a roller conveyor, a belt conveyor, a thrust conveyor, and a chain conveyor.

Further, the protective sheet C or the instruction D wound in a roll shape may be separated and supplied one by one to a predetermined size, or the protective sheet C and the instruction D may be sucked and held by, for example, an adsorber. The sheets may be supplied separately one by one.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the overall configuration of an article packaging apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an insertion order of a pad, a protection sheet, a description, and an article.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the operation of inserting an A-type pad by the pad insertion machine.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an operation of extending an A-type pad.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the flap opening operation of the box.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the operation of inserting a B-type pad by the pad insertion machine.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a bending operation and an inserting operation of a B-type pad.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing an operation of inserting a protection sheet by the sheet insertion machine.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the operation of inserting the protection sheet.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the operation of inserting a manual by the paper insertion machine.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing an operation of feeding a manual.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an operation of inserting a manual.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A, B: Pad Ab, Ac: Holding hole C: Protective sheet D: Instruction manual E: Article F: Box body G: Worker 1: Article packaging apparatus 2: Transport conveyor 3: Pad insertion machine 4: Article storage section 5 ... Pad insertion machine 6 ... Sheet insertion machine 7 ... Paper insertion machine 24 ... Support plate 27 ... Bending plate 29 ... Pressing plate 41 ... Holding unit 43 ... Receiving member 44 ... Folding member 49 ... Shooter 56 ... Placement plate 58 ... Folding Plate 61: Holding unit 63: Holding plate

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An article packaging apparatus for storing articles inside a box having an open upper surface, wherein a first insertion member is inserted into the box by folding a sheet-like holding member into a predetermined shape. Means for providing an article packaging apparatus, comprising means for holding the article at the center of the holding member inserted into the box. 2. An article according to claim 1, further comprising a second insertion means for folding and inserting a sheet-like pressing member in a form in which said article is held on said article, at a stage subsequent to said insertion means. Packaging equipment. 3. An article packaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sheet insertion means for inserting a protective sheet in a state where said article is covered, at a stage subsequent to said insertion means. 4. An article packaging apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a sheet inserting means for inserting a sheet describing the contents of the article into the inside of the box, at a stage subsequent to the sheet inserting means.