JP2002096033A - Foreign matter removing method and foreign matter removing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely remove foreign matter, such as hair, sticking to the surfaces of plastic bottles, etc., without being affected by static electricity. SOLUTION: This foreign matter removing method removes the foreign matter, such as the hair, sticking to the surfaces of objects to be removed of the foreign matter by aligning and transporting the many objects and blowing air to the objects in the prescribed transporting region during the course of the transportation, in which destaticizing air is used as the air described above and the foreign matter is blown off and removed while the surfaces of the objects are destaticized by blowing the destaticizing air at all times to the objects in the prescribed time during the movement of the objects in the prescribed transporting region.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foreign matter removing method and a foreign matter removing apparatus suitably used for automatically removing foreign matter such as hair attached to a plastic bottle or the like before filling the contents or attaching a label. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a container for accommodating medicines and foods,
Bottles made of plastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, nylon, and glass are widely used, and liquids (eg, eye drops), tablets, capsules,
When filling and labeling foods before shipment, a foreign matter removal treatment for removing foreign matter such as hair attached to the surface of the bottle (including the inner surface) is performed immediately before filling and labeling the above-mentioned contents. Is prevented from being mixed in or attached together with the label.

In order to remove such foreign matter, a foreign matter removing mechanism for injecting compressed air is provided in a transport mechanism of a content filling machine or a labeling device, and compressed air is blown on bottles which are conveyed in a line. A method of blowing and removing hair and the like adhering to the surface of a bottle immediately before filling a substance or immediately before attaching a label is generally employed.

[0004]

However, the plastic bottle is liable to be charged with static electricity due to friction and the like during transportation, and it is difficult for foreign substances such as hair adhered to the surface to peel off due to the static electricity. Due to this, the condition in which hair etc. easily adheres is maintained, and hair etc. may not be able to be reliably removed by processing by blowing compressed air, and even once removed, it may take a little time until the contents are filled or labeled. In some cases, hair or the like may be attached again in a while, and it is not always possible to perform a satisfactory removal of foreign matter.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can more reliably remove foreign matter such as hair attached to the surface of a plastic bottle or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide a foreign matter removing method and a foreign matter removing device which can surely prevent the foreign matter from being mixed into an object or being attached together with a label.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a number of foreign matter removal objects are arranged and conveyed, and air is blown on the objects in a predetermined conveyance area during the conveyance. Thus, in the foreign matter removing method for blowing and removing foreign matter such as hair attached to the surface of the object, static elimination air is used as the air, and the static elimination is always performed for a predetermined time while the object moves in the predetermined transport area. There is provided a foreign matter removing method characterized in that the foreign matter is blown off and removed while blowing air to remove static electricity from the surface of the object.

Further, according to the present invention, as an apparatus for removing foreign matter by the above-described foreign matter removing method, a transporting means for transporting a large number of foreign matter removal objects in an aligned state, and continuously removing static electricity to the foreign matter removal objects being transported. To the foreign matter removal target object conveyed in an aligned state by the conveying means, injecting static elimination air by the static elimination air jetting means, and discharging the surface of the target object Provided is a foreign matter removing apparatus characterized in that foreign matter attached to the surface of an object is blown off and removed.

[0008] As described above, the method and apparatus for removing foreign matter according to the present invention can be applied to a labeling apparatus, a bottling apparatus, or the like, by discharging static elimination air to a foreign matter removal object such as a bottle conveyed in an aligned state by a conveying mechanism. Foreign matter such as hair is blown off while the surface of the foreign matter removal object is neutralized by the static elimination air.

Accordingly, the attracted state due to the static electricity is released, and the foreign matter such as hair is surely peeled off from the surface of the object to be removed and blown off, and the hair is surely prevented from attaching again due to the static electricity. It is possible to reliably prevent inconvenience such as mixing and sticking together with a label.

In this case, normal compressed air can be blown to the foreign matter removing object such as a plastic bottle together with the above-described neutralizing air, and the foreign matter such as hair is extremely easily peeled off by removing the foreign matter removing object by the neutralizing air. In addition to the state, the foreign matter may be blown off by compressed air having a large wind speed and air volume, whereby the foreign matter can be more reliably removed. At this time, the static elimination air may be simultaneously blown to the bottle b together with the normal compressed air, or the normal compressed air may be blown after the static elimination air is blown to eliminate the surface of the foreign matter removal target object.

In the case where the object to be removed is a hollow cylindrical container such as the bottle, the container is rotated at least in a predetermined transport region of the transport means where the static elimination air or the static elimination air and normal compressed air are blown. It is preferable to blow the above-mentioned static elimination air or static elimination air and normal compressed air onto the container moving while rotating, thereby ensuring that static elimination air or static elimination air is applied to the entire outer periphery of the cylindrical container. And the compressed air are blown to remove the foreign matter more reliably.

[0012]

Embodiments and examples of the present invention will be described below.
The present invention will be described more specifically. First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows a labeling apparatus 1 provided with a foreign matter removing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. This labeling apparatus 1 is, for example, a plastic bottle b filled with eye drops. Is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the device to display a label indicating the content of the content and the expiration date.

As shown in FIG. 1, this labeling apparatus 1 removes foreign substances such as hair and dust adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b and a supply disk 2 for aligning and supplying a bottle b to be labeled. A foreign matter removing disk 3, a labeling disk 4 for applying a label to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b, a transfer belt 5 for applying a label to the bottle b held and conveyed by the labeling disk 4, and a label affixing And a discharge disk 6 for discharging the used bottle b from the apparatus.

The supply disk 2 is a thick disk whose peripheral edge is formed in a substantially sawtooth shape, and which holds and transports the bottle b in a large number of concave portions 21 provided in the substantially sawtooth peripheral portion. By rotating clockwise at a predetermined speed in the figure, the bottle b is conveyed from the tray 22 while being held in the concave portion 21 formed on the outer peripheral edge.

The foreign matter removing disk 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, between the two ring-shaped disks 32, 32 attached to the rotating substrate 31, these disks 32, 32 are provided.
A large number of holding rollers 33 are rotatably erected at predetermined intervals on the peripheral edge of the roller, and rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 1 at a predetermined speed. As shown in FIG. 1, the foreign matter removal disk 3 rotates in synchronization with the supply disk 2 to receive the bottle b from the supply disk 2 between the holding rollers 33 and hold the bottle b. To transfer the bottle b to the labeling disc 4.

A compressed air ejecting mechanism and a static elimination air ejecting mechanism are provided around the foreign matter removing disk 3 along the transport area. The foreign matter removing disk 3 and these ejecting mechanisms constitute a foreign matter removing device. Have been. That is, as shown in FIGS.
A compressed air injection block 34 is attached to the periphery of the transfer area at a predetermined distance from the outer peripheral edge of the foreign matter removing disk 3, and a static elimination bar 35 is disposed above the compressed air injection block 34. Further, a substantially fan-shaped air collecting hole 36 connected to the exhaust duct 361 is provided below the foreign matter removing disk 3 along the transfer area, and the transfer area is formed through the exhaust duct 361 and the substantially fan-shaped air collecting hole 36. It is designed to be sucked.

The compressed air injection block 34 includes the components shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a compressed air jet recess 341 is provided on the inner peripheral surface facing the foreign matter removing disk 3 along the circumferential direction. A large number of injection nozzles 342 are formed in the compressed air injection concave portion 341 along the circumferential direction, and compressed air supplied from the compressed air supply hole 343 is supplied to the buffer space portion 344.
Through the injection nozzle 342.

The static elimination bar 35 is a known type having an air jetting function. By supplying compressed air, a large number of jetting nozzles 35 connected in a longitudinal direction are provided.
1, the static elimination air is ejected, and the static elimination air is ejected between the compressed air ejection block 34 and the foreign matter removal disk 3.

Although not shown, the foreign matter removing disk 3, the compressed air injection block 34, and the static elimination bar 35 are covered with a transparent resin cover, and are ejected from the compressed air ejection block 34 and the static elimination bar 35. The compressed air and static elimination air are exhausted from the substantially fan-shaped air collection hole 36 to the outside of the system without leaking to the outside from the transport area by the foreign matter removal disk 3.

Next, the labeling disk 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, between two disks of relatively large diameter,
A large number of holding rollers 41 are provided at the periphery of these disks and are rotatably provided upright at predetermined intervals. This labeling disk 4 rotates clockwise in FIG. 1 at a predetermined speed, receives the bottle b from the foreign matter removing disk 3 between the holding rollers 41, and holds and transports the bottle b.

The transfer belt 5 that rotates along the outer peripheral surface of the labeling disc 4 is disposed at a predetermined rotation angle position of the labeling disc 4. The transfer belt 5 has three rollers 5 as shown in FIG.
1 and is driven by one roller 51 to circulate and rotate in the direction of the arrow in the figure.
In this case, a part of the belt 5 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b conveyed while being held by the labeling disc 4 at a predetermined pressure.

Further, the discharge disk 6 is a thick disk having a large number of arc-shaped concave portions 61 provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and as shown in FIG. Bottle b with label attached by rotating at speed
Is received from the labeling disk 4 into the concave portion 61, suctioned and held in the concave portion 61, transported, and introduced into the discharge path 62. In this case, a defective discharge path 63 is provided in the middle of the bottle conveyance range by the discharge disk 6 to discharge the bottle b ′ having the label sticking defect to another path.

Further, the labeling apparatus feeds out the label sheet a from a sheet roll (not shown) in which a label sheet a in which a number of labels are stuck on a band-shaped backing sheet in an easily peelable state is wound. A label transport unit 7 including a plurality of rollers (not shown) for transporting the label sheet is provided. The label sheet a transported by the label transport unit 7 is, as shown in FIG. A folding plate 71 disposed close to a place where the outer peripheral surface of the disk 4 and the transfer belt 5 come into contact with each other is folded at an acute angle.

The labeling operation by the labeling device 1 is performed as follows. First, a bottle b filled with eye drops or the like is randomly supplied to the tray 22 by a belt conveyor (not shown) or the like, and the bottles b are held one by one in the concave portions 21 on the outer peripheral surface of the supply disk 2 to supply the supply disk. 2 and are conveyed in alignment by the rotation of the disc 2, and transferred from the supply disc 2 to the contaminant removal disc 3 and conveyed.
In addition, foreign matter such as hair attached to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b is removed by the compressed air and the static elimination air blown from the static elimination bar 35 to the bottle b, and further transferred to the labeling disc 4 to hold the labeling disc 4. The bottles b are held one by one between the rollers 41, and are transported in an aligned state to the position where the transfer belt 5 is disposed by the rotation of the labeling disk 4.

On the other hand, in the label transport section 7, the label sheet a is intermittently fed out and transported from the above-mentioned sheet roll (not shown).
And the serial number are laser-printed on each label on the label sheet a. After the laser printing, the label is conveyed to the outer peripheral portion of the labeling disc 4 and is affixed to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b which is held and conveyed on the outer peripheral portion of the labeling disc 4.

The sticking of the label is performed as follows. That is, the label sheet "a" is
As a result, the label affixed at an acute angle near the outer peripheral portion of the labeling disk 4, and at this time, the label stuck on the backing of the label sheet a in the easily peelable state is peeled off from the backing and the bottle b held on the outer peripheral portion of the labeling disc 4 It is inserted between the transfer belt 5 and the transfer belt 5. In this case, the transfer belt 5 circulates and rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 and the bottle b also rotates following the transfer belt 5, so that the label is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b. The label is fixed on the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b by being transferred while rotating while being pressed by the transfer belt 5, so that the label is attached to the bottle b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bottle b having the label attached thereto is further conveyed by the rotation of the labeling disc 4, and is transferred to the recess 61 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the ejection disc 6. And this recess 6
1 and is conveyed by the rotation of the discharge disk 6 and discharged from the discharge path 62 to the outside of the apparatus.

Although not particularly shown, the labeling device includes a liquid amount sensor for inspecting the amount of liquid such as eye drops filled in the bottle b, a print inspection camera for inspecting laser printing, and a label inspection device. It is provided with a sticking defect detection camera for inspecting the sticking state. As shown in FIG. 1, the bottle b ′ in which the defect is detected is discharged to the defective product discharge path 63 during the transportation by the discharge disk 6. And remove it.

As described above, the labeling apparatus 1 of the present embodiment
Transports the bottle b continuously in an aligned state, automatically attaches a label to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b, and blows compressed air to the bottle b being transported before labeling to remove foreign substances such as hair. This is to prevent the hair and the like from being attached together with the label.

In this case, in the labeling apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, in addition to the normal compressed air from the compressed air injection block 34, the static elimination air from the static elimination bar 35 is blown against the bottle b to thereby remove the foreign matter such as the hair. Removal is performed. The foreign substance removing operation will be described below in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottle b held and conveyed on the outer peripheral portion of the foreign matter removing disk 3 includes an outer peripheral portion of the foreign matter removing disk 3 and an inner peripheral portion of the compressed air injection block 34. The bottles b are conveyed while being held between the two holding rollers 33 between them and each of the bottles b conveyed at this time move while rotating so as to roll on the inner peripheral surface of the compressed air injection block 34.

The static elimination air ejected from the static elimination bar 35 is blown from above onto each of the bottles b moving while rotating, and the compressed air ejected from each nozzle 342 of the compressed air injection block 34 on the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b. Foreign matter such as hair attached to the surface of the bottle b is blown off by the discharged air and compressed air, and is discharged out of the system through the exhaust duct 361 from the substantially fan-shaped air collecting hole 36 together with the discharged air and compressed air. Has become. In this case, the transport area of the foreign matter removing disk 3 is covered with a transparent resin cover (not shown), and the static elimination air and the compressed air do not flow to other areas, and pass through the substantially fan-shaped air collecting holes 36 together with the foreign matter. It is surely discharged out of the system.

As described above, the labeling apparatus 1 of the present embodiment
The foreign matter removal device provided in the is designed to remove foreign matter such as hair by blowing static elimination air and normal compressed air onto the bottle. Can be blown off.
Therefore, the attracted state due to static electricity is released, and foreign matter such as hair is surely peeled off from the surface of the object to be removed and blown off. Also, hair is securely prevented from attaching again due to static electricity, and the hair and the like are stuck together with the label. Such inconvenience can be reliably prevented.

In this embodiment, since the static elimination air and the ordinary compressed air are used in combination, the surface of the bottle b is neutralized by the static elimination air to make it very easy to remove foreign substances such as hairs. Can be reliably blown off by compressed air having a large wind speed and the amount of air can be reliably removed.

Further, in this embodiment, the bottle b is conveyed along a circular orbit while rotating in a predetermined conveying area where the static elimination air and the normal compressed air are blown. Is discharged onto the moving bottle b, the discharging air and the compressed air can be reliably blown around the entire periphery of the bottle b, and the transport area of the foreign matter removal disk 3 is transparent. Since the static elimination air and the compressed air do not flow out to other parts, the blown foreign substances are sucked together with the static elimination air and the compressed air, and are surely substantially fan-shaped air collecting holes 36 and the exhaust duct 3.
Since the liquid is discharged to the outside of the system through 61, a more reliable foreign substance removing process can be performed.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4 shows a foreign matter removing mechanism (foreign matter removing device) provided in a labeling apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The four discs of the supply disc 2, the foreign substance removal disc 3, the labeling disc 4 and the discharge disc 6 are used to convey the bolt b along an arc trajectory. On the other hand, in the labeling apparatus of the second embodiment, The bottle b is transported linearly using a conveyor to perform labeling.

In this labeling apparatus, as shown in FIG. 4, the bottle b flowing on the conveyor 8 is rotated by the transfer belt 5, and is separated from the backing of the label sheet a and set on the label sticking section 72. Is transferred to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b. In this case, in the present embodiment, a conveying screw 81 is arranged along the conveyor 8 at a position before the label attaching section 72, and the bottles b that are in contact with or close to each other or randomly or conveyed at random. b is decelerated by the transport screw 81,
A foreign matter removal area d in which a predetermined gap is provided between the front and rear bottles b and the conveyance screw 81 is slowly conveyed by rotation of the conveyance screw 81
Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the foreign matter removing area d is located above both sides of the foreign matter removing area 35, respectively.
35 is provided with the nozzles 351 and 351 facing the transport path of the bottle b. These static elimination bars 35, 35
As shown in FIG. 5, while one is located above the transport screw 81 and blows static elimination air onto the upper part of the bottle b, the other is disposed at a position lower than the one static elimination bar, The static elimination air is blown to the lower part of the bottle b.

In the foreign matter removal area, the bottles b are slowly conveyed while being separated from each other by a predetermined distance as described above. The transport operation will be described.
The bottle b which is brought into front-to-back contact or close proximity or randomly conveyed by the
In the foreign matter removing area d, the screw is conveyed at a speed lower than the conveying speed by the conveyor 8 by the rotation of the conveying screw 81, and as shown in FIG. The bottles b are separated from each other by a predetermined distance. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, each bottle b transported in the transport area d is
While being in contact with the guide bar 82, it is conveyed while rotating so as to roll along the guide bar 82.

Then, static elimination air is blown from the nozzle 351 of the static elimination bar 35 to each of the bottles b conveyed while rotating in the foreign substance removal area d, and foreign substances such as hair attached to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b are removed. You. Immediately after passing through the foreign matter removal area d, the conveyer 8 conveys the bottle b to the label attaching section 72, and transfers the bottle b with the outer peripheral surface in contact with the label a1 set on the label attaching section 72. It is rotated by the belt 5 and has a label a on its outer peripheral surface.
1 is affixed.

As described above, in the labeling apparatus of the second embodiment, in the foreign matter removing area d, the bottle b is slowly conveyed while being rotated by the conveying screw 81 while being separated by a predetermined distance between the front and rear. To remove foreign substances such as hair by blowing static elimination air on the surface of the bottle b, thereby removing foreign substances such as hair without being affected by static electricity while discharging the surface of the bottle b. In addition, since the above-described foreign substance removing operation is performed while rotating at a certain distance in front and rear, the foreign substance can be reliably removed over the entire circumference of the bottle b.

The guide bar 82 constituting the foreign matter removing area d of the labeling device is configured to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the transport screw 81 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It can be applied to a change in the size of the bottle b. Although not particularly shown, an exhaust hole and an air intake mechanism are provided below the conveyor 8, and the air such as the static elimination air blown to the bottle b and the foreign matter such as the hair blown off by the static elimination air are sucked together with the air. And discharge it out of the system.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 6 shows an example of a bottle filling machine provided with a foreign matter removing device according to the present invention, and is a schematic diagram showing a foreign matter removing mechanism. This bottle filling machine arranges and transports bottles b on a conveyor 8 and counts and fills contents such as tablets therein, and removes foreign matter according to the present invention shown in FIG. A foreign matter removing mechanism unit including a device is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the foreign matter removing mechanism provided in the bottle filling machine is as follows.
Above the conveyor 8 for transporting the bottle b, a static elimination bar 35 for ejecting static elimination air is disposed with the nozzle 351 facing downward, and a conveyor belt deficient portion is provided in a part of the bottle b transport area to provide the same. An exhaust hole 36 is provided in the defective portion, and FIG.
As shown in (B), ordinary static elimination bars 37, 37 having no air injection function are arranged on the exhaust hole 36 so as to sandwich the bottle b, and ordinary compressed air is supplied outside the bottle. This is provided with compressed air jets 38, 38 for jetting. Further, on the downstream side of the exhaust hole 36, the compressed air ejection part 345 and the intake part 34 are located above the conveyor 8.
6 is provided integrally with a compressed air injection block 34a. In the drawing, reference numeral 362 denotes a mushroom-shaped floor plate provided on the exhaust hole 36, and the bottle b passes on the floor plate 362.

In this bottle filling machine, the inside and outside of the bottle b conveyed in an aligned state by the conveyor 8 are washed by the foreign matter removing mechanism to remove foreign matter such as hair, and the contents such as tablets are put in the bolt b. Counting and filling. The foreign matter removing operation in this bolt filling machine is as follows.

When the conveyer 8 transports the bottle b to the foreign matter removing mechanism, the static elimination air ejected from the static elimination bar 35 is blown into the bottle b from the upper end opening of the bottle b, and the inside of the bottle b is discharged. The surface is neutralized, and when passing over the exhaust holes 36, the neutralizing bars 37, 3
7, the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b is neutralized, and foreign matter such as hair attached to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle b is blown off by the compressed air injected from the compressed air ejectors 38, 38.
The air is discharged from the exhaust hole 36 to the outside of the system through the exhaust duct 361.

Next, the bottle b having passed over the exhaust hole 36 moves below the compressed air injection block 34a, and compressed air is injected from the compressed air ejection section 345 into each bottle b.
Foreign matter such as hair attached to the bottle b is blown off, discharged outside from the upper end opening of the bottle b, and discharged out of the system from the suction portion 346 of the compressed air injection block 34a. In this case, the inner surface of each bottle b is provided with
The static electricity is removed by the static elimination air ejected from the nozzle, and foreign matter such as hair can be reliably removed without causing a problem due to static electricity.

As described above, each bottle b from which foreign matter has been removed is immediately conveyed to the filling section, where the contents such as tablets are filled and sealed. As described above, the foreign matter removing mechanism (foreign matter removing device) provided in the bottle filling machine of the present embodiment includes:
The static elimination air from the static elimination bar 35 is injected into the bottle b to eliminate the charge on the inner surface of the bottle b, and the compressed air from the compressed air injection block 34a removes foreign matter such as hair attached to the bottle b. Therefore, the inside of the bottle can be reliably air-cleaned without causing a problem of static electricity.

The foreign matter removing method and foreign matter removing apparatus of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the conveying means, the static elimination air, and the compressed air injection method can be variously changed. In each of the above embodiments, the case where the foreign matter removal target is a bottle is shown. However, other objects may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the foreign matter removal mechanism of the present invention may be used as a foreign matter removal mechanism in a labeling device and a bottle filling machine. Although the removing device is configured, the foreign material removing device of the present invention may be configured in a device other than the labeling device and the bottle filling machine, or may be a single foreign material removing device.

[0050]

As described above, according to the foreign matter removing method and foreign matter removing apparatus of the present invention, foreign matter such as hair adhering to the surface of a plastic bottle or the like is reliably removed by releasing the electrostatic adsorption. Thus, in a labeling device or a bottling device, it is possible to reliably prevent hair or the like from being mixed into the contents or attached together with the label.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a labeling device provided with a foreign matter removing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic plan view showing the foreign matter removing device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing the foreign matter removing device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing another labeling device provided with the foreign matter removing device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a transport screw portion of the foreign matter removing device.

FIG. 6 shows a part of a foreign matter removing device of a bottle filling machine provided with the foreign matter removing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a schematic side view, (B) is a schematic front view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Labeling device 3 Foreign matter removal disk (conveyance means) 34 Compressed air injection block (compressed air injection means) 342 Compressed air ejection section (compressed air injection means) 361 Exhaust section (exhaust means) 35 Static elimination bar (static elimination air injection means) 36 Exhaust hole (Exhaust means) 37 Static elimination bar

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeru Imai 2-3-1 Kuise-derajima, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo Shionogi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. -3 (72) Inventor Katsumasa Ishihara 7-10-3 Mitsui, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi F-term (reference) 3B116 AA24 AA46 AB13 AB42 BB25 BB89 BB90 4D071 AA81 AB47 BB07 DA20

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A method in which a large number of foreign matter removal objects are aligned and transported, and air is blown on the objects in a predetermined transportation area during the transportation to remove foreign matter such as hair attached to the surface of the objects. In the foreign matter removing method of removing by blowing off, using static elimination air as the air, the static elimination air is always sprayed for a predetermined time while the object moves in the predetermined conveyance area, and the foreign matter is removed while the surface of the object is neutralized. A foreign matter removing method characterized by being configured to be blown off. 2. The foreign matter removing method according to claim 1, wherein normal compressed air is blown to the foreign matter removing target together with the static elimination air. 3. The object for removing foreign matter is a hollow cylindrical container. The container is transported while rotating the container at least in the predetermined transport area, and the container moving while rotating is provided with the static elimination air or the static elimination air. 3. The method for removing foreign matter according to claim 1, wherein the compressed air is blown. 4. The foreign matter removing method according to claim 1, wherein the static elimination air or the static elimination air blown to the foreign matter removal target and the normal compressed air are sucked and exhausted out of the system. . 5. A transfer device comprising: transport means for transporting a large number of foreign matter removal objects in an aligned state; and static elimination air injection means for continuously discharging static elimination air to the foreign matter removal objects being transported. The object to be contaminated is transported in an aligned state by the means, the static elimination air is injected by the static elimination air injecting means, and the foreign matter attached to the surface of the object is blown off while removing the surface of the object, thereby removing the object. Foreign matter removing device. 6. A compressed air injection means for continuously injecting normal compressed air to the foreign matter removal object being transported, wherein said foreign matter removal object transported in an aligned state by said transportation means is provided with said static elimination air. Inject normal compressed air with
6. The foreign matter removing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the surface of the foreign matter removing object is neutralized by the static elimination air, and the foreign matter is blown off and removed by the static elimination air and the compressed air. 7. The foreign matter removal device according to claim 5, wherein the transporting means rotates and transports the foreign matter removal target in at least the foreign matter removal region to which the static elimination air or the static elimination air and the compressed air are blown. apparatus. 8. An exhaust means for sucking the static elimination air or static elimination air and compressed air injected to the foreign matter removal target and exhausting the same to the outside of the system, and removing the removed foreign substance to the static elimination air or static elimination air; The foreign matter removing device according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the foreign matter is discharged out of the system by the exhaust means together with the compressed air. 9. A foreign matter removing device attached to a labeling device for continuously transporting a large number of labeling objects in an aligned state and attaching a label to a surface of the labeling object transported in an aligned state, 9. A foreign matter removing area of a predetermined range is set on a front side of the label sticking area of the transporting means for transporting a labeling target in an aligned state, and the foreign matter removing area is configured as the foreign matter removing area. Foreign matter removal device.