JP2003205971A - Carrier tape and filling apparatus of article using carrier tape - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier tape enabling an effective operation of filling an article in a housing container. <P>SOLUTION: The carrier tape 1 is formed by continuously spaced apart arranging many openings 3, 3, 3, 3 and 3 in each of which an another housing container 5 can be inserted to house an article 8. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrier tape and an article filling device using the carrier tape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the problems to be solved by the invention
As shown in FIG. 6, a transparent or semi-transparent plastic container 51 called a blister pack has a storage recess 53 formed in a recessed shape. Daily storage items, tools, toys, stationery, etc. are stored in the storage recess 53. The main body plate 5 is configured so that it can be inserted and has this storage recess 53.
The left and right side surfaces of 2 are folded back to form side folding pieces 54, 5
4 is formed, and the upper end folding piece 5 is provided on the upper end side.
5 is formed, and a through hole 56 for hooking is formed thereunder, and with the article placed in the storage recess 53, the backing board 57 is inserted into the side folding pieces 54, 54. The backing board 57 is fixed to the main body plate 52 with a stapler or the like to prevent the articles in the storage recess 53 from falling off. In such a state that the articles are stored in the storage recess 53, in a supermarket or a convenience store, etc. ,
It is hung on a shelf or the like and displayed by the through hole 56 for hooking.

Incidentally, in such a plastic container 51 whose contents are visible, a storage recess 53 is formed by using a mold,
It is necessary to form the folding pieces 54, 54, 55 on the outer peripheral side in a separate process, which increases the cost of the molding process of the plastic container 51 itself, and after that, the article is put in the storage recess 53 and the Since the backing board 57 is fitted and stapled by work, and the work is completed one by one by hand, there is a problem that the work efficiency is poor and the cost is high. Further, in order to manufacture the plastic container 51 in which the shape and size of the storage recess 53 are different, it is necessary to prepare corresponding molds.

[0004]

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is possible to satisfactorily continuously fill articles and to efficiently perform the work. The first gist of the present invention is to provide a carrier tape and an article filling device using the carrier tape.
The carrier tape is characterized in that a large number of openings, into which separate storage containers can be inserted, are continuously formed at intervals to form a tape shape. The second gist is to wind a carrier tape, which has a plurality of openings, into which separate storage containers can be inserted and which are connected in series at intervals, in a tape shape, around a reel,
In a process of horizontally sending out by the feeding device, the storage container filled with articles is manually inserted into the opening, and then the storage container can be capped. It is an article filling device using a carrier tape that does.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 1, the carrier tape and the storage container will be described. The carrier tape 1 is formed of a resin plate in a long tape shape, and the side surface side thereof has a feed hole 2 into which a sprocket is fitted. 2, 2, 2
Are formed so as to penetrate at intervals, and a large number of circular openings 3, 3, 3 in FIG. This carrier tape 1 can be easily manufactured at low cost by punching the feed holes 2, 2, 2, 2 and the openings 3, 3, 3 in a tape-shaped resin plate.

On the other hand, the storage container 5 is made of transparent or translucent plastic and is molded using a predetermined mold. The storage container 5 shown in FIG. 1 has an upper surface opening 6 whose upper surface is open.
It is composed of a bottomed storage portion 6 having a and a flange portion 7 that horizontally protrudes outward at the upper end of the storage portion 6 so that an article 8 can be put into the storage portion 6 through the top opening 6a. This is possible, and in FIG. 1, an article 8 which is a supporter made of cloth, for example, is placed in the storage section 6. This storage container 5
The storage part 6 can be inserted into the opening 3 of the carrier tape 1 from above, the collar part 7 can be brought into contact with the outer periphery of the upper surface of the opening 3, and can be inserted into each opening 3 in a suspended manner. .

The storage container 5 has various shapes depending on the type of the article 8 to be filled therein, and the storage container 10 having the shape shown in the exploded view of FIG.
1 and the small storage portion 12 are continuously formed into a bottle shape, and a flange portion 13 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the upper surface. In the case of the storage container 10 having such a shape, the storage container 10
The carrier tape 1 in which the opening 3 having a shape corresponding to the shape is punched is prepared and used. The storage portions 11 and 12 of the storage container 10 can be inserted into the openings 3 of the carrier tape 1 from above, and the collar portion 13 abuts on the outer periphery of the upper surface of the opening 3.

An article filling apparatus using a carrier tape 1 having a large number of such openings 3 formed at intervals is shown in FIG.
Will be described with reference to the front view of FIG. In the article filling device 15, a reel 19 around which the carrier tape 1 is wound is arranged on the left side in the drawing, and a shaft 18 of the reel 19 is
The movable reel carrier 16 is rotatably supported by a supporting column 17 provided upright, and the shaft 18 is configured to be intermittently rotated by an intermittent motor 20. Further, the reel carriage 16 is provided with an upper sensor 22 and a lower sensor 23, and when the carrier tape 1 hanging from the reel 19 is located above the upper sensor 22, the intermittent motor 20 is rotated and the carrier tape 1 is controlled by the control box 21 so that the intermittent motor 20 stops in a state where the carrier tape 1 hangs down below the lower sensor 23, and the carrier tape 1 is operated so that the reel 19 always has slack.

The carrier tape 1 from the reel 19 is hooked between a pair of rollers 24, 24, and is pulled out in the horizontal direction by the feeding device section 26. The feeding device unit 26 includes a servo motor 27 and a pair of sprocket rollers 28, 28 rotated by the servo motor 27.
8 and 28 are meshed with the feed holes 2 and 2 of the carrier tape 1, and the carrier tape 1 is pulled out in the horizontal direction by the rotation of the sprocket rollers 28 and 28. The width between the pair of sprocket rollers 28, 28 can be adjusted and changed, and the width between the pair of rollers 24, 24 can also be adjusted by moving the roller 24 on one side with respect to the shaft 25. The width is adjustable. That is, according to the width of the carrier tape 1, the space between the rollers 24, 24 and the sprocket roller 2
The distance between 8 and 28 can be adjusted appropriately, and it can be adapted to all carrier tapes 1 having different widths.

Therefore, by rotating the servo motor 27, the carrier tape 1 can be continuously pulled out in the horizontal direction. A storage container 5 in which an operator stands near the position of the roller 24 and is filled with the article 8
Can be manually inserted into the respective openings 3 of the carrier tape 1 that are pulled out in the horizontal direction, and the storage containers 5 can be efficiently inserted into the openings 3 of the carrier tape 1 one after another. You can With the storage container 5 inserted into the opening 3, the mounts are supplied one by one from the mount supply device unit 30 arranged on the downstream side to the upper surface side of the storage container 5, and thereafter, The mount is heat-sealed on the flange portion 7 of the storage container 5 by the heater plate 40,
The upper opening 6a is covered with a mount.

The details of the mount supply unit 30 will be described with reference to an enlarged side view of FIG. 5. The mount supply unit 30 includes a linear servo motor 31, and when the linear servo motor 31 is rotated, the screw shaft 32 is rotated. Is rotated so that the moving portion 33 provided on the screw shaft 32 is moved in the horizontal direction.
That is, the moving part 33 moves in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the carrier tape 1, and is located on the storage container 5 inserted into the carrier tape 1 and on the mount case 36. It can move back and forth.

A biasing plate 38 is provided in the mount case 36, and a large number of mounts 37 are stacked on the biasing plate 38. The moving unit 33 includes a vacuum pad 35,
An air cylinder 34 provided with 35 is provided, the air cylinder 34 is operated, the vacuum pad 35 is lowered, and one sheet 37 of the uppermost mount 37 in the mount case 36 can be adsorbed by the vacuum pad 35. The vacuum pad 35 is raised by the air cylinder 34, and the linear servo motor 31
To move the moving unit 33 onto the storage container 5,
In this state, the air cylinder 34 is used again for the vacuum pad 35.
Down, and place a piece of mount 37 on the collar 7 of the storage container 5.
Can be set. If a temporary attachment spot (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the vacuum pad 35, when one sheet of mount 37 is set on the collar portion 7 of the storage container 5, the mount portion of the storage container 5 is favorably mounted on the collar portion 7. 37 can be temporarily attached.

In this manner, the mount 37 is successively placed on each of the storage containers 5 that are horizontally fed together with the carrier tape 1.
Can be supplied one by one, and the mount supply unit 3
On the downstream side of 0, a heater plate 40 that moves up and down by an air cylinder 41 is provided, and the heater plate 40 is pressed against the temporarily mounted mount 37 so that the mount 37 is securely covered by the collar portion of the storage container 5. The storage containers 5 can be attached to 7 to cover the storage containers 5, and the storage containers 5 that are continuously fed can be sequentially covered with a mount 37.

A bending roller 44 is arranged below the sprocket roller 28 provided on the downstream side of the heater plate 40. The folding roller 44 is wound with the carrier tape 1 to form a bending roller. Since the carrier tape 1 is rapidly wound into a bent shape at the portion 44, at this point, each of the storage containers 5
The carrier tape 1 is pulled out from the bottom of the container, and only the storage container 5 is delivered to the conveyor 45 or the like. The carrier tape 1 collected by the folding roller 44 is collected in the scrap box 43 provided on the main body carriage 42. If a winding device is provided in this portion instead of the scrap box 43, the carrier tape 1 can be continuously wound and collected by the winding device, and then the carrier tape 1 can be collected again. It can be reused. That is, the winding device can be configured by the reel 19 itself.

In this example, the mount supply unit 30 is composed of the linear servo motor 31 and the screw shaft 32, but the mount supply unit 30 is a robot arm type. Ok,
Mount the mount 37 one by one with the robot arm.
It can be picked up from 6 and supplied onto the storage container 5. As described above, in the process of continuously sending the storage containers 5 in the horizontal direction using the carrier tape 1, the mounts 37 are supplied one by one to the storage containers 5 by the mount supply device unit 30 and the heater plates are used. 40
Finally, each storage container 5 can be collected one by one with the conveyor 45 or the like in a state where each storage container 5 is covered, and each storage container 5 can be efficiently and continuously filled with an article, and You will be able to cover it. The carrier tape 1 has a simple structure, can be manufactured by punching or the like at a reduced cost, and is in a tape state.
A long-sized carrier tape can be wound around the reel 19 for use, and the carrier tape 1 can be collected and reused any number of times.

[0016]

In the carrier tape of the present invention, the storage container is manufactured in a different mold by forming a large number of openings, into which separate storage containers can be inserted, which are continuous with each other at intervals. Therefore, the carrier tape itself can be formed at low cost by punching out the opening, and even a long tape can be used by being wound around a reel.

Further, in the article filling apparatus using the carrier tape, a plurality of openings, into which separate storage containers can be inserted, are continuous at intervals and formed into a tape shape, and the carrier tape is wound around a reel, In the process of sending out horizontally by the feeding device, after the storage container filled with articles inside is manually inserted into the opening and then the storage container can be covered, the reel can be wound. The carrier tape is sent out horizontally by the feeder, and in the middle of that, the worker inserts the storage container filled with the articles into each opening of the carrier tape, and then the storage container is continuously connected. The lid is gradually closed, and the work can be performed efficiently and continuously.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a carrier tape and a storage container.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of carrier tapes and storage containers having different shapes.

FIG. 3 is a front configuration diagram of an article filling device using a carrier tape.

FIG. 4 is a plan configuration diagram of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the mount supply device section.

FIG. 6 is a perspective configuration diagram of a conventional plastic container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 carrier tape 2 feed holes 3 openings 5 storage containers 6 storage 6a Top opening 7 collar part 8 articles 10 storage containers 11 large storage 12 Small storage 13 collar part 15 Article filling device 16 reel trolley 18 axes 19 reels 20 intermittent motor 24 rollers 26 Feeder unit 27 Servo motor 28 Sprocket roller 30 mount supply unit 31 Linear servo motor 32 screw shaft 33 Moving part 34 air cylinder 35 vacuum pad 36 mount case 37 Mount 38 Biasing plate 40 heater plate 41 air cylinder 42 Main body trolley 43 scrap boxes 44 Bending roller 45 conveyor

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A carrier tape, characterized in that a large number of openings, into which separate storage containers can be inserted, are continuously formed at intervals to form a tape shape. 2. In the process of winding the carrier tape according to claim 1 on a reel and sending it horizontally by a feeder, the storage container with articles filled therein is manually inserted into the opening. An article filling apparatus using a carrier tape, characterized in that the storage container can be covered later.