JP2004210411A - Vessel material supply system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vessel material supply system capable of saving labor in the work for conveying each vessel material, preventing line stop due to man-made error, and installing a material storage area and a filling line area on different floors. <P>SOLUTION: An intermediate transfer device 6 for transferring a pallet for vessel material is installed between the material storage area 12 and the filling line area 14. A pallet carry-in line 2 for vessel material, an empty pallet carry-out line 20, and a transfer device 3 are installed in the material storage area 12. A pallet conveyance line 4 and a transfer device 5 are installed in the filling line area 14. This system is provided with a controller 7 controlling operation of each carry-in line, the intermediate transfer device, each transfer device, and each conveyance line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a container material supply system for loading container materials on a pallet and supplying them from a material storage site for storing container materials to a filling line site for filling the containers with contents.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In factories that produce canned beer and soft drinks in plastic bottles, etc., an automated line has been introduced into the filling line for filling the contents, and canned beer and the like are produced efficiently.
In addition, in order to support an automation line in the filling line, various measures have been taken regarding a container material supply system.
[0003]
Next, a container material supply system for canned beer according to a conventional example will be described.
Container materials for canned beer include a can body, a can lid, a carton (cardboard packing box) and a multi-pack (a paper pack of six or a transparent resin bag).
These container materials are transported from each maker to a beer factory and stored in a material storage area.
In general, the material storage area is provided adjacent to the filling line area, shortening the distance for transporting pallets loaded with container materials, reducing the transfer loss of workers and improving production efficiency. Is increasing.
[0004]
The worker in charge of the supply of container materials is a pallet loaded with can bodies, can lids, cartons and multi-packs at the material storage area, that is, pallets for can bodies, pallets for can lids, and pallets for cartons. The actual pallets (pallets loaded with container materials) of the multi-pack pallets are transported to the input ports of the respective pallet transport lines installed at the filling line site, and are loaded together with the pallets.
[0005]
At the filling line site, container materials are taken out of each pallet and used. Specifically, each container material is sent to a filling line, beer is injected into a can body, a can lid is attached, and then packed in a predetermined packing material (carton and / or multi-pack).
Then, each pallet is carried out from the filling line site by each pallet return conveyor when each container material is used and empty in the filling line site, and further automatically returned to the material storage site by the empty pallet return line. .
[0006]
As described above, in the conventional container material supply system, the worker transports the pallet loaded with the container material stored in the material storage area to the filling line area and puts the pallet together with the pallet into the input port of the pallet transport line. I was
In this system, the pallet put into the filling line is automatically returned, so that the burden on the worker is reduced and the work efficiency is improved.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the input ports of the pallet transport lines of the filling line site are located at distant positions, the operator has to transport the pallets to the respective input ports, and it is necessary to improve the movement loss.
In other words, from the point of view of work analysis, the work of transporting pallets loaded with container materials (transportation work) is not a net production operation but a wasteful operation. The effort had to be reduced.
[0008]
Further, since the loading quantity of each container material loaded on each pallet is different, it is necessary to carry each pallet at a timing according to the loading quantity. For this reason, for example, if the order of transport by the operator is incorrect, supply of a specific container material may not be in time, and in such a case, there is a problem that the entire filling line is stopped.
Furthermore, if a worker mistakenly inserts a can body (heterologous can body) different from the can body to be used, defective products will be produced and the line must be stopped for recovery work. there were.
[0009]
Further, in order to reduce the movement loss associated with the pallet transport operation, generally, a material storage site and a filling line site are installed adjacent to the same floor.
For this reason, there has been a problem that a large area for laying at least a material storage site and a filling line site is required as a factory site.
[0010]
The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the above-described conventional technology. In addition to saving labor for transporting each container material, preventing line stoppage due to human error, the present invention An object of the present invention is to provide a container material supply system capable of installing a storage place and a filling line place on different floors.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a container material supply system of the present invention is a system in which container materials are loaded on dedicated pallets and transported from a material storage site to a filling line site. In the meantime, an intermediate transfer device for transferring the pallet of the container material is installed, and the material storage area, among the container materials, a container body pallet loading line for loading the container body pallet loaded with the container body, Among the container materials, a container cover pallet carry-in line for carrying a container cover pallet loaded with a container cover, and among the container materials, a carton pallet carry-in line for carrying a carton pallet loaded with a carton, Empty pallet unloading line for unloading empty pallets of each dedicated pallet, pallet loading line for container body and pallet for container lid A transfer device that sends the container body pallet, the container lid pallet, and the carton pallet from the input line and the carton pallet carry-in line to the intermediate transfer device, and sends the empty pallet to the empty pallet carry-out line from the intermediate transfer device. And a container body pallet transfer line for supplying the container body pallet loaded with the container body to the filling line, and a container body pallet for returning the empty container body pallet to the filling line field. A return line, a container cover pallet transfer line for supplying a container cover pallet loaded with the container cover to a filling line, a container cover pallet return line for returning an empty container cover pallet, and loading the carton. Pallet transfer line to supply the filled carton pallets to the filling line and empty A pallet return line for a carton for returning a pallet for a carton, a pallet transfer line for the container body, a pallet transfer line for a container cover, a pallet transfer line for a carton, and the intermediate transfer device, and the pallet for the container body and the container cover. And a transfer device for transferring the pallet for the carton and the pallet for the carton, and a control device for controlling the operation of each of the carry-in line, the intermediate transfer device, each of the transfer devices and each of the transfer lines.
[0012]
By doing so, the worker can load each container material on a dedicated pallet in the material storage area and put it into the entrance of each pallet loading line, so that it is possible to eliminate the transport work and improve production efficiency. At the same time, the production line can be labor-saving.
[0013]
As described above, when the intermediate transfer device is constituted by the intermediate transfer device that transfers only the pallet for the container body and the intermediate transfer device that transfers the pallet for the container material other than the container body, the most volume of each container material is obtained. Large container body can be efficiently transferred, and the transfer of container materials can be efficiently performed as a whole.
[0014]
Further, if the material storage place is installed downstairs, the filling line place is installed upstairs, and the intermediate transfer device is a lifter, the material storage place and the filling line are laid on different floors to reduce the factory land. Land can be used effectively.
[0015]
Further, the container material supply system of the present invention is provided with a sensor for detecting the type of the container body at the entrance portion of the pallet carry-in line for the container body of the material storage site or the pallet transfer line for the container body of the filling line site, When the control unit determines that the container body is a heterogeneous container body by a signal from the sensor, a reject mechanism is provided for discharging a pallet loaded with the container body determined to be the heterogeneous container body from the loading line or the transport line. There is a configuration.
By doing so, it is possible to reliably prevent human errors such as the production of defective products due to the introduction of the foreign container body into the filling line, and to automatically discharge the foreign container body, thereby improving the efficiency of the foreign container body. Can return well.
[0016]
Further, the container material supply system of the present invention is configured such that the container main body pallet carry-in line, the container lid pallet carry-in line, and the carton pallet carry-in line are collectively provided in one place. .
With this configuration, the loading operation can be performed at a time, so that the efficiency of the supply operation can be improved.
[0017]
In addition, the container material supply system of the present invention includes the container main body pallet carry-in line, the container cover pallet carry-in line, and the carton pallet carry-in line, near the carry-in entrances, for information necessary for supplying each container material. The display device is provided.
By doing so, the operator only has to perform the operation based on the information on the display device, and it is possible to prevent human errors such as mistakes in the supply order of a plurality of container materials and the timing of product switching.
[0018]
Further, the container material supply system according to the present invention is configured such that the information displayed on the display device is at least a remaining amount of the planned quantity to be carried into each carry-in line.
In this way, the operator can easily calculate the supply amount based on the displayed remaining amount.
[0019]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0020]
[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic layout diagram of the first floor for explaining a configuration of a container material supply system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic layout diagram of the second floor for explaining the configuration of the container material supply system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In the container material supply system 1 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the first floor 11 of the factory 10 is a material storage area 12, and the container material pallet loading line 2, the empty pallet unloading line 20, and the transfer are performed. The device 3 is installed. Further, in the container material supply system 1 of FIG. 2, the second floor 13 is used as a filling line place 14, and each container material transfer line 4 and the transfer device 5 are installed in the filling line place 14, and the first floor is further provided. An intermediate transfer device 6 for transferring pallets for each container material is provided between the transfer device 3 of 11 and the transfer device 5 of the second floor 13.
[0021]
Although not shown, a container body, a container lid, and a carton (packing box) are stored in the material storage area 12 as container materials. There are also empty pallets for each container material.
Note that the container material is not limited to the above, and may include, for example, an auxiliary material such as a shipping label.
[0022]
In the material storage area 12, a container body pallet loading line 21 for carrying a container body pallet (not shown) loaded with a container body, and a container lid pallet (not shown) loaded with a container lid are provided. A pallet carry-in line 22 for carrying a container lid, a pallet carry-in line 23 for carrying a pallet for cartons (not shown) loaded with cartons, and an empty pallet for carrying out an empty pallet (not shown) of each dedicated pallet. The unloading lines 20 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction (X direction) in FIG.
[0023]
Each of the carry-in lines 21, 22, and 23 moves each pallet in the direction of the transfer device 3, while the empty pallet carry-out line 20 is configured to move the empty pallet in a direction opposite to the transfer device 3.
Each of the lines 20, 21, 22, 23, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46 generally uses a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor, a chain conveyor, or the like. Any transport device is possible, and is not limited thereto.
[0024]
Here, it is preferable that the pallet carry-in line 21 for the container body, the pallet carry-in line 22 for the container lid, and the carry-in entrance of the pallet carry-in line 23 for the carton are provided collectively at one place. Since the operations can be performed collectively, the efficiency of the supply operation can be improved.
In other words, even if only one worker transports each container material, it is possible to eliminate wasteful movement of workers and improve production efficiency if all the entrances are concentrated in one place. Can be done.
[0025]
Further, the empty pallet carry-out line 20 may be installed adjacent to the container body pallet carry-in line 21. In this way, the operator puts the container main body pallet in which the number of loads is small and the number of times of conveyance is large into the carry-in port of the pallet carry-in line 21 and then empty the pallet from the carry-out port of the adjacent empty pallet carry-out line 20. Since the container body pallet can be taken out and moved to the container body storage area, the moving distance can be shortened, and the working efficiency can be improved.
[0026]
The transfer device 3 transfers the container body pallet, the container cover pallet, and the carton pallet from the container body pallet carry-in line 21, the container cover pallet carry-in line 22, and the carton pallet carry-in line 23 to the intermediate transfer device 6. At the same time, each empty pallet is transferred from the intermediate transfer device 6 to the empty pallet unloading line 20.
Generally, unmanned transfer robots such as AGVs are used as the transfer devices 3 and 5. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a conveyor that moves in the Y direction is mounted on a conveyor that moves in the X direction. It is good also as a transfer device of the structure which carried out.
[0027]
The intermediate transfer device 6 serves as a lifter for vertically transferring each pallet between the transfer device 3 on the first floor 11 and the transfer device 5 on the second floor 13, and an actual pallet loaded with container materials from the transfer device 3. , And rises to the second floor 13 to carry out the actual pallet to the transfer device 5. After the actual pallet is carried out, the empty pallet is carried in, lowered to the first floor 11 and carried out to the transfer device 3.
The intermediate transfer device 6 is a lifter in the present embodiment, but is not limited to this. For example, when the material storage place 12 and the filling line place 14 are laid on the same floor, a belt conveyor or the like is used. Of course, it may be used.
[0028]
Although not shown, the filling line site 14 is provided with a device for filling the contents, a device for attaching the container lid to the container body, and the like.
The filling line site 14 includes a container body pallet transfer line 41 for supplying a container body pallet loaded with container bodies to the filling line, and a container body pallet return line 42 for returning an empty container body pallet. is set up.
In the filling line place 14, a container lid pallet transport line 43 for supplying a container lid pallet loaded with a container lid to the filling line, and a container lid pallet return line 44 for returning an empty container lid pallet. Is installed.
Further, in the filling line place 14, a carton pallet transfer line 45 for supplying a carton pallet loaded with cartons to the filling line, and a carton pallet return line 46 for returning an empty carton pallet are installed. .
[0029]
The transfer device 5 includes a container body pallet, a container cover pallet, and a carton pallet between the container body pallet transfer line 41, the container cover pallet transfer line 43, and the carton pallet transfer line 45, and the intermediate transfer device 6. Transfer pallets.
Specifically, when transferring a real pallet loaded with container materials, the transfer device 5 transfers the real pallet from the intermediate transfer device 6 to the entrance of each of the transfer lines 41, 43, and 45, and transfers each empty pallet. When returning the empty pallets, the empty pallets are transferred to the intermediate transfer device 6 from the outlets of the return lines 42, 44, 46.
[0030]
In the filling line place 14, each of the loading lines 21, 22, 23, the intermediate transfer device 6, each of the transfer devices 3, 5, each of the transfer lines 41, 43, 45, each of the return lines 42, 44, 46, and the unload line 20. Is provided with a control device 7 for controlling the operation of.
A sequencer or a computer is used as the control device 7, and is attached to each of the lines 20, 21, 22, 23, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, the transfer devices 3, 5 and the intermediate transfer device 6. Based on information from a position sensor (not shown), each of the lines 20, 21, 22, 23, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, the transfer devices 3, 5, the intermediate transfer device 6, and And controls a stopper (not shown) for holding the pallet.
In addition, the control device 7 is installed in the filling line place 14, but is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the control apparatus 7 may be installed in the material storage place 12, for example.
[0031]
As described above, in the container material supply system 1 of the present embodiment, the operator only has to load each container material on the dedicated pallet in the material storage area 12 and throw it into the entrance of each pallet loading line. Since it is not necessary to carry out the transfer operation to the transfer line, the moving distance can be reduced, the production efficiency can be improved, and the production line can be saved.
In addition, by installing the material storage place 12 and the filling line place 14 on different floors, the land for the factory can be reduced, and the land can be used effectively.
[0032]
[Second embodiment]
FIG. 3 is a schematic layout diagram of the first floor for explaining the configuration of the container material supply system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic layout diagram of the second floor for explaining the configuration of the container material supply system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the can material supply system 1a of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the container material is used as can material used for canned beer and the like, and the pallet for can body is exclusively transferred. The configuration includes a lifter 61, a can body detection sensor 71, a display device 72, and the like.
[0033]
Specifically, the can material supply system 1a of the present embodiment is a system for supplying a can body, a can lid, a carton, and a multi-pack as can materials. The can material pallet carry-in line 2a includes a can body pallet. It comprises a carry-in line 21a, a pallet carry-in line 22a for a can lid, a pallet carry-in line 23a for a carton, and a pallet carry-in line 24a for a multipack.
These pallet carry-in lines 21a, 22a, 23a and 24a usually use motor-driven conveyors, and pallet detection sensors (not shown) are attached near the entrance and exit, and further, pallets are held near the exit. A stopper (not shown) is attached.
[0034]
The pallets on which the can materials are loaded are pallets dedicated to the can body, can lid, carton, and multipack, and have different shapes and sizes.
For this reason, each pallet carry-in line 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a has a structure for moving the corresponding pallet, and cannot move a different pallet. As a result, it is possible to prevent human error such as loading a different pallet.
[0035]
Further, a can body detection sensor 71 for detecting the type of the can body is attached to the entrance of the can body pallet carry-in line 21a.
The can body detection sensor 71 is a bar code reader that reads a bar code indicating the type of can body attached to the can body or the pallet for the can body.
In other words, the can body or the pallet for the can body is provided with a bar code for identifying the type of the can, and when the operator puts the pallet for the can body into the pallet carry-in line 21a for the can body, the control device that detects the introduction. 7a activates the can body detection sensor 71, automatically reads the bar code, and confirms that the can body matches the production plan.
[0036]
Then, when the correct can body is inserted, the control device 7a performs a normal transfer operation. Further, when a different type of can body is loaded, the operator notifies the operator of the occurrence of an erroneous loading by flashing the patrol light of the display device 72 and the like, and the transfer device 3a moves the pallet on which the different type of can body is loaded. It discharges to the empty pallet discharge line 20a.
By doing so, it is possible to reliably prevent human error such as production of a defective product, and to automatically discharge different kinds of can bodies, so that different kinds of can bodies can be efficiently returned.
[0037]
The position where the can body detection sensor 71 is attached is not limited to the can body pallet carry-in line 21a. For example, the can body detection sensor 71 may be attached to the entrance of the can body pallet transfer line 41a, or these lines 21a, 41a May be attached to both.
Further, the can body detection sensor 71 is not limited to a bar code reader, but may be an image processing device or the like.
Further, the sensor for preventing erroneous insertion is not limited to the can body detection sensor 71, and a detection sensor may be provided on the pallet carry-in conveyors 22a, 23a, and 24a other than the can-body pallet carry-in conveyor 21a. That is, of course.
[0038]
Further, a display device 72 for displaying information necessary for supplying each can material is installed near the entrance of each pallet carry-in line 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a.
As shown in FIG. 5, the display device 72 includes a liquid type (for example, draft beer), a can type (for example, a normal 350 ml can), a packaging form (for example, a carton), and a remaining amount of a scheduled quantity to be carried in (for example, , 12,000 pieces).
By doing so, the operator only has to perform the operation based on the information on the display device 72, and it is possible to prevent a human error such as making a mistake in the supply order of a plurality of can materials or the timing of product switching.
[0039]
Further, the control device 7a calculates the remaining quantity of the scheduled quantity to be carried in based on information such as the input quantity of the can material and the production quantity, and displays the remaining quantity on the display device 72. Based on this, the supply amount can be easily calculated.
[0040]
The transfer device 3a includes one AGV 31 and two connecting conveyors 32 and 33.
The AGV 31 is an unmanned transfer robot that moves in a plane direction (X, Y directions), and loads a pallet from each of the pallet carry-in lines 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a and transfers the pallet to the connection conveyors 32, 33.
The AGV 31 carries out the can body pallet recognized as a different kind of can body by the can body detection sensor 71 to the empty pallet carry-out line 20a, and removes this can body pallet from the production line.
[0041]
The first connecting conveyor 32 is installed at a position facing the can body pallet carry-in line 21a, whereby the AGV 31 carrying the can body pallet is carried in as it is, that is, without moving in the Y direction. The completed can body pallet can be carried out to the first connection conveyor 32.
[0042]
The intermediate transfer device 6a includes a first lifter 61 and a second lifter 62 that move up and down between the first floor 11 and the second floor 13, and the pallets are loaded into and out of the lifters 61 and 62. Conveyors 63 and 64 are installed.
The lifters 61 and 62 can be independently raised and lowered by the control device 7a.
[0043]
Here, the first lifter 61 is a dedicated lifter for supplying and returning a can body pallet, whereas the second lifter 62 is dedicated for supplying and returning a can lid, a carton, and a multi-pack pallet. There is as a lifter.
The pallets transferred by the lifters 61 and 62 are not limited to the above combinations. For example, the first lifter 61 is a dedicated lifter for supplying a pallet for a can body, and the second lifter 62 is dedicated for supplying and returning a pallet for a can lid, a carton and a multi-pack, and returning a pallet for a can body. The first lifter 61 may be a dedicated lifter for supplying a pallet for a can body, a can lid, a carton and a multi-pack, and the second lifter 62 may be used for a can body, a can lid, a carton and a multi-pack. It may be a special lifter for returning pallets.
[0044]
The transfer device 5a installed on the second floor 13 includes one AGV 51 and two connecting conveyors 52 and 53.
The AGV 51 is an unmanned transfer robot that moves in a plane direction (X, Y directions), and carries in the pallet for can body from the first connecting conveyor 52 and conveys it to the pallet transfer line 41a for can body as it is. Further, a pallet of can materials other than the can body is carried in from the second connecting conveyor 53, and is carried out to each pallet transport line 43a, 45a, 47a. Further, each empty pallet is mounted from each pallet return line 42a, 44a, 46a and transported to the second connecting conveyor 53.
[0045]
In the filling line place 14, a can body pallet transport line 41a for supplying a can body pallet loaded with can bodies to the filling line, and a can body pallet return line 42a for returning an empty can body pallet are installed. Have been.
The filling line site 14 has a can lid pallet transport line 43a for supplying a can lid pallet loaded with can lids to the filling line, and a can lid pallet return line 44a for returning an empty can lid pallet. Is installed.
The filling line site 14 has a carton pallet transfer line 45a for supplying a carton pallet loaded with cartons to the filling line, and a carton pallet return line 46a for returning an empty carton pallet and a multi-pack pallet. Is installed.
Further, in the filling line place 14, a multi-pack pallet transfer line 47a for supplying a multi-pack pallet loaded with multi-packs to the filling line is installed.
[0046]
Next, the operation of the container material supply system 1a having the above configuration will be described.
The worker on the first floor 11 checks the can material to be carried in next on the display device 72. At this time, when the patrol light of the display device 72 blinks and there is a can material urging the worker to carry in the can material, the can material is preferentially carried in.
[0047]
Subsequently, the operator carries the can body pallet to the can body pallet carry-in line 21a and places it on the inlet of the pallet carry-in line 21a.
The can body pallet carry-in line 21a moves the can body pallet in the direction of the transfer device 3 when a detection sensor (not shown) near the input port detects the loading of the can body pallet. Then, when the pallet for the can body moves to just before the exit of the can body pallet carry-in line 21a, a detection sensor (not shown) near the exit detects the pallet for the can body, and a stopper (not shown) detects the pallet for the can body. Stop after holding the pallet.
[0048]
Next, when the AGV 31 is laid sideways at the exit of the can body pallet carry-in conveyor 21a, the stopper is released and the can body pallet is transported to the AGV 31.
At this time, the conveyor on the upper surface of the AGV 31 moves in the direction of the connecting conveyor 32, so that the can body pallet can be transferred to the AGV 31 from the can body pallet carry-in conveyor 21a.
[0049]
By the way, when the can body pallet is inserted into the can body pallet carry-in line 21a, the can body detection sensor 71 checks whether the can body is of a model to be produced.
When the operator carries in different types of cans of different types, the AGV 31 carries out the can pallet loaded with the different types of cans to the empty pallet unloading conveyer 20a instead of the first connecting conveyor 32. This can body is eliminated so that production does not take place in different can bodies.
On the other hand, when the can body is a regular can body, the AGV 31 moves the can body pallet to the connecting conveyor 32.
[0050]
When the first lifter 61 descends to the first floor and opens the door, the connecting conveyor 32 carries out the can body pallet to the conveyor 63.
When the conveyor 63 fixes the can body pallet and closes the door, the first lifter 61 rises to the second floor 14.
The can body pallet carried to the second floor 14 is moved to the can body pallet transfer line 41a by the first connecting conveyor 52 and the AGV 51.
[0051]
Next, the AGV 51 moves the empty pallet for the can body from the pallet return line 42a for the can body to the first connecting conveyor 52.
Then, the empty can body pallet is moved to the empty pallet unloading line 20a via the first lifter 61 so as to return to the above-described moving procedure.
Here, the first lifter 61 is a dedicated lifter for supplying and returning the can body pallet to the filling line site 14, and can efficiently transfer the can body pallet that has been frequently transferred.
[0052]
As described above, in the can material supply system 1a according to the present embodiment, the control device 7a calculates a transfer plan such as which can material should be transferred from each can material, and instructs the worker via the display device 72. Therefore, the operator only needs to perform the operation based on the information on the display device, and it is possible to prevent human errors such as mistakes in the supply order of a plurality of container materials and the timing of product switching, and to prevent the use of can materials. It is possible to prevent human defects such as a delay in the transfer and a stop of the filling line.
[0053]
Further, the container material supply system 1a transmits a bar code for identifying a can material to a can body detection sensor so that an incorrect can material is not used to produce a product when transferring a different can body or carton for each product. It is read by 71 (bar code reader) and the can body to be used is inspected. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the danger of producing defective products, and it is also possible to eliminate defects such as collecting defective products and stopping the line to restart the production line, thereby improving production efficiency. be able to.
[0054]
As described above, the container material supply system according to the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It is needless to say that the change can be implemented.
For example, the container material is not limited to can material such as canned beer, but may be, for example, a container material such as a PET bottle.
[0055]
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As described above, according to the container material supply system according to the present invention, it is possible to improve work efficiency and save manpower by shortening the moving distance of the worker. Further, by installing the can body detection sensor and the display device, it is possible to prevent human error of the worker and reduce the burden on the worker.
[0056]
Furthermore, according to the container material supply system according to the present invention, the material storage place and the filling line place can be laid on different floors, so that about half of the factory land is required as compared with the case of laying on the same floor. , The land can be used effectively.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic layout diagram of the first floor for explaining a configuration of a container material supply system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic layout diagram of the second floor for explaining the configuration of the container material supply system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic layout diagram of the first floor for explaining a configuration of a container material supply system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic layout diagram of a second floor for explaining a configuration of a container material supply system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a display device of the container material supply system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Container material supply system
1a Can material supply system
2 Pallet loading line for container materials
2a Pallet loading line for can materials
3,3a transfer device
4 Container material transfer line
4a Can material transfer line
5,5a transfer device
6,6a Intermediate transfer device
7,7a control device
10 factories
11 1st floor
12 Material storage
13 2nd floor
14 Filling line place
20, 20a Empty pallet unloading line
21 Pallet loading line for container body
21a Pallet loading line for can body
22 Pallet loading line for container lids
22a Pallet loading line for can lids
23 Pallet loading line for carton
23a Carton pallet loading line
24a Pallet transfer line for multipack
31 AGV
32 First Conveyor
33 Second Conveyor
51 AGV
52 First Conveyor
53 Second Conveyor
41 Pallet transfer line for container body
41a Pallet transfer line for can body
42 Pallet return line for container body
42a Can body pallet return line
43 Pallet transfer line for container lid
43a Pallet transfer line for can lid
44 Pallet return line for container lid
44a Pallet return line for can lid
45 Pallet transfer line for carton
45a Carton pallet transfer line
46 Carton pallet return line
47a Pallet transfer line for multi-pack
61 First Lifter
62 Second Lifter
63, 64 conveyor
71 Can body detection sensor
72 Display device

Claims (7)

In a system that loads container materials on dedicated pallets and transports them from the material storage site to the filling line site,
Between the material storage place and the filling line place, an intermediate transfer device for transferring the pallet of the container material is installed,
In the material storage area,
Among the container materials, a container body pallet carry-in line for carrying a container body pallet loaded with a container body,
Among the container materials, a container cover pallet carry-in line for carrying a container cover pallet loaded with a container cover,
Among the container materials, a carton pallet carry-in line for carrying a carton pallet loaded with a carton,
An empty pallet unloading line for unloading an empty pallet of each dedicated pallet,
The container body pallet, the container cover pallet, and the carton pallet are sent from the container body pallet carry-in line, the container cover pallet carry-in line, and the carton pallet carry-in line to the intermediate transfer device. A transfer device for sending the empty pallet to the empty pallet unloading line,
In the filling line field,
A container body pallet transfer line for supplying a container body pallet loaded with the container body to a filling line, and a container body pallet return line for returning an empty container body pallet;
A container lid pallet transport line for supplying a container lid pallet loaded with the container lid to a filling line, and a container lid pallet return line for returning an empty container lid pallet;
A carton pallet transfer line for supplying a carton pallet loaded with the carton to a filling line, and a carton pallet return line for returning an empty carton pallet;
A transfer device that transfers the container body pallet, the container cover pallet, and the carton pallet between the container body pallet transfer line, the container cover pallet transfer line, the carton pallet transfer line, and the intermediate transfer device. And set up,
A container material supply system comprising a control device for controlling operations of each of the carry-in lines, intermediate transfer devices, transfer devices, and transfer lines. 2. The container material supply according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate transfer device includes an intermediate transfer device that transfers only the container body pallet and an intermediate transfer device that transfers a container material pallet other than the container body. system. 3. The container material supply system according to claim 1, wherein the material storage area is installed downstairs, the filling line area is installed upstairs, and the intermediate transfer device is a lifter. A sensor for detecting the type of the container body is provided at the entrance of the pallet carry-in line for the container body in the material storage area or the pallet transfer line for the container body in the filling line area, and a heterogeneous container body is obtained by a signal from this sensor. A reject mechanism for discharging a pallet loaded with the container body determined to be the heterogeneous container body from the carry-in line or the transfer line when the control unit determines that the container body is different. 4. The container material supply system according to 3. The pallet carry-in line for the container body, the pallet carry-in line for the container lid, and the carry-in entrance of the pallet carry-in line for a carton are provided in one place in a centralized manner. Container material supply system as described. A display device for displaying information necessary for supplying each container material is provided near the entrance of the pallet carry-in line for the container body, the pallet carry-in line for the container lid, and the pallet carry-in line for the carton. Item 6. A container material supply system according to any one of Items 1 to 5. The container material supply system according to claim 6, wherein the information displayed on the display device is at least a remaining amount of a scheduled quantity to be carried into each carry-in line.

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