JP2005162312A - Bundling apparatus for object to be bundled - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bundling apparatus for an object to be bundled with a comparatively simple structure, which can perform efficient bundling operation of up-and-down piled objects to be bundled. <P>SOLUTION: The bundling apparatus is equipped with a movement receiver 20 to store the object to be bundled 54, a drive chain 6 to move the movement receiver 20, a tape sticking mechanism 72 arranged in a tape sticking area 60, a first tape pressing mechanism 202 arranged in a first tape pressing area 62 and a second tape pressing mechanism 22 arranged in a second tape pressing area 64. The tape sticking mechanism 72 sticks a bundling tape 66 from the upper faces of the two or more objects 54 to be bundled to both side faces and the first tape pressing mechanism 202 windingly sticks one end of the bundling tape 66 stuck on the objects to be bundled on the lower side of the lowest object to be bundled and the second tape pressing mechanism 222 windingly sticks the other end of the bundling tape 66 stuck on the objects 54 to be bundled on the lower side of the lowest object 54 to be bundled. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a binding apparatus for binding objects such as bag-like members stacked in the vertical direction by using a binding tape.

  As a binding device for binding bag-like members stacked in the vertical direction, a pair of suction members for sucking and holding both ends of a binding tape and a pair of first members disposed in proximity to the pair of suction members A brazing member, a first brazing member for scoring one end of the binding tape, a third brazing member for scoring the other end of the binding tape, and a top surface for pressing the upper surface of the bag-shaped member The thing provided with the press sticking member is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1). In this bundling device, the pair of adsorbing members adsorb and hold both ends of the bundling tape, and with the adsorbing and holding state, the pair of adsorbing members move downward on both sides of the bag-like member and overlap in this way. The binding tape is positioned from the upper surface to both sides of the bag-like member, and thus the pressing adhesive member presses the binding tape located on the upper surface of the bag-like member while the pair of adsorbing members move, and the pair of first brazing The bundling tapes whose members are located on both sides of the bag-like member are applied with scissors, and the bundling tapes located on the upper surface and both side surfaces of the overlapping bag-like members are attached. After that, the second brazing member is moved so that one end of the binding tape is attached to the lower side of the bag-like member with a scissors, and then the third brazing member is further moved to attach the other end of the binding tape to the bag-like shape. The bag-like member located in the sticking region can be bound with the binding tape in this manner by scissoring and sticking to the lower side of the member.

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  The bundling device described above intermittently moves the overlapped bag-like member and positions it in the affixing area. With the bundling device positioned at this affixing position, the bundling tape is positioned by the pair of adsorbing members, the first brazing member, and the pressure affixing unit. Bundling the binding tape with a member (attaching to the upper surface and both side surfaces of the bag-like member), and attaching the binding tape to one end of the binding tape with the second brazing member (attaching to the lower side on one side of the bag-like member) ) And the other end of the binding tape with the third brazing member (the other side of the bag-like member is attached to the lower side), so the attaching operation of the binding tape cannot be performed efficiently. There is a problem that the work capacity per unit time (that is, the number of bundles per unit time) is low. Moreover, since the cylinder mechanism is used for the movement of the pair of adsorbing members, the second brazing member, and the third brazing member, there is a problem that the configuration becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost increases.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a bundling apparatus for a bundling object having a relatively simple configuration that can efficiently perform bundling work of bundling objects that overlap in the vertical direction.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bundling apparatus for bundling objects according to the present invention, including a movement receiver for accommodating a plurality of bundling objects in a vertically stacked manner, and the movement receiver along a predetermined movement path. A drive mechanism for moving; a tape applying mechanism disposed in a tape applying area of the moving path; a first tape pressing mechanism disposed in a first tape pressing area of the moving path; A second tape pressing mechanism disposed in the second tape pressing area,
In the tape affixing area, the tape affixing mechanism affixes a binding tape from the upper surface to both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver, and in the first tape pressing area, One tape pressing mechanism is configured to wind one end portion of the binding tape attached from the upper surface to the both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the movable receiver under the lowest order object to be bound. In the second tape pressing area, the second tape pressing mechanism has the other end of the binding tape pasted from the upper surface to the both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver. The part is pressed so as to be wound under the lowermost bound object, and thus the moving receiver is moved through the tape application area, the first tape pressing area, and the second tape pressing area. Accordingly, characterized in that said moving said plurality of material to be bound which is accommodated in the receiving body is bundled by the bundling tape.

  Further, in the binding device for a bundled object according to claim 2 of the present invention, the tape sticking mechanism moves to the tape sticking area by moving downward from the retracted position located above the moving path and from the retracted position. A moving member supported movably between a plurality of objects to be bundled accommodated in the movable receiving body positioned and affixing position where a binding tape is attached; and a pair of first members mounted on the moving member. An affixing roller, a pair of oscillating arms swingably attached to the moving member, and a pair of second affixing rollers attached to the pair of oscillating arms; When the pair of first sticking rollers moves from the position to the sticking position, the pair of first sticking rollers act on the binding tapes located on both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the movable receiver, and the pair of first sticking rollers are attached. The second sticking roller of the said movement And wherein the paste applied to the binding tape to be positioned on the upper surface of the uppermost material to be bound which is accommodated in the body.

  Further, in the binding device for a bundled object according to claim 3 of the present invention, the tape applying mechanism moves backward from the retracted position above the moving path and downward from the retracted position to the tape applying area. A moving member supported movably between a plurality of objects to be bundled accommodated in the movable receiving body positioned and affixing position where a binding tape is attached; and a pair of first members mounted on the moving member. A press sticking member; and a second press sticking member supported by the moving member so as to be movable in the vertical direction. When the moving member moves from the retracted position to the sticking position, the second press sticking member is provided. After the member abuts on the uppermost member to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver, the moving member is further moved toward the sticking position with respect to the second pressing sticking member, thereby The second pressing member is the above Acting on and pasting a binding tape positioned on the upper surface of the uppermost object to be bound accommodated in the moving body, the pair of first pressing and pasting members are used for the plurality of objects to be bound to be accommodated in the moving receiver. It is characterized by acting on a binding tape located on both side surfaces and sticking.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a binding device for binding objects, wherein a pair of first tape suction means is provided in association with the pair of first press sticking members, and the second press sticking member is provided. The second tape suction means sucks and holds the central portion of the binding tape to be attached to the plurality of objects to be bound, and the pair of first tape suction means The both ends of the binding tape are sucked and held.

  Further, in the apparatus for binding objects to be bound according to claim 5 of the present invention, a tape holding mechanism for holding the binding tape and a tape cutting means for cutting the binding tape in relation to the tape application area. And the tape holding mechanism is supported so as to be movable between a clamping position located on the upstream side of the tape application area and a drawing position located on the downstream side of the tape application area. A fixed clamping member and a movable clamping member for clamping the binding tape, and the movable clamping member cooperates with the fixed clamping member to clamp the binding tape. And an open position away from the fixed clamping member, and the tape cutting means is supported by the tape support member that supports the binding tape and the tape support member. Was provided with a tape cutter for cutting the binding tape, said tape holding mechanism is disposed on one side of the moving path, the tape cutting means is characterized by being disposed on the other side of the moving path.

  In the bundling apparatus for bundling objects according to claim 6 of the present invention, a sticking prevention roller for preventing the bundling tape from sticking to the rear end portion in the moving direction of the moving receiver. It is provided.

  In the bundling device for a bundled object according to claim 7 of the present invention, the first tape pressing mechanism swings on the moving link mechanism that reciprocates in the moving direction of the moving receiver and the moving link mechanism. A first pressing arm mounted freely, the first pressing arm is provided with a first pressing roller, and the first pressing roller is elastically biased in the moving direction of the moving member. When the first biasing means is attached and the moving receiver is located in the first tape pressing area, the first pressing arm moves in the moving direction of the moving receiver, and thereby the first A pressing roller acts on one end portion of the binding tape attached from the upper surface to both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver so as to be wound under the lowest order object to be bound. Features that press That.

  In the bundling apparatus for bundling objects according to claim 8 of the present invention, the second tape pressing mechanism includes a second pressing arm that is swingably disposed below the moving path, and A second pressing roller is provided on the second pressing arm, and second biasing means for elastically biasing the second pressing roller in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the moving member is attached. When the moving receiver moves in the second tape pressing area, the second pressing roller is bonded to the both sides from the upper surface of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver. It presses so that it may act on the other end part of this, and it may wind up under the lowest bound object.

  According to the bundling apparatus of the object to be bound according to claim 1 of the present invention, a tape affixing area, a first tape pressing area, and a second tape pressing area are provided in the movement path of the moving receiver, and the tape is applied to the tape affixing area. An affixing mechanism is provided, a first tape pressing mechanism is provided in the first tape pressing area, and a second tape pressing mechanism is provided in the second tape pressing area. The tape sticking mechanism sticks the binding tape from the upper surface to the both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver, and the first tape pressing mechanism places the one end of the pasted binding tape at the lowest position. Since the second tape pressing mechanism presses the other end portion of the bonded binding tape so as to be wound under the lowest-order binding object, the second tape pressing mechanism moves so as to be wound under the binding object. While the receiver moves through the tape application area, the first tape pressing area, and the second tape pressing area, a plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver can be bound with a binding tape. In addition, the binding tape located on the upper surface and both side surfaces of the object to be bound is pasted in the tape pasting area, one end of the binding tape is pasted in the first pressing area, and the other end of the binding tape is pasted in the second pressing area. Since it sticks, the work time in the state which a movement receiver stopped can be shortened, and the efficiency of a bundling work can be improved. The movement receiver may move in the order of, for example, a tape application area, a first tape pressing area, and a second tape pressing area, or a tape application area, a second tape pressing area, and a first tape. You may make it move in order of a press area.

  Further, according to the binding device for binding objects according to claim 2 of the present invention, the tape application mechanism disposed in the tape application area includes a moving member that moves between the retracted position and the application position, A pair of first sticking rollers mounted on the moving member, a pair of swinging arms swingably mounted on the moving member, and a second sticking roller mounted on each swinging arm. Is moved to the affixing position, the pair of first affixing rollers affix the bundling tape located on both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound, and the pair of second affixing rollers are positioned on the upper surface of the uppermost object to be bound. Since the binding tape is affixed, the binding tape can be affixed to the upper surface and both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the movement receiver by the movement of the moving member. The pair of swing arms can be provided with elastic biasing means for elastically biasing the second pressing roller toward the upper surface side of the object to be bound.

  Further, according to the binding device for binding objects according to claim 3 of the present invention, the tape application mechanism disposed in the tape application area includes a moving member that moves between the retracted position and the application position, A pair of first press sticking members mounted on the moving member and a second press sticking member supported by the moving member so as to be movable in the vertical direction; After the pressing sticking member comes into contact with the uppermost object to be bound, the second pressing sticking member is further lowered toward the sticking position while the second pressing sticking member is held in this state. Attaches a binding tape located on the upper surface of the uppermost object to be bound, and a pair of first pressing adhesive members affix the binding tape located on both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound while descending. Therefore, even if comprised in this way, a binding tape can be affixed on the upper surface and both sides | surfaces of the some to-be-bound object accommodated in the movement receiving body by the movement of a moving member.

  According to the binding device for binding objects according to claim 4 of the present invention, the first tape suction means is provided in association with the pair of first press sticking members, and the second press sticking member is provided. Since the second tape suction means is provided, the binding tape to be attached to the object to be bound is sucked and held at the center by the second tape suction means, and both ends thereof are paired by the first tape suction means. The second pressing and affixing member acts on the bundling tape positioned on the upper surface of the uppermost object to be bound, and a plurality of pairs of the first pressing affixing members are provided in a state where the binding tape is sucked and held. It acts on the binding tape located on both side surfaces of the object to be bound, and thus the binding tape can be reliably adhered as required.

  According to the binding device for binding objects according to claim 5 of the present invention, the tape holding mechanism and the tape cutting means are provided in relation to the tape application area, and the tape holding mechanism is arranged on one side of the moving path. Since the tape cutting means is disposed on the other side of the movement path, the tape cutting means does not interfere with the tape cutting means even if the tape drawing moving body of the tape holding mechanism moves between the clamping position and the drawing position. Further, the tape holding mechanism includes a fixed holding member and a movable holding member, and the movable holding member is mounted so as to be movable between the holding position and the release position, so that the movable holding member is held in the holding position and bound. By moving the tape from the clamping position to the drawing position, the binding tape can be pulled out as required.

  Further, according to the binding device for binding objects according to claim 6 of the present invention, since the sticking prevention roller is provided at the rear end portion in the moving direction of the moving receiver, when sticking in the tape sticking area. It is possible to prevent the binding tape from sticking around. Note that one sticking prevention roller or two or more sticking prevention rollers can be provided at intervals in the vertical direction.

  According to the bundling device of the object to be bundled according to claim 7 of the present invention, the first tape pressing mechanism disposed in the first tape pressing area is attached to the movable link mechanism and the swingable mechanism. The first pressing arm is provided with a first pressing roller and a first biasing means. When the first pressing arm moves in the moving direction of the moving receiver, the first pressing roller Since it acts on one end part of the binding tape affixed to the object to be bound, the one end part of the binding tape is wound on the lower side of the lowermost object to be bound using the movement of the first pressing arm by the moving link mechanism. Can be pasted on. In addition, the movement of the moving link mechanism can be performed in association with the movement of the moving member of the tape applying mechanism, for example, and thus the configuration of the first tape pressing mechanism is simplified. be able to.

  According to the bundling device for bundling objects according to claim 8 of the present invention, the second tape pressing mechanism disposed in the second tape pressing area includes the second pressing arm, and this second pressing arm. Are provided with the second pressing roller and the second biasing means. When the moving receiver moves in the second tape pressing area, the second pressing roller is attached to the object to be bound by this movement. Since it acts on the end (the end on the downstream side in the moving direction), it is possible to use the movement of the moving receiver to attach the other end of the binding tape so as to be wound under the lowermost object to be bound. it can. Moreover, since the movement of the moving receiver is used, it can be pasted with a simple configuration.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The best mode of a binding device for binding objects according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an embodiment of a binding device for an object to be bound, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a tape application area of the binding device in FIG. 1 and the vicinity thereof, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a movement receiver of the binding device of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a simplified view of the movement of the tape holding mechanism in the binding device of FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state when the moving member of the tape applying mechanism in the bundling device of FIG. 1 is in the retracted position, and FIG. 7 is the moving member of FIG. 6 in the attaching position. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state when the moving member of FIG. 6 is lowered to the sticking position, and FIG. 9 is a first tape of the binding device of FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a pressing mechanism, and FIG. 10 illustrates a pressing operation of the binding tape by the first tape pressing mechanism of FIG. 9. Are diagrams for explaining that, FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the pressing operation of the binding tape according to the second tape pressing mechanism of the binding device in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, the illustrated bundling device includes a device main body 2 (see FIG. 4) installed on the floor surface of a factory or the like, and the device main body 2 in the left-right direction in FIG. A drive shaft (not shown) and a driven shaft 3 are rotatably supported at an interval, and a pair of driven sprockets 4 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) is attached to the driven shaft 3 arranged on the left side in FIG. 1, a pair of drive sprockets (not shown) are mounted on a drive shaft (not shown) arranged on the right side in FIG. 1, and one endless drive chain between one driven sprocket 4 and one drive sprocket. 6 is wound, and the other endless drive chain 8 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is wound between the other driven sprocket and the other drive sprocket. A drive motor (not shown) as a drive source is drivingly connected to the drive shaft, and when the drive motor is operated, the upper traveling portions 12 of the pair of endless drive chains 6 and 8 are interposed via the drive shaft and the pair of drive sprockets. , 14 move in the direction indicated by arrow 16, and driven shaft 3 and driven sprocket 4 are driven in the direction indicated by arrow 10. These drive sprockets (not shown), the driven sprocket 3, the endless drive chains 6, 8 and the like constitute a drive mechanism for moving the movement receiver 20.

  A plurality of moving receivers 20 are attached to the endless drive chains 6 and 8 at intervals in the moving direction. Each moving receiver 20 includes a pair of right receiving members 22 and 24 mounted on one endless drive chain 6 and left receiving members 26 and 28 mounted on the other endless drive chain 8. . The right receiving members 22, 24 have base portions 30, 32 attached to the drive chain 6 and columnar portions 34, 36 extending upward from the base portions 30, 32, and the base portions of the pair of right receiving members 22, 24 30 and 32 and the columnar portions 34 and 36 define a right receiving portion whose upper side is open, and the left receiving members 26 and 28 have the same configuration as the right receiving members 22 and 24, and their base portions 38, 40 and the columnar portions 42 and 44 define a left receiving portion whose upper side is open, and the right receiving portions of the right receiving members 22 and 24 and the left receiving portions of the left receiving members 26 and 28 are receiving portions of the moving receiver 20. Configure. In this embodiment, a support plate 48 that protrudes rearward is attached to the upper end portion of the left receiving member 26, and a pair of sticking prevention rollers 50 and 52 are provided on the support plate 48 at intervals in the vertical direction. It is attached so that it can rotate freely. The operation of the sticking prevention rollers 50 and 52 will be described later.

  Since it is configured in this way, the movement receiver 20 is moved along the movement path 56 defined by the endless drive chains 6 and 8, and the movement path 56 along which the movement receiver 20 is moved is bound to the bundle. An object storage area 58, a tape application area 60, a first tape pressing area 62, a second tape pressing area 64, and a bound object discharge area (not shown) are provided in this order. In the bound object storage area 58, the bound object 54 to be bound, for example, a bag-shaped member packed with food or the like overlaps with the receiving portion of the moving receiver 20 in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. (For example, manually performed by an operator or by an automatic supply device), and the moving receiver 20 that accommodates the object to be bound 54 has a tape application area 60, a first tape pressing area 62, and a second tape pressing area. While being moved through the area 64, the object 54 is bound by the binding tape 66, and in the object discharge area, the object 54 bound by the binding tape 66 is discharged from the receiving part of the moving receiver 20. The In the illustrated embodiment, two objects to be bound 54 are accommodated in the receiving portion of the moving receiver 20 and bound by the binding tape 66. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and three or more objects to be bound are included. The bundle 54 may be accommodated in the receiving portion of the moving receiver 20 and bound.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 and FIGS. 4 to 8, the configuration related to the tape application area 60 will be described. 1, 2, and 6, in the tape application area 60, a tape application mechanism 72 for attaching the binding tape 66 to the object 54 accommodated in the receiving part of the moving receiver 20. And a tape holding mechanism 74 and a tape cutting means 76 are provided in association with the tape applying mechanism 72. The tape sticking mechanism 72 includes a moving member 78 that is supported by the apparatus main body 2 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and is, for example, a crankshaft (not shown) that is rotationally driven by a main electric motor that constitutes a main drive source. 1, 2 and 6 are moved between a retracted position shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, and a sticking position shown in FIG.

  A pair of projecting mounting portions 80 and 82 projecting downward are provided at the lower end of the moving member 78, and a recess 84 is defined between the pair of projecting mounting portions 80 and 82. When lowered, the pair of projecting mounting portions 80 and 82 are located on both sides of the object 54 accommodated in the moving receiver 20 located in the tape affixing area 60, and these objects 54 are recessed in the moving member 78. 84.

  Projecting portions 86 and 88 projecting inward are integrally provided at lower ends of the pair of projecting mounting portions 80 and 82 of the moving member 78, and the projecting portions 86 and 88 are provided with first shafts via support shafts 90 and 92. Sticking rollers 94 and 96 are rotatably supported. In addition, a pair of swing arms 102 and 104 are swingably attached to the lower ends of the pair of projecting mounting portions 80 and 82 via pins 98 and 100, respectively. The second sticking rollers 110 and 112 are rotatably supported through the support shafts 106 and 108. In addition, coil springs 114 and 116 constituting elastic biasing means are mounted between the swing arms 102 and 104 and the projecting mounting portions 80 and 82. The coil springs 114 and 116 have the swing arms 102 and 104 inward with the pins 98 and 100 as the center (the one swing arm 102 is clockwise in FIGS. 2 and 6 and the other swing arm 104 is The swinging arms 102 and 104 are held in the state shown in FIGS. 2 and 6 by being biased elastically (counterclockwise) and contacting a contact pin (not shown).

  Referring mainly to FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the tape holding mechanism 74 includes a tape withdrawal moving body 120. A guide support member 122 is attached to the apparatus main body 2, and the guide support member 122 extends in a moving direction indicated by an arrow 16 (see FIG. 1). It is supported. The tape withdrawal moving body 120 is driven by an electric motor (not shown) constituting a drive source, and an output part of the electric motor is connected to the tape withdrawal moving body 120 via a drive wire (not shown), for example. Yes. Accordingly, when the electric motor is driven to rotate in a predetermined direction, the tape drawing moving body 120 moves downstream from the tape application area 60 in the direction indicated by the arrow 124 (see FIG. 5), and the drawing position (solid line in FIGS. 2 and 5). 1 and a part of which is shown in FIG. 1 and is driven to rotate in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction, the tape drawing-out moving body 120 is located upstream of the tape application area 60 in the direction indicated by the arrow 126. It moves and is positioned at a clamping position (a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 2 and 5).

  The tape drawing moving body 120 is provided with a fixed holding member 128 and a movable holding member 130. The fixed clamping member 128 is fixedly provided at the lower end portion of the tape drawing moving body 120, and an arc-shaped receiving portion is provided on the lower surface thereof. The movable clamping member 130 is composed of a roller-like member corresponding to the shape of the receiving part of the fixed clamping member 128, and a large number of small irregularities are provided on the outer peripheral surface so as to securely clamp the binding tape 66. (For example, the outer peripheral surface is knurled.) The movable clamping member 130 is attached to the movable support member 132, and a pneumatic cylinder mechanism 134 that constitutes a drive source is provided between the movable support member 132 and the tape extraction moving body 120, and the cylinder portion 136 is a tape extraction unit. A movable support member 132 is attached to an output rod portion 138 attached to the moving body 120. Therefore, when the pneumatic cylinder mechanism 134 contracts, the movable clamping member 130 is positioned at the clamping position (position shown in FIG. 2 and indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4) via the movable support member 132, and the movable clamping member 130 is fixed. The binding tape 66 is clamped in cooperation with the clamping member 128 as will be described later. Further, when the pneumatic cylinder mechanism 134 is extended, the movable holding member 130 is separated from the fixed holding member 128 via the movable support member 132 and is positioned at the open position, and the holding of the binding tape 66 is released.

  The tape cutting means 76 is disposed on the upstream side of the tape applying area 60 and on the downstream side of the holding position of the tape drawing moving body 120. The tape cutting means 76 includes a tape support member 140 that supports the binding tape 66 and a tape cutter 142 that cuts the binding tape 66 supported by the tape support member 140. The tape support member 140 is composed of a pair of plate-like members, one end of which is attached to the support bracket 144 of the apparatus main body 2, and an elongated slit 146 is defined between them. An attachment member 148 is attached to the apparatus main body 2, and a pair of pneumatic cylinder mechanisms 150 are attached to the attachment member 148. A cutter support member 154 is attached to the output rod portion of these pneumatic cylinder mechanisms 150, and a tape cutter 142 is attached to the cutter support member 154. Therefore, when the pair of pneumatic cylinder mechanisms 150 extend, the cutter support member 154 and the tape cutter 142 move downward and are positioned at the cutting position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. In this cutting position, as shown in FIG. 4, the front end portion of the tape cutter 142 protrudes downward through the slit 146 of the tape support member 140, and the binding tape 66 located on the upper surface of the tape support member 140 can be cut. . Further, when the pair of pneumatic cylinder mechanisms 150 contracts, the cutter support member 154 and the tape cutter 142 move upward and are positioned at the non-cutting position indicated by solid lines in FIGS. In this non-cutting position, the tape cutter 142 moves upward from the binding tape 66 on the tape support member 140 and does not act on the binding tape 66.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the tape holding mechanism 74 is on one side of the moving path 56 of the moving receiver 20 (on the drive chain 6 side, the front side in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 and the right side in FIG. 4). The tape cutting means 76 is disposed on the other side of the moving path 56 (on the other drive chain 8 side, the rear side of the paper in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the left side in FIG. 4). By arranging in this way, it is possible to avoid a part of the tape holding mechanism 74 coming into contact with the tape cutting means 76 when the tape holding mechanism 74 moves between the holding position and the drawing position. Contrary to the above, the tape holding mechanism 74 is arranged on the other side of the movement path 56 (drive chain 8 side), and the tape cutting means 76 is arranged on one side of the movement path 56 (drive chain 6 side). Also good.

  The binding tape 66 is fed to the tape application area 60 as follows. The apparatus main body 2 is provided with a tape mounting portion 162, and a roll tape 164 is rotatably supported by the tape mounting portion 162. Rollers 166, 168, and 170 are rotatably mounted on the apparatus body 2, and the bundling tape 66 drawn out from the roll-shaped tape 164 is wound around the rollers 166, 168, and 170 and then affixed with the tape. Guided through area 60.

  In this embodiment, the structure is configured as follows so that the moving receiver 20 moves through the tape pasting area 60 in a state in which the object to be bound 54 is accommodated. That is, the right guide plate 172 is disposed outside the one drive chain 6 (on the right side in FIG. 4), and the right guide plate 172 is attached to the apparatus main body 2 via the attachment shaft 174. In addition, a left guide plate 176 is disposed outside the other drive chain 8 (on the left side in FIG. 4) so as to face the right guide plate 172, and the left guide plate 176 is also connected to the apparatus main body 2 via the mounting shaft 178. Is attached. Further, upper guide plates 180, 182, 184 are disposed above the movement path 56 of the movement receiver 20, and these upper guide plates 180, 182, 184 are also attached to the apparatus main body 2. The upper guide plate 180 is disposed on the upstream side of the tape application region 60, and the upper guide plate 182 is located on the upper side of the tape application region 60 (the portion where the moving member 78 of the tape application mechanism 72 and its related members do not contact). The upper guide plate 184 is disposed on the downstream side of the tape application area 60. Since it is constituted in this way, when the movement receiving body 20 moves along the movement path 56, the object to be bound 54 accommodated therein is the right guide plate 172, the left guide plate 176, and the upper guide plate 180-. Guided by 184 and moved, the object to be bound 54 does not fall from the receiving portion of the moving receiver 20.

  The tape application in the tape application area 60 is performed as follows. The moving receiver 20 that accommodates the objects 54 to be stacked in the vertical direction is intermittently moved along the moving path 56, and the moving receivers 20 thus moved are temporarily moved to the tape application area 60 one by one. In this state, the binding tape 66 is attached to the object 54.

  In this pasting, first, the binding tape 66 is pulled out from the roll tape 164 and held above the tape pasting area 60. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, in the state where the movable clamping member 130 is held in the open position, the electric motor (not shown) is driven to rotate in the direction opposite to the predetermined direction, and the tape drawing moving body 120 is clamped from the drawing position. The movable clamping member 130 moves below the tape support member 140 during the movement. Next, the pneumatic cylinder mechanism 136 is contracted, and the movable holding member 130 is positioned at the holding position. The binding tape 66 (the adhesive surface is the lower surface in FIGS. 1 and 2) from the roll tape 164 extends to the slit 146 of the tape support member 140 through the rollers 166, 168, and 170 (the tape cutter 142 is slit). 146 so that the leading end of the remaining binding tape 66 is located in the slit 146 of the tape support member 140). Therefore, the movable clamping member 130 moves from the open position to the clamping position. Then, the leading end portion of the binding tape is lifted by the movable sandwiching member 130, and the distal end portion is sandwiched between the fixed sandwiching member 128 and the movable sandwiching member 130.

  Thereafter, an electric motor (not shown) is rotationally driven in a predetermined direction, and the tape pulling moving body 120 is moved from the pinching position to the pulling position. During this movement, the movable pinching member 130 moves above the tape support member 140. To do. At this time, since the fixed clamping member 128 and the movable clamping member 130 clamp the leading end portion of the binding tape 66, when the binding tape 66 is pulled out by the movement of the tape extraction moving body 120 and moves to the extraction position, the tape cutter 142 is obtained. 1 and 2 is passed through the upper side of the tape pasting area 60 and held in the state shown in FIGS. That is, the leading end portion of the binding tape 66 is held by the movable holding member 130 and the fixed holding member 128 of the tape drawing moving body 120 at the drawing position, and the rear end side thereof is held by the tape support member 140 (the adhesive surface of the binding tape 66). Is held by being weakly attached to the upper surface of the tape support member 140).

  Thus, after pulling out the binding tape 66, the pulled out binding tape 66 is cut. That is, the pair of pneumatic cylinder mechanisms 150 are extended, the tape cutter 142 is moved from the non-cutting position to the cutting position, and the movement of the tape cutter 142 causes the binding tape 66 to be cut at the slit 146 of the tape support member 140. Done.

  After the binding tape 66 is cut, the binding tape 66 is attached to the object 54 by the tape applying mechanism 72. That is, a crankshaft (not shown) is rotated once, and the rotation of the crankshaft causes the moving member 78 of the tape applying mechanism 72 to move downward from the state shown in FIG. It is moved so as to be located on both sides of the bound portion 54 accommodated in the body 20. When the moving member 78 moves somewhat downward by the rotation of the crankshaft, the first sticking rollers 94 and 96 provided on the projecting mounting portions 80 and 82 of the moving member 78 are interposed via the binding tape 66 as shown in FIG. The second sticking rollers 110 and 112 provided on the swinging arms 102 and 104 mounted on the upper ends of the upper bound object 54 and on the projecting mounting portions 80 and 82 are disposed on the upper side via the binding tape 66. It acts on the upper surface substantially central portion of the object to be bound 54.

  When the binding tape 66 comes into contact with the upper object 54 in this way, the pneumatic cylinder mechanism 134 of the tape holding mechanism 74 is extended, the movable holding member 130 is positioned at the release position, and the fixed holding member The clamping state by 128 and the movable clamping member 130 is released. The binding tape 66 may be cut when it is pulled out from the roll-shaped tape 164. Alternatively, it may be cut when the binding tape 66 is affixed to the object to be bound 54 to some extent as follows. May be.

  When the moving member 78 is further lowered from the state shown in FIG. 7 toward the sticking position by the rotation of the crankshaft, the first sticking rollers 94 and 96 move the binding tape 66 downward as understood from FIGS. The first sticking rollers 94 and 96 are attached by pressing the bundling tape 66 located on both side surfaces (left and right side surfaces in FIGS. 6 to 8) of the overlapping bundling object 54 so that they are stroked from the outside. The second affixing rollers 110 and 112 are moved upward by swinging the swinging arms 102 and 104 against the elastic biasing force of the coil springs 114 and 116 so as to spread outwardly about the pins 98 and 100. The binding tape 66 positioned on the upper surface of the object to be bound 54 is pressed and pasted so as to be stroked from above. At this time, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7, the portions of the binding tape 66 located on both sides of the object to be bound 54 are bent as the first sticking rollers 94 and 96 are lowered. One end side (left end side in FIG. 7) of 66 is supported by sticking prevention rollers 50 and 52 attached to the moving receiver 20 located in the tape sticking region 60, and the other end side of the binding tape 66 (FIG. 7). At the right end side) is supported by sticking prevention rollers 50 and 52 attached to the moving receiver 20 located adjacent to and downstream of the tape sticking area 60, and thus the adhesive surface of the binding tape 66 is surrounded by the surroundings. Sticking is prevented. In this embodiment, the pair of sticking prevention rollers 50 and 52 are provided on the moving receiver 20, but when the sticking of the binding tape 66 can be prevented, one or three or more sticking preventions are provided. A roller may be provided.

  When the moving member 78 is lowered to the sticking position in this way, as shown in FIG. 8, the pair of first sticking rollers 94 and 96 of the tape sticking mechanism 72 is near the lower end side portions of the lower object 54 (see FIG. 8 and a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6, and the pair of second sticking rollers 110 and 112 move to both ends of the upper end of the upper bound object 54. Accordingly, when the moving member 78 moves from the retracted position to the pasting position, the pair of first pasting rollers 94 and 96 move downward on both sides of the overlapped object 54 and are positioned on both side surfaces of the object 54 to be bound. The pair of second sticking rollers 110 and 112 move the upper surface of the upper object to be bound 54 from the substantially central portion to both sides, and are applied to the upper surface of the object to be bound 54. The bundling tape 66 positioned is pressed while being crushed, and thus the bundling tape 66 is affixed to the upper surface and both side surfaces of the overlapping bundling object 54.

  Next, a configuration related to the first tape pressing area 62 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 together with FIG. In FIG. 9, a first tape pressing mechanism 202 is disposed in the first tape pressing area 62. The illustrated first tape pressing mechanism 202 includes a moving link mechanism 224 that reciprocates in the moving direction of the moving receiver 20, and this moving link mechanism 224 is supported by the apparatus body 2 via a support shaft 228 and the crank A rotating member 230 that is synchronized with a shaft (not shown), a first link 234 that is swingably connected to the apparatus main body 2 via a pin 232, and an intermediate between the rotating member 230 and the first link 234. The second link 236 is provided. One end of the second link member 236 is pivotally connected to a connecting pin 238 provided on the rotating member 230, and the other end is pivotally connected to the first link 234 via a connecting pin 239. The rotating member 230 is, for example, drivingly connected to a crank shaft (not shown) for moving the moving member 78 of the tape applying mechanism 72 up and down via a transmission belt (not shown), and the crank shaft rotates once. When the moving member 72 is reciprocated once in the vertical direction, the rotating member 230 is configured to rotate once. When the rotating member 230 rotates once, the first link 234 is indicated by a two-dot chain line via the second link 236. Make one round-trip of the indicated angle range.

  In this embodiment, the intermediate attachment support plate 240 is attached to the second link 236, and the first pressing arm 244 is swingably attached to the intermediate attachment support plate 240 via the pin 242. A first pressing roller 248 is rotatably mounted on one end of the first pressing arm 244 via a support shaft 246, and a contact protrusion 250 is provided on the other end, and the intermediate mounting support plate 240 is attached to the intermediate mounting support plate 240. A contact pin 252 is provided. Further, between the first pressing arm 244 and the intermediate mounting support plate 240, the first pressing arm 244 is elastically clockwise in FIG. 9 (that is, the moving direction of the moving receiver 20) around the pin 242. A coil spring 250 (constituting the first biasing means) for biasing is provided. Therefore, the first pressing arm 244 is elastically biased by the coil spring 250 and is held at an angular position where the contact protrusion 250 contacts the contact pin 252. The first pressing arm 244 is normally held at a position indicated by a two-dot chain line 244H in FIG. 10, and the first pressing arm 244 and the first pressing roller 248 are positioned below the moving path 56 of the moving receiver 20. The moving receiver 20 that moves through the first tape pressing area 62 and the object to be bound 54 accommodated therein are not affected. In this embodiment, the first pressing arm 244 and the like are attached to the intermediate attachment support plate 240, but the intermediate attachment support plate 240 may be omitted and attached directly to the second link 236.

  A pair of articles 54 to which the binding tape 66 is attached through the tape application area 60 is accommodated in the moving receiver 20 and conveyed to the first tape pressing area 62 as shown in FIGS. In the one tape pressing area 62, the first pressing roller 248 at the tip end portion of the first pressing arm 244 acts on the upstream side (rear side in the moving direction) lower portion of the lower object 54 accommodated in the moving receiver 20. To do.

  Referring to FIG. 10 further, when the rotating member 230 makes one rotation, the second link 236 moves in the moving direction indicated by the arrow 216 while its one end (the end connected to the rotating member 230) moves up and down. In this reciprocation, the first pressing arm 244 (first pressing roller 248) is moved to a position indicated by a two-dot chain line 244A (248A), a position indicated by a solid line 244 (248) in FIG. The position indicated by (248B), the position indicated by the two-dot chain line 244C (248C), and the position indicated by the two-dot chain line 244D (248D) are sequentially returned to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line 244H (248H). And if it moves to the position shown as a continuous line 244 (248), as shown in FIG.9 and FIG.10, the 1st press roller 248 will act on the rear side lower end part of the lower to-be-bound object 54, and it will be two points from this position. While moving to the chain line 244C (248C), the first pressing roller 248 moves while acting on the lower bound object 54, and the first pressing arm 244 moves in the moving direction against the elastic biasing action of the coil spring 250. As shown in FIG. 10, the first pressing roller 248 at the tip of the first pressing arm 244 is attached to the binding tape 66. One end portion (left end portion in FIG. 10) is pressed while being squeezed so as to be wound around the lower bound object 54, and then retracted below the movement path 56 to be indicated by a two-dot chain line 244H (248H). Back to positionTherefore, as described above, when the rotating member 230 makes one rotation, the first pressing roller 248 mounted on the first pressing arm 244 winds one end portion of the binding tape 66 below the lower object to be bound 54. Then, the one end portion is attached to the lower side of the object to be bundled 54 while being attached with a scissors.

  Next, the configuration related to the second tape pressing area 64 will be described with reference to FIG. 11 together with FIG. In FIG. 11, a second tape pressing mechanism 222 is disposed in the second tape pressing area 64. The illustrated second tape pressing mechanism 222 includes an attachment support plate 204 attached to the apparatus main body 2 and a second press arm 206 attached to the attachment support plate 204 via a pin 205 so as to be swingable. A second pressing roller 208 is rotatably attached to one end of the second pressing arm 206 via a support shaft 207. A contact protrusion 210 is provided on the other end of the second pressing arm 206, and a contact pin 212 is provided on the mounting support plate 204. Further, between the second pressing arm 206 and the mounting support plate 204, the second pressing arm 206 is centered on the pin 205 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 11 (that is, the direction opposite to the moving direction of the moving receiver 20). A coil spring 214 (constituting second biasing means) for elastically biasing is provided. Accordingly, the second pressing arm 206 is elastically biased by the coil spring 214, and the abutting projection 210 abuts against the abutting pin 212, so that the second pressing arm 206 is held at the operating position indicated by the solid line in FIG. In this operating position, the tip of the second pressing arm 206 protrudes from the lower side into the movement path 56 of the movement receiver 20.

  FIG. 11 shows an object to be bound 54 in which the binding tape 66 is applied in the tape application area 60 and one end (the rear side as viewed in the moving direction) of the binding tape 66 is applied in the first tape pressing area 62. As shown in the drawing, the tape is accommodated in the moving receiver 20 and conveyed to the second tape pressing area 64. In this conveying state, the binding tape 66 is attached to the upper surface and both side surfaces of the object 54 that are stacked in the vertical direction. Further, one end portion of the binding tape 66 is attached so as to be wound under the lower object to be bound 54, and the other end portion (the front side portion as viewed in the moving direction) hangs downward. . When the bound object 54 in such a state moves in the moving direction indicated by the arrow 216 through the second tape pressing area 64, the second pressing roller at the tip of the second pressing arm 206 protruding from the lower side to the moving path 56 is provided. 208 acts on the downstream side (front side in the movement direction) of the lower bound object 54 accommodated in the movement receiver 20 moving in the direction indicated by the arrow 216.

  When the moving receiver 20 further moves from this state in the direction indicated by the arrow 216 as indicated by the two-dot chain lines 20A and 20B, the lower bound object 54 presses the second pressing arm 206 and the elasticity of the coil spring 214 is reached. The pin 205 moves in the movement direction (clockwise in FIG. 11) against the biasing action and turns as indicated by two-dot chain lines 206A and 206B. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the second pressing roller 208 at the tip of the second pressing arm 206 is also moved along the two-dot chain lines 208A and 208B as the object 54 is moved along the two-dot chain lines 54A and 54B. It moves as shown, and it presses, scrambling so that the other end part of the binding tape 66 may be wound under the lower thing 54 to be bound. Accordingly, when the moving receiver 20 passes through the second tape pressing area 64, the second pressing roller 208 mounted on the second pressing arm 206 causes the one end portion of the binding tape 66 to be below the object to be bound 54 on the lower side. The other end of the binding tape 66 can be pasted by using the movement of the moving receiver 20.

  Since it is as above-mentioned, while the movement receiver 20 moves through the tape sticking area 60, the 1st tape press area 62, and the 2nd tape press area 64, in the tape sticking area 60, the upper surface and both sides of the to-be-bound material 54 The binding tape 66 located on the surface is affixed, and in the first tape pressing area 62, one end of the bundling tape 66 (the part located at the rear lower end of the lower bound object 54) is affixed. In the two-tape pressing area 64, the other end portion of the binding tape 66 (the portion located at the front lower end portion of the lower bound object 54) is affixed. The binding tape 66 can be attached and bound except for the portion.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of the binding apparatus of the bound object according to this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this Embodiment, Various deformation | transformation thru | or correction | amendment are possible, without deviating from the scope of the present invention. It is.

  In the embodiment described above, the tape application mechanism 72 provided in the tape application area 60 moves via the pair of first application rollers 94 and 96 provided on the moving member 78 and the pair of swing arms 102 and 104. The second attaching rollers 110 and 112 attached to the member 78 are provided, and the binding tape 66 is attached by the pair of first attaching rollers 94 and 96 and the pair of second attaching rollers 110 and 112. Instead of the configuration, it may be configured as shown in FIGS.

  12 and 13, a modified embodiment of the tape applying mechanism 72A has a moving member 78A supported by the apparatus main body so as to be movable in the vertical direction, as in the above-described embodiment. For example, the main electric motor (drive) A retraction position shown in FIG. 13 and a pasting position shown in FIG. 16 are moved by a crankshaft (not shown) that is rotationally driven by a source.

  The illustrated moving member 78 </ b> A includes a main body member 302 that is moved up and down by a crankshaft, a support member 304 attached to the lower end portion of the main body member 302, and a pair of hanging members provided at both ends of the support member 304. 306, 308, and a pair of hanging members 306, 308 extend downward. A pair of first press sticking members 310 and 312 are provided at the lower ends of the pair of hanging members 306 and 308, and a pair of first tape suction means 314 and 316 are associated with the first press sticking members 310 and 312. Is provided.

  The first tape suction means 314, 316 has box-like suction bodies 318, 320, one suction body 318 is attached to the lower end of the inner surface of the hanging member 306, and the other suction body 320 is the other hanging member. The suction main bodies 314 and 316 are attached to the lower end portion of the inner side surface of 320 so as to face each other. One or a plurality of suction holes 322 and 324 are provided on the lower surfaces of the suction bodies 318 and 320, and the suction bodies 318 and 320 have a suction source (not shown) such as a suction pump via a suction line 326. The binding tape 66 is attracted to the lower surfaces of the suction bodies 318 and 320 as will be described later by the suction action of the suction holes 322 and 324.

  In this embodiment, the first press sticking members 310 and 312 are attached to the suction bodies 318 and 320. The first pressing sticking members 310 and 312 are configured by leaf spring members, and one end portions thereof are attached to the lower surfaces of the suction bodies 318 and 320 (the plate corresponding to the suction holes 322 and 324 on the lower surfaces of the suction bodies 318 and 320). A hole is formed in the spring member), the other end protrudes inward from the lower surface of the body members 318 and 320 in a semicircular shape, and the other end extends upward beyond the upper end of the body members 318 and 320. The other end portion is configured to be in contact with and supported by the upper end portions of the body members 318 and 320 (see FIGS. 13 to 16).

  In this embodiment, the intermediate support member 330 is supported by the moving member 78A so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and a second press sticking member 332 is provided at the lower end portion of the intermediate support member 330. The second press sticking member Also functions as a second tape suction means. The intermediate support member 330 includes a pair of sliding rods 334 and 336, and the sliding rods 334 and 336 are supported by the guide members 338 and 340 so as to be movable. One end portions of the sliding rods 334 and 336 protruding from the guide member 338 are connected by the upper connecting member 342, and the vicinity of the other end portion protruding from the guide member 340 is connected by the lower connecting member 344. An attachment member 346 is attached, and a second press sticking member 332 is attached to the attachment member 346. With this configuration, the intermediate support member 330 is normally lowered with respect to the moving member 78A by its own weight (indicated by the solid line in FIG. 12 and at the position shown in FIGS. The coupling member 342 is held at this position by contacting the guide member 338. However, when the moving member 78A is lowered to the sticking position, the intermediate support member 330 is moved with respect to the moving member 78A as will be described later. Moves relatively upward and is positioned at the ascending position (shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 12 and the position shown in FIG. 16).

  The illustrated second pressing and pasting member 332 has a box-shaped pressing body 348, and the pressing body 348 is attached to the lower surface of the mounting member 346. One or a plurality of suction holes 350 are provided on the lower surface of the pressing body 348, and the inside of the pressing body 348 is connected to a suction source (not shown) via the suction line 326. By the action, the binding tape 66 is attracted to the lower surface of the pressing body 348 as will be described later. In this embodiment, the second pressing and affixing member 332 also functions as the second tape aspirating unit, but the second tape aspirating unit may be provided separately from the second pressing and affixing member.

  The tape sticking by the tape sticking mechanism 72A is performed as follows. The moving receiving body 20 that accommodates the objects to be bound 54 stacked vertically is moved intermittently along the movement path 56 and temporarily bound to the object to be bound 54 in the tape application area 60. Is pasted as follows. That is, a crankshaft (not shown) is rotated once, and the rotation of the crankshaft causes the moving member 78A of the tape sticking mechanism 72A to move downward from the state shown in FIG. Is moved so as to be positioned on both sides of the bound portion 54 accommodated in the movable body 20. When the moving member 78A moves somewhat downward by the rotation of the crankshaft, as shown in FIG. 13, the lower surfaces of the suction bodies 318 and 320 of the first tape suction means 314 and 316 and the pressing body 348 of the second pressing sticking member 332 The lower surface of the tape contacts the binding tape 66 held above the tape application area 60 by a tape holding mechanism (not shown). When the moving member 78A is lowered, a suction source (not shown) is operated, and air in the suction bodies 318 and 320 and the pressing body 332 is sucked through the suction line 326 (note that when the moving member 78A is raised). For example, the suction source stops operating, the suction action does not work from the suction source, and the suction of the binding tape 66 is released). When the contact is made in this way, the longitudinal direction of the binding tape 66 held as described above is approximately the center. The suction portion is sucked and held on the lower surface of the pressing body 332, and both end portions of the binding tape 66 are sucked and held on the lower surfaces of the pair of suction bodies 318 and 320. When the binding tape 66 is sucked and held in this way, the holding state by the fixed holding member and the movable holding member of the tape holding mechanism (not shown) is released.

  When the moving member 78A is further lowered from the state shown in FIG. 14 toward the sticking position by the rotation of the crankshaft, the pressing body 348 of the second pressing sticking member 332 is attached to the tape as understood from FIGS. After contacting and pressing the uppermost upper surface of the object to be bundled 54 located in the region 60, and thus contacting, the moving member 78A and the second pressing adhesive member 332 held in the contact state The drooping members 306 and 308 are lowered toward the application position (therefore, the intermediate support member 330 is raised relative to the moving member 78A).

  When the moving member 78A is further lowered in this manner, as shown in FIG. 15, the first tape suction means 314, 316 pushes the binding tape 66 downward while holding it (the binding tape 66 is The first pressing adhesive members 310 and 312 are slid on the lower surfaces of the suction bodies 318 and 320), and the binding tape 66 located on both side surfaces (left and right side surfaces in FIGS. 13 to 16) of the overlapped objects 54. Is pressed elastically so that it is stroked from the outside.

  When the moving member 78A is lowered to the sticking position in this way, as shown in FIG. 16, the pair of first press sticking members of the tape sticking mechanism 72A is moved downward while stroking both side surfaces of the overlapped bundles 54. It moves to the vicinity of both ends of the lower end of the binding object 54 on the side (position shown in FIG. 16). Therefore, when the moving member 78A moves from the retracted position to the sticking position, the pair of first pressing sticking members 310 and 312 moves downward on both sides of the overlapped object 54, and on both side surfaces of these objects to be bound 54. The bundling tape 66 positioned is pressed and applied with a scissors, and the pair of second pressing affixing members 332 press the upper surface of the upper object to be bound 54 and press the bundling tape 66 positioned on the upper surface to affix. wear. Therefore, even if such a tape attaching mechanism 72A is used, the binding tape 66 can be attached to the upper surface and both side surfaces of the overlapped object 54 in a four-leaf manner.

  The present invention can be used to bind a bundled object such as a bag-shaped member containing foods with a binding tape, and is accommodated in a moving receiver and transported along a moving path. Two or more objects to be bound that overlap in the direction can be automatically bound. Such a binding apparatus can be widely used in fields such as food-related and chemical-related production, transportation, and sales.

It is a figure which shows simply one Embodiment of the binding apparatus of a to-be-bound object. It is a figure which shows the tape sticking area | region of the binding apparatus of FIG. 1, and its vicinity. It is a perspective view which shows the movement receiving body of the binding apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing by the IV-IV line in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a motion of the tape holding mechanism in the binding apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows a state when the moving member of the tape sticking mechanism in the binding apparatus of FIG. 1 exists in a retreat position. It is a figure which shows a state when the moving member of FIG. 6 descend | falls toward the sticking position. It is a figure which shows a state when the moving member of FIG. 6 descend | falls to the sticking position. It is a figure which shows the 1st tape press mechanism of the binding apparatus of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the press operation | movement of the binding tape by the 1st tape press mechanism of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the press operation | movement of the binding tape by the 2nd tape press mechanism of the binding apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the tape sticking mechanism of a deformation | transformation form in a partial cross section. In the tape sticking mechanism of FIG. 12, it is a figure which shows a state when a moving member exists in a retreat position in a partial cross section. In the tape sticking mechanism of FIG. 12, the moving member descends toward the sticking position and the second pressing member is in contact with the binding tape. In the tape sticking mechanism of FIG. 12, the moving member moves toward the sticking position and the first sticking member presses and binds the binding tape. In the tape sticking mechanism of FIG. 12, it is a figure which shows a state when a moving member descend | falls to the sticking position.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Apparatus main body 20 Movement receiving body 50,52 Sticking prevention roller 54 Bound thing 56 Moving path 60 Tape sticking area 62 First tape pressing area 64 Second tape pressing area 66 Binding tape 72, 72A Tape sticking mechanism 74 Tape holding mechanism 76 Tape cutting mechanism 78, 78A Moving member 94, 96 First sticking roller 102, 104 Oscillating arm 110, 112 Second sticking roller 120 Tape pulling moving body 128 Fixed clamping member 130 Movable clamping member 140 Tape support member 142 Tape cutter 202 First tape pressing mechanism 206 Second pressing arm 208 Second pressing roller 222 Second tape pressing mechanism 224 Moving link mechanism 244 First pressing arm 248 First pressing roller 310, 312 First pressing sticking member 314, 316 First tape suction Means 332 Second Pressing and Attaching Portion Material

Claims (8)

A moving receiver for accommodating a plurality of objects to be bound in a vertical direction, a driving mechanism for moving the moving receiver along a predetermined movement path, and a tape affixing area of the movement path. A tape applying mechanism provided; a first tape pressing mechanism disposed in a first tape pressing area of the moving path; a second tape pressing mechanism disposed in a second tape pressing area of the moving path; With
In the tape affixing area, the tape affixing mechanism affixes a binding tape from the upper surface to both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver, and in the first tape pressing area, One tape pressing mechanism is configured to wind one end portion of the binding tape attached from the upper surface to the both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the movable receiver under the lowest order object to be bound. In the second tape pressing area, the second tape pressing mechanism has the other end of the binding tape pasted from the upper surface to the both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver. The part is pressed so as to be wound under the lowermost bound object, and thus the moving receiver is moved through the tape application area, the first tape pressing area, and the second tape pressing area. Thus, the device for binding material to be bound, characterized in that material to be bound of the plurality accommodated in the mobile receiving body is bundled by the bundling tape.   The tape sticking mechanism binds to the plurality of objects to be bundled accommodated in the moving receiving body located in the tape sticking area by moving downward from the retracted position located above the moving path and moving downward from the retracted position. A moving member supported movably between the affixing positions to which the tape is applied, a pair of first affixing rollers mounted on the moving member, and a pair of swaying swingably mounted on the moving member An arm and a pair of second sticking rollers mounted on the pair of swing arms, and when the moving member moves from the retracted position to the sticking position, the pair of first sticking rollers Acting on and pasting a binding tape positioned on both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver, the pair of second sticking rollers are the uppermost bound objects accommodated in the moving receiver. Cable tie located on the top surface of the object The device for binding material to be bound according to claim 1, wherein the paste applied to the flop.   The tape sticking mechanism binds to the plurality of objects to be bundled accommodated in the moving receiving body located in the tape sticking area by moving downward from the retracted position located above the moving path and moving downward from the retracted position. A moving member supported so as to be movable between a sticking position to which the tape is attached, a pair of first pressing sticking members mounted on the moving member, and a first supported by the moving member so as to be movable in the vertical direction. 2 pressing sticking member, and when the moving member moves from the retracted position to the sticking position, the second pressing sticking member contacts the uppermost bound member accommodated in the moving receiver. After that, the moving member is further moved toward the sticking position with respect to the second press sticking member, whereby the second press sticking member is the uppermost bound object accommodated in the moving body. Bundling located on the top surface of The pair of first pressing and affixing members act and affix to binding tapes located on both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver. The bundling apparatus for bundling objects according to claim 1.   A pair of first tape suction means is provided in relation to the pair of first press sticking members, a second tape suction means is provided in relation to the second press sticking member, and the second tape suction means is The center portion of the binding tape to be attached to the plurality of objects to be bound is sucked and held, and the pair of first tape suction means sucks and holds both ends of the binding tape. Bundling device for binding objects.   In relation to the tape application area, a tape holding mechanism for holding the binding tape and a tape cutting means for cutting the binding tape are provided, and the tape holding mechanism is located upstream of the tape application area. A tape drawing moving body supported movably between a holding position located and a drawing position located downstream of the tape application area, and the tape drawing moving body is a fixed holding for holding a binding tape And a movable clamping member, and the movable clamping member is movably mounted between a clamping position for clamping the binding tape in cooperation with the fixed clamping member and an open position away from the fixed clamping member. And the tape cutting means includes a tape support member for supporting the binding tape, and a tape cutter for cutting the binding tape supported by the tape support member. The binding object according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the tape holding mechanism is disposed on one side of the movement path, and the tape cutting means is disposed on the other side of the movement path. apparatus.   The sticking prevention roller for preventing that a binding tape sticks is provided in the rear-end part of the said moving direction of the said movement receiving body, The any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. Bundling device for binding objects.   The first tape pressing mechanism includes a moving link mechanism that reciprocates in the moving direction of the moving receiver, and a first pressing arm that is swingably attached to the moving link mechanism. A first pressing roller is provided, and first biasing means for elastically biasing the first pressing roller in the moving direction of the moving member is attached, and the moving receiver is the first tape. When positioned in the pressing area, the first pressing arm moves in the moving direction of the moving receiver, whereby the first pressing roller of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver. The binding device for binding objects according to claim 1, wherein the binding device acts on one end portion of a binding tape attached from the upper surface to both side surfaces to press the binding tape so as to be wound under the lowest-order binding object. .   The second tape pressing mechanism includes a second pressing arm that is swingably disposed below the movement path. The second pressing arm is provided with a second pressing roller, and the second pressing arm is provided with the second pressing arm. A second biasing means for elastically biasing the two pressing rollers in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the moving member is attached, and when the moving receiver moves in the second tape pressing area, A two-pressing roller acts on the other end portion of the binding tape attached from the upper surface to the both side surfaces of the plurality of objects to be bound accommodated in the moving receiver, and is wound below the lowermost object to be bound. The bundling apparatus for bundling objects according to claim 1, wherein the bundling device is pressed as described above.

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