JP2006137505A - Suspension conveyance device for barrel-like vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suspension conveyance device for a barrel-like vessel capable of suspending and conveying even the barrel-like vessel containing a drink without applying excessive burden to a welded section and removing an engaging claw from an upper end curl part securely even if the upper end curl part is deformed. <P>SOLUTION: This suspension conveyance device for the barrel-like vessel is constituted in such a way that this device is provided with the engaging claw 9 moving in the remote and close directions for the upper end curl part 6a on an inner side of the upper end curl part 6a of the barrel-like vessel 1 when viewed on a top face and the engaging claw 9 moves in the direction X of engagement in which it approaches the upper end curl part 6a to suspend and convey the barrel-like vessel 1 by engaging with the inner side of the upper end curl part 6a and moves in the direction Y of release in which it leaves the upper end curl part 6a to release the engagement with the upper end curl part 6a. An abutting member 10a abutted on the inner side of the upper end curl part 6a is provided to move in the direction X of engagement relatively for travel of the engaging claw 9 when the engaging claw 9 moves in the direction Y of release. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention includes an engaging claw that moves in a perspective direction with respect to the upper end curl portion inside the upper end curl portion of the barrel-shaped container in a top view, and the engagement claw is an engagement close to the upper end curl portion. To move in the direction and engage the inside of the upper end curl portion to suspend and convey the barrel-shaped container, and move in the release direction away from the upper end curl portion to release the engagement with the upper end curl portion The present invention relates to a barrel-shaped container suspension conveying device.

As a barrel-shaped container which is a target of this hanging conveyance device, for example, there is a stainless steel barrel 1 as shown in FIG. 1. In a conventional conveyance device that hangs and conveys this type of barrel 1, an end plate 2 is used. It is common to hold and convey the mouth part 5 located at the center from the outside (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
However, in the configuration in which the mouth portion 5 is sandwiched and hung and conveyed, in the case of the actual barrel 1 in which a beverage such as beer is placed in the barrel 1, a considerable weight acts on the mouth portion 5. If it is not pinched and transported correctly, there is a concern that troubles such as deformation of the mouth part 5 and breakage of the cap seal placed on the mouth part 5 may occur.
In addition, in the welded portion indicated by A in FIG. 1, that is, the barrel 1 having a three-piece structure, which will be described in detail later, a considerable weight acts on the welded portion A between the end plate 2 and the side plate 4. There is a possibility that cracks may enter the welded part and cause liquid leakage.

  Therefore, in order to avoid the occurrence of these possible troubles, as described above, the upper end curl portion 6a provided at the upper end of the upper skirt portion 6 of the barrel 1 is suspended by engaging the engaging claws from the inside thereof. What was comprised so that it might convey was considered.

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However, since the upper skirt portion 6 of the barrel 1 is intended to protect the mouth portion 5 from being deformed by coming into contact with another object, the upper skirt portion 6 can be used instead of the mouth portion 5 depending on use in the market. When the upper skirt portion 6 is deformed, it may naturally deform the upper end curled portion 6a.
When the upper end curled portion 6a is deformed, the engaging claw is engaged with the inner side of the deformed upper end curled portion 6a and suspended and conveyed. The barrel 1 may be displaced from the predetermined placement position or fall down without being caught by the curled portion 6a, and in an extreme case, the engaging claw moves while being caught by the upper end curled portion 6a, The occurrence of a situation where the barrel 1 is thrown away is also conceivable.

  The present invention pays attention to such a problem, and the purpose thereof is to hang and convey the engaging claw to the upper end curl portion of the barrel-shaped container, so that a barrel or the like in which a beverage or the like is placed is placed. Even if it is a cylindrical container, it can be hung and transported without imposing an excessive burden on the welded part, and even if the upper end curl portion is deformed, the engagement pawl is securely removed from the upper end curl portion It is providing the hanging conveyance apparatus for barrel-shaped containers which can be performed.

  The first characteristic configuration of the present invention includes an engagement claw that moves in a perspective direction with respect to the upper end curl portion inside the upper end curl portion of the barrel-shaped container in a top view, and the engagement claw is the upper end curl The barrel container is suspended and transported by moving in an engagement direction close to the upper portion and engaged with the inside of the upper end curl portion, and moved in a release direction away from the upper end curl portion and engaged with the upper end curl portion. A barrel-shaped container suspension conveying device configured to release the engagement, wherein a contact member that contacts the inside of the upper end curl portion is moved when the engagement claw moves in the release direction. It exists in the place provided so that it may move to the said engagement direction relatively with respect to the movement of an engaging claw.

According to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, an engagement claw that moves in a perspective direction with respect to the upper end curl portion inside the upper end curl portion of the barrel-like container in a top view is provided. Move in the direction of engagement close to the curled part, engage inside the upper end curled part, suspend and convey the barrel container, move in the releasing direction away from the upper end curled part, and release the engagement to the upper end curled part For example, as in a device that hangs and conveys the mouth of the barrel-shaped container from the outside, the occurrence of trouble due to deformation of the mouth is suppressed, and the welding location of the barrel-shaped container Therefore, even if a beverage or the like is placed in the barrel-shaped container, the occurrence of a liquid leak can be prevented by suppressing the occurrence of cracks in the welded portion.
The contact member that contacts the inside of the upper end curl portion is provided so as to move in the engagement direction relative to the movement of the engagement claw when the engagement claw moves in the release direction. Therefore, for example, even if it is difficult for the engaging claw to be detached from the upper end curled portion due to the deformation of the upper end curled portion, due to the action of the contact member that moves relative to the engaging claw in the engaging direction, The engaging claw is reliably removed from the upper end curl portion, and therefore, the occurrence of a situation in which the barrel container is displaced from a predetermined placement position, falls, or is thrown away is prevented.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, a plurality of the engaging claws are provided, and each of the contact members is provided near each engaging claw so as to cooperate with each of the plurality of engaging claws. It is in a place provided separately.

  According to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, since a plurality of engaging claws are provided, by engaging the plurality of engaging claws with the upper end curl portion of the barrel-shaped container, The suspension and transport can be performed stably and reliably, and the contact member is provided in the vicinity of each engagement claw so as to cooperate with each of the plurality of engagement claws. In addition, the engagement of each engagement claw with respect to the upper end curl portion can also be reliably performed.

  According to a third characteristic configuration of the present invention, an even number of the engaging claws are provided in a state in which the engaging claws are paired with each other with the central portion of the barrel-shaped container in the top view. The contact member cooperating with one engagement claw extends from the other engagement claw, and the contact member cooperating with the other engagement claw extends from the one engagement claw. It is in place.

  According to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, the engagement claws are provided in an even number in a state of being paired with each other with the central portion of the barrel-shaped container in the top view, and the two engagement claws forming the pair are provided. The contact member that cooperates with one engagement claw extends from the other engagement claw, and the contact member that cooperates with the other engagement claw extends from one engagement claw. , Between the two engaging claws arranged to make a pair with each other, by effectively utilizing the original movement of each engaging claw, the engagement claw disengagement from the upper end curl portion is rationally It can be carried out.

  According to a fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention, the engaging claws are provided at substantially equal intervals on a peripheral portion of the barrel-shaped container in a top view.

  According to the fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention, since the engaging claws are provided at substantially equal intervals on the peripheral portion of the barrel-shaped container in a top view, the barrel-shaped container is suspended and transported by the engaging claws. This can be performed more stably and reliably.

An embodiment of a barrel-like container suspending and conveying apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
This hanging transfer device is intended for a barrel-shaped container for storing beer and the like, and a three-piece barrel 1 as an example is formed mainly of a plate made of stainless steel as shown in FIG. In general, it is composed of three parts including an upper end plate 2, a lower bottom plate 3, and surrounding side plates 4, and a mouth 5 is attached to the center of the end plate 2 by welding.
The cylindrical side plate 4 is divided into upper and lower portions, and the upper side plate 4 is integrally provided with a cylindrical upper skirt portion 6, and an upper end curl portion 6 a is formed at the upper end thereof. The side plate 4 is integrally provided with a cylindrical lower skirt portion 7, and a lower end curl portion 7a is formed at the lower end thereof. Then, the upper side plate 4 and the end plate 2 having the upper skirt portion 6 are welded portions A, the lower side plate 4 and the bottom plate 3 having the lower skirt portion 7 are welded portions B, and the upper and lower side plates 4 are welded. They are welded and connected at locations C.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 5, the suspended conveying device according to the present invention has a total of four engagements in which the apparatus main body 8 of the conveying device engages with the upper end curl portion 6 a of the barrel 1 described above. The claw 9 is provided, and each engaging claw 9 is engaged with the upper end curl portion 6a to hang the barrel 1. For example, in the case of the empty barrel 1 collected from the market, from the pallet P to the conveyor C, Moreover, in the case of the real barrel 1 containing the beer to be shipped to the market, it is configured to be conveyed from the conveyor C onto the pallet P.
As shown in FIG. 6, the total four engaging claws 9 are in a state in which two pieces facing each other across the center of the circular barrel 1 in a top view are paired, and the upper end curled portion 6 a On the inner side, the barrel 1 is positioned at substantially equal intervals and is movable in the perspective direction with respect to the upper end curl portion 6a.

As the mechanism for moving the engaging claw 9, various conventionally known moving mechanisms can be adopted, and since it is not the gist of the present invention, a detailed description of the moving mechanism is omitted. In short, a total of four engaging claws 9 provided on the apparatus main body 8 move from the inner side of the upper end curl part 6a in the engaging direction X close to the upper end curl part 6a and engage the inner side of the upper end curl part 6a. In this state, the barrel 1 is suspended and conveyed, and then moved in the release direction Y away from the upper end curl portion 6a to release the engagement with the upper end curl portion 6a.
Further, in the vicinity of the lateral side of each engagement claw 9, when each engagement claw 9 moves in the release direction Y, the movement of each engagement claw 9 to cooperate with each engagement claw 9 occurs. Abutting members 10a that relatively move in the engaging direction X and abut against the inside of the upper end curl portion 6a are provided separately, and further, pressers that are moved up and down by the cylinders 11 above the engaging claws 9. A member 12 is provided.

Each contact member 10a is formed by bending the distal end of a long metal plate 10, and the base end portion of the metal plate 10 is fixed to the opposing engagement claws 9 by welding, bolts, or the like.
That is, in the two engaging claws 9 that are paired with each other, the abutting member 10 a that cooperates with one engaging claw 9 has a base end portion of the metal plate 10 positioned above the other engaging claw 9. The abutting member 10 a that is fixed and cooperates with the other engaging claw 9 has a base end portion of the metal plate 10 fixed to an upper portion of one engaging claw 9.
In short, the metal plate 10 fixed to the upper part of each engagement claw 9 extends obliquely downward toward the pair of engagement claws 9 and the contact member 10a at the tip thereof forms a pair. It is comprised so that it may be located in the side vicinity of the nail | claw 9.

Next, the operation of this suspended transfer device will be described.
For example, in the case where the actual barrel 1 containing beer is suspended and conveyed from the conveyor C onto the pallet P, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. The apparatus main body 8 descends from above in a closed state, that is, in a state of moving in the release direction Y, and each engaging claw 9 is positioned inside the circular upper end curled portion 6a when viewed from above and stops.
Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, each engagement claw 9 moves in the engagement direction X, and each engagement claw 9 engages with the lower side inside the upper end curl portion 6a. As shown, each pressing member 12 descends and presses the upper end curled portion 6a from above.

Thereafter, the apparatus main body 8 rises and the barrel 1 is suspended, and is conveyed as it is onto the pallet P. The apparatus main body 8 is lowered and the barrel 1 is placed on the pallet P.
Next, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5C, each presser member 12 is raised, and each engagement claw 9 is moved in the release direction Y to release the engagement with the upper end curl portion 6a. To do. When the engaging claw 9 moves in the releasing direction Y, the abutting member 10a that cooperates with the engaging claw 9 is fixed to the engaging claw 9 that the base end portion of the metal plate 10 faces. Therefore, as is apparent from (B) of FIG. 6, the movement is made in the engagement direction X opposite to the release direction Y.

Therefore, for example, one of the four engaging claws 9 is hooked on the upper end curled portion 6a, and even when trying to pull the barrel 1 in the releasing direction Y as it moves in the releasing direction Y, it is positioned laterally. Since the abutting member 10a abuts on the inner side of the upper end curled portion 6a to prevent pulling, the engaging claw 9 is surely detached from the upper end curled portion 6a.
Thereafter, the apparatus main body 8 rises, returns to the upper side of the barrel 1 on the conveyor C, and repeats the same hanging conveyance.

[Another embodiment]
(1) In the previous embodiment, an example in which four engagement claws 9 are provided for one apparatus main body 8 has been described. However, the number of engagement claws 9 provided in the apparatus main body 8 is arbitrary, and the target The barrel 1 can be freely changed according to the size and weight of the barrel 1.
For example, the two engaging claws 9 may be arranged so as to make a pair, and the apparatus main body 8 may be provided with two or six engaging claws 9. Furthermore, it is not always necessary that the two engaging claws 9 be arranged in pairs with each other. Therefore, the engaging claws 9 need not be an even number, and five or three engaging claws 9 may be provided. Only one piece can be provided.

(2) In the previous embodiment, when the engagement claw 9 moves in the release direction Y, an example is shown in which the contact member 10a that cooperates with the engagement claw 9 moves in the engagement direction X. However, it is not always necessary to positively move the contact member 10a in the engagement direction X.
For example, the contact member 10 a is fixed to the apparatus main body 8, and the contact member 10 a moves relative to the engagement claw 9 in the engagement direction X as the engagement claw 9 moves in the release direction Y. It can also be configured to move to.

Partial cutaway view of barrel Front view of a partially cut-out hanging conveyor for barrel containers Front view of a partially cut-out hanging conveyor for barrel containers Front view of a partially cut-out hanging conveyor for barrel containers A perspective view of a barrel-like container suspension transfer device Top view showing the main parts of a barrel-like container suspension transfer device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Barrel container 6a Upper end curl part 9 Engagement claw 10a Contact member X Engagement direction Y Release direction

Claims (4)

An engagement claw that moves in a perspective direction with respect to the upper end curl portion inside the upper end curl portion of the barrel-like container in a top view, and the engagement claw moves in an engagement direction close to the upper end curl portion. The barrel container is suspended and conveyed by engaging with the inner side of the upper end curl portion, and is moved in a releasing direction away from the upper end curl portion to release the engagement with the upper end curl portion. It is a hanging and conveying device for barrel-shaped containers,
A contact member that contacts the inside of the upper end curl portion is provided so as to move in the engagement direction relative to the movement of the engagement claw when the engagement claw moves in the release direction. Hanging barrel device for barrel-shaped containers.   The said engaging claw is provided with two or more, The said contact member is each provided in the vicinity of each engaging claw so that it may cooperate with each of these some engaging claw. Hanging conveyor for barrel-shaped containers.   An even number of the engaging claws are provided in a state of being paired with each other across the central portion of the barrel-like container in a top view, and the two engaging claws that are paired cooperate with one of the engaging claws. The barrel according to claim 2, wherein the abutting member is extended from the other engaging claw, and the abutting member cooperating with the other engaging claw is extended from the one engaging claw. Suspended transfer device for container.   The hanging conveyance apparatus for barrel-shaped containers according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the engaging claws are provided at substantially equal intervals around the barrel-shaped container in a top view.

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