JP2007008475A - Automatic neck-hanging and fitting device, bottle boxing device, and neck-hanging and fitting method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic neck-hanging and fitting device or the like capable of automatically hanging a neck hanger on a bottle neck when boxing a necked bottle in an exterior box with a neck hanger. <P>SOLUTION: The neck-hanging and fitting device 20 is equipped with three major mechanisms of a neck hanger folding mechanism 31, a neck hanger guide mechanism 61, and a neck hanger press-in mechanism 81. When a neck hanger 2 is folded by a circular motion of a hook member 33 of the neck hanger folding mechanism 31, a neck opening 4a of a neck-hanging piece 4 of the neck hanger 2 is reliably fitted to a bottle neck 10a by a guide plate 63 of the neck hanger guide mechanism 61. The neck hanger 2 which is guided and fitted to the outer side of the bottle neck 10a is pressed into a root of the bottle neck 10a by a press-in member 83 of the neck hanger press-in mechanism 81. Thus, the neck hanger 2 of a box 1 is automatically and reliably fitted with the bottle neck 10a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus that automatically hangs a neck hook around a bottle neck when a bottle with a neck that encloses beverages, cosmetics, or the like is packed in an outer box with a neck hook. The present invention also relates to a bottle boxing device having such an automatic neck mounting device. Furthermore, it is related with the method of hanging a neck hook on the bottle with a neck in the box with a neck hook.

The background art will be described taking Patent Document 1 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-44327) as an example.
This Patent Document 1 discloses a “boxing machine” that packs bottles filled with medicines, foods, and the like into cartons. According to this boxing machine, the instructions can be inserted between the upper end of the bottle and the upper lid (bottle outlet side) in the carton at the same time as the bottle is pushed into the carton. For this reason, when opening the top lid to remove the bottle after packaging, the instructions will always be visible, preventing the important information contained in the instructions from being noticed by the buyer. be able to.

This boxing machine includes carton preparation means, bottle pushing means, instruction supply means, and the like.
The carton preparation means is provided on the back side in the pushing direction of the bottle. On the carton preparation means, the carton is arranged with the upper lid side facing the back side in the bottle pushing direction and the bottom lid side facing the front side of the bottle pushing direction.
The bottle pushing means is provided on the front side in the bottle pushing direction. The pushing means includes a contact member that contacts the bottom of the bottle, an air cylinder that reciprocates the contact member along the direction in which the bottle is pressed, a plate that extends from the contact member toward the head of the bottle, and the like. Yes.
The manual supply means is provided between the carton preparation means and the push-in means, and includes a press plate that supports the manual in a vertically standing state.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-44327

By the way, there is a box with a neck as shown in FIG.
FIG. 11 is a view showing a box with a neck for storing a bottle with a neck. (A) is a left side view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a right side view, (D) is an overall perspective view, and (E) is a bottle outlet for sealing a box. It is side surface sectional drawing of the state stopped.
A box 1 shown in this figure is a rectangular parallelepiped made of cardboard, and a bottle 10 with a neck 10a is accommodated therein. A cap 11 is fastened to the bottle neck 10 a of the bottle 10. In the bottle, for example, beverages or cosmetic liquids are enclosed.

A neck 2, side lids 6 and 7, and an upper lid 8 are formed on the upper edge of the main body of the box 1, respectively.
The neck hook 2 has a hanging portion 3 (hanging in the box 1 when the bottle is completed) connected to the upper edge of the main body of the box 1 and a neck piece 4 at the tip of the hanging portion 3. A fold line 2 a is formed at the boundary between the hanging part 3 and the neck piece 4. A circular neck opening 4 a is formed at the center of the neck hook piece 4.

  11 (E), the neck hook 2 is attached to the bottle neck 10a (cap 11) and the lower side of the side lids 6 and 7 and the upper lid 8 (inside the box body). Located in. In the state of FIG. 11 (E), the hanging part 3 hangs from the upper edge of the box body into the box body, and the neck piece 4 is bent at the lower end (folding line 2a) of the hanging part 3 and extends horizontally. At this time, the neck opening 4 a of the neck hanging piece 4 fits the outside of the cap 11 of the bottle 10, and the inner edge of the neck opening 4 a surrounds the cap 11. Such a neck hook 2 stabilizes the bottle neck 10 a of the bottle 10 in the box 1. Therefore, when the bottle 10 is stored in the box 1 and then transported, the shaking of the bottle 10 in the box 1 is suppressed.

The side lids 6 and 7 are respectively formed at opposite upper end edges on both sides of the neck 2. In the sealed state of the take-out port of the box 1 shown in FIG. 11 (E), the both side lids 6 and 7 are bent about 90 ° inward from the upper edge of the box body, respectively, and below the upper lid 8 (inside the box body). Located in.
The upper lid 8 faces the neck hook 2 and has an insertion piece 8a on the front side. In the sealed state of the take-out port of the box 1 shown in FIG. 11 (E), the upper lid 8 is positioned so as to be bent about 90 ° inward from the upper edge of the box body so as to cover the upper sides of the side lids 6 and 7. The piece 8 a is inserted into a gap between the hanging portion 3 of the neck hook 2 and the side lids 6 and 7.

  When the bottle 10 is packed in the box 1 shown in FIG. 11, the bottle 10 is first stored in the box body, and then the neck opening of the neck piece 4 is folded while the hanging part 3 of the neck hook 2 is folded into the box body. 4a is aligned with the cap 11 of the bottle 10. The upper lid 8 is folded after the side lids 6 and 7 are folded, and the insertion piece 8 a is inserted into the gap between the hanging portion 3 of the neck 2 and the side lids 6 and 7. Of this series of operations, the operation of fitting the cap 11 of the bottle 10 while folding the neck 2 is relatively complicated, and the boxing operation for this type of box 1 is currently not automated and is manual. In most cases.

  The present invention has been made to meet such a demand, and is an automatic neck hook that can automatically hang a neck hook on a bottle neck when a bottle with a neck is packed in an outer box with a neck hook. An object is to provide a mounting device. Moreover, it aims at providing the bottle boxing apparatus which has such an automatic neck-mounted mounting apparatus. It is another object of the present invention to provide a neck hook mounting method for hanging a neck hook on a neck bottle in a box with a neck hook.

  The automatic neck mounting apparatus of the present invention is an automatic neck mounting apparatus that automatically hangs a neck hook on a neck bottle in a neck hook box, and folds between the neck hook and the box body. Neck hook folding means, neck hook guide means for guiding the neck hook so that the opening of the neck hook fits the bottle neck during folding, and neck hook pushing means for pushing the guided neck hook into the base of the bottle neck It is characterized by that.

The bottle boxing device of the present invention is a device for packing a bottle with a neck into a box with a neck, and a box feeding mechanism for sending a box from a bottle loading unit to a neck mounting unit; And an automatic neck-mounted device according to claim 1.
In addition, the input in the bottle input part may be performed manually or by a machine.

  According to these apparatuses, when the neck hook and the box body are folded by the neck hook folding means, the neck hook opening is securely fitted to the bottle neck by the guide by the neck hook guide means. It is pushed into the base of the bottle neck by pushing means. In this way, the box can be automatically and reliably attached to the bottle neck.

In the automatic neck hanging mounting device or bottle boxing device of the present invention, the neck hanging when hanging on the bottle neck, a hanging portion hanging from the upper edge of the box body into the box body, and the hanging portion A neck hanging piece having an opening formed extending laterally from a lower end; and after the neck folding means folds the neck hook inward and downward in the box body, the hanging part of the neck hook is further moved to the box body. It may be configured to be pulled toward the inner surface.
In this case, the neck hook folding means first folds the neck hook downward while simultaneously tilting the neck hook inward. As the neck hook folding means further moves downward and the hanging part of the neck hook moves in a direction to be pulled toward the inner surface of the box body, the hanging part hangs down from the upper edge of the box body. The neck hook piece extends in the bottle neck direction, and the opening fits the bottle neck.

In the automatic neck-hanging device or the bottle boxing device of the present invention, a hook-like member (hook member) that moves substantially circularly is provided on the front side of the neck-folding means. In the initial stage, the neck hook is tilted inward in the box body on the front side of the front end of the collar member, and in the middle stage of the circular movement, the neck hook is directed downward in the box body at the lower end of the front end part of the collar member. In the final stage of the circular motion, the hanging portion of the neck hook can be pulled toward the inner surface of the box main body on the back side of the front end portion of the flange member.
In this case, the neck hook can be folded into a desired shape and hung on the bottle neck by a simple operation of the collar member.

In the automatic neck hanging mounting device or bottle boxing device of the present invention, the neck hanging guide means has a plate-like body (guide plate) extending vertically, and its lifting mechanism, and when the lifting mechanism is lowered, The lower end of the guide plate is disposed between the side of the bottle neck and the neck hook before folding, and the neck hanging piece of the neck hook being folded is advanced downward with its tip facing upward. When the elevating mechanism is lifted and the guide plate escapes upward, the neck hook piece falls down and the opening fits into the outer periphery of the bottle neck.
In this case, the guide plate guides the neck hanging piece that is being folded so that the tip of the neck hanging piece is directed upward, so that the opening of the neck hanging piece can be reliably and smoothly aligned with the bottle neck.

In the automatic neck hook mounting device or bottle boxing device of the present invention, the guide plate of the neck hook guide means may be a flexible plate.
In this case, when the neck hook is tilted and the hanging part is folded downward, the guide plate pushed by the neck hanging piece at the tip of the hanging part is broken, so that the neck hook is guided without difficulty and the neck opening is definitely Can be led to the bottle neck.

In the automatic neck hanging mounting device or the bottle boxing device of the present invention, the neck hanging pushing means has a pushing member and a lifting mechanism thereof, and the opening of the neck hanging piece is fitted on the outer periphery of the bottle neck. Then, the raising / lowering mechanism is lowered, and the pushing member pushes the neck hook piece toward the base of the bottle neck.
In this case, the opening of the neck hanging piece of the neck can be securely attached to the bottle neck by the pushing member. At this time, even when the neck hanging piece and the box main body inner surface are stretched, the neck hanging piece can be positioned at the regular position.

  The neck hook mounting method of the present invention is a method of hanging a neck bottle on a neck bottle in a box with a neck hook, and opening the neck hook during folding between the neck hook and the box body. The neck hook is guided so as to fit the bottle neck, and after the opening of the neck hook fits the bottle neck, the neck hook is pushed into the base of the bottle neck.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the automatic neck hook mounting apparatus which can perform reliably the mounting to the bottle neck of a neck hook automatically can be provided. Moreover, it is possible to provide a bottle boxing device that has such an automatic neck mounting device and has advanced labor saving. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a neck-hanging method that can more smoothly attach the neck hook to the bottle neck.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a box 1 with a neck 2 as shown in FIG.
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the overall configuration of a cartoning machine and an automatic neck mounting device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a front view (cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1) showing the overall configuration of the automatic neck-mounted device according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the neck hook pushing mechanism of the automatic neck hook mounting apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a drive mechanism of a neck folding mechanism of the automatic neck mounting apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the parallel crank operation of the drive mechanism of the neck folding mechanism of FIG.
In the following description, “up and down” and “left and right” refer to the up and down and left and right directions in each drawing unless otherwise specified.

1 and 2 show the overall configuration of an automatic neck mounting device 20 according to the present embodiment. A carting machine 100 is drawn with imaginary lines on the left side of FIG. The cartoning machine 100 includes a carton stocker 101, a carton removing mechanism 102, a box raising mechanism 103, a turret 104, and the like. The carton stocker 101 is accommodated by stacking folded cartons (flat cartons). The carton take-out mechanism 102 takes out flat cartons one by one from the carton stocker 101 and sends them to the box raising mechanism 103. In the box raising mechanism 103, the flat carton is raised and then reversely folded. The turret 104 is a rotatable disc-like body, and a pocket is provided on the outer periphery of the turret 104 so as to receive the raised cartons (raising cartons) one by one. In addition, although the bottle insertion device which inputs a bottle in a raising carton can be provided above the turret 104, you may supply a bottle manually without providing this device.
As such a cartoning machine 100, the same ones as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2004-238040 and 2004-250072 by the present applicant can be used.

  An automatic neck mounting apparatus 20 shown in the right side portion of FIG. 1 of the cartoning machine 100 includes a main frame 21 that is a support structure of the apparatus. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower portion of the main frame 21 is supported by a base 23. The base 23 is a leg portion of the entire apparatus 20, and includes a floor plate portion 25 and a support bracket portion 27 rising from the floor plate portion 25. A jack 29 (see FIG. 2) is provided between the floor plate portion 25 of the base 23 and the main frame 21. This jack 29 is for adjusting the vertical position of the main frame 21 with respect to the base 23 in accordance with the size of the bottle to be packed in the apparatus 20 (height of the box 1 for storing the bottle 10). is there. When the handle 28 shown in the lower part of FIG. 2 is loosened and the jack 29 is operated, the main frame 21 can be slid up and down with respect to the base 23 to be aligned. After the alignment is completed, the handle 28 is tightened to fix the main frame 21 to the base 23 so that it cannot slide.

Three main mechanisms (1) to (3) described below are attached to the main frame 21 of the automatic neck mounting device 20.
(1) A neck folding mechanism 31 that folds between the neck 2 of the box 1 and the box body.
(2) A neck guide mechanism 61 that guides the neck opening 4a of the neck hook 2 so as to fit the bottle neck 10a (cap 11) during folding.
(3) A neck hook pushing mechanism 81 that pushes the guided neck hook 2 into the base of the bottle neck 10a (cap 11).
Hereinafter, each of these three main mechanisms (1) to (3) will be described in detail.

(1) Neck folding mechanism 31
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the neck folding mechanism 31 is attached to the vertical frame 21 </ b> A of the main frame 21. As clearly shown in FIG. 4, the neck folding mechanism 31 includes a flange member 33 shown on the left side of the drawing. The flange member 33 has a horizontal portion 36 extending in a strip shape on a horizontal plane, and a tip portion 34 bent in an L shape from the tip (left end in FIG. 1, tip in the box direction) downward. An attachment piece 35 that is bent upward is formed on one side (the right side in the drawing) of the side in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal portion 36. The attachment piece 35 is fixed to the substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the bar 37 with a bolt 33B at the right end thereof.

  The bar 37 is a band-like member extending vertically, and a pair of upper and lower rotating members 51 are connected to both ends thereof. Each rotating member 51 is a rectangular box-like body, and a groove 53 is formed on the surface side (left side in FIG. 4). Each rotary member 51 is synchronously rotated in a vertical plane in accordance with the operation of the rack and pinion mechanism 40, and thus the flange member 33 attached to the bar 37 is substantially circularly moved ( Details will be described later).

  The rack and pinion mechanism 40 shown in FIG. 4 includes a rack 45 that moves forward and backward with an air cylinder 41 and two upper and lower pinions 47 that mesh with the rack 45. Each pinion 47 is rotatably incorporated in two casings 43 fixed to the vertical frame 21A. Each rotation shaft 47a of the pinion 47 protrudes from the end surface of the casing 43, and is fixed to the same position on the back closing surface (the right side surface in FIG. 4) of each rotation member 51 so as not to rotate. Therefore, the rotation axis A2 of each rotation member 51 coincides with the axis of the rotation shaft 47a of the pinion 47. When the rack 45 is driven by the air cylinder 41 and moves forward and backward, the pinion 47 meshing with the rack 45 rotates in the forward and reverse directions, and at the same time, the rotating member 51 rotates in the vertical plane around the rotation axis A2. . The rotation range of each rotating member 51 is determined by the moving distance of the rack 45. A stopper 49 is provided above the rack 45. When the upper end of the rack 45 hits the stopper 49, the upward movement of the rack 45 is restricted.

  A screw 55 is rotatably disposed in the groove 53 of the upper rotating member 51 in FIG. The screws 55 are attached to the side walls of the rotary member 51 at both upper and lower ends of the groove 53 via bearings (not shown). A handle 55 a is provided at the upper end of the screw 55. When the handle 55a is rotated, the screw 55 can be rotated in the groove 53. In the groove 53, a square piece 57 is screwed to the screw 55. When the handle 55 a is turned and the screw 55 is rotated, the frame 57 moves up and down along the groove 53. The top 57 and the upper end of the bar 37 are connected by a lock nut 58. The lock nut 58 is fixed to the frame 57 and is rotatably attached to the upper end side of the bar 37 via a bearing 59. The rotation axis of the bearing 59 coincides with the rotation axis A1 on the upper end side of the bar 37. By rotating the handle 55a to rotate the screw 55 and changing the position of the frame 57 in the groove 53, the position of the rotation axis A1 of the bar 37 can be changed.

  On the other hand, unlike the upper rotating member 51 in FIG. 4, the screw 55 is not provided in the groove 53 of the lower rotating member 51 in FIG. 4, and the frame 57 is directly fitted. The frame 57 can move up and down along the groove 53. The frame 57 and the lower end of the bar 37 are connected by a lock nut 58 as described above. The lock nut 58 is fixed to the frame 57 and is rotatably attached to the lower end side of the bar 37 via a bearing 59. The rotation axis of the bearing 59 coincides with the rotation axis A1 on the lower end side of the bar 37.

  Here, as clearly shown in FIG. 5, the distance D1 between the rotation centers A1 of both ends of the bar 37 is equal to the distance D2 between the rotation centers A2 of the rotary members 51. Further, the distance D3 between each rotation center A1 of the bar 37 and the rotation center A2 of each rotation member 51 is equal. That is, the bar 37 and the two rotating members 51 constitute a parallel crank mechanism having A1 and A2 as the rotation centers. When the air cylinder 41 shown in FIG. 4 is retracted and the rack 45 is driven downward, the pinion 47 engaged with the rack 45 rotates in the forward direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 4). Then, the pair of upper and lower rotating members 51 fixed to the rotating shaft 47a of each pinion 47 are synchronously rotated in the same direction as the pinion 47 about the rotating shaft A2.

  When the rotating member 51 rotates, as shown in FIG. 5, the bar 37 connected to both the rotating members 51 has a circular axis parallel to a line L1 passing through the rotation center A2 of both rotating members 51 with the rotation axis A1 as the center. Exercise. The radius of this circular motion is a distance D3 between the rotation center A1 of the bar 37 and the rotation center A2 of the rotation member 51. Conversely, when the air cylinder 41 advances and the rack 45 is driven upward, both rotating members 51 rotate synchronously in the reverse direction to the above, and the bar 37 moves in the reverse direction to the above. With the circular movement of the bar 37, the flange member 33 fixed to the bar 37 performs a circular movement along the inside of the locus C shown in FIG. The radius r of the locus C is equal to the radius (distance D3) of the circular motion of the bar 37.

(2) Neck guide mechanism 61
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the neck guide mechanism 61 is provided on the horizontal frame 21 </ b> B at the upper end of the main frame 21. The neck hook guide mechanism 61 has a plate-like body (guide plate) 63 extending vertically (see FIGS. 6 to 10 described later). The guide plate 63 is made of a flexible spring steel plate. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper end 63a of the guide plate 63 is bent at a right angle. An upper end 63 a of the guide plate 63 is connected to the air cylinder 71 via a guide plate fixing member 75. The cylinder body 71a of the air cylinder 71 is fixed to the plate 73 (see FIG. 2). The end of the rod 71b of the air cylinder 71 is connected to a guide plate fixing member 75 (see FIG. 1). A pair of guide rods 71 c are connected to both ends of the guide plate fixing member 75. In this neck hook guide mechanism 61, by providing two guide rods 71c, the guide plate 63 does not move sideways and moves up and down straight in the vertical direction.

  The plate 73 is clamped and fixed to the support 77 of the horizontal frame 21B. When the clamp handle 78 (see FIG. 1) attached to the support 77 is loosened, the plate 73 can slide up and down. By such a slide structure of the plate 73 and the air cylinder 71 fixed to the plate 73, the guide plate 63 according to the size of the bottle to be packed in the apparatus 20 (height of the box 1 for storing the bottle 10). It is possible to adjust the upper / lower lift limit position. After the alignment is completed, the clamp handle 78 is tightened to fix the plate 73 and the air cylinder 71 to the support 77 and the lateral frame 21B so that they cannot slide.

  Although details will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10, when the rod 71 b of the air cylinder 71 of the neck hook guide mechanism 61 advances downward, the lower end of the guide plate 63 is before the side of the bottle neck 10 a is folded. The neck hook piece 4 of the neck hook 2 that is being folded is disposed downward (FIGS. 6 to 8). When the rod 71b of the air cylinder 71 is retracted upward, the guide plate 63 escapes upward, the neck hook piece 4 falls and the neck opening 4a fits the bottle neck 10a (FIGS. 9 and 10). The guide plate 63 of the neck hook guide mechanism 61 plays a role of reliably and smoothly aligning the neck opening 4a of the neck hook piece 4 of the neck hook 2 with the bottle neck 10a.

(3) Neck pushing mechanism 81
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the neck hook pushing mechanism 81 is provided on the horizontal frame 21 </ b> B at the upper end of the main frame 21 on the left side of the neck hook guide mechanism 61 in FIG. 1. The neck hanging push-in mechanism 81 has a push-in member 83 having a boot-like side surface. As shown in FIG. 3, a total of two pushing members 83 are provided, and the distance between them is narrower than the width of the box 1. The upper ends of both pushing members 83 are connected by a connecting member 85. The connecting member 85 is connected to the air cylinder 91 via a guide plate fixing member 95. The cylinder body 91 a of the air cylinder 91 is fixed to the plate 93. The end of the rod 91 b of the air cylinder 91 is connected to the guide plate fixing member 95. A pair of guide rods 91 c are connected to both ends of the guide plate fixing member 95. In the neck hook pushing mechanism 81, by providing two guide rods 91c, the pushing member 83 does not move sideways and moves up and down straight in the vertical direction.

  The plate 93 is clamped and fixed to the support 97 of the horizontal frame 21B. The plate 93 can slide up and down when the clamp handle 98 (see FIG. 1) attached to the support 97 is loosened. By such a slide structure of the plate 93 and the air cylinder 91 fixed to the plate 93, the push-in member 83 is selected according to the size of the bottle to be packed in the apparatus 20 (height of the box 1 for storing the bottle 10). It is possible to adjust the upper / lower lift limit position. After the alignment is completed, the clamp handle 98 is tightened to fix the plate 93 and the air cylinder 91 to the support 97 and the lateral frame 21B so that they cannot slide.

  Although details will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10, the neck hooking mechanism 81 is configured such that the neck opening 4 a of the neck hook piece 4 of the neck hook 2 is fitted into the bottle neck 10 a, and then the rod 91 b of the air cylinder 91. Advances downward and the push-in member 83 hits the upper surface of the neck hook piece 4 and pushes the neck hook piece 4 downward in the main body of the box 1 (FIG. 10). The push-in member 83 of the neck hook push-in mechanism 81 plays a role of securely attaching the neck opening 4a of the neck hook piece 4 of the neck hook 2 to the bottle neck 10a.

Next, the operation of the automatic neck mounting device 20 having the above-described configuration will be described mainly with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation process of the neck folding mechanism, the neck guide mechanism, and the neck pushing mechanism of the automatic neck mount according to the present embodiment, and the guide plate of the neck guide mechanism is lowered. It is a figure which shows the state which carried out.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the operation process, and shows a state at the stage of starting the circular motion of the collar member of the neck folding mechanism.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the operation process, and shows a state in the middle of the circular motion of the collar member of the neck folding mechanism.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the operation process, and shows a state in which the guide plate of the neck hook guide mechanism is raised and a state in the final stage of the circular motion of the collar member of the neck hook folding mechanism.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation process, and shows a state in which the pushing member of the neck hook pushing mechanism is lowered.

  First, at the time of wearing on the neck, the box 1 is placed on the side of the automatic neck hanging device 20 (neck hanging mounting portion: on the side of the neck hanging folding mechanism 31 and the neck hanging guide mechanism 61 and the neck hanging push-in. It is arranged on the lower side of the mechanism 81 (see FIG. 1). At this time, the neck hook 2 stands upright on the box 1 and faces the tip end surface 34a (the left side surface in FIGS. 6 to 10) of the collar member 33 of the neck hook folding mechanism 31. In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the air cylinder 71 of the neck guide mechanism 61 disposed above the box 1 is driven, and the guide plate 63 descends (arrow P1). At this time, the lower end of the guide plate 63 reaches the side of the bottle neck 10a (cap 11).

  Next, the rack and pinion mechanism 40 of the neck-folding mechanism 31 described above with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 operates, and as shown in FIG. 7, the eaves member 33 advances while circularly moving to the left side of FIG. P2). Then, the neck 2 that the front end surface 34a of the collar member 33 hits is tilted toward the inside of the main body of the box 1, and the space between the upper edge of the box 1 and the hanging part 3 starts to bend. At this time, the tip end portion of the neck hook piece 4 hits the guide plate 63 and maintains an upward posture. Thereafter, the tip end lower end 34b of the flange member 33 moves along the locus C in accordance with the circular motion (parallel crank operation) of the neck folding mechanism 31 described above with reference to FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the circular motion of the collar member 33 of the neck folding mechanism 31 further proceeds (arrow P3), and the tip 34 of the collar member 33 further proceeds inward and downward in the box 1 body. Then, after the neck hook 2 is further tilted in the box 1 body inward on the front side 34 a of the tip portion 34, the hanging portion 3 is pushed downward in the box 1 body at the lower end 34 b of the tip portion 34. At this time, the guide plate 63 is interposed between the neck hook piece 4 pressed by the tip end surface 34a of the flange member 33 and the side of the cap 11 (bottle neck 10a) of the bottle 10. The guide plate 63 guides the neck hanging piece 4 so as to maintain an upward posture while bending slightly. Furthermore, the eaves member 33 continues to move circularly, its tip 34 moves so as to return in the direction of arrow P4, and bends until the drooping portion 3 of the neck hook 4 is attached to the inner surface of the box 1 main body (the following figure is described). 9). During such an operation, the end of the neck opening 4a of the neck hook piece 4 passes through the edge portion of the cap 11, and a part of the cap 11 enters the neck opening 4a.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the air cylinder 71 of the neck guide mechanism 61 is driven to raise the guide plate 63 (arrow P5). Then, since the guide plate 63 that has been supported so as to prevent the fall of the neck hanging piece 4 disappears, the neck hanging piece 4 falls down in the lower left direction in the figure. Thereby, the neck opening 4 a of the neck hook piece 4 is fitted to the outside of the cap 11 of the bottle 10. On the other hand, the circular movement of the collar member 33 of the neck hook folding mechanism 31 further proceeds (arrow P6), and the hanging part of the neck hook 2 pushed by the rear end surface 34c of the collar member 33 (the right side surface in FIGS. 6 to 10). 3 is drawn toward the inner surface side of the box 1 main body. At this time, the neck opening 4a of the neck hook piece 4 fits almost completely into the cap 11 of the bottle 10, and the drooping portion 3 of the neck hook 2 hangs down from the upper end edge of the box 1 main body. As described above, the neck hook 2 is bent into a desired shape by the simple circular motion of the eaves member 33 proceeding from FIG. 7 to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 and the action of the guide plate 63, and the neck opening 4 a of the neck hook piece 4 is It is fitted on the outer periphery of the cap 11.
In this embodiment, the adjustment of the progress of the operation of the eaves member 33 and the timing at which the guide plate 63 retracts is performed by adjusting the operation speed and operation start timing of each air cylinder.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the air cylinder 91 of the neck push-in mechanism 81 is driven, and the push-in member 83 is lowered (arrow P7). Then, the lower end of the pushing member 83 hits the upper surface of the neck hook piece 4 and pushes the neck hook piece 4 downward in the main body of the box 1 (in the base direction of the bottle neck 10a). As a result, the neck opening 4 a of the neck hanging piece 4 is completely attached to the cap 11 (bottle neck 10 a), and the neck hanging piece 4 extends laterally from the lower end of the hanging part 3. In this way, the neck hook 2 is automatically attached to the cap 11. Even when the size is set so that the periphery of the neck hook piece 4 and the inner surface of the main body of the box 1 are in contact with each other, the neck hook piece 4 is set at a normal position by the pushing mechanism 81.

  Thereafter, the air cylinder 91 of the neck hooking mechanism 81 is driven, and the pushing member 83 is retracted. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11E described above, when the side lids 6 and 7 are folded, the upper lid 8 is folded, and the insertion piece 8a is inserted in front of the neck hanging portion 3 to complete the packaging. The folding of the side lids 6 and 7 and the upper lid 8 may be performed by a mechanism installed on the downstream side of the line of the automatic neck mounting device 20 or may be performed manually.

  As described above, the lower end of the distal end portion 34 of the flange member 33 performs a circular motion along the locus C of the radius r (distance D3 in FIG. 5). To adjust the radius r of this circular motion, The position of the rotation center A1 of the bar 37 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is changed. That is, the screw 55 of the upper rotating member 51 is rotated by turning the handle 55a, and the frame 57 in the groove 53 is moved by a predetermined amount. Then, the movement of the frame 57 is transmitted to the frame 57 of the lower rotating member 51 via the bar 37, and this frame 57 also moves in the groove 53 of the lower rotating member 51. Both frames 57 have the same moving distance, and therefore the positions of the rotation centers A1 at both ends of the bar 37 are also changed equally. Thereafter, the lock nut 58 is tightened to determine the positions of both the frames 57.

It is a side view which shows the whole structure of the carting machine which concerns on this Embodiment, and an automatic neck mounting apparatus. It is a front view (AA sectional view taken on the line AA in FIG. 1) showing the overall configuration of the automatic neck mounting device according to the present embodiment. It is a front view of the neck hook pushing mechanism of the automatic neck hook mounting apparatus of FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a perspective view which shows the drive mechanism of the neck folding mechanism of the automatic neck mounting apparatus of FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a figure for demonstrating the parallel crank operation | movement of the drive mechanism of the neck hook folding mechanism of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement process of the neck hook folding mechanism of the automatic neck hook mounting apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment, a neck hook guide mechanism, and a neck hook pushing mechanism, The state which the guide plate of the neck hook guide mechanism fell FIG. It is an operation process explanatory drawing and is a figure which shows the state of the circular motion start stage of the collar member of a neck folding mechanism. It is an operation process explanatory drawing and is a figure which shows the state in the middle of the circular motion of the collar member of a neck folding mechanism. It is the operation process explanatory drawing, and is a figure which shows the state of the state which the guide plate of the neck hook guide mechanism raised, and the state of the circular motion final stage of the collar member of the neck hook folding mechanism. It is an operation process explanatory drawing, and is a figure which shows the state which the pushing member of the neck hooking pushing mechanism lowered | hung. It is a figure which shows the box with a neck which accommodates the bottle with a neck. (A) is a left side view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a right side view, (D) is an overall perspective view, and (E) is a bottle outlet for sealing a box. It is side surface sectional drawing of the state stopped.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Box 2 Neck hanging 2a Folding line 3 Hanging part 4 Neck hanging piece 4a Neck opening 6, 7 Side lid 8 Upper lid 8a Inserting piece 10 Bottle 10a Bottle neck 11 Cap 20 Automatic neck hanging mounting device 21 Main frame 23 Base 29 Jack 31 Neck Hanging folding mechanism 33 Hook member 34 Front end 34a Front surface 34b Lower end 34c Back surface 35 Mounting piece 36 Horizontal portion 37 Bar 40 Rack and pinion mechanism 41 Air cylinder 45 Rack 47 Pinion 47a Rotating shaft 51 Rotating member 55 Screw 57 Top 58 Lock nut 59 Bearing 61 Neck guide mechanism 63 Guide plate 71 Air cylinder 71a Cylinder body 71b Cylinder rod 71c Guide rod 73 Plate 75 Guide plate fixing member 77 Support 78 Clamp handle 81 Neck push mechanism 83 Push member 85 Connecting member 91 Air cylinder 91a Cylinder body 91b Cylinder rod 91c Guide rod 93 Plate 95 Guide plate fixing member 97 Support 98 Clamp handle 100 Cartoning machine 101 Carton stocker 102 Carton unloading mechanism 103 Box raising mechanism 104 Turret

Claims (8)

An automatic neck mounting device that automatically hangs a neck hook on a neck bottle in a neck hook box,
Neck hook folding means for folding between the neck hook and the box body, neck hook guide means for guiding the neck hook so that the opening of the neck hook fits the bottle neck during folding, and the guided neck hook of the bottle neck An automatic neck mounting device comprising: a neck hook pressing means for pressing into a root. When the neck hook is attached to the bottle neck, the neck hook has a hanging part that hangs down from the upper edge of the box body into the box body, and a neck hanging piece that has an opening that extends laterally from the lower end of the hanging part. And
The neck hook folding means is configured to further draw the hanging part of the neck hook toward the inner surface of the box body after the neck hook is tilted inward and downward in the box body. Automatic neck mounting device. On the front side of the neck-folding means, a hook-shaped member that moves substantially circularly (a hook member) is provided,
In the initial stage of the circular movement, the neck hook is tilted in the box body inward on the front side of the tip of the collar member,
In the middle of the circular movement, the neck hook is folded downward at the bottom of the box body at the lower end of the tip of the collar member,
3. The automatic neck mounting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein in the final stage of the circular motion, the hanging part of the neck is pulled toward the inner surface of the box main body on the back side of the front end of the collar member. The neck hook guide means has a plate-like body (guide plate) extending vertically, and its lifting mechanism,
When the elevating mechanism is lowered, the lower end of the guide plate is disposed between the side portion of the bottle neck and the neck hook before folding, and the neck hanging piece of the neck hook that is being folded is placed with its tip up. Guide you to go down while facing,
4. The automatic neck hook according to claim 2, wherein when the elevating mechanism is raised and the guide plate escapes upward, the neck hook piece falls down and the opening fits into the outer periphery of the bottle neck. Mounting device.   5. The automatic neck mounting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the guide plate of the neck guide means is a flexible plate. The neck hook pushing means has a pushing member and its lifting mechanism,
6. After the opening of the neck hanging piece is fitted on the outer periphery of the bottle neck, the elevating mechanism is lowered and the pushing member pushes the neck hanging piece in the root direction of the bottle neck. The automatic neck mounting apparatus of any one of Claims. A device for packing a bottle with a neck into a box with a neck,
A box feed mechanism that sends a box from the bottle input part to the neck mounting part,
The automatic neck mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A bottle boxing device comprising: A method of hanging a neck bottle on a neck bottle in a box with a neck hook,
While folding between the neck hook and the box body, guide the neck hook so that the neck hook opening fits the bottle neck, and after the neck hook opening matches the bottle neck, the neck hook is the root of the bottle neck A neck-mounting method characterized by pushing into the neck.

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