JP2007137591A - Conveyor facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conveyor facility capable of performing inclined conveying of an article to be conveyed while making impact less and smoothly performing transferring from inclined conveying of the article to be conveyed to horizontal conveying while making impact and noise less. <P>SOLUTION: The conveyor facility has an inclined conveyor 21 and a horizontal conveyor 31 continued to a lower end of the inclined conveyor. The inclined conveyor comprises a drive system capable of intermittently conveying an article A to be conveyed and the horizontal conveyor comprises a drive type belt conveyor system. In the inclined conveying of a group of articles to be conveyed in the inclined conveyor, it can be performed by intermittent conveying without colliding to each other while making impact less. The article to be conveyed fed from the inclined conveyor to the horizontal conveyor can be cut out from a lower end portion of the inclined conveyor by intermittent conveying in every one, a corner part can be received by the belt of the horizontal conveyor and transferring from the inclined conveying to the horizontal conveying can be smoothly performed while making impact and noise less. The article does not intrude, for example, between rollers by receiving them by the belt and transferring to the horizontal conveyor can be always certainly performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is, for example, a conveyor facility that can be employed in the branch transport path of a conversion facility that moves a transported object transported on the main transport path to a branch transport path provided outside the side of the main transport path. It is about.

Conventionally, the following configurations are provided as this type of equipment and apparatus. That is, the load mounting pan is tilted to the side, and the load is dropped onto the upper portion of the buffer conveyor portion tilted. And it is comprised so that a buffer conveyor part may be drive | operated only for the fixed time until a load will be transferred to a downstream free roller conveyor part, and a load will be transferred to a horizontal free roller conveyor part (for example, (See Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 2521969 (2nd page, FIG. 1) JP-A-5-719 Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model No. 54-83504 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 56-3112)

  However, according to the conventional configuration described above, the buffer conveyor unit is operated only for a certain period of time, but the certain period is until the load received from the bread is transferred to the free roller conveyor unit, The luggage is continuously conveyed on the conveyor unit. Therefore, an impact is applied to the load during continuous transport on the buffer conveyor, and thus it is difficult to employ the load for transporting a load that is very unfavorable, for example, a load such as food.

  Also, the cargo will be transferred from the inclined end of the buffer conveyor to the horizontal starting end of the free roller conveyor at the transfer speed of the buffer conveyor, and at that time, the lower corner of the front end of the baggage will move to the horizontal starting end. It will be in the shape of a protrusion, and a big impact and noise more than the time of conveyance will arise. In addition, the corner of the baggage that has reached the inclined end of the buffer conveyor unit may enter between the rollers that form the horizontal starting end of the free roller conveyor unit. In this case, the package is transferred to the free roller conveyor unit. Cannot be loaded.

  Accordingly, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention can perform the inclined conveyance of the object to be conveyed with less impact, and can smoothly transfer the object to be conveyed from the inclined conveyance to the horizontal conveyance with less shock and noise. It is intended to provide a conveyor facility that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the conveyor equipment according to claim 1 of the present invention has an inclined conveyor and a horizontal conveyor continuous to the lower end of the inclined conveyor, and the inclined conveyor intermittently conveys the object to be conveyed. The horizontal conveyor is of a drive belt conveyor type.

  Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the transported object group can be transported by the intermittent conveyor without colliding with each other. The articles to be conveyed supplied from the inclined conveyor to the horizontal conveyor are cut out one by one from the lower end portion of the inclined conveyor by intermittent conveyance, and the corners are received by the belt of the horizontal conveyor. Further, by receiving it with a belt, for example, it does not enter between rollers.

  The conveyor equipment according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that, in the configuration according to claim 1 described above, the inclined conveyor has a drive belt conveyor type capable of intermittently transporting the object to be transported. is there.

  Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the intermittent conveyance in the inclined conveyor can be performed in a state where no slip or slip collision occurs by supporting the object to be conveyed by the drive belt.

  In the conveyor facility according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the configuration according to claim 1 or 2, the carry-in means is disposed above the inclined conveyor, and the carry-out means is disposed below the horizontal conveyor. A passage detection means is provided at the end portion of the carry-in means, a first expiration detection means is provided at the lower end portion of the inclined conveyor, and a second expiration detection means is provided at the start end portion of the carry-out means. When the means is not detected and the passage detection means is detected, the inclined conveyor is driven to convey the object to be conveyed from the loading means, and when the passage detection means is not detected, the inclination conveyor is stopped. The horizontal conveyor is driven when the second expiration detection means is not detected, and the inclined conveyor is driven when the second expiration detection means is not detected and the first expiration detection means is detected. Is obtained is characterized by the.

  Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, for example, at the start of work, in the state where the object to be conveyed does not exist on the conveyor facility, the object to be conveyed by the loading means can be conveyed and moved to the upper end of the inclined conveyor. . At that time, the object to be conveyed passing through the carrying-in means is detected by the passage detecting means. At this time, since the first expiration detecting means is not detected, the inclined conveyor is driven, and thus the object to be conveyed from the carrying-in means. Can be received and conveyed by an inclined conveyor. Then, when the object to be conveyed moves to the upper end of the inclined conveyor, the passage detection means becomes non-detected, thereby stopping the driving of the inclined conveyor and stopping the conveyance of the object to be conveyed by the inclined conveyor.

  By detecting the next object to be conveyed by the passage detecting means when passing through the carrying-in means, it is possible to control the driving and stopping of the inclined conveyor in the same manner as described above. The conveyance by the inclined conveyor is stopped as the position of the upper end of the inclination, which is the position where the conveyance starts. By repeating such conveyance, a plurality of objects to be conveyed can be stored on the inclined conveyor.

  The conveyed object that has reached the lower end of the inclined conveyor is detected by the first expiration detection means, and since the second expiration detection means is not detected at this time, the horizontal conveyor is driven and the inclined conveyor is driven. Thus, the group of objects to be conveyed on the inclined conveyor can be conveyed, and the objects to be conveyed can be transferred onto the horizontal conveyor and then conveyed on the horizontal conveyor. And the to-be-conveyed object from a horizontal conveyor can be conveyed to a carrying-out means. By processing the transported object thus taken out on the unloading means and preventing it from accumulating on the unloading means, the second expiration detection means continues to be in the non-detection state, and is thus inclined. The group of objects to be conveyed on the conveyor can be sequentially conveyed from the horizontal conveyor to the unloading means in a cut-out form. Further, when the object to be transported picked up on the unloading means accumulates and the second expiration detection means detects the object to be transported, the horizontal conveyor and the inclined conveyor are stopped, and from the inclined conveyor to the horizontal conveyor. It is possible to stop the conveyance of the group of objects to be conveyed and the conveyance from the horizontal conveyor to the unloading means.

  Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the conveyor equipment according to the third aspect, wherein an article detecting means is provided at an upper end portion of the inclined conveyor, and when the article detecting means is in a detection state, the first expiration detecting means. When the set time elapses without detection, the inclined conveyor is driven.

  Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of objects to be conveyed received from the carry-in conveyor are stored in the inclined upper end side of the inclined conveyor and the conveyance by the inclined conveyor is stopped, the objects to be conveyed at the upper end portion of the inclined conveyor are stopped. The conveyed product is detected by the article detection means, but the first expiration detection means is in a non-detected state. When a certain set time elapses in such a state, the inclined conveyor is driven to rotate, and the group of objects to be conveyed that are in the storage shape on the upper end side of the inclination is transferred to the lower end side. Then, the first expiry detection unit detects the leading object to be transported, so that the transport of the inclined conveyor is stopped, and the group of objects to be transported can be in a storage shape on the inclined lower end side.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention described above, the transported object group can be transported in the inclined conveyor without being collided with each other by intermittent transport, and therefore the tilted transport can be performed with less impact. The objects to be conveyed supplied from the inclined conveyor to the horizontal conveyor can be cut out one by one from the lower end of the inclined conveyor by intermittent conveyance, and the corners can be received by the belt of the horizontal conveyor. Therefore, the transfer from the inclined conveyance to the horizontal conveyance can be smoothly performed with less impact and noise. Further, by receiving it with a belt, for example, it is possible to always transfer (transfer) to the horizontal conveyor reliably without entering between rollers.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention described above, the intermittent conveyance in the inclined conveyer reduces the noise and impact in a state in which slip or slip collision does not occur by supporting the object to be conveyed by the drive belt. Can always be performed stably.

  According to the above-described third aspect of the present invention, for example, when the work is not started on the conveyor equipment at the start of work, the transported object of the loading means is transported, and the upper end of the inclined conveyor is inclined. Can be moved to. At that time, the object to be conveyed passing through the carrying-in means is detected by the passage detecting means. At this time, since the first expiration detecting means is not detected, the inclined conveyor can be driven, and therefore the object to be conveyed from the carrying-in means. Can be received and conveyed by an inclined conveyor. And a to-be-conveyed object moves to the inclination upper end of an inclined conveyor, and a passage detection means becomes non-detection, and can stop driving of an inclined conveyor and can stop conveyance of an object to be conveyed by an inclined conveyor. That is, the conveyance by the inclined conveyor can be stopped with the object to be conveyed received from the carry-in means as the position of the upper end of the inclination, which is the position where the inclined conveyor starts to convey.

  By detecting the next object to be conveyed by the passage detecting means when passing through the carrying-in means, the driving and stopping of the inclined conveyor can be controlled in the same manner as described above. Thus, the conveyance by the inclined conveyor can be stopped as the position of the upper end of the inclination, which is the position where the conveyance starts. That is, the conveyance by the inclined conveyor can be performed without colliding with each other in a state where both the objects to be conveyed are simultaneously and a predetermined gap is generated between the both objects to be conveyed. By repeating such conveyance, a plurality of objects to be conveyed can be stored on the inclined conveyor.

  The conveyed object that has reached the lower end of the inclined conveyor is detected by the first expiration detection means, and since the second expiration detection means is not detected at this time, the horizontal conveyor is driven and the inclined conveyor is driven. Therefore, after conveying the group of objects to be conveyed on the inclined conveyor and moving the objects to be conveyed onto the horizontal conveyor, the objects can be conveyed on the horizontal conveyor. And the to-be-conveyed object from a horizontal conveyor can be conveyed to a carrying-out means. By processing the transported object thus taken out on the unloading means and preventing it from accumulating on the unloading means, the second expiration detection means continues to be in the non-detection state, and is thus inclined. The group of objects to be conveyed on the conveyor can be sequentially conveyed from the horizontal conveyor to the unloading means in a cut-out form.

  Further, when the object to be transported picked up on the unloading means accumulates and the second expiration detection means detects the object to be transported, the driving of the horizontal conveyor and the inclined conveyor can be stopped. The cut-out conveyance of the group of objects to be conveyed and the conveyance from the horizontal conveyor to the unloading means can be stopped. By repeating such cutting and conveying, the group of objects to be conveyed stored on the inclined conveyor can be conveyed onto the unloading means.

  Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention described above, a plurality of objects to be conveyed received from the carry-in conveyor are stored as storage on the inclined upper end side of the inclined conveyor, and are set in a state where conveyance by the inclined conveyor is stopped. When time elapses, the inclined conveyor is driven to rotate, and the group of objects to be conveyed in the storage shape on the upper end side of the inclination can be transferred to the lower end side. Then, the first expiry detection unit detects the leading object to be transported, so that the transport of the inclined conveyor is stopped, and the group of objects to be transported can be stored in the inclined lower end side. By such conveyance control, one or a plurality of objects to be conveyed that are to be stored in a storage form on the inclined upper end side of the inclined conveyor can be efficiently conveyed to the carrying-out means side.

[Embodiment]
In the following, the embodiment of the present invention is used, for example, to move an object to be transported on the main transport path to a branch transport path provided outside the side of the main transport path. The state adopted for the conversion facility will be described with reference to the drawings.

  3 and 4, the conversion facility 1 circulates and moves the support 2 group, so that the case-like container (an example of the object to be transported) A supplied onto the support 2 group at the start end is transferred to the main transport path. 5 can be transported on each support body 2 and can be moved left and right on each support body 2 while moving in the transport direction while traversing the main transport path 5 so that the group of laterally-pressed bodies 3 is transferred to the container A. The container A is configured to branch and move to the left and right with respect to the main transport path 5 while causing the container A to act laterally.

  As an example of the conveyor means that receives the container A branched and moved in this manner and conveys it on the branch conveyance path, the branch conveyor 7, the curve conveyor 8, the straight conveyor equipment 10 and the like in order from the main conveyance path 5 side. Is provided. The conveyor facility 10 includes a carry-in conveyor (an example of carry-in means) 11, an inclined conveyor 21, a horizontal conveyor 31, and a carry-out conveyor (an example of carry-out means) 41.

  Here, the branch conveyor 7 is of a drive roller type, and is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle θ with the start end branched from the main transport path 5 side positioned higher than the end. Further, the curve conveyor 8 is a free-rolling roller type, and is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle θ while being connected to the branch conveyor 7. Further, the carry-in conveyor 11 is in the form of a roller, and is formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle θ while being connected to the curve conveyor 8. The inclined conveyor 21 is of a drive type belt conveyor type and is arranged in a state of being connected to the carry-in conveyor 11, and at this time, a slightly steep angle with respect to a predetermined angle θ in the conveyors 7, 8, 11. Inclined at θα. Further, the horizontal conveyor 31 is of a driving belt conveyor type and is arranged in a continuous state at the lower end of the inclined conveyor 21, and the unloading conveyor 41 is of a free roller type and has a gentle horizontal angle θβ. It is inclined and arranged.

  1 to 4, the carry-in conveyor 11 is configured in a roller conveyor format by a pair of left and right conveyor frames 12 and rollers 13 supported between the conveyor frames 12 at a plurality of locations in the length direction of the conveyor frame 12. Has been. The carry-in conveyor 11 is inclined at a predetermined angle θ, and is driven and conveyed by driving the group of rollers 13, or is slid and conveyed by deactivating the rollers 13. In that case, it is comprised so that the container A may be carried out one by one to the inclined conveyor 21 from the terminal part by drive control, stopper control, etc.

  The inclined conveyor 21 includes a pair of inclined left and right conveyor frames 22, a driving wheel body 23 that is rotatably supported between the conveyor frames 22 at the lower end of the conveyor frame 22 in the longitudinal direction, and both conveyors at the upper end of the inclined frame. In order to receive the driven wheel body 24 rotatably supported between the frames 22, a belt-like endless belt (belt) 25 wound between the two wheel bodies 23, 24, and the upper moving portion of the endless belt 25 from below. In order to guide a lower moving part of the endless belt 25 from below, a support ring body 26 rotatably supported between the conveyor frames 22 at a plurality of locations between the ring bodies 23 and 24, a plurality of sections between the ring bodies 23 and 24. A guide wheel 27 supported rotatably between the two conveyor frames 22 at a location, and a conveyor frame to be interlocked with the drive wheel 23. It is constituted by such as a rotating drive device 28 provided in the arm 22.

  In this manner, the inclined conveyor 21 having the drive belt conveyor type is controlled by the control unit 50 so that the rotation and driving device 28 is connected to the control unit 50 via the wiring 28A. Thus, the container A can be intermittently conveyed.

  The horizontal conveyor 31 includes a pair of horizontal left and right conveyor frames 32, a driving wheel body 33 rotatably supported between the conveyor frames 32 at the end in the length direction of the conveyor frame 32, and both conveyors at the start end. In order to receive a driven wheel body 34 rotatably supported between the frames 32, a belt-like endless belt (belt) 35 wound between the two wheel bodies 33, 34, and an upper moving portion of the endless belt 35 from below. A plurality of support wheels 36 rotatably supported between the conveyor frames 32 at a plurality of locations between the both wheels 33, 34, and a plurality of the spaces between both the wheels 33, 34 in order to guide a lower moving portion of the endless belt 35 from below. A guide wheel 37 that is rotatably supported between the two conveyor frames 32 at a location, and the conveyor frame 3 to be interlocked with the drive wheel 33. It is constituted by such as a rotating drive device 38 provided in.

  In this way, the horizontal conveyor 31 having the drive belt conveyor type is controlled by the control unit 50 so that the rotation and driving device 38 is connected to the control unit 50 via the wiring 38A. Thus, the container A can be intermittently conveyed.

  The carry-out conveyor 41 is configured in a free roller form by a pair of left and right conveyor frames 42, and rollers 43 supported so as to be freely rotatable between the conveyor frames 42 at a plurality of locations in the length direction of the conveyor frame 42. .

  The branch conveyor 7, the curve conveyor 8, the carry-in conveyor 11, the inclined conveyor 21, the horizontal conveyor 31, and the carry-out conveyor 41 are arranged on the floor 46 in a predetermined posture (angle, etc.) via the legs 45 and the like. ing.

  A passage detection means 51 is provided at the end portion of the carry-in conveyor 11, a first expiration detection means 52 is provided at the lower end portion of the inclined conveyor 21, and a second expiration detection means 53 is provided at the start end portion of the carry-out conveyor 41. Article detection means 54 is provided at the upper end portion of the conveyor 21. And these detection means 51-54 are connected to the control part 50 via wiring 51A-54A, respectively.

  Here, in the control unit 50, when the first expiration detection means 52 is not detected and the passage detection means 51 is detected, the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 is driven by an instruction via the wiring 28A, and the carry-in conveyor 11 is transported by the inclined conveyor 21 and the passage detection means 51 is not detected, so that the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 is stopped by an instruction via the wiring 28A, and the inclined conveyor 21 21 is configured to stop the conveyance of the container A.

  Further, in the control unit 50, when the second expiration detection means 53 is not detected, the rotation driving device 38 of the horizontal conveyor 31 is driven by an instruction via the wiring 38A, and the container A from the horizontal conveyor 31 is moved. When the second expiration detection means 53 is not detected and the first expiration detection means 52 is detected, the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 is driven via the wiring 28A, and is conveyed to the carry-out conveyor 41. The container A from the conveyor 21 is configured to be conveyed to the horizontal conveyor 31.

  Further, in the control unit 50, when the article detection means 54 is in the detection state and the first expiration detection means 52 is not detected and the set time has elapsed, the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 is driven by an instruction via the wiring 28A. The container A on the inclined conveyor 21 is configured to be transported to a detection position by the first expiration detection means 52.

The operation in the above embodiment will be described below.
The container A that has been transported on the main transport path 5 can be moved to the branch conveyor 7 by being branched to the left and right with respect to the main transport path 5 while changing its direction. The container A can be driven and conveyed by the branch conveyor 7 and transferred to the curve conveyor 8, and can be slid and conveyed on the curve path by the curve conveyor 8. The container A can then be transferred from the curve conveyor 8 to the carry-in conveyor 11 of the straight conveyor facility 10, and from the carry-in conveyor 11 to the inclined conveyor 21, the horizontal conveyor 31, and the carry-out conveyor 41.

  In the above-described straight conveyor facility 10, the container A can be inclined and conveyed by the inclined conveyor 21 with less impact, and the container A can be transferred from the inclined conveyor 21 to the horizontal conveyor 31. Transfers can be carried out smoothly with less impact and noise.

  That is, when the container A does not exist on the branch conveyance path such as the conveyor facility 10 at the start of work, for example, the first (first) container A transferred from the curve conveyor 8 to the carry-in conveyor 11 is The roller 13 is conveyed through a group of rollers 13 and is moved from the lower end of the tilt to the upper end of the inclined conveyor 21. At that time, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the container A passing the inclined lower end of the carry-in conveyor 11 is detected by the passage detection means 51, and at this time, the first expiration detection means 52 is not detected. The rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 can be driven by an instruction from the control unit 50 via the wiring 28A, so that the container A from the carry-in conveyor 11 can be received by the inclined conveyor 21 and conveyed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the container A moves to the upper end of the inclined conveyor 21, and the passage detection means 51 is not detected. Therefore, the rotation of the inclined conveyor 21 is driven by an instruction via the wiring 28A. The drive of the apparatus 28 is stopped and the conveyance of the container A by the inclined conveyor 21 is stopped. That is, the conveyance by the inclined conveyor 21 is stopped by setting the container A received from the carry-in conveyor 11 as the position of the upper end of the inclination, which is the position where the container A starts to be conveyed by the inclined conveyor 21.

  When the second (next) container A is moved from the curve conveyor 8 to the carry-in conveyor 11 and passes through the inclined lower end of the carry-in conveyor 11 as shown in FIG. As described above, the driving and stopping of the inclined conveyor 21 can be controlled in the same manner as described above, and as shown in FIG. 5D, the second container A received from the carry-in conveyor 11 is The conveyance by the inclined conveyor 21 is stopped as the position of the upper end of the inclination, which is the position where the conveyance starts by the inclined conveyor 21. That is, the conveyance by the inclined conveyor 21 can be performed without colliding with each other in a state where the first container A and the second container A are simultaneously formed with a predetermined gap S between the two containers A.

  By repeating such conveyance, a plurality of containers A can be stored on the inclined conveyor 21 as shown in FIG. At that time, the inclined conveyor 21 can transfer the container A group simultaneously and without colliding with each other as described above, and the transfer is an intermittent transfer of the back-packing method, and the inclined transfer is shocked. You can do it less. Further, the intermittent conveyance in the inclined conveyor 21 is always performed by reducing noise and impact in a state where the container A is supported by the endless belt 25, that is, in a state where slip and slip collision are not further generated by the drive belt conveyor type. It can be done stably.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (e), the first container A that has reached the inclined lower end of the inclined conveyor 21 is detected by the first expiration detecting means 52. At this time, the second expiration detecting means 53 is not detected. Therefore, the rotation driving device 38 of the horizontal conveyor 31 is driven by an instruction from the control unit 50 via the wiring 38A, and the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 is driven by an instruction via the wiring 28A. Thus, as shown in FIG. 6A, after the container A group on the inclined conveyor 21 is conveyed and the first container A is moved onto the horizontal conveyor 31, the horizontal conveyor 31 Can be transported by. Then, the first container A from the horizontal conveyor 31 can be conveyed to the carry-out conveyor 41.

  By processing the container A taken out on the carry-out conveyor 41 in this way and not storing it on the carry-out conveyor 41, the second expiration detection means 53 continues to be non-detected, Thus, the container A group on the inclined conveyor 21 can be sequentially transferred from the horizontal conveyor 31 to the carry-out conveyor 41 in a cut-out shape.

  Further, when the container A taken out on the carry-out conveyor 41 accumulates and the second expiration detection unit 53 detects the container A as shown in FIG. 6B, the line A from the control unit 50 is connected via the wiring 38A. The rotation driving device 38 of the horizontal conveyor 31 is stopped by the instruction and the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 is stopped by the instruction via the wiring 28A. The container A group can be cut out and conveyed from the horizontal conveyor 31 to the carry-out conveyor 41.

  By repeating the cutting and conveying as described above, the container A group stored on the inclined conveyor 21 as shown in FIG. 5 (e) is conveyed onto the carry-out conveyor 41 as shown in FIG. 6 (a). obtain. At that time, the containers A supplied to the horizontal conveyor 31 from the inclined conveyor 21 having a slightly steep angle θα are cut out one by one from the lower end portion of the inclined conveyor 21, and as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Since the corners are received by the endless belt 35 of the horizontal conveyor 31, the transfer from the inclined conveyance to the horizontal conveyance can be smoothly performed with less impact and noise. Further, by receiving the belt with the endless belt 35, for example, the transfer (transfer) to the horizontal conveyor 31 can be surely performed without entering between the rollers.

  For example, between FIG. 5 (d) and FIG. 5 (e), as shown in FIG. 7 (a), a plurality of containers A received from the carry-in conveyor 11 are stored on the inclined upper end side of the inclined conveyor 21. In this state, the conveyance by the inclined conveyor 21 is stopped. At this time, the container A at the upper end portion of the inclined conveyor 21 is detected by the article detection means 54, but the first expiration detection means 52 is in a non-detected state.

  When a certain set time elapses in such a state, a drive instruction is issued from the control unit 50 to the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 via the wiring 28A, so that the inclined conveyor 21 is driven to rotate, The container A group in a storage shape on the inclined upper end side is transported to the lower end side. Such conveyance by the inclined conveyor 21 is performed in a state where the container A group is supported by the endless belt 25 and at the same time with a predetermined gap S between the containers A without colliding with each other, that is, a drive type With the belt conveyor type, it is possible to always perform stably with less noise and impact without causing slip or slip collision.

  Then, when the first expiration detection means 52 detects the leading container A, a drive stop instruction is issued from the control unit 50 to the rotation driving device 28 of the inclined conveyor 21 via the wiring 28A, and FIG. ), The conveyance of the inclined conveyor 21 can be stopped, and the container A group can be formed in a storage shape on the inclined lower end side. Thus, the state shown in FIG. 5 (e) can be obtained. After the container A group on the inclined conveyor 21 is transported and the container A is moved onto the horizontal conveyor 31, the horizontal conveyor 31 And the container A can be transported from the horizontal conveyor 31 to the carry-out conveyor 41.

  By carrying control as described above, one or a plurality of containers A that are to remain in a storage form on the inclined upper end side of the inclined conveyor 21 can be efficiently transferred to the carry-out conveyor 41 side.

  In addition, in the conveyor facility 10, it will be in various conveyance forms by the conveyance frequency etc. of the container A at the time of the driving | operation. That is, for example, in the state shown in FIG. 7B, the container A group is cut and transferred from the inclined conveyor 21 to the horizontal conveyor 31, and at the same time, the container A is transferred from the carry-in conveyor 11 to the inclined conveyor 21. Thus, as shown in FIG. 7C, the inclined conveyor 21 can carry and support the container A at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the inclined portion with a space in the middle. Such conveyance is eventually stopped in the state shown in FIG. 7D, and by performing conveyance that eliminates the space, the state shown in FIG. 7B is obtained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the drive belt conveyor format capable of intermittently transporting the container A is shown as the inclined conveyor 21, but this is a drive roller conveyor format capable of intermittently transporting the container A. Also good.

In the above-described embodiment, the container A is shown as the transported object, but this can correspond to various transported objects.
In the above-described embodiment, the detecting means 51 to 54 are constituted by a photoelectric type, a limit switch type, or the like.

1 is a longitudinal side view of a conveyor facility according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a partially cutaway top view of the conveyor equipment. It is a schematic side view of the conversion equipment incorporating the conveyor equipment. It is a schematic plan view of the conversion equipment incorporating the conveyor equipment. The effect | action of the conveyor installation is shown, (a)-(e) is a schematic side view at the time of storage-like conveyance. The effect | action of the conveyor installation is shown, (a)-(b) is a schematic side view at the time of cutting and conveying. The effect | action of the conveyor installation is shown, (a)-(d) is a schematic side view in another conveyance form.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conversion equipment 2 Support body 3 Side pushing body 5 Main conveyance path 7 Branch conveyor 8 Curve conveyor 10 Conveyor equipment 11 Carry-in conveyor (carry-in means)
13 Roller 21 Inclined Conveyor 23 Drive Wheel 24 Driven Wheel 25 Endless Belt (Belt)
28 Rotation Drive Device 28A Wiring 31 Horizontal Conveyor 33 Drive Wheel 34 Driven Wheel 35 Endless Belt (Belt)
38 Rotation drive unit 38A Wiring 41 Unloading conveyor (unloading means)
43 Roller 50 Control section 51 Passage detection means 51A Wiring 52 First expiration detection means 52A Wiring 53 Second expiration detection means 53A Wiring 54 Article detection means 54A Wiring A Container (conveyed object)
θ Predetermined angle θα Slightly steep angle θβ Slow angle S Predetermined gap

Claims (4)

  It has an inclined conveyor and a horizontal conveyor that is continuous at the lower end of the inclined conveyor. The inclined conveyor is of a drive type capable of intermittently conveying an object to be conveyed, and the horizontal conveyor is of a driven belt conveyor type. Features conveyor equipment.   2. The conveyor equipment according to claim 1, wherein the inclined conveyor is of a drive type belt conveyor type capable of intermittently conveying the object to be conveyed.   A carry-in means is arranged at the upper side of the inclined conveyor, and a carry-out means is arranged at the lower side of the horizontal conveyor. The passage detecting means is at the end of the carry-in means and the first expiration is at the lower end of the inclined conveyor. The detection means is provided with a second expiration detection means at the start end portion of the carry-out means, and when the first expiration detection means is not detected and the passage detection means is detected, the inclined conveyor is driven to carry the object from the carry-in means. And when the second expiration detection means is not detected, the horizontal conveyor is driven and the second expiration detection means is configured to stop driving the inclined conveyor when the passage detection means is not detected. 3. Conveyor equipment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the inclined conveyor is driven when it is not detected and when the first expiration detection means is detected. An article detecting means is provided at the upper end portion of the inclined conveyor, and the inclined conveyor is driven when a set time elapses when the first expiration detecting means is not detected while the article detecting means is in a detection state. The conveyor equipment according to claim 3.

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