JP2009001292A - Method and apparatus for feeding spherical body to container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately feed a plurality of cotton spheres which have elasticity, cannot be held by a suction pad and are made of an air-permeable material at a time. <P>SOLUTION: A cutting-out apparatus for cutting out a plurality of the cotton spheres M at a time is provided on a feeding chute 1 for guiding and sending out the cotton spheres M in a single file. An alignment chuting device 4 is provided at the outlet 12a of the feeding chute 1. On this alignment chuting device 4, an aligning box 51 for aligning the cotton spheres M so as to be at the same position as the storing position of the container 5, and a feeding shutter 53 which opens a discharging opening 56 of the aligning box 51 by retreating a shutter plate 53a receiving the cotton spheres M, simultaneously drops down all the cotton spheres M and feeds them to the container 5 just below the discharging opening 56 and closely arranged to it, are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a supply method and a supply device for a spherical body that supplies a plurality of spherical bodies such as cotton balls using a material having elasticity and breathability, such as cotton wool, to the container.

Conventionally, Patent Document 1 is disclosed as a method for taking out a predetermined number of spherical parts, agricultural products, etc., and a method for packaging agricultural products in a predetermined number is disclosed in Patent Document 2, and both Patent Documents 1 and 2 are packed in a box. A suction pad is used to hold the object.
JP 2005-53610 A JP2003-2432

  By the way, absorbent cotton balls used for disinfection are required to be individually packaged 2 to 6 in terms of hygiene and use, and the efficiency of the manual packaging by workers is poor, and hygiene It is also disadvantageous. However, the adsorbent pad as in Patent Documents 1 and 2 cannot hold a breathable cotton ball, and has elasticity, so if an attempt is made to supply it directly from the supply chute to the container, There was a problem that it jumped and jumped out, or it was unevenly stacked and spilled on the rear conveyance path.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and provides a spherical body supply method for a spherical body that can accurately supply a plurality of spherical bodies of a breathable material that is elastic and cannot be held by an adsorption pad, An object is to provide a supply device.

  The method for supplying a spherical body to a container according to claim 1 is that when supplying a plurality of spherical bodies to the container, a plurality of spherical bodies held in a row are sequentially cut out and received on the receiving surface. The spherical bodies are aligned so as to be in the same position as the storage position in the container, the receiving surface is opened, and the aligned spherical bodies are dropped at the same time, and supplied into the container disposed close to the bottom.

  The method for supplying the spherical body according to claim 2 to the container according to claim 1 is the method according to claim 1, wherein the fed spherical body is received by the receiving surface in an inclined posture and is rolled downward and received by the locking portion to align. After the receiving surface is set in a horizontal posture, the receiving surface is opened to drop the spherical body.

  The apparatus for supplying a spherical body to a container according to claim 3 is a supply apparatus to a spherical body container for supplying a plurality of spherical bodies to the container, and the spherical body is provided on a supply chute for guiding the spherical bodies in a row. A plurality of cutting devices, and an alignment box for aligning the spherical bodies at the outlet of the supply chute so as to be in the same position as the container storage position, and a spherical body disposed at the discharge port of the alignment box. An aligning and dropping device having a supply shutter having a shutter plate to be received is provided, and by the aligning and dropping device, the shutter plate is retracted to open the discharge port, and the spherical bodies are dropped simultaneously to approach immediately below the discharge port. Thus, the container is configured to be supplied to a container disposed in the same manner.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the apparatus for supplying a spherical body to a container according to the third aspect, wherein a receiving port for receiving the spherical body is formed on the upper surface on one end side of the alignment box and the spherical body is received on the other end side. A stop is provided, and a box tilting device is provided for tilting the alignment box between a tilting posture in which the receiving port is in the upper position and the locking portion is in the lower position and a horizontal posture in which the shutter plate is horizontal. Is received on the shutter plate and rolled, locked to the locking portion and aligned, and the discharge port is opened in a horizontal posture to drop the spherical body.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the apparatus for supplying a spherical body to a container, wherein in the configuration according to the third or fourth aspect, the air for sorting is sequentially injected to the spherical bodies received in the alignment box to distribute the spherical bodies to both sides. A distribution air nozzle is provided.

  The apparatus for supplying a spherical body to a container according to claim 6 is the configuration according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the supply chute has a passage width capable of expanding and contracting the passage in accordance with the size of the spherical body. An adjustment device is provided, and the passage width adjustment device includes a fixed substrate that serves as a reference plane of the passage, an adjustment top plate that can be moved toward and away from the fixed substrate, and a right side that is movable toward and away from each other between the fixed substrate and the adjustment top plate. An adjustment side plate and a left adjustment side plate are provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a predetermined number of spherical bodies guided in a row are sequentially cut out, received once and aligned at the same position as the container storage position, and the spherical bodies are placed directly below. By dropping simultaneously on containers placed close to each other, even if it is a resilient and breathable spherical body, it can be accurately and smoothly inside the container without jumping out of the container or overlapping in the container. It can be stored in the storage position.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the spherical bodies can be easily aligned by receiving the spherical bodies on the inclined receiving surface and rolling them. Also, by opening the receiving surface in a horizontal posture, it is possible to supply the spherical bodies by dropping them at the same time, preventing the spherical bodies from contacting each other due to a drop in the falling time and popping out due to repulsion. Can be stably supplied to the container.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the spherical bodies are cut out from the supply chute in a line by a predetermined number into the alignment box by the cutting device, and these spherical bodies are received in the alignment box and placed on the shutter plate disposed at the discharge port. By aligning at the same position as the storage position, retreating the shutter plate with the supply shutter and opening the discharge port, each aligned spherical body is dropped from the discharge port at the same time and placed close to the discharge port. Into a sealed container. Accordingly, the elastic and breathable spherical body can be accurately and smoothly stored in the storage position of the container without jumping out of the container and overlapping in the container.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the box tilting device receives the spherical body on the shutter plate tilted with the alignment box as the tilted posture, and rolls and locks the spherical body with the container locking position. It can be easily aligned at the same position.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the spherical bodies are smoothly distributed to the left and right by sequentially injecting the distribution air from the distribution air nozzles to the spherical bodies fed into the alignment box and distributing the spherical bodies to both sides. Can be made.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the supply chute is provided with the passage width adjusting device for approaching and separating the three surfaces, that is, the position of the adjustment top plate relative to the fixed substrate and the position of the left and right adjustment side plates, It can be sent out to the alignment box without displacing the position of the body, and the spherical body can be easily changed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment 1]
Embodiment 1 of a device for supplying cotton balls to a container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  This supply device supplies a plurality of spherical cotton balls to a container and individually wraps them in a subsequent process. The cotton balls are formed into a spherical shape using absorbent cotton and have elasticity and breathability. However, it is provided for medical use that is used for disinfection and sterilization of trauma and the like by absorbing a chemical solution.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a plurality of rows of supply chutes 1 for guiding the cotton balls M sequentially fed from a parts feeder (not shown) in one row in the vertical direction, and corresponding to the diameters of the cotton balls M, respectively. A passage width adjusting device 2 that can adjust the front-rear width and the left-right width of the vertical passage 11 of the supply chute 1 and a predetermined number (two in the figure) of cotton balls M provided on the outlet side of the supply chute 1. A cutting device 3 that cuts out and an alignment dropping device 4 that is provided at the outlet 12 a of each supply chute 1 and supplies two cotton balls M to the container 5 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the supply chute 1 is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle θ from a vertical passage 11 provided with a cutting device 3 at a lower portion and a lower end portion of the vertical passage 11. The vertical passage 11 includes a fixed board 13 serving as a reference surface, an adjustment top plate 14 disposed opposite to the fixed board 13, and the fixed board 13 and the adjustment top board 14. It is formed with left and right adjustment side plates 15R and 15L arranged to face each other.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, the outlet inclined passage 12 has an outlet inclined portion that is continuous from a vertical portion that is continuous with the vertical passage 11 via a curved portion that is bent at an inclination angle θ. The curved portion is for reducing the discharge speed of the cotton balls M discharged from the outlet 12a, and the inclination angle θ is selected from a range of 30 ° to 60 °, preferably 40 ° to 50 °. Here, for example, it is set to 45 °. This is because when the inclination angle θ is less than 30 °, the discharge speed of the cotton balls M cannot be reduced, and when the cotton balls M are discharged at a high speed, the cotton balls M are not stable in the alignment box 51 described later. On the contrary, when the inclination angle θ exceeds 60 °, the cotton ball M hits the curved portion and bounces and further bounces off at the outlet inclined portion, and the discharge of the cotton ball M is not stable, and further, until the stationary in the alignment box 51 This is because it takes time and the tact time may be exceeded.

  The outlet inclined passage 12 includes an outlet fixing substrate 17 that is continuous to the fixed substrate 13, an outlet adjustment top plate 18 that is continuous to the adjustment top plate 14, and left and right outlet adjustment side plates 19R that are respectively continuous to the left and right adjustment side plates 15R and 15L. , 19L.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the outlet fixing substrate 17 is supported by a supporting member 16B attached to a column portion 16A via a fixing nut 17b on a mounting bolt 17a. The outlet adjustment top plate 18 is supported on the mounting bolt 17a via an adjustment nut 18a and an interlocking support plate 18b. Further, support plates 19c and 19d are suspended from slide plates 19a and 19b, which are attached to the elongated holes of the support member 16B via adjustment bolts and nuts, and left and right outlets are provided to the support plates 19c and 19d, respectively. The adjustment side plates 19R and 19L are supported. Therefore, the front and rear widths can be adjusted by moving the outlet adjustment top plate 18 closer to and away from the outlet fixing board 17 by the adjustment nut 18a and the interlocking support plate 18b screwed to the mounting bolt 17a. Accordingly, the left and right widths can be adjusted by moving the outlet adjustment side plates 19R and 19L closer to and away from each other via the slide plates 19a and 19b.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the passage width adjusting device 2 includes a top surface adjusting unit 21 that can adjust the front and rear width by moving the adjusting top plate 14 close to and away from the fixed substrate 13, and a right adjustment. The left side plate 15R can be moved toward and away from the left adjustment side plate 15L to adjust the right and left width, and the left side adjustment portion 22R can be adjusted from the right adjustment side plate 15R. It is comprised with the left surface adjustment part 22L.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the top surface adjustment unit 21 has two through holes formed in the substrate support material 30 to which the fixed substrate 13 is attached, and is attached to the substrate support material 30 corresponding to these through holes. Adjustment rods 32 are slidably fitted to both guide cylinders 31, respectively. The top support plate 33 is connected and fixed to the tip portions of the adjustment rods 32, and the adjustment top plate 14 is attached to the top support plate 33. In addition, the output rod of the top surface changing cylinder 35 is connected to the top surface interlocking plate 34 in which the base ends of both the adjustment rods 32 are integrally connected. Therefore, the front / rear width of the vertical passage 11 can be adjusted by moving the adjustment top plate 14 toward and away from the fixed substrate 13 via the adjustment rod 32 by the top surface changing cylinder 35. Reference numerals 35a and 35b are a stopper bolt and a stopper plate for restricting the movement limit of the adjustment top plate 14.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the left side adjustment portion 22 </ b> L has a left adjustment side plate 15 </ b> L attached to the tip of each left side support plate 36 </ b> L suspended from the left side interlocking plate 37 </ b> L, and a cylinder attached to the substrate support member 30. The output rod of the left-side mold changing cylinder 38L disposed via the member 38La is connected to the left-side interlocking plate 37L via a passive member. Therefore, the left and right width of the vertical passage 11 can be adjusted by moving the left adjustment side plate 15L in the direction of approaching and separating from the right adjustment side plate 15R via the left surface support plate 36L by the left surface change cylinder 38L. Note that 38Lb is a stopper bolt that regulates the movement limit of the left-side interlocking plate 37L.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (c), the right surface adjustment portion 22 </ b> R has a right adjustment side plate 15 </ b> R attached to the tip of each right surface support plate 36 </ b> R suspended from the right surface interlocking plate 37 </ b> R, and a cylinder attachment to the substrate support material 30. The output rod of the right surface changing cylinder 38R arranged via the member 38Ra is connected to the right surface interlocking plate 37R via a passive member. Accordingly, the right and left width of the vertical passage 11 can be adjusted by moving the right adjustment side plate 15R in the direction of approaching and separating from the left adjustment side plate 15L via the right side plate support plate 36R by the right side mold changing cylinder 38R. . Incidentally, 38Rb is a stopper bolt for restricting the movement limit of the right surface interlocking plate 37R.

  Here, when the right side adjustment part 22R and the left side adjustment part 22L are provided, when the mold is changed to a cotton ball M having a different diameter in the vertical passage 11, the cotton ball M having a different diameter is held at a fixed position and cut out. Because.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cutting device 3 is provided with a stopping portion 41 for stopping a predetermined number of cotton balls M at the lower portion of the vertical passage 11, and the cutting stopper 42 is arranged in the vertical direction on the upper portion of the stopping portion 41. The cut-out shutter 43 is provided at the lower part of the stop portion 41 so that the position of the cotton ball M can be adjusted by adjusting its position.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cut-out stopper 42 includes two stopper rods 42 a that protrude into the vertical passage 11 and receive the cotton ball M row, and stopper stoppers that move the stopper rod 42 a into and out of the vertical passage 11. The stopper cylinder 42b is supported by the support 16c via a support member 42c. The cut-out shutter 43 includes a cut-out plate 43a that protrudes into the stopping portion 41 and receives the cotton ball M, and a cut-out plate withdrawal / retreat cylinder 43b that moves the cut-out plate 43a into and out of the vertical passage 11. The cylinder 43b is supported by the support 16A via a support member 43c. The stopper rod 42a and the cutout plate 43a are alternately withdrawn into and retracted from the vertical passage 11 to receive a predetermined number of cotton balls M from the vertical passage 11 to the stopping portion 41, and the cotton balls M in the stopping portion 41 are received. The supply chute 1 can be sequentially cut out to the alignment dropping device 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the alignment dropping device 4 includes an alignment box 51, a box tilting device 52 that tilts the alignment box 51, and a supply shutter 53 that discharges the cotton balls M from the alignment box 51. is doing.

  The alignment box 51 forms a rectangular parallelepiped housing portion 54 by the front wall 51a, the rear wall 51b, and the left and right side walls 51c. An opening 55 is opened on the upper surface of the front portion of the housing portion 54, and the entire bottom surface is discharged. An outlet 56 is formed. In addition, a passive wall 51d is provided at the rear portion of the upper receiving port 55, and the rear wall 51b is configured as a locking portion that receives the cotton ball M.

  The accommodating portion 54 is formed so that the cross section in plan view is substantially the same size as the inside of the container 5, and the cotton balls M are aligned in the same arrangement as the container 5. And the guide inclined surface 51e which guides the cotton ball M received in the receiving port 55 to the rear surface wall 51b side is formed in the inner surface of the front wall 51a. Further, a shutter plate 53a of the supply shutter 53 is disposed at the discharge port 56 of the alignment box 51, and a receiving surface for receiving the cotton ball M is formed by the shutter plate 53a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the box tilting device 52 includes a horizontal tilting shaft 52a rotatably supported by a support member 16B via a bearing 16C, and an end portion of the tilting shaft 52a as shown in FIG. And a tilt cylinder 52c that pushes and pulls the free end portion of the tilt lever 52b attached to the tilt lever 52b to reciprocate the tilt shaft 52a within a predetermined tilt angle γ. The wall 51d is connected and fixed via a bolt. Therefore, the tilting cylinder 52c can tilt the alignment box 51 between the tilting posture in which the receiving port 55 is located at the upper position and the horizontal posture in which the cotton ball M is discharged through the tilting lever 52b and the tilting shaft 52a.

  Here, the tilting angle γ of the alignment box 51 that receives the cotton balls M is selected from the rolling speed depending on the material and surface properties of the cotton balls M, for example, a range of 10 ° to 40 ° is selected, and preferably 15 ° to The range is 30 °, and for example, γ = 20 ° is shown in the figure. This is because if the tilt angle γ is less than 10 °, the cotton ball M is difficult to roll, and if it exceeds 40 °, the rolling speed of the cotton ball M is accelerated and collides with the rear wall 51b to be repelled and stabilized. It is because it is not stored.

  The supply shutter 53 is composed of a slide type opening / closing device having a shutter plate 53a covering almost the entire surface of the discharge port 56, and a shutter extending / retracting cylinder 53b capable of moving the shutter plate 53a back to the side (transverse direction) at a high speed. . Then, the shutter plate 53a is retracted to the side at a high speed by the shutter retracting cylinder 53b and the discharge port 56 is opened in a short time, whereby the cotton balls M on the shutter plate 53a are dropped or discharged at the same time, and discharged. It can supply in the container 5 arrange | positioned immediately under the discharge port 56, and also the cotton ball M can be bottomed almost simultaneously. The shutter extending / retracting cylinder 53b is composed of, for example, a rodless cylinder, and is supported on the tilting shaft 52a via an attachment member 53c. Here, the “high speed” of the retreating speed of the shutter plate 53a means a speed at which the cotton ball M on the shutter plate 53a can be dropped simultaneously or almost simultaneously, and the friction between the cotton ball M and the shutter plate 53a is also related. However, for example, the retreating speed of the shutter plate 53a is 0.11 m / sec. If the retreating speed of the shutter plate 53a is too slow, the cotton balls M fall while being drawn into the shutter plate 53a due to friction, so that the alignment state of the cotton balls M in the container 5 is disturbed.

  The supply shutter 53 is a slide type opening / closing device that moves the shutter plate 53a to the side so that the discharge port 56 can be opened in a short time and the discharge port 56 and the container 5 can be brought closest. Because it can.

Each said container 5 is intermittently conveyed to a supply position by the belt conveyor 6, respectively.
Next, a method for supplying the cotton ball M will be described with reference to FIG.
1) As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the stopper rod 42a of the cutting stopper 42 of the cutting device 3 and the cutting plate 43a of the cutting stopper 43 protrude into the vertical passage 11, respectively, A cotton ball M is held. The alignment box 51 is inclined and the receiving port 55 faces the outlet 12 a of the outlet inclined passage 12.

  2) As shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the cutting plate 43a is moved backward, two cotton balls M are sequentially cut out from the vertical passage 11 to the outlet inclined passage 12, decelerated at the curved portion, and then from the outlet 12a. It is discharged and supplied to the receiving port 55 of the alignment box 51. These cotton balls M are guided by the inclined guide surface 51e and rolled on the shutter plate 53a of the storage portion 54. Then, after the first cotton ball M is locked to the rear wall portion 51b, the next cotton ball M is brought into contact with the first cotton ball M and stopped. Thereby, the cotton ball M is aligned in the alignment box 51 at the same position as the storage position of the container 5.

  3) As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the box tilting device 52 rotates the tilted alignment box 51 through the tilt shaft 52a by the tilt angle γ to a horizontal position, and the discharge port 56 of the alignment box 51 is set to the horizontal position. It faces the opening of the container 5. At this time, the cutting plate 43 a of the cutting device 3 is protruded into the vertical passage 11.

  4) As shown in FIG. 5 (d), the shutter plate 53a of the supply shutter 53 is retracted at a high speed from the discharge port 56, and two cotton balls M are simultaneously dropped from the discharge port 56 and simultaneously placed in the container 5. Let the bottom. Thereby, since the fall distance is short and equal, the cotton balls M do not collide with each other, do not jump out of the container 5, and do not overlap with each other, and are aligned and accommodated in the container 5. The

At this time, the stopper rod 42a of the cutting device 3 is moved backward to lower the row of the cotton balls M, and the two cotton balls M to be cut next are received by the cutting plate 43a and held in the retaining portion 41.
5) As shown in FIG. 5 (e), the box tilting device 52 rotates the tilting shaft 52a in the reverse direction to return the horizontal alignment box 51 to the tilted position. Further, the stopper rod 42a of the cutting device 3 is protruded into the vertical passage 11, and the cotton ball M row above the retaining portion 41 is held.

By repeating the above operation, two cotton balls M can be sequentially arranged and supplied to the container 5.
According to the above-described embodiment, the cotton balls M held in a row on the supply chute 1 are sequentially cut out from the supply chute 1 by a predetermined number, and the cotton balls M are temporarily received by the alignment box 51 and the storage position of the container 5 is set. By aligning them at the same position and simultaneously dropping these cotton balls M onto the container 5 arranged close to the bottom, the cotton balls M will not jump out of the container 5 or overlap in the container 5, It is possible to align the container 5 accurately and smoothly.

  Further, the cotton ball M is received by the shutter plate 53a of the alignment box 51 in the inclined posture, rolled along the inclined portion and locked by the rear wall 51b, so that the cotton ball M is accurately and smoothly placed in the same storage position as the container 5. Can be aligned. Further, the cotton box M is dropped at the same time by setting the alignment box 51 in a horizontal posture so that the discharge port 56 and the opening of the container 5 face each other, and the shutter plate 53a is retracted at a high speed to open the discharge port 56. , Can be stably supplied into the container 5 disposed close to the outlet 56. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the cotton balls M from coming into contact with each other and repelling due to the time lag of the falling of the cotton balls M and the difference in the falling distance.

Furthermore, since the supply chute 1 is provided with the passage width adjusting device 2 capable of approaching and separating the adjustment top plate 14 and the left and right adjustment side plates 15R and 15L, the cotton ball M is changed when the cotton balls M having different diameters are changed. The supply positions of the cotton balls M can be aligned and smoothly cut out, and the cotton balls M can be easily changed in shape, and the cotton balls M can be prevented from being clogged.
[Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment, the supply device that supplies two cotton balls M to the container 5 has been described. However, in the second embodiment, a total of six cotton balls M are provided in the container 5 in three rows. This is a cotton ball supply device to be supplied, and will be described with reference to FIG. The same members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the front wall 51a of the alignment box 51 has guide inclined surfaces 61R and 61L that receive the cotton balls M received from the receiving ports 55 and distribute the rolling direction to the left and right sides. Is formed. Further, for example, sorting air nozzles 62R and 62L for alternately blowing sorting air R and L to the cotton balls M received from the receiving port 55 and sorting the cotton balls M to the left and right sides are provided on the front wall 51a, for example. The distribution air nozzles 62R and 62L can also be installed above the front wall 51a or on the side wall 51c.

  According to the above configuration, the cutout plate 43a of the cutout shutter 43 is retracted, and the six cotton balls M are sequentially cut out from the outlet 12a through the outlet passage 12 from the vertical passage 11, and are inclined from the receiving port 55. When entering the alignment box 51, the distribution air R is ejected from the right distribution air nozzle 62R toward the left rear at the same time as it comes into contact with the guide inclined surface 61R, and the distribution air R and the guide inclined surface 61R. As a result, the cotton ball M is fed rearward on the left side and received by the rear wall 51b. Further, when the next cotton ball M enters the receiving port 55, it is brought into contact with the guide inclined surface 61L and at the same time, the distribution air L is jetted from the left distribution air nozzle 62L toward the right side. The cotton ball M is fed to the right side by the action of the guide inclined surface 61L and received by the rear wall 51b. This is repeated, and the six cotton balls M are alternately distributed to the left and right sides of the rear wall 51b, and the six cotton balls M are arranged in two rows in the same position as the storage position of the container 5.

  According to the above embodiment, the sorting balls 51 R and 62 L are alternately sprayed to the cotton balls M received in the alignment box 51, and the cotton balls M are sorted to the left and right sides, respectively. By receiving at 51b, the cotton balls M in the alignment box 51 can be accurately and smoothly distributed and aligned in the same two left and right rows as the storage position of the containers 5.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the alignment dropping apparatus which shows Embodiment 1 of the supply apparatus to the container of the cotton ball based on this invention, (a) The inclination attitude | position which receives a cotton ball, (b) The horizontal attitude | position which discharges a cotton ball Indicates. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the supply apparatus to the container of a cotton ball. It is a front view which shows the supply apparatus to the container of a cotton ball. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in plan view showing the passage width adjusting device, where (a) is an AA cross section shown in FIG. 3, (b) is a BB cross section shown in FIG. 3, and (c) is a CC cross section shown in FIG. It is a cross section. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the throwing operation, (a) is the state before cutting the cotton ball, (b) is the cutting state of the cotton ball and the receiving state of the alignment box, (c) is the tilting state of the alignment box, (d) is The supply state of the cotton ball to the container, (e) shows the return state of the alignment box. It is sectional drawing of the alignment dropping apparatus in Embodiment 2 of the supply apparatus to the container of the cotton ball which concerns on this invention, (a) is the longitudinal cross-section of the acceptance state of the cotton ball of an alignment box, (b) is (a). DD section shown, (c) is a longitudinal section of the supply state of cotton balls in the alignment box.

Explanation of symbols

M Cotton ball 1 Supply chute 2 Passage width adjustment device 3 Cutting device 4 Alignment drop device 5 Container 11 Vertical passage 12 Exit inclined passage 13 Fixed substrate 14 Adjustment top plate 15R Right adjustment side plate 15L Left adjustment side plate 17 Exit fixed substrate 18 Exit adjustment top Plates 19R, 19L Exit adjustment side plate 21 Top surface adjustment portion 22R Right surface adjustment portion 22L Left surface adjustment portion 41 Stopping portion 42 Cutout stopper 42a Stopper rod 42b Stopper retracting cylinder 43 Cutout shutter 43a Cutout plate 43b Cutout plate retracting cylinder 51 Alignment box 51c Side wall 51e Inclined guide surface 52 Box tilting device 52a Tilt shaft 53 Supply shutter 53a Shutter plate 54 Housing portion 55 Receiving port 56 Discharge port 61R, 61L Guide inclined surface 62R, 62L Distributing air nozzle R, L Distributing air

Claims (6)

When supplying multiple spherical bodies to the container,
Sequentially cut out a plurality of spherical bodies held in a row,
Receive these spherical bodies on the receiving surface and align them so that they are in the same position as the storage position in the container,
A method of supplying a spherical body to a container, wherein the spherical bodies arranged with the receiving surface open are simultaneously dropped and supplied into a container placed close to the bottom. The spherical bodies that have been sent out are received by the receiving surface in an inclined posture, are rolled down, and are aligned by being received by the locking portions,
The method for supplying a spherical body to a container according to claim 1, wherein the spherical body is dropped by opening the receiving surface after the receiving surface is in a horizontal posture. A device for supplying a spherical body container to supply a plurality of spherical bodies to the container,
A supply chute that guides the spherical bodies in a row is provided with a cutting device that cuts out the spherical bodies multiple times,
An alignment box that aligns the spherical bodies at the outlet of the supply chute so as to be in the same position as the container storage position, and a supply shutter that has a shutter plate that is disposed at the discharge port of the alignment box and receives the spherical bodies. Provided an alignment drop device,
The alignment dropping device is configured to retract the shutter plate to open the discharge port, and simultaneously drop the spherical bodies and supply them to a container disposed close to the discharge port. A device for supplying the spherical body to the container. While forming a receiving port for receiving the spherical body on the upper surface on one end side of the alignment box, a locking portion for receiving the spherical body is provided on the other end side,
A box tilting device is provided for tilting the alignment box between a tilting posture in which the receiving port is in the upper position and the locking portion is in the lower position and a horizontal posture in which the shutter plate is horizontal,
The spherical body is received on the shutter plate in the inclined posture and is rolled and locked to the locking portion to be aligned, and the discharge port is opened in the horizontal posture to drop the spherical body. 3. A device for supplying the spherical body according to 3 to a container. The apparatus for supplying a spherical body to a container according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising: a sorting air nozzle that sequentially jets the sorting air to the spherical bodies received in the alignment box and distributes the spherical bodies to both sides. . The supply chute is provided with a passage width adjusting device capable of expanding and reducing the passage corresponding to the size of the spherical body,
The passage width adjusting device includes a fixed base plate serving as a reference plane of the passage, an adjustment top plate that can be moved toward and away from the fixed substrate, and a right adjustment side plate and a left adjustment that are movable toward and away from each other between the fixed substrate and the adjustment top plate. The apparatus for supplying a spherical body to a container according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising a side plate.

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