JP2010064765A - Transfer processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer processing method which secures safety, stability, workability and economy in putting/taking out an article in/from a box. <P>SOLUTION: A box 21 whose mouth 22 is held open is horizontally inverted by a discharge operation part 41 for taking out an article from the box on a transfer line. The article 11 which is discharged from the box 21 and now in a laterally long posture is transferred from a travel starting part 51 to a posture changing part 61. The article 11 which is in the laterally long posture is changed to a vertically long posture by the part 61 and the article is transferred to processing operation parts 71-73 for processing. The article 11 after processing is transferred to a boxing operation part 81 and pushed from here to a box arrangement part 92 side. The part 92 receives the vertically long article 11 pushed in the box 21 from the mouth 22 which is open. Then, the box 21 with the article is transferred to the outside of the part 92. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of packaging or packaging, and more specifically, when an object to be treated is unpacked and transported in a box for the purpose of internal processing and / or external processing. It relates to useful and useful technology that can be reasonably realized.

  Packaging (packaging) such as industrial packaging and commercial packaging is applied to an article in order to protect the value and state of the article when the article is transported or stored. Therefore, one of the typical functions required for packaging is content protection. In addition, ensuring the convenience at the time of article handling and providing appropriate information on the contents are important functions of the packaging. In addition, the economy, environment, workability, hygiene, safety and quality are also required for packaging.

  As is well known, the packaging technology for goods has been fully developed for rationalization with the goal of fully automatic and others, and as a result, has achieved many results including labor saving and workability. . Many of these packaging technologies are mainly based on a conveyance line. One is that the packaging line is directly connected to the production line, and the other is that the line is separate for each of the two. Since these have their own adaptability, they are effectively used in their respective fields of application. As prior arts related to this, those shown in the following Patent Documents 1 and 2 are already known.

JP 2008-018943 A JP 2008-105759 A

  The packaged (packed) articles are usually unpacked and removed when delivered to the final destination or when used. However, if there are special circumstances or special requests, the packaging may be unpacked even before use. For example, when a boxed product is a bottle containing a drink and it is an imported product, the bottle is unboxed for the purpose of checking the quality of the contents (beverage), checking the filling amount, adding a seal to the crown, and the like.

  The bottle unboxed in the above case is sealed on the crown after confirming that the amount of beverage filled is appropriate, and then boxed again. The re-boxed bottle is then subjected to normal handling such as storage and shipping. By the way, referring to the efforts and current situation of containers and packaging based on resource saving, energy saving, ecology, etc., this has always been "recycle = recycling", "reuse = reuse", "reduce ( 4R movements such as “reducing” = trash reduction ”and“ refuse = purchasing refusal ”are being promoted, and this has spread widely to end users. Therefore, as in the case described above, it is a desirable example that fits the idea of the 4R movement to effectively use the original box and pack the bottle in it while eliminating new packaging.

  The technology of unpacking an article that has been packed for protection or other purposes before use, and the technology of performing it by using a transfer line, is hardly seen. When establishing this technically, it is of course desirable to satisfy safety, stability and workability. However, since there are no reference items related to this technology in the existing technology, this requires a highly technical ingenuity. In addition, when the current situation is in such a situation, it can be said that it is extremely important in the technical field of packaging or packaging to provide and provide a reasonable one as this kind of boxing and conveying processing means.

  The matters pointed out above are also common when the boxed article is put in the original box. In particular, when the original box is reused, it is desirable not only to put the goods in the box without any trouble, but also to keep the box comparable to the new packaging as much as possible while avoiding a drop in strength and inferior appearance of the box.

  Furthermore, as for the conveyance line for unpacking and boxing, a line that can further reduce the initial cost and the running cost is desired from the viewpoint of economy.

  In view of such technical problems, the present invention seeks to provide a conveyance processing method that can ensure safety, stability, workability, economy, and the like when unpacking and boxing articles. Is.

The first problem-solving means of the present invention is characterized by the following technical contents as a boxing conveyance processing method for achieving an intended purpose.
That is, the unboxing conveyance processing method according to the first problem solving means of the present invention is as follows.
In a relative relationship between a box having a door that can be opened and closed on at least one surface and also having a lid for opening and closing the door, and an article that is placed in a vertical position when it is raised and placed in a horizontal position, it is stored in the box. In the method of carrying out the line conveyance out of the box for internal processing and / or external processing of the articles whose body side is directed to the entrance / exit side of the box,
An unboxing operation unit for unpacking the article, a starting traveling unit for starting the article, an attitude converting unit for converting the attitude of the article, and an internal process and / or an external process for the article Using a transfer line that is sequentially equipped with a processing work section, and
Opening the box lid and keeping the box door open in the stage prior to taking the article out of the box, and
For a box with the article in the open state and the entry / exit open state, the box is oriented so that the axial center line along the length direction of the article in the box intersects the conveyance line. Setting in the boxing operation section, and
In the box unloading operation section of the transfer line, the box is turned upside down until the doorway is lower than the opposite surface, and the box doorway is made to correspond to the starting travel section of the transfer line. Carrying the horizontally long article in the horizontal posture on the departure traveling unit to the posture conversion unit of the conveyance line; and
In the posture conversion unit of the transfer line, the posture conversion unit converts the posture of the horizontally long posture into a vertical posture, and transports the article in the vertical posture from the posture conversion unit to the processing work unit of the transfer line, and
An internal processing and / or an external processing is performed on a vertically long article in a processing work section of the transport line.
(02) The second problem-solving means of the present invention is characterized by the following technical contents as a boxed conveyance processing method for achieving the intended purpose.
That is, the boxing conveyance processing method according to the second problem solving means of the present invention is as follows.
In a relative relationship between a box having a door that can be freely opened and closed on at least one surface and also having a lid for opening and closing the door, and an article that is placed in a vertically long position when it is raised and placed in a horizontally long position, internal processing and / or In the method of putting the articles that are conveyed on the line after finishing the external processing,
As a transfer line, a processing work unit for internal processing and / or external processing of articles and a boxing operation unit for boxing articles are sequentially equipped, and corresponds to a boxing operation unit for articles. Use a box equipped with a box arrangement unit for arranging boxes, and a boxing operation unit for goods equipped with a box supply unit connected to this, and
Conveying a vertically oriented article that has been subjected to internal processing and / or external processing in the processing work section of the transport line from the processing work section to a boxing operation section of the transport line; and
For articles in a vertically long posture conveyed to the boxing operation part of the conveyance line, the number of articles that do not exceed the box entrance and exit dimensions are pushed into the box placement part side by the pushing means of the boxing operation part, and
The box placement section into which the article is pushed in is supplied from the box supply section with the door in the open state and the door facing the boxing operation section side in the stage up to the pushing. And receiving the vertically oriented article pushed into the box arrangement part side in the box from the open / closed doorway, and
The box after the article is put is transported outside the box arrangement part.
(03) The third problem-solving means of the present invention is characterized by the following technical contents as an unboxed box-conveying processing method for achieving the intended purpose.
That is, the unboxing boxing processing method according to the third problem solving means of the present invention is as follows.
In a relative relationship between a box having a door that can be opened and closed on at least one surface and also having a lid for opening and closing the door, and an article that is placed in a vertical position when it is raised and placed in a horizontal position, it is stored in the box. Articles with the barrel side surface facing the entrance / exit side of the box are taken out of the box for internal processing and / or external processing, and are transported in line, and after internal processing and / or external processing are finished, they are transported in line In the method of putting the coming goods in the box,
The line unloading processing method described in claim 1 and the boxing transport processing method described in claim 2 are combined in a shared state in the processing unit; and
The means according to claim 1 and claim 2 performs from the boxing of the article to the boxing of the article through the internal processing and / or external processing of the article, and the box after the article is put out of the box arrangement portion. It is transported.

The boxing conveyance processing method according to the present invention has the following effects (11) to (16).
(11) A box in an article-filled state set in the boxing operation section of the transfer line can be operated by simply reversing it, so that all articles in the box can be sent to the transfer line all at once. Therefore, for example, as compared with the case where the articles are boxed one by one with a manipulator such as a robot hand, smooth and quick boxing can be ensured. In addition, when the box is unpacked, the product is placed in a horizontally long posture (in a lying state) instead of a vertically long posture (standing position), so that safety and stability that prevents the article from falling on the conveyance line can be obtained, resulting in the line falling of the product. The occurrence of accidents can be prevented.
(12) The items in the box unboxed as described above are difficult to drop off because the axial center line along the length direction intersects the conveying line, and the front-rear relationship of each item (order of order) Will come to fruition with nature. This means that it is possible to ensure the article transportability and the easy-to-handle article alignment that do not easily drop off the line without requiring any special means. Of course, when there is no dropout of this kind of goods, safety and stability based on it will ensure line work without accidents. By the way, articles when the axial center line in the length direction is parallel to the conveyance line are easy to roll to the side of the conveyance line, so the line is likely to drop out, and multiple articles may run in the same order. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to handle articles one by one, but such a situation can be avoided when doing the above.
(13) In the above, the product in a horizontally long posture boxed with smoothness, quickness, stability and alignment reaches the posture changing portion from the starting traveling portion of the transport line, and passes through this posture changing portion to be in the horizontally long posture. The posture is changed from a vertically long posture (standing state). In general, when processing an article in a transport line, especially when processing an article with a vertically long posture in a normal state, if the article on the transport line is in a low posture (horizontal lying state), the low posture This increases the difficulty of processing the article. On the other hand, when the posture is changed as described above and the horizontally long article is changed to the vertically long posture, the subsequent internal processing and external processing can be easily performed in the vertically long posture of the article. Furthermore, in the posture changing unit in which articles are conveyed with stability and alignment, posture conversion can be reliably performed depending on the stability and alignment.
(14) Articles that have been placed in a vertically long posture by passing through the posture converting unit are subjected to internal processing and / or external processing in the processing work unit of the transport line. Since this is performed in the standing state of the easy-to-process article, the required processing operation can be completed under the circumstances where malfunction or other trouble is unlikely to occur.
(15) For each part of the above-described transport line, the boxing operation unit may have a simple configuration in which the box in the article state is simply turned upside down, and the posture conversion unit also has a vertically long one that uses the transportability of the article. A configuration that requires a posture is sufficient. On the other hand, since the processing means required for the processing work section is only required to be installed in the transport line in correspondence with the standing articles, the line alignment is easy and can be assembled to the transport line without difficulty. As such a synergistic effect, the apparatus configuration for carrying out the boxing conveyance processing method becomes inexpensive, thereby reducing the initial cost.
(16) For each part of the transfer line described above, in the case of the boxing operation part, it is sufficient to use a small power to flip the box in the article state upside down. Is a small power. Furthermore, the processing means in the processing work unit need only have the processing power for the processing, as is obvious. This is because the number of parts operating on the transport line is small and the power source of each part may be small, so that the running cost for carrying out the transport processing method can be reduced. In addition, since many of the operations can be performed automatically, it is possible to contribute in terms of labor saving such as reduction of workers.

The boxed conveyance processing method according to the present invention has the following effects (17) to (19).
(17) In the box placement section where the article is pushed in, a box with the opened / outlet facing the boxing operation section side is supplied and arranged from the box feed section at the stage until the push It is. On the other hand, the vertically long article processed in the processing work section of the transfer line is pushed toward the box placement section when it is transported to the boxing operation section without exceeding the box entrance / exit dimension. In addition, the number of articles at that time does not exceed the size of the box entrance. In other words, in the boxing operation section and the box placement section, the article and the box face each other by matching the relative “posture”, “direction”, “volume: volume”, etc., and the article is put in the box in that state. It is. In these cases, the matching of both sides allows the goods to be boxed reasonably and stably, resulting in damage to the box or goods caused by a boxing error or the occurrence of an accident caused by such a boxing error. Can be prevented.
(18) The vertically long article processed in the processing work section of the transfer line is sent to the boxing operation section as it is, and the article in the boxing operation section is pushed into the box placement section side as it is. Since this is done without changing the attitude of the article, there is no wasteful movement of the article on the transport line. On the other hand, a box waiting for an article is easy to receive an article. Furthermore, as described above, the processing means required for the processing work unit is only required to be installed in the transfer line corresponding to the standing articles, so that it is easy to achieve line consistency and can be assembled to the transfer line without difficulty. Can do. This makes the apparatus configuration for carrying out the boxing conveyance processing method simple and reasonable, thereby reducing the initial cost.
(19) As described above, the transport line is simplified and is not wasteful. In each part on the line, the boxing operation unit may have a small power that only pushes an article, and the box arrangement unit has a small power that simply supplies and arranges a box. Furthermore, the processing means in the processing work unit need only have processing power for the processing as described above. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the running cost when carrying out the transport processing method as a synergistic effect. In addition, since many of the operations can be performed automatically, it is possible to contribute in terms of labor saving such as reduction of workers.

The boxed boxed transfer processing method according to the present invention has the following effects (20) to (21).
(20) Since it is a combination of the above-described boxing conveyance processing method and the boxing conveyance processing method, when performing from boxing to boxing of articles, the above (11) to (19) All the various effects can be obtained.
(21) When the goods in the box are once taken out of the box, subjected to the prescribed treatment, and then the treated goods are put back into the original box, this series of operations should be carried out all on a single transport line. Therefore, the work efficiency and work rationalization can be further improved, and the number of workers can be reduced more than twice as compared with the case where each boxing and boxing method is performed alone.

  An embodiment of a conveyance processing method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This illustrated embodiment is only an example of the transport processing method of the present invention. More specifically, the illustrated embodiment relates to a “box-out boxing conveyance processing method” in which the “box-out conveyance processing method” and the “box-in conveyance processing method” are combined.

  1 to 2, reference numeral 11 denotes an article handled in the method of the present invention, and 21 denotes a box handled in the method of the present invention.

  As is apparent with reference to FIG. 1, when the article 11 is raised, it is in a vertically long posture, and when it is tilted, it is in a horizontally long posture. A specific example of the article 11 is a beverage container shown in FIG. Accordingly, the article 11 of FIG. 1 has a mouth 13 above the trunk 12 and a stopper 14 is provided there. Incidentally, the outer peripheral surface of the mouth 13 has a male screw, and the inner peripheral surface of the cap-shaped stopper 14 has a female screw corresponding to the male screw. A seal member 15 to be described later is retrofitted from above the stopper 14 of the article 11 to the lower part of the mouth 13.

  The article 11 having the vertically long posture or the horizontally long posture as described above is not limited to the one shown in FIG. Therefore, the following can be given for this article 11. One of them consists of a container as shown and other containers (not shown), and the other consists of a hollow body other than the container. The other one is a solid body (non-empty body) such as a rod, column, or block. The cross-sectional shape of the main part of the article 11 (cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axial center line along the length direction of the article 11) is a circle such as a perfect circle or an ellipse, a polygon more than a triangle, a chamfered polygon, and various types Any of these, such as variants of. The article 11 is made of an arbitrary material selected from well-known materials. It consists of plastic, rubber, metal, wood, paper (especially cardboard like cardboard), cloth (especially hard), glass, ceramic, cement, etc., or two or more of them It consists of a composite material that is a composite of these materials. The article (beverage container) 11 illustrated in FIG. 1 is made of plastic as a representative example.

  In FIG. 2, the box 21 illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B is either a rectangular parallelepiped container or a cubic container. The box 21 only needs to have a door 22 that can be opened and closed on at least one surface thereof. Regarding the relationship between the one surface and the entrance 22, depending on the form of the box 21, a full open type entrance / exit structure may be adopted or a partially open type entrance / exit structure may be adopted. As a typical example, the box 21 has an entrance / exit 22 on a pair of surfaces, such as front and rear both surfaces, both left and right side surfaces, or both upper and lower surfaces. In many cases, each of the entrances / exits 22 on the pair of surfaces is a one-surface fully-open type (one-surface fully-open type) capable of fully opening one surface. The box 21 in the illustrated example has such a one-side fully open type entrance / exit 22 and is also provided with a door 23 for opening / closing the entrance / exit. As described in the pair of surfaces, the box 21 has a similar doorway 22 with a lid on the opposite side of the doorway 22 with a lid 23. In terms of the relationship between the box 21 and the lid 23, the illustrated example has a flap shape in which the lid 23 is integrated with the box 21. Specifically, the lid 23 includes four flaps that are continuous with the four sides of the entrance 22. About the flap-type lid | cover 23, the thing which can close the entrance / exit 22 with one flap may be sufficient, and the thing which can close the entrance / exit 22 with two flaps may be sufficient. As is well known, the lid 23 made of a single flap is continuous with one side of the entrance 22, and the lid 23 made of two flaps is continuous with two sides of the entrance 22 facing each other. The box 21 and the lid 23 may be separate. The lid 23 in the case of being separate from the box 21 is, for example, a cap type that covers the entrance / exit part of the box 21 or a cap type that fits into the entrance / exit part of the box 21. The box 21 is also made of a known material. A typical example is a cardboard box 21. In addition, a box 21 made of wood (eg, plywood such as plywood), plastic, or metal can also be used. In the case of the cardboard box 21, an incision line 24 for opening (opening) may be provided on any one surface (eg, upper surface). The incision line 24 is formed by a broken-line small hole called a perforation as an example. As is well known, the box 21 with the incision line 24 can be opened by applying a force of a predetermined value or more to the position of the incision line 24 to open the upper surface of the box 21.

  In terms of the relative relationship between the article 11 and the box 21, the size (volume) of the box 21 is determined by the size (volume) and quantity of the article 11 packed in the box 21. Generally speaking, the article 11 placed in the box 21 is either singular or plural. Among them, the article 11 when only one article is put in one box 21 has a suitable size, and the box 21 is filled only by receiving this one article 11. When a plurality of articles 11 are put in one box 21, the plurality of articles 11 are filled to accept them. When the plurality of articles 11 are boxed, the boxes are neatly packed so as not to waste the space in the box regardless of the quantity of the articles. It is a relationship between the quantity of the articles 11 and the size of the box 21, and the articles 11 are packed in a single row, boxed in two rows, or further packed in three or more rows. . As is apparent with reference to FIG. 2, the article 11 placed in the box 21 in such a manner is such that the peripheral side surface (outer peripheral surface) of the trunk portion 12 faces the entrance / exit 22 side of the box 21. is there.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of the device of the present invention (system of the present invention) used for carrying out the method of the present invention, which has the following line configuration.

  In FIG. 3, 31 is a terminal portion on the starting point side, 32 to 33 are a plurality of starting point conveyance paths, 41 is a boxing operation unit, 51 is a departure traveling unit, 61 is a posture changing unit, and 71 to 73 are a plurality of processing work units. , 81 is a boxing operation section, 91 is a box supply section, 92 is a box placement section, 101 is a box closing section, 111 is an end point conveying path, 112 is a weight measuring section, and 113 is a terminal section on the end side. .

  Among the portions schematically shown in FIG. 3, the terminal portion 31 on the starting point side is composed of an article loading pallet generally used as a loading platform for work. As is well known, the terminal unit 31 made of a pallet is composed of a base plate and a plurality of legs that support the base plate. Metals, wood, plastics, composite materials, etc. are used in the right place as the constituent materials.

  The plurality of start point transport paths 32 to 33 in FIG. 3 serve as means for transporting articles over the start point side terminal unit 31 and the boxing operation unit 41. This comprises, for example, a known conveyor such as a belt conveyor or a roller conveyor. As a specific example, the first-stage transport path 32 at the front stage is a free roller conveyor, and the start-point transport path 33 at the rear stage is a drive roller conveyor.

  The boxing operation unit 41 schematically shown in FIG. 3 is made of either metal or plastic (including FRP), for example. A typical example is made of metal. Details of the boxing operation unit 41 are shown in FIGS. Referring to FIGS. 4 to 5, the main part of the boxing operation unit 41 is a box receiver 42 that can be turned upside down. The box receiver 42 has a structure in which an upper surface, a rear surface, and one side surface are missing when a hollow box is used as a reference. Accordingly, the box receiver 42 has a bottom surface portion, a front surface portion, and one side surface portion. Bearing pieces 43a and 43b are provided on both sides of the front surface of the box receiver 42 and at the upper and lower intermediate portions thereof. The two bearing pieces 43a and 43b have through holes. A connecting piece 44 is also provided at the front lower center of the box receiver 42. A pair of bearing stands 45 a and 45 b are installed on the floor as members for supporting the box receiver 42 on both front sides of the starting point conveyance path 33 in FIGS. 4 to 5. The two bearing stands 45a and 45b have bearings 46a and 46b on their upper surfaces. The box support shaft 47 passes through both bearing pieces 43a and 43b of the box receiver 42 and both ends thereof are supported by bearings 46a and 46b of both bearing stands 45a and 45b. Thus, the support shaft 47 in a state of supporting the box receiver is installed between the bearing stands 45a and 45b, and the box receiver 42 can be turned upside down with the support shaft 47 as a fulcrum. On the other hand, on the floor surface between the bearing stands 45a and 45b, another connecting piece 48 that is paired with the connecting piece 44 of the box receiver 42 is rotatably provided. A power-type telescopic tool 49 for turning the box receiver 42 upside down comprises a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder, which is connected to a pressure oil supply system or a compressed air supply system (not shown). One end and the other end of the power stretcher 49 are connected to the connecting pieces 44 and 48, respectively, and are interposed between the connecting pieces 44 and 48. The connection in this case is a method of inserting the shaft pin into the shaft hole. Therefore, the one end part and the other end part of the power-type expansion / contraction tool 49 and the connecting pieces 44 and 48 correspond to be rotatable. The box receiver 42 can be turned upside down or returned by operating the power-type elastic device 49 to expand and contract.

  The departure traveling unit 51 schematically illustrated in FIG. 3 includes a conveyance path that connects between the boxing operation unit 41 and the posture conversion unit 61. As an example, the departure traveling unit 51 is formed of a slope-type conveyance path that forms a downward slope from the boxing operation unit 41 toward the posture conversion unit 61, and has a channel shape having a concave cross section. As is apparent with reference to FIGS. 4 to 5, high side walls 53 a and 53 b projecting higher from the upper surfaces of the both side walls 52 a and 52 b are provided on both sides of the upper end portion of the starting traveling portion 51. A plurality of, for example, two to four parallel rails 54 are laid on the slope surface. In the rail 54, the narrow rail surface (upper surface) is at a position higher than the slope surface of the starting traveling portion 51. Such a rail 54 can be configured by attaching a well-known angle material on the slope surface of the starting traveling portion 51 as an example. It is desirable for the departure traveling unit 51 to be able to adjust the width (slope width) according to the size (length) of the article 11 moving here. In such a case, as schematically shown in FIG. 6, one side wall 52a or the other side wall 52b or both side walls 52a and 52b of the starting traveling portion 51 are arranged in the width direction of the starting traveling portion 51 by a known or well-known slide adjusting means. What is necessary is just to enable it to adjust movement. In this case, the number of rails 54 is also increased to correspond to the articles 11 having different sizes. Of course, in the relationship between the departure travel unit 51 and the unboxing operation unit 41 in the illustrated example, the unboxing operation unit 41 is higher than the departure traveling unit 51. Thus, when the box receiver 42 of the box unloading operation unit 41 is turned upside down, the tip of the inverted box receiver 42 is overlapped with the upper end of the departure travel unit 51. The starting traveling unit 51 extending between the boxing operation unit 41 and the posture changing unit 61 may be a horizontal type. In such a case, a driving belt conveyor or a driving roller conveyor is employed.

  The posture changing unit 61 schematically shown in FIG. 3 is clearly shown in FIGS. As is apparent with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9, the main components or members constituting the posture changing unit 61 are the groove wheel 62, the posture changing main guide member 63, and the posture changing sub guide. A member 64, a support member 65, a passage member 66, and a linear conveyance path 68. Since this conveyance path 68 is between the start point and end point of the line, it can also be called an intermediate conveyance path. Among the members described above, the members 63 to 67 excluding the transport path 68 are, as an example, either metal or plastic (including FRP). Generally speaking, it is often made of metal. Among these members 63 to 68, the conveyance path 68 is composed of a driving belt conveyor and is installed on the floor surface or the like. As is well known, this type of conveyance path 68 is composed of an endless rotating unit mainly composed of an endless belt, a conveyor frame, a frame support leg rack, a conveyor power source, a conveyor conduction system, and the like. The members 63 to 67 other than the conveyance path 68 are arranged at appropriate positions with respect to the conveyance path 68. First, regarding the groove wheel 62 having a large number of grooves 62a at equal intervals on the peripheral surface, this is attached to a horizontal shaft 62b orthogonal to the transport line. The shaft 62b of the grooved wheel 62 rotates through a motor (motor) (not shown) and its transmission system (gear transmission system, belt transmission system, chain transmission system, etc.). In the groove wheel 62, a part of the circumferential surface with the groove 62a (the left circumferential surface portion in FIG. 7) faces the departure traveling portion 51 side. The groove wheel 62 having such a correspondence with the tip portion (front end portion) of the starting travel portion 51 is such that a groove 62a slightly above the center portion of the groove wheel faces the tip portion of the starting traveling portion 51. is there. Regarding the grooved wheel 62 and the conveying path 68 thus arranged, the inner surface of the grooved carriage 62 is along the conveying line direction of the conveying path 68 and they are close to each other, and the lower part of the grooved wheel 62 is the conveying path. 68 is lower than the upper surface of 68 The posture changing main guide member 63 is plate-shaped. The main guide member 63 has an inclined surface 63a, an arc surface 63b, and a flat surface 63c, which are apparent in FIGS. Of these three surfaces, the inclined surface 63a and the flat surface 63c intersect each other, and the arc surface 63b is between the inclined surface 63a and the flat surface 63c and smoothly connects the two surfaces 63a and 63c. The main guide member 63 is arranged so that the front and back surfaces form a horizontal plane. Specifically, with reference to FIGS. 6 to 7, the main guide member 63 is disposed on the upper surface of the facing portion between the leading end portion of the departure traveling portion 51 and the groove wheel 62 in a state where the plate surface is held horizontally. Is. The main guide member 63 is substantially L-shaped in the plan view of FIG. 6, the inclined surface 63 a obliquely crosses the conveyance path 68, and the flat surface 63 c is parallel to the conveyance line of the conveyance path 68. Referring further to FIG. 6, the inclined surface 63a has a small inclination angle α of 45 degrees or less with respect to a line segment orthogonal to the conveying line, and the flat surface 63c is parallel to the conveying line. The arc surface 63b between them smoothly connects the inclined surface 63a and the flat surface 63c. The main guide member 63 arranged at this position is attached and fixed to a support member (not shown) assembled to the frame of the conveyance path 68 and the like. Specifically, the main guide member 63 is attached and fixed to the support member by known fixing means such as metal fittings, welding, and adhesion. Thus, when the main guide member 63 is attached to the predetermined position, the form of each part based on the diameter of the article 11 is as follows. That is, when the diameter of the article 11 is D, a space slightly larger than [D] is interposed between the upper surface of the front end portion (front end portion) of the departure traveling portion 51 and the lower surface of the main guide member 63. . The sub guide member 64 for posture conversion has a plate-like portion as a main part. In this case, the plate-like portion is long and thick. One inner surface corner along the length direction of the sub guide member 64 is a chamfered portion 64a that is rounded and chamfered. The sub guide member 64 is disposed between the groove wheel 62 and the conveyance path 68 in a vertically long posture with the chamfered portion 64 a facing the arc surface 63 b of the main guide member 63. The sub guide member 64 disposed in this portion is also fixedly attached to the peripheral frame, support member, and the like by the means described above. Similarly to the above, when the diameter of the article 11 is D and the relationship between the sub guide member 64 and the main guide member 63 is seen in the plan view of FIG. 6, the distance between the opposing portions is more than [D × 1]. A space that is larger and smaller than [D × 2] is interposed. Specifically, this space often exceeds [D] by about 10-30%. The support member 65 for supporting the vertically long posture of the article 11 is a thick plate or block. On one surface of the support member 65, a vertically long concave curved surface 65a and a flat surface 65b adjacent thereto are formed. The support member 65 is disposed on the conveyance path 68 so that the surface having the concave curved surface 65a and the flat surface 65b rises toward the sub guide member 64 side. That is, in the case of the support member 65, the surface with the concave curved surface 65a and the flat surface 65b faces the inner surface of the sub guide member 64 and is arranged on the outer side on the conveyance path 68 so as to maintain the space therebetween. is there. The sub-guide member 64 disposed at this portion is also attached and fixed in the same manner as described above. In the case of the support member 65 thus equipped, the vertically long concave curved surface 65a is positioned almost directly below the arc surface 63b of the main guide member 63. When this is seen in the plan view of FIG. 6, the two surfaces on the conveyance path 68 are in a relative relationship in which the arc surface 63b is the upper side and the concave curved surface 65a is the lower side. Furthermore, in the relative relationship between the concave curved surface 65a and the flat surface 63c as seen in the plan view of FIG. 6, the concave curved surface 65a is on the inner side of the flat surface 63c on the conveyance path 68. The passage members 66 and 67 in FIGS. 6 to 7 are for regulating, adjusting, and guiding the conveyance direction of the article 11 after the posture is changed to the vertically long posture on the conveyance path 68. . Each of the passage members 66 and 67 is configured by a belt-like or plate-like member, but the passage member 67 in the illustrated example is longer than the passage member 66. Among them, one passage member 66 has a gently inclined guide portion 66a on the proximal end side and a straight guide portion 66b on the distal end side. The passage member 66 is arranged in a horizontally long manner on the conveyance path 68. In the example of FIGS. 6 to 7, the passage member 66 is provided at the predetermined position in an attachment manner in which the base end portion of the passage member 66 is coupled to the lower end portion of the sub guide member 64. The passage member 66 equipped in this way is generally along the direction of the transport line, and more specifically as follows. That is, when the passage member 66 in the above-mentioned equipped state is viewed in the plan view of FIG. 6, the gently inclined guide portion 66a that is non-parallel to the transport line has the support member 65 at the tip side of the gently inclined guide portion 66a. The straight guide portions 66b that are gently inclined in the direction approaching the flat surface 65b side and parallel to the transport line are parallel to the flat surface 65b of the support member 65. On the other hand, the other passage member 67 is arranged on one side edge of the conveyance path 68 in a horizontally long manner along one side edge of the conveyance path 68, and is equipped there with a well-known attachment means. The two passage members 66 and 67 arranged in this way face each other as shown. In the above, the respective spaces (between the sub guide member 64 and the support member 65, between the gently inclined guide portion 66a of the passage member 66 and the support member 65, and between the passage members 66 and 67) ( The interval) is slightly larger than the diameter D of the article 11. Accordingly, with respect to the vertically oriented article 11, two or more items cannot pass through in parallel (side by side) at the same time. In other words, the vertically long article 11 whose posture has been changed by the posture changing unit 61 as described later can pass between them only in a line state. When the main guide member 63, the sub guide member 64, the support member 65, and the like in the posture changing unit 61 perform a required guide function or a required support function, each of them may be composed of a single part or a plurality of parts. It may be configured by assembling and joining the parts.

  In FIG. 3, the processing work units 71 to 73 equipped on the transport line have a processing function for carrying out the article 11 as a processing target, as is obvious. Regarding processing in that case, one is internal processing of the article 11, the other is external processing of the article 11, and the other is both internal processing and external processing. Incidentally, the internal process of the article 11 refers to various processes targeting the inside of the article 11. Specifically, processing inside the article, finishing inside the article, taking in and out of the article (injection, filling, extraction, discharge, etc.), sterilization inside the article (including non-destructive treatment), This refers to various known or well-known processes such as cleaning inside the article, drying inside the article, and inspection (including non-destructive) inside the article. In response to this, the external processing of the article 11 refers to various processes targeting the outside of the article 11. Specifically, processing outside the article (including labeling, packaging, container closure, container sealing, etc.), finishing outside the article (including surface treatment, lapping, etc.), sterilization outside the article Processing (including non-destructive processing) ・ Cleaning processing outside the article ・ Drying processing outside the article ・ Inspection processing outside the article (including non-destructive processing) ・ Accessories (including replacement parts, related equipment, auxiliary tools, prizes, etc.) ) Is a known or well-known process such as an accessory setting process for assembling, attaching or hanging. Of course, the internal processing and external processing of the article 11 may be equipped on the transport line other than those exemplified here. Only one such processing work unit may be provided on the transfer line, or a plurality of processing work units may be provided.

  In FIG. 3, the processing work unit 71 immediately after the posture changing unit 61 is configured mainly by a straight conveyance path 71a and a pair of processing machines 71b and 71c facing each other across the conveyance path 71a. It is. The conveyance path 71 a is formed of a well-known drive belt conveyor, like the conveyance path 68. In this case, the conveyance path 71a may be a separate body from the conveyance path 68, or one conveyance path may be shared by the conveyance path 71a and the conveyance path 68. The article 11 in the illustrated embodiment is a beverage container. In view of this, as the pair of processing machines 71b and 71c, those capable of inspecting whether or not the beverage in the container is an appropriate amount are used. As such processors (inspectors) 71b and 71c, known or known ones such as optical ones and ultrasonic ones are arbitrarily used. When the liquid in the article (container) is other than a beverage, an X-ray inspection type is also used. In the optical type, one processing unit 71b is mainly composed of an optical signal transmission system, and the other processing unit 71c is composed mainly of an optical signal receiving system. As is well known in the case of the optical system, an optical signal (eg, an infrared beam / laser light) is emitted from the optical signal transmission system of the processor 71b toward the liquid surface area of the article 11, and the liquid surface area of the article 11 is used. The transmitted light after passing through is received by the optical signal receiving system of the processor 71c, and the suitability of the content is determined by signal analysis processing (electrical or electronic arithmetic processing) in the processor 71c. The The X-ray inspection type is usually applied to containers (articles 11) containing liquids other than beverages. This is because one processing unit 71b is mainly composed of an X-ray irradiation system, and the other processing unit 71c is composed mainly of an X-ray detection system. As is well known in the X-ray inspection system, X-rays are emitted from the X-ray irradiation system of the processor 71b toward the liquid surface area of the article 11, and transmitted X-rays transmitted through the liquid surface area of the article 11 are processed by the processor 71c. The X-ray detection system determines whether the internal capacity is appropriate or not by X-ray dose analysis processing or received image analysis processing in the processor 71c. In the ultrasonic type, one processing unit 71b is mainly composed of an ultrasonic transmission system (oscillation system), and the other processing unit 71c is composed mainly of an ultrasonic reflected wave receiving system. As is well known, the ultrasonic wave is transmitted from the ultrasonic transmission system of the processor 71b toward the liquid surface of the article 11, and the reflected wave reflected by the liquid surface of the article 11 is received by the reception system of the processor 71c. As a result of the signal transmission / reception time analysis processing (electrical or electronic calculation processing) being performed by the processor 71c in this case, the suitability (liquid level height) of the internal capacity is determined. As for both processing machines 71b and 71c in the processing work unit 71, when either one of the processing machines has both a transmission system and a reception system, only the processing machine of that dual type is disposed on one side of the transport path 71a. To do. In FIG. 3, a curved conveyance path 71 d is connected to the straight conveyance path 71 a of the processing work unit 71 on the tip side. The curved conveyance path 71d used for avoiding an increase in the length of the conveyance line is, for example, a known curve conveyor.

  In FIG. 3, the processing work unit 72 in the subsequent stage of the processing work unit 71 is also composed mainly of a straight conveyance path 72a and a pair of processing machines 72b and 72c facing each other across the conveyance path 72a. It is. The transport path 72a is also formed of a known drive belt conveyor, like the transport path 68. In the illustrated embodiment in which the article 11 is a container containing beverages, a pair of processing machines 72b and 72c that inspect the plugging state (cap wearing state) of the article 11 and determine suitability are used. As a typical example of such processors (inspectors) 72b and 72c, a known or well-known optical system is used. In the optical type, one processing unit 71b is mainly composed of an optical signal transmission system, and the other processing unit 71c is composed mainly of an optical signal receiving system. In both of these optical processing machines 72b and 72c, an optical signal for transmission is emitted from the optical signal transmission system of the processing machine 71b toward a predetermined part (area with cap) of the article 11, and a predetermined area of the article 11 The optical signal for reception after passing through is received by the optical signal receiving system of the processor 71c and analyzed to determine whether the cap is appropriate. One of them is to determine whether or not the cap is loose by detecting the cap level (height) at the mouth of the article 11. The other is to determine whether the cap is scratched or soiled by detecting the image of the cap. Regarding both the processing machines 72b and 72c in the processing work unit 72, when any one of the processing machines has an optical signal transmission system, a reception system, and an optical signal reception system, only the combined type processing machine has the transport path 72a. Or placed on one side. In FIG. 3, a curved conveyance path 72 d is connected to the straight conveyance path 72 a of the processing work unit 72 on the tip side. The curved conveyance path 72d used for avoiding an increase in the length of the conveyance line is also a known curve conveyor as an example.

  In FIG. 3, the processing work unit 73 in the subsequent stage of the processing work unit 72 is mainly composed of a straight-type transport path 73a and a plurality of processing machines 73b and 73c arranged adjacent to each other on the transport path 73a. It is composed. The transport path 73a is also formed of a known drive belt conveyor, like the transport path 68. In the illustrated embodiment, since a predetermined portion of the article 11, that is, a stopper portion of a beverage container, is sealed, means for sealing the bottle cap is used as both the processing machines 73b and 73c. Specifically, an apparatus is used in which a cap (plug) of a bottle (container) is heat-shrinked and sealed with a cylindrical sealing member 15 made of a shrink film (heat-shrinkable film). In this case, the sealing member 15 may have a cap shape, or may have a cylindrical shape or a shape similar to a cap shape. In the illustrated example of both the processing machines 73b and 73c, one processing machine 73b is a processing machine for supplying a seal member, and the other processing machine 73c is a processing machine for heat shrinking a sealing member. There are many known and well-known processing machines of this type, and an appropriate one may be selected from them. Therefore, in the illustrated example, processing machines 73b and 73c as shown in FIGS. 10 is a manipulator mainly composed of an operation arm 73b1, an operation hand 73b2, and a control mechanism (not shown), and the operation hand 73b2 is operated by the operation hand 73b2. It is assembled to the tip of the arm 73b1. The one processing machine 73b is arranged on one side or both sides of the conveyance path 73a and is provided there, but is arranged in the preceding stage in relation to the other processing machine 73c. The operation arm 73b1 of the processing machine 73b is for causing the operation hand 73b2 to enter or leave (return) from the transport path 73a based on control via the control mechanism. The operation hand 73b2 in this case also grasps the seal member 15 based on the control via the control mechanism or covers it on the article 11 (container plug part) on the conveyance path 73a. As another embodiment of the processing machine 73b, the operation arm 73b1 has a rotating supply body such as a turntable or an endless belt that can be circulated over the conveyance path 73a and the outside of the conveyance path 73a. & May be changed to a rotating supply body having a release function. This is because a rotating supply body that circulates over the conveyance path 73a and outside the conveyance path 73a releases the sealing member 15 caught outside the conveyance path 73a on the conveyance path 73a to a predetermined portion (container plugging portion) of the article 11 It is to cover. In the case of the operation hand 73b2, for example, a multi-finger type that grasps and releases the seal member 15 by opening / closing an artificial finger portion having an artificial joint, or sucks the seal member 15 by vacuum suction and release of the suction. For example, a vacuum type that can be removed or released is used as appropriate. A plurality of processing machines 73b arranged on one side or both sides of the conveyance path 73a may be arranged along the conveyance path 73a. A processing unit 73c for heat shrinkage of a sealing material schematically shown in FIG. 11 is provided with a heat source (for example, an electric heater) 73c2 and a blower fan 73c3 in an arch space of an arch-shaped base 73c1. About the processing machine 73c, these can be put together and it can be called a tunnel type and ventilation type hot-air generating means. Such a processing machine 73c is also arranged at a predetermined position on the transport path 73a, which is a position after the processing machine 73b. Specifically, it is arranged at a predetermined position so as to straddle both sides of the conveyance path 73a. Therefore, the processing machine 73c arranged there forms a tunnel-type and blow-type hot air generating region on the transport path 73a. When the article 11 covered with the seal member 15 passes through the processor 73c on the transport path 73a, the seal member 15 is thermally contracted as described later. About this processing machine 73b, the heat source 73c2 and the fan 73c3 for ventilation may be equipped in the one side wall or both side walls in the base | substrate 73c1. When the sealing material 15 covered by the article 11 passes through such a processing machine 73b, the sealing member 15 is thermally contracted by hot air blown from one side surface or both side surfaces of the base 73c1. .

  The heat-shrinkable seal member 15 is generally known by a name such as a shrink film seal, a security seal, or a cap seal. An example is schematically illustrated in FIG. As the shrink film (heat shrinkable film), the following ones known in this technical field are used. It is a heat-shrinkable polyethylene terephthalate film, polystyrene film, polypropylene film, low density polyethylene film, medium density polyethylene film, high density polyethylene film, low density linear polyethylene film, cyclic polyolefin film, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene -Made from resins such as polyolefin film, chlorinated polyethylene, chlorinated polypropylene, etc. formed from resins such as vinyl acetate copolymer, ionomer resin, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer For example, a film made of a modified polyolefin film, a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and an acrylic resin film. The thickness of the shrink film may be in the range of 10 to 70 μm. The shrink film may be a single layer or multiple layers. The heat shrink temperature of the shrink film is 70 to 110 ° C., and the heat shrink time of the shrink film in such a heat treatment temperature range is about 10 to 30 seconds. As shown in FIG. 1C, the cylindrical seal member 15 made of a shrink film is often formed with a perforated tear line 16 for easy opening.

  In FIG. 3, the boxing operation unit 81 at the subsequent stage of the processing work unit 73 is mainly configured by a linear conveyance path 73a and a boxing operation machine 82 arranged on the terminal side on the conveyance path 73a. Is. Among these, the conveyance path 73 a of the boxing operation unit 81 is also for the processing work unit 73, and therefore the conveyance path 73 a is shared by the processing work unit 73 and the boxing operation unit 81. As schematically shown in FIG. 12, in a part of the transport path 73 a and the area after the processing work unit 73, a plurality (two) for arranging the articles 11 transported in a standing state in a line in the front-rear direction. ) Guide members 73d1 and 73d2. Of the two guide members 73d1 and 73d2, one guide member 73d1 is a linear member that rises along one side edge of the conveyance path 73a, and the other guide member 73d2 also rises from the upper surface of the conveyance path 73a. . However, the other guide member 73d2 has a bent elevation surface. Both guide members 73d1 and 73d2 that stand up based on the conveyance path 73a face each other, but do not contact dynamic members (such as a conveyor belt) of the conveyance path 73a. The two guide members 73d1 and 73d2 are directly attached to the frame of the conveyance path 73a and its accessories, or are suitable for arch type, board type, bracket type, stand type, column type, arm type, variant type, etc. It is attached to those locations via a type of attachment member. As an example, in the embodiment of FIGS. 12 to 14, an arch-shaped attachment member 73 e provided in the conveyance path 73 a is shown. Regarding the relative relationship between the two guide members 73d1 and 73d2, referring to FIG. 12, one guide member 73d1 is linear along one side edge of the transport path 73a as described above. On the other hand, the other bent guide member 73d2 has an elevation area on the distal end (terminal) side parallel to the one guide member 73d1, and an elevation area on the base end side is the processing work section. It inclines toward the one guide member 73d1 from the 73 side. The guide members 73d1 and 73d2 form a series of front and rear passages along the transport direction on the terminal portion side of the transport path 73a. That is, a triangular tapered passage 73f1 formed between the base ends of the guide members 73d1 and 73d2 and a narrow passage 73f2 having a constant width formed between the parallel portions of the guide members 73d1 and 73d2 are formed in series. Has been. The narrow passage 73f2 has only a width that allows the standing articles 11 to pass in a line in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the width of the narrow passage 73f2 corresponds to the diameter of the article 11, and more specifically, slightly exceeds the diameter of the article 11. When the width of the narrow passage 73f2 is adjusted in accordance with the size (outer diameter) of the article 11, for example, the other guide member 73d2 is directed toward the one guide member 73d1 via a known or well-known slide adjusting means. What is necessary is just to provide so that movement adjustment is possible. As is apparent with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14, one of the main components of the boxing operation machine 82 is a push-in operation body 82a that can reciprocate along the width direction on the terminal portion of the transport path 73a. The other is a power reciprocating device 82b for reciprocating the push-in operation body 82a. The pushing operation body 82a shown in the drawing is only an example, and the skeleton part 82a1 has a U-shape in the plane of FIG. Has been. That is, the skeleton portion 82a1 in the illustrated example is as follows. A front wall member 82a3 for extruding a predetermined number of articles 11 aligned on the terminal portion of the conveyance path 73a in an aligned state is attached to the front surface of the extrusion member 82a2 at the front surface portion of the skeleton portion 82a1. The front surface of the front wall member 82a3 is a flat surface. On the right side of the skeleton 82a1, there is an opening / closing member 82a4 for opening and closing the tip (terminal) side of the narrow passage 73f2. The right and left surfaces of the opening / closing member 82a4 are also flat. A stroke regulating stopper 82a6 parallel to the front wall member 82a3 is integrally coupled to the rear end of the connecting member 82a5 on the left side of the skeleton 82a1. The stopper 82a6 for stroke regulation is paired with another stroke regulation stopper 82a7. Both the stoppers 82a6 and 82a7 are arranged and held so as to face each other. More specifically, a plurality of horizontal and parallel (for example, two) guide bars 82a8 and 82a9 are installed between the stoppers 82a6 and 82a7 with the vertical space therebetween, whereby both stoppers 82a6 and 82a7. The face-to-face arrangement state is maintained. In this case, the guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 may be one or three or more. The guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 pass through the cylindrical tubes 83a1 and 83a2 of the mounting member 83, which will be described later. The power reciprocating device 82b, which is another component of the boxing operation device 82, is a known or well-known one. It is selected from hydraulic cylinders, pneumatic cylinders, rotary cam type reciprocating mechanisms, screw shaft type reciprocating mechanisms, and the like. As a specific example, the power reciprocating device 82b is formed of a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder. Therefore, this equipment includes a cylinder 82b1 and a piston rod 82b2, and is connected to a pressure oil supply system or a compressed air supply system (not shown). The pushing operation body 82a and the power reciprocating device 82b of the boxing operation device 82 are assembled to the terminal portion side on the conveyance path 73a. Therefore, an appropriate attachment member 83 such as a board type, a bracket type, a stand type, an arch type, a column type, or an arm type is used for the terminal portion on the conveyance path 73a by using the frame of the conveyance path 73a and its accessories. Is attached. The attachment member 83 in the illustrated example such as FIG. 14 has a board shape in which the lower half 83a and the upper half 83b are plate-like. Since the attachment member 83 stands up, it can also be called a stand-type attachment member. The lower half 83a of the attachment member 83 has a plurality (two) of holes that are parallel to each other with a vertical interval. The plurality of holes are the same in number as the guide rods 82a8 and 82a9. As can be understood from FIGS. 12 to 14, the plurality of holes are attached to the lower half portion 83 a so as to communicate with the through holes that penetrate the lower half portion 83 a itself in the thickness direction and the through holes. It is formed with tube 83a1 * 83a2. In this case, the through holes and the cylindrical tubes 83a1 and 83a2 correspond to the above-described guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 so as to be freely fitted. As an example, when the guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 are round bars, the through holes are circular holes, and the cylindrical tubes 83a1 and 83a2 are cylindrical or circular tubes. As another example, when the guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 have a polygonal cross section (square bar), the through holes are square holes, and the tube tubes 83a1 and 83a2 are square tubes or square tubes. As a typical example, the guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 are round bars, and the through holes and the tube tubes 83a1 and 83a2 are formed having an internal shape corresponding to the round bars. The upper half 83b of the attachment member 83 also has one hole that passes through it in the thickness direction. This hole is parallel to the two holes in the lower half 83a. This hole in the upper half 83b is for mounting a part. As will be described later, a cylinder 82b3 of a power reciprocating device 82b is attached and a piston rod 82b2 passes therethrough. In addition, there is a terminal stopper 73g that is attached to the frame of the conveyance path 73a and rises on the terminal part (particularly, the most advanced part) side of the conveyance path 73a.

  The mounting mode of the push-in operation body 82a and the power reciprocating device 82b shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 will be described in detail. The guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 of the operating body 82a are slidably passed through the tube pipes 83a1 and 83a2 in the lower half 83a of the mounting member 83 and the holes communicating therewith. is there. On the other hand, a cylinder 82b1 (cylinder tip) of the power reciprocating device 82b is inserted into the hole in the upper half 83b of the attachment member 83, and it is attached to the upper half 83b by known fixing means such as a fastener. . In this case, the piston rod 82b2 of the power reciprocating device 82b protrudes to the left of the mounting member 83 in FIG. 14 and is parallel to the guide rods 82a8 and 82a9. Referring to FIG. 14 further, the guide rods 82a8, 82a9 and the piston rod 82b2 are arranged such that their left end portions are aligned on a line segment orthogonal to the axial direction, and the left end portions thereof are gathered together. A stopper 82a7 is attached. This means that a single stopper 82a7 that also serves as a connecting member (connecting member) is attached to each left end (each end) of each guide rod 82a8, 82a9 and piston rod 82b2. In FIG. 14, the connecting members (connecting members) are also applied to the right end portions (the other end portions) of the guide rods 82a8 and 82a9 that pass through the lower half portion 83a of the mounting member 83 and protrude to the right. A single stopper 82a6 that also serves as the same is attached. As is apparent from the above description, in the case of the boxing operation device 82, assembly, assembly, coupling, etc. of the pair of stoppers 82a6, 82a7, the guide rods 82a8, 82a9, the piston rod 82b2 of the power reciprocating device 82b, etc. As a result, the push-in operation body 82a and the power reciprocating device 82b are integrated so as to be interlocked. Therefore, when the piston rod 82b2 of the power reciprocating device 82b is moved in the left-right direction in FIG. 14, the pushing operation body 82a moves right (forwards) until one of the stoppers 82a7 collides with the tube 83a1. At the same time, the push-in operating body 82a moves left (retracts) until the other stopper 82a7 collides with the tube 83a1.

  In the case of the boxing operation machine 82 which is a main component of the boxing operation unit 81, most of its parts and members are usually made of metal having excellent mechanical characteristics, but made of synthetic resin (FRP For those that can be replaced with those (including products), they may be replaced. Some parts and parts are made of metal, and some other parts and parts are made of synthetic resin. In some cases, some parts and parts are made of materials other than metal and synthetic resin. Sometimes it consists of things. For off-the-shelf and standard products, they are used as they are.

  As will be apparent with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14, the box insertion operation unit 81 and the box arrangement unit 92 to be described later include a box door operation unit 84 and a box contact type as equipment related thereto. A holder 85 is attached. The entrance / exit operating device 84 and the contact-type holder 85 may be regarded as any of the components of the box insertion operation unit 81, the components of the box placement unit 92, or independent components. Hereinafter, the structure of the entrance / exit operating device 84 and the contact-type holder 85 will be described.

  The entrance / exit manipulator 84 illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 14 includes a vertically swinging operation arm 84a and a power reciprocating device 84b as main components. The operating arm 84a is long with the vertical direction as the length direction. On the upper end side and the lower end side of the operation arm 84a, there are portions bent forward, respectively, which become the upper passive end (power point portion) 84a1 and the lower active end (action point portion) 84a2. ing. A soft pad 84a3 is attached to the front surface of the active end portion 84a. As the power reciprocating device 84b, the known or well-known one described in the power reciprocating device 82b is adopted. As a specific example, the power reciprocating device 84b also includes a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder. Therefore, this equipment also includes a cylinder 84b1 and a piston rod 84b2, and is connected to a pressure oil supply system or a compressed air supply system (not shown). The vertically swinging operation arm 84a and the power type reciprocating device 84b of the entrance / exit operation device 84 are assembled to correspond to the above-described box insertion operation portion 81 and a box placement portion 92 described later. Therefore, in the terminal part of the conveyance path 73a or the box arrangement part 92 described later, as described above, an attachment member having an appropriate shape structure such as arch type, board type, bracket type, stand type, column type, arm type, or variant type Is attached in place. As a specific example, the attachment member 86 is attached to the frame on the terminal portion side of the conveyance path 73a. In this specific example, the mounting member 86 has a main arm 86a bent in an inverted L shape as a main member. The main arm 86a is small by known fixing means (welding, bonding, metal fittings, etc.). A mounting plate 86b and a reverse concave mounting arm 86c are assembled. Of these, the mounting plate 86b is used to equip the vertically swinging operating arm 84a and the power reciprocating device 84b, but the mounting arm 86c is utilized when attaching the contact-type holding device 85 as described later. Is done. The manner of attaching the main arm 86a and the manner of assembling the attachment plate 86b and the attachment arm 86c to the main arm 86a are as follows with reference to FIGS. The lower end of the inverted L-shaped main arm 86a is attached to the terminal portion (the frame on the front end side) of the transport path 73a and rises upward. As is apparent from FIG. 12, the horizontal and elongated upper end of the main arm 86a in this mounting mode is located above the boundary between the boxing operation section 81 and the box arrangement section 92 described later, and the length direction of the transport path 73a. And protrudes in the reverse conveyance direction of the conveyance path 73a from the most distal end of the conveyance path 73a. The attachment plate 86b is attached to the tip end of the upper end of the main arm 86a. More specifically, the attachment plate 86b is attached to the foremost end of the upper end of the main arm 86a in a posture in which the plate surface is orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the conveyance path 73a. As shown in FIG. 12, the attachment arm 86c is attached so as to intersect the upper end portion of the main arm 86a and protrudes toward the box arrangement portion 92 described later. On the plate surface of the mounting plate 86b, an appropriate well-known mounting jig 86b1 such as a chuck type, a clamp type, or a screw-in type is attached. The power reciprocating device 84b is attached to the plate surface of the attachment plate 86b via the attachment jig 86b1. The operating arm 84a is attached to the plate surface of the mounting plate 86b via a fulcrum member 84a4 such as a shaft pin so as to be able to swing and rotate. In this case, the fulcrum member 84a4 passes through a portion of the operation arm 84a that is slightly higher than the center between the upper and lower end portions and serves as a fulcrum for swinging and rotating the operation arm 84a. This shows a tendency that the active end portion 84a2 of the operating arm 84a is always on the lower side due to its own weight because there is a fulcrum for swinging rotation at a position higher than the center of gravity of the operating arm 84a. The relative relationship between the operating arm 84a and the power reciprocating device 84b on the mounting plate surface of the mounting plate 86b is as follows. The passive end portion 84a1 that is the upper end portion of the operating arm 84a and the piston rod 84b2 of the power reciprocating device 84b are opposed to and in contact with each other. Although not explicitly shown in the drawing, an adjustment screw (for example, a bolt) is screwed into the tip of the piston rod 84b2, and the adjustment screw protrudes from the tip of the piston rod 84b2. Therefore, the passive end 84a1 of the operating arm 84a is in contact with the adjustment screw at the tip of the piston rod. Thus, the operating arm 84a in contact with the piston rod 84b2 is inclined as shown in FIG. For the tilted operating arm 84a, the active end 84a2 tends to rotate in the clockwise direction of FIG. 14 for the above reason, so that the passive end 84a1 maintains the contact state with the piston rod 84b2. Regarding the operation arm 84a in relation to the contents to be described later, when the box 21 with the doorway 22 in the open state facing the box insertion operation unit 81 side is in the box arrangement unit 92, the active end 84a2 of the operation arm 84a is the box. The operation arm 84a is arranged at a position that is directed to the entrance / exit 22 (approximately the center of the upper side of the entrance / exit 22).

  Next, regarding the contact-type holder 85, this may be in any form such as a band, plate, bar, block, etc., as long as it is in contact with the upper surface of the box 21 to suppress (press). As an example, the contact-type holder 85 shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 has an elongated band shape. The contact-type holding tool 85 is attached to a part of the mounting member 86 described above, that is, the lower side of the tip of the mounting arm 86c having a reverse concave shape, and is in a horizontal suspended state. In terms of the relative relationship between the boxing operation section 81 and the box arrangement section 92 described later, the contact-type holding tool 85 is in the area on the box arrangement section 92 side, close to the boundary between the two 81 and 92, and transported. It is along the conveyance direction of the path 73a. In the contact-type holding tool 85 in this case, it is desirable that the tip portion (the right end portion in FIG. 12) or the bottom surface of the tip portion be inclined or curved upward like a ski plate. Further, regarding the contact-type holding tool 85 in relation to the contents described later, when the box 21 with the doorway 22 in the open state facing the boxing operation unit 81 side is in the box placement unit 92, the contact-type holding tool 85 is The lower surface is in contact with or close to the upper surface of the box 21.

  The constituent materials of the contact-type holder 85 and the mounting member 86 described above are often well-known materials, and are made of, for example, metal, synthetic resin (including FRP), composite material, or the like having excellent mechanical properties. .

  As is apparent with reference to FIG. 3, the box supply section 91 and the box placement section 92 are arranged adjacent to each other in a straight line. Since these are also shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, these drawings are also referred to in the following description. The box supply unit 91 is also configured mainly with the conveyance path 91a. The conveyance path 91a in this case may be a belt conveyor or a roller conveyor (including a free type and a driving type), and a belt conveyor is adopted as an example. In addition, the transport path 91 a also serves as the transport path of the box placement unit 92. That is, the box arrangement | positioning part 92 is comprised using the terminal part of the conveyance path 91a. The box supply unit 91 and the box arrangement unit 92 are arranged in parallel and close to the box insertion operation unit 81 described above. This means that the terminal side of the conveyance path 73a and the conveyance path 91a are parallel and close to each other. It is desirable that the supply unit 91 and the box arrangement unit 92 have an appropriate guide 91b. In this regard, as shown in FIG. 12, a guide 91b that also serves as a guide means and a fall-preventing means for the box 21 is attached to the outer edge using a frame of the conveyance path. As described above, the contact-type holding tool 85 in a horizontal suspended state exists above the box placement portion 92. A box stopper 92 a is provided on the end side of the box placement portion 92. As shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, the stopper 92a is provided on the most distal side of the conveyance path 91a and normally protrudes higher than the road surface of the conveyance path 91a. It can be lowered or overturned. For this purpose, the stopper 92a is attached to an elevating mechanism (not known) (not shown), or attached to a rotary upright falling mechanism (known) (not shown). The stopper 92a may also be made of metal or synthetic resin.

As can be seen with reference to FIG. 3, the box closing portion 101 is located at the subsequent stage of the box placement portion 92. Between the box arrangement part 92 and the box closing part 101, a communication conveyance path 93 is provided to connect the two. The connection conveyance path 93 may be the same as each conveyance path described above, and a free roller conveyor or a drive roller conveyor is adopted as an example. When the attitude of the article-containing box 21 is changed on the communication conveyance path 102 from the box placement section 92 to the box closing section 101, that is, the attitude of the article-containing box 21 is changed to make the entrance / exit 22 upward. When the conversion is performed, a manual or automatic posture conversion unit is installed in an intermediate part or a terminal part of the communication conveyance path 102. This posture changing unit may have a structure similar to the posture changing unit 61 described above. In this case, an automatic posture change unit or the like includes a box receiver that rotates 90 degrees in a predetermined direction around a fulcrum, and a power source for rotating the box receiver 90 or returning it to the original position. It is composed mainly of Here, a flat plate or a L-shaped cross section is adopted as the box receiver, and a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder is adopted as the power source. The manual posture changing unit is omitted from the power source in the automatic type. The box closing unit 101 is equipped with a box closing machine (not shown) that closes the entrance 22 of the article-containing box 21 with a lid 23 and seals it with an adhesive tape. This box closing machine may be a known machine or a known machine. As an example of such a case, a flap folding type carton sealer disclosed in the following publicly known documents 1 to 3 is adopted.
Known Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-321817 Known Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-326761 Known Document 3: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-326292

  In FIG. 3, a weight measuring unit 112 is arranged at the subsequent stage of the box closing unit 101. There is also an end point conveyance path 111 connecting between the box closing unit 101 and the weight measuring unit 112. The end point conveying path 111 may be the same as the above-described conveying paths, and a free roller conveyor or a driving roller conveyor is adopted as an example. As for the weight measuring unit 112, a known or well-known weight scale (not shown) is provided here. The weight measuring unit 112 checks whether or not the article-containing box 21 is appropriate by measuring the weight of the article-containing box 21 with the weighing scale.

  The terminal portion 113 on the end point side schematically shown in FIG. 3 is composed of a pallet for loading articles generally used as a loading platform for work, like the terminal portion 31 on the start point side. Therefore, the end point side terminal unit 113 is substantially the same as or equivalent to the start point side terminal unit 31.

  The method according to the present invention includes the three described above. One of them is to take out the article 11 from the box 21 and perform a required process on the article 11 in the process of transporting it. The other is to put the article 11 after such processing into the box 21. Still another one is a combination of the above two. Hereinafter, these methods will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, with respect to the box 21 shown in FIG. 2 (a), it is filled with a predetermined number of articles 11, and is also sealed with an appropriate means. As an example of sealing, the door 22 is closed by folding a plurality of lids 23 at the entrance 22 of the box 21, and the lids 23 in the folded state (overlapping state) are relatively bonded to each other. The state is maintained. Each article 11 filled in the box 21 is a beverage container shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 3, a box 21 containing articles is supplied on the starting point side terminal portion 31, and is sent out on the line from here. In the previous stage, the box 21 containing articles is opened with the lid 23, the entrance 22 is opened, and the opened state is maintained. In this case, either the partial opening or the full opening is employed for opening the entrance 22. By the way, when partially opened, it is opened within the range of [1/4] to [3/4], etc. with reference to the upper, lower, left and right portions of the entrance / exit 22. Specifically, the lower half of the entrance / exit 22 is opened in such a manner that the range from the lower part of the entrance / exit 22 to 1/2 is opened. When it is fully open, the doorway 22 is fully opened as is obvious. Such an open state of the entrance / exit 22 is appropriately maintained according to the mode of the box 21. For example, in the case of the removable lid 23, it is removed from the box 21. In the case of the flap-type lid 23 integrated with the box 21, the lid 23 in the opened state is restrained in that state so that the entrance / exit 22 cannot be closed. When the entrance / exit 22 is partially opened by the flap-type lid 23, only a part of the lid 21 that partially closes the entrance / exit 22 is held in a closed state, and the remaining part of the lid 21 can be opened and closed freely. May be unrestrained. When the doorway 22 is in such a state, the article 11 that rolls in the box 21 → the doorway 22 → outside the box 21 goes out of the box 21 while opening and closing a part of the lid 21 that can be opened and closed in an unconstrained state. It becomes. Therefore, in the case of the present invention, the box 21 in which a part of the lids 21 is unconstrained and can be opened and closed can also be referred to as an “open state”. About some lids 21 in this unconstrained state, you may restrain this in an open state. In the illustrated embodiment, the article-containing box 21 is opened with the lid 23, the entrance 22 is fully opened, and the fully opened state is maintained. Of course, at this time, the box 21 has the doorway 22 up. The opening / closing operation of the box 21 may be performed manually by an operator or by mechanical opening means (not shown). As an example, the entrance / exit fully-opening holding measure as shown in FIG. 2C is taken for the box 21 after the entrance / exit is opened. That is, the fully opened state of the entrance / exit of the box 21 is held by folding back the lids 23 so as to stick to the four outer surfaces of the box 21 and attaching the restraining restraining material 25 from above. In this case, the restraining material 25 may be any material as long as it can be wound around the box 21, and it does not matter whether it has elasticity or not. The As an example, an elastic band made of rubber or synthetic resin is adopted.

  Hereinafter, the boxing operation, the processing operation, the boxing operation, and others of the article 11 are performed on the conveyance line of FIG. Therefore, each conveyance path is in an operating state, and each processing unit that performs a required process is also in a standby state.

  As described above, the article-containing box 21 in which the entrance / exit 22 is fully opened is successively placed on the starting point conveying path 32 from the starting point side terminal portion 31 in FIG. Change. In this case, the distance between the preceding box 21 and the following box 21 in the box feeding is set appropriately. Furthermore, in the relative relationship between the article 11 in the box 21 and the transport line, the direction of the box 21 is determined so that the axial line along the length direction of the article 11 intersects the transport line. Accordingly, the box 21 is moved on the starting point conveyance paths 32 and 33 so as to maintain this relationship. The box 21 containing articles that has reached the end (tip) of the starting point conveyance path 33 by such box feeding reaches the box unloading operation unit 41 from there. The box unloading operation unit 41 has a box receiver 42 as clearly shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, and the box 21 with goods enters the box receiving unit 42. Incidentally, when the starting point conveyance path 33 is of a power type, the article-containing box 21 is loaded onto the box receiver 42 by the conveyance power, and at the same time as the loading, the starting point conveyance path 33 receiving a predetermined control signal is Pause. On the other hand, the box receiver 42 in which the article-containing box 21 is set in this way also starts operation upon receiving a predetermined control signal. That is, since the bottom part of the box receiver 42 is pushed up by the extension of the power-type telescopic tool 49 of FIG. 5, the box receiver 42 rotates toward the departure traveling part 51 of FIG. To do. The box 21 is turned upside down until the bottom surface becomes higher than the entrance / exit 22 by the rotation of the box receptacle 42, in other words, until the entrance / exit 22 becomes lower than the opposite surface (bottom surface). The telescopic tool 49 that has received a predetermined control signal temporarily stops. From the inside of the box 21 in which the doorway 22 in the fully open state is lower than the bottom surface side, all the articles 11 roll out by their own weight in order from the front row. Each article 11 that has rolled off rides on a starting traveling unit 51 that forms a downward slope toward the posture converting unit 61, and slides down while rolling down to the posture converting unit 61 side. At this time, each article 11 is in a tilted horizontally long posture, and the axial center line along the length direction of each article 11 intersects with the conveying line direction in an orthogonal state. After a certain time has elapsed after the box receiver 42 rotates in a predetermined direction, or when a signal indicating that all articles 11 have come out of the box 21 is input to the control unit of the extender 49, the extender Since 49 contracts to its original state, the box receiver 42 is also restored to the old position and provided next. As a matter to be considered here, it is necessary that the end (tip) of the starting point conveyance path 33 and the box receiver 42 do not interfere with each other when the box receiver 42 is operated. Therefore, an appropriate space is interposed between the two. In this regard, when the starting point conveying path 33 is provided so as to swing along the direction of the conveying line, the starting point conveying path 33 is moved closer to the box receiver 42 when the article-containing box 21 enters the box receiver 42. This can be dealt with by moving forward (moving forward) or moving the starting point conveyance path 33 from the box receiver 42 in a timely manner (retracting) after the transfer.

  Each article 11 that has moved forward in the starting traveling unit 51 reaches the posture converting unit 61 side in FIG. 3 as described above. More specifically, all the articles 11 that have come out of the box 21 reach the position just before the posture changing unit 61 in a row in front and rear. Each article 11 reached here is converted into a vertically long posture in a standing state by the posture converting unit 61 one after another. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, the groove wheel 62 is rotated at a constant speed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 upon receiving power transmission from a prime mover (motor). As is apparent from these drawings, each article 11 that has a horizontally long posture on the departure traveling unit 51 and reaches immediately before the posture changing unit 61 enters the groove 62a of the groove wheel 62 in order from the front row. . Only one article 11 can enter the groove 62a. This is because one article 11 fits into one groove 62a only when the article 11 and the groove 62a face each other in FIG. Therefore, when the first article 11 in the front row is fitted into the groove 62a at the fitting position, the second article 11 waits for the next facing with the next groove 62a that arrives due to the rotational displacement of the groove wheel 62, When that occurs, it fits into the groove 62a. The same applies to the third and subsequent articles 11. Regarding the relative relationship between the article 11 and the groove 62a, with reference to FIG. 6, the fitting portion of the article (beverage container) 11 fitted into the groove 62a is biased toward the stopper 14 side of the article 11. Yes. In such a case, the center of gravity of the article (beverage container) 11 based on the groove 62a is on the container bottom side. Accordingly, in the groove 62a of the groove wheel 62 in the groove 62a, the container bottom side is lowered by its own weight, and the entire article is naturally inclined. That is, the article 11 tends to stand up with the stopper 14 side up and the bottom side down. In addition to the above-described tendency of the article 11, when the groove wheel 62 rotates in a predetermined direction, the rise of the article 11 is promoted by the rotation, and the groove 62 a in which the article 11 is fitted is also provided. Reaches the vicinity of the top of the groove wheel 62, the article 11 comes out of the groove 62a and stands on the conveyance path 68. That is, the posture change of the article 11 from the horizontally long posture to the vertically long posture (standing state) is completed. In the process of changing the posture, the upper side (the stopper 14 side) of the article 11 contacts the inclined surface 63a of the main guide member 63 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the operation | movement in the meantime is stabilized about the articles | goods 11 which are induced | guided | derived in this way and operation | movement of the standing-up direction. In the relative relationship between the article 11 and the main guide member 63 in the standing state (vertically long posture), the article 11 has advanced to the arc surface 63 b of the main guide member 63. Subsequently, the article 11 is once fitted into the concave curved surface 65a of the support member 65 to ensure a stable vertically long posture. Each article 11 reaching the posture converting unit 61 is successively converted into a vertically long posture in this way. The article 11 in a vertically long posture on the conveyance path 68 of the posture conversion unit 61 is then conveyed to the processing work unit 71 side by the conveyance path 68. At that time, the vertically long article 11 is placed between the flat surface 65b of the support member 65 and the sub guide member 64 while the predetermined position on the conveyance path 68 is set to the stand position, and the processing work unit is arranged in a line at equal intervals. Proceed to 71. The series of processes in which the article 11 changes its posture as described above is indicated by the circled symbols (1 to 6) in FIG.

  The vertically long article 11 conveyed on the conveyance path 68 is subjected to processing by the processing work unit 71 on the conveyance path 71a of the next stage in FIG. That is, the article 11 is processed by the pair of processing machines 71b and 71c. As a specific example, when the article 11 is a container containing a beverage, the following will be described with reference to the contents described above. First, an optical signal optical signal is emitted from the optical signal transmission system of one processing unit 71 b toward the liquid surface area of the article 11. Next, the transmitted light after passing through the liquid surface area of the article 11 is received by the optical signal receiving system of the processor 71c. Thereafter, the suitability of the internal capacity is determined by signal analysis processing in the processor 71c. When the determination result is “appropriate” in the processing work for the internal capacity check, the sheet is transported from the transport path 71a to the next processing work section 72 side through the transport path 71d. On the other hand, when the determination result is “No”, the following measures are usually taken. One of them is that a notification signal by sound and / or light is emitted from the processor 71c, thereby notifying the determination result “NO”. The other one is that the article 11 having the determination result “NO” is excluded from the conveyance path by any of the conveyance paths 71a and 71d. Incidentally, the exclusion means is composed of a manipulator that operates in response to an abnormality detection signal from the processor 71c. The manipulator in this case is one of a push rod for pushing the article 11 out of the conveyance path, a sweep hand for sweeping the article 11 out of the conveyance path, and a pickup hand for picking out the article 11 out of the conveyance path It consists of a robot hand mainly composed of Instead of such exclusion means, an operator may be responsible for this type of article exclusion.

  The article 11 for which the determination result in the first processing work unit 71 is “appropriate” proceeds on the conveyance paths 71a and 71d as it is in FIG. In the specific example, the article 11 which is a container containing beverages is also checked (inspected) by the pair of processing machines 71b and 71c in the processing work unit 72. As an example, it determines whether or not the plug (cap) 14 of the article 11 has a scratch or a slack. This will be described below. Initially, an optical signal for transmission is emitted from the optical signal transmission system of the processor 71b toward a predetermined portion (an area where the plug 14 is present) of the article 11 in a vertically long posture. Next, the optical signal for reception after passing through the predetermined area of the article 11 is received by the optical signal receiving system of the processor 71c. Thereafter, whether or not the plug 14 itself or the plugging state is appropriate is determined by signal analysis in the processor 71c. When the determination result is “appropriate” in the processing work for the plugging check or the like, it is transported from the transport path 72a to the next processing work section 73 side through the transport path 72d. On the other hand, when the determination result is “No”, it is the same as in the case of the internal capacity check.

  The article 11 for which the determination result in the second processing work unit 72 is “appropriate” proceeds on the transport paths 72 a and 72 d as it is in FIG. 3 and is transferred to the transport path 73 a of the next processing work section 73. In a specific example, the article 11, which is a container containing beverages, is subjected to sealing processing of the plugging portion in the processing work unit 73. For this purpose, the processing unit 73 is equipped with the processing machines 73b and 73c shown in FIGS. Among these, one processing machine 73b in the preceding stage covers the plugging portion of the article 11 with the cylindrical or cap-shaped sealing member 15 as shown in FIG. 1 (c) by the operation arm 73b1 and the operation hand 73b2. The sealing member 15 made of a heat-shrinkable film is in a state before heat treatment at this stage. The article 11 in the vertically long posture (standing state) covered with the sealing material 15 passes through the other processing machine 73c in the subsequent stage while being conveyed by the conveyance path 73a. The processor 73c having an arch shape is equipped with a heat source 73c2 and a blower fan 73c3 in the arch space. Therefore, when the article 11 after the sealing member 15 is put on the plugging portion passes through the processing machine 73c, the sealing member 15 that has received thermal energy in the processing machine 73c is thermally contracted and closely contacts the plugging portion. In this way, the sealing member 15 is brought into close contact with the plugging portion, whereby the sealing of the article 11 made of the beverage-containing container is completed.

  In FIG. 3, when a predetermined portion of the article 11 in the vertically long posture (standing state) is sealed by the third processing work unit 73, the main processing for the article 11 is completed. Thereafter, the article 11 is transported to the next boxing operation unit 81 side through the transport path 73a. The boxing operation unit 81 is equipped with the various devices shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, boxing of the article 11 will be described.

  The articles 11 sequentially sealed as described above proceed to the boxing operation unit 81 while maintaining a vertically long posture (standing state) on the conveyance path 73a. In the process, each article 11 passes through the tapered passage 73f1 and the narrow passage 73f2 of the conveyance path 73a. More specifically, the articles 11 are guided to the narrow passage 73f2 by the guidance of the tapered passage 73f1 and enter the narrow passage 73f2, and are lined up in a line in the traveling direction in the narrow passage 73f2. Here, each article 11 is in a line because the passage width of the narrow passage 73f2 and the diameter of the article 11 correspond to each other at 1: 1. Therefore, the plurality of articles 11 do not enter the narrow passage 73f2 simultaneously in a parallel state. The articles 11 that enter one after another into the narrow passage 73f2 and are in a single row are transported through the transport path 73a only in the boxing operation section 81 only when the leading end of the narrow passage 73f2 is open as shown in FIG. Enter to. This is because the articles 11 enter the first, second, third, etc. from the top when viewed from inside the boxing operation unit 81. More specifically, each article 11 enters the front side (in front of the front wall member 82a3) of the pushing operation body 82a in the boxing operation portion 81. Thus, when the first article 11 comes into contact with the terminal stopper 73g in the terminal portion of the narrow passage 73f2, the first article 11 is prevented from further progressing by the terminal stopper 73g, and therefore the conveyance path 73a. The machine stops there while receiving the transfer force. The second article 11 comes into contact with the first article 11 and stops in the same manner. The third and subsequent articles 11 are also stopped in the same manner as the former. Thus, the predetermined number of articles 11 that have entered the boxing operation section 81, that is, the articles 11 between the front end of the narrow passage 73f2 and the terminal stopper 73g are arranged in a single row in contact with each other, and the tail end The articles 11 in the narrow passage 73f2 are connected to each other. Whether or not a predetermined number of articles 11 has entered the boxing operation unit 81 is attached to any one or more of the guide members 73d1 and 73d2 and the attachment member 73e forming the narrow passage 73f2, for example. It is detected via a detector (not shown). The detector in this case may be a known or well-known detector. Specifically, a detector mainly composed of a contact sensor or a sensor mainly composed of an optical sensor can be mentioned. In the case of a detector mainly composed of a contact sensor, the article 11 touches the contact sensor when passing through the narrow passage 73f2, and the predetermined number is detected by integrating (counting) the number with the sensor. Is done. In the case of a detector mainly composed of an optical sensor, the predetermined number is detected by reading the article 11 when passing through the narrow passage 73f2 with the optical sensor. When the detector detects that a predetermined number of articles 11 have entered the boxing operation unit 81, a detection signal (eg, an electric signal) is sent from the detector to the control unit (not shown) of the boxing operation unit 82. ) And the reciprocating device 82b of the boxing operation device 82 is operated based on this. On the other hand, an empty box 21 is prepared in the box arrangement portion 92 of FIG. 3 as follows in synchronization with or in synchronization with the operation of the reciprocating device 82b or before that.

  The articles 11 that have undergone the various processes described above are initially packed in a predetermined number and are put out of the box 21. At that time, as shown in FIG. 2 (c), the box 21 is folded back so that the respective lids 23 stick to the four outer surfaces of the box 21, and a restraining material 25 for restraining is attached from above to the entrance 12 of the entrance / exit 12. The fully open state was maintained. Therefore, when the article 11 after the above processing is put in the box, the empty box 21 in the fully opened state is reused. At the time of such reuse, the insole member 26 is set on the inner bottom portion of the empty box 21 as shown in FIG. By the way, when the inner bottom of the empty box 21 has irregularities or other deformations, troubles such as the article 11 falling in the box or the inner surface of the box 21 being damaged tend to occur. . The insole member 26 is laid on the inner bottom portion of the empty box 21 in order to eliminate such problems. For the insole member 26, a flat, smooth and thin material having an appropriate strength is desirable. It is in the form of a film, sheet or plate. In terms of material, paper (eg, cardboard or laminated paper), wooden (eg, thin plywood), synthetic resin, metal, composite material, etc. Either is selected. This may be any of soft, hard, and semi-rigid (middle between soft and hard). This includes those having flexibility. As a more specific example, a board or sheet made of plastic and having a thickness of 3 mm or less, desirably 1 to 2 mm, is adopted as the insole member 26. The plate surface of the insole member 26 is usually slightly smaller than the area of the inner bottom portion of the box 21 (substantially the same as the area of the inner bottom portion). Such an insole member 26 can be said to have a size range that allows smooth insertion and removal of the inside and outside of the box 21. The insole member 26 may be removed from the box 21 when the article 11 has been packed in the box 21 as described later, or may be left in the box 21 as it is. In the case of the insole member 26 that is approximately the same size as the inner bottom of the box 21, it is suitable for being left in the box 21. Another example of the insole member 26 is as follows. That is, when the width of the inner bottom portion of the box 21 is H1, the length from the doorway 22 to the rear wall inner surface of the box 21 is L1, the width of the insole member 26 is H2, and the length of the insole member 26 is L2. , H2 is substantially the same as H1, and L2 is larger than L1. Specifically, L2 exceeds L1 by about 2 to 10 cm. When such an insole member 26 is laid in the box 21, one end of the insole member 26 projects out of the entrance / exit 22 of the box 21 by several cm. In the case of the insole member 26 that partially protrudes from the entrance / exit 22 of the box 21, the projecting portion is utilized for step height reduction of the entrance / exit 22 to introduce the article 11 outside the box into the box more smoothly. Can do. Further, the insole member 26 can be easily pulled out from the box 21 by grasping the protruding portion.

  The empty box 21 shown in FIG. 2 (d), that is, the empty box 21 in which the entrance / exit 12 is held fully open or the insole member 26 is set to the inner bottom, is as shown in FIG. The empty box 21 generated in the boxing operation unit 41 is the basis. In addition, the insole member 26 is charged, and the insole member 26 is sent to the box supply unit 91 in FIG. 3 to be reused. As an example, when the boxing operation unit 41 and the box supply unit 91 are connected via an empty box transfer line (not shown) mainly composed of a conveyor, The insole member 26 is set in the box 21 either on the end point side or in the box supply section 91. In addition, the empty box 21 may be forwarded from the boxing operation unit 41 to the box supply unit 91 or the insole member 26 may be set in the box 21 by an operator.

  The empty box 21 in FIG. 2D is transported from the box supply unit 91 toward the box placement unit 92 in FIG. This conveyance is performed via the conveyance path 91a. As an example, when the transport path 91a is a drive type, the transport path 91a is intermittently operated or continuously operated to transport the empty box 21 from the box supply section 91 to the box placement section 92. The empty box 21 in the box placement unit 92 at the start of conveyance has the entrance / exit 22 facing the box insertion operation unit 81 side in FIG. 12 and the upper surface with the incision line 24 in FIG. ing. For the empty box 21 having such a posture, when it reaches the box placement section 92, a predetermined number of articles 11 pushed in a row from the box insertion operation section 81 side are received from the entrance / exit 22 thereof. Is something that can be done. Referring to FIG. 12, regardless of whether the empty box conveyance by the conveyance path 91 a is intermittent conveyance or continuous conveyance, the empty box 21 is conveyed until it collides with the box stopper 92 a of the box arrangement portion 92. . That is, the empty box 21 collides with the stopper 92a and stops while entering the bottom of the contact-type holder 85 in the box arrangement portion 92. For the empty box 21 when this state is reached, the contact-type holding tool 85 on the upper surface side exerts suppression. Whether or not the empty box 21 is prepared in the box arrangement unit 92 is checked by a known detector (similar to the above-mentioned detector, not shown) arranged at an appropriate position on the box arrangement unit 92 side. ing. In such a detector, when a detection result such as “the empty box 21 does not exist” or “the position of the empty box 21 is not appropriate” appears in the box arrangement unit 92, the detection signal is output from the box insertion operation unit 81. It is input to a control unit (not shown). Accordingly, in such a case, the predetermined device (the reciprocating device 82b of the boxing operation unit 82) of the boxing operation unit 81 does not operate.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14 and others, a predetermined number of articles 11 to be boxed are prepared in the boxing operation section 81, and the boxes 11 should also receive the articles 11. An empty box 21 is prepared. When both sides are ready in this way, the box is connected via a detection system (not shown) for detecting this state and a control unit (not shown) that operates in response to a detection signal from the detection system. The box insertion operation unit 82 and the entrance / exit operation unit 84 of the insertion operation unit 81 start the following operation.

  12 to 14, when the boxing operation device 82 is in a stage before starting the article boxing operation, the cylinder 82b1 and the piston rod 82b2 of the reciprocating device 82b are in a relatively extended state. At this time, when an operation start signal for boxing articles is input to the boxing operation unit 82, that is, when the boxing operation unit 82 is switched on, the reciprocating device 82b is in the extended state of the cylinder 82b1. And the piston rod 82b2 contract relative to each other by a predetermined stroke. This is because the piston rod 82b2 sinks into the cylinder 82b1, but the direction in which the piston rod 82b2 sinks is the same as the direction toward the box arrangement portion 92. The two guide rods 82a8, 82a9 and the tube tubes 83a1, 83a2 in the mating state are guided to advance toward the box arrangement portion 92 side. Prior to the start of this advancement, a predetermined number of articles 11 are arranged in a line on the front side of the push-in operation body 82a in the boxing operation portion 81 as described above. Here, for convenience of explanation, if the column of articles 11 parallel to the conveyance direction of the conveyance path 73a is a vertical column and the column of articles 11 orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the conveyance path 73a is a row, they are arranged in front of the push-in operation body 82a. In the case of each article 11, a plurality (eg, four to six) of articles 11 form a column, and the row direction is a single (one). The pushing operation body 82a that moves forward pushes a predetermined number of articles 11 toward the box arrangement portion 92 by the front wall member 82a3 on the front side. By such pushing, these articles 11 in the boxing operation unit 81 move toward the box placement unit 92 side. That is, a predetermined number of articles 11 arranged in a row along the transport direction change direction, and this time move in a row direction perpendicular to the transport direction. Each article 11 thus pushed enters the empty box 21 in the box arrangement portion 92 as is obvious. More specifically, a predetermined number of articles 11 enter the interior of the empty box 21 through the entrance / exit 22 in the same row. At the time of such an article box case, the entrance / exit operating device 84 linked to the push-in operation body 82a supports the article box case. This is performed by operating the reciprocating motion tool 84b of the entrance / exit manipulator 84 before the pushed article 11 reaches the empty box entrance / exit 22 on the box arrangement portion 92 side. The specific contents of the box support are as follows. The position of the pushed article 11 can be detected by well-known position detecting means and moving time measuring means, and can also be found by reading the stroke amount of the reciprocating device 82b. Accordingly, appropriate measures of this kind are taken, and when the pushed article 11 reaches before the empty box entrance 22, the reciprocating device 84 b of the entrance operating device 84 is operated. That is, by operating the reciprocating device 84b, the cylinder 84b1 and the piston rod 84b2 in a contracted state are relatively extended by a predetermined stroke amount. As is clear from FIG. 14, the reciprocating device 84b is in contact with the passive end portion 84a1 of the operating arm 84a via the piston rod 84b2. On the other hand, the operating arm 84a rotates with the fulcrum member 84a4 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the reciprocating device 84b at the time of extension pushes the passive end 84a1 of the operating arm 84a obliquely downward via the piston rod 84b2. Accordingly, the operating arm 84a rotating in a predetermined direction pushes the active end portion 84a a little from the bottom to the top while pressing the active end portion 84a against the entrance / exit 22 of the empty box 21 (approximately the center of the upper side of the entrance / exit 22). . At this time, the contact-type holder 85 on the side of the box arrangement portion 92 exerts a restraint on the empty box 21 from the upper surface, so that the empty box 21 does not float and only the upper side of the entrance / exit 22 is deformed upward. To do. Thus, the empty box 21 entrance 22 is expanded in the vertical direction. Here, if the relationship between the general box 21 and the article 11 is described for reference, it is normal that as much surplus space as possible is not left in the box 21 when a predetermined number of articles 11 have been packed. Therefore, the box 21 is made so that the height of the internal space is equal to the height of the article 11. When the articles 11 in a row are pushed into the box 21 and put into the box 21, the article body (circular curved surface) hardly catches on both sides of the box 21, but the upper end of the article ( The mouth) is often caught on the upper side of the box 21. This makes it difficult to put in a box. However, when the articles 11 are boxed by expanding the entrance / exit 22 of the empty box 21 as described above, the articles 11 in the single row state can be easily prevented by simply pushing them in by mechanical means. Can be boxed at the same time. It is further desirable that the insole member 26 is set on the inner bottom surface of the empty box 21 in this case. When such technical considerations are made, the insole member 26 forms a smooth surface on the inner bottom surface of the box 21, thereby enhancing the article sliding function and article stability of the predetermined surface in the box. When the articles 11 in the state are pushed into the empty box 21, the articles 11 are unlikely to fall down and the inner surface of the box 21 is not easily damaged by the catch of the articles 11. In the above-described article pushing, the article pushing amount into the box 21 by the pushing operation body 82a is determined by the stroke amount of the piston rod 82b2. That is, the article 11 is not pushed into the interior of the empty box 21, but the pushing process of the pushing operation body 82a is completed when the article 11 is submerged in the box 21 from the entrance / exit 22. When the articles 11 in the above-mentioned one row state are being pushed through the pushing operation body 82a, the opening / closing member 82a4 of the pushing operation body 82a crosses the distal end side (open end side) of the narrow passage 73f2. The open end of the narrow passage 73f2 is blocked. Therefore, the article 11 in the narrow passage 73f2 does not enter the boxing operation portion 81 when the pushing operation body 82a is pushing. Regarding the others, the number of pushing operations of the pushing operation body 82a is counted by a control unit (not shown) of the boxing operation device 82. In other words, this means that the amount of articles packed in the empty box 21 is calculated by integrating the number of strokes based on the stroke of the operating arm 84a.

  As described above, when the push-in operation body 82a of the boxing operation device 82 is used as the main and the operation arm 84a of the entrance / exit operation device 84 is used as an assist to complete the first article boxing, the respective reciprocating motion devices 82b Since “84b” is switched to the return stroke, “cylinder 82b1 and piston rod 82b2” and “cylinder 84b1 and piston rod 84b2” relatively contract. As a result, the push-in operation body 82a and the operation arm 84a are restored to the old positions, and are respectively prepared for the next article boxing operation. However, the operation arm 84a may be maintained in a state in which the entrance / exit 22 of the box 11 is expanded in the vertical direction until a predetermined number (multiple times) of putting the article box into the empty box 21 is completed. When the pushing operation body 82a of the boxing operation device 82 is restored to the old position, the opening / closing member 82a4 of the pushing operation body 82a opens the distal end side of the narrow passage 73f2, so that the inside of the boxing operation portion 81 is again predetermined. A number of articles 11 enter and line up in a row. This puts the second article box into a standby state. Thereafter, the second and subsequent article boxing is repeated a predetermined number of times in the same manner as described above. At that time, each article 11 previously boxed is pushed into the inside of the box 21 by each article 11 that is subsequently boxed. The number of pushing operations of the pushing operation body 82a after the second time is also counted (integrated) by the control unit of the boxing operation device 82, as described above. Thus, the quantity of articles 11 filling the box 21 on the box arrangement portion 92 is filled. When a full quantity of articles 11 is packed in the box 21, the boxing operation unit 82 performs an automatic control function based on the above-described detection system, control unit, and the like. Is not stuffed. At this time, a lifting machine (not shown) that receives a predetermined control signal from the control unit of the boxing operation unit 82 controls the box stopper 92a, or the conveyance path 91a and the box stopper. Control the stopper 92a. Specific examples at that time are the former and the latter described below. First, regarding the former, when the box 21 on the box arrangement unit 92 is filled with the articles 11, a predetermined detection signal is input to a control unit (not shown) from a detection system (not shown) that detects this. Therefore, the box stopper 92a under the control of the control unit descends below the conveyance path 91a. In this former case, the conveyance path 91a is in a steady operation state (continuous operation state). Therefore, in the former case, the full box 21 advances from the box placement part 92 to the box closing part 101 side because the stopper 92a is lowered while receiving the conveying force of the conveying path 91a. On the other hand, in the latter case, the conveyance path 91a is intermittently operated and is in a temporarily stopped state. Thus, when the fullness is detected, the box stopper 92a descends below the conveyance path 91a and the conveyance path 91a enters the operating state. Therefore, also in the latter case, the full box 21 advances from the box placement part 92 to the box closing part 101 side because the stopper 92a is lowered while receiving the conveying force of the conveying path 91a. In the former case, when the full box 21 passes through the box stopper 92a, this is detected by the detection system, and at the same time, the control unit operates based on this. Therefore, the box stopper 92a is returned to its original position. Ascending and returning, the next empty box 21 collides with the returned stopper 92a and stops. That is, the next new empty box 21 is prepared on the box arrangement portion 92 and below the contact-type holder 85. Even in the latter of the above, since the passage of the full box 21 through the stopper is detected in the same manner as described above, predetermined control is performed. In addition to the next empty box 21 colliding and stopping, the transport path 91a is temporarily stopped again. In this latter case, a new empty box 21 is prepared in the same manner as described above. As can be understood from the above description, in the box placement unit 92, the exit of the full box 21 and the entry of the empty box 21 are performed interchangeably as described above, and this is repeatedly performed. Therefore, the empty boxes 21 that are sequentially sent from the box supply unit 91 to the box arrangement unit 92 include the second, third, fourth, etc. empty boxes 21 subsequent to the first empty box 21. On the other hand, as described above, a predetermined number of articles 11 are packed until the inside of the box is full.

  In FIG. 3, the box 21 after the boxing of the article 11 is transported from the box placement unit 92 to the box closing unit 101 as described above. More specifically, the box 21 is conveyed in a predetermined direction via a communication conveyance path 93 that connects between the box arrangement unit 92 and the box closing unit 101. At this time, the entrance / exit 22 of the box 21 is not in an upward direction but is in an upright state facing the box insertion operation unit 81 side. In order to convert the posture of the box 21, a manual or automatic posture conversion unit (not shown) is provided in the communication conveyance path 93. Accordingly, the posture of the box 21 is changed by the posture changing portion of the communication conveyance path 93 so that the entrance / exit 22 faces upward. From the box 21 with the doorway 22 facing upward, a restraining material (eg, an elastic band) 25 that holds the lid 23 open is removed. When the work of removing the restraint material 25 from the box 21 is performed by mechanical means, it is performed by a manipulator or the like having a hook for hooking and removing the restraint material 25. You can do it. The insole member 26 may be left in the box 21 or may be taken out from the box 21. Therefore, only in the latter case, the insole member 26 is taken out from the box 21 in the upward state via an appropriate manipulator or a worker. As described above, the box 21 containing articles is changed in posture and removed from the restraint member 25 before reaching the box closing portion 101 via the communication conveyance path 93, and, if necessary, the insole member 26. Is taken out. Further, the box 21 in the box closing portion 101 is finished in a boxed state similar to the original because the door 22 is closed by the lid 23 and the lid closed state is sealed and held by the sealing material 27 such as adhesive tape. . Incidentally, a typical example of a machine that performs this operation at the box closing portion 101 is the above-described flap folding type carton sealer. Further, the sealing material 27 for sealing is printed with a display (manufacturer name, distributor name, brand, or the like) to clarify the origin of the article 11 and the like.

  In FIG. 3, the box 21 that has completed the sealing process reaches the weight measuring unit 112 through the end point conveyance path 111 from the box closing unit 101. The above-mentioned box 21 that has been sealed with articles is weighed by a weight meter (not shown) in the weight measuring unit 112, and whether or not the condition of the articles is appropriate is also checked from the weight side. . The weight measurement of the article-containing box 21 is the final process in the illustrated embodiment. The box 21 after the final processing is collected at the terminal portion 113 on the end point side and is subjected to shipping, storage and other handling.

  The embodiment of the present invention described above is only an example, and all three method embodiments according to the present invention are shown here. One of the embodiments is an embodiment of an unboxing conveyance processing method using a conveyance line equipped with an unboxing operation unit 41, a departure traveling unit 51, an attitude conversion unit 61, and processing work units 71 to 73. The other one is a boxing conveyance processing method using a conveyance line equipped with processing work units 71 to 73, a boxing operation unit 81, a box supply unit 91, a box placement unit 92, and a box supply unit 91. It is an embodiment. Still another embodiment is an embodiment of a boxed boxed transfer processing method using a combination of the above two transfer lines.

  The box 21 in the method of the present invention includes a case in which the lid 23 is integrated and a case in which the lid 23 is separate. Regardless of which box 21 is used, when the article 11 is taken in or out of the box 21, the doorway 22 is opened as is obvious. Furthermore, the entrance / exit 22 when the article 11 is taken out of the box 21 may be either partially open or fully open, but it may be desirable to fully open the entrance / exit 22 when the article 11 is put into the box 21. . In terms of the relationship between the article 11 and the box 21 in the method of the present invention, a single article 11 is put in and out of the box 21 and a plurality of articles 11 are put in and out of the box 21. The method of the present invention is substantially unchanged. Among these, the one that puts and removes a single article 11 from the box 21 is adopted when it is better not to touch the article 11 directly in terms of safety. The method of the present invention can also take various embodiments within the scope of the above description.

The conveyance processing method according to the present invention is useful and useful because it can ensure safety, stability, workability, economy, and the like when unpacking and boxing articles. In addition, there is no difficulty in concrete implementation. Therefore, industrial applicability is high.
Can be applied.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the handling condition about an example of the articles | goods (beverage containing container) handled in this invention method. It is explanatory drawing which showed the handling condition about an example of the box handled in the method of this invention. It is the top view which showed schematically one Embodiment of the conveyance line used with the method of this invention. It is the top view which showed schematically the boxing operation part in the conveyance line of this invention method, and its adjacent part. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which showed schematically the boxing operation part in the conveyance line of this invention method, and its adjacent part. It is a top view of the attitude | position conversion part in the conveyance line of this invention method. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the attitude | position conversion part in the conveyance line of this invention method. It is a principal part perspective view of the attitude | position conversion part in the conveyance line of this invention method. It is a fragmentary sectional view of the attitude | position conversion part in the conveyance line of this invention method. It is sectional drawing which showed schematically one of the process work parts in the back | latter stage side in the conveyance line of this invention method. It is sectional drawing which showed schematically another one of the process work parts in the back | latter stage side in the conveyance line of the method of this invention. It is the top view which simplified the boxing operation part and the box arrangement | positioning part in the conveyance line of this invention method. It is the side view which simplified the boxing operation part and the box arrangement | positioning part in the conveyance line of this invention method. It is sectional drawing which simplified the boxing operation part and the box arrangement | positioning part in the conveyance line of this invention method.

Explanation of symbols

11 Goods (Beverage container)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Body part 13 Article port 14 Article plug 21 Box 22 Entrance / exit 23 Lid 25 Restraint material 26 Insole member 27 Sealing material 31 Start side terminal part 32 Start point conveyance path 33 Start point conveyance path 41 Box extraction operation part 51 Departure travel unit 61 Posture change unit 68 Transport path 71 Processing work unit 71a Transport path 71b Processing unit 71c Processing unit 71d Transport path 72 Processing work unit 72a Transport path 72b Processing unit 72c Processing unit 72d Transport path 73 Processing work unit 73a Transport path 73b Processing unit 73c Processing unit 81 Box putting operation unit 91 Box supply unit 91a Transport path 92 Box placement unit 92a Box stopper 92a
101 Box closing part 111 End point conveyance path 112 Weight measuring part 113 End side terminal part

Claims (3)

In a relative relationship between a box having a door that can be opened and closed on at least one surface and also having a lid for opening and closing the door, and an article that is placed in a vertical position when it is raised and placed in a horizontal position, it is stored in the box. In the method of carrying out the line conveyance out of the box for internal processing and / or external processing of the articles whose body side is directed to the entrance / exit side of the box,
An unboxing operation unit for unpacking the article, a starting traveling unit for starting the article, an attitude converting unit for converting the attitude of the article, and an internal process and / or an external process for the article Using a transfer line that is sequentially equipped with a processing work section, and
Opening the box lid and keeping the box door open in the stage prior to taking the article out of the box, and
For a box with the article in the open state and the entry / exit open state, the box is oriented so that the axial center line along the length direction of the article in the box intersects the conveyance line. Setting in the boxing operation section, and
In the box unloading operation section of the transfer line, the box is turned upside down until the doorway is lower than the opposite surface, and the box doorway is made to correspond to the starting travel section of the transfer line. Carrying the horizontally long article in the horizontal posture on the departure traveling unit to the posture conversion unit of the conveyance line; and
In the posture conversion unit of the transfer line, the posture conversion unit converts the posture of the horizontally long posture into a vertical posture, and transports the article in the vertical posture from the posture conversion unit to the processing work unit of the transfer line, and
A boxing conveyance processing method, wherein internal processing and / or external processing is performed on a vertically long article in a processing work section of a conveyance line. In a relative relationship between a box having a door that can be freely opened and closed on at least one surface and also having a lid for opening and closing the door, and an article that is placed in a vertically long position when it is raised and placed in a horizontally long position, internal processing and / or In the method of putting the articles that are conveyed on the line after finishing the external processing,
As a transfer line, a processing work unit for internal processing and / or external processing of articles and a boxing operation unit for boxing articles are sequentially equipped, and corresponds to a boxing operation unit for articles. Use a box equipped with a box arrangement unit for arranging boxes, and a boxing operation unit for goods equipped with a box supply unit connected to this, and
Conveying a vertically oriented article that has been subjected to internal processing and / or external processing in the processing work section of the transport line from the processing work section to a boxing operation section of the transport line; and
For articles in a vertically long posture conveyed to the boxing operation part of the conveyance line, the number of articles that do not exceed the box entrance and exit dimensions are pushed into the box placement part side by the pushing means of the boxing operation part, and
The box placement section into which the article is pushed in is supplied from the box supply section with the door in the open state and the door facing the boxing operation section side in the stage up to the pushing. And receiving the vertically oriented article pushed into the box arrangement part side in the box from the open / closed doorway, and
A box-conveying processing method, characterized in that a box after an article is placed is conveyed outside the box arrangement part. In a relative relationship between a box having a door that can be opened and closed on at least one surface and also having a lid for opening and closing the door, and an article that is placed in a vertical position when it is raised and placed in a horizontal position, it is stored in the box. Articles with the barrel side surface facing the entrance / exit side of the box are taken out of the box for internal processing and / or external processing and are conveyed in line, and after internal processing and / or external processing are finished, the line is conveyed In the method of putting the coming goods in the box,
The line unloading processing method described in claim 1 and the boxing transport processing method described in claim 2 are combined in a shared state in the processing unit; and
The means according to claim 1 and claim 2 performs from the boxing of the article to the boxing of the article through the internal processing and / or external processing of the article, and the box after the article is put out of the box arrangement portion. A box-box transporting method characterized by transporting.

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