JP2010105703A - Container conveying and processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a high-speed processing to be carried out at a container conveying and processing apparatus that is operated to separate containers 4 into forward group and rearward group, process them, thereafter arrange them in a lateral row and convey them. <P>SOLUTION: There are provided conveying conveyors 2 for use in conveying containers 4 in three rows, separating means 6 for cutting and separating leading container 4 (4A) of the containers 4 arranged in three rows one by one, a second pin 34 moved forward at a slower speed than that of the conveying conveyors 2, engaged with a central container 4A of the three containers 4 being conveyed so as to restrict its forward motion, and a first pin 32 engaged with containers 4 at both sides to restrict their forward motion, wherein these first pin 32 and second pin 34 restrict the forward motion of the containers 4 to separate them into a forward one and a rearward one to cause an instruction sheet 50 to be inserted between them by an instruction sheet insertion means 10, thereafter the engagement of the second pin 34 is released and three containers 4 are arranged again side by side and conveyed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container transport processing apparatus that performs predetermined processing by a processing means while transporting a plurality of containers. For example, while transporting a plurality of containers side by side, the predetermined containers are separated. The present invention relates to a container processing apparatus that performs processing such as inserting a paper piece such as a letter of writing between this container and another container, and then returns a plurality of containers to a side-by-side state and conveys them again.

An apparatus has already been known in which, after processing a plurality of articles arranged at different positions, these articles are moved to be in a side-by-side state (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The “roll body storage method and storage device” according to the invention described in Patent Document 1 is configured as follows. That is, a plurality of roll bodies 2 and 3 are arranged at predetermined positions on the table 1 so as to be positioned at the front and back, and a belt-like shape is formed between the front roll body 2 and the rear roll body 3. A film as a partition member is stretched. Then, the rear roll body 3 is aligned with the front roll body 2 by moving the pressing plate 5 forward. At this time, when the holding of the film 4 is released, the film 4 is arranged in a meandering manner between the roll bodies 2 and 3. Then, the film 4 can be arrange | positioned in a meandering manner between the roll bodies 2 and 3 and the roll bodies 6 and 7 by repeating the above-mentioned process. Then, the roll bodies 2, 3, 6, 7 that are separated by the film 4 are accommodated in the cardboard box 8 by conveying the roll bodies 2, 3, 6, 7 aligned in this way to the cardboard box 8. .
JP-A-4-142202 (page 3, FIG. 1)

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, the front and rear positions of the article are shifted, a film is placed between them, and then the article is moved by pressing with a pressing plate to be in a line. The film can be wound in a meandering manner between the articles. However, the configuration of the present invention has a problem that it cannot cope with high-speed processing because each of the above operations is performed intermittently.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, a conveying means for conveying containers in a plurality of rows, a separating means for separating a predetermined number of containers arranged in a plurality of rows from the top of each row, A first interference means that moves in the same direction as the conveyance direction by the conveyance means at a lower speed than the conveyance means, interferes with the container being conveyed and restricts the progress of the container, and upstream of the first interference means in the conveyance direction The second interference means that can move in the same direction as the conveyance direction by the conveyance means at a lower speed than the conveyance means, interfere with a predetermined one of the containers conveyed side by side, and regulate the progress of the container And a processing means for performing a predetermined process on the container being transported in a state where the progress of the container is regulated by the first interference means and the second interference means, and a predetermined container among the containers transported side by side Is controlled by the second interference means In addition, while the other containers are controlled in advance by the first interference means and precede the containers, the containers to be conveyed are subjected to a predetermined process, and after the processes, the containers are conveyed side by side again. It is characterized by this.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first interference means can interfere with all containers transported side by side, and the predetermined container that is interfered by the second interference means is determined by the second interference means. After the processing by the processing means is performed in a state in which the progress is restricted, the restriction by the second interference means is released, and all the containers are transported side by side with the progress restricted by the first interference means. It is characterized by.

  Furthermore, in the invention described in claim 3, the second interference means can be moved back and forth in the transport direction, and when moving forward, the second interference means interferes with the container together with the first interference means to restrict its progress. However, when the containers are conveyed side by side and moved to the rear side, the progress of the predetermined container is regulated on the upstream side of the other containers.

  Further, in the invention described in claim 4, the processing means inserts an inclusion between the predetermined container and the other container in a state where the advance of the predetermined container is regulated and the other container is advanced. It is the insertion means which is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The container transport processing apparatus of the present invention controls the progress of a predetermined container among the containers transported in a side-by-side state by the second interference means, so that the progress is regulated by the first interference means. In the state where the container is positioned upstream in the transport direction, the container is subjected to predetermined processing, and then returned to the side-by-side state and transported again. There is an advantage.

  The transporting means for transporting the containers in a plurality of rows and the containers transported by the transporting means are arranged in a state in which a predetermined number of containers are separated from each other by the separating means and aligned side by side. The first interference means that engages with the containers conveyed side by side and moves at a lower speed than the conveying conveyor regulates the progress thereof. The advance is restricted by the second interference means that moves at a lower speed than the transport means on the upstream side of the first interference means, and the advance is restricted by the predetermined container whose advance is restricted by the second interference means and the first interference means. The container is subjected to a predetermined treatment in a state where the container is being transported while shifting the front and rear positions, and then the container whose progress is restricted by the second interference means is transferred to the other container. In this configuration, the plurality of containers being transported are temporarily separated and subjected to predetermined processing, and then the container transport processing apparatus that performs the process of returning the original side by side again is realized. .

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. 1A and 1B show a container transport processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a side view and FIG. 1B is a plan view. In this embodiment, the transport conveyor 2 transports the containers 4 in three rows, and in order to transport the containers 4 in each row, three rows of top chains 2A arranged in parallel at equal intervals. 2B, 2C. Guides 2D, 2E, 2F, and 2G for guiding the lower sides of the container 4 conveyed by the top chains 2A, 2B, and 2C are disposed on both sides of the top chains 2A, 2B, and 2C (see FIGS. 2 and 2). (See FIG. 3).

  Below the upstream portion (left side in FIG. 1) of the transport conveyor 2, there is provided separation means 6 for separating the three rows of containers 4 side by side in a row. Further, the container 4 (4A) located in the center of the three containers 4 arranged side by side below the separating means 6 below the conveying conveyor 2 is once relative to the containers 4 on both sides. The transfer container regulating device 8 is arranged so as to be moved backward and subjected to the processing described later, and then brought into a side-by-side state again. A processing means 10 for performing a predetermined process on the container 4 being transported is disposed substantially above the center of the transport container regulating device 8 in the longitudinal direction. In this embodiment, the processing means 10 is provided between a container 4 (two containers 4 on both sides located in the front and a central container 4A located in the rear) separated forward and backward by the transport container regulating device 8. This is insertion means for inserting inclusions such as paper pieces such as letters and partitions. In this embodiment, the transport conveyor 2 transports the containers 4 in three rows, but is not limited to three rows, and may be two rows or four or more rows. Further, the processing means 10 is not limited to insertion means such as a booklet, but may be other container processing means.

  Separating means 6 separates the containers 4 being conveyed in a plurality of rows on the conveyer 2 one by one from the top of each row, and sends them out in a side-by-side manner. A plurality of engagement pins 14 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. In these engagement pins 14, a cam follower 16 provided at the rear end portion (inward in the radial direction of the rotating body 12) is fitted in an annular groove cam 18, and the rotating direction is accompanied by the rotation of the rotating body 12. It can swing back and forth (in the direction of arrow R1). In this embodiment, when each engaging pin 14 moves to the upper side of the rotating body 12 and is positioned below the transport conveyor 2, it is in an upright state and its tip is positioned above the transport surface 2 a of the transport conveyor 2. It protrudes upward and engages with the container 4 being conveyed. The engagement pins 14 are respectively arranged on both sides of the three rows of top chains 2A, 2B, and 2C. When projecting upward from the transport conveyor 2, the engagement pins 14 engage with both sides of the front surface of each container 4 (FIG. 1 ( b)). The forward speed of each engagement pin 14 due to the rotation of the rotating body 12 is slower than the transport speed by the transport conveyor 2, and each container 4 advances in a state where the front side is regulated by the engagement pin 14. As a result, they are arranged side by side in three rows.

  Thereafter, the engaging pin 14 is displaced according to the shape of the groove cam 18, and is retracted below the conveyor 2. Thus, the container 4 from which the engagement pin 14 is disengaged advances at the transport speed of the transport conveyor 2. On the other hand, the subsequent container 4 is regulated in advance by the engagement pin 14 behind it, so that one container 4 in each row is cut off and three containers 3 are conveyed side by side. The In this embodiment, the separating means 6 separates the top container 4 in each row of the containers 4 being conveyed in three rows one by one, and puts the three containers 4 side by side. It is not restricted to the structure which cuts off the container 4 of a row | line | column one by one, It can also be made to cut | disconnect 2 pieces or 3 pieces or more.

  The three chains of the top chains 2A, 2B, and 2C of the transport conveyor 2 run with the upper transport surface side supported by the three rows of support rails 20 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). Further, the lower side, which is the return side of the conveyor 2, is supported by an annular body 26 attached to the outer periphery of a transverse rod 24 supported between both side walls 22a, 22b of the machine frame 22 of the container conveying processor. To be run.

  A transport container regulating device 8 is disposed below the transport conveyor 2 and downstream of the separating means 6. The transport container regulating device 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), FIG. 2, and FIG. The chains 30 (30A, 30B) on both sides that are wound around the sprockets 28A, 28B arranged on the upstream side and the downstream side interfere with the containers 4 being transported on the transport conveyor 2 to restrict their advance. Interference means 32 and 34 are provided. The interference means 32, 34 abuts six first pins 32 a that can interfere with the front sides of the three containers 4 that are being conveyed side by side on the conveyor 2. ) And two second second members that interfere with the front side of the container 4 (indicated by reference numeral 4A in FIGS. 1 and 3) located at the center of the three containers 4. It has the 2nd interference means 34 provided with the pin 34a. The first interference means 32 and the second interference means 34 form a pair at the front and rear, and are attached to the chain 30 (30A, 30B) at equal intervals.

  A horizontal transverse rod 36 is fixed between both wall surfaces 22a and 22b of the machine frame 22, and chain guides 38 and 40 are fixed to both upper and lower sides of the transverse rod 36, and the chain 30 is attached to the chain guides 38 and 40 on both sides. (30A, 30B) are supported. The upper surface side of the chain 30 that travels in the same direction as the conveyor 2 is supported by a chain guide 38 in the upper and lower sides, and the lower surface side support guide 40 fixed to the lower side of the transverse rod 36 via a bracket 39. It is supported by.

  Support plates 32b and 34b in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction by the conveying conveyor 2 are fixed between the chains 30A and 30B on both sides. A pair of guide bushes 32c and 34c are fixed to the support plates 32b and 34b so as to penetrate vertically. In both the guide bushes 32c and 34c, elevating rods 32e and 34e fixed to the lower surfaces of the mounting plates 32d and 34d are inserted so as to be movable up and down. Six first pins 32a are fixed upright on the mounting plate 32d of the first interference means 32, and the mounting plate 34d of the second interference means 34 corresponds to the container 4 (4A) in the center. Two second pins 34a are fixed upright. The distance between the first pin 32a of the first interference means 32 and the second pin 34a of the second interference means 34 is larger than the thickness before and after the container 4 to be conveyed (diameter in the case of the circular container 4). It is arranged so as to be a little larger.

  A first cam follower 32g is fixed to the lower surface of the mounting plate 32d of the first interference means 32 via a fixing plate 32f in the vertical direction. The first cam follower 32g is engaged with a first cam 42 fixed above and below the horizontal crossing rod 36, and moves up and down according to the shape of the first cam 42, whereby the mounting plate The first pin 32a attached to 32d is moved up and down.

  A second cam 44 is fixed above and below the transverse rod 36 adjacent to the first cam 42. A second cam follower 34g is fixed to the lower surface of the mounting plate 34d of the second interference member 34 via a fixing plate 34f facing downward. The second cam follower 34g is engaged with the second cam 44, and the second cam follower 34g moves up and down according to the shape of the second cam 44, whereby the second pin 34a attached to the attachment plate 34d is moved. Move up and down.

  The first cam 42 and the second cam 44 are arranged so that the first interference means 32 and the second interference means 34 that have moved below the sprockets 28A and 28B go around the upstream sprocket 28A and move upward (conveyor conveyor). The first pin 32a and the second pin 34a are cam-shaped so as to protrude upward from the conveyor 2 as soon as the vehicle travels in the same direction as 2). On the downstream side, the lower region 44 a of the second cam 44 is formed first, and the second pin 34 a is lowered by the lower region 44 a so that the tip is retracted from the transport surface 2 a of the transport conveyor 2. Let On the other hand, the first cam 42 maintains the same height in the lower region 44 a of the second cam 44, and the tip of the first interference pin 32 a protrudes above the conveyor 2, and the sprocket at the downstream end The first interference pin 32a is lowered at the low portion region 42a formed immediately before 28B and retracted from the transport surface 2a of the transport conveyor 2.

  A processing means 10 for processing the containers 4 being transported by the transport conveyor 2 is provided above the transport conveyor 2. The processing means 10 of this embodiment is an ability book insertion means for inserting the ability book 50 between the three containers 4 being conveyed side by side. The booklet insertion means 10 includes an endless chain 46 that circulates above the containers 4 that are being transported by the transport conveyor 2 and a gripper 48 that is attached to the endless chain 46 at regular intervals. Yes. The grippers 48 can be opened and closed to grip and release the bills 50. Each gripper 48 is provided with a cam follower 52 at the top, and is released when the cam follower 52 engages with the gripper release cam 54. The certificate insert means 10 is provided with a certificate supply unit (not shown) on the upstream side (left side of the drawing) of the portion shown in FIG. It opens and grips the book of writing 50 and moves to the position shown in FIG.

  A bill push guide 56 is disposed on the transport conveyor 2 on the downstream side of the position where the transport container regulating device 8 is provided. The bills 50 put between the two containers 4 on the front side and the one container 4 (4A) on the rear side by the bill insertion means 10 are arranged on both sides of the central top chain 2B. Therefore, the three containers 4 are caught in the middle even after being placed side by side. Therefore, after passing through the position where the guides 2D, 2E, 2F, and 2G are provided, the push-in guide 56 is lowered to push down the book 50 to the lower side of the container 4.

  The operation of the container transport processing apparatus according to the above configuration will be described. When a large number of containers 4 that have been conveyed in three rows from the upstream side of the conveyor 2 reach the position of the separating means 6, they engage with engaging pins 14 that protrude on the conveying surface 2 a of the conveyor 2. The separating means 6 rotates at a speed slower than the transport speed of the transport conveyor 2, and the forward movement of the container 4 is restricted by the engagement pins 14 provided at intervals of approximately one container 4, The containers 4 are in contact with the front and rear, or in a state of approaching the front and rear, and the three rows of containers 4 are in a side-by-side state (see the container at position A in FIG. 1B). In the containers 4 being conveyed in such a state that they are arranged in three rows as described above, the engaging pins 14 that have engaged with the leading container 4 and restricted the forward movement rotate and move as the rotating body 12 rotates. When the head is tilted forward according to the shape of the groove cam 18 and retracted below the transport surface 2a of the transport conveyor 2, the top containers 4 of the three rows of containers 4 are transported at the traveling speed of the transport conveyor 2 in a side-by-side manner. On the other hand, since the subsequent container 4 is regulated in advance by the next engagement pin 14, only the first container 4 in each row is separated from the subsequent container 4 (FIG. 1B). (See container at position B). Subsequent containers 4 are also sequentially separated at regular intervals by the separating means 6 and are conveyed by the conveyor 2 so that the three horizontally aligned containers 4 are conveyed at equal intervals (FIG. 1B). (See containers at positions B, C, D).

  When the three containers 4 are transported side by side by the transport conveyor 2 and reach the position of the transport container regulating device 8, they are respectively provided in the first interference means 32 and the second interference means 34 that are in one set. The first pin 32a and the second pin 34a are sequentially raised by the first cam 42 and the second cam 44, and project on the transport surface 2a of the transport conveyor 2. The first pin 32a and the second pin 34a protrude further from the three preceding containers 4 on the front side (downstream side in the transport direction) than the corresponding three side-by-side containers 4.

  Since the speed at which the first pin 32a and the second pin 34a of the transport container regulating device 8 move forward is slower than the transport speed of the container 4 by the transport conveyor 2, the first pin 32a and the second pin 34a that the container 4 gradually moves forward. (See the container at position D in FIG. 1B), the three containers 4 arranged side by side first catch up with the second pin 34a. The second pin 34a is provided at the position of the central container 4 (4A), and engages with the central container 4 (4A) of the three containers 4 to restrict its advance (FIG. 1B). ) Refer to the container at position E). On the other hand, the two containers 4 on both sides move forward as they are at the transport speed of the transport conveyor 2 and then catch up and engage with the front first pin 32a (F position in FIG. 1B). See container). Thus, when the three containers 4 are engaged with the first pin 32a and the second pin 34a, respectively, and the forward movement is restricted, the front and rear of the first pin 32a and the second pin 34a are moved forward. A space is opened between the two containers 4 and the rear one container 4 (4A).

  When the container 4 is in a state of being separated from the front and rear in this manner, the upper book insert means 10 is provided with a section for inserting a book, and the gripper 48 holding the book 50 is lowered. It is inserted between the front and rear containers 4 and 4A (the gripper descends at the position G in FIG. 1B) and is released by the gripper release cam 54. When the gripper 48 is opened, the gripped book 50 is put between the two containers 4 on the front side and the one container 4 (4A) on the rear side in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. (Refer to the container in the H position in FIG. The gripper 48 puts the booklet 50 between the front and rear containers 4, and then goes up and returns to the booklet supply unit (not shown) in order to grip the next booklet 50 again.

  After the bill 50 is inserted between the front and rear containers 4, the container 4 whose advance is restricted by the first pin 32a and the second pin 34a advances together with the pin. At this time, after the gripper 48 rises and comes out from between the containers 4 (the gripper comes out upward at the position I in FIG. 1B), these containers 4 reach the lower region 44 a of the second cam 44. At this time, the first cam 42 remains at the same height, the first pin 32a moves forward as it is, and only the second pin 34a moves down according to the shape of the second cam 44, and the conveyor 2 Retreat from the transport surface 2a. Then, the central container 4 (4A) whose forward movement is restricted by the second pin 34a moves forward at the transport speed of the transport conveyor 2 and catches up with the front first pin 32a (J, (See K position container and booklet). The noh book 50 inserted between the front and rear containers 4 is gradually bent as the central container 4 moves forward with respect to the containers 4 on both sides and enters between them, so that the three containers 4 are arranged side by side. When it becomes, the Noh book 50 will be in the state wound around the front and left and right sides of the central container 4 (refer to the container at the K position and the Noh book in FIG. 1 (b)).

  Thereafter, when the three containers 4 reach the downstream end of the transport container regulating device 8, the lower region 42 a of the first cam 42 is formed, and the first pin 32 a is in accordance with the shape of the first cam 42. It descends below the transport surface 2a. After the first pin 32a, which has been engaged with the front side and restricts forward movement, descends, the three containers 4 are transported at the traveling speed of the transport conveyor 2 in a side-by-side state (in FIG. 1B). (See container at position L). On the downstream side, a push-in guide 56 for the Noh book 50 is provided, and the Noh book 50 stopped in the middle of the container 4 in the vertical direction is pushed by the push-in guide 56 and pushed down onto the transfer surface 2a of the transfer conveyor 2. It is done. Thereafter, the three containers 4 in which the books 50 are wound around the central container 4 (4A) are stored in the box 58 by a box packing means (not shown) (see FIG. 4).

  FIG. 5 is a side view showing the main part of the container transport processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. In this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the transport container regulating device 108 arranged below the transport conveyor 2 includes the first interference means 132 and the second interference means 134. In this transport container regulating device 108, support plates 160 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the transport conveyor 2 are equidistantly spaced between a pair of endless chains 130 that are wound around upstream and downstream sprockets (not shown). It is attached. On each of these support plates 160, an elevating rod 164 having a first pin 162 attached to the upper end is supported so as to be elevable. A cam follower 165 is provided at the lower end of the lifting rod 164 that moves forward as the chain 130 travels, and is engaged with a first cam 142 disposed below. When the lifting rod 164 is raised by the first cam 142, the first pin 162 at the upper end protrudes on the transport surface 2 a of the transport conveyor 2 and can be engaged with the container 4. Further, as shown in the right end portion of FIG. 5, in the region 142 a where the first cam 142 is lowered, the elevating rod 164 descends with respect to the support plate 160, and the first pin 162 at the upper end is conveyed by the conveyor 2. It retreats below the surface 2a and disengages from the container 4.

  In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the containers 4 in each row are separated one by one by the upstream separating means (not shown), and the three conveyors 4 are arranged side by side. 2 is conveyed. Then, the middle container 4 (4A) is temporarily retracted relative to the containers 4 on both sides in the middle of conveyance, so that the two containers 4 on both sides of the front and the container 4 (4A) on the rear are moved back and forth. The first pins 162 attached to the upper ends of the upright lifting rods 164 are provided on both sides of the conveying conveyor 2 in the conveying direction so as to correspond to the containers 4 on both sides. It has been.

  In the middle of the first pins 162 arranged on both sides, a second pin 166 capable of moving forward and backward in the transport direction of the transport conveyor 2 is provided. A horizontal mounting plate 168 is fixed to the rear side (upstream side of the transport conveyor 2) of the lifting rod 164 to which the first pins 162 on both sides are mounted, and parallel to the transport direction of the transport conveyor 2 on the mounting plate 168. A rail 170 is attached. A rod 172 standing upright on the rail 170 is supported so as to move forward and backward in the transport direction of the transport conveyor 2. The second pin 166 is attached to the upper end of the advance / retreat rod 172.

  A long hole 172a is formed in the upper part of the advance / retreat rod 172, and the upper end of the lever 174 is connected to the long hole 172a. The lever 174 has a fulcrum 176 provided substantially at the center thereof rotatably supported by a horizontal plate 168 to which the rail 170 is attached. Further, a cam follower 178 is attached to the lower end portion of the lever 174.

  A spring 180 is mounted between the lower part of the lever 174 below the fulcrum 176 and the front side of the fulcrum 176 of the horizontal plate 168 to which the rail 170 is attached. It is attracted to the front side (downstream side of the conveyor 2). Therefore, the forward / backward movement rod 172 to which the upper end of the lever 174 is connected is always urged toward the rear side in the transport direction (upstream side of the transport conveyor 2). A cam (second cam) 144 that swings the lever 174 to move the forward / backward movement rod 172 and the second pin 166 forward in the conveying direction is provided below the endless chain 130. . The second cam 144 has an inclined portion 144a for arranging the containers 4 separated front and rear. When the cam follower 178 of the lever 174 is not engaged with the second cam 144, the second pin 166 is farthest away from the first pin 162, and the cam follower is inclined by the inclined portion 144a of the second cam 144. When the lever 174 is pushed up, the upper side of the lever 174 swings forward in the conveying direction, the second pin 166 moves forward to a position aligned with the first pin 162, and the three containers 4 are again arranged side by side. To do.

  Also in this embodiment, the first pin 162 of the first interference means 132 and the second pin 166 of the second interference means 134 advance in the same direction as the transport direction at a speed slower than the transport speed of the containers 4 by the transport conveyor 2. To do. In the upstream part of the transport conveyor 2, the top container 4 in each row of the containers 4 arranged in three rows is separated by the upstream separating means in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the three containers are arranged side by side. 4 is conveyed. The first pin 162 of the first interference means 132 and the second pin 166 of the second interference means 134 projecting on the transport surface 2a of the transport conveyor 2 on the front side of these containers 4 are the cam follower 178 of the second pin 166. Since it is not engaged with the second cam 144, it is moving forward and away. The three containers 3 being conveyed at a higher speed than the first pins 162 and the second pins 166 by the conveyor 2 gradually approach the front pins 162 and 166, and first, the central container 4 (4A). Is engaged with the second pin 166 and the forward movement is restricted. Subsequently, the two containers 4 on both sides are engaged with the first pins 162 to restrict the forward movement, and the two containers 4 on the front and the one container 4 (4A) on the rear located in the middle are connected. It is transported with a gap (see the container at position M in FIG. 5).

  In this way, a book is put between the containers 4 being transported separately in the front two and the rear one by means of the ability insert means similar to the first embodiment (in FIG. 5). (No illustration of noh input means and noh letters). Thereafter, the cam follower 178 provided at the lower end of the lever 174 of the second interference means 134 is engaged with the second cam 144, and the lever 174 is gradually swung forward by ascending the inclined surface 144a. The forward / backward movement rod 172 to which the second pin 166 is attached is moved forward on the rail 170 by the swinging of the lever 174, and the second pin 166 approaches the first pin 162 of the first interference means 132, and three The intermediate container 4 (4A) among the containers 4 of the first and second containers 4 gradually enters between the containers 4 on both sides (see the container shown at the N position in FIG. 5). Finally, the first pin 162 and the second pin 166 are aligned at the same position in the transport direction, and the three containers 4 are completely aligned side by side (see the container shown at the O position in FIG. 5). . The cam follower 165 provided at the lower end of the elevating rod 164 of the first interference means 132 after the three containers 4 are in a side-by-side state and the booklet is wound around the central container 4 (4A). Moves to the lower region 142a of the first cam 142, the lifting rod 164 descends, and the first pin 162 retracts below the transport surface 2a of the transport conveyor 2. Further, the forward / backward movement rod 172 to which the second pin 166 of the second interference means 134 is attached is attached to the lifting rod 164 of the first interference means 132 via the horizontal attachment plate 168, so that it is integrated. The second pin 166 is also immersed below the transport surface 2a. Note that the lower region 144b is also formed in the second cam 144 with which the cam follower 178 is engaged so that the lever 174 can be lowered when the second pin 166 is lowered. Similarly to the first embodiment, the container transport processing apparatus according to the second embodiment can also be transported in a side-by-side state again after the containers 4 are separated into front and rear during the transportation and the written books are input. Therefore, high-speed processing is possible. In each of the above embodiments, as the processing means for processing the container being transported, specifically, the insertion means for inserting inclusions between the containers for three containers is provided. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a predetermined container whose progress is restricted by the second interference means or a processing means for performing some predetermined processing on another container preceding this may be provided. The container which is regulated by the second interference means and separated forward and backward is subjected to printing by a laser or the like from the side in the transport direction, or inspected by image recognition, etc. With respect to the preceding container, in a side-by-side state, it can be provided with a processing means for performing processing on a portion that is not exposed by overlapping with an adjacent container. The container transport processing means of the present invention is such a processing means. With Case is also effective.

It is a figure which shows the container conveyance processing apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention, A figure (a) is a side view, A figure (b) is a top view. (Example 1) It is a cross-sectional view of the said container conveyance processing apparatus, and shows a 1st interference means. It is a cross-sectional view of the said container conveyance processing apparatus, and shows a 2nd interference means. It is a perspective view which shows the state which inserted the container processed by the container conveyance processing apparatus which concerns on this Example in the box. It is a side view of the principal part of the container conveyance processing apparatus which concerns on a 2nd Example. (Example 2)

Explanation of symbols

2 Conveying means (conveying conveyor)
4 Container 6 Separation means 10 Processing means (insertion means)
32 1st interference means 34 2nd interference means

Claims (4)

Transport means for transporting containers in multiple rows, separation means for separating a predetermined number of containers arranged in multiple rows from the top of each row, and moving in the same direction as the transport direction by the transport means at a lower speed than the transport means And a first interference means capable of restricting the progress of the container by interfering with the container being transported, and upstream of the first interference means in the transport direction and in the same direction as the transport direction by the transport means. Second interference means capable of interfering with a predetermined one of the containers which are moved at low speed and are conveyed side by side, and the progress of the container by these first and second interference means. A processing means for performing a predetermined process on the container being transported in a state where
While a predetermined container among the containers transported side by side is regulated in advance by the second interference means, the other containers are controlled in advance by the first interference means and are transported while preceding the containers. A container transport processing apparatus, wherein the container is subjected to a predetermined process, and the container is transported side by side again after the process.   The first interference means can interfere with all containers transported side by side, and the predetermined container that is interfered by the second interference means is processed by the processing means in a state in which the progress is restricted by the second interference means. 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the restriction by the second interference unit is released after the operation is performed, and all the containers are transported in a side-by-side state with the progression restricted by the first interference means. Transport conveyance device.   The second interference means can be moved back and forth in the transport direction. When the second interference means moves forward, the second interference means interferes with the container together with the first interference means and restricts the progress thereof so that the containers are transported side by side. 2. The container transport processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the container is moved to the side, the progress of the predetermined container is regulated on the upstream side of the other containers.   The processing means is insertion means for inserting an inclusion between a predetermined container and another container in a state where the advance of the predetermined container is regulated and another container is advanced. The container conveyance processing apparatus in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3.

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