JP2010154772A - Sheet-like piece stacker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet-like piece stacker which can more accurately stack a plurality of sheet-like pieces. <P>SOLUTION: This sheet-like piece stacker K which has a first conveying line 1 and a second conveying line 10 for conveying sheet-like pieces, conveys one sheet-like piece with each conveying line 1 or 10, and stacks the sheet-like piece conveyed with the second conveying line 10 on the sheet-like piece conveyed with the first conveying line 1, is characterized by comprising a lower stopper 20 which advances to a route for transferring the sheet-like piece conveyed with the first conveying line 1 from its lower side to stop the sheet-like piece on the first conveying line 1, an upper stopper 15 for stopping the sheet-like piece reached the tip 14 of the second conveying line 10, a sucker 40 which moves between a sucking position for sucking the sheet-like piece conveyed with the second conveying line 10 and a putting position for putting the sucked sheet-like piece on the sheet-like piece stopped with the first conveying line 1, and a transferring portion 50 for transferring the sucker 40 between the two positions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

    The present invention relates to an apparatus for stacking a plurality of sheet-like pieces, for example, manufacturing sheet-like foods in which a filling such as cream or jam is interposed between two pieces of sheet-like bread pieces as a sheet-like piece in a sealing manner The present invention relates to a stacking device for sheet-like pieces that causes another sheet-like bread piece to be placed on each piece of sheet-like bread piece that is conveyed.

  Conventionally, for example, as a sheet-like food, a confectionery bread having a filling interposed between two pieces of sheet-like bread pieces is known, and this is first performed by a confectionery bread manufacturing apparatus Sa shown in FIGS. By using the sheet-shaped piece stacking device Ka provided in the device Sa, a pastry bread intermediate product W2 with a filling F sandwiched between the sheet-like bread pans W1 with ears is formed, and then the sheet-shaped food punching device Na is used. It is manufactured by separating the outer peripheral portion (for example, published in Japanese Patent No. 394062).

As shown in FIG. 16 thru | or FIG. 18, in this confectionery bread manufacturing apparatus Sa, the stacking apparatus Ka of the sheet-like piece is the 1st conveyance line 1 which conveys the sheet-like bread piece W1 with an ear | edge, and the 1st conveyance line 1 The sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are conveyed in the conveying direction that is the same as the conveying direction and is inclined downward with respect to the conveying direction of the first conveying line 1 when viewed from the side of the first conveying line 1, and the leading end 14 side is the first conveying And a second conveying line 10 arranged at a specific height position in the middle of the line 1, and the filling F is supplied to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W 1 with ears of the first conveying line 1 by the filling supply device Fa. And the sheet-like bread piece W1 with an ear | edge of the 2nd conveyance line 10 is piled on this, and the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is formed.
Next, this confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is transferred to the sheet-shaped food punching die Na, where the peripheral press-scheduled portion of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is sandwiched between the lower punching die 110 and the upper punching die 180 and pressed. Then, after a certain period of time, the crimping is released, and the peripheral crimping portions of the two sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are crimped, and the portion outside the peripheral crimping portion is separated from the inner portion thereof.

  Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 16, FIG. 17 (A), and FIG. 18, the sheet-shaped piece stacking device Ka is located on the lower side of the moving path of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears in the first conveying line 1. A lower stopper 300 is provided which comes into contact with the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears and which is conveyed on the first conveyance line 1 to temporarily stop the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears, Further, the second transport line 10 is provided with an upper stopper 301 for stopping the sheet-like bread bread piece W1 with the ears reaching the tip 14 of the second transport line 10. When the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with two ears are stacked using the sheet-like piece stacking device Ka, the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with the ears are conveyed by the conveying lines 1 and 10 one by one. . In the second transport line 10, the sheet-like piece that has reached the tip 14 of the second transport line 10 is stopped by the upper stopper 301. And in the 1st conveyance line 1, the sensor 302 detects that the sheet-like bread piece W1 with the ear | edge reached the middle part of the 1st conveyance line 1 in which the front-end | tip 14 side of the 2nd conveyance line 10 is arrange | positioned. Based on the detection of the sensor 302, the lower stopper 300 advances from the lower side to the movement path of the ear-shaped sheet-shaped bread piece W1, and the lower-stop stopper 300 temporarily stops the ear-shaped sheet bread piece W1. . When the lower stopper 300 advances, the upper stopper 301 of the second conveyance line 10 releases the stop of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears. Thereby, the sheet-like bread piece W1 with the ears conveyed by the second conveyance line 10 descends obliquely downward, and is conveyed by the first conveyance line 1 and stopped by the lower stopper 300. Overlaid on W1.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.16 and FIG.17 (B), the sheet-like food cutting die apparatus Na is provided with the lower side cutting die 110 and the upper side cutting die 180 provided in the front end side front of the 1st conveyance line 1. FIG. Yes. A plurality of lower cutting dies 110 are mounted on the endless conveying means 100 at regular intervals, and an upper die 180 is formed above the conveying means 100 and reciprocated back and forth by a reciprocating mechanism 160. 170 is provided to be movable up and down. Using this sheet-shaped food punching die Na, the outer peripheral portion of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 in which two sheet-shaped bread pieces W1 with ears are stacked by the sheet-shaped piece stacking device Ka is separated from the inner part thereof. When the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is conveyed by the first conveyance line 1, the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 from the first conveyance line 1 is received and placed on the mold surface 110a of the lower die 110 on the upstream side of the conveyance means 100. The upper punching die 180 is lowered while the received pastry intermediate product W2 is transported forward while being placed on the lower punching die 110 and the guide support 170 is moved forward. A press-bonded state in which the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is sandwiched between 180 and the lower die 110 is made, and after the press-bonded state is continued for a certain time, the press-bonded state is released. In this pressure-released state, the peripheral press-fit portion of the two sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears is pressed, and the portion outside the peripheral press-fit portion is separated from the inner portion thereof.

Japanese Patent No. 3941622

  However, in this conventional sheet-like piece stacking apparatus, as shown in FIG. 18, the upper stopper 301 that comes into contact with the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears conveyed by the second conveying line 10 is stopped and released. At this time, the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears may be lifted by the upper stopper 301 due to friction, adhesion, etc., and the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears may be bent. The timing at which the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears descends to 1 and the timing at which the lower stopper 300 moves down and the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears on the first transport line 1 starts moving again are out of order. In some cases, the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears cannot be accurately stacked. Further, since the second conveyance line 10 is inclined downward with respect to the conveyance direction of the first conveyance line 1 when viewed from the side of the first conveyance line 1, the sheet with ears conveyed on the second conveyance line 10. When the front end of the sliced bread piece W1 descends obliquely with respect to the sheet-like sliced bread piece W1 with ears conveyed by the first conveyance line 1, for example, when a relatively thick filling F is supplied In particular, when the thickness of the filling F is 3 mm or more, there may be a deviation due to the thickness of the filling F when stacking the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with the ears conveyed by the second conveyance line 10, In some cases, the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears cannot be accurately stacked.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a problem, and it aims at providing the stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece which piles up several sheet-like piece more correctly.

  In order to achieve such an object, the sheet-like piece stacking apparatus according to the present invention includes a first carrying line for carrying the sheet-like piece, and the first carrying line that is the same as the carrying direction of the first carrying line. A sheet-like piece is conveyed in a conveyance direction that is downwardly inclined with respect to the conveyance direction of the first conveyance line as viewed from the side of the first, and the tip side is disposed at a specific height position in the middle of the first conveyance line. Each of the conveying lines transports one sheet-like piece, and the one piece of sheet-like piece conveyed by the second conveying line is transferred in the middle of the conveying of the first conveying line. In an apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces that are placed on each sheet-like piece conveyed by the conveyance line, the sheet-like piece moving path of the first conveyance line is advanced upward from the lower side to the first piece. Sheet transported on one transport line A lower stopper that comes into contact with the front end of the piece and temporarily stops the sheet-like piece; an upper stopper that is provided in the second conveyance line and stops the sheet-like piece that reaches the tip of the second conveyance line; A suction position for adsorbing the sheet-like piece that is provided above the front end side of the second conveyance line and is conveyed by the second conveyance line and stopped by the upper stopper, and the adsorbed sheet-like piece is conveyed by the first conveyance line. An adsorbent that moves between two positions of the placement position to be placed on the sheet-like piece temporarily stopped by the lower stopper, and an adsorbent moving unit that moves the adsorbent between the two positions. It has a configuration with.

  When two sheet-like pieces are placed on top of each other by this apparatus, the sheet-like pieces are supplied to the first conveying line and the second conveying line, and each conveying line is operated to convey the sheet-like pieces. In the second conveyance line, when the sheet-like piece conveyed on the second conveyance line reaches the tip of the second conveyance line, the movement is stopped by the upper stopper. On the other hand, in the first conveyance line, when the sheet-like piece conveyed on the first conveyance line reaches a predetermined position, the lower stopper is advanced, and the lower stopper comes into contact with the front end of the sheet-like piece, and the sheet-like piece Is temporarily stopped.

  In this state, the adsorbent first adsorbs the sheet-like piece that is located at the adsorbing position and stopped at the tip of the second transport line. After the adsorption, the adsorbent is moved from the adsorption position to the placement position by the adsorption body moving unit in a state where the sheet-like piece is adsorbed, The sheet is placed on the sheet-like piece that is conveyed by the first conveying line and temporarily stopped by the lower stopper.

  Thereby, the adsorbing body is moved between two positions of the adsorbing position and the mounting position, that is, the adsorbing body adsorbs and moves the sheet-like piece conveyed in the second conveying line at the adsorbing position, Since the sheet-like piece conveyed on the first conveying line is placed at the placement position, the sheet-like piece on the second conveying line is simply lowered obliquely and directly placed on the sheet-like piece on the first conveying line. Compared to the conventional technique, the timing at the time of stacking does not go out of order, so that two sheet-like pieces can be stacked more accurately. In addition, by stacking with the adsorbent, for example, the sheet-like piece conveyed in the second conveyance line from above in the vertical direction can be placed on the sheet-like piece conveyed in the first conveyance line, Therefore, for example, before placing the sheet-like pieces of the second conveying line on top of each other, placing a filling on the sheet-like pieces conveyed on the first conveying line, and placing two sheet-like pieces on both sides of the filling However, in this case, even if the filling is relatively thick, the two sheet-like pieces can be accurately stacked.

  Then, if necessary, the adsorbent moving unit is configured to cause the adsorbent to move up and down up and down above the adsorption position and above the placement position, and to swing the adsorbent, In addition, it is configured to include a positioning mechanism that moves forward and backward in the transport direction as necessary to move the suction body between two positions, the upper position of the suction position and the upper position of the placement position. . If necessary, the positioning mechanism includes a swing mechanism that swings the adsorbent, and a rectilinear movement mechanism that moves the swing mechanism straight forward and backward in the conveying direction of the sheet-like piece. .

By the positioning mechanism, the adsorbent is moved between two positions, an upper position of the adsorbing position and an upper position of the placement position. Since the positioning mechanism includes a swing mechanism, when the suction body is moved from the position above the suction position to the position above the placement position, the suction body is swung, so that the first transport line and the second transport Even if the lines are formed at different inclination angles when viewed from the side, the adsorbent can be positioned at an angle corresponding to each inclination angle. Further, the rectilinear movement mechanism allows the swing mechanism to move straight forward and backward between the two positions of the upper position of the suction position and the upper position of the placement position.
Since the positioning mechanism includes a swing mechanism and a straight movement mechanism, the swing mechanism can swing the adsorbent simultaneously with the straight movement of the swing mechanism. By an operation that arbitrarily combines the swing operation and the straight movement operation, the adsorbent can be moved between two positions, that is, an upper position of the suction position and an upper position of the placement position.
And the adsorption body located in the upper position of the adsorption position and the placement position is moved up and down by the adsorption body advance / retreat mechanism. By moving the adsorbing body up and down vertically, the adsorbing body is advanced from the position above the adsorbing position and the position above the placement position to the vicinity of each sheet-like piece conveyed on the second conveying line and the first conveying line, respectively. The sheet-like piece can be sucked and placed, and therefore the sheet-like piece can be sucked and placed more reliably.

Further, if necessary, the adsorbent is provided with a base plate and an adsorbing plate that is provided on the base plate and sucks the sheet-like piece with a suction force generated by air ejection or suction. The plate is provided with a plurality of impingement bodies that hang from the base plate around the suction plate and whose leading ends impinge on the sheet-like piece.
Thereby, when adsorbing the sheet-like piece with the adsorbent, the sheet-like piece is adsorbed by being sucked by a suction force generated by air ejection or suction generated on the adsorbing plate. At this time, the tip of the impingement body hanging down from the base plate comes to impinge on the portion of the sheet-like piece that does not contact the adsorbing plate. The sheet-like piece can be reliably adsorbed by the adsorbent by the puncture. In addition, since the sheet-like piece is prevented from being displaced from the suction plate from the start of the suction at the suction position to the end of the suction at the placement position, the impingement body prevents the sucked sheet-like piece from being displaced. When placing at the placement position, it can be reliably placed at the target position, so that the two sheet-like pieces can be accurately stacked.

Further, if necessary, a sensor is provided for detecting that the sheet-like piece conveyed by the first conveying line has reached a predetermined position, and based on the detection of the sensor, at the rear end of the sheet-like piece. A positioning finger that advances from the lower side to the moving path of the sheet-like piece, presses the rear end of the sheet-like piece forward, and presses the front end of the sheet-like piece against the lower stopper; and the positioning finger A finger driving unit to be driven is provided.
Accordingly, when the sheet-like piece conveyed on the first conveyance line reaches a predetermined position, the sensor detects this, and based on the detection of this sensor, the positioning finger is driven by the finger driving unit. This positioning finger advances to the moving path of the sheet-like piece upward from the lower side behind the rear end of the sheet-like piece, and presses the rear end of the sheet-like piece forward. The pressed sheet-like piece is pushed forward in the conveyance direction of the first conveyance line, and the front end is pressed against the lower stopper. Therefore, the sheet-like piece conveyed by a 1st conveyance line can be reliably located in a mounting position.

In addition, if necessary, the finger driving unit is configured such that after the adsorber places the upper sheet-like piece on the lower sheet-like piece and puts it on top of each other, The positioning finger is configured to drive the positioning finger so as to press the rear end forward and press the front end of the pair of sheet-like pieces against the lower stopper.
Thus, after the adsorbing body finishes adsorbing the upper sheet-like piece and placed on the lower sheet-like piece at the placement position, the positioning finger is driven by the finger driving unit. The positioning finger and the lower stopper hold the paired sheet-like pieces sandwiched back and forth. After the two sheet-like pieces are stacked with the adsorbent, the stacking position of the two sheet-like pieces is further adjusted, so that even if there is a slight gap between the upper and lower sheet-like pieces, As a result, the upper and lower sheet-like pieces are surely matched, so that two more sheet-like pieces can be accurately overlapped.

  According to the stacking device for sheet-like pieces of the present invention, the sheet-like piece conveyed by the second conveying line and stopped by the upper stopper at the tip thereof, and the front end thereof by the lower stopper at a predetermined position conveyed by the first conveying line. When the sheet-like piece that is stopped by abutting is superposed, the adsorber adsorbs the sheet-like piece of the second transport line at the adsorption position, and after the adsorption, the position above the adsorption position and the placement position Since it moves to the placement position via the upper position of, and finishes the adsorption of the sheet-like piece that has been adsorbed at the placement position, it is placed on the sheet-like piece of the first conveyance line, so The timing at the time of stacking does not go out of order, so that two sheet-like pieces can be stacked more accurately. In addition, since the two sheet-like pieces are stacked by the adsorbent, for example, the sheet-like piece of the second conveyance line can be placed from directly above the sheet-like piece of the first conveyance line. For example, even when a filling is placed on the sheet-like piece of the first conveying line and two sheet-like pieces are placed on top of each other with a relatively thick filling in between, the two sheet-like pieces are accurately placed on top of each other. Can be made. For example, when using a sheet-like piece having a thickness of 5 to 8 mm, the filling may be 3 mm or more, and more specifically, a filling having a thickness of 5 to 20 mm can be sandwiched.

  Hereinafter, an apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the same thing as the above. This stacking apparatus is used, for example, in a confectionery bread manufacturing apparatus. In this confectionery bread manufacturing apparatus, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 15, a confectionery bread W3 is produced in which a filling F is interposed between two sheet-like food bread pieces W1 with ears as sheet-like pieces. First, a pastry bread intermediate product W2 in which a filling F is sandwiched between the ear-like sheet-like bread pieces W1 is formed by the stacking device K, and then the outer peripheral portion Wa is cut by the sheet-like food punching die device N. The confectionery bread W3 is manufactured. In addition, this Embodiment shows one of the optimal embodiments of this invention, and is not the meaning which limits the scope of the present invention to this.

  In the confectionery bread manufacturing apparatus S in which the sheet-like piece stacking apparatus K according to the embodiment of the present invention is used, as shown in FIG. 1, as the first conveyance line 1, the second conveyance line 10 and the sheet-like piece. The sheet-shaped piece stacking devices K for stacking the sheet-shaped bread pieces W1 with the ears are provided in two rows, and correspondingly, in one sheet-shaped food punching device N, the conveying means 100 is provided. An example in which the transfer unit 120 is provided in two rows will be described.

  In FIG. 1, reference numerals 2 and 11 are both bread slice delivery devices, which supply 3 pieces of stick-shaped bread bread W, and this stick-like bread bread W is, for example, a sheet-like bread bread with a thickness of about 8 mm to 15 mm. Slicers 3 and 12 for slicing into pieces W1, and delivery mechanisms 4 and 13 for continuously feeding the sliced sheet bread pieces W1 with ears one by one.

  And as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the 1st conveyance line 1 is extended straightly and horizontally toward each front from each of the two bread slice sending devices 2, and the other two From each of the bread slice delivery devices 11, the second transport line 10 extends straight forward and in an upwardly inclined manner and is guided to a position several tens of centimeters higher than the first transport line 1 and then extends horizontally. After being taken out, they are folded at right angles toward the first transport line 1 and guided horizontally in the horizontal direction, and are extended to above the first transport line 1. Thereafter, each of the second transport lines 10 is bent forward at a right angle above the first transport line 1 and then extends in a straight line and a downwardly inclined shape, and its tip 14 is located above the middle of the first transport line 1. It is arranged at a specific height position. Specifically, each of the first transport line 1 and the second transport line 10 is a transport conveyor on which the above-described sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears can be placed and continuously or intermittently transported.

  By the way, in the middle of each first transport line 1, a filling supply is provided behind (upstream) from a position where the tip 14 of each second transport line 10 is disposed at a specific height position above each first transport line 1. A device Fa is provided. Each filling supply device Fa stores, for example, a filling F such as peanut cream or egg filling, and supplies the filling F to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears that has reached a predetermined position on the first conveying line. It is.

  And as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, in the location where the front front-end | tip 14 of each 2nd conveyance line 10 joins the downstream of the filling supply position of the filling supply apparatus Fa in the middle of each 1st conveyance line 1. A sheet-shaped piece stacking device K for forming a pastry bread intermediate product W2 on which a sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears on which the filling F is placed is placed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the sheet-like piece stacking apparatus K detects that the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears conveyed by the first conveyance line 1 has reached a predetermined position, and detects this. One sheet that operates based on the detection of the sensor and is transported by the first transport line 1 in the middle of the transport of the first transport line 1 of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears transported by the second transport line 10 It is made to pile up on the sheet-like bread piece W1 with each ear | edge.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the sheet-like piece stacking apparatus K is configured so that the sheet-like bread piece W <b> 1 with ears provided in the first conveyance line 1 and conveyed by the first conveyance line 1 is in a predetermined position. And the sensor 5 that detects that the sheet has reached the upper and lower sides based on the detection of the sensor 5 and moves up and down from the lower side to the movement path of the sheet-like bread pan W1 with ears. A lower stopper 20 that comes into contact with the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears to be conveyed and temporarily stops the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears, and a tip 14 of the second conveyance line 10 provided in the second conveyance line 10. The upper stopper 15 that stops the sheet-like bread piece W1 with the ears that has reached the end, and the sheet with the ears that is provided above the tip 14 side of the second conveyance line 10 and is conveyed by the second conveyance line 10 and stopped by the upper stopper 15 Wrinkled bread pieces W1 The adsorbing position U to be worn and the adhering sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears are placed on the ear-like sheet-like bread piece W1 conveyed by the first conveying line 1 and temporarily stopped by the lower stopper 20. The adsorbent 40 that moves between the two positions, and the adsorbent moving unit 50 that moves the adsorbent 40 between the two positions of the adsorption position U and the placement position D are configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the lower stopper 20 is configured by a plurality of endless conveyor belts that are spaced from each other on both sides of the first conveyor line 1 that is configured by a narrow endless conveyor belt. In the interval between the conveyor belts of the first conveyor line 1 that has advanced from the lower side to the upper side, abuts on the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears after advancement, provided one or more, In the present embodiment, a pair of lower stoppers 20 are provided on the first conveying line 1 and are formed in a bar shape having an L-shaped cross section so as to contact both corners of the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears. The upper tip is formed so as to be slightly opened so that the corners are not caught when the ear-shaped sheet-like bread piece W1 of the second conveying line 10 is placed from above as described later. The lower stopper 20 is reciprocated forward and backward in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 by an actuator 22 provided on a support base 21 protruding from the machine base H together with a cylindrical mounting portion 24 to which the lower stopper 20 is attached. Be made. Further, when the lower stopper 20 has advanced on the conveyor belt of the first conveyance line 1, the lower stopper 20 is moved by the actuator 22 at substantially the same speed as the movement speed of the endless conveyance conveyor belt constituting the first conveyance line 1. It is done. The support base 21 is provided with an actuator 23 that is reciprocated forward and backward in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 by the actuator 22 and moves the lower stopper 20 forward and backward. An actuator 25 that extends and contracts in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 is provided via the mounting portion 24, and a lower stopper 20 is provided on the mounting portion 24.

Based on the detection of the sensor 5, the actuator 25 provided via the attachment portion 24 advances from the lower side to the movement path of the ear-shaped sheet-shaped bread piece W 1 behind the rear end of the ear-shaped sheet-shaped bread piece W 1. And the finger drive part 31 which drives the positioning finger 30 which presses the rear end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears forward and presses the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears against the lower stopper 20 is configured.
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, the positioning finger 30 is formed in a bar shape having an L-shaped cross section, and one or more positioning fingers 30 are provided at the tip of the actuator 25. In the present embodiment, a pair is provided on the first transport line 1. The positioning finger 30 is advanced from the lower side to the moving path of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears simultaneously with the lower stopper 20 by the actuator 23 in a state where the positioning finger 30 is extended rearward in the conveying direction. The actuator 25 of the part 31 is reciprocated forward and backward in the transport direction of the first transport line 1.

  The finger drive unit 31 is placed after the adsorber 40 finishes adsorbing the upper eared sheet-like bread piece W1 and placed on the lower ear-like sheet bread piece W1 and placed on top of each other. It has a function of driving the positioning finger 30 so as to press the rear ends of the pair of sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears forward and press the pair of sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears against the lower stopper 20. That is, the positioning finger 30 is located below the movement path of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears behind the rear end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears conveyed by the first conveyance line 1 based on the detection of the sensor 5. And then moved forward in the conveying direction by the actuator 25 and moved forward in the conveying direction of the first conveying line 1 by the actuator 25 of the finger driving unit 31 to move the trailing end of the sheet-like bread loaf W1 with ears. After pressing forward and pressing against the lower stopper 20, the actuator 25 of the finger drive unit 31 moves backward in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 and waits in a state where it has advanced, and the upper sheet-like sheet bread with ears After the piece W1 is placed on the lower sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears and the two sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are stacked, the finger drive unit 31 again The rear end of the pair of sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears moved forward in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 by the tutor 25 is pressed forward, and the front ends thereof are pressed against the lower stopper 20. .

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the upper stopper 15 is provided at the tip 14 of the second transport line 10 so as to extend and be fixed in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the second transport line 10. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7, the adsorbent 40 includes a base plate 41, an adsorbing plate 42 that is provided on the base plate 41, and generates suction force by blowing air from the ear-like sheet-like bread piece W <b> 1. It is configured with.
The base plate 41 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the base plate 41 has a plurality of striking bodies that hang down from the base plate 41 around the adsorbing plate 42 and whose tips pierce the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears. 43 is provided. In the present embodiment, each of the impingement bodies 43 is provided at each of the four corners of the base plate 41.
The suction plate 42 is formed in a circular shape, and includes a frame body 44 with which the sucked sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears comes into contact, and a suction portion 45 that is provided inside the frame body 44 and generates suction force by the ejection of air. Configured. The suction portion 45 is formed with a jet port 46 for jetting air. By blowing air radially from the jet port 46, a suction force due to negative pressure is generated on the contact surface of the suction plate 42. ing. Note that an intake port may be provided at the same position as the jet port 46, and suction may be generated by intake from the intake port. Although it is possible to generate a relatively strong suction force with a simple mechanism by inhaling air and generating a suction force, uneven suction force may be generated and suction may be locally increased. When using a baking pan as a sheet-like piece, there is a possibility that a suction mark may remain on the surface, and when inhaling air, a small piece of bread such as a baking pan or other dust is sucked in. Therefore, there is a problem that maintenance work is required to prevent or remove this. On the other hand, when the suction force is generated by the ejection of air, the entire suction surface can be sucked evenly, and the bread pieces and dusts are not sucked. Therefore, it is desirable to generate a suction force by jetting air, and in particular, when the ear-like sheet-like bread piece W1 is used as the sheet-like piece, the above-described problem when inhaling air does not occur, The benefits are great.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 8, the adsorbent moving unit 50 places the adsorbent 40 between the position above the adsorption position U and the adsorption position U and the position above the placement position D. The adsorbent advancing / retreating mechanism 60 that moves forward and backward between the position D and the adsorbent 40 is swung and simultaneously moved forward and backward in the transport direction to move the adsorbent 40 above and below the adsorption position U. The positioning mechanism 70 is configured to be moved between two positions above the placement position D.

As shown in FIG. 8, the positioning mechanism 70 includes a swing mechanism 80 that swings the adsorbent body 40, and a rectilinear movement mechanism 90 that moves the swing mechanism 80 straight forward and backward in the conveying direction of the sheet-like bread pan W1 with ears. It is configured with.
The swing mechanism 80 is configured so that the base plate 41 of the adsorbing body 40 is positioned above the adsorbing position U with respect to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears on the second transport line 10 and above the mounting position D. In FIG. 2, the substrate 81 and the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears provided on the upper surface of the substrate 81 are conveyed in parallel to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears on the first conveyance line 1, respectively. A swing rail 82 that extends horizontally in the direction, a first moving body 83 that is provided on the swing rail 82 and moves horizontally on the swing rail 82, and a surface that is in sliding contact with the swing rail 82 of the first moving body 83. It has a projection (not shown) that fits into a recess (not shown) provided on the opposite side surface, and moves in the same direction as the movement direction of the first moving body 83 and rotates around the projection. To the second moving body 84 and the second moving body 84 A rod-shaped arm 86 slidably inserted into a through-hole 85 penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface, a cylindrical arm fixing connection member 87 provided at the upper end of the arm 86, and an arm fixing connection member 87. A support shaft body 88 and a cylindrical bearing member 88b through which the support shaft body 88 is inserted to rotate the support shaft body 88 as a shaft at a predetermined position. A portion 88a and an actuator 89 that is provided on the swing rail 82 and moves the first moving body 83 are provided. Further, the arm fixing connection member 87 and the support shaft body 88 provided at the upper end of the arm 86 are fixedly provided.

  The rectilinear movement mechanism 90 is provided on the upper surface of the base 91, the rectilinear rail 92 provided on the upper surface of the base 91 and extending in the conveying direction of the sheet-like bread pan W1 with ears, and provided on the upper surface of the rectilinear rail 92. An actuator 93 for moving the substrate 81 of the swing mechanism 80 on the rectilinear rail 92 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 8, the adsorbent advance / retreat mechanism 60 has upper and lower rails that are provided on the fixed connection member 61 a provided on the support shaft 88 of the swing mechanism 80 and extend in the vertical direction. The mounting member 61 is configured to include a slider 62 that moves on the upper and lower rails of the mounting member 61 and to which the base plate 41 of the adsorption body 40 is mounted, and an actuator 63 that is provided on the mounting member 61 and moves the slider 62. . The fixed connection member 61a provided with the attachment member 61 and the support shaft body 88 are fixedly provided.

  Then, on the downstream side of the first conveying line 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer periphery of the confectionery bread intermediate product W <b> 2 in which the two sheet-like bread pieces W <b> 1 with the ears are overlaid by the sheet piece stacking device K. A sheet-shaped food punching die N for separating the portion Wa is arranged.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 9 to 15, the sheet-shaped food punching die N includes a pair of left and right endless transport chains 101 constituting the transport means 100, and the length of the transport chain 101. A plurality of lower cutting dies 110 mounted at regular intervals in the vertical direction, a delivery conveyor 125 provided between the first transport line 1 and the transport means 100, and a confectionery bread intermediate product W2 received from the delivery conveyor The transfer part 120 delivered to the side die 110, the guide support 170 disposed above the upper part 102 of the left and right transport chains 101 and reciprocated back and forth by the reciprocating mechanism 160, and the guide support An upper punching die 180 provided in a vertically hanging manner on the lower surface portion of the body 170 and a lower surface portion of the guide support 170 on the downstream side of the upper punching die 180 The lower punching die 110 receives and places the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 from the delivery conveyor 125 on the upstream side of the transport chain 101 and transports it forward. In addition, by lowering the upper punching die 180 while moving the guide support 170 forward, the crimping state sandwiched between the upper punching die 180 and the lower punching die 110 is achieved, and the crimping state is continued for a certain time. The crimped state is released later, and in this crimped released state, the two sheet-like bread loaf pieces W1 with the ears are crimped to the peripheral crimping scheduled portion Pa, and the outer portion Wa from the peripheral crimped portion P is set as the inner portion thereof. It separates from Wb.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sheet-shaped food punching die N includes a delivery unit 120, a transport unit 100 including a pair of left and right transport chains, and a plurality of pieces mounted on the transport unit 100. Two rows of the lower die 110, the upper die 180, and the mark 190 are provided side by side. Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the delivery conveyor 125 includes a narrow endless transfer conveyor belt that supports the lower surfaces of both end portions along the transfer direction of the confectionery bread intermediate product W <b> 2 to be exposed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 12 and 14, a pair of left and right endless transport chains 101 constituting the transport means 100 is circulated on a specific elliptical orbit via a sprocket 105 at a specific position on the machine base H. It is movably mounted and continuously driven.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIGS. 9 to 14, a plurality of lower punching molds 110 are provided inside the pair of left and right endless transport chains 101 at regular intervals, and are provided with a mold body 111 and a mold body 111. A mold main part 112 having a rectangular frame-shaped mold surface 110a for pressing and cutting a peripheral press-bonding scheduled area Pa of the pastry bread intermediate product W2 on the upper surface, and a bread bread that has been pressed and cut by the mold main part 112 An extruded body 113 that is extruded from the mold main part 112 is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9, 11, and 12, a guide recess 115 a is formed at the upper central portion of the mold main body 111 and a vertical guide hole 116 is formed at the central portion of the mold main portion 112. The extruded body 113 in which deep grooves in the diameter direction are formed is loosely fitted in the guide holes 116, and two vertical holes 115b are formed in the thick part at the lower part of the mold main body 111, and these vertical holes 115b are formed. The sliding rod 117 is inserted into each of the sliding rods 117, the upper ends of the sliding rods 117 are screwed to the lower surface of the extruded body 113, and the lower ends of the sliding rods 117 are connected by a connecting member 118. In addition, a roller 119 is provided on the lower surface side, and a compression spring 114 is extrapolated to each sliding rod 117 portion located between the connecting member 118 and the lower surface of the mold main body 111.

  The mold main part 112 is formed in a square body, and the upper surface forms a mold surface 110a, and a relatively thin cut surface portion 112a is formed on the outer periphery of the upper surface. A pressing surface portion 112b that forms a relatively shallow recessed surface positioned along the square, and a rectangular recessed portion 112c that is positioned relatively deeply and positioned inside the pressing surface portion 112b are formed. The recess 112c communicates with the guide hole 116, and the extruded body 113 can be displaced vertically.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus N is provided with an extruded body moving mechanism 113a for moving the extruded body 113 after completion of crimping of the bread. The pusher moving mechanism 113a presses the roller 119 by engaging with a roller 119 as a cam follower provided in each pusher 113 and a roller 119 of the pusher 113 provided at the end of conveyance of the conveying means 100. And a cam plate 103 for projecting the extruded body 113 from the main part 112 of the mold.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 14A, a vertical cam plate 103 is provided between the two sprockets 105 on the downstream side of each conveyance chain 101. The cam plate 103 is substantially teared when viewed from the side. It has a shape (raccoon shape) that lies with its head lying downstream, and the outer peripheral edge of the head engages with the roller 119 of the lower punching die 110 to make the extruded body 113 a die body portion. 111, the roller 119 is engaged with the outer peripheral edge of the head of the cam plate 103 and pressed to cause the extruded body 113 to protrude from the mold main part 112 and toward the upper surface side of the mold main part 112. It is supposed to maintain the pushed-up state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 9, 10, and 12 to 15, the delivery unit 120 is provided on the front end 6 side of the delivery conveyor 125 and reaches the front end 6 of the delivery conveyor 125. The lower end of the lower punching die 110 and the receiving position X for receiving the pastry bread intermediate product W2 provided at the upper end 6 side of the delivery conveyor 125 and stopped by the stopper 121, and the lower surface of the received pastry bread intermediate product W2. A delivery body 130 that moves to two positions of delivery position Y that is delivered parallel to the mold surface 110a, and a delivery body moving section 150 that moves the delivery body 130 to two positions of reception position X and delivery position Y are provided. Configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 10, and 14, the stopper 121 is provided at the front end 6 of the delivery conveyor 125 so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the first transport line 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 9, 10, and 12 to 15, the delivery body 130 includes a plate-shaped base body 131 formed in a rectangular shape and a pastry bread intermediate product W <b> 2 of the base body 131. A pair of plate-like hanging bodies 132 that are suspended at both ends along the conveying direction and are opposed to both ends of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2, and both sides of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 that are respectively projected inward from the lower ends of the respective suspension bodies 132 And a support plate 133 that supports the lower surface of the end portion. The base body 131 of the delivery body 130 is provided with through holes 134 penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface in the vicinity of the four corners of the base body 131.

  2, 9, 10, and 12 to 14, the delivery body 130 is provided on the base body 131 of the delivery body 130 and is supported on the support plate 133 at the receiving position X. A chucking portion 140 is provided that grips both end portions of the intermediate product W2 outside the peripheral press-bonding scheduled area Pa (FIG. 13) together with the support plate 133 and releases the pastry intermediate product W2 in the delivery position Y. ing.

  The chucking portion 140 is provided on the base body 131 of the transfer body 130 and the rectangular base plate 141 provided on the upper surface of the base body 131 of the transfer body 130 and the four corners of the base plate 141. The four rods 142 inserted through the four through holes 134, and the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 provided at the lower end of the rod 142 and in contact with the upper surfaces of both side ends of the pastry bread intermediate product W2 on the outer side of the peripheral press-bonding scheduled portion Pa. Are supported by a support plate 133 from above and below, and a support plate advance / retreat mechanism 144 that moves the support plate 143 forward and backward with respect to the support plate 133.

  As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the holding plate advance / retreat mechanism 144 of the chucking portion 140 is provided on the air cylinder 145 and advances downward above the receiving position X and above the delivery position Y. And a plurality of pistons 146 retreating upward. A base plate 141 of the chucking portion 140 is provided at the lower end of the piston 146.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the transfer body moving unit 150 moves the transfer body 130 in the horizontal direction along the conveyance direction of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2, and the conveyance direction of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2. And a vertical direction moving mechanism 156 that moves in a vertical direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.

  The horizontal movement mechanism 151 is provided on the machine base H and extends horizontally in the conveying direction of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2, and the horizontal movement mechanism 151 is provided across the pair of horizontal rails 152 and moves on the horizontal rail 152. And a drive motor 154 that moves the horizontal slider 153. This drive motor 154 is provided on the machine base H, and reciprocates the horizontal slider 153 back and forth in the horizontal direction along the conveying direction of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 via the crank mechanism 155.

  The vertical movement mechanism 156 is provided on the horizontal slider 153 and extends in the vertical direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the confectionery bread intermediate W2. The vertical movement mechanism 156 is provided on the vertical rail 157 and moves on the vertical rail 157. A direction slider 158 and an actuator 159 for moving the vertical slider 158 are provided. Further, at the lower end of the vertical slider 158, two base bodies 131 of the transfer bodies 130 respectively corresponding to the two rows of the first transport lines 1 are provided.

In addition, a control unit (not shown) that drives and controls the horizontal direction moving mechanism 151 and the vertical direction moving mechanism 156 of the transfer body moving unit 150 is provided.
First, the control unit horizontally moves the transfer body 130 that has been previously positioned at the transfer position Y at a height at which the support plate 133 is slightly below the mold surface 110a of the lower punching mold 110 by the vertical movement mechanism 156. The transfer body 130 is positioned below the receiving position X so that the support plates 133 are opposed to the lower surfaces of both side ends of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 that is moved backward in the conveying direction by the direction moving mechanism 151 and stopped by the stopper 121. Let Next, the transfer body 130 is raised by the vertical movement mechanism 156, and both end portions of the lower surface of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 are supported by the support plates 133 at the receiving position X to receive and lift the confectionery bread intermediate product W2. Then, the transfer body 130 is moved forward in the transport direction by the horizontal movement mechanism 151, and then the transfer body 130 is moved in the vertical direction by the vertical movement mechanism 156 from any point before reaching the transfer position Y. Then, the delivery body 130 is moved toward the delivery position Y, and the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is placed on the mold surface 110a of the lower die 110 at the delivery position Y. At this time, the delivery body 130 is adjusted so that the support plate 133 is positioned at a height slightly below the mold surface 110a of the lower die 110, and the lower die 110 at the delivery position Y is adjusted. Since the height of the mold surface 110a and the height of the mounting surface of the narrow endless transport conveyor at the receiving position X of the first transport line 1 are adjusted in advance to be the same, the transfer body 130 Is moved from the position to the rear in the conveying direction by the horizontal direction moving mechanism 151, and the support plate 133 is opposed to the lower surface of the both side end portions of the pastry bread intermediate product W2 which is sequentially conveyed and stopped by the stopper 121 as described above. Thus, it is positioned below the receiving position X. A control unit (not shown) drives and controls the horizontal direction moving mechanism 151 and the vertical direction moving mechanism 156 so that the operations of the transfer body 130 are repeated. The moving speed in the horizontal direction is the same speed as that of the lower die-cutting mold 110 in the forward direction of the transport direction, and doubled in the rearward direction of the transport direction, and the transfer is performed before the lower punching die 110 reaches the delivery position Y. The operation is repeated at such a timing that the body 130 comes to the same position.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the guide support 170 can be reciprocated in the front-rear direction by a reciprocating drive mechanism 160 via a front-rear direction guide track 171 fixed to the upper portion of the machine base H. Power drive cylinder devices 172a and 172b for independently moving the upper die 180 and the brand mark 190 up and down are installed at the front and rear portions of the support 170, respectively. In the present embodiment, two upper punches 180 and brand marks 190 are provided on one guide support 170 in parallel in the width direction. The reciprocating drive mechanism 160 includes a crank mechanism 161. The crank mechanism 161 is provided on the apparatus main body and has a drive motor 163 having a rotation shaft 162 having an axis orthogonal to the moving direction of the guide support 170 and a drive motor 163 provided coaxially with the rotation shaft 162 of the drive motor 163. A disk 164 rotated by the motor 163 and a link 165 whose one end is pivotally supported by the guide support 170 and whose other end is eccentrically positioned with respect to the axis of the disk 164 are configured. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 11, the upper die 180 is replaced with a die main body 181 coupled and fixed to the output portion of the power drive cylinder device 172a for moving the die up and down. The mold main part 182 is fixed so as to be attachable, and the lower surface of the mold main part 182 extends along the inner side of the comparatively wide crimp cut surface part 183 located on the outer peripheral edge thereof. And a depression surface 184 that forms a relatively shallow depression surface and a depression portion 185 that is formed relatively deep inside the depression surface portion 184 and has a square shape. The mold main part 182 is a rectangular body similar to the mold main part 112 of the lower die 110, and the die cutting part 183 located on the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface of the die main part 112 of the lower die 130 and The pastry bread intermediate product W2 is crimped by the pressing surface portion 112b, and the pastry bread intermediate product W2 is cut by the crimping cut surface portion 183 and the sharp cutting tooth portion 112a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the stamp 190 has a stamp body 191 coupled and fixed to the output portion of the power drive cylinder device 172b, and a heater (not shown) installed inside the mark body 191. A mark portion heated by a heater is formed on the lower surface of the main body portion 191.

Therefore, when manufacturing a confectionery bread by this confectionery bread manufacturing apparatus S, for example, the following is performed.
The filling F is stored in the filling supply device Fa, and the bread-shaped bread bread W for 3 liters is supplied to the bread slice sending devices 2 and 11. In addition, when the filling F and the rod-shaped bread bread W are consumed, it supplements suitably.
In this state, each part of the apparatus is put into an operating state, and in this manner, in the bread slice sending devices 2 and 11, the slicers 3 and 12 slice the rod-like bread W into the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears of appropriate thickness, Then, the 1st conveyance line 1 and the 2nd conveyance line 10 start a continuous feed movement. On this 1st conveyance line 1 and the 2nd conveyance line 10, the delivery mechanisms 4 and 13 of each bread slice sending device 2 and 11 of the sheet-like bread bread piece W1 with the ear | edge formed by the slicer 3 and 12 previously. Send out one by one and place them sequentially.

  One sheet-like bread pan W1 with ears placed on the first transport line 1 sequentially reaches the filling supply position, and the filling feeder Fa causes the filling F to be attached with one ear on the first transport line 1. For example, a filling F such as peanut cream, egg filling, croquette or the like is supplied to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 in a predetermined amount. This supply is performed for each sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears placed on the first conveyance line 1. At this time, at least one filling supply device Fa is operated for each first transport line 1. Further, when two kinds of filling F are to be supplied for each sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears, two filling supply devices Fa are operated for each first transport line 1 respectively.

  Thus, each ear-like sheet-shaped bread piece W1 supplied with the filling F is sequentially conveyed to the position of the sheet-like piece stacking device K by the movement of each first conveying line 1.

  On the other hand, the operation of the first conveying line 1 is such that the second conveying line 10 conveys the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears placed thereon, whereby each sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears has been described above. And reaches the tip 14 of each second transport line 10 arranged at a specific height position above each first transport line 1.

  In the sheet-like piece stacking apparatus K, the sensor 5 detects that the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears of the first conveyance line 1 has come to a predetermined position, and based on the detection of this sensor 5, the first conveyance line The sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears conveyed by the second conveying line 10 is placed on the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears conveyed at 1 by the adsorbent 40, so that two sheet-like bread pieces with ears are fed. A confectionery bread intermediate W2 supplied with filling F is formed during W1.

  Specifically, first, in the second conveyance line 10, the sheet-like bread pan W <b> 1 with the ear reaching the tip 14 is stopped by the upper stopper 15.

  On the other hand, in the 1st conveyance line 1, if the sensor 5 provided in the 1st conveyance line 1 detects that the sheet food bread piece W1 with an ear | edge came to the predetermined position, the support protruding from the machine base H will be provided. The mounting portion 24 and the actuator 25 are raised by the actuator 23 provided on the table 21. Since the mounting portion 24 and the actuator 25 are provided with the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30, respectively, the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30 are also lifted in a state where the positioning finger 30 is extended rearward in the transport direction by the actuator 25. The upper ends of the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30 are projected upward from the lower side to the movement path of the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears. At this time, the lower stopper 20 is located in front of the front end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears, and the positioning finger 30 is located behind the rear end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears. In this state, the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30 are moved forward in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 at substantially the same speed as the travel speed of the first transport line 1 by the actuator 22 provided on the support base 21. Then, the positioning finger 30 is moved forward in the conveying direction of the first conveying line 1 by the actuator 25 of the finger driving unit 31 to press the rear end of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears, and the front end is set to the lower stopper 20. Press on. The pressed sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears is temporarily stopped by the lower stopper 20. Thereby, the sheet-like bread piece W1 with an ear | edge can be reliably stopped with the lower stopper 20. FIG. After pressing, the positioning finger 30 is moved horizontally rearward in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 by the actuator 25 of the finger drive unit 31, and the upper end side remains protruding in the movement path of the sheet-like bread loaf W1 with ears. Wait at.

Next, the adsorbent 40 is moved by the adsorbent moving unit 50 as described above, and the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with the ears of the second conveying line 10 are placed on the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with the ears of the first conveying line 1. To do.
Specifically, first, the adsorbing body 40 is positioned above the adsorption position U by the positioning mechanism 70. That is, the swing mechanism 80 is moved in the rearward direction of the first transport line 1 by the actuator 93 of the linear movement mechanism 90, and the base plate 41 is inclined at a position above the suction position U by the swing mechanism 80. It is made to position in parallel with respect to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with an ear | edge of the 2 conveyance line 10. FIG. More specifically, in the swing mechanism 80, the first moving body 83 moves horizontally on the swing rail 82 by the actuator 89, and accordingly, the second moving body 84 is simultaneously moved in the same direction as the first moving body 83. Move horizontally to The second moving body 84 rotates around a projection (not shown) that fits into a recess (not shown) provided on the lateral surface of the first moving body 83, and this rotation causes the second moving body 84 to rotate. The arm 86 inserted into the through hole 85 of 84 slides through the through hole 85 and rotates around the support shaft 88. As the arm 86 rotates, the support shaft 88 rotates about the axis, and the attachment member 61 of the adsorbent advance / retreat mechanism 60 rotates about the support shaft 88. As a result, the base plate 41 of the adsorbing body 40 rotates around the support shaft 88, the adsorbing body 40 is positioned above the adsorption position U, and the base plate 41 is positioned above the adsorption position U in the second transport line. It is located in parallel with the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ten ears. Then, the slider 62 is moved down on the rail of the mounting member 61 by the actuator 63 of the adsorbing member advancing / retracting mechanism 60, and the adsorbing body 40 is advanced and positioned at the adsorbing position U.

  Next, at the suction position U, air is ejected by the suction plate 42 of the suction body 40, and the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are sucked and sucked by the suction force generated thereby. At this time, the tip of the impingement body 43 hanging from the base plate 41 around the adsorbing plate 42 comes to impinge on the four corners of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears. By the suction force generated on the plate 42 and the impingement of the impingement member 43, the adsorbent 40 can reliably adsorb the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears. Further, the impingement member 43 prevents the ear-like sheet-shaped bread piece W1 from shifting from the suction plate 42 until the suction is finished at the placement position D after the suction is started at the suction position U. Furthermore, since the stab body 43 stabs in the site | part Wa outside the surrounding crimping | compression-bonding scheduled site | parts Pa cut | disconnected by a next process, the trace which was stabbed does not remain in the finished product of a confectionery bread.

  Then, the suction body 40 is moved from the suction position U to the upper position of the placement position D via the upper position of the suction position U and is positioned. This movement is performed by the positioning mechanism 70. Specifically, the swing mechanism 80 is moved straight forward in the forward direction of the first transport line 1 by the actuator 93 of the straight movement mechanism 90, and at the same time, the base plate 41 of the adsorbing body 40 is swung by the swing mechanism 80. In the upper position of the setting position D, it is positioned parallel to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears of the first conveying line 1. In the swing mechanism 80, the first moving body 83 horizontally moves on the swing rail 82 forward in the transport direction by the actuator 89, and accordingly, the second moving body 84 is also horizontal in the same direction simultaneously with the first moving body 83. Moving. The second moving body 84 rotates about the above-described protrusion (not shown) as an axis, and by this rotation, the arm 86 inserted through the through hole 85 of the second moving body 84 slides through the through hole 85. The support shaft 88 is rotated as an axis. As the arm 86 rotates, the support shaft 88 rotates about the axis, and the attachment member 61 of the adsorbent advance / retreat mechanism 60 rotates about the support shaft 88. As a result, the base plate 41 of the adsorbing body 40 rotates about the support shaft 88 as an axis, the adsorbing body 40 is positioned above the mounting position D, and the base plate 41 is positioned first above the mounting position D. It is located in parallel with the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears of the conveyance line 1. Then, the slider 62 is moved down on the upper and lower rails of the mounting member 61 by the actuator 63 of the adsorbing body advancing / retreating mechanism 60, and the adsorbing body 40 is advanced and positioned at the adsorption position U.

  Next, at this placement position D, the ejection of air at the suction plate 42 of the suction body 40 is stopped to end the suction, and the sheet-like bread pan W1 with ears is stopped by the lower stopper 20 first. The sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears of the conveyance line 1 are placed on top of each other. Thereby, the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears conveyed by the second conveyance line 10 is overlapped on the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears W1 conveyed by the first conveyance line 1 at the placement position D by the adsorbent 40. Therefore, compared to the conventional technique of simply dropping the sheet-shaped bread piece W1 with ears of the second transport line 10 obliquely downward and directly overlaying the sheet-shaped bread piece W1 with ears of the first transport line 1, The timing at the time of stacking does not go out of order, and therefore, the two sheet-like bread loaf pieces W1 with ears can be stacked more accurately. In addition, the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears conveyed by the adsorbent 40 on the second conveyance line 10 is placed from above in the vertical direction of the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears conveyed on the first conveyance line 1. Even in the case where the filling F having a certain thickness is sandwiched between the two, the two sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears can be accurately stacked. For example, when using a sheet-like piece having a thickness of 5 to 8 mm, the filling may be 3 mm or more, and more specifically, a filling having a thickness of 5 to 20 mm can be sandwiched.

  Then, after the bread piece W1 is placed, the positioning finger 30 that has been waiting in the state where it has advanced from the lower side of the first conveying line 1 to the rear in the conveying direction (upstream) is the actuator 25 of the finger driving unit 31. Accordingly, the rear ends of the pair of ear-like sheet-like bread pieces W1 that have moved horizontally in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 are pressed forward, and the front ends thereof are pressed against the lower stopper 20. As a result, the overlapping position of the two sheet-like bread bread pieces W1 with ears is further adjusted by the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30. Even if there is, this is corrected and the upper and lower sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are surely matched, so that two more sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears can be accurately overlapped. At this time, the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30 are formed in an L-shaped cross section, and the four corner portions of the two sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are pressed by the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30. Therefore, also in this respect, two more sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears can be accurately superimposed.

  Thereafter, the positioning finger 30 is horizontally moved to the rear in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 by the actuator 25 of the finger driving unit 31, and immediately thereafter, the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30 are It is made to leave to the lower side from the movement path | route of the shape bread piece W1. After the retreat, the lower stopper 20 and the positioning finger 30 are moved horizontally to the rear of the first transport line 1 in the transport direction by the actuator 22 and returned to the initial position.

  In this way, the two sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are overlaid to form a confectionery bread intermediate product W2. Then, the above-mentioned sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears are sequentially stacked one after another, and the formed confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is further conveyed forward in the first conveying line 1, and the sheet-shaped food punching die is obtained. It is conveyed to the device N.

  The confectionery bread intermediate product W2 conveyed by the first conveyor line 1 is received by the delivery conveyor 125 of the sheet-shaped food punching die device N, and the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is removed from the delivery conveyor 125 by the delivery unit 120. 110, the lower punching die 110 and the upper punching die 180 are put into a crimped state in which the pastry bread intermediate product W2 is sandwiched, and this crimping state is continued for a certain period of time, and then the upper punching die 180 is raised to release the crimping state. Then, the peripheral press-bonding scheduled part Pa of the two sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears is pressed and the part Wa outside the peripheral press-bonding part P is separated from the inner part Wb.

  Specifically, the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is first transported to a delivery conveyor 125 provided between the first transport line 1 and the transport means 100, and then moved by a stopper 121 provided on the delivery conveyor 125. Be stopped.

  In this state, first, the delivery body 130 that has been previously placed at the delivery position Y by the vertical movement mechanism 156 so that the support plate 133 is slightly below the mold surface 110a of the lower die 110 is delivered. It is moved by the body moving unit 150 and positioned below the receiving position X. The movement is controlled by the control unit, and the horizontal slider 153 moves horizontally on the horizontal rail 152 in the rearward direction in the transport direction of the first transport line 1 via the crank mechanism 155 by the drive motor 154 of the horizontal direction moving mechanism 151. Accordingly, the vertical rail 157 provided on the horizontal slider 153 also moves horizontally in the rearward direction of the first transport line 1. Therefore, the vertical slider 158 provided on the vertical rail 157 and the transfer body 130 provided on the lower end of the vertical slider 158 also move horizontally in the rearward direction of the first transport line 1. In this state, the support plate 133 of the delivery body 130 is positioned opposite to the lower surface of both end portions exposed from the conveyor belt of the pastry bread intermediate product W2 stopped by the stopper 121 on the delivery conveyor 125.

Then, at the receiving position X while the transfer body 130 is raised vertically by the vertical movement mechanism 156 of the transfer body moving section 150, the confectionery bread intermediate product W <b> 2 is received and lifted by the support plate 133, and the confectionery bread intermediate section 150 is moved by the chucking section 140. Hold product W2.
Specifically, the vertical slider 158 vertically moves on the vertical rail 157 by the actuator 159 of the vertical movement mechanism 156, and accordingly, the transfer body 130 provided at the lower end of the vertical slider 158 is also provided. Move vertically upwards. At this time, at the receiving position X, the support plate 133 of the transfer body 130 supports the lower surface of the both end portions exposed from the conveyor belt of the sweet bread intermediate product W2 stopped by the stopper 121 on the delivery conveyor 125, and the sweet bread intermediate product. Receives and lifts W2. On the other hand, while lifting the pastry bread intermediate product W2 in this way, the chucking unit 140 is provided at the lower end of the piston 146 with the piston 146 advanced downward by the air cylinder 145 of the holding plate advance / retreat mechanism 144. The base plate 141 is also moved vertically downward. Therefore, the rod 142 provided on the base plate 141 and the holding plate 143 provided at the lower end of the rod 142 also move vertically downward, and the holding plate 143 comes into contact with the upper surfaces of both side end portions of the pastry bread intermediate product W2. That is, the support plate 133 and the holding plate 143 hold the upper and lower surfaces of the both ends of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2, and the transfer body 130 is raised in this state.

  Thereafter, the transfer body 130 is moved toward the transfer position Y by the transfer body moving unit 150. This movement is controlled by a control unit (not shown), and the horizontal slider 153 is moved on the horizontal rail 152 via the crank mechanism 155 by the drive motor 154 of the horizontal movement mechanism 151 in the conveyance direction of the first conveyance line 1. Accordingly, the vertical rail 157 provided on the horizontal slider 153 also moves horizontally in the forward direction of the first transport line 1. Therefore, the vertical slider 158 provided on the vertical rail 157 and the transfer body 130 provided on the lower end of the vertical slider 158 also move horizontally to the transfer position Y in the forward direction of the first transfer line 1 in the transfer direction.

Then, the chucking unit 140 is released from holding at the transfer position Y while the transfer body 130 is lowered vertically by the vertical movement mechanism 156 of the transfer body moving unit 150 from an arbitrary point before reaching the transfer position Y. The confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is placed on the lower punching die 110 and delivered.
In this case, the vertical movement of the transfer body 130 is caused by the vertical slider 158 moving vertically downward on the vertical rail 157 by the actuator 159 of the vertical movement mechanism 156, and accordingly, the lower end of the vertical slider 158. The transfer body 130 provided in the vertical movement also moves vertically downward. However, in this embodiment, the horizontal movement mechanism 151 and the vertical movement mechanism move from an arbitrary point before reaching the delivery position Y in the present embodiment. Since the downward vertical movement by 156 is simultaneously performed, the transfer body 130 descends obliquely downward.
And the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 lower surface is placed in contact with the mold surface 110a of the lower die 110. At this time, the lower punching die 110 is conveyed by the conveying chain 101 and has a posture in which the mold surface 110a becomes horizontal when it reaches the delivery position Y, and the moving speed of the delivery body 130 in the horizontal direction is as follows. The forward speed in the conveying direction is adjusted to be the same speed as that of the lower die-cutting die 110.

  On the other hand, in the chucking unit 140, the piston 146 is retracted upward by the air cylinder 145 of the gripping plate advance / retreat mechanism 144 immediately before the lower surface of the pastry bread intermediate product W2 is placed on the mold surface 110a of the lower mold die 110. As a result, the base plate 141 provided at the lower end of the piston 146 also moves vertically upward. Therefore, the rod 142 provided on the base plate 141 and the holding plate 143 provided at the lower end of the rod 142 also move vertically upward, so that the holding plate 143 is separated from the upper surface of both side end portions of the pastry bread intermediate product W2, Release the holding of the intermediate product W2.

  Thereby, since the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is placed on the mold surface 110a of the lower punching die 110 by the delivery body 130, the lower punching die 110 receives the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 directly from the conveyor belt of the first conveying line 1. Compared with the conventional technique of placing, since the lower surface of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 received by the delivery body 130 can be placed parallel to the mold surface 110a of the lower die 110, the confectionery bread Misalignment with respect to the lower die 110 of the intermediate product W2 is prevented. In addition, as described above, the horizontal movement speed of the transfer body 130 is adjusted to be the same speed as the lower die-cutting mold 110 in the forward direction of the conveyance direction. The speed is the same as that of the punching die 110, and the displacement of the pastry bread intermediate product W2 with respect to the lower punching die 110 is more reliably prevented. That is, since the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 can be accurately placed at a desired position on the mold surface 110a of the lower punching mold 110, the two sheet-like bread bread pieces with ears can be surely attached at the desired peripheral press-bonding scheduled site Pa. W1 can be crimped.

  In addition, after the delivery body 130 receives the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 at the receiving position X, the both ends of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 are sandwiched from above and below by the support plate 133 of the delivery body 130 and the gripping plate 143 of the chucking portion 140. Therefore, the bending of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is prevented. Therefore, when the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is delivered and placed on the lower punching die 110 at the delivery position Y, the sweet bun intermediate product W2 is placed on the mold surface 110a of the lower punching die 110. It is possible to place the product W2 with the lower surface of the product W2 in parallel, and more accurately place the product W2 on a desired position of the mold surface 110a of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 lower die 110. In particular, as shown in FIG. 15, when the both side ends of the confectionery bread intermediate product W <b> 2 are not gripped from above and below, the inner part Wb of the lower ear-like sheet-like bread piece W <b> 1 is bent by the weight of the filling F. In some cases, the bending is prevented by holding the chucking portion 140 with the holding plate 143. In addition, by holding the both ends of the sweet bread intermediate product W2 from above and below, from the time when the sweet bread intermediate product W2 is received at the receiving position X to the time when the sweet bread intermediate product W2 is delivered to the lower punching die 110 at the delivery position Y, Since the sheet-like bread pieces W1 with ears and the filling F can be lightly attached, a preliminary shaping effect can be obtained.

  After the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 is delivered and placed on the lower die 110, the delivery body 130 is horizontally moved to the receiving position X by the delivery body moving unit 150, and receives the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 sequentially conveyed. And the operation | movement of the said delivery body 130 is performed repeatedly by a control part (not shown).

  Then, when the lower die 110 moves the distance L1 downstream (see FIG. 2), the power drive cylinder device 172a of the guide support 170 is immediately extended, and the upper die 180 is lowered, and the lower die 110 and The upper punching die 180 is opposed to the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 on the lower punching die 110. This clamping state is continued while the transport chain 101 moves again by the distance L2 due to the synchronized downstream movement of the transport chain 101 and the guide support 170. When the movement of the distance L2 is completed, the power drive cylinder device 172a is shortened and the upper die 180 is lifted.

  At this time, the crimp cut surface portion 183 positioned on the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface of the upper die 180 and the die surface 110a of the lower die 110 face each other, and the entire pressing surface of the upper and lower die dies 180, 110 is placed in the middle of the confectionery bread. In order to keep the product W2 under a continuous pressing state for an arbitrary fixed time, the peripheral press-bonding scheduled portion Pa of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with the upper and lower ears of the pastry bread intermediate product W2 is formed by the press-bonding cut surface portion 183 and the press surface portion 112b. In addition to being securely crimped, the cutting teeth 112a can be reliably cut at the position C to be cut. At this time, almost no pressing force is applied to the inner portion of the peripheral press-bonding portion P of the confectionery bread intermediate product W2 in the recessed portions 112c and 185, and as a result, the square shape having a plump feeling on the lower die 110 is obtained. The pastry bread W3 is formed, and the bread lobe W4 is left around the side surface of the lower die 110.

  Then, as the upper die 180 is raised, the guide support 170 is returned to the upstream original position, and the following operations are repeated. Although only the operation of the power drive cylinder device 172a has been described above, the power drive cylinder device 172b is also extended as necessary so that the mark 190 is given in the second iteration.

  At this time, if the baking mark 190 is kept lowered for an excessively long time, the mark display on the sweet bun W3 becomes darkened so that it is raised at an earlier point than the upper punch 180 as necessary. Thereafter, the above processing by the upper and lower punching molds 180 and 110 and the brand mark 190 is repeated for each pastry bread intermediate product W2 placed on the lower punching mold 110.

  Further, in this case, since the reciprocating drive mechanism 160 of the guide support 170 is constituted by the crank mechanism 161, the reciprocation of the guide support 170 is surely performed without stagnation. In particular, the crank mechanism 161 operates the link 165 by the disk 164 rotated by the drive motor 163, so that there is no stagnation in the reciprocation of the reciprocation compared to the case of reciprocation by the air cylinder. Is done smoothly. As a result, the upper punching die 180 and the lower punching die 110 can continuously press the pastry bread intermediate product W2 and strongly press the peripheral press-bonding scheduled portion Pa in combination with the lowering and raising operations.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the confectionery bread manufacturing apparatus S according to the present embodiment includes a confectionery bread W3 that is forward of the front end of the arc-shaped portion of the conveyance chain 101 on the front side of the sheet-shaped food punching apparatus N. The take-out conveyor 200 is extended. Further, a take-out conveyor 201 for taking out the bread lobe W4 extends from the lower side of the arcuate portion of the conveyance chain 101 to the side.

  After the stamping is applied, when the lower punching die 110 is further moved forward, the roller 119 of the lower punching die 110 is pushed and displaced to the outer peripheral edge of the head of the cam plate 103, and the extruded body 113 is moved. The lower part of the confectionery bread W3 that is slightly protruded from the upper surface of the lower die 110 through the dent 112c and is pushed into the dent 112c is pushed out of the dent 112c. 200.

  The position of the extruded body 113 in the lower die 110 at this time is maintained until the lower die 110 reaches the front end of the lower portion 104 of the transport chain 101, and the extruded body is moved toward the rear side of the lower portion 104. 113 immerses in the recess 112c and is displaced to a position deeper than the bottom surface of the recess 112c before reaching the intermediate position of the underlaying portion 104. In this case, since the extruded body 113 pushes the lower part of the confectionery bread W3 fitted in the recessed portion 112c to the outside of the recessed portion 112c, it can be reliably removed from the lower punching die 110. Further, since the extruded body 113 protrudes when the roller 119 of the lower die 110 is pushed by the cam plate 103, the operation is smoothly and reliably performed by the cam 103.

  Further, the bread lobe W4 externally fitted to the side surface of the lower die 110 is displaced so as to be extracted from the lower die 110 and dropped onto the take-out conveyor 201. Thereby, the confectionery bread W3 is carried out to a specific place by the take-out conveyor 200, and the bread lobe W4 is carried out laterally by the take-out conveyor 201.

  In the above-described embodiment, two filling supply devices Fa are provided in each first transport line 1. However, in the above-described embodiment, one filling supply device Fa is added to each first transport line 1. Then, by providing three filling supply devices Fa for each, three types of filling F can be supplied to the upper surface of the sheet-like bread piece W1 with ears on the first conveying line 1.

It is a plane schematic diagram which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the confectionery bread in which the stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece which concerns on embodiment of this invention is used. It is a side surface schematic diagram which shows the manufacturing apparatus of the confectionery bread in which the stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece which concerns on embodiment of this invention is used. It is a perspective view which shows the stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which an adsorption body moves to a mounting position from an adsorption position. It is a side view which shows the stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the state in the adsorption position and mounting position of an adsorption body. It is a side view which shows the stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the movement of a lower stopper and a positioning finger. It is a perspective view which shows the adsorption body which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the adsorption body moving part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a perspective view showing a sheet-shaped food punching die device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows the sheet | seat food cutting die apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which a delivery body moves to a delivery position from a receipt position. 1 shows a sheet-shaped food punching device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) shows a state in which a pastry bread intermediate product is placed on a lower punching die, and (B) shows a lower punching die and an upper punching die. It is a side view which shows the state which crimped | bonded the cake bread intermediate product. It is a perspective view which shows the delivery body and lower side cutting die which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the state in the receiving position and delivery position of a delivery body which shows the sheet-type food cutting die apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The transfer body moving part which concerns on embodiment of this invention is shown, (A) is a side view, (B) is a front view. It is a figure at the time of receiving an example in the case of not providing a chucking part in a delivery body, and receiving a confectionery bread intermediate product in a receiving position. It is a side surface schematic diagram which shows an example of the manufacturing method of the conventional sweet bun. An example of the manufacturing method of the conventional confectionery bread is shown, (A) is a figure which shows the conventional stacking apparatus of the sheet-like piece, and (B) is the conventional sheet-shaped food punching apparatus. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the conventional stacking apparatus of a sheet-like piece.

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S Confectionery bread manufacturing device K Sheet-shaped piece stacking device N Sheet-shaped food punching device W Stick-shaped bread W1 Ear-shaped sheet bread W2 Sweet bread intermediate product W3 Sweet bread W4 Food bread ear Wa Outer part Wb Inner part F Filling P Peripheral pressure bonding part Pa Peripheral pressure bonding part C Cutting target position U Suction position D Loading position X Reception position Y Delivery position 1 First transport line 5 Sensor 10 Second transport line 15 Upper stopper 20 Lower stopper 30 Positioning finger 40 Adsorbent 41 Base plate 42 Adsorbing plate 43 Adhering body 50 Adsorbing body moving part 60 Adsorbing body advancing / retracting mechanism 70 Positioning mechanism 80 Oscillating mechanism 90 Straight moving mechanism 100 Conveying means 101 Conveying chain 110 Lower side die 110a Mold surface 120 Delivery part 121 Stopper 125 Delivery conveyor 130 Delivery body 131 Base body 13 Hanging member 133 bearing plate 140 chucking unit 143 sandwiching plates 144 sandwiching plate advancing and retreating mechanism 150 transfer member movement portion 151 horizontal movement mechanism 156 vertically moving mechanism 160 reciprocating mechanism 170 guides the support 180 the upper cutting die 190 brand

Claims (6)

A first conveyance line that conveys the sheet-shaped piece, and a conveyance that is the same as the conveyance direction of the first conveyance line and that is inclined downward with respect to the conveyance direction of the first conveyance line when viewed from the side of the first conveyance line A sheet-like piece is conveyed in the direction and the leading end side is disposed at a specific height position in the middle of the first conveyance line, and each sheet-like piece is conveyed by each of the conveyance lines. The sheet-like piece that is superposed on the sheet-like piece for each sheet conveyed by the first conveyance line in the middle of the conveyance of the first conveyance line. In the stacking device,
The sheet-like piece moves along the path of the sheet-like piece of the first conveying line from the lower side to the top, contacts the front end of the sheet-like piece conveyed on the first conveying line, and temporarily stops the sheet-like piece. A lower stopper, an upper stopper provided on the second conveying line for stopping the sheet-like piece reaching the tip of the second conveying line, and an upper stopper provided on the upper end side of the second conveying line. The suction position for sucking the sheet-like piece conveyed and stopped by the upper stopper, and the adsorbed sheet-like piece are placed on the sheet-like piece conveyed by the first conveying line and temporarily stopped by the lower stopper. An apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces, comprising: an adsorbent that moves between two placement positions to be placed; and an adsorbent moving unit that moves the adsorbent between the two positions.   The adsorbent moving unit includes an adsorbent advance / retreat mechanism that moves the adsorbent up and down above the adsorption position and above the installation position, and swings the adsorbent, and if necessary, And a positioning mechanism configured to move straightly forward and backward in the transport direction and move the suction body between two positions, the upper position of the suction position and the upper position of the mounting position. Item 2. An apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces according to Item 1.   The positioning mechanism includes: a swing mechanism that swings the adsorbent; and a rectilinear movement mechanism that moves the swing mechanism straight forward and backward in the conveying direction of the sheet-like piece. An apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces according to 1 or 2.   The adsorbent is provided with a base plate and an adsorbing plate that is provided on the base plate and sucks the sheet-like piece with a suction force that is generated by jetting or sucking air. The apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a plurality of impingement bodies that are suspended from the base plate and whose tips impinge on the sheet-like pieces.   A sensor for detecting that the sheet-like piece conveyed by the first conveyance line has reached a predetermined position, and based on the detection of the sensor, a movement path of the sheet-like piece at the rear end of the sheet-like piece A positioning finger that moves forward from the lower side, presses the rear end of the sheet-like piece forward and presses the front end of the sheet-like piece against the lower stopper, and a finger drive unit that drives the positioning finger The apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:   The finger driving unit is configured to press the rear ends of the pair of stacked sheet pieces forward after the adsorbing body places the upper sheet-like piece on the lower sheet-like piece and superimposes them. 6. The apparatus for stacking sheet-like pieces according to claim 5, further comprising a function of driving the positioning fingers so as to press the front ends of the pair of sheet-like pieces against the lower stopper.

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