JP2012126424A - Lid material replenishing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lid material replenishing device not requiring a lid material to be replenished from both sides of a sealing device, when replenishing the lid material to a magazine of a lid material supply device, and capable of preventing a foreign matter such as dust and a hair from coming into a container body, the dust and hair being caused by a person.SOLUTION: The lid material replenishing device is a lid material replenishing device for replenishing the lid material to the magazine of mounting the plurality of sheets of lid materials, in the lid material supply device for taking out the lid material one by one from the plurality of sheets of mounted lid materials, to supply the lid material to an opening part of the container body, the lid material replenishing device includes a holder and a crane, and the plurality of sheets of replenishing lid materials mounted on the holder are clamped from above and below by the crane, and is conveyed to replenish the lid material to the magazine from above.

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid material replenishing device.

  In a sealing device that seals the lid material to the cup or tray-like container body, in order to increase production efficiency, the container body that has been transported in multiple rows is filled with the contents, and the lid material is loaded from the magazine loaded with the lid material. Many automatic sealing devices are used to supply the pieces one by one to the opening of the container body and seal the lid material to the opening of the container body.

  In a lid supply device that supplies lids one by one from a magazine loaded with lids to the opening of the container body, the magazine is provided with a plurality of support pillars surrounding the loaded lids and at the lower end of the magazine. , And claw extending inward from the periphery, and these hold the lid. A lid material supply device that sucks the lid material loaded on the magazine from below with a suction cup and supplies the lid material one by one to the opening of the container body is often used (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent). Reference 2).

  In the sealing device provided with such a lid material supply device, the magazine is manually replenished with the lid material, but the magazine is used to supply the lid material to the container main body which has been conveyed in a plurality of rows. Since a plurality of units are arranged, it is necessary to replenish from both sides of the sealing device, and two people often work. Further, since the lid material is supplied to the magazine above the container body filled with the contents, there is a possibility that foreign matters such as dust and hair caused by people may enter the container body.

  Known documents are shown below.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-134004 JP 2003-291906 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is not necessary to replenish the cover material from both sides of the seal device when refilling the magazine of the cover material supply device. An object of the present invention is to provide a lid material replenishing device in which foreign matter such as hair does not enter the container body.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is that the plurality of lids of the lid material supply apparatus that takes out the lid materials one by one from the plurality of stacked lid materials and supplies the lid material to the opening of the container body. A lid material replenishment device for replenishing a magazine for loading materials with a lid material,
A cover material comprising a holder and a crane, wherein a plurality of replenishment cover members loaded on the holder are sandwiched from above and below by a crane, transported, and the cover member is replenished from above. It is a replenishing device.

The lid material replenishing device of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and a plurality of replenishing lid materials loaded on the holder are sandwiched from above and below by a crane, and transported to cover the lid material supply device. Since the cover material is replenished from the top to the magazine for loading the magazine, it is not necessary to replenish the magazine with the cover material from both sides of the sealing device, and foreign substances such as dust and hair caused by people enter the container body. There is no end.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the crane comprises a lid material gripping device for gripping the lid material, and a moving device for moving the lid material gripping device vertically and horizontally, and the lid material gripping device. Has a base connected to the moving device, an upper presser plate below the center of the base, and a lower presser plate provided around the upper presser plate and extending in the central direction at the lower end, 2. The lid according to claim 1, comprising at least two arms movable in a central direction of the base, and capable of gripping and transporting a plurality of lids between the lower presser plate and the upper presser plate. It is a replenishing device.

  The lid material replenishing device according to claim 1, wherein the crane includes a lid material gripping device for gripping the lid material, and a moving device for moving the lid material gripping device up and down and horizontally. The material gripping device has a base connected to the moving device, an upper presser plate below the center of the base, and a lower presser plate provided around the upper presser plate and extending in the central direction at the lower end, It consists of at least two arms that can move in the center direction of the base, and can hold and transport a plurality of lids between the lower presser plate and the upper presser plate. It is possible to reliably and easily carry out the cover material from above and below with a crane, convey it, and replenish the magazine with the cover material from above.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that the holder includes a pedestal and a holding portion that is provided upward from the pedestal so as to hold the loaded lid member so as not to move forward, backward, left and right. Has a space in which the lower presser plate of the crane can move below a plurality of replenishing cover members loaded on the pedestal, and the holding unit also has a lower presser plate and an upper presser. The lid replenishing device according to claim 2, wherein a space is provided so that the lower presser plate can be lifted when a plurality of lid members are gripped and lifted between the plates.

  The lid material replenishing device according to claim 2, wherein the holder is provided with a pedestal portion and a holding portion provided upward from the pedestal portion so as to prevent the loaded lid material from moving forward, backward, left and right. The pedestal has a space below, and the lower presser plate of the crane is movable in this space, so the lower presser plate is inserted below the plurality of cover materials for replenishment loaded on the pedestal. Since the holding part is provided with an interval, and the crane is lifted by grasping a plurality of lids between the lower presser plate and the upper presser plate, the lower presser plate can be raised between this interval. It is possible to reliably and easily carry out the replenishment of a plurality of lids with a crane and refill the magazines with the lids.

  By using the lid material replenishing device of the present invention, there is an effect that it is not necessary for a person to replenish the magazine from both sides of the sealing device when the lid material is replenished to the magazine of the lid material supply device. This has the effect of preventing foreign matter such as dust and hair from entering the container body.

It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the cover material grip apparatus of the crane of an example of the cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention. It is a bottom view of (A) and (B). It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the holder of an example of the cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention. (A) It is a front view. (B) It is a right side view (the same applies to the left side view). (C) It is a top view. It is the top view which showed typically the state which loaded the cover material in the holder of an example of the cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention seeing through the cover material. It is an example of the lid material replenishing device of the present invention, and is an explanatory view schematically showing a magazine of a lid material supplying device for replenishing a lid material. (A) It is a front view. (B) It is a top view. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the state in which the cover material was loaded in the magazine of the cover material supply apparatus which replenishes a cover material. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the state which installed the example of the lid | cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention in the sealing device with the top view. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically replenishing the cover material to the magazine of a cover material supply apparatus by an example of the cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the state which is going to hold | grip the lid | cover material loaded on the holder with an example of the lid | cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention with the lid | cover material gripping device of a crane. It is explanatory drawing which typically showed the state which hold | gripped and lifted the lid | cover material loaded in the holder with an example of the lid | cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention with the lid | cover material gripping device of the crane. It is explanatory drawing which showed typically the state which replenishes the magazine with the lid | cover material grasped with the lid | cover material gripping device of the crane in an example of the lid | cover material replenishment apparatus of this invention.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described.
In the present invention, a plurality of lid materials 2 of a lid material supply device 9 for taking out the lid materials 2 one by one from a plurality of loaded lid materials 2 and supplying the lid material 2 to the opening of the container body 3 are provided. This is a lid material replenishing device for replenishing the magazine 5 to be loaded with the lid material 2.

  The lid material replenishing device of the present invention comprises a holder 4 and a crane 1. A plurality of lid materials 2 for replenishment loaded on the holder 4 are sandwiched from above and below by the crane 1 and conveyed to a magazine 5. The lid 2 is replenished from above.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a lid gripping device 11 of a crane 1 as an example of a lid material replenishing device of the present invention. (A) It is a top view. (B) It is a bottom view.

  The crane 1 of the lid material replenishing device of this example includes a lid material gripping device 11 that grips the lid material 2 as shown in FIG. 7, and a moving device 12 that moves the lid material gripping device 11 up and down and horizontally on the magazine. As shown in FIG. 1, the lid gripping device 11 is provided around the base 111 connected to the moving device, the upper presser plate 112 below the center of the base 111, and the upper presser plate 112. The lower presser plate 114 is formed at the lower end of the arm 113 and extends in the center direction.

  The arm 113 is movable in the center direction of the base 111 (the arrow direction in the figure), and a spring 115 is provided between the upper presser plate 112 and the base 111, and the distance between the upper presser plate 112 and the base 111 is If no force is applied, it is constant. When pressed from the bottom, the distance is shortened and pushed back against the pressing.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory view schematically showing the holder 4 as an example of the lid material replenishing device of the present invention. (A) is a front view. (B) is a right side view (the same applies to the left side view). (C) is a plan view. FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the lid member 2 is loaded on the holder 4 as an example of the lid member replenishing apparatus according to the present invention through the lid member 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the holder 4 of the lid material replenishing device of this example includes a pedestal 41 and a holding unit 42 that is provided upward from the pedestal 41 so as to prevent the loaded lid material from moving back and forth and from side to side. It is made up of. The pedestal 41 has a space 411 in which the lower presser plate 114 of the crane 1 can move below the plurality of replenishing lid members 2 loaded on the pedestal 41.

The holding portion 42 also has an interval 421 so that the lower presser plate 114 can be lifted when the crane 1 is lifted by holding the plurality of lid members 2 between the lower presser plate 114 and the upper presser plate 112. Is provided. In this example, the holding part 42 is divided into two parts, and a gap 421 is provided between them. However, if the lower presser plate 114 is provided with a gap 421 that can be raised, four, It does not matter if it is divided into six. As shown in FIG. 3, the lid member 2 is stacked on the pedestal 41 so as to be surrounded by the holding portion 42.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing the magazine 5 of the lid material supply device 9 for replenishing the lid material 2 as an example of the lid material replenishing device of the present invention. (A) It is a front view. (B) It is a top view. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view schematically showing the state in which the lid material 2 is loaded on the magazine 5 of the lid material supply device 9 for replenishing the lid material 2.

  The magazine 5 of the lid material supply device 9 has a block 51 and a plurality of guides 52 provided on the block 51. The block 51 is provided with a through hole 511 through which the lid member 2 passes. Further, a plurality of claw members 512 are formed on the bottom surface of the block 51 from the periphery of the passage hole 511 toward the center so that the lid member 2 does not fall. It is provided for. The guide 52 is a vertically standing columnar shape, and the lower end of the guide 52 is screwed to and attached to the block 51 in this example.

  When the plurality of lid members 2 are stacked, the plurality of lid members 2 are stacked from between the plurality of guides 52 to the lower end of the through-hole 511 as shown in FIG. It is supported not to.

  Hereinafter, replenishment of the cover material 2 to the magazine 5 by an example of the cover material replenishing apparatus of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory view schematically showing a state where an example of the lid material replenishing device of the present invention is installed in the sealing device 10 in a plan view. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing that the cover material 2 is supplied to the magazine 5 of the cover material supply device 9 as an example of the cover material supply device of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the sealing device 10, the container body 3 filled with the contents moves intermittently in a plurality of rows from the left of the drawing. A conveyance path 43 of the holder 4 is provided above the movement path of the container body 3, and the holder 4 is installed on the conveyance path 43. The holder 4 is conveyed on the conveyance path 43 and goes around. Yes. The conveyance of the holder 4 is performed separately from the movement of the container body 3.

  In addition, a plurality of magazines 5 of the lid material supply device 9 are provided on the right side of the transport path 43 (lower in the flow direction of the container body 3) corresponding to the rows of the container bodies 3. Further, on the right side, seal bars 61 and 62 for heat-sealing the lid member 2 to the opening of the container body 3 are provided at two locations for heating and cooling, or two times of heating. To do. And on the right side, the container 31 in which the lid 2 is sealed by the container body 3 is discharged.

  In this example, the conveyance path 43 is configured to feed the holder 4 in the counterclockwise direction. First, in a state where the conveyance path 43 is stopped, the person 7 loads the lid member 2 on the holder 4 at the lower left of the conveyance path 43 in the figure.

  The lid material loaded holder 40 loaded with the lid material 2 moves to the right and is further sent in the upward direction in FIG. 6 so that it is aligned with the magazine 5 of the lid material supply device 9. When the same number of lid material loading holders 40 as the magazine 5 of the lid material supply device 9 are arranged opposite to each other in the flow direction of the container body 3, and the number of the lid materials 2 loaded on the magazine 5 decreases, automatically or However, the operation of transferring the lid material 2 from the lid material loaded holder 40 to the magazine 5 is started by the crane 1 of the lid material replenishing device.

  In FIG. 7, the lid material gripping device 11 of the crane 1 of the lid material replenishing device grabs the lid material 2 from the holder 4, lifts it by the moving device 12, and moves onto the magazine 5 of the lid material supply device 9. Represents the state.

  When the operation of the crane 1 of the lid material replenishing device is started, the lid material gripping device 11 of the crane 1 waiting at a predetermined position moves and descends from above the lower left holder 4. Then, the lid member 2 loaded on the holder 4 is sandwiched between the upper retainer plate 112 and the lower retainer plate 114 of the lid member grasping device 11 of the crane 1 of the upper lid member replenishing device, and is grasped. The moving device 12 is lifted and moved above the magazine 5 of the lid supply device 9. Thereafter, the lid gripping device 11 is lowered onto the remaining lid member 2 of the magazine 5 by the moving device 12, and the supplementary lid member 2 is loaded on the magazine 5.

  Below the magazine 5, there is a lid material transfer unit 8 with a suction cup 81, and the lid material 2 is sucked one by one from below the magazine 5 with the suction cup 81, and the lid material transfer unit 8 is expanded and contracted and rotated. The lid member 2 is set in the opening of the container body 3 that has moved downward. In FIG. 7, the crane 1 of the lid material replenishing device is arranged in only the same plurality of rows as the plurality of rows of magazines 5, and is simultaneously placed in the plurality of rows of magazines 5. Replenish.

  Hereinafter, the replenishment of the lid material 2 to the magazine 5 by the lid material replenishing device will be described in more detail.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory view schematically showing the state in which the lid 2 loaded on the holder 4 is being gripped by the lid gripping device 11 of the crane 1 in an example of the lid material replenishing device of the present invention. . FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the state in which the lid 2 loaded on the holder 4 in the example of the lid replenishing device of the present invention is gripped by the lid gripping device 11 of the crane 1 and lifted up. is there. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the state in which the magazine 5 is replenished with the lid 2 gripped by the lid gripping device 11 of the crane 1 in an example of the lid material replenishing device of the present invention.

  6, the lid material loaded holder 40 on which the lid material 2 is loaded at the lower left of the conveyance path 43 is surrounded by the holding portion 42 on the base 41 of the holder 4 as shown in FIG. 3. Is loaded. From above the lid material loaded holder 40, the lid material gripping device 11 of the crane 1 is lowered by the moving device 12.

  At this time, the two arms 113 of the lid material gripping device 11 are lowered so as not to collide with the replenishing lid material 2 of the lid material loaded holder 40 in a state where the gap is opened. When the upper holding plate 112 of the lid material gripping device 11 comes into contact with the lid material 2 and further descends the lid material gripping device 11, the spring 115 is compressed and presses the upper surface of the lid material 2 downward. It becomes.

  In this state, the two arms 113 move toward the center of the base 111 to narrow the interval, and the lower presser plate 114 is inserted into the space 411 provided in the base 41 of the holder 4 from the tip, as shown in FIG. In addition, the lower presser plate 114 is positioned below the lid member 2 loaded on the holder 4.

  Next, the lid gripping device 11 is lifted by the moving device 12, the lower presser plate 114 hits the lower end of the replenishment lid member 2, and the upper presser plate 112 is pressed downward by the spring 115. As a result As shown in FIG. 9, the upper cover plate 112 and the lower presser plate 114 hold the upper end and the lower end of the replenishment lid member 2 so that the replenishment lid member 2 is gripped.

With the upper presser plate 112 and the lower presser plate 114 holding and gripping the upper end and lower end of the replenishing lid member 2, the lid member gripping device 11 is lifted by the moving device 12 and the container body 3 flows in the direction of flow. Is horizontally moved to the magazine 5 of the lid supply device 9. At this time, the horizontal movement may be performed at the same time as the ascent.

  The lid gripping device 11 moved onto the magazine 5 is lowered by the moving device 12, and the lower presser is placed on the upper surfaces of the plurality of lid materials 2 remaining in the magazine 5, as shown in FIG. The plate 114 approaches or the lower presser plate 114 contacts.

  As described above, the two arms 113 are opposite to the center direction of the base 111 such that there are a plurality of replenishing lid members 2 above the plurality of lid members 2 remaining in the magazine 5. Move in the direction to open.

  As a result, the lower presser plate 114 is detached from between the plurality of cover members 2 remaining in the magazine 5 and the plurality of cover members 2 for replenishment, and the upper presser plate 112 is pressed downward by the spring 115. In some cases, a plurality of cover materials 2 for replenishment are directly stacked on the plurality of cover materials 2 remaining in the magazine 5.

  The lid gripping device 11 with the two arms 113 opened rises again, and then waits at a predetermined position for refilling the next lid 2. As described above, the cover material 2 is replenished to the magazine 5 by the cover material replenishing device.

  As described above, by using the lid material replenishing device of the present invention, it is not necessary for the person 7 to replenish the magazine 2 with the lid material 2 from both sides of the sealing device 10, and the moving lid material 2 is covered. The person 7 does not work to refill the magazine 5 with the lid 2 above the container body 3 that has not been placed, and foreign matter such as dust or hair caused by the person 7 enters the container body 3. There is no effect.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Crane 11 ... Cover material gripping device 111 ... Base 112 ... Upper presser plate 113 ... Arm 114 ... Lower presser plate 115 ... Spring 12 ... Moving device 2. ··· Cover material 3 ··· Container body 31 ··· Container 4 ··· Holder 40 ··· Cover material holder 41 ··· Base 411 ··· Space 42 ··· Holding portion 421 ··· Distance 43 ... conveying path 5 ... magazine 51 ... block 511 ... through hole 512 ... claw member 52 ... guide 61, 62 ... seal bar 7 ... person 8 ... Lid material transfer part 81 ... Suction cup 9 ... Lid material supply device 10 ... Sealing device

Claims (3)

The lid material is taken out one by one from the plurality of loaded lid materials, and the lid material is replenished to the magazine for loading the plural lid materials of the lid material supply device that supplies the lid material to the opening of the container body. A lid material replenishing device,
A cover material comprising a holder and a crane, wherein a plurality of replenishment cover members loaded on the holder are sandwiched from above and below by a crane, transported, and the cover member is replenished from above. Refilling device.   The crane includes a lid gripping device that grips the lid material, and a moving device that moves the lid gripping device up and down and horizontally. The lid gripping device includes a base connected to the moving device; An upper presser plate below the center of the base, and a lower presser plate provided around the upper presser plate and extending in the central direction at the lower end, and is movable in the central direction of the base. The lid material replenishing device according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of arms, and capable of gripping and transporting a plurality of lid materials between the lower presser plate and the upper presser plate.   The holder includes a pedestal and a holding portion that is provided upward from the pedestal so as to prevent the loaded lid member from moving back and forth and from side to side, and the pedestal includes the lower presser plate of the crane, It has a space that can be moved below the replenishment lids loaded on the pedestal, and the holding part is also lifted by the crane holding the lids between the lower presser plate and the upper presser plate. The lid material replenishing device according to claim 2, wherein the lower presser plate is spaced so that the lower presser plate can be raised.

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