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本発明は、例えば、商品が袋詰めされた物品（袋詰め食品等）の上下面を反転するために用いられる反転機に関する。さらに詳細には、本発明は、例えば、上面が上を向いた状態で搬送される物品を、下面が上を向いた状態に反転する反転機に関する。 The present invention relates to a reversing machine used for reversing the upper and lower surfaces of an article (bag-packed food or the like) in which a product is packaged. More specifically, the present invention relates to a reversing machine that reverses, for example, an article conveyed with an upper surface facing upward to a state where a lower surface faces upward.
従来、物品の製造工場等においては、製造品である物品を、搬送装置（例えば、ベルトコンベア等）により、ある工程を行う装置から他の工程を行う装置に搬送するようにされている。この物品の製造工程において、ある工程では、物品の上面に対して加工を行い、他の工程では、物品の下面に対して加工を行う場合がある。例えば、物品にラベルを貼付する工程においては、物品の上面に商品名等を示すラベルが貼付され、下面に商品の品質等を示すラベルが貼付される。 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an article manufacturing factory or the like, articles that are manufactured articles are conveyed from an apparatus that performs a certain process to an apparatus that performs another process by a conveying device (for example, a belt conveyor or the like). In the manufacturing process of the article, in some processes, processing is performed on the upper surface of the article, and in other processes, processing is performed on the lower surface of the article. For example, in the step of attaching a label to an article, a label indicating a product name or the like is attached to the upper surface of the article, and a label indicating the quality or the like of the product is attached to the lower surface.
そこで、従来、ベルトコンベアのベルトに段差を形成し、袋詰め食品等の物品を段差部分で回転させながら落下させることにより、当該物品の上下面を反転するようにした反転装置（第１の反転装置）が提案されている。第１の反転装置は、具体的には、ベルトの下面側に当接する第１のローラと、前記第１のローラよりも搬送方向上流側の下方においてベルトの上面側に当接する第２のローラとを備え、これら第１及び第２のローラはベルトの走行に伴って自由に回転できるようにされている。また、水平な駆動軸の周りに放射状に形成された４枚の回転羽根を備え、上半部が搬送方向と同じ向きに回転するようにされた反転装置（第２の反転装置）が提案されている。第２の反転装置を用いれば、回転羽根上に袋詰め食品等の物品を載せて少なくとも１８０度回転させることにより、物品を前記駆動軸の周りに１８０度回転移動させて上下面を反転し、搬送方向下流側のベルトコンベア上に送り出すことができる。ここで、回転羽根は、荷重センサを備えており、物品が載っていない場合には回転しないが、物品が載せられると、当該物品による荷重を検知して回転駆動するようにされている（以上、例えば、特許文献１参照）。 Therefore, conventionally, a reversing device (first reversal) that forms a step on the belt of the belt conveyor and reverses the upper and lower surfaces of the article by dropping the article such as bag-packed food while rotating at the stepped portion. Device) has been proposed. Specifically, the first reversing device includes a first roller that abuts on the lower surface side of the belt, and a second roller that abuts on the upper surface side of the belt below the first roller on the upstream side in the transport direction. These first and second rollers can be freely rotated as the belt travels. In addition, a reversing device (second reversing device) that includes four rotating blades radially formed around a horizontal drive shaft and whose upper half rotates in the same direction as the conveying direction has been proposed. ing. If the second reversing device is used, an article such as a packaged food is placed on the rotating blade and rotated at least 180 degrees, thereby rotating the article 180 degrees around the drive shaft and inverting the upper and lower surfaces, It can be sent out onto a belt conveyor on the downstream side in the conveying direction. Here, the rotary blade is provided with a load sensor, and does not rotate when an article is not placed. However, when the article is placed, the rotary blade is driven to rotate by detecting the load by the article (above). For example, refer patent document 1).
しかし、特許文献１に開示された第１の反転装置では、袋詰め食品等の物品を段差部分で回転させながら落下させたときに、当該物品の向きがずれてしまう場合がある。その結果、例えば、物品の上下面にラベルを貼付する場合に、上下面を反転させた後の物品の姿勢を直す必要があり、ラベルの貼付作業を効率良く行なうことができないという問題点がある。また、特許文献１に開示された第２の反転装置では、荷重センサ、及び、駆動軸を回転駆動するための機構（駆動機構）が必要となり、構造の複雑化及び高コスト化を招いてしまうという問題点がある。 However, in the first reversing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, when an article such as a packaged food is dropped while rotating at a stepped portion, the direction of the article may be shifted. As a result, for example, when applying labels to the upper and lower surfaces of the article, it is necessary to correct the posture of the article after the upper and lower surfaces are reversed, and there is a problem that the label attaching operation cannot be performed efficiently. . Moreover, in the 2nd inversion apparatus disclosed by patent document 1, the mechanism (drive mechanism) for rotationally driving a load sensor and a drive shaft is needed, and the complexity of a structure and cost increase will be caused. There is a problem.
本発明は、従来技術における前記課題を解決するためになされたものであり、簡単な構成で安価に製造することができると共に、上下面を反転させた後の物品を常に一定の向きに揃えることが可能な反転機を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple configuration, and the articles after the upper and lower surfaces are inverted are always aligned in a certain direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a reversing machine capable of performing the above.
前記目的を達成するため、本発明に係る反転機は、
（１）搬送される物品の上下面を反転する反転機であって、搬送されてきた前記物品の長辺又は短辺を受け、当該受けた長辺又は短辺を後記物品滑走路の滑走面まで案内する受け面を有する受け部と、前記受け部に連続して設けられ、前記物品の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって下り傾斜する、前記物品が滑走可能な滑走面を有する物品滑走路と、前記物品滑走路の略延長線上に設けられ、前記物品滑走路から飛来してきた前記物品の長辺又は短辺を当接させて前記物品の進行を阻止するストッパと、を備えたことを特徴とする。
In order to achieve the above object, the reversing machine according to the present invention comprises:
(1) A reversing machine that reverses the upper and lower surfaces of an article to be conveyed, which receives the long side or short side of the article that has been conveyed, and the received long side or short side is the runway of the article runway described later A receiving part having a receiving surface for guiding the article, and an article having a sliding surface on which the article can be slidable, which is provided continuously with the receiving part and is inclined downward from the downstream side to the upstream side in the conveying direction of the article. A runway, and a stopper that is provided on a substantially extended line of the article runway, and that prevents advancing of the article by contacting a long side or a short side of the article flying from the article runway. It is characterized by that.
本発明の反転機の上記（１）の構成によれば、例えば、上面が上を向いた状態で搬送されてきた物品の長辺又は短辺を、受け部の受け面に衝突させ、当該受け面によって物品滑走路の滑走面まで案内することができる。ここで、滑走面は、物品の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって下り傾斜しているので、物品の長辺又は短辺が物品滑走路の滑走面まで案内された時点で、物品の下面が斜め上方を向いた状態となる。物品は、物品滑走路の滑走面を滑走した後、下面が斜め上方を向いたまま飛来していき、長辺又は短辺がストッパに当接して進行が阻止される。そして、物品は、ストッパを回転中心として搬送方向の下流側に回転し、下面が上を向いた状態となる。このように、本発明の反転機の上記（１）の構成によれば、荷重センサや駆動機構を用いることなく、搬送される物品の上下面を反転することができるので、簡単な構成で安価に製造することが可能な反転機を提供することができる。また、本発明の反転機の上記（１）の構成によれば、物品の長辺又は短辺をストッパに当接させ、ストッパを回転中心として物品を回転させて、物品の上下面を反転するようにされているので、上下面を反転させた後の物品を常に一定の向きに揃えることができる。その結果、例えば、物品の上下面にラベルを貼付する場合に、上下面を反転させた後の物品の姿勢を直す必要がなく、ラベルの貼付作業を効率良く行なうことが可能となる。 According to the above configuration (1) of the reversing machine of the present invention, for example, the long side or the short side of the article conveyed with the upper surface facing upward is made to collide with the receiving surface of the receiving portion, and the receiving The surface can be guided to the runway of the article runway. Here, since the running surface is inclined downward from the downstream side in the conveying direction of the article toward the upstream side, when the long side or the short side of the article is guided to the running surface of the article runway, The bottom surface is in an obliquely upward direction. After the article slides on the runway of the article runway, the article flies with the lower surface facing obliquely upward, and the long side or the short side comes into contact with the stopper and is prevented from advancing. Then, the article rotates to the downstream side in the transport direction with the stopper as the rotation center, and the lower surface faces upward. As described above, according to the configuration of (1) of the reversing machine of the present invention, the upper and lower surfaces of the article to be conveyed can be reversed without using a load sensor or a driving mechanism, so that it is inexpensive with a simple configuration. A reversing machine that can be manufactured can be provided. Further, according to the configuration of the above-described (1) of the reversing machine of the present invention, the upper or lower surface of the article is reversed by causing the long side or the short side of the article to contact the stopper and rotating the article about the stopper as the rotation center. Therefore, the articles after the upper and lower surfaces are inverted can always be aligned in a certain direction. As a result, for example, when labels are attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the article, it is not necessary to correct the posture of the article after the upper and lower surfaces are reversed, and the label attaching operation can be performed efficiently.
本発明の反転機の上記（１）の構成においては、以下の（２）のような構成にすることが好ましい。 In the above configuration (1) of the reversing machine of the present invention, the following configuration (2) is preferable.
（２）前記反転機を水平面上に設置した状態において、前記滑走面は、水平方向に対し前記物品の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって２０°以上８０°以下の角度範囲で下り傾斜している。 (2) In a state where the reversing machine is installed on a horizontal plane, the sliding surface is inclined downward in an angle range of 20 ° to 80 ° from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article to the upstream side with respect to the horizontal direction. doing.
上記（２）の好ましい構成によれば、以下のような作用効果を得ることができる。すなわち、滑走面が、水平方向に対し物品の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって２０°以上の角度で下り傾斜していれば、物品が滑走面上で停留してしまうことを防止することができる。その結果、物品の反転動作をスムーズに行なわせることができる。また、滑走面が、水平方向に対し物品の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって８０°以下の角度で下り傾斜していれば、物品を、ストッパを回転中心として搬送方向の下流側に確実に回転させることができる。その結果、搬送される物品の上下面を確実に反転することができる。 According to the preferable configuration (2), the following operational effects can be obtained. That is, if the sliding surface is inclined downward at an angle of 20 ° or more from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article to the upstream side with respect to the horizontal direction, the article is prevented from stopping on the sliding surface. be able to. As a result, the article can be smoothly reversed. If the sliding surface is inclined downward at an angle of 80 ° or less from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article to the upstream side with respect to the horizontal direction, the article is moved downstream in the conveyance direction with the stopper as the rotation center. It can be rotated reliably. As a result, the upper and lower surfaces of the conveyed article can be reliably reversed.
本発明によれば、簡単な構成で安価に製造することができると共に、上下面を反転させた後の物品を常に一定の向きに揃えることが可能な反転機を提供することができる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a reversing machine that can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple configuration and can always align articles after reversing the upper and lower surfaces.
以下、好適な実施の形態を用いて本発明をさらに具体的に説明する。但し、下記の実施の形態は本発明を具現化した例に過ぎず、本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the following embodiments are merely examples embodying the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
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まず、本発明の一実施の形態における反転機を備えた製造システムについて、図１、図２を参照しながら説明する。
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First, a manufacturing system including a reversing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
図１は、本発明の一実施の形態における反転機を備えた製造システムを示す平面図、図２は、当該製造システムを示す側面図である。 FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a manufacturing system including a reversing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the manufacturing system.
図１、図２に示す製造システム１００は、例えば、商品が袋詰めされた物品７０の上面７０ａに商品名等を示すラベルを貼付する第１の工程と、物品７０の下面７０ｂに商品の品質等を示すラベルを貼付する第２の工程とを実施するために用いられる。製造システム１００は、平面視で一直線上に配置された、第１のベルトコンベア５０と、反転機１と、第２のベルトコンベア６０とを備えている。水平状態で設置された第１のベルトコンベア５０上には、上面７０ａが上を向いた状態で複数の物品７０が並べられ、この状態で、物品７０の上面７０ａに商品名等を示すラベルを貼付する作業が行なわれる。尚、物品７０は、その長辺が搬送方向と略直交した状態で第１のベルトコンベア５０上に並べられている。上面７０ａに商品名等を示すラベルが貼付された複数の物品７０は、第１のベルトコンベア５０のスイッチをオンにすることにより、第１のベルトコンベア５０上で上流側から下流側に搬送される。 The manufacturing system 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes, for example, a first step of attaching a label indicating a product name or the like to the upper surface 70a of the article 70 packed with the product, and the quality of the product on the lower surface 70b of the article 70. And the second step of applying a label indicating the like. The manufacturing system 100 includes a first belt conveyor 50, a reversing machine 1, and a second belt conveyor 60 that are arranged in a straight line in plan view. On the first belt conveyor 50 installed in a horizontal state, a plurality of articles 70 are arranged with the upper surface 70a facing upward, and in this state, a label indicating a product name or the like is placed on the upper surface 70a of the article 70. Affixing work is performed. The articles 70 are arranged on the first belt conveyor 50 with their long sides substantially orthogonal to the conveying direction. A plurality of articles 70 having labels indicating product names or the like on the upper surface 70a are conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side on the first belt conveyor 50 by turning on the first belt conveyor 50. The
反転機１は、第１のベルトコンベア５０の下流側に設けられており、第１のベルトコンベア５０によって上面７０ａが上を向いた状態で搬送されてきた物品７０を、下面７０ｂが上を向いた状態に反転して、下流側に設けられた第２のベルトコンベア６０上に順次送り出す。第１のベルトコンベア５０上の複数の物品７０が全て第２のベルトコンベア６０上に送り出されたら、第２のベルトコンベア６０のスイッチがオフにされ、この状態で、物品７０の下面７０ｂに商品の品質等を示すラベルを貼付する作業が行なわれる。 The reversing machine 1 is provided on the downstream side of the first belt conveyor 50, and the lower surface 70b faces upward with the article 70 conveyed by the first belt conveyor 50 with the upper surface 70a facing upward. It reverses to the state where it was, and it sends out sequentially on the 2nd belt conveyor 60 provided in the downstream. When all of the plurality of articles 70 on the first belt conveyor 50 are sent out onto the second belt conveyor 60, the switch of the second belt conveyor 60 is turned off, and in this state, the goods are placed on the lower surface 70b of the article 70. An operation of attaching a label indicating the quality of the product is performed.
反転機１は、水平状態で設置された第２のベルトコンベア６０の上流側の上面に設置されており、第１のベルトコンベア５０は、その下流側の端部が反転機１の上方に位置した状態で設置されている。尚、第１のベルトコンベア５０上の物品７０は、シュータ８０を伝って反転機１に投入される。 The reversing machine 1 is installed on the upper surface on the upstream side of the second belt conveyor 60 installed in a horizontal state, and the downstream end of the first belt conveyor 50 is positioned above the reversing machine 1. Installed. The article 70 on the first belt conveyor 50 is fed into the reversing machine 1 through the shooter 80.
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次に、本発明の一実施の形態における反転機の具体的構成について、図３〜図７をも参照しながら説明する。
(Configuration of reversing machine)
Next, a specific configuration of the reversing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
図３は、本発明の一実施の形態における反転機の構成を示す側面図、図４は、当該反転機の構成を示す平面図、図５は、当該反転機の構成を示す正面図、図６は、当該反転機の構成を示す背面図、図７は、当該反転機を第２のベルトコンベアの上面（水平面上）に設置した状態を示す側面図である。 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the reversing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the configuration of the reversing machine, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing the configuration of the reversing machine. 6 is a rear view showing the configuration of the reversing machine, and FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the reversing machine is installed on the upper surface (on the horizontal plane) of the second belt conveyor.
図１〜図６に示すように、本実施の形態の反転機１は、搬送される物品７０の上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを反転する反転機である。図３〜図６に示すように、反転機１は、反転機本体（外装部）２を備えている。反転機本体２は、略矩形状の左右の側板２ａ、２ｂを有しており、両側板２ａ、２ｂは、背面側でシャフト３によって連結されている。側板２ａ、２ｂの背面側の上部には、上方に延出して矩形状の凸部４ａ、４ｂがそれぞれ形成されている。側板２ａ、２ｂ間には、凸部４ａ、４ｂの背面側寄りの上端から側板２ａ、２ｂの略中央部にかけて配置された状態で背面側板材５が固定されている。また、側板２ａ、２ｂ間には、凸部４ａ、４ｂの正面側の下端から側板２ａ、２ｂの正面側の下部にかけて配置された状態で正面側板材６が固定されている。 As shown in FIGS. 1-6, the reversing machine 1 of this Embodiment is a reversing machine which reverses the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b of the article 70 conveyed. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the reversing machine 1 includes a reversing machine main body (exterior part) 2. The reversing machine main body 2 has left and right side plates 2a and 2b having a substantially rectangular shape, and both side plates 2a and 2b are connected by a shaft 3 on the back side. On the upper part on the back side of the side plates 2a, 2b, rectangular convex portions 4a, 4b are formed respectively extending upward. Between the side plates 2a and 2b, the rear side plate member 5 is fixed in a state of being arranged from the upper end of the convex portions 4a and 4b closer to the rear side to the substantially central portion of the side plates 2a and 2b. Moreover, the front side board | plate material 6 is being fixed between the side boards 2a and 2b in the state arrange | positioned from the lower end of the front side of convex part 4a, 4b to the lower part of the front side of side board 2a, 2b.
背面側板材５は、凸部４ａ、４ｂの背面側寄りの上端から垂直に下りる第１の背面側板材部分５ａと、第１の背面側板材部分５ａに連続して形成され、物品７０（図１、図２参照）の搬送方向の下流側（背面側）から上流側（正面側）に向かって下り傾斜する第２の背面側板材部分５ｂとにより構成されている。ここで、第２の背面側板材部分５ｂの下端部５ｃは、正面側（上流側）に若干折り曲げた状態で形成されている。 The back-side plate material 5 is formed continuously from the first back-side plate material portion 5a and the first back-side plate material portion 5a descending vertically from the upper ends of the convex portions 4a and 4b near the back side, and an article 70 (FIG. 1, see FIG. 2), and a second back side plate member portion 5 b inclined downward from the downstream side (back side) in the transport direction toward the upstream side (front side). Here, the lower end portion 5c of the second back side plate member portion 5b is formed in a slightly bent state on the front side (upstream side).
正面側板材６は、凸部４ａ、４ｂの正面側の下端から垂直に下りる第１の正面側板材部分６ａと、第１の正面側板材部分６ａに連続して形成され、第２の背面側板材部分５ｂと略平行な第２の正面側板材部分６ｂとにより構成されている。ここで、第２の正面側板材部分６ｂの下端部６ｃは、背面側（下流側）に直角に折り曲げた状態で形成されている。尚、第２の正面側板材部分６ｂの上部には、左右に長い矩形状の開口６ｄが穿設されている。 The front side plate member 6 is formed continuously with the first front side plate member portion 6a and the first front side plate member portion 6a that descend vertically from the lower ends on the front side of the convex portions 4a and 4b, and is on the second back side. It is comprised by the board | plate material part 5b and the 2nd front side board | plate material part 6b substantially parallel. Here, the lower end portion 6c of the second front side plate member portion 6b is formed in a state of being bent at a right angle to the back side (downstream side). Note that a rectangular opening 6d that is long on the left and right is formed in the upper part of the second front side plate member portion 6b.
背面側板材５のうちの第１の背面側板材部分５ａと、両側板２ａ、２ｂとにより受け部が形成されており、第１の背面側板材部分５ａは、搬送されてきた物品７０（図１、図２参照）の長辺を受け、当該受けた長辺を後述する物品滑走路の滑走面まで案内する受け面として機能する。また、背面側板材５のうちの第２の背面側板材部分５ｂと、正面側板材６のうちの第２の正面側板材部分６ｂと、両側板２ａ、２ｂとにより物品滑走路が形成されており、第２の背面側板材部分５ｂは、物品７０が滑走可能な滑走面として機能する。さらに、背面側（下流側）に直角に折り曲げた状態で形成された、第２の正面側板材部分６ｂの下端部６ｃは、物品滑走路の略延長線上に設けられており、物品滑走路から飛来してきた物品７０の長辺を当接させて物品７０の進行を阻止するストッパとして機能する。 A receiving portion is formed by the first back side plate material portion 5a of the back side plate material 5 and the both side plates 2a, 2b, and the first back side plate material portion 5a is an article 70 (Fig. 1 (see FIG. 2), and functions as a receiving surface that guides the received long side to a runway of an article runway to be described later. Further, an article runway is formed by the second back side plate material portion 5b of the back side plate material 5, the second front side plate material portion 6b of the front side plate material 6, and the both side plates 2a and 2b. The second back side plate member portion 5b functions as a sliding surface on which the article 70 can slide. Furthermore, the lower end portion 6c of the second front side plate member portion 6b formed in a state of being bent at a right angle to the back side (downstream side) is provided on a substantially extension line of the article runway, and is from the article runway. It functions as a stopper that prevents the advancement of the article 70 by contacting the long side of the article 70 that has come in contact.
反転機１、特に、背面側板材５及び正面側板材６は、表面において物品７０が滑りやすい素材（例えば、ステンレス等）で形成されている。 The reversing machine 1, in particular, the back side plate member 5 and the front side plate member 6 are formed of a material (for example, stainless steel) on which the article 70 is slippery.
側板２ａ、２ｂの下辺は、水平方向に対し物品７０（図１、図２参照）の搬送方向の上流側から下流側に向かって上方に傾斜させた状態で形成されている。そして、側板２ａ、２ｂの下辺部分には、反転機１を第２のベルトコンベア６０の上面に固定するための固定用部材７ａ、７ｂがそれぞれ設けられている。 The lower sides of the side plates 2a and 2b are formed so as to be inclined upward from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) with respect to the horizontal direction. Then, fixing members 7a and 7b for fixing the reversing machine 1 to the upper surface of the second belt conveyor 60 are provided on the lower sides of the side plates 2a and 2b, respectively.
上記のように、反転機本体（外装部）２を構成する側板２ａ、２ｂの下辺は、水平方向に対し物品７０（図１、図２参照）の搬送方向の上流側から下流側に向かって上方に傾斜させた状態で形成されている。従って、図７に示すように、反転機１を、水平状態で設置された第２のベルトコンベア６０の上流側の上面に固定用部材７ａ、７ｂを固着することによって設置した場合、当該反転機１は、図３の状態から背面側に傾倒した状態となる。特に、受け面５ａは、図３の垂直な状態から背面側に傾倒した状態となる。また、物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂは、水平方向軸線に対し物品７０の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かってφ＝４０°の角度で下り傾斜した状態となる。 As described above, the lower sides of the side plates 2a and 2b constituting the reversing machine main body (exterior portion) 2 are directed from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) with respect to the horizontal direction. It is formed in an inclined state upward. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, when the reversing machine 1 is installed by fixing the fixing members 7a and 7b to the upper surface on the upstream side of the second belt conveyor 60 installed in a horizontal state, the reversing machine 1 will be in the state inclined from the state of FIG. 3 to the back side. In particular, the receiving surface 5a is inclined from the vertical state in FIG. 3 to the back side. Further, the runway 5b of the article runway is inclined downward at an angle of φ = 40 ° from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 toward the upstream side with respect to the horizontal axis.
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次に、本発明の一実施の形態における反転機による反転動作について、図８〜図１５をも参照しながら説明する。ここでは、説明を簡単にするために、反転させる物品が１個である場合を例に挙げて説明する。
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Next, the reversing operation by the reversing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, in order to simplify the description, a case where there is one article to be reversed will be described as an example.
図８〜図１５は、本発明の一実施の形態における反転機による反転動作を説明するための側面図である。図８は、上面が上を向いた物品を第１のベルトコンベア上で上流側から下流側に搬送している状態、図９は、物品が第１のベルトコンベアを離れる瞬間の状態、図１０は、物品がシュータ上を滑走している状態、図１１は、物品の長辺が受け部の受け面に衝突した状態、図１２は、物品が滑走面を滑走している状態、図１３は、物品の長辺をストッパに当接させて当該物品の進行を阻止した状態、図１４は、物品がストッパを回転中心として搬送方向の下流側に回転し、第２のベルトコンベア上に送り出された状態、図１５は、下面が上を向いた物品を第２のベルトコンベア上で上流側から下流側に搬送している状態をそれぞれ示している。 8 to 15 are side views for explaining the reversing operation by the reversing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows a state in which an article with the upper surface facing upward is conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side on the first belt conveyor, FIG. 9 shows a state at the moment when the article leaves the first belt conveyor, and FIG. Is a state where the article is sliding on the shooter, FIG. 11 is a state where the long side of the article collides with the receiving surface of the receiving portion, FIG. 12 is a state where the article is sliding on the sliding surface, and FIG. FIG. 14 shows a state in which the long side of the article is brought into contact with the stopper to prevent the article from progressing. FIG. 14 shows that the article rotates to the downstream side in the transport direction with the stopper as the rotation center, and is fed onto the second belt conveyor. FIG. 15 shows a state in which an article whose bottom surface faces upward is being conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side on the second belt conveyor.
図８に示すように、最初、物品７０は、上面７０ａが上を向いた状態で第１のベルトコンベア５０上に並べられている。ここで、物品７０は、その長辺が搬送方向と略直交した状態で第１のベルトコンベア５０上に並べられている（図１参照）。そして、第１及び第２のベルトコンベア５０、６０のスイッチをオンにすると、第１のベルトコンベア５０上に並べられた物品７０が上流側から下流側に搬送される。 As shown in FIG. 8, initially, the articles 70 are arranged on the first belt conveyor 50 with the upper surface 70a facing upward. Here, the articles 70 are arranged on the first belt conveyor 50 in a state in which the long side is substantially orthogonal to the conveying direction (see FIG. 1). When the switches of the first and second belt conveyors 50 and 60 are turned on, the articles 70 arranged on the first belt conveyor 50 are conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side.
図９、図１０に示すように、第１のベルトコンベア５０の下流側の端部に来た物品７０は、第１のベルトコンベア５０から離れてシュータ８０上に落ち、当該シュータ８０上を滑走する。 As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the article 70 that has come to the downstream end of the first belt conveyor 50 falls on the shooter 80 away from the first belt conveyor 50 and slides on the shooter 80. To do.
図１０、図１１に示すように、物品７０は、シュータ８０上を滑走した後、長辺が受け部の受け面５ａに衝突する。 As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, after the article 70 slides on the shooter 80, the long side collides with the receiving surface 5 a of the receiving portion.
図１１、図１２に示すように、受け部の受け面５ａに衝突した物品７０の長辺は、受け面５ａによって物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂまで案内される。ここで、受け面５ａは、図３の垂直な状態から背面側に傾倒した状態となっているので、受け面５ａによって受けた物品７０の長辺をスムーズに物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂまで案内することができる。また、滑走面５ｂは、物品７０の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって下り傾斜しているので、物品７０の長辺が物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂまで案内された時点で、物品７０の下面７０ｂが斜め上方を向いた状態となる。 As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the long side of the article 70 that has collided with the receiving surface 5a of the receiving portion is guided to the runway 5b of the article runway by the receiving surface 5a. Here, since the receiving surface 5a is inclined from the vertical state in FIG. 3 to the back side, the long side of the article 70 received by the receiving surface 5a is smoothly guided to the runway 5b of the article runway. can do. Further, since the running surface 5b is inclined downward from the downstream side in the conveying direction of the article 70 toward the upstream side, the article 70 is pointed when the long side of the article 70 is guided to the running surface 5b of the article runway. The lower surface 70b of the steel sheet is in a state of facing obliquely upward.
図１２、図１３に示すように、物品７０は、物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂを滑走した後、下面７０ｂが斜め上方を向いたまま飛来していき、長辺がストッパに当接して進行が阻止される。ここで、物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂは、水平方向軸線に対し物品７０の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かってφ＝４０°の角度で下り傾斜しているので、物品７０が滑走面５ｂ上で停留してしまうことを防止することができ、その結果、物品７０の反転動作をスムーズに行なわせることができる。また、後述のように、物品７０を、ストッパを回転中心として搬送方向の下流側に確実に回転させることができるので、搬送される物品７０の上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを確実に反転することができる。 As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, after the article 70 slides on the runway 5 b of the article runway, the article 70 flies with the lower surface 70 b facing obliquely upward, and the long side abuts against the stopper and proceeds. Be blocked. Here, the runway 5b of the article runway is inclined downward at an angle of φ = 40 ° from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 toward the upstream side with respect to the horizontal axis, so that the article 70 is a running surface. It can prevent stopping on 5b, As a result, the inversion operation | movement of the article | item 70 can be performed smoothly. Further, as will be described later, since the article 70 can be reliably rotated downstream in the conveyance direction with the stopper as the rotation center, the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b of the article 70 to be conveyed can be reliably reversed. .
図１３、図１４に示すように、物品７０は、ストッパを回転中心として搬送方向の下流側に回転し、第２のベルトコンベア６０上に送り出される。ここで、物品７０は、下面７０ｂが斜め上方を向いた状態からストッパを回転中心として搬送方向の下流側に回転するので、第２のベルトコンベア６０上で下面７０ｂが上を向いた状態となる。 As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the article 70 is rotated downstream in the transport direction with the stopper as a rotation center, and is sent out onto the second belt conveyor 60. Here, since the article 70 rotates from the state in which the lower surface 70b faces obliquely upward to the downstream side in the transport direction with the stopper as the rotation center, the lower surface 70b is directed upward on the second belt conveyor 60. .
図１４、図１５に示すように、第２のベルトコンベア６０上に送り出された物品７０は、下面７０ｂが上を向いた状態のまま上流側から下流側に搬送される。 As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the article 70 sent out onto the second belt conveyor 60 is conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side with the lower surface 70b facing upward.
以上のように、本実施の形態の反転機１の構成によれば、荷重センサや駆動機構を用いることなく、搬送される物品７０の上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを反転することができるので、簡単な構成で安価に製造することが可能な反転機を提供することができる。また、本実施の形態の反転機１の構成によれば、物品７０の長辺をストッパに当接させ、ストッパを回転中心として物品７０を回転させて、物品７０の上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを反転するようにされているので、上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを反転させた後の物品７０を常に一定の向きに揃えることができる。その結果、物品７０の上下面７０ａ、７０ｂにラベルを貼付する場合に、上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを反転させた後の物品７０の姿勢を直す必要がなく、ラベルの貼付作業を効率良く行なうことが可能となる。 As described above, according to the configuration of the reversing machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b of the article 70 to be conveyed can be reversed without using a load sensor or a driving mechanism. It is possible to provide a reversing machine that can be manufactured at low cost with the configuration. In addition, according to the configuration of the reversing machine 1 of the present embodiment, the long side of the article 70 is brought into contact with the stopper, the article 70 is rotated about the stopper as the rotation center, and the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b of the article 70 are reversed. Therefore, the article 70 after the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b are reversed can always be aligned in a certain direction. As a result, when attaching labels to the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b of the article 70, it is not necessary to correct the posture of the article 70 after the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b are reversed, and the label attaching operation can be performed efficiently. It becomes possible.
尚、本実施の形態においては、反転機１を水平面上に設置した状態において、物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂが、水平方向軸線に対し物品７０の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かってφ＝４０°の角度で下り傾斜した状態となる場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は必ずしもこのような構成に限定されるものではない。反転機１を水平面上に設置した状態において、物品滑走路の滑走面５ｂは、水平方向軸線に対し物品７０の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって２０°以上８０°以下の角度範囲で下り傾斜していればよい。滑走面５ｂが水平方向軸線に対し物品７０の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって２０°以上の角度で下り傾斜していれば、物品７０が滑走面５ｂ上で停留してしまうことを防止することができる。その結果、物品７０の反転動作をスムーズに行なわせることができる。また、滑走面５ｂが水平方向軸線に対し物品７０の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって８０°以下の角度で下り傾斜していれば、物品７０を、ストッパを回転中心として搬送方向の下流側に確実に回転させることができる。その結果、搬送される物品７０の上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを確実に反転することができる。 In the present embodiment, in a state where the reversing machine 1 is installed on a horizontal plane, the runway 5b of the article runway is φ from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 toward the upstream side with respect to the horizontal axis. Although the case where it is in a state of being inclined downward at an angle of = 40 ° has been described as an example, the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a configuration. In a state where the reversing machine 1 is installed on a horizontal plane, the runway 5b of the article runway has an angle range of 20 ° or more and 80 ° or less from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 toward the upstream side with respect to the horizontal axis. It only needs to be inclined downward. If the sliding surface 5b is inclined downward at an angle of 20 ° or more from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 to the upstream side with respect to the horizontal axis, the article 70 is stopped on the sliding surface 5b. Can be prevented. As a result, the inversion operation of the article 70 can be performed smoothly. Further, if the sliding surface 5b is inclined downward at an angle of 80 ° or less from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article 70 with respect to the horizontal axis, the article 70 is moved in the conveyance direction with the stopper as the rotation center. It can be reliably rotated downstream. As a result, the upper and lower surfaces 70a and 70b of the conveyed article 70 can be reliably reversed.
また、本実施の形態においては、物品７０の長辺が受け部の受け面５ａに衝突し、同じく物品７０の長辺がストッパに当接してその進行が阻止される場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明は必ずしもこのような構成に限定されるものではない。物品７０の短辺が受け部の受け面５ａに衝突し、同じく物品７０の短辺がストッパに当接してその進行が阻止される場合であっても、上記と同様の作用効果を得ることができる。 Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the long side of the article 70 collides with the receiving surface 5a of the receiving portion and the long side of the article 70 abuts against the stopper and is prevented from progressing will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a configuration. Even in the case where the short side of the article 70 collides with the receiving surface 5a of the receiving portion and the short side of the article 70 abuts against the stopper to prevent its progress, the same effect as described above can be obtained. it can.
また、本実施の形態においては、反転機１を、例えば、商品が袋詰めされた物品７０の上面７０ａに商品名等を示すラベルを貼付し、物品７０の下面７０ｂに商品の品質等を示すラベルを貼付するために用いる場合を例に挙げて説明したが、本発明の反転機の用途はこのような用途に限定されるものではない。本発明の反転機は、例えば、物品７０の上下面７０ａ、７０ｂを目視検品するための反転機として用いることもできる。そして、この場合にも、検品作業を効率良く行なうことができる。 In the present embodiment, for example, the reversing machine 1 attaches a label indicating a product name or the like to the upper surface 70a of the product 70 packed with the product, and indicates the quality or the like of the product on the lower surface 70b of the product 70. Although the case where it uses for sticking a label was mentioned as an example and demonstrated, the use of the reversing machine of this invention is not limited to such a use. The reversing machine of the present invention can also be used as a reversing machine for visually inspecting the upper and lower surfaces 70a, 70b of the article 70, for example. Also in this case, the inspection work can be performed efficiently.
本発明によれば、簡単な構成で安価に製造することができると共に、上下面を反転させた後の物品を常に一定の向きに揃えることが可能な反転機を提供することができる。従って、本発明の反転機は、例えば、物品の上下面にラベルを貼付する場合の、貼付作業の効率化を図る上で有用であり、また、物品の上下面を目視検品する場合の、検品作業の効率化を図る上で有用である。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a reversing machine that can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple configuration and can always align articles after reversing the upper and lower surfaces. Therefore, the reversing machine of the present invention is useful for improving the efficiency of the pasting work when, for example, a label is pasted on the upper and lower surfaces of the article, and the inspection when the upper and lower surfaces of the article are visually inspected. This is useful for improving work efficiency.
１ 反転機
２ 反転機本体（外装部）
２ａ、２ｂ 側板
３ シャフト
４ａ、４ｂ 凸部
５ 背面側板材
５ａ 第１の背面側板材部分（受け面）
５ｂ 第２の背面側板材部分（滑走面）
５ｃ 第２の背面側板材部分の下端部
６ 正面側板材
６ａ 第１の正面側板材部分
６ｂ 第２の正面側板材部分
６ｃ 第２の正面側板材部分の下端部（ストッパ）
７ａ、７ｂ 固定用部材
５０ 第１のベルトコンベア
６０ 第２のベルトコンベア
７０ 物品
７０ａ 物品の上面
７０ｂ 物品の下面
８０ シュータ
1 Reversing machine 2 Reversing machine body (exterior part)
2a, 2b Side plate 3 Shaft 4a, 4b Convex portion 5 Back side plate material 5a First back side plate material portion (receiving surface)
5b Second back side plate part (sliding surface)
5c Lower end portion of second back side plate material portion 6 Front side plate material 6a First front side plate material portion 6b Second front side plate material portion 6c Lower end portion of second front side plate material portion (stopper)
7a, 7b Fixing member 50 First belt conveyor 60 Second belt conveyor 70 Article 70a Article upper surface 70b Article lower surface 80 Shutter
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搬送されてきた前記物品の長辺又は短辺を受け、当該受けた長辺又は短辺を後記物品滑走路の滑走面まで案内する受け面を有する受け部と、
前記受け部に連続して設けられ、前記物品の搬送方向の下流側から上流側に向かって下り傾斜する、前記物品が滑走可能な滑走面を有する物品滑走路と、
前記物品滑走路の略延長線上に設けられ、前記物品滑走路から飛来してきた前記物品の長辺又は短辺を当接させて前記物品の進行を阻止するストッパと、を備えたことを特徴とする反転機。 A reversing machine for reversing the upper and lower surfaces of an article to be conveyed,
A receiving part having a receiving surface for receiving the long side or the short side of the article that has been conveyed and guiding the received long side or short side to the running surface of the article runway described later;
An article runway having a running surface on which the article can slide, which is continuously provided in the receiving portion and is inclined downward from the downstream side in the conveyance direction of the article toward the upstream side,
A stopper that is provided on a substantially extended line of the article runway, and that prevents advancing of the article by contacting a long side or a short side of the article flying from the article runway. Reversing machine to do.
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