JP2015151185A - Integration feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integration feeding device which can easily and stably integrate a plurality of packed articles to a packet.SOLUTION: In an integration feeding device which integrates only the prescribed number of packed articles which are sent from a feeder, and sends the integrated packed articles to a packer in a lump, the integration feeding device comprises a cord-shaped body which endlessly rotates, a plurality of packets attached to the cord-shaped body, and a drive part for driving the cord-shaped body so as to be endlessly rotatable. The cord-shaped body endlessly rotates with respect to a vertical direction by the drive of the drive part, and each packet comprises an open part which allows the input of the packed article, and an accommodation region which communicates with the open part, laminates the prescribed number of packed articles in the vertical direction, and accommodates them.

Description

  The present invention relates to an integrated supply device that supplies a plurality of items to be packaged to a packaging machine in an accumulated state.

  As this type of integrated supply device, for example, the technique of Patent Document 1 below has been proposed. The integrated supply device described in Patent Document 1 is disposed between an individual packaging machine that individually packages a packaged product and a packaging machine that packages a plurality of individually packaged products together. In addition, prior to packaging a plurality of products to be packaged by the packaging machine, the products to be packaged are collected and used to supply the products to be packaged accumulated in the packaging machine.

  The integrated supply device includes a chain that rotates endlessly in a horizontal plane, a plurality of buckets disposed on the outer peripheral side of the chain, and a drive unit that rotates the chain endlessly. Each bucket is formed with a plurality of grooves that are partitioned by walls so as to be equidistant to accommodate each packaged item.

  In this integrated supply device, the drive unit is driven in accordance with the timing at which individually packaged articles are sequentially supplied from the individual packaging machine toward the bucket in a state where one bucket is prepared at a position corresponding to the individual packaging machine. Are driven intermittently. That is, the chain is intermittently moved with the intermittent drive of the drive unit, and the bucket is intermittently moved by the pitch of one groove sequentially with the intermittent movement of the chain, and the bucket is intermittently moved. Thus, one of the plurality of grooves of the bucket is sequentially prepared at a position corresponding to the individual equipment. In this integrated supply apparatus, the above operation is performed for each of a plurality of buckets.

JP2012-111505A

  In the above-described conventional integrated supply apparatus, the bucket is formed with a plurality of grooves for accommodating the packaged goods, and the accommodating part of the packaged goods is partitioned. By the way, the thickness (width) of the packaged product varies depending on the type of packaged product. When the packaged product is thick, the packaged product does not enter the groove. On the other hand, when a bucket having a large groove width is used, there is a problem that a gap region in the groove that accommodates the packaged product becomes large, and it is difficult to stably collect the packaged product. Such a problem occurs in the same way when collecting individually packaged products and when collecting unpackaged packages.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an accumulation supply device that can easily and stably accumulate a plurality of articles to be packed in a bucket.

  The present invention is an integrated supply device for collecting a predetermined number of articles to be packaged sent from a supply machine and supplying the collected packaged goods to a packaging machine that collectively wraps the packaged article, which rotates endlessly And a plurality of buckets attached to the cord-like body, and a drive unit that drives the cord-like body to be endlessly rotatable, and the cord-like body is configured to endlessly rotate in the vertical direction by driving of the drive unit, Each bucket is characterized by comprising an open part that allows the input of packaged goods and a storage area that communicates with the open part and stacks and stores a predetermined number of packaged goods in the vertical direction. .

  In the above configuration, the cable-shaped body and the bucket attached to the cable-shaped body are rotated endlessly as the drive unit is driven, and the packaged item is opened by the feeder while the bucket is being rotated endlessly. The packaged products are easily stacked and stacked in the vertical direction in the storage area, and the packaged products are stacked and stacked in the storage area. Since the weight acts on the packaged product, the products to be packaged are stably accumulated in the accommodation area.

  In the integrated supply apparatus of the present invention, the lowest position in the middle of the endless rotation of the bucket is a supply position for supplying the packaged articles accumulated in the storage area to the packaging machine, and the lower part is an open portion at the supply position of the bucket. Can be adopted.

  In the above configuration, the articles to be packaged collected in the storage area are supplied to the packaging machine from the lower opening when the bucket reaches the supply position.

  In the integrated supply device according to the present invention, while the bucket is being rotated endlessly, the articles to be packaged are sequentially put into the accommodation area from the opening part of the bucket by the feeder, so that the articles to be packaged can easily be placed in the accommodation area. Since the weight is applied to a predetermined number of packaged products by stacking and stacking in the vertical direction and stacking and stacking the packaged products on the storage region, the packaged products are placed in the storage region. It can be stably accumulated in the inside.

It is a side view of the state which has arrange | positioned the integrated supply apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention between the individual packaging machine and the packaging machine. It is the YY arrow directional view of FIG. 1 similarly, and is the front view which looked at the accumulation supply apparatus from the upstream. It is a top view of FIG. 1 similarly. It is a front view showing a part of packaging machine similarly. It is explanatory drawing similarly showing the injection | throwing-in state to the accommodation area | region of the to-be-packaged goods.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment according to an integrated supply apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the stacking and feeding apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment stacks a predetermined number of packaged articles 3 sent from the individual packaging machine 2 that is a feeding machine, in this case, only five. The accumulated products 3 to be packaged are sent to a packaging machine 4 for packaging.

  That is, the integrated supply device 1 is arranged on the downstream side of the individual packaging machine 2 and on the upstream side of the packaging machine 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the individual packaging machine 2 is conventionally used, and includes a supply unit 5 that supplies the packaged products 3 to the integrated supply device 1. In particular, the supply unit 5 includes a pair of tandem upstream feed units 6 that feed the product 3 to the downstream side while sandwiching the packaged product 3 up and down, and a downstream side that is disposed adjacent to the downstream side of the upstream feed unit 6. And a feeding section 7. The upstream feed section 6 and the downstream feed section 7 are provided with feed surfaces 8 and 9 set at substantially the same height.

  In particular, the downstream-side feed unit 7 includes a feed belt 7A that rotates endlessly, and the feed belt 7A is configured to be rotatable about the horizontal axis 7a, so that the feed surface 9 that is the upper surface of the feed belt 7A is inclined. It is configured to be able to change.

  The integrated supply apparatus 1 includes an integrated supply chain (hereinafter referred to as a first chain) 10 that is an endlessly rotating cord-like body, an integrated supply drive unit 12 that drives the first chain 10 to be capable of endless rotation, And seven buckets 11 attached to the chain 10.

  In this case, a roller chain is used as the first chain 10. The first chain 10 is configured to endlessly rotate in a substantially vertical plane by driving of the integrated supply driving unit 12. Specifically, the first chain 10 is arranged in a pair so as to face each other in the upstream and downstream directions. Each first chain 10 moves along an elliptical trajectory by moving an upper arc portion 13 at the upper portion, a lower arc portion 14 at the lower portion, and a linear portion 15 that continues the upper arc portion 13 and the lower arc portion 14. And endlessly rotating.

  The integrated supply drive unit 12 transmits the first sprocket 16 around which the first chain 10 is wound, the drive motor 17 for driving the first chain 10, and the driving force of the drive motor 17 to the first chain 10. The transmission mechanism unit 18 is provided.

  The first sprockets 16 are opposed to each other in the upstream and downstream directions, and are spaced apart in the vertical direction. The first sprockets 16 that face each other in the upstream and downstream directions are configured to be rotatable around the rotation center axis 19 along the upstream and downstream directions in FIG. The upper part of each first chain 10 is wound around each upper first sprocket 16, and the lower part of each first chain 10 is wound around each lower first sprocket 16.

  In the drive motor 17, a drive shaft 17 a is connected to the rotation center of one first sprocket 16 via a transmission mechanism 18. In this case, the drive shaft 17 a of the drive motor 17 is connected to the lower first sprocket 16. The transmission mechanism 18 is wound around the upper pulley 20 attached to the drive shaft 17a, the lower pulley 21 attached to the rotation center shaft 19 of the lower first sprocket 16, and the upper pulley 20 and the lower pulley 21. A transmission belt 22.

  The rotation center shafts 19 of the upper and lower first sprockets 16 are supported by penetrating through the mounting plates 23 opposed in the upstream and downstream directions, and the drive motor 17 is supported by the downstream mounting plate 23. . The mounting plate 23 is supported on the upper portion of the support leg 23A.

  A groove cam 24 is disposed between the first sprockets 16 facing in the upstream and downstream directions. The groove cam 24 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and a guide groove 25 is formed on one side surface. The guide groove 25 is formed in a shape along the endless rotation direction of the first chain 10, is similar to the endless rotation trajectory of the first chain 10, and has a smaller diameter than the endless rotation trajectory of the first chain 10.

  Each bucket 11 is provided so as to pass between both first chains 10, and hook-like transfer members 26 are attached to each first chain 10 at predetermined intervals in the endless rotation direction. Each bucket 11 is fixed to a transfer member 26. More specifically, the bucket 11 includes a flat plate-shaped fixing plate 28 fixed to the transfer member 26 using pins 27 and a pair of flat plate-like plates raised from both ends of the endless rotation direction of the fixing plate 28. The frame plates 29 and 30 are provided and formed in a U-shaped cross section.

  With this configuration, each bucket 11 is attached to the first chain 10 in a posture holding state. The buckets 11 are held by the first chain 10 so as to be adjacent to each other. The posture holding state is a state in which the posture with respect to the first chain 10 remains unchanged.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a bracket 31 is fixed to a middle portion in the longitudinal direction of each transfer member 26, and a cam follower 32 that fits to be guided by the guide groove 25 of the groove cam 24 is provided at the tip of the bracket 31. Installed. The bucket 11 stacks a predetermined number of articles to be packaged 3 in the vertical direction in communication with the opening part 33 that allows the articles to be packaged 3 to be supplied and supplied to the packaging machine 4. An accommodation area 34 for accommodation is provided. That is, a region surrounded on three sides by the fixed plate 28 and the frame plates 29 and 30 is the accommodation region 34. The storage area 34 is set to be slightly higher than the height at which a predetermined number of articles 3 to be packaged are stacked.

  Out of the three open portions of the storage area 34, the open portion on the downstream side and the open portion on the side continuous with the open portion on the downstream side allow the product to be packaged 3 to be charged and supplied to the packaging machine 4. It is the opening part 33. That is, the opening part 33 is opened toward the upstream side (the individual equipment 2 side) and the side.

  In the bucket 11, a predetermined range in the vertical direction including the height position corresponding to the supply unit 5 of the individual packaging machine 2 in the linear movement region in the middle of the endless rotation can be loaded into the accommodation region 34. Position. In the bucket 11, the lowest position in the middle of the endless rotation is a supply position for supplying the packaged products 3 accumulated in the storage area 34 to the packaging machine 4. As the bucket 11 rotates endlessly, the lower portion becomes the open portion 33 at the supply position of the bucket 11.

  The integrated supply device 1 includes a contact portion 35 that enables positioning of the articles 3 to be packaged put in the storage region 34 in the storage region 34, on the downstream side of the bucket 11 opposite to the opening portion 33. ing. Specifically, the abutting portion 35 is formed in a wall shape separately from the bucket 11, and is fixed to an appropriate portion of the integrated supply device 1, and has a vertical height corresponding to the charging position of the bucket 11. I have.

  The integrated supply device 1 prevents the articles 3 from falling from the opening portion 33 of the bucket 11 to the outside of the bucket 11 while the bucket 11 moves downward from the loading position to the supply position. A fall prevention plate 36 is provided. The fall prevention plate 36 has an upper part 36A formed in a substantially vertical direction and a lower part 36B formed in an arc shape. Both the upper part 36 </ b> A and the lower part 36 </ b> B are arranged so as to be slightly separated from the endless rotation locus of the bucket 11. The distance between the upper part 36A and the bucket 11 is constant. The separation distance between the lower portion 36B and the bucket 11 is configured to be closer to the lower end side of the lower portion 36B. The lower part 36 </ b> B reaches the end of a feed base 39, which will be described later, of the packaging machine 4.

  The packaging machine 4 has been used conventionally, and includes a feeding unit 37 and a packaging unit 38 as shown in FIGS. The packaging part 38 is a part for collectively packaging the five articles 3 to be packaged, and details thereof are omitted. The feeding unit 37 is a part that collectively feeds the five articles to be packaged 3 from the supply position of the bucket 11 toward the packaging unit 38 side. The feed unit 37 includes the feed base 39 on which the five packages 3 are placed together, a pair of feed chains (hereinafter referred to as second chains) 40 that rotate endlessly in a vertical plane, A feed drive unit 41 that rotates the two chains 40 endlessly is provided.

  The feed base 39 is extended from the upstream side of the supply position of the bucket 11 toward the downstream side, and the upper surface 42 is a placement surface on which the packaged product 3 is placed. The feed base 39 is held between both sides of the frame 43. A guide frame 44 for guiding the packaged product 3 is attached to the upper portion of the frame 43. The guide frame 44 includes a plate-shaped guide body 45 that is opposed to the upper surface 42 of the feed base 39.

  At the central portion in the width direction of the guide body 45, the five articles to be packaged 3 are in a posture in which the edges are up and down (hereinafter referred to as a small end standing posture), and the width in which the items to be packaged 3 are accumulated in the thickness direction A guide path 46 having a width with a margin is formed. That is, the guide body 45 includes a pair of plate-like bodies that extend inward in the width direction from the upper ends of the frames 43 on both sides, and extends upward at the inner end in the width direction of each plate-like body. A presser plate 47 is attached. The width of the guide path 46 is the distance between the opposing surfaces of the presser plate 47.

  The second chain 40 is wound around a second sprocket 49 that rotates about a horizontal axis 48 that is orthogonal to the feed direction of the article 3 to be packaged. The feed drive unit 41 is configured to be able to rotate the second sprocket 49 about the horizontal axis 48. The feed driving unit 41 applies a driving force to one second sprocket 49.

  A pair of upper and lower support bases 50 parallel to the feed base 39 are arranged below the feed base 39. Each support base 50 is sandwiched and held by a frame 43, and a holding member 52 that holds the second chain 40 from below is provided on the upper surface 42 of the feed base 39 and the upper surface 51 of the support base 50. Extruded bodies 53 for extruding the articles to be packaged 3 accumulated in the bucket 11 at the supply position to the upstream side are arranged at predetermined intervals in the endless rotation direction of the second chain 40. The extruded body 53 is formed in a bowl shape, and the end portions on both sides are held by the second chain 40 so as to pass between both the second chains 40.

  The height of the holding member 52 is set to a position where the extruded body 53 pushes the lower end of the article 3 to be packaged. Thus, the extruded body 53 is configured to push the packaged product 3 upstream at a position below the guide path 46.

  The integrated supply device 1 having the above-described configuration is used so as to accumulate a plurality of articles to be packaged 3 supplied from the supply unit 5 and to supply to the packaging machine 4 in a state where the plurality of articles to be packaged 3 are accumulated. Accumulation refers to a state in which a plurality of articles to be packaged 3 are stacked in the vertical direction or stacked.

  In the integrated supply device 1, when the drive motor 17 of the integrated supply drive unit 12 is driven, the rotation center shaft 19 connected to the drive shaft 17 a of the drive motor 17 via the transmission mechanism unit 18 rotates to rotate the lower first shaft. One sprocket 16 rotates around the rotation center axis 19, and the upper first sprocket 16 rotates together with the first chain 10. That is, the first chain 10 rotates endlessly. When the first chain 10 rotates endlessly, the bucket 11 attached to the first chain 10 rotates endlessly.

  On the other hand, in the individual packaging machine 2, individually packaged articles 3 (for example, dry noodles such as instant noodles) are sent one by one from the upstream feeding unit 6 to the downstream feeding unit 7. In this case, the to-be-packaged product 3 is not in a small-end position, but the wider surface of the to-be-packaged product 3 is placed on the feeding surface 9.

  In the integrated supply device 1, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5E, the first bucket 11 (11 </ b> A) is prepared at a position corresponding to the height of the feed surface 9 of the downstream feed unit 7. ing. Specifically, the first bucket 11 (11A) stands by (stops) at a position corresponding upstream and downstream to the height of the feed surface 9 of the downstream feed unit 7. In this way, the packaged product 3 is supplied from the downstream feed unit 7 to the open portion 33 of the first bucket 11 (11A) that is waiting, and the packaged product 3 is put into the accommodation region 34. .

  For the first bucket 11 (11 </ b> A) that is waiting, the articles 3 to be packaged that are sequentially supplied from the downstream feeding unit 7 of the individual packaging machine 2 to the stacking and feeding device 1 are the feeding belts of the downstream feeding unit 7. 7A is rotated around the horizontal axis 7a to change the inclination of the feed surface 9 of the feed belt 7A. That is, the inclination of the feeding surface 9 shown in FIG. 5A is the posture that is most inclined to the upstream side, and in this posture, the first packaged item 3 (3a) is moved from the opening portion 33 to the accommodation region 34. The first article 3 (3a) to be packaged is placed on the frame plate 29.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the second packaged product 3 (3 b) is put into the accommodation area 34 from the opening portion 33 in a state where the inclination of the feed surface 9 of the feed belt 7 A is loosened. The Then, the second packaged product 3 (3b) is stacked on the first packaged product 3 (3a).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, in the state where the inclination of the feed surface 9 of the feed belt 7A is further loosened or the downstream side is slightly upward, the third packaged product 3 ( 3c) is put into the accommodation area 34 from the opening 33. Then, the third packaged product 3 (3c) is stacked on the second packaged product 3 (3b).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (d), the fourth packaged product in a state where the inclination of the feeding surface 9 of the feeding belt 7A is further directed upward on the downstream side or in a state where it is horizontal. 3 (3d) is thrown into the accommodation area 34 from the opening 33. Then, the fourth packaged product 3 (3d) is stacked on the third packaged product 3 (3c).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (e), the fifth packaged product in a state where the inclination of the feed surface 9 of the feed belt 7A is further directed upward on the downstream side or in a state where it is horizontal. 3 (3e) is thrown into the accommodation area 34 from the opening 33. Then, the fifth packaged product 3 (3e) is stacked on the fourth packaged product 3 (3d).

  With the above operation, a predetermined number (five) of articles to be packaged 3 are accumulated in the first bucket 11 (11A). In addition, when the accumulation to the bucket 11 is performed, the bucket 11 is present in an area corresponding to the linear portion 15 of the first chain 10.

  Subsequently, in the integrated supply device 1, as shown in FIG. 5 (f), the integrated supply drive unit 12 is driven in order to accumulate the articles 3 to be packed in the second bucket 11 (11 </ b> B), and the first supply The chain 10 is moved in the endless rotation direction by an amount corresponding to the pitch of the bucket 11. That is, the bucket 11 (11A) moves downward by an amount corresponding to the pitch of the bucket 11, and the second bucket 11 (11B) also moves downward by the same distance.

  At this time, it is not necessary to return the inclination of the feed surface 9 of the feed belt 7A downward, and if the feed surface 9 of the feed belt 7A and the opening portion 33 of the second bucket 11 (11B) correspond, The packaged product 3 can be put into the accommodation area 34 from the opening portion 33 of the second bucket 11 (11B), and the first packaged product 3 is placed on the frame plate 29. Then, as shown in FIGS. 5G to 5I, while the bucket 11 is moved by an amount corresponding to the pitch in the stacking and feeding apparatus 1, the downstream feed section 7 of the individual equipment 2 is covered. The packaged goods 3 are sequentially put into the accommodation area 34 from the opening part 33 of the second bucket 11 (11B). When the packaged product 3 is put into the storage area 34, the packaged product 3 is prevented from jumping out of the storage area 34 by contacting the contact portion 35.

  FIG. 5 (e) shows a state in which the fifth packaged product 3 is put into the storage area 34, and FIG. 5 (i) shows the fifth packaged product 3 is put into the storage area 34. Although the state immediately before is shown, the height of the feed surface 9 of the feed belt 7A is the same in any case.

  At the timing when the fifth packaged product 3 is put into the second bucket 11 (11B), the integrated supply driving unit 12 is driven, and the first chain 10 is endless by an amount corresponding to the pitch of the bucket 11. Move in the direction of rotation and stop. Thereafter, in the same manner as in FIGS. 5A to 5E, the packaged product 3 is loaded from the individual packaging machine 2 into the third bucket 11. In this case, the bucket 11 is stopped, and the articles to be packaged 3 are sequentially put into the accommodation area 34 while the inclination angle of the downstream feeding portion 7 is adjusted.

  At a timing when a predetermined number of articles 3 to be packaged are loaded from the individual packaging machine 2 into the third bucket 11, the bucket 11 is rotated endlessly by the pitch, and in the middle of the endless rotation, FIG. As shown in (i), the articles to be packaged 3 are sequentially accommodated in the accommodating area 34 and stacked. As described above, the stacking of the packaged products 3 depends on the gravity of the packaged products 3 themselves. For this reason, the stacked articles 3 to be packaged are stabilized inside the storage area 34.

  When stacking of the articles to be packaged 3 on each bucket 11 proceeds, the bucket 11 rotates endlessly, and when the bucket 11 reaches the lowest position in the middle of endless rotation, the opening portion 33 of the bucket 11 is opened downward. It becomes. The state where the opening portion 33 is opened downward is a supply position where the bucket 11 supplies the packaged product 3 to the packaging machine 4. However, when the bucket 11 reaches from the upper part 36 </ b> A to the lower part 36 </ b> B of the fall prevention plate 36, gravity acts so as to fall from the accommodation region 34 to the packaged product 3.

  The phenomenon that the bucket 11 falls from the accommodation area 34 before reaching the supply position can be prevented by the lower part 36 </ b> B of the fall prevention plate 36. On the contrary, when the article to be packaged 3 is detached from the lower part 36B of the fall prevention plate 36, the article to be packaged 3 which has been in contact with the lower part 36B of the fall prevention plate 36 until then is gathered and is fed by gravity. 39. Since the bucket 11 is attached to the first chain 10 that rotates endlessly in a vertical plane in a posture-maintaining state, the article 3 to be packaged is placed on the feed base 39 in a small end-up state.

  When the bucket 11 reaches the supply position (the product to be packaged 3 is placed on the feed base 39 in an accumulated state), the accumulation supply driving unit 12 temporarily stops driving. This stop state is a state where the bucket 11 is moved and stopped in the endless rotation direction by an amount corresponding to the pitch of the bucket 11 described above.

  While the bucket 11 reaches the supply position and the bucket 11 (accumulation supply drive unit 12) is stopped, the collected articles 3 are rotated endlessly with the endless rotation of the second chain 40 of the packaging machine 4. The upstream side is pushed by the pushing body 53 and pushed toward the guide path 46. The accumulated articles 3 to be packaged are sent to the downstream side in an accumulated state while being prevented from falling by the presser plate 47 and packaged together by the packaging unit 38.

  Each time the bucket 11 sequentially reaches the supply position, the packaged product 3 is pushed toward the guide path 46 by being pushed by the extruded body 53, and is sent to the downstream side in an accumulated state. 38 are packed together.

  In the integrated supply device 1 according to the present embodiment, at a timing when a predetermined number of articles to be packaged 3 are integrated in one bucket 11, the integrated supply drive unit 12 is rotated endlessly by the pitch. The operation of rotating the first chain 10 endlessly and preparing the next bucket 11 for the individual equipment 2 is repeated. That is, the bucket 11 is provided with a storage area 34 having a margin enough to stack a predetermined number of articles 3 to be stacked. Are not moved or stopped so as to correspond to the pitch of the thickness of the packaged product 3, and the packaged products 3 are sequentially loaded from the individual packaging machine 2 and stacked.

  That is, the bucket 11 is provided with a storage area 34 having a margin for stacking a predetermined number of articles 3 to be packaged, and since the accommodation area 34 has no partition, the articles 3 can be easily placed in the bucket 11. Moreover, since the articles to be packaged 3 are stacked in the bucket 11 by gravity, they are stably accumulated in the accommodation area 34. Further, since the article to be packaged 3 can be accommodated in the accommodating area 34 while the bucket 11 is rotating endlessly, the supply efficiency of the article to be packaged 3 to the packaging machine 4 is improved accordingly.

  In the present embodiment, when the bucket 11 is on standby, the article to be packaged 3 is put into the accommodation area 34 while rotating the downstream feeding portion 7 around the horizontal axis 7a. In addition, while the bucket 11 is rotating endlessly, the packaged product 3 is put into the storage area 34. In other words, the downstream feed section 7 and the bucket 11 put the packaged product 3 into the storage area 34 while relatively moving.

  In the present embodiment, when the article 3 to be packaged is put into the accommodation area 34, the article 3 to be packaged is prevented from jumping out of the accommodation area 34 by abutting against the abutting portion 35. On the contrary, when the article 3 to be packaged is put into the accommodation area 34 and comes into contact with the contact portion 35, the article 3 to be packaged receives a reaction force in the direction of jumping out of the accommodation area 34. However, the downstream side feeding portion 7 and the bucket 11 are relatively moved so that the feeding side end portion of the downstream side feeding portion 7 can be made to face the input packaged product 3. For this reason, even if the article to be packaged 3 moves in the direction of popping out of the storage area 34, it can be prevented from popping out, and the packaged article 3 can easily be stably accommodated in the storage area 34.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The same applies to the specific configuration of each part. For example, in the above embodiment, the case where a chain is used as the cord-like body has been described. However, instead of a chain, an endlessly rotating belt can also be used.

  The contact portion is provided separately from the bucket, but may be provided integrally with the bucket itself. In this case, the contact portion rotates endlessly with the bucket. By doing in this way, the bucket which is provided with a fixed plate and a pair of frame plates and is formed in a U-shaped cross section is an open portion for putting a packaged product into the accommodation area among the open portions on three sides, and It becomes the shape where the open parts other than the open part which supplies the packaged goods were closed.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the buckets are held in the first chain so as to be adjacent to each other has been described. However, the buckets may not be adjacent to each other, and a predetermined interval may be provided between the buckets.

  In the above-described embodiment, the downstream side feeding unit is provided so as to be rotatable, but a configuration in which the downstream side feeding unit is not rotated is also possible. If the bucket is not rotated, the packaged product is accommodated while the downstream feed section and the bucket are relatively moved by putting the packaged product into the accommodation area while the bucket is rotating endlessly by the pitch. The packaged item can be thrown into the region, and the packaged item is less likely to rebound with respect to the contact portion, so that the packaged item can be easily and stably stored in the storage region.

  In addition, the rotation angle (inclination) of the downstream side feed section is not particularly limited, and is arbitrarily specified according to the thickness of the packaged product to be handled. Therefore, the height of the storage area of the bucket is also handled. It is arbitrarily specified according to the thickness of the packaged product. In addition, the supply machine does not need to package the packaged items individually, and the integrated supply apparatus of the present invention can be applied to packaged products that are not individually packaged.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Integrated supply apparatus, 2 ... Individual packaging machine, 3 ... Packaged article, 4 ... Packaging machine, 5 ... Supply part, 6 ... Upstream side feed part, 7 ... Downstream side feed part, 8, 9 ... Feed surface, 11 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS Bucket, 12 ... Integrated supply drive unit, 13 ... Upper arc portion, 14 ... Lower arc portion, 15 ... Linear portion, 24 ... Groove cam, 25 ... Guide groove, 26 ... Delivery member, 28 ... Fixing plate, 32 ... Cam follower 33 ... Opening part, 34 ... Storage area, 35 ... Contact part, 36 ... Fall prevention plate, 36A ... Upper part, 36B ... Lower part, 39 ... Feeding table, 42 ... Upper surface, 46 ... Guideway, 47 ... Presser plate, 53 ... Extruded body

Claims (2)

An integrated supply device that collects a predetermined number of articles to be packaged sent from a feeder and sends them to a packaging machine that collectively packages the packaged articles to be packaged.
An endlessly rotating cord-like body, a plurality of buckets attached to the cord-like body, and a drive unit that drives the cord-like body to be endlessly rotatable,
The cord-like body is configured to endlessly rotate in the vertical direction by driving the drive unit,
Each bucket is provided with an open portion that allows the input of packaged products, and a storage area that communicates with the open portion and stacks and stores a predetermined number of packaged products in the vertical direction. Integrated supply device.   2. The integrated supply according to claim 1, wherein the lowest position in the middle of the endless rotation of the bucket is a supply position for supplying articles to be packed collected in the storage area to the packaging machine, and the lower part is an open portion at the supply position of the bucket. apparatus.

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