JP2017001685A - Boxing device and boxing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a boxing device and a boxing method capable of preventing a failure in holding (attaching) an article while increasing a speed of boxing process, as well as securely boxing supplied articles in an accurate order with no missing article.SOLUTION: A boxing device 100 comprises: conveying means 11, 12 for continuously conveying articles at predetermined intervals; feeding means for advancing the articles on the conveying means at every other one to a predetermined position; and supplying means 14 for simultaneously holding a plurality of adjacent articles on the conveying means and supplying them into a box.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a boxing device and a boxing method.

  Conventionally, a plurality of articles on an article conveyance conveyor conveyed at predetermined intervals are adsorbed by suction means, and each article is placed on a container on a container conveyance conveyor conveyed at predetermined intervals and conveyed together with the containers. At this time, each article is sucked and held together by the suction tool attached to the robot (robot hand), the distance between the suction tools is moved according to the distance between the containers, and each article is placed in the container. A boxing device to be placed is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In order to increase the speed of the boxing process in such a boxing apparatus, it is generally considered to improve the processing speed of the robot.

JP 2013-103779 A

  However, in a device for holding boxes with a plurality of suction tools attached to the robot and moving the distance between the suction tools to match the spacing of the containers for storing the articles, the robot aims to speed up the boxing process. If the processing speed is increased, there is a possibility that problems such as shifting of the suction position of the article may occur.

  Further, as in the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when moving the distance between the suction tools in accordance with the shape of the container for storing the article, the robot (robot hand) is provided with a mechanism for adjusting the distance between the suction tools. There is a need. In this case, an increase in the weight of the robot hand is unavoidable, which is disadvantageous for speeding up the boxing process in the boxing device.

  Further, as a method for improving the boxing processing speed without increasing the robot processing speed, there is a method for increasing the number of robots, but there is a problem that the cost and the area occupied by the boxing apparatus increase.

  On the other hand, in recent years, so-called blind-type articles (for example, trading cards) that contain different patterns and types of products (toys, cards, etc.) that cannot be distinguished from the appearance in packaging bags of the same appearance have also appeared. . When packing a plurality of such blind-type articles, make sure that there are no missing or misplaced articles supplied in one box, or that there is little margin (clearance) with respect to the articles. There is also a need for boxing to securely store in a container.

  In other words, while increasing the overall speed of the boxing process, it may be important to prevent the holding (adsorption) mistake of the articles and to pack the supplied articles in the correct order and without omission, There is still room for improvement as a boxing device to meet such demand.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and while ensuring the speed of the boxing process, it prevents the mistake of holding (sucking) the articles and reliably supplies the articles to be supplied in the correct order. An object of the present invention is to provide a boxing apparatus and a boxing method capable of boxing.

  (1) The present invention is a boxing device that accommodates a plurality of articles in one box, and includes a transport unit that transports the articles continuously at a predetermined interval, and a single article on the transport unit. A boxing apparatus comprising: a feeding unit that moves forward to a predetermined position every other; and a feeding unit that simultaneously holds and supplies a plurality of the articles that are close to each other on the conveying unit.

  According to such a configuration, while speeding up the boxing process, it is possible to prevent the holding (adsorption) mistake of the articles and to reliably pack the supplied articles in the correct order without omission. .

  (2) Further, in the present invention, the transport unit includes a positioning unit disposed at a predetermined interval on a transport surface on which the article is placed, and the feeding unit is a position determined by the positioning unit. The boxing device according to (1) above, wherein the article is moved forward.

  According to such a configuration, the article can be reliably advanced to a predetermined position.

  (3) Moreover, this invention is a boxing apparatus as described in said (2) characterized by the said conveyance means being a pair of belt conveyor arrange | positioned along the conveyance direction.

  (4) Further, in the present invention, the positioning means is a projection-like attachment protruding upward from the conveyance surface of the conveyance means, and the boxing device according to the above (2) or (3) It is.

  With such a configuration, the positioning means can be replaced with one having a different width, and the distance by which the article is advanced can be changed (adjusted) by exchanging the positioning means.

  (5) Moreover, this invention is a boxing apparatus as described in said (4) characterized by the said attachment being detachable.

  With such a configuration, the positioning means can be easily replaced, and the distance to advance the article can be easily changed (adjusted).

  (6) Moreover, this invention is a partition box provided with the partition, The width in alignment with the conveyance direction of the said attachment and the width along the conveyance direction of the said partition are substantially equal, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. It is the boxing apparatus as described in said (5).

  (7) Further, in the present invention according to any one of the above (2) to (6), the supply unit simultaneously holds the two articles located before and after the positioning unit. The boxing device described.

  According to such a configuration, after the article is moved forward and positioned, the supply means can supply the inside of the box without changing (adjusting) the distance between the plurality of articles. While speeding up, it is possible to prevent mistakes in holding (adsorption) of articles and to reliably pack the supplied articles in the correct order without omission.

  (8) Further, in the present invention, the feeding unit includes a feeding member that pushes the article, and is arranged along a part of the conveying unit along the conveying unit. It is a boxing apparatus as described in any one of 1) thru | or (7).

  (9) Further, the present invention is characterized by further comprising another conveying means for delivering the article to the conveying means from a direction intersecting the conveying direction of the conveying means on the upstream side of the conveying means. It is a boxing apparatus as described in any one of (1) thru | or (8).

  (10) Further, the present invention is characterized in that the conveying means includes an article holding means that does not transmit the conveying force of the conveying means to the article at a receiving position for receiving the article from the other conveying means. The boxing device according to (9) above.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to reliably hold (receive) an article delivered from another transport unit.

  (11) The boxing device according to (10), wherein the transport unit has at least a height of a transport surface at the receiving position lower than a height of a transport surface of the other transport unit. .

  (12) Further, the present invention is a boxing method in a boxing device for continuously packing a plurality of articles in one box, wherein the transfer means continuously transfers the articles at a predetermined interval; Advancing every other article on the conveying means to a predetermined position, and a supply means simultaneously holding and supplying a plurality of adjacent articles on the conveying means into the box. It is a boxing method characterized by comprising.

  According to such a configuration, while speeding up the boxing process, it is possible to prevent the holding (adsorption) mistake of the articles and to reliably pack the supplied articles in the correct order without omission. .

  (13) Further, in the invention, the feeding unit advances the article to a position determined by a positioning unit arranged at a predetermined interval on a conveyance surface of the conveyance unit, and the supply unit includes the positioning unit. The boxing method according to (12) above, wherein two articles placed before and after the means are simultaneously held.

  According to the boxing device and the boxing method described in the above (1) to (13) of the present invention, while the speed of the boxing process is increased, the mistake of holding (sucking) the article is prevented, and the supplied article is Boxing can be done reliably and without omission in the correct order.

It is an upper surface schematic diagram of the boxing apparatus concerning the embodiment of the present invention. (A) It is the front schematic diagram of the boxing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (b) It is the side schematic diagram which looked at the 3rd conveyance means from the upstream. It is a front schematic diagram of the sending means concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a timing chart of the conveyance speed of the sending means concerning the embodiment of the present invention. (A) It is a figure which shows the other form of this invention, (b) It is a figure which shows the further another form of this invention.

  Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, the structure of the boxing apparatus 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. In addition, in this figure and each subsequent figure, illustration of some structures and articles | goods is abbreviate | omitted suitably, and drawing is simplified. And in this figure and each subsequent figure, the magnitude | size, shape, thickness, etc. of a member are exaggerated suitably and expressed.

  <Overall configuration>

  FIG. 1 is a top view illustrating an outline of the boxing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the outline of the boxing apparatus 100.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the boxing device 100 is a device that continuously stores a plurality of articles XA1 in one box YA1, and includes a first transport unit 11, a second transport unit 12, and a feed. Means 13, supply means 14, and third transport means 17 are provided. In FIG. 2, the first transport unit 11 and the third transport unit 13 are illustrated up and down for convenience of explanation, but both are provided at a substantially horizontal position.

  The article XA1 of the present embodiment is, for example, a so-called blind article XA1 in which different patterns and types of products (toys, cards, etc.) that cannot be distinguished from the appearance are accommodated in a packaging bag having the same appearance. In the following embodiment, an example will be described in which the article XA1 is a trading card in which one or a plurality of cards that cannot be distinguished from the appearance are stored in one packaging bag. The article (packaging bag with a trading card) XA1 is packed in, for example, two rows and ten stages in one box YA1.

  The first conveying means 11 is a finger conveyor in which a pair of conveying surfaces 11A are arranged in parallel along the conveying direction T, and a plurality of positioning means (fingers) 15 are attached to the conveying surface 11A, and the article XA1 is loaded at a constant speed. Transport.

  On the upstream side (right side in FIGS. 1 and 2) of the first transport unit 11, second transport unit that delivers the article XA1 to the first transport unit 11 from a direction intersecting the transport direction T of the first transport unit 11. 12 is arranged. The 2nd conveyance means 12 is a belt conveyor, for example, The conveyance surface 12A exists in the position higher than the conveyance surface 11A of the 1st conveyance means 11 in a perpendicular direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first transport unit 11 includes an article holding unit 20 that securely holds the article XA1 at the receiving position S1 that receives the article XA1 from the second transport unit 12. As an example, the article holding means 20 has a pedestal 21 between the pair of finger conveyors (first conveyance means 11) whose upper surface is higher than the conveyance surface 11 </ b> A (lower than the conveyance surface 12 </ b> A of the second conveyance means 12). It is the site | part provided so that the conveyance force of the 1st conveyance means 11 may not be transmitted. In this way, by suppressing the conveying force of the first conveying means 11 at the receiving position S1, even when the article XA1 is thrown (dropped) from the second conveying means 12 at a high speed, the predetermined position (positioning means 15). The article XA1 can be reliably held at a predetermined position) at either the front side or the rear side.

  On the upstream side of the first conveying means 11, the articles XA1 are continuously supplied so as to maintain a predetermined interval (distance L1), and are conveyed downstream. A plurality of positioning means 15 are arranged at predetermined intervals on the transport surface 11A on which the article XA1 of the first transport means 11 is placed. The positioning means 15 is a projection-like attachment protruding upward (vertical direction) from the transport surface 11A, and moves along the transport direction T along with the movement of the transport surface 11A. The articles XA1 are supplied one by one between the positioning means 15 in the transport direction T. The article XA1 conveyed by the second conveying means 12 at the receiving position S1 hits a stopper (not shown), is placed on the article holding means 20 (pedestal 21), and the movement (conveyance) is temporarily stopped. The positioning means 15 that moves along the transport direction T abuts on the upstream rear end of the article XA1 on the pedestal 21 (the right long side in FIGS. 1 and 2). Then, the article XA1 is pushed forward (downstream in the transport direction T) by the positioning means 15, transferred from the pedestal 21 onto the transport surface 11A, and directly moves downstream. In this way, the articles XA1 are conveyed toward the downstream side while maintaining a predetermined interval (distance L1 between the positioning means 15) on the upstream side of the first conveying unit 11.

  On the upstream side, a pair of articles XA1 (XA1_1, XA1_2) positioned on the front and back on the transport surface 11A being transported with a predetermined interval (distance L1 between the positioning means 15) is transported while the distance between them is Move closer (distance L1-> L2-> L3). In other words, in this example, every other article XA1 (XA1_2) conveyed by the positioning means 15 is moved forward by the feeding means 13, and approaches the preceding article XA1 (XA1_1). A pair of articles XA1_1 and XA1_2 are brought into contact with the upstream side and the downstream side of the positioning unit 15 (on the positioning unit 15) at a predetermined interval (on the positioning unit 15) at the downstream end of the feeding unit 13. Positioned at a distance L3). That is, the distance L3 between the two articles XA1 (XA1_1 and XA1_2) at the downstream end of the feeding unit 13 is equal to the width W1 along the conveying direction T of the positioning unit 15.

  The feeding means 13 is a finger conveyor (upper conveyor) arranged along a conveying direction T of the first conveying means 11 above a part of the first conveying means 11, and on the surface of the annular chain or belt Pushing members (pushers) 16 are attached at predetermined intervals. The feeding means 13 pushes every other article XA1 conveyed on the first conveying means 11 from the rear in the conveying direction T. The feeding means 13 moves the pusher 16 at a speed V2 faster than the conveying speed V1 of the first conveying means 11 at the time of pushing to advance the article XA1. Articles XA1 pushed by the feeding means 13 every other position are determined by the positioning means 15 in front of them (positions that contact the positioning means 15 in front of the articles XA1 pushed by the feeding means 13 from the upstream side). To be advanced.

  The pusher 16 is disposed between the pair of positioning means 15, and the tip thereof is set below the pair of transport surfaces 11 </ b> A of the first transport means 11. Further, the pusher 16 makes contact with the article XA1 at two locations in the direction intersecting the transport direction, and advances the article XA1 (FIG. 2B). For this reason, the article XA1 can be advanced without being rotated in the horizontal plane.

  The supply unit 14 is provided on the downstream side of the first transport unit 11 and simultaneously holds two articles XA1 transported at a distance L4 on the downstream side of the first transport unit 11 as a set. The supply means 14 includes a plurality of (here, two) suction nozzles 14A at the tip of a robot arm (not shown), and simultaneously holds and holds two articles XA1 arranged side by side with the suction nozzles 14A.

  The 3rd conveyance means 17 is arrange | positioned in parallel with the 1st conveyance means 11, and conveys box YA1 intermittently. The box YA1 is transported with its upper part opened, and a partition YA2 is provided at the center. The width W along the conveyance direction T of the partition YA2 is equal to the width W1 of the positioning means 15. The supply means 14 simultaneously holds the two articles XA1 positioned before and after the positioning means 15 as a set, and maintains the distance L4 between the two articles XA1 as it is (distance between the two adsorbed articles XA1). Without changing L4), it moves over the box YA1 and opens the article XA1 in the box YA1. In the present embodiment, for example, 10 sets of 20 articles XA1 are packed in one box YA1. That is, the third transport means 17 for transporting the box YA1 stays in a predetermined position until 10 sets of articles XA1 are accommodated, and the supply means 14 holds 10 sets of articles XA1 with respect to one box YA1. Opening is repeated and accommodated in the box YA1.

  <Boxing operation (boxing method)>

  Next, the boxing operation in the boxing device 100 will be described.

  For example, the article XA1 is transported from the upstream side of the second transport unit 12 so that its long side is along the transport direction V of the second transport unit 12, and is thrown (dropped) onto the first transport unit 11 at the downstream end. Is supplied in this way.

  The first transport unit 11 receives (holds) the article XA1 thrown in (dropped) from the second transport unit 12. The first transport unit 11 receives the article XA1 from the second transport unit 12 at the upstream receiving position S1. The first transport means 11 is provided with the article holding means 20 at the receiving position S1, and can reliably hold the article XA1 supplied at high speed. Then, the article XA1 once stopped on the article holding means 20 is pushed out by the positioning means 15 moving along the conveyance direction T and transferred to the first conveyance means 11. In the first transport unit 11, the direction of the article XA1 remains unchanged, and the transport direction is changed. That is, on the first transport unit 11, the direction (posture) of the article XA 1 is not changed, but the short side is transported along the transport direction T.

  The articles XA1 supplied from the second conveying means 12 to the first conveying means 11 are all conveyed at a predetermined (constant) interval (distance L1) on the upstream side of the first conveying means 11, but the first conveying As the distance to the downstream side of the means 11 increases, the distance between them approaches (distance L1> L2> L3). That is, the articles XA1 supplied to the first conveying means 11 are moved by the feeding means 13 every other piece in the conveying direction T, and on the downstream side, two articles positioned before and after the moving direction with the positioning means 15 interposed therebetween. The interval between the articles XA1 is adjusted so that XA1 forms one set.

  More specifically, for example, the preceding (first) article XA1_1 and the succeeding (second) article XA1_2 are respectively arranged at the rear end (the long side on the right side in the drawing) on the upstream side of the first conveying means 11. ) Is brought into contact with the positioning means 15 and conveyed. Thereby, the distance between the front article XA1_1 and the rear article XA1_2 is separated by the distance L1.

  The feeding means 13 pre-packs every other item XA1 (here, the second item XA1_2) in the transport direction T. The feed means 13 can move the pusher 16 while shifting it at a speed V2 that is faster than the transport speed V1 of the first transport means 11 at least after the timing when the pusher 16 comes into contact with the rear of the article XA1_2. The pusher 16 is moved. As a result, the second article XA1_2 is advanced (prepared) from the delivery position S2 by the pusher 16, and the distance from the first article XA1_1 gradually decreases (L1> L2> L3), and the positioning provided in front of the second article XA1_2. The advancing of the article XA1_2 stops by contacting the upstream side of the means 15 (pushing of the feeding means 13 stops). In this way, the interval between the articles XA is adjusted so that the two articles XA1_1 and XA1_2 positioned before and after the moving direction on the downstream side of the first conveying unit 11 are in one set. To be positioned.

  At the take-out position S3 at the downstream end of the first transport unit 11, the supply unit 14 (suction nozzle 14A) attached to the tip of the robot arm sucks and holds the two articles XA1_1 and XA1_2 at the same time, and the third transport unit 17 The articles XA1_1 and XA1_2 are moved above the box YA1 that is transported above.

  As described above, the width W1 of the positioning means 15 is set to be equal to the width W2 of the partition YA2 of the box YA1. Accordingly, the supply unit 14 may open the two articles XA1_1 and XA1_2 while holding them in the box YA1 (without adjusting the distance L3), thereby The articles XA1_1 and XA1_2 are accurately stored side by side in the box YA1 via the partition YA2.

  In the present embodiment, for example, 10 sets of 20 articles XA1 are packed in one box YA1. That is, the third transport unit 17 that transports the box YA1 stays at the take-out position S3 until 10 sets of articles XA1 are accommodated, and the supply unit 14 is a direction that substantially intersects (orthogonally) the transport direction T at the take-out position S3. The article XA1 can be supplied into the box YA1 by only moving (without moving significantly along the transport direction T).

  As described above, in the boxing device 100 according to the present embodiment, every time one article XA1 is being transported by the first transporting means 11, the articles XA1 are pre-packed by the feeding means 13 and the downstream end of the feeding means 13 is reached. Next, the interval between the front and rear articles XA1 is positioned at a predetermined distance L3 (a distance that matches the shape (size) inside the box YA1). Then, on the downstream side of the feeding unit 13 of the first transport unit 11, the supply unit 14 holds the article XA1 by suction. At this time, the supply means 14 does not adjust the distance L3 between the two articles XA1, and is required to move to the box YA1 after holding one set (two) articles XA1 until it is stored. The article XA1 is supplied to the box YA1 at a limited distance.

  Therefore, it is not necessary to move the robot arm faster than necessary while speeding up the boxing process, so that it is possible to prevent a mistake in the suction position of the article XA1 (and consequently the article XA1 falls), and reliably XA1 can be packed in box YA1. Further, since it is not necessary to provide the supply means 14 with a mechanism for adjusting the distance between the articles XA1, the supply means 14 operated by the robot arm can be reduced in size and weight, which is very advantageous in high-speed processing of boxing.

  In addition, since high-speed boxing processing can be performed without increasing the number of robots, an increase in cost and the area occupied by the apparatus can be prevented.

  Further, the positioning means 15 determines the positions of the front and rear (two) articles XA constituting one set at a predetermined position (a predetermined position according to the shape (size) of the box YA1). Overlap can also be prevented. Even if the positioning means 15 is not provided, the subsequent article XA can be advanced (prepared) by the feeding means 13 that is faster than the first conveying means 11. However, if there is no means for restricting the movement of the subsequent article XA1, it stops when it comes into contact with the preceding article XA1, and in particular when the thickness of the article XA1 itself is thin, a part of the preceding article XA1 In some cases, a set of articles XA1 overlap each other, for example, when a subsequent article XA1 rides on. When this happens, there is a high possibility that a holding (adsorption) error will occur due to a shift in the adsorption position of the supply means 14 (adsorption nozzle 14A).

  In the present embodiment, even if the article XA1 is pre-packed by the feeding means 13, the positioning means 15 can prevent the succeeding article XA1 from overlapping the preceding article XA1, so that the adsorption position shifts and is held thereby. (Suction) mistakes can be prevented.

  FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining how the feeding means 13 is fed, and FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing the moving speed of the pusher 16 of the feeding means 13. Note that a to j in FIG. 4 correspond to the timings shown in FIGS. As described above, the feeding means 13 can move the pusher 16 at a variable speed.

  For example, FIG. 3A (FIG. 4A) shows a state in which the subsequent article XA1_2 is in contact with the positioning unit 15 at the downstream end (left end in the drawing) of the feeding unit 13 and the positioning is completed. The succeeding article XA1_2 that is in contact with the positioning means 15 and has been positioned is moved by the pusher 16 that moves at the same speed as the positioning means 15. The feeding means 13 decelerates after moving the article XA1_2 to a predetermined position before the pusher 16 is reversed, and then temporarily stops.

  Then, the article XA1_2 is transported by the first transport means 11 and is separated from the pusher 16 (FIGS. 3B and 4B).

  Since the feeding means 13 pushes out every other article XA1, at the timing shown in FIG. 3C (c in FIG. 4), the article XA1 next to the delivered article XA1 (the article XA1_2 at the downstream end in the figure). (The next set of preceding articles XA1_1) is conveyed downstream while the rear end portion is in contact with the positioning means 15. The feeding means 13 prevents the pusher 16 from interfering with the article XA1_2 advanced by the pusher 16 at the downstream end thereof and from interfering with the article XA1_2 advanced by the pusher 16 at the upstream end thereof and the subsequent article XA1_1. It moves at a speed (for example, 1000 mm / min) faster than the positioning means 15 (FIGS. 3C to 3D and FIGS. 4C to 4D).

  As a result, the pusher 16 comes into contact with the subsequent article XA1_2 and pushes it forward (FIGS. 3E to 3G and FIGS. 4E to 4G).

  Thereafter, while the feeding means 13 is decelerated, the front end portion of the article XA1_2 pushed out by the pusher 16 is brought into contact with the positioning means 15 (FIG. 3 (h), h in FIG. 4).

  After the article XA1_2 comes into contact with the positioning means 15, the feeding means 13 moves the pusher 16 at the same speed as the positioning means 15, and moves the article XA1_2 to a predetermined position at the downstream end of the feeding means 13 (FIG. 3 ( i) to (j) (i to j in FIG. 4)).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another form of the positioning means 15. The positioning means 15 is an attachment of the first transport means 11 and is detachable. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6A, by changing the widths W1, W1 ′, and W1 ″ along the transport direction T to different ones, the distance L4 between the articles XA1 held simultaneously as one set can be easily obtained. Can be changed. That is, it can be appropriately changed according to the width W2 of the partition YA2 of the box YA1 in which the article XA1 is accommodated.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the first conveying means 11 is a belt conveyor having a double loop structure, and the positioning means 15 is constituted by positioning means 15A and 15B provided on the respective belts having a double loop structure. May be. By shifting the positions of the positioning means 15A and 15B of the two belt conveyors, the distance between the positioning means 15A and 15B, that is, the width W1 of the positioning means 15 can be set arbitrarily and easily.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

  Further, the feeding means 13 is not limited to a belt conveyor, and may be a double loop type conveyor or a circulation type linear drive feeding means. Further, the feeding means 13 may be a pusher device having a pushing member that operates a plurality of box motions.

  Further, the article holding means 20 of the first conveying means 11 may be configured to securely hold the article XA1 supplied from the second conveying means 12, for example, a non-slip portion on the conveying surface of the first conveying means 11. (In that case, it is not necessary to make part of the transport surface 11A higher than the other transport surfaces 11A). Further, at the receiving position S1, it may be a means for holding the article XA1 in the direction opposite to the conveying direction T of the first conveying means 11, or the supply timing from the second conveying means 12 may be slightly delayed. (It may be delayed so as to be wider than a predetermined distance between the articles XA1_1 and XA1_2 on the upstream side in FIGS. 1 and 2).

  The supply unit 14 may store two articles XA1 (XA1_1, XA1_2) in separate boxes YA1. In this case, the positioning means (attachment) 15 of the first transport means 11 may be replaced with one having a different width according to the size of the box YA1. Further, when two articles XA1 (XA1_1, XA1_2) are accommodated in separate boxes YA1, every other box YA1 transported by the transport means provided with the attachment (positioning means) 15 is advanced to a predetermined position. Other feeding means may be provided, and the boxes YA1 may be narrowed and packed in a box. Thereby, the supply means 14 can be reduced in size and weight.

  The third transport unit may transport the box YA1 continuously. In this case, the supply means 14 accommodates the article XA1 in the box YA1 in synchronization with the movement of the box YA1.

  Further, the width of the positioning means (attachment) 15 may be equal to or slightly larger than the width of the partition YA2 of the box YA1.

  In addition, the pusher 16 in which the article XA1_2 is brought into contact with the positioning unit 15 may be decelerated without moving at the same speed as the positioning unit 15. In this case, it is not necessary to stop the feeding means 13 once.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Boxing apparatus 11 1st conveyance means 12 2nd conveyance means 13 Feed means 14 Supply means 15 Positioning means

Claims (13)

A boxing device for storing a plurality of articles in one box,
Conveying means for continuously conveying the article at a predetermined interval;
Feeding means for advancing every other article on the conveying means to a predetermined position;
A supply means for simultaneously holding a plurality of the articles close to each other on the transport means and supplying them into the box,
A boxing device characterized by that. The conveying means includes positioning means arranged at predetermined intervals on a conveying surface on which the article is placed,
The feeding means advances the article to a position determined by the positioning means;
The boxing device according to claim 1. The transport means is a pair of belt conveyors arranged along the transport direction.
The boxing device according to claim 2. The positioning means is a projection-like attachment protruding upward from the conveyance surface of the conveyance means.
The boxing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein The attachment is removable.
The boxing apparatus according to claim 4. The box is a partition box provided with a partition, and the width along the transport direction of the attachment is substantially equal to the width along the transport direction of the partition.
The boxing device according to claim 5. The supply means simultaneously holds the two articles located before and after the positioning means;
The boxing device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the boxing device is provided. The feeding means includes a pushing member that pushes the article, and is disposed along the conveying means above a part of the conveying means.
The boxing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein Provided on the upstream side of the conveying means with other conveying means for delivering the article to the conveying means from a direction intersecting the conveying direction of the conveying means,
A boxing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The conveying means includes an article holding means that does not transmit the conveying force of the conveying means to the article at a receiving position for receiving the article from the other conveying means.
The boxing device according to claim 9. The conveying means has at least a height of a conveying surface of the receiving position lower than a height of a conveying surface of the other conveying means,
The boxing device according to claim 10. A boxing method in a boxing device for continuously packing a plurality of articles into one box,
A step in which the conveying means conveys the article continuously at a predetermined interval;
A step of advancing the articles to a predetermined position every other piece on the conveying means;
A supply means for simultaneously holding and supplying a plurality of the articles adjacent to each other on the transport means into the box;
A boxing method characterized by that. The feeding means advances the article to a position determined by positioning means arranged at a predetermined interval on a conveying surface of the conveying means,
The supply means simultaneously holds two articles arranged before and after the positioning means;
The boxing method according to claim 12.

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