JP2018030251A - Carton making machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carton making machine which can open a body part in a polygonal shape of different shapes without inserting a shape forming device into an inside of the body part.SOLUTION: A carton making machine is provided with a shape forming device 61 which shapes a box 2 having a polygonal shaped body part having a plurality of side plates extending vertically and connected through folds, a plurality of upper flaps arranged on upper edge of the body part, and a plurality of lower flaps arranged on a lower edge of the body part while the body part forms a cylindrical shape. The shape forming device includes a pair of right and left mold members 63, and a pair of right and left body part expansion devices 68 which are arranged so as to be displaced on right and left sides and detachably engage with the body part. The opened boxy is arranged between the right and left mold members and the right and left body part expansion devices, the right and left body part expansion devices engage with outer surface of both of right and left side plates, and the body part is pressed to the right and left mold members by moving outward on the right and left sides to arrange a shape of the body part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention is to manufacture a box having a cylindrical body, a plurality of lower flaps provided at the lower edge of the body, and a plurality of upper flaps provided at the upper edge of the body. Concerning the box machine.

  It has a polygonal cylindrical body, a plurality of lower flaps provided on the lower edge of the body, and a plurality of upper flaps provided on the upper edge of the body, and the section of the body is octagonal. A box making machine is known that forms a box from a folded state on a plane into a three-dimensional box (for example, Patent Document 1). The box making process performed by the box making machine to form a three-dimensional box from the folded state on the plane includes a box opening process for opening the body from the folded state into a quadrangular cylindrical shape and four corners. And a molding step of molding the cylindrical box into an octagonal cylinder. In the molding process, a case molding device is inserted inside the barrel portion, the case molding device is expanded and the barrel portion is pushed and expanded from the inside, whereby the barrel portion is molded into an octagonal cylindrical shape.

JP 20144813 A

  However, in the molding process, it is necessary to insert the case molding device to the inside of the body portion and to retract the case molding device to a position that does not interfere with the case molding process. As described above, since the case forming apparatus is taken in and out of the body part, the box making machine is increased in size, and it takes time to take in and out the case forming apparatus from the body part.

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the box making machine which can open a trunk | drum so that it may become a polygonal cylinder shape, without inserting a shaping | molding apparatus inside a trunk | drum in view of the above background. .

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a barrel portion (2P) having a plurality of side plates extending in the vertical direction and connected via a fold line, and a plurality of upper flaps provided on the upper edge of the barrel portion ( 2U) and a plurality of lower flaps (2L) provided on the lower edge of the body portion, and a box making machine provided with a molding device (61) for forming the body in a state where the body portion forms a cylinder. (1) The molding apparatus includes a pair of left and right mold members (63) and a pair of left and right body part expansion devices (68) that are arranged to be displaceable to the left and right and detachably engage with the body part. The box body is disposed between the left and right mold members and between the left and right body expanding devices, and the left and right body expanding devices are disposed on the body. By engaging the outer surface of the left and right side plates (2PC, 2PG) and moving the left and right outwards. It may adjust the shape of the body part by pressing the body part to the mold member of the left and right.

  According to this aspect, the body part is formed by moving the body part left and right and pressing the body part against the mold member without inserting the molding device into the body part inside.

  Further, in the above aspect, the mold member is formed on a surface orthogonal to the left-right direction, and has a base surface (64) facing left and right inward and recessed to the left and right outward with respect to the base surface. A recess (65), the recess being formed in a surface orthogonal to the left-right direction, a bottom surface (66) facing inwardly in the left-right direction, and the recess of the recess as it goes from the bottom surface toward the base surface. It is preferable to have a pair of front and rear side wall surfaces (67) that are inclined so that the front-rear width increases.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to mold the box so that the body portion forms an octagonal cylinder.

  Further, in the above aspect, the left and right side plates of the trunk portion are disposed between the left and right mold members so as to contact the base surface, and the left and right trunk extension devices move outward in the left and right directions. It is preferable that the left and right side plates of the body portion are in contact with the bottom surface and the front and rear side wall surfaces so that the body portion forms an octagonal cylinder.

  According to this aspect, since the trunk portion is molded along the mold member, the box is molded with high accuracy.

  In the above aspect, each of the left and right body expanding devices may include a reduced pressure adsorbing device (69) that can adsorb to the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates of the body.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to engage the left and right side plates of the body portion from the outside and insert the left and right side plates of the body portion to the left and right outwards without inserting the molding device inside the body portion. .

  Further, in the above aspect, the molding device is engaged with the lower flap (2L), and is disposed at a predetermined position while bending the lower flap, thereby expanding the body portion in a predetermined width direction. The left and right mold members may be in contact with the lower end edges of the left and right side plates of the body part.

  According to this aspect, when the lower flap is bent, the lower part of the body part that is easy to spread is suppressed by the left and right mold members, and the shape of the body part is prevented from being deformed.

  Further, in the above aspect, in the molding apparatus, the front side plate (2PA) and the rear side plate (2PE) in which the body portion faces front and rear, the left side plate (2PC) and the right side plate (2PG) facing left and right, and the front A pair of left and right front intermediate side plates (2PB, 2PH) disposed between the side plate, the left side plate and the right side plate, and a pair of left and right front plates disposed between the rear side plate, the left side plate and the right side plate. A transfer device (82) that is formed into an octagonal cylinder including a rear intermediate side plate (2PD, 2PF) and moves the box with the lower flap closed, and the box that is moved by the transfer device. A pair of left and right correction devices (91) that contact the front intermediate side plate of the body, and each of the correction devices is provided on the left and right outer sides of the movement path of the box that is moved by the transport device. The platform (92), A contact position where the support is rotatably supported around a rotation shaft extending vertically at the base end, and a front end is in a position where it can contact the front intermediate plate, and a retreat position where the front end is located outside the movement path It is preferable to have an arm (95) displaceable between and an urging device (97) for urging the arm toward the contact position.

  According to this aspect, the correction device presses the intermediate side plate of the box from the left and right, and the distortion of the box is corrected.

  Further, in the above aspect, a roller (96) that is rotatable about a rotating shaft that extends vertically is provided at the tip of the arm, and the correction device may contact the front intermediate plate at the roller. .

  According to this aspect, the box moves according to the movement path, and the roller comes into contact with the intermediate side plate of the box, so that the impact on the box that is applied when the correction device comes into contact with the side surface is reduced.

  Further, in the above aspect, it further includes a taping unit (87) that attaches at least an adhesive tape to the lower flap and the front plate of the box that is moved by the transport device. It is good to contact the front intermediate side plate before being attached to the front side plate.

  According to this aspect, before the adhesive tape starts to be applied, the correction device comes into contact with the side plate of the box and correction is performed.

  In the above aspect, the adhesive tape may be attached to the front side plate after the correction device contacts the front intermediate side plate and before the arm returns to the retracted position.

  According to this aspect, since the adhesive tape is started to be applied while the correction device is in contact with the side plate, the adhesive tape can be applied without deformation of the body portion of the box.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide a box making machine that can open the barrel part into an octagonal shape without inserting the molding device into the barrel part.

Side view of the box making machine according to the embodiment (A) The perspective view which shows the sealing state of an octagonal box, (B) The top view which shows the blank state of an octagonal box, (C) The top view which shows the state folded by the flatness of the octagonal box (D) Perspective view showing a quadrangular cylinder state of an octagonal box, and (E) a sectional view of the quadrangular cylinder state. (F) A perspective view showing the opened state of the octagonal box, (G) a sectional view of the opened state, (H) a perspective view showing a bottom assembled state of the octagonal box (A) A cross-sectional view in the flow direction of the cardboard sheet having a fold in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction, (B) A cross-sectional view in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction in the cardboard sheet having a fold in the flow direction. (A) A perspective view showing a sealed state of a quadrangular box, (B) a plan view showing a folded state of the quadrangular box, (C) a perspective view showing an opened state of the quadrangular box, (D) The perspective view which shows the bottom assembled state of a square box The perspective view of the opening apparatus of the box making machine concerning a 1st embodiment when a support device is a closed form. The perspective view of the opening device of the box making machine according to the first embodiment when the support device is in the open form and the box is opened into an octagonal cylinder. Top view of the opening device of the box making machine according to the first embodiment when the support device is in the closed configuration. A top view of the opening device of the box making machine according to the first embodiment when the support device is in an open form and the box is opened in an octagonal cylindrical shape. Side view of the opening device of the box making machine according to the first embodiment when the support device is in the open form and the box is opened in an octagonal cylinder shape. Front views before (A) and after (B) folding the lower flap of the folding device of the box making machine according to the first embodiment Top views after (A) and after (B) forming the molding apparatus of the box making machine according to the first embodiment. Rear view after (A) and after (B) forming the molding apparatus of the box making machine according to the first embodiment The top view of the conveyance apparatus and correction apparatus of the box making machine concerning a 1st embodiment The top view and side view of the correction apparatus of the box making machine concerning a 1st embodiment A top view of the opening device of the box making machine according to the first embodiment when the support device is in the open form and the box is opened in a rectangular tube shape. Top view of the opening device of the box making machine according to the second embodiment when the support device is in the closed configuration Top view of the opening device of the box making machine according to the second embodiment when the support device is in the open form and the box is opened into an octagonal cylinder.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a box making machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Box)
The box produced by the box making machine 1 according to the embodiment is a polygonal box, and an octagonal box 2 as shown in FIG. 2 (A) and a quadrangular box 3 as shown in FIG. 6 (A). including. Each box includes a polygonal cylindrical barrel portion P extending vertically, and an upper flap U and a lower flap L provided on the upper and lower edges of the barrel portion P, respectively.

(Octagonal box)
As shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), the octagonal box 2 includes an octagonal cylindrical body 2P whose axis extends vertically, and four upper flaps 2U provided on the upper edge thereof. It has four lower flaps 2L provided on the lower edge. The body portion 2P forms each side of the octagonal box 2 in the order of the front panel 2PA, the left front panel 2PB, the left panel 2PC, the left rear panel 2PD, the rear panel 2PE, the right rear panel 2PF, the right panel 2PG, and the right front panel 2PH. Each connected via a fold. The upper flap 2U and the lower flap 2L are folded so as to form an angle of approximately 90 degrees with respect to the panel of the trunk portion, thereby forming an octagonal box.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the octagonal box 2 has two plate-shaped members, a front liner 2F and a back liner 2B, and a wave-shaped cross section sandwiched between them. It is formed of a plate-like material (for example, a cardboard sheet) provided with a core 2M. The box is formed so that the flow direction of the waveform of the core 2M is parallel to the circumferential direction of the body 2P forming an octagon. A crease 2CR between the panels constituting the body 2P (for example, a crease between the front panel 2PA and the left front panel 2PB) is formed so as to be parallel to the flow direction as shown in FIG. Has been. On the other hand, the crease 2S between the panels 2PA to 2PE constituting the trunk portion 2P and the upper flap 2U and the lower flap 2L is formed to be perpendicular to the flow direction as shown in FIG. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the crease is formed by making a line from the back liner 2B so as to crush the peaks and valleys of the center core 2M. In general, the crease 2S formed perpendicular to the flow direction is less likely to fold and has a stronger resistance to the bending force than the crease 2CR formed parallel to the flow direction. Since the fold between the panels constituting the body 2P is formed to be parallel to the flow direction, the fold between the panels of the body 2P is between the body 2P and the upper and lower flaps 2U, 2L. It is easier to bend than the crease. In addition, the crease 2CR parallel to the flow direction is easy to bend so that the front liner 2F is convex and protrudes, and is difficult to bend so that the back liner 2B is convex and protrudes, and the body 2P is opened. The box folded flat can be opened into an octagonal cylinder. Further, by using the fact that the folds are easily broken as the corrugated peaks and valleys of the core 2M are crushed, the foldability of the fold between the body 2P and the upper and lower flaps 2U, 2L is changed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 (B), 2 (C), 3 (D), (E), and 4 (F) to 4 (H), the octagonal box 2 is different depending on the arrangement of the body 2P and the flap. Transforms into As shown in FIG. 2B, the state in which the body portion 2P is unfolded and the upper and lower flaps 2U and 2L are arranged on the same plane as the body portion 2P is a blank state of the octagonal box 2. As shown in FIG. 2C, the cylindrical body 2P is folded flat, and the upper and lower flaps 2U and 2L extend in the same direction as the body 2P. It is in the folded state. As shown in FIGS. 3D and 3E, the body 2P is opened from the folded state so that the body 2P has a quadrangular cylindrical shape, and the upper and lower flaps 2U and 2L are the axes of the body 2P. The state extending in the same direction is a quadrangular tube state. 4 (F) and 4 (G), the body P is opened so as to form an octagonal cylinder, and the upper and lower flaps 2U, 2L extend in the same direction as the axis of the body 2P. Is open. As shown in FIG. 2A, the body portion 2P is formed in a predetermined state, and the upper and lower flaps 2U and 2L are folded so as to be orthogonal so as to close the upper and lower openings of the body portion 2P. It is. As shown in FIG. 4H, the body 2P is formed in a predetermined state, and the lower flap 2L is bent so as to be orthogonal so as to close the opening below the body 2P is a bottom assembly state. .

  FIG. 2B shows a blank state of the octagonal box 2. The body 2P is connected to each other through a fold line in the order of the right rear panel 2PF, the right panel 2PG, the right front panel 2PH, the front panel 2PA, the left front panel 2PB, the left panel 2PC, the left rear panel 2PD, and the rear panel 2PE. I am doing. An upper flap 2U and a lower flap 2L are connected to the upper and lower sides of the panel of the body portion 2P. The upper flap 2U includes a front upper flap 2UA provided at the upper edge of the front panel 2PA, a left upper flap 2UB provided at the upper edge of the left panel 2PC, and a rear upper flap 2UC provided at the upper edge of the rear panel 2PE. And an upper right flap 2UD provided at the upper edge of the right panel 2PG. The lower flap 2L includes a front lower flap 2LA provided at the lower edge of the front panel 2PA, a left lower flap 2LB provided at the lower edge of the left panel 2PC, and a rear lower flap 2LC provided at the lower edge of the rear panel 2PE. And a lower right flap 2LD provided at the lower edge of the right panel 2PG.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, a coupling piece 2J is provided on the rear edge of the right rear panel 2PF via a fold. In the octagonal box 2 in a blank state, the coupling portion 2J is coupled to the inner surface of the rear panel 2PE, so that the body portion 2P is formed in a cylindrical shape. In the flat folded state, the body 2P is folded at 360 degrees at the fold between the front panel 2PA and the right front panel 2PH and the fold between the rear panel 2PE and the left rear panel 2PD. The octagonal box 2 is in a flat plate shape. As shown in FIG. 2 (C), the left front panel 2PB, the left panel 2PC, the left rear panel 2PD, the front panel 2PA, the upper left flap 2UB, the lower left flap 2LB, the front upper flap 2UA, and the front are folded in a flat state. The lower flap 2LA forms one flat plate. The right rear panel 2PF, the right panel 2PG, the right front panel 2PH, the rear panel 2PE, the upper right flap 2UD, the lower right flap 2LD, the rear upper flap 2UC, and the rear lower flap 2LC also form one different flat plate. The upper end of the upper flap 2U and the lower end of the lower flap 2L have the same height in the vertical direction, and the corrugated cross section of the core 2M is exposed on the upper end side surface of the upper flap 2U.

  As shown in FIGS. 3D and 3E, in the quadrangular cylinder state, the body 2P has a quadrangular cylindrical shape whose axis extends vertically. The left front panel 2PB, the left panel 2PC, and the left rear panel 2PD are flat, and the right front panel 2PH, the right panel 2PG, and the right rear panel 2PF are also flat, and these two flat plates are positioned in parallel. The front panel 2PA and the rear panel 2PE are arranged in parallel so as to connect both ends of the two flat plates, and the cross section of the body portion 2P is formed in a rectangular shape. The upper flap 2U and the lower flap 2L are connected to a panel to which the respective flaps are directly connected via folds and extend in the vertical direction. The upper end of the upper flap 2U and the lower end of the lower flap 2L are provided so as to have the same height in the vertical direction, and the corrugated cross section of the core 2M is exposed on the upper end side surface of the upper flap 2U.

  As shown in FIGS. 4F and 4G, in the octagonal cylinder state, the body portion 2P is formed so as to form an octagonal cylinder with the axis extending vertically. The body 2P includes a front panel 2PA, a left front panel 2PB, a left panel 2PC, a left rear panel 2PD, a rear panel 2PE, a right rear panel 2PF, a right panel 2PG, and a right front panel 2PH, which are connected via fold lines. Is bent at a predetermined angle. The upper flap 2U and the lower flap 2L are arranged so as to be parallel to the panel of the body 2P to which the respective flaps are directly connected. The front panel 2PA and the rear panel 2PE are arranged parallel to each other with their surfaces facing forward and backward. The left panel 2PC and the right panel 2PG are arranged parallel to each other with their surfaces facing left and right and spaced from each other. The left front panel 2PB, the left rear panel 2PD, the right rear panel 2PF, and the right front panel 2PH are arranged so as to chamfer the corners of the rectangular cylinder formed by the front panel 2PA, the left panel 2PC, the rear panel 2PE, and the right panel 2PG. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, in the sealed state, the body portion 2P is formed in an octagonal cylinder shape. The leading edges of the upper left flap 2UB and the upper right flap 2UD are bonded by an adhesive tape T extending in the front-rear direction. Similarly, the front end edges of the lower left flap 2LB and the lower right flap 2LD are bonded by an adhesive tape T extending in the front-rear direction. The front end of each adhesive tape T is bonded to the front panel 2PA, and the rear end is bonded to the rear panel 2PE.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (H), in the bottom assembly state, the body 2P is formed to form an octagonal cylinder, and the lower flap 2L is bent at right angles to each panel of the body 2P, and the lower left flap 2LB. And the front-end edge of lower right flap 2LD is adhere | attached by the adhesive tape T extended front and back, and upper flap 2U is open | released upwards.

(Square box)
As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the quadrangular box 3 has a quadrangular cylindrical barrel portion 3P whose axis extends vertically, and four upper flaps 3U connected to the upper edge of the barrel portion 3P via folds. And four lower flaps 3L connected to the lower edge of the trunk portion 3P via folds. The body portion 3P includes a front panel 3PA, a left panel 3PC, a rear panel 3PE, and a right panel 3PG, which form each side of the quadrangular cylinder, in the order described. In the sealed state, the front panel 3PA and the rear panel 3PE are arranged in parallel with a distance from each other with their surfaces facing forward and backward. The left panel 3PC and the right panel 3PG are arranged parallel to each other with their surfaces facing left and right and spaced from each other.

  The lower flap 3L has a front lower flap 3LA, a left lower flap 3LB, a rear lower flap 3LC, and a lower right flap 3LD corresponding to the lower edges of the front panel 3PA, the left panel 3PC, the rear panel 3PE, and the right panel 3PG, respectively. . The upper flap 3U has a front upper flap 3UA, a left upper flap 3UB, a rear upper flap 3UC, and a right upper flap 3UD that are vertically symmetrical with the lower flap 3L.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the quadrangular box 3 is folded when the body 3P is folded between the front panel 3PA and the right panel 3PG and between the rear panel 3PE and the left panel 3PC. In this fold, the quadrangular box 3 is bent so as to form 360 degrees and is in a flat plate shape. As shown in FIG. 6C, when the quadrangular box 3 is opened, the body 3P has a rectangular quadrangular cylindrical shape whose axis extends vertically. The front panel 3PA and the rear panel 3PE are arranged in parallel to face each other. The right panel 3PG is provided so as to connect the right edge of the front panel 3PA and the right edge of the rear panel 3PE, and the left panel 3PC is provided so as to connect the left edge of the front panel 3PA and the left edge of the rear panel 3PE. It has been. The upper flap 3U and the lower flap 3L are connected to the panel to which the respective flaps are directly connected via folds and extend in the vertical direction. The upper end of the upper flap 3U and the lower end of the lower flap 3L are provided so as to have the same height in the vertical direction, and the corrugated cross section of the core 2M is exposed on the upper end side surface of the upper flap 3U. As shown in FIG. 6A, in the sealed state, the upper and lower flaps 3U and 3L are bent at right angles to the panels of the body portion 3P, the leading edges of the upper left flap 3UB and the upper right flap 3UD, and the lower left flap. This is a state where 3LB and the front edge of the lower right flap 3LD are bonded by an adhesive tape T extending in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 6 (D), in the bottom assembly state, the body portion 3P is formed to form a quadrangular cylinder like the opened state, and the lower flap 3L is bent at right angles to each panel of the body portion 3P. Then, the lower left flap 3LB and the front edge of the lower right flap 3LD are bonded to each other by an adhesive tape T extending forward and backward, and only the upper flap is opened.

<< First Embodiment >>
The box making machine 1 according to the first embodiment is arranged along a center line extending in the front-rear direction, and is a folded box of the octagonal box 2 loaded on the box making machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as a box 2). To be separated one by one, the body 2P of the separated box 2 is opened into an octagonal cylinder, the lower flap 2L is bent, and the body 2P is formed into an octagonal cylinder. Tap the flap 2L to transform the box 2 into a bottom assembly state and send it forward.

(Supply device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the box making machine 1 includes a supply device 5 that separates and sends out a plurality of folded boxes 2 one by one at the rear end thereof. The supply device 5 includes a mounting table 6 having a slope whose front end is lowered, and a plurality of boxes that are folded on the mounting table 6 are supported. A plurality of folded boxes 2 are placed on the mounting table 6 so that they stand upright on the slope, face the main surface in the front-rear direction, and line up in the front-rear direction. A pressing body 7 is provided on the mounting table 6, and the pressing body 7 presses the box 2 forward from the rear end of the mounted box 2 using a cylinder or the like as a driving force.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, an injector plate 8 that separates the boxes 2 one by one is provided at the front end of the mounting table 6. The upper edge of the injector plate 8 has a width about the thickness of one box 2 in the front and rear, a supply support surface 9 that is an upward surface, a front side of the supply support surface 9, and an upper side. A protruding piece is provided. The injector plate 8 is configured to be movable between an initial position where the supply support surface 9 is at the same height as the front end of the mounting table 6 and a supply position provided above the initial position.

  Next, operation | movement of the supply apparatus 5 is demonstrated. Of the boxes 2 placed on the mounting table 6 and urged forward, one box 2 located in the foremost position is pushed out to the supply support surface 9 and hits the protruding piece. Since the width of the supply support surface 9 is about the thickness of one box, the one box 2 moves to the supply support surface 9. After the box 2 moves to the supply support surface 9, the injector plate 8 moves from the initial position to the supply position, whereby the box 2 moves upward and is sent out. When the delivery of one box 2 is completed, the injector plate 8 returns to the initial position. When the injector plate 8 returns to the initial position, among the boxes 2 mounted on the mounting table 6, one box 2 positioned at the forefront is pushed out from the mounting table 6 to the supply support surface 9.

(Opening device)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the box making machine 1 receives the box 2 sent from the supply device 5, and opens the box 2 </ b> P so that the body 2 </ b> P has an octagonal cylindrical shape. Is provided on the front side of the supply device 5. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the opening device 10 is supported by an opening device base 11 provided on the front side of the mounting table 6 and on the upper side of the opening device base 11 so as to be vertically displaceable. And a support device 12 having a mechanism for supporting two side surfaces of the body portion 2P and displacing the side surfaces, and a first actuator 13 for moving the support device 12 up and down.

  The support device 12 includes a support table 14 provided on the front side of the left end of the mounting table 6, and a parallel link mechanism 15 connected to the support table 14. The parallel link mechanism 15 includes a pair of isometric swing links 16 that are rotatably connected to the support base 14, and an intermediate link 17 that is rotatably connected to the respective ends of the swing links 16. Prepare. The base end of the rocking link 16 has two points (points P and Q in FIGS. 9 and 10) provided on the front and back of the support base 14 as axes along lines extending vertically through the points. It is rotatably supported. Each end of the swing link 16 is connected to the intermediate link 17. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the swing links 16 are formed as a pair in the vertical direction, and both are connected to one intermediate link 17.

  A first support member 18 extending rightward from the intermediate link 17 is coupled to the side surface of the intermediate link 17. The first support member 18 is provided with a rail extending in the extending direction (left-right direction) of the first support member 18. Of the two links of the swing link 16, a second support member 19 extending in the horizontal direction is coupled to the front surface of the front link. The second support member 19 is provided with a rail extending in the extending direction of the second support member 19.

  The support device 12 is displaced between the closed configuration and the open configuration by the rotation of the swing link 16. As shown in FIG. 9, when the support device 12 is in the closed configuration, the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 extend to the left and right in parallel with each other. The first support member 18 is located on the front side of the supply device 5 and behind the second support member 19. As shown in FIG. 10, when the support device 12 is in the open configuration, the second support member 19 is left in a plan view centered on a point Q that is a connection point between the support base 14 and the swing link 16. It rotates around and opens until the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 form an angle of approximately 90 degrees. In the following description, the end portions of the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 on the side close to each other are referred to as the proximal end and the end portions on the side away from each other based on the open state of the support device 12 as necessary. Is described as the distal end.

  A first engagement device 25 is provided on the side surface of the first support member 18. As shown in FIG. 11, the first engagement device 25 includes a plate-like first engagement device body 26 having front and rear surfaces, and a slider (not shown) coupled to the first engagement device body 26. And a pin 27. The slider is slidably coupled to the rail of the first support member 18 so that the first engagement device 25 is slidably supported with respect to the first support member 18 in the extending direction of the first support member 18. Is done. The pin 27 has a base end coupled to the first engagement device body 26, and extends downward from the base end with a gap in the first engagement device body 26. Is formed. The tip of the pin 27 can be stabbed into a gap formed between the front liner 2F, the back liner 2B, and the center core 2M constituting the box 2 from the end surface of the upper flap 2U, and the pin 27 is When the body is stabbed, it is formed with such a thickness that a frictional force is generated between the pin 27 and the box 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the first support member 18 is further provided with a second actuator 28. The second actuator 28 displaces the first engagement device 25 in the extending direction with respect to the first support member 18. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, in the present embodiment, the second actuator 28 is an extendable air cylinder provided in the extending direction of the first engagement device 25, and the first support member 18 extends. It expands and contracts in the direction. One end of the second actuator 28 is coupled to the first support member 18, and the other end of the second actuator 28 is coupled to the end of the first engagement device 25. In the present embodiment, when the second actuator 28 contracts, the first engagement device 25 moves toward the distal end of the first support member 18.

  Similar to the first support member 18, the second support member 19 is provided with a second engagement device 35 that can slide in the extending direction. Similarly to the first engagement device 25, the second engagement device 35 includes a second engagement device main body 36 formed in a plate shape extending along the extending direction of the second support member 19 and the vertical direction, A slider coupled to the second support member 19 and a pin 27 are provided. The slider is further slidably coupled to the rail of the second support member 19 so as to be slidable in the extending direction of the second support member 19. The second engagement device 35 is displaced in the extending direction of the second support member 19 by the third actuator 37. The pin 27 provided in the second engagement device 35 is the same as the pin 27 provided in the first engagement device 25, is formed in a needle shape, and engages with the box 2.

  In this embodiment, the rail is provided on the first support member 18, and the slider is provided with the first engagement device 25, but the first support member 18 slides the first engagement device 25 in its extending direction. It is sufficient that the support is possible. The slider may be provided on the first support member 18, and the rail may be provided on the first engagement device 25. Similarly, the second support member 19 may be in any form provided to slide the second engagement device 35 in its extending direction, and the slider is provided on the second support member 19 and the rail is the first. A two-engagement device 35 may be provided.

  An opening urging device 38 is provided between the second support member 19 and the second engagement device 35. One end of the opening urging device 38 is fixed to the distal end of the second support member 19, the other end is fixed to the second engagement device 35, and the opening urging device 38 is fixed to the second engagement device 35. The second support member 19 is always biased toward the distal end side of the second support member 19. In the present embodiment, a tension coil spring is used as the opening urging device 38.

  In order to limit the movement of the second engagement device 35 toward the distal end side of the second support member 19, an opening stopper member 39 is slidably coupled to the rail of the second support member 19. The opening stopper member 39 is provided on the distal end side of the second support member 19 relative to the slider of the second engagement device 35, and the second engagement device 35 moves toward the distal end side of the second support member 19. Movement is restricted.

  In the present embodiment, the third actuator 37 that displaces the opening stopper member 39 in the extending direction of the second support member 19 in order to make the position of the opening stopper member 39 in the extending direction of the second support member 19 variable. Is provided. In the present embodiment, the third actuator 37 is an air cylinder, the main body of the third actuator 37 is coupled to the second support member 19, the protruding end of the third actuator 37 is coupled to the opening stopper member 39, 2 It is provided on a region where the support member 19 is slidable and expands and contracts in the extending direction of the second support member 19.

  Next, the operation of the opening device 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, when the injector plate 8 moves to the supply position, the box 2 is pushed upward, and the box 2 in a folded state is supplied to the box opening device 10. When the box 2 is supplied to the opening device 10, the support device 12 is set so as to be in a closed configuration, so that the lower portion is disposed between the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 arranged in parallel. Inserted from the side. When the support device 12 is in the closed configuration, the first engagement device main body 26 and the second engagement device main body 36 are arranged in parallel via a distance of about one box and are provided in the first engagement device 25. The pin 27 thus inserted sticks into the upper end surface of the rear upper flap 2UC of the box 2 and is coupled to the rear upper flap 2UC. Further, the pin 27 provided in the second engagement device 35 is stuck in the upper end surface of the upper left flap 2UB and is coupled to the upper left flap 2UB. After the pin 27 is stuck in the upper flap 2U, the injector plate 8 is lowered from the supply position to the initial position, and the box 2 is left in the first engagement device 25 and the second engagement device 35.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the support device 12 is displaced from the closed configuration to the open configuration while maintaining the state where the first engagement device 25 and the second engagement device 35 are engaged with the box 2. The first engagement device 25 and the second engagement device 35 are substantially 90 degrees from each other about the fold between the rear panel 2PE and the left panel 2PC of the box 2 in the folded state in plan view. Rotate to a position that makes an angle of. Accordingly, the first engagement device 25 is disposed so as to have a front-rear surface, the second engagement device 35 is disposed so as to have a left-right surface, and the second engagement device 35 is the first engagement device 35. It is arranged on the left front side of the engagement device 25. Due to the displacement of the first engagement device 25 and the second engagement device 35, the rear upper flap 2UC and the upper left flap 2UB engaged with them are arranged so as to form an angle of approximately 90 degrees with each other. The rear panel 2PE and the left rear panel 2PD formed so as to be aligned vertically are arranged so as to form an angle of approximately 90 degrees with each other.

  The second actuator 28 causes the first engagement device 25 to slide from the initial position to the first post-drive position located in the right direction (the direction of the distal end with respect to the first engagement device 25). By the movement of the first engagement device 25 in the right direction, the rear upper flap 2UC moves to the right side of the upper left flap 2UB. Thereby, the rear panel 2PE moves to the right side of the left panel 2PC. When the rear panel 2PE moves to the right side of the left panel 2PC, the rear end of the left rear panel 2PD connected to the rear panel 2PE is pulled rightward. When the left rear panel 2PD is pulled by the rear panel 2PE, the left panel 2PC is also pulled toward the left rear panel 2PD. Since the left panel 2PC is coupled to the second engagement device 35, and the left panel 2PC is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction, which is the extending direction of the second support member 19, the left panel 2PC is connected to the left rear panel 2PD. The left panel 2PC is moved rearward by being pulled rearward. In the present embodiment, in order to assist the backward movement of the left panel 2PC, the third actuator 37 moves the opening stopper member 39 backward, whereby the second engagement device 35 also moves backward simultaneously. As the left panel 2PC moves rearward, the second engagement device 35 also moves rearward. Furthermore, since the front end of the left rear panel 2PD is connected to the left panel 2PC, it moves only backward, and the rear end of the left rear panel 2PD is pulled to the right, so that the left rear panel 2PD is connected to the left panel 2PC and the rear panel 2PE. It arrange | positions in the position which inclines with respect to.

  When the left rear panel 2PD is inclined with respect to the left panel 2PC and the rear panel 2PE, the box 2 is distorted and deformed, and a fold between the front left panel and the left panel 2PC, and between the right panel 2PG and the right front panel 2PH. The fold between the right panel 2PG and the right rear panel 2PF is folded. When these folds are bent, the body 2P is deformed into an octagonal cylinder. Both the upper flap 2U and the lower flap 2L are arranged so as to extend upward and downward according to the arrangement of the directly connected panels, respectively, and the box 2 is opened.

  The displacement between the closed configuration and the open configuration of the support device 12 and the driving of the second actuator 28 may be performed simultaneously, or the second actuator 28 may be driven after the displacement of the support device 12. When the first drive position is shifted further to the right, the left rear panel 2PD is arranged to face further rearward. Therefore, by shifting the first drive position, the shape of the trunk portion 2P when opened is changed. be able to.

  When the box 2 is sent to the bending device 50, the support device 12 is returned to the initial position when the box 2 is sent to the opening device 10 by the first actuator 13. The first engagement device 25 is returned to the initial position when the box 2 is sent to the opening device 10, and the opening stopper member 39 is moved by the third actuator 37, and the box 2 is opened. Return to the initial position when it is sent out. When the box 2 is delivered to the folding device 50, the second engagement device 35 is urged to the distal side of the second support member 19 by the opening urging device 38, and the second support member 19 is opened. It moves to a position where it comes into contact with the stopper member 39 and returns to the initial position.

(Bending device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the box making machine 1 has an inner flap 2LI composed of a front lower flap 2LA and a rear lower flap 2LC of a box 2 deformed into a cylindrical shape below a box opening device 10. A bending device 50 is provided for bending the outer flap 2LO formed of the lower left flap 2LB and the lower right flap 2LD inward after being bent inward. The crease between the body 2P and the outer flap 2LO is set so that the ridges and valleys of the corrugation of the core 2M are greatly crushed and more easily bent than the crease between the body 2P and the inner flap 2LI.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 12, the folding device 50 includes an inner flap folding device 51 provided in a pair in the front-rear direction below the opening device 10. The inner flap bending device 51 includes a pair of front and rear inner flap bending plates 52 and a fourth actuator 53 that displaces the inner flap bending plate 52. The surface of the inner flap bent plate 52 can be tilted between a state in which the inner flap is bent substantially upward and a state in which the inner flap is bent in the front-rear and inward directions, and the case 2 is lowered and sent out from the opening device 10. The inner flap bent plate 52 is set to face in the front-rear and inward direction. The lower end of the inner flap 2LI of the box 2 is in contact with the upper surface of the inner flap folding plate 52, and the fold between the inner flap 2LI and the body portion 2P is bent inward in the left and right directions, so that the inner flap 2LI It arrange | positions so that the inclination of the bending plate 52 may be followed. When the box 2 is lowered to a predetermined position, the inner flap folded plate 52 is moved substantially upward by the fourth actuator 53, so that the inner flap 2LI forms an angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the body 2P. It can be bent. When the inner flap 2LI and the outer flap 2LO are bent and the box 2 is sent out from the bending device 50, the fourth actuator 53 causes the inner flap to move so that the surface of the inner flap bent plate 52 faces front and rear. The bent plate 52 is tilted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the outer flap folding device 54 includes a pair of left and right outer flap folding plates 55 </ b> A that are positioned below the inner flap folding plate 52 and extend in the front-rear direction. Each of the outer flap bent plates 55 </ b> A comes into contact with the outer flap 2 </ b> LO of the box 2 from the left and right inner sides when the box 2 descends from the opening device 10. The outer flap bending device 54 further includes a pair of left and right outer flap bending members 55B extending in the front-rear direction and below the outer flap bending plate 55A. Each of the outer flap bending members 55B has a surface facing inward and left and right so that when the box descends from the opening device 10, it comes into contact with the outer flap 2LO of the box 2 from the left and right outside. It is configured. The outer flap bent plate 55A is coupled to the outer flap bent plate base 55C at the rear end thereof. The outer flap bent member 55B is coupled to the protruding end of the fifth actuator 56 supported by the outer flap bent plate base 55C. The fifth actuator 56 is configured such that the outer flap bending member 55B can be projected and retracted toward the outer flap bending plate 55A. When the fifth actuator 56 pushes the outer flap bent member 55B toward the outer flap bent plate 55A, the outer flap bent member 55B abuts from the outside of the outer flap 2LO, and the outer flap bent plate 55A is moved to the outer flap. The outer flap 2LO can be sandwiched between the outer flap bent plate 55A and the outer flap bent member 55B. The outer flap bending device 54 further includes a sixth actuator 57 that rotates the outer flap bent plate base 55C with the front-rear direction as an axis.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, when the box 2 descends and the outer flap bent member 55B is pushed out toward the outer flap bent plate 55A, the outer flap bent plate 55A and the outer flap bent member The outer flap 2LO is sandwiched between 55B and 55B. As shown in FIG. 12B, the sixth actuator 57 is operated while the outer flap is sandwiched between the outer flap bent plate 55A and the outer flap bent member 55B, and the outer flap bent plate base 55C. Is rotated to the left and right inward so that the crease between the outer flap 2LO and the body 2P is creased (for example, the angle between the body 2P and the outer flap 2LO is approximately 10 to 80 degrees). The outer flap 2LO is bent inwardly to the left and right. Since the outer flap 2LO is bent inward and leftward and the outer flap 2LO is sandwiched between the outer flap bent plate 55A and the outer flap bent member 55B, the upward movement of the box 2 is restricted. Yes. When the support device 12 is lifted by the first actuator 13 when the outer flap 2LO is bent inward and leftward and rightward, the engagement between the upper flap 2U and the first engagement device 25 and the second engagement device 35 occurs. Is released. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the fifth actuator 56 moves the outer flap bending member 55B to the left and right, the box 2 can be moved in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bending device 50 includes an extrusion device 58 that sends out the box 2 in which the lower flap 2L is bent. The extrusion device 58 includes an extrusion plate 59 that can move back and forth. The extrusion plate 59 extrudes the rear panel 2PE of the box body 2 in which the inner flap 2LI and the outer flap 2LO are bent, whereby the box 2 is formed into a molding device. 61.

  In order to guide the movement of the box 2 at the time of delivery, the bending device 50 further includes guide rollers 60 provided in pairs on the left and right. The guide roller 60 has a plurality of rollers provided in a row in front and rear. Each roller is rotatably provided with the vertical direction as an axis. The guide roller 60 can protrude and inward in the left and right directions, and each roller abuts on the left and right panels 2PC and 2PG of the box 2 when projecting in the left and right directions. In the present embodiment, when the outer flap bending device 54 bends the outer flap 2LO, the guide roller 60 protrudes inward in the left and right directions so that the box 2 does not protrude, and contacts the left and right panels 2PC and 2PG. The body portion 2P is supported. When the box 2 is pushed out by the extruding device 58, the guide roller 60 is kept projecting, so that the box 2 is prevented from moving to the left and right.

  When the delivery of the box 2 is completed, the inner flap 2LI and the outer flap 2LO are bent, and when the box 2 is sent from the folding device 50, the fourth actuator 53 has the front and rear surfaces of the inner flap folding plate 52 front and rear. The inner flap bent plate 52 is tilted so as to face inward. After the box 2 is sent out, the outer flap bent plate base 55C rotates and returns to the position when the box 2 descends from the box opening device 10. The push-out plate 59 moves backward and returns to the position when the box 2 is lowered.

  In order to prevent the box 2 from collapsing after box making, an adhesive is applied to the front side of the outer flap bending device 54 on the surface facing the left and right inner sides of the outer flap 2LO, or the surface where the outer flap 2LO of the inner flap 2LI contacts. An adhesive application device for application may be provided. At this time, in order to sufficiently bond the inner flap 2LI and the outer flap 2LO, the inner flap 2LI may be brought into contact with the outer flap 2LO using the restoring force of the bent inner flap 2LI.

(Molding equipment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the box making machine 1 includes a forming device 61 for forming the body 2P of the box 2 with higher accuracy. The box 2 extruded by the extrusion device 58 is moved to a molding position that is a reference for molding, and the left and right panels 2PC and 2PG are expanded to the left and right, and the left and right panels 2PC and 2PG are pressed against the mold. The box 2 is molded.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the forming device 61 includes a guide roller 60 that is disposed on the front side of the bending device 50 and carries the box 2 pushed out by the pushing device 58 forward. When the guide roller 60 protrudes inward left and right, each roller contacts the left panel 2PC or the right panel 2PG of the box 2 and moves the box 2 forward. The box 2 carried forward is locked by the front stopper member 62 provided in the front, and becomes a molding position. The front stopper member 62 is formed so as to be able to protrude and retract so that the position of the box 2 is set as a molding position. When the box 2 is conveyed to the molding device 61, the front stopper member 62 abuts against the front panel 2PA of the box 2. The movement of 2 forward is restricted. When the molding of the box 2 is finished, the front stopper member 62 is sunk and the box 2 can be moved forward.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the molding apparatus 61 includes a mold member 63. The mold member 63 is formed in a pair symmetrically about the center line. The mold member 63 includes two base surfaces 64 that are formed on a surface orthogonal to the left-right direction, face inward in the left-right direction, and are separated from each other in the front-rear direction. The two base surfaces 64 are the length of the box 2 in the quadrangular box state (for example, the width when the right front panel 2PH, the right panel 2PG, and the right rear panel 2PF are connected in a plane in the octagon box 2). When the molding is performed, the box 2 is sandwiched by the four base surfaces 64 in the left-right and front-rear directions. The mold member 63 further includes a recess 65 that is recessed leftward and rightward with respect to the base surface 64. The recess 65 is formed in a surface orthogonal to the left-right direction, and has a bottom surface 66 facing inward in the left-right direction, a side wall surface 67 extending forward from the front end of the bottom surface 66 and inward in the left-right direction, and facing the rear side. And a side wall surface 67 that extends rearward from the rear end of the bottom surface 66 and extends inward from side to side and faces forward. The two side wall surfaces 67 are inclined so that the front-rear width of the recess 65 increases from the bottom surface 66 toward the base surface 64 side. The width in the front-rear direction of the recess 65 is formed to be the same as the width in the front-rear direction of the right panel 2PG. The width in the vertical direction of the mold member 63 is formed to be shorter than the height of the box 2. Each of the mold members 63 is connected to a mold member actuator 63 </ b> A that expands and contracts inwardly in the left and right directions.

  The forming device 61 further includes a pair of left and right body expanding devices 68 for adsorbing and expanding on the outer surfaces of the left and right panels 2PC and 2PG. Each of the left and right trunk expanding devices 68 includes a vacuum adsorption device 69. The trunk expanding device 68 can be displaced in the left-right direction, and when the trunk expanding device 68 is positioned inward, the vacuum suction device 69 is adsorbed to the trunk 2P of the box 2. Each of the reduced pressure adsorption devices 69 is connected to an adsorption device actuator 68A that expands and contracts inwardly in the left and right directions. Therefore, the reduced pressure adsorption device 69 is configured to be able to appear inward in the left and right directions. In this embodiment, the two vacuum adsorption devices 69 are provided side by side at the same height. The mold member 63 and the body expanding device 68 are arranged on the left and right of the box 2 in the molding position, and the body expanding device 68, the guide roller 60, and the mold member 63 are arranged in this order from the top.

  The molding device 61 includes a push-up device 70 provided below the box 2 at the molding position. The push-up device 70 has a surface facing upward at the top, and a projecting piece that extends to the left and right continuously to the rear end of the surface, and a push-up plate portion 71 that is provided so as to be displaceable up and down, and vertically expands and contracts. And a push-up plate portion actuator 71A for moving the push-up plate portion up and down.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the molding device 61 further includes an upper stopper member 72. The upper stopper member 72 is a plate-like member having a surface that extends in the vertical direction, and is provided at a height that makes contact with the upper flap 2U of the box 2 at the molding position.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the box 2 in the opened state sent from the folding device 50 is sent forward along the center line from the folding device 50 by the pushing device 58. The box 2 advances forward along the guide roller 60 and is locked at the molding position by the front stopper member 62. When the box 2 is in the molding position, the guide roller 60 is retracted to the left and right, and the mold member actuator 63A is actuated at an appropriate time, so that the left and right mold members 63 protrude to the left and right. As a result, the left mold member 63 contacts the front lower end of the left front panel 2PB at the front base surface 64, and contacts the rear lower end of the left rear panel 2PD at the rear base surface 64. The right mold member 63 is in contact with the right front panel 2PH at the front base surface 64, and is in contact with the right rear panel 2PF at the base surface 64 on the rear side. Next, when the suction device actuator 68A is actuated, the two left and right decompression suction devices 69 protrude leftward and rightward and are attracted to the corresponding left panel 2PC and right panel 2PG, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, after the left and right reduced pressure adsorption devices 69 are adsorbed to the left panel 2PC and the right panel 2PG, respectively, the reduced pressure adsorption devices 69 move left and right while adsorbing to the panels. While the base surface 64 of the left mold member 63 is in contact with the left front panel 2PB and the left rear panel 2PD, the vacuum suction device 69 moves to the left outward, and the left panel 2PC is pulled outward to the left. The fold between 2PB and the left panel 2PC is bent so as to protrude leftward, and the fold between the left panel 2PC and the left rear panel 2PD is bent so as to protrude leftward. While the base surface 64 of the right mold member 63 is in contact with the right front panel 2PH and the right rear panel 2PF, the trunk expanding device 68 moves right outward, and the right panel 2PG is pulled right outward, so the right front The fold between the panel 2PH and the right panel 2PG is bent so as to protrude rightward, and the fold between the right panel 2PG and the right rear panel 2PF is bent so as to protrude rearward to the right. The vacuum suction device 69 moves to the left and right until the left panel 2PC is in surface contact with the bottom of the left mold member 63 and the right panel 2PG is in surface contact with the bottom of the right mold member 63. As a result, the left front panel 2PB and the left rear panel 2PD are in surface contact with the side wall surface 67, and the creases provided at the front and back of the left panel 2PC are along the bent portion between the bottom of the mold member 63 and the side wall surface 67. Can be folded. Further, the right front panel 2PH and the right rear panel 2PF are in surface contact with the side wall surface 67, and the folds provided at the front and rear of the right panel 2PG are along the bent portion between the bottom portion of the mold member 63 and the side wall surface 67. It can be bent.

  When the vacuum suction device 69 moves left and right outwards and the body 2P of the box 2 is in contact with the mold member 63, it is pushed up until the outer flap 2LO is bent at approximately 90 degrees with respect to the body 2P. The plate portion actuator 71A moves the push-up plate portion 71 upward from below the box 2. Furthermore, when the outer flap 2LO is bent inward, if the lower end portions of the left and right outer flaps 2LO come into contact with each other, the left panel 2PC and the right panel 2PG of the trunk portion 2P are pushed out to the left and right, and the trunk The width of the part 2P is widened. In the present embodiment, since the upper stopper member 72 is provided, when the box 2 is pushed up by the push-up plate portion 71, the box 2 moves upward and does not protrude.

  When the body portion 2P is formed and the outer flap 2LO is bent, the guide roller 60 moves inward in the left and right directions, and the suction of the body portion 2P of the body portion expanding device 68 to the left panel 2PC and the right panel 2PG is released, By the suction device actuator 68A, the trunk expanding device 68 is retracted to the left and right. Further, the mold member 63 is also retracted leftward and rightward by the mold member actuator 63A, and the front stopper member 62 is retracted downward. Next, the push-up plate portion 71 moves forward, the rear panel 2PE of the box 2 is pushed out by the projecting piece provided at the rear end of the push-up plate portion 71, and the box 2 moves forward and is sent out. When the suction of the body expanding device 68 is released, the lower ends of the left and right outer flaps 2LO come into contact with each other, so that the body 2P of the box 2 does not contract in the left-right direction and is maintained in an octagonal cylindrical shape. The

(Taping device and straightening device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the box making machine 1 conveys the box 2 sent out from the molding device 61 forward, and affixes a tape to the lower flap 2L of the box 2 so that the box 2 is in a bottomed state. A deforming taping device 81 is provided.

  The taping device 81 is disposed on the front side of the bending device 50, and the lower flap 2L is bent by the bending device 50. Further, the taping device 81 further forwards the box 2 in which the body portion 2P is formed by the forming device 61. 82. The conveyance device 82 includes a frame 83 and a pair of left and right side conveyors 85 provided on both sides of the center line and extending in the front-rear direction. The side conveyor 85 is a well-known belt conveyor, and includes a belt wound around a roller that is rotated by a motor about an axis up and down. The belt abuts on the body 2P of the box 2 and conveys the box 2 forward. . On the upper side of the side conveyor 85, a placement surface 86 that is a surface directed upward is provided.

  The taping device 81 further taps the adhesive tape T along the center line to the lower part of the front panel 2PA, the lower flap 2L, and the lower part of the rear panel 2PE of the box 2 passing through the upper part from the rear to the front. A unit 87 is provided. The taping unit 87 is disposed between the left and right side conveyors 85. The taping unit 87 cuts the adhesive tape T with a cutter when the box 2 passes a predetermined position.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the box making machine 1 further includes the body 2 </ b> P of the box 2 that is transported by the transport device 82 when the taping device 81 applies a tape to the lower flap 2 </ b> L of the box 2. A straightening device 91 that abuts on the side end face and straightens the body 2P of the box 2 is provided. The correction device 91 is disposed on the placement surface 86 of the pair of left and right side conveyors 85. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the correction device 91 includes a correction support base 92 provided on the placement surface 86, a slide member 93 provided on the correction support base 92, and a slide member 93. And a straightening biasing device 97 connected to the arm member 95 and the slide member 93. The slide member 93 is formed so as to be slidable toward the left and right inward with respect to the correction support base 92. The correction device support column 94 is provided so as to protrude upward from the upper surface of the slide member 93. The base end of the arm member 95 is rotatably supported by the correction device support column 94, the protruding end extends to the left and right inward, and a roller 96 is provided on the protruding end so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis. One end of the correction biasing device 97 is coupled to a position on the left and right outside of the correction device support column 94 of the arm member 95, and the other end side is coupled to the slide member 93.

  When the arm member 95 is not pressed along the path direction of the box 2, the arm member 95 is in a protruding position that protrudes most inward in the left-right direction toward the movement path of the box 2. When the arm member 95 is pressed along the path direction of the box 2, the arm member 95 rotates around the correction device support column 94 against the urging force of the correction urging device 97, and the roller 96 is moved from the left and right inward. The retreat position is moved left and right outward. When the pressure applied to the arm member 95 is released, the arm member 95 is returned from the retracted position to the protruding position by the correction biasing device 97.

  The correction device 91 is adjusted so that the left and right rollers 96 are positioned on the front side of the taping unit 87. Further, at the protruding position, the left and right rollers 96 are in contact with the left front panel 2PB and the right front panel 2PH of the box 2, respectively, and at the retracted position, the slide member 93 is positioned so as not to prevent the box 2 from moving forward. The amount of protrusion to the left and right inward is adjusted. Further, the left and right correction devices 91 are configured symmetrically with respect to the path direction of the box 2, and the left and right correction devices 91 are configured to have the same amount of protrusion to the left and right.

  When the box 2 is conveyed forward from the rear end of the side conveyor 85, the correction device 91 comes into contact with the left front panel 2PB and the right front panel 2PH of the box 2, respectively. As the box 2 moves forward, the correction device 91 presses the left front panel 2PB and the right front panel 2PH backward. When the front part of the box 2 composed of the left front panel 2PB, the front panel 2PA, and the right front panel 2PH is distorted so as to protrude greatly to the left and right, the correction device 91 located in the protruding direction is the other correction device 91. Rather than pressing the front part of the box 2. Therefore, distortion in the protruding direction is suppressed, and the front part of the box 2 is corrected so as to be symmetrical.

  After the correction device 91 corrects the front portion of the box 2, when the box 2 is conveyed forward, the correction device 91 contacts the left panel 2PC and the right panel 2PG. Further, when the box 2 is conveyed forward, the left and right correction devices 91 come into contact with the left rear panel 2PD and the right rear panel 2PF, respectively. The left and right correction devices 91 are in contact with the left rear panel 2PD and the right rear panel 2PF, respectively, and the rear part of the box 2 including the left rear panel 2PD, the rear panel 2PE, and the right rear panel 2PF protrudes greatly to the left and right. Even when it is distorted, the shape of the rear part of the box 2 is corrected as much as possible by the correction device 91 in the same manner as the front part of the box 2. When the correction device 91 comes into contact with the left rear panel 2PD and the right rear panel 2PF, respectively, the rear part of the box 2 is pressed from the left and right, so that the rear part of the box 2 is corrected to be symmetrical.

  After the front portion of the box 2 is corrected by the correction device 91, the taping unit 87 causes the adhesive tape T to be attached to the lower portion of the front panel 2PA, the butted portion of the lower left flap 2LB and the lower right flap 2LD, and the rear panel 2PE. Affixed to the lower part continuously in front and rear. The correction of the rear part of the box 2 by the correction device 91 is performed while the adhesive tape T is stuck to the butted portion of the lower left flap 2LB and the lower right flap 2LD. When the cut adhesive tape T is affixed to the lower portion of the rear panel 2PE, the box 2 is in a bottom assembly state and is fed forward by the side conveyor 85.

  The straightening device 91 is provided with an actuator. The straightening device 91 abuts on the box 2 immediately before the taping starts, and continues to abut on the box 2 while the taping is being performed. May be configured to be separated from the box 2.

  In the present embodiment, the fourth actuator 53, the fifth actuator 56, the sixth actuator 57, the mold member actuator 63A, and the adsorption device actuator 68A are all actuators using an air cylinder and are operated by expansion and contraction. Is not limited, and may be performed by other methods (such as a linear motor).

  The effect of the box making machine 1 configured as described above will be described. The position of the first engagement device 25 is moved by the expansion and contraction of the second actuator 28. Since the inclination angle of the left rear panel 2PD with respect to the left panel 2PC and the rear panel 2PE can be changed by changing the position of the first engagement device 25, the box making machine 1 has a different octagonal cylindrical body. It is possible to make a box 2 having a 2P shape.

  When boxing the box 2 formed of materials having different thicknesses, the width of the gap between the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 when the support device 12 is in the closed configuration, and the support device It is necessary to change the distance between the first support member 18 and the proximal end of the second support member 19 when 12 is in the open configuration. When the material constituting the box 2 is thick, the width of the gap between the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 when the support device 12 is in the closed configuration is widened, and the support device 12 is in the open configuration. The distance between the first support member 18 and the proximal end of the second support member 19 is increased. In the present embodiment, the intermediate link 17 is provided with a rail extending forward and backward on the right side surface, and a slider is slidably coupled to the rail. Since the first support member 18 is coupled to the intermediate link 17 via the slider, the first support member 18 slides in the extending direction of the intermediate link 17. When the material forming the box 2 is thick, the first support member 18 is moved rearward as the intermediate link 17. By moving the first support member 18 backward, the width of the gap between the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 when the support device 12 is in the closed configuration, and when the support device 12 is in the open configuration The distance between the first support member 18 and the proximal end of the second support member 19 is increased. Furthermore, in this embodiment, in order to assist the movement of the left panel 2PC, the third actuator 37 moves the opening stopper member 39 rearward when the support device 12 is in the open configuration. Therefore, when the thickness of the material forming the box 2 is changed, the rearward movement amount of the opening stopper member 39 by the third actuator 37 is changed.

  Moreover, since the box making machine 1 performs molding from the outside of the box 2, the inside of the box 2 can be maintained open upward. For this reason, the article can be easily accommodated. Further, since the molding device 61 is not inserted inside the body portion 2P, a drive mechanism for inserting and removing the molding device 61 is not required, and the box making machine 1 can be simplified and downsized.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the opening device 10 of the box making machine 1 according to the present embodiment can open the box 2 in a quadrangular cylinder state. When opening the octagonal box 2 into a quadrangular cylindrical shape, the support device 12 may be displaced from the closed configuration to the open configuration while the second actuator 28 maintains the first engagement device 25 at the initial position. At this time, the second engagement device 35 is displaced to a position that forms an angle of approximately 90 degrees with respect to the first engagement device 25. Since the second engagement device 35 and the first engagement device 25 make an angle of approximately 90 degrees with each other, the rear panel 2PE and the left panel 2PC are arranged to make an angle of approximately 90 degrees with each other, and the body portion 2P Is deformed into a rectangular tube shape having a substantially rectangular shape.

  When the box 2 is deformed into the quadrangular cylinder state, in the molding device 61, the box body 2P is formed from the quadrangular cylinder state. The left panel 2PC and the right panel 2PG of the body 2P are in contact with the base surface 64 between the left and right mold members 63 in the same manner as when the box 2 has the octagonal cylindrical body 2P. When the left and right trunk expansion devices 68 are moved outward in the left and right directions, the left panel 2PC and the right panel 2PG of the trunk 2P abut against the bottom surface 66 and the front and rear side wall surfaces 67, and the trunk 2P has eight corners. It becomes a cylindrical shape.

  In the present embodiment, in the opening device 10, the support device 12 is engaged with the rear panel 2 PE of the box 2 in a flat folded state, and in a flat folded state. The second engagement device 35 that engages the left panel 2PC of a box 2 is moved so as to be equal to the relative arrangement of the rear panel 2PE and the left panel 2PC of the box 2 in the opened state. However, the panel with which the first engagement device 25 and the second engagement device 35 are engaged is not limited to the rear panel 2PE and the left panel 2PC.

<< Second Embodiment >>
As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the box making machine 200 of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the configuration of the box opening device 201. As in the first embodiment, the opening device 201 includes a support device 12, a first actuator 13, a support base 14, a parallel link mechanism 15, a first support member 18, a second support member 19, and a first engagement device 25. Is provided. The first engagement device 25 is fixed to the first support member 18.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, a first frame 41 that is coupled to the intermediate link 17 and extends forward is coupled to the unpacking device 201, and a second frame that extends forward and backward to the right end of the first support member 18. 42 is coupled. The first frame 41 and the second frame 42 are formed in parallel to each other, and the first frame 41 and the second frame 42 are provided with rails extending in the extending direction (front-rear direction). A first frame 41 and a second frame 42 are coupled to a third frame 43 that extends to the left and right. Sliders that are slidably coupled to the rails of the first frame 41 and the second frame 42 are provided at both left and right ends of the third frame 43, and the third frame 43 is in relation to the first frame 41 and the second frame 42. It is supported so that it can move back and forth. The first frame 41, the second frame 42, and the third frame 43 are located above the first support member 18 and the second support member 19 so as not to collide with the first support member 18 and the second support member 19. Is provided. On the upper side of the third frame 43, a rail extending in the extending direction (left-right direction) of the third frame 43 is provided. In the present embodiment, in order to support the first frame 41 and the second frame 42, a frame 41F extending left and right is provided between them.

  A slider is slidably coupled to the rail of the third frame 43, and a third support member 44 having a rearward surface is coupled to the slider. The third support member 44 moves along the extending direction of the third frame 43 by the rail of the third frame 43 and the slider slidably connected to the rail. Similar to the first engagement device 25, the third engagement device 45 is formed in a plate shape extending in the extending direction of the third support member 44 and the vertical direction, and has a third engagement surface. The apparatus main body 46 and a plurality of pins 27 formed on the surface thereof and extending downward and engageable with the end surface of the box 2 are provided. The third engagement device main body 46 is coupled to the distal end side of the second support member 19 via the connector 47 and moves according to the movement of the second support member 19. In the present embodiment, the connection tool 47 is configured by using an L-shaped metal fitting, and the second support member 19 and the connection tool 47 are connected by a hinge having a hinge axis in the vertical direction. Therefore, the third engagement device main body 46 moves so as to rotate with respect to the second support member 19 with the hinge shaft as an axis. Further, the second support member 19 is provided with a connector stopper member 47S in order to restrict the rotation angle of the connector 47 with respect to the second support member 19.

  A third engagement device 45 is provided on the rearward surface of the third support member 44. The third engagement device 45 is fixed to the third support member 44, and an opening stopper member 48 is provided on the rail of the third frame 43 in order to restrict the movement of the third support member 44 to the left. Yes. Further, a second opening stopper member 99 is provided on the rail of the first frame 41. When the support device 12 is in the closed configuration, the third engagement device main body 46 is positioned on the right side of the second support member 19, and the first engagement device main body 26 and the third engagement device main body 46 are arranged in the front-rear direction. It arrange | positions so that it may become parallel through the distance for about 1 of the box 2.

  Next, the operation of the box making machine 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 18, when the support device 12 is in the closed configuration, the relative position of the third engagement device 45 with respect to the first engagement device 25 is such that the rear panel of the box 2 folded flat. The first support member 18 and the second support member 19 are arranged so as to be equal to the relative position of the front panel 2PA of the box 2 that is folded flat against 2PE.

  As shown in FIG. 19, when the support device 12 is displaced from the closed configuration to the open configuration, the second support member 19 and the third engagement device main body 46 are connected by the connection tool 47. The combined device body 46 is pushed forward from the second support member 19. When the third engagement device main body 46 is pushed forward, the third frame 43 moves forward until it abuts against the second opening stopper member 99. At the same time, the third engagement device 45 moves to the left along the rail provided on the third frame 43 until it abuts against the opening stopper member 48. The support device 12 is in the open configuration by adjusting the fixing position of the third frame 43 on the rail of the opening stopper member 48 and the fixing position of the second opening stopper member 99 on the rail of the first frame 41. At this time, the relative position of the third engagement device 45 with respect to the first engagement device 25 is equal to the relative position of the front panel 2PA with respect to the rear panel 2PE in the box 2 opened in an octagonal cylindrical shape. In addition, the first support member 18 and the third support member 44 are disposed. When the support device 12 is in the open configuration, the rear panel 2PE supported by the first engagement device 25 and the front panel 2PA supported by the third engagement device 45 are arranged in parallel, and the first engagement device 25 The distance between the rear panel 2PE to be supported and the front panel 2PA to be supported by the third engagement device 45 is the distance between the rear panel 2PE supported by the first engagement device 25 and the front panel 2PA supported by the third engagement device 45. Are arranged so as to be smaller than the sum of the widths of the left rear panel 2PD, the left panel 2PC and the left front panel 2PB, which are three panels, and larger than the width of the left panel 2PC. In the present embodiment, since the rotation angle of the connection tool 47 with respect to the second support member 19 is restricted by the connection tool stopper member 47S, the rightward movement of the third engagement device 45 is restricted. Thus, by setting the distance between the rear panel 2PE supported by the first engagement device 25 and the front panel 2PA supported by the third engagement device 45, the left rear panel 2PD is inclined with respect to the rear panel 2PE. The left front panel 2PB is inclined with respect to the front panel 2PA, and the body 2P of the box 2 is formed in an octagonal cylinder.

  The first engagement device 25 and the third engagement device 45 may be engaged with two panels connected via at least one intermediate side plate provided on the body 2P of the box 2, respectively. 12, in the closed configuration and the open configuration, the first engagement device 25 and the third engagement device 45 are respectively flat relative to the corresponding panels of the box 2 and the box 2 in the opened state. What is necessary is just to arrange | position the 1st support member 18 and the 3rd support member 44 so that it may become equal to arrangement | positioning. For example, the first engagement device 25 may be engaged with the rear panel 2PE, and the third engagement device 45 may be engaged with the right front panel 2PH.

  Although the description of the specific embodiment is finished as described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be widely modified. The box making machine 1 according to the present embodiment does not have a configuration for storing articles in the box 2, but after the lower flap 2L is sealed, the articles are stored in the box 2 and the upper flap 2U is sealed. You may have the structure to do. In addition, each configuration of the above embodiment is not an essential configuration, and can be appropriately selected.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the second engagement device 35 is provided on the second support member 19 so as to be slidable in the extending direction as in the first embodiment, and is provided in the first engagement device 25. The opening device may be configured by removing the pin 27. When the support device 12 is in the closed configuration, the third engagement device 45 is located on the right side of the second engagement device 35 and is arranged in a row on the left and right. The second engagement device 35 engages with the left panel 2PC, and the third engagement device 45 engages with the front panel 2PA.

  When the support device 12 is displaced from the closed configuration to the open configuration, the second support member 19 is opened so as to form an angle of approximately 90 degrees with respect to the first support member 18 as in the second embodiment. At the same time, the third support member 44 moves to the left until it abuts against the opening stopper member 48, and moves forward until the third frame 43 abuts against the second opening stopper member 99. The relative position of the third engagement device 45 with respect to the second engagement device 35 is equal to the relative position of the front panel 2PA with respect to the left panel 2PC in the box 2 opened in the shape of an octagonal cylinder. The second support member 19 and the third support member 44 are disposed. Accordingly, the left panel 2PC and the front panel 2PA are arranged at an angle of approximately 90 degrees with each other, and the left front panel 2PB is inclined to the left panel 2PC and the front panel 2PA. Opened to form a square tube.

  When the left panel 2PC and the front panel 2PA are supported and the body part 2P is opened so as to form an octagonal cylinder, the opening part is provided with a molding member for pressing and molding the left rear panel 2PD. The rear part of 2P may be molded. Moreover, you may comprise so that the 1st engagement apparatus main body 26 may contact | abut to rear panel 2PE, rear upper flap 2UC, and rear lower flap 2LC. When the first engagement device main body 26 abuts against these flaps and side plates, distortion of the box 2 when opening is suppressed.

1: Box making machine 2 according to the first embodiment: Octagonal box 61: Molding device 63: Mold member 64: Base surface 65: Recess 66: Bottom surface 67: Side wall surface 68: Body expanding device 69: Depressurization adsorption device 82 : Conveying device 87: Taping unit 91: Straightening device 92: Straightening support base 95: Arm member 96: Roller 97: Straightening biasing device 2PA: Front panel (front side plate)
2PE: Rear panel (rear side plate)
2PC: Left panel (left side plate)
2PG: Right panel (right side plate)
2PB: Left front panel (intermediate side plate)
2PD: Left rear panel (intermediate side plate)
2PF: Right rear panel (intermediate side plate)
2PH: Front right panel (intermediate side plate)
200: Box making machine according to second embodiment

Claims (9)

Polygonal cylinder body provided with a plurality of side plates extending up and down and connected via a crease, a plurality of upper flaps provided on the upper edge of the body part, and provided on the lower edge of the body part A box making machine comprising a molding device that molds a box having a plurality of lower flaps in a state where the body portion forms a cylindrical shape,
The molding apparatus includes a pair of left and right mold members, and a pair of left and right body part expansion devices that are detachably engaged with the body part.
The box body is disposed between the left and right mold members and between the left and right body expansion devices, and the body portion forms a cylindrical shape.
The left and right body expanding devices engage with the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates of the body and move outwardly to the left and right, thereby pressing the body against the left and right mold members and A box making machine characterized by its shape. The mold member is formed on a surface orthogonal to the left-right direction, and has a base surface facing inward left and right, and a recess recessed in the left-right outer direction with respect to the base surface,
The concave portion is formed on a surface orthogonal to the left-right direction, and a pair of front and rear surfaces inclined so that a front-back width of the concave portion increases from the bottom surface toward the base surface side. The box making machine according to claim 1, further comprising a side wall surface.   Between the left and right mold members, the left and right side plates of the barrel are disposed so as to contact the base surface, and the left and right barrel expansion devices move to the left and right, thereby moving the left and right side plates of the barrel. The box making machine according to claim 2, wherein the abutting portion is in contact with the bottom surface and the front and rear side wall surfaces, and the body portion is shaped to form an octagonal cylinder.   The box making apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the left and right body part expansion devices each include a reduced pressure adsorbing device that can adsorb to the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates of the body part. Machine. The molding device engages with the lower flap, and bends the lower flap and arranges it at a predetermined position, thereby expanding the body portion in a predetermined width direction.
The box making machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the left and right mold members are respectively in contact with lower end edges of left and right side plates of the body portion. In the molding apparatus, a pair of left and right plates disposed between the front side plate and the rear side plate, the left and right side plates facing the left and right sides, and the front side plate, the left side plate, and the right side plate. It is molded into an octagonal cylinder including a front intermediate side plate, and a pair of left and right rear intermediate side plates disposed between the rear side plate, the left side plate, and the right side plate, and the lower flap is closed. A transport device that moves the box forward, and a pair of right and left correction devices that contact the front intermediate side plate of the box that is moved by the transport device;
Each of the correction devices
A support base provided on the left and right outer sides of the movement path of the box to be moved by the transport device;
A support position that is supported by the support base so as to be rotatable about a rotary shaft that extends vertically at the base end, and that has a tip that can contact the front intermediate side plate, and a retreat that the tip is located outside the movement path. An arm displaceable between positions;
The box making machine according to claim 1, further comprising an urging device that urges the arm toward the contact position. At the tip of the arm, a roller is provided that is rotatable about a rotating shaft that extends vertically,
The box making machine according to claim 6, wherein the correction device contacts the front intermediate side plate at the roller. A taping unit that attaches at least an adhesive tape to the lower flap and the front plate of the box that is moved by the transport device;
The box making machine according to claim 7, wherein the correction device contacts the front intermediate side plate before the adhesive tape is attached to the front side plate.   9. The adhesive tape according to claim 8, wherein the adhesive tape is affixed to the front side plate after the correction device contacts the front intermediate side plate and before the arm returns to the retracted position. Box making machine.

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