JP2019043655A - Triangular sandwich packaging body feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a triangular sandwich packaging body feeding device capable of feeding to a packaging machine or the like, a triangular sandwich packaging body torn off for each thereof along perforations from a bundle of triangle sandwich packaging bodies, without causing positional deviation.SOLUTION: A triangular sandwich packaging body feeding device Y comprises a triangular sandwich packaging body positioning-delivery mechanism 2 for positioning and delivering outward (e.g. to packaging machine), a triangular sandwich packaging body a, torn off by a triangular sandwich packaging body tear-off mechanism 1. The triangular sandwich packaging body positioning-delivery mechanism 2 comprises: positioning engagement parts 20, 21 to be contacted with both side inclined parts d of the triangular sandwich packaging body a which is torn off by the triangular sandwich packaging body tear-off mechanism 1; as well as a positioning plate 23 configured to be movable to pass the triangular sandwich packaging body a, outward (e.g. to a packaging machine).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

  The present invention relates to a triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus for supplying a triangular sandwich packaging body to a packaging machine or the like.

  Conventionally, triangular sandwich packaging has been performed manually until the triangular sandwich is packed in a specially shaped triangular sandwich packaging, and only the sealing process has been automated (for example, Japanese Patent No. 4355951). Or Japanese Patent No. 6105505).

  One of the reasons why it was not possible to automate the process until the triangular sandwich was packed in the special-shaped triangular sandwich package was to follow the perforation from the bundle of the special-shaped triangular sandwich package bundled together. It is difficult to feed the triangular sandwich package cut out one by one to the packaging machine without causing a positional shift.

Japanese Patent No. 4355951 Japanese Patent No. 6105505

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to supply the triangular sandwich package cut from the bundle of triangular sandwich packages along the perforation to a packaging machine or the like without causing a positional shift. Another object of the present invention is to provide a packaging device for triangular sandwich packaging.

  What achieves the above-mentioned object has a triangular sandwich packaging body positioning and delivery mechanism for positioning the triangular sandwich packaging body cut by the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism and delivering it to the outside (for example, a packaging machine). The triangular sandwich package positioning delivery mechanism includes positioning locking portions that are brought into contact with both side inclined portions of the triangular sandwich package that is cut and lowered by the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism, and externally. A triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus comprising a positioning plate movably configured to deliver the triangular sandwich packaging to a packaging machine (for example, a packaging machine) (Claim 1). .

  The triangular sandwich packaging positioning delivery mechanism has an air blowing or suction mechanism for releasing the triangular sandwich packaging from the positioning plate when delivering the triangular sandwich packaging to the outside (for example, a packaging machine). It is preferable to have (claim 2).

According to the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus according to claim 1, the triangular sandwich packaging body cut out one by one along the perforation from a bundle of triangular sandwich packaging bodies that are bundled in a special shape. The bag can be fed to a packaging machine or the like without causing a positional shift.
According to the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply apparatus of the second aspect, the triangular sandwich packaging body can be more reliably detached from the positioning plate.

It is the plane schematic diagram of one Example of the packaging machine for triangular sandwiches provided with the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches of this invention. It is the front schematic of the packaging machine for triangular sandwiches provided with the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating each packaging process of the packaging machine for triangular sandwiches provided with the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the packaging body cutting mechanism for triangular sandwiches of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a left side schematic diagram, (II) is a front schematic diagram. is there. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism of the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism of the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a schematic diagram on the left side, and (II) is a schematic front view. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism of the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism and the triangular sandwich package positioning delivery mechanism of the triangular sandwich package feeder shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism and the triangular sandwich package positioning delivery mechanism of the triangular sandwich package feeder shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism of the triangular sandwich package bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (I), (II) or (III) is a schematic diagram on the left side. (IV) is a schematic front view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the packaging body positioning delivery mechanism for triangular sandwiches of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a left side schematic diagram, (II) is a front schematic diagram It is. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the packaging body positioning delivery mechanism for triangular sandwiches of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. 1, (I) is front schematic, (II) is right schematic It is. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an effect | action of the packaging body positioning delivery mechanism for triangular sandwiches of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a schematic front view, (II) is a right side surface. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an effect | action of the packaging body positioning delivery mechanism for triangular sandwiches of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a schematic front view, (II) is a right side surface. FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an effect | action of the packaging body positioning delivery mechanism for triangular sandwiches of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an effect | action of the packaging body positioning delivery mechanism for triangular sandwiches of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the suction mechanism for opening of the packaging machine for triangular sandwiches provided with the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a left-side schematic diagram, (II) Is a schematic front view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the effect | action of the suction mechanism for opening of the triangular sandwich packaging machine provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a schematic diagram on the left side, II) is a schematic front view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the filling process of the triangular sandwich in the triangular sandwich packaging machine provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a left side schematic diagram, (II ) Is a schematic front view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the filling process of the triangular sandwich in the triangular sandwich packaging machine provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a left side schematic diagram, (II ) Is a schematic front view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the filling process of the triangular sandwich in the triangular sandwich packaging machine provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a left side schematic diagram, (II ) Is a schematic front view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the filling process of the triangular sandwich in the triangular sandwich packaging machine provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (I) is a left side schematic diagram, (II ) Is a schematic front view. It is a plane schematic diagram for demonstrating the grip width adjustment mechanism of the packaging machine for triangular sandwiches provided with the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the filling test | inspection process in the packaging machine for triangular sandwiches provided with the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the discharge | emission process in the packaging machine for triangular sandwiches provided with the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the packaging body for triangular sandwiches which fills a triangular sandwich in the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG. 1, (I) is front schematic, (II) is right side surface FIG. It is the plane schematic of the other Example of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches of this invention. It is the front schematic of the packaging body bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches shown in FIG.

  In the present invention, the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 1 has a triangular sandwich packaging body positioning mechanism 2 for positioning and delivering the triangular sandwich packaging body a to the outside (for example, a packaging machine). The triangular sandwich packaging body positioning delivery mechanism 2 includes positioning locking portions 20 and 21 which are brought into contact with both side inclined portions d of the triangular sandwich packaging body a cut and lowered by the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 1. At the same time, by having a positioning plate 23 configured to be movable so as to deliver the triangular sandwich package a to the outside (for example, a packaging machine), a large number of special-shaped triangular sandwich packages can be bundled. Do not cause misalignment of the triangular sandwich package cut from the bundle along the perforation. It was achieved triangular sandwich packaging bag feeders Y capable of supplying bags to such packaging machine.

One embodiment of the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y according to the present invention will be described using a triangular sandwich packaging machine P equipped with the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y shown in FIGS.
The triangular sandwich packaging machine P provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y of this embodiment is configured such that the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y of the present invention is triangular from the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich packaging a. The triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism 1 for cutting the sandwich package a along the perforation b one by one and the triangular sandwich package a cut by the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism 1 are positioned. And a triangular sandwich packaging body positioning delivery mechanism 2s for delivery to the packaging machine P side. The triangular sandwich packaging body positioning delivery mechanism 2 is for the triangular sandwich sandwiched and lowered by the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 1 In addition to positioning locking portions 20 and 21 that are brought into contact with both side inclined portions d of the package body a, For example, the positioning plate 23 is configured to be movable so as to deliver the triangular sandwich packaging body a to the packaging machine, and when the triangular sandwich packaging body a is delivered to the packaging machine P side, the triangular sandwich from the positioning plate 23. And an air blowing or suction mechanism 24 for releasing the packaging body a. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  In the triangular sandwich packaging machine P provided with the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply apparatus Y of this embodiment, the triangular sandwich packaging body a into which the triangular sandwich Z is inserted is filled as shown in FIG. It has a shape.

  Specifically, the triangular sandwich packaging body a is formed into a bag shape with the front resin sheet a1 and the front resin sheet a1 having the same shape, and the width in the lateral direction (horizontal direction) faces downward on both sides. Each side has an inclined portion d that gradually decreases.

  A perforation b crossing in the lateral direction (horizontal direction) is provided above the triangular sandwich package a, and two through holes e are formed in the lateral direction (horizontal direction) above the perforation b. They are spaced apart. When the upper part is cut off along the perforation b, a bag mouth c appears at the upper end, and a triangular sandwich can be inserted (filled) from the bag mouth c. Further, both sides of the uppermost part of the both side inclined parts d constitute a grip pair gripping part f gripped by the grip pair 3.

  As shown in the right side view of FIG. 26 (I) (FIG. 26 (II)), the triangular sandwich package a as described above is bundled in a large number (in this embodiment, 200 sheets) to form a triangular sandwich package. It is configured as a bag bundle X of the body a.

  The triangular sandwich packaging machine P including the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y of this embodiment receives the triangular sandwich packaging body a from the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y, and the triangular sandwich packaging body a This is an apparatus for opening the bag mouth c and filling the triangular sandwich Z. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the first to sixth steps are respectively performed at the respective stations (first to sixth stations). It is configured to be

  Specifically, in the first station, a bag feeding process (first process) is performed in which the triangular sandwich packaging body a is supplied to the packaging machine P side one by one, and in the second station, the upper end of the triangular sandwich packaging body a. The opening process (second process) of the bag mouth c provided in the container is performed, the opening shaping process (third process) of the triangular sandwich packaging body a is performed at the third station, and the triangular sandwich packaging is performed at the fourth station. The filling step (fourth step) of the triangular sandwich Z into the body a is performed, and the filling inspection step (fifth step) of the triangular sandwich Z in the triangular sandwich package a is performed at the fifth station. The station is configured such that the triangle sandwich Z filled in the triangular sandwich package a is discharged from the machine (sixth step).

  In addition, although this Example is a rotary type packaging machine, it is also possible to apply this invention to a well-known linear movement type packaging machine. This linear movement type bag-feeding packaging machine, for example, is provided with a number of grip pairs that can be converted into an upright posture or a horizontal posture on a moving body that horizontally moves in an annular passage composed of a straight portion and semicircular portions at both ends thereof. A bag having a known structure in which the packaging bag supplied in the bag process is supported by each grip pair and the packaging bag is intermittently stopped in each process such as the opening process and the filling process to pack the package. Say.

  In the triangular sandwich packaging machine P, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, a stand 31 is provided on the machine base 32 to freely support the intermittent rotary shaft 30 extending in the vertical direction. The movable body (disk-shaped rotating body) 4 attached to the base 6 has six pairs of grips 3 for gripping or releasing the triangular sandwich packaging a, and radial directions at equal angular intervals about the intermittent rotating shaft 30. It is provided so as to protrude. The triangular sandwich wrapping machine P removes the triangular sandwich wrapping body a by the triangular sandwich wrapping bag supply apparatus Y in the bag supply process (first process) and sequentially moves to the bag supply station. The triangular sandwich package a is supported in a suspended manner in a vertical posture with respect to the grip pair 3 that comes.

  The supply of the triangular sandwich package a to the triangular sandwich package supply apparatus Y is performed by manually supplying the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a to part B in FIG. 1 when the machine is stopped. When the supply to part B is completed, the cover (not shown) is closed and a button (not shown) is pressed to transfer the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a to part C in FIG. Thereafter, the machine is started, and the triangular sandwich packaging body a is sequentially supplied from the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus Y to the triangular sandwich packaging machine P. When the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a is emptied, the machine is stopped and the part B is returned to supply the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a to the C part.

  The triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 1 of the triangular sandwich packaging bag supplying apparatus Y cuts the triangular sandwich packaging body a from the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich packaging body a along the perforation b. 4 (II) or 5, as shown in FIG. 4 (II) or FIG. 5, the bag bundle is suspended by being inserted into the through hole e of the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a and supporting the bag bundle X in a suspended form. Suction mechanism for sucking and separating the triangular sandwich package a from the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a supported by the bag bundle suspension support 10 and the bag bundle hanging support 10 11.

  The bag bundle suspending support (rod-like body) 10 is inserted into the two through holes e of the triangular sandwich package a, and in this embodiment, the bag bundle X of the five triangular sandwich packages a is used. It is supported in a suspended form (state shown in FIG. 26).

  The foremost triangular sandwich package a supported by the bag bundle suspending support 10 (leftmost in FIG. 4 (II)) is in surface contact with the rear surface of the separation surface portion 12 shown in FIG. 4 (I). The separation surface portion 12 has a suction cutout portion 13 for sucking the triangular sandwich package a located at the foremost (leftmost in FIG. 4 (II)).

  The rearmost triangular sandwich package a supported on the bag bundle hanging support 10 (the rightmost in FIG. 4 (II)) is in surface contact with the pressing surface portion 14 and has five bundles of triangular sandwich packaging. When the bag bundle X of the body a is pressed toward the foremost (left side in FIG. 4 (II)) side, the foremost (leftmost in FIG. 4 (II)) triangular sandwich packaging body a is cut off. , And are sequentially moved to the foremost side (left side in FIG. 4 (II)). The pressing surface portion 14 is pulled toward the foremost side (the left side in FIG. 4 (II)) by the spring member 15, thereby forming a pressing force in the same direction against the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich packaging a. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, the suction mechanism 11 includes a total of four suction cups 16 at the top and bottom, and can be moved up and down (vertical direction) or left and right (horizontal direction) by an actuator (not shown). The up / down / left / right moving body 17 is provided, and the up / down / left / right moving body 17 moves downward while the triangular sandwich package a is adsorbed by the suction cup 16 under the control of a vacuum pump (not shown). It acts so as to separate from the bag bundle X of the packaging body a.

  Note that the bag bundle suspension support 10 described above is provided so as to descend toward the arrangement side of the suction mechanism 11 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich packaging a is configured to sequentially contact the separation surface portion 12 by their own weight.

  Further, one end side of the bag bundle hanging support 10 is fixed, and the support fixing portion 18 arranged extending in the width direction of the bag bundle X supported by the bag bundle hanging support 10 is sucked. When the triangular sandwich package a is sucked downward and separated by the mechanism 11, as shown in FIG. 10, one side is configured to rise. As a result, the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a becomes oblique at the time of separation, and the force applied to the perforation b is concentrated so that the separation becomes easier and more reliable. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 (II), the support fixing portion 18 is configured such that one side is connected to the cylinder head of the cylinder 19 and the one side rises compared to the other side. Has been. And with this operation | movement, it is comprised so that a cut | interruption may advance to h direction in FIG.10 (II).

  The operation of cutting one triangular sandwich package a from the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a by the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism 1 will be described. It becomes ON, and the suction cup 16 of the suction mechanism 11 enters the suction state (the state shown in FIG. 5). Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the up / down / left / right moving body 17 moves to the separation surface portion 12 side, and the four suction cups 16 enter the suction cutout portion 13, and the front (most in FIG. 4 (II)). Left side) triangular sandwich package a is adsorbed. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, the up / down / left / right moving body 17 descends, and one triangular sandwich package a is cut from the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a. Simultaneously with the lowering of the up / down / left / right moving body 17, as shown in FIG. 10 (II) or (III), one side of the support fixing portion 18 is raised by the cylinder 19 as compared with the other side, so that the separation is easier. And surely done.

  Thus, in the present invention, the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply device Y has the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 1 as described above, so that the triangular sandwich packaging body is located above the bag feeding position to the packaging machine. The bag bundle X of a is installed, and it is comprised so that it can isolate | separate with few operation | movements which pulls the packaging body for triangular sandwiches a downward.

  Further, when the support body fixing portion 18 is configured so that one side thereof is raised or lowered when the triangular sandwich package body a is sucked downward and separated by the suction mechanism 11, the triangular sandwich package body is formed. As a is inclined, the stress applied to the perforation b is increased so that the separation can be performed more easily and reliably.

  Furthermore, a large number of triangular sandwich packages a are stocked by hanging a plurality of bag bundles X on the bag bundle suspension support 10 using through holes e provided in the triangular sandwich package a. It is configured to be able to.

  Furthermore, by arranging the bag bundle suspending support 10 in an inclined manner, the triangular sandwich package a can be sequentially supplied to the cut surface portion 12 by the weight of the bag bundle X.

  The triangular sandwich packaging body positioning delivery mechanism 2 positions the triangular sandwich packaging body a cut by the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 1 and supplies it to the bag supply station (first station) of the triangular sandwich packaging machine P. It is a mechanism for sequentially transferring the triangular sandwich packaging body a to the grip pair 3 that moves intermittently, and both side inclined portions d of the triangular sandwich packaging body a that are cut and lowered by the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 2. A positioning plate 23 provided with positioning locking portions 20 and 21 to be brought into contact with each other and movable to pass the triangular sandwich package a to the grip pair 3, and the packaging machine side (grip pair 3) When delivering the triangular sandwich package a to the triangular sandwich package a from the positioning plate 23 And a air blowing or suction mechanism 24 is de.

  The positioning locking portions 20 and 21 are portions for abutting and positioning on both side inclined portions d of the triangular sandwich packaging body a that is cut and lowered by the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 2.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14 (II), the positioning locking portions 20 and 21 are provided on the rear surface side of the positioning plate 23, and the both side inclined portions d of the triangular sandwich package a are provided. It has fixed side pieces 20a and 21a and non-fixed side pieces 20b and 21b so that the same inclination as the inclination is formed inside, and the inclined shape of the fixed side piece 20a and the non-fixed side piece 20b. The locking inclined portion 22 that is engaged with the inclined lines d of the triangular sandwich packaging a in contact with the inclined boundary lines of the boundary line, the fixed side piece portion 21a and the non-fixed side piece portion 21b, respectively. (22a, 22b) are formed.

  The positioning plate 23 receives and positions the triangular sandwich package a that is cut from the bag bundle X by the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism 2 and descends, and passes the triangular sandwich package a to the grip pair 3. It has an insertion guide 25 formed in a Y shape at the top, and is provided so as to be movable left and right (horizontal direction) by an actuator (not shown) such as a cylinder.

  The air blowing or suction mechanism 24 is for detaching the triangular sandwich package a from the positioning plate 23 when delivering the triangular sandwich package a to the packaging machine side (grip pair 3). In the embodiment, the air blowing mechanism is composed of a compressor (not shown) and a nozzle.

  Then, the air blowing mechanism blows air from the front surface side of the positioning plate 23 so that the triangular sandwich package a is detached from the positioning plate 23 and delivered to the grip pair 3.

  The air blowing or suction mechanism 24 of this embodiment is an air blowing mechanism, but is provided on the packaging machine side, and is sucked from the rear surface side of the positioning plate 23, whereby the triangular sandwich packaging body from the positioning plate 23. It may be a triangular sandwich packaging detachment suction mechanism that acts to detach a and deliver it to the grip pair 3.

  The operation of the triangular sandwich package positioning and delivery mechanism 2 will be described in detail. When the triangular sandwich package a is sucked into the suction cup 16 of the triangular sandwich package separating mechanism 1, the top, bottom, left, right When the moving body 17 is lowered, the triangular sandwich package a enters the insertion guide 25 and is arranged on the rear surface side of the positioning plate 23 as shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. As the positioning plate 23 enters the insertion guide 25, the vacuum pump is controlled to be in an OFF state, the suction state of the suction cup 16 is released, and the triangular sandwich package a falls freely within the positioning plate 23. The free-falling triangular sandwich package a is locked with both side inclined portions d in contact with the locking inclined portions 22 (22a, 22b) of the positioning locking portions 20, 21, and the rear surface of the positioning plate 23. Positioned on the side.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 14, the up / down / left / right moving body 17 moves to the left in the figure and moves away from the positioning plate 23. Further, as shown in FIG. 12 or FIG. 15, the triangular sandwich for the grip pair 3 that intermittently moves to the bag feeding station in a state where the positioning plate 23 positions and holds the triangular sandwich package a. It moves to a position where the package a can be delivered (a position where the grip pair 3 can grip the grip pair gripping portion f of the triangular sandwich package a).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 16, the air blowing or suction mechanism 24 blows air from the front side of the positioning plate 23 with the grip pair 3 gripping the grip pair gripping portion f of the triangular sandwich package a. Thus, the triangular sandwich package a is detached from the positioning plate 23 and delivered to the grip pair 3. The positioning plate 23 acts to return the initial position (the position where the descending triangular sandwich packaging body a is received) after the triangular sandwich packaging body a is detached and transferred to the grip pair 3.

  Thus, in the present invention, the triangular sandwich package body feeding device Y has the triangular sandwich package positioning / delivery mechanism 2 as described above, so that the triangular sandwich package a cut from the bag bundle X can be accurately obtained. And can be transferred to the grip pair 3.

  The grip pair 3 that has received the triangular sandwich packaging a at the bag supply station of the triangular sandwich packaging machine P intermittently moves to the opening station (second station) where the next opening process (second process) is performed. The opening station is provided with an opening suction mechanism 5 for sucking the triangular sandwich package a held by the grip pair 3 from the inside and outside (front and back) and opening it in a fan shape.

  As shown in FIG. 17 or FIG. 18, the opening mechanism 5 allows a total of 12 suction cups 50 on both sides, a total of 12 suction cups 50 to communicate with each suction cup 50 and a vacuum pump (not shown). A communication pipe 51 and an actuator (not shown) that enables the communication pipe 51 to reciprocate.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (I), the six suction cups 50 on each side are separated in the horizontal direction so that the width of the opened triangular sandwich package a is slightly larger than the thickness of the triangular sandwich Z to be inserted. The distance between the suction cups 50 is set to a length corresponding to the thickness of the triangular sandwich Z, for example, slightly longer than the thickness of the triangular sandwich Z. The reciprocating communication pipe 51 is configured such that the fulcrum shaft can be reciprocated up and down so as not to hinder the rotating operation of the moving body (circular rotating disk). Furthermore, it is preferable that the opening mechanism 5 has a position sensor (not shown) for detecting the bag height.

  The triangular sandwich package a gripped by the grip pair 3 that is intermittently moved to the opening station (second station) is either inside or outside (the front or back of the triangular sandwich package a or the movable body 4 side and the triangular sandwich package. As shown in FIG. 18 (II), each is sucked from the bag feeding device Y side) and opened in a fan shape. Thereby, even if the size of the triangular sandwich Z to be inserted into the triangular sandwich package a is large, the triangular sandwich Z can be filled smoothly corresponding to the triangular shape of the triangular sandwich Z. Has been.

  The triangular sandwich wrapping machine P has a grip width of the grip pair 3 that is changed from k in FIG. 17 (I) to FIG. 18 (I) when the triangular sandwich wrapping body a held by the grip pair 3 is opened in a fan shape. A grip width adjusting mechanism 6 that can be reduced to m. Thus, the bag mouth c can be smoothly opened without damaging the triangular sandwich package a.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the grip width adjusting mechanism 6 includes a grip width adjusting cylinder 60, an opening / closing plate 61 that reciprocates in conjunction with expansion and contraction of the cylinder head 60 a of the grip width adjusting cylinder 60, and a grip pair 3. It is comprised by the interlocking mechanism.

  Specifically, the grip pair 3 has a left holder 62a and a grip 62b provided at the tip thereof, a right holder 63a and a grip 63b provided at the tip thereof, and the left holder 62a and the right holder 63a are provided with a base. It is configured to be rotatable inward and outward through fulcrums 64a and 64b provided on the end sides.

  The base end sides of the left holder 62a and the right holder 63a are connected by a link 65, and both are configured to be interlocked when adjusting the grip width. That is, the grip opening / closing lever 66 is fixed to the right holder 63a, and the grip opening / closing roller 67 of the opening / closing lever 66 is disposed so as to contact the opening / closing plate 61 that can reciprocate.

  When the opening / closing plate 61 is moved upward in the figure by the grip width adjusting cylinder 60, the grip opening / closing roller 67 attached to the tip of the grip opening / closing lever 66 is also moved upward. The left holder 62a and the right holder 63a are respectively moved inward so that the gap (grip width) between the grip 62b and the grip 63b of the left holder 62a and the right holder 63a is reduced.

  On the contrary, when the opening / closing plate 61 is moved downward in the figure by the grip width adjusting cylinder 60, the grip opening / closing roller 67 attached to the tip of the grip opening / closing lever 66 is also moved downward. Thus, the left holder 62a and the right holder 63a are respectively moved outward so that the gap (grip width) between the grip 62b and the grip 63b of the left holder 62a and the right holder 63a is increased. Then, by adjusting the expansion and contraction of the cylinder head 60a of the grip width adjusting cylinder 60, the space between the grip 62b and the grip 63b (grip width) can be adjusted as appropriate.

  The grip pair 3 holding the triangular sandwich package a opened in a fan shape at the opening station (second station) is used as an opening shaping station (third station) where the next opening shaping process (third process) is performed. Move intermittently.

  The grip pair 3 that holds the triangular sandwich package a that has been subjected to opening shaping at the opening shaping station (third station) is intermittently moved to the filling station (fourth station) where the next filling step (fourth process) is performed. To do.

  Further, in the fourth station, when the triangular sandwich Z is inserted into the triangular sandwich package 2 held by the grip pair 3 and opened in a fan shape, the grip width of the grip pair 3 is increased by the grip width adjusting mechanism 6 described above. It is controlled to be adjusted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 19, when inserting the robot hand 8 of the triangular sandwich filling apparatus 100 from the bag mouth c as shown in FIG. 19, assuming that the grip width before insertion is W, as shown in FIG. When the robot hand 8 of the apparatus 100 is inserted into the bag mouth c, and as shown in FIG. 21, the robot hand 8 of the triangular sandwich filling apparatus 100 enters the interior of the triangular sandwich package a and inserts the triangular sandwich Z. During the insertion, the grip width is set to L smaller than W, and as shown in FIG. 22, after the robot hand 8 of the triangular sandwich filling device 100 is detached from the triangular sandwich packaging body a, the grip width is set to the same. It is controlled to return to W. In this way, by adjusting the grip width in accordance with the insertion of the triangular sandwich Z, the triangular sandwich Z can be inserted smoothly and cleanly into the triangular sandwich package a.

  Further, at the fifth station, a filling inspection step (fifth step) of the triangular sandwich Z in the triangular sandwich package a is performed. In particular. As shown in FIG. 24, the image determination device 33 determines whether the triangular sandwich Z is firmly inserted to the back of the triangular sandwich package a.

  At the final sixth station, the triangle sandwich Z filled in the triangular sandwich package a is discharged outside the machine (sixth step). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 25, the triangular sandwich package a filled with the triangular sandwich Z is discharged to a conveyance conveyor 35 outside the apparatus via a chute 34.

  And in the triangular sandwich packaging machine P equipped with the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply apparatus Y of the present invention, these series of packaging steps are intermittently moved by the intermittent rotation of the movable body (disk-shaped rotating body) 4. By sequentially performing the triangular sandwich package a held by the grip pair 3, it is possible to mass-produce packaged products in which the operation until the triangular sandwich Z is packaged in the special shaped triangular sandwich package a It is configured.

Next, another embodiment of the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. 27 and 28 will be described.
The basic difference between the triangular sandwich packaging machine P1 provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y1 of this embodiment and the triangular sandwich packaging machine P provided with the triangular sandwich packaging bag feeding apparatus Y described above is as follows. The triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply device Y1 is only a rotary table type, and the others are the same. Constituent parts similar to those of the triangular sandwich packaging machine P provided with the triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply device Y are assigned the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus Y1 of this embodiment has a four-bundle automatic bag bundle automatic supply intermittent table 41, and manually supplies the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich packaging a in part A1. When the bag bundle automatic supply intermittent table 41 is rotated clockwise, the triangular sandwich packaging body a is sequentially supplied to the triangular sandwich packaging machine P at C1. When the triangular sandwich package a is removed from the C1 part, the bag bundle automatic supply intermittent table 41 is rotated by 90 °, and the bag bundle X of the triangular sandwich package a existing in the B1 part is transferred to the C1 part and the triangular sandwich is provided. The triangular sandwich packaging a is sequentially supplied to the packaging machine P. Thus, the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus of the present invention broadly includes those in which the triangular sandwich packaging bag supply apparatus has a bag bundle automatic supply intermittent table.

Y Triangular sandwich packaging body bag supply device P Triangular sandwich packaging machine 1 Triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism 2 Triangular sandwich packaging body positioning delivery mechanism 3 Grip pair 4 Moving body (disk-shaped rotating body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Opening suction mechanism 6 Grip width adjusting mechanism 8 Robot hand 10 Bag bundle suspending support 11 Suction mechanism 12 Separating surface portion 13 Suction notch portion 14 Pressing surface portion 15 Spring member 16 Section 19 Cylinder 20 Positioning locking section 21 Positioning locking section 22 Locking inclined section 23 Positioning plate 24 Air blowing or suction mechanism 25 Insertion guide 30 Intermittent rotating shaft 31 Stand 32 Machine base 33 Image determination device 34 Chute 35 Conveyor 50 Suction cup 51 Communicating pipe 60 Grip width adjusting cylinder 60a Cylinder head 61 Opening / closing plate 62a Left holder 62b Grip 63a Right holder 63b Grip 64a, 64b Support point 65 Link 66 Grip opening / closing lever 67 Grip opening / closing roller 100 Triangle sandwich filling device X Triangle Bag Bundle Z for Sandwich Packaging Triangular Sandwich a Triangular Sandwich Packaging b Perforation c Bag Opening d Both Side Slopes e Through Hole f Grip-to-grip

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  A triangular sandwich packaging body positioning delivery mechanism for positioning and delivering the triangular sandwich packaging body cut by the triangular sandwich packaging body cutting mechanism, the triangular sandwich packaging body positioning delivery mechanism, It has a positioning locking part that comes into contact with both side inclined parts of the triangular sandwich package that is cut and lowered by the triangular sandwich package cutting mechanism, and moves to deliver the triangular sandwich package to the outside A packaging bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches, comprising a positioning plate configured to be possible.   The triangular sandwich package positioning delivery mechanism has an air blowing or suction mechanism for detaching the triangular sandwich package from the positioning plate when delivering the triangular sandwich package to the outside. Item 3. A packaging bag supply apparatus for triangular sandwiches according to Item 1.

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