JP2020050376A - Stack cup transfer method - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce time and labor from opening of a package which houses stacked containers to feeding the stacked containers to a filling machine side.SOLUTION: A first work body 12 removes a sealing tape 15 from a package 4 of a package reception unit 2 of a stack cup transfer route 1 to open the package in a carton removal section A, separates the package into a carton 6 and a stacked packed article 5 to remove the carton 6, and positions the stacked packed article 5 on the stack cup transfer route 1 with a bag upper part of a closed inner bag 8 of the stacked packed article 5 up. A second work body 16 opens the take-out port of the inner bag 8 of the stacked packed article 5 in a state where the stacked packed article 5 from the carton removal section A is positioned in an inner bag removal section B partitioned from the carton removal section A, separates the stacked packed article 5 into the inner bag 8 and a stack cup 7 to remove the inner bag 8, and positions the stack cup 7 in a stack cup transfer unit 3 of the stack cup transfer route 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a transfer method for removing a stack cup from a packing body in which a plurality of stack-shaped stack cups are stacked to form a plurality of stick cups, and the stack cup is transferred to a filling machine. is there.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a filling machine that fills a cup with food or the like as a content, a large number of cups are loaded on the filling machine side in order to continuously fill the content, and the stock at the loaded portion does not run out. As needed, workers refill the cups at any time, unpacking the package containing the cups near the filling machine, and from the opened package, remove the stacked cups with the stacked cups. It is taken out and added to the loading part of the filling machine.

  Such an operator unpacks the package, removes the stack cup from the opened package, and automatically reduces the labor required to set the cup into the cup loading portion of the filling machine. It is considered effective to transfer the stored stack cups to the filling machine side.

  For example, as shown in the container supply device of Patent Literature 1, an operator opens a transport box containing stacked containers and opens a plastic bag inside the transport box to open the flap of the transport box. Then, the transport box is inverted by the reversing device and dropped on the conveyor, and the dropped containers in a stack form are laterally transported by the conveyor, upwardly transported by the elevator, and received from the elevator. After laterally transferring the stacked containers by an alignment conveyor, a device has been proposed in which containers arranged in a stack form are fed toward a container loading portion of equipment such as a filling machine with a pusher, Transferring the stacked containers to a predetermined position using a conveyor or elevator is effective in reducing labor. Is a basis.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a container stacked by an articulated robot arm having a dedicated jig at a tip is set in a state where a package body is opened so that a stacked container housed therein can be taken out. Is taken out and replenished to the container loading portion on the filling machine side in the form of a stack.

JP-A-2002-104650 JP 2003-136458 A

  However, even when using the devices described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the operation of unpacking the transport box and the operation of opening the plastic bag wrapping the container inside the transport box remains as a task to be performed by the operator. Has a problem that labor cannot be reduced.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention opens the package containing cups delivered to the place where the container is to be loaded into the filling machine without any need for human intervention, and further wraps the cups stacked inside the package. The problem is to open the bag without human intervention and to move the stacked containers toward the filling machine, and from unpacking the package containing the stacked containers to the filling machine. It is an object of the present invention to reduce labor required for supplying stacked containers.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and a stack package in which stack cups in which cups are stacked are arranged in a flexible inner bag and an outlet at the top of the bag is closed by folding the upper portion of the bag into a cardboard box. The stack cup is taken out of the package that is stored and sealed by attaching a sealing tape to the closed take-out port side of the cardboard box, and is directed to a cup filling machine side for filling the cup with contents. Transfer the stack cup
A stack cup transfer route in which the packing body receiving section in which the packing bodies are arranged is an upstream section in the transfer direction, and a stack cup transfer section for arranging stack cups on the cup loading side of the filling machine is a downstream section in the transfer direction,
From the cardboard box removal section (A), which divides the package into a cardboard box and a stack package, the cardboard box was transferred from the cardboard box removal section (A) side adjacent to the cardboard box removal section (A) via a partition. The inner package removing section (B), which divides the stacked package into an inner bag and a stack cup, is formed through the partition,
The cardboard box removal section (A) is provided with the package receiving section of the stack cup transfer route, and the inner bag removal section (B) is provided with the stack cup transfer section of the stack cup transfer route.
In the cardboard box removal section (A),
It has a plurality of working arms for taking out inner bags supported by a spindle standing near the stack cup transfer route,
(1-a) an operation step of removing the sealing tape attached to the package with a work arm for removing the inner bag;
(1-b) a work process of unpacking the package with a work arm for removing the inner bag,
(1-c) An operation control is stored in advance in which the package is divided into a cardboard box and a stacked package by the work arm for taking out the inner bag, and the work process of removing the cardboard box from the stack cup transfer route is performed in order. The first working body that is located
In the inner bag removal section (B),
It has a plurality of working arms for taking out stack cups supported on a spindle standing near the stack cup transfer route,
(2-a) a work step of opening a take-out opening of an inner bag of a stack package with a work arm for taking out a stack cup;
(2-b) a work step of separating the stack package into an inner bag and a stack cup with a stack cup removing work arm and removing the inner bag from the stack cup transfer route;
(2-c) a second work body in which operation control for preliminarily storing operation control for sequentially performing a work process of transferring the stack cup to the stack cup transfer portion with the work arm for removing the stack cup is arranged,
The first working body removes the sealing tape from the package disposed in the package receiving section of the stack cup transfer route in the cardboard box removal section (A) and unpacks the package, and stacks the package with the cardboard box. The cardboard box is removed from the stack cup transfer route separately from the package, and the stack package is positioned on the stack cup transfer route such that the upper part of the inner bag closed by folding is turned upward. ,
The second working body removes the stack package transferred by the stack cup transfer route from the cardboard box removal section (A) to the inner bag removal section (B) partitioned from the cardboard box removal section (A). ), The opening for taking out the inner bag of the stack package is opened, the stack package is divided into the inner bag and the stack cup, and the inner bag is removed from the stack cup transfer route. The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem by providing a stack cup transfer method characterized in that a cup is located at a stack cup transfer section of a stack cup transfer route.

(Effects of Claim 1)
According to the present invention, in the cardboard box removing section, the first working body removes the sealing tape from the package and unpacks the package. Following the unpacking stage, the first working body removes the cardboard box. Since the stack package is positioned on the stack cup transfer route, there is no need to spend the labor of the operator in unpacking the package.

  Also, in the inner bag removal section, the second working body opens the outlet for the inner bag of the stack package, then separates the stack package into the inner bag and the stack cup, removes the inner bag, and removes the stack cup. Since the stack cups are located at the stack cup transfer section, there is no need for an employee to transfer the stack cups from the opened inner bag to the stack cup transfer section.

  As described above, the removal of the sealing tape from the package body and the transfer of the stack cup to the stack cup transfer section do not require the labor of the operator. Therefore, there is an effect that the work of the employee for replenishing the stack cup to the cup loading portion of the filling machine can be simplified.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example which causes the sticking end of a sealing tape in a cardboard box. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example which causes the sticking end of the sealing tape in a cardboard box. FIGS. 9A and 9B show still another example of causing the end of sticking of the sealing tape in the cardboard box, wherein FIG. 9A is an explanatory diagram showing a case where I is attached, and FIG.

  Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on the illustrated embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a state in which a stack cup transfer route 1 is formed. The stack cup transfer route 1 transfers a stack cup toward a cup loading portion (not shown) of a filling machine for filling a cup with contents. Is the route to

(Stack cup transfer route)
In FIG. 1, a cup loading portion of the filling machine is arranged on the back side, and a cardboard box removal section A exists at a position on the near side in FIG. 1 as a space apart from the cup loading portion. In addition, an inner bag removing section B adjacent to the cardboard box removing section A via a partition C and continuing to the cup loading portion exists at a position on the back side in FIG. The stack cup transfer route 1 is formed from the cardboard box removing section A to the inner bag removing section B through the partition C.

  As described above, the stack cup transfer route 1 is a route for transferring the stack cup toward the cup loading portion of the filling machine. In the stack cup transfer route 1, a package receiving device on which a package to be described later is arranged is received. The section 2 is located in the cardboard box removal section A as an upstream section in the transfer direction. Further, the stack cup transfer section 3 for arranging the stack cups on the cup loading side of the filling machine is located in the inner bag removing section B as a downstream section in the transfer direction.

(Packing)
The package 4 supplied to the package receiving unit 2 by means (not shown) includes a stack package 5 and a cardboard box 6 containing the stack package 5 therein. The stack package 5 is formed by stacking a plurality of cups (cups into which the above-described filling machine fills the contents) and stacking a plurality of bar-shaped stack cups 7, each of which is vertically arranged in a flexible inner bag 8. is there. The inner bag 8 has a take-out opening at the top of the bag folded so that the bag is closed so that the top of the bag is closed.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the cardboard box 6 containing the stack packages 5 has the bottom cover 10 fitted on the lower part of the sleeve (box body) 9 and the upper cover 11 fitted on the upper part of the sleeve 9. The package 4 is sealed by attaching a sealing tape 15 from around the outer periphery of the bottom cover 10 to the sleeve 9 and from around the periphery of the top cover 11 to the sleeve 9 (state in the package receiving section 2). .

  The package 4 itself is manufactured in another place, and the manufactured cups are stacked to form a bar-shaped stack cup 7, which is put into a flexible inner bag 8 so as to stand on each other, and then placed on the upper portion of the bag. Is folded and the upper part of the bag is closed, and in this state, it is stored in the cardboard box 6 and sealing is performed using the sealing tape including the take-out opening side of the cardboard box 6. The package 4 is brought into the package receiving section 2 by hand or is transported by flowing on a roller conveyor.

  As described later, in the stack package 5 separated from the cardboard box 6, by opening the upper bag of the inner bag 8 in the inner bag removal section B, one end of the stack cup 7 is placed on the takeout opening side of the upper bag. Will appear. Thereafter, the stack cup 7 is turned upside down so that one end portion side of the stack cup 7 which appears at the take-out opening at the top of the bag faces down. By removing the inner bag 8, the stack cups 7 appear in an assembled state and can be handled, and from this assembled state, the stack cups 7 are transferred one by one or a plurality of pieces to the stack cup transfer section 3. Have to be able to.

(First working body)
In the cardboard box removal section A, the first work body 12 including the stack cup transfer route 1 in the cardboard box removal section A in the work area is disposed at a position close to the stack cup transfer route 1. I have.

  The first working body 12 is supported on a support shaft 13 standing near the stack cup transfer route 1 and has a pair of working arms 14 for taking out inner bags. The first working body 12 is controlled so that the work arm 14 for taking out the inner bag is operated and the following work steps are sequentially advanced.

(1-a) Work process of removing the sealing tape stuck on the package First, when the package 4 is located at the package receiving section 2, the first working body 12 is moved to the work arm 14 for taking out the inner bag. In the package 4 of the present embodiment, the sealing tape 15 is applied around the outer periphery of the upper cover 11 from the upper cover 11 to the sleeve 9, and is attached around the outer periphery of the bottom cover 10 from the bottom cover 10 to the sleeve 9. The sealing tape 15 thus removed is removed.

  Further, the package receiving unit 2 in the stack cup transfer route 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is of a turntable type, and is packed in accordance with the operation of removing the sealing tape 15 of the working arm 14 for removing the inner bag. The body 4 can be turned.

(1-b) Work Step of Unpacking the Package When the work step (1-a) of removing the sealing tape is completed, the first work body 12 holds the upper lid 11 with the work arm 14 for taking out the inner bag. It is provided to perform an operation of removing and unpacking. The upper lid 11 is removed from the stack cup transfer route 1.

(1-c) An operation step of separating the package into a cardboard box and a stack package, and removing the cardboard box from the stack cup transfer route. An unpacking operation step of opening the cardboard box 6 of the package 4 (1-b). Is completed, the first working body 12 is provided so as to perform an operation of removing the sleeve 9 and the bottom lid 10 with the working arm 14 for removing the inner bag and removing the sleeve 9 and the bottom cover 10 from the stack cup transfer route 1. Only the stack package 5 is located on the cup transfer route 1.

  When the stack package 5 is positioned on the stack cup transfer route 1 in the cardboard box removal section A, the stack package 5 is partitioned by a transfer means such as a belt conveyor or a roller conveyor constituted by the stack cup transfer route 1. Is provided so as to be fed into the inner bag removing section B through the opening of the inner bag.

  The first work body 12 stores in advance operation controls for sequentially performing the work steps (1-a), (1-b), and (1-c). In the stack cup transfer route 1, the sealing tape 15 is removed from the package 4 arranged in the package receiving section 2 and opened, and the package 4 is divided into a cardboard box 6 and a stack package 5, and the cardboard box 6 is separated. Is removed from the stack cup transfer route 1, the stack package 5 is positioned on the stack cup transfer route 1 such that the upper part of the inner bag 8 closed by folding is turned upward, and the stack package 5 is removed. To the next inner bag removal section B.

(Second working body)
In the inner bag removal section B, a second work body 16 including the stack cup transfer route 1 in the inner bag removal section B in the work area is disposed at a position close to the stack cup transfer route 1. I have.

  The second working body 16 is supported by a support shaft 17 standing near the stack cup transfer route 1 and has a pair of working arms 18 for taking out the stack cup. The second working body 16 is controlled so that the working arm 18 is operated to sequentially perform the following working steps.

(2-a) Opening Process of Opening Outlet of Inner Bag of Stacked Package In the present embodiment, when the stacked package 5 is sent from the cardboard box removal section A side, the stack cup removing work arm 18 The stack package 5 is lifted, and the inner bag lowering case 19 is introduced onto the stack cup transfer route 1, and the stack package 5 is stored in the inner bag lowering case 19.

  The case 19 for pulling down the inner bag is provided with a vertical opening 20 for sliding the suction device on the side surface, and a suction means (not shown) provided on the working arm 18 side for taking out the stack cup passes through the opening 20 through the opening 20. The inner bag 8 of the stack package 5 in the pull-down case 19 can be sucked and held.

  As described above, the work arm 18 for taking out the stack sucks and holds the inner bag 8 through the opening 20 of the inner bag lowering case 19, and pulls down only the inner bag 8 downward. The bag 8 is provided so as to open a take-out opening at an upper portion of the bag.

(2-b) An operation step of dividing the stack package into an inner bag and a stack cup and removing the inner bag from the stack cup transfer route An operation step (2-a) of opening the outlet of the inner bag of the stack package is described above. Upon completion, the second working body 16 moves the stack cup upright holding guide 21, which is open on the upper surface and the stack cup take-out side, on the stack cup transfer route 1 with the work arm 18 for stack cup removal. It is controlled to be introduced.

  Then, the work arm 18 for taking out the stack cup is turned upside down together with the stack package 5 and the case 19 for pulling down the inner bag while keeping the opening of the inner bag 8 open. Put the stack cup upright holding guide 21 inside.

  Thereafter, the second working body 16 raises the inner bag lowering case 19 by the operation of the working arm 18 for removing the stack cup, retreats from the stack cup transfer route 1, and sets the removal opening side downward. The bag 8 is lifted, and the inner bag 8 is removed from the stack cup transfer route 1. As described above, the second working body 16 controls the work arm 18 for taking out the stack cup so as to separate the stack cup 7 from the inner bag 8 and remove the inner bag 8. By being removed, the plurality of upright stack cups 7 appear on the stack cup upright holding guide 21 in a state where they are arranged.

(2-c) Work step of transferring the stack cup to the stack cup transfer section When the work step (2-b) of separating the stack package into an inner bag and a stack cup and removing the inner bag from the stack cup transfer route is completed. The second working body 16 operates the work arm 18 for taking out the stack cup, and moves the stack cup 7 located at the portion of the stack cup upright holding guide 21 to the vicinity of the cup loading port of the filling machine. The stack cup is transferred to the stacked cup transferring section 3, and the stack cups are arranged horizontally on the stacked cup transferring section 3.

  In the second working body 16, operation control for sequentially performing the above-described (2-a), (2-b), and (2-c) operation steps is stored in advance, and the operation for removing the stack cup is performed in the order of the steps. By operating the arm 18, in the stack cup transfer route 1 in the inner bag removal section B, the outlet of the inner bag 8 of the stack package 5 is opened, and the stack package 5 is moved to the inner bag 8 and the stack cup 7. The inner bag 8 is removed from the stack cup transfer route 1, and the stack cup 7 is positioned at the stack cup transfer section 3.

(Initiation of the end of the sealing tape)
In the package 4, the sealing tape 15 is attached from the outer periphery of the upper lid 11 to the sleeve 9 as described above. Then, the sealing tape 15 is removed by the work arm 14 for taking out the inner bag of the first work body 12. A device for facilitating removal of the sealing tape 15 by the work arm 14 for removing the inner bag is provided on the package 4 side.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of such a device. In this example, a crease 23 extending obliquely upward from the lower edge of the side plate 22 is placed in one side plate 22 of the upper lid 11 of the cardboard box 6 of the package 4. A notch is made from the side plate 22 toward the lower edge side. A piece 24 is extended downward from the position of the crease 23 with the crease 23 as a folding origin.

  Further, the sealing tape 15 applied around the outer periphery of the upper lid 11 is raised around the outer periphery of the upper lid 11 and is applied so as to cross the portion of the piece 24, and then causes the end of the application to pass through the cut position side of the piece 24. It is stuck on the nearby position.

  The work arm 14 for taking out the inner bag of the first work body 12 operates so as to raise the piece 24 when the sealing tape 15 is removed, with the crease 23 as the folding base. The sticking end of the sealing tape 15 is turned up by the triggering piece 24, and the working end 14 for removing the inner bag holds the sticking end to remove the sealing tape 15.

  FIG. 3 shows another example of the lifting piece. In this other example, a part of the lower edge of the side plate 22 of the upper lid 11 is cut upward, and a pair of hanging pieces 25 is provided with the cutout portion therebetween. 26. Then, after the sealing tape 15 is attached so as to cross the position of the concave portion 26 around the outer periphery of the upper lid 11, the sticking end is positioned close to the hanging piece 25 on the side passing through the position of the concave portion 26. To be pasted on.

  Similarly, the working arm 14 for removing the inner bag of the first working body 12 operates to insert the tip of the working arm into the recess 26 when removing the sealing tape 15. When the sealing tape 15 is lifted up after being inserted into the concave portion 26, the sticking end is turned up, and the working arm 14 for removing the inner bag holds the sticking end to remove the sealing tape 15. .

(I and H of sealing tape for cardboard box)
Although the cardboard box 6 of the package 4 is described as including the top lid 11, the sleeve 9, and the bottom cover 10, the cardboard box 6 is not limited to the above-described example, and the upper surface is closed by falling down the flap. Such a cardboard box can also work. In this case, the sealing tape 15 is attached by I as shown in FIG. 4A or by H as shown in FIG. 4B. In these cases, each of the ends of the sealing tape 15 is provided with a piece of paper 27 that causes the glue of the sealing tape 15 to be glued, and the working arm 14 for removing the inner bag holds the end of the sealing tape 15 together with the piece of paper 27. What is necessary is just to perform the operation of peeling off.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Stack cup transfer route 2 ... Packing body receiving part 3 ... Stack cup transfer part 4 ... Packing body 5 ... Stack package 6 ... Cardboard box 7 ... Stack cup 8 ... Inner bag 9 ... Cardboard box sleeve 10 ... Cardboard box Bottom cover 11 ... Top cover of cardboard box 12 ... First working body 14 ... Working arm for taking out inner bag 15 ... Sealing tape 16 ... Second working body 18 ... Working arm for taking out stack cup 19 ... Case for pulling down inner bag 21 … Stack cup standing and holding guide 24… Causing piece 25… Dropping piece 27… Causing piece A… Cardboard box removal section B… Inner bag removal section C… Partition

Claims (1)

Stacked packages in which cups are stacked in a flexible inner bag and the outlet at the top of the bag is closed by folding at the top of the bag are stored in a cardboard box, and the closed outlet of this cardboard box is closed. To remove the stack cup from the package formed by pasting a sealing tape on the side and sealing, and transfer the stack cup toward the cup filling machine side for filling the cup with contents,
A stack cup transfer route in which the packing body receiving section in which the packing bodies are arranged is an upstream section in the transfer direction, and a stack cup transfer section for arranging stack cups on the cup loading side of the filling machine is a downstream section in the transfer direction,
From the cardboard box removal section (A), which divides the package into a cardboard box and a stack package, the cardboard box was transferred from the cardboard box removal section (A) side adjacent to the cardboard box removal section (A) via a partition. The inner package removing section (B), which divides the stacked package into an inner bag and a stack cup, is formed through the partition,
The cardboard box removal section (A) is provided with the package receiving section of the stack cup transfer route, and the inner bag removal section (B) is provided with the stack cup transfer section of the stack cup transfer route.
In the cardboard box removal section (A),
It has a plurality of working arms for taking out inner bags supported by a spindle standing near the stack cup transfer route,
(1-a) an operation step of removing the sealing tape attached to the package with a work arm for removing the inner bag;
(1-b) a work process of unpacking the package with a work arm for removing the inner bag,
(1-c) An operation control is stored in advance in which the package is divided into a cardboard box and a stacked package by the work arm for taking out the inner bag, and the work process of removing the cardboard box from the stack cup transfer route is performed in order. The first working body that is located
In the inner bag removal section (B),
It has a plurality of working arms for taking out stack cups supported on a spindle standing near the stack cup transfer route,
(2-a) a work step of opening a take-out opening of an inner bag of a stack package with a work arm for taking out a stack cup;
(2-b) a work step of separating the stack package into an inner bag and a stack cup with a stack cup removing work arm and removing the inner bag from the stack cup transfer route;
(2-c) a second work body in which operation control for preliminarily storing operation control for sequentially performing a work process of transferring the stack cup to the stack cup transfer portion with the work arm for removing the stack cup is arranged,
The first working body removes the sealing tape from the package disposed in the package receiving section of the stack cup transfer route in the cardboard box removal section (A) and unpacks the package, and stacks the package with the cardboard box. The cardboard box is removed from the stack cup transfer route separately from the package, and the stack package is positioned on the stack cup transfer route such that the upper part of the inner bag closed by folding is turned upward. ,
The second working body removes the stack package transferred by the stack cup transfer route from the cardboard box removal section (A) to the inner bag removal section (B) partitioned from the cardboard box removal section (A). ), The opening for taking out the inner bag of the stack package is opened, the stack package is divided into the inner bag and the stack cup, and the inner bag is removed from the stack cup transfer route. A method of transferring a stack cup, wherein the cup is located at a stack cup transfer section of a stack cup transfer route.

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