JP2510910B2 - Equipment for transporting goods - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article conveying apparatus suitable for use in a filling apparatus, a filling / packaging facility equipped with a packaging apparatus, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-82801 discloses a high-speed filling apparatus for a packaging bag, which is provided with a filling apparatus to fill the packaging bag.

In this prior art, as shown in FIG. 9, a supply section 3 provided with a star wheel 3A for carrying the packaging bag 1 into the annular filling processing path 2 and the packaging bag 1 being carried out from the filling processing path 2. And a carry-out section 4 provided with a star wheel 4A.

[0004]

However, in the prior art, since the supply unit 3 and the carry-out unit 4 are arranged on the same plane as the processing path 2 and outside the processing path 2, the processing path 2 is not provided. For example, when it is provided on the turntable, the area occupied by the supply unit 3 and the carry-out unit 4 in the periphery of the turntable becomes large, and as a result, the effective processing angle θA of the processing path 2 becomes small (for example, 260 degrees). Therefore, in order to increase the length of the effective processing path of the processing path 2, the equipment has to be increased in size. In the conventional technology, the packaging bag 1
When transferring through the filling processing route 2, the supply unit 3, and the unloading unit 4.
The packaging bag 1 with magnetic force or with magnetic force.
Since there is no way to pass it, the packaging bag 1 can be displaced due to vibration etc.
It is difficult to transfer in a stable posture.

[0005] The present invention, when connecting the carrying-out portion supplying portion to the annular processing path of the article, large cities effective processing range of the processing path, with a longer effective process path length without increasing the size of the equipment , With a simple configuration, make the product vibrate etc.
The purpose is to enable transfer in a stable posture that does not shift further .

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an annular processing path for processing an article, a supply section for loading the article into the processing path, and a unloading section for unloading the article from the processing path. In an article conveying apparatus in which the articles are consecutively arranged, at least one of the supply section and the unloading section is arranged so as to intersect the processing path with a level difference , and the article is supplied.
Held by magnetic force at the parts, processing path, and unloading part
It is designed so that it is transported and held by magnetic force and delivered .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, a supply section is arranged at one of the inside and outside of the processing path, and a carry-out section is arranged at the other side.

[0008]

[0009] According to a third aspect of the invention, claim 1 or 2
In the present invention described in (1), the processing path further comprises a positioning means for positioning the article at a predetermined position.

[0010]

[Action]According to the present invention described in claim 1,
Has the effect of.  Fewer supply and unloading parts than the circular processing path of goods
Since one of them is placed crosswise, it occupies the vicinity of the processing route
Occupied area of supply section and unload section becomes small, resulting in processing
The effective processing range of the route can be increased.When an article is transported through the supply section, processing path, or unloading section,
Goods are held by magnetic force, and are also passed by magnetic force.
Therefore, with a simple configuration, the article will be displaced due to vibration etc.
It can be transferred in a stable posture that does not occur.

[0011]According to the present invention described in claim 2,
Has the effect of.  A supply section is provided on one of the inside and outside of the annular processing path of the article.
Since it is located on the other side and the unloading section is located on the other side,
The supply part and the carry-out part are arranged adjacent to each other on the outside or inside
Of the supply section and unloading section occupying the periphery of the processing route
The occupied area becomes small, and as a result, the effective processing range of the processing route
The enclosure can be large.

According to the present invention described in claim 3,
Has the effect of. Since the article positioning means is provided in the processing path of the article,
Accurate positioning of goods relative to processing equipment with a simple configuration
I can do it.

[0013]

1 is a vertical sectional view showing a filling apparatus to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a container delivery state between a filling spider and a carry-out spider. Four
Is a schematic diagram showing a container delivery state between the carry-out spider and the carry-out conveyor, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a container delivery / holding device provided in the filling spider, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the container delivery / holding device partially broken. FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a container delivering / holding device, FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a modified example of the present invention,
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional example.

The filling device 10 is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
The container 1 loaded in the container fixture 11 is filled with contents such as detergent, and then the container 1 is fitted with a cap.

The filling device 10 includes an empty container supply spider 1
2. It has a filling spider 13, a carry-out spider 16, and a carry-out conveyor 17. The spiders 12, 13, 16 and the carry-out conveyor 17 are driven in synchronization with each other. At this time, the gear 23A fixed to the output shaft of the motor 23 is meshed with the gear 13A fixed to the filling spider 13,
A gear (not shown) of the carry-out spider 16 is meshed with a gear 13B fixed to the filling spider 13, whereby the spiders 13 and 16 are interlocked by the rotation of the motor 23.

Here, the filling spider 13 constitutes an annular filling treatment path 13C, the empty container supply spider 12 constitutes a supply section, and the carry-out spider 16 and the carry-out conveyor 17 compose a carry-out section.

In the filling apparatus 10, the empty container supply spider 12 is arranged outside the annular filling treatment path 13C formed by the filling spider 13, and the carry-out spider 16 and the carry-out conveyor 17 are arranged inside. ing.

Further, in the filling apparatus 10, the carry-out conveyor 17 is arranged in a crossing manner in an upward slope with a level difference with respect to the filling processing path 13C.

The filling / capping process by the filling device 10 will be described below. (1) The empty container 1 held by the container fixture 11 is delivered from the empty container supply spider 12 to the filling spider 13 by a delivery mechanism described later.

(2) The container fixture 11 delivered to the filling spider 13 is set in each filling head 13D by a holding mechanism described later and moves along the filling processing path 13C.

Here, the filling spider 13 is provided with 60 filling heads 13D, and each filling head 13D is provided with a measuring device 24 and a filling device 25. Then, the container 1 set in each filling head 13D is filled with an appropriate amount of contents from the nozzle of the filling device 25 during a period from the inlet side to the outlet side of the filling processing path 13C.

(3) The container 1 that has been filled by the filling spider 13 is delivered to the delivery spider 16 together with the container fixture 11 on the delivery side of the filling processing path 13C by the delivery mechanism described later, and further delivered. It is delivered to the conveyor 17.

(4) Container 1 delivered to the carry-out conveyor 17
Together with the container fixture 11 is carried out to the next step by a transport mechanism described later.

The spiders 12 and 1 of the filling device 10 will be described below.
3, 16, the delivery mechanism, the holding mechanism, and the transport mechanism of the container fixture 11 in the carry-out conveyor 17 will be described.

Here, the container fixture 11 has a ring-shaped permanent magnet 11A built in the center of the bottom, and the center hole of the permanent magnet 11A is the first positioning hole 11B.
Left and right second at each of the two diametrical positions at the bottom of the
It has a positioning hole 11C.

(A) Delivery from empty container supply spider 12 to filling spider 13, holding by filling spider, passing from filling spider 13 to carry-out spider 16, holding by carry-out spider 16 (FIG. 3, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, see FIG. 7)

The filling device 10 has an article delivery / holding device 40 in each filling head 13D of the filling spider 13.

The article passing / holding device 40 includes a movable base 41.
And fixed bases 42 on the left and right. The movable table 41 straddles a guide rail 43 provided on the filling spider 13 and engages with a movable table driving cam groove 45 supported by an outer peripheral column 44 of the filling apparatus 10.
, And can reciprocate between the outer end position and the inner end position of the filling spider 13 in the radial direction along the guide rail 43. The fixed base 42 is fixed to each of the two sides of the movable base 41 on the filling spider 13.

The movable table 41 has a positioning device 4 at the outer end.
7 is provided. The positioning device 47 includes the container fixture 11.
An article attracting magnet 47A made of a ring-shaped permanent magnet that attracts the permanent magnet 11A, and a first positioning pin 47B stored in a center hole of the article attracting magnet 47A are provided at a lower end of the first positioning pin 47B. , A permanent magnet 47C. On the other hand, a pin driving magnet 47D made of a permanent magnet is provided on a magnet support portion 42A provided on one of the fixed bases 42. In the pin driving magnet 47D, the filling head 13D is located outside the delivery area (θB) between the empty container supply spider 12 and the carry-out spider 16 in the circulation line of the filling spider 13, and the movable table 41 is located at the inner end position. When set, it faces the permanent magnet 47C of the first positioning pin 47B and exerts a magnetic repulsion action on the permanent magnet 47C.
The positioning pin 47B is projected upward, and the first positioning pin 47B is engaged with the first positioning hole 11B of the container fixture 11 as described later. On the other hand, pin drive magnet 4
7D, the filling head 13D is located in the delivery area between the empty container supply spider 12 and the carry-out spider 16 in the circulation line of the filling spider 13, and the movable base 41 is displaced from the inner end position to the outer end. When moving to the position side, the ring-shaped article is attracted to the first positioning pin 47B by gravity without facing the permanent magnet 47C of the first positioning pin 47B and thus without exerting a magnetic repulsion action on the permanent magnet 47C. The magnet 47A is stored in the central hole portion, and the first positioning pin 47B is disengaged from the first positioning hole 11B of the container fixture 11 as described later. The permanent magnet 47C and the pin driving magnet 47D of the first positioning pin 47B have the same pole (for example, S pole) when facing each other.
Face each other to cause the above-described magnetic repulsion.

That is, in the positioning device 47, the ring-shaped article attraction magnet 47A moves the container fixture 11 to the movable table 41.
Magnetic positioning means for attracting the first positioning pin 4
The 7B, the first positioning hole 11B, and the pin driving magnet 47D constitute magnetic linking means for linking the container fixture 11 with the filling spider 13. That is, in the positioning device 47, the container fixture 11 is attracted around the positioning center on the movable table 41 by the magnetic attraction means, and then linked to the movable table 41 by the positioning pin 47B of the magnetic linkage means. At this time, the article attracting magnet 47A constituting the magnetic attracting means and the permanent magnet 11A on the container fixture 11 side attract each other so that their magnet centers substantially coincide with each other, and as a result, the container fixture 11 is movable. Rough positioning is automatically centered around the positioning center on the table 41. Therefore, after the container fixture 11 is roughly aligned on the movable table 41 by the magnetic attraction means on the movable table 41, the container fixing tool 11 is linked to the movable table 41 by the positioning pin 47B of the magnetic linking means. That is, prior to the linking operation by the positioning pins 47B, the container fixture 11
Is roughly positioned on the movable table 41 by the magnetic attraction means, so that the positioning operation is simple and simple.

Further, the movable table 41 is provided with a permanent magnet 48 which attracts the permanent magnet 11A of the container fixture 11 at the inner end thereof.

Each of the left and right fixed bases 42 has a second positioning pin 42C housed in the recess 42B, and a permanent magnet 42D is provided at the lower end of the second positioning pin 42C. On the other hand, the left and right magnet support portions 41 of the movable base 41
A has three pin driving magnets 49A, 4
9B and 49C are provided. Pin drive magnet 49A,
49C is a permanent magnet 42D of the second positioning pin 42C when the movable base 41 is set to the outer end position and the inner end position.
And exerts a magnetic attraction action on the permanent magnet 42D, thereby causing the second positioning pin 42C to be stored in the recess 42B. On the other hand, when the movable table 41 is located between the outer end position and the inner end position, the pin driving magnet 49B moves the second positioning pin 42
C facing the permanent magnet 42D, exerting a magnetic repulsion action on the permanent magnet 42D, causing the second positioning pin 42C to project upward, and as will be described later, the second positioning pin 42C is inserted into the second positioning hole of the container fixture 11. Engage with 11C.
When the permanent magnet 42D of the second positioning pin 42C and the pin driving magnets 49A and 49C face each other, they face the opposite poles (S-pole and N-pole) and generate the above-described magnetic attraction. Further, when the permanent magnet 42D of the second positioning pin 42C and the pin driving magnet 49B face each other,
The same poles (for example, N poles) face each other to cause the above-described magnetic repulsion.

Empty container supply spider 12 and carry-out spider 1
6 has substantially the same article transfer / holding device. The article passing / holding device 50 of the carry-out spider 16 will be described below as a representative.

The article passing / holding device 50 is provided with an article attracting magnet 51 on the tooth-shaped outer peripheral portion of the carry-out spider 16, and the tooth passing trough portion of the article attracting magnet 51 constitutes the article passing / holding device 40 of the filling spider 13. The inner end of the movable base 41 can be meshed. Here, the magnetic force of the article attraction magnet 51 is set to be larger than the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 48 of the movable table 41.

(A-1) The container fixture 11 is, therefore, delivered from the empty container supply spider 12 to the filling spider 13 and held by the filling spider 13 by the article delivering / holding device 40 as follows. 5).

Empty container supply spider 12 and filling spider 1
When the filling head 13D of the filling spider 13 is located at the delivery position (A) in which the movable table 41
Is set at the outer end position. The outer end of the movable table 41 meshes with the tooth-shaped valley of the article attracting magnet provided on the outer periphery of the tooth shape of the empty container supply spider 12. At this time,
The empty container supply spider 12 attracts and holds the permanent magnet 11A of the container fixture 11 to the above-described article attracting magnet. Therefore, the positioning device 47 of the movable table 41 has the first positioning pin 47B retracted, and the ring-shaped article attraction magnet 47A.
Thereby, the permanent magnet 11A of the container fixture 11 on the empty container supply spider 12 is adsorbed and captured. As a result, the permanent magnet 11A of the container fixture 11 is simultaneously attracted to the article attracting magnet 47A and the article attracting magnet on the empty container supply spider 12 side, but the magnetic force of the article attracting magnet 47A is higher than the empty container supplying spider. The container fixture 11 is transferred from the empty container supply spider 12 to the filling spider 13 without being displaced by vibration or the like because the magnetic force is set to be larger than the magnetic force of the article attracting magnet 12.

When the filling head 13D of the filling spider 13 reaches the filling operation start position (B) from the above-mentioned delivery position (A), the movable table 41 is set to the inner end position. At this time, the positioning device 47 of the movable base 41 causes the first positioning pin 47B to protrude, engages the first positioning pin 47B with the first positioning hole 11B of the container fixture 11, and completes the positioning of the container fixture 11. Hold. As a result, when the filling spider 13 turns, the container fixing tool 11 attracts and holds the permanent magnet 11A by the article attracting magnet 47A, and moves on the filling processing path 13C while being positioned by the first positioning pin 47B.

(A-2) Next, the container fixture 11 is delivered from the filling spider 13 to the carry-out spider 16 by the article delivery / holding device 40 as follows (see FIG. 5).

When the filling head 13D of the filling spider 13 passes the filling operation end position (C), the movable table 41 moves from the inner end position to the outer end position. At this time, the second positioning pin 42C of the fixing base 42 projects and engages with the two second positioning holes 11C of the container fixture 11, and holds the container fixture 11. On the other hand, the positioning device 47 of the movable base 41 causes the first positioning pin 47B to be immersed, and the first positioning pin 47B and the first positioning hole 11B of the container fixture 11 to be retracted.
To disengage from. As a result, the movable table 41 moves to the outer end position while leaving the container fixture 11 on the fixed table 42, and the above (A-1) is repeated.
A new container fixture 11 is attracted and captured by the article attracting magnet 47A.

The second positioning pin 4 left on the fixed base 42
When the movable table 41 reaches the above-described outer end position, the container fixture 11 after passing through the filling processing path 13C engaged and held by the 2C is attracted and held by the permanent magnet 48 of the movable table 41. Then, when the movable base 41 returns from the outer end position toward the inner end position again, the second positioning pin 42C engaged with the second positioning hole 11C of the container fixing tool 11 is retracted to fix the container. The tool 11 is transferred to the delivery position (D) where the filling spider 13 and the carry-out spider 16 are close to each other while being attracted and held by the permanent magnet 48 of the movable table 41 (see FIGS. 3 and 5).

At the delivery position (D), the inner end portion of the movable base 41 meshes with the tooth-shaped valley portion of the article attraction magnet 51 provided on the tooth-shaped outer periphery of the carry-out spider 16. As a result, the permanent magnet 11A of the container fixture 11 is moved to the movable base 41.
Permanent magnet 48 and the article attracting magnet 51 of the carry-out spider 16
However, since the magnetic force of the article attraction magnet 51 is set to be larger than that of the permanent magnet 48, the container fixture 11 does not shift from the filling spider 13 due to vibration or the like and is carried out by the carry-out spider. Delivered to 16.

(A-3) Next, the container fixture 11 is held by the carry-out spider 16 by the article delivery / holding device 50 as follows (see FIG. 3).

When the carry-out spider 16 turns, the container fixture 11 attracts and holds the permanent magnet 11A by the article attraction magnet 51 of the carry-out spider 16.

(B) Delivery from the carry-out spider 16 to the carry-out conveyor 17, and holding by the carry-out conveyor 17 (see FIG. 4)

As shown in FIG. 4, the carry-out conveyor 17 is for carrying the container fixing tool 11 on a carrying belt 81 which moves along a constant moving path. The carry-out conveyor 17 has an article guide magnet 83 disposed at a lower position along the article movement path of the conveyor belt 81 via a non-magnetic belt receiver 82. The article guide magnet 83 is
It can be replaced by a magnetic material such as an iron plate. And
In the carry-out conveyor 17, the carry-in end portion of the conveyor belt 81 is arranged so as to overlap the tooth-shaped outer peripheral portion of the carry-out spider 16, and the overlapped portion is the delivery position between the carry-out spider 16 and the carry-out conveyor 17. Here, the magnetic force of the article guide magnet 83 is set to be larger than the magnetic force of the article attraction magnet 51 on the carry-out spider 16 side.

However, at the delivery position where the carry-out spider 16 and the carry-out conveyor 17 are arranged in an overlapping manner, the permanent magnet 11A of the container fixture 11 has the article attracting magnet 51 of the carry-out spider 16 and the article guiding magnet 83 of the carry-out conveyor 17.
Although the magnetic force of the article guiding magnet 83 is set to be larger than the magnetic force of the article attracting magnet 51, the container fixture 11 does not shift from the carry-out spider 16 due to vibration or the like. Carry-out conveyor 1
Delivered to 7.

When the carry-out conveyor 17 moves, the container fixture 11 is transported together with the transport belt 81 while the permanent magnet 11A is attracted by the article guiding magnet 83.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. Since the carry-out conveyor 17 is disposed so as to cross the annular filling processing path 13C, the area occupied by the carrying-out spider 16 and the carrying-out conveyor 17 in the periphery of the filling processing path 13C becomes small, and as a result, the effective processing angle of the filling processing path 13C is reduced. Can be large.

Further, since the empty container supply spider 12 is arranged outside the annular filling processing path 13C, and the carry-out spider 16 and the carry-out conveyor 17 are arranged inside, an outer side or an inner side around the filling processing path 13C is provided. The container supply unit and the container unloading unit are not arranged adjacent to each other, and the occupied area of the empty container supply spider 12, the carry-out spider 16, and the carry-out conveyor 17 in the periphery of the filling processing path 13C becomes small,
As a result, the effective processing range of the filling processing path 13C can be increased.

That is, the empty container supply spider 12, the carry-out spider 16, and the carry-out conveyor 1 are provided in the annular filling processing path 13C.
When connecting 7 and 7, the effective processing angle θA (318 degrees in this embodiment) of the filling processing path 13C is increased, and the effective processing path length can be increased without increasing the size of the equipment.

The container fixture 11 has spiders 12, 1
3, 16 and the carrying-out conveyor 17, the container fixing device 1 is operated by the article passing / holding device 40, 50.
Since 1 is held by magnetic force and is passed while being held by magnetic force, the container fixture 11 and the container 1 can be transferred in a stable posture that does not shift due to vibration or the like with a simple configuration.

Filling processing path 13C of the filling spider 13
Is provided with a positioning device 47, so that the container fixture 11 and the container 1 can be accurately positioned with respect to the filling device 25 of the filling head 13D with a simple configuration.

It should be noted that, without using the container fixture 11 of the above-described embodiment, the container 1 itself has a magnet, a magnetic material, etc. built-in,
Delivery / delivery by the above-mentioned respective article delivery / holding devices 40, 50
It may be held.

Also, in the above embodiment,
Electromagnets may be used as the magnets that form the holding devices 40 and 50.

A modification of the present invention will be described below. (1) As shown in FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B), a plurality of sets of the transfer device 90 including the supply unit, the processing path, and the unloading unit may be connected. FIG. 8 (A) shows a horizontal connection and arrangement, and FIG. 8 (B) shows a vertical connection.

(2) In a set of transporting apparatus consisting of a supply section, a processing path, and an unloading section, the processing path is a plurality of types of processing such as empty container cleaning processing, filling processing, cap processing, and heat sealing processing. May be continuously performed.

(3) In the set of conveying devices consisting of the supply section, the processing path and the unloading section, the annular processing path is not limited to one round, but may be continuous two or more rounds. Good.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention, when connecting the supply section and the carry-out section to the annular processing path of the article, the effective processing range of the processing path is enlarged and the equipment is not enlarged. Long effective path length and simple structure
Keeps the product in a stable position that does not shift due to vibration, etc.
It can be transferable .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a filling device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a container delivery state between a filling spider and a carry-out spider.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a container delivery state between a carry-out spider and a carry-out conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a container transfer / installed in a filling spider.
It is a schematic diagram which shows a holding device.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the container delivery / holding device.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a container delivery / holding device.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a modified example of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 container 12 empty container supply spider (supply part) 13C filling processing path 16 carry-out spider (carry-out part) 17 carry-out conveyor (carry-out part) 11A, 47A, 48, 51, 83 magnet 47 positioning device (positioning means)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An article conveying apparatus comprising a circular processing path for processing an article, a supply section for carrying the article into the processing path, and a carry-out section for carrying out the article from the processing path, which are arranged continuously. And at least one of the unloading section and the unloading section are arranged so as to intersect the processing path with a level difference , and the articles are magnetically attracted at the supplying section, the processing path, and the unloading section.
Is held and transported by the
Conveying apparatus of the articles characterized in that it is. 2. The apparatus for conveying articles according to claim 1, wherein a supply unit is arranged on one of the inside and outside of the processing path, and a carry-out unit is arranged on the other side. 3. The processing path is provided with the articles at predetermined positions.
A positioning means for positioning the apparatus at a position
The apparatus for conveying articles according to item 1.