JP2562453Y2 - Packaging base assembling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for assembling a packaging base, for example, an apparatus for assembling a packaging base used for a vanity stand comprising a cabinet and a basin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to pack a vanity table 3 comprising a conventional cabinet 1 and a basin 2, as shown in FIG.
Bottom bases 4 and 4 made of foamed styrene material are placed under and around both ends of the bottom of the vanity 3 and the basin 2
A pad member 5 made of foamed styrene is brought into contact with the four corners of the upper surface of, and a packing case 6 that is turned upside down from above is covered. Then, from this state, the whole was turned over and the lid was closed.

[0003]

However, in this type of conventional vanity packing structure, since styrofoam is used as the base 4 and the pad member 5, industrial waste is treated at a construction site or the like. There is a problem that it is necessary, and that processing is troublesome. In particular, recently there has been an interest in how to reduce industrial waste at construction sites. Have been.

On the other hand, in the vanity stand, the washbasin 2 is made of ceramic, and the surface material of the cabinet 1 is made of a decorative board, natural wood or plastic molded product. It is difficult to transport and transport without materials, but it is important to reduce the amount of styrofoam even at this moment.

[0005] Also, reducing the number of styrofoams as a packing material has many advantages as described above at a construction site, but on the other hand, in the production process, a new process, that is, a packing bottom made of cardboard material or the like is used. Work for assembling the table is additionally required, and workability may be deteriorated as a whole. In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a new automatic assembling apparatus capable of easily performing the operation of manufacturing the packing base, and to improve the workability.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for assembling a packing base according to the present invention, comprising a flat plate portion and first to third folds formed by bending the flat plate portion from three side ends. The first and second bent pieces are opposed to each other, and a portion of the first and second bent pieces adjacent to the third bent piece is a flared insert. And an insertion hole into which the insertion portion is inserted. The device is configured to automatically assemble a packing base having the insertion hole formed in the third bent piece. On the three sides corresponding to the bent pieces of the table, a flat material serving as the packing base is placed over a fixed guide provided substantially flush with the upper limit position of the receiving table, and the material is placed on the three sides. A first cylinder that is provided with an elevating member that moves up and down together with the receiving stand, and that folds the insertion portion toward an outer surface of a third bent piece; A device provided with a second cylinder inserted into the insertion hole.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assembling apparatus for a packing base according to the first aspect, wherein the head of the first cylinder is connected to the second base via an attachment. The second cylinder is connected to a cylinder main body, and the head of the second cylinder is movable in two directions.

[0008]

[Function] Corrugated cardboard materials to be processed into the packaging base are as follows:
After being placed over the fixed guide provided substantially flush with the upper limit position of the cradle, the elevating member descends and presses between the cradle and the fixed guide. At this time, the lifting member lowers the receiving table together with the cardboard material. As a result, the receiving table of the elevating member moves down at the same time, but the fixed guide does not move down, so that the portions placed on the fixed guide are respectively raised and become the first to third bent pieces. Then, by operating the first and second cylinders, the first and second cylinders are operated.
Of the third bent piece is folded toward the outer surface side of the third bent piece and inserted into the insertion hole.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of an apparatus for assembling a packing base according to the present invention; Before describing the assembling apparatus for a packing base according to the present invention, an application example of the packing base 8 to be assembled will be described first with reference to FIG. The packing base 8 serves as a cardboard base for packing a vanity stand 11 composed of, for example, a cabinet 9 and a basin 10, and is formed by bending a flat plate portion 12 and three side ends of the flat plate portion 12. The first to third bent pieces 13, 14, and 15 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4A, a cardboard material 16 serving as a material of the packing base 8 is used to erect bent pieces 13, 14, and 15 at three ends of the flat plate portion 12. Fold curves 18, 19 and 20 are formed. Further, the third bent piece 15 of the first and second bent pieces 13 and 14 is formed.
Are separated from the third bent piece 15 through cut lines 23 and 24. Ears 21, 22
Are formed into insertion portions 25 and 26 having a flared trapezoidal shape. The insertion portions 25 and 26 are portions to be inserted into insertion holes 27 and 28 formed in the third bent piece 15 (see FIGS. 4B and 4C). The lengths of the trapezoidal long axes of the insertion holes 27 and 28 are substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the tip lengths of the insertion portions 25 and 26.

The vanity 11 to be packed is placed on the bottom 8 for packing, and the pad member 3 is placed at an appropriate position (eg, four corners) in the upper corner of the basin 10.
After the installation, the packaging case 31 is placed from above and packed. Finally, when such a packing state is inverted and turned upside down, the packing is completed.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an apparatus for assembling the packing base 8 having the above-described structure. FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing an apparatus for assembling the packing base according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the assembling apparatus. In the assembling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a receiving base 35 (a vertical direction is indicated by an arrow 36) is provided at a substantially central position of a base 33 provided with a control panel and the like by a cylinder 34. I have. The size of the receiving table 35 is substantially equal to the size of the flat plate portion 12 of the packing base 8. The cradle 3
5, fixed guides 36 and 37 having a length substantially equal to the length of the bent pieces 13 and 14 are provided. A shorter fixed guide 38 is provided. The upper surfaces of the fixed guides 36, 37, and 38 are located substantially flush with the upper limit position of the receiving table 35. And the cardboard material 16
Is mounted on the upper surface of the receiving table 35 and the fixed guides 36, 37, 38.

At the lower end of the fixed guide 37, a cylinder 39 for moving the fixed guide 37 in the front-rear direction and adjusting the width between the fixed guides 36, 37 is provided.

Above the receiving table 35, an elevating member 40 is held by a cylinder (not shown) so as to be able to ascend and descend (the elevating direction is indicated by an arrow 41). The elevating member 40 shown in the drawing is configured such that the pressing fine members 42, 43 which are disposed substantially directly above the front end and the rear end of the receiving table 35 are formed by vertical bar members 44.
, And a cylinder holding plate 45 is attached in the middle of the vertical crosspiece 44. The cylinder holding plate 45 is a portion to which the above-mentioned cylinder (not shown) is attached. Note that the lifting member 40 may be provided with a pressing thin material (not shown) located at the left end of the receiving table 35.

At the left ends of the fixed guides 36, 37, there are provided moving means 46, 46 which can move in two axial directions, X-axis and Y-axis. This moving means 46
This is a mechanism for folding the ear portions 21 and 22 on the outer surface side of the third bent piece 15 and inserting the insertion portions 25 and 26 into the insertion holes 27 and 28, respectively. Of the cylinder (Y-axis cylinder) 47 through the attachment 49 made of an L-shaped angle member.
The second cylinder 50 is connected to the main body of the second cylinder 50 that moves in the axial direction, and the head 51 of the second cylinder (X-axis cylinder) 50 projects. The tip shape of the head portion 51 is smaller than the opening shapes of the insertion holes 27 and 28. In addition, between the pressing thin material 42 and the cylinder holding plate 45, a curtain plate 52 that can be extended and contracted in the X-axis direction.
(The direction of expansion and contraction is indicated by an arrow 53.) The discharging mechanism 5 for discharging the assembled packing base 8 to the next step.
4 (the discharge direction is indicated by an arrow 55). The expansion and contraction of the curtain plate 52 is performed by, for example, a cylinder (not shown) provided in the X-axis direction.

Next, an assembling procedure of the assembling apparatus for the packing base 8 having the above configuration will be described. The corrugated cardboard material 16 to be processed (see FIG. 4A) is supplied by, for example, a manual operation from the direction of arrow 56 in FIG. Then, the cardboard material 16 is placed over the receiving table 35 and the fixed guides 36, 37, 38. The lifting member 40 is lowered by pressing the space between the receiving table 35 and the fixed guides 36, 37, 38, and at this time, the lifting member 40 is
At the same time, the cradle 35 is lowered against the urging force of the cylinder 34. Thereby, the first to third bent pieces 13,
14 and 15 are respectively erected (this state is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3).

The Y-axis cylinder 4 of the moving means 46
7, the head 51 of the X-axis cylinder 50 has the insertion hole 2;
It is moved so as to move to the position of 7, 28. Therefore, the attachment 49 and the X-axis cylinder 50
From the both ends of the bent piece 15 to the positions of the insertion holes 27 and 28 and bend the third bent piece 15 from both ends thereof.
The ears 21 and 22 of the first and second bent pieces 13 and 14 are folded toward the outer surface of the third bent piece 15. Y axis cylinder 4
When the 7 is moved to a predetermined position, the X-axis cylinder 50 is then moved, and the head portion 51 is inserted into the insertion holes 27 and 28 while pressing the insertion portions 25 and 26. Thereafter, the elevating member 40 ascends, and at this time, the receiving stand 35 also ascends, and the assembled packing base 8 ascends. Then, the packaging base 8 assembled as shown in FIG.
Causes the discharge mechanism 54 to act to extend the curtain plate 52, press the third bent piece 15, and discharge the bottom base 8 to the next step.

In the moving means 46 of the above embodiment, the Y-axis cylinder 47 and the X-axis cylinder 50 are connected via an attachment 49 so that when the Y-axis cylinder 47 moves, the X-axis cylinder 50 moves at the same time. Although it is configured, it goes without saying that the Y-axis cylinder 47 and the X-axis cylinder 50 can be formed separately without being connected.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the work for assembling the packing base can be easily performed, and the workability is good. As a result, the amount of industrial waste at the construction site can be reduced, and the steps required for packing at the production site can be simplified, and overall work efficiency is improved without waste.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view showing an apparatus for assembling a packing base according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating the apparatus for assembling the packing base according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the apparatus for assembling the packing base according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a procedure for assembling the packing base according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining a packing procedure of a vanity table to which the packing base according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a packing state of a conventional vanity stand.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 8 bottom packing 12 flat plate 13, 14, 15 bent piece 21, 22 ear 25, 26 insertion part 27, 28 insertion hole 35 reception stand 36, 37, 38 fixed Guide 40 Lifting member 47 Y-axis cylinder (first cylinder) 49 Attachment 50 X-axis cylinder (second cylinder) 51 Head part

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A flat plate comprising: a flat plate portion; and first to third bent pieces formed by bending the flat portion from three side ends thereof, wherein the first and second bent pieces face each other. A portion of the first and second bent pieces adjacent to the third bent piece is formed as a flared insertion portion, and the insertion hole into which the insertion portion is inserted is formed by the third bent piece. An apparatus for automatically assembling a packing base formed on a base, wherein the base is movable up and down and three sides corresponding to the bent pieces of the base are substantially flush with an upper limit position of the base. A flat plate-like material serving as the packing base is placed over a fixed guide provided in the base, and an elevating member for raising and lowering the material together with the receiving stand is provided. A package provided with a first cylinder which is folded on the outer surface side of a piece, and a second cylinder which inserts the insertion portion into an insertion hole. Assembling device for packaging base. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the head of the first cylinder is connected to the second cylinder body via an attachment, and the head of the second cylinder is connected to the second cylinder. An assembling device for packing bases that can be moved in any direction.