JP2564261Y2 - Package supply device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for simultaneously packing two types of packaged items, for example, an instant noodle mass and an additional material (separate soup or ingredients) in a bag of instant noodles without falling off. The present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying articles to be packaged for supplying to a packaging apparatus, which is a post-process, at high speed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus for simultaneously and integrally supplying two types of articles to a packaging apparatus in a later step, one of the articles is continuously conveyed by a supply conveyor. Detecting an article to be packaged conveyed on the supply conveyor, and from a supply device such as a chute member disposed above the supply conveyor, the other packaged article is timed and detected. In general, a device is supplied that is dropped and supplied onto a packaged object and supplied to a packaging device in a later process.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional supply device, the other packaged product is placed on the packaged product in a timely manner depending on the size, shape or supply speed of each packaged product. It may be difficult to drop and supply the package, especially if the size of the package to be dropped is equal to or larger than the package transported on the supply conveyor. Depending on the transport speed, the upper packaged object may fall off or fall from the lower packaged object before being supplied to the packaging device in the subsequent process.

[0004] In view of such a situation, the present invention considers the case where two types of packaged items, for example, an additional material (separate soup or ingredient) in a packaged instant noodle are equal to or larger than the instant noodle mass. At the same time without falling off,
It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for supplying articles to be packaged, which is supplied at a high speed to a packaging apparatus as a post-process.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to achieve the above-mentioned problems and objects in the prior art, and has the following structures (1) to (3) as its gist. .

(1) A package supply apparatus for supplying two types of packages to a packaging apparatus in a later step, wherein one of the packages continuously conveyed by a supply conveyor. An upper support rail provided in the supply direction to guide and support the lower support rail disposed parallel to and below the upper support rail to guide and support the other packaged object; and A chute member disposed immediately above the upper support rail to guide and supply the other packaged object onto the lower support rail via a rail cutout provided in the support rail; It protrudes into the gap between the two rails provided in the lower rails in the supply direction parallel to each other, moves in the gap between the two rails in the supply direction, and the articles supplied to the upper support rail and the articles supplied to the lower rail. At the same time with packaging The packaged articles supply device comprising conveying means, in that they are composed of having a plurality of attachment for conveying the feed direction on each of the rails.

(2) The dimension of the rail cutout provided in the upper support rail in the supply direction is substantially １ ／ or less of the length in the supply direction of the article to be conveyed conveyed on the upper support rail. The packaged article supply device according to the above (1), wherein:

(3) The height position of the upper supporting rail is
The above-mentioned (1) or (2), wherein the front rail is located at a position lower than the rail in the supply direction from the rail notch provided in the upper support rail. The packaged article supply device according to (1).

[0009]

According to the present invention, one of the articles continuously conveyed by the supply conveyor is conveyed in the supply direction on the upper support rail by the attachment of the conveying means. Then, at the time when the article to be conveyed on the upper support rail is conveyed to immediately before the rail notch of the upper support rail, the other article to be packaged from the chute member is moved downward through the rail notch. Is dropped and supplied on the lower supporting rail.

[0010] Thereafter, the articles to be conveyed on the upper support rail and the articles to be dropped on the lower support rail are guided on the respective support rails in the supply direction by the attachment of the conveying means. It is conveyed and supplied to a packaging device which is the next step.

[0011] At this time, the package to be conveyed on the upper support rail is conveyed from the front rail to the front rail over the rail cutout of the upper support rail during the conveyance. It has become so.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1 is a side view for explaining the outline of the whole supply device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the supply device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates the packaged article supply apparatus of the present invention as a whole. Packaged object supply device 1
Is provided with a pair of upper support rails 30 provided in the supply direction for guiding and supporting one packaged object 20 such as a noodle mass, which is continuously conveyed by the supply conveyor 10.

[0015] Below the upper support rail 30, for guiding and supporting the other packaged object 60 such as an attached soup, for example, a pair of a pair of rolls arranged in the supply direction parallel to the upper support rail 30. A lower support rail 40 is provided.

A chute member 50 having a substantially gutter shape is provided directly above the upper support rail 30.
, The lower end 52 of which is
It is provided so as to be located immediately before the rail cutout portion 32 provided in the upper support rail 30. this is,
As shown in FIG. 2, the other packaged object 60 is guided and supplied onto the lower support rail 40 via a rail cutout portion 32 provided in the upper support rail 30. The dimension of the rail notch 32 provided on the upper support rail 30 in the supply direction is determined by the chute member 50.
The supplied packaged object 60 can be dropped and supplied onto the lower support rail 40 via the notch 32, and the packaged object 20
Is appropriately set according to the size, shape, transport speed, and the like of each packaged object so that the packaged product 20 can pass through the cutout portion 32 smoothly. In order to more reliably and smoothly convey from the rail 30a in front to the rail 30b in front, it is preferable that the length of the packaged object 20 be about 1/2 or less of the length in the supply direction.

Further, a rail gap 34 is provided in the upper support rail 30 in the supply direction, and a rail gap 44 is provided in the lower support rail 40 in the supply direction in parallel with the rail gap 34. . A plurality of substantially cylindrical attachments 72, 72 attached to the endless chain 70 disposed below the lower supporting rail 40 at regular intervals project from the rail gaps 34, 44. By moving in the rail gaps 34 and 44 in the supply direction, the package 20 supplied to the upper support rail 30 and the package 60 supplied to the lower rail 40 are
At the same time, they are transported on the respective rails 30 and 40 in the supply direction to the packaging device 80 which is the next process.

In this case, the packaged object 20 conveyed on the upper support rail 30 passes through the rail notch 32 of the upper support rail 30 and moves forward from the rail 30a at the time of the conveyance. In order to be surely and smoothly conveyed to the rail 30b, the height position of the upper support rail is higher than the rail 30a in the supply direction with respect to the rail notch 32 provided in the upper support rail 30 in the supply direction. It is preferable that the rail 30b in front of the rail notch 32 is located at a lower position.

The operation of the thus-constituted packaged article supply apparatus 1 of the present invention will be described below.

First, one packaged object 20 continuously conveyed by the supply conveyor 10 is moved on the upper support rail 30 by the attachment 72 of the endless chain 70.
It is transported in the supply direction. Then, the packaged object 20 transported on the upper support rail 30 is moved to the upper support rail 30.
At the point in time when it is conveyed to just before the rail notch 32, the other packaged object 60 falls from the chute member 50 onto the lower support rail 40 below via the rail notch 32.
Supplied.

Thereafter, the article to be transported on the upper support rail 30 and the article to be dropped 60 on the lower support rail 40 are attached to the endless chain 70 on the respective support rails 30, 40. By 72
The packaging device 80 is guided and transported in the supply direction, and is the next process.
Are supplied.

At this time, the packaged object 20 conveyed on the upper supporting rail 30 crosses the rail notch 32 of the upper supporting rail 30 and moves forward from the front rail 30a during the conveying. It is adapted to be transported to the rail 30b.

[0023]

[Operation and effect of the present invention] In the apparatus for supplying packaged goods according to the present invention, when the packaged goods conveyed on the upper support rail are conveyed to just before the rail cutout of the upper support rail, the chute member is no longer used. One of the items to be packaged is dropped and supplied onto the lower support rail below through the rail cutout portion 32, and thereafter, the packaged material transported on the upper support rail and the lower package support rail. Since the dropped articles to be packaged are simultaneously and reliably guided and transported in the supply direction on the respective support rails by the attachment of the transport means, and are supplied to the packaging device in the next step. The two types of articles to be packaged, for example, the instant noodle mass and the additional material (separate soup or ingredients) in the instant noodles in a bag, are integrated at the same time without falling off, at high speed, and are packaged in a post-process. Supply can provide.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view for explaining an outline of an entire supply device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the supply device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Packing thing supply apparatus 10 ... Supply conveyor 20 ... Packing thing 30 ... Upper stage support rail 30a, 30b ... Rail 32 ... Rail notch 34 ... Rail gap 40 ... Lower stage support rail 44 ... Rail gap 50 ... Chute member 52 ... Lower end 60: Packaged object 70: Endless chain 72: Attachment 80: Packaging device

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A package supply device for supplying two types of package to a packaging device, which is a subsequent process, wherein one of the packages continuously conveyed by a supply conveyor is provided. An upper supporting rail provided in the supply direction for guiding and supporting; a lower supporting rail disposed in parallel below the upper supporting rail for guiding and supporting the other packaged object; and the upper supporting rail. A chute member disposed immediately above the upper support rail to guide and supply the other packaged object onto the lower support rail via a rail cutout provided in the upper and lower support rails; Projecting into the gap between the two rails provided parallel to the supply direction on the rail, moving in the gap between the two rails in the supply direction, and the article to be supplied supplied to the upper support rail and the article to be supplied to the lower rail. And at the same time The packaged articles supply apparatus characterized by being configured on respective rails from a transport means having a plurality of attachment for conveying the feed direction. 2. A dimension in a supply direction of a rail notch provided in the upper support rail is not more than approximately の of a length in a supply direction of a packaged article conveyed on the upper support rail. The packaged object supply device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The height position of the upper support rail is such that a rail in front of the rail notch is lower than a rail in a supply direction before a rail notch provided in the upper support rail. The packaged object supply device according to claim 1, wherein the packaged object supply device is configured to: