JP2568151Y2 - Container tidying device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container tidying device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when parts are supplied to an assembly site,
Parts are supplied to the site using containers (part return boxes) that can store and transport the parts, and empty containers after the storage parts are consumed are tied up manually.

[0003]

However, there is a problem that the above-mentioned manual sorting of containers requires a lot of labor and time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a container arranging device capable of arranging empty containers effectively with a small amount of labor.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a first storage roller conveyor which is tiltably disposed so as to be capable of forming a downward slope toward the downstream side in the container transfer direction, and a first storage roller conveyor downstream of the first storage roller conveyor. A second storage roller conveyor disposed so as to be tiltable so as to be capable of forming a downward slope toward the downstream side in the container transfer direction and capable of receiving the container fed from the first storage roller conveyor, and the second storage roller conveyor A guide frame provided on the upper surface side of the roller conveyor and capable of guiding the container to the downstream side of the second storage roller conveyor in the container transfer direction, and capable of restraining and releasing the container on the second storage roller conveyor above the guide frame. At least one set of stoppers movably provided up and down, and a container transfer direction of the second storage roller conveyor A stock frame provided on the flow side and capable of guiding the containers to be stacked in a vertical direction; and a direction parallel to the container transfer direction provided on the top of the stock frame and forcibly dropping the containers into the stock frame. And a movable lever.

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention, when the first storage roller conveyor on which the container is placed is tilted, the container moves on the first storage roller conveyor toward the second storage roller conveyor, and moves onto the second storage roller conveyor. It comes into contact with a stopper that has been lowered in advance and stops.
Next, while tilting the second storage roller conveyor and raising the stopper to release the container, the container moves on the second storage roller conveyor to the downstream side,
Fall into the stock frame. At this time, the lever is hung on the upper edge of the container, and the container is forcibly dropped into the stock frame, so that the container is smoothly dropped without any delay.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a container arranging apparatus according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a mount having a required height. An air cylinder 3 having a rod 3a which can expand and contract in the vertical direction is provided at an upper central portion of an upstream (hereinafter simply referred to as "upstream") side end in a container 2 transfer direction. A bearing 4 is provided facing downward, and is provided at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the gantry 1 on an upper surface near an end on the downstream side (hereinafter, simply referred to as downstream) in the container 2 transfer direction.

A first storage roller conveyor 5 of a required length on which the container 2 can be loaded on the gantry 1 sideways.
Is provided so that one end can be supported by the bearing 4 so as to be tiltable and the other end can be connected to the rod 3a of the air cylinder 3 so as to have a downward slope.

A gantry 6 having a required height is provided downstream of the gantry 1, and an air cylinder 7 having a vertically expandable and contractible rod 7a is provided at the center of the upper end of the upper surface of the gantry 6.
Are provided with the rod 7a facing upward, and bearings 8 are arranged on the upper surface near the downstream end at predetermined intervals in the width direction of the gantry 6.

Then, the container 2 lying on its side is placed on the base 6.
A second storage roller conveyor 9 of a required length capable of loading only one is pivotally supported at one end near the end by the bearing 8 and the other end is connected to the rod 7 a of the air cylinder 7. By doing so, it is provided so as to be able to form a downward slope toward the downstream side. When the second storage roller conveyor 9 is not tilted, the upper surface of the second storage roller conveyor 9 has a height substantially equal to the height of the downstream end of the first storage roller conveyor 5 when the first storage roller conveyor 5 tilts. Or a slightly lower height position.

Further, on the upper surface side of the second storage roller conveyor 9, a guide bar 10a extending in the longitudinal direction of the second storage roller conveyor 9 in parallel with each other at a slightly wider interval than the width of the container 2 is provided. A guide frame 10 is provided.

Then, on the upper part of the guide frame 10,
A rod 11 capable of extending and contracting downward in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the second storage roller conveyor 9 at predetermined intervals in the transfer direction in the container of the second storage roller conveyor 9.
a stopper 12 which is provided at the tip of the rod 11a of the air cylinder 11 provided on the upstream side and which can press the middle part of the container 2 when the rod 11a is extended. Is provided at the tip of the rod 12a of the air cylinder 12 provided on the downstream side.
A stopper 14 is provided which can come into contact with the bottom surface of the container 2 when is extended.

Further, on the downstream side of the second storage roller conveyor 9, a stock frame 15 of a predetermined height having a plurality of guide bars 15 a extending in parallel with each other in a vertical direction at intervals slightly wider than the width of the container 2. Is provided. The upper ends of two of the guide bars 15 a are formed in an arc shape toward the downstream end of the second storage roller conveyor 9.

A guide frame 16 is provided at the center of the upper portion of the stock frame 15 and extends obliquely so as to form an upward gradient in the upstream direction in the direction of transport of the container 2. A guide frame 16 is provided near the downstream end of the guide frame 16. An air cylinder 17 having a rod 17a capable of extending and contracting upstream along the frame 16 is provided, and a slider 18 slidable along the guide frame 16 is connected to the tip of the rod 17a of the air cylinder 17, A lever 19 is attached to the lower part of the air cylinder 17 so as to be rotatable in a direction parallel to a direction in which the rod 17a of the air cylinder 17 expands and contracts.
A spring 20 for urging the lever 19 to the upstream side is provided at a base portion of the lever 20. Further, a stopper 21 for stopping the lever 19, which is forcibly rotated by the spring 20 and turned, to a downward substantially vertical position is provided.

Next, the operation will be described. The container 2 is placed on the first storage roller conveyor 5 and the air cylinder 3
When the first storage roller conveyor 5 is tilted by actuating the first storage roller conveyor 5 in the direction in which the rod 3a is shortened, the container 2 moves on the first storage roller conveyor 5 toward the second storage roller conveyor 9 and the downstream second storage roller conveyor 9 moves. Transfer onto the roller conveyor 9.

The container 2 that has moved onto the second storage roller conveyor 9 has the air cylinder 12
Is actuated in the direction in which the rod 11a extends, stops by contacting the stopper 14 positioned below, and the air cylinder 11 is pressed down from above by the stopper 13 actuated in the direction in which the rod 11a extends and lowered. You.

Thereafter, the second storage roller conveyor 9
The air cylinder 7 is operated in the direction in which the rod 7a extends to tilt the second storage roller conveyor 9, and the air cylinders 11 and 12 are connected to the rods 11a and 1a.
When the restraint of the container 2 is released by raising the stoppers 13 and 14 by operating in the direction in which the container 2a is shortened, the container 2
Moves on the second storage roller conveyor 9 to the downstream side, is guided by the guide bar 15 a from the downstream end of the second storage roller conveyor 9, falls into the stock frame 15, and sequentially goes upward from the lower portion of the stock frame 15. Stacked and tidy.

At this time, in order to operate the air cylinder 17 provided on the upper part of the stock frame 15 in the direction in which the rod 17a extends, the slider 18 slides upstream along the guide frame 16, and the lever moves with the movement of the slider 18. 19 moves the tip along the upper surface of the container 2,
When the tip of the lever 19 has passed the upper edge of the container 2 that has entered the stock frame 15, the lever 19 forced by the spring 20 pivots downward to engage with the end of the container 2 and stop at the stopper 21. To stop in a drooping state.

Therefore, the air cylinder 17 is connected to the rod 17a.
When the lever 19 is moved in the direction of shortening and the lever 19 is moved downstream via the slider 18, the lever 19 works to push the container 2 approaching the upper part of the stock frame 15 into the stock frame 15. The container 2 is forced by the lever 19 and smoothly falls into the stock frame 15.

According to the present embodiment, the container 2 placed on the first storage roller conveyor 5 can be automatically fed into the stock frame 15 by the first storage roller conveyor 5 and the second storage roller conveyor 9. With such a configuration, the container 2 can be effectively tied with little effort.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, hydraulic actuators may be used in place of the air cylinders 3, 7, 11, 12, 17 as actuators. Of course, various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0023]

According to the container tidying device of the present invention, the first container can be placed on the first storage roller conveyor, and the first container can be arranged.
The storage roller conveyor and the second storage roller conveyor can automatically feed into the stock frame,
An excellent effect that it can be effectively organized can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a container tidying device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Container 3 Air Cylinder (Actuator) 5 First Storage Roller Conveyor 9 Second Storage Roller Conveyor 10 Guide Frame 13 Stopper 14 Stopper 15 Stock Frame 19 Lever

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A first storage roller conveyor that is tiltably disposed so as to form a downward slope toward a downstream side in the container transfer direction, and a first storage roller conveyor downstream from the first storage roller conveyor toward a downstream side in the container transfer direction. A second storage roller conveyor that is disposed to be tiltable so as to be able to make a downward slope and that can receive the container fed from the first storage roller conveyor, and is provided on an upper surface side of the second storage roller conveyor. A guide frame capable of guiding the container to a downstream side of the second storage roller conveyor in the container transfer direction; One or more sets of stoppers, and a container provided downstream of the second storage roller conveyor in the container transfer direction and A stock frame that can be guided to be stacked vertically and a lever that is provided on the top of the stock frame and that can be moved in a direction parallel to the container transfer direction so that the container can be forcibly dropped into the stock frame. A container tidying device, comprising: