JP2732202B2 - Dry noodle box packing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a box packing apparatus capable of packing a predetermined number of bundles of dried noodles such as dried noodles, cold wheat, udon, and spaghetti in rectangular boxes (dry noodle boxes) in one or more stages. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Dried noodles, for example, fine noodles are made into a bundle of fine noodles having a predetermined length and thickness, and are then placed in a single or plural layers in a fine noodle box having a width (inner dimension) slightly larger than the length of the fine noodle bundle. Although they are packed and shipped, in the past, all this boxing work was performed manually by workers. Since the above-mentioned fine noodle bundle is a bundle of dried fine noodles, which is particularly thin and easily broken, it is difficult to handle the noodle noodles, and it has been considered difficult to automate the packing operation.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is based on the experimental result that when a large number of the above-mentioned fine noodle bundles are arranged closely, it is possible to collectively hold the large number of the noodle bundles with a suction tool. Automated boxing of bundles of fine noodles and other dried noodles, which has been considered difficult in the past,
This enables significant labor savings.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, one row of a bundle of dry noodles packed in a box at an advancing end of a conveyor for dry noodles is arranged so that the bundle of dry noodles is placed transversely to a feeding direction. A pressing plate is provided to closely contact the state arranged in the box, a guide rail extending sideways from above the leading end is provided above the dry noodle conveyor, and a horizontal slide along the guide rail is provided. A suction box for detachably adsorbing one row of the dry noodle bundle on the lower side of the slide table ,
It is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is stretchable in the
The surrounding wall surrounding the front, rear, left and right is the outer wall made of plate and its inner surface.
It consists of an affixed soft elastic inner wall,
Shape so that the lower end of the inner wall projects downward from the lower end of the outer wall
An apparatus for packing dry noodles, wherein the suction box thus formed is vertically movable and the dry noodle box is temporarily fixed at a predetermined position below the other end of the guide rail.

[0005] A total of four pressing plates are arranged in front, rear, left and right so as to surround one row of dry noodle bundles, one of which is fixed at a reference position, and the other three are fixed in the front and rear direction or left and right. It is preferable to form it so that it can advance and retreat in the direction. In addition, four holding plates may be attached to the support frame of the dry noodle conveyor, and a part or all of them may be attached to the lower part of the suction box.

[0006]

The above-mentioned dry noodle conveyor comprises a relatively low-speed low-speed belt conveyor and a relatively high-speed high-speed belt conveyor disposed on the leading side of the low-speed belt conveyor. And the above-mentioned holding plate can be provided at the leading end of the high-speed belt conveyor. In this case, it is preferable that sliding tapes are provided along both side edges of the low-speed belt conveyor at intervals at which both end portions of the dry noodle bundle can be placed, and one end thereof is fixed on a crossover plate.

A box conveyor is disposed below the other end of the guide rail so as to run in parallel with the dry noodle conveyor and intermittently, and the dry noodle box is placed at a predetermined position along the box conveyor. A stopper for locking can be provided.

A lower surface of the suction box is provided between the other end of the guide rail and a dry noodle box temporarily fixed below the other end .
Of some dry noodles in the bundle of dried noodles adsorbed on
A vertical pressing plate for preventing the drying may be provided in parallel with the arrangement direction of the bundle of dried noodles and above the side plate of the dried noodle box opposite to the dry noodle conveyor side.

[0010]

When one row of dry noodle bundles to be packed in the box reaches the leading end of the dry noodle conveyor, the single row of dry noodle bundles are brought into close contact with a holding plate and arranged in the same arrangement as in the dry noodle box. Then, the suction box is lowered, and the suction port at the lower end is pressed against the above-mentioned one row of dried noodle bundles, and a negative pressure source such as a blower connected to the suction box is operated to generate a negative pressure in the suction box. When the dry noodles are generated, since the thin dry noodles are in close contact with each other, the amount of air leaking from the gaps between the dry noodles is small, and the dry noodle bundle for one row is adsorbed on the lower surface of the suction box. Therefore, the suction box is raised, the suction box is moved to the other end of the guide rail by the horizontal slide, and is lowered above the dry noodle box,
By stopping the driving of the negative pressure source, the dry noodle bundle for one row is placed in a dry noodle box, and this is repeated a plurality of times as necessary, thereby completing the packing.

[0011] Thus, the front and rear left and right peripheral wall of the suction box is formed by an inner wall with the flexible resilient and the plate made of the outer wall, since protrudes the lower end of the inner wall from the lower end of the outer wall downwards,
When the suction box is lowered and pressed against the dry noodle bundle for one row, the lower surface of the inner wall is pressed against the dry noodle bundle and deformed, so that air leakage when a negative pressure is generated in the suction box is further increased. Less,
The adsorption and holding of the dried noodle bundle is further ensured. By forming the suction box into a rectangular parallelepiped shape that can be extended and contracted in the direction in which the bundles of dry noodles are arranged, the bundles of dry noodles can be adsorbed without any trouble even when the number of dry noodle bundles in one row is changed.

When the dry noodle conveyor is composed of a low-speed belt conveyor and a high-speed belt conveyor, the bundle of dry noodles placed on the low-speed belt conveyor moves onto the high-speed belt conveyor via the transfer plate, and at the same time the moving speed is increased. Because of the rise, the interval between the dried noodle bundles arranged in front and back is widened, the running number is easily counted, and the dried noodle bundles for one row can be accurately counted. Then, a sliding tape is provided on both side edges of the low-speed belt conveyor, and a bundle of dry noodles is placed on the low-speed belt conveyor. When both ends are placed on the sliding tape, the dry noodle bundle is conveyed by the low-speed belt conveyor. At this time, both ends slide on the sliding tape and move. Therefore, when the bundle of dried noodles rides on the crossover board, even if the dry noodles separated at both ends of the bundle of dry noodles are as thin as plain noodles, they do not enter the gap between the crossover plate and the low-speed belt conveyor.

When a box conveyor is arranged below the other end of the guide rail, automatic supply of empty dry noodle boxes and automatic delivery of dry noodle boxes after the completion of box packing are possible. In the case where a vertical pressing plate is provided between the other end of the guide rail and the dry noodle box, 1
When a row of dry noodle bundles are conveyed from the dry noodle conveyor side to the dry noodle box side and stopped, the dry noodles that are loosely bound at the lower side of the dry noodle bundle are impacted by the deceleration during the stop. Is prevented from slipping out.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to fine noodles will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and does not violate the object of the present invention. It is needless to say that the present invention can be carried out in various modes.

In FIG. 1, A is a bundle of fine noodles, B is a rectangular fine noodle box, and this raw noodle box B is supplied from the upper side of the figure. Packed in columns and sent down the figure. Reference numeral 10 denotes a receiving tray for supplying the bundle of noodles A, 11 denotes a low-speed belt conveyor, 12 denotes a high-speed belt conveyor, and the low-speed belt conveyor 1
1 and the high-speed belt conveyor 12 are arranged in series along the traveling direction (the direction of arrow P) to form a conveyor for dry noodles, and a crossover plate 13 is stretched over the upper surface of the abutting portion of both belt conveyors 11 and 12. . This transition board 13
Is made of a thin metal plate, and as shown in FIG. 2, the low-speed belt conveyor 11
The upper fine noodle bundle A is installed so as to be able to ride on the crossover plate 13. A pair of left and right sliding tapes 10a, 10a made of a synthetic resin film or a thin plate having low friction along both side edges of the low-speed belt conveyor 11 is provided between the receiving base 10 and the crossover plate 13 (see FIG. 1). Are stretched at intervals at which the ends of the fine noodle bundle A can be placed, and the ends are fixed on the receiving table 10 and the crossover plate 13.

Above the end of the high-speed belt conveyor 12 (see FIG. 2), a stay 14 which is long in the width direction is supported, and is provided on the rear surface side of the stay 14 (a delay side with respect to the traveling direction of the conveyor 12). An air cylinder 16 is fixed via an L-shaped bracket 15 with the piston rod 16a facing downward.
7, a flexible rubber shutter 18 is fixed, and the lower end thereof is connected to the crossover plate 13 when the piston rod 16a projects.
And the high-speed belt conveyor 12 to the vicinity. Further, an optical sensor 19 for counting the number of the fine noodle bundles A conveyed by the high-speed belt conveyor 12 is fixed to the stay 14 via a support fitting 20.

On the other hand, a seat plate 21 is provided on the front side of the stay 14.
The swinging plate 22 is suspended so as to be able to swing back and forth and contact the front surface of the bundle of fine noodles A on the high-speed belt conveyor 12. The swinging plate 22 contacts the front surface of the bundle of noodles A by its own weight under the weight of the swinging plate 22 and tilts when the bundle of noodles A on the high-speed belt conveyor 12 is inclined with respect to the width direction of the high-speed belt conveyor 12. It is modified so that it swings with the elimination of the inclination and escapes upward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a front holding plate 23 slides forward and backward with respect to the upper surface of the high-speed belt conveyor 12 at the leading end (the upper end in FIG. 1) of the high-speed belt conveyor 12 in the traveling direction. It is provided movably. The front holding plate 23 is formed in a rectangular box shape having a low height,
a, a back plate 23b on the traveling direction advance side of the conveyor 12,
An opposite front plate 23c and left and right side plates 23d are provided. The back plate 23b is connected to a piston rod 24a of a front air cylinder 24 located forward of the advancing side, and the opposite front plate 23c is connected to the piston rod 24a.
When it comes out, it comes into contact with the upper noodle bundle A on the high-speed belt conveyor 12 and regulates its stop position. Also, the front holding plate 23
An optical sensor 25 for detecting the presence or absence of the noodle bundle A on the high-speed belt conveyor 12 is fixed to the center of the bottom plate 23a, and its optical axis passes through a notch 23e provided at the center of the front plate 23c. .

A right-side pressing plate 26 (not shown), which is long in the front-rear direction along the right-side edge of the high-speed belt conveyor 12, is provided on a frame (not shown) on the side of the front pressing plate 23 which is delayed in the traveling direction (see FIG. 1). A left holding plate 27 long in the front-rear direction along the left edge is slidably provided in the left-right direction, and the left air cylinder 2
8 is connected to the tip of the piston rod 28a of the high-speed conveyor 12 and moves right and left with the operation of the left air cylinder 28, and pushes the bundle of noodles A on the high-speed conveyor 12 rightward when it advances rightward. The width direction position of the fine noodle bundle A is controlled in cooperation with. The high-speed belt conveyor 12 is located below the right holding plate 26 and the left holding plate 27.
A support plate 29 (see FIG. 4) is provided to support from below.

In FIG. 1, the high-speed belt conveyor 1
A pair of front and rear guide rails 31, 31 extending to the left from above the right holding plate 26 (on the front side of the paper) are supported above the right holding plate 26, and a horizontal slide table 32 is provided on the guide rails 31, 31 with a sliding block having a lower surface. 32a (see FIG. 4), and is slidably mounted. A rodless sliding air cylinder 33 is installed above the horizontal slide 32 in parallel with the guide rail 31.
The third slide block 34 is connected to a bracket 35 projecting from the upper surface of the horizontal slide table 32.

At the center of the upper surface of the horizontal slide 32, an elevating air cylinder 36 is installed with its piston rod 36a protruding downward. Cylindrical bearings 37 are vertically fixed at both ends. Each of the bearings 37 has a sliding shaft 3
8 are inserted, and connecting fittings 39 connected to the lower ends of the sliding shafts 38, 38 and the lower end of the piston rod 36a.
Is connected to the lower suction box 40, and the suction box 40 moves up and down with the operation of the air cylinder 36 for elevating.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the suction box 40 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape that is long in the direction of the high-speed belt conveyor 12, and has a top plate 4 that covers the upper surface thereof.
1, the lower ends of the sliding shafts 38, 38 and the connecting fitting 39 are connected. In the top plate 41, a circular hole 41a is provided at an intermediate portion between the one end side sliding shaft 38 and the connection fitting 39,
A long hole 41 is provided between the other end side sliding shaft 38 and the connection fitting 39.
b are perforated. And the above-mentioned circular hole 41
A connection port 42 for connecting a suction pipe (not shown) is fixed on the edge of a, and the lower end of the bolt 43 passed through the elongated hole 41b is attached to the lower surface of the top plate 41 by its length. Is fixed to the sliding plate 45 slidably stacked in the direction,
The sliding plate 45 is fixed to an arbitrary position on the top plate 41 by fastening the wing nut 44 fitted to the bolt 43.

The top plate 4 is provided at one end of the sliding plate 45.
A notch groove 45a having a width substantially equal to the diameter of the first circular hole 41a is provided.
Are not blocked by the sliding plate 45. Also,
The top plate 41 is of a groove shape having a downward flange 41c along both side edges in the longitudinal direction. A lower surface of the top plate 41 has a longitudinal portion 46a along the inside of the left and right flanges 41c. And the left and right longitudinal portions 46a, 46a
And a connecting portion 46b that connects one end (the right end in FIG. 5) of the U-shaped bar 46 is fixed.
The two side edges of the sliding plate 45 are slidably fitted in guide grooves (see FIG. 6) formed between the longitudinal direction portion 46a and the top plate 41.

In FIG. 5, an outer wall 47a made of a thin metal plate is formed on the lower surface of the right half of the U-shaped bar 46, and an inner wall 47b made of a flexible rubber is adhered to the inner surface.
A fixed peripheral wall 47 having a U-shaped horizontal cross section is fixed, with the lower end of b protruding downward from the lower end of the outer wall 47a (see FIG. 6). As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the same outer wall 4 as described above is provided on the lower surface of the right side of the sliding plate 45 except for the left end.
A sliding peripheral wall 48 having a U-shaped horizontal cross section composed of 8a and an inner wall 48b is fixed so as to be slidably fitted on the inner surface of the fixed peripheral wall 47 in the opposite direction to the fixed peripheral wall 47.
That is, the sliding peripheral wall 48 and the fixed peripheral wall 47 cooperate to form a cylindrical body having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, an inverted U-shaped holding bracket 51 is fixed to the lower surface of the left end of the sliding plate 45 with its free end facing downward. A guide bar 52 is supported in parallel with the high-speed belt conveyor 12, and a pressing air cylinder 53 is fixed to a left vertical portion, that is, a vertical portion of the conveyor 12 on the delay side in the running direction, with its piston rod 53a directed toward the advancing side. A rear holding plate 54 is fixed to the tip of the piston rod 53a, and a guide hole formed at the upper end thereof is slidably fitted to the guide bar 52, and is flexible at a widthwise rod-shaped portion formed at the lower end thereof. When the piston rod 53a projects, the rubber contact 55 moves below the lower surface of the inner wall 48b constituting the sliding peripheral wall 48. 48b act to hold the noodles bundle A in contact with the lower surface of the.

In FIG. 1, the high-speed belt conveyor 1
A pair of front and rear guide rails 3 extending leftward from above 2
A box conveyor 60 composed of a pair of left and right endless chains is provided below the other end sides of the first and the first 31 so as to intermittently run parallel to the high-speed belt conveyor 12 and downward from the top in the figure (the direction of arrow Q). A discharge roller conveyor 61 is connected to the discharge end (below the figure). Then, the guide rails 31, 3 along the box conveyor 60 are provided.
A positioning device for the fine noodle box B is provided in a lower part of the box 1.

That is, a long left stopper 62 is fixed on the left side of the box conveyor 60 in parallel with the box conveyor 60, and a similarly long right stopper 63 is provided on the right side so as to be able to advance and retreat left and right. The left end of the piston rod 64a of the right air cylinder 64 is connected to the left end of the noodle box B on the box conveyor 60 by the protrusion of the piston rod 64a. On the other hand, the box conveyor 60
The front stopper 65 that locks the front and left and right sides of the noodle box B on the left and right sides in the traveling direction of the noodle box B can move up and down between the lower surface of the noodle box B up and down, and moves the hooking position back and forth according to the length of the noodle box B The rear stopper 66 is provided so as to be adjustable in the direction and pushes the noodle box B forward and backward on the opposite delay side.
Are provided so as to be able to move back and forth in the front-rear direction, and to be able to move up and down between the upper and lower surfaces of the bottom of the noodle box B.

Then, above the left side plate of the noodle box B in contact with the left stopper 62 (see FIG. 6), a vertical pressing plate 68
Are provided in parallel with the traveling direction of the box conveyor 60 and vertically. The vertical holding plate 68 has a pair of front and rear suspension posts 6 such that the right surface thereof is located slightly inside the inner surface of the left side plate of the noodle box B in contact with the left stopper 62.
It is fixed between 9, 69.

In the structure described above (see FIG. 4), the entire length of the suction box 40 is set to the sliding peripheral wall 48 with respect to the fixed peripheral wall 47.
Is moved back and forth (right and left in FIG. 4) and the length of the fine noodle box B is adjusted in advance by tightening the wing nut 44. Then, the suction box 40 is stopped above the high-speed belt conveyor 12 by the horizontal slide table 32 in a state of stopping at the upper end of the lifting stroke. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the front pressing plate 23, the left pressing plate 27, and the rear pressing plate 54 on the suction box 40, which are located at the ends of the high-speed belt conveyor 12, are respectively located at the retracted positions.

In FIG. 1, a low-speed belt conveyor 11 and a high-speed belt conveyor 12 constituting a conveyor for dry noodles are shown.
The noodle bundle A on the receiving table 10 is moved to the low-speed belt conveyor 11, and both ends of the noodle bundle A are sliding tapes 10a having side edges.
When the noodle bundle A is placed on the top, the noodle bundle A is conveyed forward at the traveling speed of the low-speed belt conveyor 11 and reaches the transfer plate 13 between the high-speed belt conveyor 12 when the noodle bundle A is placed thereon. Are successively pushed up by the subsequent noodle bundle A, and the noodles at the end of the noodle bundle A are separated and the crossover plate 13 is moved.
It is pushed up smoothly without entering the lower gap, and
It travels on the high speed belt conveyor 12 and is accelerated and transported at the running speed of the high speed belt conveyor 12 at the same time. Then, when there is an empty space between the front and rear fine noodle bundles A, the fine noodle bundle A is detected by the optical sensor 19 above the high-speed belt conveyor 12, and the detection signal is sent to a control circuit (not shown). Are counted one by one.

When the bundle of fine noodles A is sent by the high-speed belt conveyor 12 and one row (for example, 18 or 22) of the fine noodle bundle A packed in the fine noodle box B passes under the optical sensor 19, the light The driving air cylinder 16 (see FIG. 2) of the rubber shutter 18 beside the sensor 19 is operated by a command from the control circuit, and the rubber shutter 18 descends to stop the subsequent advance of the noodle bundle A. I do. In this case, since the rubber shutter 18 is made of a flexible rubber, it does not hinder the advance of the subsequent thin noodle bundle A without being hindered even if it is pressed down. At the same time, the traveling of the low-speed belt conveyor 11 is stopped.

When the rubber shutter 18 is lowered and the bundle of fine noodles A for one row reaches below the suction box 40, the high-speed belt conveyor 12 stops, and the front presser located at the end of the high-speed belt conveyor 12 is stopped. The plate 23 and the left pressing plate 27 advance respectively, and the leading position and the arrangement width of the bundle of the fine noodles A for one row are aligned. Subsequently, the suction box 40 descends, and stops temporarily before the opening end face of the lower end thereof comes in contact with the fine noodle bundle A, and the pressing air cylinder 53 at the rear end of the suction box 40 is driven to move the rear pressing plate 54 forward. Thus, the rear end position of the bundle of fine noodles A for one row arranged on the high-speed belt conveyor 12 is regulated, and then the lowering of the suction box 40 is resumed.

When the suction box 40 reaches the lower end of the elevating stroke and the inner wall 47b of the fixed peripheral wall 47 and the inner wall 48b of the sliding peripheral wall 48 forming the open end thereof come into pressure contact with the fine noodle bundle A, the connection port 42 on the suction box 40 is pressed. (Not shown) is driven, a negative pressure is generated in the suction box 40, and the above-mentioned row of fine noodle bundles A is adsorbed on the lower surface of the suction box 40. When one row of the fine noodle bundle A is adsorbed to the suction box 40, the front pressing plate 23, the left pressing plate 27, and the rear pressing plate 54 are returned to their original positions, and then the horizontal sliding plate 32 The lifting air cylinder 36 is driven to move the suction box 40 up to the upper end of the lifting stroke, and the horizontal sliding plate 32 is moved together with the suction box 40 above the box conveyor 60 by driving the sliding air cylinder 33. ,Stop. At the time of this stop, the left end face of the fine noodle bundle A comes into contact with the vertical pressing plate 68 (see FIG. 6) above the box conveyor 60, so that some of the fine noodles are prevented from falling out of the fine noodle bundle A.

During this time, an empty noodle box B is placed on the supply side of the box conveyor 60. After the box conveyor 60 has traveled a predetermined distance, it is stopped by the action of a limit switch (not shown). The stopper 65 projects upward from below the box conveyor 60, the right stopper 63 is pushed leftward from the right standby position, and the rear stopper 66 projects upward from below the conveyor 60, and then advances. Thereby, the empty fine noodle box B is fixed at a predetermined position. Then, when the horizontal slide 32 reaches above the fine noodle box B and stops, the suction box 40 descends, and after the fine noodle bundle A on the lower surface of the suction box 40 is loaded into the fine noodle box B, The inside of the suction box 40 is returned to the atmospheric pressure by the operation of the suction system valve or the stop of the blower to the blower, and the fine noodle bundle A is moved to the suction box 4.
It is released from 0.

Next, the suction box 40 is returned to the initial position. Thereafter, the second-stage fine noodle bundle A is similarly packed in the fine noodle box B, and when the predetermined number of boxes have been packed, the front stopper 65, After the right stopper 63 and the rear stopper 66 are respectively returned to their original positions, the box conveyor 60 is driven again,
The noodle box B after the box packing is completed is sent to the discharge roller conveyor 61. The high-speed belt conveyor 12 may cause the fine noodle bundle A
When the bundle of fine noodles A is detected by the optical sensor 25 on the front pressing plate 23, the restart of the high-speed belt conveyor 12 and the return of the rubber shutter 18 are temporarily stopped.

[0036]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a bundle of dry noodles is placed on a conveyor for dry noodles in a transverse direction with respect to the feeding direction, and one row of the dry noodle bundles packed in a box are brought into close contact with each other. It is arranged in the same arrangement as in the dry noodle box, and the dry noodle bundle for one row is sucked and held by the suction box, transported to the dry noodle box on the side, and the above suction is released and packed in a box. Therefore, the packing of the dry noodles can be automatically performed by reciprocating the suction box according to the number of stages of the dry noodle bundle packed in the dry noodle box between the dry noodle conveyor and the dry noodle box at a predetermined position. . Then, since the suction box is pressed against one row of dry noodle bundles in close contact with each other, the amount of air leaking from the gaps between the dry noodles is small, so that the dry noodle bundles are securely sucked and held in the suction box.

Further , the above-mentioned suction box is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape which can be expanded and contracted in the arrangement direction of the dry noodle bundle, and the surrounding walls surrounding the front, rear, left and right are constituted by an outer wall made of a plate and an inner wall having soft elasticity. Since the lower end protrudes downward from the lower end of the outer wall, air leakage when sucking the dry noodle bundle into the suction box is further reduced, the suction is further ensured, and the number of dry noodle bundles for one row is changed. In this case, by adjusting the total length of the suction box in accordance with the number of the dry noodle bundles for one row, the dry noodle bundles can be adsorbed without any trouble.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the conveyor for dry noodles comprises a low-speed belt conveyor and a high-speed belt conveyor disposed on the advancing side thereof, and both are connected by a crossover plate. When the bundle of dried noodles placed on the upper surface of the bundle of dried noodles is transferred to the high-speed belt conveyor over the crossover plate, the distance between the bundles of dried noodles arranged in front and behind is widened. The rows can be arranged without error at the leading end of the dry noodle conveyor. Moreover, a sliding tape is provided along both side edges of the low-speed belt conveyor, and both ends of the dry noodle bundle placed on the low-speed belt conveyor slide on the sliding tape. When riding on the top, even if the dry noodles separated at both ends of the bundle of dry noodles are as thin as noodles, they do not enter the gap between the crossover plate and the low-speed belt conveyor.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the box conveyor is arranged at the destination of the suction box, and the stopper for hanging the dry noodle box is provided along the box conveyor. The supply of the dry noodle box and the discharge of the dry noodle box after the box packing is completed can be automatically performed. Moreover, since the box conveyor is arranged in parallel with the dry noodle conveyor, the layout is easy and the installation area can be reduced.

[0040] The invention described in claim 4 is a condensate for dry noodles.
When the suction box moving from the beer side stops above the dry noodle box,
Part of the dry noodle bundle held by suction on the bottom of the suction box
Can prevent the dried noodles from falling out due to the impact of stopping.
When some of the dry noodles have already protruded, some of the dry noodles can be pushed back into the bundle of dry noodles , so that when the suction box descends, some of the dry noodles It can be packed smoothly without getting caught on the edge of the box.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a transition plate portion.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a front holding plate.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a suction box.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

A: bunch of noodles (bunch of dried noodles), B: box of boiled noodles (box of dried noodles), 11:
Low-speed belt conveyor (dry noodle conveyor), 12: high-speed belt conveyor (dry noodle conveyor), 13: transfer board, 2
3, 26, 27, 54: holding plate, 31: guide rail, 32: horizontal slide, 40: suction box, 47: fixed peripheral wall, 48: sliding peripheral wall, 47a, 48a: outer wall, 47b,
48b: inner wall, 60: box conveyor, 62, 63, 6
5, 66: stopper, 68: vertical holding plate.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yasuaki Matsui 190 Tatsuno-cho, Tatsuno-cho, Tatsuno-shi, Hyogo Far East Industrial Machinery Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-61-81306 (JP, A) JP-A-5-58438 (JP, A) JP-A-61-35111 (JP, U) JP-A-2-52701 (JP, A) , U)

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A dry noodles bundle in which a bundle of dry noodles is packed in a box at an advancing end of a conveyor for dry noodles which is transported with the bundles of dry noodles placed in a transverse direction with respect to a feeding direction. A guide plate is provided above the dry noodle conveyor, and a guide rail extending laterally from above the leading end is installed above the dry noodle conveyor, and the guide rail is slid below the horizontal slide table along the guide rail. A suction box for detachably adsorbing a row of dry noodle bundles, which expands and contracts in the arrangement direction of the dry noodle bundles.
A peripheral wall that is formed in a freely rectangular parallelepiped shape and surrounds the front, rear, left and right
Has flexible elasticity affixed to the outer wall of the board and its inner surface.
The lower end of this inner wall is from the lower end of the outer wall.
A boxing device for dry noodles, wherein a suction box formed so as to protrude downward is mounted to be able to move up and down, and the dry noodle box is temporarily fixed at a predetermined position below the other end of the guide rail. . 2. A low-speed bell wherein the conveyor for dry noodles has a relatively low speed.
Relatively fast high speed located on the conveyor and its leading side
And a low-speed belt conveyor and
A high-speed belt conveyor that can run the above-mentioned dry noodle bundle
Connected to the leading edge of the high-speed belt conveyor.
A plate is provided on both sides of the low-speed belt conveyor.
Along the sliding tape can place both ends of the dry noodle bundle along
2. The apparatus for packing dry noodles according to claim 1, wherein the dry noodles are provided at a suitable interval, and one end of the box is fixed on the crossover plate . 3. A box conveyor under the other end of the guide rail.
Run intermittently parallel to the dry noodles conveyor
The dry noodle box above is placed along this box conveyor
The device for packing dry noodles according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a stopper for hooking the noodles at a predetermined position . 4. The other end of the guide rail and the lower end of the guide rail
Between the fixed noodle box and the bottom of the suction box.
Check that some of the dry noodles in the dry noodle bundle
The vertical pressing plate to prevent it is parallel to the arrangement direction of the dry noodle bundle,
And on the side plate opposite to the dry noodle conveyor side of the dry noodle box
The boxing device for dry noodles according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the boxing device is provided so as to be located at the side .