JP2842807B2 - Hanger transfer 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 hanger transfer device for transferring hangers between conveyors which suspend and transport clothes hanger.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a conveyor has been used for transferring clothes by suspending a hook of a hanger on a transfer chain while the clothes are hung on a hanger. When connecting hangers between two transport lines using the above-mentioned conveyor, an inclined line is provided in a part of the transfer line on the delivery side and the transfer side on the receiving side, and a height difference is provided between the transfer lines. Had to transfer hangers.

[0003]

However, if a height difference is provided between the transfer lines at the position where the hangers are connected, there is a danger that the hangers will fall during the transfer.
Further, since the transfer line is inclined to transfer the hangers, there is a problem that the hangers collide with each other and are damaged. As a result, hangers can be prevented from colliding with each other,
There is a problem that the shape of the hanger used is limited in order to smoothly transfer between the transfer lines. Further, in the conventional transfer line, a height difference is required between the transfer lines at a position where the hangers are connected, so that it is necessary to install an inclined line. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a hanger transfer device that can transfer hangers between transfer lines of the same level.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, a hanger transfer device according to the present invention is a transfer device for transferring a hanger from a delivery conveyor that hangs and transports a hook portion of a hanger to a reception conveyor. The transfer lines on the end side of the delivery-side conveyor and the start-end side of the delivery-side conveyor are installed at substantially the same level, and from the end-side sprocket of the delivery-side conveyor to the start-end-side sprocket of the delivery-side conveyor. A transport surface through which the hooks of the hanger can pass without causing interference with the respective sprockets, and which are located above a level of a transport line of each of the conveyors in a range to reach the both sides of the transport surface; A transfer rail formed with a guide surface that is gently inclined downwardly, and a hanger on the transfer side conveyor is mounted on the transfer rail. Feed, brush with chain for pusher into the receiving conveyor side and a hanging passed by configured hanger pusher device between the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket.

[0005]

The hanger suspended on the delivery conveyor and conveyed to the transfer position reaches the upstream end of the transfer rail, and is guided by the brushed chain of the hanger pushing device to the guide surface of the transfer rail. It is sent upward and rises on the guide surface to reach a transfer surface at a position higher than the end sprocket of the delivery conveyor. On the conveying surface, the hanger is conveyed without causing any interference with the sprockets because the hook portion is conveyed at a position higher than the end sprocket of the delivery conveyor and the start sprocket of the receiving conveyor. When the hanger reaches the guide surface on the downstream side of the transfer rail, the hanger descends along the guide surface and is sent out onto the receiving conveyor to complete the transfer.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a hanger transfer device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing seen from the -A direction. Hanger transfer device 1
Is installed between an upstream delivery conveyor 2 for hanging and transporting a hanger 4 on which clothes are hung, and a receiving conveyor 3 for receiving the hanger 4 from the delivery conveyor 2 and transporting the hanger 4 to the downstream side. ing. Hanger transfer device 1
Is a transfer rail 5 (not shown) supported between the frame of the delivery-side conveyor 2 and the frame of the reception-side conveyor 3, and a hanger pushing device disposed above the transfer rail 5. 6 is comprised.

[0007] The transfer rail 5 is located downstream of a starting end sprocket 8 supporting the starting end of the receiving conveyor 3 from a position near the upstream end of a terminating side sprocket 7 supporting the end of the transferring conveyor 2. It is arranged in parallel with the side of the delivery side conveyor 2 and the receiving side conveyor 3 over the position near the side. In addition, the connecting rail 5 is located above the line on which the delivery-side conveyor 2 and the reception-side conveyor 3 move at the side positions of the end-side sprocket 7 and the start-end sprocket 8, and both end sides are It is provided to incline slightly below the line on which the delivery-side conveyor 2 and the reception-side conveyor 3 move.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the hanger pushing device 6 includes a driving sprocket 12 fixed to a driving shaft 10 driven by a motor 9, a driven sprocket 13 supported by a driven shaft 11, And a chain 14 with a brush extending between them.

The operation of the hanger transfer device 1 configured as described above will be described. The hanger 4 suspended from the upstream side on the transfer-side conveyor 2 and transported to the transfer position is transferred. When reaching the upstream end of the transfer rail 5 extending sideways in parallel with the side conveyor 2, the brush of the brushed chain 14 is driven above the hanger 4 by the motor 9 of the hanger pushing device 6. 15 catches the hanger 4 from behind and pushes it to move it to the upstream end of the transfer rail 5. Then, the hanger 4
While being pushed by the brush 15, is guided by the loosely inclined guide surface 5 </ b> A of the transfer rail 5 and rises to reach the transfer surface 5 </ b> B at the center of the transfer rail 5. Transfer surface 5B of transfer rail 5
In the position of, the hook portion 4A of the hanger 4 is lifted to a position higher than the plane on which the end sprocket 7 and the start sprocket 8 rotate, so that the end sprocket 7 and the start sprocket 8, the hanger 4 Moves on the transfer rail 5 without interference, and when the hanger 4 reaches the slightly inclined guide surface 5C on the downstream side, the brush 15 of the brush chain 14
At the position where the drive sprocket 12 reaches the drive sprocket 12, the support 4 rotates upward and separates from the hanger 4, but the hanger 4 slides down the inclined portion by its own weight and is transferred onto the receiving conveyor 3 running on the downstream side. The transfer operation of the hanger 4 is completed.

[0010]

As described above, according to the hanger transfer apparatus of the present invention, the transfer of the hanger can be performed by making the level of the transfer line of the delivery side conveyor and the level of the transfer line of the reception side conveyor substantially the same. As in the case of conventional equipment that has a level difference in the level of the transfer line between the transfer side and the transfer side of the conveyor, the hanger may drop when connecting, or the front and rear hangers may collide, causing damage. There are no problems that arise. In addition, since the transfer lines for the delivery-side conveyor and the transfer-side conveyor can be installed at the same level, the inclined line can be omitted, and the design of the transfer line can be simplified. Furthermore, in the hanger transfer device of the present invention, the chain with the brush is used for the hanger pushing device, and since the height difference is not provided between the transfer lines of the delivery conveyor and the receiving conveyor, the driving direction of the hanger pushing device is reversed. This makes it possible to use the conveyor on the delivery side and the conveyor on the reception side in opposite transport directions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of a hanger transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing one embodiment of a hanger transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hanger transfer device 2 Delivery-side conveyor 3 Receiving-side conveyor 4 Hanger 5 Transfer rail 5A, 5C Guide surface 5B Transfer surface 6 Hanger pushing device 7 End-side sprocket 8 Start-end sprocket 9 Motor 10 Drive shaft 11 Drive shaft 12 Drive sprocket 13 driven sprocket 14 brush chain 15 brush

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor ▲ Yoshi ▼ Masahiko Ta 4-17-96, Tsurumi-ku, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, Japan Inside Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeshi Kimura 4 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka No. 17-96 in Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshio Kobe 4-17-96, Tsurumi-ku, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Inside Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-52-11582 (JP, A (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65G 47/61

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transfer device for transferring a hanger from a delivery conveyor that hangs a hook portion of a hanger and transports the hanger to a reception conveyor, wherein a transfer line at a terminal end of the delivery conveyor and a start end of the reception conveyor. Are installed at substantially the same level, and are located above the level of the conveyor line of each of the conveyors in a range from the end sprocket of the delivery conveyor to the start sprocket of the reception conveyor. A transfer rail having a transfer surface through which a hook portion can pass without causing interference with the respective sprockets, and a guide surface which is gently inclined downward continuously on both sides in the transfer direction of the transfer surface. With a brush for sending out the hanger on the delivery side conveyor onto the transfer rail and pushing it to the receiving side conveyor
Chain hooks between drive and driven sprockets
A hanger transfer device, comprising: a hanger pushing device configured to be passed over .