JP2853836B2 - Boxing 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 automatically storing columnar objects such as canned goods and canned beer in a box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when packing a columnar material such as canned food as a gift, a worker manually packs the material one by one.
Such a manual stuffing operation is extremely inefficient. To eliminate such inconvenience, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-26
A boxing device as disclosed in US Pat. No. 1,115 has been proposed.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional box packing apparatus can only pack a single type of canned food having the same height. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a box packing device capable of automatically storing a plurality of types of cans in one box.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a storage box having a plurality of rows of storage chambers formed by partitions , the storage chambers being set in the direction in which the storage chambers are arranged.
A plurality of pillars conveyor you conveying a box conveyor for intermittently feeding, the pillar-like material toward each of the stop positions to sequentially stop the same number of stop positions and the stop position
Provided in each of the location assigned to the pillars conveyed by the pillars conveyor for each of the stop positions
Wherein a plurality of transfer devices you received in the receiving chamber, wherein the transfer device has a guide device for guiding the pillars when accommodating the pillars in the storage chamber, the height or diameter of the columnar was
So that they can be transported to different stop positions for different
The pillar by each of the plurality of pillar transporters
The configuration of the box packing device is characterized in that the transport routes of the objects are independent of each other .

[0005] box transport conveyor, to intermittent feeding a box formed of the housing chamber of the plurality of rows by a partition in the array direction of the housing chamber. On the other hand, a columnar conveyor is prepared for each box storage room, and each columnar conveyor is transported by the box conveyor .
The column is conveyed toward each of a plurality of stop positions provided on the route .

[0006] Focusing on one box on the box conveyor, this box is provided with a plurality of boxes by intermittent feeding of the box conveyor.
It is conveyed while sequentially stopping at each of the stop positions. And
At the first stop position, the conveyor is transported by the columnar conveyor.
The columnar object is moved by the transfer device
It is stored in one storage room in the box. At that time , the guide device
Guides the columnar object.

At the next stop position, move toward that stop position.
The columns transported by the column transport conveyor are guided
To the transfer device provided at the stop position while being guided by the
It is stored in another storage room in the box. And so on
Different from each other in the box at each of the multiple stop positions
Columns are stored in the storage room.

[0008] The box filled with the columnar objects is discharged out of the box packing device by the box conveyor. Each column conveyor
Are independent of each other,
Different pillars can be stored.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a box packing device according to the present invention includes
a, 2b, 2c, 2d are stored in a plurality of rows for each of different heights.
And column-conveying conveyors 4a, 4b, 4 for conveying the columns 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d at different heights.
c, 4d, and the columnar material conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c, 4
The transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d for storing the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d conveyed by d in the box 1 and the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d for storing in the box 1 Guide device 6 for guiding pillars 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
And

In this box packing device, four different heights are used.
Types of pillars 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are contained in one box 1.
Shall be paid. Of course, not only the height but also the diameter
It may be. Columns 2a, 2b, 2c, 2
d is in this case canned beer. In addition, columnar object 2
a, 2b, 2c, and 2d should be stored in the box 1
Is a rectangular parallelepiped, in which three parallel partitions 7
Form four rows of storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d.
ing. If the vertical width of the box 1 is w, each storage room 1a, 1
The widths of b, 1c, 1d are the same as those of the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2
w corresponding to the height of d₁, W _Two, W_Three, W_FourBecome
The height of each storage room 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d.
Can be stored.

Next, each part of the box packing device will be described in order. Box transport conveyor As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the box transport conveyor 3
Is a chain conveyor arranged in a fixed horizontal direction so as to transport the boxes 1 in two rows. A pusher 8 having an angle is fixed to the chain conveyor at a constant pitch larger than the vertical width w of the box 1.

The chain conveyor is simultaneously driven intermittently at a constant pitch. This pitch is a length slightly larger than the vertical width w of the box 1, for example. Each box 1
Is placed on a chain conveyor so as to advance in the direction of arrangement of the storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d when transported. As a result, a large number of box placement positions are formed between the pushers 8 on the box transport conveyor 3, and the boxes 1 are arranged in two rows and pushed by the pushers 8 from behind, as shown in FIGS. It is sent intermittently at a constant pitch from right to left in FIG.

[0013] plurality of box mounting position by the pusher 8 is formed on pillars conveyor the box transfer conveyor 3, it is stopped simultaneously stated position during intermittent stop of the box conveyor 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the columnar material transporting conveyor 3 has the number of storage chambers 1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d of one box 1 among the box mounting positions on the box transporting conveyor 3 which has been temporarily stopped. It extends corresponding to each of the corresponding box mounting positions 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d.

In this case, the storage rooms 1a, 1b, 1 of the box 1
Since there are four c and 1d, four columnar object conveyors 4
a, 4b, 4c, and 4d are provided, each of which is adjacent to each other.
It is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the box transport conveyor 3 corresponding to the three box mounting positions 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d. In addition, each of the columnar object conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d
In order to sequentially store the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d in the respective storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d of one box 1, the boxes 1 in the respective box mounting positions 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d In relation, the left side is arranged so as to be shifted to the left side more.

That is, the rightmost first columnar conveyor.
A based on the positional relationship between the box 4a and the box at the box mounting position 3a.
The second columnar conveyor 4b on the left side
And the box mounting position 3b is about a = (w₁+
w_Two) / 2, and the third columnar conveyance
The conveyor 4c has about b = (w₁+ 2w_Two+ W_Three) /
2. The fourth columnar material transport conveyor 4d has about c = (w
₁+ 2w_Two+ 2w_Three+ W _Four) / 2.

Column-shaped object conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c, 4
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, d is an endless chain 9 stretched so as to run above the box transport conveyor 3, and a number of columnar objects attached to the endless chain 9 at equal pitches. It includes a holding member 10 and a drive motor 11. The endless chain 9 is stretched horizontally, and its frame 12 is, as shown in FIG.
Are suspended over a pair of portal frames 13 erected so as to sandwich the frame.

The drive motor 11 is attached to one end of a frame 12 that supports the endless chain 9. Each of the columnar object holding members 10 has a groove-shaped concave portion 10a for supporting each columnar object 2 in a sideways state.
0a is orthogonal to the extending direction of the endless chain 9 and is connected to the endless chain 9 at a constant pitch.

The columnar material conveyors 4a, 4b, 4
Due to c and 4d, the columnar objects 2 are arranged side by side in a state of being laid sideways, and are conveyed above the box 1 on the box conveyer 3 as shown in FIG. Transfer device When the box 1 is intermittently stopped on the box conveyor 3 between the column conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d and the box conveyor 3, the box mounting positions 3a, 3b,
3c, 3d, corresponding to the columnar material conveyors 4a, 4b,
4c, 4d conveyed by column 4a, 2b, 2c,
Transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d for inserting 2d into predetermined storage rooms 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d are provided.

Each of the transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d is integrally attached to each of the columnar material conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d. = (W ₁ + w ₂ ) / 2, b = (w ₁ + 2w)
_{2 + w 3) / 2,} c = (w 1 + 2w 2 + 2w 3 + w 4)
/ 2. Transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5
All of c and 5d have the same structure, and are mounted on each of the portal frames 13 as shown in FIG.

One transfer device 5a will be described as a representative. As shown in FIG. 6, the transfer device 5a includes a suction cup 14 for sucking the columnar material 2 conveyed by the columnar material conveyor 4. ing. As shown in FIG. 7, for example, eight suction cups 14 are provided, and the
The columnar objects 2a are horizontally arranged along the conveying direction of the columnar material conveying conveyor 4a so as to face the columnar objects 2a placed thereon.

The eight suction cups 14 are held by a holding plate 15, which is supported by an arm 16 via a position adjusting device 17, and the arm 16 is fixed to a lower portion of a vertical plate 18. . For this reason, the suction cup 14 is attached to the vertical plate 1
The same movement is performed together with the movement of 8.

As shown in FIG. 6, the vertical plate 1
A roller 19 is pivotally supported behind the groove 8, and a groove cam 20 engaging with the roller 19 is fixed to the portal frame 13. The groove cam 20 has a substantially inverted J-shaped groove 21, and the height difference between two ends 21 a and 21 b of the groove 21 is determined by the columnar object 2 a on the columnar object conveyor 4 a and the box conveyor 3. It corresponds to the height difference from the upper box 1.

A sprocket wheel 22 having an axis at the center of curvature of the curved portion of the inverted J-shaped groove 21 is pivotally supported by the portal frame 13, and another sprocket wheel 23 is similarly below the sprocket wheel 23. An endless chain 24 is supported between the sprocket wheels 22 and 23. The endless chain 24 is attached to the vertical plate 18.
Are connected to each other.

Further, a rodless cylinder 25 is arranged along the longitudinal traveling path of the endless chain 24, and the endless chain 24 is connected to a piston 25a of the rodless cylinder 25. For this reason, when the rodless cylinder 25 reciprocates, the roller 19 moves along the cam groove 21 and the vertical plate 18 makes a similar movement.

Horizontal guide rods 26 and 27 are inserted through the upper part of the vertical plate 18 and the intermediate part below the vertical plate 18, and rollers 28 are pivotally mounted on both ends of the guide rods 26 and 27, respectively. Then, these rollers 28 enter the vertical grooves 29 formed in the two vertical members of the gate-shaped frame 13.
Therefore, when the vertical plate 18 moves along the cam groove 21 as described above, the vertical plate 18 moves in parallel, so that the suction cup 14 always moves in a posture facing downward.
The columnar material 2a sucked by the suction cup 14 is
When the reciprocating motion 9 moves between one end 21a and the other end 21b along the cam groove 21, it moves from the top of the columnar conveyor 4a to the top of the box conveyor 3 while drawing a similar trajectory. Become.

The trajectory drawn by the suction cup 14 corresponds to each transfer device 5
a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are the same, but as described above, the installation positions of the transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are shifted a, b, and c. Transfer device 5
a stores the column 2a in the first storage room 1a of the box 1, and the second pair of transfer devices 5b stores the column 2b in the second storage room 1b.
And the third pair of transfer devices 5c are in the third storage room 1c.
And the fourth pair of transfer devices 5d
The column 2d is stored in the storage room 1d.

The position adjusting device 17 provided between the holding plate 15 and the arm 16 is for finely adjusting the positional relationship between the suction cup 14 and the column 2a on the column conveyor 4a. , A pulse motor 30 fixed on the arm 16, and a pulley 31,
A screw rod 34 driven via a belt 32 and a belt 33;
And a guide rod 35.

The screw rod 34 is supported below the arm 16 along the central axis of the column 2a.
Is held by the holding plate 15. The guide rod 35 is disposed in parallel with the screw rod 34. Thus, the support plate 15 is moved in accordance with the rotation amount of the pulse motor
And along the guide rod 35, and the columnar object 2a of the suction cup 14
Is finely adjusted, and the columnar object 2a can be stably held.

Guide device The suction cups 14 of the transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d are used to transfer the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d to the storage chambers 1a, 1b,
Columns 2a, 2b, 2
A guide device 6 as shown in FIG. 8 for guiding c and 2d to the storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d is provided.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 36 denotes a tongue-shaped guide member made of a high-molecular polyethylene sheet. The guide member 36 is provided in a predetermined storage chamber 1a, 1b,
When inserting the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d into 1c, 1d, they guide the end faces on both sides of the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d. It is arranged.

Each guide member 36 is pivotally supported via a horizontal shaft 38 at the upper end of a piston rod of an air cylinder 39 placed vertically. The air cylinder 39 is attached to the side surface of the box conveyor 3, and can move as the suction cup 14 of the transfer device 5 is finely adjusted by the position adjustment device 17. Also facing two
The interval between the guide members 36 of the set can be adjusted in accordance with the height of the column 2a.

An arm 40 is fixed to the horizontal shaft 38, and one end of the arm 40 is connected to the upper end of the piston rod by a tension coil spring 42.
Due to the tensile force of the tension coil spring 42, the opposing guide members 36 are rotated and closed as shown in FIG. Further, a stopper 41 is provided near the upper dead point of the upper end of the piston rod so as to contact the other end of the arm 40 and rotate the arm 40. The stopper 41 is integrally attached to the cylinder of the air cylinder 39.

When the piston rod of the air cylinder 39 is extended, the horizontal shaft 38 rises, and the other end of the arm 40 hits the stopper 41. Thus, the arm 40 rotates the horizontal shaft 38 against the tension coil spring 42, and the horizontal shaft 38 opens the opposing guide member 36 (FIG. 8). While the guide member 36 is open, the transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d
Sucker 14 sucks the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and comes toward the box 1 (FIG. 8).

Prior to the insertion of the columns 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d into the predetermined storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, the air cylinder 39 retracts its piston rod (FIG. 8). When the air cylinder 39 contracts, the horizontal shaft 38 moves down, and the arm 40 moves away from the stopper 41.
For this reason, the tension coil spring 42 contracts to rotate the horizontal shaft 38 in a direction opposite to the above, and the horizontal shaft 38 closes the opposing guide members 36. Then, the guide members 36 of each pair are closed and the storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1
c, 1d (FIG. 8).

Thereafter, the suction cup 14 descends and the columnar object 2
a, 2b, 2c, 2d into storage rooms 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d
Push in. At that time, the pillars 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
The two end face portions smoothly enter the storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d while being guided by the guide member 36 (FIG. 8).
). Thereafter, the guide member 36 is raised by the reverse operation of the air cylinder 39, and the arm 40 comes into contact with the stopper 41 to return to the hanging posture. In addition, sucker 14
Returns to the original position after the guide member 36 escapes from the storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d (FIG. 8).

Next, a series of operations of the box packing device will be described. The box conveyor 3 intermittently feeds the boxes 1 in two rows at regular intervals. On the other hand, a plurality of columnar conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d are used to transfer columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d having different height dimensions to a box conveyor 3 respectively.
It is conveyed to the upper box 1.

Thereafter, each of the transfer devices 5a, 5b, 5c,
5d is operated, and the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2 on the columnar material conveyors 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d are moved by the suction cups 14 thereof.
c and 2d are sucked and held, and are conveyed and inserted into the fixed storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d in the box 1 on the stopped box conveyor 3 respectively. At that time, the guide member 36 of the guide device 6 is used to store the columnar objects 2a, 2b, 2c,
Guides into 1b, 1c, 1d.

Thus, in the storage chambers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d of each box 1 on the box conveyor 3, a plurality of columns 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d of different heights are automatically multi-row. And is discharged.

[0039]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, a plurality of columns of cans, canned beer and the like can be automatically packed in boxes. In addition, not only columnar members having the same height but also different columnar members having different heights can be packed in the same box. Therefore, a variety of fillings can be packed in a box.

Furthermore, the number of columns to be installed and the number of column conveyors and transfer devices can be freely increased or decreased. Therefore, the number of columns to be stored in the box can be freely changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a box packing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing only one side of the box packing device.

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the box packing device.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view of the columnar material conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the columnar conveyor.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the transfer device.

FIG. 7 is a side view near the suction cup of the transfer device.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing the guide device together with its movement.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Box 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d ... Storage room 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d ... Column-shaped object 3 ... Box transport conveyor 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d ... Box mounting position 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d ... Column-shaped object Conveyor 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d Transfer device 6 Guide device 7 Partition 8 Pusher 14 Suction cup 18 Vertical plate 19 Roller 20 Groove cam 36 Guide member

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box for storage room of a plurality of rows by a partition is formed, the storage room is set in the array direction of the housing chamber
More you transport the same number of the box conveyor for intermittently feeding so as to successively stop at the stop position, the pillar-like material toward each of the stop positions and
And the column-like objects provided at each of the stop positions and dividing the column-like materials conveyed by each of the column-like material conveyors into the respective stop positions.
A plurality of transfer devices you received in the receiving chamber devoted Ri, a guide device and said transfer device guides the pillars when accommodating the pillars in the storage chamber, the height of the columnar product Separate for different sizes or diameters
In order to be able to transport to the stop position,
The conveyance path of the columnar material by each of the conveyors
A boxing device characterized by being independent .