JP2925524B2 - Corrugated cardboard cording apparatus and method of using the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a corrugated cardboard cord providing apparatus for providing a needle code according to sorting information to a surface paper on a side surface of a corrugated cardboard case and a method of using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a bar code labeler which gives a bar code according to sorting information to a surface paper of a cardboard case has been conventionally used.
2. Description of the Related Art A corrugated cardboard cord providing device having a stamp is known.

However, in the conventional corrugated cardboard code applying apparatus, when the barcode labeler / stamp applies a barcode to the surface paper of the corrugated cardboard according to the sorting information, the barcode labeler / stamp contacts the surface paper of the corrugated cardboard case. The resistance is high, the bar code labeler stamp requires a large amount of label and ink, the structure of the bar code labeler stamp is complicated, and the running cost of the apparatus is high.

Also, a first device for forming a passage, a second device for driving a magnetically encoded card along the passage, a sensor for detecting the position of the card in the passage, and a card A reading device for reading the magnetic encoding of the above, a punch having a needle point capable of moving in and out of the passage and impacting the card when moved into the passage, and a solenoid operated by the reading device, comprising a holder for the punch, A third device which is actuated by a solenoid to drive the holder, the holder being rotatably connected to the third device, and the pivoting movement of the punch being caused by the resilient means to the initial position relative to the third device. , Whereby the needle tip pushes the card in and the punch is pivoted from its initial position while the card is moving along the path in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Dynamic and card punching apparatus that away has been proposed as Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-105082.

However, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-105082, the tip of the punch impacts one surface of the card from a direction intersecting the card transfer surface.
Since the card is lightweight, a backup roller must be provided to keep the card from moving.

Further, a thermal head for a bar code printer in which a large number of needles are movably arranged side by side on one side of a thermal paper is proposed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-84254.

However, the device described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 58-84254 discloses that a bar code can be written on thermal paper by contacting a large number of needles heated to a high temperature with thermal paper in response to a given signal. It was nothing more than

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first object of the present invention is to address the above-mentioned problems and to place a cardboard case on a carrying means so that the carrying means sequentially carries the cardboard case along the carrying direction. Then, the cardboard case is advanced toward the predetermined needle code applying position by the transporting means, and the needle at a location corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder is moved along the transporting surface of the transporting means and from the direction intersecting the transporting direction. It moves toward the side, and a needle code according to the sorting information is given as a perforation on the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case with the needle of the needle coder, and the sorting information is changed according to the combination of multiple needles of the needle coder A lot of sorting information is input to the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case by combining a plurality of needles of the needle coder at the same time. Smoothly penetrates only into the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case, making it possible to reliably apply a needle code to the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case according to the sorting information by the needle tip of the needle coder. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus which does not move with respect to the conveying means, has a simple structure of the entire apparatus, and can reduce the running cost of the apparatus.

A second object of the present invention is to move the needle at a position corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder toward the side surface of the cardboard case, so that the needle coder is moved only to the surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case. At the tip of the needle, puncture the needle code according to the sorting information, and on the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case, pierce the needle code according to the sorting information with the needle of the needle coder, and cut the cardboard case at the tip of the needle at the needle coder. The contact resistance to the side surface is small, the cardboard case does not move due to its own weight, the perforation of the needle cord drilled on the surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case is small and inconspicuous, the appearance of the cardboard case is not impaired, the side of the cardboard case Use of a corrugated cardboard cord attaching device that can efficiently perforate needle cords according to the sorting information of the needle coder by the needle coder on the front surface paper It is to provide a law.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus, comprising: a conveying means for conveying a corrugated cardboard case; A needle coder having a plurality of needles which are arranged side by side movably along a transport surface of the means and in a direction intersecting the transport direction.

Further, the method of using the corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus of the present invention is such that a needle at a position corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder is moved toward a side surface of the corrugated cardboard case, and the tip of the needle of the needle coder is used to move the cardboard case. A needle code according to the sorting information is perforated only on the front surface paper on the side surface of (1).

When the cardboard case is placed on the conveying means, the conveying means sequentially conveys the cardboard case in the conveying direction, and the cardboard case advances toward a predetermined needle code applying position by the conveying means.

When the cardboard case reaches a predetermined needle code application position by the conveying means, the needle at a location corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder follows the conveying surface of the conveying means and the side of the cardboard case from a direction intersecting the conveying direction. , The tip of the needle at the location corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder pierces the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case, and the needle code according to the sorting information by the needle of the needle coder on the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case. Are given as perforations.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a belt conveyor as a transporting means for transporting the cardboard case 2, and on one side near the start end of the belt conveyor 1, as shown in FIG. A needle coder 4 for providing a needle code corresponding to the sorting information as a perforation on the front surface paper 3 is provided. The needle coder 4 is arranged along the transport surface 1a of the belt conveyor 1 and in the transport direction as shown in FIG. Five needles that are parallel to each other at intervals up and down in the direction
6, 7, 8, and 9 are provided side by side so as to be movable.

At the downstream side of the needle coder 4 of the belt conveyor 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, automatic sorting information is automatically read from a needle code given to the front surface paper 3 on the side surface 2 a of the cardboard case 2. Needle code reader 1 as reading means
0 is provided.

A belt 13 is stretched between the main roller 11 and the sub-roller 12 of the belt conveyor 1 as shown in FIG.
4 is connected to a motor M.

At one corner of the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2,
As shown in FIG. 1, a needle code providing section 15 for providing a needle code as a perforation at a predetermined position is formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, a corrugated paper 16 is adhered to the inside of the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2, and a back paper 17 is provided inside the corrugated paper 16 of the cardboard case 2. It is stuck.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a needle coder 4 is disposed on one upper side near the start end of the belt conveyor 1, and five needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 of the needle coder 4 are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, sharp tips 5a, 6a, 7
a, 8a and 9a are formed respectively.

The five needles 5, 6, 7, and 5 of the needle coder 4
8, 9 have a diameter of about 1 mm.

The number of needles of the needle coder 4 is determined by the type of sorting information of the needle code to be given to the front surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the needle coder 4 is provided with five needles 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, which individually move toward the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 in a vertical direction. 5 solenoids 18 as a plurality of parallel actuators,
19, 20, 21 and 22 are respectively provided in parallel, and plungers 23 and 2 of solenoids 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 are provided.
At the tip of 4, 25, 26, 27, as shown in FIG.
The proximal ends of the needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are connected to each other, and the solenoids 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 of the needle coder 4 are connected to a control unit 28, respectively.
Solenoids 18, 19, 2 at locations according to sorting information of
Operation signals are individually transmitted to 0, 21 and 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the needle coder 4 has five needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and five solenoids 18, 1
9, 20, 21, and 22.

A needle code corresponding to the sorting information of 31 combinations is given to the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 by the five needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 of the needle coder 4. can do.

As shown in FIG. 1, sorting information is automatically read from the needle code given to the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the corrugated cardboard case 2 on the upper side of the belt conveyor 1 on the downstream side of the needle coder 4. A needle code reader 10 is arranged, and the needle code reader 10 has, as shown in FIG. 2, a camera or a camera for detecting the number, position, and arrangement of the perforations of the needle codes provided on the front surface paper 3 on the side surface 2 a of the cardboard case 2. A sensor 29 is provided, and the needle code reader 10 is mounted on the side surface 2 a of the cardboard case 2 by the camera or the sensor 29 of the needle code reader 10.
The control unit 30 obtains sorting information from detection signals of the number, position, and arrangement of the perforations of the needle cords provided on the front surface paper 3.

The needle code assigned to the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 according to the sorting information is optically recognized by the needle code reader 10 and applied to the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2. The detection signal of the camera or the sensor 29 of the needle code reader 10 based on the sorting information according to the number, position and arrangement of the perforations of the needle code is transmitted to the control unit 3.
0 is output.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, when the motor M is driven, the shaft 14 of the main roller 11 of the belt conveyor 1 rotates clockwise in FIG. 2 while driving the motor M, and the main roller 11 of the belt conveyor 1 rotates the shaft 14. 2 in the clockwise direction in FIG.
Moves in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 2 while the main roller 11 rotates, and the sub-roller 12 of the belt conveyor 1
2 in the clockwise direction in FIG.

Next, when the corrugated cardboard case 2 is placed on the upper part of the belt 13 near the start end of the belt conveyor 1, the corrugated cardboard case 2 moves from the start end to the end as the belt 13 of the belt conveyor 1 moves, as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. The belt conveyor 1 sequentially transports the cardboard case 2 along the transport direction.

Next, when the corrugated cardboard case 2 reaches a predetermined needle code application position due to the progress of the movement of the belt 13 of the belt conveyor 1, the control unit 28 controls the solenoids 18, 20 at positions corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder 4. , 21 are transmitted to the solenoids 1 of the needle coder 4, respectively.
8, 20, 21 are excited respectively, the plungers 23, 25, 26 of the solenoids 18, 20, 21 of the needle coder 4 are respectively extended, and the three needles 5, 7, 8 of the needle coder 4 are respectively connected to the solenoids 18, 20, , 21 plungers 23, 25, 2
6 are moved toward the needle cord applying portion 15 at one corner of the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 with the extension of the cardboard case 2.
As shown in (1), the needle tips 5a, 7a, 8a of the three needles 5, 7, 8 of the needle coder 4 pierce the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2, respectively.

After that, when the solenoids 18, 20, 21 at positions corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder 4 are de-energized,
The plungers 23, 25, 26 of the solenoids 18, 20, 21 of the needle coder 4 are retracted, respectively, and the three needles 5, 7, 8 of the needle coder 4 are moved to the plungers 23, 25, 26 of the solenoids 18, 20, 21. The three needles 5 of the needle coder 4 move in the direction of detaching from the needle code attaching portion 15 at one corner of the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 while being retracted.
The needle tips 5a, 7a and 8a of the cardboard case 2 come off from the surface paper 3 of the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2, respectively, and the needle coder 4 is attached to the surface paper 3 of the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 as shown in FIG. Three perforations 31, 32, and 33 according to the sorting information are made clear by the needle tips 5a, 7a, and 8a of the book needles 5, 7, and 8, respectively. As shown in FIG. A needle code 34 corresponding to the sorting information is given to the paper 3 as three perforations 31, 32, 33, and the needle coder 4
The three hands 5, 7, 8 return to the original standby state.

Next, when the cardboard case 2 reaches a predetermined needle code reading position due to the progress of the movement of the belt 13 of the belt conveyor 1, the needle code reader 10 is moved to the side 2a of the cardboard case 2 as shown in FIG. Front paper 3
As shown in FIG. 8, the sorting information is automatically read from the needle code 34 assigned to the
9 detects the number, position and arrangement of the perforations 31, 32, 33 of the needle cords 34 provided on the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2, and according to the sorting information on the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2. The needle code 34 is optically recognized by the needle code reader 10, and the needle code 34 perforated in the front paper 3 on the side surface 2 a of the cardboard case 2,
A detection signal of the camera or sensor 29 of the needle code reader 10 is output to the control unit 30 based on the sorting information based on the numbers, positions, and arrangements of the 32, 33, and the control unit 30 outputs the detection signal of the camera or the sensor 29 of the needle code reader 10. Perforation 3 of the needle cord 34 given to the face paper 3 on the side surface 2a
Sorting information is obtained from the detection signals of the numbers, positions, and arrangements of 1, 32, and 33.

After that, when reading of the sorting information of the needle code 34 given to the front surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 by the needle code reader 10 is completed, the belt conveyor 1 converts the cardboard case 2 into the sorting information of the needle code 34. It is sequentially conveyed toward the sorting conveyor of the next process which sorts according to it.

Next, a method of using the corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus of the present invention will be described.

First, the needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 at positions corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder 4 are connected to the solenoids 18, 19, 2 respectively.
When it moves toward the side surface 2a of the cardboard case 2 by 0, 21, 22, the needle tips 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a of the needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 of the needle coder 4 are moved to the cardboard case 2. Pierce the front surface paper 3 on the side surface 2a.

Thereafter, the needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 at positions corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder 4 are moved to the solenoids 18, 19,
When the needle is moved in a direction away from the side surface 2a of the corrugated cardboard case 2, 20, 21, 22, the needles 5, 6,
7, 8, 9 tip tips 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a
Of the needles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 of the needle coder 4 are removed only from the surface paper 3 on the side surface 2 a of the cardboard case 2.
A needle code corresponding to the sorting information is perforated at a, 7a, 8a and 9a.

Further, the needle coder provided on the line through which only the corrugated cardboard case to which the same sorting information is to be added may have a structure in which the number, position and arrangement of predetermined needles can be fixed or switched.

In the above-described embodiment, a belt conveyor is used as the conveying means for conveying the cardboard case, but a chain conveyor such as a slide conveyor or a slat conveyor or a roller conveyor may be used as the conveying means. It is.

Although a solenoid is used as an actuator for individually moving a plurality of needles of the needle coder toward the side surface of the cardboard case, a hydraulic cylinder such as a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder and a cam drive are used as the actuator. It is also possible.

[0041]

As described above, according to the corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus of the present invention, the cardboard case is placed on the carrying means, and the carrying means sequentially carries the cardboard cases along the carrying direction. The case can be advanced toward the predetermined needle code applying position by the conveying means, and the needle at the position corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder is moved along the conveying surface of the conveying means and from the direction intersecting the conveying direction of the cardboard case. As it moves toward the side, a needle code according to the sorting information can be provided as a perforation on the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case with the needle of the needle coder,
Since sorting information is changed according to the combination of multiple needles of the needle coder, it is necessary to input a large amount of sorting information at the same time by combining multiple needles of the needle coder on the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case. The tip of the needle at the location corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder smoothly penetrates only the surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case, so that the needle information of the needle coder with respect to the surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case can be used. The cardboard case does not move relative to the conveying means due to its own weight, the structure of the entire apparatus is simple, and the running cost of the apparatus can be reduced. it can.

Further, according to the method of using the corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus of the present invention, by moving the needle at a position corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder toward the side of the corrugated cardboard case, the surface paper on the side of the corrugated cardboard case is moved Only the needle code according to the sorting information is perforated with the tip of the needle of the needle coder,
The perforation of the needle cord according to the sorting information can be made by the needle of the needle coder on the surface paper on the side of the cardboard case,
Since the contact resistance of the needle tip of the needle coder to the side surface of the cardboard case is small, there is no danger that the cardboard case will move due to its own weight, and the perforation of the needle cord opened in the surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case is small and inconspicuous, The perforation of the needle cord according to the sorting information by the needle coder on the surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case can be efficiently performed without impairing the appearance of the cardboard case.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a needle code is applied by a needle of a needle coder to a surface paper on a side surface of a cardboard case;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part after a needle code is applied to a surface paper on a side surface of a cardboard case by a needle of a needle coder.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of the corrugated cardboard case after a needle code is applied to a surface paper on a side surface by a needle of a needle coder.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part showing a state in which a needle code reader reads a needle code given to the front surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case.

8 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Belt Conveyor 1a Conveying Surface 2 Corrugated Cardboard Case 2a Side 3 Surface Paper 4 Needle Coder 5 Needle 5a Needle Tip 6 Needle 6a Needle 7 Needle 7a Needle Tip 8 Needle 8a Needle 9 Needle 9a Needle Tip 10 Needle Code Reader 11 Main Roller 12 Sub roller 13 Belt 14 Shaft 15 Needle cord assigning part 16 Corrugated paper 17 Back paper 18 Solenoid 19 Solenoid 20 Solenoid 21 Solenoid 22 Solenoid 23 Plunger 24 Plunger 25 Plunger 26 Plunger 27 Plunger 28 Control unit 29 Camera or sensor 30 Control unit 31 Drilling Perforated 33 Perforated 34 Needle cord M Motor

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A conveying means for conveying a cardboard case,
A needle having a plurality of needles arranged side by side movably along a transport surface of the transport means and movably in a direction intersecting with a transport direction for providing a needle code according to sorting information as perforations on the front surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case. A corrugated cardboard cord applying device comprising a coder. 2. A needle at a position corresponding to the sorting information of the needle coder is moved toward the side surface of the cardboard case, and only the front surface paper on the side surface of the cardboard case is used at the tip of the needle of the needle coder according to the sorting information. The method for using a corrugated cardboard cord applying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the needle cord is perforated.