JP2946086B2 - Posture control method and apparatus in a bar-shaped article 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 method and an apparatus for controlling a posture of a bar-shaped article conveying apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, as an apparatus for automatically packing a bar-shaped article such as a ball-point pen in a bag, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-133236 (Japanese Patent No.
No. 9) is known.

[0003] According to the above-mentioned known art, after a bar-shaped article is conveyed in a horizontal state in a side-by-side state, one bar-shaped article is changed from a horizontal posture to an upright posture, and the bar-shaped article falls in the upright posture. Can be inserted into the waiting bag body below, thereby enabling automatic packaging.

[0004]

However, many rod-shaped articles have different shapes at both ends. For example, as is well known, a ball-point pen has a pen body covered with a cap, and therefore has different shapes at both ends. Therefore, for example, when automatically wrapping a ball-point pen in a bag, when it is determined that the ball-point pen should be stored in the bag with the cap facing upward, as a packaging form, all ball-point pens for all the bags are filled with the cap. Must be packaged in an upright position.

[0005] In this regard, in the prior art, prior to carrying the ball-point pens in a side-by-side state, all the ball-point pens are aligned in the same direction, that is, such that the cap is located at one end. Such alignment work is manually performed by an operator while visually confirming the direction of the ball-point pen at the stage of placing the ball-point pen on the conveyor.

However, manual operations by workers are not always error-free, and it is difficult to achieve perfection.
If there is an error, the packaging must be redone and the yield is reduced.

Furthermore, placing a large number of bar-shaped articles on the conveyor while performing the manual alignment work as described above not only increases labor costs but also hinders an improvement in line speed. There are various problems.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object is provided in which rod-shaped articles having mutually different shapes at both ends are arranged in a side-by-side state, but both ends are allowed to be in a state of being exchanged. It is possible to convey in a random posture, and when moving one bar-shaped article after conveyance from a horizontal posture to a standing posture and changing the posture, the posture is controlled so that one desired end is upward. The present invention provides a method and apparatus for performing the above.

Therefore, the method of the present invention is configured as follows. After transporting rod-shaped articles having mutually different forms at both ends in an at-random posture which is in a parallel state, but allows both ends to be in a transposed state. By holding one of the rod-shaped articles in a substantially horizontal posture, the rod-shaped article is kept on standby, and by judging the form of at least one end of the rod-shaped article on standby, one of both ends of the rod-shaped article is determined. After determining whether the end should be directed downward, the horizontal posture is set so that one end selected by the determination is directed downward.
Release one of the held bar-like articles near both ends
After allowed rotated to the upright position the rod-shaped articles from a horizontal position by allowed to, the pivot rod-like article to the upright position
A configuration in which a bar-shaped article is dropped and discharged in an upright posture by receiving the vicinity of the free end by stopper means.
Of the bar-shaped article so as to maintain the bar-shaped article in a horizontal posture.
First holding means 24 and second holding means for holding the vicinity of both ends
A first stopper corresponding to each holding means for the step 25;
-Means 26 and a second stopper means 27, the first
When the holding means 24 is released, the first stopper means 2
6 is retracted and the second holding means 25 is released
The point is that the second stopper means 27 is retracted .

[0010] Further, the apparatus of the present invention is configured as a means for transporting a bar-shaped article having mutually different forms at both ends in an at random orientation in which the rod-shaped articles are arranged in a side-by-side state, but the two ends are allowed to be in a transposed state. Means 5, and attitude control means 6 for receiving one of the conveyed bar-shaped articles, and controlling and discharging the attitude of the bar-shaped article.
Is a waiting chamber 20 for receiving and waiting the bar-shaped article in a substantially horizontal posture, first holding means 24 for releasably holding the vicinity of one end of the bar-shaped article, and second holding means 24 for releasably holding the vicinity of the other end of the bar-shaped article. Holding means 25, a discriminating means 29 for discriminating the form of at least one end of the bar-shaped article, and selectively one of the first holding means and the second holding means based on the discrimination by the discriminating means. Release driving means 24b for releasing the rod-shaped article into its standing posture by its own weight.
25b, a rotation permitting chamber 21 provided below the standby chamber for allowing the bar-shaped article to rotate from a horizontal posture to a standing posture and changing the posture, and a discharge for dropping and discharging the rod-shaped article in the standing posture. And the path 22 and the rotation
When the second holding means 25 is released, the first holding
Rod-shaped article rotated to a standing posture with the holding means 24 as a fulcrum
First stopper means 26 for receiving near the free end of
When the first holding means 24 is released,
A rod-like object that has been rotated to an upright posture with the holding means 25 as a fulcrum.
The second stopper means 27 for receiving near the free end of the article
A first stopper provided when the first holding means is released
-The first stopper that retracts the means from the rotation permissible chamber
When the advance / retreat driving means 26b and the second holding means are released
The second stopper means is retracted from the rotation permissible chamber.
This is characterized in that a second stopper advance / retreat driving means 27b is provided .

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
Line connecting one holding means 24 and first stopper means 26
The extension of L1 is directed to the discharge path 22, and the second holding means 2
The extension of the line L1 connecting the fifth and second stopper means 27 is
It is arranged so as to face the discharge path 22 .

[0012]

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

As shown in FIG. 1, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a posture control method and apparatus in a bar-shaped article conveying apparatus according to the present invention are arranged such that rod-shaped articles 1 having both ends 1a and 1b having different shapes are arranged in parallel. 1a and 1b are transported in an at random orientation that allows them to be in an interleaved state, and then one of the bar-shaped articles 1 after transport is turned from a horizontal attitude to an upright attitude to change the attitude. Is controlled so that the end 1b of the packaging bag 2 faces upward, the bar-shaped article 1 is dropped and discharged in the controlled standing posture, and the storage chamber in the bag is opened from the opening 3 of the packaging bag 2 which is kept waiting. It is used to insert and store in 4. That is, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-133236 previously proposed by the present applicant.
No. (Japanese Patent No. 2620209), the intended effect can be realized by incorporating the present invention into a part of the automatic packaging apparatus for goods.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transport means 5 and the attitude control means 6 are constituted in a series, and in the case of the example shown in FIG. Are located.

A hopper 7 is provided on the transport start end side of the transport means 5.
Is provided, and a large number of the bar-shaped articles 1 can be thrown in a substantially horizontal posture. At this time, the bar-shaped article 1 is thrown in an at random posture that allows the two ends 1a and 1b having different forms to be in a state of being exchanged. That is, the rod-shaped article 1 is charged at random regardless of the direction of both ends 1a and 1b.

A first conveyor 8 is arranged below the hopper 7, and a number of bar-shaped articles 1 are placed on the first conveyor 8 from the hopper 7 while keeping the horizontal posture. The first conveyor 8 constitutes a belt conveyor wound between a pair of rotary driving drums 9 and 10, and a plate-shaped driving piece 11 is erected at intervals in the conveying direction of the belt conveyor. . Therefore, the bar-shaped article 1 dropped from the hopper 7 is
The plurality of driving pieces 11, 11 are placed on a belt conveyor with a plurality of driving pieces interposed therebetween. A brush roll 12 is provided at the opening edge of the dropper of the hopper 7 at the front side in the transport direction of the first conveyor 8 and is driven to rotate in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure. This brush roll 12
The tip of the brush is rotated so as to rotate upward from below with respect to the dropper of the hopper 7.
In addition, it is possible to prevent a large number of rod-shaped articles 1 from unmovably uniting at the dropper, and to level the rod-shaped articles 1 conveyed by the first conveyor 8 so as not to be vertically stacked.

A second conveyor 13 is connected to the first conveyor 8. The second conveyor 13 constitutes a belt conveyor wound between the rotary drive drum 10 of the first conveyor 8 and another rotary drive drum 14, and receives the bar-shaped article 1 conveyed by the first conveyor 8. Will be transported continuously. At this time, above the second conveyor 13,
A leveling member 16 that is swingable via a fulcrum 15 is provided. Therefore, only one bar-like article 1 conveyed by the second conveyor 13 passes through the leveling member 16 due to the interference of the leveling member 16. . That is, the bar-shaped articles 1 are transported at intervals.

A claw-shaped gear 17 is mounted on the rotary drive drum 14 on the transport end side of the second conveyor 13 and rotates in synchronization with the rotary drive drum 14 as shown by the arrow in the figure. Holding grooves 18 are formed on the gear 17 at intervals in the circumferential direction, and the gears 17 are received in the holding grooves 18 so as to scoop the rod-shaped articles 1 addressed by one conveyed by the second conveyor 13 from below. It is fed into the attitude control means 6. At this time, the gear 17
A rotatable brush roll 19 is attached to the upper part of the rod, so that the rod-shaped article 1 is correctly positioned in the holding groove 18. Therefore, when the holding groove 18 that has received the rod-shaped article 1 comes into contact with the brush roll 19 and reaches the turning point, the holding groove 18
Is turned downward, and the bar-shaped article 1 is dropped, and is put into the attitude control means 6.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the attitude control means 6 includes a standby chamber 20 for receiving the bar-shaped article 1 dropped from the claw gear 17 of the transport means 5 in a substantially horizontal attitude and waiting. Rotation allowable chamber 2 provided below standby chamber 20
1 and a discharge path 22 provided below the rotation permitting chamber 21.
And a flat housing 23 having the following configuration.

One end 1a of the bar-shaped article 1 is received by the bar-shaped article 1 received in the standby chamber 20 in a substantially horizontal posture.
Holding means 24 for releasably holding the vicinity of the first and second holding means 25 for releasably holding the vicinity of the other end 1b.
Are provided. These holding means 24, 25
Each of the pins 24a and 25a is inserted into the standby chamber 20 so as to be able to advance and retreat in a direction transverse thereto, and release driving means 24b and 25b each composed of a cylinder or the like for driving the pins 24a and 25a to advance and retreat. Either the first holding means 24 (pin 24a) or the second holding means 25 (pin 25a) is selectively operated by the determination means.

The rotation permitting chamber 21 is provided with a first stopper means 26 and a second stopper means 27.
The stoppers 26 and 27 are arranged such that an extension of the line L1 connecting the first holding unit 24 and the first stopper unit 26 is directed to the discharge path 22 and the second holding unit 25 and the second stopper unit 27 are connected to each other. The extension of the connecting line L <b> 2 is disposed so as to face the discharge path 22. Any stopper means 2
6 and 27 also include pins 26a and 27a inserted so as to be able to advance and retreat in a direction crossing the standby chamber 20, respectively.
a, 27a, which is constituted by a cylinder or the like for driving the advancing and retreating of the first stopper means 26 (pin 24a) when the first holding means 24 (pin 24a) is released, as will be described later. 26a) is released synchronously, and when the second holding means 25 (pin 25a) is released, the second stopper means 27 (pin 27a) is released synchronously.

After the bar-shaped article 1 has been conveyed by the conveying means 5 and is loaded from the claw gear 17 into the standby chamber 20 of the attitude control means 6, the vicinity of both ends 1a and 1b is held by the first holding means 24. And is held by the second holding means 25 and kept in a horizontal posture to stand by. However, the bar-shaped article 1
As described above, since both ends 1a and 1b having different shapes are put in the hopper 7 at random and are conveyed by the conveying means 5 in a state where they are interchanged, FIG.
As shown in (1), two different postures are repeated randomly in a posture in which one end 1a of the bar-shaped article 1 is directed to the left side in the drawing and a posture in which the one end 1a is directed to the right side in the drawing.

Therefore, a discriminating means for discriminating the form of at least one end of the bar-shaped article 1 on standby is provided. FIG. 4 shows a first embodiment of the discriminating means, in which the rod-shaped article 1 is a ball-point pen with a cap. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4A, the rod-shaped article 1 has a small-diameter portion 28a at one end 1a and a large-diameter portion 28b at the other end 1b.
Having. Then, as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, the discriminating means 29 includes a pair of sensors 29a and 29a facing both ends 1a and 1b of the bar-shaped article 1 kept in the waiting chamber 20.
b.

The sensors 29a and 29b respectively detect an advancing and retreating sensing piece 30 made of a thin leaf spring or the like directed inward of the waiting chamber 20, and a large diameter portion 28b of the bar-shaped article 1 located in the waiting chamber 20. When the piece 30 is pressed and deformed, the detecting means 31 detects the pressed state.

A pusher 32 is provided between the pair of discriminating means 29, 29 so as to be able to enter and retreat freely across the standby chamber 20 and press a substantially central portion of the bar-shaped article 1 in the longitudinal direction. The pusher 32 is a driving means 3 such as a cylinder.
3 is driven forward and backward. Preferably, a flexible deformable pad 32a such as a sponge is provided at the tip of the pusher 32.

Therefore, according to the first embodiment of the determining means,
The bar-shaped article 1 is dropped into the standby chamber 20 and holding means 24, 25
By pushing the pusher 32 forward in the state held by the rod-shaped article 1 as shown in FIGS.
Is pressed against the side wall of the standby chamber 20 while pressing the
Is fixed in a posture deviated in the horizontal direction, and the small-diameter portion 28a
And the large diameter portion 28b are determined by the pair of sensors 29a and 29b. In the illustrated example, the small-diameter portion 28a faces one sensor 29a, and the large-diameter portion 28b faces the other sensor 29b. Therefore, one of the sensors 29a
Are not able to deform the sensing piece 30, so that the detecting means 3
1 judges that the small-diameter portion 28a faces the sensor 29a side. On the other hand, in the other sensor 29b, the sensing piece 30 is deformed by the large-diameter portion 28b, and the detecting means 31 is operated to set the large-diameter portion 28b on the sensor 29b side.
Is determined to be approaching. Although not shown, when the bar-shaped article 1 faces in the opposite direction to the illustrated direction, that is, when the small-diameter portion 28a faces the sensor 29b and the large-diameter portion 28b faces the sensor 29a, the bar-shaped article 1 It can be determined that the posture is opposite to that shown. After the determination is completed, the pusher 32 is retracted from the waiting room 20.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the discriminating means, in which the rod-shaped article 1 is a ballpoint pen having no cap. In this case, the rod-shaped article 1 has a tail end 34a at one end 1a and a tapered sharp portion 34b at the other end 1b. The discriminating means 29 has a sensor 29c which can enter and retreat from one end of the elongated standby chamber 20, and the sensor 29c is driven forward and backward by a driving means 35 such as a cylinder.

The sensor 29c is made of a U-shaped bent plate or tubular tube. The tail end 34a of the rod-shaped article 1 cannot be inserted into the tip of the sensor 29c, but the sharp portion 34b is inserted. A possible gauge opening 36 is provided. Further, when the sensor 29c moves forward beyond the predetermined distance toward the inside of the standby chamber 20, a detecting means 37 for detecting the forward state is provided.

Therefore, according to a second embodiment of the discriminating means shown in FIG. 5, the sensor 29c is advanced while the bar-shaped article 1 is dropped into the waiting room 20 and held by the holding means 24 and 25. The end of the bar-shaped article 1 facing the sensor 29c is the tail end 34a or the sharp end 34a.
b can be determined. That is, in the illustrated example, the sharp portion 34b faces the sensor 29c.
Therefore, when the sensor 29c is advanced, the sharp portion 34b is received in the gauge opening 36, and the sensor 29c
Moves forward beyond the predetermined distance and activates the detecting means 37, and thereby, it is determined that the end facing the sensor 29c is the sharp portion 34b. Although illustration is omitted, when the rod-shaped article 1 is in the opposite direction to the illustration, that is, when the tail end portion 34a faces the sensor 29c side, the sensor 29
c, when the gauge opening 36 abuts against the tail end 34a and hinders the further advance of the sensor 29c, the detection means 37 is not activated, thereby the end facing the sensor 29c. Is the tail end 34a. After the judgment is completed, the sensor 29c is set in the waiting room 20.
Is retreated from.

After the direction of both ends 1a and 1b of the bar-shaped article 1 is determined by the discriminating means 29 as in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4 and the second embodiment shown in FIG. By selectively releasing one of the holding means 24 and the second holding means 25, the rod-shaped article 1 is converted into a standing posture by its own weight.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the bar-shaped article 1 on standby has one end 1a facing the first holding means 24 and the other end 1b facing the second holding means 25. In the case of the horizontal posture, when it is necessary to change the posture to the standing posture in which one end 1a is directed downward and the other end 1b is directed upward, the pins 24a and 26a are retracted from the standby chamber 20, The first holding means 24 and the first stopper means 26 are released. Then, Figure 3
As shown in (B), the rod-shaped article 1 has its one end 1a rotated downward by its own weight with the second holding means 25 supporting the vicinity of the other end 1b as a fulcrum. That is, the bar-shaped article 1
One end 1a which is turned toward the rotation allowable chamber 21 from the horizontal posture to the standing posture to change the posture and becomes a free rotation end.
Is received by the second stopper means 27. In this receiving state, the rod-shaped article 1 is
a is directed to the discharge path 22, falls by its own weight in the standing posture, is guided to the discharge path 22, and is dropped and discharged. The discharge path 22 is formed to have a narrow width so that the rod-shaped article 1 can be guided and dropped in the upright posture.

When the bar-shaped article 1 dropped into the waiting chamber 20 and waiting is in a horizontal posture opposite to that shown in the drawing, that is, the other end 1b faces the first holding means 24, and the one end 1a is held. In the case of a horizontal posture facing the second holding means 24, the second holding means 25 and the second stopper means 27 are released by retracting the pins 24b and 26b from the standby chamber 20. Accordingly, the rod-shaped article 1 is rotated to the upright posture such that one end 1a of the bar-shaped article 1 faces downward, and the posture is changed, and the rod-shaped article 1 is passed through the discharge path 22 and dropped as described above.

Therefore, in both the case where the bar-shaped article 1 is in the horizontal posture as shown in the drawing and the case where the bar-shaped article 1 is in the horizontal posture in the opposite direction to the drawing, the posture is changed to the standing posture, and the posture is always changed. Is dropped in a state where the posture is controlled so that one end 1a faces downward.

Thereafter, the first holding means 24 and the first stopper means 26 and the second holding means 25 and the second stopper means 27 are selectively released based on the judgment of the judgment means 29, After controlling the attitude of the bar-shaped article 1, the released holding means and stopper means are advanced again and inserted into the standby chamber 20, and the operation of receiving the next bar-shaped article 1 and the attitude control action by changing the attitude are repeatedly performed. .

As a result, in the case of the illustrated example, the rod-shaped article 1 having one end 1a having a small-diameter portion 28a and the other end having a large-diameter portion 28b is always moved by the attitude control means 6 to the small-diameter portion 28a for all cases. Is directed downward, the posture is controlled so that the large-diameter portion 28b is directed upward, and the rod-shaped article 1 is inserted under the same specific posture into the bag waiting below and stored. it can.

While the above has described the illustrated embodiment,
The present invention can be applied to various techniques other than the illustrated example. For example, in FIG. 3, the rod-shaped article 1 is applied to the need for the small-diameter portion 28 a to face downward.
Needless to say, the present invention can be easily applied to the needs where b is downward. In addition, other than a ballpoint pen as shown in the figure,
The present invention is also applicable to various bar-shaped articles 1 having different shapes at both ends. For example, in the case of a bar-shaped article having different patterns at both ends, a specific pattern at at least one end can be determined by using an image determining means such as a CCD camera as the determining means 29. It is possible to control the posture to a specific standing posture. Alternatively, in the case of a bar-shaped article having different colors at both ends, a specific color at at least one end can be determined by using a color determination sensor as the determination means 29, and a specific standing posture is determined based on the determination. It is possible to control the posture. Furthermore, for the means for changing the posture from the horizontal posture to the standing posture, in addition to the above-described technique using the pins driven forward and backward, a turn arm for receiving the bar-shaped article 1 in the standby chamber 20 is provided, By selectively driving and rotating the turn arm in either the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the rod-shaped article 1 may be changed to a predetermined standing posture and guided to fall downward. good.

[0037]

According to the present invention, it is possible to convey rod-shaped articles having mutually different forms at both ends in an at-random posture in which the rod-like articles are in a side-by-side state but are allowed to be in a state where both ends are interchanged. When one of the subsequent bar-shaped articles is rotated from the horizontal posture to the standing posture and the posture is changed, the posture can be controlled so that one desired end is directed upward. This makes it possible to always accurately and accurately change the bar-shaped article into a predetermined posture without the need for alignment work, thereby achieving an effect of saving labor in the bar-shaped article transport process and realizing high efficiency by automation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an application example of a posture control method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a conveyance unit and a posture control unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows one embodiment of the attitude control means, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bar-shaped article is held in a substantially horizontal posture in the standby room, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the posture of the bar-shaped article is changed to a predetermined standing posture in the rotation-permitted room.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show a first embodiment of the discriminating means, FIG. 4A is a side view showing a ballpoint pen with a cap as a bar-shaped article, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view showing the discriminating means according to the first embodiment; (C) is a longitudinal sectional view showing the determination means.

FIG. 5 is a transverse sectional view showing a second embodiment of the determining means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rod-shaped article 1a One end 1b Other end 5 Conveying means 6 Attitude control means 7 Hopper 8 First conveyor 13 Second conveyor 17 Claw gear 18 Holding groove 20 Standby chamber 21 Rotation permissible chamber 22 Discharge path 23 Housing 24 First holding Means 25 Second holding means 24a, 25a Pin 24b, 25b Release driving means 26 First stopper means 27 Second stopper means 26a, 27a Pin 26b, 27b Advance / retreat driving means 29a, 29b, 29c Sensor (discriminating means) 31 , 37 detecting means

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] The present invention relates to a bar-shaped article having a configuration in which both ends are different from each other.
By holding the book in an almost horizontal position, it will wait,
By judging the form of at least one end of the bar-shaped article on standby, after judging which one of the two ends of the bar-shaped article should be directed downward, the one selected by the judgment is determined. Horizontal position with the end facing downward
Release one of the rod-shaped articles held in
After allowed rotated to the upright position the rod-shaped articles from a horizontal position by caulking let go, the rod-shaped article rotating to standing posture
By receiving the vicinity of the free end of the
The rod-shaped article is dropped and discharged while standing .
There are, at both ends of the rod-shaped article so as to hold the bar-like articles in a horizontal posture
First holding means 24 and second holding means 2 for holding the vicinity
5. First stopper hand corresponding to each holding means
Step 26 and second stopper means 27 are provided for the first holding
When the means 24 is released, the first stopper means 26
When the second holding means 25 is released,
And a stopper means for retracting the stopper means (27) . 2. A transporting means 5 for transporting bar-shaped articles having mutually different forms at both ends in an at-random posture which is in a side-by-side state but allows both ends to be in an interleaved state, and one of the transported bar-shaped articles. Posture control means 6 for receiving the book, controlling the posture and discharging the book, the posture control means 6 comprising: a waiting chamber 20 for receiving the bar-shaped article in a substantially horizontal posture; and a free end near one end of the bar-shaped article. A first holding means 24 for holding the rod-shaped article, a second holding means 25 for releasably holding the vicinity of the other end of the rod-shaped article, a discriminating means 29 for discriminating the form of at least one end of the rod-shaped article, Release driving means 24b, 25b for selectively releasing one of the first holding means and the second holding means based on the determination of the determination means and converting the posture of the bar-shaped article to the standing posture by its own weight; A rotation permitting chamber 21 provided below the machine room and allowing the bar-shaped article to rotate from a horizontal posture to a standing posture and changing the posture, and a discharge path 22 for dropping and discharging the bar-shaped article in the standing posture state. Make up
Become, the rotation permitting chamber 21, releasing the second retaining means 25
At the time of rotation about the first holding means 24 as a fulcrum.
First stopper for receiving the vicinity of the free end of a broken bar-shaped article
Means 26 and releasing the first holding means 24
The second holding means 25 as a fulcrum to the standing posture.
A second stopper for receiving near the free end of the moved bar-shaped article
Means 27, and the first stopper means when the first holding means is released.
The first stopper moves back and forth from the rotation allowable chamber.
Moving means 26b and the second holding means when the second holding means is released.
The second stopper means for retracting the stopper means of
An attitude control device in a bar-shaped article transport device, comprising a stopper advance / retreat driving means 27b . 3. The first holding means 24 and the first stopper
An extension of the line L1 connecting the means 26 goes to the discharge path 22,
Connecting the second holding means 25 and the second stopper means 27
The extension of the line L1 is disposed so as to face the discharge path 22.
3. The conveyance of the bar-shaped article according to claim 2, wherein
Attitude control device in the device .