JP3076296B2 - Noodle string container removing device and container removing system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention can simplify the operation of storing noodle strings in a container in a storage step which can be interposed between a drying / cutting step and a measuring / packing step of dried noodles. , A container removing apparatus and a container removing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the process of producing dried noodles such as hand-rolled noodles and mechanical noodles has been gradually automated. In this manufacturing process, as a process after the drying process of hand-rolled noodles, a cutting process of cutting a long noodle string which is hung on a noodle hanging bar and dried to a predetermined size, and a noodle string for 2 to 3 servings ( 250-300 g) There is a weighing step of weighing the cut noodle strings and a packaging step of tying or packing the weighed noodle strings in order to bind or pack them together. A noodle string transport system has been developed in which the cutting step, the weighing step, and the packaging step are each automated, and the operation for connecting these steps is fully automated (see JP-A-7-327580).

[0003]

In the production of dried noodles, as described in the above-mentioned reference,
There is a fully automated process from the automatic cutting process to the packaging process.However, this equipment is large-scale and requires a large installation space. From a certain point or the like, there is a case where a step of putting the cut noodle strings in a container after the automatic cutting step or scooping the cut noodle strings on oil paper or the like and storing the noodle strings in a storage is performed as a preceding stage of the measuring step.

Conventionally, the operation of shifting from the automatic cutting process to the storage process has been performed manually as described below, and there has been a drawback that complicated operations are involved. (A) Install a container in the noodle string discharge section of the automatic noodle string cutting machine,
(B) Containers are stacked on a transport trolley, and (c) the transport trolley is transported and stored to a storage.

[0005] Further, when the noodle strings are dropped from the noodle string discharge section of the automatic cutting machine into a container without any guide, the noodle strings are cut off or cannot be stored in an aligned state. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, the present invention provides a container removing system for automating noodle string transporting operation in a storage step which can be interposed between a drying / cutting step and a weighing / packaging step of the noodle string. The purpose is to provide a container taking device that is optimal to use. It is another object of the present invention to provide a container removing device that arranges noodle strings so that the noodle strings can be stored in a container when the container is removed.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has conducted intensive studies and as a result, obtained a container removing device for accommodating noodle strings discharged from a noodle string discharging section of an automatic cutting machine in a container. And a stacking device that stacks the containers on which the noodle strings are stored in a storage to a trolley, and a transport device that transports the container on the container removal device to a receiving position of the stacking device. By adopting, the above-mentioned (a) and (b) in the storage step can be automated.

The container removing device includes a guiding device for guiding the noodle strings to a drop port to the container, a damper device for opening and closing the drop port, and a container platform for allowing an empty container to stand by below the drop port. Any configuration may be provided. Further, as the stacking device, a configuration in which a gripping device that can be transferred from a receiving position for receiving a conveyed container to a trolley for stacking may be provided.

By adopting such a configuration, for example, the cut noodle strings discharged from the automatic cutting machine are guided to the damper in the closed position of the noodle string drop opening by the guide device of the container removing device, and Is released, the noodle strings fall into the empty container located below the drop opening, and the noodle strings are stored in the container. The container in which the noodle strings are stored is automatically transported by the transport device to the receiving position of the stacking device. In the stacking device, the transported containers are gripped by the gripping device and stacked on a cart.

[0010] Therefore, if the operator transports the stacked carts to the storage, or automatically transports them by running on the rails laid from the stacking position to the storage, most of the storage process can be performed. The work can be automated.

Here, the guide device in the container removing device may be of any structure as long as it can guide the noodle strings from the automatic cutting machine, but the guide device has an amount as long as it can be accommodated in a box-shaped container having an open top. In order to guide the noodle strings to the container, the noodle string separating mechanism that can separate the noodle strings in an amount corresponding to the container capacity in advance and a scraping mechanism that scrapes the noodle strings separated by this to the container side are provided. Desirably.

This noodle string separating mechanism is provided with separation plates that can move in and out of the guide path at each of the upstream and downstream sides of the guide path of the noodle strings. A configuration in which the transported noodle strings are blocked, noodle strings corresponding to the container capacity are stored by the downstream separators, and then the upstream separators are projected. The noodle dose corresponding to the container capacity can be detected by operating the separation plate by a timer based on the transport speed of the guide path, or by a weight sensor, a height sensor, or the like. Examples of the height detection sensor include a mechanical sensor such as a limit switch and an optical sensor such as an infrared sensor. In addition, in the above-mentioned noodle string separation mechanism, in order to efficiently store the noodle strings being conveyed, it is desirable that the guide path itself be inclined downward toward the drop opening side to the container.

The scraping mechanism can be exemplified by a structure provided with a scraping plate which can be moved up and down with respect to a mechanism body which reciprocates in the noodle string transport direction above the noodle string guide path.

As described above, if the container removing device is provided with the noodle string separating mechanism and the scraping mechanism, a large amount (8 kg to 13 kg) of noodle strings that can be stored in the container can be efficiently stored. This leads to a reduction in the number of containers.

In the guide device, a pair of guide plates are arranged along both sides of the guide path in accordance with the length of the cut noodle strings, and the cut noodle strings are transported and guided in an aligned state. Is desirable. Furthermore, in order to carry and guide the cut noodle strings in an aligned state, it is desirable that the guide path itself of the cut noodle strings be slightly vibrated. Examples of the micro-vibration mechanism include a configuration using a guide rail or a crankshaft that reciprocates a belt conveyor in a front-rear direction, which constitutes a guide path.

The noodle string guide path can be constituted by a belt conveyor or a plate material. However, when the above-mentioned noodle string separating mechanism is employed, a space for allowing the separation plate to protrude and retract is formed. A separating plate projecting space is formed between a narrow belt-shaped belt conveyor and a pair of fine rods.

As the damper device in the container removing device, any of a slide type device that moves and opens and closes in a surface direction and a rotary type device that rotates around an axis can be adopted. A rotating type that can be gradually dropped to the inside, and in which the tip of the rotating damper descends to the vicinity of the bottom of the container, is more preferable in that the breakage of the noodle strings can be suppressed.

Further, preferably, after the noodle strings are guided to fall inside the container, the noodle strings are opened to prevent the noodle strings from being scraped up by the tip of the damper when the damper is turned to the closed position. Either a configuration in which the damper device in the posture is raised as it is, or a configuration in which the container is lowered to avoid interference between the tip and the noodle strings when the damper is closed and rotated can be employed. That is, providing a lifting means for raising and lowering the support portion and the container stand relatively, and ensuring an interval allowing the closing rotation of the damper device without scraping up the noodle strings contained in the container. Can be.

This damper device may be of a type that opens and closes a single damper that covers the entire surface of the drop opening, or may be a type that opens and closes a pair of dampers, as long as it is configured to pivot open and close. However, in the opening / closing method using one damper, there is a high possibility that the falling noodle strings are offset to one corner of the container, and further improvement is desired in order to align the noodle strings.

In the case of adopting a system in which a pair of dampers are opened and closed at the center thereof, if the pair of dampers are formed in a fork shape and each damper is formed so as to be interposed between the forks of the opposing dampers, the maximum is obtained. The noodle strings can be guided by the length of the diameter of the dropper. On the other hand, if the height from the drop outlet to the container stand is too large, the noodle strings guided to the bottom by the fork-shaped damper will not be restrained at all, and it may fall naturally and be cut. It is desirable to set the distance between the drop port and the container platform so that the tip of the damper in the open position substantially reaches the bottom of the container.

If a means for raising and lowering the damper is used as the raising and lowering means, a raising and lowering means is required together with the opening and closing driving means for the damper, and the mechanism of the damper portion may be complicated, so that it is relatively relatively difficult. Means for elevating and lowering the container cradle, which requires a simple configuration, is preferred. Examples of the means for raising and lowering the container take-up table include a structure including a support table, a container mounting table that can be moved up and down via a pantograph mechanism, and an air cylinder that drives the pantograph mechanism.

In addition, a container containing the noodle strings (hereinafter referred to as a container)
Means for discharging the “noodle container” from the container stand to the transfer device side is also required. As such a discharging means, a method of lifting a noodle string container, a method of extruding a noodle string container, or a roller conveyor for independently driving a table of a container tray, and a method of discharging by driving this roller conveyor are adopted. The roller conveyor system is preferable because it can be used for carrying an empty container to a container pick-up position, and the mechanism is simple.

Next, as described above, the stacking device may have any structure as long as it has a gripping device that can be transferred from the receiving position for receiving the transported noodle string container to the stacking cart. The stacking on the trolley may adopt either a method of transferring the items to the trolley one by one or a method of transferring the items collectively. However, in the method of transferring the objects one by one, the gripping device must be moved frequently, and the time required for the stacking work becomes longer. Whatever method is used, means for raising and lowering the gripping device is required according to the height of the stacked noodle string containers.

In consideration of these points, in the present invention, the stacking device is capable of reciprocating between a receiving position for receiving a conveyed container and a transfer position for transferring the stacked container to a cart. A frame provided in the apparatus main body, a gripping device which is provided on the frame so as to be movable up and down, and grips the container conveyed to the receiving position, and a lifting drive means for raising and lowering the gripping device with respect to the frame. It is possible to adopt a configuration including.

Therefore, when the noodle string container conveyed by the conveying device reaches the receiving position, the noodle string container is gripped by the gripping device, lifted by the elevation driving means, and the receiving position is emptied, and the next noodle string container is emptied. Allows loading of line containers. When the next noodle string container is carried into the receiving position, the gripping device descends and stacks the noodle string container that has been gripped and the transported noodle string container. Thereafter, the gripping device releases the noodle string container, and the gripping device further descends, grips the lowermost noodle string container again, rises and waits at the standby position.

By repeating the above operation, when a predetermined number of noodle string containers are stacked, the stacked containers gripped by the gripping device are moved together with the frame to the transfer position to the cart. It is transferred on a trolley.
Then, the gripping device is released and the entire frame returns to the original receiving position. The trolley on which the containers are stacked is moved by a worker to a storage as it is, or moved on rails to be automatically transported to the storage and stored therein.

The transporting device may be configured to transport the container on the container platform of the container removing device to the receiving position of the stacking device, but transport the empty container from the container yard to the container platform of the container removing device. It is also possible to provide a second transport means. Various configurations such as a conveyor, a hanging type, and an extrusion type can be adopted as a configuration of the transfer device, and a system such as a roller conveyor or a chain conveyor can be selected and adopted as the conveyor type.

[0028]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a container removing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This container picking system 1 is for automating an operation of connecting a cutting step of cutting the noodle strings A to a predetermined size with an automatic cutting machine and a storage step of temporarily storing the noodle strings A before the packaging step. In this system, the noodle strings A cut and conveyed by the automatic cutting machine are loaded into the container 2, transferred in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, and carried into the storage.

The main components of the container picking system 1 are a container picking device 3 for storing the noodle strings A cut in the cutting step in a container 2, and a noodle string container 2 containing the noodle strings A in a storage. A stacking device 5 for stacking on a trolley 61 for storage in a (not shown), and a transport device for transporting the container 2 on the container platform 6 of the container removing device 3 to a receiving position 5A of the stacking device 5 And 7.

Hereinafter, each device will be described sequentially. In addition, although the description of the "front-back" or "left-right" direction used in the description of each device is preferably used in view of the function of each device, a container in which the noodle string transport direction extends in two directions is used. When viewed from the whole of the taking system 1, it is not unified. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the transport direction of the noodle strings A transported from the automatic cutting machine is defined as the X direction, and the direction orthogonal to the transport direction is defined as the Y direction. Write it down.

[Construction of Container Picking Apparatus] FIG. 2 is a front view of a guide device of the container picking apparatus, FIG. 3 is a view showing main components of the fine vibration mechanism, and FIG. 4 is a front view of a noodle string separating mechanism and a damper apparatus. FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 6 is a side view of a noodle string separating plate portion of the guide device, FIG. 7 is a side view of the transfer device, FIG. 8 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. is there.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container removing device 3 is provided with a guiding device 10 for guiding the noodle strings A to a drop opening to the container.
And a drop port rotatably supported between a closed position 13A on which the noodle strings can be placed and an open position 13B pivoted downward from the support portion 12 near the drop port 11. A damper device 13 for opening and closing is provided, and a container table 6 is provided below the drop opening 11 with a space allowing the opening posture 13B of the damper device 13.

The guide device 10 is an automatic cutting machine (not shown).
And a pair of guide plates 15 arranged in the left-right direction (Y direction) arranged at an interval equal to or longer than the length of the noodle string A from the to the dropping port 11, from the automatic cutting machine side at the starting end in the guide path between the guide plates 15. A pair of left and right (Y-direction) thin rod-shaped guide rods 16 extending to the dropping port 11 at the end and a large amount of noodle strings conveyed from the automatic cutter in this guide path are accommodated in one container 2. A noodle string separating mechanism 17 for partitioning and separating the noodle strings into noodle doses, and a noodle string scraping mechanism 1 for scraping the noodle strings A separated by the noodle string separating mechanism 17 to the drop opening 11 side.
8 and a micro-vibration mechanism 19 for aligning the direction of the noodle strings cut by the automatic cutting machine in the guideway,
A screen 15a for preventing the noodle strings from going too far is provided on the opposite side of the guide path of the drop opening 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the micro-vibration mechanism 19 includes a mechanism main body 20 installed on the floor and a support shaft 20a of the main body.
And a movable table 21 having a guide rod 16 and a guide plate 15 integrally attached thereto, and reciprocating the movable table back and forth (X direction) through an elongated hole 21a. And a drive unit 22 for fine vibration.

The drive unit 22 includes an endless belt 22d wound around a motor 22a installed on the main body 20, a transmission pulley 22b on the motor shaft side, and a transmission pulley 22c on the eccentric wheel side. And a connection shaft 22f having an outer ring portion 22h externally fitted to the eccentric ring 22e and having the other end connected to the movable base 21 via a pin 22j. Eccentric wheel 2
As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting shaft 2e is configured to be rotatable around a pulley rotating shaft 20g of the main body 20 at a position eccentric from the center 22k, and the connecting shaft connected thereto with the rotation of the eccentric ring 22e. Since the carriage 22f reciprocates in the front-rear direction, the moving table 21 connected to the other end of the connection shaft 22f reciprocates in the X direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pair of guide rods 16 constituting the guide path are used to move the noodle strings A smoothly.
1, it is attached to the falling port 11 from the automatic cutting machine in an inclined manner. The space between the pair of guide rods 16 is for securing a space where the noodle string separating mechanism 17 is interposed,
Therefore, as long as a space for interposing the noodle string separating mechanism 17 can be ensured, the guide rods 16 are not limited to a pair on the left and right, and can be arranged more. In this embodiment, the guide rod 16 is used, but a pair of narrow belt conveyors may be used instead.

As shown in FIG. 1, the noodle string separating mechanism 17 is disposed between the pair of left and right guide rods 16 in two places, in the vicinity of the dropping port 11 and on the automatic cutting machine side. As shown in FIG. 6, the frame 23 of the container removing device main body.
A pair of left and right separation plate guides 24 fixed to the guide plate, a separation plate 25 that can move up and down along the guides 24 in the left and right guides 24 so that the separation plate
And a lifting cylinder 26 for driving the lifting and lowering of the cylinder 5. The lower end of the lifting cylinder 26 is connected to the guide 2 via a bracket.
4, and the upper end of the lifting cylinder 26 is connected to the separation plate 25. At the upper end of the separation plate 25,
An inclined plate 27 for mainly facilitating separation of the noodle strings A is fixed.

The operation timing of the noodle string separating mechanism 17 is such that the transferred noodle strings A are separated from the front (downstream) separation plate 2.
5, the noodle strings A are transferred to one container by an amount corresponding to the capacity, and then the rear (upstream) separation plate 25 is raised to transfer the automatic cutting. The noodle strings A on the machine side are blocked.
Detection of the noodle dose corresponding to the container capacity is performed by an optical height detection sensor 17a provided on the side of the guide plate 15 (FIG. 1).
Reference) signal.

The scraping plate 30 of the scraping mechanism 18
Immediately before the advancing in the X direction, the front separation plate 25 descends,
After the scraping plate 30 advances to the damper device 13,
The front separating plate 25 is raised to receive the next noodle strings. After the scraping plate 30 advances, the separation plate 25 on the rear side descends to allow the noodle strings A to move to the drop opening 11 side.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the scraping mechanism 18 includes a mechanism main body 28 supported and guided in the noodle string transport direction along the guide portion 23a of the main body frame 23 above the noodle string guide path. A drive cylinder 29 for driving the main body in the transport direction (X direction), a scraping plate 30 supported by the mechanism main body so as to be able to move up and down, and an elevating cylinder 31 for raising and lowering the scraping plate 30 are provided.

The guide movement range of the mechanism main body 28 is from the position of the separation plate 25 on the rear side to just above the drop opening 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the scraping plate 30 is notched in the lower center in a concave shape, and the notch width is formed to be larger than the horizontal width of the separating plate 25, and the scraping plate 30 interferes with the separating plate 25 in the lowered posture. Not set.

The operation timing of the scraping plate 18 is as follows: after the separation plate 25 on the rear side is raised, it is lowered to the lower side of the noodle strings, and then the mechanism body 28 is moved forward to move the damper device 1
3 and move up after transferring the noodle strings A to the damper device 13, return to the original position together with the mechanism main body 28, and stand by.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the damper device 13 includes a pair of fork-shaped dampers 13a and 13 rotatably supported by the support portions 12 on both sides of the drop opening 11, respectively.
b, the two dampers 13a, 13b are extended so that their tips extend to the bases of the opposing dampers, and are set in such an open position 13B that the tips reach the inner bottom of the container 2 on the container platform 6. ing. Therefore, the noodle strings A transported to the drop opening 11 are moved to the dampers 13a, 1
3b, the noodle strings A are guided along the surfaces of the dampers 13a, 13b to the bottom of the container 2.
Deficiency is prevented.

The bases of both dampers 13a and 13b are fixed to a rotating shaft 33 rotatably supported by the support portion 12, respectively, and a motor shaft of a motor 34 is connected to an end of the rotating shaft 33. The upper surfaces of the bases of the dampers 13a and 13b are formed so as to be flush with the tip of the damper, so that the transfer of the noodle strings from the guide rod 16 to the dampers 13a and 13b is performed smoothly.

The opening / closing operation timing of the dampers 13a and 13b is set such that the noodle strings A transported by the scraping plate 30 are opened and rotated when most of the noodle strings A are placed on the upper surfaces of the dampers 13a and 13b. The timing is such that the table 6 is closed and rotated after descending.

The container table 6 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a table 38 in which a plurality of roller conveyors 37 are arranged between two rails 36, a link mechanism 40 for connecting the table 38 so as to move up and down in parallel with a base 39, and a table 38 A lifting cylinder 41 interposed between a table 38 and a base 39 for raising and lowering, and a roller conveyor 3 on the table 38
And a drive unit 42 for driving the roller 7 independently of a roller conveyor of a transport device 7 described later, and transferring and discharging the noodle string container 2 containing the noodle strings from the container rack 6 to the stacking device side.

The link mechanism 40 has links 40a,
The center of 40b is connected with a pin, and one end of each is
And a table 38 pivotally connected to the other end of the table 3.
8 and slidably engaged with grooves formed in the base 39.

The table 38 is moved up and down in order to prevent the noodle strings contained in the container 2 from being lifted up by the dampers 13a and 13b when the dampers 13a and 13b are closed and rotated. This is to secure a space between the container and the container stand 6.

The roller conveyor 3 of the container stand 6
The roller 7 is separated from the roller conveyor of the transporting device 7 at the time of its descending and assumes a lowered posture, so that the driving force of the roller conveyor of the transporting device 7 cannot be used as it is. Therefore, in order to discharge the container 2 on the container tray 6 to the stacking device side, as a discharging means, a separate extruding cylinder or the like is provided without providing a driving means on the roller conveyor 37 of the container tray 6, or The roller conveyor driving means of the transporting device 7 may be connected to the roller conveyor driving means in an interlocked manner using a clutch or the like, or a driving unit for separately and independently driving the roller conveyor 37 of the container platform 6 may be provided. In the present embodiment, since the control is easy and the installation space is advantageous, the method of installing the drive unit 42 for separately and independently driving the roller conveyor 37 is adopted. As shown in FIG. A motor 43 and a transmission chain or a belt for the motor 43 constituting the unit 42 are installed on the table 38.

In order to position the container 2 on the container platform 6, container guides 44 are fixed on the rails 36 at both left and right (X-direction) ends of the roller conveyor 37. At the center in the (Y direction), a pair of left and right positioning pads 45 and 46 are installed.
It is made to be able to move in and out of the side. Further, a container stopper 48 is provided on the side of the stacking device of the roller conveyor 37 by an electromagnetic solenoid or an air cylinder 49 or the like.
It is provided so as to be able to move back and forth from the roller surface.

[Structure of Transporting Apparatus] The transporting apparatus 7 accommodates the noodle strings cut and transported by the automatic cutting machine in a container and transports the noodle strings in a direction (Y direction) orthogonal to the transport direction. A large number of roller conveyors 52 are rotatably supported between a pair of left and right (X-direction) rails 51 extending from the container yard 50 to a receiving position 5A of the stacking device 5, and are rotatably supported at an intermediate portion thereof. Roller conveyor 52
There is provided a space portion 53 (see FIG. 8) for the container table 6 where there is no.

That is, the front side (upstream side) of the space 53 constitutes a first transfer means for transferring the box-shaped empty container 2 having an open upper surface to the container pick-up table 6 of the container pick-up device 3, Behind the space 53 (downstream)
Constitutes second transport means for transporting the container on the container platform to the receiving position of the stacking device 5.
The driving of the roller conveyors 52 in the first conveying means and the second conveying means is separately performed by a driving chain or a belt (not shown), and the driving control is performed in accordance with the operation of the container removing device 3 or the stacking device 5, respectively. Is done.

A first stopper 55 and a second stopper 56 which are driven by an electromagnetic solenoid or an air cylinder or the like for standby of the empty container 2 are provided on the near side (upstream side) of the container stand 6 of the roller conveyor 52. Are arranged at intervals corresponding to the width of the container 2 in the Y direction so as to be able to move back and forth from the roller surface. Similarly, before the receiving position of the stacking device 5, a third stopper 5 having a similar function is provided.
7 (see FIG. 1). A pair of left and right guides 58 are provided on the rail 51 in accordance with the width of the container 2.

[Structure of Stacking Device] FIG. 10 is a side view of the stacking device, FIG. 11 is a partial plan view thereof, and FIG. 12 is a front view thereof.

The stacking device 5 reciprocates in the stacking device main body 62 between a receiving position 5A for receiving the transported noodle string container and a transfer position 5B for transferring the stacked container 2 to the carriage 61. Frame 63 movably provided
And a gripping device 64 provided on the frame 63 so as to be vertically movable and gripping the container 2 conveyed to the receiving position 5A, and a lifting / lowering cylinder as a lifting / lowering drive unit for raising and lowering the gripping device 64 with respect to the frame 63 65.

The stacking device main body 62 is composed of a frame member assembled in a rectangular frame shape, and the frame 63 is attached to the upper end frame member 62a through the rolling wheels 66 on the lower surface thereof in the front-rear direction (Y direction). ) Is mounted so that it can roll freely.

The frame 63 is formed in a frame shape.
One end of a reciprocating cylinder 67 is connected to one end in the left-right direction (X direction) of the apparatus main body 62 between the upper frame members 62a. This frame 63
The upper end of an elevating cylinder 65 is connected to the left and right ends, and a pair of front and rear gripping device guide rods 68 for vertically guiding the gripping device 64 are slidably supported in the vertical direction. Have been.

As shown in FIG. 12, the gripping device 64 includes a support portion 69 disposed on each of the left and right sides (X direction) of the roller conveyor 52 of the transport device 7, and an extension and retraction cylinder 7.
0, a container receiving pad 71 that can freely contact and separate from the container 2 and the guide rod 68 whose lower end is connected to the support portion 69.
Direction) is connected to the lower end of the elevating cylinder 65.

The receiving pad 71 is, as shown in FIG.
It is L-shaped when viewed from the Y direction, and can be engaged with the upper end flange 2 a of the container 2. The operation of the receiving pad 71 is as follows.
It is controlled so that the lowermost container 2 can always be gripped.

That is, the container 2 gripped by the receiving pad 71 is waiting at a position immediately above the receiving position 5A while leaving the receiving position 5A empty, and when the next container is carried into the receiving position 5A, the receiving pad 5 71
Lowers the container that has been gripped, and places it on the conveyed container. Thereafter, the receiving pad 71 is released, the pad 71 is further lowered, the lowermost container is grasped, and the control is performed so as to rise again and wait.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the carriage transfer position 5B, and FIG.
4 is a front view of the same. As shown, the carriage transfer position 5B is more Y than the receiving position 5A of the apparatus main body 62.
It is set on the floor outside in the direction and lower than the roller conveyor 52 of the transport device 7. At the transfer position 5B, a U-shaped guide portion 74 that is open outward and accommodates the carriage 61 is fixedly mounted, and positioning arms 76 for positioning the carriage 61 at the transfer position are provided on both left and right sides thereof. It is provided rotatably. This positioning arm 76
The motor 77 installed on the side of the carriage loading path is configured to be rotatable about the vertical axis between a contacting position abutting on the front and rear side surfaces of the container 2 and a standby position avoided from the carriage loading path.

[Overall Operation] The noodle strings A cut to a predetermined size by the automatic cutting machine are sent to the front side in the X direction by the guide rods 16 in the guide path between the guide plates 15 of the guide device 10, where: It is aligned while vibrating in the front-back direction by the fine vibration mechanism 19. The noodle strings A transported along the inclination of the guide rod 16 are blocked by the rise of the front separation plate 25 and are gradually accumulated. At this time, the noodle strings A are slightly vibrated back and forth by the fine vibration mechanism 19, so that the noodle strings A are aligned in a certain direction. After the front separating plate 25 is lifted, when an amount of noodle strings corresponding to the container capacity is stored, the rear separating plate 25 is raised by the signal from the height detection sensor 17a, and the automatic cutting machine side To temporarily stop the noodle strings A sent from the container, and secure the amount of noodles to be stored in one container 2 between the front and rear separation plates 25.

Next, the scraping plate 30 is lowered, the scraping plate 30 is inserted behind the noodle strings A sandwiched between the front and rear separation plates 25, and the scraping plate 30 advances in the X direction. Immediately before this, the front separating plate 25 descends and moves the noodle strings A to the drop opening 11 side. When most of the noodle strings A scraped by the scraping plate 30 are placed on the upper surfaces of the dampers 13a and 13b, the motor 34 is driven to drive the damper 1
Open rotation of 3a, 13b. Then, the noodle strings A are guided by the dampers 13a and 13b and stored in the container 2 on the container stand 6.

During this time, the scraping plate 30 rises and returns to the original position. In addition, the front separation plate 25 is raised and the rear separation plate 25 is lowered, and the operation of accumulating the noodle strings A again between the front and rear separation plates is repeated.

When the noodle strings A to the container 2 are finished on the container platform 6, the container platform 6 is lowered,
After the dampers 13a, 13b in the open state do not interfere with the container 2, the dampers 13a, 13b are closed and rotated. Then, the noodle strings A in the container are stored in an aligned state by the dampers 13a and 13b without being scraped.

After the damper device 13 is set to the closed position 13A, the container tray 6 is raised again, and the roller conveyor 52 of the transport device 7 and the roller conveyor of the container tray 6 are flush with each other. When the roller conveyor 37 of the table 6 is driven, the noodle string container 2 is transported and discharged to the roller conveyor 52 side of the transport device 7 by the roller conveyor 37, and the noodle string container 2 is stacked.
To the receiving position 5A.

When the noodle string container 2 is transported to the receiving position 5A of the stacking device 5, the pad 71 of the gripping device 64
Is operated and the next container 2 is received by the lifting cylinder 65 while holding the side surface of the noodle string container 2 at the position 5A.
Ready to be loaded into the car (height that allows noodle string container 2 to intervene)
Rise up and wait.

When the next noodle string container 2 is carried into the receiving position 5A, the gripping device 64 is lowered, and the noodle string container 2 that has been gripped is stacked on the transported noodle string container 2. Thereafter, the gripping device 64 moves the noodle string container 2
Is released, and further lowered, the lowermost noodle string container 2 is again gripped and raised, and waits at the standby position.

By repeating the above operation, a predetermined number of noodle string containers 2 are stacked. When the noodle string container 2 is stacked in a predetermined number of stages, this is detected, and the reciprocating cylinder 67 is operated, and the gripping device 64 and the frame 63 are moved together.
Is horizontally moved along the apparatus main body 62, and is moved directly above the transfer position 5B, the stacking container 2 together with the gripping device 64 is lowered by the elevating cylinder 65, and is transferred to the carriage 61 on the transfer position 5B. Will be posted. Then, the gripping device 64 is released, and the frame 63 returns to the original receiving position 5A.
The trolley 61 on which the containers 2 are stacked is moved by the worker to the storage as it is.

While the noodle string container 2 is being transported to the receiving position 5A while the gripping device 64 is moving to the transfer position, the container 2 is still moved to the receiving position 5A by the stopper 80 at the receiving position 5A. , The container 2 is prevented from dropping from the transport device 7.

[0071]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the container removing apparatus of the present invention, since the noodle string separating mechanism and the noodle string scraping mechanism are provided, a large amount of noodle strings that can be accommodated in the container can be simultaneously prepared. There is an advantage that it can be separated and stored in a container.

Further, since the noodle strings are guided to the bottom of the container by using the rotary damper device, it is possible to prevent cuts due to falling of the noodle strings. Further, since the length of the pair of fork-shaped dampers is set to the length of the base of the opposing damper, the noodle strings can be accommodated in a state aligned with the bottom of the container.

[0073]

Further, according to the container picking system of the present invention, since the structure provided with the container picking device, the conveying device and the stacking device is adopted, the noodle strings cut to a predetermined size by the automatic cutting machine are temporarily stored. There is an advantage that most of the operations can be automated in the storage process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a container removing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a guiding device of the container removing device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing main components of the micro-vibration mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a guiding device and a damper device of the container removing device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the noodle string separating plate portion of the guide device.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the transfer device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the stacking device.

FIG. 11 is a partial plan view of the same.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 13 is a plan view at a carriage loading position.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container removal system 2 Container 3 Container removal device 4 Dolly 5 Stacking device 6 Container removal stand 7 Conveying device 10 Guide device 11 Drop port 12 Support part 13 Damper device 16 Guide rod 17 Noodle string separation mechanism 18 Noodle string scraping mechanism 30 Scrape out Plate 52 Roller conveyor 62 Stacking device main body 63 Frame 64 Gripping device 65 Elevating cylinder

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Osamu Nakamura 141-1 Nihonbashi Koamicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Nisshin Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yuji Nakata 141-1 Nihonbashi Koamicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo No. Nisshin Engineering Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-61-140416 (JP, A) JP-A-4-85214 (JP, A) Jiko 5-22506 (JP, Y2) Jiko Sho-61 7574 (JP, Y2) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A21C 9/08 B65G 57 / 03,57 / 24 B65G 47 / 34,47 / 90

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container removing device for guiding a noodle string discharged from a noodle string discharge part of an automatic cutting machine along a guide path to a drop port to a container and storing the noodle string in a container. A separating plate that can be moved up and down on each of the upstream side and the downstream side, and a noodle string separating mechanism that separates an amount of noodle strings corresponding to the container capacity by the separating plates; and noodles separated by the noodle string separating mechanism. A noodle string container pick-up device provided with a scraping mechanism for scraping a wire toward the drop opening side. 2. A container removing device for accommodating a noodle string discharged from a noodle string discharge section of an automatic cutting machine into a container from a drop port, wherein the noodle string is placed on a support portion near the drop port. A dropper opening / closing damper device rotatably supported between a posture and an opening posture turned downward, and a gap allowing the opening posture of the damper device below the dropper. And a container pedestal provided in the container, comprising: elevating and lowering the support portion and the container pedestal relatively without scraping up the noodle strings contained in the container;
An noodle string container removing device provided with elevating means for securing an interval allowing the closing rotation of the damper device. 3. The damper device comprises a pair of fork-shaped dampers rotatably supported by supporting portions on both sides of a drop opening, and both dampers are extended to the ends of the opposing dampers. the distance between the damper device and the container-up table is, the noodle strings of the container up device at the distal end in the open posture bottom according to claim 2, which is set to an extent leading to the container on the container-up table of the damper. 4. A container removing device for storing a noodle string in a container, a stacking device for stacking a container in which the noodle string is stored in a storage, and a stacking device for storing the noodle string in a container. A transport device for transporting the container on the container platform to a receiving position of the stacking device, wherein the container capture device guides the noodle strings to a drop port to the container, and a damper device that opens and closes the drop port. And a container platform that allows an empty container to stand by below the dropping port, wherein the stacking device converts the noodle string container transported from the container platform from its receiving position to a truck for stacking. A container pick-up system, comprising a gripping device capable of being transferred. 5. The container removing device according to claim 1, wherein
5. The container removing system according to claim 4 , wherein the container removing device is the container removing device according to claim 3 . 6. A transporting device for transporting an empty container having an open upper surface to a container platform of the container removing device, wherein the transport device transports the container on the container platform to a receiving position of the stacking device. The noodle string container pick-up system according to claim 4, further comprising a second conveying means for conveying.