JP3086428U - Band holding jig for semi-automatic packing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a band tip holding jig capable of extremely easily and easily performing a manual operation required for a packing operation using a semi-automatic packing machine. SOLUTION: A support portion 12 having a pair of vertical walls 12a facing each other via a band guide rail 7 of the work table when placed on a work table of a semi-automatic packing machine 1, and a vertical wall 12a of the support section 12
A band guide portion 13 provided between the band guide rails 7 to guide the band B guided by the band guide rail 7 so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and provided on both left and right edges of the band guide portion 13 in a rising shape. The band B is prevented from coming off from the band guide part 13 and the band B is prevented from coming out.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 This invention relates to a band tip holding jig for a semi-automatic packing machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Semi-automatic baling machines, in which the tip of the band automatically sent out is wrapped around the material to be packed and inserted into the welder, and the subsequent work is performed automatically, are well known in the past. However, in order to reduce the labor of manual work, a band tip holding jig is used to position the tip of the automatically fed band at a desired position.

[0003] Such a band tip holding jig is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 64-35802, which has a substantially V-shape with its opening directed in the band feeding direction of a band feeding mechanism and a straight line in that direction. An arrangement fixed in the upper predetermined position is disclosed.

According to the band tip holding jig, the tip of the band automatically sent out is inserted from the opening of the holding jig, and further progress is stopped. Then, the band is stopped between the material to be packed and the holding jig. Therefore, it is sufficient to hold the tip of the band by hand, wind it around the material to be packed, and insert it into the welding device.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 According to the band tip holding jig disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 64-35802, especially when the material to be packed is large, the middle portion of the band becomes a large ring, and the work for holding the tip by hand is difficult. There was a problem that it became difficult, and there was also a problem that the tip of the band might not be inserted well into the opening of the holding jig.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a band tip holding jig that enables extremely easy and simple manual work required for packing using a semi-automatic packing machine.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The semi-automatic packing machine band tip holding jig according to the present invention is a manual operation in which the tip of the band automatically sent out is wrapped around the material to be packed and inserted into the welding device. This is a jig used to hold the band that has been automatically sent out in a semi-automatic baling machine, and is used to hold the band that has been automatically sent out. A supporting portion having a pair of vertical walls opposed to each other via a band guiding rail, and a band provided between the vertical walls of the supporting portion and guided by the band guiding rails and sent to a horizontal plane. A band guide that guides the band so as to incline, and is provided on both left and right edges of the band guide so as to prevent the band from coming off the band guide, and to forcibly remove the band during manual work. By also in the range, characterized in that it comprises a band detachment prevention portion and ability.

According to the semi-automatic packing machine band tip holding jig of the present invention, by mounting the jig on the work table of the semi-automatic packing machine, the vertical walls of the support portion are opposed to each other via the band guiding rail, The band guide is positioned so as to face the band sent along the band guide rail, and the band guided by the band guide rail is guided so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. The tip is sent out above the upper surface of the jig, and the band is prevented from coming off from the band guide by the band removal prevention part. At the time of manual work, hold the tip of the band and forcibly pull out the band part in the jig from the band removal prevention part, and insert the band end into the welding device.

[0009] The band detachment prevention portion may be, for example, one in which the interval between the tip portions is smaller than the band width, may be fixedly attached to the band support portion, and the interval between the tip portions is variable. You may do so. When fixedly attached to the band supporting portion, the band removal preventing portion is preferably formed of a flexible material.

[0010] As a more preferable configuration of the band removal preventing portion, the band removal preventing portion is a pair of opening / closing members attached to each vertical wall of the support portion by hinge means so that the interval between the tip portions can be changed. Each opening / closing member is biased in the closing direction by an elastic member. With this configuration, the opening and closing member is urged by the elastic member so as to close, so that the band is reliably prevented from coming off, and when the band is pulled out, only the band is pulled against the urging force of the elastic member. And trouble during manual work can be substantially eliminated.

The hinge means includes, for example, a fixing member fixed to a vertical wall of the support portion, an inclination axis supported by the fixing member so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane, and one end rotating around the inclination axis. A revolving member movably mounted and having the other end coupled to the base end of the opening / closing member. The elastic member is wound around the inclined shaft, and one end is turned around the fixed member. It is a torsion coil spring applied to the moving member.

Further, the guide surface of the band guide portion is formed in a concave arc shape, and the lower end portion of the band guide portion comes into contact with the band guide rail of the work table, and the upper end portion of the band guide portion. Is preferably substantially vertical. In this way, the band can be smoothly guided into the jig from the band guide rail, and can be easily guided out of the jig.

The guide surface of the band guide is formed, for example, by the surface of a flexible plate-like body, and the plate-like body follows a concave arc-shaped surface formed on a vertical wall of the support. Is fixed to the support portion via an L-shaped fixing member.

In order to stably mount the jig on the work table, a magnet that is attracted to a magnetic material forming a band guide rail is attached to a vertical wall of the support via a bracket. Is preferred. Of course, a suction cup may be used instead of the magnet. Further, it is preferable that a lower protruding portion which is slidably fitted to the band guide rail is provided at a lower end of the rear wall connecting the vertical walls.

[0015]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the left of FIG. 2 is referred to as front, the right is referred to as rear, and the left and right are referred to rear.

FIG. 1 shows a band tip holding jig (10) according to the present invention and a semi-automatic baling machine (1) in which it is used. FIGS. 2 to 5 show a band tip holding jig (10). 1) shows the first embodiment.

The semi-automatic baling machine (1) includes a caster (3) having casters (3) and a gate-shaped cart (2) as viewed from the left and right, a reel (4) arranged below a top wall of the cart (2), and a cart. The welder (5) fixed to the lower surface near the front end of the top wall of (2) and the work table (6) with the band guide rail (7) mounted on the top wall of the bogie (2) The band tip holding jig (10) is detachably mounted near the rear end of the worktable (6) so as to face the welder (5) via the material to be packed (P). It is attached. According to the semi-automatic baling machine (1) and the band tip holding jig (10), the band (B) automatically sent out moves in the groove of the band guide rail (7) of the worktable (6) at the front end. The tip (b) of the band (B) is exposed above the upper surface of the band tip holding jig (10), and the worker holds the tip (b) and holds the band (B). ) Is wrapped around the material to be packed (P), and the work is inserted through the opening provided in the welder (5), and the following operations are performed automatically to perform packing. .

The band guide rail (7) of the work table (6) is made of a magnetic material (for example, iron) and extends in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. It has a brim portion (7a) that spreads out.

The band tip holding jig (10) includes a main body (11) mounted on a work table (6) of the semi-automatic packing machine (1), and a work table (6) when mounted on the work table (6). ), A support portion (12) having left and right vertical walls (12a) opposed to each other via a band guide rail (7), and a band (B) guided by the band guide rail (7). A band guide (13) that guides so as to incline with respect to the horizontal plane, and a band (B) is provided on both left and right edges of the band guide (13) in a rising shape, and the band (B) comes off from the band guide (13). And a band removal preventing portion (14) for preventing the band (B) from being forcibly removed at the time of manual work.

The main body (11) has substantially trapezoidal left and right walls (11a), a rectangular rear wall (11b), and a rectangular upper wall (11c), and is formed in an inverted U-shape when viewed from the front-back direction. ing. The left and right walls (11a) have a horizontal lower surface, a vertical rear surface, a horizontal upper surface whose front-rear length is shorter than the lower surface, and a front surface inclined forward and downward. The lower ends of the inclined front surfaces of the left and right walls (11a) are vertically chamfered. A bent edge portion (11d) protruding inward in the left-right direction is provided in an inclined portion on the front surface of the left and right walls (11a). The interval between the tips of the bent edges (11d) is about twice the band width. The front and rear lengths of the upper wall (11c) are shorter than the front and rear lengths of the upper surfaces of the left and right walls (11a), and an opening (21) is formed in front of the upper wall (11c) as a band outlet. Have been.

The support portion (12) has a height that can be exactly accommodated between the upper wall (11c) of the main body (11) and the upper surface of the worktable (6), and its right and left vertical walls (12a) Are connected by a rear wall (12b), and the rear wall (12b) is fixed to the main body rear wall (11b) by bolts and nuts (22). The left and right vertical walls (12a) are substantially trapezoidal, but the front surface (23) is formed in an arc shape. The arcuate surface (23) has its center on (or slightly below) the forward extension of the horizontal upper surface, and has a radius greater than the height of the support (12). Therefore, the tangent direction of the upper end of the arc surface (23) is substantially vertical, and the tangent direction of the lower end of the arc surface (23) is inclined at a predetermined angle (for example, 30 to 40 °) from horizontal. It has been done. At the lower end of the rear wall (12b), there is provided a lower protruding portion (24) which is slidably fitted to the band guide rail (7) of the worktable (6). A magnet (25) that is attracted to a magnetic material forming the band guide rail (7) is attached to the left and right vertical wall (12a) via a bracket (26).

The guide surface of the band guide portion (13) is formed by the surface of a synthetic resin plate (27) and the surface of a thin steel plate (28) that is stacked at the lower end thereof so as to protrude downward. Have been. The width of the synthetic resin plate (27) is about three times the width of the band (B), and the width of the thin steel sheet (28) is about the width of the band (B), and the band guide rail (7) The width can be inserted into. The composite resin plate (27) is provided with three brackets (29) with both edges thereof along the arc-shaped front surface (23) of the left and right vertical wall (12a) of the support portion (12). It is fixed to (12a). A groove (27a) extending in the length direction is provided on a side surface of the synthetic resin plate (27). The bracket (29) for fixing the synthetic resin plate (27) is L-shaped having a long side and a short side, and the short side of the bracket (29) fits into the groove (27a) of the synthetic resin plate (27). It is fitted and its long sides are fixed to the left and right vertical walls (12a) with bolts and nuts (30). The thin steel plate (28) has elasticity and has a free shape shown by a chain line in FIG. It is elastically deformed and smoothly connects to the bottom surface of the band guide rail (7). The upper end position of the synthetic resin plate (27) matches the opening edge of the upper wall (11c) of the main body (11), and the lower end position is the left and right vertical wall (12a) of the support portion (12). It protrudes below the lower surface of. The lower end of the synthetic resin plate (27) is attached rearward between the back surface of the lower end of the synthetic resin plate (27) and the downward protruding portion (24) of the rear wall (12b) of the support portion (12). An energizing tension coil spring (31) is passed. The elastic force of the coil spring (31) has a component that urges the lower end of the synthetic resin plate (27) downward, so that the thin steel plate (28) always keeps the band guide rail (7). Is guaranteed to hit the bottom of the

The band removal prevention portion (14) includes left and right opening / closing members attached to each vertical wall (12a) of the support portion (12) by hinge means (15) so that the interval between the tip portions can be changed. (32), and each open / close member (32) is urged in the closing direction by a left-right torsion coil spring (33) as an elastic member.

Each opening / closing member (32) has a substantially L-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 5, and the left and right opening / closing members (32) have their base ends sandwiching the left and right vertical walls (12a) from outside. And the front ends thereof are opposed to each other with a slight gap. This interval is, for example, 1 to 5 mm so that the band (B) does not easily come off.

Each hinge means (15) rotates the opening / closing member (32) around an axis in the inclined direction. The hinge means (15) has a U-shaped cross section and its width direction is the same as the guide surface of the band guide portion (13). A fixing member (34) fixed to the left and right vertical walls (12a) of the supporting portion (12) with bolts and nuts (35) so as to be substantially parallel, and a fixing member (34) inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane. ) Between the side walls of the inclined shaft (36), the cylindrical part (37a) loosely fitted near the two ends of the inclined axis (36), and the square plate part (37b) connected to it. And a turning member (37) coupled to a base end of the opening / closing member (32).

A torsion coil spring (33) for urging the opening / closing member (32) is wound around the central portion of the inclined shaft (36), and one end (33a) of the torsion coil spring (33) is attached to the top wall of the fixed member (34) from inside. And the other end (33b) is applied to the rotating member (37) from outside. As a result, the rotating member (37) is urged inward in the left-right direction, and the opening / closing member (32) connected to the rotating member (37) is urged in a direction to close the gap between the distal ends thereof. I have. The elastic force of the torsion coil spring (33) is such that when the band (B) is held in hand and pulled in the direction of the arrow in FIGS. 2 and 5, the opening / closing member (32) moves in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIGS. It is small enough to open easily.

When using the band tip holding jig (10), first, the lower protruding part (24) of the rear wall (12a) of the support part (12) is connected to the band guide of the worktable (6). The main body (11) is slid in the front-rear direction while being fitted into the rail (7), and is positioned at a predetermined position. At this time, the magnet (25) fixed to the support portion (12) is attracted to the flange portion (7a) of the rail guide groove (7), and the jig (10) is prevented from moving in the front-rear direction. Sticking is also prevented. At the same time, the left and right vertical walls (12a) of the support section (12) are opposed to each other via the band guide rail (7), and the band guide section (13) supported by the support section (12) automatically guides the band. It is positioned to face the band (B) sent along the rail (7). Here, when the band (B) is automatically sent out, the band (B) guided by the band guide rail (7) is guided by the band plan inside (13) so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. The band removal prevention part (14) prevents the band guide part (13) from coming off, and the tip part (b) is sent out above the upper surface of the jig (10). Next, manual work is required.At this time, the band (B) is pulled forward, the opening / closing member (32) is forcibly opened, and the band (B) in the jig (10) is removed. What is necessary is just to pull out from the prevention part (14) and insert the tip part (b) into the welding device (5). Subsequent packing work will be performed again automatically.

In the above embodiment, the guide surface of the band guide portion (13) is formed by combining a synthetic resin plate (27) and a thin steel plate (28), and the synthetic resin plate (27) is formed. The lower end portion of the band guide portion (13) is urged rearward by a tension coil spring (31), but is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which only the thin steel plate (41) having a higher rigidity than that of (27) is used, and the tension coil spring (31) is omitted.

[0029]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the semi-automatic packing machine band tip holding jig of the present invention, the band guided on the band guiding rail of the work table of the semi-automatic packing machine is guided so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the band is guided. A semi-automatic baling machine is used because the band stopper prevents the band from coming off from the band guide, and the band can be forcibly pulled out of the band guard during manual work and the tip of the band can be inserted into the welder. The manual work required for the completed packing work can be performed extremely easily and easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a band tip holding jig according to the present invention and a semi-automatic packing machine using the same.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the band tip holding jig of the first embodiment with a part cut away.

FIG. 3 is a front view in which the same part is cut away.

FIG. 4 is a rear view in which the same part is cut away.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view showing a main part of a band tip holding jig according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Semi-automatic baling machine (5) Welder (6) Work table (7) Band guide rail (10) Band tip holding jig (12) Support (13) Band guide (14) Band removal prevention (15) Hinge means (27) Synthetic resin plate (28) Thin steel plate (29) Bracket (fixing member) (32) Opening / closing member (33) Torsion coil spring (elastic member) (33a) One end (33b) Other end (34 ) Fixing member (37) Rotating member (41) Thin steel plate (B) Band (b) Tip

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A manual operation of holding the tip (b) of the automatically fed band (B), winding it around the material to be packed (P) and inserting it into the welder (5) is performed. A band tip holding jig (10) used in an automatically performed semi-automatic baling machine (1) to hold the automatically sent band (B) in a workable state, the semi-automatic baling machine (1 A) a support portion (12) having a pair of vertical walls (12a) opposed to each other via a band guide rail (7) of the work table (6) when placed on the work table (6);
A band guide portion provided between the vertical walls (12a) of the support portion (12) to guide the band (B) guided and sent by the band guide rail (7) so as to be inclined with respect to a horizontal plane ( 13),
The band guide (13) is provided on both left and right edges in a rising shape to prevent the band (B) from coming off the band guide (13) and to be able to forcibly remove the band (B) during manual work A jig for holding a band end portion of a semi-automatic packing machine, comprising: 2. A band removal prevention part (14) is supported by a support part (1) by a hinge means (15) so that the interval between the tip parts can be changed.
A pair of open / close members (3) attached to each vertical wall (12a) in (2)
2. The band tip holding jig for a semi-automatic packing machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing member (32) is formed by (2), and each opening / closing member (32) is urged in a closing direction by an elastic member (33). 3. The hinge means (15) comprises a vertical wall of the support (12).
A fixing member (34) fixed to (12a), and an inclination axis supported by the fixing member (34) so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane.
(36) and a rotating member (37), one end of which is rotatably mounted around the tilt axis (36) and the other end of which is coupled to a base end of the opening / closing member (32). The (33) is a torsion coil spring wound around the inclined shaft (36), one end (33a) of which is applied to the fixed member (34) and the other end (33b) of the torsion member (37). The jig for holding a band end portion of the semi-automatic packing machine described in the above. The guide surface of the band guide (13) is formed in a concave arc shape, and the lower end of the band guide (13) is brought into contact with the band guide rail (7) of the worktable (6). 4. A band tip holding jig for a semi-automatic baling machine according to claim 1, wherein the tangential direction of the upper end of the band guide is substantially vertical. 5. The guide surface of the band guide portion (13) is formed by the surface of a flexible plate-like body (27), (28), (41), and the plate-like body (27) (28) (41) is a vertical wall (12a) of the support part (12).
L-shaped fixing member (2) along the concave arc-shaped surface formed in
5. The band tip holding jig for a semi-automatic packing machine according to claim 4, wherein the jig is fixed to the supporting portion (9) via (9).