JP3101161B2 - Conveyance supply 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 transporting / supplying apparatus for transporting and supplying boxes used in automatic packaging equipment such as box packing equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a device (conventional example) described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 59-15614 has been proposed as a device for conveying and supplying articles such as boxes and cups. In such a conventional example, a through-hole is opened in the endless transport belt, a negative pressure operating section is installed on the back side of the endless transport belt, and negative pressure by the negative pressure operating section is applied to the article through the through-hole. The article is adsorbed on the endless transport belt to transport and supply the article.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the negative pressure operating section is disposed only in the linear conveying section of the endless conveying belt, it is possible to convey the article by changing its posture such as turning over the article. Can not.

Further, in the above-described conventional example, the negative pressure of the negative pressure operating section acts on the article through the through hole of the endless transport belt.
Extending the negative pressure operating section to the rotary transport section of the endless transport belt,
When an article is to be inverted and conveyed, a centrifugal force acts on the conveyed article in the rotary conveying section, so that the article may be detached.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional example, it is impossible to adjust the position of the article when the article is sucked, and it is not possible to center the article after the suction is released.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a transporting / supplying apparatus capable of stably reversing and supplying an article.

[0007] Further, an invention according to claim 1, by adjusting the suction portion of the article, and an object thereof is to provide a conveyor feeder capable of realizing a stable reverse conveyance.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 2, and carried out the centering, and to provide a conveying supply apparatus that can easily increase the processing in the next step.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a chute apparatus for supplying an article in a sideways state, and conveying the article from the chute apparatus in a linear direction in a sideways state.
Reversing transport device that reverses and erects it after rotating
And drop the erect article by this reversing transport device.
And an upright conveying device for receiving the sheet on the base plate. The reverse conveying device includes an endless conveying device and a negative pressure operating section. The endless conveying device is capable of traveling in the article conveying direction. A plurality of suction members capable of adsorbing the article are protruded in the longitudinal direction in the transporting means, and the negative pressure operating section extends along a traveling direction of the endless transporting means from a linear transporting section of the endless transporting means. The suction member is extended to the rotation conveyance section, and applies a negative pressure to the suction member, and is supplied from the chute device.
The article is sucked by the suction member from the linear transport section to the rotary transport section.
And rotate it, turn it over, and
Side to release the article from the suction member, and
It can be dropped on the base plate, and
Has a stopper device and a delivery device, and
Is installed, and the stopper device is installed
Grasps the item upstream of the first item to be supplied and
The supply of goods other than the goods to be supplied first is stopped,
The above-mentioned delivery device is a delivery cylinder for the reverse transport device.
First supply above with a receiving plate that can be raised and lowered by operation of the device
Support the goods to be lowered, and lower this tray to supply
Of the endless transport means in the reverse transport device
A suction cylinder device for supplying to the suction member
The timing at which the receiving plate is lowered by the suction member
It can be changed to optimize the suction position of the article,
In the reversing conveyance device, the rotation conveyance section of the endless conveyance means
The turning radius of the article is set to a certain value or less, and
The falling distance of the article dropped on the exit side to the base plate
Can be set to a fixed value or less.
You.

[0010]

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
A centering device having a positioning member and an extruding member is installed between the reversing conveyance device and the upright conveyance device, and the positioning member is installed at a predetermined position to position one side of the article, An extruding device is provided so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the positioning member, and presses the other side of the article so that the center of the article coincides with the center of the erecting conveyance device.

[0012]

[Action]According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following operation is provided.
is there.  Applying a negative pressure to the suction member of the endless transport means,
When the article is sucked by the suction member while lying down
In addition, this negative pressure operation part is moved from the linear conveyance part of the endless conveyance means.
Since it has been extended to the rotary conveyance section, the rotation of the endless conveyance means
In the transfer section, the article is turned from the side down to the upright state
You can change the power. Of course, this
In this case, the article is a suction member protruding from the endless transport means.
The suction force is high even if it is conveyed at high speed.
Since the product does not come off strongly,
Can be erected.

[0013] Under the receiving plate by the feeding device of the cutting device
The descending timing corresponds to the endless conveyance means in the reverse conveyance device.
Because it is configured to be changeable in consideration of the running state,
Articles to be supplied onto the endless transport means are
The position to be sucked by the suction member is adjusted arbitrarily.
Therefore, the suction position is adjusted according to the size and shape of the article
And an appropriate radius of rotation in the rotating transport section of the endless transport means.
The product can be turned over with a stable turnover
Wear.Also, the falling distance of the article to the base plate is appropriate,
The transfer to the base plate can be stabilized.

[0014]According to the second aspect of the present invention, the following operation is provided.
is there. The center of the goods transported by the reversing transport device is
The centering device matches the center of the upright transfer device
To be conveyed on this upright conveying device
Processing (for example, if the article is a box,
Suitable for filling containers and flap folding boxes).
You can do it right.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall plan view showing an automatic transport facility provided with a box supply device to which an embodiment of the transport supply device according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the automatic transfer equipment of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of FIG.
It is an arrow view along the III-III line. FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow IV in FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a part of FIG. FIG.
7A is an enlarged side view of the negative pressure operation cylinder in FIG. 3, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view along the line VIIB-VIIB in FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a suction pad for sucking a box together with an endless transport belt.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an automatic packaging equipment 10 for automatically packing a container 1 such as a detergent into a box 3 such as a cardboard box serves as a box transfer device for holding and transferring the box 3. A box conveying device 11, a box feeding device 12 for supplying the boxes 3 to the box conveying device 11 and supplying the boxes 3, a container conveying device 13 for conveying the containers 1 fitted to the hakama 2 in two rows, and a box conveying device 11
The flap of the box 3 above is held open, and a predetermined number of containers 1 are taken out from the container transporting device 13 and packed into the box 3. A packaging device 15 that folds the flaps, compresses and packs them, and a collective box manufacturing device 16 that manufactures a collective packaging box (pair case) 4 by bonding two boxes 3 packed by the packaging device 15. It is configured to have.

As shown in FIG. 3, the box supplying device 12 supplies the box 3 as an article in a sideways state, and supplies the box 3 supplied from the chute device 17 in a sideways state. Inverted and upright box conveyor 1
1, a cutting device 19 installed in the chute device 17 for supplying the boxes 3 one by one to the box conveying device 11, and a cutting device 19 installed between the reversing supplying device 18 and the box conveying device 11. And a centering device 20 for centering the upright box 3.

In the box transport device 11, a pair of inner transport chains 21 and a pair of outer transport chains 22 are run in synchronization with each other. A large number of base plates 23 on which the boxes 3 are placed are installed. A plurality of fixed gripping members 24
Is fixed, and the movable holding member 25 is
Is arranged. The movable gripping member 25 is configured to be rotatable in the transport direction of the inner transport chain 21 and the outer transport chain 22, and even if the box manufacturing accuracy of the box 3 varies, the movable gripping member 25 holds the box 3 with the fixed gripping member 24. Can be gripped with. The box conveying device 11 intermittently conveys the box 3 in the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 3 while holding the box 3 in this manner.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 7, the reversing conveyance device 18 has two conveyance belts 26 as endless conveyance means arranged in parallel, each wound around a driving pulley 27 and a driven pulley 28. A suction pad 29 as a suction member protrudes from each conveyor belt 26, and a negative-pressure operating cylinder 30 as a negative-pressure operating unit is disposed on the back side of each conveyor belt 26. Is done.

The drive pulley 27 is attached to the drive shaft 31 so as to rotate integrally therewith, and the fourth drive sprocket 32 is attached to the drive shaft 31 so as to rotate integrally therewith. The drive first sprocket 33 connected to a drive motor (not shown) (via an index) transmits power via a drive first chain 36 to a drive second sprocket 35 attached to a speed reducer 34, and the speed is reduced. The third driving sprocket 37 of the machine 34 transmits power to the fourth driving sprocket 32 via the second driving chain 38. As a result, the driving pulley 27 moves the transport belt 26 along the arrow A in FIG.
Run intermittently in the direction.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, a plurality of the suction pads 29 are provided so as to protrude outward along the longitudinal direction of the conveyor belt 26. Each suction pad 29 is provided on the conveyor belt 2.
6 is installed at a position corresponding to the through-hole 39 opened at 6.

Further, the negative-pressure operating cylinder 30 is arranged so that the driving pulley 27 and the driven pulley 2
8 from the linear transport section 40 to the rotary transport section 41 guided by the drive pulley 27, and is installed by the stay 30C. As shown in FIG. 7B, the negative pressure driving cylinder 30 has a rectangular cross section, has an opening on the side of the conveyor belt 26, and is connected to a negative pressure source such as a blower or a vacuum pump. Therefore, when the negative pressure from the negative pressure source reaches the inside of the negative pressure working cylinder 30, the negative pressure acts on the suction pad 29 through the through hole 39, and the suction pad 29 sucks the box 3.

One end 30A of the negative pressure operating cylinder 30 is installed immediately below the chute device 17, and the other end 30B is connected to the rotary conveyor 41 of the conveyor belt 26 by an angle α (α = 90) from the linear conveyor 40. °). Therefore, the suction pad 29 immediately sucks the box 3 dropped from the chute device 17 and rotates the box 3 by 90 ° to invert the box 3 in the rotating conveyance section 41 of the conveyance belt 26. The suction of the box 3 is released when the box 3 is separated from the other end 30B. As shown in FIG. 4, the drive pulley 27 is provided with a groove 42 for accommodating the negative-pressure operating cylinder 30 extending to the rotary conveyance section 41. .

With the reversing and conveying device 18 as described above,
The box 3 is sucked by the suction pad 29 in a sideways state, and the traveling of the transport belt 26 in the direction of arrow A causes the linear transport section 40 to move.
Are transported linearly in the direction of arrow A, and are turned upright in the rotary transport section 41 and supplied onto the base plate 23 of the box transport device 11.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the chute device 17 has a fixed guide plate 43 in four directions in plan view.
The front movable guide plate 44, the left movable guide plate 45, and the right movable guide plate 46 are arranged respectively. A large number of boxes 3 are housed in a state of being laid sideways with their openings surrounded by the fixed guide plate 43, the front movable guide plate 44, the left movable guide plate 45, and the right movable guide plate 46. The front movable guide plate 44, the left movable guide plate 45, and the right movable guide plate 46 are movable according to the shape of the box 3 as described later.

The fixed guide plate 43 is disposed on the rear side with respect to the traveling direction A of the reverse conveying device 18 and
7 and is fixed to the frame 48. The front movable guide plate 44 is supported by the frame 48 via the movable member 49, the screw 50, and the support member 51. The support member 51 is fixed to the frame 48. A motor 52 is provided on the support member 51, and the driving force of the motor 52 is transmitted to the screw 50 via gears 53 and 54. The screw 50 is screwed into the movable member 49, and the front movable guide plate 44 is fixed to the movable guide plate 49. Accordingly, the rotation of the motor 52 causes the screw 50 to rotate and the movable guide plate 49 to move in the directions of the arrows A and B, so that the front movable guide plate 44 can advance and retreat in the same direction. Arrows A and B are opposite to each other, and the arrow A is the same as the traveling direction of the reverse transport device 18.

In the drive system of the left movable guide plate 45 and the right movable guide plate 46, a motor 56 is mounted on a support member 55 fixed to a frame 48, and the driving force of the motor 56 is transmitted via gears 57 and 58. The movable plate 60 and the movable plate 60 are screwed on both sides of the screw 59. The movable plate 60 has a left movable guide plate 45, and the movable plate 61 has a right movable guide plate 46. It is fixed. Screws opposite to each other are engraved on both sides of the screw 59, and when the screw 59 is rotated by the operation of the motor 56, the movable plate 60
And 61, the left movable guide plate 45 and the right movable guide plate 46 approach and move in the directions of arrows C and D, respectively.
Alternatively, they move away from each other in the directions of arrows E and F, respectively. Here, arrows C, D, E, and F are perpendicular to arrows A and B.

The front movable guide plate 4 according to the size of the box 3
4. By moving the left movable guide plate 45 and the right movable guide plate 46, the box 3 of any size can be moved to the fixed guide plate 43, the front movable guide plate 44, the left movable guide plate 45, As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the right movable guide plate 46 is stacked in the vertical direction without laterally shifting in the horizontal direction. The plurality of boxes 3 housed in the chute device 17 are supplied one by one to the reversing and conveying device 18 by the cut-out device 19 in a side-by-side state.

The cutting device 19 is installed on the chute device 17 and includes a stopper device 62 and a delivery device 63. The stopper device 62 is fixed to the movable plate 60 of the left movable guide plate 45 and the movable plate 61 of the right movable guide plate 46, respectively.
3 is disposed immediately below the chute device 17.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the stopper device 62 includes a stopper cylinder 64 and a stopper plate 66 fixed to the tip of a piston rod 65 of the stopper cylinder 64. A stopper cylinder 64 is supported on each of the movable plates 60 and 61. Further, a plurality of stoppers 67 are fixed to the stopper plate 66. On the other hand, through holes 68 are opened in the left movable guide plate 45 and the right movable guide plate 46 in correspondence with the stoppers 67. When the stopper plate 66 moves in the directions indicated by the arrows C and D by the operation of the stopper cylinder 64, the stopper 67 passes through the through hole 68, so that both sides of the box 3 can be gripped.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the stopper device 62 is provided in the plurality of boxes 3 stacked vertically in the chute device 17 and upstream of the box 3 to be supplied to the reversing and conveying device 18 first. , Ie, the second box 3 from the lowermost position, is gripped by the stopper 67 from both left and right directions. Therefore, this gripping prevents the boxes 3 other than the box 3 at the lowermost position from being supplied to the reversing conveyance device 18.

The delivery device 63 comprises a pair of left and right delivery cylinders 69 in FIG.
And a receiving plate 71 fixed to the piston rod 70. The receiving plate 71 is configured to be able to move up and down with respect to the upper surface of the suction pad 29 in the reversing conveyance device 18 by the advance and retreat movement of the delivery cylinder device 69. This receiving plate 71
Supports the box 3 to be supplied first to the reversing and conveying device 18 in the chute device 17, and lowers the receiving plate 71 to move the box 3 to be supplied first to the suction pad 2 in the reversing device 18.
9

The lowering timing of the receiving plate 71 based on the operation of the delivery cylinder device 69 can be changed in accordance with the size of the box 3 in consideration of the running state of the transport belt 26 in the reverse transport device 18. That is, the receiving plate 71 is lowered when the transport belt 26 intermittently traveling stops or travels, and descends so that the suction pad 29 of the transport belt 26 sucks the optimal position of the box 3. As shown in FIG. 8A, the suction pad 29 sucks a position at a distance P ₀ from the front end of the box 3 and
Rotation radius R ₀ next to the base plate 23 of the front end and the box conveyor device 11 of the box 3 at the time of releasing the adsorption of the suction pads 29
Distance between (fall distance) descends timing of receiving plate 71 so as to be H ₀ is set.

As shown in FIG. 8B, when the lowering timing of the receiving plate 71 is delayed so that the suction pad 29 sucks the position of the distance P ₁ (P ₁ > P ₀ ) from the front end of the box 3, The rotation radius R ₁ of the box 3 in the rotary transport unit 41 increases (R ₁ > R ₀ ), and an excessive centrifugal force acts on the box 3, and the box 3 is easily separated. Also, as shown in FIG.
The lowering timing of the receiving plate 71 is advanced so that the suction pad 29
Absorbs a position at a distance P ₂ (P ₂ <P ₀ ) from the front end of the box 3, the turning radius R ₂ is within the appropriate range, but the box 3
Is falling distance H ₂ is excessive at the time of releasing the adsorption of the (H
₂ > H ₀ ), there is a possibility that seating on the base plate 23 becomes unstable, or the box 3 is damaged when seated.

As described above, the lowering timing of the receiving plate 71 is determined by considering the running state of the transport belt 26 in the reversing transport device 18 when the size or the size of the box 3 is changed. The suction position of the box 3 by the suction pad 29 is optimized so that the turning radius of the box 3 in the section 41 and the distance of drop of the box 3 onto the base plate 23 of the box transport device 11 are appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 3, the centering device 20 includes a positioning plate 72 as a positioning member.
And an extrusion plate 73 as an extrusion member. The positioning plate 72 is configured to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the transfer center 76 of the box transfer device 11 by a driving force from a motor 75 fixed to a frame 74 of the box transfer device 11. The positioning plate 72 abuts one side surface of the upright box 3 to perform positioning thereof. The box 3 is positioned so that the center of the upright box 3 coincides with the transfer center 76 of the box transfer device 11. The distance L of the positioning plate 72 is changed according to the size.

The extruding plate 73 includes the positioning plate 7
2 and presses the other side of the box 3 supplied erectly from the reversing and conveying device 18 to bring the one side of the box 3 into contact with the positioning plate 72 to move the center of the box 3 to the center. This is to match the transfer center 76 of the box transfer device 11. The drive system of the extrusion plate 73 includes a drive cam 77,
It has a drive lever 78 and a connecting rod 79.

The driving cam 77 rotates while being connected to the speed reducer 34 of the reversing conveyance device 18, and the cam follower 80 of the driving lever 78 always contacts the driving cam 77. The constant contact of the cam follower 80 is realized by a spring 81 connected to the drive lever 78. The connection rod 79 connects the drive lever 78 and the push-out plate 73. Therefore, by the rotation of the driving cam 77,
When the push-out plate 73 performs the above-described reciprocating movement via the drive lever 78 and the connecting rod 79, and the box 3 is dropped from the rotary transfer unit 41 of the reversing transfer device 18 onto the box transfer device 11 and placed thereon, The box 3 is pressed toward the positioning plate 72 so that the center of the box 3 coincides with the transfer center 76 of the box transfer device 11. Note that the drive system of the extrusion plate 73 may be configured by a cylinder device.

Next, the operation will be described. The plurality of boxes 3 are stacked vertically in a state surrounded by the fixed guide plate 43 and the movable guide plates 44, 45 and 46 of the chute device 17, and the lowermost box 3 is sent out of the cutting device 19. It is supported by the receiving plate 71 of the holding device 63. Further, the second box 3 from the bottom stacked on the chute device 17 is gripped by the stopper device 62 of the cutting device 19, and the boxes 3 other than the lowest position are prevented from being supplied to the reversing conveyance device 18. I have.

By lowering the receiving plate 71, the lowermost box 3 is dropped onto the suction pad 29 of the transport belt 26 of the reversing transport device 18, and the box 3 is sucked by the suction pad 29 in a sideways state. . Thereafter, the receiving plate 71 is raised, and the box 3 gripped by the stopper device 62 is dropped onto the receiving plate 71 to grip the next box 3. During this time, the suction pad 2
The box 3 sucked in 9 is linearly conveyed in the direction of arrow A in the linear conveyance section 40 of the reversing conveyance device 18, turned upright by 90 ° in the rotary conveyance section 41, and the suction by the suction pad 29 is released. And falls onto the box transport device 11. The center of the dropped box 3 is centered by the positioning plate 72 and the extruding plate 73 in the centering device 20 so as to coincide with the transfer center 76 of the box transfer device 11, and is transferred on the box transfer device 11. .

According to the above-described embodiment, the negative pressure operating cylinder 30 of the reversing conveyance device 18 applies a negative pressure to the suction pad 29 of the conveyance belt 26, and causes the suction pad 29 to suck the box 3 sideways. At the same time, since the negative-pressure operating cylinder 30 extends from the linear transport section 40 of the transport belt 26 to the rotary transport section 41, the rotary transport section 41 of the transport belt 26
The posture of the box 3 can be changed (reversed) from the lying down state to the upright state. Needless to say, this rotary transport unit 4
In FIG. 1, the article 3 is sucked by the suction pad 29 protruding from the conveyor belt 26, so that the article 3 has a strong suction force and does not separate from the suction pad 29 even when the article 3 is conveyed particularly at high speed. Therefore, the box 3 can be stably inverted and erected.

The lowering timing of the receiving plate 71 in the delivery device 63 of the cutting device 19 is determined by
Can be changed in consideration of the traveling state of the transport belt 26 in the transport belt 26, the box 3 supplied onto the transport belt 26 by the receiving plate 71
Can be adjusted arbitrarily. For this reason,
The suction position of the box 3 by the suction pad 29 is optimally adjusted according to the size and shape of the box 3, and the box 3 is inverted at an appropriate rotation radius in the rotating and transporting unit 41 of the transport belt 26 to realize stable inversion. In addition to the above, it can be stably supplied to the box conveying device 11.

Further, since the center of the box 3 inverted by the reversing conveyance device 18 coincides with the conveyance center 76 of the box conveyance device 11 by the centering device 20, the box conveyed on the box conveyance device 11 3 (such as filling the box 3 with a container or the like and flap folding the box 3).

[0044]

As described above, according to the transport / supply device according to the present invention, articles such as boxes can be supplied stably in reverse.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall plan view showing an automatic transport facility equipped with a box supply device to which an embodiment of a transport supply device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view of the automatic transfer equipment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the box supply device, taken along the line III-III in FIG.
It is an arrow view along the III line.

FIG. 4 is a view on arrow IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a part of FIG. 4 in an enlarged manner.

7 (A) is an enlarged side view of the negative pressure operation cylinder of FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 (B) is a VIIB- of FIG. 7 (A).
It is sectional drawing which follows the VIIB line.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view showing a suction pad for sucking a box together with an endless conveyance belt.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 3 box 11 box transfer device 12 box supply device 17 chute device 18 reverse transfer device 19 cutout device 20 centering device 26 transfer belt 29 suction pad 30 negative pressure operation cylinder 62 stopper device 63 sending device 67 stopper 71 receiving plate 72 positioning plate 73 Extrusion plate

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Takashi Fujibayashi 4-1121 Oriidai, Uji-shi, Kyoto (56) References JP-A-3-232620 (JP, A) JP-A-6-144582 (JP, A) JP-A-2-123016 (JP, A) JP-A-3-41712 (JP, U) JP-A-3-122020 (JP, U) JP-A-56-40116 (JP, U) JP-A-47 -16535 (JP, Y1) Jikken 47-13327 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65G 15/58 B65G 43/00 B65G 47/88 B65G 47/53

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A chute device for supplying an article in a sideways state, and a straight line in a state in which the article from the chute apparatus is sideways.
After being transported in the direction
A transfer device and an article erected by the reverse transfer device
With the upright transfer device that is dropped on the base plate
A, is the inversion conveyor will comprise endless transport means and the negative pressure operating portion, said endless conveying means is capable travel to the article conveying direction, to the endless conveying means, the suction member to allow adsorption of said article The negative pressure operating portion extends from the linear transport portion of the endless transport device to the rotary transport portion along the traveling direction of the endless transport device, and a negative pressure is applied to the suction member. Apply pressure and shoot device
From the linear transport section to the rotary transport section
To suck and rotate the suction member and turn it upside down.
Release the article from the suction member on the exit side of the rotary conveyance section
It is possible to drop on the base plate of the upright conveyance device, and the chute device has a stopper device and a delivery device.
A cutting device for supplying articles one by one is provided, and the stopper device is provided with an object upstream of the article to be supplied first.
Of the article other than the article to be supplied first
The supply is stopped, and the delivery device sends the delivery cylinder to the reverse transport device.
First supply above with a receiving plate that can be raised and lowered by operation of the device
Support the goods to be lowered, and lower this tray to supply
Of the endless transport means in the reverse transport device
The lowering timing of the receiving plate by the delivery cylinder device is to be supplied to the suction member.
To optimize the suction position of the article by the suction member
It can be changed, and the endless transport hand in the reverse transport device
The turning radius of the article in the rotary transfer section is set to a certain value or less,
And a base for articles to be dropped on the exit side of the rotary transport section.
The fall distance to the plate can be set to a certain value or less.
Transport supply device. 2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the reversing conveyance device and the erecting conveyance device include:
Centering device having positioning member and extrusion member
Location is established, the positioning member, one side of the installed in the article in a predetermined position
The extruder is positioned so that it can advance and retreat with respect to the positioning member.
And presses the other side of the article to the center of the article.
To the center of the erecting conveyance device.
2. The transport supply device according to 1.