JP3225038B2 - Loader and unloader in the method of transporting packages - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a loader and an unloader in a method of transporting a package, mainly a medicine package in the field of medicine, until it is packed in a cardboard carton.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, tablets, capsules and the like are packaged in the pharmaceutical field by the following steps.

As shown in FIG. 2, first, a tablet or capsule is filled in a PTP sheet or strip sheet.

2. Tie the 10T sheet with the pocket side inside.

3. Stack 5 sheets of the tied sheets (2 sheets).

4. Apply these 10 (2 × 5) sheet banding films to form a single band.

5. Five banded 10 sheets are collected.

6. Re-band and fix the 50 sheets (10 × 5) into 5 bundles.

(One bundle of 5 bundles may be packed in a packaging box.) 7. Put silica gel (put on).

8. Pillow this.

9. Manually pack this pillow into a box.

10. Individually pack the boxes into cardboard cartons.

As described above, in order to pack a package wrapped with a pillow by bundling a PTP sheet or a strip sheet, that is, packing a drug package such as a pillow package in an individual box, manually or manually packing the drug package with a box cartoner. I was

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), medicine packaging is performed on a mechanized line, and individual packaging boxes and cardboard cartons are manually packed, or as shown in FIG. 3 (b), medicated packaging is mechanized. There was a method in which individual packaging and cardboard cart packing were mechanized with individual packaging cartons and cardboard casers. Then, the cardboard packed with individual boxes is stocked in the warehouse until shipment.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The conventional method of transporting medicine packages to individual packaging is the third method.
As shown in (a) in the figure, packing manually into individual boxes and packing into cardboard cartons sometimes required a lot of labor.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), packing individual boxes and cardboard cartons in individual box cartons and cardboard casers can reduce labor, but may increase capital investment and space.

In addition, the processing time for the mechanized line for medicine packaging and the individual packaging cartoner and cardboard caser are different, and in the case of the mechanized line for pillow packaging, the processing time for the individual packaging cartoner and cardboard caser is the same as that for the mechanized line for pillow packaging. Since it is about 5 times faster compared to the above, when the mechanized line of pillowing of packaging and the individual packaging cartoner and cardboard caser are arranged in a line as shown in (b) of FIG.
The processing speed of the cardboard caser was slowed down.

As a method for increasing the processing speed of the individually packaged cartoner and the cardboard caser to increase the efficiency, a method shown in FIG. 3C can be considered. In order to adjust the cardboard caser, the mechanized line for medicine packaging must be stopped, which causes a problem of low efficiency. In addition, it is necessary to provide a merging device for medicine packaging.

The present invention provides an efficient transporting method that provides a packaging form tailored to a user's request without stopping a mechanized line for medicinal packaging, and fully exploits the processing capacity of an individual box cartoner and a cardboard caser. It is an object of the present invention to obtain an efficient storage method corresponding to a change in size of a package and a size of the package, and to provide a loader and an unloader for achieving the above method.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a loader and an unloader in the following package transport method.

That is, a temporary stocker is provided between the loader for storing the individual package in the case and the unloader for removing the individual package from the case, and the case in which the individual package is stored is temporarily stored. In the method of transporting packages that take out individual packages again by the loader, an inverting device that erects the individual packages that have been transported horizontally by the supply conveyor, and an inverting device that supports the individual packages that have been erect by the inverting device in an upright state. The front receiving plate for sequentially retreating and aligning a plurality of individual packages according to the subsequent individual packages sent out by the device and the vertical individual packages arranged in a certain number by the front receiving plate device are fed back and forth. A pusher device that is held between claws and transferred between the storage blades of the slat conveyor, and a pusher device that is transferred to the storage blade of the slat conveyor A multi-row transfer device for holding a plurality of rows of individual packages by a plurality of front and rear row feed claws and transferring the individual packages to a case having a partition plate sent one by one from a case separation device; This is a loader including a case transport conveyor for temporarily transferring the cases transferred in multiple rows to the partition plate toward a stocker.

 The unloader is configured as follows.

That is, a conveyor for transferring a case in which individual packages in an upright state are stored between a plurality of rows of partition plates to a multi-row transfer device from a temporary stocker, and a row of individual packages on a partition plate raised from the case. Multi-row transfer device for holding the sheet between the storage blades of the slat conveyor by sandwiching it between the front and rear feed claws, and one of the individual packages on the slat conveyor
An unloader comprising an unloading device for transferring the rows one by one from an upright state to a horizontal state toward a discharge conveyor one by one with a backward feed claw with a forward feed claw of a pusher raised.

(Operation) The transport method of the present invention provides a temporary stocker between a mechanized line for medicine packaging and an individual box cartoner and a cardboard caser to change the packaging form and the type of medicine. The time required for adjusting the caser constitutes an efficient transport method that operates without stopping the mechanized line for drug packaging by temporarily storing the packages in a stocker.

And since the capacity of the individual packaging machine and the cardboard carton packaging machine is higher than the processing capacity of the mechanization line of the pharmaceutical packaging, between the mechanization line of multiple medicine packaging and one individual packaging machine and the cardboard carton packaging machine By providing a plurality of loaders, a temporary stocker, and an unloader, an efficient transfer method is configured.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a conveying method according to the present invention. In the case where the processing capacity of an individual box packing machine and a cardboard carton packing machine has a processing capacity five times as large as that of a mechanized line, it is parallel. A loader is connected to each end of the mechanized line, and the individual packages of drugs stacked in the case with each loader are:
The case is temporarily stored in a temporary stocker, transported to an individual box packing machine by one unloader having a processing capacity five times that of the loader, and further packed in a cardboard carton packing machine.

According to the above-described transport method, since no operator is required for the loader and the unloader, labor can be saved and the space can be reduced as compared with the conventional case where the packaging lines are arranged in parallel.

However, the equipment investment is lower because the loader, unloader, and temporary stocker are cheaper than the individual boxer and cardboard cartoner.

Therefore, a description will be given of a case including a partition plate used in the transport method of the present invention.
(1) is a case, which has positioning holes (2) at four corners and four places of the bottom plate (1a).

A positioning boss (5) that fits into the hole (2) is provided on the bottom outer surface of a partition (4) provided with a partition (3) to be housed inside the case (1).

The middle partition plate (4) can push up its positioning boss (5) with four push-up rods (7) of a lifter (6), and the tip of the push-up rod (7) is a boss (5). There is a projection (8) that fits into the hole.

In the case (1) provided with the intermediate partition plate (4) as described above, the individual packages (a) are stacked between the partition plates (3) as shown in FIG. Thus, the loader mounts the individual packages in the stacked state, and the unloader takes out the individual packages from the case. The loader and the unloader are disposed before and after the temporary stocker via a conveyor.

Therefore, the loader will be described. The loader includes a supply conveyor (A), an inversion device (B), an alignment device (C),
It comprises a three-row transfer device (D), a case separation device (E), and an individual package loading device (F).

The supply conveyor (A) is on the belt conveyor (11).
As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 9, there is a diverting roller (9), and the individual packages (a) placed horizontally on the conveyor (11) in a horizontal state are formed by the diverting roller (9) and the guide (10). And the posture is changed in the vertical direction, and the next inclined roller (1
Transferred to 2). At the end of the inclined roller (12) is an inverting device (B).

A swing arm (17) that swings about a fulcrum (16) through a link (15) with a piston rod (14) of a cylinder (13) as shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13 in the inverted device (B). A bottom receiving plate (18) for supporting the tip of the individual package (a) is fixed to the front side, and a front receiving plate (20) for supporting the body of the individual package (a) at right angles to the bottom receiving plate (18). Move forward and backward with the piston rod of the cylinder (19).

In addition, the swing arm (17) is set upright from the same direction as the inclined rollers (12) on the left and right sides of the chute so as to stand upright.
It is rocked by the cylinder (13) so as to convert.

There is a shutter (21) on the left and right behind the front receiving plate (20) where the front receiving plate (20) is upright, which receives the left and right of the last individual package of the individual package group, and an alignment guide (23) on the left and right with the cylinder (21a). Get in and out of passage (24).

Therefore, the individual package (a) that has fallen vertically and horizontally by the inclined roller (12) is received by the bottom receiving plate (18), and is pivoted by the cylinder (13).
By the rotation of 7), the individual package is converted into an upright state by the bottom receiving plate (18) and the front receiving plate (20),
The left and right sides of the individual package (a) are received by the shutter (21) projecting into the alignment passage (24), and the front is received by the front plate (25) of the alignment device (c).

When the next individual package is sent, the front receiving plate (2
5) is retracted, and the shutter (21) maintains the left and right of the last individual package, so that the individual package group maintains an aligned upright state.

Therefore, the alignment device (C) will be described. The front receiving plate (25) is configured such that its support plate (30) can retreat from the position of the shutter (21) along the guide rod (28). (31) allows you to move forward.

The front receiving plate (25) can also be lowered by the piston rod (29) of the cylinder (26).

Therefore, the cylinder (26) is supported by the support plate (30)
, And moves forward and backward together with the front receiving plate (25). There is a slit slot (27) in the alignment passage (24) for advancing and retracting the front receiving plate (25).

When a certain number of individual packages are aligned in the alignment passage (24), this is detected by the sensor (32) in FIG. 12, and the shutter (21) is opened to the left and right by the shutter cylinder (21a). Open the left and right of the last individual package.
Then, the forward feed claw (33) and the backward feed claw (34) are lowered on the alignment passage by the cylinders (35) and (36), and hold the group of individually aligned packages from front and rear.

The forward feed claw (33) and the backward feed claw (34) are connected to the cylinder (3
5) Hold the individually packaged group that is lowered and aligned in (36).

The group of individual packages sandwiched by the pushers is stored between the storage blades of the slat conveyor of the next three-row transfer device (D) by the operation of the rodless cylinder (38). In the embodiment, a three-row transfer apparatus is used, but a plurality of rows other than three rows may be used.

At the same time as the individual packages are clamped by the pusher (37), the front receiving plate (25) is lowered by the cylinder (26) and then returned to the original position by the rodless cylinder (31). It protrudes into (24) with the cylinder (26). The forward feed claw (33) and the backward feed claw (34) are arched to avoid interference with the front receiving plate (25), and the front receiving plate (25) is fitted into the hole. I have.

There are shock absorbers (40) and (41) for buffering the forward and backward movement of the front receiving plate (25) and the forward and backward movement of the pusher (37), respectively.

The aligning device (C) is configured as described above, and the individual package group aligned by the aligning device (C) is as follows.
It is transported to the row transfer device (D).

Pusher (37) for three-row transfer of individual packages (D)
When it has been conveyed to, the claw (33) rises first,
Next, the backward feed claw (34) also rises. Then, the forward feed claw (33) and the backward feed claw (34) are raised and retracted to the original position in the housed state, and shift to the standby posture.

Therefore, the three-row transfer device (D) will be described. First, the storage blade is arranged in the alignment device (C) as shown in FIGS.
There is a slat conveyor (43) arranged so as to be able to receive a single group of individual packages sent from the company and moved in a direction perpendicular to the aligning device (C).

When one row of individual packages is inserted between the blades (42), the slat conveyor (43) rotates, and the one row of individual packages advances, and the next row of empty packages (42) is moved between the next empty blades (42). When the group of individual packages is loaded and the same operation is repeated to load the group of individual packages in the slat conveyor, the three rows of storage blades (42) are moved to the three row transfer device (D). Stop under. Therefore,
The three-row transfer device (D) operates.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 14, 15, and 16, the three-row transfer device (D) includes a slit (44) fitted to the storage blade (42).
Storage blade (42) as well as the front three-row feed claw (45)
A pusher (48) with a rear row feed pawl (47) having a slit (46) that fits into the rod (34) is disposed along the ball bush guide (50) of the support (51). It moves left and right with the less cylinder (49).

Therefore, the individual package group loaded in the three rows of storage blades (42) is sandwiched by the front and rear three rows of feed claws (45) (47),
With the rodless cylinder (49) of the pusher (48), the three-row individual package group moves leftward in FIG. 7, and moves leftward in FIG. 9 to be conveyed to the next individual-package loading device (F). .

At the position of the individual package loading device (F), an intermediate partition plate (4) raised from the case (1) on the case transport conveyor formed of a roller conveyor is on standby. Individual packages are loaded.

Pusher (48) that has been transferred as above
Is returned to the original position by the rodless cylinder (49).

When moving the pusher (49), the front and rear three-row feed claw (45)
Since the slits (44) and (46) are provided in the (47), the pusher can be moved without interference of the storage blade (42), and the pusher can be moved inside the partition (4) on the case (1). There is no interference with the partition (3).

When the group of individual packages has been transferred, the pusher (48) retreats. At this retracted position, the slat conveyor (43) moves between the front and rear three-row feed claws (45) and (47). It does not interfere with (42) and the pusher (48).

Next, the case separating device (E) will be described. The case separating device (E) is at the position shown in FIG. 9, and the stacked empty cases (provided with the intermediate partition plate) are shown in FIG. When the roller is conveyed from the direction of the arrow by the roller conveyor (52), the case stacked on the roller conveyor is stopped by the stopper (53) operated by the cylinder (54) and the link (55). At the stop position, the case receiving plate (56) is moved up along the guide (57) by the cylinder (61) as shown in FIG. 17, and the stacked cases are placed on the case receiving plate (56).

Next, the cylinder (58) shown in FIG. 17 is operated, and the lever (60) projects from the left and right through the link (59), and
Support the empty case of the step.

When the second-stage empty case is supported by the lever (60), the cylinder (61) operates to lower the case receiving plate (56), and the lowermost empty case is placed on the roller conveyor (52). When the lowermost empty case is placed on the roller conveyor (52), the stopper (53) in FIG. 19 is lowered by the cylinder (54) to make the lowermost empty case free. The seventh corresponding to the three-row transfer device (D)
It is transferred to the position of the individual package group loading device (F) shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. The empty case of the second stage or higher is supported by the lever (60), and the lever (60) is released when the next case receiving plate (56) rises, and the empty case of the second stage is the case receiving plate (56). On. When the empty case of the second stage is placed on the case receiving plate (56), the lever (60) protrudes to support the case of the third stage. When the third-stage case is supported, the case receiving plate (56) descends and the second-stage empty case becomes 3
It is transferred to the individual package group loading position (F) shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 by the row transfer device (D).

By repeating the above operation, the empty case is supplied to the individual package group loading device (F) corresponding to the three-row transfer device (D).

Now, the empty case (1) is the 22nd roller conveyor (52).
When it reaches the position shown in the figure, the stopper (62) works to stop the empty case at the fixed position.

At this stop position, the guides (63) are on the left and right in the direction orthogonal to the direction of transport of the roller conveyor (52) as shown in FIGS.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 20, the case receivers (64) and (64) are in the stopped position by the piston rod (6) of the cylinder (65).
It can be raised and lowered in 6).

Further, there is a lifter (6) for a partitioning plate which moves up and down along a guide (68) by a cylinder (67).

Therefore, when the empty case (1) stops at the stopper (62), the cylinder (65) operates and the case receiver (64) stops.
(64) is lifted, and the case (1) is lifted from the roller conveyor (52).

When the case is lifted to the predetermined position by the case receivers (64) (64), the cylinder (67) is operated to raise the lifter (6) for the partitioning plate, and the push-up rod (7) is used to position the positioning boss ( 5) is pushed up to the same level as the slat conveyor (43) of the three-row transfer device (D). The position is set by the contact block (69) of the lifter (6) hitting the sensor (70).

When the partition plate (4) is lifted to the same level as the slat conveyor (43) by the push-up rod (7), the group of individual packages becomes the guide (63) by the pusher (48) of the three-row transfer device (D). Partition (3) of middle partition plate (4) in three rows along
Is loaded between

In this case, since there is no guide on the left and right of the middle partition plate (4), an outer peripheral guide (74) as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 is used as necessary in addition to the guide (63). When the loading is completed, the pusher (48) retreats. The lift (6) for the partition is lowered by the cylinder (67), and the partition is loaded into the case (1), and the case is received by the cylinder (65). (64) descends and rolls the case on a roller conveyor (52)
Transfer to At that time, the stopper (62) shown in FIG.
Is lowered and the push-up rod (7) is displaced from the hole (2) of the case and the positioning boss (5) of the partition plate (4), so that the case loaded with the individual package group is a roller conveyor. (52) Temporary stocker (71) shown in Fig. 9
Conveyed toward. And temporary stocker (71)
The case loaded with the individual package group is temporarily stored and transported to the next unloader.

According to what is shown in FIG. 7, there is a stop positioning cylinder (72) for the case and a stopper (73) which moves up and down.
There is.

In addition, although some of the outer periphery guides (74) are shown, any of them can be arbitrarily changed within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

 Next, the unloader will be described.

The unloader is composed of a supply conveyor (G), an individual package discharging device (H), a three-row transfer device (I), an unloading device (J), and a discharging conveyor (K). H) has the same structure as the individual package loading device (F) of the loader.

The case (1) temporarily stored in the temporary stocker (71) is transferred by a roller conveyor (75) which is a supply conveyor (G) shown in FIGS.
An individual package discharging device (H) having the same structure as in FIGS.
That is, the stopper (62) operates at the stop position, and the case (1) loaded with the individual package group stops. Then,
As in the case of FIG. 20, the cylinder (65) operates to lift the case (1) with the case receiver (64), and then the cylinder (67) operates to push up the lifting rod (7) of the lifter (6) for the partitioning plate. ), Lift the partition plate (4) from the case (1).

Then, when the partition plate (4) is lifted to the same level as the slat conveyor (76) shown in FIG. 10, the three-row transfer device (I) shown in FIGS. 23, 24 and 25 operates.

In the three-row transfer device (I), a pusher (79) consisting of a front three-row feed pawl (77) and a rear three-row feed pawl (78) arranged at a fixed interval is supported by a support (80). It moves back and forth along the guides (82) and (83) with the rodless cylinder (81).

The front and rear three-row feed claws (77) and (78) have intermediate dividers (4).
There is a slit (84) (84) that fits in the middle partition, so that the three-row feed jaws (77) (78) can be moved up and down by the rodless cylinder (85).

Since the three-row transfer device (I) is configured as described above, the pusher (79) is placed at the position of the raised partition plate (4).
Is lowered by the rodless cylinder (85), and the three-row individual package group is clamped by the front and rear three-row feed claws (77) and (78), and is moved toward the slat conveyor (76) by the rodless cylinder (81). Advance.

The three rows of conveyor packages are loaded between the storage blades (86) of the slat conveyor (76) with pushers (79). When storing is completed, the pusher (79) rises with the rodless cylinder (85), and then the rodless cylinder (8
Retreat in 1) and move to the next standby position. The reason for the upward movement is to prevent the storage blades (86) of the slat conveyor from colliding with the front three-row feed claws (77) when the slat conveyor storing the individual packages is rotated.

At this time, the middle partition plate (4) is loaded into the case (1) by the middle partition plate lifter (6), and when the middle partition plate (4) is completely loaded into the case, the case receiving portion (64) is reached. ) Is lowered, and the case (1) is transferred to the roller conveyor (75) as shown by the arrow in FIG. 10 and is conveyed toward the stacking position (87) of the empty case.

The group of individual packages transferred to the slat conveyor (76) is transported to the next take-out device (J). As shown in FIGS. 26, 27 and 28, the take-out device (J) is composed of a pusher (91) composed of a backward feed claw (87) and a forward feed claw (88) arranged at a certain distance from the latter. Then, when the group of individual packages in the first row reaches the position of the pusher (91) on the slat conveyor, the slat conveyor stops. In this state, the post-feeding claw (87) of the pusher is in a state of supporting a group of individual packages later.

Next, the forward feed claw (88) of the pusher is lowered by the rodless cylinder (90) to pinch the individual package group with the rear feed claw (87).

The pusher (91) is moved by the rodless cylinder (89), the individual packages are pushed out of the storage blade of the slat conveyor, and when the shutter comes to the shutter (93), the forward feed claw (88) is moved to the rodless cylinder (90). And the shutter (93) is opened by the cylinder (94), so that the individual package is pushed by the backward feed claw (87) in an upright state.

Therefore, the individual packages are discharged one by one by the backward feed claw (87) toward the discharge conveyor (96).

At that time, a shutter (93) with guides (92) on the left and right
There is a step between the passageway (97) and the discharge conveyor (96), between which there is an inclined plate (95) descending forward, where the individual packages in the upright state fall forward and fall horizontally. The paper is discharged to the discharge conveyor (96) one by one.

When a group of individual packages is sent out, the forward feed claw (88) descends, and the pusher (91) retreats toward the original position between the empty storage blades together with the backward feed claw (87), and retreats. When finished, the slat conveyor moves one frame and moves to the standby position for discharging the next row.

The discharge conveyor (K) comprises a so-called first discharge conveyor (96) and a second discharge conveyor (97) as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, both of which speeds are variable.

Thus, from the second conveyor (97) to the cartoner (98)
The individual packages are transferred and packed in individual boxes and cardboard cartons.

The empty case is transferred to the stacking device (87) by the unloader, and the stacked cases are transferred to the case separating device by an unmanned transfer object or a conveyor.

In any case, supply conveyor at loader (A)
, The individual packages are supplied in a horizontal state, the posture is changed to an upright state by an inverting device (B), and a certain number of individual packages are aligned by an aligning device (C) and are transferred to a three-row transfer device (D). In the transfer device (D), the three-row individual package group is loaded into the partition of the case at the position of the individual package filling device (F) sent from the case separating device (E), and temporarily. The case is transferred to a stocker and temporarily stored. In the unloader, the case loaded with the individual package group is transported from the temporary stocker to the individual package discharge device (H) by the supply conveyor (G), and then to the unloader (H).
The individual package group is taken out of the case by the row transfer device (I),
In the next take-out device (J), the individual package groups are extruded line by line, and the individual package items are changed one by one into a horizontal state from the end of the take-out device and discharged onto the discharge conveyor (K),
It is to be transferred to a cartoner.

In other words, by taking out three groups of individual packages at the same time with the three-row transfer device, it is possible to increase the time required to set the case containing the individual packages into the unloader, and to continuously supply the individual packages to the cartoner. Can be done

Therefore, the package can be rationally transported by the case with the middle partition plate, the loader, the unloader, and the temporary stocker.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the present invention, by providing a temporary stocker between a plurality of loaders and one unloader, it is possible to cope with a change in the packaging form and the type of the medicine without stopping the mechanized line of the medicine packaging. According to the loader according to claim 1, in the conveying method according to the processing capacity of the mechanized line for medicine packaging and the processing capacity of the individual packaging cartoner and the cardboard carton filling machine, the horizontal individual packaging can be vertically upright. By changing the posture to the state, a plurality of individual packages can be easily loaded in the case of several rows, and the storage in the temporary stocker is facilitated.

Furthermore, according to the unloader according to the second aspect, the vertically stacked individual packages can be taken out of the case, and the posture can be easily changed from the upright state to the horizontal state, so that it is easy to respond to the cartoner. .

In any case, the loader and the unloader can save labor, space, and efficiency in the packaging process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a packaging step, FIGS. 3 (a), (b) and (c) are explanatory views showing a conventional packaging step, and FIG. (B) is a case provided with a partition plate and an exploded perspective view thereof, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the lifter and the case, and FIG. 6 is a state in which individual packages are loaded vertically into a case. 7 is a slope view of the loader, FIG. 8 is a slope view of the unloader, FIG. 9 is a plan view of the loader, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the unloader, and FIG. (B) is a front view and a partial view of the inverted device and the aligning device, FIGS. 12 and 13 are plan and side views of the inverted device and the aligning device, FIGS. 14, 15, and 16 are front views of the loader transfer device; Plan view,
Side views, Figures 17, 18, and 19 are front, plan, and side views of the case separation device. Figures 20, 21, and 22 are front, plan, and side views of partition lifters in the case. , 25 are a front view, a plan view, and a side view of the unloader transfer device, and FIGS. 26, 27, and 28 are a front view, a plan view, and a side view of the unloader removal device. Loader (A) Supply conveyor (B) Inverter (C) Alignment device (D) Three-row transfer device (E) Case separation device (F) Individual package loading device Unloader (G) Supply conveyor (H) Individual package discharge device (I) Three-row transfer device (J) Unloader (K) Discharge conveyor (71) Temporary stocker

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A temporary stocker is provided between a loader for storing an individual package in a case and an unloader for removing the individual package from the case, and the case in which the individual package is stored is temporarily stored. In the method of transporting packages, the individual packages are again taken out by an unloader, wherein the loader comprises an inverting device for erecting the individual packages conveyed horizontally by the supply conveyor, and an erecting device for erecting the individual packages erect by the inverting device. A front receiving plate that sequentially retreats according to the subsequent individual packages sent out by the inverted device while supporting the state and aligns the plurality of individual packages in a line, and a vertical state in which a certain number of the front receiving plates are aligned by the front receiving plate. A pusher device that holds the individual package between the front and rear feed claws and transfers it between the storage blades of the slat conveyor; And a multi-row transfer device for holding a plurality of rows of individual packages transferred to the case by a plurality of front and rear row feed claws and transferring them to a case having an intermediate partition plate sent one by one from a case separation device. A loader in a method of transporting packages, comprising: a case transport conveyor for temporarily transporting cases in which a number of individual packages are transferred to an intermediate partition plate toward a stocker. 2. A temporary stocker is provided between a loader for storing an individual package in a case and an unloader for removing the individual package from the case, and the case in which the individual package is stored is temporarily stored. In the method for transporting packages, the individual packages are again taken out by an unloader, wherein the unloading transfers a case in which the solid packages in an upright state are stored between a plurality of rows of partition plates from a temporary stocker to a multi-row transfer device. And a multi-row transfer device for holding the individual package rows on the partition plate raised from the case from the front and back by the feed claws and transferring them between the storage blades of the slat conveyor, and the individual on the slat conveyor With the forward feed pawl of the pusher raised, one row of the packages is transferred from the upright position to the discharge conveyor one by one toward the discharge conveyor with the forward feed pawl of the pusher raised. Unloader in the transport process of packages, characterized in that is composed of a mel extraction device.