JP3270534B2 - Simple container 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 simple container feeding apparatus, and more particularly, to a disposable simple container in which a plurality of simple containers are stacked.
The present invention relates to a simple container supply device which is supplied separately from each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As containers for supplying liquid beverages by vending machines and the like, simple disposable containers such as paper cup containers and synthetic resin cup containers are widely used. In the vending machine, for example, simple containers made of paper are stored in a stacked state, and containers are taken out one by one from the bottom, filled with a beverage, and sold.

[0003]

A conventional paper cup supplying apparatus used in such a vending machine utilizes a curl portion formed at an opening edge on the upper end side of the paper cup. . The opening edge of the paper cup is rolled out,
As a result, a ring-shaped curled portion was formed.
Therefore, such a curled portion is separated by a screw, or the curl is hooked and separated.

[0004] Such a conventional simple container supply device is as follows.
Due to the use of the curled portion formed at the opening edge of the cup-shaped simple container, it is not possible to accurately separate a cup having no curled portion. Therefore, there is a problem that a simple container cannot be supplied.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and has been made in consideration of the above circumstances. It is intended to provide a device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a simple container supply device in which a plurality of disposable simple containers are stacked and supplied one by one. A chuck member arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the simple container and to be able to approach and separate from both sides with respect to the simple container, and gripping an opening edge of the second simple container from the bottom, and an end of the chuck member; A chuck claw that is provided at a portion and that locally deforms the opening edge of the simple container toward the radial center when the chuck member grips the opening edge of the second simple container from the bottom; A blowing means for blowing gas (including compressed air) into a gap between the portion of the second simple container deformed by the chuck means and the lowermost simple container; In the center of the simple container And a pair of drive shafts disposed symmetrically and on the back side of the chuck member, and provided at the upper ends of the pair of drive shafts, to move the chuck member close to and away from the simple container. The opening and closing cam is linked with the interlocking member at the lower end of the pair of drive shafts. The opening and closing operation is performed in conjunction with the rotation of the drive shafts, and the separated lowermost simple container drops. And a common drive source that rotationally drives the pair of drive shafts.

[0007]

[Function] From the bottom of the simple container by the chuck means
By holding the opening edge of the second simple container and deforming it toward the center in the radial direction, a gap is formed between the outer peripheral portion of the second simple container from the bottom and the lowest simple container. Gas (including compressed air) is blown into the gap by a blowing means for blowing gas, whereby the lowermost simple container is separated from the uppermost simple container.

[0008]

1 and 2 show in principle a simple container supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, cup-shaped simple containers 10 made of paper or synthetic resin are stacked in a plurality of stages. It is supplied in a state in which it is placed. The chuck members 11 are arranged on the outer peripheral side of the stacked cup-shaped simple containers 10 so as to be located on both sides thereof. At both ends of the chuck member 11, chuck claws 12 projecting toward the center are provided. A roller 13 is attached to the upper surface of the chuck member 11,
The roller 13 is pressed by the cam 14. A cam 14 having a shape in which a part of the outer peripheral side of the disk is missing is fixed to a drive shaft 15, and the drive shaft 15 is rotated to be driven.

A crank arm 18 is provided at the lower end of the drive shaft 15.
Is fixed, and the distal end side of the crank arm 18 is connected to a connection link 20 via an eccentric pin 19. The distal end of the connection link 20 is connected to a shutter plate 22 via a pin 21.

The chuck claw 1 of the chuck member 11
An air blowing pipe 26 is arranged such that the tip faces the vicinity of the pipe 2. Further, a suction pad 27 is disposed below the bottom of the simple container 10 at the bottom of the cup-shaped simple containers 10 stacked in a plurality of stages. The suction pad 27 is connected to a suction pipe 28.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper and lower portions of the drive shaft 15 are rotatably supported by bearings 31 and 32, respectively. The bearings 31 and 32 are fixed to the frame 33. A sprocket 34 is mounted on the upper end of the drive shaft 15. A chain is extended between the sprocket 34 and a sprocket 35 attached to the output shaft of the geared motor 36.

In the above configuration, when the geared motor 36 is driven, the sprocket 34 is rotated via the sprocket 35 and the chain. Therefore, the left and right drive shafts 15 are synchronously rotated in the same direction.

When the drive shaft 15 is rotated, the shutter plate 22 is moved in the radial direction via the crank arm 18 and the connecting link 20, whereby the shutter plate 22 is opened and closed.

A cam 14 provided on a drive shaft 15
Opens and closes the chuck member 11 via the roller 13, and the chuck claw 12 of the chuck member 11 grips the outer peripheral portion of the cup-shaped simple container 10.

Further, the movement of the chuck member 11 and the movement of the shutter plate 22 are synchronized with each other, and the shutter plate 2 closed by stacking the cup-shaped simple containers 10 is closed.
When the chuck member 11 having the chuck claw 12 is moved forward while being placed on the top 2, the chuck claw 12 chucks the opening edge of the second cup-shaped simple container 10 from the bottom, and the second simplest from the bottom. The outer peripheral portion of the container 10 is locally deformed toward the center. Then, the shutter plate 22 is opened by the drive shaft 15 before the chuck claws 12 are opened.

At the same time, the second simple container 10 from the bottom and the first simple container 10
The air is blown into the gap between them by the air blowing pipe 26. Moreover, by sucking the bottom of the cup-shaped simple container 10 with the suction pad 27, the lowermost simple container 10 is moved downward and separated. In a state where the lowermost simple container 10 is removed by the suction pad 27, the shutter plate 22 is closed by the drive shaft 15, and the chuck member 11 is moved to the outer peripheral side to stack the simple containers 10 stacked. Release the grip. Therefore, the stacked simple containers 10 are supported by the shutter plate 22.

By repeating the above operation,
The cup-shaped simple containers 10 stacked in a plurality of stages are
It becomes possible to supply them individually. Moreover, such a simple container supply device does not use the curled portion at the opening edge, but enables the supply of the simple container 10 having no curled portion. That is, such a device makes it possible to reliably separate and supply simple containers that do not have a curl portion and have no catch at all.

Such a simple container supply device is suitable for supplying a simple container made of paper without a curl portion or a simple container made of synthetic resin. Further, such a supply device is incorporated in, for example, a vending machine, and is suitable for separating and supplying cup-shaped simple containers one by one when supplying a beverage.

[0019]

As described above, the present invention relates to a simple container supply device in which a plurality of disposable simple containers are stacked and supplied one by one. A chuck member arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the simple container and so as to be able to approach and separate from both sides with respect to the simple container, and gripping an opening edge of the second simple container from the bottom, A chuck claw provided for locally deforming the opening edge of the simple container to the radial center side when the chuck member grips the opening edge of the second simple container from the bottom; A blowing means for blowing gas (including compressed air) into a gap between a portion of the container deformed by the chuck means and the lowermost simple container, and a center of the plurality of stacked simple containers. Symmetrically and chuck A pair of drive shafts arranged on the back side of the material, a cam provided at the upper end of the pair of drive shafts, and opening and closing the chuck member so as to approach and separate from the simple container; A shutter plate that is linked with the interlocking member at the lower end of the drive shaft, performs opening and closing operations in conjunction with the rotation of the drive shaft, and controls the falling of the separated lowermost simple container; And a common drive source for rotationally driving the shaft.

According to such a configuration, the pair of drive shafts are rotated by the common drive source, the chuck member is advanced by the cam, and the second simple container from the bottom among the plurality of simple containers stacked. The opening edge of the second simple container is locally deformed toward the center in the radial direction by a chuck claw provided at the end of the chuck member. The gas is blown into the gap formed between the second simple container and the first simple container by the blowing means so that the first simple container is forcibly moved from the second simple container from the bottom. Separated. By opening the shutter linked to the linking member at the lower end of the drive shaft almost in synchronization with the gas blowing, the separated lowermost simple container is taken out downward. Therefore, it is possible to supply the simple containers which are not provided with the curl portion at the opening edge and which are not caught, one by one, without fail. Further, such a supply device is widely applied to supply of disposable simple containers made of paper, synthetic resin, and other various materials. In addition, since the above-described series of operations is performed by driving a pair of drive shafts by a common drive source, mutual timing of the plurality of operations is automatically performed, and a complicated timing control is performed. No control means is required, thereby providing a simple and inexpensive simple container feeder.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main part plan view showing the principle of a simple container supply device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the simple container supply device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of the simple container supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cup-shaped simple container 11 Chuck member 12 Chuck claw 13 Roller 14 Cam 15 Drive shaft 18 Crank arm 19 Eccentric pin 20 Connection link 21 Pin 22 Shutter plate 26 Air blowing pipe 27 Suction pad 28 Suction pipe 31, 32 Bearing 33 Frame 34, 35 Sprocket 36 Geared motor

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A simple container supply device in which a plurality of disposable simple containers are stacked and supplied one by one, wherein the simple containers are symmetrical with respect to the center of the stacked plurality of simple containers. A chuck member disposed so as to be able to approach and separate from the simple container from both sides and to hold an opening edge of the second simple container from the bottom; and a chuck member provided at an end of the chuck member, A chuck claw for locally deforming the opening edge of the simple container to the radial center side when gripping the opening edge of the second simple container from the bottom; and a chuck for the second simple container from the bottom. Blowing means for blowing gas into a gap between the portion deformed by the means and the lowermost simple container; and symmetrically with respect to the center of the plurality of stacked simple containers and with respect to the chuck member. Back A pair of drive shafts disposed on the surface side, a cam provided at the upper end of the pair of drive shafts, and opening and closing the chuck member so as to approach and separate from the simple container; and It is interlocked with the interlocking member at the lower end of the drive shaft,
A shutter plate that opens and closes in conjunction with the rotation of the drive shaft and controls the fall of the separated lowermost simple container; and a common drive source that rotationally drives the pair of drive shafts. Simple container supply device.