JP3380917B2 - Bottling system - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to
Filler (filling machine) to fill body, key to attach cap
Bottling process for labels, labelers, etc.
Various container processing devices to be performed sequentially are integrated into a block.
Bottling system. [0002] For example, drinking water and the like in plastic bottles
When filling with liquid or other contents, first
Numerous plastic bottles randomly placed in the bag
All upright by the unscrambler
After cleaning the inside with an air cleaner,
Fill the liquid to be sent. Then in the capper
Perform capping. Subsequently, the labeler
After affixing the label to the peripheral surface,
Each process such as packing in a box
ing. Make each such bottling process as high as possible
Efficient device that can be installed in a small space
It is therefore desired to do so. To this end, the above bottling steps are performed.
Each processing unit is divided into a series of
In addition, it is desirable to process multiple columns simultaneously in each process.
Good. [0004] However, the
Equipment such as a filling nozzle and a capper head
Are arranged above to perform these processes.
To handle multiple containers transported in multiple rows simultaneously.
Or several columns (one row across multiple columns) or
Perform processing such as filling and capping at the same time for the number of columns x n.
Labelers, but labelers do labeling
Place the ram on the side of a conveyor, etc., and rotate the container during transport
Affix the label to the periphery of the container while
The label to the container by a process such as
Therefore, it is not possible to process multiple rows of containers at the same time.
It was impossible. Therefore, the entire bottling system
It was difficult to make a series of blocks. [0005] The present invention has been made to eliminate the above disadvantages.
Therefore, it is possible to process containers transported in multiple rows simultaneously.
Container processing equipment such as fillers and cappers
And block them as a series of continuous processes.
Bottling system that can perform [0006] Bottling according to the present invention
The system includes a first transport for transporting a large number of containers in a plurality of rows.
Means, such as a filling machine provided on the first conveying means.
Container processing means and intersectingly disposed on the first transport means
A second conveying means for conveying the containers in a line,
The container on the first transport means is held and held on the second transport means.
The first transfer means and the container on the second transport means
Second transfer means for holding and transferring the first transfer means onto the first transfer means;
And a labeler provided in the second transport means. In the bottling system, a plurality of containers are stored.
Container processing equipment such as fillers and cappers that can be processed simultaneously
Performs processing on transport means that transports containers in multiple rows.
Process, and containers cannot be processed unless they are transported in a line.
At Vera, transfer from multiple rows of transport to single row of transport
Labeling, and then transport the original multiple rows again
Return to the means and perform the next step. The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.
I do. FIG. 1 shows a bottling system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof. In the figure, 1 is
An unscrambler with a lander in a hopper (not shown)
A large number of plastic containers B accommodated in
Conveyed upward by inclined conveyor 2 divided into rows
And below the downstream end (upper end) 2a of the inclined conveyor 2.
It is thrown into the arranged chute 3. Of these containers B
When the inverted one is thrown into the shoot 3
Or, all the containers B are inverted in the chute 3
Are aligned upright. [0009] The unscrambler 1 adjusts the erect state.
The containers B arranged in a row are all inverted below the chute 3.
The cleaning station C
It is handed over to the cleaner 10 to clean it.
Be done. Container B after cleaning is
Grip conveyor for transporting container B (first transport means)
Delivered to 20. The grip conveyor 20
While transporting many containers B in multiple rows
Contents in container B at Filler 40 (filling machine)
After filling the liquid, the capper 7 of the capping station P
Capping is performed at 9,80. Then these
The container B is disposed orthogonally on the grip conveyor 20.
Conveyor for another separated labeler 120 (second conveying means)
It is moved to a position 121 and conveyed in a line. This
While being transported by the labeler conveyor 121
Then, the containers B are sequentially sent to the labeling station L,
Labeling is performed by the labeler 120. label
Is pasted on the grip conveyor 20 again.
Returned to the boxing station H
Is sent to the caser 170 to be packed in a box. That
After that, the bottling system
It is carried out of the system. Next, each of the container processing stations C,
Fillers 40 and cappers 80 provided on F, P, L, H
The configuration of each device will be described in detail. Fig. 3 shows Anne
The chute 3 of the scrambler 1 and the lower part
FIG. 4 is a front view showing the air cleaner 10, and FIG.
FIG.
The rows of containers B fall continuously in the vertical chute 3
I do. In the middle of the chute 3, the upright container B is
A reversing mechanism 4 for turning is provided. For reversing mechanism 4
Is an openable / closable bag that rotates while holding the container B in the chute 3.
Ket 5 and container inverted by openable / closable bucket 5
A semicircular guide 6 for guiding B is provided. Open
The closed bucket 5 is mounted on the rotating shaft 7 so as to be movable in the axial direction.
Nipping play of a plurality of sets (6 sets in this embodiment)
8 to increase the distance between each pair of clamping plates 8
In the chute 3, drop the container B from inside the chute 3, and then
The container B was clamped by bringing the clamping plates 8 close to each other.
Thereafter, the holding plate 8 is rotated by half the rotation together with the rotating shaft 7.
To bring the container B upside down. In addition, above the reversing mechanism 4
Is provided with a stopper (not shown).
The upper container B is temporarily stopped by the hopper and dropped one by one.
Is to be lowered. [0011] The cleaning station C
The air cleaner 10 includes a pair of front and rear sprockets 11a,
11b, attached to the chain 12
It has a neck grip 13 for holding the mouth of B,
Inverted state by the openable bucket 5 of the reversing mechanism 4
The mouth of the container B held is gripped and transported. Openable
The container B held by the bucket 5 is attached to the neck grip 13.
The cleaning nozzle 14 is located below the position where
It is arranged. This cleaning nozzle 14 is
It can be raised and lowered by lifting means such as cylinders
From the openable bucket 5 to the neck grip 13
Of the nozzle 14 inside the container B stopped at the delivery position
Is inserted. The above-mentioned neck grip 13 is attached
The chain 12 is operated intermittently.
And the neck grip 13 grips the mouth of the inverted container B
At the same time, the cleaning nozzle 14 is inserted and stopped
During the cleaning, the chain 12 is
After traveling, the container B is rotated by about 1/2 turn,
Return to the upright position and pull to grip conveyor 20 described later.
Passed. The neck grip 13 is then turned upward
And stops below the reversing mechanism 4 to receive the next container B.
take. The air cleaner 10 cleans
After the container B has been transported,
Ping station P, labeling station L, etc.
FIG. 1 does not show the grip conveyor 20 that is sequentially supplied.
4 and a part of the main part of the grip conveyor 20 is cut off.
Plan view (FIG. 5) shown as a plane and a longitudinal sectional view of a main part.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The grip conveyor 20 is located above
The cable below cleaning station C and the downstream end
Sprockets 21 arranged on the side of
a, 21b and a chain 22
A large number of grippers 23 attached to the
And a plurality of rows of grippers 23 are arranged in parallel.
The container B held by these grippers 23 is
It is operated intermittently so that it moves forward by one h (one line).
You. In addition, the arrangement along the traveling direction of the container B in FIG.
To "row", and the horizontal arrangement of containers B crossing the traveling direction
Let's call them "rows." The chain 22 is the width of the grip conveyor 20.
Are arranged in parallel on both sides of the chain
Base plates 24 are fixed between the base plates 22 at regular intervals.
You. Each gripper 23 is a grip conveyor.
A pair of grip members facing each other from the front and rear in the traveling direction of 20
23a and 23b.
When the top members 23a and 23b approach, the container B
, And when they are separated, they release the container B
I have. Each gripper 23 is provided on the lower surface of the base plate 24.
Each time, two guide pins 25
It is fixed parallel to the direction of travel. These two
The guide pin 25 includes two slide members 26a and 26b.
Are slidably supported on the base plate 24.
The two grip members 23a and 23b are
Support pin penetrating vertically through a long hole 24a formed in the hole 24
27, these slide members 26a and 26b
Each is fixed. Therefore, these slide members 2
6a, 26b can be moved back and forth along the guide pin 25.
To move the pair of grip members 23a and 23b closer and farther apart.
Can be separated. Each set of slide members 26a, 26b
Connected to both ends of the horizontal bar portion 28a of the mold crank 28, respectively.
They are connected via a plate 29. T-type crank 2
8 has a central portion 28c on the lower surface of the base plate 24.
Here, it is connected to the central portion 24b of each gripper 23,
Can be rotated with the central portion 24b as a fulcrum.
You. In addition, one line (the actual
T-type crank 28 (six in the embodiment)
8b at the end, one long link 30
Is tied. Therefore, this long link 30 is
(Vertical direction in FIG. 5), each T-shaped crank 2
8 rotates around its central portion 28c as a fulcrum,
The connected slide members 26a and 26b slide, and
The lip members 23a and 23b open and close. A cam follower is provided at the center of the long link 30.
31 are attached and arranged along the traveling direction
It is engaged with the groove cam 32. The cam follower 31 has this groove
Fixed opening and closing of the gripper 23 by being restricted by the cam 32
Maintain state. In addition, this grip conveyor 20 is operated.
While being turned forward, the cam follower 31
Move along the trajectory and move the link 30 in the horizontal direction.
This causes the gripper 23 to open and close, or
Retighten. A part of the groove cam 32 has a grip
Opening / closing or retightening of gripper 23 while bear 20 is stopped
Is provided. Partial power
The arm 33 is configured to be movable in the lateral direction with respect to the groove cam 32.
And moved forward and backward by the air cylinder 34 and the like.
It has become so. This partial cam 33 intermittently moves forward.
Grip conveyor 20 running repeatedly after stopping and stopping
The gripper 23 is opened and closed while moving
Or perform additional tightening. Note that the groove cam 32 has
Screw arranged in a direction crossing the top conveyor 20
A nut 36 to be screwed into the c 35 is attached,
To change the size of B, insert this screw 35
By rotating, the whole unit of the groove cam 32 is turned sideways.
This can be handled by moving in the direction. Conveyed by the grip conveyor 20
The container B to be transferred is sent to a filling station F. This charge
About the configuration of the filler 40 provided in the filling station F,
8, which is a front view of the filler 40, a side view of the filler 40.
According to FIG. 9 which is a drawing and FIG.
explain. The filler 40 is, in order from the top, the head tank 4
1, composed of a cylinder 42 and a filling nozzle 43
I have. Head tank 41, cylinder 42 and cylinder
A passage communicating between the filling nozzle 43 and the filling nozzle 43, respectively.
Are connected alternately by switching the cock 44.
It has become. The head tank 41 is fixed to the upper machine frame.
The cylinder 42 is fixed to the tank 41,
The piston moves up and down by eccentric cam explained later
The liquid in the head tank 41
Suctioned into the cylinder 42 through the passage 44 and weighed
Then, switch the cock 44 to raise the piston
Thus, the liquid in the cylinder 41 is discharged through the filling nozzle 43.
Fill the container B. The filling nozzle 43 is a flexible
Connected to the cylinder 42 by a tube 39.
And a movable frame described below with respect to the fixed frame 45.
It is mounted and supported via the like, and follows the rise of the liquid level during filling
Of the grip conveyor 20 holding the container B
Advancing and retreating following the running is performed. Fixed frame 4 for supporting filling nozzle 43
5 is a column erected on both sides of the grip conveyor 20
46, and is fixed to the fixed frame 45.
Two upper and lower horizontal guide rods 47 are fixed.
You. This horizontal guide rod 47 has a horizontal movable frame 48.
Are slidably supported. Furthermore, this horizontal movable frame
Two parallel vertical guide rods 49 are fixed to the body 48
Have been. These two vertical guide rods 49 include:
The vertically movable frame 51 is slidable via the slider 50.
Supported. The filling nozzle 43 is movable up and down
Attached to the frame 51, in this embodiment,
Filling the moving frame 51 with 6 columns and 3 rows (see FIGS. 1 and 2)
The nozzle 43 is attached and moves up and down integrally. Slider
50 is connected to the upper end of the upper lever 52,
The lower end of the -52 is connected to the end of the other lower lever 53.
I have. The other end of the lower lever 53 is rotatably supported on the machine frame.
Swinging the lower lever 53.
The slider 50 and the upper lever 52
The movable frame 51 is moved up and down. Below this filler 40
The lower part of the grip conveyor 20
The drive shaft 55 is provided by
A nozzle elevating cam 56 is fitted on the outer surface of the
The nozzle is raised by driving the drive shaft 55.
When the descending cam 56 rotates, it is attached to the lower lever 53.
The cam follower (not shown) along the cam curve
Move and swing the lower lever 53, as described above,
Raising and lowering the movable frame 51 supporting the filling nozzle 43
Let it. The vertically movable frame 51 is supported so as to be vertically movable.
Horizontal movable frame 48 is a frame whose lower end is pivotally supported by the machine frame.
It is connected to the upper end of the bar 57 via a link 58 or the like.
Forward (before following the traveling of the grip conveyor 20)
In some cases, the hook 59 attached to the link 58
On the chain 22 of the grip conveyor 20,
It travels with the grip conveyor 20, and when reversing,
The lock 59 is removed from the chain 22 and the drive shaft 5
5 by the rotation of the nozzle return cam 54 attached to
A cam follower attached to the lever 57 (not shown)
Is returned to the upstream side of the grip conveyor 20 via
You. The lever 57 is provided with a fixed piston
By connecting the rod 78a
Try to prevent run. The piston rod 60 of the cylinder 42
Is connected to the drive arm 61 that crosses below the cylinder 42.
Have been combined. This cylinder drive arm 61 has
A slide portion 62 is provided.
Columns 4 fixed upright on both sides of the conveyor 20
6 and slides up and down. Drive cylinder 42
The moving eccentric cam 64 is shown in FIGS.
So that it is eccentrically fitted to the drive shaft 55
The inner cam 65 and the outer periphery of the inner cam 65
The inner cam 65 rotates and slides on its inner surface.
An outer cam 66 is provided.
6 has an upper end connected to the slide portion 62.
The lower end of the arm 67 is connected. Therefore, the drive system
When the shaft 55 rotates, the inner cam 65
The outer cam 6 rotates eccentrically with the eve shaft 55.
The arm 67 connected to the cylinder 6 moves up and down, and
The piston rod 60 of 42 is moved forward and backward. The eccentric cam 64 includes a drive shaft 5
The amount of eccentricity with respect to the rotation center of 5 can be changed
I have. The drive shaft 55 is located inside the inner cam 65.
It fits into the long hole 65b in the vertical direction
The drive shaft 55 is aligned with the elongated hole 65b.
The amount of eccentricity can be changed within a range in which the eccentricity can be moved. Do
A cam body 68 is fitted and fixed to the outer periphery of the live shaft 55.
The cam body 68 includes a shaft of the drive shaft 55.
In the direction perpendicular to the line (vertical direction in FIGS. 10 and 11).
Ride section 68a is provided, and these slide sections 68a
The inner cam 65 is slidably fitted therebetween.
You. The inner cam 65 has two vertical notches 65c.
Between the notches 65c and the slide portions 68a.
Are fitted. The outer peripheral surface of the end of the cam body 68
And a spline 68b is formed.
The slider 69 is engaged with the cam body 68.
Can slide in the axial direction of the drive shaft 55 with respect to
So that it rotates together with the cam body 68
Has become. Said slide portion 68a of the cam body 68;
The bell crank 70 swings between the spline 68b.
The bell crank 70 is movably pivotally connected to one end of the bell crank 70.
Connected to the slider 69 via the link 72, and
The mu follower 71 is attached. The above inner cam
65 has a cam follower groove 65a formed therein.
The follower 71 is engaged. Therefore, the slider 69
In the axial direction on the spline 68b of the cam body 68.
When moved, the bell crank 70 swings via the link 72.
Moved through the cam follower 71 and the cam follower groove 65a.
Then, the inner cam 65 is moved to the sliding portion 6 of the cam body 68.
8a between the drive shaft
The eccentric amount of the eccentric cam 64 with respect to 55 changes. S
The rider 69 has an adjuster 73 fixed to the outer periphery thereof.
Axial direction (arrow A direction) by screw jack 74
Is moved relative to the cam main body 68.
It has become so. The eccentric amount of the eccentric cam 64
By making the change with the above configuration,
The change can be made even while the program 64 is rotating. In FIG. 8, the cylinder 42 is driven.
Unit including the eccentric cam 64 and the filling nozzle 43
The mechanism that raises and lowers the entire
The mechanism that moves following the container to be moved is shown on one side only
However, this embodiment has a symmetrical configuration.
And are driven from both sides. In addition,
The adjuster 73 of the cam 64 is connected left and right,
The amount is changed at the same time. In this bottling system, the mouth of the container B
Of the inner cap and the mouth of the container B
Screw cap fitted and screwed around
Inner capper 79 for attaching to the container B;
A screw capper 80 is provided (FIGS. 1 and 2).
reference). These two cappers 79, 80 have similar structures.
12 to FIG.
To explain the screw capper 80
Description of the capper 79 is omitted. Grip con
The frame 8 is placed on columns 81 erected on both sides of the bear 20.
2 is fixed. This frame 82 has a grip
As many as the number of rows of the conveyor 20 (six in this embodiment)
A ping head 83 is provided. These cappis
The head 83 is fixed to the bottom plate 82 a of the frame 82.
Up and down and rotatably supported in the guide bush 84
The slide rod 85 is attached to the lower end of the slide rod 85. Inside one of the columns 81, a vertical
A rotation shaft 86 is provided, and is rotationally driven via a drive shaft 87.
It is. The bottom plate 8 of the frame 82 above the rotation shaft 86
The wheel 88 is attached to the part protruding above 2a.
And at the same height of each slide rod 85
Wheel 89 is attached to each wheel.
The timing belt 90 is wrapped around the
You. Therefore, the rotation shaft 86 is rotated by the drive shaft 87.
Then, the wheel 88 above the rotation shaft 86 rotates, and this
The rotation is performed through the timing belt 90 through the slide rollers.
Of the slide rod 8
5, the capping head 83 is rotated. A bevel gear 91 is provided at the upper end of the rotating shaft 86.
Water that is attached and laid across both columns 81
Bevel gear 93 mounted near the end of the flat shaft 92
Is engaged with. At both ends of the horizontal shaft 92, capping
The cam plate 95 for lifting and lowering the head is fixed, and the rotating shaft 86
Of the capping head elevating cam plate 9
5 rotates. Capping head 83 is attached
The upper ends of the six slide rods 85 are connected to a horizontal support plate 94.
Are connected via On the bottom plate 82a of the frame 82
, The lever 97 swings through the upright mounting plate 96.
It is mounted as possible (see FIG. 14). This lever 9
7 is connected to the horizontal support plate 9 via a link 98.
4. In the middle of the lever 97
A lower 99 is attached to the head elevating cam plate 95.
Is engaged. Therefore, the column 81 is driven by the drive shaft 87.
When the rotating shaft 86 in the inside rotates, the timing belt 9
Six capping heads 83 rotate at a constant speed through zero
Along with the rotation of the head elevating cam 95,
These six capping heads 83 move up and down. This key
The container B is rotated and raised and lowered by the capping head 83.
Is capped at the mouth. With the above capping head 83, the container
The cap 100 attached to the mouth of B is a cap
Data 101 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) to keep the vertical direction constant
Aligned and fed through the chute 102, picker
It is taken out by the attachment chain 103. Pickers are multiple
Chain 103 wrapped around the rollers 104
They are attached at regular intervals (the intervals between the containers B in each row). This
The chain 103 with a picker is
It is located slightly upstream of 83 (lower in FIG. 12 and left in FIG. 14).
And the same number of pins as the number of capping heads 83
It runs intermittently every minute. And picka choi
Corresponding to the capping head 83 of the shaft 103
Is moved by the air cylinder 105.
06 and below the capping head 83
(In the direction of arrow E in FIGS. 12 and 14), and
The cap 100 is delivered. this
Delivery of the cap 100 is performed during the suspension of capping.
Be done. Of the part where the chain 103 with picker moves
A swingable automatic tension roller 107 is provided on both sides.
(See FIG. 12).
Adjust the tension during movement. At the capping station P, the key
By lowering and rotating the capping head 83,
When performing capping, use the grip conveyor
Gripper with 20 additional tightening cams (partial cam 33)
23, the holding force of the container B is increased. Note that the key
Capping head 83 of capper 80 and this head
Frame 82 provided with a mechanism for raising / lowering / rotating 83
Adjusts the height of the column 81 by moving it up and down.
Can be adjusted. Up and down at the bottom of column 81
A screw 81a is formed.
The gear 76 screwed to the outer surface of the cuff 81a is turned at that position.
The column 81 is raised and lowered by turning the
Change the height according to the size. In addition, the rotation shaft 86 is also 2
It consists of two mating spline shafts,
It can be moved relatively and integrated in the rotation direction.
When changing the height of the column 81, the rotating shaft 8
6 is also adjusted at the same time. Capping by cappers 79 and 80
Is completed, and is then sent to the labeler 120 for labeling.
A ring is performed. FIG. 15 to FIG.
0 and a conveyor 1 for supplying containers to the labeler 120
21 is a front view, a plan view, and FIG.
5 is a sectional view taken along line XVII-XVII of FIG.
This conveyor 20 and the lip conveyor 20
To the labeler conveyor 121 arranged in the orthogonal direction
Therefore, labeling is performed while transporting the container B. This la
Vera 120 labels container B on grip conveyor 20.
Feeding section S to be transferred to a conveyor 121 for labeling, and a labeling section
(Labeling station) L and labeling is finished
Container B from the labeler conveyor 121 to the grip conveyor.
And a discharge section D to return to 20. The conveyor 121 for the labeler is a chain 1
At equal intervals (conveyed by the grip conveyor 20)
Many bottle stands 1 attached at the same interval as the container B)
23 are provided on each of these bottle stands 123.
The container B is placed and transported. On conveyor 121 for labeler
Draw the same plane locus as this conveyor 121
A running top locator 124 is provided. Toto
The locator 124 corresponds to each bottle stand 123 respectively.
Provided, the corresponding bottle stand 123 and locator 124
, The container B is held and transported from above and below. Each top
The protector 124 supports the guide member 125 so as to be able to move up and down.
It is fixed to the lower end of the lift rod 126
Cam follower attached to the upper end of the lifting rod 126
127 is engaged with the locator guide cam 128, and the locator
It moves up and down along the path of the guide cam 128. Locator
The id cam 128 is at the top of the labeling station L.
The container B is held by lowering the protector 124,
From D to the supply unit S, the top locator 124
To avoid interference with the bottle gripper described later.
It is designed to be raised. The supply section S and the discharge section D are provided with the grip
Of the container B between the conveyor 20 and the labeler conveyor 121.
A bottle gripper 129 for delivery is provided.
You. The bottle gripper 129 of the supply part S and the discharge part D is basic
In general, they have the same configuration, so one of them (supply unit
Only S) will be described, and regarding the configuration of the discharging unit D,
The same reference numerals as those of the supply unit S are added with d, and
Description is omitted. Standing on both sides of the grip conveyor 20
The frame 131 is fixed on the upper part of the column 130
I have. Fixed on the bottom plate 131a of the frame 131.
The elevating rod 133 slides inside the guide member 132
It is freely supported. Each of the above bottle grippers 129
Each of the lifting rods 133 is attached to the lower end thereof.
ing. Also, a mounting plate is provided at the upper end of the lifting rod 133.
One end swings on the upper part of the frame 131 through 135.
The swinging end of the lever 134 that is supported
You. Bottle grippers 129 of the supply section S and the discharge section D,
The lifting rods 133 and 133d supporting the 129d are
In each case, the same number as the number of rows of the grip conveyor 20 (this implementation
In this example, the number of lines is 6)
And one row from the row of grip conveyor 20
(To the right in FIGS. 15 and 16) and
In the feeding section S, one line is fed upstream of the grip conveyor 20 or
In the discharge section D, one line is located downstream of the grip conveyor 20.
It is located at a position shifted by a minute. In the column 130, the capper 80
As with the configuration, a vertical rotation axis (not shown) is inserted and
The bevel gear 136 fixed to the lower end of the drive shaft 137
It is rotated by meshing with the bevel gear 138. Upper end of rotation axis
Bevel gear 139 is also fixed on both columns 130
Bevel gear 1 of a horizontal shaft 140 disposed at a crossing position
The horizontal shaft 140 is rotated while meshing with the shaft 41. Horizontal axis
At 140, a bottle gripper lifting cam 142 is fixed.
A mounting plate 135 is provided on the upper end of the lifting rod 133.
Attached in the middle of the lever 134 connected via
Cam follower 143 is engaged. Therefore,
The input from the drive shaft 137 allows the rotation axis and the horizontal axis
When the 140 rotates, the bottle gripper lifting cam 14
According to the curve 2, the boat fixed to the lifting rod 133
The gripper 129 moves up and down. Bottle gripper 129
Moves down and grips container B on grip conveyor 20.
And the bottle stand of the labeler conveyor 121
After placing container B on 123, the container B can be released.
It can be raised and lowered between the heights that can be cut. On the guide member 132 of the lifting rod 133
Helical gear 144 fits around the protruding part
Have been. The helical gear 144 is used for the lifting rod 1
With respect to 33, it is possible to move relatively in the axial direction.
In addition, they are connected in the direction of rotation so that they rotate integrally.
ing. In addition, the height of each of these helical gears 144 is
A horizontal gear shaft 145 is arranged in alignment.
Orthogonal helical gear 14 fitted on the outer periphery of gear shaft 145
6 are helical gears 14 of the lifting rod 133, respectively.
4 is engaged. The horizontal gear shaft 145 is
7, the bevel gear 139 in FIG.
Intermittent rotation by the index in
The lifting rod 133 and bottle gripper 129
Rotate intermittently. Bottle gripper 12 of supply section S
9 is the side facing the grip conveyor 20
Stops and descends, one line on grip conveyor 20
Grip the container B at the same time, rotate it 90 degrees while rising,
For labeler while facing the downstream side of the grip conveyor 20
Place container B on bottle stand 123 of conveyor 121 and labeler
At a speed almost following the running speed of the conveyor 121
While releasing the container B,
Rotate while descending to stop after avoiding interference with container B
You. During one rotation, grip and open container B as described above.
Release and repeat the action. Also, the button of the discharge section D
The torque gripper 129d is located upstream of the grip conveyor 20.
With the labeler control facing up and in the raised position
The container B on the bottle stand 123 of the bear 121 is gripped, and FIG.
6, descending while rotating clockwise (direction of arrow F)
To return the container B for one line to the grip conveyor 20
After that, it rises again while rotating, on the labeler conveyor 121.
To the grip of the container B. At this time, first for labeler
It does not interfere with the container B on the bottle stand 123 of the conveyor 121
Rises to the bottom of the bottle base 123
Rip and repeat the above operation. Supply unit S and discharge of labeler conveyor 121
A bottle guide 148 is provided inside the section D.
You. The bottle guide 148 extends around the sprocket 149
Is the same as the interval of the bottle stand 123 on the rotating chain 150
Are mounted at intervals of
Running at the same speed as 123, the back of container B on bottle stand 123
Support side. Arranged in a direction perpendicular to the grip conveyor 20
The grip conveyor of the installed labeler conveyor 121
Labeling of the part located outside the transport path of the bear 20
Station L is provided, and the labeling station
In addition, a labeler 120 is provided in the station L. This label
La 120 is a normal line type labeler with many labels 155
From the inside of the label magazine 156 containing several sheets, a conveyor
The labeling drum 157 disposed on the side of the
Take out the labels 155 one by one
Apply adhesive to the back of the label 155 by 158
Outside the container B conveyed by the conveyor 121
It is designed to be attached to the surface. Labeling drum 15
Behind the container B at the position where labeling is performed by 7
, A counter roller 159 is arranged and the container B is
It is designed to be supported from the surface side. In this embodiment,
Is located downstream of the supply section S of the labeling conveyor 121.
One set of labelers 120 is provided, and the conveyor 12
1 turns around sprocket 160 to discharge section D
Another labeler 161 is provided in the middle of the car route.
However, this is for performing double-sided application.
Of course, it is good. The container B, which has been labeled, has a discharge section D
Conveyor 2 by bottle gripper 129d
0 and transported to the caser 170 (FIGS. 1 and
2). In this caser 170, the case
In the case 172 conveyed by the conveyor 171
The number of pieces to be stored on the grip conveyor 20 in one cycle
And insert it into the case 172.
You. In the example shown, 12 containers have been transported in 6 rows.
Take out two rows at a time to store them in case 172 one by one
And stored in the case 172. Also, for example, in the case
In case of 15 pieces, 5 rows of grip conveyor 20
Operation and take out 3 lines and pack. Next, the bottling system according to the above configuration
The operation of will be described. Unscrambler 1 tilt
Conveyed upward by the conveyor 2
Is thrown into the lower chute 3 and aligned vertically.
Container (plastic bottle, etc.) B
Is turned upside down by the cleaning
Station C. Opening and closing bucket of reversing mechanism 4
Container B, whose lower part is gripped and inverted by G5,
The neck grip of the air cleaner 10 provided thereunder
The mouth is held by the pump 13. This neck grip 13
Driving intermittently, neck grip
In the container B held at 13 and stopped in an inverted state,
The cleaning nozzle 14 disposed on the side is inserted.
When cleaning is completed, check the neck grip 13
Rocket 12 travels and passes through sprocket 11b again.
Invert the container B and deliver it to the lower grip conveyor 20
You. In the upper reversing mechanism 4, the next container B is reversed.
Cleaning by being held by the next neck grip 13
It is sent to station C. In the grip conveyor 20, the groove cam 32
The link 30 is moved to the left or right in the traveling direction by the curve.
By rotating the T-shaped crank 28, the gripper
23 with the grip members 23a and 23b expanded.
After receiving the container B, rotate the T-shaped crank 28 in the reverse direction.
Then, both grip members 23a and 23b are brought close to each other to
Pinch. This grip conveyor 20 has one station
(One line). 6 rows by grip conveyor 20
A container that is intermittently advanced one line at a time
Supplied to the controller 40. In Fira 40, drive shuff
The rotation of the nozzle 55 causes the cylinder 42 to operate,
While suction and filling are performed, the filling nozzle 43
Up and down, and one row of the container B by the grip conveyor 20
Follow-up running of the filling nozzle 43 with each advance,
Then, the filling nozzle 43 is returned to the filling start position.
Will be The cylinder 42 is driven by the rotation of the eccentric cam 64.
To move the piston rod 60 up and down.
By switching the cock 44 according to the
The liquid is sucked from the head tank 41 into the
After that, the liquid is supplied from the cylinder 42 to the filling nozzle 43.
Send out. The filling nozzle 42 has a shape of a nozzle elevating cam 56.
Depending on the condition, it is lowered at the start of filling, and
To rise following the liquid level. The filling nozzle 43 is
In the filling section, the chain 22 of the grip conveyor 20
By hooking the hook 59, it runs along with the container B, and the filling is completed.
After completion, return to the filling start position by the nozzle return cam 54.
Is done. Container filled with liquid by filler 40
B is sent to the capping station P. here
First, the inner capper 79
A cap is fitted into the mouth of container B. Next,
Screw cap 100 allows screw cap 100
Is attached. With screw capper 80, with picker
Chain 103 is the capping head of capper 80
83 (the same number as the number of containers for one line,
Are running intermittently with the same number of pickers as
The picker of this chain 103
Take out the cap 100, and in front of the capping head 83
When stopped, the slider 106 is advanced and the cap
100 by moving it below the capping head 83.
Delivery of the cap 100 is performed. This delivery is
This is performed while the capping head 83 is being lifted between pings.
Will be Each capping head 83 receives a cap.
Then, the lift cam 95 is rotated by the rotation of the drive shaft 87.
To lower the capping head 83
And the slide to which the capping head 83 is attached.
The rod 85 is rotated via the timing belt 90.
Then, the cap 100 is screwed into the opening of the container B. The container B after the capping is completed for one line
To move right before the labeler conveyor 121
You. Then, in the supply section S, the grip conveyor 20
Gripper oriented in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel
129 follows the shape of the bottle grip lifting cam 142
To descend and grip container B, then rotate while rising
You. The bottle gripper 129 includes the orthogonal helical gear 14
4, 146, the rotation of the drive shaft 137 is transmitted.
16 while being rotated 90 degrees clockwise in
The container B is raised by the descending cam 142 and the container B
It is supplied onto the bottle stand 123 of the bear 121. Container B to bottle stand 1
These bottle grippers 129 placed on 23 rotate
While moving up to avoid interference with Container B,
Turn and grip the next row of container B and supply it last time
After six containers B are transported in a row and passed
The next six bottle stands 123 are supplied. In the supply section S, the bottle is put on the bottle stand 123.
Behind the container B conveyed by the labeler conveyor 121
Supported by the bottle guide 148 that travels with
I have. Conveyance from the supply unit S to the labeler 120
The container B is moved to the top locator 124 descending from above.
Therefore, the mouth is held. Note that the supply unit S and the later
In the discharge section D to be described, the top locator 124
The bottle is raised by the locator guide cam 128
Interference with the ripper 129 is avoided. Labe
Are continuously conveyed in one row by the conveyor 121
The container B is sent to the labeler 120. Labeler 120
Is the labeling drum 157 a label magazine 156?
And remove the label 155 from the
And apply the adhesive to the container B. In addition,
Around the sprocket 160 by the conveyer 121
The container B whose surrounding has been inverted is sent to the second labeler 161.
The label is also attached on the back side. The container B with the label attached to both sides is
Conveyed by labeler conveyor 121 and discharged
Section D is reached. In the discharge section D, the bottle gripper 129d
Is lifted by the bottle grip lifting cam 142d,
One facing the upstream side of the grip conveyor 20
In the state (the state shown in FIG. 16), these bottle grippers 12
9d grips container B on bottle stand 123. continue,
The bottle gripper 129d is 90 degrees in the direction of arrow F in FIG.
The gripper of the grip conveyor 20 descends while being rotated
Deliver container B to 23. In the supply section S, the groove cam 3
The grip member of the grip conveyor 20 according to the trajectory 2
23a and 23b are opened.
After inserting the container B between the top members 23a and 23b,
Close the grip members 23a and 23b to grip the container B
Needless to say. Thus, the grip conveyor
The containers B transported in a plurality of rows by the
40, the capper 80, etc., after processing.
Transfer to the conveyor 121 and transfer it to the labeler 120.
Bottling to process in multiple rows
Labeler 120 can be incorporated into the line. Therefore,
Compact bottling system and high efficiency
Can be achieved. Labeling is performed by the labeler 120.
The container B returned to the grip conveyor 20 is again
Original multiple rows (6 rows) conveyed to a boxing station
H is sent to the caser 170. In this embodiment, two lines
Twelve containers B are stored in one case 172, and
It is carried out by the conveyor 171. The above implementation
In the example, the bottle grippers 129 and 129d are moved up and down and rotated
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is orthogonal to three axes of XYZ.
A coordinate robot or the like can also be used. As described above, according to the present invention, the first
Containers are transported in multiple rows by one transport means and filled
, And then transfer to the second transporting means to make one row
To the labeler and send it to the labeler. After labeling, double row again
Transport to a single-row container processing unit.
Lavera, which was difficult to incorporate as a body,
Can be blocked as part of the
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a bottling system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the bottling system. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a chute and an air cleaner of the unscrambler. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a cross section of a part of a main part of the grip conveyor. FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of grippers of the grip conveyor. FIG. 7 is a plan view of a main part of the filling machine. FIG. 8 is a side view of the filling machine. FIG. 9 is a front view of the filling machine. FIG. 10 is a front view of an eccentric cam that drives a cylinder of the filling machine. FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of an eccentric cam for driving a cylinder of the filling machine. FIG. 12 is a plan view of a screw capper. FIG. 13 is a side view of the screw capper. FIG. 14 is a front view of the screw capper. FIG. 15 is a front view showing a labeler and a conveyor for the labeler. FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a labeler and a conveyor for the labeler. FIG. 17 is a side view showing a labeler and a conveyor for the labeler. [Description of Signs] B Container 20 First Conveying Means (Grip Conveyor) 40 Filling Machine (Filler) 120 Labeler 121 Second Conveying Means (Conveyor for Labeler) 129 First Delivery Means (Bottle Gripper of Supply Unit) 129d Second delivery means (bottle gripper in discharge section)

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claim 1] First transport means for transporting a large number of containers in a plurality of rows, container processing means such as a filling machine provided on the first transport means, A second transporting means disposed crosswise on the first transporting means and transporting the containers in a line;
A first transfer unit that holds the container on the first transfer unit and transfers it to the second transfer unit; and a second transfer unit that holds the container on the second transfer unit and transfers it to the first transfer unit. Delivery means,
A bottling system comprising a labeler provided in the second transport means.