JP3467707B2 - Automatic incense transferer - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for transferring incense after drying, which has been placed on a drying shelf, to a transport conveyor of an automatic packaging apparatus. It is about. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-80120 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-80119 have disclosed means using a rotary suction drum by the present inventor. However, the conventional means not only has a complicated structure, but also causes incense powder to adhere to the suction holes of the suction drum to cause clogging, resulting in poor suction. There was a problem that the incense dropped from the adsorption drum. [0004] Further, when the incense stick after drying placed on the drying shelf board is sucked by the suction drum and transferred, there is a problem that the alignment is disturbed or broken. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the dried incense placed on the drying shelf is transported by a transport conveyor to a predetermined length. Cut and counted while conveying the cut incense sticks, accumulate the counted incense sticks by a predetermined number, and in an automatic packaging device for incense sticks that wraps the collected incense sticks, after drying, which is placed on a drying shelf board It is intended to provide a device for automatically transferring incense to a conveyor. An automatic incense stick transferring apparatus according to the present invention cuts a dried incense stick placed on a drying shelf board into a predetermined length while transporting the incense stick by a transport conveyor. And
The incense sticks counted while transporting the cut incense sticks, the counted incense sticks are accumulated for each predetermined number, and an automatic incense packaging apparatus for packing the bundle of the accumulated incense sticks with sleeves is provided with a loading table adjacent to the transport conveyor. Each of the supporting members that rotate independently of each other coaxially with the support shaft is provided with a rotating frame for holding a drying shelf and a rotating frame for holding an incense stick. [0007] One of the rotating frames for holding the drying shelf plate is made to stand by on the loading table side, and the other rotating frame for holding the incense stick is made to stand by below the conveying surface of the conveyor, and the rotating frame for holding the drying shelf plate is rotated. Attach a suction cup to adsorb the drying shelf at the top,
When the drying shelf with the incense stick is placed on the rotating frame for holding the drying shelf, the drying shelf is sucked and held by the suction cup, and then the rotating frame for holding the incense is rotated from the side of the conveyor to dry the shelf. Holds the incense stick on the plate, and then rotates the support shaft as a fulcrum while sandwiching the incense stick with the drying shelf board, and stops when it returns to the initial position of the incense holding rotating frame on the conveyor side. Then, while holding only the drying shelf with the suction cup and holding the suction shelf with the suction cup, the rotating frame for holding the drying shelf is reversed to return to the loading table at the initial position, and the suction holding of the suction cup is released, and The incense stick is transferred onto the conveyor, and the empty drying shelf can be removed. [0008] When the incense stick group transferred to the above-mentioned conveyor is sent to the following cutting and feeding conveyor, it is cut into a predetermined length by a cutting blade attached at a predetermined interval. [0009] The incense stick cut to a predetermined length is sent to a subsequent counting conveyor, where it is counted by a sensor. Each time a predetermined number is counted, the cutting and feeding conveyor is stopped, and the counted incense groups are accumulated. The bundle of incense sticks is discharged into the container of the conveyor with a container. The cutting and feeding conveyor operates again to repeat the above operation. The above-mentioned conveyor with containers is configured by attaching a number of containers to a chain conveyor. [0010] Wrapping paper called sleeve paper is supplied in advance to the container of the conveyor with a container, and the incense bundle after counting is discharged there. The container of the conveyor with a container comes to a position below the stacking and discharging means and stops, and the incense stick is discharged from the stacking and discharging means. Although the purpose of counting can be achieved only by the above-described configuration, if it is desired to perform counting on a weight basis, a scale may be provided at the outlet side of the conveyer with a container. The operation will be described in more detail. A large number of incense sticks are placed on a dolly in a state of being placed on a drying shelf, and are discharged from the drying chamber. The incense sticks are transferred to a conveyor, cut into a predetermined length while being conveyed, the cut incense sticks are counted while being conveyed, and the counted incense sticks are accumulated for each predetermined number. In the automatic packaging device for incense sticks to be received and packed in the drying shelf, the dried incense is placed on a drying shelf holding rotary frame waiting on a loading table provided adjacent to the transport conveyor. Put. When the operation switch is pressed, the drying shelf is sucked and held by the suction cup attached to the upper part of the rotating frame for holding the drying shelf, and then the rotating frame for holding the incense stick, which has been waiting on the conveyor side, is supported by the support shaft. It rotates coaxially and presses the drying shelf on the rotating frame for holding the drying shelf. Then, they both rotate about the support shaft as a fulcrum while sandwiching the drying shelf and return to the initial standby position of the incense holding rotary frame on the conveyor side. Subsequently, the suction frame of the suction cup is released when the rotary frame for holding the drying shelf plate rotates in the reverse direction and returns to the loading table side at the initial standby position while the suction cup is sucked and held by the suction cup. The incense sticks on the drying shelf are transferred onto a conveyor and conveyed by the conveyor. The other empty drying shelf is removed by hand. The incense stick conveyed by the conveyer is delivered to a subsequent cutting and sending conveyer and cut into a predetermined length. Further, the cut incense sticks are transferred to a subsequent counting conveyor. At this time, the incense stick is counted one by one by the sensor attached to the starting point of the counting conveyor. When a predetermined number set in advance is counted, the cutting and feeding conveyor stops. The group of incense sticks on the counting conveyor, which has been counted a predetermined number first, is conveyed as it is, and is collected and discharged as a bundle of incense sticks by the collecting and discharging means. A conveyor with a container is made to stand by below the collecting and discharging means, and the incense bundle discharged from the collecting and discharging means is dropped into the container. In this container, sleeve paper supplied from sleeve paper feeding means has already been set, on which the incense bundle is put and packaged. When the incense stick is loaded into the container, the conveyor with the container moves and stops at the position where the next container is located below the collecting and discharging means. The cutting conveyer operates again, and the remaining incense groups on the cutting conveyer are sent to the counting conveyor and counted by the sensor. When the number reaches a predetermined number, the cutting conveyer stops and the incense groups counted to the predetermined number are counted. Are collected as a bundle of incense in the collecting and discharging means, and are charged into a container and packaged in the same manner as described above. If the number of incense sticks on the cutting conveyer is smaller than a predetermined number, the cutting conveyer is kept operating without stopping and waits for the next incense stick to be sent. The operator picks up the next drying shelf and sets it on the loading table. The incense stick on the drying shelf is placed on the conveyor, sent to the cutting conveyor of the fixed size cutting means, cut, and sent to the counting conveyor. When the insufficient number of incense sticks is counted and reaches a predetermined number, the cutting conveyor stops again. In this way, the incense sticks are successively transferred from the drying shelf to the transport conveyor, cut, and counted, collected while counting, and wrapped with sleeves. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 4, an incense stick 2 is made of a rectangular corrugated cardboard and formed into a thin rod shape on a drying shelf 1. It is placed in a state, and is piled up and down on the carriage 3 and is taken out of the drying chamber. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, the automatic incense packaging apparatus includes a transport conveyor 6 for transporting the incense 2 transferred from the drying shelf board. A fixed size cutting means 8 for receiving and cutting the incense sticks 2 to a predetermined length, and counting the conveyed incense sticks 2 while transporting them, and collecting and discharging each time a predetermined number is counted. Counting / discharging means 10 comprising a collecting / discharging means 9 which has been made into a set, and a conveyer with a container 11 disposed below the collecting / discharging means 9 and sleeve paper feeding means 14 for supplying sleeves 13 to the container 12. And a predetermined number of incense bundles discharged from the collecting and discharging means 9 can be received by the sleeve 13 in the container 12 and packed. The bundle of the incense sticks 2 in the container 12 is picked up by a worker on a belt conveyor 15 arranged on both sides of the conveyor with containers 11 as shown in FIGS. Place it on the belt conveyor 15. This is picked up by another worker and checked for weight by a scale 16 placed on a work table 17, then returned to the belt conveyor 15 and sent to packing. In the automatic packaging apparatus for incense sticks configured as described above, the incense stick 2 after drying placed on the drying shelf 1
1 and 2, a loading table 4 for the drying shelf 1 is provided adjacent to the transfer conveyor 6 in order to transfer the. Further, a rotating frame 20 for holding a drying shelf board which can be rotated by supporting members 19 and 28 which are coaxially and independently connected to a motor on a supporting shaft 18 respectively.
And a rotating frame 21 for holding incense. In the initial state,
The former stands by on the loading table 4 side, and the latter stands by below the belt surface on the conveyor 6 side. Further, a sponge 23 is attached on the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf, so that the incense stick 2 is not disturbed by an impact when the drying shelf 1 is placed or sandwiched. Further, a suction cup 24 for sucking and holding the drying shelf 1 on the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf.
Attach. When the operation switch 25 is pressed, the motor 22
Operates. Then, the rotating frame 21 for holding the incense stick rotates from the side of the conveyor 6 around the support shaft 18 via the support member 19, and the drying rack on which the incense stick 2 waiting on the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf board is placed. The plate 1 is configured to be pressed from above and sandwiched. Subsequently, the motor 22 rotates in the reverse direction while sandwiching the drying shelf 1 on which the incense sticks 2 are placed, and at the same time, the motor 33 of the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf rotates, and the shafts 18 are integrated therewith. When it rotates around and returns to the initial position of the incense stick holding rotating frame 21, it stops. Next, the motor 33 rotates in the reverse direction, and only the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf
To return to the initial position on the loading table 4 side while holding by suction. Then, only the incense stick 2 remains on the belt conveyor 6, and only the drying shelf 1 returns to the loading table 4 side at the initial position. Subsequently, the suction holding of the suction cup 24 is released. Drying shelf 1
Can be removed by hand. At the same time, the conveyer 6 is operated, and the incense group is conveyed by the conveyer. The incense stick 2 conveyed by the conveyer is sent to the fixed size cutting means 8. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sizing and cutting means 8 includes a cutting and feeding conveyor 29 which hangs a belt on each of the rolls 26 mounted on the upper and lower sides and conveys the incense group between the upper and lower belts, and a conveyer of incense during the conveyance. The cutting blade 30 is attached to the shaft 31 at a predetermined length interval and above and below the transport surface. 27
Is a tension roller. The cutting blade 30 may be freely rotated around the shaft 31, but it may be preferable to forcibly rotate the cutting blade 30 depending on the material. In this case, the shaft 31
And a support shaft 32 is provided separately from the belt
It is connected so that it can be transmitted. The cutting and feeding conveyor 29 is driven by the support shaft 34 of the transporting conveyor 6.
Are connected to each other by a belt 35, and can be interlocked by a drive chain 36 attached to the support shaft 34. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, rolls 39 and 40 are attached coaxially to a support shaft 38 in order to transfer the cut incense 2 from the cut feed conveyor 29 to the counting conveyor 37. The belt of the cutting and feeding conveyor 29 is hung on the roll 39, the belt of the counting conveyor 37 is hung on the other roll 40, and the roll 41 is mounted on the roll 40, and the belt is also hung on this.
The incense group received from the cutting and feeding conveyor 29 is conveyed while being sandwiched between the upper and lower belts. The roll 39 with the belt of the cutting and feeding conveyor 29 freely rotates, while the roll 40 with the belt of the counting conveyor 37 is fixed to a spindle 38 and is configured to rotate coaxially. The drive shaft 42 is hung on the support shaft 31 of the cutting blade 30 so as to be interlocked therewith.
The counting conveyor 37 is accelerated so as to be slightly faster than the moving speed of the cutting and feeding conveyor 29. Accordingly, the incense group conveyed side by side in a dense and longitudinal manner on the cutting and feeding conveyor 29 is delivered to the counting conveyor 37, and at the same time, as shown in FIG. it can. A sensor 43 is attached to the start end of the counting conveyor 37 so that the incense 2 can be counted. When a predetermined number is counted by the sensor 43, the cutting conveyor is stopped. The group of incense sticks having counted the predetermined number is collected in the collecting and discharging means 9 provided at the end of the counting conveyor 37. This collecting and discharging means 9
Is composed of a chute 44 and a damper 46 which rotates upward around an axis 45. Upon receiving and accumulating the incense 2 discharged from the counting conveyor 37, the damper 46 rises and opens, and the bundle of the incense 2 received Is discharged, and is again lowered and closed.
0. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a conveyor 11 with a container is arranged below the collecting and discharging means 9 and a sleeve paper feeding means 14 for supplying sleeve paper 13 is provided at a front portion thereof. . The sleeve paper feeding means 14 is composed of a rubber belt conveyor 47 and a rubber roller 48. When the sleeve papers 13 are stacked and placed on the rubber belt conveyor 47, the sleeve paper 13 called out by the frictional force of the rubber belt one by one from below is transferred to the rubber roller. It is configured to be able to discharge at 48. As shown in FIG. 8, the sleeve paper 13 supplied by the sleeve paper feeding means 14 is sent onto a sleeve paper transport conveyor 49 which carries the vicinity of both ends of the sleeve paper 13 and conveys it. Three sleeves 13
Are arranged on the containers 12 of the conveyer with containers 11 respectively. Then, the suction cup 50 descends from above and is inserted into the container 12 while adsorbing and holding the sleeve paper 13, and then the suction cup 50 is vacuum-ruptured to release the sleeve paper 13 and rise. Is the container 12
It is configured to be set in. Subsequently, the conveyor with containers 11 is configured to be operated intermittently and to move three containers at a time. Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. Since the incense sticks after drying coming out of the drying chamber can be transferred to the conveyor while being kept on the drying shelf, when the incense sticks are transferred, the incense may be disturbed. The problem of breaking or falling off was solved. Further, the automatic incense stick transferring apparatus of the present invention can automatically transfer incense sticks to an automatic incense stick packing apparatus, thereby increasing productivity.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the entire automatic packaging apparatus. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing incense sticks on a drying shelf board stacked on a truck after drying. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a fixed size cutting unit. FIG. 6 is a front view of FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a front view showing a counting and collecting unit. FIG. 8 is a front view showing a conveyor with a container and sleeve paper feeding means. [Description of Signs] 1 Drying shelf 2 Incense stick 4 Loading table 6 Conveyor 13 Sleeve sleeves 18 Support shafts 19, 28 Supporting member 20 Drying shelf holding rotating frame 21 Incense holding rotating frame 24 Sucker

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-80119 (JP, A) JP-A-4-80120 (JP, A) JP-A-4-80122 (JP, A) JP-A-63- 246318 (JP, A) JP-A-61-109697 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61K ^7/ 00-7/50

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(57) [Claims 1] The dried incense 2 is cut into a predetermined length while being conveyed by a conveyor, the cut incense 2 is counted while being conveyed, and the counted incense 2 is counted. In an automatic packaging device for incense sticks, which is collected for each predetermined number and receives and packs the bundle of incense sticks 2 collected by the sleeve 13, the dried incense sticks 2 placed on the drying shelf 1 are transported by the transport conveyor 6. For transfer to the upper side, the loading table 4 of the drying shelf 1 is provided adjacent to the conveyor 6 and the supporting members 19 and 28 are rotated coaxially and independently of each other with the supporting shaft 18 as a fulcrum. The rotating frame 20 for holding the shelf board and the rotating frame 21 for holding the incense stick are attached, one of the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf board stands by on the loading table 4 side, and the other rotating frame 21 for holding the incense stick is mounted on the conveyor 6. Waiting under the transfer surface of the A suction cup for adsorbing the drying shelf is attached to the upper part of the frame 20, and when the drying shelf is placed on the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf, the drying shelf 1 is adsorbed and held by the suction cup, and then the incense stick is held. The rotating frame 21 rotates from the side of the conveyor 6 to rotate the drying shelf 1
Hold the incense stick on the top,
When the rotating shaft 21 is integrally rotated around the fulcrum and returned to the initial position of the incense stick rotating frame 21 on the conveyor side, the drying shelf 1 is stopped and sucked and held by the suction cup 24. When the rotating frame 20 for holding the drying shelf is rotated backward and returns to the loading table 4 side, the suction holding of the suction cup 24 is released, so that the incense stick 2 on the drying shelf 1 is transferred onto the transport conveyor 6 and empty. An automatic incense stick transferring device, characterized in that the drying shelf plate 1 can be removed.