JP3746752B2 - Product removal device in packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a product take-out device for discharging an extraction bag filled with a material to be extracted, which is a tea powder such as coffee powder, black tea or green tea, to the outside of a packaging machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An example of the coffee powder extraction bag is shown in FIG. An extraction bag a shown in the drawing has a horizontally long cardboard support frame in which a front surface portion and a rear surface portion are opposed to each other, an upper end edge 1a of a central portion 2 is separated by notches 3 and 3, and a lower portion is opened. 1, a filter paper bag 6 for placing a predetermined amount of coffee powder inside is attached, and after filling the coffee powder, the bag mouth 7 and the upper part of the central portion 2 are sealed. . When drinking, the filter paper bag 6 is opened by opening the perforation 2a and expanding the central portion 2 of the support frame 1. After setting the support frame 1 on the cup, hot water is poured into the coffee powder inside. Extraction is performed by pouring. Regarding the packaging method and packaging machine that fills the extraction material for beverages into such an extraction bag, it is considered that each sales company adopts its own method and equipment, but it is publicly disclosed at present. It is unknown because it is not.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The structure of the conventional packaging machine for the extraction bag is unknown for the reasons described above, but at least a part of the packaging work seems to be automated. In view of the current situation, the applicant of the present invention is concerned with the development of a packaging machine that fills an extraction bag with a material to be extracted for beverage, and the extraction bag, which is a prepackaged product, is placed outside the machine in a fixed posture. Has led to the development of a product takeout device.
[0004]
An object of the present invention is to provide a product take-out device in a packaging machine that automatically discharges an extraction bag, which is a packaged product, out of the machine in a fixed posture state.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is configured to automatically discharge an extraction bag, which is a packaged product supported in a suspended manner by a grip pair of a packaging machine, to the outside of the machine. A product removal device,
Wherein the extraction bag is a form which is provided so as filter paper bags to fill the extraction subject material for beverages is projected in the center below the oblong-shaped support frame, to receive the infusion bag to be released from the grip-to A clamping means provided on a moving plate which is movable back and forth by a fixed stroke in the front-rear direction by the driving means, and disposed below the retracted end of the clamping means, and is released by the releasing operation of the clamping means. A rotating drum provided so as to receive the extraction bag falling by the locking portion and support it in a suspended manner, and a scraping piece disposed behind the rotating drum and movable in the front-rear direction. And an extraction bag received from the grip pair by the clamp means is transferred above the rotating drum controlled to rotate intermittently. By dropping the extraction bag by releasing the operation means let receiving the engaging portion of the rotary drum, the support frame toward the upper edge of the support frame in the transport direction by the extraction bag rotational operation of the rotary drum The extraction bag is configured to be in a horizontal posture, and is configured to be transferred to a predetermined position by the scraping piece of the carry-out means in the posture state.
[0006]
In order to achieve the same object, the invention described in claim 2 is the product takeout device in the packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the movable plate is provided with a first clamp and a second clamp as the clamp means. The extraction bag is provided at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction, an intermediate clamp is disposed at the position of the retracted end of the first clamp and the position of the advanced end of the second clamp, and is released by the first clamp. The left and right side edge portions are gripped by the intermediate clamp and received once, and the extraction bag released from the intermediate clamp is delivered to the second clamp that has advanced to the forward end. It is characterized by being configured to be released and dropped.
[0007]
In order to achieve the same object, the invention described in claim 3 is the product take-out device in the packaging machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the extraction bag is filled with a beverage extraction material for a plurality of people. When the extraction bag is rotated by the rotating drum, the extraction bag is placed in a horizontal posture with the upper end edge of the support frame facing the transfer direction , and the filter paper. The lower portion of the bag is folded on the support frame.
[0008]
[Action and effect of the invention]
(Invention of Claim 1)
(1) The packaged extraction bag released from the grip pair is received by the clamping means, transferred to the upper side of the rotating drum, and dropped by the releasing operation of the clamping means.
(2) The extraction bag dropped on the rotating drum in the stopped state is received by the engaging portion of the drum and supported in a suspended manner. Then, while the rotary drum 130 is intermittently rotated and stopped, the extraction bag is in a state where the support frame is in a horizontal posture with the upper end edge 1a of the support frame 1 facing the transfer direction . Next, the extraction bag is transferred to a predetermined position in the posture state by the scraping piece of the carry-out means.
[0009]
(Invention of Claim 2)
(1) The packaged extraction bag released from the grip pair is gripped by the first clamp and temporarily transferred to the intermediate clamp. The second clamp receives the extraction bag received by the intermediate clamp, and the rotary drum It is transferred upward and dropped by the releasing operation of the second clamp.
(2) The extraction bag dropped on the rotating drum in the stopped state is received by the engaging portion of the drum and supported in a suspended manner. Then, while the rotary drum 50 rotates intermittently and stops, the extraction bag is in a state where the support frame is in a horizontal posture with the upper end edge 1a of the support frame 1 facing the transfer direction . Next, the extraction bag is transferred to a predetermined position in the posture state by the scraping piece of the carry-out means.
[0010]
In this product take-out apparatus, a first clamp and a second clamp as clamping means and an intermediate clamp are provided, and the cycle time for taking out the product is shortened by reducing the moving distance of each of the first and second clamps. Can be achieved. And it is possible to adapt to the increase in the packaging capacity of the packaging machine.
[0011]
(Invention of Claim 3)
The extraction bag is in a state in which the upper end edge 1a of the support frame 1 is directed in the transfer direction by the rotation operation of the rotary drum so that the support frame is in a horizontal posture , and the lower portion 6c of the filter paper bag 6 is placed on the support frame 1 It is made into the compact form folded up (FIG. 6). Next, the extraction bag is transferred to a predetermined position by the scraping piece of the carry-out means while maintaining the posture state.
[0012]
In this product take-out device, in the case of a large extraction bag filled with beverage extraction materials for multiple people, a part of the filter paper bag is folded and made compact, so individual packaging in the subsequent process of the packaging line Can be made small and economical.
[0013]
The product take-out device in this packaging machine can automatically discharge the extraction bag, which is a packaged product, out of the machine in a fixed posture state. In addition, it contributes to smooth and economical individual packaging work in the subsequent process of the packaging line.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the method of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a side view of the product take-out device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of the product take-out device, FIG. 3 is a front view of the product take-out device, and FIG. 4 is (1) a large extraction bag a and (2) a small size Explanatory drawing of extraction bag b, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an outline of a series of packaging steps from extraction bag supply to product discharge by a rotary type packaging machine to which the method of the present invention is applied, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the large sized extraction bag which shows the state by which the lower part of the filter paper bag was folded on the support frame.
[0015]
FIG. 5 shows an outline of a series of packaging steps by the rotary type packaging machine P to which the “product removing device in the packaging machine” of the present invention is applied. The packaging machine P has a large number of grip pairs g provided here in a radial direction on a rotating body (moving body), here a pair of grip pairs g, a bag feeding step (a), and a gripping and gripping of an extraction bag as a packaging bag. Process for detecting quality (b), printing process for expiry date (c), extraction bag opening process (d), filling process (e), bag mouth cleaning process (f), folding process (g) ), Bag mouth sealing process (H), empty bag discharging process (Li), product discharging process (N), and 10 steps of the process are intermittently stopped and moved, and supported in a suspended form by each grip pair g The extracted bag a is filled with an extraction material for beverages such as coffee powder, and the bag mouth is sealed, and the extraction bag, which is a packaged product in the product discharge process, is discharged out of the machine. Yes.
[0016]
As for the extraction bag filled with the material to be extracted for beverage, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the filter paper bag 6 is integrally attached to the support frame 1 made of cardboard or the like.
Specifically, the extraction bag a has a front face portion and a rear face portion opposed to each other, and at least the upper end edge 1a of the central portion 2 is cut off, and a pair of cutouts from the upper end edge 1a of the central portion 2 toward the inside. The portions 3 and 3 are formed at a predetermined interval and the lower side of the support frame 1 is opened at the lower side, and the inner surface of the center portion 2 of the support frame 1 is connected to the front surface portion 6a and the rear surface portion 6b of the filter paper bag 6. By sticking the upper part and separating the front part and the rear part corresponding to the center part 2 of the support frame 1, the bag mouth 7 of the filter paper bag 6 is configured to be opened. In addition, about the filter paper bag 6, the gusset type bag in which the ridges 8 and 8 were each formed in the right-and-left both sides is used.
[0017]
The extraction bag a is a large extraction bag filled with coffee powder for a plurality of people, here three. FIG. 4 (2) shows a small extraction bag b filled with coffee powder for one person. The structure of the large extraction bag a is the same except that the support frame and the filter paper bag are small. The configuration is based on the configuration.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1, this product take-out device 20 is a packaging in which a frame 22 is erected on a gantry 21 adjacent to the machine base of the packaging machine P, and released from the grip pair g above the frame 22. A clamping means 25 is provided for receiving the extraction bag a which is a finished product. A base 23 is horizontally fixed to the frame 22, and a pair of left and right guide rails 26, 26 are arranged in parallel on the base 23 at a predetermined interval (FIG. 3). A slide 27, which is loosely fitted to 26 and made slidable, is provided integrally with the moving plate 28. The moving plate 28 is provided so as to reciprocate a predetermined stroke in the front-rear direction by an air cylinder 29 fixed to the base 23.
[0019]
The moving direction of the moving plate 28 is not on the imaginary line passing through the center between the grip pair g that is intermittently stopped due to the layout relationship with the post-process of the packaging line, but only at a certain angle (18 ° in the embodiment). ) It is provided to shift.
[0020]
The moving plate 28 is provided with a first clamp 30 and a second clamp 40 as the clamping means 25 at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. The distance dimension is the same as the stroke of the air cylinder 29.
[0021]
The first clamp 30 is provided with a pair of clamp pieces 32 that are opened and closed by an actuator (not shown) such as a mini air cylinder at the lower end of a vertical rotating shaft 31 that is rotatably supported by the moving plate 28. ing. Further, one end of an elongated guide rod 33 is fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft 31, and the other end of the rod 33 is fixed to a bush 35 that is freely rotated in a horizontal direction by a bracket 24 attached to the base 23. Is slidably fitted.
[0022]
Thus, the clamping surface of the clamp piece 32 is oriented in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the support frame 1 of the extraction bag a gripped by the grip pair g at the forward end of the moving plate 28. The rotation shaft 31 is slightly rotated by the change in the angle of the guide rod 33 with respect to the moving direction of the moving plate 28, and at the retracted end, it is corrected by the above-mentioned fixed angle to be a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving plate 28. It is provided as follows.
[0023]
The second clamp 40 is provided with a pair of clamp pieces 42 that are opened and closed by an actuator, similar to the first clamp 30, at the lower end of a vertical fixed shaft 41 attached to the moving plate 28.
[0024]
Reference numeral 45 denotes an intermediate clamp provided at the front end 22 a of the frame 22 so as to match the position of the retracted end of the first clamp 30. The intermediate clamp 45 is provided so as to open and close a pair of clamp pieces (not shown) within an angle range of about 90 degrees by an actuator (not shown).
[0025]
Thus, the intermediate clamp 45 grasps the lower portions of the left and right side edges 5 and 5 of the extraction bag a released by the first clamp 30 at the retracted end by closing the clamp piece and receives the intermediate clamp 45 forward. The extraction bag a is delivered to the second clamp 40 advanced to the end by releasing the clamp piece.
[0026]
Below the frame 22, a rotating drum 50 is provided on a rotating shaft 49 in a horizontal direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the moving plate 28. The rotating drum 50 is provided so as to be intermittently rotated by a driving means (not shown) so as to be synchronized with the intermittent movement operation of the rotating body of the packaging machine P. The central position of the rotation shaft 49 is provided so as to match the position of the retracted end of the second clamp 40.
[0027]
The rotating drum 50 having a hollow inside is provided with eight locking portions 51 on the outer periphery 50 a that are arranged at an equal angle from the center of the rotating shaft 49 in the radial direction. These engaging portions 51 are formed so that the entrances are slightly wide, and as shown in FIG. 3, the left and right side edge portions 5 and 5 of the extraction bag a released by the releasing operation of the second clamp 40 are accommodated. The bag a is provided so as to be supported in a suspended manner. A guide plate 52 is provided on the outer periphery 50a of the rotary drum 50 so as to extend along the inner surface 52a. The guide plate 52 is for supporting and guiding the extraction bag a so that the extraction bag a does not fall off the locking portion 51 when the rotary drum 50 rotates.
[0028]
55 is an unloading means arranged behind the rotary drum 50. The unloading means 55 is configured such that a slider 57 having a scraping piece 58 is freely slidably fitted to a pair of guide rods 56 arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, and the slider 57 is cammed via the rod 59. It is connected to a lever 60 that is swung by a mechanism (not shown), and a scraping piece 58 is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction by a swinging operation of the lever 60.
[0029]
Reference numeral 65 denotes a belt-type conveyor disposed behind the rotating drum 50 and orthogonal to the moving direction of the scraping piece 58. In addition, about the supply end side 66 of this conveyor 65, it is connected with the post process of a packaging line.
[0030]
Thus, in the product take-out device 20, while the rotary drum 50 is intermittently rotated by 1/8 and stopped, the upper end edge 1a of the support frame 1 is directed in the transfer direction so that the support frame is in a horizontal posture. The extraction bag a that has been in the state is scraped in the posture state by the scraping piece 58 waiting at the forward end, and is sequentially transferred onto the conveyor 65.
[0031]
When the extraction bag is a large extraction bag a, when the extraction bag is rotated by the rotary drum 50, as shown in FIG. 6, the support frame 1 is horizontally oriented with the upper edge 1a of the support frame 1 facing the transfer direction. It is set as the attitude | position and it is set as the compact form by which the lower part 6c of the filter paper bag 6 was folded on the support frame 1. FIG. Further, in the case of a small extraction bag b, the upper edge 1a of the support frame 1 is directed in the transfer direction so that the support frame is in a horizontal posture, and the filter paper bag 6 extends rearward without being bent.
[0032]
Incidentally, in the post-process, individual packaging is performed by filling the extraction bag a in a compact form with an inert gas by a pillow type packaging machine.
[0033]
Next, the operation of the product take-out device 20 in the packaging machine of the present invention will be described.
(1) The packaged large extraction bag a released from the grip pair g by the first clamp 30 of the clamp means 25 is gripped and temporarily transferred to the intermediate clamp 45. The extraction bag a received by the intermediate clamp 45 is received by the second clamp 40 and transferred above the rotating drum 50.
(2) Next, the extraction bag a is dropped by the releasing operation of the second clamp 40.
(3) The extraction bag a that has fallen on the rotating drum 50 is supported in a suspended manner by loosely fitting the left and right side edge portions 5 and 5 to the engaging portion 51 of the rotating drum 50. While the rotary drum 50 rotates intermittently and stops, the extraction bag a is in a state in which the support frame 1 is in a horizontal posture with the upper end edge 1a of the support frame 1 facing the transfer direction , and the filter paper bag 6 The lower portion 6c is folded on the support frame 1 in a compact form.
(4) Next, the extraction bag a is transferred onto the conveyor 65 with the lower portion 6c of the filter paper bag 6 folded on the support frame 1 by the scraping piece 58 of the carry-out means 55.
[0034]
With this series of operations of the product take-out device 20, the extraction bag a filled with coffee powder (material to be extracted for beverage) is automatically discharged out of the packaging machine P.
[0035]
As described above, the product take-out device in this packaging machine can automatically discharge the extraction bag, which is a packaged product, out of the machine in a fixed posture state. In addition, in the case of a large extraction bag filled with beverage extraction materials for multiple people, a part of the filter paper bag is folded to make it compact, so individual packaging work in the post-process of the packaging line It can be done smoothly and economically.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a product take-out apparatus. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part of the product take-out apparatus. FIG. 3 is a front view of the product take-out apparatus. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a series of packaging steps from supply of an extraction bag to discharge of a product by a rotary type packaging machine to which the method of the present invention is applied. Explanatory drawing of a large extraction bag showing the state where the lower part of the entered filter paper bag is folded on the support frame
20 ... Product take-out device 25 ... Clamp means 30 ... First clamp 40 ... Second clamp 45 ... Intermediate clamp 50 ... Rotating drum 51 ... Locking portion 55 ... Unloading means 58 ... scraping piece 65 ... conveyor P ... packaging machine g ... grip pair a ... large extraction bag b ... small extraction bag 1 ... support frame 2・ ・ Center 1a ・ ・ ・ Upper edge 6 ・ ・ ・ Filter paper bag 7 ・ ・ ・ Bag mouth

Claims (3)

A product take-out device configured to automatically discharge an extraction bag, which is a packaged product supported in a suspended manner by a grip pair of a packaging machine,
For the extraction bag, a filter paper bag filled with a material to be extracted for beverage is provided so as to protrude below the center of the horizontally long support frame,
In order to receive the extraction bag released from the pair of grips, a clamp means provided on a moving plate that is movable back and forth by a fixed stroke in the front-rear direction by a drive means, and disposed below the retracted end of the clamp means A rotating drum provided to receive the extraction bag that is released by the releasing operation of the clamp means and falls and is supported by the engaging portion, and is disposed behind the rotating drum. And an unloading means provided with a scraping piece that is movable in the front-rear direction. The clamping means transfers the extraction bag received from the grip pair to above the rotating drum controlled intermittently, and the clamping means. to drop the extraction bag by releasing the operation of the let received in the engaging portion of the rotary drum, the extraction bag is rotation of the rotary drum It is a state in which the support frame has a horizontal posture toward more transport direction upper edge of the support frame, configured to transport the infusion bag to a predetermined position by the scraper pieces of the unloading means remains in its posture state A product take-out device in a packaging machine characterized by the above. The moving plate is provided with a first clamp and a second clamp as the clamping means at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction , and the position of the retracted end of the first clamp and the position of the advanced end of the second clamp An intermediate clamp is disposed on the left and right side edges of the extraction bag released by the first clamp to be received once by the intermediate clamp and released from the intermediate clamp to the second clamp that has advanced to the forward end. that extraction transferring the bags, the product take-out device in the packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized by being configured so as to release the infusion bag dropped by releasing the operation of the second clamp. When the extraction bag is a large extraction bag that can be filled with beverage extraction materials for a plurality of people, the extraction bag has an upper edge of the support frame when rotated by the rotating drum. The packaging machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support frame is set in a horizontal posture in the transfer direction , and a lower portion of the filter paper bag is folded on the support frame. Product take-out device.

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