JP3898105B2 - Encapsulation system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sealing system that transports a predetermined number of supplied supplies to a sealing position and seals them in a sealed object.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, for example, in a sealing system that encloses inclusions such as a plurality of forms and leaflets, etc., the corresponding inclusions to be enclosed are supplied onto the transport path, stacked together at the time of supply, and the sealed articles are positioned. It is transported to the sealing position. Such collation and stacking on the conveyance path needs to avoid an artificial mistake in the inclusion when the system is stopped due to a conveyance error or the like.
[0003]
Conventionally, in a sealing system, a predetermined type of sealed material to be sealed is selected individually and can be sealed partially or entirely. In general, the sheet is transported to a sealing position where the sealed object is positioned on the transport path. On the other hand, there may be a supply error or a transport error in the supply of the target inclusion or the transfer itself on the transfer path. When such an error occurs, the system is stopped, and the worker has collated and stacked the inclusions. Once taken out and restored by restoration or the like, the taken out inclusion is returned to continue.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the system error occurs, the inclusions taken out by the operator are simply stacked, and when returned after repair, there is a problem that it is easy to make mistakes with other inclusions. It is necessary to avoid mistakes when the forms to be handled are to be sealed.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an enclosing system in which encapsulated materials supplied for each individual are separated for each supply and conveyed to be enclosed in a sealed object.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 is a sealing system in which a predetermined number of sealed materials supplied individually are transported to a sealed position and sealed in a sealed material. A predetermined number of inclusion holding parts that can move the conveyance path, and the inclusion holding part is rotated to form a stepped configuration at least at the supply position of the inclusions. And a predetermined number of movable holding bodies in which the inclusion holding unit is movable and released from the holding position, a conveyance driving means for moving the predetermined number of movable holding bodies in the conveyance path, Among the movable holding bodies, a rotating means for rotating the corresponding movable holding body at a predetermined position of the transport path, and moving the enclosure holding part of the movable holding body at the enclosure position to release the holding state, Holding release means for integrating the conveyed inclusions; A structure having a sealed means for sealing the integrated enclosure in the sealed article.
[0007]
In invention of Claims 2-4, "the said enclosure holding | maintenance part with which the said movable holding body is provided is equipped with the adjustment means which adjusts the height when it is set as the enclosure holding | maintenance state by the said rotation",
The structure is provided with a pressing means for pressing the already supplied enclosure when the enclosure holding section is in an enclosure holding state in the enclosure holding section of the movable holding body,
“The presser means is rotatable in one direction of extracting the pressed inclusions”.
[0008]
As described above, the movable holding body including the predetermined number of the enclosure holding parts for holding the individually supplied enclosures is moved in the predetermined number of conveyance paths, and the enclosure holding part is rotated by the rotating means. It is moved to a holding state up to the sealing position where the sealing material of the enclosed material to be supplied is placed, and the holding member is released from the holding position to integrate the sealed material at a predetermined stage. And sealed in the sealed material. In other words, it becomes possible to separate the inclusions supplied individually and hold them in a holding state in a holding state, hold them together, release the holding at the time of sealing, and seal them in a sealed state in an integrated state, As a result, even if the inclusion is pulled out in the middle of transportation due to various circumstances, it is possible to avoid a mistake in insertion.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The enclosing system according to the present invention is shown as a system that constitutes a part of an encapsulating and sealing system, for example, and includes an enclosing system that collates a predetermined type of form, sheet, leaflet, etc. as an enclosing object and encloses it in the enclosing object It is shown.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, the conceptual block diagram of 1st Embodiment in the enclosure system which concerns on this invention is shown. In FIG. 1, for example, two inclusion supply units 12 and 13 are arranged at predetermined positions in the enclosure system 11, and the inclusion (for example, a form on which individual information is printed, and a leaflet enclosed in correspondence with the enclosure). Etc.) 14 and 15 are supplied individually. Moreover, the enclosure part 16 is arrange | positioned in the enclosure position of the said enclosures 14 and 15, and the sealing material 17 is supplied from the sealing material supply which is not shown in figure.
[0011]
On the other hand, in the enclosing system 11, for example, two conveyance grooves 21A and 21B are formed in the conveyance path 20, and a part of the movable holding body 23 including the rotation shaft support portion 22 is exposed from the conveyance grooves 21A and 21B. Then, the conveyance path 20 is moved. A predetermined number of the movable holders 23 are arranged on the conveyance path 20. The details of such a movable holding body 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The movable holding body 23 includes a predetermined number of inclusion holding parts that hold the inclusions 14 and 15 and is moved along the conveyance path 20. By rotating the enclosure holding part, it becomes a step configuration and at least is held at the supply position of the enclosure 15 where the enclosure supply part 13 is arranged.
[0012]
In addition, the encapsulation system 11 includes, for example, a transport chain 24 that moves the movable holder 23 along the transport path 20, and the movable holder 23 is moved via a rotation shaft support portion 22 fixed to the transport chain 24. Move. The transport chain 24 constitutes a transport driving means together with a drive motor (not shown). A predetermined number of engaging portions 25 are arranged at predetermined positions for rotating the conveyed product holding portion of the movable holding body 23. That is, the transported object holding part is rotated by engaging with the engaging part 25 and a rotating engaging part (described in FIG. 2) of the movable holding body 23 that moves. Rotating means is constituted by 25 and the rotating engagement portion.
[0013]
By the way, the transport path 20 is connected in an endless manner, for example, and is also connected in an endless manner in the transport chain 24. That is, when the state where the transported object holding unit is rotated (the transported object holding state) is moved upward after a full turn, the transported object holding unit returns to the state before the rotation (see FIG. 2).
[0014]
Further, in the enclosing system 11, a holding unit moving means 26, which is a holding releasing means, is arranged below the transport path 20 at the enclosing position where the enclosing unit 16 is arranged. The holding portion moving means 26 moves the inclusion holding portion of the movable holding body 23 at the enclosure position to release the holding, and integrates the conveyed inclusions 14 and 15. In addition, a sealing means 27 that includes a telescopic insertion rod 27A and seals the integrated sealed materials 14 and 15 in the sealed material 17 on the sealed portion 16 is disposed at a position opposite to the sealed portion 16. is there.
[0015]
Here, FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory views of the movable holding body in the encapsulation system of FIG. In FIG. 2 (A), the movable holding body 23 has a rotating shaft 22A (described with reference to FIG. 2 (B)) attached to a rotating shaft support portion 22 so as to be rotatable. For example, two holding bodies 23A and 23B are attached at predetermined intervals (corresponding to the conveyance grooves 21A and 21B of the conveyance path 20). The holding bodies 23A and 23B are configured by inclusion holding parts 31A and 31B, shaft attaching parts 32A and 32B, support parts 33A and 33B, and extending parts 34A and 34B.
[0016]
That is, the shaft attachment portions 32A and 32B are attached to be slidable in the axial direction with respect to the rotating shaft 22A, and the shaft attachment portions 32A and 32B and the support portions 33A and 33B are integrally formed. The lengths of the support portions 33A and 33B and the enclosure holding portions 31A and 31B are adjusted by the extension portions 34A and 34B. The length of the extension parts 34A and 34B is the height when the enclosure holding parts 31A and 31B are rotated. The adjusting means is configured including the extending portions 34A and 34B.
[0017]
In addition, a rotation engagement portion 35 is formed integrally with the shaft attachment portion 32A, and the inclusion holding portions 31A and 31B are rotated by engaging with the engagement portion 25 described above. Furthermore, the shaft attachment portions 32A and 32B are integrally formed with holding portion movable engagement portions 36A and 36B which are positioned at lower positions when the inclusion holding portions 31A and 31B are rotated. Thus, it is engaged with the movable rod (see FIG. 6) of the holding unit moving means 26, and is moved in the holding release direction (the direction in which the rotating shafts expand to each other). A coil spring 37 as an example of an urging unit is provided between the shaft attaching portions 32A and 32B so as to cover the rotating shaft 22A. The coil spring 37 urges the inclusion holding portions 31A and 312B in a direction that attracts them.
[0018]
The said enclosure holding | maintenance part 31A, 31B is formed, for example with a T-shaped member, and is comprised by holding member 41A, 41B, regulation member 42A, 42B, and extension support member 43A, 43B. The holding members 41A and 41B become horizontal when the holding bodies 23A and 23B (inclusion material holding portions 31A and 31B) are rotated, and place and hold the inclusions. The restricting members 42A and 42B serve as a restriction when the inclusion is supplied while the holding members 41A and 41B are holding the inclusion. The extension support members 43A and 43B are slidably fixed with respect to the extension parts 34A and 34B in a state of including the extension parts 34A and 34B.
[0019]
Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (B), the rotating shaft 22A has, for example, an angular cross section and is configured such that the extended portion 22A1 is included in the middle portion, and is slidably fixed. Depending on the size of the object 15, the interval between the enclosure holding parts 31A, 31B can be adjusted. The attachment shafts 22B1 and 22B2 at both ends of the rotating shaft 22A and the attachment portions of the shaft attachment portions 32A and 32B are formed in a stepped small angle shape. That is, the enclosing portion holding portions 31A and 31B attached to the attachment shafts 22B1 and 22B2 are both rotatable by the rotation shaft 22A with respect to the rotation direction, and are slidable with respect to the axial direction. Thus, the step portion serves as a stopper against the urging force of the coil spring 37. And the part supported by the rotation support part 22 of 22 A of rotation shafts is formed in a column shape. In addition, the part to which shaft attachment part 32A, 32B in rotational axis 22A is attached should just be at least square shape, and another part may be cylindrical.
[0020]
Returning to FIG. 2A, the rotation shaft support portion 22 is rotatable at a rotation angle of, for example, 90 degrees with respect to the rotation shaft 22A to be supported. The state which moved is hold | maintained, and it rotates and returns to the state of FIG. 2 (A) with the dead weight of holding body 23A, 23B. That is, as described with reference to FIG. 1, when the transport path 20 is in an endless continuous state, it is lower (upside down) than the upper part (holding state) of the transport path 20 in the state of FIG. When returning to the upper part, the weights of the holding bodies 23A and 23B become the state shown in FIG.
[0021]
As described above, FIG. 2A shows a state before the holding bodies 23A and 23B (filled substance holding portions 31A and 31B) are rotated, and the holding members 41A and 41B are formed in the conveyance grooves 21A and 21A of the conveyance path 20. It moves to the enclosure supply part 12 in the state expressed from 21B. Then, as the movable holding body 23 is moved and the engaging portion 25 and the rotating engaging portion 35 are engaged, as shown in FIG. 3A, the holding body 23A together with the rotating shaft 22A. , 23B (filled substance holding portions 31A, 31B) are turned upright so as to be turned up.
[0022]
Further, in the enclosing position, as shown in FIG. 3B, the holding portion movable engagement portions 36A and 36B are engaged with the movable rod (see FIG. 6) of the holding portion moving means 26 and moved outward. Thus, the holding state is released, and the enclosure 15 placed on the holding members 41A and 42B is integrated by dropping onto the enclosure 14 previously supplied. Then, after the holding state is released, the movable rod of the holding unit moving means 26 is returned to the original state, and the state shown in FIG.
[0023]
FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show operation explanatory diagrams of the enclosing system of FIG. 4 (A) to 4 (D) are side views, and only the holding body 23A of the movable holding body 23 is shown, but the operating state of the holding body 23B is the same. In addition, the lengths of the extending portions 34A and 34B of the holding bodies 23A and 23B are adjusted according to the height of the inclusion 14 (the thickness of the stack if paper or the like). That is, since the height of the holding members 41A and 41B of the enclosure holding parts 31A and 31B in the enclosure holding state can be adjusted according to the height of the supplied enclosure, the convenience is improved. .
[0024]
Then, the movable holding body 23 (holding bodies 23A and 23B) is moved along the conveying path 20 (conveying grooves 21A and 21B) of FIG. 1 in the state of FIG. Is done. In the stopped state, as shown in FIG. 4A, a predetermined number of the first inclusions 14 are supplied from the inclusion supply unit 12 (FIG. 1), and are sequentially stacked. When the supply of the enclosure 14 from the enclosure supply unit 12 is finished, the movement is started, and the supply position of the enclosure supply unit 13 shown in FIG. 1 is pushed while pushing the supplied enclosure 14 with the holding members 41A and 41B. Head for.
[0025]
On the way of the movable holding body 23 toward the supply position of the enclosure supply part 13, the rotation engaging part 35 and the engaging part 25 provided in the holding body 23A are engaged (FIG. 4B). When the movable holding body 23 continues to move as it is, as shown in FIG. 4C, the holding bodies 23A and 23B (filled substance holding portions 31A and 31B) are rotated around the rotation shaft 22A, and the above-mentioned As shown in FIG. 3A, the upright state is established so that the next enclosure 15 can be held by the holding members 41A and 41B.
[0026]
In this state, the movable holding body 23 is moved and temporarily stopped at the position of the enclosure supply unit 13. In the stopped state, as shown in FIG. 4D, the next enclosure 15 is sequentially supplied from the enclosure supply section 13 (FIG. 1) onto the holding members 41A and 41B of the enclosure holding sections 31A and 31B. A few are stacked. Then, when the supply of the inclusion 15 from the inclusion supply unit 13 is completed, the inclusions 14 and 15 are conveyed to the enclosure position in a lump.
[0027]
At the enclosing position, as shown in FIG. 5A, the movable rods 26A and 26B of the holding unit moving means 26 are engaged with the holding unit movable engagement portions 36A and 36B. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), in the holding part moving means 26, the movable rods 26A, 26B are moved outward in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 22A, thereby moving the enclosure holding parts 31A, 31B to the outside. . As a result, the holding members 41A and 41B holding the enclosure 15 are released from the holding state, and the enclosure 15 is dropped onto the enclosure 14 previously supplied. , 15 are integrated.
[0028]
Then, the enclosures 14 and 15 integrated by the insertion rod 27A of the enclosure means 27 shown in FIG. 1 are inserted into the sealed object 17 supplied to the enclosure part 16, whereby the enclosure is performed. On the other hand, after the holding state is released, the movable rods 26 </ b> A and 26 </ b> B of the holding unit moving means 26 are returned to the original state, and the state shown in FIG. In addition, in the sealing system to which the sealing system according to the present invention is applied, after the sealing materials 14 and 15 are sealed in the sealing material 17, the sealing material 17 is sealed to form a sealing body.
[0029]
In this way, the enclosure 14 and the enclosure 15 that are supplied individually are separated and held together by the enclosure holding units 31A and 31B (holding members 41A and 41B) that are held by turning, It can be held in a sealed state in a state of being held and released at the time of sealing, and even if the inclusions 14 and 15 are pulled out in the middle of transportation due to a transportation error of the sealing system or other circumstances, It is possible to avoid mistakes when returning. In particular, the risk of mistakes can be avoided when handling personal information forms such as an encapsulating and sealing system.
[0030]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the holding bodies 23A and 23B (the inclusion holding parts 31A and 31B) are rotated by the rotation engagement part 35 and the engagement part 25 is illustrated. A rotation driving means such as a rotation motor may be provided on the shaft support portion 22 to rotate the rotation shaft 22A. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the urging means such as the coil spring 37 is provided between the respective enclosure holding parts 31A and 31B is shown, but the holding part movable engagement is performed by the movable rods 26A and 26B of the holding part movable means 26. The parts 36A and 36B may be gripped and slid in the axial direction of the rotation shaft 22A.
[0031]
Furthermore, in the sealing system 11, the case where the inclusion holding parts 31A and 31B are moved outward with respect to the rotation shaft 22A as the holding release means has been shown, but only the holding members 41A and 41B are the regulating members 42A and 42B. On the other hand, for example, the holding state of the held inclusion 15 can also be released by opening the door with a motor or the like. The same applies to the embodiments described below.
[0032]
Next, FIG. 6 shows a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the movable holding body according to the sealing system of the present invention, and FIG. 7 shows an operation explanatory diagram of the movable holding body of FIG. In FIG. 6, the basic structure of the movable holding body 23 is the same as that in FIG. 2, but it is a predetermined part of the holding members 41A and 41B and is rotated and the enclosure holding part is brought into the enclosure holding state. The presser rotating portions 51A and 51B, which are presser means for pressing the already-filled inclusion (14), are provided in a rotationally supported state. For example, rubber having a large friction with respect to the encapsulated material is provided on the surface portions of the presser rotating portions 51A and 51B. And the said presser rotation part 51A, 51B can be freely rotated to one direction of extraction of the pressed enclosure (14) (it demonstrates in FIG. 8).
[0033]
When the holding bodies 23A and 23B (filled substance holding portions 31A and 31B) are rotated from the state shown in FIG. 6 to the state shown in FIG. 7A, the movable holding body 23 is pressed by the press rotating portions 51A and 51B. However, it will be in a downward state and will hold down the already-supplied inclusion (14). In this case, the lengths of the extending portions 34A and 34B are adjusted according to the thickness of the predetermined number of inclusions (14) to be pressed.
[0034]
On the other hand, in the enclosing position, as shown in FIG. 7B, the holding portion movable engagement portions 36A and 36B are movable rods 26A and 26B (FIG. 6) of the holding portion moving means 26, as in FIG. ) Is moved to the outside and released from the holding state, and the enclosure 15 placed on the holding members 41A and 42B is dropped onto the enclosure 14 previously supplied. To be integrated.
[0035]
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of the characteristic part of the movable holding body in FIGS. 6 and 7. In FIG. 8A, when the holding bodies 23A and 23B (inclusion material holding portions 31A and 31B) are rotated to be in the holding state, the already supplied inclusion 14 is held by the press rotation portions 51A and 51B. It can be pressed. As shown in FIG. 8B, the presser rotating portions 51A and 51B are rotatable in one direction in the extraction direction of the enclosure 14 by, for example, a ratchet mechanism, in other words, the presser rotating portion. The enclosure 14 can be extracted only in the rotational direction of 51A and 51B, and conversely, the enclosure 14 once extracted cannot be inserted (for example, returned to its original state). .
[0036]
When the presser rotating parts 51A and 51B are rotated in one direction, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the holding of the inclusion holding parts 31A and 31B is released, the presser rotating part 51B is rotated forward, and the presser is rotated. Although the rotating part 51A is not rotated, there is no problem even if the presser rotating part 51A is rubbed on the enclosure 14.
[0037]
In this way, by pressing the enclosure 14 that has already been supplied by the presser rotating portions 51A and 51B, it is possible to prevent the encapsulated matter 14 from being violated or dropped out in the subsequent conveyance. By making 51A and 51B rotatable only in one direction, the inclusion 14 once extracted cannot be returned to its original state, and can be returned after conveyance, so that other inclusions can be mixed during conveyance. It can be prevented.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the movable holding body including the predetermined number of inclusion holding parts for holding the inclusions supplied for each individual is moved in the predetermined number of conveying paths. When the enclosure holding part is rotated by the rotating means, the enclosure is supplied to the enclosure position where the sealed enclosure of the enclosure supplied is placed, and the enclosure holding part is released from the holding position. By integrating a predetermined level of inclusions and enclosing the enclosure, the inclusions supplied individually are separated by the enclosure holding unit that is held by rotation, and collectively. The inclusions that are held and separated at the time of encapsulation can be integrated, so that even if the inclusions are pulled out during transportation for various reasons, it is possible to avoid mistakes when returning them.
[0039]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the height of the enclosure holding portion that is brought into the enclosure holding state by the rotation can be adjusted according to the supply height of the supplied enclosure, thereby improving convenience. It is possible to improve.
[0040]
According to the inventions of claims 3 and 4, by pressing the sealed material that has already been supplied by the pressing means, it is possible to prevent the charged material being conveyed from being violated or dropped out. By making it possible to rotate only in one direction, it is possible to prevent the inclusions from being mixed with other inclusions by making it impossible to return the inclusions once extracted.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual configuration diagram of a first embodiment of an encapsulation system according to the present invention.
2 is an explanatory diagram (1) of a movable holding body in the enclosing system of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram (2) of the movable holding body in the enclosing system of FIG. 1;
4 is an operation explanatory view (1) of the enclosing system of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view (2) of the enclosing system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the movable holding body according to the sealing system of the present invention.
7 is an operation explanatory view of the movable holding body of FIG. 6;
8 is an explanatory diagram of a characteristic part of the movable holding body in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Enclosing system 12, 13 Enclosed material supply unit 14, 15 Enclosed material 16 Encapsulating unit 17 Sealed material 22 Rotating shaft support unit 22A Rotating shaft 23 Movable holding body 24 Transport driving means 25 Engaging unit 26 Holding unit moving means 27 Encapsulated Means 31 Enclosed matter holding part 35 Rotating engagement part 36 Holding part movable engaging part 41 Holding member 51 Presser rotating part

Claims (4)

A sealing system that transports a predetermined number of sealed items supplied individually to a sealed position and encloses them in sealed items,
A predetermined number of inclusion holding units for holding the inclusions are provided, and the conveyance path can be freely moved. By rotating the inclusion holding unit, a step configuration is formed and held at least at the supply position of the inclusions. And a predetermined number of movable holding bodies in which the enclosure holding unit is movable and released from the holding position at the enclosure position,
Transport driving means for moving the predetermined number of movable holders in the transport path;
A rotating means for rotating a corresponding movable holding body at a predetermined position of the transport path among the movable holding bodies;
Holding release means for moving the enclosure holding part of the movable holding body at the enclosure position to release the holding and integrating the conveyed enclosure;
Enclosing means for enclosing the integrated encapsulated material in the sealed material;
An encapsulation system characterized by comprising: 2. The enclosure system according to claim 1, wherein the enclosure holding unit included in the movable holding body includes an adjusting unit that adjusts a height when the enclosure is held by the rotation. 3. Encapsulation system to do. 3. The enclosure system according to claim 1, wherein the enclosure is already supplied to the enclosure holding unit included in the movable holder when the enclosure holding unit is in an enclosure holding state. 4. An encapsulating system comprising a pressing means for pressing 4. The enclosing system according to claim 3, wherein the pressing means is rotatable in one direction of extracting the pressed enclosure.

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