JP4146261B2 - Packaging equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a packaging device for packaging a plurality of rose goods such as cans and bottles filled with drinking water such as beer or juice by a case such as a wrap round case or a setup case.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 10 shows a blank sheet (hereinafter referred to as a sheet) for a wrap round case that wraps a plurality of rose goods such as cans and bottles filled with beer, soft drinks, and the like in a stacked state arranged vertically and horizontally. Is known. The sheet S ₀ includes a side panel P ₁ , a bottom panel P ₂ , a side panel P _3, and a top panel P ₄ that are connected in one direction through a fold line so that the bottom panel P ₂ and the top panel P ₄ An outer flap F ₁ is connected to both end edges via a fold line, and an inner flap F ₂ is connected to both end edges of the pair of side panels P ₁ and P ₃ via a fold line. Further, a joint flap J is continuously provided on the side edge of the side panel P ₁ on one side via a fold line.
[0003]
The present applicant has already proposed a wrap round caser (hereinafter referred to as a packaging device) that automatically packages a product to be packaged using the sheet S ₀ as described above (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-308220). Publication).
[0004]
In the packaging apparatus described in the above publication, as shown in FIG. 11, the sheet S ₀ continuously taken out one by one from the hopper 70 is removed from both sides of the bottom panel P ₂ from a pair of side panels P ₁ , P _3. folding, its J-shaped casing K ₁ a pair of side panels P _1, P ₃ thereof is positioned in the longitudinal conveying direction of the arrow, the upper bottom panel P ₂ in the course of its conveyance but the J-shaped so as to stand In addition, the product A to be packaged composed of an array of loose goods a is pushed in, and the pair of inner flaps F ₂ on the front side in the pushing direction are bent 90 ° inward.
[0005]
When the product A to be packaged is placed on the bottom panel P ₂ , the other pair of inner flaps F ₂ is folded inward by 90 °, and the joint flap J is folded inward. At the same time, the top panel P ₄ is bent to a position where it overlaps the upper surface of the packaged product A, and the top panel P ₄ is bonded to the joint flap J via an adhesive previously applied to the joint flap J.
[0006]
Further, after the bonding, each pair of outer flaps F ₁ is folded to a position where it overlaps with each pair of inner flaps F ₂ , and each inner flap F ₂ is attached to each inner flap F ₂ via an adhesive previously applied to each inner flap F ₂ . The outer flap F ₁ is bonded and assembled to the case K ₀ .
[0007]
Here, packaging goods for A is supplied between the guide bars of the article transport conveyor provided on one side of the case conveyor, it is conveyed at the same speed in the same direction as the case K ₁ by the article conveyor. Further, the packaging target product A is supplied to the article conveying conveyor as follows. That is, a supply conveyor is provided on one side of the article transport conveyor for transporting bulk goods in a double row, and an alignment guide is provided so as to straddle the supply conveyor and the article transport conveyor. The double-row individual goods are guided by an alignment guide and fed between the guide bars of the article conveying conveyor, and are supplied to the article conveying conveyor as packaged articles that are stacked and arranged between the guide bars.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the conventional packaging apparatus, it is a dedicated machine for packaging rose goods, which wraps a product to be packaged consisting of, for example, 12 or 24 pieces of rose goods a consisting of cans, bottles, and the like. For this reason, when trying to wrap a sub-package target product in which a plurality of sub-packages that have been once packaged in a state where a plurality of individual goods are sub-divided, the alignment guide becomes an obstacle, and the sub-package is then removed by the article transport conveyor. It cannot be transported, and it is not possible to wrap subdivided products.
[0009]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to divide and package a product to be packaged comprising an aligned body in which a plurality of rose goods are stacked and arranged, and an array of wrapping packages once packaged in a state where the plurality of rose goods are subdivided. It is to provide a packaging device that can be packaged by switching the target product.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, a case transporting conveyor for transporting a packaging case with a pair of side panels rising from both sides of the bottom panel in front and back in one direction, a guide member in the transport unit, etc. An article transport conveyor for transporting an article to be wrapped, which is an array of loose goods supplied between the guide members attached at intervals, at the same speed in the same direction as the case on one side of the case transport conveyor; A pushing device that pushes a product to be packaged conveyed by the article conveying conveyor onto the bottom panel of the case conveyed by the case conveying conveyor, and a discharge end facing one side of the supply end side of the article conveying conveyor, and the discharging A supply conveyor that transports a large number of loose goods in a double row toward the end, and a bulk goods conveyed by the supply conveyor And induced between Nbeya of the guide member, divided in the packaging apparatus comprising a alignment guide to accumulate aligned between the guide member, on the upstream side of the article conveyor, a plurality each of subdivided package in the state of contact with the front and rear A sub-packaging object supply device for supplying a sub-packaging target product composed of an array of sub-packaging bodies divided by the sub-conveyor between guide members of the article conveying conveyor, and the alignment guide Is divided into a fixed alignment guide fixedly arranged on the supply conveyor and a movable alignment guide which can be moved up and down arranged on the article conveying conveyor, and the movable alignment guide is raised to a position where the divided package can pass through. A configuration provided with a lifting device was adopted.
[0011]
If comprised as mentioned above, the movable alignment guide will be lowered and connected to the fixed alignment guide, so that a plurality of loose goods will be supplied and gathered and aligned between the supply conveyor and the guide members of the article conveyor. The product can be transported to the position of the pushing device on the downstream side. Further, when the movable alignment guide is raised, a small package target product consisting of an array of a plurality of small package bodies is supplied from the small package target product supply device to the guide member of the article transport conveyor and conveyed to the position of the pushing device. In addition, it is possible to switch between packaging of an object to be packaged consisting of an array of rose goods and a package of subdivided objects consisting of an array of a plurality of subpackages.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an outline of a packaging apparatus according to the present invention. The packaging apparatus includes a case conveying conveyor 1, an article conveying conveyor 10 provided on one side of the case conveying conveyor 1, and a push for pushing a product to be packaged conveyed by the article conveying conveyor 10 onto the case conveying conveyor 1. The apparatus 20, the supply conveyor 30 with the discharge end facing in parallel to the supply end of the supply conveyor 10 and the supply conveyor 30 and the supply conveyor 30 are arranged so as to straddle the supply conveyor 30 And the subdivided packaging object supply device 60 provided on the upstream side of the article conveying conveyor 10.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 2, the case transport conveyor 1 transports a case K ₁ for packaging a product to be packaged in one direction. The case conveying conveyor 1 includes a double-row first conveyor 2a and a double-row second conveyor 2b. The first conveyor 2a and the second conveyor 2b is attached at equal intervals holding claw 4 to the chain 3, the case K ₁ from the front and back by the holding claws 4 of the first conveyor 2a and the holding claws 4 of the second conveyor 2b It formed so as to convey the casing K ₁ in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 by sandwiching.
[0014]
Here, the case K ₁ is the same as the case K ₁ shown in FIG. 11, and a pair of side panels P ₁ , P ₃ stand up from both sides of the bottom panel P ₂ that supports the packaging target product A. Each of the joint flap J connected to the side panel P ₁ and the top panel P ₄ connected to the other side panel P ₃ is also in a J-shaped bent state. The case K ₁ is transported with the side panel P ₃ having the top panel P ₄ connected thereto as the front side.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the article transporting conveyor 10 is configured to equidistantly arrange bar-shaped guide members 12 having a length perpendicular to the transporting band 11 and substantially transverse to the endless transporting band 11 serving as a transport unit. Consists of a conveyor attached to. The article conveying conveyor 10 is configured to convey the packaging target product A supplied between the guide members 12 in the same direction as the case K ₁ conveyed by the case conveying conveyor 1 at the same speed.
[0016]
Between the article transport conveyor 10 and the case transport conveyor 1, the outer flap F ₁ on the packaging object receiving side connected to the bottom panel P ₂ of the case K ₁ transported by the case transport conveyor 1 is folded downward. The folding folding guide 13 to be bent and the delivery of the packaging object A between the article conveying conveyor 10 and the bottom panel P ₂ of the case K ₁ on the downstream side of the flap folding guide 13 are the same in the same direction as the case K _1. A delivery conveyor 14 is provided that travels at a speed.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 2, the pushing device 20 includes pushers 22 provided at equal intervals on a belt 21 such as a timing belt, and the carrier side belt 21 a of the belt 21 crosses in an oblique direction on the conveyance path of the article conveyance conveyor 10. The packaging object A positioned between the guide members 12 of the article conveying conveyor 10 is moved onto the bottom panel P ₂ of the case K ₁ conveyed by the case conveying conveyor 1 by the pusher 22 attached to the carrier side belt 21a. It is configured to push in.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the supply conveyor 30 has a transport belt 31 composed of a wide belt, and a pair of guides for the movement of the bulk goods a on both upper sides of the carrier-side transport belt 31 a on the upper side. Side guide 32 is provided. The distance between the pair of side guides 32 is such that the bulk goods a such as cans and bottles can move in a double row (six rows in the embodiment) state.
[0019]
The supply conveyor 30 conveys the bulk goods a arranged in six rows between the pair of side guides 32 to the downstream side.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 3, the alignment guide 40 is configured to have six rows of guide paths 41 in which an inclined path 41 b is continuous with a tip of a straight path 41 a arranged on the transport path of the supply conveyor 30. The product outlets 41 c in the six rows of guide paths 41 are located on the transport path of the article transport conveyor 10, and the product outlet 41 c is close to the supply conveyor 30 from the far side in the width direction of the transport path of the article transport conveyor 10. The position is sequentially shifted to the side, and the amount of the shift is substantially equal to the diameter of the bulk product a.
[0021]
Further, on the downstream side of the product outlet 41c of each guide path 41, a guide plate 42 is provided for guiding the movement of the bulk product a discharged from the product outlet 41c by the article transport conveyor 10. It has been.
[0022]
The alignment guide 40 guides the bulk goods a conveyed downstream by the supply conveyor 30 between the guide members 12 of the article conveyance conveyor 10 and collects and aligns them between the guide members 12.
[0023]
In the embodiment, four rows and six rows are aligned and aligned in a row, and the aligned body is a packaging object A.
[0024]
Here, as shown in FIG. 1, a guide bar 15 for guiding the movement of the alignment body A as a packaging target product is provided on the case transport conveyor 1 side of the transport path of the article transport conveyor 10. The downstream end faces a position corresponding to the position at which the pushing device 20 starts pushing the packaging target product A.
[0025]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 9, the alignment guide 40 is divided into a fixed alignment guide 40 a that is fixedly disposed close to the supply conveyor 30 and a movable alignment guide 40 b that is disposed on the article transport conveyor 10. ing.
[0026]
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the movable alignment guide 40 b is supported by an elevating frame 43 and is moved up and down by an elevating device 50 that elevates and lowers the elevating frame 43.
[0027]
The elevating device 50 fixes a nut member 52 to each of a pair of brackets 51 attached to both end portions of the upper surface of the elevating frame 43, and rotates each screw shaft 53 screwed to each nut member 52 by the fixed frame 54. The screw shaft 53 is rotated freely by operating a handle (not shown), the rotation is transmitted to the other screw shaft 53 by the belt transmission device 55, and the lifting frame 43 is moved up and down by the rotation of each screw shaft 53. It is the composition which makes it.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the subdivided package target product supply device 60 conveys a subdivided package body b in which several bulk goods a are subdivided and packaged toward the article conveyor 10 in two rows. The lower supply conveyor 61 and the divided conveyor b that divides a plurality of divided packaging bodies b conveyed in contact with each other by the lower supply conveyor 61 (a total of four in two rows and two rows in the embodiment). 62, and an upper supply conveyor 63 for supplying an alignment body as a divided packaging target product B composed of, for example, four divided packaging bodies b, between the guide members 12 of the article conveying conveyor 10.
[0029]
The lower supply conveyor 61 is composed of a double-row belt conveyor 61a. The lower supply conveyor 61 is configured to convey the divided packaging target product B at the same speed as the conveying speed of the article conveying conveyor 10.
[0030]
The sorting conveyor 62 is composed of a double-row belt conveyor 62a disposed between the double-row belt conveyors 61a of the lower supply conveyor 61. A plurality of rotatable rollers 62c are attached to the belt 62b of each belt conveyor 62a at equal intervals. It has been.
[0031]
The interval between the rollers 62c is slightly smaller than the width dimension between the front and rear surfaces of the subdivided packaging target product B.
[0032]
The belt conveying speed of the sorting conveyor 62 is lower than the belt conveying speed of the lower supply conveyor 61. Due to the difference in speed, the divided packaging body b is received by the carrier-side roller 62c, and the subsequent roller 62c receives the divided packaging body b. When the divided packaging body b following the divided packaging body b is lifted and the front roller 62c starts to move to the return side, which is the lower side, the divided packaging target product B is moved at the feed speed of the lower supply conveyor 61, and the subsequent division is performed. A space is provided between the package body b and the package body b.
[0033]
In the upper supply conveyor 63, bar-shaped pressing members 65 are mounted at equal intervals between belts 64 made of parallel timing belts, and the belt 64 is moved at an approximately equal speed to the conveying speed of the lower supply conveyor 61 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The pressing member 65 is intruded into the divided small packaging target product B, and the small packaging target product B is fed between the guide members 12 of the article transporting conveyor 10 by the pressing member 65.
[0034]
The packaging device shown in the embodiment has the above-described structure, and when packaging the packaging target product A composed of the aligned product of loose goods a, the movable alignment guide 40b shown in FIG. With the movable alignment guide 40b connected to the fixed alignment guide 40a, the bulk goods a are conveyed by the supply conveyor 30.
[0035]
On the other hand, when packaging the subdivided package target product B composed of the subdivided package body b, the movable alignment guide 40b shown in FIG. 8 is raised to a position where the subdivided package body b can pass therebelow. The subdivided packaging target product B is supplied to the article transport conveyor 10 by the supply device 60.
[0036]
Now, when the loose goods a are conveyed in a double row state by the supply conveyor 30 with the movable alignment guide 40b lowered, the loose goods a are guided by the alignment guide 40 and between the guide members 12 of the article conveyance conveyor 10. And are aligned and aligned between the guide members 12. As shown in FIG. 2, when the articles to be packaged A composed of the aligned bodies are conveyed downstream by the article conveying conveyor 10 and sent to the position of the pushing device 20, the case conveying conveyor 1 is moved by a pusher 22 that moves in an oblique direction. Is pushed into the bottom panel P ₂ of the case K ₁ transported by. The case K ₁ that supports the packaging target product A is folded into a case K ₀ as shown in FIG. 11 when transported downstream.
[0037]
On the other hand, in the state where the movable alignment guide 40b is raised, as shown in FIG. 7, when the divided packaging body b is conveyed in a double row state by the lower supply conveyor 61, the divided packaging body b is moved in the conveying direction by the sorting conveyor 62. By dividing into four pieces, a subdivided packaging target product B is formed, and the subdivided packaging target product B is pressed by the pressing member 65 of the upper supply conveyor 63 and sent between the guide members 12 of the article transporting conveyor 10 to transport the article. It is conveyed downstream by the conveyor 10.
[0038]
At this time, since the movable alignment guide 40b is held in the raised position as shown in FIG. 8, the subdivided packaging target product B is conveyed downstream without being disturbed by the movable alignment guide 40b, and is pushed in. is transported to the position of 20, it is pushed onto the bottom panel P ₂ case K ₁ which is transported by the case conveyor 1 by the pusher 22 shown in FIG.
[0039]
The case K ₁ that supports the divided packaging target product B is folded into the case K _{0 in the same} manner as described above when transported downstream.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by moving the movable alignment guide downward and connecting it to the fixed alignment guide, it is possible to supply the bulk goods from the supply conveyor to the guide members of the article transport conveyor and to align and align them. By moving up the movable alignment guide, the divided packaging body can be supplied from the divided packaging target product supply device to the guide members of the article conveying conveyor. The product to be packaged and the subdivided product to be packaged comprising an array of a plurality of subpackages can be switched and packaged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a packaging device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a push-in device portion of a product to be packaged. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an alignment guide portion. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the transport state of the subdivided package body. FIG. 6 is a front view of FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the subpackage object supply device section shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view showing the lifting device of the movable alignment guide of FIG. 6. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX of FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which a case is formed by a wrap round caser step by step.
K ₁ case P ₁ , P ₃ side panel 1 case transport conveyor 10 article transport conveyor 11 transport belt 12 guide member 20 pushing device 30 feed conveyor 40 alignment guide 40a fixed alignment guide 40b movable alignment guide 50 lifting device 60 apparatus

Claims (1)

A case transport conveyor that transports a packaging case with a pair of side panels standing up and down from both sides of the bottom panel in one direction, and guide members that are attached to the transport section at equal intervals. An article conveying conveyor for conveying an article to be packaged consisting of an array of goods and goods at the same speed in the same direction as the case on one side of the case conveying conveyor, and a case conveying conveyor for the article to be packaged conveyed by the article conveying conveyor A push-in device that pushes onto the bottom panel of the case conveyed by the case, and a discharge end faced on one side of the supply end side of the article transport conveyor, and a number of loose goods are in a double row state toward the discharge end The guide conveyor member that guides the goods conveyed by the supply conveyor and the bulk goods conveyed by the supply conveyor between the guide members of the article conveyor. A packaging apparatus comprising a alignment guide to accumulate aligned, on the upstream side of the article conveyor has a sorting conveyor for dividing the dispensing package of the state of contact before and after a plurality each, were divided by the division conveyor A fixed alignment guide which is connected to a subdivided package object supply device for supplying a subpackage object to be divided between the guide members of the article conveying conveyor, and the alignment guide is fixedly arranged on the supply conveyor; A packaging apparatus, comprising: an elevator device that is divided into movable movable guides that can be moved up and down arranged on an article conveying conveyor, and that raises the movable aligned guides to a position through which a small package can pass.

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