JP4181734B2 - Suspended conveyor belt and suspended conveyor device using the same - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a suspended conveyor belt and a suspended conveyor apparatus using the same, and more specifically, it can be assembled into a linear, solid, circular, elliptical or other arbitrary shape, The present invention relates to a suspended conveyor suitable for being deployed in a factory or the like where hygiene is important, such as a factory, and a suspended conveyor apparatus using the suspended conveyor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In food manufacturing plants such as hamburger, croquettes, gratin, fish fillets, etc., semi-cooked products, fresh foods, frozen foods, etc., the products are transported on a net conveyor in the processing process, but the nature of the transport target is food In addition, the conveyor needs to be sequentially sterilized.
[0003]
The sterilization is generally performed by introducing a conveyor into the submersible cleaning tank. However, since the net conveyor moves on the support rail in a fixed state, the conveyor can be sterilized by the above method. The support rail cannot be sterilized, resulting in a single hand drop.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the conventional food conveying conveyor device, even if the conveyor itself can be sterilized, the support rail cannot be sufficiently sterilized. As a result, the conveyor cannot be sterilized. there were. Therefore, the present invention does not have such a problem, that is, a suspended conveyor belt capable of sterilizing and disinfecting a transporting portion with which food is in contact and capable of transporting food while maintaining a hygienic state at all times. It is an object of the present invention to provide a suspended conveyor belt device using this.
[0005]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a suspended conveyor belt that can be formed into a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or any other shape, and can be easily formed into a spiral structure, and a suspended conveyor device using the same. And
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a suspended conveyor belt in which a plurality of units formed by connecting lower portions of a pair of suspension members having suspension hooks at the upper end portion with pins constituting a conveying surface. And a suspension part comprising a conveyor part constituted by the conveyor belt and a drive part attached to one or several places of the conveyor part to contact the suspension member and move it in one direction The above-mentioned problem has been solved by using a conveyor system.
[0007]
This device can be configured in a curved state in which the hanging hook portion of the hanging member is hung by being hooked on a receiving portion provided at the lower end portion of the hanging member of another unit, A spiral structure can also be used.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of the shape of a suspension member 1 constituting a conveyor according to the present invention.
[0009]
The suspension member 1 is provided with a receiving part 3 by bending the lower end of a metal or plastic side plate 2 in the horizontal direction, and an inclined part 4 is provided by bending the upper part obliquely in the direction of the receiving part 3. Then, the upper end of the inclined portion 4 is raised vertically and then bent in the horizontal direction to form a hooking portion 5 extending in the opposite direction to the receiving portion 3 (the vertical upright portion may not be formed). The side plate 2 is formed in a crank shape when viewed from above (see FIG. 1C) and is extended in the lateral direction to form a connecting piece 6. One or two pin mounting holes 7 and 8 are formed through the lower portion of the side plate 2, and a pin insertion hole 9 is formed through the lower portion of the connecting piece 6.
[0010]
A pair of the suspension members 1 are arranged facing each other in the same direction ( extending direction of the hook portion 5), and between the pin attachment holes 7 and 7 and between the pin attachment holes 8 and 8 of the suspension members 1 and 1, respectively. pin (metal wires) 11, 12 is passed, by being retaining fixed as each end protrudes slightly outward, one unit is constructed (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The pins 11 and 12 do not necessarily have to be straight as illustrated, and are appropriately bent as necessary. Further, a mesh 13 may be stretched between the pins 11 and 12 in order to prevent the product from being caught or dropped (see FIG. 3).
[0011]
FIG. 2 shows how to connect units. A large number of units are prepared and juxtaposed, and the end of the pin 11 on the outside (left side in the figure) of the suspension member 1 of one unit is connected to the suspension of the unit to be connected. Each unit is connected by inserting it into the pin insertion hole 9 of the lower member 1 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The pin insertion hole 9 is generally horizontally long as illustrated. By doing so, expansion and contraction in the traveling direction is possible, and the conveyor belt is easily curved. The suspended conveyor belt according to the present invention is configured by connecting the units for the required length in this way.
[0012]
The suspension type conveyor apparatus according to the present invention uses the above conveyor belt, and in the case of a spiral structure, for example, the necessary number of turns is wound, the upper end and the lower end are pulled out, and both ends are connected to make endless. In that case, an anti-sway frame is disposed inside and / or outside the spiral portion as necessary.
[0013]
As the driving means 15, a chain, a belt, a wheel, or the like is used. The drive means 15 in the case of a spiral structure is attached to, for example, only the uppermost stage, or the inside and / or the outer side of the uppermost stage and the surrounding portion below the uppermost stage, and the suspension member 1 of that part is suspended from the drive means 15. As a result, the spiral structure portion can be supported in a suspended state and the circulation driving force can be transmitted to the conveyor. In addition to this, the drive means 15 may also be arranged in the straight running part of the conveyor.
[0014]
The contact between the driving means 15 and the conveyor belt (each suspension member 1) may be a sliding friction relationship or a meshing relationship. Further, it is not necessary to synchronize the plurality of driving means 15. This is because the conveyor belt is endless, and the density between the units is naturally adjusted, and the traveling speed in each part of the conveyor belt does not need to be uniform.
[0015]
In this spiral structure, when the conveyor A which has moved linearly as shown in FIG. 7 is drawn into the lowermost stage of the spiral part and is curved, the hooking part 5 of each suspension member 1 of each unit is preceded. It catches on the receiving part 3 of each suspension member 1 of the upper stage conveyor B which has circulated (the figure shows the transfer state of the inner suspension member). In this way, a spiral structure is constructed by a state in which the suspended member of each step is continuously lowered from the suspended member 1 of the next step.
[0016]
The conveyor runs straight out at the uppermost stage of the spiral part, and it is preferable to make the circumference radius of the uppermost stage smaller in order to smoothly perform the removal (see FIGS. 4 and 8). . This point will be described with reference to FIG. 8 (the figure shows a state in which the inner suspension members are detached). The conveyor B that circulates under the uppermost stage is braned to the uppermost conveyor C. As C is moved inward, the hooking portion 5 on the conveyor B side gradually moves away from the receiving portion 3 on the conveyor C side, completely at the position indicated by the arrow D in the figure, and the conveyor C then travels linearly.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 5, when the conveyor is configured in an elliptical shape, the driving means 15 may be attached to the entire elliptical portion or only to the straight portion.
[0018]
The suspension member 1 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 has only the hook portion 5 and does not have the receiving portion 3. The unit of the suspension member 1 is mainly for a conveyor that moves two-dimensionally. After connecting in the same manner as the suspension member 1, the hook portion 5 is hung on a driving means 15 such as a belt or a chain. Circulation driven.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is as described above, the conveyor is suspended and does not have a fixed receiving part, so that it can be cleaned by immersing it in a sterilization / disinfection tank without leaving a part touched by the product. Hygiene can be maintained. In addition, the configuration of a spiral or other curved shape is easy, and there is an effect that any other configuration can be constructed without adopting a delivery method using a plurality of conveyor devices as in the prior art.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a view showing a suspension member of a unit which is a structural unit of a conveyor according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a method of connecting the units.
FIG. 3 is a plan view when the units are connected.
FIG. 4 is a plan view when the conveyor according to the present invention has a spiral configuration.
FIG. 5 is a plan view when the conveyor according to the present invention is configured in an elliptical shape.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a suspension state between the units.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state of catching between hanging members when the conveyor according to the present invention has a spiral structure.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a state of separation between the suspension members when the conveyor according to the present invention has a spiral structure.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the conveyor according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another configuration example of the conveyor according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing still another configuration example of the conveyor according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hanging member 2 Side plate 3 Receiving part 4 Inclination part 5 Hook part 6 Connection piece 7 Pin attachment hole 8 Pin attachment hole 9 Insertion hole 11 Pin 12 Pin 13 Mesh 15 Driving means

Claims (10)

Upper section have a lower for hooking portion suspended extends horizontally, and the side plate bored with pin mounting holes at the bottom, is formed by extending the side plates viewed crank shape, the same as the lower portion of the pin mounting holes A large number of units, each of which is formed by connecting a pair of suspension members each having a pin insertion hole at a height position and connecting the pins constituting the conveying surface between the pin mounting holes, protrude from the pin mounting holes. A suspended conveyor belt configured by connecting end portions of the pins to be inserted into pin insertion holes of connecting pieces of adjacent units .   The suspension type conveyor belt according to claim 1, wherein a receiving portion is provided at a lower end portion of the suspension member, and a suspension hook portion of a suspension member of another unit can be hooked thereon.   The suspended conveyor belt according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a mesh is stretched so as to straddle a plurality of pins constituting the conveying surface. Upper section have a lower for hooking portion suspended extends horizontally, and the side plate bored with pin mounting holes at the bottom, is formed by extending the side plates viewed crank shape, the same as the lower portion of the pin mounting holes A large number of units, each of which is formed by connecting a pair of suspension members each having a pin insertion hole at a height position and connecting the pins constituting the conveying surface between the pin mounting holes, protrude from the pin mounting holes. A suspended conveyor unit configured by connecting end portions of the pins to be inserted into pin insertion holes of the connecting pieces of the adjacent units ;
A suspended conveyor device comprising a drive unit that is attached to one or several locations of the conveyor unit and that moves in one direction by contacting the suspended member.   The suspension type conveyor apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a suspension member of the unit is suspended and supported by the drive unit.   The suspension type conveyor apparatus according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the suspension hook portion of the suspension member can be hooked on a receiving portion provided at a lower end portion of a suspension member of another unit.   The suspension type conveyor apparatus according to claim 6 configured in a spiral shape.   The suspended conveyor apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a rounding radius of the uppermost or lowermost curved portion on the exit side of the spiral portion is made smaller than that of the previous curved portion.   The suspension type according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein in the unit, a pair of suspension members is coupled with a plurality of pins, and the units are connected to each other through one of the pins. Conveyor device.   The one pin end part which connects the said units is inserted in the horizontally long pin insertion hole provided in the lower part of the said suspension member, The expansion-contraction to the advancing direction of the conveyor was enabled. Suspended conveyor device.

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