JP4212085B2 - Product automatic alignment device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic product aligning apparatus used for aligning a plurality of commodities and then packing them in a cardboard case or the like in a batch automatic box.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as an automatic alignment method and apparatus for tapered products (for example, cup noodles, etc.), the present applicant assigns the products conveyed in a row from the manufacturing process to a suitable number of rows by using compressed air. And an apparatus (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-106031, etc.).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Said such as, an automatic settling RetsuSo location of the tapered product, square product (e.g., instant noodles, etc.) be applied to integer RetsuSo location of, for products to be aligned has a directionality (corner) It was difficult. The present invention particularly aims to provide a cheaper apparatus for accurately row Utame automatic alignment of the square of the product.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the above problems, the present onset bright indicated in claim 1, and a conveyor for conveying the products in a row, is provided by continuously to the conveyor has a width for mounting the product to an appropriate sequence, wherein A product automatic alignment apparatus comprising: a belt conveyor having a speed higher than that of the conveyor; and a distribution mechanism that is supported above the belt conveyor and distributes the products supplied onto the belt conveyor in alternating rows. The mechanism includes a reversing lever that is driven at a right angle, a slider that is connected to the reversing lever by a link and reciprocated along a guide rail, and a sorting bar provided on the slider, and the reciprocating of the slider It is driven alternately at each end position of movement, one speeds up the initial start of the slider and the other stops the end point of the slider Wherein the air cylinder to alleviate the impact is provided.
[0005]
According to the apparatus according to the present invention, the head of the product conveyed in a row by the conveyor, when provided on a belt conveyor having a width for mounting the product to an appropriate sequence, the speed of the belt conveyor is pre Since it is faster than the speed of the conveyer, it is fed onto the belt conveyor and simultaneously separated from the subsequent goods.
[0006]
Therefore, on the said belt conveyor, it can distribute to an appropriate number sequence one by one with a distribution mechanism . And since the goods supplied on the said belt conveyor are conveyed ahead with distribution, contact with the subsequent goods is avoided.
[0007]
In addition, since the sorting mechanism includes the reversing bar, the slider, and the sorting bar, in order to obtain the stroke length necessary for the reciprocating motion of the slider and the sorting bar, the sorting mechanism must be protruded from the body. It is not necessary to use an unobtainable air cylinder or the like, and therefore the space of the apparatus can be saved.
[0008]
Furthermore, the slowness of the initial speed of the slider due to the arc movement of the reversing bar can be covered by one of the air cylinders, so that the speed of product distribution can be increased (the speed is increased), and the other air cylinder is a slider. It is possible to protect the device by mitigating the impact of stationary end point.
[0009]
One form of implementation are shown in claims 2, wherein the sorting mechanism, sorting the products supplied on a conveyor belt to the left and right columns, and wherein the passing the center column.
[0010]
According to one aspect of the embodiment, the distribution of the product on the belt conveyor, in particular, it is possible to perform a product distribution to three rows accurately and quickly.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of an automatic product alignment apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a main part.
[0016]
In an embodiment of the drawings, the conveyor 1 and the conveyor 2 that convey the products W manufactured in the manufacturing process in a row are continuously provided so that a small interval is provided between the products W that are conveyed on the conveyor 2. It is configured.
[0017]
That is, one conveyor 1 is decelerated from the motor 3 via the V belt 4 and the pulley 5, and the other conveyor 2 is fed from the same motor 3 as the conveyor 1 via the V belt 6 and the pulley 7. The driving speed can be increased as compared with the conveyor 1.
[0018]
Accordingly, the products W that have been continuously conveyed in the adjacent state on the conveyor 1 are transferred to the conveyor 2 and are conveyed at a small interval from the subsequent products W at the same time.
[0019]
On the conveyor 2, the small interval between the products W is for facilitating automatic distribution of the products W to an appropriate number of rows on the belt conveyor 9 to be described later, but not necessarily on the conveyor 2. It is not necessary to leave a small interval between the products W.
[0020]
That is, by adjusting the speed between the conveyor 2 and the belt conveyor 9 described later, it is possible to leave a small interval between the products W as described above. Therefore, the conveyor 1 and the conveyor 2 may be at the same speed. Further, it may be an integral form.
[0021]
In the figure, 8 is a cushion belt provided above the conveyor 2, which is driven at the same speed and in the same direction as the conveyor 2, and has a predetermined interval between the products W conveyed on the conveyor 2. It has a function of holding and preventing displacement.
[0022]
In the present invention, the products W conveyed in a row by the conveyor 1 and the conveyor 2 are continuously provided on the conveyor 2, and have a width for placing the products W in an appropriate number of rows, and are faster than the conveyor 2. Is fed to the accelerated belt conveyor 9 and separated from the subsequent product W on the conveyor 2, and at the same time, is distributed and conveyed to an appropriate number of rows on the belt conveyor 9.
[0023]
The belt conveyor 9 is made of a material that allows the product W to move smoothly on the surface thereof, and is further driven at a higher speed than the conveyor 2 from the motor 10 via the V belt 30 and the pulley 31. ing. Moreover, in one Embodiment of drawing, the said belt conveyor 9 is comprised about the said product W and the said conveyor 2 about 3 times as wide.
[0024]
Next, the distribution mechanism 11 that is supported above the belt conveyor 9 and distributes the products W supplied onto the belt conveyor 9 in alternating rows will be described. The distribution mechanism 11 includes guide rails 14 supported between support plates 13 erected from the machine body 12 at both side positions of the belt conveyor 9, a slider 15 fitted to the guide rail 14, and the slider The sorting bar 16 and the slider 15 are configured to reciprocate in a direction crossing the driving direction of the belt conveyor 9.
[0025]
The sorting bar 16 attached to the slider 15 has a length approximately twice the width of the product W and is attached in the driving direction of the belt conveyor 9.
[0026]
Further, the reciprocating speed of the sorting bar 16 is adjusted so as not to come into contact with the succeeding product W when the preceding product W is sorted on the belt conveyor 9. For this purpose, adjustment with the driving speed of the belt conveyor 9 is performed.
[0027]
Next, the reciprocating mechanism of the slider 15 and the sorting bar 16 attached to the slider 15 will be described. In one embodiment of the drawings, the airframe 12 supports a rotor 18 from which a drive shaft 17 that is driven to reverse at right angles is projected, and a reversing lever 19 is fixed to the drive shaft 17 of the rotor 18. The tip of the lever 19 and the slider 15 are connected by a link 20. That is, one end of the reversing lever 19 and the link 20 is connected by the pin 21, and the other end of the slider 15 and the link 20 is connected by the pin 22.
[0028]
In the above configuration, when the driving shaft 17 of the rotor 18 is driven to reverse at right angles, the reversing lever 19 is driven to rotate at right angles while drawing an arc, and the slider 15 and the slider 15 are driven via the link 20. The attached sorting bar 16 is reciprocated along the guide rail 14 so as to sort the products W sequentially supplied on the belt conveyor 9 into the left and right rows, and the central row is controlled to pass.
[0029]
In the figure, 23 and 24 are air cylinders provided at the left and right end positions of the slider 15 to which the sorting bar 16 is attached, and are driven alternately, one of which accelerates the initial start of the slider 15. The other functions to alleviate the impact of the slider 15 at the end point. In the figure, 25 and 26 are piston rods.
[0030]
That is, when the slider 15 and the sorting bar 16 are moved forward in FIG. 2, the reversing lever 19 performs an arc motion, and the slider 15 and the sorting bar 16 are moved via the link 20 to the guide 15. It is slid along the rail 14. Therefore, the slider 15 and the sorting bar 16 have a lower speed than when the slider 15 and the sorting bar 16 are slid directly using an air cylinder or the like, and it is difficult to cope with the high-speed sorting of the products W.
[0031]
Therefore, when the slider 15 and the sorting bar 16 are initially started, one air cylinder 23 is driven and the slider 15 is pressed by the piston rod 25 to increase the speed.
[0032]
At the same time, the other air cylinder 24 is in a state in which the piston rod 26 has been advanced in the previous process, and the end point stationary impact of the slider 15 and the sorting bar 16 is mitigated by leaving it in an unloaded state in advance. To function. As described above, the air cylinders 23 and 24 are driven alternately to enable high-speed sorting of the products W. In the figure, 27 is a guide provided on both sides of the conveyor 1, and 28 is a guide provided on both sides of the belt conveyor 9.
[0033]
As described above, according to the present invention, from the manufacturing process, square products conveyed in a row are supplied onto a wide belt conveyor with increased driving speed, separated from subsequent products, and arranged in an appropriate number of rows. Automatic sorting and alignment enables subsequent automatic boxing.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
According to the apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to perform automatic alignment of the square of the product with directional precisely, Ru can be conveyed to the subsequent batch automatic packing line. The device of the present invention, Ru can be provided at low cost even mechanically.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially omitted side view of a product automatic alignment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the automatic product alignment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the product automatic alignment apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, with a part cut away.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 2 Conveyor 9 Belt conveyor 11 Distribution mechanism 14 Guide rail 15 Slider 16 Distribution bar 23, 24 Air cylinder

Claims (2)

A conveyor for conveying the products in a row, is provided by continuously to the conveyor has a width for mounting the product to an appropriate sequence, and a belt conveyor speed was faster than the conveyor, to the belt conveyor upwardly A product automatic alignment apparatus comprising: a distribution mechanism that distributes the products that are supported and supplied onto the belt conveyor into alternating rows ;
The sorting mechanism includes a reversing lever that is driven at a right angle, a slider that is connected to the reversing lever by a link and reciprocated along a guide rail, and a sorting bar provided on the slider,
The slider is driven alternately at each end position of the reciprocating motion, and one side is provided with an air cylinder that accelerates the initial start of the slider and the other side alleviates the impact of the end point of the slider at rest. Product automatic alignment device. The automatic sorting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sorting mechanism sorts the products supplied on the belt conveyor into the left and right rows and passes through the center row.

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