JP4460982B2 - Inverted can conveyance stop device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an inverted can conveyance stop device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a conveyance guide contacts the outer peripheral surface of a can body portion and guides the can while conveying the can for the next process.

JP 2002-53111 A

  However, in the prior art described in Patent Document 1 described above, when a so-called inverted can with the opening at the bottom is transported to a filling machine which is the next process, the opening is at the bottom and the filling liquid can be removed. If the inside cannot be filled and the filling valve is damaged, or if the inverted can is conveyed to the tightening machine, the tightening may not be performed normally and the tightening machine may be damaged. Therefore, an apparatus that can prevent the inverted can from being conveyed to the next process such as a filling machine or a tightening machine is desired.

  An object of this invention is to provide the inverted can conveyance stop apparatus which can prevent an inverted can being conveyed by the following process with simple structure.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to guide the can by contacting the outer peripheral surface of the can conveyor and the transfer conveyor for transporting the can with the opening up to the next process. A pair of conveyance guides and an upside down can stopper provided below the conveyance guide, and a winding flange having a larger diameter than the can body is formed at the opening of the can. It is outside the outer peripheral surface of the trunk and is located on the inner peripheral side from the outer peripheral edge of the flange.

  The invention described in claim 2 is the invention described in claim 1, wherein the bottom of the can has a smaller diameter than the can body, and the inverted can stopper is in a position facing the peripheral surface of the bottom. It is characterized by.

  The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the inverted can stopper has a polygonal shape in plan view and a rotation center in the vertical axis direction, and the corners of the polygon are The flange of the inverted can is stopped by being positioned in the conveyance path, and the position can be adjusted by turning the corner portion.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the third aspect, the inverted can stopper includes a position adjusting portion that changes the position of the corner portion in the conveyance path, and the position adjusting portion is formed by advancing and retracting the screw. The amount of rotation of the inverted can stopper is adjusted.

  The invention described in claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 3, the inverted can stopper has a chamfered corner portion located in the conveyance path.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the can placed on the transport conveyor with the opening facing up is transported toward the next process while the can body portion is guided by the transport guide. When a normal can with the opening up is conveyed, the can moves without contacting the inverted can stopper and is conveyed to the next process as it is. On the other hand, when the upside down can is conveyed, the can is stopped by hitting the upside down stopper provided on the lower side of the conveyance guide with the winding flange, and the upside down can is prevented from being conveyed to the next process. In addition, since the inverted can stopper is only protruded into the conveyance path, the configuration is simple.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 can be obtained and the inverted can stopper is located inside the outer peripheral surface of the can body portion, The distance from the outer peripheral edge can be increased, and when the inverted can is conveyed, the winding flange can be reliably stopped.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 or 2 can be obtained, and the position of the inverted can stopper in the conveyance path can be changed by rotation. Position adjustment is easy even for different cans (cans with different capacities).

  According to the invention described in claim 4, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 3 can be obtained, and the rotation amount of the inverted can stopper can be changed by the advancement / retraction of the screw, so that the operation is easy.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 3 can be obtained, and the corner portion located in the conveyance path of the inverted can stopper is chamfered. Hard to get scratched.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an upside down can conveyance stop device according to the present embodiment, a cross-sectional view showing a state where the upside can stopper hits the winding flange, and FIG. 2 shows the upside down can transfer stop device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the inverted can stopper passes through the bottom of the can, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the can used in the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an overall view of the inverted can conveyance stop device according to the present embodiment. FIG.

  In the upside down can conveyance stop device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the beer manufacturing process, the can 3 conveyed with the opening portion 23 upside down is conveyed to a filling machine or a tightening machine in the next process. This is a device that prevents the occurrence of the damage, and includes a transport conveyor 5 that transports the can 3, a pair of transport guides 7 that contact the outer peripheral surface of the can body portion 25 to guide the can 3, and a lower portion of the one transport guide 7. And an upside down can stopper 9.

  The can 3 has a capacity of 135 ml, the opening 23 is formed with a winding flange 27 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the can body 25, and the bottom 29 has a smaller diameter than the can body 25. . Note that the diameter of the flange 27 is about 2 mm larger than the diameter of the body portion.

  The inverted can stopper 9 includes a plate 11 having a square shape in plan view, a fixture 15 that fixes the plate 11 to the transport table 10, and a position adjusting unit 13 that adjusts the position of the plate 11 with the position of the fixture 15 as a rotation center. The plate 11 is fixed to the transport base 10 with the corner 11a of the plate 11 positioned in the transport path. The front end of the corner 11a of the plate 11 is located on the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral edge 27a of the can flange 27. When the inverted can 3 is conveyed, the flange 27 is stopped by the inverted can stopper 9. It has become. Further, the tip of the corner 11a of the plate 11 is at a position facing the peripheral surface 29a of the can bottom 29, and when the normal can 3 with the opening 23 up is conveyed, it passes through the can bottom 29. It is like that.

  The plate 11 is made of stainless steel and has a length of about 150 mm in the longitudinal direction, a length of about 50 mm in the short direction, and a thickness of about 3 mm. The position adjustment unit 13 includes an L-shaped adjustment piece 17 attached to the plate 11 side, a fixed piece 19 fixed to the conveyance table 10 side, and a screw 21. By operating the screw 21, The position of the corner 11a of the plate 11 can be changed. The corner 11a of the plate 11 is chamfered, and the can 3 is hardly damaged.

  Next, the effect | action which concerns on this Embodiment is demonstrated. The can 3 placed on the transport conveyor 5 is transported in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 4 while the can body portion 25 is guided by the transport guide 7, and is sent to a filling machine and a tightening machine as the next step. When the normal can 3 with the opening 23 up is conveyed, the normal can 3 moves without coming into contact with the inverted can stopper 9 and is conveyed to the next process as it is. On the other hand, when the inverted can 3 is conveyed, the flange 27 of the opening 23 of the can 3 hits the inverted can stopper 9 to stop the can 3 and prevent the inverted can 3 from being conveyed to the next process. .

  Thus, since the inverted can 3 can be prevented from being conveyed to the filling machine, it is possible to prevent the inverted can 3 from being conveyed to the filling machine and damaging the filling valve. Further, since the inverted can 3 can be prevented from being conveyed to the tightening machine, the inverted can 3 is not deformed by the tightening machine, the deformed can is caught by the guide, and jamming occurs. Can prevent scratches and dents.

  Moreover, since the inverted can stopper 9 is protruded into the conveyance path, the configuration is simple.

  Since the inverted can stopper 9 is located on the inner side of the outer peripheral surface of the can body portion 25, the distance from the outer peripheral edge of the flange 27 can be increased, and the flange 27 can be reliably secured when the inverted can 3 is conveyed. Can be stopped.

  Since the position of the inverted can stopper 9 in the conveyance path can be changed by the rotation, position adjustment is easy even for different types of cans (cans having different capacities).

  In the position adjusting unit 13, the rotation amount of the inverted can stopper 9 can be changed by moving the screw 21 back and forth, so that the operation is easy.

  Since the inverted can stopper 9 only fixes the plate 11 to the carrier 10, the structure is simple and it is easy to retrofit existing equipment.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

  In the present embodiment, the inverted can conveyance stop device 1 is used in the production process of beer, but may be used in the production process of alcoholic beverages such as shochu, whiskey, wine, and soft drinks.

  The inverted can stopper 9 has a rectangular shape in plan view, but may have a triangular shape in plan view, a five shape in plan view, and a six shape in plan view.

It is sectional drawing which shows the inverted can conveyance stop apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment, and shows the state in which the inverted can stopper contact | winned the winding flange. It is sectional drawing which shows the inverted can conveyance stop apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment, and shows the state in which an inverted can stopper passes a can bottom part. It is sectional drawing of the can used in this Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the whole inverted can conveyance stop apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Inverted can conveyance stop apparatus 3 Can 5 Conveyor 7 Transfer guide 9 Inverted can stopper 11a Corner | angular part 21 Screw 23 Opening part 25 Can trunk | drum 27 Flange 29 Bottom

Claims (5)

  A transport conveyor that transports the can with the opening up toward the next process, a pair of transport guides that contact the outer peripheral surface of the can body and guide the can, and an inverted can stopper provided below the transport guide A winding flange having a larger diameter than the can body is formed in the opening of the can, and the inverted can stopper is outside the outer peripheral surface of the can body and inside the outer peripheral edge of the flange. An inverted can conveyance stop device characterized by being positioned on the circumferential side.   2. The inverted can conveyance stop device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the can has a smaller diameter than the can body, and the inverted can stopper is in a position facing the peripheral surface of the bottom.   The inverted can stopper has a polygonal shape in plan view and has a center of rotation in the vertical axis direction, and the corners of the polygon are positioned in the conveyance path so as to stop the flange of the inverted can. The inverted can conveyance stop device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the position can be adjusted by rotation.   4. The inverted can stopper includes a position adjusting unit that changes a position of a corner portion in the conveyance path, and the position adjusting unit adjusts the amount of rotation of the inverted can stopper by advancing and retreating a screw. Inverted can conveyance stop device as described in 1. The inverted can conveyance stop device according to claim 3, wherein the inverted can stopper has a chamfered corner portion located in the conveyance path.

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