JP4672546B2 - Game machine packing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a packaging facility for a gaming machine that is used in a manufacturing process of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine and seals the completed gaming machine in a bag material.

  In the manufacturing process of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a process of packing with a film or the like is incorporated in order to prevent the completed gaming machine from being scratched or entering dust. In this packing process, a dedicated machine (hereinafter referred to as “packing machine”) is used.

  As such a packing machine, when the gaming machine reaches the receiving stage, the unsealed opening at the lower end of the cylindrical sealing material hanging down from the pair of drive rollers above the receiving stage is gripped from four sides by the chuck part and has a rectangular cross section. At the same time, a predetermined position of the sealing material above the chuck part is welded with a heater, and at the same time, the upper part of the welding part is cut with a cutter to form a sealing bag like an envelope sealed on three sides from the sealing material. After separating and forming, the chuck part that holds the unsealed opening of the sealed bag in an open state is lowered so that the sealed bag is placed on the gaming machine on the receiving stage from above (patent) Reference 1).

  However, in the packing machine of Patent Document 1, for convenience of covering the gaming machine with the three-side sealed bag from above, the bag is left open at the lower end of the gaming machine, and the four-side sealed state is packed. Was not done.

  Therefore, the gaming machine is placed on the holding table, and the cylindrical sheet is supplied from above with the lower end opened, and the holding table is raised to house the gaming machine in the cylindrical sheet, and is in the raised position. After holding the side of the gaming machine together with the seat, lower the holding base, weld the lower end of the seat that hangs down while housing the gaming machine, raise the holding base to hold the gaming machine, and hold it in the raised position A device has been proposed in which a sheet is sent out while being released and the holding table is lowered, and the sheet is welded and cut on the upper side of the gaming machine, so that the four sides are automatically sealed (Patent Document). 2).

  In addition, a long folded film is used as a packaging material to be put on the gaming machine, and the film material is separated and covered from above the gaming machine by using a guide means having a configuration in which two triangular rulers are arranged opposite to each other. The supply direction is changed to the same direction as the transport direction of the gaming machine, the film material is supplied in accordance with the transport speed of the gaming machine, and the film material is placed between the heating rollers of the bottom sealing means. The sealing process on the trailing edge side of the film material in which the preceding pachinko machine is inserted is continued with the sealing / cutting means that is inserted through the edge portion and welded, and is located on the front side in the feed direction relative to the bottom sealing means. A packaging machine that simultaneously performs a sealing process on the front edge side of a film material into which a pachinko machine is inserted and a cutting process of the film material has been proposed (Patent Document 2).

According to these packing machines of Patent Documents 2 and 3, the process of packing the gaming machine in a four-way sealed state that cannot be achieved by Patent Document 1 can be automated.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-1104 (Summary, FIG. 1) JP 2002-119658 (0066-0084, FIG. 19) JP 2002-177492 (0009-0020, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  However, in the packaging machines of Patent Documents 2 and 3, since the portion corresponding to the lower portion of the gaming machine is welded, the lower welding portion may be peeled off by the weight of the gaming machine in the subsequent transport / transportation.

  Then, this application aims at providing the packing equipment which can pack a game machine in a four-side sealed state, without welding the lower part to which the dead weight of a game machine applies.

A gaming machine packaging facility of the present invention made to achieve such an object is provided in a transporting device for transporting a gaming machine and a packing position set in the middle of a transport path by the transporting device. A packing device for packing and a film supply device for supplying a long film for packing gaming machines to the packing position are provided, and the following configuration is also provided.
(1-1) The transport device includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor that is arranged with a gap portion on the downstream side of the first conveyor that can transfer a gaming machine.
(1-2) The packing device is installed in the conveyance path of the second conveyor.
(1-3) In the film supply device, both side edges of the long film rise upward on the second conveyor from the gap portion, and the widthwise central portion of the long film is the second portion. It is comprised as an apparatus which supplies the said elongate film so that it may be in the state which can contact the upper surface of a conveyor.
(1-4) In the packing position, the packing device welds a portion raised above the long film at each position on the upper part of the gaming machine, downstream in the transport direction, and upstream in the transport direction. At the same time, it is configured as a device for cutting upstream in the transport direction of the gaming machine.
(1-5) A guide member for separating the long film material supplied in two folds and opening both side edges upward, and a chain type for feeding the film material opened by the guide member forward It has a pressing device.
(2-1) The transport speed of the gaming machine by the first conveyor and the second conveyor and the film supply speed by the film supply apparatus are set to substantially the same speed.
(3-1) The film supply device sends out the long film in a folded state, and intersects the transport direction of the first conveyor in a state where the folded fold is directed upstream. A feeding mechanism for feeding the first conveyor to a position below the first conveyor.
(3-2) The film supply apparatus is configured so that the long film sent out by the sending mechanism is a whole of the long film so that the outer surface of the bifold faces the lower surface of the first conveyor. Is folded up downstream in the conveyance direction of the gaming machine, and then both open side edges on the opposite side of the fold are raised upwards so as to wrap the first conveyor, A direction changing mechanism is provided to turn the leading end of the scale film in the direction of the second conveyor.
(3-3) The film supply device may be configured such that the central portion in the width direction of the long film directed toward the downstream direction of the first conveyor by the direction changing mechanism is the gap portion, and the first conveyor It is abutted against the elongated film from the outside so as to be fed from the lower side to the upper side of the second conveyor and supplied in the conveying direction of the gaming machine with both side edges raised. A film transport mechanism for feeding the long film in the downstream direction at the same speed is provided.
(3-4) As an operation control means for sending the gaming machine and the long film synchronously, at the start of the operation, the speed of the gaming machine feeding operation and the film feeding operation are synchronized, and the chain type pressing device has a film material The chain-type pressing device causes the film material to be completely clamped when the feeding operation of the gaming machine is stopped by causing the film clamping operation to be performed so that the film is pressed slightly inward but not completely held. It must be equipped with a hand throw that performs control to execute the clamping operation.

  Here, in this specification, the gaming machine is transported from the first conveyor toward the second conveyor. “Upstream” refers to the first conveyor side with respect to the transport direction of the gaming machine (the direction from the first conveyor to the second conveyor), and “downstream” refers to the first transport direction of the gaming machine. 2 refers to the conveyor side. In the specification, “upstream” may be referred to as “rear in the transport direction” and “downstream” may be referred to as “front in the transport direction”.

  According to the gaming machine packing facility of the present invention, the film supply device raises both side edges of the long film upward from the gap between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, and the center in the width direction is the upper surface of the second conveyor. The film is supplied to the packing position so that it can come into contact with the packaging. Therefore, on the second conveyor, the gaming machine is transported to the packing position together with the film in a state where it is placed directly on the central portion in the width direction of the long film riding on the conveyor. And at the packing position, the packing device welds the portion raised above the long film at the upper part of the gaming machine, downstream in the transport direction, and upstream in the transport direction (three-way position excluding the lower part). At the same time, it is cut upstream in the transport direction of the gaming machine (on the first conveyor side). As a result, the gaming machines are packed one by one in a four-side sealed state by the film. At this time, since there is no welded portion in the lower part of the film packing the gaming machine, the welded portion of the film is not peeled off by the weight of the gaming machine in the subsequent transport / transport process. In addition, since the film is supplied from the gap between the first conveyor and the second conveyor, the gaming machine is naturally placed on the film when the gaming machine is transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor. There is no need to lift the gaming machine to place the gaming machine on the film. Therefore, no extra time is required to set the gaming machine on the film in the packing process. In addition, there is no need for a mechanical device for lifting the gaming machine from the conveyor for packing and sealing.

  In addition, by making the film supply speed equal to the transport speed of the gaming machine, when the game machine is placed directly on the film and then transported to the packing position, unnecessary force or excessive force is applied to the film. Can be prevented from being added.

  Furthermore, according to the gaming machine packing apparatus of the present invention, the long film is fed into the lower position of the first conveyor from the side in a folded state by the feeding mechanism provided in the film supply apparatus. At this time, the long film has the fold side facing the upstream side. Then, the direction change mechanism turns the long film back to the downstream side in the transport direction of the gaming machine so that the outer surface of the two folds faces the lower surface of the first conveyor, and then opens the opposite side of the fold. The both side edges are raised upward so as to wrap the first conveyor, and the raised portions are folded back inward so that the leading edge of the long film faces the direction of the second conveyor. Therefore, the long film sent out in two folds is in a state where the first conveyor is wrapped from the bottom so that the surface which has been outside the two folds when fed out is inside. In this way, the long film fed so as to wrap the first conveyor from below is carried on the second conveyor through the gap portion between the first and second conveyors, and on the portion raised by the film transport mechanism While the conveying force is applied, the outer surface of the central portion in the width direction (the inner surface when fed in a folded state) is brought into contact with the upper surface of the second conveyor and both side edges are raised upward, that is, a gaming machine Can be transported together with the gaming machine in a state of being placed and wrapped directly. As a result, in the equipment provided with (3-1) to (3-3), the gaming machine is placed directly on the inner side in the center in the width direction of the film (the outer surface when it is sent out in two folds). It is possible to accurately execute an operation of wrapping and sending it to the packing position.

  Here, the direction changing mechanism is, as a specific example, “(3-1-4) Two right-angled triangular separation plates, with the bottom side facing the front and the hypotenuse facing the rear. It can be configured as “downwardly installed on both sides of the first conveyor”. In this case, it is only necessary to fold and set the both side edges of the long film folded down below the first conveyor so as to turn inward so as to be hooked from the outside of the separation plate to the oblique side. In addition to the role of changing the direction of the long film, the two separation plates also play a role of maintaining a state in which the long film is spread out so as to wrap the gaming machine. Therefore, the two separation plates are arranged to face each other so that the game machine can pass between them. Therefore, when the gaming machine becomes large, the arrangement interval may be widened.

  In addition, the wider the gap between the first and second conveyors, the smoother the film can be run on the second conveyor. However, if the gap portion is too wide, the gaming machine may be inclined and it may be difficult to transfer. Therefore, the gap portion needs to be narrowed to some extent so as not to hinder the transfer of gaming machines. However, if the gap portion is narrowed, the bending angle of the film for climbing from the lower position of the first conveyor to the upper side of the second conveyor increases.

Therefore, the gaming machine packaging facility of the present invention may further include the following configuration.
(4-1) The downstream end roller of the first conveyor has a smaller diameter than the upstream end roller of the second conveyor.

  In this way, by setting the downstream end roller of the first conveyor to have a smaller diameter than the upstream end roller of the second conveyor, the bending angle of the film at the portion of transfer from the first roller conveyor to the second roller conveyor is reduced. . As a result, the film set so as to wrap the first conveyor from the bottom can be smoothly put on the upper surface of the second conveyor so as to wrap the gaming machine from the bottom. Therefore, by adopting (4-1), the gap between the first and second conveyors can be narrowed, the transfer of the gaming machine can be made smooth, and the film can be smoothly carried on. It becomes possible.

In this case, the following configuration can also be provided.
(5-1) The downstream end roller of the first conveyor has a smaller diameter than the upstream end roller of the first conveyor.

  By including this (5-1), the film can be smoothly run without having the first conveyor as a whole having a small thickness in the height direction. And it becomes easy to control the conveyance speed by a 1st conveyor, and the conveyance speed by a 2nd conveyor substantially the same by making an upstream end roller large diameter. Further, since the rotation speed can be reduced by increasing the diameter of the upstream end roller, the operation and effect of facilitating the control are also exhibited.

  In addition, even if the gaming machine tilts from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, the transfer surface can be easily transferred by configuring the second conveyor so that the placement surface height is slightly lower than the placement surface height of the first conveyor. It is. In addition, slightly lowering the placement surface height of the second conveyor also exhibits the action and effect of reducing the bending angle of the film at the portion where the first roller conveyor is transferred to the second roller conveyor.

In these gaming machine packaging facilities of the present invention, a packaging device having the following configuration may be employed.
(6-1) A first welding portion that welds the long film in a state surrounding the gaming machine in a line in the horizontal direction, and a line in the vertical direction on the upstream side of the first welding portion. An L-shaped welding device including an L-shaped welded portion including a second welded portion welded in a shape.
(6-2) The L-shaped welding device includes a rear fusing part that is positioned on the upstream side immediately adjacent to the second welding part and that cuts the long film linearly in the vertical direction.
(6-3) The L-shaped welding device also includes a third welding portion that is located upstream of the rear fusing portion and welds the long film in a line in the vertical direction.
(6-4) The L-shaped welding device is configured as a device capable of operating the first welding portion, the second welding portion, the third welding portion, and the rear fusing portion at the same time.

  By providing the packing device having such a configuration, the long film is welded in an L shape by the configuration of (6-4), and at the same time, the separating operation by the rear cutting portion and the front end sealing in the feeding direction for the next game machine The operation can be executed simultaneously. Accordingly, the packaging work efficiency can be improved. In order to enable such an operation, the L-shaped welding device having the configuration of (6-1) to (6-3) is adopted, so that the component arrangement in the feeding direction in the packaging facility is made compact. It is possible to prevent the equipment from becoming large.

Moreover, you may make it employ | adopt the thing provided with the following structures as a packing apparatus.
(7-1) A first welding part that welds the long film in a state surrounding the gaming machine in a line in the horizontal direction, and a line in the vertical direction on the upstream side of the first welding part. An L-shaped welding device including an L-shaped welded portion including a second welded portion welded in a shape.
(7-2) The L-shaped welding device is positioned on the upstream side immediately adjacent to the second welding part, and a rear welding part that melts the long film linearly in the vertical direction; and the first welding part. By disposing an upper fusing part that is located above the upper fusing part and fusing the long film linearly in the horizontal direction so that the upper fusing part and the rear fusing part are in contact with or intersecting with each other, L-shaped cutting that forms an L-shaped cutting line outside the L-shaped welding line formed by one welding section and the second welding section and separates the leading end portion of the long film into a state surrounding the gaming machine Have a department.
(7-3) The L-shaped welding apparatus is also provided with a third welding part that is located upstream of the rear fusing part and welds the long film in a line in the vertical direction.
(7-4) The L-shaped welding device is configured as a device capable of simultaneously operating the first welding portion, the second welding portion, the third welding portion, the rear fusing portion, and the upper fusing portion.

  If the packaging apparatus which consists of this structure is adopted, according to the structure of (7-4), the long film is welded to the L shape, and at the same time, the separating operation by the L-shaped cutting part and the front end seal in the feeding direction for the next gaming machine The stop operation can be executed simultaneously. Accordingly, the packaging work efficiency can be improved. In order to enable such operation, the L-shaped welding device having the configuration of (7-1) to (7-3) is adopted to make the component arrangement in the feeding direction of the packaging equipment compact. It is possible to prevent the equipment from becoming large. Furthermore, since the fusing part is an L-shaped fusing part, a blank film is not largely left on the outer side of the welding line in the upper part, and good-looking packaging is possible. And this good-looking packaging can cause the machine to malfunction when the packed machine is transported forward in the feed direction, etc., and the marginal part can catch on the parts and peripheral devices that make up the packaging facility, or the film can be damaged. There is no problem of breaking.

In addition, the gaming machine packaging facility of the present invention may further include the following configuration.
(8-1) As a film recovery means for recovering a blank portion of the film material generated when the elongate film is cut off by the welding and cutting operations at the packing position, the chain is provided in front of the chain type pressing device. A film collecting device constituted by a winding device installed at substantially the same height as the type pressing device.

  By adopting such a configuration, it not only looks good and performs packaging without causing malfunctions and packaging defects, but also prevents the margins that occur during fusing from accumulating. can do. Therefore, even if a large number of gaming machines are packed, a machine failure or the like due to a tangled margin will not occur.

In the gaming machine packing facility provided with these packing devices, it is preferable to further include the following configuration.
(9-1) It is provided with a synchronous control means for synchronously executing the feeding operation and the stopping operation of the gaming machine and the long film.
(9-2) The gaming machine and the first gaming machine so that the tip of the first gaming machine does not exceed the third welded portion and the tip of the long film is at least beyond the third welded portion. The L-shaped welding apparatus is operated in a state in which the feeding operation of the long film is temporarily stopped and then the feeding operation of the gaming machine and the long film is resumed, and the rear end of the previous gaming machine There will position beyond the second welded portion of the L-shaped welding device, and, in a state in which a position where the leading end of the next game machine does not exceed the third welded portion, the gaming machine and the elongated run the operation for actuating the L shaped welding apparatus after the feeding operation of the film to actuate the said synchronization control means so as to stop, then resume feeding operation of the gaming machine and the elongated film, finally Over the second welded part That the sending and to the position to stop the feed operation of the gaming machine and the elongated film and a behavior control means for actuating the L-shaped welding device.

  By providing the configuration of (9-1) and (9-2), after sealing the front end side of the first gaming machine, until the sealing of the rear end side of the last gaming machine The packing of gaming machines can be completed one after another by a series of operations.

  According to the present invention, a gaming machine can be packed in a four-side sealed state without welding a lower portion to which the weight of the gaming machine is applied. In addition, for this purpose, a process of temporarily lifting the gaming machine from the transfer device is unnecessary, and the packaging work efficiency can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a packaging facility 1 for a pachinko machine that embodies the present invention will be described.

  The pachinko machine packaging facility 1 of the embodiment is welded in a four-sided sealed state for each pachinko machine P while transporting the elongated film material 2 folded in half in the transport direction of the pachinko machine P, It has the following configuration. In the present embodiment, a polyethylene sheet having a thickness of 0.035 mm is used as the film material 2. This is in consideration of damage prevention during packaging.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine packaging facility 1 seals the conveyor device 10 for transporting the pachinko machine P and the film material 2 so as to wrap the pachinko machine P one by one. The L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 packing machine, which is a packing device for separating each P, and the long film material 2 supplied in two folds are separated and the side edges 2a, 2b are lifted upward A guide member 30 for opening the film, a chain-type pressing device 40 for feeding the film material 2 opened by the guide member 30 forward, and a film that winds and collects a blank portion melted by the L-shaped welding / melting device 20 And a recovery device 50. In the following, in FIG. 1, the left side is referred to as the front and the right side is referred to as the rear in relation to the conveyance direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the conveyor device 10 includes a rear first conveyor 11 and a front second conveyor 12. All are provided with a roller driven by a driving device, and the pachinko machine P can be placed in an upright state with the front face directed to the side of the conveyor, and can be conveyed forward with the upright body. In addition, an interval sufficiently smaller than the left and right width of the pachinko machine P is set between the first conveyor 11 located at the rear and the second conveyor 12 located at the front (in this embodiment, about 1/3 of the left and right width). Opened and installed.

  Further, as the first conveyor 11, a belt in which a large-diameter upstream end roller 14 (diameter 100 mm) and a small-diameter downstream end roller 13 (diameter 30 mm) are connected is used. And as the 2nd conveyor 12, what connected the upstream end roller 15 and the downstream end roller 16 of 60 mm in diameter with the belt is used. As a result, the lower surface of the first conveyor 11 is tapered. In addition, since the length of the 1st conveyor 11 is 2 m, the taper angle of this lower surface is gentle. On the other hand, the upper surface height of the first conveyor 11 and the second conveyor 12 is configured so that the pachinko machine P can be easily transferred by slightly lowering the first conveyor 12 side (about 5 to 10 mm). In addition, the 1st, 2nd conveyors 11 and 12 are comprised so that it may drive at substantially equal speed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 is an L-shaped frame integrated from an upper horizontal arm 21 and a vertical arm 22 extending downward from the rear end of the horizontal arm 21. A pair of bodies are arranged facing the sides of the conveyor 12. The L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 includes a first welding portion 23 that linearly welds the upper end of the film material 2 in a state of surrounding the pachinko machine P along the horizontal arm 21, and the first welding portion. 23 also includes a second welded portion 24 extending downward along the vertical arm 22 from the rear end thereof, and an L-shaped welded portion constituted by the first and second welded portions 23, 24. Yes. The L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 includes an outer fusing part 25 extending substantially parallel to the first fusing part 23 above the first fusing part 23 and a second fusing part 24 behind the second fusing part 24. A rear fusing part 26 extending substantially parallel to the welding part 24 is also provided, and an L-shaped fusing part formed by the outer fusing part 25 and the rear fusing part 26 is also provided. Further, the vertical arm 22 is also provided with a third welded portion 27 that extends in parallel with the rear melted portion 26 behind the rear melted portion 26.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the guide member 30 is composed of two separation plates 31 and 32 that are installed to face both sides of the first conveyor 11. The separation plates 31 and 32 are formed of right-angled triangular steel plates, and are installed with the bases 31c and 32c facing downward so that the vertical sides 31a and 32a face forward and the oblique sides 31b and 32b face backward. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the chain-type pressing device 40 is for sending the film material 2 opened by the guide member 30 forward from the guide member 30 to the L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 across the upper end thereof. It is. The chain type pressing device 40 extends from the front position of the guide member 30 to the vicinity of the front end of the L-shaped welding / melting device 20 so as to be positioned above the horizontal arm 21 of the L-shaped welding / melting device 20. is set up. The chain-type pressing device 40 includes a pair of chain driving devices 41 and 42 facing in the width direction of the conveyors 11 and 12 and air that moves the chain driving devices 41 and 42 in the width direction of the conveyors 11 and 12. Cylinders 43 and 44. The chain drive devices 41 and 42 extend the air cylinders 43 and 44 and pull them slightly upward with the upper end of the film material 2 interposed therebetween, and then synchronize with the transport speed of the conveyors 11 and 12 with respect to the film material 2. It is configured to give forward moving force.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the film collection device 50 is configured by a winding device that is installed in front of the chain pressing device 40 and at substantially the same height as the chain pressing device 40.

  The long film material 2 opens as shown in FIG. 3, and as shown in FIG. 4, the first conveyor 11 is in a horizontal state with the crease 2c facing backward in the conveying direction with respect to the position closest to the rear of the guide member 30. It is supplied from the side of the first conveyor 11 so as to pass below. The film material 2 supplied to the lower side of the first conveyor 11 is folded upward, and both side edges 2a and 2b are lifted so as to wrap the conveyor 11 from the outside of the conveyor 11, respectively. The raised side edges 2a and 2b are hung from the outer side to the inner side of the separation plates 31 and 32 of the guide member 30, respectively.

  The long film material 2 is set as a roll on a roll shaft (not shown). This roll shaft is a free roll, and can naturally feed out the long film material 2 in accordance with the film transport operation of a sheet described later. Since it is a free roll, when the conveyance is stopped at the time of work such as welding of the film material 2, the film is sent out in a slightly larger amount due to inertia. However, since the film is sent out in a slightly larger amount, the movement at the start of film conveyance for the next operation becomes smooth.

  Here, a state in which the film member 2 in a state of being wound around a film roll (not shown) is folded into a mountain fold and separated by the guide member 30 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the film material 2 separated by the guide member 30 has both side edges 2a, 2b so as to form a valley fold with the outer surface 4 of the mountain fold as the inner surface and the inner surface 5 as the outer surface. Is opened in a state where it is lifted upward.

  In addition, when the folding method of the film material 2 for setting the film material 2 in this way is shown, it will become like FIG. The dotted line in the figure is a valley fold line, and the alternate long and short dash line is a mountain fold line.

  The film material 2 opened in this way passes down to the front end of the first conveyor 11. Therefore, the pachinko machine P conveyed on the first conveyor 11 is not in a state of being placed directly.

  The film material 2 opened by the guide member 30 is fed forward with the upper end lightly sandwiched by the chain pressing device 40 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 6C, the film material 2 is set so as to come out on the placement surface of the second conveyor 12 when being fed forward from the first conveyor 11. Accordingly, at the position of the second conveyor 12, the pachinko machine P conveyed on the conveyor is placed directly on the film material 2, and the film material 2 is also given a forward moving force by the second conveyor 12. Will be. The driving speeds of the chain driving devices 41 and 42 in the chain pressing device 40 are synchronized with the moving speeds of the first and second conveyors 11 and 12, and the pachinko machine P is directly mounted on the film material 2 on the second conveyor 12. By setting it as the state, the synchronous feed means which sends the pachinko machine P and the film material 2 synchronously is comprised.

  Next, an operation method of the pachinko machine packaging facility 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the control device 60 that performs operation control performs film clamping / opening operations on the conveyor motors 17 and 18 that drive the first and second conveyors 11 and 12 and the L-shaped welding and fusing device 20. Heat for driving / stopping the air cylinder 28 to be executed and the heaters of the first welding part 23, the second welding part 24, the outer welding part 25, the rear welding part 26, and the third welding part 27 of the L-shaped welding / melting device 20 The device 29, the air cylinders 43 and 44 for moving the chain drive devices 41 and 42 close and away from each other, the chain motors 45 and 46 for rotating and stopping the chain drive devices 41 and 42, and the winding shaft of the film collecting device 50 are rotated. A control signal is sent to the take-up motor 51 to be driven, and an encoder signal for the motors 17 and 18 and a stroke signal for the cylinder 28 are input. It has been made.

  By this control device 60, the pachinko machine packaging facility 1 of the present embodiment executes control operations as shown in FIGS.

  First, a pachinko machine feeding operation by the conveyor motors 17 and 18, a film clamping operation by the air cylinders 43 and 44, and a film feeding operation by the chain motors 45 and 46 are started (S10). The pachinko machine feeding operation and the film feeding operation are synchronized in speed. Further, the film clamping operation is such that the film material 2 is pressed slightly inward, and is not completely clamped. This is because the film material 2 is light, so that the feed speed can be given by slightly touching the chain, and conversely, the film feed speed is changed to the pachinko machine feed speed rather than completely pinching. This is because it is suitable for synchronization.

  Thus, the first pachinko machine P1 and the film material 2 are fed. The position where the first pachinko machine P1 is located immediately after the third welded portion 27 and the front end of the film material 2 exceeds at least the third welded portion 27. After the process is executed, it is temporarily stopped (S20). The operation during this time may be executed by a manual operation by an operator, or may be automatically executed using a signal from a sensor or the like.

  Next, the air cylinders 43 and 44 of the chain drive device 40 are further operated in the clamping direction to completely clamp the film material 2 (S30). At this time, since the pachinko machine P is placed on the film material 2, the lower end of the film material 2 cannot be lifted. Therefore, the film material 2 is pulled upward by this clamping operation.

  Subsequently, the air cylinder 28 is driven to perform a clamping operation by the L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 and a front end sealing operation is commanded to the heating device 29 (S40). Thereby, the 3rd welding part 27 of the L-shaped welding and cutting apparatus 20 act | operates, and the film material 2 will be in the state by which the front end was sealed.

  Next, energization of the heating device 29 is stopped, and the air cylinder 28 is moved open (S50). Further, the air cylinders 43 and 44 of the chain driving device 40 are returned to the film clamping operation position in S10 (S60), and the pachinko machine feeding operation by the conveyor motors 17 and 18 and the film feeding operation by the chain motors 45 and 46 are performed. It resumes (S70). Again, the pachinko machine feeding operation and the film feeding operation are synchronized.

  Then, the feeding operation is performed when the leading pachinko machine P1 is located immediately before the second welding part 24 of the L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 and the second pachinko machine P2 is located immediately after the third welding part 27. Is stopped (S80). Then, as in S30, the film material 2 is completely clamped (S90), and the film material 2 is pulled upward to secure a welding space in the upper part.

  Subsequently, the air cylinder 28 is driven to perform a clamping operation, and the heating device 29 is instructed to perform simultaneous energization control of all the heaters (S100). As a result, the first welding part 23, the second welding part 24, the outer welding part 25, the rear welding part 26, and the third welding part 27 of the L-shaped welding / melting device 20 are simultaneously operated to wrap the leading pachinko machine P1. The upper part and rear part of the protruding part are sealed and separated, and the front end of the next pachinko machine P2 is sealed.

  Next, energization of the heating device 29 is stopped and the air cylinder 28 is moved open (S1100), and the air cylinders 43 and 44 of the chain drive device 40 are returned to the film clamping operation position in S10 (S120). Here, the blank portion of the film generated by the separation is wound around the winding shaft of the film collecting apparatus 50 (S130). This operation is performed manually by the operator. In addition, you may equip an apparatus which implements winding to a winding shaft automatically.

  Thus, when preparations for collecting the blank portion are completed, the pachinko machine feeding operation by the conveyor motors 17 and 18 and the film feeding operation by the chain motors 45 and 46 are resumed (S140), and the film collecting operation by the winding motor 51 is resumed. Start (S150). The pachinko machine feeding operation, the film feeding operation, and the film collecting operation are synchronized in speed.

  When the second pachinko machine P2 is located immediately before the second welded portion 24 of the L-shaped welding / cutting device 20, and the third pachinko machine P3 is located immediately after the third welded portion 27. The feeding operation and the collecting operation are stopped (S160). Then, as in S30, complete clamping of the film material 2 is executed (S170), and subsequently, as in S100, the air cylinder 28 is driven to execute the clamping operation, and the heating device 29 is energized simultaneously. Control is commanded (S180). As a result, the upper part and the rear part of the portion surrounding the second pachinko machine P2 are sealed and separated, and the front end of the third pachinko machine P3 is sealed.

  Next, energization of the heating device 29 is stopped, the air cylinder 28 is moved open (S190), and the air cylinders 43 and 44 of the chain drive device 40 are returned to the film clamping operation position in S10 (S200).

  Thereafter, the control processing from S140 onward is repeatedly executed until the last pachinko machine Px is reached (S210: NO). And when it becomes the last pachinko machine Px (S210: YES), the feeding operation and the recovery operation are stopped when the pachinko machine Px comes to the position immediately before the second welding part 24 (S220), The film material 2 is completely clamped (S230), the air cylinder 28 is driven to perform a clamping operation, and the heating device 29 is instructed to seal and separate the rear end (S240). Thereby, each heater other than the 3rd welding part 27 is energized, and the upper part and back of the part which has wrapped the last pachinko machine Px are sealed and cut off. Thereafter, post-processing such as moving the last pachinko machine Px to the take-out position is executed (S250).

  The operation after the preparation for collecting the blank portion (operation after S140) can be automatically executed based on the sensor signal or the like.

  According to the present embodiment, when packing the pachinko machine P into a four-side sealed state, the long film material 2 is welded in an L shape and simultaneously separated, and the front end sealing operation for the next pachinko machine is performed. Can be executed at the same time. Accordingly, the packaging work efficiency can be improved. Further, since the L-shaped welding / cutting device 20 is adopted to enable such an operation, the component arrangement in the feeding direction of the packaging facility 1 can be made compact, and the size of the device is not increased. . Furthermore, since the cutting part is an L-shaped cutting part, a blank film is not largely left outside the welding line, and good-looking packaging is possible. And this good-looking packing does not cause the problem that when the packed pachinko machine is transported, the blank portion gets caught in the packing facility 1 to cause malfunction of the machine or to break the packed film. .

  Moreover, since the film collecting apparatus 50 is provided, as described above, not only the packaging work is performed without causing a malfunction or a packaging defect, but also a blank portion generated at the time of the cutting operation is a cutting position. It can be prevented that it is accumulated on the surface. In addition, the machine does not fail due to the entanglement of the blank portion.

  Further, since the control operation by the control device 60 is configured as described above, after the sealing of the front end side of the first pachinko machine P1 is performed, until the sealing of the rear end side of the last pachinko machine Px is performed. A series of operations are executed one after another, and the pachinko machine can be quickly packed.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the film material 2 is set in a state where the upper part is opened and the lower part to which a load is applied in the packaged state is a continuous part, the packaging is not easily broken. Further, since the film material 2 is lifted on the conveyor roller at the position of the second conveyor 12, the film material 2 is sandwiched between the pachinko machine P and the conveyor roller, and the speed of the film material 2 is synchronized with the pachinko machine P. This is an advantageous configuration when sending. Therefore, an excessive force is not applied to the film material 2 in the feeding operation before the sealing operation and the film material 2 is not broken. This action / effect is further ensured by executing the feeding operation to the upper part of the film material 2 by the chain pressing device 40. In particular, the feeding operation with respect to the upper part of the film material 2 is executed not with complete clamping but with light clamping, so that the synchronization of the feeding speeds of the film material 2 and the pachinko machine P is further ensured. Moreover, since the chain type pressing device 40 holds the film material 2 lightly, a correction operation when the end of the film material 2 is shifted can be easily performed.

  Further, when packaging the pachinko machine P by wrapping it from below with such a film material 2, according to the film supply method employed in this embodiment, the film material 2 is opened so as to securely wrap the pachinko machine P. be able to.

  Although one embodiment as the best mode for carrying out the invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

  For example, you may comprise the 1st conveyor 11 and the 2nd conveyor 12 by the conveyor of the same thickness, and you may make the upper surface height of the 1st conveyor 11 and the 2nd conveyor 12 into the same height.

The packing machine for pachinko machines of an embodiment is shown, (A) is a front view and (B) is a top view. The L-shaped welding and fusing device in an embodiment is shown, (A) is a rear view, (B) is a sectional view of a horizontal arm, and (C) is a sectional view of a vertical arm. It is a perspective view which shows how to open in hitting the set of the film material in embodiment. The setting method of the film material in embodiment is shown, (A) is a perspective view, (B) It is a left view. It is explanatory drawing which shows how to fold the film material in embodiment. The feeding method of the film material in embodiment is shown, (A), (B) is a left view, (C) is a front view. It is a block diagram of a control system in an embodiment. It is a flowchart of operation control in an embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mode of the operation control in embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine packing equipment 2 ... Film material 2a, 2b ... Side edge of film material 10 ... Conveyor apparatus 11 ... 1st conveyor 12 ... 2nd conveyor 13 ... 1st conveyor downstream end roller 14 ... 1st conveyor upstream end roller 15 ... 2nd conveyor upstream end roller 16 ... 2nd conveyor downstream end roller 17, 18 ... conveyor motor 20 ..L-shaped welding / cutting equipment (packaging equipment)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Horizontal arm 22 ... Vertical arm 23 ... 1st welding part 24 ... 2nd welding part 25 ... Outer side welding part 26 ... Back welding part 27 ... 3rd welding part 28 ... Air cylinder 29 ... Heating device 30 ... Guide member 31, 32 ... Separation plate 31a, 32a ... Vertical 31b, 32b ... Oblique 31c, 32c ... Bottom 40 ..Chain type pressing device 41, 42 ... Chain driving device 43,44 ... Air cylinder 45,46 ... Chain motor 50 ... Film recovery device 51 ... Take-up motor 60 ... Control Equipment P, P1, P2, Px ... Pachinko machine

Claims (7)

A transport device that transports the gaming machine, a packing device that is installed at a packing position set in the middle of a transport path by the transport device and packs the gaming machine with a film, and a long shape for packing the gaming machine at the packing position A gaming machine packaging facility comprising a film supply device for supplying a film, and further comprising the following configuration.
(1-1) The transport device includes a first conveyor and a second conveyor that is arranged with a gap portion on the downstream side of the first conveyor that can transfer a gaming machine.
(1-2) The packing device is installed in the conveyance path of the second conveyor.
(1-3) In the film supply device, both side edges of the long film rise upward on the second conveyor from the gap portion, and the widthwise central portion of the long film is the second portion. It is comprised as an apparatus which supplies the said elongate film so that it may be in the state which can contact the upper surface of a conveyor.
(1-4) In the packing position, the packing device welds a portion raised above the long film at each position on the upper part of the gaming machine, downstream in the transport direction, and upstream in the transport direction. At the same time, it is configured as a device for cutting upstream in the transport direction of the gaming machine.
(1-5) A guide member for separating the long film material supplied in two folds and opening both side edges upward, and a chain type for feeding the film material opened by the guide member forward It has a pressing device.
(2-1) The transport speed of the gaming machine by the first conveyor and the second conveyor and the film supply speed by the film supply apparatus are set to be substantially the same speed.
(3-1) The film supply device sends out the long film in a folded state, and intersects the transport direction of the first conveyor in a state where the folded fold is directed upstream. A feeding mechanism for feeding the first conveyor to a position below the first conveyor.
(3-2) The film supply apparatus is configured so that the long film sent out by the sending mechanism is a whole of the long film so that the outer surface of the bifold faces the lower surface of the first conveyor. Is folded up downstream in the conveyance direction of the gaming machine, and then both open side edges on the opposite side of the fold are raised upwards so as to wrap the first conveyor, A direction changing mechanism is provided to turn the leading end of the scale film in the direction of the second conveyor.
(3-3) The film supply device may be configured such that the central portion in the width direction of the long film directed toward the downstream direction of the first conveyor by the direction changing mechanism is the gap portion, and the first conveyor It is abutted against the elongated film from the outside so as to be fed from the lower side to the upper side of the second conveyor and supplied in the conveying direction of the gaming machine with both side edges raised. It has a film transport mechanism that sends the long film in the downstream direction at the same speed.
(3-4) As an operation control means for sending the gaming machine and the long film synchronously, at the start of the operation, the speed of the gaming machine feeding operation and the film feeding operation are synchronized, and the chain type pressing device has a film material The chain-type pressing device causes the film material to be completely clamped when the feeding operation of the gaming machine is stopped by causing the film clamping operation to be performed so that the film is pressed slightly inward but not completely held. It must be equipped with a hand throw that performs control to execute the clamping operation. The gaming machine packaging facility according to claim 1, further comprising the following configuration.
(8-1) As a film recovery means for recovering a blank portion of the film material generated when the elongate film is cut off by the welding and cutting operations at the packing position, the chain is provided in front of the chain type pressing device. A film collecting device constituted by a winding device installed at substantially the same height as the type pressing device. The gaming machine packaging facility according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising the following configuration.
(4-1) The downstream end roller of the first conveyor has a smaller diameter than the upstream end roller of the second conveyor. 4. The gaming machine packaging facility according to claim 3, further comprising the following configuration.
(5-1) The downstream end roller of the first conveyor has a smaller diameter than the upstream end roller of the first conveyor. The gaming machine packaging facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the following configuration.
(6-1) A first welding portion that welds the long film in a state surrounding the gaming machine in a line in the horizontal direction, and a line in the vertical direction on the upstream side of the first welding portion. An L-shaped welding device including an L-shaped welded portion including a second welded portion welded in a shape.
(6-2) The L-shaped welding device includes a rear fusing part that is positioned on the upstream side immediately adjacent to the second welding part and that cuts the long film linearly in the vertical direction.
(6-3) The L-shaped welding device also includes a third welding portion that is located upstream of the rear fusing portion and welds the long film in a line in the vertical direction.
(6-4) The L-shaped welding device is configured as a device capable of operating the first welding portion, the second welding portion, the third welding portion, and the rear fusing portion at the same time. The gaming machine packaging facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the following configuration.
(7-1) A first welding part that welds the long film in a state surrounding the gaming machine in a line in the horizontal direction, and a line in the vertical direction on the upstream side of the first welding part. An L-shaped welding device including an L-shaped welded portion including a second welded portion welded in a shape.
(7-2) The L-shaped welding device is positioned on the upstream side immediately adjacent to the second welding part, and a rear welding part that melts the long film linearly in the vertical direction; and the first welding part. By disposing an upper fusing part that is located above the upper fusing part and fusing the long film linearly in the horizontal direction so that the upper fusing part and the rear fusing part are in contact with or intersecting with each other, L-shaped cutting that forms an L-shaped cutting line outside the L-shaped welding line formed by one welding section and the second welding section and separates the leading end portion of the long film into a state surrounding the gaming machine Have a department.
(7-3) The L-shaped welding apparatus is also provided with a third welding part that is located upstream of the rear fusing part and welds the long film in a line in the vertical direction.
(7-4) The L-shaped welding device is configured as a device capable of simultaneously operating the first welding portion, the second welding portion, the third welding portion, the rear fusing portion, and the upper fusing portion. The gaming machine packaging facility according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising the following configuration.
(9-1) It is provided with a synchronous control means for synchronously executing the feeding operation and the stopping operation of the gaming machine and the long film.
(9-2) the tip of the first game machine does not exceed the third welded portion, and the tip of the elongated film as a position beyond at least the third welded portion, the gaming machine and the The L-shaped welding apparatus is operated in a state in which the feeding operation of the long film is temporarily stopped and then the feeding operation of the gaming machine and the long film is resumed, and the rear end of the previous gaming machine There will position beyond the second welded portion of the L-shaped welding device, and, in a state in which a position where the leading end of the next game machine does not exceed the third welded portion, the gaming machine and the elongated run the operation for actuating the L-shaped welding apparatus after the feeding operation of the film to actuate the said synchronization control means so as to stop, then resume feeding operation of the gaming machine and the elongated film, finally Over the second welded part That the sending and to the position to stop the feed operation of the gaming machine and the elongated film and a behavior control means for actuating the L-shaped welding device.