JP5070917B2 - Bottle container standing and conveying device - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, in order to fill the contents from the spout at the top of the container into the bottle-like container standing up with the bottom part down, the bottle container is erected, aligned and transported. The present invention relates to a bottle container standing and conveying apparatus.

  In general, when a bottle container is filled with contents such as a liquid using a filling device, the bottle container is filled with the bottom part one by one in order to fill the contents from the spout part which is the top part of the bottle container. A bottle container standing and aligning apparatus and a standing and conveying apparatus for standing and aligning the apparatus are required.

  Such bottle container alignment and conveyance techniques include, for example, a roll-over one-line conveyance technique that rolls a hollow and lightweight bottle container in a single row and a bottle portion that is rolled over and conveyed in a single row on the discharge conveyor. And an upright and aligned transfer technology for raising and aligning and unloading.

  Each top has a top part or top part with a number of hollow bottle containers in a misaligned state such as rollover, standing, etc., each having a spout part that is a top part (top part), a body part, and a bottom part (bottom part). For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-143409), Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-37440), and the like are used as the roll-over one-line transfer technology for bottle containers to be rolled over and transferred in a single row. There is.

  In addition, each hollow bottle container that is transported in a row with its top part or bottom part turned over is placed one by one, standing on the discharge conveyor with the container spout part being the top part facing up, and then carrying it out. For example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-143409), Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-37440), and Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-2000) are examples of the standing and conveying technology for bottle containers. 159335).

  For example, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-143409), a spout top portion, a trunk portion, and a bottom portion are disposed in an inclined circular storage bucket that is supported by a rotating shaft that is inclined at a predetermined angle. A large number of hollow bottle containers are placed in a non-aligned state such as rollover, standing up, etc., and while rotating the storage bucket, the hollow bottle container in the bucket is rolled over along the rotating outer periphery of the bucket, A bottle container for aligning and transporting in a row from the rotating outer periphery of the bucket to the outer side by a conveyor or the like in a single row from the rotating outer periphery of the bucket after leading either the top or bottom portion Is described.

  In addition, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-143409), Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-37440), and Patent Document 3 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-159335) include a rollover one-line conveyance technology and the like. Standing up and transporting bottle containers for transporting bottle containers that are transported in a row using container transport technology one by one on a discharge conveyor with the top of the container spout portion facing up The technology is described.

Prior art documents related to the present invention are described below.
JP 2006-143409 A JP 2002-37440 A JP 2000-159335 A

  However, in the bottle container standing and aligning and transporting apparatus for standing, aligning and transporting the bottle containers one by one with the bottom part facing down, either the top part or the bottom part as described above is used. When the bottle containers that are transported in a row in a rollover state in advance are transported by standing one by one on the conveyor with the container spout portion being the top portion facing up and the bottom portion facing down, It is necessary to control the standing operation of the bottom container in the rollover state after recognizing which one of the top part and the bottom part is the leading part of each bottle container that is conveyed in the rollover state.

  In the present invention, regardless of which of the top part and the bottom part of the bottle container that is transported in a row in the rollover state is preceded, the preceding part of the bottle container that is transported is the top part and the bottom part. By controlling the standing operation of each bottom container in a rollover state based on the detection signal, the bottle container is surely placed with the container spout part being the top part on the top, It is to be able to convey by standing up one by one on the conveyor with the part down.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a container rollover row that conveys each hollow bottle container having a spout top portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion, with the bottom portion forward or rearward and aligned in a rollover row state. A plurality of receiving recesses on the outer peripheral side that are introduced and received in a state where one container in the row direction is rolled over one by one in the row direction among each of the containers in the roll-over one-row state conveyed by the carrying means and the container roll-over one-row conveying means A rotating body that is provided in equal intervals and that sequentially transfers the introduced containers in a state of being horizontally rolled over by rotation, and the container rollover one-line conveying means is provided below the passage of the receiving recess independently of the rotating body. A first container holding plate for holding a container in a state of being overturned and arranged in parallel with a small clearance from the receiving position to immediately before the standing operation position, and the first container holding from the standing operation position to just before the standing conveyance position A rotating turret for standing and conveying that includes a second container holding plate that is placed in parallel and opposed to a lower position and holds the standing container, and receives the rotating turret from the standing operation position to just before the standing and conveying position. A support rod capable of supporting the lower side of the body of the container introduced into the recess from the rollover state to the state immediately before standing up and moving forward and backward in the container front-rear direction, and horizontally in the receiving recess between the introduction position and the standing operation position. A container orientation detector for detecting the orientation of the top portion and the bottom portion of the container in a roll-over state introduced into the container, and based on the container orientation detection signal by the detector, the support rod is oriented in the direction of the container top portion. By moving forward or backward and releasing the support on the container bottom side, the container that has been rolled up is stood up in the receiving recess with the container top side facing up due to its own weight on the bottom side. A bottle standing alignment conveyor apparatus, characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is the rotating turret for standing alignment conveyance in which the rotating turret for vertical alignment conveyance rotates horizontally around a vertical rotation axis at an inclination angle of 0 °, and the container rollover line A plurality of receiving recesses are provided at equal intervals on the outer peripheral side to receive and receive the first container in the state of rollover one by one in the row direction of each container in the rollover one row state conveyed by the conveying means, 2. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the introduced containers are sequentially transferred in a state where they are horizontally tumbled by rotation.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is the rotating turret for standing alignment conveyance in which the rotating turret for vertical alignment conveyance rotates around a rotation axis inclined at an inclination angle of greater than 0 ° and less than 45 °. A receiving recess on the outer peripheral side that receives and introduces the container that precedes each of the containers in a roll-over-line state conveyed by the container roll-over one-line conveying means in a state where the container rolls over one by one in the row direction. 2. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottle containers are arranged in a plurality of equal intervals and sequentially transferred in a state where the introduced containers are inclined and rolled over by rotation.

  The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is characterized in that the container rollover in-line conveying means throws the hollow bottle container into the container storage sorter part from the container loading hopper part in an irregular state such as rollover, standing up, etc. 4. An inclined rotation type circular container storage sorter portion that conveys the bottom portion forwardly or rearwardly from an irregular state and arranged in a row in a rollover state. This is a bottle container standing and aligning and conveying apparatus.

In the invention according to claim 5 of the present invention, the support rod for horizontally supporting the lower side of the body part of the container in the receiving recess is a lower side of 1/3 or more to less than 1/2 of the longitudinal direction of the body part. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bottle container is a support rod that supports the bottle container.

Invention, a support rod for supporting the cylinder lower side of the container horizontally in said receiving recess is a longitudinal 1/3 or more to 1/2 or less of the trunk subordinate body portion according to claim 6 of the present invention The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bottle container is a support rod that supports the side.

  In the invention according to claim 7 of the present invention, the support rod for horizontally supporting the lower side of the body portion of the container in the receiving recess is a protrusion that supports the lower side of the body portion of 1/3 or less of the longitudinal direction of the body portion. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bottle container is an upright and vertical support rod.

  The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus of the present invention is a state in which the frontmost container of each of the hollow bottle containers in the roll-over one-line state conveyed by the container roll-over one-line conveying means is horizontally rolled over one by one in the row direction. Rotating turrets for standing alignment conveyance having a plurality of receiving concave portions introduced and received at the outer peripheral side are arranged on the outer peripheral side, and the introduced containers are transferred in a state of being horizontally rolled by rotation.

  And a support rod which horizontally supports the lower side of the container in a horizontally introduced state in the receiving recess of the rotating turret, and which can move forward and backward in the container introducing direction of the receiving recess, A container orientation detection unit that detects the orientation of the top and bottom portions of the rollover container that is horizontally introduced into the recess.

  It is possible to detect whether the direction of the bottle container in the rollover state detected by the detection unit is the top part side or the bottom part side, and based on this container direction detection signal, the container in the rollover state is determined. The support on the bottom portion side of the container can be released by driving the supporting rod that has been supported to move forward or backward in the direction of the detected top portion of the container.

  As a result, the container in a roll-down state supported by the support rod in the receiving recess is always placed under the receiving recess with the top portion side of the container facing up due to its own weight on the bottom side. It is possible to stand up on a transfer means such as a transfer conveyor, and to be transferred by the transfer means in an upright state.

An embodiment of the bottle container standing and conveying apparatus of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1 (a) as a whole schematic perspective view of the apparatus including the hopper shown in FIG. 1 (a), and the side surface of the rotating turret of the apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 (b). FIG. 2 is a plan view of the entire device of the present invention shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the device of the present invention shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 is a plan view illustrating the details of the rotating turret of the device of the present invention, and FIG. The details of the rotating turret will be described in detail below with reference to side views.

  FIG. 1A is an overall perspective view of an apparatus for explaining the apparatus of the present invention including a hopper, and is a flat part (flat surface part) that can stand up at a spout top part 1a, a body part 1b, and a bottom part. , Each of which has a bottom portion 1c provided with a flat projection, etc.), and the container is tumbled in a row in a state where the bottom portion 1c is aligned in a tumbling row state with the bottom portion 1c being either forward or backward. A conveying means 2 and a rotating turret 3 for standing and conveying that sequentially receives the first container 1 among the containers 1 in a roll-over-line state conveyed by the conveying means 2 are provided.

  The standing and conveying rotary turret 3 is a circular rotating body 4 that rotates about a rotation shaft 4a. Among the containers 1 that are conveyed in a rollover state, the container 1 that is the earliest is used. Are introduced one by one in the row direction, and the receiving recess 5 received at the receiving position I as shown in FIG. 1A is formed in the same shape so as to open to the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 4. Prepare for multiple equal intervals. The containers 1 introduced in the state of being rolled over in the respective receiving recesses 5 are intermittently rotated in one direction of the rotating turret 3 in the state of being rolled over (the one receiving recess 5 is successively placed on the transport tip of the container rollover one-line transport means 2). It can be sequentially transferred by intermittent rotation that temporarily stops at the opposing container introduction position I).

  2, the plan view of the device of the present invention shown in FIG. 3, and the plan view illustrating the details of the rotating turret of the device of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, the rotating turret 3 The leading end of the first container 1 to be introduced into the receiving recess 5 out of the containers 1 transported by the container roll-over one-line transport means 2 on the leading end side in the receiving recess 5 at the container introduction position I. A container tip detection means 9 is provided for detecting a portion (top portion or bottom portion) and detecting whether or not it has been introduced into the receiving recess 5 and for instructing the rotary turret 3 to perform a one-step rotation operation.

  The rotating body 4 of the rotating turret 3 for standing and conveying can be rotated horizontally around a vertical rotation axis 4a at an inclination angle of 0 °, or 45 ° at an inclination angle greater than 0 °. You may make it rotate inclining around the rotating shaft 4a which inclines within the following ranges.

  On the outside of the outer periphery of the rotating body 4 of the rotating turret 3 that rotates intermittently, as shown in the partial side view of the rotating turret 3 of the device of the present invention in FIGS. At the container detection position II on the further downstream side, the top part 1a or the bottom part of the container 1 in a rollover state facing the receiving recess 5 toward the rotation center of the rotating body 4 and introduced into the receiving recess 5 A container orientation detection that irradiates a light beam or a high frequency to detect the orientation of the container 1 in a rollover state that is opposed to any one of 1c and is horizontally introduced into the receiving recess 5 and detects the amount of reflection. Part 8 is provided. Then, it is detected which of the top part 1a and the bottom part 1c of the container 1 to be detected faces the detection part 8 side, and the direction of the container 1 is detected.

  Further, the rotating turret 3 for standing and conveying is rotated around the rotating shaft 4a as shown in a side view for explaining the details of the rotating turret in FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) and 5. A first container holding plate 10 mounted and fixedly supported on the apparatus main body frame F side of the present invention below the passage of the receiving recess 5 independently of the body 4 and the rotating body 4, and a second container holding A plate 11.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 4 denotes a rotating body that constitutes the rotating turret 3 that rotates intermittently, 4 a denotes a rotating shaft of the rotating body 4 that is pivotally supported perpendicularly to the bearing portion of the apparatus main body frame F, and 4 b denotes rotation caused by a catch of the container 1. A torque limiter provided between the rotating body 4 and the rotating shaft 4a for detecting an excessive load on the shaft 4a, 4c is an electric motor for rotation driving (brake motor, step motor, servo motor, pulse motor, etc.), 4d Is a rotation speed transmission, 4e is a rotation transmission gear that transmits the rotation of the electric motor 4c via the transmission to the rotation shaft 4a via a worm gear, etc., and 4f is linked to a worm gear that rotates integrally with the rotation transmission gear 4e. It is a transmission gear attached to the rotating shaft 4a.

  The first container holding plate 10 is opposed in parallel with a small clearance from the container introduction position I by the one-line conveying means 2 to immediately before the container raising operation position III with a small clearance below the passage of the receiving recess 5. The container 1 disposed and introduced into the receiving recess 5 is held in a roll-over state.

  The second container holding plate 11 faces the lower side of the receiving recess 5 in parallel with the lower side of the first container holding plate 10 from the container standing operation position III to immediately before the container standing conveyance position V. The container 1 that is disposed and is held in a roll-over state by the first container holding plate 10 in the receiving recess 5 is held in a state where it is erected by the erection operation from the container erection operation position III to IV.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, at the container standing operation positions III and IV of the rotating turret 3 for standing and conveying, the apparatus of the present invention is disposed below the receiving recess 5 of the rotating turret 3. Standing operation of the container 1 that is mounted and supported on the main body frame F side and that can be moved forward and backward in the same direction in the front-rear direction of the introduction direction of the container 1 by an appropriate drive mechanism (actuator such as a rod air cylinder). A support rod 6 is provided. The movement operation of the support rod 6 and the return operation to the original position for the standing operation of the container 1 respectively installed at the container standing operation positions III and IV are performed while the rotation of the rotating turret 3 is temporarily stopped or rotating. Alternatively, it can be carried out once during the stop and rotation.

  In addition, the return operation | movement to the original position after completion | finish of moving operation | movement of the support rod 6 can also be implemented during rotation. Further, when the movement amount of the support rod 6 in the standing operation of the container 1 is an amount capable of completing the standing up of the container 1, the support rod 6 in the standing operation position IV by the next step rotation is used. The forward movement or backward movement movement operation (stand-up operation) can be set to stop and can be omitted.

  As a setting form of the movement operation in the container standing operation of the support rod 6 respectively installed at the container standing operation positions III and IV, for example, a movement start position that is a position for supporting the container body 1b of the support rod 6 at the operation position III. And the movement start position of the support rod 6 at the operation position IV are set to the same position including the center of gravity of the container 1, and the support rod 6 at the operation position IV is faster than the moving speed of the support rod 6 at the operation position III. The movement speed is set to a high speed, and the movement amount (or substantial movement amount) of the support rod 6 per unit time is larger in the support rod 6 in the operation position IV than in the support rod 6 in the operation position III. Is set.

  Alternatively, the movement start position, which is a position for supporting the container body 1b of the support rod 6 at the operation position III, and the movement start position of the support rod 6 at the operation position IV are set at different positions, and the operation position III The support rod 6 at the operation position IV is moved to the position where the movement of the support rod 6 has moved (the position away from the center of gravity of the container 1) with respect to the movement start position of the support rod 6 (including the position of the center of gravity of the container 1). And the movement speed of the support rod 6 at the operation position III and the movement speed of the support rod 6 at the operation position IV are set to the same speed, and the support rod 6 and the operation position IV at the operation position III are set. The amount of movement (or substantial amount of movement) per unit time with the support rod 6 is set to be the same.

  The upper end of the support rod 6 is below the rotating body 4 of the rotating turret 3 at the container standing operation positions III and IV, and below the passage of the receiving recess 5, the first container holding plate 10 or the upper surface thereof. It is set to the same height or the height between the first and second container holding plates 10 and 11.

  The support rods 6 installed at the container standing operation positions III and IV are sequentially introduced into the receiving recess 5 in a state of being rolled over at the container introduction position I, and the lower side of the container is held by the first container holding plate 10. Even after passing over the first container holding plate 10, the container 1 in a roll-over state that is transported in contact with the lower side of the trunk portion 1 b in a roll-over state in the receiving recess 5 temporarily. It is for supporting.

  The tip of the support rod 6 installed at the container standing operation positions III and IV of the rotating turret 3 is placed under the body 1b including the position of the center of gravity of the container 1 in a state where it rolls over in the receiving recess 5. By abutting on the side position, the container 1 is horizontally supported in a roll-over state while maintaining equilibrium so that the container 1 does not inadvertently fall from the tip of the support rod 6.

  The contact position of the container body 1b by the tip of the support rod 6 is at least the lower side of the body 1b including the position of the center of gravity of the container, and the contact length is not particularly limited. With respect to the length of the portion 1c, for example, the container is brought into contact with a length of 1/3 or more to less than 1/2, 1/3 or more to 1/2 or less, less than 1/3, or 1/3 or less. Hold.

  In the present invention, the orientation of the bottom-like container 1 (container top portion) by the container orientation detection unit 8 that detects the orientation of the roll-over container 1 introduced horizontally into the receiving recess 5 of the rotating turret 3 at the container detection position II. The detection of whether it is 1a or the bottom portion 1b) utilizes the phenomenon described below.

  Since the container 1 is a hollow body, the reflected light amount rt reflected from the inner surface of the container 1 by the light projected toward the top part 1a which is the spout part (opening part) of the container 1 and the bottom part 1c. A difference is naturally generated in the amount of reflected light rb reflected on the outer surface (bottom surface outer surface) of the bottom portion 1c by the light projected toward.

  That is, in general, when the bottom container 1 is the same container (container has the same shape, material, color tone, etc.), the irradiation with the irradiation light amount i that is projected toward the top portion 1a in a certain direction. The top portion reflected light amount rt reflected on the inner surface of the container 1 is the bottom reflected on the outer surface of the bottom portion 1c by the irradiated light of the same irradiation light amount i projected toward the fixed direction on the outer surface (bottom surface outer surface) of the bottom portion 1c. It has been found that it is less than the partial reflected light amount rb.

Top portion reflected light amount rt ≦ Bottom portion reflected light amount rb
r1 ≤ top portion reflected light amount rt ≤ r2
r3 ≤ bottom reflected light quantity rb ≤ r4
For example, if the value of the reflected light quantity rm detected by the container direction detector 8 (for example, a photo sensor, a high frequency sensor, etc.) is within the range of r1 ≤ rm ≤ r2, the numerical value of the reflected light quantity rm is It is included within the range of the partial reflected light amount rt. Therefore, the detection unit 8 (including the determination device connected thereto) has detected the top portion 1a, and the container 1 introduced into the receiving recess 5 of the rotating turret 3 has its top portion 1a detected by the detection unit. A container orientation detection signal is sent that indicates that it is facing the 8th side.

  On the other hand, if the value of the reflected light quantity rm detected by the container direction detector 8 (for example, a photo sensor, a high frequency sensor, etc.) is within the range of r3 ≤ rm ≤ r4, the numerical value of the reflected light quantity rm is It is included within the range of the partial reflected light amount rt. Therefore, the detection unit 8 (including the determination device connected thereto) has detected the bottom part 1a, and the top part 1a of the container 1 introduced into the receiving recess 5 of the rotating turret 3 has the detection unit. A container orientation detection signal is sent that indicates that it is facing the 8th side.

  In this way, the orientation of the top portion 1a (or the bottom portion 1c) of the bottom-like container 1 introduced in a state of being rolled over in the receiving recess 5 of the rotating turret 3 is detected, and the container orientation detection signal is temporarily stored in the memory ( For example, it is stored in a buffer memory.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the container 1 in a rollover state detected at the detection position II is erected while being held on the first container holding plate 10 by one-step rotation of the rotating turret 3. It is transferred to the position III, stops once, and is supported by the support rod 6 in a state where it rolls over the lower side of the container body 1b including the position of the center of gravity of the container. The container 1 operates the upright operation of the container orientation detection signal that is transmitted from the detection unit 8 and temporarily stored by the operation of a shift register that shifts every step rotation mounted on the rotation drive system of the rotary turret 3. Send to the support rod drive system at position III.

  As a result, the support rod drive system operates the support rod 6 at the standing operation position III based on the container direction detection signal while the rotary turret 3 is temporarily stopped at the standing operation position III. The support rod 6 that supported the container 1 in the state of being rolled over at the position in the direction of the top portion 1a of the container 1 detected by the detection unit 8 (the direction away from the center of gravity where the partial weight of the container is deviated). The container 1 is moved in the receiving recess 5 by utilizing a self-weight applied to the bottom portion 1c side of the container 1 that has been supported by starting a predetermined amount of forward movement (illustration) or backward movement. The bottom part 1c is dropped on the second container holding plate 11 in an inclined state with the bottom part 1c down, and is supported in an inclined standing state. Thereafter, the rotating turret 3 rotates by one step and stops, and the support rod 6 returns to the original position corresponding to the lower side of the container body 1b including the container center of gravity.

  Subsequently, the rotating turret 3 which has been stopped by rotating by one step is moved to the standing operation position IV based on the container orientation detection signal when the support rod driving system is temporarily stopped at the standing operation position IV. The support rod 6 is moved in the direction of the top portion 1a of the container 1 (the direction in which the partial weight of the container is light), and is in an upright state inclined on the second container holding plate 11 in the receiving recess 5 at the operation position III. The container 1 is brought into a completely upright state while being continuously supported. After the support rod 6 starts a predetermined amount of forward movement (shown) or backward movement in the direction of the top portion 1a of the container 1 detected by the detection unit 8 (the direction in which the partial weight of the container is light), The rotating turret 3 rotates by one step and stops, while the support rod 6 returns to the original position corresponding to the lower side of the container body 1b including the position of the center of gravity of the container.

  When the movement amount of the forward movement or the backward movement of the support rod 6 at the operation position III is an amount that allows the container 1 to be completely erected on the second container holding plate 11, the operation position IV The standing operation by the forward movement or backward movement movement of the support rod 6 can be omitted.

  Subsequently, the container 1 is transported while standing with the bottom portion 1c supported on the second container holding plate 11 by the intermittent rotation of the rotating turret 3, and reaches the upper side of the unloading means 7 such as a conveyor belt conveyor. At V, the second container holding plate 11 is released from above, and is arranged upright with the bottom portion 1c facing down on the unloading means 7 located on the lower side.

  Each container 1 standing and aligned on the unloading means 7 with the bottom portion 1c facing down is discharged from the apparatus in a state of being vertically aligned by the unloading means 7 and below the filling nozzle of the content filling apparatus such as a liquid beverage. To be filled with contents.

  In the present invention, each receiving recess 5 of the rotating turret 3 that rotates intermittently faces each position (step) of the introduction position I, the detection position II, the standing operation position III, the standing operation position IV, and the standing position V. Then, after stopping and performing the above-described predetermined operation on the container 1, the rotation is started again and stopped in the next step.

  FIG. 2 is an overall plan view of the device of the present invention including a hopper, and a hollow container 1 having the same form, shape, weight, etc., such as a plurality of bottle containers having a top part 1a, a body part 1b, and a bottom part 1c. B is a circular storage bucket that accommodates and rotates a large number of hollow containers 1 that are loaded in an uneven and misaligned state in the hopper portion H. .

  Numerous hollow bottles having a spout top portion 1a, a trunk portion 1b, and a bottom portion 1c by a hopper portion H in an inclined circular storage bucket B that is supported by a rotating shaft inclined at a predetermined angle and rotates. The container 1 is thrown in in an unaligned state such as rollover or standing.

  Then, while rotating the storage bucket B, the hollow bottle container 1 in the bucket B is tumbled and moved along the rotation outer peripheral portion B1 of the bucket B, and the top portion regardless of either the top portion 1a or the bottom portion 1c. Either one or both of 1a and the bottom portion 1c are preceded, and the rotating outer peripheral portion B1 of the bucket B is brought into a line.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2, each bottle container 1 in the one row state is appropriately rolled over, such as a conveyor, along a guide in a rollover state from the rotating outer peripheral portion B1 of the bucket B to the outer side of the rotating outer peripheral portion B1. It is guided to the one-line conveying means 2 (push-feed conveyance), and is conveyed in the direction of one receiving recess 5 provided on the outer peripheral side of the rotating body 4 of the rotating turret 3 in the horizontal rolling one-line conveying means 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A, 2, 3, and 4, among the containers 1 that are transported in the roll-over single-row state by the roll-over single-row transport means 2, the container 1 that is the earliest is At I, the intermittent rotation of the rotating turret 3 is sequentially introduced into the receiving recess 5 once stopped in a rollover state, and the body portion 1b of the container 1 in a rollover state is received in the receiving recess 5 The first container holding plate 10 disposed on the lower side is held and loaded. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each container 1 that is transported and moved in a line on the transport path of the roll-over single-line transport means 2 is located at the center of the transport path of the transport means 2 or the transport of the transport means 2. The container 1 is transported in a line along the right or left side of the transport path while being blown toward the right or left side of the transport path by air blow means (not shown) or the like on the side of the path. At the receiving position I, the leading container 1 is introduced into the receiving recess 5 of the rotating turret 3 by being guided by a guide to the receiving recess 5 at the receiving position I of the rotating turret 3. Is done.

  Subsequently, the container 1 held and introduced by the first container holding plate 10 while being rolled over in the receiving recess 5 is placed on the first container holding plate 10 in a state of being rolled over in the receiving recess 5. By being intermittently rotated in one direction in one direction of the rotating turret 3 while holding the lower side of 1b, the rotating turret 3 is sequentially transferred from the receiving position I to the detecting position II on the downstream side of the rotation and stopped.

  Subsequently, the container 1 introduced in a rollover state in the receiving recess 5 stopped at the detection position II is temporarily stopped, and as shown in FIG. The direction of the container 1 in a rollover state introduced into the receiving recess 5 (either the top part 1a or the bottom part 1c) is detected by the container direction detection unit 8 facing the container, and the container direction of the container 1 is detected. Send a detection signal.

  Subsequently, the rotating turret 3 is rotated by one step, and the container 1 whose container orientation is detected is transferred to the standing operation position III and temporarily stopped. In this standing operation position III, the container 1 supported in a state of being rolled over by the first container holding plate 10 in the receiving recess 5 is detached from the first container holding plate 10 and in the standing operation position III. A position including the position of the center of gravity of the barrel portion 1b of the container 1 is brought into contact with the support rod 6 waiting in the receiving recess 5 and is horizontally supported.

  Then, the support rod 6 in the receiving recess 5 moves forward (shown) or retreats in the direction of the detected top portion 1a of the container 1 based on the container direction detection signal transmitted by the detection unit 8. The standing operation by the movement is started, and the container 1 stands on the second container holding plate 11 with the bottom portion 1c facing down in the receiving recess 5. This forward movement and backward movement operation is performed while transferring the introduced container 1 in a state of being rolled over by intermittent rotation of the rotary turret 3 to the standing operation positions III to IV as described above.

  Subsequently, the container 1 in a standing state on the second container holding plate 11 in the receiving recess 5 by the intermittent rotation of the rotating turret 3 is transferred along the second container holding plate 11 and then transported. Immediately before the standing position V that reaches the upper side of the unloading means 7 such as a conveyor, it is detached from the second container holding plate 11 and the top part 1a side of the container 1 is up and the bottom part 1c is down, On the unloading means 7 that is positioned, the bottom portion 1c is placed downward and aligned upright.

  Each container 1 standing and aligned on the unloading means 7 with the bottom portion 1c facing down is discharged from the apparatus in a state of standing and aligned by the unloading means 7, and is a filling nozzle for an appropriate content filling apparatus such as a liquid beverage. Etc., and the contents are filled in each of the containers 1 that are vertically arranged.

(A) is a perspective view of the overall outline of the apparatus of the present invention for explaining an embodiment of the bottle container standing and conveying apparatus of the present invention, and (b) is a side view of a rotating turret of the apparatus of the present invention. The whole top view including the hopper part of the device of the present invention. The whole top view of this invention device. The top view explaining the detail of the rotation turret of this invention apparatus. The side view explaining the detail of the rotation turret of this invention apparatus.

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I ... Receiving position II ... Container detection position III ... First container standing operation position IV ... Second container standing operation position V ... Unloading means 1 ... Container 1a ... Container top portion 1b ... Container body portion 1c ... Container bottom portion 2 ... Container Roll-over one-line conveying means 3... Rotating turret 4 for standing and aligning conveying ... Rotating body 5 ... Receiving recess 6 ... Supporting trough 7 ... Unloading means 8 ... Container orientation detecting means 9 ... Container tip detecting means 10 ... First container holding plate 11 ... Second container holding plate

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  A container roll-over single-line transport means for transporting each hollow bottle container having a spout top portion, a body portion, and a bottom portion in a roll-over single-row state with the bottom portion forward or backward, and the container roll-over single row transport means The receiving recesses that are introduced and received one by one in the row direction in the row direction are received at a plurality of equidistant intervals on the outer peripheral side, and the introduced containers are rotated. A rotating body that is sequentially transferred in a state of being horizontally rolled over by means of a small clearance from the receiving position by the container roll-in-line conveying means to immediately before the standing operation position, independently of the rotating body, below the passage of the receiving recess. A first container holding plate for holding the container in a state of being opposed and held in parallel, and facing the lower side of the first container holding plate in parallel from the standing operation position to immediately before the standing conveyance position. A rotating turret for vertical alignment and transportation comprising a second container holding plate for holding the container in a standing state, and the lower side of the trunk of the container introduced into the receiving recess of the rotating turret from the standing operation position to immediately before the standing and conveying position Of the container in a rollover state that is horizontally introduced into the receiving recess between the introduction position and the standing operation position. A container direction detection unit that detects the direction of the top part and the bottom part, and based on a container direction detection signal by the detection part, the support rod is moved forward or backward in the direction of the container top part, and the container bottom part side By releasing the support of the bottle, the container that rolls over is transported upright in the receiving recess with the container top portion facing up due to its own weight on the bottom portion side. Standing alignment transfer device.   The rotating turret for standing alignment transport is a rotating turret for standing alignment transport that rotates horizontally around a vertical rotation axis at an inclination angle of 0 °, and is in a roll-over state in a roll-over state that is transported by the container roll-over single-row transport means. Each of the containers is provided with receiving recesses on the outer peripheral side at equal intervals in the state where the first container in the row direction is rolled over one by one in the row direction, and the introduced container is rolled over horizontally by rotation. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottle containers are sequentially transferred in a state.   The rotating turret for standing alignment conveyance is a rotating turret for standing alignment conveyance that rotates around a rotation axis that is inclined at an inclination angle of greater than 0 ° and less than 45 °, and is conveyed by the container roll-over one-line conveyance means. A plurality of receiving recesses are provided at equal intervals on the outer peripheral side, and the introduced containers are received by being inclined and introduced one by one in the row direction. 2. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottle containers are sequentially transferred in a state of being inclined and rolled by rotation.   The container roll-over one-line conveying means throws the hollow bottle container into the container storage sorter part from the container loading hopper part in an irregular state such as rollover, standing, etc., and the bottom part is moved forward or backward from the irregular bottle state. 4. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottle container is arranged and conveyed in an inclined rotation type circular container housing sorter unit. The support rod that horizontally supports the lower side of the body portion of the container in the receiving recess is a support rod that supports the lower side of the longitudinal direction of the body portion from 1/3 to less than 1/2. The bottle container stand-up alignment conveyance apparatus of any one of Claim 1 thru | or 3. The support rod for horizontally supporting the lower side of the body portion of the container in the receiving recess is a support rod for supporting the lower side of the body portion of 1/3 or more to 1/2 or less in the longitudinal direction of the body portion. The bottle container standing and conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The support rod that horizontally supports the lower side of the body portion of the container in the receiving recess is a protruding support rod that supports the lower side of the body portion that is 1/3 or less of the longitudinal direction of the body portion. The bottle container stand-up alignment conveyance apparatus of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3.

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