JP5392625B2 - Loading guide mounting device and mounting method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a loading guide mounting device and a mounting method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a loading guide mounting device and a mounting method. The present invention relates to a loading guide mounting device and a mounting method for mounting a guide.

  Conventionally, containers (for example, containers, cardboard boxes, etc.) corresponding to each sorting destination are transported by a conveyor as sorting equipment for efficiently sorting a wide variety of goods into a plurality of sorting destinations (for example, stores, customers, etc.). A picking facility is used in which an operator picks an ordered article designated by a digital display or the like from an article storage shelf and puts it into the designated container (for example, see Patent Document 1 below).

  In order to further increase the efficiency of the sorting operation, an article input device that automatically inputs the ordered articles picked from the article storage shelf into each container is used (for example, see Patent Document 2 below). According to this article input device, it is possible to softly input an article into each container without stopping the conveyance of each container without damaging the article.

JP 2002-326708 A JP 2009-35310 A

  However, in this sorting operation, it is common that the amount of articles put into each container differs depending on the sorting destination. If the amount of articles put into the container is relatively large, the article once thrown out falls outside the container. In rare cases. Therefore, conventionally, it is necessary to further provide a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the article by measuring the weight of the entire container after the article is put in, and it is necessary to stop the conveyance of the container at the time of detection. There was a difficulty that caused the efficiency of sorting work to decrease.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems in the conventional article charging process into a container, and is a charging guide for preventing articles from falling in each container before the article is charged. It is an object of the present invention to provide a loading guide mounting apparatus and mounting method that can quickly and reliably mount the guide.

The present invention is a loading guide mounting device that is disposed on the upstream side of transport of an article loading device that loads an article into each container while transporting a plurality of containers on a conveyor, and that loads a loading guide in advance on each container before the loading of the article. Because
Positioning means for positioning the container at a predetermined position on the conveyance path, a standby means provided above the positioning means for supporting and waiting for the charging guide, and provided so as to be movable up and down above the positioning means. And a mounting means for holding the charging guide waiting at the position by the standby means and releasing the holding of the charging guide at the lowered position and mounting the charging guide on the container positioned by the positioning means. It is said.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the waiting means and the mounting means are provided along the conveyance path of the container, respectively, and a distribution means is provided that distributes and supplies the charging guide to each of the waiting means. .

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the charging guide is formed of a cylindrical body having openings at both ends, and has a pair of protrusions protruding in opposite directions on the cylindrical outer surface of the cylindrical body, A pair of support members for supporting the pair of protrusions of the loading guide and waiting for the loading guide; and the mounting means includes a pair of gripping members for holding the loading guide by gripping the outer surface of the cylinder of the loading guide. It is characterized by providing.

Still further, according to the present invention, the distribution means supports a pair of protrusions of the charging guide and conveys the charging guide, and a pair of supply conveyors on the downstream side of the supply conveyor with respect to the supply conveyor. A pair of sorting conveyors that are provided so as to be movable toward and away from each other, support a pair of protrusions of the charging guide and convey the charging guide,
When the sorting conveyor is in an approach position with respect to the supply conveyor, a loading guide is transferred from the supply conveyor to the sorting conveyor, and the sorting conveyor is in a position away from the supply conveyor. When the projection part of the one charging guide is dropped from the conveying downstream end of the sorting conveyor and the one charging guide is supplied to the waiting means, the protruding part of the other charging guide is supplied to the supply conveyor. It is made to fall from the clearance gap between the conveyance downstream end of this, and the conveyance upstream end of the said distribution conveyor, and this other input guide is supplied to the said other waiting means.

Further, the present invention is a loading guide mounting method in which a loading guide is mounted in advance on each container before loading an article on the upstream side of conveyance of an article loading apparatus that loads articles into each container while conveying a plurality of containers on a conveyor. There,
A positioning step for positioning the container at a predetermined position on the conveyance path, a standby step for supporting the charging guide and waiting above the conveyance path, and holding the charging guide held by the standby step, the charging guide And a mounting step of mounting the charging guide on the container positioned by the positioning step by lowering the charging guide in a holding state, releasing the holding of the charging guide at the lowered position.

  According to the loading guide mounting apparatus and the mounting method according to claims 1 and 5 of the present invention, the loading guide held by the standby means is held by the mounting means, and the loading guide is lowered while being held by the mounting means. Since it is attached to the container positioned by the positioning means, the charging guide can be securely attached to each container.

  Further, according to the charging guide mounting device according to claim 2 of the present invention, the waiting means and the mounting means are each provided with a plurality along the transport path of the container, and the sorting means for distributing and feeding the charging guide to each waiting means is provided. Since it is provided, a plurality of charging guides can be mounted on a plurality of containers at the same time, and the charging guides can be mounted on each container without impairing the processing capacity of the sorting equipment or the like.

  According to the charging guide mounting device of the third aspect of the present invention, the charging guide is caused to stand by by supporting the projection provided on the outer surface of the charging guide with the standby means, and the cylindrical surface of the charging guide is set to the mounting means. Since the charging guide is held by gripping with the gripping member, the charging guide can be quickly and reliably transferred from the standby means to the mounting means, and the charging guide can be quickly mounted on each container. .

  Further, according to the charging guide mounting device according to claim 4 of the present invention, the sorting conveyor of the sorting means itself moves while transporting the charging guide. It can be quickly distributed to the means. This also allows the charging guide to be quickly attached to each container.

  Also, the feeding guide is conveyed by supporting the projection of the feeding guide by the feeding conveyor and the sorting conveyor of the sorting means, and the feeding guide is supplied to the waiting means by dropping this projection from each conveyor. The device configuration can be simplified and the sorting operation can be speeded up.

It is a schematic side view of the sorting equipment to which the charging guide mounting device of this embodiment is applied. It is the perspective view and longitudinal cross-sectional view of the making guide used for the making guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment. It is a schematic side view of the making guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment. It is a principal part perspective view of the positioning means of the insertion guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment. It is a schematic side view explaining the positioning process by the positioning means of the dosing guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment. It is a principal part perspective view of the waiting means and the distribution means of the injection | throwing-in guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment. It is a schematic side view explaining the waiting process by the waiting means of the insertion guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment, and the distribution process by the distribution means. It is a principal part perspective view of the mounting means of the dosing guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment. It is a schematic side view explaining the mounting process by the mounting means of the dosing guide mounting apparatus of this embodiment. It is a schematic side view explaining an example of the dosing guide removal apparatus applied to the sorting equipment. It is a principal part perspective view explaining an example of the same insertion guide removal apparatus. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the injection | throwing-in guide of an implementation modification. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the injection | throwing-in guide of the other implementation modification. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the injection | throwing-in guide of another Example of implementation.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the loading guide mounting device 4 of the present embodiment is applied to a sorting facility 10 that sorts a wide variety of articles into a plurality of sorting destinations (for example, stores, customers, etc.). Arranged on the upstream side of conveyance of a known article loading device 5 (for example, see Patent Document 2 above) that automatically loads articles into each container 2 while conveying a plurality of containers 2, The loading guide 3 is automatically mounted.

  The container 2 is comprised from the rectangular parallelepiped container which has the one opening part 21, as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of containers 2 having different heights (H) of the openings 21 are conveyed by the conveyor 1 composed of a drive roller conveyor or the like, but the heights (H) of the openings 21 are the same. A plurality of containers 2 may be conveyed by the conveyor 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the charging guide 3 has an opening (31, 32) at both ends, is formed of a rectangular cylindrical body that can accommodate each container 2, and is close to one opening 31 on the outer surface of the cylinder. In addition, a pair of round bar-like projections 33 projecting in opposite directions are formed. And when the dosing guide 3 is placed on the transport surface of the conveyor 1 with the other openings 32 facing down, the height L3 of one opening 31 is the same as that of the openings 21 of all the containers 2 to be used. It is formed larger than the height (H). The insertion guide 3 is not limited to a rectangular tube shape, and may be a cylindrical shape, for example. Various design changes are possible depending on the shape of the container 2 to be mounted.

  Hereinafter, the making guide mounting device 4 of the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the charging guide mounting device 4 of the present embodiment is provided with a positioning means 41 for positioning the container 2 at a predetermined position on the conveyance path, and a standby for waiting for the charging guide 3 provided above the positioning means 41. Means 42 and mounting means 43 that is mounted on the container 2 positioned by the positioning means 41 and that is provided above the positioning means 41 so as to be movable up and down and waits by the waiting means 42. Each of the standby means 42 and the mounting means 43 is provided in the front-rear direction along the conveyance path of the container 2, and is provided with a distribution means 44 that supplies the input guides 3 while being distributed to the standby means 42. In this specification, the conveying direction of the conveyor 1 is the front-rear direction of the charging guide mounting device 4, and the direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveyor 1 is the left-right direction of the charging guide mounting device 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the positioning means 41 is provided in the middle of the conveying path of the conveyor 1, and a positioning conveyor 411 that intermittently performs the conveying operation and a positioning clamp 412 that positions the container 2 on the belt conveyor 411. And is composed of. In the present embodiment, a pair of left and right positioning clamps 412 are arranged in a total of two pairs in the front-rear direction, and each positioning clamp 412 is pivotally supported by a frame (not shown) of the belt conveyor 411, and a fluid pressure cylinder 413. Oscillates back and forth by the forward and backward movement.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the belt conveyor 411 of the positioning means 41 conveys the container 2 at a conveyance speed larger than the conveyance speed of the conveyor 1A on the upstream side of conveyance, and the container 2 is in a predetermined position. When it is detected by a position sensor (not shown) that the process has been reached, the transport operation is stopped. Thus, the plurality of containers 2 conveyed in contact with each other by the conveyor 1A are cut out and conveyed by the belt conveyor 411 with a predetermined interval, and each cut out container 2 is positioned at an approximate position. Thereafter, the two pairs of positioning clamps 412 sandwich the lower portion of each container 2 to accurately and reliably position each container 2 including its posture. Thus, a positioning step for positioning each container 2 at a predetermined position on the transport path is performed by the positioning means 41.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), the positioning means 41 releases the clamping of the positioning clamp 412 after the loading guide 3 is mounted by the mounting means 43, which will be described later. As shown in the figure, by starting the conveying operation by the belt conveyor 411, each container 2 with the loading guide attached is carried out to the conveyor 1B on the downstream conveyance side, and the container 2 with no loading guide attached from the conveyor 1A on the upstream conveyance side. Cut out and carry in.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the waiting means 42 includes a pair of front and rear introduction guides 422 that respectively form a pair of left and right introduction paths 421 that guide the pair of protrusions 33 of the insertion guide 3 downward, and each introduction path 421. And a support member 423 that supports the protrusion 33 of the charging guide 3. Each support member 423 is pivotally supported by a device frame (not shown) and swings up and down by the forward and backward movement of the fluid pressure cylinder 424.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (e), when the support member 423 is swung upward, the standby means 42 supports the projection 33 of the input guide 3 from below with the support member 423, and supports the input guide 3 in its position. To wait. Thus, the standby unit 42 performs the standby process of the charging guide 3. Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (f), when the support member 423 is swung downward, the support of the projection 33 of the making guide 3 is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the distribution means 44 includes a pair of left and right supply conveyors 441 that support the pair of protrusions 33 of the input guide 3 from below and convey the input guide 3, and downstream of the supply conveyor 441. And a pair of left and right sorting conveyors 442 that are provided so as to be movable toward and away from the supply conveyor 441 and support the pair of protrusions 33 of the loading guide 3 from below and convey the loading guide 3. . Each supply conveyor 441 is driven by a motor 443 provided on a conveyor frame (not shown) and intermittently performs a transfer operation. On the other hand, each of the sorting conveyors 442 is linearly reciprocated by an actuator provided in a device frame (not shown), and is driven by a motor 444 provided in a conveyor frame (not shown) to intermittently carry. .

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the distribution means 44 is configured to supply one input guide 3A conveyed by the collection conveyor 45 when the distribution conveyor 442 is in an approach position with respect to the supply conveyor 441. Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, one input guide 3A is transferred from the supply conveyor 441 to the sorting conveyor 442, and the other subsequent input guide 3B is transferred by the supply conveyor 441. .

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7C, the sorting conveyor 442 itself moves away from the supply conveyor 441 while conveying the transferred loading guide 3A. At this time, a gap 445 is formed between the transport downstream end of the supply conveyor 441 and the transport upstream end of the sorting conveyor 442.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7D, when the sorting conveyor 442 is at a separation position with respect to the supply conveyor 441, the sorting conveyor 442 moves the projection 33 of one charging guide 3A from its downstream downstream end. While dropping and supplying one charging guide 3A to one waiting means 42A, the supply conveyor 441 drops the projection 33 of the other loading guide 3B from the gap 445 at the downstream end of the conveyance, and the other loading guide 3B. Is supplied to the other standby means 42B. In this way, the distribution unit 44 performs the distribution process of distributing and supplying the input guides (3A, 3B) to the two standby units (42A, 42B).

  Thereafter, the sorting means 44 returns by moving the sorting conveyor 442 closer to the supply conveyor 441 as shown in FIG. 7 (e), and the subsequent feeding guide as shown in FIG. 7 (f). The distribution process for (3C, 3D) is started.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the mounting means 43 is provided on a pair of left and right moving frames 432 that move up and down along a total of four elevating guides 431, and on each moving frame 432. And a pair of left and right gripping members 433 for gripping. The pair of left and right moving frames 432 are fixed to a pair of left and right timing belts 436 that are synchronously driven by a servo motor 434 and a counter shaft 435 via fixing members 437, and are synchronized with the rotation of the servo motor 434 to move up and down. Move back and forth. The gripping member 433 moves forward and backward by the forward and backward movement of the fluid pressure cylinder 438 provided in each moving frame 432. In the present embodiment, a pair of left and right grip members 433 are arranged in two pairs in the front-rear direction, and are configured to grip the two insertion guides 3 simultaneously. In the present embodiment, the two front and rear mounting means 43 share the moving frame 432 and its driving mechanism, thereby realizing simplification of the apparatus configuration and accurate synchronization operation.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the mounting means 43 raises the moving frame 432 (not shown), and at the raised position, the gripping member 433 waits at the waiting means 42 on the cylinder guide outer surface of the charging guide 3. The insertion guide 3 is held by gripping the lower part of. After the charging guide 3 is held by the gripping member 433, the support member 423 of the waiting means 42 swings downward to release the support of the protrusion 33 of the charging guide 3.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, by moving the moving frame 432 (not shown) while holding the charging guide 3 with the gripping member 433, the charging guide is placed in the container 2 positioned by the positioning means 41. 3 is attached from above.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9C, the gripping of the gripping member 433 is released, and the clamping of the positioning clamp 412 of the positioning means 41 is released. In this way, the mounting process of the charging guide 3 by the mounting means 43 is performed. While the mounting means 43 is descending, the upper standby means 42 performs the standby process for the next insertion guide 3.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 9D and 9E, the mounting means 43 returns when it rises, and starts the mounting process of the next charging guide 3 that stands by the standby means 42. And while the mounting means 43 is rising, the positioning process of the subsequent container 2 is performed in the positioning means 41 below.

  In this manner, the charging guide mounting device 4 according to the present embodiment is continuously connected to each container 2 conveyed by the conveyor 1 by the charging guide mounting method including the positioning process, the standby process, the sorting process, and the mounting process described above. Attach the dosing guide 3 to.

  As shown in FIG. 1, each container 2 on which the loading guide 3 is automatically mounted by the loading guide mounting device 4 of the present embodiment is further conveyed by a conveyor 1, and a known article loading device 5 (see Patent Document 2 above). Thus, articles according to the sorting destination are automatically put into each container 2. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), since each container 2 is preliminarily equipped with a loading guide 3, it is loaded even when the ratio of the amount of articles loaded to the capacity of the container 2 is large. It is possible to reliably prevent the article from spilling out of the container.

  After the articles are automatically loaded, the containers 2 are further conveyed by the conveyor 1 and the loading guide 3 is automatically removed from the containers 2 by the loading guide removing device 6 disposed on the downstream side of the conveyance. The charging guide removing device 6 will be described later again. The container 2 from which the input guide 3 has been removed is further conveyed by the conveyor 1 and is carried out to a shipping process, for example. The charging guide 3 removed from each container 2 is then recovered by the recovery conveyor 45 and automatically mounted again on each container 2 by the charging guide mounting device 4 of this embodiment.

  As described above, according to the loading guide mounting device 4 and the mounting method thereof according to the present embodiment, the loading guide 3 held by the waiting unit 42 is held by the mounting unit 43, and the loading guide 3 is held by the mounting unit 43. Since it is lowered and attached to the container 2 positioned by the positioning means 41, the charging guide 3 can be reliably attached to each container 2.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of standby means 42 and mounting means 43 are provided along the conveyance path of the container 2, and a distribution means 44 that distributes and feeds the input guide 3 to each standby means 42 is provided. A plurality of charging guides 3 can be simultaneously mounted on the plurality of containers 2, and the charging guides 3 can be mounted on the respective containers 2 without impairing the processing capacity of the sorting equipment or the like.

  Further, in this embodiment, the projection guide 33 provided on the outer surface of the throwing guide 3 is supported by the waiting means 42 to make the making guide 3 stand by, and the outer surface of the making guide 3 is held by the gripping member 433 of the mounting means 43. By doing so, the charging guide 3 is held, so that the charging guide 3 can be quickly and reliably delivered from the waiting means 42 to the mounting means 43, and the charging guide 3 can be quickly mounted on each container 2. Can do.

  Further, in this embodiment, the sorting conveyor 442 of the sorting means 44 itself moves while transporting the feeding guide 3, so that the feeding guide 3 is quickly transferred and quickly distributed and supplied to the plurality of standby means 42. be able to. This also allows the charging guide 3 to be quickly attached to each container 2.

  In this embodiment, the feeding guide 3 is transported by supporting the projection 33 of the feeding guide 3 by the supply conveyor 441 and the sorting conveyor 442 of the sorting means 44, and the projection 33 is dropped from each conveyor. Thus, the charging guide 3 is supplied to the waiting means 42, so that the apparatus configuration can be simplified and the sorting operation can be speeded up.

  Next, referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, an example of a loading guide removal device 6 and a removal method for automatically removing the loading guide 3 from each container 2 after loading the article on the conveyance downstream side of the article loading device 5. Will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the charging guide removal device 6 includes a pair of left and right receiving rails 61 that support the pair of protrusions 33 of the charging guide 3, and a pair of left and right that moves the charging guide 3 along the receiving rail 61. The transfer means 62 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the receiving rail 61 is made of a long plate-like plate material, is located above the conveyor 1 along the conveying path of the conveyor 1 in a plan view, and on the conveyor 1 in an elevational view. It is inclined and arranged so that the distance from the conveying path of the conveyor 1 increases as it goes downstream. That is, the rail rear end 612 of the receiving rail 61 positioned on the downstream side of the conveyor 1 is provided at a position higher than the rail front end 611 positioned on the upstream side of the conveyor 1. The rail front end 611 is provided at a position lower than the projection 33 of the charging guide 3 placed on the conveyor 1, while the rail rear end 612 supports the projection 33 of the charging guide 3. The charging guide 3 is provided at a height position away from the container 2 so as not to interfere with each other. The receiving rail 61 directly supports the projection 33 of the making guide 3 from below by a rail surface 613 formed on the upper edge thereof.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the transfer means 62 includes an endless belt 621 that circulates along the receiving rail 61 and a plurality of hook members 622 provided at equal intervals on the outer periphery of the endless belt 621. I have. The endless belt 621 is composed of an endless chain spanned between a plurality of sprockets. The endless belt 621 is driven by a motor 623 provided on a frame (not shown), and in the traveling path along the rail surface 613 of the receiving rail 61, a rail tip 611. The vehicle travels from the side toward the rail rear end 612 side. Further, each hooking member 622 is pivotally supported by the endless belt 621 and is provided so as to tilt only to the traveling downstream side of the endless belt 621.

  The charging guide removing device 6 first performs an introducing process of receiving the protrusion 33 of the charging guide 3 mounted on each container 2 onto the rail 61. That is, by transporting the container 2 after being loaded from the article loading device 5 as it is by the conveyor 1, the pair of protrusions 33 of the loading guide 3 mounted on the container 2 is moved between the pair of receiving rails 61. Guide onto the rail tip 611. At this time, since the hooking member 622 is provided so as to be able to tilt to the traveling downstream side, the protrusion 33 of the closing guide 3 rides on, for example, the hooking member 622 and the introduction of the protrusion 33 is not hindered.

  Next, a transfer process is performed in which the input guide 3 introduced into the receiving rail 61 is transferred along the receiving rail 61 to the conveyance downstream side of the conveyor 1. That is, while supporting the protrusion 33 of the charging guide 3 introduced on the receiving rail 61 with the receiving rail 61, the protruding portion 33 is hooked by the hook member 622 that continuously moves and moves with the endless belt 621, thereby moving the charging guide 3. Transfer to the rail rear end 612 of the receiving rail 61.

  The horizontal component of the transfer speed by the hook member 622 (the speed component in the direction parallel to the transport surface of the conveyor 1 in an elevational view) is equal to the transport speed of the conveyor 1. Thus, the charging guide 3 transferred obliquely upward along the inclined receiving rail 61 is lifted vertically upward with respect to each container 2 and removed from each container 2.

  According to this charging guide removing device 6, the projection 33 provided on the outer surface of the charging guide 3 is supported by the receiving rail 61 inclined with respect to the conveying surface of the conveyor 1, and each charging guide 3 is received along the receiving rail 61. Since the transfer is performed obliquely upward, the charging guide 3 can be removed from each container 2 without stopping the conveying operation of the container 2 by the conveyor 1. In addition, since the projection 33 is securely supported by the receiving rail 61 and each loading guide 3 is transferred by the transfer means 62 provided separately from the receiving rail 61, the loading guide 3 can be reliably removed from each container 2. it can.

  As described above, the charging guide mounting device 4 and the mounting method thereof according to the present embodiment have been described. However, the present invention can be implemented in other forms.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the protrusion 33 of the charging guide 3 is supported by the support member 423 of the standby unit 42. However, for example, the bottom of the charging guide 3 may be supported.

  Moreover, you may make it operate | move the input guide mounting apparatus 4 of the said embodiment only when the ratio of the articles | goods input amount with respect to the capacity | capacitance of each container 2 is more than the preset setting value (for example, 80%). . This can further improve the efficiency of the sorting operation. The set values that determine whether or not the loading guide 3 is required can be set as appropriate according to the size, shape, weight, etc. of each article to be loaded, the shape of the container 2, and the like.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the injection | pouring guide 3 which can accommodate the container 2 is used, you may use the injection | throwing-in guide 7 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the charging guide 7 has openings (71, 72) at both ends, and is composed of a rectangular cylindrical body that can be inserted into each container 2. When the loading guide 7 is placed on the bottom surface 22 of the container 2 with the other opening 72 down, the height L7 of one opening 71 is set so that the openings 21 of all the containers 2 to be used. It is formed larger than the height (H). By inserting the charging guide 7 into the container 2 and placing it on the bottom surface 22 of the container 2, the charging guide 7 can be easily attached to the container 2.

  Moreover, you may use the injection | throwing-in guide 8 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the charging guide 8 is formed of a rectangular cylindrical body having openings (81, 82) at both ends, and a step portion 83 that can be placed on the opening edge 23 of the container 2 on the inner surface of the cylinder. Is formed. By placing the charging guide 8 on the opening edge 23 of the container 2, the charging guide 8 can be easily attached to the container 2. When the loading guide 8 is mounted, the height L8 of one opening 81 is larger than the height (H) of the openings 21 of all the containers 2 to be used. Can be prevented. In addition, since the slope portion 84 is formed on the one opening 81 side of the step portion 83, the input article is not caught on the step portion 83.

  Further, a charging guide 9 shown in FIG. 14 may be used. As shown in FIG. 14, the charging guide 9 is composed of a rectangular cylindrical body having openings (91, 92) at both ends, and a stepped portion 93 that can be placed on the opening edge 23 of the container 2 on the outer surface of the cylinder. Is formed. By placing the charging guide 9 on the opening edge 23 of the container 2, the charging guide 9 can be easily attached to the container 2. When the insertion guide 9 is mounted, the height L9 of one opening 91 is larger than the height (H) of the openings 21 of all the containers 2 to be used. Can be prevented. Further, the cylindrical outer surface of the charging guide 9 is formed substantially flush with the outer surface of the container 2 on the one opening 91 side of the stepped portion 93, and the inclined surface 94 is formed on the cylindrical inner surface. It won't get caught.

  In addition, the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various improvements, modifications and variations are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It may be implemented in a form in which any invention specific matter is replaced with another technology within a range where the same action or effect occurs, or the invention specific matter configured integrally may be constituted by a plurality of members. In addition, the invention specific items constituted by a plurality of members may be implemented in an integrated configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Conveyor 2; Container 21; Opening part 22; Bottom surface 23; Opening edge 3, 7, 8, 9; Loading guide 31, 32, 71, 72, 81, 82, 91, 92; Opening part 33; 4; loading guide mounting device 41; positioning unit 42; standby unit 423; support member 43; mounting unit 433; gripping member 44; sorting unit 441; feeding conveyor 442; sorting conveyor 445; Loading guide removal device 10; sorting equipment

Claims (5)

A loading guide mounting device that is disposed on the upstream side of transport of an article loading device that loads an article into each container while transporting a plurality of containers on a conveyor, and that loads a loading guide in advance on each container before the article is loaded,
Positioning means for positioning the container at a predetermined position on the conveyance path;
Waiting means provided above the positioning means and supporting and waiting for the charging guide;
The throwing guide is provided above the positioning means so as to be movable up and down, and holds the throwing guide waiting by the waiting means in the raised position, and the holding guide is released in the lowered position and the throwing guide is positioned by the positioning means. Mounting means for mounting on the container;
A loading guide mounting device characterized by comprising: A plurality of the waiting means and the mounting means are provided along the conveyance path of the container,
Distributing means for distributing and supplying the charging guide to each of the waiting means,
The charging guide mounting device according to claim 1, wherein The charging guide is composed of a cylindrical body having openings at both ends, and has a pair of protrusions protruding in opposite directions on the cylindrical outer surface of the cylindrical body,
The standby means includes a pair of support members that support the pair of protrusions of the input guide and wait for the input guide;
The mounting means includes a pair of gripping members that grip the outer surface of the charging guide and hold the charging guide.
The charging guide mounting device according to claim 2, wherein The sorting means is
A pair of supply conveyors that support the pair of protrusions of the charging guide and convey the charging guide;
A pair of sorting conveyors provided on the downstream side of the supply conveyor so as to be movable toward and away from the supply conveyor and supporting the pair of protrusions of the input guide to convey the input guide;
When the sorting conveyor is in an approaching position with respect to the supply conveyor, a transfer guide is transferred from the supply conveyor to the sorting conveyor;
When the sorting conveyor is at a separation position with respect to the supply conveyor, the protrusion of the one feeding guide is dropped from the transport downstream end of the sorting conveyor, and the one feeding guide is moved to the one waiting means. On the other hand, the protrusion of the other charging guide is dropped from the gap between the transport downstream end of the supply conveyor and the transport upstream end of the sorting conveyor, and the other charging guide is supplied to the other waiting means.
The charging guide mounting device according to claim 3, wherein: A loading guide mounting method in which a loading guide is mounted in advance on each container before loading an article on the upstream side of the loading of an article loading apparatus that loads an article into each container while conveying a plurality of containers on a conveyor,
A positioning step of positioning the container at a predetermined position on the conveyance path;
A standby step of supporting the charging guide and waiting above the conveyance path;
The charging guide held by the standby step is held, the charging guide is lowered in a holding state, the holding of the charging guide is released at the lowered position, and the charging guide is placed in the container positioned by the positioning step. A mounting process for mounting;
A charging guide mounting method characterized by comprising:

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