JP5399353B2 - Article conveying device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article conveying apparatus for feeding a laminated article conveyed by a conveyor connected to a previous process at predetermined intervals toward an orthogonal conveyor.

  A stacked article in which a plurality of articles are stacked is accommodated in a bucket provided at a predetermined interval on a bucket conveyor connected to the previous process, and when the bucket conveyor is intermittently stopped, the stacked articles in the bucket are sent out in the orthogonal direction by the conveying means. At the same time, there is an apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, as an apparatus that feeds the laminated articles between the push attachments in the supply conveyor of the packaging machine connected to the downstream side. In this apparatus, when the laminated article is fed by the feeding member of the conveying means between the pushing attachments that continuously run, the pushing member is configured to be tilted backward and separated from the laminated article at the article feeding position. At the time of delivery to the push attachment, the stacked article is not caught by the push member and the stacking posture is not disturbed.

Japanese Patent No. 2918839

  In the apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the bucket conveyor is intermittently stopped, it is configured to only push out from the rear side of the laminated article with a feeding member, and in an article whose posture is unstable in a laminated state such as a bag-packed article. As the conveyance processing speed increases, it is pointed out that the collapse of the load is caused by the inertial force when the pushing member reaches the rear of the article and starts conveyance.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the problems inherent in the above-described conventional article transport apparatus, and is proposed to suitably solve these problems, and is a stack in which a plurality of articles are stacked even when transported at high speed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article transporting apparatus that can stably transport an article without disturbing the posture between orthogonal transport paths.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve an intended object, an article transporting apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 is a partition section that opens a stacked article in which a plurality of articles are stacked sideways perpendicular to the transport direction. A transport conveyor that accommodates and intermittently transports, a feed conveyor that is provided with a pushing member at predetermined intervals, is disposed in a transport path orthogonal to the transport conveyor and continuously travels, and the feed conveyor from the delivery position of the transport conveyor A transfer conveyor for transferring the laminated article to the conveyance start end of
The transfer conveyor includes a pair of support members that convey and regulate the front side and the rear side of the laminated article, and a first endless cord that can move one of the support members along the conveyance path; A second endless cord that can move the other of the support members; and a drive motor that independently rotates each of the endless cords,
In the delivery position, the laminated article is supported by the pair of support members at the front and back to the conveyance start end of the feed conveyor, and the laminated article is delivered to the push member at a lower speed than the conveyance speed of the feed conveyor. The support member is retracted from the delivery position to a position facing the front side of the subsequent laminated article, and the front support member is advanced and retracted from the conveyance path of the laminated article fed by the pushing member. Each drive motor is driven and controlled to move the other support member of the endless cable body in which the support member is disposed to the position facing the rear side of the laminated article that reaches the next delivery position. .

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, according to the time when the said pushing member reaches the back side of a laminated article in the conveyance start end part of the said feed conveyor, each drive motor is cancelled | released so that support of the supporting member before and behind sandwiching a laminated article may be cancelled | released. The gist is that the drive control is configured.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, it was set as the structure which made it the structure which cancel | releases the support of the front side of the laminated | stacked article by a support member after taking over conveyance of a laminated | stacked article by the said pushing member in the conveyance start end part of the said feed conveyor. .

  The gist of the invention according to claim 4 is that the support member has an opening that allows passage of the pushing member.

  The gist of the invention according to claim 5 is that rollers for mounting and transporting the laminated article are arranged in parallel in the transport direction along the moving path of the pushing member in the transport path.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 6, a space is provided along a conveyance line in each mounting surface of the said division part and the said conveyance path, and the support member in the said transfer conveyor extends below from a space, and moves. The gist of the present invention is to have an extended end portion.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the laminated article is conveyed at high speed, when the laminated article is sent from the delivery position of the conveying conveyor to the orthogonal conveying path, the front and rear of the laminated article are supported by the support members. Therefore, even if the article is an unstable laminated article in which bags or the like are stacked, good conveyance can be achieved without causing disorder in the laminated state or collapse of the load. In addition, it is possible to support the front of the laminated article with a support member that moves at a lower speed than the feeding member at the conveyance start end of the feeding conveyor and deliver it to the feeding member, and the laminated state when the laminated article is transferred from the transfer conveyor to the feeding conveyor Disturbances and cargo collapses can be prevented. Furthermore, since the support member located on the rear side of the laminated article delivered to the feed conveyor is retracted to the position facing the front side of the laminated article that reaches the next delivery position, it can cope with high-speed conveyance processing.
According to the second aspect of the invention, the front and back of the laminated article can be supported by the supporting member and conveyed to the position where the feeding is started by the feeding member of the feeding conveyor, and the laminated article from the transfer conveyor to the feeding conveyor can be conveyed. Delivery can be performed reliably.
According to the invention of claim 3, when the laminated article is delivered to the feed conveyor, the front side of the laminated article is supported by the support member of the transfer conveyor, and therefore, when the pushing member abuts the rear side of the laminated article. It is possible to reliably prevent the laminated article from being pushed forward to disturb the posture.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, it is not necessary to use complicated structures, such as a mechanism which prevents the contact with the pushing member located behind a supporting member, and can simplify a structure.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, since the conveyance resistance of laminated | stacked articles | goods can be reduced, even if it is an unstable laminated article, it can convey favorably, without disturbing an attitude | position.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6, all articles can be supported and conveyed by the supporting member provided with the extended end part extended below from the bottom of the lowest article of the laminated article, and poor conveyance. Never happen.

It is a schematic front view which shows the article conveyance apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic plan view which abbreviate | omits a transfer conveyor and shows the article conveyance apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic side view which shows a transfer conveyor and a feed conveyor with the division part which reached the sending position of the article conveyance apparatus which concerns on an Example. It is a schematic side view which shows the transfer conveyor and feed conveyor of the article conveyance apparatus which concern on an Example. It is a schematic plan view which abbreviate | omits and shows the transfer conveyor which concerns on an Example. It is an article conveyance process figure of the article conveyance apparatus which concerns on an Example.

  Next, the article conveying apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of an article conveying apparatus according to an embodiment. The article conveying apparatus is a conveying conveyor that intermittently horizontally conveys a laminated article W that is connected to a previous process and is stacked with a plurality of articles. 10 and a feed conveyor 12 which is a supply conveyor of a horizontal bag making and filling machine (packing machine) that horizontally conveys the laminated article W perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyance conveyor 10, and is laminated from the conveyance conveyor 10 to the conveyance conveyor 12. It is basically composed of a transfer conveyor 14 that delivers the article W.

  In the conveyor 10, a partition 18 is provided at predetermined intervals on an endless chain 16 that is driven by a drive motor such as a servomotor. As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, each partition section 18 includes a pair of partition pieces 18a and 18a that are separated from each other in the transport direction, and a plurality of rollers 18b on which the laminated article W is placed below the partition pieces 18a and 18a. A storage portion that opens upward and to the side perpendicular to the conveying direction is defined, and the stacked article W is placed in the storage portion in a storage state. And each partition part 18 is conveyed to the sending position E provided in the downstream by intermittently moving by driving | running | working of the endless chain | strand 16. As shown in FIG. Further, the plurality of rollers 18b are arranged in parallel so as to be freely rotatable in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction at positions spaced forward and backward in the transport direction across a space 18c formed in the partition portion 18. . Then, at the delivery position E, the transport conveyor 10 has the partition section 18 aligned with a movement path of support members 64 and 68 (to be described later) on the transfer conveyor 14 disposed so that the transport direction is orthogonal to the transport conveyor 10. The drive is controlled to stop intermittently.

  A plurality of rollers 24 constituting a mounting surface freely rotate in a conveyance path 22 arranged to extend perpendicular to the conveyance conveyor 10 at the delivery position E of the conveyance conveyor 10 and to extend in the conveyance direction of the transfer conveyor 14. It is possible to arrange. As shown in FIG. 2, the rollers 24 are arranged in parallel along the transport direction on both sides of the space 26 formed in the center of the transport path 22, and support members 64 and 68 in the transfer conveyor 14 in the space 26. Is configured to pass through. Further, in this empty space 26, as shown in FIG. 1, a feed conveyor in which pushing members 32 are provided at predetermined intervals in an endless chain 30 that continuously runs while being guided by guide rails 28 provided along the conveying path 22. 12 is disposed. The endless chain 30 in the feed conveyor 12 is provided with an inclined traveling portion 28a that is inclined upward over a predetermined region from the upstream turning portion toward the downstream side.

  The feed conveyor 12 is configured such that each push member 32 protrudes above the void 26 and pushes the laminated article W placed on the roller 24 to the downstream side. The endless chain 30 is provided with a plurality of mounting members 34 between the pushing members 32, 32, and the upper surface of each mounting member 34 extends upward from the lower side of the space 26 in the inclined traveling portion 28 a. It moves toward and faces a position slightly higher than the roller 24, and is configured to support and convey the bottom surface of the laminated article W. That is, the bottom surface of the laminated article W is conveyed in a state of being supported not only by the roller 24 constituting the placement surface but also by the placing member 34 that moves integrally with the pushing member 32. Without disturbing the posture and the stacking state at the time of conveyance, it can be fed well to the downstream packaging portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 4, the transport path 22 has a pair of positions adjusted so that it can be guided on both the left and right sides according to the width of the laminated article W transported by the transfer conveyor 14 and the feed conveyor 12. Side article guides 36, 36 and a pair of upper guides 38, 38 spaced left and right across the conveying line L are provided so that the upper surface of the laminated article W can be guided according to the height of the laminated article W.

  A transfer conveyor 14 is disposed above the transfer path 22 to deliver the laminated article W from the delivery position E of the transfer conveyor 10 to the transfer start end of the transfer conveyor 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the transfer conveyor 14 is separated in the transport direction, and the driven shaft 40, the first drive shaft 42, and the second drive shaft 44 are respectively supported by the conveyor frame 46. The driven shaft 40 is located on the upstream side from the delivery position E, the first drive shaft 42 is located on the downstream side from the conveyance start end where the pushing member 32 in the feed conveyor 12 starts feeding the laminated article W, and The two drive shafts 44 are located close to the upstream side of the first drive shaft 42. The first drive shaft 42 is provided with a pair of first drive sprockets 48, 48 spaced apart from each other in the axial direction so as to be integrally rotatable with the first drive shaft 42, and each first drive sprocket. Second drive sprockets 50 and 50 are disposed on the first drive shaft 42 so as to be freely rotatable at positions close to the inside of 48. A first driven sprocket 52 and a second driven sprocket 54 are disposed on the driven shaft 40 so as to be freely rotatable, and a first endless chain (first end) is provided between each first drive sprocket 48 and the first driven sprocket 52. ) 56 are respectively wound, and second endless chains (second endless ropes) 58 are respectively wound between the second drive sprockets 50 and the second driven sprockets 54. A gear 60 that meshes with a gear 50 a that is integrally attached to each second drive sprocket 50 disposed on the first drive shaft 42 is disposed on the second drive shaft 44 so as to be integrally rotatable. The second drive sprocket 50 is configured to rotate with the rotation of the two drive shafts 44.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality (three in the embodiment) of first attachment members 62 are installed between the pair of first endless chains 56, 56 at predetermined intervals in the moving direction. 62 is provided with a first support member 64 extending outward from the endless chains 56, 56, and a plurality of first support members 64 constitute a first support member set. A plurality of (three in the embodiment) second attachment members 66 are installed between the pair of second endless chains 58, 58 at predetermined intervals in the moving direction. A second support member 68 extending outward from the chains 58 and 58 is disposed, and a plurality of second support members 68 constitute a second support member set. As the first endless chains 56 and 56 and the second endless chains 58 and 58 rotate, the first support member 64 and the second support member 68 are on the vertical plane along the transport direction of the feed conveyor 12. It moves on the same elliptical circular orbit. The first support member 64 and the second support member 68 are alternately positioned in the traveling direction of the endless chains 56 and 58. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 6, in order to distinguish each support member 64 and 68, the 1st support member 64 is shown as the continuous line, and the 2nd support member 68 is shown with the dashed-two dotted line.

  The first support member 64 and the second support member 68 move along the straight track portion (lower straight track portion) facing the placement surface of the transport path 22 in the transport direction in the elliptical circular track. In this case, the first and second attachment members 62 and 66 extend substantially vertically toward the placement surface, and support the front side or the rear side of the laminated article W on the conveyance path 22 in the conveyance direction. Configured to be able to. Each of the support members 64 and 68 is a flat plate-like member, and is set to a width dimension that can pass between the pair of partition pieces 18 a and 18 a in the partition portion 18. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, openings 64 a and 68 a that allow the pushing member 32 to pass are formed in the support members 64 and 68 so as to open to the extending end side. Is done. Further, when the support members 64 and 68 move along the lower linear track portion, the lower ends of the support members 64 and 68 extend below the placement surface in the space 18c of the partition portion 18 and the space 26 of the conveyance path 22. Outlet end portions 64b and 68b are formed. That is, the front side and the rear side of all the articles of the laminated article W on the placement surface can be supported and conveyed by the support members 64 and 68, and the load collapse of the laminated article W and the disorder of the conveying posture can be caused during the conveyance. Smooth conveyance can be achieved without occurring. Further, the extending end portions 64b and 68b are set narrower than the main body portion, and the lower end portions of the void spaces 18c and 26 extend at least below the bottom surface of the lowermost article of the laminated article W. The support members 64 and 68 can support up to the lower end position in the height direction of the laminated article W. The voids 18c, 26 are set to appropriate dimensions that can ensure a large mounting area for the laminated article W by the rollers 18b, 24.

  The first drive shaft 42 and the second drive shaft 44 are linked to a first drive motor 70 and a second drive motor 72 such as a servo motor capable of variable speed control, and the drive shafts 42 and 44 are independent of each other. Configured to be rotated and stopped. That is, by driving the first drive motor 70, the first support member 64 moves via the first endless chains 56, 56, and by driving the second drive motor 72, the second endless chain The second support member 68 moves through 58 and 58.

  Next, with respect to the operation of conveying the laminated article W from the delivery position E toward the delivery conveyor 12 by the transfer conveyor 14 in the article conveying apparatus configured as described above, the first support member 64 is located behind the laminated article W. This will be described after the second support member 64 is positioned on the front side of the laminated article W. That is, in a state where the partition unit 18 reaches the delivery position E and the conveyor 10 is intermittently stopped, the transfer conveyor 14 positions the stacked articles W accommodated in the partition unit 18 at the delivery position E before and after the transport direction. The first and second support members 64 and 68 are moved forward at substantially the same speed at a speed lower than the conveying speed of the feed conveyor 12 supported by the first support member 64 and the second support member 68. Thus, the first and second drive motors 70 and 72 are driven and controlled. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the laminated article W is fed from the partition portion 18 by the first support member 64 and conveyed while the front side is supported by the second support member 68. Transferred onto the roller group of the path 22. That is, since the laminated article W accommodated in the compartment 18 of the conveyor 10 is sent from the compartment 18 while being supported from the front and back by the pair of support members 64 and 68, the outer shape of each article is not fixed and unstable. For example, even laminated articles such as packaged articles can be stably sent out to the conveying path 22 orthogonal to each other without disturbing the laminating posture, and the laminated article W collapses even if the conveying processing speed becomes high. Is prevented.

  The laminated article W supported from the front and back by a pair of support members 64 and 68 and transferred to the conveyance start end of the feed conveyor 12 is matched with the time when the pushing member 32 arrives behind the laminated article W. The first drive motor 70 is driven to reversely rotate, and the first support member 64 positioned on the rear side of the laminated article W is faster than its forward movement speed as shown in FIGS. 6 (c) and 6 (d). Then, the first support member 64 is moved back to the position where it can support the front side of the laminated article W that is accommodated in the partition portion 18 and arrives at the delivery position E, and the second support member 64 is continuously moved at the same speed. The second drive motor 72 is driven and controlled to advance the support member 68. Further, the second drive motor 72 supports the other second support member 68 in the second support member set, and the rear side of the laminated article W that is accommodated in the partition portion 18 and arrives at the delivery position E. The drive is controlled to move to the desired position and stop.

  That is, since the transfer conveyor 14 supports the front and rear of the laminated article W with the pair of support members 64 and 68 up to the position immediately before the transfer by the pushing member 32 of the feeding conveyor 12 that runs continuously, the posture of the laminated article W is supported. Can be reliably transferred to the feed conveyor 12 without disturbing the movement. Further, since the transfer conveyor 14 supports the front side of the laminated article W with the support members 64 and 68 moving at a lower speed than the pushing member 32 of the feeding conveyor 12 and delivers it to the pushing member 32, the laminated article W is transferred from the conveying conveyor 14. Disturbances in the stacking state and load collapse when passing to the feed conveyor 12 are prevented. Further, since the support members 64 and 68 positioned on the rear side of the laminated article W delivered to the feed conveyor 12 are moved backward to support the front side of the next laminated article W, the support members 64 and 68 and the next It is not necessary to provide a means for avoiding interference with the partition 18 that is moving to the delivery position E, and the configuration can be simplified. Furthermore, when the laminated article W is taken over by the conveyance of the pushing member 32, the pushing member 32 passes through the openings 64a of the support members 64 and 68 located on the rear side of the laminated article W. Can be released to the rear side of the laminated article W by the support members 64 and 68 after the transfer to the feeding member 32, without disturbing the posture of the laminated article W when delivered to the pushing member 32, Good conveyance can be achieved. Further, it is not necessary to provide a mechanism for preventing the support members 64 and 68 from interfering with the push member 32 such as a means for retracting the support members 64 and 68 from the moving path of the push member 32, and the configuration is simplified.

  Here, the transfer conveyor 14 includes a pair of support members 64 and 68 that support the front and rear of the stacked article W after the pushing member 32 of the feed conveyor 12 contacts the rear side of the stacked article W and takes over the conveyance. Among them, the position of the downstream turning portion is set so that one of the support members 64 and 68 supporting the front side moves upward. For this reason, when the pushing member 32 contacts the rear side of the laminated article W, the front side of the laminated article W is supported by the other support members 64 and 68, and the pushing member 32 is behind the laminated article W. It is prevented that the stacking posture is disturbed by being pushed forward when the feed is started in contact with. Further, since the support members 64 and 68 supporting the front side of the laminated article W move upward to release the support of the laminated article W, the support members 64 and 68 that move at a lower speed than the push member 32 and the push feed The laminated article W is prevented from being strongly pressed by the member 32.

  Further, in the embodiment, since the placement surface of the partition unit 18 and the placement surface of the transport path 22 are both configured by freely rotatable rollers 18b and 24, the transfer conveyor 14 transfers the partition surface 18 to the feed conveyor 12. Since the laminated article W is conveyed by the rolling of the rollers 18b and 24 laid on the conveyance path 22, smooth conveyance is achieved without adding a large conveyance resistance to the laminated article W, and the laminated article W It is possible to prevent the package form from being disturbed or collapsed.

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The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment, and can be modified as follows, for example, within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention.
(1) In the embodiment, each support member 64, 68 is described as being disposed in two endless chains 56, 58. However, each support member 64, 68 is disposed in one endless cord. In addition, each endless cord may be independently driven.
(2) In the embodiment, the case where the endless chains 56 and 58 are used as the endless cords on which the support members 64 and 68 are disposed has been described. However, other endless cords such as a toothed belt can be used. .
(3) In the embodiment, the case where the placement surface of the conveyance path 22 is configured by the roller 24 has been described. However, the conveyance surface 22 may be carried on a bed or rail that extends in the conveyance direction. That is, the placement surface of the laminated article W may be determined according to the properties of the article such as the weight and shape of the laminated article W, and the conveyance conditions such as the number of laminations or the state of the conveyance posture.
(4) In the embodiment, the rollers 18b and 24 provided in the partition section 18 and the transport path 22 of the transport conveyor 10 are configured to be freely rotatable. However, the same transport speed as that of the transfer conveyor 14 is provided by applying a driving force such as a motor. A transport roller, a transport belt, or the like that can be transported by the above may be employed.
(5) In the embodiment, the lower ends of the support members 64 and 68 in the transfer conveyor 14 are extended downward from the placement surface of the transport path 22, but this is a bag-like product or the like in which the height of each article is low. For example, the height of individual articles to be stacked, the properties of the articles, and the like may be adopted as necessary.
(6) In the embodiment, the case where the support members 64 and 68 of the transfer conveyor 14 are moved forward and transported at a constant speed has been described. However, after the stacked article W is transferred to the transport by the feed conveyor 12, the front side of the stacked article W is transferred. The support members 64 and 68 that support the above are set so as to advance at a higher speed than the pushing speed of the pushing member 32. Alternatively, when the laminated article W is handed over to the conveyance by the pushing member 32, the operation may be performed so as to advance after temporarily stopping the operation of the support members 64 and 68 that support the front side of the laminated component W. That is, the support members 64 and 68 of the transfer conveyor 14 do not necessarily have to travel at a constant speed, and may adopt a configuration that changes speed as necessary. Further, particularly for articles and the like that lack stability in the laminated state, support members 64 and 68 that support the rear side of the laminated article W when being fed out from the partitioning section 18 and delivered to the feeding member 32 of the feed conveyor 12. It is possible to adopt a configuration such as setting the moving speed of a low speed.
(7) When the laminated article W is transferred from the transfer conveyor 14 to the feed conveyor 12, the pushing member 32 of the feed conveyor 12 is supported while the laminated articles W are supported by the front and rear support members 64 and 68 of the transfer conveyor 14. It is preferable to operate so that the support on the front side of the laminated article W by the support members 64 and 68 is released after the sheet is brought into contact with the rear side of the laminated article W and transferred to the pushing member 32.
(8) In the embodiment, the lower track portion in the endless chains 56 and 58 of the transfer conveyor 14 is a linear track portion along the transfer direction of the transfer path 22. For example, the downstream side of the lower track portion is directed upward. When the support members 64, 68 that support the front side of the laminated article W and move to the conveyance start end of the feed conveyor 12 release the support of the laminated article W, they move upward while forming an inclined inclined track part. A moving configuration may be employed.
(9) In the embodiment, in the upstream turning portion of the feed conveyor 12, the pushing member 32 is configured to protrude upward from the placement surface, but in a predetermined range downstream from the upstream turning portion. Various forms such as the pushing member 32 projecting upward from the mounting surface while moving forward may be employed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Conveyor, 12 Feed conveyor, 14 Transfer conveyor, 18 Compartment part 18c Cavity, 22 Conveyance path, 24 Roller, 26 Cavity, 32 Pushing member 56 1st endless chain (1st endless cord), 58 2nd Endless chain (second endless cord)
64 1st support member, 64a opening part, 64b extension end part, 68 2nd support member 68a opening part, 68b extension end part, 70 1st drive motor, 72 2nd drive motor E Sending position, L Conveyance line, W Laminated article

Claims (6)

A conveyor article (10) for accommodating a stacked article (W) in which a plurality of articles are stacked in a partition section (18) that opens to the side orthogonal to the conveying direction and intermittently conveying the conveying article (32). A feed conveyor (12) arranged in a transport path (22) orthogonal to the transport conveyor (10) and continuously running at predetermined intervals, and the feed conveyor from the delivery position (E) of the transport conveyor (10) A transfer conveyor (14) for transferring the laminated article (W) to the transfer start end of (12),
The transfer conveyor (14) includes a pair of support members (64, 68) for transporting the laminated article (W) with the front side and the rear side thereof regulated, and the support members along the transport path (22). A first endless cord (56) that can move one of (64,68), a second endless cord (58) that can move the other of the support members (64,68), and the endless cords. A drive motor (70, 72) that independently rotates the body (56, 58),
At the delivery position (E), the laminated article (W) is supported by the pair of support members (64, 68) at the front and back thereof and conveyed to the conveying start end of the conveying conveyor (12) to convey the laminated article (W). Delivered to the pushing member (32) at a lower speed than the conveying speed of the feeding conveyor (12), and the rear support member (64, 68) is moved to the front side of the subsequent laminated article (W) conveyed from the sending position (E). Retreating to the position facing it, moving the front support member (64, 68) forward and retreating from the transport path of the laminated article (W) pushed by the push member (32), the front support member (64, 68) 68) is moved to the position facing the rear side of the laminated article (W) leading to the delivery position (E), the other support member (64, 68) of the endless cord body (56, 58) provided with 68) An article conveying apparatus characterized in that each drive motor (70, 72) is driven and controlled.   The support members (64, 68) before and after the laminated article (W) are sandwiched in accordance with the time when the feeding member (32) reaches the rear side of the laminated article (W) at the conveyance start end of the feeding conveyor (12). The article conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drive motors (70, 72) are driven and controlled to release the support.   After the transport of the laminated article (W) is taken over by the pushing member (32) at the conveyance start end of the feed conveyor (12), the support on the front side of the laminated article (W) by the support members (64, 68) is released. The article conveying apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, which is configured.   The article transporting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support member (64, 68) has an opening (64a, 68a) that allows the push member (32) to pass therethrough.   The roller (24) which mounts and conveys the said laminated | stacked article (W) along the movement path | route of the pushing member (32) in the said conveyance path (22) was arranged in parallel in the conveyance direction. The article conveyance device according to any one of the above.   A space (18c, 26) is provided along the transfer line (L) on the respective placement surfaces of the partition part (18) and the transfer path (22), and a support member (64 , 68) has an extended end portion (64b, 68b) that extends downward from the space (18c, 26) and moves, the article carrying device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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