JP5405035B2 - Conveying apparatus and conveying method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lift belt with a horizontal rail in which a transported object conveyed by a belt conveyor, a slat conveyor, and a chain conveyor (hereinafter referred to as a horizontal conveyor) whose conveying surface is positioned substantially horizontally is vertically arranged via a dispensing device. The present invention relates to a transfer device and a transfer method for transferring to a conveyor.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, lift belt conveyors with horizontal rails have been used when transported objects conveyed by a horizontal belt conveyor, which is a horizontal conveyor, are transported by steep inclination or vertical movement.
The lift belt conveyor with horizontal rails is excellent in that it can reliably hold the transported material in the transport direction and can contribute to evenly transporting the transported material. If the timing is deviated, there is a possibility that the transported object is repelled by the horizontal rail, the transported object is hit by the horizontal rail and damaged, or a plurality of transported objects cause bridges at the transfer section, resulting in clogging.
In this type of transport device, it is necessary to transport the transported object according to the timing of the horizontal beam so that the conveyed product does not collide with the horizontal beam. Using a stopper device that raises and lowers the stopper with an actuator, one piece of the conveyed product is discharged.

Patent Document 1 discloses a lifter device that transfers between a carry-in conveyor and a carry-out conveyor. In the transport apparatus provided with the delivery lifter of Patent Document 1, the stopper mechanism of the carry-out conveyor can be opened using the lifter base that moves up and down as a switch, and at the same time the stopper of the next transported object can be raised.
Patent Document 2 discloses that when a rolling element such as a pallet or a tire is cut out, the stopper cylinder is moved up and down by automatic control involving sensor detection.
JP-A-4-260523 JP 10-310236 A

In transport, the posture of the transported object is controlled in the same way as the posture of the transported object on the horizontal transport surface before and after the vertical or steeply inclined transport (whether it is transported upright or laid down). Basically.
However, in the conventional transport device, when a transported object transported by a horizontal belt conveyor, which is a horizontal conveyor, is transferred to a lift belt conveyor with a horizontal beam vertically via a discharge device, the leading end of the transported object is The lift belt conveyor with a horizontal beam cannot slide smoothly and roll over on the belt, and the horizontal belt conveyor can be moved to the horizontal belt conveyor after the vertical conveyance. There was a risk that it could not be maintained.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to convey a dispensed conveyed product to a lift belt conveyor with a horizontal rail without fail. Is to provide.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a horizontal conveyor that conveys a conveyed product, and a horizontal beam and the horizontal beam that are arranged on a side of the folded portion of the horizontal conveyor and that are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance derived from the length of the conveyed product. With a horizontal beam that protrudes the auxiliary horizontal beam for raising the conveyed item lower in height from the belt surface alternately at a substantially right angle and places the conveyed product transferred by the horizontal conveyor on the horizontal beam and vertically conveys it. The lift belt conveyor, which is disposed on the side of the folding portion of the horizontal conveyor, moves the stopper member up and down on the transfer surface of the horizontal conveyor so as to cut out the conveyed product to the horizontal beam of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam. and a one dispenser to perform stop-feeding of a product, predetermined interval derived from the length of the conveyance object from the state in which the conveyed object is placed horizontally by the horizontal conveyor, times The belt with the horizontal rail is raised while being supported at the front end portion side of the conveyed product by the auxiliary horizontal rail, and at the position where the front end portion of the conveyed product is separated from the auxiliary horizontal rail, The horizontal beam is set in a positional relationship in which the horizontal beam rotates at the rear end, and the one-piece delivery device includes a stopper member that is raised and lowered so as to protrude from the conveying surface of the horizontal conveyor, and the horizontal beam. The lift belt conveyor is rotated when passing through a horizontal rail and is compressed by the lever that lowers the stopper member from the transport surface and the weight of the transported material that is applied to the stopper member when passing the transported material. And a spring for protruding the stopper member to the conveying surface after passing an object and preventing the passing of the conveyed object at the next stage .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the transport method using the transport device according to the first aspect, one of the transported objects on the horizontal conveyor is cut out by the one paying-out device, and the lift with a horizontal rail is lifted by the horizontal conveyor. A step of feeding the front end of the belt conveyor so as to abut on the belt surface, and lifting the front end of the transported object by the horizontal rail for moving the transported object as the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal rail is wound. A step of feeding a rear end portion of the conveyed product to the belt surface of the lift belt conveyor with a horizontal beam by the horizontal conveyor, and a step of feeding the conveyed material fed to the belt surface of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam by the horizontal conveyor. The rear end is scooped up by the horizontal rail that moves along with the winding of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal rail, and the conveyance Characterized in that it comprises a step contacting the distal end portion of the conveyance object in the belt surface with the rear portion is placed on the lateral 桟上 of.

The delivered material can be reliably delivered to a lift belt conveyor with a horizontal rail.
It is possible to maintain the posture at the time of conveyance on the horizontal conveyor on the payout side horizontal conveyor conveyance surface after vertical conveyance.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a transport apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The conveying device 1 according to the present embodiment is disposed on a horizontal belt conveyor 10 that is a lower side horizontal conveyor that conveys a conveyed product W, and a turn-up portion side (head pulley 13 side) of the horizontal belt conveyor 10. A horizontal belt 22 protrudes from the belt surface at a substantially right angle at an interval, and a lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal beam that vertically conveys the conveyed product W transferred by the horizontal belt conveyor 10, and a turn-up side (head pulley 13) of the horizontal belt conveyor 10. Stopping / feeding the conveyed product W by raising and lowering the locking portion 35a of the stopper member 35 on the conveyance surface of the horizontal belt conveyor 10 as the horizontal beam 22 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with horizontal beam rotates. Are provided with a single delivery device 30 and a horizontal belt conveyor 50 on the upper side for conveying the conveyed product W.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the lower horizontal belt conveyor 10 rotates a drive pulley (tail pulley) 12 and two pulleys 13 a and 13 b on the same core so that two belts can be wound. A drive mounted on the drive pulley 12, having two head pulleys 13 connected freely, and two belts 11 a and 11 b wound between the drive pulley 12 and the two head pulleys 13. The motor 14 rotates the two belts 11a and 11b between the drive pulley 12 and the head pulley 13, and the surface W3 is formed on the conveying surfaces 11a1 and 11b1 formed on the upper surfaces of the two belts 11a and 11b. The transported object W is placed and transported with the face up. The horizontal belt conveyor 10 is fixed to the conveyor mounting base 40 via a mounting bracket 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail that vertically conveys the conveyed product W includes a drive pulley 24, a head pulley 25, and a rear end portion of the conveyed product W with the surface W <b> 3 facing outside. On the belt surface, a horizontal beam 22 for placing and conveying the W2 side and a horizontal beam 23 for assisting the standing of the conveyed product W when placing the conveyed product W on the horizontal beam 22 are provided on the belt surface. The belt 21 is provided at a predetermined interval and is wound between the drive pulley 24 and the head pulley 25, and the belt 21 is driven by the drive motor 26 attached to the drive pulley 24. Rotate between. As shown in FIG. 1, the horizontal rail 22 draws a rotation locus 22a. The lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail is fixed to the conveyor mounting base 40 via a mounting bracket 27. As shown in FIG. 2, the horizontal width of the horizontal rail 22 and the auxiliary horizontal rail 23 is set between the two pulleys 13a and 13b of the head pulley 13, that is, the two belts 11a and 11b of the horizontal belt conveyor 10. The size is such that the transported object W can be placed and transported. Further, the mounting interval between the horizontal beam 22 and the auxiliary horizontal beam 23 depends on the length of the conveyed product W to be conveyed, for example, as shown in FIG. 11 (a) and FIG. 11 (b), it is raised while being supported on the tip end W1 side by the auxiliary horizontal rail 23 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with horizontal rail, as shown in FIGS. The horizontal beam 22 is set to rotate to the rear end W2 side of the conveyed product W at a position where the leading end W1 of the conveyed product W is separated from the horizontal beam 23. Further, the front end portion 22b of the horizontal rail 22 moves to the belt 21 side so that the rear end portion W2 of the transferred transported article W slides on the front end portion 22b, so that it is reliably placed on the horizontal rail 22. Further, it is bent upward. In addition, in order to make the front-end | tip part 23a slippery, you may apply | coat or stick a low friction material. Further, the auxiliary horizontal rail 23 is set to a height that can support the tip W1 when the conveyed product W is transferred from the horizontal belt conveyor 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the single payout device 30 is disposed inside the horizontal belt conveyors 11a and 11b.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6 to 9, the single payout device 30 has two substantially L-shaped mounting brackets 33 on both sides of a seat plate 32 having a through hole 32 a, and a horizontal belt. A base 31 disposed along the conveyor 10, and a sheath tube 34 weighted in alignment with the axial center on the through-hole 32 a of the base 31 so that the upper end opens on the transport surfaces 11 a 1 and 11 b 1 of the horizontal belt conveyor 10. The stopper member 35 that is raised and lowered so that the locking portion 35a can protrude from the conveying surfaces 11a1 and 11b1 formed on the upper surfaces of the two belts 11a and 11b of the horizontal belt conveyor 10, and the passage of the conveyed product W Sometimes it is compressed by the weight of the transported object W applied to the stopper member 35, and after passing the transported object W, the stopper member 35 is projected to the transport surfaces 11a1 and 11b1 to prevent the next transported object W from passing. That a spring 36, is rotated during passage of the rungs 22 of the rungs with lift belt conveyor 20 and a lever 37 for lowering the conveying surface 11a1,11b1 the stopper member 35.

  The stopper member 35 is formed of a long member having a locking portion 35 a that stops the conveyed product W, a spring locking portion 35 b, and a snap pin 35 c, and a spring between the spring locking portion 35 b side and the base 31. 36 is inserted into the sheath tube 34, the snap pin 35 c side is protruded from the through hole 32 a, and a flat washer 38 is attached to the snap pin 35 c below the seat plate 32, so that the axial direction of the sheath tube 34. The stopper 36 is mounted so as to be movable by the spring 36 and to prevent the stopper member 35 from being pulled upward by the urging force of the spring 36. Here, as the long member, in order to prevent damage to the conveyed product, for example, the core of a knock-type ballpoint pen is used, but the same effect can be obtained by using a resin rod-shaped member with low resistance.

The lever 37 is raised from a flat plate portion 37a having a concave portion 37b cut out for insertion of the stopper member 35 at the tip, and an end portion of the flat plate portion 37a, and is brought into contact with the horizontal beam 22 of the lift belt conveyor with a horizontal beam. The arm portion 37c that is in contact with the shaft portion 37d is attached to the flat plate portion 37a and pivotally supported by the base 31. The stopper member 35 is inserted into the recess portion 37b, and the arm against the shaft portion 37d is provided. The length of the portion 37c is set longer than that of the flat plate portion 37a, the rotational force that pushes up the flat plate portion 37a toward the seat plate 32 around the shaft portion 37d, and the stopper member 35 by the spring 36 is returned. Due to the force, the flat plate portion 37a is brought into contact with the lower surface side of the seat plate 32 to be stationary, and the arm portion 37c is rotated by the horizontal beam 22 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal beam. When, pushing down the stopper member 35 through a flat washer 38 attached to the snap pin 35c with depressing the flat portion 37a of the shaft portion 37d as the rotation axis.
Examples of the conveyed product W include box-shaped cases such as cigarettes (boxes / cartons), confectionery boxes, and eyeglass cases. Further, it is desirable that the conveyed product W has rounded corners so that the locking portion 35a of the stopper member 35 can be easily inserted into the gap.

Next, the operation of the transport apparatus 1 according to this embodiment configured as described above will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 10, the single payout device 30 tries to push the flat plate portion 37 a toward the seat plate 32 around the shaft portion 37 d with the weight balance between the flat plate portion 37 a and the arm portion 37 c. The flat plate portion 37a is brought into contact with the lower surface side of the base 31 by the rotating force and the urging force for returning the stopper member 35 by the spring 36, and is stationary.
Then, as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, when the conveyed product W is conveyed by the horizontal belt conveyor 10, as shown in FIG. 35a protrudes from the conveyance surfaces 11a1 and 11b1 of the two belts 11a and 11b to prevent the movement of the conveyed product W.

  Next, with the winding of the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail, when the horizontal rail 22 comes into contact from the back side of the arm portion 37c of the lever 37 of the dispensing device 30, the lever 37 becomes the arm portion 37c. In response to the rotation of the horizontal rail 22, the shaft portion 37d is rotated upward and the plate portion 37a is rotated downward. With the rotation of the lever 37, the flat washer 38 attached to the stopper member 35 is pushed downward by the flat plate portion 37a, and the locking portion 35a of the stopper member 35 becomes the conveying surface 11a1 of the two belts 11a and 11b. It immerses downward from 11b1 to allow movement of the conveyed product W. When the horizontal rail 22 moves away from the arm portion 37c of the lever 37 with the winding of the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal rail, the lever 37 moves the flat plate portion 37a to the seat plate 32 by the weight on the arm portion 37c side. Return to the position where it abuts. At this time, the stopper member 35 tries to be lifted by the biasing force of the spring 36. However, since the conveyed product W is moving along the tip of the locking portion 35a of the stopper member 35, the biasing force of the spring 36 is applied to the conveyed product. It is disabled and compressed by the weight of W, and the movement of the conveyed product W is permitted.

Next, the conveyed product W is conveyed by the horizontal belt conveyor 10 until it abuts on the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail, as shown in FIG.
Next, as shown in FIG. 11A, the transported object W is supported by the auxiliary lateral rail 23 for making it easier to stand up as the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal rail is wound. When the lower surface of the front end portion of the stopper member 35 starts to move while moving, a gap is generated between the next-stage transported object W, and the locking portion 35a at the front end of the stopper member 35 is applied to the gap by the biasing force of the spring 36. It protrudes and prevents the movement of the next-stage transported object W.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 11 (b) and 11 (c), as the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal beam is wound, one horizontal beam 22 is an arm of the lever 37 of the discharge device 30. When abutting from the back side of the portion 37c, the lever 37 causes the arm portion 37c to rotate upward with the shaft portion 37d as a rotation axis and the flat plate portion 37a to rotate downward as the horizontal rail 22 rotates. . With the rotation of the lever 37, the flat washer 38 attached to the stopper member 35 is pushed downward by the flat plate portion 37a, and the locking portion 35a of the stopper member 35 becomes the conveying surface 11a1 of the two belts 11a and 11b. It immerses downward from 11b1 to allow movement of the conveyed product W. When the horizontal rail 22 moves away from the arm portion 37c of the lever 37 with the winding of the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal rail, the lever 37 moves the flat plate portion 37a to the seat plate 32 by the weight on the arm portion 37c side. Return to the position where it abuts. At this time, the stopper member 35 tries to be lifted by the biasing force of the spring 36. However, since the conveyed product W is moving along the tip of the locking portion 35a of the stopper member 35, the biasing force of the spring 36 is applied to the conveyed product. It is disabled and compressed by the weight of W, and the movement of the conveyed product W is permitted. During this time, the conveyed product W is pushed in the direction of the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal rail as the horizontal belt conveyor 10 moves, and is also rotated as the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal rail is wound. The horizontal bar 23 for raising is moved so that the leading end W1 rises, and when the horizontal bar 23 for raising a transported article is separated from the leading end W1, it is transferred onto the horizontal bar 22. At this time, since the front end portion 23a of the horizontal rail 22 is bent upward, the rear end portion W2 of the transferred transported product W moves to the belt 21 side so as to slide on the front end portion 22b. It is securely placed on top.

Next, the conveyed product W is conveyed by the horizontal belt conveyor 10 until it abuts on the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail, as shown in FIG.
Next, returning to FIG. 11 (a), the conveyed product W is transported on the horizontal belt conveyor 10 and placed on the horizontal rail 22 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with horizontal rail, and is hereinafter referred to as FIG. 11 (b). The operation of FIG. 11D can be repeated to transfer the conveyed product W.
And the conveyed product W conveyed to the upper part by the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail maintains the attitude | position being conveyed on the horizontal belt conveyor 10 with the surface W3 up, and is conveyed by the horizontal belt conveyor 50 of the upper side. Is done. That is, the conveyed product W is conveyed on the upper horizontal belt conveyor 50 in the same direction as the traveling direction on the lower horizontal belt conveyor 10.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, one transported object W cut out by one delivery device 30 is transferred to the surface of the belt 21 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail by the horizontal belt conveyor 10 on the lower side. W1 is sent out so that it comes into contact, and the front end W1 of the conveyed product W is lifted by the horizontal beam 23 for raising the conveyed product moving along with the winding of the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal beam, and the conveyed product by the horizontal belt conveyor 10 The rear end W2 of the W is sent to the belt 21 surface of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal beam, and the rear end W2 of the conveyed product W sent to the belt 21 surface of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal beam by the horizontal belt conveyor 10 The horizontal belt 22 that moves as the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal rail is wound up is moved up and the rear end W2 of the conveyed product W is 22, the front end W1 of the conveyed product W is brought into contact with the surface of the belt 21 and is conveyed to the upper horizontal belt conveyor 50 while maintaining the posture of being conveyed on the horizontal belt conveyor 10. Then, it is conveyed to the next stage. In this way, the conveyed product W is vertically raised by causing it to be raised from the sleeping posture during horizontal conveyance during vertical conveyance, and is transferred to the payout-side horizontal belt conveyor 50 in the upper vertical conveyance as shown in FIG. At this time, the posture of the conveyed product W is lowered on the horizontal belt conveyor 50 by rotating the rear end W2 of the conveyed product W around the head pulley 25 while being pushed by the horizontal rail 22. You can keep the same posture.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the lift belt conveyor 20 with the horizontal rail is arranged so as to be orthogonal to the horizontal belt conveyor 10 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, 60 degrees, 45 degrees. Thus, it is also possible to arrange the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail at a steep inclination with respect to the horizontal belt conveyor 10. In this case, it becomes possible to arrange the lift belt conveyor 20 with the cross rails at an arbitrary angle with respect to the horizontal belt conveyor 10 using the long holes provided in the mounting bracket 27 of FIG.

Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the horizontal belt conveyor 10 using the two belts 11a and 11b and the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal rail using the one belt 21 were used, this invention is described. Not limited to this, the belt of the horizontal belt conveyor 10 may be one, and the belt of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a cross rail may be two. In this case, the single payout device is arranged at a position where the lever 37 is brought into contact with the horizontal rails 22 of the two belts of the lift belt conveyor 20 with horizontal rails, or the levers on the horizontal rails 22 of any one of the belts. 37 is disposed at a position where it abuts.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the one delivery apparatus 30 was set as the system interlock | cooperated mechanically using rotation of the horizontal bar 22 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with a horizontal beam, this invention is not limited to this, Conventionally As described above, it may be configured so that it can be cut out in accordance with the timing of the horizontal bars 22 of the lift belt conveyor 20 with horizontal bars.

It is a front view which shows the conveying apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of FIG. It is sectional drawing along X1 of FIG. It is sectional drawing along X2 of FIG. It is a side view of FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the single dispensing device in FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of FIG. 5. It is a side view of the base of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the lever of FIG. It is a figure explaining the cutting-out of the conveying apparatus of FIG. It is a figure explaining the cutting-out of the conveying apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyance apparatus 10, 50 Horizontal belt conveyor 11a, 11b Belt 11a1, 11b1 Conveyance surface 12, 24 Drive pulley 13, 25 Head pulley 14, 26 Drive motor 15, 27 Mounting bracket 20 Lift belt conveyor 21 with horizontal rail Belt 22 Horizontal rail 22a Rotating trajectory 23 Horizontal rail 30 for raising a conveyed product Single delivery device 31 Base 32 Seat plate 32a Through hole 35 Stopper member 35a Locking portion 36 Spring 37 Lever 37a Flat plate portion 37b Recessed portion 37c Arm portion 37d Shaft portion 38 Washer 40 Conveyor mounting base W Transported object W1 Front end W2 of transported object W2 Rear end of transported object W

Claims (2)

A horizontal conveyor for transporting transported goods;
Wherein disposed on the folded portion of the horizontal conveyor, alternately rungs for an auxiliary for raised the transport of low conveying product with than the height rungs and the rungs spaced respective predetermined intervals derived from the length A lift belt conveyor with a horizontal beam that protrudes from the belt surface at a substantially right angle and that is vertically conveyed by placing the conveyed product transferred by the horizontal conveyor on the horizontal beam;
Stopping / feeding the conveyed product so as to cut the conveyed product to the horizontal beam of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam by arranging a stopper member on the conveying surface of the horizontal conveyor and raising and lowering a stopper member. One piece dispensing device to perform
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The predetermined interval derived from the length of the transported object is:
From the state in which the conveyed product is placed horizontally by the horizontal conveyor, the belt with a rotating horizontal beam is raised while being supported on the tip side of the conveyed product by the auxiliary horizontal beam. At the position where the leading end of the conveyed product is separated from the crosspiece, the horizontal crosspiece is set in a positional relationship in which the horizontal crosspiece is rotated to the rear end portion of the conveyed product .
The one piece dispensing device is:
A stopper member that is raised and lowered so as to protrude from the conveying surface of the horizontal conveyor;
A lever that is rotated when the horizontal belt of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam passes and lowers the stopper member from the conveying surface;
A spring that is compressed by the weight of the transported material that is applied to the stopper member when the transported material passes, protrudes the stopper member to the transport surface after passing the transported material, and prevents passage of the transported material in the next stage. A conveying device characterized by the above.
In the conveyance method using the conveyance apparatus of Claim 1,
Cutting the transported object on the horizontal conveyor one by the one delivery device, and sending out by the horizontal conveyor so that the tip of the belt is in contact with the belt surface of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam;
While the front end portion of the conveyed product is lifted by the horizontal frame for raising the conveyed product that moves as the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam is wound, the rear end portion of the conveyed product is attached to the horizontal beam by the horizontal conveyor. A process of feeding to the belt surface of the lift belt conveyor;
The rear end portion of the conveyed product fed to the belt surface of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam by the horizontal conveyor is scooped up by the horizontal beam moving with the winding of the lift belt conveyor with the horizontal beam, And a step of placing a rear end portion of the conveyed product on the horizontal rail and abutting a front end portion of the conveyed product against the belt surface.

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