JP5413584B2 - Article processing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article processing system, and more specifically, for example, while filling a container holding a container, the container is filled with a filling liquid, and the empty container is washed without stopping the filling operation of the filling liquid into the container. The present invention relates to an article processing system that can be used.

Conventionally, an article in which a container holding the container in an upright state is conveyed by a conveying means, and a necessary process such as filling the container with a filling liquid is performed in the conveying process of the container, and the container after filling is removed from the container. Processing systems are known (for example, Patent Document 1).
Further, as an article processing system that performs necessary processing while conveying an article by a conveying conveyor that is circulated, or supplies and discharges an article at a required position with respect to the conveying conveyor that is circulated, for example, a patent Documents 2 to 4 have been proposed.

JP-A-5-51087 Japanese Patent No. 2753967 JP 2005-255297 A JP 2006-179561 A

  By the way, the conventional article processing system such as Patent Document 1 has the following problems. That is, when the filling liquid is filled in the container, the filling liquid may adhere to the hook, and when the filling liquid adheres to the hook, the germs easily propagate there. Therefore, in the conventional article processing system, it has been necessary to periodically clean all the hooks included in the article processing system in order to ensure the cleanliness of the hakama. Specifically, the operation of the filling device of the article processing system is stopped, and all the hooks are removed from the conveyor and washed. However, for example, in the case of a pharmaceutical product that requires a high-purity production environment, it is necessary to frequently clean the hakama, so the hakama cleaning operation becomes extremely complicated in the conventional cleaning method described above. There was a drawback that the production efficiency of the article processing system was lowered.

In view of the circumstances described above, the present invention provides an article processing system that conveys a plurality of article holders and performs a predetermined process on articles held by the article holders that are conveyed.
In order to identify a plurality of article holders as a predetermined group, a predetermined article holder provided in a predetermined article holder in the group and provided with identification information for identifying each group, and a circulating transport of the article holders are provided. One conveying means, a supply means for supplying articles to each article holder circulated and conveyed by the first conveying means, and an article conveyed by the first conveying means while being held by the article holder. A first processing means for performing the above processing, a discharge means for taking out an article from an article holder transported by the first transport means, and connected to the first transport means upstream of the supply means and downstream of the discharge means. Second conveying means for conveying the article holder, second processing means for performing predetermined processing on the article holder carried by the second conveying means or the article held by the article holder, and the second A transfer means for transferring the article holder between the transfer means and the second transfer means; a reading means for reading the identification information of the identification means provided on the predetermined article holder; the first transfer means; 2 comprising a control means for controlling the conveying means, the delivery means, and the reading means,
The control device includes a predetermined article holder group that has not been processed by the second processing unit last time based on the identification information of the identification unit among the article holders conveyed by the first conveyance unit. The delivery means is controlled so as to be delivered to the second transport means, and the delivery means is controlled to deliver the article holder group processed by the second article processing means this time to the first transport means. It is.

  According to such a configuration, a predetermined number of article holders can be introduced from the first transport means to the second transport means and the required processing can be performed by the second processing device without stopping the first transport means. it can. Therefore, it is possible to provide an article processing system having higher operating efficiency than the conventional one.

The top view which shows one Example of this invention. The top view which shows the state different from FIG. The front view of the hakama and container shown in FIG. The top view which expanded the principal part of FIG. The top view of the principal part which shows the other Example of this invention. The top view of the principal part which shows the other Example of this invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an article processing system. The article processing system 1 fills a container 3 held by a cup-shaped hook 2 with a filling liquid. A cap 4 is attached to the mouth of the container 3 later, and a predetermined number of empty hooks 2 can be cleaned in parallel with the filling operation of the filling liquid into the container 3.
The article processing system 1 circulates and conveys the hooks 2 in the direction of the arrows by the endless first belt conveyor 5 and fills the containers 3 held by the hooks 2 with the filling liquid in the first processing region A, and then the cap 4 A predetermined number of empty hooks 2 are introduced into the second belt conveyor 7 from the first processing device 6 to be attached and the first belt conveyor 5 of the first processing device 6. A second processing device 8 that returns to the first belt conveyor 5 after washing and drying, and a control device 11 that controls the operation of the first processing device 6 and the second processing device 8 are provided.

The basic configuration of the first processing apparatus 6 is the same as that conventionally known, and the present invention is characterized in that the second processing apparatus 8 is provided adjacent to the first processing apparatus 6.
That is, the first processing device 6 is disposed at the first belt conveyor 5 that circulates and conveys a total of 45 hakamas 2 in a vertical row in the direction of the arrow, and at a supply position C that is a conveying process of the first belt conveyor 5. , The supply means 13 for sequentially inserting and holding the empty containers 3 supplied from the supply conveyor 12 into the hooks 2 on the first belt conveyor 5, and the first position downstream of the supply position C in the transport direction. Filling / plugging means 14 for filling the container 3 disposed in the processing area A and being held and transported by the hack 2 with the filling liquid, and then attaching the cap 4 to the upper end opening, and the first processing area A Disposed at a discharge position D on the downstream side in the transport direction, is provided with discharge means 16 that removes the filled and stoppered containers 3 from the respective hakamas 2 and discharges them onto the discharge conveyor 15.
The operations of the first belt conveyor 5, the supply means 13, the filling / plugging means 14 and the discharge means 16 are controlled by the control device 11, and the control device 11 is configured by each component of the first processing device 6. By controlling the operation, the following normal production operation is performed.

That is, since the control device 11 first causes the first belt conveyor 5 to travel at a predetermined transport speed, a total of 45 hackers 2 on the first belt conveyor 5 are circulated and transported in the direction of the arrow (see FIG. 1).
When each hakama 2 is conveyed to the supply position C by the first belt conveyor 5, empty containers 3 are sequentially inserted into the hakama 2 by the supply means 13. After this, the hook 2 holding the container 3 at the supply position C is conveyed downstream by the first belt conveyor 5 and carried into the first processing area A.
As the hooks 2 holding the containers 3 are transported through the first processing area A by the first belt conveyor 5, a predetermined amount of filling is performed in the containers 3 held by the hooks 2 by the filling and plugging means 14. After the liquid is filled, the cap 4 is attached to the upper end opening of the container 3 (see FIG. 3).
Thereafter, the hook 2 holding the container 3 in which the filling of the filling liquid and the attachment of the cap 4 has been completed is conveyed to the discharge position D on the downstream side by the first belt conveyor 5, and each hook 2 is discharged by the discharge means 16 at the discharge position D. Are sequentially taken out from the container 3 and placed on the discharge conveyor 15. On the other hand, the hack 2 that has been emptied after the container 3 is taken out at the discharge position D is transported to the downstream side by the first belt conveyor 5, and the linear portion 5 </ b> A in which the second belt conveyor 7 described later is arranged side by side is conveyed. Then, it is again conveyed to the supply position C (FIG. 1).

Thereafter, as described above, the empty containers 3 are inserted into the respective hooks 2 by the supply means 13 at the supply position C, and then the filling liquid into the containers 3 by the filling and plugging means 14 in the first processing region A. And the cap 4 are attached. Thereafter, the container 3 after filling is taken out from the hook 2 by the discharge means 16 at the discharge position D.
As described above, the operation of each component of the first processing device 6 is controlled by the control device 11, so that the 45 belts 2 in total are circulated and conveyed by the first belt conveyor 5. The container 2 held at 2 is filled with the filling liquid and the cap 4 is attached. This is a normal production operation by the first processing device 6. It should be noted that the 45 belts 2 are transported by the first belt conveyor 5 as an example, and an arbitrary number of belts 2 can be circulated and transported by the first belt conveyor 5.

As described above, the normal production operation by the first processing apparatus 6 is performed, but the container 3 is held when the filling liquid is filled into the container 3 by the filling and plugging means 14 in the first processing region A. Splashes of the filling liquid may adhere to the hakama 2 that is being used. In that case, if the filling liquid adhering to the hakama 2 is left as it is, the hakama 2 may be contaminated with various germs, and the new container 3 held by the hakama 2 may be contaminated with various germs.
Therefore, in this embodiment, a second processing device 8 is provided adjacent to the first belt conveyor 5 of the first processing device 6, and the normal processing operation of the first processing device 6 described above is performed every predetermined time. In addition, the hakama 2 circulated and conveyed by the first belt conveyor 5 is introduced into the second belt conveyor 7 and washed in units of nine in one group. Here, the case where the group 2 is made up of nine groups is one example, and one group can be composed of an arbitrary number of groups.

The second processing device 8 includes a second belt conveyor 7 in which the upstream end 7A and the downstream end 7B are connected to the corners 5B and 5C which are both ends of the linear portion 5A, and the corner 5B. The first switching guide 21 is provided at the corner 5C and is provided from the first belt conveyor 5 to the first belt conveyor 7 when necessary. A second switching guide 22 for introducing the hook 2 into the belt conveyor 5 and a cleaning / drying means 23 disposed in the second processing region B, which is a process of transferring the hook 2 by the second belt conveyor 7, are provided. Both the switching guides 21 and 22 function as delivery means for delivering a predetermined number of empty holders 2 between the first belt conveyor 5 and the second belt conveyor 7.
The operation of the second belt conveyor 7, the switching guides 21 and 22 as delivery means, and the washing and drying means 23 is controlled by the control device 11.
The mounting surfaces of the first belt conveyor 5 and the second belt conveyor 7 are arranged so as to be horizontal at the same height. As described above, the end portions 7A and 7B of the second belt conveyor 7 are the first belt conveyor. 5 are connected to the corners 5B and 5C.
The cleaning / drying means 23 disposed in the second processing area B is a conventionally known one. When the hakama 2 is introduced onto the second belt conveyor 7 and conveyed in the second processing area B, as will be described later. Further, each hakama 2 is washed by the washing and drying means 23 and then dried.

As shown in FIG. 4, both switching guides 21 and 22 as transfer means are formed in a substantially triangular shape and are attached to the upper ends of the rotating shafts 21A and 22A, and both switching guides 21 and 22 are connected to each corner 5B. , 5C is horizontally supported at a position higher than the placement surface of the belt conveyors 5,7. Motors (not shown) are linked to the rotary shafts 21A and 22A, and the operations of these motors are controlled in synchronization by the control device 11. Then, the control device 11 switches both the switching guides 21 and 22 to the first position indicated by the solid line and the second position indicated by the imaginary line via the both motors and the rotary shafts 21A and 22A.
That is, when both the switching guides 21 and 22 are in the first position indicated by the solid line by the control device 11, the end 7A of the second belt conveyor 7 is closed by the first switching guide 21 and the second switching guide 22 The end 7B of the second belt conveyor 7 is closed. Therefore, the introduction of the hook 2 from the straight portion 5A of the first belt conveyor 5 to the second belt conveyor 7 is prevented, and the hook 2 conveyed on the straight portion 5A is an arcuate guide of the first switching guide 21. After being guided by the surface and turning around at the corner 5B, it is guided onto the first conveyor 5 at the adjacent downstream position. Further, since the end portion 7B of the second belt conveyor 7 is closed by the second switching guide 22, introduction of the hakama 2 from the end portion 7B of the second belt conveyor 7 to the first belt conveyor 5 is prevented. Further, in this state, the hook 2 on the first belt conveyor 5 on the adjacent upstream side of the second switching guide 22 is guided by the guide surface of the second switching guide 22 and introduced into the linear portion 5A. Yes.
That is, when both the switching guides 21 and 22 are in the first position, the 45 belts 2 are circulated and conveyed in the direction of the arrow by the first belt conveyor 5, and the first belt conveyor 5 and the second belt The hakama 2 cannot be transferred to or from the conveyor 7.

On the other hand, when both the switching guides 21 and 22 are switched from the first position to the second position indicated by an imaginary line by the control device 11, the end 7A of the second belt conveyor 7 is opened by the first switching guide 21 and the corner is set. The distribution of the hakama 2 on the first belt conveyor 5 before and after 5B is prevented. Further, the end 7B of the second belt conveyor 7 is opened by the second switching guide 22, and the circulation of the hakama 2 on the first belt conveyor 5 before and after the corner 5C is forcibly blocked. ing.
As described above, when both the switching guides 21 and 22 are in the second position, the nine conveyors 5 and 7 on the first belt conveyor 5 are moved to the first one by moving the conveyors 5 and 7. It is introduced into the second belt conveyor 7 from the position of the switching guide 21 (see FIG. 2). At the same time, nine empty hooks 2 waiting on the second belt conveyor 7 pass through the position of the second switching guide 22 and are introduced onto the linear portion 5A of the first belt conveyor 5. It has come to be. That is, when both the switching guides 21 and 22 are in the second position, the switching guides 21 and 22 move the nine hooks 2 in parallel between the first belt conveyor 5 and the second belt conveyor 7. It functions as a delivery means for delivery.

In the present embodiment, nine consecutive hooks 2 out of the 45 hooks 2 conveyed by the first belt conveyor 5 of the first processing device 6 are grouped as one group. Nine hakamas 2 of the group are introduced into the second processing apparatus 8 for cleaning and drying. Therefore, the ID tag 24 is affixed to the outer peripheral part of the hook 2 which becomes the head of each group (9 pieces) among the hooks 2 on the first belt conveyor 5 (see FIG. 3). An ID tag 24 is also attached to the outer peripheral portion of the leading hook 2 of the nine hooks 2 waiting on the second belt conveyor 7. Identification information for identifying the group and other groups is stored in advance in the ID tag 24 affixed to the top group 2 of each group. As specific identification information, information on how many hours each group was washed before or how many times each group was circulated and conveyed on the first belt conveyor 5 after the previous washing was performed. Conceivable. In the present embodiment, the ID tag 24 is pasted on the first top 2 of each group, but the ID tag 24 may be pasted on all 45 tops 2.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reading means 25 for reading the identification information of the ID tag 24 of each hook 2 is arranged on the side of the first belt conveyor 5 adjacent to the corner 5C. ing. When the first belt conveyor 5 circulates and conveys each hook 2 in the direction of the arrow, if the leading hook 2 of each group passes the position of the reading means 25, the reading means 25 detects the ID tag 24 of the hook. The detection signal and the identification information in the ID tag 24 are transmitted to the control device 11.

Further, a first detecting means 27 for detecting the last hook 2 of each group is disposed on one side of the linear portion 5A adjacent to the corner 5C, and on one side of the end portion 7A of the second belt conveyor 7. Also, the second detection means 28 for detecting the last hakama 2 of each group is arranged.
The first detection means 27 detects the ninth hakama 2 at the end of each group when the group's hakamas 2 pass in front of the first detection means 27, and sends the detection signal to the control device 11. To enter. Further, the second detecting means 28 detects the ninth hakama 2 which is the last of each group when the hakama 2 of each group passes through the end portion 7A and is introduced into the second belt conveyor 7. Thus, the detection signal is input to the control device 11.
Thereby, the control device 11 can recognize that the leading hakama 2 of each group has been transported to the position of the reading unit 25 based on the detection signal from the reading unit 25 and the identification information. In addition, when one group of hakamas 2 is carried into the linear portion 5A after passing in front of the reading means 25 and passing through the corner 5C, the last 9th hakama 2 is the first detecting means. 27, and the detection signal is input to the control device 11. Further, when one group of hakamas 2 waiting on the second belt conveyor 7 is introduced into the linear portion 5A via the end 7B, the last hakama 2 of the one group of hakamas 2 is the first one. It is detected by the detection means 27 and the detection is input to the control device 11. Thus, the control device 11 can recognize that nine groups of 9 hooks 2 are carried into the linear portion 5A.
Further, when nine groups of 9 hooks 2 are introduced into the second belt conveyor 7 from the linear portion 5A via the end portion 7A, the second detecting means 28 detects the last group 2 of the group. It is detected and the detection signal is input to the control device 11. As a result, the control device 11 can recognize that nine groups of 9 hooks 2 have been introduced into the second belt conveyor 7 from the linear portion 5A.

Then, during the normal production operation by the first processing device 6 described above, the control device 11 is based on the detection signal transmitted from the reading means 25, the identification information, and the detection signals from both detection means 27, 28. Nine group hakamas 2 are sequentially introduced into the second processing apparatus 8 for cleaning. In the present embodiment, in order to efficiently wash 9 groups of each group, the control device 11 uses the identification information of the ID tag 2 of each group's group 2 and has already cleaned the group. It is determined whether or not the group is not cleaned, and the group 2 that has not been cleaned is introduced into the second processing apparatus 8.
That is, the control device 11 puts both the switching guides 21 and 22 of the second processing device 8 in the first position and stops the operation of the second belt conveyor 7 as described above. Each of the components is operated. On the second belt conveyor 7, nine hooks 2 for one group are made to wait in contact with the second switching guide 22 in advance, and these hooks 2 are washed by the washing / drying means 23 in advance. It has been dried.
When the first belt conveyor 5 is actuated by the control device 11 and travels at a predetermined speed, as described above, the 45 hooks 2 are circulated and conveyed in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. Along with this, every time the leading hakama 2 of each group passes in front of the reading means 25, the ID tag 24 is detected by the reading means 25, and the detection signal and identification information are input to the control device 11. Yes.
As described above, the normal processing operation by the first processing device 6 is performed by the control device 11 in the state in which the hack 2 is circulated and conveyed by the first belt conveyor 5 as described above. That is, empty containers 3 are inserted into the respective hakamas 2 by the supply means 13 at the supply position C, and then the containers 3 held in the hacker 2 by the filling and plugging means 14 in the first processing region A The filling liquid is filled and the cap 4 is attached. After that, the container 3 after filling and stoppering is taken out from the hook 2 by the discharge means 16 at the discharge position D and discharged onto the discharge conveyor 15. Yes. On the other hand, the empty hack 2 is conveyed downstream by the first belt conveyor 5.

During the normal production operation of the first processing device 6, the control device 11 removes 9 groups of 9 hooks 2 on the first belt conveyor 5 every time one hour has elapsed from the start of the operation of the first processing device 6. It passes to the 2nd processing apparatus 8, and it is made to wash and dry.
That is, when one hour has elapsed since the start of the normal production operation of the first processing apparatus 6 and when the reading unit 25 detects an uncleaned top group 2 for one group, the ID tag 24 by the reading unit 25 is detected. Detection information and identification information are input to the control device 11. In addition, as the uncleaned group of hakamas 2 passes through the corner 5C and is carried into the linear portion 5A, the last hakama 2 is detected by the first detecting means 27, and the detection signal is transmitted to the control device. 11 is input. Then, the control device 11 recognizes that the unwashed group passes through the position of the reading means 25 and is located in the linear portion 5A, and at that time, the switching guides 21 and 22 are synchronized to the first position. To the second position (see FIG. 4). At the same time, the control device 11 also operates the second belt conveyor 7. Then, the second switching guide 22 located at the second position forcibly stops the hook 2 on the first belt conveyor 5 adjacent to the corner 7B, while waiting from the opened end 7B. Nine washed hooks 2 are introduced into the linear portion 5A of the first belt conveyor 5 (see FIG. 2). In parallel with this introduction operation, 9 unwashed groups of 9 empty washers 2 in the straight portion 5A are introduced from the straight portion 5A to the second belt conveyor 7 through the end portion 7A. In this way, the nine hooks 2 of the old and new groups are delivered between the conveyors 5 and 7 by the switching guides 21 and 22 as delivery means.
Then, the last group 2 introduced from the second belt conveyor 7 to the linear portion 5A is detected by the first detecting means 27, and the group introduced from the linear portion 5A to the second belt conveyor 7 is detected. The last hakama 2 is detected by the second detection means 28, and detection signals from both detection means 27, 28 are input to the control device 11.
Then, since the control device 11 switches both the switching guides 21 and 22 to the original first position, the 45 belts 2 are continuously circulated and conveyed by the first belt conveyor 5, and the first processing device 6 described above. Normal production operation takes place. On the other hand, in the second processing device 8, the nine belts 2 are transported in the second processing region B by the second belt conveyor 7, so that the nine uncleaned blades 2 are cleaned by the cleaning / drying means 23. Then dried. Then, the nine washers 2 that have been washed and dried are conveyed to the downstream side by the second belt conveyor 7 and then come into a standby state by being brought into contact with the second switching guide 22 and stopped.
As a result, nine hooks 2 introduced to the second belt conveyor 7 as the first group are cleaned. Thereafter, the control device 11 stops the operation of each component of the second processing device 8 including the second belt conveyor 7 and the cleaning / drying means 23.

Even in this state, the normal production operation by the first processing apparatus 6 is continued, and one hour has passed since the above-mentioned nine groups of the first group 9 hakamas 2 were cleaned and dried, and the reading means 25. The detection signal is transmitted to the control device 11. Then, the reading means 25 inputs the detection signals and identification information of the nine uncleaned groups 2 to the control device 11, and the first detecting means 27 detects the last uncompleted group 2 of the uncleaned group 2. The detection signal is input to the control device 11. Then, the control device 11 recognizes that the unwashed group passes through the position of the reading means 25 and is located in the linear portion 5A, and at that time, the switching guides 21 and 22 are synchronized to the first position. To the second position (see FIG. 4). As a result, the unwashed second group of hakamas 2 located in the linear portion 5A of the first belt conveyor 5 is introduced into the second belt conveyor 7 from the end portion 7A, and at the same time waits for the second belt conveyor 7. The previously cleaned group 2 is introduced into the linear portion 5A of the first belt conveyor 5.
Then, the last group 2 introduced from the second belt conveyor 7 to the linear portion 5A is detected by the first detecting means 27, and the group introduced from the linear portion 5A to the second belt conveyor 7 is detected. The last hakama 2 is detected by the second detection means 28, and detection signals from both detection means 27, 28 are input to the control device 11.
Then, since the controller 11 switches the switching guides 21 and 22 from the second position to the first position, the 45 belts 2 are circulated and conveyed in the direction of the arrow by the first belt conveyor 5 and the first A normal production operation by the processing device 6 is performed. On the other hand, the nine groups 2 of the second group transported by the second belt conveyor 7 are cleaned and dried by the cleaning / drying means 23 in the second processing region B, and then contact the second switching guide 22. Stopped and enters a standby state.

In this way, the control device 11 switches both the switching guides 21 and 22 from the first position to the second position every hour after the normal production operation of the first processing device 6 is started, and the second The belt conveyor 7 and the cleaning / drying means 23 are operated so that nine groups of nine hooks 2 are divided into five times and a total of 45 hooks 2 are cleaned. As described above, in this embodiment, when the normal production operation of the first processing device 6 is started and 5 hours elapses while continuing the production operation, a total of 45 pieces on the first belt conveyor 5 are obtained. All hakamas 2 are cleaned by the second processing device 8.
As described above, in the article processing system 1 of the present embodiment, the normal processing operation of the first processing device 6 is not stopped, and the hakamas 2 circulated and transported by the first belt conveyor 5 are grouped in units of nine. 2 It can be transferred to the processing device 8 and cleaned. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide the article processing system 1 with higher operating efficiency as compared with the above-described conventional case where the first belt conveyor 5 is stopped and the hack 2 is cleaned. In addition, in the present embodiment, when introducing 9 hooks 2 of each group from the linear portion 5A of the first belt conveyor 5 to the second processing device 8, the identification information of the ID tag 24 read by the reading means 25 is used. Based on this, the control device 11 determines that the group 2 has not been cleaned. Accordingly, the uncleaned group of hakamas 2 can be sequentially and efficiently cleaned and dried by the second processing apparatus 8.
In the above-described embodiment, the control device 11 switches the switching guides 21 and 22 to wash the hook 2 of each group every time one hour has elapsed since the start of the normal production operation of the first processing device 6. However, this is only an example, and the timing at which the control device 11 operates both the switching guides 21, 22, etc. may be every two hours after the start of the production operation, or one and a half hours. It may be every time it passes.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment relating to the first switching guide 21 and the second switching guide 22 as delivery means. In the first embodiment, each of the switching guides 21 and 22 is formed by a single member. However, in this second embodiment, both of the switching guides 21 and 22 are each paired with a plate-like stopper 21a, 21b (22a, 22b). The first switching guide 21 includes a pair of plate-like stoppers 21a and 21b that can move forward and backward, and the second switching guide 22 includes a pair of plate-like stoppers 22a and 22b that can move forward and backward. The forward / backward movement of the pair of plate-like stoppers 21a and 21b (22a and 22b) is controlled by the control device 11.
The state shown in FIG. 5 is the above-described first position. In this state, the plate-like stopper 21a moves forward on the end portion 7A of the second belt conveyor 7, and the plate-like member 21b becomes the first belt. Retreating to a position off the conveyor 5. Further, the plate-like stopper 22a is advanced on the end portion 7B of the second belt conveyor 7, and the plate-like member 22b is moved back to a position away from the first belt conveyor 5. As described above, when both the switching guides 21 and 22 are in the first position, the hook 2 cannot be transferred between the first belt conveyor 5 and the second belt conveyor 7.
On the other hand, when both switching guides 21 and 22 are switched from the first position to the second position by the control device 11, the following occurs. That is, the plate-like stopper 21 a moves backward to a position off the end 7 A of the second belt conveyor 7, and the plate-like member 21 b moves forward to the first belt conveyor 5. Further, the plate-like stopper 22 a moves backward to a position off the end 7 B of the second belt conveyor 7, and the plate-like member 22 b moves forward onto the first belt conveyor 5. Thus, when both the switching guides 21 and 22 are located at the second position, the hook 2 can be transferred between the first belt conveyor 5 and the second belt conveyor 7.

Next, in the said Example, although the 1st belt conveyor 5 and the 2nd belt conveyor 7 are employ | adopted as a conveyance means for conveying the hakama 2, as a conveyance means for conveying the hakama 2, linear is used. You may use the conveyance means using a motor. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the linear motor stator 31 is disposed at a position where the belt conveyors 5 and 7 are transported, and a large number of movable elements 32 are disposed on the stator 31. The hook 2 may be held on the mover 32.
In the conveying means using such a linear motor, the switching guides 21 and 22 in the above-described embodiment are omitted, and instead, the current of the coil of the stator 31 before and after the corners 5B and 5C is adjusted. Thus, it is possible to obtain a function as a delivery means instead of the both switching guides 21 and 22.

In the above-described embodiment, the filling and plugging means 14 is provided in the first processing area A. However, the first processing apparatus A is an article inspection apparatus for inspecting the quality of an article or an article sorting apparatus for sorting an article. May be provided. Moreover, in the said Example, although the washing-drying means was provided in the 2nd process area | region B, you may provide the 2nd process area | region B with the external appearance inspection apparatus which test | inspects the presence or absence of the flaw of the hakama 2 instead.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, nine consecutive hooks 2 are cleaned as one group by the second processing device 8, but 1 is set according to the transport speed of the hooks 2 by both belt conveyors 5, 7. The above-described cleaning and drying process may be performed by increasing or decreasing the number of groups.
Furthermore, in the said Example, although the container 3 is assumed as an article | item, fruits and vegetables and an electronic component may be sufficient as an article | item. Moreover, in the said Example, although the container 3 is inserted and hold | maintained at each hakama 2 using the cup-shaped hakama 2, the dish-shaped tray which supports a container and articles | goods is conveyed by a conveyance means. The present invention can also be applied to such embodiments.
Further, in the first embodiment, the first switching guide 21 and the second switching guide 22 are separately provided as delivery means, and a single delivery means in which both the switching guides 21 and 22 are integrated is adopted. You may do it.
In other words, the delivery means of this embodiment may be any means that can deliver a predetermined number of hakamas 2 between the first processing device 6 and the second processing device 8.
In the above-described embodiment, the ID tag 24 is pasted on the top 2 of the 9 groups on the first belt conveyor 5. The tag 24 may be pasted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Article processing system 2 ... Hakama 3 ... Container 5 ... 1st belt conveyor 6 ... 1st processing apparatus 7 ... 2nd belt conveyor 8 ... 2nd processing apparatus 11 ... Control apparatus 14 ... Filling and plugging means (1st process) means)
23. Cleaning and drying means (second processing means)
24 ... ID tag (identification means) 25 ... Reading means A ... First processing area B ... Second processing area

Claims (1)

In an article processing system that conveys a plurality of article holders and performs a predetermined process on an article held by the article holder to be conveyed,
In order to identify a plurality of article holders as a predetermined group, a predetermined article holder provided in a predetermined article holder in the group and provided with identification information for identifying each group, and a circulating transport of the article holders are provided. One conveying means, a supply means for supplying articles to each article holder circulated and conveyed by the first conveying means, and an article conveyed by the first conveying means while being held by the article holder. A first processing means for performing the above processing, a discharge means for taking out an article from an article holder transported by the first transport means, and connected to the first transport means upstream of the supply means and downstream of the discharge means. Second conveying means for conveying the article holder, second processing means for performing predetermined processing on the article holder carried by the second conveying means or the article held by the article holder, and the second A transfer means for transferring the article holder between the transfer means and the second transfer means; a reading means for reading the identification information of the identification means provided on the predetermined article holder; the first transfer means; 2 comprising a control means for controlling the conveying means, the delivery means, and the reading means,
The control device includes a predetermined article holder group that has not been processed by the second processing unit last time based on the identification information of the identification unit among the article holders conveyed by the first conveyance unit. The delivery means is controlled so as to be delivered to the second transport means, and the delivery means is controlled to deliver the article holder group processed by the second article processing means this time to the first transport means. Article processing system.

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