JP5734384B2 - Article placement device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article placement apparatus that places another article on the article in conjunction with a conveyance apparatus that conveys the article.

  Conventionally, an apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known as a fixed position feeding apparatus for a small bag. In this fixed position feeding device for small bags, a small bag to be loaded is squeezed by a nip mechanism, transported to a fixed position above the transport path of a packaged product transported by a transport conveyor, and waited at that position. Keep it. When it is detected that the packaged product on the transport conveyor has reached the position immediately below the previously waiting sachet, the waiting of the sachet is canceled and the transport is resumed, and the sachet is forced onto the packaged product. Let it fall.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-65808 (published August 31, 1993)

  In the conventional position fixing device for a small bag disclosed in Patent Document 1, a small bag loading operation is started as a trigger that the package has reached the small bag loading position. Therefore, since it is necessary to drop the sachet immediately after the start of the charging operation, it is necessary to provide a nip mechanism for waiting for the sachet at the charging port.

  However, in the position fixing device for a small bag provided with the nip mechanism at the charging port, there is a problem that the number of parts constituting the device increases, and the operation speed is improved by having to wait for the small bag once. There is a problem that it becomes difficult.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and in conjunction with a transport device that transports an article, the other article is sent out in an article placing apparatus that places another article on the article. The object is to realize a configuration in which a member such as the above-described nip mechanism need not be provided at the delivery port.

  An article placement apparatus according to the present invention is a goods placement apparatus that places another article on the article in conjunction with a conveyance apparatus that conveys the article, and places the small article that is the other article on the article. In order to do this, the first delivery means for delivering the small article, the conveyance amount detection means for detecting the conveyance amount that is the distance that the conveyance apparatus has conveyed the article, and the start timing of the delivery operation by the first delivery means, The sending operation by the first sending means is controlled based on the prescribing means preliminarily defined based on the carry amount, the carry amount detected by the carry amount detecting means, and the start timing prescribed by the prescribing means. A delivery control means.

  According to the above configuration, there is provided the defining means for preliminarily defining the start timing of the sending operation by the first sending means on the basis of the carry amount of the carry device, so that the first when the carry amount of the carry device reaches a predetermined value. It can be recognized in advance that it is the start timing of the sending operation by the sending means.

  Further, according to the above configuration, the transmission control means for controlling the sending operation by the first sending means based on the previously recognized timing and the current carry amount detected by the carry amount detecting means is provided. Therefore, the delivery operation by the first delivery means can be started before the article reaches the delivery outlet of the first delivery means.

  As a result, in the above configuration, it is possible to omit a member corresponding to the nip mechanism of the above-described conventional bag position fixing device.

  The article placing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a second sending means for sending the small article to place the small article on the article while the first sending means is stopped, and the defining means includes: Further, the start timing of the sending operation by the second sending means is defined in advance with reference to the carry amount, and the sending control means further defines the carry amount detected by the carry amount detecting means and the regulating means. The sending operation by the second sending means may be controlled based on the started timing.

  According to the above configuration, even if the first sending means stops due to some abnormality or the like, the second sending means can perform complementation, so that the small article is transported without being placed on the article. Can be avoided.

  Further, according to the above configuration, the defining means predefines the start timing of the sending operation by the second sending means with reference to the transport amount of the transport device, thereby executing the sending operation by the second sending means at an appropriate timing. Therefore, after the first sending unit is stopped, it is possible to easily switch to a system in which complementation by the second sending unit is executed.

  The article placing apparatus according to the present invention further includes article detection means for detecting that the article is at a predetermined position upstream of the first delivery means, and the defining means is detected by the article detection means. You may perform the said prescription based on a result.

  According to the above configuration, the defining means defines the start timing of the sending operation by the sending means based on the detection result by the article detecting means, so that the sending timing can be appropriately set even when the article is temporarily transported. It is possible to perform control such as setting.

  The article placement device according to the present invention is a distance by which the first delivery means for feeding out the small article to place the small article, which is the other article, on the article, and the conveyance apparatus conveys the article. A conveying amount detecting means for detecting a conveying amount; a defining means for preliminarily defining the start timing of the sending operation by the first sending means; the detection result by the carrying amount detecting means; and the defining means. And a delivery control means for controlling the delivery operation by the first delivery means on the basis of the start timing defined in the above, it is possible to omit members corresponding to the nip mechanism of the conventional pouch position fixing device. become able to.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the small bag mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, (a) shows a front view, (b) shows a right view. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part of the small bag mounting apparatus shown by FIG. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the principal part of the small bag mounting apparatus shown by FIG. It is a wave form diagram which shows the waveform of the signal and data which the control part shown by FIG. 2 processes. FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram showing a waveform of a signal before correction by the control unit shown in FIG. 2 and a waveform of a signal after correction, (a) shows the waveform of the present embodiment, and (b) shows a comparison. An example waveform is shown. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the synchronizer with which the control part shown by FIG. 2 is provided. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the workpiece | work detection part with which the control part shown by FIG. 2 is equipped, and operation | movement of a shift part, (a) is operation | movement when a workpiece | work detection part receives the signal from a work sensor, (b). Shows the operation when the shift unit acquires the state of the parent sending unit, and (c) shows the operation when the shift unit shifts the data before the parent shift and generates the data after the parent shift. It is a front view which shows the comparative example of the small bag mounting apparatus shown by FIG. It is a wave form diagram which shows the waveform of the signal input / output to each part of the small bag mounting apparatus shown by FIG.

  One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

<Configuration of sachet placement device>
The sachet placement device (article placement device) 1 is capable of continuously placing sachets (other items, small items) on a work (article) in conjunction with a transport conveyor (transport device) 11. Yes, with the configuration described below.

  Examples of the work and sachet include instant noodles and seasoning sachets, confectionery and desiccant sachets, but are not limited thereto. Moreover, you may use the thing which is not a bag shape like a desiccant sheet instead of a small bag.

  1A and 1B are diagrams showing a configuration of a pouch placement device 1 according to the present embodiment, where FIG. 1A is a front view and FIG. 1B is a right side view.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pouch placement device 1 includes a sending unit 12 including a parent sending unit (first sending unit) 2A and a child sending unit (second sending unit) 2B, a control unit 50, and a work sensor. (Article detection means) WS.

  Here, the control unit 50 includes at least a shift unit (defining unit) 52, a synchronization unit (sending control unit) 53, and a rotation speed / angle detection unit (conveyance amount detection unit) 54. The detailed configuration of the control unit 50 will be described later.

  The XYZ axes described in FIG. 1 correspond to the XYZ axes described in the drawings other than FIG.

(Conveyor)
The conveyor 11 conveys a plurality of workpieces W continuously in the positive direction of the X axis. Here, the transport conveyor 11 includes an endless belt 111, a pair of pulleys 112, and a rotary encoder RE.

  The endless belt 111 is stretched over a pair of pulleys 112, driven by the rotation of the pulley 112, and transports a plurality of mounted workpieces W in the positive direction of the X axis. In addition, the belt portion positioned on the upper side of the endless belt 111 serves as a belt portion on the forward path and travels in the positive direction of the X axis, while the belt portion positioned on the lower side serves as a belt section on the return path side. Drive in the negative direction.

  The pulley 112 is driven to rotate by a driving device (not shown) including a motor and a power source.

  Moreover, the rotary encoder RE measures the conveyance amount (distance that the conveyance conveyor 11 has conveyed the workpiece W) by the conveyance conveyor 11 based on the number of rotations and the angle thereof.

  The endless belt 111 is provided with a plurality of pushers P, which will be described later, at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction. Here, the pusher P is, for example, a plate-shaped member or a pair of stick-shaped members, protrudes from the surface of the endless belt 111, moves at the same speed in accordance with the movement of the endless belt 111, and moves the workpiece W in the positive direction of the X axis. Push in the direction.

  A plurality of workpieces W are supplied to a belt portion located on the upper side of the endless belt 111 from a workpiece supply device (not shown).

(Sending part)
The sending unit 12 cuts a continuous body in which a plurality of sachets S are continuous into individual sachets S, and places the sachets on the workpiece W conveyed by the conveyor 11.

  The parent sending unit 2A includes a reserve box 21A, a pitch detector 22A, a feeding unit 23A, a rotary cutter 24A, a transport belt 25A, and an operation panel 26A. The child sending unit 2B includes a configuration equivalent to the parent sending unit 2A, that is, a reserve box 21B, a pitch detector 22B, a feeding unit 23B, a rotary cutter 24B, a transport belt 25B, and an operation panel 26B. , Disposed downstream of the parent delivery unit 2A (the positive side of the X axis). Then, when the parent sending unit 2A stops abnormally, the child sending unit 2B places the sachet S on the work W instead of the parent sending unit 2A.

  The parent delivery unit 2A feeds a continuous body of a plurality of sachets S staying in the reserve box 21A by the feeding unit 23A at a pitch detected by the pitch detector 22A, and continues to individual sachets by the rotary cutter 24A. Then, the pouch is placed on the workpiece W via the conveyor belt 25A. This series of operations is an operation in which the parent sending unit 2A places a small bag. The same applies to the child sending unit 2B.

  As described above, the feed mechanism of the sachet S and the rotary cutter mechanism are unitized and can be easily maintained.

(Work sensor)
The work sensor WS is arranged so as to face the endless belt 111 on the upstream side (the negative direction side of the X axis) of the parent sending part 2A, and detects whether or not there is a work W on the endless belt 111. .

  Here, the workpiece sensor WS outputs an H (high) signal when the workpiece W is present at an opposing position on the endless belt 111, and outputs an L (low) signal when the workpiece W is not present. This signal is received by the control unit 50 as described later as an output signal of the work sensor WS.

(Control part)
As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 50 includes a workpiece detection unit 51 that receives an input of a workpiece sensor signal Sws from the workpiece sensor WS, a rotation speed / angle detection unit 54 that receives an input of a signal from a rotary encoder RE, A shift unit 52 including a memory 52a and a synchronization unit 53 are provided. These operations will be described later.

(Other configurations)
The pouch mounting device 1 stores 50 types of pouch data and can switch data by the operation panels 26A and 26B. The number is not limited to this number, and the sachet placement apparatus 1 may store more than 50 types of sachet data.

  The dimensions of the pouch S are, for example, a width of 40 mm to 100 mm, a length of 50 mm to 130 mm, and a thickness of about 20 mm.

<Operation of small bag placement device>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the main part A of the pouch mounting device 1 shown in FIG.

  3 (1) to (12), the transition of the transport state by the transport conveyor 11 is one rotation of the rotary encoder RE (hereinafter simply referred to as “rotation” means the rotation of the rotary encoder RE). It is shown for each. Here, the plurality of workpieces are placed on the endless belt 111 as shown in FIG. 1, and are conveyed in the positive direction of the X-axis as the conveyance proceeds as shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the endless belt 111 is omitted.

  In each state of (1) to (12), the operation of each part that should be particularly noted is as follows.

(1)
Work sensor WS: Detects a work WA at an installed position (hereinafter referred to as “first position”).

(2)
Work sensor WS: The work W is not detected at the first position.
Master sending unit 2A: Since the workpiece WA exists after two rotations (the negative direction of the X axis) after a position (hereinafter referred to as “second position”) immediately below the delivery port of the conveyor belt 25A, the workpiece WA The small bag PA to be placed is cut by the rotary cutter 24A and moved to the transport belt 25A.

(3)
Work sensor WS: The work W is detected at the first position.
Parent delivery section 2A: Moves the small bag PA for placement on the workpiece WA existing after one rotation from the second position toward the exit of the conveyor belt 25A. Since the workpiece W does not exist after two rotations from the second position, the cutting of the pouch by the rotary cutter 24A is suspended.

(4)
Work sensor WS: The work W is detected at the first position.
Parent sending unit 2A: Sends the small bag PA onto the work WA conveyed to the second position. Since the workpiece W does not exist after one rotation of the second position, there is no sachet moving the transport belt 25A. Since the workpiece W exists after two rotations of the second position, the cutting of the pouch by the rotary cutter 24A is resumed.

(5)
Work sensor WS: The work WB is detected at the first position.
Parent sending part 2A: Since the work W does not exist in the second position, the small bag is not sent out from the sending port of the conveying belt 25A. The sachet to be placed on the workpiece W existing after one rotation from the second position is moved toward the exit of the conveyor belt 25A. Since the workpiece W exists after two rotations from the second position, the cutting of the pouch by the rotary cutter 24A is continued.

(6)
Work sensor WS: The work W is not detected at the first position.
Parent sending unit 2A: Sends a small bag onto the work W transported to the second position. The sachet to be placed on the workpiece W existing after one rotation from the second position is moved toward the exit of the conveyor belt 25A. Here, since the workpiece WB exists after two rotations from the second position, the cutting of the sachet by the rotary cutter 24A should be continued, but the cutting is stopped abnormally (broken line B).

(7)
Work sensor WS: The work W is detected at the first position.
Parent sending unit 2A: Sends a small bag onto the work W transported to the second position.

(8)
Work sensor WS: The work W is detected at the first position.
Child sending unit 2B: Since the workpiece WB exists after two rotations of the position immediately below the delivery port of the conveyor belt 25B (hereinafter referred to as “third position”) due to the abnormal stop of the parent sending unit 2A, the rotary Start cutting the small bag PB with the cutter 24B.

(9)
Work sensor WS: The work W is detected at the first position.
Master sending part 2A: Since the workpiece W exists after two rotations from the second position after normal return, the small bag to be placed on the workpiece W is cut by the rotary cutter 24A and moved to the conveying belt 25A (broken line) C).
Sub-feeder 2B: Moves the small bag PB to be placed on the work WB that exists after one rotation from the third position toward the exit of the transport belt 25B.

(10)
Work sensor WS: The work W is detected at the first position.
Master sending unit 2A: Moves a small bag for placing on the workpiece W existing one rotation after the second position toward the exit of the conveyor belt 25A. Since the workpiece W exists after two rotations from the second position, the small bag to be placed on the workpiece W is cut by the rotary cutter 24A and moved to the transport belt 25A.
Child sending unit 2B: Sends the small bag PB onto the work WB conveyed to the third position. Since the workpiece W exists after two rotations from the third position, the sachet to be placed on the workpiece W is cut by the rotary cutter 24B and moved to the transport belt 25B.

(11)
Work sensor WS: The work W is not detected at the first position.
Parent sending unit 2A: Sends a small bag onto the work W transported to the second position. The sachet to be placed on the workpiece W existing after one rotation from the second position is moved toward the exit of the conveyor belt 25A. Since the workpiece W exists after two rotations from the second position, the small bag to be placed on the workpiece W is cut by the rotary cutter 24A and moved to the transport belt 25A.
Child sending unit 2B: Moves a small bag to be placed on the workpiece W existing after one rotation from the third position toward the exit of the conveyor belt 25B.

(12)
Work sensor WS: The work W is not detected at the first position.
Parent sending unit 2A: Sends a small bag onto the work W transported to the second position. The sachet to be placed on the workpiece W existing after one rotation from the second position is moved toward the exit of the conveyor belt 25A. Since the workpiece W does not exist after two rotations from the second position, the cutting of the pouch by the rotary cutter 24A is suspended.
Child sending unit 2B: Sends a small bag onto the work W transported to the third position.

  As described above, the sachet placement device 1 places sachets on the workpiece W continuously. And even if the parent sending part 2A stops abnormally, the pouch placing device 1 places the pouches continuously on the workpiece W using the child sending part 2B.

(Signal waveform in the control unit)
FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram showing waveforms of signals and data processed by the control unit 50 shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, the rotational speed and angle of the rotary encoder RE (hereinafter simply referred to as “rotational speed” and “angle”, respectively) are shown in the direction indicated by the arrow D. Here, the angle increases when the work W is conveyed, and when it reaches 360 °, the rotation number is increased by 1 and is reset to 0 °. The rotations (1) to (10) correspond to (1) to (10) shown in FIG. 3, and the rotary encoder RE has an angle of 0 ° at the start of each rotation and ends. Sometimes the angle is set to be 360 °.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the control unit 50 includes a work sensor signal Sws, a work sensor confirmation range signal Sr, data before parent shift SAa, data after parent shift SAb, and a parent driving signal SAc. The parent synchronization signal SAd, the data before child shift SBa, the data after child shift SBb, the child driving signal SBc, and the child synchronization signal SBd are processed. Here, the range in which each signal / data is ON is indicated by hatching.

(Work sensor signal)
The workpiece sensor signal Sws is turned on when the workpiece sensor WS shown in FIG. 1 detects that there is a workpiece W between the workpiece sensor WS and the endless belt 111.

(Work sensor check range signal)
The work sensor confirmation range signal Sr is a signal generated in the work detection unit 51, and indicates a period during which the work detection unit 51 should capture the work sensor signal Sws. The said period is 20 degrees-200 degrees in each rotation, for example.

  The workpiece detection unit 51 captures the workpiece sensor signal Sws from the workpiece sensor WS while the workpiece sensor confirmation range signal Sr is ON, and outputs the captured workpiece sensor signal Sws to the shift unit 52.

(Data before parent shift)
The pre-parent shift data SAa is data that the shift unit 52 stores in the memory 52a. This pre-parent shift data SAa is data indicating ON / OFF corresponding to 1 ° to 360 ° for each rotation, and from the angle at the time when the work sensor signal Sws is turned ON, to 360 ° of the same rotation. This data defines the range as ON.

(Data after parent shift)
The post-parent shift data SAb is data that the shift unit 52 stores in the memory 52a. The post-parent shift data SAb is data indicating ON / OFF corresponding to each rotation from 1 ° to 360 °, and after one rotation of the rotation before the parent shift data SAa is turned on (address in the memory 52a). Is defined as ON.

  Here, the shift unit 52 (see FIG. 2) receives the work sensor signal Sws from the work detection unit 51, generates the data before parent shift SAa and the data after parent shift SAb, and stores them in the memory 52a. The stored data before parent shift SAa and the data after parent shift SAb are referred to by the synchronization unit 53.

(Parent driving signal)
The parent operation in-progress signal SAc is turned on when the parent sending unit 2A is not abnormally stopped. Here, when the parent delivery unit 2A abnormally stops (for example, rotation (6) to rotation (8)), the sachet is not delivered from the transport belt 25A. However, the sachet that has already reached the conveyor belt 25A is placed on the workpiece W as it is even when the parent delivery unit 2A stops abnormally.

  The abnormal stop or normal return of the parent sending unit 2A is always performed when the angle is 0 ° (360 °). In the present embodiment, the conveyor belt 25A abnormally stops at the angle Dd and returns to normal at the angle Dg.

(Parent sync signal)
The parent synchronization signal SAd is obtained by correcting the post-parent shift data SAb, and is a range obtained by advancing the correction amount α from the range in which the parent operating signal SAc is turned on and the pre-shift data SAa is turned on. This signal is turned on at (angle Da to angle Db).

  Here, the synchronization unit 53 (see FIG. 2) refers to the master operation in-progress signal SAc from the parent sending unit 2A and the rotation speed / number while referring to the post-parent shift data SAb stored in the memory 52a of the shift unit 52. In response to the rotation and angle of the rotary encoder RE detected by the angle detection unit 54 at that time, a parent synchronization signal SAd is generated and output to the parent sending unit 2A. Then, the parent sending unit 2A starts the pouch sending operation (cutting operation and upstream operation) by the parent sending unit 2A when the parent synchronization signal SAd is turned on, and when the parent synchronization signal SAd is turned off. The sending operation of the pouch by the sending unit 2A is stopped.

(Data before child shift)
The pre-shift data SBa is data that the shift unit 52 stores in the memory 52a. This pre-shift data SBa is data indicating ON / OFF corresponding to each rotation from 1 ° to 360 °, the parent driving signal SAc is not turned on, and the parent shift data SAb is turned on. This is data that defines the range (for example, rotation (6)) being turned on. In other words, the data before the child shift SBa is data that defines (deletes) the data after the parent shift SAb in the rotation in which the parent driving signal SAc is turned on.

  In FIG. 4, the erased portion of the pre-child-shift data SBa is indicated by a broken line. For example, in the rotation (5) including the angle Dc, the data SBa before child shift is OFF, and in the rotation (6) including the angle De, the data SBa before child shift is ON.

(Data after child shift)
The post-child shift data SBb is data that the shift unit 52 stores in the memory 52a. The post-child-shift data SBb is data indicating on / off corresponding to each rotation from 1 ° to 360 °, and after two rotations of rotation in which the pre-child-shift data SBa is turned on (addresses in the memory 52a). Is a data that specifies that the rotation of the whole is turned on.

  Here, the shift unit 52 (see FIG. 2) receives the work sensor signal Sws from the work detection unit 51, generates the data before child shift SBa and the data after child shift SBb, and stores them in the memory 52a. The stored pre-child-shift data SBa and post-child-shift data SBb are referenced by the synchronization unit 53.

(Slave operation signal)
The child operation in-progress signal SBc is turned on when the child sending unit 2B is not stopped.

(Child sync signal)
The child synchronization signal SBd is obtained by correcting the post-child shift data SBb, the range in which the child operating signal SBc is turned on, and the range in which the child pre-shift data SBa is turned on is advanced by the correction amount β. This signal is turned on at (angle Df to angle Dh).

  Here, the synchronizing unit 53 (see FIG. 2) refers to the child operation in-progress signal SBc from the child sending unit 2B and the rotation speed / number while referring to the child shifted data SBb stored in the memory 52a of the shift unit 52. In response to the rotation and angle of the rotary encoder RE detected by the angle detection unit 54 at that time, a child synchronization signal SDd is generated and output to the child sending unit 2B. Then, the child sending unit 2B starts a pouch sending operation (cutting operation and upstream operation) by the child sending unit 2B when the child synchronizing signal SBd is turned on, and the child sending unit 2B starts when the child synchronizing signal SBd is turned off. The operation of sending out the pouch by the sending unit 2B is stopped.

(Correction amount)
The position where the transport belt 25A places the sachet on the workpiece may deviate from the position at the time of design due to deterioration over time of the sachet placement device 1 or the change in the environment where the sachet placement device 1 is installed. Therefore, the control unit 50 corrects the post-parent shift data SAb using the correction amount α as described above to generate the parent synchronization signal SAd. Similarly, the control unit 50 uses the correction amount β as described above to correct the child-shifted data SBb to generate the child synchronization signal SBd.

  FIG. 5 is a waveform diagram showing the waveform of the signal before correction by the control unit 50 shown in FIG. 2 and the waveform of the signal after correction, and (a) shows the waveform of this embodiment. (B) shows the waveform of a comparative example.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the ON period is defined in advance with reference to the rotation and angle, and the configuration of the present embodiment using pre-parent shift data SAa and pre-child shift data SBa stored in the memory 52a. Then, the parent synchronization signal SAd and the child synchronization signal SBd may be matched with the parent-shifted data SAb and the child-shifted data SBb (A: α and β are zero) or shifted backward (B: α and β are (Positive value) can be shifted forward (C: α and β are negative values).

  The comparative example shown in FIG. 5B will be described later.

(Processing flow in the control unit)
Below, the flow of the process in the control part 50 is demonstrated using a flowchart. In the following, processing related to the parent sending unit 2A will be described, but processing related to the child sending unit 2B is the same.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the synchronization unit 53 included in the control unit 50 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, first, the synchronization unit 53 acquires the current rotation number and angle of the rotary encoder RE from the rotation number / angle detection unit 54 (step S <b> 101).

  Next, the synchronization unit 53 determines whether or not the current angle is an angle (α °) at which it should be determined whether or not to start the sending operation (step S102).

  When the synchronization unit 53 determines that the current angle is α ° (YES in step S102), the synchronization unit 53 acquires the post-parent shift data SAb corresponding to the current rotation speed and angle from the shift unit 52 ( Step S103).

  On the other hand, when the synchronization unit 53 determines that the current angle is not α ° (NO in step S102), the process returns to step S101.

  Next, the synchronization unit 53 determines whether or not the acquired parent-shifted data SAb is on (step S104).

  When it is determined that the post-parent shift data SAb acquired by the synchronization unit 53 is ON (YES in step S104), the synchronization unit 53 checks whether the parent transmission unit 2A is performing a transmission operation (step S105). If the sending operation is in progress, the sending operation is continued (step S106). If the sending operation is not in progress, the sending operation is started (step S107).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the post-parent shift data SAb acquired by the synchronization unit 53 is not ON (NO in step S104), the synchronization unit 53 confirms whether or not the parent transmission unit 2A is performing a transmission operation (step S108). If the sending operation is in progress, the sending operation is terminated (step S109). If not, the process returns to step S101.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the work detection unit 51 and the operation of the shift unit 52 included in the control unit 50 shown in FIG. 2, and (a) shows the work detection unit 51 receiving a signal from the work sensor WS. (B) shows the operation when the shift unit 52 acquires the state of the parent sending unit 2A. (C) shows the operation after the shift unit 52 shifts the data SAa before the parent shift and the data SAb after the parent shift. The operation when generating is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the operation when the workpiece detection unit 51 receives a signal from the workpiece sensor WS is as follows.

  First, the workpiece detection unit 51 acquires the current rotation number and angle of the rotary encoder RE from the rotation number / angle detection unit 54 (step S201).

  Next, the shift unit 52 determines whether or not the current angle is included in the angle range in which the presence / absence of the workpiece should be confirmed based on the workpiece sensor confirmation range signal Sr (step S202).

  Next, when it is determined that the current angle is included in the angle range in which the presence / absence of the workpiece should be confirmed (YES in step S202), the workpiece detection unit 51 acquires the workpiece sensor signal Sws from the workpiece detection unit 51 (step S202). S203).

  On the other hand, when the workpiece detection unit 51 does not determine that the current angle is included in the angle range in which the presence / absence of the workpiece is to be confirmed (NO in step S202), the workpiece detection unit 51 returns to step S201.

  Next, the shift unit 52 determines whether or not the work sensor signal Sws acquired at the current angle is on (step S204).

  When the shift unit 52 determines that the work sensor signal Sws acquired at the current angle is on (YES in step S204), the pre-parent shift data SAa corresponding to the current angle and thereafter is turned on at the current rotational speed. (Step S205).

  On the other hand, when the shift unit 52 does not determine that the work sensor signal Sws acquired at the current angle is ON (NO in step S204), the process returns to step S201.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the operation when the shift unit 52 acquires the state of the parent sending unit 2A is as follows.

  First, the shift unit 52 determines whether or not the parent sending unit 2A is performing a sending operation (step S301).

  When the shift unit 52 determines that the parent transmission unit 2A is performing a transmission operation (YES in step S301), the current rotation number and angle of the rotary encoder RE are acquired from the rotation number / angle detection unit 54 (step S302). ).

  On the other hand, when the shift unit 52 does not determine that the parent transmission unit 2A is performing a transmission operation (NO in step S301), the process returns to step S301.

  Next, the shift unit 52 determines whether or not the acquired angle is an angle at which the parent sending unit 2A has started the sending operation (hereinafter referred to as “cut angle”) (step S303).

  When the shift unit 52 determines that the acquired angle has become the cut angle (YES in step S303), it turns off the pre-shift data SAa (step S304).

  On the other hand, when the shift unit 52 does not determine that the acquired angle has become the cut angle (NO in step S303), the process returns to step S301.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, the operation when the shift unit 52 shifts the data SAa before the parent shift to generate the data SAb after the parent shift is as follows.

  First, the shift unit 52 acquires the current rotation number and angle of the rotary encoder RE from the rotation number / angle detection unit 54 (step S401).

  Next, the shift unit 52 determines whether or not the acquired angle is 0 ° (step S402).

  When the shift unit 52 determines that the acquired angle is 0 ° (YES in step S402), the data before the parent shift SAa is shifted by a predetermined amount (the address in the memory 52a is shifted by 1 bit) and after the parent shift. Data SAb is generated (step S403).

  On the other hand, when the shift unit 52 does not determine that the acquired angle is 0 ° (NO in step S402), the process returns to step S401.

<Characteristics and effects of small bag placement device>
As described above, the sachet placement device 1 is linked to the transport conveyor 11 (transport device) for transporting the workpiece W (article), and the article placement for placing the sachet S (other articles, small articles) on the work W. Device. The sachet placement apparatus 1 includes a parent delivery unit 2A (first delivery means) that sends out the sachet S to place the sachet S on the work W, and a transport amount that is a distance that the transport conveyor 11 transports the work W. The rotational speed / angle detector 54 (conveyance amount detection means) for detecting the rotational speed and angle of the rotary encoder RE and the start timing of the delivery operation by the parent delivery unit 2A are determined by the conveyance amount of the conveyor 11 (the rotary encoder RE (Shift number and angle) as a reference, shift unit 52 (defining means) preliminarily defined as parent-shifted data SAb, transport amount detected by rotation number / angle detection unit 54, and timing defined in shift unit 52 Based on this, a synchronization unit 53 (transmission control means) that controls the transmission operation by the parent transmission unit 2A while appropriately performing correction with the correction amount α is provided.

  According to the above configuration, since the start timing of the sending operation by the parent sending unit 2A can be defined in advance with reference to the rotation speed and angle of the rotary encoder RE, if the rotation speed and angle reach a predetermined value, the parent sending unit It can be recognized in advance that it is the start timing of the sending operation by 2A.

  Furthermore, according to the above configuration, the sending operation by the parent sending unit 2A can be controlled based on the previously recognized timing and the current rotation speed and angle detected by the rotation speed / angle detection unit 54. Therefore, the sending operation by the parent sending unit 2A can be started before the work W reaches the sending port of the parent sending unit 2A.

  As a result, in the above configuration, a member corresponding to the nip mechanism of the conventional small bag position fixing device can be omitted.

  The sachet placement apparatus 1 further includes a child delivery unit 2B (second delivery means) that sends out the workpiece W to place the sachet S on the workpiece W while the parent delivery unit 2A is stopped. 52 further defines in advance the start timing of the sending operation by the child sending unit 2B with reference to the carrying amount of the carrying conveyor 11, and the synchronizing unit 53 further includes the carrying amount detected by the rotation speed / angle detecting unit 54. The sending operation by the child sending unit 2B may be controlled based on the start timing defined by the shift unit 52.

  According to the above configuration, even if the parent sending unit 2A stops due to some abnormality or the like, the child sending unit 2B can perform complementation, so that the small bag S is transported without being placed on the workpiece W. It can be avoided.

  Furthermore, according to the above-described configuration, the shift unit 52 predefines the start timing of the sending operation by the child sending unit 2B with reference to the carry amount of the conveyor 11, so that the sending operation by the child sending unit 2B can be performed at an appropriate timing. Therefore, after the parent sending unit 2A is stopped, it is possible to easily switch to a system in which complementation by the parent sending unit 2A is executed.

  In addition, the pouch placing device 1 detects a workpiece sensor WS (article) that detects that the workpiece W is at a predetermined position upstream of the parent sending portion 2A or the child sending portion 2B (that is, the negative direction side of the X axis). Detection means), and the shift unit 52 may perform the above-mentioned definition based on the detection result by the work sensor WS.

  According to the above configuration, the shift unit 52 defines the start timing of the sending operation by the parent sending unit 2A or the child sending unit 2B based on the detection result by the work sensor WS, so that the conveyance of the work W is temporarily delayed. Even in such a case, it is possible to control the transmission timing appropriately.

  Further, the sachet placement device 1 can be synchronized (linked) with the transfer conveyor 11 and can reliably put (place) the sachet S from the high speed range to the low speed range.

  Moreover, the sachet placement device 1 can put 400 sachets S per minute by making the conventional intermittent operation a continuous operation. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to this value, and the sachet placement apparatus 1 can put in a sachet S exceeding 400 bags per minute depending on use conditions and parts used.

[Comparative Example]
It will be as follows if the comparative example of the small bag mounting apparatus 1 is demonstrated based on FIGS. 8-9, FIG. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment will be given the same reference numerals and explanation thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a front view showing a small bag placing device 201 which is a comparative example of the small bag placing device 1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the pouch placement device 201 includes a transport conveyor 211, a parent sending unit 202 </ b> A, a child sending unit 202 </ b> B, and a work sensor WS.

  Here, in the sachet placement device 201, unlike the sachet placement device 1, the parent delivery unit 202A includes a parent conveyance nip 225A and a parent sachet detection sensor 226A. The child delivery unit 202B includes a child transport nip 225B and a child pouch detection sensor 226B.

  Note that the transport conveyor 211 intermittently transports the workpiece W in the positive direction of the X axis. In other words, the sachet placement device 201 squeezes the sachet to be thrown in by the master transport nip 225A and the master transport nip 225B, and the transport path of the workpiece W transported by the transport conveyor 211. It is transported to a fixed position on the upper side (the positive direction side of the Z axis), and is kept waiting at that position. When it is detected that the workpiece W on the transport conveyor 211 has arrived immediately below the previously waiting sachet, the waiting of the sachet is canceled and the transport is resumed, and the sachet is placed on the package. Force drop.

  FIG. 9 is a waveform diagram showing waveforms of signals inputted to and outputted from each part of the pouch placement device 201 shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the arrow T indicates the direction in which time passes.

  As shown in FIG. 9, each part of the pouch placing device 201 includes a work sensor signal Sws, an attach signal Sa, data before parent shift SAe, data after parent shift SAf, a parent driving signal SAc, The closing signal SAg, the data before child shift SBe, the data after child shifting SBf, the child driving signal SBc, and the child closing signal SBg are processed.

(Attach signal)
The attach signal Sa is a pulse-like signal that is input to the parent sending unit 202A and the child sending unit 202B (hereinafter simply referred to as “sending unit”) each time the conveyor 211 (see FIG. 8) transports the workpiece W for a certain distance. is there.

(Data before parent shift)
The data before the parent shift SAe is data that defines the range from the time when the work sensor signal Sws is turned on to the time when the period including the time ends is turned on.

(Data after parent shift)
The post-parent shift data SAf is data defining that the entire period after the period when the pre-parent shift data SAe is turned on is turned on.

(Parent driving signal)
The parent operation in-progress signal SAc is turned on when the parent sending unit 2A is not abnormally stopped. In this comparative example, the parent conveyance nip 225A stops abnormally at time Td and returns to normal at time Tg.

(Parent input signal)
The parent insertion signal SAg is a pulse-like signal that is input to the parent sending unit 202A in order to start preparation for placing a small bag on the parent sending unit 202A. Here, the parent input signal SAg is turned on, for example, at a time Ti when the attach signal Sa is turned on.

(Data before child shift)
The data SBe before child shift is data that defines the range in which the parent driving signal SAc is not turned on and the data SAf after parent shift is turned on (for example, the period (6)) being turned on. In other words, the pre-child-shift data SBe is data defining (erasing) the post-parent-shift data SAf as off during the period when the parent driving signal SAc is on.

  In FIG. 9, the erased portion of the pre-child-shift data SBe is indicated by a broken line. For example, in the period (5) including the time Tc, the child pre-shift data SBe is off, and in the period (6) including the time Te, the child pre-shift data SBe is on.

(Data after child shift)
The post-child-shift data SBf is data that specifies that the entire period after two periods after the period when the pre-child-shift data SBe is turned on is turned on.

(Child insertion signal)
The child insertion signal SBg is a pulse-like signal that is input to the child sending unit 202B in order to start preparation for placing a small bag on the child sending unit 202B. Here, the child insertion signal SBg is turned on at time Tj when the attach signal Sa is turned on, for example.

  FIG. 5B shows a post-parent shift data SAf and post-child shift data SBf processed by each unit of the sachet placement apparatus 201 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram showing a “input signal”) and a start signal Sh.

  The start signal Sh indicates when the sending unit starts operating by turning on.

  As shown in (b) of FIG. 5, in (A), when the input signal is turned on, the sending unit starts operation at the same time (time Tk).

  In (B), after the input signal is turned on, the sending unit starts operating with a delay of time γ.

  However, the sending unit cannot start the operation earlier by the time γ after the input signal is turned on. This is because the time when the input signal is turned on depends on the speed at which the transfer conveyor 211 transfers the workpiece W, and cannot be accurately predicted in advance.

  As described above, the pouch placement apparatus 201 cannot transmit the start signal Sh to the sending unit at a desired timing, and must process the pouches intermittently. In other words, the sachet placement device 201 must be provided with the parent transport nip 225A, the parent sachet detection sensor 226A, the child transport nip 225B, and the child sachet detection sensor 226B in order to place the pouch on standby.

[Additional Notes]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The present invention relates to a transport device that places small bags on a plurality of packages to be transported in series at intervals in one direction one by one while transporting a small bag on a transport path different from the transport path of the packaged goods. Can be used.

1 Small bag placement device (article placement device)
11 Conveyor (Conveyor)
2A Parent sending part (first sending means)
2B child sending section (second sending means)
52 Shift section (regulating means)
53 Synchronizing part (transmission control means)
54 Rotation speed / angle detection unit (conveyance amount detection means)
S, PA, PB Small bags (other goods, small goods)
W, WA, WB Work (article)
WS Work sensor (article detection means)

Claims (3)

In conjunction with a conveying device that conveys an article, in the article placing apparatus that places another article on the article,
First delivery means for delivering the small article to place the small article as the other article on the article;
A transport amount detecting means for detecting a transport amount that is a distance traveled by the transport device by the transport device;
Defining means for predefining the start timing of the sending operation by the first sending means on the basis of the transport amount;
A sending control means for controlling the sending operation by the first sending means based on the carrying amount detected by the carrying amount detecting means and the start timing defined by the defining means;
A second delivery means for delivering the small article to place the small article on the article while the first delivery means is stopped;
Equipped with a,
The defining means further defines in advance the start timing of the sending operation by the second sending means with reference to the transport amount,
The sending control means further controls the sending operation by the second sending means based on the carry amount detected by the carry amount detecting means and the start timing prescribed by the defining means,
The second sending means is
Disposed downstream of the first delivery means,
Receiving the stop of the first sending means, and starting the sending operation based on the transport amount between the first sending means and the second sending means;
An article placement apparatus characterized by the above.   In conjunction with a conveying device that conveys an article, in the article placing apparatus that places another article on the article,
  First delivery means for delivering the small article to place the small article as the other article on the article;
  A transport amount detecting means for detecting a transport amount that is a distance traveled by the transport device by the transport device;
  Defining means for predefining the start timing of the sending operation by the first sending means on the basis of the transport amount;
  A sending control means for controlling the sending operation by the first sending means based on the carrying amount detected by the carrying amount detecting means and the start timing defined by the defining means;
  A second delivery means for delivering the small article to place the small article on the article while the first delivery means is stopped;
With
  The defining means further defines in advance the start timing of the sending operation by the second sending means with reference to the transport amount,
  The sending control means further controls the sending operation by the second sending means based on the carry amount detected by the carry amount detecting means and the start timing prescribed by the defining means,
  The first delivery means includes a transport belt for placing the cut small article on the article,
  The second sending means is
    A transport belt for placing the cut small article on the article;
    Disposed downstream of the first delivery means,
    In response to the stop of the first delivery means, the article is transported by the second delivery means in order to place the small article on the article present immediately below the delivery outlet of the conveyor belt of the first delivery means. Before being transported to a position directly below the belt outlet, the cutting of the small article is started.
An article placement apparatus characterized by the above. An article detection means for detecting that the article is in a predetermined position upstream of the first delivery means;
The article placing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the regulation unit performs the regulation based on a detection result by the article detection unit.

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