JP6007083B2 - Transfer device and transfer method - Google Patents
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本発明は、搬送幅の異なるベルトコンベア等の搬送装置間で物品の受け渡しを行う移載装置に関するものであり、更に言えば、送出しベルトコンベアと、当該送出しベルトコンベアとは搬送速度が異なり更に搬送幅の広い受取りベルトコンベアとの間で、搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列に整列して搬送されている搬送対象物品の移載を、当該直交する方向に一列に整列したまま連続的に行う移載装置及び移載方法に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a transfer device that transfers articles between transfer devices such as a belt conveyor having different transfer widths. More specifically, the transfer belt conveyor and the transfer belt conveyor have different transfer speeds. Furthermore, transfer of articles to be transported that are transported in a line in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction with a receiving belt conveyor having a wider transport width is continued while being aligned in a line in the orthogonal direction. In particular, the present invention relates to a transfer apparatus and a transfer method.
物品に対する加工などの処理を複数の装置で順番に行う場合には、当該複数の装置で行われる当該物品に対する処理の速度や一度に処理できる当該物品の数は一般的には各装置毎に異なっている。そのため、こうした各装置間での当該物品の移動をベルトコンベアなどの搬送装置で行う場合、当該各装置間のベルトコンベアの速度や搬送幅などを異なるものとし、当該物品に対する処理の流れが円滑に進行するように調整されている。 When processing such as processing on an article is sequentially performed by a plurality of apparatuses, the speed of the processing performed on the article performed by the plurality of apparatuses and the number of articles that can be processed at a time are generally different for each apparatus. ing. For this reason, when the article is moved between the devices using a conveyor such as a belt conveyor, the speed of the belt conveyor or the conveyance width between the devices is different, and the flow of processing on the article is smooth. It has been adjusted to progress.
例えば、物品に対する一つの処理の処理時間が短い一の処理装置と、当該一の処理装置よりも処理時間は長いが同時に多数の物品の処理が可能な他の一の処理装置とが連続している場合などには、当該一の処理を終えた物品が送出しベルトコンベア上に載置され、次の工程を担う他の一の処理装置に属する受取りベルトコンベアに搬送される場合、当該送出しベルトコンベア上に載置される物品列の幅よりも当該受取りベルトコンベア上に載置可能な物品列の幅が大きい場合がある。そしてそのような場合には、当該送出しベルトコンベア上に載置された物品列を当該受取りベルトコンベア上に振り分けて載置する必要がある。 For example, one processing apparatus having a short processing time for one process on an article and another processing apparatus having a processing time longer than that of the one processing apparatus but capable of processing a large number of articles at the same time. If the article that has finished the one processing is sent out, placed on the belt conveyor, and transported to a receiving belt conveyor belonging to another processing device that is responsible for the next process, In some cases, the width of the article row that can be placed on the receiving belt conveyor is larger than the width of the article row placed on the belt conveyor. In such a case, it is necessary to distribute and place the article row placed on the delivery belt conveyor on the receiving belt conveyor.
具体的な例を挙げると、例えば、アイスクリームの製造工程間で行われる物品の移動がある。アイスクリームの製造工程では、アイスクリームの充填機から硬化トンネルへと硬化前アイスクリームを充填済みの容器の移動が行われるが、当該硬化前アイスクリームを充填済みの容器を硬化トンネルを通過させるために用いるベルトコンベアは、充填機から送り出される当該硬化前アイスクリームを充填済みの容器を搬送するベルトコンベアと比較して、一般的には幅の広いものが用いられる。 As a specific example, there is, for example, movement of an article performed between manufacturing processes of ice cream. In the ice cream manufacturing process, the container filled with the pre-curing ice cream is moved from the ice cream filling machine to the curing tunnel, but the container filled with the pre-curing ice cream is passed through the curing tunnel. In general, a belt conveyor having a wider width is used as compared with a belt conveyor that transports containers filled with the pre-curing ice cream that is sent out from the filling machine.
そのため、充填機からの搬送に用いられるベルトコンベアの搬送速度は硬化トンネルの搬送ベルトコンベアの搬送速度よりも速いものの、搬送幅は当該硬化トンネルのベルトコンベア幅よりも狭く構成されているため、当該幅の狭いベルトコンベア上に載置された物品列を当該幅の広いベルトコンベアに移し替える必要があった。 Therefore, although the conveyance speed of the belt conveyor used for conveyance from the filling machine is faster than the conveyance speed of the conveyance belt conveyor of the curing tunnel, the conveyance width is configured to be narrower than the width of the belt conveyor of the curing tunnel. It was necessary to transfer the article row placed on the narrow belt conveyor to the wide belt conveyor.
そこで、従来はこうした硬化前アイスクリームを充填済みの容器の、充填機から硬化トンネルへの移載には、充填機から送り出される当該容器を搬送する送出しベルトコンベアと、硬化装置への当該容器の搬送を行う受取りベルトコンベアとの間に、長尺の中間フレームを備えた移載装置を用いていた。そして当該移載装置では、当該中間フレームに、一旦充填機から送出しベルトコンベアにより搬送される当該容器の容器列を移載し、これを数回繰り返すことによって、中間フレームに移載された当該容器列の幅が、硬化トンネルに搬送される受取りベルトコンベアの搬送幅に適合する幅に揃ってから受取りベルトコンベアに移載するという手順により当該容器の移載を行っていた。 Therefore, conventionally, in order to transfer such a container filled with ice cream before curing from the filling machine to the curing tunnel, a delivery belt conveyor that conveys the container delivered from the filling machine, and the container to the curing device. A transfer device having a long intermediate frame is used between the receiving belt conveyor and the receiving belt conveyor. In the transfer device, the container frame of the container that is once sent from the filling machine and conveyed by the belt conveyor is transferred to the intermediate frame, and the transfer is repeated several times to transfer the container row to the intermediate frame. The containers were transferred according to the procedure of transferring to the receiving belt conveyor after the width of the container row was matched to the width of the receiving belt conveyor transferred to the curing tunnel.
すなわち、具体的には図６（a）に示すように、充填機Ｆから搬送される硬化前アイスクリームを充填済みの容器列Ｗ´は搬送路の進行方向に対して直交する方向には概ね一列となって、搬送ベルトコンベアＣ１´上に載置されている。（なお、同図中のそれぞれの矢印は各ベルトコンベアの搬送方向を示している。）そして、当該充填機Ｆから搬送ベルトコンベアＣ１´によって搬送された当該硬化前アイスクリームを充填済みの容器列Ｗ´は、図６（b）に示すように、一旦当該搬送ベルトコンベアＣ１´から移載装置本体（図示しない）に設けられた間欠的に平行移動する中間フレームmに順次移し替えられていた。当該中間フレームmは図６（c）の矢印Ｉで示すように、搬送ベルトコンベアＣ1´の進行方向に対して直交する方向に平行移動するものであり、搬送ベルトコンベアＣ1´からシュータＳ１を介して送られた当該充填済みの容器列Ｗ´を受け取ると順次当該中間フレームmに設けられた空き空間を当該シュータS1の下に来るように平行移動して、当該充填容器列Ｗ´を受け取るという手順を繰り返し、そして図６（d）に示すように、当該中間フレームmに硬化トンネルHへの搬送を行うベルトコンベアＣ2´の幅に適合する程度の容器列Ｗ´の幅が形成された場合に、図６（e）に示すように、硬化トンネルＨのベルトコンベアＣ２´にシュータＳ２を介して当該充填容器列Ｗ´を移載するという工程を繰り返していた。 Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, the container row W ′ filled with the pre-curing ice cream transported from the filling machine F is generally in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the transport path. It is placed in a line on the conveyor belt conveyor C1 ′. (In addition, each arrow in the figure indicates the conveying direction of each belt conveyor.) And, a row of containers filled with the pre-curing ice cream conveyed from the filling machine F by the conveying belt conveyor C1 ′. As shown in FIG. 6 (b), W ′ has been sequentially transferred from the conveyor belt conveyor C1 ′ to the intermediate frame m that is intermittently translated and provided in the transfer device main body (not shown). . As shown by the arrow I in FIG. 6 (c), the intermediate frame m translates in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the conveyor belt conveyor C1 ′. From the conveyor belt conveyor C1 ′ via the shooter S1. When the filled container row W ′ sent is received, the empty space provided in the intermediate frame m is sequentially translated so as to come under the shooter S1, and the filled vessel row W ′ is received. When the procedure is repeated and, as shown in FIG. 6D, the width of the container row W ′ is formed in the intermediate frame m so as to fit the width of the belt conveyor C2 ′ that conveys to the curing tunnel H. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 (e), the process of transferring the filling container row W ′ to the belt conveyor C 2 ′ of the curing tunnel H via the shooter S 2 was repeated.
しかし、このような移戴装置の場合には、次のような欠点があった。例えば、充填機Ｆから送り出された充填済みの容器列Ｗ´を一旦中間フレームｍに移し変えるため、当該充填済みの硬化前アイスクリームの容器列Ｗ´を硬化トンネルＨへ直接送り込む事ができず、硬化トンネルＨに送り込まれるまでに待ち時間があった。そのため、当該待ち時間中に硬化前アイスクリーム中の氷結晶の成長が進行するか乃至は硬化前アイスクリームの溶化が進行し、品質の低下を招いていた。また、当該待ち時間は、充填機Ｆから送り出された容器列Ｗ´毎に異なるため、硬化トンネルＨに送り込まれるまでに当該列毎に待ち時間が異なる結果となり、製品の均質性を向上する上で問題があった。 However, such a transfer device has the following drawbacks. For example, since the filled container row W ′ delivered from the filling machine F is once transferred to the intermediate frame m, the filled pre-curing ice cream container row W ′ cannot be directly fed into the curing tunnel H. There was a waiting time before being sent to the curing tunnel H. For this reason, the growth of ice crystals in the pre-curing ice cream progresses during the waiting time, or the solubilization of the pre-curing ice cream proceeds, leading to a reduction in quality. In addition, since the waiting time is different for each container row W ′ sent out from the filling machine F, the waiting time is different for each row before being sent into the curing tunnel H, thereby improving the homogeneity of the product. There was a problem.
一方、このように、狭い幅のコンベアから広い幅のコンベアに物品を並び替える装置として、先行技術文献１に開示されている振分コンベアがある。 On the other hand, there is a sorting conveyor disclosed in Prior Art Document 1 as an apparatus for rearranging articles from a narrow-width conveyor to a wide-width conveyor.
しかし、上記先行技術文献１に開示されている振分コンベアは、幅狭なベルトコンベアを有し前工程から搬送されてきた複数の製品を一列状態で搬送する単列コンベアから、下方の多列コンベアに並べ替えるものである。そのため、単列ではなく、送出しベルトコンベアに複数の物品がコンベアの搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列に配列されている場合の移し替えについては対応できるものではなかった。 However, the sorting conveyor disclosed in the above-mentioned prior art document 1 has a narrow belt conveyor and a lower multi-line from a single-line conveyor that conveys a plurality of products conveyed from the previous process in a single row. They are rearranged on the conveyor. For this reason, transfer is not possible when a plurality of articles are arranged in a line in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveyor, instead of a single line.
また、上記先行技術文献１に開示されている振分コンベアは、単列コンベアからの移し替えを前提とするものである。そのため、送出しベルトコンベアから受取りベルトコンベアに物品を移し替える場合には、当該送出しベルトコンベアに複数の物品がコンベアの搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列に配列されている場合に、その方向を維持したまま、当該複数の物品を、そのまま当該受取りベルトコンベアの搬送方向に直交する方向に一列に整列したまま移し替える事ができるものでもなかった。 Moreover, the sorting conveyor currently disclosed by the said prior art document 1 presupposes the transfer from a single row conveyor. Therefore, when transferring articles from the delivery belt conveyor to the receiving belt conveyor, when a plurality of articles are arranged in a line in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveyor, The plurality of articles could not be transferred while being aligned in a line in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the receiving belt conveyor while maintaining the direction.
そのため、従来技術には、送出しベルトコンベアから、それよりも搬送幅の広い受取りベルトコンベアに物品を移し替える場合に、待ち時間を要すること無く連続的に複数の物品を当該受取りベルトコンベアの搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列に整列したまま移載する事について、解決すべき課題があった。 Therefore, in the prior art, when transferring an article from a delivery belt conveyor to a receiving belt conveyor having a wider conveying width, a plurality of articles are continuously conveyed by the receiving belt conveyor without a waiting time. There was a problem to be solved about transferring in a line in a direction orthogonal to the direction.
そこで、上記課題を解決するために本発明は、送出しコンベアから搬送される物品を、該送出しコンベアより搬送路の幅が広く形成された受取りコンベアに移載する物品の移載装置であって、前記送出しコンベアの搬送路の出口より内側の下方に搬送路の入口が配設され、前記送出しコンベアから搬送対象とされる物品を載置して搬送する第１コンベアと、前記送出しコンベアの搬送路の出口より内側と前記第１コンベアの搬送路入口より内側とが上面視で重なり合う領域内に第１回動軸を有し、前記第１コンベアを水平方向に回動させる第１回動装置と、前記第１コンベアの搬送路出口より内側の下方に搬送路の入口が配設され、前記第１コンベアから搬送される該物品を載置して搬送する第２コンベアと、前記第１コンベアの搬送路の出口より内側と前記第２コンベアの搬送路入口より内側とが上面視で重なり合う領域内に第２回動軸を有し、該第２コンベアを水平方向に回動させる第２回動装置とからなり、前記第１コンベアの搬送路の出口には前記物品の前記第２コンベアへの移載を検出する第１排出センサが設けられ、前記第２コンベアの搬送路の出口には前記物品の前記受取りコンベアへの移載を検出する第２排出センサが設けられており、前記第１コンベア及び前記第２コンベアの搬送速度を可変とするとともに、前記第１回動装置と前記第２回動装置の動作速度及び回動角度を可変とし、該第１排出センサと該第２排出センサによる前記物品の位置情報に基づいて、前記第１コンベア及び前記第２コンベアの搬送速度と前記第１回動装置と前記第２回動装置の動作速度及び回動角を制御する制御部とを備えたことを特徴とする。
Accordingly, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an article transfer device for transferring an article conveyed from a delivery conveyor to a receiving conveyor having a wider conveyance path than the delivery conveyor. A first conveyor for placing and conveying an article to be conveyed from the delivery conveyor; A first rotating shaft in a region where the inner side from the outlet of the conveyor path of the conveyor and the inner side of the inlet of the first conveyor overlap in a top view, and the first conveyor rotates in the horizontal direction. A first rotation device, and a second conveyor in which an inlet of the conveyance path is disposed below the conveyance path outlet of the first conveyor, and the article conveyed from the first conveyor is placed and conveyed; Exit of the conveyance path of the first conveyor I from a more inward and the inner side of the conveying path inlet of the second conveyor has a second pivot shaft in the area of overlap in a top view, a second rotating device that rotates the second conveyor in the horizontal direction A first discharge sensor for detecting transfer of the article to the second conveyor is provided at an outlet of the conveyance path of the first conveyor, and the outlet of the article is provided at an outlet of the conveyance path of the second conveyor. A second discharge sensor for detecting transfer to the receiving conveyor is provided, the conveyance speed of the first conveyor and the second conveyor is variable, and the first rotating device and the second rotating device The operation speed and the rotation angle of the first conveyor and the second conveyor are changed based on the position information of the article by the first discharge sensor and the second discharge sensor. Operation of the device and the second turning device Characterized by comprising a control unit for controlling the degree and angle of rotation.
また本発明による上記課題の解決は、前記第１コンベアにより複数の物品が搬送される場合に、前記第１コンベアの搬送路の搬送方向と前記第２コンベアの搬送路の搬送方向とを平行としておき、前記第1コンベアから前記第2コンベアに前記複数の物品が移載された後に前記第2コンベアの搬送路と前記第2回動装置とを駆動させる事を特徴とする、前記物品の移載装置を用いた物品の移載方法により効果的に達成される。 Moreover, the solution of the above-described problem according to the present invention is that when a plurality of articles are conveyed by the first conveyor, the conveyance direction of the conveyance path of the first conveyor and the conveyance direction of the conveyance path of the second conveyor are parallel. The transfer of the article is characterized in that after the plurality of articles are transferred from the first conveyor to the second conveyor, the conveyance path of the second conveyor and the second rotating device are driven. This is effectively achieved by the article transfer method using the mounting apparatus.
本発明の物品の移載装置によれば、送出しベルトコンベア上を搬送路の搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列毎に整列して搬送されている複数の物品を、該送出しベルトコンベアとは搬送速度が異なり、該送出しベルトコンベアよりも搬送幅の広い受取りベルトコンベアに移し替える場合に、待ち時間を要すること無く連続的に、当該複数の物品を当該受取りベルトコンベアの搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列に整列したまま移載する事が可能である。更に、当該物品により構成される列に多少の乱れがある場合であっても、当該受取りベルトコンベアに対して、一直線状に整列した状態で物品を移載する事が可能である。 According to the article transfer device of the present invention, a plurality of articles that are transported in a line in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the transport path on the transport belt conveyor are transported to the transport belt conveyor. When the transfer speed is different from that of the delivery belt conveyor and the transfer belt conveyor is wider than the delivery belt conveyor, the plurality of articles are continuously moved in the transfer direction of the reception belt conveyor without waiting time. On the other hand, it can be transferred while being aligned in a line in a direction perpendicular to the direction. Furthermore, even if there is some disturbance in the row constituted by the article, it is possible to transfer the article in a state of being aligned in a straight line with respect to the receiving belt conveyor.
以下本発明の移載装置Ｔの実施形態の構成を図面に基づいて説明する。 Hereinafter, the configuration of an embodiment of the transfer device T of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
図1は本発明の物品の移載装置Ｔの実施形態の概略を示す斜視図であり、図２は本発明の移載装置Ｔの実施形態の概略を示す側面図である。 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of an embodiment of an article transfer device T of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing an outline of an embodiment of the transfer device T of the present invention.
本発明の移載装置Ｔは、全体構成を図１に示すように、第１ベルトコンベアＮ１と、当該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路出口（同図の右側方向）の下方に搬送路入口をむけて設けられた第２ベルトコンベアＮ２と、当該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路入口（同図の左側方向）の下方に設けられた第１回動装置Ｒ１と、当該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路出口と当該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路入口（同図の左側方向）とが上面視で重なり合う領域の下方に設けられた第２回動装置Ｒ２とを主要な構成要素としている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the transfer device T of the present invention has a first conveyor belt N1 and a conveyor path entrance below the conveyor path outlet (right side in the figure) of the first conveyor belt N1. A second belt conveyor N2 provided for the first belt conveyor N1, a first rotating device R1 provided below the conveyance path entrance (left direction in the figure) of the first belt conveyor N1, and the first belt conveyor N1. The main component is a second rotating device R2 provided below a region where the conveyance path outlet and the conveyance path entrance of the second belt conveyor N2 (left side direction in the figure) overlap in a top view.
そして、本発明の移載装置Ｔは、図２に示すように、物品処理装置Ａの送出しベルトコンベアＣ１と物品処理装置Ｂの受取りベルトコンベアＣ２との間に配設され、本発明の移載装置Ｔの第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路入口（同図の左側方向）は、物品処理装置Ａの送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路出口の下方に配設され、本発明の移載装置Ｔの第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路出口（同図の右側方向）は、対象物品列Ｗを移載する際に、物品処理装置Ｂの受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路入口の上方に来るように配設される。 Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the transfer device T of the present invention is disposed between the delivery belt conveyor C1 of the article processing apparatus A and the receiving belt conveyor C2 of the article processing apparatus B. The conveyance path inlet (left direction in the figure) of the first belt conveyor N1 of the loading apparatus T is disposed below the conveyance path outlet of the delivery belt conveyor C1 of the article processing apparatus A, and the transfer apparatus T of the present invention. The second belt conveyor N2 is arranged so that the conveyance path outlet (right direction in the figure) is located above the conveyance path inlet of the receiving belt conveyor C2 of the article processing apparatus B when the target article row W is transferred. Established.
そのため、物品処理装置Ａから送出された物品列Ｗは、送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から、本願発明の移載装置Ｔの第１ベルトコンベアＮ１と第２ベルトコンベアＮ２を経由して、受取りベルトコンベアＣ２に移載され、物品処理装置Ｂへと送られる。 Therefore, the article train W sent from the article processing apparatus A is received from the delivery belt conveyor C1 via the first belt conveyor N1 and the second belt conveyor N2 of the transfer apparatus T of the present invention, and the receiving belt conveyor C2. To the article processing apparatus B.
以下これを更に詳述する。 This will be described in detail below.
図２中のＣ１は物品ｗを搬送する送出しベルトコンベアであり、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１で搬送される物品ｗは複数個を一ショットとして前工程の物品処理装置Ａから搬送方向に直交する方向に一列となって送り出されている。なおここで、本発明の移載装置Ｔをアイスクリームの製造装置に用いる場合は、当該物品処理装置Ａはアイスクリームの充填機などが想定される。 C1 in FIG. 2 is a delivery belt conveyor that conveys the article w, and a plurality of articles w conveyed by the delivery belt conveyor C1 are orthogonal to the conveyance direction from the article processing apparatus A in the previous process. It is sent out in a line in the direction. Here, when the transfer device T of the present invention is used in an ice cream manufacturing apparatus, the article processing apparatus A is assumed to be an ice cream filling machine or the like.
図１及び図２中のＮ１は本発明の移載装置Ｔを構成する第１ベルトコンベアである。該第１ベルトコンべアＮ１は、図２中では左側にある送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から、シュータＳＣを介して搬送された物品ｗを受け取って、同じく本発明の移載装置Ｔを構成する第２ベルトコンベアＮ２へ、シュータＳ１を介して搬送する機能を有すると共に、首振り動作（回動）を行うものであり、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の搬送速度は、停止状態を含む可変となっている。また、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の入口（図２中では左側）の近くの下方には、該搬送路の入口近くの該搬送路の搬送幅の中間位置に設けられた第１回動軸ＲＣ１を中心として、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１を回動させる第１回動装置Ｒ１が設けられている。該第１回動装置Ｒ１は該第１回動軸ＲＣ１を中心として該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口側を水平方向に回動させることにより、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に接続された該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路出口側の端部を、受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の幅方向の一端方向から他端方向へ対向させる。そして該第１回動装置Ｒ１の該第１回動軸ＲＣ１は該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の入口から搬送路のやや内側にあると同時に、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路出口側の端部からやや内側にあり、上記回動装置Ｒ１により上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１が回動した場合でも、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路の出口側の端部が、上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路入口側の端部から搬送路内側に位置するように配設され、互いに干渉することなく該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１と該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１間とで搬送路の連続性が保たれるように設定されている。 N1 in FIG.1 and FIG.2 is the 1st belt conveyor which comprises the transfer apparatus T of this invention. First Berutokon bare-N1 from delivery belt conveyor C1 to the left is in Figure 2, the receive conveyed articles w via the chute S C, also constitute a transfer apparatus T of the present invention 2 the belt conveyor N2, and has a function of conveying through the chute S 1, and performs a swing operation (rotation), the conveying speed of the conveying path of the first belt conveyor N1 includes a stopped state It is variable. Further, in the lower part near the entrance (on the left side in FIG. 2) of the transport path of the first belt conveyor N1, a first time is provided at an intermediate position of the transport width of the transport path near the entrance of the transport path. A first rotating device R1 for rotating the first belt conveyor N1 is provided around the moving axis RC1. The first rotation device R1 is connected to the first belt conveyor N1 by horizontally rotating the exit side of the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1 around the first rotation axis RC1. The end of the second belt conveyor N2 on the conveyance path outlet side is opposed from one end direction to the other end direction in the width direction of the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2. The first rotating shaft RC1 of the first rotating device R1 is slightly inside the conveying path from the inlet of the conveying path of the first belt conveyor N1, and at the same time the conveying path outlet side of the sending belt conveyor C1. Even when the first belt conveyor N1 is rotated by the rotation device R1, the end on the outlet side of the conveying path of the delivery belt conveyor C1 is located on the outlet side of the first belt conveyor. N1 is disposed so as to be located on the inside of the conveyance path from the end of the conveyance path entrance side of N1, and the continuity of the conveyance path is maintained between the feeding belt conveyor C1 and the first belt conveyor N1 without interfering with each other. It is set to sag.
また、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口付近には第１物品排出センサＤ１が設けられている。該第１物品排出センサＤ１は、搬送された物品ｗが上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路から上記第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路に排出（移載）されたかどうか等の位置情報を検出するものであり、光センサなどのセンシングデバイスにより構成されている。 Further, a first article discharge sensor D1 is provided in the vicinity of the exit of the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1. The first article discharge sensor D1 detects position information such as whether or not the conveyed article w has been discharged (transferred) from the transfer path of the first belt conveyor N1 to the transfer path of the second belt conveyor N2. It is constituted by a sensing device such as an optical sensor.
また、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の側面には、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の駆動と該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１全体の制御とを行う第１駆動・制御部Ｍ１が設けられている。 In addition, a first drive / control unit M1 that drives the transport path of the first belt conveyor N1 and controls the entire first belt conveyor N1 is provided on a side surface of the first belt conveyor N1.
図１及び図２中のＮ２は、上記でも言及した本発明の移載装置Ｔを構成する第２ベルトコンベアである。該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２は、上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１により搬送される物品ｗをシュータＳ１を介して移載して搬送し、首振り動作（回動）を行い、受取りベルトコンベアＣ２にシュータＳ２を介して移載するものであり、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２搬送路出口側の端部は該受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路入口のやや内側に来るように配設される。該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２は搬送路の搬送速度が前記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１と同様に停止状態を含む可変となっている。そして、前記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１と同様に該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の入口（図では左側）の近くの下方には、該搬送路の入口近くに設けられた第２回動軸ＲＣ２を中心として該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２を回動させる第２回動装置Ｒ２が設けられている。該第２回動装置Ｒ２は該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の出口側を水平方向に回動させ、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の出口側の端部を該受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の入口側端部に対して平行に対向させるものである。（ただし、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の出口側の端部は、該端部が回動しても、受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の内側に来るように調整されている。）そして該第２回動装置Ｒ２の該回動軸ＲＣ２は、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の入口からやや内側にあると同時に、前記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口からやや内側にあり、該第２回動装置Ｒ２により該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２が回動した場合でも、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口側の端部が、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路入口の端部から搬送路内側に位置するようにされ、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１と該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２との間で搬送路の連続性が保たれるように設定されている。また、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２と該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１は該第２回動装置Ｒ２を介して接続されており、該第２回動装置Ｒ２の下部には、該第１回動装置Ｒ１と該第２回動装置Ｒ２の回動動作による移動を補助し、該第１及び該第２ベルトコンベア（Ｎ１，Ｎ２）の荷重を支持するための脚部Ｌが設けられている。また、前記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１と同様に、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の出口付近には第２物品排出センサＤ２が設けられている。該第２物品排出センサＤ２は搬送された物品ｗが前記第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路から前記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路に排出（移載）されたかどうか等の位置情報を検出するものであり、前記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に設けられているものと同様に、光センサなどのセンシングデバイスにより構成されている。 N2 in FIG.1 and FIG.2 is a 2nd belt conveyor which comprises the transfer apparatus T of this invention mentioned above. Second belt conveyor N2 is shooter articles w conveyed by the first conveyor belt N1 and conveyed transferred through the chute S 1, performs a swing operation (rotation), the receiving belt conveyor C2 is intended to mount transfer via S 2, the ends of said second belt conveyor N2 conveying path outlet side is disposed so as slightly on the inside of the conveying path inlet of receiving up belt conveyor C2. In the second belt conveyor N2, the conveyance speed of the conveyance path is variable including the stop state like the first belt conveyor N1. In the same manner as the first belt conveyor N1, a second rotating shaft RC2 provided near the entrance of the transport path is located near the entrance (left side in the figure) of the transport path of the second belt conveyor N2. Is provided with a second rotating device R2 for rotating the second belt conveyor N2. The second rotating device R2 horizontally rotates the exit side of the conveyance path of the second belt conveyor N2, and the end of the second belt conveyor N2 on the exit side of the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2. It is made to oppose in parallel with the entrance side edge part of a conveyance path. (However, the end portion on the outlet side of the conveyance path of the second belt conveyor N2 is adjusted so as to come inside the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2 even if the end portion rotates). The rotation axis RC2 of the second rotation device R2 is slightly inside from the entrance of the transport path of the second belt conveyor N2, and at the same time slightly from the exit of the transport path of the first belt conveyor N1. Even when the second belt conveyor N2 is rotated by the second rotating device R2, the end portion on the outlet side of the conveying path of the first belt conveyor N1 is located at the inlet of the conveying path of the second belt conveyor N2. It is set to be located on the inner side of the conveyance path from the end, and is set so that the continuity of the conveyance path is maintained between the first belt conveyor N1 and the second belt conveyor N2. Further, the second belt conveyor N2 and the first belt conveyor N1 are connected via the second rotation device R2, and the first rotation device R1 is disposed below the second rotation device R2. And a leg L for supporting the movement of the second rotating device R2 by the rotating operation and supporting the load of the first and second belt conveyors (N1, N2). Similarly to the first belt conveyor N1, a second article discharge sensor D2 is provided in the vicinity of the exit of the conveyance path of the second belt conveyor N2. The second article discharge sensor D2 detects position information such as whether or not the conveyed article w has been discharged (transferred) from the transfer path of the second belt conveyor N2 to the transfer path of the receiving belt conveyor C2. There is a sensing device such as an optical sensor, similar to the one provided on the first belt conveyor N1.
また、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の側面には、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の駆動と該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２全体の制御とを行う第２駆動・制御部Ｍ２が設けられている。 Further, on the side surface of the second belt conveyor N2, there is provided a second drive / control unit M2 that drives the transport path of the second belt conveyor N2 and controls the entire second belt conveyor N2.
そして、該受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路に移載された物品列Ｗは次の物品処理装置Ｂへと送り込まれる。 Then, the article row W transferred to the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2 is sent to the next article processing apparatus B.
次に、上記の構成を有する本発明の移載装置Ｔによる、送出しベルトコンベアＣ１からの物品列Ｗの受け取りから、受取りベルトコンベアＣ２への当該物品列Ｗの受け渡しまでの基本動作を図３に示した動作説明図により説明する。 Next, the basic operation from the receipt of the article row W from the delivery belt conveyor C1 to the delivery of the article row W to the receiving belt conveyor C2 by the transfer device T of the present invention having the above configuration is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the operation explanatory diagram shown in FIG.
図３(a)は本願発明に係る移載装置Ｔに、物品処理装置Ａから供給された物品列Ｗが送出しベルトコンベアＣ１により搬送されて、本願発明を構成する第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に当該物品列Ｗが搬送される直前の状態を示した上面図である。（なお、図３では説明に必要の無い部分は適宜省略し、図中の矢印は物品列Ｗを示すものを除き、各ベルトコンベアの搬送方向を示している。）同図では物品処理装置Ａからは１ショットあたり４個の物品ｗが送り出され、これらの物品ｗは送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路の搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列の物品列Ｗとして配設されており、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路の出口付近まで搬送されている。そしてこの時、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１は当該物品列Ｗを移載しようとする受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の幅方向のうちの、後述する一部の領域の方向を向いており、当該第１ベルトコンベアに接続された本願発明の第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路は、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路と平行な方向に向けられている。 FIG. 3 (a) shows the transfer of the articles W supplied from the article processing apparatus A to the transfer apparatus T according to the invention of the present application, which is conveyed by the belt conveyor C1 and applied to the first belt conveyor N1 constituting the invention of the present application. It is a top view showing a state immediately before the article row W is conveyed. (Note that in FIG. 3, parts not necessary for the description are omitted as appropriate, and the arrows in the figure indicate the conveying direction of each belt conveyor except for the one indicating the article row W.) In FIG. 4 articles w are sent out from one shot, and these articles w are arranged as a row of articles W in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying path of the delivery belt conveyor C1, It is conveyed to the vicinity of the exit of the conveying path of the delivery belt conveyor C1. And at this time, this 1st belt conveyor N1 has faced the direction of the one part area | region mentioned later among the width directions of the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2 which is going to transfer the said row | line | column W of the said, The conveyance path of the second belt conveyor N2 of the present invention connected to the one belt conveyor is directed in a direction parallel to the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1.
なお、ここで、本実施形態では、図４に示すように、受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路上の搬送路に直交する方向の領域をＣ２a、Ｃ２b、Ｃ２cの３つに区分している。そして、上記送出しベルトコンベアＣ１と上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送方向を同一と設定し、その搬送方向を同図中の矢印Ｙで示した場合、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の搬送方向が該矢印Ｙとなす角度をθ°とした場合には図４（a）のように、物品列Ｗの移載をＣ２aの領域に行い、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の搬送方向が該矢印Ｙとなす角度を０°とした場合には図４（b）のように、物品列Ｗの移載をＣ２ｂの領域に行い、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の搬送方向が該矢印Ｙとなす角度を−θ°とした場合には図４（ｃ）のように、物品列Ｗの移載をＣ２ｃの領域に行う事としている。そのため、上記図３（a）の場合には、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１は上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２のうち図４におけるＣ２aの領域を向いた状態を示していることになる。そしてこの後、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１上を搬送された物品列Ｗは、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路の動きにより、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から本願発明の該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に移載される。 Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the area | region of the direction orthogonal to the conveyance path on the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2 is divided into three, C2a, C2b, and C2c. When the transporting direction of the sending belt conveyor C1 and the receiving belt conveyor C2 is set to be the same, and the transporting direction is indicated by an arrow Y in the figure, the transporting direction of the transporting path of the first belt conveyor N1 When the angle formed by the arrow Y is θ °, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the article row W is transferred to the region C2a, and the conveyance direction of the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1 is When the angle formed by the arrow Y is 0 °, as shown in FIG. 4B, the transfer of the article row W is performed in the region C2b, and the transport direction of the transport path of the first belt conveyor N1 is When the angle formed by the arrow Y is −θ °, the article row W is transferred to the region C2c as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the case of FIG. 3 (a), the first belt conveyor N1 is facing the area C2a in FIG. 4 of the receiving belt conveyor C2. After that, the article row W conveyed on the delivery belt conveyor C1 is moved from the delivery belt conveyor C1 to the first belt conveyor N1 of the present invention by the movement of the conveyance path of the delivery belt conveyor C1. Reprinted.
図３（b）はこうして当該物品列Ｗが送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から本願発明の第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に移載された直後の状態を示したものである。このように、上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路は、上記送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路とは平行でないため、物品列Ｗは第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の方向とは傾斜して載置されている。したがって、図５に示すように、第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口を向ける方向により、物品列Ｗは第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の搬送方向に対して傾斜して載置されることになり、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１が、ベルトコンベアＣ１乃至Ｃ２の搬送路の搬送方向に対し、θ°の時は同図中のα、０°の時は同図中のβ、−θ°の時は同図中のγ、の方向を向くことになる。しかし、本願発明では、物品列Ｗがどのような方向を向いているか、又は、個々の物品ｗが一直線上に無く乱れた列を形成した状態で上記送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から送られた場合であっても、最終的には、上記第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の動作により、上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２に対して、搬送路の搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一直線状に一列に物品を移載する事が可能である。 FIG. 3 (b) shows a state immediately after the article row W is sent out and transferred from the belt conveyor C1 to the first belt conveyor N1 of the present invention. As described above, since the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1 is not parallel to the conveyance path of the delivery belt conveyor C1, the article row W is loaded with an inclination with respect to the direction of the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1. Is placed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the article row W is placed inclined with respect to the conveyance direction of the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1 depending on the direction in which the exit of the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1 is directed. When the first belt conveyor N1 is θ ° with respect to the conveying direction of the conveying paths of the belt conveyors C1 to C2, α in the figure is shown, and 0 ° is β, −θ ° in the figure. In this case, the direction is γ in the figure. However, in the present invention, in which direction the article row W is oriented, or when the individual articles w are sent from the delivery belt conveyor C1 in a state where they are not in a straight line and form a disordered row. Even in this case, finally, by the operation of the second belt conveyor N2, the articles are transferred to the receiving belt conveyor C2 in a straight line in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveying path. Things are possible.
図３（b）に戻って説明を続けると、このように上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に移載された物品列Ｗは、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の動きにより該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１上を平行移動して上記第２ベルトコンベアＮ２方向へ搬送され、図３（ｃ）に示すように、物品列Ｗを構成する物品ｗの最初の一つが上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口側の端部に到達し、これらの該物品列Ｗを構成する各物品ｗは順次本願発明を構成する上記第２ベルトコンベアＮ２に移載される。 Returning to FIG. 3B, the description will be continued. The article row W transferred onto the first belt conveyor N1 in this way is moved by the movement of the conveying path of the first belt conveyor N1 to the first belt conveyor N1. As shown in FIG. 3 (c), the first one of the articles w constituting the article row W is moved along the conveying path of the first belt conveyor N1. The articles w which reach the end on the outlet side and constitute the article row W are sequentially transferred onto the second belt conveyor N2 constituting the invention of the present application.
この際、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２は、該物品列Ｗを構成する該物品ｗの移載が終わるまでは搬送路の稼働を停止させており、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口部に設けられた上記第１物品排出センサＤ１により該物品列Ｗを構成する全物品が該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２に移載されたことを確認した後で、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路を作動させる。 At this time, the second belt conveyor N2 stops the operation of the conveyance path until the transfer of the articles w constituting the article row W is finished, and the exit portion of the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1 After confirming that all articles constituting the article row W have been transferred to the second belt conveyor N2 by the first article discharge sensor D1 provided on the conveyor, the conveyance path of the second belt conveyor N2 is Operate.
該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の作動をこのように行うのは、物品列Ｗの整列を行うためである。すなわち、本願発明を構成する上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１は物品を移載する上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の幅方向に対して、水平方向に回動するものであるため、上記送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から物品ｗの移載を受ける際には、上述の図４乃至図５で示したように該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路の搬送方向に対して、平行か若しくは角度θを有した状態にあり、物品列Ｗを該搬送方向に対して直交する状態で受けることができない場合がある。そのため、かかる物品列を搬送路の方向に対して直交する方向に整列させるために、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２を用いるものであり、これにより、複数の物品ｗが一直線上に無い多少乱雑な列を構成している場合であっても、上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２に対しては、一直線に整列した状態で、物品列Ｗを移載する事が可能となる。そして、このように上記第２ベルトコンベアＮ２に移載された物品列Ｗは搬送路の搬送方向に対して直交する方向に一列を構成するため、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２から上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２に該物品列Ｗを移載する場合には、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の出口側と該受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の出口側を平行に合わせることによって、該受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の搬送方向に対して物品列Ｗを直交する方向に整列させた状態で、該物品列Ｗを移載する事が可能となる。 The operation of the second belt conveyor N2 is performed in this way in order to align the article row W. That is, since the first belt conveyor N1 constituting the invention of the present application rotates in the horizontal direction with respect to the width direction of the conveying path of the receiving belt conveyor C2 for transferring articles, the feeding belt conveyor. When receiving the transfer of the article w from C1, as shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 5 described above, the state is parallel to the transport direction of the transport path of the feed belt conveyor C1 or has an angle θ. In some cases, the article row W cannot be received in a state orthogonal to the transport direction. Therefore, the second belt conveyor N2 is used in order to align the article row in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the conveyance path, and thereby, the somewhat messy row where the plurality of articles w are not in a straight line. Even if it comprises, it becomes possible to transfer the goods row | line W to the said receiving belt conveyor C2 in the state aligned in a straight line. The article row W thus transferred to the second belt conveyor N2 constitutes a row in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the conveying path, so that the receiving belt conveyor C2 is received from the second belt conveyor N2. When the article row W is transferred to the receiving belt conveyor C2, the outlet side of the conveying path of the second belt conveyor N2 and the outlet side of the conveying path of the receiving belt conveyor C2 are aligned in parallel. The article row W can be transferred in a state where the article row W is aligned in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the conveyance path.
こうして、図３（ｄ）に示すように該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２に物品列Ｗを構成する物品ｗの全てが移載されると、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路と第２回動機構Ｒ２とを順次稼働し、該物品列Ｗを上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２方向に移動させるとともに、図３（e）に示すように、上記第２回動軸ＲＣ２中心にして搬送路の出口側を上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の入口側と平行になるように、同図中の矢印Ｋ方向に回動させる。（なお、物品を移載する受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の領域に応じて、第２ベルトコンベアＮ２は、Ｋとは逆方向にも回動可能である。）この際、搬送路上の物品列Ｗが、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の回動により上記第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に接触することを防止するために、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の駆動速度と回転速度とは、該物品列Ｗに影響が無いように同期させ、該物品列Ｗが上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２に移載される直前に、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２の搬送路の出口側を上記受取りベルトコンベアのＣ２の搬送路の入口側と平行になるように動作させる。 Thus, as shown in FIG. 3D, when all of the articles w constituting the article row W are transferred to the second belt conveyor N2, the conveyance path and the second rotation mechanism of the second belt conveyor N2 are transferred. R2 and S2 are sequentially operated to move the article row W in the direction of the receiving belt conveyor C2, and as shown in FIG. 3 (e), the exit side of the conveying path is centered on the second rotation axis RC2. The receiving belt conveyor C2 is rotated in the direction of arrow K in the figure so as to be parallel to the entrance side of the conveying path of the receiving belt conveyor C2. (Note that the second belt conveyor N2 can also rotate in the direction opposite to K depending on the area of the receiving belt conveyor C2 to which articles are transferred.) At this time, the article row W on the conveyance path is In order to prevent the second belt conveyor N2 from contacting the first belt conveyor N1 due to the rotation of the second belt conveyor N2, the driving speed and the rotational speed of the conveyance path of the second belt conveyor N2 affect the article row W. And immediately before the article row W is transferred to the receiving belt conveyor C2, the outlet side of the conveying path of the second belt conveyor N2 is the inlet side of the conveying path of C2 of the receiving belt conveyor. To be parallel to
そして、図３（f）に示すように、該第２ベルトコンベアＮ２から上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２へ上記物品列Ｗを移載して、上記第２物品排出センサＤ２により上記第２ベルトコンベアＮ２から上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２への移載を確認し、上記送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から上記受取りベルトコンベアＣ２への物品列の移載を完了させる。そして、その後連続して送出しベルトコンベアＣ１からの移載を行う場合には、新たに物品列Ｗの移載をしようとする受取りベルトコンベアＣ２上の任意の領域に該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路の出口方向を向け、上記と同様の手順を繰り返して、新たな物品ｗの移載を行こととなる。 Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (f), the article row W is transferred from the second belt conveyor N2 to the receiving belt conveyor C2, and the second article discharge sensor D2 removes the article belt W from the second belt conveyor N2. The transfer to the receiving belt conveyor C2 is confirmed, and the transfer of the article row from the sending belt conveyor C1 to the receiving belt conveyor C2 is completed. Then, when continuously transferring and transferring from the belt conveyor C1, the first belt conveyor N1 is placed in an arbitrary area on the receiving belt conveyor C2 to which the article row W is newly transferred. A new article w is transferred by turning the exit direction of the transport path and repeating the same procedure as described above.
なお、上記実施の形態では、一つの物品列Ｗを中心に説明した。しかし、上記物品処理装置Ａから送られる物品列Ｗは順次送られてくるものであるため、制御タイミングを調整する事により、送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に一つの物品列Ｗが搬送され、当該一つの物品列Ｗが、受取りベルトコンベアＣ２に移載される前であっても、次の物品列を本発明の移載装置Ｔに受け入れて搬送する事も可能である。 In the above embodiment, the description has been made centering on one article row W. However, since the article row W sent from the article processing apparatus A is sequentially sent, one article row W is sent from the delivery belt conveyor C1 to the first belt conveyor N1 by adjusting the control timing. Even before the one article row W is conveyed and transferred to the receiving belt conveyor C2, the next article row can be received and transferred to the transfer device T of the present invention.
また、本発明は上記実施形態に限定されること無く、本発明の技術思想を逸脱しない範囲で種々の改変が可能である。 The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.
例えば、上記実施例では、本願の第１ベルトコンベアＮ１を受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路のうちの幅方向の任意の領域に向けてから、送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１へ物品ｗの移載を行っている。しかし、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１と該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１との搬送路を平行にしてから該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１へ物品の移載を行い、その後該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１を、該受取りベルトコンベアＣ２の搬送路の幅方向うちの任意の領域に向ける手順とする事も可能である。この場合は、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１の搬送路を稼働させた状態で、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１へ物品の移載を行い、移載が行われた後で、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１に設けられた第１回動装置Ｒ１を動作させ、かかる回動動作の途中で、搬送中の物品列Ｗが送出しベルトコンベアＣ１に接触しないように搬送速度と回動角度を調整して動作させる。そして、その上で、該第１ベルトコンベアＮ１から第２ベルトコンベアＮ２に物品を搬送し、上記と同様の手順により物品列Ｗを受取りベルトコンベアＣ２へ移載することも可能である。なお、このように送出しベルトコンベアＣ１から第１ベルトコンベアＮ１へ物品ｗを移載する場合等には、該送出しベルトコンベアＣ１の搬送路の出口側付近に該物品ｗの位置情報を検出する第３物品排出センサＤ３を用いる構成とする事も可能である。 For example, in the above embodiment, the first belt conveyor N1 of the present application is directed to an arbitrary region in the width direction in the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2, and then the article is sent from the sending belt conveyor C1 to the first belt conveyor N1. The transfer of w is performed. However, the articles are transferred from the delivery belt conveyor C1 to the first belt conveyor N1 after the conveying paths between the delivery belt conveyor C1 and the first belt conveyor N1 are parallel, and then the first belt is transferred. It is also possible to use a procedure in which the conveyor N1 is directed to an arbitrary area in the width direction of the conveyance path of the receiving belt conveyor C2. In this case, the article is transferred from the delivery belt conveyor C1 to the first belt conveyor N1 in a state where the conveyance path of the first belt conveyor N1 is operated, and after the transfer is performed, The first rotation device R1 provided on the first belt conveyor N1 is operated, and the conveyance speed and rotation are performed so that the article row W being conveyed does not contact the belt conveyor C1 during the rotation operation. Operate by adjusting the angle. Then, it is also possible to convey articles from the first belt conveyor N1 to the second belt conveyor N2, and transfer the article row W to the belt conveyor C2 by the same procedure as described above. When the article w is transferred from the delivery belt conveyor C1 to the first belt conveyor N1, the position information of the article w is detected near the exit side of the delivery path of the delivery belt conveyor C1. It is also possible to adopt a configuration using the third article discharge sensor D3.
また、本実施形態では、第１駆動・制御部Ｍ１と第２駆動・制御部Ｍ２とは別個に設けているが、少なくとも制御部については別個に設ける構成としない事も可能である。また、第１回動機構Ｒ１と第２回動機構Ｒ２の駆動源は必ずしも物理的に別個に設ける必要はなく、共用する事も可能である。 In the present embodiment, the first drive / control unit M1 and the second drive / control unit M2 are provided separately, but at least the control unit may not be provided separately. Further, the drive sources of the first rotation mechanism R1 and the second rotation mechanism R2 do not necessarily need to be physically provided separately, and can be shared.
更に、本実施形態ではベルトコンベアを用いたが、チェーンコンベアやローラコンベア等、移載する物品に応じて任意の形式のコンベアを用いる事も可能である。 Furthermore, although the belt conveyor is used in the present embodiment, any type of conveyor such as a chain conveyor or a roller conveyor can be used depending on the article to be transferred.
Ｔ 移載装置
Ｃ１ 送出しベルトコンベア
Ｃ２ 受取りベルトコンベア
Ｎ１ 第１ベルトコンベア
Ｎ２ 第２ベルトコンベア
Ｍ１ 第１駆動・制御部
Ｍ２ 第２駆動・制御部
ｗ 物品
Ｗ 物品列
Ａ、Ｂ 物品処理装置
ＲＣ１ 第１回動軸
ＲＣ２ 第２回動軸
Ｒ１ 第１回動装置
Ｒ２ 第２回動装置
Ｄ１ 第１物品排出センサ
Ｄ２ 第２物品排出センサ
Ｄ３ 第３物品排出センサ
Ｌ 脚部
Ｆ 充填機
Ｗ´ 容器列
Ｃ１´、Ｃ２´ 搬送ベルトコンベア
m 中間フレーム
Ｓ、Ｓ１、Ｓ２、ＳＣ、Ｓ１、Ｓ２ シュータ
Ｈ 硬化トンネル
Ｉ、Ｙ 搬送方向を示す矢印
Ｋ 回動方向を示す矢印
T transfer device C1 delivery belt conveyor C2 receiving belt conveyor N1 first belt conveyor N2 second belt conveyor M1 first drive / control unit M2 second drive / control unit w article W article array A, B article processing apparatus RC1 first 1 rotation axis RC2 2nd rotation axis R1 1st rotation apparatus R2 2nd rotation apparatus D1 1st article discharge sensor D2 2nd article discharge sensor D3 3rd article discharge sensor L leg F filling machine W 'container row C1 ', C2' Conveyor belt conveyor
m Intermediate frames S, S1, S2, S C , S 1 , S 2 Shooter H Curing tunnel I, Y Arrow indicating transport direction K Arrow indicating rotation direction
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前記送出しコンベアの搬送路の出口より内側の下方に搬送路の入口が配設され、前記送出しコンベアから搬送対象とされる物品を載置して搬送する第１コンベアと、
前記送出しコンベアの搬送路の出口より内側と前記第１コンベアの搬送路入口より内側とが上面視で重なり合う領域内に第１回動軸を有し、前記第１コンベアを水平方向に回動させる第１回動装置と、
前記第１コンベアの搬送路出口より内側の下方に搬送路の入口が配設され、前記第１コンベアから搬送される該物品を載置して搬送する第２コンベアと、
前記第１コンベアの搬送路の出口より内側と前記第２コンベアの搬送路入口より内側とが上面視で重なり合う領域内に第２回動軸を有し、該第２コンベアを水平方向に回動させる第２回動装置とからなり、
前記第１コンベアの搬送路の出口には前記物品の前記第２コンベアへの移載を検出する第１排出センサが設けられ、前記第２コンベアの搬送路の出口には前記物品の前記受取りコンベアへの移載を検出する第２排出センサが設けられており、前記第１コンベア及び前記第２コンベアの搬送速度を可変とするとともに、前記第１回動装置と前記第２回動装置の動作速度及び回動角度を可変とし、該第１排出センサと該第２排出センサによる前記物品の位置情報に基づいて、前記第１コンベア及び前記第２コンベアの搬送速度と前記第１回動装置と前記第２回動装置の動作速度及び回動角を制御する制御部とを備えたことを特徴とする物品の移載装置。 An article transfer device for transferring an article conveyed from a delivery conveyor to a receiving conveyor formed with a wider conveying path than the delivery conveyor,
A first conveyor that has an inlet of a conveying path disposed below the outlet of the conveying path of the delivery conveyor, and places and conveys articles to be conveyed from the delivery conveyor;
A first rotating shaft is provided in a region where the inner side from the outlet of the conveying path of the delivery conveyor and the inner side of the inlet of the conveying path of the first conveyor overlap in top view, and the first conveyor is rotated in the horizontal direction. A first rotating device for causing
A second conveyor that is disposed below the conveyance path outlet of the first conveyor and that conveys the article conveyed from the first conveyor;
A second rotating shaft is provided in a region where the inner side from the outlet of the conveying path of the first conveyor and the inner side of the inlet of the conveying path of the second conveyor overlap in top view, and the second conveyor is rotated in the horizontal direction. Ri Do from the second rotating device and which,
A first discharge sensor for detecting transfer of the article to the second conveyor is provided at an outlet of the conveyance path of the first conveyor, and the receiving conveyor for the article is provided at an outlet of the conveyance path of the second conveyor. A second discharge sensor for detecting transfer to the first conveyor and the second conveyor for changing the conveying speed of the first conveyor and the second conveyor, and the operation of the first rotating device and the second rotating device. The speed and rotation angle are variable, and based on the position information of the article by the first discharge sensor and the second discharge sensor, the conveyance speed of the first conveyor and the second conveyor, the first rotation device, An article transfer device comprising: a control unit that controls an operation speed and a rotation angle of the second rotation device.
前記第１コンベアにより複数の物品が搬送される場合に、前記第１コンベアの搬送路の搬送方向と前記第２コンベアの搬送路の搬送方向とを平行としておき、前記第１コンベアから前記第２コンベアに前記複数の物品が移載された後に前記第２コンベアの搬送路と前記第２回動装置とを駆動させる事を特徴とする、請求項１に記載された物品の移載装置を用いた物品の移載方法。
An article transfer method for transferring an article conveyed from a delivery conveyor to a receiving conveyor formed with a wider conveyance path than the delivery conveyor,
When a plurality of articles are transported by the first conveyor, the transport direction of the transport path of the first conveyor and the transport direction of the transport path of the second conveyor are set parallel to each other, and the second conveyor is connected to the second conveyor. 2. The article transfer device according to claim 1, wherein after the plurality of articles are transferred to a conveyor, the conveyance path of the second conveyor and the second rotating device are driven. 3. The transfer method of the article which was.
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