JPH0155170B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention is a method of sequentially transporting objects placed at the lowest position one by one among a group of objects stacked in layers, such as flat objects such as books. The present invention relates to a conveyance device for conveying in a predetermined direction, and particularly to a conveyance device capable of properly conveying objects having different wall thicknesses with a simple operation.

<Prior art> For example, the following is a conveying device that conveys the lowest conveyed articles one by one in a predetermined direction from among a group of conveyed articles formed by stacking flat conveyed articles such as books in a layered manner. Something like this is known. That is, among the group of conveyed articles that are attached at a predetermined interval to a conveyed article guide table and an endless conveyor that runs parallel to the conveyed article guide table, and that are placed on the conveyed article guide table and stacked in layers. a pushing member arranged above the conveyance object guide table and configured to lock the conveyance object placed at the lowest position in the conveyance object group so that the conveyance object can be conveyed in a predetermined direction; This is a conveyance device consisting of a gate rod that allows only the conveyed articles placed at one position to pass through, and restricts other conveyed articles to be placed at a predetermined placement position.

However, in such conventional conveying devices, the conveyed object guide table and the running track of the endless conveyor are always set parallel to each other, so that the conveyed object placed on the conveyed object guide table and the pushed object attached to the conveyor are The relative height relationship with other members is also always maintained unchanged. As a result, for example, a height of 2cm is effectively conveyed when conveying an object having a height of 3cm.
If the pushing member has its protrusion height set at This has the disadvantage that the protruding height of the member must be adjusted or replaced.

<Object of the Invention> The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to transport objects in a group of transported objects formed by stacking flat transported objects such as books in layers. It pertains to a conveyance device for conveying objects placed at the lowest position one by one in a predetermined direction,
In particular, objects with different wall thicknesses can be transported properly with simple operations.

<Configuration of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the conveying device of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, among the group of conveyed articles that are attached at a predetermined interval to a conveyed article guide table and an endless conveyor that runs parallel to the conveyed article guide table, and that are placed on the conveyed article guide table and stacked in layers. a pushing member arranged above the conveyed article guide table and configured to lock the conveyed article placed at the lowest position from the conveyance member so that the conveyed article can be conveyed in a predetermined direction; In a conveying device consisting of a gate rod that allows only conveyed objects placed on the conveyed object guide platform to pass through and restricts other conveyed objects to be placed at predetermined placement positions, By forming the running track of the endless conveyor corresponding to the installation position so as to gradually rise as it advances in the running direction, the pushing member attached to the endless conveyor is gradually moved relative to the conveyed object guide table. By configuring the structure so that the gate rod protrudes in the direction of the transport member, and by configuring the arrangement position of the gate rod to be adjustable in the front and back direction with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyed object, the conveyed object regulated by the gate rod and the pushing member can be separated. The locking position is adjustable.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 indicates a conveyed object guide stand, and on the starting end side of the conveyed object guide stand 1 is a conveyed object group A in which conveyed objects a... are stacked in layers. A placement position is formed. Code 2 is
It is a gate rod arranged on the conveyed object guide table 1, and the gate rod 2 is arranged at the lowest position among the conveyed objects group A placed at the loading position on the conveyed object guide table 1. It has a function of allowing only the transported object A to pass through, and regulating the other transported objects A so that they are placed at a predetermined placement position.

Reference numerals 3... are pushing members attached at predetermined intervals to an endless conveyor 4 consisting of a chain or belt that continuously runs parallel to the conveyed object guide table 1, and the pushing members 3 It has a function of transporting the object a placed at the lowest position among the group A of objects to be transported in a predetermined direction, that is, in the direction of the arrow in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 2, the reference numeral 5 is a drive roll on which an endless conveyor is installed.

Next, the configuration that characterizes the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. A running track of the endless conveyor 4 corresponding to a predetermined placement position of the conveyed object group A on the conveyed object guide table 1 is formed via an inclined guide 6 so that it gradually rises and slopes as it advances in the traveling direction. ing. In this embodiment, the inclination angle is 5 with respect to the conveyed object guide table 1.
It is formed so that it has an inclination of around 100 degrees. Describing this configuration in terms of the relationship between the pushing member 3 and the conveyed object a, the pushing member 3 attached to the endless conveyor 4 is positioned at the position shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, it is configured to gradually rise, that is, to protrude, and in the process of traveling in the direction of the arrow while gradually rising, it is stopped at the rear of the conveyed object a placed at the lowest position of the conveyed object group A. , is configured to push the conveyed object.

Furthermore, the feature of the present invention is that, as shown in FIG. 4, the arrangement position of the gate rod 2 is set in the front and rear directions (left and right in FIG. 4) with respect to the transport direction of the transported object.
It is configured so that it can be adjusted. From this point of view,
Conveyance group A regulated by gate rod 2 and pushing member 3
It becomes possible to adjust the locking position.

Next, the operation of the present invention having the above configuration will be explained.

The conveyance object group A stacked in layers is placed on the conveyance object guide table 1 at a predetermined placement position with its tip portion regulated by the gate rod 2. The conveyed object a placed at the lowest position among the conveyed objects group A arranged in this way is attached to the conveyor 4 which continuously travels in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. The rear side thereof is locked by the pushing member 3 that protrudes and rises, and is transported on the guide table 1 by the pushing member 3 that moves in the direction of the arrow while gradually rising. At this time, the other transported objects group A is lifted up by the pushing member that gradually rises, and
When it passes through the gate rod 2, it falls to its original placement position. The conveyed object a that has passed through the gate rod 2 is then transferred to a pushing member 3 that runs parallel to the conveyed object guide table 1.
is further transported in the direction of the arrow.

The objects to be transported are grouped into object group A in Fig. 4.
Therefore, when changing to the conveyed object group A1 formed from conveyed objects having a thinner wall thickness, the arrangement position of the gate rod 2 is changed from the initial intermediate position to a position to the left in the drawing. As a result, the rear position of the conveyance object group A1 is moved backward, and the rear part of the conveyance object A1 can be locked in a state where the pushing member 3 is at a low raised position. Conversely, when changing from the conveyed object group A to the conveyed object group A2 having a thicker wall thickness, the position of the gate rod 2 may be changed to a position to the right in the drawing.

<Effects of the Invention> Since the conveying device according to the present invention has the above-described configuration, the conveying device according to the present invention is arranged at the lowest position among a group of conveyed objects formed by stacking flat conveyed objects such as books in layers. When transporting objects one by one in a predetermined direction, for example, even if the wall thickness of the transported object changes, it is possible to transfer the transported objects with different wall thicknesses by simply changing the placement position of the gate rod. It has the excellent effect of being able to transfer the materials properly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are enlarged schematic side views showing the operating state of the present invention. 1...Conveyed object guide stand, 2...Gate rod, 3...
Pushing member, 4... Endless conveyor, 5... Drive roll, 6... Inclined guide, A... Group of conveyed objects.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A conveyance object guide table and an endless conveyor running parallel to the conveyance object guide table, which are attached at predetermined intervals, and are placed on the conveyance object guide table and stacked in layers. a pushing member that locks a conveyed object placed at the lowest position among a group of conveyed objects so that the conveyed object can be conveyed in a predetermined direction; A conveying device comprising a gate rod that allows only the conveyed articles placed at the lowest position in the group to pass through and restricts other conveyed articles to be placed at predetermined placement positions, wherein the conveyed article guide stand By forming the traveling track of the endless conveyor corresponding to the loading position of the group of conveyed objects so as to gradually rise as it advances in the traveling direction, the pushing member attached to the endless conveyor can move the conveyed objects. By configuring the gate rod so that it gradually protrudes from the guide table and by configuring the arrangement position of the gate rod to be adjustable in the front and rear directions with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyed object, conveyance regulated by the gate rod is achieved. A conveying device characterized in that a locking position between an object and the pushing member can be adjusted.