JPH0237683Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention relates to a confectionery packaging device.
In particular, it relates to a confectionery boxing device that is relatively soft as a whole and exhibits an excellent effect when applied to fresh confectionery, etc., and is suitable for carefully arranging and packing the confectionery in deep boxes. It is.

(Prior art) Conventional automatic confectionery packaging equipment for arranging and packing ordinary fresh confectionery into deep boxes is one that lightly throws the confectionery into the air and places it inside the box. The first method is to mechanically open and close the gap between a pair of plates of the sweets scissors and grasp the sweets, but the former method depends on the accuracy of the alignment of the sweets stored in the box. There are limits to this, and it may be difficult to realize depending on the depth of the box.

In addition, the latter method relies only on the frictional force of the contact surface between the board of the confectionery scissors and the confectionery, so it is necessary to pinch the confectionery from both sides with considerable force, which may damage the shape of the confectionery. This is an especially noticeable disadvantage when the confectionery is soft.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made to solve the problems of the conventional device mentioned above.It is a very simple device and easy to operate to ensure a safe and reliable way to automatically pack sweets into boxes. The processing operation has been realized, so that it can be fully handled even when the confectionery being handled as a whole is relatively soft and easily deformed, and when the box is a deep box with high edges. The purpose of this invention is to provide a confectionery packaging device that can be used to package confectionery without causing the confectionery to lose its shape.

(Structure of the invention) This invention has a structure to achieve the above object, and is a device for automatically storing sweets in a box. A pair of confectionery scissors is provided which is made up of a pair of opposing strip-shaped elastic thin plates that can be moved up and down and moved to a predetermined position, and the portions of the pair of elastic thin plates that grip the confectionery are elastically approached or moved toward each other. It is characterized in that a means for separating is provided in the middle of the elastic thin plate.

(Example) Next, an example of the present device will be described in detail based on the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a cross-feeding conveyor, which sequentially conveys sweets A and A placed in a line along the length of the conveyor. 2
A pusher is installed adjacent to the lateral conveyor 1, and pushes out the confectionery on the conveyor in the vertical direction from the upper surface of the conveyor and transfers it from the conveyor onto the conveyor 3 on the downstream side thereof. For this purpose, the pusher 2 is provided with a cylinder 4 and interlocking means for detecting the proximity of the sweets on the traverse conveyor 1 and sequentially pushing out the sweets when they reach a predetermined position. 5 is a sensor provided facing the traverse conveyor 1 for this purpose.

6 is a rod connecting the pusher 2 and the cylinder 4, and 7 is a feed conveyor for feeding confectionery to the lateral conveyor 1. 8 is candy scissors,
The confectionery scissors 8 includes a pair of opposing thin strip-shaped elastic plates 9, 9. Reference numerals 10 and 10 denote a pair of horizontal shafts, which are arranged side by side with an appropriate distance between them, and each has one slit 11 bored therein. The plates 9,9 of the confectionery scissors 8 are passed through slits 11,11, respectively. The two horizontal shafts 10, 10 are engaged with each other so as to be restrained and interlocked by gears 12, 12 attached to one end thereof, so that both shafts reversibly rotate in opposite directions by equal angles.

That is, the horizontal shaft 10, slit 11, gear 12, etc. in this embodiment elastically move the portions of the candy scissors 8 toward or away from each other with respect to the pair of elastic thin plates 9, 9 that grip the sweets. This shows a suitable example of a means for
In addition, such means may include, for example, making use of the elasticity of the plates 9 so that they are always close together or always apart, and inserting a wedge into the gap between the opposing plates 9, or By fitting a hoop on the outside of , 9 and moving the wedge or hoop up and down in that state, it is possible to separate things that are always close together and to approach things that are always apart, respectively, within the elastic limit. It goes without saying that this is possible. Note that 13 is a claw formed by slightly bending the tip of the plate 9 inward.

To explain the operation of packaging confectionery with the confectionery boxing device having the above-mentioned configuration, in FIG. When the height of the bottom surface of A is reached, the horizontal shafts 10, 10 are forcibly rotated by gears 12, 12 in the directions of arrows P, P'. Then, the plates 9, 9 curve appropriately and elastically clamp the confectionery A from both sides with a weak force, and the claws 13 prevent the confectionery A from slipping downward, thereby safely and reliably gripping the confectionery. can be raised. Then, the candy scissors 8 are moved in the direction of the arrows D→E→F and hung at a predetermined position on the box H. When the confectionery comes into contact with the bottom surface of the box H, the horizontal axes 10, 10 are moved in the opposite direction, that is, the arrow Q,
Forcibly rotates in the direction of Q′. Then, board 9,
9 is forcibly curved in the opening direction at the lower part from the slit on the horizontal axis, and the confectionery A is on the plates 9, 9
freed from the state of being held captive by

(Effect of the invention) Since this invention device is configured as described above,
When confectionery is automatically packed into boxes, etc., safe and reliable processing is achieved using extremely simple equipment and easy operation, and as a result, the confectionery handled as a whole is relatively soft and easily deformed. The present invention has an excellent effect in that even if the box has a high edge and a deep box, it can be handled satisfactorily and the shape of the confectionery will not be distorted.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present device, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of its main parts. 1...Horizontal conveyor, 2...Putsha, 3...
...Conveyor, 4...Cylinder, 5...Sensor,
6... Rod, 7... Feeding conveyor, 8...
Confectionery scissors, 9... Board, 10... Horizontal shaft, 11...
...Slit, 12...Gear, 13...Claw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a device that automatically stores sweets in a box,
Confectionery scissors made of a pair of opposing strip-shaped elastic thin plates are provided, which are capable of lifting and lowering the confectionery and moving it to a predetermined position while gripping the confectionery by holding both sides of the confectionery to be stored; A confectionery packaging device characterized in that a means is provided in the middle of the elastic thin plates for causing confectionery gripping portions of the pair of elastic thin plates to elastically approach or separate from each other.