JPH0248411Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for feeding matchi boxes to a matchi filling machine in a matchi production line.

In the conventional Matsuchi production line, the outer box and inner box manufactured by the outer box machine and the inner box machine are sent out from these machines in a vertical feed such that their short sides are oriented transversely to the transport direction. Next, continue to feed vertically, for example, 16 rows of outer boxes and 16 rows of inner boxes.
It is spread out into a total of 32 rows, and when it is sent in these 32 rows, it is removed. The total of 32 columns are then assembled into two columns again, with
The orientation of the outer box and the inner box with respect to the transport direction is changed from vertical transport as described above to horizontal transport in which the long sides are oriented transversely to the transport direction. In this way, the outer boxes and inner boxes that are transversely fed in two rows in total are fed to the filling machine while being transversely fed in two rows.

On the other hand, as is known, in so-called continuous machines, the insertion of the shaft into the belt rod, the application of paraffin to the shaft, the soaking of the shaft in the head drug component, the drying of the head and the formation of the formed pine rod. Delivery is accomplished. The delivered matchsticks are also supplied to the above-mentioned filling machine, where the matchsticks are filled into an inner box that is fed laterally.

However, in such a conventional Matsushi production line, the boxes are spread out into, for example, 32 rows, which requires a large amount of floor space. Additionally, when boxes are spread out over many rows, it is difficult to clearly distinguish between a series of boxes with one print and a series of boxes with another print, and to send the exact number of boxes with a particular print. It becomes possible. Furthermore, to convert from vertical to horizontal feeding,
The work is complex, requires a large amount of space, and often requires the assistance of a worker.

Therefore, the object of this invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks regarding devices for feeding match boxes to match filling machines in match production lines.

To achieve this purpose, according to this invention, a feeding device for feeding mattchi boxes to a mattchi filling machine is
The present invention has an outlet for the inner box, an outlet for the outer box, and a transport device that receives the inner box and the outer box from these exits and transports each of the inner box and the outer box sequentially to the Matsushi filling machine. In the feeding device, the transport device and the two outlets are arranged such that the long sides of the inner box and the outer box are oriented transversely to the transport direction along the entire transport path between these two outlets and the matte filling machine. achieved.

In a feeding device according to the invention with such characteristics, a device for forming a buffer for the inner and outer boxes along the transport path is preferably arranged upstream of the match filling machine. Here, a buffer refers to a storage arrangement that accommodates a sufficient amount of boxes to enable uninterrupted work on a production line or the like.

Matsushi's inner and outer boxes are made by an inner box machine, or an inner box manufacturing machine, and an outer box machine, or an outer box manufacturing machine, respectively. According to this idea, the boxes (inner box and outer box) are made in 16 rows. It can be sent directly from the manufacturing machine to a match-filling machine, also called a box-filling machine, without having to spread it out into many rows.

The device according to this invention can be used with various box-making machines, and depending on the production capacity of the box-making machine, buffers for the inner and outer boxes may be installed between the box-making machine and the filling machine, or The storage capacity of Batsuhua will be increased or decreased.

If necessary, between the box-making machine and said outlet there are provided means for aligning the boxes so that the long sides of the boxes are oriented transversely to the transport direction.

The outer box and the inner box are preferably transported in pairs on a transport device.

The buffer is preferably formed as a jet conveyor, i.e. a conveyor of the type that forces the boxes forward along a transport path by means of an air flow having a force component in the direction of transport, the transport path being
Preferably, it is formed to meander through a number of levels.

Hereinafter, a conventional Matsuchi production line, that is, a Matsuchi machine line, and an embodiment of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, the line designated 10 represents the infeed path for an inner or outer box in a conventional Matchi machine line. A total of 16 branches start from this feed path 10. In practice, this branch comprises a box straightening machine with a box conveyor. In the path 10 and the 16 adjacent branches 11, the box is
It is transported with its short side facing sideways in the transport direction. The shunt indicated by 12 in FIG. 1 shows the situation after a so-called lateral feed has been inserted.
From each set of eight rows of shunts 11, the boxes are now discharged in such a way that they are turned sideways. Thus, in the two shunts 12 the box has a transformed orientation such that its long side edges are transverse to the transport direction. Into the shunt 12 a box filling machine is inserted. After the filling machine and the shunt 12, the boxes become horizontally spread out into 16 rows. These columns are indicated by 13, and after the inspection table which indicates the path on the inspection table, for example, the boxes are fed so that they gather in two columns again. These two columns are indicated at 14 in FIG.

To summarize, boxes are sent through shunts 10, 11, and 1.
3, it is carried out vertically, but in the other branches the feeding is carried out with the long side of the box oriented transversely to the feeding direction. Furthermore, it is recognized that the number of columns often changes. That is, in the actual order, one row becomes 16 rows, these 16 rows are collected into two rows simultaneously with the conversion of the orientation of the box, then the feeding is carried out in 16 rows, and finally Performed in two columns.

The device according to the invention, on the other hand, exhibits a fairly clean and desirable flow diagram. This diagram shows the flow when the flow comes from the outer box machine (BAR) or from the inner box machine (JUL2).
Represents either. The shunt into which this machine is inserted is designated 15 in FIG. 2 and consists of a single row. In the manifold, this single row 15 has two
It is divided into two columns 16. Illustrated in Figure 2 by KUB is a buffer device for boxes from and, as shown in Figures 3-11 as a variety of embodiments, this buffer can be installed on several floors. It has a jet conveyor consisting of. What follows in Figure 2 represents a box filling machine.
It is a unit indicated by ROM. The next unit, KUD, is the inspection buffer device. The next unit of VAT is the packaging unit. In paths 15 and 16, the box is transported for the entire time on its side, ie with its long side edges transverse to the transport direction. Thus,
A lateral feed from the type 11 path is not necessary and the flow proceeds in one and the same direction from one unit to the next without interruption through the various units. In order to reduce the impact of possible difficulties on individual units, the buffer KUB
and KUD are inserted. However, for example,
Path 1 corresponding to one or more boxes of each type
5, such buffers can be omitted or reduced.

In a practical embodiment of the Matsushi machine line according to this invention, shown in FIGS. 3-5, FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view from the box machine side of the line, and a partial view from the opposite, inspection, buffer and packaging side. FIG. 5 shows the line viewed from above.

Reference numeral 17 indicates the inner box machine JUL2 in FIG. 2, and reference numeral 18 indicates the outer box machine BAR. The individual boxes are delivered from the machine 17 oriented laterally, and the boxes from the box machine 18 are delivered in the opposite orientation, which means that a 90° change in orientation is necessary. Such conversion takes place in this portion of the path. In the sections 19, 20 of the path, the boxes are thus transported with their long side edges oriented transversely to the transport direction. 19 and 20 are the 12th and 13th
1 shows a more or less conventional conveyor of the type shown diagrammatically in the figure; part 19 in the transport direction,
Next to 20 is a manifold 21. Its job is to split the stream of boxes from two to four. The basic structure of this manifold 21 is clearly shown in FIG. As can be seen from this figure, the end of the path can be repositioned between two positions, one shown in solid lines and the other in dashed lines. Repositioning is accomplished by a pressurized air cylinder, which is controlled, for example, by a time relay and/or a photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell senses the level of each pair of outer and inner boxes and adjusts the path end repositioning so that substantially the same level is maintained in each pair of outer and inner box paths. Control by sensing. At each end of the path, boxes are fed into different paths of the jet conveyor 23 following the manifold. The conveyor consists of four vertical feed sections 24
Starting from , we arrive at a number of loops that are located one above the other and form buffers for the boxes from . Since the buffer 23 has four paths, it also has four outlets. These exits are shown in Figure 5.
5, 26, 27 and 28. Among these paths (exits), paths 26 and 27 represent inner case paths, and paths 25 and 28 represent outer case paths. Subsequent transport, with the boxes still in the same orientation, takes place in a unit representing box filling machine 29 and designated ROM in FIG. Since this machine normally operates with vertical discharge of matches and is arranged so that discharge (filling) takes place on both sides of its center line 30, the box is simply placed at points 25-28.
It is necessary to be able to rotate it by 90°, and this is achieved without any difficulty. Filling machine 29
At the end of , the inner and outer boxes are extruded together, so that the outlet of this unit 29 has two paths 31, 3
2. The machine designated KL4 in FIG. 5 and shown in side view in FIG. 3 is a so-called continuous machine 33. This machine operates in the basic manner described at the beginning of the detailed description of the invention, so it will not be described here.

The filled and co-extruded boxes from the filling machine 29 and its outlets 31, 32 are conveyed to an inspection buffer device 34 in the form of a jet conveyor. This conveyor is covered by Swedish Patent Application No. 77 12809−
Details are given in No. 8. The path finally reaches the unit marked VAT and the unit marked VAV3. These units are packaging unit 3
5 and a cartoning machine 36.

Figures 6-8 and 9-11 include Figures 3-5.
Since the same types of units are used as in the illustrated embodiment, they are designated by the same reference numerals for the sake of simplicity. In FIG. 8, SAB2 represents the friction printing device 37, SAV2 represents the drying device 38, and KU7 represents the synchronizing device 39.

FIG. 12 shows the transport of inner boxes having the desired orientation from the inner box machine 17 via an endless conveyor 40 to a second horizontal conveyor 41 extending to a vertical discharger 24 driven by a blower 42. Represents the place of transportation. The end of the conveyor 41 can be repositioned laterally, as indicated by arrow 43 in FIG. This repositioning thus conveyor path 1
Regarding the ends of numbers 9 and 20.

Dispatch from box machine 18 cannot be accomplished with individual boxes in the desired orientation. Instead, a device is provided to orient the box. The basic construction of this device is clear from FIG. 14, in which a pair of vertical endless belts 44 are provided for separating boxes in a row of "wrongly oriented" boxes 45;
Roller device 45 and guide 46 to achieve the final reorientation of the box to the position indicated by path 20
is illustrated. The details of such reorientation are not discussed in detail in this invention, but constitute the object of another invention filed at the same time as this invention.

As can be seen from several examples of whole-line designs, the basic idea is quite flexible. Therefore, the intention of this invention should be limited only by the gist of the invention stated in the claims for utility model registration.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an illustrative diagram of the transportation route for inner and outer boxes in a typical Matsuchi machine line. FIG. 2 is an illustrative diagram of the transportation route for the inner and outer boxes in the Matsushi machine line according to this invention. Third
Figures 4 and 5 are two side and plan views showing a first embodiment of the full line arrangement. 6, 7, and 8 are diagrams corresponding to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, respectively, representing other embodiments of the entire line. FIGS. 9, 10 and 11 are diagrams corresponding to the previous two embodiments representing further embodiments of the entire line. FIG. 12 is a diagram clearly showing the inner box machine and its vicinity. FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 12 regarding the outer box machine. 1st
Figure 4 shows two box machines in mutually operating position,
FIG. 4 is a diagram representing the beginning of the transport path from the second row to the fourth row manifold. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the principle of the manifold in more detail. In the drawing, 17 is an inner box machine, 18 is an outer box machine, 21 is a guide device, 23 is a box buffer, 29 is a filling machine, and 45 and 46 are devices for orienting the boxes in a desired direction.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A means for delivering an inner box, a means for delivering an outer box, and a means of transport 19-2 for arranging and transporting the delivered inner and outer boxes to the Matsushi filling machine 29.
1, 23, in the apparatus for supplying matte boxes to a matte filling machine, the transport means 19-2
1, 23 and the delivery means align the inner box and the outer box in the first area of the transport path between the delivery means and the filling machine such that the long sides of the inner box and the outer box are oriented transversely to the transport direction. Means to make it happen 1
7, 44, 45, 46, and is characterized in that, upstream of the filling machine, it is provided with a stepped storage section for the inner and outer boxes. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein controllable guiding means 21 are provided for guiding the inner box or the outer box in at least one pair of transport paths 21, 24. 3. The controllable guide means 21 is formed as a dispensing device, the actuating part 22 of which can be controlled from the filling location of the respective transport channel 20, 21, 23, 24. equipment. 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the guide means 21 is arranged in front of the storage section 23. 5. Device according to claim 4, in which the inner box or the outer box is transported in the storage section 23 by the action of air.