JPH0326090Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention is a card storage and packaging device that can suitably store cards such as lottery tickets and advertising cards in a package of an object to be packaged.

(Prior Art) In recent years, when packaging objects, for example, as shown in FIG. A means of packaging the product integrally with the package 10 to improve services to consumers is often used.

Conventionally, as means for carrying out this card storage and packaging work, there are means described in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 49-117194 and Japanese Utility Model Application No. 57-149207.

That is, as shown in FIG.
An arm 5 that can freely move cards 14 stored in a holder 50 is placed on the side of the transfer device 9 for use.
A card supply device 12 that can take out cards one by one at 1 is provided, and cards 14 can be supplied to the upper surface side of the packaged object 10.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, when the packaged object 10 is, for example, a beverage container having a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 14 may spoil the appearance of the product, and in such a case, it is necessary to attach the cards 14 to the side surface of the packaged item 10. still,
In this case, it is conceivable to transport the object to be packaged on its side and supply cards to the upper surface thereof, but with this method, there is a risk that the object to be packaged may roll during transfer.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention came up with the idea of supplying the cards 14 to the side surface of the packaged object 10 in an upright state using the conventional card supply device 12 described above, but in order to put this into practical use, The following problems arose.

That is, although the card supply device 12 is generally quite large, even if the card supply device 12 is installed at a position immediately before the former 5 of the packaging machine main body 30 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
Since the packaging film 3 is supplied in front of the holder, it is difficult to install the holder from the viewpoint of installation space. Therefore, the card supply device 12 is the sixth
As shown in the figure, it must be provided at a position considerably in front of the former 5.

However, as shown in the same figure, if the card supply device 12 is installed far in front of the former 5 and the cards 14 are directly supplied in an upright position to the side of the packaged item 10 on the transfer device 9 at this location. Since the cards 14 are lightweight, for example, a guide plate 3 is provided to maintain the cards 14 in an upright state.
Due to the frictional resistance of contact with the packaged items 10, cards 14 often become slower than the packaged items 10 during long-term transportation.

Therefore, in the conventional means, there is a misalignment in the transfer of the object to be packaged 10 and the cards 14, and when the object to be packaged 10 and the cards 14 are transported to the packaging machine main body 30 side in the misaligned state, the side surface of the object to be packaged 10 is A problem has arisen in that it is extremely difficult to package the cards in an integrated manner with the cards 14 properly attached.

Therefore, the present invention aims to enable integral packaging in which cards are attached to the sides of an object to be packaged, without causing inconveniences such as misalignment in the transfer of cards and objects to be packaged. That is the purpose.

(Means for solving the problem) The present invention does not directly supply cards from the card supply device to the packaged items transferred to the packaging machine main body side, but instead transfers the cards to the packaged items. This method eliminates the misalignment in the transfer between the packaged items and cards by transporting them through a different transfer path and feeding them to the packaged items at a position in front of the former, thereby solving the above-mentioned conventional problems. It was designed as a solution.

That is, in the present invention, the transfer device 9 for transferring the packaged article 10 to the former 5 side of the packaging machine main body side is provided at the transfer process position of the packaged article.
In a card storage and packaging device provided with a card supply device 12 for supplying cards to a predetermined position, a side of the transfer device 9 is provided with a device for receiving cards supplied from the card supply device 12. A transfer conveyor 23 for cards, which is transferred in an upright state, is arranged in parallel, and the transfer conveyor 23 for cards,
In order to be able to supply cards 14 in an upright position to the side surface of the packaged object 10 transferred to a position in front of the former 5 by the transfer device 9, the rear part thereof is connected to the transfer device 9, and the transfer conveyor 23 and the former 5
An air nozzle 28 that blows air toward the cards is provided between the cards and the like so that the cards can be pressed against the packaged items 10, and the packaged items 10 and the cards are made of a heat-shrinkable packaging material. This is a card storage and packaging device that is surrounded by a film 3 and is provided with a heating device 7 that heat-shrinks the packaging film 3.

(Function) Therefore, in the packaging device characterized by the above configuration, even if the card supply device 12 is provided at a position considerably in front of the former 5, the cards can be removed from the card supply device 12. The cards 14 can be delivered to the transfer conveyor 23, and the cards 14 can be supplied in an upright state to the side surface of the packaged object 10 at a position in front of the former 5. Therefore, after the cards 14 are supplied to the object to be packaged 10, both of them are immediately transferred to the former 5 side of the packaging machine main body, which may cause misalignment between the cards 14 and the object to be packaged 10. This means that this can be suitably avoided.

The card transfer conveyor 23 can be made much more compact than the card supply device 12, and in particular can be easily installed at the same height as the transfer device 9. Even in the case where the transfer conveyor 23 for cards and the like exists, the rear side of the card transfer conveyor 23 can be appropriately connected to the transfer device 9 at a position immediately in front of the former 5.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 2, first, the configuration of the packaging machine main body 30 will be explained. 1 is a perforator for carving perforations 4 in the packaging film 3 fed out from the take-up roll 2, and 5 is the packaging film. A former 3 is used to form a cylindrical shape, and 6 is a vertical sealer that vertically seals the packaging film 3 formed into a cylindrical shape using the former 5. Reference numeral 7 indicates a shrink tunnel device provided behind the former 5 via a pull-out conveyor 8.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a transfer device for transferring the article to be packaged 10 provided in front of the former 5 of the packaging machine main body 30, and a belt conveyor or the like is applied. 11,11
Guide plates are provided along both sides of the transfer device 9, and are used to prevent the packaged items 10 from falling over.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a card supply device provided at a side position of the transfer device 9. The configuration of this device will be explained with reference to FIG. The card holder is capable of holding a large number of stacked cards, and its lower opening 13a is formed with inward protrusions 29 to prevent the cards 14 from falling naturally. Reference numeral 15 denotes a card ejector having a suction portion 20 having a suction hole 19 connected to a vacuum pump (not shown) via a pipe 18 at the tip of an arm body 17 which can swing freely around a support shaft 16. The lowermost card 14 in the card holder 13 can be sucked by the suction arm 20 and taken out to the outside. Reference numeral 21 denotes a card dropping lever which is separately provided below the arm 15 so as to be swingable about a support shaft 22, and is capable of pressing downwardly the upper end of the card 14 which is attracted to the suction portion 20 of the arm 15. be.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a card transfer conveyor arranged side by side with the transfer device 9, the front part of which is located below the card drop lever 21 of the card supply device 12, and the rear part located just before the former 5. It is in a state where it is connected to the transfer device 9. The conveyor 23 is
A belt 25 is wound horizontally around a pair of driving and driven pulleys 24, 24a, and projecting pieces 26 are provided on the outer surface of the belt 25 at predetermined pitches. Further, a guide plate 27 is provided on one side of the conveyor 23 at a slight distance from the belt 25.

An air nozzle 28 blows air toward the card 14 so that the card 14 can be pressed against the packaged object 10, and the air nozzle 14 is provided between the card transfer conveyor 23 and the former 5.

This embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, and next, using this device, for example, a plurality of cylindrical packages 10
A case in which card storage and packaging work is performed for ... will be explained.

First, the article to be packaged 10 is guided by the guide plates 11 and 11 and transferred in an upright position on the transfer device 9.
Card 14 is placed on the card transfer conveyor 23 side.
supply. That is, after the card 14 in the holder 23 of the card supply device 12 is taken out to the outside by the suction part 20 of the card ejection arm 15, the arm 15 is lowered as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. At the same time, the card dropping lever 21 is activated to press the upper part of the card 14, thereby transferring the card 14 between the belt 25 of the card transfer conveyor 23 and the guide plate 2.
7 in an upright position.

Next, the card 14 is pushed forward by the projecting piece 26 of the belt 25 to be transferred forward in an upright state, and the card 14 is placed on the transfer device 9 that has been transferred to a position in front of the former 5. The packaged article 10 is fed to the side surface thereof in an upright state. still,
At this time, it is preferable to blow air toward the card 14 from the air nozzle 28, since this can reliably prevent the card 14 from falling over.

Therefore, when the card 14 is supplied to the side surface of the packaged object 10 at a position immediately before the former 5 as described above, both of them are immediately carried into the former 5 without shifting their positions, and are attached to the packaging film 3. Therefore, it is certain that they will be surrounded at the same time. After that, the packaging film 3 is transferred to the Shrink tunnel device 7.
By being heated at the perforation 4, the package is self-cut at the perforation 4 and heat-shrinked, thereby forming an integrally packaged package with the card 14 attached to the side surface of the packaged article 10, as shown in FIG. This will be obtained.

In the above embodiment, a belt-type conveyor having protrusions 26 is used as the card transfer conveyor 23, but the present invention is by no means limited to this. For example, a bar conveyor may be used, etc. The type and structure of the conveyor does not matter. In short, cards 1 received from the card supply device 12
It is sufficient that the former 4 has the function of being able to be transferred in an upright state, and that the rear portion thereof is connected to the transfer device 9 at a position in front of the former 5.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration of the card supply device 12 as in the above-mentioned embodiments, and does not limit the specific configuration, such as a configuration similar to the device shown in the conventional example.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the specific configuration of the packaging machine body as in the above embodiments, and the point is that the packaged items transferred to the former by the transfer device are wrapped in a heat-shrinkable packaging film. It may be of the type that encloses it, and its specific configuration does not matter.

Furthermore, the present invention does not care about the specific types, contents, materials, etc. of the packaged items 10 and cards, and the number of packaged items 10 per package may be multiple as in the above embodiment. It is not limited and may be singular.

In addition, the design of the present invention can be freely changed in the specific configuration of each part within the scope of the present invention.

(Effect of the invention) As described above, the present invention separately provides a card transfer conveyor on the side of the transfer device for transferring the packaged items to transfer the cards received from the card supply device in an upright state. , because the card is configured so that it can be fed to the side of the packaged item that has been transferred to a position in front of the former by being transported through a route different from the transporting route of the packaged item, and is therefore installed at a position just in front of the former. Even if the card supply device is installed far in front of the former, it is difficult to do so. There is no misalignment between the two during the transfer period, and both cards can be fed to the former immediately after being supplied to the packaged item, ensuring that the cards are attached to the side of the packaged item. A special effect has been achieved in that it is possible to perform integral packaging with a good external appearance in a state in which the product is exposed.

Furthermore, since an air nozzle is provided between the transfer conveyor and the former to blow air toward the cards, the air nozzle can supply the cards attached to the packaged items to the former as described above. Therefore, there is no fear that the cards will become an obstacle when the packaged items are fed into the former, and there is an advantage that misalignment between the cards and the packaged items can be more effectively prevented.

In addition, as mentioned above, air nozzles are used as a means to press the cards against the packaged items, so
It does not take up much space, and there is no problem in reducing the distance between the card transfer conveyor and the former.

Furthermore, since the structure is such that the cards are pressed against the packaged items by blowing air, air can be constantly blown regardless of the transfer speed of the packaged items in the transfer device. Therefore, it is not necessarily necessary to blow air in synchronization with the transfer device, which has the advantage of simplifying the structure.

In addition, the packaging film has heat-shrinkability, and since a heating device is provided to heat-shrink the packaging film surrounding these items and cards, the shrinkage force of the packaging film can be reduced. This allows the cards to be held in pressure contact with the packaged object, and the entire card can be protected by the packaging film, preventing the card from accidentally peeling off or falling off the packaged object.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the packaging device according to the present invention, FIG. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a main part of a conveyor for transfer, and FIG. 2 is a partially sectional schematic front view of a main part of the entire packaging apparatus. Third
The figure is a perspective view of a package containing cards. FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 are explanatory diagrams showing conventional examples. 5... Former, 7... Heating device, 9... Transfer device, 10... Item to be packaged, 12... Card supply device, 14... Cards, 28... Air nozzle, 30... Packaging machine main body, 23... Transfer conveyor for cards.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A card supply device 12 for supplying cards to a predetermined position is provided at a position where a transfer device 9 for transferring the packaged article 10 to the former 5 side of the packaging machine main body is provided. In the card storage and packaging device, a card transfer conveyor 23 is arranged on the side of the transfer device 9 to receive cards supplied from the card supply device 12 and transfer them in an upright state. In addition, the card transfer conveyor 23 has a rear portion that is connected to the transfer device in order to supply the cards 14 in an upright state to the side surface of the packaged object 10 that has been transferred to a position in front of the former 5 by the transfer device 9. 9, an air nozzle 28 is provided between the transfer conveyor 23 and the former 5 for blowing air toward the cards so that the cards can be pressed against the items 10 to be packaged. and cards are surrounded by a heat-shrinkable packaging film 3, and a heating device 7 for heat-shrinking the packaging film 3 is provided.