JPH036577Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an article transfer device for transferring articles transferred from a first transfer means to a second transfer means.

[Conventional technology]

For example, stockings and underwear are generally
It is stored in a transparent bag with a hard paper core, and the opening of the transparent bag is folded and sealed, and a label indicating quality, size, etc. is affixed. It is displayed as a product in stores.

However, the storage of stockings and underwear into bags, the folding and sealing of the bag opening, and the pasting of labels are all carried out by manufacturers, and automatic machines for this purpose have also been developed.

By the way, on the side that sells products containing the above-mentioned stockings, etc., it is better to have the label on the back side of the product (on the folded side of the bag opening) in order to display the products in a good-looking manner on the store shelves and to arouse the desire to purchase. As good as it is, there are cases where a label is affixed to the back side, and a label is affixed to the front side so that the size etc. can be recognized at a glance from the buyer's side. There are cases.

In order to meet this demand, manufacturers manufacture and ship products with labels affixed to the front and back sides.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Conventionally, in order to attach labels to the front and back sides separately, the bags with their openings sealed were manually placed on an automatic line for storing stockings and other items in bags, folding and sealing the bag openings, and pasting labels. The situation is such that the label is turned over one by one depending on the material and the label is pasted on it, and this is the key to full automation up to and including label pasting.

This situation is not limited to the application of labels, but also applies, for example, to selective printing of stamps on the front and back sides of packaged articles.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide an article transfer device that can arbitrarily turn the article upside down as needed, and that can contribute to full automation. It is intended to.

In order to achieve the above object, the article transfer device according to the present invention is provided with a pocket between the first transfer means and the second transfer means at the periphery for receiving the transferred article from the first transfer means. Place the rotating body,
The rotary body is placed in a rotating state in which the article to be transferred is not received in the pocket and transferred to the second transfer means while maintaining the transfer posture by the first transfer means, and in a rotating state in which the article to be transferred is received in the pocket and turned over. It is characterized in that it is configured so that it can be freely switched between the rotational state of front and back in which it is transferred to the second transfer means.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a first transfer means, a conveyor roller (only the end side of the transfer is illustrated), 2 is an endless belt 3 wrapped around it, and an automatic sealing device. The article A fed out from 4 is transferred with its back side facing upward.

The article A is one in which stockings or the like are stored in a bag, the opening of which is folded and sealed with transparent tape or the like, and is sent from the first transfer means 1 to the chute 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an article transfer unit for transferring the article A transferred via the chute 5 to a second transfer means (a conveyor roller 15 and an endless belt 16 wound around the conveyor roller 15 is illustrated) 7. In the apparatus, four pockets 9 for receiving the article A are provided on the circumference of a rotating body 8 that is rotatable in the direction of arrow R around an axis parallel to the rotation axis of the conveyor roller 2.
A, 9b are attached at equal intervals, and every other pocket 9a, 9a has a narrow article receiving gap, and the remaining pockets 9b, 9b have a wide article receiving gap, and can accommodate thin and thick articles A. It has become possible to choose and accept it. A friction plate 10 made of rubber or the like with high frictional resistance is provided on the outer surface of each pocket 9a, 9b.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an optical sensor for detecting an article, which detects the presence of article A based on the light shielding when light is blocked by article A, and 12, a light for detecting a rotation angle that detects 180 degree rotation of the rotating body 8. Specifically, the sensor detects two of the four light reflecting plates a provided at equal intervals on the rotating body 8.
It is designed to detect 180 degree rotation.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a known automatic labeling device for pasting a label on the article A.

Now, the motor M for driving the rotating body 8
The control unit 14 has two modes: a mode in which the motor M is continuously rotated, and a first and second mode in which the motor M is intermittently rotated.
mode is selectively inputted, and based on the input of the continuous rotation mode, the friction plate rotates at a peripheral speed faster than the transfer speed of the article A transferred via the chute 5. The rotation of the motor M is controlled so as to rotate the motor 10.

Therefore, when the continuous rotation mode is input, as shown in FIG. Rotating article transfer device 6
When it rides on the rotating body 8 or the friction plate 10 attached to the pockets 9a and 9b, a transfer force is applied to the lower surface side of the rotating body 8 or the friction plate 10 attached to the pockets 9a and 9b, and the second
It will be transferred to the transfer means 7.

Therefore, for the transported article A, a label is attached to the back side (the folded side of the opening) by the automatic label attaching device 13.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when the first intermittent rotation mode is input to the motor control unit 11, the rotating body is first moved so that the thin article receiving pocket 9a is positioned corresponding to the article receiving position at the lower end of the chute 5. 8 is rotated or the second intermittent rotation mode is input, the thick article receiving pocket 9b
The rotating body 8 is rotated so that the position corresponds to the article receiving position at the lower end of the transfer means 5, and thereafter, when the article detection optical sensor 11 detects the article A or a little later, the motor M is rotated and the motor M is rotated. , the rotation angle detection optical sensor 12 detects the rotation angle of the rotating body 8.
The rotation of the motor M is stopped when a 180 degree rotation is detected, so that the chute 5
The article A transferred through is received in the thin or thick pocket 9a or 9b,
By rotating the rotating body 8 by 180 degrees while maintaining the same posture, the article A is turned over and transferred to the second transfer means 7.

Therefore, regarding the article A that has been turned inside out,
A label will be pasted on the front side thereof by the automatic label pasting device 13.

In this case, if the label has a vertical orientation (different from a symmetrical mark, for example, for a label such as a quality label), when the folded opening side is facing up, it is natural for the label to The downward direction is reversed.

In order to avoid such inconvenience, it is important to set the label sheet on the label pasting device 13 upside down in advance.

In the embodiment, an example is shown in which there are two types of pockets 9a and 9b, one for thin and one for thick.However, it is also possible to use two pockets, one pocket, or three or more pockets to transfer articles exclusively for thin or thick. The device 6 may be configured, or the friction plate 10 may be omitted.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the article transfer device of the present invention, articles can be transferred from the first transfer means to the second transfer means only by controlling the rotation of the rotating body having a pocket for receiving the article on the periphery. During loading, it is possible to arbitrarily choose to turn the article upside down and transfer it to the second transfer means, or to transfer the article to the second transfer means in the same position without turning it over. As a result, it has become possible to contribute to the automation of lines that attach labels and print labels to articles by selecting the front and back sides.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the article transfer device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams of the article transfer mode, respectively. 1... First transfer means, 6... Rotating body, 7... Second transfer means, 9a, 9b... Pocket, A... Article.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rotating body provided with a pocket on the periphery for receiving the transferred article from the first transferring means is disposed between the first transferring means and the second transferring means, and the rotating body is used to place the transferred article into the pocket. a rotational state in which the transferred article is transferred to the second transfer means in the transfer posture by the first transfer means without being received by the pocket; and a front-back reversal in which the transferred article is received in the pocket, reversed and transferred to the second transfer means. and the rotational state of
An article transfer device characterized by being configured to be switchable.