JPH038663Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a magazine replenishment device, and more specifically, when the thin plate-like articles stacked and stored in a magazine are consumed and the amount becomes less than a predetermined amount, the present invention relates to a magazine replenishment device. The present invention relates to a magazine replenishment device that replenishes new thin plate articles into the magazine.

``Prior Art'' Conventionally, a magazine in which a large number of thin plate-shaped articles such as carton blanks and labels are stacked has a bottom guide member that supports and guides the bottom of a large number of stacked thin plate-shaped articles, and a bottom guide member that is arranged on both sides of the bottom guide member. a pair of side guide members provided to support and guide the side portions of the thin plate-like article; a thin plate-like article outlet opening formed in front of each of the guide members; The press member is provided to be movable forward and backward, and supports the rearmost rear surface of the thin plate-like article supported by each guide member.

When the thin plate-shaped articles stacked and stored in the magazine are consumed and the remaining amount becomes less than a predetermined amount, a new thin plate-shaped article is loaded into the magazine by a replenishing device installed at the rear of the magazine. The back surface of the rearmost part of the thin plate-like article thus supplied was supported by the above-mentioned pressing member (West German Patent Application No. 2202525).

In addition, as another replenishment device, thin plate-like articles for replenishment are stored in a disposable cartridge, and when the number of thin plate-like articles in the magazine becomes less than a predetermined amount, the cartridge is placed at the rear of the magazine to be supplied. However, there is also known a cartridge in which the cartridge is used as a part of a magazine to guide the advancement of a thin plate-like article as it is consumed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-259934). ).

``Problem that the invention attempts to solve'' However, when a replenishment device is provided at the rear of the magazine to supply new thin plate articles, it is possible to store a certain amount of thin plate articles provided in the magazine. Since the space for accommodating the replenishment device and the space provided in the replenishment device for accommodating a certain amount of thin plate-shaped articles for replenishment are arranged in series, there is a drawback that the overall length becomes long.

On the other hand, when the cartridge is used as a part of the magazine, the storage space for the thin plate-shaped articles in the magazine and the storage space for the thin plate-shaped articles in the cartridge can be overlapped, so that the overall length can be shortened. However, when disposable cartridges are used, running costs are high and the structure of the replenishing device is also complicated.

"Means for Solving Problems" In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a magazine including the above-described bottom guide member and a pair of side guide members, in which one side guide member is connected to the thin plate-shaped article. The side guide member is provided movably between a closed position supporting and guiding the side part of the side part and an open position separated from the side part of the side part guide member, and a large number of thin plate-like supplies for supply are stacked and accommodated outside the side part guide member, and the side part guide member A replenishing means is provided for supplying the replenishing thin plate-like article into the magazine at the open position and the retracted position of the pressing member.

"Function" According to the above configuration, thin plate-shaped articles for replenishment can be supplied from one side of the magazine into the interior of the magazine by opening and closing the side guide member, compared to the case where a disposable cartridge is used. Running costs can be reduced, and the configuration of the supply device can also be simplified. Further, since the storage space for the thin plate-like articles in the magazine and the storage space for the replenishment thin plate-like articles in the replenishing means can be made to overlap, the overall length can be shortened.

"Example" The present invention will be explained below with reference to the illustrated example.
In FIGS. 1 to 3, a magazine 2 that accommodates a large number of thin plate-like articles 1 stacked laterally has a conveyor 3 as a bottom guide member supporting the bottom of the magazine 2, and a conveyor 3 disposed on both sides of the conveyor 3. A pair of side guide members 4 and 5 are provided for supporting the side portions of the thin plate-shaped article 1, and the thin plate-shaped article 1 supported by the side guide members 4 and 5 is conveyed to the conveyor 3.
It is possible to transport the container in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 by running the container.

At the front of the conveyor 3 in the conveyance direction, there is a bottom guide member 6 and a side guide member 7, which guide the extruded thin plate-like article 1 diagonally downward by its own weight.
and an upper guide member 8, and an ejection port 9 for the thin plate-like article 1 at the tip of each guide member 6 to 8.
is formed so that the thin plate-like articles 1 can be sequentially taken out one by one from the take-out port 9 using a picker (not shown).

The rearmost part of the thin plate-shaped articles 1 stacked and housed in the conveyor 3 and each of the guide members 4 to 8 is supported by a pressing member 10 on its back side.
is interlocked with a rodless cylinder 11 provided outside and parallel to the side guide member 4 disposed on one side of the conveyor 3, and by means of this cylinder 11, they are moved inside the side guide members 4 and 5. It can move forward and backward along the direction.

As shown in FIG. 3, a stopper 13 is provided at the forward end position of the pressing member 10, and is moved up and down by the cylinder 12. The back side of the thin plate-like article 1 can be supported. The pressing member 10 and the stopper 13 are formed so that they can support the back side of the thin plate-shaped article 1 at the same time, but do not interfere with each other, so that when the pressing member 10 is located at the forward end position, The stopper 13 is lowered to support the back surface of the thin plate-shaped article 1, and in this state, the pressing member 10 can be retreated.

On the outside of the side guide member 5 disposed on the other side of the conveyor 3, there is provided a replenishment means 17 for replenishing the thin plate-like articles 1 into the magazine 2 when the thin-plate articles 1 are consumed. The replenishment means 17 includes a bottom plate 19 fixed to the machine frame 18 adjacent to the conveyor 3, and a replenishment means 17 which is moved forward and backward toward the conveyor 3 on the bottom plate 19 and which is stacked and stored inside. A moving frame 20 for replenishing the magazine 2 with thin plate-shaped articles 1 is provided.

The side guide member 5 is attached to the tip of a swing arm 21 that is swingably provided on the machine frame 18.
The base of the swinging arm 21 is connected to a rotating shaft 22 supported on the machine frame 18. The drive arm 23 connected to the end of the rotating shaft 22 is interlocked with a cylinder 24, and the cylinder 24 rotates the rotating shaft 22 to move the side guide member 5 to the moving frame 20. The magazine 2 can be raised and lowered into an open position at the top where the magazine 2 is not obstructed from moving forward, and a closed position at the bottom where the sides of the thin plate-like articles 1 in the magazine 2 are supported and guided.

As shown in FIG.
and a pressing member 32 that connects and fixes the bottoms of both support plates 31 on the side opposite to the conveyor 3, and in a state where the thin plate-like article 1 is accommodated between the support plate 31 and the pressing member 32. When the moving frame 20 is advanced toward the conveyor 3, the pressing member 3
2 allows the thin plate-like article 1 to be pressed onto the conveyor 3.

Between the upper parts of the pair of support plates 31, two connecting shafts 33 are disposed parallel to the conveyor 3 and rotatably supported, and each connecting shaft 33 is located at a position close to the supporting plate 31. Pinion 34 is installed. Each of the pinions 34 is meshed with a rack 35 horizontally fixed to the machine frame 18, and each pinion 34 is prevented from coming off the rack 35 due to the twist of the roller 36.

Further, a cylinder 37 provided on the machine frame 18 is linked to the upper part of one of the support plates 31, and the support frame 31 can be moved forward and backward by this cylinder 37. When the support frame 31 is moved forward or backward, the other support frame 31 can also be moved forward or backward integrally via the pinion 34 and the connecting shaft 33.

Further, when the moving frame 20 is advanced to above the conveyor 3 and the side guide member 5 is positioned in the lower closed position in this state, the side guide member 5 is moved above the pressing member 32. When the movable frame 20 is moved backward in this state, the sides of the supplied thin plate-shaped article 1 are supported by the side guide members 5, and the thin plate-shaped article 1 is integrated with the movable frame 20. This is to prevent you from going backwards.

At this time, a plate 38 of a predetermined thickness is attached to the inner bottom of each support plate 31, and both support plates 31
When the thin plate-like article 1 is housed between them, the plate 38 separates the bottom of the thin plate-like article 1 at both ends from the support plate 31, thereby ensuring that the side guide member 5 covers all the thin plate-like articles. It is designed so that it can be engaged with the article 1. Furthermore, plates 39 for supporting the thin plate-shaped article 1 are attached to the pressing member 32 at predetermined intervals.

In the above configuration, in a normal state in which the thin plate-like articles 1 stacked and housed in the magazine 2 are sequentially discharged one by one from the outlet 9, the thin plate-like articles 1
As the material is consumed, the pressing member 10 supporting the rear surface of the rearmost thin plate-like article 1 moves forward in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Further, in this state, the side guide member 5 is located at the lower guide position to guide the advancement of the thin plate-shaped article 1, and the stopper 13 is located at the upper end position. Furthermore, during this period, thin plate-like articles 1 for replenishment are stacked and accommodated in the moving frame 20.

From this state, when the pressing member 10 advances to the forward end, the stopper 13 is lowered to support the rear surface of the rearmost thin plate-shaped article 1, and in this state, the pressing member 10 retreats to the backward end position. When the pressing member 10 reaches the rearward end position, the side guide member 5 is raised to the open position, and in this state, the movable frame 20 is advanced and the thin plate-shaped article 1 for replenishment stored therein is moved forward. Place it on conveyor 3.

In this state, the side guide member 5 is lowered to the closed position, and then the movable frame 20 is retreated. Then, the thin plate-shaped article 1 in the moving frame 20 is supported by the side guide member 5 in the closed position, so that the moving frame 20 is retreated leaving the thin plate-shaped article 1 in the magazine 2. When the moving frame 20 reaches the rearward end position, the pressing member 1
0 moves forward to support the rear surface of the rearmost thin plate-shaped article 1, and the stopper 13 is raised, and the same operation is repeated thereafter.

Incidentally, when the entire magazine 2 is arranged diagonally downward, the stopper 13 may be omitted.

"Effects of the invention" As described above, according to the invention, the overall length can be shortened, running costs can be reduced, and the configuration of the replenishment device can be simplified. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a plan view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a front view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the moving frame 20. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Thin plate-shaped article, 2... Magazine, 3... Conveyor (bottom guide member), 4, 5... Side guide member, 9... Output port, 10... Pressing member, 11
... Rodless cylinder, 17 ... Supply means, 2
0...Moving frame, 21...Swinging arm, 32...Extrusion member.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A bottom guide member that supports and guides the bottom of a multi-layered thin plate-like article, and a pair of sides disposed on both sides of the bottom guide member that support and guide the sides of the thin plate-like article. a thin plate-shaped article outlet formed in front of each of the guide members, and a thin plate-shaped article that is movable forward and backward within each of the guide members and supported by each guide member; and a pressing member supporting the rearmost rear surface of the thin plate-like article, one side guide member being movable between a closed position supporting and guiding the side of the thin plate-like article and an open position spaced from the side guide member. , A large number of thin plate-shaped replenishment articles are stacked and accommodated outside the side guide member, and the thin plate-shaped replenishment articles are supplied into the magazine when the side guide member is in the open position and the pressing member is in the retracted position. A magazine replenishment device characterized by being provided with a replenishment means.