JPH04109008U - boxing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To enable containers to be fed diagonally when horizontally feeding, thereby automating box packing. [Structure] Container 1 transported by container transport line 10
A group of containers 1 is temporarily stopped, and the temporarily stopped group of containers 1 is transported horizontally by a horizontal transport device 20. At this time, since the feed rods 12 and 16 provided in the lateral feed device 20 have protrusions 12a and 16a that come into contact with the side surface of the container deviated from the center axis of the container 1, the feed rods 12 and 16 The abutted container 1 rotates a little with respect to the central axis. In this rotated state, it is gripped by the gripping device 30 and moved to the boxing position, and when it is stored inside the box 60 transported to the boxing position by the box transport line 50, the side surface of the box 60 is The container 1 is now facing diagonally.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a box packing device that stores a plurality of containers in a box.

0002

[Conventional technology]

In general packaging, the inside of the box is divided into rectangular shapes using partition plates installed vertically and horizontally. This is done by storing one boxed container in each divided area. Ru. The boxing work has conventionally been performed using an automated boxing device. this For example, as a boxing device, containers to be boxed that have been transported on a container transport line are When a certain number of containers is reached, the group of containers is separated from the following containers and temporarily stopped. A group of containers that are temporarily stopped is moved sideways, and the containers that are moved sideways in this way are Once a few groups have been reached, grasp and lift these containers and maintain the grip while pouring water. To move horizontally, stop on a box placed in a predetermined position, and then lower it. The structure is such that the container to be boxed is housed in the box.

0003

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

By the way, in conventional boxing equipment, when conveying containers horizontally, a group of containers It uses a long feed rod that can feed all at once. As the sending rod, As shown in FIG. 6, adjacent containers 1 are brought into contact with each other so that the intervals between them are constant. A feeding rod 100 having a protrusion 100a that fits between containers 1 adjacent to each other in the plane is used. It is used.

0004 However, in a conventional boxing device equipped with such a feed rod 100, , the boxing work that has been carried out recently, that is, the rectangle that is the outer periphery of the box 101 as shown in FIG. A container 1 having an oval cross section is attached to the front side of the container 1. This method cannot be applied to box packing work in which the labeled label 1a is stored diagonally. Ta. Specifically, in such a boxing operation, when the container 1 is transported horizontally, As shown in Figure 8, the label 1a of the container 1 is placed diagonally with respect to the feed rod indicated by the dashed line. However, if the feed rod 100 is used for horizontal feeding, as shown in FIG. This is because the label 1a of the container 1 is in a state almost parallel to the feed rod 100 as shown in FIG. Ru.

[0005] For this reason, the recent boxing work described above is performed using automatic boxing equipment. cannot be applied, so it is done manually, and automation has been desired. This invention was made to solve such problems, and when horizontally feeding Boxing that allows containers to be sent diagonally, thereby automating boxing. The purpose is to provide equipment.

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem]

The boxing device according to the present invention transports the containers to be boxed, while also transporting one of the containers to be transported. a container conveyance line that temporarily stops a group of constant containers separated from subsequent containers; A group of containers that are temporarily stopped on this container conveyance line is moved horizontally by touching the side of the container. a transverse feeding means having a feeding rod for moving the containers; It is installed so that it comes into contact with the side of the container that is offset from the center axis, and when it comes into contact, it reduces the amount of the container. and a plurality of containers that are laterally fed by the feed rod having this protrusion. When a group is reached, the containers of the multiple groups are grasped so that they can be raised and lowered and moved to the boxing position. and a box conveying line for conveying the boxes to the boxing position. Features.

[0007]

[Effect]

In this invention, the container is transported by the container transport line and is separated from the following containers. When horizontally transporting a group of temporarily stopped containers using a feed rod, the When the protrusion touches the side of the container, the container rotates slightly around its central axis and turns diagonally. Become. When a container in such a state is placed into a box using a gripping means, the container is Stored diagonally against the side of the box.

[0008]

【Example】

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically explained based on the drawings. Figure 1 shows the packaging of the present invention. A plan view showing the device, and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof. This device transports the boxed container 1. A certain number of containers 1 to be transported are separated from subsequent containers 1 as a group, and temporarily stopped. Container conveyance line 10 temporarily stopped at stop point A, and temporarily stopped at stop point A a cross-feeding device 20 that cross-feeds a group of containers 1 in contact with the side surfaces of the containers; When the containers 1 that have been transversely fed by the transverse feeding device 20 reach a plurality of groups, the containers of the plurality of groups a gripping device 30 that grips and moves the boxing device 1 to the boxing position B in a vertically movable manner; It consists of a box transport line 50 that transports boxes 60 to position B.

[0009] The container conveyance line 10 includes an upper process for pasting labels and storing contents, and a side process for pasting labels and storing contents. It has a conveyor 2 provided across a feeding device 20. This conveyor 2 is C The container 1 is conveyed in the direction shown in FIG. This cross-transfer The lifting device 20 is provided at the temporary stop point A. Upstream side of temporary stop point A , guides 3a and 3b are provided on both sides of the conveyor 2 to prevent containers from falling off. , a screw feeder 4 is disposed by cutting out a part of the guide 3a.

0010 A number detection sensor 5 for detecting the number of containers is installed upstream of the temporary stop point A. has been done. This number detection sensor 5 is connected to light sources 5 provided on both sides of the conveyor 2. a and a photodetector 5b, and when the light from the light source 5a is blocked by the container 1, the The number of times is detected, and when the detected number reaches a predetermined number, a stop signal is issued. screw -The feeder 4 operates at a constant speed when no stop signal is input from the number detection sensor 5. It rotates and stops temporarily with a constant pitch between the leading container 1 and the trailing container 1. The container 1 is supplied to the stop point A side. The screw feeder 4 also has a number detection sensor. When it receives a stop signal from the sensor 5, it stops. Such rotation of screw feeder 4 By changing from the state to the stopped state, a certain number of stops, e.g. In this example, 12 containers 1 are provided, while these containers 1 are separated from The following container 1 is stopped at the screw feeder 4. Then Screwfee The screw feeder 4 is controlled by a timer provided in the drive control system (not shown) of the screw feeder 4. Start rotating again.

[0011] A detection sensor 6 for detecting the position of the leading container is located at the downstream end of the temporary stop point A. It is provided. This detection sensor 6 uses a light reflection type, and is It consists of a light source 6a provided on one side of the container 1 and a photodetector 6b. When the reflected light of the light emitted toward the It is detected that this has been reached. Traversing based on the detection signal from this detection sensor 6 The device 20 starts operating.

0012 The lateral feed device 20 includes a cylinder 11 having a rod 11a, and a cylinder 11 having a rod 11a. The feed rod 12 is attached to the tip of the feed rod 1a. The feed rod 12 is as shown in FIG. With the advance movement of the sea urchin rod 11a, the sea urchin that is temporarily stopped on the temporary stop point A The containers 1 of the group are moved horizontally by a certain distance in the D direction. Below the container 1 that was moved sideways, A floor plate 13 is provided that can be raised and lowered with the same height as the conveyor 2 as its lower limit. this A rod 14a of the cylinder 14 is attached to the lower side of the floor plate 13. The floorboard 13 is raised and lowered by the forward and backward movements.

[0013] The upper limit of the floor plate 13 is higher than the height of the container 1 with respect to the level of the conveyor 2. It is set at the level of the floorboard 15 which is fixed slightly higher. Floorboard 1 at the upper limit The containers 1 on the top 3 are fed at regular pitches in the D direction by a feed rod 16 that moves horizontally. It will be done. At both ends of the feed rod 16, three pairs are provided, one pair each, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4. 2 hooked on the girder sprockets 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b It is attached across the endless book belts 21a and 21b. The feed rod 16 is , are provided at a constant pitch on the two endless belts 21a and 21b, and the pitch is is set to be sufficiently larger than the thickness of the container 1.

[0014] The transverse feeding of the container 1 in the direction D by the feed rod 16 is carried out by the feed rod 12 described above. This is done intermittently in synchronization with the feed, and the length of each feed is the same as the pitch mentioned above. ing. Then, by such intermittent operation, one group of containers 1 is packed into a plurality of groups. It moves on the floorboard 15 toward the position B side. An optical detector for detecting the presence of the container 1 is located on the floorboard 15 near the boxing position B. 22 are provided. This optical detector 22 consists of a light source 22a and a light receiving section 22b. Therefore, when the light from the light source 22a is blocked by the container 1, no light enters the light receiving part 22b. It disappears. As a result, the optical detector 22 is directed to the gripping device 30 for gripping the container. Issue a command signal.

[0015] The gripping device 30 is arranged at a predetermined position on the floorboard 15, for example, an optical detector 22 is provided. Section E from the position slightly closer to the pause position A (for example, the 5th group capacity It is designed to wait above the area (including the area containing the vessel). This gripping device 30 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. The inner rods 32a, 32b and the guide rods 32a, 32b are slidably provided on the outside thereof. The guide rod includes a sliding member 33a and a plate member 33 to which the sliding member 33a is fixed. It is provided so as to be able to reciprocate along 32a and 32b. This round trip range includes The section E is included.

[0016] At the bottom of the plate member 33 is a cylinder 34 having a rod 34a passing through it. bearings 35a and 35b are arranged on both sides of the cylinder 34. has been done. Below the plate member 33, two hanging members 36 and 37 have different heights. It is provided. The upper hanging member 36 has a lower end fixed to the rod 34a. It can be moved up and down by moving the rod 34a back and forth. When ascending and descending, the upper Two guide rods 36a, 36a are fixed upwardly to the hanging member 36 of the Since it is slidably received by the guide receivers 35a and 35b, the upper hanging member 3 6 is prevented from swinging around the lower end of the rod 34a as a fulcrum.

[0017] On the other hand, the lower hanging member 37 has an upper end attached to the upper hanging member 36 as shown in FIG. It is supported via a plurality of supports 38 having fixed parts. Lower side of hanging member 37 , two guide rods 39 are arranged in a direction crossing the guide rods 32a and 32b. (one is not shown) is fixed. These two guide rods 39 are For example, four container grippers 40 are provided. Each container gripper 40 has a guide rod 39 It has four slidable cylindrical members 41 fitted on the outside, and the cylindrical member 41 on the upper surface. A case 42 and a plurality of suction rods 43 whose lower portions are exposed below the case 42. Equipped with The number of suction rods 43 provided in one container gripping machine 40 is within the section E. The number of containers 1 that can exist, for example, match the value obtained by dividing 60 into four (15). Ru. The cylindrical member 41 can be moved relative to the guide rod 39 by a drive means (not shown). Accordingly, each container gripper 40 can independently slide in a direction perpendicular to the D direction.

[0018] The suction rod 43 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and attracts the top of the container 1 by a suction flow flowing through the cylinder. Hold the part by suction. The box containing the container 1 is transported within the movement range of the suction rod 43. A box conveyance line 50 is provided with a conveyor 51 for conveying the boxes. conveyor 51 Above, there is a guide tool 5 for individually guiding the containers 1 released from the suction rod 43 and falling. A guide 52 with 2a is provided. As the guide 52, a guide tool 52a There are various things that change the number of . In this embodiment, the guide 52 is The number corresponding to the number of container grippers 40, that is, four, is provided, and each guide 52 is one. It is attached and fixed to the frame body 53 of. This frame 53 has a rod 54a of a cylinder 54. It is attached and can be raised and lowered by this cylinder 54.

[0019] Boxes 60 are conveyed and stopped below the guides 52, respectively. ing. While the box 60 is being transported, the guide 52 is raised, and when it stops, the box 60 descend above. The container 1 released from the suction rod 43 is guided by a guide 52 to a place. It is stored in a fixed box 60. At this time, depending on the amount of containers stored in the box 60, the conveyor The position of the box 60 on the 51, the type of the guide 52, and the separation distance of the container gripping machine 40 The distance is being adjusted. Specifically, for example, one box 60 stores 15 containers 1. In the case where the four boxes 60 are separated from each other on the conveyor 51, A guide 52 with 15 guide tools 52a is used according to the Separate all 40. Furthermore, one box 60 stores 30 containers 1. In some cases, the two boxes 60 may be spaced apart on the conveyor 51 and planned accordingly. Two guides 52 for 30 inner tools 52a are used, and the container gripping machine 40 is The two sets are brought close to each other and the two sets are spaced apart.

[0020] The boxes 60 containing the containers 1 as described above are transferred to the next process on the box conveyance line 50. being transported to. The feed rods 12 and 1 in the box packing apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above 6 is formed as shown in FIG. For multiple containers 1, the central axis of container 1 It has protrusions 12a and 16a that come into contact with locations that are slightly shifted from each other. Has a protrusion 12a Containers 1 that are transported laterally by the feed rod 12 are placed at the bottom of the container 1 in FIG. The surface to which the bell is attached is facing the feed rod 12, but this feed rod 1 When the container 1 is fed horizontally at step 2, the protrusion 12a of the feed rod 12 comes into contact with the container 1. The label sticking surface is oblique to the feed rod 12. Also, the container 1 is moved by the feed rod 12. In the vicinity of the position where the container 1 is traversed and stopped, there is a A protrusion 23 is provided for fixing the tilt angle of the container 1, and this protrusion 23 and , the container 1 is sandwiched between the protrusion 12a of the feed rod 12, and is tilted at a desired constant angle. Ru.

[0021] After that, the container 1 is lifted onto the floor plate 15, taken over by the feed rod 16, and transported horizontally. be done. This feed rod 16 has a protrusion 16a formed in the same form as the feed rod 12. is formed, and even when the container 1 is fed horizontally by this feeding rod 16, the label is The paper is fed laterally while maintaining a constant posture in which the adhesive surface is oblique to the feed rod 16. this condition The horizontal feeding in this state is continued until it is gripped by the gripping device 30. It is gripped by the gripping device 30 as it is.

[0022] Therefore, the container 1 gripped by the gripping device 30 and stored in the box 60 is The state shown in is reached. Regarding the protrusion lengths of the protrusions 12a and 16a formed on the feed rods 12 and 16, , the dimensions are determined according to the angle at which the container 1 is tilted, and the adjacent protrusions 12a, The spacing between 16a may be determined in consideration of the size of container 1. Furthermore, If necessary, the position and size of the protrusion 23 that sandwiches the container 1 with the protrusion 12a It is preferable to change the

[0023]

[Effect of the idea]

As detailed above, in the case of the present invention, a group of containers is fed horizontally using a feeding rod. When the protrusion on the feed rod comes into contact with the container, the container is slightly rotated and tilted diagonally. This allows the container to be tilted to the side of the box automatically. It has the excellent effect of being able to be packed in boxes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a boxing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the boxing device.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the vicinity of the container conveyance line.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the container is traversely conveyed by the traverse-feeding device.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the gripping device and the box conveyance line.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a feeding state during conventional lateral feeding.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the intended boxed state.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a horizontally conveyed state of the container that enables the boxed state of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 container 10 Container conveyance line 12 Feed rod 12a protrusion 16 Feed rod 16a protrusion 20 Cross feed device 30 Gripping device 50 Box conveyance line 60 boxes

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: A container transport line that transports containers to be boxed and temporarily stops a certain number of containers to be transported as a group, separated from subsequent containers, and a group that is temporarily stopped on this container transport line. a cross-feeding means having a feed rod for laterally feeding the containers in contact with a side surface of the container, and a cross-feeding means provided on the container contacting side of the feed rod so as to abut the container side surface position shifted from the center axis of each container; , a protrusion that slightly rotates the container when it comes into contact with the container, and when a plurality of groups of containers are laterally fed by the feeding rod having this protrusion, the containers of the plurality of groups are gripped so as to be movable up and down and moved to the boxing position. A box packing device comprising: a gripping means; and a box transport line for transporting boxes to the box packing position.