JPH04127724U - Loading machine for packaged items - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (with amendments) [Purpose] Support and transport a large number of cups on a conveyor,
The cup loading machine is designed so that when the cup is turned upside down at the end of the conveyor, the packaged items stored in the cup fall into the packaging container. Improve. [Configuration] The input conveyor 10 has a set of two groove-type guides 1.
It supports multiple sets of 7 and 18 and rotates intermittently. When a cup 14 containing an object to be packaged is placed on the supply conveyor 20 provided on the side of the input conveyor 10, the cup 14 conveyed by the supply conveyor 20 is stopped by a stopper 27 and then mechanically moved. It is carried into two groove-shaped guides 17 and 18. The cups 14 are transported by the rotation of the input conveyor 10, and the empty cups after the loading of the packaged items are circulated and then discharged onto the collection conveyor 21 by mechanical force.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention allows weighed items to be packaged to be placed into packaging containers at regular intervals. This invention relates to a loading machine for packaged items.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-176623 discloses that an endless belt conveyor has a top surface. A large number of open cups are fixed at equal intervals, and the rotation of the belt conveyor Each cup is conveyed and the action of turning the cup over at the end of the conveyor causes each cup to be It shows a loading machine which discharges articles previously stored therein downward. It takes By placing a weighed amount of material in each cup in advance, the amount of material to be packaged can be easily released from the cup. The packaged items to be delivered can be placed into the packaging container below.

0003

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, in the above-mentioned loading machine, the cup remains fixed to the belt, so the loading operation is difficult. When changing the type of packaged items to be put into the packaging container midway through, there may be some residue left on the inside of the cup. It is troublesome that the packaged items cannot be used unless the packaged items are removed. Work again It is necessary to clean up any food left on the inside of the cup when finished. However, cleaning the cup fixed to the belt is time-consuming. Furthermore, each worker The cup must be replenished with the packaged material according to the determined movement interval of the cup. However, it has the disadvantage of causing significant work fatigue.

0004

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and the present invention is aimed at solving the above-mentioned drawbacks. A pair of groove-shaped guides 17, 18 shaped to sandwich the protruding collar 19 from above and below. are supported parallel to the endless body 13 at regular intervals, and The base body 13 is intermittently rotated at the same pitch as the installation pitch of each set of groove guides. The input conveyor 10 which has been It consists of a supply conveyor 20 and a recovery conveyor 21 installed to rotate the At one stop position of the grooved guide 17 provided on the incoming conveyor, the grooved guide 1 An end stopper 27 is installed above the supply conveyor 20 so as to be in a straight line with 7. At the same time, the supply conveyor is placed one cup away from the end stopper 27. A movable stopper 29 supported by the power generating body 28 is provided on the side of the The supply rod 4 facing between the end stopper 27 and the movable stopper 29 and the input controller A drain facing between a pair of groove-shaped guides on the front side from the supply rod in the direction of rotation of the conveyor. The output rod 45 is connected to the actuator 41 to prevent intermittent stoppage and tie-up of the input conveyor. The supply rod 44 is moved by the actuator 41 that operates while matching the timing. and a discharge rod 45 configured to operate along groove-shaped guides 17 and 18. It is.

[0005]

[Effect]

The cup 14 conveyed by the supply conveyor 20 hits the end stop 27. and stop at that position. In this case, the subsequent cup should be moved one cup in front of the movable stop. It can be stopped with the topper 29. Actuator that matches timing with input conveyor 10 The feeding rod 44 pushes the foremost cup 14 onto the input conveyor by the motor 41. At this time, the flange 14 of the cup is sandwiched between a pair of groove-shaped guides 17 and 18, and a large number of cups are supported by the input conveyor 10 one after another in conjunction with the intermittent movement of the input conveyor 10. It will be done. Each cup is transported by an input conveyor, and the cup is filled and placed in advance. The packaged items are removed when the cup 14 is turned upside down at the end of the input conveyor. is discharged. Then, the empty cup is turned upside down and placed on the bottom of the feeding conveyor 10. After being conveyed, the discharge rod 45 pushes it onto the collection conveyor 21 and collects it. It will be done.

[0006]

【Example】

Among the three conveyors shown in Figure 1, the central input conveyor 10 is as shown in Figure 2. The chain 13 supported by two pulleys 11 and 12 is intermittently fed one pitch at a time. A large number of cups 14 supported on the chain are transported, and the cups 14 are The structure is such that when the container is turned upside down, the item to be packaged is discharged into the packaging container. Figure 3 When the support plate 16 is rotatably supported on the chain 13 via the pin 15 as shown in FIG. In both cases, two groove-shaped guides 17 and 18 are formed in parallel on the support plate. Top opening The cup 14 has a flange 19 extending laterally from around its bottom surface, and this flange 19 9 is slidably engaged with the two groove-shaped guides 17 and 18.

[0007] Furthermore, a belt-type supply conveyor 20 is provided parallel to one side of the input conveyor 10. , such that the supply conveyor 20 is continuously rotated in the same direction 22 as the input conveyor 10. are doing. Furthermore, on the opposite side, there is a belt-type collection conveyor 21. A turntable is installed between these two conveyors so as to continuously rotate in the opposite direction 23. 24, and form a U-turn path with two guide rods 25 and 26 for transportation. We are working to expand our delivery area. In the upper end area of the supply conveyor 20, there is a front An end stopper 27 is installed in the stop area of the grooved guide 17 in a straight line with the grooved guide. However, the end stopper 27 prevents the cup 14 from being transported. this A movable stopper 2 that is stroked by a power generator 28 such as an actuator 9 blocks the subsequent cup 14. Each cup 14 on the supply conveyor 20 has a The cup containing the weighed object to be packaged and stopped by the end stopper 27 is The packaged items are transferred onto the input conveyor 10 as shown by the arrow 30, while the packaged items are removed and circulated. The empty cups that come in are removed to the collection conveyor 21 as shown by arrow 31, but This action is carried out by the apparatus shown below.

[0008] In Figure 1, the diagram lines overlap and are difficult to understand, so they are omitted, but as shown in Figure 4, In particular, two legs 34 are set up on a pair of side plates 33 of the input conveyor 10, and Two shafts 36 and 37 are rotatably supported on a surface plate 35 fixed on both legs. A bell crank 38 fixed to the upper end of the shaft 36 and a lever fixed to the upper end of the shaft 37 on the other side. The bell crank 38 is connected to the bar 39 via a link 40, and the bell crank 38 is connected to the A rotor type actuator 41 is connected. At the lower ends of both the shafts 36 and 37, Rotating bars 42 and 43 are each fixed, and a supply rod 44 connected to the tip of one of the bars is connected. A discharge rod 45 connected to the side of the supply conveyor 20 and the tip of the bar on the other side is inserted. They are arranged on each side of the conveyor 10. Therefore, in Figure 4, the actuator When the bell crank 38 and the lever 39 are rotated counterclockwise by the action of the lever 41, The rotation of the shafts 36 and 37 causes the two rotating bars 42 and 43 to virtually move in the directions of arrows 46 and 47. It moves along lines 42a and 43a, and transports the cup 14 containing the object to be packaged onto the supply conveyor. The empty cups on the input conveyor are transferred to the collection conveyor. removed on top.

[0009]

【effect】

The present invention provides a cup installation space on the supply conveyor 20 on the side of the input conveyor 10. Just by placing a cup on the supply conveyor 20, two stoppers 27, The supply timing is determined at 28, and the cups are automatically supplied to the input conveyor 10. It is. Therefore, even if you change the type of packaged items during the process, you can change the cup. Compared to the conventional system where the cup was fixed directly to the conveyor, There is no need to clean the inner surface of the cup each time, so it is highly efficient, and the feeding conveyor There is no need for workers to replenish the packaged items according to the movement of the supply conveyor 20. Just by intensively replenishing the cups on top, the cups are transferred to the input conveyor. This has the effect of reducing worker fatigue.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 Schematic side view of the input conveyor. Figure 3: Partially enlarged view of the previous figure. FIG. 4 is a front view of the cup supply and discharge device. Figure 5 Plan view of the previous figure.

[Explanation of symbols]

10-Input conveyor, 14-Cup, 17,18-
Groove guide, 21-rotary conveyor, 27-end stopper, 29-movable stopper, 41-actuator, 44-supply rod, 45-discharge rod.

──────────────────────────────────────────────── ──── Continued from the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification code Internal reference number FI Technical display location B65G 47/82 A 8010-3F 47/84 F 8010-3F 47/88 B 8010-3F

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of sets of two groove-shaped guides 17 and 18 each having a shape that sandwich a flange 19 extending laterally from the circumference of the bottom surface of the cup 14 from above and below, are arranged parallel to the endless body 13 and at equal intervals. an input conveyor 10 supported on the input conveyor 10 and configured to rotate the endless body 13 intermittently at the same pitch as the installation pitch of each set of groove guides, and a supply conveyor 10 installed to rotate on both sides of the input conveyor 10 It consists of a conveyor 20 and a collection conveyor 21, and an end stopper 27 is installed above the supply conveyor 20 so as to be in line with the groove guide 17 at one stop position of the groove guide 17 provided on the input conveyor. At the same time, a movable stopper 29 supported by a power generator 28 is provided on the side of the supply conveyor 20 at a distance of one cup from the end stopper 27, while a movable stopper 29 is provided between the end stopper 27 and the movable stopper 29. The supply rod 4 facing the input conveyor and the discharge rod 45 facing between the groove-shaped guides on the front side of the supply rod in the direction of rotation of the input conveyor are connected to the actuator 41. A loading machine for packaging objects, in which the supply rod 44 and the discharge rod 45 are operated along groove-shaped guides 17 and 18 by the actuator 41, which operates in synchronization with stop timing.