JPH04154590A - Cap applying, roll-to-seal machine for trigger pump container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to perform roll-to-seal work with a fixed torque assuredly, automatically and continuously by a method wherein to a container which is filled with a liquid, a cap with nozzle, of which the corresponding position with the container is uniform, is fed while the tip of the hose is assured ly corresponded to the container mouth. CONSTITUTION:A first cap aligning device B1 stores a large number of caps with nozzle 2 inside, and aligns the caps 2 and hoses 6 in one direction. A second cap aligning means B2 is provided in the middle of a shoot 42 which is connected to an outlet 28 of the first cap aligning means B1, and aligns the direction of a nozzle 7 of a cap 4 in one direction. In a fitting device E, a fastening means 117 to insert the hose 6 of the cap 4, which is held by a hanging means 109, in a container 1 smoothly and assuredly is provided, and by simply operating an elevating means 108, the hose 6 can be assuredly inserted in the opening at the mouth of the container 1 which stands by at a loading position 56 on a horizontal disk 54.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a trigger pump container lid 1 guarding machine used in the filling and packaging industry of articles, etc. The present invention relates to a device capable of automatically and continuously performing seaming work using a constant torque by supplying a nozzle-equipped lid to a container that has been heated, and uniformly aligning the corresponding positions of the container and the nozzle-equipped lid.

(Prior Art) Nowadays, due to remarkable progress in packaging containers, containers for spraying detergent solutions in the form of foam or mist onto the surfaces to be cleaned are now available, such as containers 1 for storing liquids, as shown in FIG. There are many products on the market consisting of a trigger pump type nozzle-equipped N4 and a trigger pump type nozzle.

In this device, the above-mentioned lid 4 is rotatably attached to a horizontal pump 5, and a suction hose 6 is connected to the lower part of the pump 5, that is, the liquid suction side, and the suction hose 6 is connected to the upper part, that is, the solution discharge side. A nozzle 7 is provided, and a trigger portion 8 on which a finger of a hand is engaged is attached in conjunction with the pump 5.

Also, the direction of the nozzle 7 that protrudes from the top of the container 1 through the lid 4 is always in one direction with respect to the container front label 1a, taking into account the design effect when the product is displayed in a store. are installed uniformly.

Attempts have been made to automate the filling and packaging of solutions such as detergents into containers using machines that have continuous processes.

For example, there is a dual-purpose capper disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-67294.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The conventional dual-purpose capper described above has the following problems.

■In order to correctly and smoothly insert the suction hose on the liquid suction side of the pump attached to the lid into the mouth of the container, a funnel-shaped guide means is provided above the mouth of the container, and the lower end of the suction hose is inserted into the mouth of the container. This was done by placing it along the slope.

However, the degree of bending of the suction hose is not uniform, and as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. In some cases, the lid with nozzle is not attached to the container, resulting in defective products.

■When tightening the lid, it has a roller type configuration that contacts the circumferential surface of the lid and transfers the rotational force to the lid, so the contact is point or line contact on the roller surface, and the lid and lid are in contact with each other. The contact area is extremely small (and sufficient tightening torque cannot be obtained for firm final tightening).

■Also, in order to obtain rotational torque for seaming, it is necessary to use a roller with a large diameter, but since the lid being rotated has a small diameter, the distance between the axes of the rollers installed in parallel is not sufficient. Furthermore, although not shown, in the case of a container having a protrusion for positioning and preventing rotation of the pump, the peripheral surface of the roller comes into contact with this part and obstructs clamping, making it impossible to perform the seaming operation. The roller used must have a small diameter, and the small diameter roller further reduces the generated torque.

In this industry, there are various problems such as
There was a strong demand for the emergence of a device that would solve the above-mentioned problems.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned needs, and it is possible to attach a nozzle lid to an article such as a container filled with a liquid, with the corresponding position of the container and the nozzle lid being uniform, and to ensure that the tip of the hose is brought to the mouth of the container. A lid for a trigger pump container that can be supplied in a corresponding manner and can reliably and automatically perform continuous seaming work with a constant torque.

The purpose is to provide seaming machines.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The means of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned objects are as follows: (1) ■ A transfer device for transporting containers to the aircraft body by means of a driving means; , a first lid alignment device that carries the nozzle-equipped lids of the containers into the machine; (1) a container delivery device that feeds the containers on the transfer means that have been carried in at a predetermined pitch; and (2) a chute having a second lid alignment device. a lid delivery device that is connected to the first lid alignment device and feeds the aligned lids at a predetermined pitch; (1) a device for mounting the fed containers and lids with nozzles; and (2) winding the lids attached to the containers. A trigger pump container lid tightening device comprising: a tightening device for tightening the lid, ■ a transfer device for transporting the container with a lid that has been tightened out of the aircraft, and ■ a drive means linked to each of the devices. The configuration of the machine; (2) ■ The mounting device described above: ■ A large number of placement positions for the containers are provided at intervals on the outer periphery of a horizontal disk that is rotatably supported on the body of the machine; ■ The position of the device; 1. A gripping means that can be opened and closed to hold the outside of the container is provided at each of the containers. Above this placement position, a lid with a nozzle sent from the lid delivery device is supported in a vertical and vertical manner that can be raised and lowered freely by a lifting means. At the same time, attaching a lid feeding means having a hanging means arranged oppositely to the horizontal disk, (1) providing a mounting body on the axis of the horizontal disk at the upper part of the above-mentioned installation position, and (2) attaching the lid feeding means to the horizontal disk by the hanging means. The configuration of a spring tightening machine for trigger pump container lid 1, in which a locking means that can be opened and closed to grasp the hose of a suspended nozzle-equipped lid is attached by an elevating member; A large number of container placement positions are provided at intervals on the outer periphery of a rotary disk that is rotatably supported by the rotating disk; Above this mounting position, a wrapping body is attached vertically and vertically and can be raised and lowered by a lifting means supported by the shaft. Corresponding to this, there is vertically installed a winding means consisting of a pair of left and right endless belt bodies arranged so as to pinch the lid of the container; (2) furthermore, provided on the seaming body, when seaming by the seaming means;
The structure of the trigger pump container lid closing machine 9 includes a gripping member that grips the nozzle portion of the lid.

(Function) The present invention achieves the following effects with the above-described configuration.

The respective drive means are operated to operate each device, and when a container filled with articles is transferred by a transfer device at the starting end of the machine, the container is sent to a container delivery device waiting on the transfer device.

The container that has reached the container delivery device is stored in the transfer screw, transferred to the mounting position of the next mounting device, and then moved to the lid delivery device while rotating on a rotational trajectory by a horizontal disc, At the above-mentioned placement position, it rotates while being held at that position by the gripping means.

On the other hand, the nozzle-equipped lids to be inserted into the container are sorted uniformly in the same direction (lid side and hose side) by a first lid alignment device installed near the machine body.

The nozzles are aligned and sequentially sent to the chute of the lid delivery device, and a second lid alignment device provided in the middle of this chute aligns the nozzles on the lid side in one direction.
A certain amount is stocked by a stopper at the circumferential end of the chute and waits for the next operation.

Then, in synchronization with the rotation of the above-mentioned mounting device, the nozzle-equipped lids are fed into the mounting device one by one by the transfer means of the lid holder'a device, and the nozzle-equipped lids are transferred to the gripped device. Above the container, the receiver is held in a vertical position by the suspension means in the lidding means.

In this state, the container and the nozzle-equipped lid continue to be rotated synchronously by the mounting device, and the above-mentioned hanging means and the locking means adjacent to the lid are operated so that the hose of the lid is connected to the top or base of the lid. When the hose is grasped and the lifting member is used to squeeze the self-locking means down to the tip of the hose, even if the hose is curved, it will be vertical, that is, it will correspond to the mouth of the container correctly, and the lifting member will lower the self-locking means to the tip of the hose. When the suspension means is lowered, the hose is inserted into the container.

Then, this container with a lid is transferred to a seaming device attached to the fuselage in the vicinity of the mounting device, and the seaming means of the seaming device is lowered while being held by the gripping means at the mounting position. The nozzle portion of the lid is fixed by a gripping member, and the belt surface of the gripping means is brought into contact with the circumferential surface of the lid to apply a predetermined pressing force,
As the belt is transferred, the lids are tightened with a set torque and are sequentially discharged by a transfer device provided at the end of the machine body.

(Example) Next, an example of the trigger pump container lid closing machine 1 according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The container 1 used for convenience in the apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention is made of synthetic resin and has a male threaded opening with a narrowed opening to a small diameter, and is either elliptical as shown in FIG. 3 or cylindrical as shown in FIG. It is formed into a cylindrical shape.

In the case of a round container 1, a recess 2 is attached to the outer surface of the bottom for positioning the printed surface 1a applied to the surface of the container, and the container 1 is filled with a solution such as detergent. A lid 4 with an internal female thread is screwed onto the male thread at the mouth.

This lid 4 is rotatably attached to a horizontal cylindrical pump 5, and a hose 6 for sucking the liquid is attached to the lower part of the pump 5, that is, on the liquid suction side, to a length that contacts the bottom of the container 1. Also, one horizontal nozzle 7 is provided on the upper part of the pump 5, that is, on the solution discharge side.
In addition, a trigger part 8 is attached which is connected to the pump 5 and is hooked by the finger of the hand.By pressing this trigger part 8, detergent, etc. in the form of foam or mist is applied. The cleaning surface is cleaned.

In Section 1 and FIG. 2, numeral 9 indicates the entire container lid 1 seaming machine, which includes a container 1 transfer device A, a first lid aligning device B1, a second lid aligning device B2, and a container lid aligning device B1. A delivery device C, a lid delivery device, a mounting device E for the container 1 and the nozzle-equipped lid 4, a seaming device F, a transfer device G for the container 1 with the lid 4, and a driving means linked to each of the devices. It basically consists of H.

The container 1 is transferred to the container 1 using a horizontal endless track type conveyor attached to a support frame plate 10a provided along the entire length of one side of the machine body 10. The container 1 is placed thereon and continuously transferred to the container delivery device C, and is driven in one direction by a driving means 11 such as a motor with a speed reducer.

Note that this transfer device A is used in conjunction with transfer means G for discharging the container 1 that has been sealed, but these transfers are performed by separate devices A and G (not shown). is also good.

The first lid alignment device B1 is provided near the body 10, houses a large number of the nozzle-equipped lids 2, and aligns the orientation M2, that is, the lids 2 and the hose 6 in one direction. 6, as shown in Figure 6, 20~30° to the support 12.
A cylindrical frame body 13 is supported at a certain inclination, and its height can be freely adjusted by an elevating member 14 built into the support body 12.

A scraping disk 16 is rotatably supported in the frame 13 by a support shaft 15 according to the inclination of the frame 13, and a drive means 17 such as a motor with a speed reducer is connected to the support shaft 15. Rotate continuously in one direction.

Further, a large number of radial notches 18 are provided at intervals on the circumferential side of the scraping disk 16, and a plate 19 that freely appears and retracts from the notches 18 is placed on the back surface of the scraping disk 16. The bow is attached by being biased by a bow neutral body 20 such as a spring in the direction of being buried in the notch 18.

A guide 21 is attached to the lower edge of this plate 19 to prevent it from being buried, and when the scraping disk 16 moves up an upward slope as it rotates, it protrudes from the scraping disk 16. Then, the nozzle-equipped lid 4 accumulated in the lower part of the frame body 13 is scraped up by the plate 19 and transferred to the upper part, and the nozzle-equipped lid 4 that has been scraped up is placed on the periphery of the scraping disk 16. The lower edge of the lid 4 engages with the step 22 provided, and the scraping disk 1
When the nozzle N4 is raised, it is prevented from falling, and the protruding plate 19 prevents the nozzle-equipped N4 from moving in the lateral direction.

In addition, when the scraping disk 16 is on a downward slope from the upper position, the restoring force of the elastic body 20 causes the board 19 to form the notch 18.
The nozzle-equipped lid 4 will not be obstructed from lateral movement by being buried.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a removing means provided inside and above the frame body 13;
A rotating shaft 26.26 is provided protruding from both sides of the drive motor 25 supported by the mounting plate 24, and this rotating shaft 26.26
A large number of blade members 27 are attached tangentially to the frame body 1.
3. The nozzle-equipped lid 4 lifted up at the bottom of the plate 19
．． If it does not fit properly into the board 19, it is thrown off by the blade member 27 rotating downward at the top of the rising of the scraping disk 16, falls into the lower part of the frame body 13, and is placed again between the boards 19 and 19. and move it upward.

28, when the scraping disk 16 is on a downward slope, the frame body 1 is
3, the nozzle-equipped lid 4 aligned with the scraping disk 16 is sent out to the outside through an outlet provided tangentially into the interior.

The second lid aligning means B2 is provided in the middle of the chute 42 connected to the outlet 28 of the second lid aligning means B1 to align the nozzles 7 of the lid 4 in one direction. As shown in FIG. 11, when the hose 6 is supported by the receiving piece 42a and the pump 5 is supported by the receiving piece 42b, when the chute 42 is transferred with the chute 42 tilted laterally, the receiving piece 42b is tilted downwardly. Accordingly, the pump 8 section rotates, and the nozzle 7 sections having a large weight difference are aligned downward, and in this state, the posture of the nozzle-equipped lid 4 is gradually raised by bending the chute 42, The position of the lid 4 is corrected so that it is at the top and the hose 6 is at the bottom.

The container delivery device C described above continuously feeds the containers 1 on the transfer device A one by one to the mounting device E via the first relay means 29, and transfers the containers 1 on the transfer device A to the support frame plate 10a in the fuselage 10. A support frame 30 is attached, and a transfer screw 31 is rotatably supported by a shaft 32 on this support frame 30.
One end of the shaft 32 is connected to the shaft 3 via a diverting shaft 33.34.
4, and a chain wheel 39 coaxial with the gear 37 meshed with the synchronizing gear 36 of the drive means H.
The hook is connected to a rotating means 41 formed by a chain 40 passed therethrough.

The lid delivery tray G is provided between the outlet 42c of the second lid alignment device B1 and the mounting device E, and is used to send the nozzle-equipped lid 4 to the mounting device E, as shown in Fig. 13.15. Then, a channel-shaped chute 42 having a predetermined slope is attached to the outlet 42c so as to sandwich both sides of the pump 5 portion of the nozzle-equipped lid 4, and the end thereof is formed horizontally so that the chute 42 is perpendicular to the chute 42. A stopper 44 is provided which is moved forward and backward by a fluid cylinder 43. In order to feed the nozzle-equipped lid 4, there is a delivery method in which the lower side of the chute 42 is blown by air jet in accordance with the position of the stopper 44. A member 45 is provided, and when the stopper 44 is released, the M4 with nozzles are fed out one by one.

As shown in FIG. 13, between the end portion and the mounting device E, there is a feed notch 48 for transporting the sent-out nozzle-equipped lid 4 along a guide 47 with a semi-annular groove 46.
A disc-shaped transfer means 49 with a holder is horizontally and rotatably supported, and as it rotates, the notch 48 passes the receiver to the gripping member of the mounting device E. By engaging the parts between them and engaging the trigger part 8 of the pump 5 with the horizontally long notch 48b, the nozzle 7 is always oriented in one forward direction.

The first relay means 29 described above is provided between the container delivery device C and the mounting device E, and feeds the containers 1 one by one to the mounting device E. As shown in FIG. The body 50 is rotatably supported on the body 10 by a shaft 51, and the rotating body 50 is provided with a large number of notches 52, for example six, which match the outer shape of the container l, and are engaged with the notches 52. The container 1 is placed along the arcuate guide 52a, and the rotating body 5
The container is transferred from the container delivery device C to the mounting device E by turning the container.

Note that when using a round or square container 1, the cutout 52
Although not shown in the drawings, in place of the rotary body 50 with a rotary body 50, a large number, for example six, of gripping means for the container 1, each consisting of a pair of rotating claws that can be opened and closed radially, are attached to the rotary body 50. Grasp the container 1 from the delivery device C and attach the bag!
Transfer to E.

The mounting device E is configured to hold the container 1 transferred from the first relay means 29 and the nozzle-equipped lid 4 transferred from the lid delivery device.
15 and 16, a horizontal disk 53 whose upper surface is aligned with the rotating body 50 is rotatably attached to the fuselage 10. 54, and a large number of gripping means 55 for the container 1, for example eight, are attached radially to this horizontal disk 53, and the corresponding position of the gripping means 55 on the horizontal disk 53 is a mounting position 56. .

And, this gripping means 55 is the 15th, 16th, 20th, 21st
As shown in the figure, it is composed of a pair of rotating claws 57.57 whose inner periphery shape fits into the elliptical shape of the outer periphery of the container. are formed into a U-shape, and are supported by shafts 58 and 58, respectively, on the horizontal disk 53, and are operated in conjunction with synchronized gears 59 and 59 that are attached to and mesh with these shafts 58 and 58 for opening and closing. It is used to grip and open the container l, and is normally biased in the closing direction by a tension spring 60 attached to one side of the synchronized gear 59.

Further, the opening/closing control of the gripping means 55 is achieved by providing a roller 62 on one side of the shaft 58 that comes into contact with a cam plate 61 attached to the rotating shaft 54, as shown in FIG. The gripping member 55 is opened and closed continuously following the movement locus.

In FIGS. 20 and 21, reference numerals 55a and 55b indicate gripping means used for round or square containers. A pinching roller 63.6 that pinches the
3, and clamping rollers 64, 64 for clamping the lower body of the container 1 are attached to the lower portions of the rotating claws 57a, 57a, respectively. The rotating claws 57b, 57b are formed into a planar arc shape to match the shape of the container (square), and are connected to the horizontal disk 53 with a shaft 65. ．． 65 supported, said oval container 1
It can be opened and closed with the same structure as the rotating claws 57 and 57.

In the case of the round container I described above, a positioning means 66 in the mounting device E is provided, and the means 66 is
The direction of the container 1 surface, that is, the front printing surface on the container 1, is corrected by rotating it so that each container 1 is fixed in a uniform direction, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17. At the mounting position 56, a stepped circular hole 67 is provided in each of the horizontal disks 53, and a positioning plate 68 is fitted into the circular hole 67, and a rotating shaft 70 supported by a bearing 69 of the horizontal disk 53 is attached. By supporting the revolving body 71 and locking the protruding rod 73 projected upward by the spring 72 into the through hole 74 bored in the appropriate position of the positioning plate 68, the above-mentioned recess of the container 1 can be removed. 2 causes the container 1 to rotate.

The range of rotation of the container 1 by the positioning means 66 is intermittently controlled by a control means 75, which will be described later.

This control means 75 controls the rotation and elevation of the rotating shaft 70, and connects a gear 88 meshing with a large gear 87 fixed to the fuselage 10 to the rotating shaft 70 via a friction clutch 89.
This rotating shaft 70 has a notch 90 at an appropriate location on the periphery.
A disk 91 provided with the rotary shaft 70 is attached, and the rotating shaft 70
A bell crank 95 having a shaft 94 supporting a roller 93 that engages with a cam 92 is pivotally supported near the end of the bell crank 95.
When the engaging element 96, which is pivotally supported at the other end, engages with the notch 90, the friction clutch 89 stops the transmission of rotation to the rotating shaft 70.

Note that the bell crank 95 is always urged by a compression spring 97 in a direction in which the engaging element 96 engages with the notch 90.

Further, the raising and lowering operation of the above-mentioned projection rod 73 by the control means 75 is controlled by an arm which is attached to the lower end of the rotary shaft 70 with a ring body 99 having a receiving groove 98 around it, and which is pivotally connected to the shaft 94 of the bell crank 95. 100 engagers 101 are engaged, and the rollers 103 connected to the shaft 102 of the engagers 101 are brought into contact with the cams 104 provided around the rotating shaft 54, and aligned along the vertical height of the cams 104. The rotating shaft 7
0, the protrusion 73 of the rotating body 71 attached to the upper end of the rotating body 71 is moved up and down through the through hole 7 of the positioning plate 68.
4. Make them appear more freely.

Note that the rotation shaft 70 is supported in a floating manner from top to bottom by a compression spring 105 provided in the bearing 69 and constantly biased upward.

The lid feeding means 106 in the mounting device E includes a lifting means 108 for lifting the nozzle-equipped lid 4 and a lifting means 109 for the nozzle-equipped lid 4.
The elevating means 108 supports the nozzle-equipped M4 pump 5 fed by the lid delivery device and moves it to the container 1 fed to the mounting position 56 in the mounting device E. As shown in FIG. 15, the lid 4 is installed correctly, and as shown in FIG.
Attach the cylindrical body 111 having a hole therein, and insert the - side into the cam groove 110 of the cylindrical body 111 to the ball mounting plate 11 of the rotating shaft 54.
An elevating rod 113 supported by the cylindrical body 111 is attached by a moving element 114 on the other side, and as the moving element 114 slides in the cam groove 110 as the cylindrical body 111 rotates, the elevating rod 113 is raised and lowered. be done.

The above-mentioned hanging means 109 is connected to the lifting rod 113.
It is provided with a pair of claws 116 that are opened and closed by an operating member 115 such as a fluid cylinder attached to the lower end of the lid 4 and grip the pump 5 portion of the lid 4 sent from the lid delivery device.

Furthermore, the mounting device E is provided with a locking means 117 for smoothly and reliably inserting the IF5 hose 6 held by the hanging handle 8109 into the container l, as shown in FIG. Then, the moving piece 121 is engaged with a pair of spline shafts 119 and 120 that are vertically installed on the ball mounting plate 112 of the rotating shaft 54 and the lower mounting plate 118 attached to the rotating shaft 54. An elevating member 122 such as a rodless cylinder attached to the mounting body 118a is linked to the mount 118a, and pinch claws 123 and 124 are connected to the lower part of the moving piece 121 and slidably attached to the pair of spline shafts 119 and 120, respectively. It is installation.

A rotary lever 125 is supported at the upper end of one of the pair of spline shafts 119 and 120, and the lever 125
A cam plate 1 attached to the lower part of the cylindrical body 111 at the tip of the
A roller 127 that comes into contact with the cam plate 12 is pivotally supported.
The deviation change of 6 is caused by the rotation lever 125 and the tuning gear 1.
28 and 129, the pair of spline shafts 119
, 120, the pinching claws 12
3°124 as shown in Figure 23, or
As shown in the figure, even if the hose 6 of the nozzle-equipped lid 4 shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. If the pinching claws 123, 124 of the stop means 117 are closed and the hose 6 is gripped, and the pinching claws 123, 124 are lowered in this state, the hose 6 will be
The horizontal disk 54 is held at the mounting position 56 by operating the elevating means 108.
The hose 6 can be reliably inserted into the mouth opening of the container 1 that is waiting.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 130 denotes a second relay means, which feeds the container 1 fitted with the nozzle-equipped lid 4 in the mounting device E to the subsequent seaming device F. Since they are the same, detailed explanation will be omitted.

The tightening device F described above receives the container 1 transferred from the second relay means 130 and tightens the lid 4 to the mouth of the container 1. As shown in FIG. A rotating disk 131 whose upper surface coincides with the horizontal disk 53.
is rotatably supported by a shaft 132, and a large number of gripping members 133, for example, 8, for holding containers l are attached radially to this rotary disk 131, and the corresponding positions of the gripping members 133 on the rotary disk 131 are This is the placement position 134.

The gripping member 133 has a pair of rotating claws 134 whose inner circumferential shape is formed to match the elliptical shape of the outer circumference of the container l.
．． 134, and as shown in FIG. 25, this pair of rotating claws 134.13
4 has a U-shaped side surface, and the rotating disk 13
1 are supported by axes 135 and 135, respectively, and these axes 13
Tuning gear 136.13 attached to and meshing with 5.135
6, the container 1 is opened and closed in an interlocked manner.
It is normally biased in the closing direction by a tension spring 137 attached to one side of the self-tuning gear 136.

Further, the opening/closing control operation of this gripping member 133 employs a configuration similar to that of the gripping members 55, 55a in the mounting device E described above, and illustration and detailed explanation of the configuration will be omitted.

The configuration of the mechanism that performs winding and tightening is as follows:
Above the container 1 of No. 4, the tightening body 13 is vertically raised and lowered by the lifting means 135 supported by the shaft 132.
A pair of left and right endless belt bodies are attached to the lower part of this tightening body 136, and are arranged to correspond to the upper part of the lidded container 1 sent from the mounting device E so as to pinch the M4 of the container 1. A seaming means 13B made of 137.137 is vertically installed.

The above-mentioned elevating means 135 includes a cylindrical body 140 having a cam groove 139 bored on its circumferential surface attached to the shaft 132, and a slider 141 attached to the upper part of the tightening body 136 to the cam groove 139 of the cylindrical body 140. by engaging the cylindrical body 140.
The tightening body 136 is raised and lowered as the winding member 136 rotates.

The seaming means 138 has a horizontal rotating plate 143, 143 whose base portion is pivotally connected to the drive shaft 142, 142 inside the seaming body 136.
42.142 supports drive shafts 144, 144, and the other end of the horizontal rotation plate 143.143 supports a drive shaft 145.
145 is supported by shafts 146 and 146, and a pair of retaining rings 147 and 147 are supported by shafts 148 and 148 at the intermediate portion of the horizontal rotating plate 143 and 143 so as to surround the outer periphery of the lid 4. , these four rings 144.145.147.1
Belt bodies i37, 137 made of urethane, rubber, etc. with a large friction coefficient are stretched over the drive gears 149, 137, which are attached to the upper part of the drive shafts 142, 142, respectively.
149 via intermediate gear 150 to drive means (not shown)
By transmitting the rotation of the belt body 13713
7 and 7 run in the fastening direction to tightly tighten the lid 4.

Further, this tightening means 138 is linked with an operating means 151 for pressing and separating the lid 4 of the container 1 from the outer periphery, and the operation means 151 is provided protruding from the support tube 152 of the horizontal rotating plate 143. The lever 153 is linked with an advancing/retracting means 154 such as a fluid cylinder whose base is pivotally connected to the winding body 136, and when the advancing/retracting means 154 is operated, the horizontal rotating plate 143 moves toward the drive shaft 1.
The horizontal rotating plate 14 rotates around the horizontal rotating plate 14 to press the lid 4 against the outer periphery of the lid 4 and separate it from the outer periphery as desired.
3. The synchronizing gear 155.15 attached to the drive shaft 142142 in order to match the rotation angles of 143, that is, to make the abutment force of the belt body 137.137 on the lid 4 the same.
5 are engaged.

Note that the operating means 151 for pressing the lid 4 of the container 1 on the outer periphery and separating it from the outer periphery may be configured by the swinging movement of the horizontal rotating plate 143, for example, as shown in FIGS. 28 and 29. It may be configured by linear movement of the horizontal plate 143, and in the case shown in FIG. 28, the advancing and retracting means 154 is linked to the horizontal plate 143, and in the case shown in FIG. 29,
A movable plate 156 that can move forward and backward is provided to the horizontal plate 143, and the presser shaft 148, 148 and the tension shaft 157, 157 of the belt body 137 are pivotally supported on this movable plate 156, and the advance/retreat means 154 is linked to the movable plate 156. By doing so, each moves forward and backward.

A gripping member 158 is provided to grip the nozzle 7 portion of the lid 4 when the seaming means 138 is tightening the lid. Opening/closing levers 161 and 161, which are pivoted in the middle and have receiving rollers 160, 160 attached to the upper part, are rotatably supported on shafts 162 and 162 on both sides of the holder 159, which corresponds to the position directly above the inserted lid 4. A rubber-based elastic material 163.163 is attached to the lower end of the opening/closing lever 161.161 to hold the pump 8 part in M4 and prevent damage to the lid 4 etc. and prevent it from slipping. The opening/closing operation of the opening/closing levers 161 and 161 is carried out by inserting the tapered cone 164 into the holding body 159 and moving the tapered cone 164 forward and backward by an operating means (not shown) so that the opening and closing levers 161 and 161 can be moved forward and backward by an operating means (not shown). This is done by pressing the receiving rollers 160, 160.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 165 denotes a third relay means, which sends the lidded container 1 that has been tightened to the transfer device G, and has the same structure as the first relay means 29 and the second relay means 130 described above. Therefore, detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

The transfer means G for the container 1 with the lid 4 described above uses a track conveyor, and is also used as the transfer device A for the container 1 described above.

In the above, the driving means H, as shown in FIG. 30, includes the first relay means 29 described above, the disc-shaped transfer means 49, the mounting device E, the second relay means 130, the seaming device F, It is driven in series by synchronizing the rotation with the third relay relay 165, and the rotation of the motor 166 provided in the fuselage 10 is
It is transmitted to the relay shaft 168 via a linking member 167 such as a belt, and the linking member 1 such as a belt is transmitted from the left and right of this intermediate shaft 168.
It is distributed and inputted to the reducer 170.171 via 69.169.

Output shafts 172 . of these reducers 170 , 171 .
Gears 174 and 175 are respectively attached to the gears 173 and the gears 174 and 174 are connected to the gear 1 provided on the shaft 51 of the first relay means 29.
76, and the shaft 54 of the mounting device E is engaged with this gear 176.
A gear 36 provided on the shaft is meshed with the gear 36, and a gear 177 provided on the shaft of the disc-shaped transfer means 49 is meshed with the gear 36 to transmit rotation.

Further, a gear 179 provided on the shaft 178 of the third relay means 165 is meshed with the gear 175 provided on the output shaft 173 of the reduction gear 171, and this gear 179 is connected to a gear 179 provided on the shaft 132 of the seaming device F. 180 are meshed with each other, and a gear 182 provided on the shaft 181 of the second relay means 130 is further meshed with each other to transmit rotation.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be briefly explained.

Respective drive means 11. When H is started and each device and means are operated, each of these devices and means is operated synchronously and interlocked.

First, by the transfer device A on the side of the starting end of the fuselage 10,
When containers 1 filled with a solution such as a detergent and having an oval cross section, for example, are continuously transferred, the containers 1 are sent to a container delivery device C waiting on this transfer device A.

At this time, the printed display surface of the container 1 is conveyed in one direction.

Then, the container 1 that has reached the container delivery device C is accommodated in the recess of the transfer screw 31 at the starting end of the transfer screw 31, and in this state is sent into the notch 52 of the horizontal rotary body 50 in the first connecting arm 829.

The supplied container 1 is accommodated in the notch 52 and rotated into the rotating body 5.
The receiver is guided by a guide 52a provided on the outer periphery of the mounting device E, and is delivered to the mounting position 56 of the mounting device E as the rotating body 50 rotates.

Note that if the container 1 supplied to the device E is round, the positioning plate 68 of the horizontal disk 53
When the more protruding protruding rod 73 turns with the rotation of the root 68 and is located in the recess 2 attached to the bottom of the container 1, it engages with the recess 2 by the spring 72, and the engaging element 96 is activated by the control means 75. The container 1 is rotated on this mounting position 56 until it is locked in the notch 90, that is, the printed display surface of the container I is positioned.

On the other hand, a large number of nozzle-equipped lids 4 inserted into the frame body 13 in the first lid alignment device B1 are stopped by the plate 19 and raised as the scraping disk 16 rotates. The lower edge of the lid 4 is locked to the stepped portion 22 to prevent it from falling downward.
It is dropped downward by the blade member 27 of the knocking off means 23 provided at the top and is picked up again.

Then, the aligned nozzle-equipped lids 4 are sent out from the outlet, fall sideways from a chute 42 of the lid delivery device, and are sent to a second lid alignment device B2 provided in the middle of the chute 42.

The transferred nozzle-equipped lid 4 is transferred by falling due to its own weight while the hose 6 is supported by the receiving piece 42a and the pump 8 part is supported by the receiving piece 42b in the second lid alignment device B2. With the downward inclination of the receiving piece 42b, the pump 5 part that engages with it rotates, and the nozzle 7 part having a large weight difference faces downward, so that the direction of the nozzle 7 is unified in one direction. In this state, the posture of the nozzle-equipped lid 4 is gradually raised by the bending of the chute 42, and it falls down the chute 42 in a vertical state, and is stocked by a stopper 44 at the lower part of the chute 42 to wait for the next operation.

The M4, which is subsequently opened by this stopper 44, is equipped with an RAE
The stopper 44 is released in synchronization with the rotational movement of the container l, and the air is sent into the disc-shaped transfer means 49 by the air jet force of the delivery member 45.

Then, the nozzle lid 4 moves into the guide 47 with the semi-annular groove 46.
The circumferential surface of M4 and the lower end of the trigger portion 8 engage with the feed notch 48 of the transfer means 49, and are pushed into the notch 48 and rotated, and the attachment grips the container 1. It is transferred to the delivery position of device E.

When the nozzle-equipped lid 4 has reached the delivery position, the elevating rod 113 of the feeding means 106 waiting above the gripped container 1 is moved into the cam groove 110 of the elevating means 108.
The lifting means 10 provided at the lower end of the lifting rod 113 is lowered by the operation of the slider 114 engaged therewith.
9 opens and holds the pump 5 of the lid 4 waiting on the transfer means 49 to hold the lid 4 in a vertical position.

Furthermore, the nozzle-equipped lid 4 is inserted into the container 1 supplied to the mounting position 56 of the mounting device E, and at this time, even if the hose 6 of the lid 4 is greatly curved, the locking means 1
Operate the pinch claws 123 and 124 at 17 to grasp the upper part of the hose 6, and use the elevating member 122 to
．． 124, the hose 6 is laddered and held in a vertical state, and in this state the elevating means 1
08 to insert the hose 6 into the mouth opening of the container 1, and then open the pinch claws 123 and 124 to set the lid 4 on the container 1.

Then, the container 1 and the nozzle-equipped M4 continue to be rotated synchronously by the mounting device E, and the receiver is transferred to the next seaming device F via the second relay means 130.

Then, the lid 4 is tightened with a predetermined tightening torque by the tightening means 138 in the tightening device F, and the lid 4 is tightened with a predetermined tightening torque.
When the container 1 with the lid 4 inserted reaches the lower part of the tightening means 138, the ring 144 of the horizontal rotating plate 143
, 145.147.147 belt body 137,
137 is rotated inward by the operating means 151 and brought into contact with the peripheral surface of the lid 4 so as to obtain a predetermined torque, and then the belt body 137.137 is run in the tightening direction by the drive shafts 142, 142. The belt body 137, 137 described above is rotated and tightened with relatively large surface contact with the circumferential surface of the lid 4.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned operating means 151 can also be adapted to the modified examples shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, but the explanation of its operation will be omitted.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention configured as described above performs a series of operations from closing to seaming in a continuous manner, so it is possible to automate these operations and improve production efficiency, as well as to address the current situation of labor shortage. The goal of factory automation will be achieved.

Mechanized seaming makes all the tightening torque uniform and stable, eliminating the occurrence of defective products caused by forgetting to tighten or insufficient tightening torque, which was the case in the past, and improving yields.

Even if the hose of the lid inserted into the mouth opening of the container is greatly curved, the hose is corrected to a vertical position and maintained in its vertical position by the locking means attached to the mounting device. Therefore, there is no occurrence of defective products such as mistakes in the insertion of the hose or lidless containers in which the hose is not inserted, and a high yield of only non-defective products is achieved after passing through this series of systems.

Since the tightening means in the tightening device uses a belt type, it comes into contact with the circumferential surface of the lid to be tightened with as wide a surface contact as possible, so that sufficient tightening torque can be obtained and there is no possibility of slipping. The incidence of defective products due to insufficient seaming is greatly reduced.

It has special effects such as:

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view conceptually showing an embodiment of a container lid 1 seaming machine according to the present invention. Figure 2 is a plan view of the same as above. FIG. 3 is a front view of a container used in the above device. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the same container. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the same round container as above. FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of the first lid alignment device. FIG. 7 is a plan view of the same as above. FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view showing the plate making section same as above. FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing the exit section same as above. 1st theta
The figure is a front view showing the main parts of the second alignment device. FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the same as above. FIG. 12 is a front view showing the main parts of the container delivery device. FIG. 13 is a plan view schematically showing the lid delivery device. 1st
Figure 4 is a sectional view showing the chute. FIG. 15 is a front view showing the cooperation between the lid delivery device and the mounting device. FIG. 16 is a partial longitudinal sectional front view showing the positioning means for a round container in the mounting device. FIG. 17 is a plan view partially showing the same as above. FIG. 18 is a sectional view showing the relationship between the mounting device and the second relay element. 1st
Figure 9 is a flat view of the same as above. FIG. 20 is a sectional view showing a gripping member for a round container. FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing the gripping member in the case of a square container. Figures 22 to 24 show the canning means in the mounting device; Figure 22 is a front view of the main part;
24 is a plan view of the same as above. FIG. 25 is a partially longitudinal front view showing the winding device. FIG. 26 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the seaming means that is attached to the seaming device. Figure 27 is an illustration of the same Japanese film as above. 28th-29th
The figure is an explanatory view showing a modified example of the cuffing means in the same as above. FIG. 30 is a plan view showing the C drive system same as above. In the figure, 11 is the driving means, 10 is the aircraft body, 1 is the masterpiece, and A
is a transfer device, 4 is a lid with a nozzle, B1 is a perforation-lid alignment device,
C is a container delivery device, B2 is a second lid alignment device, 42 is a chute, and D is a lid delivery device. E is a mounting device, F is a tightening device, and G is a transfer device. H is a driving means, 53 is a horizontal disk, and 56 is a mounting position. 55 is a gripping means, 109 is a hanger FJ, 108 is a lifting means, 106 is a ship lid handle jL118a is a mounting body, 1]7 is a locking means, 122 is a lifting member, 131 is a rotating disk, 13
4 is a mounting position, 133 is a gripping member, 135 is a lifting means,
136 is a tightening body, 137.137 is a belt body, 138
151 is a tightening means, 151 is an operating means, and 15B is a gripping member. No. 9I No. B2 No. Vt To the 9th map Section map No.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A transfer device that transports the containers to the machine body by being transferred by a driving means, a first lid alignment device that is provided near the machine body and carries the nozzle-equipped lids of the containers to the machine body, and a first lid alignment device that transports the containers with nozzles to the machine body; a container delivery device that feeds the containers on the transfer means at a predetermined pitch; a lid delivery device that is connected to the first lid alignment device by a chute having a second lid alignment device and feeds the aligned lids at a predetermined pitch; A device for attaching the sent container and a lid with a nozzle, a seaming device for tightening the lid attached to the container, a transfer device for transporting the container with a lid after seaming out of the aircraft, and a device for each of the above-mentioned devices. A trigger pump container closing and seaming machine characterized by being equipped with a linked driving means. (2) The mounting device described above has a number of mounting positions for the containers at intervals on the outer periphery of a horizontal disk that is rotatably supported on the aircraft body, and opens and closes to hold the outside of the container at the mounting positions. A freely movable gripping means is provided, and above the mounting position, a vertically vertical lifting means is provided which can be freely raised and lowered by a lifting means and supports a nozzle-equipped lid sent from the lid delivery device in a detachable manner. Attaching the lid feeding means to the horizontal disc, and providing a mounting body on the shaft of the horizontal disc at the upper part of the mounting position, and attaching the hose of the nozzle-equipped lid suspended by the suspension means to the mounting body. Claim (1) characterized in that the gripping locking means that can be opened and closed is attached by an elevating member.
Closing and seaming machine for trigger pump containers as described. (3) The above-mentioned seaming device provides a large number of placement positions for the containers at intervals on the outer periphery of a rotary disk rotatably supported on the machine body, and holds the outside of the container at the placement positions. Holding means that can be opened and closed are respectively provided, and above the mounting position, a tightening body is vertically attached so as to be able to be raised and lowered by lifting means supported by the shaft, and below the tightening body,
Corresponding to the upper part of the container with a lid sent from the mounting device, a winding means consisting of a pair of left and right endless belt bodies arranged to pinch the lid of the container is provided vertically, and the winding means includes: An operating means provided on the seaming body to press the lid of the container against and away from the outer periphery is linked, and further provided on the seaming body to clamp the nozzle portion of the lid during seaming by the seaming means. 2. The trigger pump container lid closing and seaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a gripping member for holding the trigger pump container.