JPH04350040A - Method and device for scalelikely aligning specified number of blocks - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the method and device by which such a condition that under the rear side of specified number of blocks of stacked paper sheets placed forward, the head side of the subsequent block adjacent thereto is overlappedly aligned. CONSTITUTION:The undersurface of the rear side 1a of a specified number of block of stacked paper sheet placed forward is lifted up from the transfer route 2 by a lifter 3, and the head side 1b of a new specified number of blocks of stacked paper sheets is inserted under the rear side 1a of the above block, and thereafter, the overlapped part of the last stage block is pushed down by a paper-sheet presser 10 for assisting the retraction of the lifter 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is a method of manufacturing toilet seat sheets, paper napkins, tissue paper, etc., which are stacked flat in the previous process and are arranged in a scale shape so that they overlap each other and are sent to the next process. This invention relates to a method and apparatus for arranging scales.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 3, a flat stacked paper block 1 is placed on the upper surface of the bottom side 1a of a flat stacked paper block 1 adjacent to the front in the conveying direction. By sequentially overlapping the head sides 1b of 1, the flat stacked paper blocks 1 are arranged in a scaly shape, and each unit block is taken out from the delivery end, and the blocks are combined into a single block or a plurality of blocks for packaging, etc.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the flat stacked paper blocks are arranged in a scaly shape as described above, the head side of the paper block adjacent to the rear in the conveyance direction is the upper surface of the tail side of the paper block adjacent to the front. Because it is listed in
When the front number block is taken out from the delivery end, the paper of the rear number block placed on the upper surface of the rear end may be misaligned or the overlapping state may collapse, which is a hindrance to the packaging work.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a method and apparatus for arranging blocks of number of flat sheets stacked in a scale shape to solve the above-mentioned problem. The tail end of the block is raised above the conveyance path by a lifter to form a loading space, and the head side of the flat stacked paper block formed in the previous process is inserted into the loading space by a pusher, and after the loading, the last number of sheets is While pressing the bottom side of the block and the head side of the stacked paper block with a paper presser, release the above-mentioned butt lift and overlap the head side of the stacked paper block with the lower surface of the tail side of the last stacked paper block. This method uses a method of arranging blocks in a scale pattern.

[0005] The above-mentioned device is also equipped with a lifter that raises the bottom side of the flat stacked paper blocks above the conveyance path to form a loading space, and the head side of the flat stacked paper blocks formed in the previous process is placed in the loading space. When the above-mentioned lifter releases the butt-lift after the lifting is completed, it is equipped with a paper presser that presses the butt side of the last number block and the head side of the loaded number block, and the above-mentioned scales are This is a configuration of a device that aligns the state.

[0006]

[Function] According to the present invention, by raising the bottom side of the last flat stacked paper block in the conveyance direction from the conveyance path by a lifter to form a loading space, the flat stacked paper formed in the previous process is placed in this space. The head side of the stacked paper block can be inserted properly with the pusher, and when the lifter is used to release the tail after the insertion is completed, the tail side of the last flat stacked paper block and the stacked paper block can be inserted with the paper presser. By releasing the tail-up while holding down the head side, it is possible to effectively prevent the flat stacked paper from getting tangled, that is, paper slippage, when the lifter releases the tail-lifting. In other words, the intended purpose of arranging the blocks in a scale-like manner in the overlapping state can be properly accomplished.

[0007] After the above-mentioned butt-up is released, the conveyance path is moved forward by a distance approximately corresponding to the overlap dimension, and the insertion of the next number of blocks is repeated.

According to the present invention, when taking out each block sequentially from the top of the following block, the packaging work etc. can be carried out without causing any paper shift or collapse of the overlapping state of the subsequent blocks. Able to perform the work properly and efficiently.

[0009]

Embodiments Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The number block 1 is, for example, a flat stack of paper made by stacking a constant number of sheets of toilet seat sheets, paper napkins, tissue paper, etc., and each sheet of the flat stack of paper includes a folded sheet outside the flat sheet. .

Reference numeral 2a denotes a narrow annular belt forming the conveying path 2 for the flat stacked paper blocks 1, and as shown in FIG. The transport path 2 is formed by endlessly suspending the transport path 2.

While the conveyance path 2 is stopped, the tail side 1a of the last block 1' in the conveyance direction of the blocks 1 is raised above the conveyance path 2 by the lifter 3 and put into the lower part of the tail side. Form space 4. Lifter 3 above
The lifter 3 is provided with a plurality of arms 3a extending approximately horizontally, and the lifter 3 is provided so as to be movable up and down to the front and back sides of the conveyance path 2 through the interval 2' of the belt 2a, and also to move back and forth along the front and back sides of the belt 2. It is movable. That is, the lifter 3 waits above the surface of the conveyance path 2 behind the last block 1', and descends below the conveyance path 2 through the interval 2' of the belt 2a as shown in FIG. 1B. 2, and moves forward along the back surface of the conveyance path 2 to just below the tail side 1a of the last member block 1', then passes through the belt interval 2' of the conveyance path 2 again and rises above the conveyance path 2, and as a result of this rise, the surface of the conveyance path 2 Raise the tail side 1a of the rearmost block 1' supported by the
The insertion space 4 is formed below the butt side 1a.

As shown in FIG. 1C, the head side 1b of the flat stacked paper block 1'' formed in the previous step is inserted into the insertion space 4 thus formed.A pusher 5 is provided as a means for this insertion.The pusher 5 is erected by intervening in the belt interval 2', has a plurality of pressing pieces 5a that reciprocate within the same interval 2', waits behind the last member block 1', and is connected to the conveyance path 2. Guided by a rail 6 provided parallel to the conveyance path 2 on the lower side of the back surface of the pusher 5, the number of slides slid forward (in the conveyance direction) as the insertion space 4 was formed, and was provided in advance in front of the pusher 5. The blocks 1'' are pushed along the conveyance path 2, and the heads 1b of the blocks 1'' are inserted into the insertion space 4.

As a means for reciprocating the pusher 5, for example, a known elongated cylinder 7 is disposed below the back surface of the conveyance path 2 in parallel with the conveyance path 2 to form the rail 6, and the inside of the cylinder 7 is The piston and a ring 9 fitted on the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder 7 are magnetically coupled, and the pusher 5 interposed between the belt 2a and erected is attached to the magnetic ring 9 so as to reciprocate together with the piston. The pusher 5 retreats to the standby position again after inserting the flat sheet count block 1''.

Furthermore, after the above-mentioned loading, the lifter 3 retreats along the surface of the conveyance path 2 and releases the tail-up of the tail side 1a of the rearmost block 1', thereby raising the head side 1b of the loaded block 1''. The last member block 1 on top of
The butt side 1a of ' is placed and overlapped.

Further, a paper presser 10 is provided above the rearmost member block 1' immediately before the lifter 3's rearward raising position, and when the lifter 3 releases the rearward raising position, the paper presser 10 is lowered and the lifter 3 Immediately before, the tail side 1a of the last member block 1' and the insertion number block 1''
The head side 1b of the lifter 3 is pressed against the conveyance path 2, and in this pressed state, the lifter 3 is moved back to release the rear-up position and retreated to the standby position. As a result, the tail side 1a of the last member block 1'
The head side 1b of the inserted block 1'' settles on the lower surface, forming an overlapping state.

After forming the above-mentioned overlap state, the conveying path 2 is driven forward by a distance approximately corresponding to the overlap dimension L, that is, the conveying path 2 is stopped during the insertion operation, and is activated after the insertion is completed, so that the so-called Operated intermittently. The above series of operations is repeated to arrange the flat stacked paper blocks 1 in a scale pattern.

[0017] The frontmost flat stacked paper blocks 1 on the carry-out side arranged in a scale shape are taken out one unit block at a time by hand or an automatic machine from the top of the succeeding number blocks 1, and a single block or a plurality of blocks are taken out. Packaging, etc.

Any known drive mechanism can be used for the lifter, pusher, and paper presser.

[0019]

As explained above, according to the present invention, by raising the tail side of the last flat stacked paper block in the conveying direction with a lifter to form a loading space, the space can be It is possible to properly insert the head side of the flat stacked paper blocks with the pusher, and when releasing the rear lift with the lifter after the insertion is completed, the tail side of the last flat stack paper block can be inserted with the paper presser. By holding down the head side of the number block and releasing the same tail-up, it is possible to effectively prevent the slippage of the flat stacked paper due to the lifter releasing the tail-up. It is possible to properly perform the inserting state in which the head sides overlap, that is, the work of arranging the number of blocks in a scale-like manner in the overlapping state, which is the intended purpose.

Further, according to the present invention, since each number block can be taken out sequentially from the top of the following number block, there is no possibility of paper misalignment or collapse of the overlapping state of the following number blocks when taking out the number blocks. Packaging work, etc. can be carried out properly without any problems.
The efficiency of this work can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a side view schematically illustrating an embodiment of an apparatus for arranging flat stacked paper blocks in a scaly shape according to the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a side view showing a state in which the tail end of the last flat stacked sheet count block is raised in the same apparatus.

FIG. 1C is a side view showing a state in which the head side of the number block formed in the previous step is inserted into the lower surface of the bottom side of the last flat stacked paper number block in the same apparatus.

FIG. 1D is a side view showing a state in which the flat stacked paper block is pressed down with a paper presser after being inserted in the apparatus.

FIG. 1E is a side view showing a state in which the paper presser, lifter, and pusher of a block of flat stacked sheets are retracted after loading in the same apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a conventional example in which flat stacked paper blocks are arranged in a scale pattern.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Number of flat stacked paper blocks 1'
Last flat stacked paper block 1″
Inserted flat stack paper count block 1a
Butt side 1b Head side 2 Conveyance path 3 Lifter 4 Insertion space 5
Pusher 10
paper presser

Claims (2)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Flat stacked paper count in which the head side of the flat stacked paper count block formed in the previous process is sequentially inserted into the lower surface of the bottom side of the flat stacked paper count block at the end of the conveyance direction to form an overlapping state. In the method of arranging the blocks in a scaly shape, the bottom side of the flat stacked paper blocks is raised above the conveyance path using a lifter to form a loading space below the bottom side, and the loading space formed in the previous step is formed in the loading space. Insert the head side of the flat stacked paper block with a pusher, and after inserting, release the tail lifting by the lifter and overlap the head side of the stacked paper block on the lower surface of the tail side of the last stacked paper block, and then When lifting is released, the tail side of the last number block and the head side of the insertion number block are pressed with a paper presser to release the rear lift of the lifter.The number blocks are arranged in a scale shape. how to. [Claim 2] The number of flat sheets to be stacked is such that the head side of the number of flat sheets to be stacked block formed in the previous process is sequentially inserted into the lower surface of the bottom side of the last number of flat sheets to be stacked block in the conveyance direction to form an overlapping state. An apparatus for arranging blocks in a scale pattern, which is equipped with a lifter that raises the bottom side of the flat stacked paper blocks above the conveyance path and forms a loading space below the bottom side, and the above-mentioned blocks are placed in the loading space formed by the lifter. It is equipped with a pusher that inserts the head side of the flat stacked paper block formed in the previous process, and when the lifter releases the tail lift after the pusher finishes inserting, the tail side of the last stacked paper block and the head of the stacked paper block are provided. A device for arranging blocks in a scale shape, characterized by being equipped with a paper presser that presses the sides.