JPH0464525A - Can loader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To load arranged cans onto a sheet while they are pressed from upward by carrying cans which are being carried by a carrying means while they are prevented from floating by a pressing board, arranging them on a slat conveyer with an arranging means and also separating into required rows by a separating means. CONSTITUTION:Cans 1 mounted on a slat conveyer 3 are sent onto a second slat conveyer 7 while they are prevented from floating from an upper pressing board 4. Then the cans are naturally arranged in sequence from a head row by an arranging means 5, and after they are arranged in a required row, they are separated from subsequent rows by a separating means 6. A pressing member 72a is lowered by a cylinder 72b, and the cans 1 in the required row which have been separated are pushed onto the second slat conveyer 71. A push-out member 73 is rotated to be engaged with a rear end of the required row, while the conveyer 71 is driven in this state to move the cans 1 onto a mount sheet 2 together with the arranging means 5, the pressing member 72a and the pushout member 73a so that the cans 1 are mounted on the sheet 2 while they are arranged.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention provides a method for arranging cans in a desired row when sterilizing the cans by loading the cans on a mounting sheet in a desired row. This relates to a can loader used for loading cans onto a mounting sheet.

[Prior art and its problems] Traditionally, canned foods have been sterilized by heating.

In recent years, in order to efficiently heat and sterilize cans that have been canned in this way, as shown in FIG.
2), the cans (1) are placed on the crosspiece (21) of this placement sheet (2) in a required row as shown in FIG. The placing sheets (2) on which the cans (1) thus canned are arranged in the required rows are stacked in several stages, and each placing sheet 2 is stacked in this state.
) The cans (1) placed on top are now heat sterilized all at once.

Here, in order to arrange the cans (1) in the required row and place them on the placement sheet (2) as described above, conventionally, a person usually manually places the cans (1) on the placement sheet (2). They were arranged and placed one after another on top of (2).

However, it is extremely troublesome to place the cans (1) on the placement sheet (2) while arranging them one after another in this way. There was a problem in that it took a lot of time to install the machine and the work efficiency was very poor.

In addition, in recent years, a robot has been developed that uses a robot to align the cans (1) in a required line and place them on the placement sheet (2) as described above. However, in recent years, various types of cans (1) have been used for canning. ) on the placement sheet (2) by a robot as described above is also very difficult.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems when stacking cans on a mounting sheet in a required row.

That is, in this invention, when stacking cans on a placement sheet in a state where the cans are aligned in a required row, a simple device is used to easily and efficiently align various types of cans on the placement sheet. The challenge is to make it possible to load the vehicle into a vehicle.

Means for Solving the Problem] In the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the cans 1) are arranged in a required row and then placed on a mounting sheet (2).
), a can loader is provided with a conveyance means (3) for conveying the can (1) to the mounting sheet (2) side, and a conveyance means (3) provided above the can (1> conveyed by the conveyance means (3)). A holding plate (4) that prevents the cans (1) from floating up, and a presser plate (4) that prevents the cans (1) from floating up, and the cans (1) transported by the transport means (3) are placed in order from the first row before being loaded onto the loading sheet (2). an alignment means (5) for natural alignment;
) separating the cans (1) arranged by the separating means (6) at a required row position, and a state in which the cans <1) separated by the separating means (6) and arranged in the required row are pressed down from above. Loading means (7) for loading onto the loading sheet (2) at
). .

In addition, when loading the cans (1) separated by the separation means (6) and arranged in the required rows onto the loading sheet (2) while holding them down from above, the loading means (7) is used as the loading means (7). , a feeding means (71) for feeding the cans (1) arranged in a desired row toward the mounting sheet (2), and a feeding means (71) for feeding the arranged cans (1) in a desired row from above. 71), which moves to the placing sheet (2) side, and the holding means (72) which moves together with this holding means (72) to the placing sheet (2) side and presses the can (1) in the last row. A pushing means (73) for pushing out the cans (1) arranged from the rear toward the mounting sheet (2) is provided.

[Function] In the can loader according to the present invention configured in this way, the loading sheet (
2) When loading the cans onto the cans, a holding plate (4) is provided above the cans (1) being transported by the conveying means (3), and the holding plate (4) prevents the cans (1) from floating up. (1) is conveyed to the placing sheet (2) side by the conveying means ('3), and the can (1) conveyed by this conveying means (3) is placed on the placing sheet (2). Before loading, the items are automatically arranged in order from the first row by an arrangement means (5).

Here, a presser plate (4) is provided above the can (1) conveyed by the conveyor means (3) as described above, and this presser plate (
The can (1) is transported by the transport means (3) by the transport means (3)
) to prevent it from rising, especially the third
As shown in the figure, an inverted truncated cone-shaped can (1), which is used to store water canisters, pudding, etc., is turned upside down to form a truncated cone, and in this state, the can (1) is opened. When conveying and arranging the cans by the conveying means (3), even if the later can (1) rides on the previous can (1), the lifting of the can (1) after riding on the above-mentioned presser plate (4), and the rear can (1) is held down by the front can (1).
) and flipping over.

Then, after the cans (1) that have been naturally arranged one after another from the first row by the alignment means (5) as described above are separated at the positions of the required rows by the separation means (6), the cans (1) are separated in this way. Cans (1) in a required row are loaded onto a loading sheet (2) while being held down from above by a loading means (7).

In addition, when loading the cans (1) arranged in the required rows as described above onto the loading sheet (2) while being pressed from above by the loading means (7), the holding means (72)
) is used to press down the cans (1) aligned in a desired line from above, and then use this holding means (72) to feed the cans (1) aligned in a desired line towards the mounting sheet (2). means(
71) and align the cans (1) in the required row.
) to the placing sheet (2) side, and the cans (1) arranged from behind the last row of cans (1) by the pushing means (73) that moves together with the holding means (72).
is pushed out onto the mounting sheet (2), and the cans (1) arranged in the required row are loaded onto the mounting sheet (2).

By stacking the cans (1) arranged in the required row on the mounting sheet (2) in this way, the arrangement of the cans (1) arranged in the required row will not be disrupted. ) can be successfully loaded onto the loading sheet (2) while remaining aligned in the required rows.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, a can loader according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

In the can loader of this embodiment, the can (1) to be loaded onto the loading sheet (2) is used to store water canisters, pudding, etc., as shown in Fig. 1, etc. While an inverted truncated conical can (1) is used, this can (1)
), as shown in FIG. did.

Then, turn the inverted truncated cone-shaped can (1) containing water bottle, pudding, etc. upside down into a truncated conical state, and place this can ( 1) are arranged and placed in the required row.

Here, in the can loader of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. As 3), a first slat band conveyor (3) is used, which is provided with regulating plates (31) on both sides to prevent the cans (1) from falling off.
), the can (1) is placed face down in a truncated conical state, and the can (1) is placed on the placement sheet (2) side by this first slat band conveyor (3). I had it transported.

Also, like this, the first slat band conveyor (3)
In order to convey the can (1) to the mounting sheet (2) side, a presser plate (4) is provided above the can (1) being conveyed with a slight interval, and this presser plate (4) Be sure to prevent the can (1) from floating up while being transported.

Then, as mentioned above, the first slat band conveyor (
3), place the can (1) conveyed by the mounting sheet (
2) Before loading the cans (1
) are naturally arranged one after another starting from the first row by the aligning means (5), and then the cans (1) thus naturally arranged are separated at the desired row position by the separating means (6), and then, The required rows of cans (1) thus separated are loaded into the loading means (
7), it is loaded onto the loading sheet (2) while being pressed from above.

Here, the can (1) conveyed by the first slant band conveyor (3) as described above is placed on the mounting sheet (2).
In this embodiment, the cans (1) conveyed by the first slat band conveyor (3) are further placed on a placing sheet ( 2) Feeding means for sending to the side (7
1), the first slat band conveyor (3);
The second slat band conveyor (71) is provided at a position closer to the placement sheet 2).

A first slat band conveyor (71) and a first slat band conveyor (3) are provided between the second slat band conveyor (71) and the first slat band conveyor (3).
The rack passes the guide plate (81) of the cans (1) conveyed by the first slat band conveyor (3).
The can (1) was guided through the guide plate (81) to a second slat band conveyor (71), and the can (1) was further sent to the mounting sheet (2) by this second slat band conveyor (71).

In addition, with the can (1) on the second slat band conveyor (71) being pressed down from above, the second
In this embodiment, the holding member (72a) that moves up and down by the cylinder (72b) is used as the holding member (72) that moves toward the loaded sheet (2) side with the slat band conveyor (71). The holding member (72a> is attached to the running rail (72c>) extending along both sides of the second slat band conveyor (71) toward the loading sheet (2) side, and the holding member (72a> is attached to the second slat band conveyor (71).
It was arranged to be positioned at a small distance above the can (1) fed by I).

Also, as mentioned above, the second slat band conveyor (7
3), the can (1) is sent to the placement sheet (2) side.
) in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The alignment member (5), whose protrusions (51) are provided at a constant pitch in a direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of the can (1), is placed so as to face the can (1). It was attached to the end of the mounting sheet (2) side facing downward.

The cans (1) sent to the placement sheet (2) by the second slat band conveyor (71) are restrained by this alignment member (5) before being loaded onto the placement sheet (2). At the same time, the cans (1) sent between the protrusions (51) provided on the alignment member (5)
and align the first row of cans (1) with this alignment member (5).
I arranged it by .

When the cans (1) in the first row are aligned by the alignment member (5) in this way, the cans (1) sent after that are positioned between the cans (1) in the first row. After that, the cans that were sent were arranged naturally.
) are successively positioned between cans (1) and cans (1) in the previous row so that they are naturally aligned.

The cans (1) sent in this way are naturally aligned one after another, and as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the aligned rows of cans (1) are transferred to the second slat band conveyor. (71)
It extends from the first guide plate (81) to the first slat band conveyor (3).

In order to naturally align the cans (1) one after another in this way, in this embodiment, each of the first and second slat band conveyors (3>, (
The presser plate (4) and the presser member (72a) are placed above the can (1) conveyed by the canister (73) with a slight interval therebetween.
Even if the rear can (1) rides on the front can (1), the can (1) that has climbed in this way will not touch the above-mentioned presser plate (4) or Even if the can (1) is held down by the holding member (72a) and has a truncated conical shape, the rear can (1) will not run onto the front can (1) and turn over.

The row of cans (1) arranged as described above extends to the first slat band conveyor (3), and when the rows of cans (1) arranged as described above reach a certain point, the sensor (
As shown in FIG. This presser member (72
a) of the required row of cans (1) separated as above by
) was pressed onto the second slat band conveyor (71).

Here, in this embodiment, the separating means (6) for separating the cans (1) arranged as described above at a required row position is provided above the first guide plate (81). A pressing member (62) that is raised and lowered by a cylinder (61) is provided, and this pressing member (62) is lowered by the cylinder (61), and the row of cans (1) located below is held down by this pressing member (62). The row of cans (1) held down in this way is separated from the cans (1) of a required row located on the mounting sheet (2) side from this row of cans (1).

In addition, in order to separate the cans ( ) aligned by the separating means (6) at the required row positions, the cans ( ) pressed by the pressing member (62) as described above are separated.
The pressing member (62) presses the cans (1) in odd-numbered rows so that the arrangement of cans (1) in the first row is the same as the arrangement of cans (1) in the first row. (1) was separated.

Then, the cans (1) arranged as described above are separated at the position of the required row, and the cans of the required row separated in this way <1)
is pressed onto the second slat band conveyor (71) by the holding member (72a), and in this state, in accordance with the feeding of the second slat band conveyor (71), the holding member (72a) is 'a> is placed along the traveling rail (72c) by a drive device (not shown).
) side, thereby moving the cans (1) in a required row to the loading sheet (2) side and loading them onto the loading sheet (2).

In order to load the cans (1) in the desired row onto the placement sheet (2), the cans (1) in the desired row are moved together with the presser member (72a) to the placement sheet (2) side. A square-shaped extrusion member (73) is rotated at the end of this holding member (72a) on the opposite side from the loading sheet (2) side as an extruding means (73> for pushing out the material toward the loading sheet (2) side. Furthermore, a second guide plate (82) is provided between the second slat band conveyor (71) and the placement sheet (2).

Then, the required row of cans (1) separated as above,
At the position where the holding member (72a) and the second slat band conveyor (71) have moved the placing sheet (2) to some extent, as shown in FIG. 6, the extruding member (73) is rotated downward. The push-out member (73) presses the cans (1) in the last row from behind, and the cans 1) in the desired row are placed between the alignment member (5) and the push-out member (73). I tried to squeeze it in.

Next, as shown above, the required rows of cans (1) are aligned with the alignment member (5).
and the extrusion member (73), move the extrusion member (73) together with the pressing member (72a) to the mounting sheet (2) side, and use the extrusion member (73) to The row of canisters 1) are pushed toward the mounting sheet (2), and as shown in FIG. 7, the second guide plate (
82) and place the cans (1) in the required row on the sheet (2).
I tried to load it on top.

After loading the required row of cans (1) onto the placement sheet 2) in this way, as shown in Figures 1 and 8, The table (22) was lowered by a lifting device (23).

On the other hand, in the holding member (72a) which has loaded the desired row of cans (1) onto the placement sheet (2) as described above, the pushing member (73) is rotated upward to return to its original position. At the same time, the holding member (72a) is moved in the opposite direction along the traveling rail <72c) to return to its original position, and the holding member (72a) is further raised by the cylinder (72b), I made it return to the position.

Thereafter, a robot (not shown) or the like places the next loading sheet (2) on the required row of cans (1) loaded on the aforementioned loading sheet 2). The pressing member (
62) is raised by the cylinder (61), and the row of cans (1) held still by this pressing member (62) is guided onto the second slat band conveyor (71) while remaining aligned. I did it like that.

Then, repeat the above operations,
The cans (1) in the required row are loaded one after another onto the placement sheet (2), and the placement sheet (2) on which the cans (1) in the required row are loaded is placed as shown in Figure 1. The cans (1) were housed one after another in the box body (24), and in this state, the cans (1) loaded on each mounting sheet (2) were collectively heated and sterilized.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, in the chemical loader according to the present invention, when the cans are aligned in a required row and loaded onto the mounting sheet, the cans are transported to the mounting sheet side by the conveying means. Before stacking the cans transported in this way on the placement sheet, the alignment means naturally aligns them one after another starting from the first row, and a presser plate is placed above the cans transported by the transport means. This presser plate prevents cans being conveyed from floating up.

For this reason, when using the conversion loader according to the present invention, a can that has an inverted truncated conical shape, which is used to store water canisters, pudding, etc., can be turned upside down and turned into a truncated conical shape. Even when conveying and arranging cans, the following cans do not run over the previous cans and turn over, making it possible to easily and efficiently align various types of cans6. In the chemical loader according to the present invention, the cans, which have been naturally arranged one after another from the top row by the alignment means as described above before being loaded onto the placement sheet, are separated at the position of the desired row by the separation means. After that, the cans in the desired row separated in this way are loaded onto the loading sheet while being held down from above by the loading means, so that the cans arranged in the desired row are placed in the same state. It now fits nicely on the seat.

In particular, when loading the cans arranged in the desired row by the loading means onto the loading sheet while being held down from above by the loading means, the cans arranged in the desired row are held down from above by the holding means. , this holding means is moved together with a feeding means for sending the cans arranged in a required row toward the mounting sheet side, so that the cans arranged in the required row are sent toward the mounting sheet side, and this holding means By pushing out the aligned cans from the rear of the cans in the last row onto the mounting sheet, and stacking the cans aligned in the desired row onto the mounting sheet, the cans are aligned in the desired row. This makes it possible to more effectively stack cans that have been arranged in a desired row onto a loading sheet without disrupting the arrangement of the cans.

As a result, when the loader according to the present invention is used, various types of cans can be easily and efficiently arranged in desired rows and loaded onto a loading sheet using a relatively simple device. Became.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted schematic side view showing a conversion loader according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially omitted schematic plan view showing a conversion loader according to the same embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which lifting of cans is suppressed by a presser plate in the chemical loader of the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a partial side view showing a state in which cans are aligned by an alignment means in the chemical loader of the same embodiment; 106 is a partial side view showing a state in which cans arranged in the chemical loader of the same embodiment are separated at a required row position by a separation means and cans in a required row are held down by a pressing means; FIG. A partial side view illustrating a state in which cans in a desired row are held down by a presser means and moved to the placement sheet side in the loader, and aligned cans are pushed out from behind the rearmost row of cans by a pushing means toward the placement sheet side. FIG. 7 is a partial side view showing a state in which cans in a required row are loaded onto a mounting sheet in the can loader of the same embodiment;
Fig. 8 is a partial side view showing the state of the can loader of the same embodiment before loading the required row of cans onto the next placing sheet, Fig. 9 is a plan view of the placing sheet, and Fig. 10 is the loading sheet. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which cans in a required row are arranged and placed on a sheet. Explanation of symbols (1)...Can (2)...Placement sheet (
3) Conveying means (first slat band conveyor) (4) Holding plate (5) Aligning means (aligning member) (6) Separating means (7) Loading Means (71)...Feeding means (second slats) (72)...Pressing means (73)...Extrusion means (extrusion member) Bando competition procedure amendment, ka) October 1990 5th day

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. With the cans (1) lined up in the required row, place the cans (1) on the placement sheet (
2) In a can loader for loading cans, a conveyor means (3) for conveying the cans (1) to the mounting sheet (2) side, and a conveyor means (3) provided above the cans (1) conveyed by the conveyor means (3). a holding plate (4) that prevents the can (1) from floating;
an alignment means (5) for automatically arranging the cans (1) transported by the transport means (3) one after another from the top row before loading them onto the mounting sheet (2);
Separating means (6) for separating the cans (1) arranged by the separating means (6) at a required row position; A loading means (which loads onto the loading sheet (2) in a pressed state)
7) A can loader comprising: 2. As the loading means (7), cans (1) arranged in a required row
A feeding means (71) that feeds the cans (1) to the placing sheet (2) side, and a feeding means (71) that moves the cans (1) arranged in a desired row from above along with the feeding means (71). ) side, and the presser means (72) moves together with this presser means (72) to the placing sheet (2) side to hold the cans (1) aligned from the rear of the last row of cans (1). 2. The can loader according to claim 1, further comprising extrusion means (73) for extruding on the side of the mounting sheet (2).