JPH05221515A - Relay device of light-weight article of plural standards - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly deliver even light-weight articles whose standards are different from each other by setting the inclination of a relay guide rail so that the height of the bottom part of an article may coordinate to the delivering face of the down stream system. CONSTITUTION:The necking part 20 of a light article 2 is delivered from a pressurized pneumatic conveyor 4 to a down stream system 5 while suspended from a relay guide rail 3. In the case of changing the standard of a light article, a relay guide rail 3, which corresponds to the light article 2 whose standard should be changed out of two lines or more of relay guide 3 laid in parallel with each other in the direction of delivering articles 2, is installed in the transferring passage of the light articles 2. In addition, the relay guide rail 3 is smoothly connected to a guide rail 40, and a part 33 near the end of the guide rail 3 has an area in parallel with the down stream system 5, and the inclination of the guide rail 3 is adjusted so that the height of the bottom part 21 may coordinate to the transferring face of the down stream system 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transfer device for a lightweight article having a neck ring portion, and more particularly to a transfer device for a lightweight article from a pressurized air conveyor to a downstream system. The present invention relates to a transit device for lightweight articles of a plurality of standards capable of responding to changes in standards.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a relatively lightweight article having a neck ring portion and capable of being driven by an air flow (for example, a PET bottle or the like; generically referred to as a lightweight article in this specification) is provided for carrying. Compressed air conveyors are known. As shown in FIG. 4, the pressurized air conveyor 4 supplies a guide rail 40 for suspending the neck ring portion 20 of the lightweight article 2 and an air flow for driving the lightweight article 2 in the transport direction. And a pressurized air chamber 41.
Then, while suspending the neck ring part 20 on the guide rail 40, the lightweight article 2 is transported by exerting an air flow from the pressurized air chamber 41 in the transport direction (the one shown in the figure shows the neck ring part 20). Airflow is exerted on the upper part 22).

As shown in FIG. 3, when delivering a lightweight article 2 from the pressurized air conveyor 4 to its downstream system 5 (for example, a belt conveyor, a packaging machine, a washing machine, etc.), the following is done. It was Between the end area of the guide rail 40 of the pressurized air conveyor 4 and the downstream system 5, the lightweight article 2
The parallel running area 33 is provided, and the height of the bottom portion 21 of the lightweight article 2 to be delivered in this area is the delivery surface 5 of the downstream system 5.
Set the height of the downstream system 5 to match 0.

By the way, when the standard of the lightweight article 2 to be transported is changed, if the size of the lightweight article 2 whose standard is changed is different from the original size of the lightweight article 2, the bottom portion 21 of the bottom portion 21 when suspended on the guide rail 40 is changed. Since the height is different, the end area of the guide rail 40 is inclined upward or downward depending on the height position of the bottom portion 21 of the lightweight bottle. However, when the standard of the lightweight article 2 was changed as described above, the lightweight article 2 of other standards was stagnant at the inclined guide rail 40. That is, the lightweight articles 2 of other standards cannot be delivered smoothly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a transit device for lightweight articles of a plurality of standards, which enables smooth delivery of lightweight articles of other standards.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.
That is, in the multi-standard lightweight article transfer device of the present invention, while suspending the neck ring portion 20 of the lightweight article 2 having the neck ring portion 20 on the transit guide rail 3, the lightweight article 2 is pressurized with air. A lightning transfer device for a plurality of standards of lightweight articles to be transferred from the conveyor 4 to the downstream system 5, having lightening guide rails 3 arranged in parallel in two or more rows along the delivery direction of the lightweight article 2, When the standard of the article 2 is changed, each of the transfer guide rails 3 can be installed in the transfer route of the lightweight article 2, and each of the transfer guide rails 3 can be installed in the guide rail 40 of the pressurized air conveyor 4. Are formed so as to be smoothly connected to each other, and in the vicinity of the end area of each transfer guide rail 3, there is a parallel running area 33 with the downstream system 5, and Lightweight article 2 should pass the Te
The slope of the transfer guide rail 3 is set so that the height of the bottom portion 21 of the lightweight article 2 matches the delivery surface 50 of the downstream system 5 in accordance with the standard.

Following the transfer guide rail 3, a separate extension guide rail 6 movable in the height direction of the lightweight article 2 is provided to form a parallel running region 33 with the downstream system 5. You can also

[0008]

As a result of adopting the above means, the present invention has the following effects. When changing the standard of the lightweight article 2,
Do the following: Of the guide rails 3 for transfer which are provided in parallel in two or more rows along the delivery direction of the lightweight article 2, the transfer guide rail 3 corresponding to the lightweight article 2 whose standard is to be changed is used as the transfer route of the lightweight article 2. Install.

By the way, the transfer guide rails 3 are formed so as to be smoothly connected to the guide rails 40 of the pressurized air conveyor 4, and the vicinity of the end area of each transfer guide rail 3 runs in parallel with the downstream system 5. In addition to having the area 33, the slope of the guide rail 40 in the parallel running area 33 so that the height of the bottom portion 21 of the lightweight article 2 is aligned with the transport surface of the downstream system 5 according to the standard of the lightweight article 2 to be delivered. Has been adjusted.

Therefore, when delivering a lightweight article 2 of another standard, the lightweight article 2 is smoothly introduced into the connecting guide rail 3 and the bottom portion 21 thereof in the parallel running region 33 with the downstream system 5. Can be aligned with the conveying surface of the downstream system 5.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A multi-standard lightweight article connecting device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, this multi-standard lightweight article transfer device 1 suspends the lightweight article 2 while suspending the neck ring portion 20 of the lightweight article 2 having a neck ring portion 20 on a transit guide rail 3. It is passed from the pressurized air conveyor 4 to the downstream system 5. In this embodiment, a lightweight bottle 2 is used as the lightweight article 2 having the neck ring portion 20.
A is applied. For example, a PET bottle or the like.

The pressurized air conveyor 4 has the structure (see FIG. 4) described in the section of the prior art. That is, the pressurized air conveyor 4 has a guide rail 40 for suspending the neck ring portion 20 of the lightweight bottle 2A, and a pressurized air chamber for supplying an air flow for driving the lightweight bottle 2A in the transport direction. And 41. Then, while suspending the neck ring portion 20 on the guide rail 40, the pressurized air chamber 4
By supplying pressurized air from 1 to the air flow chamber 42 in the transport direction, the upper portion 22 of the neck ring portion 20 is pressed and driven to transport the lightweight bottle 2A.

Although the belt conveyor 5A is used as the downstream system 5 in this embodiment, a packaging machine, a washing machine, or the like may be used instead. In the transfer device 1 for the lightweight bottles 2A of the plurality of standards, the transfer guide rails 3 are provided in two rows in parallel along the delivery direction of the lightweight bottles 2A. Of course, two or more rows may be provided. These transit guide rails 3 can be installed in the transfer route of the lightweight bottle 2A when the standard of the lightweight bottle 2A is changed, as will be described later.

The transfer guide rails 3 are made of a pair of plate-shaped molded products of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and are opposed to each other with a width wide enough to suspend the neck ring portion 20 of the lightweight bottle 2A. As the transfer guide rail 3, other materials such as stainless steel having good slipperiness can be used. When changing the standard of the lightweight bottle 2A, various known means can be adopted as a configuration that allows the desired transfer guide rail 3 to be installed in the transfer path of the lightweight bottle 2A. Attach a pair of slide rails (not shown) to the top plate 10 in parallel,
Both ends of these slide rails are fixed to other suitable support frames. This slide rail is a lightweight bottle 2A
It is installed in the direction that traverses the transfer route of the, and by shifting the slide rail when changing the standard of the lightweight bottle 2A,
The desired transfer guide rail 3 can be installed in the transfer path of the lightweight bottle 2A.

Of the guide rails 3 for connecting passengers arranged in parallel in two rows, one of the rails for the lighter bottle 2A having a larger standard (hereinafter referred to as the first rail 30) has no slope at all. The other rail for the lighter bottle 2A of the smaller standard (hereinafter referred to as the second rail 31) is formed with a gradient as described later. Each transfer guide rail 3 is a guide rail 40 of the pressurized air conveyor 4.
It is formed and arranged so that it can be smoothly connected to. In order to smoothly connect the second rail 31 to the guide rail 40 of the pressurized air conveyor 4, the slope near the connecting portion 32 is gently inclined downward from the guide rail 40 of the pressurized air conveyor 4. That is, as shown in the figure, the second rail 31 is formed in a flat and extended S-shape.

In the vicinity of the end area of each transfer guide rail 3, a parallel running area 33 with the belt conveyor 5A is provided. The parallel running area 33 is an area where the transfer guide rail 3 and the belt conveyor 5A are substantially parallel to each other and overlap each other in position. In this parallel running area 33, the light-weight bottle 2 conforms to the standard of the light-weight bottle 2A to be delivered.
The inclination of the transfer guide rail 3 is set so that the height of the bottom portion 21 of A is aligned with the delivery surface 50 of the belt conveyor 5A.

The delivery of the lightweight bottle 2A by the first rail 30 and the second rail 31 is as follows. In the case of the first rail 30, the procedure is as follows. First, the slide rail is shifted, and the first rail 30 is installed in the transfer path of the lightweight bottle 2A. The first rail 30 is for sending a lighter bottle 2A having a larger standard than the second rail 31, and has no slope at all.
The size of A is such that the height of the bottom portion 21 of the parallel running area 33 with the belt conveyor 5A matches the delivery surface 50 of the belt conveyor 5A. This lightweight bottle 2A
When the transportation of the lightweight bottle 2A is started by the transfer route of
The lightweight bottle 2A is transferred from the pressurized air conveyor 4 to the belt conveyor 5A through the transfer device 1. That is, the lightweight bottle 2A is smoothly transferred to the belt conveyor 5A through the parallel running area 33.

Even when the second rail 31 is used, the slide rail is similarly displaced and installed in the transfer path of the lightweight bottle 2A. The second rail 31 formed in a flat and extended S-shape has a parallel running area 33 with the belt conveyor 5A in the vicinity of the end area thereof, and in the parallel running area 33, the size of the lightweight bottle 2A to be delivered. Depending on the height, the height of the bottom portion 21 is the height of the delivery surface 5 of the belt conveyor 5A.
The slope is set so as to match 0, and the lightweight bottle 2A is smoothly transferred to the belt conveyor 5A via the parallel running area 33.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the transit device 1 for lightweight articles of multiple standards according to the present invention.
Also in this embodiment, the lightweight bottle 2A is applied as the lightweight article 2, and the belt conveyor 5A is adopted as the downstream system 5. In this embodiment, a separate guide rail for extension which is movable in the height direction of the lightweight article 2 following the transfer guide rail 3 (first rail 30, second rail 31) formed as in the above-mentioned embodiment. 6 is provided to form a parallel running region 33 with the downstream system 5. The transfer guide rail 3 makes it possible to install the light-weight bottle 2A in the transfer path when the standard of the light-weight bottle 2A is changed as in the above-described embodiment.

In order to make the extension guide rail 6 which is a separate body movable in the height direction of the lightweight article 2, an air cylinder 60 is attached. Drive this air cylinder 60 up and down,
The extension guide rail 6 which is a separate body is adapted to the height of the terminal area of the transfer guide rail 3 (first rail 30, second rail 31). The flow of the lightweight bottle 2A is as follows. The lightweight bottle 2A sent from the pressurizing air conveyor 4 to the transfer device 1 is delivered to the belt conveyor 5A via a separate extension guide rail 6.

According to the above-mentioned transit device 1, when delivering a lightweight article 2 of another standard, this lightweight article 2 is smoothly introduced into the transit guide rail 3 and
Since the height of the bottom portion 21 of the side-by-side region 33 with the downstream system 5 can be aligned with the conveying surface of the downstream system 5, there is an advantage that a lightweight article 2 of another standard can be smoothly delivered.

[0022]

The present invention has the above-mentioned structure, and when delivering a lightweight article 2 of another standard, the lightweight article 2 is smoothly introduced into the connecting guide rail 3 and the downstream system. Since the height of the bottom portion 21 in the parallel running area 33 with 5 can be matched with the transport surface of the downstream system 5, a lightning transfer device for a plurality of standard light weight articles can be smoothly delivered even for a light weight article 2 of another standard. Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining an embodiment of a connecting device for lightweight articles of a plurality of standards of the present invention, omitting other parts than a connecting guide rail.

FIG. 2 is a side view of another embodiment of a transit device for lightweight articles of multiple standards according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining an embodiment of a conventional connecting device for lightweight articles of a plurality of standards, omitting other parts than the connecting guide rails.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a pressurized air conveyor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Lightweight articles 3 Transfer guide rails 4 Pressurized air conveyor 5 Downstream system 6 Extension guide rails 20 Neck ring part 21 Bottom 33 Parallel running area 40 Guide rails 50 Delivery surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lightweight article 2 having a neck ring portion 20.
A suspension device for lightweight articles of a plurality of standards for transferring the lightweight article 2 from the pressurized air conveyor 4 to the downstream system 5 while suspending the neck ring portion 20 on the transit guide rail 3 of 2 has two or more transfer guide rails 3 arranged in parallel along the transfer direction, and when the standard of the lightweight article 2 is changed, each of the transfer guide rails 3 has a transfer path for the lightweight article 2. The transfer guide rails 3 are formed so as to be smoothly connected to the guide rails 40 of the pressurized air conveyor 4, and the vicinity of the terminal end of each transfer guide rail 3 is downstream. In addition to having the parallel running area 33 with the system 5, in the parallel running area 33, the height of the bottom portion 21 of the lightweight article 2 depends on the standard of the lightweight article 2 to be delivered. And surface 50 to be consistent, transit device lightweight articles multistandard, characterized in that the slope of the transit guiding rail 3 has been set. 2. The extension guide rail 6 which is movable separately in the height direction of the lightweight article 2 is provided subsequent to the transfer guide rail 3 to form a parallel running region 33 with the downstream system 5. The multi-standard lightweight article transfer device according to claim 1.