JPH0522414U - Package cage alignment device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] To provide a package aligning device capable of staggering a large number of rows of trays and aligning them. [Structure] A first conveyor 2 for selectively stopping trays 6 in which packages are inserted upright at a plurality of predetermined positions overlapping each other.
And a second transport row 13, 14, 15 orthogonal to each other corresponding to a plurality of predetermined positions A, B, C of the first conveyor 2.
The conveyor 3 and the tray 6 at a predetermined position on the first conveyor 2
Pusher means 4 for pushing the second conveyor 3 to the second conveyor 3 and stopper means 16 arranged along each of the plurality of conveyor rows 13, 14 and 15 of the second conveyor 3 and displaced forward and backward from those of the adjacent conveyor rows. , 17 and 18 are provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a package aligning device for efficiently aligning trays for inserting packages in a predetermined space and transporting these packages by a ceiling transport vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 The ceiling carrier has a large number of chucks, which are inserted into the bobbin of the package on the lift table and can be opened and closed, protruding downward. In order to convey many packages at one time, the chucks of the lifting table are arranged in a staggered pattern. Therefore, it is necessary to arrange the trays for inserting the packages in a zigzag manner at the unloading station for the ceiling guided vehicle.

As a conventional aligning device for aligning the trays in a zigzag manner, there is known a device in which the trays are flown in a zigzag passage and stopped at the bent portions so that the trays are aligned in two rows.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the alignment device using the zigzag passage has a problem that the trays cannot be arranged in a zigzag pattern in three or more rows, and the form of the aligned state is limited.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to arrange a package in which multiple rows of trays can be staggeredly packed and aligned. It is intended to provide a device.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The package aligning device of the present invention for solving the above problems corresponds to a first conveyor for selectively stopping the trays on which the packages are inserted at a plurality of predetermined positions overlapping each other, and a plurality of predetermined positions of the first conveyor. A second conveyor having a plurality of transport rows orthogonal to each other, a pusher means for pushing a tray at a predetermined position on the first conveyor to the second conveyor, and a pusher means arranged along each of the plurality of transport rows of the second conveyor, It is provided with adjacent transport rows and stopper means which are shifted back and forth.

[0007]

[Action]

 From the first conveyor, which selectively stops the trays at a plurality of predetermined positions that overlap each other, the trays are sequentially conveyed to the plural conveyance rows of the second conveyor, and the trays are staggered by the stopper means that are shifted back and forth in the adjacent conveyance rows. Align.

[0008]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a package aligning device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the tray in which the packages are inserted, and FIG.

In FIG. 1, the package aligning apparatus 1 is mainly composed of a first conveyor 2, a second conveyor 3, and a pusher 4. Further, the second conveyor 3 is connected to a circulating conveyor 5 for carrying out empty trays, and this circulating conveyor 5 finally forms a circulating path leading to the first conveyor 2.

The first conveyor 2 has a belt 11 that conveys the tray 6 on which the packages are inserted, and a stopper 12 that can be retracted and retracted is provided along the belt 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the tray 6 is formed by projecting a peg 6 a on which a package P is inserted upright in the center of a dish-shaped table, and the tray 6 is stopped by a stopper 12. The stoppers 12 are provided at three places so that the tray 6 can be selectively stopped at the A position, the B position or the C position. Further, the trays 6 at the A position, the B position, or the C position partially overlap, and the center-to-center distance P becomes equal to the center-to-center distance between the adjacent trays 6 when the trays 6 are staggered and aligned. There is.

The second conveyer 3 has a conveying line formed by three rows of belts 13, 14, 15 orthogonal to the first conveyer 2. The belt 13 corresponds to the A position of the first conveyor 2, the belt 14 corresponds to the B position of the first conveyor 2, and the belt 15 corresponds to the C position of the first conveyor 2. Then, the stoppers 16, 17, and 18 that can freely appear and disappear along the respective belts 13, 14, and 15 are provided. The belts 13 and 15 are provided with four stoppers 16 and 18, respectively, the pitch of which is equal to the diameter of the tray. That is, four trays 6 (Nos. 1, 4, 7, 10 and Nos. 2, 5, 8, 11) are arranged in series on the belts 13 and 15, respectively. The belt 14 is provided with three stoppers 17 at three positions, and they are displaced so as to be positioned between the stoppers 16 and 18. Then, as shown in the figure, the three trays 6 (No. 3, 6, 9) are closely arranged between the four trays 6 of the belts 13, 15 to form a staggered arrangement with a small gap as a whole. Has become.

The pusher 4 has an L-shaped arm 24 that moves between a solid line and a chain double-dashed line. The long side of the arm 24 is at a height that abuts the side surface of the tray 6, and the short side of the arm 24 is slidably attached to the side surfaces of the first conveyor 2 and the second conveyor 3. Further, the pneumatic cylinder 19 is connected to the end of the short side, and the expansion and contraction of the pneumatic cylinder 19 causes the arm 24 to reciprocate between the solid line and the chain double-dashed line.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned package aligning device will be described below. First, the stopper 12 at the position A of the first conveyor 2 and the No. 2 of the second conveyor 3. The stopper 16 at the 1 position is projected. After the first conveyor 2 is operated and the tray 6 is stopped at the position A, the stopper 12 is retracted, and at the same time, the pusher 4 is moved to the alternate long and two short dashes line position so that the tray 6 is placed on the belt 13. Carry it to position 1. Next, the C-positioned stopper 12 of the first conveyor 2 and the No. 2 of the second conveyor 3 are used. Two-position stopper 16 is projected. After the first conveyor 2 is operated and the tray 6 is stopped at the position C, the stopper 12 is retracted, and at the same time, the pusher 4 is moved to the alternate long and two short dashes position so that the tray 6 is placed on the belt 15 and No. Carry to position 2. Next, the stopper 12 at the position B of the first conveyor 2 and the No. 2 of the second conveyor 3. The stopper 16 at the 3 position is projected. After the first conveyor 2 is operated and the tray 6 is stopped at the B position, the stopper 12 is retracted, and at the same time, the pusher 4 is moved to the alternate long and two short dashes position to put the tray 6 on the belt 14, Carry to position 2. By repeating the above, the trays 6 are aligned in a staggered manner as shown in the figure. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the elevating table 21 of the ceiling transfer vehicle 20 is lowered by the unwinding of the hoisting belt 22, and a total of 11 trays from the tray 6 on the package aligning apparatus 1 are lifted by a chuck (not shown) on the elevating table 21. The package P is received and transported.

Next, a steam set system to which the package aligning apparatus 1 described above is applied will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, 31 is a setting device, 32 is an entrance conveyor, 33 is an exit conveyor, 34 is an entrance lifting device, 35 is an exit lifting device, 5 is a circulating conveyor, and 36 is a transfer robot. The set device 31 accommodates two upper and lower shelves in a box, and an openable and closable door is provided at the entrance and the exit of the box so that the box is filled with steam. The inlet conveyor 32 and the outlet conveyor 33 are composed of upper and lower two-stage conveyors having the same height as the upper and lower two-stage shelves of the setting device 31. The entrance lifting device 34 and the exit lifting device 35 can connect either the upper or lower two stages to the circulating conveyor 5. The circulation conveyor 5 is composed of a single-row portion 5a, a double-row portion 5b after the confluence point X, a double-row portion 5c up to the confluence point Y, and a single-row portion 5d adjacent to the package alignment device 1. The circulating conveyor 5 is filled with an actual tray (a tray on which the package is inserted) or an empty tray (a tray on which the package is not inserted), and the tray is circulated in the arrow direction. Further, a rail 23 of a ceiling carrier 20 is installed above the package aligning device 1.

At the beginning of the operation of the steam set system described above, the set device 31, the entrance / exit conveyors 32 and 33, the entrance / exit lifting devices 34 and 35, and the circulating conveyor 5 are filled with empty trays. Then, the transfer robot 36 inserts the package to be steam-set in the tray 6. Then, this actual tray is sent to the confluence point X, and another empty tray is located in front of the transfer robot 36 instead. By repeating this, the double-row portion 5b, the entrance lifting device 34, the entrance conveyor 32, and the setting device 31 are filled with the actual tray. Then, the set device 31 performs steam setting for a predetermined time. Then, the real tray after the steam setting enters the package transfer device 1 through the single-row portion 5d, 11 real trays are aligned by the above-described procedure, and the ceiling transport vehicle 20 carries out the 11 packages. In this way, the package is protected because the package is conveyed by the tray that constantly circulates.

[0016]

[Effect of the device]

 The package aligning device of the present invention sequentially transports trays from a first conveyor that selectively stops trays to a plurality of predetermined positions where they overlap each other to a plurality of conveyor rows of a second conveyor, and the trays are shifted back and forth in adjacent conveyor rows. Since the stoppers arrange the trays in a zigzag manner, the trays can be arranged in a zigzag pattern in three or more rows in a dense zigzag manner, and it is possible to carry out the transportation while making the most of the transportation capacity of the ceiling guided vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan layout view of a package alignment device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a tray in which a package is inserted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a transportation state by a ceiling transport vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a plan layout view of a steam set system to which the package aligning device of the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Package Aligning Device 2 1st Conveyor 3 2nd Conveyor 4 Pusher 13, 14, 15 Conveying Line 16, 17, 18 Stopper

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A second conveyor having a first conveyor for selectively stopping trays on which packages are inserted upright at a plurality of predetermined positions overlapping each other, and a plurality of transport rows orthogonal to each other corresponding to the plurality of predetermined positions of the first conveyor. A conveyor, a pusher means for pushing a tray at a predetermined position on the first conveyor to the second conveyor, and a pusher means arranged along each of the plurality of conveyor rows of the second conveyor, and shifted forward and backward from those of the adjacent conveyor rows. A package aligning device including a stopper means.