JPH0523725B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a clip member alignment device for securing a wrapping paper member to be wrapped around the mouth of a mushroom cultivation container.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As shown in FIG. 6, a large number of standardized, commercially available, approximately C-shaped clip members 1 are stacked and aligned in a suspended state on a long support plate 50. The attached plates 51 are tightened to secure a large number of clip members 1 which are superimposed and aligned, and in this state are stored in a cassette case 52 as shown in FIG.

Then, if necessary, a large number of clip members 1, which are still aligned, are taken out from the cassette case 52, together with the long support plate 50 and the long clamping plate 51.
The automatic paper wrapping device 53 (for example, Utility Application No. 60-118792, etc.) invented by the present inventor shown in FIG. The inner surface of the base of the wrapping paper member 55 is wrapped around it, and one clip member 1 is immediately taken out from the clip members 1 in the aligned and superposed state and fitted onto the outer peripheral surface of the opening, and the base of the wrapped paper wrapping member 55 is automatically crimped and fixed. .

Conventionally, various types of automatic paper rolling devices 53 have been developed to automate the paper winding operation, but there is no device for stacking and aligning a large number of clip members 1, and the above-mentioned long support plate 50 or direct automatic paper rolling device is not available. The clip members were aligned one by one by hand in an alignment storage section provided in the 53.

The present invention can automatically align and overlap a large number of clip members 1 and supply them to the above-mentioned cassette case 52 or the alignment storage section of the automatic paper winding device 53 as is, thereby increasing the utility value of the automatic paper winding device 53. This invention provides a clip member alignment device for securing a wrapping paper member to be wrapped around the mouth of a mushroom cultivation container.

[Means to solve the problem]

The gist of the present invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The inner surface of the base of a wrapping paper member 55 for cultivation is wrapped around the outer circumferential surface of the opening of the mushroom cultivation container 54, and a large number of substantially C-shaped clip members 1 are fitted onto the outer circumferential surface of the opening and fix the wrapped wrapping paper member 55. Arrange the pieces,
The aligned clip members 1 can be aligned and supplied to the automatic paper rolling device 53, and the clip members 1 can be directly fed or discharged from the discharge device 2.
a transfer device 4 for transferring along the inclined plate 12
pins 14a, 14 are provided at at least two locations on the inclined plate 12 of the transfer device 4 at a predetermined interval.
If the pins 14a and 14b are aligned when both ends of the C-shaped clip member 1 are horizontal, the pins 14a and 14b will be transferred in an unaligned state such as tilted or upside down. An alignment mechanism 5 is provided, which is set at a position in contact with the upper part of the clip member 1, and is provided with an alignment discharge part 15 from which the clip members 1, which are rotated while being transferred by the pin 14 and are regulated in an aligned state, are discharged. An alignment and overlapping section 6 that aligns and overlaps the clip members 1 that are aligned and discharged one after another from the alignment and discharge section 15 of the alignment mechanism 5.
This invention relates to a clip member aligning device for securing a wrapping paper member to be wrapped around the mouth of a mushroom cultivation container.

[Effect]

The clip member 1, which is directly loaded or discharged from the discharge device 2, is transferred along the inclined plate 12 by the transfer device 4.

During this transfer, the pins 14a in the alignment mechanism 5,
At least the clip members 1 that have been transferred in an unaligned state are rotated by 14b and are regulated in an aligned state, and then discharged from the alignment discharge section 15 and aligned and superposed in the alignment and overlapping section 6.

〔Example〕

This embodiment will be described in detail in accordance with the order of operation.

In this embodiment, although the clip members 1 may be directly fed into the transfer device 4 at predetermined intervals, a discharge device 2 is provided for discharging the clip members 1 to the transfer device 4 at predetermined intervals.

This ejecting device 2 may have any structure as long as it ejects the clip member 1 at predetermined intervals, but in this embodiment, one side is closed to a rotating shaft 8 installed in the machine frame 7, and the other side is closed to the clip member 1. A rotating drum 2a with an opening as a member input port is provided, and a large number of circular ejection windows 3, which are slightly larger than the outer diameter of the approximately C-shaped commercially available clip member 1 as shown in the figure, are provided on the circumferential surface of the rotating drum 2a. is forming.

A receiving plate 9 is circumscribed on the lower outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum 2a, and the receiving plate 9 is provided as a bottom plate of the discharge window 3 located below the rotating drum 2a.
Therefore, when the rotary drum 2a is rotated, the clip member 1 stuck to the discharge window 3 below the rotary drum 2a is moved to the discharge window 3 as the rotary drum 2a rotates.
It rises along the nine surfaces of the receiving plate,
When the ejection window 3 passes over the front end of the receiving plate 9, the ejection window 3 becomes open, so the design is such that the clip member 1 stuck in the ejection window 3 is ejected from the ejection window 3 to the outside of the rotating drum 2a. are doing.

Reference numeral 17 in the figure is provided inside the rotating drum 2a,
This is a regulating plate whose lower end is close to the lower inner circumferential surface of the rotating drum 2a to regulate the clip member 1 to the receiving plate 9 disposed position.

The shape of the ejection window 3 is not limited to a circle, but may be the same external shape as the clip member 1, and the formation and arrangement of the ejection window 3 is the most reliable.
Considering that the clip members 1 in a are fitted and ejected, the clip members 1 are formed in a staggered manner in this embodiment, but they may also be formed in a single vertical row or horizontally (horizontal direction) to form several vertical rows. Alternatively, several pieces may be arranged horizontally and diagonally to form several vertical rows.

Note that if the clip members 1 are not arranged in a straight line in the lateral direction (horizontal direction) as in this embodiment but are arranged in a staggered manner or horizontally and diagonally, the clip members 1 are ejected one by one from the ejection window 3 as described above. This also has the effect of being able to horizontally transfer the materials at regular intervals so that they are not overlapped and discharged to the transfer device 4 and are discharged at a predetermined time lag.

In this embodiment, a discharge sliding inclined plate 10 is provided in front of the rotary drum 2a, which is connected to the front end of the receiving plate 9 and on which the clip member 1 to be discharged slides.
A counter inclined plate 11 having a V-shape when viewed from the side is provided to face the discharge sliding inclined plate 10, and receives the clip members 1 discharged one by one from the discharge window 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the transfer device 4 has an inclined plate 12 extended and connected to the side of the discharge sliding inclined plate 10, and a belt conveyor 13 is provided at the lower ends of the discharge sliding inclined plate 10 and the inclined plate 12. Clip member 1 sliding down along discharge sliding slope plate 10
The conveyor belt 13 conveys the liquid along the discharge sliding slope plate 10 and the slope plate 12 to the side.

Next, the alignment mechanism 5, which is the main part of the present invention, will be explained. As shown in FIG. 1, the alignment mechanism 5 aligns the C-shaped clip members 1 so that both ends thereof are horizontal. The embodiment utilizes the fact that the height h of the C-shaped clip member 1 used is smaller than the width in this aligned state. Specifically, pins 14a and 14b are provided protruding from the belt conveyor 13 of the inclined plate 12 at a predetermined interval at a position lower than this height dimension h. Therefore, the clip members 1 transferred in an aligned state are transferred without hitting any of the pins 14a, 14b, as shown in FIG. 4a. For example, the clip member 1 that has been transferred upside down or tilted,
It contacts the pin 14 and is rotated by the lateral movement of the belt conveyor 13. When it is transferred in an inclined state as shown in FIG. 4b, it is rotated by the pin 14a and aligned, and passes through without hitting the pin 14b. Further, when the objects are transferred in an inclined state as shown in FIG. 4c, they are first rotated by the pin 14a to the inclined state as shown in FIG. 4, and then rotated to the aligned state by the next pin 14b. Therefore, by being rotated by at least two pins 14a and 14b, the correct alignment can be achieved.

Then, a drop window 1 is used as an alignment discharge part 15 for fitting and dropping the aligned clip members 1 on the inclined plate 12 further to the side of the second pin 14b.
5, and the clip members 1 aligned by the alignment mechanism 5 are made to fall one after another and are discharged to the alignment and overlapping section 6.

Note that the alignment discharge section 15 may be designed to discharge from the terminal side edge of the pin 14 without adopting the drop window method. Further, FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment, in which a case is considered in which a clip member 1 having the same height h and width is used. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
5 are formed, and these drop windows 15a, 15b, 1
5c, pins 14a and 14b are provided at positions where they abut against the clip member 1, respectively, and the first drop window 15
The clip members 1 that have already been transferred in an aligned state are dropped from a, and the clip members 1 that are tilted and are not in an aligned state fit into the first drop window 15a and pass through without falling, and are rotated to the pin 14a. If the clip members 1 are aligned and are aligned, they fit into the next drop window 15b and fall, and the clip members 1 that are not aligned even with the pin 14a are further rotated by the next pin 14b and aligned, and at least the second pin 14b so that they are all aligned with the last drop window 15c and fall into the final drop window 15c.

In any of the embodiments, the pin 14 may be raised and lowered by a sensor that detects the difference in the height and width of the clip member 1 and the transfer state, or if the clip members 1 are transferred in an overlapping manner, It may be designed to detect this, automatically open a discharge hole (not shown) provided in front of the drop window 15, and automatically discharge from the transfer device 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the alignment and overlapping section 6 is constructed by attaching a downwardly inclined long support plate 16 to the drop window 15, and suspending the long support plate 16 from the drop window 15 to the long support plate 16. They are arranged so that they slide down one after another to the lower end of 16 and are aligned and superposed.

The aligned and superimposed clip members 1 are taken out together with the elongated support plate 16 in a suspended state and set in the automatic winding device 53 as described above.

Note that the discharge device 2, the transfer device 4, the alignment mechanism 5, the alignment and overlapping section 6, etc. are not limited to those in the above embodiments, and can be designed as appropriate.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the clip members discharged from the linear feeding or discharging device are automatically aligned in a fixed direction, automatically aligned and superposed at the alignment and overlapping portion, and aligned and superposed at the automatic paper winding device. The present invention provides a clip member alignment device for fixing wrapping paper members to be wound around the mouth of a mushroom cultivation container, which can supply clip members and increase the utility value of the automatic paper wrapping device.

The present invention also provides a transfer device for transferring a clip member along an inclined plate, a pin protruding from the inclined plate at two locations, and a drop window opened at a predetermined position as in the embodiment. It is extremely easy to manufacture, as all you need to do is attach a long support plate that slides down onto the window and provide an aligned overlapping part.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide an excellent clip member aligning device that also exhibits the effect of providing a product at a low price.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of the discharge section, Fig. 3 is a side view of the alignment and overlapping section, and Fig. 4 a, b, c. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the alignment mechanism of the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the alignment mechanism of the second embodiment, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the clip members aligned and superimposed in a suspended state on a long support plate, and FIG. 7
The figure is a front view of the cassette case in a stored state, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the automatic paper winding device. 1... Clip member, 2... Discharge device, 4...
Transfer device, 5... Alignment mechanism, 6... Alignment polymerization section,
12... Inclined plate, 14a, 14b... Pin, 15
...Alignment and discharge section, 53...Automatic paper winding device, 54...
...Mushroom cultivation container, 55...Wrapping paper member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Wrap the inner surface of the base of a wrapping paper member for cultivation around the outer peripheral surface of the opening of the mushroom cultivation container, and arrange a large number of approximately C-shaped clip members that fit around the outer peripheral surface of the opening and fix the wrapped wrapping paper member. The arranged clip members can be arranged and supplied to the automatic paper rolling device, and a transfer device is provided to transfer the clip members directly fed in or discharged from the discharge device along an inclined plate, and the inclined plate of the transfer device is provided. Pins are protruded from at least two locations on the plate at a predetermined interval, and when the position of the pins is determined to be aligned when both ends of the C-shaped clip member are at least horizontal, the pins are tilted or upside down. An alignment mechanism provided with an alignment ejection part that is set in a position to abut on the upper side of the clip members that are transferred in an unaligned state, and from which the clip members that are rotated while being transferred by the pin and are regulated in the aligned state are ejected. established,
A clip member aligning device for attaching wrapping paper members to be wrapped around the mouth of a mushroom cultivation container, characterized in that an aligning and overlapping portion is provided for aligning and overlapping clip members that are aligned and discharged one after another from an aligning and discharging portion of the aligning mechanism.