JPH053109U - Pillow package automatic shaping device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A foldable pillow is made by automatically attaching a uniform fold by the first and second shaping means to the ears of a pillow package made of aluminum foil packaging material. It is an object of the present invention to provide a folding attachment device that can automatically supply a packaged product to a boxing device. [Structure] First and second shaping means for automatically and continuously attaching folds to the ears of the pillow package supplied from the pillow packaging machine, and transfer for automatically supplying to the conveying means connected to the packaging device It is characterized by being composed of a mechanism.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention is an apparatus for automatically and continuously packaging a pillow package packaged with an aluminum foil packaging material in a packaging box, in which a protruding fold of the pillow package product is folded downward as a pre-packaging step. The present invention relates to a pillow package shaping device that can be attached to improve packaging efficiency.

[0002]

[Prior art and its problems]

 Generally, as pillow packaging products, a number of square-shaped products such as PTP packaging sheets for pharmaceuticals such as tablets and capsules, confectionery such as rice crackers and biscuits, and makeup aids are arranged side by side, which are used as aluminum foil packaging materials and Pillow wrapping with polypropylene wrapping, etc. is a characteristic of this pillow wrapping product because it has a relatively long length at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the wrapping, and a protruding portion called an ear with a hollow inside is formed. There is. There is no problem in the case of confectionery and cosmetics that handle pillow packages as they are as they are, but when packaging pillow packages in a packaging box, the ears protruding from both ends interfere with each other. There is an inconvenience that the work of folding the parts is required.

For pillow packaging of PTP packaging sheets for pharmaceuticals, which are packaged in pillow packaging and shipped, aluminum foil, which is easily foldable at the ears, is used as the packaging material. However, at present, the pillow packaged product of this type of PTP packaging sheet is packed in the packaging box by manually attaching the folds to the ears at both ends, so be careful when attaching the folds. If you do not pay, the sharp protrusions may occur on the inside of the fold due to the physical properties of the aluminum foil.

As described above, the sharp protrusions formed on the inner surface of the ears that are bent may often damage the aluminum foil portion corresponding to the drug-containing pocket of the PTP packaging sheet. The drug in the damaged pocket part deteriorates due to the humidity of the outside air and loses the drug efficacy as it is effective, so there is a serious problem that it cannot be provided as a medicinal product. In the past, in order to eliminate such problems, we relied on the selection of pillow packaging materials. In addition, the above-mentioned work not only requires a lot of manpower, but there is also a problem that there are variations in the pillow package and that there are few applicants for work because it is a simple labor work.

An object of the present invention is to always attach a uniform fold by the first and second fold forming means to the ear of a pillow package made of aluminum foil material, and to shape the fold. The aim of the present invention is to provide an orthopedic device that can supply more accurately to the packaging system and can properly pack pillow packages.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The configuration of the present invention, which solves the problems of the prior art, is a conveyor with a belt-conveyor structure that conveys a pillow package product, in which the ears project from the pillow packaging machine along the transport direction, toward the packaging system. In addition to the above, the stopper is placed above the carry-out end of the carrier, and the pillow package receiving plate is arranged on one downstream side of the carrying body. On the other side of the body, there is provided a pusher means for transferring the pillow packaged product on the carrier to the shaping part which can be set on the receiving plate, and the pillow packaged product is pressed against the receiving plate above the shaping part of the receiving plate. The pressing body to be restrained is arranged so as to be able to move up and down, and the first fold forming means corresponding to the full width of the ear of the pillow package and the width slightly narrower than the length of the pillow package are provided below the front and rear portions of the shaping part. Set up a pair of 2nd folding and shaping steps. And the upper portion of the second folding habit shaping means, in the upper than the carrier, Thus also, between the carrier leading to the packaging system, is provided with a Noriutsuri means pillow packages.

[0007]

【Example】

 Next, the details of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the outline of an automatic continuous packaging device using the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a folding and shaping device for a pillow package, and a packaging device part, and FIG. Fig. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the folding and shaping device section, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the automatic assembly device of the one-touch assembly box and the packing device section, and Figs. 5 to 8 are flow charts of the automatic assembly device of the one-touch assembly box. FIG. 9 is a plan view of the box packing device section, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the booklet feeder and the flap folding device section of the one-touch assembly box, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the flap folding apparatus of the one-touch assembly box. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a folded state of the inner flap, FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a folded state of the lid plate and a tongue folding device, and FIGS. 14 to 19 are insertion tongue pieces of the lid plate. 6 is a flow chart showing the folding and insertion states of FIG.

First, as an example, an automatic continuous packaging device A for a pillow packaged product using the device of the present invention, for example, a pillow packaged product in which a PTP packaging sheet group of tablets and capsules is packaged in an aluminum foil packaging material. Will be described with reference to FIG. This automatic continuous wrapping device A is, for example, bound by a 10-bundle band machine (not shown) that binds 10 PTP wrapping sheets each having 10 capsules enclosed in a pocket in units of 10 sheets, and the bound sheets. 5 bundles of groups are bundled by a 50 bundle band machine (not shown) arranged downstream, and a bundle of long bundles is continuously made by a pillow packaging machine (not shown) using aluminum foil packaging material. To form a pillow package 1 having ears 1a at both ends in the longitudinal direction.

Reference numeral 2 shown in FIG. 1 is a belt conveyor connected to the downstream side of the pillow packaging machine. On the lower transfer side of the belt conveyor 2, a fold is attached to the ear portion 1a of the pillow packaged article 1. Folding and shaping devices B are connected in series. Above the folding and shaping device B, a conveyor side of a belt conveyor 35 for conveying the shaped pillow package 1 to the packaging device C is connected, and the upstream side of the packaging device C is assembled by one-touch assembly. A one-touch assembly box automatic assembly device D for automatically assembling the box 4 and supplying the box 4 to the packaging device C is provided.

On the downstream side of the packing device C, there is arranged a booklet supply device E connected by a belt conveyor 5, and on the outside of the booklet supply device E, a chain such as a chain is conveyed. A flap folding device F for reciprocally moving by means to fold and pack the inner flap 4a and the cover plate 4b forming the box 4 in this order is provided. On one side of the traveling path 6 on which the flap folding device F reciprocates, a tongue piece for folding and inserting a tongue piece 4c for inserting a lid plate 4b constituting the box 4 having a plurality of roller group structures. A folding device G is provided. Although not described in detail, H in the figure is a label sticking machine for bridging a label (not shown) between the cover plate 4b and the front side plate 4d of the box 4. The automatic continuous wrapping device A for pillow packages is configured as described above.

2 and 3, the configuration of the shaping device B for attaching a fold to the ear portion 1a of the pillow package 1 will be described. Above the downstream end of the belt conveyor 2, there is provided a stopper 7 for stopping the pillow package 1 which has been packaged by the pillow packaging machine on the belt conveyor 2. As shown in FIG. 3, a receiving plate 8 having substantially the same plane as the conveying surface of the belt conveyor 2 is arranged on one downstream side of the belt conveyor 2 and the receiving plate 8 corresponding to the receiving plate 8 is provided. The pillow package 1 is moved to the other side of the belt conveyor 2 and moved to the shaping part a of the pillow package 1 set on the receiving plate 8 by being actuated by the detection signal of the pillow package 1 stopped and waiting on the upper surface of the belt conveyor 2. Cylinders 9 each having a pusher plate 9a for allowing them to be arranged are opposed to each other.

Above the shaping part a set on the receiving plate 8, the pillow package 1 is pressed down between itself and the receiving plate 8 by being lowered by the cylinder 10 which operates by receiving the pushing signal of the cylinder 9. A pressing plate 11 for restraining is arranged. Guide rods 12 are provided upright on the four corners of the upper surface of the pressing plate 11. The operating plates 13 attached to the piston rods 10a of the cylinders 10 can be inserted into the guide rods 12 so as to be vertically movable. All of the guide rods 12 have spiral ridges 14 wound between the pressing plate 11 and the actuating plate 14, which are used when the pressing plate 11 presses the pillow package 1. The pillow package 1 is provided with an appropriate cushioning action. In the figure, 15 is a mounting plate of the cylinder 10, 16 is a guide rod which is erected on the upper surface of the operating plate 14 and is inserted into the hole of the mounting plate 15. The pressing plate 11 is adapted to be properly pressed and contacted with the pillow package 1 in a horizontal posture. Reference numeral 17 in the drawing is a guide member for guiding the upstream shoulder of the pillow package 1 and setting the pillow package 1 at the correct position of the shaping part a.

Through holes 18 are formed on the receiving plate 8 on the left and right sides of the pillow packaged product 1 shown in FIG. Reference numeral 19 is a solenoid that is symmetrically arranged so as to face the ear 1a of the pillow package 1 obliquely, and is located between the upper ends of two parallel working rods 20 that move up and down by both solenoids 19. Has a semicircular arc surface 21a at the tip thereof, and is formed to be slightly wider than the width of the pillow packaged product 1, and the shaper 21 protruding upward from the receiving plate 8 through the through hole 18 is formed. Set up. Further, as is apparent from FIG. 2, the working rod 20 is inserted and guided by an actuating plate 23 fixed to the tip of a rod 22 constituting the solenoid 19, and between the actuating plate 23 and the shaper 21. The spiral rod 24 wound around the working rod 20 is provided so as to provide an appropriate cushion for the contact shaping action of the pillow package 1, the ear 1a, and the shaper 21. Reference numeral 25 is a connecting plate attached to the upper end portion of the solenoid 19, and a spring 27 is elastically provided between the connecting plate 25 and a machine frame 26 which axially supports the inner end of the connecting plate 25 as shown in FIG. This spring 27, the connecting plate 25 and the machine frame 26 are supported by the solenoid 19 so that the shaper 21 folds the ear 1a of the pillow package 1 from the bottom to the top as shown in the figure. When attached, the solenoid is allowed to rotate in the vertical posture direction, and the tip of the shaper 21 smoothly rises smoothly along the surface of the PTP packaging sheet that is packaged, so that it is placed inside the aluminum foil packaging material. A neat fold that does not have sharp points is formed and attached.

As shown in FIG. 2, a square opening 28 is formed in the receiving plate 8 outside the through-hole 18, and a cylinder 29 for raising the pillow package 1 is provided below the opening 28. The pusher plate 29a of the cylinder 29 can pass through the opening 28. Further, as is clear from FIG. 2, the folding portion formed by the shaper 21 intervenes on the backing plate 8 before and after the opening 28 and positions the pillow package 1. A guide piece 30 is provided. The position of the opening 28 provided in the receiving plate 8 is a position facing the central portion of the lower surface of the pillow package 1 when the pillow package 1 in the shaping part a is moved outward by the width thereof. Set up in. The reason for this will be clarified in the explanation of operation below. Reference numeral 46 in the drawing denotes a sensor of the pillow package 1.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a pair of shaping plates vertically provided above the opening 28 and in the front and rear portions. The shaping plate 31 has a width slightly larger than that of the pillow package 1, and The space between the front and rear shaping plates 31 is formed to be slightly smaller than the length of the pillow packaged product 1 provided with a fold, and when the pillow packaged product 1 passes between the two shaping plates 31, the pillow package product 1 is closed. The ears 1a of the package 1 are flattened and flattened. In addition, a guiding portion 31a having a trumpet-like front shape is formed at the lower end portions of the both shaping plates 31 for smoothly guiding the pillow package 1.

Between the upper ends of the two shaping plates 31, a rotary shaft 32 having an axis in a horizontal posture along the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 2 is rotatably supported so as to be repeatedly rotatable. In the normal state, there are provided two arms 33 which are tilted slightly in the direction of the belt conveyor 2 and have a holding piece 33a for holding the pillow package 1 at the lower end. A cylinder mechanism 34 for reciprocating the arm 33 for about 180 ° is attached to one end of the rotating shaft 32.

The conveying surface of the belt conveyor 35, which is arranged above the belt conveyor 2 and has the same conveying direction as the belt conveyor 2, is provided between the rotating shaft 32 and the belt conveyor 35. The upper surface of the guide plate 36 is made to substantially coincide with the upper surface.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a cylinder arranged upstream of and above the belt conveyor 35. The cylinder 37 is provided in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the belt conveyor 35, and the cylinder 37 has a rod 37 a at the end. On the guide plate 36, there is provided a plate 37b which is turned over by 90 ° and pulls the pillow package 1 having the ears 1a in a horizontal posture onto the belt conveyor 35 for transfer. Therefore, in the normal state, the rod 37a of the cylinder 37 extends completely outward, and the plate 37b provided at the tip of the cylinder 37 is inverted 90 ° by the arms 33 from both the shaping plates 31 and the guide plate 36. As a matter of course, it is in a position where it does not interfere with the operation of being placed on top. The shaping device B provided with a fold is constructed as described above.

Next, the configuration of the packaging device C for the pillow package 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 4. A stopper 38 for the pillow package 1 conveyed on the belt conveyor 35 is provided above the belt conveyor 35, and a sensor 39 for detecting the downstream ear 1a of the pillow package 1 is attached to the stopper 38. .. On the other hand, on the lower side of the belt conveyor 35, a frame-shaped stacker 40 having a U-shaped planar shape and relatively long in the vertical direction is arranged. The open side of the stacker 40 faces the downstream side of the belt conveyor 35 as shown in the figure. In addition, the inner surface spacing of the upper and lower side plates 40a, 40b constituting the stacker 40 is formed to be slightly smaller than the length of the pillow packaged product 1 like the spacing between the two shaping plates 31. A guide portion 41 having a trumpet shape in a plan view is formed at the opening end of 40b. A cylinder 42 for pushing the pillow package 1 in the stacker 40 downward and storing it in the box 4 is provided above the stacker 40. 42a is a pusher plate.

On the other downstream side of the belt conveyor 35, a cylinder 43 for supplying and supporting the pillow package 1 on the belt conveyor 35 stopped by the stopper 38 to the stacker 40 is arranged. A pusher plate 43b is provided at the end of the rod 43a of the cylinder 43. Then, by the operation of the cylinder 43, a plurality of pillow package products 1 which are preset are set in the stacker 40. In this embodiment, since two pillow packages 1 are packed in a box, the stacker 40 has a depth of two.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, below the stacker 40, a receiving plate 44 to which the box 4 automatically assembled by the one-touch assembly box assembling apparatus D described later is supplied and supported. Set up. Reference numeral 45 is a positioning stopper for the pillow package 1 to be supplied. On the outer side of the receiving plate 44, the box 4 which is lower than the belt conveyor 35 and in which the pillow package 1 is packed is carried in the same direction as the carrying direction of the belt conveyor 35, and the carrying surface Is provided with a cylinder 47 that is transferred onto the belt conveyor 5 at substantially the same level as the upper surface of the receiving plate 44. A pusher plate 47b for moving the box 4 is attached to the tip of the rod 47a of the cylinder 47.

Reference numeral 48 shown in FIG. 4 denotes a cylinder which presses and supports an upstream side corner portion of the box 4 which is supplied onto the receiving plate 44 and positioned by a positioning stopper 45 provided on the receiving plate 44. The cylinder 48 is arranged at an angle of 45 ° with respect to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 35, and a holding piece 49 having an L-shaped planar shape adapted to the corner of the box 4 is attached to the tip of the cylinder 48. Has been. The opening of the box 4 is normally held by the pressing action of the restraining piece 49, and the box 4 is fixed, so that the cylinder 42 can perform the packing operation of the pillow package 1 properly. is there. The boxing device C is configured as described above.

Next, the configuration of the automatic assembly device D for a one-touch assembly box will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4 to 8. Below the midway portion of the belt conveyor 35, on the upstream side of the receiving plate 44 constituting the packaging device C, the magazine case 50 of the one-touch assembly box 4 having a flat structure is arranged. The one-touch assembling box 4 side of the most tip end accumulated in this magazine case 50 is taken out in the outer direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 35, and the pillow package 1 is assembled into the box 4 having a cubic shape. Is configured.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the front surface of the magazine case 50, a cylinder 51 that operates in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 35 is arranged. Two support rods 53 along the axial direction of the cylinder 51 are attached in parallel to a support plate 52 provided at the rod end of the cylinder 51, and one front touch point is provided between the ends of the two support rods 53. A working rod 55 having a suction cup 54 that can be adsorbed and detached from the side plate 4g of the assembly box 4 is provided. Although not shown in particular, an intake means connected to the suction cup 54 is attached to the action rod 55. A sensor 56 for detecting the one-touch assembly box 4 is provided on one side of the action plate 55.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a mounting plate 57 having a vertical posture along the conveyance direction of the belt conveyor 35 is provided in front of and downstream of the magazine case 50, and the inner surface of the mounting plate 57 is In other words, on the magazine case 50 side, a support rod 59 which is orthogonal to the plate surface of the mounting plate 57 and has a relatively large shaping roller 58 axially attached to the tip thereof for restricting the side plate 4e of the one-touch assembly box 4 by pressing. To provide. A base of a rotating arm 61, on which a side plate 4e of the one-touch assembly box 4 cooperates with the shaping roller 58 and which has a small-diameter shaping roller 60 axially mounted, is pivotally supported at a middle portion of the upper surface of the support rod 59. At the same time, a spiral spring 62 is elastically provided between the midway portion of the rotating arm 61 and the tip end portion of the support rod 59. As shown in FIG. 4, the rotating arm 61, which is moved in the contracting direction of the spiral spring 62, is rotated so that the position where the axes of the supporting rod 59 and the rotating arm 61 are orthogonal to each other is in the normal state. A stopper (not shown) for restricting rotation is in contact with the moving arm 61. That is, the rotating arm 61 rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 6, but is prevented from rotating counterclockwise from the state shown in FIGS.

Further, as is apparent from the figure, the shaping roller 60 having the small diameter is located on the upstream side of the other shaping roller 58, and the shaping roller 58 having the large diameter is formed prior to the initial shaping of the one-touch assembly box 4. However, the small-diameter shaping roller 60 then acts in a stepwise manner, and as shown in FIG. 7, the small-diameter shaping roller 60 is provided with both shaping rollers 58, 60 so as to perform final finishing shaping.

Reference numeral 63 is a cylinder disposed below the mechanism provided with the shaping rollers 58 and 60, and the operating axis direction of the cylinder 63 intersects the conveying direction of the belt conveyor 35 at an angle of 45 °. I am doing it. At the end of the rod 63a of the cylinder 63, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the planar shape for fitting and pressing the one side corner portion on the downstream side of the box 4 shaped like a cube is L-shaped. A restraining piece 64 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the reference numeral 65 designates a box 4 assembled and shaped in a correct cubic shape on a receiving plate 44 provided directly below the stacker 40 which constitutes the above-mentioned packing apparatus C. A cylinder for moving, and a pusher plate 66 is attached to the end of the rod 65a of the cylinder 65. As is clear from FIG. 4 and the like, the plate surface of the pusher plate 66 is generally flush with the upstream end surface of the one-touch assembly box 4 inside the magazine case 50.

Reference numeral 67 in FIG. 4 denotes a position regulating plate having a plate surface parallel to the conveyance direction of the belt conveyor 35 and having a vertical posture. The inner plate surface of the position regulating plate 67 and the pusher of the cylinder 65 are shown. The one-touch assembly box 4 is assembled in a cubic shape by the plate surface of the plate 66 and the three restraint pieces 64 of the cylinder 63. In the figure, 68 is a guide plate for the box 4, and 69 is a sensor such as a limit switch for detecting passage of the assembled empty box 4. The one-touch assembly box assembly device D is configured as described above.

FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the cube shaping means of the one-touch assembly box 4 and the receiving plate 44 part of the packing device C. A stopper 70 is set up at the downstream edge of the receiving plate 44. It is set up. Further, the stopper 70 is provided with a sensor 71 for detecting the setting of the empty box 4.

A guide plate 72 that guides the upstream side of the box 4 in which two pillow packages 1 are packed is provided at the upstream end of the belt conveyor 5, and the outer edge of the belt conveyor 5 is arranged. A regulation guide plate 73 for contacting the side plate 4g of the box 4 and regulating the position of the side plate 4g is disposed in the section. In the figure, 74 is a guide plate for the box 4 conveyed by the belt conveyor 5.

FIG. 10 shows a book supply device E for loading and storing book No. 75 into a box 4 in which two pillow packages 1 are packed, an inner flap 4 a of the box 4 and a cover plate 4 b. The folding device F, the folding device G for the insertion tongue piece 4c that is connected to the cover plate 4b, and the label sticking machine H are shown.

On the downstream side of the belt conveyor 5, a stopper 76 for preventing the advance of the box 4 in which the pillow package 1 is packed is provided. Reference numeral 77 is a magazine case accommodating a large number of booklets 75 arranged side by side. At the front portion of the magazine case 77, a cutting-edge booklet 75 is adsorbed by a signal when the box 4 arrives at the stopper 76 (shown in the figure). It is sucked by means of (omitted), and this form 75 is put into the box 4 and supplied. Reference numeral 78 is a cylinder provided below the magazine case 77 and acting in a direction orthogonal to the carrying direction of the belt conveyor 5, and the function book 75 is accommodated by a pusher plate 79 provided at the tip of the cylinder 78. The box 4 is transferred onto a pedestal 80 arranged on the downstream side of the belt conveyor 5. The function book supply device E is configured as described above.

The pedestal 80 is shown by a virtual line from a position shown by a solid line in FIG. 10, that is, a position corresponding to the function supply device E, by a conveying means (not shown) such as a chain that reciprocally rotates. Further, it is reciprocally moved to and from a position corresponding to the label sticking machine H by a signal action. Further, on the receiving table 80, frame plates 81a and 81b on the downstream side are attached, which form an opening for receiving the box 4 into which the function book 75 is fed and supplied. Further, the frame plate 81b on the downstream side has a short height as shown in FIG.

11 to 13, the structure of the device F 1 for folding the inner flap 4a and the cover plate 4b of the box 4 will be described. The cover plate 4b of the box 4, which is pushed and contained between the frame plates 81a and 81b by the action of the cylinder 78, is located at the outer end of both frame plates 81a and 81b, as is apparent from FIG.

A stay 82, which stands upright on the pedestal 80 and has substantially the same height as the height of the box 4, is provided on the side of the outer end portion of the upstream frame plate 81 a. One end of a shaft 84, which is driven to rotate forward and backward by a cylinder 83, is cantilevered at the upper end. As is apparent from the figure, the shaft 84 is parallel to the carrying direction of the belt conveyor 5 and faces the outer ends of the frame plates 81a and 81b. Further, the shaft 84 is in a posture which is generally vertical to the outer surface of the cover plate 4b which is in a substantially vertical posture in the normal state, and which has a height which does not reach the tongue 4c into which the lid plate 4b is inserted. The lower edge of the folding plate 85 is fixed. In the figure, 86 is a stopper that abuts the outer side plate of the box 4 housed between the frame plates 81a and 81b and sets the box 4 at a fixed position on the pedestal 80, and 87 is a sensor that detects the outer side plate of the box 4. Is.

A stage 88 having substantially the same height as the box 4 is provided on the pedestal 80 on the outer side of the upstream side of the upstream frame plate 81 a, and the belt conveyor 5 is conveyed to the center of the upper end of the stay 88. A horizontal cylinder 89 is provided which operates parallel to the direction. At the end of the rod 89a of the cylinder 89, the inner flap 4a on the upstream side of the box 4 housed between the frame plates 81a and 81b is folded, and a restraining piece 90 that presses and regulates the rising of the inner flap 4a. To provide. The flap folding device F is configured as described above.

Next, the configuration of the tongue folding device G will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 13 to 19. As is apparent from FIG. 10, this tongue folding device G is located on one side of the traveling path 6 along which the pedestal 80 reciprocates, that is, on the side where the lid plate 4b of the box 4 on the pedestal 80 passes. Equipped on the other side. Reference numeral 91 is a narrow and long base plate provided on one side of the traveling path 6, and an upstream side end of the base plate 91 is provided with a downstream inner flap 4a of the box 4 passing through the traveling path 6 to the outside. An upward arcuate guide portion 91a is formed for pressing and folding and guiding the upper surfaces of both inner flaps 4a to the lower surface of the base plate 91.

A narrow guide frame 92 having a U-shaped cross section is provided on substantially the entire upper surface of the base plate 91. As is apparent from FIGS. 14 to 17, the guide frame 92 has the lid plate 4b folded by the folding plate 85 mounted thereon, and the lid plate 4b and the inserts connected to the lid plate 4b. It is attached to the base plate 91 so that the fold portion with the recessed tongue piece 4c substantially coincides with the upper edge line of the guide frame 92.

As shown in FIG. 14, a stay 93 is vertically provided outside the guide frame 92 and on the upstream side of the base plate 91. A first roller 94 having an abacus-shaped tapered surface 94a formed inwardly is rotatably supported on the stay 93. The tapered surface 94a of the first roller 94 and the guide frame 92 are rotatably supported. A small gap is formed between the outer edge of the upper side and the insertion tongue 4c of the lid plate 4b, and the insertion tongue 4c is formed by the tapered surface 94a of the first roller 94 and the edge of the guide frame 92. Gives a slight inward folding to.

As shown in FIG. 15, a stay 95 is hung vertically on a base plate 91 on the downstream side with an appropriate distance from the first roller 94, and a vertical surface 96 a is provided on the outside of the stay 95. The formed frame-shaped second roller 96 is rotatably supported. Then, between the vertical surface 96a of the second roller 96 and the inner edge of the upper side of the guide frame 92, a small gap in which the insertion tongue piece 4c intervenes is provided, and the vertical surface 96a of the second roller 96 is provided. And the edge of the guide frame 92 to insert a substantially right angled fold into the tongue piece 4c.

On the base plate 91 on the downstream side with an appropriate distance from the second roller 96, a third truncated cone-shaped third roller 97 as shown in FIG. 16 is rotatably provided. Between the conical surface 97a of the third roller 97 and the inner edge of the upper side of the guide frame 92, a slight gap in which the insertion tongue piece 4c of the lid plate 4c intervenes is formed to form the third roller. By the conical surface 97a of 97 and the end edge of the guide frame 92, the insertion tongue piece 4c is provided with a sharp fold.

As shown in FIG. 17, on the base plate 91 on the downstream side with an appropriate distance from the third roller 97, a relatively large diameter conical head cone having a flat side surface is formed. The fourth roller 98 is rotatably supported vertically. A small gap is formed between the gentle conical surface 98a of the fourth roller 98 and the inner edge of the upper side of the guide frame 92, and a small gap in which the insertion tongue 4c of the main flap 4b intervenes is formed. A part of the roller 98 is inserted into the groove formed in the guide frame 92. Then, the conical surface 98a and the end edge of the guide frame 92 give the insertion tongue piece 97a a large fold with an acute angle that is almost doubled.

As described above, the first to fourth rollers 94, 96, 97, 98 form the box 4 although folds can be added to the folds of the lid plate 4b and the tongue piece 4c. Due to the restoring force of a good-quality paper material, the tongue piece 4c inserted into the lid plate 4b tries to restore to an obtuse angle. The obtuse angled insertion tongue piece 4c cannot be inserted completely into the box 4 to completely cover it. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 18, a fold-in holding plate 99 having an L-shaped cross section is attached on the base plate 91 on the downstream side near the fourth roller 98. The insertion tongue piece 4c that has passed through the fourth roller 98 is immediately held in contact with the vertical surface 99a of the folding and holding plate 99 without being restored to an obtuse angle.

A stay 100 along the longitudinal axis of the base plate 91 is provided at the downstream end of the base plate 91, and the outer surface of the stay 100 contacts the upper surface of the end of the cover plate 4b of the box 4. Then, this is pressed downward, that is, the tongue piece 4c of the cover plate 4b is inserted and the fifth roller 101 of a relatively large diameter that inserts along the inner surface of the side plate 4d forming the box 4 is rotatably supported. Has been done. The circumferential surface 101a of the fifth roller 101 is for inserting the insertion tongue 4c while contacting the upper surface of the end portion of the cover plate 4b, and thus constitutes the box 4 and the central axis of the fifth roller 101. The distance from the upper edge of the side plate 4d is substantially equal to the radius of the fifth roller 101. The flap folding device G is configured as described above.

As shown in FIG. 11, an opening 102 is formed between the frame plates 81 a and 81 b attached to the pedestal 80 and below the shaft 84 of the folding plate 85 of the lid plate 4 b. Has been done. Reference numeral 103 shown in FIG. 10 is a cylinder corresponding to the label sticking machine H through the lower end of the traveling path 6, and the rod 103a of the cylinder 103 is completely passed through the opening 102. A pusher plate 104 for supplying the covered box 4 to the label sticking machine H is provided.

[0047]

[Explanation of action]

 Next, the operation of the automatic continuous packaging device for the pillow package including the device of the present invention will be described based on the above embodiment. A pillow packaged product 1 wrapped by a pillow packaging machine (not shown) is carried in the direction of the arrow by a belt conveyor 2 as shown in FIG. The pillow package 1 is stopped on the belt conveyor 2 by a stopper 7 provided at the downstream end of the belt conveyor 2. The cylinder 9 is activated by this stop signal, and the pusher plate 9a of the cylinder 9 sets the pillow package 1 on the belt conveyor 2 to the shaping portion a where the pillow package 1 is set on the receiving plate 8. Return to position.

The cylinder 10 is actuated by a signal that the pillow package 1 is set on the shaping part a of the receiving plate 8, and the pressing plate 11 of the cylinder 10 is lowered to restrain the pillow package 1 on the receiving plate 8. .. Simultaneously with this restraint action, the solenoid 19 works, and the shaper 21 pushes the two ears 1a of the pillow package 1 upward from the diagonally downward direction through the through-hole 18, and the two ears 1a are incomplete. Attach a downward fold. The shaper 21 returns to the old position by the action of the solenoid 19. When the solenoid 19 receives the signal returned to the old state, the cylinder 9 is actuated again, and the following pillow package 1, which is on standby and stopped on the belt conveyor 2, is transferred to the shaping part a of the receiving plate 8 and set. To do. By this action, the preceding pillow package 1 that was in the shaping part a with the folds attached to the ears 1a is pushed outward by the intervention of the subsequent pillow package 1, and is provided on the receiving plate 8. It reaches on the opening 28.

When the sensor 46 detects that the pillow package 1 has been set on the opening 28, the cylinder 29 in the vertical position works, and the pusher plate 29 a provided on the upper end of the pillow package 1 fixes the pillow package 1 to both shaping plates. While sandwiching between 31, raise to a predetermined height. At this time, the folds of the incompletely preformed ear 1a are made completely folds by the sandwiching action of the two shaping plates 31. Then, the pusher plate 29a returns to the old state by the action of the cylinder 29. The cylinder mechanism 34 is actuated in response to the old state return signal of the cylinder 29 to rotate the rotary shaft 32 by about 180 °, and the arm 33 of the rotary shaft 32 in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. Then, the pillow package 1 which is sandwiched and supported between the two shaping plates 31 is inverted by 90 ° and transferred onto the guide plate 36. At this time, the folds formed on the ears 1a of the pillow package 1 are turned sideways. Then, the cylinder 37 operates in response to the signal that the cylinder mechanism 34 has returned, the pillow package 1 on the guide plate 36 is pulled toward the cylinder 37 by the plate 37b, and the pillow package 1 is provided on the upstream side of the upper belt conveyor 35. Reprinted above. Then, the cylinder 37 returns to the old state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pillow packaged product 1 laterally transferred on the upstream side of the belt conveyor 35 is conveyed to the downstream side of the belt conveyor 35 and stopped by the stopper 38. It is detected by the sensor 39. The cylinder 43 is actuated by the detection signal of the sensor 39, and the pillow package 1 is inserted into the stacker 40 and supported by the pusher plate 43b of the cylinder 43. When the cylinder 43 returns to the old state, the subsequent pillow package 1 reaches the stopper 38, and the cylinder 43 is activated again by the signal of the sensor 39, and the pillow package 1 is operated in the same manner as above. The pillow package 1 that has been fed into the stacker 40 and is inserted and supported in advance is pushed forward and arranged in close contact with the pillow package 1.

Two pillow packages 1 are sandwiched and supported in the stacker 40, and the cylinder 42 operates in response to a signal that the cylinder 43 has been restored. Then, the pusher plate 42a of the cylinder 42 pushes down the two pillow packages 1 in the stacker 40, and the cubic one-touch assembly box 4 stands by on the receiving plate 44 provided directly below the stacker 40. Box inside. At this time, the flap 4a and the cover plate 4b of the box 4 are in a vertical state. The means for shaping the one-touch assembly box 4 in a flat posture into a cubic shape will be described later.

After the two pillow packages 1 are packed in the box 4 by the action of the cylinder 42, the cylinder 47 shown in FIG. 2 is activated by the signal that the cylinder 42 returns to the old position. Then, the pusher plate 47b of the cylinder 47 transfers the box 4 onto the upper side of the belt conveyor 5 as shown in FIG. 4, and the pillow package 1 is provided with a belt as shown by phantom lines in FIG. It is stopped at the position of a stopper 76 provided on the downstream side of the conveyor 5. In this stopped state, the function book 75 in the magazine case 77 is supplied into the box 4 by suction means (not shown) or the like. Next, the cylinder 78 operates in response to the supply completion signal of the function book 75, and the pusher plate 79 supplies and sets the box 4 between the frame plates 81a and 81b provided on the pedestal 80. The pusher plate 79 returns to the old position by the action of 78.

When the sensor 87 detects that the box 4 has been supplied and inserted between the frame plates 81a and 81b, the cylinder 89 is activated by this detection signal, and the holding piece 90 provided at the tip of the rod 89a is effective. The inner flap 4a on the side is folded as shown in FIG. By this signal, a conveying means (not shown) such as a chain is activated, and the pedestal 80 starts moving in the direction of the arrow along the traveling path 6. When the pedestal 80 starts to move, the guide portion 91a provided at the upstream end of the base plate 91 arranged on one side of the traveling path 6 causes the inner flap 4a on the downstream side of the box 4 to move to the lower side as shown in FIG. It will be folded. When the inner flap 4a is folded, the cylinder 83 is actuated, the folding plate 85 is tilted inward through the pivot shaft 84, and the lid plate 4b is folded as shown in FIG. .. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, the cylinder 89 has returned to the old position. In this state, the cradle 80 is conveyed along the traveling path 6 in the direction of the arrow.

After the pedestal 80 starts moving, the lid plate 4b is folded by the folding plate 85, so that the tip of the lid plate 4b is provided on the base plate 91 as shown in FIG. It moves while being mounted on the guide frame 92. As shown in FIG. 14, the insertion tongue piece 4c connected to the tip of the cover plate 4b via a fold has an obtuse fold as shown in the figure by the action of the tapered surface 94a of the first roller 94. Granted at the fold. Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the folds are given a more nearly right-angled fold by the vertical surface 96a of the second roller 96, and further as shown in FIG. 16 by the conical surface 97a of the third roller 96. A sharp angled fold is given to the fold. Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the flat conical surface 98a of the fourth roller 98 provides a sharp double fold in the fold. However, since the restoring force acts on the high-quality paper material forming the box 4, even if folding is applied as shown in FIG. 17, the insertion tongue piece 4c is restored to an obtuse angle when left as it is. 18, the insertion tongue 4c that has passed through the fourth roller 98 is immediately folded, and the restoring force is suppressed by the vertical surface 99a of the holding plate 99, and the insertion tongue 4c is held in the vertical posture. .. Then, the tongue piece 4c is inserted into the box 4 by the circumferential surface 101a of the fifth roller 101, and the covering of the box 4 is completed.

As described above, the pedestal 80 on which the box 4 on which the cover plate 4b has been covered is mounted, reaches a predetermined position on the downstream side of the traveling path 6 and stops, as shown by a phantom line in FIG. .. The cylinder 103 is actuated by this stop signal, and the box 4 is sent to the label sticking machine H through the opening 102 formed between the frame plates 81a and 81b, and the label sticking machine H inserts the lid plate 4b. A label (not shown) is affixed to the side plate 4d on the side of the retracting tongue 4c in a bridge-like manner to fix the cover application posture. The box 4 on which the label has been attached is sent in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10 and all the box packaging work is completed.

Next, the operation of the automatic assembly apparatus D for the one-touch assembly box 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9. For example, the cylinder 51 operates in synchronization with the operation signal of the cylinder 43 for feeding the pillow package 1 to the stacker 40, and as shown by the phantom line in FIG. While pressing the front side plate 4g of the one-touch assembly box 4 at the tip, the suction cup 54 is attracted to the side plate 4g of the one-touch assembly box 4 by the vacuum suction activated by the box detection signal of the sensor 56, and then the cylinder 51 is replaced with the old one. Return to. The initial state in which the cylinder 51 returns to the old state is shown in FIG. Due to the pulling action of the cylinder 51, the outer surface of the lower side plate 4e of the box 4 comes into contact with the large-diameter shaping roller 58 and presses the side plate 4e upward. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the side plate 4e is further pushed by the small-diameter shaping roller 60 arranged on the upper side of 58, and is gradually shaped into a cubic shape, as shown in FIGS.

The small-diameter shaping roller 60 is constantly pressed by the elastic force of the spiral spring 62 against the outer side surface of the side plate 4e, and the outer surface of the side plate 4f on the upper side of the box 4 which is cubical while being pushed in the upper direction is While being pressed against the front surface of the pusher plate 66 of the cylinder 65, the cylinder 51 pulls it outward. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the outer side surface of the side plate constituting the box 4, that is, the side plate 4g to which the suction cup 54 is sucked is aligned with the plate surface of the regulation guide plate 73. At this time, the shaping roller 60 having the small diameter is disengaged from the side plate 4e and returned to the old shape by the action of the spiral rib 62.

The cylinder 63 is actuated by a signal that the shaping roller 60 having the small diameter is restored, and the L-shaped restraining piece 64 attached to the tip of the shaping roller 60 causes the corners where the side plates 4d and 4e intersect. As shown in FIG. 8, the one-touch assembly box 4 is pressed from the outside to form the completed cubic box 4. Then, when the pressing piece 64 returns to its original position due to the action of the cylinder 63, the cylinder 65 operates, and the box 4 is supplied onto the receiving plate 44 provided directly below the stacker 40, as shown in FIG. The cylinder 48 is actuated by the supply signal of the box 4 and presses the L-shaped restraining piece 49 against the corner portion where the side plates 4f and 4g intersect, thereby stabilizing and maintaining the shape of the box 4 when the pillow package 1 is packed. After packing, the cylinder 48 returns to the old position.

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[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (A) It is possible to automatically attach a fold by the first fold forming means and the second shaping means to the ear portion of the pillow package product that is continuously conveyed from the pillow wrapping machine, This device enables automatic packaging of pillow packages. (B) Folding the ear of the pillow package by hand As in the prior art, due to individual differences, a sharp protrusion is generated inside the packaging material of the ear, and this protrusion causes, for example, the aluminum of the PTP packaging sheet. It is possible to attach folds to the ears of pillow packages with good yield without damaging the foil and altering the drug in the pocket.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the outline of an automatic continuous packaging device incorporating the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a folding attachment device and a box packing device portion of a pillow package product.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of a folding attachment device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an automatic assembling apparatus for a one-touch assembling box and a packing device section.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an automatic assembling process of the one-touch assembling box.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an automatic assembling process of the one-touch assembling box.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an automatic assembling process of the one-touch assembling box.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an automatic assembling process of the one-touch assembling box.

FIG. 9 is a plan view in which a part of the boxing device section is omitted.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a positional relationship among a booklet supply device, a flap folding device, an inserting tongue folding device, and a label sticking machine.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a flap folding device.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the flap folding device with the inner flap folded.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the flap folding device with both flaps and the cover plate folded.

FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway side view of a first roller portion.

FIG. 15 is a partially cutaway side view of a second roller portion.

FIG. 16 is a partially cutaway side view of a third roller portion.

FIG. 17 is a partially cutaway side view of a fourth roller portion.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway side view of the folding support plate portion.

FIG. 19 is a partially cutaway side view of a fifth roller portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Automatic continuous packaging equipment for pillow packages B Equipment for attaching folds to ears C Box packing device 1 Pillow packages 1a Ears 2 Belt conveyor 4 One-touch assembly box a Shaping area 7 Stopper 8 Receiving plate 9 Cylinder 9a Pusher plate 10 cylinder 11 pressing plate 17 guide member 18 through hole 19 solenoid 20 working rod 21 shaper 21a semi-circular arc surface 28 opening 29 cylinder 29a pusher plate 30 guide piece 31 shaping plate 31a guide portion 32 rotating shaft 33 arm 33a embracing Piece 34 Cylinder mechanism 35 Belt conveyor 37 Cylinder 37a Rod 37b Plate

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Creator Shigeru Hirai 173 Nakahara Uejuku character, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture Sankyo Co., Ltd. Hiratsuka factory (72) Inventor Jun Nemoto, Nakahara Uejuku character, Kanagawa Prefecture 173 Inside Sankyo Co., Ltd. Hiratsuka factory

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] [Claim 1] A conveyor having a belt conveyor structure for conveying a pillow package product having protruding ears formed along the conveying direction to the packaging system, on the downstream side of the pillow packaging machine. Along with the continuous installation, a stopper is provided above the carry-out end of this carrier, and a receiving plate for the pillow package is provided on one downstream side of the carrying device. On the other side, there is provided a pusher means for transferring the pillow packaged product on the carrier to a shaping part which is set on the receiving plate, and a push for constraining the pillow packaged product to the receiving plate above the shaping part of the receiving plate. The body is arranged so as to be able to move up and down, and the first fold forming means corresponding to the full width of the ear of the pillow package and the two sheets slightly narrower than the length of the pillow package are provided below the front and rear portions of the shaping part. Set up a pair of second folding shaping means upright, A pillow package transfer means is provided between the folding and shaping means (2) and the transport body, which is higher than the transport body and connected to the box packaging system, of the pillow package product. Automatic shaping device.