JPH0535618U - Packaged object transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a packaged object conveying device capable of simultaneously supplying chopsticks, etc. to a container such as a bento box and the like in the packaging device. [Structure] A first transport device 2 that transports a container 1 containing food such as a bento box at a predetermined interval and sequentially supplies it to a front packaging device, and a side face of the container that is arranged in parallel with the first transport device 2. And a second transfer device 4 for transferring the chopsticks 3 attached to the container at predetermined intervals and sequentially supplying the chopsticks 3 to the packaging device. The first transfer device is composed of a flat plate-shaped first transfer path 11 and a first pushing finger 10. The second transport device has a second transport path 17 in an upper opening state, which is configured by connecting an elongated strip plate member and side walls that are arranged upright on both side surfaces of the strip plate member. Then, the chopsticks are fed upright into the second transport path, and the chopsticks projecting from above the second transport path are pushed by the upper ends of the pushing fingers 25 having a substantially inverted L-shaped cross section. Has become.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a packaged object conveying device, and more specifically, to a packaging device for packaging a container (packaged object) containing food such as a bento, a conveying device for sequentially supplying the packaged object. Regarding

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 In recent years, sushi and various bento boxes have been sold over the counter, and the demand for them is likely to increase year by year. Since such bento boxes are often eaten at work or outdoors, split chopsticks are usually added to bento boxes for sale. Therefore, the chopsticks, which are manufactured by hermetically enclosing the circumference of the container, are directly attached to the container (the upper surface of the lid) of the bento using a rubber band or adhesive tape on the container of the lunch box at the store. It is.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional chopstick mounting method is limited to the processing speed because it is a manual work, and cannot be applied to mass production in a factory, for example.

In addition, since the chopsticks are attached in the post-process in the conventional means, two steps of packaging the chopsticks and attaching chopsticks are required, which not only complicates the work, but also creates chopsticks on the outside of the container. In addition to being exposed, the disposable chopsticks have a weak attachment strength to the container, so the disposable chopsticks easily come off the container. Then, the disposable chopsticks removed from the container may fall on the floor or the ground. Furthermore, since the chopsticks are attached with cellophane tape etc., the removal work becomes complicated.

Further, since the disposable chopsticks are attached to the surface of the container separately from the container, the disposable chopsticks project upward. Then, for example, when a plurality of boxes are purchased in a lump, the containers for the bento boxes in the bag are piled up, but it is difficult to stack them neatly in a stable state due to the unevenness of the container top surface due to the disposable chopsticks.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object thereof is to store chopsticks in a container such as a box lunch in order to store the container such as a box lunch and the chopsticks in the same package. It is an object of the present invention to provide a packaged object conveying device capable of simultaneously supplying the packaging device and the like to the packaging device.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in a packaged object conveying device according to the present invention, a container for storing food such as a lunch box is conveyed at a predetermined interval and is sequentially supplied to a front packaging device. A second conveying device which is arranged in parallel with the first conveying device and conveys tableware such as chopsticks, spoons and forks attached to the side surface of the container at predetermined intervals and sequentially supplies the tableware to the packaging device. And an upper opening having a bottom part for carrying the tableware along the side surface of the container and a pair of side walls standing upright on both sides of the bottom part. The transport path of is set up.

[0008]

[Action]

 Containers and tableware such as chopsticks are sequentially supplied onto the first transport device and the second transport device, respectively. Then, the container and the chopsticks are conveyed forward by the fingers or the like located behind them. At this time, the chopsticks are supported by both side walls of the transport path and move forward in a standing state, that is, in a state substantially parallel to the side surface of the container, in synchronization with the container. Then, when the container and the tableware come to the carry-out side of the carrier device, they are supplied to the next-stage packaging device at almost the same timing, where they are packaged and stored in one package.

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a device for conveying packaged goods according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, in a packaged object transfer device M of this example, a first transfer device 2 for transferring a container 1 in which food such as a bento is stored, and a side surface of the container 1 are provided. And a second carrier device 4 for carrying the disposable chopsticks (hereinafter referred to as “chopsticks”) 3 in a bag.

The first transport device 2 firstly includes a first drive sprocket 7 and a first driven sprocket 8 which are axially mounted on a drive shaft 5 and a driven shaft 6, which are arranged in the forward and backward directions. The first pushing finger 10 is provided at every predetermined interval of the first endless chain 9 provided over the above. Then, a pair of upper plates 11a and 11b for receiving the container 1 are provided on both sides of the pushing finger 10 to form the first transport path 11. In other words, the first pushing finger 10 is arranged so as to project upward from the space defined between the upper plates 11a and 11b.

As a result, when the container 1 is placed on the first transport path 11 between the front and rear pushing fingers 10, it does not receive the transport force as it is, and thus remains on the first transport path 11. It is pushed forward by the pushing finger 10 that has moved forward from the rear, and moves forward on the first transport path 11. The upper plates 11a and 11b are supported by being connected to a transition plate 14 which is provided between the machine frames 13 and 13 arranged on the left and right sides via a connection plate 12 as shown in FIG. ing.

Side members 15, 15 are arranged on both upper sides of the first transport path 11 so as to be movable in the width direction, and the space between the side members 15, 15 is set to the width of the container 1. It is designed to be set to almost equal values. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the side surface members 15 and 15 are moved so that the side surface members 15 and 15 move toward and away from each other by rotating the handle 16 installed on the side surface of the machine frame 13. Is becoming

On the other hand, the second transfer device 4 is arranged in parallel with and adjacent to the first transfer device 2. Specifically, first, the second transport path 17 having a substantially U-shaped cross-section with an upper opening is formed on one side edge of the transport path 11 of the first transport device 2, that is, outside one upper plate 11b. Are arranged. The second conveying path 17 is constituted by connecting an elongated strip plate member 18 and side walls 19 and 19 which are arranged upright on both side surfaces of the strip plate member 18, and the strip belt member 18 is provided. The upper surface of the plate member 18 serves as the bottom of the second transport path 17. A support plate 20 is vertically provided on the lower surface of the strip plate member 18, and the lower end of the support plate 20 is fixed to the base 21.

On the other hand, a second drive sprocket 22 and a second driven sprocket 23 are axially attached to the drive shaft 5 and the driven shaft 6, respectively. A second pushing finger 25 is provided at every predetermined interval of the endless chain 24. The second pushing finger 25 has an inverted L shape, and its upper end portion 25a is located in the upper space portion of the second transport path 17. As a result, the upward projecting portion of the chopsticks 3 supplied in the upright state into the second transport path 17 is pushed forward from the rear of the upper end portion 25a. The tip end of the guide rail 26 is placed in contact with or close to the upper surface of the second endless chain 24 to prevent the second endless chain 24 from floating upward. The base end side of the guide rail 26 is attached to the base 21.

Further, in this example, as shown in FIG. 4, the first and second drive sprockets 7 and 22 attached to the drive shaft 5 are driven by the clutch device 28 attached to the drive shaft 5. It is possible to cut off the connection with the source so that the relative position (front-back) relationship between the two pushing fingers 10 and 25 can be adjusted. It can be attached to.

Although not shown, a pillow-type shrink wrapping device is disposed on the unloading side of the packaged object conveying device having the above-described configuration, and more specifically, it is continuously drawn out. A bag-manufacturing device for shaping the strip-shaped film into a tubular shape is arranged.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. First, the container 1 and the chopsticks 3 are sequentially supplied onto the first carrier 2 and the second carrier 4, respectively. Then, the container 1 and the chopsticks 3 are conveyed forward by the first and second pushing fingers 10 and 25 located behind them. At this time, the chopsticks 3 are supported by the side walls 19 of the second transport path 17, and move forward in a standing state, that is, in a state substantially parallel to the side surface of the container 1. Further, since the relative front-rear positional relationship between the two pushing fingers 10 and 25 is adjusted in advance, the container 1 and the chopsticks 3 both move forward in a parallel running state. As a result, both 1 and 3 are supplied to the next-stage packaging device (in the tubular film of the bag making device) at substantially the same timing, and the packaging process is performed there to produce one packaging body. Further, in this example, the container 1 and the chopsticks 3 are carried out from the carrier device according to the present invention, and at the same time, the peripheries thereof are surrounded by the tubular film, so that the chopsticks 3 do not fall over and the side surface of the container 1 is prevented. Is attached to. Therefore, since the chopsticks 3 are not placed on the upper surface of the container, the packages can be stacked easily and surely. By opening the package, the chopsticks can be taken out together with the container.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, an example of using the disposable chopsticks in a bag has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is not limited to the disposable chopsticks in a facing state without a bag or ordinary chopsticks. Spoons, forks, etc. can also be used.

Further, the pushing fingers 10, 25, etc. for pushing the container 1 and the chopsticks 3 are not limited to those shown in the above-mentioned embodiment, but for example, in the case of the pushing finger 25 for pushing the chopsticks 3, the upper end 25a is provided. For example, a structure in which it is inserted and arranged in the second transport path 17 by bending it further downward, or projected upward from the lower side of the transport path such as the pushing finger 10 of the container 1 Various mechanisms can be applied, and the same can be said for the pushing finger 10 for pushing the container 1.

Further, the packaging device installed in the latter stage of the present device is not limited to the pillow type shrink packing device described above, and not only a normal pillow packaging device but also a stretch packaging device and various other packaging devices may be used. You can

[0021]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, in the packaged object conveying device according to the present invention, tableware such as chopsticks is conveyed at the same time when the container is conveyed, and the tableware is conveyed in a standing state substantially parallel to the side surface of the container. It is simultaneously supplied to the next packaging device. Therefore, by performing one packaging process, a container such as a bento and chopsticks can be stored in the same package. Therefore, the work process is simplified, high-speed processing is possible, and the cost is reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a preferred embodiment of a packaged object conveying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line ii-ii in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line iii-iii in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line iv-iv in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 1st conveyance apparatus 3 Chopsticks 4 2nd conveyance apparatus 17 2nd conveyance path 18 Strip member (bottom part) 19 Side wall

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first transport device that transports a container containing food such as a bento box at a predetermined interval and sequentially supplies it to a front packaging device, and the container disposed in parallel with the first transport device. A second conveying device that conveys tableware such as chopsticks, spoons, forks and the like attached to the side surface of the container at predetermined intervals and sequentially supplies the tableware to the packaging device, and the second conveying device includes: A packaged article conveying device, comprising: a bottom portion for conveying the tableware along a side surface of the container; and an upper opening conveyance path having a pair of side walls standing upright on both sides of the bottom portion.