JPH0568954U - Container sorting device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To reduce the contact resistance between the container and the upright compensator and improve the sorting processing capacity. [Configuration] When the bottle 1 is transported, the auxiliary cylinder 17
Causes the upright compensating plate 21 to retract in the direction of arrow C from the standby position to the open position in synchronization with the sorting cylinder, and holds the bottle 1 between the vertical plate portion 14C and the movable plate portion 24, while discharging the defective product. Sort to the conveyor 7. When the movable plate 24 reaches the open position and comes into contact with the fixed stopper 26, the movable plate 24 rotates in the arrow F direction around the support pin 22A while resisting the spring force of the plate spring 27, and the defective discharge conveyor 7 And the contact resistance between the bottle 1 and the movable plate portion 24 is reduced. Next, when the upright compensating plate 21 is moved in the arrow D direction, the movable plate portion 24 is rotated in the arrow E direction by the leaf spring 27 until it comes into contact with the stopper 25, and is parallel to the vertical plate portion 14C. Face to face.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a container allocating device which is preferably used for allocating containers filled with contents such as shampoo liquid and cosmetics to good products and defective products on a conveyor.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 FIGS. 3 to 5 show a container sorting device according to the prior art filed as Japanese Patent Application No. 3-7346.

In the figure, 1, 1, ... Denote bottles as containers, and the contents of a shampoo liquid, liquid cosmetics, etc. are filled in each bottle 1. Then, the bottles 1 are arranged in an upright state on a conveyor 2 described later after filling the contents, and are sequentially conveyed to a sorting process.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a conveyer as a first conveying means for conveying each bottle 1 in an upright state. The conveyer 2 is provided with a pair of guides 3 and 3, and an inspection device described later is provided in the middle thereof. 11 is provided.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a crossover conveyor provided adjacent to the downstream side of the conveyor 2, and 5 denotes a crossover conveyor 4 provided adjacent to the crossover conveyor 4, and constitutes a first conveying means together with the respective conveyors 2 and 4. The conveyors 4 and 5 are arranged in parallel with the conveyor 2 with their upstream sides located on the downstream side of the distribution plate 14 to be described later, and are conveyed in the direction of arrow A by the conveyor 2. The non-defective bottle 1 is sequentially conveyed to the downstream side of the conveyor 5 along the guides 6 and 6.

Numerals 7 and 8 denote defective discharge conveyors as second conveying means which are provided adjacent to the left and right of the conveyor 2 and in parallel with the conveyor 2. The defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8 are The defective bottle 1 distributed from the conveyor 2 by the distribution plate 14 is conveyed in the direction of arrow B, which is the opposite direction to the conveyor 2. Here, the one defective discharging conveyor 7 located on the right side in FIG. 3 conveys the bottle 1 of which the content is insufficient to fill the bottle 1 along the guide 9 in the direction of the arrow B, and the guide 9 is to be stocked at the closed end 9A side. Further, another defective discharge conveyor 8 located on the left side in FIG. 3 conveys the bottle 1 of the excessive quantity whose content has been overfilled along the guide 10 in the direction of the arrow B, and The guide 10 is stocked at the closed end 10A side.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an inspection device which is provided on the upstream side of the distribution plate 14 and is provided in the middle of the conveyor 2 and which is provided with an electronic measuring instrument. From the filling amount, it is possible to identify whether it is a defective product such as an insufficient amount product or an excessive amount product, and it is also possible to identify the shape and surface scratches of each bottle 1.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a U-shaped support frame which is located on the downstream side of the inspection device 11 and is provided in the middle of the conveyor 2 so as to straddle each of the conveyors 2, 7, and 8. The support frame 12 is As shown in FIG. 4, left and right support columns 12A and 12A are installed upright and spaced laterally from the defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8 in the left and right lateral directions, and are installed on the upper ends of the support columns 12A. It is located between the horizontal beam 12B connecting the columns 12A in the left-right direction and between the horizontal beam 12B and the conveyors 2, 7 and 8, and the left and right ends are attached to the columns 12A via bolts (not shown) or the like. And a fixed support plate 12C that is fixed in place. The support plate 12C is provided with a pair of support brackets 12D and 12D spaced apart left and right.

Reference numerals 13 and 13 denote a pair of guide rods, the left and right ends of which are fixed to the support brackets 12D of the support frame 12 and are spaced apart from each other at the upper and lower sides. It extends across the conveyors 2, 7, and 8 in the left-right direction, and supports the connecting portion 14A of the distribution plate 14 described later so as to be slidable in the directions C and D.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a distribution plate that is hung downward from each guide rod 13 toward the conveying surface of the conveyors 2, 7, and 8. The distribution plate 14 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each guide rod. 13A slidably connected to 13 and a horizontal plate 14B provided on the lower end side of the connection 14A and extending in the directions C and D with a width larger than the diameter of each bottle 1. And a vertical plate portion 14C projecting in the direction of arrow B from the widthwise intermediate portion of the horizontal plate portion 14B with a projecting dimension substantially corresponding to the diameter of each bottle 1, as shown in FIG. Is formed in. Then, the distribution plate 14 comes into contact with the horizontal plate portion 14B and the vertical plate portion 14C from two directions orthogonal to the outer peripheral surface of the bottle 1, and the defective or insufficient amount of the bottle 1 is discharged from the conveyor 2 on each defective side. This is selectively distributed on the conveyors 7, 8.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a distribution cylinder located between the guide rods 13 and 13 and attached to one of the support brackets 12D. The distribution cylinder 15 is composed of an air cylinder or the like, and the tip end side of the rod 15A is a distribution plate. It is attached to the connecting portion 14A of the fourteen. The distribution cylinder 15 expands and contracts the rod 15A by supplying and exhausting air from the outside, so that the distribution plate 14 is slidably displaced along the guide rods 13 in the directions C and D shown by the arrows. Is becoming

Reference numerals 16 and 16 denote a pair of mounting brackets provided on the columns 12 A of the support frame 12 located on the left and right sides of the defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8, and 17 and 18 denote defective discharge conveyors. Reference numerals 7 and 8 denote auxiliary cylinders attached to the brackets 16 and 16, respectively. The auxiliary cylinders 17 and 18 are air cylinders and the like, and operate in synchronization with the distribution cylinder 15. When the rod 15A of the sorting cylinder 15 extends in the arrow C direction by supplying and exhausting air from the outside, the auxiliary cylinders 17 and 18 move the rod 17A of the auxiliary cylinder 17 in the arrow C direction. In addition to contracting, the rod 18A of the auxiliary cylinder 18 is extended in the arrow C direction, and when the rod 15A of the sorting cylinder 15 is contracted in the arrow D direction, the rod 17A is extended in the arrow D direction and the rod 17A is expanded. 18A is reduced in the direction of the arrow D.

Reference numerals 19 and 20 denote flat plate-shaped upright compensating plates which are provided on the tip ends of the rods 17A and 18A of the auxiliary cylinders 17 and 18 and face the vertical plate portion 14C of the distribution plate 14 in parallel. Guide rods 19A and 20A are provided on the back side of the vertical compensating plates 19 and 20, and the guide rods 19A and 20A are slidably supported by the brackets 16. The upright compensating plates 19 and 20 are moved forward and backward by the auxiliary cylinders 17 and 18 in the directions D and C indicated by the arrows on the conveying surfaces of the defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8. The erecting compensation plates 19 and 20 face each other in parallel with the vertical plate portion 14C of the distribution plate 14 with a dimension slightly larger than the diameter of the bottle 1 in order to prevent the bottle 1 from tipping over during distribution. It is supposed to do.

Here, the upright compensating plate 19 is provided on the defective discharging conveyor 7 when the bottle 1 of insufficient quantity is pushed by the distributing plate 14 from the conveyor 2 onto the defective discharging conveyor 7. 3 from the standby position to the open position shown in FIG. 2 and 7 are kept upright. Further, the upright compensator 20 is provided on the defective discharge conveyor 8 shown in FIG. 3 when the excessive quantity of the bottle 1 is pushed from the conveyor 2 onto the defective discharge conveyor 8 by the distribution plate 14. Of the bottle 1 of the excessive quantity is put upright on the conveyors 2 and 8 while sandwiching the bottle 1 of the excessive amount with the vertical plate portion 14C of the distributing plate 14 while retreating from the standby position to the open position in the direction of arrow D. It is designed to hold in a state.

The container sorting device according to the prior art has the above-described structure, and its operation will be described below.

First, when a bottle 1 of an insufficient amount, which is determined by the inspection device 11 to have a shortage of contents, is conveyed to the position of the distribution plate 14 by the conveyor 2, the distribution cylinder 15 causes the distribution plate 15 to move. While moving 14 in the arrow C direction, the auxiliary cylinder 17 retracts the upright compensating plate 19 in the arrow C direction. As a result, the bottle 1 of the insufficient quantity is sandwiched between the upright compensating plate 19 and the vertical plate portion 14C of the distributing plate 14, and the upright state is maintained and the conveyer 2 moves to the defective discharging conveyer 7. And is conveyed in the direction of arrow B by the defective discharge conveyor 7. Further, in this state, the auxiliary cylinder 18 operates in synchronization with the sorting cylinder 15 and the like, and the upright compensating plate 20 advances onto the defective discharging conveyor 8 and is placed at the standby position shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the non-defective bottle 1 which has been determined by the inspection device 11 to have an appropriate filling amount of contents, is conveyed by the conveyor 2, the sorting cylinder 15 and the auxiliary cylinders 17 and 18 pass the non-defective product. In order to allow the passage of the bottle 1, the distribution plate 14 and the erecting compensating plates 19 and 20 are made to stand by at the positions shown in FIG. 3, for example. As a result, the non-defective bottle 1 is transferred from the conveyor 2 to the other conveyor 5 via the crossover conveyor 4 and is conveyed by the other conveyor 5 to a downstream packaging process or the like.

When the inspection device 11 determines that the filling amount of the content is excessive, the excessive amount of the bottle 1 is conveyed to the position of the distribution plate 14, the distribution cylinder 15 is contracted and the distribution plate 15 is reduced. While displacing 14 in the direction of arrow D, the auxiliary cylinder 18 contracts to retract the upright compensator 20 in the direction of arrow D. As a result, the distribution plate 14 holds the bottle 1 which is an excessive amount between the vertical plate portion 14C and the upright compensating plate 20 so as to hold the bottle 1 in the upright state, and the defective discharge from the conveyor 2 is made. Distribute on the conveyor 8. Then, the bottle 1 of the excessive amount is conveyed in the direction of the arrow B by the defective discharge conveyor 8 and is stocked at the closed end 10A side of the guide 10. Further, in this state, the upright compensating plate 19 stands by at the standby position where it has advanced onto the defective discharging conveyor 7.

[0019]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the container distributing device according to the above-mentioned prior art, the defective plate 1 is sandwiched between the distributing plate 14 and the erecting compensating plates 19 and 20, and the defective bottles 1 are distributed from the conveyor 2 to the defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8. Since it is divided, the bottle 1 can be prevented from falling when sorting. However, the erecting compensating plates 19 and 20 have rods 17A and 18A of the auxiliary cylinders 17 and 18 that face each other in parallel with the vertical plate portion 14C of the distributing plate 14 with a dimension slightly larger than the diameter dimension of the bottle 1. Since it is only fixed to the tip side, as shown in FIG. 5, when the defective bottle 1 is distributed to the defective discharge conveyor 7, the bottle 1 is placed on the upright compensation plate 19 which has reached the open position. Contact.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned prior art, since the contact resistance (friction resistance) between the bottle 1 and the upright compensating plate 19 increases, the defective discharge conveyor 7 conveys it in the direction of arrow B, so-called. There is an unsolved drawback that the withdrawal is delayed and the next bottle 1 sorting operation cannot be performed in time, the sorting processing capacity is lowered, and the production efficiency is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. When the container is sorted, the contact resistance between the container and the upright compensating plate is significantly reduced, so that the container is It is an object of the present invention to provide a container sorting device that can be easily transported by the above-mentioned transporting means and can significantly improve the sorting processing capacity.

[0022]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the feature of the configuration adopted by the present invention is that an upright compensating plate is provided on a support portion provided on the tip side of the auxiliary cylinder and rotatably provided on the support portion The movable plate portion is always parallel to the distribution plate and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the conveying direction of the second conveying means when the defective container is opened by the second conveying means. Especially.

[0023]

[Action]

 With the above configuration, when the defective container is conveyed by the first conveying means, the erecting compensator described above causes the movable plate portion to face the distribution plate in parallel, and the auxiliary cylinder removes the defective container. When picking up, the defective product container is moved between the distribution plate and the movable plate portion while being held upright so as to sandwich the defective product container. Then, when the upright compensating plate reaches the open position, the movable plate portion is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the conveying direction of the second conveying means, and the contact resistance between the movable plate portion and the defective container is increased. Is reduced, and the defective container is conveyed by the second conveying means.

[0024]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the embodiments, the same components as those of the prior art shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, 21 is a pair of erecting compensating plates according to the present embodiment, which are provided on the tip side of the auxiliary cylinders 17 and 18 corresponding to the defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8 (only the auxiliary cylinder 17 side is shown), Reference numeral 22 denotes a support portion which is attached to the tip end side of the rod 17A of the auxiliary cylinder 17 and which constitutes the upright compensating plate 21 together with a movable plate portion 24 and a leaf spring 27 which will be described later. A support pin 22A is provided, and a pivot arm 23 projecting in the arrow D direction is provided on the support pin 22A so as to be rotatable in the arrow E and F directions. The support portion 22 is moved forward and backward by the auxiliary cylinder 17 in the directions of arrows D and C.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a flat plate-shaped movable plate portion attached to the tip end side of the rotating arm 23, and the back side of the movable plate portion 24 is an arrow B which is the conveying direction of the defective discharge conveyor 7. The tip end side of the movable arm 23 is fixed at a position closer to the direction side. The movable plate portion 24 is constantly urged by the leaf spring 27 in the direction of the arrow E, and when the movable plate portion 24 reaches the open position shown in FIG. It rotates in the direction of arrow F against the spring force, and inclines by a predetermined angle α with respect to the direction of arrow B to open.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a stopper provided on the base end side of the support portion 22, and the front end side of the stopper 25 extends toward the movable plate portion 24 side. When the support portion 22 extends in the direction of the arrow D, the stopper 25 abuts the movable plate portion 24 as shown in FIG. And face each other in parallel.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a fixed stopper provided on the mounting bracket 16. The fixed stopper 26 has a base end side attached to the mounting bracket 16 and a front end side extending long in the direction of the arrow D. There is. Here, the length dimension of the fixed stopper 26 is set so as to incline the movable plate portion 24 by a predetermined angle α when the movable plate portion 24 reaches the open position shown in FIG. ..

Reference numeral 27 denotes a leaf spring provided between the support portion 22 and the movable plate portion 24. The leaf spring 27 has a fixed end whose base end side is fixed to the support portion 22 via a mounting portion 28. The tip end side is a free end that abuts on the back side of the movable plate portion 24. The leaf spring 27 constantly urges the movable plate portion 24 in the arrow E direction, and when the movable plate portion 24 contacts the fixed stopper 26, the movable plate portion 24 moves in the arrow F direction. The spring force is set so as to allow rotation by a predetermined angle α.

The container sorting apparatus according to the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and when the bottle 1 of insufficient quantity is conveyed on the conveyor 2, the sorting cylinder 15 causes the sorting plate 14 to move in the direction of arrow C. The auxiliary cylinder 17 causes the upright compensator 21 to move backward from the standby position shown in FIG. 2 to the open position shown in FIG. While maintaining the upright state between the plate portion 14C and the movable plate portion 24, it is sorted from the conveyor 2 to the defective discharge conveyor 7. When the movable plate portion 24 reaches the open position and comes into contact with the fixed stopper 26, the movable plate portion 24 resists the spring force of the plate spring 27 while supporting the support pin 22A of the support portion 22 as shown in FIG. Is rotated in the direction of the arrow F about the center and is inclined at a predetermined angle α with respect to the conveying direction of the defective discharge conveyor 7. As a result, the bottle 1 of insufficient quantity is conveyed in the direction of the arrow B by the defective discharging conveyor 7 and is stocked at the closed end 9A side of the guide 9.

Next, when the upright compensating plate 21 is moved to the standby position shown in FIG. 2 by the auxiliary cylinder 17 in order to prepare for new sorting, the movable plate portion 24 separates from the tip side of the fixed stopper 26, The movable plate portion 24 is rotated in the arrow E direction by the leaf spring 27 until it comes into contact with the stopper 25. The movable plate portion 24 is restricted from rotating in the arrow E direction by the stopper 25, and faces the vertical plate portion 14C of the distribution plate 14 in parallel.

The erecting compensating plate (not shown) provided on the defective discharging conveyor 8 side also operates in the same manner as the erecting compensating plate 21 described above, and therefore its description is omitted.

Thus, according to this embodiment, the movable plate portion 24 can always face the vertical plate portion 14C of the distribution plate 14 in parallel with the leaf spring 27 and the stopper 25. The non-defective bottle 1 can be reliably moved from the conveyor 2 to the defective discharge conveyor 7 while being held in an upright state by sandwiching it. When the upright compensating plate 21 reaches the open position, the movable plate portion 24 is brought into contact with the fixed stopper 26, and the movable plate portion 24 is moved at a predetermined angle α with respect to the conveyance direction of the defective discharging conveyor 7. The contact resistance between the movable plate portion 24 and the bottle 1 can be significantly reduced by inclining it obliquely. As a result, the defective bottle 1 can be easily carried out by the defective discharging conveyor 7, and the delay of the extraction of the bottle 1 can be effectively prevented, and the sorting processing capacity and the production efficiency are significantly improved. Can be made

Further, since the upright compensating plate 21 according to the present embodiment is configured to rotate by the predetermined angle α by utilizing the expansion / contraction force of the auxiliary cylinder 17 and the spring force of the plate spring 27, an electric motor or a rotary solenoid is provided. No special actuator such as is required, the processing capacity of distribution can be easily improved, and it can be easily applied to the existing distribution device.

In the above-described embodiment, defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8 are provided as the second conveying means adjacent to the left and right sides of the conveyor 2, and the defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8 cause insufficient quantity of products. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only one of the defective discharge conveyors 7 and 8 is used to convey defective products (insufficient quantity, excessive quantity). (Including) bottle 1 may be transported.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bottle 1 as a container is described to be filled with contents such as shampoo liquid and cosmetics, but the present invention is not limited to this, and examples thereof include medicines and foods. It can also be widely used for sorting containers filled with other contents such as.

[0037]

[Effect of the device]

 As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when a defective container is conveyed by the first conveying means, the upright compensating plate causes the movable plate portion to face the distributing plate in parallel, and When the container is picked up, the defective product container can be moved to the second transfer means while being held upright so that the defective product container is sandwiched between the distribution plate and the movable plate portion. When the upright compensating plate reaches the open position, the movable plate portion is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the carrying direction of the second carrying means, and the defective container is carried by the second carrying means. As a result, when the upright compensating plate reaches the open position, the contact resistance between the movable plate portion and the defective product container can be effectively reduced, and the defective product container is moved by the second conveying means. It can be easily transported, the delay in so-called extraction can be reliably prevented, and the processing capacity of container distribution can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of a distribution device according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing the same position as in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view similar to FIG. 1, showing a state in which an upright compensating plate is in a standby position.

FIG. 3 is an arrow in FIG. 4 showing a distribution device according to the prior art.
It is a plane sectional view seen from III-III.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the direction of arrows IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing an enlarged main part in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bottle (Container) 2, 4, 5 Conveyor (First Transfer Means) 7, 8 Defective Discharge Conveyor (Second Transfer Means) 12 Support Frame 13 Guide Rod 14 Distribution Plate 15 Distribution Cylinder 17, 18 Auxiliary Cylinder 21 Upright compensator 22 Support 24 Movable plate

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first transfer means for sequentially transferring a plurality of containers filled with contents in an upright state, and a container arranged adjacent to the first transfer means, wherein the contents of the respective containers are A second transport means for transporting a defective container having an improper filling amount of the product, and the first and second transport means located in the middle of the first transport means.
A support frame provided so as to straddle the second carrying means, and a direction provided across the first and second carrying means, the support frame being located above the first and second carrying means and crossing the first and second carrying means. A guide rod extending in the direction of, and a direction traversing the conveying means so as to contact the container conveyed from the first conveying means in two directions by hanging down from the guide rod toward the conveying surface of the conveying means. And a distribution plate extending in the conveyance direction, and the distribution plate is slidably displaced along the guide rod, and the defective container among the containers is distributed from the first conveying means to the second conveying means. A sorting cylinder for sorting, an auxiliary cylinder provided on the support frame to move forward and backward on the second conveying means, and an auxiliary cylinder that operates in synchronization with the sorting cylinder, and a tip end side of the auxiliary cylinder, Between distribution board In a container sorting device comprising an upright compensating plate for holding the defective product container in an upright state on the second conveying means by sandwiching the defective product container, the upright compensating plate is provided with the auxiliary device. A support portion provided on the tip side of the cylinder, and rotatably provided on the support portion,
The movable plate portion is always parallel to the distribution plate, and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the conveying direction of the second conveying means when the defective container is opened by the second conveying means. A container sorting device characterized by the above.