JPH0610230U - Multi-directional sorting transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] To provide a small-sized multi-direction sorting and conveying device capable of efficiently performing sorting and conveying at low cost. [Structure] A wide flat belt conveyor 1 is provided between the supply primary side conveyor 4 and the secondary side conveyors 6, 7, and 8 after distribution, and a plate 13 that forms two flexible paths on the conveyor 1 , 14 are fixed at the end of the primary conveyor 4 at the entrance of the wide conveyor, and the other end is connected to a reciprocating piece 19 of a rodless cylinder 18 arranged so as to be orthogonal to the downstream side of the wide conveyor. Based on a predetermined signal, the cylinder 1
By operating by moving 8, the distribution passage is formed in a state accompanied by a curve, and the conveyed goods are distributed and flowed down smoothly.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to transportation and handling in a wide range of industrial fields, and more particularly to an apparatus for distributing and transporting small items such as industrial machine parts, packaged foods and fresh foods.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally known as the most popular sorting / conveying device, the endless conveyor and the article conveying plate, which is slidably arranged in the width direction of the endless conveyor, are moved in the width direction to perform plural sorting and conveying. There is a thing (caterpillar type divider), a square slide chute that swings at a certain acute angle in the traveling direction around the end of the primary conveyor, and a plurality of sorted conveyances are performed according to the swing angle. Both have advantages and disadvantages in terms of cost and function, and we have not yet found a high-efficiency function that achieves stable operation with low cost and simple clarity.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention provides a small-sized multi-direction sorting / transporting device that can efficiently perform sorting / transporting at low cost.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, a wide flat belt conveyor is provided between the supply primary side and the secondary side conveyor after distribution, and a plate forming two flexible passages on the conveyor is provided at the wide conveyor inlet, By fixing it at the end of the primary conveyor and connecting the other end to the reciprocating frame of a rodless cylinder arranged at right angles to the downstream side of the wide conveyor, and operating the passage plate based on a predetermined signal to move the cylinder. With a very simple structure, a distribution passage is formed with a carp so that the goods can be distributed and flowed down smoothly.

[0005]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view of an example of the most typical three-way sorting and conveying apparatus of the multi-directional sorting and conveying apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a wide loop conveyor belt, which is stretched between rotating shafts 1a and 1b arranged in parallel with each other, and one rotating shaft 1b is driven by an electric motor 2, a driving wheel 3, and a driven wheel 3a. As a result, the loop conveyor belt 1 is driven in the direction of arrow A. As a result, a wide flat transport surface FA is formed on the upper portion. 4 is a conveyor on the supply primary side of this system, 5 is a chute at the bottom of the mouth, and its type does not matter. Reference numerals 6, 7 and 8 denote a plurality of secondary side conveyors connected to the output side of the conveyor 1, which are connected to the flat conveyor belt 1 and chutes 9, 10 and 11, respectively. 12 is a frame of the conveyor 1, 13 and 14 are ultra-thin strips made of resin or stainless steel, which are flexible and flexible, and one of them is a pin 16, 17 fixed to a frame member 15 straddling the frame 1. Fixed to rigid. The other ends of the flexible plates 13 and 14 are orthogonal to the conveyor 1 with slide bars 21 and 22 having a square cross section of FIG. 2 (BB arrow) and FIG. 3 (CC cross section). 1, a slide shoe 20 fixed to a reciprocating piece 19 of a rodless cylinder 18 fixed to the frame 12 is slidably held. This means that if the flexible plates 13 and 14 are slid by the reciprocating pieces 19 of the cylinder 18 and the downstream portion is swung, the pins 16 and 17 are rigid, and the pins 21 and 22 at the other end are the slide shoes 20. Since it is slidable, it promises that the passage space formed by the slide plates 13 and 14 always bends in a curved shape.

With the above-described configuration, the transported material that has entered from the supply primary conveyor 4 is first subjected to an identification determination such as a bar code sensor (not shown) before reaching the shoot 5. Then, based on the identification, the control unit judges whether to distribute to the secondary side conveyor 6, 7 or 8, and when the conveyor 6 is instructed to be loaded as in the example of FIG. The top 19 stops at the I position by a limit switch omitted in the figure, and the flexible plates 13 and 14 form a curved light S-curve, and the primary conveyor 4 and the set secondary conveyor 6 as shown in FIG. Functions as one smooth conveying path through the passage on the flat belt conveyor 1 guided by the flexible plates 13 and 14, so that the conveyed goods are guided by the traveling of the conveyor 6 and the flexible plates 13 and 14. , It is distributed and transported without any difficulty. The present embodiment is a case of distribution in three directions, and the passages of the flexible plates 13 and 14 go straight to the conveyor 7 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1 in addition to the case leading to the conveyor 6. A case and a case leading to the conveyor 8 are illustrated, and the numbers II and III represent the stop positions of the reciprocating pieces 19 of the cylinder 18 in each case.

FIG. 4 shows a spacing bar 23 fixed to the upper part of the intermediate position of the flexible plates 13 and 14 by screws 25 in order to facilitate the S-shaped parallel movement of the flexible plates 13 and 14, and a contact curve plate attached to the tips thereof. 24 is shown. The deformation of the flexible plates 13 and 14 is determined by the plate length, in other words, the machine length L of the conveyor 1 and the maximum distribution pitch P, and it is possible to prevent the deformation that the passage becomes narrow when the size is made too small. As can be understood from FIG. 4, the function of the spacing bar 23 means that L can be made shorter and P can be made larger, and as a whole, the above deformation can be prevented and the device can be made compact. To do. Also, in operation, even if extremely high-speed sorting operation is performed, it is possible to keep the distance between passages constant.

Although the present embodiment is an example of a three-way sorting / conveying apparatus, in actuality, the present invention enables the provision of a larger number of sorting / conveying paths including the function of the interval holding bar.

[0009]

[Effect of device]

 As explained in detail above, the present invention is to realize a function of efficiently making a smooth distribution flow more efficiently than a general swing type square chute type or caterpillar type divider at a low cost and in a more compact size. Can be done. Therefore, it can be applied to rationalization of handling systems in a wide range of industrial fields, and has a large practical effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the plane BB of the embodiment of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the plane CC of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of adding means to a flexible plate used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Flat Conveyor Belt 2 Electric Motor 3 Drive Vehicle 3a Driven Vehicle 4 Primary Conveyor 5 Exit Chute 6, 7, 8 Secondary Side Conveyor 9, 10, 11 Chute 12 Conveyor 1 Frame 13, 14 Ultrathin Strip 15 Frame material 16,17 pin 18 Rodless cylinder 19 Reciprocating frame 20 Slide shoe 21,22 pin 23 Interval holding bar 24 Contact curve plate 25 Screw

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A loop conveyor belt stretched in a loop shape between two rotary shafts arranged in parallel at both ends thereof is endlessly rotationally driven to the upper part of the loop conveyor belt from one of the two rotary shafts. A loop conveyor belt mechanism configured to form a wide flat transport surface having a function of transporting in one direction to the other, and arranged upstream of the wide flat transport surface to be coupled to the flat transport surface. One supply conveyor, a plurality of discharge conveyors arranged so as to be coupled to the flat transport surface downstream of the wide flat transport surface, and one end is fixed to the outlet of the one supply conveyor and the other end is On the flat transport surface, slidably supported so that it can be coupled to each inlet of the plurality of discharge conveyors, and carried in from the supply conveyor. A pair of parallel ultra-thin strips provided to guide the article conveyed to one of the plurality of discharge conveyors, and the pair of parallel ultra-thin strips slidably supported. And a control mechanism for controlling the end portion to be connected to one of the plurality of discharge conveyors corresponding to a control signal. 2. The pair of parallel ultra-thin strips is provided with a spacing bar at a middle portion for maintaining a spacing between the pair of parallel ultra-thin strips. The multi-directional sorting and conveying device described in.