JPH06122433A - Article processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to take out or store a content under a stable condition, and make the adjustment or replacement of a pressing member unnecessary even when the content is changed by providing an intermittent elevating device, lid holding device and partitioning plate holding device. CONSTITUTION:When a case 1 in which a large number of contents are stored in plural stages with a bottom plate 3 and partitioning plates 2 stops at a take- out position, an arm 6 of an intermittent elevating device 5 pushes up the bottom plate 3, and raises the content on uppermost stage to the equal height with a bridge plate 21. Then, a lid holding device 10 descends, and a gripping device 23 grips a lid body 20, and slides horizontally (d) while keeping this condition, and the content is transferred to a conveyor 22. At this time, a partitioning plate holding device 11 is also horizontally moved (h), and is moved on the partitioning plate 2, and the lid holding device 10 ascends, and the partitioning plate holding device 11 descends, and the partitioning plate 2 is gripped. The devices horizontally return under this condition, and the partitioning plate 2 is stacked in a stocker 18. By repeating this motion, when the bottom plate 3 is pushed up, and the taking out of the content is completed, the case 1 is carried out by a conveyor 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can efficiently take out contents from a case in which a large number of substantially cylindrical ampoules and the like are stored in a plurality of stages through a bottom plate and a partition plate without tilting the contents. Moreover, the article processing apparatus that uncasings the partition plate can be taken out almost at the same time. Or, conversely, the present invention relates to an article processing apparatus having a casing capable of housing a plurality of stages of contents through a partition plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, for example, a dry battery, a zinc can for a dry battery or an outer can, and a beer with a can are usually placed in a cardboard box with a bottom plate made of a cardboard, and a plurality of them are arranged on the bottom plate. Place the corrugated cardboard partition plate on top of it, and then line up on top of this. By repeating this several times, a plurality of layers are vertically stacked and accommodated as a whole. As a device for taking out the contents, a box containing a plurality of stages of substantially columnar or tubular contents through a bottom plate and a partition plate, and a bottom flap of the box is opened, and the bottom plate is placed at the lowest position, and the box is moved to the contents taking-out position. A transport mechanism that transports the contents, an intermittent lifting mechanism that is installed at the contents take-out position and intermittently pushes up the bottom plate according to the height of the contents, and moves the contents that are pushed above the box on the partition plate. And a pushing mechanism that pushes it out of the box,
A partition plate take-out mechanism consisting of a partition plate take-out mechanism that picks up the partition plate by adsorbing the partition plate when the contents have been pushed out, and a conveyer belt and a pressure roller that sandwich the pushed-up bottom plate and take it out of the box. There is a device (see Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-43986) for taking out contents from a box constituted by and.

[0003]

However, the conventional technique described above has a problem that the flap of the storage box must be opened first, and further, the contents are moved on the partition plate to make the box. The push-out mechanism that pushes out is a push-out plate that is simply installed at the tip of a horizontally moving rod.The contents pushed up on the box are pushed by sliding on the partition plate and aligned on the stock plate of the stock section. It is described that they are arranged in a state. However, particularly in the case of a light weight ampoule or the like, there is a problem that when the partition plate is pushed out horizontally by the pusher plate, it often falls. In view of these circumstances, the present invention uses a lid holding device capable of holding in six directions by adding four directions in the four circumferential directions and two directions in the vertical direction when the contents are taken out horizontally. In addition to preventing the product from falling over, the partition plate can be held and stored in the stocker in conjunction with the completion of transfer of the content and withdrawal of the lid from the content to return to the original position. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article processing apparatus for uncasing as described above, or an article processing apparatus for casing capable of accommodating a plurality of stages of contents in a case through partition plates by operating in reverse. .

[0004]

The present invention adopts the following technical means in order to solve the above problems. The invention according to claim 1 is an article processing apparatus for uncasing,
A case and a lid that store a large number of contents in a plurality of stages via a bottom plate and a partition plate, and a bottom plate that is provided at the take-out position of the contents and that sequentially pushes up the bottom plate according to the height of the contents. An intermittent lifting device that lifts and lowers by using the lower opening as a guide, and a lid holding device that slides the contents pushed up above the case body on the partition plate by the lid body and slides it outside the case body. A technical means is adopted in which the lid is retracted from the contents when the sliding removal of the object is completed, and a partition plate holding device for moving the next partition plate to the outside of the case body is provided. The invention according to claim 2 is
In a casing article processing apparatus, a bottom plate is intermittently and sequentially lowered according to a height of a case and a lid and a content provided at a storage position of the content, and a lower opening of the case is used as a guide. An intermittent lifting device that moves up and down, a lid holding device that moves the contents from a contents conveyor by a lid to a bottom plate or a partition plate supported by the intermittent lifting device so as to be located above the case, and the contents. When the device is completely placed on the bottom plate or the partition plate, the lid holding device is retracted from the contents, and at the same time, the partition plate holding device for supplying the next partition plate to the case is provided. .

[0005]

As a result of adopting the above technical means, the present invention allows the contents to be taken out in a stable manner in order to hold the contents in six directions even when the contents are easily toppled over in the horizontal movement. In addition, it is possible to take out the partition plate between the contents in conjunction with repeating the taking out of the contents. Further, by reversing these actions, the contents can be casing in a plurality of stages through the partition plate in the case.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a main part of an uncasing article processing apparatus showing an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of the same uncasing article processing apparatus. is there. First, an overview of the uncasinged article processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described. In Case 1, for example, an ampoule, an empty bottle,
Partition can 2 and bottom 3 as the contents such as outer cans for dry batteries
(This may be a flat plate or may be bent in a concave shape), so that the case 1 accommodated in a plurality of stages is stored in the case conveyor 4 (for example, a roller conveyor).
Is transferred in the direction of arrow B (see FIG. 2) from arrow A, and the case 1 is transported to the contents take-out position for the time being. An intermittent lifting device 5 that pushes up the contents is installed below the take-out position. The intermittent lifting device 5 has an arm 6 of a lifting device that pushes up a bottom plate 3 described later (in this embodiment, a plurality of arms are provided, but one arm is provided with a lifting platform. May be used) and an up-and-down moving device for vertically moving the entire intermittent lifting device 5. A transfer device 7 can be reciprocated by a drive device such as a linear cylinder 8. The transfer device 7 is provided so as to straddle the frame 9 on the linear cylinder 8, and the lid holding device 10 and the partition plate holding device 1 are provided in front of and behind the frame 9.
1 is provided. The transfer device 7 alternately discharges the contents and the partition plate. Here, the article processing apparatus for uncasing will be described in detail on behalf of the present invention based on the schematic plan view of the transfer apparatus 7 shown in FIG. 3 in addition to FIGS. 1 and 2. First, an embodiment of the intermittent lifting device 5 will be described. The intermittent lifting device 5 is rotated by a gear 12 connected to a servomotor (not shown) via a speed reducer. This rotation is converted into vertical movement by the screw shaft 14 screwed to the nut 13, the bottom plate 3 is pushed up, and the height is intermittently raised to a height corresponding to the number of stacking stages of the contents in the box, and the contents are discharged. It goes up to the position where you can. In this intermittent lifting device 5, a stopper 15 is provided that allows the case 1 to be retracted when the case 1 is guided on the case conveyor 4 by a case guide 16 and is conveyed to the contents take-out position. The case 1 stops at the take-out position as predetermined. Then, the position of the intermittent lifting device 5 is set so as to be activated by a detection signal of a switch (not shown) for detecting the stop. For example, when the driving source to be raised is a servo motor as in this embodiment, it is possible to preset in advance how many rotations are required to raise a certain height depending on the screw pitch of the screw shaft 14. It is set in advance according to the height of. Further, when the mechanism of the intermittent lifting device 5 is driven by a piston cylinder to be lifted, an operating piece for operating a detector such as a micro switch is integrally provided on the piston rod via an energization lead. A detection switch for intermittent lifting and lowering is provided in opposition to the operating piece according to the number of moving steps of the contents in the case 1, and the lifting and lowering is performed intermittently. Needless to say, a switch for lowering the piston rod is provided. Next, the transfer device 7 will be described in detail. The transfer device 7 is supported by a support column 17 and is arranged above the content take-out position. In this embodiment, two linear cylinders 8 are provided, and the frame 9 of the transfer device 7 is arranged so as to straddle the linear cylinders 8 and interlock with each other (the number of the linear cylinders 8 is 1). If the number is equal to or more than this, various designs may be made in consideration of strength and shake prevention). The frame 9 of the transfer device 7 is reciprocally moved by the linear cylinder 8, and a lid holding device 10 and a partition plate holding device 11 are provided before and after the frame 9. Further, at the lower ends of the lid holding device 10 and the partition plate holding device 11, a gripping device 23 (various selection as long as it can grip, such as a suction cup connected to a vacuum source (not shown)) is provided. Has been. The linear cylinder 8 is optimal in terms of operating speed, but it is also possible to reciprocate the servomotor and the screw shaft 14 as in the intermittent lifting device 5. A partitioner stocker 18 is provided below the part of the partition plate holding device 11 that discharges the partition plate 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the case 1 is provided with an arm insertion hole 19 at the bottom thereof so as to match the arm 6 of the lifting device of the intermittent lifting device 5. The arm insertion hole 19
Needless to say, regardless of the shape of the arm, a flange may be provided on the outer periphery of the bottom to open the flange. Then, the lid 2 is provided on the upper portion so as to cover the upper portion and the peripheral side, and substantially conform to the shape of the case body and the outer portion of the contents.
0 is provided. This lid 20 can prevent the contents from falling when slidingly discharging the contents, and at the same time can prevent dust from entering the contents. The transfer device 7
Although the lid holding device 10 and the partition plate holding device 11 are integrally provided before and after the frame 9 of the above, the lid holding device 10 and the partition plate holding device 11 are separately provided. It goes without saying that even if it is provided, the same function is achieved.

Next, the operation will be described in detail. First,
The uncasing article processing apparatus has a case 1 in which, for example, ampoules and outer cans for dry batteries are contained as a content in a plurality of stages stacked and arranged by a partition plate 2 and a bottom plate 3. When the detector detects that the case 1 containing the contents is conveyed by the case conveyor 4, the stopper 15 provided at the contents take-out position projects, and the case 1 stops at the take-out position as predetermined. . Then, the servo motor of the intermittent lifting device 5 (not shown)
Rotates, and the nut 13 rotates via a speed reducer, a bearing, and the like. The bottom plate 3 of the case 1 is pushed up by the arm 6 of the push-up device via the mechanism for converting the screw shaft 14 screwed by the rotation of the nut 13 into the vertical movement, and the contents at the uppermost stage are equivalent to those of the transition plate 21. It is raised to the height and stopped. This stop is detected, and the lid holding device 10 equipped with the gripping device 23 is driven by the detection signal to descend c.
Then, the lid body 20 is grasped, held in this state, and slid horizontally d, so that the contents are covered by the lid body 20,
The side peripheral part is held, and the lower part is held by the partition plate 2 and the transition plate 21, and the whole circumference is held, and it is placed in an aligned state on the contents conveyor 22 and conveyed. At this time, since the partition plate holding device 11 also slides on the frame 9 of the transfer device 7, it is horizontally moved h and the contents are transferred to the contents conveyor 22 together with the lid 20. It is moved above the partition plate 2 remaining in the field. Further, the lid 20 is lifted and retracted from the contents by the lift e of the lid holding device 10, so that the contents are conveyed to the contents conveyor 22.
It is conveyed and discharged by and is transferred to the next process. At the same time when the lid holding device 10 moves up, the partition plate holding device 11
The gripping device 23 (which is connected to a vacuum source (not shown) in the case of a suction cup) descends and grips the partition plate 2. Lid holding device 1 in this state (may be further raised)
The partition plate having the lid 20 held by the holding device 23 of No. 0 moves horizontally in the raised state and the contents are not placed on the upper part held by the holding device 23 of the partition plate holding device 11. Since 2 also moves back horizontally h and moves onto the stocker 18 for the partition plate 2, the partition plates 2 are positively stacked in the stocker 18 in an aligned state by stopping suction or descending i. Intermittent lifting of the above intermittent lifting device 5.
Stop and place the contents by the lid holding device 10 into the case 1
A series of operations of pushing out from, and holding (removing) and releasing of the partition plate 2 by the partition plate holding device 11 are performed repeatedly by a detection signal of a detector provided at each appropriate portion. Then, when the bottom plate 3 at the lowest position is pushed up to the same level as the upper part of the case 1 and the taking out of the contents is completed, the intermittent lifting device 5 descends and returns to its original position, and at the same time, the stopper 15 retreats. The case 1 from which the object has been discharged is conveyed and discharged by the case conveyor 4 in the direction of arrow B. If the lid 20 is attached to the case 1 in which the contents are stored, the lid 20 may be closed and transported and discharged each time. In the case where the lid 20 is not provided The lid body 20 is held by the gripping device 23 of the lid holding device 10 until the end, and is repeatedly moved horizontally to the contents conveyor 22 while holding the contents repeatedly, and further raised and then moved back. It repeats. Moreover, the article processing apparatus for casing can be used as an article processing apparatus for casing by reversing the operation of the article processing apparatus for uncasing. First, when the detector detects that the empty case 1 has been conveyed by the case conveyor 4, the stopper 15 provided at the content storage position.
Is projected, and the empty case 1 is stopped at the storage position as predetermined.
Then, the servo motor (not shown) of the intermittent lifting device 5 rotates, and the nut 1 is passed through the reducer, the bearing, and the like.
3 rotates. The flat bottom plate 3 in the empty case 1 is pushed up to the uppermost position by the arm 6 of the push-up device via the mechanism for converting the screw shaft 14 screwed by the rotation of the nut 13 into the vertical movement. It is lifted to the same height as the crossover plate 21 and stopped. This stop is detected by the detector, and the gripping device 23 of the partition plate holding device 11 which is prepared in advance and stands by according to this detection signal (in the case of a suction cup, it is connected to a vacuum source (not shown)). ) Is descending i
Then, the partition plate 2 stored in the stocker 18 is gripped and lifted. In this state, the transfer device 7 moves to the upper part of the case 1. At the same time, the lid 20 gripped by the gripping device 23 of the lid holding device 10 provided in the transfer device 7 horizontally moves f, and is moved to the upper portion of the contents being transferred onto the contents conveyor 22. Is located. Then, when the presence of a predetermined number of contents is detected by a detector (not shown), the partition plate holding device 11 is lowered by the detection signal to move the partition plate 2 to the case 1.
The partition plate holding device 11 is placed in the inside, and immediately after that, the partition plate holding device 11 is left as it is or is raised. Then, the partitioning plate holding device 11 and the lid holding device 10 are simultaneously horizontally moved back and forth through the frame 9 by the transfer device 7 so that the partitioning plate holding device 11 is placed on the stocker 18 and the lid. The lid 20 held by the holding device 10 holds the upper portion and the side peripheral portion of the contents, and further, is the lowermost part of the case 1 which is on standby with the contents conveyor 22 and the transition plate 21 holding the entire circumference. It is slidably mounted in an aligned state on the flat bottom plate 3 provided on the. When this state is detected by the detector, the detection signal causes a servo motor (not shown) of the intermittent lifting device 5 to rotate, which causes the nut 13 to rotate via a speed reducer, a bearing, and the like. The arm 6 of the push-up device is connected to the flat bottom plate 3 of the case 1 through a mechanism for converting the screw shaft 14 screwed by the rotation of the nut 13 into vertical movement.
Is lowered by the height of the contents and the partition plate 2 and stopped. Then, the casing is formed by repeating this operation several times so as to store the stored items in several stages. A series of operations for taking out the contents from the case 1 as described above. Alternatively, a series of operations for storing the contents in a plurality of stages in the case 1,
By interlocking each device with an electric signal, the contents and the partition plate 2 and the bottom plate 3 can be separated and taken out or stored, so that automation can be performed and more efficiently. . Further, the transfer device 7 is operated so that the intermittent lifting device 5 pushes the contents out of the case 1 immediately after the completion of each ascent. Alternatively, the transfer device 7 is operated so that the lid holding device 10 that holds the contents can be moved to the contents side immediately after the intermittent lifting device 5 completes the descent. By synchronizing the mechanism for operating these with a delay synchronizer, it is possible to almost eliminate the loss time that occurs when the operation is switched.

[0008]

As a result of adopting the above configuration, the present invention provides
The following effects can be obtained. (1) There is no need to adjust or replace the pushing member when the contents (especially the size) change. (2) Since the entire circumference of the contents is held and uncasing, the contents can be stably taken out and stored.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an article processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an article processing apparatus in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a transfer device in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a case where the contents used in the above-mentioned embodiment are stored in a case in a state where they are divided into a plurality of stages by partition plates and stacked.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Case 2 ... Partition plate 3 ... Bottom plate 4 ... Case conveyor 5 ... Intermittent lifting device 6 ... Push-up device arm 7 ... Transfer device 8 ... Linear cylinder 9 ... Frame 10 ... Lid holding device 11 ... Partition plate holding device 12 ... Gear 13 ... Nut 14 ... Screw shaft 15 ... Stopper 16 ... Case guide 17 ... Support pillar 18 ... Stocker 19 ... Arm insertion hole 20・ ・ ・ Lid 21 ・ ・ ・ Crossing plate 22 ・ ・ ・ Content conveyor 23 ・ ・ ・ Gripping device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A case and a lid which store a large number of contents in a plurality of stages via a bottom plate and a partition plate, and a bottom plate which is provided at a position where the contents are taken out and is intermittently and sequentially arranged according to the height of the contents. Intermittent lifting device that pushes up and moves up and down with the lower opening of the case as a guide, and lid holding that slides the contents pushed up above the case main body on the partition plate and slides out of the case main body And a partition plate holding device for moving the next partition plate out of the case body while retracting the lid from the contents when the sliding of the contents is completed. Article processing equipment. 2. The case and lid, and the bottom plate is intermittently lowered in sequence according to the height of the contents provided at the storage position of the contents, and the lower opening of the case is used as a guide to move up and down. An intermittent lifting device, a lid holding device for moving the contents from the contents conveyor by the lid to the bottom plate or partition plate supported by the intermittent lifting device so as to be located above the case, and the contents are A casing characterized by being provided with a partition plate holding device for feeding the next partition plate to the case at the same time when the lid holding device is retracted from the contents when the placement is completed on the bottom plate or the partition plate. Article processing device.