JPH0618201U - Bagging equipment for food containers, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Production of food containers, such as mini jelly containers, can be mechanically and automatically bagged in specified quantities, and the entire process from container manufacturing to bagging can be automated. Improve sex. [Structure] Product arranging means 1 for arranging a product such as a food container discharged from a molding machine at a pushing position 2 into a packaging bag, and a pushing position 2 for a packaging bag for packing the arranged products.
In the pushing position 2, and a guiding means 4 for guiding the product into the packaging bag by opening the bag mouth of the packaging bag to be fed in front of the pushing position 2. A pushing means 5 for pushing a row of products into the packaging bag via the guiding means 4, a carrying-out means 7 for carrying out the product packed in the packaging bag, and an alignment table 6 for receiving the carried-out product,
Bagging equipment consisting of.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a bag filling device for automatically filling synthetic resin food containers, such as mini jelly containers, discharged from a molding machine into a packaging bag made of polyethylene resin or the like in a predetermined quantity.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 For example, a mini jelly container a made of synthetic resin as shown in FIG. 12 is molded by a molding machine, and then discharged from the counting device of the molding machine in a vertically stacked unit, for example, in units of 100 pieces, and This stacked state is packed in a polyethylene packaging bag B as shown in FIG. 13 and shipped as a product to a confectioner or the like. In this case, in order to facilitate the handling of the mini-jelly container at the shipping destination, the bag opening d of the packaging bag B is shipped without being sealed.

Conventionally, when packing the above-mentioned mini-jelly container a into a polyethylene bag B, a person manually pushes a row of a certain number of containers a discharged from the counting device of the molding machine into the bag B in a stacking state. Was packed in a bag. However, it is not always easy because the rows of the products are scattered during the packing of the rows of the stacked containers a into the packaging bag B, and the cycle of discharging the products from the molding machine is about 4 seconds, which is extremely short. From this point of view, it is extremely difficult for a person to continuously bag a line of products that are discharged one after another for a long time. Does not increase, which causes a high cost.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, the present invention can mechanically and automatically bag a predetermined number of food containers such as mini jelly containers as described above, and can automate the entire process from container manufacturing to bag packing. The purpose is to improve productivity.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A bag packing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a product arranging means for arranging a product such as a food container discharged from a molding machine at a position where the product is pushed into a packaging bag, and an arranged product. Packaging bag supply means for supplying the packaging bag to be packed to the front of the pushing position, and guiding means for opening the bag mouth of the packaging bag supplied to the front of the pushing position to guide the product into the packaging bag. A pushing means for pushing the row of products in the pushing position into the packaging bag through the guide means, a carrying-out means for carrying out the product packed in the packaging bag, and an alignment table for receiving the carried-out product. The main point is to have

[0006]

[Action]

 Products such as food containers molded by the molding machine are discharged from the counting device while being stacked in a predetermined number by the counting device. The discharged products such as food containers are transferred to the bag packing apparatus according to the present invention described above, and are sequentially arranged in a predetermined number of pushing positions by the product packing means of the bag packing apparatus. A packaging bag is supplied to the front of the pushing position by the packaging bag feeding means, and when the bag mouth of the packaging bag is opened by the guiding means, the row of products arranged at the pushing position is pushed by the pushing means. It is pushed into the bag from the bag mouth of the packaging bag through the means inside the bag in a row state. The packaging bag thus packed with a predetermined amount of products is carried out to the alignment table by the carrying-out means, and appropriately packed in a cardboard box or the like without being sealed at the bag mouth and shipped.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an entire bagging apparatus for a mini-jelly container, which is one embodiment of a bagging apparatus for food containers and the like according to the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 is a counting device for a molding machine (not shown). Product arranging means for arranging a predetermined number of mini jelly containers discharged from the packaging bag at the pushing position 2 into the packaging bag, and 3 is a packaging bag supplying means for supplying a packaging bag for packing the products arranged at the pushing position 2 4 is a guiding means for guiding the product into the packaging bag by opening the bag mouth of the packaging bag supplied by the packaging bag supplying means 3 and 5 is the guiding means 4 for the product in the pushing position 2. Pushing means for pushing the product into the packaging bag via the packaging bag, 6 is an aligning stand for receiving the product packed in the packaging bag, and 7 is a carrying-out means for carrying out the product to the aligning stand 6.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the product arranging means 1 pushes the row A of container products discharged in a stacking state from the counting device 8 of the molding machine in a predetermined amount to the pushing position 2. It is composed of an inclined falling plate 11 for rolling off and guide plates 12, 13 and the like provided on both sides of the falling plate 11, and the guide plates 12, 13 are such that the row A of products discharged from the counting device 8 is The purpose of this is to prevent the example A from spreading out while the falling plate 11 is rolling and to be aligned so that the falling plate 11 is aligned at the pushing position 2. In this case, the row A of the product discharged from the counting device 8 and pushing down on the falling plate 11 and rolling down to the position 2 has a tendency that the rolling speed near the center of the row A is high and the row A is rolled slowly at both ends. Yes, and if the guide plates 12 and 13 control the spread of the rows too much, it may cause Example A to vary. Therefore, guide the product row A so that it spreads to some extent while rolling down the fall plate 11. It is preferable to attach the plates 12, 13. Further, by providing a step between the falling plate 11 and the pushing position 2, the product row A is prevented from being distorted and the product row A is prevented from meandering at the time of pushing, and the product row A is securely pushed into the packaging bag. be able to.

Further, in the example shown in the drawing, a shutter 14 that is vertically projected and retracted is provided at the side of the pushing position 2, and a defective product discharging table 15 is provided below the shutter 14 with respect to the pushing position 2. It is provided. If a defective product is mixed in the row A of the containers discharged from the counting device 8 of the molding machine, or if the number of the containers in the row A is different from the preset predetermined quantity, By operating the operation plate 16 provided on the upper side to open the shutter 14, the defective row is pushed from the push-in position 2 to the defective article discharge table 15 below.

Next, the pushing means 5 for pushing the row A of the containers guided to the pushing position 2 into the packaging bag is movably attached to the left and right by the air cylinder 51, and the bottom b of the container a is attached to the tip. It consists of a pushing arm 52 formed with a bucket portion 52a that receives and abuts the surrounding rib c portion, and a pushing air ejection pipe 53 arranged above the pushing arm 52. Pushing the bottom b of the container a located at the end of the row A into the rib c part of the container a while pushing the air from the pushing air jet pipe 53 so that the row A of the container that has rolled down to 2 does not come apart The cylinder row 51 is moved to the right side in the figure by the bucket portion 52a, and the product row A is pushed into the packaging bag. In addition, reference numeral 54 in FIG. 1 is a photoelectric tube for product detection, and determines whether or not there is a row A of products at the pushing position 2, and when the row A is too short, that is, the number of containers a in one row is This is detected when the number is small.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the packaging bag supply means 3 has an air mat 31 inside a bag cassette 30 and a large number of sheets are laminated on the air mat 31 with sheets 32 interposed therebetween. A packaging bag B is placed on the air mat 31 to keep the internal pressure of the air mat 31 constant by pressing air into the air intake 33 provided in the air mat 31 from an air nozzle 34 connected to a compressor (not shown). The packaging bag B is urged above the supply means 3. Further, in the example shown in the figure, the air supply tool 35 equipped with the air nozzle 34 is detachably attached to the bag cassette 30 by the set cylinder 36, and the air is supplied by operating the set cylinder 36 when the bag cassette 30 is replaced. When the bag cassette 30 is replaced, the replacement work of the bag cassette 30 is facilitated by retreating the tool 35. Further, when the bag cassette 30 is replaced, the alignment table support cylinder 63 supporting the alignment table 6 is operated. By lowering 6 downward, replacement work of the bag cassette 30 becomes easier. Reference numeral 37 is a pin for inserting the opening e provided in the packaging bag B to fix the packaging bag B in the bag cassette 30, and the packaging bag B after the product is packed is When the perforation f portion connected to the opening e is broken, it is taken out from the bag cassette 30. Further, the pin 37 provided on the bag cassette 30 engages with the lower surface of the guide cylinder 41 as shown in FIG. 3 to prevent the bag cassette 30 from being displaced. Reference numeral 38 is a pressure adjusting valve for adjusting the pressure of the air injected from the air nozzle 34.

Above the bag cassette 30 of the packaging bag supply means 3, when the row A of containers is pushed, the bag mouth of the packaging bag B which is the uppermost one of the packaging bags B installed in the bag cassette 30. Guide means 4 for opening the d and guiding the row A of products in the packaging bag B is provided. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the guiding means 4 in the illustrated example includes a guiding tube 41 disposed above the front end of the bag cassette 30 of the packaging bag feeding means 3 installed on the forward extension line of the pushing position 2. An opening / closing plate 42 rotatably attached to the rear portion of the guide cylinder 41, tongues 43, 43 protruding from the left and right at the entrance of the guide cylinder 41, and a rear packaging attached to the upper part of the guide cylinder 41. It is composed of an air injection port 44 for forming air toward the bag d direction of the bag B, and an air pipe 45 for opening a bag. The air injection port 44 is provided on the upper surface of the bag cassette 30. By injecting air onto the surface of the packaging bag B, the opening A of the packaging bag B is opened by rotating the opening / closing plate 42 backward as shown in FIG. , The row A of containers in the pushing position 2 is designed by the pushing arm 52 of the pushing means 5. Pushed from the bag mouth d of the packaging bag B which is open to the rear of the inner cylinder 41 the guide through the cylinder 41 into the packaging bag B. In this case, the tongue 43 pushes the falling plate 11 from the counting device 8 and rolls down to the position 2, and the container at the head of the line A of the container rolls into the guide tube 41 and the line A is scattered. However, it is made of a soft and flexible material such as a synthetic resin sheet so as not to become a resistance when the row A of products is pushed. In order to prevent the tongue pieces 43, 43 from being pushed up above the guide tube 41 when pushing the row A of the product, as shown in FIG. It is attached so as to be located above the center line o of the. Further, a pair of left and right air injection ports 44 of the bag opening air pipe 45 for opening the bag opening d of the packaging bag B are provided, and the direction of the air injected from both air injection ports 44, 44 is , So that they are gathered at the center of the bag mouth d.

The product carrying-out means 7 is for carrying out the packaging bag B on the bag cassette 30 in which the row A of containers is packed as described above to the alignment table 7, and the bag of the packaging bag supplying means 3 The product packed in the packaging bag B on the bag cassette 30 is mounted on the side of the cassette 30 by the push-out plate 72 attached to the carry-out cylinder 71 provided so as to be movable in the direction orthogonal to the pushing direction from the pushing position 2. It is pushed out onto the alignment table 6 provided on one side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the alignment table 6 receives the packaging bags B which are filled with the containers A and sequentially discharged laterally by the discharge plate 72 of the carry-out means 7. As described above, in the case of this mini jelly container, in order to facilitate the handling of the container at the shipping destination, the bag mouth d of the packaging bag B is shipped without sealing. Therefore, in the apparatus of the illustrated example, as shown in FIG. 11, an inclined product spill prevention plate 61 is provided on one side of the alignment table 6 and a product guide plate 62 is attached on the other side. The packaging bag B pushed out onto the aligning table 6 by the extruding plate 72 rolls on the aligning table 6 along the product guide plate 62, and the bag mouth d side of the packaging bag B is a product spill prevention plate. By rising up on the 61, the internal product a is prevented from spilling from the bag mouth d.

According to the bag packing apparatus according to the present invention as described above, the row A of the products such as the mini jelly containers discharged from the counting device 8 of the molding machine is left and right on the drop plate 11 of the product arranging means 1. The rows spread slightly to the left and right while the control plates 12 and 13 prevented the variation, and they fell down to the stepped pushing position 2 with a step, and the row A of the container at the pushing position 2 was pushed from the pushing air injection pipe 53. While pushing in the pushing direction with the air of the above, the rearmost container a is pushed in by the bucket portion 52a at the tip of the arm 52 to pass the row A through the inside of the guide tube 41 of the product guiding means 4, and then the guiding means 4 The air is blown into the packaging bag B from the bag opening d of the packaging bag B opened by the air jetting port 44 of the bag opening air pipe 45. Next, the packing bag B on the bag cassette 30 in which the row A of the product is packed is carried out onto the alignment table 6 by the product pushing plate 72 of the carrying-out means 7, and the bag mouth d of the packing bag B remains unsealed. The product is shipped in boxes from here.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the bag packing apparatus for food containers and the like according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically pack the food containers discharged from the molding machine into the packaging bag in a predetermined quantity. It is possible to consistently automate the process from the manufacturing of items such as packaging to the improvement of production efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic view showing an example of a bag filling device for food containers according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a simplified plan view showing a main part of the bag filling device.

[Fig. 3] Similarly, a vertical cross-sectional view of the main part.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a product arranging means.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a packaging bag supply means.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the guide means.

[FIG. 7] Similarly, a side view of the guide means.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the guide means.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the guide means.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of an alignment table showing a method of carrying out products.

[Fig. 11] Similarly, a vertical cross-sectional view of the alignment table.

FIG. 12: Perspective view of mini jelly container

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the same packaging bag

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Product Arranging Means 2 Push-in Position 3 Packaging Bag Supplying Means 4 Guide Means 5 Pushing Means 6 Alignment Stand 7 Carrying Means

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product arranging means for arranging products such as food containers discharged from a molding machine at a position for pushing into a packaging bag, and a packaging bag for packing the arranged products in front of the pushing position. For guiding the product into the packaging bag by opening the bag mouth of the packaging bag supplied in front of the pushing position, and the guiding means for the row of products in the pushing position. A bagging device for a food container or the like, which has a pushing means for pushing it into the packaging bag via .