JPH06199314A - Device for filling bag with article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic bag filling device for filling individual bags taken out from a number of the bags with each of articles separately taken out from a number of the articles with the bag held in a predetermined standby position. CONSTITUTION:The filling device is provided with a feeding means 2 for taking out individual articles separately from a number of the articles 1 for feeding, a bag setting means 4 for taking out individual bags separately from a number of the bags 3 and for holding the same in a predetermined standby position and a guide means 6 provided between the feeding means 2 and the bag setting means 4. The guide means 6 is provided with a guide body 18 freely insertable into and retractable from the opening of a bag 3 held in a standby position and a transfer passage 20 for feeding the article 1 therethrough and along the guide body 18 into the bag 3 in an accurate and easy manner.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bag such as a plastic film bag or an envelope made of paper, a document such as a warranty,
The present invention relates to a device for automatically loading articles such as goods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the work of loading articles in a bag requires a manual work by an operator in whole or in part.

[0003]

As described above, in the prior art,
Since the work of loading the bag with the article is not fully automated, it is inefficient and there is a big problem in terms of work cost.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and provides an apparatus capable of fully automating the work of loading an article into a bag. The means constituted by means include: a feeding means for picking up and feeding a large number of articles one by one; a bag body setting means for picking up a large number of bags one by one and making them stand by at a predetermined position; and the feeding means. The guide means is provided between the bag body setting means and the bag body setting means, and the guide means is a guide body that is inserted into the opening of the bag body that is on standby so as to be movable back and forth, and a guide body that guides the articles to be fed. It is characterized in that it is provided with a carry-in path along which the carry-in path can be carried into the inside of the bag.

The second means is constructed such that the guide means constitutes a guide body having a funnel-shaped cross section,
The point is that a transport path is formed by penetrating the guide body.

Further, the third means is configured such that the feeding means constitutes a rotary drum having a suction port on the peripheral surface thereof, and the article on standby is attracted to the suction port and then the rotary drum. The point is that a vacuum mechanism is configured to release the suction of the suction port at a position where the article is turned to face the carry-in path.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the apparatus comprises a feeding means 2 for picking up and feeding a large number of articles 1 and a predetermined number of a plurality of bags 3. A bag body setting means 4 for holding the bag at a position, and a transfer means 5 provided between the feeding means 2 and the bag body setting means 4.
And guide means 6.

In the case of the illustrated embodiment, the article 1 is made of, for example, a sheet-like article such as a certificate of merchandise, and is held in multiple layers on a holder 7 having a channel-shaped cross section. It is delivered to the sheets. For this reason,
Although not shown, the laminate of the article 1 is urged from the rear toward the tip opening of the holder 7 by pushing means such as a spring or a cylinder, and as described later, the feeding means 2 holds the holder 7 in place. When an item addressed to one is taken out from
The next article 1 is configured to face the opening of the tip of the holder 7 in sequence.

The feeding means 2 constitutes a rotary drum 9 having a suction port 8 on the peripheral surface thereof, and the article 1 facing the opening of the tip of the holder 7 is brought into contact with or close to the peripheral surface of the rotary drum 9. There is. The suction port 8 is connected to a vacuum mechanism including a vacuum pump (not shown). When the rotary drum 9 rotates in the clockwise direction shown in the drawing, the suction port 8 is located near the holder 7 and near the transfer means 5. While the vacuum mechanism is operated in the rotation area up to, the suction port 8 is further rotated from the vicinity of the transfer means 5 to be located in the vicinity of the holder 7 in the rotation area. Stop the vacuum mechanism. For this reason, a switching valve 11 as shown in FIG. 2, for example, is provided in the communication path 10 of the suction port 8 leading to the vacuum pump. The rotary drum 9 is rotated by a drive source such as a motor via a reduction mechanism (not shown).

The transfer means 5 comprises a pair of upper and lower endless conveyor belts 12 and 13, and a transfer holding path 14 is formed between the opposing surfaces of both belts. Each of the conveyor belts 12 and 13 is rotationally driven by a drive source such as a motor (not shown), and transfers the article 1 pinched in the transfer pinching path 14 toward the guide means 6 as described later. A guide plate 15 is provided on the feeding means 2 toward the transfer means 5, and a guide path 16 formed between the guide plate 15 and the peripheral surface of the rotary drum 9 is provided on the drum. 9
It is configured so as to become gradually narrower in the direction of rotation, and the end of the guide path 16 is guided to the transfer holding path 14.

The guide means 6 has an opening 17 in the bag body 3 which is held by the bag body setting means 4 as will be described later.
A guide body 18 is inserted into the inside of the guide body 18 so as to be movable back and forth. The guide body 18 is formed in a funnel-shaped cross section, and has an opening 1 of the bag body.
7 has a sharp end 19 which is easily inserted into the guide body 1.
A carry-in path 20 that penetrates 8 is formed. In the illustrated example, the guide body 18 is moved back and forth by a drive source 21 such as an air cylinder.

A large number of the bag bodies 3 are held in a laminated manner in a case 22 having a channel-shaped cross section, and one of them is delivered from the opening of the front end of the case 22. For this reason, although not shown in the drawings, the laminated body of the bag body 3 is urged toward the front end opening portion of the case 22 from the rear by a push means such as a spring or a cylinder, and as described later, the bag body set. When the bag body addressed to one sheet is taken out from the case 22 by the means 4, the next bag body 3 is configured to sequentially face the front end opening portion of the case 22. A claw 23 is provided at the tip opening of the case 22 to prevent the bag body 3 from freely falling off.

The bag body setting means 4 includes the case 22.
A plate body 24 that is reversibly rotated is formed between a position facing the front end opening of the above and a position on the extension line of the sharp end 19 of the guide means 6. In order to enable this reversal rotation, a drive source 26 such as a step motor is connected to the rotation shaft 25 of the plate body 24 via a reduction mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 3, the plate 24 has a plurality of suction ports 27 on its surface, and each suction port 27 is
An air pump (not shown) is connected via a communication path 28. This air pump is of the forward and reverse rotation type,
Adsorption by sucking air from the suction port 27 and the suction port 2
It is possible to discharge air from 7.

The operation of loading the article 1 into the bag body 3 by the apparatus according to this embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG.
When the suction drum 8 is made to face the article 1 while rotating the rotary drum 9 of the feeding means 2, the communication path 10 is connected to the vacuum mechanism by the switching valve 11 in this state, so that the suction port 8 has the article 1 Are adsorbed. Therefore, the article 1 addressed to one sheet is taken out from the holder 7 by the rotation of the rotary drum 9 and is sent following the rotation of the drum. At this time, the article 1 is guided by the guide plate 15 and sent along the guide path 16 toward the transfer means 5. After the article 1 addressed to one sheet is taken out, the next article 1 faces the opening of the tip of the holder 7.

According to the rotating drum 9, the article 1 is transferred by the transfer means 5
When a part of the article 1 faces the transport holding path 14,
The suction port 8 of the rotary drum 9 stops adsorption. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the communication path 10 of the suction port 8 is disconnected from the vacuum mechanism by the switching valve 11, so that the article 1 is no longer adsorbed to the suction port 8.

On the other hand, the bag body setting means 4 is actuated, and the bag body 3 addressed to one sheet is taken out from the case 22 and is made to stand by at a predetermined position. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the drive source 26 rotates the plate body 24 to the upright posture so that the surface of the plate body 24 faces the bag body 3, and the bag body 3 is sucked by the suction port 27 of the plate body 24. After that, as shown in FIG. 3, the plate body 24 is rotated horizontally by the drive source 26 so as to stand by. During this operation, suction port 2
7 is being sucked by an air pump, and the case 2
The bag body 3 that has been taken out after passing over the second claw 23 is adsorbed on the plate body 24 in a horizontal posture, and this state is maintained.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, when the bag body 3 has a sealing piece 29 extended from one side of the opening 17, the sealing piece 29 is adsorbed to the plate body 24 and the opening 17 is moved upward. It is arranged so that it can be opened.

The article 1 sent to the transfer means 5 is nipped by a pair of conveyor belts 12 and 13 and is sent to the guide means 6 vigorously. Immediately before or almost simultaneously with this operation, the guide body 18 of the guide means 6 is advanced by the drive source 21 onto the surface of the waiting plate body 24, and the sharp end 19 of the guide body 18 is inserted into the opening 17 of the bag body 3. To do. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the articles that are vigorously sent by the transfer means 5 are loaded into the bag body 3 through the carry-in passage 20 of the guide body 18. After loading the article, the guide body 18 is retracted by the drive source 21 and returns to the original position.

When the guide body 18 is advanced to insert the sharp end 19 into the opening 17 of the bag body 3, if the sharp end 19 is made sharp, it is surely inserted into the opening 17. In order to make it easier, the air nozzle 30 as shown in FIG. 3 is provided, and the opening 17 of the bag body 3 is largely opened by the air ejected from the air nozzle 30 prior to the advance of the guide body 18. It may be configured as follows.

After the article 1 addressed to one sheet is loaded into the bag body 3 addressed to one sheet by the above-mentioned operation, the air pump is reversed to connect the communication path 2
When air is supplied to the suction port 27 of the plate 24 from 8, the bag 3 with the article loaded therein is dropped from the plate 24, and is dropped and stored in a container installed below the plate 24. Alternatively, instead of such a blowing mechanism of the bag body 3 by jetting air, the plate body 24 may be rotated by the drive source 26 so as to be in a hanging state via the rotation shaft 25. In this case, the suction is performed. The bag body 3 can be dropped downward only by stopping the air suction from the mouth 27.

After the above steps are completed, by repeating the above-mentioned work, the articles 1 addressed to one sheet are continuously taken out from the holder 7 and the case 2 is set by the bag body setting means 4.
The bags 3 addressed from 2 to 1 are taken out and made to stand by, and the articles 1 are loaded into the bags 3 as described above.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the bag body 3 has a hanging rod 31 inserted through a sealing piece 29, and a large number of bag bodies 3 are hung in a stacked state. The opening 17 of the bag body 3 is directed upward.

In this embodiment, the bag body setting means 4
Is composed of an adsorbing body 32 which can sequentially pull out the bag body 3 addressed to one sheet from the hanging rod 31, and is connected to the advancing / retreating moving means 33 such as an air cylinder. Suction port 34 of adsorbent 32
Is connected to an air pump (not shown) so that air can be sucked in and stopped. Therefore, the adsorbent 32 is advanced from the state shown in FIG.
After adsorbing the bag body 3 to the sheet, as shown in FIG. 5B, if the adsorbent 32 is retracted, the bag body 3 for one sheet is suspended.
It is taken out from 1. In this state, the suction port 34 continues to adsorb the bag body 3, and makes the bag body 3 stand by at a predetermined position.

A guide means 6 is arranged above the bag body 3 in the standby state. The guide means 6 has a funnel-shaped guide body 18 having a sharp end 19 at the lower end, and the guide body 18. It has a drive source 21 such as an air cylinder that integrally configures an open adsorbent 35 arranged at a distance on one side, and integrally moves the guide body 18 and the open adsorbent 35 in the vertical direction. . The open suction member 35 has a suction port 36 that opens toward one side surface of the guide member 18, and the suction port 36 is connected to an air pump (not shown) so that air can be sucked in and stopped. Has been done.

The feeding means 2 for the article 1 constitutes a rotary drum 9 similar to that of the above-mentioned embodiment. The article 1 is rotated while adsorbing the article 1 on the peripheral surface of the rotary drum 9 and is attracted at a predetermined position. It has the suction port 8 for stopping, the communication path 10, and the switching valve 11 as in the above-described embodiment.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the bag body setting means 4 takes out the bag body 3 addressed to one sheet and puts it on standby, the guide means 6 advances and descends to sharpen the guide body 18. The end 19 is inserted into the opening 17 of the bag 3.
Immediately before or almost at the same time as the insertion, the open suction member 35 of the guide means 6 starts sucking air, and the opening 17 is opened by sucking the opening edge of the bag body 3.

The article 1 adsorbed by the suction port 8 and sent together with the rotary drum 9 has the tip of the article 1 facing downward, is stopped adsorbing at a position toward the carry-in path 20 of the guide body 18, and falls. To be done. As shown in the figure, if the guide plate 37 is extended above the guide body 18 in the tangential direction of the rotary drum 9, the articles 1 to be dropped can be fed into the carry-in path 1 of the guide body 18.
9 can be suitably guided. Then, the dropped article 1 is loaded into the bag body 3 through the carry-in path 19 of the guide body 18.

When the loading of the articles is completed, the open adsorbent 35
When the air suction to the suction port 36 is stopped and the air suction to the suction port 34 of the suction body 32 is stopped, the bag body 3 with the articles loaded therein falls downward and is housed in a container (not shown). After the above steps are completed, the guide means 6
And the original position is returned to the original position, and then the above-described work is repeated, whereby the feeding means 2 feeds one article 1 addressed to one sheet.
And the hanging rod 3 by means of the bag body setting means 4.
The bags 3 addressed to 1 to 1 are taken out and put on standby, and the articles 1 are loaded into the bags 3 as described above.

The present invention is based on the sheet-like article 1 described above.
In addition to the above, the present invention can be carried out in order to load articles including various goods into the bag.

[0031]

As a result of the above-mentioned constitution of the present invention,
It has the following effects. (1) According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, an article addressed to one out of a large number of articles is taken out and fed, and a bag addressed to one is taken out of the plurality of bags, and is put on standby. Since it is possible to automate the work of inserting and loading articles into the bag,
It becomes possible to save labor by manpower and reduce work cost. In particular, a guide means for inserting the article into the bag body is provided, and the guide body is inserted into the opening of the waiting bag body so as to be able to move forward and backward, and the article is introduced into the bag body through the loading path of the guide body. Since it is a guide structure, an article can be easily inserted into the opening of the opened bag body by a simple mechanism without requiring a complicated mechanism, and a stable work without malfunction can be guaranteed. Is possible.

(2) According to the present invention as set forth in claim 2, in addition to the above effects, it becomes possible to further simplify the structure of the guide means and facilitate the implementation of the apparatus. The effect is that you can do it.

(3) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the structure of the feeding means for picking up and feeding one article is simple, and the apparatus as a whole can be easily implemented. There is an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing an operation of the apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state where one article is addressed by the feeding means.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the operation of the apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which an article is fed and a bag body is taken out by the bag body setting means to stand by at a predetermined position. Is.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the operation of the device according to one embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the article is inserted into the bag body through the guide means.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing an apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state before taking out the bag body, and (B) is an article taken in the taken-out bag body. It is a vertical side view showing the state of being inserted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article 2 Feeding means 3 Bag body 4 Bag body setting means 5 Transfer means 6 Guide means 8 Suction port 9 Rotating drum 18 Guide body 20 Carry-in path 24 Plate body 27 Suction port 32 Adsorbent body 35 Open adsorption body

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A feeding means for picking up and feeding a large number of articles one by one, a bag body setting means for picking up a large number of bags one by one and making them stand by at a predetermined position, the feeding means and the bag body set. The guide means is provided between the guide means and the guide means, and the guide means inserts the article to be fed along the guide body in such a manner that the guide body is inserted into the opening of the waiting bag body so as to be movable back and forth. An article loading device for a bag body, comprising a carry-in path for carrying the bag body inside. 2. An article loading device for a bag body according to claim 1, wherein the guide means constitutes a guide body having a funnel-shaped cross section, and a carrying-in path is formed through the guide body. . 3. The feeding means constitutes a rotary drum having a suction port on its peripheral surface, and after adsorbing an article on standby to the suction port, the rotary drum is rotated to bring the article into the carry-in path. The article loading device for the bag body according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a vacuum mechanism configured to release suction of the suction port at a position facing the bag.