JPH06305549A - Inverting straightening device for packaging unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a water turbine type inverting straightening device wherein a prescribed packaging unit can be fed to an automatic boxing unit, by inverting the packaging unit so as to place a bag surface upward, directing a bag mouth to the same direction, and further by straightening the packaging unit with an equal conveying space. CONSTITUTION:A rotary unit 10, having a plurality of radial pockets 11 for receiving one by one a packaging unit 3 carried in a reversed condition with a surface facing downward from the first conveyer 1 to invert the packaging unit dropped down to the second conveyer 2, is arranged in a step drop delivery part of the first/second conveyers 1, 2, and when the single packaging unit 3 is supplied from a feed out end of the first conveyer 1 to the prescribed radial pocket 11 of this rotary unit 10, the rotary unit 10 is intermittently rotated section by section in a prescribed direction by a detection signal of a sensor 16. This constitution is provided such that the pocket conveyed packaging unit 3 is discharged to drop down onto the second conveyer 2 it time the pocket 11 is about 180 deg. rotated from a packaging unit receiving position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for reversing and arranging packages such as raw noodles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When packaging a plurality of packages of raw noodles (hereinafter simply referred to as a package) such as three-pack packaging of raw ramen with an automatic boxing device, the packages discharged from the packaging machine are
The product name and sizzle photographs are printed on the flat conveyor with the surface turned downwards and conveyed to the flat conveyor. During the conveyance, the twister twists the bag mouth by twisting the wire mouth. This means that the bag mouth is closed), so the package after twisting is turned upside down so that the bag surface is facing up, the bag mouth is directed in the same direction, and the transport intervals are aligned at equal intervals. Need to be sent to.

[0003]

However, since the reversing and arranging device for a package as described above has not yet been developed, the reversing and arranging of the package is manually performed.
Not only did this lead to cost increases such as increased labor costs and reduced efficiency, but the working conditions of the workers were rather difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to reverse the above-mentioned package so that the surface of the bag faces upward, direct the bag mouth in the same direction, and set the conveying interval. It is an object of the present invention to provide a water turbine type reversal alignment device that can be aligned at equal intervals and fed into an automatic boxing device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a device for reversing and aligning a package according to the present invention (first invention) is a paragraph transfer section for a first conveyor 1 and a second conveyor 2. Is provided with a rotating body 10 having a plurality of radiating pockets 11 for receiving the package bodies 3 loaded one by one from the first conveyor 1 in a face-down state and inverting and dropping the package bodies 3 onto the second conveyor 2, One wrapping body 3 from the delivery end of the first conveyor 1 is placed in a predetermined radiating pocket 11 of the rotating body 10.
Is supplied, the rotating body 10 is intermittently rotated by one section in a predetermined direction in response to a detection signal from the sensor 16, and when the pocket 11 is rotated about 180 degrees from the package receiving position, the package 3 for carrying the pocket is conveyed. Was configured to be dropped onto the second conveyor 2 and discharged.

In the package reversing and aligning device according to the second aspect of the present invention, the rotating body 10 closes the plurality of partition plates 12 defining the outer peripheral surface and the radiation pockets 11 opening at one end surface, and the other end surface of each radiation pocket 11. The rotating body 10 is cantilevered with respect to the machine frame 20 having the tilt angle adjusting means, and the tilt angle adjusting means of the machine frame 20 is formed. By the rotation axis S of the rotating body 10
The angle of the bottom surface of the pocket can be adjusted so that the bottom surface of the pocket is inclined toward the closed end plate 13.

In the package reversing and arranging device according to the third invention, a plurality of packages of raw noodles in which the packages 3 conveyed by the first conveyor 1 are discharged from the packaging machine and the bag mouth 3a is twisted by the twister 4 are provided. In this case, the sensor 27 for detecting the defective twisted product 3 ′ at the pocket passing position of the rotating body 10 and the package 3 having the defective twisted product is removed from the pocket 11 when the sensor detects the defective twisted product 3 ′. It is characterized in that it is provided with defective product removing means such as an air nozzle 28.

[0008]

According to the inverting and aligning apparatus of the first aspect of the invention, the package body 3 carried in from the first conveyor 1 in a face-down state is turned upside down by intermittent rotation of the rotating body 10. By reversing, the bag mouths 3a are aligned on the second container 2a in the same direction and the conveyance intervals are arranged at equal intervals so that they can be dropped and discharged.
By carrying the above, the packages 3 in the reverse arrangement can be sequentially sent to the automatic boxing device.

According to the inversion aligning device of the second invention, the inclination angle adjusting means of the machine frame 20 adjusts the rotation axis S of the rotating body 10 so that the bottom surface of the pocket is inclined toward the closed end plate 13. By adjusting the angle, the wrapping body (packing body 3 in the pocket) in the middle of transporting the rotary body is provided with an inclined sliding motion, and the sliding motion causes the wrapping body 3 in the pocket 11 to be closed at the bag bottom. It is possible to supply the bag bottoms on the second conveyor 2 in an evenly-spaced state in which the bag bottoms are aligned straight in the conveying direction.

According to the reversing and aligning apparatus of the third invention, when the package 3 carried in by the first conveyor 1 has a defective twisted product 3 ', the defective twisted product 3'is detected by the sensor 27. The defective product can be removed to the outside of the rotating body 10 by the defective product removing means such as the air nozzle 28.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, 1 is a first conveyor that is a flat conveyor that conveys a package 3 discharged from a packaging machine (not shown), and 2 is a continuous conveyor that is connected to the first conveyor 1 with a step that is a predetermined height below the conveyor delivery end. Installed the package 3
For aligning and conveying sheets in the direction of an automatic boxing machine (not shown)
The second conveyor is a flat conveyor that is wider than the conveyor 1, and the reversing and aligning device of the present invention is installed in the paragraph transfer section of the first conveyor 1 and the second conveyor 2.

The packaging body 3 discharged from the packaging machine (not shown) has a surface a on which a product name, a sizzle photograph or the like is printed.
Is directed downward and the back side b on which the cooking method and the like is printed is turned upside down and conveyed onto the first conveyor 1, and the twister 4 twists the bag mouth 3a during the conveyance. The cord 5 is twisted and wound to close the bag mouth 3a).

The reversing and aligning device of the present invention comprises a first conveyor 1
And a plurality of packages arranged in the paragraph delivery section of the second conveyor 2 and receiving one by one from the delivery end chute 6 of the first conveyor 1 that is carried in the face-down state and turned over to the second conveyor 2 For example, 6 radiating pockets 11
And a machine frame 20 that supports the rotating body 10 in a cantilever state.

The rotating body 10 has a plurality of partition plates 12 each having a U-shaped cross section for defining a radial pocket 11 having an opening on the outer peripheral surface and one end surface, and a disk-shaped end for closing the other end surface of each radial pocket 11. A machine frame 20 having a plate 13 and a shape like a water turbine, and a central portion 14 of the rotating body 10 having inclination angle adjusting means (composed of left and right height adjusting screws 21 and 22). As shown in FIG. 2, the cantilevered shaft is supported, and the height adjusting screws 21 and 22 (having a floor-contacting base and screwed into the lower side of the machine frame 20) as tilt angle adjusting means are raised and lowered. By adjusting the inclination angle θ of the machine frame 20 by operation, the rotation axis S of the rotating body 10 can be adjusted to an inclined state in which the inner bottom surface of the package conveying pocket 11 is lowered toward the closed end plate 13. Has become. In addition, the end plate 13
An elliptical through hole 15 that communicates with each pocket 11 is provided in the.

Reference numeral 16 indicates, through the through hole 15, that one wrapping body has been supplied from the delivery end of the first conveyor 1 to a predetermined radiating pocket 11 (radiating pocket corresponding to the chute 6) of the rotating body 10. When the rotating body 10 is intermittently rotated by a section in a predetermined direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 1) by a detection signal of the sensor 16 and the pocket 11 is rotated about 180 degrees from the package receiving position. The pocket-carrying package 3 is dropped onto the second conveyor 2 and discharged.

The rotating body 10 is attached to the machine frame 20 as shown in FIG.
An electric motor 23 and a belt interlocking mechanism 24 for intermittently rotating one block in a clockwise direction are provided, and a projecting arm 25 extending from the machine frame 20 onto the rotating body 10 has a small gap around the upper outer periphery of the rotating body 10. A package popping-out prevention plate 26 that is curved in an arc shape and covers the area is fixed.

Reference numeral 27 denotes a sensor fixed to the lower end of the arm 25 for detecting a defective twisted product 3 '(a defective product having an open mouth in which the bag mouth 3a is not closed by the wire-like string 5).
Is an air nozzle as defective product removing means for removing the package 3 with defective twist from the inside of the pocket 11 when the sensor 27 detects the defective product 3'of the twist. The air nozzle 28 is an intermediate pendant 29 of the arm 25. As shown in Fig. 2, the twist defective product 3 '(opened bag mouth 3
(a extends as shown in FIG. 3) comes to the upper position of the rotating body, and the through hole 1 is inserted into the pocket 11 for storing the defective product.
The defective twisted product 3 ′ can be discharged to the outside of the rotating body through the opening at one end of the pocket and ejected by ejecting air through 5.

[0018] Thus, for example, the three-meal packaging of raw ramen is
Three servings of individually packaged products are packed in one outer bag by a packing machine, and the packaging body 3 discharged from this packing machine has a surface a on which the product name, sizzle photograph, etc. are printed facing downward, and the cooking method etc. Is dropped and conveyed onto the first conveyor 1 in a state where the back surface b on which is printed is turned upside down, and the bag mouth 3a is twisted by the twister 4 during the conveyance.

Next, the package 3 is guided and supplied into the pocket 11 of the rotating body 10 by the delivery end chute 6 of the first conveyor 1 as shown in FIG. Then, when one package 3 enters the pocket 11, the sensor 16 detects this state, and the detection signal is sent to a control device (not shown),
When the rotating body 10 is intermittently rotated by one section in a predetermined direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 1) by the drive rotation of the electric motor 23 under the control of the control device, and the pocket 11 is rotated about 180 degrees from the package receiving position. The pocket-conveyed package 3 is dropped onto the second conveyor 2 and discharged.

The defective twisted product 3'is detected by the sensor 27 and eliminated by the air ejected from the air nozzle 28. As a result, the packaging body 3 having the back surface b facing upward when entering the rotating body 10
When discharged from 0 and supplied to the second conveyor 2,
With the front surface a facing upward, the bag mouths 3a are oriented in the same direction, and the conveyance intervals are equidistant, as shown in FIG. 3, and are fed to the automatic boxing device (not shown) via the transfer conveyor 7. .

[0021]

According to the inverting and arranging device for a package according to the first aspect of the present invention, the package 3 which is carried in from the first conveyor 1 in a state of being turned upside down is intermittently rotated by the rotating body 10. Turn it over so that the bag surface a is facing up, and
The bag mouths 3a can be aligned on the conveyor 2 in the same direction and can be dropped and discharged so that the conveyance intervals are evenly spaced. By the conveyance of the second conveyor 2, the packages 3 in the reverse alignment are automatically formed. The effect that it can be sequentially sent to the boxing device is exhibited.

Further, according to the package reversing and aligning apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the rotation axis S of the rotating body 10 is closed by the inclination angle adjusting means of the machine frame 20 so that the inner bottom surface of the pocket is closed. The angle can be adjusted so that the package 3 during the conveyance of the rotating body can be tilted in the direction of inclination.
An inclined sliding motion is given to the (packaging body in the pocket), the packaging body 3 in the pocket 11 is aligned by the sliding motion so that the bag bottom portion abuts on the closed end plate 13, and the bag bottom portion is placed on the second conveyor 2. Can be neatly fed in an evenly-spaced aligned state in which they are aligned straight in the transport direction.

Further, according to the package reversing and aligning apparatus of the third aspect of the present invention, when there is a defective twisted product 3'in the package 3 carried in by the first conveyor 1, this twist non-alignment occurs. There is an effect that the good product 3 ′ can be detected by the sensor 27 and can be removed to the outside of the rotating body 10 by the defective product removing means such as the air nozzle 28.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of essential parts showing a reversing and aligning device for a package according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of the reversing alignment device as viewed from above in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... 1st conveyor, 2 ... 2nd conveyor, 3 ... package, a ... front of package, b ... back of package, 3a ... bag mouth of package, 3 '... defective twist product, 4 ... Twister, 5
... wire-like string, 6 ... delivery end chute of the first conveyor, 7
... Transfer conveyor, 10 ... Rotating body, S ... Rotating shaft center of rotating body, 11 ... Radiating pocket, 12 ... Plural partition plates, 13
... pocket closing end plate, 14 ... rotating body central part, 15 ... through hole, 16 ... package detecting sensor, 20 ... machine frame 21,
22 ... Height adjusting screw, 23 ... Electric motor, 24 ... Belt interlocking mechanism, 25 ... Projecting arm, 26 ... Package fly-out prevention plate, 2
7 ... Twist defective product detection sensor, 28 ... Air nozzle as defective product removing means.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of packages, each of which receives, one by one, a package conveyed into the paragraph transfer section of the first conveyor and the second conveyor in a state where the first conveyor conveys the surface downwards and reversely drops the second conveyor. When a rotator having a radiation pocket is provided and one wrapping body is supplied from a delivery end of the first conveyor to a predetermined radiant pocket of the rotator, the rotator has a predetermined signal according to a detection signal of a sensor. Direction is intermittently rotated by one section at a time, and when the pocket is rotated about 180 degrees from the package receiving position, the package for carrying the pocket is moved to the second position.
A device for reversing and aligning a package, which is configured to drop onto a conveyor and discharge. 2. The rotating body is formed in a water turbine-like shape having a plurality of partition plates that define a radial pocket of the outer peripheral surface and one end surface opening, and an end plate that closes the other end surface of each radial pocket. This rotating body is supported in a cantilever state with respect to the machine frame having the inclination angle adjusting means, and the rotation axis of the rotating body is closed by the inclination angle adjusting means of the machine frame so that the inner bottom surface of the pocket is the closed end plate. The device for reversing and arranging a package according to claim 1, wherein the angle can be adjusted so that the package is inclined downward. 3. In the case where the package conveyed by the first conveyor is a plurality of packages of raw noodles discharged from the packaging machine and having twisted bag mouths with a twister, twisting is not performed at the pocket passing position of the rotating body. A sensor that detects good products,
2. A defective product removing means such as an air nozzle for removing a defective twisted package from the pocket when the sensor detects a defective twisted product.
Alternatively, the inverting and aligning device of the package according to claim 2.