JPH0656259A - Article conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the shift distance of an article and reduce the load of a worker when the article is shifted from a mount base to the other end of an auxiliary conveyor. CONSTITUTION:An auxiliary conveyor 4 slantly merged to a main conveyance path is provided, the other end of the auxiliary conveyor 4 is formed into an angle shape on the plan view with the apex angle of the center section and slant sides 17a, 17b inclined on both sides from the apex angle beta, a mount base 20 having an orthogonal line 21 perpendicular to one slant side 17a in the longitudinal direction is installed on one slant side 17a side, and the other side 20a of the mount base 20 and the other slant side 17b of the auxiliary conveyor 4 are provided in a straight line on the plan view. When an article 26 is to be shifted to the other end of the auxiliary conveyor 4 from the mount base 20, the article 26 is moved by the distance L1 corresponding to the length of the mount base 20, and the article 26 is mounted on one slant side 17a of the auxiliary conveyor 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article conveying apparatus for branching articles from a main conveyor or joining articles to the main conveyor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of article conveying apparatus,
For example, there are those shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. That is, a main conveyor 41 that conveys articles is installed along the main conveyance path 40, and a sub-conveyor 42 that obliquely merges with the main conveyor 41 is provided. One end of this sub-conveyor 42 is
It is formed to be inclined along the main conveyor 41 in a plan view. The other end of the sub-conveyor 42 is the sub-conveyance path in plan view.
It is formed as an orthogonal side 44 orthogonal to 43.

On the other end side of the sub-conveyor 42, a placing table 45 for placing articles carried in by a trolley or the like is installed. The mounting table 45 is formed to have substantially the same width as the sub-conveyor 42, and in a plan view, an orthogonal line 46 orthogonal to the main transport path 40 is provided as a length direction, and one end thereof is an orthogonal side of the sub-conveyor 42. Inclined to match 44. Further, a setting device 47 for designating the destination of the article is provided in the extension direction of the sub-transport path 43 and on one side of the mounting table 45.

According to this, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The article 49 carried in by a trolley or the like is once placed on the placing table 45, and the worker 48 inputs the destination of the article 49 to the setting device 47 on one side of the placing table 45. Thereafter, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 8, the worker 48 transfers the article 49 from the mounting table 45 to the other end of the sub conveyor 42. As a result, the article 49 is conveyed from the other end of the sub-conveyor 42 to one end, and further transferred to the main conveyor 41 and conveyed to the designated destination.

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional type, as shown in FIG. 8, when the length of the mounting table 45 is L1, the article 49 is transferred from the mounting table 45 to the sub-conveyor 42.
When transferring to the other end of the
Only L2 had to be moved, which put a burden on the worker 48.

The present invention solves the above problem, and provides an article transporting apparatus capable of shortening the moving distance of an article and relieving the burden on an operator when the article is transferred from the placing table to the other end of the conveyor. That is the purpose.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, an article conveying apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conveyor which joins the main conveying path at an angle, and one end side of the conveyor is opposed to the main conveying path. , The other end is formed in a mountain shape in a plan view with the apex angle of the central portion and the inclined sides inclined from the apex angle to both sides, and is orthogonal to one inclined side on one inclined side side. A mounting table having a line in the longitudinal direction is installed, and the other side of the mounting table and the other inclined side of the other end of the conveyor are linearly connected in a plan view.

[0008]

According to the above construction, when the article is transferred from the placing table to the other end of the conveyor, the article is moved by a distance corresponding to the length of the placing table, so that the article is on one inclined side of the other end of the conveyor. Placed on.

Further, since the other side of the mounting table and the other inclined side of the other end of the conveyor are linearly connected in a plan view,
It is possible to prevent a problem that the other end of the conveyor protrudes from the mounting table and interferes with the work.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a tray tumbling type sorting conveyor, in which a plurality of tumblable trays 2 are installed movably along a main transport path 3 by chain drive. Reference numeral 4 is a sub-conveyor that joins the sorting conveyor 1 obliquely. according to this,
The carried-in articles are sent from the sub-conveyor 4 to the sorting conveyor 1 and conveyed to the designated destination.

The sub-conveyance path 5 of the sub-conveyor 4 is inclined at an angle of α = 45 ° with respect to the main conveyance path 3.
The sub-conveyor 4 is of a belt conveyor type, and has a frame-shaped frame body 7, support legs 8 that support the frame body 7, a merging side conveyor 9, an intermediate conveyor 10, and a loading side conveyor 11. It consists of

That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, each of the conveyors 9, 10 and 11 is supported by the frame body 7 and arranged in parallel in the width direction.
And a freely rotatable roller 13 attached to both ends of each guide rail 12, and a belt 14 (see FIG. 1) which is an endless rotating body wound between a pair of rollers 13 and movable in the longitudinal direction. Are formed from. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, each belt 14 is provided on the back side of the frame body 7 via a driving roller 13.
The electric motors 15a, 15b, 15c for rotating the
It is provided every 10 and 11.

One end of the merging side conveyor 9 is inclined along the sorting conveyor 1 and the other end is sub-conveying path 5.
It is formed in a straight line orthogonal to. Further, both ends of the intermediate conveyor 10 are formed in a straight line orthogonal to the sub-transport path 5, one end of which faces the other end of the merging side conveyor 9.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, among the plurality of guide rails 12, the central one of the plurality of guide rails 12 is the longest, and the input side conveyor 11 is formed to be gradually shorter on both sides. As a result, one end of the input-side conveyor 11 is formed in a straight line orthogonal to the sub-transport path 5, and the other end is β = 90 °.
Is formed in a mountain shape in plan view from the apex angle and the inclined sides 17a and 17b inclined to both sides.

On the side of one inclined side 17a, a mounting table 20 for mounting the carried-in article is connected to the frame body 7. The mounting table 20 is formed with an orthogonal line 21 orthogonal to one inclined side 17a in the longitudinal direction, and the other inclined side 17b.
And the other side 20a of the mounting table 20 are linearly connected in a plan view.

A setting device 22 for designating a destination of the article is provided on the other side of the placing table 20. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 4, a projector 23 and a photodetector 24 of a photoelectric switch for detecting the length of an article conveyed on the intermediate conveyor 10 are attached to the frame body 7 so as to face each other in the width direction. The electric motor 15a of the merging side conveyor 9 is controlled based on the detected length of the article.

The operation of the above structure will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 6, the article 26 carried by a trolley or the like is once placed on the placing table 20. Then, the worker 25
After inputting the transport destination of 26 to the setting device 22, the article 26 is placed on the mounting table 20.
To the other end of the feeding-side conveyor 11 and change.

At this time, a distance L corresponding to the length of the mounting table 20
By moving the article 26 by one, the article 26 is moved to one inclined side 17 of the loading side conveyor 11 as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
It is placed on the a side. Also, the other inclined side 17b and the mounting table 20
Since the other side 20a is linearly connected to the other side 20a, it is possible to prevent a problem that the other end of the feeding-side conveyor 11 projects from the mounting table 20 and interferes with the work.

The article 26 transferred to the other end of the input side conveyor 11 is conveyed from the input side conveyor 11 to the intermediate section conveyor 10. Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the front end of the article 26 blocks the light of the projector 23, and then the rear end of the article 26 passes in front of the projector 23 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. The length of the article 26 is detected based on the time until the light reaches the light receiver 24 and the transport speed of the intermediate conveyor 10, and the center point 28 of the article 26 is calculated from the detected length.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when the article 26 transfers from the intermediate conveyor 10 to the merging side conveyor 9, the electric motor 15a is driven based on the calculated center point 28 of the article 26, and the center of the article 26 is moved. The merging side conveyor 9 is driven until the point 28 reaches the predetermined position P from the other end of the merging side conveyor 9. Thereby, the distance from the center point 28 of the article 26 to the main transport path 3 can be set to be constant. And the predetermined tray 2
When the vehicle approaches, the merging side conveyor 9 drives and the articles
By sending 26 to the predetermined tray 2, the article 26 is always placed in the center of the tray 2 and is not biased to the end of the tray 2. After that, when the tray 2 on which the article 26 is placed reaches the designated destination, the tray 2 falls and the article
26 is sorted from the sorting conveyor 1 for each destination.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the other end of the conveyor that joins the main conveying path at an angle is provided with the apex angle of the central portion and the inclined sides inclined from the apex angle to both sides. Is formed in a mountain shape in a plan view, and on one of the inclined sides, a mounting table having a lengthwise direction of an orthogonal line orthogonal to the one inclined side is installed, and the other side of the mounting table and the conveyor etc. By arranging the other inclined side of the end linearly in a plan view, by moving the article from the mounting table to the other end of the conveyor, by moving the article by a distance corresponding to the length of the mounting table. ,
The article is placed on the other inclined side of the other end of the conveyor. Therefore, the distance to transfer the article from the mounting table to the other end of the conveyor is shorter than before, and the burden on the worker can be reduced.

Further, by arranging the other side of the mounting table and the other inclined side of the other end of the conveyor linearly in a plan view,
It is possible to prevent a problem that the other end of the conveyor protrudes from the mounting table and interferes with the work.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an article conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view of a merging-side conveyor that constitutes a sub-conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view of an intermediate conveyor forming a sub conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view of a feeding-side conveyor that constitutes a sub-conveyor.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the other end of the sub conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an article conveying device in a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the other end of the sub-conveyor in the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Main transport path 4 Sub-conveyor 17a One inclined side 17b The other inclined side 20 Mounting table 20a Other side of mounting table 21 Orthogonal line β Vertical angle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A conveyor that joins the main conveyance path at an angle is provided, one end side of the conveyor is opposed to the main conveyance path, and the other end is a vertical angle at the center and both sides from this vertical angle. Formed in a mountain shape in plan view with the inclined side inclined to
On one of the inclined sides, a placing table having a lengthwise direction orthogonal to one of the inclined sides is installed, and the other side of the placing table and the other inclined side of the other end of the conveyor are seen in a plan view. An article conveying device, which is arranged in a straight line.