JPH0688569B2 - Tile packing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Object of the Invention" (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a device capable of packing a plurality of tiles in a cardboard box or the like by substantially completely automated operation. is there.

(Prior Art) When a tile is shipped from a factory, an appropriate number of tiles are laid out in a plane, and a paper or film is attached to the upper surface of the tile to connect them together (usually It has often been practiced to pack a plurality of these tile units into a cardboard box, which is called a tile unit. Generally, one tile unit
Three tiles each in vertical and horizontal directions (total of 9 tiles) are used,
Twenty tile units could be stacked in a box.

Conventionally, most of the tile unit boxing work relies on manual work. That is, first, the cardboard box is assembled to the state where the lid is opened, and the bottom cushioning plate made of cardboard or the like is placed on a stack of a predetermined number of tile units. The above box was put on the stack in an inverted state, and the whole box was turned upside down. Further, the lid part of the box was bent and glued, and the tape was reinforced with tape.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) Needless to say, the packing work of the tile unit was extremely troublesome and was a heavy labor. Therefore, mistakes are likely to occur in the work, which may lead to damage to the tiles and may cause safety problems. Further, the work required skill, but even if it was done by a skilled person, the work efficiency was not completely satisfactory.
Therefore, this boxing work occupies a considerable weight as an obstacle to shortening the time even during a series of tile manufacturing processes.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can reduce the number of personnel involved in the work, can significantly reduce the incidence of defective products and accidents, and significantly improve the work efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel tile packing device (hereinafter, referred to as a device of the present invention) that is improved so that the time required for the entire tile manufacturing process can be shortened.

“Configuration of the Invention” (Means for Solving the Problems) The gist of the device of the present invention is a device for packing a plurality of tiles in a cardboard box or the like. Loading device, reversing device,
A device for loading the development sheet material, a device for folding the front and rear flaps on the development sheet material, a gluing device, a device for folding the left and right flaps on the development sheet material, a tape sticking device, and a unloading device for the tile packing body are integrally arranged in this order. The upper stacking device is formed so that the buffer plate transfer tool reciprocates between the upper surface of the tile stack and the stock portion of the bottom buffer plate, and the reversing device is formed on the lower surface of the tile stack. A scooping body that makes the sandwiching surface correspond to both of the upper surface of the bottom cushioning plate and the upper surface of the bottom cushioning plate is formed so as to rotate about a horizontal axis, and the loading device for the spreading sheet material spreads the tile stacked body upside down. The folding device for the front and rear flaps is equipped with a slider that is pushed onto the box bottom portion formed in the central portion of the material, and the folding device for the front and rear flaps moves the front and rear flaps in the descending path that lowers the expanded sheet material in the direct downward direction. Folding pieces sandwiching the protruding area are provided in a protruding manner, and the glue applying device has a glue supply nozzle arranged in a conveying path for horizontally conveying the spread sheet material in correspondence with the protruding areas of the left and right flaps. The folding device of the left and right flaps is provided with a rising and raising piece and a lid lowering piece of the left and right flaps projecting in the conveyance path of the expanded sheet material, and the tape sticking device corresponds to the central portion of the conveyance path of the expanded sheet material. The tape unwinding device is arranged.

(Operation) When the stack of tiles is carried into the loading device by the carry-in device, the bottom cushioning plate is placed on the upper surface of the stack of tiles. Next, in the reversing device, the part which has been the lower surface in the tile stack is turned upside down so that the bottom cushioning plate is turned downward, and the bottom device is turned upside down by the next filling device. A deployment sheet material, which is a packaging material, is set under the buffer plate. Here, the tile stack is placed on the unfolded sheet material at a portion which will be the box bottom provided in the central portion, and in the next folding device, the front and rear flaps of the unfolded sheet material are It will be bent in the rising direction along the front and rear surfaces of the tile stack. Next, the folded developed sheet material of the front and rear flaps is conveyed horizontally along the conveyance path, and the glue is attached to the left and right flaps by the gluing device and the left and right flaps are raised by the folding device. As the lid is opened, the lid portion is also bent inward. Finally, the tape is attached to the central portion of the lid formed by the tip portions of the left and right flaps, the packaging of the tile stack is completed, and the packaging body is sent out by the unloading device.

(Example) The following will describe the present invention with reference to the drawings illustrating an example thereof.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof. As is clear from FIG. 2,
In the device of the present invention, from the left side to the right side of the drawing, a stacking device loading device 1, a bottom cushioning plate mounting device 2, a reversing device 3, a deployment sheet material loading device 4, a gluing device 6, and a deployment sheet material The left and right flap folding devices 7, the tape applying device 8, and the package carrying-out device 9 are integrally connected and arranged in this order. Further, as is apparent from FIG. 1, a folding device 5 for the front and rear flaps of the developed sheet material is arranged between the loading device 4 and the gluing device 6. Therefore, in the device of the present invention, the stacking unit (not shown) of the tile unit is installed so as to be supplied to the carry-in device 1, so that the stacking unit is packed from the carry-out device 9 by a cardboard or the like. It will be sent out in a state. Therefore, in the device of the present invention, in addition to the labor of stocking the corrugated cardboard material such as the bottom cushioning plate and the spread sheet material at a predetermined position, human intervention is almost unnecessary.

Next, each of various devices constituting the device of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the mounting device 2. The loading device 2 is a device that is mounted on a stacked body 10 of tile units being conveyed by the loading device 1 and has a bottom cushioning plate 11 placed on the upper surface thereof. The bottom cushioning plate 11 is a square plate body made of cardboard or the like as described above, and when the stacked body 10 is packed, the bottom cushioning plate 11 is positioned at the bottom of the packing box. . Therefore, the bottom cushioning plate 11 absorbs shocks that may occur when handling the stacked stack 10,
It serves to protect the stack 10. This mounting device 2
Is formed so that the buffer plate transfer tool 14 reciprocates between the region directly above the stock portion 12 of the bottom buffer plate 11 and the region directly above the carry-in device 1. The cushioning plate transfer tool 14 comprises a plurality of suction cups 15, 15, ... Attached to the lower surface of a rectangular plate 14a that is equivalent to two sheets of the bottom cushioning plate 11.
The rectangular plate 14a is lowered by the lifting cylinder 16 until it comes into contact with the bottom buffer plate 11 on the stock section 12 and the stack 10 on the carry-in device 1. In addition, in the present embodiment, the cylinder 17 is also used for the reciprocating movement of the buffer plate transfer device 14. Further, the stock portion 12 is formed so as to be slidable left and right by the carriage 13, and has a bottom cushioning plate.
It is convenient for loading 11 stocks (see Figures 1 and 2).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the reversing device 3. The reversing device 3 is a device for reversing the stacked body 10 (not shown) on which the bottom cushioning plate 11 is mounted by the above-mentioned mounting device 2 so as to be reversed in the vertical direction.
The reversing device 3 comprises a scooping body 18 having a U-shaped holding space so as to rotate up and down by about 180 ° by a horizontal shaft 19. In the scooping body 18, one sandwiching surface is formed by a smooth plate 20, and the smooth plate 20 is
It is positioned so as to have a flush relationship with the carry-in device 1. Further, the other sandwiching surface facing the smooth plate 20 is formed by a plurality of free rollers 21, 21, ..., In the row of the free rollers 21, when the scooping body 18 is rotated upright. It is positioned so as to have a connection relationship with an appropriate drive mechanism 22 (shown by a chain double-dashed line). The drive mechanism 22 includes a plurality of pulleys 24 arranged in a triangular shape and a bancode 23 installed between them.
24 is formed so as to be driven, and the rotation drive is transmitted by bringing the free rollers 21, 21, ... In contact with the van cord 23. Therefore, the stack 10 (see FIG. 3) carried in by the carry-in device 1 is
The lower surface of the scooping member 18 is slid onto the smooth plate 20 of the scooping member 18, and when the scooping member 18 is rotated upright, the bottom cushioning plate 11 on the stack 10 (see FIG. 3). (See) rides on the row of free rollers 21 and is driven to carry out. Then, the carried out stacked body 10 is carried onto the drive roller row 31 which is set in the next stage. When the scooping body 18 is rotated, a crank mechanism 26 using a slider 25 is used in this embodiment. The crank mechanism
Reference numeral 26 denotes a fork lever connected to the protruding end of the horizontal shaft 19.
Engage the slider 25 with respect to 27, and attach the slider 25 to the crank rod.
It is designed to move in an arc within a predetermined range by swinging 28. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the reversing device 3,
The crank mechanism 26 is drawn for easy understanding. As is clear from the figure, when the crank rod 28 swings, the cylinder
I used 29.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of the loading device 4. The loading device 4 is a device for setting the stacked body 10 turned upside down by the reversing device 3 so as to be positioned at a predetermined position with respect to a developed sheet material (not shown) which is a material of a packing material. The loading device 4 is formed so that the slider 33 can reciprocate between a region directly above the standby plate 35 on which the developed sheet material is received and a region directly above the drive roller row 31. In addition, the drive roller row 31 includes the reversing device 3
The slider 33 has a positional relationship such that it is parallel to the drive roller row 31 in the vertical direction, which is a transport path continuing from (see FIG. 4). The slider 33
A cylinder 36 is attached to the inside of the traveling frame 34, and a hook body 32 is connected to the rod end of the cylinder 36. Therefore, when the cylinder 36 is extended, the hook body 32 is swung down to the lower side of the traveling frame 34, and the hook body 32 is attached to the stack 10 on the drive roller row 31. On the other hand, they are engaged in a pushed state. At this time, if a stacking deviation occurs in the stack 10 before and after in the transport direction, the stacking deviation is aligned by the engagement with the hook body 32. Also, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cylinders 70, 7 are provided on both sides of the drive roller row 31.
0 is arranged so as to face each other,
The stacking deviation on both sides of the stacked body 10 can be aligned. Reference numeral 71 in the figure denotes the parcel plate. Although not shown, the traveling frame 34 is connected to the rod end of the reciprocating cylinder 37 at an appropriate position.

By the way, in order to supply the spread sheet material to the standby plate 35, a kicking device 38 as shown in FIG. 7 is used. The figure shows the drive roller row 31 at the same viewing angle as in FIG.
Although the standby plate 35 is illustrated, the loading device 4 is omitted to avoid complicating the drawing. Also, the seventh
Reference numeral 30 shown in the drawing is a development sheet material. The kicking device 38 is such that the conveyor 39 is joined to the rack portion 42 in which a plurality of the developed sheet materials 30 are stocked on the lower surface side in an inclined state, or is separated in a horizontal state. You can do it. The conveyor 39 is designed so that its tilting movement is performed by a cylinder 40,
Further, the van cords 41, 41 erected in the conveyor 39 are
The developed sheet material 30 is supplied onto the standby plate 35 by driving only at the time of joining as described above. not to mention,
The operation of supplying the deployment sheet material 30 by the kicking device 38 is
This is performed prior to the operation of the loading device 4 (see FIG. 6). Then, the slider 33 of the loading device 4
The stacked body 10 transferred by means of the expanded sheet material 30 received on the standby plate 35 is a box bottom portion provided at the center thereof (a portion indicated by reference numeral 30a in FIG. 7). ).

In the expanded sheet material 30 shown in FIG.
The front flap 30b, which is the front side in the direction in which (see FIG. 6) is conveyed by the drive roller row 31, and the rear flap 30c, which is the rear side, are raised by the folding device 5 shown in FIG. . As shown in FIG. 1, the folding device 5 includes the standby plate 35 described in the loading device 4.
And a front folding piece 44 and a rear folding piece 45 which are provided in an inverted C-shape in the lower area of the standby plate 35.
As shown in FIG. 8, the standby plate 35 can be lowered directly below by the cylinder 43, and the front folding pieces 44, 44 and the rear folding pieces 45, 45 are formed in the standby plate 35.
It is provided so as to project toward the direction in which the front-rear width of the descending path is sandwiched. That is, each of the folding pieces 44, 45 is provided with a front flap 30b and a rear flap 3 with respect to the expansion sheet material 30 (shown by a chain double-dashed line) received on the standby plate 35.
Since it is fixed corresponding to the overhang area of 0c,
As the standby plate 35 descends, the front flap 30b and the rear flap 30c are bent upward, and the bending angle is gradually increased so that they are finally raised upright. Since the stack 10 (see FIG. 6) is placed on the box bottom portion 30a of the unfolding sheet material 30 as described above, the front and rear flaps 30b and 30c are bent. At this point, the expanded sheet material 30 does not float up.

As shown in FIG. 7, the developed sheet material 30 used in this embodiment is provided with a large number of fins 30d to 30g on the front and rear flaps 30b and 30c. These fins 30d to 30g
Is for reinforcing the expanded sheet material 30 when assembled in a box so as to increase its strength as a box body, the fins 30d and 30e serve as inner lids, and the fins 30f and 30g serve as side cores. Is the part that becomes. These fins 30d to 30g are the ninth
The folding device 46 shown in the figure is used for bending. The location where the folding device 46 is arranged is substantially the same as the location at the time when the standby plate 35 has finished descending in the folding device 5 (see FIG. 1). The folding device 46 is
Folding rail 47 for front flap 30b of expansion sheet material 30,
48 and L-shaped inserts 49, 50 for the rear flap 30c, of which L-shaped inserts 49 and 50 are both cylinders.
It is made possible to advance and retreat by 51. Therefore, in the folding device 46, the cylinder 51 moves at the time when the unfolding sheet material 30 is set at a predetermined position, that is, when the standby plate 35 of the folding device 5 finishes descending (see FIG. 1). Extend and L
The mold folding tools 49 and 50 are pressed against the rear flap 30c of the expansion sheet material 30. Further, even when the L-shaped folding tools 49, 50 reach the state shown in the figure, the extending operation of the cylinder 51 is not stopped, and the unfolded sheet material 30 is directly placed in the mutual space of the folding rails 47 and 48. It is designed to be pushed in.
Therefore, the developed sheet material 30 is formed so as to have a substantially box shape except for the overhang of the left and right flaps 30h and 30i. Then, the developed sheet material 30 is sent to the next stage by the conveyor 53 using a chain or the like. In this embodiment, in order to smoothly bend the fin portion 30g by the L-shaped insert tool 49, oblique cylinders 52, 52 are provided to cause the bending.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a main part of the gluing device 6. The gluing device 6 is provided with flaps 30h, 30 that extend to the left and right of a developed sheet material 30 formed into a substantially box shape by the folding device 5 and the folding device 46.
This is a device that applies glue to i. The gluing device 6 has gluing pedestals 58, 58 formed on both sides of the conveyor 53, and four glue feeding nozzles 54, 54 are provided directly above the gluing pedestals 58, 58, respectively. Are formed so as to be arranged. Each glue supply nozzle 54,54,
Are arranged in a row in a row by the housing 55, and the glue supplied from the dispenser 56 is evenly distributed to each. FIG. 11 is a front view showing the glue supply nozzle 54 partially cut away. The glue supply nozzle 54 has a rolling ball 59 fitted in the nozzle end thereof, and the rolling ball 59 rolls on the upper surfaces of the left and right flaps 30h and 30i of the spread sheet material 30 so that an appropriate amount of the glue is obtained. Are being sent out. In addition,
In this embodiment, the portion of the spread sheet material 30 to which the glue is applied is the portion 3 which is the box side surface of the left and right flaps 30h and 30i.
Only 0i and 30k are used. Therefore, when the unfolding sheet material 30 is assembled in a box in the next stage, the above-mentioned box side parts 30i, 30
k is bonded to the side core fin portions 30f and 30g. However, it goes without saying that the lid portions 30l and 30m to which no glue is applied are not bonded to the fin portions 30d and 30e for the inner lid. Although not shown in the drawings, the housing 55 that holds the glue supply nozzle 54 is a gluing table after the spread sheet material 30 has passed through.
It is adapted to slide backward to the outer side of 58, and the nozzle end is cleaned by a sponge box 57 containing water.

Expanded sheet material coated with glue by the gluing device 6
Next, the left and right flaps 30h and 30i will be assembled into a complete box 30 by the folding device 7. The structure of the folding device 7 is extremely simple, and the rail members 62, 62 are formed on both sides of the conveyor 53 that conveys the unfolded sheet material 30 and are generally arched toward the inside of the conveyance path. Is attached. The rail member 62 has a continuous rising and raising piece 60 with a gentle curve from the upper surface level of the conveyor 53 to a height corresponding to the upper surface level of the expanded sheet material 30, and the horizontal height at the upper surface level of the expanded sheet material 30. The lid fold piece 61 that is held and curved is integrally formed. Therefore, the unfolded sheet material 30 conveyed by the conveyor 53 is the side surface part 3 of the left and right flaps 30h and 30i.
0i and 30k are bent vertically by the upright piece 60, and the lid portions 30l and 30m are bent horizontally by the lid folding piece 61, so that a complete box shape is formed as a whole.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a main part of the tape applying device 8. The tape attaching device 8 is a spread sheet material 30 (hereinafter referred to as a packing body) formed in a box shape by the folding device 7.
(Referred to as 63) is a device for taping the central portion of the lid portions 30l and 30m. The tape applying device 8 is
A tape unwinding device 66 is arranged in the central portion just above the conveying path with respect to the conveyor 53. The tape unwinding device 66 includes a suction roll 67 and a cutter roll for a holder portion (not shown) that rotatably holds the tape winding body 64.
65 is attached. The suction roll 67
Is positioned in a height range such that it rolls on the upper surface of the package 63 being conveyed on the conveyor 53. The suction roll 67 has a large number of suction holes (not shown) formed in the roll surface, and the inside of the roll is sucked by an appropriate vacuum device. Therefore, the tape unwound from the tape winding body 64 comes to be adsorbed and held as if it were wrapped around the surface of the suction roll 67, and when the packaging body 63 is carried under the suction roll 67, the packaging Lid part of body 63 30l, 30
Tape will be attached between m. The suction roll 67 is attached to one end side of the lever frame 68, and a roll 69 which is not the other end side of the lever frame 68 is attached. Since the follower roll 69 is positioned slightly lower than the suction roll 67, when the package 63 passes under the follower roll 69, the lever frame 68 is used.
The suction force is applied to press the suction roll 67 downward, and the tape is reliably attached. Further, when the rear side of the upper surface of the package 63 comes out of the suction roll 67, the suction roll 67 comes to fall, and at this time, an appropriate crank mechanism (not shown)
The cutter roll 65 comes close to the suction roll 67 through the slit to cut the tape. The package 63 taped in this way is transferred from the conveyor 53 to the carry-out device 9 (see FIG. 2) and sent out of the device of the present invention.

Although the carry-in device 1 and the carry-out device 9 have not been described in detail, these are conventionally known devices and are suitable devices such as a belt conveyor and a roller conveyor.

(Study of Other Aspects) In various devices constituting the device of the present invention, the detailed structures described in the above embodiments can be replaced with various conventionally known mechanisms.

For example, the cylinders used in various places are not limited to those using air pressure, but can be replaced with those using hydraulic pressure or water pressure, or can be replaced with a crank mechanism using an electric motor or the like as a drive source. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the stacked body of the tile units is packed is described, but the tiles which are not unitized may be stacked and packed in the same manner. As described above, the configuration and detailed shape of the device of the present invention can be appropriately changed according to the embodiment.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the tile packing apparatus of the present invention, the stacking body such as the tile unit is supplied to the carry-in device so that the stacking device can perform the stacking. The body is packed in cardboard boxes and sent out. Therefore, in addition to the labor for the bottom cushioning plate to stock the corrugated cardboard material such as the developed sheet material at a predetermined position, human intervention is almost unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of personnel involved in this packing work (boxing work) and significantly reduce the occurrence rate of defective products. Further, in the present invention, the gluing process after folding the front and rear flaps of the expansion sheet is performed. ， The process of folding the left and right flaps and the process of attaching tape are
With a structure in which the unfolded sheet on which tiles are placed is conveyed in one direction, the glue supply nozzle, the rising piece, the lid folding piece, and the tape unwinding device arranged around the conveying path extending in that direction operate continuously. Therefore, it has a number of excellent advantages such that the work efficiency can be remarkably improved and the time required for the entire tile manufacturing process can be shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

Each of the drawings shows the device of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall arrangement, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the main part of the mounting device. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the main part of the reversing device, FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the crank mechanism of the reversing device, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the main part of the loading device, and FIG. A perspective view of the device,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a main part of a folding device for front and rear flaps in a developed sheet material, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a folding device attached to the folding device, and FIG. 10 is a main part of the gluing device and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a main part of a left and right flap folding device in a developed sheet material, FIG. 11 is a front view showing a glue supply nozzle partially cut away, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a main part of the tape sticking device. 1 …… Loading device 2 …… Overlaying device 14 …… Buffer plate transfer device 3 …… Reversing device 18 …… Scooping body 19 …… Horizontal axis 4 …… Loading device 33 …… Slider 5 …… Folding device 44 , 45 …… Folding piece 6 …… Gluing device 54 …… Glue supply nozzle 7 …… Folding device 60 …… Standing piece 61 …… Lip folding piece 8 …… Tape pasting device 66 …… Tape unwinding device 9 …… Conveyor 10 …… Stack stack 11 …… Bottom buffer plate 30 …… Development sheet material

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A device for packing a plurality of tiles in corrugated cardboard or the like, which is a device for loading a stack of tiles, a device for mounting a bottom cushion plate, a reversing device, a device for loading a developed sheet material, and a front and rear device for a developed sheet material. The flap folding device, the gluing device, the left and right flap folding devices in the expanded sheet material, the tape attaching device, and the tile package carrying-out device are integrally connected and arranged in this order, and the above-mentioned loading device is a tile stacking device. The buffer plate transfer tool is formed so as to reciprocate between the upper surface of the bottom buffer plate and the stock portion of the bottom buffer plate, and the reversing device has a holding surface for both the lower surface of the tile stack and the upper surface of the bottom buffer plate. The corresponding scooping body is formed so as to rotate around a horizontal axis, and the loading device for the developed sheet material is formed by arranging the vertically stacked tile stacks in the central portion of the developed sheet material. The folding device for the front and rear flaps is provided with a slider to be pushed onto the bottom portion, and the folding device for sandwiching the overhanging region of the front and rear flaps is provided in a projecting manner in the descending path for lowering the developed sheet material in the direct downward direction. Is equipped with glue supply nozzles corresponding to the overhang areas of the left and right flaps in the conveying path for conveying the expanded sheet material in the horizontal direction, and the folding device for the left and right flaps is provided with the left and right flaps in the conveying path for the expanded sheet material. And a tape folding device, and the tape applying device is provided with a tape unwinding device corresponding to the central portion of the conveying path of the expanded sheet material. apparatus.