JPH0692335A - Slide-transfer auxiliary mechanism of automatic labeling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer a slide-transfer auxiliary mechanism of an automatic labeling machine, which conveys articles to the automatic labeling machine in the succeeding step while maintaining them in a state where the articles are uniformly slid in the specified direction to allow the labeling machine to efficiently perform labeling. CONSTITUTION:Packed products 7 are loaded on a belt conveyer 10 and stair- stepped parts 16 having two or more profile loading faces (a), (b) and (c) arranged in tiers are arranged on both sides of the belt conveyer 10, and are able to protrude above and retract below the belt conveyer 10. When loading of the packed products 7 along the loading faces (a), (b) and (c) is completed, the stairstepped part 16 is moved below the belt conveyer 10, and the completion of descending motion of the stair-stepped part 16 causes the belt conveyer 10 to be intermittently driven.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic labeling device for sticking a label having a trademark, a price, a manufacturing date, etc., to continuously conveyed articles, and particularly to uniformly conveyed articles. The present invention relates to a shifted conveyance assisting mechanism of an automatic labeling device that can convey a label to a subsequent automatic labeling device while holding it in a predetermined direction and efficiently label it.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Liquor snacks, sliced ham for retail, etc., which are conventionally known as products packaged in a vacuum pack, enhance the appearance and attention in the supermarkets and retail stores for general consumers. For this reason, a plurality of identical products are stacked in one direction and then shifted in one direction, and the product name or “special sale product” is displayed on the front and back of the stacked products.
It is well known by those skilled in the art to attach a vertically long label with a print such as “¥ 0 for 3 packs” to manufacture an integrated product, that is, a so-called staggered pack product. However, when manufacturing the above-mentioned staggered pack products (hereinafter referred to as staggered packs), the products are arranged on the carrier while checking the staggering intervals one by one, and transferred to the automatic labeling device at the subsequent stage. Not only the efficiency is remarkably lowered, but also the deviation of the product becomes non-uniform, which results in a badly looking shift pack, which lowers the commercial value. Therefore, a labeling device dedicated to the above-mentioned shift pack has been proposed, but with this one, although the shift pack can be efficiently formed, it cannot be used for any other purpose and lacks versatility. Since the operation rate is low, it has not spread widely yet.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention was devised in view of the above situation to solve the conventional drawbacks, and the object thereof is an extremely simple structure, The product can be easily displaced at regular intervals, and it is possible to efficiently form a nice-looking displacement pack without degrading the product value, while increasing the operating rate and the versatility of the existing automatic labeling device. It is intended to provide a shift conveyance assist mechanism of an automatic labeling device capable of improving the above-mentioned.

[0004]

In order to solve the problem, the first technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a plurality of copying placement surfaces in a stepwise manner on both sides of a belt-shaped carrier for transferring placed articles. The step portion provided is arranged so as to be able to move up and down freely, and when the stacking of the objects along the copying placement surface is completed, the step portion is moved down to below the belt-shaped carrier, and when the downward movement of the step portion is completed, It is characterized in that it is configured to drive the belt-like carrier intermittently while being linked to each other, and as a second technical means, a first stocker for vertically stacking articles and a bottom portion of the articles in the first stocker. And a second stocker that supports an article at a position below the stopper.
A movement control mechanism for moving the stocker in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, a belt-shaped carrier arranged below the second stocker for intermittently transferring the article, and a plurality of step-like copying placement surfaces. , A stepped portion that is arranged on both sides of the belt-shaped carrier so as to be able to move up and down, and is linked to the opening operation of the stopper to move a predetermined number of articles downward from the first stocker to the second stocker, and The articles supported by the second stocker are successively placed on the respective copying placement surfaces of the step portion in association with the horizontal intermittent movement of the movement control mechanism, and the placement of the articles along the copying placement surface is completed. It is characterized in that the step portion is moved down to below the belt-shaped carrier, and the belt-shaped carrier is intermittently transferred and driven when the lowering of the step portion is completed.

[0005]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a plurality of products can be easily displaced while maintaining a constant interval, and the displacement pack can be formed smoothly and efficiently.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the first embodiment shown in the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is an automatic labeling device, 1a is a staggered conveyance assisting mechanism, and the automatic labeling device 1 includes article conveying mechanisms 3a and 3b in which conveying bodies 2a and 2b are wound and an upper label attaching mechanism 4 respectively.
a, a lower label sticking mechanism 4b, and the label sticking mechanisms 4a, 4b each have a strip-shaped mount (not shown) having a plurality of vertically-long labels continuously stuck around the pay-out wheels 5a, 5b. 6 and at the same time, the carrier 2 is linked to the label feeding to the sticking area 6.
a and 2b are intermittently driven, and the upper and lower areas of the pack products 7, 7 ...
The vertical labels are attached one by one.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the shift conveyance assisting mechanism 1a is fixed to the upper end of a column 9 standing upright on the moving carriage 8 to move the belt-like conveyer 10 to the driving rollers 11 and 11. It is composed of a case portion 13 wound around a driven roller 12a and a guide roller 12b, a hydraulic cylinder mechanism 14 arranged below the case portion 13, and a gear motor mechanism 15 for rotationally driving the drive roller 11. At the upper end of the retractable rod 14a of the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 14,
Stepped portion 1 in which the copying placement surfaces a, b, and c are provided in a stepwise manner
6 and 16 are located on both sides of the belt-shaped carrier 10 so as to be retractable in the vertical direction. Each step 16 and 16
Are respectively disposed in the trays 17, 17 integrally formed with the wall surface portions 16b on three sides around the flat bottom portion 16a, and the flat bottom portions 16a are respectively retractable rods 14a, 14 respectively.
The belt-shaped carrier 10 is fixed to the upper end of a and maintains the synchronization state.
Is configured so as to project to a position lateral to the upper surface of the.

On the other hand, in the pack products 7, 7, ..., As shown in FIG. 5, the contents 18 such as sliced ham are placed on a thin plate base material 19 made of resin, and the upper surface thereof is made of a flexible resin sheet. It is covered with a material 20 to be formed in a vacuum-tight manner, and protrudes above the surface of the thin plate base material 19 by the thickness of the contents 18 to form an integrated pack product. Further, 15a is a transmission belt for transmitting the driving force of the gear motor mechanism 15 to the drive roller 11, 21 is a stopper for regulating the mounting position of the pack products 7, 7 ... In the receiving pans 17, 17, and 22a and 22b are each a shift conveyance. A switch for starting and stopping the auxiliary mechanism 1a.

In the above-described structure, the shift conveyance assisting mechanism 1a is in an initial state, in which the step portions 16, 16 are positioned on the lateral side of the upper surface of the belt-shaped conveyance body 10 and stopped as shown in FIG. There is. The shifted transfer assist mechanism 1 in this initial state
In order to form a shift pack of the pack products 7, 7 ... by driving a, first, as shown in FIG.
A predetermined number (three in the embodiment) of the pack products 7, 7, ... Are stacked on the copying placement surfaces a, b, and c inside 7, 7. Next, each thin plate base material 19 of the stacked pack products 7, 7 ...
When the start switch 22a is turned on, the end edges of the
As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the retractable rods 14 a, 14 a of the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 14 are respectively retracted, and the step parts 16, 1
6 descends to the side of the lower surface of the belt-shaped carrier 10 in synchronism with each other, and the three pack products 7 placed on the copy placing surfaces a, b and c in the trays 17 are displaced at equal intervals. It is placed on the belt-shaped carrier 10 in the same posture. When the retractable rods 14a, 14a are lowered to a predetermined position, a sensor switch (not shown) is turned on, the gear motor mechanism 15 is activated, and the drive roller 1 is driven via the transmission belt 15a.
1 is rotationally driven, and the belt-shaped carrier 10 transfers the three pack products 7 that are kept at the regular intervals and shifted to the subsequent automatic labeling device 1. Then, in the automatic labeling apparatus 1, the upper label attaching mechanism 4a and the lower label attaching mechanism 4b attach the vertically long labels A to the front and back surfaces of the three pack products 7, as shown in FIG. It will be formed as an integral shift pack while maintaining the posture of being shifted at equal intervals.

Therefore, by repeatedly carrying out the work of placing the above-mentioned pack products 7, 7 on the step portion 16, the pack products 7, 7, ... Are copied at equal intervals along the placement surfaces a, b and c. The state can be easily held and transferred to the automatic labeling device 1 in the subsequent stage, the burden on the operator associated with the work of placing the pack product 7 can be reduced, and the work efficiency can be improved. In addition, it is possible to form a uniform shift pack without variation while smoothly stabilizing the label sticking work, and to enhance the commercial value of the shift pack. In this embodiment, the flat bottom 16a
Saucer 1 with wall portions 16b formed integrally on three sides around the
7 and 17, the step portions 16 and 16 are respectively arranged, and the step portions 16 and 16 can be vertically retracted by the retractable rods 14a and 14a. In addition to this configuration, as shown in FIG. , Adjustment cylinders (not shown) are arranged on both sides of the case portion 13, and the telescopic rods 23, 23
Wall portions 16b, 16 of the step portions 16, 16 at the tip of
By fixing b, each step portion 16 with respect to the belt-shaped carrier 10,
If the width of 16 is adjusted, a wide variety of pack products 7 such as a product having a large outer shape and a product having a wide width can be widely accommodated. Also, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the configuration shown in FIG. 7 may be arranged in two or more lines. In this case, it is possible to increase the mounting amount of the pack products 7, 7 and further improve the work efficiency. be able to.

Next, the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 20 will be described in detail. 9 to 12, 23 is an automatic labeling device, and 23a is an offset conveyance assisting mechanism. The automatic labeling device 23 has the same configuration as that of the above-described first embodiment, and the conveyance body is wound around each of them. No article transport mechanism and upper label attaching mechanism 24
a, a lower label attaching mechanism 24b,
Each of the label attaching mechanisms 24a and 24b described above winds a strip-shaped mount (not shown) having a plurality of vertically long labels continuously attached to the delivery wheels 25a and 25b, respectively, and attaches the attachment area 26.
In addition to feeding the label to the sticking area 26 by operating the control panel 27, the carrier is intermittently driven to drive the packs 28, 28 placed on the carrier.
The vertical labels are attached one by one to the upper and lower surface areas.

Further, the shift conveyance assisting mechanism 23a is
It is fixed to the upper ends of the columns 30 and 30 standing on the moving carriage 29, and the belt-shaped carrier 31 and the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 3 are provided.
First stockers 34, 34 for stacking the packed products 28 in the vertical direction on the upper part of the case portion 33 in which 2, 2 are housed.
And an openable stopper 3 for supporting the packed products 28 stacked in the first stockers 34, 34 at the bottom.
Supply unit 3 provided with 5 and 35 at predetermined intervals.
6 and 36 are disposed via support frames 37 and 37, and second stockers 38 and 38 for supporting the pack products 28 and 28 are provided below the supply unit 36 and the stoppers 35 and 35 are provided. The moving frame frame 39 mounted on the lower surface of the moving frame 39 is horizontally arranged, and the moving frame 39 is provided between the moving control mechanism 40 and the moving auxiliary column 40a arranged at both ends of the moving frame 39. Is configured so as to be vertically movable and horizontally movable. Four
Reference numerals 1 and 41 denote stepped portions located on both sides of the belt-shaped carrier 1 and attached to the upper ends of the hydraulic cylinder mechanisms 32 and 32,
The stepped portions 41, 41 are provided with step-like profile mounting surfaces a, b, and c, which are linked to the retracting operation of the hydraulic cylinder mechanisms 32, 32 and descend to the lower surface of the belt-shaped carrier 31. It is like this.

The stoppers 35 of the supply parts 36, 36,
As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG.
a retractable frame 42 formed by bending with a and 42b,
The stopper plates 43 and 43, which are formed by disposing a pair of 42 at a predetermined interval and have an arcuate outer peripheral edge on the lower step surface 42a, face each other, and stopper the upper step surface 42b at the center. The telescopic rods 44a, 44a of the cylinders 44, 44 are mounted so as to be retractable, and the space between the opposed stopper plates 43, 43 can be expanded.

The second stockers 38, 38 are provided with stopper plates 43 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16.
Support plates 45, 45 having outer peripheral edges of the same shape as the above, are horizontally opposed to each other via support rods 46, 46 to form an auxiliary stopper 47, and the support rods 46, 46 are also provided.
On the proximal side of the actuator plate 49 having inclined edges 48, 48,
As shown in FIG. 17, below the stoppers 35, 35 of the supply portions 36, 36, the auxiliary stoppers 47 are vertically arranged alternately in three stages and the second stockers 38, 38 are attached. And the actuator 5 on the lower surface.
A retractable frame 51, 51 formed by projecting 0 and 50 separately.
Is horizontally arranged above each of the auxiliary stoppers 47 and interlocks with the retracting operation of the telescopic rod 52a of the cylinder 52 so that the operating member 5 moves between the inclined edges 48 of the operating plate 49.
The opening and closing operation is performed by 0, and the support plates 45, 45 are configured to be openable.

On the other hand, the movement control mechanism 40 has a vertical screw shaft 54 projectingly provided on a moving case 53 containing a drive motor (not shown), and a horizontal screw shaft 55 penetrating the moving case 53 and horizontally inserted. The main body of the moving case 53 is moved in the direction of arrow A by the rotation of the horizontal screw shaft 55 by the normal rotation drive of the drive motor, the moving frame 39 is horizontally moved in the direction of the moving arrow A, and the vertical screw shaft 54 is The movable frame frame 39 is driven to rotate and moves downward in the direction of arrow B in parallel with the movable support column 40a, and the movable frame frame 39 is rotated in reverse by driving the drive motor.
Can be returned to the initial position.

In order to drive the shift conveyance assisting mechanism 23a in the above structure, first, the packed products 28, 2
Differently from the first embodiment, the front and back of 8 are reversed and stacked on the first stockers 34, 34 at any time, and when a predetermined amount of stacking is completed, the control panel 27 of the automatic labeling device 23.
When a start switch (not shown) arranged in the above is turned on, the shift conveyance assist mechanism 23a is started, and the pack products 28,
8 shift conveyance is performed. Here, in explaining the operation sequence of the present invention with reference to FIG. 18 and FIG.
In order to clarify the operation of the stoppers 35, 35 arranged on the lower surface of the first stockers 34, 34, in the above figure, the stopper plates 43,
43 is an auxiliary stopper 4 which constitutes the second stocker.
A description will be given of the expanding operation in the same direction as the support plates 45, 45 of No. 7, and auxiliary stoppers 47 arranged in three stages in parallel.
In the following, the first auxiliary stopper 47,
Second auxiliary stopper 47 and third auxiliary stopper 47
Will be described in detail. Also, the above-mentioned pack products 28, 28
Of the stopper plates 43, 43 of the stoppers 35, 35 and the first auxiliary stopper 47
The support plates 45, 45 of FIG. 2 are closed, and the support plates 45, 45 of the second and third auxiliary stoppers 47, 47 are open.

When the shifted conveyance assisting mechanism 23a is activated in the above state, as shown in FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b).
The stopper cylinders 44, 44 of the stoppers 35, 35
Is retracted, and the stopper plates 43, 43 are opened via the retractable frames 42, 42 to face each other, and the weight falls from the lower pack products 28, 28 stacked on the first stockers 34, 34. The lowest pack product 28 is supported by the support plates 45, 45 of the first auxiliary stopper 47. Then, the expanded stopper plate 43,
43 is closed again (c), and the second stocker 38
A predetermined number (three in the embodiment) of packed products 28 are accommodated therein, and the supporting plates 45, 45 of the second and third auxiliary stoppers 47, 47 are closed by the retracting operation of the cylinders 52, 52, so that each of the above-mentioned packs. The products 28, 28 are supported by the respective support plates 45, 45, the movement control mechanism 40 is driven, and the moving frame 39 supported by the vertical screw shaft 54 and the horizontal screw shaft descends by a predetermined amount (d). .

Thereafter, the support plate 47 of the first auxiliary stopper 47 is opened, and the lowermost pack product 28 is dropped onto the belt-shaped carrier 31 along the profile mounting surface a of the step portion 41 (e). And the second and third auxiliary stoppers 4
The support plates 45, 45 of Nos. 7 and 47 are sequentially opened at every horizontal movement accompanying the lowering of the moving frame 39, as in the case of the first auxiliary stopper 47, as shown in FIGS.
As shown in (a), the pack products 28, 28 accommodated in the second stocker 38 are successively placed on the copying placement surfaces b, c of the step portion 41, respectively. After that, Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 9 (b), the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 32 housed in the case portion 33 is retracted and operated, and the step portion 41 attached to the upper portion of the cylinder mechanism 32 descends to the lower surface of the belt-shaped carrier 31, and at the same time, The conveyance of the belt-shaped carrier 31 is started, and the three pack products 28, which are displaced at equal intervals, are successively transferred to the automatic labeling device 1 in the subsequent stage. Then, in the automatic labeling device 1, the upper label attaching mechanism 24a and the lower label attaching mechanism 24b attach the vertically long labels C on the front and back surfaces of the three pack products 28, and as shown in FIG. It will be formed as a staggered pack.

Therefore, the pack products 28, 28 ...
Is automatically placed on the stepped portion 41, so that the pack products 28, 28 ... Can be easily kept in a displaced state along the placement surfaces a, b, and c at equal intervals, and the subsequent automatic labeling can be performed. It can be transferred to the device 1, the working efficiency can be significantly improved, and the label sticking work can be stabilized, and a uniform staggered pack without variation can be formed smoothly and surely, and the staggered pack can be formed. The product value of can be increased.

[0020]

In summary, according to the present invention, a stepped portion having a plurality of stepped mounting surfaces is provided on both sides of a belt-shaped carrier for transferring a mounted article so that the stepped portion can be freely moved up and down. , The stepped portion is moved downward to below the belt-shaped carrier when the stacking of the objects along the copying mounting surface is completed, and the belt-shaped carrier is intermittently transferred and driven in association with the completion of the downward movement of the stepped portion. A first stocker for stacking articles in the vertical direction, and the first stocker.
An openable stopper that supports the article in the stocker at the bottom, a second stocker that supports the article at a position below the stopper, and a movement control mechanism that moves the second stocker in the vertical and horizontal directions, A belt-shaped carrier that is arranged below the second stocker and intermittently transfers the article, and a step that has a plurality of step-shaped copying and placing surfaces and is vertically arranged on both sides of the belt-shaped carrier Consists of
A predetermined number of articles are moved downward from the first stocker to the second stocker in connection with the opening operation of the stopper, and the articles supported by the second stocker are connected to the horizontal intermittent movement of the movement control mechanism. Are sequentially placed on the respective profile mounting surfaces of the stepped portion, and the stepped portion is moved down to below the belt-shaped carrier when the placement of the article along the profiled mounting surface is completed, and the lowering of the stepped portion is completed. Since the belt-shaped carrier is configured to be transferred and driven by, the troublesome work of arranging the products on the carrier while checking the shift intervals can be wiped out with an extremely simple structure. It can be easily shifted at regular intervals, reducing the burden on the operator and improving work efficiency.Also, it is possible to smoothly and reliably form a uniform shift pack with no variations, and the product value It is possible to make a staggered pack that looks good without lowering it, and it is possible to use an existing or general-purpose automatic labeling device as it is without automatically preparing a labeling device dedicated to the staggering pack. The present invention has a very useful new effect that the operating rate of the labeling device can be increased and versatility can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view showing an arrangement of a shift conveyance assist mechanism of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway enlarged side view of the shift conveyance assist mechanism of the above.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4A is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which the pack product is placed on the step portion. (B) is an operation explanatory view showing a conveyed state of a pack product.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of a pack product.

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view of a pack product to which labels are attached in a shifted state.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the same.

FIG. 9 is an overall side view showing the arrangement of a shift conveyance assist mechanism of the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an overall plan view of the same, partially omitted.

FIG. 11A is a partially omitted plan view of the offset transfer assist mechanism. (B) is a side view same as the above.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of relevant parts showing the arrangement of the belt-shaped carrier and the step portion.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of relevant parts showing the arrangement of a stopper and an auxiliary stopper.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a main part of a stopper.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a main part of an auxiliary stopper.

FIG. 16 is an operation explanatory view showing an operating state of the auxiliary stopper.

FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a vertical arrangement of a stopper and an auxiliary stopper.

18 (a) to 18 (f) are operation explanatory views showing a mounting operation sequence of the pack products stacked on the supply unit on the belt-shaped carrier.

19 (a) and 19 (b) are operation explanatory views showing the order of placing the pack products stacked on the supply unit on the belt-shaped carrier following FIG.

FIG. 20 is an overall perspective view of a pack product to which labels are attached in a shifted state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 23 Automatic labeling device 1a, 23a Shifting transfer assist mechanism 7, 28 Article (pack product) 10, 31 Belt-shaped transfer body 16, 41 Stepped portion 34 First stocker 35 Stopper 38 Second stocker 40 Movement control mechanism 45 Bearing Plate 47 Auxiliary stopper a, b, c Copying surface

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A stepped portion having a plurality of step-like copying mounting surfaces is arranged on both sides of a belt-shaped carrier for transferring a placed article so as to be vertically projectable and retractable, and along the copying mounting surface. When the stacking of objects is completed, the step part moves down to below the belt-shaped carrier,
Further, a shift conveyance assist mechanism for an automatic labeling device, characterized in that the belt-like conveyance body is configured to be intermittently transferred and driven in association with completion of downward movement of the step portion. 2. A first stocker for vertically stacking articles, an openable stopper for supporting the articles in the first stocker at a bottom portion, and a second stocker for supporting the articles at a position below the stopper. And a movement control mechanism that moves the second stocker vertically and horizontally.
A belt-shaped carrier that is arranged below the second stocker and intermittently transfers the article, and a step that has a plurality of step-shaped copying and placing surfaces and is vertically arranged on both sides of the belt-shaped carrier And a second part of the second stocker are moved downward from the first stocker in conjunction with the opening operation of the stopper, and the articles supported by the second stocker are moved in the horizontal direction of the movement control mechanism. The stepped portions are successively placed on the respective copy placing surfaces of the step portion in association with the intermittent movement, and the step portion is moved downward to below the strip-shaped carrier when the placement of the article along the copy placing surface is completed, and A shift conveyance assist mechanism for an automatic labeling device, characterized in that the belt-like conveyance body is configured to be intermittently transferred and driven when the downward movement of the section is completed. 3. The second stocker, wherein support plates for supporting articles are horizontally spaced apart from each other to form auxiliary stoppers, and the auxiliary stoppers are provided in accordance with the number of articles accommodated in the second stocker. Are arranged side by side in a vertical multi-stage manner, and are connected to the horizontal intermittent movement of the movement control mechanism so that each auxiliary stopper is independently retracted for each step. The shift conveyance assist mechanism of the automatic labeling device according to claim 2.