JPH0710258A - Device for aligning and conveying product - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a device for aligning and conveying products, which is capable of neatly aligning and conveying easily deformable products in lines and in a bundle. CONSTITUTION:A device for aligning and conveying products includes a first conveyor 3b for conveying products (k), a chute 4 connected to the trailing end of the first conveyor, a product alignment frame 5 provided below the chute to accommodate the products coming from the first conveyor, a shutter 6 for opening and closing the bottom face of the product alignment frame by moving in the longitudinal direction of the products, and a shutter operation means 7 which, when a predetermined number of products are stored in a bundle in the product alignment frame, drops the bundle K of products onto a second conveyor 8 by opening the shutter.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to general products and processed foods,
In particular, the present invention relates to a product aligning / conveying device for conveying a soft food having no upper and lower sides in a bundle of products arranged in a predetermined number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus for aligning a predetermined number of products (for example, a crab meat-like kneaded product) from a manufacturing apparatus in parallel and conveying the product bundles one by one is shown in FIG. Things are known.

This conventional apparatus is based on the first transfer conveyor 100.
While pressing the upper surface of the above product with a belt conveyor which moves in the opposite direction, the stopper 1 is placed on the first conveyor 100.
01, the product bundle K received by a predetermined number is pushed by the pushing device 102 to the second conveyor 1
It was sent out on the 03 through the chute 104.

[0004]

However, when the product on the first conveyor is received by the stopper as in the prior art, the transfer force by the first conveyor acts on the product received by the stopper. Will remain. For this reason, the product is strongly pressed against the stopper, and if the product is soft like Chikuwa, the product will be crushed, or it will deform and jump out of the stopper, disturbing the alignment and making it impossible to align in a parallel state. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a product aligning / conveying device capable of conveying products in a bundle of products arranged in parallel without any disturbance. I am trying.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a product aligning and conveying apparatus according to claim 1 is connected to a first conveyer conveys a product and an end of the first conveyer, A product alignment frame that accommodates products from the first conveyor, a shutter that moves in the length direction of the product to open and close the bottom surface of the product alignment frame, and a predetermined number of products arranged in parallel in the product alignment frame. Shutter actuating means for dropping the product bundle in the accommodated state onto the second conveyor by opening the shutter.

The product aligning and conveying apparatus according to claim 2 is
The product aligning / conveying device according to claim 1, and a separator that switches a destination channel of the product for each predetermined number based on the count signal of the count sensor, wherein the first conveyor conveys the starting end side. It is provided in a plurality of rows according to the position of the separator destination channel, and each first
A product alignment frame and a shutter are provided on the respective end sides of the transfer conveyors, and the shutters are operated simultaneously so that the product bundles in the product alignment frames are simultaneously dropped onto the second transfer conveyor at a predetermined interval. It can be configured such that an operating means is provided.

[0008]

In the product aligning and conveying apparatus according to the first aspect, the products conveyed on the first conveying conveyor are accommodated in the product aligning frame from the end thereof. At this time, the bottom surface of the product alignment frame is closed by the shutter. Then, when a predetermined number of products are accommodated in a bundle in the product alignment frame, the shutter is opened by the shutter operating means, and the product bundle in the product alignment frame falls onto the second conveyor. Thereafter, the product bundle is conveyed by this second conveyor.

Further, since the shutter moves in the lengthwise direction of the product, when the shutter is opened, the product moves in the lengthwise direction as the shutter moves, and this is received by the product alignment frame. Therefore, the positions in the length direction of the products can be aligned.

In the product aligning and conveying apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the separator switches the destination channel based on the count signal of the count sensor, whereby the products are alternately conveyed by a predetermined number by each first conveyor. Each is housed in a product alignment frame. Then, when a predetermined number of products are accommodated in a bundle in each product alignment frame,
Since the shutters are simultaneously opened by the common shutter actuating means, the product bundles in the product aligning frames simultaneously drop on the second conveyor at a predetermined interval. After that, the product bundle is transported by the second transport conveyor while maintaining a predetermined interval.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a chikuwa aligning and conveying device for conveying chikuwa will be described as an example.

FIG. 5 is an overall plan view showing the Chikuwa alignment and conveyance device of the embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a separator, and a predetermined number of chikuwa k sent from the manufacturing apparatus 2 with the longitudinal direction of the product as the conveying direction are provided to the first conveyors 3 and 3 provided in two rows (5 in the embodiment). Device), and a caterpillar-type separator is used in the embodiment.

That is, this caterpillar type separator 1
Is an endless belt 10 composed of a large number of sliding guide bars.
And a division transfer table 11 slidably provided between the slide guide bars, and a channel switching for engaging the pins protruding from the back surface of each division transfer table 11 to divide the division transfer table into right and left. Equipped with means.

The operation of the separator 1 is controlled by the control means provided with the count sensor 12 which is a photoelectric tube switch. In this case, when Chikuwa is sent from the manufacturing apparatus 2 to the separator 1, the number of passages of the Chikuwa is counted by the count sensor 12. This count sensor 12
On the basis of the count signal of 5 times, the channel switching means is operated, and the divided carrier 11 is alternately switched to the first conveyors 3, 3.

The first conveyors 3 and 3 are provided subsequent to the separator 1 and are vertical conveyors for conveying the five chikuwa k sent from the separator 1 with the longitudinal direction thereof as the conveying direction. 3a and a horizontal transport conveyor 3b for transporting the chikuwa k from the vertical transport conveyor 3a while changing the direction so that the width direction thereof becomes the transport direction.
Is equipped with.

Next, the main part will be described with reference to FIGS.
Chute 4 and 4 are respectively connected to the end portions of the two horizontal conveyors 3b and 3b, and product aligning frames 5 and 5 for accommodating five products in a bundle are provided below the chute 4 and 4. ing.

The front and rear width of the product alignment frame 5 is formed to be slightly wider than the width when five chikuwa k are juxtaposed, the left and right width thereof is longer than the length of the chikuwa k, and the top and bottom surfaces are open. It is formed in a square frame.

A shutter 6 for opening and closing the bottom surface of the product alignment frame 5 is provided on the bottom surface of the product alignment frame 5, and the shutter 6 is attached to a cylinder 7 serving as shutter operating means. Moves in the length direction of the chikwa k.

The shutter 7 is formed of a long plate extending over both product alignment frames 5 and 5, and has a front end shutter portion 6a that closes the bottom surface of one product alignment frame 5 and the bottom surface of the other product alignment frame 5. It has a base end shutter portion 6b that closes the opening, and an opening hole 6c formed in the middle portion thereof. Therefore, the bottom surfaces of the product alignment frames 5 and 5 are opened and closed by opening and closing the bottom surfaces of the product alignment frames 5 and 5 by the front end shutter portion 6a and the base end shutter portion 6b. In this case, the bottom surface of the one product alignment frame 5 that is closed by the base end shutter portion 6b is opened by matching with the opening hole 6c.

Further, the front end shutter portion 6a and the base end shutter portion 6b do not completely close the bottom surfaces of the product alignment frames 5 and 5 in the closed state, but partially within a range that can prevent the chikuwa k from falling. In addition, the bottom surfaces of the product alignment frames 5 and 5 are closed so that the friction between the chikuwa k and the shutter 6 can be reduced and the stroke of the cylinder 7 can be reduced. Also, the opening and closing of the shutter 7 does not pinch or damage the chikuwa.

In the cylinder 7, a predetermined number of products k are stored in a bundle in the product alignment frames 5 and 5, and the product bundle K is dropped onto the second conveyor 8 by opening the shutter 6. This cylinder 7 serves as a shutter actuating means for operating the front end shutter portion 6a and the base end shutter portion 6a.
b at the same time to operate the product bundles K in both product alignment frames 5 and 5,
It is a common shutter actuating means for simultaneously dropping K on the second conveyor 8 while keeping a predetermined interval. The operation timing of the cylinder 7 is determined by the count sensor 1
It is set by the length of 10 counts of 2 plus the adjustment time.

The second conveyor 8 is provided below the product aligning frames 5 and 5 in a direction orthogonal to the lateral conveyors 3b and 3b, and has an interval T of 1 between the lateral conveyors 3b and 3b. It is formed on the intermittent transfer conveyor that intermittently moves at / 3 pitch.

Every time the second conveyor 8 makes an intermittent transition, the product bundles K, K are simultaneously dropped from the product alignment frames 5, 5 by opening and closing the shutter 6. . Therefore, on the second conveyor 8,
The product bundles K and K are sent from both product alignment frames 5 and 5 without overlapping. The second conveyor 8 is a packaging device via a take-off device for taking down the product bundle K in another direction when a trouble occurs at the destination and an accumulation rating conveyor for holding the product bundle K until an acceptance signal is output. (Not shown).

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. First, the chikwa k from the manufacturing apparatus 2 is
The transfer conveyors 3 and 3 are each divided into five pieces. The five chikuwa k distributed to the first conveyors 3 and 3 are stored in the product alignment frames 5 and 5 via the chutes 4 and 4 provided at the ends of the lateral conveyors 3b and 3b. Go. At this time, the bottom surfaces of the product alignment frames 5 and 5 are closed by the front end shutter portion 6a and the base end shutter portion 6b of the shutter 6. When a predetermined number of chihuahua k are accommodated in the product alignment frames 5 and 5 in a bundle, the shutter 6 is opened by the cylinder 6 that is the shutter operating means, and the product bundle K in the product alignment frames 5 and 5. Simultaneously falls on the second conveyor 8. After that, the product bundle K is transported by the second transport conveyor 8 at a predetermined interval.

Further, since the shutter 6 moves in the length direction of the chikuwa k, when the shutter 6 is opened, the chikuwa k moves in the longitudinal direction as the shutter 6 moves, as shown in FIG. However, this is received by the product alignment frames 5 and 5. Therefore, the positions of the chikuwa k in the length direction can be aligned. Further, in this case, even if there is a chikuwa that does not coincide with the timing of the drop, the error is adjusted in the opening formed when the shutter 6 is closed, so that the alignment conveyance speed can be increased.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in the examples, chikuwa was taken as an example of the product, but it can be used for transporting burdock heaven and other processed foods, confectionery, general merchandise that are soft and easily deformed.

Further, although the example in which the first conveyors are provided in two rows has been shown, it may be one row or three or more rows.

The second conveyer 8 is intermittently moved to receive the product bundle K, but is received by continuous operation,
You may make it convey.

Although the product bundle K is placed directly on the second conveyor 8, it may be stored in the tray by sending the tray. In this case, the trays can be arbitrarily set such as one-tiered or two-tiered.

[0030]

As described above, in the product aligning and conveying apparatus of the present invention, the product is bundled by the product aligning frame, and the shutter is moved in the length direction of the product to drop the product bundle. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an effect that the product can be conveyed as a product bundle in an aligned and parallel state without any disturbance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an essential part showing a product aligning and conveying apparatus of an embodiment.

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

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an operating state of a shutter.

FIG. 5 is an overall plan view showing a Chikuwa aligning and conveying device of an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 k Chikuwa (product) K product bundle 3 first transfer conveyor 5 product alignment frame 6 shutter 7 cylinder (shutter actuating means) 8 second transfer conveyor

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first conveyer conveys a product, a product alignment frame connected to the end of the first conveyer for accommodating the product from the first conveyer, and moving in the length direction of the product. And a shutter for opening and closing the bottom surface of the product alignment frame, and a shutter for dropping the product bundle on the second conveyor while the predetermined number of products are accommodated in parallel in the product alignment frame. A product aligning and conveying apparatus comprising: an operating means. 2. The product aligning / conveying device according to claim 1, and a separator for switching a destination channel of the product for each predetermined number based on the count signal of the count sensor, wherein the first conveying conveyor has a starting end. Sides are provided in a plurality of rows in accordance with the destination channel positions of the separators, and a product alignment frame and a shutter are provided on each end side of each first transport conveyor. A product aligning / conveying device, characterized in that a common shutter actuating means for simultaneously dropping the product bundle on the second conveyor at a predetermined interval is provided.