JPH07223618A - Article boxing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide an article boxing device capable of easily performing an operation of storing an appropriate number of each container and a laid object in a box body formed in a box shape. [Structure] One end side of bag-shaped sheets stacked in a bag loading table is sucked and held by a suction pad, and the bag-shaped sheets sucked and held by the suction pad are vertically hung down, and the container alignment table is held. Move up. Immediately before placing the bag-shaped sheet sucked and held by the suction pad on the upper surface of the container, the pressurized air discharged from the injection hole of the injection nozzle is momentarily blown to the drooping flat surface of the bag-shaped sheet. The bag-shaped sheet is unfolded horizontally and placed on the upper surface of the container by suction and held by the suction pad. Immediately after the suction-holding by the suction pad is released and the bag-shaped sheet is laid on the upper surface of the container, the bag-shaped sheet is unfolded. It can be laid as it is, and the entire box can be completely sealed without gaps.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article boxing device used for laying a sheet-like laid product made of synthetic resin or paper on a stored item stored in a box body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method for laying a sheet-like laid object as described above in a cardboard box, for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, after a suitable number of containers K are stored in a corrugated cardboard box B formed in a box shape, a suitable number of spoons (not shown) are separably continuously packaged in a synthetic resin bag. The sheet-shaped sheet F is artificially or mechanically held, and the bag-shaped sheet F is moved vertically above the corrugated cardboard box B while being dropped, and the bag-shaped sheet F is dropped while it is suspended. There is a method of laying on the upper surface of the container K housed in the cardboard box B.

[0003]

However, when the bag-like sheet F is laid down on the upper surface of the container K as described above, a part of the bag-like sheet F may be polymerized, and the corrugated cardboard box B When the overlapped portion of the bag-shaped sheet F projects beyond the storage space formed between the opposing surfaces of the top portion Bb and the container K, the bottom portion Ba and the top portion Bb of the corrugated cardboard box B are closed during the boxing operation. Since a gap is formed in the bonded portion, the cardboard box B cannot be sealed.

Further, if the corrugated cardboard box B is sealed while the overlapping portion of the bag-shaped sheet F is projected, the container K stored in the corrugated cardboard box B may be damaged or the entire box may be deformed. It is difficult to completely seal the cardboard box B. In addition, when a plurality of corrugated cardboard boxes B having a deformed box shape are stacked, a gap is formed between the corrugated cardboard boxes B stacked in the upper and lower tiers, and the stacking posture becomes unstable. However, there is a problem that it hinders transportation.

In view of the above problems, the present invention develops a sheet-like laid object in the horizontal direction and lays it on a stored item to be stored inside the box body. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article boxing device that can easily perform a work of storing a box and can completely seal the entire box without a gap.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is
A sheet loading section for stacking and loading a large number of sheet-shaped laying articles, and a laying article stacked in the sheet loading section is horizontally developed and held, and the laying article is stored inside the box body. And a sheet laying means to be laid on the stored items.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect, an adsorbent for adsorbing and holding the sheet laying means for adsorbing and holding one end side of the laid constructions stacked in the sheet loading section, The article boxing device is characterized in that it is an article boxing device configured with an air ejector that ejects air in a direction in which a laid object adsorbed and held by an adsorbent is developed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect, a holding arm for holding the sheet laying means on one end side of the laid constructions stacked in the sheet loading section, and the holding arm. The present invention is characterized in that it is an article box packing device configured with an air ejector that ejects air in a direction in which a laid object held by an arm is expanded.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the sheet laying means sucks and holds both ends of the laying articles stacked on the sheet loading section, and the laying article is held. It is an article boxing device constituted by a pair of adsorbents for supporting the in a state of being unfolded in the horizontal direction.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the sheet laying means holds the laying portion by sandwiching both ends of the laying products stacked in the sheet loading section. The present invention is characterized in that it is an article box packing device including a pair of holding arms that are supported in a state of being unfolded in the horizontal direction.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the structure of the first aspect, the sheet laying means is an adsorbent or a holding arm that holds one end side of the laid constructions stacked in the sheet loading section. And a guide member that moves in a direction in which the laid object held by the suction element or the holding arm moves.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the sheet laying means is driven to horizontally deploy and hold the laying objects stacked in the sheet loading section, and the inside of the box body is maintained in the unfolded state. Since it is laid on the items to be stored in the box, it is easy to store the items and the items to be housed inside the box in the box form, and to perform the box-sealing work to seal the boxes. You can do it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the action of the first aspect, one end side of the constructions stacked in the sheet loading portion is adsorbed and held by the adsorbent, and then the adsorbent is held by the adsorbent. The air discharged from the air discharger is vigorously blown to the laying object to expand in the horizontal direction, and the laying object sucked and held by the same adsorber is expanded and laid on the stored item, so the laying object is not bulky, Easy to store and seal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the action of the first aspect, a laying object is obtained by holding one end side of the laying objects stacked on the sheet loading portion with a holding arm and then holding the laying object with the holding arm. The air discharged from the air discharger is blown vigorously onto the container to expand it horizontally, and the laid object held by the holding arm is expanded and laid on the stored object.
Similar to the described invention, the laying material is not bulky, and the storage work and the boxing work can be easily performed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the action of the first aspect, both ends of the laid constructions stacked in the sheet loading section are adsorbed and held by a pair of adsorbents. Since the suction-held laying object is horizontally expanded and laid on the stored object, the laid object can be laid in the unfolded state, and the storage work and the boxing work can be easily performed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, both ends of the laid constructions stacked on the sheet loading portion are held by a pair of holding arms, and the holding arms hold the sheets. Since the laid object is unfolded in the horizontal direction and laid on the stored object, the laid object can be laid in the unfolded state like the invention of claim 4, and the storing work and the boxing work are easy. You can do it.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the action of the first aspect, one end side of the laid constructions stacked in the sheet loading portion is held by an adsorbent or a holding arm, and the adsorbent or the holding arm is held. Since the laying object held in step 1 is unfolded in the horizontal direction by the guide member and laid on the stored item, the laying object can be laid in the unfolded state like the inventions according to claim 2 and claim 3. The box can be easily sealed.

[0018]

According to the present invention, since the sheet-like laid product is horizontally developed and laid on the stored item, the stored item and the laid item are reliably stored in the storage space formed inside the box body. It is possible to prevent the contents stored inside the box from being damaged or the whole box from being deformed during the boxing work, and it is possible to completely box the box without a gap. It is possible to easily perform box making work.

Moreover, when the sheet-shaped laying object is laid on the stored item stored inside the box body by laying the sheet-shaped laid item on the stored item in the state of being expanded in the horizontal direction, It is possible to reliably prevent a part of the laying material from polymerizing, and because the laying material is laid in the unfolded state, it is possible to store the stuffed article and the laid object in the box body that is appropriately sized. Easy to do.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawings show, as an example of a box body, the container boxing apparatus of the first embodiment used in the work of packing an appropriate number of containers and bag-shaped sheets in a corrugated cardboard box, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4. In this container boxing device 1, an aligning conveyor 2 for transporting a large number of containers K ... to an aligning position,
Container aligner 3 for supplying an appropriate number of each container K ... to the alignment position
And a bag laying machine 4 for laying the bag-shaped sheet F on the upper surface of the container K arranged at appropriate intervals, and a container cartoning machine 5 for collectively storing the containers K arranged at appropriate intervals in the corrugated cardboard box B.
And a box feed conveyor 6 that conveys a cardboard box B that has been developed in a sheet shape in the box feed direction, and a box drawer that sequentially places a plurality of stacked cardboard boxes B ... On the box feed conveyor 6. 7, a box folding machine 8 for shaping the cardboard box B placed on the box feeding conveyor 6 into a box shape, and a box sealing machine 9 for sealing the cardboard box B shaped into the box shape. To be done.

The above-mentioned aligning conveyor 2 is provided with a plurality of feed rollers 16 between the mounting frames 15 provided on the left and right.
Are mounted at a predetermined interval with respect to the feed direction, and three guide plates 17 are provided at a predetermined interval on the transport surface until reaching the alignment position set at the feed-side terminal end in the feed direction. The guide rods 18 are installed on the carrying surface at the same alignment position.
Are installed at predetermined intervals in the feeding direction, and the entire length of the conveying surface is divided in the width direction by the guide plates 17 and the guide rods 18 to form four conveying lines a, b, c and d. A large number of the rollers are formed and rotated by a driving force of a motor with a speed reducer (not shown) and mounted at appropriate positions to rotate in the feeding direction, and are distributed to and fed to the respective conveying lines a, b, c, d. The individual containers K ... Are aligned and conveyed in the feed direction.

Further, the stoppers 19 and 20 are provided so as to be retractable in the preceding stage of the aligning position of the end portion on the feed side, and the piston rods of the retracting cylinders 21 and 22 disposed on the lower side of the same side are connected to the lower ends of the stoppers 19 and 20, respectively. The transfer lines a, b, and
The stoppers 19 and 20 are moved up and down to a projecting position in which the containers K are distributed to c and d, and a retracted position where contact with the containers K is avoided.

The above-mentioned container aligning machine 3 comprises the aligning conveyor 2
The movable frame 23 is installed above the aligned position set above and orthogonal to the feed direction, and the advancing / retreating cylinder 2 is arranged on the side of the same position.
The piston rod 4 is fixed to one end of the movable frame 23,
Lifting cylinder 25 vertically erected on the other end of the movable frame 24
Fix the piston rod of the to the upper end of the pushing plate 26,
By the operation of the advancing / retreating cylinder 23, each transfer line a,
An appropriate number of each container K arranged at the same position on b, c, d
The movable frame 24 as a whole is moved to a forward position where it is transferred onto a container alignment table 27, which will be described later, and a retracted position where it is retracted to the preceding stage on the feed side with respect to an appropriate number of containers K aligned in the same alignment position. By moving back and forth and operating the lifting / lowering cylinder 25, it is possible to avoid contact between the descending position in which the containers K are distributed to the respective transport lines a, b, c, d, and the containers K. The pushing plate 26 is moved up and down to the raised position.

In the container alignment table 27, the placing plate 28 is horizontally installed in the vicinity of the end of the aligning conveyor 2 on the feed side.
Each container K in the front row on the feeding side arranged on the mounting plate 28 ...
The aligning plate 29 is fixed at a position facing each other, and the aligning protrusion 30 is fixed at a position facing each container K in the rear row on the sending side aligned on the placing plate 28, corresponding to the aligning conveyor 2. The upper surface of the loading plate 28 on the feeding side and the upper surface of the loading plate 28 facing the box feed conveyor 6 are open. In addition, a stopper 30 is provided on the lower portion of the delivery side of the mounting plate 28 so as to be retractable, and a piston rod of a retracting cylinder 31 disposed on the lower portion of the mounting plate 28 is fixed to the lower end portion of the stopper 30, so that the retractable cylinder 31 is retracted. By the operation of the above, the stopper 30 is moved up and down to a projecting position where it comes into contact with each container K in the front row on the delivery side that is aligned on the container alignment table 27 and a retracted position where contact with each container K is avoided. Move.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the bag laying machine 4 described above has an upper position above the alignment position set on the container alignment table 27 and an upper position above the suction position set on the supply conveyor 41 described later. The guide rails 32, 32 are installed between the guide rails 32, 32, and the movable frame 33 mounted between the guide rails 32, 32 is fixed to the piston rod of the advancing / retreating cylinder 34 disposed above the suction position. By the operation of the advancing / retreating cylinder 34, the retracted position in which the bag-shaped sheet F loaded on the bag loading table 45 on the supply conveyor 41 is suction-held by the suction pad 39, and the containers aligned on the container alignment table 27. The entire movable frame 33 is moved back and forth to the forward position where the bag-shaped sheet F suction-held by the suction pad 39 is laid on the upper surface of K.

A piston rod of a lifting cylinder 35 vertically mounted on the movable frame 33 is fixed to the upper end of the lifting frame 36, and a lifting cylinder 37 vertically mounted on the lifting frame 36.
Is fixed to the rear end side of the support plate 38, and a suction pad 39 connected to an intake means (not shown) such as an intake blower is vertically provided on the front end side of the support plate 38. A jet nozzle 40 connected to an air supply means (not shown) such as a compressor is vertically provided in the vicinity of, and a discharge angle and a discharge angle facing the downward flat surface portion of the bag-like sheet F sucked and held by the suction pad 39 are provided. The ejection hole 40a of the ejection nozzle 40 is provided at the ejection position.

That is, by operating the lifting cylinder 35, the lifting frame 36 as a whole is vertically lifted to the lifting position where the forward and backward movement is allowed above the alignment position and above the suction position.
When it stops above the alignment position, it vertically descends to a descending position which is appropriately close to the upper surface of the container K on the container alignment table 27, and when it stops above the suction position, the supply conveyor 41
It vertically descends to a descending position close to the upper surface of the upper bag loading table 45 at an appropriate interval. Moreover, when stopped above the suction position, the lifting cylinder 37 is actuated to supply the feed conveyor 41.
The suction pad 39 is vertically moved up and down to a lowered position where the bag-shaped sheet F loaded on the upper bag loading table 45 is suction-held and a raised position where the bag-shaped sheet F is raised above the bag loading table 45.

The above-mentioned supply conveyor 41 has feed chains 44, 44 between the sprockets 42, 42 pivotally supported at the start end of the feed side and the sprockets 43, 43 pivotally supported at the end end of the feed side. Stretch it and feed each feed chain 44,
A large number of bag loading stands 45 ... Are fixed on the 44 at predetermined intervals in the feed direction, and for example, an appropriate number of spoons (not shown) can be separated on the respective bag loading stands 45. A large number of continuously packaged bag-shaped sheets F made of synthetic resin or paper are stacked and loaded. Each sprocket 4 is driven by the driving force of the feed motor 46 with a reduction gear arranged on the lower end side.
The feed chains 44, 44 are circulated in the feed direction via 7, 48 and the drive chain 49.
Each bag loading table 45 fixed between 4 and 44 is set to the suction position 1
Move one by one.

As shown in FIG. 7, the container boxing machine 5 described above is provided between the above-mentioned aligning position set on the container aligning table 27 and the above-mentioned boxing position set on the box feeding conveyor 6 described later. The guide rails 50, 50 are erected, and the upper end of the movable frame 51 attached between the guide rails 50, 50,
The movable body 53 of the rodless cylinder 52 installed at the upper stage of the same position is fixed. In addition, a container box packing plate 54 is vertically rotatably connected to the lower end of the movable frame 51, and a piston rod of a rotation cylinder 55 vertically provided on the frame side part is connected to an upper surface side of the container box packing plate 54. Same container boxing board 5
The delivery side edge portion of No. 4 is bent and formed at an angle to be locked with respect to each of the vessels K on the delivery side rear row aligned on the vessel alignment table 27.

That is, when the rodless cylinder 52 is operated, the container box packing plate 54 is tilted to the retracted position on the upper surface of the container K aligned on the container alignment table 27, and an appropriate number of each container K aligned on the same table. The entire movable frame 51 is moved back and forth to the forward position where the boxes are packed in the cardboard box B supplied to the box packing position on the box feed conveyor 6. By the operation of the rotating cylinder 55, the tilted posture locked with respect to the containers K on the delivery side rear row aligned on the container alignment table 27 and the locking with the respective containers K are released. Rotate up and down to stand up.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the above-mentioned box feed conveyor 6 has sprockets 5 axially supported at the feed end.
6, 56 and each sprocket 5 axially supported at the feed end portion
Stretch each feed chain 58, 58 between 7, 57,
A large number of box feed plates 59 on each feed chain 58, 58.
, Are fixed at a predetermined interval in the box feeding direction, and the sprockets 61, 62 and the drive chain 6 are driven by the driving force of the feed motor 60 with a reduction gear arranged at the lower end side.
The feed chains 58, 58 are circulated in the box feed direction via the 3 to feed the box feed plates 5 on the feed chains 58, 58.
9. The cardboard box B placed and fixed between 9 and
The paper is sequentially transported to the boxing position, the folding position, and the box-sealing position.

The above-mentioned box drawer 7 is provided with the box feed conveyor 6
On the upper part of the drawing position set above, for example, a box loading base 64 for loading a large number of unmade cardboard boxes B unfolded in a sheet shape is installed obliquely, and two swivels are provided at the lower end of the frame. Arms 65 and 65 are rotatably supported vertically, and four suction pads 66 ... Connected to intake means (not shown) are attached to the free ends of the swivel arms 65 and 65.

Further, the upper end of the crank arm 69 is connected to the base end of the revolving arm 65 via the connecting arm 67,
The lower end of the crank arm 69 is connected to the main shaft of the turning motor 70 with a reduction gear arranged at the lower part of the same position via the connecting arm 68, and the driving force of the turning motor 70 causes the connecting arms 67, 68 and the crank to rotate. The arm 69 is cranked so that the bottom portion Ba of the cardboard box B loaded on the box loading base 64 is sucked and held by the suction pads 66 and the box feed plates 59 on the box feed conveyor 6. The swivel arms 65, 65 are rotated up and down to the retracted position where the bottom portion Ba of the corrugated cardboard box B sucked and held by each suction pad 66 is placed and fixed.

On the lower surface of the upper end of the box loading base 64, two guide bars 71, 71 for bending and guiding the top portion Bb of the corrugated cardboard box B in an upright posture are vertically provided, and on the box feed conveyor 6. A guide plate 72 for bending and guiding the bottom long side Bc of the cardboard box B in an upright posture is provided upright at the center of the starting end side.

As shown in FIG. 9, at the above-mentioned withdrawal position, the rotary type bending cylinders 7 are provided on both sides of the same position.
3 and 73 are provided, the lower ends of the bending plates 74 and 74 are fixed to the rotary rods of the bending cylinders 73 and 73, and the box feeding is performed by the operation of the bending cylinders 73 and 73. Each of the bottom side short sides Bd, Bd of the corrugated cardboard box B placed on the conveyor 6 is folded and guided to a closed position and an open position where the corrugated cardboard box B is allowed to be placed. The plates 74, 74 are rotated left and right.

At the boxing position at the latter stage of the same position, as shown in FIGS. 6, 10, and 11, a support base 75 is horizontally installed near the delivery side end of the container alignment base 27 described above. , The guide plates 75a on both sides of the upper surface of the support 75,
75a are erected at a predetermined interval and each guide plate 75
The support plates 76, 76 are horizontally rotatably connected to the sending-out side end portions of the a, 75a, and the springs 77, 77 wound on the respective shafts are elastic so that the support plates 76 are in an inward posture. , 76 are rotationally biased.

Further, guide plates 78, 78 for guiding the bottom side short sides Bd, Bd of the corrugated cardboard box B in a downward posture are installed on both sides from the withdrawal position to the box packing position, and from the withdrawal position to the folding position. A guide plate 79 for bending and guiding the short sides Be, Be of the cardboard box B in an inward posture is installed on the right side, and the short sides Bf, Bf of the cardboard box B are provided on the left side from the packing position to the folding position. A guide plate 79 for bending and guiding in an inward posture is installed, and the bottom short sides Bd of the corrugated cardboard box B are provided on both sides from the folding position to the sealing position.
Guide plates 80, 8 for guiding and guiding Bd in a standing posture
0 is installed.

In addition, the guide plates 79, 7 installed on the left and right
Rotary type bending cylinders 8 are provided on the lower side of the starting end side of 9
1, 81 are arranged, the base ends of the bending plates 82, 82 are fixed to the rotary rods of the bending cylinders 81, 81, and the box is operated by the operation of the bending cylinders 81, 81. Each short side B of the cardboard box B placed on the feeding conveyor 6
The folding plates 82, 82 are rotated left and right to an inward position where the e and Bf are bent inward and a lateral position where the corrugated board box B is allowed to be conveyed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the box folding machine 8 has a mounting frame 8 above the folding position on the box feed conveyor 6.
3, the base end of the support frame 84 is vertically rotatably supported on the lower part of the front side of the same frame, and the two folding plates 85, 85 are fixed to both ends of the support frame 84 on the protruding side. At the same time, the lower ends of the folding plates 85, 85 are bent and formed at an appropriate angle so that the upper end of the rear side of the corrugated box can be bent inward.
In addition, the piston rod of the folding cylinder 86, which is vertically provided on the upper rear end side of the mounting frame 82, is connected to the base end portion of the support plate 84, and the folding cylinder 86 operates so that the folding on the box feed conveyor 6 is performed. The folding plates 85, 85 are placed at a descending position where the rear upper end of the cardboard box transported to the position is bent inward and at an ascending position where the cardboard box is allowed to be transported.
Move up and down.

Further, a base end portion of a pressing plate 87 is rotatably supported by a rear portion of a lower surface side of the mounting frame 83 so as to be vertically rotatable, and a piston rod of a pressing cylinder 88 vertically provided on an upper portion of a front end side of the frame is pressed by the pressing plate. 87, which is connected to the central portion on the upper surface side of 87, and is lowered by bending the upper surface of the cardboard box conveyed to the folding position on the box feed conveyor 6 by an operation of the pressing cylinder 88 at an appropriate angle. The holding plate 87 is moved up and down to a raised position where the conveyance of the sheet is allowed.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the above-described box sealing machine 9 has a mounting frame 89 installed above the box feeding position on the box feed conveyor 6, and the box is provided at the center of the front side of the frame. The respective injectors 90, 90 for spraying an adhesive such as hot melt are arranged facing the upper end of the bottom long side Bc of the corrugated cardboard box B transported to the sealing position on the feed conveyor 6, and Injectors 91, 91 for spraying an adhesive such as hot melt are provided on both sides of the end sides of the guide plates 80, 80 installed on the opposite sides of the bottom short sides Bd, Bd of the cardboard box. is doing.

Further, the piston rods of the pressing cylinders 92 vertically provided in the central portion of the frame are fixed to the front end portion of the upper surface side of the pressing frame 93, and the pressing plates 93a fixed to both end portions of the lower surface side of the pressing frame 93, The outer edge of 93a is bent and formed at an appropriate angle such that the top short sides Bg, Bg of the cardboard box are bent downward, and by the operation of the pressing cylinder 92, the box 93 is moved to the box-sealing position on the box feed conveyor 6. The pressing plates 93a and 93a are moved up and down to a lowered position where the entire top surface of the conveyed cardboard box is pressed and a raised position where the cardboard box is allowed to be conveyed.

Further, the support shafts 94, 94 are vertically slidably mounted on the front end portion of the pressing frame 93 on the lower surface side, and the respective support shafts 9 are supported.
The lower ends of 4, 94 are fixed to the upper end portions of the pressing plate 95, and the elastic force of the coil springs 94a, 94a compressed on the respective shafts presses the front end portion of the upper surface of the cardboard box. The plate 95 is biased.

At the above-mentioned box-sealing position, the piston rods of the supporting cylinders 96, 96 arranged on both sides of the same position are connected to the guide rods 97, 97, respectively.
By the operation of 96, an ascending position that guides the bottom short sides Bd, Bd of the cardboard box conveyed to the boxing position on the box feed conveyor 6 to an upright position, and a descending position at which the cardboard box is allowed to be conveyed. Then, the guide rods 97, 97 are moved up and down.

Further, the piston rods of the pressing cylinders 98, 98 arranged on both sides of the same position are connected to the pressing plates 99, 9 respectively.
9 is fixed to the central portion on the back side of each of the pressing cylinders 98,
By the operation of 98, an advancing position that presses each top short side Bg, Bg of the corrugated cardboard box B that has been conveyed to the box-sealing position on the box feeding conveyor 6, and a retracted position that allows the corrugated cardboard box B to be conveyed. Then, the pressing plates 99, 99 are moved back and forth.

With the illustrated embodiment configured as described above, the operation of laying the bag-like sheet F and the operation of packing the container K by the container packing device 1 will be described below. First of all,
As shown in FIG. 2, a large number of containers K ... are distributed and supplied on each of the transfer lines a, b, c, d of the alignment conveyor 2.
The stoppers 19 and 20 are moved in and out to convey an appropriate number of the containers K ... Allocated on the respective conveyance lines a, b, c, d to the alignment position. After projecting the stopper 30 onto the transport surface and closing the delivery side of the container alignment table 27, the container aligner 3 is driven and the containers are transported to the alignment positions on the respective transport lines a, b, c, d. An appropriate number of containers K ... Are collectively moved onto the container alignment table 27 by the pushing plate 26. At the same time, the stoppers 19 and 20 are moved in and out to move the respective transfer lines a, b, and
An appropriate number of the containers K distributed on c and d are transported to the alignment position, and the subsequent containers K are temporarily stopped immediately before the alignment position.

Next, each lifting cylinder 3 of the bag laying machine 4
The suction pad 39 is placed in the bag loading table 45 that has been moved down to the suction position on the supply conveyor 41 by lowering the suction holes 5 and 37.
, And the bag-like sheets F stacked in the bag loading table 45
The suction pad 39 is brought into close contact with the flat surface of the one end side thereof to be suction-held. The lifting cylinders 35 and 37 are lifted to move the bag-like sheet F sucked and held by the suction pad 39 to the bag loading table 4.
After taking out from 5, the advancing / retreating cylinder 34 is operated to move forward, and the bag-shaped sheet F sucked and held by the suction pad 39 is moved to the alignment position on the container alignment table 27 while being hung vertically.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lifting cylinder 35 is lowered to vertically lower the bag-shaped sheet F sucked and held by the suction pad 39 and sucked and held by the suction pad 39. Immediately before placing the sheet F on the upper surface of the container K, the pressurized air A ejected from the ejection hole 40a of the ejection nozzle 40 is momentarily applied to the flat surface of the sagging sheet F suction-held by the suction pad 39. The bag-shaped sheet F is sprayed and unfolded in the horizontal direction, and is placed on the upper surface of the container K aligned on the container alignment table 27.
Immediately after placing, the suction holding by the suction pad 39 is released and the bag-like sheet F is laid on the upper surface of the container K.

Then, the advancing / retreating cylinder 34 and the elevating cylinder 35 are returned to return the suction pad 39 to the upper side of the suction position, and then, on the container alignment table 27, as shown in FIGS. On the upper surface of the aligned container K, a container box packing plate 54
Incline. After immersing the stopper 30 under the transport surface and opening the delivery side of the container alignment table 27, the container box packing machine 5 is driven to move the containers K ... Aligned on the container alignment table 27 to the container box packing plate. An appropriate number of containers K ... Are collectively stored in the corrugated cardboard box B transported to the packing position on the box feed conveyor 6 by collectively moving in the sending direction by 54. Thereafter, the pushing plate 26 of the container aligning machine 3 is returned to the initial position, and the container box packing plate 54 of the container box packing machine 5 is returned to the initial position.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the box drawer 7 is driven to adsorb and hold the sheet-shaped cardboard boxes B loaded on the box loading base 64 by the suction pads 66 ... The top portion Bb of the cardboard box B is bent to the standing posture by the guide rods 71 and 71, and the bottom long side Bc of the cardboard box B is bent to the standing posture by the guide plates 72 and 72. Each box feed plate 59 ... Between the bottom part Ba of the corrugated box B
Place and fix.

At the same time, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the bottom short sides Bd, Bd of the cardboard box B placed on the box feed conveyor 6 are folded downward by the folding plates 74, 74. In addition to being bent, the bottom short sides Bd, Bd of the cardboard box B are conveyed while being bent to the lower surface side of the guide plates 78, 78. and,
The front short side Be of the cardboard box B is brought into contact with the guide plate 79 and folded inward, and the bending cylinder 81 on the right side is actuated so that the rear short side Be of the cardboard box B is folded inside with the folding plate 82. Then, the short sides Be and Be of the corrugated cardboard box B are conveyed to the boxing position while being bent by the guide plate 79. Then, the guide plates 78, 78 and the bending plate 82 are returned to the initial posture.

Next, an appropriate number of containers K ... Arranged on the container arranging table 27 are packed in a corrugated cardboard box B, and then the front short side B of the corrugated cardboard box B placed on the carton feed conveyor 6 is loaded.
f is brought into contact with the guide plate 79 and folded inward, the left side bending cylinder 81 is operated, and the rear short side Bf of the corrugated board box B is folded inward by the folding plate 82, and each short length of the corrugated board box B is folded. The sides Bf and Bf are conveyed to the folding position while being bent by the guide plate 79. After that, the bending plate 82 is returned to the initial posture.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the top portion Bb of the cardboard box B placed on the box feed conveyor 6 is brought into contact with the holding plate 87 of the box folding machine 8 to bend the box feed conveyor 6, Bottom long side Bc of the cardboard box B transported to the upper folding position
Fold the inside with the folding plates 85, 85, and
The pressing plate 87 is pressed against the top portion Bb of the above from above to shape it into a box shape. After this, the folding plates 85, 85 and the holding plate 87
To the initial position.

Next, when the cardboard box B is conveyed to the box-sealing position on the box feed conveyor 6, the short sides Bd and Bd of the cardboard box B are bent by the guide plates 80 and 80 to the standing posture. , The bottom short sides Bd, Bd of the cardboard box B are supported by the guide rods 97, 97 in an upright posture, and the bottom short sides B
An adhesive (hot melt) discharged from each of the injectors 91, 91 is sprayed on d and Bd. Immediately after the cardboard box B is transported to the box-sealing position on the box feed conveyor 6, the adhesive (hot melt) discharged from the injectors 90, 90 is sprayed on the bottom long side Bc of the cardboard box B.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11, the top portion B of the cardboard box B conveyed to the box-sealing position on the box feed conveyor 6.
The pressing plates 93a, 93a of the box sealing machine 9 are pressed against b, and the top short sides Bg, Bg of the cardboard box B are pressed by the pressing plates 93a, 93a.
Bend downward at 93a. After returning the guide rods 97, 97 to the initial positions, the respective short side Bg of the top side of the corrugated board box B,
By simultaneously pressing Bg from the left and right with the pressing plates 99 and 99 to bond and fix the same, the corrugated cardboard box B can be sealed as shown in FIG. After this, the pressing plates 93a, 93
a and the pressing plates 99, 99 are returned to their initial positions. When the cardboard box B is sealed, it may be fixed by a fixing member such as an adhesive tape or a stapler.

Next, the sealed corrugated cardboard box B placed on the box feed conveyor 6 is conveyed to the next step (not shown),
A plurality of corrugated cardboard boxes B are stacked and processed for shipping. Similarly, each machine 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 is driven in the same manner, and an appropriate number of the containers K ... Which are conveyed by the alignment conveyor 2 are once aligned and then conveyed by the box feed conveyor 6. An appropriate number of containers K ... And bag-shaped sheets F are collectively packaged in a corrugated cardboard box B, and the packaging work of each container K is continuously performed.

As described above, since the bag-shaped sheet F is horizontally developed and laid on the upper surface of the container K, an appropriate number of each container K ... And the bag-shaped sheet F are placed in the storage space formed in the corrugated cardboard box B. The container K stored in the corrugated cardboard box B may be damaged during the boxing work,
It is possible to prevent the entire box from being deformed, and it is possible to completely seal the corrugated board box B without any gaps, so that the corrugated board box B can be easily manufactured. Moreover, when the bag-shaped sheet F is laid on the upper surface of the container K housed inside the corrugated cardboard box B, it is possible to reliably prevent a part of the bag-shaped sheet F from polymerizing, and the bag-shaped sheet F is in a developed state. Since it is laid as it is, the work of accommodating the container K and the bag-like sheet F in the corrugated cardboard box B formed in an appropriate size can be easily performed.

FIG. 13 shows a bag laying machine 4 of the second embodiment for horizontally expanding the bag-like sheet F held by one holding arm 10 and placing it on the upper surface of the container K. On the front end side of the plate 38, a holding arm 10 for holding one end side of the bag-like sheet F is vertically provided, and at the vicinity of the holding arm 10, an injection nozzle 40 for discharging pressurized air A is vertically provided. There is.

That is, one end side of the bag-shaped sheets F stacked in the bag loading table 45 is held by the holding arm 10,
The bag-like sheet F held by the holding arm 10 is moved onto the container alignment table 27 while being hung vertically. Immediately before placing the bag-shaped sheet F held by the holding arm 10 on the upper surface of the container K, the pressurized air A discharged from the injection hole 40a of the injection nozzle 40 is applied to the flat surface of the bag-shaped sheet F on the hanging side. Immediately after placing the bag-shaped sheet F held by the holding arm 10 on the upper surface of the container K by instantaneously spraying and expanding in the horizontal direction, the holding arm 10 releases the holding and the bag-shaped sheet on the upper surface of the container K. Since the F is laid, the bag-like sheet F is not bulky and the boxing work of the corrugated cardboard box B can be easily performed as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 shows the bag laying machine 4 of the third embodiment for laying the bag-like sheet F sucked and held by the pair of suction pads 39, 39 on the upper surface of the container K in a state of being developed in the horizontal direction. Each suction pad 3 for sucking and holding both ends of the bag-like sheet F on the front end side of the support plate 38 which constitutes the same machine.
9,39 are erected.

That is, both ends of the bag-shaped sheets F stacked in the bag loading table 45 are suction-held by the suction pads 39, 39, and the bag-shaped sheets F suction-held by the suction pads 39, 39. Is moved to the container alignment table 27 while being unfolded in the horizontal direction. Immediately after the bag-shaped sheet F sucked and held by the suction pads 39, 39 is placed on the upper surface of the container K, the suction by the suction pads 39, 39 is released and the bag-shaped sheet F is laid on the upper surface of the container K. Further, it is possible to reliably prevent a part of the bag-shaped sheet F from being polymerized, and the corrugated box B can be easily sealed.

FIG. 15 shows a bag laying machine 4 of a fourth embodiment for laying a bag-shaped sheet F held by a pair of holding arms 10, 10 on the upper surface of a container K in a state where the bag-shaped sheet F is unfolded in the horizontal direction. The holding arms 10, 10 for holding both ends of the bag-shaped sheet F are vertically provided on the front end side of the support plate 38 constituting the above.

That is, both ends of the bag-shaped sheets F stacked in the bag loading table 45 are held by the holding arms 10 and 10, and the bag-shaped sheets F held by the holding arms 10 and 10 are horizontally held. The container is moved onto the container alignment table 27 while being unfolded in the direction. Immediately after the bag-shaped sheet F held by the holding arms 10 and 10 is placed on the upper surface of the container K, the holding arms 10 and 10 release the holding to lay the bag-shaped sheet F on the upper surface of the container K. Similar to the third embodiment described above, it is possible to reliably prevent a part of the bag-shaped sheet F from polymerizing, and it is possible to easily carry out the boxing work of the cardboard box B.

FIG. 16 shows a bag laying machine 4 of the fifth embodiment for horizontally expanding the bag-like sheet F sucked and held by one adsorbent 39 by the guide rod 11 and laying it on the upper surface of the container K. An L-shaped guide rod 11 formed to have a shape in which the other end of the bag-shaped sheet F is supported in a horizontal posture is rotatably supported by the elevating frame 36 that constitutes the rotating cylinder 12 and is attached to the frame. The piston rod is connected to the base end portion of the guide rod 11, and a suction pad 39 for sucking and holding one end side of the bag-like sheet F is vertically provided on the front end side of the support plate 38 constituting the machine.

That is, one end of the bag-shaped sheets F stacked in the bag loading table 45 is suction-held by the suction pad 39, and the bag-shaped sheets F suction-held by the suction pad 39 are suspended. It moves to the container alignment table 27. Immediately before placing the bag-shaped sheet F sucked and held by the suction pad 39 on the upper surface of the container K, the rotating cylinder 12 is operated to lift the other end of the bag-shaped sheet F in a horizontal posture by the guide rod 11. Since it is laid on the upper surface of the container K, the bag-shaped sheet F can be laid in the unfolded state, and the corrugated box B can be easily sealed. Alternatively, the bag-shaped sheet F held by one holding arm 11 may be horizontally spread by the guide rod 11 and laid on the upper surface of the container K.

In the correspondence between the structure of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the article boxing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the container boxing apparatus 1 of the embodiment, and hereinafter the box body corresponds to the corrugated cardboard box B. The laid object corresponds to the bag-shaped sheet F, the stored object corresponds to the container K, and the sheet loading unit is the bag loading table 45.
The sheet laying means corresponds to the bag laying machine 4 and the holding arm 10, the guide rod 11, the suction pad 39, and the injection nozzle 40, and the guide member corresponds to the guide rod 11 and the air. The ejector corresponds to the injection nozzle 40,
The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above-described embodiments.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the bag-like sheet F is laid on the upper surface of the container K aligned on the container alignment table 27 and then stored in the corrugated cardboard box B. For example, the box-shaped box is manufactured. After storing an appropriate number of containers K ... in the corrugated board box B,
The bag-shaped sheet F may be laid on the upper surface of the container K housed in the cardboard box B.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an aligning operation and a laying operation by a container boxing device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an aligning operation and a boxing operation of the container boxing device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a drawer operation of the box drawer.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a folding operation of the box folding machine and a box sealing operation of the box sealing machine.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a laying operation of the bag laying machine and a boxing operation of the container boxing machine.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the laying operation of the bag-shaped sheet by the bag laying machine.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a boxing operation of the container boxing machine.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a cardboard box showing a storage state of the container.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the feeding side showing the bottom bending operation of the cardboard box.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a bending operation of the cardboard box.

FIG. 11 is a feed-side rear view showing a bottom bending operation and a top bending operation of the cardboard box.

FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a cardboard box showing a boxed state of the container.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing a method of laying a bag-shaped sheet by the bag laying machine of the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the laying operation of the bag-shaped sheet by the bag laying machine of the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing the operation of laying a bag-shaped sheet by the bag laying machine of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a bag-shaped sheet laying operation by the bag laying machine of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a corrugated cardboard box showing a boxed state of the container according to the conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A ... Pressurized air B ... Cardboard box F ... Bag-like sheet K ... Container 1 ... Container box packing device 2 ... Aligning conveyor 3 ... Container aligning machine 4 ... Bag laying machine 5 ... Container box packing machine 6 ... Box feeding conveyor 7 ... Box drawer 8 ... Box folding machine 9 ... Box sealing machine 10 ... Holding arm 11 ... Guide rod 39 ... Suction pad 40 ... Injection nozzle 40a ... Injection hole 45 ... Bag loading stand

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An article cartoning device for placing a sheet-like laying object on the stored article when the stored article and the laid article are stored in the box-shaped box. A sheet loading section for stacking and loading a large number of the sheet-shaped laying articles, and the laying articles stacked in the sheet loading section are horizontally developed and held, and the laying article is placed inside the box. And a sheet laying means to be laid on the stored items stored in the box. 2. An adsorbent for adsorbing and holding the sheet laying means by adsorbing and holding one end side of the laid articles stacked on the sheet loading section, and air is discharged in a direction in which the laid article adsorbed and held by the adsorbent is developed. 2. The article boxing device according to claim 1, which is configured with an air ejector. 3. A holding arm for holding the sheet laying means at one end side of the laying materials stacked on the sheet loading section, and an air for discharging air in a direction in which the laying object held by the holding arm is unfolded. The article packing apparatus according to claim 1, which is configured with a discharger. 4. The sheet laying means is composed of a pair of adsorbents which adsorbs and holds both ends of the laid constructions stacked in the sheet loading section and supports the laid constructions in a horizontally expanded state. The article boxing device according to claim 1. 5. The sheet laying means is composed of a pair of holding arms for holding both ends of the laid products stacked on the sheet loading section and supporting the laid parts in a state of being developed in a horizontal direction. The article boxing device according to claim 1. 6. An adsorbent or a holding arm for holding the sheet laying means on one end side of the laid products stacked in the sheet loading section, and a direction in which the laid product held by the adsorbent or the holding arm is developed. The article boxing device according to claim 1, which is configured with a guide member that moves to the inside.