JPH072348A - Article fixing device and article inclining machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the inclination driving force in inclining an article held in an article fixed tool and making an article processing facility compact. CONSTITUTION:This article fixing device can hold an article with article holding members 14A, 14A 15A, 15B provided on an article fixing tool 10, the article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B are provided on a support member (support plate 30), and the support member is tiltably supported on the article fixing tool 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article fixing device and an article tilting machine suitable for holding and tilting an article in an article processing line or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an article fixing device, an actual flat 1-5
As described in Japanese Patent No. 8498, there is one in which an article can be held by an article holding portion provided in an article fixture.

In this article fixing device, in order to ensure and facilitate the processing work on the article processing line or the like, the entire article fixing tool can be tilted to tilt the article in the article fixing tool. is there.

[0004]

However, the prior art has the following problems. Since the whole article fixture is tilted, the total weight of the tilting object is large, and it is necessary to apply a large tilting driving force.

Since the entire article fixture is tilted, there is a risk that the article fixture will interfere with peripheral equipment such as the article processing line, and it is necessary to secure a wide tilting space in the tilting area of the article fixture. is there. In addition, in order to prevent the interference of the article fixtures adjacent to the front and rear, before tilting the article fixtures,
It is necessary to provide a pitch vacating device for opening the space between the front and rear article fixtures. Therefore, the article processing facility and the like are complicated and large.

An object of the present invention is to reduce the tilting driving force when tilting the article held in the article fixture and to make the article processing equipment compact.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in an article fixing device capable of holding an article by an article holding section provided on an article fixing tool, the article holding section is provided on a support member. The support member is tiltably supported by the article fixture.

The present invention according to claim 2 is an article tilting machine using the article fixing device according to claim 1, wherein tilting operation means is installed in the conveying means of the article fixing tool, and the tilting operation is performed. The supporting member can be tilted by means.

The present invention according to claim 3 is an article tilting machine using the article fixing device according to claim 1, wherein tilting operating means is built in the article fixing tool, and the tilting operating means is used to The support member can be tilted.

[0010]

According to the present invention described in claim 1,
Has the effect of. The article fixture itself is not tilted, but the support member inside the article fixture is tilted to tilt the article in the article fixture. Therefore, the weight of the tilting object becomes small,
A small tilt drive force is sufficient.

It is possible to tilt the article in the article fixing tool by tilting the support member inside the article fixing tool without tilting the article fixing tool itself. Therefore, there is no risk that the article fixture will interfere with peripheral equipment such as the article processing line, and there is no need to secure a wide tilting space around the article fixture. Further, it is not necessary to provide a pitch spacing device in advance for preventing the interference of the article fixtures adjacent to the front and rear. Therefore, the article processing facility and the like become compact.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there are the following effects. Since the tilting operation means for tilting the support member in the article fixing tool is installed in the conveying means of the article fixing tool, it is not necessary to incorporate a complicated tilting operation means in the article fixing tool. Therefore, the article fixing device is simple, lightweight, and compact.

According to the present invention described in claim 3, the following effects are obtained. Since the tilting operation means for tilting the support member in the article fixing tool is built in the article fixing tool, it is possible to tilt the article in the article fixing tool even on the conveying means where the tilting operation means is not installed. You can

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of an article fixing device, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a side view, and (C) is CC.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a usage state of the article fixing device, (A) is an upright state diagram, (B) is a tilt state diagram, (C) is a tilt angle adjustment state diagram, ( D) is a perspective view, FIG.
3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing a release operation magnet device for an article holding member, where FIG. 7A is an external view, FIG.
FIG. 4 is an article release state diagram, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a release operation cam device of an article holding member, (A) an external view, (B) an article holding state diagram, (C) an article release state diagram, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the guide type transport device, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the magnet type transport device, and FIG. 7 is an article loading state in which the center of the upright article is aligned with the center of the article fixture. FIG. 9A is a schematic view showing a plan view, FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view showing an upright state taken along line BB, FIG. 8C is a state view in which (B) is inclined, and FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the article loading state which matched the injection port center of a tilted article with the center of a fixture, (A) is a top view, (B) is a sectional view which shows the upright state which follows the BB line, (C) is a state diagram in which (B) is inclined, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a rail type tilting operation device, (A) is an upright state diagram, and (B) is an inclined state. FIG. 10, (C) is a plan view of (B), FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a lifting rail, FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a filling / capping line, FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a cleaning line, and FIG. 13 is a magnet bar. It is a schematic diagram which shows a type tilt operation device, (A) is an upright state figure, (B) is a tilt state figure, (C) is a top view of (B), FIG. 14 shows a push-up rod type tilt operation device. It is a schematic diagram, (A) is an upright state figure, (B) is an inclination state figure, FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram which shows a raising rod type tilting operation device, (A) is an upright state figure, (B) Is an inclined state diagram, FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a repulsive magnet type tilting operation device, (A) is an upright state diagram, (B)
Is an inclined state diagram, FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing a tilt operation device with a built-in repulsion magnet, (A) is a sectional view showing an upright state along the line BB, and (B) is a plan view of (A). , (C) is (A)
18 is a plan view of FIG. 18 and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a tilt operation device with a built-in cylinder,
(A) is an upright state diagram, (B) is a tilted state diagram, FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram showing a tilting operation device with a built-in air bag, (A) is an upright state diagram, (B) is a tilted state diagram. , (C) are inclined state diagrams showing an example of use of the accordion type air bag.

As shown in FIG. 1, the article fixture 10 holds the articles 1 loaded in the article holding area 11 and is continuously conveyed along the conveyance line of the conveyor 20. still,
The article 1 is a detergent container, which can be loaded / unloaded into / from the article holding area 11 of the article fixture 10 in the article release zone of the transfer line, and is held in the holding area 11 in the article holding zone for detergent filling, cap mounting, and the like. It is applied sequentially.

However, the article fixture 10 has a rectangular frame shape having four side walls 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D on the front, rear, left and right sides, and has support holes 10E provided at lower front portions of the left and right side walls 10C, 10D. The support plate 3 is inserted into and supported by the support shaft 31.
0 is supported so that it can be tilted. The support plate 30 is locked by a stopper 10G provided on the lower portion of the rear side wall 10B to be maintained horizontally.

The support plate 30 is formed of a plate-like member, and a front slide guide 12 and a rear slide guide 13 are installed in parallel with each other at two positions, front and rear, sandwiching the article holding region 11. Both slide guides 12 and 13 are support plates 3
0 has a rail shape protruding from the upper surface, and its cross-sectional shape is widened toward the upper end side.

A pair of left and right article holding members 14A and 14B are slidably fitted to the front slide guide 12 through dovetail grooves, and a pair of left and right article holding members 15A and 15B are fitted to the rear slide guide 13. It is slidably fitted through the groove.

Incidentally, a pair of left and right article holding members 14A, 14
The holding surfaces 16A and 16B respectively provided to B are formed in a gradient shape in the opposite directions, and make contact with and separate from each other in a V shape. In addition, the holding surfaces 17A and 17B provided on the pair of left and right article holding members 15A and 15B, respectively, are also in the shape of slopes opposite to each other, and make contact with and separate from each other in a V shape.

Further, a pair of left and right article holding members 14A, 1
Magnets 18A and 18B that function as article holding force imparting devices are embedded and installed in each of the inner portions of 4B that face each other. The magnets 18A and 18B have opposite poles (N pole and S pole) facing each other, and by this magnetic attraction force,
An article holding habit toward the article holding direction is applied to both article holding members 14A and 14B. This article holding habit acts between the article holding members 14A and 14B to bring the article holding members 14A and 14B close to each other along the slide guide 12, and the article holding members 14A and 14B can be set to the article holding position. (FIG. 3 (B)).

A pair of left and right article holding members 15A, 1
A magnet 19 is provided on each of the inner parts of the 5B facing each other.
A and 19B are embedded and installed. Each magnet 19A,
19B has opposite poles (N pole and S pole) arranged facing each other, and by this magnetic attraction force, both article holding members 15A and 15B are given an article holding habit force directed in the article holding direction. This article holding habit acts between the article holding members 15A and 15B to bring the article holding members 15A and 15B close to each other along the slide guide 13, and the article holding members 15A and 15B can be set to the article holding position. And

Further, on the support plate 30, the slide guide 1
Magnets 18C and 18D are installed at both ends of the magnet 2. The magnet 18C is the magnet 1 of the article holding member 14A described above.
8A and the same pole (S pole) are arranged facing each other. The magnet 18D has the same pole (N pole) as that of the magnet 18B of the article holding member 14B described above facing each other. This allows
The article holding member 14A is given an article holding habit force toward the article holding direction due to the magnetic repulsive force of the magnets 18A and 18C. Further, the article holding member 14B is the magnet 1
An article holding habit force directed in the article holding direction is imparted due to the magnetic repulsive force between 8B and the magnet 18D. Then, this article holding habit force assists the article holding habit force based on the magnetic attraction force of the magnet 18A and the magnet 18B described above to bring the article holding members 14A and 14B close to each other along the slide guide 12, and Those article holding members 1
4A and 14B are centered in the article fixture 10.

Also, on the support plate 30, the slide guide 1
Magnets 19C and 19D are installed at both ends of the magnet 3. The magnet 19C is the magnet 1 of the article holding member 15A described above.
9A and the same pole (S pole) are arranged facing each other. The magnet 19D has the same pole (N pole) facing each other as the magnet 19B of the article holding member 15B described above. This allows
The article holding member 15A is given an article holding habit force directed in the article holding direction due to the magnetic repulsive force of the magnets 19A and 19C. Further, the article holding member 15B is the magnet 1
Due to the magnetic repulsive force between 9B and the magnet 19D, an article holding habit force directed in the article holding direction is imparted. Then, this article holding habit force assists the article holding habit force based on the magnetic attraction force of the magnet 19A and the magnet 19B described above to bring the article holding members 15A and 15B close to each other along the slide guide 13, and Those article holding members 1
5A and 15B are centered in the article fixture 10.

The article holding members 14A and 14B are provided with engaging portions 25A and 25B, which are operated by cam devices 23 and 24 as article releasing operation devices to be described later, projecting at their lower ends, and the support plate 30 is The engaging portions 25A and 25B
It is provided with elongated holes 25C and 25D that allow the movement of the. Further, the article holding members 15A and 15B also have engaging portions 25A and 25B operated by cam devices 23 and 24 as article releasing operation devices, which will be described later, projecting to the lower end portion, and the support plate 30 has the engaging portion 25A. , 25B are provided with elongated holes 25C, 25D.

Further, magnets 21 and 22 functioning as an article releasing operation device are installed in an article loading / unloading station which is an article releasing zone of the transfer line.

The magnet 21 is installed so as to be able to move up and down below the article holding members 14A and 14B in the article fixture 10 stopped on the conveying line, and has a standby position where no magnetism acts on the magnets 18A and 18B, and the magnet 18A, It is possible to switch and set to a work position that exerts a magnetic action on 18B. The magnet 21 set to the work position has the same pole (the N pole of the magnet 18A has the N pole of the magnet 21) for each of the magnets 18A and 18B.
The S pole of the magnet, the S pole of the magnet 18B, and the S pole of the magnet 21 are closely arranged face-to-face, and the magnetic repulsive force between the magnet 21 and the magnets 18A, 18B sets each of the article holding members 14A, 14B to the article release position. (FIG. 3 (C)).

The magnet 22 is installed so as to be able to move up and down below the article holding members 15A and 15B in the article fixture 10 stopped on the conveyance line, and has a standby position where no magnetic action is exerted on the magnets 19A and 19B, and the magnet 19A, It is possible to switch and set the work position to exert a magnetic action on 19B. The magnet 22 set to the working position has the same pole (the N pole of the magnet 19A has the N pole of the magnet 22) for each of the magnets 19A and 19B.
The S pole of the magnet, the S pole of the magnet 19B, and the S pole of the magnet 22 are closely arranged face-to-face, and the magnetic repulsive force between the magnet 22 and the magnets 19A, 19B sets each of the article holding members 15A, 15B to the article release position. .

In the article fixture 10, the above-mentioned magnet 2 is used as an article release operation device provided in the article release zone.
1, 22 instead of cam devices 23, 24 as shown in FIG.
Can also be adopted.

The cam device 23 arranges an elliptical cam 23A in a region sandwiched by the engaging portions 25A and 25B at the lower ends of the article holding members 14A and 14B of the article fixture 10 stopped on the conveying line. Can be rotated and switched between the standby position and the work position (no need to move up and down). Cam 23A
Is in the standby position, the article holding members 14A, 14B
Is set to the article holding position by the magnetic action of the magnets 18A and 18B (FIG. 4 (B)). When the cam 23A is in the working position, the article holding members 14A and 14B are pushed open by the long diameter of the cam 23A and set to the article releasing position (FIG. 4 (C)).

In the cam device 24, an oval cam 24A is arranged in a region sandwiched by the engaging portions 25A and 25B at the lower ends of the article holding members 15A and 15B of the article fixture 10 stopped on the conveying line. 24A can be switched and rotated between a standby position and a work position (no need for lifting). Cam 24
When A is in the standby position, the article holding members 15A and 15B
Is set to the article holding position by the magnetic action of the magnets 19A and 19B. When the cam 24A is at the working position, the article holding members 15A and 15B are pushed open by the long diameter of the cam 24A and set to the article releasing position.

Further, in the article fixing tool 10, a continuous guide type conveying device as shown in FIG. 5 can be adopted as the article releasing operation device provided in the article releasing zone.

At this time, the transport conveyor 20 has the left and right transport belts spaced apart from each other, and the release guide 41 is provided between the two belts in the article release zone on the transport line. As shown in FIG. 5, the release guide 41 has left and right guide rails 41A and 41B extending along the conveyance line, and the guide rail 41A is provided with the article holding members 14A and 1A.
The guide rail 41B is engaged with the engaging portion 25A provided on the lower portion of 5A along the transport line, and the guide rail 41B is attached to the article holding members 14B and 1B.
The engaging portion 25B provided on the lower portion of 5B is engaged along the conveyance line.

As a result, the release guide 41 is provided in each of the article release zones on the conveyance line and has a pair of article holding members 14A.
And 14B, 15A and 15B are opened, the article holding position is moved to the article releasing position, and the article holding members 14A and 14B are opened.
B, 15A and 15B can be set to the article release position slightly larger than the article size.

Cylinders 43A and 43B are connected to the guide rails 41A and 41B, and the installation positions (installation intervals) of the guide rails 41A and 41B can be changed according to the size of the article handled this time. . According to this, the guide position of the release guide 41 is changed and set in the article release zone, and the article holding members 14A, 14
The article release positions given to B, 15A, and 15B can be freely set and changed. Therefore, the article holding members 14A, 14
By setting the article release positions of B, 15A, and 15B to be slightly larger than the article size, it is possible to surely prevent falling of the article to be inserted into the article holding area 11, and the like.

Further, in the article fixing tool 10, a continuous magnet type conveying apparatus as shown in FIG. 6 can be adopted as an article releasing operation device provided in the article releasing zone.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the release magnets 51 are arranged on the lower side of the conveyer conveyor 20 on the left and right magnet rails 51.
A and 51B are extended along the conveyance line, and the magnet rail 51A exerts a magnetic attraction action on the magnets 18A and 19A provided on the article holding members 14A and 15A along the conveyance line. A magnetic attraction action is exerted on the magnets 18B and 19B provided on the article holding members 14B and 15B along the transport line. At this time, both magnet rails 51A and 51B are installed so as to have a wide width in the article release zone, a narrow width in the article holding zone, and a tapered shape in the transitional area of both zones on the transport line.

As a result, the release magnet 51 opens each pair of article holding members 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B in the article release zone on the conveying line, moves from the article holding position to the article releasing position, and holds the article holding members. Members 14A and 14
B, 15A and 15B to magnets 18A and 18B, 19A and 1
The article holding position set by the magnetic attraction action of 9B can be set to the article release position slightly larger than the article size.

In the release magnet 51, the installation positions (installation intervals) of both magnet rails 51A and 51B are appropriately set in the article holding zone on the conveying line, and the article holding member 14
Magnet rails 51 for A, 15A magnets 18A, 19A
A is set to an appropriate position, and the article holding members 14B and 15
The magnet rail 51B is set to an appropriate position with respect to the B magnets 18B and 19B. As a result, the above-mentioned magnet 18A
And 18B and the magnets 19A and 19B apply the article holding positions to the article holding members 14A and 14B and 15A and 15B, respectively, in the article holding zone, which can be regulated to appropriate positions.
And all four article holding members 14A, 14B, 15
A and 15B can hold and hold the article 1 with an appropriate holding force.

However, in the article fixing device, the above-mentioned article holding member 14 is provided on the support plate 30 of the article fixing device 10.
While the article is held by A, 14B, 15A, and 15B, the support plate 30 is tilted around the support shaft 31 by a tilting operation force applied by a tilting operation device to be described later, so that the article can be tilted. .

Here, on the front side wall 10A of the article fixing tool 10, both ends of the tilt limiting rod 32 are supported by the support holes 10F provided at the uppermost front portions of the left and right side walls 10C and 10D. The tilt limiting rod 32 is arranged so as to cross the front of the article holding members 14A and 14B arranged on the support plate 30, and when the support plate 30 is tilted, it tilts together with the support plate 30. Article holding member 14
The lower ends of the outer surfaces of A and 14B are received and their tilting ends are regulated. The tilt limiting rod 32 is made of a magnet or a magnetic material, attracts the magnets 18A and 18B embedded in the article holding members 14A and 14B, and removes the tilting operation force from the tilting operation device. Holding members 14A, 1
4B is suction-held at its tilting end. The left and right side walls 10
A plurality of support holes 10F provided in C and 10D are provided in the front-rear direction, and the tilt limiting rod 32 is provided in one of the support holes 1F.
By selectively supporting it in 0F, the tilting end position can be adjusted, and by extension, the article tilt angle can be adjusted.

The article fixture 10 is provided with a notch 10H in the front side wall 10A, and when the article 1 is greatly inclined,
By removing the tilt limiting rod 32 described above, the article holding members 14A and 14B holding the article 1 can be inserted into the notch 10H (FIG. 2 (C)).

In the article fixing device, the support plate 3
With a tilt angle of 0, the center of the article fixture 10 and the tilted article 1
Since the misalignment with the center of the injection port 1A occurs, the misalignment amount can be adjusted to 0 or an appropriate value.
A plurality of supporting holes 10E are provided in the front-rear direction of the left and right side walls 10C and 10D. By selectively inserting and supporting the support shaft 31 in one of the support holes 10E, the above-mentioned misalignment amount can be adjusted.

The adjustment of the misalignment amount between the center of the article fixing tool 10 and the center of the injection port 1A of the inclined article 1 is not limited to the above-described position adjustment of the support shaft 31, but may be performed in the article fixing tool 10. It can also be performed by adjusting the throwing and holding position of the article 1. That is, in the article fixing device, the article holding habit forces (magnets 18A and 18C, magnets 18B and 18D, which are applied to the article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, and 15B, respectively).
The magnetic repulsive forces of the magnets 19A and 19C and the magnets 19B and 19D) are different from those of the article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A and 15
B between the article holder 10 and the article holder 10 to center the pair of article holders 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B in the article holder 10 and the opening width of the article holders 14A and 14B. Article holding members 15A and 1
The opening width of 5B is independent of each other. Therefore, the article 1 gripped by the article throwing tool such as a robot is transferred to the article fixing tool 1
When inserted at an arbitrary position on the center line in the front-back direction within 0,
On each of both sides sandwiching the article holding area 11, a pair of article holding members 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B respectively move independently so that the article holding members 14A and 14B come into contact with the side surface of the article at the loading position by the article holding habit. Move in. As a result, all four article holding members 14
A, 14B, 15A, and 15B hold the article 1 at arbitrary positions on the center line in the front-rear direction in the article fixing tool 10 which is the above-described loading position. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the center of the article 1 can be aligned with the center of the article fixture 10 to insert and hold the article 1. In that case,
The injection port 1A of the tilted article 1 causes a misalignment with respect to the center of the article fixture 10 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the center of the article 1 can be shifted with respect to the center of the article fixture 10 as shown in FIGS. 8C with the inlet 1A of the article 1 at the center of the article fixture 10.
Can be matched as shown in.

The operation of using the article fixing device will be described below (FIG. 2). In the present embodiment, the injection port 1A of the article 1 is assumed to be bent at an inclination angle θ with respect to the center of the article 1.

(1) At the article loading station of the transfer line, each pair of article holding members 14 is provided by the magnets 21 and 22.
Set A, 14B and 15A, 15B to the article release position,
The article 1 gripped by the article input tool such as a robot is transferred and loaded into the article holding area 11 surrounded by all four article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B. At this time,
The support plate 30 is locked to the stopper 10G and is in a horizontal state.

(2) At the article processing station, which is the article holding zone of the transfer line, the article holding members 14A, 14 to which the article holding habit is given by the magnets 18A, 18B.
The article 1 is sandwiched and held by B and all four article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B of the article holding members 15A, 15B to which the article holding habit is given by the magnets 19A, 19B.

In the article 1 in which the inlet 1A is bent with respect to the center of the article 1, for example, the tilting operation device (described later) is tilted because the filling nozzle of the filling machine and the inlet 1A are set coaxially. The support plate 30 is tilted around the support shaft 31 by an operation (FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2D). Support plate 3
When 0 is tilted to a predetermined angle, the article holding member 1
4A and 14B collide with the tilt limiting rod 32. At this time, the magnets 18A, 18B of the article holding members 14A, 14B
And the tilt limiting rod 32 made of a magnet or a magnetic substance are attracted to each other to hold the support plate 30 at a predetermined angle. Even if the operation of the tilting operation device is removed, the support plate 30 continues to hold the predetermined angle.

When the filling by the above-mentioned filling machine is completed, the support plate 30 is horizontally moved by separating the article holding members 14A and 14B from the inclination limiting rod 32 by the tilting return operation of the tilting operation device (described later). I'll return.

(3) At the article take-out station on the transfer line, a pair of article holding members 1 is provided by the magnets 21 and 22.
4A, 14B and 15A, 15B are set to the article release position, and the article 1 is taken out from the article holding area 11 surrounded by all the four article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B by an article take-out tool such as a robot.

However, according to this embodiment, the following actions (1) to (4) are provided. The article fixture 10 itself is not tilted, but the support plate 30 therein is tilted to tilt the article 1 in the article fixture 10. Therefore, the weight of the tilting object is small, and the tilting driving force is small.

The article fixture 10 itself is not tilted, but the article 1 in the article fixture 10 can be tilted by tilting the support plate 30 therein. Therefore, there is no risk of the article fixture 10 interfering with peripheral equipment such as the article processing line, and there is no need to secure a wide tilting space around the article fixture 10. Further, it is not necessary to provide a pitch spacing device in advance for preventing the article fixtures 10 adjacent to each other in front and back from interfering with each other. Therefore, the article processing facility and the like become compact.

The article 1 has a pair of article holding members 14 arranged at two positions sandwiching the article holding area.
A, 14B, 15A, 15B, that is, all four article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B are sandwiched and held between the holding surfaces respectively provided. Therefore, the holding shape of the article 1 which is inscribed in all the four holding surfaces 16A, 16B, 17A, 17B can be changed by the combination of the displacements of the four holding surfaces 16A, 16B, 17A, 17B. Therefore, there are many modes of changing the holding shape, and the applicability to the shape change of the article 1 is good.
With a single article fixing device, various shaped articles 1 having different cross-sectional shapes such as a rectangular section, a trapezoidal section, and a triangular section can be reliably held by the four article holding members.

Each article holding member 14A, 14B, 15
Since the article holding force imparting device (magnets 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B) for setting A and 15B at the article holding position is based on the magnetic action, it is possible to secure a stable holding force for a long term.

When the article 1 is loaded in the article holding area 11 of the article fixture 10, the article holding members 14A, 14
Since B, 15A, and 15B are set to the article release position and do not seem to rub against the article 1, the article 1 is not scratched, and the article holding member corresponding thereto is not worn.

Further, in this embodiment, the article holding member 1 is provided on both ends of the slide guide 12 on the support plate 30.
The magnets 18A and 18B of 4A and 14B are provided with magnets 18C and 18D that repel each other.
Magnets 19A of the article holding members 15A and 15B on both ends of the
Since the magnets 19C and 19D that repel each other are provided facing 19B, the following effects are obtained.

Each article holding member 14A, 14B, 15
The article holding habits (magnets 18A and 18C, magnets 18B and 18D, magnets 19A and 19C, magnets 19B and 19D) applied to A and 15B are the respective article holding members 1.
4A, 14B, 15A, 15B and the article fixture 10 are caused to act, and each pair of article holding members 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B are centered in the article fixture 10. The article 1 can be held in the article fixture 10 in a centering state. That is, when the article 1 gripped by an article insertion tool such as a robot is inserted into the article holding area 11, a pair of article holding members 14 is provided on each of both sides of the article holding area 11.
Each of A and 14B and 15A and 15B moves by an independent movement stroke so as to come into contact with the side surface of the article at the insertion position by the article holding habit. As a result, all four article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, 1
After 5B clamps the article, the article insertion tool releases the article,
Each of the article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B is centered in the article fixture 10 by the remaining power of the article holding habit, and as a result, the article 1 is held in the article fixture 10 by centering.

Further, in this embodiment, if the magnets 18C, 18D, 19C and 19D provided at both ends of the slide guides 12 and 13 on the support plate 30 are removed, the following effects are obtained.

Each article holding member 14A, 14B, 15
The article-holding habits (magnetic attraction forces of magnets 18A and 18B and magnets 19A and 19B) applied to A and 15B are made to act between the pair of article-holding members 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B, respectively. Article holding member 14 forming
By making A and 14B and 15A and 15B close to each other, the article 1 can be held at the insertion position in the article fixture 10. That is, when the article 1 gripped by the article input tool such as a robot is inserted into the article holding area 11,
A pair of article holding members 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B are provided on both sides of the article holding area 11 respectively.
Move by independent movement strokes so that each of them comes into contact with the side surface of the article at the insertion position by the article holding habit. As a result, all four article holding members 1
4A, 14B, 15A, 15B are articles 1 in the loading position
The object 1 is sandwiched between the slide guides 12 and 13 and becomes stationary by friction, and thereafter, even when the article inserter separates the article 1, the article 1 continues to be held at the above-mentioned insertion position to the article fixture 10. .

A pair of article holding members 14A and 14
B, 15A and 15B are brought into close proximity to each other by the article holding habit, and the pair of article holding members 14A and 14B,
Appropriate holding force depending on the size of the article 1 can be obtained by applying the magnetic attraction force of the magnets 18A and 18B and 19A and 19B provided at the positions of 15A and 15B facing each other. it can. That is, since the article 1 having a small cross section has a small bottom and is unstable, a large holding force is required. In this case, the article holding member 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B forming a pair sandwiches the article 1. The gap is small, the magnetic attraction force of both magnets is large, and a large clamping force is exerted on the article 1. On the other hand, since the large-section article 1 has a large bottom and is stable, a small holding force is sufficient, but in this case, the distance between the pair of article holding members 14A and 14B, 15A and 15B sandwiching the article 1 is large. However, the magnetic attraction force of both magnets is small and exerts a small clamping force on the article 1.

Hereinafter, a specific example of the tilting operation device that can tilt the support plate 30 in the article fixture 10 will be described.

In the tilt operating devices 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 of the following (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), the support in the article fixing tool 10 is to be carried out. Since the tilting operation device for tilting the plate 30 is installed in the conveyance line of the article fixture 10, it is not necessary to incorporate a complicated tilting operation device in the article fixture 10. Therefore, the article fixing device is simple, lightweight, and compact.

Further, in the tilting operation devices 110, 120 and 130 of the following (F), (G) and (H), the article fixture 10
Since the tilting operation device for tilting the support plate 30 therein is built in the article fixing tool 10, the article fixing tool 10 can be installed even on a conveyance line where the tilting operation device is not installed.
The article 1 therein can be tilted.

(A) Rail-type tilting operation device 60 (FIGS. 9 to 12) The tilting operation device 60 has a continuous rail 61 extending in the transfer line direction at the article processing station of the transfer line (FIG. 9). (B), (C)). A notch 10J that opens to the lower surface side is provided at the center of the left and right side walls 10C and 10D of the article fixture 10. The continuous rail 61 abuts the lower surface of the support plate 30 in the notch 10 </ b> J and exerts a tilting operation force when the article fixture 10 is moved by the transport conveyor 20, and the support plate 61 corresponds to the slope of the continuous rail 61. Thirty
Incline.

When the support plate 30 is tilted by the rail 61, the article holding members 14A and 14B are received by the tilt limiting rod 32 and the tilting ends thereof are regulated, and the magnets 18A in the article holding members 14A and 14B. The 18B and the tilt limiting rod 32 are attracted and held at the tilting end thereof.

On the other hand, in the tilting operation device 60, the tilting return rod 62 is extended to the side of the transfer line of the article processing station (FIG. 9 (B)). The tilt return rod 62 is installed on the exit side of the article tilting work position on the transport line, and is in the tilt position with the support plate 30.
The article holding member 14 is abutted against the upper part of the outer surface of 4A, 14B.
A tilt return force is applied to A and 14B to push in the tilt return direction. By the tilting return force applied by the tilting return rod 62, the magnets 18A, 18 inside the article holding members 14A, 14B.
The attraction between B and the tilt limiting rod 32 is separated, and the support plate 30 returns horizontally.

The external force for horizontally returning the support plate 30 is
Instead of the pushing force like the tilting return rod 62, the magnetic force may be used.

The tilting operation device 60 may be supported by an elevating device 63 as shown in FIG. 10, and its setting position, and eventually the maximum tilting angle given to the support plate 30, may be adjustable. At this time, the lifting device 63 is composed of a servomotor or a cylinder, and
Support the central part of. Both ends of the rail 61 have links 6
It is supported by slide guides 65 and 65 via 4 and 64.

FIG. 11 shows a filling / capping line using the article fixture 10. The article processing station of the transfer line has a filling machine 66 and a capping machine 67. Then, the tilting operation device 6 described above is installed in the transfer line.
It has 0. Reference numeral 69 denotes a constant-pitch rotary screw, which sandwiches both corners of the article fixing tool 10 along the carrying direction and provides a constant feeding interval defined by the screw 69 between the article fixing tools 10. That is, the filling / capping line operates as follows.

(1) The article 1 which is a necked container is a magnet 1
8A and 18B, article holding members 14A and 14B to which the article holding habit is applied, and article holding members 15A and 1A to which article holding habits are applied by the magnets 19A and 19B.
5B all four article holding members 14A, 14B, 15A,
It is held by 15B.

(2) When the article fixing tool 10 reaches the rail 61, the rail 61 enters the notch 10J of the article fixing tool 10, and the support plate 30 moves along the slope of the rail 61 to support the spindle 31.
And is tilted about the center of the article, and is held at a constant angle by the abutment between the article holding members 14A and 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32.

(3) In the above (2), the article holding member 14
A, 14B magnets 18A, 18B and tilt limiting rod 32
And are in a suction state, and the support plate 30 maintains a constant angle even if the rail 61 is removed. In this state, the article 1 is filled and capped by setting the inlet 1A in a bent state coaxially with the filling nozzle of the filling machine 66 and the capping chuck of the capping machine 67. 1B is a cap.

(4) When the article fixture 10 passes through the filling machine 66 and the capping machine 67 at the article tilting work position and reaches the side of the tilt return rod 62, the tilt return rod 62 is moved to the article holding members 14A, 14B. A tilting return force is applied to the magnets 18A, 18B in the article holding members 14A, 14B to separate the attraction between the tilt limiting rod 32, and the supporting plate 30 is horizontally returned.

FIG. 12 shows a cleaning line using the article fixture 10, and an air blower 68 is provided at the article processing station of the transfer line. This article 1
Is not a neck-bend container, but tilts the article 1 from a vertical state to a horizontal state in substantially the same manner as the above-mentioned filling / capping line, and sets the inlet 1A of the article 1 coaxial with the air blow device 68. Then, the inside of the article 1 is cleaned. Tilting operation of the support plate 30 by the article fixture 10,
The tilt-back operation is the same as in the filling / capping line described above.

(B) Magnet bar type tilting operation device 70 (see FIG. 1)
3) In the tilting operation device 70, the magnet bar 71 (permanent magnet or electromagnet) extends in the transfer line direction at the article processing station of the transfer line (FIGS. 13B and 13C). A notch 10J that opens to the lower surface side is provided at the center of the left and right side walls 10C and 10D of the article fixture 10.
The magnet bar 71 is used for the article fixture 1 by the conveyor 20.
During the movement of 0, a repulsive force (tilting operation force) is applied to the magnet 35 on the lower surface of the support plate 30 in the notch 10J (support plate 30).
The magnet 35 and the magnet bar 71 face the same magnetic pole), and the supporting plate 30 is tilted (FIG. 13B).

The support plate 30 tilted by the magnet bar 71 has its tilting end restricted by the tilt limiting rod 32, as in the tilting operation device 60, and the magnets 18A in the article holding members 14A, 14B, The 18B and the tilt limiting rod 32 are attracted and held at the tilting end thereof.

Further, the tilting operation device 70, similarly to the tilting operation device 60, holds the article at the exit side of the article tilting work position by the tilting return rod 72 extending to the side of the transfer line of the article processing station. A tilting return force is applied to the members 14A and 14B. By the tilting return force applied by the tilting return rod 72, the attraction between the magnets 18A and 18B in the article holding members 14A and 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32 is separated, and the supporting plate 30 is horizontally returned.

In place of the tilting return rod 72, the magnetic pole of the magnet bar 71 is provided on the exit side of the article tilting work position so that the magnet 35 can be used.
The magnetic pole may be set to the opposite pole. In this case, a suction force (tilt return force) is generated between the magnet bar 71 and the magnet 35, and this suction force causes the support plate 30 to return to the horizontal position.

(C) Push-up rod type tilting operation device 80
(FIG. 14) In the tilting operation device 80, a notch 66B is provided in the table 66A of the filling machine 66, and a push-up rod 81 is arranged below the filling station of the filling machine 66 (FIGS. 14A and 14B). )). When the article fixture 10 is placed on the table 66A and reaches the filling station, the push-up rod 81 penetrates and rises in the notch 66B from the lower side to the upper side, and exerts a push-up force (tilt operation force) on the support plate 30. The support plate 30 is tilted (FIG. 14 (A),
(B)).

The support plate 30 tilted by the push-up rod 81 has its tilting end restricted by the tilt limiting rod 32, and the magnets 18A in the article holding members 14A, 14B, as in the tilting operation device 60. The 18B and the tilt limiting rod 32 are attracted and held at the tilting end thereof.

Further, similarly to the tilting operation device 60, the tilting operation device 80 uses the tilting return rods 82 (or tilting return magnets) extending to the side of the transfer line of the filling processing station to move the article tilting work position. A tilting return force is applied to the article holding members 14A and 14B on the delivery side. Due to the tilting return force applied by the tilting return rod 82, the attraction between the magnets 18A and 18B in the article holding members 14A and 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32 is separated, and the support plate 30 is horizontally returned.

(D) Lifting rod type tilting operation device 90
(FIG. 15) In the tilting operation device 90, the pulling rod 91 is arranged above the filling station of the filling machine 66 (FIG. 15).
(A), (B)). The lifting rod 91 is a magnet 91A.
(Permanent magnet or electromagnet). When the article fixture 10 is placed on the table 66A and reaches the filling station, the pull-up rod 91 descends from the upper side to the lower side, and after being attracted to the magnets 19A and 19B of the article holding members 15A and 15B by the magnet 91A, The support plate 30 starts to rise and exerts a pulling force (tilting operation force) on the support plate 30 to
Tilt 0 (FIGS. 15 (A) and 15 (B)).

The support plate 30 tilted by the pulling rod 91 has its tilting end restricted by the tilt limiting rod 32, and the magnets 18A in the article holding members 14A, 14B, as in the tilting operation device 60. The 18B and the tilt limiting rod 32 are attracted and held at the tilting end thereof.

Further, similarly to the tilting operation device 60, the tilting operation device 90 uses the tilting return rod 92 (or the tilting return magnet) extending to the side of the transport line of the filling processing station to move the article tilting work position. A tilting return force is applied to the article holding members 14A and 14B on the delivery side. By the tilting return force applied by the tilting return rod 92, the attraction between the magnets 18A, 18B in the article holding members 14A, 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32 is separated, and the support plate 30 returns to the horizontal position.

(E) Repulsion magnet type tilting operation device 100 (see FIG.
6) The tilting operation device 100 is provided with the repulsion magnet 101 (permanent magnet or electromagnet) on the table 66A of the filling machine 66 (FIGS. 16A and 16B). When the article fixture 10 is placed on the table 66A, the repulsive magnet 101 exerts a repulsive force (tilting operation force) on the magnet 35 on the lower surface of the support plate 30 (support plate 3).
The magnet 35 of 0 and the repulsion magnet 101 face the same magnetic pole), and the supporting plate 30 is tilted (FIG. 16).
(A), (B)).

The support plate 30 tilted by the repulsion magnet 101 is the same as in the tilting operation device 60.
The tilt end is restricted by the tilt limiting rod 32, and the magnets 18A and 18B in the article holding members 14A and 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32 are attracted and held at the tilt end.

Further, the tilting operation device 100 is similar to the tilting operation device 60 in that the tilting return rod 102 (or tilting return magnet) extending to the exit side of the filling machine 66 is used.
Thus, the article holding member 14 is provided on the exit side of the article tilting work position.
A tilting return force is applied to A and 14B. Due to the tilting return force applied by the tilting return rod 102, the article holding member 14
Magnets 18A and 18B in A and 14B and tilt limiting rod 3
The attraction with 2 is separated, and the support plate 30 returns horizontally.

Instead of the tilt return rod 102, the magnetic pole of the repulsion magnet 101 made of an electromagnet may be set to the opposite pole to the magnetic pole of the magnet 35 at the exit side of the article tilting work position. In this case, an attractive force (tilt return force) is generated between the repulsive magnet 101 and the magnet 35, and this attractive force causes the support plate 30 to return to the horizontal position.

(F) Tilt operation device 110 with built-in repulsion magnet
(FIG. 17) The tilting operation device 110 incorporates a repulsion magnet 111 in the lower portion of the support plate 30 in the article fixture 10 (FIG. 17).
(A), (B), (C), (D)). Repulsion magnet 111
Is supported by a slide bar 113 slidably supported in support holes 112 provided on the left and right side walls 10C, 10D of the article fixture 10, and is slid to the left and right by a pushing device (not shown) to be supported. Magnet 35 on the lower surface of plate 30
It is set to be switched between a standby position which does not face to and a tilting operation position which faces to. The pushing device of the slide bar 113 may be built in the article fixing tool 10 or may be installed on the transport line side.

When the article fixture 10 reaches the article tilting work position in the article processing station of the transfer line, the repulsion magnet 111 is set to the above-described tilting operation position, and the repulsive force (tilt) is exerted on the magnet 35 on the lower surface of the support plate 30. (Operation force) to tilt the support plate 30 (FIG. 17C).

The support plate 30 tilted by the repulsive magnet 111 is the same as in the tilting operation device 60.
The tilt end is restricted by the tilt limiting rod 32, and the magnets 18A and 18B in the article holding members 14A and 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32 are attracted and held at the tilt end.

Further, similarly to the tilting operation device 60, the tilting operation device 110 uses the tilting return rod 114 (or the tilting return magnet) extending to the side of the transfer line of the article processing station to move the article tilting work position. A tilting return force is applied to the article holding members 14A and 14B on the delivery side. By the tilting return force applied by the tilting return rod 114, the attraction between the magnets 18A and 18B in the article holding members 14A and 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32 is separated, and the support plate 30 is horizontally returned.

When the repulsion magnet 111 is composed of an electromagnet, the repulsion magnet 111 may be fixedly installed in the article fixture 10 at a tilting operation position facing the magnet 35 of the support plate 30. . In this case, the support plate 30 is maintained horizontal by demagnetizing the electromagnet, and the support plate 30 is tilted by exciting the magnetic pole of the magnet 111 facing the magnet 35 so as to be a repulsive magnetic pole with respect to the magnet 35.
By exciting the magnetic pole of the magnet 111 facing the magnet 5 so as to be an attraction magnetic pole for the magnet 35, a tilting return force is exerted on the support plate 30 to horizontally return the support plate 30.

(G) Cylinder built-in tilt operation device 120
(FIG. 18) The tilting operation device 120 incorporates an air cylinder 121 in a lower portion of the support plate 30 in the article fixture 10 (FIG. 1).
8 (A), (B)). The cylinder 121 is the article fixture 10.
And the support plate 30 are pin-supported. An air port 122 connected to the cylinder 121 is provided on the front side wall 10A of the article fixture 10, and an air supply device that can be connected to the air port 122 is installed on the entry side of the article tilting work position in the article processing station of the transfer line. , Air port 1 on the outlet side
An air discharge device for opening the check valve in 22 is installed.

When the article fixture 10 reaches the entry side of the article tilting work position in the article processing station of the transfer line, the air cylinder 121 is moved from the air supply device to the air port 1.
Air is supplied via 22 to extend and exert a thrusting force (tilting operation force) on the support plate 30 to tilt the support plate 30 (FIG. 18B).

The supporting plate 30 tilted by the cylinder 121 has its tilting end restricted by the tilt limiting rod 32, and is held at the tilting end by maintaining the extension of the cylinder 121. The cylinder 121 holds the air supplied by the check valve in the air port 122 and maintains the expansion.

Further, in the cylinder 121, on the exit side of the article tilting work position, the check valve in the air port 122 is opened and contracted by the air discharging device, and a pulling down force (tilting return force) is exerted on the support plate 30. , The support plate 30 is returned horizontally.

(H) Tilt Operating Device 130 with Built-in Air Bag (FIG. 19) The tilt operating device 130 has an air bag 131 built in below the support plate 30 of the article fixing tool 10 (FIG. 19).
(A), (B)). An air port 132 connected to the air bag 131 is provided on the front side wall 10A of the article fixture 10, and an air supply device that can be connected to the air port 132 is installed at the entry side of the article tilting work position in the article processing station of the transfer line. Has been done.

When the article fixture 10 reaches the entry side of the article tilting work position in the article processing station of the transfer line, the air bag 131 is inflated by being supplied with air from the air supply device through the air port 132, and the support plate is then supported. A thrusting force (tilting operation force) is applied to 30 to tilt the support plate 30 (FIG. 19 (B)).

The supporting plate 30 tilted by the air bladder 131 has its tilting end restricted by the tilt limiting rod 32, as in the tilting operation device 60, and the magnets 18A in the article holding members 14A, 14B, The 18B and the tilt limiting rod 32 are attracted and held at the tilting end thereof.

Further, similarly to the tilting operation device 60, the tilting operation device 130 is provided with a tilting return rod 133 (or a tilting return magnet) extending to the side of the transfer line of the article processing station so that the tilting operation position of the article tilting work position is adjusted. A tilting return force is applied to the article holding members 14A and 14B on the delivery side. By the tilting return force applied by the tilting return rod 133, the attraction between the magnets 18A and 18B in the article holding members 14A and 14B and the tilt limiting rod 32 is separated, and the support plate 30 is horizontally returned.

In the tilt operation device 130, as in the tilt operation device 120, a check valve is provided in the air port 132 to open the check valve on the outlet side of the article tilting work position. The device may be installed. In this case, the bulge of the air bladder 131 is maintained by the presence of the check valve in the air port 132 to hold the support plate 30 in the tilted position,
After that, the check valve is opened by the air discharge device to open the air bag 13
The support plate 30 can be horizontally returned by contracting 1 and applying a pull-down force (tilt return force) to the support plate 30.

Further, the tilting operation device 130 includes the air bag 13
Alternatively, an accordion type air bag as shown in FIG. 19C may be used.

[0103]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the article held in the article fixture is tilted, the tilting driving force can be made small and the article processing equipment and the like can be made compact. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of an article fixing device, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a side view, and (C) is CC.
It is sectional drawing which follows the line.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a usage state of the article fixing device, (A) is an upright state diagram, (B) is an inclined state diagram,
(C) is a tilt angle adjustment state view, (D) is a perspective view.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing a release operation magnet device for an article holding member, FIG. 3A is an external view, FIG. 3B is an article holding state diagram, and FIG. 3C is an article releasing state diagram.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a release operation cam device for an article holding member, (A) is an external view, (B) is an article holding state diagram, and (C) is an article releasing state diagram.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a guide type transport device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a magnet type transport device.

7A and 7B are schematic views showing an article loading state in which the center of an upright article is aligned with the center of an article fixing tool, FIG. 7A is a plan view, and FIG. 7B is a positive view along line BB. Sectional view showing the standing state,
(C) is a state diagram in which (B) is inclined.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an article loading state in which the center of the inlet of an inclined article is aligned with the center of the article fixture;
(A) is a plan view, (B) is a cross-sectional view showing an upright state along the line BB, and (C) is a state view in which (B) is inclined.

9A and 9B are schematic diagrams showing a rail type tilting operation device, FIG. 9A being an upright state diagram, FIG. 9B being an inclination state diagram, and FIG.
[Fig. 3] is a schematic plan view of (B).

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a lifting rail.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a filling / capping line.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a cleaning line.

FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing a magnet bar type tilting operation device, (A) is an upright state diagram, (B) is an inclined state diagram,
(C) is a schematic plan view of (B).

14A and 14B are schematic diagrams showing a push-up rod type tilting operation device, FIG. 14A being an upright state diagram and FIG. 14B being an inclination state diagram.

15A and 15B are schematic views showing a pulling rod type tilting operation device, FIG. 15A is an upright state diagram, and FIG. 15B is a tilting state diagram.

16A and 16B are schematic diagrams showing a repulsion magnet type tilting operation device, FIG. 16A being an upright state diagram and FIG. 16B being an inclination state diagram.

FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing a tilt operation device with a built-in repulsion magnet, (A) is a cross-sectional view showing an upright state along the line BB, (B) is a plan view of (A), (C) is a state diagram in which (A) is inclined, and (D) is a schematic plan view of (C).

18A and 18B are schematic diagrams showing a tilt operation device with a built-in cylinder; FIG. 18A is an upright state diagram, and FIG. 18B is an inclined state diagram.

19A and 19B are schematic views showing a tilt operation device with a built-in air bag, where FIG. 19A is an upright view, FIG. 19B is a tilt view, and FIG. 19C is an example of using an accordion air bag. It is an inclination state figure shown.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 article 10 article fixing tool 11 article holding area 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B article holding member 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 tilting operation device 110, 120, 130 tilting operation device

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An article fixing device in which an article holding section provided on an article fixing tool can hold an article, wherein the article holding section is provided on a supporting member, and the supporting member is tiltably supported on the article fixing tool. An article fixing device characterized by: 2. An article tilting machine using the article fixing device according to claim 1, wherein tilting operation means is installed in a conveying means of the article fixing tool, and the supporting member can be tilted by the tilting operation means. A product tilting machine. 3. An article tilting machine using the article fixing device according to claim 1, wherein tilting operation means is built in the article fixing tool, and the supporting member can be tilted by the tilting operation means. Tilting machine.