JPH0726266B2 - Package stock equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a package stock device, and more particularly to a package stock device having an improved stock case structure.

[Prior Art] In general, it is known that a winder-up package or the like is temporarily stocked before being supplied to a next process such as a twisting process.

FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 show a conventional package stock device. As shown in the figure, the package stock device 1 includes a stock case 3 that defines a space for storing the package 2, a supply conveyor 5 that transfers the package 2 to a supply port 4 on the front side of the case 3, and the supply. A plurality of package mounting shelves 7 for receiving the package 2 from the conveyor 5 and sequentially moving up and down in the case 3 to the back side by the endless chain 6 and stocking the package 2 in the meantime, and the back side of the case 3 Outlet 8
The discharge conveyor 9 that receives the package 2 from the above-mentioned shelf 7 and transfers it to the next step.

Specifically, the endless chain 6 is an annular chain provided in a mountain shape through seven sprockets 10 and circulated. The endless chain 6 has a cross-section for mounting the package 2 thereon. A plurality of package mounting shelves 7 each having a V shape are provided at equal intervals.

Reference numeral 11 in the figure is an overhead conveyor for carrying the package 2 onto the supply conveyor 5.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, before supplying the package 2 such as the above winder to the package stock device 1 or after stocking it in the package stock device 1, it is possible to stabilize the quality, improve the quality, and twist the package 2. In order to stop it, for example, a large number of packages 2 are accommodated in a carriage (not shown),
The trolley was transferred to a separate steam treatment tank (not shown) and left for a certain period of time for steam setting.

Therefore, since the stock of the package 2 and the steam treatment are separate processes, they are batch processes, and there is a problem that the processing time is long.

In particular, when the steam treatment of a plurality of types of packages 2 is performed, the adverse effect is great.

In view of the problems as described above, the present invention enables the stock processing of the package and the steam processing to be continuously processed to shorten the processing time, and at the same time, the package which can easily cope with the steam processing of the packages of a plurality of types. The purpose is to provide a stock device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a case for storing a package, which is provided with a supply port for storing the package and a discharge port for storing the package, while connecting a humidification duct. , A plurality of package mounting shelves that circulate between the supply port and the discharge port via an endless chain, and control that controls the stock time of the package according to the yarn information of the package received from the supply port A device is provided.

[Operation] The packages are sequentially supplied from the supply port onto the package mounting shelf, circulate in the case by the endless chain, and are stocked in the case until they are discharged from the discharge port.

At that time, steam is supplied from the humidification duct to the inside of the case. As a result, the packages in the moving circulation are stocked and processed at the same time. Further, new packages are successively supplied to the above-mentioned shelf, so that continuous processing is possible and the processing time is shortened.

Further, the control means controls the stock time of the package according to the yarn information (eg, product type, count, diameter, etc.) of the package placed on each loading shelf. In other words, by placing multiple types of packages on each loading shelf separately for each type and adjusting the circulation speed or number of cycles of the endless chain according to each type of package, the stock time is controlled. It is possible to easily process a plurality of products.

[Embodiment] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the space for accommodating the package 2 of the package stock device 20 of the present invention is defined by a hollow cuboid stock case 3. A steam supply means 21 is provided on the upper wall portion of the case 3. The steam supply means 21 is a humidification duct connected to a steam generator (not shown) in this embodiment.
The case 22 is attached by opening the upper wall of the case 3. A damper 23 for adjusting the amount of steam flowing inside is attached to the inside of the humidification duct 22 so as to be openable and closable, and the damper driving device 24 is connected to a control device 25 formed by a microcomputer or the like. In this embodiment, the humidification duct 22 is used as the steam supply means 21, but a humidifier may be provided on the upper wall portion of the case 3. Further, temperature and humidity sensors 26 for detecting the temperature and humidity inside the case 3 humidified by the humidifying duct 22 are provided at the upper and lower four corners of the case 3, and these sensors 26 are provided in the controller 25, respectively. It is connected. In this embodiment, the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor are combined and used as an integrated sensor, but they may be provided separately, and the number and installation position of them are the same as those of the case 3. It is set appropriately according to the size. And
On both sides of the case 3, there are provided endless chains 6 each having an annular chain formed in a mountain shape through seven sprockets 10 so as to circulate. One of the sprockets 10 is equipped with a sprocket driving device (not shown). A plurality of package mounting shelves 7 for mounting the packages 2 are mounted on the endless chains 6 provided on both sides of the case 3.
Are installed by hanging. This package shelf 7
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, is composed of a hanging portion 27 for hanging the mounting shelf 7 on the endless chain 6 and a mounting portion 28 for mounting the package 2. There is. The hanging part 27 is a straight hanging body 29 and this hanging body
It is composed of a trapezoidal widening member 30 projecting on both lower sides of 29. At the center of the upper part of the suspension body 29, a mounting pin 31 for mounting the suspension part 27 on the endless chain 6 is provided.
Is formed so as to face the side wall of the case 3. Also,
A mark chip 32 indicating the type, count, diameter, etc. of the package 2 placed on the placing shelf 7 is attached to the front side of the case above the hanging body 29. Further, a fulcrum hole 33 is formed on the front side of the widening member 30, and an engagement pin 34 is formed on the rear side thereof so as to face the inside of the case 3. The placing portion 28 includes a shelf member 35 having a V-shaped cross section for placing the package 2, and a supporting member 36 for attaching the shelf member 35 to the hanging portion 27. There is. The length L of the case 3 in the longitudinal direction is determined by the length l of the shelf member 35 in the longitudinal direction.
Is determined by the number of columns of the packages 2 placed at one time. The supporting member 36 is provided flush with both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shelf member 35, and a fulcrum pin 37 inserted into the fulcrum hole 33 of the hanging portion 27 is provided on the front side thereof, and the fulcrum pin 37 is provided on the rear side thereof. A cutout portion 38 that engages with the engagement pin 34 of the hanging portion 27 is formed. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the placing portion 28 is attached to the hanging portion 27 in a state of being sandwiched, and as shown in FIG. 7, the placing portion 28 has the notch with the fulcrum pin 37 as the pivot fulcrum. When the portion 38 is disengaged from the engagement pin 34, it is rotated toward the front side of the case 3.

In addition, the case 3 is attached to the upper part on the front side of the case 3.
A supply port 39 for supplying the package 2 is formed therein, and a discharge port 40 for discharging the package 2 from the case 3 is provided in the lower part. That is, the outlet
The numeral 40 is formed near the rear side of the supply port 39 in the traveling direction D of the endless chain 6. These outlets
39 and 40 are opening width S larger than the diameter R of the package 2 above.
And has an opening length W larger than the length 1 of the shelf member 28 of the package mounting shelf 7. In the present embodiment, the supply port 39 and the discharge port 40 are provided on the same side of the case 3 and are close to each other with a shelf-hanging pitch P of about two shelves of the above-mentioned mounting shelf 7. Is provided. Also, the third
As shown in the figure, the inlet / outlet doors 39 and 40 are each provided with an opening / closing door 4
1, 42 are rotatably installed, and each door drive device 4
3,44 are connected to the control device 25. The supply port 39 is provided with a supply conveyor 45 for transferring the package 2 such as winder up to the supply port 39. Further, the discharge port 40 is provided with a discharge conveyor 46 facing this, for transferring the packages 2 stocked in the case 3 from the discharge port 40 to the next process such as a twisting process. Further, on the front wall of the case 3 above the supply port 39, there is provided a mark sensor 47 for facing the inside of the case 3 and reading the mark / chip 32 attached to the hanging portion 27 of the package mounting shelf 7. The sensor 47 is connected to the control device 25. Incidentally, two mark sensors 47 may be additionally provided on the discharge port 40 side. In the vicinity of the discharge port 40 in the case 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8, the mounting portion 28 of the package mounting shelf 7 is connected to the case 3 by using the fulcrum pin 37 as a rotation fulcrum. A shelf pusher 48 serving as a driving means for rotating the front side is provided. For this shelf pusher 48, for example, a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder is adopted, and the piston rod 49 of this cylinder pushes up the back side of the shelf member 35 from below and is connected to the control device 25. .

An overhead conveyor 11 for loading the package 2 such as a winder up onto the supply conveyor 45 is provided on the front side of the supply conveyor 45 such as a winder. The delivery from the overhead conveyor 11 to the supply conveyor 45 is performed by tilting the guide plate 51 provided in the conveyor box 50 toward the supply conveyor 45 side. On the supply conveyor 45 side of the conveyor box 50, the package 2 is supplied from the inside of the conveyor box 50 to the supply conveyor 45.
Opening and closing gates that open and close the side walls to carry one by one
52 are provided. Further, a stopper 53 is provided at the edge of the supply conveyor 45 to prevent the package 2 carried in from the overhead conveyor 11 from rolling down. Above overhead conveyor 11
When the package 2 carried in from the above is located at the position of the stopper 53, the opening / closing gate 52 is closed so that the next package 2 is put on standby in the conveyor box 50. When the package 2 moves on the supply conveyor 45 from the position, the package 2 that has been waiting is opened to be loaded.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
Immediately before the supply port 39 of the package 45, as described above, the packages 2 are sequentially transferred on the supply conveyor 45, and only the packages 2 mounted on the package mounting shelf 7 are supplied to the supply port 39. A package pusher 54 is provided for feeding the group of packages 2 to the above-mentioned shelf 7 at a time when the packages 2 are cascaded immediately before. This pusher 54
Has a V-shaped cross section, and has a rotating shaft 55 at its upper end. This rotating shaft 55 is the control device
By being rotated by a shaft driving device 56 connected to 25, the push-out piece 57 of the pusher 54 supplies the plurality of packages 2 to the above-mentioned shelf 7 at a time. The length d of the pusher 54 in the longitudinal direction is equal to the length l of the shelf member 35 in the longitudinal direction.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

When the package 2 is stocked in the package stocking device 20 of the present invention, the damper driving device 24 is driven by the control device 25 to open the damper 23 of the humidification duct 22 to supply the steam into the stock case 3. The temperature and humidity in the case 3 are detected by the temperature and humidity sensors 26 provided at the upper and lower four corners of the case 3, and the detection signals are input to the control device 26, whereby the control device 25 causes the damper to move. The opening of 23 is set and adjusted. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the package 2 transferred from the winder or the like on the overhead conveyor 11 falls on the tilting plate 51, and due to the tilt, it is carried in from the inside of the conveyor box 50 to the above-mentioned supply conveyor 45. It The opening / closing gate 52 provided in the conveyor box 45 is opened when the package 2 is loaded from the box 50 onto the supply conveyor 45, and is closed immediately after that. The stopper 53 provided on the supply conveyor 45 prevents the package 2 from rolling off the supply conveyor 45 during the loading. While the package 2 is located at the position of the stopper 53, the opening / closing gate 52 is closed and the next package 2 is waiting in the conveyor box 50. When the package 2 at the position of the stopper 53 moves on the supply conveyor 45, the opening / closing gate
52 is opened and the waiting package 2 is carried into the supply conveyor 45 from the inside of the conveyor box 50. In this way, when the packages 2 are sequentially transferred on the supply conveyor 45 and the packages 2 just mounted on the package mounting shelves 7 are cascaded immediately before the supply port 39, As shown in the figure, the axis drive device 56 is driven by the control device 25, and the package pusher is
The rotating shaft 55 provided at the upper end of 54 is rotated so that the pushing piece 57 pushes out the group of packages 2 at one time and supplies the package 2 onto the placing shelf 7. When the package 2 is supplied onto the placing shelf 7, the opening / closing door 41 provided in the supply port 39 is opened by the door drive device 43 driven by the control device 25 as shown in FIG. It is designed to be closed immediately after the supply of the package 2 is completed. As a result, the steam in the case 3 does not leak to the outside and changes in temperature and humidity are reduced. The mounting shelf 7 on which the group of packages 2 is mounted is circularly moved while sequentially moving up and down in the case 3 by an endless chain 6 formed in a mountain shape. A plurality of package mounting shelves 7 are attached to the endless chain 6, and a plurality of packages 2 are sequentially mounted on the respective mounting shelves 7 and circulated in the case 3. Then, the casing 3 is circulated about one round to reach the placing shelf 7 on which the package 2 is placed at the discharge port 40. That is, the stock of the packages 2 and the steam treatment are simultaneously performed during the cyclic movement, and new packages 2 are successively supplied to the above-mentioned shelf 7, so that continuous treatment becomes possible and the processing time becomes longer. It will be shortened. By the way, in this embodiment, the package 2 is placed on the above-mentioned shelf 7, and the mark sensor provided above the supply port 39 immediately after the package 2 is moved.
47 reads the mark chip 32 attached to the hanging part 27 of the above-mentioned shelf 7. As a result, the type, count, diameter, etc. of the package 2 placed on the placing shelf 7 are read, and the read signal is input to the controller 25. Therefore, when the package 2 is supplied onto the shelf 7, the mark / chip 32 and the package 2 are supplied so that the types, counts, diameters, and the like of the packages match. For example, each mounting shelf 7
Place multiple types of packages 2 separately on each type,
If the mark chip 32 is read by the mark sensor 47 and the circulating movement time or the number of circulating movements is adjusted by the controller 25 according to the package 2 of each type, it is possible to easily deal with steam treatment of a plurality of types. It is a thing.

Then, when the package mounting shelf 7 for which steam processing has been completed arrives at the discharge port 40, the control device 25 drives the shelf pusher 48. Then, as shown in FIG.
The shelf pusher 48 is the shelf member 35 of the package mounting shelf 7.
The rear side of the mounting shelf 7 of the mounting shelf 7 is pushed up from below.
Rotates toward the front side of the case 3 with the fulcrum pin 37 as a fulcrum, and the group of packages 2 placed on the placing shelf 7 is discharged onto the discharging conveyor 46 at a time. It At that time, the opening / closing door 42 provided in the discharge port 40 is opened by driving the door driving device 44 by the control device 25, and is closed immediately after the discharge of the package 2 is completed. There is. As a result, as described above, the steam in the case 3 does not leak to the outside, and changes in temperature and humidity are reduced. Then, the package 2 discharged onto the discharge conveyor 46 is transferred to the next process such as the twisting process.

Further, in the package 2 processed as described above, even if the steam concentration in the case 3 is nonuniform, the influence of the endless tune 6 circulating in the case 3 is reduced.

[Effects of the Invention] In summary, according to the present invention, it is possible to continuously process the stock of the package and the steam treatment, the processing time can be shortened, and the steam treatment of the packages of a plurality of types can be easily dealt with. It has an excellent effect that it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the package stock apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of the package stock apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the package stock apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a package placing shelf adopted in the package stock apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a side view showing a hanging member of the package placing shelf, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a placing member of the shelf, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state of discharging a package from the package stock device of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a pusher adopted in the package stock device of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a package supply state to the package stock device of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a conventional package stock device, and FIG. 11 is a conventional package stock device. It is a side view. In the figure, 2 is a package, 3 is a case, 6 is an endless chain, 7 is a package mounting shelf, 20 is a package stock device, 21 is a steam supply means, 25 is a control device, 39 is a supply port, 40 is a discharge port. is there.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A case for accommodating a package is provided with a humidifying duct, a supply port for accommodating the package, and a discharge port for discharging the package, and an endless chain between the supply port and the discharge port in the case. A package stocking device, characterized in that a plurality of package loading shelves that circulate through the package are provided, and a control device that controls the stock time of the package according to the yarn information of the package received from the supply port is provided.