JPH075067Y2 - Arrangement device for confectionery - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to an arrangement device for confectionery and the like. More specifically, the confectionery placed on a circulating conveyor and fed in a single file is located downstream. The present invention relates to a device for continuously transferring and arranging one by one on a receiving surface.

(Prior Art) An example of a conventional device used for such a purpose is shown in FIG. In the figure, 11 is a confectionery a, a, ...
A circulation conveyor for feeding in the direction of the arrow, 12 is a pusher for pushing out the confectionery arranged on the circulation conveyor 1 in the direction of arrow B all at once, and 13 is a row of the confectionery transferred by the pusher 2. It is a wide conveyor for carrying in the direction of arrow C.

However, in this conventional method, the confectionery a on the circulation conveyor 11 is
It is unreasonable to move all of them to the conveyor 13 all at once. That is, this method does not cause much problem when the confectionery a is a relatively hard molded product, but the confectionery a
Is a soft and easily deformable confectionery, the surface shape of the confectionery may be deformed during the transfer operation, or a flaw may occur, which may significantly reduce the commercial value of the confectionery. is there. If the bottom surface of the confectionery a is soft, the bottom surface of the confectionery adheres to the conveyor placed before the transfer operation, and the outer surface of the bottom surface of the confectionery is peeled off by forcibly laterally pushing. Things can happen.

Furthermore, the confectionery a to be conveyed has a directional shape such as a rectangle or an oval,
Moreover, when it is necessary to convey the sheets in a state in which they are aligned in a certain direction, the above-mentioned conventional method causes disorder in the arrangement, and the desired result cannot be achieved.

Other conventional techniques include those described in JP-A-58-224903 and JP-A-59-36031. First, in JP-A-58-224903, a technique of transferring and arranging food items to a lower conveyor by a stretchable conveyor belt is disclosed, but since the transfer operation is performed simultaneously for each row, For example, it is difficult to apply it to Japanese sweets whose shape is easily lost, and since the arrangement mode is limited to a row that is orthogonal to the conveyor moving direction, there is a problem that the range of application work is extremely narrowed. Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-36031 discloses a technique for sorting articles by swiveling and advancing and retracting a conveyor tip along a horizontal straight line. Due to the above restrictions, both the turning range and the advancing / retreating range are limited to a very small range, and cannot be called a device that can distribute an item to a desired position.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art. Transfer of confectionery or the like sent in a single file to a receiving surface on the downstream side while stationary or moving. The squeezing operation is performed in a very reasonable manner, so that it is possible to select an arbitrary transfer position on the receiving surface and without causing flaws or deformation of relatively soft confectionery. In addition, it is possible to provide an array device that can be applied without anxiety, and that can transport a product that has a directional shape without being disturbed by sustaining a certain direction. It was done for the purpose.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides, as means for solving the above problems,
In a device that continuously transfers confectionery etc. that are sent on a circulation conveyor in a single column to the receiving surface located on the downstream side one by one, in the vicinity of the delivery end part that contacts the receiving surface of the circulation conveyor A sensor for detecting proximity is provided, and the delivery end portion is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the circulation conveyor with respect to the receiving surface in response to a delivery operation of confectionery or the like while continuing to circulate the conveyor based on a command from the sensor. Along with the expansion / contraction device of the circulating conveyor that can be moved forward or backward by a desired length, the circulating conveyor including the expansion / contraction device is rotatably supported by the rotating shaft vertically provided at the upstream side of the conveyor. By enabling the revolving conveyor to swivel at a desired angle around the swivel axis based on a command from the sensor, the maximum stretchable length of the stretching device and Characterized in that allowed the ERROR such confections for any position in the region specified by the maximum turning angle.

(Embodiment) Next, an embodiment of an arrangement device for confectionery and the like according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a feeding conveyor, 2 is a circulating conveyor, 3 is a receiving conveyor, and the feeding conveyor 1 carries the confectionery a, runs in the direction of arrow P, and transfers it onto the circulating conveyor 2. The transferred confectionery is placed on the circulation conveyor 2 and sent in the direction of arrow Q, and transferred from the delivery end portion thereof onto the reception conveyor 3.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a sensor, which is provided in the vicinity of the delivery end portion of the circulation conveyor 2, adjusts the transfer timing by detecting the proximity of the confectionery coming from the upstream side toward the delivery end portion, and Command length adjustment. 5 is a telescopic device, which is based on a command from the sensor 4
It is for adjusting the length of. Although various means have been used for adjusting the length of the circulating conveyor,
The illustrated example shows an example in which one form of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 63-4095 is used. That is, FIG. 2 and FIG.
The details of this adjusting device are shown, in which the excess portion of the belt caused by the shortening of the path is absorbed by the horizontal movement of the idle pulley 2a. 2b is a motor for circulating the conveyor, and 2c is a motor for adjusting the length of the conveyor. Reference numeral 6 denotes a revolving shaft for automatically revolving the circulating conveyor 2 including the expansion / contraction device 5 over the angle θ shown in FIG. That is, it is possible to place the confectionery a at an arbitrary point on the receiving conveyor 3 by making full use of the expansion / contraction function and the turning function provided for the circulation conveyor 2 based on the command from the sensor 4.

FIG. 1 shows an example in which the confectionery a is arranged in a row of four pieces. That is, the platoon is set in a direction that is exactly orthogonal to the traveling direction of the receiving conveyor 3, and the interval between the front and rear rows is p. Further, the turning angle of the circulating conveyor 2 between the confectioneries arranged at both ends of the line is θ, and the total length thereof is shortened from L ₁ to L ₂ .

FIG. 4 shows a different embodiment, and in this example, an example in which the position of the turning shaft 6 is arranged immediately above the receiving conveyor 3 is shown.
Therefore, the cantilever 7 for supporting the circulation conveyor 2 and the expansion / contraction device 5 as a unit so as to be rotatable is necessary, and the support shaft 8 for supporting the cantilever 7 from the ground portion is necessary.

Further, in this example, as a result, similar to the example of FIG. 1,
A procedure for obtaining an arrangement result in which the row of confectionery a is exactly orthogonal to the traveling direction of the receiving conveyor 3 is shown.
As a mode of transfer on the way, an example is shown in which transfer is performed in the inclination direction as shown in the figure. That is, the order of transfer is a ₁ , a ₂ , a ₃ , a ₄
However, in practice, an example that requires such an arrangement order is required. In this case, the fifth confectionery is used in the device of the present invention at position a _{5 in} the figure. It is easy to place it on the machine, and this is also a feature of the proposed device.However, in the case of the conventional device, in this case, it would be located at position a ₅ ′, and it would not be possible to place it at position a _5. Is. This causes a wasteful space between a ₁ and a ₅ ′, and in the case of confectionery, there is a loss that makes the subsequent processing steps inefficient.

FIG. 5 shows a further different embodiment. In this embodiment, the receiving surface located on the downstream side of the circulating conveyor 2 is not the receiving conveyor as in the above-mentioned embodiments but a top plate rack that circulates vertically. An example is shown. In the figure,
Reference numeral 9 denotes a top rack, which is circulated from below to above by a chain 10 and a confectionery transfer arrangement is performed by a circulation conveyor 2 at a specific position therebetween. The circulation conveyor 2 according to the present invention can freely rotate around the swivel axis at the same time as the delivery end is expanded / contracted, so that it is very easy to automate the arrangement operation for the top rack, which could not be realized by the conventional device. be able to.

Further, it is possible to arrange the confectionery directly on the top plate of each layer of the fixed type rack by providing the circulating conveyor 2 with means for moving the top and bottom. Nor.

(Effect of the Invention) Since the arrangement device for confectionery and the like according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to transfer the confectionery or the like fed in the single-row column on the receiving surface on the downstream side while stationary or moving. , So that it can be performed in a very reasonable manner, so that it is possible to select any transfer position on the receiving surface, and without worrying about scratching or deforming relatively soft confectionery etc. Can be applied. In addition, even for products with a directional shape, it is possible to arrange in the correct state without sustaining a certain direction and disturbing this, and many excellent effects that cannot be realized with conventional devices. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an operation mode of an embodiment of the device of the present invention,
2 is a plan view of a main part of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, FIG. 4 is a plan view of another embodiment of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a further embodiment of the device of the present invention. Perspective view of
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an example of a conventional device. 1 ... Sending conveyor, 2 ... Circulating conveyor, 3 ... Receiving conveyor, 4 ... Sensor, 5 ... Telescopic device, 6 ... Swivel axis, 7 ... Cantilever, 8 ... Supporting axis, 9 …… Top plate rack, 10 …… Chien.

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device for continuously transferring, one by one, confectionery or the like, which is placed on a circulation conveyor and fed in a single column, onto a receiving surface located on the downstream side one by one. A sensor for detecting the proximity of confectionery, etc. is provided in the vicinity, and the delivery end portion is circulated to the receiving surface according to the delivery operation of the confectionery, etc. while the circulation of the conveyor is continued based on the instruction from the sensor. A revolving conveyor expansion / contraction device that enables forward / backward movement of a desired length along the longitudinal direction is attached, and a revolving conveyor including the expansion / contraction device is swung by a swivel shaft vertically installed at a position upstream of the conveyor. By supporting it as much as possible and enabling the circulation conveyor to rotate at a desired angle around the rotation axis based on the command from the sensor, Sequences device such as confectionery, characterized in that allowed the ERROR such confections for any position in the region specified by the Chijimicho and the maximum possible pivot angle.