JPH0761550A - Conveyance unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a conveyance unit which increases the degree of freedom of a route design and makes a substance to be conveyed hardly broken by providing an extension part in a direction crossing the direction of a pin at right angles so that the sprocket of a rotary shaft in a direction different from the direction of the rotary shaft of the sprocket geared with a coupled link part is geared. CONSTITUTION:A conveyance unit is formed in a direction crossing the direction of a pin P, through which link parts 2 to be interlinked are intercoupled, at right angles. An extension part 7 is provided far being geared with the sprocket 6 of the rotary shaft in a direction different from the rotary shaft of a sprocket 5 geared with the link part 2. Thus, both drive in a plane in the same direction as that of a conventional arts and drive in a plane in a direction different from that of the plane are practicable. Further, the bottom of a substance to be conveyed is hardly nipped between the conveyance parts 4 in a way that the two ends in a conveyance direction of a conveyance part 4 are formed in the shape of a skewer-tooth so that a crossing region is present between the adjoining conveyance parts 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrying unit for forming a circulating path for a carried product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 10, there is a conveying device having a three-dimensional circulation path. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the manufacturing process of pudding in a container in the field of food industry, for example, in the manufacturing process of pudding in a container, the pudding material in a fluid state is filled into the container and the container 3 is arranged in a cooling chamber as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. It was cooled and solidified in the circulation path, transferred to the conveyor belt 17 by the guide plate 16 and discharged. In addition, it was used for heating or steaming the conveyed product 3 in the circulation path.

The transfer device drives a plurality of connected transfer units 1 in a chain by a plurality of sprockets 6 in a circulation path. The transport unit 1 includes a link portion 2 and a transport portion 4 for placing and suspending a transported object 3 and transporting the transported object 3. The link portions 2 are connected to each other by pins. However, the transport unit 1 can only be driven within substantially the same plane as the sprocket 6 that meshes with the linked link portion 2. Therefore, for example, it is possible to form an inclined road as shown in FIG. 10, but it is not possible to form a circulation path having a path orthogonal to the plane of the sprocket 6 as shown in FIG. That is, the degree of freedom in route design was low.

When the article 3 is placed and conveyed, the crescent-shaped article placing surface is provided on the conveying section 4 as shown in the figure.
Although 15 was formed, the bottom of the conveyed product 3 was pinched between the crescent-shaped conveying units 4 during the conveyance, and the conveyed product 3 itself might be damaged.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a transport unit having a higher degree of freedom in route design than ever before. Another object of the present invention is to provide a transport unit that is less likely to damage the transport object when the transport object is placed and transported.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means. The transport unit according to the present invention comprises a link unit 2 for coupling a mutual connection to each other with a pin P and a transport unit 4 for transporting a transport object 3.
Is a transport unit for driving a chain by forming a three-dimensional circulation path. The linked link part 2 is used by being engaged with the sprocket 5, and the rotation shaft of the sprocket 5 is In order to mesh the sprocket 6 of the rotating shaft in the direction different from the direction, the protrusion 7 is formed in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the pin P.

Further, in the carrying unit of the present invention, the carrying section 4 has a carrying object mounting surface 15, and the shapes of both ends in the carrying direction intersect with the adjacent carrying sections 4. It is characterized in that it is formed in a comb-teeth shape. Further, the projecting portion 7 may be formed between the link portion 2 and the transport portion 4. Further, the link part 2 and the transport part 4 may be separately formed so as to be detachable.

[0008]

As a result of adopting the above means, the present invention has the following effects. The transport unit of the present invention is formed in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the pin P that connects the link portions 2 to be connected to each other, and is in a direction different from the direction of the rotating shaft of the sprocket 5 meshed with the link portion 2. It has an overhanging portion 7 for engaging the sprocket 6 of the rotating shaft. Therefore, it is possible to drive both in the plane in the same direction as in the conventional technique and in the plane different from the plane.

Further, assuming that the shapes of both ends of the conveying section 4 in the conveying direction are formed in a comb-like shape so that there are regions intersecting with the conveying sections 4 which should be adjacent to each other, the conveyed article 3
The bottom part of is not easily sandwiched between the transport units 4.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9,
The carrying unit 1 of this embodiment comprises a link part 2 for connecting the mutual parts to each other with a lateral metal pin P, and a carrying part 4 for carrying a product 3, as shown in FIG. This is to drive a chain by forming a three-dimensional circulation path. The connected link portion 2 is used by being engaged with the sprocket 5 for driving the upright surface, and for engaging the sprocket 6 for driving the flat surface of the rotating shaft in a direction different from the direction of the rotating shaft of the sprocket 5 for driving the upright surface. ,
Overhanging portion 7 formed in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the pin P
Have.

An offset link type without a roller is adopted as the link portion 2, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a lateral pin P is used for relative rotation and relative inclination between the two. The swelling portion 7 is used by being engaged with the plane driving sprocket 6 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the link portion 2 has a V-shaped portion 9 formed by arranging two pieces 8 in a substantially V shape, and a cylindrical portion arranged at a portion where the both pieces 8 intersect. 10 and the mutual distance between the pieces 8 in the V-shaped portion 9 is set to a size at which the cylindrical portion 10 is rotatably inserted.

The piece 8 of the V-shaped portion 9 is provided with an outwardly projecting cylinder 11, which serves as a pin receiver and the teeth of the elevation driving sprocket 5 are engaged. It functions as a drive transmission unit. As a result, it is possible to drive the circulation path within a substantially vertical plane. As shown in FIG. 2, two circumferential grooves 20 are formed on the pin P, and as shown in FIG. 6, an annular projection 21 is formed at a position corresponding to the pin P in the outer projecting cylinder 11 to project outward. When the pin P is forcibly inserted into the cylinder 11, the respective circumferential grooves 20 and the annular projection 21 are fitted to each other so as to prevent them from coming off. The cylindrical portion 10 accommodates the shaft 12 around the shaft 12 in a paired state, and has a horizontally elongated hole 13 for inserting the pin P in the peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 10 and a pin insertion hole 14 in the peripheral wall of the shaft 12. Are provided at positions corresponding to each other.

Between the link portion 2 and the conveying portion 4, a projecting portion 7 for engaging a plane driving sprocket 6 is provided.
Is formed. As a result, it is possible to drive the circulation path in a substantially horizontal plane. The overhanging portions 7 may be formed at other locations instead of the above-mentioned areas. Further, in this embodiment, the link portion 2 and the transport portion 4 are integrally formed by synthetic resin molding, but they may be formed separately so that the mutual parts can be attached and detached. For example, there are the following modes. The link portion 2 and the overhang portion 7 are integrally formed of synthetic resin, and
A protrusion (not shown) for fitting into an insertion hole (not shown) formed in the projecting portion 7 is integrally provided below the transport unit 4 with synthetic resin. By doing so, it is possible to separate only the transport section 4 and replace it with a transport section 4 having another shape or width. That is, it is possible to exchange the transport unit 4 according to the size and shape of the transported product 3 after the standard change. All known means can be adopted as the method of making it detachable. Engineering plastic was used as the synthetic resin.

As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 and FIG.
Has an object mounting surface 15 on its upper end surface, and has both ends in the carrying direction formed in a comb-teeth shape so that there is a region intersecting with the adjacent carrying sections 4. . As shown in FIG. 9, in the circulation path provided in the cooling chamber, the conveyance object 3 is placed on the conveyance object mounting surface 15 such as a container filled with a flowable pudding material as described in the section of the prior art. Rapidly cooled and solidified by the guide plate 16 and the conveyor belt
Transfer to 17 and discharge. In addition, it can be used for appropriate applications such as heating or steaming the conveyed material 3.

Further, in this embodiment, the article 3 is placed on the article-placing surface 15 and conveyed, but other than that, it may be suspended or an appropriate conveying method may be adopted. For example, as a mode of suspending and carrying, a projecting portion is formed on the carrying unit 4 (not shown),
Hang the smoked chicken hanging string on the protruding part,
Secondary processing can be performed in the circulation path. In this embodiment, the shape of both ends of the conveying section 4 in the conveying direction is formed in a comb shape so that there is a region intersecting with the conveying sections 4 to be adjacent to each other. Since the parts 4 are less likely to be sandwiched between the parts 4, there is an advantage that the transported object 3 is less likely to be damaged than in the past.

The transport unit 1 of this embodiment having the above-mentioned structure drives both the substantially horizontal drive by the plane drive sprocket 6 and the substantially vertical drive by the elevation drive sprocket 5. Is possible, and there is an advantage that the degree of freedom in route design is higher than in the past. Also, since both the driving in a substantially horizontal plane and the driving in a substantially vertical plane are possible, the endless combinations can be made infinite, and there is no restriction on the length of the circulation path, causing pulsation. There is also the advantage that a quiet system that does not exist is possible.

Further, a part of the circulation path is formed to be convex downward (not shown), and a washing region for the transport unit 1 is provided in this descending portion, so that the transport unit 1 is contaminated due to the nature of the transported object 3. In the case where it is easy, there is also an advantage that the transport unit 1 itself can be circulated while being washed.

[0018]

The present invention has the above-mentioned structure and has the following effects. Since it is possible to drive both in the plane in the same direction as in the prior art and in the plane different from the plane, it is possible to provide a transport unit having a higher degree of freedom in path design than in the past.

Further, assuming that the shapes of both ends of the conveying section 4 in the conveying direction are formed in a comb-like shape so that there is a region intersecting with the conveying sections 4 that should be adjacent to each other, the conveyed article 3
Since the bottom portion of is less likely to be sandwiched between the transport units 4, it is possible to provide a transport unit that is less likely to damage the transported object 3 than in the past.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a transfer device having a three-dimensional circulation path.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a transport unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a central sectional view of the transport unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the transport unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the transport unit shown in FIG.

6 is a partially cutaway front view of the transport unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating a main part of a transfer device using the transfer unit shown in FIG.

8 is a side view illustrating a main part of a transfer device using the transfer unit shown in FIG.

9 is a perspective view for explaining a main part of a carrying device using the carrying unit of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a transfer device having a three-dimensional circulation path.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a main part of a transfer device using a conventional transfer unit.

12 is a partially enlarged view of the perspective view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P pin 2 Link part 3 Conveyed object 4 Conveyed part 5 Sprocket 6 Sprocket 7 Overhang part 15 Conveyed object mounting surface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A three-dimensional circulation path is provided, comprising a link part (2) for connecting with each other a pin (P) to be connected and a transfer part (4) for transferring an object (3). A transport unit for forming and driving a chain, wherein a linked link part (2) is used by being meshed with a sprocket (5) and is used in a direction different from the direction of the rotation axis of the sprocket (5). A transport unit comprising an overhanging portion (7) formed in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the pin (P) for engaging the sprocket (6) of the rotating shaft. 2. The transfer part (4) has a transfer object mounting surface (15).
And a shape in which both ends in the transport direction are formed in a comb shape so that there is a region intersecting with the transport portions (4) to be adjacent to each other. Transport unit. 3. The link portion (2) is provided with the projecting portion (7).
The transport unit according to claim 1 or 2, which is formed between the transport unit and the transport unit (4). 4. The transport unit according to claim 1, wherein the link portion (2) and the transport portion (4) are separately formed so as to be detachable.