JPH0780497B2 - Container feeder - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a device for supplying a container used for cosmetics or the like to a device such as a filling device.

(Prior Art) In general, containers used for cosmetics and the like are designed to prevent foreign matter such as dust, dust, and paper dust from entering the container.
As shown in FIG. 2, the container is housed in the container box (X) in an inverted state and individually partitioned by a partition plate (Z), and delivered from the container maker. Then, in order to supply this container (Y) to a filling device or the like, conventionally, an operator takes out the container (Y) from the container box (X) and visually inspects the container mouth for defects such as chipping and scratches, The container (Y) is placed directly on the conveyor for transportation, or as shown in FIG. 3, the container (Y) is inserted into the intermediate bag (Ha) and then inserted into the hakama (H) or the container. A method has been adopted in which (Y) is directly inserted into a hakama (H) and these are conveyed by a conveyor.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the case of products such as cosmetics, which are produced in large quantities, it is necessary to frequently take out the container described above, and the load on the worker is considerably heavy.

In addition, the above-mentioned defects such as chipping and scratches on the container mouth are extremely minute, and it is difficult to find them, and there is a problem that the eyes of the operator are tired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container supply device that can reduce the load on a worker and can be automated.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A device of the present invention for achieving the above object is a container take-out device for moving container holding means A composed of a plurality of container holding chucks in vertical and horizontal directions and for horizontally rotating the container holding means. And a container inverting device that vertically moves the temporary holding table having the container holding means B and the container holding means C composed of a plurality of container holding chucks in the vertical direction. The means A includes an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the distance between the chucks, and the chuck of the container gripping means A sucks the bottom of the container by a suction head, an elevating means for moving the suction head up and down, and a holding means for holding the sucked container. It consists of means. Further, it is more preferable to provide an inspection device for inspecting a defect in the container opening portion below the holding mechanism of the temporary receiving table.

(Operation) The operation of the device of the present invention will be described below.

First, a container box accommodating a plurality of containers in an inverted state is conveyed to a predetermined position and positioned. Then, the spacing between the container gripping chucks of the container gripping means A is adjusted to the same spacing as the container spacing in the container box, and the container unloading device moves the container gripping means A to an appropriate position above the container box. . After that, the suction head is lowered to suck the bottom of the container. After adsorption, the adsorption head is raised and the container is raised by the stroke of the adsorption head. Next, after the container body protruding from the container box is gripped by the container gripping means A, the container gripping means A is moved upward to take out the container from the container box. Then, the container is taken out by the container take-out device to be held by the container holding means B, the container is held by the container holding means B, and the container holding means A is released, and the container is moved to an appropriate position above the container box. On the other hand, while the container take-out device then takes out the next container from the container box and conveys it to the temporary receiving stand,
The container reversing device and the temporary receiving stand operate as follows.

That is, the container reversing device first moves the container gripping means C above the container gripping means B of the temporary receiving table and then lowers it so that the container gripping means B holds the container gripping means B of the temporary receiving table. Hold by C. Then, the container gripping means B of the temporary receiving table is released, and the container gripping means C of the container reversing device is lifted and then vertically rotated to mount the container on a predetermined mounting surface or on the conveying means. To do. At this time, the container is inverted from the inverted state to the upright state.

Thereafter, by repeating the above operation, the container can be continuously taken out from the container box and supplied to a predetermined device.

If an inspection device is provided below the container holding means B of the temporary receiving table, the inspection device can inspect the container mouth for defects while the container holding means B of the temporary receiving table holds the container. it can.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the device of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the embodiment apparatus includes a conveyor (A) for conveying the container box (X), a positioning device (B) for positioning the conveyed container box (X) on the conveyor (A),
Container take-out device (C) for taking out the container (Y) from the container box (X), container inspecting device (D) for inspecting the mouth of the taken-out container (Y), and container reversing for reversing the container (Y) And device (E). Each part of the apparatus will be described in detail below.

A. Conveyor Conveyor The conveyer (A) is a known roller conveyer, and side plates (1) (1) are provided upright on both side edges thereof.

B. Positioning Device The positioning device (B) is provided in the container take-out section of the transfer conveyor (A). This container box positioning device (B) is provided with a stopper (2) for stopping the container box (X) that can be conveyed on the conveyor (A) at an appropriate position, and a container conveyor (X) for stopping the container box (X). (3) is composed of a pressing means (3) for pressing the side plate (1) provided upright on the side edge. As shown in FIG. 1, the stopper (2) is located between the rollers of the transfer conveyor (A), moves in the direction of the arrow h, and protrudes and retracts on the transfer surface of the transfer conveyor (A). is there. The pressing means (3) comprises both a base (4) and a cylinder (5) mounted on the base (4). The cylinder (5)
Expands and contracts in the i direction.

C. Container take-out device As shown in FIG. 1, the container take-out device (C) is provided at a position facing the positioning device, and is connected to the base shaft (11) and the base shaft (11) and is indicated by an arrow. a first arm (12) that horizontally rotates in the direction a, a second arm (13) that is connected to the first arm (12) and horizontally rotates in the direction of the arrow b, and the second arm (13)
It comprises a third arm (14) which is connected to the arm (13) and expands and contracts in the direction of arrow c and rotates in the direction of arrow d, and a container take-out hand (15) provided at the tip of the third arm (14). It is a thing. The container take-out hand (15) comprises three pairs of two sandwiching claws (16) arranged in parallel as shown in the figure, and is provided with a vertically movable suction means (not shown). It is possible to adjust the gap between the pair of holding claws and the other holding claw provided while being provided between the pair of holding claws (16).

A method using an air cylinder, a method using a ball screw and a pulse motor, or the like is conceivable as means for adjusting the interval. When an air cylinder is used,
It is necessary to provide a stopper to stop at each desired position when the air cylinder is extended and contracted. On the other hand, when a pulse motor is used, the above-mentioned stopper becomes unnecessary, and fine pulse interval control can be performed by outputting the pulse value. You can

D. Container inspection device The container inspection device (D) comprises a rectangular flat plate (21) and a drive means (not shown) for intermittently rotating the flat plate (21) by 90 ° in the direction of arrow e. The container inspection device (D) is arranged so that one side of the flat plate (21) faces the container extraction device (C) shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, two clamp means (22) for opening and closing in the direction of arrow f are provided in parallel on each side of the flat plate (21), and the clamp means (22) comprises three containers. It can be pinched at the same time. The position of the container inspection device (D) facing the container removal device (C) is defined as the container receiving station (24), and the inspection stations (2
5), the container dispensing station (26).

A vacuum inspection means (23) is arranged on the device base (not shown) of the inspection station (25), and the vacuum inspection means (23) is located below the container holding position of the clamp means (22). Is located in. Then, the vacuum inspection means (23) comes into contact with the mouth of the container (Y) held by the clamp means (22), and then sucks and removes the air in the container (Y) to reduce the pressure and the container (Y). The internal pressure is detected to determine whether the container (Y) is good or bad.

E. Container reversing device The container reversing device (E) is composed of a base (31) that expands and contracts in the vertical direction as shown in Fig. 1, and an arm (32) that is connected to this and rotates in the direction of arrow g. It will be. As shown in the figure, the arm (32) is provided at its tip with two pairs of two sandwiching claws (33) linearly in the horizontal direction. The container inverting device (E) is arranged at a position facing the container dispensing station (26) of the container inspection device (D).

The operation of the above-described embodiment apparatus will be described below.

First, the container box (X) is placed on the pallet (6) placed on the transfer conveyor (A) shown in FIG. 1, and the container box (X) is unpacked so as not to disturb the removal of the container. So that the flaps are properly fixed. In this state, the pallet (6) is transported to the container unloading section by the transport conveyor (A).

Next, the stopper (2) shown in FIG. 1 is projected, the pallet (6) is stopped at a predetermined position on the transfer conveyor (A), and the cylinder (5) of the pressing means (3) is advanced. As a result, the pallet (6) is pressed against the side plate (1) to position the pallet (6).
Here, in the container take-out hand (15) of the container take-out device (C), the interval between the holding claws (16) is previously set to the same distance as the interval between the containers (Y) in the container box (X). It has been adjusted.

Then, the container take-out hand (15) of the container take-out device (A) is moved to an appropriate position above the positioned container box (X). Then, the suction means (not shown) of the container take-out hand (15) is moved downward, whereby the container box (X).
Adsorb the bottom part of the container (Y) stored in an inverted state inside,
Then, the suction means (not shown) is moved upward so that the container (Y) is projected outside the container box (X), and the body of the protruding container (Y) is clamped by the clamping claws (16). By moving the container take-out hand (15) upward, the container (Y) is taken out from the container box (X) and supplied to the container inspection device (D). After taking out all the containers (Y) in the container (X) in this way, the cylinder (5) and the stopper (2) are retracted to release the positioning of the container box (X), and the container box (X) is moved by the transfer conveyor (A). The container is taken out from the container take-out section, the next container box (X) is introduced to the container take-out position, and the above-mentioned container take-out is performed.

Next, a mode after the container (Y) is taken out from the container box (X) by the container extracting device and the container (Y) is supplied to the container inspection device (D) will be described.

The container (Y) taken out by the container taking-out device (C) shown in FIG. 1 will be described by grasping it by the clamp means (22) of the container receiving station (24) provided in the container inspection device (D).

First, the flat plate (21) of the container inspection device (D) is rotated 90 ° in the direction of the arrow e to move the container (Y) to the inspection station (25). Then, the vacuum inspecting means (23) arranged below the container (Y) is raised to bring it into contact with the mouth of the container (Y). After that, while the pressure inside the container (Y) is being reduced, the pressure is detected and the quality of the container (Y) is determined. That is, the container (Y) that has reached the reference vacuum pressure is determined to be a good product, and the container (Y) that does not reach the reference vacuum pressure is determined to have a defective opening, and a container (Y) that is not shown in the control device is displayed. ) Is defective. When the inspection is completed, the vacuum inspection means (23) is lowered and the flat plate (21) is again rotated by 90 ° in the direction of arrow e, and the container (Y)
Is moved to the container dispensing station (26). Next, the container reversing device (E) is driven to clamp only the container (Y) judged to be non-defective by the inspection station (25) by the clamping claws (33) provided on the arm (32). When the clamp means (22) is opened, the container (Y) judged to be defective is dropped and stored in an appropriate means (not shown). Then, by raising the container reversing device (E) and rotating the arm (32) in the direction of the arrow g, the container (Y) is inverted from the inverted state to the upright state, and this is appropriately used as a conveying means. Supply.

By repeating the above operation, the container box (X) is continuously
It is possible to take out the container (Y) from the container, automatically inspect for a defect in the mouth portion thereof, and supply the container (Y) to a subsequent process.

(Effect of the Invention) As described in detail above, according to the device of the present invention, it is possible to automate a series of operations from taking a container out of the container box and supplying it to a filling device, etc. Not only can heavy labor be released, but labor can be saved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a storage form of a container, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a conventional example. A ... conveyor, B ... positioning device, C ... container take-out device, D ... container inspection device, E ... container reversing device, 1 ... side plate, 2 ... stopper, 3 ... pressing means, 4 ... base, 5 ... cylinder, 6 ... Palette,
(11) ... basic axis, (12) ... first arm, (13) ... second arm, (14) ... third arm, (15) ... container take-out hand,
(16) ... clamping claw, (21) ... flat plate, (22) ... clamping means, (23) ... vacuum inspection means, (24) ... container receiving station, (25) ... inspection station, (26) ... container dispensing station , (31) ... base, (32) ... arm, (33) ...
Clamping claw.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container take-out device for moving container holding means A composed of a plurality of container holding chucks in the vertical and horizontal directions and for horizontally rotating the container holding means; While moving the container gripping means C composed of the above-mentioned container gripping chuck in the vertical direction,
The container reversing device is configured to rotate vertically, and the container gripping means A includes an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the distance between the chucks, and the chuck of the container gripping means A sucks the container bottom, and a suction head. A container supply device comprising an elevating means for elevating and lowering a suction head and a sandwiching means for sandwiching an adsorbed container. 2. The container supply device according to claim 1, wherein an inspection device for inspecting a defect at the container mouth is provided below the container holding means B of the temporary receiving table.