JPH079830U - Conveyor guide device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a guide device for a transportation path, which can prevent the rotation and stagnation of the luggage on the transportation path such as a chute and the damage of the luggage. An endless belt 22 is provided along a side portion of a conveying path 4 that is inclined in the conveying direction, and a surface on the conveying path 4 side moves along the conveying direction of the conveying path 4, and the endless belt 22. 22
And a drive mechanism 23 for driving the conveyor 8 when the corner of the article 8 conveyed on the conveyance path 4 contacts the endless belt, the corner is moved in the conveyance direction to convey the article 8 in the conveyance direction. It is characterized by being guided to.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a guide device for a conveyance path that smooths the flow of a conveyance object.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 FIG. 4 shows a sorting machine conventionally used for sorting parcels in a distribution center or the like. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a conveyor line, 2 is a sorting section of the conveyor line 1, and 3 is a chute. Reference numeral 3 is composed of a roller conveyor (conveyance path) 4 that is inclined in the conveyance direction, and guides 5 and 6 provided along both sides of the roller conveyor 4. Further, 7 is a tray and 8 is a package to be sorted. In order to sort the parcels 8 by using this sorter, the parcels 8 on the tray 7 conveyed by the conveyor line 1 are tilted in the sorting section 2 in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. Put in shoot 3. The load 8 moves on the roller conveyor 4 by its own weight and is stored at a predetermined position. In addition, secondary sorting may be performed if necessary. It suffices for the roller conveyor 4 to be able to move the load 8 quickly. For example, the roller may be rotated by a drive mechanism or may be freely rotated. Further, instead of the roller conveyor 4, an inclined surface having a small slip resistance may be used.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the conventional sorting machine, for example, when the length of the load 8 in the longitudinal direction is close to the width of the roller conveyor 4, or when the load 8 touches the guide 5 (6) as shown in FIG. The guide 5 (6) rotates due to friction and is caught between the guides 5 and 6 in the middle of the roller conveyor 4, and the flow is delayed, so that there is a drawback that the subsequent load 6 cannot be loaded. Further, when the luggage 8 is rotated on the roller conveyor 4, the position of the product label 9 is changed by the rotation as shown in FIG. 6, so that the directions of the product label 9 are not uniform, There is a problem in that the work is troublesome in the secondary sorting of these packages 8, 8, .... Further, when the load 8 is loaded into the chute 3 by tilting the tray 7, the load 8 may collide with the wall surface 5a (6a) of the tip end of the guide 5 (6), which may cause damage. It was

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a guide for a transport path that can prevent the cargo from rotating or being stagnant on the transport path such as a chute, and can prevent damage to the cargo. To provide a device.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following guide device for the conveyance path. That is, the guide device for the transport path according to claim 1 is arranged along the side portion of the transport path that is inclined in the transport direction, and the surface on the transport path side moves along the transport direction of the transport path. An endless belt and a drive mechanism for driving the endless belt are provided, and when a corner of a transported object transported on the transport path comes into contact with the endless belt, the corner is moved in the transport direction to The feature is that it guides the conveyed object in the conveying direction.

[0008] Further, the conveying path guide device according to claim 2 is the conveying path guide device according to claim 1, wherein the endless belt is made of a member having elasticity on the outside.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the guide device for a conveying path according to the first aspect of the present invention, by moving the end surface of the endless belt on the conveying path side along the conveying direction of the conveying path, the conveyed object has a predetermined side surface due to its own inertial force. It is pressed against the endless belt and moves in the transport direction on the transport path in this state. Therefore, the conveyed object is prevented from rotating on the conveying path, and the conveyed object is guided in the conveying direction. Further, when the conveyed object is caught on the conveying path, the endless belt controls the posture of the conveyed object while moving the corner of the conveyed object in the conveying direction, and the conveyed object is forced in the conveying direction of the conveying path. I will guide you to.

Further, in the guide device for the conveying path according to the second aspect, since the outer side of the endless belt is made of an elastic member, even if a side portion of the conveyed object collides with the endless belt, it is damaged. There is no risk of

[0009]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a sorting machine to which a conveying path guide device according to the present invention is applied. This sorting machine is an improvement of the conventional sorting machine. In FIG. 1, the same components as those in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 21 designates a shoot, which is a roller conveyor 4 inclined in the conveying direction, a guide 5 provided along one side of the roller conveyor 4, and the other side of the roller conveyor 4. An endless belt (guide device) 22 having a surface on the roller conveyor 4 side that moves along the transport direction of the roller conveyor 4, and a drive mechanism (guide device) 23 that drives the endless belt 22. The cover 24 is provided to protect the endless belt 22. The endless belt 22 is composed of a member having a cushioning property (elasticity).

Next, the operation of this sorter will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The load 8 on the tray 7 conveyed by the conveyor line 1 is loaded into the chute 21 by tilting the tray 7 in the sorting section 2 in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. In the chute 21, the endless belt 22 is operating so that the surface of the endless belt 22 close to the roller conveyor 4 moves along the conveyance direction of the roller conveyor 4, so that, for example, as shown in FIG. In this way, the loaded baggage 8 is in a state in which the predetermined side surface 8a is pressed against the endless belt 22 by the inertial force of the loaded baggage 8 and moves in the carrying direction on the roller conveyor 4 in this state. The moved luggage 8 is stored at a predetermined position. In addition, secondary sorting may be performed as needed.

As described above, the load 8 is prevented from rotating on the roller conveyor 4 by moving one side 8a of the load 8 against the endless belt 22 and moving it on the roller conveyor 4 in the transport direction. , Guide the luggage 8 in the transport direction. In addition, the directions of the luggage 8 are unified to facilitate secondary sorting. Further, when the load 8 moves on the roller conveyor 4 and is caught by the roll conveyor 4 for some reason, the endless belt 22 moves to rotate the load 8 around a vertical axis. The corners of 8 are moved in the transport direction to control the posture of the load 8 and forcibly guide the load 8 in the transport direction of the roller conveyor 4.

Further, since the endless belt 22 is composed of a member having a cushioning property, even if the side surface 8 a of the luggage 8 is pressed against the endless belt 22 by inertial force or the like, the luggage 8 is damaged. There is no fear. Therefore, the luggage 8 can be safely transported, and the types of luggage 8 that can be handled can be expanded.

As a result, there is no risk that the load 8 will be caught in the roller conveyor 4 and the flow will be delayed, and the problem that the subsequent load 8 cannot be loaded is also solved.

As described above, according to the guide device for the roller conveyor 4 of this sorting machine, the surface on the roller conveyor 4 side provided along the other side portion of the roller conveyor 4 conveys the roller conveyor 4. Since the endless belt 22 that moves along the direction and the drive mechanism 23 that drives the endless belt 22 are configured, the load 8 can be prevented from rotating on the roller conveyor 4, and the load 8 can be conveyed. You can guide in the direction. Further, since the directions of the luggage 8 are unified, the secondary sorting can be easily performed. Further, even when the luggage 8 is caught on the roller conveyor 4, the posture of the luggage 8 can be controlled by rotating the luggage 8 by moving the endless belt 22, and the luggage 8 is forcibly moved in the conveyance direction of the roller conveyor 4. I can guide you.

Further, since the endless belt 22 is composed of a member having a cushioning property, there is no fear that the luggage 8 will be damaged, and therefore, the luggage 8 can be safely transported and handled. The types can be expanded.

In this embodiment, the endless belt 22 is made of a member having a cushioning property, but various forms are applicable without being limited to this embodiment. For example, a belt-shaped member having a cushioning property may be attached to the outer peripheral surface of a normal endless belt.

[0017]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the conveying path guiding apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the conveying path is arranged along the side portion of the conveying path that is inclined in the conveying direction, and the surface on the conveying path side is the conveying path. An endless belt that moves along the conveyance direction of the path and a drive mechanism that drives the endless belt are provided, and when a corner portion of the conveyed object on the conveyance path contacts the endless belt, Since the part is moved in the transport direction to guide the transport product in the transport direction, it is possible to prevent the transport product from rotating on the transport path and guide the transport product in the transport direction. it can. Further, since the directions of the conveyed items are unified, the secondary sorting can be easily performed. Further, even when the conveyed object is caught in the conveying path, the movement of the endless belt can rotate the conveyed object to control the posture, and the conveyed object is forcibly moved in the conveying direction of the conveying path. I can guide you.

Further, according to the conveying path guide device of the second aspect, since the endless belt is made of a member having elasticity on the outer side, there is no risk of damage to the conveyed object, and therefore, The transported object can be safely transported, and the types of handled objects can be expanded.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a sorting machine to which a conveying path guide device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the operation of the sorting machine.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state near an endless belt of a sorting machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional sorting machine.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of a malfunction of the sorting machine.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing another example of a malfunction of the sorting machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Conveyor Line 2 Sorting Section 4 Roller Conveyor (Conveying Path) 5 Guide 7 Tray 8 Sorted Luggage 21 Chute 22 Endless Belt (Guidance) 23 Drive Mechanism (Guidance) 24 Cover

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shoichiro Oshiro 1-19-10 Mori, Koto-ku, Tokyo Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. Koto Office

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An endless belt which is disposed along a side portion of a conveying path that is inclined in the conveying direction and whose surface on the conveying path side moves in the conveying direction of the conveying path, and drives the endless belt. A driving mechanism, wherein when a corner portion of a conveyed object conveyed on the conveying path comes into contact with the endless belt, the corner portion is moved in the conveying direction to guide the conveyed object in the conveying direction. And a guide device for the transport path. 2. The guide device for a conveying path according to claim 1, wherein the endless belt is made of a member having elasticity on the outer side.