JPH08301443A - Hanger relay device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a hanger relay device whereby relaying a hanger connected can be performed between conveying lines of equal level. CONSTITUTION: A hanger relay device 1 is set up between a finish end side of a delivering side conveyer 2 and a start end side of a receiving side conveyer 3, with a conveying line set up in almost an equal level in a connection relay position. The device has a conveying surface 5B positioned upward from the conveying line in a range from a finish end side sprocket 7 of the delivering side conveyer 2 to a start end side sprocket 8 of the receiving side conveyer 3 to be passable without causing interference of a hook part 4A of a hanger 4 with the respective sprockets 7, 8. The device has a relay rail 5 formed with guide surfaces 5A, 5C gently inclined continuously toward downward in conveying direction both sides of the conveying surface 5B and a hanger press feeder 6 of feeding the hanger 4 on the delivering side conveyer 2 onto the relay rail 5 press fed to a side of the receiving side conveyer 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hanger transfer device for transferring hangers between conveyors that suspend and transport hangers on which clothes are hung.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a conveyor for transporting clothes has been used in which the clothes are hung on a hanger and the hooks of the hanger are hung on a carrying chain for carrying. When connecting hangers between two transfer lines using the above conveyor, an inclined line should be provided on a part of the transfer line between the delivery side and the reception side to create a height difference between the transfer lines. I was transferring to a hanger.

[0003]

However, if a height difference is provided between the transfer lines at the position where the hangers are connected, there is a risk that the hangers will drop during transfer.
Further, since the transfer line is inclined to transfer the hangers, there is a problem that the hangers collide with each other and are damaged. As a result, it prevents collision between hangers,
There has been a problem that the shape of the hanger used is limited in order to smoothly transfer between the transfer lines. Further, in the conventional transfer line, a height difference is required between the transfer lines at the position where the hangers are connected, so that it is necessary to install an inclined line. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a hanger transfer device capable of transferring hangers between transfer lines of the same level.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, the hanger transfer device of the present invention is a transfer device for transferring a hanger from a transfer-side conveyor that suspends and conveys a hook portion of the hanger to the transfer-side conveyor. The transfer lines on the terminal side of the delivery side conveyor and the starting side of the receiving side conveyor are installed at substantially the same level, and from the terminal side sprocket of the receiving side conveyor to the starting side sprocket of the receiving side conveyor. In the range up to the level of the conveyor line of each conveyor, the hook portion of the hanger has a conveyance surface through which the hooks of the hangers can pass without interfering with the respective sprockets. On the transfer rail, and the transfer rail on which a guide surface that is gently inclined downwards is continuously formed on the transfer rail and the hanger on the transfer side conveyor. Feed, and a hanger pusher device for pusher to receiving conveyor side. As the hanger pushing device, it is preferable that the hanger pushing device is constituted by a chain with a brush that is stretched between a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket. Further, it is also preferable that the hanger pushing device is configured by an attached belt that is stretched between a driving pulley and a driven pulley.

[0005]

The hanger, which is hung on the transfer conveyor and conveyed to the transfer position, reaches the upstream end of the transfer rail and is sent out onto the guide surface of the transfer rail by the hanger pushing device. And rises above the guide surface to reach the conveying surface at a position higher than the terminal side sprocket of the transfer side conveyor. Since the hooks of the hangers are conveyed at a position higher than the sprocket on the end side of the transfer side conveyor and the sprocket on the start side of the reception side conveyor on the transfer surface, the hanger can be transferred without interfering with the respective sprockets. When the hanger reaches the guide surface on the downstream side of the transfer rail, the hanger descends along the guide surface and is sent out onto the receiving side conveyor to complete the transfer.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a hanger transfer device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a view of FIG.
It is sectional drawing seen from the -A direction. Hanger transfer device 1
Is installed between an upstream delivery-side conveyor 2 that suspends and transports a hanger 4 on which clothes are hung, and a receiving-side conveyor 3 that receives the hanger 4 from the delivery-side conveyor 2 and transports the hanger 4 to the downstream side. ing. Hanger transfer device 1
Is a transfer rail 5 supported between a frame of the transfer side conveyor 2 and a frame of the reception side conveyor 3 and a hanger pushing device arranged above the transfer rail 5, which are not shown. 6 and 6.

The transfer rail 5 is located downstream of a starting end side sprocket 8 supporting the starting end side of the receiving side conveyor 3 from a position near the upstream side of the terminal end side sprocket 7 supporting the ending side of the delivery side conveyor 2. The delivery side conveyor 2 and the reception side conveyor 3 are arranged in parallel to the sides in the vicinity of the sides. Further, the transfer rail 5 is located above the line on which the transfer side conveyor 2 and the transfer side conveyor 3 move at the lateral position of the terminal end side sprocket 7 and the start end side sprocket 8, and both end sides are It is provided so as to be inclined slightly below the line on which the transfer-side conveyor 2 and the transfer-side conveyor 3 move.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the hanger pushing device 6 includes a drive sprocket 12 fixed to a drive shaft 10 driven by a motor 9, and a driven sprocket 13 supported by a driven shaft 11. A chain 14 with a brush is provided between the chains.

The operation of the hanger transfer device 1 configured as described above will be explained. The hanger 4 hung from the upstream side on the transfer side conveyor 2 and conveyed to the transfer position is transferred. When reaching the upstream end of the transfer rail 5 that extends in parallel to the side conveyor 2 and to the side of the side conveyor 2, the brush of the brush chain 14 driven by the motor 9 of the hanger pushing device 6 above the hanger 4. 15 catches the hanger 4 from the rear and pushes it to move it to the upstream end of the transfer rail 5. Then, the hanger 4
While being pushed by the brush 15, the guide rail 5A is guided by the gently inclined guide surface 5A of the transfer rail 5 and ascends to reach the transport surface 5B at the center of the transfer rail 5. Transfer surface 5B of transfer rail 5
In the position of, the hook portion 4A of the hanger 4 is lifted to a position higher than the plane on which the sprocket 7 on the terminal side and the sprocket 8 on the starting side rotate, so that the sprocket 7 on the terminal side and the sprocket 8 on the starting side and the hanger 4 Move on the transfer rail 5 without interfering with each other, and when the hanger 4 reaches the guide surface 5C on the downstream side which is gently inclined, the brush 15 of the brush chain 14 moves to the brush chain 1
When 4 reaches the drive sprocket 12, it rotates upward and disengages from the hanger 4, but the hanger 4 slides down the inclined portion by its own weight and is transferred to the receiving side conveyor 3 traveling downstream. , The transfer operation of the hanger 4 is completed.

Although the chain 14 with a brush is used for the hanger pushing device 6 in the above-described embodiment, an attached belt may be used instead of the chain 14 with a brush. When an attached belt is used, a drive pulley and a driven pulley can be used instead of the drive sprocket 12 and the driven sprocket 13.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the belt 16 with an attach is used.
Attaches 17 are provided at regular intervals. Each attachment 17 is formed with a recess 17A corresponding to the shape of the upper surface of the transfer rail 5, and the recess 17A allows the hook of the hanger on the transfer rail 5 to be reliably captured and conveyed. it can. Flange portions 18A are formed on both sides of the driven pulley 18 so that the attached belt 16 does not fall off. Although not shown, flanges similar to the flange 18A are formed on both sides of the drive pulley.

[0012]

As described above, according to the hanger transfer device of the present invention, it is possible to transfer the hangers by making the level of the transfer line of the delivery side conveyor and the level of the transfer line of the reception side conveyor substantially the same. As a result, the hangers can drop during transit, and the hangers on the front and back can collide with each other to prevent damage, as with conventional equipment that has a level difference in the level of the transfer line between the conveyor on the delivery side and the conveyor on the receiving side. There is no problem that occurs. Further, since the transfer line of the transfer side conveyor and the transfer line of the transfer side conveyor can be installed at the same level, the inclined line can be omitted and the design of the transfer line can be simplified. Further, in the hanger transfer device of the present invention, when a chain with a brush or a belt with an attach is used for the hanger pushing device, since there is no height difference between the transfer line of the transfer side conveyor and the transfer side conveyor. By reversing the driving direction of the hanger pushing device, it is possible to use the conveyor on the delivery side and the conveyor on the receiving side in opposite transport directions.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a hanger transfer device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the hanger transfer device of the present invention.

3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which a belt with an attach is used in a hanger pushing device in another embodiment of the hanger transfer device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Hanger transfer device 2 Delivery side conveyor 3 Receiving side conveyor 4 Hanger 5 Transfer rails 5A, 5C Guide surface 5B Conveying surface 6 Hanger pushing device 7 End side sprocket 8 Start side sprocket 9 Motor 10 Drive shaft 11 Drive shaft 12 Driven shaft 13 Driven sprocket 14 Chain with brush 15 Brush 16 Belt with attach 17 Attach 17A Recess 18 Driven pulley 18A Flange

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor ▲ Yoshi ▼ Masahiko Ta, 4-17-96 Tsurumi Tsurumi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd. (72) Takeshi Kimura 4 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 17-96, Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshio Kobe 4--17, 96 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Tsubakimoto Chain Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A transfer device for transferring a hanger from a delivery-side conveyor that hangs and conveys a hook of a hanger to a reception-side conveyor, wherein the transfer line is at the end side of the delivery-side conveyor and the start-end side of the reception-side conveyor. Are installed at substantially the same level, and are located above the level of the transfer line of each conveyor in the range from the sprocket on the end side of the conveyor on the delivery side to the sprocket on the start side of the conveyor on the receiving side. Transfer rail having hook-shaped transport surfaces that can pass without interfering with the respective sprockets, and guide surfaces that are gently inclined downward toward both sides of the transport surface in the transport direction. And a hanger pushing device that sends the hanger on the delivery side conveyor onto the transfer rail and pushes it to the receiving side conveyor. A hanger transfer device characterized by being provided. 2. The hanger transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the hanger pushing device is composed of a chain with a brush hung between a drive sprocket and a driven sprocket. 3. The hanger transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the hanger pushing device is composed of an attached belt that is stretched between a drive pulley and a driven pulley.