JPH0858725A - Automatic ranging device and automatic bagging device for food, etc. - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To range food, etc., by quickly converting the attitude of the food, etc., and smoothly pack the food, etc., in a bag. CONSTITUTION: A carrying guide plate 5 is provided at a specified interval, under a first intermittent driving belt conveyor 2. The right end part of the carrying guide plate 5 is connected to a carrying surface (1a) of a carrying out conveyor 1, and a vertical wall part 5a is provided at an intermediate location. By this method, a sealed wafer A which is carried under a carrying attitude on the carrying out conveyor 1 is fed on the carrying guide plate 5 by the first intermittent driving belt conveyor 2, and in addition, is converted to a ranging attitude by the vertical wall part 5a. The sealed wafer A which is converted to the ranging attitude is arranged on a storage board part 5b by a second intermittent driving belt conveyor 6. Also, in order to put the sealed wafer A which is arranged under the ranging attitude in a bag B, an insertionassisting plate 23, etc., are provided, and the inside of the bag B is opened prior to the advancing of the sealed wafer A.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic arranging apparatus for foods or the like for arranging foods or the like in order to increase the packing density in bagging or the like, and an automatic bagging apparatus for automatically bagging foods or the like. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in order to maintain flavor and freshness, foods and the like are packaged one by one with a plastic film or the like, and then packaged or packed together and sold. In this case, packing food etc. one by one is
Although it can be performed at high speed with a pillow wrapping machine, it is difficult to automate the work such as box packing because it is necessary to stack food etc. diagonally in order to increase the packing density, so it is necessary to rely on human hands. there were. Therefore, the work efficiency was very poor.

Therefore, in order to improve work efficiency, an automatic boxing device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-279406 has been developed. This device is composed of a lifting means having a movable block that can move up and down, and a transfer means having a vacuum suction section. The confectionery conveyed by the conveying means is lined up and the movable block moves up when a predetermined number is reached. Then, a predetermined number of confectioneries are lifted on the upper surface thereof, and the lifted confectionery is further adsorbed by the vacuum adsorption section and accommodated in the box.

[0004] And, so that the confectionery can be packed in a diagonally stacked state, the upper surface of the movable block is approximately V-shaped.
When a confectionery with movable blocks arranged is lifted, the confectionery is naturally converted into an oblique alignment posture along the sloped portion when lifting the confectionery in which movable blocks are arranged. Then, it is boxed in that state by the transfer means.

[0005]

However, in the configuration in which the weight is converted into an inclined posture by its own weight, a lightweight one such as a wafer is unlikely to be inclined, so the rising speed of the movable block is increased to a certain speed or more. I can't. Therefore, the automatic boxing device described above has a drawback in that the posture changing operation for increasing the storage density cannot be performed at a certain speed or faster.

Further, in order to pack the confectionery into the bag manually, it is necessary to open the bag with one hand and pack the confectionery in order from the back of the bag, so the work speed is slow. However, if this work is to be done quickly by a machine, simply opening the opening of the bag will cause confectionery etc. to hit the inner surface of the bag at the back.
There is a problem in that the smoothness of the insertion is lacking because it is directly expanded.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to change the posture of foods or the like to align them in order to increase the packing density, and to improve the work efficiency of the foods or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic aligning device, and an automatic bagging device that can smoothly pack foods and the like into a bag.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an automatic aligning device for food or the like according to the present invention converts food or the like conveyed by a conveying mechanism into an alignment posture such as a standing state. In an automatic arranging device for aligning foods, etc., it is provided so as to be continuous with a conveying surface on which foods are conveyed, and the foods, etc. that move along this are inclined so as to change from the posture during transportation to the alignment posture. The guide unit and the food or the like from the transport mechanism are moved along the guide unit to change the posture of the food or the like from the transporting posture to the aligned posture.
And a second drive mechanism that is continuous with the first food drive mechanism and that sequentially transfers the food and the like sent out from the first drive mechanism in an aligned posture toward the stacking unit. It is characterized in that (the invention of claim 1).

Further, a compression mechanism for compressing the food or the like may be provided so as to sandwich the food or the like aligned in the stacking portion in the alignment direction (the invention of claim 2).

The automatic bagging apparatus for foods and the like according to the present invention is an automatic bagging apparatus for foods or the like for accumulating and packing foods or the like conveyed by a conveying mechanism, in which the opening of the bag is opened. A holding mechanism that holds the bag in a state and a pair that is pivotably provided near the opening of the bag held by this holding mechanism, and each tip enters the opening of the bag from the standby position located outside the bag. By swiveling to open, the bag is equipped with an insertion assisting member that pushes the bag from the inside to an expanding position, and the insertion assisting member is directed toward the expanding position prior to inserting the accumulated food or the like into the bag. It is characterized in that it is configured to be rotated (the invention of claim 3).

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned configuration, the automatic food bagging apparatus further includes a guide portion, a first food drive mechanism, and a second drive mechanism in the automatic food product aligning apparatus of the present invention.
A compression mechanism may be provided (the invention of claim 4).

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the food or the like conveyed by the conveying mechanism is conveyed to the guide portion by the first food drive mechanism, and the food or the like moves along the guide portion. Here, since the guide portion is inclined with respect to the transportation surface, the food or the like is converted from the transportation attitude during transportation to the aligned attitude that is an upright state.

Further, the food or the like converted into the aligned posture is
The second food driving mechanism sequentially conveys the sheets to the stacking unit in the aligned posture. As a result, the food and the like are arranged in the stacking section in the aligned posture. According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the foods and the like arranged in the stacking section in the aligned posture are compressed by the compression mechanism, the volume thereof is reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the bag in which the food or the like is packed is held by the holding mechanism with its opening opened. Then, when the accumulated food and the like is started to be inserted into the bag through the opening, the insertion auxiliary member precedes this and swivels from the standby position to the expanded position. That is, with the insertion of food etc.,
The bag will be opened.

[0015]

As described above, according to the apparatus for automatically arranging foods and the like of the present invention, it is possible to change the conveying posture to the arranging posture by feeding the foods and the like along the guide portion. The faster the speed, the faster the conversion speed. Therefore, the work efficiency can be improved as compared with the conventional one in which the posture is relied on by gravity.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the volume of the food or the like arranged in the aligned posture is reduced, when the food or the like is stored in the bag or the like, the storage density can be increased. .

Further, the automatic bagging apparatus for food etc. of the present invention is
Prior to inserting food etc. when accommodating food etc. in the bag,
Since the inside of the bag is opened by the insertion assisting member, it is possible to smoothly insert the food or the like into the bag.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the automatic aligning device and the automatic bagging device for foods and the like of the present embodiment are provided on the downstream side of the carry-out conveyor 1, and the carry-out conveyor 1
The wafer A, in which one or several sheets are hermetically packaged, is carried by a pillow packaging machine (not shown).

Above the downstream end of the carry-out conveyor 1, first intermittent drive belt conveyors 2 and 2 extending in a direction perpendicular to the downstream end of the carry-out conveyor 1 have their upstream ends located above the carry-out conveyor 1 and a downstream end 2a. It is provided so as to rise vertically from the transport surface 1a of the carry-out conveyor 1. The rising height of the downstream end portion 2a is equal to the height of the sealed wafer A in the transfer posture.
The width is approximately twice the width L of the above. Further, on each of the intermittent drive belt conveyors 2, a feed plate 3 is provided at the same position on the outer side surface at an interval slightly longer than the lateral width dimension L of the sealed wafer A in the transporting posture. Further, the height dimension of the feed plate 3 is slightly smaller than the thickness dimension H of the sealed wafer A in the transporting posture. A sensor 25 is provided and the sensor 2
When the sealed wafers A conveyed by the carry-out conveyor 1 are detected, the intermittent drive belt conveyors 2 are driven intermittently by a control device (not shown). In addition, the sensor 25 seals the sealed wafer A
The amount of movement of each intermittent drive belt conveyor 2 at the time when is detected is equal to a distance dimension of the feed plate 3, that is, a dimension slightly wider than the lateral dimension L of the sealed wafer A in the transporting posture. Thereby, the first food drive mechanism 4 is configured.

Below the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2, there is provided a conveying guide plate 5 extending in the left-right direction in the figure, and the right end portion of the conveying guide plate 5 is continuous with the conveying surface 1a of the carry-out conveyor 1. In addition, a vertical wall portion 5a that rises along the downstream end portion 2a of the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2 is provided on the way.
Is provided. Further, a gap that is slightly wider than the thickness dimension H of the sealed wafer A in the transport position is provided between the transport guide plate 5 and the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2. Further, the height of the vertical wall portion 5a is slightly higher than the lateral width dimension L of the sealed wafer A in the transporting posture.

Further, the transport guide plate 5 extends from the upper end of the vertical wall portion 5a to the left in the figure, and forms a stacking plate portion 5b. The second intermittent drive belt conveyors 6, 6 are provided above the stacking plate portion 5b, and the upstream end thereof is sandwiched between the upper portions of the downstream end 2a of the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2. . Further, between the second intermittent drive belt conveyor 6 and the stacking plate portion 5b, there is provided a gap slightly wider than the lateral width dimension L of the sealed wafer A in the transporting posture. Furthermore, in the second intermittent drive belt conveyor 6,
The feed plates 7 are provided at intervals slightly longer than the thickness dimension H of the sealed wafer A in the transfer position.
Is about 1/2 of the width L of the sealed wafer A in the transporting posture. Thereby, the second food drive mechanism 8 is configured. The second food drive mechanism 8 is provided with a sensor 26, and when detecting that the sealed wafer A has been conveyed to a predetermined position by the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2, the controller intermittently drives the second food. The belt conveyor 6 is driven intermittently.
The amount of movement of the second intermittent drive belt conveyor 6 when the sensor 26 detects the sealed wafer A is equal to the interval dimension of the feed plate 7, that is, a dimension slightly wider than the thickness dimension of the sealed wafer A in the transporting posture. ing.

On the other hand, behind the second food drive mechanism 8,
A first pushing mechanism 9 is provided. The first pushing mechanism 9 includes a cylinder 10 having a rod that operates in the left-right direction, and the tip end of the rod is in contact with the rear portion of the first pushing cylinder 11. The first pushing cylinder 11 is engaged with a guide member 12 (see FIG. 2) extending in the left-right direction and is movable in the left-right direction. Further, the rod of the first pushing cylinder 11 operates in the front-back direction, and the pushing bar 13 is provided at the tip thereof, so that a predetermined number of the sealed wafers A arranged on the stacking plate portion 5b are moved forward at a time. It can be pushed out. A spring 14 is provided between the cylinder 10 and the first extrusion cylinder 11, and
The push-out cylinder 11 is always biased to the left.

In front of the second food drive mechanism 8,
An elevating plate 15 is provided, and a predetermined number of sealed wafers A extruded by the extruding bar 13 are placed on the elevating plate 15. Further, an elevating cylinder 16 is provided below the elevating plate 15, and the elevating plate 15 is located at a position substantially horizontal to the stacking plate part 5b and slightly above the sealed wafers A arranged on the stacking plate part 5b. It is configured to move up and down with respect to a certain bag insertion position.

On the right side of the lifting plate 15, the compression cylinder 1
7 is provided, the rod operates in the left-right direction, and a compression plate 18 is provided at the tip thereof.
A fixed plate (not shown) is provided on the left side of the lift plate 15 so as to face the compression plate 18. As a result, the compression mechanism 19 is configured, and the predetermined number of the sealed wafers A pushed onto the elevating plate 15 are sandwiched between the fixed plate and the compression plate 18 and compressed.

Further, a second pushing cylinder 20 is provided behind the bag inserting position where the raising / lowering plate 15 is raised by the raising / lowering cylinder 16, and a pushing bar 21 is provided at the tip of the rod which operates in the forward / backward direction. Has been. An upper end portion of the push-out bar 21 is formed so as to project forward and form a pressing portion 21a, which is configured to hold the sealed wafer A compressed in an aligned state so as not to collapse the formation and jump upward. There is. As a result, the second push-out mechanism 22 is configured, and the predetermined number of sealed wafers A placed on the lift plate 15 that has been raised to the bag insertion position are pushed forward.

Further, in front of the bag inserting position where the elevating plate 15 rises, a pair of shaft bodies 24 are provided with an interval allowing the push bar 21 to pass therethrough. A standby position where the insertion assisting plate 23 closes the front of the push bar 21 (position shown by a solid line in FIG. 1) and an expanding position opened forward from the shaft body (a position shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1) It is provided so that it can turn between. Further, although not shown, a holding mechanism for the bag B (see FIG. 4) is provided, and the bag B for packing the sealed wafer A is held in front of the insertion auxiliary plate 23 with its opening opened. Is configured to be able to. The operation of each cylinder is configured to be controlled by the control device.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The wafer A hermetically packaged by the pillow wrapping machine is carried by the carry-out conveyor 1 in a carrying attitude in which the longitudinal direction is along the carrying direction and the bottom surface (which is the side surface having the widest area) is brought into contact with the carrying surface 1a to lie down. Is coming. And
When the tip of the sealed wafer A is detected by the sensor 25, the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2 is driven, and the feed plate 3 is slightly larger than the lateral dimension L of the sealed wafer A in the transporting position in the leftward direction (see FIG. 3). In the middle (in the direction of arrow a), the sealed wafer A is sent out from the transfer surface 1a onto the transfer guide plate 5. Then, each time the sealed wafer A is transferred, the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2 is driven intermittently, so that the sealed wafer A sent onto the transfer guide plate 5 is sequentially transferred to the vertical wall by the feed plate 3. It is conveyed to the portion 5a and further moves upward along the vertical wall portion 5a. As a result, the bottom surface of the sealed wafer A becomes substantially vertical to the transfer surface 1a, and the sealed wafer A is converted to the aligned posture in which it is upright with respect to the transfer surface 1a.

Then, the sealed wafer A, which has been changed to the aligned posture, is transported to above the vertical wall portion 5a, and when the lower surface of the sealed wafer A, which has been changed to the aligned posture, reaches the upper end of the vertical wall portion 5a, it is moved. The sensor 26 detects and the 2nd intermittent drive belt conveyor 6 drives. Then, the feed plate 7 of the second intermittent drive belt conveyer 6 is slightly more leftward than the thickness dimension H of the sealed wafer A in the transfer posture (in FIG. 3,
It moves in the direction of arrow b) and sends out the sealed wafer A, which has been converted to the aligned posture, onto the integrated plate portion 5b. Further, every time the sensor 26 detects the sealed wafer A converted into the aligned posture, the second intermittent drive belt conveyor 6 is intermittently driven, and the sealed wafer A sent onto the stacking plate portion 5b is fed by the feed plate. The sheet 7 is conveyed leftward on the stacking plate portion 5b. Since the above operation is performed every time the sealed wafer A is carried by the carry-out conveyor 1, the sealed wafers A in the aligned posture are sequentially sent to the left on the stacking plate portion 5b. As a result, the sealed wafers A converted into the aligned posture are sequentially arranged on the integrated plate portion 5b.

Then, a predetermined number of the sealed wafers A are sent out on the stacking plate portion 5b in the aligned posture, and the sealed wafer A sent out first reaches a predetermined position (the state shown in FIG. 3). When the sensor 27 detects, the rod of the cylinder 10 is actuated to the left, and the elastic force of the spring 14 moves the first extruding cylinder 11 to the left by three sealed wafers in the aligned posture, while the first extruding cylinder 11 moves. Is activated and the push bar 13 is displaced forward,
A predetermined number of sealed wafers A arranged on the stacking plate portion 5b are extruded onto the front elevation plate 15. Then, the compression cylinder 17 operates and the compression plate 18 is displaced in the direction of the fixed plate, whereby a predetermined number of sealed wafers A pushed onto the elevating plate 15 are compressed and the entire volume thereof is reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the elevating cylinder 16 operates to raise the elevating plate 15 to the bag inserting position.
Then, the second extrusion cylinder 20 operates, and the predetermined number of sealed wafers A compressed by the extrusion bar 21 are extruded forward.

Here, a bag B for packing the sealed wafer A
Is held by a holding mechanism, and its opening is held in front of the insertion assisting plate 23 at the standby position in an open state. Then, when a predetermined number of the sealed wafers A compressed by the push bar 21 are pushed forward, the insertion assisting plate 23 at the standby position is pushed by the sealed wafers A and opens forward so that the sealed wafers A are swung. When the sealed bar wafer A starts to move forward into the bag B and the push-out bar 21 is pushed forward to move the sealed wafer A into the bag, the bag is swung to the open position and the bag B is pushed open. Retained. Then, a predetermined number of hermetically sealed wafers A are packed in the bag B in an aligned state and in a compressed state. Depending on the size of the bag B, the packing operation may have to be performed twice or three times. This is because the compressed sealed wafer A is inserted while the bag B is held by the control program of the controller. The above-mentioned operation is controlled so as to be repeated.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the hermetically sealed wafer A is sent out by the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2 along the vertical wall portion 5a, the carrying posture can be changed to the aligning posture. The faster the drive speed, the faster the conversion speed. Therefore, the work efficiency can be significantly improved as compared with the conventional one in which the posture is changed by gravity.

Further, since the volume of the sealed wafers A arranged in the aligned posture by the compression mechanism 19 can be reduced, when the sealed wafers A are stored in the bag B, the packing density can be increased.

When the sealed wafer A is housed in the bag B, the bag B can be opened from the inside prior to the insertion of the sealed wafer A, so that the bag B is forcibly opened by the sealed wafer A itself. It can be inserted smoothly as compared with a product, and the bag can be packed while maintaining a certain quality without breaking the wafer.

Furthermore, since all the work is automated, it is possible to prevent counting errors, quality variations, etc., although it is necessary for human work, and it is possible to manufacture at a low cost because of its relatively simple structure. Therefore, even a confectionery company of a medium scale or less, which is unsuitable for the introduction of an expensive large-sized device, can easily introduce the same, which is a great effect.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be modified and implemented as follows, for example, and these embodiments also belong to the technical scope of the present invention. (1) In the above-described embodiment, the wafers are packed in bags, but not limited to wafers, various kinds of foods such as solid foods can be packed in bags. Further, by changing the distance between the feed plates and the gap between the transport guide plate 5 and the first and second intermittent drive belt conveyors 6, it is possible to pack different sizes.

(2) In the above embodiment, the sealed wafer A carried by the carry-out conveyor is carried out by the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2 onto the carrying guide plate 5, but it is carried by the carry-out conveyor. The sealed wafer A may be placed on the first intermittent drive belt conveyor. In this case, it is necessary to rotate the first intermittent drive belt conveyor in the opposite direction to that of the above embodiment, and to provide a transfer guide plate so as to cover the upper part thereof, and the sealed wafer A transfers the vertical wall part downward. Therefore, the second intermittent drive belt conveyor,
The upstream end of the first intermittent drive belt conveyor may be located below the downstream end. Then, the sealed wafer A converted into the aligned posture is placed on the second intermittent drive belt conveyor and sequentially conveyed in the left direction, so that the first and second pushing mechanisms and the like are also moved to corresponding positions. It should be provided. As a result, it is not necessary to connect the right end portion of the transport guide plate to the transport surface of the carry-out conveyor, and the transport guide plate can be short, which leads to reduction of parts cost.

(3) In the above embodiment, the upstream end portion of the second intermittent drive belt conveyor 6 was provided so as to be sandwiched between the upper portions of the downstream end portions of the first intermittent drive belt conveyor 2, but conversely. The upper part of the downstream end of the first intermittent drive belt conveyor may be sandwiched by the upstream end of the second intermittent drive belt conveyor.

(4) In the above embodiment, the vertical wall portion 5a is provided in the middle of the transport guide plate 5, but it may be an inclined portion instead of the vertical wall portion. In that case, the contents are The conveying posture does not change to the standing state but the oblique state, which is, of course, included in the alignment posture in the claims.

(5) In the above embodiment, the insertion assisting plate 23
Although it is configured to be pushed and swung by the sealed wafer A, the invention is not limited to this and may be swung to the expanded position by the drive mechanism prior to the insertion of the sealed wafer A. In addition, the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a bag filling operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Carry-out conveyor (conveyance mechanism) 1a ... Conveyance surface 4 ... 1st food drive mechanism 5 ... Conveyance guide plate (guide part) 5b ... Accumulation plate part (accumulation part) 8 ... 2nd food drive mechanism 19 ... Compression mechanism 23 ... Insertion assisting plate (insertion assisting member) A ... Sealed wafer (food etc.) B ... Bag

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Kunio Ueno 61 Yatsuya, Yamaji, Oji-cho, Kaifu-gun, Aichi Prefecture Matsuya Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An automatic food or other aligning device for converting foods or the like conveyed by a conveying mechanism into an alignment posture such as an upright state and aligning the foods so that the foods or the like are connected to a conveyance surface. And a guide portion that is inclined along the food member or the like that moves along the guide member so that the food member or the like moves from the attitude during transportation to the aligned attitude, and the food or the like from the transportation mechanism moves along the guide member. With the first food drive mechanism for converting the food product or the like from the attitude during transportation to the alignment attitude, the first food drive mechanism is continuous with the first food drive mechanism, and is fed out from the first drive mechanism in the alignment attitude. An automatic device for aligning foods and the like, which comprises a second drive mechanism for sequentially transporting foods and the like coming toward a stacking unit. 2. The automatic food etc. according to claim 1, further comprising a compression mechanism for compressing the food etc. provided so as to sandwich the food etc. arranged in the accumulating section in an alignment direction. Alignment device. 3. An automatic bagging device for foods or the like for accumulating and bagging foods or the like conveyed by a conveying mechanism, and a holding mechanism for holding the bag with its opening opened.
By a pair that is rotatably provided in the vicinity of the opening of the bag held by this holding mechanism, and by turning so that each tip enters into the opening of the bag and opens from the standby position located outside the bag, An insertion assisting member that pushes the bag from the inside to an expanding position, and the insertion assisting member is swung toward the expanding position prior to inserting the accumulated food or the like into the bag. An automatic bagging device for foods and the like configured as described above. 4. An automatic bagging device for foods or the like for converting foods or the like conveyed by a conveyance mechanism into an aligned posture such as a standing state and aligning them, and packing them together. Is provided so as to be continuous with the transport surface on which the food is transported, and the food product or the like that moves along the food product from the transport mechanism is inclined so that the food product or the like moves from the transport position to the aligned position. A first food drive mechanism that moves the food or the like from the attitude during transportation to the aligned attitude by moving along the guide portion; and a first drive that is continuous with the first food drive mechanism. A second drive mechanism for sequentially transferring the foods and the like sent out from the mechanism in the alignment posture to the accumulating unit and the food and the like arranged in the accumulating unit are sandwiched in the alignment direction, and the foods and the like are provided. Compressor Structure, a holding mechanism for holding the bag with its opening opened, and a pair of pivotable pairs provided near the opening of the bag held by this holding mechanism, from a standby position located outside the bag. Inserting the accumulated foods or the like into the bag by providing an insertion assisting member that reaches the opening position where each tip is pushed into the opening of the bag and opened to open the bag. The automatic bagging device for foods and the like, wherein the insertion assisting member is configured to be swung toward the expanded position prior to.