JPH09142405A - Product package boxing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize the automation and the continuation of stacking and boxing works of product packages by a method wherein an empty packaging box which is carried under a posture wherein the opening faces up, is turned and made to face sideways, and after a boxing is performed by making product packages slide, the packed box is inverted to return to the posture with the opening facing up. SOLUTION: At the downstream end of an empty packaging box feeding conveyor 1 which carries an empty packaging box 11 under a posture wherein the opening faces up, the empty packaging box 11 is dropped while being inverted, and by an empty packaging box landing guide 2, the empty packaging box 11 is landed while holding a forward tilted posture wherein the empty packaging box 11 is inverted at 90 deg., and the empty packaging box 11 is slide-moved onto a packaging box inverting device 5 by a positioning pusher 12. In the meantime, product packages 10 which are fed from a product package feeding conveyor 3, are stacked at a product package stacking part 4 by a plurality, and a product package group 25 is collectively made to slide and packaged in the empty packaging box 11 by an insertion pusher 8. Then, by the packaging box inverting device 5, the packed packaging box is returned to the posture wherein the opening faces up, and then, carried out to the rear by carrying out conveyors 6, 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to cosmetics, foods,
The present invention relates to a product package cartoning device that packs a predetermined number of product packages in which various products such as pharmaceutical products are packaged into a carton.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, various products such as cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals, etc. having a relatively small capacity and a light weight are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the products are individually packaged and packaged, and a plurality of product packages 10 are integrated (in the figure, the products arranged in four rows are stacked in three stages), and the shipping cardboard is used. Packaging is performed in a packaging box 11 such as a box. The packaging box 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape and an open upper surface, and a lid plate 11a that covers the opening at the opening edge on the long side.
Is extended, and the tip side portion thereof is formed into a plug piece 11b which is bent and inserted from the opening. A packaging box 11 in which the above-mentioned product packages 10 are collected one by one.
Since the product package 10 is small and light, it is difficult to handle it by a machine, because the product packaging box 11 is easily crushed when it is empty, and the shape of the packaging box 11 has a lid plate at the opening. Due to the fact that 11a is extended and the balance is unbalanced, automation is not carried out, and the actual situation is that everything is done manually.

[0003]

However, since the manual stacking and box packing work is a simple work, there is a limit to the improvement of work efficiency. Further, if the number of manpower is increased to increase the efficiency, the labor cost is increased and the manufacturing cost is affected. For this reason, in order to reduce the number of personnel and the manufacturing cost by abolishing the simple work by man, the automation and the continuation of the stacking and boxing work are desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product package cartoning device which can carry out the operation of stacking product packages, automating the cartoning process, and making it continuous.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a product package cartoning device of the present invention is a device for accumulating a plurality of product packages and packing them in a carton box having an open top. Conveying the packaging box of the opening upward posture, at the downstream end of the empty packaging box supply conveyor to drop while inverting the empty packaging box to the forward tilted posture, and the empty packaging box dropped from the empty packaging box supply conveyor, 90
° Empty packaging box landing guide that guides landing while holding the inverted forward tilted posture, and positioning that positions the empty packaging box that has landed on the packing section provided at a predetermined position different from the landing position of the empty packaging box Means, a product package supply conveyor for sequentially supplying product packages toward the facing surface of the positioned opening of the empty packaging box, and a plurality of the supplied product packages, at the opening facing surface of the empty packaging box. Product package accumulating means for accumulating in a state according to the shape, boxing means for accommodating the accumulated product package groups by sliding them inwardly from the opening of the empty packaging box, and the boxed package Packaging box reversing means for reversing the box to the backward tilted posture and returning it to the opening upward posture, and a packing box transporter for sending out the reversed packing box. A configuration that includes a means.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION That is, the product package cartoning apparatus of the present invention conveys an empty packaging box with an empty packaging box supply conveyor in an upward orientation of the opening, and the empty packaging box is provided at the downstream end of the empty packaging box supply conveyor. While inverting it to the forward tilted position, drop it and land it in the state of reversing 90 °,
It is positioned in a predetermined boxing part different from the landing position. On the other hand, the product packages to be packed in the empty packaging box are sequentially supplied by the product package supply conveyor, and are stacked in a state corresponding to the opening shape of the empty packaging box facing the opening. Then, the collected product package groups are collectively slid from the empty packaging box opening toward the inside to be boxed, and the packed packaging box is inverted to the backward tilting posture and returned to the opening upward posture. It is designed to be sent out by a carry-out conveyor.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a product package box packing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an empty packaging box supply conveyer that feeds empty packaging boxes 11 forward with an opening upward posture and supplies them one by one. It is designed to be dropped. Reference numeral 2 is an empty packaging box landing guide that guides the empty packaging box 11 dropped from the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1 so as to land in a state in which it is turned over by 90 ° and held in the forward tilted posture. Reference numeral 12 is a positioning pusher that slides the empty packaging box 11 in the forward tilted position in the lateral direction and positions it on the packaging box reversing device 5 provided in a predetermined packaging section. The packaging box reversing device 5 is provided with the packaging box 3 after the product package 10 is packaged.
0 is inverted to the backward tilting posture to return to the opening upward posture.

On the other hand, 3 is a product package supply conveyor for sequentially supplying the product packages 10 packed in the empty packaging box 11 one by one toward the facing surface of the opening of the empty packaging box 11, and 4 is the product package. It is a product package stacking unit that stacks a plurality of product packages 10 supplied from the supply conveyor 3 in a state corresponding to the opening shape of the empty packaging box 11. 8 is the product package stacking unit,
An empty packaging box 11 positioned on the packaging box reversing device 5 by sliding the accumulated product package group 25 together.
It is an insertion pusher that is inserted inside and boxed. 6,7
Are first and second conveyors arranged behind the packaging box reversing device 5, and are adapted to receive the packed packaging box 30 reversed by the packaging box reversing device 5 and convey it to the rear. ing.

More specifically, in the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1, the empty packaging box 11 has a lid plate 11 with its opening facing upward.
The empty packaging boxes 11 are transported in a line with a positioned at the rear side. A packaging box supply cylinder 9 is provided on both sides of a portion near the tip of the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1 so as to project the partition bar 9a and prevent the leading empty packaging box 11 from being stopped. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, on the rear side of the packaging box supply cylinder 9 at a predetermined distance, the side surface of the empty packaging box 11 located second from the top is pressed to stop its progress. A stopper 13 is provided. Then, the partition bar 9a of the packaging box supply cylinder 9 is retracted, and the side surface of the empty packaging box 11 located second from the top is pressed by the packaging box stopper 13, so that the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1 is moved to the top. Only the empty packaging box 11 located is sent to the tip of the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1 and dropped while being inverted to the forward tilted posture.

Below the tip of the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1, an empty packaging box landing guide 2 and a fixed guide plate 14 are provided.
Are arranged. This empty packaging box landing guide 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a slide base portion 2b having a substantially triangular prism shape having an inclined surface 2d is provided on the substrate 2a, and a lid plate contact plate 2c extending upward is attached to the back surface of the slide base portion 2b. . The entire width (A in the figure) of the empty packaging box landing guide 2 is the width of the packaging box 11 (A _{0 in} FIG. 13).
(Shown by B), and the height (B in the figure) is
It is formed to have substantially the same size as the depth (indicated by B ₀ in FIG. 13) of the packaging box. As a result, the empty packaging box 11 which is inverted from the leading end of the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1 to the forward tilted position and drops falls while the front upper edge of the empty packaging box 11 slidingly contacts the inclined surface 2d of the slide base 2b. Then, the bottom surface is brought into contact with the fixed guide plate 14 which is separated from the empty packaging box landing guide 2 by a predetermined distance, and the lid plate 11a is brought into contact with the upper edge of the lid plate abutting plate 2c to be inverted by 90 °. It is designed to be held in the forward tilted position and land with the opening facing forward (see FIG. 2).

The empty packaging box 1 which has been turned over by 90 ° and landed
1, the side of the landed empty packaging box 11 is pressed to slide the empty packaging box 11 laterally, and the above-mentioned forward folding is performed on the packaging box reversing device 5 provided in a predetermined box packing section. Positioning pusher 1 for positioning while maintaining the posture
2 are provided (see FIG. 1). Then, a product package group 25, in which a predetermined number of product packages 10 are accumulated, is inserted into the empty packaging box 11 positioned on the packaging box reversing device 5 to be boxed.

Further, the product package 10 supplied from the product package supply conveyor 3 is provided in front of the opening of the empty packaging box 11 positioned on the packaging box reversing device 5.
A product package stacking unit 4 is provided that stacks in a state corresponding to the opening of the empty packaging box 11. As shown in FIG. 4, the product package accumulating unit 4 is provided with the product packages 1 supplied from the product package supply conveyor 3 one by one.
A pair of product package aligning bases 15 for aligning 0s in order from the top, a guide plate 16 for guiding the product packages 10 aligned on the aligning bases 15, and a lifter for simultaneously moving up and down the aligned product package rows. 18
And a pair of stacking stands 17 on which a predetermined number of product package rows lifted by the lifter 18 are stacked. The product package stacking unit 4 aligns a predetermined number of product packages 10 and stacks them in a predetermined number of stacks to stack the empty package boxes 11 in a state corresponding to the opening shape.

The product package stacking unit 4 will be described in detail.
It is rotatably attached to the upper edge of 6 via a hinge 19, and the center side is rotated upward with both outer side edges as base ends. Further, a surface of the stacking table 17 corresponding to the inner side surface of the guide plate 16 is formed as an inwardly inclined surface 17a, and a gap formed between upper surface portions of both stacking tables 17 ( The dimension C in the figure is set to be slightly smaller than the width (D in the figure) of the product package 10.
When a predetermined number of product packages 10 are aligned on the product package alignment table 15, the product package row becomes
It is guided by the inner surface of the guide plate 16 and pushed up by the lifter 18, comes into contact with the inclined surface 17a of the stacking platform 17 and rotates between both stacking platforms 17 while passing between them. ing. When the lifter 18 descends, the product package row that has passed to the upper side is placed so as to be bridged over the upper surface of the two-stage stacking table 17 that has returned to the original position, and by repeating this, the product is stacked up to a predetermined number of stages. It has become so. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 20 denotes a pressing plate that presses the top surface of the stacked product packages 10 so that they do not collapse. It should be noted that the guide plates 16 can be adjusted in their intervals depending on the size of the product package 10 to be packed in the box.

The outer portion of the stacking stand 17 has
A notch 21 having an inclined surface 21a at the same angle as the inner inclined surface 17a is formed, and the notch 21 is formed at a position corresponding to the notch 21 of the guide plate 16 when the stacking platform 17 is rotated. A hit stop plate 22 is attached to abut against the inclined surface 21a of the contact 21 to stop the contact. As a result, when the product package row pushed up by the lifter 18 passes between the rows while rotating the stacking table 17, the inclined surface 17a of the stacking table 17 presses the inner surface of the guide plate 16 and the insertion pusher 8. The surface is substantially flush with the surface, and the rotation of the stacking platform 17 is stopped.

Further, in FIG. 4, reference numeral 23 denotes a transfer plate which transfers the product package group 25 when the product package group 25 is slid.
However, the packaging box reversing device 5 is slid on the transfer plate 23.
It is designed to be inserted all at once through the opening of the empty packaging box 11 positioned above.

The packaging box inverting device 5 (returning to FIG. 1),
A positioning plate 26 having an L-shaped cross section on which the empty packaging box 11 is positioned is connected to a motor 27, and when the product package group 25 is inserted into the empty packaging box 11 and packaged,
The motor 27 rotates, and the positioning plate 26 is turned backward by 90 °. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 24 is an insertion guide plate that guides both sides of the product package group 25 when the product package group 25 is inserted into the empty packaging box 11.

Behind the packaging box reversing device 5, there are provided first and second transport conveyors 6 and 7, and the packaging box reversing device 5 has reversed 90 ° and is in a box-up orientation. The packaging box 30 is placed and transported backward. In addition, the first conveyor 6 has a built-in weight checker for measuring the weight of the packaged packaging box 30, and counts the number of the packaged product packages 10 to detect a packaging error. ing.

In the above structure, the product packages 10 are collected and packed in the following manner. That is,
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the empty packaging boxes 11 are conveyed on the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1 while being lined up in a line with the lid plate 11a being positioned at the rear side with the opening upward posture.
The empty packaging box 11 is, as shown in FIG. 5, the empty packaging box 11 positioned second from the top by the packaging box stopper 13.
Is stopped, the packaging box supply cylinder 9 is released, and the leading empty packaging box 11 is replaced by the empty packaging box supply conveyor 1
One by one from the tip of the. As shown in FIG. 6, while the empty packaging box 11 is turned over to the forward tilted posture, the front end edge of the upper opening of the empty packaging box landing guide 2 is slidably contacted with the inclined surface 2d and the lid plate 11a is closed. By contacting the upper end of the contact plate 2c and contacting the bottom surface of the fixed guide plate 14, the landing is performed in a forward tilted state with the opening facing the front. Then, by operating the positioning pusher 12, the side surface of the empty packaging box 11 landed at a predetermined position by the empty packaging box landing guide 2 is pressed and slid laterally to move the packaging box reversing device 5
Positioned on top (see Figure 1).

On the other hand, the product packages 10 are supplied one by one by the product package supply conveyor 3 and are arranged on the product package arranging table 15 by a predetermined number (four in FIG. 1). Next, when the four product packages 10 are aligned on the product package alignment table 15, the lifter 18 rises and the product package row is pushed up to rotate the stacking table 17 upward, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. While passing through them, they are overlapped with the lower side of the product package row already placed on the stacking stand 17. In addition, the lifter 18
Rises, and when the product package row stacked at the bottom reaches the upper side of the stacking stand 17, the stacking stand 17 returns to the original position. After that, as shown in FIG. 9, the lifter 18
When is lowered, the product package rows are stacked and placed on the upper surface of the stacking stand 17.

While this operation is being performed, the uppermost surface of the product package 10 placed on the stacking table 17 is in a state of being pressed by the pressing plate 20 with a constant load, and the stacked product packages are 10 does not collapse. Further, when the product package row is pushed up, as shown in FIG. 10, the stacking base 17 rotates upward, but the inclined surface 21a of the cutout portion 21 and the hit stop plate 22 contact and rotate. The movement is stopped. In this stopped state, the inclined surface 17a of the stacking table 17 is substantially flush with the inner surface of the guide plate 16 and the pressing surface of the insertion pusher 8, so that the stacked product packages 10 are lifted. Will not collapse when pushed up by.

Next, when a predetermined number of layers (three layers in the figure) are stacked, the lifter 18 lifts the product package group 25 to substantially the same height as the transfer plate 23 and the pressing plate 20 is released, as shown in FIG. Then, by pressing the insertion pusher 8, the product package groups 25 are collectively slid in the lateral direction, cross over the transfer plate 23, and inside the opening of the empty packaging box 11 positioned on the packaging box reversing device 5. It is inserted into and boxed. At this time, the side portion of the product package group 25 has the insertion guide plate 2
It is designed to prevent the product package group 25 from being collapsed under the guidance of 4 (see FIG. 1).

Next, the packaging box reversing device 5 is rotated backward by 90 °, the packed packaging box 30 is tilted backward to its opening upward posture, and placed on the first conveyor 6. The first conveyor 6 conveys the packed packaging box 30 backward, and at the same time, measures the weight of the packed packaging box 30 and counts the number of the packaged product packages 10 to detect a packaging error. After that, the packed packaging boxes 30 are sent to the second conveyor 7 and are stocked there to some extent.

By repeating the series of operations described above, the stacking of the product packages 10 and the filling of the empty packaging boxes 11 are automatically and continuously performed.

As described above, in the above apparatus, the work of stacking and packing the product packages 10 can be automatically and continuously performed. Further, in the product package stacking unit 4, when four product packages 10 are aligned on the product package alignment table 15, the lifter 18 pushes the product packages 10 up, and the stacking table 17 is rotated upward so as to pass between them. It is mounted on the upper surface of the stacking stand 17. Therefore, the product package 10
It becomes possible to automatically perform the alignment and stacking by stacking.

Moreover, in the product package stacking section 4, the uppermost surface of the product package 10 placed on the stacking stand 17 is held by the holding plate 20 during the stacking operation. The product packages 10 that have already been stacked do not collapse. Also, product package 1
When 0 is pushed up and the stacking platform 17 rotates upward,
Since the inclined surface 17a of the stacking table 17 is flush with the inner surface of the guide plate 16 and the pressing surface of the insertion pusher 8, the rotation of the stacking table 17 is stopped, so that the stacked products are stacked. The package 10 does not easily collapse when pushed up by the lifter 18.

In the above apparatus, after the four product packages 10 are aligned in the product package accumulating section 4, they are stacked in three stages to make a total of 12 product packages 1.
Although the product package group 25 is formed with 0, the number is not limited to this, and the number to be aligned and the number of stacked stages should be appropriately set according to the size of the packaging box 11 or the size of the product package 10. You can Further, when the thickness of the product package 10 is substantially the same as the depth of the packaging box 11, the product packages can be formed by packing a plurality of product packages without stacking them. Furthermore, when the length of the product package 10 is substantially the same as the width dimension of the packaging box 11, the product package 10 can be box-packaged simply by stacking it without being aligned.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the product package cartoning device of the present invention. That is, this device is used as the stacking stand 17 of the product package stacking unit 4.
A plate-like body 28 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is used, and the plate-like body 28 is attached to the guide plate 16 by a hinge 29 with a spring. Other than that, it is the same as that shown in FIG. 4, and the same reference numerals are given to the same portions. This device also has the same operation and effect as above.

[0029]

As described above, according to the product package cartoning apparatus of the present invention, it becomes possible to automatically and continuously carry out the packing of product packages and the cartoning work. Can be achieved. Further, according to the product package stacking means of the apparatus of the present invention, the product packages can be automatically stacked and stacked.

Next, examples will be described.

[0031]

[Example] The product packaging boxing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 was used to perform packaging of a compact cosmetic product package. According to the apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to carry out the boxing work automatically and continuously, and as a result, it is possible to realize the unmanned boxing process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a product package cartoning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of an empty packaging box supply conveyor.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an empty packaging box landing guide.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of a product package stacking unit.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the operation of the empty packaging box supply conveyor.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the operation of the empty packaging box supply conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the operation of the product package stacking unit.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the operation of the product package stacking unit.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing the operation of the product package stacking unit.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing an operation of a main part of the product package stacking unit.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing the operation of the product package stacking unit.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a main part of a product package stacking unit of another embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state where a product package is packed in a packaging box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Empty packaging box supply conveyor 2 Empty packaging box landing guide 3 Product package supply conveyor 4 Product package stacking unit 5 Packaging box reversing device 6 First transfer conveyor 7 Second transfer conveyor 8 Insert pusher 10 Product package 11 Empty packaging box 12 Positioning pusher 25 Product package group 30 Boxed packaging box

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A device for accumulating a plurality of product packages and packing them in a packaging box having an open top surface, wherein an empty packaging box is conveyed in an opening upward posture, and the empty packaging box is moved forward at the downstream end thereof. An empty packaging box feed conveyor that guides the empty packaging box supply conveyor that is dropped while reversing to the tilted posture and an empty packaging box that is dropped from the empty packaging box supply conveyor so that the landing is performed with the forward tilted posture that is inverted by 90 °. With a guide,
Positioning means for positioning the landed empty packaging box in a boxing portion provided at a predetermined position different from the landing position of the empty packaging box, and product packages are sequentially supplied toward the facing surface of the opening of the positioned empty packaging box. A product package supply conveyor, a plurality of the product packages to be supplied, a product package accumulating means for accumulating in a state corresponding to the opening shape of the empty packaging box facing the opening, and the integrated product package group at once. Then, boxing means for packing by sliding inward from the empty packaging box opening, and packaging box reversing means for reversing the boxed packaging box to the backward tilting posture and returning it to the opening upward posture,
A product package box packing device comprising: a package box carry-out means for sending out the inverted package box. 2. The product package boxing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the product package stacking means includes an alignment table for aligning the product packages supplied one by one by the product package supply conveyor in order from the top. 2. The product package cartoning device according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined number of the packages are arranged to be stacked in a state corresponding to the opening shape of the empty packaging box. 3. The product package cartoning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the product package stacking means lifts and lowers the product packages supplied one by one by the product package supply conveyor, and is lifted by the lifting means. The product according to claim 1, further comprising a stacking platform on which the product packages are stacked in a predetermined number of stages, and the product packages are stacked in a state corresponding to the opening shape of the empty packaging box by stacking the product packages in a predetermined number of stages. Package cartoning equipment. 4. The product package cartoning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the product package accumulating means aligns the product packages supplied one by one by the product package supply conveyor in order from the top, and the alignment table. Equipped with an elevating means for simultaneously elevating and lowering the formed product package rows, and a stacking stand on which the product package rows lifted by the elevating means are stacked in a predetermined number of steps, and a predetermined number of product packages are aligned and a predetermined number of steps are stacked The product packaging box packing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the empty packaging boxes are stacked in a state corresponding to the opening shape.