JPH0920424A - Separation line up supplier device for bar-shaped product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To separate a product one by one lined up in a fixed direction with no labor required, even in the bar-shaped product supplied at random to overlap one another, and to enable separating ability to heighten even when compactly formed so as to eliminate necessity for a wide set up space. SOLUTION: A pair of fellow endless belt-shaped conveying surfaces 11, 12, reversing a conveying direction, are parallelly arranged to provide a space 14, where a single unit bar-shaped product 13 can pass through, between these fellow conveying surfaces, and a separation line up conveyer 2 arranged in almost V shape with the space 14 side downward, a receiving conveyer 4 arranged downward the space 14 of the separation line up conveyer 2 with the conveying direction of the longitudinal direction of the space 14, and a vibrating means 3 at least in the one conveying surface 11 of the separation line up conveyer 2 are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for separating and arranging rod-shaped products, which is for arranging rod-shaped general products or processed foods in a single row in the longitudinal direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, products formed in a rod shape (for example,
When food products such as bamboo rings and cheese rolls are not aligned and are folded and supplied randomly, in order to separate and arrange them one by one at a predetermined place such as a packing machine,
The products were placed on a belt conveyor in a random state, and during transportation, they were manually separated and aligned one by one.

[0003]

However, as in the conventional case, the product is manually put on the belt conveyor.
In the case of separating and arranging them one by one, work efficiency is poor, and especially in a line where a large amount is supplied, many manpower are required,
In addition, a long belt conveyor for separation work and a wide installation place are required accordingly, which is very inefficient, and there is a problem that the cost is increased.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to make a rod-shaped product which is folded and randomly supplied.
To provide a separating and arranging and feeding device for a bar-shaped product which has a high separating ability even if it is formed compactly so that it can be separated one by one without manpower and aligned in a fixed direction and does not require a large installation space. It is in.

[0005]

As a means for achieving the above object, in a separating and aligning and feeding apparatus for a rod-shaped product according to claim 1 of the present invention, a pair of endless belt-shaped conveying surfaces having opposite conveying directions are provided. A separating and arranging conveyor which is arranged in parallel and has a gap through which the rod-shaped products can pass alone, and which is arranged in a substantially V shape with the gap side facing downward; and arranged below the gap of the separating and arranging conveyor And a receiving and unloading conveyor whose transport direction is the gap vertical direction.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for separating and aligning rod-shaped products, at least one conveying surface of the separating and aligning conveyor has a vibrating means.

[0007]

In the apparatus for separating and aligning rod-shaped products according to the first aspect of the present invention, first, the rod-shaped products are randomly placed on the separating and aligning conveyor, but the pair of conveying surfaces have inclined surfaces facing each other in a V shape. Since it is formed, the bar-shaped product inevitably falls in the gap direction and touches both the transport surfaces. Since both of these transport surfaces are moving in opposite directions, the contact of each rod-shaped product is pulled in that transport direction, so that the rod-shaped products immediately change their postures and become parallel to the gap at the same time. It is dropped and is forwarded to the receiving and unloading conveyor below, from the one with the earliest fall, and finally, the individual units are received in a state of being aligned in the transport direction. Even if multiple bar-shaped products are fed so as to fold and form a bridge on the separating and aligning conveyor, they are immediately separated back and forth on both conveying surfaces, and immediately fall when they change their posture individually and are aligned on the receiving and carrying conveyor. To do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus for separating and aligning rod-shaped products, the rod-shaped products are separated from the bridge state and the posture is changed in the gap direction quickly by vibrating the conveying surface in addition to the reverse transfer of the conveying surface. be able to. Further, it is possible to easily separate a stick-shaped product having a surface having irregularities or getting wet and sticking to each other, or a stick-shaped product in which a lot of them are intertwined.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case will be described as an example where, among the rod-shaped products, bamboo rings, which are fish paste products, are separated and aligned. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a separating and aligning and feeding device for bamboo rings according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same as above, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2. First, the structure of the embodiment will be described.

The bamboo string separating and aligning and feeding device 1 of this embodiment is
The separating and aligning conveyor 2, the vibrating device 3, and the receiving / carrying-out conveyor 4 are the main components.

The separating and aligning conveyor 2 uses a pair of belt conveyors having the same shape, but the transfer (conveying) directions thereof are opposite to each other, and one or the other side edges 11a, 12a of the respective conveying surfaces 11, 12 are used. A gap 14 having a width that allows one bamboo ring 13 to pass therethrough is provided between them, and the gap 14 side is faced down so that the respective transport surfaces 11 and 12 are perpendicular to the central portion of the gap 14 in the lateral direction. It is provided so as to be inclined by 45 degrees with respect to each other to form a V-shape, that is, inclined surfaces facing each other.

The vibrating device 3 vibrates the conveying surfaces 11 and 12 of the separating and aligning conveyor 2, but in the present embodiment, one of the conveying surfaces 11 (that is, the conveying direction of the receiving and delivering conveyor 4 which will be described later). It is provided only on the transport surface that is moving in the same direction. In this vibrating device 3, the vibrating arm portion 15 of a vibrating motor or an electromagnetic vibrating device is used for the conveying surface 1
It contacts the lower surface of the conveying surface 11 at the central portion of 1 and vibrates the conveying surface 11 in the vertical direction with respect to this surface.

The receiving / carrying-out conveyor 4 uses a belt conveyor and conveys it below the gap 14 and in the longitudinal direction of the gap (that is, in the same direction as the direction in which the conveying surface of the separating and aligning conveyor 2 is stretched). It is arranged so that the surface 16 is horizontal. In addition, guides 17 and 17 are provided on both sides of the carrying surface 16 at intervals such that the bamboo wheels 13 can be inserted in a single row.
Is provided over the entire length. Then, the transport surface 16
The upper space limited by the lower edge of the conveying surface of the separating and aligning conveyor 2 has a height corresponding to the diameter of one bamboo ring.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the bamboo rings 13 are separated and aligned by the conveyor 2.
Are randomly supplied on both transport surfaces 11 and 12, but among the bamboo rings supplied on this transport surface, a single bamboo ring that is separated from the other bamboo rings immediately tilts the transport surface 11 or the transport surface 12. The higher one will fall in either direction. Since this falling direction is necessarily the vertical direction of the gap 14, the bamboo ring 13 slips through the gap 14 and immediately drops downward.

Further, when the bamboo wheel 13 is supplied in a state of straddling both the conveying surfaces 11 and 12, the both conveying surfaces 11 and 12 are moving in the opposite directions, so that the bamboo wheel 13 is contacted at the same time. As a result, the bamboo rings 13 are oriented in the gap direction in the same manner as described above, slipping through the gap 14 and falling downward.

When a plurality of bamboo rings 13 are folded and supplied, first, the lower bamboo rings are turned to either the front or back longitudinal direction on both transport surfaces 11 and 12 and fall to the gap side.
Also, the bamboo rings that are entangled with this fall one after another while changing their direction as the bamboo rings fall. At this time, the two transfer surfaces 11 and 12 reversely move and are pulled back and forth, passing through the gap 14 and falling.

In this case, the conveying surface 11 is constantly vibrated by the vibrating device 4, and by vibrating the folded bamboo rings, the plurality of bamboo rings 13 vibrate in different directions. It is immediately unraveled.

The bamboo ring 13 that has scraped off the gap 14 as described above falls on the receiving and unloading conveyor 4. At this time, the bamboo wheels 13 have already been adjusted in direction, and all have fallen with the longitudinal direction oriented toward the unloading direction of the receiving and unloading conveyor 4, and
Each of the guides 17, 17 is placed on the conveying surface 16 one by one and aligned in a single row. It should be noted that the bamboo rings 13 are not sequentially dropped on the transport surface 16 from the front, but all the bamboo rings are aligned in a single row by increasing the carry-out speed, and even if the intervals are not uniform, The work can be prevented from being affected.

As described above, in the bamboo ring separating and aligning and feeding device 1 of this embodiment, the bamboo rings 13 that are folded and randomly fed can be fed in a single row. . By vibrating the transfer surface, the separation time can be further shortened and the efficiency can be increased. In addition, because of this, the machine length can be shortened and the installation space can be reduced, which is economical. The bamboo rings are not damaged or deformed because they are aligned in a single row by using the free fall along the inclined surface. The structure is simple, handling and cleaning are easy, and the aligned state can be visually checked, so that accurate work can always be performed.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and any change in design or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention is included in the present invention.

For example, in the embodiments, the stick-shaped product has been described as a bamboo ring of food, but the present invention is not limited to this.
There are meat paste products such as burdock tempura and crab sticks, and other processed food products in the form of sticks, confectionery products in the form of sticks, etc. Also, molded products of resin or clay, industrial products in the form of sticks such as screws and shafts may be used.

The angles of the transport surfaces 11 and 12 with respect to the vertical line can be arbitrarily set depending on the product, or both angles may be different. Further, the size of the gap 14 can be arbitrarily set according to the thickness of the product to be separated, the state of the outer surface, and the like.

The transfer speeds of the two transport surfaces 11 and 12 may be the same or different.

The vibrating device 3 can be dispensed with in the case of a product with good separation or a product in which vibration is disliked, and can be provided on both conveying surfaces for a product with poor separation.

[0025]

As has been described above, in the separating and aligning and supplying apparatus for bar-shaped products according to the first aspect of the present invention, since it has the above-mentioned structure, the bar-shaped products which are folded and supplied randomly are provided in a single row. Can be supplied in line. Since the products are aligned in a single row by utilizing the free fall along the inclined surface, the rod-shaped products are not damaged or deformed. It has a simple structure and can be easily handled and cleaned.
Since it is possible to visually check the aligned state during operation, it is possible to obtain an effect that an accurate work can always be performed.

In the separating and aligning and feeding device for the rod-shaped products according to the second aspect, because of the above construction, the separating and aligning action due to the reverse transfer and the unraveling action due to the vibration synergize with each other, further increasing the efficiency of the separating and aligning. be able to. Further, for this reason, the machine length can be shortened to form a compact structure, and the installation space can be reduced, which is economical.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a bamboo ring separation / alignment supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a bamboo ring separation / alignment supply device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a separated and aligned state of bamboo rings.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Separation / Alignment Supply Device for Bamboo Wheel 2 Separation / Alignment Conveyor 3 Vibrating Device 4 Receiving Carry-out Conveyor 11, 12 Transport Surfaces for Separation / Alignment Conveyor 11a, 12a Side Edge of Transport Surface 13 Bamboo Wheel (Bar Product) 14 Gap 15 Vibrating Arm Part (Vibration Device) ) 16 Transport surface of receiving and unloading conveyor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pair of endless belt-shaped conveying surfaces whose conveying directions are opposite to each other are arranged in parallel with each other, and a gap through which a rod-shaped product can pass alone is provided between the conveying surfaces, and the gap side is made downward. A separating and arranging conveyor arranged substantially in a V shape; and a receiving and unloading conveyor arranged below the gap of the separating and arranging conveyor and having a conveying direction in the longitudinal direction of the gap. apparatus. 2. The separating and aligning and supplying apparatus for bar-shaped products according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the conveying surfaces of the separating and aligning conveyor has a vibrating means.