JPH09240835A - Bar-shaped body transshipment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operational efficiency by automatically transshipping a bar-shaped body from a box body to a pallet. SOLUTION: After conveying respective bar-shaped bodies aligned uprightly in a carton are conveyed to a fetching position by a feeding conveyor and fetching respective bar shape bodies from the carton by each row at the fetching position by a fetching mechanism 14, pitches between bar-shaped bodies is adjusted so that it may become the pitches between the respective bar-shaped body storing units of a pallet by a pitch adjusting mechanism 42 and the respective bar-shaped bodies are loaded on the pallet by a loading mechanism 54 and discharged by a discharge conveyor 52. Thus respective bar shape bodies can be automatically transshipped even in case pitch between the respective bar-shaped bodies inside the carton and that between respective bar-shaped body storing units of the pallet are different. Furthermore it is sanitary because the bar-shaped bodies do not come into contact with anybody's hand.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is suitable for use in, for example, manufacturing cosmetics, foods, medicines, etc., by transposing delivered bar-shaped parts (bar-shaped bodies) into a pallet suitable for a production line. The present invention relates to a transshipment device for a rod-shaped body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a bar-shaped body such as a case for lipstick is delivered to a factory that manufactures cosmetics, foods, chemicals, etc., for example, a factory that manufactures lipsticks. The bar-shaped body opens upward. Together with this, it is delivered in a state in which it is upright and aligned and housed in a paper box (paper box) whose inside is partitioned by a partition plate assembled in a grid pattern. And each rod in the paper box is
It is transferred to a pallet in which the shape and the pitch between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions are set so as to fit the line for manufacturing the lipstick.

At the time of transposing the rods, it is possible to transpose the rods by an automatic machine. However, the paper box is easily deformed, and the rods cannot be accurately positioned. Further, since the pitch between the rod-shaped bodies and the pitch between the rod-shaped body storage portions of the pallet are different, it is difficult to perform transshipment by an automatic machine, and at present, transshipment work is performed manually.

[0004]

By the way, as described above, in the case where the rod-shaped body is manually transshipped from the paper box to the pallet, the workability is low and the work efficiency is lowered. There is a problem that dirt is easily attached to the rod-shaped body, which is not preferable in terms of hygiene.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is possible to automatically transfer the rod-shaped body from the box body to the pallet and to improve the working efficiency. It is intended to provide a transshipment device.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a rod-shaped transshipment apparatus adopted by the invention of claim 1 takes out a plurality of rod-shaped members aligned in a box in an upright state. A bar-shaped transshipment device for transposing the taken-out bar-shaped bodies into a pallet having a plurality of bar-shaped body accommodating portions formed at a predetermined pitch, wherein the bar-shaped bodies aligned in the box body are taken out. A supply conveyor that conveys toward each other, a take-out means that takes out each rod-shaped body that has been conveyed to the take-out position by the supply conveyor from the box body for each row, and a bar-shaped body that is taken out from the box body by the take-out means of the pallet. Pitch adjusting means for adjusting the pitch between the rod-shaped bodies so as to correspond to the pitch between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions, and the rod-shaped bodies pitch-adjusted by the pitch adjusting means are stacked on the bar-shaped body accommodating portions of the pallet. Product A saw unit, formed by composed of a discharge conveyor for discharging the pallet each rod member is stowed.

With the above construction, when the rod-shaped members housed in the box are conveyed by the supply conveyor and reach the take-out position, the rod-shaped members are taken out line by line by the take-out means and taken out. The pitch between the rod-shaped bodies is adjusted according to the pitch between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions of the pallet by the pitch adjusting means. Then, the pitch-adjusted rod-shaped bodies are loaded into the rod-shaped body storage portions of the pallet by the loading means and discharged by the discharge conveyor, so that the box body is automatically transshipped to a pallet having a different pitch. You can

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the take-out position of the supply conveyor is provided with ascending means for moving the rod-like bodies arranged at the take-out position upward together with the box body. In this way, since each rod-shaped body arranged at the take-out position of the supply conveyor is raised together with the box body by the raising means, even if each rod-shaped body is conveyed in a state of being housed in a container or the like, the take-out means is taken out. With this, each rod-shaped body can be easily taken out from the box body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the take-out means includes a movable arm portion, and a grip portion provided at a tip of the arm portion for gripping each of the rod-shaped members aligned in the box body in a row.
A box body fixing portion that holds each rod-shaped body by the holding portion and presses and fixes the box body when pulling out from the box body, and a rod-shaped body detection that detects whether each rod-shaped body is held by the holding portion It consists of a sensor.

With this configuration, when each rod-shaped body is arranged at the take-out position of the supply conveyor, the gripping portion is arranged on each rod-shaped body by the movement of the arm portion, and each rod-shaped body is arranged by the gripping portion. Each row is taken out of the box. Since the box body is pressed and fixed by the box body fixing portion at the time of taking out the rod-shaped body, it is possible to prevent the box body from moving together with each rod-shaped body. Further, since the rod-shaped body detecting sensor detects whether or not each rod-shaped body is grasped by the grasping portion, it is possible to prevent the grasping portion from improperly grasping each rod-shaped body.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, the pitch adjusting means is movable in the case and in the longitudinal direction of the case,
A plurality of rod-shaped body mounting portions on which the rod-shaped bodies are mounted so as to be orthogonal to the moving direction, and a pantograph shape that is expandable and contractable in the longitudinal direction of the case are formed, and the rod-shaped body mounting portions are connected to each other. The pitch adjusting section and the driving section for driving the pitch adjusting section to expand and contract.

With this configuration, the pitch between the rod-shaped member mounting portions is adjusted according to the pitch between the rod-shaped members that are initially accommodated in the box body, and therefore the take-out means is used. Each taken out rod-shaped body can be mounted on a mounting table. Then, when the rod-shaped body is placed on each of the mounting tables, the pitch adjusting section is expanded and contracted by the driving section. Here, since the pitch adjusting portion has a pantograph shape, it can be expanded and contracted to evenly displace the pitch between the connected rod-shaped body mounting portions, so that the pitch between the rod-shaped bodies can be changed to that of the pallet. It can be adjusted according to the pitch between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a device for transposing a rod-shaped body according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a supply conveyor provided on the entrance side of the transshipment apparatus. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the supply conveyor 1 is a pedestal 2 and left and right sides of the pedestal 2. The transport belts 3 and 3 are arranged on both sides of the vehicle.
The supply conveyor 1 conveys a container 4 (described later) containing a rod-shaped body R such as a lipstick case and a cap in the direction of arrow A toward the take-out position by each conveyance belt 3.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a container conveyed by the supply conveyor 1. The container 4 is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a rectangular bottom plate 4A and a side plate 4B extending upward from the peripheral edge of the bottom plate 4A. Is formed in a box shape that opens upward from and, and the bottom plate 4A has rod insertion holes 4C, 4C, ...
Five holes are drilled on the right. Further, an elevating plate 5 which is moved up and down by the elevating rods 11 is provided on the bottom plate 4A, and positioning step portions 5A, 5A for positioning a paper box 6 described later are provided on the upper surface side of the elevating plate 5 on the left and right sides. Is recessed in.

Reference numeral 6 denotes two paper boxes forming a box positioned inside the container 4 and positioned at the respective positioning step portions 5A of the elevating plate 5. The paper boxes 6 are located above the bottom plate 6A and the side plates 6B. The side plate 6 </ b> B is formed so as to open in the vertical direction, and the height dimension of the side plate 6 </ b> B is set so that the upper portion of each rod-shaped body R projects. Further, the inside of each paper box 6 is partitioned by a plurality of partition plates 7, 7, ... Which are assembled in a cross pattern, so that each of the paper boxes 6 is divided into 9 rows by 9 in each row, a total of 9 rows. 81
The rod-shaped bodies R of the book are arranged in an upright state with pitches P1, P1 ,.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a paper box elevating mechanism which is a box raising means provided at the take-out position of the supply conveyor 1. The paper box elevating mechanism 8 is arranged at the take-out position as shown in FIGS. An elevating cylinder 9 located below the container 4 and attached to the pedestal 2 of the supply conveyor 1, a flat plate 10 fixed to the tip of a rod 9A of the elevating cylinder 9, and each rod of the container 4 on the flat plate 10. The upper and lower rods 11 and 11 are provided so as to project upward so as to correspond to the insertion holes 4C.

Further, 12 and 12 are container fixing mechanisms provided on both left and right sides of the container 4 arranged at the take-out position, and each container fixing mechanism 12 is a container conveyed by the supply conveyor 1 to the take-out position. 4 is fixed to the take-out position.

The paper box elevating mechanism 8 and each container fixing mechanism 12 thus configured fix the container 4 conveyed to the take-out position by each container fixing mechanism 12, and in this state, the paper box elevating mechanism 8 moves. The rod 9A of the lifting cylinder 9 is extended. As a result, each lifting rod 11 is inserted through each rod insertion hole 4C of the container 4, and the lifting plate 5
At the same time, the paper boxes 6 are raised so that the rod-shaped bodies R in the paper boxes 6 are projected upward from the container 4.

A base 13 is provided from the vicinity of the downstream side of the supply conveyor 1 to the vicinity of the upstream side of the discharge conveyor, which will be described later. On the base 13, a take-out mechanism 14, a posture changing mechanism 29, which will be described later, Pitch adjusting mechanism 42, relay table 4
8. A loading mechanism 54 and the like are mounted.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a take-out mechanism which is provided near the downstream side of the supply conveyor 1 and is provided on the base 13 and which serves as a take-out means for taking out each rod-shaped body R from the paper box 6. The take-out mechanism 14 is a take-out mechanism. , A first arm portion 15 attached to the base 13, a second arm portion 16 attached to the first arm portion 15, and a holding unit 17 which is a holding portion attached to the second arm. The first arm portion 15 moves the second arm portion 16 in the conveying direction of the supply conveyor 1, and the second arm portion 16 moves the gripping unit 17 in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the supply conveyor 1. It is a thing.

Now, the gripping unit 17 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. The gripping unit 17 includes a moving bracket 18 movably attached to the second arm portion 16, and the moving bracket. A support plate 19 fixed to the lower end side of 18, two head elevating cylinders 20, 20 located on the support plate 19 and spaced apart in the left and right directions, and the head elevating cylinder 20, 20 rods 20A, 20A, and gripping heads 21 and 21 that form a gripping portion and are attached to the ends of the rods 20A and 20A.

The gripping heads 21 are attached to the tips of the rods 20A of the head lifting cylinder 20,
Frame portion 22 formed in a U shape that opens downward
A fixed grip plate 23 fixed to one end of the frame portion 22, a grip cylinder 24 attached to the other end side of the frame portion 22, and a fixed end of a rod 24A of the grip cylinder 24. A movable gripping plate 25 facing the fixed gripping plate 23, a shutter 26 that is provided along a side surface of the fixed gripping plate 23 so as to be movable up and down, and a shutter 26 for raising and lowering the shutter 26. A shutter lifting cylinder 27 attached to the frame portion 22
A cushion member 25A is fixed to the movable grip plate 25 on the side facing the fixed grip plate 23, and the cushion member 25A grips each rod-shaped body R with the fixed grip plate 23. This is for surely gripping each of the rod-shaped bodies R without damaging each of the rod-shaped bodies R.

Reference numeral 28 designates a rod-shaped body detection sensor which is located between the fixed gripping plate 23 and the movable gripping plate 25 and is arranged in the longitudinal direction of each of the gripping plates 23, 25. The detection sensor 28 is formed as a reflective sensor including a light emitter and a light receiver. The rod-shaped body detection sensor 28 detects the presence or absence of each rod-shaped body R when the rod-shaped body R is held between the fixed gripping plate 23 and the moving gripping plate 25, thereby detecting the rod-shaped body R. This is to detect a poor grip.

In the take-out mechanism 14 thus constructed, the container 4 accommodating each rod-shaped body R is arranged at the take-out position of the supply conveyor 1, and each rod-shaped body R is raised by the paper box elevating mechanism 8 together with the paper box 6. Then, the second arm portion 16 and the gripping unit 17 are appropriately moved, and the gripping unit 17 is arranged above each rod-shaped body R as shown in FIG. Next, the rod 20A of the head lifting cylinder 20 is extended to lower the gripping head 21, and as shown in FIG. 7, a row of each rod-shaped body R is arranged between the fixed gripping plate 23 and the moving gripping plate 25. In this state, the rod 24A of the gripping cylinder 24 is extended to move the movable gripping plate 25 toward the fixed gripping plate 23, so that as shown in FIG. Then, each row of rod-shaped bodies R is gripped.

Next, when each row of rod-shaped bodies R is gripped between the movable grip plate 25 and the fixed grip plate 23, the rod 20A of the head lifting cylinder 20 is contracted to move the grip head 21 as shown in FIG. By ascending, each row of rod-shaped bodies R is pulled out from the paper box 6 and taken out. When the rod-shaped body R is taken out, the rod 2 of the head lifting cylinder 20 is removed.
Since the shutter elevating cylinder 27 is extended at the same speed as the contraction of 0 A, and the shutter 26 is brought into contact with the upper portions of the paper box 6 and the partition plates 7 by this, the paper boxes are pulled out and taken out. 6. It is possible to prevent the partition plates 7 from rising together with the rod-shaped bodies R. Furthermore, when each rod-shaped body R is taken out, the rod-shaped body detection sensor 28 detects whether or not each row of the rod-shaped bodies R has been reliably taken out, so that the rod-shaped bodies R cannot be taken out properly.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a posture changing mechanism provided near the center of the base 13, and the posture changing mechanism 29 is provided on the base plate 30 and on the base plate 30 as shown in FIGS. Two pillow blocks 31, 31, and a rotary shaft 32 rotatably supported by each pillow block 31.
And an air-type rotary actuator 33 that rotates (rotates) the rotary shaft 32 in the forward or reverse direction by 90 degrees,
The rotary head 32 is composed of a rotary head 35 fixed to the rotary shaft 32 via two brackets 34, 34. The posture changing mechanism 29 rotates the rotary shaft 32 forward or backward by the rotary actuator 33. By
The posture of the rotating head 35 is changed to an upright state in which the rods R are received (a state shown in FIG. 10) or a horizontal state in which the rods R are discharged (a state shown in FIG. 11).

The rotary head 35 includes a bottom plate 36 to which the brackets 34 are fixedly attached on the back surface thereof, and the rotary head 3.
5, a fixed block 37 fixed to the bottom plate 36 so as to be on the lower side in the horizontal state, movable blocks 38 and 38 provided so as to approach and separate from the fixed block 37, and attached to the bottom plate 36. , Clamping cylinders 39, 3 for moving each movable block 38 toward and away from the fixed block 37
9, discharge plates 40, 40 provided between the blocks 37, 38, and the discharge plates 40 in the blocks 37, 38.
The stationary block 37 and the movable blocks 38 are roughly composed of discharge cylinders 41, 41 that are moved between them. The fixed blocks 37 and the movable blocks 38 have clamping grooves 37A, 37A, ..., 38A for clamping the rod-shaped bodies R on the surfaces facing each other. , 38A, ... Are formed with a pitch P1.

As described above, when the posture changing mechanism 29 receives each rod-shaped body R, the rotary head 35 is made to stand by in the upright state shown in FIG. 10, and each rod-shaped body R taken out from the paper box 6 by the take-out mechanism 14 is fixed. Each holding groove 3 of the block 37
7A and each holding groove 38A of each movable block 38, each movable block 38 is moved to the fixed block 37 side by each holding cylinder 39 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. It is sandwiched between the blocks 37 and 38. Next, by rotating the rotary shaft 32 in an arbitrary direction by the rotary actuator 33, the posture of the rotary head 35 is changed to the horizontal state shown in FIG. 11, and then each movable block 38 is fixed to the fixed block 37 by each holding cylinder 39. The rod-shaped bodies R are released from the above and the pinching of each rod-shaped body R is released. Then, in this state, the respective discharge plates 41 are moved toward the respective rod-shaped bodies R by the respective discharge cylinders 41 so that the respective rod-shaped bodies R are discharged to the pitch adjusting mechanism 42 side.

Reference numeral 42 denotes a pitch adjusting mechanism provided in the center of the base 13, and the pitch adjusting mechanism 42 includes a case 43, a guide rod 44, a rod-shaped member mounting portion 45, a pitch adjusting portion 46, and a slider, which will be described later. It is roughly composed of 47.

Reference numeral 43 denotes a case fixed on the base 13, and the case 43 has a box-like shape composed of a rectangular bottom plate 43A and a side plate 43B formed upward from the peripheral edge of the bottom plate 43A. None, on one side plate 43B in the longitudinal direction,
Bracket 43 to which one end side of the pitch adjusting portion 46 is connected
C is protruding. Further, two guide rods 44, 44 are provided in the case 43, and each of the guide rods 4
4 is located on the opening side of the case 43 and extends parallel to the longitudinal direction, and both ends thereof are fixed to the side plates 43B.

Reference numerals 45, 45, ... Show a plurality of rod-shaped member mounting portions provided in the case 43 while being supported by the respective guide rods 44. As described above, the guide rods 44 are continuously attached to the guide rods 44 and are movable in the longitudinal direction of the case 43 along the guide rods 44. In addition, on the upper side of each rod-shaped body mounting portion 45, a mounting table 45A that extends in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the case 43 and that mounts the rod-shaped body R is provided, and the lower end side of the pitch adjustment portion 46. Are linked to.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a pitch adjusting portion provided below each rod-shaped member placing portion 45. The pitch adjusting portion 46 is shown in FIG.
3. As shown in FIG. 14, the center portion and both end portions are pins 46.
A plurality of long plates 4 pin-connected by A, 46A, ...
6B, 46B, ... And short plates 46C, 46C, ... Pin-connected to both ends of each of the long plates 46B are formed in a pantograph shape. Also, the pitch adjusting unit 4
One end side of 6 is pin-connected to the bracket 43C of the case 43, and the other end side is connected to a moving block 47B described later. Further, in the pitch adjusting portion 46, the central pin 46A is connected to the lower end portion of each rod-shaped body mounting portion 45, and when the pitch adjustment portion 46 expands and contracts by this, each rod-shaped body mounting portion 45 is connected to each guide rod. It is designed to move along 44.

Reference numeral 47 denotes a slider which is provided on the bottom side of the case 43 and serves as a drive unit. The slider 47 is a slider body 47A in which a ball screw (not shown) or the like is built.
A moving block 47B located on the slider body 47A and connected to a ball screw, and a side plate 43 of the case 43.
The moving block 47B is connected to the other end side of the pitch adjusting section 46, and is composed of a drive motor 47C that projects outward from B and rotationally drives the ball screw of the slider body 47A. Then, the slider 47 rotates the ball screw built in the slider body 47A by the drive motor 47C to move the moving block 47B.
Is moved in the longitudinal direction of the case 43, and the moving block 47
The pitch adjusting unit 46 connected to B is expanded and contracted.

The pitch adjusting unit 46 thus configured
When each rod-shaped body R is supplied from the posture changing mechanism 29, as shown in FIG. 13, the pitch adjusting portion 46 is reduced in accordance with the pitch P1 of each holding groove 37A, 38A of each block 37, 38. Thus, as shown in FIG. 15, the pitch between the rod-shaped member mounting portions 45 (mounting table 45A) is set to P1. Then, when each rod-shaped body R is mounted on each mounting table 45A, the drive motor 47C of the slider 47 is driven to move the other end of the pitch adjusting unit 46 together with the moving block 47B in the direction of arrow B in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the pitch adjusting unit 46 is extended. At this time, since the pitch adjusting section 46 has a pantograph shape by the long plates 46B and the like, the spacing dimension (pitch) of the central pin 46A increases by the same dimension. As a result, by extending the pitch adjusting unit 46 to an arbitrary position, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the rod-shaped body R placed on the mounting table 45A of each rod-shaped body mounting portion 45 is adjusted to the pitch P2 between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions 53A of the pallet 53 described later.

A relay table 48 is provided on the base 13 and adjacent to the pitch adjusting mechanism 42. The relay table 48 is moved along the pitch adjusting mechanism 42 by a moving cylinder 48A. There is. Further, a discharge table 49 is provided adjacent to the side of the relay table 48. Furthermore, above the pitch adjusting mechanism 42,
A first transfer loader 50 for transferring each rod-shaped body R from the pitch adjusting mechanism 42 to the relay table 48 is provided, and above the relay table 48, the relay table 48 supplies the discharge table 49 to the pallet 53. A second transfer loader 51 that transfers and mounts each rod-shaped body R for one horizontal row is provided.

Reference numeral 52 denotes a discharge conveyor located near the discharge table 49 and provided in parallel with the supply conveyor 1. The discharge conveyor 52 has substantially the same structure as the supply conveyor 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the discharge conveyor 52 moves the pallet loaded with the rod-shaped bodies R in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 1 to discharge the pallet toward the subsequent process.

Here, the pallet 53 is formed as a rectangular and shallow box body, and on the upper surface side thereof, there are arranged rod-shaped body accommodating portions 53A, 53A, ... There are 3 rows, 24 in total. In addition, a pitch P2 between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions 53A is set so that each rod-shaped body R can be easily gripped by a robot hand (not shown) or the like in a later step.

Reference numeral 54 designates a loading mechanism which is provided near the discharge conveyor 52 and is provided on the base 13. The loading mechanism 54 is similar to the unloading mechanism 14 in that the first arm portion 55 and the first arm portion 55 are provided. It is composed of a second arm portion 56 attached to the first arm portion 55 and a gripping unit 57 attached to the second arm portion 56. And the loading mechanism 5
4 grips the eight rods R transferred on the discharge table 49 with the pitch P2 by the gripping unit 57, and then moves the gripping unit 57 by the arm portions 55 and 56 to load the discharge conveyor 52. The pallet 53 is placed in each of the rod-shaped body accommodating portions 53A.

The bar-shaped object transposing apparatus according to this embodiment has the above-described structure. Next, the operation of the whole bar-shaped object transposing apparatus will be described.

First, the container 4 accommodating the rods R in an upright and aligned state through the paper boxes 6 is conveyed by the supply conveyor 1 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. When the container 4 is arranged at the take-out position of the supply conveyor 1, the container 4 is fixed by each container fixing mechanism 12 as shown in FIG. 3, and each rod-shaped body R in the container 4 together with the paper box 6 moves in the paper box elevating mechanism 8 Is raised so as to project from the container 4. Then, in this state, each rod-shaped body R in the paper box 6 is taken out by one row by the gripping unit 17 of the taking-out mechanism 14 as shown in FIGS.
Each rod-shaped body R taken out from the paper box 6 is shown in FIGS.
After the posture is changed from the upright state to the horizontal state by the posture changing mechanism 29 shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 16, each rod-shaped member R supplied to the pitch adjusting mechanism 42 has a pitch P1 when it is accommodated in the paper box 6 by the extension of the pitch adjusting section 46.
To the pitch P between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions 53A of the pallet 53
It is adjusted to 2 and transferred to the relay table 48 in this state. Then, each rod-shaped body R transferred to the relay table 48
Each eight rods are transferred to the discharge table 49, and as shown in FIG.
It is loaded in A.

When a prescribed number of rod-shaped bodies R are loaded in each rod-shaped body storage portion 53A of the pallet 53 in this way, the discharge conveyor 52 moves the pallet 53 in the direction of arrow C in FIG. Discharge toward the process.

Thus, according to the present embodiment, each rod-shaped body R is provided with the pitch adjusting mechanism 42 and accommodated in the paper box 6 by the pantograph-shaped pitch adjusting section 46.
From the pitch P1 between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions 53 of the pallet 53
Since the pitch is adjusted to the pitch P2 between A, the rods R can be automatically transferred from the paper box 6 to the pallet 53, and the workability and the work efficiency can be improved. Moreover, as in the prior art, the worker can
Since it is not touched with, it is possible to prevent dirt from adhering to each of the rod-shaped bodies R and to make it hygienic.

Further, since the paper box elevating mechanism 8 for raising each rod-shaped body R together with the paper box 6 in the container 4 is provided at the take-out position of the supply conveyor 1, each rod-shaped body R is removed from the container 4.
Can be made to project, and the removal of each rod-shaped body R by the removal mechanism 14 can be made easy and reliable, and the occurrence of malfunctions during transshipment work can be prevented.

In addition, since the take-out mechanism 14 takes out the rods R in the paper box 6 row by row, when the paper boxes 6 are used that are easily deformed and cannot accurately position the rods R, However, each rod-shaped body R can be gripped, and each rod-shaped body R can be reliably taken out from the paper box 6.

Further, the take-out mechanism 14 has a shutter 2
6. Since the shutter elevating cylinder 27 is provided, and when each rod-shaped body R is pulled out from the paper box 6 and taken out, the shutter 26 is lowered by the shutter elevating cylinder 27 and pressed against the paper box 6 and each partition plate 7. It is possible to prevent the paper box 6 and the partition plates 7 from rising together with the rod-shaped bodies R when the rod-shaped bodies R are taken out, and it is possible to prevent malfunctions due to deformation of the paper boxes 6 and the like.

The gripping head 21 of the take-out mechanism 14 is provided with a rod-shaped body detection sensor 28, and the rod-shaped body detection sensor 2 is provided.
Since it is detected by 8 whether or not each row of rod-shaped bodies R is reliably taken out, it is possible to prevent the rod-shaped bodies R from being taken out inadequately and improve the reliability.

On the other hand, since the pitch adjusting portion 46 of the pitch adjusting mechanism 42 is formed into a pantograph shape consisting of the pins 46A, the long plate 46B, etc., each rod-like member placing portion 45 can be simply expanded and contracted. The pitch between the rod-shaped bodies R mounted on the mounting table 45A can be uniformly and easily adjusted, and the configuration of the pitch adjustment mechanism 42 can be simplified to reduce the cost.

In the above embodiment, the cylindrical rod-shaped body R
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a rod-shaped body having another shape such as an elliptic cylinder or a polygonal cylinder.

Further, the number of rod-shaped bodies R housed in the paper box 6 and the number of rod-shaped bodies R loaded on the pallet 53 are appropriately changed according to the production situation, and are limited to those described in the embodiment. Not a thing.

Further, in the above embodiment, the rod-shaped body R is described as a case, a cap, etc. for the lipstick, but it may be applied to other cosmetics, medicines, foods, etc. having a rod-like shape.

[0053]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the rod-shaped members housed in the box are conveyed to the take-out position by the supply conveyor, so that the rod-shaped members placed at the take-out position are conveyed. The body is taken out in a row by the take-out means, the pitch between the taken-out rod-shaped bodies is adjusted according to the pitch between the bar-shaped body accommodating portions of the pallet by the pitch adjusting means, and then the bar-shaped bodies are taken by the loading means. Since it is loaded in the rod-shaped body storage section and discharged by the discharge conveyor, it is possible to automatically perform transshipment from a box body to a pallet with a different pitch, which improves workability and improves work efficiency. it can. Moreover, since the worker does not touch the rod-shaped body as in the prior art, it is possible to prevent dirt from adhering to the rod-shaped body and improve hygiene.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rod-shaped members arranged at the take-out position of the supply conveyor are raised together with the box body by the raising means, so that the rod-shaped members are accommodated in a container or the like. Even when being conveyed, each rod-shaped body can be easily and surely taken out from the box body by the take-out means, and it is possible to prevent a malfunction from occurring during the transshipment work.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by disposing each rod-shaped body at the take-out position of the supply conveyor, the gripping portion is arranged on each rod-shaped body by the movement of the arm portion, and each rod-shaped body is arranged by the gripping portion. Since the boxes can be taken out from the box body row by row, the bar bodies can be reliably taken out even when the box bodies are easily deformed and the rod bodies cannot be accurately positioned. Further, when the rod-shaped body is taken out, the box body is pressed and fixed by the box-body fixing portion, so that the box body can be prevented from moving together with each rod-shaped body, and malfunction of the box body due to deformation of the box body or the like can be prevented. Occurrence can be prevented. Further, since the rod-shaped body detecting sensor detects that each rod-shaped body is grasped by the grasping portion, defective ejection of the rod-shaped body can be prevented and reliability can be improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, each rod-shaped body is accommodated in the box body, and is taken out and placed on the take-up table by the take-out means. By this, the pitch between the rod-shaped body mounting portions connected to the pantograph-shaped pitch adjusting portion can be evenly displaced, so that the pitch between the rod-shaped bodies on each mounting table can be set to the pallet's It can be easily adjusted according to the pitch between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions, the structure of the pitch adjusting means can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a transshipment device for a rod-shaped body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a supply conveyor, a paper box lifting mechanism, a container fixing mechanism, etc., as seen from the direction of arrows II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view seen from the same position as FIG. 2, showing a state where each rod-shaped body is lifted together with the paper box by the paper box lifting mechanism while the container is fixed by the container fixing mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing each rod-shaped body, paper box, container and the like.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing each rod-shaped body, paper box, container, etc., as seen from the direction VV shown by an arrow in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing a state where the gripping unit of the takeout mechanism is arranged above each rod-shaped body.

FIG. 7 is a side view seen from the same position as FIG. 6, showing a state in which the gripping head is lowered toward each rod-shaped body.

FIG. 8 is a side view seen from the same position as FIG. 6, showing a state in which each row of rod-shaped bodies is gripped between the fixed gripping plate and the moving gripping plate.

FIG. 9 is a side view seen from the same position as FIG. 6, showing a state where each row of rod-shaped bodies is taken out while the paper box is pressed by the shutter.

10 is an enlarged plan view showing the posture changing mechanism in FIG. 1 in a state in which the rotary head is in the upright position.

11 is an enlarged plan view showing the posture changing mechanism in a state in which the rotary head is inverted from the state of FIG. 10 to a horizontal position.

12 is an enlarged sectional view showing the pitch adjusting mechanism in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which the pitch adjusting unit is reduced.
It is sectional drawing seen from the arrow XIII-XIII direction in the inside.

FIG. 14 is a view showing the pitch adjusting unit in an extended state.
It is sectional drawing seen from the same position as.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of the pitch adjusting mechanism showing a state in which each rod-shaped body is mounted on the mounting table of each rod-shaped body mounting portion from the posture changing mechanism.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of the pitch adjusting mechanism showing a state in which each rod-shaped body placed on the mounting table of each rod-shaped body placement portion is adjusted to the pitch between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions of the pallet.

FIG. 17 is a plan view of the pallet showing a state where each rod-shaped body is stored in each rod-shaped body storage portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Supply Conveyor 4 Container 6 Paper Box (Box) 8 Paper Box Lifting Mechanism (Box Lifting Means) 14 Extraction Mechanism 15 First Arm 16 Second Arm 21 Gripping Head (Gripping) 26 Shutter (Box Fixing) 28 Rod-like body detection sensor 42 Pitch adjusting mechanism (pitch adjusting means) 43 Case 45 Rod-like body placing portion 45A Placement table 46 Pitch adjusting portion 47 Slider (driving portion) 52 Ejection conveyor 53 Pallet 53A Rod-like body accommodating portion 54 Loading mechanism (loading means) ) R bar-shaped body P1 Pitch between bar-shaped bodies inside the paper box P2 Pitch between bar-shaped body housings on the pallet

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A stack of rod-shaped bodies in which a plurality of rod-shaped bodies aligned in a box body in an upright state are taken out, and each taken-out rod-shaped body is transferred to a pallet having a plurality of rod-shaped body accommodating portions formed at a predetermined pitch. In the replacement device, a supply conveyor that conveys the rod-shaped bodies aligned in the box body toward a take-out position, and the bar-shaped bodies that have been conveyed to the take-out position by the supply conveyor are taken out from the box body row by row. Take-out means, pitch adjusting means for adjusting the pitch between the rod-shaped bodies taken out from the box body by the take-out means so as to correspond to the pitch between the rod-shaped body accommodating portions of the pallet, Stacking of rod-shaped bodies composed of loading means for loading each rod-shaped body whose pitch has been adjusted by the pitch adjustment means into each rod-shaped body storage portion of the pallet, and a discharge conveyor for discharging the pallet loaded with each rod-shaped body Exchange Equipment. 2. The transposing device for the rod-shaped body according to claim 1, wherein at the take-out position of the supply conveyor, a raising means for moving the rod-shaped bodies arranged at the take-out position upward together with the box body is provided. . 3. The take-out means includes a movable arm portion, a grip portion provided at a tip of the arm portion for gripping each rod-shaped body aligned in the box body in a row, and each rod-shaped gripping portion. It is composed of a box-body fixing portion that holds and holds the body to hold it and pulls it out of the box, and a rod-shaped body detection sensor that detects whether each rod-shaped body is grasped by the grasping portion. The transshipment device of the rod-shaped body according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The pitch adjusting means includes a case, a plurality of rod-shaped body mounting portions which are movable in a longitudinal direction of the case, and mount the rod-shaped bodies so as to be orthogonal to the moving direction.
A pantograph shape that can be expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction of the case, and is composed of a pitch adjusting section to which each of the rod-shaped body mounting sections is connected, and a drive section that drives the pitch adjusting section to expand and contract. The transposing device of the rod-shaped body according to 1, 2, or 3.