JPH0929555A - Small parts feeding device and small parts connecting body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small parts feeding device and a small parts connecting body which are simple in structure, miniaturized, inexpensive, capable of surely keeping the direction of the small parts to be fed constant, and sanitary. SOLUTION: A small parts feeding device is provided with a small parts connecting body 10 to which a large number of resin formed tap member (small parts) 11 are fitted to two parallel wires 31, 33 in a continuously parallel manner, a guide member 80 which is provided with a guide face 83 to guide the moving small parts connecting body 10 and provided with a pulling-out hole 85 (pulling means) to pull out the wires 31, 33 of the small parts connecting body 10 at the prescribed position of the guide face 83 in the direction away from the tap member 11, and a winding device which pulls and winds the wires 31, 33 pulled out of the pulling-out hole 85. The small parts connecting body 10 is moved on the guide face 83 by winding the wire by the winding device, and the tap member 11 is discharged from the guide member 80 after the wire 31, 33 are successively removed from the tap member 11 passing over the pulling-out hole 85 in the guide face 83.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small-part supply device for continuously supplying resin-molded small parts and a small-part connection body used in the small-part supply device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a liquid container formed of paper or plastic as a main material, a liquid container has a mouthpiece.
There is a structure in which a mouthpiece member made of a mold resin capable of opening the mouthpiece is attached.

On the other hand, there is an automatic mounting device for automatically mounting the mold resin-made mouthpiece member on the mouthpiece portion of the liquid container. This automatic mounting device has a mechanism in which, while continuously transferring the liquid container, the drinking member is attached one by one to a portion of the liquid container which is being transferred and which serves as a drinking port.

A small component supply device is used to supply the drinking spout member to the automatic mounting device. This small-part supply device has a structure in which the mouthpiece members are supplied one by one continuously to the automatic mounting device with their directions aligned.

Conventionally, as a small component feeder for feeding small components such as the drinking spout member in the same direction, a vibrating parts feeder has been used.

This vibrating parts feeder is provided with, for example, a spiral type rail arranged at a predetermined inclination angle, and in the state in which a large number of small parts are simultaneously supplied to the central portion of the spiral type rail, the rail is provided. Is vibrated to thereby vibrate the large number of small parts so that they are aligned in one row while aligning their directions and gradually transferred in the rail.

[0007]

However, the above-mentioned vibrating parts feeder must use a considerably long rail for aligning the small parts in a row, and the whole shape and structure of the device are complicated, so that the device is complicated. However, there is a problem in that the cost cannot be reduced because the size cannot be reduced.

Further, in the case where a liquid serving as a beverage is to be stored inside, such as the liquid storage container, the drinking spout member attached to the liquid storage container must be hygienic. However, in the above-described vibrating parts feeder, while the drinking member gradually advances in the long rail, foreign matter may adhere to the drinking member or may be mixed into the liquid container, resulting in a hygienic condition. May damage the

The vibrating parts feeder has a function of aligning the small parts in the same direction, but in some cases the vibrating parts do not work effectively and the alignment is not always successful. In addition, the vibrating parts feeder cannot achieve a sufficiently satisfactory alignment unless a vibrating parts feeder that is sufficiently adapted to the shape of the small parts is used. Therefore, even if a minor design change occurs in the shape of the small parts, it is adjusted accordingly. There were problems such as remodeling and accompanying tests.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object thereof is to achieve a simple structure, downsizing, and cost reduction, and it is possible to surely keep the orientation of small parts to be supplied constant and hygienic. Another object of the present invention is to provide a small component supplying device and a small component connecting body.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, a small-part supply device according to the present invention is configured such that a large number of resin-molded small parts are continuously connected in parallel to a plurality of wires arranged in parallel. And a guide member for guiding the moving small component connecting member, and pulling out means for pulling out the wire of the small component connecting member in a direction away from the small component at a predetermined position of the guide surface. And a winding device for pulling and winding the wire pulled out from the pulling-out means of the guide member, and winding the wire by the winding device to guide the small component connecting body to the guide member. So that the wires are sequentially removed from the small parts passing over the drawing means provided on the guide surface, and the small parts with the wires removed are discharged from the guide member. Form was. Further, the small-part connected body according to the present invention comprises a plurality of parallel-arranged wires and a large number of resin-molded small parts that are continuously attached in parallel to the wires. The wire was configured to be attached near one surface of the small component so that the wire was detached from the small component when pulled in the direction away from the component.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing the overall configuration of a small component supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention (however, the guide member 80 and the rotating body 89 are omitted). Further, FIG. 2 shows a guide member 8 in the small component feeder.
It is a principal part schematic perspective view which shows the part of 0. Also, FIG.
Is a side view (however, the guide member 80 and the guide plates 51 and 53 are shown in cross section).

As shown in FIG. 1, this small component feeder is
A large number of drinking spout members (small parts) 11 and two wires 3
1, 33, and a winding device 40 for pulling and winding the wires 31, 33. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, from the small component connection body 10 to the wires 31, 33. The guide member 80 is attached to the portion from which is removed. Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the small component connecting body 10 comprises a large number of resin-molded drinking spout members 11 and two wires 31 and 33 arranged in parallel. The drinking spout member 11 is attached to the two wires 31 and 33 in parallel and continuously.

Here, FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of one spout member 11 of the small component connecting body 10. As shown in the figure, the drinking spout member 11 includes a pulling portion 13 and a drinking spout opening portion 15. Then, on the lower surface of the drinking spout member 11, two parallel wires 31, 33 are provided.
Is attached. These wires 31, 33 are inserted into the mold when molding the drinking spout member 11,
It is integrally attached to the molding resin forming the drinking spout member 11. The wires 31 and 33 are made of, for example, plastic or steel.

These wires 31 and 33 are used for the spout member 11.
It is provided in the vicinity of one surface of the drinking spout member 11 so as to come off from the drinking spout member 11 when pulled in a direction away from.

The drinking spout member 11 includes a wire 31,
After being removed from 33, as shown in FIG. 5, it is mounted on the portion of the drinking port 21 of the liquid container 20 made mainly of paper or plastic by an unillustrated automatic mounting device. More specifically, a sealing sheet (not shown) for sealing the drinking mouth 21 is attached in advance to the portion of the drinking mouth 21, and the drinking spout member 11 is placed on the sealing sheet. It is attached.

When the pulling portion 13 of the drinking spout member 11 is pulled up as shown in FIG. 5, the drinking spout opening portion 15 swings downward to break the sealing sheet (not shown), whereby the drinking spout 21 is opened. It is opened.

Returning to FIG. 1, the winding device 40 includes a motor 41.
, Winding drum 43, winding position adjusting device 45, two guide rollers 47, 49, and two guide plates 51, 5
3.

The rotation shaft 55 of the motor 41 is connected to the rotation shaft 59 of the winding drum 43 by the belt 57, and the gear 61 provided on the rotation shaft 59 is the rotating body of the winding position adjusting device 45. Gear 63 attached to one end of 65
Are engaged.

The winding position adjusting device 45 includes a rotating body 65 and
A support member 67 that rotatably supports the rotating body 65 and an arm member 69 that moves up and down.

The rotating body 65 is provided with a spiral guide groove 71, and a pin (not shown) inside the through hole provided in the arm member 69 is engaged with the guide groove 71. . Further, a projecting portion 69a projects from the arm member 69, and the tip of the projecting portion 69a engages with a linear guide groove 73 provided in the supporting member 67 and is guided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. In addition, a hole 75 through which the wires 31 and 33 pass is provided in the protruding portion 69a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the two guide plates 51, 53 are provided with two small holes 77, 77, 79, 79 for passing the wires 31, 33 respectively. Here, the distance between the small holes 79, 79 is smaller than the distance between the small holes 77, 77.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the guide member 80 is formed in an elongated box shape and has therein a guide hole 81 having a size for accommodating the small component connecting body 10. Here, the surface of the guide hole 81 that is opposite to the surface of the small component assembly 10 on which the wires 31 and 33 are attached is referred to as a guide surface 83.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the guide surface 83 has two drawers for drawing out the wires 31 and 33 attached to the small component connecting body 10 introduced into the guide hole 81. Holes (drawing means) 85, 85 are provided.

A long hole 87 is formed in the side wall of the guide member 80 (side wall on the side other than the guide surface 83).
In the long hole 87, a rotating body 89 provided next to the guide member 80.
A part of the outer periphery of is inserted.

The rotating body 89 is rotatably attached to the shaft 91 and has a function of pressing each small component 11 of the small component connecting body 10 introduced into the elongated hole 87 against the guide surface 83. To do.

On the outer peripheral side surface of the rotating body 89, there are provided projections 93 having substantially the same pitch as the pitch of each drinking member 11 attached to the small component connecting body 10.

Next, the operation of this small component supply apparatus will be described. That is, in the small component supply device shown in FIG.
1 is driven, the winding drum 43 starts rotating via the belt 57, and at the same time, the rotating body 65 is rotated via the gears 61 and 63.
Starts to rotate, and the arm member 69 starts to move up or down.

On the other hand, as the winding drum 43 rotates, the wires 31 and 33 are pulled in the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. 2, and the small component connecting body 10 moves in the guide hole 81 of the guide member 80.

Then, while the rotating body 89 presses the small component connecting body 10 against the guide surface 83, the wires 31 and 33 attached to the drinking mouth member 11 are stripped from the drinking mouth member 11 and the guide surface 83. Drawout holes 85, 85
And the wires 31 and 33 and the drinking spout member 11 are separated from each other. In this way, since the small component connecting body 10 is pressed against the guide surface 83 by the rotating body 89, the wires 31 and 33 can be easily peeled off from the spout member 11.

The separated spout members 11 are discharged to the outside from the guide member 80 and supplied one by one to an automatic mounting device (not shown) by a chute mechanism (not shown) or an arm of a manipulator. This separated spout member 1
No. 1 always faces the same direction, and there is no fear that the direction faces the other direction or is turned inside out. Therefore, the drinking spout member 11 can be reliably attached to the drinking spout of the liquid container shown in FIG.

On the other hand, 2 drawn out from the drawing holes 85, 85
As shown in FIG. 3, the wires 31, 33 are small holes 77, 77, 79, 79 provided in the two guide plates 51, 53.
The guide rollers 4
It is wound around the winding drum 43 shown in FIG.

Since the wires 31 and 33 wound around the winding drum 43 pass through the holes 75 of the vertically moving arm member 69, the wires 31 and 33 are evenly wound around the winding drum 43 while moving in the vertical direction. Taken.

By the way, the small component connecting body 10 is sterilized in a state where the drinking spout member 11 is integrally molded with the wires 31 and 33, and is conveyed to the small component supply device shown in FIG. You can Moreover, the small component connecting body 10 taken out from the box touches only the guide member 80 and the rotating body 89 of the small component supplying device as shown in FIG.
Therefore, the sanitary condition of the drinking spout member 11 can be easily maintained only by sterilizing the guide member 80 and the rotating body 89.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to this, and the following modifications are possible. In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied to the mouthpiece member of the liquid storage container is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various other articles can be used as long as they are resin-molded small parts. It goes without saying that it can be applied.

In the above-described embodiment, the guide member 80 is provided with the guide hole 81, and the guide surface 83 is provided on one of the inner surfaces thereof.
1 is not absolutely necessary. In short, at least one guide surface of the small component connecting body is provided so as to guide the movement of the small component connecting body, and the wire of the small component connecting body is separated from the drinking member at a predetermined position of the guide surface. Any structure may be used as long as it has a drawing-out means.

In the above embodiment, the number of the wires 31, 33 of the small component connecting body 10 is two, but it may be three or more.

[0039]

As described in detail above, the present invention has the following excellent effects. The structure of the small component supply device is simple, the size can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

In the small-part supply device, since the small-part connecting body has a small contact portion, the hygienic condition of the small parts can be kept good.

The small-part supply device can surely keep the direction of each small part removed from the small-part connecting body constant, and high reliability can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an overall configuration of a small component supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (however, a guide member 80).
The description of the rotating body 89 is omitted).

FIG. 2 is a main part schematic perspective view showing a portion of a guide member 80 in the small component supply device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2 (however, the guide member 80 and the guide plates 51 and 53 are shown in cross section).

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of one spout member 11 of the small-part connected body 10.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a usage example of the drinking spout member 11.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Small Part Connected Body 11 Spout Member (Small Parts) 31, 33 Wire 40 Winding Device 80 Guide Member 83 Guide Surface 85 Drawout Hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A small-part connecting body comprising a plurality of resin-molded small-parts attached in parallel to a plurality of parallel-arranged wires, and a guide for guiding the moving small-part connecting body. A guide member having a surface and provided with a drawing-out means for drawing out the wire of the small-part connected body in a direction away from the small part at a predetermined position of the guide surface; and pulling the wire drawn out from the drawing-out means of the guide member. And a winding device for winding the wire, the winding device winds a wire to move the small component connecting body on the guide surface of the guide member, and passes over the drawing means provided on the guide surface. A small-part supply device, wherein wires are sequentially removed from the small parts and the small parts from which the wires have been removed are discharged from a guide member. 2. A plurality of parallel-arranged wires, and a plurality of resin-molded small parts that are continuously attached to the wires in parallel, the wires separating the wires from the small parts. A small-part connected body, which is attached in the vicinity of one surface of the small part so as to be detached from the small part when pulled in the direction.