JPH10109740A - Sorting conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change the arrangement of products from a uniline conveyor to multiline conveyors which are situated under the uniline conveyor. SOLUTION: A uniline conveyor 2 has a narrow belt conveyor 2c and conveys products (a) conveyed from the preceding process in one line, there is provided, close to the lower part of the tip side 2a of the uniline conveyor, multiline conveyors 3 which has a wide belt conveyor 3c, and convey the products (a) which are sent out from the tip of the uniline conveyor 2 and arranged in a plurality of lines in the wide width direction to the following process, and the rear end side 2b in the conveying direction of the uniline conveyor 2 is mounted rotatably about a horizontal axis so that said tip side 2a of the uniline conveyor is free to move in the range in the wide width direction of the multiline conveyors 3. Further, there is provided a sensor which detects the existence of the products (a) sent out from the tip side 2a of the uniline conveyor, and there is provided a control part 6 which controls, on the basis of information supplied from the sensor, the driving of the respective belt conveyors 2c and of the uniline conveyor 2 and multiline conveyors 3 and the rotation of the uniline conveyor 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for transferring a large number of products, such as food products, manufactured in a preceding process from a single-row conveyor having a narrow belt conveyor to a multi-row conveyor having a wide belt conveyor. The present invention relates to a sorting conveyer that rearranges a plurality of rows and conveys it to the next process.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a large number of products such as foods manufactured in a previous process are transported to the next process, they may be transported after being rearranged from a single row to a plurality of rows. A large number of products such as food products manufactured in the previous process are rearranged from a single-row conveyor having a narrow belt conveyor to a plurality of rows in a width direction on a multi-row conveyor having a wide belt conveyor, and conveyed to the next process. There is a conveyor.

A conventional conveyor 11 shown in FIGS. 10 (A) and 10 (B) has a single-row conveyor 12 having a narrow belt conveyor, in which a plurality of products are arranged in a line and conveyed to the narrow belt conveyor. A multi-row conveyor 13 has a wide belt conveyor, is arranged below and perpendicular to the single-row conveyor, and conveys products arranged in a plurality of rows in the width direction of the wide belt conveyor.

A conventional conveyor 11 shown in FIG.
Then, in a state where a plurality of products are arranged in a single row on the single-row conveyor 12, the products are protruded to the tip side of the multi-row conveyor 13 so as to cross in the width direction of the belt conveyor of the multi-row conveyor 13. While retreating, the products are sent out one by one from the tip and rearranged into a plurality of rows in the belt conveyor width direction on the lower multi-row conveyor 13, and the multi-row conveyor 13 in which the products are arranged in a plurality of rows in the belt width direction is forward. A mechanism for moving by a predetermined amount, rearranging it from the single-row conveyor 12 to a plurality of rows in the width direction of the multi-row conveyor 13 by the same operation, and transporting it to the next process.

[0005]

However, in the conventional conveyor described above, when a single-row conveyor is rearranged to a multi-row conveyor below, a plurality of products are arranged in a single row on the single-row conveyor, and the single-row conveyor is While the tip is retracted, products are sent out one by one from the tip and rearranged into multiple rows in the belt width direction on the lower multi-row conveyor, so new products cannot be supplied to the single-row conveyor during this time. There is a problem in that there is a loss time in the product supply time, and the product supply efficiency deteriorates.

When rearranging from a single-row conveyor to a lower-row multi-row conveyor, the width of the belt must be larger than the width of the product in order to prevent the belt conveyor of the single-row conveyor from meandering. When the products are sent out from the conveyor, the front end of the belt conveyor approaches the surface of the lower multi-row conveyor, so the front-rear spacing in the multi-row conveyor feed direction of the products to be rearranged on the multi-row conveyor cannot be narrowed,
There was a problem that many products could not be efficiently sorted on a multi-row conveyor.

Further, the single-row conveyor is arranged so that the moving direction of the belt conveyor is in the width direction of the multi-row conveyor, and the feeding direction of the single-row conveyor and the multi-row conveyor is orthogonal, so that the entire apparatus There was also a problem that it became slightly larger.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has been made in order to solve the problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for rearranging from a single-row conveyor to a multi-row conveyor below. , The loss of supply time of new products to a single-row conveyor can be reduced, more products can be arranged in a narrow space on a multi-row conveyor as much as possible, and the entire equipment can be downsized. It is to provide a sorting conveyor that can be used.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a single-row conveyor which has a narrow belt conveyor and transports a plurality of products transported from a previous process in a single row. A multi-row conveyor that has a wide belt conveyor and conveys products that are sent from the end of the single-row conveyor and arranged in a plurality of rows in a wide width direction to the next process is located below the front end of the single-row conveyor. The single-row conveyor is mounted so that the rear end side in the transport direction of the single-row conveyor is rotatable about a horizontal direction, and the front-end side of the single-row conveyor is movable within the wide width direction of the multi-row conveyor. A sensor is provided to detect the presence or absence of products sent from the front end of the row conveyor. Based on the information from the sensor, the driving of each belt conveyor of single-row conveyor and multi-row conveyor and the rotation of the single-row conveyor are each performed. Those made of means provided with a control unit for controlling.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically based on embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view of the sorting conveyor, FIG. 2 is a side view of the sorting conveyor, FIG. 3 is a front view of the sorting conveyor, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the single-row conveyor, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of a main part including a single-row conveyor, FIG. 7 is a plan view of a machine stand, FIG. 8 (A) is a plan view of a narrowing portion on the tip side of the single-row conveyor, FIG. FIG. 8B is a side view of the narrowed portion on the tip side of the single-row conveyor, FIG. 8C is a plan view of parts of the narrowed portion, FIG.
FIG. 9D is a side view of parts of the drawing unit, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the control unit.

Referring to FIG. 1, a sorting conveyor 1 includes a plurality of products a such as food products manufactured in the preceding process, which are converted from a single-row conveyor 2 having a narrow belt conveyor 2c to a multi-row conveyor having a wide belt conveyor 3c. 3. A single-row conveyor 2 that has a narrow belt conveyor 2 and conveys a plurality of products a conveyed from the previous process in a single row, with the device being arranged in a plurality of rows in the width direction on the upper side and conveyed to the next process. And a multi-row conveyor 3 that has a wide belt conveyor 3c and that conveys products a that are sent from the end of the single-row conveyor and arranged in a plurality of rows in a wide width direction to the next process. .

A single-row conveyor 2 is provided below the sorting conveyor 1.
And a machine base 1a on which the multi-row conveyor 3 is placed. The machine base 1a has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, is hollow inside, and has a control panel 6a in which a control unit 6 described later is housed inside.

Below the four corners of the machine base 1a, there are a moving caster 1b for moving the sorting conveyor 1 and a height-adjustable bearing 1c for fixing the sorting conveyor 1 at a predetermined position. Sorting conveyor 1 provided respectively
Can be moved or fixed at a predetermined position.

A multi-row conveyor 3 is attached to the front half of the upper surface of the rectangular shape of the machine base 1a in the longitudinal direction, and a single-row conveyor 2 is provided at a position slightly higher than the multi-row conveyor 3 in the latter half.
Is installed. The tip side 2a of this single-row conveyor 2
Extends above the rear end 3b of the multi-row conveyor 3,
The single row conveyor 2 has a front end 2a that overlaps a rear end 3b of the multirow conveyor 3 as viewed from a plane, with a slight gap between the top and bottom.

The single-row conveyor 2 has a narrow belt conveyor 2c, and conveys a plurality of products a conveyed from the previous process in a line from the rear end 2b to the front end 2a. . The narrow endless belt conveyor 2c is stretched between the front end side 2a and the rear end side 2b, which are both ends in the longitudinal direction of the single row conveyor 2, so as to be freely circulated, and the front end side 2a and the rear end side 2b is provided with a small-diameter driven roller 2d and a drive roller 2e having a larger diameter than the small-diameter driven roller 2c, which stretches the belt conveyor 2c so as to freely circulate.

The front end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 is gently inclined obliquely downward as described later, and small-diameter driven rollers 2d are provided at the front end and the inclined start end, respectively. A driving roller 2e having a larger diameter than the driven roller 2d on the front end 2a is provided at a rear end portion of the rear end 2b, and a driven roller 2f having a similar diameter is provided slightly forward of the driving roller 2e. I have.

The driven rollers 2d and 2d and the driving roller 2e are provided inside the endless belt conveyor 2c, and have a function of holding the belt conveyor 2c in a circulating manner. On the other hand, the driven roller 2f is provided at a position outside the belt conveyor 2c for pressing the belt conveyor 2c inward, that is, at a lower side in this embodiment, and applies tension to the belt conveyor 2c. It has the function of always maintaining the stretched state.

The driven rollers 2d, 2d have their shaft ends supported by the left and right plates of the single-row conveyor 2, and the drive roller 2e and the driven roller 2f have their shaft ends formed on the left and right sides of the single-row conveyor 2. It is supported by a bearing mounted on the vehicle.

A drive motor 2g is provided outside one side plate of the single-row conveyor 2. The drive motor 2g is a drive source for driving the drive roller 2e to circulate the belt conveyor 2c, and the drive motor 2g and the drive roller 2e are interlocked via, for example, a bevel gear.

The rear end side 2b of the single row conveyor 2 is
It is supported on the center upper surface of the rear end of the terminal a so as to be rotatable horizontally. That is, a vertical rotation shaft 2h is vertically mounted between the lower surface of the rear end 2b of the single-row conveyor 2 and the upper surface of the rear end of the machine 1a, and the single-row conveyor 2 is mounted on the rear end 2b. Of the single-row conveyor 2 within the wide width direction of the multi-row conveyor 3 around the vertical rotation shaft 2h of the rear end 2b. With this, it is possible to swing freely in an arc shape in the left and right direction.

A turning mechanism 4 for turning the tip end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 horizontally about the vertical turning shaft 2h as a fulcrum.
Is provided. The rotating mechanism 4 includes a guide hole 4a, a vertical rod 4b, a slide plate 4c, a guide plate 4e, and the like. For example, an actuator is used as a mechanism for reciprocating the slide plate 4c along the guide plate 4e. Have been.

The guide hole path 4a is formed in the shape of a long hole with a partial arc on the upper surface near the front side of the rear half of the machine base 1a and penetrates into the machine base 1a. The center of the circular arc of the partial arc of the guide hole 4a coincides with the center of the vertical rotation shaft 2h. A vertical rod 4b vertically penetrating the hole 4a is attached to the guide hole 4a.

The vertical rod 4b has its upper end fixed to the lower surface slightly closer to the front end 2a than the middle in the longitudinal direction of the single-row conveyor 2, and the vertical rod 4b extends downward from the lower surface of the single-row conveyor 2. Through the guide hole 4a, the lower end of which is formed in a groove 4d of a slide plate 4c provided inside the machine base 1a.
It is slidably guided inside.

At the lower end of the vertical rod 4b, a roller that rotates around a vertical axis is attached, and this roller is slidably guided in a groove 4d of the slide board 4c. The groove 4d is located at the center of the upper surface of the slide board 4c.
Is formed in the direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the machine base 1a, that is, in the longitudinal direction of the machine base 1a. The roller at the lower end of the vertical rod 4b is a groove 4d.
Move in.

The slide board 4c is mounted so as to linearly reciprocate horizontally in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the machine base 1a. A guide plate 4 for guiding the slide plate 4c in a horizontal linear reciprocating state is provided below the slide plate 4c.
e is provided. The guide board 4e is provided in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the machine base 1a, and the slide board 4c reciprocates linearly in the width direction of the machine body 1a along the guide board 4e. The guide board 4e is supported and mounted on a support beam 4f provided horizontally on the upper side inside the machine base 1a.

The tip side 2a of the single row conveyor 2 is gently inclined obliquely downward toward the tip, and the tip end side 2a of the belt conveyor 2c is also gently inclined obliquely downward and circulates correspondingly. It is designed to move. Also, the left and right side surfaces of the tip side 2a of the inclined single-row conveyor 2 are slanted inward toward each other toward the tip and narrowed to form a narrowed portion 2i.

The product a passes between the narrowed narrow portions 2i, so that the discharge position of the product a sent from the tip of the single-row conveyor 2 can be prevented from laterally shifting, and the multi-row conveyor 3 Can be accurately sent to a predetermined position in the width direction of the belt conveyor 3c.

Sensors 5 for detecting the presence / absence of the product a sent from the front end are attached to the left and right side surfaces of the front end 2a on which the narrowed portion 2i is formed. The information detected by the sensor 5 as to whether or not the product a has passed is sent to the control unit 6 described later.

The multi-row conveyor 3 has a wide belt conveyor 3c, and a plurality of products a sent from the front end of the single-row conveyor 2 and arranged in a plurality of rows in a wide width direction are arranged at the rear end. This is a conveyor that is conveyed from the side 3b toward the tip side 3a and sent out to the next process.

The wide endless belt conveyor 3c is stretched between the front end 3a and the rear end 3b which are both ends in the longitudinal direction of the multi-row conveyor 3 so as to freely circulate.
A driven roller 3d and a driving roller 3e for extending the belt conveyor 3c so as to freely circulate are provided on the rear end side 3b.

The tip side 3a of the multi-row conveyor 3 is gently inclined obliquely downward toward the tip, and the driven roller 3d on the tip side 3a is provided immediately before the inclination starts. A driven roller 3f is provided slightly to the rear of the driven roller 3d on the leading end 3a and slightly forward of the driving roller 3e on the rear end 3b.

The driven roller 3d and the driving roller 3e are provided inside the endless belt conveyor 3c, and have a function of holding the belt conveyor 3c in a circulating manner. In contrast, the driven roller 3
f, 3f are provided at positions outside the belt conveyor 3c for pressing the belt conveyor 3c inward, that is, at the lower side in this embodiment, and apply tension to the belt conveyor 3c to always maintain the belt conveyor 3c in a stretched state. Plays the function of

The driven roller 3d and the driving roller 3
e and the driven rollers 3f, 3f have their shaft ends supported by bearings mounted on the outside of the left and right side plates of the multi-row conveyor 3, respectively.

A drive motor 3g is provided inside the machine base 1a below the mounting position of the drive roller 3e. The drive motor 3g is a drive source that drives the drive roller 3e to circulate the belt conveyor 3c, and the drive motor 3g and the drive roller 3e are interlocked, for example, via a transmission belt 3h.

The control unit 6 controls the operation of the drive motor 2g and the rotation mechanism 4 of the belt conveyor 2c of the single-row conveyor 2 and the drive motor 3g of the multi-row conveyor 3 based on the information from the sensor 5. For example, a sequencer control mechanism is used. The control panel 6a containing the control unit 6 is installed inside the machine base 1a. Various setting conditions can be input to the control unit 6 through the input panel 6b.

Next, the operation based on the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below. When the drive switch of the sorting conveyor 1 is turned on, the rotating mechanism 4 operates, and the rotating mechanism 4 is turned on.
Slide board 4c slides on guide board 4e toward the right end side in the width direction of machine base 1a.

A roller at the lower end of the vertical rod 4b is engaged in the groove 4d of the sliding slide 4c, and when the slide 4c starts moving, the vertical rod 4b is inserted into the hole of the guide hole path 4a. It starts to move while moving in a circular arc in the same direction as the moving direction of the slide board 4c.

Since the upper end of the vertical rod 4b that moves while moving in an arc is fixed to the lower surface of the single-row conveyor 2, the single-row conveyor 2 moves vertically while moving in an arc.
As a result, the tip side 2a moves in an arc to the right end in the width direction of the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3 around the vertical rotation shaft 2h as a rotation center.

At this time, the drive motor 2g for driving the belt conveyor 2c is operated until the sensor 5 provided on the narrowed portion 2i on the leading end side 2a detects the product a. Circulating from the rear end side 2b toward the front end side 2a.

The products a supplied in a line to the single-row conveyor 2 are the leading end 2a of the belt conveyor 2c of the single-row conveyor 2.
Is conveyed to the squeezing unit 2i, the sensor 5 of the squeezing unit 2i detects this, the information is sent to the control unit 6, and the drive motor 2g of the belt conveyor 2c is instantaneously stopped according to a command from the control unit 6. . By this, belt conveyor 2
The circulation of c stops instantaneously, and the product a is a single-row conveyor 2
Is in a standby state at the narrowed portion 2i on the front end side 2a.

The control unit 6 determines that the product a, which is stopped at the position of the squeezing unit 2i on the tip side 2a of the single-row conveyor 2, may be sent from the single-row conveyor 2 onto the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3. When the drive motor 2 is stopped, the single-row conveyor 2 is stopped by a command from the control unit 6.
g is driven, the belt conveyor 2c of the single-row conveyor 2 circulates from the rear end 2b to the front end 2a, and the product a of the squeezing portion 2i on the front end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 is a multi-row conveyor. 3 is fed to the right end in the width direction of the belt conveyor 3c.

As described above, when one product a is sent from the single-row conveyor 2 to the right end of the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3, the sensor 5 is moved to the narrowed portion 2i on the tip side 2a of the single-row conveyor 2. The control unit 6 sends information indicating that the product a is not present to the control unit 6. Based on this information, the control unit 6 determines that the product a has been sent from the single-row conveyor 2 to the multi-row conveyor 3, and guides the slide plate 4 c of the rotating mechanism 4. A predetermined amount, that is, the next product a is moved from the right end in the width direction of the machine base 1a to the opposite left end along the board 4e so that the next product a does not hit the next product a.

The roller at the lower end of the vertical rod 4b is engaged in the groove 4d of the sliding slide 4c. When the slide disk 4c moves by a predetermined amount toward the left end, the vertical rod 4b is guided. The slider 4c starts to move along the arc of the hole 4a in the same direction as the moving direction of the slide board 4c.

Since the upper end of the vertical rod 4b that moves while moving in an arc is fixed to the lower surface of the single-row conveyor 2, the single-row conveyor 2 moves vertically while moving in an arc.
As a result, the leading end side 2a moves in a circular arc at a predetermined angle in the widthwise left end direction of the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3 around the vertical rotation shaft 2h as a rotation center.

When the leading end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 moves in a circular arc by a predetermined angle toward the left end in the width direction of the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3, the slide plate 4c stops. The rotation of the side 2a also stops, and the leading end side 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 moves by a predetermined angle and stops.

While the single-row conveyor 2 is rotating at its leading end 2a about the vertical rotation shaft 2h, until the next product a is conveyed to the squeezing portion 2i at the leading end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2. , The driving motor 2g is driven and the single-row conveyor 2
Is circulating. Then, when the next product a is conveyed to the squeezing section 2i on the front end side 2a, the belt conveyor 2c stops, and the next product a enters a standby state at the squeezing section 2i.

When the leading end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 moves by a predetermined angle and stops, the next product a is fed from the narrowed portion 2i at the leading end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 to the belt of the multi-row conveyor 3. It is sent out on the conveyor 3c. The product a sent out on the belt conveyor 3c is located on the left side in the width direction of the belt conveyor 3c of the product a sent out before.

Hereinafter, through the same operation, the multi-row conveyor 3
Are continuously supplied from the right end to the left end in the width direction on the belt conveyor 3c, and the products a supplied in a single line from the single-row conveyor 2 are the belt conveyors of the multi-row conveyor 3. It is rearranged into a plurality of columns on 3c.

When the products a sent from the single-row conveyor 2 are lined up from the right end to the left end of the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3, the control unit 6 receives the information from the sensor 5 and the vertical rotation of the single-row conveyor 2. This is determined from information on the rotation angle of the shaft 2h, and the drive motor 3g of the multi-row conveyor 3 is driven.

When the driving motor 3g is driven, the driving force is transmitted to the driving roller 3e via the transmission belt 3h,
The driving roller 3e rotates to move the belt conveyor 3c from the rear end side 3b toward the front end side 3a by a predetermined length, that is, an amount that does not hit the products a arranged in the front row.

When the belt conveyor 3c moves by a predetermined length, the control unit 6 stops the driving motor 3g, stops the movement of the belt conveyor 3c, and operates the driving motor 2g of the single-row conveyor 2 again. Move the belt conveyor 2c to move the belt conveyor 2c from the tip side 2a of the single row conveyor 2 to 1
The products a are sent out to the left end of the subsequent row where the products a are arranged in the width direction in the front row of the belt conveyor 3 c of the multi-row conveyor 3.

While the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3 is moving, the front end side 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 that has rotated to the left end of the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3 is stopped at that position, and again, When the products a are supplied from the conveyor 2 to the multi-row conveyor 3, the products a are arranged in the reverse order, that is, from the left end to the right end in the width direction of the belt conveyor 3c.

As described above, the single-row conveyor 2 has the tip end 2a reciprocating to the left and right while the products a are moved one by one from the tip end 2a of the single-row conveyor 2 onto the belt conveyor 3c of the multi-row conveyor 3. Sent out in the width direction and rearranged,
It is transported to the next process by the multi-row conveyor 3.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment of the present invention, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0055]

As is clear from the above description, according to the sorting conveyor according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. (1) When rearranging products from a single-row conveyor to a multi-row conveyor, products can be continuously sent from the single-row conveyor to the multi-row conveyor, and new products are supplied to the single-row conveyor during that time. Therefore, there is no supply loss of a new product to the single-row conveyor, and the efficiency can be prevented from being deteriorated. (2) When rearranging products from a single-row conveyor to a multi-row conveyor, the product spacing on the belt conveyor before and after in the feed direction of the multi-row conveyor can be reduced, and a large number of Products can be rearranged and transported to the next process efficiently. (3) The single-row conveyor and the multi-row conveyor have the same feed direction, and the single-row conveyor can be mounted on top of the multi-row conveyor. It has a very novel and beneficial effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a sorting conveyor showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the sorting conveyor showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a sorting conveyor showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a single-row conveyor showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part including a single-row conveyor showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a main part front view including a single-row conveyor showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a machine base showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8A is a plan view of a narrowed portion on the tip end side of a single-row conveyor showing an embodiment of the present invention. (B) is a side view of the narrowed portion on the tip end side of the single-row conveyor showing the embodiment of the present invention. (C) is a top view of the part of the drawing part which shows embodiment of this invention. (D) is a side view of the part of the drawing part which shows embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a control unit showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10A is a plan view of a conventional device. (B) is a side view of the conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Distributing conveyor 1a Machine base 1b Caster 1c Bearing 2 Single row conveyor 2a Front side 2b Rear end side 2c Belt conveyor 2d Follower roller 2e Drive roller 2f Follower roller 2g Drive motor 2h Vertical rotation axis 2i Throttle section 3 Multirow conveyor 3a Front end 3b Rear end 3c Belt conveyor 3d Followed roller 3e Drive roller 3f Followed roller 3g Drive motor 3h Transmission belt 4 Rotation mechanism 4a Guide hole 4b Vertical rod 4c Slide plate 4d Groove 4e Guide plate 4f Support beam 5 Sensor 6 Control Unit 6a Control panel 6b Input panel

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A single-row conveyor having a narrow belt conveyor and transporting a plurality of products conveyed from a previous process in a single row is provided, and a single-row conveyor having a wide belt conveyor is fed from the tip of the single-row conveyor. A multi-row conveyor that conveys products arranged in a plurality of rows in a wide width direction to the next process is provided near the lower end of the single-row conveyor and is horizontally rotated around the rear end in the conveyance direction of the single-row conveyor. The single-row conveyor has a sensor that detects the presence or absence of a product that is sent out from the front end of the single-row conveyor so that the front end of the single-row conveyor can be moved within the wide width direction of the multi-row conveyor. And a control unit for controlling the driving of each belt conveyor of the single-row conveyor and the multi-row conveyor and the rotation of the single-row conveyor based on information from the sensors.