JPH10258810A - Apparatus for supplying article to be cased in gift box, line for packing in gift box and line for casing article - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency in casing articles in a gift box by including a carry means for carrying articles such as seasoning from a stock area to a work place for casing them in the gift box and a laterally moving means for moving only one article at the head sideward at an exit of the carry means. SOLUTION: Two article supplying apparatuses 1 (1A, 1B) are arranged along a main conveyer 90, and articles are carried by carry means 50, 30 as indicated by arrows respectively from returnable containers 5, 4 of the respective article supplying apparatuses 1A, 1B. The articles which have stopped in contact with an article stopper at a terminal end of the carry means 50, 30 are pushed out by activation of a pusher provided at the terminal end to a position facing a take-out port of a lateral receive. When the pusher 64 returns to a wait position and when absence of the article is detected by a photoelectric means, the carry means 50, 30 are driven again to send the next articles to the position in contact with the article stopper. The articles on the lateral receive are cased into a predetermined position in a gift box by an operator 91.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying goods for packing gift boxes, a packing box for gift boxes, and a box for packing goods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional assembling operation of gift boxes. 101 is a main conveyor, 102 is a gift box,
103 is a worker, 104 is a return box, and the worker 103
It is assumed that the user is in charge of packing the items 105 in the return box 104 into the gift box 102.

Since the gift box 102 moves horizontally at a constant speed by the action of the main conveyor 101, the worker 1
03 holds the product 105 in the return box 104 with the left hand, shakes (turns) the left hand to the front of the body, and places the product 105 in the right hand.
Is held, and the product 105 is packed in a predetermined portion of the gift box 102 with the right hand. The above is the state of the conventional standard assortment of gift boxes.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned work, since the moving distance of the goods from the return box 104 to the gift box 102 is long and the left and right hands have to be swung, the worker has a large amount of exercise and fatigue. Easy to collect. Further, since the operation is to change the product 105 from the left hand to the right hand, the work efficiency is not good.

[0005] Therefore, the replacement of a manual operation by a robot was examined. However, gifts are literally seasonal products, and the products to be packed are also diverse,
Because of their varying shapes, robots are complex and expensive, and teaching must be performed more frequently. That is, robots are suitable for mass-producing limited types of commodities, but are unsuitable for large-scale small-quantity production, and it cannot be said that it is difficult to convert gifts into robots.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gift box assembling product supply apparatus and a gift box that can easily cope with a change in the contents of a gift box, that is inexpensive, requires a small burden on an operator, and increases work efficiency. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for a packing line and a box for packing goods.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gift box assortment product supply apparatus for transporting a product such as a seasoning from a stock area to a work place where the gift box is packed. Commodity transport means and lateral moving means for moving only the first product at the exit of the product transport means to the side at 90 degrees or a predetermined angle.

[0008] If only the product transport means is used, it is necessary to provide a stopper in the product transport means so that the products sent one after another do not fall. The worker removes one product by pulling up the product blocked by the stopper, but the lifting work at this time imposes a burden on the worker. Therefore, in the present invention, the lifting operation can be eliminated by adding the lateral moving means. As a result, it is possible for the worker to pull out the product to the front and to assemble the product, thereby shortening the moving distance of the product as compared with the conventional case, reducing the burden on the worker, and holding the product in each of the left and right hands. Now the production can be doubled.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gift box assembling product supply device, comprising: a movable pedestal provided with casters; and a conveyer, such as a seasoning attached to the pedestal, from a stock area to a work place for packing the gift boxes. A conveying means, and only one leading commodity at the exit of the commodity conveying means
And a lateral moving means that moves sideways at 0 degree or a predetermined angle. When the contents of the gift box change due to the provision of the casters, it is necessary to replace the gift box assembling product supply device manufactured for each product, but it can be easily moved.

[0010] A gift box assortment line according to claim 3 is a movable frame provided with casters, and a product transport means for transporting commodities such as seasonings attached to the frame from a stock area to a work place for packing the gift boxes. A plurality of gift box assembling product supply devices, each of which is provided with a horizontal moving means for moving only one of the first products to the side at an exit of the product conveying means at 90 degrees or a predetermined angle, and This is a assortment line that arranges a plurality of types of products in a box in parallel in front of a main conveyor for transporting products. The present invention is characterized in that the arrangement order is changed by moving and exchanging possible gift box assembling product supply devices.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a box packing line for articles, comprising: a movable base provided with casters;
An article conveying means for conveying articles such as seasonings from the stock area to a work place where the articles are packed into a box, and a lateral movement for moving only one of the first articles to the side at an angle of 90 degrees or a predetermined angle at an exit of the article conveying means. A packing line for preparing a plurality of boxed article supply devices comprising means and arranging them in parallel in a row in front of a main conveyor for transporting boxes, and packing boxes of a plurality of types of articles in order. A packing line for changing the arrangement order by moving and replacing the movable boxed article supply device when a reason such as changing the packing order occurs, wherein the packing order of articles is changed. When a reason such as occurs, the movable boxed article supply device is moved and replaced to change the arrangement order.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings should be viewed in the direction of reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a gift box assortment product supply apparatus according to the present invention. The commodity supply device 1 for assorted gift boxes (hereinafter, referred to as “product supply device 1”) is provided from a returnable box 4 or 5 placed in a stock area 3 on a gantry 2.
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Transport means 30 and the second transport means 50 for transporting the products S0 and S0 to the workplaces 6 and 7, respectively.
It comprises a first lateral moving means 60 and a second lateral moving means 80 which move sideways by degrees or a predetermined angle.

The return boxes 4 and 5 receive the goods S from the previous process to the apparatus.
It is a box for carrying ... and an empty box to return to the previous process,
Call it "go-to" box. The area on which these return boxes 4 and 5 are placed is called a stock area 3, and the workplaces 6 and 7 indicate the vicinity of a gift box (not shown) to be packed. 11 is a rail, 12 is a slider, and 13 is an operation panel.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the gift box assembling apparatus according to the present invention.
.. And jacks 9 are provided. In the figure, the jacks 9 are extended and the casters 8 are lifted off the floor surface. Since the gantry 2 is sufficiently heavy, a sufficient contact friction force is generated on the lower surface of the jacks 9. There is no need to worry about moving sideways while working. When moving the gantry 2, the jack 9
, And the casters 8... In this manner, the gantry 2 can be moved laterally as needed.

The commodity transfer means 10 includes a rail 11 and a slider 12 described with reference to FIG. 1, an arm 14, a board 15 attached to the arm 14, an elevating frame 16 attached to the board 15 so as to be able to move up and down, and A suction pad (or gripper) 17 attached to the lifting frame 16, a lifting cylinder 18 for raising and lowering the lifting frame 16, and a steadying guide 19. The product S... In the returnable box 4 or 5 (see FIG. 1) is supplied to the suction pad (or gripper) 17.
This is a transfer unit that sucks (or grasps), lifts, horizontally moves in the front and back direction of the drawing, and lowers the first transfer unit 30 (or the second transfer unit 50 (not shown)).

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first conveying means according to the present invention.
A drive pulley 32 for transmitting the rotation of the drive motor 31,
Belt 33, driven pulley 34, and driven pulley 34
And a driven belt drum 36, a driven belt drum 36, a conveyor belt 37 extending around the driven belt drum 35 and the driven belt drum 36, and an idler 38 for tensioning the conveyor belt 37 without loosening.
And conveyor guards 39, 39 (39 in front is not shown)
And a product stopper 41 for stopping the top product S0.

The second transport means 50 is provided with the first transport means 30.
Since the structure is the same as that described above, the description is omitted. These first
・ The outlet of the second transfer means 30, 50 is connected to the first
Second lateral moving means 60 and 80 are arranged.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the first lateral transfer means according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a side view thereof. First horizontal transfer means 60
Are a rail 62, a slider 63 moving on the rail 62, and a pusher 6 attached to the slider 63.
4, a pusher rubber 65 attached to the front of the pusher 64, and a joint 6 attached to the pusher 64.
6, a piston rod 68 which is one connecting portion of the joint 66, a pusher cylinder 67 which is a main body of the piston rod 68, and a lateral support provided in contact with the side of the conveyor belt 37 in the operating direction of the pusher 64. Part 6
9, an outlet rubber 71 attached to the inner side surface of the lateral receiving portion 69, and an outlet 72 opened to the lateral receiving portion 69.
And a light transmitter 73a and a light receiver 7 for detecting the presence or absence of the product S0
3b, a light emitter 74a and a light receiver 74b.

In FIG. 4, the product S0 stopped by hitting the product stopper 41 is pushed out from the top of the figure by the pusher 64 until it hits the outlet rubber 71. This means that the first product S0 has reached the outlet 72. Since the rubbers 65 and 71 are provided, there is no need to worry about scratching the product S0. Also, the control is continued by detecting the presence of the product S0 at the extrusion start position by detecting the presence of the product S0 at the outlet 72 with the light projector 74a and the light receiver 74b.

To explain a specific example of this control, the product S0 stopped in contact with the product stopper 41 is pushed out to a position where the pusher 64 faces the outlet 72 of the lateral receiving portion 69. Next, when the pusher 64 returns to the standby position before the operation, the light emitter 73a and the light receiver 73b detect the absence of the product S0, and the conveyor belt 37 moves to move the next product S0 to the product stopper 41.
To the position in contact with. When the operator removes the product S0 from the take-out port 72 by the assembling work, the projector 74
a, the light receiver 74b detects that there is no product S0 at the position of the lateral receiving portion 69, and the light transmitter 73a and the light receiver 73b detect that the next product S0 is located at a position in contact with the product stopper 41. The pusher cylinder 67 operates to push out the next product S0. The first lateral transfer means 60 repeats this movement. The second lateral moving means 80 is constructed in a so-called self-reverse manner to the first lateral moving means 60 and has the same structure and operation, so that the description is omitted.

The operation of the gift box assembling product supply device having the above-described configuration will be described below. FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view according to the present invention, in which two product supply devices 1 are arranged along a main conveyor 90, and are referred to as # 1 product supply device 1A and # 2 product supply device 1B for convenience. The product S moves from the return box 5 (or 4) of the 1 product supply device 1A as an arrow, an arrow, and an arrow, and the product S moves from the return box 4 (or 5) of the # 2 product supply device 1B to an arrow, an arrow, and an arrow. Move like. The worker 91 standing beside the main conveyor 90 holds the product S0 with the left hand 92 and pulls it forward.
Can be held by the right hand 93 and pulled forward.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the movement of the worker's hand. The vertical product S0 held by the left hand 92 may be turned sideways while being pulled toward the user, and then pushed into the gift box 94 in this state. The same applies to the right hand 93. There is no need to lift the product S0, and it is sufficient to pull the product S0 forward, so that the work becomes extremely easy.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are views showing an example of a gift box assortment line configuration according to the present invention. As shown in (a), in a certain gift box 95, the box includes, from left to right, a large can S1, a small bottle S2, a medium bottle S3, and a medium can S.
4 shall be paid. Therefore, as shown in (b), along with the main conveyor 90, the # 1 product supply device 1
A, # 2 product supply device 1B, # 3 product supply device 1C, #
Four product supply devices 1D are arranged in this order.

# 1 Second Conveying Means 5 of Commodity Supply Apparatus 1A
0 transports the large can S1. The medium-sized can S4 is transported by the first transport means 30 of the # 2 product supply device 1B. The small bottle S2 is transported by the second transport means 50 of the # 3 product supply device 1C. The middle bottle S3 is transported by the first transport means 30 of the # 4 product supply device 1D. Then, the worker 91A first packs the large can S1 and the medium can S4, and then another worker 91B packs the small bottle S2 and the middle bottle S3. In this example, the transport means 50, 30, 50, 30 with /// are used, and the other means are not used.

The contents of the gift box change variously. The present invention can easily cope with this change. An example is described below. FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams showing another example of a gift box assortment line configuration according to the present invention. (A)
As shown in the figure, in the gift box 96, a medium-sized can S4, a medium bottle S3, a small bottle S2, and a large-sized can S1 are placed in a box from left to right. To respond to this array change, #
The arrangement of the product supply devices 1A to 1D is changed. Since each of the product supply devices 1A to 1D has a caster (see FIG. 2), it can move freely on the floor. (B) shows the layout after the pattern change, and transports the medium-sized can S4 #
Two product supply device 1B, # 1 product supply device 1A for transporting large can S1, # 4 product supply device 1 for transporting middle bottle S3
D, the # 3 product supply device 1C for transporting the small bottle S2 is arranged in series along the conveyor 90, and the worker 91A first packs the medium-sized can S4 and the large-sized can S1, and then another worker 91B
Suffices to pack medium bottle S3 and small bottle S2. In this example, the transport means 30, 50, 30, 50 with ///
Was not used and the others were used. In this way, in response to a change in the arrangement and contents of the products, a plurality of product supply devices 1A to 1D
By changing the arrangement, the burden on the worker does not increase, and high productivity can be maintained.

The use of the gift box assortment line described above can be extended to boxing of general goods. That is, the “product” is replaced with “article”, the “gift box” is replaced with “box”, and the “gift box assortment product supply device” is replaced with “boxed product supply device”. Specifically, a movable gantry equipped with casters, an article conveying means attached to the gantry, an article conveying means for conveying articles such as seasonings from a stock area to a work place for packing the boxes, and an outlet of the article conveying means. Prepare a plurality of boxed article supply devices consisting of horizontal moving means for moving only the first item to the side at 90 degrees or a predetermined angle, and arrange these in parallel in front of the main conveyor for transporting the boxes. A assortment line for arranging a plurality of types of articles in a line in a line, and when the reason for changing the packing order of the articles occurs, the movable boxed article supply device is moved and replaced. This is a boxing line for articles characterized by changing the arrangement order.

Similarly, in the first and second aspects, "commodity"
Can be replaced with "articles" and "gift boxes" with "boxes", and the device can be called "boxed goods supply device" to extend the use of the device.

The goods transfer means 10 is provided in the stock area 3
Any type can be used as long as it is a transfer machine or a robot that can transfer the goods S from the first to the first or second transfer means 30 or 50. Since the first and second conveyors 30 and 50 are conveyors for horizontally conveying the product S, any of a belt conveyor, a mesh belt conveyor, a strut conveyor, and a chain conveyor may be used.

The lateral moving means moves the product (article) to the side by 90 degrees in principle. However, the angle is not limited, and the lateral moving means is, for example, 75 degrees, 60 degrees, or 45 degrees. The angle may be a predetermined angle determined from the design.

[0030]

According to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited by the above configuration. According to the gift box assortment product supply device of the first aspect, the operator can perform the product taking out operation and the assembling operation in the same direction, and the operator is in a standing state in which the product can be easily grasped at the takeout opening. Therefore, it can be easily taken out with one hand, and can be packed in the gift box without re-gripping, so that the burden on the worker is reduced and the working efficiency is increased. In addition, since the unloading and assembling work can be performed with one hand, using two gift box assortment product supply devices for one worker allows two products to be handled at the same time by the left and right hands. Can be.

According to the second aspect, since the wheels can be easily moved by providing the casters, it is easy to replace the gift box assembling product supply device when the contents of the gift box are changed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of gift box assembling product supply devices are provided in front of a main conveyor for transporting a gift box in front of a worker. A flexible gift box assortment line that can be easily handled by exchanging the gift box assortment product supply device can be formed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of boxed article supply devices which are movable in front of a main conveyor for transporting a box in front of an operator are provided, so that a boxed article supply is provided in response to a change in the contents of the box. A flexible box assortment line that can be easily handled by replacing the apparatus can be formed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a gift box assortment product supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the gift box assortment product supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a first transport unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a first lateral transfer means according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the first lateral transfer means according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the operation according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating movement of a worker's hand.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a gift box assortment line configuration according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of a gift box assortment line configuration according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional assortment of gift boxes.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, # 1, # 2, # 3, # 4 ... gift box assortment product supply device (or boxed article supply device), 2 ... stand, 3 ...
Stock area, 6,7… Work area, 8… Caster, 9
... jack, 10 ... product transfer means, 30 ... transport means (first transport means), 50 ... transport means (second transport means),
60 horizontal transfer means (first horizontal transfer means), 80 horizontal transfer means (second horizontal transfer means), 90 main conveyor, 9
1, 91A, 91B ... workers, 94 to 96 ... gift boxes,
S, S0, S1 to S4 ... goods (or goods).

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Haruo Iwasaki 1-1-2 Nakase, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Within Ajinomoto Takara Corporation (72) Inventor Nobuo Aoki 1-1-1, Nakase, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture No. 2 Ajinomoto Takara Corporation Co., Ltd. (72) Kazuo Kawashima 1-2-1, Nakase, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture 1-2 Ajinomoto Takara Corporation Co., Ltd. (72) Takeshi Aoki 5-chome, Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 32-8 Aoki Stock Company In-house

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A product conveying means for conveying a product such as a seasoning from a stock area to a work place for packing in a gift box, and at the exit of the product conveying means, only one of the first products is turned at 90 degrees or a predetermined angle. A product supply device for assorting gift boxes, comprising a lateral moving means for moving toward the side. 2. A movable mount with casters,
Commodity transport means for transporting products such as seasonings attached to the gantry from the stock area to the work place where the products are packed in a gift box, and only the first product at the exit of the product transport means is rotated at 90 degrees or a predetermined angle. A product supply device for assorting gift boxes, comprising a lateral moving means for moving toward the side. 3. A movable mount with casters,
Commodity transport means for transporting products such as seasonings attached to the gantry from the stock area to the work place where the products are packed in a gift box, and only the first product at the exit of the product transport means is rotated at 90 degrees or a predetermined angle. A plurality of product supply devices for assorting gift boxes, each of which is provided with a lateral moving means that moves toward one side, are arranged in a row in parallel in front of a main conveyor for transporting gift boxes, and a plurality of types of products are sequentially packed in boxes. The assortment line is characterized in that, when a reason such as changing the packing order of goods occurs, the movable gift box assembling goods supply device is moved and replaced to change the arrangement order. Assorted gift box line. 4. A movable platform with casters,
An article conveying means attached to the pedestal for conveying articles such as seasonings from the stock area to a work place where the articles are packed in a box, and only one head of the article at the exit of the article conveying means is rotated at 90 degrees or a predetermined angle. Prepare a plurality of boxed goods supply device consisting of lateral moving means to move to the side,
These are a assortment line that arranges these in a row in parallel in front of the main conveyor for transporting boxes, and sequentially packs multiple types of items.When a reason such as changing the order of packing the items occurs, A boxing line for articles, wherein the order of arrangement is changed by moving and exchanging the movable boxed article supply device.