JPH10329816A - Container hood installing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely and easily install a hood on the cap part of a container. SOLUTION: Hood installing equipment 1 is constructed for installing a hood 10 at the cap part 21 of a container 20. In this case, a magazine 2 for storing a plurality of hoods 10, a conveyor (supplying part) 4 for supplying the container 20 to a hood installing station S, a transferring mechanism 3 for transferring the hood 10 taken out from the inside of the magazine 2 to the hood installing station S and a guide part 6 for guiding to gradually open the notch part for cap introduction of the hood 10 as the hood 10 approaches the hood installing station S are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hood mounting device for mounting a hood on a cap portion of a container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a container filled with a liquid detergent or the like, a hood in which a catch phrase of a product, a precautionary statement for use, or the like is described may be attached to a cap portion of the container.

[0003] Such a hood generally has a notch for introducing a cap portion of the container. To introduce the cap portion of the container into the notch, the notch portion of the hood must be provided. It is necessary that the cap portion of the container is accurately positioned. However, in practice, even if such positioning is somewhat rough, a device that can easily and reliably attach the hood to the cap portion of the container is practically preferable.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container hood mounting apparatus that can easily and reliably mount a hood on a cap portion of a container.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for mounting a hood on a container, comprising: a magazine for accommodating a plurality of hoods; a supply section for supplying the container to a hood mounting station; A moving mechanism for moving the hood to the hood mounting station, and a guide portion for guiding the hood to gradually open the notch portion for introducing the cap as the hood approaches the hood mounting station. It is characterized by that.

A container hood mounting apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the container hood mounting apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the guide portions are disposed so as to face each other so that the distance between the guide portions gradually increases toward the hood mounting station. It is characterized by being constituted by a guide plate.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the hood mounting apparatus for a container according to the first aspect, the locking claw portion of the hood mounted on the cap portion of the container at the hood mounting station is moved to a locking position side. It is characterized by further comprising a pushing mechanism for pushing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the container hood mounting apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the pushing mechanism abuts on an end surface of the hood to position a positioning projection on the outer periphery for positioning the hood at a predetermined position. A first disk that rotates at a lower speed than the entry speed of the hood, and a pushing protrusion for pushing a locking claw formed on the hood to a locking position side, the outer periphery having: It is characterized by comprising a first disk and a second disk rotating in synchronization with the first disk.

A container hood mounting apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the fourth aspect, the second disk is arranged concentrically with the first disk.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the container hood mounting apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the locking claw portions are formed on both side surfaces of the hood. Each of the hoods is constituted by a pair of disks arranged on both sides of the hood.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the container is supplied to the hood mounting station by the supply unit. On the other hand, the hood taken out of the magazine moves to the hood mounting station by the moving mechanism.

When the hood is moved to the hood mounting station, the hood is guided by the guide portion, so that the cap introduction notch portion of the hood is gradually expanded as the hood approaches the hood mounting station.

Thus, in the hood mounting station, the notch portion for introducing the cap of the hood is sufficiently expanded, and the cap portion of the container is introduced into the notch portion for expanding the cap, and the cap is inserted. The hood will be attached to the part.

Therefore, even when the positioning between the hood and the container is somewhat rough, the hood can be easily and reliably mounted on the cap portion of the container.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the guide portion is composed of a pair of guide plates disposed so as to face each other so that the distance gradually increases toward the hood mounting station side, the structure of the guide portion is reduced. Can be simplified.

In the third aspect of the present invention, after the hood is mounted on the cap portion of the container at the hood mounting station, the pushing mechanism pushes the locking claw of the hood toward the locking position. This ensures that the hood is locked to the cap portion of the container.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the hood mounted on the cap portion of the container enters the first disk. At this time, since the first disk is rotating at a speed lower than the entrance speed of the hood, the end surface of the hood comes into contact with the positioning protrusion on the outer periphery of the first disk. Thereby, the hood is positioned at a predetermined position.

On the other hand, when the second disk is rotating in synchronization with the first disk and the hood is positioned, the pushing protrusion on the outer periphery of the second disk engages with the locking claw of the hood. To the stop position. Then, the locking claw is locked to the cap portion of the container, whereby the hood is securely locked to the cap portion of the container.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the second disk is arranged concentrically with the first disk, the entire apparatus can be made compact.

In the invention according to claim 6, the locking claw portions are formed on both side surfaces of the hood, and the first and second disks are constituted by a pair of disks respectively disposed on both sides of the hood. Have been.

Therefore, when the hood is positioned by the first disk, the positioning projections of the first disk disposed on both sides of the hood abut against the end surface of the hood. Thereby, the positioning accuracy of the hood can be improved.

When the hood is locked by the second disk, the pushing protrusions of the second disk disposed on both sides of the hood lock the locking claws on both side surfaces of the hood. To the position side. As a result, the hood can be more securely locked to the cap portion of the container.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a hood mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hood used in the embodiment, (a) is a plan view thereof, and (b) is a front view. FIG. 3, (c) is a bottom view, (d) is a side view, FIG. 3 is a perspective partial view of a guide portion of the hood mounting device,
4 is a side view of the guide portion, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV, FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the movement path of the hood, and FIG. FIGS. 8 to 13 are views for explaining the operation of the pushing mechanism of the hood mounting device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hood mounting device 1
Is a magazine 2 for accommodating a large number of folded and stacked hoods 10, a suction pad 31 for taking out the hood 10 one by one from the magazine 2, and a hood 10 attached to the hood 10 sucked and held by the suction pad 31 in a lower hood. Station S
And a conveyor (supply unit) 4 for transporting the container 20 in the direction of the arrow.

The hood 10 is, for example, a paper member. When the hood 10 is sucked and held by the suction pad 31 and taken out of the magazine 2, it is raised and formed in a box shape. FIG. 2 shows an example of this box-shaped hood 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the hood 10 includes an upper surface 10a, both side surfaces 10b, and a bottom surface 10c. The bottom surface portion 10c has a notch 11. The notch 11 is provided in the cap portion 21 of the container 20 (FIG. 1).
Is introduced into the hood 10. Cuts 12 are formed in both side surfaces 10b.
2, the hood 10 is placed on the cap portion 21 of the container 20.
Locking claw portion 13 for locking is formed.

The moving mechanism 3 has a lever 32 rotatable around a fulcrum 32a at one end thereof. Lever 32
Is driven via a belt 33 which is drivingly connected to a motor (not shown). The other end of the lever 32 is connected by a pin 35 to a rod 34 to which the suction pad 31 is fixed at the end. The rod 34 is slidably and rotatably supported by a support portion 36 on the rear end side.

A guide section 6 is provided near the hood mounting station S. The guide unit 6 includes the moving mechanism 3
Hood 1 approaching hood mounting station S
It is for guiding 0.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the guide portion 6 is composed of a pair of guide plates 6a and 6b opposed to each other at a predetermined interval, and each of the guide plates 6a and 6b.
The interval D between them gradually increases as going downward (see FIG. 4).

When the hood 10 is guided by the guide portion 6, the tip surfaces 10d of the side portions 10b are guided from the inside by the respective guide plates 6a and 6b in the notch 11 of the hood 10. (Figure 1
reference).

Thus, as the hood 10 approaches the hood mounting station S, the gap C (FIG. 2 (c)) between the tip surfaces 10d of the side portions 10b in the notch 11 of the hood 10 is gradually increased. (See FIG. 4). As a result, at the hood mounting station S, the opening end side of the notch 11 of the hood 10 is sufficiently widened, and the cap portion 21 of the container 20 is smoothly introduced into the hood 10 (see FIG. 6 and FIG. 6). (See FIG. 7).

The shape of the side surface of each of the guide plates 6a and 6b is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. 4, and various shapes are conceivable.
It is only necessary that the interval D of b gradually increases as it goes downward. In addition, by forming the guide portion 6 from the two opposing guide plates 6a and 6b, the structure of the guide portion 6 can be simplified.

Further, in the hood mounting device 1, the locking claw 13 (FIG. 2) of the hood 10 mounted on the cap portion 21 of the container 20 is provided on the downstream side of the hood mounting station S in the transport direction. A push mechanism 7 for pushing the lock mechanism toward the locking position is provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, the pushing mechanism 7
It is composed of hood positioning disks 71 and 72 opposed to each other at a predetermined interval, and locking claw portion pressing disks 73 and 74 respectively arranged concentrically with the disks. Each disk 71, 72, 73, 74
Is rotatable in the direction of the arrow by a rotation drive mechanism (not shown). Also, each of the disks 71, 72, 73,
The rotation speed v of 74 is lower than the transport speed V of the container 20.

The hood positioning disks 71, 72 have positioning projections 71a, 7 protruding outward in the radial direction.
2a are respectively formed. Pushing projections 73a, 74 for pushing the locking claw 13 of the hood 10 inward are provided on the locking claw pressing discs 73, 74.
a are respectively formed. The distance on the circumference between the protrusions 71a and 73a and the distance on the circumference between the protrusions 72a and 74a are determined by the hood rear end face 10 of the locking claw 13 of the hood 10.
This is substantially the same as the distance B from e (FIG. 2B).

Next, the hood mounting operation of the hood mounting device 1 will be described. The hoods 10 stored in a folded state in the magazine 2 are taken out one by one from the magazine 2 by the suction pads 31 of the moving mechanism 3. At this time,
The hood 10 stands up in a box shape as shown in FIG.

Hood 1 held by suction on suction pad 31
1 moves downward with the rotation of the arm 32 and moves to the guide portion 6 side as shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, the trajectory of only the hood 10 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

When the hood 10 moves to the hood mounting station S through the guide section 6, the hood 10 follows a locus as shown in FIG. Note that, in FIG.
Shows the locus of point A of FIG.

That is, when the hood 10 is guided by the guide portion 6, the notch 11 of the hood 10 (FIG. 2)
Inside, the end face 10d side of both side face parts 10b is guided from the inside by the respective guide plates 6a, 6b.

As a result, as the hood 10 approaches the hood mounting station S, the gap C (FIG. 2 (c)) on the tip surface 10d side of both side portions 10b in the notch 11 of the hood 10 is gradually widened. (See FIG. 4). As a result, at the hood mounting station S, the open end side of the notch 11 of the hood 10 is in a state of being sufficiently widened.

On the other hand, the container 20 is supplied to the hood mounting station S by the conveyor 4. At this time, since the opening end side of the notch 11 of the hood 10 is sufficiently expanded, the container 20 is inserted into the hood 10.
The cap portion 21 is smoothly introduced, and the hood 10 is attached to the cap portion 21 (FIG. 1, FIG.
4 and 7).

In this way, even when the positioning of the hood 10 and the container 20 is somewhat rough, the hood 10 can be easily and reliably mounted on the cap portion 21 of the container 20.

Next, the pushing operation by the pushing mechanism 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. The hood 10 mounted on the container 20 is introduced between the disks 71 and 72 rotating at a speed v lower than the transport speed V of the container 20, and the rear end face 10 e of the hood is positioned at each of the positioning projections 71 a and 72 of the disks 71 and 72. 72a (see FIGS. 8 and 9).
reference).

In this state, the hood 10 is
1 and 72, the pushing projections 73a and 74 of the disks 73 and 74 which rotate together with the disks 71 and 72, respectively.
a contacts the locking claw 13 of the hood 10 (FIG. 2) (see FIG. 10).

As the hood 10 further advances between the disks 71 and 72, the pushing projections 73a and 74a
The corresponding locking claw portions 13 are pushed inward (FIG. 11).
reference). Thereby, each locking claw portion 13 is located at the locking position, and the hood 10 is securely locked to the cap portion 21 of the container 20.

Thereafter, the hood 10 is further transported downstream in the transport direction (see FIGS. 12 and 13), and the pushing operation by the pushing mechanism 7 ends in this manner.

In the above embodiment, the disk 73 is arranged concentrically with the disk 71, and the disk 74 is arranged concentrically with the disk 72, thereby showing an example in which the entire apparatus is made compact. Application is not limited to this. For example, the disk 73 is disposed on the side of the disk 71 and the disk 74 is disposed on the side of the disk 72, and the disks 73 and 74 are respectively disposed on the disks 71 and 74.
The rotation may be synchronized with the rotation of the motor 72.

In the above embodiment, the locking claw 13
Is shown on both sides 10b of the cap 10, but the locking claw 13 may be formed on the upper surface 10a of the hood 10, for example, depending on the shape of the cap portion of the container. . In this case, one disk is disposed above the hood 10 as a disk for pushing the locking claw portion.

[0049]

As described above, according to the container hood mounting apparatus according to the present invention, when the hood approaches the hood mounting station, the notch portion for introducing the cap of the hood is gradually expanded by the guide portion. As a result, the notch portion for introducing the cap of the hood at the hood mounting station can be kept in a sufficiently expanded state.

Thus, even when the positioning between the hood and the container is somewhat rough, the hood can be easily and securely mounted on the cap portion of the container.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a hood mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an example of a hood used in the embodiment, in which FIG. 2A is a plan view, FIG. 2B is a front view, FIG. 2C is a bottom view, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective partial view of a guide portion of the hood mounting device.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a guide unit.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a movement route of a hood.

FIG. 7 is a partial front view showing a state in which a hood is attached to a cap portion of the container.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the pushing mechanism of the hood mounting device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the pushing mechanism of the hood mounting device.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the pushing mechanism of the hood mounting device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the pushing mechanism of the hood mounting device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the pushing mechanism of the hood mounting device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the pushing mechanism of the hood mounting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hood mounting apparatus 2 Magazine 3 Moving mechanism 4 Conveyor (supply part) 6 Guide part 6a, 6b Guide plate 7 Pushing mechanism 71, 72 Hood positioning disk (first disk) 71a, 72a Positioning projection 73, 74 Lock Claw part pushing disc (2nd
73a, 74a Projection for pushing 10 Hood 10b Side face 10e Rear end face 11 Notch 13 Locking claw 20 Container 21 Cap part S Hood mounting station

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A hood mounting device for mounting a hood on a cap portion of a container, comprising: a magazine accommodating a plurality of hoods; a supply unit for supplying the container to a hood mounting station; A moving mechanism for moving the hood to the hood mounting station, and a guide unit for guiding the hood to gradually expand the cap introduction notch as the hood approaches the hood mounting station. Hood mounting device for equipped containers. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is constituted by a pair of guide plates disposed so as to face each other such that the distance between the guide portions gradually increases toward the hood mounting station. Hood mounting device for containers. 3. The container according to claim 1, further comprising a pushing mechanism for pushing a locking claw of the hood mounted on a cap portion of the container at the hood mounting station toward a locking position. Hood mounting device. 4. The hood according to claim 3, wherein the pushing mechanism has a positioning projection on an outer periphery for positioning the hood at a predetermined position by contacting the end surface of the hood, and the pushing mechanism has a lower speed than an approach speed of the hood. A first disk that rotates, and a second protrusion that has a pushing protrusion on the outer periphery for pushing a locking claw portion formed on the hood toward a locking position, and that rotates in synchronization with the first disk. A hood mounting device for a container, comprising: a disc; 5. The container hood mounting device according to claim 4, wherein the second disk is disposed concentrically with the first disk. 6. The hood according to claim 4, wherein the locking claw portions are formed on both side surfaces of the hood, and the first and second disks are disposed on both sides of the hood, respectively. A container hood mounting device comprising a disk.