JPH1045249A - Carrying device of vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize the carrying directional pressing force to a star wheel as much as possible by supplying a vessel from the direction laid along the tangential direction of the star wheel when the vessel is delivered from the terminal end of a continuous equipment carrying passage to the star wheel. SOLUTION: A vessel B supplied from the terminal end of a belt conveyor 1 onto a turn table 8 and carried to this side of a star wheel 2 is supplied to the periphery of the start wheel 2 in the direction crossing at substantially a right angle to the virtual line L connecting the rotating shafts 11, 12 of the turn table 8 and the star wheel 2, or in the tangential direction of the start wheel 2 from the rotating directional upstream side of the start wheel 2 to the downstream side, where the line pressure added to the star wheel 2 is released well in the tangential direction. Thus, the vessel B can be smoothly delivered and stably carried from the belt conveyor 1 to the star wheel 2, whereby the load to the star wheel 2 can be minimized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for transporting containers such as cans, bottles and plastic bottles, and more particularly, to a device for separating a continuous unit from a continuous transport state into a unit of stacking while changing the transport direction. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a transport apparatus, and more particularly to a transport apparatus for a container which is convenient to be applied to a machine in which a group of articles to be packed is wrapped in a wrapping paper type packaging material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of container transporting apparatus is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 5, various means have been implemented.

[0003] In the means shown in FIG. 2, a star wheel 03 is arranged by setting a rotation axis on an extension of the center line of the endless belt 02 which forms a continuous supply / conveyance path 01 for containers. The star wheel 03 separates the containers 04 that are continuously fed into a unit of the number of accumulations, and simultaneously changes the direction while performing the next process (for example, a packaging process using a wrapping paper type packaging material). Is adopted. In the drawing, reference numeral 05 denotes a feeding device for the number of accumulations composed of an endless chain 07 provided with a pusher 06. The containers separated into the number of accumulations by the star wheel 03 are collected for each unit of the number of accumulations, and the next step (for example, Wrapping paper-type packaging material).

[0004] The means shown in FIG. 3 employs the star wheel 03 shown in FIG. 2 described above, and the containers 04 which are continuously fed are separated into a unit of the number of accumulations, and the direction is changed at the same time. The container is transported to the next step (for example, a packaging step using a wrapping paper type packaging material), and a separation mechanism using a screw screw 08 is further provided near the end of the continuous supply and transport path of the container. .

The means shown in FIG. 4 is such that the separating mechanism using the screw screw 08 shown in FIG. 3 is replaced with a star wheel 010 provided with engaging recesses 09 of the container at equal intervals around the periphery.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, the same structures as those shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those shown in FIG. 2, and the description thereof is omitted.

In the means shown in FIG. 5, a pair of star wheels 011 and 012 are arranged in the middle of an endless belt 02 forming a series of article supply / conveyance paths 01A with the article supply / conveyance path 01A interposed therebetween. At the same time, on the downstream side, there is provided a separating and feeding device 05A in a unit of the number of stacks, which is also formed of a pair of chains 013 and a separator 014 provided on the chain 013 with a series of article supply / conveying paths 01A interposed therebetween. By means of the pair of star wheels 011 and the separating and feeding device 05A for the number of accumulations, the containers which are continuously conveyed are separated into the number of accumulations and conveyed together in the next step in units of the number of accumulations. It was done.

[0008]

However, each of such conventional container transport devices has the following problems.

That is, the means shown in FIG. 2 is a pressing force (line pressure) in the transport direction due to accumulation of a certain number or more of containers on an endless belt 02 forming a continuous supply and transport path 01 for the containers. The structure is adopted in which the container 04 is separated into units of stacking by one star wheel 03 and the transport direction is forcibly changed, so that an excessive load is applied to the star wheel 03. In addition, a large load is applied to the container itself, and the generation of noise is also large.

[0010] The means shown in FIG.
8, the line pressure applied to the star wheel 03 can be received.
The load on 3 is not as high as the structure shown in FIG. 2, but another problem is that when the size or shape of the container changes, the screw screw 08 must be exchanged correspondingly, and The ratio must be changed,
Moreover, the replacement work is difficult due to the structure of the equipment, and therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to adapt to a line that operates continuously and at high speed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, since the configuration in which the transport direction of the container is forcibly changed is adopted,
The problems of imposing a large load on the container itself and generating a large amount of noise still remain.

The means of FIG. 4 in which a star wheel 010 is employed in place of the screw screw 08 shown in FIG. 3 replaces the star wheel 010 in response to a change in the type or size of the container. This can be performed relatively easily as compared with the case of the screw screw 08 shown in FIG. 3. However, as in FIGS. However, there is no solution to the problem that a large load is applied to the motor and noise is generated.

After receiving a line pressure by a pair of star wheels 011, 012 disposed across the article supply / transport path 01A, a unit shown in FIG. Since the two star wheels 011 and 012 and the separator 014 also need to be replaced together with the change in the type and size of the container, the work is complicated and continuous.
Moreover, it has a problem that is difficult to apply to a line that operates at high speed.

As described above, as a result of comprehensively examining the problems of the conventional container transfer device, the conventional structure shown in FIGS.
In any of the above, the rotation axis of the star wheel 03 is disposed on an extension of the center line of the continuous supply and transfer path 01 of the container, and the star wheel 03 is connected to the star wheel 03 from the end of the supply and transfer path 01. A configuration in which the container 04 is directly delivered is adopted. That is, on the star wheel 03,
The pressing force in the direction along the line connecting the center of rotation and the contact point of the container 04 supplied from the supply / conveyance path 01 on the peripheral surface is always applied so that the star wheel 03 is moved from the end of the supply / conveyance path 01 to the starwheel 03. In particular, in the structure shown in FIG. 2, the star wheel 03 and the container 04 are both subjected to an excessive pressing force (line pressure) in the transport direction because the configuration in which the container 04 is delivered to the star wheel 03 is adopted. In addition, in the structure shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, when the container is transferred from the supply transport path 01 to the star wheel 03, a sudden change in direction is inevitable.

In the structure shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the pressing force (line pressure) in the transport direction caused by the accumulation of a certain number or more of containers is controlled by a screw screw 0.
8 and another starwheel 010, and a pair of starwheels 011, 012, etc., are received separately, so that the structure becomes complicated, the replacement work is complicated, and it takes time,
Especially in a line that is operated continuously and at high speed, the operation of the line must be stopped every time the type or size of the container is changed, which is not preferable because the value of the expensive operation line itself is reduced by half. Has problems.

In view of the above, the present invention, as a result of various studies on the problems of the conventional container transport apparatus described above, has found that the star wheel and the pressing force (in the transport direction) against the container caused by the accumulation of a certain number or more of the containers. It is essential to minimize or ideally reduce the line pressure). Also, structurally, as shown in FIG. The inventor has found that the method of performing unit separation is preferable in terms of both structure and cost, and has made intensive studies to develop the present invention. Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to adopt a configuration, which is basically the simplest in structure and can perform the direction change by the star wheel and the separation of the accumulation number unit as shown in FIG. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container conveying apparatus capable of minimizing or ideally eliminating the pressing force (line pressure) on the star wheel caused by the accumulation.

Another object of the present invention is to achieve the first object more ideally, and at the same time, to supply the existing lines, especially the supply and transport paths of containers generally used, and the number of units of accumulation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container transport device suitable for use in a container transport device in which the container transport direction of the feed device is set to the same direction.

Another object of the present invention is to achieve the above-mentioned first and second objects well, to simplify the structure and to provide an economical advantage. An object of the present invention is to provide a container transport device.

[0018]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention basically provides a method for transferring a container from the terminal end of a continuous supply / conveyance path of the container to a starwheel. The rotation axis of the star wheel 03 is disposed on an extension of the center line of the continuous supply / conveyance path 01, and the rotation center of the star wheel 03 and the container 04 supplied from the supply / conveyance path 01 on the peripheral surface are provided. Unlike the conventional means in which the pressing force in the direction along the line connecting the contact points is always applied, a feeding means capable of supplying the container from the direction along the tangential direction of the star wheel is provided. It was decided to provide. By transferring the container from the tangential direction of the starwheel to the starwheel in this way, the line pressure applied to the starwheel can be effectively released in the tangential direction, and the load on the starwheel can be reduced as much as possible or almost eliminated. Things.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A container conveying device according to the present invention comprises:
At the end of the supply and transfer path of the container, a star wheel having an accumulation number unit receiving recess on the peripheral surface to separate the accumulation direction unit while changing the conveyance direction from the continuous conveyance state in the supply and conveyance path is provided. In the container transport device, which is provided, and a feeder of the number of accumulation units which is conveyed to the next process for each accumulation number unit following the accumulation number unit feed end portion of the star wheel is arranged in series, When the container is transferred from the terminal end of the supply transport path to the star wheel, the container is supplied from the terminal end of the supply transport path to the star wheel in a tangential direction.

The containers that have been sent to the terminal end of the supply / transport path of the container transport apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above are sequentially supplied to the star wheel from the tangential direction. Therefore, the pressing force in the direction along the line connecting the center of rotation and the contact point of the container supplied from the supply conveyance path on the peripheral surface is constantly applied, and, unlike the conventional structure, is completely different from the conventional structure. Rotation is also taken into account to reduce or relieve the pressing force (line pressure) applied to the star wheel, and to send the container smoothly to the next step transport device without suddenly changing the direction of the container. Work on.

Further, the structure is the simplest, and the pressing force (line pressure) on the star wheel caused by the accumulation of a certain number or more of containers can be minimized or ideally eliminated. Containers suitable for use in existing lines, in particular, containers that are used in containers that are set in the same direction as the container feed direction of the feeder and feeder for the number of stacking units that are commonly used. In transferring the container from the terminal end of the supply transfer path to the starwheel, a container is disposed between the terminal end of the supply transfer path and the starwheel at a tangent to the starwheel. A delivery mechanism comprising a feed guide path supplied from the direction and guide means for guiding the container along the feed guide path. It is preferable to.

In this case, the container reaching the end of the supply / conveyance path is smoothly fed and guided on the feed guide path by the guide means. It works to make the supply system from the tangential direction to the natural and smooth appearance.
In addition, the feed guide path works so as to ideally configure a container transfer path in a tangential direction to the star wheel from the end of the supply transfer path. Therefore, it is possible to easily set the supply line on the existing operation line in which the container transfer direction between the supply transfer path and the feeder of the number of stacks connected from the feed end portion of the star wheel is set to the same direction.

Further, the structure is the simplest, and the pressing force (line pressure) on the star wheel caused by the accumulation of a certain number of containers or more can be minimized or ideally eliminated. It is suitable to be used in an existing line, particularly in a container transfer device in which the container transfer direction of a commonly used container supply and transfer path and a feeder of the number of stacked units is set in the same direction, In addition, in order to provide a container transfer device that can be simply structured in terms of structure and can be provided economically advantageously, a turntable is provided between the end portion of the supply transfer path and the star wheel. The turntable of the turntable, which is disposed on the turntable inside the position corresponding to the peripheral edge thereof and reaches the starwheel from the terminal end of the supply transport path. A partial arc-shaped feed guide path concentric with the center of rotation is formed, and the end of this feed guide path intersects near an imaginary straight line connecting the rotation center of the turntable and the star wheel, and from the supply transport path. It is desirable to adopt a configuration in which the container received in the feed guide path on the turntable is supplied to the star wheel from a direction along a tangential direction thereof.

In this case, the container that has reached the end of the supply / transport path is guided by the turntable in a significantly smoother manner on the feed guide path, and is fed from the end of the supply / transport path. It works to make the supply condition from the tangential direction to the star wheel appear smoothly and smoothly. In addition, when the size of the container is changed, the turntable is operated as it is, and if only the star wheel is replaced, it works to cope with this.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part showing a container transport device according to the present invention. The container B is basically transported from the right side to the left side in the figure. Therefore, the container B that has been subjected to various processes in the previous step is conveyed to the star wheel 2 side by the belt conveyor 1 which is an example of a container conveying device. Then, while being conveyed by the star wheel 2 while being separated in the number of accumulation units while being changed in the conveyance direction, each accumulation number unit is successively sent to the feeding device 3 side of the accumulation number unit which is conveyed to the next process.

Needless to say, the star wheel 2 has a group of container receiving recesses 4 formed in the peripheral edge thereof in a range of one third in the circumferential direction (five in the illustrated example). By this, the container B continuously sent from the previous process is separated into the number of accumulation units, and also works to feed to the starting end of the feeding device 3 of the number of accumulation units.

Further, as shown in the figure, the feeding device 3 for the number of accumulations collects the containers B separated into the number of accumulations into the number of accumulations as shown in FIG. A chain 7 provided with attachments (pushers) 6 at predetermined intervals for bringing the main belt conveyor 5 to be fed into the process and the containers B of the number of accumulations sent from the star wheel 2 into close contact with each other and uniting them. It is composed of In the figure, 7A is a sprocket on which the chain 7 is mounted, and 7B is a bearing of the sprocket.

As shown in the figure, the container feeder of the present invention shows an example in which the container feeder is incorporated into an existing operation line. The case where the present invention is applied to a line in which the container transport direction is the same direction is shown for convenience. The container transport device according to the present invention has a structure most preferably applied to this existing line.

Therefore, the present invention relates to the belt conveyor 1 described above.
A transfer mechanism 10 comprising a turntable 8 as an example of guide means and a feed guide path 9 is provided between the end portion of the star wheel 2 and the star wheel 2. The container B which has reached the end of the belt conveyor 1 is inherited, and is supplied to the container receiving recesses 4 sequentially from the tangential direction to the star wheel 2.

The rotation axis 11 of the turntable 8 is on an imaginary straight line L passing on the rotation axis 12 of the star wheel 2,
In addition, the position is set on an imaginary straight line L drawn in parallel with the container feeding direction of the belt conveyor 1 and the feeding device 3 of the number of stacked units. Container B received at turntable 8
In the container receiving recess 4 of the star wheel 2, the turntable 8 is positioned lower than the star wheel 2 with respect to the star wheel 2. They are arranged in a height relationship, and the periphery is arranged in a positional relationship in which they partially overlap in plan view.

The feed guide path 9 provided above the turntable 8 extends from the end of the belt conveyor 1 to the star wheel 2 on the turntable 8 inward of a position corresponding to the periphery thereof. The table 8 is formed by two inner and outer parallel guide rails 13 and 14 which are concentric with the rotation shaft 11 of the table 8 and have a partial arc shape. The end of the feed guide path 9, that is, the delivery site to the star wheel 2, intersects on the virtual straight line L connecting the rotation axes 11 and 12 of the turntable 8 and the star wheel 2, and The container B received in the feed guide path 9 on the turntable 8 from the belt conveyor 1 is supplied to the star wheel 2 from a direction along a tangential direction thereof.

The inner and outer parallel guide rails 13 and 14 having a partial arc shape on the turntable 8 are, on the side of the belt conveyor 1, guide rails 15 and 16 arranged on both sides of the belt conveyor 1. Each of the inner guide rails 13 is connected to a guide rail 18 of a path 17 that separates the container B of the star wheel 2 into a unit of the number of accumulations. One of the guide rails 19, 20 on both sides of the feed path of the feed device 3
In a series.

In the present invention, the belt conveyor 1
Is a position deviated to the opposite side of the feeder 3 in units of the number of accumulations around the virtual straight line L connecting the rotation axes 11 and 12 of the turntable 8 and the star wheel 2, that is, this turn. With the virtual straight line L of the table 8 as a center, the turntable 8 is arranged on the opposite side of the feeder 3 in units of the number of accumulations, and is displaced toward the upper side in the rotation direction of the turntable 8. The container B is set so that the container B can be supplied from a direction along the tangential direction of the turntable 8 as much as possible, and the transfer of the container B from the end of the belt conveyor 1 to the turntable 8 also requires a sharp change in direction. Care is taken not to do this.

In the container transport apparatus of the present invention thus configured, the container B processed in the preceding step (not shown) is placed on the belt conveyor 1 and guided left and right by the guide rails 15 and 16. However, they are sequentially and continuously sent to the left side in the figure.

The container B reaching the end of the belt conveyor 1 is sequentially turned by the pressing force of the subsequent container B and the conveying force of the belt conveyor 1.
Sent up. At this time, due to the relative arrangement structure of the belt conveyor 1 and the turntable 8 as described above, the container B is large and has no sudden change in direction, and is smoothly supplied onto the turntable 8. You.

The container B supplied on the turntable 8
While being guided by the inner and outer partial arc-shaped guide rails 13 and 14, it is placed on the periphery of the turntable 8 and continuously fed to the star wheel 2 side.

The container B that has reached the position just before the star wheel 2 is
With respect to the peripheral edge of the star wheel 2, a direction intersecting at a substantially right angle with the virtual straight line L connecting the rotation axes 11 and 12 of the turntable 8 and the star wheel 2, that is, a tangential direction of the star wheel 2, and The star wheel 2 is supplied from the upper side to the lower side in the rotation direction, and the line pressure applied to the star wheel 2 is successfully released in the tangential direction. Accordingly, as shown in the conventional FIGS. 2 to 4, the container 04 is supplied to the star wheel 03 in a direction along the radial direction of the star wheel 03. This is completely different from the structure in which excessive line pressure is applied, enabling smooth transfer and stable conveyance of the container B from the belt conveyor 1 to the star wheel 2, and significantly reducing the generation of noise.
Excessive load on the star wheel 2 and further on the container B can be reduced to an ideally low or almost zero load.

The containers B supplied to the star wheel 2 in this manner are sequentially received one by one in the group of container receiving recesses 4 of the turntable 2 and guided on a guide rail 18 along a path 17 that is separated in units of the number of accumulations. However, it is sent to the feeding device 3 of the number of accumulation units.

The containers B fed onto the belt conveyor 5 of the feeding device 3 of the number of stacked units are sent by the belt conveyor 5 for each separated number of stacked units, and each separated number of stacked units is Due to the rotation of the chain 7, the pressing force in the transport direction is received via the attachment 6, and the bundles are brought into close contact with each other in a single file, and sent to the next step.

Further, according to the present invention, by employing the turntable 8 as described above, even when the size of the container B is changed, there is no need to replace the turntable 8 at all, and the star wheel 2 can be replaced, so that the parts of the device can be replaced much more easily and in a shorter time, unlike the conventional structure. Therefore, application to a line that operates continuously and at high speed is advantageous, and versatility is significantly improved.

Although not shown, the guide means is replaced with the turntable 8 so to speak.
It is also possible to adopt a bar conveyor that has a fan shape around the rotation axis 11 of the above, and a material (synthetic resin material) that has a smooth surface and becomes a sliding surface can also be used. Needless to say, the same functions and effects as those of the embodiment shown in the drawings are exhibited.

In the illustrated example, the turntable 8 and the guide rails 13 and 14 are arranged between the belt conveyor 1 and the star wheel 2, but in the present invention, the existing line must be used. If not shown,
A line in which the feed direction of the belt conveyor 1 and the feed direction of the feed unit 3 in the unit of the number of stacks have an angle of about 90 °, and a means for interposing a star wheel 2 therebetween can be adopted. The intended task of supplying the container B from its tangential direction so as not to apply an excessive load to the star wheel and the container B can be sufficiently achieved. Specifically, in FIG. 2, the belt conveyor 1 is arranged in such a manner that the container B is conveyed upward from the lower right side with respect to the star wheel 2 in the drawing without providing the turntable 8. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the end of the belt conveyor 1 is arranged so as to be continuous with the start end of the path 17 for separating the containers B of the star wheel 2 into a unit of the number of accumulations.
The above configuration can be sufficiently achieved. Also, as described above,
It works to relieve or relieve the line pressure, and also works to send the container B smoothly to the conveying device side to the next process without suddenly changing the direction, and therefore, from the belt conveyor 1 to the star wheel 2 Smooth delivery and stable transport of the container B can be achieved, noise can be significantly reduced, and the excessive load on the star wheel 2 and further the container B is ideally reduced or almost eliminated. The basic function and effect that it can be improved is sufficiently exhibited. In this case, in addition, in order to transfer the container B directly from the belt conveyor 1 to the star wheel 2 without employing a turntable, a new line is required in terms of equipment investment. The cost merit is great, and the structure can be very simple.

Further, although the partial arcuate guide rails 13 and 14 shown can achieve the intended purpose if at least the outer guide rails 14 are provided, the use of the inner guide rails 13 makes this possible. This is more advantageous in that the container B can be transported in the feed guide path 9 in a more orderly manner.

[0044]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

In transferring the container from the terminal end of the supply / transport path to the star wheel, the container is supplied from the terminal end of the supply / transport path to the star wheel in a tangential direction so that the center of rotation and the peripheral surface are Completely different from the conventional structure where the pressing force in the direction along the line connecting the contact point of the container supplied from the supply conveyance path is always applied.
Taking into account the rotation of the star wheel itself, the pressing force (line pressure) applied to the star wheel can be reduced or released, and the container can be smoothly transferred to the next process without suddenly changing the direction. Since it can be sent to the device side, unnecessary line pressure is not applied to the star wheel and the container, the star wheel,
In particular, there is little danger of damaging the container,
Quiet transport can be performed.

A feed guide path for feeding the container to the star wheel from a tangential direction between the terminal end of the supply / transport path and the starwheel, and guide means for guiding the container along the feed guide path. Is provided, the container that has reached the terminal end of the supply transport path is smoothly fed and guided by the guide means in the feed guide path, and the container from the terminal end of the supply transport path to the starwheel. The supply state from the tangential direction can be smoothly and smoothly manifested, and the feed guide path is easy to ideally configure the transfer path of the container in the tangential direction to the star wheel from the end of the supply transfer path. Further, the container transport direction of the supply transport path and the feeder of the number of stacks connected from the feed terminal end of the star wheel is set to the same direction. Because it is easy to successfully setting to the existing production line is, while the such as the effect of the above more effectively exhibited, by slightly modifying the existing line, can be provided at low cost.

Further, a configuration is adopted in which a container is supplied to the star wheel from a direction along a tangential direction thereof by a combination of a turntable and a partially arcuate feed guide path formed on the turntable. By doing so, the container that has reached the end of the supply transport path,
The feed guide path is guided by the turntable in a significantly smoother manner, so that the supply state of the tangential direction with respect to the star wheel from the end of the supply / transport path can be smoothly and smoothly manifested, and the size of the container is changed. In this case, only the star wheel is changed to correspond to this, and the turntable can be operated as it is.
Compared with the conventional structure, the mechanism for transferring the container from the supply / transport path to the star wheel can be configured to be much simpler, and in particular, the cost of replacement parts can be significantly reduced as compared with the structure shown in FIGS. Equipment can be provided at a low cost,
In addition, component replacement of the device can be performed easily and in a short time, so that versatility can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part showing an embodiment of a container transport device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part for explaining a conventional container transport device.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part illustrating another conventional container transport device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main portion illustrating another conventional container transport device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a main portion illustrating another conventional container transport device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Belt conveyor, 2 ... Star wheel, 3 ... Feeding device of the number of accumulation units, 4 ... Container receiving recess, 8 ... Turntable, 9 ... Feed guide path, 10 ... Delivery mechanism, 11 ... Rotary shaft of turntable, 12 ... Rotating axis of star wheel, 13 ... Inner guide rail, 14 ... Outer guide rail, 17 ... Path for separating containers into units of accumulation, L ... Virtual straight line.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuya Takano 2-31-7 Kukuchi Nishimachi, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture Inside Fukuishigiken Co., Ltd. Packaging Technology Research Institute

Claims (3)

[Claims] At the end of the supply / conveyance path of a container, an accumulation number unit receiving recess is formed on a peripheral surface of the supply / conveyance path to separate the accumulation number unit while changing the conveyance direction from the continuous conveyance state. A container provided with a starwheel provided with a feeder for the number of accumulation units connected to the next process for each accumulation number unit following the accumulation number unit feed end portion of the starwheel. In the transfer device, when the container is transferred from the terminal end of the supply transfer path to the star wheel, the container is supplied from the terminal end of the supply transfer path to the star wheel in a tangential direction. Container transport device. 2. At the end of the supply / conveyance path of the container, an accumulation number unit receiving recess is provided on the peripheral surface to separate the accumulation number unit while changing the conveyance direction from the continuous conveyance state on the supply / conveyance path. A container provided with a starwheel provided with a feeder for the number of accumulation units connected to the next process for each accumulation number unit following the accumulation number unit feed end portion of the starwheel. In the transfer device, when the container is transferred from the terminal end of the supply transfer path to the starwheel, the container is fed between the terminal end of the supply transfer path and the starwheel to supply the container to the starwheel from a tangential direction thereof. A container transport device, comprising: a delivery mechanism including a guide path and guide means for guiding a container along the feed guide path. 3. An accumulation number unit receiving recess on the peripheral surface at the end of the container supply conveyance path to separate the accumulation number unit while changing the conveyance direction from the continuous conveyance state in the supply conveyance path. A container provided with a starwheel provided with a feeder for the number of accumulation units connected to the next process for each accumulation number unit following the accumulation number unit feed end portion of the starwheel. In the transfer device, a turntable is provided between the end portion of the supply transfer path and the star wheel, and the turntable is arranged inside the position corresponding to the peripheral edge of the turntable from the end portion of the supply transfer path. A partially arcuate feed guide path that is concentric with the rotation center of the turntable and that reaches the star wheel is formed, and the end of the feed guide path is defined by the turntable and the star wheel. Supplying a container that intersects on a virtual straight line connecting the rotation center with the star wheel to the star wheel from the supply conveyance path to the feed guide path on the turntable in a direction tangential to the star wheel. Characteristic container transport device.