JPH1086906A - Method and device for bundling a plurality of products - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a bundle rapidly and precisely, making its appearance better, in an automated manner. SOLUTION: There are provided a bucket conveyor 3 which carries along a line a plurality of products 21 in a stacked manner, a product press plate 14 which press the product 21 when it is carried to a predetermined position, a smoothening roller 10 which stretches a tape 5 to be stretched forward in the advancing direction of the product 21 on the advancing side of the product 21 and smoothens the forward end of the tape 5 down on the bottom surface of the product 21, a tape cutter 2 which delivers the tape 5 to bond it to a remaining part of the products 21 and cuts the tape 5, leaving the smoothened part of the tape 5, and a smoothening roller 10 which smoothens a part of the tape 5 to be smoothened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pack (package) for foodstuffs such as wiener sausage and sweets.
The present invention relates to a method of bundling a plurality of products such as a gas pack and a vacuum pack, and a bundling apparatus (bundling machine).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, techniques in such a field include:
Products such as a plurality of packs are bundled together manually using a tape coated with an adhesive.

[0003]

However, the above-described conventional method of bundling a pack has a poor working efficiency and a poor appearance of a bundled finish of the pack. In particular, in the case of foodstuffs, the willingness to purchase is determined not only by the quality of the product but also by the aesthetic quality of the product.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for bundling a plurality of products which can be quickly and accurately combined with good appearance and can be automatically bound.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides (1) a method of bundling a plurality of products, wherein a plurality of products are bundled together by a tape. A method of stacking and transporting a plurality of products along a line, a step of holding down the products when the products are transported and reaching a predetermined position, and a step of applying a tape stretched forward in a traveling direction of the products. Affixing the tape to the advancing side of the product and stroking the tip of the tape to the bottom surface of the product; feeding out the tape and attaching the tape to the remaining portion of the product; And a step of stroking the stroked portion of the tape while leaving the tape.

(2) In a plurality of products bundling apparatus for binding a plurality of products together by a tape, a transport means for stacking and transporting a plurality of products along a line, and a predetermined means for transporting the products. A product holding means for holding the product when it reaches the position, a tape stretching means for stretching a tape forward in the traveling direction of the product, and the tape being wound around the product by the advance of the product, and a leading end of the tape Roller for sticking a portion to the bottom surface of the product, tape cutting means for cutting the tape while leaving the taped portion of the tape, and And a rubbing roller for fixing the rubbing portion to the bottom surface of the product.

(3) In the bundling apparatus for a plurality of products described in the above (2), the products include a bucket conveyor having a space portion in a central portion, and the stroke roller is arranged corresponding to the space portion. It is made to be done.
(4) The device for bundling a plurality of products according to the above (2), further comprising a rubbing roller driving means for retracting the rubbing roller in the tape cut.

[0010] With the above configuration, a plurality of product bundles can be automatically implemented quickly, accurately, and with good appearance.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a plurality of pack bundling apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the bundle device. In these figures, 1 is a tape cutting cylinder, 2 is a tape cutter,
Reference numeral 3 denotes a bucket conveyor having a space in the center, on which products are placed. Reference numeral 4 denotes a tape length adjusting mechanism for adjusting the length of tape coming to the lower surface of the products. Reference numeral 5 denotes tape (tape for bundling); Is a fixed tape receiving block, 7 is a follow-up tape receiving block cylinder, 8 is a stroke cylinder, 9 is a stroke roller front and rear cylinder for retracting the stroke roller when cutting the tape, and 10 is the bucket conveyor 3. Stroking roller arranged corresponding to the space, 11
Is a second product holding cylinder, 12 is a product holding follow-up cylinder, 13 is a first product holding cylinder, 14 is a product holding plate, 15 is a conveyance drive transmission plate, and 20, 21 and 22 are products.

Hereinafter, the operation of the bundle apparatus will be described in the order of steps with reference to FIGS. 3 to 20 (a front view and a side view). (1) First, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the tape cutting cylinder 1, the following tape receiving block cylinder 7, and the stroke cylinder 8 are respectively located at the origin positions, the stroke cylinder 9 before and after the stroke roller, and the second product. Holding cylinder 11,
The product holding follow-up cylinder 12 and the first product holding cylinder 13 are each at the drive position (step S1).

As described above, the first product holding cylinder 13
The second product holding cylinder 11 is driven, and the two products 20 and 21 packed with sausages and the like are held by the product holding plate 14 here. The product 20 is a product whose bundle has been completed, and the product 21 is a product to be bundled. Also,
The bundle tape 5 is stretched just before the product 21 travels.

(2) Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6,
The tape cutting cylinder 1, the following tape receiving block cylinder 7, and the stroke cylinder 8 are at the original position, and the second product holding cylinder 11 returns to the original position. The stroke roller front-rear cylinder 9, the product holding follow-up cylinder 12, and the first product holding cylinder 13 are driven (step S2).

Therefore, the product holding plate 14 is
It is released from 0,21. (3) Next, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the stroke roller front-rear cylinder 9 is driven, but the other tape cut cylinder 1, the following tape receiving block cylinder 7, the stroke cylinder 8, 2nd product holding cylinder 1
1. The product holding follow-up cylinder 12 and the first product holding cylinder 13 are respectively at the origin positions (step S3).

(4) Next, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the cylinder 9 and the second product holding cylinder 11 are driven, and the other tape cutting cylinder 1 and the following tape receiving block are driven. Cylinder 7, stroked cylinder 8, product holding follower cylinder 12, first cylinder
The product holding cylinders 13 are at the origin positions (step S4).

Therefore, the second product holding cylinder 11
Is driven, and only the product 21 to be bundled is pressed by the product holding plate 14. (5) Next, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the stroke roller front-rear cylinder 9, the second product holding cylinder 11, and the first product holding cylinder 13 are driven, and the other tape cutting cylinder 1, the following tape The receiving block cylinder 7, the stroke cylinder 8, and the product holding follow-up cylinder 12 are each at the home position (step S5).

Therefore, the product 21 and the product 22 are pressed by the product pressing plate 14. (6) Next, as shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the cylinder 9 before and after the stroking roller, the second product holding cylinder 11,
The product holding follow-up cylinder 12 and the first product holding cylinder 13 are driven, and the other tape cut cylinders 1,
The follow-up tape receiving block cylinder 7 and the stroke cylinder 8 are each at the origin position (step S6).

The product 21 is pressed by the product pressing plate 14, and the bucket conveyor 3 moves in this state. In other words, as the product 21 advances along the line, the bundled tape 5 is
The tape 5 is half-wrapped around its advancing side, and the leading end of the tape 5 is rubbed on the bottom surface of the product 21 by the waiting rubbing roller 10.

(7) Next, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the tape cutting cylinder 1, the second product holding cylinder 11, the product holding following cylinder 12, and the first product holding cylinder 13 are driven, and the following tape receiving cylinder is driven. The block cylinder 7, the stroke cylinder 8, and the stroke roller front-rear cylinder 9 are at the origin position (step S7). Therefore, the bundle tape 5 is cut leaving a stroked portion, but the stretched tape 5 is stuck to the fixed tape receiving block 6 and fixed. In this step, the product 21 is attached to the bottom surface. Here, the stroke roller front-rear cylinder 9 is retracted (origin position), and the stroke roller 10
To withdraw.

(8) Next, as shown in FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, the stroke roller front and rear cylinder 9, the second product pressing cylinder 11, the product pressing following cylinder 12, and the first product pressing cylinder 13 are driven. The tape cutting cylinder 1, the following tape receiving block cylinder 7, and the stroke cylinder 8 are at the origin positions (step S8). (9) Next, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the following tape receiving block cylinder 7, the rubbing cylinder 8, the rubbing roller front and rear cylinders 9, the second product holding cylinder 11, the product holding following cylinder 12, and the second The one-product holding cylinder 13 is driven, and only the tape cutting cylinder 1 is at the home position (step S9).

Accordingly, by the driving of the stroke cylinder 8, the stroke portion of the tape 5 is adhered to the bottom surface of the product 21 by the stroke roller 10. (10) Next, the process returns to step S1. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the stroke cylinder 8 is returned to the home position, and then prepares for the bundle of the product 22 to be bundled.

As described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, packs (products) 31 and 32 in which food products such as wiener sausages are packed are stacked in two stages, and these are bundled with tape 33 (bundle). Food can be obtained. As mentioned above, a stack of packs (products) packed with food products such as wiener sausages,
Based on the result of a sufficient analysis of a manual operation, it is possible to automatically and quickly bind together with good appearance.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made based on the gist of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0023]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a plurality of products can be bundled quickly, accurately, and automatically with good appearance. Also,
Uniform bundling can be performed, and energy saving can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a plurality of pack bundling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a multiple-pack bundling apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the bundling apparatus illustrating a first bundling step of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the bundling apparatus illustrating a first bundling step of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the bundling apparatus illustrating a second bundling step of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the bundling apparatus illustrating a second bundling step of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the bundling apparatus illustrating a third bundling step of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the bundling apparatus illustrating a third bundling step of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the bundling apparatus illustrating a fourth bundling step of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates a fourth pack of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a side view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 11 illustrates a fifth example of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 12 shows a fifth example of a plurality of packs showing the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a side view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 13 shows a sixth pack of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 14 illustrates a sixth pack of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a side view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 15 is a view showing a seventh pack of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 16 is a view showing the seventh embodiment of the plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a side view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 17 is a view showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention;
It is a front view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 18 is a view showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention;
It is a side view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 19 illustrates a ninth pack of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 20 illustrates a ninth pack of a plurality of packs according to the embodiment of the present invention.
It is a side view of the bundling apparatus which shows the bundling process of.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a food product in which a plurality of packs are bound according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tape cut cylinder 2 Tape cutter 3 Bucket conveyor 4 Tape length adjustment mechanism 5, 33 Tape (tape for bundle) 6 Fixed tape receiving block 7 Follow-up tape receiving block cylinder 8 Sliding cylinder 9 Sliding cylinder front and rear cylinder 10 NA Depressing roller 11 Second product holding cylinder 12 Product holding following cylinder 13 First product holding cylinder 14 Product holding plate 15 Transport drive transmission plate 20, 21, 22, 31, 32 Product

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method of bundling a plurality of products, wherein a plurality of products are bound together by a tape, wherein (a) a step of stacking and transporting a plurality of products along a line;
(B) a step of pressing the product when the product is conveyed and reaching a predetermined position; and (c) attaching a tape stretched forward in the advancing direction of the product to the advancing side of the product, and a tip of the tape. (D) paying out the tape, attaching the tape to the remaining portion of the product, and cutting the tape while leaving the taped portion of the tape. When,
(E) a step of stroking a stroked portion of the tape. 2. A bundling apparatus for a plurality of products, wherein a plurality of products are bound together by a tape using a tape, (a) conveying means for stacking and conveying a plurality of products along a line, and (b) said product. Product holding means for holding the product when it is conveyed and reaches a predetermined position; (c) tape stretching means for stretching a tape forward in the traveling direction of the product;
(D) the tape is wrapped around the product as the product advances, and a sticking roller for sticking the leading end of the tape to the bottom surface of the product; and (e) leaving a sticking portion of the tape. Tape cutting means for cutting the tape,
(F) The stretched side of the cut tape is provided with the rubbing roller for fixing the tip of the tape to a fixing portion, and rubbing the rubbing portion on the bottom surface of the product. A device for bundling individual products. 3. A bundling apparatus for a plurality of products according to claim 2, wherein the products include a bucket conveyor having a space in a central portion, and the stroke roller is arranged corresponding to the space. An apparatus for bundling a plurality of products, characterized in that: 4. The apparatus for bundling a plurality of products according to claim 2, further comprising a rubbing roller driving means for retracting the rubbing roller in the tape cut. Bundle device.