JPH11232549A - Cup carrying-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup carrying-out device which can securely carry out cups stacked and stored in a cup holder, one by one. SOLUTION: A rotary lever 12 provided to a driving ring 11 which reciprocally rotates a drop cam for carrying cups out, one by one, is reciprocally rotated by a spring 17 which energizes the rotary lever 12 in the antirotating direction and a cam 20 provided with a guide peripheral surface 20a which rotates the rotary lever 12 from its start position to a specific position against the reaction spring force of the spring 17 and a slide surface 20c which returns the rotary lever 12 from the guide peripheral surface peak part 20b to the start position with the reaction spring force of the spring 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup discharging device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional cup conveyor has a rotating lever 32 formed on a drive ring (not shown) for repeatedly rotating a plurality of drop cams 31 constituting a cup dispenser 30 by using a spring. 33 is manually rotated to a predetermined position against the spring force of the spring 33.
The drop cam 31 is repeatedly rotated by being pulled back to the starting position by the spring force of, and the cups stacked and stored in the cup hopper (not shown) are carried out one by one.

As shown in FIG. 6, a rotating lever 32 formed on a driving ring (not shown) constituting the cup dispenser 30 is rotated by an electromagnetic solenoid 34 against the spring force of a spring 33 to rotate the rotating lever 32. The moving lever 32 is pulled back to the starting position by the repulsive spring force of the spring 33, and the drop cam 31 is rotated repeatedly, so that the cups stacked in the cup hopper (not shown) are carried out one by one.

[0004]

However, in a cup unloading device which is configured to manually rotate a rotary lever 32 provided on a drive ring and to unload cups stacked in a hopper one by one. , Rotating lever 32
In addition, the operation is unstable, the cup cannot be stably carried out due to the biting of the cup by the drop cam 31, and the maintenance thereof requires a long time.

[0005] A rotary lever 32 provided on a drive ring is provided.
In the cup unloading device configured to be rotated by the electromagnetic solenoid 34, noise or vibration is generated when the core constituting the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is sucked into the main body, and the vibration adversely affects the device. Instead, since the electromagnetic solenoid 34 rotates the rotating lever 32 to the predetermined position at a stretch, the spring 33 for urging the rotating lever 32 in the anti-rotating direction may be stretched in a short time or may be disconnected due to fatigue. There was a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can surely separate and carry out cups stacked in a cup hopper one by one. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup unloading device that is free from vibration at the time of running and a possibility of expansion or breakage of a spring.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a rotating lever 1;
A cup dispenser that has a plurality of drop cams 16 that mesh with the internal teeth 11a of the drive ring 11 provided with the drive ring 11 and that carries out the cups one by one by the drop cam 16 that rotates repeatedly in association with the rotation of the drive ring 11. In the cup unloading device provided with the spring 10, the spring 17 for urging the rotation lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 in the anti-rotation direction is used.
And the rotating lever 12 against the spring force of the spring 17.
Guide surface 20 for moving the arm from the starting position to a predetermined position
a and a guide 20 having a slide surface 20c for instantly returning the rotating lever 12 to the starting position from the guide peripheral surface top 20b. To solve the conventional problems.

Rotating lever 12 provided on drive ring 11
Moves from the starting position to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20. At this time, the drive ring 11
Is rotated very smoothly to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20, and is pulled back from the top 20b of the guide peripheral surface to the starting position along the slide surface 20c by the spring force of the spring 17, so that the drive ring There is no vibration at all when the rotating lever 12 provided on the rotating member 11 is repeatedly rotated, and extension and disconnection due to fatigue of the spring 17 can be prevented very effectively. Further, the drop cam 16 associated with the repetitive rotation of the drive ring 11 also rotates very smoothly with a constant rhythm, so that the cups can be reliably carried out one by one.

Further, as described in claim 2, the cam 2
By setting the angle of the sliding surface 20c formed to 0 to 2 ° to 5 °, the mechanical shock applied to the drive ring 11 can be effectively prevented, and the fatigue of the spring 17 can be reduced extremely effectively.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a main part of the apparatus, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a cam constituting the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the cam to be rotated.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a base made of stainless steel or the like. Reference numeral 2 denotes a stand made of stainless steel or the like. The stand 2 is attached to the upper surface of the base 1 by screws or the like. Reference numeral 3 denotes a band made of stainless steel or the like. The band 3 is screwed to the stand 2 and detachably holds a tubular holder 4 described later. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cylindrical holder made of stainless steel or the like, into which a hopper (not shown) containing stacked cups is detachably inserted. Reference numeral 5 denotes a concave frame made of stainless steel or the like, which is attached to the lower surface of the base 1 by screws or the like. The frame 5 is used to repeatedly rotate a rotating lever 12 provided on a cup dispenser 10 described later. Devices are installed.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a cup dispenser made of plastic or the like, and 10a denotes a window hole provided on a side surface of the cup dispenser 10. 11 is a cup dispenser 10
The drive ring 11 is formed of a plastic or the like. The drive ring 11 has internal teeth 11a formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof, and a gear 16c formed on a drop cam 16 described later meshes with the internal teeth 11a. Reference numeral 12 denotes a rotary lever provided continuously and integrally with the drive ring 11. The rotary lever 12 projects outside through a window 10a provided in the cup dispenser 10, and a shaft 13 is implanted on the lower surface thereof. . 14 is a bearing fitted on the shaft 13, 15 is the rotary lever 12
A spring holder 16 is attached to the upper surface of the cup dispenser 10 by screws or the like. Reference numeral 16 denotes a plurality of drop cams made of plastic or the like that constitute the cup dispenser 10. A locking portion 16a and a locking portion 16b that locks the flange portion of the cup located thereon are formed in a spiral shape, and the lower surface of the locking portion 16a meshes with the internal teeth 11a provided on the drive ring 11. A gear 16c is formed.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a spring made of a spring material such as a piano wire. One end of the spring 17 is engaged with a spring holder 18 attached to the concave frame 5, and the other end is provided on the upper surface of the rotary lever 12. It is locked to a spring holder 15 attached by a screw or the like, and urges a rotating lever 12 provided integrally with the drive ring 11 in a counter-operation direction.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a cam for repeatedly rotating a rotary lever 12 provided continuously and integrally with the drive ring 11. The cam 20 moves the rotary lever 12 from a starting position to a predetermined rotary position. A guide peripheral surface 20a and a sliding surface 20c for returning the rotating lever 12 to the starting position by the spring force of the spring 17 at once from the guide peripheral surface top 20b are provided. Reference numeral 21 denotes a micro-dock 22 for stopping the cam 20 at a predetermined starting position.
1 to control the position of the cam 20 which is rotated by a geared motor 23 described later. 23 is a geared motor for rotating the cam 20.

In order to separate the cups one by one from the hopper in which the cups are stacked and stored and to carry out the cups one by one by the cup discharging apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, the cups are placed in the cylindrical holder 4 shown in FIG. Set the cup hopper (not shown) that has been stacked and stored.

In this state, by pressing a drive switch (not shown) for the geared motor 23, the geared motor 23 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is driven, and the cam 20 attached to the geared motor 23 Of the cam 20, the pivot lever 12 pivots to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20, and the spring 20 moves from the top 20b of the guide peripheral surface 20a to the starting position at a stretch. When the microdock 21 projecting from the lower surface of the cam 20 presses the microswitch 22, the power to the geared motor 23 is cut off and the cam 20 stops.

When the rotating lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 is repeatedly rotated, the drop cam 16 meshed with the internal teeth 11a of the drive ring 11 is also repeatedly rotated, and provided on the drop cam 16. The lowermost cup locked by the locking portion 16a is carried out, and the next cup locked by the locking portion 16b slides down to the locking portion 16a to prepare for the next operation.

As described above, the rotary lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 moves from the starting position to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20, and the spring 1
7 formed on the cam 20 by the repulsive spring force of
To the starting position, the repetitive operation is extremely smooth, and there is no danger of vibration occurring when the rotary lever 12 repeatedly rotates.
Elongation and disconnection due to fatigue can be effectively prevented. Further, the angle of the sliding surface 20c formed on the cam 20 is set to 2 ° to 5 °.
By setting the angle in degrees, the fatigue of the spring 17 can be further reduced.

[0019]

According to the present invention, as described above, there is no possibility that vibration is generated when the rotation lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 repeatedly rotates, and the spring 17
And the drop cam 16 associated with the repetitive rotation of the drive ring 11 also rotates very smoothly and at a constant rhythm, so that the cups can be reliably removed one by one. Can be carried out. Also,
By setting the angle of the slide surface 20c formed on the cam 20 to 2 ° to 5 °, there is an excellent effect that the fatigue of the spring 17 can be further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration state of a main part of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a cam constituting the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the cam constituting the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a cup dispenser constituting a conventional cup unloading device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a cup dispenser constituting a conventional cup unloading device.

[Description of Signs] 10 Cup dispenser 11 Drive ring 11a Internal teeth 12 Rotating lever 16 Drop cam 17 Spring 20a Guide peripheral surface 20b Guide peripheral surface top 20c Sliding surface

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[Submission date] March 1, 1999

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[Title of the Invention] Cup unloading device

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup discharging device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional cup conveyor has a rotating lever 32 formed on a drive ring (not shown) for repeatedly rotating a plurality of drop cams 31 constituting a cup dispenser 30 by using a spring. 33 is manually rotated to a predetermined position against the spring force of the spring 33.
The drop cam 31 is repeatedly rotated by being pulled back to the starting position by the spring force of, and the cups stacked and stored in the cup hopper (not shown) are carried out one by one.

As shown in FIG. 6, a rotating lever 32 formed on a driving ring (not shown) constituting the cup dispenser 30 is rotated by an electromagnetic solenoid 34 against the spring force of a spring 33 to rotate the rotating lever 32. The moving lever 32 is pulled back to the starting position by the repulsive spring force of the spring 33, and the drop cam 31 is rotated repeatedly, so that the cups stacked in the cup hopper (not shown) are carried out one by one.

[0004]

However, in a cup unloading device which is configured to manually rotate a rotary lever 32 provided on a drive ring and to unload cups stacked in a hopper one by one. , Rotating lever 32
In addition, the operation is unstable, the cup cannot be stably carried out due to the biting of the cup by the drop cam 31, and the maintenance thereof requires a long time.

[0005] A rotary lever 32 provided on a drive ring is provided.
In the cup unloading device configured to be rotated by the electromagnetic solenoid 34, noise or vibration is generated when the core constituting the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is sucked into the main body, and the vibration adversely affects the device. Instead, since the electromagnetic solenoid 34 rotates the rotating lever 32 to the predetermined position at a stretch, the spring 33 for urging the rotating lever 32 in the anti-rotating direction may be stretched in a short time or may be disconnected due to fatigue. There was a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can surely separate and carry out cups stacked in a cup hopper one by one. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup unloading device that is free from vibration at the time of running and a possibility of expansion or breakage of a spring.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a rotating lever 1;
A cup dispenser that has a plurality of drop cams 16 that mesh with the internal teeth 11a of the drive ring 11 provided with the drive ring 11 and that carries out the cups one by one by the drop cam 16 that rotates repeatedly in association with the rotation of the drive ring 11. In the cup unloading device provided with the spring 10, the spring 17 for urging the rotation lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 in the anti-rotation direction is used.
And the rotating lever 12 against the spring force of the spring 17.
Guide surface 20 for moving the arm from the starting position to a predetermined position
a and a guide 20 having a slide surface 20c for instantly returning the rotating lever 12 to the starting position from the guide peripheral surface top 20b. To solve the conventional problems.

Rotating lever 12 provided on drive ring 11
Moves from the starting position to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20. At this time, the drive ring 11
Is rotated very smoothly to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20, and is pulled back from the top 20b of the guide peripheral surface to the starting position along the slide surface 20c by the spring force of the spring 17, so that the drive ring There is no vibration at all when the rotating lever 12 provided on the rotating member 11 is repeatedly rotated, and extension and disconnection due to fatigue of the spring 17 can be prevented very effectively. Further, the drop cam 16 associated with the repetitive rotation of the drive ring 11 also rotates very smoothly with a constant rhythm, so that the cups can be reliably carried out one by one.

Further, by setting the angle of the sliding surface 20c formed on the cam 20 to 2 ° to 5 °, mechanical shock given to the drive ring 11 is effectively prevented, and the spring 1
7 can be extremely effectively reduced.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a main part of the apparatus, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a cam constituting the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the cam to be rotated.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a base made of stainless steel or the like. Reference numeral 2 denotes a stand made of stainless steel or the like. The stand 2 is attached to the upper surface of the base 1 by screws or the like. Reference numeral 3 denotes a band made of stainless steel or the like. The band 3 is screwed to the stand 2 and detachably holds a tubular holder 4 described later. Reference numeral 4 denotes a cylindrical holder made of stainless steel or the like, into which a hopper (not shown) containing stacked cups is detachably inserted. Reference numeral 5 denotes a concave frame made of stainless steel or the like, which is attached to the lower surface of the base 1 by screws or the like. The frame 5 is used to repeatedly rotate a rotating lever 12 provided on a cup dispenser 10 described later. Devices are installed.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a cup dispenser made of plastic or the like, and 10a denotes a window hole provided on a side surface of the cup dispenser 10. 11 is a cup dispenser 10
The drive ring 11 is formed of a plastic or the like. The drive ring 11 has internal teeth 11a formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof, and a gear 16c formed on a drop cam 16 described later meshes with the internal teeth 11a. Reference numeral 12 denotes a rotary lever provided continuously and integrally with the drive ring 11. The rotary lever 12 projects outside through a window 10a provided in the cup dispenser 10, and a shaft 13 is implanted on the lower surface thereof. . 14 is a bearing fitted on the shaft 13, 15 is the rotary lever 12
A spring holder 16 is attached to the upper surface of the cup dispenser 10 by screws or the like. Reference numeral 16 denotes a plurality of drop cams made of plastic or the like that constitute the cup dispenser 10. A locking portion 16a and a locking portion 16b that locks the flange portion of the cup located thereon are formed in a spiral shape, and the lower surface of the locking portion 16a meshes with the internal teeth 11a provided on the drive ring 11. A gear 16c is formed.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a spring made of a spring material such as a piano wire. One end of the spring 17 is engaged with a spring holder 18 attached to the concave frame 5, and the other end is provided on the upper surface of the rotary lever 12. It is locked to a spring holder 15 attached by a screw or the like, and urges a rotating lever 12 provided integrally with the drive ring 11 in a counter-operation direction.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a cam for repeatedly rotating a rotary lever 12 provided continuously and integrally with the drive ring 11. The cam 20 moves the rotary lever 12 from a starting position to a predetermined rotary position. and guiding the peripheral surface 20a, and is configured to provide a sliding surface 20c to retract from the guide peripheral surface apex 20b once the pivoting lever 12 to the starting position Ri by the spring force of the spring 17. 21 is a micro-dock for stopping the cam 20 at a predetermined starting position, 22 is a micro-switch, and the micro-switch 22 is operated by the micro-dock 21 and controls the position of the cam 20 which is rotated by a geared motor 23 described later. Do. 23 is a geared motor for rotating the cam 20.

In order to separate the cups one by one from the hopper in which the cups are stacked and stored and to carry out the cups one by one by the cup discharging apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, the cups are placed in the cylindrical holder 4 shown in FIG. Set the cup hopper (not shown) that has been stacked and stored.

In this state, by pressing a drive switch (not shown) for the geared motor 23, the geared motor 23 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is driven, and the cam 20 attached to the geared motor 23 Of the cam 20, the pivot lever 12 pivots to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20, and the spring 20 moves from the top 20b of the guide peripheral surface 20a to the starting position at a stretch. When the micro dog 21 protruding from the lower surface of the cam 20 pushes the micro switch 22, the power to the geared motor 23 is cut off and the cam 20 stops.

When the rotating lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 is repeatedly rotated, the drop cam 16 meshed with the internal teeth 11a of the drive ring 11 is also repeatedly rotated, and provided on the drop cam 16. The lowermost cup locked by the locking portion 16a is carried out, and the next cup locked by the locking portion 16b slides down to the locking portion 16a to prepare for the next operation.

As described above, the rotary lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 moves from the starting position to a predetermined position along the guide peripheral surface 20a formed on the cam 20, and the spring 1
7 formed on the cam 20 by the repulsive spring force of
To the starting position, the repetitive operation is extremely smooth, and there is no danger of vibration occurring when the rotary lever 12 repeatedly rotates.
Elongation and disconnection due to fatigue can be effectively prevented. In addition, the angle of the sliding surface 20c formed on the cam 20 is 2 ° to 5 °.
By setting ゜, the fatigue of the spring 17 can be further reduced.

[0019]

According to the present invention, as described above, there is no possibility that vibration is generated when the rotation lever 12 provided on the drive ring 11 repeatedly rotates, and the spring 17
And the drop cam 16 associated with the repetitive rotation of the drive ring 11 also rotates very smoothly and at a constant rhythm, so that the cups can be reliably removed one by one. Can be carried out. Also,
By setting the angle of the slide surface 20c formed on the cam 20 to 2 ° to 5 °, there is an excellent effect that the fatigue of the spring 17 can be further reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration state of a main part of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a cam constituting the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the cam constituting the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a cup dispenser constituting a conventional cup unloading device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a cup dispenser constituting a conventional cup unloading device.

[Description of Signs] 10 Cup dispenser 11 Drive ring 11a Internal teeth 12 Rotating lever 16 Drop cam 17 Spring 20 Cam 20a Guide peripheral surface 20b Guide peripheral surface top 20c Slipping surface

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of drop cams (16) meshing with internal teeth (11a) of a drive ring (11) provided with a rotation lever (12), and accompanying a rotation of the drive ring (11). In a cup discharging device provided with a cup dispenser (10) configured to discharge a cup one by one by a repetitively rotating drop cam (16), a rotation lever ( And a spring (17) for urging the spring (12) in the anti-rotational direction.
The turning lever (12) is instantaneously started from the guide peripheral surface (20a) and the guide peripheral surface top (20b) for moving the rotating lever (12) from the starting position to a predetermined position against the spring force of 7). A cup unloading device characterized in that a rotating lever (12) provided on a driving ring (11) is repeatedly rotated by a cam (20) provided with a sliding surface (20c) for returning to a position. 2. A sliding surface (20c) provided on a cam (20).
2. The cup unloading device according to claim 1, wherein the angle is 2 ° to 5 °.