JPH11245995A - Item holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold containers of various shapes, by inserting an adjustment jig, which adjusts a gap between holding members, between the pair of item- holding members urged by resilient members in directions where they are brought close to each other. SOLUTION: In the outer peripheral part of each of the lower guide rods 16A and 16B, right and left, of a holding container 10, a compression spring as a springing member is interposed between a post and the rear surface of each container-holding member 17, and the pair of container-holding members 17 are urged in directions where they are brought close to each other. Further, between the pair of container-holding members 17, an adjustment jig 20, adjustable a gap between them, is inserted. The adjustment jig 20 has a small circular attachable part 21 and a large circular adjustment part 22, and is used by fitting/removing the attachable part 21 in/from a fitting hole made in the center of the bottom of a base stand 11. Many adjustment jigs 20 with adjustment parts 22 whose outside diameters are made different so as to correspond with containers of various sizes and shapes are prepared, and setting can be changed by adapting the gap between the container-holding members 17 for a container size.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a shampoo container,
The present invention relates to an article holder such as a container holder suitable for holding a detergent container or the like and transporting the container on a container processing line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a container holder described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-58498 discloses a method of holding and holding a container between a pair of opposed container holding members. It has a resilient member that is constantly biased in the direction in which it is made to move. In this container holder, when the container is not accommodated, the interval between the opposing container holding members is closed to the minimum interval by the spring force of the resilient member, but when accommodating the container, they are opposed to each other by the outer surface of the container. The distance between the container holding members is increased to allow the container to be inserted between the container holding members.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional container holder, the distance between the opposing container holding members can be freely adjusted to the distance corresponding to the size and shape of the container to be inserted at this time, and a variety of containers having different sizes and shapes are held. it can.

[0004]

However, the prior art container holder has the following problems. When inserting a container, it is necessary to always pry the interval between the opposing container holding members from a minimum interval to an interval at which the container can be inserted. Therefore, the container cannot be inserted smoothly, and the insertion workability is poor. Further, an excessive force for prying open the container holder may be applied to the outer surface of the container, and the outer surface of the container may be damaged.

After the container has been inserted, the opposing container holding members exert a closing force on the container by means of the spring force of the resilient member to attempt to close them to their minimum distance. For this reason, if the container is a soft container such as a flexible self-supporting bag, the above-described closing force of the container holding member acts to crush the container, and the standard outer shape of the container cannot be maintained. Make it difficult.

An object of the present invention is to enable containers of various shapes to be stably held.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article holder capable of holding an article between a pair of opposed article holding members, the direction in which the pair of article holding members approach each other. And an adjusting jig inserted between the pair of article holding members to adjust the distance between the article holding members.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following effects are obtained. The interval between the opposing article holding members, before the insertion of the article,
Due to the presence of the adjustment jig, it is possible to freely change the setting to an interval corresponding to the size and shape of the article to be inserted this time and to use the article holding.

According to the above, there is no need to pry the space between the opposing article holding members on the outer surface of the article in order to insert the article. For this reason, articles can be inserted smoothly, and insertion workability can be improved. Further, an excessive force for prying the article holding member does not act on the outer surface of the article, and there is no possibility that the outer surface of the article may be damaged.

As described above, even after the article is inserted, the opposing article holding members are maintained at appropriate intervals corresponding to the dimensions and shape of the article due to the presence of the adjusting jig. For this reason,
Even if the article is a soft container such as a flexible self-supporting bag, the closing force of the article holding member does not act to crush the article, and the standard outer shape of the article can be maintained, thereby improving the workability of article processing. it can.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A container holder 10 holds a container 1, transports the container 1 on a container processing line, and positions the container 1 at a filling operation position by a filling machine, a capping operation position by a capping machine, and the like. It is used to carry out the container processing work.

The container holder 10 has columns 12 standing at four corners of a base hakama 11, and an upper frame 13 is placed on the upper end surface of the columns 12.
2 is integrated with the base hakama 11.

At this time, the container holder 10 supports the upper and lower guide rods 15A and 16A in a state of being bridged between two upper and lower positions of the opposing columns 12 and 12 on one side on the left and right sides, and on the other side on the left and right sides. Upper and lower guide rods 15B and 16B are supported in a bridging state between two upper and lower positions of the opposing columns 12 and 12. Then, the left and right ends of each of the pair of opposed container holding members 17, 17 are connected to the upper and lower guide rods 15A, 15B and the lower guide rods 16A, 16A, 1B.
6B, the container holding members 17, 17 can be guided. The pair of container holding members 17, 17 face their elliptical holding surfaces 17A to form a container holding region 18 therebetween.

The container holder 10 is provided with a resilient member (compression spring) 1 between the column 12 and the back surface of the container holding member 17 at the outer peripheral portions of the left and right lower guide rods 16A and 16B.
9, a pair of container holding members 17, 17 are urged in a direction to approach each other. In addition, the elastic member 1
Reference numeral 9 denotes a structure in which a tension spring is interposed between the container holding members 17 and 17 so that the resilient member 19 does not come into contact with the container 1 when the container 1 is inserted. Is also good.

Further, the container holder 10 is inserted between the pair of container holders 17, 17 so that the distance A (shown in FIG. 4) between the opposed container holders 17, 17 can be adjusted. A tool 20 is provided. The adjustment jig 20 has a small circular insertion portion 21 and a large circular adjustment portion 22, and is used by attaching and detaching the insertion portion 21 to and from an insertion hole 11A provided at the center of the bottom of the base hakama 11. The lower central portions of the container holding members 17, 17 to be pressed against the adjusting portion 22 under the action of the spring force of the resilient member 19 so that the distance A between the container holding members 17, 17 is
It is fixed to the one corresponding to the outer diameter of the adjustment part 22. That is, in the container holder 10, the containers 1 of various sizes and shapes are used.
A plurality or a large number of adjusting jigs 20 each having an adjusting portion 22 having a different outer diameter so as to correspond to each other are prepared, and the adjusting jigs 20 corresponding to the dimensions and shape of the container 1 to be inserted this time are prepared. It is used selectively, and the interval A between the opposed container holding members 17, 17 can be set and changed to an interval suitable for the container 1.

The adjusting jig 20 has a through hole 23 so that the container 1 can be pushed out of the container holder 10 by a container ejecting rod inserted into the through hole 23 or can be applied from the through hole 23. A desired marking can be performed on the bottom surface of the container 1 by the marking means.

The container holder 10 is used as follows. (1) Select the adjustment jig 20 corresponding to the dimensions and shape of the container 1 to be inserted this time.

(2) The opposite container holding members 17, 17
It is expanded by hand or the like against the spring force of the resilient member 19. the above
The insertion portion 21 of the adjustment jig 20 selected in (1) is inserted into the insertion hole 11A at the bottom of the base hakama 11.

(3) Opening of the opposing container holding members 17 and 17 in the above (2) is released, and the opposing container holding members 17 and 17 are opened.
Of the adjusting jig 2 under the action of the spring force of the respective resilient members 19.
0 of the container holding member 17,
The interval A of 17 is fixed to the one corresponding to the diameter of the adjusting portion 22 of the adjusting jig 20.

(4) The container 1 is inserted and held in the container holding area 18 which forms the interval A between the opposed container holding members 17 and 17.
The container 1 may be a circular container having a diameter B smaller than the interval A, or an elliptical container having a short diameter B and various long diameters close to the holding surface 17A of the container holding member 17.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following operations are provided. The distance between the opposing container holding members 17 can be freely changed from before the insertion of the container 1 to an interval corresponding to the dimension and shape of the container 1 to be inserted this time due to the presence of the adjustment jig 20 to use the container holding. Will be provided.

According to the above, there is no need to pry the space between the opposing container holding members 17 on the outer surface of the container 1 in order to insert the container 1. For this reason, the container 1 can be inserted smoothly, and the insertion workability can be improved. Further, an excessive force for prying open the article holding member 17 does not act on the outer surface of the container 1, and there is no possibility that the outer surface of the container 1 may be damaged.

As described above, even after the container 1 is inserted,
The opposing container holding members 17 are maintained at appropriate intervals corresponding to the dimensions and shape of the container 1 due to the presence of the adjusting jig 20. For this reason, even if the container 1 is a soft container such as a flexible self-supporting bag, the closing force of the container holding member 17 does not act to crush the container 1 and the standard outer shape of the container 1 can be maintained. As a result, the container processing workability can be improved.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the design may be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. The present invention is also included in the present invention. For example, the present invention can adopt the following modifications.

(1) The article holding surface 1 of the opposite article holding member
A flexible sheet material 24 or the like is attached to 7A to protect the surface of the article.

(2) The pair of article holding members is not limited to the one comprising two opposing article holding members, and at least one of the article holding members is divided into left and right parts, and three or more article holding members are provided. It may be composed of

(3) The adjusting jig is not limited to one that is attached to and detached from the center of the bottom of the base skirt and is interposed between the lower ends of the opposing article holding members. It may be interposed between parts.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, articles of various shapes can be stably held in the article holder.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a container holder.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a container holder.

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container (article) 10 Container holder (article holder) 17 Container holder (article holder) 19 Resilient member 20 Adjusting jig

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An article holder capable of holding an article between a pair of opposed article holding members, a resilient member for urging the pair of article holding members in a direction of approaching each other, and a pair of article holding members. And an adjusting jig inserted between them to adjust the distance between the article holding members.