JPH11245996A - Item holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce production cost and improve the storage of parts in the case item holders are made to correspond with many kinds of items, by making a subsidiary stand, having an item-holding part, free to be attached/detached to/from a main stand, having attaching parts to item-processing equipment. SOLUTION: A main stand 11 has a subsidiary-stand loading part 21 which is open at the top, and a container-pull-out hole 22 made in its bottom. It also has, as attaching parts to container-processing equipment, a carrying-guide attaching part, a turning-guide attaching part 23B, and a reversely-rotated-support attaching part 23C and so on, which are commonly used for all kinds of containers to be processed. A subsidiary stand 11 has a container-holding part 31 which matches the outside shape of a specific kind of container and is open at the top, and a container-take-out hole 32, made in its bottom, which corresponds with the container-pull-out hole 22 of the main stand 11, and the stand 11 is individuated according to a container kind. Further, the subsidiary stand 12 has pins 33 in two positions in the direction of its diameter, which jut out from the outer peripheral part of its upper end. And by the engagement of the pins 33 with the engagement grooves 24 of the main stand 11, the subsidiary stand 12 specifies the connecting-position relation of the subsidiary stand 12 with the main stand 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article holder suitable for holding articles such as containers in an article processing facility such as a container processing facility that involves filling, capping, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An article holder is generally formed of a cylindrical body processed from a synthetic resin or the like, and its outer surface is engaged with a transport guide provided in an article processing facility to guide the transport direction. And an article holding section for accommodating and holding an article on its inner surface.

For example, the article holder described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-36878 is provided with two types of article holders on its inner surface in an intersecting state, and the article holding shapes of the respective article holders are different from each other. .

[0004]

In the prior art, a single article holder can only be used for two types of articles, and further, three types of article holders are provided on the inner surface of the article holder. Can only be used for three types of goods. That is, in the prior art, a single article holder cannot be shared with many kinds of articles, and in order to correspond to each of many kinds of articles, various kinds of article holders must be prepared. No.

However, the article holder is provided with not only the article holder but also a joint with an article processing facility, and the whole form is complicated and large. To prepare for many types,
It is difficult in terms of manufacturing cost and parts storage.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the component storage properties when the article holder is adapted to a large number of types of articles.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article holder having an article holding section for accommodating and holding an article, the article holding section having an attachment section with an article processing facility. It is composed of a parent hakama having a joint part and a child hakama having the article holding part, and the child hakama can be detachably attached to the parent hakama.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a pin is provided on the child skirt, and an engagement groove is formed in the parent skirt so that the pin of the child skirt can engage. It is made to become.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following operations are provided. The article holder is a combination of a parent hakama and a child hakama, and the parent hakama is provided with an interface with an article processing facility in which the article holder is used. Therefore, if a child hakama having an article holding unit for articles of a specific kind is prepared for each different kind,
If a child hakama corresponding to each type is selected and detached as desired from a parent hakama common to all types (or multiple types), an article holder that can correspond to each of various types of articles can be configured. At this time, the parent hakama, which is complicated and large in size with the connection with the article processing equipment, is common to all varieties (or multiple varieties), and it is sufficient to prepare only the child hakama for each variety. result,
When the article holder is adapted to a large number of types of articles, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the parts storage properties.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the following operations are provided. When the pin provided on the child hakama is engaged with the engaging groove provided on the parent hakama, the connecting position of the child hakama with respect to the parent hakama can be specified. Thereby, it is possible to easily and reliably determine the directionality of the articles held by the article holding section of the child skirt with respect to the transport direction of the article holder in the article processing equipment defined by the joining section of the parent skirt. . The pin of the child hakama that engages with the engaging groove of the parent hakama can also function as a means for preventing the child hakama from falling off the parent hakama when the article holder is turned over.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A container holder 10 is, for example, a container processing facility including air cleaning, filling, and capping. The container holding device 10 holds and conveys a container 1 by a conveyor, and performs a cleaning position of an air cleaner, a filling position of a filling machine, and a capping device. It is used for positioning the container 1 at the capping position of the machine. The container 1 in FIGS. 2 and 3 is an elliptical container.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container holder 10 comprises a parent hakama 11 and a child hakama 12.
2 is detachable.

The parent skirt 11 is made of, for example, a large cylindrical body made of a synthetic resin, and has a child skirt loading portion 21 that opens upward, and a container outlet hole 22 at the bottom. At this time,
The parent hakama 11 is provided with a transfer guide connecting portion 23A, a turning guide connecting portion 23B, a reversing support connecting portion 23C, and the like as connecting portions with the container processing equipment. Is commonly used for all types (or multiple types) of the container 1. The transfer guide connecting portion 23A is provided in the bottom surface of the parent skirt 11 in a linear groove shape, and engages with the transfer guide on the conveyor side to determine the transfer direction on the conveyor. The turning guide connecting portion 23B is provided in a ring groove shape on the outer peripheral surface of the parent skirt 11 and is engaged with the turning guide on the conveyor side to be turned on the conveyor. The reversing support connecting portion 23C is provided with a step on the upper end surface of the parent skirt 11 and supports the container holder 10 that is supported by the skirt reversing holder 41 by the air cleaner 40 and reversed.

The parent skirt 11 has an engagement groove 24 with which a pin 3 to be described later of the child skirt 12 can be engaged.
The position is provided so as to extend obliquely downward from the upper end surface of the parent skirt 11, and a structure for specifying the connection position of the child skirt 12 with respect to the parent skirt 11 (rotation prevention or the like). When the engaging groove 24 is inclined, it is possible to prevent the child hakama 12 from floating or jumping out of the parent hakama 11 due to vibration or the like when being transported as a combined body of the parent hakama 11 and the child hakama 12. In addition, the parent skirt 11 has, at each of the four corners on the upper end surface, an engagement hole 25 into which two positioning pins 41A provided on the skirt inverted holder 41 of the air cleaner 40 can be engaged. The tool 10 has a positioning structure.

The child hakama 12 is made of, for example, a small cylindrical body made of a synthetic resin, has a container holding portion 31 that opens upward, and has a container outlet hole 32 corresponding to the container outlet hole 22 of the parent hat 11. Prepare at the bottom. At this time, the child hakama 12
The container 1 is individualized for each type of the container 1 to be processed by the container processing equipment, and the container holding unit 31 forms a container holding area that matches the outer shape (for example, an elliptical shape) of the container 1 of a specific type.

The child hakama 12 is provided with a pin 33 projecting outward from the outer peripheral portion at the upper end at two positions in the diameter direction, and this pin 33 can be engaged with the above-mentioned engaging groove 24 of the parent hakama 11. And

Therefore, the container holder 10 is used as follows. (1) A child hakama 12 that fits, for example, the elliptical container 1 as the processing type this time is selected, and the child hakama 12 is loaded into the child hakama loading section 21 of the parent hakama 11 to obtain the container holder 10. At this time, the pins 33 of the child skirt 12 are engaged with the engagement grooves 24 of the parent skirt 11, and the connection positional relationship of the child skirt 12 to the parent skirt 11 is specified, for example, the container holder 1 conveyed by a conveyor.
This makes it possible to secure a transfer posture in which the wide front part of the elliptical container 1 is faced to the side in the transfer direction of 0.

(2) The above-mentioned container 1 is put into the container holding portion 31 of the child skirt 12 of the container holder 10 and held. The container holding unit 10 is conveyed by a conveyor, and is sequentially positioned at a cleaning position of an air cleaner, a filling position of a filling machine, and a capping position of a capping machine, and performs a container processing operation thereof.

In the process of transporting the container holder 10 and the process of processing the container, the connecting portion 23 for the transport guide provided on the parent skirt 11 is provided.
A, turning guide joint 23B, reversing support joint 23
C functions, and the conveyance posture and the container processing posture of the container holder 10 are appropriately adjusted. For example, in the air cleaner 40, as shown in FIG. 3, the container holder 10 is inverted in a state where the hakama inverting holder 41 supports the inversion supporting joint 23 </ b> C of the parent skirt 11, and the air blowing nozzle 40 </ b> A of the air cleaner 40 and the air The container 1 is cleaned by the suction head 40B.
When the container holder 10 is turned over, the child skirt 12 in the parent skirt 11 is moved via the container 1 to the air suction head 40 of the air cleaner 40.
B, it is prevented from falling off from the main hakama 11, but when the container holder 10 happens to be an empty hakama and does not contain the container 1, the pin 33 of the child hakama 12 is It is supported by 41 and is prevented from falling off.

(3) When the processing to be performed on the container 1 is completed,
The overturning bucket (not shown) corresponding to the outer surface of the parent hakama 11 turns the entire container holder 10 sideways, and the drawer rods inserted from the container drawer holes 22 and 32 of the parent hakama 11 and the child hakama 12 cause the container to fall. 1 is discharged from the container holder 10.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following operations are provided. The container holder 10 is a combination of the parent skirt 11 and the child skirt 12, and the parent holder 11 is provided with connecting portions 23 </ b> A to 23 </ b> C with container processing equipment in which the container holder 10 is used. Therefore, if the child hakama 12 provided with the container holding portion 31 for the container 1 of a specific kind is prepared for each different kind, the parent hakama 11 common to all the kinds (or many kinds) is provided for each kind. If the corresponding child skirts 12 are selected and detached as desired, the container holder 10 that can correspond to each of the various types of containers 1 can be configured. At this time, the joint 23A with the container processing equipment
The parent hakama 11 which is complicated and large in size up to 23C is common to all varieties (or multiple varieties), and it is sufficient to prepare only the child hakama 12 for each variety. In this case, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the storability of parts can be improved.

By engaging the pin 33 provided on the child skirt 12 with the engaging groove 24 provided on the parent skirt 11, the position of the child skirt 12 connected to the parent skirt 11 can be specified. Thereby, the child hakama 1 with respect to the transport direction of the container holder 10 in the container processing equipment defined by the connection part 23A of the parent hakama 11
The direction of the container 1 held by the second container holding portion 31 can be easily and reliably determined. In addition, the engaging groove 2 of the parent hakama 11
The pin 33 of the child skirt 12 that engages with 4 can function as a means for preventing the child skirt 12 from falling off from the parent skirt 11 when the container holder 10 is turned over.

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 a design change or the like may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Included in the invention. For example, the present invention can adopt the following modifications.

(1) The structure for specifying the connecting position of the child hakama 12 with respect to the parent hakama 11 (rotation prevention, etc.) is not dependent on the engagement between the engaging groove 24 of the parent hakama 11 and the pin 33 of the child hakama 12. The outer shape of the hakama loading portion 21 of the hakama 11 and the outer shape of the hakama 12 may be square, or may be engaged with unevenness.

(2) The structure for preventing the child hakama 12 from falling off from the parent hakama 11 when the container holder 10 is turned over is provided by a ball plunger provided on one of the parent hakama 11 and the child hakama 12 The regulated ball) may be engaged with the concave portion provided on the other of these.

(3) The container holding part 31 of the child hakama 12 is not limited to the single child hakama 12 having only one kind of container holding part 31, but two or more kinds of container holding parts 31 cross each other. It may be provided in a state.

(4) By making the child hakama 12 into a cylindrical shape, the child hakama loading portion 21 of the parent hakama 11 can also be made into a cylindrical shape, so that the parent hakama 11 and the child hakama 12 can be easily processed, and these processing costs Is cheaper.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the article holder is adapted to a large number of types of articles, the production cost can be reduced and the parts storage property can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a parent and child hakama of an article holder separated and partially cut away.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a container holding state of the article holder.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a container processing state in the container processing equipment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container (article) 10 Container holder (article holder) 11 Parent hakama 12 Child hakama 21 Child hakama loading part 23A-23C Joining part 31 Container holding part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An article holder comprising an article holding portion for accommodating and holding articles, the article holder having an attachment portion with an article processing facility, comprising: a parent hakama having the attachment portion; and the article holding portion. An article holder comprising a child hakama, wherein the child hakama is detachably attached to the parent hakama. 2. The article holder according to claim 1, wherein a pin is provided on the child hakama, and an engagement groove is formed in the parent hakama so that the pin of the child hakama can be engaged.