JPS6210260Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] This proposal involves transferring various types of transfer items from a horizontal conveyor to a vertical conveyor, such as transferring kamaboko from a steamer to a cooling machine in an automatic kamaboko manufacturing line. Regarding equipment.

Using a kamaboko manufacturing line as an example, if a bar conveyor, net or belt conveyor for horizontal transportation is used as the conveyor for the steamer, and a gondola conveyor for vertical transportation is used as the conveyor for the cooling machine, the steaming When transferring kamaboko from a machine to a cooler, horizontally transported kamaboko must be transferred to a vertically transported gondola conveyor or the like.
On the other hand, conventional reloading devices reload kamaboko by keeping the ratio of the conveyor speeds of the steamer and the cooler constant, and by matching the timing of reloading the kamaboko.

Therefore, in order to keep the conveyor speed ratio constant, it was necessary to use the same power for the steamer and the cooling machine, and it was also necessary to match the reloading timing.

In other words, when designing a line using the same power from the beginning and manufacturing kamaboko of a certain length, the conventional transfer device can be used, but in reality, there are differences in the capacity of the steamer and cooling machine. Although there are many cases where it is desired to set the conveyor speed for different lengths and properties of kamaboko, conventional devices have not been able to do so at all.

Furthermore, even if a steamer and a cooling machine were purchased separately, conventional reloading devices could not be used.

Above, we have explained how to transfer the steamer to the cooling machine in the kamaboko production line, but there are other cases where one is simply a means of transportation, such as the example of transferring the steamer or cooling machine to a gondola conveyor, which is simply a means of transportation. The same thing can be said when transferring from a horizontal to a vertical means of transportation, and when the transfer material is various foods or other items other than kamaboko. The same thing can be said about the above when reloading.

This project was researched in view of the drawbacks of conventional equipment as mentioned above, and a new structure transfer device was developed and completed.The purpose of this project is to smoothly transfer from a horizontal transport conveyor to a vertical transport conveyor. The object of the present invention is to provide a transfer device that has various advantages such as being able to be transferred and adaptable to differences in conveyor speed and length of the object to be transferred.

Next, the reloading device of the present invention will be described in detail below using an example of implementation shown in the drawings.

The transfer device shown in the drawing is a transfer device for kamaboko, and includes a fast-feeding roller 1 formed to speed up rotation by sensing kamaboko, which is a transfer object transported from a horizontal transport conveyor, and the same roller 1. a first pusher 4 that transfers the kamaboko from the roller 1 to the supply plate 3 when the shutter 2 is in a descending state; The second pusher 5 transfers the kamaboko to the vertical transport conveyor.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the fast-feeding roller 1 is constructed by connecting the steamer's electric motor 6 and intermediate shaft 7 with a chain, and connecting the intermediate shaft 7 and the roller drive shaft 8 with a chain 9. Therefore, it is usually a roller that rotates at a low speed, and a photocell 1 whose sensing means is a kamaboko.
0, a clutch (not shown) provided on the intermediate shaft 7 operates, and the fast-forward motor 1
The structure is such that the rotation from 1 is transmitted to the fast-feeding roller 1 via chains 12 and 9, and in the embodiment, the power for low-speed rotation is obtained from the electric motor 6 of the steamer, so that the electric motor is This is preferable because it eliminates the increase in speed and can synchronize with the conveyor speed of the steamer, but it is also possible to install a separate power source and use it as a power source for low-speed rotation.

Next, the shutter 2 is operated by an air cylinder 13, which is an operating means, to move up and down with reference to the roller surface of the fast feed roller 1, and the downward movement is set from the fast feed by the roller 1 in conjunction with a timer switch. The operation is performed after a second has elapsed, and the raising operation is performed when the first pusher 4 returns to its original position. Next, the first pusher 4 is configured to push the rear end of the kamaboko as the air cylinder 14, which is the operating means, moves in and out.
As shown by the solid line in the figure, the first pusher 4, which is pivoted on the vertical rod 15, is initially positioned below the roller surface of the rapid-feeding roller 1, and when the pushing operation begins, the guide rollers 16, 16 at both ends and the guide plate 17, 17, the roller is bent from the shaft support and moves the upper surface of the fast-feeding roller 1 to the position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. The reciprocating operation of the first pusher 4 is started by the limit switch at the same time as the shutter 2 is lowered.

Next, the second pusher 5 is configured to push the rear end of the kamaboko and transfer it to the vertical transport conveyor as the air cylinder 18, which is the operating means, moves in and out. To,
The air cylinder 18 is provided with a swinging rod 19, a long hole 19a is formed in the swinging rod 19, and a second pusher 5 and a roller 20 are provided so as to sandwich the supply plate 3 in the long hole 19a. cylinder 18
The vertical reciprocating motion is converted into a horizontal reciprocating motion. The reciprocating movement of the second pusher 5 is configured to operate when the vertical transport conveyor comes to a fixed position using a limit switch. Although an example of the embodiment of the reloading device of the present invention shown in the drawings has been described above, the operating means, operating mechanism, etc. thereof are not limited to the embodiment. In addition, what is indicated by 21 in the figure is the machine frame.

Regarding the steamer 22 shown in the drawing, 23 in the drawing is a machine frame, 24 is a reduction gear, 25 is a feed roller, and 26 is a bar conveyor.

Regarding the cooler 27 shown in the drawing, 28 in the drawing is a gondola conveyor, 29 is a conveyor chain, and 30 is a sprocket.

Therefore, when using the example of the transfer device of the present invention shown in the drawings, the kamaboko K that has been horizontally transported after passing through the bar conveyor 26 and feed rollers 25 of the steamer 24, which is a horizontal transport conveyor, is as shown in FIG. As shown in A, when the phototube 10 is cut off, the rotation speeds up and the fast-forwarding roller 1 moves at high speed, and as shown in FIG. 3B, it is caught by the shutter 2.
This fast-feeding roller 1 widens the distance between the front and rear kamaboko K, and the shutter 2 causes irregular kamaboko K to be
are aligned. And the kamaboko K lined up
As shown in FIG. 3C, the rear end is pushed by the first pusher 4 when the shutter 2 is in the lowered state, and as shown in FIG. So, this first pusher 4
As a result, the cooling machine 27, which is a vertical transport conveyor, is placed in a standby state for being transferred to the gondola conveyor 28, and the distance between the front and rear kamaboko (Kamaboko) is further widened. Then, as shown in FIG. 3E, the first pusher 4 returns to its original position, and the kamaboko K becomes ready for reloading.As shown in FIG. 5 is activated to allow the kamaboko K to be replaced in an orderly manner. In other words, the transfer device of the present invention can increase the distance between the front and rear objects to be transferred using the rapid feed roller 1 and the first pusher 4. You can save time,
This allows for smooth reloading of objects to be carried out in response to differences in conveyor speed, and also to accommodate differences in length of objects to be transferred.

Since the transfer device of the present invention can be configured and used as described above, it has the effect of smoothly and orderly transferring objects in response to the difference in conveyor speed between the horizontal transport conveyor and the vertical transport conveyor. Moreover, it has the same effect even if the length of the reloading object is changed in various ways. Furthermore, since there is no need to keep the conveyor speed ratio constant, there is no need to use the same power for the transfer device as the conveyor, and there is also the advantage that it can be used in any appropriate combination of a horizontal transport conveyor and a vertical transport conveyor. It also has

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an example of the reloading device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same device, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operating state when the same device is used. 1...Fast feed roller, 2...Shutter, 3...
...supply plate, 4...first pusher, 5...second pusher.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A fast-feeding roller 1 formed to speed up rotation by sensing the reloaded items transported from a horizontal transport conveyor, and a shutter 2 arranged at the end of the roller 1 to align the fast-forwarded reloaded items with a catch.
A first pusher 4 transfers the object to be transferred from the roller 1 to the supply plate 3 while the shutter 2 is in a descending state, and a first pusher 4 transfers the object transferred by the pusher 4 to the vertical transport conveyor. 1. A transfer device characterized by comprising a double pusher 5.