JPS6238214B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for packaging vinyl records.

A 17cm record disc is generally formed as follows. In other words, a cake as a raw material for a record is extruded by an extrusion shot, then the cake is pressed by a stamper, and then the burrs on the outer periphery of the finished record are removed by the press. , a vinyl record as the final product is formed. After this, it is packaged in a paper inner bag, but in the past, the packaging process for the record was discontinuous with the process for forming the record, and for this reason, the record was packaged in a paper inner bag. Indoor dust tends to adhere to the product, and it also gets scratched during transportation and transportation to the packaging equipment, leading to an increase in the defective rate and deterioration of quality. In addition, when the packaging was done manually, there was also a problem with mass production.

In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention aims to enable packaging of a record disc to be carried out subsequent to the formation of the record disc.

Examples of the present invention will be described below. As shown in Fig. 1, the packaging device of this embodiment includes a packaging process section A that inserts records into inner bags, and a storage process section B that stores a predetermined number of inner bags containing records into storage boxes.
It consists of

In packaging process department A, inner package 1 used there
As shown in FIG. 2, the bag is open on one side, has a notch 1a formed in a part thereof, and has a large hole 1b formed in the center of the surface on the side of the notch 1a. A plurality of the inner bags 1 are stored in the inner bag storage box 2 with the large hole 1b facing upward. This inner bag storage box 2 can be moved forward and backward by an actuator (not shown) on a floor 4 to the left and right in FIG. A hole 4a is formed to the extent that movement of the bag storage box 2 is not hindered and the inner bag 1 can pass through in a horizontal state, and a stand 6 is supported by a support 5 on the left side. This table 6 has a left-right groove 6a formed in the center, and felt 7 is pasted on the other parts. A push plate 8 that moves within the groove 6a without contact is attached to the inner bag storage box 2 by a frame 9. In addition, a notch hole 2a is formed on the frame 9 side of this inner bag storage box 2, and when the inner bag storage box 2 advances toward the stand 6 side, the tip of the claw 10 attached to the support 5 is inserted into the notch hole 2a. It enters slightly inside from the inside and is positioned in the relationship shown in FIG. 2 with respect to the inner bag 1 housed inside. Reference numeral 11 denotes a thread that moves in the horizontal direction, and a vacuum-type suction cup 12 is attached to the tip of the thread so as to be movable up and down.
Also, 13 is a vacuum type suction cup, which can be moved up and down by an actuator 14 from above to below the hole 4a in the floor 4, and the two suction cups 1
An air nozzle 15 for blowing out air is provided between 3 and 3.

In this packaging process section A, first, the inner bag storage box 2 is advanced and positioned above the hole 4a in the floor 4 as shown in FIG. At the same time, air is blown into the large hole 1b of the inner bag 1 by an air nozzle 15, and the lower surface of the inner bag 1 is pushed downward by air pressure, and the inner bag 1 is lifted up. At this time, since the claw 10 is located in the notch 1a of the inner bag 1, the lower surface of the inner bag 1 is also stopped from rising by the claw 10. Therefore, when the suction cup 13 attracts the inner bag 1 and rises, the lip of the inner bag 1 is opened, as shown in FIG. In this state, the 17cm record 16, which has just had its outer periphery trimmed by the suction cup 12 of the thread 11, is brought in and placed on the stand 6, and then the inner bag storage box 2 is placed. In FIG. 1, the push plate 8 is moved back to the right.
pushes the record disc 16 on the stand 6, and the record disc 16 is inserted into the inner bag 1, which is sucked by the suction cup 13 and whose opening edge is open. When the inner bag storage box 2 is completely retreated to the right, the material above the hole 4a in the floor 4 is absorbed and the record 16 is placed inside.
Then, the suction cup 13 descends, the inner bag 1 passes through the hole 4a, and the inner bag 1 is released into the lower storage box 1.
It can be accommodated in 7. This storage is performed by releasing the suction of the suction cup 13.

The storage process section B is provided below the packaging process section A. The storage box 17 located directly below the hole 4a in the floor 4 is stopped by a stopper 21 that extends and contracts by a plunger 20 on a movable conveyor 19 supported by an actuator 18. Two storage boxes 17 can be placed on this movable conveyor 19. The actuator 18 moves the movable conveyor 19 when the inner bag 1 containing 100 records 16 overlaps in the storage box 17.
Pull it downward and tilt it. As a result, the left end of the movable conveyor 19 in FIG.
Connect to 2. The right end of the movable conveyor 19 is always connected to the inclined conveyor 22. A stopper 23 is provided at the lower end of the inclined conveyor 22, and a stopper 25 is provided above the movable conveyor 19, which is extendable and retractable by a plunger 24.

In this storage process section B, the suction cups 13 are arranged so that 100 inner bags 1 containing records 16 can be collected into the storage box 17 in contact with the stopper 21.
When the conveyor 19 descends once, the actuator 18 is actuated and the movable conveyor 19 moves to the stopper 2.
Tilt with the first side facing down. As a result, when the movable conveyor 19 is connected to the inclined conveyor 22, the plunger 20 works for a short time, the stopper 21 contracts, and the storage box 1 containing 100 records is removed.
7 is removed from the movable conveyor 19, placed on the inclined conveyor 22, and moves under its own weight. The plunger 20 returns immediately, but the stopper 21
When the first storage box 17 passes over it, it is projected by a built-in spring, and the next empty storage box 17 moving on the movable conveyor 19 is stopped.
Further, at the same time as the plunger 20 operates, the plunger 24 also operates, and the stopper 25 temporarily contracts, so that only one empty storage box 17 stopped there is moved to the movable conveyor 19. do. After that, the actuator 18 returns and the movable conveyor 19 is returned to the horizontal position, and the inner bag 1 is placed in the new empty storage box 17 that is in contact with the stopper 21.
The record disc placed in the disc is now stored by the suction cup 13.

FIG. 4 is a specific perspective view of the storage box 17 described above. The notches 17b to 17d formed so as to bite into the lower plate 17a are the parts where the stoppers 21 and 25 described above are locked depending on the orientation of the storage box 17, and the large hole 17e of the lower plate 17a is the part where the stoppers 21 and 25 are locked. This is for pushing up records. Upper edge 17f
is a reinforcing member made of a separate member, and its upper edge 17f simultaneously forms a stacking step 17g, and this upper edge 17f is provided with a photoelectric system for stacking the inner bag 1 containing the record disc 16. A check hole 17h is formed. The notch 17i is for grasping the bag 1 containing the record discs, and the front window 17j is for sampling the record discs and inspecting all the records.

As described above, according to the present invention, the manufactured record is transferred onto the stand by the first transfer means, and
Only one bag in the inner bag storage box is taken out using the transfer means and the claw, and the opening is widened, and as the inner bag storage box is retreated, the record board on the stand is moved by the record board feeding means. Since the record discs are stored in the bag and then stored in a storage box placed at another position by the second transfer means, the finished records are automatically packed in the bag and are also stored in the bag. The products can be stacked one after another in a storage box placed at another location, so that the process from bagging to storage and transportation to the inspection process can be easily performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the overall mechanism of the packaging device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the inner bag, Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view for explaining the packaging process, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the storage box. It is. 1...Inner bag, 2...Inner bag storage box, 3...Car, 4
...floor, 5...post, 6...stand, 7...felt, 8...pushboard, 9...frame, 10...claw, 11...
...Thread, 12...Sucker, 13...Sucker, 14
... Actuator, 15 ... Air nozzle, 16
... Record disc, 17 ... Storage box, 18 ... Actuator, 19 ... Movable conveyor, 20 ... Plunger, 21 ... Stopper, 22 ... Inclined conveyor, 23 ... Stopper, 24 ... Plunger,
25...stoppa.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A first transfer means for adsorbing and transferring a record as a product that has been subjected to pressing and circumference trimming onto a stand; an inner bag storage box having a notch formed in the upper surface of the opening and a large hole formed in the upper surface, and a large number of bags stacked inside the inner bag storage box; and the inner bag storage box located close to the stand. When the inner bag storage box is brought close to the base, the claw located in the notch of the bag moves up and down to be located above the inner bag storage box when the inner bag storage box approaches the stand, A second device that sucks the top surface of the bag when approached and blows air toward the large hole, and expands the opening of the bag in cooperation with the pressing operation of the bag opening by the claw when moving upward. a transfer means for feeding the record on the stand into the bag whose opening has been expanded by the second transfer means; a storage box located below the inner bag storage box, into which the bag containing the record is stored when the second transport means for holding the bag containing the record is lowered; A record packaging device that is characterized by: