JPS63202511A - Container conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a container from falling down by providing a guide plate with which a collar part can be engaged on both sides of the defined place of a conveying member in a conveying device for a container having a collar on its bottom face. CONSTITUTION:A container 5 which is placed on a first conveyor 1 in an erected condition by means of a collar part 4 is shifted to an unshown parallel installation part and to second and third conveying lines in a condition that the collar part 4 is engaged with guide plates 10, 10. Thus, by conveying the container while holding its collar part, the falling down of the container can be prevented enabling the automation of conveyance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a suitable conveyance device for a container with a flange, particularly a container having a flange on the bottom surface.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, conveyor means such as conveyors have been used to convey various containers such as plastic containers, glass bottles, and metal cans. Transporting such containers is essential for various automatic lines, but containers usually have a certain amount of weight and a suitable girth, and are difficult to fall over, so special measures are required. Even without any special measures, the normal transport device was functioning well.

However, in recent years, for example, as shown in Fig.
) With the advent of flanged containers made of plastic or the like, it became necessary to consider various transportation devices. This is because these flanged containers made of plastic are light and elongated, so they tend to have a high center of gravity and tend to tip over easily. It was a problem to use things as they were. This tendency is especially strong in those before filling with contents, and even after filling, there is a tendency for them to fall over easily, so some kind of improvement has been desired.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In view of these problems, the present inventors have finally arrived at the present invention as a result of pursuing a preferable means suitable for transporting a container with a flange having a flange on the bottom surface. The feature is that, in a container conveying device having a configuration in which a container can be conveyed by a conveying member, guide plates are provided on both sides of the conveying member that can engage with a flange on the bottom of the container at a predetermined portion of the conveying member. (hereinafter referred to as the "first invention"), and its further features include one part of the first transport line, one part of the second transport line, one part of the second transport line and one part of the third transport line. In a container conveyance device having a configuration in which a container can be moved between lines at the juxtaposed portion of the conveying member in which the conveying members are arranged in parallel, at least in the juxtaposed portion, the flange portion of the bottom surface of the container (hereinafter referred to as the "second invention") in that guide plates that can be engaged with are provided on both sides.

Next, means for solving the problems of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

What is shown in Fig. 1 is an example of a device that automatically performs predetermined operations and processing on a flanged container (5) as shown in Fig. 2. To give an overview of the machine that performs operations, processing, etc., the line shown in (1) is the first conveyance line, and in this example, the sprocket (
(as shown).

This first conveyance line, in this example, the vicinity of the rear end in the traveling direction of the first endless conveyor, and the second conveyance line shown in (2), for example, the front end in the traveling direction of the second endless conveyor held by the sprocket (when shown) The container (1) is moved between lines at the juxtaposed part (B).

The part shown in (6) is the timing screw, and in this part the container is at a constant timing, and the star foil (7)
supplied to Further, the X-shaped guide (9) guides the progress of the container, and the rotating mandrel portion (8) is provided with an automatic device for performing predetermined operations, processing, etc., although not shown in the drawings. For example, a content filling mechanism can be provided in this rotating mandrel part (8), and this part (8)
It is also possible to provide other operation and processing means, etc., and there is no particular restriction.For example, if a shrink label insertion device is provided in this part, it becomes a label inserter, and if a shrink tunnel, etc. is provided in this part, it becomes a shrinker. Then, the discharge star foil (ll) has the same mechanism as the supply star foil (7), and the one shown in (3) is the third conveyance line, which in this example is the same as the first conveyance line. This is a third endless conveyor, in which the vicinity of the rear end of the second conveyance line and the vicinity of the front end of the third conveyance line are arranged side by side, and containers are moved between the lines in this juxtaposed section (C). At this time, the container advances along the arrows in the drawing, and the necessary operations, processing, etc. are performed on the rotating mandrel section by predetermined means as described above.

<Function> When the container advances in this way, for example, a container (5) made of lightweight plastic and having a flange (4) on the bottom as shown in FIG. Since the container body (body part) is likely to fall back and forth, left and right, etc. during the course of movement, it is necessary to guide the container so that it does not fall. , 2nd and 3rd conveyance lines (1), (2), and (3) are provided with guide plates on both sides that can be engaged with the bottom flange of the container at predetermined portions, for example, as shown in FIG. Elongated guide plates (10) (to) are provided on both sides of the transport member in the direction of movement. Here, the guide plate (10) (to) is shaped to engage with the bottom flange (5) of the container, thereby preventing the container from falling over.

The second aspect of the present invention relates to a preferable device for conveying containers, and by adapting the device to the device shown in FIG. 1 described above, for example, even more preferable conveyance becomes possible.

Next, a third diagram representing a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of the embodiment shown in FIG.
The engagement between the guide plates (10) (10) and the flange (4) on the bottom of the container (5) will be explained in more detail with reference to the figures. The guide plate (10) is.

There is no particular restriction as long as the flange (4) on the bottom of the container has a shape that can be engaged with both sides when viewed in cross section as shown in Figure 3. This refers to a state of engagement that does not cause it to fall to the left or right. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating various shapes of guide plates that can be engaged with the flanges on the bottom of various containers. There isn't.

To explain the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 in more detail, this drawing shows a state where the container (5) is placed on the conveyor (1) of the first conveyance line and is conveyed.

(12) is the frame, (13) is the guide bracket, (
14) indicates a fastening member. In addition, the guide bracket is installed so that it can be adjusted up and down, and the guide plate is installed so that it can be adjusted left and right. You can set it to .

Second! Regarding the engagement between the bottom flange of the container and the guide plate in the I2 transport line (2), the third transport line (3), and the parallel parts (B) and (C), for example, the sectional view of FIG. It should basically be the same.

In this example, the timing screw (6) of the second conveyance line
The guide plate on one side is missing at the location where is provided, and containers are transported in this area by the action of the timing screw (6) and the guide plate (10) on the other side.

In this way, the guide plates may be provided on both sides at predetermined parts of the conveying member in the "first invention", but they may be provided all over, and the installation position is free. At least the juxtaposed part (B) and the juxtaposed part (C) of the conveyance members, and furthermore, may be provided at predetermined parts of the first conveyance line, the second conveyance line, and the third conveyance line, but may be provided in all of the conveyance members. Its installation position is free.

Next, the transport route of the containers will be explained based on FIG. 1.

The containers (5) are artificially placed in series in this example on the first conveyor (1) so as to engage the guide plates (lo) (10). At this time, the container loading section may be configured such that the guide plates on both sides are spread out over the trumpet, or the container may be loaded with the container tilted except for one guide side as shown in the figure. , and other options, for example, they may be automatically loaded.Next, the containers on the first conveyor move forward with their bottom flanges (4) engaging with the guide plates (1o) and (10). The machine reaches the part (B) where two conveyors are arranged side by side, and movement between lines is performed.

In this example, this movement between lines is carried out in such a way that the former of the containers placed successively on the first conveyor pushes the latter, so if the containers are not consecutive, it will take until the next container arrives. , it may become stuck in the middle of this juxtaposed portion (B). An example of such a juxtaposed portion (B) is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and in this example, a connecting plate (19 ) is provided to facilitate movement between lines.

Once the containers reach the second conveyor (2) and are moved between the lines, they will now proceed under the action of the second conveyor (2), passing through the timing screw (6) and passing through the feed star foil (7). ) to the container holding position (15) of the rotating mandrel (8). At this time, in this example, a plate plate (at the time of drawing) of an appropriate width is provided above the guide plate (lO) to guide the body of the container, and the 0-rotation mandrel part (8), which is made more difficult to fall, is approximately The container that has been subjected to the prescribed operations and processing is then passed through the discharge star foil (11
), is transferred onto the second conveyor (2) again, and transferred between lines to the third conveyor (3) at the parallel section (C) with the third conveyor (3) similar to the above, and then transferred to the next process. I will be heading to

In this way, the containers are sequentially subjected to predetermined operations, processing, etc.

What has been described above is one embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention can take any other embodiments.

The guide plate according to the present invention is preferably made of a smooth material such as metal, plastic, or other appropriate material, but is not particularly limited.
) and (C) may be any suitable shape as long as the container can be moved between lines.

The flanged container according to the present invention is most easily applied to a plastic container (5) having an appropriate bottom flanged portion (4) at the bottom of the container for improving safety.

There is no particular restriction, and other materials such as metal or glass can be freely applied as long as they have a bottom flange (4).

Further, the shape of the bottom flange (4) may be arbitrary, and any shape that has a portion protruding from the body of the container can be applied to the present invention.

Further, the conveyance member according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a second aspect of the present invention;
1. Regarding the invention. The conveyance members such as the second and third conveyance lines are preferably conveyors made of stainless steel or other appropriate materials, but other suitable conveyable members are also conceivable, and there are no particular limitations.

<Effects of the Invention> The present invention is as described above, and according to the present invention, when a container having a flange on the bottom is transported by a transport member, it does not fall back and forth, left or right, and is extremely convenient. Effective for transporting containers on automatic lines.

Furthermore, the present invention is most effective when applied to, for example, lightweight, elongated plastic containers with a high center of gravity and a bottom flange, and although there is no particular limitation, the present invention can be applied to containers that are easily tipped over. Extremely useful for transportation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of an automatic line using the container conveying device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a side view showing an example, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example of the guide plate in the juxtaposed portion (B), and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line DD. (1)---1st conveyance line (2)---1st conveyance line (3)---1st conveyance line (4)---1 bottom flange (5)--- 1 container (10) --- Guide plates (B), (C) -- 1 parallel section of 1 conveyance line 1 side procedure correction teeth (method) May 18, 1988

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A container conveying device having a configuration in which a container can be conveyed by a conveying member, characterized in that a guide plate that can engage with a flange on the bottom of the container is provided on both sides at a predetermined portion of the conveying member. Conveying device for containers. (2) At the juxtaposed portion of the conveyance member in which one part of the first conveyance line and one part of the second conveyance line, and one part of the second conveyance line and one part of the third conveyance line are installed in parallel, A container conveying device having a configuration that allows movement between lines, characterized in that at least the juxtaposed portion of the conveying member is provided with guide plates on both sides that can engage with a flange on the bottom of the container. Container conveyance device.