JPS6344327Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a boxing machine, and more particularly to a boxing machine that can reliably insert instructions into a desired position in a carton in a desired state.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION As a packaging method for drugs, foods, etc., a method of packaging drugs, foods, etc., is often adopted, in which the drugs, foods, etc. are first filled into bottles, and then the bottles are then stored in boxes, that is, cartons. In this case, an instruction booklet is usually inserted in the carton along with the bottle, but considering the importance of this instruction booklet, it is important to make sure that you can see the instruction booklet first when opening the carton and taking out the bottle. considered desirable. However, for this purpose, it is desirable that the instruction manual 12 be inserted into the carton 13 in a state where it straddles the bottle head 11 as shown in FIG. However, it is difficult to actually ensure this condition using conventional equipment.

The inventors of this invention, after conducting extensive studies in light of these circumstances, discovered that the reason why the instruction booklet could not be inserted in the prescribed state as described above was because the instruction booklet was being pressed by the head of the bottle when the bottle was inserted and moved. As it is inserted, the instructions move in a smooth arc, and contact with the carton is at the point where the bottle head slides in either direction with only a slight force applied, especially when the bottle body I have noticed that when the bottle mouth is small compared to the size of the bottle, and the cap is small, the cap does not press the center of the instruction booklet with the bottle mouth, and the instruction booklet slides sideways, making it difficult to push it in properly. Therefore, the inventors discovered that if the instruction manual is bent at an acute angle by some means instead of a smooth arched shape, it will not slip when it comes into contact with the carton or even if the bottle mouth is small. , which led to the completion of this idea.

However, the specific structure of this invention is to place the bottles coaxially in a carton with open insertion ports for bottles and instructions so that the bottle head faces the insertion port, and to connect the insertion port and the bottle head with each other. In a boxing machine that inserts the instruction manual together with the bottle into a carton by operating a bottle pushing means with an instruction manual interposed therebetween, the bottle pushing means includes a contact member that abuts the bottom of the bottle; , extends from this abutting member along the bottle to a position approximately equal to the length of the bottle, and its tip is in a straight line parallel to the contact surface of the abutting member with respect to the bottle, and the instruction manual is attached to the bottle head. and an insertion opening, the plate is hung from the head of the bottle, and the abutting member is moved together with the plate along the axis of the carton and the bottle, thereby causing the abutting member and the plate to move together. Insert the bottle and the instruction manual into the carton respectively, and at this time, press the instruction manual with at least the tip of the plate and bend the instruction manual at a substantially acute angle so that it can be inserted into a predetermined position in the carton without slipping. This boxing machine is composed of a contact member moving power means.

In other words, this invention attaches a plate to the pushing member of the bottle, and allows the manual to be inserted into the carton while being pressed by the tip of the plate instead of the bottle head. It can be bent and inserted into a predetermined position in a carton without slipping.

The plate used in this invention extends from the abutting member along the bottle to a length that is equal to or slightly longer than the length of the bottle. The tip of the plate is parallel to the opposite surface of the instruction sheet and in the longitudinal direction of the instruction sheet (when it is folded into a strip and inserted into a carton) in order to bend the instruction sheet at an acute angle at the contact part.
It is preferable to form a straight line perpendicular to . Of course, since the plate will be moved through the gap between the carton and the bottle, it is desirable that it be as thin as possible, but specifically a metal plate or a synthetic resin plate with a thickness of about 0.3 to 0.5 mm is preferred. In addition, since the plate easily gets caught in the bottle insertion slot of the carton, the tip may be bent slightly toward the bottle as in the example, and the cross-sectional shape of the middle of the plate may be curved along the bottle body surface. .

This invention will be explained in detail below based on the embodiments shown in the figures. Note that this invention is not limited to this.

First, in FIGS. 2 and 3, a bottle and instruction sheet insertion device 1 of a cartoning machine includes a carton preparation means 2 for opening the bottle and instruction sheet insertion opening (carton bottom) and stopping the carton at a predetermined position; The carton preparation means 2 mainly consists of a bottle pushing means 3 and a manual supply means 14, and the carton preparation means 2 is used for transporting and transporting cartons.
It is comprised of a stop conveyor 4, a lever 5 that holds the bottle and manual insertion slot open when the carton is stopped, and the like.

The bottle pushing means 3 includes a contact member 6 that contacts the bottom of the bottle, and an air cylinder (not shown) that reciprocates this contact member in the directions of arrows A and B along the axes of the carton and the bottle. ), and a plate 7 fixed to the abutment member 6 and extending substantially horizontally along the bottle to the tip of the bottle head (slightly bent toward the bottle side near the tip, 17). The tip of this plate is a horizontal straight line parallel to the opposite surface of the manual.

The manual supply means 14 is composed of a substrate 15 and a press plate 16 that presses and supports the manual. In addition, 8 is a support plate for bottles, and bottles are sequentially supplied onto this support plate by a conveyor (not shown). 9,1
0 is a mounting screw for the plate 7.

Thus, by the operation of the air cylinder, the contact member 6 moves in the direction A, thereby moving the bottle V on the support plate 8 and inserting it into the carton K. At this time, plate 7 moves in the same direction and plate 1
5 and 16 is inserted into the carton K with its contact portion T bent at an acute angle. Here, the instruction sheet S is bent at the tip of the plate 7 and inserted, so the instruction sheet S can be placed in a predetermined state without slipping, that is, so that the instruction sheet S evenly straddles the bottle head 11. Non-insertion, unevenness) can be prevented. After inserting the bottle V and the manual S into the carton K, the contact member 6 moves in the direction B by the operation of the air cylinder, and the carton K
Only the plate 7 is pulled out from inside.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which bottles and instructions are inserted into a carton, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a bottle and instructions insertion device of a cartoning machine, and FIG. 3 is a plan view thereof. 1... Bottle and manual insertion device of the packaging machine, 3...
Bottle pushing means, 6... contact member, 7... plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] For a carton with an open insertion port for bottles and instructions, the bottles are arranged coaxially with the bottle head facing the insertion port, and between the insertion port and the bottle head. In a boxing machine that inserts instructions into a carton along with the bottle by operating a bottle pushing means, the bottle pushing means includes an abutting member that abuts the bottom of the bottle; The abutment member extends along the bottle to a position approximately equal to the length of the bottle, and its tip is in a straight line parallel to the contact surface of the abutment member with respect to the bottle, and the instruction manual is attached to the bottle head. When the plate is interposed between the insertion opening and the bottle head, the abutting member is moved together with the plate along the axis of the carton and the bottle, thereby causing the abutting member and the plate to move together. Insert the bottle and the instruction manual into the carton, and at the same time press the instruction manual with at least the tip of the plate and bend the instruction manual at an approximately acute angle so that it can be inserted into the carton at a predetermined position without slipping. A boxing machine consisting of a contact member moving power means.