KR102217057B1 - Cap packing device - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, caps transported in an automated manner are temporarily aligned in parallel in parallel and then sequentially transported, and the caps transported sequentially are arranged in a line and then arranged at equal intervals, and then sequentially transported to a tray for loading. A cap packaging device consisting of a temporary alignment unit, a line alignment unit, a gap maintaining unit, a loading unit, a pusher and a stacking unit is provided on the main body frame so that discharge can be achieved by stacking at least multiple layers after (積載). .
Accordingly, the cap packaging can be quickly performed without hassle or inconvenience within a short period of time, as well as the effect of remarkably reducing manpower waste and economic loss, and an effect of providing an excellent quality cap.

Description

Cap packing device

The present invention relates to a cap packaging apparatus, and more specifically, caps transferred in an automated manner are temporarily aligned in parallel and then transferred sequentially, and the caps transferred sequentially are aligned in a line and then at the same interval. It relates to a cap packaging device that is arranged in a manner and then sequentially transported to a tray, stacked, and then stacked in at least a plurality of layers so that discharge can be performed.

In general, various caps are fastened to the heads of various tubes or containers to prevent leakage of various contents filled therein.

Conventional caps are manufactured and used in a variety of shapes ranging from round to oval or square. These caps are usually stored in a random packing box and not aligned. At this time, the caps are scratched due to interference or impact between caps. ), which deteriorated the quality of the product.

Accordingly, a method of wrapping the cap on a tray or the like has been proposed, but a dedicated device is not provided, and thus, a lot of manpower is mobilized to manually pack the cap. This has a drawback of long working hours, wasted manpower, and economical losses.

As described above, in the prior art related to the cap, the cap is automatically placed in a certain direction on the device for capping the container, as published in Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-0433730 (hereinafter referred to as'prior art document 1'). A technology such as a cap automatic alignment device has been proposed to ensure that it is aligned and supplied.

In addition, as published in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1833276 (hereinafter referred to as'prior technical literature 2'), when manufacturing tubes of various tubular products including cosmetics, a cap for spout sealing should be assembled on a tube with a spout after loading. When the cap is automatically aligned in one direction so that it is easy to assemble, a technology such as a cap aligning device of a capping machine that has improved assembly completion as well as productivity has been proposed by increasing the assembling property.

In addition, as published in Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0011074 (hereinafter referred to as'prior technical document 3'), capping the vial was carried out one by one through a linear motion. Since the caps are sequentially picked up two at a time and capped on the vial, technologies such as a cap transfer device and a control method for vial caps that can accurately and quickly process vial capping have also been proposed.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-0433730 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1833276 Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2019-0011074

However, prior art documents 1 to 3 are techniques for sequentially arranging caps for capping, and lack a technical means for packaging a plurality of caps.

A specific technical solution of the present invention for solving the problems of the prior art as described above is to temporarily arrange the caps transported in an automatic method in parallel and in parallel, and then sequentially transport them, and the sequentially transported caps are arranged in a row. The purpose is to provide a cap packaging device that is arranged at equal intervals after being aligned and then sequentially transported to trays, stacked, and then stacked in at least a plurality of layers to be discharged.

Another specific technical problem of the present invention is to enable the transfer and line alignment to be made in a more stable state when the cap to be transferred is aligned in line.

Another specific technical challenge of the present invention is to allow the trays to be stacked from the bottom to the top when stacking the trays.

A specific technical solution of the present invention for solving the above technical problem is that the cap to be transported is raised and the cap transported at a low speed between each guide stand disposed at equal intervals on the upper part of the first transport belt to be transported at low speed. A temporary alignment unit that is temporarily aligned side by side in parallel and then sequentially transferred between the guides; A line alignment unit for aligning the caps sequentially transferred from the temporary alignment unit to one side of the first transfer belt; Stopper rods that reciprocate back and forth at the end of the line-aligned part prevent the caps from being transferred, while stopping the transfer of caps on the second transfer belt, which transfers the caps faster than the first transfer belt, by a stopper block, and arrange them in plural. And a gap maintaining unit for arranging the gaps between the caps at equal intervals by a gap maintaining member that is reciprocated back and forth at the same time; A loading unit for sequentially loading the caps arranged at equal intervals on a tray provided on a pair of guide rails in front by adsorption and lifting; A pusher that pushes one end of the tray to one side of the tray and transfers it to the other side; And a stacking portion for stacking the tray transferred by the pusher from the bottom to the top.

Each of the gate pins provided to be sequentially elevating and descending so as to sequentially transfer the caps between the guides is provided at the end of the temporary alignment unit between the guide bars and the guide bars on the side of the line transfer unit.

The line-aligned portion is a straight line section disposed on the outside so as to have a gap in which the cap can be transferred to one side of the first transfer belt, and a straight line support disposed on the inside is a short straight section, and a short straight line disposed on the inside. It includes a line guide section formed by an inclined support that is obliquely arranged to guide the caps sequentially transferred from the temporary alignment part to the straight section at the end of the support.

The front end of the short linear support connected to the inclined support includes an alignment guide reciprocating back and forth for aligning the cap transferred in a straight section, and the alignment guide is provided to be reciprocated on a pair of guide rods.

The spacing member is formed to be reciprocated back and forth in the form of a fork so that a plurality of spacing bars have the same spacing so that a plurality of caps arranged on the second transfer belt are arranged at the same spacing.

The stacking portion is a stacking unit, a lifting plate that supports the bottom of the tray transferred from the pusher at the bottom of the stacking box, and is positioned in the stacking box. Includes each supporter that supports and supports the underside of.

In the present invention, caps transferred in an automatic method are temporarily aligned side by side in parallel and then transferred sequentially, and the sequentially transferred caps are aligned in a line and then arranged at equal intervals, and then transferred to a tray and loaded. (積載) and then laminating in at least multiple layers so that discharge can take place, the cap packaging can be quickly accomplished without hassle or inconvenience in a short time, and also significantly reduces manpower waste and economic loss. It has the effect of providing a cap of superior quality with the effect of being able to.

In addition, when the caps to be transferred are aligned in a line, the transfer and alignment can be performed in a more stable state, so that the loading on the tray can be stably and smoothly performed.

In addition, by allowing the trays to be stacked from the bottom to the top when stacking the trays, it is easy to withdraw the stacked trays from the stacking box, as well as to facilitate identification of the stacking amount.

1 is a plan view for explaining the present invention,
Figure 2 is a front view according to Figure 1,
Figure 3 is a plan view for explaining the temporary alignment of the present invention,
Figure 4 is a partial enlarged plan view for explaining the straight section and the alignment guide of the line alignment unit of the present invention,
Figure 5 is a plan view for explaining the distance maintaining unit of the present invention,
6 is a front view and a plan view for explaining the loading portion of the present invention,
7 is a plan view for explaining the pusher of the present invention,
8 is a front view for explaining the laminated portion of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments.

1 is a plan view for explaining the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view according to FIG. 1.

As shown, in general, various caps are fastened to the heads of various tubes or containers to prevent leakage of various contents filled therein.

Conventional caps are manufactured and used in a variety of shapes ranging from round to oval or square, and these caps are usually not aligned in a packaging box, but are stored randomly. At this time, the cap is scratched due to interference or impact between the caps. ), which deteriorated the quality of the product.

Accordingly, a method of wrapping the cap on a tray or the like has been proposed, but a dedicated device is not provided, and thus, a lot of manpower is mobilized to manually pack the cap. This has a drawback of not only wasting manpower but also economical loss.

In the present invention, caps transported in an automated manner are temporarily aligned in parallel in parallel and then sequentially transported, and the caps transported sequentially are arranged in a line and then arranged at equal intervals, and then sequentially transported to a tray for loading. After (積載), at least a plurality of layers are stacked so that discharge can be achieved.

The automatic cap packaging device 1 according to the present invention includes a temporary alignment unit 10, a line alignment unit 20, a space maintaining unit 30, and a loading unit 40 on a conventional movable body frame 1A. ), a pusher 50, and a stacking part 60.

Referring to FIG. 3, the temporary alignment unit 10 is mounted on the main body frame on the top of the conventional first transfer belt 12, which is transferred at a low speed by raising the cap C transferred by a known transfer method, that is, an adsorption method. A technical configuration in which caps transported at low speed between each guide stand 14 arranged at equal intervals by a conventional frame and bracket are temporarily aligned in parallel in parallel and then sequentially transported between the guide stands 14. Have. The first conveying belt is rotated by a caterpillar method on a conveying roller rotated by a conventional motor and power transmission means provided in the main frame. It is preferable to form each guide inclined surface so that the front end of the guide stand at the side where the cap is introduced has a wide width between the tip ends of the guide stand for smooth introduction of the cap.

In addition, at the end between the guide bar 14 and the guide bar 14 on the side of the line alignment unit 20 of the temporary alignment unit 10, the cap between each guide bar 14 is sequentially transferred so that Each of the gate pins 16 is provided so as to be able to move up and down by an in-cylinder or the like. The gate pin is mounted on a normal mounting table between the guides, and is sequentially raised and lowered by a conventional control method in the operation panel P provided on one side of the main frame, and the cap is transferred between the guides. Open sequentially in

This is because when a large amount of caps are transferred from the temporary alignment unit to the line alignment unit at once, the line alignment may not be achieved and a disruption may occur in the transfer, so that the caps between each guide stand are transferred sequentially.

The line alignment unit 20 has a technical configuration of aligning the caps sequentially transferred from the temporary alignment unit 10 to one side of the first transfer belt 12 in line with reference to FIG. 4.

In other words, the linear support 22 disposed on the outside so as to have a gap at which the cap can be transferred to one side of the first transfer belt 12 is long and the linear support 22 disposed on the inside Is arranged obliquely to guide the cap sequentially transferred from the temporary alignment unit 10 to the straight section (A1) formed short and the end of the short straight line support (22) arranged in the inner side to the straight section (A1) It includes a line guide section (A2) formed by the inclined support (24). The straight support as well as the inclined support is installed by a conventional frame installed across the body frame.

That is, the line alignment unit serves to set the caps transferred across the temporary alignment unit in a row, and guides the caps in a line while being guided from a wide width, which is a line guide section by an inclined support, to a straight section having a narrow width between the linear supports. Align and transport. This is to be arranged in a line for smooth operation in the space maintaining unit and the loading unit described later.

In addition, the front end of the short straight support 22 connected to the inclined support 22 includes an alignment guide 25 reciprocated back and forth by a conventional cylinder or the like for aligning the cap transferred in the straight section A1, The alignment guide 25 is provided to be reciprocated on a pair of guide rods 26. The pair of guide rods are installed in a conventional manner on a fixed block mounted on a short length linear support together with a cylinder.

That is, when the cap is elliptical as shown, the cap is not twisted by an alignment guide reciprocating back and forth as the long axis and the short axis coexist, so that the cap is aligned and transported in a direction in which the long axis is transported.

With reference to FIG. 5, the space maintaining unit 30 is more than the first transfer belt 12 while preventing whether the cap is transferred by a stopper rod 31 reciprocated back and forth by a cylinder or the like at the end of the line alignment unit 20. On the second transfer belt 32 that rapidly transfers the caps, the transfer of the caps is stopped by the stopper block 34 and arranged in a plurality. At the same time, the caps are spaced between the caps by a gap maintaining member 35 that is reciprocated back and forth by a cylinder or the like. It has a technical configuration that arranges the intervals at the same interval.

In the above, the spacing member 35 is in the form of a conventional fork so that the plurality of spacing bars 35 have the same spacing so that a plurality of caps arranged on the second transfer belt 32 are disposed at equal intervals. It is formed to be reciprocated back and forth by a cylinder or the like.

In other words, the caps aligned in the line alignment portion are quickly and sequentially transferred by the second transfer belt, are arranged in a plurality by the stopper block, and are arranged at equal intervals by the space keeping members reciprocating back and forth. This is to ensure that the transport in the loading unit described later can be smoothly performed.

The loading part 40 is a technical configuration in which the caps arranged at equal intervals are sequentially loaded on the tray T provided on the pair of guide rails 41 in front by adsorption and lifting and lowering with reference to FIG. 6 Have.

In the above, the loading part 40 has a conventional technical configuration, and the plate 44 that is raised and lowered on the guide rod by a conventional cylinder or the like at equal intervals in the moving block 42 provided on the guide rail provided on both sides of the upper portion. ) With a plurality of adsorption ports 43 provided on the top, and then descends to the caps arranged at equal intervals by the spacing member described above, adsorbs and rises, and then descends and loads the cap immediately after being transferred to the tray on the guide rail. Repeat the work you do.

Here, the transfer of the second transfer belt faster than the first transfer belt is intended to be carried out quickly during repeated work by the loading unit.

The pusher 50 has a technical configuration of pushing one end of the tray T on one side of the tray T and transferring it to the other side with reference to FIG. 7.

In the above, the pusher 50 is composed of a connecting rod 52 connected to the rod of the cylinder, and a contact hole 54 formed to abut one end of the tray T at the end of the connecting rod 52, After transferring to the stacking part, it returns to the position before transfer.

The stacking part 60 has a technical configuration of stacking the tray T transferred by the pusher 50 from the bottom to the top side with reference to FIG. 8.

In the above, the stacking portion 60 is a stacking box 62 that penetrates up and down to receive a tray and is stacked in multiple layers, and the bottom of the tray T transferred from the pusher 50 under the stacking box 62 When the tray (T) is raised on both sides of the bottom of the loading box (64) and the lifting plate (64) that is moved up and down by a cylinder, etc., it is rotated when the tray (T) is received and the rotation is restored Each support tool 66 that supports and supports the bottom surface of (T) is included. The support is pin-coupled or shaft-coupled so as to be rotatably connected to each inner surface before and after both sides of the loading box, and when the tray is raised, the lifting plate is lowered and returned to support the bottom surface of the tray. In addition, the lifting plate has an area that supports the bottom surface of the tray without interfering with the support holes located on both sides.

Accordingly, when the tray is lifted by the lifting plate, the tray can be smoothly stacked on the upper side as the support hole is returned to before rotation immediately after being rotated upward.

In addition, as the stacking unit stacks the trays from the bottom of the stacking box to the upper side, the operator can clearly check the stacked amount, so that the stacked trays can be quickly checked and discharged.

Accordingly, the present invention has a condition that the cap can be packaged more efficiently within a short time without hassle or inconvenience by the automatic method, that is, the cap is aligned and the horizontal conveying method and the lifting conveying method.

In addition, there are conditions that can significantly reduce manpower waste and economic losses due to automation.

1: packaging device
1A: body frame
10: temporary alignment unit 12: first transfer belt
14: guide stand 16: gate pin
20: line alignment portion 22: straight support
24: inclined support 25: alignment guide
26: guide rod 30: gap maintaining part
31: stopper rod 32: second transfer belt
34: stopper block 35: gap maintaining member
35A: gap holding table 40: loading part
41: guide rail 42: moving block
43: adsorption port 44: plate
50: pusher 52: connecting rod
54: contact port 60: laminated portion
62: loading box 64: lifting plate
66: base

Claims (6)

The cap to be conveyed is raised and the caps conveyed at low speed are temporarily aligned side by side in parallel between each guide stand arranged at equal intervals on the upper part of the first conveying belt conveyed at low speed, and then transferred sequentially between the guide stands. Temporary alignment;
A line alignment unit for aligning the caps sequentially transferred from the temporary alignment unit to one side of the first transfer belt;
Stopper rods that reciprocate back and forth at the end of the line-aligned part prevent the caps from being transferred, while stopping the transfer of caps on the second transfer belt, which transfers the caps faster than the first transfer belt, by a stopper block, and arrange them in plural. And a gap maintaining unit for arranging gaps between the caps at equal intervals by a gap maintaining member that is reciprocated back and forth simultaneously;
A loading unit for sequentially loading the caps arranged at equal intervals on a tray provided on a pair of guide rails in front by suction and lifting;
A pusher that pushes one end of the tray to one side of the tray and transfers it to the other side; And
Including; a stacking portion for stacking the tray transferred by the pusher from the bottom to the upper side,
A cap packaging apparatus having a gate pin provided at an end between the guide bar and the guide bar at the side of the temporary alignment unit to be sequentially lifted and lowered to sequentially transfer the cap between the guide bars. delete In claim 1,
The line-aligned portion is a straight line section disposed on the outside so as to have a gap in which the cap can be transferred to one side of the first transfer belt, and a straight line support disposed on the inside is a short straight section, and a short straight line disposed on the inside. Cap packaging device comprising a line guide section formed by an inclined support that is obliquely arranged to guide the caps sequentially transferred from the temporary alignment portion to the straight section at the end of the support. In paragraph 3,
A cap packaging device comprising an alignment guide reciprocating back and forth for aligning a cap transferred in a straight section at the tip of the short straight support connected to the inclined support, wherein the alignment guide is provided to be reciprocated on a pair of guide rods. In claim 1,
The gap holding member is a cap packaging device that is formed to be reciprocated back and forth in a fork shape so that a plurality of gap holding bars are arranged at equal intervals so that a plurality of caps arranged on the second transfer belt are arranged at equal intervals. In claim 1,
The stacking portion is a stacking unit, a lifting plate that supports the bottom of the tray transferred from the pusher at the bottom of the stacking box, and is positioned in the stacking box. Cap packaging device comprising a support for each supporting the bottom of the.

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