KR102416284B1 - Stick type confectionery single feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to increase the inclination angle of the transfer chain when ascending from the supply unit to the top to further enlarge the space where confectionery can be accommodated in the receiving groove, and at the same time to prevent other confectionery from being transferred over the confectionery accommodated in the receiving groove. When the confectionery is transferred from the top to the discharge unit, the transfer chain is maintained horizontally so that the confectionery does not come off the receiving groove and can be safely transferred. To provide a single stick-type snack supply device that can simply prevent sagging due to the weight of the transfer chain.
The stick-type snack single supply device of the present invention arranges the discharge side sprocket and the top side sprocket horizontally so that the path for moving the conveying chain from the top to the discharge side is horizontal, and the driving side sprocket is from the bottom to the top of the conveying chain. The drive-side sprocket is disposed at a position where the path of the transfer chain from the discharge-side sprocket to the driving-side sprocket is kept horizontal, and the transfer chain is provided on the first and second receiving wings of the receiving bracket. When guided to the sprocket, the cutouts are formed so that they do not contact each other.

Description

Stick type confectionery single feeding device

The present invention relates to a single stick-type snack supply device, and more particularly, to a single stick-type snack supply device capable of arranging a plurality of stick-type snacks one by one and quickly supplying them at regular intervals.

In general, confectionery sold through the distribution process must be hygienically packaged after manufacturing, and the packaging of confectionery enables mass production through an automated process. For such automatic packaging, a transfer device for transferring a large number of sweets to the automatic packaging machine is required.

Most of the conventional conveying devices are conveyed through a known conveyor, and in the process of conveying through the conveyor, it is required to arrange a plurality of manufactured confectionery and supply each confectionery at a constant speed to the packaging machine. .

In particular, when single-packing stick-shaped confectionery of the same thickness and elongated shape among confectionery types, they must be supplied one by one to an automatic packaging machine through an alignment step.

As a prior art of such a stick-type confectionery single supply device, the stick-type confectionery transfer device of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1494253 is known.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in the prior art, a frame body 100 and a plurality of stick-type sweets ( A chain member having a supply unit 110 having a space in which W) is stacked and stored, and a receiving groove 315 in which the one confectionery W is accommodated so as to transport the confectionery W supplied from the supply unit 110 one by one. A plurality of 310 is connected to guide the three first to third sprockets 320 , 330 , 340 , and the transport chain 300 is orbitally rotated by the rotational force of the motor, and the receiving groove 315 during orbital rotation of the transport chain 300 . ) is supplied with the confectionery (W) accommodated in the lower side and is composed of a discharge unit 600 for sequentially transferring to the automatic packaging machine side.

According to this configuration, the stick-shaped confectionery (W) is stacked and stored in the supply unit (110), and the stacked stick-shaped confectionery (W) is arranged one by one in a chain transfer method, and then delivered to the automatic packaging machine side at a continuous and uniform interval and speed. It is possible to supply and improve the individual packaging efficiency of the stick-type confectionery (W) can increase the production capacity.

By the way, in the conventional stick-type snack single supply device, when the sweets (W) are mounted in the receiving groove 315 in the supply unit 110, the opening of the receiving groove 315 in the 'U' shape should be at least facing upward. , When dropping the snack (W) on the discharge unit 600, the opening of the receiving groove 315 should face downward. Therefore, in order to drop the sweets (W) to the correct position on the discharge unit (600), the opening of the receiving groove (315) is reversed from the top to the bottom so that the sweets (W) do not separate from the receiving groove (315). The guide member 360 for guiding is installed, and the guide member 360 has a guide length set such that the opening of the receiving groove 315 is accurately directed vertically downward so that the confectionery W falls.

To this end, in the conventional transport chain 300, by arranging the discharge-side first sprocket 320 and the supply-side third sprocket 340 in the horizontal direction, the chain member 310 is maintained horizontally on the discharge unit 600, The opening part of the receiving groove 315 is directed vertically downward, and the second sprocket 330 is disposed at the triangular point between the first and third sprockets 320 and 340 and the snack (W) supplied from the supply part 110 side. After ascending toward the top of the second sprocket 330, it descends toward the first sprocket 320 on the falling side.

In the configuration of the transfer chain 300 , when the inclination angle of the second sprocket 330 with respect to the third sprocket 340 position is increased, the confectionery W placed in the receiving groove 315 in the supply unit 110 is on top of the It is possible to prevent the transfer of other confectionery overlapping, but since the angle of inclination at which the confectionery W descends from the top of the second sprocket 330 toward the first sprocket 320 increases, the receiving groove 315 even by a small vibration. There is a fear that the sweets (W) accommodated in the can easily come off.

Therefore, in the prior art, the angle of inclination of the second sprocket 330 with respect to the position of the third sprocket 340 is set as small as about 45 degrees or less, and the angle of inclination when the snack W descends from the top of the second sprocket 330. It was prevented that the sweets W were separated from the receiving groove 315 by making it gentle.

However, when the confectionery rises from the third sprocket 340 to the second sprocket 330 , if the inclination angle is made gentle, other confectionery is placed on the confectionery W placed in the receiving groove 315 from the supply unit 110 . It is easy to overlap and transport, and a separate blocking plate 410 is installed to remove the overlapping sweets, but the blocking plate 410 gives an impact to the sweets W in the process of separating the overlapped sweets W and damages them. Another problem occurred and there was an urgent need for improvement.

In addition, in the conventional transport chain 300 , the chain member 310 connected between the first sprocket 320 and the third sprocket 340 arranged in the horizontal direction sags downward due to its own weight. Since the opening of the receiving groove 315 may not be vertically downward at the cookie dropping position on the discharge unit 600 , an error may occur at the falling point.

Therefore, in order to prevent sagging of the chain member 310 connected between the first sprocket 320 and the third sprocket 340, a means for supporting the chain member 310 from bottom to top is required, but the receiving groove 315 ) is a structure that is difficult to install the support means as it is located under the chain member, so a solution is urgently needed.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and its purpose is to increase the inclination angle of the transfer chain when it is supplied with confectionery from the supply unit and rises to the top to further expand the space where confectionery can be accommodated in the receiving groove. At the same time, it is possible to prevent other confectionery from being transferred over the confectionery accommodated in the receiving groove. It is to provide a single feeder of stick-type confectionery.

Another object of the present invention is to arrange a drive-side sprocket that provides a rotational force by a motor between a discharge-side sprocket and a supply-side sprocket constituting the conveying chain, but it is possible to engage the drive-side sprocket from the bottom to the top of the conveying chain By doing this, it is possible to simply prevent the phenomenon of sagging due to the weight of the transfer chain, and by this, a single supply of stick-type confectionery that allows the confectionery to be dropped to the correct dropping point by directing the opening of the receiving groove to the vertical downward direction at the dropping position of the confectionery. to provide the device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of accommodation brackets having first and second accommodation wings bent in a U-shape to accommodate one stick-type snack, and a transport chain that orbits in a predetermined path. And, a supply-side sprocket disposed on the supply side for supplying stick-shaped snacks to the accommodation bracket to guide the transfer chain, and a delivery-side sprocket disposed on the discharge portion side for transferring the stick-type snacks falling from the accommodation bracket toward the automatic packaging machine to form a transfer chain A discharge side sprocket for guiding, and a top side sprocket disposed at a triangular point between the supply side sprocket and the discharge side sprocket and disposed above the supply side sprocket to guide the conveying chain so as to raise the stick-shaped confectionery accommodated in the accommodation bracket to the top; , a driving side sprocket that is engaged with the transport chain and receives rotational force from a motor to orbitally rotate the transport chain, and the first and second accommodating wings of the accommodating bracket are inverted from the top to the bottom in the accommodating bracket. In the single stick-type confectionery supply device having a guide member for preventing the contained confectionery from being separated, the path for the conveying chain to move from the top to the discharging part includes a discharging side sprocket and a top side sprocket so that the conveying chain remains horizontal. Arranged horizontally, the driving side sprocket is disposed between the discharge side sprocket and the supply side sprocket to engage the conveying chain from the bottom to the top, and the path of the conveying chain moving from the discharge side sprocket to the driving side sprocket is horizontal The driving side sprocket is disposed at the holding position, and the first and second receiving wings of the receiving bracket are provided with cutouts that can cross each other so as not to contact each other when the transport chain is guided to the driving side sprocket. The device has its own characteristics.

In addition, in the present invention, the path of the transfer chain moving from the supply side sprocket to the top side sprocket is characterized by a stick-type confectionery single feeding device configured to maintain an inclination angle of 70 to 80 degrees.

In addition, in the present invention, there is a feature in the stick-type confectionery single supply device in which a counter sensor is installed on the path that the transfer chain transfers from the supply side sprocket to the normal side sprocket so that the quantity of confectionery can be checked.

According to the single stick-type confectionery supply device of the present invention having the above characteristic configuration, the confectionery accommodated in the accommodating bracket can be safely transported without separation by maintaining the path of the transfer chain from the top to the discharge unit horizontally, and discharge Although the driving side sprocket is disposed between the side sprocket and the supply side sprocket, it is possible to engage the driving side sprocket from the bottom to the top of the conveying chain. In the drop position, the opening of the accommodation bracket is directed vertically downward, so that the cookie is accurately dropped on the drop point of the cookie.

In addition, according to another feature of the present invention, as the path for moving the transfer chain from the supply side sprocket to the normal side sprocket is set at an inclination angle of 70 to 80 degrees, it is possible to prevent the overlapping supply of sweets without a separate blocking plate, and to accommodate As the area that can accommodate cookies can be enlarged in the bracket, the orbital rotation speed of the transport chain can be further increased. It has the effect of further increasing it.

1 is a front view showing a conventional single stick-type snack supply device.
Figure 2 is a front view showing a stick-type snack single supply device according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a partial enlarged view of the transport chain in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing the supply in Figure 2;
Figure 5 is an enlarged view showing the state of engagement between the drive-side sprocket and the transfer chain in Figure 2;
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the receiving bracket in Figure 5;

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the single stick-type confectionery supply device of the present invention includes a supply unit 10 for storing and supplying a plurality of stick-shaped confectionery W, and one stick-shaped confectionery in the supply unit 10 ( A receiving bracket 21 for accommodating W) is provided, and a transport chain 20 for transporting the stick-shaped confectionery (W) accommodated in the accommodating bracket 21 to the discharge unit 30, and the transport chain 20 and four sprockets 41, 42, 43, and 44 for orbitally rotating the .

The supply unit 10 is provided with a frame body 12 having a space 11 for accommodating a plurality of stick-shaped confectionery (W). The space portion 11 of the frame body 12 is formed with an inclined surface 12a inclined downward in the vicinity of the transport chain 20, and is stored in the space 11 of the frame body 12. Stick-shaped confectionery (W) With respect to the limited stacking height of the accommodating section length (L) for accommodating the stick-shaped confectionery (W) in the accommodating bracket 21 of the transport chain 20 can be formed longer. In addition, at the bottom of the space 11 of the frame body 12, the stick-shaped confectionery W stored in the space 11 is driven by a motor 13 to move toward the receiving bracket 21 of the transport chain 20. A belt mechanism (14) is provided.

The discharge unit 30 is accommodated in the accommodation bracket 21 of the transfer chain 20 and when the transferred stick-shaped confectionery W is separated from the accommodation bracket 21 and falls, it is transferred to an automatic packaging machine (not shown). will make it

The transfer chain 20 includes a plurality of accommodation brackets 21 having first and second accommodation wings 21a and 21b bent in a U-shape to accommodate the stick-shaped confectionery W as shown in FIG. 3 . It is provided, and it orbitally rotates along a predetermined path to transport one stick-shaped confectionery (W) accommodated in the supply unit 10 to the discharge unit 30 to drop it.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the four sprockets for orbitally rotating the conveying chain 20 along a predetermined path are a supply side sprocket 41, a discharge side sprocket 42, a top side sprocket 43, and a driving side sprocket ( 44).

The supply-side sprocket 41 is disposed on the supply unit 10 side to accommodate the stick-shaped confectionery W in the accommodation bracket 21 of the transfer chain 20 , and the transfer chain 20 is placed in the space of the supply unit 10 . (11) You will be guided to one side.

The discharge side sprocket 42 is disposed on the discharge unit 30 side for conveying the stick-shaped confectionery (W) falling from the accommodation bracket 21 of the conveying chain 20 toward the automatic packaging machine, so as to transport the conveying chain 20 . It is guided to the discharge unit (30).

The top-side sprocket 43 is disposed at a triangular point between the supply-side sprocket 41 and the discharge-side sprocket 42, is disposed above the supply-side sprocket 41, and is accommodated in the receiving bracket 21. Stick-type confectionery (W) The transport chain 20 is guided to raise the to the top.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 , when the inclination angle θ of the path in which the transport chain 20 moves from the supply side sprocket 41 to the normal side sprocket 43 is set to be smaller than 70 degrees, for example, the transport chain 20 Since (20) rises gently, another stick-shaped confectionery (W) can be transferred in a stacked state on the stick-shaped confectionery (W) accommodated in the accommodation bracket (21), so that a separate blocking plate is installed as in the prior art. If the inclination angle (θ) is set to be greater than 80 degrees, the open portion of the accommodation bracket 21 faces in the lateral direction, so the stick-shaped confectionery W accommodated in the accommodation bracket 21 is vibration or shock generated during transport. There is a risk of deviation by

Therefore, the inclination angle θ of the path in which the transport chain 20 moves from the supply side sprocket 41 to the normal side sprocket 43 is preferably set within the range of 70 to 80 degrees, and most preferably, it is set to 75 degrees. good night. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the stick-type confectionery W from being stacked and supplied to the accommodation bracket 21 without a separate blocking plate.

In addition, a counter sensor 15 is disposed on a path in which the transfer chain 20 rises from the supply side sprocket 41 to the top side sprocket 43 , and the counter sensor 15 is fixedly installed on the frame body 12 . The counter sensor 15 can detect whether or not the stick-type confectionery (W) is accommodated in the accommodation bracket (21), and automatically counts the quantity of the stick-type confectionery (W) accommodated in the accommodation bracket (21). It performs a function of counting the supply quantity of the stick-type confectionery (W) supplied to the packaging machine.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , the path in which the transport chain 20 moves from the top, which is the position of the top-side sprocket 43 to the discharge unit 30, which is the position of the discharge-side sprocket 42, is that of the transport chain 20 . It is designed to prevent the stick-shaped confectionery (W) accommodated in the accommodation bracket (21) from being separated by vibration or impact during transport by keeping it horizontal. To this end, the position of the discharge-side sprocket 42 is arranged to be horizontal with the position of the top-side sprocket 43 .

In addition, a guide to prevent the stick-shaped confectionery (W) accommodated in the receiving bracket (21) from departing at the position where the opening of the receiving bracket (21) is reversed from the upper direction to the lower direction, that is, the discharge side sprocket (42) is disposed. It is preferable to install the member 46, and the guide member 46 has a guide length set so that the open portion of the receiving bracket 21 is accurately vertically downwardly directed to drop the stick-shaped confectionery W.

The driving side sprocket 44 is engaged with the conveying chain 20 and receives the rotational force of the motor 45 to orbitally rotate the conveying chain 20, the discharge side sprocket 42 and the supply side sprocket 41 ), but interlock in the upward direction from the bottom of the transport chain (20)

In addition, the position of the driving-side sprocket 44 is set so that the path along which the transport chain 20 moves from the discharge-side sprocket 42 to the driving-side sprocket 44 remains horizontal. Thereby, the opening of the accommodating bracket 21 is reversed from the upward direction to the downward direction so that the opening of the accommodating bracket 21 is vertically downward at the point at which the accommodated stick-shaped confectionery W is dropped.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, when the transport chain 20 is teeth-engaged with the driving side sprocket 44, the first or second receiving wings 21a, 21b of the receiving bracket 21 are adjacent to the receiving bracket ( 21) overlaps with the first or second receiving wings (21a, 21b). For this purpose, as shown in Fig. 6, the first and second receiving wings 21a and 21b of the present invention have cutouts so that when the transport chain 20 is guided to the driving side sprocket 44, they cross without contacting each other. (21c, 21d) is formed.

For example, when the first receiving wings 21a form the first receiving wings 21a on both sides and the cutout 21c is formed between the first receiving wings 21a on both sides, in response to this, the second The receiving wing 21b may form cut-out portions 21d on both sides, and the second receiving wing 21b may be formed between the cut-outs 21d on both sides, in this case the width of the first receiving wing 21a The width of the cut-out portion 21d of the second receiving wing 21b is longer than the length, and the width of the second receiving wing 21b is shorter than the cut-out 21c of the first receiving wing 21a in order to cross each other. It is possible.

The operation of the stick-type snack single supply device configured in this way will be described as follows.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a plurality of stick-shaped confectionery W is stored in the space 11 of the supply unit 10, and the belt mechanism is operated by driving the motor, the transfer chain ( As the 20) is transferred, the opening of the accommodating bracket 21 faces in the lateral direction, so that each accommodating bracket 21 can accommodate one stick-shaped snack W, and each accommodating bracket 21 as shown in FIG. ) of the first and second receiving wings (21a, 21b) can be transferred by maintaining the received state.

At this time, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the inclination angle θ of the path through which the transfer chain 20 is transferred from the supply side sprocket 41 to the normal side sprocket 43 is in the range of 70 to 80 degrees, preferably the inclination angle of 75 degrees ( θ), and this inclination angle θ is when another stick type confectionery (W) is stacked and transported on the stick type confectionery (W) accommodated in the accommodation bracket (21), the stacked stick type confectionery (W) Since it is an angle that can automatically fall downward during the transfer process, there is no need to provide a separate blocking plate for the removal of the stacked stick-shaped confectionery (W).

In addition, as the inclination angle θ of the path transferred from the supply-side sprocket 41 to the top-side sprocket 43 increases, compared to when the inclination angle θ is small, the supply unit 10 can accommodate the stick-shaped confectionery W The length of the receiving section (L) can be secured longer. As a result, even if the transport speed of the transport chain 20 is increased, it is possible to reliably accommodate the stick-shaped confectionery W in the accommodation bracket 21, so the speed of supplying the stick-shaped confectionery W to the automatic packaging machine one by one is increased. productivity can be improved.

In this way, the stick-shaped confectionery W received in the supply unit 10 is transferred to the top side sprocket 43, and in this process, the counter sensor 15 provided in the frame body 12 is attached to the receiving bracket 21 in the stick type. It is checked whether sweets are accommodated. As a result of the check, if stick-shaped confectionery (W) is accommodated, it is added to the supply quantity so that the quantity supplied to the automatic packaging machine can be grasped later. It is possible to provide a signal to the controller of the driving unit so as to temporarily stop the transfer of the transfer chain 20 while doing so.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2 , the transfer chain 20 is transferred from the normal side sprocket 43 to the discharge side sprocket 42 , and in this path, the transfer chain 20 maintains the horizontal and the receiving bracket 21 is opened. Since the part faces upward, there is no fear that the stick-shaped confectionery W accommodated in the accommodation bracket 21 is separated and dropped due to vibration or impact generated during transportation, so that it can be safely transported.

Then, while the transfer chain 20 is guided by the discharge side sprocket 42, the opening of the accommodation bracket 21 is reversed from the upper direction to the lower direction, and at this time, the stick-shaped confectionery W by the guide member 46 is While maintaining the state accommodated in the accommodation bracket 21, the open portion of the accommodation bracket 21 is accurately dropped from the position in which the stick-shaped confectionery W is vertically downward.

That is, the guide member 46 guides the opening part of the accommodating bracket 21 to prevent it from being separated in the process of inverting from the upward direction to the downward direction, and guides the opening part of the accommodating bracket 21 in a vertical downward position. Since the length is set so as to stop the ) is supplied to the automatic packaging machine by the discharge unit 30 for automatic packaging.

At this time, in the present invention, as the path of the transport chain 20 guided from the discharge-side sprocket 42 to the driving-side sprocket 44 remains horizontal, the opening of the accommodation bracket 21 is reversed from the top to the bottom. When doing so, the open portion of the receiving bracket 21 can be accurately directed vertically downward, and thus the stick-shaped confectionery W can be accurately dropped on the dropping point of the discharge unit 30 without error.

In addition, when engaging the driving side sprocket 44 from the bottom of the transport chain 20 to the top in a state where the accommodating bracket 21 is located below the transport chain 20, as shown in FIG. 5, the accommodating bracket 21 Although the first and second receiving wings 21a and 21b of the present invention overlap each other, the first and second receiving wings 21a and 21b provided in the receiving bracket 21 of the present invention are adjacent to each other as in FIG. 6 . Since the cut-out portions 21c and 21d are formed so that the first and second receiving wings 21a and 21b of (21) do not overlap each other, the receiving bracket 21 is driven even in a state located below the transport chain 20 The side sprocket 44 can be engaged with the conveying chain 20 so that the path of the conveying chain 20 transferred from the discharge side sprocket 42 to the driving side sprocket 44 becomes horizontal. At the same time that the position of 44 can be set, the conveying chain 20 deflects due to its own weight in the horizontal path conveyed from the discharge side sprocket 42 to the driving side sprocket 44 without a separate tension control mechanism. can be prevented from doing

The embodiments described so far are merely illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and within the spirit and claims of the present invention, those skilled in the art can Various changes, modifications or substitutions will be possible by this, and it should be understood that such embodiments fall within the scope of the present invention.

10: supply unit 15: counter sensor
20: transport chain 21: accommodating bracket
21a, 21b: first and second receiving wing 21c, 21d: cut-out
30: discharge part 41,42,43,44: sprocket
46: guide member W: stick-shaped confectionery
θ: angle of inclination

Claims (3)

For accommodating one stick-shaped confectionery, a plurality of accommodating brackets bent in a U-shape are provided to orbitally rotate in a predetermined path, and the transfer chain is disposed on the side of the supply unit for supplying the stick-shaped confectionery to the accommodating bracket. A supply-side sprocket for guiding, a discharge-side sprocket that is disposed on the discharge side for transferring the stick-shaped confectionery falling from the accommodation bracket toward the automatic packaging machine and guides the conveying chain, and at each point between the supply-side sprocket and the discharge-side sprocket A top side sprocket disposed above the supply side sprocket to guide the conveying chain so as to raise the stick-shaped confectionery accommodated in the receiving bracket to the top, and the conveying chain is engaged with the conveying chain and receives the rotational force of the motor to rotate the conveying chain In the single stick-type confectionery supply device having a driving side sprocket and a guide member for preventing the confectionery accommodated in the accommodating bracket from departing at a position in which the accommodating bracket is reversed from the upper direction to the lower direction,
The path along which the conveying chain moves from the top to the discharge side is horizontally arranged with the discharge side sprocket and the top side sprocket so that the conveying chain remains horizontal,
The drive-side sprocket is disposed between the discharge-side sprocket and the supply-side sprocket to engage the transfer chain from the bottom up, and the transfer chain is driven at a position where the path from the discharge-side sprocket to the driving sprocket is horizontal. Place the side sprocket,
The receiving bracket is
A pair of first accommodating wings positioned with a first cutout disposed on one side of the accommodating bracket therebetween;
Corresponding to the pair of first receiving wings, it has a second receiving wing located between a pair of second cut-outs disposed on the other side of the receiving bracket,
The width length of the second cut-out portion is longer than the width length of the first accommodation wing, and the width length of the second accommodation blade is shorter than the first cut-out portion,
When the transport chain is guided to the driving sprocket, the first and second accommodating wings of the accommodating bracket can cross each other so as not to contact each other. [Claim 2] The stick-type confectionery single feeding device according to claim 1, wherein a path in which the transfer chain moves from the supply side sprocket to the top side sprocket is maintained at an inclination angle of 70 to 80 degrees. [Claim 2] The stick-type snack single supply device according to claim 1, wherein a counter sensor is installed on the path that the transfer chain transfers from the supply-side sprocket to the top-side sprocket so as to check the supply quantity of sweets.

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