KR102498583B1 - Open box automatic packaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic box making apparatus, which comprises: a supply unit (10) waiting for a cut box (50) to be put in; a transfer unit (20) for transporting the box (50) waiting in the supply unit (10); a pressing unit (30) which descends from the top of the transported box (50) and presses the box (50); and a forming unit (40) in which the box (50) is automatically folded while being pressed by the pressing unit (30). Accordingly, there is an effect of increasing productivity by automatically folding an open box, which has an upper side open and is difficult to be automatically formed into a box so that the limiting operation can be easily performed.

Description

Open box automatic boxing device {OPEN BOX AUTOMATIC PACKAGING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to an automatic open box boxing device, and since the box boxing operation can be performed automatically, productivity improvement can be expected.

In general, most packaging boxes are manufactured by cutting corrugated cardboard, opening a perforation line and a bending line at a predetermined location, and bending it along the bending line. Among packaging boxes, an open type box with an open top has side plates bonded to each other with a hot melt adhesive. It is manufactured by

In addition, since there is a problem in that it takes time and costs to manually bend and produce the packaging box, a box maker that automatically folds the packaging box provided in a unfolded state has been proposed.

Among conventional box-making machines, a prior art proposed as a box-making machine that automatically folds the above-described open box is Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0027837, in which a setting space is formed in a space surrounded by guide rods, There is a guide part that moves the corrugated cardboard supplied for the manufacture of packing boxes to the upper part of the setting space by the conveyor belt.

And there is an adhesive supply unit and a setting unit configured to press and move the corrugated cardboard located above the setting space downward, and a fixing unit configured to press and fix the side wall of the corrugated cardboard located in the setting space by the cylinder of the setting unit, configured to be rotatable. It includes a folding portion capable of folding the rotating rod, the bracket, and the upper cover plate of corrugated cardboard.

However, in the case of an open type box, there are various types, and in the case of a specific type of box, there is a difficult problem in using a general automatic box boxer because there is a box that is difficult to automatically fold.

Registered Patent No. 10-2155709, 'Open Box Maker'

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic open box boxing device capable of increasing productivity by enabling automatic boxing.

In the present invention according to the above object, in the automatic box making device, a supply unit 10 waiting for the cut box 50 to be put in, and a transfer unit 20 for transporting the box 50 waiting in the supply unit 10 And, a pressing part 30 that descends from the top of the transported box 50 and presses the box 50, and a forming part 40 that is automatically folded while the box 50 is pressed by the pressing part 30 ), and the forming part 40 first touches the bottom surface of the box 50 in the process of pressing the box 50 by the pressing part 30, so that the wing surface 54 of the box 50 is the first The first guide 41 for folding the box 50 and the second guide 42 for folding the second time in contact with the first side wall surface 52 of the box 50 while the box 50 is lowered by the pressing part 30. ), and the third guide 43 for contacting the second side wall 53 of the box 50 and folding it thirdly while the box 50 is lowered by the pressing part 30, and the third guide 43 of the box 50. After first folding the second side wall surfaces 52 and 53 by the second and third guides 42 and 43, the second side wall surface 53 and the first side wall surface 52 are sequentially 2 The first guide ( 41) is installed the highest, the second guide 42 is installed next, the third guide 43 is installed the lowest, and the first guide 41 with the highest height is installed at each corner of the forming part 40 Is installed, and between the first guides 41 of the corners, the second guides 42 for folding the first side wall surface 52 of the box 50 are installed at positions facing each other, and the first side walls 52 are installed opposite to each other. , Between the second guides 41 and 42, it is characterized in that the third guide 43 is installed at a position facing each other so that the second side wall 53 of the box 50 is folded.

The present invention has an effect of increasing productivity by automatically folding an open box that is difficult to automatically close so that the boxing operation can be easily performed.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an automatic open box boxing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a supply unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3A to 3B are detailed configuration diagrams of a transfer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a detailed configuration diagram of a pressing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 and 6 are detailed configuration diagrams of a forming unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7a to 7f are diagrams showing a configuration in which a box is automatically folded by a pressing unit and a forming unit according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an automatic open box boxing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the open box automatic box making apparatus of the present invention, the supply unit 10 waiting to be sequentially and continuously input in a state in which the cut boxes 50 are erected vertically, and the boxes 50 waiting in the supply unit 10 are horizontally A transfer unit 20 that is transported in a lying state in the direction, a press unit 30 that descends from the top of the transported box 50 and presses the box 50, and a box 50 with the press unit 30 It is composed of a forming part 40 that automatically folds the box 50 while pressing .

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a supply unit 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the supply unit 10 of the present invention, an alignment unit 11 is configured so that the boxes 50 placed in the vertical direction can be supplied, and the boxes 50 placed in the vertical direction are sequentially and continuously arranged by the alignment unit 11. It may be composed of a guide plate 12 that supports the box 50 aligned so that it can be put in.

A plurality of boxes 50 are placed in the vertical direction and supplied to the aligning unit 11 in an aligned state, and the boxes 50 supplied to the aligning unit 11 are sequentially passed through the transfer unit 20 to the forming unit The guide plate 12 at the rear of the box 50 supports the box 50 so that it can be put into (40).

As the boxes 50 are sequentially put in, the guide plate 12 pushes the box 50 forward from the rear of the box 50 so that the aligned boxes 50 can be put in through the transfer unit 20 in sequence. let it be

3A to 3B are diagrams for explaining the operation configuration of the transfer unit 20 for transferring the box 50 supplied from the aligning unit 11 to the forming unit 40.

Looking at the configuration of the transfer unit 20, a plurality of adsorption units 21 that adsorb and fix the box 50 supplied from the alignment unit 11, and the box 50 is fixed by the adsorption unit 21 In the state, a cap shaft that rotates to transfer the box 50 to the top of the forming unit 40 in the horizontal direction, one side is connected to the suction unit 21 and the other side is connected to the camshaft 22, so that the camshaft 22 It consists of a connecting bar 23 that rotates the suction part 21 by rotation so that the box 50 is transported in the horizontal direction.

Describing the transfer configuration of the box 50 by the transfer unit 20, as shown in FIG. 3A, the box 50 supplied in the vertical direction by the supply unit 10 is adsorbed and fixed by a plurality of adsorption units 21 And, as shown in FIG. 3B, the connecting bar 23 is pulled down while the camshaft 22 rotates.

A plurality of adsorption units 21 are installed on the fixing bar 24, and the fixing bar 24 is installed to be linked to the connecting bar 23 so as to be able to operate a link, so that the connecting bar 23 is pulled downward while the adsorbing unit 21 ) is pulled down by the fixed bar 24 installed.

At this time, the hinge shaft 28 is installed at the lower end of the fixing bar 24 and rotates, and the rotation bar 26 is installed at the upper end by the link shaft 25, and the end of the rotation bar 26 is again When the hinge shaft 27 is installed and the connecting bar 23 pulls the fixed bar 24 downward, the fixed bar 24 rotates based on the hinge shaft 28.

As the fixed bar 24 rotates, the rotating bar 26 connected by the link shaft 25 rotates downward about the hinge shaft 27, and the box 50 fixed to the suction unit 21 is in standby It is rotated by 90° from the vertical direction being transferred to the horizontal direction and placed on top of the forming unit 40.

The adsorption unit 21, which transfers the box 50 to the forming unit 40, rotates in the vertical direction while the camshaft 22 rotates again, so that the box 50 waiting in the supply unit 10 is adsorbed and fixed. do.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the pressing unit 30 for automatically folding the box 50 by the forming unit 40 by pressing the box 50 transferred to the top of the forming unit 40 from the top. it is a drawing

Upper and lower cylinder cylinders 31 are installed at the top of the presser 30, and a presser plate 32 that moves up and down by the upper and lower cylinders 31 is configured.

The pressing plate 32 presses the bottom surface 51 of the box 50 that is cut and supplied, and presses the box 50 in a horizontal state from the top so that the box 50 is automatically accommodated in the forming unit 40. make it folded

5 and 6 are views explaining the configuration of the forming unit 40 of the present invention in detail.

In the forming part 40 of the present invention, the box 50 placed on top is pressed to the forming part 40 by the pressing part 30, and the box 50 is automatically folded by the forming part 40. will be.

A detailed configuration of the forming unit 40 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 .

The forming part 40 of the present invention first touches the bottom surface of the box 50 in the process of pressing the box 50 by the pressing part 30 so that the wing surface 54 of the box 50 is folded. While the guide 41 and the box 50 continue to descend by the pressing part 30, the second guide 42 for contacting the first side wall 52 of the box 50 so that it is folded inward, and the box ( 50) continues to descend by the pressing part 30, and the third guide 43 contacts the second side wall surface 53 of the box 50 so that it is folded inward, and the first and second parts of the box 50 After the side wall surfaces 52 and 53 are primarily folded by the second and third guides 42 and 43, the second side wall surface 53 and the first side wall surface 52 are sequentially folded secondly into the box ( 50) is composed of a folding plate 44 that allows it to be fully folded.

Upper portions of the first, second, and third guides 41, 42, and 43 have rounded surfaces inwardly, and the box 50 descending by the pressing part 30 naturally moves inward along the rounded surfaces. It is guided to be folded into .

Looking at the detailed configuration, a plurality of first, second, and third guides 41, 42, and 43 are installed in the same square shape as the box 50 as a whole, and the first, highest height at each corner. A guide 41 is installed so that the wing surface 54 of the box 50 is first folded.

A second guide 42 is installed between the first guide 41 at the corner so that the first side wall 52 of the box 50 is folded, and the first guide 41 and the second guide 42 are They are equally installed in opposite positions.

A height lower than that of the first and second guides 41 and 42 is installed between the opposing first and second guides 41 and 42 so that the second side wall 53 of the box 50 is folded. Third guides 43 are installed, respectively, and positioned opposite to each other.

That is, in the rectangular forming part 40, the first and second guides 41 and 42 are installed facing each other, and the third guide 43 is installed facing each other, and the wing surface 54, The first guide 41 is installed highest, the second guide 42 is installed next, and the third guide 43 is installed so that the first side wall surface 52 and the second side wall surface 53 are sequentially folded. It can be installed as low as possible.

In addition, the left and right installation widths of the first, second, and third guides 41, 42, and 43 can be adjusted according to the size of the box 50 supplied by manipulating the spacing adjusting unit 46 installed on one side. It is desirable to have

The forming part 40 has first and second side wall surfaces 52 and 53 in a state in which the box 50 is primarily folded by the first, second, and third guides 41, 42, and 43. is folded secondly so that the box folding is completed, and the box 50 is pressed by the pressing part 30 so that it is first folded, and then the first, second, and third guides ( As the folding plate 44 installed between each of the 41, 42, and 43 rotates inwardly, the first and second side walls 52, 53 are folded inward.

As an embodiment, a folding rotation shaft 45 for rotating the folding plate 44 may be installed between the first and second guides 41 and 42 and between the third guide 43, and the folding rotation shaft ( 45) in a state where the folding plate 44 is fixedly installed, the folding rotary shaft 45 rotates 180° inwardly where the box 50 is located, so that the first and second side walls 52 and 53 are completely folded. The folding of the box 50 is completed.

The folding plate 44 may be composed of first and second folding plates 44a and 44b, the first folding plate 44a is installed between the third guides 43, and the first and second folding plates 44a are installed. A second folding plate 44b is installed between the guides 41 and 42.

When the box 50 is folded secondly, the first folding plate 44a is rotated inside the box by the folding rotation shaft 45 and the second side wall 53 is folded first, and the second side wall 53 is first folded. When folded, the reinforcing surface 55 is folded inside the box.

After the second side wall 53 is folded by the first folding plate 44a, the second folding plate 44b rotates inside the box 50 to fold the first side wall 52.

That is, box folding is completed by sequentially rotating the first and second folding plates 44a and 44b so that the second side surface 53 and the first side wall surface 52 of the box 50 are sequentially folded. .

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7A to 7F are diagrams illustrating a configuration in which the box 50 is automatically folded by the pressing unit 30 and the forming unit 40 step by step.

7a shows that the box 50 transferred by the conveying unit 20 is located above the forming unit 40, and the pressing unit 30 presses the box 50 while descending so that the box 50 moves to the forming unit 40. ), it is folded as it is accepted.

As shown in FIG. 7B, when the pressing part 30 descends and presses the bottom surface 51 of the box 50, the wing surface 54 of the box 50 comes into contact with the first guide 41, which is as high as possible. It is first folded inward along the round surface.

As shown in FIG. 7C, when the pressing part 30 continues to descend and presses the box 50 further, the second and third guides 42, 43 in a state where the wing surface 54 is first folded by the first guide 41 While the first and second side walls 52 and 53 of the box 50 come into contact with the box 50, it is folded inward by the round surface.

When the second side wall surface 53 is folded after the first side wall surface 52 is completely folded, the folded wing surface 54 is not located in the box 50, and the second side wall surface 53 is first In the case of folding, the wing surface 54, which is not completely folded, is unfolded, preventing the first side wall surface 52 from being folded, resulting in an increase in defective products.

Therefore, the first and second side walls 52 and 53 are folded with a time difference by the second guide 42 and the third guide 43 so that the wing surface 54 is located inside the box 50 and The folding of the first and second side walls 52 and 53 is not hindered.
That is, after the first side wall surface 52 is folded secondly after the wing surface 54 is folded by the second guide 42, the second side wall surface 53 is folded thirdly by the third guide 43. do.

In the state in which the first and second side walls 52 and 53 are primarily folded by the second and third guides 42 and 43 in FIG. 7C, the box 50 is removed by the pressing part 30 as shown in FIG. 7D. ) Pressed further, the reinforcing surfaces 55 formed on both sides of the second side wall surface 53 are sandwiched between the first guide 41 and the third guide 43, which are corners of the forming part 40, in an outward direction. will be folded

As the reinforcing surface 55 is a part that is folded inside the box 50 upon completion of folding of the box 50, the first guide 41 and the third guide ( It is desirable to determine the installation location of 43).

That is, a gap is formed between the first guide 41 and the third guide 43, and the reinforcing surface 55 of the second side wall surface 53 is folded and inserted between the gaps.

Looking at this, while the second side wall surface 53 is folded inward by the third guide 43, the reinforcing surfaces 55 formed on both sides of the second side wall surface 53 are folded by the first guide 41. When the pressing part 30 continuously presses the box 50 in that state, the first guide 41 and the third guide 41 and the third guide 41 remain in a state where the reinforcing surface 55 is folded outward. It is in a state of being caught between the guides 43.

In a state where the first and second side walls 52 and 53 are primarily folded by the second and third guides 42 and 43, the pressing part 30 rises and separates from the forming part 40. , In this state, as shown in FIG. 7E, the folding plate 44 installed between the third guides 43 rotates inward along with the rotation of the folding rotation shaft 45, and the second side wall 53 is secondarily the box 50. ) is folded inward.

After folding the second side wall surface 53, the folding plate 44 installed between the first and second guides 41 and 42 rotates inward along with the rotation of the folding rotation shaft 45 as shown in FIG. The first side wall 52 is secondarily folded inside the box 50 to complete the box 50 folding.

At this time, the second side wall surface 53 must be folded first and then the first side wall surface 52 must be folded first so that the reinforcing surfaces 55 on both sides of the second side wall surface 53 are folded inside the box 50 together with the wings. While being overlapped, the box 50 firmly maintains its shape.

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims and their equivalents.

(10)--supplying part (11)--sorting part
(12)--guide plate
(20)-Transfer part (21)-Adsorption part
(22) -- Camshaft (23) -- Connecting bar
(24)- Fixed bar (25)- Link shaft
(26)- rotation bar (27) (28)- hinge shaft
(30)-Pressing part (31)-Upper cylinder cylinder
(32)--pressing plate
(40)--forming part (41)--first guide
(42)-- 2nd guide (43)-- 3rd guide
(44) - folding plate
(44a)--first folding plate (44b)--second folding plate
(45)-folding rotary shaft (46)-gap adjustment unit
(50)--Box (51)--Bottom
(52)--first side wall surface (53)--second side wall surface
(54)-wing surface (55)-reinforcement surface

Claims (7)

In the automatic containment device,
A supply unit 10 waiting for the cut box 50 to be put in;
A transfer unit 20 for transporting the box 50 waiting in the supply unit 10;
A pressing unit 30 that descends from the top of the transported box 50 and presses the box 50,
It consists of a forming part 40 that is automatically folded while the box 50 is pressed by the pressing part 30,
The forming part 40 first touches the bottom surface of the box 50 in the process of pressing the box 50 by the pressing part 30 so that the wing surface 54 of the box 50 is first folded. 1 guide 41 and the second guide 42 for contacting the first side wall surface 52 of the box 50 so that the box 50 is lowered by the pressing part 30 and folded secondly, and the box ( 50) is lowered by the pressing part 30, and the third guide 43 so that the second side wall surface 53 of the box 50 touches and is folded thirdly, and the first and second sides of the box 50 After primarily folding the wall surfaces 52 and 53 by the second and third guides 42 and 43, the second side wall surface 53 and the first side wall surface 52 are sequentially folded secondarily to form a box 50 ) is composed of a folding plate 44 that allows it to be completely folded,
The first guide 41 is installed highest, and the second guide 42 is installed next high so that the wing surface 54, the first side wall surface 52, and the second side wall surface 53 are sequentially folded. 3 The guide (43) is installed at the lowest,
A first guide 41 having the highest height is installed at each corner of the forming part 40, and a first guide 41 of the corner has a first side wall 52 of the box 50 folded between the first guides 41. The second guide 42 is installed at a position facing each other, and the third guide folds the second side wall 53 of the box 50 between the first and second guides 41 and 42 installed opposite to each other. (43) is an open box automatic boxing device, characterized in that installed at opposite positions.
According to claim 1,
The supply unit 10,
An arranging unit 11 is configured so that the boxes 50 placed in the vertical direction can be supplied, and the boxes 50 placed in the vertical direction by the aligning unit 11 are arranged so that they can be sequentially and continuously input. An automatic open box boxing device, characterized in that composed of a guide plate (12) supporting (50).
According to claim 1,
The transfer unit 20,
A plurality of adsorption units 21 for adsorbing and fixing the box 50 supplied from the alignment unit 11, and in a state where the box 50 is fixed by the adsorption unit 21, the box 50 is moved in the horizontal direction. A camshaft 22 that rotates to transfer to the upper portion of the forming unit 40, one side is connected to the suction portion 21 and the other side is connected to the camshaft 22, and the suction portion 21 is installed by the rotation of the camshaft 22 ) is rotated so that the box 50 is transported in a horizontal direction, characterized in that composed of a connecting bar 23.
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An automatic open box boxing device characterized in that round surfaces are formed on the upper portions of the first, second, and third guides 41, 42, and 43.
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The folding plate 44 is
A first folding plate 44a for folding the second side wall surface 53 of the box 50;
An open box automatic boxing device characterized in that it is composed of a second folding plate (44b) for folding the first side wall (52) after folding the second side wall (53).

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