KR20010103370A - a device for fixing automatically a lid onto its container - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, the containers and lids, which are separately molded separately, are continuously and automatically combined by a mechanical device without relying on manual labor, thereby greatly improving productivity, reducing workforce and time, and reducing production costs. The automatic coupling device of the container and the lid.

The configuration is that the entry portion 11 into which the vessels enter is provided with a gas 10 provided in front of the entry portion, which is installed above the entry portion and lowers the caps vertically so as to place on each open top of the vessels in the entry portion. The carrier 40 and the first binder 50 which combines the first corner portions of the lids by pressing only the four corners of the lids when the containers placed on the upper end of the entry portion are moved, and the lid at the entry portion The second binder 60 pressurizes when the loaded containers are moved, and the container which does not pass directly below the sticking device 70 of the stickers among the containers moved from the second binder. It is provided with a mover 80 for moving so as to pass through directly below the attachment.

Description

A device for fixing automatically a lid onto its container}

The present invention relates to an automatic coupling device of the container and the lid, and more particularly, to a coupling device that automatically combines them continuously before shipping the packaged container and the lid, respectively, formed of synthetic resin by a separate molding machine.

In general, when shipping a kimchi container or a side dish container formed of a synthetic resin, the containers and lids each formed by a separate molding machine are combined one by one and then packaged and shipped.

However, in the related art, since the work of coupling the lid to the open top of the container depends on artificial manual work, there is a problem that the productivity is lowered and the waste of manpower and time is increased, as well as the production cost is increased.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coupling device in which the productivity is greatly improved.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a coupling device that prevents waste of manpower and greatly reduces production costs.

The above objects of the present invention are achieved by providing a coupling device for automatically coupling a separately formed container and a lid by a mechanical device during the transfer process, the device horizontally forming the containers formed by the container molding machine A conveyer for conveying, a conveyer for placing the lids formed by a lid molding machine on the opened upper portion of the conveyed container, a first combiner for pressing the four corners of the lid placed on the container and joining the four corners first, 4 It is provided with a second coupler for pressing the entire portion of the edge-coupled lid to fully bond, and an attachment for attaching a sticker on the upper surface of the lid.

According to the coupling device of the present invention, the transfer of the separately formed container and the lid are combined and then all the process of attaching a sticker on the upper surface of the lid is automatically performed continuously, thereby the workforce and Time is greatly reduced, productivity is greatly improved, and production costs are greatly reduced.

1 is a schematic side view of a coupling device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2a is an excerpt perspective view of the transporter of the coupling device according to the embodiment,

2b to c is a side view showing the operating state of the conveyer,

Figure 3a to b is a perspective view showing an operating state of the first binder of the coupling device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4A to 4B are side views showing an operating state of the first binder;

5a to b is an excerpt perspective view showing an operating state of the second binder of the coupling device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

6A to 6B are side views showing an operating state of the second binder;

Figure 7a to b is a perspective view showing an operating state of the mobile unit of the coupling device according to an embodiment of the present invention,

8A to C are side views showing the operating state of the mover.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: gas, 11: entry part,

40: carrier, 41: substrate,

42: air inhaler, 43: the first cylinder,

44: the second cylinder, 50: the first binder,

51: large plate, 52: pressing piece,

60: second binder, 61: large plate,

62: pressure plate, 70: attaching machine,

80: mover 82: stopper,

83: moving flight.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a schematic side view showing a coupling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, 10 is a gas, in front of the gas conveys the vessels 20 formed by a container molding machine to the front side of the gas Conveyor for laying is laid, the conveyor for supplying the caps 30 formed by the cap forming machine to the upper side of the upper portion is laid.

The container molding machine and the lid molding machine, usually each of the four to about 20 containers 20 and the lid 30 at the same time, thereby forming a conveyor for conveying the container and four conveyors for the lid each It will feed and feed simultaneously.

At this time, the containers to be transported are aligned and transported so as to maintain a predetermined interval in two rows of two with the open upper portion upward, and the lids are supplied in the same manner as the arrangement of the containers.

In the front of the gas, there is provided an entry portion 11 into which the vessel 20 and the lid 30 respectively enter two by side. First and second stoppers 12 and 12 'are installed vertically by the respective cylinders in the front and rear lower portions of the entry portion.

The second stopper is lifted before the first two containers 20, which are horizontally conveyed by the conveyor, enter the entry portion 11, and when the container enters, the second stopper stops its movement for a predetermined time. Keep it in place.

The first stopper is lifted when the container enters the entrance 11 and stops the subsequent container from entering while the container stays at this entrance.

And the rotary roller is condensed at the front end side of the entry part 11 and the rear end side of the base 10, and several rollers 13, which are wire-shaped, are hooked in parallel so as to maintain a constant interval on these rollers (Fig. 3). , 5, 7).

As a result, the conveying belt 13 is installed to rotate horizontally across the gas 10 and at the same time the front end thereof comes close to the rear end of the conveyor for conveying the vessel 20. Thus, the vessel being conveyed by the conveyor They are moved to the conveying belt and can pass through the gas.

Therefore, when the first two containers of the containers 20 horizontally conveyed by the conveyor are moved side by side onto the conveying belt 13, the conveying belt enters the entry part 11 by the conveying belt. Since the second stopper 12 'is raised between the conveyance belts, the containers 20 entered are stopped by the second stopper and remain in the entry portion, and at the same time, the first stopper 12 passes between the conveyance belts. Ascended to block entry of the following vessels.

On the other hand, the rotary rollers are also condensed on the upper and rear ends of the base 10, and the transfer belts 14 in the form of wires are hanged on the rollers so as to maintain a constant interval.

Thus, when the caps 30 drawn out of the lid molding machine are fed to the rear of the conveying belt 14 by the conveyor, they are horizontally conveyed to the upper front of the base 10 by the conveying belt.

Then, the third stopper 15 is installed immediately after the rotary roller on the front end side, and the fourth stopper 15 'is installed vertically up and down between the conveying belts 14 by the respective cylinders behind the stopper.

The third stopper is raised before the first two lids of the lids 30 conveyed forward by the transfer belt 14 reach the tip side of the transfer belt, and these two lids reach This stops the movement so that it stays in place for a certain time.

The fourth stopper is lifted when the first two lids are stopped by the third stopper 15 and stops the lids behind it from entering while the leading lids stay.

In addition, the two top caps 30 which are stopped in front of the conveyance belt 14 by the third stopper 15 are lifted up and then vertically lowered to stop the entry part 11 above the front surface of the gas. A carrier 40 is placed on each of the open tops of the two containers 20.

The carrier has a substrate 41, a first cylinder 43 for horizontally advancing the substrate horizontally, a second cylinder 44 mounted vertically to the substrate, and the second cylinder as shown in FIG. 2A. It is provided with a plurality of air inhalers 42 are installed at the bottom of the rod.

And, each upper end of the air intake is connected to a conventional air pump by a hose, each lower end is coupled to the suction port 421 made of an elastic material such as rubber.

According to the above-mentioned conveyer, if the two lids 30 are stopped in front of the conveyance belt 14, the first cylinder 43 reversely drives the substrate 41 to retreat to return the air intake 42. Place them on the upper side of the lid and stop, and then the second cylinder (44) is driven forward to lower the air intakes (42) so that the lower suction holes (421) are in close contact with the upper surfaces of the lids. Since the air inhalers suck air by the operation of an air pump (not shown), the lids are respectively adsorbed to the adsorption port by the suction force.

In this case, since the second cylinder 44 reversely drives this time to raise the air intakes 42 and stops, the two lids 30 adsorbed to these intakes are lifted from the conveying belt 14.

In this operation, when the head lids are lifted up, the fourth stopper 15 'is lowered, so that two lids behind them are moved forward and stopped by the third stopper 15 to wait for the next transportation. At the same time, the fourth stopper is raised to block the movement of the rear caps.

Next, the second cylinder is driven forward and lowers the air inhaler and stops when the two lids 30 adsorbed thereto reach the open upper ends of the two vessels 20 in the entry portion 11. Since the suction force is dissipated when the operation of the air pump stops, the air inhalers 42 release the caps, and these caps are respectively placed on top of the corresponding container.

Thereafter, the second cylinder 44 is driven back to raise the air inhalers 42 to their original positions, thereby moving the two lids 30 horizontally and vertically once and placing them on top of the two containers 20. Is complete.

In this case, since the first and second stoppers 12 and 12 'are lowered, the vessels 20 on which the lids 30 are placed are moved from the entry portion 11 to the next process side, and two rear vessels enter from the conveyor. Since the first and second stoppers are raised again, the containers entered are stopped at the entrance and stand by, and the containers behind them are blocked from entering.

On the other hand, immediately after the entrance portion 11 of the base 10, when the containers 20 are placed with the lids 30 on the upper portion at the entrance portion is moved together, the four corners of the lids by pressing the four corners Is provided with a first binder (50) for first coupling.

The first binder is provided with a base plate 51 which is lifted from the lower side of the conveying belt 13 by the cylinder 511 to the upper side, and the pressing pieces 52 which are lifted from the upper side to the lower side by the cylinder 521. do.

When the base plate is lowered, its upper surface is positioned below the upper portion of the conveying belt 13, and when raised, its upper surface is positioned above the upper portion of the conveying belt.

To this end, recessed grooves 512 are vertically formed in the upper surface of the base plate in accordance with the gap of the transfer belts in the form of wires, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3B. These recessed grooves have an upper surface along the rotational direction of the transfer belt. It is formed transversely, the depth is greater than the interval at which the base is raised, the width is larger than the diameter of the conveyance belt.

Therefore, even when the base plate 51 is raised and the transfer belts 13 are inserted into the corresponding recesses 512, the transfer belts can be continuously rotated, and at the same time, the transfer belts are moved to the first binder to be positioned above the base plate. Two containers 20 each having a lid 30 mounted on an open top are simultaneously lifted from the transfer belt.

The stopper 53 is vertically elevated between the transfer belts 13 by the cylinder 531 adjacent to the rear end of the base plate 51, and the lid 30 is placed on the first binder. ) Is moved when it is moved, so that the base raises them from their position.

The pressing piece is mounted on the substrate 53 side by side with a pair of four pairs so that the four edges of the two lids 30 can be simultaneously pressed up and down by the cylinder 521, when the base plate is raised. By pressing down each of the four corners of the lids lowered and placed on the containers 20 as shown in Figure 4b, the first four corners are first combined.

Doing so, even if the four corners of the container 20 and the lid 30 placed on the top of each other do not exactly match each other, when pressing the entire portion at the same time not to be combined, as well as to prevent the deviation from each other to prevent this It is for.

By the way, since the lid 30 is softly molded, the four corners are not placed exactly on each other, and even if there is a misalignment, the first part of the cap is pressed by pressing the corners first. The four corners are pressed first because they fit together smoothly.

In this way, when the four corners of the two vessel 20 and the lid 30 is completed, the cylinders 511 and 521 are driven back to lower and raise the base 51 and the pressing piece 52 to their original positions. Give and stop.

In this case, the bottoms of the containers 20 are placed on the conveying belt 13 again, and since the stoppers 53 are lowered, the containers are moved from the first binder 50 to the next process side by the conveying belt. .

Immediately after the first binder 50 of the base 10, the two containers 20 and the lids 30 having four corners coupled to each other in the first binder are pressurized when they are moved. The second binder 60 is installed to completely combine the whole part.

The second binder includes a base plate 61 vertically lifted by the cylinder 611 as shown in Figs. 5A to 5B, and a pressure plate 62 provided on the upper side facing the base plate.

When the base plate is lowered, its upper surface is positioned below the upper portion of the conveying belt 13, and when raised, its upper surface is positioned above the upper portion of the conveying belt.

To this end, recessed grooves 612 are vertically formed in the upper surface of the base plate in accordance with the gap of the transfer belts in the form of wires, and these recessed grooves are formed to cross the upper surface along the rotational direction of the transfer belt, and the depth Is greater than the interval at which the base is raised, and the width thereof is larger than the diameter of the conveyance belt.

Therefore, even when the base plate 61 is raised and the conveying belts 13 are inserted into the corresponding recesses 612, the conveying belts can be continuously rotated, and at the same time, the conveying belts are moved to the second binder to be positioned above the base plate. The two lids 30 and the vessels 20, in which the four corners are coupled to each other, are lifted simultaneously from the transfer belt.

The stopper 63 is vertically lifted between the transfer belts 13 by the cylinder 631 in the second binder, adjacent to the rear end of the base plate 61, and the four edges are coupled to the lid 30. As the vessels 20 are moved when they are moved, the base plate causes them to be raised in position.

Accordingly, when the base plate 61 is raised by the regular driving of the cylinder 611, the two vessels 20 which are stopped on the conveying belt 13 are raised together with the base plate, so that four corners are coupled to each upper end. Lids 30 are pressed against the bottom of the pressure plate 62 is installed on the upper side is pressed all the parts, the lid and the container is fully coupled by the secondary bonding process.

When this operation is completed, the cylinder 611 is reverse driven to lower the base plate 61 to its original position. In this case, since the stopper 63 is lowered, the containers 20 to which the lid 30 is completely coupled are rotated. It is placed on the conveyance belt 13 again and is moved from the second binder 60 to the next process side.

In addition, both sides of the base 10 are provided with an attaching machine 70 for automatically attaching stickers printed with a company name, a guidance letter, or a handling method to the upper surface of each lid 30.

Therefore, when the container 20 and the lid 30 which are completely coupled to each other pass directly under the attachments, the stickers are automatically attached to the upper surface of the lid, respectively. Since the device is only one embodiment of the present invention, its structure and operating state will not be described in detail.

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, the container 20 and the lid 30 are simultaneously transported and supplied two by two, but the combination is not limited thereto. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is also possible to combine, in this case, of course belongs to the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the stickers are attached to each of the two lids 30 at the same time, but since the applicator 70 attaching the stickers is relatively expensive, only one rear end of the base 10 is installed to be attached one by one. You may also do it.

Of course, in this case, when the two vessels 20 with the lid 30 fully engaged come out side by side from the second binder 60 and pass through the position of one applicator 70 as it is, it passes directly below this attacher. Since the sticker is attached only to one lid, the device is required to move the container that does not pass directly below the attachment of the container to pass directly below.

To this end, a mover for moving the vessel 20 which does not pass directly below the attaching machine 70 to the rear of the second binder 60 of the base 10 so as to pass through directly below the attaching machine ( 80) is installed.

As shown in FIGS. 7A to 7B, the mover includes a base plate 81 which is lifted from the lower side of the conveying belt 13 by the cylinder 811, a stopper 82 fixedly mounted on the rear end left side of the base plate, and the base plate. It is installed on the upper side of the horizontal movement from the left to the right by the cylinder 831 is provided with a moving piece 83 for moving the container 20 on the left to the right.

When the stopper is lowered together with the base plate 81 as in FIG. 8A, the upper end thereof is positioned below the upper side of the conveying belt 13, and when the stopper is raised, the upper part thereof is transferred as shown in FIGS. 8B to C. It is located above the upper part of the belt, but the upper surface is located below the upper part of the conveying belt even when the base plate is raised.

Accordingly, the stripper has recessed grooves 821 vertically formed in an upper portion thereof in accordance with a gap between the conveying belts in the form of a wire, and the recessed grooves have a depth greater than an interval at which the base is raised and the width thereof is increased. Since the diameter of the conveying belt is larger than that of the conveying belt, the stopper is raised so that the conveying belts can be continuously rotated even when the conveying belts 13 are located in the recessed grooves 821.

When the stopper is raised together with the base plate 81, as shown in FIG. 8B, each of the caps 30 is completely engaged in the second binder 60, and then the two of the containers 20 are moved side by side. The lower end of the container on the left side that does not pass directly below 70 stops, and the moving piece 83 is located outside the left end of the left container.

Since the conveyance belt continues to rotate even in such a state, while the container on the left side is stopped, the container on the right side is moved as it passes through directly under the applicator 70. Is moved to.

When the container on the right side passes through the position of the mover 80 as described above, the cylinder 831 is reverse driven and pulls the moving piece 83 to the right as shown in FIG. 8C. The container on the left side is moved to the right side on the transfer belt (13).

In this case, since the left side container moved from the left side to the right side is disengaged from the stopper 82, it is moved by the conveying belt 13 which is rotated continuously and passes directly below the attaching machine 70, so that the sticker on the lid Is attached.

And the moving piece 83 which moved the left side container to the right side is moved back to the left side which is the original position as shown in FIG. 8A by the regular drive of the cylinder 831, and is stopped, the next container from the 2nd binder 60 is carried out. As they are moved, they wait for the operation to move the container on the left side to the right side.

By attaching the mover between the second binder 60 and the attaching device 70 to perform such an operation, only one expensive sticker attaching machine may be installed compared to the moving device.

According to the coupling device of the container and the lid according to the embodiment of the present invention, by separately combining the container and the lid separately formed by a mechanical device without relying on artificial manual work, the productivity is greatly improved, as well as The labor force and time are greatly reduced, and the production cost is greatly reduced.

Claims (8)

A gas (10) provided at the front with an entry portion (11) into which containers formed by the container molding machine enter; A transporter 40 installed above the entry part 11 of the gas and vertically lowering the lids formed by the lid molding machine to place on each open upper end of the containers entering the entry part; The container and the lid of the lid characterized in that it is provided with a second binder (60) to press the container when the lid is placed on the upper end opened from the gas inlet (11) to fully press the lid to the container Automatic coupling device. 2. The carrier 40 according to claim 1, wherein the carrier 40 includes a substrate 41, a first cylinder 43 for horizontally advancing the substrate horizontally, a second cylinder 44 mounted perpendicularly to the substrate, The automatic coupling device of the container and the lid, characterized in that it is provided with a plurality of air adsorbers (42) attached to the lower end of the rod of the cylinder by the suction force of the air. According to claim 1, the second binder (60) is a base plate 61 for lifting the vertically when the containers on which the lids are placed, and is placed on the upper side facing the base plate and when the container is raised at the top Automatic coupling device of the container and the lid, characterized in that it is provided with a pressure plate 62 to be pressed down and fully coupled. According to claim 1, wherein when the container with the lid on the upper portion is moved between the entrance portion 11 and the second binder 60 of the gas 10, only the four corners of the lid is pressed Automatic coupling device of the container and the lid, characterized in that provided with a first binder (50) for bonding the four corners first. According to claim 3, The first binder 50 is a base plate 51 which is elevated from the lower side to the upper side, and the four is mounted on the substrate as a pair so as to press the four corners of the lid at the same time to be lifted from the upper side to the lower side at the same time And a pressing piece (52) for pressing the four corners of the lids which are lowered and placed on the containers when the base plate is raised. According to claim 1, Applicator 70 which is installed at the rear end of the base 10 and automatically attaches a sticker printed on the name of the manufacturer, instructions or handling, etc. on the upper surface of each lid coupled to the top of the container Automatic coupling device of the container and the lid, characterized in that it is provided with. According to claim 1, Applicator 70 is installed on one side of the rear end of the body 10 and automatically attaches the sticker printed on the top of the container with a sticker printed with the manufacturer's name, guidance or handling method, etc. And a container which is installed between the applicator and the second binder 60 and which does not pass directly below the applicator 70 among the containers moved after the lid is fully coupled in the second binder. Automatic coupling device of the container and the lid, characterized in that it comprises a mover (80) for moving so that it can pass directly down. The stopper (82) according to claim 6, wherein the mover (80) is lifted when the container which does not pass directly below the attaching device (70) is moved to stop the movement thereof, and the movement is stopped by the stopper. Automatic coupling device of the container and the lid, characterized in that it comprises a moving piece (83) for moving the container to a position that can pass directly below the attachment (70).