KR20130014015A - Method and apparatus for filling goods to be packaged - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for charging packed goods are provided to easily, accurately, and stably charge multiple packed goods to a container in a laterally piled state. CONSTITUTION: A method for charging packed goods is as follows. The packed goods are received in a lifting hopper(16). A first support member positioning in the lifting hopper at an initial support position gradually moves down when the packed goods are received. Multiple goods are piled up on the first support member in the lifting hopper by turns. After the predetermined number of the packed goods is received in the lifting hopper, the multiple packed goods on the first support member are supported by a second support member instead of the first support member. The lifting hopper and the second support member move down to the bottom of packing containers.

Description

Method and apparatus for filling a package {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING GOODS TO BE PACKAGED}

The present invention provides a package-filling method and apparatus for stacking rod-shaped packages, which are sequentially supplied in a side-facing position, as they are, and filling them in a container such as an outer bag, for example. It is about. More specifically, the present invention relates to a filling method and an apparatus for filling a container such that the rod-shaped package is stacked laterally in a container arranged with the insertion port upward.

When packing a rod-shaped package, for example, a stick-shaped packaging bag (hereinafter simply referred to as a "stick bag") filled with a powder and filled in a plurality of batches in an outer container such as a bag, As described in 5-17093, it is common to fill a plurality of stick bags in a vertically standing position, and the filling operation is relatively easy.

However, depending on the packaging form, it may be necessary to fill a plurality of stick bags in the outer container in a side-by-side manner. As a technique for filling a plurality of rod-shaped packages in a container in a side facing direction, for example, those disclosed in JP-A-5-36805 or JP-A-2006-335460 are known. All have the following problems. That is, (1) Even if a large number of rod-shaped objects are accumulated before filling, for example, since the filling into the last container performs all of the many rod-shaped articles at the same time and using free fall, the accumulation state is disturbed according to the filling. This occurs and a large number of rod-like objects overlap in an uneven acid shape in the container, which impairs the state of filling, ie the appearance as a packaged product. (2) In addition, the postures of several rod-shaped objects are distorted during the fall thereof, and become oblique or standing postures when filled in the container, which not only impairs the appearance of the filled state, but sometimes the end of the rod-shaped container It protrudes from the opening part of, and it interrupts the sealing of the container performed in a subsequent process. (3) In addition, when the size of the container, i.e., the opening area is relatively small, and there is little dimensional margin between the filled rod-shaped object, the end of the rod-shaped object hangs at the opening edge of the container during the dropping, resulting in poor filling. There is a case.

Japanese Patent Publication Hei 5-17093 Japanese Utility Model Registration Publication Hei 5-36805 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-335460

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is easily, surely and stable in a state where a plurality of rod-shaped packages are sequentially stacked in a side facing posture in a packaging container arranged with an insertion opening upward. Provided is a method and apparatus for filling a package that can be charged with.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following packing material packing method. That is, the method is a method of filling a plurality of rod-shaped packages in a packaging container arranged with the insertion opening upward, and accommodates the packages to be sequentially supplied in a side-facing position in a lifting hopper located at an elevated position, In addition, the first support member located at the initial support position in the lifting hopper is gradually lowered as the package is received, and stacked in the order of receiving the plurality of packages on the first support member in the lifting hopper. Then, after receiving a predetermined number of packages in the lifting hopper, the plurality of packages on the first supporting member are supported in place of the first supporting member with the second supporting member positioned at the supporting position under the lifting hopper as it is. The first supporting member is then retracted to the retracted position. Subsequently, the lifting hopper and the second supporting member are lowered to the lowering end position and inserted near the bottom in the packaging container, the second supporting member is moved to the package release position, and the plurality of packages in the lifting hopper are stacked. Fill into the packaging container. Then, the elevating hopper and the second supporting member are raised to the rising end position, the second supporting member is positioned at the supporting position, and the first supporting member is positioned at the initial supporting position.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a package filling apparatus having the following configuration. That is, the filling device is a package filling device for filling a plurality of rod-shaped packages in a side-facing position in a packaging container arranged with an insertion opening upward, and having a receiving portion extending up and down to accommodate the packaged object and being raised. A first support member that is movable between an elevating hopper capable of elevating between the end position and the lower end position, a support position capable of lifting and supporting the packaged object in the accommodation portion of the elevating hopper, and a retracted position retracted laterally from the support position; And a second support member disposed below the lifting hopper and movable between a support position capable of supporting the packaged object in the receiving portion of the lifting hopper and a release position allowing movement of the packaged object in the receiving portion downward. . And the cross-sectional shape of the accommodating part of a lifting hopper is formed in the shape so that the to-be-packed object accommodated in the said accommodating part may be piled up in the order accommodated on the 1st support member located in the accommodating part in the side facing attitude, Within the receiving portion of the hopper located at the rising end position, the first supporting member gradually moves toward the lower end position as the package is received in the receiving portion from the rising end position and overlaps immediately before reaching the lower end position. The stacked packaged object is guided to the second supporting member.

In the above-mentioned package filling device, the lifting hopper may be constituted by a member having a substantially "C" shape when viewed from above (as viewed from above) in a pair of planes arranged at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction, and the first supporting member Is positioned between a pair of "C" shaped members when positioned at the support position.

The package filling apparatus may also include a stock hopper having a vertically extending receiving portion for receiving the package, wherein the stock hopper is fixedly disposed at a position corresponding to the rising end position of the lifting hopper and is in the rising end position. It is configured to be located within the lifting hopper located. Alternatively, the package filling apparatus may further include an intermittent rotary table, wherein the rotary table is provided with a plurality of sets of lifting hoppers and a second supporting member along its circumferential direction, and the first supporting member is in the radial direction of the intermittent rotary table. Outwardly, it is arrange | positioned in the position corresponding to the predetermined intermittent stop position of an intermittent rotary table.

According to the method and apparatus for filling the package, the package is packaged as it is by stacking a plurality of rod-shaped packages stacked in the lifting hopper together with the lifting hopper into the packaging container and moving the second support member to the release position. Since it is a structure to be filled in a container, there is no disturbance of the attitude | position of the packed to-be-packed object, and the integrated state, ie, the packaged product, has a favorable appearance. In addition, the packaged object is not caught by the opening of the packaging container, and no trouble is caused to carry out the subsequent packaging treatment. Therefore, a large number of packages can be easily, reliably and stably filled in the container in a state where they are neatly stacked in a side facing attitude.

When the lift hopper is viewed from above a pair of horizontally arranged pairs at predetermined intervals, the pair is formed of a pair of substantially "C" shaped members, and the first support member is positioned at the support position. By placing them between the pair of "c" shaped members, if the disorder occurs in the integrated state or posture of the packaged object in the lifting hopper due to a supply error of the packaged object or the like, the "c" character The packaged object in the lifting hopper can be easily removed by placing a hand between the shaped members.

In addition, the package filling apparatus further includes a stock hopper having a vertically extending receiving portion for receiving the package, wherein the stock hopper is fixedly positioned at a position corresponding to the rising end position of the elevating hopper and is positioned at the rising end position. It is configured to be located in the lifting hoist located, or the package filling device also has an intermittent turntable, the turntable is provided with a plurality of lifting hoist and a second support member along its circumferential direction, the first support By placing the member at a position corresponding to a predetermined intermittent stop position of the intermittent rotary table from the radially outward of the intermittent rotary table, it can be accommodated into the lifting hopper of the packaged object to be filled next time while charging the packaged object. As a result, efficient charging can be achieved and productivity can be improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the package filling apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a side view.
2 is an explanatory view of the operation of the apparatus of FIG.
3 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a package filling apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front sectional view of the device of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a part of an operation explanatory diagram of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described, referring drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 1st Embodiment of this invention is described. FIG. 1: is a schematic block diagram of the packed object filling apparatus (henceforth "filler") 10 which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory drawing.

In FIG. 1, the code | symbol "1" is a packaging bag arrange | positioned below the filling apparatus 10 mentioned later in the state which opened the sealing inlet (insertion opening) 2, and opened the sealing inlet 2. As shown in FIG. In the drawing, both edge portions thereof are held by the gripper 3 and held in a suspended state, but the present invention is not limited thereto, but may be disposed below the charging device 10 with the sealing inlet 2 as the upper side.

The charging device 10 includes a lift hopper 12. The lifting hopper 12 is composed of a pair of lifting hopper members 13 that are narrow and long vertically and viewed from above, that is, the cross section has an approximately "c" shape, and the lifting hopper member 13 is in the height direction. At the same position, the opening portions are arranged at predetermined intervals while facing each other. The accommodating portion 14 includes a portion having a "c" shape of the elevating hopper member 13 and a substantially rectangular cross section formed by extending the upper and lower sides (both side portions) of both "c" characters and being connected to each other. The receiving portion 14 extends up and down. The lifting hopper 12 is driven by a driving source (not shown) to move up and down between a rising end position which is a package receiving position described later, and a lower end position which becomes a filling position into the package bag 1, which will be described later. 1 is located in the ascending end position.

Reference numeral "16" denotes a stock hopper, which is also composed of a pair of stock hopper members 17 which are narrow and long vertically and have a cross-sectional shape substantially in the shape of a letter "C", with the opening portions facing each other at the same position in the height direction. It is arranged at predetermined intervals. The "c" shaped portions of these stock hopper members 17 and the portions having a substantially rectangular cross section formed by extending the upper and lower sides (both side portions) of both "c" characters and connecting them to each other receive the accommodating portion 18. The accommodating part 18 extends up and down. These stock hopper members 17 are fixedly arranged at a height position corresponding to the lifting hopper 12 at the up-end position, and are each accommodated in a "dent" shape inside the lifting hopper member 13, and the three The outer surfaces of the dogs abut the corresponding inner surfaces of the lifting hopper member 13, but do not interfere with the lifting operation of the lifting hopper 12. In the said embodiment, although the lifting hopper 12 and the stock hopper 16 are substantially the same length, the stock hopper 16 is a state which protrudes upward slightly.

The shape and size of the cross section of the stock hopper 16, that is, the receiving portion 18, in the present embodiment, is the length of the cross-section of the stock hopper 16 in the longitudinal direction of only one rod-shaped package facing sideways. The shape and size are acceptable in the state along the direction. Thus, the packages to be received in turn in the stock hopper 16 are configured to stack on the previously received packages in the order in which they are received. However, the arrangement is not limited to one column, but, for example, the width in the cross section of the stock hopper is approximately twice, and two packages are arranged in parallel, and are sequentially stacked two on top of each other. It can also be accommodated as. That is, the accommodating part 18 of the stock hopper 16 has a pair of inner side surfaces (lengthwise part in the above-mentioned cross section) which oppose each other, and the to-be-packed object has the longitudinal direction to the direction along the inner side surface. It is extended and accommodated, and the distance between these pair of inner surfaces is set longer than the total dimension of the thickness of a predetermined number of packages, and shorter than the total dimension of the thickness of the number of packages which added 1 to the predetermined number. In addition, the relationship between the shape and size of the cross section of the accommodating part 18 of the stock hopper 16 mentioned above, and the thickness and number of the to-be-packed object is the same also about the accommodating part 14 of the lifting hopper 12 demonstrated above.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a plate-shaped support plate serving as the first support member, which is capable of vertical movement and horizontal movement by a drive source (not shown), and moves four positions in sequence. That is, the first position is located at a position slightly lower than the upper end between the stock hopper members 17 at the rising end support position (initial support position) shown by the solid line in the front view. The second position is lowered from the rising end support position and the lower end supporting position shown by the dashed-dotted line in the front view, and the third position is the lower end retreating position moved from the lower end supporting position to the rear side of the ground in the front view (2 in plan view). The fourth is moved upwards from the lower end retracted position, and the height of the retracted end position becomes equal to the elevated end support position, and the support plate 20 repeats the movement in this order. have.

Two "24" are provided by the support bars used as a 2nd support member, and are attached to the lower end of the opening part of the lifting hopper member 13 so that rotation is possible in a horizontal plane, respectively. The attachment position is upside down from the top view. And by the drive source which is not shown in figure, it extends so that it may cross the opening part of the lifting hopper member 13 as shown in a front view, and it is a support position which can support a to-be-packed object as mentioned later, and it is a 2-point dashed line in a top view. As shown in the figure, each of them rotates approximately 90 degrees from the support position and extends in parallel to each other in parallel to each other, and is rotated between the release positions for releasing the packaged object supported downward.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, operation | movement of the charging device 10 provided with the said structure is demonstrated. 2 (A) shows a state in which a package is accommodated in which a predetermined number of packages 5 are accommodated in the stock hopper 16, and the lifting hopper 12 is located at an elevated end position and supports bar 24 ) Is positioned at the support position to support the stacked packages 5. The support plate 20 is in the lower end retracted position. That is, the package 5 mentioned later is supplied to the stock hopper 16 one by one from the package supply conveyor which is not shown in the side facing attitude, but at the time of accommodating start, the support plate 20 is located in the up-end support position. . Then, as the package 5 is sequentially supplied, the package 5 moves from the rising end support position to the lower end support position while supporting the package 5 at the lower side. Then, just before reaching the lower end supporting position, the packaged object 5 is blocked by the support bar 24, and the supporting plate 20 at the lower end supporting position is separated from the lowermost packaged object 5. And in the state shown in FIG.2 (A), it moves to the lower end retreat position from a lower end support position.

FIG. 2B is a first step of packing a package, and the lifting hopper 12 is inserted into the packaging bag 1. That is, the lifting hopper 12 moves from the rising end position to the lower end position near the bottom of the bag of the packaging bag 1 and stops, but is supported by the support bar 24 moving together with the lifting hopper 12 at that time. The packaged object 5 descends together. At this time, the packaged object 5 supports the lower side with the support bar 24, and since both ends in the longitudinal direction are located in the lifting hopper member 13, the state in which the package 5 is stacked in the stock hopper 16 is maintained. Descent. On the other hand, the supporting plate 20 located at the lower end retracted position in FIG. 2A moves to the elevated end retracted position and to the elevated end supporting position therebetween.

2C is a second step of packing the package. That is, the lifting hopper 12 is stopped at the lower end position, and the support bar 24 rotates to the release position in the state. Thereby, the to-be-packed object 5 in the lifting hopper 12 falls on the bag bottom of the packaging bag 1 as it is stacked. However, the amount of movement is a little, and the package 5 is almost in the lifting hopper 12. On the other hand, the next package receiving operation is started, the supply of the package 5 from the package supply conveyor into the stock hopper 16 is started, and accordingly the movement of the support plate 20 is started below. . The downward movement of the support plate 20 may be performed continuously, and may be moved in steps by a predetermined distance every time a packaged object is accommodated.

2 (D) shows a state in which the package is to be filled, and the lifting hopper 12 together with the support bar 24 in the unlocked position, while the package 5 is left in the packing bag 1 in the rising end position. To go. In the meantime, the reception of the packaged object 5 into the stock hopper 16 continues, and the supporting plate 20 gradually moves downward accordingly. On the other hand, when the lifting hopper 12 is raised and its lower end comes out of the bag inlet 2 of the packing bag 1, the filled packing bag 1 is transferred toward the next process, and the lifting hopper 12 is The next empty packaging bag 1 is transported and stopped. The bag inlet 2 is previously opened in the previous step.

FIG. 2E shows a state in which the package is to be received, and the reception of the package 5 into the stock hopper 16 is continued, whereby the support plate 20 continues to move downward. In the meantime, the support bar 24 is rotated approximately 90 degrees to the opposite side to the front and is positioned at the support position. Subsequently, the package-accommodating state of FIG. 2A is completed, and the above-described operation is repeated.

Next, the charging apparatus 30 concerning 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a charging device 30 according to a second embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a front sectional view thereof. In the said embodiment, the intermittent rotary table 31 is used and four lifting hoppers 32 are provided in the said rotary table 31 at intervals of 90 degrees along the circumferential direction. The lifting hopper 32 is the same as that of 1st Embodiment, and is comprised from two lifting hopper members 33. As shown in FIG. Since these lifting hopper members 33 may be the same structure as that in 1st Embodiment, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. In addition, the accommodating portion 34 includes a portion of the elliptical hopper member 33 having a substantially rectangular cross section formed by extending the upper and lower sides (both side portions) of both the "c" characters and connecting them to each other. ), And the receiving portion 34 extends up and down is the same as in the first embodiment. And all about the cross-sectional shape about the cross-sectional shape of the stock hopper 16 in 1st Embodiment is applied as it is. In addition, the support plate 40 and the support bar 44 which are the same as the support plate 20 and the support bar 24 in 1st Embodiment are provided. Their detailed description is also omitted. In addition, although the support bar 44 is attached to each lifting hopper 32, the support plate 40 is provided only in the 1st station I mentioned later.

In the above embodiment, the packing of the package is carried out through four processes, and each lifting hopper 32 is configured to stop in turn at four stations spaced 90 degrees in accordance with the rotation of the rotary table 31. In the 1st station I, accommodation of the to-be-packed object 5 used as a 1st process in the lifting hopper 32 is performed. That is, the lifting hopper 32 located in the station I is located at the lifting end position, and the package 5 to be sequentially supplied from the package supply conveyor 48 in a lateral direction through the chute 50. Accept. At that time, while supporting the packaged object 5 in which the support plate 40 located between the lifting hopper members 33 is accommodated from the lower side, it moves from the rising end support position to the lower end support position in turn, and moves to the support position in the middle. Guide the package 5 to the positioned support bar 44 and reach the lower end support position and then move to the lower end retracted position and also to the elevated end retracted position. Then, it moves back to the rising end support position at the timing described later.

When the reception of the packaged object 5 is completed at the first station I, the packaged object is transferred to the next second process. That is, the lifting hopper 32 in which the predetermined number of rod-shaped packages 5 are accommodated moves to the second station II as it is by rotating the rotary table 90 degrees counterclockwise. The support bar 44 stays in the support position and supports the packaged object 5.

Next, the packing 5 of the packaged object 5 to be the third process is performed in the third station III. That is, the rotary table 31 rotates, and the lifting hopper 32 is transferred to the third station III and stopped. Then, the lifting hopper 32 moves to the lower end position and stops, the support bar 44 rotates to the release position to fill the package 5 with the packaging bag 1, and then the lifting hopper 32. Moves back to the upstream position. Next, the lifting hopper 32 moves to the fourth station IV which performs the fourth process by the rotation of the rotary table. The support bar 44 here rotates 90 degrees in the opposite direction to the first and returns to the support position. In addition, when the bag opening of the packaging bag 1 is not properly opened in the 3rd process, or when the supply timing of the packaging bag 1 is not correct | filled, a filling operation is not carried out without lowering the lifting hopper 32. It can be controlled so as not to perform. In that case, the supporting bar 44 is rotated to the release position in the fourth step to discharge the packaged object 5 in the lifting hopper 32 and then rotates to the supporting position. From the fourth station IV, the lifting hopper 32 moves to the first station I, and after stopping, the support plate 40 moves from the rising end retracted position to the rising end supporting position between the lifting hopper members 33. It is located in, and it will be in the state which can support the packaged object 5 supplied next.

Next, the operation of the charging device 30 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. In addition, the illustration about the packaging bag 1 is abbreviate | omitted when it is not necessary in description. FIG. 5A shows the package-receiving waiting state in the first step, and the lifting hopper 32 is located at its rising end position in the first station I. As shown in FIG. The support plate 40 is located at the rising end support position, and the support bar 44 is located at the support position. FIG. 5B shows a state in which the packaged object 5 is sequentially received in the first step, the lifting hopper 32 is positioned at an elevated end position, and the support plate 40 is the packaged object 5. It is moving downwards in order according to the acceptance of. The support bar 44 is located at the support position.

FIG. 5C shows a state in which the package is received in the first step, the lifting hopper 32 is located at the rising end position, and the package 5 accommodated by the predetermined number is supported on the support bar 44. The supporting plate 40 which is supported by the guide plate and guides the package to the support bar 44 in the lowering direction to the lower end support position is also moved to the lower end retracted position. FIG. 5D shows a second process, and the lifting hopper 32 containing the packaged object 5 supported therein by the support bar 44 is positioned at an elevated position in accordance with the rotation of the rotary table 31. Move to the second station (II) and stop. At this time, the lifting hopper 32 located in the fourth station IV simultaneously moves to the first station I, but the support plate 40 that has moved to the rising end retreat position in between is the first station. After the lifting hopper 32 moving to (I) stops, the lifting hopper 32 moves to the rising end supporting position. Then, the operation described with respect to Figs. 5A to 5C is performed.

Next, the lifting hopper 32 is transferred from the second station II to the third station III to perform a third process. That is, FIG. 5E shows a state where the lifting hopper 32 transported to the third station III has been stopped at the upper side of the packaging bag 1 to be filled with a package. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5F, filling of the package 5 is started. That is, the lifting hopper 32 containing the packaged object 5 is inserted to the lower end position near the bottom of the bag of the packaging bag 1 in the state as it is. The support bar 44 stays in the support position. If the opening of the bag inlet of the packaging bag 1 is not appropriate at this time, or if the supply of the packaging bag 1 is delayed, the support of the lifting hopper 32 is not moved to the lower end position. The bar 44 can also be controlled so as not to perform the charging operation by staying in the support position.

FIG. 6G is similarly illustrating the third process but during filling of the package 5. That is, the lifting hopper 32 inserted in the packaging bag 1 stays at the lower end position, while the support bar 44 rotates from the supporting position to the release position, and the package 5 is packed in the packaging bag 1. Drop it on the bottom of the bag. However, the amount of movement is slight and most of the packaged object 5 is still located in the lifting hopper 32. Next, as shown in FIG. 6H, the lifting hopper 32 moves upward, escapes from the packaging bag 1, reaches its rising end position and stops. In other words, the package-filled state is shown. The support bar 44 stays at the release position. In addition, when the lifting hopper 32 escapes from the packaging bag 1, the filled packaging bag 1 is transferred to the next process, and the next empty packaging bag 1 is transferred to the third station III. .

The lifting hopper 32 is then transferred to the fourth station IV for a fourth process and stopped. The lifting hopper 32 is located at the rising end position, and the support bar 44 is rotated 90 degrees to the opposite side to the front to return to the supporting position. The lifting hopper 32 is then transferred to the first station I as described above. In addition, when the filling operation is not performed in the above-described third step, the package 5 in the lifting hopper 32 is discharged to the fourth station IV during stop. However, the lifting hopper 32 is transferred to the first station as it is without releasing the package contained therein, and the lifting hopper 32 is not operated at all in the above-described first station, and the second station is not performed at all. You may make it transfer.

1: packing bag 2: bag opening
3: gripper 10: charging device
12, 32: lifting hopper 13, 33: lifting hopper member
14, 18: Retention 16: Stock Hopper
17: stock hopper member 20, 40: support plate
24, 44: support bar 30: charging device
48: Packing Supply Conveyor

Claims (5)

In the method for filling a plurality of rod-shaped packaged objects in a packaging container arranged with the insertion port upward,
The packaged article, which is sequentially supplied in a side-facing position, is accommodated in a lifting hopper positioned at an elevated end position, and the first supporting member positioned at an initial support position in the lifting hopper is gradually lowered according to the reception of the packaged article. Stacking the plurality of packages on the first supporting member in an order of being accommodated,
After accommodating a predetermined number of packages in the lifting hopper, the first supporting member is opened with the plurality of packages on the first supporting member intact with a second supporting member positioned at a support position below the lifting hopper. Support instead, retracting the first support member to the retracted position,
Lowering the lifting hopper and the second support member to the lower end position, and inserting the lifting hopper and the second supporting member to the vicinity of the bottom of the packaging container;
Moving the second support member to the package release position and filling the packaging container in a state where the plurality of packages in the lifting hopper are overlapped in pairs;
And raising the lifting hopper and the second support member to the raised end position, positioning the second support member at the support position, and positioning the first support member at the initial support position. A package filling apparatus for filling a plurality of rod-shaped packages in a side facing posture in a packaging container arranged with an insertion opening upward,
An elevating hopper having an up-and-down receiving portion for receiving the packaged object and capable of elevating between an ascending end position and an ascending end position,
A first supporting member which is free of lifting and movable between a supporting position capable of supporting the packaged object in a receiving portion of the lifting hopper, and a retracted position retracted laterally from the supporting position, and
A second supporting member disposed below the lifting hopper and movable between a support position capable of supporting the packaged object in the receiving portion and a release position allowing movement of the packaged object in the receiving portion downward;
The cross-sectional shape of the receiving portion is formed in a shape and size that can accommodate one or more predetermined number of packages to be arranged in one or parallel, in a side facing posture,
The first supporting member moves gradually from the raised end position in the receiving portion of the lifting hopper located at the rising end position to the lowering end position in response to the package being received in the receiving portion, An apparatus for filling a package, the packaged article being guided to the second support member just before reaching the end position. The method of claim 2,
The lifting hopper is composed of a member having a substantially "C" shape when viewed in a pair of planes arranged at predetermined intervals in a horizontal direction, and the "C" shape when the first support member is positioned at the support position. An apparatus for filling a package, located between shaped members. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
The package filling apparatus further includes a stock hopper having a vertically extending receiving portion for receiving the package, wherein the stock hopper is fixedly disposed at a position corresponding to the rising end position of the lifting hopper and the rising end. The cross-sectional shape of the receptacle portion of the stock hopper, which is located in the lifting hopper located at the position, is formed in an acceptable shape and size of two or more predetermined number of packages listed in one or parallel, in a side facing posture. Packing material packing device. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
The package filling apparatus further includes an intermittent rotary table, and the rotary table is provided with a plurality of sets of the lifting hopper and the second supporting member along the circumferential direction, and the first supporting member is a radial direction of the intermittent rotary table. The packed object packing apparatus which is arrange | positioned at the position corresponding to the predetermined intermittent stop position of the said intermittent rotary table from the outside.

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