KR20210071433A - Packaging alignment system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a packing container alignment system and, more specifically, to a packing container alignment system, which maintains a container in a state of being fed and supplied such that an opening portion is positioned at the upper part and turns another adjacent container upside down 180 degrees to align and feed the container in a state of upper part-lower part-upper part or lower part-upper part-lower part, wherein the opening portion is coupled to a lid or a film which can open the container holding an instant food which is a food eaten after pouring water or eaten after being heated in a microwave oven and an oven (hereinafter called an instant food). The present invention provides the packing container alignment system comprising: a container supply means supplying the containers at regular intervals such that the opening portion may be positioned at the upper part, wherein the opening portion is coupled to a lid or a film which can open the container where the instant food is held; a shooter means moving the containers to a non-rotating table and a rotating rotary drum body by pushing the containers, supplied by the container supply means, to a front side; a horizontal moving means including a rack gear and a cylinder, wherein the rack gear reciprocates left and right to rotate the rotary drum body by being installed at the lower end of the rotary drum body to be engaged with a gear formed on the rotary drum body, and the cylinder moves the position of the rack gear; and an upside down means including a plate type table fixatedly installed not to rotate and the rotary drum body turning the supplied containers upside down 180 degrees.

Description

Packaging alignment system {Packaging alignment system}

The present invention relates to an alignment system for packaging containers, and more particularly, to a container containing instant food, which is a dish to be consumed by pouring water or heated in a microwave or oven (hereinafter referred to as "instant cooking"), can be opened. Alignment of packaging containers to keep the container transported so that the lid or film-coupled opening part is positioned at the top, and other adjacent containers are turned 180 degrees to align and transport them in an upper-lower-upper or lower-upper-lower state It's about the system.

In general, packaging is used to procure food or goods necessary for life, and to protect, store, move, distribute or exchange them. Food packaging containers currently used include cans, bottles, PET, paper, and plastics, and among them, cans and plastics excellent in convenience, safety, strength, preservation, and airtightness are widely used.

In particular, in a food company that manufactures instant food noodles or instant rice, there are difficulties in productivity improvement, cost reduction, and supply and demand of workers. In order to solve these difficulties, factories that pack food containers into boxes have implemented the packaging process. are automating

1 is a view showing a method of packaging individual packaging containers in a packaging box. Conventional individual packaging containers (1) produced in the past are slightly different in height and size, but all of them are manufactured in a shape in which the upper part of which the container is opened is wide and the bottom surface, that is, the lower part, is narrow.

Therefore, when the individual packaging containers 1 are accommodated in the packaging box 100, the empty space inside the packaging box 100 is minimized to minimize the size of the packaging box 100 and to prevent damage. As shown, in the upright and inverted state, the same portion of the individual packaging container 1 is in contact with the top and bottom and the left and right sides are in contact with each other alternately.

In this way, individual packaging containers 1 forming a certain number of rows (a row) and five (a pair of front and back) are packaged in the packaging box 100 in upper and lower tiers. The state packaged in the packaging box 100 in two stages is illustrated, and in addition, various packaging units may be selected according to the sizes of the individual packaging container 1 and the packaging box 100 .

On the other hand, in recent years, the packaging process of individual packaging containers as described above tends to be automated, but as described above, for more efficient packaging, the individual packaging containers 1 are vertically inverted in the column direction and in the five directions. In order to be packaged in the packaging box 100, there has been a hassle in manually aligning the individual packaging containers 1 by a person. Recently, there is a device that allows the individual packaging containers 1 to be inverted and aligned with each other. Although some have been proposed, they are structurally very complex and have a problem that compatibility according to packaging units is remarkably poor.

In order to solve the above problems, Korean Patent Registration No. 1793588 has been proposed, and the automatic packaging system including the pre-registered packaging container reversing device has a complicated structure and slow operation speed, resulting in reduced packaging and production speed. there is this

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0499355 Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0215714 Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0040100 Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1793588

The purpose of the present invention, which has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, is that the structure is simple and the lid or film that can open the container containing instant food that is eaten by pouring water or heated in a microwave or oven is combined. The packaging and production speed are improved because the container is transported so that the opened opening is located at the top, and the other adjacent containers are turned 180 degrees and sorted and transported in the upper-lower-upper or lower-upper-lower state. An object of the present invention is to provide an alignment system for packaging containers.

In the packaging container alignment system of the present invention, the container supply means for supplying the container at regular intervals so that the lid or the film-coupled opening part that can open the container containing the instant food is located on the top; a shooter means for pushing the container supplied by the container supply means forward to move the non-rotating table and the rotating drum body; a horizontal movement means installed at the lower end of the rotating drum body and comprising a rack gear that is assembled with a gear formed on the rotating drum body and reciprocates left and right to rotate the rotating drum body, and a first cylinder to position the rack gear; It is achieved by an alignment system for packaging containers, characterized in that it consists of an upside-down means consisting of a plate-shaped table fixedly installed so as not to rotate and a rotating member that turns the supplied container 180 degrees.

The container supply means rotates at a constant speed and comprises a screw bar having a spiral formed on the outer periphery, and a guide frame provided at the top of which the screw bar is installed in the central installation space and prevents the container from flowing while moving. of the sorting system.

The shooter means is achieved by an alignment system for packaging containers, characterized in that consisting of a cylinder reciprocating in a straight line and a push rod connected to the rod end of the cylinder.

In the upside down means, brackets having openings for supplying and discharging a container containing instant food for ingesting food after a certain amount of time has elapsed to consume food or pour water into a container are installed at both ends at regular intervals. and a housing formed integrally with the bracket and formed with a fixing plate at the lower end; A flow prevention roller installed in the housing at regular intervals; a guide guide roller installed in the housing to guide the rack gear to operate horizontally while preventing the rack gear from being separated; and a gear unit coupled with the rack gear formed on the outer surface. It is achieved by an alignment system for packaging containers, which is fixedly installed while being in contact with a circular rotating drum and includes a rotating member consisting of a carrier having a storage space part through which both sides are penetrated so that the packaging container is accommodated therein.

The guide guide roller is achieved by an alignment system for packaging containers, characterized in that the rotatable cylindrical body is formed by forming steps to prevent separation and sagging of the rack gear at regular intervals.

The rotary drum body is fixedly installed while being in contact with a circular rotary drum formed on the outer surface of the gear unit to be combined with the rack gear, and it is characterized in that it comprises a carrier having a receiving space through both sides so that the packaging container is accommodated therein. This is achieved by an alignment system for packaging containers.

It is achieved by an alignment system for packaging containers, characterized in that the bracket is further provided with a pedestal for supporting the discharged container on one surface of the bracket.

As such, the present invention maintains the container transported and supplied so that the lid or film-coupled opening part that can open the container containing instant food to be consumed by pouring water or heated in a microwave oven and oven is located at the top, Adjacent other containers are turned 180 degrees and sorted and transported in an upper-lower-upper or lower-upper-lower state, so the packaging and production speed is improved because of the fast stacking speed, and the structure is simple.

In addition, the present invention can be used universally regardless of the size of the container for packaging instant rice, and even if the shape of the container is different from each other, such as a round or square, it is easy to change the direction of the container without changing or adjusting the structure of the device, etc. has the advantage of

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional packaging method of instant rice or ramen.
Figure 2 is a combined perspective view showing the overall structure of the alignment system of the packaging container to which the technology of the present invention is applied.
Figure 3a is a front cross-sectional view showing the structure of the arrangement system of the packaging container to which the technology of the present invention is applied.
Figure 3b is a plan sectional view showing the structure of the arrangement system of the packaging container to which the technology of the present invention is applied.
Figure 4a is a perspective view showing the structure of the container supply means and the shooter means, which are the gist of the present invention.
Figure 4b is a side cross-sectional view showing the structure of the container supply means and the shooter means, which are the gist of the present invention.
5 is an operation state diagram showing the operation of the container supply means and the shooter means, which are the gist of the present invention.
Figure 6a is a perspective view showing the structure of the upside down means, which is the gist of the present invention.
Figure 6b is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the upside down means, which is the gist of the present invention.
Figure 6c is a side cross-sectional view showing the structure of the upside down means, which is the gist of the present invention.
Figure 7a is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the container is introduced.
7B is a cross-sectional view of the container rotated 90 degrees.
Figure 7c is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container is rotated 180 degrees.
8 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a guide guide roller, which is the gist of the present invention.
9A to 9C are exemplary views showing the overall operation of the alignment system of the packaging container according to the present invention.

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

2 is a combined perspective view showing the overall structure of the alignment system of the packaging container to which the technology of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3a is a front cross-sectional view showing the structure of the alignment system of the packaging container to which the technology of the present invention is applied, FIG. 3b is As a plan sectional view showing the structure of an alignment system for packaging containers to which the technology of the present invention is applied, the packaging container alignment system (1) of the present invention according to the present invention is a lid or film-coupled opening that can open a container containing instant food. Container supply means (10) for supplying the container at regular intervals so that the part is located on the upper part; a shooter means (20) for pushing the container supplied by the container supply means (10) forward to the non-rotating table (31) and the rotating drum body (32); A rack gear 41 installed at the lower end of the rotating drum body 32 and combined with a gear formed on the rotating drum body 32 to reciprocate left and right to rotate the rotating drum body 32, and the rack gear 41 ) and a horizontal movement means 40 consisting of a first cylinder 42 for moving the position; It has a structure composed largely of upside down means 30 consisting of a plate-shaped table 31 fixedly installed so as not to rotate and a rotating drum body 32 that turns the supplied container 180 degrees.

The container supply means 10 rotates at a constant speed as shown in the accompanying drawings 4a to 4b, and a screw bar 11 having a spiral formed on the outer periphery is installed in the central installation space 13, and the container is at the top. It has a structure including a guide frame body 15 having a guide surface 14 that slides while preventing flow during movement, and a motor 12 for rotating the screw bar 11 in which the spiral is formed.

The guide frame body 15 forms a cut-out passage with an open top so that the installation space 13 is connected to the outside, and the bottom surface is flat so that it can be supported without shaking, and the end portion forming the cut-out passage A guide surface 14 on which the container slides in a grounded state is formed.

Therefore, when the container is supplied to the screw bar 11 by a separate supply device not shown in the drawing, a spiral is formed in the screw bar 11 so that the space between the screw thread forming the spiral and the screw thread is the space on which the container is mounted. And the container placed between the screw thread and the screw thread is moved in one direction along the screw thread according to the rotation of the screw bar (11).

At this time, a part of the bottom surface of the container passes through the cut-out passage formed in the upper part of the guide frame body 15 and is placed between the screw thread and the screw thread of the screw bar 11 installed in the installation space 13, but is placed on the other bottom surface of the container. Since a portion is placed over the guide surface 14, which is the uppermost surface of the guide frame body 15, the container is easily moved along the guide surface 14 when the container is pushed by the screw thread.

The shooter means 20 has a fixing plate 22 connected to the rod end of the cylinder 21 reciprocating in a straight line as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B , and the fixing plate 22 is connected to the fixing plate 22 by a connection member 23 . It has a structure in which a fixed push bar 24 is installed.

The connecting members 23 installed at both ends of the fixing plate 22 can be used by replacing the height-adjustable structure. In the height adjustment, guide balls are formed on both ends of the body, guide bars are inserted into the guide holes, and the height can be adjusted using a cylinder or a bolt. The height adjustment of the connecting member can be appropriately adopted and used according to the size of the container.

The operation of the shooter means 20 is, as shown in the accompanying drawings, the cylinder 21 is maintained in a backward state when the container is supplied, and the motor 12 of the container supply means 10 is When the screw bar 11 is rotated by operation, when the container is placed on the guide surface 14 on one side of the guide frame body 15 by a device not shown, it is pushed by the screw thread of the rotating screw bar 11 to a fixed position. When it arrives at , the operation of the container supply means 10 is stopped and the cylinder 21 of the shooter means 20 is extended and the pusher 24 installed at the rod end pushes the container toward the front, and the upside down means 30 moves. make it The moving distance is adjusted before operation so that the extension distance of the cylinder 21 is the moving distance of the container.

On the other hand, the upside down means 30 is a container containing instant dishes for eating food by turning it in a microwave oven or pouring water into the container to consume the food after a certain period of time, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B of the accompanying drawings. The container placed without rotation has a structure consisting of a table 31 for waiting as it is, and a rotating drum body 32 for rotating the container.

In the structure of the rotating drum body 32, brackets 32-1 having openings for receiving and discharging the moved container are installed at both ends at regular intervals and integrally with the bracket 32-1, a fixing plate ( 32-2) is formed in the housing 32a, the flow prevention rollers 35 installed at regular intervals in the housing 32a, and the rack gear 41 installed in the housing 32a to prevent separation a guide roller 36 for guiding the rack gear 41 to be operated horizontally, and a rotating drum body 33 that is assembled with the rack gear 41 and rotated according to the operation of the rack gear 41 is the structure

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the guide rollers 36 are mounted on a cylindrical body 36-1 that is rotatably axially installed, and a step 36- that prevents the rack gear 41 from being separated and deflected at regular intervals. 2) is formed, and the rotating drum body 33 is fixed while in contact with a circular rotating drum 33-2 having a gear part 33-1 coupled to the rack gear 41 formed on its outer surface. A support (32-3) having a structure including a carrier (33-3) provided with a storage space part through which both sides are penetrated so that a packaging container is accommodated therein, and supporting the container discharged on one surface of the housing (32). You can install more and use it.

The operation of the upside-down means 30 is as shown in the accompanying drawing 9a, when the container is transferred by the shooter means 20, the container supplied to the table 31 is supplied for a certain period of time, waiting in a stopped state, and rotating Only the container supplied to the drum body 32 is turned over 180 degrees. The operation of the rotating drum body 32 is as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C of the accompanying drawings, in which food is consumed by turning it in a microwave oven or by pouring water into the container to consume the food after a certain period of time has elapsed. is supplied to the carrier 33-3 through the opening 11a formed in the one side bracket 10a (refer to FIG. 7a).

In the method of supplying the container, the container with an openable lid or film is placed upright and pushed into the storage space of the carrier 33-3 so that the upper part of the container faces upward. A description of the method of putting the container into the storage space is omitted. When the container is supplied to the carrier 33-3, the rack gear 30 is installed horizontally, so it moves in one direction and the rack gear 30 moves horizontally. When the rack gear 30 is moved, the rotating drum body 32 is rotated by the gear part 33-1 engaged with the rack gear 30 (refer to FIG. 7B).

The reason that the rack gear 41 can move stably in the horizontal direction is that the rack gear 41 is inserted into the space of the guide guide roller 36 and is guided while being prevented from being separated by the step 36-2. The sagging is prevented by the guide guide roller (36).

Meanwhile, a method in which the carrier 33-3 is stably rotated without shaking when the rotating drum body 32 is rotated is possible with the flow prevention roller 35 . The operation of the flow prevention roller 35 is supported by the step that prevents the flow while being in contact with the outer surface of the rotary drum 33-2 to support the rotary drum 33-2, and at the same time, a gear in the space between the steps. The part 32-1 is inserted and rotated while preventing shaking.

At this time, since the flow prevention roller 20 is axially installed to allow idle rotation, it is possible without a load. Moreover, since the flow prevention rollers 20 are installed at 120° intervals, more stable operation is possible. As described above, when the rotating drum 33-2 is rotated 180° due to the operation of the rack gear 41, the supplied container is turned upside down and reversed (refer to FIG. 7c).

The inverted container is pushed by the supply of a new container supplied to the receiving space of the carrier 33 and discharged through the opening 11 of the brackets 32-110. At this time, the container placed on the table is also pushed and discharged by the incoming new container. will become

When discharged from the container table 31 and the rotating drum body 32, the lower surface of the opening of the bracket 32-1 and the upper surface of the table 31 are supported by a pedestal 32-3 installed in a parallel plane and separate. to be discharged by means of transport. At this time, when the pedestal 32-3 forms an inclined surface, the effect of facilitating discharge is obtained.

When the container is turned over and discharged, when the rack gear 41 is restored to its original state, the rotating drum body 32 is also restored to its original state, and the container supplied to the storage space of the carrier 33 is turned over again. Accordingly, the rotating drum body 32 is rotated by 180° and then rotates again by -180°.

As such, the present invention maintains the container transported and supplied so that the lid or film-coupled opening part that can open the container containing instant food to be consumed by pouring water or heated in a microwave oven and oven is located at the top, Adjacent other containers are turned 180 degrees and sorted and transported in an upper-lower-upper or lower-upper-lower state, so the packaging and production speed is improved because of the fast stacking speed, and the structure is simple.

1: alignment system for packaging containers 10: container supply means
11: screw bar 12: motor
13: installation space 14: guide surface
15: guide frame 20: shooter means
21: cylinder 22: fixed plate
23: connecting member 24: push rod
30: upside down means 31: table
32a: housing 32-1: bracket
32-2: fixing plate 32-3: pedestal
33: rotating drum body 33-1: gear part
33-2: rotary drum 33-3: carrier
35: flow prevention roller 36: guide guide roller
36-1: Body 36-2: Stepped
40: horizontal movement means 41: rack gear
42: first cylinder

Claims (6)

In the packaging container alignment system,
a container supplying means for supplying the container at regular intervals so that a lid capable of opening a container containing instant food or a film-coupled opening portion is positioned on the upper portion;
a shooter means for pushing the container supplied by the container supply means forward to move the non-rotating table and the rotating drum body;
a horizontal motion means installed at the lower end of the rotating drum body and comprising a rack gear that is assembled with a gear formed on the rotating drum body to move left and right to rotate the rotating drum body, and a cylinder for positioning the rack gear;
An alignment system for packaging containers, characterized in that it consists of an upside-down means consisting of a plate-shaped table fixedly installed so as not to rotate and a rotating drum body that turns the supplied container 180 degrees.
The method of claim 1,
The container supply means rotates at a constant speed and comprises a screw bar having a spiral formed on the outer periphery, and a guide frame in which the screw bar is installed in the central installation space and prevents the container from flowing during movement and guides it at the top. sorting system.
The method of claim 1,
The shooter means is an alignment system for packaging containers, characterized in that consisting of a cylinder that reciprocates in a straight line and a push bar connected to the rod end of the cylinder.
The method of claim 1,
In the upside down means, brackets having openings for supplying and discharging a container containing instant food for ingesting food after a certain period of time have elapsed to consume food or pour water into a container are installed at both ends at regular intervals. and a housing in which a fixing plate is formed at the lower end integrally with the bracket; A flow prevention roller installed in the housing at regular intervals; a guide guide roller installed in the housing to guide the rack gear to operate horizontally while preventing the rack gear from being separated; and a gear unit coupled with the rack gear formed on the outer surface. A packaging container alignment system, characterized in that it includes a rotary drum body which is fixedly installed while being in contact with a circular rotary drum and is configured with a carrier having a storage space part through which both sides are penetrated so that the packaging container is accommodated therein. The method of claim 1,
The guide guide roller is a packaging container alignment system, characterized in that formed by forming steps to prevent separation and deflection of the rack gear at regular intervals on a rotatably cylindrical body.
The method of claim 1,
An alignment system for packaging containers, characterized in that the bracket is further provided with a pedestal for supporting the discharged container on one surface of the bracket.

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