US20160332761A1 - Bag forming apparatus - Google Patents

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US20160332761A1
US20160332761A1 US15/111,329 US201415111329A US2016332761A1 US 20160332761 A1 US20160332761 A1 US 20160332761A1 US 201415111329 A US201415111329 A US 201415111329A US 2016332761 A1 US2016332761 A1 US 2016332761A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B31B50/585—Folding sheets, blanks or webs by air jets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
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    • B65B43/36—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by internal pressure applied pneumatically
    • B65B43/365—Opening or distending bags; Opening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by internal pressure applied pneumatically to boxes, cartons or carton blanks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
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    • B31B2100/002—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed
    • B31B2100/0022—Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by folding single-piece sheets, blanks or webs characterised by the shape of the blank from which they are formed made from tubular webs or blanks, including by tube or bottom forming operations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the present invention relates to a box forming apparatus.
  • Cardboard boxes are generally employed as packaging means repeatedly used to transport items. Prior to box forming, the cardboard boxes are in the form of flat-folded flattened cardboard boxes and stacked. The flattened cardboard boxes are transformed by a box forming apparatus into a tubular shape having two open portions, then one of the open portions is closed and items are packed in the box.
  • patent document 1 (WO 2011/119563) proposes a box forming apparatus that takes out one flattened cardboard box from a plurality of flattened cardboard boxes stacked in an upward and downward direction and opens the flattened cardboard box into a tubular cardboard box.
  • the flattened cardboard box has four side panels and four flaps connected to the respective four side panels.
  • the box forming apparatus pertaining to above-described patent document 1 (WO 2011/119563)
  • the four side panels and the four flaps are each held in such a way that they have predetermined postures.
  • a configuration that holds all of the four side panels and the four flaps during opening the flattened cardboard box is not suited for situations where flattened cardboard boxes of various sizes are handled in the box forming apparatus.
  • a box forming apparatus pertaining to the present invention is a box forming apparatus configured to open a flattened cardboard box to form a tubular cardboard box.
  • the flattened cardboard box is a flat-folded cardboard box.
  • the box forming apparatus is provided with a holding mechanism, a moving mechanism, and a control device.
  • the holding mechanism has a holding member configured to hold a first side panel and a second side panel.
  • the first side panel and the second side panel are two adjacent side panels of four side panels of the flattened cardboard box.
  • the moving mechanism is configured to move the holding members.
  • the control device is configured to control the moving mechanism so as to fold at least either one of the first side panel and the second side panel along a first fold portion to thereby change the angle formed by the first side panel and the second side panel from 0° or 180° to an angle close to 90°.
  • the first fold portion is disposed in the border between the first side panel and the second side panel.
  • the holding mechanism further has a position adjusting member.
  • the position adjusting member is configured to adjust the position of at least one of a first flap and an opposing flap.
  • the first flap is a section of the flattened cardboard box connected to the first side panel.
  • the opposing flap is a section of the flattened cardboard box connected to an opposing side panel opposing the first side panel and opposes the first flap.
  • the position adjusting member is configured to adjust the position of the first flap in such a way as to place the first flap in a state in which the first flap extends along a direction in which the first side panel extends or a state in which the first flap is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box being opened.
  • the position adjusting member is configured to adjust the position of the opposing flap in such a way as to place the opposing flap in a state in which the opposing flap extends along a direction in which the opposing side panel extends or a state in which the opposing flap is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box being opened.
  • the position adjusting member places the first flap in a state in which it extends along the direction in which the first side panel extends or a state in which it is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box being opened and/or places the opposing flap in a state in which it extends along the direction in which the opposing side panel extends or a state in which it is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box being opened. Because of this, without a configuration that holds all of the flaps, the first flap and/or the opposing flap and the flaps adjacent to the first flap and the opposing flap can be kept in predetermined postures after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box has been completed. As a result, flattened cardboard boxes of various sizes can be opened to tubular cardboard boxes.
  • the holding mechanism has a first holding member and a second holding member.
  • the first holding member is the holding member configured to hold the first side panel.
  • the second holding member is the holding member configured to hold the second side panel.
  • the first holding member is configured to hold the first side panel in such a way that the first side panel has an angle with respect to the horizontal before the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box completes.
  • the second holding member is configured to hold the second side panel in such a way that the second side panel has an angle with respect to the horizontal before the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box completes.
  • first holding member is configured to be moved by the moving mechanism in such a way as to hold the first side panel in an inclination parallel or nearly parallel to the horizontal after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box has completed.
  • second holding member is configured to be moved by the moving mechanism in such a way as to hold the second side panel in an inclination vertical or nearly vertical to the horizontal after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box has completed. Because of this, the flattened cardboard box can be opened to the tubular cardboard box at a high speed.
  • the position adjusting member is configured to abut the first flap and/or the opposing flap to thereby adjust the position of the first flap and/or the opposing flap the position adjusting member abuts. Because of this, the position of the first flap and/or the opposing flap can be adjusted by a relatively simple configuration.
  • the position adjusting member is configured to adjust the position of at least the first flap.
  • the first flap has an inclination parallel or nearly parallel to the horizontal after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box has completed and the position adjusting member is configured to abut the first flap from below. Because of this, when the flattened cardboard box has been opened at a high speed, the first flap can be prevented from being folded in the opposite direction of its folding direction.
  • the flattened cardboard box further has a second flap and a third flap and the second flap and the third flap are in a free state during the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box.
  • the second flap and the third flap are located in positions adjacent to the first flap. Because the position adjusting member does not abut the second flap and the third flap, the place where an abutment mark is left can be minimized.
  • the holding mechanism further have a support frame that supports the first holding member, the second holding member, and the position adjusting member. Furthermore, it is preferred that a distal end of the position adjusting member configured to abut the first flap is arranged, after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box has completed, in a position projecting more upward than a height position of a contact plane in which the first holding member contacts the first side panel. Because of this, the second flap and the third flap can be prevented from being folded a large extent in the folding direction.
  • the position adjusting member is configured to abut the first flap to thereby tilt the first flap 0° to 30° upward along a second fold portion.
  • the second fold portion is disposed in a border between the first side panel and the first flap. Because of this, the second flap and the third flap can be reliably prevented from being folded a large extent in the folding direction.
  • the second flap and the third flap tilt in the direction of gravity that during the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box and the first flap abutted by the position adjusting member is configured to inhibit the tilting of the second flap or the third flap in the direction of gravity. Because of this, the first flap inhibits the second flap or the third flap to be folded in the folding direction.
  • the position adjusting member is configured to blow air against the first flap and/or the opposing flap to thereby adjust the position of the first flap and/or the opposing flap against which the position adjusting member blows air. Because of this, the position of the first flap and/or the opposing flap can be adjusted without causing damage to or depressions in the box.
  • the box forming apparatus pertaining to the present invention makes it possible to open flattened cardboard boxes of various sizes to tubular cardboard boxes.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a box forming and packing system pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the box forming apparatus.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a stacking member.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a stepped portion.
  • FIG. 5 is a view showing flattened cardboard boxes stacked on the stepped portion.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of region R shown in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the box forming apparatus seen from the upstream side of the conveyance direction.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an opening mechanism.
  • FIG. 9 is a view showing the arrangement of a front face upper holding member and a front face lower holding member when an opening operation starts and ends and the circumstance of the flattened cardboard box being opened.
  • FIG. 10 is a view showing the front face upper holding member, the front face lower holding member, and an abutting member at the time when the opening operation has completed.
  • FIG. 11 is a view showing the postures of a first side panel and a flap held by the front face lower holding member and the abutting member at the time when the opening operation has completed.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic configuration view of a bottom forming mechanism.
  • FIG. 13 is a control block diagram of the box forming and packing system.
  • FIG. 14A is a perspective view of a cardboard box.
  • FIG. 14B is a bottom view of the cardboard box.
  • FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a tubular cardboard box.
  • FIG. 16A is a front view of a flattened cardboard box.
  • FIG. 16B is a sectional view, along line I-I, of the flattened cardboard box shown in
  • FIG. 16A is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 16A .
  • FIG. 17 is a view showing a state at the end of the opening operation performed by the opening mechanism of the box forming apparatus pertaining to example modification E.
  • FIG. 18 is a view showing the postures of the first side panel and the flap held by the front face lower holding member and an air blowing member at the end of the opening operation performed by the box forming apparatus pertaining to example modification E.
  • a box forming apparatus 10 pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiment is not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a box forming and packing system 100 including the box forming apparatus 10 pertaining to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the box forming apparatus 10 .
  • the conveyance direction means the direction in which flattened cardboard boxes FB or boxes B are transferred in the box forming and packing system 100 .
  • Upstream/downstream mean upstream/downstream in the conveyance direction.
  • the box forming and packing system 100 is a system that forms cardboard boxes B and packs items in the formed cardboard boxes B. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 13 , the box forming and packing system 100 mainly includes the box forming apparatus 10 , a packing apparatus 90 , a conveyance apparatus 91 , and a control device 92 .
  • the box forming apparatus 10 opens flattened cardboard boxes FB (see FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B ) to form the cardboard boxes B (see FIG. 14A and FIG. 14B ).
  • the box forming apparatus 10 can form cases from both unused flattened cardboard boxes FB and used flattened cardboard boxes FB.
  • the process executed by the box forming apparatus 10 will be called a box forming process.
  • the packing apparatus 90 packs a plurality of items in the cardboard boxes B.
  • the process executed by the packing apparatus 90 will be called a packing process.
  • the conveyance apparatus 91 conveys downstream the cardboard boxes B into which the items have been packed.
  • the control device 92 controls the box forming apparatus 10 , the packing apparatus 90 , and the conveyance apparatus 91 .
  • the box forming and packing system 100 executes the box forming process and the packing process while moving the flattened cardboard boxes FB and the cardboard boxes B (see arrows D 1 to D 6 in FIG. 1 ).
  • the flattened cardboard boxes FB are transferred through the box forming apparatus 10 and then to the packing apparatus 90 .
  • the box forming apparatus 10 mainly includes a stacking mechanism 12 , a transport mechanism 13 , an opening mechanism 14 , and a bottom forming mechanism 16 .
  • one of the flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stacking mechanism 12 is moved at a time by the transport mechanism 13 to the opening mechanism 14 positioned diagonally above the stacking mechanism 12 (see arrow D 1 ).
  • the flattened cardboard box FB is opened and transformed into a tubular cardboard box TB by the opening mechanism 14 .
  • the flattened cardboard box FB moves to the bottom forming mechanism 16 positioned diagonally below the opening start position (see arrow D 2 ) while the flattened cardboard box FB is being opened.
  • a bottom BC is formed in the tubular cardboard box TB by the bottom forming mechanism 16 .
  • the tubular cardboard box TB in which the bottom BC has been formed (the cardboard box B) is thereafter moved in a substantially horizontal direction toward a lowering start position (see arrow D 3 ).
  • the lowering start position is a place where the cardboard box B is conveyed downward.
  • the cardboard box B thereafter drops and moves to the packing apparatus 90 positioned below the lowering start position (see arrow D 4 ). Items are packed in the cardboard box B by the packing apparatus 90 , and thereafter the cardboard box B is moved to the conveyance apparatus 91 located in the lowermost position of the box forming and packing system 100 (see arrow D 5 ). Thereafter, the cardboard box B is further moved to a later process by the conveyance apparatus 91 (see arrow D 6 ).
  • the cardboard box B, the tubular cardboard box TB, and the flattened cardboard box FB have the following configurations.
  • the cardboard box B has a configuration in which items can be packed.
  • FIG. 14A and FIG. 14B show the cardboard box B.
  • FIG. 14A is a perspective view of the cardboard box B
  • FIG. 14B is a bottom view of the cardboard box B.
  • the cardboard box B includes a tube portion TP, a bottom BC, and flaps C 21 to C 24 .
  • the tube portion TP is a section configuring side panels of the cardboard box B. Included in the side panels are a first side panel C 11 , a second side panel C 12 , a third side panel C 13 , and a fourth side panel C 14 . That is, the tube portion TP is configured by four side panels.
  • the tube portion TP has four fold portions FP 1 to FP 4 .
  • the fold portions FP 1 to FP 4 are disposed in the borders between two adjacent side panels. Specifically, the fold portion FPI is disposed in the border between the first side panel C 11 and the second side panel C 12 .
  • the fold portion FP 2 is disposed in the border between the second side panel C 12 and the third side panel C 13 .
  • the fold portion FP 3 is disposed in the border between the third side panel C 13 and the fourth side panel C 14 .
  • the fold portion FP 4 is disposed in the border between the fourth side panel C 14 and the first side panel C 11 .
  • the angles formed by two adjacent side panels on either side of each of the fold portions FP 1 to FP 4 are 90°.
  • the bottom BC is a section serving as a bottom of the cardboard box B.
  • the bottom BC is configured by flaps C 31 to C 34 .
  • the flaps C 31 to C 34 form the bottom BC of the cardboard box B as a result of being folded and tucked in such a way that they lie on top of their adjacent flaps (see FIG. 14B ).
  • the bottom BC has an interleaved shape.
  • the flaps C 31 to C 34 are positioned lower than the tube portion TP in a direction of a height h(see FIG. 15 ). Specifically, the flap (first flap) C 31 is connected to the lower side of the first side panel C 11 .
  • the flap (second flap) C 32 is connected to the lower side of the second side panel C 12 .
  • the flap (fourth flap) C 33 is connected to the lower side of the third side panel C 13 .
  • the flap (third flap) C 34 is connected to the lower side of the fourth side panel C 14 .
  • the flap C 32 and the flap C 34 are located in positions adjacent to the flap C 31 .
  • the flap C 33 is located in a position opposing the flap C 31 .
  • the flaps C 21 to C 24 are folded and tucked in such a way that they lie on top of their adjacent flaps like the flaps C 31 to C 34 to form a top of the cardboard box B in a process subsequent to the process of the box forming and packing system 100 .
  • the flaps C 21 to C 24 are positioned upper than the tube portion TP in the direction of the height h (see FIG. 14A and FIG. 15 ). Specifically, the flaps C 21 to C 24 are connected to the upper sides of the first side panel C 11 to the fourth side panel C 14 , respectively.
  • Fold portions FP 11 to FP 14 and FP 21 to FP 24 are also formed in the borders between the side panels C 11 to C 14 and the flaps C 21 to C 24 and the borders between the side panels C 11 to C 14 and the flaps C 31 to C 34 , respectively.
  • the fold portions FP 11 and FP 21 are formed in the border between the first side panel C 11 and the flap C 21 and the border between the first side panel C 11 and the flap C 31 , respectively.
  • the fold portions FP 2 and FP 22 are formed in the border between the second side panel C 12 and the flap C 22 and the border between the second side panel C 12 and the flap C 32 , respectively.
  • the fold portions FP 13 and FP 23 are formed in the border between the third side panel C 13 and the flap C 23 and the border between the third side panel C 13 and the flap C 33 , respectively.
  • the fold portions FP 14 and FP 24 are formed in the border between the fourth side panel C 14 and the flap C 24 and the border between the fourth side panel C 14 and the flap C 34 , respectively.
  • the tubular cardboard box TB is the cardboard box B in a state in which the bottom BC is open.
  • the tubular cardboard box TB is the cardboard box B in a state before the bottom BC is formed in the box forming process.
  • FIG. 15 shows the tubular cardboard box TB.
  • the tubular cardboard box TB has the aforementioned tube portion TP, the flaps C 21 to C 24 , and the flaps C 31 to C 34 .
  • the flattened cardboard box FB is the tubular cardboard box TB in a flat-folded state. That is, the flattened cardboard box FB is the configuration before the opening operation is performed in the box forming process.
  • FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B show the flattened cardboard box FB.
  • FIG. 16A is a front view of the flattened cardboard box FB.
  • FIG. 16B is a sectional view, along line I-I, of the flattened cardboard box FB shown in FIG. 16A .
  • the flattened cardboard box FB indicates a state in which the tube portion TP is folded a large extent along the two opposing fold portions FP 2 and FP 4 .
  • the angles formed by the two adjacent side panels on either side of each of the fold portions FP 2 and FP 4 are smaller than 90° (see FIG. 16B ).
  • the second side panel C 12 and the third side panel C 13 are folded along the fold portion FP 2 in such a way that the inner wall of the second side panel C 12 and the inner wall of the third side panel C 13 come close to each other, and the angle from the inner wall of the second side panel C 12 to the inner wall of the third side panel C 13 is 0° to 30°.
  • the fourth side panel C 14 and the first side panel C 11 are also folded along the fold portion FP 4 in such a way that the inner wall of the fourth side panel C 14 and the inner wall of the first side panel C 11 come close to each other, and the angle from the inner wall of the fourth side panel C 14 to the inner wall of the first side panel C 11 is 0° to 30°.
  • the angles formed by the two adjacent side panels on either side of each of the remaining fold portions FP 1 and FP 3 are larger than 90° (see FIG. 16B ).
  • the first side panel C 11 and the second side panel C 12 are spread open about the fold portion FP 1 in such a way that the inner wall of the first side panel C 11 and the inner wall of the second side panel C 12 are separate from each other, and the angle from the inner wall of the first side panel C 11 to the inner wall of the second side panel C 12 is 150° to 180°.
  • the third side panel C 13 and the fourth side panel C 14 are also spread open about the fold portion FP 3 in such a way that the inner wall of the third side panel C 13 and the inner wall of the fourth side panel C 14 are separate from each other, and the angle from the inner wall of the third side panel C 13 to the inner wall of the fourth side panel C 14 is 150° to 180°.
  • the flattened cardboard boxes FB are stacked in a posture where the fold portions FP 2 and FP 4 become the upward and downward direction end portions of the flattened cardboard boxes FB.
  • the first side panel C 11 and the flaps C 21 and C 31 connected to the first side panel C 11 and the second side panel C 12 and the flaps C 22 and C 32 connected to the second side panel C 12 , are faced downstream in the conveyance direction (see FIG. 16A and FIG. 16B ).
  • the third side panel C 13 and the flaps C 23 and C 33 connected to the third side panel C 13 , and the fourth side panel C 14 and the flaps C 24 and C 34 connected to the fourth side panel C 14 are faced upstream in the conveyance direction.
  • the face (side panels and flaps) positioned on the downstream side in the conveyance direction will be called a front face FF
  • the face (side panels and flaps) positioned on the upstream side in the conveyance direction will be called a rear face RF.
  • the box forming apparatus 10 opens the flat flattened cardboard boxes FB to form the cardboard boxes B. As shown in FIG. 1 , the box forming apparatus 10 is placed most upstream in the conveyance direction. As mentioned above, the box forming apparatus 10 mainly includes the stacking mechanism 12 , the transport mechanism 13 , the opening mechanism 14 , and the bottom forming mechanism 16 . The configurations of each will be described in detail below.
  • the stacking mechanism 12 allows numerous flattened cardboard boxes FB to be stacked thereon along the conveyance direction (see FIG. 1 ). Furthermore, the stacking mechanism 12 moves downstream in the conveyance direction the numerous flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked thereon. From the numerous flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stacking mechanism 12 , the later-described transport mechanism 13 takes out one flattened cardboard box FB at a time in sequence from downstream side and moves to the opening mechanism 14 disposed in an upper position.
  • the stacking mechanism 12 mainly includes a stacking member 21 , front plates 22 , a back plate 23 , and an insertion mechanism 24 .
  • the stacking member 21 allows numerous flattened cardboard boxes FB to be stacked thereon along the conveyance direction in a state in which the flattened cardboard boxes FB have been positioned in the right and left direction. Furthermore, the stacking member 21 also functions as a conveyor that conveys the numerous flattened cardboard boxes FB downstream in the conveyance direction (forward). As shown in FIG. 3 , the stacking member 21 mainly includes a floor portion 211 and a stepped portion 214 .
  • the floor portion 211 includes a plurality of plate-shaped members.
  • the plurality of plate-shaped members extend in the forward and rearward direction and are spaced apart from each other by a gap having a predetermined width.
  • Rollers 212 are placed on the upstream side and the downstream side of the floor portion 211 in the conveyance direction of the flattened cardboard boxes FB.
  • Endless belts 213 are around the rollers 212 .
  • the belts 213 are placed in positions where they cover the gaps of the predetermined width formed in the floor portion 211 .
  • the belts 213 contact the lower ends of the flattened cardboard boxes FB loaded on the floor portion 211 and rotate as the rollers 212 are driven to rotate.
  • the flattened cardboard boxes FB are moved forward (downstream in the conveyance direction) by the rotation of the belts 213 .
  • the rollers 212 are appropriately driven to rotate by a roller rotating mechanism 212 a (see FIG. 13 ).
  • the roller rotating mechanism 212 a drives the rollers 212 to rotate when a sensor not shown in the drawings no longer detects a flattened cardboard box FB on the downstream side end portion of the floor portion 211 .
  • the stepped portion 214 is a place that receives the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB conveyed from the stacking member 21 and supplies one flattened cardboard box FB at a time to the transport mechanism 13 .
  • the stepped portion 214 is placed on the downstream side end portion of the stacking member 21 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 ).
  • the stepped portion 214 includes a plurality of contact surfaces 214 a (see FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ).
  • the plurality of contact surfaces 214 a are placed in different height positions with respect to the horizontal plane. Furthermore, the plurality of contact surfaces 214 a are each slightly tilted with respect to the horizontal plane so that the flattened cardboard boxes FB tilt forward with respect to the conveyance direction (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB move from on contact surfaces 214 a located in higher positions to on contact surfaces 214 a located in lower positions and are conveyed downstream in the conveyance direction.
  • three cutout portions 214 b are formed in the right and left direction in the contact surface 214 a configuring the lowermost step of the steps among the plurality of contact surfaces 214 a.
  • the cutout portions 214 b allow upward and downward movement of claw portions 321 a of a loading member 321 described later.
  • the front plates 22 regulate the forward movement of the flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stepped portion 214 .
  • the front plates 22 extend in the upward and downward direction in a forwardly tilted posture.
  • the front plates 22 are disposed on the front end side of the lowermost contact surface 2 I 4 a (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 ).
  • the front plates 22 extend in the upward and downward direction and contact at two places of the front face FF, in its width direction, of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB among the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stepped portion 214 .
  • the back plate 23 is a member that holds down, from the rear, the numerous flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stacking member 21 .
  • the rear plate 23 has a configuration that applies constant force in the conveyance direction to the rear face RF of the flattened cardboard box FB positioned on the tail end of the stacked numerous flattened cardboard boxes FB (see FIG. 2 ).
  • the back plate 23 moves forward while holding down the rear face RF of the flattened cardboard box FB positioned on the tail end as the flattened cardboard box FB positioned on the tail end moves forward (downstream in the conveyance direction).
  • the insertion mechanism 24 splits apart, among the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stepped portion 214 , the foremost flattened cardboard box FB from the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB (following flattened cardboard boxes) following the foremost flattened cardboard box FB. As shown in FIG. 2 , the insertion mechanism 24 is placed above the stepped portion 214 . Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7 , the insertion mechanism 24 mainly includes a fixed plate 241 and a movable member 242 .
  • the fixed plate 241 contacts the upper ends of the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB loaded on the stepped portion 214 and aligns the positions of the upper ends.
  • the fixed plate 241 slopes in conformity with the inclination of the stepped portion 214 .
  • the fixed plate 241 causes the lower ends of the flattened cardboard boxes FB to contact the stepped portion 214 .
  • the fixed plate 241 has a shape that allows the movable member 242 to be placed in the width direction center thereof.
  • the movable member 242 is movable with respect to the fixed plate 241 .
  • the movable member 242 includes a sloping surface having the same inclination as the fixed plate 241 and an insertion portion 242 a extending in the upward and downward direction.
  • the movable member 242 rotates using one end on the upstream side as a rotating shaft to thereby move the insertion portion 242 a in the upward and downward direction.
  • the movable member 242 is driven by a movable mechanism 243 (see FIG. 13 ).
  • the insertion portion 242 a moves downward, the insertion portion 242 a is temporarily inserted between the foremost flattened cardboard box FB and the adjacent flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the movable member 242 forcibly holds down from above, with its sloping surface, the upper end of the following flattened cardboard box FB among the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB.
  • the transport mechanism 13 sequentially takes out and conveys to a later process the foremost flattened cardboard box FB from the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stepped portion 214 . As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the transport mechanism 13 is placed downstream of the stacking mechanism 12 . As shown in FIG. 7 , the transport mechanism 13 mainly has a separating unit 31 and a transfer unit 32 .
  • the separating unit 31 separates the foremost flattened cardboard box FB from the following flattened cardboard box FB among the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stepped portion 214 . Specifically, the separating unit 31 sucks, by means of a separating sucker 311 , the front face FF of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB. The separating sucker 311 is moved toward and away from the front face FF of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB by a separating sucker moving component 312 .
  • the separating sucker moving component 312 moves the separating sucker 311 in a direction away from the front face FF of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB in a state in which the separating sucker 311 is sucking the front face FF of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the upper end portion of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB bends.
  • the separating unit 31 forms a gap between the upper end portion of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB and the upper end portion of the adjacent flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the transfer unit 32 conveys upward and transfers to the opening mechanism 14 the foremost flattened cardboard box FB among the plurality of flattened cardboard boxes FB stacked on the stepped portion 214 .
  • the transfer unit 32 mainly includes loading members 321 , lifting suckers 322 , and a lift mechanism 323 (see FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 ).
  • the loading members 321 have claw portions 321 a on the distal ends of their lower end portions and extend in the upward and downward direction.
  • the claw portions 321 a are placed in positions corresponding to the cutout portions 214 b of the stepped portion 214 mentioned above.
  • the claw portions 321 a contact, from below, the lower end of the foremost flattened cardboard box FB exposed at the positions of the cutout portions 214 b and allow the foremost flattened cardboard box FB to be loaded on the upper surfaces of the claw portions 321 a.
  • the lifting suckers 322 suck, from the front face FF side, the flattened cardboard box FB in the neighborhood of its lower end portion.
  • the loading members 321 and the lifting suckers 322 are moved in the upward and downward direction by the lift mechanism 323 .
  • the loading members 321 and the lifting suckers 322 transfer, at an upper position, the foremost flattened cardboard box FB to the opening mechanism 14 .
  • the opening mechanism 14 opens the flattened cardboard box FB to form the tubular cardboard box TB.
  • the opening mechanism 14 transforms, from a flattened shape to a tubular shape, the flattened cardboard box FB delivered thereto from the transport mechanism 13 (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the opening mechanism 14 is disposed above the transport mechanism 13 .
  • the opening mechanism 14 mainly includes a holding mechanism 40 and a plurality of moving mechanisms 43 , 44 , and 45 .
  • the holding mechanism 40 and the plurality of moving mechanisms 43 , 44 , and 45 will be described in detail below.
  • the holding mechanism 40 is a mechanism that holds the flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the holding mechanism 40 includes a plurality of holding members 41 a, 41 b, 42 a, and 42 b and an abutting member 50 .
  • FIG. 8 to FIG. 11 the configuration of each member included in the holding mechanism 40 will be described. It should be noted that in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 the abutting member 50 is omitted in order to facilitate understanding.
  • the plurality of holding members 41 a, 41 b, 42 a, and 42 b are suction devices.
  • the plurality of holding members 41 a, 41 b, 42 a, and 42 b include a rear face upper holding member 41 a , a rear face lower holding member 41 b , front face upper holding members (second holding members) 42 a, and front face lower holding members (first holding members) 42 b.
  • the rear face upper holding member 41 a and the rear face lower holding member 41 b hold the side panels C 13 and C 14 positioned on the rear face RF side of the flattened cardboard box FB (see FIG. 16B ).
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a and the front face lower holding members 42 b hold the side panels C 11 and C 12 on the front face FF side.
  • the plurality of holding members 41 a, 41 b, 42 a, and 42 b start sucking when the opening operation starts and continue sucking until the opening operation completes.
  • “when the opening operation starts” means when the holding members 41 a, 41 b , 42 a, and 42 b contact, or start moving in order to contact, the flattened cardboard box FB in order to start the opening operation.
  • “when the opening operation completes” means when the transformation from the flattened cardboard box FB to the tubular cardboard box TB is completed.
  • the rear face upper holding member 41 a is placed on the rear face RF side of the flattened cardboard box FB and holds the third side panel C 13 .
  • the rear face upper holding member 4 Ia sucks the third side panel C 13 in the neighborhood of the fold portion FP 3 .
  • the rear face upper holding member 41 a is coupled to a first moving mechanism 43 .
  • the rear face upper holding member 41 a moves in the forward and rearward direction because of the driving of the first moving mechanism 43 .
  • the rear face upper holding member 41 a is located in a position furthest away from the third side panel C 13 .
  • the rear face upper holding member 41 a is moved to an advanced position in order to receive the flattened cardboard box FB transported by the transport mechanism 13 and contacts and sucks the third side panel C 13 .
  • the rear face upper holding member 41 a is slightly moved to a retracted position while it sucks the third side panel C 13 .
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b is placed on the rear face RF side of the flattened cardboard box FB and holds the fourth side panel C 14 .
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b sucks the fourth side panel C 14 in the neighborhood of the fold portion FP 3 .
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b is coupled to a second moving mechanism 44 .
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b moves in the forward and rearward direction and the upward and downward direction as a result of the second moving mechanism 44 being driven.
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b is located in a position furthest away from the fourth side panel C 14 .
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b is moved to an advanced position in order to receive the flattened cardboard box FB transferred by the transport mechanism 13 and contacts and sucks the fourth side panel C 14 .
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b is moved to a retracted position while it sucks the fourth side panel C 14 .
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b starts moving, it stops sucking the flattened cardboard box FB and releases the flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the rear face lower holding member 41 b moves following the flattened cardboard box FB with a slight residual suction force after it has stopped sucking, and moves away from the fourth side panel C 14 of the flattened cardboard box FB a little above and/or in front of the position where it was arranged before the start of the opening operation.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a are placed on the front face FF side of the flattened cardboard box FB and hold the second side panel C 12 .
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a suck the second side panel C 12 in the neighborhood of the fold portion FPI.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a are attached to a support frame 45 a of a third moving mechanism 45 described later.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a are attached to a distal end portion of the support frame 45 a.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a move in the upward and downward direction and the forward and rearward direction because of the driving of the third moving mechanism 45 .
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b are placed on the front face FF side of the flattened cardboard box FB and hold the side panel C 11 .
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b suck the first side panel C 11 in the neighborhood of the fold portion FP 1 .
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b are also attached to the support frame 45 a of the third moving mechanism 45 described later.
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b are attached to a main portion of the support frame 45 a.
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b move in such a way as to describe a circular arc as a result of the third moving mechanism 45 swinging (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the abutting member 50 is an example of a position adjusting member.
  • the abutting member 50 adjusts the position of the flap C 31 (the first flap) positioned on the front face FF of the flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the abutting member 50 contacts the flap C 31 (the first flap) positioned on the front face FF of the flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 (the first flap), which is a section connected to the first side panel C 11 of the flattened cardboard box FB.
  • the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 (the first flap) to thereby adjust the position of the flap (the first flap) C 31 that the abutting member 50 abuts.
  • the abutting member 50 holds, among the flaps C 31 to C 34 to be formed into the bottom BC by the bottom forming mechanism 16 described later, the flap C 31 connected to the side panel (the first side panel C 11 ) that comes to a lower position when the opening operation completes.
  • the abutting member 50 applies force to the flap C 31 in the opposite direction of the direction of gravity.
  • the abutting member 50 is a rod-shaped member (see FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 ).
  • the abutting member 50 is attached to the support frame 45 a of the third moving mechanism 45 .
  • the abutting member 50 is attached to the main portion of the support frame 45 a . More specifically, the abutting member 50 is attached in a position on the distal end portion side of the center position in the lengthwise direction of the main portion.
  • the abutting member 50 includes a first section 51 and a second section 52 .
  • the first section 51 is coupled to the support frame 45 a.
  • the first section 51 is positioned below the first side panel C 11 when the opening operation completes, and extends from the neighborhood of the first side panel C 11 toward the flap C 31 along the direction in which the first side panel C 11 extends (the direction of the height h).
  • the second section 52 configures the distal end portion of the abutting member 50 and extends in a direction intersecting the first section 51 . That is, the distal end section (the second section 52 ) of the abutting member 50 is folded upward.
  • the abutting member 50 contacts the flap C 31 at the distal end of the second section 52 .
  • the height position of the distal end of the second section 52 is located in a position higher than the height position of the plane in which the front face lower holding members 42 b suck the first side panel C 11 (see FIG. 11 ). It is preferred that the distal end of the second section 52 be configured by an elastic member so as to protect the flap C 31 from damage.
  • the abutting member 50 moves in the upward and downward direction and the forward and rearward direction because of the driving of the third moving mechanism 45 .
  • the abutting member 50 continuously abuts the flap C 31 from when the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB starts to when the opening operation completes.
  • the distal end of the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 , and thus the abutting member 50 places the flap C 31 in a state in which it is slightly folded inward along the fold portion (a second fold portion) FP 21 disposed in the border between the first side panel C 11 and the flap C 31 .
  • the abutting member 50 tilts the flap C 31 a predetermined angle ⁇ ° inward at the time of the opening operation completes (upward), along the fold portion FP 2 I (see FIG. 11 ). That is, the abutting member 50 tilts the flap C 31 the predetermined angle ⁇ ° in a folding direction along the fold portion FP 21 .
  • the folding direction is a direction in which the flap C 31 becomes folded in order to form the bottom BC.
  • the predetermined angle ⁇ ° is 0° to 30°, for example, and preferably is 5° to 15°.
  • the plurality of moving mechanisms 43 , 44 , and 45 are mechanisms that move the holding mechanism 40 .
  • the plurality of moving mechanisms 43 , 44 , and 45 include a first moving mechanism 43 , a second moving mechanism 44 , and a third moving mechanism 45 .
  • the first moving mechanism 43 , the second moving mechanism 44 , and the third moving mechanism 45 move the rear face upper holding member 41 a, the rear face lower holding member 41 b, and the front face upper holding members 42 a and the front face lower holding members 42 b, respectively, so that the flattened cardboard box FB is opened to the tubular cardboard box TB (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the first moving mechanism 43 supports the rear face upper holding member 41 a in such a way that the rear face upper holding member 41 a is movable in the forward and rearward direction.
  • the first moving mechanism 43 mainly has an upper support member 43 a and a first drive component 43 b (see FIG. 2 , FIG. 8 , or FIG. 13 ).
  • the upper support member 43 a supports the rear face upper holding member 41 a in such a way that the suction surface of the rear face upper holding member 41 a is parallel to the third side panel C 13 of the flattened cardboard box FB transferred from the transport mechanism 13 .
  • the upper support member 43 a is attached in the highest position of a frame 99 serving as a skeleton of the box forming and packing system 100 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 8 ).
  • the upper support member 43 a is driven by the first drive component 43 b to move the rear face upper holding member 41 a toward and away from the third side panel C 13 .
  • the second moving mechanism 44 supports the rear face lower holding member 41 b in such a way that the rear face lower holding member 41 b is movable in the forward and rearward direction and the upward and downward direction.
  • the second moving mechanism 44 mainly has a lower support member 44 a and a second drive component 44 b (see FIG. 8 or FIG. 13 ).
  • the lower support member 44 a supports the rear face lower holding member 41 b at a position lower than the upper support member 43 a.
  • the lower support member 44 a supports the rear face upper holding member 41 a in such a way that the suction surface of the rear face lower holding member 41 b is parallel to the fourth side panel C 14 of the flattened cardboard box FB transferred from the transport mechanism 13 .
  • the lower support member 44 a is driven by the second drive component 44 b to move the rear face lower holding member 41 b in the forward and rearward direction and the upward and downward direction. Because of this, the lower support member 44 a moves the rear face lower holding member 41 b toward and away from the fourth side panel C 14 .
  • the third moving mechanism 45 swings the front face upper holding members 42 a , the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 to change the height position and planar position of the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 .
  • the third moving mechanism 45 has the support frame 45 a that supports the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 in such a way that they are movable in the upward and downward direction and the forward and rearward direction.
  • the support frame 45 a is driven by a third drive component 45 b to swing in the upward and downward direction about a swing shaft 45 c.
  • the swing shaft 45 c is disposed in the neighborhood of the end portion on the rear side of the support frame 45 a extending in the forward and rearward direction.
  • the support frame 45 a mainly has a distal end portion and a main portion in its lengthwise direction.
  • the distal end portion When the support frame 45 a has a posture where it extends substantially parallel to the horizontal plane, the distal end portion is positioned on the front side.
  • the distal end portion functions as the swinging end.
  • the main portion is the section other than the distal end portion.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a are attached to the distal end portion.
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b and the abutting member 50 are attached to the main portion.
  • the distal end portion is connected by a link mechanism to the main portion.
  • the link mechanism is driven by an air cylinder.
  • the inclination of the distal end portion with respect to the main portion is changed by the driving of the link mechanism (see FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 ).
  • the distal end portion has an inclination substantially parallel to the horizontal plane (see FIG. 8 ) the same as the main portion.
  • the link mechanism gradually changes the inclination of the distal end portion with respect to the main portion.
  • the link mechanism changes the inclination of the distal end portion in such a way that the distal end portion has a 90° inclination with respect to the main portion when the opening operation completes (see FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 ).
  • the support frame 45 a swings about the swing shaft 45 a to change the height positions and the planar positions of the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 . Specifically, because of the swinging of the support frame 45 a, the front face upper holding members 45 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 move between an opening operation standby position (an opening operation end position) and an opening operation start position so as to describe a circular arc about the swing shaft 45 c (see FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 ).
  • the flattened cardboard box FB is opened while moving in the direction indicated by arrow AR in FIG. 9 and is transformed into the tubular cardboard box TB.
  • the bottom forming mechanism 16 forms the bottom BC in the tubular cardboard box TB.
  • the bottom forming mechanism 16 shapes the flaps C 31 to C 34 connected to the lower side of the tube portion TP into the bottom BC.
  • the swastika-shaped bottom BC is formed by the bottom forming mechanism 16 (see FIG. 14B ).
  • the bottom forming mechanism 16 forms the bottom BC in the tubular cardboard box TB at the position where the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB is completed.
  • the bottom forming mechanism 16 has flap holding members 61 and flap pushing-and-folding members 62 .
  • One flap holding member 61 and one flap pushing-and-folding member 62 are disposed for each of the flaps C 31 to C 34 .
  • the flap holding members 61 hold first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 in the width direction.
  • the flap holding members 61 contact the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 from inside so that the flaps C 31 to C 34 do not fold inward (see FIG. 12 ).
  • the flap holding members 61 have holding contact surfaces that contact the flaps C 31 to C 34 .
  • the flap holding members 61 have a configuration where they are movable toward and away from the tubular cardboard box TB.
  • the flap holding members 61 are configured in such a way that, the holding contact surfaces are moved to positions opposing the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 when the flap holding members 61 advance, and the holding contact surfaces are moved to positions away from the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 when the flap holding members 61 retreat.
  • the holding contact surfaces have the same inclinations as each of the side panels configuring the tube portion TP with respect to the horizontal direction or the vertical direction. Furthermore, the holding contact surfaces extend along the direction in which the tube portion TP extends.
  • the positions of the flap holding members 61 are adjusted so that, when the flap holding members 61 have moved close to the tubular cardboard box TB, the holding contact surfaces contact the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 .
  • the flaps C 31 to C 34 have predetermined inclinations or substantially the same inclinations as each of the side panels configuring the tube portion TP with respect to the horizontal direction or the vertical direction. That is, the positions of the flap holding members 61 are adjusted so that, when the flap holding members 61 have moved close to the tubular cardboard box TB, the holding contact surfaces contact the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 that have predetermined inclinations with respect to the horizontal plane or the vertical plane.
  • the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 push and fold, toward the inside of the tube portion TP, the end portions (second end portions) of the flaps C 31 to C 34 positioned on the opposite sides of the first end portions.
  • the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 contact the second end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 from outside so as to fold the flaps C 31 to C 34 inward (see FIG. 12 ).
  • the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 have pushing-and-folding contact surfaces that contact the flaps C 31 to C 34 . Furthermore, the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 have a configuration where they can move the pushing-and-folding contact surfaces toward and away from the flaps C 31 to C 34 . Furthermore, the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 have a configuration where they rotate substantially 90° about rotating shafts substantially parallel to the border lines between the side panels C 11 to C 14 and the flaps C 31 to C 34 . The flap pushing-and-folding members 62 respectively move close to the flaps C 31 to C 34 and thereafter apply, to the corresponding flaps C 31 to C 34 , force in the directions (arrows D 11 to D 14 in FIG. 12 ) in which the flaps C 31 to C 34 are closed. That is, the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 move close to the flaps C 31 to C 34 and thereafter fold the corresponding flaps C 31 to C 34 in the folding directions.
  • the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 When the second end portions are folded inward by the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 in a state in which the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 are held by the flap holding members 61 , the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 are folded in such a way as to lie on top of the second end portions of the adjacent flaps C 31 to C 34 , and the bottom BC of the cardboard box B is formed.
  • the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 thereafter move the pushing-and-folding contact surfaces away from the flaps C 31 to C 34 .
  • the tubular cardboard box TB in which the bottom BC has been formed (the cardboard box B) by the bottom forming mechanism 16 is thereafter moved in the horizontal direction as indicated by arrow D 3 in FIG. 1 and then travels through a downward leading drop path and moves to the packing apparatus 90 .
  • the packing apparatus 90 packs a plurality of items in the cardboard box B.
  • the plurality of items are packed in the cardboard box B in a stacked state.
  • the packing apparatus 90 rotates the cardboard box B around a rotational axis disposed at the neighborhood of the long side of the cardboard box B. Because of this, the cardboard box B is transferred to the conveyance apparatus 91 in a state in which the opening faces upward.
  • the conveyance apparatus 91 is an apparatus that conveys to a later process (a process outside the box forming and packing system 100 ) the cardboard box B in which the items have been packed.
  • the conveyance apparatus 91 is placed under the packing apparatus 90 .
  • the control device 92 is, as mentioned above, a device that controls the box forming apparatus 10 , the packing apparatus 90 , and the conveyance apparatus 91 .
  • FIG. 13 shows a control block diagram relating to the box forming and packing system. As shown in FIG. 13 , the control device 92 is connected to each configuration included in the box forming and packing system 100 , and transmits signals to and receives signals from each configuration. Specifically, the control device 92 is electrically connected to the box forming apparatus 10 , the packing apparatus 90 , and the conveyance apparatus 91 .
  • control device 92 is electrically connected to the roller rotating mechanism 212 a, the movable mechanism 243 , the separating sucker moving component 312 , the lift mechanism 323 , the first drive component 43 b, the second drive component 44 b, the third drive component 45 b, and the bottom forming mechanism 16 , which are included in the box forming apparatus 10 .
  • the control device 92 mainly includes a CPU 92 a, a ROM 92 b, a RAM 92 c, and a hard disk 92 d. Furthermore, the control device 92 is equipped with a touch panel display, a keyboard, and so forth not shown in the drawings.
  • the state of the third moving mechanism 45 pertaining to the operation of opening of the flattened cardboard box FB and the placement and operation of each member moved by the third moving mechanism 45 will be described below. Specifically, the placement and operation of the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 , which are moved as the support frame 45 a swings, will be described in detail, separately, for a state while standing by for the opening operation, for a state when the opening operation starts, and for a state after the opening operation has completed.
  • the flaps C 21 to C 24 and the flaps C 32 to C 34 excepting the flap C 31 are free. That is, during the opening operation, among the flaps C 31 to C 34 and C 21 to C 24 , only the flap C 31 connected to the first side panel C 11 is held by the abutting member 50 .
  • the support frame 45 a has a posture where it extends substantially parallel to the horizontal plane (see FIG. 8 ).
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 are attached to the support frame 45 a along the direction in which the support frame 45 a extends.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a and the front face lower holding members 42 b are attached to the support frame 45 a in a state in which their suction surfaces face upward.
  • the support frame 45 a supports the abutting member 50 in a state in which the second section 52 of the abutting member 50 extends facing upward.
  • the height position of the distal end of the second section 52 of the abutting member 50 is higher than the height position of the suction surfaces of the front face upper holding members 42 a. While standing by for the opening operation, the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 are located in lower positions and more forward positions than they are when the opening operation starts.
  • the support frame 45 a supports the front face upper holding members 42 a and the front face lower holding members 42 b in such a way that the suction surfaces of the front face upper holding members 42 a and the front face lower holding members 42 b are substantially parallel to the front face FF of the flattened cardboard box FB transferred to the opening mechanism 14 . Furthermore, the support frame 45 a supports the abutting member 50 in a state in which the second section 52 of the abutting member 50 extends facing rearward.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 are located in their highest positions and rearmost positions when the opening operation starts.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 hold each part of the front face FF of the flattened cardboard box FB in the following state. It should be noted that at this time the rear face RF of the flattened cardboard box FB is held by the rear face upper holding member 41 a and the rear face lower holding member 41 b.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a hold the second side panel C 12 in such a way that the second side panel C 12 has an angle with respect to the horizontal. That is, the front face upper holding members 42 a hold the second side panel C 12 in such a way that the second side panel C 12 intersects the horizontal plane when the opening operation starts (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the distal end portion of the support frame 45 a gradually rises up with respect to the main portion because of the driving of the link mechanism.
  • the inclination of the second side panel C 12 with respect to the first side panel C 11 also changes. That is, the front face upper holding members 42 a hold the second side panel C 12 while gradually changing the inclination of the second side panel C 12 with respect to the first side panel C 11 .
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b hold the first side panel C 11 in such a way that the first side panel C 11 has an angle with respect to the horizontal. That is, the front face lower holding members 42 b hold the first side panel C 11 in such a way that the first side panel C 11 intersects the horizontal plane when the opening operation starts (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 in such a way that the flap C 31 is slightly tilted inward (the folding direction). That is, the abutting member 50 projects from the front side toward the rear side with respect to the flap C 31 and contacts the flap C 31 when the opening operation starts.
  • the support frame 45 a supports the front face upper holding members 42 a and the front face lower holding members 42 b in such a way that the suction surfaces of the front face lower holding members 42 b face upward and the suction surfaces of the front face upper holding members 42 a face rearward. Furthermore, the support frame 45 a supports the abutting member 50 in a state in which the second section 52 of the abutting member 50 extends facing upward.
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b and the abutting member 50 are located in the same height positions and planar positions as they are while standing by for the opening operation.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a, the front face lower holding members 42 b, and the abutting member 50 hold each part of the front face FF of the flattened cardboard box FB in the following state when the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB completes (after the opening operation has completed).
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a hold the second side panel C 12 in a vertical or nearly vertical inclination with respect to the horizontal plane.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a support the second side panel C 12 in a vertical or nearly vertical inclination with respect to the horizontal plane when the transformation from the flattened cardboard box FB to the tubular cardboard box TB is completed (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the inclination of the distal end portion of the support frame 45 a with respect to the main portion is gradually changed after the opening operation starts, and the distal end portion has a 90° angle with respect to the main portion when the opening operation completes. That is, the distal end portion has an upstanding posture with respect to the horizontal plane.
  • the distal end portion tumbles after the bottom BC has been formed in the tubular cardboard box TB by the bottom forming mechanism 16 described later. That is, after the cardboard box B has been formed, the distal end portion changes posture and extends along the direction in which the main portion extends (see FIG. 8 ).
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b hold the first side panel C 11 in a parallel or nearly parallel inclination with respect to the horizontal plane (see FIG. 9 ).
  • the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 in such a way that the flap C 31 is placed in a state in which it is slightly folded inward (the folding direction) (see FIG. 10 and FIG. 13 ).
  • the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 of the flattened cardboard box FB (the tubular cardboard box TB) from below.
  • the first section 51 of the abutting member 50 extends along the direction in which the first side panel C 11 extends.
  • the second section 52 extends along a direction intersecting the direction in which the first side panel C 11 extends.
  • the distal end of the abutting member 50 comes to a position where it projects more upward than the height position of the contact plane in which the front face lower holding members 42 b contact the first side panel C 11 . That is, the height position of the distal end of the second section 52 of the abutting member 50 is higher than the height position of the suction surfaces of the front face upper holding members 42 a and the front face lower holding members 42 b.
  • the box forming apparatus 10 pertaining to the above-described embodiment is provided with the holding mechanism 40 , the moving mechanism (the third moving mechanism) 45 , and the control device 92 .
  • the holding mechanism 40 has the front face lower holding members (the first holding members) 42 b and the front face upper holding members (the second holding members) 42 a.
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b hold the first side panel C 11
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a hold the second side panel C 12 .
  • the third moving mechanism 45 moves the front face lower holding members 42 b and the front face upper holding members 42 a. More specifically, the third moving mechanism 45 moves the front face lower holding members 42 b and the front face upper holding members 42 a from an upper position to a lower position.
  • the control device 92 controls the third moving mechanism 45 so as to fold at least either one of the first side panel C 11 and the second side panel C 12 along the fold portion (the first fold portion) FPI to thereby change the angle formed by the first side panel C 11 and the second side panel C 12 from 0° or 180° to an angle close to 90°.
  • the holding mechanism 40 further has the abutting member 50 (see FIG. 10 ). The abutting member 50 adjusts the position of the flap (the first flap) C 31 , which is a section of the flattened cardboard box FB connected to the first side panel C 11 .
  • the abutting member 50 adjusts the position of the flap C 31 in such a way as to place the flap C 31 in a state in which it is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box FB being opened.
  • the box forming apparatus 10 of the above-described embodiments folds the adjacent flaps C 31 to C 34 on top of each other to form the interleaved shaped bottom BC after the flattened cardboard box FB has been opened and formed into the tubular cardboard box TB. Furthermore, the bottom BC is formed by the bottom forming mechanism 16 disposed in a predetermined position. In the bottom forming mechanism 16 , the first end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 are held by the plurality of flap holding members 61 , and the second end portions of the flaps C 31 to C 34 are pushed and tilted toward the inside of the tube portion TP by the plurality of flap pushing-and-folding members 62 .
  • the flap holding members 61 have the contact holding surfaces that contact the flaps C 31 to C 34 .
  • the contact holding surfaces have the same inclinations as each of the side panels configuring the tube portion TP with respect to the horizontal plane or the vertical plane. Therefore, the flaps C 31 to C 34 of the tubular cardboard box TB fed to the bottom forming mechanism 16 are required to have inclinations in a predetermined range with respect to the horizontal plane or the vertical plane. Specifically, when the tubular cardboard box TB has been fed to the bottom forming mechanism 16 , the flaps C 31 to C 34 are required to have the same inclinations as each of the side panels with respect to the horizontal plane or the vertical plane.
  • the tubular cardboard box TB is formed while the first side panel C 11 and the second side panel C 12 of the flattened cardboard box FB are pulled downward. That is, the flattened cardboard box FB is formed into the tubular cardboard box TB while moving from an upper position to a lower position. At this time, a large force is applied in the direction of gravity with respect to each of the flaps C 31 to C 34 . As a result, it is difficult to keep in the predetermined range the inclinations of the flaps C 31 to C 34 with respect to the horizontal plane or the vertical plane.
  • the flap C 31 which comes to a lower position when the opening operation completes, to be folded downward along the fold portion FP 21 due to gravity. That is, the flap C 31 is folded in the opposite direction of the folding direction.
  • the flattened cardboard box serving as the box forming target is a used flattened cardboard box that has been repeatedly utilized
  • the extent to which the flap C 31 folds downward is marked.
  • the flap holding members 61 and the flap pushing-and-folding members 62 are moved close to the tubular cardboard box TB, the flap C 31 is in a position far from both the holding contact members and the pushing-and-folding contact members, and it may be difficult to suitably fold the flap C 31 . That is, the bottom BC cannot be formed.
  • the position of the flap C 31 is adjusted by the abutting member 50 in such a way that the flap C 31 located in a lower position when the bottom BC is formed is placed in a state in which it is slightly tilted inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box FB being opened.
  • the position of the flap C 31 is adjusted as a result of the abutting member 50 abutting the flap C 31 . That is, the abutting member 50 keeps the inclination of the flap C 31 with respect to the horizontal plane so that the flap C 31 does not fold downward along the fold portion FP 21 .
  • the inclinations of the flaps C 32 and C 34 adjacent to the flap C 31 can also be maintained in the predetermined range with respect to the vertical plane.
  • the flap C 31 folded slightly inward along the fold portion FP 21 regulates the folding of the flaps C 32 and C 34 in the folding direction.
  • the flaps C 31 to C 34 come to positions where they are able to contact the contact holding surfaces and the pushing-and-folding contact surfaces. Because of this, in the bottom forming mechanism 16 , the bottom BC can be appropriately formed.
  • the holding mechanism 40 has the front face lower holding members (the first holding members) 42 b and the front face upper holding members (the second holding members) 42 a.
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b hold the first side panel C 11 in such a way that the first side panel C 11 has an angle with respect to the horizontal before the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB completes.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a hold the second side panel C 12 in such a way that the second side panel C 12 has an angle with respect to the horizontal before the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB completes.
  • the front face lower holding members 42 b are moved by the third moving mechanism (the moving mechanism) 45 in such a way as to hold the first side panel C 11 in an inclination parallel or nearly parallel to the horizontal after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB has completed.
  • the front face upper holding members 42 a are moved by the third moving mechanism 45 in such a way as to hold the second side panel C 12 in an inclination vertical or nearly vertical to the horizontal direction after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB has completed. Because of this, the flattened cardboard box FB can be opened to the tubular cardboard box TB at a high speed.
  • the abutting member 50 abuts the flap (the first flap) C 31 to thereby adjust the position of the flap C 31 the abutting member 50 abuts. Because of this, the position of the flap C 31 can be adjusted by a relatively simple configuration in such a way as to place the flap C 31 in a state in which it is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box FB being opened.
  • the flap (the first flap) C 31 has an inclination parallel or nearly parallel to the horizontal plane after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB has completed, and the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 from below. Because of this, when the flattened cardboard box FB has been opened at a high speed, the flap C 31 can be prevented, by a simple configuration, from being folded toward the outside of the tube portion TP.
  • the flattened cardboard box FB has the flap (the second flap) C 32 , the flap (the third flap) C 34 , and the flap (the fourth flap) C 33 .
  • the flap C 32 , the flap C 33 , and the flap C 34 are in a free state.
  • the flap C 32 and the flap C 34 are located in positions adjacent to the flap C 31 .
  • the flap C 33 is in a position opposing the flap C 31 .
  • the abutting member 50 contacts only part of the flap C 31 . As a result, the place where an abutment mark is left by the abutting member 50 can be minimized.
  • the holding mechanism 40 pertaining to the above-described embodiment has the support frame 45 a that supports the front face lower holding members (the first holding members) 42 b, the front face upper holding members (the second holding members) 42 a, and the abutting member 50 .
  • the distal end of the abutting member 50 is arranged, after the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB has completed, in a position projecting more upward than the height position of the contact plane in which the front face lower holding members 42 b contact the first side panel C 11 (see FIG. 11 ).
  • the flap C 31 becomes slightly folded in the folding direction along the fold portion FP 21 .
  • the flap C 31 prevents folding of the flap C 32 and the flap C 34 in the folding direction. Because of this, folding of the flap C 32 and the flap C 34 adjacent to the flap C 31 toward the inside of the tube portion TP can be prevented.
  • the abutting member 50 pertaining to the above-described embodiment abuts the flap (the first flap) C 31 to thereby tilt the flap C 31 by the predetermined angle ⁇ ° upward along the fold portion (the second fold portion) FP 21 disposed in the border between the first side panel C 11 and the flap C 31 .
  • the predetermined angle is 0° to 30°.
  • the predetermined angle is 5° to 15°. Because of this, large folding of the flap C 32 and the flap C 34 inward can be reliably prevented.
  • the flap (the second flap) C 32 and the flap (the third flap) C 34 tilt in the direction of gravity.
  • the flap C 31 that has been abutted by the abutting member 50 regulates the tilting of the flap C 32 or the flap C 34 in the direction of gravity. Because of this, the flap C 31 regulates folding of the flap C 32 and/or the flap C 34 inward. As a result, large folding of the flap C 33 inward can also be regulated.
  • the distal end of the abutting member 50 is configured by an elastic member so as to make it difficult for the flap C 31 to become damaged.
  • the abutting member 50 may also have a configuration where the position of the distal end of the abutting member 50 is adjusted by a spring. Because of this also, the abutting member 50 can be given a configuration that makes it difficult for the flap C 31 to become damaged.
  • the abutting member 50 is a rod-shaped member, and the surface area of the distal end of the abutting member 50 that contacts the flap C 31 is small.
  • the surface area of the distal end of the abutting member 50 may be enlarged.
  • the abutting member 50 may have a distal end that extends in the width direction of the flap C 31 . Because of this, the force applied to the flap C 31 from the abutting member 50 becomes dispersed, so it becomes difficult for the flap C 31 to become damaged.
  • FIG. 11 an example was shown in FIG. 11 where the abutting member 50 abuts the flap C 31 in such a way that the flap C 31 becomes slightly folded in the folding direction.
  • the abutting member 50 contacts the flap C 31 in such a way that the flap C 31 tilts by the predetermined angle ⁇ ° (0° to 30°) in the folding direction along the fold portion FP 21 . That is, the abutting member 50 may abut the flap C 31 in such a way that the flap C 31 is placed in a state in which it extends along the direction in which the first side panel C 11 extends. That is, the abutting member 50 may abut the flap C 31 in such a way that the flap C 31 becomes parallel with respect to the horizontal plane.
  • the third moving mechanism 45 moves, from an upper position to a lower position, the holding members (the front face lower holding members 42 b serving as the first holding members and the front face upper holding members 42 a serving as the second holding members) that hold the first side panel C 11 and the second side panel C 22 , but the third moving mechanism 45 is not limited to this.
  • the moving mechanism 13 may also move the holding members from a lower position to an upper position.
  • the abutting member 50 perform the positional adjustment in such a way that, by abutting from above the flap C 31 serving as an example of a first flap connected to the first side panel C 11 positioned above when the operation of opening the flattened cardboard box FB completes, the flap C 31 is placed in a state in which it is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box FB being opened.
  • the abutting member 50 abuts the flap (the first flap) C 31 connected to the first side panel C 11 held by the front face lower holding members 42 b and adjusts the position of the flap C 31 , but the abutting member 50 is not limited to this.
  • the abutting member may also be configured to adjust the position of the flap (an opposing flap) C 33 .
  • the flap (the opposing flap) C 33 is a section of the flattened cardboard box FB connected to the third side panel (an opposing side panel) C 13 opposing the first side panel C 11 held by the front face lower holding members 42 b and opposes the flap (the first flap) C 31 .
  • the abutting member is configured to abut the flap (the opposing flap) C 33 from above to thereby place the flap C 33 in a state in which it extends along the direction in which the third side panel (the opposing side panel) C 13 extends or a state in which it is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box FB being opened.
  • folding of the flaps C 32 and C 34 in the folding direction can be regulated by the flap C 33 slightly folded inward along the fold portion FP 23 .
  • the abutting member 50 serving as an example of the position adjusting member abuts the flap C 31 to thereby adjust the position of the flap C 31 it abuts, but the position adjusting member is not limited to this kind of configuration.
  • the position adjusting member may also be an air blowing member 150 that jets air (compressed air) (see FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 ).
  • the air blowing member 150 blows air against the flap C 31 (the first flap) to thereby adjust the position of the flap C 31 it blows air against. This will be specifically described.
  • the air blowing member 150 is attached to the main portion of the support frame 45 a (the section of the support frame 45 a where the front face lower holding members 42 b are attached).
  • the air blowing member 150 is attached to the support frame 45 a in such a way that, in a state in which the front face lower holding members 42 b attached to the main portion of the support frame 45 a are sucking the first side panel CII of the flattened cardboard box FB, the air outlet of the air blowing member 150 opposes the flap C 31 (the first flap) connected to the first side panel C 11 .
  • the air blowing member 150 is configured to jet air in the opposite direction of the sucking direction in which the front face lower holding members 42 b, attached to the main portion of the support frame 45 a, suck the first side panel C 11 from outside. For that reason, when the air blowing member 150 blows air against the flap C 31 (the first flap) connected to the first side panel C 11 in a state in which the front face lower holding members 42 b are holding (sucking) the first side panel C 11 , the position of the flap C 31 is adjusted to a state in which the flap C 31 is folded inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box FB being opened.
  • the air blowing member 150 starts jetting air at a predetermined timing after the opening operation starts and before the opening operation completes. For example, the air blowing member 150 starts jetting air when the main portion of the support frame 45 a has been rotated 20 degrees about the swing shaft 45 c by the third drive component 45 b from the opening operation start position, and prevents the flap C 31 from being folded outward (tilted downward). In this way, by blowing air against the flap C 31 before the opening operation completes, it is easy to reliably prevent a state in which the flap C 31 has been folded outward (tilted downward) when the opening operation completes. For that reason, using the air blowing member 150 , a state in which the flaps C 32 and C 34 move inward at the time of the flattened cardboard box FB being opened can be prevented.
  • Patent Document 1 WO 2011/119563

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