WO2005047113A1 - チェーンレス容器搬送装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a container transport device provided in a filling machine that fills a container such as a milk pack with contents.
- a high-speed liquid filling machine for filling a paper container with a liquid such as milk or juice
- a high-speed liquid filling machine provided with a filling station shown in FIG. 9
- a powerful high-speed liquid filling machine is composed of a machine frame 1 having a filling station, a conveyor 2 capable of transporting containers so as to stop at the filling station sequentially, and a radial mandrel arranged above the start of the transport path.
- a rotating body 4 having a filling unit 5, a filling device 8 having a filling tank 5, a metering cylinder 6, and a filling nozzle 7 arranged at a filling station in the middle of the transfer path; Equipped with a heat sealer 10 and so on.
- container materials (carton blanks) are taken out from a magazine 11 that holds container materials that can be formed into a rectangular tube shape while being spread into a rectangular tube shape, and are taken out into a mandrel 3.
- the container bottom is heated by the bottom heating device 12, the container bottom end is heated by the container end folding device 13, and the container peripheral end is flattened by the container bottom crimping device 14.
- the end is crimped to form a bottomed rectangular cylindrical container, and the bottomed rectangular cylindrical container is also transferred to a container holder attached to the endless chain 15 for the mandrel ca.
- the transfer conveyor 2 includes an endless chain 15 to which a plurality of container holders are connected, and a pair of sprockets 16 and 17 provided at the start and end of the transfer path around which the endless chain 15 is stretched. It is configured.
- the bottomed rectangular cylindrical container transferred to the transport conveyor is intermittently transported on a rail 18 that receives and guides the bottom thereof by a container holder attached to the endless chain 15, and has a bottomed angular shape.
- Preliminary folding device 19 to make a crease to make it easy to fold the top of the cylindrical container into a roof shape.19,
- the inside of the container is killed by hydrogen peroxide spray and Z or UV irradiation. It reaches the filling station via the sterilizing device 20 to sterilize.
- the bottomed rectangular cylindrical container that has been intermittently conveyed and stopped at the filling station is pushed up by the container elevating means 9 and reaches the top dead center.
- the center position of the container holder will shift in the transport direction, and in addition to the misalignment of the container, such as a filling device that operates in each device group, with the container, and the endless chain during transport.
- the container such as a filling device that operates in each device group, with the container, and the endless chain during transport.
- This causes various inconveniences, such as biting into the sprockets or conveyor rails and spillage from the filled containers.
- the force that absorbed this misalignment has a limit in absorbing this misalignment.
- the endless chain had been replaced.
- a driven sprocket with a chain attached thereto is attached to a tip end and arranged so that the driven sprocket can approach and separate from a driving sprocket.
- Holding arm that can swing within a predetermined range, biasing means that biases the holding arm in a direction that separates the driven sprocket from the driving sprocket, and an arbitrary position within the swing range for swinging the holding arm.
- a take-up of a chain conveyor comprising a locking means for locking (see JP-A-5 338758).
- this kind of filling and packaging machine is designed to achieve higher performance (higher speed) without changing the number of rows and the number of feed pitches, so that the time cycle of the intermittent operation of the conveyor is shortened.
- sections for container supply, filling, lid sealing, etc. are provided over a plurality of sections. . Providing sections for filling, sealing, sterilization, etc. over multiple sections inevitably leads to an extension of the captain.
- the present invention has been made in view of a powerful situation, and an object of the present invention is due to the elongation and structure of an endless chain in a container transport conveyor of a conventional filling and packaging machine, The problems inherent in using an endless chain are fundamentally avoided, and the position accuracy of the container holder conveyed to each station such as container supply, filling, and lid sealing in filling and packaging machines is accurately determined. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container transporting device that can be made simple.
- the present inventors have conducted intensive studies in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and have produced various types of container transport chain conveyors for the material and structure of the endless chain, and for a tensioner for absorbing elongation of the endless chain.
- container transport chain conveyors for the material and structure of the endless chain, and for a tensioner for absorbing elongation of the endless chain.
- a large number of blocks each having a holding portion constituting a part of the container block are sequentially transferred on the forward block support rail at a predetermined pitch in the transport direction by the block sending means, and the container block transferred to the terminal end of the forward block support rail.
- Chain-less container transporter equipped with a block circulation system that can transfer the block transferred to the end of the return block support rail and the block transferred to the end of the return block support rail to the start of the forward block support rail.
- the present invention is (1) a chainless container transporting device that transports a rectangular tubular container by holding it in a container holder formed between container transporting means arranged in parallel to face each other.
- the container conveying means includes a plurality of blocks each having a holding portion forming a part of the container holder, and a plurality of blocks extending in a transfer direction for supporting the plurality of blocks so as to be movable in the transfer direction. And the blocks provided between the end of the forward block support member and the beginning of the return block support member, and supported and transferred by the forward block support member, are sequentially arranged.
- a first delivery means that can be delivered to the return path block support member, and a first transfer means provided between the end of the return path block support member and the start end of the forward path block support member; Supported and transported
- the second delivery means capable of sequentially transferring the incoming blocks to the forward block support member, and each block comprising a forward block support member, a first delivery means, a return block support member, a second delivery means, a forward block support member, and the like.
- a block delivery means capable of delivering and transferring the blocks so that the blocks can be sequentially circulated.
- the present invention is configured such that (2) the block sending means sends out one or a plurality of blocks to the downstream side in the transfer direction, and adjacent blocks are sequentially transferred to the downstream side in the transfer direction by the sent out block. (3) Block sending means force or one or a plurality of blocks are intermittently sent at a predetermined pitch to the downstream side in the transfer direction at a predetermined pitch. And (4) the block delivery means is provided with a forward block support member and a Z or return block.
- the chainless container transport device according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein the block supported by the support member can be sent to the downstream side in the transport direction.
- a chainless container conveying device and (8) a block engaging pushing member that advances and retreats with a predetermined stroke that can be sent to the downstream side in the transfer direction in an engaged state with one or more blocks.
- the guide rail is a rod-shaped guide rail having a circular or polygonal cross section.
- the part supporting the block is rectangular in cross section, and the chain-less container conveying device according to the above (9) or (10), or (12) the part supporting the block sent out by the block sending means of the guide rail.
- the present invention relates to the chainless container transport device according to the above (13), which is provided at a portion supporting the block.
- the present invention further provides (15) a disk pair in which the first delivery means and the Z or the second delivery means have, on the outer peripheral surface thereof, a concave or convex portion capable of guiding and delivering the block in an engaged state with the block.
- the connecting block supporting member force The connecting guide rail having a rectangular cross section, wherein the chainless container conveying device according to (16), (18) the connecting block supporting member force, and the contact portion with the block. Has rollers to reduce the coefficient of sliding friction
- the container holder is composed of a holding part cap that holds at least the diagonal corners of the rectangular cylindrical container.
- chainless container transport device according to any of the above features (1) i (21), (23 )
- the chainless container conveying device according to any one of (1) to (22) above, wherein adjacent blocks are connected by a permanent magnet;
- a chain-less container transporter according to any one of (1) to (23), further comprising: a container support member for supporting the bottom of the container.
- An opening penetrating vertically is formed at a predetermined position, and a container elevating means capable of inserting a container elevating member through the opening to push the container upward from the bottom and lower the container to the original position is provided. It is configured to be installed in the chainless container transporter described in (1)-(24) above, which is characterized by (1)-(24), or (26) a filling and packaging machine that fills and packs contents into containers.
- the check described in any of (1)-(25) above, Nresu relates to a container transport device.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a chainless container transport device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vicinity of block sending means of the chainless container transport device of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a block of the chainless container transport device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a block sending means of the chainless container transport device of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the vicinity of a first delivery unit of the chainless container transport device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the block sending means of the chainless container transport device of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view around a block sending means according to a modification of the chainless container transport device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a block delivery means according to another modification of the chainless container transport device of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory view of a filling and packaging machine equipped with a conventional chain-type container transport device. Explanation of reference numerals
- the chainless container transport device of the present invention can be used by, for example, being equipped in a filling and packaging machine that fills and packages contents held in a container holder, a sterilization device that sterilizes containers, and the like.
- the chainless container transporting device of the present invention which can be powerful is a chainless container which transports a rectangular tubular container by holding it in a container holder formed between container transporting means arranged in parallel to each other.
- a transfer device, wherein the container transfer means includes a plurality of blocks having a holding portion forming a part of the container holder, and a transfer direction for supporting the plurality of blocks so as to be movable in the transfer direction.
- a forward block support member and a return block support member that extend from the front block support member, and are provided between the end of the forward block support member and the start end of the return block support member, and are supported by the forward block support member.
- a first delivery means capable of sequentially delivering the transferred blocks to the return block support member, and a first delivery means provided between the end of the return block support member and the start end of the forward block support member.
- a second delivery unit capable of sequentially transferring the supported and transferred blocks to the forward block support member, and each block comprising a forward block support member, a first delivery unit, a return block support member, a second delivery unit, It is not particularly limited as long as it is a chainless container transport device characterized by having a block sending means capable of sending and transferring a block so that it can circulate in the order of the outward block support members.
- chainless in the chainless container transport device of the present invention refers to a number of blocks supported by a block support member. The endless chain is not used to transport the work.
- the chainless container transport device of the present invention it is possible to prevent the occurrence of displacement of the container holder stop position due to chain elongation or chain structure. For example, supply of containers, filling of contents, Sealing can be performed accurately, efficiently and stably. Also, The maintenance required at the time of elongation is not required.
- the container transport means can be designed and manufactured without assuming chain elongation, a structure that supports elongation is not required, the structure can be simplified, and therefore, low-cost, clean (excellent cleaning) container transport can be performed. Production of means becomes possible.
- chain lubricants mainly water for food machinery
- chain lubricants which were previously essential for chains
- chain lubricants can be dispensed with, including the danger of splashes entering the containers and causing bacterial contamination.
- hygienic functions can be improved.
- the sprocket tooth ends (side surfaces) and the roller link plate of the chain are rubbed, but this portion has a high surface pressure, and the generation of abrasion powder is inevitable.
- the drive unit can be dispersed, the surface pressure can be reduced, and the generation of abrasion powder can be suppressed.
- the block in the chainless container transport device of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has a holding portion that constitutes a part of the container holder.
- a concave portion formed to support a corner or a corner, or a cross section supporting a corner or a corner of a container L-shaped, U-shaped, or U-shaped plate Holding pieces.
- the corners are formed by the two holding pieces provided for the two blocks of one container transferring means and the two blocks of the other container transferring means. It will hold the four corners of the cylindrical container.
- the rectangular cylindrical container has a bottomed force of 1 ton in which a carton blank is expanded into a rectangular cylindrical shape and the bottom is sealed, and a bottomed carton that is expanded in a rectangular cylindrical shape is a folded carton blank. Due to the force (buckling; rhombus deformation) that tries to return to the original shape, the cross section in the natural state assumes a rhombus shape (parallelogram), and the knock ring generally increases in proportion to the hardness of the paper. It has been known.
- the container holder can be formed of a holding portion (holding piece) that holds diagonal corners (acute corners) of the rectangular cylindrical container.
- the shape and size of the block can be appropriately determined.
- a block having a length of about 30 mm to 65 mm in the transfer direction can be mentioned, and the material thereof is not particularly limited!
- hard plastic or stainless steel which is preferably a wear-resistant material having a small coefficient of sliding friction between the forward block support member and the backward block support member (in both cases, also referred to as a block support member).
- Concrete steel alloy, aluminum alloy can be mentioned.
- the block may be provided with a roller at a contact portion with the block support member in order to reduce a sliding friction coefficient between the block and the block support member.
- the block is preferably provided with a delivery engagement portion that engages with the block delivery means.
- the delivery engagement portion for example, it engages with a projection of the block delivery means.
- the sending engagement portion is a fixed rod-shaped member ⁇ convex.
- the block is preferably a rotatable rod-shaped member meshing with a concave portion formed on the outer peripheral surface of the disk pair or the columnar body.
- the delivery engagement portion improves the delivery stability and makes it possible to reduce the radius of the pair of disks or cylinders. For this reason, it is most preferable to provide two or more parts on the block in terms of design and processing of parts where it is preferable to provide two or more parts.
- the block preferably has a support member engaging portion that engages with the block support member.
- the support member engaging portion for example, a rod-shaped support member is housed and supported inside.
- a U-shaped or U-shaped engaging portion may be used.
- the blocks are preferably connected to each other by permanent magnets, so that the blocks can be transferred stably.
- the forward block support member and the backward block support member are not particularly limited as long as they are support members extending in the transfer direction that support a large number of blocks so as to be movable in the transfer direction. At least the forward block support member that extends is extended along the container transport direction.
- This block support member is preferably composed of two guide rails arranged above and below the block. Specifically, such a guide rail has a circular cross section (including an elliptical shape; the same applies hereinafter). ), A polygonal rod-shaped guide rail, or a grooved guide rail having a U-shaped or U-shaped cross section. In the case of a bar-shaped guide rail, it is preferable that the section supporting the block delivered by the block delivery means has a rectangular cross section.
- the portion other than the portion supporting the hook has a circular cross section.
- a large force is applied to the portion supporting the block sent out by the block sending means, so that the block becomes unstable.
- the block can be transported more stably by making the portion to be applied a rectangular cross section.
- by making the section other than the section that supports the block sent out by the block sending means into a circular cross section it comes into linear contact with the U-shaped or u-shaped support member engaging portion, thereby reducing contact friction.
- the cleaning space is widened, and the cleanability of such a portion can be improved.
- a roller for reducing the coefficient of sliding friction is provided at the contact portion of the guide rail with the block, so that the block can be smoothly delivered and transferred.
- This roller is preferably provided particularly at a portion of the guide rail that supports the block sent out by the block sending means.
- the block and the guide rail sent out by the block sending means are subjected to a large load, and the transfer of the block is not performed smoothly as compared with the other portions.
- the provision of the rollers can solve this problem.
- the length of the block support member can be appropriately selected.
- the force between the forward block support member and the backward block support member is from the start end (upstream end) in the transfer direction to the end end (downstream end) in the transfer direction. Further, a length that can support the container holder between the first delivery means and the second delivery means is preferable.
- the material of the block support member is not particularly limited, but the coefficient of sliding friction with the block is small. Specific examples are given. Among them, stainless steel coated with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) is preferably used.
- HDPE high-density polyethylene
- Block sending means a large number of blocks can be circulated in the order of the forward block support member, the first delivery means, the return block support member, the second delivery means, the forward block support member, etc. If the block can be sent and transferred intermittently or Z or continuously, it is not limited in its operation mechanism, installation position, etc.
- One or more blocks are sent downstream in the transfer direction
- Block sending means configured so that adjacent blocks are sequentially transferred downstream in the transfer direction by the sent blocks, or one or more blocks are intermittently arranged at a predetermined pitch downstream in the transfer direction.
- Send-transfer It is possible to suitably exemplify a block sending means configured to be able to send.
- the block sending means is configured to be able to send out a block (a block of a linear portion) supported by the forward path block supporting member and the Z or the backward path block supporting member. It becomes possible to provide a plurality of conveyors, and it is possible to manufacture a large-sized conveyor that does not suffer from the extension of the conveyor chain where the conveyor length is not limited. Also, by sending out the block in the straight section, the so-called PV value (P: surface pressure, V: sliding speed), which determines wear, is almost 0, and there is almost no rubbing between blocks. Block wear does not occur, and changes in block dimensions can be reliably prevented.
- PV value surface pressure
- V sliding speed
- the block sending means specifically includes a pair of disks or a column having a concave portion or a convex portion on the outer peripheral surface that can be engaged with the block and sent out downstream in the transport direction, and a drive shaft.
- Block delivery means sprocket type delivery means
- block delivery means provided with a block engagement pushing member which advances and retreats with a predetermined stroke which can be delivered downstream in the transport direction in an engaged state with one or more blocks. Examples can be given.
- the sprocket type delivery means includes a pair of disks or a cylindrical body having a concave portion or a convex portion on the outer peripheral surface, and a drive shaft, and the concave portion or the convex portion is formed in a block, a convex portion or a rod-shaped member, or a concave portion.
- the block is sent out by rotating the drive shaft while meshing with the opening.
- this sprocket type sending means the drive shaft of the disk pair or the columnar body is continuously rotated.
- the container holder can be continuously sent and transferred, and the container holder can be intermittently sent and transferred at a predetermined pitch by intermittently rotating the drive shaft of the disk pair or the cylindrical body.
- the sprocket type delivery means provided at the start and end of the block support member can also be used as first and Z or second delivery means described later.
- the block engagement pushing member has, for example, one or two or more rod-shaped rods having a circular section, a rectangular section, or the like having a projection (an engagement pushing projection) that engages with a concave portion or an opening formed in the block.
- the forward and backward movement of the block engagement pushing member in the transfer direction is performed by a fluid cylinder such as an air cylinder or the like.
- a servomotor or the like can be used.
- the predetermined stroke may be one, two or three pitches, and preferably one or two pitches, where the length of the block in the transfer direction is one pitch.
- the block delivery means of the type in which the block engagement pushing member is advanced and retracted by a predetermined stroke one or a plurality of blocks are delivered to the downstream side in the transport direction, and are positioned adjacent to each other by the delivered container holder.
- a plurality of blocks can be sequentially sent and transferred at a predetermined pitch to the downstream side in the transfer direction at a predetermined pitch, and filling and the like are performed when the blocks are stopped.
- the holder engaging and pushing member extending in the transfer direction over substantially the entire length of the block supporting member has a concave portion or an opening or a convex portion corresponding to almost all the blocks supported by the block supporting member, or a convex portion corresponding to the rod-shaped member.
- a concave portion or an opening may be provided.
- almost all the blocks supported by the block support members are intermittently and closely brought together with a predetermined pitch at a predetermined pitch on the downstream side in the transport direction. It can be sent and transported without any need.
- the block is intermittently sent and transferred at a predetermined pitch to the downstream side in the transfer direction with the engagement push protrusion provided on the block engagement push member engaged with the recess or opening of the block.
- the block is sent out at a predetermined pitch by advancing a predetermined stroke in a state in which a concave portion or an opening formed in the block and an engaging pushing convex portion such as a ratchet claw are engaged. Thereafter, when the block engagement pushing member starts to retreat at a predetermined stroke, an engagement pushing projection such as a ratchet pawl provided on the block engagement pushing member and a recess or opening formed in the block.
- the ratchet claw method in which the block is sent out by repeating the simple reciprocating motion in which the block is disengaged and the block moves forward by a predetermined pitch, or a concave or After the block is fed out by a predetermined pitch by advancing a predetermined stroke in the engaged state between the opening and the engagement pushing convex portion, the block engagement pushing member is pivoted to the non-engaged state, After a predetermined stroke in the engaged state, the block is reciprocated and then reciprocated in a reciprocating forward and reverse direction to return to the engaged state.
- the block and the engaging push-protrusion are advanced by a predetermined stroke in the engaged state to feed out the block at a predetermined pitch, and then the block-engaging push member is moved vertically with the block to disengage the block. After retracting a predetermined stroke in this disengaged state, the block engagement pushing member is returned to its original position.
- a box motion claw method in which a block is sent out by repeating a box motion returning to the position and bringing it into an engaged state again can be specifically exemplified.
- the block supported and transferred by the block support member is guided to the other block support member.
- the delivery means is not particularly limited as long as it can be provided. It is preferable to provide a drive source (reciprocating / rotating) as necessary.
- a pair of disks or a cylindrical body having a concave portion or a convex portion on the outer peripheral surface capable of guiding and delivering the block in an engaged state with the block is provided.
- a sprocket delivery means provided with The sprocket delivery means may include a drive source.
- the disk pair or the cylindrical body transfers and transfers the container holder by rotating in a state where the concave portion or the convex portion is meshed with the convex portion or the concave portion provided in the block.
- a guide delivery means provided with a U-shaped connection block support member connected to the outward block support member and the return block support member is used. Can be mentioned.
- This guide type delivery means can be used alone. By using the sprocket type delivery means in combination with the thread, the block can be delivered to the other block support member more stably.
- the U-shaped connecting block supporting member includes a connecting guide rail having a circular or polygonal cross section, and a large force acts on the supporting member so that a surface contact is made.
- a roller for reducing the coefficient of sliding friction at a contact portion with the block in order to smoothly transfer the block.
- This roller may be provided on the whole or a part of the connecting block supporting member.
- the linear portion near the curved portion of the U-shaped connecting block supporting member is strong because the block transfer is not particularly smoothly performed. It is preferable to provide a roller especially in the portion.
- rollers When rollers are provided on both straight portions sandwiching the curved portion of the U-shaped connecting block support member, it is preferable that more rollers be provided on the downstream straight portion than on the upstream straight portion. In the downstream straight section, the block is pushed, and the block and the connecting support block have a greater load than the upstream straight section, and the block is not transferred smoothly. The problem can be solved, and furthermore, the abrasion of the contact portion (edge portion) for pushing out the adjacent block can be suppressed.
- the first delivery means and Z or the second delivery means together with the above-mentioned disc pair or cylindrical body or U-shaped connection guide rail, etc., support the inside and Z or outside (side) force of the block. It is preferable to have a letter-shaped guide member. This makes it possible to prevent the blocks from being loosened and to transport the blocks more smoothly.
- a U-shaped guide member that supports the inside and Z or outside force of the block having the bottom may be used alone in the case of a stake.
- the chainless container conveying device of the present invention may have a configuration in which the bottom of the container is supported by the holding portion of the block! / ⁇ is positioned below the container to be conveyed and supports the bottom of the container. It is preferable to provide a container support member because the load imposed on the block, the block support member, and the like can be reduced.
- the container supporting member is not particularly limited in shape and the like, but a rod-shaped member extending in the direction of transport of the container and having a smooth upper surface is preferred. And a rod-shaped member having a rectangular cross section is preferable.
- An opening penetrating in the vertical direction is formed at a predetermined position of the strong container support member, and the container can be pushed upward by the bottom force through the opening through the container elevating member and lowered to the original position.
- a container elevating means For example, when the chainless container transport device of the present invention is installed in a filling and packaging machine, the predetermined position is a position where the filling device is installed. The container is pushed up by the container lifting / lowering means to reach the top dead center.
- the filling of the liquid with the filling nozzle force is started, the filling while descending is performed until the tip of the filling nozzle loses the container force by the lowering of the container, and the transfer of the container is started almost at the same time as the filling is completed.
- the container lifting / lowering means for passing the container lifting / lowering member through the vertically formed opening formed in the predetermined position of the container support member, pushing the container upward from the bottom, and lowering the container to the original position.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a chainless container transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vicinity of block sending means of the chainless container transport device of FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a block of the chainless container transfer device of FIG. 1
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the block sending means of the chainless container transfer device of FIG. 1, and FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view around the delivery means
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view around the block sending means of the chainless container transfer device in FIG. 1
- FIG. 7 is a block according to a modification of the chainless container transfer device in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a delivery unit
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a block delivery unit according to another modified example of the chainless container conveyance device of FIG.
- a chainless container transport device 30 is formed between container transport means 32 and 33 arranged in parallel to face each other.
- a container transporting device for holding and transporting the rectangular cylindrical container 36 in the container holder 34, and the container transporting means 32, 33 are provided with a holding piece 38, which is an example of a holding portion forming a part of the container holder 34.
- a plurality of blocks 40 having a plurality of blocks, a forward guide rail 42 and a return guide rail 44 extending in the transfer direction for supporting the plurality of blocks 40 so as to be movable in the transfer direction, and a forward guide rail 42.
- a first sprocket which is provided between the end and the beginning of the return guide rail 44, and constitutes first delivery means capable of sequentially transferring the blocks 40 supported and transferred by the forward guide rail 42 to the return guide rail 44.
- the second delivery means is provided between the end of the front guide rail 42 and the beginning of the forward guide rail 42, and can sequentially transfer the blocks 40 supported and transported by the return guide rail 44 to the forward guide rail 42.
- the second sprocket 48 and each block 40 can circulate in the order of the outward guide rail 42, the first delivery means 46, the return guide rail 44, the second delivery means 48, and the outward guide rail 42
- the block 40 is capable of being transported.
- a block delivery sprocket 50 which is an example of a block delivery unit, and a square tubular shape which can be transported under a rectangular tubular container 36 held by a container holder 34.
- a rod-shaped support member 51 (see FIG. 4) having a rectangular cross section and extending in the container transport direction, which is an example of a container support member that supports the bottom of the container 36, is provided. As shown in FIG.
- the block 40 is fixed to a plate-shaped holding piece 38 having an L-shaped cross section and upper and lower portions of an outer surface 52 of the holding piece 38, and has a U-shaped vertical cross section. It has guide rail engaging members 54 and 56 whose open portions are directed up and down, respectively, and two rod members 58 attached so as to connect the guide rail engaging members 54 and 56.
- the side surfaces of the guide rail engaging members 54, 56 are provided with contact portions 57, 59 with which the blocks 40 contact each other.
- the contact portions 57, 59 are straight lines connecting the centers of the rod-shaped members 58.
- the space a between the bar-shaped members 58 provided in one block 40 and the space b between the bar-shaped members 58 of the adjacent blocks 40 are arranged to be the same.
- the block 40 is configured such that its width is twice as long as the interval between the rod-shaped members 58.
- the container holder 34 is constituted by four holding pieces 38.
- the guide rail engaging members 54 and 56 accommodate the guide rails 42 and 44 in the concave portions and allow sliding.
- the bar-shaped member 58 is rotatably attached to the guide rail engaging members 54 and 56, and the block sending sprocket 50 is engaged with the portion to be pressed, and the block 40 is fed out.
- the rod-shaped member 58 since the rod-shaped member 58 is rotatably mounted, the load on the rod-shaped member 58 and the block sending sprocket 50 can be reduced, and the block 40 can be sent smoothly and stably.
- the outward guide rail 42 and the return guide rail 44 are two bar-shaped members having a circular cross section disposed above and below the block 40, respectively. Since the forward guide rail 42 and the return guide rail 44 are circular in cross section, the guide rail engaging members 54 and 56 are in line contact with each other, so that the cleanliness of the strong portion can be improved.
- the first delivery means is provided with a first sprocket 46 and a U-shaped connection guide.
- the first sprocket is provided with a drive shaft 64 composed of upper and lower two-stage gears having a concave portion 62 meshing with the rod-shaped member 58 of the block 40 on the outer peripheral surface.
- the connection guide rail 60 is a U-shaped rod-shaped member having a rectangular cross section, and is connected to the outward guide rail 42 and the return guide rail 44, and is arranged two vertically.
- a straight roller 66 for reducing friction with the guide rail engaging members 54 and 56 of the block 40 is provided on a straight portion near the curved portion of the U-shaped connection guide rail 60.
- One roller 66 is provided on the upstream side and three rollers 66 are provided on the downstream side, and are configured to be provided more on the downstream side than on the upstream side.
- the second delivery means has the same configuration as the first delivery means.
- the block delivery sprocket 50 includes a two-stage upper and lower gear having an outer peripheral surface having a concave portion 68 meshed with the rod-shaped member 58 of the block 40, and a drive source (not shown).
- the drive shaft 70 is connected to the drive shaft 70.
- the powerful block delivery sprocket 50 meshes with the two blocks 40 supported by the outward guide rail 42 and the bar-shaped members 58 of the two blocks 40 supported by the return guide rail 44, for a total of four blocks. 40 is sent downstream in the transfer direction. By sending out the four powerful blocks 40, the adjacent blocks 40 are sequentially transferred downstream in the transfer direction, and the blocks 40 are transferred and circulated as a whole.
- the forward and return blocks are sent out at the same time because it is efficient and cost reduction is possible.However, in this case, the forward or return blocks may be sent out individually. For example, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the block on the return path is quickly forwarded from the start end to the end using a straight-ahead feeder or the like.
- a block 40 sent out by a block delivery sprocket 50 is supported.
- the outward guide rail 72 and the return guide rail 74 are provided with a roller 75 for reducing friction between the block 40 and the guide rail engaging members 54 and 56.
- a large load is applied to the block 40 and the guide rails 72 and 74 delivered by the block delivery sprocket 50, and the transfer of the block 40 is not performed smoothly.
- the provision of the rollers 75 can solve this problem.
- outgoing guide rail 72 and the return guide rail 74 use the block delivery sprocket 50.
- the portion other than the portion supporting the block 40 to be fed out is not shown, but has a circular cross section, and such a portion is intended to improve the cleaning performance.
- the endless chain in the container transport conveyor of the conventional filling and packaging machine can be used.
- the problems inherent in using endless chains due to chain elongation and structure are fundamentally avoided, and transported to stations such as container supply, filling, and lid sealing in filling and packaging machines. It is possible to make the positional accuracy of the incoming container holder accurate, and it is possible to efficiently and stably perform processing such as container supply, filling, and sealing of the lid material.
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