WO2020095451A1 - Dispositif de transport de récipient - Google Patents

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WO2020095451A1
WO2020095451A1 PCT/JP2018/041737 JP2018041737W WO2020095451A1 WO 2020095451 A1 WO2020095451 A1 WO 2020095451A1 JP 2018041737 W JP2018041737 W JP 2018041737W WO 2020095451 A1 WO2020095451 A1 WO 2020095451A1
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晶 植月
孝輔 林
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株式会社フジシール
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65C—LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
    • B65C3/00—Labelling other than flat surfaces
    • B65C3/06—Affixing labels to short rigid containers
    • B65C3/08—Affixing labels to short rigid containers to container bodies
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/84—Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements

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  • the present invention relates to, for example, a container transport device used in a label insertion system for inserting a tubular shrink label into a container.
  • Patent Literature 1 discloses a label insertion device.
  • This label insertion device includes a bottle supply unit, a rotary label insertion unit, and a bottle delivery unit.
  • the bottle supply unit includes a conveyor, a screw, and a star wheel, and the bottle conveyed by the conveyor and the screw is delivered to the star wheel.
  • the star wheel is configured to rotate while holding the bottle at an outer peripheral end thereof at equal intervals to convey the bottle and deliver the bottle to the label insertion unit.
  • the label insertion unit conveys the bottle received from the star wheel by rotating it while holding it at the outer peripheral end, and in the course of the conveyance, opens the cylindrical label received from the label supply unit to open the barrel of the bottle. Insert around.
  • the bottle delivery unit includes a bottle delivery unit and a bottle delivery unit, and the bottle delivery unit receives the label-inserted bottle from the label insertion unit and delivers the bottle to a bottle delivery unit configured by a belt conveyor or the like. It is like this.
  • the container accommodating members are divided into a plurality of parts and are attached to the entire circumference of the outer periphery of the star wheel, it is very difficult to insert each container accommodating member into the inside of the machine constituting the label inserting system to replace each container accommodating member. It was a difficult task, and it took time to replace it.
  • An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily and quickly change the mold according to the type change of a container in a container transfer device such as a star wheel.
  • the container transporting device is a container transporting device that transports a container by rotating it while holding it, and a rotating body that rotates while holding the container and a container attached to the rotating body to hold the container. , Or at least one of a plurality of arc-shaped members which are installed on the outer peripheral side of the rotating body and guide the container conveyed by the rotating body, and which are rotatably provided concentrically with the rotating body. A member and a stopper for restricting the arcuate member in a non-rotatable state with respect to the rotating body are provided.
  • the restriction of the stopper is released so that the plurality of arc-shaped members can be rotated, and while the plurality of arc-shaped members are rotated with respect to the rotating body, each of the arc-shaped members is rotated at the same place around the rotating body.
  • the arcuate member can be removed and attached. Therefore, the worker does not have to go inside the machine constituting the system to perform the mold changing work, and can easily and quickly perform the mold changing work.
  • the container transfer device is a star wheel that transfers the container to a label insertion device, and the arcuate member rotates on an outer peripheral end of the rotary member concentrically with the rotary member.
  • a container holding part that is mounted in a state of being connected to a possible annular mounting member, wherein the container holding part is formed with recesses that partially accommodate the body of the container at equal pitches in the circumferential direction, The stopper may restrict the mounting member from rotating with respect to the rotating body.
  • the restriction of the stopper is released to make the mounting member rotatable, and while the mounting member is rotated with respect to the rotating body, each container holding member is removed at the same position around the star wheel. Installation can be done. Therefore, the worker does not have to go inside the machine constituting the system to perform the mold changing work, and can easily and quickly perform the mold changing work.
  • the stopper may be a pin member that is inserted into through holes formed in the rotating body and the mounting member, respectively. According to this structure, the stopper can have a simple structure.
  • the mounting member is provided on the upper surface of the rotating body in a state of being fitted into a step portion formed concentrically with the rotating body, and is rotated along the step portion. It may be movable.
  • the container transfer device transfers the container by rotation of the rotary while the container is held by a label insertion unit provided at an outer peripheral end of the rotary that is the rotating body.
  • the arc-shaped member While being a label insertion device for inserting a tubular label into the container, the arc-shaped member is attached in a state of being connected to a fixing member installed on the outer peripheral side of the rotary, and by the rotation of the rotary.
  • the guide member may be a guide member that guides the conveyed container from the outer peripheral side, and the guide member may be rotatably provided on the fixed member in a circle concentric with the rotary.
  • the restriction of the stopper is released to make the plurality of guide members rotatable, and while the plurality of guide members are rotated with respect to the fixed member, the guide members of each guide member are placed at the same place around the rotary. It can be removed and installed. Therefore, the worker does not have to go inside the machine constituting the system to perform the mold changing work, and can easily and quickly perform the mold changing work.
  • the plurality of guide members are attached to an attachment member which is concentric with the rotary and rotatable with respect to the fixing member, and the stopper cannot rotate the attachment member with respect to the fixing member.
  • the plurality of guide members are attached to the fixing member in a state of being rotatable concentrically with the rotary and being connected to each other by a connecting member, and May regulate the guide member so that it cannot rotate with respect to the fixed member.
  • the mounting member or the guide member may be rotatably supported by a plurality of ball rollers arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction in a groove formed in the fixing member.
  • the arcuate member may be fixed to the attachment member or the fixing member by a positioning fitting structure and a one-touch type coupling member.
  • the arcuate member can be easily removed and attached to the attachment member or the fixing member in a short time, and the mold changing work can be efficiently performed.
  • the restriction of the stopper is released to bring the plurality of arc-shaped members into a rotatable state, and the plurality of arc-shaped members are rotated with respect to the rotating body while surrounding the rotating body.
  • Each arcuate member can be removed and attached at the same location. Therefore, the worker does not have to go inside the machine constituting the system to perform the mold changing work, and can easily and quickly perform the mold changing work.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1.
  • A is a plan view of a container holding member for a circular container
  • (b) is a plan view of a container holding member for a rectangular container.
  • A is a figure which shows the state before connection of a one-touch type coupling member
  • (b) is a figure which shows the state after connection.
  • A)-(e) is a figure which shows the removal procedure of an arc-shaped member.
  • 1A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 1, and FIG.
  • FIG. 1B is a view showing a stopper that restricts rotation of a mounting member. It is a perspective view of a guide member.
  • (A)-(d) is a figure which shows the removal procedure of a guide member.
  • FIG. 6A is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 corresponding to a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 1 showing a guide member of a modified example
  • FIG. 6B is a view showing a stopper for restricting the rotation of the mounting member. is there.
  • (A)-(d) is a figure corresponding to FIG. 8 which shows the removal procedure of the guide member of a modification.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a label insertion system 10 including a container carrying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the label insertion system 10 includes a container supply device 11, a label supply device 12, a label insertion device 13, a container unloading device 14, and a label relay device 15.
  • the label insertion system 10 is a system for mounting the label L on the container C.
  • the type of the container C is not particularly limited, and is, for example, a bottle container for beverages.
  • the label L is a tubular film attached to the container C, and is a shrink film that can be brought into close contact with the container C by shrinking by heating, for example.
  • the label L is made of, for example, polyester resin or polystyrene resin, and has a thickness of, for example, 20 ⁇ m to 60 ⁇ m.
  • the container supply device 11 is a device that supplies a plurality of containers C to the label insertion device 13.
  • the container supply device 11 includes a conveyor 16, a pair of screws 17, and a star wheel 18.
  • the star wheel 18 corresponds to the container transport device according to the present invention.
  • the conveyor 16 is provided along the left-right direction in the figure, and conveys a plurality of aligned containers C from the right side to the left side in the figure.
  • the pair of screws 17 are arranged in parallel with each other.
  • the screw 17 is formed with a spiral groove (not shown).
  • the container supply device 11 includes a drive source (not shown) such as a motor that drives the pair of screws 17.
  • a drive source such as a motor that drives the pair of screws 17.
  • the star wheel 18 is for changing the conveying direction of the plurality of containers C in order to appropriately introduce the plurality of containers C conveyed by the pair of screws 17 into the label inserting device 13 at the container supply position ⁇ . Is.
  • the star wheel 18 has a circular shape in plan view, and a plurality of arc-shaped members 70 (see FIG. 2) are attached to the outer peripheral end portion.
  • Each arc-shaped member 70 can hold the container C in a state of being housed in the recess. Further, each arc-shaped member 70 is replaced at the time of changing the mold accompanying the change of the type of the container C, which will be described later.
  • the container C conveyed from the pair of screws 17 is held by the star wheel 18 and then supplied to the label inserting device 13.
  • the container unloading device 14 is a device for unloading a plurality of containers C, each having a label L attached thereto, from the label inserting device 13.
  • the container unloading device 14 includes a bottle delivery unit 20 and a conveyor 22.
  • the bottle delivery unit 20 changes the transport direction of the plurality of containers C in order to properly deliver the plurality of containers C received from the label insertion device 13 to the conveyor 22.
  • the bottle delivery unit 20 has a substantially circular shape in a plan view and has a plurality of holding portions on the outer circumference. Each holding part can hold the container C.
  • the container C transferred from the label insertion device 13 at the container unloading position ⁇ is held by the bottle transfer unit 20 and transferred to the conveyor 22.
  • the conveyor 22 is provided along the left-right direction in the figure, and conveys the plurality of containers C from the right side to the left side in the figure.
  • the conveyor 22 and the conveyor 16 may be configured by part of the same conveyor.
  • the label supply device 12 is a device that sequentially supplies a plurality of labels L to the label relay device 15.
  • the label supply device 12 sequentially supplies a plurality of labels L to each of the first label relay unit 26a and the second label relay unit 26b of the label relay device 15.
  • the label supply device 12 has a first label supply mechanism 24a and a second label supply mechanism 24b.
  • the first label supply mechanism 24a is a mechanism that supplies the label L to the first label relay unit 26a.
  • the second label supply mechanism 24b is a mechanism for supplying the label L to the second label relay unit 26b.
  • the label base material M that is the material of the label L is introduced into the first label supply mechanism 24a and the second label supply mechanism 24b, respectively.
  • the label base material M is, for example, a tubular film material, which is a material for a shrink label, folded in a long strip shape.
  • the label base material M is sequentially cut into a predetermined length to generate individual labels L.
  • the first label relay unit 26a and the second label relay unit 26b are devices that receive the label L from the label supply device 12 and supply the label L to the label insertion device 13. More specifically, the first label relay unit 26a receives the label L from the first label supply mechanism 24a and supplies it to the label insertion device 13, and the second label relay unit 26b receives the label L from the second label supply mechanism 24b. It is received and supplied to the label insertion device 13.
  • the label inserting device 13 includes a rotary 30 driven by a motor (not shown), and a large number of label inserting units 32 that are arranged adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction over the entire outer peripheral end portion of the rotary 30.
  • the label insertion unit 32 sequentially receives and holds the containers C from the star wheel 18 at the container supply position ⁇ , and rotates in the direction of arrow B in that state.
  • the rotary 30 corresponds to the rotating body in the present invention.
  • Each label insertion unit 32 is supplied with the label L from the first label relay unit 26a and the second label relay unit 26b. More specifically, with respect to the label inserting unit 32 that rotates while holding the container C, the label L is supplied from the second label relay unit 26b to the label inserting unit 32 every other label at the label supply position ⁇ 2.
  • the label L is supplied from the first label relay unit 26a to the label insertion unit 32 to which the label L has not been supplied from the second label relay unit 26b at the label supply position ⁇ 1. That is, the label L is alternately supplied by the first label relay unit 26a and the second label relay unit 26b to the label insertion unit 32 provided adjacently in the circumferential direction at the outer peripheral end of the rotary 30. become.
  • the first label relay unit 26a and the second label relay unit 26b alternately supply the label L to the label insertion unit 32 of the label insertion device 13, so that the system is upsized and the rotary 30 is rotated. Even when the rotation speed is increased and the number of label insertion units 32 is increased, the label supply ability to the label insertion device 13 can be sufficiently secured.
  • each label insertion unit 32 of the label insertion device 13 the label L received from the first label relay unit 26a and the second label relay unit 26b is cylindrically opened and inserted into the body of the container C. Then, the container C in which the label L is inserted is moved by the rotation of the rotary 30 while being held by the label insertion unit 32, and is unloaded from the label insertion device 13 by the bottle delivery unit 20 at the container unloading position ⁇ . Then, it is delivered to the conveyor 22.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3A is a plan view of an arcuate member for a circular container
  • FIG. 3B is a plan view of an arcuate member for a rectangular container.
  • the star wheel 18 of this embodiment includes a lower disk 40a and an upper disk 40b.
  • the lower disk 40a and the upper disk 40b are arranged parallel to each other along the horizontal direction.
  • the lower disk 40a corresponds to the rotating body in the present invention.
  • the lower disk 40a has a bracket 42 attached to a central through hole by, for example, a bolt, and the bracket 42 is fixed to the upper end of a hollow shaft 44.
  • the shaft 44 is arranged in a state of being inserted inside the tubular member 46, and is rotatably supported by the bearing member 48.
  • the lower disk 40a is configured to rotate in the clockwise direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1 when the shaft 44 is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown).
  • the shaft member 50 is arranged inside the shaft 44 in a penetrating state.
  • the upper disk 40b is attached to the upper end of the shaft member 50 via a bracket 52, for example, with a bolt or the like.
  • the shaft member 50 is configured to rotate integrally with the shaft 44. Therefore, when the shaft 44 rotates, the lower disk 40a and the upper disk 40b rotate together.
  • the shaft member 50 is slidable in the vertical direction with respect to the shaft 44.
  • the vertical position with respect to the shaft 44 is changed in accordance with the height of the container C (more specifically, the height position of the neck portion N of the container C). Can be adjusted to the height position of the neck portion N of the container C.
  • a bellows member 54 is provided between the bracket 42 of the lower disk 40a and the bracket 52 of the upper disk 40b.
  • the bellows member 54 closes the space between the bracket 42 and the bracket 52 to prevent dust and the like from entering the shaft 44. Further, the bellows member 54 is expandable and contractable, and when the bellows member 54 is raised to change the height position of the upper disc 40b as described above, the bellows member 54 can extend following the shaft member 50 and the bracket 52.
  • a plurality of support rods 56 are attached to the upper disc 40b. Each support rod 56 extends downward and extends through a boss 58 provided on the lower disk 40a. Further, the support rod 56 penetrates the boss 58 in a slidable manner.
  • the upper disc 40b is supported by the support rods 56 on the lower disc 40a in a height-adjustable manner.
  • the plurality of support rods 56 are preferably provided in an even arrangement in the circumferential direction in order to stabilize the support state of the upper disc 40b, and the number thereof is preferably three or more, and preferably four or more. More preferable.
  • An annular mounting member 60 is attached to the outer peripheral end of the lower disc 40a.
  • the mounting member 60 is provided concentrically with the lower disc 40a in a state of being fitted into a step portion 62 formed on the upper surface of the outer peripheral end of the lower disc 40a.
  • the mounting member 60 is provided rotatably along the stepped portion 62 of the lower disk 40a when the stopper described later is unlocked.
  • the attachment member 60 is formed of a metal material such as stainless steel. Note that the mounting member 60 may be configured by a single member that is integrally connected over the entire circumference, or a plurality of arc-shaped members that are divided in the circumferential direction may be connected to each other to form an annular mounting member 60. May be configured.
  • the upper surface of the inner peripheral edge of the mounting member 60 is pressed by a pressing plate 64 fixed to the lower disk 40a. As a result, the mounting member 60 is prevented from coming off upward.
  • the mounting member 60 and the lower disk 40a are respectively formed with through holes 65 for stopping rotation.
  • a stopper 66 which is a pin member
  • the lower disc 40a is regulated so as not to be rotatable.
  • an operator who carries out the replacement work at the time of changing the mold can manually rotate the mounting member 60.
  • a plurality of arc-shaped members 70 are attached to the annular mounting member 60 in a circumferentially continuous manner.
  • an arcuate member 70 divided into eight in the circumferential direction is preferably attached to the attaching member 60 (see FIG. 5A).
  • the weight of one arc-shaped member 70 is, for example, preferably 0.7 to 2 kg, more preferably 0.7 to 1 kg.
  • the arcuate member 70 is divided into four or more parts, which is larger than the three parts, which is a conventionally known structure (see FIG. 2B of Patent Document 1), and has a weight of, for example, 0.7 to 2 kg, and more preferably.
  • the number of divisions of the arcuate member 70 is not limited to eight, and may be appropriately changed to a number of four or more other than eight.
  • an arc-shaped member for a circular container is attached with a subscript “a” and designated by reference numeral “70a”
  • an arc-shaped member for a rectangular container is attached with a subscript “b” and denoted by “70b”. May be appropriately distinguished.
  • the arcuate member 70 has a base portion 72 and a container holding portion 74.
  • the base portion 72 is a portion for attaching the arcuate member 70 to the attachment member 60.
  • the base portion 72 is made of, for example, a metal plate, and has an inner peripheral edge portion and an outer peripheral edge portion that are arcuate in a plan view.
  • the container holding portion 74 is made of, for example, a resin plate, and has an inner peripheral edge portion and an outer peripheral edge portion that are arcuate in plan view.
  • the base portion 72 of the arcuate member 70 has positioning holes 73a and 73b formed at both ends in the circumferential direction.
  • one positioning hole 73a is formed as a circular hole and the other positioning hole 73b is formed as an elongated hole.
  • the positioning protrusions 75 see FIG. 3
  • the positioning hole 73b may also be formed as a circular hole like the positioning hole 73a.
  • the positioning protrusion 75 has a male screw portion, and is fixed by screwing the male screw portion into the female screw hole of the mounting member 60.
  • the upper end of the positioning protrusion 75 is preferably formed in a pointed shape such as a truncated cone shape. This facilitates insertion of the two positioning protrusions 75 into the positioning holes 73a and 73b, and facilitates the work of mounting the arcuate member 70.
  • FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) a one-touch type coupling member 76 is attached to the base portion 72 at a central position in the circumferential direction.
  • FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a state before coupling of the one-touch type coupling member 76
  • FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a state after coupling.
  • the coupling member 76 is provided rotatably with respect to the base portion 76 a fixed to the base portion 72 with screws and the like, and is rotated 90 degrees to the on position or And a knob 76b that can be switched to the off position.
  • a concave portion is formed on the lower surface of the base portion 76a, and the concave portion is located in a through hole (not shown) formed in the base portion 72.
  • a connecting pin 77 is fixed to the mounting member 60.
  • the connecting pin 77 has a male screw portion, and is fixed by screwing the male screw portion into a female screw hole formed in the mounting member 60.
  • the tip of the connecting pin 77 protruding from the mounting member 60 is formed in a substantially truncated cone shape with a large diameter at the upper end and a small diameter at the lower end.
  • a pin hold clamper and a clamp pin manufactured by Imao Corporation can be preferably used as the connecting member 76 and the connecting pin 77.
  • the positioning protrusion 75 is inserted into the positioning holes 73a and 73b of the base portion 72, and is inserted into the recess of the base portion 76a of the joining member 76.
  • the connecting pin of the attachment member 60 is inserted through the through hole of the base portion 72.
  • the knob 76b is rotated 90 degrees from the off position to the on position.
  • four balls project radially inward from the inner surface of the concave portion of the base portion 76a and are pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the tip portion of the connecting pin 77.
  • the base portion 72 of the arcuate member 70 is connected and fixed to the mounting member 60 by the force of pulling the connecting pin 77 toward the base portion 76a.
  • the arcuate member 70 is connected and fixed in a state of being positioned with respect to the mounting member 60 by the fitting structure of the positioning holes 73a and 73b and the positioning protrusion 75.
  • the arcuate member 70 can be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the attachment member 60.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and a stud bolt is erected in place of the connecting pin 77, and the stud bolt is inserted into the through hole of the base portion 72 and then fastened with a nut to attach the arc-shaped member 70. It may be fixed to the member 60.
  • the base portion 72 is attached to the upper surface of the outer peripheral end portion of the attachment member 60, and the container holding portion 74 is separated from the base portion 72 by a diameter. Projecting outward in the direction.
  • 3A shows an arcuate member 70a for a circular container
  • FIG. 3B shows an arcuate member 70b for a rectangular container.
  • the container holding portion 74 of the arcuate member 70a is fixed on the outer peripheral end of the base portion 72 by, for example, a bolt.
  • the container holding portion 74 of the arcuate member 70a is provided with, for example, three recesses 78a at its outer peripheral edge portion at equal pitches in the circumferential direction.
  • the concave portion 78a is formed as a substantially semicircular cutout portion so as to match the outer shape of the circular container C1 whose body cross section is circular.
  • the circular container C1 is conveyed in accordance with the rotation of the star wheel 18 in a state where the radially inner portion of the body portion is housed in the recess 78a of the container holding portion 74.
  • the arcuate member 70 b has a container holding portion 74 suitable for holding and carrying the rectangular container C ⁇ b> 2 whose trunk cross section is substantially quadrangular.
  • the recess 78b of the container holding portion 74 is formed as a substantially trapezoidal notch so as to substantially match the outer shape of the body of the rectangular container C2.
  • FIG. 3B shows an example in which, for example, three recesses 78b are formed in the container holding portion 74 at equal pitches in the circumferential direction.
  • a container neck holding member 80 is attached to the outer peripheral end of the upper disc 40b.
  • recesses for accommodating the radially inner portion of the neck N of the container C are formed at equal pitches in the circumferential direction.
  • a support plate 82 is installed on the outer peripheral side of the lower disk 40a.
  • the support plate 82 is fixed to a gantry frame (not shown).
  • the support plate 82 supports the container C transferred from the conveyor 16 of the container supply device 11 to the star wheel 18 in a mounted state.
  • the support plate 82 is installed between the conveyor 16 and the label insertion device 13, and the container C held by the star wheel 18 is transported while sliding on the support plate 82.
  • an outer peripheral side guide 86 is installed between the conveyor 16 and the label insertion device 13 and on the outer peripheral side of the star wheel 18.
  • the outer peripheral side guide 86 is fixed to the upper end portion of the support column 84 fixed to a frame frame (not shown) with, for example, bolts.
  • the outer peripheral side guide 86 is formed in an arc shape in a plan view (see FIG. 1).
  • the tip of the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral side guide 86 has a sharply pointed cross section, and this tip approaches or abuts on the neck N of the container C conveyed by the star wheel 18 from the outside in the radial direction. Support.
  • the container C is conveyed while being stably held or supported by the container holding portion 74 of the arcuate member 70, the container neck holding member 80 attached to the upper disc 40b, and the outer peripheral side guide 86. To be done. Since the shape of the neck portion N of the container C is substantially the same in the circular container C1 and the rectangular container C2, it is not necessary to replace the container neck holding member 80 when changing the mold.
  • FIGS. 5A to 5E are diagrams showing a procedure for removing the arc-shaped member 70.
  • the mold change when the container C is changed from the circular container C1 to the rectangular container C2 will be described as an example, but the procedure in the opposite case is also the same.
  • an operator who performs a necessary component replacement accompanying a mold change for example, at the front side of the label insertion system 10 and at a position indicated by an arrow D in FIG. Replacement work can be performed.
  • the eight circular arc members 70a are attached to the outer peripheral edge of the lower disk 40a of the star wheel 18 in a row.
  • the “continuous state” also includes the case where a gap is formed between the arcuate members 70a adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction.
  • the worker pulls the stopper 66 upward and removes it from the lower disk 40a.
  • the operator can remove the stopper 66 via the opening 41 (see FIG. 1) formed in the upper disc 40b.
  • the annular mounting member 60 becomes rotatable while sliding with respect to the lower disc 40a.
  • the worker removes the first arc-shaped member 70a from the mounting member 60, as shown in FIG. 5 (a).
  • the operator rotates the knob 76b of the coupling member 76 from the on position to the off position to release the connection between the arc-shaped member 70a and the mounting member 60, as described above with reference to FIG.
  • the arcuate member 70a can be removed from the mounting member 60 by lifting the positioning protrusions 75 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) of the mounting member 60 from the positioning holes 73a and 73b of the base portion 72 so as to be pulled out.
  • the operator manually rotates the mounting member 60 in the arrow direction (clockwise direction in this case), and then removes the second arc-shaped member 70a to be removed. It is moved to the work position (the position indicated by arrow D in FIG. 1). Then, as shown in FIG. 5C, the worker removes the second arcuate member 70a from the attachment member 60 in the same procedure as the first arcuate member 70a.
  • the operator manually rotates the mounting member 60 in the arrow direction (clockwise direction in this case), and then removes the third arc-shaped member 70a to be removed. It is moved to the work position (the position indicated by arrow D in FIG. 1). Then, as shown in FIG. 5E, the worker removes the third arc-shaped member 70a from the attachment member 60 in the same procedure as the first and second arc-shaped members 70a.
  • all (here, eight) arc-shaped members 70a can be removed from the mounting member 60.
  • the work of attaching the arc-shaped member 70b for the rectangular container C2 is performed.
  • the worker attaches the first arc-shaped member 70b to the attachment member 60.
  • This mounting work can also be performed by staying in the same position as indicated by an arrow D in FIG.
  • the worker arranges the arc-shaped member 70b on the mounting member 60 such that the positioning protrusions 75 of the lower disk 40a are inserted into the positioning holes 73a and 73b in the base portion 72 of the arc-shaped member 70b.
  • the worker rotates the gripping portion 76b of the coupling member 76 from the off position to the on position to fix the arcuate member 70b and the mounting member 60 in a connected state.
  • the operator manually rotates the mounting member 60 in the counterclockwise direction, and the second arc-shaped member 70b is circumferentially adjacent to the first arc-shaped member 70b and the second arc-shaped member 70b is adjacent to the second arc-shaped member 70b.
  • the circular arc-shaped member 70b is attached to the attachment member 60.
  • the worker sequentially attaches the third to eighth arcuate members 70b in the same procedure.
  • the operator inserts the stopper 66 into the attachment member 60 and the through holes 65 for stopping rotation of the lower disk 40a.
  • the mounting member 60 is restricted from being rotatable with respect to the lower disk 40a, and the arcuate members 70b of the star wheel 18 are fixed. As a result, the work of exchanging the arc-shaped member 70 necessary for changing the mold of the star wheel 18 is completed.
  • the restriction of the stopper 66 is released to make the mounting member 60 rotatable, and the star wheel 18 is rotated while rotating the mounting member 60.
  • the arcuate members 70a and 70b can be removed and attached at the same place around the circumference. Therefore, the worker does not have to go inside the machine constituting the system to perform the mold changing work, and can easily and quickly perform the mold changing work.
  • the arcuate member 70 attached to the entire circumference of the outer peripheral end of the lower disk 40a is divided into, for example, four or more pieces, and has a weight of, for example, 0.7 to 2 kg, more preferably 0.7 to 1 kg. Moreover, since the size and weight are reduced, it is possible to reduce the work load when changing the mold.
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are sectional views taken along the line EE in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6B is a view showing a stopper that restricts the rotation of the mounting member.
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the guide member 96.
  • the label insertion device 13 includes a rotary 30 that is driven by a motor (not shown) and a large number of circumferentially adjacent peripheral ends of the rotary 30. And a label insertion unit 32.
  • the label insertion device 13 conveys the container C received from the star wheel 18 in accordance with the rotation of the rotary 30 while holding the container C by the label insertion unit 32.
  • the rotary 30 is a container transporting device that transports the container C held by the label inserting unit 32 provided at the outer peripheral end while rotating.
  • the label insertion unit 32 inserts or attaches the label L received from the first label relay unit 26a or the second label relay unit 26b into the container C in the process of transporting the container C. 6A, the mechanism for inserting the label L into the container C is not shown.
  • the label insertion unit 32 has a container mounting portion 88.
  • the container mounting portion 88 holds the container C in a mounted state.
  • the container mounting portion 88 is supported on the outer peripheral end of the rotary 30 by a shaft-shaped support member 90.
  • a suction hole (not shown) for applying a negative pressure due to air suction is formed on the bottom surface of the container C via the internal passage of the support member 90, whereby the container C By suctioning the bottom portion by air suction, the container C can be stably held on the container mounting portion 88.
  • the label insertion unit 32 further includes a container support plate 92 arranged on the inside of the container mounting portion 88 in the radial direction of the rotary 30.
  • the container support plate 92 has a shape bent in a substantially V shape in a plan view seen from above. Further, the container support plate 92 is adapted to move back and forth with respect to the container C held on the container mounting portion 88 by the driving means 94 installed on the rotary 30.
  • the container support plate 92 When the label insertion unit 32 receives the container C from the star wheel 18, the container support plate 92 is retracted to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line, and is retracted so as not to interfere with the container C placed on the container placing portion 88. is doing. Then, the container support plate 92 is moved forward to the position indicated by the solid line by the drive means 94 after the container C is placed on the container placing portion 88, and abuts on the outer peripheral surface of the body of the container C to make the diameter of the container C smaller. Support from inside the direction.
  • a guide member 96 is installed on the outer peripheral side of the rotary 30.
  • the guide member 96 is a member that is arranged close to the body of the container C that is held and conveyed by the label insertion unit 32 and that guides the container C from the outer peripheral side.
  • four guide members 96 are arranged in a line from the container supply position ⁇ where the container C is supplied from the star wheel 18 to the rear position of the rotary 30 (the upper position in FIG. 1). ..
  • the weight of each guide member 96 is preferably, for example, 0.7 to 5 kg.
  • the weight is preferably 2 to 5 kg, and when the guide member 96 is mainly made of resin parts, for example, 0.7 kg. It is preferably about 2 kg.
  • a guide member is not installed from the rear position of the rotary 30 to the bottle delivery unit 20, but this is to prevent interference with the mechanism for inserting the label L into the container C in the label inserting unit 32. ..
  • the number of divisions of the guide member 96 is not limited to four, and may be divided into more than four.
  • Each guide member 96 is an arcuate member that has an arcuate shape in plan view. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 7, an upper guide plate 98 that is an arc-shaped plate member and a lower guide plate 100 that is an arc-shaped plate member located below the upper guide plate 98. Have and.
  • the upper guide plate 98 and the lower guide plate 100 are preferably configured by resin plates, for example.
  • the upper guide plate 98 and the lower guide plate 100 each have an arcuate inner peripheral side edge portion, and are suitable for guiding the body of the container C conveyed by the rotation of the rotary 30 from the outer peripheral side. It is formed in a curved shape.
  • the upper guide plate 98 and the lower guide plate 100 are connected to the support member 106 via bracket plates 102 and 104 formed of, for example, metal plates.
  • a column member 108 connected to the lower surface of the lower guide plate 100 extends downward and is connected to a mounting plate 110 having an arc shape similar to that of the upper guide plate 98 and the lower guide plate 100.
  • the column members 106 and 108 are preferably formed of metal rod-shaped members, and the mounting plate 110 is preferably formed of a metal plate.
  • three positioning holes 111 are formed in the mounting plate 110 and two coupling members 112 are installed. Since the positioning fitting structure by the positioning hole 111 and the one-touch type coupling member 112 are configured in the same manner as the case of the arc-shaped member 70 of the star wheel 18 described above, the description thereof is omitted here.
  • the mounting plate 110 of the guide member 96 is mounted on the mounting member 113.
  • the mounting member 113 has a substantially semi-circular shape in a plan view on the outer peripheral side of the rotary 30, and is provided concentrically with the rotary 30 (see FIG. 8).
  • four mounting members 113 each having an arc shape in a plan view seen from above are connected to each other.
  • the mounting member 113 is arranged on the fixed member 114 that is C-shaped in a plan view when viewed from above.
  • the fixing member 114 is fixed by a bolt or the like to a column 117 fixed to a gantry frame (not shown). Therefore, the fixing member 114 is fixedly arranged on the outer peripheral side of the rotary 30.
  • a groove 116 is formed in the fixing member 114, and a plurality of ball rollers 118 are spaced in the groove 116 in the extending direction of the groove 116 (that is, the extending direction of the C-shaped fixing member 114). is set up. Since the fixing member 114 is supported by the ball rollers 118, the mounting member 113 is rotatable with respect to the fixing member 114 when the stopper described later is unlocked.
  • a roller 119 having a rotation axis extending in the horizontal direction is rotatably provided on the upper surface of the fixing member 114, and is in contact with the upper surface of a protrusion formed on the lower end of the side surface of the mounting member 113. As a result, the mounting member 113 is pressed by the roller 119 so as not to come off from the fixed member 114 upward.
  • the guide member 96 when the mold is changed along with the change of the type of the container C, it may be necessary to replace the guide member 96. Specifically, the space H between the upper guide plate 98 and the lower guide plate 100, and the upper guide plate 98 and the lower guide plate 100 from the inner peripheral side edge of the mounting member 113 (or the fixing member 114). There are a plurality of guide members 96 having different radial projections P inward, and the optimum guide member 96 is selected according to the body shape and height of the container C.
  • a stopper 120 is installed on the fixing member 114.
  • the stopper 120 for example, an index plunger with a rest position manufactured by Imao Corporation can be preferably used.
  • the stopper 120 has a substantially hemispherical protrusion 122 that protrudes from the end on the side of the mounting member 113.
  • the protrusion 122 is fitted into the recess 115 of the mounting member 113, so that the mounting member 113 is
  • the fixed member 114 is regulated so as not to rotate.
  • the knob 124 of the stopper 120 is pulled and rotated to the rest position shown by the broken line, the knob 124 is held at that position, and at this time, the protrusion 122 is retracted, so that the knob 124 is disengaged from the recess 115 of the mounting member 113. As a result, the attachment member 113 becomes rotatable with respect to the fixed member 114.
  • the guide member 96 guides or supports the container C from the outer peripheral side so that stable conveyance can be realized.
  • the guide member 96 needs to be replaced with another guide member 96 in which the protruding dimensions P of the upper guide plate 98 and the lower guide plate 100 are different. is there.
  • the arrangement of the four guide members 96 in the “continuous state” also includes the case where the four guide members 96 are arranged in a state in which a gap is formed between the guide members 96 adjacent in the circumferential direction.
  • FIG. 8A to 8D are views showing a procedure for removing the guide member 96.
  • the mold change when the container C is changed from the circular container C1 to the rectangular container C2 will be described as an example, but the procedure in the opposite case is also the same.
  • An operator who performs a necessary component replacement accompanying the mold change can perform the replacement work of the guide member 96 at a position shown by an arrow F in FIG. 1 on the rear side of the label insertion device 13, for example. ..
  • the worker pulls the knob 124 of the stopper 120 to release the rotation restriction of the mounting member 113. This allows the operator to manually rotate the attachment member 113 with respect to the fixed member 114.
  • the worker removes the first guide member 96 as shown in FIG. 8 (a).
  • the operator rotates the knob of the coupling member 112 from the on position to the off position (see FIG. 4) and then lifts the guide member 96 from the mounting member 113 by lifting the guide member 96 so that the positioning fitting is released. It can be removed.
  • the worker rotates the mounting member 113 with respect to the fixing member 114 in the arrow direction (here, counterclockwise direction) to move the second guide member 96.
  • the second guide member 96 is removed in the same manner as the first case.
  • the worker rotates the mounting member 113 with respect to the fixing member 114 in the arrow direction (here, counterclockwise direction) to move the third guide member 96.
  • the third guide member 96 is removed in the same manner as the first case.
  • the worker rotates the mounting member 113 with respect to the fixed member 114 in the arrow direction (here, counterclockwise direction) to bring the fourth guide member 96 to the front.
  • the fourth guide member 96 is removed in the same manner as the first case. This completes the removal of all the guide members 96.
  • the worker attaches the guide member 96 for the rectangular container C2 to the attachment member 113.
  • the procedure at this time is the reverse of the removal procedure shown in FIGS. That is, the worker attaches the first guide member 96 to the attachment member 113 at the position shown in FIG. 8D, and then rotates the attachment member 113 in the clockwise direction to the position shown in FIG. 8C.
  • the second guide member 96 is moved to attach the third guide member 96 to the position shown in FIG. 8B, and the attachment member 113 is rotated clockwise to attach the third guide member 96.
  • the fourth guide member 96 is attached by rotating the attachment member 113 in the clockwise direction to the position shown in FIG.
  • the restriction of the stopper 120 is released to make the mounting member 113 rotatable, and while rotating the mounting member 113, the mounting member 113 is rotated at the same place around the rotary 30.
  • the guide member 96 can be removed and attached. Therefore, the worker does not have to go inside the machine constituting the system to perform the mold changing work, and can easily and quickly perform the mold changing work.
  • the guide member 96 is divided into, for example, four parts, and the weight is set to, for example, 0.7 to 5 kg, so that the size and the weight are reduced. Can be reduced.
  • the guide member 96 installed on the outer peripheral side of the label fitting device 13 is attached to the attaching member 113, and the attaching member 113 is rotatable with respect to the fixing member 114, but the present invention is not limited to this. Not done.
  • the mounting member may be omitted, and the plurality of guide members 96 a themselves may be rotatably mounted to the fixed member 114.
  • the guide members 96a may be connected to each other by a connecting member 97 made of, for example, a metal plate. Further, in this case, as shown in FIG.
  • a recess 115 with which the protrusion 122 of the stopper 120 is engaged is formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the mounting plate 110a of the guide member 96a.
  • the container carrying device according to the present invention is applied to both the star wheel 18 and the label inserting device 13 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the container carrying device according to the present invention. May be applied to only one of the star wheel 18 and the label insertion device 13.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de transport de récipient, tel qu'une roue en étoile, dans lequel dispositif un changement de modèle associé à un changement du type de récipient peut être réalisé facilement et rapidement. Ce dispositif de transport de récipient, qui transporte un récipient (C) par rotation tout en maintenant le récipient, comprend : un disque inférieur (40a) qui tourne tout en maintenant le récipient (C) ; une pluralité d'unités de maintien de récipient (70) qui sont fixées au disque inférieur (40a) et qui maintiennent le récipient (C), et qui sont disposées de façon à pouvoir tourner de façon concentrique avec le disque inférieur (40a) ; et un élément d'arrêt (66) qui restreint les unités de maintien de récipient (70) de telle sorte que celles-ci ne peuvent pas tourner par rapport au disque inférieur (40a).
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