CN1073526C

CN1073526C - Apparatus for loading bottom-loading basket-style carrier

Info

Publication number: CN1073526C
Application number: CN96194419A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·鲁滨逊; W·L·卡尔佩珀
Original assignee: Mead Corp
Current assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems LLC
Priority date: 1995-04-13
Filing date: 1996-04-15
Publication date: 2001-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 2016-04-15
Also published as: EP0820404B1; KR19980703753A; IL117899A0; KR19980703755A; BR9604962A; BR9604964A; AU706228B2; PT817745E; ATE189794T1; TW307730B; CN1082005C; WO1996032320A1; EP0817745A1; IL117897A; PT817746E; JP3923522B2; ATE220628T1; WO1996032327A2; DE69622699D1; CZ322297A3

Abstract

An apparatus (10) for loading containers into basket-style bottom-loading carriers (3) has a container infeed mechanism; a carrier infeed supplier (30); a carrier feeder mechanism (50) for removing carriers from the carrier infeed supplier; a carrier timer-transport assembly (60 or 260) for receiving carriers (3) from the carrier infeed supplier and initiating transport of the carriers in synchronous parallel motion above the containers; a gripper (82) assembly for opening the carriers (3); a declination belt assembly (90) forming a pathway for receiving transversely extending bottom panels of said carriers and transporting said carriers downwardly over the groupings of containers; a seating assembling (120) for engaging tops of handles of carriers such that as the seating members rotate the bottommost seating member engages the respective tops of the handles of the carriers; and bottom-panel closure mechanisms (130, 140, 182) for placing the bottom panels together in locking relationship with respect to one another.

Description

With pack into the equipment and the method for basket type container of bottom opening of groups of containers

The invention technical field

What the present invention relates to is a kind of equipment and method that is used to be installed in such as the bottom loaded formula basket-style container of bottle class goods.

Background of invention

Existing method and the device that bottle is encased in from the bottom the basket-style container has been disclosed in 2,276, No. 129 US Patent of authorizing Wesselman, authorize 2 of Currie etc., 603, No. 924 US Patent, authorize 3,521 of Masch, No. 427 US Patent, authorize 3,627, No. 193 US Patent of Helms, authorize 3 of Arneson, 698, No. 151 US Patent, authorize 3,751 of Helms, No. 872 US Patent, authorize 3 of Calvert etc., 747, No. 294 US Patent, authorize 3,805 of Rossi, No. 484 US Patent, authorize 3 of Focke etc., 842, No. 571 US Patent, authorize 3,848 of Ganz, No. 519 US Patent, authorize 3 of Walter, 924, No. 385 US Patent, authorize 3,940 of Ganz, No. 907 US Patent, authorize 4 of Crouch etc., 915, No. 218 US Patent, authorize 4,919 of Lashyro etc., No. 261 US Patent, authorize 5 of Schuster, 234, No. 103 US Patent and RE27, No. 624 U.S.'s reissue patents.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides opening continuously and cargo-carring method and apparatus of a kind of bottom loaded formula basket-style container.

The present invention proposes a kind of equipment, it is used for pack into bottom opening and have can be in the container of the plate of sidewall horizontal expansion of container, this equipment comprises: a pair of downward-sloping and mutual opposed microscler endless-belt, should between the two, form a passage that can put the plate of container horizontal expansion to the belt that is in face-to-face relation, and drive thus container described by the groups of containers that moves of the straight line that constitutes of predetermined quantity container above the straight line that has a down dip synchronously move.

The present invention also proposes a kind of with pack into bottom opening and have can be from the method in the container of the plate of sidewall horizontal expansion of container, this method comprises: the plate of placing this container horizontal expansion on passage downward-sloping and that form between the opposed microscler endless-belt mutually, and drive container described by the groups of containers that moves of the straight line that constitutes of predetermined quantity container above the straight line that has a down dip synchronously move.

According to most preferred embodiment of the present invention, a kind of being used for comprises the equipment that container is encased in the bottom loaded formula basket-style container: one first container input conveyor; One is arranged near the distribution device that is used for container is divided into several rows the first container input conveyor; One with the container counting assembly of every capable container by the predetermined container number of packets; One second container transporting device, this device are gone up and are connected an element that engages with last container in every group of container; Have some the container gripper provided of groups of containers that are used to keep on the container clamping conveyer; A container input feeding mechanism; The container input unit that container is taken off from container input feeding mechanism; One is used to receive from the container of container input unit and begins above container the timing-feedway of parallel mobile transportation container synchronously; Thereby one by clamping cargo floor and being pulled outwardly base plate with the open holding device of container with respect to the container center line; A dipping type belt dressing that constitutes by the endless-belt of a pair of downward-sloping vertical setting, this constitutes a passage that is used to put the base plate of container horizontal expansion to belt with relation of face contact, and container is transported down to the groups of containers top; A registration device that constitutes by some elements, be shaped on the described element and be used for the groove that cooperates with container handle top, the relative container of described each element is rotatable, this element be placed on the top of container thereby when described each element rotates the element of below combine with the top of corresponding container handle; And a double-body bike projection device is used to make two base plates to be in lock-out state.

Other advantages of the present invention and feature are seen the following description, accompanying drawing.

The accompanying drawing summary

Fig. 1 is a shaft side figure, represents that wherein a most preferred embodiment according to the present invention is suitable for by the cargo-carring container of bottom loaded formula basket-style container loading facilities;

Fig. 2 is a planar view, has wherein represented a sheet material that is used for moulding container shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 has represented the structure of container shown in Figure 1 under folded state;

Casing shown in Figure 4 is used to be housed in the container shown in Figure 1 under the folded state shown in Figure 3;

Casing shown in Fig. 4 A is used to be housed in the container shown in Figure 1 under the folded state shown in Figure 3, and its structure is applicable to that the hopper in the equipment shown in Figure 5 has the situation of automatic loading container performance;

Fig. 4 B has represented the another kind of embodiment of container shown in Fig. 4 A;

Fig. 5 is a scheme drawing, has wherein represented the most preferred embodiment that is used to load the equipment of bottom loaded formula basket-style container of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a shaft side figure, has wherein represented the structure of the hopper of device shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 7 is a front elevation that the hopper shown in Figure 6 of a container is housed at least;

Fig. 8 is the shaft side figure of the cardboard input media on the equipment shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 9 is a planar view, has represented that wherein equipment shown in Figure 5 bites the clamping belt device part of a container;

Figure 10 is a shaft side figure, has wherein represented to be used for the handle aperture insert of the timing-transmission part on the equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 11 is a shaft side figure, has wherein represented the handle aperture insert in the device shown in Figure 10;

Figure 12 is the another kind of handgrips of container shown in Figure 1;

Figure 13 is the lateral plan that handle aperture shown in Figure 10 is inserted device, has wherein represented to be inserted into insert in the container handle aperture and one and has been convenient to make insert to enter limit guide rail in the container handle aperture;

Figure 14 has the local positive diagrammatic sketch that handle aperture shown in Figure 13 is inserted device characteristic;

Figure 15,16 is a scheme drawing, has wherein represented the mode of operation of the base plate clamper device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 17 is the front elevation of equipment shown in Figure 5 clamping belt device and base plate clamper assembly when clamping one container;

Figure 18 is a planar view, has wherein represented the layout of the base plate clamper device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Lateral plan when Figure 19 is the base plate clamper of equipment shown in Figure 5 and cam rail engagement;

Figure 19 A has represented the another kind of structure of clamper shown in Figure 19;

Figure 19 B is the scheme drawing of a container, has marked the contact point with clamper and buckle on this container;

Figure 20,21 and 22 has represented the opening roller and open work relationship between the inclined-plane of base plate clamper device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 23 is a shaft side figure, has wherein represented the bottle transmission driver on the equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 24 is the back view of the bottle clamping device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 25 is the birds-eye view of the bottle clamping device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 26 is the lateral plan of the dipping type registration device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 27 and 28 is the lateral plan of the dipping type belt of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 29 is the shaft side figure of another kind of structure of the dipping type device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 30 is the front elevation of the planetary gear construction on the container registration device of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 31 is the shaft side figure of the folding-glue spreading apparatus of equipment shown in Figure 5;

Figure 32 is the birds-eye view of the folding unit of shown in Figure 31 folding-glue spreading apparatus;

Figure 33 is the lateral plan of the folding unit of shown in Figure 31 folding-glue spreading apparatus;

Figure 34 is the lateral plan of the folding unit of shown in Figure 31 folding-glue spreading apparatus;

Figure 35 is shown in Figure 31 folding-folding unit of glue spreading apparatus and the lateral plan of closed cell;

Figure 36 is the birds-eye view of base plate aligning device;

Figure 37 is the shaft side figure of the bottle stabilizer arrangement of device shown in Figure 5;

Figure 38 has represented bottle stabilizer arrangement shown in Figure 37 and the lateral plan under the container bonding state;

Figure 39 is a shaft side figure, has wherein represented second embodiment of the timing-transporting part of equipment shown in Figure 5.

Preferred embodiment describes in detail

Method and apparatus 10 as optimum implementation of the present invention is specially adapted to load all bottom loaded formula basket-style containers 3 as shown in Figure 1.Although method and apparatus 10 of the present invention is not limited in the container 3 that will describe below, feature of the present invention can clearly be described by means of processing or cargo-carring description to the container shown in the figure 3.Fig. 2 has represented a sheet material 906 that is used for moulding container 3.Fig. 3 is in the planar view of folded state for container 3 shown in Figure 1.

Container 3 has the character described in the U.S. Patent application 08/326, No. 987.Everyone of this application and the application is identical.For ease of understanding the present invention, below will describe container 3 and be used for the sheet material 906 of moulding container 3.At first, simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Container 3 shown in the figure normally is to be installed in two row bottle design.The container of describing as an example 3 is to be used for describing three bottle of two row formula or the four bottle of two row formula container that is used on the present device herein, i.e. 6 packings or 8 packing containers.But, the present invention in fact also can be installed in the multiple row bottle of other bottles number.The both sides of container are identical, thereby the feature of describing at a side shown in Figure 1 is identical with a side of not expressing.One excision part is arranged on the sidewall 920,930, mark off lower sidewall 921,931 and side wall upper part 923,933 thus usually.Lower sidewall 921,931 and side wall upper part 923,933 922,932,924,934 are connected with corresponding end wall 940,942,950,952 in flakes collapsibly by corresponding knuckle respectively.Knuckle 922,932,924,934 constitutes the oblique angle respectively in flakes in sidewall 920,930 and end wall 940,942,950,952 intersections.The excision district also limits a sidewall middle part 928,938, and it is whole that this middle part keeps on sidewall 920,930.In the central bore of each side of container is the knuckle in flakes 926,936 and constitute with sidewall 920,930 all-in-one-piece chambers middle part 927,937 that is connected to this chamber batten by chamber batten 925,935, collapsibly.Riser 960,962,970,972 extend in the bottom of container 3 and the handle arrangement that constitutes by plate 980,982,990,992 between.From figure, also can see handle tabs 984.Line of cut between the central bore of sidewall 920,930 part and the corresponding plate 980,982,990,992 of handle portion ends at cutting camber line 986,988,996,998 places separately.Line of cut between batten 923,933 on the sidewall 920,930 separately and corresponding central bore ends at cutting camber line 987,989,997,999 respectively.Under folded state (as shown in Figure 3), container 3 on purpose is provided with some breach 929,939 on sidewall of locating in flakes near the oblique angle and the line of cut between the central bore.This feature is not obvious when container is adorned fully, but on sheet material shown in Figure 2 906 and folding container 3 shown in Figure 3 as can be seen.Sheet material 906 is with respect to the porose broken line substantial symmetry of the two halves of dividing handle portion 980,982,990,992 and container 3.In two base plates 910,912 one laterally greater than another.For simplicity, base plate 912 is appointed as bigger one, another base plate 910 is appointed as less.One excision or cut-away portions all arranged on each sidewall 920,930, help thus to limit and be adjacent to knuckle 922,932 lower sidewall 921,931 and be adjacent to knuckle 924,934 side wall upper part 923,933 in flakes in flakes.The parts that constitute central bore are that central bore's batten 925,935, central bore's knuckle 926,936 reach and corresponding sidewall 920,930 all-in-one-piece central bore middle part 927,937 in flakes.The entity part of breach 929,939 and side wall upper part 923,933 and corresponding central bore knuckle 926,937 link to each other in flakes.Be by corresponding sidewall knuckle 922,932,924,934 bonded assemblys in flakes between end wall 940,942,950,952 and the adjacent sidewall 920,930.Riser links to each other with corresponding end wall 940,942,950,952 along porose broken line.The supporting that is used to be connected on the base plate 910,912 961,963,971,973 is connected with corresponding riser 960,962,970,972 in flakes collapsibly.Be applicable to that also can set out supporting with the cargo-carring container of present device is connected with corresponding end wall 940,942,950,952 and does not distinguish with this along fold line in flakes.Central bore's batten 925,935 is connected along the bottom of porose broken line with corresponding handle plate 980,982,990,992.On handle plate 980,982,990,992, be shaped on respectively handle hole 981,983,991,993. with central bore's batten 925,935 and central bore's knuckle of linking to each other in flakes 926,936 lines of cut that separate with corresponding handle plate end at and cut camber line 986,988,996,998 places.With last batten 923,933 and the knuckle that links to each other in flakes 924,934 with corresponding central bore batten 925,935 and central bore's knuckle of linking to each other in flakes 926,936 lines of cut that separate end at cutting camber line 987,989,997,999 places on the sidewall 920,930.Handle tabs 984,994 is connected in corresponding handle hole 981,991 zones along porose broken line and corresponding handle plate 980,990.Cutting camber line 986,987,988,989,996,997,998,999 help to reduce the direct stress of line of cut termination on container 3.

As previously mentioned, method and apparatus as described herein is particularly suitable for loading the container with essential characteristic recited above.Each unit that constitutes container 3 make container can be at folding state compacted under, transmit and be encased on the described equipment, strutted subsequently and with the bottle container of packing into.Though have all available present device of several bottles to handle and load, but in the container 3 of the present invention shown in being specially adapted to so-called PET type bottle is loaded into.

Container 3 is to be transported on the present device with folding state shown in Figure 3, and this moment, its base plate 910,912 rolled up on the sidewall that is attached to container 3.Under this state, container 3 is easy to install on the present device and is strutted and load subsequently.But, supporting in flakes 961,963,971,973 be exposed on outside, thereby with this state transfer container the time, may be damaged.The present invention includes one is used to prepare container 3 and makes it easy to cargo-carring device.For the supporting that prevents container 3 961,963,971,973 is encased in container 3 on the present device (below will address) being transferred to load to be damaged and to be convenient in the process of place in flakes, container 3 is landed by basic inversion and is contained in the storage bin 5, promptly in the chest as shown in Figure 4.With this understanding, handle portion down, the bottom then up.The end wall 2 of storage bin 5 of loading case 3 and sidewall 4 are higher than and are exposed to outer, outstanding supporting in flakes 961,963,971,973, thereby can protect in flakes and 961,963,971,973 be not damaged in being transferred to the process of loading the place.Storage bin 5 can be placed near the local of the hopper 30 of equipment and with container 30 and put in the chute of hopper 30 with standing upside down, in order to the operation of equipment.Shown in Fig. 4 A, another embodiment as the storage bin 205 that is used to be installed in folding container 3, end wall 202 and sidewall 204 still extend in container outstanding in flakes on, but also have on each end wall 202 in addition one extend in project upwards in flakes between notch 208.The storage bin 205 of this trough of belt mouth uses jointly with the hopper with automatic loading characteristic that below will address.Referring now to Fig. 4 B, the storage bin 205 shown in Fig. 4 A has a hole 203 at each end wall.Align mutually in each hole.The effect in hole 203 is storage bins of checking container, to guarantee between the hole 203 of alignment mutually being that the transmission and the observation of container provides a straightway passage.For example, as seen, container opens wide during in the container moulding in the part between the relative batten 921 and 923,931 and 933 from Fig. 2,3.Container and sheet material can be designed to also that other parts are kept perfectly intact when folding container is shaped.Like this, when hole 203 and these clog-free register, perhaps determine with detector or with sensor whether passage is unblocked, thereby the shaping that folding container can be suitable makes the storage bin of container be suitable for using.

The general introduction of equipment and method

Fig. 5 schematically represents the overall picture of the most preferred embodiment of present device 10.Equipment 10 is fabricated on the longitudinal framing.In the drawings, the moving direction of bottle 1 and container 3 is from left to right.From general layout, bottle is to pass equipment 10 with two row along the path that is essentially straight line.Along with bottle along its path movement of determining, container (be folded state and base plate upwards turn over be attached on the folding container sidewall) moves to and container input unit 50 intersections along hopper 30.Input unit 50 moves on to each container 3 the timing-conveyer 60 from hopper 30.Regularly-conveyer reaches predetermined speed at a certain time interval and transmits container quantitatively.In one embodiment, regularly-conveyer comprises two groups of assemblies in succession, wherein first is regularly a part 60, in this part the sucker 54 of each container 3 from input unit 50 is taken off and is sent to certain stepping rate on the subsequent parts of equipment 10.Be called as on the translator unit of timing-conveyer, between a pair of vertically arranged belt, defining a passage.More particularly, this part is known as clamping belt device 70.Vertical clamping belt 72 is a pair of relative endless-belts, and this clamps belt, or the handle region of " clamping " each container (being positioned at the top of container) and container is moved to the further part of equipment 10 along a definite straight line path.In another embodiment of timing-translator unit, regularly aspect transfer function, almost there be not difference.In a second embodiment, thus container 3 is to cooperate with miscellaneous part by the handle hole on its handle portion to be transferred.Can realize regularly and transmitting effect by the crank motion that is installed in the handle hole insert on the bar with cam-engaged.This bar also slidably cooperates with an endless chain.When container 3 is in the hopper 30, they be folded state and its base plate 910,912 upwards upset be flattened on the both sides of container 3.In case move down from hopper 30, the base plate 910,912 of container 3 falls from the position that it is flattened on container 3 both sides.Along with container 3 moves past regularly part, thereby base plate 910,912 is clamped and is pulled outwardly out container 3 is strutted so that load bottle.Along with the container mobile route of container 3 along equipment 10 drawn back, bottle moves along a paths of container below.On the path below (being the mobile route of bottle), a ratchet 105 on each side of equipment 10 is divided into each group with a row bottle by predetermined quantity to be carried, so that in the container of packing into.For example, every row are one group with three or four bottles.After bottle was by ratchet 105 groupings, a ring chain that has projection was a kind of method of carrying bottle.Bottle clamping device 113 (moving with load mode, as moving on the ring chain) has certain intervals and alignment mutually mutually immediately following also keeping respectively organizing between the bottle after ratchet 114.When bottle 3 during further along the vertically moving of equipment 10, bottle clamping device 113 can guarantee the interval between bottle 1 and each group bottle.Meanwhile, container 3 moves on to such position, is brought on a pair of belt that has a

down dip

92,94 and 93,95 at each base plate 910,912 on this position.Put connecting gear on one, align also parallel alignment with container 3 handles that are positioned at central part in the belt 90 that has a down dip as a ring chain 100 that is positioned at the top.On this above-mentioned chain parts 102 are installed, these parts combine with the handle top of container 3.Have a down dip belt 90 with on put chain 100 container 3 moved towards the front lower place above biserial bottle group.Have a down dip belt 90 and on put the work that chain 100 falls container and advance wheel mechanism 120 to finish by one.Advancing on the wheel mechanism 120 has several briquettings mounted thereto 122, and the handle top that briquetting is overstocked case 3 is downwards respectively organized on the bottle thereby container dropped to accordingly fully.After container 3 breaks away from propelling wheel mechanism 120, pack connecting gear 130, cooperate the aft bulkhead of containers 3/ package 7 to make it continue to move for one along the service direction of equipment 10 as two ring chains 132 that are equipped with the positioned opposite of side projection 134.When container 3 packaged connecting gears 130 promote, base plate lock portion 140 with the container supporting in flakes 961,963,971,973 and base plate 910,912 fold into and make supporting 961,963,971,973 positions that link to each other with base plate 910,912 in flakes, thereby with the base seal of container 3.When the lockable mechanism that is being rotated by in the bottom of container 3 blocked, base plate 910,912 was pulled together and is used for aliging mutually and being fixed on that position.Then, loading finishes and is output on the container slave unit 10 of complete closed.

The bottle input conveyor

As shown in Figure 5, bottle 1 is delivered on the equipment 10 by an input conveyor 20.This input conveyor can adopt the input transfer mechanism that is used in the beverage packaging industry usually.In graphic most preferred embodiment, conveyer 20 is useful on the dividing plate 22 that the bottle of will come in is divided into two row.Connecting gear such as endless belt or chain moves so that be encased in the container 3 bottle on equipment 10.Can adopt different ring chains or band or different ring chain or the combination of band.Container 3 is same moved further on different separately tracks in passing the part path of equipment 10 with bottle 1, and container 3 moving tracks are higher than the moving track of bottle 1.Then, as below will addressing, when container 3 to moving down into when respectively organizing on the bottle 1 two tracks mergers.

Magazine attachment

Shown in Fig. 5,6,7, magazine attachment 30 provides the appropriate device that can be used for loading cardboard.The most preferred embodiment of magazine attachment 30 is one basically and drives conveying trough.In Fig. 6,7, shown in magazine attachment 30 be that what to represent from its load terminal is an end of cardboard next device that will be sent to equipment 10.In magazine attachment, a pair of relative sidewall 31,32 constitutes a groove.A pair of relative connecting gear with 37,38 formation cardboards 3.With 37,38 under known driver train drives, around the roller running that is installed on strut bar 41,42 or the similar means.Roll support bar 41,42 is installed in again on bearing 43,44 or the similar means.This bearing for good and all or movably is contained on the strut bar 36 as sidewall bearing 33,34.Bearing 33,34,43,44 is along the vertical installation that vertically reaches roll support bar 41,42 of sidewall 31,32.Shown in the view that Fig. 7 provides, the folding bottle container 3 that is suitable for equipment 10 and hopper 30 manipulations is installed on the hopper.Sidewall 31,32 of container and hopper 30 and be with 37,38 to join on this.Hopper 30 is adjustable containers 3 to adapt to various sizes, as 6 packings or 8 packing containers.Hopper 30 can be adjusted by changing the position of bearing 33,34,43,44 on strut bar 36.Arrow 45,47 expression bearings movably direction, promptly the size of the container 3 that puts of basis moves in or out.For example, the size of 6 bottles of packing chests is less than 8 bottles of packing chests.The bearing and coupled sidewall and the distance between the band that are used for 6 bottles of packing chests should be less than the distances that is used for 8 bottles of packing chests.Though can be by moving sidewall to both sides and roller pole is adjusted, but simpler method be when the direction along arrow 45,47 moves one of them sidewall and band another sidewall and band to be maintained static.As shown in Figure 7, band is provided in and is close in outstanding 961,963,971,973 places in flakes and engages with each container 3.In case container 3 is loaded in the hopper 30, belt conveyor 37,38 is located upright folding container along " outlet " that hopper side wall 31,32 moves on to hopper 30.

The operation of hopper

Container 3 is loaded into hopper " loading " end, and the bottom of its container 3 down.As shown in Figure 4, in hopper 30 that a plurality of containers 3 are packed into simultaneously, container 3 can be loaded in the receiver 5 " upside down ", thereby storage bin can pour into container 3 in the hopper 30 simply " end down ".Transmit with the container 3 of this inverse manner packing and folding and to help storage bin 5 protections 961,963,971,973 in transmission course, to exempt from damage in flakes.Pack with inverse manner and to make container 3 when being convenient to transmit, can make supporting avoid in flakes damaging again, thereby can easily be loaded in the hopper 30.

When guaranteeing that hopper has extreme length, also for device leaves a certain amount of floor space, the angle of hopper groove should be alignd with the main portion of equipment 10 longitudinally.

The container input media

Referring now to Fig. 5, as previously mentioned, the layout of equipment should be roughly linear, bottle 1 and container 3 move along different separately two rectilinear orbits up and down in the part track of equipment 10, and the packing chest that constitutes of the container that is finished by loading moves in the residue rail portion of equipment 10 along single track then.Shown in Fig. 5,8, container input unit 50 takes off container 3 from hopper 30, and it is sent to the miscellaneous part place along a rectilinear orbit that is positioned at bottle track top.Container input media 50 is rotation devices, and three separated sucker supporting seats 52 are arranged on it.Each sucker supporting seat 52 supports sucker 54, is used to adsorb folding container 3, and its exit end from hopper 30 is taken off.Supporting seat 52 rotates around axis 59 along the direction of arrow 57.For example supporting seat 52 can rotate around axis 57 slidably by means of bearing connecting rod 53.As a kind of selectable scheme, an end of each connecting rod 53 is fixed on the parts that are positioned at axis 59 places, and its other end then is connected on the corresponding supporting seat 52.The rotation of supporting seat 52 can realize by means of mechanism known in the machinery industry.For example, can be by adopting 4,625,575; 5,019,029; 5,102,385 and 5,104, cam mechanism disclosed in No. 369 US Patent, that constitute by axle drive shaft, cam lever, curvilinear surface and dark cam rail and cam rollers.At this, above-mentioned patent all as a reference.Include three sucker supporting seats 52 in the most preferred embodiment.But, supporting seat also can adopt few to one or than more than three.Three supporting seats can move to container 3 the timing part 60 or 260 places of equipment 10 effectively along horizontal rail.Be clear expression further feature, the sucker 54 of not expression reality among Fig. 8.But, represented sucker 54 dresses suction nozzle 55 thereon among the figure.Sucker 54 is spaced from each other, thereby can be at the pending container 3 of significant surfaces each point place absorption.Adopt the representative type pneumatic element to provide suction or vacuum action for manipulating chucks 52.The guide rail 56 relevant with timing property below will specifically describe its details in order to container 3 is taken off from sucker supporting seat 52.

Regularly-transporting part

Other embodiment of timing-transporting part below will be described.First embodiment as shown in Figure 5.As previously mentioned, regularly-transporting part moves on to container 3 further part of equipment 10 from input unit 50.Regularly-transmitting device with container 3 separately with predetermined interval, and begin transmission with predetermined speed.The timing of container 3 carry make when container 3 and bottle 1 when subsequent parts moves, container 3 with respectively organize bottle 1 accordingly and begin synchronously, aim at mobile.

Regularly-and transporting part: first embodiment

Regularly-first embodiment of transporting part realizes regularly and transmission work by two different parts, promptly by a timer device 60 and a transporting part, for ease of understanding, is referred to as clamping belting 70.Timer device 60 has several to be transmitted the container support pin that device drives, is used for combining with container 3, and with the mobile container in preset time interval, thereby at interval container is inserted between the clamping band with preset time.Container supports belt conveyor 60 and is made of a pair of upper and lower ring-type timing chain 61 and 63.Be equipped with corresponding projection or pin on each timing chain 61,63, be transfused to after sucker 54 on the device 50 discharges at container, projection or pin engage with the container 3 that folds.A series of engagement projections 62 of going up are arranged on the last timing chain 61, and one of them meshes with the lagging dege of the handle portion of a combined container 3.In graphic most preferred embodiment, on mesh projection 62 and mesh in handle portion and sidewall sections intersection with container 3.The knuckle that forms in this intersection provides a stable contact point for engagement.Following timing chain 63 has under one group engagement projection 64,65,66, its with last chain 61 on go up and mesh projection 64 and import in the clamping belting 70 with container 3 stable holding and with it jointly.Though have the combination of several projections of engagement down all can adopt, but in graphic most preferred embodiment, every group has three engagement projections 64,65,66 down.Three projections 64,65,66 are all from the bottom support container.Last projection 66 that meshes down in the projection is particularly useful when the folding container 3 of promotion moves forward.The folding container 3 that clamping belting 70 is accepted from input unit 50 and timer device 60.Clamping belting 70 makes that press the container 3 that predetermined space starts by timing part 60 continues to move, and meanwhile, the base plate 910,912 of container 3 is clamped and outwards spurred, thereby the bottom of container 3 is opened so that lade.Shown in Fig. 5,9, clamping belting 70 has the endless belt 72 on a pair of corresponding stock that is installed in roller 74.This belt 72 is pressed in the vertical vertical plane surface jointly, and the nipped relatively container 3 of the moving direction 71 on this plane is the further parts that point to this equipment.The top of container 3 handles partly is sandwiched in is with between 72, and moves along the passage with between 72 that moves.Last belt guide rail 76 is directed to the handle top of container 3 with in the passage between 72.Following belt guide rail 78 is along being with 72 length directions to extend.Opening on the following belt guide rail 78 961,971,963,973 is directed to sagging the supporting on the container 3 in the guide rail 78 in flakes.As shown in figure 17, along with the handle top of container 3 is with 72 clampings and is transmitted, supporting 961,971,963,973 is moved along belt guide rail 78 down in flakes.

Regularly-and transporting part: another embodiment

Regularly-another embodiment of transporting part compares with last embodiment is having several different features aspect acquisition space interval and the startup timing transmission.As aforesaid embodiment, container 3 also is to be engaged under the folded state of Fig. 3 in another embodiment.As shown in figure 10, another embodiment has adopted insert 260 devices that are installed on the chain to limit interval between each container, and makes the subsequent element synchronous transport of container and equipment.Shown in Figure 11 and 12, wherein represented the side (opposite side is identical with it) of the handle hole 983 of a handle hole insert 264 and the handle portion of container 3 respectively.Handle hole 983 is the U-shaped hole, and the U-shaped tabs 984 that extends of portion is from it collapsibly arranged on it.It is bevelled U-shaped prodger that insert 264 has an end, and it is corresponding to the shape of portable hole 983 and tabs 984.In the angle, can extend slightly in the gap between the two side faces in handle tabs 984 and hole 983 on hole 983, so that more stable point of engagement are provided.Appropriate section in the last angle of the U-shaped prodger of insert 262 has mutual matched size.The front portion 266 of the inner bottom surface of insert 262 is the inclined-plane, to be convenient to put handle tabs 984.As shown in figure 10, insert 262 is installed in along on the ring chain 276 of arrow 277 directions operation.The bar 270 that insert 262 is installed on it is installed between the roller 269 on the bearing 268.Bearing 268 is along with ring chain 276 moves along the ring seal track.In the ring chain 276 operation on-cycle ends, bar 270 is sent to the lateral surface (laterally) of chain 276 towards limit guide rail 56 and 278 together with insert mounted thereto 262.Be used to make the suitable device of bar 270 side travels can adopt the cam follower (as shown in figure 13) that is arranged on the bar 270, this follower in known manner with a cam lever or cam rail combined action, thereby can move finishing along the desired location on the track.V-arrangement roller 269 and one with the roller ingear, have the element combined action at corresponding V-arrangement edge, thereby bar 270 is moved back and forth along the direction of arrow shown in Figure 13 275.As shown in Figure 8, insert 262 at first with is meshed by the container 3 of 50 engagements of container input unit and rotation, so that its bearing 52 is towards the insert 262 that shifts out earlier, be installed in limit guide rail 56 on each bearing 52 of input unit in insert 262 process in place, for the handle portion of container provides support.Limit guide rail 56 combineds action on insert 262 and the input unit, thus help insert to be inserted into fully in the handle hole of container, so that provide a stable counter-force in the process that the insert on being installed in chain 262 transmits container 3 backward.Figure 13 has represented the state that insert 262 engages with the handle of container 3, and this moment, insert 262 limited guide rails 278 led, and container 3 limited guide rails are pressed to insert 262.As if insert 262, mutual action and matching relationship between the limit guide rail 56 of container 3 and input unit are identical.As shown in figure 10, engage in case the container 3 on the input unit 50 is inserted into part 262, insert 262 moves backward in the groove of limit guide rail.For ease of understanding, below will be by means of the view of Figure 14 in explanation.The figure shows insert 262 fwd salients 264, or front end.

Regularly-and transporting part: another embodiment

As shown in figure 39, in the another embodiment of timing transfer element, the spacing guide 280 in centre is between supporting seat 52 and flute profile guide and limit spare 278.In graphic most preferred embodiment, middle spacing guide 280 comprises two bars spaced apart from each other, has constituted a passage thus, so that between supporting seat 52 and middle guide and nested between supporting seat 52 and channled rail.Spacing guide 280 has made up the function of the limit guide rail that is positioned on the bearing 56 and flute profile guide and limit spare 278 as mentioned above, and the handle region for container when the handle hole of container is inserted by handle hole insert 262 provides blocking surface.Figure 39 has also represented a feature applicable to all embodiment of the present invention.Promptly when container is transmitted rearward, guide rail 282 receives and guiding supporting in flakes 961,963,971,973 in flakes.At the either side of guide rail 282 in flakes, device also can be provided with some guides that are used for folder, as normal adopt, the bow that is used for cardboard or tabs are folded into the desired location in the carton field.In the present invention program, this guide folds to the base plate 910,912 of container on the position of approximate horizontal shown in Figure 3 from its upright basically position, on this position, base plate will be clamped (following will describe its details) by the clamper in the cardboard holding device 80.

The base plate clamper

As shown in Figure 5, on base plate holding device 80, the base plate clamper struts folding container 3, to carry out the preparation of loading.When container 3 moves past any timing-transporting part (as previously mentioned), thereby be positioned at regularly the part below and the container plate clamper 82 that moves along passage in parallel is clamped base plate 910,912 and it is pulled outwardly opens container 3 on belt conveyor.Each container clamper 82 is chucks of clamping respective base 910,912.Shown in Fig. 9 and 13, container 3 is in and will be held the state that device 82 is clamped.As shown in Figure 5, clamper 82 is installed on two groups of connecting gears (ring chain) 84,86.Each organizes chain the 84, the 86th, by a pair of opposed to each other, lay respectively at the ring chain of folding container 3 both sides that move through in this clock mechanism.Shown in Figure 15,16, wherein schematically shown the opening movement of the element of holding device.Clamper 82 on two groups of clamping chains 84,86 outwards moves with respect to the axis 901 of container 3, promptly moves along direction shown in the arrow 81.Simultaneously, each chain 84,86 is along directional steering rear shown in the arrow 83.The chain of clamper 82 and first group of chain 84 struts container 3 by the base plate 910,912 that is pulled outwardly container.First group of chain 84 and clamper 82 open up into the state that struts with container 3 from Fig. 9 and folding fully state shown in Figure 13.The moving velocity of the chain in first group of chain 84 is greater than the speed of container 3, because container is moved by transmission devices such as clamping band 72 or inserts 262.(container 3 is carried out with arranged time sequence by moving with the bottle that is positioned at its below, move along track in parallel of the timing-transport sector of this device.) as shown in figure 15, the folding mode of folding container 3 is as the fold of accordion, wherein, the anterior of folding container outwards given prominence to, and its rear portion then is folded inwards.First group of chain 84 with big relative velocity makes speed that base plate 910,912 spur forward greater than the speed of advancement of container 3 own.This motion is opened into the rectangle state container, and base plate 910,912 can " be caught up with " centre portion of container 3.After the first clamping chain, 84 parts are strutted, the base plate clamper 82 of second group of clamping chain 86 is clamped the base plate 910,912 of container 3 and it is further opened up into the maximum open configuration shown in Figure 16,17 at container 3.Second group of chain 86 of holding device also is sent to open container 3 on next processing station of equipment 10, promptly is sent to and reduces in the container mechanism 90.The clamper 82 of second group of clamping chain is not more than the speed of container transport sector with the relative moving speed of chain 84, and synchronously moves (being direction shown in the arrow 83) backward with clamping band 72 or insert 262.In moving process, clamper 82 still continues the state that maintenance respective base 910,912 is pulled outwardly.Figure 16,17 has represented the termination of opening of container 3, and container 3 opened fully and prepared to be sent to and has a down dip on the belt dressing 90 this moment.Figure 17 is the front view of a complete open container 3, and this container is held belt dressing 70 and base plate clamper 82 is clamped.As shown in Figure 5, a pair of relative belt conveyor that is made of ring chain 88 assists open container 3 is sent on second group of chain 86 from first group of chain 84.When container 3 leaves first group of chain 84, be installed on the chain 88 projection 89 front end and the rear end of blocking open container, when its base plate 910,912 is clamped by the clamper 82 on second group of chain 86 again, still keep open state to help container.

Figure 18 has represented the floor plan of clamper 82,

chain

84,86,88 and projection 89.In most preferred embodiment of the present invention, along with clamper 82 moves in the loop checking installation of being determined by

clamper chain

84,86, be installed in cam follower on the clamper 82 by employing, this clamper operates in cam path, or in the cam rail 292, clamper 82 is moved on the outer fix of relative clamper group, then is moved toward again in (therefore towards 901 outsides, container axis) on the inner side that deviates from relative clamper group.

Hereinafter with reference to Figure 19, describe the structure of the base plate clamper 82 that can be used for above-mentioned base plate clamper device in detail.In clamper 82, a upper arm 284 and a underarm 286 have constituted a pair of clamping jaw.This is mutually pivotally connected by pivot 283 jaw, and collides in its nip points, ends at separately liner plate 285,287 at each arm 284,286 of this nip points.Make each clamping liner plate 285,287 used material and have high coefficient of friction with respect to the smooth surface of container.A kind of selectable material is a rubber.Liner plate 285,287 also can have a wrinkled surface or a surface that has rib or other outstanding structures is arranged, to increase friction.Arm 284,286 is subjected to the elastic force effect of spring 288, thereby makes clamper 82 be in the clamped condition of annular.Arm 284,286 is installed on the bearing 296, and this bearing is installed on clamper chain 84 or 86 and with its transmission.By means of being installed in the V-arrangement roller 294 on this bearing and being connected down routing motion between the roller related parts 298 on the clamping limb 286, that have the V-arrangement seamed edge, arm 284,286 can move with respect to bearing 296.Cam follower 290 links to each other with underarm 286 and is arranged in cam path (or track) 292, defines the straight-line motion of arm 284,286 thus.

Below thereby the upper arm 284 that will describe clamper 82 by means of Figure 20,21 and 22 rotates with respect to underarm 286 and opens or closed, clamps or discharges to realize base plate 910,912 to container 3.Figure 20,21 and 22 has represented the moving situation of clamper 82 with 84,86 runnings of installation chain the time.These views are front ends of seeing clamper 82 from eminence towards the back of upper arm 284, open roller 300 and are contained in herein.When clamper when direction shown in the arrow 301 moves, by opening roller 300 and opening the mutual action of clinohedral 302, the rear portion of upper arm 284 is pushed to the below and remains in a period of time on the lower position, then gets back to uppermost position again.Constituting the element that opens the inclined-plane can be plate, rod member or other structures, and its cross-sectional plane is that bottom incline 303, its terminator are top incline 305 at leader.Between two inclined-planes 303,305, can insert one section horizontal component 304, open a short period with the jaw (arm 284,286) that guarantees clamper 82.Figure 20 has represented before opening roller 300 and front bevel 303 contacts, the relative position relation between roller 300 and the sloped element 302.In Figure 21, along with clamper 82 moves along direction shown in the arrow 301, roller 300 engages with front bevel 303, thereby rotates along direction shown in the arrow 306.So upper arm 284 is pushed to the below shown in the arrow 307, the jaw of chuck is opened.If comprise one section horizontal component 304 on the sloped element 302, then roller 300 contact with this horizontal component during, the jaw of clamper 82 remains on the open position.When roller 300 moves to back bevel 305 places, the jaw closure of clamper 82.

Shown in Fig. 2 and 15, barbed portion 929,939 can be set, on the container 3 so that open folding container in a particular manner.Barbed portion the 929, the 939th, central bore's knuckle in flakes 926,936 with side wall upper part 923,933 between more weak connection of extending.Breach 929,939 can postpone separating between upper portion side wall 923,933 and the central bore plate 925,935.This delay makes that the angle between 926,936 is sharper in flakes at the central bore's plate on the upright container 925,935 and corresponding central bore angle.

Also can have a hook-like part on each clamper 82 in first group of clamper, thereby clamp respective base 910,912 when container is opened at clamper, this hook-like part hooks the top 923,933 of folding each side of container.Shown in Figure 19 A, wherein represented a hook 302 that extends out from clamper 80 tops.Shown in Figure 19 B, the top 923,933 that hook 302 hooks container on the position shown in the arrow 310,312 when base plate is positioned at respectively that locational clamper 306,308 is clamped shown in " X ".Be positioned at hook 302 on a pair of relative clamper 80 on first clamping device and stagger (as state shown on its engage position) mutually to avoid mutual interference.

On clamper device, also can adopt another kind of guiding mechanism, maintain " square " state to help container, and keep base plate to be positioned on the level attitude.Although not expression among the figure, a kind of available guide can be a kind of L shaped long elements that extends to the place ahead of equipment, wherein the crossing right angle of vertical sidewall and horizonal base plate is against the quadrature corner of this L shaped guide rail.This guide rail aligns with each side of container and equipment.The center that each guide rail departs from equipment slightly at the second clamper place to adapt to the additional width that container produces when being held device and further drawing back, forms the oblique angle of above-mentioned container thus.

The counting and the transmission of bottle

As previously mentioned, ratchet 105 is sent to the grouping of bottle fixed number in the container from the bottle input unit.After counting, by means of a forwarder that below bottle, moves 106 and one clamp the bottle clamping device forwarder 112 of bottle both sides can be regularly and the compartment of terrain transmit and respectively organize bottle.As shown in figure 23, bottle forwarder 106 has the ring chain 107 of pair of spaced apart, and the projection 108 of gripping bottle is installed on this chain.Each chain is sandwiched in a pair of bottle supporting track 109.The effect of track 109 is outward flanges of support bottles bottom.Projection 108 is stuck in last bottle back of respectively organizing bottle.Although can adopt a projection to promote last bottle in each row, but provide more stable contact, because two rather than a contact point will be arranged on bottle if adopt a pair of projection 108 to can be bottle.Extend longitudinally in the groove between the chain structure or gap 110 at container and dropped to when respectively organizing on the bottle to 961,971,963,973 providing an operation passage in flakes.Below will do to explain in detail to this.

Shown in Fig. 5,24 and 25, keep respectively organizing interval between the bottle by ratchet 105 countings by a pair of bottle clamping forwarder 112.Bottle clamping forwarder 112 cooperates to carry bottle jointly with the bottle end contact bottle forwarder that the front has just been described.There are several to be installed in bottle clamping device 113 on the ring chain 111 on each bottle clamping forwarder 112.Each bottle clamping device 113 is block elements, has a series of adjacent C shape grooves on it, and each groove is corresponding to bottle to be accepted 1.The quantity of C shape groove equals and will be placed on the quantity of the bottle in container 3 each row.For example, 6 bottles of containers are whenever shown 3 bottles, and 8 bottles of containers are then whenever shown 4 bottles.The present invention adopts a chain 111 circulation bottle clamping devices, keeps clamper 113 center of equipment oriented 10 all the time simultaneously.As shown in figure 24, in the back view of clamper 113, each clamper 113 has a cam follower 114 that is installed in clamper 113 1 end upper surfaces, and its other end is hinged on the bottle clamping device chain 116.As shown in figure 25, the lower hinge of each clamper 113 is on clamper chain 111.Cam follower 114 on each bottle clamping device is placed in the cam rail (or cam path), keeps towards the inboard when moving on the circular orbit of being determined by chain 111 with assurance bottle clamping device 113.Drive clamper 113 when sprocket wheel 117 rotates at chain 111, sprocket wheel 116 provides guiding for cam follower 114.Sprocket wheel 116 cooperates with cam follower 114 and follower 113 can make clamper 113 remain certain direction at clamper chain 111 with clamper when sprocket wheel 117 rotates at the pivotal joint on the chain 111 118.

The container sloping portion

After container 3 opened, container was just dropped to along parallel with container 3 orbits and track thereunder moves respectively organizes on the bottle 1.Shown in Fig. 5,26, the landing of container is that the combined action by a belt dressing that has a down dip 90 and a side's disposed thereon block device 100 that has a down dip realizes.When upright container 3 left clamping band 70 and clamper 80, container was upright and the line of centers 901 of its base plate 910,912 relative containers 3 stretches out.When upright container 3 left clamping band 70 and be installed in clamper 82 on the second clamping chain 86, container was shifted to the device that has a down dip.At this moment, the base plate 910,912 of extension respectively by about the two pairs of relative belts 92,94 that have a down dip, and 93,95 support.From Fig. 5 and 26, particularly from Figure 27,28 as can be seen, two pairs of belts 92,94 of the belt dressing 90 that has a down dip, and 93,95 be spaced from each other certain distance, thereby container can be passed through between the two.As a reference, a pair of go up belt 92 and down belt 94 be called as " right side " band that has a down dip, and another is called as " left side " belt that has a down dip to last belt 93 and following belt 95.Each belt 92,93,94,95 is the endless belt.Shown in the figure each only is the usefulness of diagram to the gap between the band opposite face.Answer close enough between each opposite face to belt 92,94 and 93,95, so that the base plate 910,912 of container 3 is sandwiched in each between the belt that moves, the band that container 3 is moved drives and moves along equipment 10.

Although only represented the overall structure of belt dressing 90 among the figure, can think and adopt the endless-belt running gear of common use in prior art.For example, can adopt the cylindrical roller clamp mechanism 91 that is arranged on belt ends and be arranged on the additional rollers (roller that is positioned at clamping belt device 70 74 as shown in Figure 9) that being used between the two ends keeps the contact of relative strap surface opposite.Belt 92,94 and 93,96 motion should be synchronized with the movement with bottle group conveying mechanism (being bottle clamping forwarder 112).Each container 3 belt that had a down dip supports, and respectively organizes on the bottle 5 thereby each container 3 is set to.Lateral plan as shown in figure 26, the best angle of declination between the horizontal surface of the two pairs of belts 92,94 (and can't see among Figure 26 but parallel with 92,94 93,95) and each group bottle 5 are 4 to spend and represent with angle " A ".The direction of tilt of belt 92,94 and 93,96 of having a down dip can little by little drop on container 3 and respectively organizes on the bottle 5.Under the effect of the block device 100 that has a down dip above being arranged on, container 3 is landed.Wherein, a series of engagement pieces 102 are installed on the ring chain, and this chain aligns with the belt that has a down dip and synchronized operation.As shown in figure 27, on each piece shape part 102 groove or notch 103 are arranged, be used to put the handle of container 3.Device above being arranged on should guarantee when container moves with belt 92,94 and 93,96 with respect to the position of have a down dip belt 92,94 and 93,96, the vertex of container 3 that is the top of handle portion, be embedded in groove or the notch 103, thereby help stable and strengthen downward the moving of container.Each piece shape element can be separated from each other and be synchronized with the movement.But, the simplest method is to allow as shown in the figure 102 1 of piece shape elements against one, thus primordial this go up continuous groove or notch.

As shown in figure 28, for further guaranteeing the stable motion of container 3, in having a down dip belt dressing 90, another kind also comprises guide 98,99.The place that the broken line that forms between each base plate 910,912 that this guide is in container 3 and the adjacent sidewall engages.Guide 98,99 is parallel and extend jointly with the length of

belt

92,94 and 93,96.Like this, guide 98,99 can further help to reduce container 3, and further strengthens the stability of container 3 in the reduction process.

For obtaining best serviceability and reliability by equipment 10, leave have a

down dip belt

92,94 and 93,96 and before handle portion leaves the piece shape part of putting 102 that has a down dip at cargo floor 910,912, each container is not fully, respectively organizes on the bottle 5 but drop to basically.

By be arranged at have a down dip belt dressing 90 and on the locating wheel device 120 of piece 100 back that have a down dip of putting, container 3 is dropped on one group of bottle 5 fully.Container 3 and bottle group 5 withdraw from from the piece 100 that has a down dip of have a down dip belt 90 and top thereof, and it does as a whole by 6 expressions of the label among Figure 26.Container-bottle cell 6 is entire package, and wherein, complete open container 3 basically but be not fully to be enclosed within on the bottle group 5.Container 3 since its angular transposition on bottle 5 both relatively bottle group 5 places angularly, also can horizontal positioned to be contacted by last tilted block 102 because of the rearmost end that withdraws from container handle when having a down dip part when it.As shown in figure 30, locating wheel device 120 is carousel-type structures.Wherein, locating piece 122 is connected on the wheel or drum 124 of a rotation.Its connection mode should guarantee locating piece (be handle dump tank down) always down.Locating piece 122 remains identical direction when the annular trace along wheel 124 moves.Guarantee that locating piece 122 direction unmodified measure when wheel 124 rotates is to allow that locating piece 122 freely rotates with respect to wheel.This scheme is illustrated among Figure 26 simply.Represented the device that a kind of more accurate maintenance aligns among Figure 30.Figure 30 has represented to keep locating piece to remain down with planetary gear train.In Figure 30, locating piece 122 is installed on " planet " gear 127.This planetary wheel 127 rotates around " fixed star " gear 126 that is arranged on the center with known mechanical system.

A groove or a notch 123 that is used to put handle is arranged on the locating piece 122, and its shape is similar to the groove or the notch 102 that are used to put handle that is provided with on the piece of putting 102 that has a down dip.Can not find out fully and in Figure 26, can not find out at Fig. 5 because being used on the locating piece 122 puts the part 123 of handle, thereby piece 102,122 can be considered to identical in this regard.The rotation of wheel 124 and the synchronized movement of container-bottle cell 6, thus locating piece 122 is in succession engaged with the handle of the container in succession of unit 5.The wheel 124 and the synchronized movement of container-bottle cell forwarder, thus make the handle of container-bottle cell 6 and the angular transposition intersection of locus of wheel 124, and the handle on this moment locating piece 124 puts part 123 and also arrives this point of crossing.So with after the container handle engages, the rotation of wheel is taken piece 122 to front lower place at locating piece 122.Like this, finished the displacement of container 3 on bottle group 5, simultaneously on complete " being sitting in " bottle group 5 of container.Bottle group 5 is represented with label 7 in Figure 26 with the unit that container placed on it fully constitutes.At this moment, sealing is prepared in unit 7.

Locating piece 122 also can be by spring energized.Like this, if the locating piece joint is bottle rather than container handle, then this resistance back into its binding site place with locating piece.Can prevent that with this mode the damage or the plug that are produced are stifled when locating piece 122 touches the bottle of certain dislocation.

In Figure 26 and 27, bottle 1 is to represent in three column splits with two rows, one group of six bottle altogether.But, as previously mentioned, apparatus of the present invention can be used for packing the bottled of various quantity.For emphasizing this point, in the explanation and diagram of most preferred embodiment, both adopted 6 bottles of packings also to adopt 8 bottles of packings.For example, in the transparent view in Fig. 5 represented bottle clamping device 114 be used for 8 bottles of packings at the represented container of other figure and bottle then corresponding to 6 bottles of packings.The principle of the invention both applicable to 6 bottles of packings or 8 bottles of packings also applicable to the packing of the bottle of other quantity.

As shown in figure 29, in the last another kind of embodiment that deposits the piece 102a that inclines, be provided with two inclined-plane 101a in its bottom, groove or the notch 103a that is used to put the container handle guided on this inclined-plane into.

Folding and gluing

As shown in Figure 5, in case leave the localization part 120 of equipment 10, thus each packing chest 7 packaged projection device 130 is caught and is moved with it.Packing projection device 130 mainly is to comprise a pair of mutual opposed ring chain 132, and the projection 134 that engages with each packing chest 7 is installed on this chain.Each sealing of packing 7 carton 3 is to be done when package moves to folding, the sticking area of equipment 10 with package projection 134.

The most preferred embodiment of having represented folding-sticker 140 of a kind of equipment that is used for loading down load mode basketry shape container 3 of the present invention among Figure 31.Wherein, paste operation will be narrated below.But, for ease of understanding, should be understood that glue is the inboard that is applied to so-called bigger base plate 912 on the container 3 one side of upright container 3 inboards (promptly towards).Coating glue is so that adhere to the supporting slice 961,963,971,973 of riser the inboard of big base plate 912.On container not, do not need folding naturally and paste supporting slice with supporting slice 961,963,971,973.Folding-the placement of sticker 140 each element should in turn fold each element of container 3.Except the diagram of Figure 31, simultaneously folding-as to paste the view 32,33,34 and 35 and the figure of aforementioned any explanation base plate 910,912 and supporting slice 961,963,971,973 of feature with reference to comprising.The folding unit of folder 140 is a fixed cell, and in the process that package 7 packaged projections 134 are passed forward along direction shown in the arrow 71, this fixed cell can be used for engaging plate and the tabs on the container 3.When package during near the fold domain, base plate 910,912 is level of approximation crustal inclination rather than downward vertically more usually.At folding region, at first base plate 910,912 is folded vertically downward, in 3 times entering surfaces of container surface state is prepared against the usefulness of locking later on then.Supporting slice 961,963,971,973 is folded on the level attitude.Be the convenient element that in being known as the device of folded piece 141 in flakes, comprises folding supporting slice.As previously mentioned, the bigger base plate 912 in two base plates 910,912 is engaged earlier.Thereby big base plate 912 contacts with inclined-plane on the first vertical folding plate voussoir 162 and is folded vertically downward.The first vertical folding plate voussoir 162 will be bigger base plate 912 fold into vertically downward position.On this position, base plate is sandwiched between voussoir 162 and the folded piece 141.Folded piece 141 puts its interval when being provided with the edge and the plane that supporting slice can be separated and fold and handling supporting slice.The every pair of long and short supporting slice 961,971 and 963,973 that is positioned at the container opposite end engaged simultaneously by piece 141 (Fig. 3 represent be have supporting slice, be the front of the container of lengthy motion picture 961 and short-movie 971).From towards back-up block 141 the place aheads, particularly as shown in figure 34, the shape on the right side of piece 141 should be able to engage and put lengthy motion picture 961,971, and the shape in its left side should contact and put lengthy motion picture 963,973.Piece 141 was at first opened each lengthy motion picture 961,963 and adjacent short-movie in 971,973 minutes.Horizontal surface 142 and vertical surface 143 constitute a wedge-shaped recess 159 that is used to put lengthy motion picture or main leaf 961,963.Inclined-plane 152 constitutes a groove 154 that is used to put small pieces with vertical surface 153.An acclivitous edge 155 at face 143 and 152 intersections contacts with main supporting blade 961,963.Along with container moves forward, thereby main supporting slice 961,963 155 moves with the little support sheet and opened in 971,973 minutes along the edge.The folding leading edge 155 of main leaf intersects with the folding trailing edge 144 of main leaf.The folding trailing edge 144 of main leaf is formed on main leaf vertical surface 143 and ramp 145 intersections.Along with container 3 continues to move, main supporting slice 961,971 continues to move along the folding trailing edge 144 of main leaf.Since the folding trailing edge 144 of main leaf inclined-plane 145 and main leaf all outwards, be inclined upwardly, thereby main supporting slice 961,971 finally be moved to main leaf inclined-plane 145 face-to-face position contacting on.Along with container continue to move, main supporting slice 961,971 also enter into folded piece on horizontal surface 156 face-to-face state of contact.When main supporting slice 961,963 was folded to the right side of folded piece 141, little support sheet 971,973 quilts were to left folding.Small pieces groove 154 on the piece 141 provides reception space for the small pieces 971,973 of container 3, opens in 961,963 minutes with main leaf thereby make it beginning.Small pieces 971,973 beginnings engage with the folding leading edge 160 of small pieces.The folding leading edge 160 of small pieces is formed on small pieces vertical surface 147 and 145 intersections, main leaf inclined-plane, and the folding trailing edge 148 of this edge and small pieces intersects.The folding trailing edge 148 of small pieces is formed on small pieces vertical surface 147 and 149 intersections, small pieces inclined-plane.Small pieces 971,973 under the guiding at outside, acclivitous edge 148 also relatively container 3 outwards, move up.The continuation of container 3 is moved backward small pieces 971,973 is entered and small pieces inclined-plane face state of contact.Along with container 3 beginnings are moved on folded piece 141, the bottle of the bottle 3 in the container is the also supported limit of its downside 158 jack-up.When horizontal surface 156 that packing chest 7 moves on on the folded piece, main leaf 961,963 and small pieces 971,973 have outwards been rolled over, and are arranged in same plane with bottle bottom in each packing chest 7.Along with forwarder continues to transmit backward packing chest 7, glue in common mode as on the bigger base plate 912 that is applied to aforesaid downward extension with FE Glue Gun.Glue is painted on the core of base plate 912, is folded into upwards with the bigger base plate of box lunch that supporting slice 961,963,971,973 can be bonded on this position when being positioned at same level with packing chest 7 bottoms.Glue should be put into easily on the position, for example in the glue storage tank 157.

Shown in Figure 31,35, after glue had been applied on the base plate 912, the base circle of container 3 also was fixed in follow-up work step.Be arranged on folded piece 141 adapter plate 161 afterwards a suitable static plane is provided.Packing chest 7 and the bottle 3 that is arranged in this packing chest are continuing transmission course by this planar guide.The folding vertical voussoir 164 of second base plate with engage than platter 910 and should fold downwards than platter according to the mode identical with the folding big base plate of the folding vertical voussoir of first base plate 162 912.Be sandwiched between the folding voussoir 162 of corresponding first base plate and folding voussoir 164 of second base plate and the adapter plate 161 than big base plate 912 and than platter 910.The folding voussoir 166,168 of first and second horizonal base plate folds into respective base 912,910 on the overlapped make position in plane.By can more being clear that among Figure 35, the folding voussoir 166 of first horizonal base plate is longer, and it engages with the big base plate 912 that contains glue and this base plate was folded into before processing is than platter below it.Just become outmost base plate in two base plates than platter 910 like this.

Be provided with the closing plate 170 of base plate in adapter plate 161 back.The sealing plate provides a bearing surface 174.On this bearing surface, supporting slice 961,963,971,973 and the base plate 912 that contains glue are adhered to supporting slice 961,963,971,973 on the bigger base plate 912 thus by force together mutually.The dip plane 172 that is positioned at closing plate 170 the place aheads can help packing chest 7 to enter closing plate 170 without barrier.For guaranteeing from adapter plate 161 to closing plate seamlessly transitting 170, the position on the inclined-plane 172 on the closing plate 170 is lower than adapter plate 161 and horizontal folding voussoir 166,168.The position of closing plate 170 itself should close enough adapter plate 161, enters without barrier on the inclined-plane 172 so that allow base plate 910,912.The sidewall 176 of closing plate 170 is the sidewall of pushing container 3 inwardly, guarantees that also the container 7 of transportation becomes delegation in course of conveying thereby make it arrive a desirable position.The front end of each sidewall 176 slopes inwardly, so that further the direct packets vanning enters between two walls 176 on the closing plate 170.

The sealing of container

The bottom of container 3 can be sealed by several method.For example, with lining cement that base plate 910,912 is bonding mutually.Another kind of effective closure method is to adopt the lockable mechanism that is called " punching press locking " in the packing business.Wherein, a locking male member is arranged on the outmost base plate in two base plates, this part is inserted on the shrinkage pool and lock piece that forms on the tank top plate.For sealing the bottom of container 3 effectively, particularly under the situation that adopts punching press locking sealing container, can inwardly draw two base plates 910,912, so that two base plates 910,912 align mutually.This is particularly useful and necessary when adopting the convex-concave lock piece.This is for guaranteeing that container 3 is in best square state and its base plate 910,912 has certain lap also very useful mutually.As shown in figure 36, by being installed in the group of bumps 182 on the forwarder in the base plate aligning device, base plate 910,912 is pulled on the predetermined face-to-face positions aligning.Group of bumps 182 is inserted into the pulling eye (also being known as correction hole or tensioning hole) of setting in container 3 base plates 910,912 in 914 (as shown in Figure 3).All there is one to push fixedly projection element 186 of the movable projection element 184 of outer deflection and on each group of bumps 182.Outside thrust be by shown in spring 196 or other mechanisms that is fit to provide.A pair of mutual opposed group of bumps 182 is installed on the pair of support rods 190.This is installed in such as on ring chain 188 belt conveyor such as grade group of bumps 182, each movable projection spare 184 lean-out and by moving inward with moving the contact along strut bar 190 of cam rail 192 under the thrust of spring.Movable projection spare 184 in the group of bumps 182 is in punctured position before moving inward along inclined-plane 194.When movable projection spare 184 is retracted (before entering inclined-plane 194), tensioning hole 914 beginnings and group of bumps 182 interlocks on the container 3.Each movable projection spare 184 has a tip-angled shape projection 185, and its shape should be corresponding with the top in triangle tensioning hole 914, thereby can closely cooperate with it.Each fixedly projection spare 186 a lip straight line projection 187 is arranged, thereby its shape should can closely cooperate with it with the bottom in triangle tensioning hole 914 is corresponding.As previously mentioned, when packing chest 7 left the folding and bond regions 140 of equipment 10, the base plate 910,912 of container 3 was in the state of overlapping Face to face.When movable projection spare 184 was mobile on front bevel 194, projection was inwardly moved base plate 910,912 on the desired location to.Fixedly projection spare 186 helps to prevent that base plate 910,912 is inside by La Detai.Front bevel 194 can be made stepped in known manner, thereby provides inclined-plane, two rank for movable projection spare 184.Like this, forward and backward movable projection spare can move inward basically simultaneously, so that prevent to produce when base plate 910,912 is pulled together " shearing " effect.In this scheme, the cam follower on the preceding movable projection spare only contacts with inclined-plane, last rank.Inclined-plane, last rank is steeper than inclined-plane, following rank.Slow inclined-plane, following rank only contacts with cam follower on the movable projection in back.Because the gradient difference on two inclined-planes, till inside mobile of preceding projection spare is deferred to the back projection and also begins to move inward.Base plate 910,912 by group of bumps 182 tensionings a certain amount of and remain on its tension position after, can obtain punching press locking effects by rotation stylus pin commonly used 200.This stylus pin is synchronously protruding upward by correct equipment 180.Under the effect on the inclined-plane 195 that is positioned at cam rail 192 tail ends (exit), moving projection spare 184 can be pulled back on its outermost position.To take off on packing chest 7 slave units that complete closed is good with common method then.

Shown in Figure 37,38, when the base plate 910,912 of container 3 was pulled together, the bottom of bottle was with 402 to contact with a bottle stabilizer arrangement 400.The rotation direction of this belt 402 and speed all are same as the direction and the speed of container.The effect of bottle stabiliser 400 is to prevent that bottle is emerged above container when base plate 910,912 is pulled together.

Under the prerequisite of scope that does not depart from claimed invention and connotation, also can carry out other change to aforementioned.

Claims

1, a kind of equipment, it is used for pack into bottom opening and have can be in the container of the plate of sidewall horizontal expansion of container, and this equipment comprises:

A pair of downward-sloping and mutual opposed microscler endless-belt, should between the two, form a passage that can put the plate of container horizontal expansion to the belt that is in face-to-face relation, and drive thus container described by the groups of containers that moves of the straight line that constitutes of predetermined quantity container above the straight line that has a down dip synchronously move.

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, this equipment comprises:

One by clamping the container horizontal expansion plate and be pulled outwardly this plate with respect to the container center line, thereby make this plate in the container transport process, remain on the locational clamper device vertical with the container sidewall.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 2, this equipment comprises:

A container input media has connecting gear, and it is used to transmit at least one row and is moved along the ground floor track by some groups of containers that the container of predetermined quantity constitutes;

A container input unit that is used for taking off container from container input supply;

One with the related container timing-conveyer of described container input unit operation, acceptance is from the container of described container input unit, and the groups of containers that container and at least one row on second layer track are constituted with the predetermined quantity container does synchronously parallel moving, thereby guarantees that container can be alignd by the groups of containers that the container of predetermined quantity constitutes with corresponding row; And

The closing appliance that this plate of each container is fixed together.

4, as the described equipment of one of claim 1-3, it also comprises the registration device with several locationss that engage with the container handle top, described locations is rotating cooperative arrangement with the container that has been on the described groups of containers, from when locations turns to extreme lower position, cooperate with the top of container handle.

5, as the described equipment of one of claim 1-3, a series of groups of containers of described at least one row comprise at least two row.

6, a kind of with pack into bottom opening and have can be from the method in the container of the plate of sidewall horizontal expansion of container, this method comprises:

The plate of placing this container horizontal expansion on passage downward-sloping and that form between the opposed microscler endless-belt mutually, and drive container described by the groups of containers that moves of the straight line that constitutes of predetermined quantity container above the straight line that has a down dip synchronously move.

7. method as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this method comprises:

In the container transport process, thus clamp container horizontal expansion plate and be pulled outwardly this plate with respect to the container center line this plate remained on the position vertical with the container sidewall;

8. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this method comprises:

Transmitting at least one row is moved along the ground floor track by some groups of containers that the container of predetermined quantity constitutes;

Take off container and make container do synchronously parallel moving from container input supply, thereby corresponding a group of the groups of containers that the assurance container can constitute with the container by predetermined quantity aligns with the groups of containers that at least one row of second layer track on the ground floor track constitute with the predetermined quantity container; With

With this plate of each container formation closed state that is fixed together.

9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, the step of transmitting at least one row container along the ground floor track comprises a series of groups of containers that are made of the predetermined quantity container along ground floor track transmission at least two row.