JP4843811B2 - Automatic assembly and transfer device for flat articles - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic assembling and conveying device used for packaging an appropriate number of flat articles having no stability such as instant ramen in bags, confectionery in bags, sanitary napkins and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a sales form of the flat article, for example, the instant ramen in a bag, in addition to sales in units of one, an appropriate number of sets, for example, sales in packs of 5 or the like are also performed. The accumulation and packaging of these five-packs and the like have been often manually performed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention is intended to automate the assembly of an appropriate number of the flat articles, and to continue the flat article manufacturing process, and further to transport the collective articles assembled to an appropriate number to an automatic packaging device. Provided is an automatic assembly and conveyance device for flat articles, which can easily match the supply timing of an assembly article generated between an article supply section and an assembly section and an automatic packaging apparatus section, and can speed up automatic packaging. For the purpose.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the automatic assembly and conveyance device for flat articles according to the present invention is made continuous with a plurality of rows of article supply units for horizontally conveying flat articles and the plurality of rows of article supply units. A plurality of standing assembly parts for standing and gathering an appropriate number of flat articles conveyed horizontally, and a plurality of assembly articles standing and gathering an appropriate number by the respective standing gathering parts in respective buckets A first bucket conveyor that receives and conveys the first bucket conveyor, and a second bucket conveyor that is provided in parallel with the first bucket conveyor and conveys the plurality of aggregate articles in a direction opposite to the first bucket conveyor; a transfer device for transferring the said plurality of sets article from the bucket of the first bucket conveyor to a bucket of the second bucket conveyor, a bucket of the second bucket conveyor A plurality of sets article that will be al supplied by separating the one of the set items and a plurality of separate supply unit for supplying to a plurality of automatic packaging apparatus, a product supply section of the plurality of rows and a plurality of upstanding collecting portion And a combination of the plurality of separation supply units and the plurality of automatic packaging apparatuses are disposed with the first and second bucket conveyors in between .
[0005]
The automatic assembly and conveyance device for flat articles according to the present invention having the above-described configuration is, for example, between a manufacturing process of an article in which an unstable flat article is carried out horizontally and a subsequent automatic packaging apparatus for the assembly article. For example, the flat article supplied from the manufacturing process of the article can be automatically assembled and conveyed in accordance with the packaging timing of the automatic packaging apparatus.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an automatic assembly and conveying apparatus for flat articles according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a movement mode of the flat articles (hereinafter simply referred to as “articles”) according to the present invention. It is.
[0007]
In the figure, A is an article supply unit that conveys the article G horizontally, and is extended from, for example, an article manufacturing process (not shown). Further, in the figure, B is a standing assembly part that is continuous with each of the article supply units A, and stands up and collects an appropriate number of articles G conveyed by the article supply unit A. Also, in the figure, C is , A bucket conveyor that receives a plurality of assembled articles S that are raised and gathered by the standing assembly part B from one end of the bucket 1 that is open at both ends and is conveyed by intermittent drive, D is a separation supply unit that separates the plurality of collective articles S supplied from the bucket 1 of the bucket conveyor C into one collective article and supplies them to the automatic packaging apparatus E in time.
[0008]
FIG. 2 shows one movement mode of the article G in the automatic assembling and conveying apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. That is, the articles G transported horizontally by the article supply unit A are raised and gathered in an appropriate amount in the standing assembly section B to form the assembly article S. The assembly articles S are pushed by pushers 2 and 3. Are supplied from one end of the bucket 1 of the bucket conveyor C, which is intermittently driven, and conveyed.
[0009]
Further, the bucket conveyor (first bucket conveyor) a plurality of sets article S that will be conveyed before SL is supplied to the bucket 1 by the bucket conveyor C of C is provided in parallel with the bucket conveyor C, the direction opposite to that The bucket conveyor (second bucket conveyor) that is intermittently driven is transferred to the bucket 1a of C1 and conveyed in a U-turn shape.
[0010]
Next, the plurality of collective articles S in the bucket 1a of the bucket conveyor C1 are supplied to the separation supply unit D, and the plurality of collective articles S are separated into one collective article S in the separation supply unit D. Then, it is supplied to the automatic packaging device E at the same timing.
[0011]
FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the standing assembly B. That is, the horizontally placed article G is supplied by the conveyor 4 having the locking piece 5 that is locked to the rear end portion of the article G on the outer peripheral surface. The locking piece 5 is configured to send the article G to the next step at the front end of the conveyor 4 and to be locked back by a stopper (not shown) and to stand up automatically when it is raised. Has been.
[0012]
Next, at the supply position of the article G by the conveyor 4, a step rail 6 that supports the lower end of the supplied article G on the outer periphery and a support rail in which the article G supported by the step section 6 is provided forward in the rotational direction. 7 is provided with an upright pusher wheel 9 having a curved portion 8 that is pushed out while maintaining an upright state.
[0013]
The upright pusher wheel 9 is composed of two sheets with an interval to support the article G, and the stepped portion 6 of the upright pusher wheel 9 is adapted in advance when the article G is supplied from the conveyor 4. Rotated to do.
[0014]
Further, an appropriate number of articles G that are raised and pushed out by the upright pusher wheel 9 are collected on the support rail 7. In an embodiment of the drawings, the advancing and preventing the articles G raised and pushed up on the support rails 7 from moving forward on both sides of the support rails 7 raised and pushed out. The retractable stoppers 10a to 10e are provided to collect an appropriate number of the articles.
[0015]
That is, the stoppers 10a to 10e are initially advanced from both sides above the support rail 7 by the cylinders 11a to 11e, respectively, and sequentially correspond to the articles G sequentially supplied by the upright pusher wheel 9. The support rail 7 is retracted on both sides.
[0016]
In other words, the article G1 that is initially supplied upright on the support rail 7 by the upright pusher wheel 9 is first locked to the stopper 10a on the upright pusher wheel 9 side. Subsequently, the stopper 10a is retracted from the support rail 7 to both sides thereof by the cylinder 11a in accordance with the upright supply of the next article G2 supplied by the upright pusher wheel 9. As a result, the article G1 is pushed by the article G2 supplied later and is locked by the next stopper 10b, so that the upright assembly state of the articles G1 and G2 is maintained.
[0017]
Similarly, when the third article G3 is supplied onto the support rail 7 by the upright pusher wheel 9, the stopper 10b is simultaneously retracted from the support rail 7 to both sides thereof by the cylinder 11b. The articles G1 and G2 are pushed by the third article G, and are further locked by the next stopper 10c, so that the upright assembled state of the articles G1, G2, and G3 is maintained.
[0018]
In the same manner, when the first supplied article G is locked by the final stopper 10e, five articles G are raised and gathered on the support rail 7 so that the aggregate article S is formed. It is formed.
[0019]
The collective article S thus formed on the support rail 7 has the final stopper 10e returned from the support rail 7 to both sides thereof by the cylinder 11e and provided on the upright pusher 9 side. A pusher (not shown) is advanced and collectively conveyed forward, and further supplied to the bucket 1 of the bucket conveyor C that is intermittently driven by the pushers 2 and 3 from its opened one end. Further, a plurality of collective articles S are supplied into the bucket 1.
[0020]
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a transfer device that transfers the collective article S from the bucket 1 of the bucket conveyor C to the bucket 1a of the bucket conveyor C1.
[0021]
The bucket conveyor C and the bucket conveyor C1 are both driven intermittently, and the bucket 1 and the bucket 1a associated with a temporary stop of the bucket conveyor C and the bucket conveyor C1 are associated as straight lines. A table 13 is provided between them. Both end portions of the bucket 1 and the bucket 1a are open.
[0022]
Next, the assembly article S is slid on the table 13 from the bucket 1 of the bucket conveyor C over the bucket conveyor C and the table 13 and partly above the bucket conveyor C1. A transfer device 14 is provided for transferring to the bucket 1a of the bucket conveyor C1.
[0023]
In one embodiment of the drawings, the transfer device 14 includes an endless chain 15 stretched over the bucket conveyor C and the table 13 and partly above the bucket conveyor C1; The pressing plate 16 is provided on the endless chain 15.
[0024]
The pressing plate 16 is configured to rise vertically without being flipped up after the aggregate article S is pressed and transferred into the bucket 1a of the bucket conveyor C1. But the said transfer apparatus 14 can also be comprised by the pusher which is advanced by the cylinder and this cylinder, and resets rapidly.
[0025]
FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a separation supply unit D that separates a plurality of aggregate articles S supplied from the bucket 1a of the bucket conveyor C1 into one aggregate article S and supplies the aggregate articles S to the automatic packaging device E. It is shown. That is, the separation supply unit D is constituted by belt conveyors 17, 18, and 19 provided in a continuous state in a direction intersecting with the bucket conveyor C1.
[0026]
That is, the belt conveyors 17, 18 and 19 are respectively provided in a continuous state with their upper surface portions configured to have a length on which one of the aggregated articles S is placed, and motors 20, 21 and 22, respectively. Independent drive control is possible by an electromagnetic clutch or the like.
[0027]
In the figure, reference numeral 23 denotes a feeding device for feeding a plurality of collective articles S conveyed by the bucket 1a of the bucket conveyor C1 to the belt conveyors 17 and 18, which is provided above the bucket conveyor C1 and is provided by a cylinder 24. The slider 25 is moved and returned in the direction of the conveyors 17 and 18, and a pressing plate 27 provided on the slider 25 and movable up and down by a cylinder 26.
[0028]
The feeding device 23 is operated when the bucket conveyor C1 is intermittently driven and the bucket 1a provided on the bucket conveyor C1 is stopped at a position that matches the separation supply unit D.
[0029]
That is, the pressing plate 27 previously lowered to the opposite side of the belt conveyors 17 and 18 of the bucket 1a by the cylinder 26 is moved in the belt conveyors 17 and 18 direction by the cylinder 24 together with the slider 25. The aggregated articles S in the bucket 1a are fed into the separation supply unit D, specifically, the belt conveyors 17 and 18. The belt conveyors 17 and 18 are driven simultaneously when the collective article S is fed.
[0030]
Then, with the completion of the feeding of the collective article S to the belt conveyors 17 and 18, the pressing plate 27 is raised by the cylinder 26, and further, the bucket 24 is moved together with the original position, that is, the slurder 25 by the cylinder 24. C1 is returned to the opposite side of the belt conveyors 17 and 18, and is further lowered by the cylinder 26 to prepare for the next collective article S to be fed.
[0031]
As described above, the plurality of collective articles S sent to the belt conveyors 17 and 18 constituting the separation supply unit D are separated into one collective article S and supplied to the automatic packaging apparatus E.
[0032]
That is, the separation of the plurality of collective articles S into one collective article S is performed by driving the belt conveyors 17 and 18 separately. That is, the aggregated articles S sent in a joined state onto the belt conveyors 17 and 18 can be separated by temporarily stopping the belt conveyor 17 and driving the belt conveyor 18, and further separated. The previous aggregated article S that has been on the belt conveyor 18 is conveyed to the automatic packaging apparatus E by the next belt conveyor 19 and further by a conveying device 28 provided thereafter.
[0033]
Further, the collective article S left on the conveyor belt 17 drives the conveyor belt 17 in a timely manner, and further links the conveyor belts 18 and 19 to the automatic packaging apparatus E at a timing. Be transported.
[0034]
After that, a plurality of collective articles S in the next bucket 1 of the bucket conveyor C1 that is intermittently driven are supplied to the separation supply unit D by the feeding device 23, and are supplied to one collective article S. Transport to the automatic packaging device E is performed with the separation and timing in mind.
[0035]
In the above embodiment, the article supply unit A, the standing assembly unit B, the separation supply unit D, and the automatic packaging device E have been described as a series, but actually, it is shown in FIG. As described above, the article supply unit A, the standing assembly unit B, the separation supply unit D, and the automatic packaging device E are provided with a plurality of bucket conveyors C and C1 in between, and can freely control each according to various uses. Control is performed.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to automate the assembly of an appropriate number of flat articles that do not have stability, and to automatically package an assembly of an appropriate number of articles that are continuous with the manufacturing process of the flat articles. When transported to the apparatus, it is possible to easily match the supply timing of the flat goods and the supply timing of the collective articles generated between the collective section and the automatic packaging apparatus section, thereby speeding up the automatic packaging apparatus.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of an automatic assembly and conveying apparatus for flat articles according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of a moving aspect of a flat article according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a standing assembly part.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view, partly in section, showing a transfer device between bucket conveyors.
FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part of a separation supply unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
A Article supply unit B Standing assembly unit C, C1 Bucket conveyor D Separation supply unit E Automatic packaging device G Flat article S Assembly item 1, 1a Bucket

Claims (1)

A plurality of rows of article supply units for horizontally conveying flat articles, and a plurality of the plurality of rows of article supply sections that are continuous with the plurality of rows of article supply sections and are raised and gathered in an appropriate amount . A first bucket conveyor that receives and conveys a plurality of assembled articles that are raised and gathered by an appropriate number by the respective standing assembly sections, and is parallel to the first bucket conveyor. A second bucket conveyor that is provided and conveys the plurality of collective articles in a direction opposite to the first bucket conveyor; and the second bucket conveyer conveys the plurality of collective articles from a bucket of the first bucket conveyor. a transfer device for transferring to a bucket, and separating a plurality of sets article that will be supplied from the bucket of the second bucket conveyor to one of a set article plurality of automatic packaging And a plurality of separate supply section for supplying to the location, the product supply section of the plurality of rows and a combination of a plurality of upstanding collecting portion, the combination of the plurality of separating supply unit and said plurality of automatic packaging apparatus An automatic assembly and conveyance device for flat articles , which is disposed with the first and second bucket conveyors in between .

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