KR20160009942A - Cup carrier transfer apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a carrier transport apparatus in which a cup container is housed. The present invention relates to a conveyor unit comprising: a conveyor unit having a plurality of receiving holes formed therein to move a carrier accommodating a cup container to one side; A guide rail horizontally installed on an upper portion of the conveyor unit; And a feeding device coupled to the guide rail and horizontally moved to feed a plurality of cup containers to the carrier, wherein the feeding device is provided with power means coupled to the guide rails and connected to the driving roller and the driving roller, A base that can be; A cylinder body vertically coupled to a lower portion of the base, and a rod coupled to the cylinder body and configured to be moved up and down by fluid pressure; A plate coupled to the rod of the elevating member; A bracket vertically mounted on a lower portion of the plate; A bridge connecting rod mounted on a lower end of the bracket; And a plurality of narrow corners formed at a lower portion of the narrow-gap connection block and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container.
According to this, a feeding device for picking up or dropping a large amount of cup containers can be operated using a cylinder so that accurate positioning can be performed, thereby improving work efficiency.

Description

[0001] CUP CARRIER TRANSFER APPARATUS [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a carrier transport apparatus in which a cup container is housed, and more particularly, to a transport apparatus that is box-shaped and capable of automatically feeding a plurality of cup containers to a carrier having a plurality of holders.

Generally, various kinds of foods or various foods as well as various kinds of instant foods are metered in a predetermined amount, and they are contained in various types of containers, so that they are conveniently used by users.

As a means for packaging such various foods, it may be provided in various forms such as a cup container. Among them, the cup container may be a container made of a plastic such as a circular, rectangular or square having a relatively rigid shape so as to normally maintain the contents therein. And a cover such as a synthetic resin film which is attached to the opening formed in the upper part of the container body by a heat and adhesive method to seal the container body.

Various types of automatic cup sealing machines are disclosed in which a soft or thin film type cover is attached to a container body to prevent leakage of the contents contained in the cup container and easy removal during use. In such an automatic cup sealing machine, The film-like cover is fed to the opening of the upper part of the conveyor or the tray while being moved, and at the same time, the process of sealing the cup container by the cover is automatically performed by heating and pressing by a heater.

Korean Patent No. 10-1122706 discloses an " automatic cup sealing machine ".

In the prior art, the opening of the cup container is firstly sealed with a protective film to protect the contents, and the upper part of the protective film is firstly sealed with a cover film having a deoxidizer to prevent the deoxidizer from being directly exposed to the contents By implementing a new type of sealing system, it is possible to prevent the deoxidizing agent from dropping on the contents of the cup container or preventing the content of the cup container from being damaged by the deoxidizer during transportation, Sealing machine.

Meanwhile, in the conventional carrier transporting apparatus having a cup container, there is provided a feeding device for picking up a large number of cup containers by a certain amount and transferring them to a carrier, which is equipped with a main body equipped with a plurality of clamps corresponding to the cup container And the hinge is hinged to the upper rail so that the cup is lifted and lowered while swinging.

Such a conventional technique has a problem in that the operation of picking up or dropping the cup container becomes inaccurate, thereby causing a mistake, resulting in a decrease in working efficiency.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cup container capable of raising and lowering a feeding device for feeding a large amount of cup containers, The present invention has been made in view of the above problems.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a conveyor unit for conveying a carrier in which a plurality of receiving holes are formed to receive a cup container, A guide rail horizontally installed on an upper portion of the conveyor unit; And a feeding device coupled to the guide rail and horizontally moved to feed a plurality of cup containers to the carrier, wherein the feeding device is provided with power means coupled to the guide rails and connected to the driving roller and the driving roller, A base that can be; A cylinder body vertically coupled to a lower portion of the base, and a rod coupled to the cylinder body and configured to be moved up and down by fluid pressure; A plate coupled to the rod of the elevating member; A bracket vertically mounted on a lower portion of the plate; A bridge connecting rod mounted on a lower end of the bracket; And a plurality of narrowing portions formed at a lower portion of the narrow-gap connecting rod and holding an upper outer periphery of the cup container.

Further comprising: an auxiliary cylinder mounted horizontally on the bracket; and an auxiliary rod coupled to the auxiliary cylinder and running up and down, and connected to the auxiliary rod; And a plurality of second narrowing zones mounted on the lower portion of the nipping hopper and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container.

And a sub-nip device having a horizontal direction transfer device at a lower side of the plate and a plurality of third apertures coupled to the horizontal direction transfer device and holding the cup container.

The horizontal direction transfer device includes a cylinder horizontally mounted on the other side of the plate, and a cylinder rod coupled to the cylinder and projecting and retracting in a horizontal direction and coupled with the sub-nip device.

The sub-nip device includes a third bracket vertically mounted on one side of the plate downwardly; A third bridge connecting rod mounted on a lower end of the third bracket; And a plurality of third narrowing zones formed at a lower portion of the third narrowing leg connecting rod and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container.

A second sub cylinder mounted horizontally on the third bracket, and a second sub rod coupled to the second sub cylinder to be projected and operated, and connected to the second sub rod; And a plurality of fourth narrowing zones mounted below the fourth nipping hopper and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container.

The conveyor unit includes a first roller mounted on a base, a second roller mounted horizontally on one side of the first roller, and a third roller mounted on a lower side of the first roller; A chain coupled to wind the first to third rollers; And tension holding means mounted to be connected to the third roller and maintaining tension of the chain.

Wherein the tension holding means is a tundra bolt whose one end is coupled to the base having the hinge shaft and the thread is formed on the outer circumference and the other end is hinged to the axis of the third roller; And a second nut and a third nut screwed to the outer periphery of the tundish bolt and supported by the shaft of the third roller and a second nut and a third nut screwed to the outer periphery of the tundish bolt and closely fitted to both sides of the hinge shaft .

According to the present invention, it is possible to precisely operate and position the feeding device for picking up or dropping a large amount of cup containers, thereby improving the work efficiency.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view showing a carrier transporting apparatus in which a cup container according to the present invention is housed;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the 'feeding device'
3 is a side view showing a carrier transporting apparatus in which a cup container according to the present invention is accommodated;
4 is an enlarged side view of the 'feeding device' in FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. It does not mean anything.

In addition, the sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation, and the terms defined specifically in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, operator It should be noted that the definitions of these terms should be made on the basis of the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a carrier transporting apparatus in which a cup container according to the present invention is accommodated; FIG. 2 is a front view showing an enlarged view of a feeding device in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a side view showing an enlarged view of the 'feeding device' in FIG. 1; FIG.

1 to 4, a carrier transfer apparatus in which a cup container according to the present invention is accommodated includes a conveyor unit (not shown) for transferring a carrier 100, in which a plurality of receiving holes are formed, One); A guide rail 2 horizontally installed on the upper portion of the conveyor unit 1; And a feeding device (3) coupled to the guide rail (2) and horizontally moved to supply a plurality of cup containers to the carrier (100).

The conveyor unit 7 includes a first roller 71 mounted on a base 79, a second roller 72 mounted on one side of the first roller 71 in a horizontal direction and mounted on the first roller 71, A third roller 73 mounted on a lower side of the lower roller 71; And a chain 74 coupled to rotate the first roller 71 to the third roller 73 to rotate.

A starting sprocket (not shown) is mounted on any one of the first roller 71 to the third roller 73, and a motor (not shown) for driving the starting sprocket is provided.

The carrier is a box in which a plurality of receiving holes are formed to accommodate the cup container (c), and both sides thereof are covered with a cover for covering and protecting the cup container (c) while being folded.

The feeding device 3 includes a base 31 coupled to the guide rail 2 and movable with power means connected to a driving roller and a driving roller; An elevating member 32 composed of a cylinder body 321 vertically coupled to the lower portion of the base 31 and a rod 322 coupled to the cylinder body 321 and operated to move downward by fluid pressure; A plate 33 coupled to the rod 322 of the elevation member 32; A bracket 34 vertically mounted on the lower portion of the plate 33; A bracket 34 mounted on the lower end of the bracket 34; And a plurality of narrow slots 36 formed at a lower portion of the narrow-bridge connecting rod 35 and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container c.

A plurality of guide rods 39 are installed perpendicularly to the rod 322 of the lifting member 32 to connect the base 31 and the plate 33. [

The plurality of narrowing zones 36 may be actuated to open or close by an air supply, though not shown, so that a nipping and releasing operation for the cup container c can be performed.

An auxiliary cylinder 342 mounted horizontally on the bracket 34 and an auxiliary rod 344 coupled to the auxiliary cylinder 342 and operated to project and retract.

The nipping base 345 is coupled to the auxiliary rod 344 to be pulled in and drawn out in the horizontal direction in conjunction with the pulling-out and pulling-in operation of the auxiliary rod 344.

A plurality of second narrowing cores 346 mounted at the lower portion of the nipping base 345 and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container c are formed.

The plurality of second apertures 346 may be actuated to open or close by an air supply, though not shown, so that the nip and release operations for the cup container can be effected.

On the other hand, a horizontal direction transfer device 5 is provided on a lower side of the plate 33, and a plurality of third And a sub nip device (6) having a narrow region (64).

The horizontal direction transfer device 5 includes a cylinder 52 mounted horizontally on the other side of the plate 33 and a cylinder 52 connected to the cylinder 52 to be projected and operated in a horizontal direction, And a cylinder rod (54).

The sub nip device (6) includes a third bracket (62) vertically mounted on one side of the plate (33) downwardly; A third interposer 63 mounted on the lower end of the third bracket 62; And a plurality of third apertures 64 formed in the lower portion of the third narrow zone connection block 63 and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container c.

A second auxiliary cylinder 65 mounted horizontally on the third bracket 62 and a second auxiliary rod 652 coupled to the second auxiliary cylinder 65 to be projected and operated, A fourth nipper 654 connected to the auxiliary load 652; And a plurality of fourth narrowing cores 655 mounted below the fourth nipping base 654 and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container c.

The third and fourth narrowing zones 64 and 655 may be operated to open or close by an air supply, not shown, so that the nipping and unlocking operations for the cup container can be performed.

The narrowing area 36, the second narrowing area 346, the third narrowing area 64, and the fourth narrowing area 655 are arranged in two rows, and approximately ten sheets constitute one set.

On the other hand, the conveyor unit (7) includes tension holding means (8) for holding the tension of the chain (74).

The tension holding means 8 is mounted to be connected to the third roller 73.

That is, when the chain 74 is used for a long period of time, there is a disadvantage that sagging occurs due to fatigue load and loosens. Therefore, a tension holding means 8 is provided to compensate for this.

The tension maintaining means 8 includes a tundish bolt 81 having one side joined to the base 79 on which the hinge shaft 811 is formed and a thread formed on the outer periphery thereof and hinged to the other side of the shaft of the third roller 73 ); A first nut 82 screwed to the outer circumference of the tongue bolt 81 and supported by the shaft of the third roller 73 and a second nut 82 screwed to the outer circumference of the tongue bolt 81, And a second nut 83 and a third nut 84 which are in close contact with both sides.

Accordingly, if the chain 74 of the conveyor unit 7 is loosened, the tongue bolt 81 can be tightened or loosened and the third roller 73 can be held in a taut state by moving or pushing the position.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, It is obvious that the claims fall within the scope of the claims.

1: Conveyor unit 2: Guide rail
3: Feeder 7: Conveyor unit
8: Tension maintenance means
31: base 32: elevating member
33: plate 34: bracket
35: Zonta District 36: Zontia District
52: cylinder 54: cylinder rod
62: third bracket 63: third bracket
64: the third bifurcation 65: the second auxiliary cylinder
71: first roller 72: second roller
73: third roller 74: chain
81: Tongue bolts

Claims (8)

A conveyor unit having a plurality of receiving holes formed therein to move a carrier accommodating the cup container to one side;
A guide rail horizontally installed on an upper portion of the conveyor unit;
And a feeding device coupled to the guide rail and horizontally moved to supply a plurality of cup containers to the carrier,
The feeding device
A base coupled to the guide rail and movable with a driving means connected to the driving roller and the driving roller;
A cylinder body vertically coupled to a lower portion of the base, and a rod coupled to the cylinder body and configured to be moved up and down by fluid pressure;
A plate coupled to the rod of the elevating member;
A bracket vertically mounted on a lower portion of the plate;
A bridge connecting rod mounted on a lower end of the bracket;
A plurality of narrow corners formed at a lower portion of the narrow-gap connection block and holding an upper outer periphery of the cup container;
Wherein the cup container is accommodated in the container holder. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: an auxiliary cylinder mounted horizontally on the bracket; and an auxiliary rod coupled to the auxiliary cylinder,
A nip expected to be connected to the auxiliary rod;
And a plurality of second narrowing portions mounted on the lower portion of the nipping expectation and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a sub-nip device having a horizontal transfer device at a lower side of the plate and having a plurality of third apertures coupled to the horizontal transfer device for holding the cup container, Carrier transport device.
The method of claim 3,
The horizontal direction transfer device
A cylinder mounted horizontally on the other side of the plate, and a cylinder rod coupled to the cylinder and projecting and retracting in a horizontal direction and coupled with the sub-nip device. The method of claim 3,
The sub-
A third bracket vertically downwardly mounted on one side of the plate;
A third bridge connecting rod mounted on a lower end of the third bracket;
A plurality of third narrowing zones formed at a lower portion of the third narrow-gap connection block and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container;
Wherein the cup container is accommodated in the container holder.
6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a second sub cylinder mounted horizontally on the third bracket and a second sub rod coupled to the second sub cylinder and being projected and operated,
A fourth clamping expectation connected to the second auxiliary load;
And a plurality of fourth narrowing portions mounted on the lower portion of the fourth nipping hopper and holding the upper outer periphery of the cup container.
The method according to claim 1,
The conveyor unit
A second roller mounted horizontally on one side of the first roller and a third roller mounted on a lower side of the first roller;
A chain coupled to wind the first to third rollers;
Tension holding means mounted to be connected to the third roller and holding tension of the chain;
Wherein the cup container is accommodated in the container holder.
8. The method of claim 7,
The tension maintaining means
A tundra bolt, one side of which is coupled to the base on which the hinge shaft is formed and a thread is formed on the outer periphery thereof, and the other side is hinged to the shaft of the third roller;
And a second nut and a third nut screwed to the outer circumference of the tundish bolt and supported by the shaft of the third roller and a second nut and a third nut screwed to the outer circumference of the tundish bolt and closely attached to both sides of the hinge axis Characterized in that the cup carrier is accommodated.

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