JP2862401B2 - Tube container supply device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tube container supplying apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a tube container is supplied to an automatic filling machine or the like, the container sent from a container alignment device is directly supplied to the automatic filling machine.

[0003] However, in such a system, there is no problem if the containers are sent smoothly, but if the containers are supplied at a speed higher than the filling speed of the automatic filling machine, the tube containers may be clogged. Becomes

[0004]

Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a buffer for temporarily retaining the tube container between the container aligning device and the automatic filling machine. In this case, it is conceivable that the tube containers accumulate in the vertical direction, but since the cap is fitted to the head and the tail is open, the weight of the head and tail cannot be balanced. There is a tendency for the head to fall when falling. Therefore, merely providing a stacking type buffer may cause clogging of the tube container.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a tube container supply device capable of stably supplying an unbalanced tube container in addition to having a buffer function. Making it a technical issue.

[0006]

The present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above technical problems.

That is, in the first embodiment, a base, a storage container located on the base, which horizontally accumulates and transports the tube containers to be conveyed, and a space between the storage store and the base. A sorting frame provided slidably and having a container housing portion,
A communication passage provided on the base and communicating with the container accommodating portion in accordance with the position of the sorting frame; a sub-storage warehouse provided in communication with the communication passage; Direction, and a push-out portion provided in the outlet so as to be freely inserted and withdrawn, and for pushing out a tube container located at the lower end of the sub-storage compartment to the outside. The tube container was configured to drop into the secondary storage cell.

In the second embodiment, one and the other communication passages provided on the base and communicating with the container accommodating portion at both stroke ends of the sorting frame, and the one and the other communication passages communicate with the container accommodating portion. One and the other sub-storage sheaves provided, a discharge port provided at the lower end of these sub-storage sheaves and communicating in the horizontal direction, and a tube container provided at these discharge ports so as to be freely inserted and withdrawn and located at the lower end of the sub-storage shed And an extruding portion for extruding the container to the outside, and the container accommodating portion is configured to selectively communicate with one or the other sub-accumulator according to the sliding position of the sorting frame.

Further, in a third embodiment, a sorting frame having one and the other container receiving portions separated by a partition wall, and one end and the other container receiving portion provided on the base at both stroke ends of the sorting frame, respectively. One and the other communication passage, and the one and the other sub-storage warehouses provided in communication with the one and the other communication passages, and a discharge port provided at the lower end of these sub-storage warehouses and communicating in the horizontal direction, An extruding portion which is provided at the discharge port so as to be able to be inserted and withdrawn and which pushes out a tube container located at the lower end of the sub-accumulation storehouse, wherein the one container accommodating portion is provided with the one sub-accumulation portion according to the sliding position of the sorting frame At the position communicating with the storehouse, the other container storage portion is in the closed position, and at the position where the other container storage portion is in communication with the other sub-storage storage, one container storage portion is at the closed position. It was.

In the fourth embodiment, the storage chamber for storing the tube containers conveyed in a horizontal position, the discharge ports provided at the lower end of the storage chamber and communicating in the horizontal direction, and can be inserted into and removed from these discharge ports. A pushing part for pushing out the tube container located at the lower end of the storage warehouse to the outside, a shielding plate provided in the middle of the storage warehouse so as to be able to protrude and retract into the storage warehouse, and a tube stored in the storage warehouse. A sensor for detecting the number of containers is provided, and the shielding plate is configured to be opened and closed based on a signal from the sensor such that the number of tube containers stacked from the lower end of the storage cellar becomes a fixed number.

Further, in a fifth embodiment, one and the other storage bins for storing the tube containers conveyed in a horizontal position and stacked between the storage bins are provided between the one and the other storage bins, and are transported from the tube container alignment device. Switching plate for distributing the placed tube container to one or the other storage bin,
One end of the switching plate is pivotally supported between the one and the other storage shelves, and the driving portion is connected to be swingable, and the other end of the switching plate is connected to the tube container receiving portion. It is configured to distribute and supply the received tube container to the one or other storage cell.

[0012]

Since the tube container is temporarily dammed in the middle of the path, even a tube container having a heavy head can be polymerized orderly before it stands upside down. In the case where two sub-storage bins and two container storage units are provided, the polymerization can be sent to two sets of automatic filling machines, and the efficiency can be further improved.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The tube container supply device of the present invention is a device for relaying a tube container conveyed by an air duct from a container alignment device (not shown) to supply it to an automatic filling machine (not shown). An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

[0014]

Embodiment 1 Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

Above the base 1 made of a flat plate, there is provided an accumulation storage 3 for accumulating the tube containers 2 transported from a container alignment device (not shown) in a horizontal position. The storage cell 3 has a rectangular column shape with a rectangular cross section, and a shooter S connected to the container alignment device is opened at the upper opening. Tube container 2 aligned from container alignment device
Is discharged downward.

A sorting frame 5 is slidably provided between the storage warehouse 3 and the base 1. The sorting frame 5 is provided with a container housing portion 4 in which one tube container 2 is inserted. The distribution frame 5 includes an air cylinder 5
a is connected, the supply pressure to the air cylinder 5a is controlled by an air compressor (not shown), and the distribution frame 5 is slid.

A communication passage 6 through which one tube container 2 can pass is formed in the base 1 in correspondence with the container housing portion 4. Then, depending on the position of the sorting frame 5,
The tube container 2 falls down due to the communication between the container housing 4 and the communication path 6, or the communication path 6 is closed by the distribution frame 5, and the tube container 2 is held on the base 1. ing.

A sub-accumulator 7 is provided at the lower edge of the communication passage 6. This sub-storage compartment 7 has a rectangular column shape with a rectangular cross section similar to the storage compartment 3, and has a discharge port 8 formed at the lower end side thereof, which communicates in the horizontal direction. The outlet 8 is formed in a size that allows the tube container 2 to be discharged, and a container holder 8a is provided at the lower end of the outlet 8 to prevent the container from accidentally popping out. An extruding portion 9 for extruding the tube container 2 located at the lower end of the sub-accumulator 7 to the outside is located at the outlet 8. The push-out portion 9 is formed in a plate shape that can be inserted into and removed from the outlet 8.
The operation is performed by an air cylinder 9 a connected to the pushing section 9. A support holder 9b for mounting the tube container 2 to an automatic filling machine (not shown) is disposed at the discharge destination of the discharge port 8. This support holder 9b is supported by a shaft 9c as shown in FIG.
An operation is performed to mount the tube container 2 on the container to the container holder L1 of the automatic filling machine L.

The operation will be described below. When the tube container 2 is supplied from the shooter S, the tube container 2 accumulates on the sorting frame 5. Then, when a signal indicating that the tube container 2 should be supplied is transmitted from the automatic filling machine L,
This is received by the central control device, and the air cylinder 5a is operated, so that the container accommodating portion 4 and the communication passage 6 communicate with each other, and the tube container 2 falls downward. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the air cylinder 9a is operated, and the tube container 2 rides on the support holder 9b and mounts the tube container 2 on the container holder L1 of the automatic filling machine L.

[0020]

Embodiment 2 Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

Above the base 1 made of a flat plate, there is provided an accumulator 3 for horizontally accumulating and accumulating the tube containers 2 transported from a container aligning device (not shown). A shooter S connected to the container aligning device is opened at the upper opening of the storage warehouse 3.

A sorting frame 5 is slidably provided between the storage warehouse 3 and the base 1. The sorting frame 5 is provided at the center thereof with a container housing portion 4 in which one tube container 2 is inserted. The upper surface of the sorting frame 5 other than the container housing 4 is flat.

An air cylinder 5a is connected to the distribution frame 5, so that the distribution frame 5 is slid.

The base 1 is provided with one and the other communication passages 6a and 6b communicating with the container housing portion 4 at both ends of the stroke of the sorting frame 5, respectively. Further, sub-storage warehouses 7a and 7b are provided in communication with the one and the other communication passages 6a and 6b.

Depending on the position of the sorting frame 5, the container container 4 and the communication path 6 communicate with each other, so that the tube container 2 selectively falls into the sub-storage chambers 7a and 7b, or the communication paths 6a and 6b The tube container 2 is closed on the sorting frame 5 and is held on the base 1.

Discharge ports 8b and 8c communicating with the horizontal direction are formed at the lower ends of the sub-storage bins 7a and 7b. Container holders 8a, 8a are provided at the lower ends of the outlets 8b, 8c to prevent the container from accidentally popping out.

Extrusion portions 9, 9 are located at the discharge ports 8b, 8c, and are operated by air cylinders 9a, 9a connected to the extrusion portions 9.

At the outlets of the outlets 8b and 8c, support holders 9b and 9b for mounting the tube container 2 on an automatic filling machine (not shown) are arranged.

The operation will be described below. When the tube container 2 is supplied from the shooter S, the tube container 2 accumulates on the sorting frame 5. Then, when a signal indicating that the tube container 2 should be supplied is transmitted from the automatic filling machine L,
The air cylinder 5a is actuated upon receipt of this by the central control device, and the container accommodating portion 4 selectively communicates with the communication passage 6a or the communication passage 6b, so that the tube container 2 is connected to the sub-storage chambers 7a and 7b.
b falls selectively. After a lapse of a certain time, the air cylinder 9a is actuated, and the tube container 2 rides on the support holder 9b.
To the container holder L1. In this embodiment, it is possible to supply the tube containers 2 of two systems of automatic filling machines.

The other constructions and operations are the same as in the first embodiment, and will not be described.

[0031]

Embodiment 3 Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the partitioning frame 5 is provided with a partition wall 10, and one and the other container housing portions 4a and 4b are formed. Then, according to the sliding position of the sorting frame 5, the one container accommodating portion 4 a is set to the one
a, the other container storage part 4b is in the closed position, and at the position in which the other container storage part 4b is in communication with the other sub-storage warehouse 7b, one container storage part 4a is in the closed position. did. In this embodiment, the sorting frame 5
Is operated by one stroke, the tube container 2 is taken into the one container storage part 4a and the container storage part 4b, respectively, and thrown into the one sub-storage cell 7a and the other sub-storage cell 7b, respectively. Therefore, efficient distribution can be performed.

[0033]

Fourth Embodiment A fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The same parts as those in the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

The tube container 2 conveyed by the chute S is buffered by the cushion Q provided at the end of the chute S and falls into the storage chamber 3. A shielding plate 11 is provided in the middle of the storage warehouse 3 so as to be able to freely enter and exit the storage warehouse 3. An air cylinder 11a is connected to the shielding plate 11, and is controlled by an external signal.

Sensors E1, E2, E3 for detecting the number of tube containers 2 stored inside are provided on the side walls of the storage warehouse 3.
Is provided. The sensors E1, E2, and E3 each include a light emitting diode and a phototransistor, and detect the presence or absence of the tube container 2 by detecting whether light emitted from the light emitting diode is reflected. . The sensor E1 is provided above the shielding plate 11, the sensor E2 detects the upper limit position of the stored tube container 2, and the sensor E3 detects the lower limit position of the stored tube container 2, respectively. .

A central control unit (not shown) includes the sensors E1,
Based on the signals from E2 and E3, the accumulation state in the accumulation storehouse 3 is determined to control the appearance of the shield plate 11, and the tube containers 2 stacked from the lower end of the accumulation storehouse 3 are controlled to have a certain number.

[0037]

Embodiment 5 Embodiment 5 will be described with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, one and the other storage bins 3
a, 3b are provided, and the storage warehouses 3a, 3b are bridged by inclined portions 13a, 13b.

A switching plate 12 is hinged to the connecting portions of the inclined portions 13a and 13b via hinges 14.
The tube container 2 is stored in the one or other storage bins 3a, 3
b.

The switching plate 12 is swung by an air cylinder 12a, and the tube containers 2 sent from the shooter S, which is a tube container receiving portion, are alternately distributed. A central control unit (not shown) controls the air cylinder 12a by judging the accumulation state in the accumulation store 3 based on the signals from the sensors E1, E2, E3,
Control is performed so that the number of the tube containers 2 stacked from the lower end of the storage cellar 3 becomes a fixed number.

[0041]

According to the present invention, the tube container is temporarily dammed and then accumulated, so that a stable supply can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part for explaining the operation of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 base, 2 tube containers, 3 storage bins, 4 container storage units, 5 distribution frames, 6 communication passages, 7 sub-storage bins, 8 outlets, 9 push-out unit.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-53-7079 (JP, A) JP-A-57-90324 (JP, A) JP-A-1-214517 (JP, A) 82821 (JP, U) Shokai Sho 56-96019 (JP, U) Shokai Sho 49-141568 (JP, U) Japanese Patent Publication No. Sho 33-7149 (JP, B1) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B65B 43/42 B65G 47/08 B65G 47/46 B65G 47/78 B65G 59/06 102

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base, a storage container located on the base, for horizontally accumulating and transporting tube containers to be conveyed, and slidably provided between the storage store and the base. A distribution frame having a container storage portion, a communication passage provided on the base and communicating with the container storage portion according to the position of the distribution frame, and a sub-storage provided in communication with the communication passage, A discharge port provided at the lower end of the sub-storage compartment and communicating in the horizontal direction; and a push-out portion provided at the discharge port so as to be insertable and removable, and for pushing out a tube container located at the lower end of the sub-storage store to the outside. Depending on the slide position of
A tube container supply device, wherein the tube container of the storage cell is dropped into the sub-storage cell. 2. A base, a storage container located on the base, and configured to horizontally accumulate and convey tube containers to be conveyed, and slidably provided between the storage store and the base. A distribution frame having a container housing portion, one and the other communication passages provided on the base and communicating with the container storage portion at both stroke ends of the distribution frame, respectively, and communicating with the one and the other communication passages. One and the other sub-storage sheaves provided, a discharge port provided at the lower end of these sub-storage sheaves and communicating in the horizontal direction, and a tube container provided at these discharge ports so as to be freely inserted and withdrawn and located at the lower end of the sub-storage shed 2. A tube according to claim 1, further comprising an extruding portion for extruding the container to the outside, wherein the container accommodating portion is selectively communicated with one or the other sub-accumulator in accordance with the sliding position of the sorting frame. container Feeder. 3. A distributing frame having one and other container receiving portions separated by a partition wall, and one and the other communicating with one and the other container receiving portions provided on the base at both ends of a stroke of the distributing frame, respectively. Communication passage, one and the other sub-storage gallery provided in communication with the one and the other communication passage, a discharge port provided at the lower end of the sub-storage gallery and communicating in the horizontal direction, An extruding portion that is provided so as to be freely inserted and withdrawn and that pushes a tube container located at a lower end of the sub-storage compartment to the outside, and the one container storage portion communicates with the one sub-storage compartment according to the sliding position of the sorting frame. In the position, the other container storage portion is in the closed position, and in the position where the other container storage portion communicates with the other sub-storage, one container storage portion is in the closed position. The supply device for a tube container according to claim 1. 4. An accumulator for horizontally accumulating tube containers that are conveyed and accumulating therein, a discharge port provided at a lower end of the accumulator and communicating in a horizontal direction, and provided in these discharge ports so as to be freely inserted and withdrawn. A pushing portion for pushing out the tube container located at the lower end of the storage warehouse, a shielding plate provided in the middle of the storage warehouse so as to be able to protrude and retract into the storage warehouse, and the number of the tube containers stored in the storage warehouse. A sensor for detecting, wherein the shielding plate is controlled to open and close based on a signal from the sensor so that a predetermined number of tube containers are stacked from the lower end of the storage cellar. 5. One and the other storage bins for stacking the transported tube containers in a horizontal position, and a tube container provided between the one and the other storage bins and transported from the tube container alignment device. And a switching plate for distributing the one of the storage bins to one or the other storage bin. The switching plate has one end pivotally supported between the one and the other storage bins, and has a drive unit connected thereto so as to be swingable. The other end of the switching plate faces the tube container receiving portion, and the received tube container is distributed and supplied to the one or other storage cell. Supply device for tube containers.