JP2886041B2 - Cork stoppering equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cork stoppering device, and more particularly to a cork stoppering device for closing an upper opening of a container such as whiskey, brandy, sake and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, containers such as whiskey, brandy, and sake use a cork stopper to close a container opening at an upper portion thereof. Conventionally, to insert this cork stopper, the cork stopper is gripped with a chuck using a stopper device called a capper and pressed in while rotating, or the top of the cork stopper supplied on an inclined chute. Is held on a container conveyor, the passage of the container is caught by a photoelectric tube, and the cylinder is attached to the tip of the chute and instantaneously vertically plugged from above.

[0003]

However, in the above-described method of press-fitting the cork stopper while gripping and rotating the cork stopper with the chuck of the capper, the torsion stress is applied to the cork stopper itself. There was a problem that it was easily damaged.

[0004] On the other hand, in the method of instantaneously plugging with a cylinder, it is difficult to plug the container mouth and the cork stopper on the same vertical line. There was a problem that it was easy to happen. Furthermore, since a stationary cork stopper is driven into a moving container, the container cannot cope with a line speed of 100 bpm or more, and there is a problem that the speed cannot be increased. In addition, there is a disadvantage that the residual pressure easily remains in the container due to instantaneous stoppering.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and does not damage the cork stopper due to an external force applied at the time of tapping such as torsion stress, and there is no mistake in tapping or mixing of cork dust into the inner solution. An object of the present invention is to provide a cork stopper device that can speed up the stoppering operation.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a cork stopper tapping device of the present invention comprises a cork stopper tapping device for plugging a cork stopper into an opening at an upper portion of a container. A container transporting device having a transport surface for transporting the containers and transporting a plurality of containers on a straight line at regular intervals, and a transport surface for transporting the cork stoppers and a plurality of cork stoppers spaced at regular intervals; a cork transfer device for transferring the upper straight line, and the cork holding device for holding a cork to the distal end of the at least cork is provided in the cork transfer device is inserted into the opening of the container, the cork Col to holding device
A Corda plug supply section for supplying the click stopper transferring surface of the cork transfer device disposed inclined obliquely to approach gradually is above and the conveyance surface of the conveyor surface of the vessel conveying device, The cork stopper holding device is fixed to the main body and the main body.
The cork stopper retaining pin and the corta stopper retaining pin
A swing lever having a holding portion that moves close to or away from it.
The swing lever is moved to the cork stopper transfer device.
And a cork stopper holding device.
When supplying the cork and from the cork stopper
When removing the stopper, move the swing lever to the cam
Swing lever for cork stopper holding pin and swing lever
The cork stopper holding device.
When holding the stopper, use a cork stopper holding pin and a switch.
Close the cork stopper between the two
It is characterized in that it is sandwiched .

[0007]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the transfer surface of the cork stopper transfer device for transferring the cork stopper is located above the transfer surface of the container transfer device for transferring the container, and is inclined so as to gradually approach. As the container and the cork stopper travel in the same direction, the cork stopper is gradually inserted into the opening of the container. At this time, the cork stopper is held by the cork stopper holding device at least until its tip is inserted into the opening of the container, the container and the cork stopper are aligned, and the cork stopper is securely inserted into the cork stopper. You.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a cork stopper tapping device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, a bottle container filled with whiskey or the like will be described as an example.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the entire structure of a cork stopper device. The cork stopper device comprises a plurality of bottle containers A.
Transport device 1 that transports on a straight line at regular intervals
A cork stopper transfer device 10 disposed above the container transfer device 1 for transferring a plurality of cork stoppers B on a straight line at regular intervals, and a cork provided on the cork stopper transfer device 10 for holding the cork stoppers B A plug holding device 15.

The cork stopper tapping device includes a cork stopper B continuously transferred by the cork stopper transfer device 10 to the container opening a of the bottle container A continuously transferred by the container transfer device 1.
Are respectively inserted. Note that the cork stopper B has a grip portion b at the top.

The container transport device 1 is composed of a chain conveyor having a transport surface 2, on which a plurality of bottle containers A are placed and transported on a straight line in the direction of the arrow. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the container transport device, and a container holding device 3 is disposed adjacent to the container transport device 1 as shown in FIG. The container holding device 3 includes sprockets 4, 4 arranged at both ends.
And a chain 5 bridged between the sprockets 4, 4. One of the sprockets 4 is a driving device (not shown).
And the chain 5 runs in the direction of the arrow. A stopper plate 6 is provided on the chain 5 so as to protrude to the side, and a contact piece 7 that contacts the front end of the bottle container A is fixed to the tip of the stopper plate 6.

The transfer speed (v ₁ ) of the container transfer device 1 and the traveling speed (v ₂ ) of the container holding device 3 are set so that v ₁ > v ₂ , and the bottle container A is always in contact with the stopper plate 6. 7 is held so as not to come off, and a constant pitch is secured between the bottle containers. Although only one stopper plate 6 is shown in FIG.
Are installed on the chain 5 at predetermined intervals corresponding to the bottle containers A conveyed by. In addition, each bottle container A is configured such that a regular interval is formed on the upstream side of the container transport device 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cork stopper transfer device 10 includes sprockets 11, 11 arranged at both ends,
Chain 12 spanned between sprockets 11
And a chain conveyor having: One of the sprockets 11 is connected to a driving device so that the chain 12 runs in the direction of the arrow. The transfer speed (v ₃ ) of the cork stopper transfer device 10 is controlled by the container holding device 3.
Is set equal to the traveling speed (v ₂ ). The lower traveling path of the chain 15 constitutes a transfer surface 13 that is inclined and disposed so as to gradually approach the transfer surface 2 of the container transfer device 1. The angle of inclination of the transfer surface 13 is set to an angle corresponding to the pushing length of the cork stopper B. The chain 12 is provided with a cork stopper holding device 15 at a constant pitch.

The cork stopper holding device 15 is shown in FIG.
(A) is a front view, FIG. 3 (b) is a side view, and FIG. 3 (c) is a plan view). A pair of cork stopper holding pins 16 and 16 and a swing lever 17 swingably supported by the main body 15 are provided. A tension coil spring 1 is provided between the swing lever 17 and the main body 15.
8 are interposed, and the swing lever 17 is
It swings with respect to the main body 15 around a. The main body 15 is provided with a stopper 15a which abuts on the swing lever 17 and keeps the swing lever 17 in the upright position shown in FIG. The swing lever 17 has an arc-shaped holding portion 19 at its upper end for contacting and holding the cork stopper B, and a cam roller 20 at its lower end for sliding contact with a cam (described later). Then, the swing lever 17 is erected by the urging force of the extension coil spring 18, and the grip portion b of the cork stopper B is moved to the pins 16, 16 and the holding portion 19.
And are supported at three points. When the swing lever 17 is swung by the cam, the cork stopper B is released.

As shown in FIG. 1, a cork stopper supply unit 21 is provided adjacent to the cork stopper transfer device 10,
The cork stopper B is supplied to the cork stopper transfer device 10 by the cork stopper supply section 21. As shown in FIG. 4 (FIG. 4 (a) is a front view, FIG. 4 (b) is a side view, and FIG. 4 (c) is a plan view), the cork stopper supply unit 21 is made of a pair of resin that can be opened and closed. Support pieces 22 and 22 and the support pieces 2
2, a cork stopper support 24 comprising a tension coil spring 23 for urging the corks 2 and 22 toward each other, a chute 25 slidingly contacting the top surface of the grip b of the cork stopper B, and a grip b of the cork stopper B And a plurality of guides 26 that slide on and guide the side surfaces of the guides. In addition, the cork stopper supply unit 21
Is provided with a stopper 27 (see FIG. 4 (c)) actuated by an air cylinder 28 at a predetermined position, and the pressure of the cork stopper downstream of the cork stopper B held by the pair of support pieces 22, 22 is applied. So that they do n’t.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the cork stopper supply section 21, the cork stopper holding device 15, and the cork stopper transfer device 10. A cam 30 is fixed to the sprocket 11 of the cork stopper transfer device 10. The cam roller 20 at the lower end of the swing lever 17 in the cork stopper holding device 15 is
Since the cam 30 is in sliding contact with the arc surface 30a, the swing lever 17 is in a swinging state, and the holding portion 19 is
Is located below the upper surface of. At this time, the cork stopper B is supplied to the cork stopper support section 24 of the cork stopper supply section 21, and the support pieces 22, 2 are supplied by the urging force of the extension coil spring 23.
2 sandwiched. The cork stopper holding device 15 advances in a state where the swing lever 17 is swung, and the cork stopper holding pins 16, 16 come into contact with the cork stopper B on the cork stopper support portion 24 and advance forward. At this time, the pair of support pieces 22, 22 holding the cork stopper B perform an opening operation by the cork stopper B pushed by the pins 16, 16, and the cork stopper B is transferred to the main body 15.

At this time, since the cam roller 20 reaches the upper inclined surface 30b of the cam 30, the swing lever 17 gradually rises due to the urging force of the tension coil spring 18, and eventually the holding portion 19 at the upper end of the swing lever 17.
Contacts and holds the cork stopper B. By the above-described operation, the cork stoppers B are transferred from the cork stopper supply unit 21 to the cork stopper holding device 15 one by one.

Next, the overall operation of the cork stopper device thus constructed will be described with reference to FIG. After the bottle container A is filled with contents on the upstream side, the bottle container A is supplied to the container transport device 1 at regular intervals. The container transport device 1 transports the plurality of bottle containers A while forming a regular interval. At this time, the bottle holding device 3 is held at regular intervals between the bottle containers so that the container holding device 3 adjacent to the container transport device 1 does not fall down.

On the other hand, each cork stopper holding device 15 fixed to the cork stopper transfer device 10 receives the cork stoppers B one by one from the cork stopper supply unit 21 by the method described with reference to FIG. Then, each cork stopper B is transferred by the cork stopper transfer device 10 at the same speed as the bottle container A, reverses from the upper traveling path, and eventually reaches the transfer surface 13 formed on the lower traveling path of the chain 12. Since the transfer surface 13 is arranged so as to gradually approach the transfer surface 2 of the container transfer device 1, the cork stopper B is gradually inserted into the container opening a of the bottle container A. Since the inclination angle of the transfer surface 13 is set to an angle corresponding to the pushing length of the cork stopper B, the transfer surface 13
The cork stopper B is completely pushed into the container port a at the end of the container.

When the cork stopper B is pushed into the container opening a,
As shown in FIG. 5, the cam roller 20 comes into sliding contact with the lower inclined surface 30c of the cam 30, the swing lever 17 swings gradually, and the cork stopper B is released from the holding portion 19 of the swing lever 17 soon, and the tapping is performed. The operation ends. And FIG.
The bottle container A in which the cork stopper B is inserted as shown at the right end of FIG.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the transfer surface of the cork stopper transfer device for transferring the cork stopper is located above the transfer surface of the container transfer device for transferring the container and gradually approaches. Since the container and the cork stopper advance in the same direction because of the inclined arrangement, the cork stopper is gradually inserted into the opening of the container. Therefore, the cork stopper can be softly pushed into the container in a state where the core of the container and the cork stopper coincide with each other, resulting in a product failure due to improper stoppering or stoppering (damage to the cork stopper itself, damage to the container mouth). , The rise of cork) does not occur. Moreover, the residual air in the container can be discharged during tapping.

Further, according to the present invention, since the cork stopper is pushed straight into the opening of the container, no torsional stress is applied to the cork stopper, and the cork stopper can be prevented from being damaged from this surface. Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the plugging operation can be performed while moving both the container and the cork stopper, the plugging operation can be sped up.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a cork stopper tapping device according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the cork stopper tapping device.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a container conveying device and a container holding device in the cork stopper device.

3A and 3B are views showing a cork stopper holding device in the cork stopper tapping device, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG. 3C is a plan view.

4A and 4B are views showing a cork stopper supply unit in the cork stopper tapping device, wherein FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a side view, and FIG. 4C is a plan view.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of a cork stopper holding device in the cork stopper tapping device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Bottle container B Cork stopper 1 Container transfer device 2 Transfer surface 3 Container holding device 6 Stopper plate 10 Cork stopper transfer device 13 Transfer surface 15 Cork stopper holding device 16 Cork stopper holding pin 17 Swing lever 19 Holder 21 Cork stopper supply unit 24 Cork stopper support 25 Chute 27 Stopper 30 Cam

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cork stopper tapping device for plugging a cork stopper into an opening at an upper part of a container, the cork stopper tapping device having a transport surface for transporting the container, and transporting a plurality of containers linearly at regular intervals. A container conveying device, a cork stopper transfer device having a transfer surface for transferring the cork stopper, a cork stopper transfer device for transferring a plurality of cork stoppers on a straight line at regular intervals, and at least a cork stopper provided in the cork stopper transfer device. A cork stopper holding device for holding a cork stopper until a tip portion is inserted into an opening of a container; and a cork for supplying a cork stopper to the cork stopper holding device.
And a plug supply unit, the transfer surface of the cork transfer device disposed inclined <br/> obliquely so as to approach gradually is above and the conveyance surface of the conveyor surface of the vessel conveying device, the cork The stopper holding device is composed of a main body and a connector fixed to the main body.
Make sure that the lug retaining pin and the cork stopper retaining pin are
And a swing lever having a holding portion that is separated from the cork stopper transfer device.
A cam for supplying the cork stopper to the cork stopper holding device,
When removing the cork stopper from the stopper stopper device,
Swing the swing lever with the cam to hold the cork stopper.
When separating the holding pin and the holding portion of the swing lever, and holding the cork stopper by the cork stopper holding device,
The pin for holding the cork stopper and the holding part of the swing lever.
A cork stopper tapping device, characterized in that the cork stopper is brought close to and sandwiched between the two . 2. The cork stopper supply unit guides a cork stopper.
And a pair of openable and closable
With a support piece, The cork stopper holding pin in the cork stopper holding device is in front.
Pressing a cork stopper sandwiched between a pair of support pieces
Thus, the pair of support pieces perform the opening operation of the cork stopper,
A cork stopper is provided on the body of the cork stopper holding device.
2. The cork stopper tapping device according to claim 1, wherein
Place.