JP3158331B2 - Fluid filling 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 fluid filling apparatus for weighing a fluid contained in a moving tank such as a drum or a coma and dividing it into small containers such as a pail or oil can. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When shipping chemical products such as paints, pigments, dyes, etc., or petroleum products, they are shipped in large containers, such as tank lorries and drums, to large customers, but not to small customers. It is common to ship in small containers such as pail and oil cans. And at the time of subdivision, the above products temporarily stored in drums etc. are subdivided into pail cans or oil cans,
Alternatively, the above products mixed and prepared in Komada are shipped in small pail or petroleum cans.

[0003]

However, when a drum or a coma is divided into a pail or an oil can, etc., the drum or the coma is lifted up, or the drum is gradually turned over, and the funnel is used to subdivide the drum and the coma. I am working now. Therefore, productivity was remarkably low, and there was concern about contamination, and the work site was congested and the work environment was generally poor. On the other hand, recent consumer preferences are diversifying and becoming more sophisticated. To meet the needs of these broad consumers, the product concept is oriented toward differentiation and high performance, and the differences in specifications from other products are emphasized. As a result, the tendency to dig up new demands is even stronger. As a result, the number of cases in which products such as those described above are inevitably distributed in small containers has been inevitably increasing, and products of many varieties and not so large have been effectively subdivided into small containers. There has been a demand for the development of a fluid filling device. The present invention automatically and sequentially measures fluids contained in a moving tank such as a drum can or a Komadaru into a small container such as an empty pail can or an oil can which is continuously supplied in response to the above demand. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a fluid filling device that is divided and continuously filled.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides the following fluid filling device to achieve the above object. That is, means for transporting the small container toward the filling station, measuring means for measuring the weight of the small container provided at the filling station, and liquid for once receiving the fluid in the moving tank provided above the filling station. Receiving means, the liquid receiving means being a first receiving means with an automatic valve detachable from the supporting means;
A fluid filling device having a dripping receiving means and a second receiving means that can be set to move to a position of an inlet of a small amount container and a dripping receiving position. The first receiving means in the fluid filling device comprises a liquid receiving tank and an automatic valve having a rotary movement type valve opening / closing mechanism provided at an outlet of the liquid receiving tank, and the automatic valve is detachable from its driving mechanism. In the second receiving means, a supporting plate having an opening for detachably attaching a dripping dish and a funnel is rotatably provided by a cylinder, and the moving position is set. It is provided with a supporting plate stopper device which can be provided. Further, a lifter for loading a transfer tank such as a komadal transferred on the transfer path, and a tipping device for loading and moving a transfer tank such as a drum transferred on a transfer path opposite to the transfer path on both sides of the filling station. And a transport path for transporting a small container provided in a direction orthogonal to the transport path is provided, and small containers such as empty bale cans or oil cans are continuously provided. A means for supplying and positioning at a predetermined position on the transport path is provided in the filling station.

[0005]

[Function] Fluid is poured into the liquid receiving tank from a moving tank such as a Komadaru or drum can using a lifter or a tipping device, and the injected fluid is poured into a funnel of a support plate set on a small container via an automatic valve. Is filled into a small container from the funnel. After the filling is completed, the supporting plate is rotated to set the liquid dripping plate below the automatic valve so that the liquid dripping after the automatic valve is closed is received.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. The present invention comprises a conveying means for conveying a small container such as a pail can or an oil can toward a filling station, and a weighing means for weighing the small container provided in the filling station. 2 illustrates a fluid filling process. (1) is a petroleum can, and (1a) is a petroleum can filled with fluid at filling station A. The petroleum cans are continuously supplied, for example, from the direction of the arrow shown in the figure by a conveyor (2), and are conveyed to the filling station (A). A meter (8) is installed below the conveyor (2) in the filling station (A).

FIG. 3 shows a positioning device, in which a small container such as a pail or oil can is conveyed by a conveyor (2) along a guide plate (62) and positioned in a width direction of a conveyor provided at a predetermined position. A stopper (56) for the reciprocating cylinder (57) and a stopper (58) for the vertical operating cylinder (59) for positioning in the conveyor direction of the small container (1), and for small containers such as petroleum cans. The cylinder (6) of the stopper (60) that operates up and down separately
1). Therefore, the small container which has advanced in the carrying-in direction on the conveyor (2) is provided with the stopper (58) or the stopper (60) by the respective cylinder (59) or (6).
In 1), the small container is raised and stopped at the stopped position, and the stopper (56) regulates the position of the small container in the width direction of the conveyor (2). (B) is a liquid receiving device as liquid receiving means to be described later, and the liquid receiving device can be detachably mounted on a support (11) provided on a support (10) shown in FIG. 4 above the filling station (A). It is placed on. (3) shown in FIG. 2 is a commandal as a moving tank mounted on a lifter (6) located near the filling station (A), and the commandal (3) is laid perpendicular to the conveyor (2). It is transported along the transport path (4) to the vicinity of the filling station (A) and loaded on the lifter (6). The lifter (6) has a transfer table (6b) provided with a roller conveyor on a stay (9) that expands and contracts from a base (6a) with a cylinder (7). Therefore, the small-volume containers sent by the conveyor of the transport path (4) are transferred to a roller conveyor (not shown) of the transfer table (6b) with the stay contracted.
The base (6a) can be moved forward and backward by a cylinder (not shown).

On the other hand, a drum (5) as a moving tank shown in FIG. 2 which is loaded on a drum can overturning device (C), which will be described later, is located in the vicinity of the filling station (A) and opposite to the above-mentioned coma (4). It is transported to the vicinity of the filling station (A) along the transport path (4a) laid perpendicularly to 2), and is transported to the drum can overturning device (C).

FIG. 2 shows a state in which a fluid contained in a moving tank (3) or (5) of a comadal or drum can is subdivided into a small container such as a pail or oil can.
The above-mentioned lifter (6) for raising and lowering the commandal (3) and a drum can overturning device (C) are installed on both sides of the filling station (A) located at a position slightly lower than L. (2) of FIG. 2 is a conveyor laid from the vertical direction to the rear of the drawing to continuously transport the small containers (1), and (8) is provided below the conveyor (2) in the filling station (A). Weighing instrument. Above the filling station (A), a liquid receiving device (B), which will be described later, is installed. Since the small container (1) is positioned immediately below the liquid receiving device (B), the small container (1) enters the coma d'al (3). When the fluid is dividedly filled, the coma (3) is moved along the transport path (4) to be loaded on the transfer table (6b) of the lifter (6), and the cylinder (7)
To raise the lifter (6) to a predetermined height, and then slightly advance the base (6a) with a cylinder (not shown) to fix the base, open the manual valve of the commandal, and transfer the fluid through the liquid receiving device (B). The small container (1) is subdivided and filled while being measured by the measuring device (8). Lifter (6)
Are not limited to those shown. In FIG. 2, the conveyor (2) for supplying the small container (1) is laid in the recessed hole, but the conveyor (2) is laid at the same level as the transport paths (4) and (4a). No problem.

FIG. 4 shows a liquid receiving device (B) as liquid receiving means. In the figure, (10) is a column standing near the filling station (A), and (11) is a column (1).
The support is provided horizontally on the side of the filling station (A) at the top of 0). As shown in FIG. 7, the distal end of the support (11) is open in an annular or U-shape, and a substantially funnel-shaped liquid receiving tank (12) is fitted into the opening and placed. The liquid receiving tank (12) can be easily removed from the support (11). (13) is an automatic valve with a cut valve attached to the bottom of the liquid receiving tank (12), which is the first valve referred to in the present invention.
This constitutes the receiving means. This automatic valve employs a rotary movement type valve opening / closing mechanism such as a hemispherical ball valve. The reason why the opening and closing of the automatic valve is of the rotary type is as follows. (B) No liquid sump occurs on the inner surface of the valve. (C) Easy disassembly and cleaning. (D) Light when transporting with the liquid receiving tank removed. Because. When a gate valve of the forward / backward type is used, liquid drip occurs in the guide groove of the partition plate. In addition, it cannot be used because of the drawbacks that the liquid floating under the partition plate drops and the liquid runs out poorly.

(18) is a rotary shaft for opening and closing the valve (13), and (14) is a drive shaft for rotating the rotary shaft (18). (17) is a one-touch coupling, and the rotary shaft (18) and the drive shaft (14) are provided by the one-touch coupling.
Are connected so as to be freely separated from each other. As shown in FIG. 10, the coupling (17) is a cylindrical shaft coupling, which is fitted on the drive shaft (14), and its set screw (17a) is connected to the key projection (14a) of the shaft (14). ) To fix the coupling (17) to the drive shaft (14).
8) has a configuration in which the rotary shaft (18) is fixed to the coupling (17) by fitting it into the coupling (17) using a key projection. (15) is a cylinder fixed to the outside of the column (10), and the piston rod of the cylinder (15) and the drive shaft (14) are connected via a joint (16). Therefore, when the cylinder (15) is operated to extend the piston rod, the joint (1)
The drive shaft (14) rotates forward through 6), the movement of which is transmitted to the rotation shaft (18), the automatic valve (13) is opened, and the cylinder (15) is reactivated to retreat the piston rod. Then, the drive shaft (14) is reversed and the automatic valve (13) is closed. Also, by loosening the set screw (17a) of the one-touch coupling (17), the one-touch coupling (17) is removed from the drive shaft (14), and the rotation shaft (1) is removed.
The connection between the rotating shaft (18) and the drive shaft (14) is easily released by removing 8) from the coupling (17). Since the liquid receiving tank (12) is fitted on the support (11) in a state where the liquid receiving tank (12) is placed on the distal end opening, the liquid receiving tank (1) is fitted.
2) can be easily removed from the support (11).

The removed liquid receiving tank (12) prevents contamination by washing different kinds of fluid adhering to the inner wall of the tank with a washing bath containing, for example, a solvent. (19) is a known liquid level gauge attached to the top of the liquid receiving tank (12). (20) is the support (1
0), a support plate (21) is provided horizontally at the tip of the piston rod of the cylinder (20). By operating the cylinder (20), the support plate ( 21) freely moves up and down and turns. In addition,
By protruding the flange on the peripheral edge of the support plate (21), the support plate (21) does not bend even with strong cantilever support. 5 and 6 show the supporting plate (2
The support plate (21) has a substantially triangular plate shape with a rounded corner, and is centered on a connecting portion (22) of the cylinder (20) with the piston rod. Turn clockwise and counterclockwise. (23) a dripping dish placed at one corner on the support plate (21); (24)
Is an opening formed in the other corner of the support plate (21), into which a funnel (29) shown in FIG. 4 is fitted. (25) The cylinder (23a) fixed on the support plate (21) near the opening (24) is connected to the piston rod of the cylinder (25) below the support plate (21) as shown in FIG. The supporting rod (23a) moves up and down via the piston rod (25a) and the supporting rod (23a), and the swiveling pan rotates when the cylinder (25) is actuated. Support rod (23
The dripping dish (23c) fitted in the hole (23b) drilled in a) is removable. 5 and 6, the cross mark (26) indicates the fluid input position, and the automatic valve (13) is located immediately above the fluid input position (26). FIG. 5 shows a state in which fluid is introduced into a circular pail (shown by a dotted line) having an open upper surface without a top cover, and a funnel (29) fitted in the opening (24) is provided with a fluid introduction position (26). ) Not on top. FIG. 6 shows a state in which a fluid is introduced into a petroleum can (indicated by a dotted line) having a square upper surface and an opening opening at a corner. In this case, the funnel (29) of the opening (24) is provided with a fluid. Is located at the inlet of the petroleum can, and the support plate (21) is lowered by the cylinder (20), and the funnel (29) is fitted into the inlet of the petroleum can. . Further, a cylinder (27) supported by a support (10) on a support plate (21) is provided as shown in FIG.
The operation lowers the stopper (28) and lowers the support plate (2).
The clockwise rotation of 1) is restricted. 8 and 9 show the planar position of the stopper (28). FIG. 8 shows the position of the stopper (28) when the pail can is charged with fluid, and FIG. 9 shows the position of the stopper (28). Position, in which the stopper regulates the rotation of the support plate (21). In this manner, the position of the pail can's dripping receiver is the cylinder (2
0), the stopper (2)
8) to restrict the rotation of the support plate (21).
The stopper (28) does not operate at the stop position of the support plate (21) when the fluid is charged into the pail can and when the fluid is charged into the petroleum can, due to the limit of operation of the cylinder (20).

The operation of the liquid receiving device (B) will be described because it has the above-described structure. First, referring to FIG. 5, the case where the fluid is charged into a pail (shown by a dotted line) will be described. The pail is placed on a conveyor (2) at a predetermined position of the filling station (A), that is, below the automatic valve (13). The stoppers (56) and (58) described in 3 work and are positioned. As a result, the center of the pail can be located directly below the cross (26). Next, the cylinder (20) is actuated to rotate the support plate (21) counterclockwise to the limit as shown in FIG. 5 to move the support plate (21) from between the automatic valve (13) and the pail can. Then, when the cylinder (15) is operated to extend the piston rod and rotate the rotating shaft (18), the automatic valve (13) is opened, and the fluid in the liquid receiving tank (12) is supplied to the automatic valve (13). ) Is directly dropped into the pail without passing through the funnel (29). In this case, fluid is previously charged into the liquid receiving tank (12) from the commandal raised by the lifter (6) through the manual valve into the liquid receiving tank (12), and the input fluid is automatically transferred to the liquid receiving tank (12). Valve (1
It is put into a pail can at the opening of 3). Since the weighing device (8) is installed below the roller conveyor (2) on which the pail is placed, an instruction is transmitted to the cylinder (15) as soon as a predetermined value of the weighing device (8) is indicated. Then, the rotation shaft (18) is reversed to close the automatic valve (13), and the supply of the fluid is stopped.

When the introduction of the fluid is completed, the cylinder (2)
9), the support plate (21) is turned clockwise to a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 9, but the cylinder (2) fixed above the cylinder (20) inside the column (10).
7) operates, and the stopper (28) connected to the piston rod of the cylinder (27) extends downward to support the support plate (2).
Stop further turning of 1). At that time support plate (21)
Since the dripping plate (23) placed at one corner of the plate is located immediately below the automatic valve (13) of the liquid receiving tank (12), the dripping from the automatic valve (13) is prevented from dripping from the dripping plate (23). Received at. The pail, which has been filled with the fluid by the roller conveyor (2), is moved from the filling station (A) to a predetermined place, and an empty pail is supplied to the filling station (A). The dripping dish (23) is periodically cleaned in a cleaning bath. Further, the empty commandal (3), which has finished supplying the fluid to the liquid receiving tank (12), lowers the lifter (6) and is transferred to the transport path (4) by the reverse rotation of the roller conveyor of the transfer table (6b). Then, the next fluid-filled coma (3) advances and is placed on the transfer table (6b) by the forward rotation of the roller conveyor of the transfer table (6b).

On the other hand, the case where the fluid is introduced into the petroleum can (shown by the dotted line) shown in FIG. 6 will be described. The petroleum can is conveyed by the conveyor (2) at a predetermined position of the filling station (A). 56) and the stopper (60) is actuated. At that time, the liquid receiving tank (12) is located above the cross mark (26), and the charging port formed in the corner of the petroleum can directly below the cross mark (26). After fitting the funnel (29) into the opening (24), the cylinder (2)
When the support plate (21) is lowered to a predetermined height by activating (0), the funnel (29) fitted into the opening (24) is inserted into the inlet of the oil can. Next, when the cylinder (15) is operated to extend the piston rod as in the case of the pail can, the rotating shaft (18) rotates, the automatic valve (13) is opened, and the fluid in the liquid receiving tank (12) is supplied to the automatic valve. (13) From the funnel (2
After 9), it is dropped into a petroleum can and thrown in. A meter (8) is installed below the roller conveyor (2) of the filling station (A) where the petroleum can is placed, and as soon as the meter (8) shows a predetermined value, the cylinder ( When the instruction is transmitted to 15), the rotating shaft (18) is reversed, the automatic valve (13) is closed, and the supply of fluid stops. Next, the cylinder (20) is operated to raise the support plate (21), the funnel (29) fitted in the opening (24) is pulled out from the supply port of the oil can, and the cylinder (25) is operated by operating the cylinder (25). Once the support rod (23a) of the liquid dripping dish (23c) connected as shown in FIG. 11 below the piston rod of the cylinder (25) and the support plate (21) is lowered and then turned clockwise by a predetermined angle, the liquid The dripping dish (23c) is located directly below the funnel (29) and receives the dripping from the funnel (29). Further, the dripping dish (23c) can be removed from the hole (23b) as shown in FIG. 11 and can be washed in a washing bath. And in the same way, roller conveyor (2)
After the filling of the fluid is completed, the oil can is moved from the filling station (A) to a predetermined location, and an empty oil can is supplied to the filling station (A). If the fluid to be filled is changed, the funnel (29) is
It is removed from the opening (24) of 1) and cleaned.

Next, the drum can overturning device (C) will be described with reference to FIG. The present applicant has already disclosed the drum can tipping device in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-268454 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-1453).
No. 30). FIG. 12 shows a drum (5).
Indicates a state in which the sheet is conveyed from the left side in the drawing on the conveying path (4a) and is stacked on the substantially square lifter (30). On the upper surface of the lifter (30), a plurality of forward / reverse drive rollers (31) are provided rotatably at right angles to the loading direction of the drum, and the center of the lower surface of the lifter (30) is the center of the cylinder (32). A guide rod (3) is fixed to the tip of the piston rod (33), and is attached to both ends of the lower surface of the lifter (30).
4) is vertically installed, and the guide rod (34) is vertically movably inserted into the gantry (35). The level of the transport path (4a) and the lifter (30) are the same, and the interval between them is very small. Therefore, the drum (5) is easily transferred from the transport path (4a) to the lifter (30). Things. At that time, the drive roller (31) rotates forward. (36) is a member (36 ') (36') parallel to the transfer direction of the drum (5).
And a member (36 ") (36") orthogonal to the member and a weighing table in which the outside of the lifter (30) is assembled in a cross-girder shape.
Both ends of the lower surface of the longitudinal member (36 ') of the weighing table (36) are connected to a load cell (3) mounted on a base (37).
8).

(39) and (39) are two columns erected on the longitudinal members (36 ') and (36') of the weighing table (36), and the upper ends of the columns each have a drum (5). Are rotatably connected to both ends of a semicircular upper drum receiver (40) provided in the falling direction. (41) and (41) are motors fixed to the upper portions of the columns (39) and (39), and the reduction gears (42) and (42) connected to the motors (41) and (41).
Worms (43) and (43) are supported on the shaft, and worm wheels (44) and (44) supported on both ends of the upper drum receiver (40) are engaged with the worm. (45)
A support (45) is fixed at a predetermined position perpendicularly to the upper drum (40) and a lower drum receiver (40a) described later. The lower ends of the supports (45) and (45) are slightly above the upper surface of the lifter (30). Drum receiving plates (46) and (46) are fixed to the lower end thereof, and a drum holder (47) is provided at the upper end of the supports (45) and (45).
(47) is provided. Drum holder (47)
(47) is an actuator (53) (53) fixed to the top of the support (45) (45) as shown in FIG.
And a drum holder (47)
Since (47) has a downward U-shape, it is rotated by the operation of the actuators (53) and (53), and is rotated by the U-shaped recesses of the drum holders (47) and (47). The ear (5a) is to be gripped. (48) is a nozzle inserted into the discharge hole of the drum (5), and (52) is a nozzle position detecting device.

Reference numeral (40a) denotes a semicircular lower drum support which is supported at a position slightly above the lifter (30) (45).
(45) and is fixed perpendicular to the lower drum support (4).
0a) project downward, and the projecting portions (49) (4)
The tips of 9) are connected by drum receiving rods (50), and the protruding portions (49) (49) are fitted into recesses formed in the lifter (30). On the other hand, as described above, the drum receiving plate (46) is also provided at the lower end of the support (45) (45).
(46) is fixed, and the drum receiving plates (46) (4)
6) and the level of the drum receiving rod (50) are the same. (51) is a drum position detecting device attached to the center of the lower drum receiver (40a).

Since the drum can overturning device (C) is constructed as described above, first, the drum (5) is transported through the transport path (4).
a) Transfer on the top and transfer to the lifter (30). At this time, the nozzle (48) is located at the center of the drum (5) in the overturning direction, and is confirmed by the nozzle position detecting device (52). When the drum (5) is completely transferred to the lifter (30), the cylinder (32) is operated to lower the piston rod (33), and is guided by the guide rod (34) to lower the lifter (30). And the drum (5) previously supported by the roller (31) becomes a drum receiving rod (50),
It is supported at three points of the drum receiving plates (46) and (46). Drum receiving rod (50), drum receiving plate (46) (4)
6) drum support (40) (40a), support (45)
Since the drum (5) is integrated with the support (45), the weight of the drum (5) concentrates on the support (39) (39), and the support (39) (3)
Since 9) stands on the weighing table (36), the drum can (5) is measured by measuring four load cells (38).
Can be accurately measured. Here, the drum can overturning device (C) is a device for overturning the drum and measuring while discharging the fluid. Therefore, the drum can overturning device (C) is provided with a measuring means. In the present embodiment, the measuring device (8) is provided at the filling station (A). Since it is installed, the above load cell (3
8) is not used. Next, after the ears of the drum can are gripped by the drum holders (47) and (47) attached to the tops of the supports (45) and (45), the motors (41) and (41) are operated and the worm wheel (44) ( When 44) is rotated and the drum receivers (40) (40a) and the supports (45) (45) are turned in the direction of the arrow about the axis of the worm wheel, the drum can (5) is also turned over. Since the position of the drum (5) is higher than the liquid receiving tank (12), the fluid in the drum (5) is supplied from the nozzle (48) to the liquid receiving tank (12) as the drum (5) falls. ,
The fluid charged into the liquid receiving tank (12) is filled in a pail can or a petroleum can. The empty drum (5) is erected by the motor (41), the lifter (30) is raised, and the drum can (5) is transferred onto the lifter (30).
The drive roller (31) is rotated in the reverse direction and transported from the transport path (4a).

In this embodiment, the measuring device (8) and the automatic valve (1)
3), cylinders (15), (20), (25), (2)
7) are connected via a computer (not shown), and when the measuring device (8) indicates the set value and then closes the automatic valve, a measurement error occurs with a slight time lag, so it is empirical. In addition, a circuit that automatically closes the valve when the measuring device (8) indicates a value obtained by subtracting the error from the set value in advance by grasping the error from the set value is provided. Is weighed to perform subdivision filling.

At the time of filling the pail or petroleum can with the fluid, the time for discharging the filled pail or petroleum can and positioning the empty pail or petroleum can to the filling station (A) is totalized. The capacity of the liquid receiving tank (12) and the rate of fluid supply from the coma d'al (3) or the drum (5) are designed so that the receiving tank (12) becomes full of fluid and does not overflow within the specified time. For safety, a liquid level gauge (19) is attached to the liquid receiving tank (12). Should the fluid overflow from the liquid receiving tank (12), the liquid level gauge (19) issues a warning so that the manual valve of the Komadaru (3) is manually closed or the drum can is stopped from tipping over. Is what you do. If necessary, open / close the manual valve of the Komadaru (7) loaded on the lifter (6) and the motor (4) of the drum can overturning device (C).
The operation of 1) can be connected to the above-mentioned computer to automatically adjust the flow of the fluid from the drum (3) or the drum to the liquid receiving tank (12).

As described above, a washing bath containing, for example, a solvent or a washing solution is prepared near the filling station (A) in order to prevent contamination with different kinds of fluids. ) And the funnel (29) are preferably removed from the support (11) or the support plate (21), respectively, and the dripping dishes (23) and (23c) are preferably removed from the support plate (21) and washed in the washing bath. The above-mentioned lifter (6) and the drum can overturning device are not specified separately, but it is preferable to employ the drum can overturning device (C) which has already been proposed by the present applicant because the operation is simple. Also, in this embodiment, the structure of the support plate (21) can be used for both an oil can and a pail can. Other combinations of cans with different mouth shapes are also possible. Further, in the embodiment, a lifter for loading a komadal transferred on a transfer path on both sides of a filling station and a drum can overturning device for loading and overturning a drum can similarly transferred on the transfer path are installed facing each other, Although the description has been made of a case where a pail or oil can that is transferred on a conveyor orthogonal to the road is positioned at a predetermined position of a filling station, the above-mentioned coma is used in addition to the opposition of a drum can overturning device. Both the opposing opposing units and the opposing drum unit and the opposing unit can be of the same type, such as the opposing unit. It can also be used for a device that is installed opposite to.

In any case, the present invention continuously measures a predetermined amount of a product from a moving tank such as a komadal or a drum in which a product is loaded at a filling station into a small container such as a pail or oil can. Pipe connection by using between the moving tank and the small container in the fluid filling device to be filled,
Without the need for complicated operations such as product weighing and replacement of moving tanks, a rational moving tank type batch production method can be adopted, and the trend of the era is changing to a multi-product small-lot production method. In this way, it is possible to achieve a production method that is suited to the trends of the times. First receiving means with an automatic valve which is detachable from a liquid receiving means which once receives a fluid in a moving tank installed above the filling station of the present invention, and a receiving means which is detachably mounted at an input port of a small container. Means and a dripping means, and a second receiving means which can be set to be movable between an input port position of the small-volume container and a dripping receiving position. The receiving means and a small receiving means provided at the filling station are provided. It is a feature of the present invention to use together with a means for measuring the weight of an amount container, and a preferred embodiment thereof is a liquid dripping dish below a liquid receiving tank with an automatic valve which is detachable from a support. First, a fluid filling device provided with a stopper device and a cylinder device provided with a support plate provided with an opening for detachably mounting a funnel and a funnel and a cylinder device can be set at a fluid input position and a liquid dripping receiving position. It is an embodiment, comprising a removable drip dish for petroleum cans and a drip dish for pail cans that can be removed from the support plate, and the drip plate for petroleum cans can be lifted and lowered by a cylinder provided on the support plate and The second embodiment is a fluid filling device provided so as to be able to swivel, and furthermore, a rotary motion type automatic valve comprising a hemispherical ball valve is provided at the outlet of the liquid receiving tank, and a joint is provided from a cylinder provided on a column. A third embodiment is a fluid filling device in which a rotary shaft of an automatic valve is detachably provided on a drive shaft driven through the fluid filling device. According to the first embodiment, a fluid is once introduced into a liquid receiving tank from a moving tank, and the liquid can be weighed into a small container through a funnel from the liquid receiving tank and then filled in a small amount. Since these are removable, by removing and washing them, contamination with different kinds of fluids can be completely prevented. According to the second embodiment, both the fluid contained in the coma and the fluid contained in the drum can be selectively weighed into a pail or petroleum can and filled in portions. A fluid filling device that can be used can be obtained. According to the third embodiment, it is possible to obtain a fluid filling device in which the valve is easily drained, the liquid does not drip on the valve, the disassembly and cleaning is easy, and the fluid filling device is light when detached and transported.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the fluid contained in the moving tank is once filled in the small amount container through the liquid receiving means, so that the different kinds of fluids can be selectively weighed and then filled. The first receiving means with an automatic valve is detachable, and the liquid receiving tank and the funnel are removed and washed by the receiving means which is detachably installed at the input port of the small-volume container, so that it can be separated from the foreign fluid. Contamination can be completely prevented. By connecting the measuring means and each cylinder to a computer, the fluid can be selectively and subdivided sequentially into small containers that are continuously conveyed. Compared with the subdivision filling method, the device of the present invention is easy to operate, the working environment is less contaminated, the productivity is remarkably improved, and labor saving is greatly contributed. When introduced into the apparatus of the present invention in a product shipping process in a production system, the effect is remarkable. Thus, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the liquid dripping of the valve can be improved, the liquid does not drip on the inner surface of the valve, and the valve can be easily disassembled and cleaned.
This has the effect of being light during transportation with the liquid receiving tank removed. According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to selectively fill the different kinds of fluids, and it is possible to obtain a fluid filling apparatus with less contamination of the working environment. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, it is possible to selectively weigh a small amount container such as a pail can or an oil can from a moving tank of a komadal or a drum can, and to continuously perform a small amount filling. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the small containers continuously conveyed toward the filling station can be set at a predetermined position, and the small containers can be accurately filled from the moving tank. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a process of filling a small container such as a pail or oil can with a fluid.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of an apparatus for dispensing a fluid into a small container of a petroleum can by entering a moving tank of a coma or drum can.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a pail or oil can positioning device.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a liquid receiving device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state of a support plate when a fluid is poured into a circular pail can having an open top without a top cover;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state of a support plate when a fluid is injected into an oil can having a square upper surface and an inlet opening at a corner.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the shape of a support tip.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a relative relationship between a support plate and a stopper when a fluid is supplied.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a relative relationship between a support plate and a stopper at the time of receiving liquid dripping.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the state of the one-touch coupling before and after connection, and a perspective view of the coupling itself.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view and an exploded perspective view of a dripping dish of an oil can.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a drum can overturning device.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of the above.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a drum can ear gripping device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Filling station B Liquid receiving device C Drum can overturning device 1 Oil can 2 Roller conveyor 3 Komadaru 4 Conveying path 4a Conveying path 5 Drum can 6 Lifter 7 Cylinder 8 Measuring device 9 Stay 10 Post 11 Support 12 Liquid receiving tank 13 Automatic valve 14 Drive shaft 15 Cylinder 16 Joint 17 One-touch cup 18 Rotating axis 19 Liquid level gauge 20 Cylinder 21 Support plate 22 Connecting part 23 Drip dish 23C Drip dish 24 Opening 25 Cylinder 26 Fluid injection position 27 Cylinder 28 Stopper 29 Funnel

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A means for transporting a small container toward a filling station, a measuring means for weighing the small container provided at the filling station, and a fluid in a moving tank provided above the filling station. A liquid receiving means for receiving once, said liquid receiving means having a first receiving means with an automatic valve detachable from the supporting means, a liquid receiving means, and an input port position of a small container. 2. A fluid filling device, comprising: a second receiving means movably set to a dripping receiving position. 2. The first receiving means comprises a liquid receiving tank and an automatic valve comprising a rotary movement type valve opening / closing mechanism provided at an outlet of the liquid receiving tank, and the automatic valve is detachably provided from its driving mechanism. The fluid filling device according to claim 1. 3. A second receiving means, wherein a supporting plate having an opening for detachably attaching a dripping dish and a funnel is rotatably provided by a cylinder, and a stopper device for the supporting plate capable of setting its moving position is provided. The fluid filling device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid filling device is constituted by a fluid. 4. Filling a lifter for loading a moving tank such as a coma which is transferred on a transfer path and a tipping device for loading a transfer tank such as a drum can transferred on a transfer path opposite to the transfer path and turning over the tank. 2. The fluid filling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a conveying path which is provided opposite to both sides of the station and is provided in a direction orthogonal to the conveying path for transferring a small amount of containers. 5. The fluid filling device according to claim 1, further comprising means for continuously supplying small containers such as empty cans or petroleum cans and positioning the small containers in a predetermined position on the conveying path in the filling station. Filling equipment.