JP3198462B2 - How to determine the type of container and container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container and a method for determining the type of a container, and more particularly to a method for determining the type of a container filled with paint and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of container is formed in a cylindrical shape, and an opening for filling with paint or the like is formed on the upper portion thereof. In addition, some of the containers have different sizes depending on the volume of paint or the like to be filled.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, since the conventional container is formed in a cylindrical shape, it is very unstable when the container is automatically conveyed by a roller conveyer or when the container is overturned. There is a disadvantage that there is. Also, there are several types of containers with different sizes,
Each time the type of container is changed, the chucking jig, reversing jig, and the like of the container provided in the container cleaning device or the like must be replaced with ones that match the size of the container, which is very troublesome.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a method for discriminating the type of a container and a container that can stably transport the container and is not affected by the difference in the type of the container. The purpose is to:

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, several kinds of containers having different capacities formed in a cylindrical shape are fixed to a rectangular pallet of a fixed size, respectively, and each of the pallets of the pallet is fixed. Form a plurality of through-hole discrimination marks on the edge plate,
A plurality of cylinder rods can be inserted into the through hole. According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, several types of containers having different capacities formed in a cylindrical shape are respectively fixed to a rectangular pallet of a fixed size, and a plurality of containers formed on each edge plate of the pallet. Depending on the insertion position of the plurality of cylinder rods inserted into the discrimination mark of the through hole,
The type of the container fixed to the pallet is determined.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a container is fixed to a rectangular pallet of a fixed size regardless of the size of the container, and the container is constituted by the container and the pallet. It can be transported stably even when being carried. Further, by using a pallet of a fixed size, even if the type of the container changes, the container can be washed without replacing the chucking jig, the reversing jig and the like.

Further, by forming a plurality of identification marks for through holes in the pallet, the type of the container fixed to the pallet can be identified.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a container and a method for determining the type of the container according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a container 10 according to the present invention. The container 10 is a cylindrical container 12 filled with paint.
And a pallet 14 formed in a rectangular shape. The bottom surface of the cylindrical container 12 is fixed to the center of the pallet 14 to be integrally formed.

[0009] Each edge plate 14a of the pallet 14
Are formed at regular intervals. These punching holes 16 are marks for determining the type of container to be filled in the cylindrical container 12 fixed to the pallet 14. By changing the forming position and the number of the punching holes 16, 512 types of punching holes 16 are provided. The container can be identified. For example, as shown in FIG.
, Nine air cylinders 17, 17... Are arranged at regular intervals with the forming interval of the punching holes 16, 16,..., And the cylinder rods 17a, 17a of these air cylinders 17, 17,.
.. Are formed in a size that can be inserted into the punched holes 16, 16,. Then, the control device 19 controls the cylinder rod 17a,
When the cylinder rods 17a are extended,
The type of the container 10 is determined from the above-described 512 types depending on whether or not a is inserted into the punching hole 16. Thus, the punched holes 16, 16...
It has a function of determining the type of 0.

On the other hand, at each corner of the bottom plate 14b of the pallet 14, chucking holes 18, 18... Are formed. The chucking holes 18, 18...
Rotating plate 20 that is turned upside down and rotated to wash 2
Pins 22, 22 implanted on its surface (shown in FIG. 3)
1, only one container 10 is shown in FIG. 1. However, other containers having different sizes are integrally formed with the pallet 14. That is, regardless of the type of the container, the container is fixed to the pallet 14 having a fixed size.

Therefore, according to the paint container 10 constructed as described above, the pallet 14 is placed on the roller conveyor when automatically transported by the roller conveyor or the like.
It can be transported more stably than a conventional cylindrical container. Further, since the pallet 14 is mounted, the pallet 14 can be stably carried even when being carried. Further, the pins 22, 22,... Of the rotating plate 20 shown in FIG. 3 are inserted into the chucking holes 18, 18,... Of the pallet 14 so that the paint container 10 is rotated. The cylindrical container 12 without replacing the rotary plate 20 even if the
Can be washed.

In this embodiment, the mark for discriminating the type of the paint is described only for the punched hole 16, but the present invention is not limited to this. In this embodiment, nine punching holes 16 are formed in each edge plate 14a of the pallet 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of punching holes 16 may be determined according to the number of types of paint. For example, when eight punched holes 16 are formed, 256 types of containers can be identified, and when ten punched holes 16 are formed, 1024 types of containers can be identified.

[0013]

As described above, according to the container and the method for determining the type of the container according to the present invention, the container is fixed to the rectangular pallet of a fixed size regardless of the type of the container. , And can be stably conveyed even when being automatically conveyed or when being carried. Further, by using a pallet of a certain size, even if the type of the container changes, the chucking jig, the reversing jig, and the like do not need to be replaced. Therefore, it is possible to provide a paint container that is not affected by the difference in the type of container. Further, the type of the container fixed to the pallet can be determined by the number of the cylinder rod inserted into the determination mark of the plurality of through holes formed in the pallet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which the type of the container according to the present invention is determined by the determination device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the container according to the present invention is inverted.

[Description of Signs] 10: Container 12: Cylindrical container 14: Pallet 16: Punching hole 18: Chucking hole

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kohei Yamaguchi 1-1-1 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside Hitachi Plant Construction Co., Ltd. (72) Osamu Iwasa 1-1-18-1 Takada, Toshima-ku, Tokyo In Origin Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References Japanese Utility Model Showa 49-129966 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model Hei 3-15337 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 19/38 B65D 1/34 B65D 25/20 B65D 25/24

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] To 1. A rectangular pallet fixed size, each fixing a several different types of containers capacitance formed in a tubular shape, prior to
Multiple through-hole identification marks are formed on each edge plate of the pallet
And a plurality of cylinder rods can be inserted into the through holes.
Container, characterized in that the. (2) To a rectangular pallet of a certain size, into a tube
Several kinds of containers with different capacities are fixed respectively,
The discriminating system for the multiple through holes formed in each edge plate of the pallet
Depending on the insertion positions of the cylinder rods
The type of the container fixed to the pallet
A method comprising: