JP3305580B2 - Article input device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article input device for inputting an article into a concave receiving section having an opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an article loading apparatus for loading articles into a concave receiving section, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-28565
A configuration described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-209 is known.

In the article loading apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-285659, a hopper provided with an openable and closable shutter on the bottom face is provided at an end of an article transporting means for transporting articles, and the bottom plate is moved up and down. A possible container is positioned below the hopper, and the bottom plate of the container is moved upward toward the hopper by the container conveying means, and the article once conveyed into the hopper by the article conveying means is opened by the shutter to open the bottom plate of the container. Gently, and the bottom plate of the container is lowered again so as to insert the article into the container without damaging it.

[0004]

However, in the conventional article loading apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-285659, a dedicated container whose bottom plate can be moved in the vertical direction is required, and another article is required in advance. When the container is loaded into the container, there is a problem that the control of setting the amount of upward movement of the container is complicated and the configuration is complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an article loading apparatus which can easily damage articles to be loaded with a simple configuration regardless of the shape of a section to be loaded. I do.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 請 Motomeko 1 article dosing device according to articles to be turned portion of the concave opening the inlet to the upper surface
In an article input device that inputs articles conveyed by the conveyance means
Here, a substantially plate-shaped shutter body and this shutter body
While covering and holding the inlet above the receiving part
By releasing the holding, the front end side of the shutter body is released.
Holding means for suspending from the input port into the input section
Moving the shutter body into and out of the input port of the input section
Comprising a moving means for the holding means, relative to contact and held on both sides of the moving direction of the shutter member at the time of expansion can advance and retreat, to release the holding of the shutter member at the time of backward movement of the shutter member wherein the tip side from the inlet is obtained with a pair of holding portions for hanging to be turned portion.

[0007] Then, by the holding means, it is thrown above the receiving portion.
On the shutter body that covers and holds the entrance, with the article conveying means
Conveys the goods, releases the holding means and releases the shutter
Suspend the distal end of the product from the
After sliding it over the
At the step, retract the shutter body from the input port and on the shutter body
In order to put the article located at
There is almost no free fall distance and it is thrown in slowly
Damage is prevented. In addition, the pair of holding portions that advancing each other abuts on both sides in the moving direction of the shutter body, holds the shutter body over the input port, and holds the shutter body, and the article conveyed by the article conveying means. In this state, the holding of the shutter body is released by suspending the shutter body by retreating the pair of holding parts relative to each other, so that it is easy to prevent damage due to gradual insertion of articles with a simple configuration. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article input device, wherein
Conveyed by the article conveying means to the concave receiving part that opens the entrance
In an article loading device for loading articles to be
A shutter body, and the shutter body is placed above the receiving portion.
Hold and release the inlet and release
The leading end of the shutter body from the input port
Holding means suspended within the receiving portion, and the shutter
Moving means for moving the body toward and away from the input port of the input section;
Comprising a, the shutter member is provided so as to be elastically deformable, wherein the moving means includes a moving body movable in the vertical direction is provided integrally with the shutter member, wherein upon upward movement of the moving body Guides upward movement while bending the shutter body to open the loading port, guides the shutter body to a position where it is held by the holding means while bending the shutter body when moving downward, and performs the loading. And a guide portion for covering the mouth .

[0009] Then, by the holding means, it is thrown above the receiving portion.
On the shutter body that covers and holds the entrance, with the article conveying means
Conveys the goods, releases the holding means and releases the shutter
Suspend the distal end of the product from the
After sliding it over the
At the step, retract the shutter body from the input port and on the shutter body
In order to put the article located at
There is almost no free fall distance and it is thrown in slowly
Damage is prevented. Further, by moving the movable body provided integrally with the elastically deformable shutter body upward, the shutter body is guided against the elasticity by the guide portion while being bent against the elasticity, and the input port is opened. The shutter is opened and the article positioned on the shutter body is thrown into the receiving section. After the article is thrown, the moving body is moved downward and guided by the guide section while bending the shutter body against elasticity. Since the guide is moved to a position covering the input port in the receiving state of the article by being held by the holding means, the installation space is reduced with a simple configuration.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of an embodiment of an article input device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 3 to FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the article input apparatus, and the main body 1 of the article input apparatus includes a conveyor 2 as article conveying means for conveying articles. The conveyor 2 supports the belt conveyor 3 and both sides of the belt conveyor 3 in the conveying direction to support the belt conveyor 3, and also prevents the articles 4 conveyed by the belt conveyor 3 from falling off the belt conveyor 3. And conveyor frames 5 and 5 for prevention.

The belt conveyor 3 has a roller (not shown) rotatably supported at a base end in the article conveying direction between the conveyor frames 5 and 5 and a roller 6 at an outlet side which is a distal end in the article conveying direction. Are rotatably supported, and an endless belt 7 is stretched between a roller on the base end side in the article conveying direction and a roller 6 on the outlet side. Further, the conveyor frames 5 and 5 are provided with a cover portion 8 covering both sides of the belt 7 and a guide portion 9 for guiding an article (not shown) conveyed on the belt and preventing the article from falling. I have. The conveyor 2 is provided such that the conveyor frames 5, 5 are supported by legs (not shown).

At the end of the conveyor 2 on the outlet side, there is provided a chute 11 having an inclined surface 11a which is inclined downward in the article conveying direction, facing the belt 7 wrapped around the rollers 6 on the outlet side. Is provided.

On the other hand, a roller conveyor 13 is provided below the end of the conveyor 2 on the outlet side. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, the roller conveyor is configured such that a substantially cylindrical roller body 14 having an axial direction substantially in the same direction as the conveyance direction of the belt conveyor 3 is rotatable in a plurality of directions substantially in the same direction. The support belt conveyor 3 is provided with a transport direction substantially orthogonal to the transport direction of the belt conveyor 3. The roller conveyor 13 transports a box-shaped container 16 in which a part or the entirety of a roller body 14 is rotatably supported by driving means (not shown), and an opening 15 is opened on an upper surface which is a receiving portion. It is possible.

The roller bodies 14, 14 of the roller conveyor 13
A positioning means 19 is provided between the positioning means 19 so that a plate-shaped stopper 17 formed of an elastic member such as rubber can be moved vertically by a stopper driving means 18 such as an air cylinder. The positioning means 19 is configured such that the upper end of the stopper 17 protrudes from the upper end of the roller body 14 so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the container 16 conveyed by the roller conveyor 13 is positioned at a predetermined position, that is, the end of the conveyor 2 at the outlet position of the article input position. Position below. Further, the roller conveyor 13 is provided with a detecting means 20 for detecting the container 16, and this detecting means 20
By detecting the container 16 by the positioning means 19
Is operated, that is, the stopper 17 is moved upward by the stopper driving means 18 to position the container 16.

On the other hand, 21 is an article receiving device, which has a base 22 assembled in a frame shape from steel or the like, and this base 22 is an end of the conveyor 2 on the exit side. And is disposed so as to cover the roller conveyor 13.

A hopper 23 is provided above the base 22 so as to be continuous with the end of the conveyor frame 5 of the conveyor 2. The hopper 23 is formed in a tapered shape so that both side surfaces in the conveying direction of the conveyor 2 expand upward, and is formed in a square funnel shape having an open top and bottom surface.
An article (not shown) conveyed by the conveyor 2 is guided to be dropped from an opening on the bottom surface so as not to fall off.

The base 22 is provided with a wall-shaped frame portion 25 facing the end of the conveyor 2 at an upper portion located on the side opposite to the conveyor 2. A rail 26 having a longitudinal direction in the vertical direction is provided at the center of the frame 25, and a movable body 27 movable in the vertical direction is provided on the rail 26.
Are provided on the side of the rail portion 26 facing the conveyor 2. The moving body 27 is provided with a plate-like mounting member 28 having a longitudinal direction in the width direction of the frame 25.

Further, on both sides of the frame 25 in the vertical direction,
Guide portions 30, 30 are provided on the side facing the conveyor 2, respectively. These guide portions 30, 30 are constituted by a pair of substantially plate-shaped guide plates 31, 32 opposed to the conveying direction of the conveyor 2 with a slight gap therebetween. And
The gap between the guide plates 31 and 32 becomes a guide groove 33 extending along the vertical direction. The lower part of the guide part 30 is the conveyor 2
The guide groove 33 is bent in a substantially arc shape toward the end of the guide groove 33, and the lower end of the guide groove 33 opens in the horizontal direction.

The base 22 is provided with holding means 35. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and 7, the holding means 35 has a guide groove 33 similar to the guide portion 30.
A pair of substantially plate-shaped holding plates 36, 36 are formed with a pair of holding portions 37,
37, and these holding portions 37, 37 are disposed below the inclined side surfaces of the hopper 23, respectively. In addition,
The gap between the holding plates 36, 36 becomes a holding groove 38 along the conveying direction of the conveyor 2 and continues to the lower end of the guide groove 33 of the guide portion 30. L-shaped guide grooves 39, 39 whose parts are bent toward the conveyor 2.
Are opposed to each other. Further, the holding means 35
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, a hydraulic cylinder for moving the holding portions 37, 37 relative to each other along the transport direction of the roller conveyor 13 so that the intervals between the holding grooves 38, 38 are narrow and wide, respectively. And the like.

On the other hand, reference numeral 41 denotes a shutter body.
41 is a guide groove 39 which is formed in a substantially flat plate shape having elasticity by a felt sheet, a thin steel plate or the like, and is formed in a substantially L shape by the guide groove 33 of the guide portion 30 and the holding groove 38 of the holding means 35. ,
39 is engaged on both sides. The shutter body 41
One edge is attached to the attachment member 28 of the moving body 27 and moves along the guide grooves 39, 39 by the vertical movement of the moving body 27 to open and close the opening on the bottom surface of the hopper 23. ing.

The shutter body 41 is driven by the driving means 40 of the holding means 35 shown in FIGS.
By driving the holding portion 37 in the retreating direction, which is a direction in which the dimension between the portions 8 and 38 is widened, the holding on both sides of the shutter body 41 is released, as shown in FIG. The shutter body 41 is held only in the groove 33 and is deformed so as to hang down from the lower end of the guide groove 33 due to its own weight against the elasticity and the weight of the article 4 conveyed on the shutter body 41.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

First, the container 16 is transported by the roller conveyor 13. Then, by detecting the conveyed container 16 by the detecting means 20 immediately before the article input position, the stopper driving means 18 of the positioning means 19 is driven to move the stopper 17 and move upward from between the roller bodies 14 and 14. Projecting into the container
16 is stopped at the article input position shown in FIGS.
By the detection of the detecting means 20, the subsequent container 16 is stopped by another positioning means 19 provided on the upstream side of the positioning means 19 for positioning at the article input position.

Next, the article 4 is conveyed by the conveyor 2 as shown in FIG. 1A, and the article 4 is conveyed as shown in FIG.
Is gently slid and dropped from the conveyor 2 on the inclined surface 11a of the chute portion 11 and thrown onto the shutter body 41 in the hopper 23 whose bottom surface is closed by the shutter body 41.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2, the driving means 40, 40 of the holding means 35 are driven to retract the holding portions 37, 37, respectively, so that the dimension between the holding grooves 38, 38 is widened, and the shutter body 41 Release the hold. By releasing the holding of the holding means 35, the shutter body 41 is held only by the suspension, that is, the guide grooves 33, 33, and as shown in FIG. Due to the weight of the article 4 conveyed on the guide 41, the article 4 is deformed into a chute-like shape that hangs down substantially from the lower end of the guide groove 33, 33. Then, due to the deformation of the shutter body 41, the article 4 on the shutter body 41 gently slides down on the shutter body 41 and is thrown into the container 16. In addition,
The article 4 is in a state in which the lower end portion is in contact with the bottom of the container 16 and is located on the shutter body 41.

Next, the moving body 27 is moved upward. The movement of the moving body 27 causes the shutter body 41 to move as shown in FIG.
As shown in the middle (d), it moves while being guided by the guide grooves 33, 33 and retreats from the bottom surface of the hopper 23, that is, the container
The distal end portion of the shutter body 41 that hangs down in the container 16 moves in a direction of pulling out the container 16 from the container 16. Due to the movement of the shutter body 41, the article 4 located on the shutter body 41 becomes a container.
It is thrown into 16.

Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the driving means 40 of the holding means 35 is driven again to relatively move the holding portions 37, 37 so as to reduce the dimension between the holding grooves 38, 38. When the guide grooves 33 are advanced, the holding grooves 38 are connected to the guide grooves 33 to form substantially L-shaped guide grooves 39. Then, the moving body 27 is moved downward to guide the shutter body 41 from the guide grooves 33, 33 to the holding grooves 38, 38, and to move the shutter body 41 to a position for closing the opening on the bottom surface of the hopper 23. Next, the positioning means 19
Drive means 40 such as an air cylinder
The container 16 is lowered from the article receiving device 21 on the roller conveyor 13 to the downstream side.
Is transported below the hopper 23 of the article receiving device 21.

According to the above-described embodiment, the article 4 is placed on the shutter body 41 from the conveyor 2 to the inclined surface of the chute portion 11 once.
11a, the shutter body 41 is gently slid and dropped, and further, the shutter body 41 is deformed into a chute shape and gently slid and dropped into the container 16 on the shutter body 41.
The article 4 hardly falls freely before being put into the inside, and can be gently thrown in, so that damage to the article 4 can be prevented.

The shutter body 41 is formed so as to be elastically deformable, and when the holding means 35 is released, the other end of the shutter body 41 becomes a guide groove.
Since one end is held in the container 33 and deformed in a tongue shape into the container 16 to form a chute, the loose article 4 can be easily charged with a simple structure.
The movement of the shutter body 41 can be bent from the horizontal direction at the position where the opening on the bottom surface of the hopper 23 is closed to the vertical direction guided by the guide grooves 33, 33, so that there is no need to secure a horizontal movement space. Installation space can be easily reduced.

Further, for example, the article 4 is already stored in the container 16.
Is released, the release of the holding of the shutter body 41 causes the distal end to be deformed into a substantially tongue shape in a state of being placed on the already loaded article 4.
There is no need to set and control the moving distance of the container 41, and the article 4 can be easily and gently charged regardless of the state inside the container 16 and the shape of the container 16.

In the above-described embodiment, a guide means such as a velocity chute for gently charging articles 4 from the conveyor 2 onto the shutter body 41 may be provided at the end of the conveyor 2 on the outlet side. In other words, a substantially plate-shaped tongue chute as a guide means is disposed below the belt 7 so as to protrude from the tip of the chute portion 11 by a chute drive means such as a hydraulic cylinder so as to be able to advance and retreat. In addition,
The tongue chute is moved by the chute driving means 11
When it protrudes from the tip portion of, for example, as shown in FIG.
Like the shutter body 41, it is formed so that the tongue piece shape, that is, the tip portion is deformed downward in an arc shape. When the shutter body 41 is deformed in a substantially tongue shape, the articles 4 on the conveyor 2 and the chute portion 11 are prevented from freely falling and falling onto the shutter body 41, and the shutter is gently moved from the tongue chute. The article 41 is slid and dropped onto the body 41 to prevent the article 4 from being damaged.

In the above description, the shutter body 41 is formed so as to be elastically deformable.
One end is rotatably supported by a shaft member or the like, and the tip is positioned in a container 45 and is rotated in an inclined state, suspended, and obliquely upward along the inclined direction. For example, the shutter body 41 can be pulled out.
According to this configuration, it is necessary to secure a moving space for the shutter body 41, but the rigidity of the shutter body 41 is improved, the damage to the shutter body can be prevented, and the life can be improved.

Further, the shutter body 41 may have any configuration, such as an elongated plate-like member, which is rotatable in the width direction and is deformable, like a shutter for a garage, for example.

Also, the holding means 35 has been described as a structure for holding and releasing both sides of the shutter body 41, but the holding means 35 is moved downward while holding the shutter body 41 so that the front end of the shutter body 41 is It may be made to be in a chute shape by being positioned inside.

On the other hand, the configuration in which the roller conveyor 13 is provided and the articles 4 are continuously loaded into the container 16 has been described. However, the roller conveyor 13 is not provided, and the container 16 is separately moved to the article loading position by a transport means such as a forklift. The same effect can be obtained as a batch type such as mounting.

The article conveying means for conveying the articles 4 is not limited to the belt conveyor, but may be any type. The article input device main body 1 is not provided at the end of the article conveying means in the conveying direction. On one side of
The conveyed articles may be sent out to the article input device main body 1 arranged on one side.

The part to be charged with the article 4 is not limited to the box-shaped container 16, but may be a part of a device such as a receiving tray from which a vending machine discharges commodities. Any material having an opening 15 can be used.

[0039]

Effects of the Invention According to the article dosing device 請 Motomeko 1,
Holding and covering the input port above the receiving part by the holding means
The article is conveyed by the article conveying means onto the shutter body, and
Release the step and release the shutter from the input port.
The object is slid over the shutter body while suspended in the
After moving it into the loading section, throw the shutter
Retract from the entrance and throw articles located on the shutter
To allow the articles to fall freely
Easy and gradual insertion with simple configuration and damage
Can be prevented. In addition, the pair of holding portions that advancing each other abuts on both sides in the moving direction of the shutter body, holds the shutter body over the input port, and holds the shutter body, and the article conveyed by the article conveying means. In this state, the holding of the shutter body is released by suspending the shutter body by retreating the pair of holding parts relative to each other, so that it is possible to easily prevent damage due to loose insertion of articles with a simple configuration.

According to the article input device of the second aspect , the storage
Holding the cover over the loading port with the holding means
The article is transported on the shutter body by the article transport means, and the holding means is provided.
Release the shutter and release the front end of the shutter from the slot.
The object is slid over the shutter body and suspended
After moving it into the entrance, the shutter is thrown in by the moving means
Retract from the mouth and load the article located on the shutter body
To allow the articles to fall freely.
It is easy to insert slowly and easily with a simple configuration,
Can be prevented. Further, by moving the movable body provided integrally with the elastically deformable shutter body upward, the shutter body is guided against the elasticity by the guide portion while being bent against the elasticity, and the input port is opened. The shutter is opened and the article positioned on the shutter body is thrown into the receiving section. After the article is thrown, the moving body is moved downward and guided by the guide section while bending the shutter body against elasticity. Since it is held by the holding means and guided and moved to a position covering the input port in the receiving state of the article, the installation space can be easily reduced with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an article input device of the present invention,
It is explanatory drawing explaining the loading operation | movement of articles | goods in order of (a)-(d).

FIG. 2 is an explanatory plan view, partly cut away, showing the operation of a holding means of the article input device main body;

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view showing the main body of the article input device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a relationship between the conveyor and the roller conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the vicinity of the holding means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article input device main body 2 Conveyor as an article conveyance means 4 Article 15 Input port 16 Container as a receiving part 27 Moving body which comprises a moving means 30 Guide part which comprises a moving means 35 Holding means 37 Holding part 41 Shutter body

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-6-135535 (JP, A) JP-A-7-285659 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65G 47/34-47/51 B65G 47/53

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A concave receiving portion having an opening on the upper surface.
Input of articles to be transported by the article transport means
In the apparatus, a substantially plate-like shutter body and the shutter body are covered with the shutter above the receiving section.
And release this hold,
The tip side of the shutter body is moved from the input port to the input section.
Holding means for suspending the shutter body;
; And a moving means that, the retaining means relative to contact and held on both sides of the moving direction of the shut <br/> jitter body during expansion can advance and retreat, the retention of the shutter member at the time of retraction Release the tip of this shutter body
Wherein the inlet you comprising the pair of holding portions for hanging onto a charged portion object product dosing device. 2. A concave receiving portion having an opening on the upper surface.
Input of articles to be transported by the article transport means
In the apparatus, a substantially plate-like shutter body and the shutter body are covered with the shutter above the receiving section.
And release this hold,
The tip side of the shutter body is moved from the input port to the input section.
Holding means for suspending the shutter body;
; And a moving means that, the shutter member is provided so as to be elastically deformable, wherein the moving means includes a moving body movable in the vertical direction is provided integrally with the shutter member, the upper side of the moving body When the shutter is moved, the shutter body is bent and the upward movement is guided to open the input port. When the moving body is moved downward, the shutter body is bent and held by the holding means while being guided. object article feeding device you characterized in that a guide portion which is covering the inlet.