JP4136144B2 - Packaging method for goods - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a packaging method for articles, and more particularly, to a packaging method for articles that are packaged in a packaging box in a state of being housed in a compartment between partition plates in which a plurality of articles to be boxed are combined in a cross-beam shape or the like. Thus, the operation of combining the partition plates can be performed smoothly.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the outline of a conventional boxing method.
In this packaging method, first, the first-stage articles (21) (21) arranged in a horizontal row at intervals (23) (23) are placed on the table (11), and the first The second intermediate partition plate (15) is placed in a horizontal posture on the articles (21) and (21) at the stage. At this time, the second insertion slits (16), (16) cut from the side edges of the second middle partition plate (15) are inserted into the space between the adjacent articles (21), (21) (23 ) (23) Match the part from above.
[0003]
Next, the second-stage articles (21) and (21) are placed on the second intermediate partition plate (15) in the same arrangement as the first-stage articles (21) and (21). Further, the second second partition plate (15) is placed on the second-stage article (21) (21).
As described above, the articles (21) and (21) arranged side by side are stacked in a plurality of stages, and the articles (21) and (21) arranged side by side at intervals (23) and (23) are placed between each stage. In addition, the second intermediate partition plates (15) and (15) are sandwiched.
[0004]
Next, the first middle partition plates (13) and (13) to be combined with the second middle partition plates (15) and (15) in a cross pattern are inserted into the portions of the intervals (23) and (23). At the time of this insertion, the first insertion slit (14) cut from the side of the first middle partition plate (13) is replaced with the second insertion slit (16 of the second middle partition plate (15). ) Engage with part (16). Then, the first middle partition plates (13) and (13) and the second middle partition plates (15) and (15) are combined in a cross beam shape, and the articles (21) and (21) are accommodated in the compartments partitioned by these. It will be in the state. The articles (21) and (21) are pushed into the packaging box (18) together with the first and second partition plates (13), (13), (15) and (15), and the packaging box (18) When the lids (19) and (19) are closed, the boxing operation is completed.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional boxing method for articles, for example, flexible articles (21) and (21) such as liquid detergent packed in a bag are used as first and second partition plates (13), (13) and (15). ) (15) When packing in a tightly packed compartment, the lower articles (21) (21) are compressed as the number of stacked articles (21) (21) increases. As a result, the articles (21) and (21) adjacent in the lateral direction are brought into close contact with each other, and the lateral distances (23) and (23) disappear. Therefore, in such a case, it is necessary to press-fit the first partition plates (13) and (13) between the articles (21) and (21) adjacent in the lateral direction with a large force, and the first partition plates (13 ) (13) cannot be inserted smoothly.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such points,
“Packaging boxes (18) vertically and horizontally defined by the first middle partition plate (13) and the second middle partition plate (15) inserted into the first insertion slit (14) opened to the periphery of the first partition plate (13). ) in the case packer method "of an article for containing objects article group within, even in the case of packing flexible objects products as bagged liquid detergents, such that the combination work of the inner partition plate can be easily The task is to make it.
[0007]
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[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The technical means of the present invention for solving the above problems are as follows:
“A first partition plate holding step for holding the first partition plate (13) in a vertical position on a horizontal plane so that the first insertion slit (14) is horizontal ;
Lower article group supply for supplying a lower group of articles in the area below the in each embodiment along the one side of the group of articles on both the first insertion slit (14) of a first inner partition plate (13) Process,
After the lower article group supply step, an intermediate partition plate insertion step of inserting the second intermediate partition plate (15) into the first insertion slit (14) in a horizontal posture;
After the inner partition plate insertion step, the article stacking the first inner partition plate wherein each manner along the one side of the group of articles on the front and back (13) a second inner partition plates (15) the object product group onto An integration process;
The first thing product group positioned above and below the second inner partition plate (15), the second inner partition plate with (13) (15); and a housing step of housing the packing box (18) "it It is.
[0009]
According to the technical means, together Supplying lower object product groups below the insertion slit of the first partition plate held in a vertical posture on the horizontal surface (13), at the time of this supply, the intermediate partition A mode is adopted in which one side of the article group is along the front and back of the plate (13) . Then, a state in which the lower is inserted in the vertical posture of the relative between those products group adjacent laterally first inner partition plate (13).
[0010]
Next, the first inner partition plate first insertion slit which opens on the periphery (13) (14) a second partition in the horizontal direction with respect to (exposed above the lower goods product group) An intermediate partition plate insertion step for inserting the plate (15) is executed, and thereby the first and second intermediate partition plates (13) and (15) are joined. In this case, since the insertion work of the second partition plate in the upper space of the object article group (15) can be performed, on the upper surface side of the second partition plate (15) there is no object product group. Therefore, as compared with the case inserting a partition plate into narrow gap goods article group each other, insertion work of the second inner partition plate (15) can be performed smoothly.
[0011]
Then, running an article integrated process on the second inner partition plates (15) stacked upper goods article groups, the upper object article through the second partition plate (15) on the lower part of the object article group The group is in an accumulated state. Then, said lower and upper ones article group first, running accommodation step for accommodating the packaging box (18) together with the second inner partition plates (13) (15), the object product to packaging box (18) The boxing operation is completed.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the above configuration, the present invention has the following specific effects.
Since it can be performed plug work of the second partition plate in the upper space of the lower goods article group (15), the second inner partition plate as compared with the case of inserting the partition plate in the narrow gap portion of the article group Mutual ( 15) can be smoothly inserted and can smooth progress of the case packer work object products.
[0013]
<Item 2>
In the above item 1,
"Distance of less than the height of the stacking direction of the lower object product group the first inner partition plate partition plate lifting step of lifting the (13), running next to the lower group of articles supply step,
After performing the middle partition plate insertion step after the middle partition plate lifting step , the second middle partition plate (15) and the second middle partition plate (15) until the lower surface of the second middle partition plate (15) contacts the lower article group . Performing a lowering step of lowering the first middle partition plate (13) integrally;
In the case of executing the article accumulation step after the descent step, the following operation and effect can be obtained.
[0014]
That is, when the middle partition plate lifting step for lifting the first middle partition plate (13) is performed following the lower article group supply step, the first insertion slit (14 that opens to the peripheral edge of the first middle partition plate (13)). ) is in a state exposed to more pronounced space above the lower goods product group as compared to the case where not lift the first inner partition plate (13). Therefore, after the step of lifting the intermediate partition plate, the operation of inserting the second intermediate partition plate (15) in the horizontal direction into the first insertion slit (14) (intermediate partition plate insertion step) can be performed more smoothly. In particular, such a case that densely packing the easily flexible object product group profile changes as bagged liquid detergents, the first insertion slit by lifting the first inner partition plate (13) Since (14) is raised to a position that is appropriately higher than the lower article group, the second middle partition plate (15) is inserted into the first insertion slit (14) of the first middle partition plate (13). There is no inconvenience of sometimes contacting the lower article group and interfering with it, and the operation of inserting the second intermediate partition plate (15) can be performed smoothly.
[0015]
The distance to lift the first inner partition plate (13) in the inner partition plate lifting step is less than the second inner partition plate (15) from the object article group article one portion of the height of the bottom (in the stacking direction height) may be set to, if the object article group of the lower stage are in a plurality of stages stacked may be set to less than the lower ones article group entire stacking direction height.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the entire packaging device used in the practice of the present invention.
In this case, the first intermediate partition plate supply conveyor (31) for placing the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) in an upright state and the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) are held at a predetermined pitch. Then, an accumulation conveyor (41) for accumulating articles (21) (21) between them, and a lower supply conveyor (51) for supplying lower articles (21) (21) to the accumulation conveyor (41) An upper supply conveyor (61) that travels higher than the lower supply conveyor (51) on the downstream side in the traveling direction of the lower supply conveyor (51), and a group of articles (21) (21) The first to third pushers (81), (82), (83), etc. for transferring between the conveyors.
[0017]
Details of each part will be described below.
[About the first divider supply conveyor (31)]
On the first intermediate partition plate supply conveyor (31), the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) are placed in an upright state. The first middle partition plate (13) is formed in a rectangular shape, and is formed with a first insertion slit (14) that is open at the periphery thereof.
[About Conveyor (41)]
The stacking conveyor (41) extending from the vicinity of the downstream end in the traveling direction of the first intermediate plate supply conveyor (31) is provided with fixed plates (42) and (42) arranged at a predetermined pitch in the traveling direction. In addition, partition plate holding members (43) and (43) are provided between these fixed plates (42) and (42) at a pitch substantially equal to the width of the articles (21) and (21). The member (43) is formed in a channel shape.
[0018]
In the middle of the traveling area of the accumulation conveyor (41), the second intermediate partition plates (15), (15) and (15) stocked in the accumulated state are taken out one by one and the first intermediate partition plate (13) ( A second partition plate insertion device (B) to be inserted into the first insertion slit (14) of 13) is disposed (see FIG. 3). The second intermediate partition plate (15) is formed in a rectangular shape, and two parallel second insertion slits (16) and (16) are formed at the periphery thereof.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2, the second partition plate supply position (92) corresponding to the stock portion of the second partition plates (15) and (15) in the traveling area of the accumulation conveyor (41) is as shown in FIG. A partition plate elevating device (46) including chucks (47) and (47) that sandwich the upper ends of the first middle partition plates (13) and (13) is provided.
In the vicinity of the downstream end of the traveling area of the accumulation conveyor (41), there is provided a third pusher (83) for pushing the accumulated articles (21) (21) into the packaging box (18). The pusher (83) is a parallel push arm (830) (830) (830) pushed between the fixed plate (42) (42) and the first partition plate (13) (13) on the stacking conveyor (41). It has.
[About the lower supply conveyor (51)]
On the surface of the lower supply conveyor (51) that runs parallel to the stacking conveyor (41), partition plates (53) (53) arranged at a pitch substantially the same as the width of the articles (21) (21). ) And the articles (21) and (21) are dropped between the partition plates (53) and (53) from the lower article supply position (71).
[0020]
In the present embodiment, the articles (21) and (21) are supplied from the lower article supply device (71) so as to be stacked in five stages between the partition plates (53) and (53).
[About the first pusher (81)]
In the vicinity of the downstream end of the traveling area of the lower supply conveyor (51), a first pusher that pushes articles (21) and (21) accommodated between the partition plates (53) and (53) to the stacking conveyor (41) side. 81) is provided, and the first pusher (81) includes parallel push arms (810) (810) (810) which are pushed between the partition plates (53) (53).
[About the upper supply conveyor (61)]
On the surface of the upper supply conveyor (61) that extends from the vicinity of the downstream end of the lower supply conveyor (51) and travels higher than the lower supply conveyor (51), the width of the article (21) (21) And partition plates (63) and (63) arranged at a pitch of almost the same dimension as the above, and between these partition plates (63) and (63), articles (from the upper article supply device (75) ( 21) (21) is dropped.
[0021]
In the present embodiment, articles (21) and (21) are supplied from the upper article supply device (75) to the partition plates (53) and (53) so as to be stacked in five stages.
[About the second pusher (82)]
In the vicinity of the downstream end of the traveling area of the upper supply conveyor (61), a second pusher for pushing the articles (21) (21) accommodated between the partition plates (63) (63) to the stacking conveyor (41) side. 82) is provided, and the second pusher (82) includes parallel pushing arms (820) (820) (820) pushed between the partition plates (63) (63).
[About packing operation]
Next, the actual packaging operation by the packaging apparatus will be described.
[0022]
The first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) stocked on the first intermediate partition plate supply conveyor (31) are divided into partition plate holding members disposed on the accumulation conveyor (41) which is a horizontal plane by a transfer device (not shown). (43) It is pushed into the groove of (43) so as to slide from the opening at one end thereof. Thereby, the 1st intermediate partition plate holding process which hold | maintains two 1st intermediate partition plates (13) (13) in the standing state between fixed plates (42) and (42) is performed.
[0023]
The assembly of the pair of fixed plates (42) (42) and the first intermediate partition plates (13) (13) located between them moves to the lower push-in position (91) facing the first pusher (81). Then, articles (21) and (21) (collected in five upper and lower stacks) accumulated between the partition plates (53) and (53) of the lower supply conveyor (51) are transferred to the first pusher (81). The pushing arms (810), (810) and (810) are pushed by this, and thereby the above-mentioned five-layered articles (21) and (21) accommodated between the partition plates (53) and (53) are placed on the stacking conveyor (41). A lower article group supply step of transferring between the fixed plates (42) and (42) and the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) is performed. Thereby, the one side part of the articles | goods (21) (21) group follows the front and back of each 1st middle partition plate (13) , respectively .
[0024]
Next, when the articles (21) and (21) of the upper and lower five layers are transferred to the second partition plate supply position (92) by the stacking conveyor (41), the second partition plate supply position (92) Only one second intermediate partition plate (15) stocked in the vicinity is taken out, and the second intermediate partition plate (15) is placed in the horizontal direction of the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) facing the second intermediate partition plate (15). It is inserted in a horizontal state into the first insertion slits (14) and (14).
[0025]
That is, at the second middle partition plate supply position (92), as shown in FIG. 3, the first middle partition plates (13) and (13) face the stock portion of the second middle partition plates (15) and (15). In this state, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) are slightly lifted by the partition plate lifting and lowering device (46). 21) may be a distance less than the height in the stacking direction, or may be a distance less than the height of the five steps of the articles (21) and (21). As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the second insertion slits (16) (16) formed in the second middle partition plate (15) at the uppermost part of the second middle partition plates (15) (15) in an integrated state. The first insertion slits (14), (14) of the first partition plates (13), (13) are raised to the same height as). As a result, the first insertion slits (14) and (14) opened to the periphery of the first middle partition plates (13) and (13) are maintained in a state where they are raised to a predetermined height above the articles (21) and (21). Then, the second partition plate (15) inserted into the first insertion slits (14) and (14) is kept in a state not to interfere with the uppermost article (21). Then, in this state, an intermediate partition plate insertion step is performed in which the uppermost second intermediate partition plate (15) is moved horizontally to the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) side by the reciprocating plate (99). . In this case, as described above, the second intermediate partition plate (15) inserted into the first insertion slits (14) and (14) is kept in a state of not interfering with the uppermost article (21). The second middle partition plate (15) moved to the middle partition plate (13) side does not interfere with the article (21), and the second middle partition plate (15) is coupled to the first middle partition plate (13). Can be done smoothly. Next, when the partition plate elevating device (46) is lowered (descent process) and the chucks (47) and (47) are opened, the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) are formed into a channel-shaped partition plate holding member. (43) It returns to the initial state inserted to the bottom of (43). In this state, the second middle partition plate (15) and the first middle partition plate (13) (13) mesh with each other at the first insertion slit (14) and the second insertion slit (16). And five-tiered articles (21) (21) which are housed between the first partition plates (13) and (13) and the fixing plates (42) and (42) on both sides thereof. The group is located below the second middle partition plate (15). In this embodiment, the 5-stage stacked articles (21) and (21) are arranged in three rows in the running direction of the stacking conveyor (41) and fixed to the first partition plates (13) and (13). It is accommodated between the plates (42) (42).
[0026]
Next, the second pusher (82) moves forward at the upper push-in position (93), thereby stacking the upper articles (21) (21) group above the second intermediate partition plate (15). An article accumulation process is executed. That is, the upper and lower 5-stage stacked articles (21) and (21) filled between the partition plates (63) and (63) of the upper supply conveyor (61) are the pushing arms (830) (83) of the third pusher (83). 830) (830) in pushed second inner partition plates (15 Rutotomoni be transferred over a), respectively on the front and back upper article (21) (21) group of each of the first inner partition plate (13) It becomes the aspect which one side part follows. As a result, the lower article (21) (21) group (upper and lower five-tiered) and the upper article (21) (21) group (upper and lower five-tiered) are divided into the second intermediate partition plate. (15) is divided into upper and lower parts, and the first intermediate partition plates (13) and (13) are horizontally divided. That is, the articles (21) and (21) are arranged in a matrix in the vertical and horizontal directions.
[0027]
Next, at the packing position (94) near the downstream end of the stacking conveyor (41), the third pusher (83) advances, and the first intermediate partition plates (13) (13) and the fixed plates (42) (42) ) And the 10-stage / 3-row articles (21), (21) divided into the upper and lower stages by the second middle partition plate (15) are pushed into the packaging box (18). That is, the above-mentioned article (21) is pushed by the pushing arms (830) (830) (830) of the third pusher (83) entering between the first intermediate partition plates (13) (13) and the fixing plates (42) (42). ) (21) is pushed into the packaging box (18). Thereafter, when the lids 19 and 19 of the packaging box 18 are closed, the boxing operation is completed. As a result, the articles (21) and (21) are packed in the packaging box (18) partitioned vertically and horizontally by the second middle partition plate (15) inserted into the first insertion slit (14). Become.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a main part of a boxing device used for carrying out the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an arrangement portion of a partition plate lifting device (46). 15) Enlarged view of stacking unit [Fig. 4] Illustration of conventional example [Explanation of symbols]
(13) ・ ・ ・ First partition plate
(14) ・ ・ ・ Slit for first insertion
(15) ... Second divider plate
(18) ・ ・ ・ Packing box
(21) ... Goods

Claims (2)

A packaging box (18) partitioned vertically and horizontally by a first intermediate partition plate (13) and a second intermediate partition plate (15) inserted into a first insertion slit (14) that opens to the periphery of the first intermediate partition plate (13). in case packer method of an article that accommodates the object article group within,
A first middle partition plate holding step for holding the first middle partition plate (13) in a vertical position on a horizontal plane such that the first insertion slit (14) is horizontal ;
Lower article group supply for supplying a lower group of articles in the area below the in each embodiment along the one side of the group of articles on both the first insertion slit (14) of a first inner partition plate (13) Process,
After the lower article group supply step, an intermediate partition plate insertion step of inserting the second intermediate partition plate (15) into the first insertion slit (14) in a horizontal posture;
After the inner partition plate insertion step, the article stacking the first inner partition plate wherein each manner along the one side of the group of articles on the front and back (13) a second inner partition plates (15) the object product group onto An integration process;
The first thing product group positioned above and below the second inner partition plate (15), the article comprising a housing step of housing the packing box (18) together with the second inner partition plates (13) (15) Boxing method. In the method of boxing goods according to claim 1,
The inner partition plate lifting process only lifting the first inner partition plate (13) a distance less than the stacking direction height of the object product group of the lower, run next to the lower group of articles supply step,
After performing the middle partition plate insertion step after the middle partition plate lifting step , the second middle partition plate (15) and the second middle partition plate (15) until the lower surface of the second middle partition plate (15) contacts the lower article group . Performing a lowering step of lowering the first middle partition plate (13) integrally;
An article packaging method, wherein the article accumulation process is executed after the descent process.

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