JP4528038B2 - Cup-type article supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-type article supply apparatus, and more specifically, to an apparatus that accommodates a certain amount of small articles from a large number of small articles and supplies them to other apparatuses.

  For example, a small amount of small articles such as shirasu, cherry shrimp, and various granular materials are stored in a package. Therefore, a supply device is required in the front stage of the packaging machine main body for collecting such small articles for each predetermined amount and supplying them to a predetermined supply position of the packaging machine main body. An apparatus for supplying a small amount of small articles such as granular materials is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1. In the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of supply means having different discharge amounts per time are provided, and a small article is discharged from the desired supply means while measuring the supply amount (weight) using a measuring instrument. This is repeated until the desired supply amount is reached.

  On the other hand, the problem to be solved is different from the present invention and cannot be the basis of the present invention. At first glance, there is a bucket conveyor type lift device disclosed in Patent Document 2 as a configuration similar to the configuration of the present invention. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, this apparatus attaches a plurality of buckets 3 to a flat belt 2 spanned between pulleys 1 arranged above and below, and moves the bucket 3 up and down as the flat belt 2 rotates. Configure. A hopper 4 that is opened up and down is disposed close to the outside of the path of the bucket 3 that moves upward, and a curved accumulation portion 5 is provided so as to cover the lower side of the path of movement of the bucket 3. The lower opening of the hopper 4 communicates with the accumulation portion 5, and small articles thrown from above the hopper 4 accumulate in the accumulation portion 5.

  As a result, the bucket 3 scoops up and collects the small articles 8 accumulated in the accumulation portion 5 as it rotates, and moves upward. Note that some of the small articles may spill out during the upward movement, and the spilled small articles reach the deposition unit 5 again. In addition, since a slight gap is generated between the bucket 3 and the inner wall surface of the accumulation portion 5, not all small articles can be necessarily scooped, and a part thereof remains.

  Therefore, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, an appropriate number of scraper buckets 6 each having a scraper 6 a provided at the tip of the bucket are provided, and small articles accumulated in the accumulation unit 5 are collected by the scraper bucket 6. . Thereby, the small articles that could not be collected by the bucket 3 can also be collected by the scraper bucket 6 that comes several times later.

In the invention of Patent Document 2, the capacity of the bucket 3 or the like is obtained by making the bucket 3 and the scraper bucket 6 have the same volume and collecting small articles so that the bucket 3 and the scraper bucket 6 are always filled. In accordance with the predetermined mechanism, the collected small articles such as the bucket 3 are supplied to the supply position of the packaging machine main body.
JP 2001-255198 A JP 2003-226417 A

  The invention of Patent Document 1 is very large and cannot be used in a factory or the like that does not have a sufficient installation area. Although it is not necessary to measure the weight as accurately as that of Patent Document 1, it is desired to provide a supply device that collects and supplies a certain amount of simple and small small articles.

  In addition, the invention of Patent Document 2 is not necessarily the same as the amount of small articles collected by the scraper bucket 6 and the amount of small articles collected by the normal bucket 3, but is a supply that collects and supplies a small amount of small articles. It's not a device. Further, the hopper 4 is arranged in a state of protruding outside the movement path such as the bucket 3 and has a structure in which the small articles discharged from the hopper 4 are temporarily accumulated in the stacking unit 5, thereby reducing the size of the apparatus. There is a limit.

  Since the small articles spilled from the bucket 3 reach the accumulation unit 5 and are collected by the bucket 3 that comes after that, the order in which the small articles are put into the hopper 4 and the order in which the bucket 3 is actually collected is They do not always match and may deviate greatly.

  Grains and other hardened materials are acceptable, but in the case of shirasu, cherry shrimp and other vulnerable items, there is a risk that they will be pinched between the scraper 6a of the scraper bucket 6 and the inner wall surface of the stacking part 5 and collapse. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described background, and an object of the present invention is to store and convey a fixed amount of small articles with a small and simple configuration, and to carry out the apparatus at a predetermined position. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup-type article supply device that can supply a certain amount of small articles to the like.

In order to achieve the above object, a cup-type article supply device according to the present invention is installed at a predetermined position of a plurality of cups, cup transport means for revolving the cups along a predetermined transport path, and the transport path. A hopper provided with a plurality of cups, cup transport means for revolving the cups along a predetermined transport path, and a hopper installed at a predetermined position in the transport path. A cup-type article supply device for storing articles in the cup and carrying out small articles stored in the cup in the middle of the transport path, wherein the transport path includes an ascending path that descends and a descending path that descends And a path connecting the ascending / descending paths, and at least part of the ascending path has a linearly rising portion, and the hopper includes a lower end tapered main body, Has upper and lower apertured cylindrical portion is formed below the body, said the body has a turned portion of the small article, the inner shape of the cylindrical portion has a shape that conforms to the maximum outer shape of the cup At least when the cylindrical part is disposed along the rising path, and when the cup moves up along the rising path, the cup passes through the cylindrical part, and at least one cup is The cylindrical part is closed at the bottom, and the small articles supplied into the hopper can be prevented from falling from the lower opening of the cylindrical part.

  In the embodiment, the input portion of the hopper (main body) opens above the main body, and the opening portion serves as the input portion. However, the input portion can be provided on the side surface or any other position. In the embodiment, the entire upper surface of the main body is opened, but at least the corresponding portion may be opened so that the cup can move upward. In the embodiment, the conveying means is realized by the sprocket 12, the endless chain 13, the support shaft 14, the rotating shaft 16, the connecting member 17, and the like.

  With such a configuration, a large number of small articles (a larger number than the amount that can be accommodated in the cup) are introduced from the insertion portion of the main body and reach the cylindrical portion while falling and moving in the tapered main body. . Since the cup moves up in the cylindrical portion and the lower opening of the cylindrical portion is closed by at least one cup, the small article is always stored in the cup without falling from the cylindrical portion to the outside. . Further, even when an amount exceeding the capacity of the cup is present / stored in the hopper, the cup is surely accommodated by the moving cup.

  In addition, the smaller articles put into the hopper are positioned below the main body and thus the cylindrical portion as they are put in first, and are accommodated in the cup first. Therefore, since the small articles are basically transported and carried out by the cup according to the first-in first-out, the possibility that the first thrown-in items will remain in the hopper for a long time is suppressed as much as possible.

Furthermore, since the inner shape of the cylindrical part and the maximum outer shape of the cup are substantially the same, and the small article that has moved into the cylindrical part is accommodated in the cup as it is, it depends on the type and material of the small article. Without any risk of crushing.

The cup may be configured to move up the cylindrical portion to reach the main body, and further move upward in the main body to separate from the hopper. Further, the predetermined path has a path in which the ascending cup moves in the horizontal direction, and the small article existing above the upper opening of the cup is placed at a predetermined position of the horizontal movement path. It is preferable to provide dropping means for dropping.

  The dropping means is a rotating brush in the embodiment, but a non-rotating brush may be used, and a plate, a scraper, a rake or any other structure other than the brush can be used. If it does in this way, since a fixed amount can be surely accommodated and carried out to a cup, it can be made to be a fixed quantity more correctly. In the present invention, the dropping means is not necessarily provided. In other words, when the lightly piled extent is within the allowable error range, the configuration can be simplified without providing the dropping means.

  Moreover, it is good to comprise so that the small article dropped by the said dropping means may be guide | induced into a hopper. If such a configuration is adopted, since the small article once dropped is again accommodated and carried out by another cup, the small article can be effectively used (reduction in the amount of waste). The configuration to be guided into the hopper is configured such that the dropping means (rotating brush) is provided above the opening portion of the hopper as in the embodiment, and the small article that has been naturally dropped or directly reaches the hopper as it is. A route shooter or the like may be provided and re-entered into the hopper, and various methods can be employed.

  The cup is connected to the cup transporting means so as to be able to rotate, and the posture of the cup that is transporting the ascending route, the descending route, and the route from the ascending route to the descending route is a basic posture with the opening portion facing upward. The cup falling mechanism is provided in the path from the descending path to the ascending path, and the cup passing through the cup falling mechanism is rotated by a predetermined angle to be accommodated in the cup. Small items were taken out.

  The cup overturning mechanism corresponds to the cup inversion mechanism in the embodiment. The predetermined angle is 180 degrees in the embodiment of carrying, and the cup is inverted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a small article can be carried out by inclining the cup by a predetermined angle at an arbitrary angle. May be. In particular, in the case where the small article is a granular material or other good fluidity, the small article is smoothly carried out even if the inclination angle is small.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that a return mechanism for rotating the cup by a predetermined angle to return to the basic posture is provided on the downstream side of the cup overturning mechanism. As in the embodiment, when the rotation center of the cup's rotation is positioned upward to naturally return to the original basic posture, it is not always necessary to provide a return mechanism. By providing it, it is possible to reliably return to the basic posture.

  In the cup-type article supply device according to the present invention, a fixed amount of small articles corresponding to the inner volume of the cup is accommodated and transported, and is transported at a predetermined position to supply a fixed amount of small articles to the destination device. can do. Moreover, it can be realized with a small and simple configuration.

  2 to 4 show a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, sprockets 12 are arranged at the four corners of the front surface of the upright rectangular mounting plate 11, and an endless chain 13 is stretched over the sprocket 12. In this example, since two sprockets 12 are provided on one shaft, the endless chains 13 are also arranged in two rows. A support shaft 14 is attached to the two endless chains 13. Since the sprocket 12 is arranged at each vertex of the virtual rectangle, the endless chain 13 between the adjacent sprockets 12 takes a conveyance path composed of a linear locus.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the support shaft 14 is fixed so as to straddle the two endless chains 13, and is thereby arranged to be orthogonal to the wall surface of the mounting plate 11. The support shaft 14 is formed in a substantially quadrangular prism (cylinder) shape having a through hole 14a in the axial direction, and bearing portions (bearings) 14b are provided at both ends thereof. A rotating shaft 16 is inserted and disposed in the bearing portion 14b so as to be rotatable. A connecting member 17 having a substantially full-length semicylindrical shape is attached to one end of the rotary shaft 16, and both ends 19 a bent to the outside of the annular fastening member 19 are brought into contact with the attaching surface 17 a of the connecting member 17, and screws Fix with 18.

  Then, the cup 20 having an upper opening is supported by the annular fastening member 19. That is, for example, the cup 20 can be held with a desired clamping force (tightening force) by making the inner diameter of the fastening member 19 slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the cup 20. In addition, the outer shape of the cup 20 is made to protrude outward with the outer diameter of the upper end slightly increased, for example, and the upper end of the annular fastening member 19 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the protruding portion, so that the cup 20 can be further increased. It is advisable to adopt a configuration that reliably suppresses the descent of

  Thereby, the cup 20 moves along the movement locus of the endless chain 13 as the endless chain 13 rotates. Furthermore, since the fastening member 19 that supports the cup 20 is linked to the rotating shaft 16 via the connecting member 17, the fastening member 19 can rotate forward and backward with the rotating shaft 16 as the center of rotation. However, in the present embodiment, since the center of rotation is located above the cup 20, the center of gravity of the cup 20 is below the center of rotation, so if no load / biasing force is applied from the outside, the cup 20 Is a state (basic posture) in which the upper opening portion comes up. Of course, since the rotation shaft 16 is rotatably supported by the bearing portion 14b of the support shaft 14, when the cup 20 receives a force in the rotation direction from the outside, the cup 20 rotates according to the direction ( Rotate). Accordingly, if no force in the rotational direction is received from the outside, the cup 20 moves (revolves) following the endless chain 13 with the basic posture always facing upward. Moreover, each cup 20 is formed from the same shape.

  Connection plates 22 are provided at predetermined positions on the front surface of the mounting plate 11, that is, on both sides of the endless chain 13 (right side in FIG. 2) that moves upward. Resin guide plates 23 and 24 extending vertically to both ends in the front-rear direction are fixed to the opposing surfaces of the pair of connecting plates 22 with bolts. The opposing guide plates 23 (24) are located on the same plane, and the distance between the tips thereof is substantially matched with the width of the support shaft 14 attached to the endless chain 13. The interval of 24 is matched with the length of the indicating shaft 14. These members are positioned such that the front and rear ends of the support shaft 14 that moves upward with the rotation of the endless chain 13 are sandwiched by a pair of guide plates 23 (24) from both sides, and rolls are suppressed. Is set to Thereby, when the support shaft 14 moves upward in the installation section of the guide plates 23 and 24, the support shaft 14 rises while maintaining a posture orthogonal to the mounting plate 11.

  A hopper 27 is attached to the front surface of the connecting plate 22. The hopper 27 is open at the top and bottom, and has a tapered shape with a tapered end with a reduced cross section as it goes downward, and a linear body provided continuously below the main body 27a. It has a cylindrical portion 27b. The inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 27 b is set so as to substantially match the maximum outer diameter of the cup 20.

  And on the back side of the main body 27a and the cylindrical portion 27b, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, at positions corresponding to both ends 19a bent to the outside of the fastening member 19 that supports the cup 20 that moves up and down, A slit portion 27c extending in the vertical direction is formed. The slit portion 27c is formed in a single straight line extending from the upper end to the lower end, and the width of the slit portion 27c is set to be equal to or slightly wider than the thickness of both ends 19a bent to the outside of the fastening member 19. Yes.

  As a result, the cup 20 that moves upward with the rotation of the endless chain 13 first enters the cylindrical portion 27b. Then, since both ends 19a of the fastening member 19 can project outside the cylindrical portion 27b via the slit portion 27c, the cup 20 further moves up as it is, reaches the main body 27a, and further moves upward from the main body 27a. And separated from the hopper 27.

  Further, a closing member 28 made of rubber, which is an elastic body, is attached to both sides of the slit portion 27c, and the slit portion 27c is closed by contacting the closing members 28 with each other. Thereby, in the part where both ends 19a of fastening member 19 do not exist, slit part 27c will be closed by closure member 28, and it will be suppressed that a small article falls outside from the slit part 27c. Further, since the closing member 28 is an elastic body, when both ends 19a of the fastening member 19 enter, the closing member 28 that contacts the elastic member is elastically deformed and contacts both ends 19a. As a result, the detachment of the small article to the outside can be suppressed even at the portion where both ends 19a are located. Of course, the elastically deformable closing member 28 does not obstruct the progress of both ends 19a of the fastening member 19.

  The length of the cylindrical portion 27b corresponds to the arrangement pitch of the cups 20 and is longer than the arrangement pitch, and at least one cup 20 is always present in the cylindrical portion 27b (even a part of the cup 20). Yes). For example, when a certain cup 20 is positioned at the upper end of the cylindrical portion 27b, the subsequent cup 20 reaches the lower end of the cylindrical portion 27b (preferably at least a part enters the cylindrical portion 27b). Set to dimensions. At least, when the bottom surface of a certain cup 20 is detached from the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 27b, the upper surface of the next cup 20 reaches the lower end of the cylindrical portion 20b. By adopting such a configuration (positional relationship), regardless of the position of the cup 20, the lower part of the cylindrical portion 20b is closed by any one of the cups 20, and the small articles put into the hopper 27 are Then, it is accommodated and carried out in any one of the cups 20 without falling outside from the lower end opening of the cylindrical portion 27b. Moreover, even if the small article once accommodated in the cup 20 falls during the up-and-down movement, it is accommodated in the next cup and reliably carried out.

  Further, the small article thrown into the main body 27a of the hopper 27 moves downward along the inclined surface of the tip (lower end) tapered main body 27a, and the lowermost end of the main body 27a (the upper end opening of the cylindrical portion 27b). To. And since the small articles | goods which fall naturally in the main body 27a are located in the lower side, the thing thrown earlier is stored in the cup 20 early. In addition, when the upper end of the cup 20 is not positioned at the lowest end of the main body 27a (the upper end opening of the cylindrical portion 27b) and the upper end of the cylindrical portion 27b is in an open state, the small article remains in the cylindrical portion 27b. However, since the cup 20 always exists in the cylindrical portion 27b, the dropped small article is surely accommodated in the cup 20 that comes next. Therefore, since the cups 20 are sequentially stored as the small articles are thrown in, the small articles do not stay in the main body 27a without being stored.

  Further, an upper holding plate 30 is provided on the upper end edge of the front surface of the mounting plate 11, and the upper holding plate 30 contacts the upper surface of the support shaft 14 that moves horizontally together with the endless chain 13. Furthermore, a rod-shaped guide rod 32 is provided at a position in contact with the bottom surface of the cup 20 that horizontally moves upward. The guide rod 32 is fixed to the mounting plate 11 via the L-shaped plate 33. As a result, the upward movement of the cup 20 that horizontally moves upward is suppressed by the upper restraining plate 30 that contacts the upper surface of the support shaft 14, and the support shaft 14 moves while maintaining the horizontal state. Since the bottom surface of 20 contacts the guide rod 32, rotation of the cup 20 is also suppressed. Therefore, as shown in the drawing, the cup 20 can be moved horizontally while maintaining the state in which the upper opening of the cup 20 is at the top (basic posture).

  Furthermore, a rotating brush 35 is disposed at a predetermined position above the hopper 27. The rotating brush 35 is adjusted so as to come into contact with the upper surface of the cup 20 that horizontally moves upward. Thereby, among the small articles accommodated in the cup 20, the small articles raised above the upper surface of the cup 20 are scraped by the rotating brush 35 and dropped. As a result, the small article stored in the cup 20 that has passed through the rotating brush 35 has a flat upper surface and is rubbed into the cup 20 for a fixed amount. Moreover, since the fallen small article falls in the hopper 27, it is accommodated in the next cup 20 grade | etc.,. Further, the rotation shaft 36 of the rotary brush 35 is linked to the same drive source (drive motor 38) as the sprocket 12 over which the endless chain 13 is stretched, and the rotary brush 35 and the endless chain 13 are driven to rotate synchronously ( The direction of rotation is reversed).

  On the other hand, a cup reversing mechanism 40 is provided on the lower end side of the front surface of the mounting plate 11, the top of the cup 20 passing through the cup reversing mechanism 40 is reversed, and the small articles accommodated in the cup 20 are dropped and supplied ( Discharge. The cup reversing mechanism 40 is arranged on the upstream side, and is separated from the first pin 41 that abuts the lower side surface of the cup 20 by a predetermined distance to the downstream side of the first pin 41 and at a higher position than the first pin 41. A second pin 42 to be arranged and a guide pin 43 arranged at the same height continuously downstream of the second pin 42 are provided. The pins 41 to 43 are set in such a positional relationship that the cup 20 performs a reversing operation as shown in FIG.

  That is, as shown to Fig.6 (a), the 1st pin 41 contacts the downward side surface of the cup 20, and when the cup 20 moves forward in that state, the cup 20 rotates clockwise. And in the state which the cup 20 rotated 90 degree | times as shown in FIG.6 (b), it sets so that the opening side edge part of the cup 20 may contact | abut on the 2nd pin 42. FIG. If the cup 20 further moves forward from this state, the cup 20 does not advance in the horizontal state (side-down state) rotated 90 degrees (the second pin 42 prevents the straight movement), as shown in FIGS. 6 (c) and 6 (d). Thus, the cup 20 further rotates in the clockwise direction so as to get over the second pin 42, so that the upside down state is achieved. Since the guide pin 43 continues to the subsequent stage of the second pin 42, as shown in FIG. 6E, the opening side end portion of the inverted cup 20 comes into contact with it and rotation is suppressed. Therefore, it moves forward in an inverted state.

  As the cup 20 is inverted in this way, the small article accommodated in the cup 20 is naturally dropped downward. Therefore, by setting the package supply area of the packaging machine body below the area that maintains the inverted posture in this way, a predetermined amount of small articles that have fallen naturally are supplied to a predetermined position of the packaging film in the packaging machine body. Is done. Although not shown in the drawings, a shooter (passage for guiding the fall of small articles) or the like is installed below the inverted area so as to reliably drop and supply it to a desired position in the package supply area of the packaging machine body. good. Since the guide pin 43 only needs to prevent the rotation of the cup 20, it has a thin rod shape and covers only a part of the opening part of the cup 20, but most of the opening part of the cup 20 remains open. Therefore, it does not affect the fall of small items.

  The cup 20 that has passed through the cup reversing mechanism 40 returns to the state in which the original upper opening comes up (basic posture) due to its own weight because there is no member that prevents rotation by separating from the guide pin 43. In the present embodiment, a return mechanism 45 is provided on the downstream side of the cup reversing mechanism 40 in order to reliably return the head from the inverted state to the basic posture. The return mechanism 45 is composed of a rod-like body disposed so as to contact the side surface (front side in the traveling direction) of the inverted cup 20 in the vicinity of the bottom surface side and close the path (projecting forward from the mounting plate 11). As a result, the cup 20 in contact with the return mechanism rotates counterclockwise as it moves forward and returns to the basic posture. In the state of the basic posture, the return mechanism 45 is located at a height that does not contact the cup 20, and thus advances as it is, then moves upward and reaches the hopper 27 to accommodate the next small article.

  In the embodiment described above, the endless chain 13 and thus the rising path of the cup 20, the processing path, and the path connecting them are all formed in a straight line. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and at least the rising path. If the part corresponding to the inner cylindrical part 27b is on a straight line, the other part can take an arbitrary path.

  In the above-described example, since one cup reversing mechanism 40 is provided, there is also one small article carry-out position, and thus there is one supply line for small articles (packages) to the packaging machine body. Therefore, it can be applied as it is to a packaging machine such as a pillow packaging machine, but in order to cope with a packaging machine that processes a plurality of rows such as a deep drawing packaging machine and a four-way packaging machine, for example, A plurality of cup reversing mechanisms 40 are provided along the transport direction of the endless chain and are installed so as to be movable up and down. This can be dealt with by reversing the cup in the cup reversing mechanism 40 at the same time.

It is a figure which shows a prior art example. It is a front view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a side view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows suitable one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged plan view which shows the connection part of an endless chain (support shaft) and a cup, and the back surface side of a hopper. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of a cup inversion mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

11 Mounting plate 12 Sprocket 13 Endless chain 14 Support shaft 16 Rotating shaft 17 Connecting member 17a Mounting surface 17b Bearing portion 18 Screw 19 Tightening member 19a Both ends 20 Cup 22 Connecting plate 23, 24 Guide plate 27 Hopper 27a Main body 27b Cylindrical portion 27c Slit Part 28 Closure member 30 Upper holding plate 32 Guide lot 33 L-shaped plate 35 Rotating brush 36 Rotating shaft 38 Drive motor 40 Cup reversing mechanism 41 First pin 42 Second pin 43 Guide pin 45 Return mechanism

Claims (6)

Multiple cups,
Cup transport means for revolving the cup along a predetermined transport path;
A hopper installed at a predetermined position in the transport path,
A cup-type article supply device that accommodates small articles placed in the hopper in the cup and unloads small articles contained in the cup in the middle of the transport path,
The transport path has a rising path that rises and a descending path that descends, and a path that connects the ascending and descending paths, and has a portion that rises linearly in at least a part of the ascending path,
The hopper has a lower end tapered main body, and a cylindrical part opened up and down formed below the main body,
The main body has a small article input section,
The inner shape of the cylindrical portion is a shape that matches the maximum outer shape of the cup,
At least the tubular portion is disposed along the rising path;
When the cup ascends and moves along the ascending path, the cup passes through the cylindrical portion, and at least one cup closes the lower portion of the cylindrical portion and is supplied into the hopper. A cup-type article supply device characterized in that a small article can be prevented from falling from a lower opening of a cylindrical portion. 2. The cup type according to claim 1, wherein the cup moves up the cylindrical portion to reach the main body, and further moves upward in the main body to separate from the hopper. Article supply device. The transport path has a path in which the ascending cup moves in a horizontal direction,
The cup-type article according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising dropping means for dropping the small article existing above the upper opening of the cup at a predetermined position of the path moving in the horizontal direction. Feeding device.   4. The cup-type article supply device according to claim 3, wherein the small article dropped by the dropping means is guided into a hopper. The cup is connected to the cup conveying means so as to be rotatable,
The posture of the cup that is transporting the ascending route, the descending route, and the route from the ascending route to the descending route maintains the basic posture with the opening part facing upward,
A cup overturning mechanism for overturning the cup is provided in the path from the descending path to the ascending path, and the cups passing through the cup overturning mechanism are rotated by a predetermined angle to carry out the small articles accommodated in the cup. The cup-type article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cup-type article supply device is provided.   6. The cup-type article supply device according to claim 5, wherein a return mechanism is provided on the downstream side of the cup overturning mechanism to rotate the cup by a predetermined angle to return to the basic posture.

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