JP5848899B2 - Article input device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article loading apparatus for extending a header from an opening extending in the width direction and loading an article into a bag used for selling the article.

  Conventionally, in order to sell an article, the article is put in a bag and hung in a store for display. And the apparatus which loads goods into such a bag body is devised and applied (for example, the apparatus for automatic goods packaging described in patent documents 1 and 2). The bag body described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 includes a suspension hole that extends from an opening edge and hooks the header portion on a hook. The apparatus for automatic product packaging described in Patent Document 1 is an apparatus for moving a shutter means in a product loading stage to open a product discharge port and dropping the product into a bag held by a bed of a product and a rotating drum. The apparatus for automatic product packaging described in Patent Document 2 is an apparatus for retracting a product into a bag body held by a bed of a rotating drum by retracting an opening / closing means to open a chute in a product loading stage.

  However, according to these automatic product packaging apparatuses, it is considered that it is difficult to place the product in the bag in a certain posture because the product is simply dropped by gravity and dropped into the bag.

Japanese Patent No. 2620209 Japanese Patent No. 3280007

  An object of the present invention is to provide an article input device that can input an article into a bag body in a fixed posture.

An article throwing device of the present invention is an article throwing device that throws an article into a bag body in which a header is extended from an opening portion extending in the width direction, and the bag body is erected so that the opening portion faces upward. A bag positioning means for positioning in an open state, an opening means for opening an opening of the positioned bag, and a support for receiving the article conveyed by a conveyor and for slidably supporting the article. Rotating means for rotating the support and raising the article supported on the support above the positioned bag, and the raised article not falling from the support Drop restriction means for restricting to the position, lifting and lowering means for inserting the support body into the opening of the positioned bag body by lowering the support body and the drop restriction means, and release of the restriction by the drop restriction means By Rukoto, characterized by comprising a restriction releasing means to be introduced by dropping the article in the bag body said positioned and depress the body for pressing downward the upper end of said is canceled the restriction article .

  The article throwing device of the present invention is the article throwing device, wherein the support is composed of a pair of separated bodies that are symmetrical with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor and separated from each other, and the pusher that the conveyor has The support body receives the article by pushing the rear end of the article while entering the intermediate gap between the pair of separators.

  The article throwing device of the present invention is characterized in that in the article throwing device, a push-down body that presses down an upper end of the article for which the restriction is released is provided.

  The article input device according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the article input device, the push-down body enters an intermediate gap portion of the pair of separators by rotating downward.

  The article throwing device of the present invention is characterized in that, in the article throwing device, the drop restricting means restricts the article from falling from the support while entering the intermediate gap between the pair of separators. To do.

The article throwing device of the present invention is characterized in that in the article throwing device, the opening means has air blowing means for blowing air into the opening of the bag .

The article input device of the present invention is characterized in that, in the article input device, the opening means includes suction means for sucking the vicinity of the opening of the bag body .

  According to the article loading apparatus of the present invention, the article can be dropped and put into the bag body by releasing the restriction by the drop regulating means from the state in which the support body supporting the article is inserted into the bag body. For this reason, unlike the configuration of dropping from above the bag body, the article can be put into the bag body in a fixed posture by shortening the fall distance of the article as much as possible.

It is a side view which shows the article | item throwing-in apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the bag body into which articles | goods are thrown in by the article | item throwing-in apparatus of FIG. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the article | item throwing-in apparatus of FIG. 1, the figure (a) is a front view, The figure (b) is a top view. It is a top view which shows the installation state of the article | item insertion apparatus of FIG. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the article | item insertion apparatus of FIG. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the article | item throwing-in apparatus of FIG. 1, The figure (a) is a front view, The figure (b) is a top view. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the article | item insertion apparatus of FIG.

  The article input device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 3 to 7, reference numeral 10 denotes an article loading apparatus of the present invention for loading an article 110 into a bag body 100.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bag body 100 is configured by extending a header 104 from an opening 102 extending in the width direction and folding a flap 106 on the opening 102, and placing an article 110 in the bag body 100. The article 110 can be packaged by removing the peeling film (not shown) on the back side of the bag and bonding the back side surface of the flap 106 to which the adhesive 112 is applied to the bag body 114. In this way, with the article 110 packaged, the hole 116 of the header 104 can be hooked and hung.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the article input device 10 is positioned with a bag body positioning means 12 that positions the bag body 100 in a state in which the flap 106 is lifted and the opening portion 102 faces upward. The opening means 14 for opening the opening 102 of the bag body 100, the article 110 that receives the article 110 conveyed by the conveyor 16, and the article 110 is supported so as to be slidable. Rotating means (not shown) that vertically rotates the article 110 supported by the support body 18 above the positioned bag body 100 and the article 110 that is erected from the support body 18. A stopper (drop regulation means) 22 that regulates not to fall, and the opening of the bag body 100 positioned by lowering the support 18 along the support column 24. A sliding member (elevating / lowering means) 25 for inserting the support 18 into the 102, and a motor (regulation releasing means) 26 for putting the article 110 into the positioned bag body 100 by releasing the restriction by the stopper 22. , And a push-down body 28 that presses the upper end of the article 110 released from the regulation downward.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bag body positioning means 12 sandwiches the header 104 and the flap 106 of the bag body 100 between the beds 32 and 33 and fixes the bag body 100 to the rotary drum 30, so that the opening body 102 has the opening 102. It is comprised so that it may position in the state stood up so that it may become upward. In the header holding part A shown in FIG. 4, one bed 32 is applied with a biasing force by a spring, and the header 104 is sandwiched between the rotating drum 30 and the one bed 32, and the flap fixing part B The bed 33 is biased by a spring, and the flap 106 is sandwiched between one bed 32 and the other bed 33.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the opening means 14 includes a suction nozzle (suction means) 34 that sucks the vicinity of the opening 102 of the bag body 100, and a jet nozzle (air jetting means) that blows air into the opening 102 of the bag body 100. 36). In addition, you may provide the separation means which moves the suction nozzle (suction means) 34 in the direction separated from a bag body.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the support 18 is composed of a pair of separators 38 that are bilaterally symmetric with respect to the conveying direction (X-axis direction) of the conveyor 16 and that are separated from each other. The support 18 is configured to receive the article 110 by pushing the rear end of the article 110 and inserting the article 110 into the support 18 while entering the intermediate gap portion 42 of the separator 38. . The two separators 38 are configured to have U-shaped cross-sections whose opening directions oppose each other, and are configured to allow the inserted article 110 to pass therethrough. Further, the two separating bodies 38 are configured to become thinner toward the front end 44 so that they can be easily inserted into the bag body 100, and spread toward the rear end 46 so that the article 110 can be easily inserted. It is configured as follows.

  The support 18 is fixed to the frame 50, and the frame 50 is attached to the sliding member 25 so as to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 20. That is, the support body 18 can be erected in the vertical direction by rotating the frame 50 around the rotation shaft 20 and erecting in the vertical direction. The motor 26 is fixed to the frame 50. The column 24 is composed of an electric cylinder that reciprocates the sliding member 25 up and down.

  The conveyor 16 is provided with a plurality of pushers 40 on each of the two endless belts 48, and the article 110 is placed by changing the relative positions of the two endless belts 48 in the conveying direction of the conveyor 16. The space width W can be adjusted.

  The rotation means is means for rotating the frame 50 around the rotation shaft 20 at a rotation angle of 90 degrees, and is constituted by a crank mechanism, a motor mechanism, a cylinder mechanism, or the like. In addition, you may comprise so that a rotation angle can be adjusted using a stepping motor or a servomotor.

  The push-down body 28 is configured to enter the intermediate gap portion 42 of the pair of separation bodies 38 by rotating downward around the rotation shaft 52 by the motor 54.

  The operation of loading the article 110 into the bag body 100 by the article loading apparatus 10 having such a configuration will be described below. The article loading apparatus 10 holds the header 104 in the header holding section A and feeds the bag body 100 conveyed from the conveyor 200 by the rotary drum 30 and pushes up and fixes the flap 106 in the flap fixing section B. At C, the article 110 is put into the bag body 100, the release film is peeled off at the peeling portion D, the flap 106 is closed and sealed at the bag closing portion E, and the bag body 100 loaded with the article 110 is carried out at the unloading portion F. It is an apparatus with which the article | item input part C in the article bagging apparatus 202 to perform is provided.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the article input unit C including the article input device 10 is conveyed from the conveyor 200, holds the header 104 in the header holding unit A, and fixes the flap 106 in the flap fixing unit B. The bag body 100 is fed by the rotating drum 30. In the bag body 100 sent to the article input section C, the header 104 and the flap 106 are fixed and held by the beds 32 and 33. On the other hand, the article 110 placed on the conveyor 16 is pressed by the pusher 40 and conveyed to the article input unit C.

  The conveyed article 110 is inserted into the support 18 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5A by being pressed by the pusher 40, and the support 18 receives the article 110. When the support 18 receives the article 110, the frame 50 and the support 18 are rotated counterclockwise by a rotation angle of 90 degrees by the rotation means, as shown in FIG. 5B and FIG. Stand up vertically. When the support 18 stands in the vertical direction, the article 110 in the support 18 tends to drop downward, but the stopper 22 stops and falls while entering the intermediate gap portion 42 of the pair of separators 38. To regulate.

  Next, the sliding member 25 and the support body 18 are lowered along the support column 24, and the support body 18 is inserted into the opening 102 of the bag body 100 as shown in FIG. At this time, the vicinity of the opening portion 102 of the article 110 is sucked by the suction nozzle 34 and air is blown into the opening portion 102 of the article 110 by the ejection nozzle 36, whereby the opening portion 102 is opened and the support 18 is It is smoothly inserted into the bag body 100. The suction by the suction nozzle 34 and the ejection of air by the ejection nozzle 36 may be performed only when the support 18 is inserted into the opening 102, and are not limited to when the support 18 is inserted into the opening 102. You may go on a continuous basis.

  Here, when the support 18 is lowered and the vicinity of the lower end of the support 18 is inserted into the bag body 100, the motor 26 is driven to rotate and the stopper 22 is pulled out from the intermediate gap portion 42 of the pair of separators 38. As a result of the release restriction being released, the article 110 falls from the support 18 into the bag 100. When the vicinity of the lower end of the support 18 enters the bag body 100, the stopper 22 is pulled out from the intermediate gap portion 42 of the pair of separators 38, so that the stopper 22 does not interfere with the opening 102. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7B, the push-down body 28 is rotated downward around the rotation shaft 52 by the motor 54, thereby entering the intermediate gap portion 42 of the pair of separation bodies 38. In addition, when the motor (regulation release means) 26 releases the restriction by the stopper 22, normally, the article 110 can be naturally dropped and put into the positioned bag body 100, but the article 110 is thick. In such a case, even if the restriction by the stopper 22 is released, the article 110 may be caught in the support 18 and remain, so that after the restriction by the stopper 22 is released, the push-down body 28 must be rotated. It rotates downward around the moving shaft 52 and enters the intermediate clearance 42. For this reason, when the article 110 remains in the support 18, the push-down body 28 presses the upper end of the article 110 downward to forcibly drop it into the bag body 100.

  In this way, when the article 110 is put into the article throwing section C, the support body 18 is raised and taken out of the bag body 100. At this time, since the push-down body 28 is in the intermediate gap portion 42, even if the article 110 put in the bag body 100 rises together with the support body 18, the rise of the article 110 is restricted by the push-down body 28. The article 110 does not go out above the bag body 100. Thereafter, the support 18 and the frame 50 are returned to the state shown in FIG. The bag body 100 in which the article 110 is put into the article feeding part C is sent to the peeling part D by the rotary drum 30, the peeling film is peeled off at the peeling part D, and the flap 106 is closed and sealed at the bag closing part E. The unloading unit F is unloaded.

  According to such an article loading device 10, the restriction by the stopper 22 is released from the state in which the vicinity of the lower end of the support 18 that has inserted and supported the article 110 is inserted into the bag body 100, and the article 110 falls into the bag body 100. Can be thrown in. For this reason, unlike the configuration in which the bag body 100 is dropped from above, the article 110 can be put into the bag body 100 in a certain posture by shortening the dropping distance of the article 110 as much as possible. Further, even when a plurality of articles 110 are put into the bag body 100, the plurality of articles 110 can be put in without the plurality of articles 110 being dispersed.

  Further, since the support 18 is composed of a pair of separators 38 that are bilaterally symmetric with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor 16 and separated from each other, the pusher 40 included in the conveyor 16 has an intermediate gap between the pair of separators 38. Inserting the article 110 into the support 18 while entering the section 42 allows the support 18 to receive the article 110 from the conveyor 16. Further, the stopper 22 stops the central portion of the lower end of the article 110 while entering the intermediate gap portion 42 of the pair of separators 38, and the fall of the article 110 can be regulated while maintaining a stable state. In addition, since the push-down body 28 enters the intermediate gap portion 42 between the pair of separation bodies 38, when the article 110 remains in the support 18, the upper end of the article 110 inserted in the support 18. The article 110 can be smoothly dropped by pressing the center of the article downward and applying a force to the center of the article 110.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described based on drawing, this invention is not limited to what was illustrated. For example, the support body is not composed of a pair of separated bodies but is integrally constructed, and may include a conveyor pusher, a push-down body, a groove or a hole into which the drop restricting means enters. . Moreover, the bag body into which an article is loaded by the article loading apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above-described bag body 100. For example, a bag body including a core material surrounded by a header (for example, shown in Japanese Patent No. 3280007). Bag body). Moreover, the bag body which throws in goods from an upper end opening part in the state which opened the upper end and closed the flap, and closes an upper end by welding after that may be sufficient. Further, the support body is constituted by a mechanism capable of expanding and reducing the cross-sectional area as the cross-sectional area of the U-shaped cross-sections in which the opening directions of the two separators 38 face each other becomes narrower toward the tip (lower end) The cross-sectional area may be narrowed to restrict the fall of the bag body, and the cross-sectional area may be widened to release the fall restriction. In such a configuration, the support body also serves as a drop restricting means and a restriction releasing means, and the drop restricting means is inserted not only near the lower end of the support body but also in the middle of the support body or in the state where the entire support body is inserted into the bag body. The restriction can be lifted.

  In addition, the present invention can be carried out in a mode in which various improvements, modifications, and changes are added based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the gist thereof.

  According to the article loading device of the present invention, the article can be thrown into the bag body in a constant posture by shortening the falling distance of the article as much as possible. For this reason, it can be widely used as a device that automatically sequentially puts articles into the bag.

10: Article input device 12: Bag body positioning means 14: Opening means 16: Conveyor 18: Support body 20: Rotating shaft 22: Stopper (drop regulation means)
24: Support column 25: Sliding member (lifting means)
26: Motor (regulation release means)
28: Push-down body 30: Rotating drum 32, 33: Bed 34: Suction nozzle (suction means)
36: Ejection nozzle (air ejection means)
38: Separator 40: Pusher 42: Intermediate gap 44: Front end 46: Rear end 48: Endless belt 50: Frame 100: Bag body 102: Opening portion 104: Header 106: Flap 110: Article 112: Adhesive 114: Bag Body 116: Hole 202: Article bagging apparatus A: Header holding part B: Flap holding part C: Article input part D: Peeling part E: Bag closing part F: Unloading part

Claims (6)

An article throwing device that throws articles into a bag body that extends a header from an opening extending in the width direction,
Bag body positioning means for positioning the bag body in a state where the bag body is erected so that the opening portion faces upward;
Opening means for opening the opening of the positioned bag body;
Receiving the article conveyed by a conveyor, and a support on which the article is slidably supported;
Rotating means for rotating the support and raising an article supported by the support above the positioned bag body;
Drop restriction means for restricting the raised article from falling from the support;
Elevating means for inserting the support body into the opening of the positioned bag body by lowering the support body and the drop regulating means;
By releasing the restriction by the drop restricting means, the restriction releasing means for dropping and throwing the article into the positioned bag body, and
A push-down body for pressing the upper end of the article released from the regulation downward;
An article input device comprising: The article is composed of a pair of separators that are symmetrical with respect to the conveying direction of the conveyor and separated from each other, and the pusher that the conveyor has enters the intermediate gap portion of the pair of separators while the article is The article input device according to claim 1, wherein the support receives the article by pushing the rear end of the article. The article input device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the push-down body enters an intermediate gap between the pair of separators by rotating downward. The article input device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the drop restricting means restricts the article from falling from the support while entering the intermediate gap between the pair of separators. The article input device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the opening means includes air blowing means for blowing air into the opening of the bag body . The article input device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the opening means includes suction means for sucking the vicinity of the opening of the bag body .

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