JP6367267B2 - Article supply apparatus, article packaging apparatus, article packaging system, and article supply method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying an article taken out from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are connected to an object.

  Patent Document 1 describes an article supply device that supplies a continuous package of a plurality of connected sachets filled with an article to be packaged so as to be folded and accommodated in a box-shaped container. . In the article supply apparatus, the type of sachet is selected and the operation parameters of the apparatus are set.

  Patent Document 2 describes a system in which a plurality of articles supplied from the upstream side are received and accumulated, and then packed on the downstream side. In the system, an upstream device and a downstream device are connected so as to communicate with each other.

JP2007-8487 (released on January 18, 2007) JP 2006-290374 (released October 26, 2006)

  Temporarily, the continuous supply body described in Patent Document 1, that is, the article supply apparatus that supplies an article continuous body in which a plurality of articles are continuous to an object is referred to as an “upstream apparatus” in the system described in Patent Document 2. At this time, the article supply apparatus of Patent Document 1 is changed to an apparatus for taking out articles from the article continuum, and the upstream apparatus changes the article supply operation even when connected to the downstream apparatus so as to be communicable. It ’s difficult.

  The reason is that the operation of taking out the article from the article continuum includes a plurality of sub-operations such as moving the article continuum, cutting the article from the article continuum, and moving the article. In order to change the operation of the article supply apparatus by communication from the apparatus on the downstream side of the article supply apparatus, all of the plurality of sub-operations must be changed by communication, which is not efficient.

  And the user of the downstream apparatus may not be able to draw out the capacity of the upstream apparatus sufficiently. Also, in the field of article supply devices that supply articles taken out from an article continuum to an object, division of labor may be advanced on the upstream side and the downstream side. For these reasons, the conventional article supply apparatus cannot efficiently change the article supply operation. Further, the conventional article supply apparatus cannot efficiently notify the article supply state.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to realize an article supply apparatus that can change an article supply operation more efficiently than before or can notify an article supply state.

  In order to solve the above problems, an article supply apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention supplies an article separated from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are connected to an object, and has a plurality of supply operations for the article. And a communication controller that is assigned an identifier and changes the supply operation to an operation corresponding to information indicated by an external signal transmitted using the identifier as a transmission destination.

  The conventional article supply apparatus cannot efficiently change the operation of supplying articles. For example, a user of a conventional article supply apparatus has to change an operation parameter of the article supply apparatus by connecting a touch panel to the article supply apparatus and operating the touch panel.

  According to the above configuration, the communication controller is assigned an identifier for identifying the communication controller, and can receive an external signal transmitted by the external device using the identifier as a transmission destination. Therefore, the communication controller can set a plurality of types of operations of the supply unit to operations corresponding to information indicated by the external signal. As described above, the article supply apparatus can change the article supply operation more efficiently than before.

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller changes the supply operation to an operation corresponding to information indicated by the external signal including an operation signal indicating a timing for supplying the article.

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller increases the input speed of the article in the supply machine so as to satisfy the timing.

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller decreases the input speed of the article in the supply machine so as to satisfy the timing.

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller generates a control signal for controlling the feeder from a logical operation result of the external signal and a state signal indicating the state of the feeder.

  According to the said structure, a communication controller can be mounted as a programmable logic controller.

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller receives the external signal indicating a package that wraps the article.

  An article supply apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a supply machine that supplies an object separated from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are continuous to an object, a status signal that is assigned an identifier and indicates the state of the supply machine And a communication controller that transmits the identifier as a transmission source.

  A conventional article supply apparatus cannot efficiently notify the state of supplying articles. For example, a user of a conventional article supply apparatus has to check the state of the article supply apparatus by connecting a touch panel to the article supply apparatus and operating the touch panel.

  According to the above configuration, the communication controller is assigned an identifier for identifying the communication controller, and can transmit a status signal so that the external device receives the identifier as a transmission source. Therefore, the external device can detect that the state indicated by the state signal is the state of the article supply device including the communication controller, particularly the state of the supply unit of the article supply device. As described above, the article supply apparatus can notify the supply state of the articles more efficiently than before.

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller transmits the status signal including a position signal indicating a relative position of the article with respect to the supply machine.

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller transmits the state signal including an abnormal signal indicating that the supply unit cannot supply an article separated from the article continuum to an object. .

  In the article supply apparatus, it is preferable that the communication controller generates a control signal for controlling the feeder from a logical operation result of the external signal transmitted with the identifier as a transmission destination and the state signal. .

  According to the said structure, a communication controller can be mounted as a programmable logic controller.

  An article packaging apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a communication device that can communicate with the communication controller of the article supply device, and a packaging machine that packages the article.

  An article packaging system according to an aspect of the present invention includes the article supply apparatus and the article packaging apparatus.

  An article supply method according to an aspect of the present invention supplies an article separated from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are connected to an object, a supply step having a plurality of types of supply operations of the article, and an identifier. A communication control step, wherein the supply operation is changed to an operation corresponding to information indicated by an external signal transmitted with the identifier as a transmission destination.

  An article supply method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a supply process of supplying an article separated from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are continuous to a target, and a communication process in which an identifier is assigned. A communication step of transmitting a status signal indicating a status using the identifier as a transmission source.

  According to each aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that the supply operation of the article can be changed more efficiently than before, or the supply state of the article can be notified more efficiently than before.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the small bag continuous body and small bag which the small bag injection | throwing-in apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 handles. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the small bag injection device which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the pouch insertion apparatus 1 shown by FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other structure of the small bag injection device 1 shown by FIG.

Embodiment 1
(Continuous sachets and sachets)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a sachet continuum A (article continuum) and a sachet P (article) handled by the sachet throwing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The sachet continuous body A is a series of a plurality of sachets P. XYZ represents a coordinate axis.

  A “sachet” is a bag-like article for enclosing a solid or liquid content. The contents are, for example, a desiccant, an oxygen detector, and a source.

  The pouch P may be filled with gas together with the contents. The packaging material F (object) on which the pouch P is placed is, for example, a packaged food or a film for packaging the food.

  By placing the sachet P on the packaging material F, the food can be dried, the deoxygenated state of the food can be visually recognized from the outside, or the food can be added with a sauce to be delicious. Such a sachet P is preferably placed on the packaging material F in a predetermined direction in order to correctly realize the function and beauty according to the packaging material F.

  Here, in the apparatus for placing the sachet P on the packaging material F, an improvement in the speed at which the sachet P is placed on the packaging material F is required. In order to place the pouch P on the packaging material F at high speed, it is preferable that the pouch P can be continuously supplied in one direction to an apparatus for placing the pouch P on the packaging material F. For this reason, the continuous bag A which connected the small bag P to one direction is supplied to the said apparatus.

  In the sachet continuous body A, the sachets P are continuous at a constant pitch. In addition, a seal that is a connecting portion having a certain length is provided between two small pouches P that are continuous with each other.

The sachet P connected to the sachet continuous body A faces one direction. However, it is preferable that the sachet P placed on the packaging material F is directed in a desired direction according to the packaging material F. For this reason, the small bag continuous body A is processed in the procedure enumerated below.
-Cut the pouch P from the pouch continuum A.
-Move and rotate the cut pouch P.
Place the pouch P at the desired position and angle on the packaging material F.

(Sachet feeding device 1)
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the sachet throwing apparatus 1 (article throwing apparatus) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The sachet throwing device 1 includes a sachet throwing device 11 (feeder), a suction pushing device 12, a hot melt gun 13, and a programmable logic controller (PLC) 15 (communication controller).

  The pouch feeder 11 is a device that takes out the pouch P from the pouch continuum A. In the bag feeder 11, a feed unit (for example, belt feed) sends the bag continuous body A to the position of the cutter. The cutter cuts one sachet P from the sachet continuum A when the feed section sends out the sachet continuum A by, for example, one sachet P.

  The suction push-in device 12 is a device that pushes into the packaging material F while sucking the pouch P taken out by the pouch feeder 11. In the suction push-in device 12, the suction arm holds one surface of the small bag P by sucking one surface of the small bag P. The suction arm holding the pouch P moves and rotates, thereby moving and rotating the pouch P.

  The hot melt gun 13 is a device that applies a hot melt adhesive to the packaging material F in order to place the pouch P on the packaging material F. A hot melt applicator is connected to the hot melt gun 13 via a conduit. The hot melt applicator supplies hot melt adhesive to the hot melt gun 13 via a conduit. The hot melt gun 13 is provided with a solenoid valve and is ON / OFF controlled. The suction pushing device 12 pushes the small bag P into the packaging material F to which the hot melt adhesive is applied and releases the sucking of the small bag P. Thus, the sachet P is adhered to the packaging material F.

(PLC15)
The PLC 15 is a device that receives as input a state signal indicating the state of each part of the sachet throwing apparatus 1 and outputs a logical operation result of the state signal as a control signal for controlling each part of the sachet throwing apparatus 1. As PLC15, KV-7500 / 5500/5000 of Keyence Corporation can be used, for example.

  The suction arm of the cutter / suction pusher 12 of the pouch feeder 11 is powered by a stepping motor connected to the PLC 15. The stepping motor receives a control signal from the PLC 15 and drives the pouch feeder 11 and the suction pusher 12. The solenoid valve of the hot melt gun 13 is also connected to the PLC 15 and receives a control signal from the PLC 15.

  The control target of the PLC 15 is not limited to the stepping motor and the electromagnetic valve. Another device that can be controlled by a control signal output from the PLC may be used. Further, the PLC 15 may not directly control the device that can be controlled by the control signal, and may indirectly control the device via, for example, a positioning unit connected to the PLC 15.

(Sachet packaging device 2)
The pouch packaging apparatus 2 (article packaging apparatus) includes a pouch packaging machine 21 (packaging machine) and a PLC 25 (communication machine). The sachet packaging machine 21 is a device that wraps the sachet P taken out from the sachet continuous body A by the sachet throwing device 1 into the packaging material F. Specifically, the sachet P with the hot melt gun 13 adhered to the packaging material F is packaged inside the packaging material F by the sachet packaging machine 21.

  The PLC 25 is a device that receives as input a state signal indicating the state of each part of the pouch packaging apparatus 2 and outputs a logical operation result of the electric signal as a control signal for controlling each part of the pouch packaging apparatus 2. As the PLC 25, for example, KV-7500 / 5500/5000 manufactured by Keyence Corporation can be used.

(Communication from PLC 25 to 15)
The PLCs 15 and 25 are connected to each other by a local area network (LAN) conforming to the Ethernet (registered trademark) standard. The PLCs 15 and 25 are provided with identifiers for identifying each. The identifier is an IP address in the Internet Protocol (IP) and an identifier in a protocol (for example, “Simple PLC Link” by Keyence Corporation) established by the PLC manufacturer.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the sachet feeding device 1 shown in FIG.

  The PLC 25 of the sachet packaging device 2 transmits product information α (external signal) indicating the type of product handled by the sachet packaging device 2 to the PLC 15 of the sachet filling device 1. “Commodity” means a package obtained by packaging the sachet P in the packaging material F by the sachet packaging machine 21 of the sachet packaging device 2. Specifically, the product information α is a name and number indicating the package.

  Connected to the PLC 15 is a database 4 that records information for associating the product information α with the operation parameters of the sachet feeding device 1. The PLC 15 transmits the product information α received from the PLC 25 to the database 4. The database 4 transmits the operation parameter corresponding to the product information α to the PLC 15.

  Note that the PLC 15 may incorporate a functional block having the same function as the database 4. At this time, the PLC 15 can associate the product information α received from the PLC 25 with the operation parameter corresponding to the product information α.

  The touch panel 3 is connected to the PLC 15 so that product information α and operation parameters can be confirmed.

(Operation parameters of sachet feeding device 1)
The operation parameters of the pouch insertion device 1 are listed below, for example. The pouch feeder 11, the suction pusher 12, and the hot melt gun 13 have a plurality of types of operations.
・ Pouch loading machine 11: Pouch P charging speed (pieces / minute), pouch P pitch (mm), pouch P seal length (mm)
-Suction push-in device 12: suction arm standby angle (°), suction arm upper limit angle (°), suction arm lower limit angle (°), suction arm upper limit stop time (milliseconds), suction arm lower limit stop time (milliseconds), Suction break start angle correction (°), suction break ON time (milliseconds), spray start angle (°), spray end angle (°), suction start angle (°), cut signal output angle correction (°), suction arm Acceleration time (milliseconds), suction arm deceleration time (milliseconds), operation mode, suction error abnormality operation, suction miss buzzer time (seconds), number of suction confirmation sensors (pieces), clogging abnormality confirmation position, number of clogging confirmation sensors (number ), Clogging abnormality confirmation angle (°)
・ Hot melt gun 13: hot melt effective / invalid, time interval for applying adhesive (millisecond), hot melt test valid / invalid, hot melt operation signal type, hot melt operation signal acceptance selection, hot melt ON time (millisecond), hot melt ON delay time (millisecond), spiral air ON time (millisecond), spiral air ON delay time (millisecond), hot melt ready signal valid / invalid, hot melt abnormal signal valid / Invalid, hot melt liquid amount lowering signal valid / invalid The information recorded in the database 4 is, for example, that of Table 1.

(Effect of this embodiment)
The conventional sachet throwing device cannot efficiently change the operation of feeding the sachets. For example, a user of a conventional sachet throwing device has to change an operation parameter of the sachet throwing device by connecting a touch panel to the sachet throwing device and operating the touch panel.

  In the present embodiment, the PLC 15 is given an identifier for identifying the PLC 15, and can receive the product information α transmitted by the PLC 25 using the identifier as a transmission destination. Therefore, PLC15 can set operation | movement of the sachet thrower 11, the suction pushing apparatus 12, and the hot melt gun 13 to the operation | movement corresponding to the goods (for example, cup ramen, natto, confectionery) which goods information (alpha) shows. As described above, the sachet throwing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can change the supply operation of the sachet P more efficiently than in the past.

(Configuration change of pouch loading device 1)
Even if the sachet throwing device 1 does not include the suction pushing device 12, it may not include the suction pushing device 12 when the sachet P can be taken out from the sachet continuous body A and supplied to the packaging material F. Further, the sachet throwing apparatus 1 does not need to include the hot melt gun 13 when the sachet P can be taken out from the sachet continuous body A and supplied to the packaging material F, even if the hot melt gun 13 is not provided. For example, the pouch filling device 1 may have the following configuration.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing another configuration of the sachet throwing device 1 shown in FIG.

  The sachet thrower 1 shown in FIG. 4 includes a sachet thrower 11 and a chute 14. The chute 14 puts the pouch P into the packaging material F conveyed by the belt conveyor by letting the pouch P taken out by the pouch feeder 11 slide under gravity. Even if the sachet throwing device 1 does not include the chute 14, it may not include the chute 14 when the sachet P can be taken out from the sachet continuous body A and supplied to the packaging material F.

(Objects handled by the bag feeder 11)
The sachet continuous body A handled by the sachet thrower 11 is not limited to one in which a plurality of sachets P are connected. The sachet feeder 11 may handle a continuous article body in which a plurality of articles other than the sachets are connected. That is, the sachet feeder 11 may be a feeder that supplies articles taken out from the article continuum.

  Further, the article continuum may be one in which card-like sheets overlap as articles. At this time, the sachet feeder 11 operates as an article supply device that takes out sheets one by one from an article continuum in which a plurality of sheets overlap.

(Communication form of PLC 15 and 25)
The communication form of the PLCs 15 and 25 is not limited to the LAN. If identifiers for identifying each of the PLCs 15 and 25 are given, the PLCs 15 and 25 may be connected to each other by a WAN (Wide Area Network), the Internet, or the like. The communication form is not limited to wired communication, and may be wireless communication.

(Communication contents of PLC 15 and 25)
The signal that the PLC 25 transmits to the PLC 15 is not limited to the product information α. For example, the PLC 25 may transmit an operation signal indicating the timing for supplying the sachet P to the sachet packaging device 2 to the PLC 15. Thereby, PLC15 can change the injection | throwing-in timing of the small bag P in the small bag input device 11, for example.

  At this time, the sachet throwing machine 11 may increase the feeding speed of the sachets P while satisfying the timing for supplying the sachets P to the sachet packaging device 2. Thereby, the pouch packaging apparatus 2 can increase the packaging speed of the pouch P. This configuration is suitable for a user who desires to increase the charging speed of the pouch feeder 11 as much as possible in order to increase productivity.

  Further, the sachet thrower 11 may reduce the feeding speed of the sachet P while satisfying the timing for supplying the sachet P to the sachet packaging device 2. Thereby, the mechanical life of the bag feeder 11 can be extended. This configuration is suitable for a user who wants to extend the life of the pouch feeder 11 as much as possible in order to suppress capital investment.

(Sachet packaging device 2, pouch packaging system 10, and article supply method)
The present invention includes a sachet packaging device 2 that includes a PLC 25 that can communicate with the PLC 15 of the sachet throwing device 1 and a sachet packaging device 2.

  Further, the present invention includes a sachet packaging system 10 (article packaging system) provided with a sachet throwing device 1 and a sachet packaging device 2.

  Further, the present invention is a supply process in which a small bag P separated from the continuous bag A is supplied to the packaging material F and has a plurality of types of supply operations for the small bag P, and a communication control process in which an identifier is assigned. And a communication control step for changing the supply operation to an operation corresponding to information indicated by an external signal transmitted with the identifier as a transmission destination.

  The supply process having a plurality of types of supply operations means that a supply machine (for example, a bag filling machine) used in the supply process has a plurality of types of supply operations. Further, the communication control process to which an identifier is assigned means that an identifier (for example, an IP address) is assigned to a communication controller (for example, PLC) used in the communication control process.

[Embodiment 2]
In the present specification, when a member described below has the same function as a member described before the member, the same reference numeral as that of the member is given and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the transmission direction of information in the communication of the PLCs 15 and 25 is different from that in the first embodiment.

(Communication from PLC 15 to 25)
In the sachet throwing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the PLC 15 transmits a state signal β indicating the state of each part of the sachet throwing apparatus 1 to the PLC 25. The state signal β includes a state signal indicating the pouch feeder 11, the suction pusher 12, the hot melt gun 13, and / or the chute 14.

The state signal β is, for example, listed below.
-Operation ready signal: A signal indicating whether or not the operation switch of the sachet throwing device 1 is being pressed (a signal indicating whether or not the sachet throwing device 1 is in an automatically operable state)
-Filling completion signal: Signal indicating that the pouch feeding device 1 has completed the filling of the pouch P into the pouch packaging device 2.-Filling preparation completion signal: The pouch filling device 1 is ready to throw the pouch P into the pouch packaging device 2. Signal / alarm signal indicating that the sachet has been stopped: Signal with the stop of the sachet throwing device 1 In other words, the throwing completion signal means that the sachet P is in a position discharged from the sachet throwing device 11. The filling preparation completion signal means that the pouch P is at a position immediately before being discharged from the pouch filling machine 11.

  That is, the filling completion signal / filling preparation completion signal is a position signal indicating a relative position of the small bag P with respect to the small bag loading machine 11.

The alarms of the alarm signal are listed below, for example.
-Miscut sensor alarm: An alarm for notifying a miscut when the sachet feeder 11 of the sachet feeder 1 cuts the sachet P from the sachet continuum A-Pitch abnormality alarm: The sachet P measured by the sachet feeder 1 Alarm for reporting that the pitch is abnormal / safety cover open alarm: Alarm for reporting that the safety cover attached to the sachet throwing device 1 is open / Clogging alert: the sachet throwing device 1 to the sachet packaging device 2 An alarm / emergency stop alarm that reports that the sachet P has been clogged when the sachet P is inserted: an alarm that indicates that the emergency stop switch has been pressed (at this time, the sachet feeder 11 immediately stops)
In other words, the miscut sensor alarm, the pitch abnormality alarm, and the clogging alarm are abnormal signals indicating that the small bag feeder 11 is in a state where the small bag P cannot be cut and supplied from the small bag continuous body A.

(Effect of this embodiment)
The conventional sachet throwing device cannot efficiently notify the state of supplying the sachet. For example, a user of a conventional sachet throwing device has to check the state of the sachet throwing device by connecting a touch panel to the sachet throwing device and operating the touch panel.

  In the present embodiment, the PLC 15 is assigned an identifier for identifying the PLC 15 and can transmit the status signal β so that the PLC 25 receives the identifier as a transmission source. Therefore, the sachet packaging apparatus 2 can detect that the state indicated by the state signal β is the state of the sachet throwing apparatus 1 including the PLC 15, particularly the state of the sachet throwing machine 11 of the sachet throwing apparatus 1. As described above, the sachet throwing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can notify the supply state of the sachet P more efficiently than in the past.

  In addition, PLC15 may produce | generate the control signal which controls each part of the bag introduction apparatus 1 from the logical calculation result of the status signal (beta) and the signal received from PLC25.

(Article supply method)
In the present invention, a supply step for supplying the sachet P separated from the sachet continuous body A to the packaging material F, and a communication step to which an identifier is assigned, wherein a status signal indicating the state of the supply step is indicated by the identifier And a communication step of transmitting as a transmission source and a sachet loading method (article supply method).

  Note that the communication process to which an identifier is assigned means that an identifier (for example, an IP address) is assigned to a communication device (for example, a PLC) used in the communication process.

[Additional Notes]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Pouch loading device (article supply device)
2 Pouch packaging equipment (goods packaging equipment)
10 Small bag packaging system (goods packaging system)
11 Pouch feeder (feeder)
15 PLC (communication controller)
21 Small bag packaging machine (packaging machine)
25 PLC (communication equipment)
F Packaging material (object)
P small bag (article)
α Product information (external signal)
β state signal

Claims (13)

A supply machine that supplies an article separated from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are connected to an object, and has a plurality of types of supply operations of the article;
An identifier is assigned, and the communication controller changes the supply operation to an operation corresponding to information indicated by an external signal transmitted using the identifier as a transmission destination;
Equipped with a,
The communication controller transmits the external signal to a database recording information associating the external signal with a plurality of types of operation parameters of the supply operation, and a plurality of types of the operation parameters corresponding to the external signal. Is supplied from the database, and the supply operation is changed based on the operation parameter .   2. The article according to claim 1, wherein the communication controller changes the supply operation to an operation corresponding to information indicated by the external signal including an operation signal indicating a timing for supplying the article. Feeding device.   The article supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the communication controller increases an input speed of the article of the supply machine so as to satisfy the timing.   The article supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the communication controller reduces the input speed of the article in the supply machine so as to satisfy the timing.   5. The communication controller according to claim 1, wherein the communication controller generates a control signal for controlling the feeder from a logical operation result of the external signal and a state signal indicating a state of the feeder. The article supply apparatus according to claim 1.   2. The article supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication controller receives the external signal indicating a package for packaging the article. The communication controller is a state signal indicating the state of the feeder, as the source of the identifier, any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized and Turkey be transmitted to the article packaging apparatus for packaging the article The article supply apparatus according to one item .   8. The article supply apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the communication controller transmits the status signal including a position signal indicating a relative position of the article with respect to the supply machine.   The said communication controller transmits the said status signal containing the abnormal signal which shows that it exists in the state which cannot supply the articles | goods separated from the said article continuum to a target object by the said supply machine. The article supply apparatus according to 1. A supply machine that supplies an article separated from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are connected to an object, and has a plurality of types of supply operations of the article;
An identifier is assigned, and the communication controller changes the supply operation to an operation corresponding to information indicated by an external signal transmitted using the identifier as a transmission destination;
Capable of communicating communication device with the communication control device of the article supply apparatus comprising,
A packaging machine for packaging the article;
Equipped with a,
The said communication machine transmits the information which shows the kind of package obtained by the said packaging machine packaging the said article to the said communication controller as the said external signal, The article packaging apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned . The article supply apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9 ,
The article packaging apparatus according to claim 10 ;
An article wrapping system comprising: A supply step of supplying an article separated from an article continuum in which a plurality of articles are connected to an object, and including a plurality of types of supply operations of the article;
A communication control step by a communication controller to which an identifier is assigned ,
An external signal sent over SL identifier as the destination, and sends to the database that records information associating the operating parameters of the external signal and the plurality of the supply operation,
Receiving a plurality of types of operating parameters corresponding to the external signal from the database;
A communication control step of changing the supply operation based on the operation parameters ;
An article supply method comprising: A communication process identifier is assigned, a status signal indicating the state of the supply step, according to claim 12, characterized in that it further comprises a communication step of transmitting the identifier as the source the article supply method.

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