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本発明は、複数列で搬送される容器に処理を施す物品処理装置に関する。 The present invention relates to an article processing device that processes containers transported in multiple rows.
複数の碗状の容器を多列で搬送し、容器開口部を蓋で封止する蓋封止装置が知られている（特許文献１）。蓋封止装置の下流側には、蓋封止装置の搬送方向に対して垂直に容器を１行ごとに搬出する搬送ベルトが左右に一対設けられ、各搬送ベルトに移載された容器は、それぞれ反対向きに搬送され下流側の処理装置へと排出される。 A lid sealing device is known that transports multiple bowl-shaped containers in multiple rows and seals the container openings with lids (Patent Document 1). Downstream of the lid sealing device, a pair of conveyor belts are provided on the left and right sides that transport the containers row by row, perpendicular to the transport direction of the lid sealing device. Containers transferred to each conveyor belt are transported in opposite directions and discharged to a downstream processing device.
しかし、従来の構成では、下流側の処理装置に問題が発生した場合、ライン全体を停止する必要があり稼働率が低下してしまうという問題がある。 However, with conventional configurations, if a problem occurs in the downstream processing equipment, the entire line must be shut down, resulting in a decrease in operating rate.
本発明は、下流側の処理装置に問題が発生した場合にも運転が可能な稼働率の高い物品処理装置を提供することを課題としている。 The objective of the present invention is to provide an article processing device with a high availability rate that can continue to operate even if a problem occurs in a downstream processing device.
本発明の第１の発明である物品処理装置は、物品を多列で搬送する搬送手段と、前記搬送手段において搬送される物品に所定の処理を行う第１処理手段と、前記第１処理手段にて処理された物品を前記搬送手段から排出する排出手段と、排出された物品に前記第１処理手段とは異なる処理を行う第２処理手段とを備えた物品処理装置において、前記排出手段は、前記第１処理手段により処理された物品の一部を排出する第１排出コンベヤと、前記第１処理手段により処理された物品の一部を排出する第２排出コンベヤとを備え、前記第１排出コンベヤおよび前記第２排出コンベヤの下流のそれぞれに前記第２処理手段が設けられ、前記第２処理手段の一方が停止した際に、前記搬送手段から前記第１排出コンベヤおよび前記第２排出コンベヤに移載される全ての物品を、停止していない他方の前記第２処理手段へ搬送可能とするように、前記第１排出コンベヤおよび前記第２排出コンベヤを同一方向に駆動させることを特徴としている。 The first invention of the present invention is an article processing apparatus comprising a conveying means for conveying articles in multiple rows, a first processing means for performing a predetermined processing on the articles conveyed by the conveying means, a discharge means for discharging from the conveying means the articles processed by the first processing means, and a second processing means for performing a processing on the discharged articles different from that of the first processing means, wherein the discharge means comprises a first discharge conveyor for discharging a portion of the articles processed by the first processing means, and a second discharge conveyor for discharging a portion of the articles processed by the first processing means, the second processing means being provided downstream of the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor, and when one of the second processing means stops, the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor are driven in the same direction so that all of the articles transferred from the conveying means to the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor can be transported to the other second processing means which is not stopped .
本発明の第２の発明である物品処理装置は、第１の発明において、前記第１および第２排出コンベヤが、前記搬送手段による物品の搬送方向と直交する方向に設けられるとともに、前記搬送手段で搬送される物品列の半数をそれぞれ前記第２処理手段へ搬送することを特徴としている。 The second invention of the present invention is an article processing device according to the first invention, characterized in that the first and second discharge conveyors are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the articles are transported by the transport means, and each conveys half of the row of articles transported by the transport means to the second processing means.
本発明の第３の発明である物品処理装置は、第１または第２の発明において、前記第１および第２排出コンベヤは、各々正逆運転が可能に設けられることを特徴としている。 The third aspect of the present invention is an article processing device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, characterized in that the first and second discharge conveyors are each capable of forward and reverse operation.
本発明によれば、下流側の処理装置に問題が発生した場合にも運転が可能な稼働率の高い物品処理装置を提供することができる。 This invention makes it possible to provide an article processing device with a high availability rate that can continue to operate even if a problem occurs in a downstream processing device.
以下、本発明の実施の形態を、図面を参照して説明する。図１は、本発明の物品処理装置の配置を示す平面図であり、図２は、物品処理装置の一部の構成を示す側面図である。 Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a plan view showing the layout of an article processing device of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a side view showing the configuration of a portion of the article processing device.
本実施形態の物品処理装置１０には、上流側処理装置１２から容器Ｖなどの物品が多列で供給される。本実施形態の物品処理装置１０は、容器Ｖを多列で搬送する搬送コンベヤ（搬送手段）１４と、搬送コンベヤ１４から排出される容器Ｖを搬送する第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂと、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂの各々の下流にそれぞれ配置される第１、第２下流側処理装置（第２処理手段）１８Ａ、１８Ｂとを備える。 In this embodiment, the article processing device 10 is supplied with multiple rows of articles such as containers V from an upstream processing device 12. The article processing device 10 in this embodiment includes a transport conveyor (transport means) 14 that transports the containers V in multiple rows, first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B that transport the containers V discharged from the transport conveyor 14, and first and second downstream processing devices (second processing means) 18A and 18B that are positioned downstream of the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B, respectively.
容器Ｖは、上流側処理装置１２の左右一対のチェーン１２Ａに架け渡されるリテーナ１２Ｂの各穴に保持されて間欠的に搬送される。上流側処理装置１２の下流部には、リテーナ１２Ｂの下方にリフト１９が配置され、リテーナ１２Ｂに保持される各容器Ｖは、リフト１９により持ち上げられる。リフト１９により持ち上げられた各容器Ｖは、上流側処理装置１２から搬送コンベヤ１４の上方に亘って架け渡される移載装置２１により保持され、搬送コンベヤ１４上へと搬送される。 Containers V are held in the holes of retainers 12B, which are hung on a pair of left and right chains 12A of the upstream processing device 12, and are transported intermittently. A lift 19 is located below the retainer 12B downstream of the upstream processing device 12, and each container V held in the retainer 12B is lifted by the lift 19. Each container V lifted by the lift 19 is held by a transfer device 21, which is hung from the upstream processing device 12 above the transport conveyor 14, and transported onto the transport conveyor 14.
搬送コンベヤ１４も上流側処理装置１２と同様に左右一対のチェーン１４Ａに架け渡されるリテーナ１４Ｂを備える。搬送コンベヤ１４の上流部には、リテーナ１４Ｂの下方にリテーナ１４Ｂの各穴に対応してリフト２４が配置され、移載装置２１に保持される容器Ｖは、上昇されたリフト２４の上に載せられ、リフト２４が下降することによりリテーナ１４Ｂの各穴に保持される。 Like the upstream processing device 12, the transport conveyor 14 also has a retainer 14B suspended between a pair of left and right chains 14A. At the upstream portion of the transport conveyor 14, lifts 24 are positioned below the retainer 14B, corresponding to each hole in the retainer 14B. Containers V held by the transfer device 21 are placed on the raised lifts 24, and are held in each hole in the retainer 14B as the lifts 24 descend.
搬送コンベヤ１４の上方には、例えば上流側から具材などの内容物を投入する具材投入装置（第１処理手段）２０と、具材の投入された容器Ｖの開口部を蓋で密封する密封装置（第１処理手段）２２が設けられる。本実施形態において、具材投入装置２０は２台設けられ、具材は種類毎に２回に分けて容器Ｖに投入される。なお、搬送コンベヤ１４のリテーナ１４Ｂは間欠搬送される。 Above the transport conveyor 14, there are provided an ingredient insertion device (first processing means) 20 that inserts ingredients and other contents from the upstream side, and a sealing device (first processing means) 22 that seals the opening of the container V into which the ingredients have been inserted with a lid. In this embodiment, two ingredient insertion devices 20 are provided, and ingredients are inserted into the container V in two batches, one for each type. The retainers 14B of the transport conveyor 14 are moved intermittently.
搬送コンベヤ１４の下流端には、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂが搬送コンベヤ１４の幅方向（搬送方向と直交する方向）に沿って配置される。搬送コンベヤ１４の下流部には、リテーナ１４Ｂの下方にリフト２６が配置され、リテーナ１４Ｂに保持される各容器Ｖは、リフト２６により持ち上げられる。リフト２６により持ち上げられた各容器Ｖは、搬送コンベヤ１４から第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂの上方に亘って架け渡される移載装置２８により保持され、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂ上へと移載される。 At the downstream end of the transport conveyor 14, first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B are arranged along the width direction of the transport conveyor 14 (a direction perpendicular to the transport direction). At the downstream portion of the transport conveyor 14, a lift 26 is arranged below the retainer 14B, and each container V held by the retainer 14B is lifted by the lift 26. Each container V lifted by the lift 26 is held by a transfer device 28 that spans from the transport conveyor 14 above the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B, and transferred onto the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B.
容器Ｖは、移載装置２８により搬送コンベヤ１４から第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂに行を単位に移載される。すなわち搬送コンベヤ１４の各行を構成する容器Ｖの一部は、移載装置２８により第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａに移載され、残りは第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂに移載される。図１に示される例では、搬送コンベヤ１４上を１２列で容器Ｖが搬送され、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂには、それぞれ６個ずつの容器Ｖが移載されるが、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂに移載される容器Ｖの数は等しくなくともよい。 Containers V are transferred row by row from the transfer conveyor 14 to the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B by the transfer device 28. That is, some of the containers V making up each row of the transfer conveyor 14 are transferred to the first discharge conveyor 16A by the transfer device 28, and the remainder are transferred to the second discharge conveyor 16B. In the example shown in FIG. 1, containers V are transported in 12 rows on the transfer conveyor 14, and six containers V are transferred to each of the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B, but the number of containers V transferred to the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B does not have to be equal.
搬送コンベヤ１４の幅方向内側に位置する第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂの端部は、それぞれ搬送コンベヤ１４の幅方向中央付近で渡板３０を挟んで隣接する。また、搬送コンベヤ１４の幅方向外側に位置する第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂの端部は、各々第１、第２カーブコンベヤ３２Ａ、３２Ｂおよび第３、第４搬出コンベヤ３４Ａ、３４Ｂなどのコンベヤを介して第１、第２下流側処理装置１８Ａ、１８Ｂへと接続される。 The ends of the first and second discharge conveyors 16A, 16B located on the inside width of the conveyor 14 are adjacent to each other near the center of the conveyor 14 widthwise, with a bridge plate 30 in between. The ends of the first and second discharge conveyors 16A, 16B located on the outside width of the conveyor 14 are connected to the first and second downstream processing devices 18A, 18B via conveyors such as the first and second curved conveyors 32A, 32B and the third and fourth discharge conveyors 34A, 34B, respectively.
第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂは、各々正逆運転が可能であり、通常の第１運転モードでは、容器Ｖを搬送コンベヤ１４の幅方向外側に向けて搬送するように、それぞれ反対向きに駆動される。すなわち、第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａ上の容器Ｖは、第１カーブコンベヤ３２Ａおよび第３搬出コンベヤ３４Ａを介して第１下流側処理装置１８Ａに搬送され、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂ上の容器Ｖは、第２カーブコンベヤ３２Ｂおよび第４搬出コンベヤ３４Ｂを介して第２下流側処理装置１８Ｂに搬送される。なお、第１、第２下流側処理装置１８Ａ、１８Ｂに搬送された容器Ｖには、例えばシュリンク処理が施され、その全体がフィルムで包装される。 The first and second discharge conveyors 16A, 16B can each operate in both forward and reverse directions. In the normal first operating mode, they are driven in opposite directions to transport containers V toward the outside of the width of the transport conveyor 14. That is, containers V on the first discharge conveyor 16A are transported to the first downstream processing device 18A via the first curved conveyor 32A and the third discharge conveyor 34A, and containers V on the second discharge conveyor 16B are transported to the second downstream processing device 18B via the second curved conveyor 32B and the fourth discharge conveyor 34B. Containers V transported to the first and second downstream processing devices 18A, 18B are then subjected to, for example, shrink-wrap and completely wrapped in film.
一方、第１、第２下流側処理装置１８Ａ、１８Ｂの一方の運転が停止される第２運転モードでは、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂは、同じ方向に運転され、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂ上の容器Ｖは、第１カーブコンベヤ３２Ａ、第３排出コンベヤ３４Ａ、または第２カーブコンベヤ３２Ｂ、第４排出コンベヤ３４Ｂの一方を通して、第１、第２下流側処理装置１８Ａ、１８Ｂの一方に供給される。 On the other hand, in a second operating mode in which operation of one of the first and second downstream processing devices 18A, 18B is stopped, the first and second discharge conveyors 16A, 16B operate in the same direction, and containers V on the first and second discharge conveyors 16A, 16B are supplied to one of the first and second downstream processing devices 18A, 18B via either the first curved conveyor 32A or the third discharge conveyor 34A, or the second curved conveyor 32B or the fourth discharge conveyor 34B.
図３は、第１運転モードにおける容器Ｖの搬送状態を示す平面図である。図４は、第２下流側処理装置１８Ｂが停止した場合の第２運転モードのおける容器Ｖの搬送状態を示す平面図であり、図５は、第１下流側処理装置１８Ａが停止した場合の第２運転モードのおける容器Ｖの搬送状態を示す平面図である。 Figure 3 is a plan view showing the transport state of containers V in the first operating mode. Figure 4 is a plan view showing the transport state of containers V in the second operating mode when the second downstream processing device 18B is stopped, and Figure 5 is a plan view showing the transport state of containers V in the second operating mode when the first downstream processing device 18A is stopped.
図３に示されるように、通常の第１運転モードでは、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂは、それぞれ反対向きに搬送コンベヤ１４の幅方向外側に向けて走行される。これにより、第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａ上の容器Ｖは、第１カーブコンベヤ３２Ａ、第３排出コンベヤ３４Ａを介して第１下流側処理装置１８Ａに搬送されて処理され、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂ上の容器Ｖは、第２カーブコンベヤ３２Ｂ、第４排出コンベヤ３４Ｂを介して第１下流側処理装置１８Ｂに搬送されて処理される。なお、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂは各々モータ１７Ａ、１７Ｂ、第３、第４排出コンベヤ３４Ａ、３４Ｂは各々モータ３５Ａ、３５Ｂにより運転され、各モータは、運転モードに合わせて図示しない制御部により搬送コンベヤ１４や移載装置２８と同期して駆動される。 As shown in FIG. 3, in the normal first operating mode, the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B run in opposite directions toward the outside of the width direction of the transport conveyor 14. As a result, containers V on the first discharge conveyor 16A are transported via the first curved conveyor 32A and third discharge conveyor 34A to the first downstream processing device 18A for processing, and containers V on the second discharge conveyor 16B are transported via the second curved conveyor 32B and fourth discharge conveyor 34B to the first downstream processing device 18B for processing. The first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B are driven by motors 17A and 17B, respectively, and the third and fourth discharge conveyors 34A and 34B are driven by motors 35A and 35B, respectively. Each motor is driven in synchronization with the transport conveyor 14 and the transfer device 28 by a control unit (not shown) according to the operating mode.
図４、図５のように、第１、第２下流側処理装置１８Ａ、１８Ｂの一方が何等かの不具合により停止された場合、物品処理装置１０は第２運転モードで駆動される。図４では、第２下流側処理装置１８Ｂの運転が停止され、第１下流側処理装置１８Ａにおいて、全ての容器Ｖに対して下流側処理が実行される。 As shown in Figures 4 and 5, if one of the first and second downstream processing devices 18A, 18B stops due to some malfunction, the article processing device 10 operates in the second operating mode. In Figure 4, operation of the second downstream processing device 18B is stopped, and downstream processing is performed on all containers V in the first downstream processing device 18A.
図４に示されるように、第２下流側処理装置１８Ｂが停止された場合、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂは、通常の第１運転モードとは逆向きに第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａと同じ方向および速度で運転される。これにより、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂ上の容器Ｖは、渡板３０を介して第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａへと移載され、第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａ上の容器Ｖに続いて、第１カーブコンベヤ３２Ａに向けて搬送される。すなわち、搬送コンベヤ１４から第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂ上に移載される容器Ｖは、第１カーブコンベヤ３２Ａおよび第３排出コンベヤ３４Ａを通して、第１下流側処理装置１８Ａへと排出され処理される。なお、第２下流側処理装置１８Ｂの運転が停止される際、第２カーブコンベヤ３２Ｂおよび第４排出コンベヤ３４Ｂの運転は停止される。 As shown in FIG. 4, when the second downstream processing device 18B is stopped, the second discharge conveyor 16B operates in the same direction and at the same speed as the first discharge conveyor 16A, but in the opposite direction to the normal first operating mode. As a result, containers V on the second discharge conveyor 16B are transferred to the first discharge conveyor 16A via the crossing plate 30 and, following the containers V on the first discharge conveyor 16A, are transported toward the first curved conveyor 32A. In other words, containers V transferred from the transport conveyor 14 onto the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B are discharged to the first downstream processing device 18A via the first curved conveyor 32A and third discharge conveyor 34A for processing. When the operation of the second downstream processing device 18B is stopped, the operation of the second curved conveyor 32B and fourth discharge conveyor 34B is also stopped.
図５に示されるように、第１下流側処理装置１８Ａが停止された場合、第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａは、通常の第１運転モードとは逆向きに第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂと同じ方向および速度で運転される。これにより、第１排出コンベヤ１６Ａ上の容器Ｖは、渡板３０を介して第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂへと移載され、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ｂ上の容器Ｖに続いて、第２カーブコンベヤ３２Ｂに向けて搬送される。すなわち、搬送コンベヤ１４から第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂ上に移載される容器Ｖは、第２カーブコンベヤ３２Ｂおよび第４排出コンベヤ３４Ｂを通して、第２下流側処理装置１８Ｂへと排出され処理される。このとき、第１カーブコンベヤ３２Ａおよび第３排出コンベヤ３４Ａの運転は停止される。 As shown in FIG. 5, when the first downstream processing device 18A is stopped, the first discharge conveyor 16A operates in the same direction and at the same speed as the second discharge conveyor 16B, but in the opposite direction to the normal first operating mode. As a result, containers V on the first discharge conveyor 16A are transferred to the second discharge conveyor 16B via the crossing plate 30 and, following the containers V on the second discharge conveyor 16B, are transported toward the second curved conveyor 32B. In other words, containers V transferred from the transport conveyor 14 onto the first and second discharge conveyors 16A and 16B are discharged to the second downstream processing device 18B via the second curved conveyor 32B and fourth discharge conveyor 34B for processing. At this time, the operation of the first curved conveyor 32A and third discharge conveyor 34A is stopped.
なお、第２運転モードでは、第１、第２下流側処理装置１８Ａ、１８Ｂの一方の装置のみを用いて処理が行われるので、搬送コンベヤ１４の搬送速度は通常の第１運転モードのときの半分以下の速度とされ、これに合わせて具材投入装置２０と密封装置２２の駆動タイミングも調整される。なお、第１、第２運転モードにおける搬送コンベヤ１４の搬送速度は、第１、第２排出コンベヤ１６Ａ、１６Ｂに分配される容器Ｖの数と、第１、第２下流側処理装置１８Ａ、１８Ｂの何れが停止されるかに応じて調整される。 In the second operating mode, processing is performed using only one of the first and second downstream processing devices 18A, 18B, so the conveying speed of the transport conveyor 14 is set to less than half of that in the normal first operating mode, and the drive timing of the ingredient insertion device 20 and sealing device 22 is adjusted accordingly. The conveying speed of the transport conveyor 14 in the first and second operating modes is adjusted depending on the number of containers V distributed to the first and second discharge conveyors 16A, 16B and which of the first and second downstream processing devices 18A, 18B is stopped.
以上のように、本実施形態によれば、第１、第２下流側処理装置の一方の運転が停止された場合でも、他方の下流側処理装置を用いて全ての物品に対して下流側処理を施すことができ、高い稼働率を実現することができる。 As described above, according to this embodiment, even if operation of one of the first and second downstream processing devices is stopped, downstream processing can be performed on all items using the other downstream processing device, achieving a high operating rate.
なお、本実施形態の物品処理装置で取り扱われる物品は容器であったが、搬送コンベヤ上および下流側処理装置で何等かの処理が施される物品であれば物品の種類は限定されず、物品に施される処理も物品の種類に応じて任意であり本実施形態に限定されるものではない。また、本実施形態では、第１、第２排出コンベヤから各々第１、第２下流側処理装置へ物品を搬送したが、搬送コンベヤの下流端を幅方向に３つ以上の区画に分け、３以上の排出コンベヤで容器を受け取り、それぞれの下流側に下流側処理装置を設ける構成としてもよい。 In this embodiment, the items handled by the item processing device are containers, but the type of item is not limited as long as it undergoes some kind of processing on the transport conveyor and in the downstream processing device, and the processing performed on the item is also optional depending on the type of item and is not limited to this embodiment. Also, in this embodiment, items are transported from the first and second discharge conveyors to the first and second downstream processing devices, respectively, but the downstream end of the transport conveyor may be divided into three or more sections in the width direction, and containers may be received by three or more discharge conveyors, with downstream processing devices located downstream of each section.
なお、本実施形態の物品処理装置では、偶数列（１２列）で物品が搬送される場合を例に説明を行ったが、物品は奇数列で搬送されてもよい。例えば（２ｎ＋１）列の場合、物品を一方の排出コンベヤにｎ個、他方の排出コンベヤに（ｎ＋１）個移載する構成とすることもできる。 Note that while the article processing device of this embodiment has been described as transporting articles in even-numbered rows (12 rows), articles may also be transported in odd-numbered rows. For example, in the case of (2n+1) rows, n articles can be transferred onto one discharge conveyor and (n+1) articles onto the other discharge conveyor.
本実施形態では、容器の昇降にリフトを用いたが、容器と係合する固定ガイド等で、容器を徐々にリテーナ上方に持ち上げても良い。また、本実施形態で図示した移載装置はチャックを用い容器を保持して下流側のコンベヤに移載したが、リフトで持ち上げられた容器をプッシャ等で下流側のコンベヤに押し出す構成とすこともできる。 In this embodiment, a lift is used to raise and lower the container, but the container may also be gradually lifted above the retainer using a fixed guide that engages with the container. Also, while the transfer device illustrated in this embodiment uses a chuck to hold the container and transfer it to the downstream conveyor, it is also possible to configure the container lifted by the lift to be pushed onto the downstream conveyor using a pusher or the like.
また、第１、第２下流側処理装置は、能力の異なる装置であってもよい。この場合、下流側処理装置の能力比に合わせて各排出コンベヤへの物品の排出個数比（第１、第２排出コンベヤの長さ比）が設定される。そして、下流側処理装置の一方が停止したとき、上流側処理装置の能力は、上記能力比に合わせて調整される。 The first and second downstream processing devices may also have different capacities. In this case, the ratio of the number of items discharged onto each discharge conveyor (the length ratio of the first and second discharge conveyors) is set to match the capacity ratio of the downstream processing devices. When one of the downstream processing devices stops, the capacity of the upstream processing device is adjusted to match the capacity ratio.
１０ 物品処理装置
１４ 搬送コンベヤ（搬送手段）
１６Ａ 第１排出コンベヤ（排出手段）
１６Ｂ 第２排出コンベヤ（排出手段）
１８Ａ 第１下流側処理装置（第２処理手段）
１８Ｂ 第２下流側処理装置（第２処理手段）
２０ 具材投入装置（第１処理手段）
２２ 密封装置（第１処理手段）
10 Item processing device 14 Transport conveyor (transport means)
16A First discharge conveyor (discharge means)
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18A First downstream processing device (second processing means)
18B Second downstream processing device (second processing means)
20 ingredient inserting device (first processing means)
22 Sealing device (first processing means)
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前記搬送手段において搬送される物品に所定の処理を行う第１処理手段と、
前記第１処理手段にて処理された物品を前記搬送手段から排出する排出手段と、
排出された物品に前記第１処理手段とは異なる処理を行う第２処理手段とを備えた物品処理装置において、
前記排出手段は、前記第１処理手段により処理された物品の一部を排出する第１排出コンベヤと、前記第１処理手段により処理された物品の一部を排出する第２排出コンベヤとを備え、
前記第１排出コンベヤおよび前記第２排出コンベヤの下流のそれぞれに前記第２処理手段が設けられ、
前記第２処理手段の一方が停止した際に、前記搬送手段から前記第１排出コンベヤおよび前記第２排出コンベヤに移載される全ての物品を、停止していない他方の前記第２処理手段へ搬送可能とするように、前記第１排出コンベヤおよび前記第２排出コンベヤを同一方向に駆動させる
ことを特徴とする物品処理装置。 a conveying means for conveying articles in multiple rows;
a first processing means for performing a predetermined processing on the article conveyed by the conveying means;
a discharge means for discharging the article processed by the first processing means from the conveying means;
In an article processing apparatus having a second processing means for performing a process different from that performed by the first processing means on the discharged articles,
the discharge means comprises a first discharge conveyor for discharging a portion of the articles processed by the first processing means, and a second discharge conveyor for discharging a portion of the articles processed by the first processing means;
the second processing means is provided downstream of the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor, respectively;
When one of the second processing means is stopped, the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor are driven in the same direction so that all of the articles transferred from the transport means to the first discharge conveyor and the second discharge conveyor can be transported to the other second processing means that is not stopped.
An article processing device characterized by:
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