JPS5918248B2 - Divided feeding device for thin plate products - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a method for automatically separating and distinguishing relatively thin items into predetermined quantities during the process of transferring relatively thin items, such as bisget, potato chips, etc., into pieces. The present invention relates to a device for forming a predetermined number of items from a group of items and supplying them separately to a next-stage device, such as an automatic packaging machine.

Conventionally, when packaging the above-mentioned groups of products using an automatic packaging machine, etc., the division of j0 predetermined quantities and supply to the packaging machine etc. was done manually, which was both inefficient and inefficient. There were some hygienic drawbacks.

Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present applicant has developed a dividing feeding device that can automatically do this, and has filed an application (15) for this purpose.
(Japanese Patent Application No. 51-104229) However, in such a device, when the item is transported in pieces, the item at the forefront is prevented from falling forward simply by means of preventing the item from falling forward by blowing air. However, there were 20 points missing that prevented it from fully achieving its purpose.

The present invention further improves the above-mentioned drawbacks, thereby making it possible to transport the items in the front part in parts without tipping them forward.

An example of implementation will be described below based on the accompanying drawings. 2
5 In Fig. 1, A is a conveyor device for continuously transporting the item 1, . . ., B is the conveyor device for continuously transporting the item 1, .
A device for separating . This is a split supply 30 device.

Thus, A has two endless belts 2, 2 stretched in parallel as shown in Fig. 2, and articles 1, . . . are placed on the belts 2, 2.
. . . are placed in the form of a piece stand and are made to move forward continuously.

B is the endless chain 3 from the middle of the two rows of endless belts 2, 2 on the transfer tip side of the device A35.
The separating claws 3', . . . . to separate the items 1, . . . by the separating claw 3'.
, 3', each predetermined quantity of items 1-1, 1-2,...
This is to create a separate and independent state as...

The separating claw 3 is rotatably attached to the endless chain 3 by a well-known attachment means such as a pin.
Guide when ascending obliquely! It is designed to move in an upright state while being guided by the guide 3, and when it rotates, it comes off the guide 3 and becomes free. C is a group of items 1-1, 1-2, . . . separated into predetermined quantities by the separating claws 3/, . . .
・ is intended to be divided and supplied sequentially to the next stage device, and the dividing device C-1 and the divided product groups 1-1, 1-2,
It is constituted by a supply device C-2 that transfers and supplies ...... The feeding device C-2 is arranged on the same straight line as the conveyor device A and the separating device B, and the leading end of the separating device B and the rear end of the feeding device C-2 are integrally connected. As shown in FIG.
The upper plates 6, 6 provide a passage 5 through which...
, side guide plates 7, 7, and a narrow space 8 is formed in the center of the upper plates 6, 6.

Two rows of endless chains 9, 10 are provided in parallel with the passage 5 at the center of the frames 4, 4 (at the lower side of the upper plates 6, 6), and each chain 9, 10, the product pushing claws 11, . . . and the product clamping claws 12, .
The claw 11 for pushing an article is rotatably engaged with the roller chain 9 by a pin 11', and the claw 12 for holding an article is engaged with a fixing member 17 provided on the roller chain 10 so as to be rotatable. 17, and is integrally fitted with a reversing member 12''7 provided at the other end of the pin. Note that q and 1V are the positions of the product pushing claw 11 and the product clamping claw 12. This is a guide member.The article clamping claw 12 moves forward in a state as shown by the chain line in the third figure, and the reversing member 12''
When they come into contact with each other, the pin 17 is used as a fulcrum to rotate and stand up in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, and move forward while holding the front side of the group of items 1-1, 1-2, . . . There is.

Therefore, when transporting articles, each head protrudes from the narrow space 8 and is conveyed through the passage 5.

13 and 14 are drive sprockets of the chains 9 and 10, 15 and 16 are driven sprockets, 17 is a drive shaft, and 18 is a driven shaft.

The separating device C-1 is installed at the rear upper part of the feeding device C-2, that is, as shown in the third figure, and the product groups 1-1, 1-2,・・・・・・
A small conveyor consisting of endless chains 19, 20, 19', 20' is arranged symmetrically, and serves as a relay transport for... The endless chains 19, 20 and 1q, 20' are provided with article front holding fingers 21, 22 which hold down the front side of the group of articles.
and article separating and pushing fingers 2V, 22' for pushing the rear side of the group of articles are provided at each predetermined pitch, and the article separating and pushing fingers 21', 2Z are connected to pins 23, 22'.
It is rotatably mounted by 24. In addition, the endless chain 1CJ, 2σ is the endless chain 1
The separating claw 3' and the article front holding fingers 21, 22 have substantially the same transport speed, and the article separating and pushing fingers 2V, 22'
is moved faster than the article front holding fingers 21, 22, and furthermore, the article pushing claw 11 and the article clamping claw 12 are moved at the same speed as the article separating and pushing fingers 21', 22'. They are designed to be interlocked by a drive mechanism (not shown). Thus, the article separating and pushing fingers 21', 22' separate the article groups 1-1, 1-2, . . .
When pushing the backward side of..., guide members 25 and 26 are used.
(see Fig. 4), and moves with the heads protruding from the narrow windows 27 and 28 formed in the side guide plates 7 and 7 of the supply device C-2, respectively, and the ends of the guide members 25 and 26. In this case, the article is reversed toward the rear using the pins 23 and 24 as fulcrums, and at this time, the article front holding fingers 21 and 22 are also moved with their respective heads protruding from the narrow windows 27 and 28. It's getting old. 29, 30, 31
, 32, 29', 30', 31', 37 are the respective small conveyors (endless chains 19, 20, 19', 20'
) sprocket.

Next, the effect will be explained.

The thin plate-shaped item 1 is in the form of a piece and is continuously fed in a pressed and pressed manner by the conveyor device A, while the separating claws 3' rise obliquely on the tip side thereof.・・・・・・
The product groups 1-1 and 1-2 are separated by a predetermined number of stitches.
, . . . and move forward as separate and independent entities.

Therefore, when the separation claw 3 rotates at the most extreme position, the third
~ As shown in Figure 4, a dividing device C-1 is inserted into the gap 34 between the preceding article group 1-2 and the following article group 1-3.
The article front restraining fingers 21, 22 and the article separating and pushing fingers 2V, 22' rotate from both sides and enter, and then the separating claw 3' rotates and sinks downward, and the leading edge of the succeeding article group is rotated. As shown in FIG. 5, the front holding fingers 21, 22 move forward while being supported by the front holding fingers 21, 22, while the rear end of the separated front group of items is pushed forward by the front pushing fingers 21', 22'. It will be pushed by. At this time, the item holding claw 12 rotates in the direction of arrow a as shown in the third figure, projects into the gap 34, and comes to support the front end of the group of items. At this time, the item pushing claw 11 also rotates and stands up as shown by the arrow b in the same figure, and is in a state of pushing the rear side of the group of items on the front side. If the article is moved further in this state, the front holding finger 21
, 22 and the article separating and pushing fingers 21', 22', the gap 34 moves forward while being gradually enlarged, and when it has moved a predetermined pitch, it reaches the state shown in the fourth figure. .

At this time, the article front restraining fingers 21 and 22 rotate outward to release the support of the article group, and the article separating and pushing fingers 21' and 22' are at predetermined positions rearward in the traveling direction as shown in the fourth figure. At this point, the separated group of items is securely supported at the front and rear by the item pushing claw 11 and the item clamping claw 12, as shown in the third figure. Therefore, it is transferred in this state to the next stage, such as a packaging machine (not shown).
Since the present invention is constructed as described above, in the process of transferring relatively thin products such as biscuits, potato chips, etc. in a block-like manner, the present invention is particularly effective in the process of transferring relatively thin products such as biscuits, potato chips, etc. 1 enters a gap between a group of articles from both sides to enlarge the gap to a predetermined width, and an article clamping claw and an article pushing claw run at the same speed as the article separating and pushing finger 1 into the enlarged gap. Since the product is raised from below and brought into contact with the front and rear surfaces of the group of products, the product can be easily inserted into the gap between the product clamping claw and the product pushing claw. At the same time, to reliably prevent the items at the front and back from falling over, and to separate and divide the items into predetermined quantities in a stable condition to form each group of items and supply them to the next stage equipment reliably and efficiently. It has the feature of being able to

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, and Figs. 3 and 4 are front and plan views showing the operating state of the separating claw and finger. , Fig. 5 is a plan view showing one process of the operating state of the separation claw and finger, Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged front view of the product pushing claw portion, Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional side view, and Fig. 8. 9 is a partially enlarged front view of the article clamping claw portion, FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the same, and FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the operating state of the fingers in FIG. 5. 1... Goods, 1-1, 1-2... Group of items, 2, 2... Belt, 3... Endless chain, 3t...・Separation claw, g″・・・・
・Guide, 4, 4... Frame, 5...
・Aisle, 6, 6...Top plate, 7, 7...
Guide plate, 8... air space, 9, 10...
・Endless chain, 9/, 10t... Guide member, 11... Item pushing claw, 11t...
・Pin, 12...Claw for holding items, 17...
・Fixing member, 17...-pin, 12!7...
...Reversing member, 13, 14... Drive sprocket, 15, 16... Driven sprocket,
17... Drive shaft, 18... Driven shaft, 1
9, 20, 1q, 20t... Endless chain, 21, 22... Product front holding finger 2V
, 22'... Product separation and pushing finger 1, 23,
24... Pin, 25, 26... Guide member, 27, 28... Slim window, 29, 30, 31
, 32... Sprocket, 33... Guide cam, 34... Gap, A... Conveyor device, B... Separation device, C...
Split feeding device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transfer device that transfers a predetermined number of thin plate-shaped items at regular intervals in an upright state using separation claws provided at predetermined pitches, has a group of products separated by the separation claws on both sides of the terminal end of the transfer device. An endless chain provided with article front holding fingers at predetermined pitches that come into contact with the front side and run at substantially the same speed as the separating claw, and an endless chain that comes into contact with the rear side of the group of items and runs at a faster speed than the article front holding fingers. A dividing device is provided in which an endless chain with article separating and pushing fingers provided at predetermined pitches is strung in two stages, upper and lower, and a dividing device is provided at the lower end of the dividing device, and on the front and rear surfaces of the group of articles, respectively. Two endless chains each having an article holding pawl and an article pushing pawl provided at a predetermined pitch, each of which is in contact with and runs at the same speed as the article separating and pushing finger, and the article clamping pawl in the gap between the group of articles. 1. A divisional feeding device for thin plate-shaped articles, characterized in that the feeding device is provided with a guide cam for standing up the item and a guide member for standing up the item pushing claw.