JPS6154673B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a bottling method.

Conventionally, the bottling method commonly used in bottling factories is to continuously transport bottles in a line, and during the transport, for example, clean them, fill them with liquid, attach caps, and stamp or label them. It is something to be pasted.

The equipment used in this bottling method has a conveyance path through which the bottles are conveyed in a line, and the conveyance path includes a cleaner (first step), a filling device (second step), a capper (third step), and a stamp. Alternatively, it is equipped with a label pasting device (fourth step), and is also equipped with a conveyor for transferring empty cases in parallel with the conveyance path, allowing bottles that have been carried in cases or containers to be taken out and conveyed. One bottle is sent to the bottle, and the first bottle is continuously transferred to the bottle by each of the above devices.
Processing is carried out in the 4th process, while empty cases, containers, etc. are transferred to the end of the conveyance path by the empty case transfer conveyor and placed on hold, and after all processing is completed, the bottles are placed on hold again. They are housed in cases, containers, etc., and transported outside.

However, this conventional method has the following drawbacks.

The bottle that was brought in and the case, container, etc. that contained it become mismatched when it was taken out. In other words, in the route from the container manufacturer to the content manufacturer and the route from the content manufacturer to the wholesaler or retailer, the bottles and the cases, containers, etc. that house them do not match.

Therefore, container manufacturers must display the contents on cases, containers, etc., as well as the lot number and machine.
It is not possible to display the number, date of manufacture, factory name, etc., and it is not possible to perform an efficient integrated work that directly connects the container manufacturer and the content manufacturer.

When taking a bottle in and out of a case, container, etc., glass bottles may break, chip, crack, etc., while plastic bottles are relatively less likely to do so, but may cause deterioration in physical properties, discoloration, or deformation due to bruising or bruising. etc. also occur. Therefore, yield is poor and losses are large.

Furthermore, when the bottle is taken in and taken out, the bottle comes into contact with the operator's hands and becomes contaminated.

In the conveyance path, the bottles are advanced in a line,
Moreover, since each processing step essentially processes one piece, there is a limit to the processing speed, and moreover, the equipment becomes large-scale. In addition, if an attempt is made to automate the supply of bottles and the storage of processed bottles into cases, containers, etc., the system will become increasingly large-scale and will occupy an entire factory building.

The present invention seeks to eliminate such conventional drawbacks.

Therefore, the present invention provides a transfer device with a case, container, or other casing that accommodates a plurality of bottles as one unit and whose storage capacity is set to be equal to or less than the capacity of the bottle transfer device described below. The unprocessed bottles in the casing are transferred from the casing one unit at a time in the middle of the transfer device by an inlet end loader of a bottle transport device such as an intermittent chain conveyor or an index table. Due to the intermittent operation of the bottle conveying device, the cleaner, filling device, cap feeding device, cap tightening device, and other necessary processing devices sequentially placed around the bottle conveying device clean and fill each unit at once. ,
Supplying caps, tightening caps, and other necessary processing are carried out one after another, and the casing that has become empty due to the above transfer is subsequently transferred to the outlet end of the bottle conveying device by the transfer device, and the transfer device is The bottle is operated synchronously with the bottle conveyance device, and the first unit of bottles supplied from the casing is brought to the outlet end of the bottle conveyance device before reaching the outlet end, and all the bottles supplied from the casing are processed. The present invention is characterized in that the finished bottles are returned to the empty casing from the outlet end of the bottle conveyance device by an unloader and stored in unit units, and then sent out by the transfer device.

The illustrated embodiment will be described below.

Figures 1 to 8 are examples of bottling plastic sample bottles for cosmetics.
FIGS. 9 to 14 show other examples.

First, let us explain from the examples shown in Figs. 1 to 8.
Figure 1 shows its configuration, and the specific bottling method shown here consists of a container B containing a large number of bottles A arranged in rows and columns,
The bottles A are introduced by a belt conveyor 1, which is a transfer device, and transferred by a loader 2 to a chain conveyor 3 that runs intermittently in rows, and an air cleaner 4, a filling device 5, and a cap are sequentially installed along the route of the chain conveyor 3. The supply device 6, the cap tightening device 7, and the stamping device 8 sequentially clean and fill the bottles A in rows, one after the other, all at once.
Supply the cap, tighten the cap, and process the stamp.

However, the storage capacity of the container B is adapted to the capacity of the chain conveyor 3.

On the other hand, the container B, which has become empty after all of the stored bottles A have been transferred to the chain conveyor 3, is immediately continued to be transferred by the belt conveyor 1.

In addition, the chain conveyor 3 is returned to the advance point of the belt conveyor 1 again, and the bottle A, which has been completely processed, is
. . . are returned to the empty original container B from which they were transferred, row by row, by the unloader 9,
It is something to send out.

The automatic bottling device used for the above-mentioned bottling has a chain conveyor 3 located midway above the belt conveyor 1, and the chain conveyor 3 forms a rectangular route, with its input and output ends connected to the belt conveyor. 1 and intersect. The belt conveyor 1 and the chain conveyor 3 are operated in a related manner so that while the chain conveyor 3 moves from the input end to the output end, the belt conveyor 1 also moves from its input end position to the output end.

Note that it is necessary that all the bottles in one container be transferred to the chain conveyor 3 while the chain conveyor 3 moves from the input end to the output end.

Also, along the route of the chain conveyor 3, as described above, the loader 2, air cleaner 4, filling device 5, cap feeding device 6, cap tightening device 7,
An engraving stamp device 8 and an unloader 9 are sequentially installed.

The belt conveyor 1, which is commonly used, has container guides 11, 11 on both sides, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, and can accommodate a large number of bottles A in an array. Container B is transported in a constant posture.

The chain conveyor 3, as shown in FIG.
The chain 31 is stretched in a rectangular shape by chain foils 32 placed at the four corners, and runs intermittently, and the chain 31 is equipped with a number of cup-shaped bottle attachments with appropriately opened bottoms for accommodating the bottles A. 33... are equipped in a row,
These bottle attachments 33... are made by arranging the same number of bottles at the same intervals as the bottles in one row in container B to form a group, and arranging them at equal pitches, and when the intermittent running stops, the above-mentioned Two groups among the plurality of groups are sent to the belt conveyor 1, loader 2, and unloader 9, five groups are sent to the air cleaner 4, filling device 5, cap feeding device 6, cap tightening device 7, and stamping device 8,
We are trying to match each one.

In addition, the chain conveyor 3 is
As shown in the figure, the chain guide 34 supports the route to keep it stable and is provided perpendicular to the belt conveyor 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the loader 2 includes a lifting bar 21 equipped with a plurality of bottle air clamps 22...
, a two-action lifting mechanism 120 that moves the lifting bar 21 up and down and back and forth, and an air supply device (not shown) that supplies compressed air as appropriate to the bottle air clamp 22 through a hose, and a belt. It is located at the intersection of conveyor 1 and chain conveyor 3 on the introduction side.

The two-action elevating mechanism 120 has a slider 122 located above the belt conveyor 1 and moving in the direction of the belt conveyor 1 on a frame 121 that straddles the belt conveyor 1, and a slider 122 that is positioned above the belt conveyor 1 and moves in the direction of the conveyor. The lift bar 21 is moved up and down by a fluid pressure cylinder 125 fixed to the slider 122.
The lifting bar 21 is located above the belt conveyor 1 and has a posture perpendicular to the belt conveyor 1.

And the bottle air clamp 22...
are hung vertically from the lifting bar 21 in correspondence with a row of bottles A in the container B.

The loader 2 also includes a catcher 130, that is,
A catcher 130 is provided, which is located below the belt conveyor 1 and picks up the bottle containers B introduced by the belt conveyor 1, and also positions and pitches the bottles A in each row.

The loader 2 is operated in conjunction with a catcher 130 and a chain conveyor 3 attached thereto, and when the catcher 130 picks up the containers B containing the bottles A and so on and feeds them in pitch, the loader 2 Lifting bar 21
operates up and down and back and forth, and the air clamp 22
. . . operates to transfer bottles A . . . in container B to the bottle attachments 33 . After all the containers are transferred, the catcher 130 loads the empty container B onto the belt conveyor 1 again and sends it further.

Incidentally, if the relative position between the loader 2 and the container B on the belt conveyor 1 is set on the belt conveyor 1, the catcher 130 is not necessarily necessary.

As shown in FIG. 3, the air cleaner 4 includes a lift bar 41 equipped with a plurality of air nozzles 42...
a lifting mechanism 140 that moves the lifting bar 41 up and down;
It consists of an air supply device (not shown) that supplies compressed air to the air nozzles 42 through a hose, and is located along the chain conveyor 3 and adjacent to the belt conveyor 1.

The elevating device 140 has a frame 141 extending above the chain conveyor 3, and a hydraulic cylinder 1 mounted on the frame 141.
42 is provided, and the lift bar 41 facing parallel to the lift bar 41 on the chain conveyor 3 is moved up and down by its hydraulic cylinder 142.

The air nozzles 42 are vertically disposed from the lift bar 41 in correspondence with one group of bottle attachments 33.

The air cleaner 4 is operated in conjunction with the chain conveyor 3, and the bottle attachments 3 of each group of the chain conveyor 3 are connected to each other.
When 3... came to our location and stopped temporarily, lift bar 4
1, insert the air nozzle 42 into each bottle A in the bottle attachment 33, and blow out compressed air to clean each bottle.

As shown in FIG. 4, the filling device 5 includes a lifting bar 51 having a plurality of filling nozzles 52, and a lifting mechanism 140 that moves the lifting bar 51 up and down (same as that of the air cleaner 4 described above, details are given below). (omitted), a filling liquid tank 53, 53, and a pump 55, 55 that supplies the liquid in the filling liquid tank 53 to the filling nozzle 52 through a hose 54...
It corresponds to the chain conveyor 3 and is adjacent to the air cleaner 4.

The lifting bar 51 faces the chain conveyor 3 in parallel with it, and the filling nozzle 5
2... is 1 group of bottle attachments 3
3... are provided vertically from the lifting bar 51.

The filling device 5 operates in conjunction with the chain conveyor 3.
When the bottle attachments 33 of each group come to this location and pause, the lifting bar 51 is lowered and the filling nozzle is moved to the bottle attachment 33...
Insert each bottle A in ... and simultaneously operate the pumps 55, 55 to fill the liquid in the filling liquid tanks 53, 53 into the bottles A.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cap supply device 6 is
An elevating bar 61 having a plurality of vacuum rods 62, an elevating mechanism 140 for vertically moving the elevating bar 61 (same as that of the air cleaner 4, and details thereof will be omitted), and a hose that is used to move the elevating rods 62 up and down from the vacuum rods 62 as appropriate. a vacuum device (not shown) that sucks air into the vacuum rod 62;
. . . Cap parts feeders 63, 63 for feeding caps C .

The lifting bar 61 faces the chain conveyor 3 in parallel with it, and the vacuum rod 6
2... is 1 group of bottle attachments 3
3... are provided vertically from the lifting bar 61.

Further, the parts feeders 63, 63 have a plurality of branched supply ends 63a, and these supplies 63a are connected to vacuum rods 62, respectively.
..., and each supply end is a shutter type stopper so that the vacuum rod 62... can be lowered.

The cap feeding device 6 is operated in conjunction with the chain conveyor 3, and the bottle attachments 3 of each group of the chain conveyor 3 are connected to each other.
When 3... comes to us and pauses, the lift bar 6
1 is lowered, the caps C from the parts feeder 63 are adsorbed onto the vacuum rods 62, and placed over the mouths of the bottles A in the bottle attachments 33, and the suction is stopped and left alone.

The cap tightening device 7, as shown in FIG.
An elevating bar 71 having a plurality of rotating spindles 72 . . . and an elevating mechanism 1 that moves the elevating bar 71 up and down.
50, and a rotating mechanism 73 including rotating spindles 72 attached to an elevating bar 71, and corresponds to the chain conveyor 3 and is located at an appropriate position on the turning route of the chain conveyor route.

The elevating mechanism 150 is substantially the same as the elevating mechanism 140 of each previous device, but in this case,
Frame 15 extending above chain conveyor 3
1 is provided with a fluid pressure cylinder 152, and the lift bar 71 is moved up and down by the fluid pressure cylinder 152 via relay members 153 and 154.

The lifting bar 71 faces the chain conveyor 3 in parallel, and the rotating spindles 72...
...is one group of bottle attachments 33...
... are vertically movable from the lifting bar 71 correspondingly, each is springed downward by a spring 72a and serves as a cushion, and each is rotated uniformly by a rotation mechanism 73. There is. The rotation mechanism 73 includes a motor 73a provided on the lift bar 71 and a rotation transmission gear train.

The cap tightening device 7 operates in conjunction with the chain conveyor 3, and the bottle attachments 3 of each group of the chain conveyor 3
3... comes to our location and pauses, lifting bar 7
1 is lowered, and the rotary spindle 72... is pressed against the cap C attached to each bottle A... in the bottle attachment 33... and rotated to transfer the cap C... to each bottle A... Tighten.

As shown in FIG. 7, the engraving stamp device 8 is
Bottle suppressing part 8a that suppresses bottle A... from above
and an engraved stamp part 8b that is engraved or stamped on the bottom of the bottle A, and corresponds to the chain conveyor 3 and is adjacent to the cap tightening device 7.

The bottle holding part 8a is composed of a lifting bar 81 having a plurality of bottle holding rods 82, and a lifting mechanism 140 (same as that of the air cleaner 4, so the details are omitted) that moves the lifting bar 81 up and down. , the lifting bar 81 is connected to the chain conveyor 3
The bottle holding rods 82 . . . facing parallel to this above are vertically disposed from the lifting bar 81 in correspondence with one group of bottle attachments 33 .

The engraved stamp part 8b is located below the chain conveyor 3, and a slider 84 is provided on the frame 83 so as to be movable back and forth, and this is operated by a fluid pressure cylinder 85 fixed to the frame 83. An engraved stamp bar 86 is provided parallel to and opposed to this, and the bar 86 is moved up and down by a fluid pressure cylinder 87 fixed to the slider 84.
A plurality of markings or stamp heads 88 are arranged corresponding to the bottle attachments 33 of the group.

The stamping device 8 is operated in conjunction with the chain conveyor 3, and the bottle attachments 3 of each group of the chain conveyor 3 are connected to each other.
3... comes to this location and pauses, the lifting bar 81 is lowered in the bottle holding part 8a, and the bottle holding rod 82... holds each bottle A... from above the cap C.... At the same time, in the stamp section 8b, the stamp bar 86 is operated forward and upward, and the stamp or stamp head 88 is placed at the bottom of each bottle A through the bottom opening of each bottle attachment 33. to press, engrave or stamp.

The unloader 9, as shown in FIG. 8, is the same as the loader 2 in FIG. 2. Further, as in the case of the loader 2, a catcher 130 is also attached.
Therefore, a detailed explanation of the structure will be omitted, with reference to the explanation of the loader 2 in FIG. 2.

The unloader 9 and the catcher 130 are located at the intersection of the belt conveyor 1 and the chain conveyor 3 on the delivery side.

Further, like the loader 2, the unloader 9 operates in conjunction with the catcher 130 and the chain conveyor 3.
picks up the empty container B that has been transferred and feeds it one by one, and in the meantime, in the loader 2, the lifting bar 21 moves up and down and back and forth, and the air clamps 22... operate to move the bottles of each group that are intermittently running. The processed bottles A are transferred and housed from the attachments 33 into the empty container B one after another in rows. After all the containers are accommodated, the catcher 130 loads the empty containers B onto the belt conveyor 1 and sends them out.

In this case as well, if the relative position between the unloader 9 and the container B on the belt conveyor 1 is set on the belt conveyor 1, the catcher 13
0 is not necessarily necessary.

Since the automatic bottling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 is as described above, containers B containing bottles A and B brought in from a container manufacturer are transferred to the belt conveyor 1 along with the containers.
When the bottles A... are transferred to the chain conveyor 3 which runs intermittently by the loader 2 in units of rows, the air is cleaned by the air cleaner 4 in the first stroke for each row as the chain conveyor 3 runs intermittently. In the second step, the liquid is filled by the filling device 5, in the third step, the cap supply device 6 covers the cap C, and in the fourth step, the cap is tightened by the cap tightening device 7.
In the fifth step, an engraving or stamp is applied by the engraving stamp device 8.

Also, bottle A in the first row of container B...
After all processing, all the bottles A in all rows in container B are transferred to the chain conveyor 3 before reaching the end of the chain conveyor 3, and the empty container B is immediately transferred to the belt conveyor 3. 1, it is sent to the output end position of the chain conveyor 3.

Then, the completely processed bottles A... are transferred from the chain conveyor 3 to the empty original container B again by the unloader 9 and sent out by the belt conveyor 1.

In addition, in the filling device, cap feeding device, and cap tightening device, the bottle clamper 160 may be used as appropriate.
It is convenient to provide.

Next, other examples shown in FIGS. 9 to 14 will be explained. FIG. 9 shows the outline of the configuration, and the specific method of bottling shown here is that a large number of bottles A... Containers B, which are housings arranged in rows and columns, are transferred to a container transfer device 21.
0, and the bottles A... were transferred one row at a time by a rotary loader 220 to an intermittent rotating index table 230, which is a bottle transport device, and were arranged around the index table 230 one after another. Air cleaner 240, filling device 25
0. The cap supply device 260 and the cap tightening device 270 clean each row of bottles A..., fill them with liquid, cover them with caps, tighten the caps, and if necessary, finish the final stage. A marking device 280 is provided at the end, and the stamping device 280 is used to perform marking in the final step. However, the capacity of container B is adapted to the capacity of index table 230.

Also, from container B to index table 2
To transfer bottles A... to No. 30, all rows of bottles A... in the first row are transferred before they are all processed and reach the outlet end, and immediately after all the bottles are transferred, the empty container B is transferred to the container. After being sent to the outlet end by the transfer device 210, the bottles A after all processing are transferred from the index table 230 to the empty original container B again in units of rows by the rotary unloader 290, and then sent out. It is.

The automatic bottling device used for the above-mentioned bottling includes a container transfer device 210 that changes direction at right angles and transfers the container.
A polygonal index table 230 that rotates intermittently is placed inside the corner, and around the index table 230, the rotary loader 220, air cleaner 240, and filling device 25 are placed as described above.
0, a cap feeding device 260, a cap tightening device 270, a marking device 280 and a rotary unloader 290 as necessary are sequentially provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the container transfer device 210 includes two inlet conveyors 2 and
10a, a delivery conveyor 210b, and a direction conversion/transfer device 210c therebetween, and the introduction conveyor 210a and the delivery conveyor 210b keep the container B in a constant positional relationship at least at the end and start end, and the bottles A... The direction change and transfer device 210c has a rotating rail 211 that can be rotated 90 degrees by appropriate power at the corner of the route, and is connected to the introduction conveyor 210a. A pushing mechanism 212 and a pushing mechanism 213 for pushing the container B using operating hooks 214 and 215 are provided next to the ends of the conveyors 210a and 210b and the starting ends of the delivery conveyor 210b. When the container B reaches the end of the introduction conveyor 210a, the pushing mechanism 212 moves the container B onto the rotating rail 21.
1, the rotating rail 211 rotates 90 degrees, and then the pushing mechanism 215 delivers the container B to the delivery conveyor 210b.

As shown in FIG. 9, the index table 230 is arranged such that each side of the polygon is intermittently rotated at one side pitch by a driving device as appropriate, and when the table is stopped, the two sides are used as an input end and an output end, and are connected to the container transfer device described above. 210
In addition, bottle clamps 231 are provided on each side to support a row of bottles A in container B all at once.
Bottle clamp 231 on two sides facing 0
I'm trying to open it.

The container transfer device 210 and the index table 230 are connected to the index table 2
30 progresses from its entry end to its exit end, the container transfer device 210 provides associated motion to advance the container from its entry end position to its exit end position.

Note that it is necessary that all the bottles in one container be transferred to the index table 230 while the index table 230 moves from the input end to the output end.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the rotary loader 220 has a fluid pressure cylinder 22 mounted on a frame 221 extending upward from the distal end of the introduction conveyor 210a.
A lifting mechanism is provided with a lifting body 223 that is operated by the lifting body 223.
Horizontal T-shaped rotating arm 2 rotated 90 degrees at 24
25, and the rotating arm 225 rotates from a position above the introduction conveyor 210a to above one side of the index table 230.
Multiple bottle chucks 226 corresponding to...
...is installed vertically.

Note that the chuck 226 may be an air chuck or an electromagnetic chuck that supplies air or current as appropriate, or may be configured to supply air or current as appropriate, or may be used for push-push, that is, to grasp the bottle with the first push, and to grasp the bottle with the second push. It may also be a purely mechanical automatic chuck that releases it with a push.

The rotary loader 220 is connected to the introduction conveyor 21
0a, a container B containing a large number of bottles A in rows and columns is introduced into the introduction conveyor 210a, and when it reaches the end and is fed in pitch, the fluid pressure cylinder 222 Vertical movement of the elevating body 223 and fluid pressure motor etc. 22
4, the rotating arm 225 moves up and down and rotates, and the chucks 226... work to sequentially move the bottles A... in the container B to the bottle clamps 231... of the index table 230 in one row.
, and clamp it to the bottle clamp 231...

An air cleaner 240 (Fig. 11) and a filling device 2 are sequentially arranged around the index table 230.
50 (Fig. 12), cap feeding device 260 (Fig. 13), cap tightening device 270 (Fig. 14)
As shown in FIG. 1, these devices correspond to each side of the index table 230 when it is stopped, and these devices operate all at once in conjunction with the stop of the index table 230. For each row of bottles A held by the bottle clamps 231 of the Tux table 230,
The devices are cleaned, filled with liquid, supplied with a cap, and tightened with a cap, and the specific construction of these devices is substantially the same as that of the previous example, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 14. are the same, therefore detailed descriptions of these will be omitted with reference to the previous descriptions.

Note that the air cleaner 240 shown in FIG. 11 also has a vacuum system attached to the air nozzle.

The unloader 290 is located above the starting end of the delivery conveyor 210b as shown in FIG.
In connection with the index table 230
The unloader 290 grabs the processed bottles A in units of rows and stores them in the empty container B that is being fed in pitch at the starting end of the delivery conveyor 210b.
0), and illustration and detailed explanation will be omitted by referring to this.

Thus, in the automatic bottling apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, when the container B containing the unprocessed bottles A is fed to the introduction conveyor 210a, the end portion of the container B is placed in a predetermined positional relationship. The loader 220 loads the bottle A in the container B into the index table 23 one line at a time.
0 one after another, index table 2
With 30 intermittent rotations, the first
It is cleaned by the air cleaner 240 during the stroke, and the second
In the process, liquid is filled by the filling device 250, in the third process, the caps C... are covered by the cap supply device 260, and in the fourth process, the caps C... are tightened by the cap tightening device 270.

Also, from container B to index table 2
The transfer of bottles A to No. 30 has been completed before all the bottles A in the first row have been processed and reached the outlet, and the empty container B is transferred to the container transfer device immediately after the transfer is completed. At 210, it is sent to the exit,
After all the processing has been completed, the bottles A... are transferred from the index table 230 to the empty former container B by the rotary unloader 290 and stored in rows, and then sent out.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the two embodiments described above. For example, even if bottles A... are processed individually in several lines, the processing may be performed in each processing device depending on the object to be processed. Devices such as plugs, seals, etc. may be added or removed, and specific configurations may be modified in design.

Further, in the above embodiments, the object to be processed is a sample bottle of cosmetics, but of course the object is not limited to this.

Furthermore, the processed bottles that have been sent out may be subsequently sent to a packaging device or the like.

According to the present invention, since the bottle that is brought in and the housing of the case, container, etc. in which it is stored match when taken out, the container manufacturer can display and display the contents on the housing of the case, container, etc.
No., machine No., date of manufacture, factory name, etc. can be displayed, allowing efficient integrated work that is directly connected between container manufacturers and content manufacturers. It can also be packaged and shipped directly to wholesalers, retail stores, etc.

In addition, since filling and associated processing are performed in multiple units, it can be performed at high speed and efficiency, and speed and efficiency can be improved.

Furthermore, since the bottles are not inserted or removed from the case, container, or other housing, there is no loss such as deformation, discoloration, or deterioration of physical properties due to bottle breakage, chips, cracks, bulges, or crumples, and yields can be improved, making it easier to work on bottles. Contamination from human tentacles does not occur.

Furthermore, there is no need for a device to insert or remove bottles or a conveyor for transporting cases, containers, etc.
Devices and equipment can be downsized and economical.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of one example, FIGS. 2 to 8 are perspective views specifically showing each part and device of the same example, and FIG. 9 is a configuration of another example. The outline diagram and FIGS. 10 to 14 are perspective views specifically showing various parts and devices of the same example. 1...Belt conveyor, 2...Loader, 3...
Chain conveyor, 4... Air cleaner, 5...
Filling device, 6... Cap feeding device, 7... Cap tightening device, 8... Stamping device, 9...
Unloader.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Introducing a case, container, or other casing that accommodates a plurality of bottles into a single unit and whose storage capacity is set to be equal to or less than the capacity of the bottle transport device described below, into the transfer device, and The unprocessed bottles are transferred one unit at a time from the casing to the intermittently operating chain conveyor, index table, or other bottle transport device, unit by unit. During the operation, the cleaner, filling device, cap feeding device, cap tightening device, and other necessary processing devices placed around this unit perform cleaning, filling, cap feeding, cap tightening, Perform other necessary processing one after another,
Furthermore, the casing that has become empty due to the transfer is subsequently transferred to the outlet end of the bottle transporting device by the transfer device, and the transfer device is operated synchronously with the bottle transporting device to remove the casing. Before the first unit of bottles supplied from the casing reaches the outlet end of the bottle conveying device, all processed bottles supplied from the casing are brought to the outlet end of the bottle conveying device and empty. A bottle ring method characterized in that each unit is returned and stored by the housing hair unloader and then sent out by the transfer device.