JPH0214246B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a conveyor transport product that automatically adjusts the rows and columns of processed foods such as Korotsuke, hamburgers, etc. and various packaged products on the conveyor during the process before packaging. This relates to a row/column organizing device.

Conventionally, for example, frozen foods such as Korotsuke that are randomly transferred from the previous process are distributed and aligned in several rows on the next alignment conveyor, and the conveyance of the aligned foods is interrupted with a stopper or the like midway through the conveyance after the alignment. By controlling the opening and closing of the stopper, the food is divided into blocks in several columns and rows and sent to the next process.Finally, each block is packed into a box using a boxing device. However, if the products are only aligned on the alignment conveyor in the previous process, the rows and columns will be disordered, and when the products are packed into boxes by the box packing device, the products at the end of the queue will be placed on the edge of the opening of the box. This is one of the major problems with box packing automation, as workers have to stop the entire machine and make corrections each time. It was hot.

In order to solve these problems, the Jikoko 47-
There are alignment devices described in JP-A No. 21821 and JP-A-49-93582. However, these devices have disadvantages in that they are not effective in quickly arranging rows and columns at the same time, and the manufacturing cost of the devices is high.

The present invention was developed as a result of various studies in view of the above points, and its purpose is to quickly and automatically correct the disturbance of rows and columns of blocked products on a conveyor during transportation. To provide a device that can arrange products and store products in boxes smoothly, reliably, and regularly in a post-process.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on illustrated embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a conveyor stand for a belt conveyor, a net conveyor, etc., and supporting members 2 each consisting of a flat plate are provided on both left and right sides of the conveyor stand 1.
(one side not shown) is erected. Then, a cylinder mounting member 3 having a C-shaped cross section is suspended horizontally on the upper portions of both supporting members 2, and a cylinder 6 is erected in the center of the mounting member 3 with the rod 5 facing downward. The rod 5 can be freely projected downward through the hole 4.

Further, a link mechanism 9 is provided at the tip 7 of the rod 5 to operate a product abutment plate member 8, which will be described later, in a front-back symmetrical manner with the tip 7 as a base point in the flow direction of the conveyor A (in the direction of the arrow in the figure). There is. To explain this link mechanism 9 in detail, it includes an H-shaped member 10 attached to the distal end 7 of the rod 5, and a square-shaped member whose base end is pivotally attached to the H-shaped member 10 with a pin 10'. 11, one end is pivotally connected to the crest 12 of the square-shaped member 11 with a pin 12', and the other end is connected to the support member 2,
It consists of hanging rods 14, 14 which are pivotally connected to hanging rods 13, 13, which are horizontally suspended from 2. A product arranging plate member 8 is fixed to the tip of the rectangular member 12 to arrange the rows of products on the conveyor A in the conveyor flow direction. The abutment plate member 8 is actuated by the operation.

Further, at the lower part of the H-shaped member 10 provided at the tip 7 of the rod 5, engaging tip portions 15 are provided symmetrically with respect to both left and right directions of the conveyor A with the tip 7 as a base point.
An engaging rod 16 having a diameter is attached. Further, in the engaging tip portion 15, a roller 18 is rotatably installed inside a bracket portion 17 formed in a U-shape. The roller 18 is engaged with an elongated hole 21 of an engaging member 20 that is erected at the center of the outer side of a product bringing side plate member 19 made of an elongated plate. In addition, the engaging members 2 erected on the left and right product side plate members 19, 19
The long holes 21 and 21 of 0 and 20 are connected to both engaging members 20 and
20 are drilled so that they form an inverted V-shape. Furthermore, a hanging piece 23 having a cylindrical portion 22 is provided at the upper part near the front and rear ends of the product side plate member 19.
The cylindrical portion 22 is slidably engaged with a guide rod 24 that extends horizontally across the support members 2, 2, and a side plate member 19 disposed along the flow direction of the conveyor A. is kept hanging. Then, by raising and lowering the rod 5 of the cylinder 6, the both side plate members 8, 8 and the both side plate members 1
9 and 19 are configured to close and open.

Therefore, the operating state of the conveyor conveyed product row/column sorting device (hereinafter referred to as sorting device) having the above-mentioned configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2A and 3B and 3A and 3B.

First of all, the organizing device is usually
It is in a state of That is, the rod 5 of the cylinder 6 protrudes to a downward position and is stopped. Depending on the state of the rod 5, the product abutment plate members 8, 8, which align the products distributed in the flow direction of the conveyor A (in the direction of the arrow in the figure) as shown in FIG. Member 10, 〓〓 shaped member 11, 1
1 and extends diagonally upward.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the product bringing side plate members 19, 19 for preparing the products arranged on both the right and left sides of the conveyor A (in the direction of the arrow in the figure) are arranged by the rods 5 protruding downward. , the engagement rods 16, 16, which move up and down together with the rod 5, are positioned downward in a fixed position, and engage with the elongated holes 21, 21 of the engagement members 20, 20, which are installed upright on the side plate members 19, 19. Both end rollers 18, 18 of the rods 16, 16 are also necessarily located below the elongated holes 21, 21. By this, the above-mentioned engagement member 20,
The side plate members 19, 19 connected to the left and right side plate members 19, 19 are located at an initially set spacing position between the left and right side plate members 19, 19, that is, a spacing position that is slightly wider than the overall width of the products in the row direction arranged on both left and right sides of the conveyor A. It will be in a waiting state at the location.

As described above, the product stacking plate members 8, 8 and the left and right product stacking side plate members 19 provided at the front and rear of the sorting device,
19 waits in the above state until the products are transported below the sorting device. In addition, as an example, the products conveyed below the sorting device are arranged in several rows by an alignment conveyor in the previous process, and a stopper device provided at the tip of the conveyor and the operation of the conveyor are arranged. Under the control, the products are intermittently divided into blocks into several columns and rows and transferred to the conveyor A. The blocked products are further transported to a fixed position below the sorting device by conveyor A, and conveyor A is temporarily stopped.

When the blocked products are stopped at the fixed position below the sorting device by stopping the conveyor A, the sorting device simultaneously performs the operations shown in Fig. 2B and Fig. 3B to remove the products. Arrange rows and columns regularly. Therefore, this operation is shown in Figures 2B and 3.
To explain more specifically with reference to Figure B, when the product is installed in a fixed position, the rod 5 moves to the cylinder 6 as shown in the figure.
stored inside. When the rod 5 is stored, the product abutment plate members 8, 8 in the flow direction of the conveyor A are
is lowered downward from the state shown in FIG. 2A via the link mechanism 9 to arrange the rows of the products.

That is, as the rod 5 contracts, both the square members 11, 11 are bent into a mountain shape with the H-shaped member 10 at the apex, and the guide rods 24, 24 are bent at the same time.
The hanging rods 14, 14 suspended from the cylinder 6 swing toward the cylinder 6 side. Furthermore, the 〓〓 shaped member 11,1
The product end plate members 8, 8 pivotally attached to the tip of 1 are
The plate member is lowered so that its edge is perpendicular to the surface of the conveyor A, and the rows of products that have been aligned on the conveyor A are further arranged regularly.

In addition, in conjunction with the above operation, the product side plate members 19, 19 are also moved toward the product side, respectively, as shown in FIG. 3B.
Force products to line up. That is, Rod5
As the rod 5 rises, the H-shaped member 10 at the tip of the rod 5
Both engaging rods 16, 16 fixed to
8, 18 are also long holes 21, 21 of the engaging members 20, 20.
move from the bottom to the top. This roller 18,1
Due to the movement of 8, the engaging members 20, 20 move toward the product side because the elongated holes 21, 21 have an inverted V shape, and the product-approaching side plate members 19, 19 also move, and the side plate members 19, 19 Arrange the rows of products in an orderly manner.

In the manner described above, the rows and columns of the products on the conveyor A, which are formed into blocks and installed at fixed positions, can be arranged regularly and instantaneously. When the above series of operations is completed, the rod 5 descends again, and the product moving plate members 8, 8 and the product moving side plate members 19, 19 are separated from the product, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 3A.
The state will be as follows. Conveyor A, which had been temporarily stopped for the row/column sorting process, then operates again to convey the sorted products to the next process.

As described above, the present invention has the support members 2 erected on both the left and right sides of the conveyor frame 1, the cylinder mounting member 3 horizontally mounted on the support members 2, and the mounting member 3
A cylinder 6 is provided with the rod 5 facing downward, and at the tip 7 of the rod 5, there is a product abutment plate which can be actuated by the cylinder 6 via a link mechanism 9 in a longitudinally symmetrical manner with respect to the flow direction of the conveyor A. Members 8, 8 are provided, and the engaging tip portion 1 is attached to the tip portion 7 symmetrically with respect to both left and right directions of the conveyor A.
A product in which engaging members 20, 20 having inverted V-shaped elongated holes 21, 21 are erected to engage with the engaging tips 15, 15 through engaging rods 16, 16 having numbers 5, 15. Side plate members 19, 19 are provided, and a part of the side plate members 19, 19 is attached to both the supporting members 2, 2.
The rod 5 is slidably engaged with a guide rod 24 horizontally suspended, and the both side plate members 8, 8 and both side plate members 19, 19 are closed and opened by raising and lowering the rod 5. Because of this structure, it is possible to quickly and accurately block the sorted items and organize them in a more regular manner, which eliminates the problem of products getting stuck in the boxes when packing them. Able to effectively achieve term objectives. It is also effective in terms of work efficiency because rows and columns can be rearranged at the same time using a single cylinder. Furthermore, since the structure is composed of a simple link mechanism, etc., there are fewer failures and maintenance is easy.

In addition, by making the engagement rod 16 telescopic,
It can accommodate any number of lines transferred from the previous process. Furthermore, it is also possible to arrange two or more rows of conveyors A in parallel, and to use the cylinder mounting member 3 as a common member of the conveyors A arranged in parallel. Further, the cylinder 6 may of course be hydraulically or pneumatically operated, or may be an internally mechanically operated cylinder.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2A is an explanatory diagram showing the operating state, Fig. 2B
3A is an explanatory diagram showing the operating state, FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram showing the operating state. 1... Conveyor frame, 2... Support member, 3...
Cylinder mounting member, 5... Rod, 7... Tip, 8... Product latch member, 9... Link mechanism, 15... Engagement tip, 16... Engagement rod, 19
...Product approach side plate member, 20...Engagement member, 21
...Elongated hole, 24...Guide rod.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Support members 2 are erected on both left and right sides of the conveyor frame 1, and a cylinder mounting member 3 is horizontally suspended on the support members 2, and a single cylinder 6 is provided on the mounting member 3 with the rod 5 facing downward. The cylinder 6 is attached to the tip 7 of the rod 5 via a link mechanism 9 in a longitudinally symmetrical manner with respect to the flow direction of the conveyor A.
Product abutting plate members 8, 8 are provided which can be rotated up and down in the range from horizontal to vertical by means of the above-described method. Engagement members 20, 2 having inverted V-shaped elongated holes 21, 21 that engage with the engagement tips 15, 15 via engagement rods 16, 16 having
0 are installed upright, and a part of the side plate members 19, 19 is slidably locked to a guide rod 24 horizontally suspended between the supporting members 2, 2. Conveyor conveyance characterized in that, by raising and lowering the rod 5 of a single cylinder 6, the both side plate members 8, 8 and both side plate members 19, 19 are simultaneously closed and opened so as to gather the products. Product row/column organizing device.