JPH0252621B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a box partition assembling device, which is capable of folding a partition body that partitions the inside of a box for storing bottles, etc. in the front, back, left and right directions from a single plate. This invention relates to a device that can be assembled by twisting it.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventional partitions for boxes used to store bottles of this kind were constructed by assembling the partition plates in a cross shape by engaging each other with grooves, but by folding and assembling them from a single plate, the partitions became stable and strong. A partition has been proposed that can be used to Assembling such a single plate by folding requires a large number of man-hours, and there has been a need for a device that can automate the assembly.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a series of steps in which a partition piece is raised from a partition blank plate made of a single plate material, and the partition blank plate is folded in half to assemble the partition. To provide a box partition assembling device in which the process can be performed automatically.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention forms a first folding line approximately in the center of a board material such as corrugated board or cardboard, and second folding lines are formed on both sides of the first folding line in a direction orthogonal to the first folding line. The partition blank plates, in which the folding lines are formed symmetrically and the notches of the partition pieces are formed in symmetrical positions sandwiching the first folding line with each second folding line as an axis, are placed one by one in the assembly position. a supply means for supplying the interior partition blank, and a holding portion that engages and holds both edges parallel to the first folding line of the interior partition blank supplied to the assembly position by the supply means; A paper feed guide that can move forward and backward toward the
a partition bending guide that advances and retreats together with the paper feeding guide and is positioned on the second folding line of the partition blank; A raising arm for bending the partition piece at a substantially right angle from the second folding line, and a first part of the partition blank plate below the partition blank plate at the assembly position.
It is provided rotatably about an axis parallel to the folding line of the first folding line, and bends the middle partition blank plate from the first folding line, and folds each partition piece on one side raised from this middle partition blank plate into each partition piece on the other side. A folding arm that protrudes from the space formed by the upright partition pieces and overlaps the partition blank, and a reciprocating arm that engages the upper portions of both ends of the first folding line of the partition blank at the assembly position. With an adjustable stopper,
and a take-out means provided above the assembly position for taking out the assembled partition from the assembly position,
Both ends of the partition blank plate supplied to the assembly position are engaged and guided by the extending paper feed guides, and the ends of the first folding line of the partition blank plate are guided from both side edges of the partition blank plate to the tops of both ends of the first folding line of the partition blank plate. Hold it down and engage the stopper to position and hold the partition blank plate, then push up the partition blank plate with the raising arm, and move the partition piece formed by the notch around the second folding line. The second folding line is held down and raised by the bending guide that extends onto the second folding line, and then the paper feed guide and the raising arm are moved back, and the middle partition blank is moved by the bending arm. are bent from the first folding line, the partition pieces on one side are made to protrude from the spaces formed by the respective partition pieces on the other side, and the partition pieces are assembled by folding and overlapping, and then the stopper is moved back. , the partition is taken out from the take-out means and stored in the assembled box.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Next, the structure of an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a machine body, and this machine body 1 is provided with a supply means 4 for supplying partition blank plates 2 to an assembly position 3. A chain 6 is suspended toward the assembly position 3, and the lowermost partition blank plate 2 of the partition blank plates 2 stacked in the stacking section 5 is attached to the chain 6.
An extrusion body 7 is provided for extrusion toward.

This partition blank plate 2 is formed into a rectangular shape using a board material 8 such as corrugated cardboard or cardboard, and this board material 8 is formed with a first folding line 10 that connects substantially the center of both side edges 9 and folds it in half. There is. The plate material 8 is also located on a line that intersects the first folding line 10 in a direction perpendicular to the first folding line 10, is approximately symmetrical about the first folding line 10, and divides the plate material 8 into approximately three parts in the direction of the first folding line 10. Second folding lines 12, 12 are formed with both ends spaced apart from the edge 11 and the first folding line 10. In addition, this plate material 8 has partition pieces 13, 13 cut and raised with the second folding lines 12, 12 as axes.
The left and right sides are formed in a shape that is symmetrical with respect to a point where the extension lines of the first folding line 10 and the second folding lines 12, 12 intersect with each other. Note that the edges of each partition piece 13 , 13 on the opposite side from the second folding lines 12 , 12 are leg portions 4 extending to the position of the first folding lines 10 .
0 is formed. Furthermore, each partition piece 13, 13
A recess 16 forming a partition protrusion 15 is formed approximately at the center of the edge opposite to the second folding lines 12 , 12 .

A support 17 is provided at the bottom of the stacking section 5 in which the partition blank plates 2 are piled up, sandwiching the chain 6, and a holding frame 18 is provided on the side of the assembly position 3 to hold the lowest partition blank plate 2. It is provided with a gap formed at the bottom through which it can pass.

Further, on both sides of the assembly position 3 of the body 1, there are provided a plurality of pairs of bending guides 19, 19, which are moved forward and backward toward the assembly position 3, respectively.
The bending guides 19, 19 are moved forward and backward by an air cylinder or a crank mechanism. Then, the bending guides 19, 19 are advanced along the second folding lines 12, 12 on the partition blank plate 2 of the assembly position 3 to a position opposite to the partition pieces 13, 13.

Further, below the middle of the bending guides 19, 19, there is a sheet feeding guide 21 having a substantially U-shaped holding portion 20 for guiding and holding both end edges 11 of the partition blank plate 2 fed by the feeding means 4; 21 is provided, and the paper feed guides 21, 21 are moved forward and backward integrally with the bending guides 19, 19.

Next, reference numerals 22, 22 indicate a plurality of pairs of raising arms, and these raising arms 22, 22 are located below the partition blank plate 2 at the assembly position 3, and have axes 23, 23 parallel to the first folding line 10. It is provided so as to be rotatable around the center, and is rotated by an appropriate mechanism such as an electric motor, cylinder, or cam mechanism (not shown), and is curved in an arc shape so as to press down each partition piece 13, 13 of the partition blank plate 2 at the assembly position 3. It is formed.

Further, reference numerals 24 and 24 indicate a plurality of pairs of bending arms, which are attached to the shaft 2 below the partition blank 2 at the assembly position 3.
3 and 23 so as to be rotatable by an electric motor, cylinder, cam mechanism, etc. (not shown), and the partition blank plate 2 is bent from the first folding line 10 to be folded in half. .

Next, 25 and 26 are a pair of press stoppers, which are provided so as to be movable forward and backward so as to be engaged with both end positions of the first folding line 10 at the upper part of the partition blank plate 2 of the assembly position 3. 5 side holding stopper 2
6 is moved forward and backward in an inclined manner from below by an appropriate means, and the pressure stopper 25 on the tip side is moved back and forth in the front and back direction. And this both-holding stopper 2
Engaging edges 27, 27 of 5, 26 are formed into knife-like inclined edges, and the inner partition blank plate 2 is positioned and held at the assembly position 3 by the presser stoppers 25, 26.

Next, reference numeral 28 denotes a take-out means, which is provided above the assembly position 3 of the machine body 1 and has a pick mechanism 33 that is movable in the vertical direction by a piston 32 of the first cylinder 29. The assembled partition 34 is housed in a box 37 on a conveyor 36 provided on the side of the machine body 1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

The partition blank plate 2 is placed on the receiving rod 17 of the stacking section 5, and both ends of one side of the blank plate 2 are engaged with the holding frame 18 to be positioned and held. In this state, the chain 6 of the supply means 4 is driven, and the extrusion body 7 is transferred to the lowermost blank plate 2.
towards the assembly position 3. The extruded blank plate 2 passes under the bending guides 19, 19 with both end edges 11 guided by the holding portions 20 of the paper feed guides 21, 21 which have been advanced to the assembly position,
When the blank plate 2 reaches the assembly position 3, the extrusion body 7 is removed from the blank plate 2, moves downward, and waits at the next extrusion position.

Next, the front presser stopper 25 moves horizontally toward the assembly position 3, and the presser stopper 26 on the supplying means 4 side advances upwardly from below in an inclined manner to reach the first folding line 10 of the blank 2. The blank plate 2 is held at the assembly position 3 by engaging with the upper surfaces of both ends thereof.

Note that the paper feed guides 21, 21 and the bending guides 19, 19 may be advanced to the assembly position 3 when the blank plate 2 is supplied to the assembly position 3, and the front presser stopper 25 may be pre-assembled. It may be arranged such that it is advanced to position 3.

Next, the raising arms 22, 22 rotate upward, and when the raising arms 22, 22 push up the partition pieces 13, 13 of the blank plate 2, the partition pieces 13, 13 move to the second folding line. Bending guide 1 along 12, 12
9, 19 are arranged, the partition pieces 13, 13 are cut and raised from the notch 14 with the second folding lines 12, 12 as an axis, as shown in FIG. 8a, and each partition piece 13, 13 is raised vertically. In this state, the raising arms 22, 22 are rotated back, and the bending guides 19, 19 and the paper feeding guides 21, 21 are retreated to the left and right of the assembly position 3, respectively.

Next, the bending arms 24, 24 are rotated upward to push up both sides of the first folding line 10 of the blank 2, respectively. At this time, the holding stopper 25,2
6 are engaged with both ends of the first folding line 10 of the blank plate 2, the blank plate 2 is folded in half about the first folding line 10 as shown in FIG. 8b, and the partition pieces 1
3 and 13 are inserted into the space 38 made by cutting and raising the partition pieces 13 and 13 on the opposite side around the first folding line 10, and the blank plate 2 is folded in half as shown in FIG. 8c. The partition 34 is assembled, and the partition pieces 13, 13 project perpendicularly from the blank plate 2 and are supported by the legs 40, and the space 38 where the partition pieces 13, 13 are raised is provided with a partition protrusion. It is divided by 15,15.

In this state, the holding stoppers 25 and 26 are retreated, and the bending arms 24 and 24 are also rotated back, and then the pick mechanism 33 of the take-out means 28 is lowered, and the pick mechanism 33 holding the partition 34 is raised, The partition 34 is moved to the side and housed in the box 37 on the conveyor 36.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to continuously and automatically assemble partitions formed by raising partition pieces from a partition blank formed from a single plate material and folding them in half.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a partition assembly device showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the same as above, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of partition blank plates stacked on the paper feed section, and Fig. 4. Figure 5 is a front view of the above assembly section when it is on standby, Figure 5 is a front view of the upper partition piece when it is being raised, Figure 6 is a front view of the middle partition blank plate when it is folded in half, and Figure 7 is the front view of the upper partition when it is folded in half. The side view of the stopper part and FIGS. 8a, 8b, and 8c are perspective views of the assembling process of the partition blank plate. 2... Inner partition blank plate, 4... Supply means, 10... First folding line, 12... Second folding line, 13... Partition piece, 1
9... Bending guide, 20... Holding section, 21... Paper feeding guide, 22... Raising arm, 24... Bending arm,
25, 26... Pressing stopper, 28... Removal means, 3
4...Inner partition.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first folding line is formed approximately at the center of the plate material, and second folding lines are symmetrically formed on both sides of the first folding line in a direction perpendicular to the first folding line. and a supply means for sequentially supplying the partition blank plates in which the notches of the partition pieces are formed at symmetrical positions with each of the second folding lines as an axis and sandwiching the first folding line to the assembly position; It has a holding part that engages and holds both edges parallel to the first folding line of the partition blank plate supplied to the assembly position by the means, and is provided so as to be movable forward and backward toward both ends of the partition blank plate. a partition piece bending guide that moves forward and backward together with the paper feeding guide and is positioned on the second folding line of the partition blank plate; a raising arm that is rotatably provided around an axis parallel to the first folding line of the partition blank plate and bending each of the partition pieces at a substantially right angle from the second folding line; and an inner partition element at the assembly position. It is provided below the plate so as to be rotatable about an axis parallel to the first folding line of the inner partition blank plate, and the inner partition blank plate is bent from the first folding line and raised from this inner partition blank plate. a folding arm for overlapping the partition blank plates by protruding each partition piece on one side from a space formed by each partition piece on the other side; 1. A middle box for a box, characterized in that it is equipped with a presser stopper that can move forward and backward and engages with the upper part of both ends of the folding line 1, and a take-out means that is provided above the assembly position and takes out the assembled partition from the assembly position. Partition assembly equipment.