JPH049497B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a technology for directly inserting a name plate displaying a product name, certification mark, etc. into an irregularly shaped flexible object, for example, meat such as chicken, and particularly relates to a technology for directly inserting a name plate displaying a product name, certification mark, etc. The present invention relates to a nameplate insertion method and an insertion device that are effective for preventing deformation of objects and ensuring reliable insertion.

[Conventional technology]

As a device for directly displaying a name plate on meat such as chicken, there is a known method as shown in FIG. 10, which is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-96954.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with conventional nameplates, the object to be attached is picked up and engaged with the periphery of the opening a of the nameplate main body A shown in Fig. 10, so the attachment process involves picking up a part of the object. and the work of twisting both sides of the entrance b of the nameplate body A to widen the connecting narrow opening c.
This process is complicated and troublesome, as it involves inserting the nameplate main body A into the photographed part of the object to be attached and engaging it with the periphery of the opening a. As an alternative nameplate structure, as shown in FIG. 9, a nameplate having a beveled engaging portion d at one end of the nameplate main body B that can be inserted into an object to be attached is considered. The main body B displays necessary information, and the nameplate has a shape in which the tip e of the engaging part d is directly inserted into the object to be attached, and the constricted part f with the width w is used to prevent the nameplate from coming off after insertion.

The above-mentioned designs are generally thin and made of paper or plastic sheet material. When attaching this type of nameplate by directly inserting it into the object to be attached, if there is a constriction f in the engaging part d as shown in Fig. 9, the constriction f will buckle and break due to the insertion force. There is a problem with putting it away.

In order to prevent the above-mentioned problem (seat bending loss), it is conceivable to attach a cutting edge to the engaging part d and pierce the inserted part. This manual insertion tool was created by the present inventor and is currently under separate application. However, when we conducted various practical tests on the insertion tool equipped with a cutting blade related to this application, we found that because the meat to be inserted is a flexible and irregularly shaped member, when trying to pierce the meat with the cutting blade, the insertion tool Things dent and escape. If done manually, it would be possible to pierce the escapement described above with carelessness, but it is extremely difficult to automate this process.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nameplate insertion method and an insertion device suitable for automation.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above purpose can be achieved by suppressing the deformation around the nameplate insertion part of the object to be inserted when inserting the nameplate.In addition, to improve work efficiency, a large number of nameplates are equipped and the nameplates are automatically inserted one by one. This is achieved by configuring a device that

[Effect]

To prevent the object from deforming and making it difficult to insert the nameplate, press the area around the nameplate insertion part of the object to deform and dent the surrounding pressing area. , near the center, it forms a locally raised shape. If a notch is made in this raised object to be inserted and a nameplate is inserted, the nameplate insertion portion will be less deformed and insertion can be made more reliably.

In addition, the equipment for performing the above work with high efficiency includes (a) a pressing section to prevent deformation of the inserted object, (b) a supply section that stores a large number of nameplates and sequentially feeds them out. (c) This is made possible by automatically operating the insertion section that inserts the nameplate using a sliding piece that has a cutting blade that makes a cut in the object to be inserted.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. 1 to 5 are operation explanatory diagrams showing the nameplate insertion procedure. In FIG. 1, a face plate 3 having a window-like opening (hereinafter referred to as a window) 3a for an object to be inserted, a cutting blade 4 for cutting into the object to be inserted, and a name plate B are arranged on a pressure receiving surface (workbench) 5. Place it as shown in the figure. That is, the inserted object 2
The face plate 3 is positioned parallel to the pressure receiving surface (workbench) 5, and the cutting blade 4 is placed above the center of the window 3a of the face plate 3.
and nameplate B is positioned.

In FIG. 2, when the face plate 3 presses the inserted object 2, the inserted object deforms and forms a raised portion 2a.
In this state, as shown in Fig. 3, cut the raised part 2 with the cutting blade 4.
After making a notch in a, insert nameplate B as shown in Figure 4. After inserting the nameplate, when the cutting blade 4 and face plate 3 are released, the nameplate B remains on the object 2 to complete the insertion (FIG. 5).

Here, the cutting edge 4 has a shape shown in FIG. In other words, the width W of the cutting blade 4 is W≦w with respect to the constriction width w of the nameplate B shown in FIG. It is arranged so that the dimension L protrudes on the center line.
With such a shape and arrangement, the name plate B is inserted into the object 2 after making a cut in the object 2 with the cutting blade 4. The width of the cut is the width W of the cutting blade 4, and the constriction f of the name plate B enters into the object to be inserted and remains there.

Next, an embodiment of the nameplate insertion device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

When inserting a large number of nameplates, it is recommended to (a) load a large number of nameplates into a magazine in advance and feed and insert them one by one, or (b) insert a large number of nameplates B' as shown in Figure 8. There is a method that involves manufacturing it in a continuous form, cutting it one by one, and then inserting it. Figure 7 shows the above
(B) is a configuration diagram of the main parts of the continuously manufactured nameplate B' insertion device. The components shown in FIG. 7 are mounted on the slide body 11. and,
The entire illustrated portion is reciprocated in the direction of arrow A with respect to a base member (not shown) by a driving source (air cylinder in this example) 12. The configuration of each member mounted on this slide body 11 is as follows.
The width dimension D of the nameplate B is attached to the insertion side tip of the slide body 11 that reciprocates with respect to the fixed body (not shown).
It has a face plate 3 with a window 3a having a dimension D' larger than that shown in FIG. 9, and presses the object to be inserted by advancing the slide body.

The slide body 11 is also equipped with a magazine 13 that can store a continuous name plate B' shown in FIG. 8 rolled up in a roll. A name plate feed belt 16 driven by a drive source (in this example, a motor) 15 supplies the name plate to the position in the direction of arrow (R).

The cutter lever 19 swings about the fulcrum pin 20 by the rotation of the eccentric cam 18 driven by the drive source (motor in this example) 17 . The cutter 21 fastened to the cutter lever 19 similarly swings, and the nameplate is supplied to the insertion supply position of the slide body 11.
Cut B″.

Furthermore, located above the center of the window 3a of the face plate 3,
The sliding piece 23 that slides in the guide groove 11a of the slide body 11 by a driving source (air cylinder in this example) 22 has a cutting blade 4 at its insertion side tip, and is supplied to the insertion supply position. The tip 4a of the cutting blade 4 is positioned on the same line as the nameplate B'' and the tip e'' and protrudes by a distance L beyond the nameplate tip e''.

The nameplate B'' supplied to the insertion supply position engages with the nameplate guide groove 11b of the slide body 11. That is, the nameplate guide groove 11b is configured to have a size that allows the nameplate B'' to slide, and the plate 25 An insertion path for the nameplate B'' is formed within the slide body 11.

Further, the sliding piece 23 inserts the nameplate B'' of the object to be inserted by pushing out the end surface (the upper end surface in the figure) on the opposite side to the insertion side of the nameplate B'' supplied to the insertion supply device.

With the above configuration, the slide body 11
When the inserter moves forward (descends in the figure) relative to the base member (not shown), the face plate 3 presses and deforms the object to be inserted, causing the object to bulge in the window 3a of the face plate 3 (corresponding to FIG. 2). Next, the name plate feeding belt 16 is moved by the motor 15 which is a driving source, and the continuous name plate B' (see FIG. 8) is fed in the direction of arrow B to the insertion supply position. Here, the eccentric cam 18 is rotated by the motor 17 which is a driving source,
The cutter lever 19 swings to swing the cutter 21 to cut the nameplate B'' supplied to the insertion supply position.Furthermore, the air cylinder 22 which is the driving source
to drive the sliding piece 23 up and down to insert the nameplate B'' into the object to be inserted.At this time, the gap between the tip 4a of the cutting blade 4 provided on the sliding piece 23 and the tip e'' of the nameplate B'' Since there is a dimensional difference L between the two, the name plate B'' is inserted after the cutting blade 4 makes a cut in the object to be inserted.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, a nameplate can be quickly and easily attached to a flexible, irregularly shaped object such as meat, and is suitable for automation of this work.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 5 are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the nameplate insertion method of the present invention, Figure 6 is a front view showing the positional relationship between the nameplate and cutting blade according to the present invention, and Figure 7 is an embodiment of the nameplate insertion device. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a nameplate supplied as a continuous material, FIG. 9 is a plan view of a nameplate to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 10 is an example of a conventional nameplate. FIG. 2... object to be inserted, 3... face plate, 3a... window, 4
... Cutting blade, 4a ... Cutting blade tip, 11 ... Slide body, 13 ... Magazine, 16 ... Nameplate feed belt, 21 ... Katsuta, 23 ... Sliding piece, B, B',
B″……nameplate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A method for inserting an arrowhead-shaped protrusion provided on a nameplate into an irregularly shaped flexible object, including: () pressing the area around the intended insertion point of the irregularly shaped flexible object; A nameplate insertion method characterized by: () making a cut by piercing the raised insertion point with a knife; and () inserting a protruding part of the nameplate into the cut. 2. A nameplate insertion device characterized by having the following configuration requirements (a) to (c). (a) A face plate having a window-like opening with an inner diameter larger than the width of the arrowhead-shaped protrusion provided on the name plate, and a driving means for pressing the face plate against the object to be inserted. (b) A magazine that stores a large number of nameplates, and a supply unit that separates the large number of nameplates one by one and sequentially feeds them out. (c) a member for holding the above-mentioned sent-out nameplate;
A cutting blade that runs along the protrusion of the held nameplate, and an insertion part that pushes the nameplate and cutting blade toward the object to be inserted.