JPH0629057B2 - Container holder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention is applicable to each device such as a caser, an answerer, a rinser, a bottle washer, a filler, and a capper as a tool for holding and gripping a bottle, and each of the above devices. The present invention relates to a bottle holding holder that can be used as an element of a carrier between the bottle holders.

[Conventional technology]

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 52-882 discloses a container carrying support, and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 53-88 discloses a carrier for a bottle washing machine.
Although each is introduced in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 437, it is the current situation that no simple one has been found that satisfies the holding force and the centering function at the same time.

And in handling a wide variety of containers in bottles and canning plants, handling methods in a broad sense (conveying, indexing, positioning, holding, grasping, etc.) are
It was customary to use different tools according to the shape, such as exchanging and adjusting. Therefore, with the increasing need for dual use in the same plant due to the diversification of containers, a large amount of dedicated parts are prepared for the equipment (rinser, filler, capper, caser, conveyor, etc.) that composes each facility of the plant. At the same time, it took a long time to change the setup.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

As described above, in the conventional plant of this type, a dedicated handling tool is used for each container of various kinds, and therefore, the equipment constituting the plant also requires a large amount of replacement parts corresponding to each, and It took a long time to change the setup.

The present invention eliminates such inconvenience, eliminates setup changes, exchanges of individual machines on the production line, and can be used in common for each component machine to eliminate the need for adjustment, and for the shapes of various types of containers, It is intended to provide a container holder that can be shared.

[Means for solving problems]

(1) Paying attention to the fact that the diameter of the bottle neck is unified into 2 to 3 types for each bottle type, and that it is the strongest part in glass bottles and plastic bottles, and that it has a stable size. Hold the bottle neck with a pair of opening and closing plates.

(2) The bottle neck grasping mechanism and the bottle neck grasping opening / closing mechanism are combined to enable holding and centering of the bottle. In addition, it can be applied to various bottle types.

[Action]

When the opening / closing plate is moved toward or away from the bottle neck, the bottle neck is gripped or released via the pusher plate. Even if the bottle neck size changes slightly, it can be handled with the same pusher plate. However, if the bottle neck size changes drastically, replace the pusher plate.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the container holder of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a cassette type frame, which has a plurality of holes 2 on its lower surface.

Holding plates 3 are fixed to both ends of the frame 1 by welding.

The bearing 4 forms one body with the holding plate 3, the opening / closing metal fitting 5 is a shaft 6 and one body with the pin 7, the shaft 6 is rotatably inserted into the bearing 4, and the gear 8 has the shaft 6 and the spring pin 9. It has become one body. Two sets of bearings 4 to spring pins 9 are provided at both ends of the frame 1, respectively. The pin 7 is pushed down by a pushing means (not shown) as shown in FIG. 2 so that the opening / closing fitting 5 can be rotated from the solid line position to the two-dot chain line position.

An opening / closing plate 11 having an arcuate notch 10 at the position where the bottle B is loaded is fixed to the opening / closing fitting 5 with a bolt (not shown), and an opening 12 having a V shape corresponding to the notch 10 is provided on the upper surface thereof. Soft material pusher plate 1 made of synthetic resin, etc.
3 is fixed with a bolt (not shown). The gap L of the pusher plate 13 can be adjusted according to the neck diameter of the bottle B.

A predetermined number of reinforcing plates 14 are fixed to a predetermined portion of the frame 1 by welding, and stopper pins 15 are fixed to the uppermost central part of the reinforcing plate 14 in a protruding state. The pin 15 positions the open / close plate 11 in the “closed” state.

In order to allow the opening / closing plate 11 to swing as shown in FIG. 3, the reinforcing plate 14 has a central uppermost portion 16 formed in an arc shape and has a step portion 17.

Since the opening / closing plate 11 opens and expands from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2 to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
The spring hooking pin 18 is fixed to the
Are attached at a plurality of positions in the intersecting direction, and the opening / closing plate 11 is always pulled toward the center and pulled in the direction. Stopper pin 1
Reference numeral 5 serves as a stopper of the opening / closing plate 11 and prevents the opening / closing plate 11 from being displaced in the left-right direction.

Next, the operation of this device will be described.

In the state without the bottle B, the opening / closing plate 11 is stopped at the position of the stopper pin 15 by the force of the tension spring 19, as shown by the solid line in FIG.

When inserting the bottle B, the open / close metal fitting 5 and the pin 7 which is a single body
Is pressed downward by a pressing means (not shown),
The opening / closing plate 11 is rotated via the gear 8 to expand and expand the tension spring 19 to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.

With the opening / closing plate 11 opened and expanded, the bottle B is inserted from below or above the container holder to a position where the neck of the bottle B can be gripped by a procedure not shown.

After inserting the bottle B to the prescribed position, the opening / closing plate 11 is operated in the closing direction in synchronization with the left and right by raising the pressing means (not shown) pressing the pin 7, while the bottle neck is pushed by the pusher plate. Hold at 13. The bottle B is suspended from the neck in the container holder.

Even when the neck diameters of the bottles B are different, the pusher plate 13 is surely gripped by the operation of the opening / closing plate 11 in the closing direction.

If the bottle B is higher than the bottle neck grip of the container holder,
The bottle B can be used on the lower surface of the frame 1. Since the hole 2 is provided, it hangs downward through the hole. After transporting the container holder to the predetermined position, the opening / closing plate 11 at the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 2 is opened again to the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in a manner not shown, and the bottle B being gripped is opened in a manner not shown. Discharge.

In addition to the V shape, the opening 12 may have a U shape having a bottle centering function, an arc shape, or the like. The number of pins 7 may be 1 to 3.

〔The invention's effect〕

(1) Minimal mold change time and man-hours in each process in the bottling or canning line.

(2) Since the containers are transported in container holder units, a conveyor for simply transporting the containers, which is conventionally required, is not required, the machine can be integrated and made compact, and the installation space is greatly reduced.

(3) Since the outer dimensions of the container holder are constant, the production start-up time such as adjustments and trial runs associated with mold changes is not required.

(4) No adjustment is required for container handling and no bottle collapse occurs, so unstable elements are wiped out, unattended operation,
It can be operated for 24 hours.

(5) Since the handling device is simple, the entire device can be made into a sterile room, and various products including aseptic filling can be easily produced.

(6) The process time in the sterilization process can be greatly shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a plan view of a container holder according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view taken on line II in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Frame, 3 ... Holding plate 4 ... Bearing, 5 ... Opening / closing metal fitting, 6 ... Shaft, 7 ... Pin, 8 ... Gear, 11 ... Opening / closing plate, 13 ... Pusher plate, 14 ... Reinforcing plate, 15 ... Stopper pin 19 ... Tension spring

Front page continued (72) Inventor Masuho Yamada 1 Takamichi, Iwazuka-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagoya Machinery Works (56) Bibliography Sho 56-62331 (JP, U) Actual public Showa 40-29658 (JP, Y1) Showa 54-508 (JP, Y2)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped frame having an opening on the upper surface and a hole for inserting a container on the lower surface, a pair of openable and closable plates facing each other on the upper surface of the frame, and supporting the pair of openable and closable plates. Gears that are fixed to the shafts and mesh with each other, pressure plates that are respectively attached to the pair of open / close plates to grip the container from both sides, and a pair of open / close plates that are attached to intersect each open / close plate in the closing direction. A plurality of tension springs, a reinforcing plate fixed to the frame in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the opening / closing plate and having a central upper portion formed in an arc shape along the rotating surface of the opening / closing plate, and an arc shape of the reinforcing plate. A stopper pin that projects from the center of the portion and restricts the closed position of the opening / closing plate, and performs a synchronous closing operation by meshing the gears of the pair of opening / closing plates to hold and center the container via the pressure plate. Configured as Container holder characterized and.