JPH0698977B2 - Nameplate mounting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a device for directly attaching a nameplate displaying a product name, a certification mark and the like to an irregularly shaped flexible object such as meat of chicken.

[Conventional technology]

No. 14 as a nameplate directly posted on meat such as chicken.
As shown in the figure, the one described in JP-A-57-96954 is known.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, in the conventional nameplate, the object to be attached is picked up and engaged with the peripheral edge of the opening a of the nameplate main body A in FIG. 14, so that the attaching work is to take up a part of the object to be attached. Work and twist the both sides of the entrance b of the nameplate body A
Is complicated and troublesome because it involves the work of unfolding the body and the work of causing the nameplate main body A to sneak into the photographed portion of the object to be mounted and engage with the peripheral edge of the opening a. As a structure of the name plate which can be replaced with this, as shown in FIG. 13, a name plate having a barbed protrusion d which can be inserted into an object to be attached can be considered at one end of the name plate body B. The necessary items are displayed on the main body B, and the protrusion d
Is a nameplate having a shape in which the tip e of the is directly inserted into the object to be attached, and the hook-shaped portion of the barbed protrusion d prevents the nameplate from coming off after the insertion.

The name plate is generally a thin plate, and paper or plastic sheet material is used. When a name plate of this kind is directly inserted into an object to be attached and attached, if there is a constricted portion f in the engaging portion d as shown in FIG. 13, the constricted portion f will buckle and break due to the insertion force. There's a problem.

In order to prevent the above-mentioned problem (seat refraction loss), it is conceivable to attach a cutting edge to the engaging portion d and pierce the inserted portion. This manual insertion tool was created by the present inventor and is being applied for separately. However, when various practical tests were performed on an inserter having a cutting edge according to this application, the meat that is the object to be inserted is a flexible and irregularly shaped member, so if the cutting edge is pierced, The insert dents and runs away. Although it is possible to puncture the above-mentioned escape manually by manual work, it is extremely difficult to automate this.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to automatically insert a protruding portion of a nameplate into a flexible and irregularly mounted portion without buckling the protruding portion of the nameplate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a nameplate mounting device capable of automatically and sequentially mounting nameplates on the object to be mounted.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

(A) In order to prevent the protrusion of the nameplate from buckling, a cutting blade is provided along with the protrusion so as to pierce the object to be mounted and pull it out.

(B) A pressing plate (hereinafter referred to as a face plate) having an opening larger than the maximum width dimension of the nameplate is provided so that the attached object does not escape when the attached object is pierced by the cutting blade.

(C) A magazine for accommodating a large number of nameplates and a supply means for separating the large number of nameplates one by one and feeding them sequentially are provided.

(D) Conveyor means for sequentially feeding a large number of trays on which the objects to be mounted are placed below the cutting blade.

[Action]

As in (a) above, if a cutting edge is provided that sticks to the protrusion of the nameplate and pierces the object to be attached and pulls out, this cutting edge makes a cut in the object to be attached. Can be easily inserted into the projection and the buckling of the protrusion does not occur.

When the face plate of the item (b) is provided, the attached object pressed by the face plate rises into the opening and does not escape without being manually supported when being pierced by the cutting blade.

The operations of (a) and (b) will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9 corresponding to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the name plate B and the cutting edge 4 which are overlapped with each other. FIG. 5 is a side view thereof.

As shown in FIG. 4, the width W ₁ of the cutting edge 4 is made narrower than the constricted portion f of the name plate B, and the tip 4a of the cutting edge 4 is arranged so as to project downward by a dimension L from the tip e of the name plate. It

As shown in FIG. 5, the face plate 3 having the opening 3a, the cutting edge 4, and the name plate B are arranged with respect to the tray 32.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the attached object 2 is pressed by the face plate 3, the attached object is deformed to form the raised portion 2a. In this state, a notch is made in the raised portion 2a by the cutting blade 4 as shown in FIG. 7, and then a name plate B is inserted as shown in FIG. When the cutting blade 4 and the face plate 3 are lifted after the nameplate is inserted, the nameplate B remains on the object to be inserted 2 (Fig. 9).

If a magazine for storing a large number of nameplates as described in the above item (c) and a supply means for separating the large number of nameplates one by one and sequentially sending the nameplates are provided, the mounting operation of the nameplates can be repeated without manpower. Can be made.

As in the item (d), when a conveyor means for sequentially feeding a large number of trays on which the object to be mounted is placed below the cutting blade,
Since a large number of objects to be mounted are automatically and sequentially carried into the nameplate mounting location, it is possible to automatically perform the mounting work without having to transfer the objects to be mounted to the nameplate inserting mechanism.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the nameplate mounting device of the present invention.

Reference numeral C denotes an insertion mechanism, which has a function of inserting the nameplate B shown in FIG. 13 into an object to be mounted (not shown) and mounting it.
Details of the configuration will be described later with reference to FIG.

D is a supply mechanism for the article to be mounted, and a large number of trays 32 are mounted on a conveyor chain 31 driven by a motor 41. An object to be mounted (not shown) is placed on the tray 32 and carried into the insertion mechanism C as indicated by an arrow (a).

E is a control unit that controls the supply mechanism D and the insertion mechanism C in association with each other.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the insertion mechanism C.
The components shown in FIG. 2 are mounted on the slide body 11. The entire illustrated portion reciprocates up and down with respect to the base member (not shown) by the drive source (the air cylinder in this example) 12. The structure of each member mounted on the slide body 11 is as follows. The slide body 11 that reciprocates with respect to the fixed body (not shown) is provided with an opening 3a having a dimension D'which is larger than the width dimension D (see FIG. 13) of the nameplate B at the insertion-side tip (lower side). It has a face plate 3 and presses the object to be inserted by advancing the slide body.

Further, the slide body 11 has a continuous name plate B'shown in FIG.
Has a magazine 13 capable of being wound in a roll shape and accommodated therein, and the slide body 11 is passed through the supply guide wall 14 of the roll name plate B ″.
Is supplied in the direction of the arrow (b) by the nameplate feed belt 16 driven by the drive source (motor in this example) 15.

Eccentric cam 18 driven by a drive source (motor in this example) 17
The rotation of causes the cutter lever 19 to swing about the fulcrum pin 20. Similarly, the cutter 21 fastened to the cutter lever 19 also swings to cut the name plate B ″ supplied to the insertion supply position of the slide body 11.

Further, a slide piece 23, which is located on the center of the opening 3a of the face plate 3 and slides in the guide groove 11a of the slide body 11 by a drive source (an air cylinder in this example) 22, has a cutting edge 4 at the tip of its insertion side. And the tip 4a of the cutting blade 4 is positioned on the same line as the tip e ″ of the nameplate B ″ supplied to the insertion supply position and by projecting the dimension L from the tip e ″ of the nameplate.

The nameplate B'supplied to the insertion supply position is the slide body 11
Engages with the nameplate guide groove 11b. Ie nameplate guide groove 1
1b is configured with a size that allows the nameplate B'to slide,
The plate 25 forms an insertion operation path for the nameplate B'in the slide body 11.

Further, the sliding piece 23 inserts the nameplate B'into the mounted object by pushing down the end face (upper end face of the nameplate in the figure) opposite to the insertion side of the nameplate B'supplied to the insertion supply device.

With the above-described structure, when the slide body 11 advances (lowers in the drawing) with respect to the base member (not shown), the face plate 3 presses and deforms the object to be mounted, and the opening 3a of the face plate 3 is formed.
Raise the attached object (corresponding to FIG. 6). next,
The nameplate feed belt 16 is moved by the motor 15 as a drive source to feed a continuous nameplate B '(see FIG. 3) in the direction of the arrow (b) and feed it to the insertion feed position. Here, the eccentric cam 18 is rotated by the motor 17 that is the drive source, and the cutter lever
The cutter 21 is swung by the swing of 19 to cut the name plate B ′ supplied to the insertion supply position. Further, the sliding piece 23 is driven up and down by the air cylinder 22 which is the drive source to insert the name plate B'into the mounted object. At this time, since there is a dimensional difference of L between the tip 4a of the cutting blade 4 provided on the sliding piece 23 and the tip e ″ of the nameplate B ′, after the cutting blade 4 makes a cut in the object to be mounted. The nameplate B'is to be inserted.

As shown in FIG. 1, a large number of trays 32 are attached to the conveyor chain 31. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the tray 32 in this embodiment.

A saucer mounting plate 33 is fixed to the conveyor chain 31, and a permanent magnet 36 is attached to the saucer mounting plate 33.

The tray 32 of this example is made of a steel plate and is attracted and held by the permanent magnet 36. 34 is a positioning pin, and 35 is a guide hole for positioning.

With this configuration, when the tray 32 becomes dirty, it can be easily removed and washed, and mounting after washing can be performed quickly and easily.

FIG. 11 shows an embodiment different from the above. When the thickness of the mounted object 2'is thin, the barbed portion of the protrusion d of the nameplate B is not buried in the mounted object. If the arrowhead-shaped hooks are not buried, the nameplate may fall off.

In such a case, a tray 32 'having an opening 32a as shown in FIG. 11 (A) is used. The width W ₃ of the opening 32 is set to be larger than the maximum width W ₂ of the barbed projection d.

When such a saucer 32 'is used, the projection d of the nameplate B can be penetrated through the thin object 2'as shown in FIG. 11 (B) (it does not hit the saucer 32'). The nameplate B can be attached as shown in FIG. 11 (C).

FIG. 12 shows a further different embodiment. This figure is an illustration of constituent parts additionally installed in the embodiment shown in FIG.

B ″ is a roll of the nameplate also shown in FIG.
The arrow (b) indicates the feeding direction.

The route (arrow (b)) through which the roll-shaped nameplate B'is drawn out
A marking head 43 driven in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the name plate B '(reciprocating arrow (c)) is provided in the middle of the process. 44 is a drive source (for example, an air cylinder).

A marking tool 42 is attached to the marking head 43 in a freely attachable manner. Providing such a marking mechanism is convenient because predetermined items (for example, inspection date, quality grade, etc.) can be printed on the nameplate B '.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the device of the present invention, a nameplate can be quickly and easily attached to a flexible and irregular-shaped object such as meat.
Moreover, this work can be performed automatically.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the nameplate mounting device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the insertion mechanism in the above embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of serially connected name plates used in the above embodiment. 4 to 9 are explanatory views of the operation in the above embodiment. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the tray in the above embodiment. FIG. 11 (A) is a partial sectional view of an embodiment different from the above,
11 (B) and 11 (C) are explanatory views of the action and effect. FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of a further different embodiment. FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an example of a nameplate used in the present invention,
FIG. 14 is a plan view of a conventional nameplate. 2 ... Inserted object, 3 ... Face plate, 3a ... Opening, 4 ... Cutting blade, 4a ... Cutting blade tip, 11 ... Slide body, 13 ... Magazine, 16 ... Nameplate feed belt, 21 ... … Cutter, 31 …… Conveyor chain, 32,32 ′ …… Saucepan, 32a …… Opening, 42…
... Marking tool, 43 ... Marking head, 44 ... Marking head drive source, B ... Name plate, C ... Insertion mechanism, D ... Supply mechanism, E
...... Control unit.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for inserting an arrowhead-shaped protrusion provided on a nameplate into an irregular-shaped flexible object and mounting the same, and a supply mechanism for sequentially feeding a tray on which the irregular-shaped flexible object to be mounted is placed, The insertion mechanism includes an insertion mechanism that works in synchronism with the supply mechanism and separates a large number of nameplates one by one, and inserts the protrusions into the object to be mounted. The insertion mechanism has an inner diameter larger than the maximum width dimension of the nameplate. A face plate having an opening, a driving means for pressing the face plate against an object to be mounted, a manganese containing a large number of nameplates, a supply unit for separating the large number of nameplates one by one and sequentially feeding them, and the above feeding device. The member that holds the nameplate, the cutting edge that is held along with the protrusion of the above-mentioned nameplate, and the insert that pulls out only the cutting edge by pushing the nameplate and the cutting edge toward the saucer. And the supply mechanism is Attaching a plurality of pan bare means, nameplate mounting apparatus, characterized in that for conveying in a position facing the cutting edge of the receiving dish sequentially. 2. The nameplate mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the tray is attached to a conveyor provided in a supply mechanism by magnetic attraction so as to be easily attached and detached. 3. The name plate according to claim 1, wherein the saucer is provided with an opening having a diameter larger than the maximum width dimension of the name plate projection portion at a position corresponding to the cutting edge. Mounting device. 4. The insertion mechanism has a marking head in which a marking tool is detachably mounted, and the marking head is set so as to face a path of a nameplate sent out by the supply section. The nameplate mounting device according to claim 1.