JPH0725372B2 - Supply device of laminated container in packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a device for automatically supplying a group of containers (hereinafter referred to as a stacked container) stacked in a container hopper of a packaging machine.

(B) Prior Art As a conventional device capable of supplying a laminated container into the container hopper of a packaging machine, there is, for example, the one described in JP-A-59-124233. The device described in this publication has a problem that the structure is complicated because a large number of the devices are laid sideways and held, and taken out one by one to stand upright. Moreover, the container storage box that holds the stacked containers is fixed at a fixed position with respect to the packaging machine and cannot be separated freely, so when the stacked containers in the container storage box are exhausted, they must be filled manually. There is a problem in promptly refilling the container.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention The problem to be solved by the present invention is to separate a storage device that stores and holds a large number of laminated containers from the packaging machine so that it can be freely transferred, and the storage device and the packaging machine. It is to obtain a device capable of automatically supplying the laminated container to the container hopper of the packaging machine by connecting and.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is an apparatus for supplying a laminated container into a container hopper of a packaging machine, in which a roller is rotatably attached to a lower portion and is movable separately from the packaging machine. A movable table, a plurality of guide plates attached to the movable table for guiding and accommodating a plurality of laminated containers in an upright state, and a position below the guide plates provided on the movable table for delivering the laminated containers Have a conveyor to send to
A storage device capable of mounting the laminated container at a position distant from the packaging machine, and a fixed position with respect to the packaging machine, which is arranged at a position adjoining the delivery position of the storage device,
A shutter mechanism that cuts out the laminated container sent from the storage device, an elevator that is disposed adjacent to the shutter mechanism and that raises the laminated container cut out by the shutter mechanism, a position directly above the elevator, and a packaging machine. It has a bucket capable of reciprocating with a position directly above the container hopper and for accommodating the laminated container, and accommodating the laminated container lifted by the elevator in the bucket and dropping it into the container hopper. And a locking mechanism for fixing the container device to the shutter mechanism in a state where the delivery position of the container device is adjacent to the shutter mechanism. It is configured.

(E) Action In the supply device having the above-described configuration, the accommodating device on which a large number of laminated containers are mounted is fixed to the packaging machine side by the lock mechanism with its delivery position being adjacent to the shutter mechanism. After that, the laminated container sent out from the delivery position of the accommodation device to the shutter mechanism side is cut out by the shutter mechanism, and the cut out laminated container is lifted by the elevator and put in the bucket waiting on it. The laminated container accommodated in the bucket is moved by the bucket onto the container hopper of the packaging machine and dropped from the bucket into the container hopper.

(F) Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show a stacking container feeding apparatus according to this embodiment. The supply device 1 of this embodiment is
A storage device 2 that accommodates a large number of laminated containers and is movable
And a shutter mechanism 4 for cutting out the laminated container from the storage device.
And a transfer mechanism 6 for sending the laminated container cut out by the shutter mechanism to above the hopper of the packaging machine.

The accommodating device 2 is movable by rollers 22 attached to the lower ends of legs 21, and has a movable table 20 whose upper surface is inclined, a belt-type conveyor 25 obliquely attached to the movable table 20, and a movable table. A plurality of rows of container guides 30 are provided on the upper part of 20. The conveyor 25 is a belt type conveyor having a known structure including a plurality of idle pulleys 26, a drive pulley 27, and an endless belt 28 hung on the pulleys, one of which (on the right side in FIG. 1). Are inclined to be low with respect to the other. The container guide 30 is a support plate 32 that is vertically extended and attached to a gate-shaped frame attached to the upper part of the movable table.
And a conveyor 25 integrally fixed to the support plate 32 and two guide plates 33 extending substantially in parallel. The container guide 30 is supported by a plurality of guide plates 33 arranged in parallel so that a laminated container is inserted between the container guides 30 and the upper end of the support plate 32 is fixed to the frame 24. Two holes are formed at the tip (right end in FIG. 1) of the guide plate 33 so as to be vertically separated from each other.
A stopper bar 34, which extends above the downstream end of the conveyor and extends at a right angle to the direction of travel of the conveyor, is removably inserted into the hole.

Movable claw on the front leg (right side in FIG. 1) of the movable table 21.
37 is rotatably attached adjacent to the fixed claw 37a. The movable claw is linked by a link 39 to a lever 38 rotatably attached to the rear leg, and the lever 38 allows the movable claw to move.
The 37 can be rotated. The movable claw 37, the fixed claw 37a, the lever 38, the link 39, and the pin 106 attached to the frame 100 of the packaging machine constitute a lock mechanism 36 for locking the movable table at a predetermined position of the packaging machine.

The shutter mechanism 4 is attached to the frame 100 of the packaging machine 10. In the shutter mechanism 4, the housing device 2 is the first
As shown in the drawing, when locked in a predetermined position with respect to the frame of the packaging machine 10, the upper and lower parts are arranged so as to be vertically aligned so as to be aligned with the plurality of rows of the guide plates 33 of the accommodation device 2. A plurality of guide plates 41 and 43 fixed to mounting plates 42 and 44 fixed to the frame 100 by
A plurality of shutter plates 45 are provided between 41 and 43 at the same intervals as the guide plates.

A slider 47 is movably supported by a guide rod 46 that is disposed in a manner extending in the lateral direction (direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the conveyor) above the shutter plate 45, and the guide plate 45 is mounted on the slider 47. It is fixed at a predetermined interval. Therefore, a position where the shutter plate 45 is aligned with the guide plates 41 and 43 by moving the slider by the cylinder 48,
As shown in FIG. 2, it may be positioned between the adjacent guide plates to prevent movement of the laminated container.

The shutter mechanism 4 further includes a belt type conveyor 51 provided below the guide plate 41 and the shutter plate 45. This conveyor 51 aligns the laminated container sent by the conveyor 25 with the conveyer 25 between the guide plates 41 when the accommodating device is in the supply position of the laminated container as shown in FIG.
Further, it is sent between the guide plates 43 via the shutter plates 45.

The transfer mechanism 6 has an elevator 60 arranged adjacent to the side of the guide plate 43, and a bucket device 70 for sending the stacked container lifted by the elevator 60 to above the hopper 102 of the packaging machine 10. . The elevator 60 includes a plurality of guide rods 61 arranged in parallel with the guide plate 43, a movable block 62 guided by the guide rods so as to be vertically movable, and a push-up plate which is fixed to the movable block 62 and pushes up the laminated container from below. 63 and an endless belt 64 fixed to a movable block 62, which is hung on a drive and idler belt wheel which is vertically separated, and the movable block 62 and the push-up plate 63 are moved up and down by reciprocating the endless belt. By moving the laminated container, the laminated container is put into the bucket of the bucket device that is waiting above the guide plate 43.

A plurality of bucket devices extend between the position above the shutter mechanism 4 and the position above the hopper of the packaging machine (1 in FIG. 1).
(Only book is shown), a slide block 72 movably supported by the guide rod 71, a cylindrical bucket 73 attached to the slide block, and a bucket.
It has a stopper claw 74 rotatably provided at the bottom of 73. The stopper claws 74 support the stacked container from falling below the stacked container after being put into the bucket by the elevator.

In the supply device having the above configuration, the conveyor 25 of the accommodation device 2
A large number of laminated containers m are placed on and housed between the container guides. Since the container 2 can be moved independently, the loading of the laminated container into the container is performed at another location and is sent to the end position of the packaging machine 10 as shown in FIG. . Then, the lever 38 of the lock mechanism 36 is operated to engage the movable claw 37 and the fixed claw 37a with the pin 106 attached to the frame 100 of the packaging machine 10 to position-lock the accommodation device 2 with respect to the packaging machine 10. After that, the pair of upper and lower stopper bars 34 is pulled out to complete the preparation for supplying the laminated container.

Next, when the belt 28 of the conveyor 25 is moved in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1, all the laminated containers move toward the tip of the movable table 20 (the right end in FIG. The laminated container m at the tip is sent between the guide plates 41 of the shutter mechanism 4. At this time, the conveyor 51 of the shutter mechanism 4
Also works and the belt 52 is moving in the same direction. Therefore, when the shutter mechanism 45 moves the shutter plate 45 to a position aligned with the guide plates 41 and 43, the laminated container m as a whole moves further forward, and the most advanced laminated container m moves to a position between the guide plates 43. Sent. Then, the shutter plate 45 becomes the cylinder 48.
The operation returns to the position shown in FIG. 2 and prevents the next laminated container from being sent between the guide plates 43.

When the shutter plate 45 returns as described above, the movable block 62 and the push-up plate 63 of the elevator 60 move up due to the operation of the belt 64, and the stacked container m sent between the guide plates 43 is pushed up.
And pushes it up into the bucket 73 waiting on the upper side (at this time, the stopper claw 74 escapes to a position that does not hinder the movement of the laminated container as shown in FIG. 1). When it is completely inserted into the container, the stopper claw 74 moves counterclockwise in FIG. 1 and presses the laminated container from below. The operation of the stopper claw is performed by a known means such as a cylinder or a solenoid. Then, the bucket 73
The slide block 72 is moved in the same direction by moving it in the direction of arrow Z by a known method, and the lower end of the bucket 73 stops at the position aligned with the upper end of the hopper 102 of the packaging machine 10. After that, when the stopper claw 74 rotates clockwise (in FIG. 1) and escapes from under the bucket, the bucket 73
The laminated container m therein is supplied into the hopper 102.

In the same manner, the laminated container is automatically supplied into the hopper. When the stacked containers accommodated in the accommodating device have a plurality of rows, the above operation is performed simultaneously for each row.

When all the stacked containers housed in the housing device 2 are completely supplied into the hopper, the stopper bar is inserted in the original position and the claw 37 of the lock mechanism 36 is removed from the pin 106 to remove the housing device from the frame of the packaging machine. It may be separated, and another accommodating device accommodating a large number of laminated containers may be set.

(G) Effect According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.

Since the container containing a large number of stacked containers can be separated from the packaging machine and made movable, and can be supplied simply by connecting to the shutter mechanism provided on the packaging machine side, the supply frequency of the stacked containers is greatly reduced compared to the conventional case. It is possible to save manpower.

Refilling of the laminated container can be performed quickly and almost automatically.

The structure of the supply device is simpler than the conventional structure, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of a supply apparatus for a laminated container according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view of the apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along line III-III of FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of the shutter mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the elevator. 1: Supply device 2: Storage device 20: Movable table, 25: Conveyor 30: Container guide 4: Shutter mechanism 41, 43: Guide plate 45: Shutter plate 6: Transfer mechanism 60: Elevator

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A device for supplying a laminated container into a container hopper of a packaging machine, wherein a roller is rotatably attached to a lower portion of the packaging table, and the movable table is detachable from the packaging machine and is attached to the movable table. And a plurality of guide plates for accommodating and guiding a plurality of stacked containers in an upright state, and a conveyor provided below the guide plates on the movable table to send the stacked containers to a position for delivery. A storage device capable of mounting the laminated container at a position distant from the packaging machine, and a storage device disposed at a fixed position with respect to the packaging machine and adjoining the delivery arrangement of the storage device. A shutter mechanism for cutting out the laminated container sent from the device, and an elevator arranged adjacent to the shutter mechanism for raising the laminated container cut out by the shutter mechanism. A bucket that is reciprocally movable between a position directly above the elevator and a position directly above the container hopper of the packaging machine and that houses the stacked container; and the stacked container lifted by the elevator is stored in the bucket. And a bucket device for dropping the container device into the container hopper, and the container device and the packaging machine side are provided with the container device with the delivery position of the container device adjacent to the shutter mechanism. A device for supplying a laminated container in a packaging machine, comprising a lock mechanism for fixing the shutter mechanism. 2. The apparatus for supplying a laminated container according to claim 1, wherein the shutter mechanism is provided between a pair of mutually separated guide plates that can be aligned with the guide plates of the accommodation device, and between the pair of guide plates. A device for supplying a laminated container in a packaging machine, comprising: a shutter plate movably arranged in a lateral direction; and a conveyer arranged below the pair of guide plates and the shutter plate to convey the laminated container.