JPH0755729B2 - Container accumulation table device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container used in a bottling line or the like as a connecting means between conveyors, a discharging means from the conveyor to the next step, or a collecting means for collecting a plurality of rows of conveyance in one row. The present invention relates to an accumulation table device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a bottling line or the like, containers such as bottles are temporarily stored at corners connecting the conveyors, U-turns, or discharge parts to the next process to balance the difference in transfer speed between the conveyors. When transporting while carrying out, or when collecting the containers conveyed in multiple rows into one row, a rotary table, an alignment guide arranged on the rotary table and aligning the containers on the outer peripheral side, It is known that a container accumulation table device is used, which is arranged on the outflow side of a rotary table and has as its main elements an outflow guide that aligns the containers in one row and guides them to the downstream side. (See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 19250/1974).

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional container accumulation table device of this kind, since the outflow guide is of a fixed type or a manually adjustable type, the type of the container to be conveyed is changed. In some cases, there were difficulties. That is, the former fixed type is
The tolerance for changing the type of container is extremely narrow, and the latter manually adjustable type can be changed within a certain range, but in the adjustment work for that, the outflow guide and the side guide of the downstream conveyor Since it is also necessary to adjust the positional relationship and the like, the adjustment work is complicated and delicate, and not only does it take a long time, but there is a drawback that accurate fine adjustment involves technical difficulty.
In view of such circumstances, the present invention intends to provide a container accumulation table device that solves the drawbacks of the prior art by adopting a configuration that automatically adjusts the outflow interval formed by the tip portion of the outflow guide. It is a thing.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a rotary table, an alignment guide arranged on the rotary table and aligning containers on the outer peripheral side, and an outflow on the rotary table. In the invention according to claim 1, in which the outflow guide is rotatably arranged, the outflow guide is arranged on one side, and the outflow guide aligns the containers in one row and guides them to the downstream side. Along with
It comprises an outflow interval setting unit configured to set an outflow interval formed by a tip portion of the outflow guide and an outflow interval control unit including an operating unit that rotates the outflow guide based on a control signal from the outflow interval setting unit. Technical means, and in the invention according to claim 2, the outflow guide is configured to be movable in parallel, and the outflow interval is set by the tip of the outflow guide. The technical means of providing an outflow interval control unit including an operation unit that moves the outflow guide based on a control signal from the unit is adopted.

[0005]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned technical means, when changing the type of the container to be conveyed, it is possible to find the outflow interval suitable for the type and input it to the outflow interval setting section to meet the requirement. The outflow guide is rotated or moved in parallel by the amount, and the outflow interval formed by the tip portion is automatically adjusted.

[0006]

EXAMPLES Next, examples of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a container accumulation table device arranged between an upstream multi-row conveyor 2 and a downstream one-row conveyor 3, which is a rotary table 4 and is arranged on the rotary table 4. Main components are an alignment guide 6 that aligns the containers 5 on the outer peripheral side, and an outflow guide 7 that is disposed on the outflow side of the rotary table 4 and that aligns the containers 5 in one row and guides them to the downstream side. In the case of the present embodiment, the outflow guide 7 is constructed so as to be rotatable around the support shaft 8. In the figure, 9 is an outer peripheral wall, 10 is a support member, 11 and 12 are auxiliary guides, 1
Reference numerals 3 and 14 respectively denote connection guides. In this case, the outflow interval S of the container 5 is formed between the guide surface of the connection guide 14 and the tip of the outflow guide 7, and is normally adjusted to be about 1 to 3 mm larger than the outer diameter of the container 5. To be done. It should be noted that the interval between the connection guides 13 and 14 is set to be large enough so that the container 5 does not cause blocking between them, and may be reset each time corresponding to the adjustment of the outflow guide 7. Instead, only when it reaches a range in which trouble such as blocking may occur, the connecting guide 14 'is replaced with another suitable size, and the guide width of the downstream conveyor 3 is readjusted accordingly. Just do it.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the outflow interval controller in the above embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes an outflow interval setting section for setting an outflow interval S formed by the tip of the outflow guide. Based on a control signal from the outflow interval setting section 15, the driving means 16 rotates a predetermined amount, Connecting member 17
Also, the outflow guide 7 is rotated about the support shaft 8 by a predetermined amount via the arm 18, and the outflow interval S formed by the tip of the outflow guide 7 is adjusted to a set value. In this case, the driving means 16, the connecting member 17, and the arm 18 form an operating portion of the outflow interval control portion. Reference numeral 19 in the drawing is a potentiometer, and the potentiometer 19 is configured to detect the amount of rotation of the arm 18 and feed it back.

When the outflow interval S needs to be adjusted, for example, when the type of the container 5 to be transported is changed, the outflow interval S that matches the outer diameter of the container 5 is obtained. It is only necessary to input it to the outflow interval setting unit 15. That is, when this input is performed, the outflow interval setting unit 1
5 outputs a control signal to the driving means 16,
The drive means 16 rotates by a predetermined amount to automatically adjust the target outflow interval S. In this case, it goes without saying that the feedback control is performed while taking the difference from the feedback signal from the potentiometer 19.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of another embodiment of the present invention. The feature of this embodiment is that the outflow interval S is adjusted by rotating the outflow guide 7 in the above-described embodiment, while the outflow guide 20 is moved in parallel in this embodiment to perform the same adjustment. It is in the point where I went. In order to perform this parallel movement, the outflow guide 20
The operating rod 22 of the forward-backward drive means 21 is connected in a direction perpendicular to the above, and the outflow guide 20 is moved by moving the drive means 21 by a predetermined amount in accordance with the same control method as in the above-mentioned embodiment. It is configured to move in parallel to adjust the outflow interval S formed by the tip portion thereof. In the figure, 23 is an upstream conveyor, 24 is a downstream conveyor, 25 is an alignment guide, 26 is an outer peripheral wall, 27 is an elastic piece, and the elastic piece 27 connects the outer peripheral wall 26 and the outflow guide 20. Is configured to shield the gap. Instead of the above description, it is needless to say that the outflow guides 7 and 20 may be appropriately divided into a plurality of parts, and only the tip part may be used as an adjusting part so as to be rotatable or movable in parallel. In addition, regarding the setting of the outflow interval S, it is configured to input the type of the container, to calculate the outflow interval suitable for this, and to automatically input the outflow interval to the outflow interval setting unit 15, If the type of the container on the side is automatically discriminated by the detector, and the outflow interval suitable for this is calculated and automatically input to the outflow interval setting section 15, it is more effective for the automation of the line. is there.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained based on the above constitution. (1) When changing the type of the container to be transported, the outflow interval formed by the tip of the outflow guide is automatically and automatically set only by inputting the outflow interval suitable for the type into the outflow interval setting section. Since it is adjusted accurately, an accurate outflow interval can be obtained and its workability is greatly improved. (2) Since an accurate adjustment result can be obtained with a simple structure, a good judgment function by the tip portion of the outflow guide can be easily obtained. (3) The type of container on the upstream side is automatically discriminated by the detector,
It is possible to correspond to the automation of the line, for example, by calculating the outflow interval that matches this and automatically inputting it to the outflow interval setting unit 15 to further automate it. (4) Since the structure is simple, it is unlikely that a failure will occur.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an outflow interval control unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a main part of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Container accumulating table device 2, 3 ... Conveyor 4 ... Rotating table 5 ... Container 6 ... Alignment guide 7 ... Outflow guide 8 ... Spindle 9 ... Outer peripheral wall 10 ... Supporting members 11, 12 ...... Auxiliary guides 13, 14 ...... Connection guides 15 ...... Outflow interval setting unit 16 ...... Drive means 17 ...... Connection members 18 ...... Arms 19 ...... Potentiometer 20 ...... Outflow guides 21 ...... Drive means 22 ...... Rods 23, 24 ... Conveyor 25 ... Alignment guide 26 ... Outer peripheral wall 27 ... Elastic piece

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───Continued from the front page (56) References JP-A-52-129546 (JP, A) Fukukaihei 3-82319 (JP, U) JP-B 50-19119 (JP, B1) JP-B 54- 31266 (JP, B2) Actual public 49-19250 (JP, Y1) Actual public 59-42153 (JP, Y2)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rotary table, an alignment guide arranged on the rotary table to align the containers on the outer peripheral side, and an alignment guide arranged on the outflow side on the rotary table to align the containers in a single row. In a container accumulation table device including an outflow guide that guides to a downstream side, the outflow guide is configured to be rotatable, and an outflow interval setting unit that sets an outflow interval formed by a tip end portion of the outflow guide and the outflow interval setting unit. A container accumulation table device comprising: an outflow interval control unit including an operating unit that rotates the outflow guide based on a control signal from the outflow interval setting unit. 2. A rotary table, an alignment guide arranged on the rotary table to align the containers on the outer peripheral side, and an alignment guide arranged on the outflow side on the rotary table to align the containers in a single row. In a container accumulation table device including an outflow guide that guides to a downstream side, the outflow guide is configured to be movable in parallel, and an outflow interval setting unit that sets an outflow interval formed by a tip end portion of the outflow guide and the outflow interval setting unit. A container accumulation table device comprising: an outflow interval control unit including an operating unit that moves the outflow guide based on a control signal from an outflow interval setting unit.