JPH0764439B2 - A hopper suspension moving arm in a storage device for dropping articles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention prevents an impact caused by a drop when a continuously produced article or an article stored in a small container is stored in a large container, and damages the article. In the storage device for dropping articles that can prevent chipping, cracking, and damage,
The present invention relates to a hopper suspension moving arm in an article storage device for storing articles in a plurality of large containers placed at various positions for the purpose of continuous unmanned operation.

In addition, the article refers to tablets, capsules, etc. against impact,
A material that is easily scratched, chipped, cracked, or worn.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, there has been known a fall impact mitigating device in a vertical article conveying device capable of always keeping the free fall height of the article to a minimum and suppressing the speed of the article at the chute outlet (Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-21688). In such a drop impact mitigation device, the chute outlet is moved forward, backward, leftward and rightward so that the article is vertically conveyed (dropped) into a storage container for articles placed at various positions. Things have not been developed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

Since the drop impact mitigating device in the vertical transport device described in the prior art cannot move the chute outlet part to the front, rear, left and right, it can be operated at various positions in order to perform unmanned operation without container replacement. There is a problem that the articles cannot be dropped into the storage container for the placed articles.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to place an arm in various positions such that the arm can be moved back and forth and left and right (rotatably). Another object of the present invention is to provide a hopper-suspending moving arm in an article dropping / storing device capable of dropping an article into an article storage container.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an article drop storage device for dropping and storing an article in a storage container by a hopper, and a chain lifting arm device for raising and lowering a chain for suspending a hopper suspension. The arm of the chain lifting / lowering arm device is placed on a disk with a slide key through a cylindrical roller bearing, and the slide key is screwed by a screw shaft attached to the disk by a horizontal rotation of a slide motor. It consists of an arm advancing and retracting device that moves forward and backward in parallel with, and an arm rotating device that makes the disk on which the arm is mounted rotate left and right around the disk axis by the rotation of the angle motor. , Move the hopper suspension and the hopper suspended by the chain to the front, rear, left and right of the original arm position. And by, providing a hopper hanging the moving arm in the various drop inclusive storage device of the article being characterized in that to be able to On drop the articles in the receiving container placed an article in position.

The chain lifting arm device includes the arm, a screw shaft rotatably disposed on the arm in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the arm, a chain motor for rotating the screw shaft, A slider that is screwed onto the screw shaft and slides along the rotation-stop guide; and a moving chain wheel attached to the side surface of the slider.
A chain wheel mounted on the arm by a chain wheel bracket to turn the vertically suspended chain horizontally, and the chain hung on the chain wheel around the moving chain wheel. After hanging, the end can be formed from a chain end fitting for attaching to the screw shaft bracket of the screw shaft.

Further, the hopper suspending device can be made extendable.

Further, it is possible to cover substantially the entire outer circumference of the hopper suspension with bellows, attach the upper end of the bellows to the lower surface of the arm, and attach the lower end to the lower part of the hopper suspension.

Further, the disk of the arm rotating device can be mounted on the disk pedestal attached to the upper end of the bucket box via the thrust ball bearing.

[Action]

When a certain amount of articles are supplied into the hopper by the chute, the chain motor of the chain lifting arm device is actuated, which causes the screw shaft to rotate, and the slider screwed onto the screw shaft and the side surface of the slider. The attached movable chain wheel moves from the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2 toward the position shown by the phantom line.

As a result, the moving chain wheel and the chain around which the chain wheel is lowered are lowered, and the hopper suspending tool and the hopper suspended at the tip of the chain move in the storage container according to their weights as shown in FIG. It descends as shown by the phantom line.

When the work of dropping the article is completed, the chain motor of the chain lifting arm device operates to rotate the screw shaft in the reverse direction, so that the slider screwed onto the screw shaft and the movement attached to the side surface of the slider are moved. The chain wheel moves from the position shown by the phantom line in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the original position shown by the solid line.

As a result, the chain that is wound around the moving chain wheel and chain wheel is pulled and rises,
The hopper suspending tool and the hopper suspended from the chain are raised to the original position as shown by the solid line in FIG.

Further, when the slide motor of the arm advancing / retreating device is operated, the screw shaft rotates, and the screw shaft is screwed into the fixed nut attached to the disk, so that the arm attached to the screw shaft is
It moves from the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the position shown by the phantom line.

Then, when the slide motor operates to rotate the screw shaft in the reverse direction, the arm moves from the position shown by the phantom line in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the original position shown by the solid line. .

By these, the hopper suspension and the hopper suspended by the chain are moved to the front and the rear of the position of the original arm.

Further, when the angle motor of the arm rotating device is operated, the disk rotates about the disk axis, so that the arm mounted on the disk is shown by a virtual line from the position shown by the solid line in FIG. It will move in the direction of the fixed position.

Then, when the angle motor is actuated to rotate the disk in the reverse direction, the arm moves from the position shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2 to the original position shown by the solid line.

By these, the hopper suspension and the hopper suspended by the chain are moved to the left and right (rotational direction) of the position of the original arm.

〔Example〕

 Examples will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2, the hopper suspending / moving arm in the dropping storage device for articles according to the present invention is a hopper suspending device for dropping articles in the storage container 2 for storing articles by the hopper 1. A chain lifting arm device 5 for lifting the chain 4 for hanging the tool 3.
Then, the arm 6 of the chain lifting arm device 5 is placed on the disk 9 with the slide key 8 through the cylindrical roller bearing 7, and the screw shaft 11 is attached to the disk 9 by the left and right rotation of the slide motor 10. The forward / backward movement device 13 for moving forward / backward in parallel with the slide key 8 by screwing the fixing nut 12 and the disk 9 on which the arm 6 is mounted move the disk shaft 15 by rotating the angle motor 14. It is formed of an arm rotating device 16 which rotates left and right as a center.

The chain lifting arm device 5 includes the arm 6, a screw shaft 17 rotatably disposed on the arm 6 in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the arm 6, and the screw shaft.
A chain motor 18 for rotating 17, a slider 20 that is screwed onto the screw shaft 17 and slides along a rotation guide 19, a movable chain wheel 21 attached to a side surface of the slider 20, and The chain wheel 23 mounted on the arm 6 by the chain wheel bracket 22 for turning the vertically suspended chain 4 in the horizontal direction, and the chain 4 hung on the chain wheel 23 are described above. It is formed of a chain end fitting 25 for attaching the end of the movable chain wheel 21 after being wound around the movable chain wheel 21 to the screw shaft bracket 24 of the screw shaft 17.

Therefore, when a certain amount of articles are supplied into the hopper 1 by the chute 33, the chain motor 18 of the chain lifting arm device 5 is actuated, whereby the screw shaft 17 is rotated and screwed into the screw shaft 17. Slider 20 and a movable chain wheel 21 attached to the side surface of the slider 20.
Moves in the direction from the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the position shown by the phantom line, whereby the chain 4 wound around the moving chain wheel 21 and chain wheel 23 descends, The hopper suspending tool 3 and the hopper 1 suspended at the tip of the chain 4 descend in the storage container 2 as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 1 by their weights.

When the work of dropping the article is completed, the chain motor 18 of the chain lifting arm device 5 operates to rotate the screw shaft 17 in the reverse direction, so that the slider 20 screwed onto the screw shaft 17 and the side surface of the slider 20 are screwed. The movable chain wheel 21 attached to the movable chain moves from the position shown by the phantom line in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the original position shown by the solid line, and is thereby wound around the movable chain wheel 21 and the chain wheel 23. The chain 4 being pulled is raised and the hopper suspension 3 and the hopper 1 suspended from the chain 4 are raised to their original positions as shown by the solid line in FIG.

When the slide motor 10 of the arm advancing / retreating device 13 operates, the screw shaft 11 rotates and the screw shaft 11 is screwed into the fixed nut 12 attached to the disk 9, so that the screw shaft 11 is removed. The mounted arm 6 advances from the position shown by the solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2 toward the position shown by the phantom line, and the slide motor 10 operates to turn the screw shaft 11 in the reverse direction. Then, the arm 6 retracts from the position shown by the phantom line in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the original position shown by the solid line.

By these, the hopper suspending tool 3 and the hopper 1 suspended by the chain 4 move before and after the position of the original arm 6.

Further, when the angle motor 14 of the arm rotating device 16 operates, the disk 9 rotates about the disk axis 15, so that the arm 6 mounted on the disk 9 is shown by the solid line in FIG. Rotate from the position to the position indicated by the virtual line,
When the angle motor 14 is actuated to rotate the disk 9 in the reverse direction, the arm 6 rotates from the position shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2 to the original position shown by the solid line.

As a result, the hopper suspension 3 and the hopper 1 suspended by the chain 4 move to the left or right (rotational direction) of the position of the original arm 6.

The hopper hanging device 3 is formed so as to be expandable and contractable like a portable folding cup.

The outer circumference of the entire hopper suspension 3 is covered with a bellows 26, the upper end of the bellows 26 is attached to the lower surface of the arm 6, and the lower end thereof is attached to the lower part of the hopper suspension 3. Has been done.

The disk 9 of the arm rotating device 16 is mounted on a disk pedestal 29 attached to the upper end of the bucket box 28 via a thrust ball bearing 27, and the disk 9 is mounted on the outer periphery of the disk 9. A pinion gear 30 driven by the angle motor 14 meshes with the teeth 34.

In the drawing, 31 is a coupling, and 32 is a through hole for passing the chain 4 formed in the arm 6.

〔The invention's effect〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

Dropping of articles that can be continuously produced or stored in small containers in a large container to prevent impact from dropping and prevent scratches, chips, cracks or abrasions on the articles. In the storage device, an arm that suspends the hopper suspending tool and the hopper by the chain,
Since it can be moved forward, backward, leftward and rightward, the articles can be dropped into storage containers for articles placed at various positions, enabling continuous unmanned operation.

In addition, when the chain is hung on the chain wheel attached on the arm of the chain lifting arm device and then wound around the moving chain wheel attached like a pulley on the slider, it moves according to the principle of the pulley. The end portion of the chain can be moved up and down twice as long as the movement of the ethin wheel, which allows the chain lifting arm device to be made smaller.

Further, when the chain lifting arm device and the arm advancing / retracting device are attached to the upper end of the bucket box via the arm, manufacture, inspection, repair, etc. can be easily performed regardless of the bucket box.

Further, by making the hopper suspending device expandable and contractible, it is possible to shorten the ascending / descending distance by the chain, that is, the traveling distance of the movable chain wheel, and thereby to further downsize the chain ascending / descending arm device. .

In addition, if the bellows covers the entire circumference of the hopper suspension, the lubricating oil of the hopper suspension is prevented from falling, and dust adhering to the surface of the hopper suspension is stored. It can be prevented from falling into the container.

Furthermore, when the disk of the arm rotating device is mounted on the disk pedestal attached to the upper end of the bucket box via the thrust ball bearing, the chain lifting arm mounted on the disk via the arm etc. The device and the arm advancing / retreating device can be stably and reliably supported.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of an essential part showing an embodiment of a hopper suspending and moving arm in an article storage device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the essential part. 1 ... Hopper, 2 ... Storage container, 3 ... Hopper suspension, 4 ... Chain, 5 ... Chain lifting arm device, 6
…… Arm, 7 …… Cylindrical roller bearing, 8 …… Slide key, 9 …… Disc, 10 …… Slide motor, 11 ……
Screw shaft, 12 …… fixing nut, 13 …… arm forward / backward movement device, 14 …… angle motor, 15 …… disk axis, 16
...... Arm rotation device, 17 …… Screw shaft, 18 …… Chain motor, 19 …… Rotation guide, 20 …… Slider, 21 …… Movement chain wheel, 22 …… Chain wheel bracket, 23 …… Chain wheel, 24 …… screw shaft bracket, 25 …… chain end fitting, 26 …… bellows,
27 …… Thrust ball bearing, 28 …… Bucket box, 29 …… Disc holder, 30 …… Pinion gear, 31 ……
Coupling, 32 …… through hole, 33 …… chute, 34 ……
External teeth

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Akira Kishi 3-24-1 Takada, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (72) Hiroyuki Ikeda 3-2-1 Takada, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Taisho (72) Inventor Yasuo Shimada 104 Nishinokyo Minamikamigo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (72) Keiji Shimada 104 Address Nishinokyo Minamikamigo-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A drop storage device for dropping articles into a storage container (2) by a hopper (1) for storing and lowering a chain (4) for hanging a hopper suspension (3). The lifting arm device (5) and the arm (6) of the chain lifting arm device (5) are placed on a disk (9) with a slide key (8) via a cylindrical roller bearing (7), and slide. An arm forward movement in which the screw shaft (11) is moved forward and backward in parallel with the slide key (8) by screwing the fixing nut (12) attached to the disc (9) by the left-right rotation of the motor (10). The retreat device (13) and the disk (9) on which the arm (6) is mounted are rotated by the angle motor (14) to rotate the disk shaft (1).
The hopper suspension tool (3) and the hopper (1), which are composed of an arm rotating device (16) configured to rotate right and left around a center 5) and are suspended by the chain (4), Dropping storage of articles, characterized in that the articles can be dropped into storage containers (2) for articles placed at various positions by moving the arm (6) forward, backward, leftward and rightward. The hopper suspension moving arm in the equipment. 2. An arm device (5) for raising and lowering a chain is provided with the arm (6) and a screw shaft () which is rotatably disposed on the arm (6) in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the arm (6). 1
7), a chain motor (18) for rotating the screw shaft (17), and a slider (20) that is screwed into the screw shaft (17) and slides along a rotation-stop guide (19). The movable chain wheel (21) attached to the side surface of the slider (20) and the chain wheel bracket (22) for horizontally turning the vertically suspended chain (4). (6) The chain wheel (23) attached above, and the chain (4) hung on the chain wheel (23) are wound around the moving chain wheel (21), and the end thereof is set on the screw shaft. The hopper suspension transfer of the article storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is formed from a chain end fitting (25) for attaching to the screw shaft bracket (24) of (17). Arm. 3. The hopper suspending and moving arm in the article storage device according to claim 1, wherein the hopper suspending device (3) is capable of expanding and contracting. 4. The hopper suspension (3) is covered with a bellows (26) around the entire circumference, the bellows (26) is attached at its upper end to the lower surface of the arm (6), and its lower end is attached to the hopper. Attached to the bottom of the lower component (3), characterized in that
Alternatively, a hopper suspension moving arm in the article storage device according to item 3. 5. A disk (9) of an arm rotating device (16) is mounted on a disk pedestal (29) attached to the upper end of a bucket box (28) via a thrust ball bearing (27). The hopper suspension moving arm in the falling article storage device according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4.