JPH089378B2 - Feeder for confectionery packaging machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a supply device for a confectionery packaging machine for supplying confectionery bodies to a confectionery packaging machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, packaged confectionery such as baked confectionery has been baked in an oven or the like after baking the confectionery material arranged in a wire mesh or the like, and then taken out from the oven and conveyed to a confectionery packaging machine by a trolley or the like. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the confectionery bodies in the wire net were picked up one by one by hand and supplied to the packaging mechanism while meeting the pitch of the feed pin of the packaging conveyor, but this work requires much labor. Since the number of confectionery bodies is large, it was a laborious task.

The present invention solves the above drawbacks and provides a supply device for a confectionery packaging machine which can automatically supply confectionery such as baked confectionery to the confectionery packaging machine.

[0004]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In a confectionery packaging machine a for continuously producing confectionery 3 in a bag by coating the confectionery body 1 sent in sequence with a thin synthetic resin film 2, the confectionery body 1 supplied onto a discharge table 5 is almost the same. A single-row arrangement tilting table 6 arranged in a single row, a supply conveyor 7 for receiving and supplying the confectionery body 1 from the single-row arrangement tilting table 6, and dampers 9 and 10 for receiving the confectionery body 1 of the above-mentioned supply conveyor 7 and provided in two upper and lower stages. And an intermittent feeding device 8 for continuously feeding the confectionery body 1 at a predetermined interval via an actuating mechanism 12 for rotating the two dampers 9 and 10 to the intermittent feeding device 8 in opposite directions. The confectionery body 1 supplied from the intermittent feeding device 8 is transferred to the packaging conveyor 11 of the confectionery packaging machine a by the feeding pin 13 standing upright at a predetermined interval and sequentially fed by the packaging mechanism b to be packaged. Pin 13 pitch and damper 9 10 are those of the feeder confectionery packaging machine, wherein the timing of the actuation mechanism 12 is provided with a control mechanism 14 for controlling to fit the.

[0006]

The confectionery body 1 supplied from the discharge table 5 falls while sliding on the gently inclined surface of the one-row arrangement tilting table 6, and the rear end order is roughly arranged and is almost one row on the supply conveyor 7. Supplied.

The confectionery bodies 1 whose order is further arranged at the entrance of the conveying path of the supply conveyor 7 are conveyed to the intermittent supply device 8 in a line on the supply conveyor 7.

The confectionery body 1 supplied to the upper damper 9 which is held horizontally by the intermittent supply device 8 has an operating mechanism 12
Is rotated upwards in conjunction with the downward rotation of the damper 9 to be transferred onto the lower-stage damper 10 which is held in a horizontal state, and after being held in that state for a predetermined time, the damper 10 is lowered. To the packaging conveyor 11 by rotating the confectionery body 1 on the damper 10
The pitch of the feed pins 13 and the dampers 9 and 10 are fed so as to be sequentially pushed by the feed pin 13 which is vertically provided on the wrapping conveyor 11 by the control mechanism 14 at a predetermined interval so as to be wrapped by the wrapping mechanism b. The confectionery body 1 supplied from the damper 10 is transferred to the packaging mechanism b by the feed pin 13 on the packaging conveyor 11, and the confectionery body 1 is thin synthetic resin in the packaging mechanism b because the actuating mechanism 12 is provided so as to match the timing. The bag-shaped confectionery 3 covered with the film 2 is manufactured. Since the damper 9 pivots upward and returns to the horizontal state in conjunction with the downward pivotal movement of the damper 10, the damper 9 receives the next confectionery body 1 by the intermittent feeding device 8 and is similar to the above. In the procedure, it is transferred to the packaging mechanism b by the next feed pin 13 via the damper 10, and the confectionery 3 in a bag is continuously manufactured.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawings show a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a confectionery body 1 which is successively fed is covered with a thin synthetic resin film 2 to continuously produce confectioneries 3 in a bag. a is illustrated.

In the embodiment, the confectionery packaging machine a is a confectionery packaging machine for producing a confectionery 3 in a bag by covering the confectionery body 1 with the thin synthetic resin film 2 in a bag shape by the bag making machine 15 and the end sealer knife 16. Illustrated.

As a supply device of the confectionery packaging machine a, a row in which the confectionery bodies 1 respectively supplied on the discharge table 5 are arranged in almost one row from the upstream side (rear side) to the downstream side (front side) of the confectionery packaging machine a. A predetermined interval is provided via a rearrangement tilting table 6 and a supply conveyor 7 that receives and supplies the confectionery body 1 from the single-row rearrangement tilting table 6 and dampers 9 and 10 that receive the confectionery body 1 of the supply conveyor 7 and are provided in two upper and lower stages. And an intermittent supply device 8 for continuously supplying the confectionery body 1 is provided.

[0012] When the wire mesh body 17 containing the confectionery body 1 taken out from the oven and carried in by a trolley or the like is once received on the discharge table 5, and the rear part of the wire mesh body 17 is gradually raised upward,
The front side of 17 is opened and the confectionery body 1 slides on the gently inclined surface of the single-row arrangement tilting table 6 and sequentially falls.

A corrugated locking piece for temporarily locking the confectionery body 1 is provided substantially at the center of the left and right end edges of the single-row arrangement tilting table 6, and the confectionery body 1 is simultaneously dropped by this locking piece. When the rear side of the wire netting body 17 is gradually lifted upward by adjusting the, and the confectionery body 1 is slid down on the gently inclined surface of the single-row-arranged slant table 6, the confectionery body 1 is rear-end order. Are roughly arranged and are supplied to the entrance of the carry-in path of the supply conveyor 7 in a substantially one-row state.

As the supply conveyor 7, a belt conveyor driven by a clutch / brake motor 18 that can be rapidly started and stopped is used, and the supply conveyor 7 is slanted upward toward the downstream side.

Since a receiving part is provided at the entrance of the carry-in path of the supply conveyor 7 and the receiving parts are molded so that the confectionery bodies 1 can be inserted substantially one by one, the confectionery bodies 1 are arranged in a line on the supply conveyor 7. Transferred to the intermittent supply device 8.

The carrying-out end of the supply conveyor 7 and the intermittent supply device 8
Between the receiving ends of, the sliding body 19 having a U-shaped cross-section with the flange edges of both ends projecting upward is bridged diagonally downward toward the downstream side, and above the receiving end of this sliding body 19. A sensor 20 for the supply conveyor is provided. When the sensor 20 detects the confectionery 1 at the receiving end of the sliding body 19, the sensor 20 is turned off, the clutch / brake motor 18 of the supply conveyor 7 is stopped, and the sensor 20 receives the sliding body 19. When the confectionery body 1 on the edge is not detected (sliding body
Arranged so that the clutch / brake motor 18 is turned on when the confectionery body 1 is not present at the receiving end of 19).

As the intermittent feeding device 8, a belt conveyor 21 for the intermittent feeding device 8 is hung from the carrying-out end of the lower end of the sliding body 19 toward the downstream side, and a drive motor for driving the belt conveyor 21 is a clutch similar to the above.・ Consists of the brake motor 22.

A standby portion 23 is provided on the downstream side of the belt conveyor 21, and a bearing portion (upper) 24 is provided below the carry-out end of the standby portion 23.
A damper shaft (upper) 25 for fixing the base end of the plate-shaped damper 9 to this bearing portion (upper) 24 is pivotally mounted, and the other end of the damper 9 is rotatably provided downward.

When the size of the damper 9 is formed so that one confectionery body 1 can be placed thereon, and the other end of the damper 9 is pivoted downward about the damper shaft (upper) 25, the damper 9 is mounted on the damper 9. The damper 10 is provided at a position where the placed confectionery body 1 slides on the damper 9 and can be placed on the damper 10 held in a horizontal state, and a damper shaft (lower) 28 is fixed to the base end of the damper 10. The damper shaft (lower) 28 is pivotally mounted on the bearing portion (lower) 29, and the other end of the damper 10 is rotatably provided downward with respect to the bearing portion (lower) 29.

The intermittent feeding device 8 is provided with an operating mechanism 12 for rotating the two dampers 9 and 10 in opposite directions, and the confectionery body 1 supplied from the intermittent feeding device 8 is the wrapping conveyor 11 of the confectionery packaging machine a. A control mechanism 14 for controlling the pitch of the feed pins 13 and the timings of the operating mechanisms 12 of the dampers 9 and 10 so that they are transferred by a feed pin 13 standing upright at a predetermined interval and sequentially packaged by a packaging mechanism b. To provide.

In the embodiment, a product detection sensor 30 is provided above the damper 9, and when the confectionery body 1 is placed on the damper 9, the sensor 30 is turned off. The clutch / brake motor 22 of the belt conveyor 21 is stopped, and when the confectionery 1 on the damper 9 is not detected (when the confectionery 1 is not placed on the damper 9), the sensor 30 is turned on and the clutch / brake motor
It is provided to drive 22.

The rotation of the dampers 9 and 10 is carried out by the respective damper shafts.
(Upper), (Lower) 25, 28 are each provided with, for example, a rotary reactor (not shown) that operates by air pressure, hydraulic pressure, or electric action, or one actuator is combined with a pair of gears (not shown), respectively. It can be designed in various ways, such as by adopting a mechanism that rotates the to the opposite direction.

A feed pin detecting sensor 31 for detecting the feed pin 13 is provided on the upstream side of the packaging conveyor 11, and when the sensor 31 detects the feed pin 13 and is turned on, the rotary reactor operates and the damper 9 is detected. The other end of the confectionary body 1 is rotated downward from the horizontal position and placed on the damper 9 so that the confectionery body 1
Since the other end of the damper 10 is arranged to rotate to a horizontal position from an obliquely lower position while sliding down, the confectionery body 1 is placed on the damper 10 and held by the damper 9. To be done. In this state, for example, a timer (drawing omitted)
After a predetermined time, for example, 0.3 to 0.5 seconds in the embodiment, the other end of the damper 9 is placed in a horizontal state from a position diagonally below and other than the damper 10. Since the end position is provided so as to be simultaneously rotated to a position diagonally below the horizontal position, the damper 9 is returned to a state in which the next confectionery body 1 on the standby portion 23 can be placed, and at the same time, on the damper 10. The confectionery 1 is supplied to the packaging conveyor 11 while sliding on the damper 10, and is transported by the feed pin 13 and sequentially packaged by the packaging mechanism b so that the pitch of the feed pin 13 and the position of the feed pin detection sensor 31 and the damper 9 are provided. , 10 sets the holding time of the operating mechanism 12.

I. First step (see Figure 2).

The confectionery body 1 transferred onto the damper 9 through the single-row arrangement tilting table 6, the supply conveyor 7, the slide body 19, the belt conveyor 21, and the standby section 23 (the reference numeral of the confectionery body 1 at this time is [i]
And ) Is detected by the product detection sensor 30 of the damper 9 and O
When it becomes FF, the belt conveyor 21 stops as shown in the figure. On the other hand, since the confectionery body 1 is not present at the receiving end of the slide body 19, the sensor 20 for the supply conveyor 7 is turned on and the supply conveyor 7 operates. II. Second step (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

In this state, the packaging conveyor 11 as shown in FIG.
When the feed pin 13 of is moved from the upstream side to the downstream side and is directly below the feed pin detection sensor 31 (the sign of the feed pin 13 at this time is [a]), the sensor 31 is turned on, and this sensor
According to the command of 31, the other end of the damper 9 is rotated downward and the other end of the damper 10 is rotated upward to rotate the confectionery on the damper 9 as shown in FIG.
At the same time that the [code] is placed on the damper 10, the sensor 30 above the damper 9 is turned on because the confectionery body 1 is not on the damper 9.
Then, the belt conveyor 21 starts to operate. Further, in step I, the confectionery [code] is transferred onto the sliding body 19 by the operation of the supply conveyor 7, detected by the sensor 20 and turned off, and the supply conveyor 7 is stopped. III. Third step (see Figure 5).

In the above state, the timer set time (for example, 0.
3 to 0.5 seconds), and then hold the actuator 12 as shown in the figure.
When the damper 9 is rotated upward and the damper 10 is rotated downward, the confectionery [code] on the damper 10 is fed to the packaging conveyor 11 while sliding on the damper 10 and transferred to the packaging mechanism b by the feed pin 13. It

Since the confectionery body 1 is not placed on the damper 9 after the latter half of FIG. 3, the sensor 30 is turned on, and the belt conveyor is turned on.
As shown in FIG. 5, 21 operates until the next confectionery [symbol] is directly below the sensor 30 (that is, only one confectionery). Along with this, the bottom confectionery on the sliding body 19 [symbol] moves to the belt conveyor 21, so that only two confectionery placed on the sliding body 19 is represented by the symbol [chi, ri]. Become a slippery body
Since the confectionery body 1 does not exist at the receiving end of 19, the supply conveyor 7 operates again (the confectionery body [symbol] in FIG.
, In order, the sign is replaced by [sign] and [ha] is replaced by [e] ...).

In this way, the feed pin 13 of the packaging conveyor 11
Is detected by the sensor 31, the damper 9 moves downward and the confectionery body 1 is placed on the damper 10. At the same time, the sensor 30 is turned on, the belt conveyor 21 starts to operate, and the damper 10 moves downward after a set time. Then, the confectionery body 1 is supplied to the packaging conveyor 11, and the conveyor 21 operates until the damper 9 moves upward and the confectionery body 1 is placed on the damper 9 (that is, only one confectionery body 1).

By the above operation, the confectionery body 1 on the sliding body 19 moves to the belt conveyor 21 (only one confectionery body 1),
This movement turns on the sensor 20 on the top of the sliding body 19,
The confectionery body 1 is sequentially packed by the feeding conveyor 7 inching until the sliding body 19 is replenished with one confectionery body 1.
11 is transferred by the upper feed pin 13 and is covered with the thin synthetic resin film 2 in the packaging mechanism b, and the confectionery 3 in a bag is continuously manufactured.

In addition, a jack mechanism (not shown) is provided on the single-row rearrangement tilting table 6 so that the tilt angle and height can be freely adjusted on the tilted surface.
By adjusting the speed at which the confectionery body 1 slides down the inclined surface of the incline table by adjusting the shape and size of the confectionery body 1, and by attaching wheels 35 to the single-row arrangement inclining table 6,
If possible, support other packaging machines.

Further, as shown in the figure, the intermittent supply mechanism 8 is attached to the movable common mount 34 so that the height of the movable common mount 34 can be adjusted, and the wheels 35 are mounted on the movable common mount 34. By attaching it, it is possible to easily attach and detach it to and from another packaging machine in the same manner as described above.

In the mechanism of the present invention, as described above, the lower surface of the confectionery body 1 is the wire netting body 17, the single row rearranging slant table 6, the sliding body 19, and the standby portion 2.
3. Since the successive steps proceed while sliding on the upper surface of the devices such as the dampers 9 and 10, it can be used as a supply device for a confectionery packaging machine for a series of confectionery products 1 except for rolling solid confectionery products 1 or the like. .

Further, an interlock mechanism is provided between the sensor 30 and the sensor 31 so that the sensor 31 is turned off (detected).
Since the moving mechanism 12 of the dampers 9 and 10 does not operate unless is turned on (detected), a series of operation troubles (for example, the confectionery body 1 is sandwiched between the dampers 9 and 10)
Is being prevented.

The sensors 20, 30, 31 may be beam type sensors or contact type sensors.

Further, in the figure, reference numeral 36 is a control panel, and 37 is a confectionery body 1.
Stopper to prevent overrun, 38 is a conveyor chain with feed pins, 39 is a delivery roller, 40 is a feed roller,
41 is a sensor seal roller for sealing the lower surface of the confectionery body 1 covered with the synthetic resin film 2 in the bag making device 15, and 42 is a discharge conveyor.

[0037]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, a confectionery packaging machine for continuously producing confectionery in a bag by coating confectionery bodies successively fed with a thin synthetic resin film,
A single-row arrangement tilting table for arranging the confectionery bodies supplied on the discharge table in almost one row, a supply conveyor for receiving and supplying the confectionery bodies from the one-row arrangement tilting stand, and receiving the confectionery bodies on the supply conveyor in two upper and lower stages. The intermittent feeding device is configured to continuously supply the confectionery body at a predetermined interval via the provided damper, and the intermittent feeding device is provided with an operating mechanism for rotating the two dampers in opposite directions, respectively. The pitch of the feed pins and the operation mechanism of the damper are arranged so that the confectionery body supplied from the intermittent feeding device is transferred by the feed pins standing upright at a predetermined interval on the packaging conveyor of the confectionery packaging machine and sequentially packaged by the packaging mechanism. Since the control mechanism that controls the confectionery in time is provided, the labor to supply the confectionery body to the confectionery packaging machine is reduced, the working time is significantly shortened, and the confectionery body is quickly and reliably supplied to the confectionery packaging machine. Possible, as a supply device for a very practical Xiu confectionery packaging machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing a schematic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory side view showing an operation of a first step of a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view showing the operation of the first half of the second step of the essential parts of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory side view showing the operation of the second step latter half of the main part of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory side view showing the operation of the third step of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view for explaining an essential part of the intermittent supply unit of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a confectionery body is manually supplied to a conventional confectionery packaging machine.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a main part showing a packaging process of the packaging mechanism of the confectionery packaging machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Confectionery body 2 Synthetic resin film 3 Confectionery in a bag 5 Discharge stand 6 Single-row rearrangement tilt stand 7 Supply conveyor 8 Intermittent supply device 9 Damper 10 Damper 11 Packaging conveyor 12 Operating mechanism 13 Feeding pin 14 Control mechanism a Confectionery packaging machine b Packaging mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A confectionery wrapping machine for continuously producing confectionery in a bag by coating successively fed confectionery bodies with a thin synthetic resin film, and arranging the confectionery bodies supplied on a discharge table in substantially one row. The confectionery body is continuously fed at predetermined intervals via a single-row arrangement tilting table, a supply conveyor for receiving and supplying the confectionery body from the single-row arrangement tilting table, and a damper provided for receiving the confectionery body on the above-mentioned supply conveyor in two stages above and below. The intermittent supply device for supplying, provided with an operating mechanism for rotating the two dampers in opposite directions to the intermittent supply device, the confectionery body supplied from the intermittent supply device is a packaging conveyor of the confectionery packaging machine Provided with a control mechanism that controls so that the pitch of the feed pin and the timing of the damper operating mechanism are matched so that they are transferred by the feed pins set up at a predetermined interval and sequentially wrapped by the packaging mechanism. A supply device for a confectionery packaging machine, which is characterized in that