JPH028895Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a device for rotating a conveyed object on a conveyor by 90 degrees.

For example, when stacking items by changing the orientation of the items being transported by 90 degrees, or when binding items that have been bound in one direction for cross binding and then binding them in the other direction, the items may be rotated 90 degrees. Moving is required in various cases. Conventional turning devices for this purpose often use a method in which one corner of the object being conveyed by a conveyor is rotated by hitting a vertical bar-shaped stopper. Since the distance is long, a large space is required, and the conveyed object cannot be turned efficiently. Furthermore, those using tapered rollers have disadvantages such as requiring a large number of rollers, resulting in a complicated mechanism, and increased width.

The object of the present invention is to provide a turning device capable of turning a conveyed object through 90 degrees over a relatively short distance and with a simple mechanism.

The turning device according to the present invention is characterized by including a kicker member that comes into contact with the conveyed object, and an air cylinder that pushes out the kicker member in a direction opposite to the direction in which the conveyor travels, so that the conveyed object can be rotated by 90 degrees. can be carried out over a short distance on the conveyor.

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a conveyor, and this turning device 10 is provided at a suitable position on the conveyor 1. The conveyor 1 is preferably a belt conveyor as shown, but other types of conveyors may be used. In this embodiment the turning device 10
is fixed to a right-angled mounting plate 11, and basically includes a kicker member 12 and a drive device 1 for moving it.
Consists of 3. As the drive device 13, an air cylinder is used. This air cylinder 13 is attached to a fixed arm 14 protruding from the mounting plate 11, and a support member 1 is attached to the tip of the piston rod 15.
6 is attached, and a substantially vertical bar 12 as a kicker member is fixed to the tip of the support member 16. In addition, a guide rod 17 is installed at an appropriate position so that the support member 16 can advance and retreat parallel to the conveyor 1.
is installed, and the guide rod 17 is connected to the fixed arm 14.
You will be guided through the

Preferably, the deflection device 10 is installed in a perpendicularly adjustable manner on the conveyor 1, such as by bolting the mounting plate 11 through its elongated holes 18. Further, a sensing device is provided at an appropriate position on the conveyor 1 or the turning device 10 to activate the drive device when an object to be conveyed on the conveyor 1 comes into contact with or comes close to the kicker member 12, and the sensing device includes a photocell. , limit switches, proximity switches, or any other suitable type of device may be used.

During operation, when an object to be conveyed comes into contact with or comes close to the picker member 12 as shown in FIG. Push out in the direction of. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the kicker member 12 comes into contact with the conveyed object A and pushes that portion against the conveyor 1, thereby speeding up the rotation of the conveyed object. As shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 3, when the kicker member 12 is pushed out the most, the object A is rotated approximately 90 degrees from the initial state. Then,
The kicker member 12 is retracted by the air cylinder 13 and returns to its original position.

In the above embodiment, the kicker member 12 is made of a bar, but the kicker member 12 may be a roller whose axis is substantially perpendicular, as shown in FIG. 4. Further, the support member 16 does not necessarily have to move straight; the kicker member 12 may be provided at one end thereof, the other end may be pivotally fixed to the mounting plate 11 or the like, and the support member 16 may be pivoted by the air cylinder 13.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
may be composed of a plate member with one end pivoted, in which case it is swung by an air cylinder 13, and the other end of the plate member 12 is rotated when it comes into contact with the object to be transported. Therefore, the kicker member 12 does not necessarily need to move in a straight line, but may move in an arc.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which a plate material 12 as a kicker member is moved in a straight line parallel to the conveyor 1 by an air cylinder 13. In this case, the air cylinder 13 is attached to a fixed arm 14 as in the embodiment shown in FIG. The movement of the kicker member is guided by a guide rod 17.

As described above, according to the present invention, when an object to be conveyed on a conveyor comes into contact with or comes close to the picker member, the air cylinder pushes out the picker member in the opposite direction to the direction of travel of the conveyor, thereby actively pushing the object to be transported. Rotate around the target. Therefore, the conveyed items on the conveyor can be efficiently compacted in a relatively narrow space on the conveyor.
Rotated 90 degrees. In addition, the turning device according to the present invention has an extremely simple structure that occupies only a small amount of space, and as mentioned above, it can handle 90% of the conveyed material in a narrow space on the conveyor.
Coupled with the fact that it can be rotated by a degree, it is advantageous in terms of cost and space occupied, and has significant practical value.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 is a plan view of a turning device as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an operation of the turning device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an intermediate stage, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are plan views showing different embodiments. In the figure, 1... Conveyor, 10... Turning device, 1
2...Kicker member, 13...Driving member, A...
Object to be transported.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A kicker member that comes into contact with the conveyed object on the conveyor in order to rotate the conveyed object by 90 degrees; A turning device including an air cylinder that pushes out the kicker member in a direction opposite to the traveling direction of the conveyor so that the conveyed object is rotated approximately 90 degrees from an initial state. (2) Utility Model Registration The turning device according to claim 1, wherein the kicker member is a substantially vertical bar. (3) Utility Model Registration The turning device according to claim 1, wherein the kicker member is a substantially vertical roller. (4) Utility Model Registration Scope of Claim 1. The turning device according to claim 1, wherein the kicker member is made of a plate member having one end pivoted. (5) Utility Model Registration Scope of Claim 1. The turning device according to claim 1, wherein the kicker member is made of a plate that can move straight in parallel to the conveyor.