JPH0317683B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an apparatus for storing a large number of sachets of sodium glutamate, pharmaceuticals, furikake, etc. in a box in the form of sashimi.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in order to store these sachets in sashimi-like boxes, they were packed one by one by hand.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional storage of small bags was done manually, which required a great deal of labor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a storage device for flexible packaging bags that can extremely easily store small bags in a sashimi-like manner.

[Means to solve the problem]

A flap that can be rotated or moved horizontally,
A frame body with an open top and bottom that is provided above the flap so that it can move forward and backward diagonally upward; a moving means that moves the frame body forward and backward diagonally upward; and a state in which the frame body is located at the lowest end and close to the flap. a packaging bag stacking means for stacking a plurality of flexible packaging bags on a flap in a frame when the bag is in the frame, and a slide locking protrusion provided on the flap to lock the final end of the flexible packaging bag expanded by the frame. , the flexible packaging bags are arranged on a flap in a state where they are partially overlapped by a frame body, and the arranged flexible packaging bags are dropped by rotating or horizontally moving the flap in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction. has been done.

A stack of flexible packaging bags is placed on the flap, and the flexible packaging bags are spread out by a frame on the top surface of the flap, and the spread flexible packaging bags are dropped into a box or the like placed below. The means of dropping are by rotating the flap or by moving it horizontally.

The slide stop protrusion prevents the flexible packaging bag from sliding too much and allows the flexible packaging bag to fall smoothly into the box. Must be installed inside. On the other hand, since this protrusion only needs to stop the sliding flexible packaging bag, it does not need to be a protrusion, and it is sufficient to provide the protrusion at several locations or at one location.

The frame body is pulled up diagonally upward to spread out the flexible packaging bags, which are placed on the flap while being surrounded by the frame body, in one direction so that they are folded on top of each other. The slope is determined from the thickness of the flexible packaging bag and the width to be expanded. The size is sufficient as long as the flexible packaging bag can be easily removed, but it is better not to be too large in order to prevent the stack of flexible packaging bags from falling over in the left-right direction. In addition, the shape is not limited to rectangular parallelepipeds and cubes, for example,
It may be formed into a truncated pyramid shape that expands slightly toward the bottom, or the lower end may be slightly expanded into a truncated shape. Further, it is preferable that the bag be easily attached and detached so that it can be used with various types of flexible packaging bags.

The moving means for advancing and retracting the frame diagonally upward may be, for example, guided by diagonally provided guide grooves, or by forming recesses in the left and right side plates of the frame and inserting protrusions into these recesses from the left and right. The frame body may be pulled up by holding the frame body with the handles and pulling up the protrusion diagonally upward. Further, it is preferable that the inclination angle is adjustable.

The packaging bag stacking means may have any structure as long as it can stack the flexible packaging bags on the flap within the frame, and includes, for example, a chute, a means for temporarily stacking the flexible packaging bags in the middle, and the like. It is preferable that the chute be of a cartridge type so that it can be easily replaced.

The flexible packaging bag storage device of the present invention can be widely applied when filling various types of flexible packaging bags into boxes or bags in a sashimi-like manner. The type of flexible packaging bag is not particularly limited, and it can be widely used for filling bags, but it is not suitable for items with contents of 1 kg or more, and is especially effective for filling baby bags in a sashimi-like manner. Demonstrate. In addition, this flexible packaging bag storage container can be widely applied to trays, bags, etc. in addition to boxes.

[Effect]

In the flexible packaging bag storage device of the present invention, the packaging bag stacking means stacks the flexible packaging bags on the flap within the frame, and the moving means moves the frame obliquely upward, thereby stacking the frames. The folded flexible packaging bags are unfolded in one direction, and at this time, the slide locking protrusion locks the last flexible packaging bag. Then, the flap rotates or moves horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the flexible packaging bags are lined up, and the flexible packaging bags are dropped into a box or the like placed below the flap in an overlapping state.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The content of the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an apparatus that is an embodiment of the present invention, and the intervals between each part are widened to make the structure of each part easier to understand. Furthermore, the left side of the figure shows the laminated state of the flexible packaging bags in each component.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a conveyor for conveying flexible packaging bags 2, and a phototube counter 3 is provided at the end of this conveyor 1.

A collection guide frame 7 is provided below the end of the conveyor 1 via a chute 4 and a damper 5 that opens and closes the chute 4, and an opening in the lower part of the collection guide frame 7 is moved horizontally forward and backward to open and close it. A damper 8 is provided. Further, a cylinder 6 and a cylinder 9 are connected to the damper 5 and the damper 8, respectively, so that the damper 5 and the damper 8 move forward and backward in the horizontal direction by this operation. These cylinders 6 and 9 are linked with the photocell counter 3 in a sequence.

A frame body 10 having substantially the same size as the accumulation guide frame 7 is provided below the accumulation guide frame 7. The frame 10 is formed into a rectangular tube shape with an open top and bottom, and a sliding rod 11 is protruded from approximately the center above the left and right side plates. It is loosely inserted into guide grooves 12 of two long plates attached parallel to the surface. This guide groove 12
is drilled diagonally upward in a straight line. Although not shown, the two sliding rods 11 are connected to a U-shaped member, and this U-shaped member is connected to a crank mechanism. The frame body 10 is configured to move obliquely forward and backward along the guide groove 12 by the operation of the crank mechanism.

Two cross-shaped rotating flaps 13a, 13b of the same size are provided below the frame 10, and when the frame 10 is located at the lowest end, the flaps 13a, 13b and the frame 10 are close to each other. is configured to do so. The surface of this flap is slightly roughened to prevent the soft packaging bag from slipping, and furthermore, two protrusions are formed at right angles to the direction in which the frame is pulled up. Among these protrusions, the one on the left in the drawing is a protrusion 14 that locks the left end in the drawing of the lowermost one of the flexible packaging bags stacked in the frame 10. On the other hand, the one on the right side of the drawing is a slide stop protrusion 15 according to the present invention, which restricts the longest end at which the flexible packaging bag can be expanded by pulling up the frame.

Furthermore, the protrusion 14 determines the position of the row of folded flexible packaging bags on the left side of the drawing, but the flexible packaging bags in this position were originally located in this position and normally do not move much. Therefore, its installation is optional. In addition, if a large number of flexible packaging bags are stacked in the frame, an additional protrusion may be provided between the protrusion 14 and the slide stop protrusion 15.

Next, the operating mechanism of this frame and flap will be explained.

First, the flexible packaging bags 2 that have been conveyed in a line on the conveyor 1 are counted one after another by the phototube counter 3 attached to the end of the conveyor, are placed into the chute 4, and are placed on the damper 8. Deposited. That is, first, with the damper 5 opened and the damper 8 closed, the flexible packaging bags 2 are fed one after another from the conveyor 1 and stacked on the damper 8 in the collection guide frame 7. When a predetermined number of flexible packaging bags are stacked, the damper 5 closes in response to an instruction from the phototube counter, and then the damper 8 opens and a predetermined number of flexible packaging bags are loaded into the frame 10 and the rotary flap 13
a, 13b. Thereafter, the damper 8 is closed and the damper 5 is opened to deposit the flexible packaging bags in the accumulation guide frame 7 again. A predetermined number of flexible packaging bags 2 are loaded from the collection guide frame 7 and moved to the lowermost end of the frame 10 close to the flaps 13a, 13b.
When the frame body 10 is stacked on the flaps 13a and 13b while being surrounded by the frame body 10, the frame body 10 is guided by the guide groove 12 and pulled diagonally upward by the operation of a crank mechanism (not shown). As a result of this pulling up, the flexible packaging bag 2 is unfolded in the folded state in the pulling direction, and its leading end hits the slide stop protrusion 15 and stops. Then, the flaps 13a and 13b are both rotated 90 degrees so that the holding portion of the flexible packaging bag 2 moves downward, and the flexible packaging bag 2 is dropped into the box 16 waiting below. Subsequently, the damper 8 opens and the next flexible packaging bag 2 is thrown into the frame 10, while
The table 17 on which the box 16 is placed moves to the left or right and waits. Then, the frame body 10 is pulled up, the flexible packaging bag 2 laminate is unfolded, and the flap 13
rotates and drops the flexible packaging bag 2 into the box 16.
This operation is repeated until the box 16 is full, and then the box 16 is moved to the next step, and the next empty box is introduced under the flaps 13a and 13b and left on standby.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention can save labor by mechanizing the work of packaging sashimi-like boxes by 2 to 3 people using a simple mechanism such as a flap, frame, and packaging bag stacking mechanism and in a small space. Moreover, compared to an accumulation device equipped with a vacuum suction cup type conveyance mechanism, no utility is required.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an apparatus that is an embodiment of the present invention, and the intervals between each part are widened to make the structure of each part easier to understand. 1...Conveyor, 2...Soft packaging bag, 3...Phototube counter, 4...Chute, 5, 8...Damper, 6,
9... Cylinder, 7... Accumulating guide frame, 10... Frame body, 11... Sliding rod, 12... Guide groove, 13a, 1
3b...flap, 14...projection, 15...slide stop protrusion, 16...box, 17...table.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A flap that can freely move forward and backward in a rotational or horizontal direction, a frame that is open at the top and bottom and that is provided above the flap so that it can move forward and backward diagonally upward, a moving means that moves this frame forward and backward diagonally upward, and said frame. packaging bag stacking means for stacking a plurality of flexible packaging bags on the flap within the frame body when the flexible packaging bags are located at the lowest end and close to the flap; and a final end of the flexible packaging bags provided on the flap and expanded by the frame body. The flexible packaging bags are arranged on the flap in a state where they are partially overlapped by the frame body, and the flap is rotated in a direction perpendicular to the alignment direction. Or a storage device for flexible packaging bags, which is characterized by being horizontally moved and dropped.