JPH0366210B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for packaging a plurality of bottles with partitions incorporated therein.

[Prior art] When packing multiple bottles into a box, it is common practice to insert a partition into the case for the purpose of protecting the bottles. A method of packing bottles into boxes.

A method of inserting partition plates after packaging bottles.

C. A method in which partition plates are inserted between bottles arranged and grouped on a bottle transport conveyor, etc., and the bottles and partition plates are packed at the same time.

In addition, as method C above, there is a method of inserting a partition plate between the bottles from above the conveyor and the bottles.

A method of inserting a partition plate between the bottles from below the conveyor.

etc. are known.

However, each of the above methods has the following drawbacks. That is, in order to implement method (a), a guide for the bottles is required so that the bottles can be packed into boxes without colliding with the partition plates.

In implementing method (b), the process of packing bottles into boxes and the process of inserting partition plates into boxes and bottles are performed separately and sequentially, so if the bottles tip over during process movement, the partition plates will be removed. Unable to insert
Furthermore, in order to automatically carry out the above-mentioned insertion process, a device is required to check whether the bottles are erected in a fixed position.

In carrying out the method described above, chips from the cardboard used as the partition plate fall onto the bottles and the conveyor, which is undesirable from the viewpoint of hygiene and mechanical operation.

When carrying out method 3, it is necessary to replace the conveyor plate when the size of the bottles is changed, which requires a great deal of labor and cost.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When a plurality of bottles are partitioned by a partition plate and packed into a case, the present invention not only makes it easy to insert the partition plate, but also allows the bottles to be separated easily. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a device that can be easily inserted into a case with a partition plate inserted between them.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the packaging method of the present invention suspends a plurality of bottles in an array for packaging by a bottle holding device. A partition plate is inserted between the bottles from below, and the partition plate is held by the pressure force between the bottles or the friction force between the bottles, and then the bottles are separated from each other. It is characterized by being packed in a case together with a partition plate held between the parts.

Further, the packaging device of the present invention can store a plurality of bottles.
Bottles are suspended in an arrangement for packaging in which partition plates can be held between the bottles by mutual pressure contact force or frictional force between the bottles, and the bottles are sequentially transferred to the partition plate insertion area and the boxing area. a partition plate supply device that sequentially supplies the partition plates from the magazine; and a tiltable roller board on which the partition plates supplied from the partition plate supply device are placed in a horizontal state in a partition plate insertion area. , when the roller disk rotates around the horizontal axis and stands up, a partition plate is held upright between it and the roller disk, the partition plate is moved upward, and a plurality of suspended The present invention is characterized by being provided with a partition plate pushing drive device that pushes the partition plate between the bottles from below.

[Function] In the above-mentioned packaging device, when a plurality of bottles suspended in an array for packaging by the bottle holding device are transferred to the partition plate insertion area, the partition plate supplied from the magazine is inserted into the partition plate insertion area. The roller plate on which the partition plate was placed stood up, and the partition plate was suspended in order to move the partition plate upward with the partition plate sandwiched between the roller plate and the partition plate pushing drive device. It is pushed between a plurality of bottles from below and held there by the pressure force between the bottles or the frictional force between the bottles.

Next, the plurality of bottles suspended by the bottle holding device are transferred to the boxing area with the partition plate interposed between them, and are boxed into the case as they are.

[Example] Figures 1 and 2 show an example of the packaging device of the present invention, in which 1 shows a large number of bottles B, B,
. Due to the rotational drive, the boxes are sequentially transferred to the partition plate insertion area 4 and to the boxing area 6 on the case transport conveyor 5, where the cases C are sequentially fed.

On the other hand, the partition plate supply device 10 shown in detail in FIG.
and the partition plate insertion device 20, the partition plate insertion area 4
It is placed in This partition plate supply device 1
0 is for supplying partition plates S made of cardboard or the like one by one to the partition plate pushing device 20, and is equipped with a magazine 11 for stacking partition plates S therein, and is disposed below the magazine 11. A pair of wheels 1
A top plate chain 13 having attachments 14, 14 for pushing out partition plates is wound around the outer periphery between 2 and 12, and this chain 13 is intermittently rotated by an arbitrary means such as an electromagnetic clutch or a brake. One partition plate S on the lower tier
can be sequentially taken out from the magazine 11 to the partition plate pushing device 20 side using the attachment 14.

The partition plate pushing device 20 to which the partition plate S from the partition plate supply device 10 is fed includes a pair of roller discs 21 that can be raised up and down, on which the partition plate S is placed in a horizontal state;
It is equipped with 22. These roller plates 21, 22
is a device in which a large number of rollers 23, 23, . . . , 24, 24, .
A roller drive belt 25 is stretched below the rollers 23, . . . , 24, 24, . , 22, the partition plate S from the partition plate supply device 10 is transferred to those rollers 23, 2.
3, . . . , 24, 24, . Therefore, both roller plates 2
1 and 22 are configured to be rotatably driven around horizontal shafts 27 and 28 located on opposite sides by a drive device (not shown) so as to be able to stand up to the position shown by the chain line.

Further, an intermediate stopper 29 is arranged between the roller discs 21 and 22, and an end stopper 30 is arranged near the end of the roller disc 22. The intermediate stopper 29 can be moved in and out between the roller discs 21 and 22 by an air cylinder 31 or other actuator, and has a partition plate S on the roller disc at its left and right positions when the roller disc is erected. Stopper portions 33 and 34 are provided to support the.

Further, the partition plate pushing device 20 includes a partition that holds the partition plate S in an upright state between the roller plates 21 and 22 when the roller plates 21 and 22 rotate around the horizontal shafts 27 and 28 and stand up. A plate pushing drive device 36 is provided. This partition plate pushing drive device 36
The roller 3 holds the partition plate S in an upright state between the roller plates 21 and 22 and moves the partition plate upward.
7 and its rotational drive mechanism (not shown), which allows a downward movement between a large number of bottles B, B, . . . suspended by the bottle holding device 2. The partition plate S can be pushed in from the inside.

Incidentally, in the boxing area 6 on the case conveyor 5 shown in FIG. 2, the lid flap of the case C is opened and the bottles B, B, . . . Appropriate equipment will be installed to pack the items into the case.

In the packaging device having the above configuration, when a plurality of bottles B, B, . The roller plates 21 and 22 on which the partition plate S supplied from 11 is placed stand up, and the partition plate S is sandwiched between the roller plates 21 and 22 and the roller 37 of the partition plate pushing drive device 36. In order to move the partition plate upward in this state, the partition plate S
is pushed from below between a plurality of suspended bottles and is held there by the pressure force between the bottles or the frictional force between the bottles.

More specifically, when pushing in the partition plate S, the partition plate S is first fed from the magazine 11 with the intermediate stopper 29 in the retracted position shown in FIG. As a result, the partition plate S is transferred until it hits the end stopper 30. Partition plate S is end stopper 3
When it is detected by a micro switch etc. that the intermediate stopper 29 has hit 0, the intermediate stopper 29 is caused to protrude by the air cylinder 31, and the partition plate S that is sent next hits the stopper portion 33 of the intermediate stopper 29. Stop.

In this state, the roller discs 21 and 22 are driven to rotate around the horizontal shafts 27 and 28 and stand up, so that the partition plates placed on the roller discs 21 and 22 are moved to the stopper parts 33 and 34. The partition plate stands up in a supported state, and the partition plate is sandwiched between it and the roller 37 of the push-in drive device 36, and then the partition plate is moved upward by the rotational drive of the roller 37, so that the partition plate is suspended. It is pushed from below between a plurality of bottles, and is held there by the pressure between the bottles or the frictional force between the bottles.

When this partition plate insertion is completed, the plurality of bottles suspended by the bottle holding device are transferred to the boxing area 6 with the partition plate sandwiched between them, and then boxed in the case C. Ru.

The series of operations of the packaging device described above can be controlled by detecting the completion of each operation using a limit switch or the like and proceeding to the next operation, or by providing a sequence control device or the like.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a box packing device, particularly a partition plate pushing device, which can accommodate changes in the size of bottles. In this embodiment, a pair of roller discs 41 and 42 that can be raised and lowered in the partition plate pushing device 20 are mounted on a frame 4 equipped with wheels 47 and 48 that run on a guide rail 43.
5 and 46, and rollers 51 and 52 of the partition plate pushing drive device 49 are provided on these frames, and a connecting member 53 that can adjust both frames is provided.
It is connected and fixed by.

Moreover, each frame 45, 46 has a handle 5.
5, 56 (56 is not shown), the screw shafts 57, 5 can move forward and backward by being rotationally driven.
8 are connected and the handle is rotated with the connecting material 53 loosened, so that the frames 45 and 46 can be moved to any desired position to correspond to the size of the bottles.

In addition, when the clamping position of the partition plate S by the roller discs 41, 42 and the rollers 51, 52 is made to correspond to the size of the bottles, the intermediate stopper 6
Since it is necessary to make the positions of the stopper parts 61 and 62 at 0 correspond to the size of the bottles, the stopper parts are constructed as a separate part from the air cylinder 59, and are configured to be replaceable. In addition, for example, the stopper parts 61 and 62 may be formed as mutually independent parts, and they may be attached to the frames 45 and 46 so as to be vertically displaceable, and the stopper parts 61 and 62 may be mounted on a stopper mounting base 63 fixed to the air cylinder 59. The frames 45 and 46 are mounted so as to be displaceable in the direction of movement, and both the stoppers 61 and 62 are automatically displaced together with the frames 45 and 46 to a position corresponding to the size of the bottle, and at that position. They can also be configured to be moved up and down by an air cylinder 59.

Note that the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the previous embodiment, and therefore their explanations will be omitted.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the above-described method and apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of bottles are suspended by the bottle holding device in an array for packaging, and a partition plate is inserted from below between the suspended bottles. Since the partition plate is held by the pressure force between the bottles or the frictional force between the bottles, the partition plate can be easily and reliably held without causing the bottles to tilt or shift in position. can be inserted between bottles, and there is no need to provide special means for holding the inserted partition plate, so the device is simple.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the main parts of an embodiment of the packaging device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the entire packaging device, and FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the packaging device of the present invention. FIG.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bottle holding device suspends a plurality of bottles in an array for packing into boxes, and a partition plate is inserted between the suspended bottles from below the bottles. The partition plate is held by the pressure between the bottles or the frictional force between the bottles, and then the bottles are packed into a case together with the partition plate held between them. How to pack bottles. 2 A plurality of bottles are hung in an arrangement for packaging in which a partition plate can be held between the bottles by pressure contact force between them or frictional force between the bottles, and the partition plate insertion area and A bottle holding device that sequentially transfers the bottles to the boxing area; a partition plate supply device that sequentially supplies the partition plates from the magazine; and the partition plates supplied from the partition plate supply device are placed in a horizontal state in the partition plate insertion area. A roller plate that can be raised and lowered, and when the roller plate rotates around a horizontal axis and stands up, a partition plate is held in an upright position between the roller plate and the partition plate is moved upward; A device for packaging bottles, comprising: a partition plate pushing drive device for pushing bottles from below between a plurality of suspended bottles;