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- JPH0369811B2 JPH0369811B2 JP59112699A JP11269984A JPH0369811B2 JP H0369811 B2 JPH0369811 B2 JP H0369811B2 JP 59112699 A JP59112699 A JP 59112699A JP 11269984 A JP11269984 A JP 11269984A JP H0369811 B2 JPH0369811 B2 JP H0369811B2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
- B65G47/68—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
- B65G47/682—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor from a single conveyor lane consisting of one conveyor or several adjacent conveyors
- B65G47/683—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor from a single conveyor lane consisting of one conveyor or several adjacent conveyors with tilting of at least part of the conveyor to make use of gravity
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔産業上の利用分野〕
本発明は未整列のまま複数列で送られてくる容
器を一列に整列させる方法に関する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for arranging containers, which are sent unaligned in a plurality of rows, into a single row.
特開昭56−161216号、同57−42413号、ドイツ
公開公報2541813号に記載されているように、未
整列のまま供給コンベア上を複数列で送られてく
る容器を隣接し順次変速される一組の整列コンベ
ア及びコンベア上にカーブして設けられる片側案
内板により一列に整列させる方法は知られてい
る。
As described in Japanese Patent Laid-open No. 56-161216, No. 57-42413, and German Publication No. 2541813, containers sent in multiple rows on a supply conveyor without being aligned are placed adjacent to each other and the speed is sequentially changed. A method of aligning objects in a line using a set of alignment conveyors and a one-sided guide plate curved on the conveyor is known.
上記公知の容器の整列方法において、何らかの
原因で容器が倒れると、倒れた容器により他の正
立している容器の整列が邪魔され出口（下流）付
近でつまることが発生するものである。従つて倒
れた容器を直ちに除去しなければならない。倒れ
た容器を自動的に除去できるように片側案内板の
下部に転倒縦長容器がくぐり抜けることのできる
切り欠き部を設けることは本発明者らが既に考案
しているものである。しかし供給コンベアの速
度、整列コンベアの精度及び速度、容器の形状、
容器の重量等の種々の原因により、場合によれば
第５図に示すように、整列コンベア間の隙間に容
器の底部の一部がはまり、片側案内板特に下部に
切り欠き部を設けた片側案内板に押されて整列中
に倒れることがある。本発明はこのような容器の
倒れを未然に防止しようとするものである。
In the above-mentioned known method for arranging containers, if a container falls down for some reason, the fallen container will interfere with the alignment of other upright containers, resulting in a blockage near the outlet (downstream). Collapsed containers must therefore be removed immediately. The present inventors have already devised the provision of a notch in the lower part of the guide plate on one side through which a toppled vertical container can pass through so that a toppled container can be automatically removed. However, the speed of the supply conveyor, the accuracy and speed of the alignment conveyor, the shape of the container,
Due to various reasons such as the weight of the containers, in some cases, as shown in Figure 5, a part of the bottom of the container may get stuck in the gap between the alignment conveyors, and one side of the guide plate, especially one with a cutout at the bottom, may get stuck in the gap between the alignment conveyors. You may fall down while lining up due to being pushed by the guide board. The present invention aims to prevent such containers from falling over.
本発明は上記問題点を解決するもので、未整列
のまま供給コンベア上を複数列で送られてくる容
器を、並列に隣接し順次変速される一組の整列コ
ンベア及びコンベア上にカーブして設けられる片
側案内板により一列に整列させる方法において、
個々の整列コンベア間に高さ0.1〜1.0mmの段差を
設け、コンベアの上流側よりみて、片側案内板と
先に交差する整列コンベア面を高く設け、順次、
該片側案内板と下流側で交差する整列コンベア面
を低くしたことを特徴とする容器の整列方法であ
る。個々の整列コンベアは隣接して設けられてい
るので通常隣り合う整列コンベアは１個のコンベ
アレールで支持されている。第５図に示すように
隣り合うコンベアを支持している従来のコンベア
レールの表面は水平である。第１〜２図に示すよ
うにコンベアレール表面に段差を設ければ必然的
に個々の整列コンベア面に段差を生ぜしめること
ができる。このようにして個々の整列コンベア面
に段差を設ければよい。この段差は0.1mm以上あ
れば効果があるが、あまり大きな段差にすれば逆
に容器を倒す原因ともなるので1.0mm以下にすべ
きであり好ましくは0.3〜1.0mmである。またすべ
ての整列コンベアに段差を設ける必要はなくコン
ベアの上流側よりみて、片側案内板と先に交差す
る３〜５個の整列コンベアに上記程度の段差を設
ければ充分である。またコンベアレールが長さ約
30〜50cm程度のコンベアレールを継ぎ合せた状態
である場合は、全コンベアレールに段差を設ける
必要はなく、容器が集中するコンベアの上流側よ
りみて、片側案内板と先に交差する部分のコンベ
アレール構成片のみに段差を設けてもよい。
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by curved containers, which are sent unaligned in multiple rows on a supply conveyor, onto a set of parallel and adjacent alignment conveyors and conveyors whose speeds are sequentially changed. In a method of lining up in a line using a guide plate provided on one side,
A step with a height of 0.1 to 1.0 mm is provided between each alignment conveyor, and when viewed from the upstream side of the conveyor, the alignment conveyor surface that first intersects with the guide plate on one side is set high, and the
This method of arranging containers is characterized in that the surface of the arranging conveyor that intersects the one-side guide plate on the downstream side is lowered. Since the individual alignment conveyors are provided adjacent to each other, adjacent alignment conveyors are usually supported by one conveyor rail. As shown in FIG. 5, the surfaces of conventional conveyor rails supporting adjacent conveyors are horizontal. If steps are provided on the surface of the conveyor rail as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, steps will inevitably be created on the surfaces of the individual alignment conveyors. In this way, steps may be provided on the surface of each alignment conveyor. This level difference is effective if it is 0.1 mm or more, but if it is too large, it may cause the container to topple over, so it should be 1.0 mm or less, preferably 0.3 to 1.0 mm. Further, it is not necessary to provide steps to all the alignment conveyors, and it is sufficient to provide steps of the above degree to the three to five alignment conveyors that intersect the one-side guide plate first when viewed from the upstream side of the conveyor. Also, the length of the conveyor rail is approx.
If conveyor rails of approximately 30 to 50 cm are joined together, there is no need to provide steps on all conveyor rails, and when viewed from the upstream side of the conveyor where containers are concentrated, the conveyor at the part of the conveyor that intersects with the guide plate on one side first. A step may be provided only in the rail component.
上記のように段差は0.1〜1.0mmと非常にわずか
であるので従来使用されているコンベアレールの
表面の一部を削り取ることで達成できるという容
易性も有するのである。 As mentioned above, since the height difference is very small at 0.1 to 1.0 mm, it can be easily achieved by scraping off a part of the surface of the conventionally used conveyor rail.
尚本発明方法は第６図に示す通常の片側案内板
を有する前記公知の容器整列方法において有効に
容器の転倒を防止するものであるが、片側案内板
下部に転倒縦長容器がくぐり抜けることのできる
切り欠き部を設けた装置に応用することによつて
転倒容器の除去を兼ね備えるので好ましいことで
ある。 The method of the present invention effectively prevents overturning of containers in the above-mentioned known container arranging method having a normal one-side guide plate as shown in FIG. This is preferable because it can also be used to remove overturned containers by applying it to a device provided with a notch.
本発明による容器の整列方法は第３図に示すよ
うに、供給コンベア１上を未整列のまま複数列で
矢印方向に送られる容器２は片側案内板３により
一組の整列コンベア４に送られる。一組の整列コ
ンベア４はコンベア１より速度が速く、順次加速
されている複数個（本例では７個）のコンベア５
〜１１よりなり、容器２を片側案内板３に沿つて
一列に整列させるものである。コンベア１１は通
常その前のコンベア１０よりやや速度を遅くして
あり一列に整列された容器を必要に応じてコンベ
ア１２を介して次の処理段階に送るものであり、
整列コンベア５の表面より順次コンベア６、コン
ベア７、コンベア８……の表面が低くなつている
ものである。前述のようにコンベアレールが一定
長さの構成片で継ぎ合されている場合はコンベア
の上流側よりみて、片側案内板と先に交差する整
列コンベア部分の表面のみを順次低くなるように
してもよい。このようにすることによつて第４図
に示すようにわずかの段差によつて円滑に整列コ
ンベア間を移動し転倒することがないという効果
を示すものである。
The method of arranging containers according to the present invention is as shown in FIG. 3. Containers 2 that are unaligned and sent in multiple rows in the direction of the arrow on a supply conveyor 1 are sent to a set of alignment conveyors 4 by a guide plate 3 on one side. . A set of alignment conveyors 4 has a faster speed than the conveyor 1, and a plurality of (seven in this example) conveyors 5 are sequentially accelerated.
- 11, and aligns the containers 2 in a line along the one-side guide plate 3. The conveyor 11 is normally set at a slightly slower speed than the preceding conveyor 10, and conveys the containers arranged in a line to the next processing stage via the conveyor 12 as necessary.
The surfaces of conveyor 6, conveyor 7, conveyor 8, etc. are successively lower than the surface of alignment conveyor 5. As mentioned above, if the conveyor rail is joined by pieces of a certain length, only the surface of the aligned conveyor part that intersects with the guide plate on one side first can be lowered sequentially when viewed from the upstream side of the conveyor. good. By doing this, as shown in FIG. 4, the objects can be moved smoothly between the alignment conveyors even with a slight difference in level, and are prevented from falling over.
第１図、第２図は本発明にかかる一組の整列コ
ンベアの一部分の斜視図及びその一部の断面図で
ありこれらの図面では一部の整列コンベアのみに
ついての段差を示してある。第３図は本発明にか
かる容器整列方法の説明図であり、第４図は容器
（本例ではビール瓶）の移動を示す説明図である。
第５図は参考図であり従来法における容器の転倒
を示す説明図である。第６図、第７図は本発明方
法における片側案内板及び整列コンベアを示す斜
視図であり、第７図においては片側案内板下部に
転倒容器が自動的に排出される切り欠き部が設け
てある。尚片側案内板は上下２枚のガイド板より
なつており、第７図では下側ガイド板の一部が切
り欠いてあり、上側ガイド板は途中でやや高い位
置にあるガイド板３′と接続している。この両者
共に本発明に使用できるものである。尚第６図、
第７図においては整列コンベアの段差はわずかで
あるので図面には現わされていない。図において
１は供給コンベア、２は容器、３は片側案内板、
４は整列コンベアである。整列コンベアは順次速
度が異なつているコンベア５〜１１よりなつてい
る。１２は次の処理段階に送るコンベア、１３は
供給コンベア１の側部にある容器囲い、１４は片
側案内板取付枠、１５は片側案内板支持具、１６
は片側案内板取付枠支持具、１７は容器囲い、１
８は容器囲い支持具、１９はコンベアレールであ
る。
FIGS. 1 and 2 are a partial perspective view and a sectional view of a part of a set of alignment conveyors according to the present invention, and these drawings show the steps of only some of the alignment conveyors. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the container alignment method according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of containers (beer bottles in this example).
FIG. 5 is a reference diagram and is an explanatory diagram showing overturning of a container in a conventional method. FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views showing the one-sided guide plate and the alignment conveyor in the method of the present invention, and in FIG. 7, a notch is provided at the bottom of the one-sided guide plate through which overturned containers are automatically discharged. be. The one-side guide plate consists of two upper and lower guide plates, and in Figure 7, a part of the lower guide plate is cut out, and the upper guide plate is connected to guide plate 3' located at a slightly higher position in the middle. are doing. Both of these can be used in the present invention. Furthermore, Figure 6,
In FIG. 7, the level difference in the alignment conveyor is so small that it is not shown in the drawing. In the figure, 1 is a supply conveyor, 2 is a container, 3 is a guide plate on one side,
4 is an alignment conveyor. The alignment conveyor consists of conveyors 5 to 11 having sequentially different speeds. 12 is a conveyor for sending to the next processing stage; 13 is a container enclosure on the side of the supply conveyor 1; 14 is a one-sided guide plate mounting frame; 15 is one-sided guide plate support; 16
1 is a one-side guide plate mounting frame support, 17 is a container enclosure, 1
8 is a container enclosure support, and 19 is a conveyor rail.
〔発明の効果〕
従来法においては、容器が速度の異なる個々の
整列コンベア間を移動し一列に整列される時に、
整列コンベア間の隙間に容器の底が入りこむ等し
て転倒することがあつたが、本発明方法は上記の
ように個々の整列コンベア表面にわずかに段差を
設けてあるので、整列コンベア間に多少の隙間が
あつても円滑に移動でき転倒を防止できるという
効果を示すものである。特に片側案内板下部に転
倒容器の排出用切り欠き部を装置においては、転
倒防止効果と転倒容器排出効果を兼ね備えること
ができ一層効果的であり、未整列のまま送られて
くる容器を無人で一列に整列させるという効果を
示すものである。[Effect of the invention] In the conventional method, when containers are moved between individual alignment conveyors with different speeds and aligned in a line,
There were cases where the bottom of the container got stuck in the gap between the alignment conveyors, causing the container to fall over, but in the method of the present invention, as described above, there is a slight step on the surface of each alignment conveyor, so there is a slight difference between the alignment conveyors. This shows the effect of being able to move smoothly even if there are gaps, and preventing falls. In particular, if the device has a notch for discharging overturned containers at the bottom of the guide plate on one side, it is even more effective as it has both the effect of preventing overturning and the effect of discharging overturned containers. This shows the effect of arranging them in a line.
第１図、第２図は本発明にかかる一組の整列コ
ンベアの一部の斜視図及びその一部の断面図、第
３図は本発明方法の説明図、第４図は本発明方法
における容器の移動を示す説明図、第５図は従来
法における容器の転倒を示す説明図、第６図、第
７図は本発明方法における片側案内板及び一組の
整列コンベアのみを示す斜視図である。１は供給
コンベア、２は容器、３は片側案内板、４は整列
コンベア。
1 and 2 are a partial perspective view and a partial sectional view of a set of alignment conveyors according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the method of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the method of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of containers; FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing overturning of containers in the conventional method; FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views showing only one side guide plate and a set of alignment conveyors in the method of the present invention. be. 1 is a supply conveyor, 2 is a container, 3 is a guide plate on one side, and 4 is an alignment conveyor.
Claims (1)
れてくる容器を、並列に隣接して順次変速される
一組の整列コンベア及びコンベア上にカーブして
設けられる片側案内板により一列を整列させる方
法において、個々の整列コンベア間に高さ0.1〜
1.0mmの段差を設け、コンベアの上流側よりみて、
片側案内板と先に交差する整列コンベア面を高く
設け、順次、該片側案内板と下流側で交差する整
列コンベア面を低くしたことを特徴とする容器の
整列方法。1. Containers sent unaligned in multiple rows on a supply conveyor are aligned in one row by a set of parallel and adjacent alignment conveyors whose speeds are sequentially changed and a one-sided guide plate curved above the conveyor. In the method, the height between the individual alignment conveyors is 0.1~
A 1.0mm step is provided, and as seen from the upstream side of the conveyor,
A method for arranging containers, characterized in that an alignment conveyor surface that intersects with one side guide plate first is set high, and the alignment conveyor surface that intersects with the one side guide plate on the downstream side is successively lowered.
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