JPH0676211U - Package transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Purpose] To provide a package transfer device capable of reliably transferring a plurality of packages together with trays. [Structure] An engaging member 43 for engaging with the tray 5 is provided with a locking piece that comes into contact with the tray at one point when pulling the tray 5 and a pressing piece that comes into contact with the tray at two points when pushing the tray. .

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a package transfer device that transfers a package inserted in a tray to a storage device, a transfer device, and the like together with the tray.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, packages formed by a winder are transported in an upright state on a tray for convenience of collection, stored in a package stocker, temporarily stored, and then discharged as needed. Which is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

In the figure, the package stocker 51 has its both ends attached to a rotating endless chain 60 which is stretched in a meandering manner between a plurality of sprockets 53 to 59 provided on the upper and lower sides of both sides of a case 52. A large number of package mounting shelves 61 that are supported and capable of mounting a plurality of packages P in one row are provided at equal intervals along the chain 60. It is swingably supported around an axis fixed on the chain 60, and the loading surface of the package loading shelf 61 always faces upward due to its own weight.

The package P conveyed by the belt conveyor 63 is transferred to the package mounting shelf 61 inside the case 52 and transferred to the transfer port 62 opened on the side of the case 52 of the package stocker 51. A package transfer device 64 is provided for transferring the packages P stored in the package mounting shelf 61 to the belt conveyor 63 outside the case 52 and carrying them out.

The package transfer device 64 is rotatably supported by a support member 65 that can reciprocate toward a transfer port 62 of the package stocker 51 by a power source (not shown), and a tip of the support member 65, and A plurality of hook-shaped engaging members 66 are arranged in parallel corresponding to each package P mounted on the package mounting shelf 61.

When each package P is transferred to the package stocker 51, the engagement member 66 is pivotally engaged with the peripheral wall of the tray 67 on which each package P is inserted. Then, the support member 65 is moved to the package stocker 51 side, and the plurality of packages P are collectively pushed together with the trays 67 to be transferred from the belt conveyor 63 to the package mounting shelf 61.

Further, when the package P is moved out, the chain 60 in the package stocker 51 is rotated so that the package mounting shelf 61 on which a predetermined package P is mounted waits at the transfer inlet / outlet 62 to transfer the package P. The supporting member 65 of the mounting device 64 is moved to the package stocker 51 side, the engaging member 66 is engaged with the peripheral wall of the tray 67 on which the package P is inserted, and the supporting member 65 is directly moved to the belt conveyor 63 side. As a result, the plurality of packages P together with the tray 67 are pulled out all together, transferred to the belt conveyor 63, and conveyed to a predetermined location by the belt conveyor 63.

In such a package transfer device 61, particularly when the package P is transferred to the package mounting shelf 61 in the package stocker 51, the hook-shaped engaging member 66 is attached to the peripheral wall of the circular tray 67. Since it was engaged with and pressed against, the package P was unstable and there was a risk that the package P would not be transferred straight to the package mounting shelf 61.

[0009]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a package transfer device capable of accurately transferring a plurality of packages for each tray.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The engaging member with the tray is provided with a locking piece that comes into contact with the tray at one point when pulling the tray and a pressing piece that comes into contact with the tray at two points when pushing the tray.

[0011]

[Action]

 If the engaging member is moved from the belt conveyor side to the package stocker side while the engaging member is engaged with the peripheral wall of the tray on which the package is inserted, the pressing piece of the engaging member will move to the circular tray peripheral wall outer surface. Since the tray is pressed while contacting at two points, the tray goes straight and is transferred to the package mounting shelf of the package stocker.

Further, when the package on the package placing shelf is transferred to the belt conveyor, the engaging member is moved to the belt conveyor side while engaging the engaging member with the peripheral wall of the tray on which the package is inserted. Then, the locking piece of the engaging member comes into contact with the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the tray at one point, locks and pulls out the tray, and the tray is transferred to the belt conveyor.

[0013]

【Example】

 An example of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the package transfer device 1 of the present invention is installed along a transfer port 3 that is open at the side of the package stocker 2, and is transferred by the package transfer device 1 of the present invention. The package P is mounted on a peg 6 which is erected in the central portion of a tray 5 which has a peripheral wall 4 rising upward on the outer peripheral portion.

A belt conveyor 7 for loading and unloading is provided along the front surface of the transfer port 3 of the package stocker 2, and a pair of right and left columns 8 and 9 standing upright in front of the belt conveyor 7 and the package stocker 2 are provided. Beams 10 and 11 are provided above the belt conveyor 7 between the both side surfaces of the beam conveyor.

Guide rods 12, 13 are provided on the outer surfaces of the beams 10, 11 along the length direction of the beams 10, 11, respectively, and brackets 14, 15, 16 are provided at both ends of the guide rods 12, 13, respectively. , 17 and a pair of left and right support members 22, 23 are slidably supported on the guide rods 12, 13 via guide members 18, 19 and 20, 21, respectively.

Racks 24 and 25 are provided on the upper surfaces of the support members 22 and 23, respectively, and pinions 26 and 27 are meshed with the racks 24 and 25, respectively. The respective pinions 26 and 27 are fixed to both ends of the shaft 2 which is rotatably supported by bearings (not shown) on the beams 10 and 11, and a pulley 29 provided on one pinion 26 and the beam 10 are provided. A belt 32 is stretched between a pulley 31 fixed to the rotating shaft of a motor 30 fixed to the.

Support arms 33 and 34 are provided on the side surfaces of the support members 22 and 23, respectively, and the lower ends of the support arms 33 and 34 are fixed to the support member 35 and supported by the support member 35. The arms 33 and 34 and the support members 22 and 23 are integrated.

The support member 35 is provided in parallel to the belt conveyor 7 and the package stocker 2, and the pair of brackets 36 and 37 projecting on the package stocker 2 side are provided with an axis parallel to the length direction of the support member 35. 38 is rotatably supported, and a lever 39 fixed to the shaft 38 is connected to a pressing rod 41 of a fluid pressure cylinder 40 fixed to a supporting member 35.

The trays 5 are positioned on the shaft 38 so as to be adjacent to each other in correspondence with the mounting positions of the packages P on the package mounting shelf 42 in the package stocker 2 in FIG. A plurality of engaging members 43 are arranged in parallel on the center line 5c in the transfer direction shown.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the engaging member 43 is provided with a locking piece 43a at its tip end that abuts against the inner surface of the peripheral wall 4 of the tray 5 at one point, and the locking piece 43a is provided at the base end side. Pressing pieces 43b, which come into contact with the outer surface of the peripheral wall 4 of the tray 5 at two points, project from both sides slightly forward, and an engaging portion 43c is formed between the pressing piece 43b and the locking piece 43a. ing.

Next, the operation will be described based on the above-described embodiment.

The shaft 28 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 30 via the pulley 31, the belt 32, and the pulley 29, and is supported via the pinions 26 and 27 and the racks 24 and 25 that rotate integrally with the shaft 28. The members 22 and 23 are reciprocated along the guide rods 12 and 13. As a result, the support member 35 integrated with the support members 22 and 23 and the support arms 33 and 34, and the engagement members 43 supported by the brackets 36 and 37 and the shaft 38 on the support member 35 are Each is reciprocated as a unit.

When each package P conveyed by the belt conveyor 7 is transferred to the empty package mounting shelf 42 of the package stocker 2, the above-mentioned engaging members 43 are moved to the belt as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is located on the side edge of the conveyor 7.

Then, when the rod 41 is projected by the fluid pressure cylinder 40, the shaft 38 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 2 via the lever 39, and the engaging members 43 fixed to the shaft 38 , Engage with the peripheral wall 4 of the tray 5 of each package P.

On the other hand, the package loading shelf 42 inside the package stocker 2 is temporarily stopped at a lower surface than the lower edge 3a of the transfer entrance 3 which is on the same virtual plane as the upper surface of the belt conveyor 7, and then an empty package loading shelf is placed. The shelves 42a on both sides of each package mounting position of the shelves 42 are lifted with respect to other parts by a lever 44 which is rotated by power (not shown), and the leading end thereof is the transfer port 3 as shown by 42a 'in FIG. Located on the same imaginary plane as the lower edge 3a, the shelf 42a 'stands by in a state of being slightly inclined rearward.

In this state, if the motor 30 is rotated in the clockwise direction, as described above, the supporting members 22, 23, the supporting arms 33, 34, the supporting member 35, etc., as well as the respective engaging members 43 are moved to the package stocker 2 side. The respective trays 5 that have moved and are engaged with the above-mentioned engaging members 43 in accordance with the movement of the tray 5 are brought into contact with each other by the tips of the pressing pieces 43b of the engaging members 43 coming into contact with the outer surface of the peripheral wall of the tray 5. It is pressed along the center line 5 c of the circular tray 5 while being point-supported, goes straight, and is reliably transferred to the package mounting shelf 42.

At this time, since the shelf plate 42a of the movable portion of the above-described mounting shelf 42 is inclined like 42a ', the package P is reliably transferred to the innermost portion of the package mounting shelf 42. After that, the lever 44 is rotated downward to retract from the track of the package mounting shelf 42, the shelf plate 42a is lowered to a horizontal state, and at the same time, the engaging member 43 is rotated clockwise like 43 '. Then, the engaging member 43 is moved to the end of the belt stocker 2 outside the package stocker 2 together with the supporting members 35, 22, 23, etc. after lifting the tray 5 and removing it from the peripheral wall 4 of the tray 5. Transfer is complete.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the package P conveyed by the belt conveyor 7 is transferred to the empty package mounting shelf 42 has been described, but the belt is transferred from the mounting shelf 42 on which the package P is mounted. When the package P is transferred onto the conveyor 7 and carried out, the work is carried out by a process reverse to the above process. Therefore, the package transfer device 1 of the present invention can be provided at one location of the package stocker 2 to load and unload the package P by one device, and the loading and unloading can be performed by two devices. You may take it.

[0030]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the package transfer device of the present invention has an engaging member that engages with a tray, a locking piece that comes into contact with the tray at one point when pulling the tray, and a pressing piece that comes into contact with the tray at two points when pushing the tray. Since the respective ones are provided, even when the circular tray is pressed and transferred, the tray can be pressed straight without causing fluctuation, and the package can be surely transferred together with the tray.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a package transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a package transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which an engaging member is engaged with a peripheral wall of a tray.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the engagement member is engaged with the tray peripheral wall.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an outline of a package stocker.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the package stocker.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Package Transfer Device 2 Package Stocker 4 Circumferential Wall 5 Tray 43 Engaging Member 43a Locking Piece 43b Pressing Piece

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An engaging member for engaging with a tray is provided with a locking piece that comes into contact with the tray at one point when the tray is pulled and a pressing piece that comes into contact with the tray at two points when pushing the tray. A package transfer device.