JPH072211A - Box packing method for article, and its device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To pack articles in a box main body without expanding the opening of the box main body previously by human hand especially even when, e.g. the longitudinal dimension of an article is larger than the longitudinal dimension of the opening of the box main body, due to a variety in the longitudinal dimension of the opening of the box main body. CONSTITUTION:An article to be stored in a box main body 1 under a condition in which the article is positioned to be confronted with the opening of the box main body 1, is put on an article loading plate which is transferred in parallel with a box main body holder 5. The leading end of the article loading plate, under a condition in which a transferring plate is being raised, is neared to a location being closer to the opening of the box main body 1, and the upper part of the internal surface of the box main body 1 is supported on the top of the article by tilting the box main body 1 on the top of the article on the article loading plate. Then, the article is pushed in the orthogonal direction to the moving direction. By this method, the transferring plate is forcibly pushed down on the internal side bottom surface of the box main body 1, and the article is transferred from the article transferring plate into the box main body 1. In addition, the transfer-ring plate is pulled out from the top of the internal side bottom surface of the box main body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a box storing method and apparatus for storing articles such as bottles in a box body having an opening on one side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, on a conveyor line in a factory, when storing articles in a box body having an opening formed on one side, it has been required to carry out a large amount and in a short time. Articles were stored in a continuously flowing box body by a manual operation of an operator.

If an automatic machine is used to automatically store articles in the box body without performing such manual operation, first, the box body is continuously placed on the conveyor line with its opening facing upward. Then, the articles are dropped from above the box body to store the articles in the box body.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the conventional storage method,
An automated device such as a manipulator is installed as a means for transferring articles, and this automation apparatus requires gripping means for gripping an article and releasing it at a necessary timing, and restoring means for restoring the gripping means. There is a problem that the structure becomes complicated and its control is also complicated.

In the case of a mass production line, if the shapes of the articles are different, the shapes of the box bodies are correspondingly different, and a plurality of article storage lines are provided for the box bodies corresponding to the articles having different shapes. Need to be installed. In the case where a plurality of article storage lines are collected and integrated into one article storage line, in order to store the articles in a plurality of types of box bodies corresponding to articles of various shapes on one article storage line, Since the gripping means and the restoring means having the dimensions corresponding to the dimensions of the articles of various shapes are prepared on the side of the article storage line, the total length of the article storage line becomes long, and the control means thereof also has various shapes. It must be prepared according to the size of the article. Further, when the automation device is installed at the same position on the article storage line, the grip means and the restoring means must be exchanged, which makes the work complicated and troublesome.

Therefore, for example, even when the shape of the article and the shape of the box body corresponding thereto are different, one kind of article loading plate on which the article is placed is arranged facing the one type of box body holder on which the box body is placed. In a state where the box main body is centered in a direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the box main body and the box main body holder is horizontally transferred, and articles corresponding to a plurality of types of box main bodies are positioned opposite to the opening of the box main body. Place the product on the article loading plate at the same transfer speed as the box body holder, and horizontally transfer the article loading plate with the article centered in the direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the box body, It is conceivable to push the article in a direction perpendicular to the transfer direction and store the article in the box body from the article loading plate in a state where the centering positions of the articles are aligned.

According to such a plan, a plurality of types of grips corresponding to a plurality of types of articles having different shapes are caused by the coincidence of the centering positions of the box body and the articles in the direction perpendicular to the transfer direction and the synchronous operation operation. It is possible to use only one type of gripping means and control means without providing any means or control means corresponding thereto.

However, if there is variation in the vertical dimension of the opening of the box body, for example, if the vertical dimension of the article is larger than the vertical dimension of the opening of the box body, the article should be stored in the box body as it is. I can't. In order to deal with this, it is necessary to expand the opening of the deformable box body in advance, and it is necessary to correct the box body.

It is also conceivable that the box body is slantedly covered on the article and the article is stored in the box body by pushing the article with a pusher. However, when the article is slanted, the inside of the box body is slanted. When an article collides with the bottom surface, it becomes difficult to store the article.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an article storage line for storing articles in a box body corresponding to the articles even when the articles have different shapes. You can configure the automation device with a simple structure and install it on one article storage line.
Furthermore, even if the vertical dimension of the opening of the box main body is larger than the vertical dimension of the opening of the box main body, for example, even if the opening of the box main body is not manually expanded in advance in the box main body, An object of the present invention is to provide an article box storage method capable of storing articles.

[0011]

The invention according to claim 1 is
The box body with an opening formed on one side is placed on the bottom plate of the box body holder with the opening oriented in a fixed horizontal direction, and the box body is centered in the direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the box body. While the main body holder is horizontally transferred, the articles to be stored in the box body are placed on the article loading plate to be transported alongside the box body holder in a state of facing the opening of the box body, and the articles are loaded. The transfer plate, which is rotatably attached to the tip of the plate and is always urged to rotate in the opposite direction of the box body, is in the state of being raised, and the article loading plate is opened. To the position closer to the part, on the article on the article mounting plate in the state of being close to the box body holder, by tilting the box body, the upper inner surface of the box body is supported on the head of the article, Then, pushing the article at right angles to the transport direction Force the transfer plate onto the inner bottom surface of the box body, slide the bottom surface of the article onto the transfer plate to transfer the article from the article mounting plate into the box body, and A method of storing an article in a box, wherein the transfer plate is pulled out from above the inner bottom surface of the box body when or after being stored in the box body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the box body having an opening formed on one side is placed on the bottom plate with the opening oriented in a certain horizontal direction, and the box body is moved in a direction perpendicular to the transfer direction. A box body holder that is horizontally transferred while centering the box body, and an article that is to be stored in the box body, is placed in a state of being opposed to an opening of the box body, and is transported alongside the box body holder. The carrying plate and the article carrying plate are rotatably attached to the tip of the carrying plate and are constantly urged to rotate in the opposite direction of the box body, and the article body is pushed at a right angle to the transfer direction. And a transfer plate that is forcibly laid down on the inner bottom surface of the box and is withdrawn from the inner bottom surface of the box body when or after the article is stored in the box body. Storage device.

[0013]

In the present invention, the box body is tilted so that the head of the article is housed in the box body while the upper part of the inner surface of the box body is supported on the head of the article. When pushing into the box, since the article is pushed onto the inner bottom surface of the box body via the transfer plate, even if the opening is narrow due to variations in the vertical dimension of the box body, Is stored in the box body.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As an article according to an embodiment of the present invention, a bottle is shown, and a bottle storage line for storing the bottle in a box is shown in FIG.

11 and 12, the opening 1 is provided on one side.
A bottle 2 is stored in the box body 1 forming A, and further,
A lid (not shown) is put on the opening 1A of the box body 1. FIG. 1 shows a bottle storage line 3 used in a method for storing a box of articles according to an embodiment of the present invention. This bottle storage line 3
Is a conveyor line for accommodating bottles 2 in the box body 1 supplied by separating the lid from the box body 1 of the box in the previous step, and having a box body transfer conveyor 4 composed of an endless oval track. The box body transfer conveyor 4 is provided with box body holders 5 at a predetermined pitch (details will be described later).

A box body delivery conveyor 6 is installed in parallel with the box body transfer conveyor 4. The box bodies 1 are continuously arranged on the box body delivery conveyor 6 at a predetermined pitch. An air cylinder 6A that pushes out the box body 1 at the final position at a right angle to the transfer direction is installed at a lateral position of the end of the box body delivery conveyor 6.

A box body take-in conveyor 7 is arranged between the box body transfer conveyor 4 in the figure and the box body delivery conveyor 6. The box body intake conveyor 7 is
It has a box body delivery plate 7A arranged at a predetermined pitch. Further, a box body guide 6B for guiding both sides of the box body 1 in an upright state is arranged between the box body delivery conveyor 6 and the box body transfer conveyor 4.

Adjacent to the lower part of the box body transfer conveyor 4 in the figure, a bottle transfer conveyor 8 is provided.
Are arranged adjacent to each other in parallel. Bottle transfer conveyor 8
Has a bottle transfer device 49 in which a bottle centering arm 10 is provided on a chain conveyor 9 (shown in FIG. 5), and the bottle centering arm 10 is arranged at the same pitch as the box body holder 5.

Further, a bottle supply conveyor 11 is arranged adjacent to the bottle transfer conveyor 8 and near the starting end thereof. A bottle transfer device 12 is arranged adjacent to the bottle supply conveyor 11 and in parallel with the bottle supply conveyor 11.

The bottle pushing device 1 is provided outside the box body transfer conveyor 4 adjacent to the downstream side portion of the bottle transfer conveyor 8.
3 are arranged. The bottle pushing-out device 13 includes a chain conveyor 14, an pushing-out means 15 provided on the chain conveyor 14 at the same pitch as the bottle centering arm 10, and a guide member 15E.

The pushing means 15 comprises a chain conveyor 14
A cylinder portion 15A fixed in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction, and a rod 15C having a pressing portion 15B at its tip, which is slidably inserted in the cylinder portion 15A in its axial direction. A guide pin 15D integrally provided at the base end of the rod 15C projects upward from the cylinder portion 15A. This guide pin 15D is in contact with a guide member 15E fixedly installed above the chain conveyor 14, and when the chain conveyor 14 moves, the guide pin 15D causes the box body transfer conveyor 4 of the guide member 15E to move.
The rod 15C is moved in a direction perpendicular to the box body transfer conveyor 4 by moving along the chevron shape convex to the side. That is, the rod 15 of the pushing means 15
C is initially retracted, protrudes in the middle, and is retracted again.

A bottling box discharge line 17 is arranged at the end of the box body transfer conveyor 4 (the lower right portion in the figure) via a box discharge slide 16. In addition, in FIG. 2, in the straight portion 24 of the box body transfer conveyor 4, the box body centering cam 18, the box body tilting cam 19, the bottom plate tilting cam 20, and the bottle transfer plate retreat are arranged in order from the upstream side. The cam 21 and the cam 22 for discharging the bottling box are arranged along the longitudinal direction. A bottle centering cam 23 is arranged on the bottle transfer conveyor 8.

Next, the details of the box body holder 5 attached to the box body transfer conveyor 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. In the linear portion 24 of the box body transfer conveyor 4, a linear guide member 2 composed of a frame is provided along the longitudinal direction thereof.
5 is fixedly installed, and a cam 19 for lowering the box body is provided on the upper surface of the guide member 25, and a cam 2 for discharging the bottling box is provided on the side surface.
2 and 2 are fixedly provided.

Base plate 2 for supporting the guide member 25
A box body centering cam 18 having an inclined portion and a horizontal portion is fixed to 6 by a step in the vertical direction. The box body holder 5 is mounted on the chain conveyor 27 provided at the center of the side surface of the guide member 25. The box body holder 5 has a holder body 28, and guide rollers 29A and 29B are supported on the upper and lower ends of the holder body 28 so as to be horizontally rotatable. The guide rollers 29A and 29B are provided on the side surface of the guide member 25. The guide portions 30A and 30B provided are guided. As a result, the box body holder 5
The left-right direction of is restricted.

A plate 25A is laterally projected on the upper end of the guide member 25, and a pair of guide rollers 31A and 31B provided on the upper part of the box body holder 5 so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis are guided to the plate 25A. As a result, the vertical direction of the box body holder 5 is restricted.

A bottom plate 32 is rotatably provided at the lower end of the holder main body 28 of the box main body holder 5 in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the box main body holder 5, and a back plate 33 is provided with the upper end as a rotation center. The bottom plate 32 is rotatably provided in the same direction as that of the bottom plate 32. On the back side of the back plate 33, the back plate 3
A lever 34 is fixedly attached to the unit 3 and a cam roller 35 is rotatably attached to the tip thereof.

A first linear motion guide 36 is provided in the center of the holder main body 28 horizontally and in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the box main body holder 5. The first linear motion guide 36 has a first slider 37. The vertical portion 37A, which is mounted movably in the horizontal direction and in the orthogonal direction, is provided on one side of the first slider 37.
The cam roller 35 abuts on the other side, and the bottle follower discharge cam follower 37B on the other side is provided rotatably around a vertical axis and also comes into contact with the bottle fill box discharge cam 22.

On the back side of the central portion of the holder main body 28, second linear movement guides 38, 38 are provided horizontally and along the transfer direction of the holder main body 28. The second linear movement guides 38, 38 have a second slider. 39 is movably mounted in the horizontal direction,
A box body centering arm 40 is fixedly attached to one side of the second slider 39. Box body centering arm 40
Is configured to move along the transfer direction, and the second
One end of a link 41 is linked to the other side of the slider 39, and the link 41 is rotatably movable on a vertical surface along the moving direction of the holder main body 28 with its central portion as a fulcrum.
8 is pivotally attached to the back side of the lower end portion.

At the other end of the link 41, a box body centering cam follower 42 is rotatably mounted around a horizontal axis, and the box body centering cam follower 42 contacts the box body centering cam 18. Has become. A second tension spring 43 is mounted between the box body centering arm 40 and the holder body 28. The second tension spring 43 causes the box body centering arm 40 to always move in the direction of the solid line in FIG. ).

On the back side of the central portion of the bottom plate 32, a bottom plate tilting cam follower 4 that contacts the bottom plate tilting cam 20 is provided.
4 is rotatably mounted around a horizontal axis. Third linear motion guides 45, 45 are provided at the upper end of the holder main body 28 horizontally and along the direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the holder main body 28. The third linear motion guides 45, 45 have the third slider 4 attached thereto.
6 is movably mounted in the horizontal direction, and the third slider 46
A box body tilting pusher 47 is fixedly attached to one end of the. The box body tilting pusher 47 is configured to move along the front-rear direction (the direction perpendicular to the transfer direction), and the box body tilting cam follower 47A is rotatably attached to the other end about a vertical axis. The box body tilting cam follower 47A abuts on the box body tilting cam 19. A third tension spring 47B is mounted between the pusher 47 for lowering the box body and the holder body 28.
The pusher 47 for tilting the box body is always biased by the tension spring 47B in the direction of the solid line in FIG. 4, and is always pulled in the retracted direction.

Next, a mounting mechanism of the bottle centering arm 10 of the bottle transfer conveyor 8 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The bottle transfer conveyor 8 is provided on a base 48, and a chain conveyor 9 is attached to the center of the base 48.
A plurality of bottle supports 50 are linearly arranged on the chain conveyor 9 at a predetermined pitch.

The bottle support base 50 includes an article mounting plate composed of an upper plate 51 for mounting the bottle 2 and an intermediate plate 52.
And a structure 50A in which a lower plate 53 attached to the chain conveyor 9 is integrated, and a base 50B attached to the chain conveyor 9 adjacent to the structure 50A, the lower surface of the middle plate 52 of the bottle support base 50. Guide rollers 52A and 52A are rotatably attached to both sides by a vertical shaft, and the guide rollers 5A and
2B and 52B are rotatably mounted on a horizontal shaft.

Base plates 54, 54 are provided on both sides of the base 48.
Roller guide portions 48A, 4 for guiding the guide rollers 52A, 52A inside the respective base plates 54.
8A is provided, by which the lateral direction of the bottle support base 50 is regulated. Roller guide portions 48B, 48B for guiding the guide rollers 52B, 52B are provided on both sides of the upper surface of the base 48.
Is provided, whereby the vertical direction of the bottle support base 50 is regulated.

Inside the upper end of one base plate 54,
The cam 23 for bottle centering is arranged and the other base plate 5
Inside the upper end of 4, a bottle transfer plate retracting cam 21 is arranged.

On the upper surface of the middle plate 52 of the bottle support base 50, fourth linear motion guides 55, 55 are provided horizontally and along the transfer direction of the chain conveyor 9, and the fourth linear motion guides 55, 55 are attached to the fourth linear motion guides 55, 55. The fourth slider 56 is mounted movably in the horizontal direction, and the bottle centering arm 10 is fixedly attached vertically to one end of the fourth slider 56 and is movable along the transfer direction. A link 57 is linked and coupled to the other end of the fourth slider 56.
7 is rotatably pivoted in the horizontal direction on the upper surface of the middle plate 52, and a bottle centering cam follower 58 is rotatably pivotally attached to the other end of the link 57 by a vertical shaft. Comes into contact with the bottle centering cam 23.

A fourth tension spring 59 is mounted between the fourth slider 56 and the end of the middle plate 52. The fourth tension spring 59 causes the bottle centering arm 10 to constantly move in FIG.
It is biased in the direction of the two-dot chain line position (open state).

At the end of the upper plate 51 of the bottle support base 50 on the box body transfer conveyor 4 side, a transfer plate 60 is rotated by a hinge with a spring about a horizontal axis parallel to the moving direction of the bottle support base 50. This transfer plate 60 is provided freely
Is always urged upward by a hinge (not shown) with a spring so as to be vertical when no load is applied. On the lower surface near the end of the upper plate 51 of the bottle support base 50 on the side of the box body transfer conveyor 4, a bottle transfer plate retracting cam follower 61 is rotatably attached by a vertical shaft.
The bottle transfer plate retracting cam follower 61 contacts the bottle transfer plate retracting cam 21.

On the upper surface of the middle plate 52 of the bottle support base 50, a pair of fifth linear motion guides 62, 62 composed of guide bars are provided.
Are provided so as to face each other along the direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the bottle support base 50, and the fifth sliders 63, 63 composed of a pair of collars 63A, 63A are provided on the fifth linear motion guides 62, 62, respectively. The fifth linear motion guide 62 is slidably opposed and mounted along the axial direction. The fifth slider 63,
63 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate 51 of the bottle support base 50.

Further, a bottle moving device 64 and a bottle guide 65 adjacent to the bottle moving device 64 and downstream of the bottle moving device 64 are installed in the upstream portion of the bottle moving conveyor 8 in FIG. The bottle moving device 64 will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIGS. 8 and 10, a link device 66 is provided below the bottle support base 50.
6 is a sixth tension spring 66A whose one end is fixed to an appropriate portion of the frame of the bottle transfer conveyor 8 and a sixth tension spring 66.
A first link 66B connected to the other end of A, a pair of second links 66C and 66C, one end of which is linked to one end of the first link 66B, and the first link 66,
One end is linked to the other end of B and is constituted by a pair of third links 66D, 66D located on both sides thereof. At the other end of the second link 66C and the other end of the third link 66D of the link device 66, the lower ends of shafts 67, 67, 67, 67 arranged on both sides of the bottle support base 50 are fixed by pins, 67, 67, 67, 67 are side plates 68, 6
8 is vertically rotatably provided. At the upper end of each shaft 67, 67, 67, 67, a fourth link 69,
The outer ends of 69, 69, 69 are fixed, and the fourth link 6
A pair of bottle approaching plates 70, 70 are rotatably connected to the inner ends of 9, 69 and provided in parallel.

The front and rear end sides of the bottle moving plates 70, 70 in the traveling direction of the bottle transfer conveyor 8 are bent so as to open outward.
Then, by the sixth tension spring 66A, the first link 66B
Is always pulled, and the second links 66C, 66C and the third link
The fourth links 69, 69 are rotated via the links 66D, 66D so that the fourth links 69, 69 are in the solid line state in FIG. 9, and accordingly, the left and right bottle aligning plates 70, 70 receive a force to close each other in the central direction, It is in the state shown by the solid line. When the bottle 2 is transferred by the bottle transfer conveyor 8, the left and right bottle shifting plates 70, 7
0 opens and becomes a two-dot chain line state, and the bottle 2 is sandwiched between them.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First,
Box body 1 delivered from box body conveyor 6
Are pushed by the air cylinder 6A and fed one by one between the box body guides 6B. The box body 1 between the box body guides 6B is transferred onto the box body transfer conveyor 4 along the box body guide 6B by the movement of the box body delivery plate 7A which is continuously operated.

The back side of the box body 1 is brought into close contact with the back plate 33 of the box body holder 5 of the box body transfer conveyor 4 by the box body guide 6B. At the same time, the side of the box body 1 comes into contact with one of the longer box body guides 6B, and braking is performed by frictional force.
It is hooked on and stuck.

At this time, it is in contact with the box body centering arm 40 in the open state shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the core 1C of the box body 1 and the core 5C of the box body holder 5 are displaced. . When the box body holder 5 is moved on the box body transfer conveyor 4 and goes around its corner, and then the box body centering cam follower 42 comes into contact with the box body centering cam 18, one end of the link 41 is broken. The urging force of the second tension spring 43 is overcome and pushed up, and the other end of the link 41 moves to the right in FIG. That is, the link 41 causes the second slider 39 to slide, and the box body centering arm 40 moves from the open state to the closed state (shown in FIG. 3). As a result, the box body centering arm 4
The box body 1 pushed by 0 slides on the bottom plate 32 and its core 1
It is transferred in a state where C coincides with the core 5C of the box body holder 5.

When the contact between the box body centering cam follower 42 of the box body holder 5 and the box body centering cam 18 is released, the box body centering arm 40 is changed from the closed state to the open state (shown in FIG. 3). ). Therefore, the side surface of the box body 1 which is centered and the box body centering arm 40 are again separated from each other.

The displacement amount of the box body centering cam 18 is set so as to correspond between the position where the box body centering arm 40 is opened to the maximum and the centering position of the box body 1, and the width dimension is When transferring different box main bodies 1, the movable range of the box main body centering arm 40 can be adjusted by changing the vertical position of the box main body centering cams 18, so that a plurality of types of box main bodies 1 having different sizes can be obtained. It can be dealt with.

On the other hand, on the bottle transfer conveyor 8, the bottles 2 which have been subjected to a predetermined process in the previous step are transferred by the bottle transfer device 12 from the bottle supply conveyor 11 one by one. Bottle 2
However, when transferring to the upper plate 51 of the bottle support base 50,
The bottle centering cam follower 58 of the bottle support base 50 contacts the bottle centering cam 23. One end of the link 57 moves by overcoming the urging force of the fourth tension spring 59, and the other end of the link 57 moves toward the center (right side in FIG. 6) of the upper plate 51. The fourth slider 56 slides by this link 57, and the bottle centering arm 10 moves from the open state (two-dot chain line state) to the closed state (solid line state) (illustrated in FIG. 5).

When the bottle 2 on the bottle support base 50 moves to the bottle moving device 64, the bottle moving plates 70, 70 come into contact with each other, and the frictional force of the contact causes the transfer speed of the bottle 2. Dropped,
Sliding occurs between the bottom surface 2A of the bottle 2 and the upper plate 51.

While the sliding is occurring, the upper plate 51 is held with the bottle centering arm 10 fixed in the closed state.
Is moved, the bottle centering arm 10 hooks the bottle 2, and the centering is performed.

After the centering of the bottle 2 is completed, the bottle 2 is guided by the bottle guide 65, and slides on the upper plate 51 of the bottle support base 50 and approaches the box body holder 5 side. At this time, the core of the bottle 2 and the core 1C of the box body 1 are transferred in synchronization with each other in a state where they are substantially aligned with each other.

The displacement amount of the bottle centering cam 23 is set so as to correspond between the position where the bottle centering arm 10 is opened to the maximum and the centering position of the bottle 2, and the bottles 2 having different width dimensions are set.
When transferring, the movable range of the bottle centering arm 10 can be adjusted by changing the front and rear positions of the bottle centering cam 23, and a plurality of types of bottles 2 having different sizes can be dealt with.

Next, when the box body tilting cam follower 47A of the box body holder 5 comes into contact with the box body tilting cam 19, the box body tilting cam 19 causes the box body tilting pusher 47 to move to the third tension spring 47B. Since the bottle 2 and the box body 1 are transferred synchronously while overcoming the pulling force, the box body 1 is pushed by the pusher 47 for tilting the box body and leans forward,
As shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
In addition, the pushed forward pusher 47 for lowering the box body moves backward and returns to the original position when the box body holder 5 moves a predetermined distance.

Further, when the box body holder 5 is transferred and the bottom plate tilting cam follower 44 comes into contact with the bottom plate tilting cam 20, the bottom plate 32 of the box body holder 5 is rotated and its tip is lowered. Thereby, the box body 1 is deeply covered on the bottle 2, and when the inside of the box body 1 is formed in the recess, for example, the head of the bottle 2 fits into the recess of the box body 1 and the box body 1 The core 1C and the core of the bottle 2 are the same.

As described above, the box body holder 5 is transferred with the box body 1 covered with the bottle 2, the tip of the rod 15C of the pushing means 15 is guided by the guide member 15E, and the bottle 2 is pushed in the middle to push the bottle 2. . As a result, the bottle 2 pushes the transfer plate 60, the transfer plate 60 is pressed onto the inner bottom surface 1B of the box body 1, and the opening 1A of the box body 1 is expanded. The bottom surface 2A of the bottle 2 is pushed into the box body 1 while being slid on the transfer plate 60, and is stored therein. When the bottle 2 is pushed into the box body 1, the bottle 2 is pushed onto the inner bottom surface 1B of the box body 1 via the transfer plate 60, so that the opening 1A is narrow due to the variation in the vertical dimension of the box body 1. Also, the bottle 2 is stored in the box body 1 while expanding the opening 1A of the box body 1.

At this time, the transfer plate 60 is sandwiched between the bottom surface 2A and the inner bottom surface 1B of the bottle 2 against the biasing force of the hinge spring. Bottle 2 is box body 1
When it is housed inside, the bottom plate 32 is simultaneously rotated and the tip thereof is lifted (returned to its original position) and becomes horizontal. The box body 1 accommodating the bottle 2 is supported by the bottom plate 32.

Then, when the tip of the rod 15C of the pushing means 15 is retracted by being guided by the guide member 15E and the bottle transfer plate retracting cam follower 61 comes into contact with the bottle transfer plate retracting cam 21 at the same time, the bottle supporting base 50 is moved. Will retreat.

As a result, the bottom surface 2A of the bottle 2 and the inner bottom surface 1
The transfer plate 60 sandwiched between B is pulled out, and the box body 1
Pulled out of. Finally, the cam follower 37B for discharging the bottling box of the box body holder 5 is replaced by the cam 22 for discharging the bottling box.
The first slider 37 moves, and the cam roller 35 moves by the first slider 37.
4 rotates and the back plate 33 rotates. Since the back plate 33 is inclined, the box body 1 accommodating the bottle 2 slides down on the box discharging slide 16 by its own weight, is discharged to the bottling box discharging line 17, and is transferred to the lid closing step from there. .

According to the above configuration, the bottle 2 is attached to the box body 1
The automated device in the bottle storage line to be stored inside can be configured by using a transfer means for horizontally transferring the box body 1 and the bottle 2, and a device for grasping and moving up and down the bottle 2 is unnecessary, and one bottle storage You can add it by installing the line,
Therefore, functions such as holding and releasing the bottle 2 and a control device are not required, and the automation device can be configured with a simple structure.

Even if the shape of the box body 1 is different corresponding to the bottles 2 having different shapes, the simplicity of the automated operation can be ensured. The head of the bottle 2 is housed in the box body 1 while the box body 1 is tilted so that the upper portion of the inner surface of the box body 1 is supported on the head of the bottle 2, and then the bottle 2 is placed in the box body 1. When pushing into the inside, since the bottle 2 is pushed onto the inner bottom surface 1B of the box body 1 via the transfer plate 60, it can be deformed even when the opening 1A is narrow due to the variation in the vertical dimension of the box body 1. It is possible to surely store the bottle 2 in the box body 1 while expanding the opening 1A of the box body 1. That is, even if there is a large manufacturing error in the bottle 2 and the box body 1, the bottle 2 can be stored in the box body 1 in a state of absorbing the manufacturing error.

Further, even if the thickness of the box body 1 is different, since the opening 1A of the box body 1 is expanded through the transfer plate 60, the inner bottom surface of the box body 1 and the height of the bottle 2 are increased. Even if they are not arranged, the bottles 2 can be stored in the box body 1 and the mutual height adjusting mechanism can be eliminated.

In the present embodiment, the bottle 2 is taken as an example of the article, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, in the present embodiment, the article carrying plate composed of the upper plate 51 is transferred in synchronism with the box body holder 5, and under such a continuous operation system, the bottle 2 corresponding to the box body 1 has the upper plate 51. The bottle 2 is placed on the top of the box 1 so as to face the opening 1A of the box body 1 and the bottle 2 is stored in the box body 1. It can also be applied to the case where the bottles are transferred by a method of alternately repeating and stopping and moving the bottle into the box body during the stop.

[0062]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The automation device in the article storage line for storing the articles in the box body can be configured by using the box body and a transfer means for horizontally transferring the articles, and a device for grasping and lifting the articles is not required and one article The storage line can be installed, so that functions such as holding and releasing of articles and a control device are not required, and the automation device can be configured with a simple structure.

Further, even when the shape of the box body is different corresponding to the articles having different shapes, the simplicity of the automated operation can be ensured. Further, by tilting the box body, the head of the article is stored in the box body with the upper part of the inner surface of the box body being supported on the head of the article, and then when the article is pushed into the box body,
Since the article is pushed onto the inner bottom surface of the box main body through the transfer plate, even when the opening is narrow due to variations in the vertical dimension of the box main body, the transfer plate expands the deformable box main body opening, There is an effect that the article can be reliably stored in the box body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a bottle storage line used in a box storage method for articles according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an installation location of a cam of the bottle storage line.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a box body holder in the box body transfer conveyor of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the box body holder.

5 is a side view showing a bottle transfer device in the bottle transfer conveyor of FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.

8 is a side view showing the bottle moving device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the bottle moving device.

10 is a sectional view taken along line ZZ of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory side view showing a state in which a bottle is stored in the box body according to the present embodiment.

12 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Box Main Body 1A Opening 2 Bottle 2A Bottom 5 Box Main Body Holder 10 Bottle Centering Arm 32 Bottom Plate 40 Box Main Centering Arm 51 Upper Plate (Item Loading Plate)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A box main body having an opening formed on one side is placed on a bottom plate of a box main body holder with the opening directed horizontally in a fixed direction, and the box main body is moved in a direction perpendicular to a transfer direction of the box main body. Center the product, transfer the box body holder horizontally, and place the articles to be stored in the box body in the state of facing the opening of the box body. The article loading plate is mounted on the tip of the article loading plate and is urged to rotate in the opposite direction of the box body. To the position close to the opening of the box body, and by tilting the box body onto the article on the article mounting plate in the state of being close to the box body holder, the upper part of the inner surface of the box body is placed above the head of the article. Supported on top, and then the article is straightened in the transport direction. By forcibly tilting the transfer plate on the inner bottom surface of the box body by pushing in the direction, slide the bottom surface of the article on the transfer plate to transfer the article from the article mounting plate into the box body, In addition, when or after the item is stored in the box body,
A method for storing a box of articles, wherein the transfer plate is pulled out from above the inner bottom surface of the box body. 2. A box body having an opening formed on one side is placed on a bottom plate with the opening oriented horizontally in a fixed direction, and the box body is centered in a direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the box body. And a box body holder to be horizontally transferred, an article to be stored in the box body, the article loading plate to be placed in a state of being opposed to the opening of the box body, and the article loading plate to be transported alongside the box body holder, and the article. It is rotatably attached to the tip of the loading plate and constantly urged so as to rotate in the opposite direction of the box body, and is pushed on the inner bottom surface of the box body by pushing the article at right angles to the transfer direction. A box storage device for articles, comprising: a transfer plate that is forcibly collapsed and then withdrawn from the inner bottom surface of the box body when or after the articles are stored in the box body.