JPH0736897Y2 - A device for changing sweets - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) This invention relates to a device for reordering sweets and the like. Especially, in the middle of a transportation route for sweets, sweets etc. sent in the form of a single file , It relates to a device for neatly rearranging Nono in a platoon according to the order of sending.

(Prior Art) An example of a conventional device used for such a purpose is shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a conveyor that feeds confectionery a, a ... In the direction of arrow A under a column, and 2 is a conveyor that moves in the direction of arrow B every time one confectionery a is fed by conveyor 1. Conveyor for arranging sweets in the direction of the row, 3
Is a wide conveyor for simultaneously receiving the confectioneries arranged on the conveyor 2 in the direction of arrow C and conveying them in the direction of arrow D in a row.

According to this conventional method, it is possible to replace the confectionery sent in a column in a row, and to arrange the confectionery on the conveyor 3 in a highly accurate manner, such as the degree of alignment on the conveyor 3 or the mutual intervals. It is possible.

However, in the method of the example shown in FIG.
In the above, an intermediate process is required to re-arrange the flow in the direction of arrow A in the direction of arrow B, which is orthogonal to the direction A, which requires extra labor and time. Not only the operation of transferring the confectionery a from the conveyor 1 to the conveyor 2, but also the conveyor 2
It is impossible to move the above confectionery a all at once onto the conveyor 3. This is not a problem when the confectionery a is in a relatively hard state, but the confectionery a is soft. Thus, in the case of a confection that is easily deformed, the surface shape of the confection is deformed or a flaw is generated every time the transfer operation is performed, and the commercial value of the confection is significantly impaired.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention solves the above-mentioned various problems in the conventional device for reordering sweets and the like, and shortens the sweets and the like sent in a single file using a simple device and easy operation. In a time, it can be replaced with a row of columns that intersects perpendicularly with each other, and the degree of alignment or the intervals between them can be arranged in a fairly accurate state, and the sweets are relatively soft. The purpose is to realize a device that can be applied with peace of mind.

(Structure of the Invention) As a means for achieving the above object, the present invention connects a swing-type conveyor to a downstream extension of the conveyor device, places it on the conveyor of the conveyor device, and sends it in a single file. In a device for receiving confectionery, etc., on the swing-type conveyor and categorizing them one by one in a line in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction by the swing-movement of the conveyer, as a row line at substantially equal intervals, the swing-moving swing As a means for locally locally expanding and contracting the vicinity of the front end of the conveyor, an absorbing device for absorbing the slack of the conveyor belt due to the expansion and contraction action, and a roller positioned at the end of the swing conveyor. A guide for projecting or retracting the roller, a spring for projecting the roller, and a magnet for retracting the roller against the spring force of the roller. And on the main body of the swinging type conveyor, near the roller, by sensing the sweets sent in and sending an operation command to the magnet, the roller at the tip position is retracted to move the sweets. Sensors to complete the transfer, etc., a means to move the tip position of the swinging conveyor in the row direction in sequence at a substantially constant pitch, and a means to move the sweets etc. from the swinging conveyor in the rowing direction. It is characterized in that the swinging type conveyor is supported in a floating manner on a support base so that the arrangement lines are substantially straight.

(Embodiment) Next, one embodiment of the device of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, 4 is a conveyer device for conveying the confectionery a from the upstream side, 5 is a swinging type conveyor according to the present invention, and 6 is a horizontal line from the conveyor 5. It is a plate on the downstream side where the confectioneries received as a convoy can be arranged.

Reference numeral 7 is a turning shaft for turning the swing-type conveyor 5, and reference numeral 8 is an encoder as a means for sequentially moving the tip end position of the conveyor 5 in the row direction along a fixed pitch.

9 is a telescopic device, which is a roller 10 located at the tip of the conveyor 5.
By projecting or retracting, the length is locally expanded and contracted in the longitudinal direction near the tip.

Reference numeral 11 is a guide for projecting or retracting the roller 10, 12 is a spring for a projecting operation, and 13 is a retracting magnet. Reference numeral 14 is an absorbing device for absorbing the slack of the conveyor due to the stretching action. A sensor 15 is provided at a position on the main body 18 of the conveyor 5 near the position of the roller 10, detects the sweets fed and transmits them to the magnet 13, and activates the magnet 13 to spring the roller 10. By carefully retracting the confectionery on the top surface of the plate 6 so that the entire bottom surface is completely landed on the confectionery with a part of the bottom surface placed on the board 6 by retracting against the 12 Is.

When a confectionary or the like is manipulated by such a procedure, no external force is applied to the surface of the confectionery, so if the article to be handled is a soft confectionery, for example. , Very effective and suitable work can be carried out.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a support base, which is held so as to freely rotate around the rotary shaft 7, and a main body 18 of the swing type conveyor is supported by a slide device 17 provided in the middle of the main body 18 so that the main body 18 can freely slide in the longitudinal direction. . A guide 19 is fixed on the base 20. The guide 19 has a groove 21 in which a pin 22 protruding from the lower surface of the main body 18 of the conveyor is accommodated. With this configuration, when the main body 18 of the conveyer 5 turns around the turning shaft 7 together with the support base 16, the pin 22 is guided by the groove 21 of the guide 19 so that the locus of the tip end position of the conveyer 5 is substantially linear. The straight line L in FIG. 2 is corrected, and as a result, the position of the confectionery dropped from the tip position of the conveyor 5 is also along the straight line L. Note that FIG. 3 shows a state in which the expansion / contraction device 9 of the conveyor 5 has retracted and the entire bottom surface of the confectionery a has completely landed on the plate 6.

(Effect of the device) Since the device for changing sweets according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to use a simple device and an easy operation to remove the sweets sent in a single file in a short time. It can be replaced with a row line that intersects at right angles with each other, and its alignment degree or mutual spacing can be arranged in an extremely accurate state, and relatively soft confectionery, etc. There is little risk that the outer surface shape will be damaged when applied to and there is an effect that it can be applied with confidence.

In the device of the present invention, since the operation of replacing confectionery and the like is performed by expanding and contracting the tip of the conveyor 5, the place for lowering it may be any place. In the embodiment described above, the example of lowering the plate 6 is described, but the target to be lowered may be a tray, a plate, or a conveyor, and whether it is stationary or moving. What does not matter is that it can be easily understood from the above-described configuration and operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in a different operation mode in the same device as FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a conventional device. It is a top view of an example. 1,2,3,5 ... conveyor, 4 ... conveyor device, 6 ... plate, 7 ...
Swivel axis, 8 ... encoder, 9 ... expanding device, 10 ... roller,
11, 19 ... Guide, 12 ... Spring, 13 ... Magnet, 14 ... Absorption device, 15 ... Sensor, 16 ... Supporting base, 17 ... Sliding device, 1
8 ... main body, 20 ... base, 21 ... groove, 22 ... pin.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A swing type conveyor is connected to a downstream extension of the conveyor device, and confectionery and the like placed on the conveyor of the conveyor device and fed in a single column are received by the swing type conveyor. In a device that can be re-arranged one by one on the line orthogonal to the feed direction by the swiveling movement of the "," in a row array at approximately equal intervals, the longitudinal vicinity of the swinging conveyor can be expanded and contracted locally in the longitudinal direction. As means for configuring the above, an absorbing device for absorbing the slack of the conveyor belt due to the expansion and contraction action, a guide for projecting or retracting the roller located at the tip of the swinging conveyor, and a projecting operation of the roller. And a magnet for retracting against the spring force of the roller, and near the roller on the main body of the swing conveyor. A sensor provided to detect the sweets sent in and send an operation command to the magnet to retreat the roller at the tip position to complete the transfer of sweets and the like, and the tip position of the swing conveyor. A means to move the swing conveyor in the row direction at a substantially constant pitch, and a support platform for the swing conveyor to make the alignment line in the row direction where the sweets, etc. are lowered from the swing conveyor almost straight. A device for refilling confectionery, etc., characterized by being supported floating above.