JPH10230902A - Automatic boxing method and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an automatic boxing method with an automatic action of a spacer, by transferring cylindrical articles in a row and surrounding the middle article of three front end articles with the spacer from one side and bending outward both ends of the spacer protruded to the other side and widening it and transferring the spacer and the three articles by a pusher. SOLUTION: A transfer passage 2 transferring articles 1 in a row is constituted of conveyors. A blank sheet 6 is made to form a U-shaped spacer by a forming frame 11. When the U-shaped spacer 4 is inserted between the articles so as to surround the middle article 1a in the three articles 1, two spacer control rods 14a, 14c are slid to the outside respectively and both end pieces of the spacer 4 protruded to the other side of the three articles 1 are bent outward and widened. Then, a pusher 15 and the three control rods 14a, 14b, 14c are moved forward while holding the three articles 1 and the spacer 14. In this way, the articles are charged in the box or transferred to the boxing position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for automatically packing a cylindrical article such as a bottle or a can into a packaging container via a spacer as a cushioning material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cylindrical articles such as bottles, cans and the like are corrugated.
When packing in a packaging container such as a case, a spacer as a cushioning material is interposed between the articles in order to avoid damage to the articles during boxing and transportation.

[0003]

Conventionally, as the spacer, a step ball seat assembled exclusively in a cross beam has been used. However, there are still problems such as difficulty in automation and time and labor required for assembling into a girder, troublesome handling because the shape is not determined even after assembling, and difficulty in automatic handling corresponding to automatic box packing of articles. Was.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an automatic box packing method and an apparatus therefor that include automatic interposition of a spacer between articles to be packed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the invention of the method comprises transferring a cylindrical article in a line, and relocating a central article among three articles located at the front end. Surrounded by a U-shaped spacer from the side, and both ends of the spacer protruding to the other side are bent outward and expanded,
The spacer and the three articles are sequentially transferred to the other side by a pusher as they are and packed in a box. In another method, as in the above, the spacer and the three articles are sequentially transferred as they are. It is transported to the other side and stacked in an appropriate number of rows, and then packed in a box.

[0006] Further, the invention of the device is provided with a transfer path for transferring cylindrical articles in a line, provided on one side of a tip end of the transfer path,
The U-shaped spacer is held so as to hold a U-shaped spacer and rotate from a horizontal position to a vertical position so as to surround, from one side, a central article among three articles located at the tip of the transfer path. A spacer supply holding rod for holding and supplying a spacer, three spacer controls which are provided on the other side of the central article so as to be vertically movable and forwardly movable, and two sides of which are respectively slidable outward. It comprises a rod and a pusher which descends to the rear of the three articles and the spacer and transfers the spacer and the three articles to a boxing position.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is an overall schematic perspective view, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the main part, and FIGS. 4 to 10 are perspective views showing a box packing process.

First, the device of the present invention will be described. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a cylindrical article (hereinafter, simply referred to as “article 1”), which is a so-called wide-mouth bottle.
The present invention is a bottle that is generally configured with a narrow mouth,
Also used for can packaging.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a transfer path for the articles 1, which is specifically constituted by a belt conveyor, in which the articles 1 are conveyed in a line.

A stopper -3 is provided at the tip of the transfer path 2, and a U-shaped spacer 4 is held on one side of the tip to rotate from a horizontal position to a vertical position and rotate. A space for holding and supplying the U-shaped spacer 4 so as to surround the tip of the transfer path 2, specifically, the central article 1a of the three articles 1 locked by the stopper 3 from one side. -Support supply rod 5
(See FIGS. 1, 2, 5, and 6).

In the illustrated embodiment, the blank sheet 6
A portion in which the spacer 4 is formed in a U-shape from the state described above is also disclosed. That is, a blank sheet 6 which is embossed or partially cut in advance so as to be easily bent at a bending position is stacked on the magazine portion 7.

A blank sheet 6 located at the lowest position in the magazine 7 is pulled down by a suction cup 8 which moves up and down, and a support plate 9 provided below the magazine 7 is provided.
It is supplied and mounted on the upper side, and further supplied to the upper part of the molding frame 11 by the pusher 10.

The molding frame 11 is provided with the blank sheet 6.
Is formed into a U-shaped spacer, and a lower width is configured to be narrow, and a male die 12 is provided at the upper portion which descends in conformity with the narrow portion. The spacer holding and supplying rod 5 is waiting at the bottom (FIGS. 2 and 5).
reference).

The spacer holding / supplying rod 5 is formed on the upper surface of the spacer 4 to temporarily hold the spacer 4 formed by the molding frame 11 and the male mold 12 in a U shape. A suction cup 13 that adsorbs to the bottom of the spacer 4 is provided (see FIGS. 2, 5, 6, and 7).

Then, the U-shaped spacer 4 is inserted into the suction cup 1.
While being held at 3, the cylinder is rotated from a horizontal position to a vertical position by a cylinder or the like (not shown) so as to surround the central article 1a among the three articles 1 supplied to the tip of the transfer path 2 from one side. The U-shaped spacer 4 is supplied to return to the horizontal position (see FIGS. 2, 6, and 7).

Next, the central article 1 in the three articles 1
Three spacer control rods 14a, 14b, and 14c are provided on the other side of the vertical movement and the forward movement, and two spacer control rods 14a and 14c on both sides are slidable outward. (See FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 10).

Further, the three articles 1 and the spacer 4
A pusher 15 is provided for moving the spacer 4 and the three articles 1 down to the boxing position.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the box packing is performed by supplying a stepped ball case 16 which is appropriately opened in the transfer direction by the pusher 15, and After supplying a predetermined number of articles 1 with the spacer 4 interposed therebetween on the predetermined surface by the pusher 15, the step ball case 16 is transferred, and in the transfer process, the step ball case 16 is transferred. (See Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-3201 and the like). Next, the invention of the present method will be described using the above apparatus. First,
The articles 1 are transferred in a line on the transfer path 2 continuously from the manufacturing process. When the transfer of the three articles 1 locked to the stopper 3 at the end of the transfer path 2 is detected, the spacer holding / supplying rod 5 holding the spacer 4 formed in a U-shape moves to the horizontal position. (See FIGS. 2, 5, and 6).

With the rotation of the spacer holding / supplying rod 5, the U-shaped spacer 4 is turned halfway, and both side pieces 4a, 4a
b is inserted between the articles 1 so as to surround the central article 1a in the three articles 1 from one side.

In the present invention, the side pieces 4a and 4b of the U-shaped spacer 4 are not supplied from directly above the article 1, and as shown in FIG. Since the cover is supplied, even when the lids of the article 1 are in contact with each other, the lid does not hinder the insertion of the side pieces 4a and 4b of the U-shaped spacer 4.

That is, both side pieces 4a and 4b of the U-shaped spacer 4 are inserted from the concave portions formed between the adjacent articles 1 when the adjacent articles 1 are viewed from a plane. is there.

As described above, the U-shaped spacer 4 surrounds the central article 1a in the three articles 1, and
When inserted between them, the three spacer controls 14 provided on the other side of the central article 1a so as to be movable up and down and forward.
a, 14b, and 14c are lowered, and the pusher 15 is further lowered behind the three articles 1 (see FIG. 7).

Next, the three spacer control rods 14a,
14b, 14c, two spacer control rods 14 on both sides.
a and 14c are respectively slid outward, and both end pieces 4a of the spacer 4 projecting to the other side of the three articles 1
And 4b are each bent outward and expanded (see FIG. 8).

Then, the pusher 15 and the three spacer control rods 14a, 14b, 14c are advanced with the three articles 1 and the spacer 4 held therebetween,
Packed or transported to the boxed position.

Claim 1 is a case where three articles 1 are individually packed in a row.
After the appropriate number of rows are accumulated, the boxes may be packed together by the pusher 15 or a separately provided pusher (see FIGS. 9 and 10).

The proper number of rows of the articles 1 are collected by the three spacer control rods 14 a, 14 b, 14 c and the pusher 15.
After the three articles 1 and the spacers 4 have been transferred to the predetermined positions, the three articles 1 and the spacers 4 are escaped upward, and further retracted to remove both end pieces 4a and 4b of the spacers 4 relating to the next three articles 1. This is done by repeatedly bending outward and expanding them and transferring them again to the boxing position (see FIG. 3).

FIG. 3 and FIG. 10 show a state in which the components are integrated as described above. In other words, a part of the article 1 located before and after the spacer of the conventional girder is surrounded by the spacer 4.

[0028]

According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, automatic box packing including automatic intervention of a spacer between articles becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic perspective view of an apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a main part of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a drawer of a space-sub-rank sheet of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a spacer forming section of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a spacer holding and supplying unit of the apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a spacer control rod portion of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the operation of a spacer control rod of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a spacer control rod and a pusher section of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an article stacking section of the apparatus of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Cylindrical article 1a Central article 2 Transfer path 4 Spacers 4a, 4b (Spacer) both ends 5 Spacer holding / supplying rods 14a, 14b, 14c Spacer control rod 15 Pusher

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cylindrical article is conveyed in a line, and a central article among three articles located at the tip is shaped like a U-shape from one side.
Enclosing the space and projecting the spacer both ends protruding to the other side outward, respectively, and expanding the box, and sequentially transferring the spacer and the three articles as they are toward the other side by a pusher and packing the box. Automatic box packing method. 2. A cylindrical article is conveyed in a line, and a central article among three articles located at the front ends is formed into a U-shaped space from one side.
Surrounded by spacers, both ends of the spacer protruding to the other side are outwardly bent and expanded, and the spacer and the three articles are sequentially transferred as they are to the other side by a pusher, and an appropriate number of rows are accumulated. Automatic boxing method, which is followed by batch packing. 3. A transfer path for transferring cylindrical articles in a line, provided at one end of the transfer path, holding a U-shaped spacer, rotating from a horizontal position to a vertical position, and A spacer holding / supplying rod for holding and supplying the U-shaped spacer so as to surround the central article among the three articles located at the end of the transfer path from one side, and Three spacer control rods which are provided so as to be movable and forward, and which are slidable outward on both sides, respectively, and descend to the rear of the three articles and the spacer, and And a pusher for transferring three articles to a boxing position.